Chapter 1121: Rankings! Huge Lead! Struggling for Second!

Chapter 1121: The Ranking List! A Massive Lead! Competing for Second Place!

The Capital of the Sun-King.

Within the Divine Realm—the Sun-King Palace.

Bai Yun was kneeling before the grand hall, her expression respectful, her head bowed in quiet anticipation.

As for Zhou Zhou, he sat upon the throne, gazing at the war summary report projected before him.

First, the faction points.

Today, they had utterly destroyed seven Red Empires—including the Argo Crimson Empire—and in the process, eliminated 1,051 targets of the Heavenly Dislike Eyes.

One cannot deny it.

As the leading Red faction in this Great King's Gathering, their nation harbors an astonishing number of Heavenly Dislike Eyes targets.

Even some targets weren't discovered by Zhou Zhou through the Eyes of Heavenly Disdain—they were simply eliminated along the way during the annihilation of nations.

The seven Crimson Empires, combined with the 1,051 targets identified by the Eyes of Heavenly Disdain, bestowed Zhou Zhou with a staggering 45.5 billion 75 million points of faction credit!

In addition, he received: 70 Potent Ascension Elixirs (True God Rank), 70 copies of The Book of Deities (True God Rank), 70 copies of The Secret Codex of Heroes (True God Rank), 7 True God Invitations, 7,000 Divine Crystals (True God Rank), 7 exclusive Human Race architectural blueprints, 7 Battle Resurrection Scrolls, and a vast array of lower-tier Potent Ascension Elixirs, The Book of Deities, Divine Crystals, and other treasures.

Now,

He has achieved an astonishing lead on the leaderboard.

Specifically:

[1st Place: Human Race – Jiaoyang Lord – 62.5 billion 320 million faction points!]

[2nd Place: Primordial Spirit Race – True Lord – 13.8 billion 160 million faction points!]

[3rd Place: Pastoral God Race – Zudian Lord – 11.0 billion 120 million faction points!]

[4th Place: Chaos Race – Taiyi Lord – 9.6 billion 210 million faction points!]

[Fourth Place: The Wàn Líng Clan – Spirit Sovereign Lord – 8.836 billion clan points!]

Zhou Zhou saw the current standings and finally a smile broke across his face.

"Now the gap between me and second place has reached nearly five times!"

"Excluding any possible unforeseen events..."

"Even if I do nothing for the next ten days, I still believe I can securely maintain the top position."

He murmured to himself.

Of course.

He would not truly do nothing.

Even though his activity rewards were already nearly certain.

Yet, to secure the hidden achievement title and the concealed activity rewards, he would continue striving.

"True Lords, upon seeing my faction's score, wouldn't they be utterly stunned?"

Zhou Zhou suddenly chuckled softly.

He was right.

When the True Lords saw Zhou Zhou's universal faction score, they all went utterly still.

They even doubted their own eyes, thinking their vision had failed. Only after staring at the number repeatedly—again and again—did they finally confirm it hadn't changed. And then, a deep sense of helplessness washed over them.

The gap in universal faction scores was so vast that even if they pulled out their last reserve, their strength would still fall far short of Zhou Zhou's.

Yes.

For this faction score ranking contest, the True Lords had already prepared one final reserve.

That reserve was simply a vast number of faction missions already completed, yet still not submitted.

These pending faction missions were all offered by imperial-level lord factions and kingdom-level lord factions seeking to establish ties with them—the elite bloodline races.

Simply to gain even a sliver of favor from such towering powers, merely to be seen by them, they were willing to go to great lengths.

Faced with the risks posed by these "puppy-dog" lord factions, the true lords naturally did not hesitate—they eagerly accepted.

They submitted portions of the faction missions, earning faction points to climb higher on the faction points leaderboard;

while another set, they quietly withheld, hoarding them for a final, desperate surge—aiming to make a spectacular breakthrough, catching other myriad lord factions off guard and securing a stellar rank.

Even, in their bold ambition, they hoped to surpass the Sun-Radiant Lord and claim first place!

That was precisely how the true lords saw it.

The idea was noble, yet reality proved far less kind.

They could never have imagined that, just a short while ago, the Sun-Radiant Lord’s faction points had skyrocketed—from over 100 billion to over 600 billion!

Was this outright cheating?

Numerous chieftains from myriad clans harbored suspicion about this.

Yet now, the facts stood before them, undeniable. Even if they refused to believe, they could no longer deny that the alliance points of the Sunlord Chieftain had surged far beyond their own reality.

They had even come to understand that, no matter how fiercely they exerted themselves, they would likely fall short of surpassing this insurmountable rival before the activity concluded.

After all, the gap was too vast—nothing hidden within their own secret alliance points could ever bridge it.

Thus, a new thought arose in their minds.

First, they would certainly be unable to claim the top spot.

What then about second place?

True Chieftains, Sky-Ascendant Chieftains, Supreme One Chieftains, Spirit Sovereign Chieftains, and other elite leaders, at this very moment, nearly shared a unanimous consensus.

They would abandon any hope of claiming first place altogether and instead devote all their efforts to securing second place!

Though the reward for second place was slightly less than that of first, they could fall behind the Sunlord Chieftain who would surely claim the top spot—but they must absolutely ensure they did not miss out on second place entirely.

As the paramount lords of the myriad races, they would not lose—and could not lose!

…

Zhou Zhou closed the leaderboard of faction points and turned his gaze to the other rewards.

Common bonuses such as the Potential Promotion Elixir, The Book of Deities, and The Secret Codex of Heroes, Zhou Zhou simply tossed into the Military Merit Exchange System for his subordinates to claim.

The seven Battle Resurrection Scrolls and the God Crystals, however, he silently stored away into his own Box of the Sovereign.

He fully utilized all seven Divine Summon Invitations, and then a message appeared before his eyes.

[Divine Summon Invitation Prompt: The true deity you have summoned will arrive at your domain tomorrow morning, becoming a true deity veneration under your rule.]

Zhou Zhou nodded in satisfaction.

Now, with barely over a hundred true deities, though this number was already substantial, for him, the more true deities under his command—the better.

Finally, Zhou Zhou glanced at the seven race-specific human architecture blueprints.

They are respectively:

"The Race-Specific Building Blueprint for the Human Race – Qin Shi Huang's Mausoleum!"

"The Race-Specific Building Blueprint for the Human Race – Summer Palace!"

"The Race-Specific Building Blueprint for the Human Race – The Louvre Museum!"

"The Race-Specific Building Blueprint for the Human Race – Angkor Wat!"

"The Race-Specific Building Blueprint for the Human Race – Sydney Opera House!"

"The Race-Specific Building Blueprint for the Human Race – Eiffel Tower!"

"The Race-Specific Building Blueprint for the Human Race – Machu Picchu Treasure Hunt Park!"

Zhou Zhou carefully read through the functions of these buildings.