Chapter 1543: Troops Skyrocket! Begin Executing Mission!

Chapter 1543: Forces Surge! Mission Initiated!

At that very moment,

He noticed a series of intense, burning gazes directed at him.

He turned to see them.

There stood the Life Goddess and the other nine Primordial Deities.

He offered them a gentle, encouraging smile, a look of quiet inspiration.

Curtis and the others, witnessing this, felt a surge of hopeful anticipation within their hearts.

Now that there was a precedent—Tres himself having ascended to the rank of Supreme God—

they found themselves filled with renewed confidence about their own futures.

After all, they were no less capable than Tres. What Tres had, they too possessed.

Now, with the Emperor's aid, Teris has ascended to the rank of Supreme God—then, what is to prevent them from doing the same in the future?

Meanwhile,

After chatting with these newly elevated deities for a while, Zhou Zhou bestowed upon each of the chief gods a set of divine artifacts tailored perfectly to their nature and rank.

As for Chixuan Tian and Teris, Zhou Zhou also gifted each of them a complete set of first-tier Supreme God artifacts, perfectly aligned with their divine laws and paths.

Then he sent them off to find Zheng Yuanqi to claim their official positions and divine stipends.

Once they had departed, Zhou Zhan quietly calculated the strength of his main combat forces.

Adding to his ranks today's newly recruited and promoted 8,000 Jing conscripts, 666 billion 6666 million 6000 pure-blooded dragon kin, 100 Jing celestial soldiers, and these 12,434 newly appointed chief gods, plus 2 newly ascended Supreme Gods—

His total forces now stood at an astonishing 1 yao, 9110 jing, 7312 zhao, 3491 billion, 7263 million, 8978 soldiers, 249.2 billion, 396.9 million, 9994 divine beings, 7.3 billion, 577.8 million, 3439 true gods, 95,431 chief gods, and 55 Supreme Gods!

With this figure in mind, Zhou Zhou nodded in satisfaction.

An entire day's surge of 8,000 Jing conscripts!

What could possibly be lacking here?

Even if it were the Sun God Court or the Moon God Court—two of the most exalted, unshakable will-based realms—if each day they could spawn 8,000 new recruits, all of them barely reaching the level of epic-tier strength, they would still wake up each morning with a smile.

Then, Zhou Zhou assessed the baseline potential of the current offspring of the Prajyā God Clan.

And then, a smile spread across his face once more!

Mid-tier God, lower rank!

With the arrival of 3,761 newly ascended human main gods, the Prajyā God Clan's potential had decisively surged to the level of mid-tier god, lower rank!

Moreover, the newly elevated human supreme gods—Bai Yun, Chì Xuán Tiān, and Zhou Zhou himself—each contributed significantly to this elevation in the clan’s foundational potential.

One individual ascending to supreme god status equates to the power of one thousand newly risen human main gods.

Three such ascensions amount to 3,000 newly risen human main gods!

Adding to the original 3,761 newly risen human main gods, this totals 6,761 such ascensions—enough to decisively elevate the human race’s baseline potential.

Then Zhou Zhou closed his eyes and sensed it— the minimum potential of the Prideful Sun Clan's advancement from lower mid-tier to mid-tier required how many newly risen human master gods.

A moment later.

Zhou Zhou opened his eyes.

The answer was 5,000!

"Isn't that fast?"

Zhou Zhou stroked his chin.

After having already advanced from upper lower-tier to lower mid-tier, the number of newly risen human master gods remaining in his share had already dwindled to 4,761.

That meant—

With just 239 more newly risen human master gods, the human potential baseline under his command could ascend from lower mid-tier to mid-tier!

Excellent. Excellent.

It seems tonight we shall hear the joyful news once again of the Praeyoung Divine Clan pushing their potential floor higher than before.

Then, without further thought, He returned to the Palace of Cycles, resuming his cultivation.

……

Meanwhile.

Zhou Wu had brought Tanatos, Nasarioc, and ten thousand divine beings of the highest rank to the Chaos Sea.

They swiftly located the Chaos Divine Beings among them.

Before them stood a total of one hundred and five Chaos Divine Beings, surrounding the four Chaos Beings—Temporal, Void, Wind, and Shadow.

Zhou Wu was struck by this sight.

This was the first time he had witnessed the Chaos Beings brought by His forces surpassing the hundred.

He nodded slightly, then led the divine beings to stand before them.

"My servants bow before the Emperor!"

"Before the Supreme God of Death, before the Holy Dragon of the Abyss."

The four primordial chaos deities—Time, Void, Wind, and Ghost Shadow—immediately bowed with reverence upon seeing Zhou Wu and his companions.

Zhou Wu nodded in acknowledgment, exchanged a few brief words with them, and then bestowed upon the Chaos Deity of Time a total of 420 primary divine artifacts. With a single palm, he obliterated the hundred and five chaos demons.

After extracting the spoils, they amassed 456 units of Chaos Divine Treasures.

They then journeyed once more to the ruins of Chaos' Death, where they recovered another 170 units of Chaos Divine Treasures.

Thus,

the total number of Chaos Divine Treasures now in their possession reached 1,882 units.

Zhou Zhou gave a slight nod.

Excellent. Excellent.

A step closer to ascending to the realm of Supreme Primordial God.

Then, gazing upon the portal of the temporal relic before him, he stroked his chin, pondering deeply.

This journey into the temporal relic had not revealed his brother, the one who cycles through time.

Clearly, his brother had already departed.

He shook his head, dismissing the thought, and opened the gateway of the Shadow Realm, instantly joining forces with the vast army of the Yang-Rising God Nation, led by Zhou Sheng, and began advancing upon the remaining territories of the Supreme Continent.

Now, the Yang-Rising God Nation controls three-tenths of the entire Supreme Continent!

That territory—on paper—seems staggering.

Yet Zhou Zhou and his duplicates would never be content with such a measure.

His true ambition is to wage war across the entire Supreme Continent.

Thus, the march of conquest must never cease.

……

At the same time.

The Ultimate Void Battlefield.

Zhou Zhan and Wan Xie Mozhǔ were chatting casually beyond the celestial void sanctuary.

Behind the two divine beings stood an army of a trillion immortal spirits, among whom no fewer than ninety were of the Supreme God rank.

Though it was true that nearly half of the Supreme God-level warriors belonged to Zhou Zhan’s forces, Wan Xie Mozhǔ’s own ranks also boasted a full thirty-four such beings.

Upon seeing this, Zhou Zhan smiled and said:

“Brother Mozhǔ, your forces have grown significantly—now you have so many Supreme God-level warriors!”

“Brother Cangsheng is joking,” Wan Xie Mozhǔ replied with modesty, yet his eyes gleamed with undeniable pride and confidence. “I originally didn’t have so many Supreme Gods. But over these past years, having fought alongside you through countless life-and-death battles, some of my comrades have gained profound insights. They were only a single step away from Supreme Godhood before—now, with these revelations, they have naturally ascended to that rank.”

"But although I have many Supreme Gods under my command, how could there be more Supreme Gods under my brother's command?"

As the Ten Thousand Evil Master spoke, his gaze drifted toward the fifty Supreme Gods arrayed within Zhou Zhan's vast army, his face flickering with envy. "When your brother first arrived at the Ultimate Void Battlefield, he had not even a single Supreme God serving him."

"Now, he has fifty!"

"The rate at which this power has grown—no matter how much Tian Chen God King or Chao Chun Law Master might boast, they would still feel utterly inferior."

Upon hearing this, Zhou Zhou found himself at a loss for words.

This Ten Thousand Evil Master.

Since yesterday, after I demonstrated the strength of a near-omnipotent will realm cultivator, he has persistently addressed me as 'brother.'

He has repeatedly insisted that he should not be so formal, yet he insists he truly wishes to call me his brother.

A Third Reserve Supreme Lord calling a newly promoted Fourth Reserve Supreme Lord 'brother'? It's as if the heavens have turned upside down.

Yet, since he himself desires it, Zhou Zhan chose not to correct it.

He wouldn't admit it, not even to himself—his heart was secretly thrilled by the very thought.

"Excessively so."

Zhou Zhan certainly didn't truly believe himself to be stronger than the Heavenly Punishment God King or the Spring and Autumn Law Master.

Those two beings were no ordinary figures. The Master of Spring and Autumn had awakened the title of Supreme Lord at the very moment of awakening, possessing the unparalleled, mythic-tier "Unique Lord" talent—no mere prodigy, but a true genius of legendary standing.

And the Heavenly Punishment God King? Even more terrifying.

It was said that when He first came into being, the heavens and the multiverses themselves erupted in sublime phenomena, as if celebrating His birth.

Later, the Supreme Will itself visited the infant Heavenly Punishment God King and declared that He would one day possess the stature of supreme will, taking the infant as a disciple and appointing him as a first-tier reserve Supreme Lord.

Such a rapid ascent in status naturally drew countless whispers, even from beings of the Supreme Will realm, who secretly plotted against Him.

Yet, the Heavenly Punishment God King’s growth and deeds later shattered every expectation.

Throughout His life, He achieved countless feats—among the most terrifying being His ascension to the realm of Supreme Will at the age of one hundred!

Became the supreme master of countless realms, achieving the realm of Supreme Will in the shortest possible time!

Another achievement that left no celestial strongmen daring to criticize Tiancheng God King was:

The reputation of Tiancheng God King was forged through sheer force of will!

It is said that during the era in which Tiancheng God King lived, the world was plunged into a time of chaos and evil, threatened by a top-tier bloodline race known as the [Evil Beast God Clan].

At that time, even the Primordial Spirit Clan, the Herd God Clan, and the Chaos God Clan—all of whom were once considered the apex of their realms—had to retreat in fear, unable to dare challenge the might and sanctity of the Evil Beast God Clan.

Yet Tiancheng God King rose through the ranks, relying solely on his unparalleled Thunder Technique and the celestial punishment army he personally cultivated, to utterly annihilate the Evil Beast God Clan.

Driven by an intense hatred for the Evil Beast God Clan, Tiancheng God King ensured their destruction was complete and merciless.

To this day,

Across the countless realms, even historical records of the Evil Beast God Clan are scarce—this is the most powerful testament.

Young, yet terrifyingly powerful!

Extinction of the demonic evil god race, and yet the forging of their unparalleled renown!

This is precisely why, even now, though Tian-Cheng God King has not appeared in any news for a long time, his legend still thrives across the myriad realms—especially among the most powerful beings.

Even many of the world's greatest warriors remain devoted fans of Tian-Cheng God King.

There's no way around it.

Those who lived through the age of Tian-Cheng God King's rise—no one can forget the image of that once-unstoppable, legendary god-king.

That is why, despite Zhou Zhou having achieved countless astonishing feats, even having prompted the Supreme Will to end the Warring of the Hundred Tribes and personally bestowing upon himself the position of Fourth Reserve Commander of the Supreme Peak, many powerful beings still believe Zhou Zhou falls short of Tian-Cheng God King.

They simply cannot forget the god-king who once ruled the world without a rival!

Speaking of that—

When the Lord of Universal Evil saw that Zhou Zhan was unwilling to discuss further, he only smiled and said nothing more, shifting instead to say:

"Brother Cangsheng, I've already seen that you've accepted all the tasks except for the conquest of the Ultimate Void Holy Realm."

"What do you intend to do?"

"What else could I possibly do?"

Zhou Zhan stared at him in puzzlement. "Of course, complete the missions."

"From now on, just to save time—no need to come back and accept new missions every time one is finished."

Upon hearing this, the Wàn Xié Mó Zhǔ couldn't help but gulp, unable to resist asking:

"Brother, are you really planning to finish all the missions?"

"What else? Keep breeding?"

Zhou Zhan shook his head. "I don't want to spend my entire life stuck in this cold, dull ultimate void battlefield. I'd rather solve these problems quickly and leave as soon as possible."

The Ultimate Void Battlefield truly was monotonous.

At first glance, aside from those void sanctuaries and the main city, there was nothing else at all.

Had it not been for the task entrusted to Him by the Supreme Will, He would never have stayed here so long.

Resolving the issues here sooner would mean leaving sooner too, and in doing so, elevate His standing as a candidate for Supreme Lord.

"Brother, what a magnificent spirit."

After a long silence, the Wandering Demon Sovereign could no longer help but exclaim.

Seeing Zhou Zhan’s current demeanor, he recalled his own actions when he first arrived at the Ultimate Void Battlefield.

Back then, how was he not just like Zhou Zhan—driven by an unshakable ambition, confident in overcoming all obstacles?

But after facing reality, after comprehending the overwhelming strength of the Ultimate Void race, his former ambitions had silently faded, without even his own awareness. By the time Zhou Zhou arrived, he had become fixated solely on defending his current Sacred Realm, unwilling to venture beyond its borders, fearing that any expansion might lead to the annihilation of his last remaining forces—leaving him utterly bereft.

Even worse, he might be blamed by the Supreme Will itself, losing his position as Third Reserve Supreme Lord.

Now, gazing at Zhou Zhan, he saw a reflection of himself from long ago.

Yet unlike that former self, this Celestial Emperor Sovereign truly possessed the strength to turn His words into reality.

"Let's go."

"First, head to the first destination."

"The Prime City of the First-Rank Supreme Divine War Territory."

"We begin our conquest from the First-Rank Supreme Divine War Territory."

"Right up to the Fourth-Rank War Territory."

Zhou Zhan spoke.

"Good!"

Wan Xie Magus agreed without hesitation.

He knew this journey might carry great danger.

After all, the Ultimate Void Race would never allow their territories to be invaded at will.

Yet He wished to join His elder brother in a bout of madness!

Not only to support his brother, but also to answer the call of his younger self from years ago!

As for the contest for Supreme Lordship—long since, it no longer weighed upon His heart.

Then, without further delay, they immediately set off toward the First-Rank Supreme Deity Territory—the Spiral Capital.

Zhou Zhan had chosen it not merely because He wished to begin conquest from a small town, but also because the Spiral War Territory lay close by.

Given its proximity and alignment with His conquest objectives, there was no logical reason to seek distant, unattainable goals.

Half an hour later,

Zhou Zhan and Wan Xie Mozhǔ led their vast armies into the void beyond the outer walls of the Spiral Capital.

The Master of the Spiral Capital, Ye Nai, had long heard of the legendary reputation of the Immortal Sovereign of the World—unstoppable in battle, invincible in attack—and had thus prepared defensive measures in advance. Yet, the chasm between their forces was too vast. Within less than a minute, the Spiral Capital was utterly destroyed by the sheer force of Zhou Zhan’s army.

“Within the Spiral War Territory, besides the Spiral Capital, there are two other secondary towns. We must move swiftly—seize them as quickly as possible!”

Zhou Zhan ordered aloud.

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

Bai Yun and the other principal generals immediately responded, swiftly clearing the battlefield before moving on to their next objective.