Chapter 1622: First Supreme Will Realm Subordinate!

Chapter 1622: The First Subordinate of the Supreme Will Realm!

After the joy had settled, Zhou Zhou immediately handed over the promotion certificate to Wu Xin, instructing him to go find the reserve recruits and promote them into the Supreme Divine Weapon and the Supreme Holy Law God.

And himself, he promptly left the mansion of Mu Gu, stepping out of the Divine Realm and arriving at the Gate of Summoning.

As customary, he summoned a first-tier Supreme Divine-class cosmic warship.

This was no small matter—120 yuans of recruits, all of them exceptionally powerful. Previous Supreme God-class cosmic warships were utterly inadequate for such forces. Only a first-tier Supreme Divine-class warship’s internal space could serve as a proper military base for their rest, training, and habitation.

Then Zhou Zhou tossed all 120 yuans of recruitment notices into the Gate of Summoning, spending 100 first-tier Supreme Divine God Crystals to recruit them all and assign them to this cosmic warship.

When he saw the internal world of the warship suddenly swell with precisely one hundred and twenty yuans of soldiers, a smile naturally bloomed on his face.

The surge of military strength was truly exhilarating.

Then, using another 100 first-tier Supreme Divine God Crystals, Zhou Zhou summoned today’s civilian population.

This single summoning brought forth 200.1 billion citizens, over 30 billion more than the usual amount.

Among them, the strongest were fifteen First-Class Supreme Deities.

Upon seeing these fifteen First-Class Supreme Deities, Zhou Zhou's smile nearly spilled over his lips.

Fifteen First-Class Supreme Deities!

Within less than two years—even if, during this time, He gained no other Supreme Deities at all—He would possess over ten thousand Supreme Deities.

By then,

The total number of Supreme Deities under His command would surpass the combined total of all Supreme Deities across the entire Supreme Cosmos!

It was beyond conceivable.

Zhou Zhou felt a strange sense of buoyancy, and immediately reminded himself in his mind not to grow arrogant.

Yet the more he thought about it, the harder it became to suppress the smile curling at the corners of his mouth.

He shook his head, forcefully suppressing the chaotic thoughts swirling in his mind. After ordering his subordinates to assign the new soldiers and new subjects to their proper destinations, he set off alone toward Yuzheng Mountain. Having spent 1,000 Jing Xiaoshi God-tier lower-tier divine crystals, he summoned exactly 100 Jing Tianbing Tianjiang Tianzun.

At that very moment—

Swoosh, swoosh, swoosh, swoosh, swoosh, swoosh, swoosh…

A total of ninety-two thousand six hundred and ninety-three columns of various law-based light burst skyward from the direction of the Cycle Palace!

Immediately thereafter,

The stars scattered across the heavens began to flicker, revealing a total of fifty distinct and utterly different celestial phenomena.

Precisely the celestial signs marking the ascension of a Primordial God into Supreme Divinity!

All the gods who witnessed this spectacle and understood its profound significance were left utterly stunned.

"This… fifty Supreme Divinities have been born within the Sun God Realm?!!"

"What kind of nonsense is this! Supreme Divinities are rare—there are barely over ten thousand in the entire Supreme Cosmic Expanse. How could the Emperor of the People have managed to birth ninety Supreme Divinities in just one day within the Sun God Realm?!!"

"Incredible! From this very scene, I already sense it—the Celestial Sovereign and His Radiant Divine Realm are destined to usher in a new epoch of transformation!"

"What nonsense are you talking about? If I could produce fifty Supreme Deities in a single day, I’d know the future belongs to the Celestial Sovereign!"

"Forty-nine Supreme Deities in one day, a hundred in two days—within less than a year, the Celestial Sovereign would have more Supreme Deities than an entire Supreme Cosmos?"

"Too narrow-minded! Who says the Celestial Sovereign can only command newly born Supreme Deities? Can't existing Supreme Deities be incorporated into His fold, serving under Him? I'm certain within two hundred days—perhaps even under one hundred—the Celestial Sovereign will have more Supreme Deities than an entire Supreme Cosmos!"

"Goodness! You're truly bold—within less than one hundred days, amassing a number of Supreme Deities rivaling an entire Supreme Cosmos... isn't that a bit exaggerated?"

"I've studied the rise of the Celestial Sovereign in detail. Based on his past trajectory, I can only say this pace is not exaggerated at all. Think back—since the Celestial Sovereign first arrived on the Supreme Continent and began his path to transcendence, how long has it been? Reflect on that, then reflect on what's happening now—do you still find it exaggerated?"

"Goodness..."

"Goodness..."

"Goodness..."

"Disrupt the formation..."

"What mischief are you up to upstairs? Start from where I left off, behave now…"

"Behave now…"

…

A host of deities sighed in contemplation.

They recalled the rise of the Celestial Sovereign of the People, and suddenly found themselves wondering—if some of the things these deities had spoken of were truly possible.

This thought stirred in them a deeper sense of admiration and anticipation for the future of the Celestial Sovereign of the People.

No matter what.

They had all come to realize today, one undeniable truth:

Regardless of how much they envied or resented this rising prodigy, the momentum behind his ascent had already become unstoppable.

And they were now certain of it.

The Emperor of the Common People surpassed in no way the Master of a Hundred Evil, the Master of Spring and Autumn Law, nor the God of Heavenly Punishment.

After all, even among them, no one had ever achieved the feat of creating fifty new Supreme Deities within a single day.

Such a feat would be nothing short of world-shattering, a phenomenon beyond comprehension for even the most powerful among them.

...

Meanwhile,

By now, Zhou Zhou's side was filled with the newly ascended Primordial Gods and Supreme Deities.

After a brief, cordial exchange, he gifted each of them a divine artifact and then sent them away.

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

His original forces had been 690000000000000000000000000000000

His forces had already reached an astonishing 309 yao 7095 jing 3421 zhao 1928 yi 2387 wan 2387 soldiers, 124 zhao 3967 yi 1231 wan 2391 deities, 440 yi 8777 wan 2496 true gods, 246 wan 7727 chief deities, 540 supreme gods, and 34 near-omnipotent will beings!

Zhou Zhou nodded in satisfaction after reading it.

Three hundred yao of soldiers!

Hundreds of zhao of deities!

Four billion true gods!

Two hundred forty-six thousand chief deities!

Five hundred forty supreme gods!

And no less than thirty-four near-omnipotent will beings!

Such power, even within ordinary omnipotent will factions, was utterly unmatched.

"Too bad."

"At present, among my troops, no one has yet reached the rank of Supreme Will Sovereign."

"Otherwise, my domain would have attained the level of a Supreme Will-tier force."

Zhou Zhou shook his head with a touch of regret.

Though he currently possessed the combat power of a higher-tier Supreme Will Sovereign, he was still not a true Supreme Will Sovereign. Thus, his Yangyang Divine Nation remained at most a pseudo-Supreme Will-tier force.

"I don't know when my domain will finally produce a Supreme Will Sovereign, allowing my Yangyang Divine Nation to ascend to the true Supreme Will tier."

The thought had just formed in his mind—

Suddenly, he sensed something strange, and stared blankly ahead.

Before him, a rift in space appeared abruptly.

The rift was perfectly straight and smooth, as if... it had been cleanly sliced open by a blade.

Once the spatial fissure had been expanded by the lingering blade energy, a figure stepped out, smiling at Zhou Zhou.

"Divine Blade, Precursor to Supreme Will..."

"No!"

Feeling the aura emanating from the other, Zhou Zhou's face suddenly lit up with joy. "You've ascended to the Supreme Will realm?!"

The Divine Blade Will nodded, chuckling, "The Supreme Will has greatly valued me, aided me in countless ways—only thus could I reach the rank of Supreme Will."

Zhou Zhou couldn't help but feel a deep sense of reflection.

It sounded simple enough.

Yet, how many Supreme Will realm masters had actually ascended through the aid of others?

Even the Supreme Will itself could only offer support, accelerating the growth of the Divine Blade—yet when the final threshold of ascension was reached, every step had to be taken solely by one's own strength.

At that critical juncture, if one had relied too heavily on others' assistance before, their breakthrough would appear weak and fragile. The chances of successfully surmounting the barrier and ascending would be extremely slim—because such strength was hollow, like forcibly pulling a seedling from the soil, destined to wither.

Only when practicing under ordinary conditions, relying entirely on one's own efforts, does one truly grasp the strength and methods earned through step-by-step cultivation. It is only in such moments—when facing the inevitable bottleneck—that one can perform better and achieve a higher probability of successful advancement.

Thus, when the Heavenly Blade Will says that the Supreme Will has greatly assisted Him, enabling His ascension to the rank of Supreme Will, it is merely an expression of humility.

Indeed, the Supreme Will has aided the Heavenly Blade Will, but only by guiding Him toward the right path, preventing Him from wandering down erroneous routes and thereby saving precious cultivation time.

Ultimately, the Heavenly Blade Will's transition from a near-Supreme Will strength to full Supreme Will strength rests most upon His own relentless efforts and innate talent.

"Lord Heavenly Blade, you are being overly modest," Zhou Zhou said, regaining his composure and speaking with deep reflection.

"Your Majesty need not call me 'Lord,'" the Heavenly Blade Will replied, smoothing his expression and speaking in a solemn tone. "This visit has another matter of great importance I wish to report to you."

"What is it?"

Zhou Zhou was taken aback.

Tianling Will took a deep breath, then suddenly knelt on one knee, inserting his right hand-held blade into the ground. With profound reverence and sincerity, he spoke: "Tianling Will wishes to join Your Majesty's Yangyang Divine Nation, to become the foremost Supreme Will-being under Your Majesty's command. Please grant me this favor!"

Upon hearing this, Zhou Zhou's eyes instantly widened.

Just moments ago, he had been thinking—what if there were a Supreme Will-being strong enough to serve under me? Then my Yangyang Divine Nation would truly stand as a force of Supreme Will-being caliber.

And now, just as he had finished that thought, it had come true.

Looking at Tianling Will, Zhou Zhou felt a fleeting sense of dreamlike wonder. Yet, recalling the immense fate-energy that rivaled even the transcendent Will-beings, his heart gradually settled into calm.

With such vast fate-energy at his disposal, securing the loyalty of even one Supreme Will-being was not beyond the realm of possibility.

With that thought in mind, he reached out to Tianling Will, smiling warmly. "Since Tianling Will has expressed a desire to join our Yangyang Divine Nation, if I were to refuse, that would be nothing short of arrogance and insensitivity. Moreover, I truly do not wish to refuse!"

"Welcome, Tianling Will!"

"Now you are the first Supreme Will Sect Devotee of our Jiaoyang Divine Nation!"

Zhou Zhou exclaimed in celebration, "Tonight, I will host a grand banquet to welcome your joining."

"I shall be there promptly!"

The Tianling Will immediately replied.

Zhou Zhou nodded with a smile.

Still, he felt a deep sense of emotion.

To have a Supreme Will ascended from the heavens and become his subordinate—how could one not feel moved?

At the same time,

gazing at Zhou Zhou, the Tianling Will felt equally stirred.

Though now it stood as a lower-tier Supreme Will, before Zhou Zhou, it could not even muster a single spark of pride.

The reason was simply this.

When the Supreme Will was about to depart, He had once spoken of Zhou Zhou's achievements.

Having single-handedly slain a Death Whisperer—a being of the Void Race at the rank of Supreme Will—alongside a Warring Emperor, a Void Race being comparable in strength to a Supreme Will-tier entity, and three more Void Race warriors at the Mid and Lower Supreme Will levels.

At that time, He was still a Third-Grade Supreme God, yet He had already decimated five Void Race warriors of Supreme Will caliber!

The Heaven Blade Will, upon hearing this, was utterly stunned.

Even with His calm and composed nature, the mere thought of such feats had begun to stir a sense of arrogance within Him.

After all, these were beings of Supreme Will rank—there were barely fifty such entities in the entire Supreme Cosmos.

Now that He had become one of them, how could He not feel pride?

To remain unbothered by such power? That would already be a sign of exceptional mental and spiritual mastery.

Yet, upon hearing Zhou Zhou's accomplishments, that fragile pride which had just begun to flicker was instantly extinguished—like a flame doused by water in a stream.

One knows one's own affairs.

The Heavenly Blade Will had long since assessed its own strength.

Even now, having ascended to the realm of Supreme Will, its unparalleled mastery of the blade and extensive combat experience would allow it to engage only mid-tier Supreme Will beings at most.

And what of His Majesty?

A third-tier Supreme God capable of slaying a Supreme Will being of upper tier—especially one from the enigmatic and elusive clan of the Illusory.

How could the Heavenly Blade Will possibly harbor any pride in such a stark contrast?

It even felt a measure of shame.

Having ascended to the Supreme Will realm, capable only of battling mid-tier beings, it had allowed itself to boast and float with arrogance.

Yet this Sovereign, a third-tier Supreme God, could not only slay upper-tier Supreme Will beings, but had already defeated five Supreme Will enemies from the Illusory Clan!

Yet there was not a single hint of fragility in him.

The most terrifying thing was...

He stood before Zhou Zhou, and it was unmistakably clear that the other's will had reached the level of Supreme Will.

The Supreme Will had explicitly informed him that at the time he had slain five beings of Supreme Will level, his own will had still not yet reached that level—he was merely a pure Supreme God.

That is to say...

In just a few days, the other's power had surged again.

When his strength had not yet increased, he had already been capable of defeating a Supreme Will-level master.

Now, with a leap in strength, had he perhaps advanced to the point where he could slay the very apex of Supreme Will-level beings?

A bold conjecture surged in the mind of Tian Ren's Will.

The most terrifying thing was that He felt his bold speculation seemed entirely reasonable...