Chapter 765: Chapter 371: Unexpected Task (two in one) _1 Having absorbed the Divine Power from the powerhouses of the major star systems, Chen Mo’s final basic divine power had now reached 23,000 points. This was merely his basic divine power; factoring in the various Divine Power amplifiers he possessed, his total Divine Power had already exceeded 200,000. Such Divine Power was enough for him to dominate the second region of the World of Heavenly Element. With a mere thought, Chen Mo cast the Divine Flicker as guided by The Heavenly Path’s Hint and arrived at the Alchemy Tower within the second region of the World of Heavenly Element. The Alchemy Tower appeared as a peculiar tower, so tall that its top couldn’t be seen at a single glance. Its body was constructed from yellowish-brown stones, though the exact material was unknown. Chen Mo glanced at the structure towering into the clouds and slowly walked towards the entrance on the Alchemy Tower’s first floor. At this time, people were constantly coming and going near the Alchemy Tower. Many local inhabitants were seen entering and exiting the premises. According to The Heavenly Path’s Hint, the Alchemy Tower was a significant building in the second region. It sold medicinal pills of all kinds of efficacies, a place where various factions could find what they needed. Naturally, it attracted a considerable number of visitors. As Chen Mo approached, many people turned their gaze towards him. "A destined person?" "HISS. It’s been a long time since a Destiny Holder appeared. Now that a Destiny Holder is here again, it means the long-awaited Beast Disaster will also soon arrive." "Looks like we need to start preparing early." Some people who had initially planned to make small purchases also began to prepare for the near future. The presence of destined people meant that for any trouble encountered, one could entreat them for a solution, provided one could offer a reward sufficiently tempting to them. This was considered a good thing. However, every appearance of a destined person was accompanied by the outbreak of a beast tide. Thus, sighting a destined person was a mixed blessing. Possessing the Mind Reading Technique, Chen Mo could naturally perceive all the thoughts of those around him. He now understood why they were looking at him that way. Compared to the reactions of people in the first region of the World of Heavenly Element upon seeing him, those in this second region seemed to possess a greater sense of crisis. This was also due to the differing probabilities of facing attacks in different regions. Once the number of Beastly Intelligent Life factions that had entered the World of Heavenly Element reached 100, Combat Mode would activate. At that point, members from both sides could enter the opposing faction’s territory to engage in hostilities. However, the Heavenly Dao strictly regulated the Divine Power cap for each region. For instance, given Chen Mo’s current Divine Power Strength, if he were to charge into the first region of the World of Heavenly Element—the domain of the Beastly Intelligent Life—his Divine Power would be suppressed to that first region’s maximum cap. However, the Divine Power of the Beastly Intelligent Life within their own first region of the World of Heavenly Element would not be suppressed. Therefore, if one intended to leverage superior strength to overwhelm those in weaker regions, they might be the one to suffer in the end. The same applied in reverse. If a Beastly Intelligent Life expert, possessing Divine Power in the hundreds of thousands, attempted to cause chaos in the first region of the World of Heavenly Element belonging to the Human Intelligent Life faction, their Divine Power would also be suppressed to that first region’s maximum Divine Power Strength. Meanwhile, for the Human Intelligent Life faction, the Divine Power of their members within their own territory was not suppressed. If an opponent dared such an act, they had to be prepared to be overwhelmed. An individual with Divine Power in the hundreds of thousands could venture here only to potentially be overpowered by someone with merely a few thousand Divine Power. That outcome would be far from agreeable. In the first region of the World of Heavenly Element, the maximum Divine Power an individual from the Alien Races can exert is only 5,000 points. This is one of the reasons why low-level regions are less likely to be invaded. No expert would willingly come to such a place, accept a reduction in their strength, and invite hardship upon themselves. Of course, while the Divine Power of individuals within their own race’s territory isn’t suppressed, facing an invasion from other groups is still not a comfortable prospect. This is because Destiny Holders who invade the territories of other races do not truly die, even if they are killed. At most, they only lose a small amount of Divine Power. However, during an invasion, if members of the native race are killed, they die permanently. Furthermore, an invader who successfully kills a significant target might find their gains outweighing their losses. This assumes, of course, that the invader’s original Divine Power isn’t particularly high. After all, the Divine Power lost upon being killed in another race’s territory is calculated as a percentage of one’s current basic divine power. For example, consider a Beastly Intelligent Life unit with 5,000 Divine Power entering the first region belonging to the Human Intelligent Life faction. If killed by a member of the Human Intelligent Life faction, it would lose one percent of its Divine Power, amounting to 50 points. But if it managed to kill a member of the Human Intelligent Life faction within their territory, it could gain a substantial amount of Divine Power. However, this kind of exchange cannot continue indefinitely. This is because upon being killed, the ’Defeated Weak BUFF’ is applied. This BUFF cannot be dispelled, nor can one be immune to it. Once active, it lasts for one official day (sixty hours). During this period, each death adds another stack to this BUFF. And with each additional stack, the Divine Power lost upon death increases by a further 1%. Therefore, even though being killed in another race’s territory doesn’t result in true death, one cannot continuously go there to harass them. Otherwise, if one is killed too many times before the Defeated Weak BUFF expires, their losses will far exceed any gains. This too is a form of balance implemented by the Heavenly Dao. It ensures both a degree of antagonism and inherent risk.