Chapter 1267: Enhancement of Lord Talent

Chapter 1267: The Ascension of the Lord's Innate Talent

He pondered for a moment, then said:

"You have 300,000 fog mothers among your ranks. From these, retain 60,000 to specialize in cultivating Iron-Eating Bears and Withering Trees."

"The remaining 240,000 fog mothers—120,000 to train Storm Spirit Wraiths, and another 120,000 to cultivate Yellow Seal Dao Soldiers."

After speaking these words, Zhou Zhou's heart began to swell with anticipation.

No—this was 240,000 fog mothers!

Enough to spawn 240 trillion mother-nest monsters!

With the blessings of the Master of Loot and other Lord's innate talents and titles, tomorrow he would instantly acquire 480 trillion copies of the "Yellow Seal Dao Soldier Recruitment Book," 480 trillion copies of the "Yellow Seal Dao Soldier Promotion Certificate," 480 trillion copies of the "Storm Spirit Wraith Recruitment Book," and 480 trillion copies of the "Storm Spirit Wraith Promotion Certificate!"

When all these recruitment and promotion documents were converted into actual troops, the result would be 1,920 trillion soldiers—1,920 zettabytes of soldiers!

A force approaching two quadrillion soldiers!

His current military strength already exceeds 3,800 yao.

That is to say,

In just four days, he could expand his troops to surpass one trillion yao—1 jing of military power!

Such strength

Even the original Ossean Allied Forces would now find themselves inferior.

"Indeed."

"Every time a territory is upgraded, it brings an astonishing surge to my armies."

"One trillion yao."

"I wonder—what would be stronger: my forces, or the legendary master-tier territory factions?"

Flames of ambition burned in Zhou Zhou's eyes.

After a long while.

He finally calmed himself.

"Right now, the myriad races are targeting me."

"I must get the Eternal Mother Ship back soon, and begin transporting my forces back and forth."

"Then the Active Universe could become my ultimate training ground."

"Too bad."

"The Active Universe prohibits interdimensional teleportation arrays—only internal teleportation within the universe is allowed."

"Otherwise, I'd simply build interdimensional teleportation arrays on Blue Planet and the Supreme Continent, and send my entire army across instantly."

Zhou Zhou shook his head.

He could perceive that this supreme decree was designed to curtail the entry of race-based power factions behind the chieftains of all the myriad clans.

By restricting the construction of interdimensional transit arrays, the cosmos would be entrusted entirely to the chieftains of the myriad races to shape its destiny.

Yet, he had not anticipated that this very measure would inadvertently confine him—the eccentric chieftain.

Still, considering this:

in restricting him, it also restrained the other myriad factions that sought to expand their influence within the event universe.

Otherwise, if the race-based powers were allowed to continuously pour their forces into the event universe to wage war, even a super-megacivilization might crumble in moments.

Even if the universe did not explode, the pressure now pressing upon Zhou Zhou would instantly multiply into thousands of times its former magnitude.

For him, this was no opportunity—it was a glaring, unambiguous catastrophe.

Though the supreme decree had somewhat constrained him, overall, it had protected him.

So Zhou Zhou had no resentment toward the Supreme Will.

"Yes, Your Majesty."

At that moment, Mu Gu, upon hearing Zhou Zhou's command, bowed respectfully and withdrew.

Zheng Fugui stepped forward at once.

"Report to Your Majesty."

"The number of our Mystery Merchants, after advancing to the rank of Lower Tier Supreme Deity within the territory, has surged from the previous 2 billion to 5 billion!"

"The number of carts used for transporting goods has also reached 5 billion!"

"All of our Mystery Merchants now possess the strength of Lower Tier Supreme Deity."

"Our treasure-hunting capabilities have been further enhanced in probability. Henceforth, when we go on trading expeditions abroad, each journey should yield at least 2,000 divine-grade treasures."

He spoke with reverence.

Zhou Zhou nodded.

A whisper of astonishment stirred within him.

No less than fifty billion ranked divine beings—lower and middle-tier deities.

That was truly staggering.

Yet, in this number, he also gained a clearer sense of self.

Perhaps, entities like the Mysterious Guild were truly the apex forces among the myriad realms across the cosmos.

Even with vast armies at his command, he still felt utterly inexperienced when faced with such terrifying power—measured in billions of deities.

"Never boast. Never grow arrogant."

With this realization firmly planted in his mind, Zhou Zhou warned himself.

Only when his own power surpassed that of such elite forces as the Mysterious Guild—when his influence could rival the very pinnacle of inter-realm dominance—would he truly be worthy of pride.

"Your Majesty."

At that moment, Zheng Fugui suddenly spoke again. "The Mystery Auction will take place precisely at 11 p.m. tonight. Your Majesty may join in as if in a dream."

"Your Majesty has been invited by the internal members of the Mystery Guild. Once Your Majesty enters the dream, our internal personnel will personally attend to all subsequent arrangements."

Zhou Zhou nodded.

That was the advantage of having internal connections.

After Zheng Fugui finished speaking, Carla Moira stepped forward and bowed respectfully:

"Your Majesty."

"Your Majesty, after our territory has advanced to the rank of lower-level upper god, our Life Ark now boasts 20 million priests, 20 million deacons, 20 million nuns, and 200 million Life Holy Knights."

"These religious personnel are sufficient to handle war medical treatment and resurrection for an army of 30 million."

"Furthermore—"

"Currently, our high-ranking divine officials at the God-Ship level have reached 500,000!"

"Each of them has mastered both minor and major resurrection techniques, enabling them to independently resurrect our nation's divine offerings."

"As for my own strength, I have officially ascended to the rank of subordinate deity, granting me the ability to resurrect beings at the subordinate deity level and below."

"Excellent!!"

Zhou Zhou's eyes sparkled with bright enthusiasm, his face lighting up with a clearly visible smile.

Carla Moira has finally been promoted, reaching the rank of subordinate deity and now capable of resurrecting beings at that level.

After our territory's rank was elevated to the upper deity tier, it truly represents a colossal advancement.

Even Carla Moira, who had remained stagnant for millennia, has now been promoted.

"Though currently, within my domain, I am the only one at the level of a supreme deity."

"But... it won't be long now."

"Soon my ranks will be filled with master-tier prodigies."

Zhou Zhou smiled faintly to himself.

Then he chatted a while with Mu Gu, before sending them away.

And instead of continuing to meditate on the Lord's Law before the mysterious guild began, he found Li Ya and spent a moment caressing her.

Now, under the vast resources of the Sunlight Empire, Li Ya had already ascended to the rank of lower-tier Supreme Deity.

As the Empress of the Empire, she also carried the inheritance of a top-tier Supreme Deity.

Her path to becoming a Supreme Deity in the future was exceedingly likely.

After indulging in a tender moment with Li Ya, they lay together in bed and drifted into sleep.

...

In dreams.

Everything felt like a dream, half-real, half-illusion.

When Zhou Zhou awoke, he found himself standing before a building thousands of light-years tall.

The structure was dominated by a deep purple hue, and etched into the highest tier in the form of arcane runes was a single character:

[Shang]!