Chapter 1383: The Transformed Emperor Saint Dao Sword! War Summary!

Chapter 1383: The Transmutation of the Imperial Sovereign's Sacred Sword! War Summary!

After returning, Zhou Zhan and his companions did not immediately rest.

Today’s elimination of two Chaos God Demons, coupled with the events involving the Chaos God Clan—these had consumed only a single morning. The remaining time was vast, ample enough to pursue further endeavors.

For instance:

Conquer several sovereign-level lord factions, fulfilling partial requirements for upgrading to a mid-tier sovereign nation.

To upgrade a mid-tier sovereign nation, one must possess 50 Chaos God Treasures, as well as complete three conditions:

"Conquer 10 primary sovereign nations under the command of the Crimson Lords (0/10), conquer 5 primary sovereign nations not under the Crimson Lords’ command (0/5), and conquer any one mid-tier sovereign nation-level lord faction, possessing its true god mid-tier sovereign decree (0/1)."

For the proud Yangzhou Sovereign Nation, this was by no means daunting—only requiring a dedicated period of time would suffice.

The current surplus of time was precisely suited for such a task.

Thus, after briefly formulating a war strategy, Zhou Zhan led Bai Yun and the others back into action.

…

Nighttime.

Zhou Zhan and his forces returned triumphant, laden with vast spoils of war.

Within the Divine Realm.

Zhou Zhou, having awakened from his state of cultivation, now gazed upon the daily war report.

All day long, Zhou Zhan and his army had marched across the Highest Continent, expanding the borders of the Jiaoyang Divine Nation. They had conquered 82 primary Divine Nation-level lord domains, 51 secondary Divine Nation-level lord domains, 21 tertiary Divine Nation-level lord domains, and three Master-level lord domains!

In total, they had annihilated 62 jin, over 60,000 zhe of soldiers, 150 million plus divine beings, over 16,000 true gods, and 82 master gods!

Such a feat had nearly stunned the entire Highest Continent—and even the myriad realms across the cosmos!

No high-bloodline race could achieve such staggering results within such a brief span.

Only the three supreme bloodline races could possibly match it.

And thus, once again, it proved beyond doubt that the Jiaoyang Divine Nation had truly reached a combat strength comparable to those three apex bloodline races.

And with the subjugation of so many god-kingdom-level master factions, the war wealth amassed was colossal.

The armies of the Sunlit Kingdom collected a total of eighty million jing worth of fog hearts, source crystals, skill books, gear, and base materials across all ranks.

Plus 102 million, 3123 billion, 8978 million, 7688 fragments of bronze-tier master talent crystals!

92,342 legendary-tier and all lower-tier master talent orbs!

A vast quantity of master talent crystal fragments at other ranks!

Additionally:

3 jing, 1214 million, 8782 billion, 1200 million units of divine crystals ranging from lower divine to upper divine levels!

210 million, 3123 million, 8799 legendary divine crystals!

300 million, 3423 million, 1231 primary divine crystals!

21 million, 1434 billion, 9980 million pieces of divine artifacts from lower divine to upper divine levels—21.23 million pieces of true divine artifacts, and 2,288 pieces of primary divine artifacts!

A total of approximately 880 million pieces of divine fragments, divine herbs, divine ingredients, divine minerals, divine blueprints, and similar treasures!

300 million 945 million 787 million pieces of master-level divine herbs, divine ingredients, divine minerals, divine blueprints, and similar treasures!

In terms of infiltration, today Zhou Zhan and the chieftains of the Star Alliance have successfully recruited 210 billion 7676 million 2342 billion 3123 million 3424 soldiers, 38.18 million 1231 divine beings, 1092 true gods, and 12 master gods. Additionally, a total of 8 foreign master gods have voluntarily surrendered, bringing the total number of master gods to 20!

Furthermore, regarding divine ascensions:

Today, exactly 20.12 million 1231 legendary upper-tier soldiers have ascended to lower-tier divine beings!

Additionally, 2001 upper-tier divine beings have advanced to lower-tier true gods!

Four of the pinnacle true gods among the human race and two of the top-tier true gods from foreign races have sensed the limits of their master god status and have requested entry into the Palace of the Cycles to meditate and attempt to transcend the master god realm!

Zhou Zhou's original forces consisted of 630 billion 5987 million 590 billion 1526 million 8289 soldiers, 99.02 million 7760 divine beings, 24.2 million true gods, and 60 master gods!

Now, with the newly recruited forces and the newly ascended divine beings, his total forces have grown to 850 billion 3663 million 8322 billion 2638 million 482 soldiers, 100 million 5732 million 8221 divine beings, 27,293 true gods, and 80 master gods!

"Number of divine beings has surpassed one hundred million!"

Zhou Zhou nodded slightly, his heart deeply satisfied.

A count in the billions of deities—this was the threshold for the elite bloodline races!

And when the number of his own race's chief deities surpassed one hundred, he would officially match the deity thresholds of those three preeminent bloodline races!

As this thought formed, a sudden memory surfaced—his awareness reaching into the baseline potential of the human populace of the Praja Sun God Realm.

A smile bloomed upon his face.

Indeed.

After Feng Luo ascended to the rank of Supreme Blade God, the baseline potential of the human populace within the Praja Sun God Realm had officially surpassed the threshold of the Supernatural Upper Tier, now reaching the level of Epics, the lower tier!

This meant:

From now on, the human populace of the Praja Sun God Realm, as long as they embarked upon the path of the Supernatural and did not grow lazy in their cultivation, would inevitably achieve at least an Epic-level strength in the future.

"Excellent!"

Zhou Zhou was even more satisfied.

Then He perceived how many newly risen human domain gods would be needed to elevate the lower-tier potential of human subjects from epic junior to epic mid-tier.

To his astonishment, he discovered that the human subjects of the Jiaoyang Divine Kingdom would require a minimum of five newly risen human domain gods to raise their potential baseline from epic junior to epic mid-tier!

"Five newly risen human domain gods at the very least...!"

Zhou Zhou gaped.

The process of raising potential baselines was becoming increasingly difficult.

After reviewing the war summaries, Zhou Zhou opened the map of the Supreme Continent.

The vast Supreme Continent was roughly an irregular ellipse, with the Jiaoyang Divine Kingdom situated in the southeast region. On the tabletop-sized map, it occupied only an area as small as a fingernail.

"At present, the territorial expanse of the Jiaoyang Divine Kingdom across the Supreme Continent accounts for roughly one thousandth of the entire continent."

"With my current military development pace, I should be able to conquer the entire Supreme Continent within three months."

Zhou Zhou seemed to ponder something deeply within himself.

The Supreme Continent is the cosmic center of the Supreme Universe, and conquering it entirely would bring immense benefits!

Then, He communicated this decision to Zhou Zhan and his companions, instructing them to prepare a detailed war strategy. Afterward, He returned to the Palace of Cycles, retrieved the Supreme Holy Sword, and prepared to further contemplate the Lord's Law.

The Supreme Holy Sword could amplify His comprehension of the Lord's Law by a full twentyfold!

With such a tremendous enhancement in insight, Zhou Zhou was confident he could swiftly elevate his divine realm to the level of a True God—or even a Supreme God.

But at that very moment—

Zhou Zhou's brow suddenly furrowed slightly.

He flicked his right hand, and the Imperial Sovereign's Path Sword appeared in his grasp.

Unlike before, this Imperial Sovereign's Path Sword was now trembling violently, radiating a brilliant golden light.

"What is this..."

Zhou Zhou was stunned.

Before he could react, the next instant, he saw the Imperial Sovereign's Sacred Dao Sword transform into a beam of golden light, shooting skyward toward the heavens of the Divine Realm, and instantly vanishing into the space beyond.

Yet Zhou Zhou did not rush to pursue it.

First, he mentally calculated the situation, confirming there was no danger in this journey, and only then did he instantly teleport away.

In the vast expanse of the Supreme Cosmic Sky.

The Imperial Sovereign's Sacred Dao Sword hung silently there, radiating an overwhelming brilliance.

At that moment,

a figure clad in the robe of the Imperial Dragon appeared.

It was Zhou Zhou himself.

He gazed at the Imperial Sovereign's Sacred Dao Sword, which floated quietly in the starry void beyond, and did not summon it toward him. Instead, he raised his eyes to the stars above the sword's peak.

A divine dragon emerged slowly into the starry void.

His body shone with a lustrous golden hue; his horns resembled deer, his head that of a camel, his eyes those of a rabbit, his neck that of a serpent, his belly that of a sea creature, his scales like fish, his claws like eagles, his paws like tigers, and his ears like oxen.

Two golden eyes, vast and commanding, gazed upon the cosmos—these eyes seemed to survey the entire expanse of the highest heavens.

It was the Imperial Dragon—Aozun!

"Aozun, Your Majesty?"

Zhou Zhou exclaimed in surprise.

Though he had met this celestial dragon of the first among all beings only rarely, his memory of him was profoundly deep.

And given that he was the embodiment of the Imperial Sovereign, it was impossible for him not to hold such a vivid impression.

"Your Majesty, the Sovereign of the People."

Aozun's voice rumbled, "I have come at the summons of Chuzun, to join the Sun Sovereign State under the Crowned One, and to seal the covenant with him."

Upon hearing this, Zhou Zhou suddenly understood.

Then, a spark of surprise flickered.

He hadn't expected that the Ten Holy Guardians' innate talent spoken of by Chuzun—the one who claimed the covenant partner for the Celestial Dragon—was none other than the Imperial Dragon, the Crowned One, Aozun.

"Welcome to the Sun Sovereign State," Zhou Zhou smiled.

Though, on the surface, within the dragon lineage, Chuzun, as the First Dragon of the Dragon Race, held the highest status.

In truth, however, due to the supreme authority of the Guardian Rule, and since the Imperial Dragon had also walked the path of the Guardian Rule, in terms of actual standing, the Imperial Dragon's position was more transcendent, surpassing Chuzun by a significant margin!

And when it came to power, the Imperial Dragon, as a main god-tier being, was likely far stronger than Chuzun.

After all, the Guardian Rule was unbeatable among peers.

And yet the Imperial Dragon does not rank among the Ten Principal Deities—perhaps because he is too enigmatic, with so few recorded encounters.

"Imperial Sovereign of the People."

"You possess the Sacred Sword of the Sovereign Path, thus we already share a higher-tier bond by nature. Therefore, there is no need to forge this celestial dragon pact anew."

"My status is unique; I cannot personally manifest to fight alongside you."

"But I can become your weapon—your sharpest, most potent tool!"

"Would the Lord be willing to accept this?"

The Imperial Dragon's golden eyes fixed upon Zhou Zhou, asking.

"Of course."

Zhou Zhou hesitated not at all—he immediately agreed.

For now, his ranks were not lacking in principal deities, nor in dragonkind. Indeed, even legendary dragon clans were not in short supply.

So this Celestial Dragon Pact—whether or not to seal it—meant little to Him.

Now He was far more curious about what the weapon would look like, should the legendary dragon race manifest itself in such form.

"Very well!"

The Imperial Dragon, upon hearing this, did not find it surprising. Instead, He raised His head and unleashed a roar that shook the heavens and the earth, then transformed into a surging stream of golden light, vanishing directly into the Imperial Sovereign's Sacred Sword.

Zhou Zhou, witnessing this, felt a sudden surge of curiosity.

With a gesture of His right hand, the Imperial Sovereign's Sacred Sword obediently flew toward Him and settled into His grasp.

Zhou Zhou glanced at it.

[Divine Artifact Name: Imperial Sovereign's Sacred Sword]

[Artifact Rank: First-Class Supreme God—Growth Potential]

[Artifact Law 1—Imperial Sovereign's Authority: As the Imperial Sovereign recognized and acknowledged by the legendary dragon race—the Imperial Dragon—when you wield the Imperial Sovereign's Sacred Sword, you naturally possess supreme authority. Any being before you will feel an overwhelming sense of pressure, and any pressure emanating from others will have no negative effect upon you. You may actively activate or deactivate this artifact's effect at will.]

[Divine Artifact Rule 2 - The Emperor's Charm: You are the naturally born Emperor, acknowledged and blessed by the legendary Dragon Clan, the Imperial Dragon. You possess an indescribable, transcendent aura and charm. When you persuade others to join your cause, they will be effortlessly swayed by your presence, surrendering their will and willingly sacrificing themselves for you. When you set out to accomplish a task, your subordinates will rally with full devotion, and even your enemies may defect from their ranks and turn their allegiance to you.]

[Divine Artifact Rule 3 - The Emperor's Fate: As a naturally born Emperor, your fate surpasses that of ninety percent of all beings in the world. In daily life, you will frequently encounter fortunate events; when danger strikes, you will more often turn misfortune into fortune and adversity into triumph.]

[Divine Artifact Rule 4 - The Emperor's Destiny: As a naturally born Emperor, you are perfectly aligned with the Emperor's Principle. Upon comprehending this principle, your foundational insight will increase by a factor of one hundred!]

[Divine Artifact Rule 5 - Summon the Imperial Dragon: The Imperial Dragon is your combat companion. Whenever you need assistance, you may summon it at any time from the Imperial Sovereign's Sacred Sword, and fight alongside you in unity.]

[Divine Artifact Rule 6 - The Emperor's Divine Weapon: The Imperial Sovereign's Sacred Sword is the supreme artifact of the Sovereign's Principle, and its wielder must be a divine being of the Sovereign's Principle. When using the Imperial Sovereign's Sacred Sword, the power and effect of any Sovereign's Principle technique will multiply by tenfold!]

[Tip 1: Soul ownership has been forcibly established and cannot be undone.]

[Tip 2: As the rank of the Imperial Sovereign's Sacred Sword increases, the effects of its divine rules will grow stronger, reaching a peak of surpassing the sacred artifact level.]

After reading through the effects of this artifact, Zhou Zhou instantly drew in a sharp breath.

This Imperial Sovereign's Sacred Sword, after merging with the body of the Imperial Dragon, had directly ascended to become a first-tier supreme artifact—and one that can grow stronger over time.

Even in the final note, it was stated that this Imperial Sovereign's Sacred Sword could eventually reach the level of transcending sacred artifacts!

What is a transcendental artifact?

It is a supreme relic accessible only to beings whose wills have transcended the bounds of existence—supreme entities whose consciousness has risen beyond the material.

According to Zhou Zhou’s knowledge, within the highest cosmic realm, only the Supreme Will and the Crimson Sovereign have achieved this state of transcendent will.

At this level, they could freely escape the constraints of the great cosmos and journey into the realms of the Wandering Ones.

Yet for some unknown reason, neither of them chose to do so—they remain steadfast within the highest realm of existence.

As beings whose wills have transcended, the Supreme Will possesses a transcendental artifact known as the "Book of Supreme Origin."

The Crimson Sovereign also wields a transcendental artifact called the "Crimson Seal of Sovereignty."

Beyond these two, no other will-level beings across the two cosmoses possess any such artifact.

And now, here I am—possessing an embryo of a transcendental artifact...

Though it has not yet matured into the full form of a transcendental artifact, its value alone would drive countless will-level beings into frenzy.

"Your Imperial Dragon Majesty, you've truly given me a magnificent gift..."

Zhou Zhou looked at the Imperial Sovereign Holy Path Sword in his hands, murmuring to himself.