Chapter 1509: Strengthening the Heaven's Mandate Summoning!

Chapter 1509: Enhance the Divine Summoning!

Zhou Zhou quickly dismissed the idea of creating a Creation Tier-Advanced, Unique Lord talent.

Such a high-level Lord talent—though he could indeed craft it himself now—was not something that could be produced in a short span of time. It required immense effort and countless hours of dedicated work.

Therefore, he would save crafting a Creation Tier-Advanced, Unique Level Lord talent for later, when he had more free time. There was no need to rush it now.

As for the idea of creating a Mythic Tier, Unique Lord talent, Zhou Zhou pondered it for a moment, and suddenly found himself with no particular need for any specific Lord talent to create.

"Then, let's enhance the existing Lord talents instead."

"Building upon the Mythic Tier, Unique Lord talents—pushing them further—would present a difficulty no less than creating a brand-new Lord talent from scratch."

Zhou Zhou murmured to himself.

Then he began to consider which Mythic Tier, Unique Lord talent should be strengthened.

The Crimson Nidus?

This isn't exactly necessary—currently, His forces are not lacking in soldiers; what is truly lacking are the supreme beings, even those surpassing the highest echelons.

Such transcendent power, however, can only be achieved through the sole privilege of the Supreme Will—a divine aptitude of the utmost rank. Yet to strengthen this supreme aptitude, He would need to ascend to the realm of Supreme Will and create a Supreme Will-level Master Aptitude.

He hesitated, then simply opened his Master Aptitude list, scanning through the available mythic-level exclusive aptitudes to see which might suit his own path.

Soon, his gaze settled upon one.

[Master Aptitude: Divine Mandate Summoning (Mythic-Level Exclusive)]

"Let's enhance this one."

Zhou Zhou made his decision swiftly.

This aptitude directly determines the baseline strength of the citizens and soldiers summoned by the Sun God Nation—making it the most impactful Master Aptitude for elevating the nation's overall might.

To strengthen it? Absolutely, without a single doubt.

Just do it.

Zhou Zhou immediately sat upon the Wudao cushion, closed his eyes, and entered deep meditation. Gradually, his body began to radiate once again the nine-colored divine light.

At the same time,

if any deity were to observe the inner workings of Zhou Zhou's divine form, they would discover an abundance of rule networks scattered throughout his very essence. Some were densely packed, others sparsely distributed—but overall, there was not a single point within his divine form lacking even the tiniest fragment of such networks.

These networks were not something else—they were the manifestations of the Lord's Rules upon his divine body, and also the definitive proof of having attained the first-rank Supreme Saint Body.

At that very moment,

a brand-new Lord's Rule network swiftly extended from a thick, fully formed one, rapidly drawing it closer to completeness.

Once this newly formed network had fully solidified, Zhou Zhou in the present world slowly opened his eyes.

Feeling the addition of another Lord's Rule network within his divine form, he nodded slightly, then grew curious.

"The network of lordly laws upon my body are not only the inner manifestation of my lordly innate talent, but also proof that I have cultivated to the peak of the Supreme Saint Body."

"I don't know what will happen when one day my divine body is fully woven with complete networks of lordly laws."

"There's a strange feeling that something profound will shift—something that will trigger a qualitative transformation."

Zhou Zhou pondered it thoughtfully.

Then, he let it go.

When his entire body is filled with lordly law networks, his Supreme Saint Body will surely approach the level of Supreme Will. That is too distant now—thinking about it serves no purpose.

Then he turned his gaze to his enhanced lordly talent—the 'Divine Mandate Summoning!'

[Lordly Talent: Divine Mandate Summoning (Mythical Tier · Unique)]

[Specific Talent Effect: Any lordly subject summoned through the Summoning Gate will have a minimum strength level of Epics, Lower Rank!]

After reading it through, a smile appeared on Zhou Zhou's face.

The Divine Mandate Summoning had been successfully enhanced!

From tomorrow onward, the lowest strength of all the vassals and soldiers summoned by Him would reach Epic Level, Junior.

Rising from the Transcendent realm to the Epic realm—this is undoubtedly a qualitative leap.

And once Junior Epic is achieved, how far is it to Junior Legendary?

Even...

How far is it from summoning vassals of Divine-level strength?

Zhou Zhou was filled with eager anticipation, day by day envisioning the scenes where every vassal and soldier summoned through the Gate of Summoning would be of divine caliber.

Yet He also felt that such a thing was unlikely.

After all, it was simply too absurd.

But at least, one could try.

"Tonight, I'll attempt to elevate the Son of Destiny to the Apex Level—Unique."

Zhou Zhou thought to himself.

As for the other masterly gifts, Zhou Zhou had no immediate need to raise them—perhaps a few days more would suffice.

Then he sensed the other effects of the next tier of Apex Holy Body.

For instance, the ability to suppress the powers of other rare bloodlines and physical constitutions.

And many other useful capabilities.

Yet compared to the invincible status of equal rank with the Divine Body and the creation of a Masterly Gift at the Apex Level—Unique—these were utterly insignificant.

Thus, Zhou Zhou only took a moment to feel them before letting go of his Apex Holy Body.

"Now that I have attained the first tier of Apex Holy Body, my Masterly Gift's principles have greatly expanded. I should be nearing the threshold of ascending to the first tier of Apex God."

Zhou Zhou thought to himself.

Previously, he had not felt this sense of imminent ascension.

But after he had achieved the first-tier Supreme Holy Body, there emerged a quiet intuition within him—

that he was nearing the threshold of the first-tier Supreme God realm.

This revealed the true power of the Supreme Holy Body.

Even now, barely having just attained it, when he further refined the Supreme Holy Body to higher realms, this unparalleled, first among all in the world, supreme physical form would inevitably manifest even greater wonders and strength.

……

An hour later.

The Ultimate Void Battlefield.

The war within the heart of the Lotus Flame Capital had finally come to an end.

The divine armies of the Jiaoyang Divine Realm and the Myriad Evil Legions began clearing the battlefield.

After securing the battlefield, Zhou Zhan and the Supreme Evil Mage immediately set off toward the Fire-Toxin War Territory.

Though the Fire-Toxin War Territory boasted formidable strength—comparable even to the third-tier War Territory of the Lianyan War Realm—their rank and territorial expanse were, in truth, that of a mere second-tier War Territory, merely matching the power of a third-tier one.

When Zhou Zhan and the Supreme Evil Mage first arrived at the Fire-Toxin War Territory, they found the internal garrisons to be extremely sparse—only around two billion divine soldiers, with a single first-tier ultimate void Supreme God at the highest rank.

Such a main city's strength, Zhou Zhan and the Supreme Evil Mage's vast armies could easily breach with minimal effort.

"Indeed, as we had anticipated."

"The Fire-Toxin Supreme God, in order to aid the Lianyan War Territory, led the majority of his main city's forces to the Lianyan capital. His intention was clear—to annihilate us and claim an immense glory."

"Who would have thought, instead of securing that glory, he ended up sacrificing himself entirely."

The Supreme Evil Mage chuckled lightly.

Zhou Zhan, upon seeing the Fire Toxin Capital before him, felt his mind ease, and also found himself in agreement with Wan Xie Mo Zhu's words.

From the strength of this defense, the coming war would surely be effortless.

Later, as they waited for the main army to arrive, they sat down together, sipping tea, and began to converse.

As the conversation flowed, Zhou Zhan suddenly said:

"I must also thank my elder brother, the Demon Lord, for risking his life to save me on the battlefield earlier."

"I am merely a fragment after all. Yet, the care and attention you have shown toward me—how truly surprising and humbling it is."

Upon hearing this, Wan Xie Mo Zhu felt a moment of awkwardness, but quickly lightened the mood with a broad smile:

"Had I known you were so generous in your actions, capable of repelling an attack of the Supreme Will level on your own, I would never have interfered unnecessarily—ha ha."

"You say that, though."

Zhou Zhan chuckled and shook his head.

To be honest.

For the Supreme Demon Lord to risk his life in saving me, he himself was quite surprised.

Though their current private relationship was strong, and both of them saw each other as someone worthy of genuine conversation and mutual respect, they still carried the underlying identity of rivals—both being candidates for the Supreme Lordship.

Given that status, the fact that the Supreme Demon Lord had still chosen to risk his life to save this fragment of himself left Zhou Zhan somewhat stunned.

If it weren't for the knowledge that he wasn't a schemer, Zhou might have suspected that the Demon Lord's act was driven by ulterior motives.

"Brother Demon Lord, why did you choose to save me?"

Zhou Wu paused for a moment, then finally decided to ask bluntly.

Neither of them was one to hide behind subtlety; if that was the case, then why not just say what came to mind.

Upon hearing this, the Supreme Demon Lord remained silent for several seconds before slowly speaking:

"Perhaps, it's because you were worth saving."

"I don't want you, such a fascinating and powerful opponent, to die in a sudden, senseless assault from a supreme will level."

"You should die at the hands of our elite high lords—me, Chongqiu Lawmaster, Heaven's Punishment God King. Any one of us three could do it. But never by the base, underhanded creatures of the Ultimate Void Clan."

"What are they? Simply because the Supreme Will and the Crimson Lord have their attention focused on the Delusional Clan, otherwise they would have already expelled them from the battlefield of the Ultimate Void long ago."

Zhou Zhan said nothing.

Wan Xie Magistrate smiled at this, his tone complex:

"There's another reason—I believe I'll likely never be able to take the title of Supreme Lord from Chongqiu Lawmaster or Heaven's Punishment God King in my entire life."

"They... are too strong. Too strong."

"Strong enough that I no longer dare hope to surpass them—I only dare to chase after them."

"The more I chase, the more I come to understand their strength, and the more I realize that I may never surpass them in my lifetime."

With that, Wan Xie Magistrate smiled, gazing at Zhou Zhan with a gaze full of complex emotion and deep reflection.

"I thought that with your arrival as a new recruit, my situation might improve—after all, I'm no longer the weakest among the three aspiring Supreme Lords."

"But without considering strength, just looking at performance, I still seem to be the last in line."

"And just now, in the moment I rushed headlong to save you without hesitation, I suddenly realized something."

"I think I no longer care about that so-called title of Supreme Lord. All I care about now is doing what I want, and what I believe I should do."

"Ha ha, by the way, I should also tell you something—don’t get too cocky. I didn’t rush in to save you out of recklessness. I had a solid backup to protect myself, which gave me the courage to charge forward."

"If I didn’t have any means of self-defense, I wouldn’t have foolishly gone rushing to save you, my rival."

The Wàn Xié Mózhǔ chuckled lightly as he spoke.

Zhou Zhan nodded with a smile, then asked:

"How is your injury?"

He had personally witnessed how the Wàn Xié Mózhǔ had been struck brutally from behind by the unorthodox Fire-Toxin Supreme God while desperately trying to save him.

That was a full-force strike from a Fourth-Class Supreme God. Even a Third-Reserve Supreme Lord of such magnitude as the Lord of Universal Evil could not possibly walk away unscathed.

"It's just a minor wound,"

"Take some divine medicine later and rest up—nothing serious."

Upon hearing this, Zhou Zhou said nothing further, and simply reached into his first-tier treasure vault, pulling out over a hundred divine medicines of Third- and Fourth-Class Supreme God rank. He placed them into a world ring and then tossed it to the Lord of Universal Evil.

"Since you sacrificed yourself to save me, I'll cover the cost of your healing."

The Lord of Universal Evil instinctively tried to refuse.

"First, take a look inside the world ring."

Before the Lord of Universal Evil could speak, Zhou Zhan quietly interjected, his tone calm and distant.

At the words, the Lord of Universal Evil glanced over instinctively—and then, instantly, their eyes lit up with recognition.

"Then thank you very much."

The Supreme Demon Lord immediately retracted his words.

Zhou Zhan shook his head, showing no concern.

Some god-tier elixirs at the third or fourth stage—mere trifles in his world—were commonplace within his world-ring. Together, they might stack to the height of a mountain.

As the two gods conversed, time slipped by unnoticed, and the Everlasting Mother Ship and the Demon Lord's vessel drifted into view from afar.

Seeing this, neither concealed their forms anymore. They emerged instantly, joining the cosmic warship beside it, then summoned their armies to attack the Fire-Toxin Master City, which had been left half-empty.

Though the Fire-Toxin Master City had lost most of its forces, it still retained its highest-tier defense systems.

Upon spotting the vast army of the Supreme Will faction approaching from the distance, the first-tier ultimate void god leading the assault—currently serving as the interim city governor of the Fire-Toxin Master City—promptly activated the second-tier supreme god defense systems within the city.

Before the second-tier supreme god defenses, even an army of hundreds of billions of divine spirits under Zhou Zhan and the Supreme Demon Lord could not breach the Fire-Toxin Master City within a short time.

Yet, when Zhou Zhan produced the Jianmu City-Breaking Hammer and effortlessly shattered the city’s second-tier supreme god defenses, the end of the enemy’s existence had come.

When hundreds of billions of divine spirits and over twenty supreme gods poured into the Fire-Toxin Master City—home to only twenty billion divine spirits and one supreme god—the city, a main stronghold in a second-tier war zone, was swiftly conquered within moments. All enemies were utterly annihilated.

Zhou Zhan nodded slightly at this scene, then addressed Wan Xie Mo Zhu:

"The capital cities of the Lotus Flame War Zone and the Fire Toxin War Zone have already been completely conquered by us."

"From here, we merely need to subdue the other smaller outposts within these two war zones, and they will fully fall into our hands."

"Move swiftly."

"Finish it before today ends."

Zhou Zhan said.

"There are only five outposts in total within these two war zones—simple enough to deal with, not taking much time at all."

"Completion should be possible today."

Wan Xie Mo Zhu nodded in agreement.

Then, gazing at Zhou Zhan, His expression suddenly grew hazy.

"What are you looking at me like that for?"

Zhou Zhan felt a chill run down his spine.

"First, you breached a first-tier war zone in just two days. Now, in a single day, you've conquered a second-tier and a third-tier war zone."

"Brother Changsheng."

"You're truly remarkable."

"You've accomplished exactly what I've always wanted to see done."

Zhou Zhan froze momentarily, then offered a faint, quiet smile.

Is this what it feels like to be acknowledged by your opponent?

Not bad at all.