Chapter 1554: Total Troops!

Chapter 1554: Total Military Strength!

The deities of all realms across the infinite heavens were utterly stunned by the sudden emergence of six Supreme Gods from the Sunlight Nation.

To be frank,

the birth of a chief deity was not entirely unprecedented. Though such chief deities were considered among the most powerful within their respective clans, there were countless such beings scattered across the myriad races of the multiverse. Unlike Supreme Gods—so rare that there were barely over ten thousand in all of the Supreme Cosmos—their numbers were far from scarce. But when six Supreme Gods arose simultaneously from the Sunlight Nation, the entire pantheon felt their very understanding of reality shattered.

Could the Sunlight Nation truly produce Supreme Gods so effortlessly?

This was not merely a strengthening of power—it was a fundamental shift in the balance of the Supreme Cosmos itself.

Many deities, especially those who had fought in the Ultimate Void War or who had faced off against the Wandering Ones, grasped the profound significance of this development. If the Sunlight Nation were to continue generating more Supreme Gods in the future, it might not only reverse the disadvantage suffered in the Ultimate Void War—but could even shatter the stalemate that had long gripped the Twilight Lands.

If it were truly possible to achieve both of these feats,

The Sovereign of the Common People could very well become a savior-like figure, with accomplishments possibly surpassing even the God of Heavenly Punishment, rising to become the most renowned being across the highest cosmos and the Crimson Cosmos itself.

"Unbelievable!"

The gods were stunned, once again recognizing the terrifying potential hidden within the Sovereign of the Common People.

This potential—perhaps even equal to the Spring and Autumn Master or the God of Heavenly Punishment—might even…

Go deeper, and they dared not think further.

For that would be utterly beyond comprehension.

Let us instead continue observing the future of the Sovereign of the Common People.

Perhaps today's events were merely a coincidence?

That thought flickered through their minds.

At the same time.

Within the Praised Sun Capital,

Zhou Zhou gazed upon the six celestial ascension phenomena in the starry sky, a smile blooming upon his face.

Six deities simultaneously ascending to the rank of Supreme God!

Who could help but rejoice?

An hour later, the celestial ascension phenomena in the heavens began to fade.

When all the ascension signs had vanished, a total of thirty-nine thousand, five hundred and twenty-nine columns of colored laws, along with six especially immense columns of law, erupted skyward from the Palace of Cycles and swiftly flew toward Zhou Zhou, landing before him in a moment.

They were the newly ascended thirty-nine thousand, five hundred and twenty-nine newly crowned Primordial Gods, and six additional Supreme Gods!

As soon as they arrived, they bowed deeply and respectfully in unison before Zhou Zhou, their voices echoing in unison:

"Presenting ourselves, Your Majesty!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for bestowing upon us the inheritance. We have all successfully ascended to the rank of subordinate deities beneath the Supreme Deities!"

At once, the First Sovereign bowed with reverence and gratitude:

"Your Majesty, we bow before you!"

"We have successfully ascended to the rank of First-Level Supreme Deities!"

Zhou Zhan smiled and nodded. "Do not miss today's grand ceremony of promotion. I shall personally attend to celebrate your ascension."

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

The deities bowed with deep respect and heartfelt excitement.

Zhou Zhou nodded, then turned his gaze to these six newly promoted Supreme Deities.

As he observed them—among them, the First Dragon, the First Sovereign; the God of Light, Xilu; and the Goddess of Life, Cuithis—his lips curled slightly.

When he had once promised nine out of the ten Supreme Deities that, upon their joining the Sun God Realm, he would do his utmost to help them ascend to the rank of Supreme Deity.

Among the nine Supreme Deities now, five of the Primordial Gods have ascended to the first rank of Supreme Deity.

Believing that the remaining four Supreme Deities, with the divine lineage bestowed upon them and nurtured by the unparalleled cultivation environment of the Sun's Divine Realm, would surely be able to ascend as well, it was certain they would follow suit.

Then,

he would no longer owe them anything.

Meanwhile,

the three newly elevated Supreme Deities had also noticed Zhou Zhou's gaze.

They returned to him a look of genuine gratitude.

It was heartfelt, born from deep within.

For in the past, they had spent countless years, struggling endlessly, unable to progress beyond the realm of Primordial God, stuck in that limbo.

Their decision to pledge their ten noble talents to the Supreme Will, to unite and offer them in service—was nothing more than a desperate hope to finally reach the rank of Supreme Deity.

As to whether this hope could truly be realized, to be frank, at that time, they did not possess much confidence.

After all, the total number of lordly talents across all realms and heavens was staggering—enough to fill the void of infinity. Even the talents of the Mythic-Level Unique tier, when summed together, numbered in the millions.

Their contribution of ten Sacred Guardian Lordly Talents was, in truth, rather unremarkable.

And let alone the fact that they had encountered a lord whose aspirations could elevate them to the status of Supreme Deities.

Yet they had not only encountered such a lord—but within such a short span of time after joining the Prairial Divine Realm, they had actually achieved their long-held wish.

Not even the other deities could have imagined this.

Even among themselves, a sense of unreality stirred within their hearts.

But when they saw the envious glances of the Mechanic Primordial God, the Primordial God of Wisdom, and the Sovereign of All Gods, they suddenly snapped back to reality—aware that they truly existed in the present.

What they had experienced was no illusion. They had, in fact, ascended to the rank of Supreme Deity!

They exchanged a glance, their faces glowing with genuine, heartfelt joy.

At the same time.

The Primordial Sovereign and the other three Sovereigns watched with envy as the First Sovereigns emerged, their minds already turning to their own futures.

They, too, held unwavering confidence in what lay ahead.

With the Emperor’s steadfast support, if they still failed to ascend to the Supreme Divinity, then perhaps they might as well find a block of tofu and end it all.

After chatting with these newly elevated deities for a while, Zhou Zhou then bestowed upon each Sovereign a set of perfectly tailored lower-tier Sovereign-grade divine artifacts.

As for the First Sovereigns, he followed tradition and gifted each of them a complete set of first-tier Supreme Divine artifacts, perfectly aligned with their own cosmic paths and laws.

Then he sent them off to seek Zheng Yuanqi, to claim their official titles and divine stipends.

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

Adding to the total: today’s newly recruited and promoted 8,000 Jing new soldiers, 666 billion 666 million 6000 pure-blooded dragon race, 100 Jing heavenly soldiers, 39,529 newly elevated Sovereigns, and 6 newly ascended Supreme Deities.

The combined strength of his forces now stood at an astonishing 2 yao 7922 jing 2387 zhao 1925 billion 2374 million 3888 soldiers, 799.7 billion 813.6 million 261.8 divine beings, 14.4 billion 880.9 million 938.8 true deities, 241,981 Sovereigns, 182 Supreme Deities, and one being of near-omnipotent will!

Zhou Zhou nodded in satisfaction after reviewing it.

His forces had officially surpassed two yao, and were now only a short distance away from reaching three yao.

Then, Zhou Zhou assessed the baseline potential of the current offspring of the Jiaoyang Divine Clan.

And then, a smile reappeared on his face!

Mid-tier Divine Rank, Intermediate!

With the acquisition of 7,213 newly ascended human race main deities and one newly ascended supreme deity from the human race, the Jiaoyang Divine Clan's potential had dramatically advanced from intermediate divine rank, junior level, to intermediate divine rank, intermediate level!

Zhou Zhou nodded slightly, then calculated how many newly ascended human race main deities would be required to elevate the Jiaoyang Divine Clan's baseline potential from intermediate divine rank, intermediate level, to intermediate divine rank, superior level.

A moment later.

Zhou Zhou opened his eyes.

"Ten thousand?"

Zhou Zhou's eyes gleamed with sharp clarity.

The additional newly ascended human main deities and the newly elevated supreme deities under His command now already accounted for 7,974 newly ascended main deities.

That meant—

He only needed another 2,026 newly ascended human main deities, and the human potential baseline under His authority would ascend from mid-level mid-tier to mid-level upper-tier!

Yes!

It seemed that after resolving the remaining two fourth-tier supreme deity war domains tomorrow, the human potential baseline would finally rise.

...

Meanwhile.

Zhou Wu had brought Tanatos, Nasarios, and ten thousand deities of the main deity rank to the Chaos Sea.

They swiftly located the Chaos Time-Space Deities and discovered that, surrounding the four Chaos Deities—Time, Space, Wind, and Shadow—there were no less than two hundred and thirty-two Chaos Deities.

Zhou Wu felt a surge of delight at this sight.

This time, the Chaos Deities and Demons they had brought were not only double the number from last time—but even more!

He immediately led the deities to stand before them.

"Your Majesty, we bow before you!"

"Salutations, to the Supreme God of Death, and to the Holy Dragon of the Abyss."

The four Chaos Deities and Demons—Shi Jian, Kong, Feng Zu, and Gui Ying—gazed upon Zhou Wu and bowed with immediate reverence.

Zhou Wu nodded, then smiled warmly:

"Such a large number of Chaos Deities and Demons today—quite impressive!"

The Chaos Deities and Demons smiled in response.

To be praised by the Emperor made their labor truly worthwhile.

Then they explained to Zhou Wu the reason why so many chaotic deities and demons had been brought forth.

It was because, ever since they had been tirelessly spreading the news across the realm of deities and demons—promoting the exchange of Chaotic Divine Treasures for the Master Divine Artifacts—more and more chaotic deities and demons had come to know of their existence. And once, through their own channels, they verified the truth of this matter, a portion of their most powerful among them could no longer wait to come and engage in trade with them.

The 232 chaotic deities and demons now brought before them were merely the initial batch.

In the days to come, the number of chaotic deities and demons arriving would only grow greater—until... until the Chaotic Deity Emperor of their own kind finally discovered them.

"You'd think the Chaotic Deity Emperor of yours wouldn't be all that impressive," Zhou Wu murmured in astonishment. "He hasn't even caught on to your secret dealings with the Master Divine Artifacts yet?"

If such a trade were to take place within the borders of his Yangyang Divine Realm, with the realm's formidable intelligence-gathering and internal surveillance apparatus, the mastermind behind the operation would be uncovered within less than half a day—whether friend or foe, instantly revealed.

The Yangyang Divine Realm, bolstered by the talents of countless lords, the supreme treasures, and the noble titles, was not merely powerful in combat, but in every facet: intelligence gathering, agriculture and livestock, healthcare, scientific research, life sciences, and entertainment services—its strength was all-encompassing.

Thus, it seemed the Chaotic Deity Emperor of their kind had little real control over the realm or its chaotic deities.

It is inconceivable what the being of supreme will might be doing in ordinary days.

Seeming to have sensed the question lurking in Zhou Wu’s thoughts, the Time-Space Chaos God-Monster explained:

"Your Majesty, you are unaware of this."

"Since our Chaos God-Monarch forged the realm of gods and demons, He has been in seclusion, engaged in continuous cultivation."

"Over these many years, we have seen Him only a few times at most."

"Yet though the Emperor remains in seclusion, His appointed Oversight Council continues to govern the entire realm of gods and demons, preventing any events that might harm the Emperor."

"If our secret dealings involving Chaos Divine Treasures were discovered by the Oversight Council, and if they cannot resolve the matter themselves, they would certainly report it directly to the Emperor of Chaos God-Monarch. In that case, our situation... would be extremely dire."

"After all, selling Chaos Divine Treasures externally is, at its core, an act of weakening the power of the realm of gods and demons."

"The Emperor would never permit such a thing."

Zhou Wu nodded slightly.

Moreover, He noticed that when speaking of the Emperor of Chaos, the Chaos Deities and Chaos Demons—those very beings of Chaos—exhibited unmistakable signs of fear.

Clearly.

Though the Emperor of Chaos had long been secluded, absent from the sight of the Chaos Deities, His aura of authority remained unshaken in the hearts of these races.

It was precisely because of His innate Master's Talent—granting loyalty and preventing betrayal—that the Chaos Deities and Chaos Demons would not turn against Him, nor reveal to the Emperor of Chaos the fact that He had acquired Chaos Treasures.

Without that Master's Talent, He suspected the Emperor of Chaos would already be aware of His actions.

"Act according to the circumstances," He said.

"If you encounter an insurmountable danger, immediately retreat from the Chaos Realm and inform Me. I will open the portal of the Shadow Realm, and bring you to the Sunlit Divine Nation."

"In the Sunlit Divine Nation, even the Emperor of Chaos himself would dare not personally pursue you."

Zhou Wu spoke.

As beings forged from the fragmented remnants of the Chaos Will, the Chaos Deities—if they dared to appear in the present world and dare to pursue His subordinates, who was merely a reserve heir to the Supreme Master—would be acting with utter audacity.

No need for him to intervene personally—the Supreme Will would itself step in, resolving the threat and then using the outcome to mend the deficiency within the Supreme Cosmic Whole.

After a brief conversation with them, Zhou Wu bestowed upon the Time-Space Chaotic Deity-Monster a total of 928 primary divine artifacts, then with a single palm, obliterated the 232 Chaotic Deity-Monsters.

Following the extraction of spoils, they amassed a total of 964 units of Chaotic Divine Treasures.

Then, they journeyed once more to the Temporal Ruin of Chaotic Death, where they acquired another 170 units of Chaotic Divine Treasures.

Thus,

The total number of Chaotic Divine Treasures now held by Him reached 4,624 units.

Zhou Zhou nodded slightly.

Excellent.

Only a few hundred more units away from the 5,000 required to ascend to the Territory Rank.

Today, after conquering the two Four-Rank Supreme Divine War Territories on the other side, Zhou Zhan should be able to gather enough Chaotic Divine Treasures to complete the final shortfall.

Perhaps.

The territory upgrade will happen tonight!

Zhou Wu thought to himself.

Then he stopped thinking, opened the portal of the Shadow Realm, and joined forces with the vast army of the Prajval Divine Nation led by Zhou Sheng, continuing their campaign against other territories across the Supreme Continent.

Now, the Prajval Divine Nation has seized two-fifths of the entire expanse of the Supreme Continent!

Half of the goal to conquer the entire continent is nearly achieved.

Then let the war continue!

……

Meanwhile.

The Ultimate Void Battlefield.

Zhou Zhan and Wan Xiemago had just finished assembling their armies when they immediately set off toward the first four-tier supreme divine war domain—the Xuan Yin War Domain.

But when they arrived at the Xuan Yin capital city, they were stunned by what lay before them.

For…

The Xuan Yin capital city was empty!?