Chapter 1173: Upgrading the Territory! Upgrading the Summon Gate! True God-level Legion! Imperial Seal!

Chapter 1173: Upgrading Territory! Upgrading Summoning Gates! True God-Class Armies! The Imperial Seal of Office!

Zhou Zhou first scanned the rank of his empire's armies.

The result left him satisfied.

His seasoned legions, having endured two days of brutal warfare, had all now advanced to True God-level lower-tier armies.

Only the Tian Tu Legion and the Homeland Defense Legion—two special units—had not yet reached True God status.

And that was understandable.

After all, one was tasked with intelligence gathering, the other with routine garrison duties across the Praja Empire, rarely engaging in large-scale battles, merely clearing scattered fog-beasts from the empire's periphery.

It was entirely normal for them to remain at a lower rank.

His gaze then settled on the True God lower-tier legions of the Praja Legion, and a faint smile tugged at the corner of his lips.

"True God-class armies," he murmured.

"He muttered to himself.

A legion of this caliber was something typically reserved only for lordly factions of the Divine Kingdom level, and even then, only those exceptionally well-versed in the arts of conquest.

Yet here he was, merely the sovereign of an intermediate empire, already possessing such a legion ahead of his time—and not just one, but several.

Should other Divine Kingdom-level factions behold this sight, they would scarcely believe their own eyes.

Zhou Zhou smiled faintly, dismissing the thought as he casually opened the legion panel to inspect the legion buffs.

The panel, now elevated to the tier of a Low-Tier True God, was no longer as crude and barren as it had been in the beginning.

Particularly within the realm of legion buffs, a staggering thirteen distinct modifiers had manifested.

It was a far cry from the days when a solitary, lonesome [Legion Buff: Valor] stood entirely on its own.

Zhou Zhou opened several of the legion buffs and scanned through them.

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[Army Buff: Courage]

[Buff Level: Subordinate of the Divine]

[Effect: Your army soldiers will fight with greater bravery on the battlefield, and their overall strength will be enhanced by 220%.]

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[Army Buff: Strict Discipline]

[Buff Level: Subordinate of the Divine]

[Effect: Your army soldiers will strictly adhere to military discipline, and every soldier will execute their superiors' orders with precision and perfect accuracy.]

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[Army Buff: Iron-Core Loyalty]

[Buff Level: Subordinate of the Divine]

[Buff Effect: Your legion soldiers will not be affected by any rules or skills that cause confusion.]

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[Legion Buff: A Host of Brilliant Commanders]

[Buff Level: Subordinate of the Divine]

[Buff Effect: Your legion commanders gain an additional 100% enhancement in overall combat capability during battle. Your legion soldiers are also more likely to evolve into capable, wise, and courageous commanders through the trials of warfare.]

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[Legion Buff: Companions in Battle]

[Buff Level: Subordinate of the Divine]

[Buff Effect: Your legion commanders may additionally contract one combat-oriented pet. This pet's potential will automatically rise to the level of a Subordinate of the Divine and remain at that level until the bond is severed.]

After reviewing all the legion bonuses, Zhou Zhou nodded with satisfied approval.

True God-level legions truly live up to their name.

Each of these bonuses is exceptionally practical, offering substantial combat enhancement to His soldiers.

Perfect.

Then His gaze shifted to the requirements for advancing to a high-level empire.

He glanced through them briefly, and his eyes lit up.

"Most of these advancement requirements—I've already met them. Even the ones still pending can be easily fulfilled within a day or two."

"The only one that might take a bit longer is this first one."

"Raising a general to the rank of lower-tier True God..."

Zhou Zhou stroked his chin as he looked at this requirement, then opened the upgrade conditions for elevating a territory from lower-tier Mid-True God to mid-tier Mid-True God.

[Building Upgrade: Wood 1 million meg-units, Fine Sand 1 million meg-units, Metal 1 million meg-units, Stone 1 million meg-units, Mid-tier God Intermediate Divine Crystal 1000 pieces, 1 million source crystals, 2 billion units of time elemental gemstones, 2 billion units of space elemental gemstones, 10 mid-tier god intermediate regional territories, 10 mid-tier god intermediate deities, 20,000 race heroes, 10 mid-tier god intermediate territorial decrees!]

After reading it, Zhou Zhou's eyes sparkled.

The materials he had gathered—indeed—were sufficient to sustain another level of advancement.

Without hesitation, he silently murmured the command to upgrade his territory.

The very next second,

4 million meg-units of base materials, 1000 mid-tier god intermediate divine crystals, 1 million source crystals, 40 billion units of temporal-spatial elemental gemstones, and 10 mid-tier god intermediate territorial decrees vanished from existence.

A message appeared.

[Congratulations! Your mid-tier god junior divine palace (Master's Law) has successfully ascended to a mid-tier god intermediate divine palace (Master's Law)!]

[Your territory has successfully been elevated to a mid-tier god intermediate territory!]

[Your mid-tier god junior divine essence derivation array has been upgraded to a mid-tier god intermediate divine essence derivation array.]

[Territory stone monument durability upgraded to: 200 million / 200 million!]

[Your territorial domain has expanded to 2 billion km × 2 billion km × 1 million m!]

[All fog monsters within the newly added territorial boundaries have been expelled!]

[The crimson fog will no longer appear in any of your territorial domains!]

[You have received an upgrade reward: Mythic Architecture Blueprint Box (Mid-Mythical Level)!]

[Lord's talent hint: Your Crimson Nidus can now be upgraded!]

[Lord's talent hint: Your Mystery Caravan faction has been strengthened!]

[Lord's talent hint: The divine personnel of your Life Ark have gained enhanced power!]

Zhou Zhou nodded slightly, then opened the requirements for upgrading from Mid-Mythical to Upper-Mid-Mythical territory level.

[Construction Upgrade: 5 million million units of wood, 5 million million units of fine sand, 5 million million units of metal, 5 million million units of stone, 1,000 Upper-Mid-Mythical divine crystals, 5 million source crystals, 5 billion units of time elemental gems, 5 billion units of space elemental gems, 10 Upper-Mid-Mythical regional domains, 10 Upper-Mid-Mythical deities, 50,000 race heroes, and 10 Upper-Mid-Mythical territorial decrees!]

Zhou Zhou looked at it and felt a dull ache in his temples.

He glanced at the remaining temporal and spatial elemental gems still stored in his royal treasure chest.

After two successful upgrades of his territory, he now had 2.119 billion spatial elemental gems and 2.02 billion temporal elemental gems left.

Far from enough to meet the demands of further territorial expansion.

A full hundred billion elemental gems—how could he possibly acquire them?

The total number of temporal and spatial elemental gems he had gathered during his battles against Os’s crimson army had only reached just over sixty billion.

And most critically, the Universal King’s event was now nearly over, with only the final rewards pending.

With no time to spare, he could not begin preparing for the next event, nor could he afford to launch campaigns across the kingdoms of the Supreme Continent to gather the necessary elemental gems.

At this thought, Zhou Zhou took a deep breath.

"It seems we'll have to wait until the new event begins, and see if we can gather enough temporal-space element gems during that time to upgrade our territory again."

He thought it over.

"Oh right, I almost forgot to check this reward."

Zhou Zhou suddenly remembered he had neglected to review the top-tier treasure chest reward and the latest Explorer's Glory X title information granted upon reaching the mid-divine level of his territory.

He opened the supreme treasure chest first.

Inside lay a quiet jade seal.

The seal was a pale green, measuring four inches in diameter, with a five-serpent motif at its top, and on its front side engraved the eight characters: "Appointed by Heaven, Eternal Longevity."

"The Imperial Seal?! "

Zhou Zhou's eyes widened.

He stared at it.

Text prompt appears.

[Race Artifact Name: Imperial Seal of Mandate]

[Artifact Rank: Unique to Race]

[Race Artifact Ability 1 - Words Become Law: Any being possessing the Imperial Seal of Mandate is the supreme sovereign of the Blue Star race, granting them the power to command reality within the domain of the Blue Star people. A single word spoken becomes law; all laws bow to its authority, and every force obeys without question.]

[Race Artifact Ability 2 - Mandate from Heaven: The bearer of the Imperial Seal of Mandate holds the status of a divinely ordained emperor. No being, regardless of strength or power, can suppress or challenge this sovereign. Their fate is blessed, their destiny elevated, and their aura of fortune surges immensely. In combat, both the bearer and their subordinates gain an additional 100% combat power enhancement.]

[Race Artifact Ability 3 - Eternal Longevity: As a holder of the sovereign mandate, the bearer and their people experience a dramatic increase in lifespan. When wounded, their recovery speed becomes exponentially faster. The aura of fortune of the bearer and their ruling domain is protected by the Imperial Seal, ensuring a life filled with fortune and luck. They are immune to the vast majority of fate-based attacks and curses.]

[Race Artifact Description: The imperial seal of the Blue Star race. Its bearer is the rightful emperor of the Blue Star people!]

"Words become law, mandate from heaven, eternal longevity…"

"Excellent! All of these are truly powerful abilities!"

Zhou Zhou's eyes lit up with excitement.

Then He turned His gaze toward the newly acquired title.

[Title Name: The Glory of the Pioneer X]

[Title Rarity: Race Exclusive]

[Title Effect 1: Your renown across the Blue Star Lordship has spread far and wide, drawing ever more talents to admire your name and yearn to join your domain. The number of vassals summoned each day through the Gate of Summoning increases by 1000%, and among the summoned vassals, one talent of the same rank as your domain level will appear—plus 11!]

[Title Effect 2: As before.]

[Title Effect 3: When you become the first Blue Star Lord to hold a lower-tier domain of an Upper God, this title will upgrade to The Glory of the Pioneer XI and unlock additional title effects!]

[Title Description: As before!]

"Very good indeed."

Zhou Zhou nodded slightly.

From this day forward, He would be able to summon eleven mid-tier divine beings each day.

Though it meant little to Him, even a mosquito's leg is meat.

Then He arrived at the Summoning Gate, investing some materials and divine crystals to upgrade it to the mid-level of Mid-Divine God rank.

[Congratulations! Your Summoning Gate has successfully been upgraded to a Mid-Divine God level structure!]

[Your daily population summoning capacity has increased by 200,000!]

[Among every daily summoning, exactly 10,000 professionals will appear!]

[Note: Due to the racial exclusive title 'The Glory of the Pioneer X', your daily population summoning capacity now reaches 21,650,500 individuals!]

[Among every daily summoning, exactly 10,011 professionals will appear!]

Zhou Zhou read it through, nodding slightly.

The base population summoning capacity of a Mid-Divine God level Summoning Gate is 216,550 individuals!

With the blessing of 'The Glory of the Pioneer X', it instantly multiplies tenfold—now reaching 21,650,500!

Then He turned His gaze toward the upgrade requirements of the Summoning Gate.

[Building Upgrade: Wood 10,000 gig-units, Fine Sand 10,000 gig-units, Metal 10,000 gig-units, Stone 10,000 gig-units, Mid-Deity to Upper Deity Crystal 10,000 pieces, Territory Rank elevated to Mid-Deity to Upper Deity!]

Zhou Zhou glanced at it briefly, then with a bored sigh, turned His eyes away.

Subsequently, He directly returned to the Divine Palace, preparing to speak with Mu Gu and the others, to familiarize Himself with the latest Master's talent effects.

Now that His territory had achieved two consecutive rank ascents, Mu Gu and the others' abilities must have been greatly enhanced.

Thinking of this,

Zhou Zhou felt a growing anticipation.