Chapter 1567: Let You See What a True Expert Is!

Chapter 1567: Let You See What True Strength Is!

Soon enough,

They stood before these two near-omnipotent will beings.

"Your Majesty,"

The two deities bowed respectfully.

"You two," said Zhou Shiyi, "tell me what's going on."

"Your Majesty," the crimson divine being replied, "My name is Sokhi. The one beside me, a near-omnipotent will being, is Han Ka."

"We are members of the 'Holy Scale Treasure Hunt Team.'

The Holy Scale Treasure Hunt Team is a small squad composed of four-tiered supreme deities and near-omnipotent will beings."

"There are sixteen members in total, four of whom are precursors to the Supreme Will Realm, and twelve are at the peak of the Fourth Rank of the Divine Being."

"I and Hanka are deputy leaders of the Holy Scale Treasure Hunt Team."

"Our primary mission is to search for relics left behind after the death of the will-transcendent master named 'Tianjun'."

"For example, the uncorrupted will-crystals of the will-transcendent realm, or various treasures hidden within his body, or even his inherited legacies."

"We have been searching for these treasures here for approximately thirty thousand years."

"Recently, I and Hanka have been assigned to the raiding missions."

"That is, we steal possessions from those strong beings attempting to enter Tianjun's corpse."

"And then…"

Sokhi looked at him cautiously, "we encountered Your Majesty."

Zhou Shiyi stroked his chin.

Originally, the owner of this corpse was named Tian Jun.

Then He asked, "How many such teams exist within Tian Jun's body? How many Supreme Gods are there in total? And are there any Masters of Supreme Will?"

"Report to the Emperor,"

Soki bowed respectfully, "Our team's strength is already among the top within Tian Jun's body. There are probably no more than a hundred and ten such teams throughout the entire body of Tian Jun."

"As for the number of Supreme Gods, it should be around twenty thousand."

"There are indeed Masters of Supreme Will, though I don't know the exact number. Currently, I am only aware of two: Tian Xing's Supreme Will and Xuan Luo's Supreme Will."

"They have resided for years in the deepest core of Tian Jun's body. Normally, they rarely appear. I've only occasionally glimpsed them, after spending a long time here."

Zhou Shiyi and Zhou Shiba maintained calm expressions on the surface, nodding slightly.

In truth, their inner minds were deeply astonished.

Twenty thousand Supreme Deities!

The total number of Supreme Deities across the Supreme Grand Cosmos is currently no more than ten thousand—here, the number of Supreme Deities is twenty times greater than that, utterly beyond belief.

It's no wonder neither the Supreme Grand Cosmos nor the Crimson Grand Cosmos ever considered seizing this consciousness and claiming it for themselves.

Such power—brave enough to confront it head-on? One might just shatter themselves before even touching it.

As for the presence of a Supreme Will Master within this celestial corpse, Zhou Shi-11 and Zhou Shi-12 were not at all surprised.

After all, this was a Supreme Will Master—perhaps the corpse itself harbored a lineage of transcendent will, drawing in Supreme Will Masters, which was entirely natural.

And likely, there were not just two, but many more, simply hidden from their sight.

"Do you possess a Chaotic Divine Artifact?"

Zhou Shi-11 asked again.

"Chaotic Divine Artifact."

Sokji's face showed a look of confusion, "What is that?"

"It's the True Blood God Stone," Hanka said.

"True Blood God Stone?"

Zhou Shiyi's eyebrows lifted slightly.

"Yes, Your Majesty," Hanka said respectfully, "The True Blood God Stone is formed by extracting a single drop of true blood from the body of Tianjun, purifying it of all impurities, resulting in a pure essence of blood—also known as the True Blood God Stone."

"According to the Red Cosmos where Your Majesty resides, it might also be called a Chaos God Artifact."

"But, Your Majesty, the True Blood God Stone holds practically no value for us lone warriors without noble factions."

"Therefore, none of us carries a Chaos God Artifact."

"That is true."

Xoski also quickly interjected, "True Blood God Stone holds no benefit for us; forcing ourselves to absorb its power might even turn us into puppets of Tianjun's will. Therefore, we would actively discard such things altogether."

Zhou Shiyi nodded slightly.

Yet within his heart, a surge of excitement stirred.

You may avoid them like venomous serpents and scorpions—so be it.

What truly matters is that He has now confirmed, beyond doubt, that within Tianjun's corpse lies the Chaos God Artifact—and the quantity appears to be substantial.

He intends to use it to upgrade his domain, not to absorb its power. Thus, He has no need for the same caution as Xoski and his kind.

"This journey has been made precisely to collect Chaos God Artifacts," Zhou Shiyi declared.

"Whenever you encounter such artifacts in the future, ensure you preserve them and deliver them to Me."

"Understood, Your Majesty."

"Your Majesty." Suddenly, a new thought arose in Sokhi's mind. With great courage, he said, "You could fully harness our Saint-Scale Treasure-Hunting Squad and enlist them to help you locate the Chaos Divine Treasures."

"Their strength, though vastly inferior to yours, grants them intimate knowledge of every passage within the Tianjun corpse."

"With their assistance, Your Majesty would surely obtain a vast array of Chaos Divine Treasures at an unprecedented speed."

"Your Majesty, Sokhi is absolutely right."

Hank quickly interjected.

"What do you propose?"

Zhou Shiyi asked with genuine interest.

Honestly, this man had actually offered a brilliant idea.

Why must we send our own forces to dig and collect the Chaos Divine Treasures?

Why not simply hire a team to search for them on our behalf? Wouldn't that be far more efficient?

And Sokhi was right—these beings, compared to us, indeed possessed a far deeper familiarity with the intricate passages and environments of Tianjun’s corpse. With their aid, we could gather the Chaotic Divine Treasures far more efficiently and swiftly.

Upon hearing Zhou Shiyi’s words, Sokhi and Hank both instantly snapped to attention, realizing their words had struck a chord with the Emperor.

They exchanged a glance, then spoke with solemnity:

"Your Majesty, our proposal is quite simple: the powerful beings who dwell within Tianjun’s corpse have always adhered to—and deeply believe in—the principle of strength ruling all, where the weak are devoured by the strong."

"Should Your Majesty demonstrate a power far beyond theirs, and offer them just a little advantage, countless powerful beings will naturally come to serve you willingly."

"What do you lack?"

Zhou Shiyi, finding their words sensible, asked directly.

"The Supreme God Crystal!"

Sokhi and Hank both spoke it at once. Then Sokhi continued, "Your Majesty, you cannot comprehend how it is here within Tianjun’s corpse—whenever we discover a treasure, if the news leaks out, it quickly attracts the envy of other enemies, who then swarm in to seize it and kill us."

"Therefore, those who find the treasure must ruthlessly extract their own potential, force their way through enemies, and flee—time and again. After just a few such incidents, our divine essences and fundamental cores are gradually drained, leaving us terribly weakened."

"At this moment, the Supreme Divine Crystal is the swiftest and safest means by which we can rapidly restore our original divine essence and strength."

"So any divine being who has lingered for a while within Tianjun's corpse cannot possibly be without a Supreme Divine Crystal."

"Because the act of killing gods to seize treasures is utterly commonplace here."

"Simply the wars we ourselves have endured—large and small—already number over ten thousand."

"Even this is only possible because we are divine beings of nearly supreme will."

"If it were any other ordinary Supreme God, the tally would exceed a million such battles."

"And among those gods, the vast majority have perished under such relentless pressure and intensity—only the strongest, blessed by both strength and fortune, remain."

Zhou Shiyi, upon hearing this, could not help but marvel.

"Here it is so perilous—yet so many Supreme Gods still linger. Truly, nothing but greed can drive a god to stay."

"The Emperor's words are absolutely correct."

"Most of the Supreme Gods' thoughts actually revolve around striking a deal with those beyond the realm of willpower, and then walking away with the profit."

"Yet the truth is, any deity who gains benefit never intends to leave immediately—they instead desire more."

"And those who fail to gain anything? Either they fall in the aftermath, or they remain stubbornly determined, unwilling to accept defeat, and persist in this place—only to face a bleak future in the end."

Sokki spoke.

"Do you lack Supreme Divine Artifacts?"

Wu Shiyi asked.

"No," Sokki replied.

"Most of those living here are Supreme Gods. When some of them have perished, the artifacts left behind have already been distributed to us—each of us now possesses a Supreme Divine Artifact."

Sokki shook his head.

Wu Shiyi murmured in astonishment.

He had never before encountered a pantheon of supreme deities with no need for the ultimate sacred artifacts.

This place, indeed, was a true treasure ground.

It had finally granted the supreme deities freedom from the ultimate sacred artifacts.

"Come."

"Take us to meet your commander."

"Let's start with your small unit first."

Zhou Shi said.

"Very well, Your Majesty, follow me, your servant."

Sorlon's expression was exceedingly flattery-filled and joyful.

It made Zhou Shi think of certain images.

[Were you who lured the enemy here?]

Cough...cough...

Zhou Shiyi shook his head, expelling the excess thoughts from his mind.

Then they followed Sokki and Hank, entering a passage within Tianjun's corpse.

As soon as they stepped onto the surface of Tianjun's body, Zhou Shiyi and Zhou Shidu could not help but feel a tremor in their divine bodies.

They glanced at each other subtly, and in that glance, both saw the same profound shock—and an overwhelming, bubbling joy!

For just moments ago—precisely as their feet touched this corpse—today's newly ascended, highest-tier, unique master talent—the Treasure King—had begun to urgently alert them.

Inside this corpse of Tianjun, there were treasures!

And countless treasures!!!

Thanks to the unparalleled sensitivity of the King of Treasures, Zhou Shiyi and Zhou Shidu sensed that even the lowest-grade treasures among these were of master god caliber!

As for the highest-tier treasure...

Zhou Shiyi and Zhou Shidu gazed deeply into the very core of Tianjun's corpse—specifically, into the region of his brain.

They could feel it.

At the very center of Tianjun's skull, there lay a treasure of astonishing fortune!

That treasure shimmered like a mighty, blazing sun, radiating a brilliant, all-encompassing aura that lit up the heavens and the realms of existence. While other treasures were indeed precious, they paled in comparison to this one—like fireflies against the sun, their difference so vast that they were utterly incomparable.

Zhou Shiyi and Zhou Shidu even felt a strange illusion.

This enigmatic artifact might be more valuable than the Reality Magic Cube they themselves controlled!

Could this be...

A treasure from the Realm of Eternal Immortality?!

Thinking of this.

Zhou Shiyi and Zhou Shizhi's hearts began to race wildly.

For heaven's sake—this was a treasure from the Eternally Unfading Realm!

A relic capable of being wielded only by the true apex of the cultivation path.

If it truly were such a thing, it would send countless masters of the Supreme Will Realm, and even those who had transcended will, into frenzied pursuit!

"What do you think?"

Zhou Shiyi walked behind Sokhi, his mind asking Zhou Shizhi.

"The location of the treasure has never changed. It seems this artifact has never been discovered by any other cultivator. Therefore, we have no need to rush. If such a treasure has remained undetected here for so long, it will not be found in the near future."

"Given the nature of the Original Body's Preservation Way, it would never allow us to act rashly."

"We should first fully understand the situation here, and then make further plans."

Zhou Shiyi spoke.

"Good."

Zhou Shiyi nodded.

A moment later.

Under the guidance of Sokhi, they arrived at a relatively spacious secret base.

This secret base was located within the body of Tianjun's corpse, a natural hollow formed within.

Fourteen deities were resting here.

At first, Zhou Shiyi and Zhou Shizheng were puzzled—why didn't they simply create their own separate worlds for rest and cultivation?

Why did they have to be crammed together like this?

But soon,

They would finally understand why.

For they had clearly sensed that within Tianjun's corpse, their supreme divine power was being severely suppressed.

Ordinary supreme deities and near-omnipotent will-level beings found it exceedingly difficult to create worlds, let alone expand domains.

Yet Zhou Shi-Yi and Zhou Shi-Er would by no means be ordinary supreme deities.

After wielding the "King," their power had instantly reached a level extremely close to that of will-level beings.

With such overwhelming strength, Zhou Shi-Yi and Zhou Shi-Er could now feel they could expend far greater reserves of supreme divine power to forge worlds and activate domain laws.

This, naturally, was excellent news for them.

It meant their gap in power relative to other supreme deities had widened significantly once again.

At that moment,

A near-omnipotent will-level being rose to his feet, narrowing his eyes as he stared at Zhou Shi-Yi and Zhou Shi-Er—along with numerous supreme deities and ordinary gods—standing behind Sokhi and Hank.

A profound intuition from a being of the Near-Transcendent Will Realm made Him aware that Zhou Shi Yi and the others came with ill intent.

"Zoski, Hank."

"What do you mean by suddenly bringing in unfamiliar deities to our sanctuary?"

He asked.

But Zoski and Hank did not answer Him. Instead, they turned respectfully toward Zhou Shi Yi and Zhou Shi Er, and said:

"Your Majesty, this is the leader of our Holy Scale Treasure Hunt Team."

"The one before you is the Holy Scale's Yulong Deity Master, from a vast cosmos known as the Holy Scale."

As he spoke, the Yulong Deity Master's expression had begun to darken.

"Good day, everyone."

Zhou Shi Yi stepped forward, smiling warmly at the fourteen deities present.

"This time I've come, and I only have one thing to say."

"Every god present here, including that so-called larva god-king, is trash!"

"If you don't believe me, fight me!"

He declared with unparalleled arrogance.

Following the principle of the strong devouring the weak, right?

Then let you all see what true strength truly is!