Chapter 1172: Racial Artifact—God-Slaying Bloodstained Spear! Requirements for Ascending to Advanced Empire!

Chapter 1172: Racial Artifact - The Blood-Stained God-Slaying Spear! Requirements for Advancing to a Higher Empire!

Zhou Zhou cast a cursory glance over them before closing all the channels.

Then, he first opened the Mythic Chest of Myriad Races that had materialized out of thin air before him.

Inside, eleven vials of potion lay in quiet repose.

Zhou Zhou reached in and retrieved them for a closer look.

Ten of the vials were True God-Tier Potential Advancement Potions, capable of elevating a living being's potential to the True God Advance Level.

The final vial, however, was a Master God-Tier Potential Advancement Potion.

And the moment Zhou Zhou beheld the effects of this Master God-Tier Potential Advancement Potion, a sudden tremor shook his divine body.

[Potion Name: Potential Advancement Potion]

[Potion Grade: Master God-Tier]

[Effect of the Potion: After consumption, it directly elevates the potential of any being below the rank of Supreme God to the level of Supreme God; if a being's potential has already reached the Supreme God tier, consuming this potion grants them the potential to comprehend willpower!]

[Description of the Potion: A transcendent elixir capable of pushing life forms to the absolute pinnacle of potential!]

"Could it really grant beings with Supreme God-level potential the ability to comprehend willpower?"

Zhou Zhou was stunned.

Willpower was a force long coveted by countless true deities across the infinite realms.

Even the greatest prodigy of the Titan God Clan, Yuril, had remained unable to grasp willpower throughout his life—only managing to understand it in his final moments, when he used a special artifact to temporarily elevate his power to the level of sub-Supreme God, allowing him to barely grasp the essence of will.

Yet this Supreme God-level potential enhancement elixir could bestow upon a being the very potential to comprehend willpower.

Should the Titan God Clan ever learn of such a relic, even their vast and powerful race would be driven to frenzy.

For a being who masters willpower could one day become a clan-defining powerhouse.

And such a powerhouse—valued at the highest level—would be something even the primordial lineage, a race of the most exalted blood, would hold in the utmost regard.

Zhou Zhou tucked it away.

Precious artifacts capable of aiding in the comprehension of willpower were exceedingly rare.

Even those held in Zhou Zhou's hands were few in number.

He intended to reward one of his trusted subordinates with it someday.

As he opened the mid-tier imperial treasure chest beside him, he mused:

"Based on previous examples, this mid-tier imperial chest likely contains something akin to a race's divine artifact."

The moment his words fell, the chest opened.

Inside lay a broken crimson steel fork, lying still within the chest.

"Indeed…"

"And it's part of a race's divine artifact I already possess…"

Zhou Zhou stared at this fragmented race relic, marveling silently.

Before him stood a broken, blood-red steel pike—part of the shattered Lance of Longinus that he had previously obtained, known as the "Lance Drenched in Divine Blood."

It appeared to be the midsection of the original Lance of Longinus.

Now, only the handle end remained. With this fragment restored, the complete Lance of Longinus would be whole once more.

He did not hesitate. From the King's Sacred Chest, he retrieved the earlier pike tip, and fused the two broken pieces of blood-red steel together.

As the fragments approached, a faint glow of crimson light began to seep from their edges. Without any prompting from Zhou Zhou, they surged forward, merging swiftly and seamlessly—no gap, no seam, as if they had never been severed.

Seeing this, Zhou Zhou felt no surprise. He turned his gaze to the sacred attributes of the now-handled, incomplete Lance of Longinus.

[Race Relic Name: The Fragmented Lance of Longinus]

[Equip Rank: Unique to the Race]

[Race Relic Ability 1 – Infinite Piercing Pike: The Lance of Longinus can pierce through any substance or living being without causing any damage.]

[Race Sacred Artifact Ability 2 - The Blood-Searing Spear of God-Slaying: The Lance of Longinus is a divine-slaying spear, possessing special attack capabilities against deities. It can penetrate any divine defense, even that of the Supreme God, leaving wounds upon its blade—causing the deity's blood to stain the spear itself.]

[Race Sacred Artifact Ability 3 - The Holy Lance of Longinus: Unknown (to activate this race's sacred artifact ability, one must collect and fuse the end portion of the Longinus spear, the steel pike!)]

[Race Sacred Artifact Overview: The Lance of Longinus, the race's sacred artifact among the Blue Stars' human race, is a spear forged by mortals to slay gods. Even the most exalted deities can be wounded or slain by a mortal wielding this spear.]

After reading it, Zhou Zhou's eyes widened, his gaze filled with astonishment.

"This... can actually wound the Supreme God?! "

"Merely this one feature—could it not be enough to call it the Supreme Sacred Artifact?"

"Indeed, no wonder it's called the Spear of God-Slaying and Blood-Staining. The name fits perfectly."

He murmured to himself, his voice tinged with disbelief.

For the first time, he had ever seen a race artifact designed solely for offensive prowess.

Like the racial artifacts he had previously acquired—whether it was the Xuanyuan Divine Sword, the Lucky Star, or any other racial relic—they all possessed the ability to aid their respective races and the ruling factions.

Yet this Lance of Longinus had not a single supportive ability.

Whether it was the Lance of Infinite Piercing or the Blood-Stained Lance that slew gods—both were purely offensive!

And if this trend continues, it is certain that the final, perfected Lance of Longinus will likewise be an instrument of attack.

"I'm starting to like this lance."

Zhou Zhou gazed upon the weapon, a smile blooming across his face.

Then, after a moment's thought, he decided to hand it over to Zhou Zhan to wield.

After all, Zhou Zhan was the primary combat avatar.

This purely offensive racial artifact would surely find its perfect match in him.

The Xuanyuan Divine Sword, on the other hand, would be entrusted to Zhou Zheng, the one in charge of governance.

As the true essence, He wields the Emperor's Sovereign Dao Sword.

As for Zhou Wu and Zhou Tianming, they use the other primary divine artifacts possessed by Zhou Boat.

Zhou Boat withdraws the broken Lance of Longinus, then turns his gaze to the final reward.

10 points of Legendary Rank and 1 point of Mythic Rank.

In past times, Zhou Boat might have been thrilled.

But now, He is calm.

After all, His standards have risen. Even if a true god came to offer worship, Zhou Boat would not be overly excited.

Only if this single point of Mythic Rank could draw a primary god to His side would He truly be delighted.

Then He turns to the requirements for ascending to a high-level Empire.

[Empire Name: The Sun's Pride Empire]

[King: Sun-King of Pride]

[Imperial Rank: Mid-Level Empire]

[Imperial Flag: Stars Adoring the Sun]

[Imperial Armies: Pride Army (Subordinate of True God), Monster Army (Subordinate of True God), Dragon God Army (Subordinate of True God), Multinational Army (Subordinate of True God), Heaven's Map Army (Subordinate of Upper God), Homeland Defense Army (Epic Tier)]

[Requirements to Advancement to High-Level Empire: Territory Rank promoted to Subordinate of Upper God, Imperial Capital Region Rank advanced to Upper God Tier, 1,000 Subordinate of Upper God God Crystals, Conquest of 3 Mid-Level Crimson Empires under the command of the Crimson Lords (0/3), Conquest of 2 Mid-Level Empires not under the command of Crimson Lords (0/2), Conquest of any High-Level Empire Lord's domain and possession of its Subordinate of Upper God Imperial Mandate (0/1), 1 million independent territorial regions, 50,000 Race Heroes, 100 deities of one's own race dedicated in worship.]