Chapter 1616: Upgrade Territory! Glory XIV!

Chapter 1616: Upgrading the Territory! Glory XIV!

Zhou Zhou gazed at the number of newly ascended deities and felt an overwhelming sense of satisfaction.

Previously, the number of new deities emerging each day had never exceeded a few hundred billion.

Today, however, the count soared to over 123 million—more than a thousand times higher!

Such a surge was nothing short of terrifying.

And why had this increase occurred?

The answer was simple.

Now, each day, He summons common citizens and soldiers, empowered by two of His unique, supreme master talents: "The Supreme Divine Form" and "Fated Summoning."

The weakest of these summoned individuals are already at the level of legendary lower-tier, and there's a 1% chance of summoning a legendary upper-tier citizen.

With these abilities, the gap between these beings and the realm of divinity is practically just one step away.

Under the sublime benediction of the Supreme and Unique Lord Talent, Ares's Protection, they were empowered to harvest torrents of ascension energy in mere moments through the slaughter of their foes, swiftly exalting their own might into the divine realm.

This was the exact reason so many legendary soldiers had managed to ascend to godhood on this very day.

Moreover, such an elevation was no fleeting anomaly; it was to be the permanent state of affairs.

It was possible today.

It would be possible tomorrow.

Even when a decade or a century had slipped away, just as many newly ascended deities could continue to emerge.

As time marched onward, the number of new gods birthed daily within the Divine Kingdom of the Scorching Sun was destined to swell ever larger.

After all, he himself would never remain stagnant.

Thus, Zhou Zhou was absolutely certain.

There would come a day when the number of gods under his command would surpass the combined sum of every deity residing within the entirety of the Supreme Boundless Universe.

At that moment, the magnificence of Zhou Zhou's power was beyond anything imaginable.

This was a feat even the highest-ranking reserve commanders of the Heavenly Punishment God Kings had never achieved.

And beyond the ordinary ascension of gods, the elevation of True Gods, Supreme Gods, and even the Supreme Deities had seen a tremendous leap.

Zhou Zhou remained utterly calm about it.

As His influence, power, and the number of newly ascended deities continued to grow and expand, such progress was inevitable.

No one could stop it!

Beyond these wars, in the acquisition of Chaotic Divine Treasures from the Chaotic Sea, today's Chaotic Sea administrators secured another 220 units from the god-kings' factions that had gathered them within the Temporal Relics.

He originally possessed 26,461 units of Chaotic Divine Treasures. Now, adding these 220 units and the 8,123 units acquired from other battlefields, the total reached 34,804 units.

Zhou Zhou's eyes flickered with a subtle spark at this.

"The Chaotic Divine Treasure has already been assembled."

"Additionally, the eight primary goddom domains required for territory advancement have all been conquered today—by Zhou Zhan."

"Territory upgrade is now possible."

Zhou Zhou thought it in his heart.

After defeating the three Supreme Will-tier warriors of the Delusion Clan, Zhou Zhan had immediately left the Black Swamp Region to evade the pursuit of the four Supreme Will-tier warriors.

Yet though he was being hunted, Zhou Zhan did not flee directly from the Yellow Abyss Domain in fear. Instead, as he retreated, he systematically dismantled the primary goddom domains established by the Delusion Clan.

With his own formidable strength and his subordinates equally capable, each of these primary goddom domains fell swiftly and effortlessly into his hands.

Originally, the promotion of the territory required eight such primary goddom domains.

But today, in a single day, he had swiftly seized all seven primary goddom domains founded by the Delusion Clan.

The eighth one? Not taken by him—but directly bestowed upon him by Liu Zhao, the God Sovereign of the Flowing Swamp, who presented Zhou Zhan’s own primary goddom domain—the Flowing Swamp Goddom—as a gift to himself.

Thus, all the conditions for upgrading the territory were fulfilled.

No wasted time—Zhou Zhou simply stepped out of the Palace of Cyclic Rebirth, soaring into the sky above the Pride of the Sun Capital, gazing upon his own divine city.

With a single thought,

the very next instant,

20,000 yuans of base materials, 1,000 first-tier supreme god crystals, 1,000 jin of source crystals, 10,000 units of chaotic divine relics, and 100 units of ultimate void crystals vanished without a trace.

A textual notification appeared.

[Congratulations! Your primary god's superior divine realm (Lord's Law) has successfully advanced to a first-tier supreme divine realm (Lord's Law)!]

[Your territory has successfully ascended to a first-tier supreme territory!]

[Your primary god's primordial unity array has been upgraded to a first-tier supreme divine-grade star god array.]

[Territory stone monument durability has increased to: 1,000 jin / 1,000 jin!]

[Your territory has expanded to 20 million km × 20 million km × 100 million m!]

[All fog monsters within the newly acquired territory have been expelled!]

[The crimson fog will no longer appear in any of your territories!]

[You have received an upgrade reward: the Ultimate Structure Blueprint Box (Tier I Ultimate God-level)!]

[Lord's Talent Prompt: Your Crimson Mother Nest is now ready for upgrade!]

[Lord's Talent Prompt: Your Mystery Caravan faction has been strengthened!]

[Lord's Talent Prompt: The divine personnel of your Life Ark have gained enhanced power!]

The very next instant.

A voice of even greater dignity and resonance echoed forth.

[Universal Announcement 1: Congratulations to the Sunbeam Divine Nation (a Supreme God-level nation of the Divine Realm) – Lord Sunbeam, who has become the first lord to elevate their territory to Tier I Ultimate Territory! You are awarded three Ultimate Boxes, +10,000 Mythic Points, +10 million Legendary Points, and your unique race title "The Glory of the Pioneer" has advanced from Tier XIII to Tier XIV!]

[Universal Ruler Channel Announcement: Congratulations to the Prairial Divine Realm (a Sovereign Realm under the Supreme God's Domain) — Prairial Divine Sovereign…]

[Universal Ruler Channel Announcement: Congratulations to the Prairial Divine Realm (a Sovereign Realm under the Supreme God's Domain) — Prairial Divine Sovereign…]

[Universal Announcement 2: Following the Prairial Divine Sovereign's reestablishment of a new realm for Rulers, the maximum tier for all the myriad races' Ruler domains has been elevated to the Fourth Rank, the Supreme Divine Level! Sovereign Realm Ruler factions may now ascend to Supreme Realm Ruler factions! Eligible Ruler clans may obtain the requirements and resource acquisition methods for promotion by reviewing their domain information.]

[Universal Announcement 3: In celebration of the Prairial Divine Sovereign's pioneering a new chapter for the myriad races' Ruler lineage, the Prairial Divine Sovereign is specially granted 5 'Supreme Hearts,' 100 'Supreme Hearts,' and the weight of the Supreme Ruler Reserve is significantly increased!]

The moment the universal announcement was issued, the myriad races across the cosmos were stunned.

Every chieftain among the countless races across the multiverses, through their respective race channels, engaged in heated discussions about this event—something unprecedented, a turning point in history.

"This is utterly absurd! I'm still struggling to gather resources to establish a foundational Sovereign Realm Ruler faction, and yet, the Prince of the Common People has already ascended to a new tier, entering the ranks of Supreme Realms?!!"

"Indeed, as the third reserve of Supreme Ruler personally authenticated by the Supreme Will, not only did he elevate his Supreme Ruler reserve rank in a short span, but he also raised his domain to an entirely new level. He excels in both realms, surpassing all other myriad races' rulers—my admiration is beyond measure."

"The Prince of the Common People truly stands as the greatest prodigy of this era. Even his influence rivals that of the Heavenly Punishment God King and the Spring-Autumn Law Master from old days."

"I can only wonder how the Prince of the Common People acquired so many promotion resources. Right now, I'm still having trouble gathering even the basic resources needed to establish a foundational Sovereign Realm Ruler faction. It's inconceivable how he managed to amass all the necessary resources and ascend to the status of Supreme Realm Sovereign."

"It must have been obtained from the Ultimate Void Great Cosmos, otherwise I can't believe the Prince could gather so many advancement resources within our own Great Cosmos—neither our highest-tier Great Cosmos nor the neighboring Crimson Great Cosmos possesses such vast reserves."

"I share that suspicion. Our Great Cosmos' Lordship Path developed later, unlike the top-tier Lordship Systems found in other Great Cosmosses, where even Lords transcending the realm of will are said to exist. If we could locate those elite Lordship System Great Cosmosses, gathering sufficient resources to upgrade our domains would surely be feasible."

"That makes sense. It seems I'll have to visit the Ultimate Void Great Cosmos soon."

"Take me along!"

"I'll go too!"

"Please, please don't overcomplicate it—just let the children rest and enjoy peace!"

...

All the races are now buzzing about this matter.

Even the Universal Demon Master, who wages war against demons across realms, the Spring and Autumn Law Master, who fishes for the heavens across the temporal river, and the Heavenly Punishment God King, who fights on the twilight battlefield, are all momentarily stunned.

Universal Demon Master: "I knew my brother was a being capable of forging a new age!"

Spring and Autumn Law Master: "Our new brother has become increasingly fascinating these days."

Heavenly Punishment God King: "Excellent! Excellent! Excellent! No wonder he's my brother—promising, promising, hahaha!"

...

Meanwhile.

Zhou Zhou glanced at the multiverse announcement before him, his smile growing more evident.

He had now essentially rewritten history for the second time.

As the founder of both the Supreme God Realm and the Highest Realm, his achievements were on par with the peak performances of the highest-ranking reserve lords among the Heavenly Punishment God Kings.

After enjoying that sense of exhilaration for a while, Zhou Zhan finally came back to himself.

He continued reading.

First on the list was the requirement for territory upgrades.

[Building Upgrades: 1 sister unit of wood, 1 sister unit of fine sand, 1 sister unit of metal, 1 sister unit of stone, 1000 pieces of second-tier deity crystal, 5000 jing units of source crystal, 50,000 units of chaotic divine treasure, 500 units of ultimate void crystal, 500 advanced divine realms, 10 mid-level master deity nations, 10 second-tier highest deity spirits, 2 billion hero figures!]

...

After reading it through, Zhou Zhou's brow slightly arched.

Have they already begun using units labeled "sister"?

One ten-thousand-gate equals a sister!

That's an extraordinarily high magnitude of numerical unit!

He shook his head slightly, not dwelling on it, and turned his gaze back to the upgrade requirements.

Firstly,

the basic materials—he certainly had more than enough.

And the requirements for highest deity crystals, source crystals, advanced master deity realms, the number of ascended highest deity spirits, and 2 billion hero figures—all were fully within reach.

Then the remaining requirements were the Chaotic Divine Artifact, the Ultimate Void Crystal, and the Mid-Level Divine Nation.

Currently, He still held 24,804 units of Chaotic Divine Artifact—only a little more would complete the total.

As for the Ultimate Void Crystal, He was still half a way short.

Yet Zhou Zhan did not worry.

The various channels through which he currently controlled these two resources were already capable of supplying him daily with substantial quantities of both the Chaotic Divine Artifact and the Ultimate Void Crystal.

Thus, gathering them was merely a matter of time.

Within ten days, he should be able to collect them all.

If the progress in Huang Tian's Great Universe accelerated slightly, he might even accomplish it sooner.

The same applied to the ten Mid-Level Divine Nations.

Within the Supreme and Crimson Great Universes, there would certainly be no Mid-Level Divine Nations—neither the Wandering Tribes of the Yellow Spring Domain nor any other faction currently possessed sufficient resources to rapidly establish such nations.

But it doesn’t matter.

The Huang Tian Great Cosmos has it.

Zhou Shiyu, stationed within the Huang Tian Great Cosmos, has already begun launching attacks against the junior and mid-tier Sovereign Kingdoms surrounding it.

The number of ten mid-tier Sovereign Kingdoms appears astonishing, even seeming impossible to many lords.

Yet, from Zhou Shiyu and Zhou Zhou’s perspective, as long as their support doesn’t falter, defeating ten mid-tier Sovereign Kingdoms is merely a matter of time.

In fact, perhaps even before the Chaos Divine Artifact and the Ultimate Void Crystal have been fully gathered, Zhou Shiyu has already conquered ten junior Sovereign Kingdoms.

Zhou Zhou thought of this, his brow subtly lifting.

Looking at it this way, the difficulty of this upgrade is far less daunting than he had originally imagined.

All thanks to the Huang Tian Great Cosmos!

What a treasure trove!

No Vang Tian Great Cosmos, He watched this upgrade request and probably already felt himself drowning in despair.

Then He immediately turned his gaze to the rewards listed in the Universal Clans Announcements.

First, the new title.

[Title Name: The Glory of the Pioneer XIV]

[Title Quality: Race-exclusive]

[Title Effect 1: Your fame spreads across the multiverse, drawing more talents to admire your name and yearn to join your domain. The number of vassals you can summon through the Daily Portal increases by 1400%. Among the summoned vassals, one talent of the same level as your domain's rank will appear with a 15% chance!]

[Title Effect 2: As before.]

[Title Effect 3: When you become the first Lord to possess a lower-tier Supreme Domain, this title will upgrade to The Glory of the Pioneer XV and unlock additional title effects!]

Zhou Zhou read it through and nodded in satisfaction.

A direct 14-fold increase in the number of vassals I can summon!

Among the newly summoned vassals, fifteen emerged as elite professionals matching the rank of the territory itself.

That is to say—

By dawn tomorrow, He shall be able to summon fifteen first-tier Supreme Deities.

Supreme Deities!

Across the countless realms within the Supreme Grand Cosmos, the total number of Supreme Deities combined barely reaches ten thousand!

Now, He can summon fifteen such beings each day.

Should this news spread, not only would the chieftains of the myriad races envy it—

Even powers at the level of Supreme Will would surely feel envy and admiration.

Fifteen per day, multiplied by one hundred days, amounts to one thousand five hundred. To reach ten thousand Supreme Deities, only seven hundred days are needed.

Within two years, I shall possess a number of Supreme Deities rivaling the entire Supreme Grand Cosmos!

Zhou Zhaoguang just thought about it, and instantly felt a surge of comfort throughout his body.

The effect of this title was simply too exquisite.

And this was only the effect of a Supreme God's title.

What if he became the Master of the Supreme Territory?

Would he be able to summon sixteen Supreme Will-tier warriors every single day?

Is that even possible?

Gasp!

If it were truly possible, the mere thought of it would be utterly absurd.

So Zhou Zhan decided to put that idea aside for now.

He would consider it only when he reached that level.

How much I wish it would only add to my distress.