Chapter 1637: Supreme Sacred Heart Pill

Chapter 1637: The Supreme Sacred Heart Pill

When the deities under Zhou Zhan's command witnessed the immense power of the Ocean Palace, they did not feel fear—they instead grew eager, excited even.

After all, hadn't their previous battles mostly been fought in the same way: few against many, weak against strong?

So, they were not afraid at all.

To them, these seemingly powerful and numerous fish kings were merely stepping stones on their path to advancement.

Meanwhile,

the many fish kings and deep-sea fish kings within the Ocean Palace had also taken notice of Zhou Zhan and the vast army of the Prajña Sun Power following him.

At once, they mobilized their forces and positioned themselves in aerial confrontation with the Prajña Sun Nation's army above the Ocean Palace.

A deep-sea fish king radiating the crushing pressure of a lower-tier Supreme Will Realm emerged from the ranks, clad in a golden scales imperial robe, and stood majestically above the entire assembly of fish kings.

He stared coldly at Zhou Zhan and his companions, and spoke with icy calm:

"Who are you? Daring to offend my Golden Scale Divine Realm!"

Zhou Zhan stared at the other, speaking calmly. "Recently, has your divine realm by chance obtained a treasure capable of aiding sentient beings in ascending to the Supreme Will level?"

Upon hearing this, the Golden Scale God's face turned pale, his eyes fixed tightly on Zhou Zhan.

"How do you know?!"

He hissed, radiating murderous intent.

The other nine lower-tier Supreme Will-level Deep Sea Fish Emperors, upon hearing Zhou Zhan's words, couldn't help but turn their gaze toward the Golden Scale God, their eyes filled with both suspicion and burning curiosity.

Seeing this, the Golden Scale God's expression grew even more strained.

That artifact—He had stumbled upon it by accident. When he discovered it not only aided sentient beings in reaching the Supreme Will level, but even assisted lower-tier Supreme Will warriors in advancing to mid-tier Supreme Will levels, he had quietly hidden it away.

The artifact was too precious—its value directly tied to his own future ascension.

He had planned to refine his own willpower until it reached a breaking point, then use the artifact to complete his transcendence.

Before the refinement of His willful power, He would not reveal a single trace of the artifact's information.

For within His golden-scaled divine realm, besides Himself—the Sublime Will-Realm Deep-Sea Dragon King of lower rank—there existed nine other Sublime Will-Realm Deep-Sea Dragon Kings.

Should any of them learn that He possessed an artifact capable of aiding their ascent to higher realms, the Golden-Scaled Sovereign could be certain they would immediately rebel, seizing the artifact from His grasp.

Originally, He had intended to ascend quietly.

Now, however, with Zhou Zhan having spoken it aloud, all concealment had been shattered.

Even if Zhou Zhan merely mentioned that the artifact would assist sentient beings in ascending to the lower Sublime Will-Realm tier, it would still be of no use.

For each of them would inevitably desire to see the artifact, and His own strength would not be sufficient to absolutely suppress them—only allowing them a glimpse.

And once they saw it, an instant battle would erupt among them.

Thus,

At this very moment, the Golden-Scaled Sovereign harbored an unyielding hatred for Zhou Zhan.

And Zhou Zhan had no idea why the other party had suddenly erupted into such fury.

A treasure capable of helping a living being ascend to the level of a Lesser Supreme Will Realm was undoubtedly an exceedingly precious artifact to a Supreme God, but to an existence who had already attained the Might of the Supreme Will Realm, it should have been nothing out of the ordinary, should it not?

Why such frantic urgency?

Yet, he paid it no mind.

"How I came to know is of no consequence," he replied, shaking his head with a placid expression. "I have merely come to inform you that the treasure belongs to me."

"Kindly hand it over to me. In gratitude for your safekeeping, I shall bestow upon you certain gifts."

"For instance, one hundred Supreme Divine Artifacts, or perhaps a single Lesser Will Sacred Artifact."

"What say you?"

Zhou Zhan believed the price he had offered was already most generous.

After all, it was merely an opportunity to advance to the realm of Supreme Will, not something that would guarantee a successful promotion upon mere usage.

The price of one hundred Supreme Divine Artifacts or even a single lower-tier Will Saint Artifact far exceeded the value of this opportunity.

"Are you saying it's yours, then, just because you say so?"

The Golden-Scale God Sovereign snorted, "Then what about the divine armies behind you? Are you going to hand them all over to me?"

"Oh."

Zhou Wu sighed, shaking his head. "It seems we'll have to settle this."

"I—"

Just as the Golden-Scale God Sovereign was about to speak, he saw Zhou Zhan raise a hand, and a cold, ruthless voice followed.

"Order of the Prajvala God Nation—listen up!"

"Eliminate every single enemy here. None shall remain!"

"Yes!!"

The divine army of the Yiliang Sun God Nation roared in unison, then surged forward directly toward the forces of the Jinlin God Nation.

An army of super-divine beings, radiating an aura of terrifying might and a ferocity that seemed untouchable—its sheer force and malevolence were beyond comprehension.

Faced with such an overwhelming presence, even the ordinary divine beings of the Jinlin God Nation froze. Even the ten supreme beings of the lower Unconstrained Will Realm, including Jinlin's own God Sovereign, were momentarily stunned.

They had never imagined—

That in the face of a full-scale war between entire god nations, the other side had not even hesitated to discuss it. With only a few words, they had simply ordered their armies into battle.

Isn't it astonishing that you treat such a momentous decision so lightly?

Wars of this magnitude—between god realms—had never been initiated by them, even after tens of thousands of years. For generations, they had carefully preserved peace, avoiding conflict unless absolutely necessary.

They feared that if both sides were utterly destroyed, other deep-sea fish empires would rise and take advantage of the chaos.

How can it be that, in your attitude, you seem to regard this war as merely a routine affair?

Is that reasonable?

Yet none of them had ever considered the immense trials and tribulations that this proud Sunbeam Dominion army had endured—trials that had forged them into what they are today.

The Deep Sea Dragon Kings, whose divine nation-level wars might not even be activated once every several thousand or ten thousand years, have never faced such battles.

But for the Sunbeam Dominion's vast armies, wars of this magnitude—indeed, even higher-level conflicts—have become a daily occurrence. They experience them at least once a day, if not more.

How could they not, then, regard war as nothing more than a matter of everyday routine?

To be fair,

upon realizing the gravity of the situation, the Golden Scale Sovereign immediately issued a command, ordering his entire divine army of the Golden Scale Dominion to launch a counterattack against Zhou Zhan's Sunbeam Dominion forces.

At first, the Golden Scale Sovereign and his allies were full of confidence.

After all, in both ordinary divine beings and the transcendent will-level masters, their forces vastly outstripped those of the Sunbeam Dominion.

Yet as time passed, they began to feel something was terribly wrong.

How was it that their own armies were dwindling with every battle?

How was it that the enemy's forces kept growing stronger?

No—how could it be that their own divine army was now turning against them??!

They were utterly bewildered.

Jinlin, the God Sovereign, could no longer bear it. He decided to lead the other nine beings of supreme will and launch an attack—then… nothing happened.

Peace returned to the battlefield.

Zhou Zhan walked across the field, now devoid of any fish kings' corpses, and shook his head.

"Overreaching."

He flew alone to the depths of the Ocean God's Palace, and swiftly found, within a concealed temple, the very purpose of his journey.

It was an entity whose surface was densely etched with golden pathways, radiating a terrifying force of will.

Under the influence of that will, every being who first laid eyes upon this pill immediately saw within it the very thing most deeply desired in their hearts.

Zhou Zhan was no exception.

At the very first instant he saw the pill, he witnessed a series of scenes.

Peace reigns across the land!

The people live in contentment and harmony!

Every direction is fertile soil!

No foreign foe dares to invade!

Zhou Zhou sits alone, calmly meditating within the realm of the Sun's Glory, watching the clouds rise and fall across the ultimate void cosmos.

Both the Ultimate Void Cosmos and the Illusory Cosmos bow before him. He feels no worries in the world.

One day, a mysterious space suddenly opened, and a group of beings claiming to be immortal burst forth, laughing as they addressed Him:

"Comrade."

"It's time to return."

Zhou Zhan said nothing, merely smiling at the scene.

After a long silence, He finally murmured:

"Truly wonderful."

"Alas..."

"All illusions."

As His words faded away, everything He had seen dissolved into nothing, leaving only a golden pill floating silently before Him.

He smiled, reached out, and the pill soared toward him, landing gently in His hand.

He looked at Him, and the text prompt appeared.

[Item Name: Supreme Holy Heart Pill]

[Item Rank: Upper Tier – Supreme Will Level]

[Item Effect: When a near-Supreme Will-level master consumes it, there is an 80% chance of refining the most suitable will technique for themselves, thus becoming a Supreme Will-level master; when a Supreme Will-level master consumes it, they gain a slight increase in probability of advancing to a higher tier.]

[Item Description: A top-tier divine elixir personally crafted by the Supreme Will itself—this treasure is the dream of countless Supreme Gods and Supreme Will-level masters.]

"Indeed, this is a relic meant for the ascension to Supreme Will-level status."

Zhou Zhan nodded with satisfaction.

An 80% chance of refining the most fitting will technique—enough to elevate one to Supreme Will-level mastery.

That probability is absolutely staggering.

No wonder it was a divine gift bestowed directly by the Supreme Will—purely exceptional.

And upon consuming the elixir, warriors of the Supreme Will Realm had a small chance of transcending to even higher realms—no wonder the fallen Golden Scale God Master was so fiercely attached to his fortune.

At this moment, Zhou Zhan finally understood the reason behind the other's earlier reaction.

Then He let it go.

Once the generals had cleared the battlefield, Zhou Zhan led his divine army deeper into the abyss.

Now they stood at the very bottom of the ocean's depths, and beyond that, into the region of the ocean's ultimate underlayer.

Within that zone, encountering a Deep-Sea Emperor of the Supreme Will Realm would be entirely ordinary.

And with an exceedingly rare probability, one might face adversaries whose wills had transcended beyond mere will.

As for the Chaos Abyss Layer beneath the ocean’s deepest stratum—the lowest tier of the Universal Chaos Pool—it was ruled over by several Deep-Sea Sovereigns whose wills had surpassed even the Supreme Will Realm by multiple degrees.

Zhou Zhan naturally had no intention of descending further.

He merely intended to take his generals and train within the deepest layer of the ocean.

As long as they avoid that deep-sea Supreme Being of sub-tier will transcending, this domain will be the finest training ground for His subordinates.

The combat challenges here may be exceedingly high, yet Zhou Zhan is confident he can safeguard them.

Soon enough.

They had entered the deepest reaches of the ocean.

The moment they stepped into this zone, Zhou Zhan sensed something—his face flickered with astonishment.

"Such a dense aura of ascension energy."

"The ascension energy here is far more terrifying than what we find within the Prajña God's domain."

Zhou Zhan was deeply moved.

Growing up in such an environment of ascension energy might mean one is born with the potential of a Supreme God.

No wonder it is the upper-tier transcendence artifact—the Universal Chaos Pool.

Other generals and spirits, at this moment, also sensed the intense aura of promotion energy here, their faces displaying shock.

They had never seen a concentration of promotion energy so dense.

At this very instant,

Zhou Zhan suddenly felt something, turning his head toward the distance.

Seconds later—

A shadow began to appear faintly in that direction.

The generals and spirits, too, sensed something and immediately turned to look.

Gradually,

the shadow approached, eventually becoming distinctly clear.

And there it was—a deep-sea fish king army.

Among them, alone the Deep Sea Fish Emperors radiating the aura of Supreme Will Realm were no less than twelve, three of which even exuded the essence of Mid-Level Supreme Will Realm. As for the other Deep Sea Fish Kings at the levels of Supreme Deity, Prime Deity, True Deity, and even ordinary deities, their numbers surpassed those of the previous Jinlin Deity Nation's army by roughly one-tenth.

Zhou Zhan, upon seeing the surging fish horde charging toward him with overwhelming force, smiled with satisfaction.

No wonder they're the lowest of the ocean's depths.

Not a wasted journey.

A truly excellent ground for training.

Outside of this place, even across the Supreme Continent, it would be exceedingly rare to encounter such a formidable hostile force. Only deep within the heart of Tianjun's corpse realm might one stumble upon a few such groups—but even then, only a handful.

"At present, within all the wars initiated by the Jiaoyang Deity Nation, the Universal Chaos Pool stands as the battlefield with the highest quality of enemies."

Zhou Zhan watched the schools of fish charging toward him, his mind already forming thoughts.

Then he issued his command:

"Destroy them."

"Yes!!"

The armies of the Sun God Realm heard and roared, instantly surging forward to confront the fish kings, the deep-sea fish kings, and the deep-sea fish emperors.

The Fire Heart Will and the Break Path Will charged toward the twelve supreme-will beings, only to find themselves swiftly outmatched.

Though they wore complete sets of will sanctaries, the enemy outnumbered them sixfold—two of whom were mid-tier supreme-will emperors of the deep sea. A decisive defeat was utterly inevitable.

And each of those deep-sea fish emperors carried at least two will sanctaries perfectly attuned to their own essence.

Compared to them, the Fire Heart Will and the Break Path Will held no real advantage.

Fortunately, though...

Zhou Zhan would by no means remain passive in the face of this.

He activated the King, elevating his power to the mid-tier Supreme Will level, then seized the Xuanyuan Divine Sword and charged forward.

With combat strength rivaling that of the upper-tier Supreme Will, he faced twelve Supreme Will-level Deep Sea Dragon Emperors—easily dispatching them in a matter of moments.

Before the Fire Heart Will or the Break Path Will could even react, the twelve Deep Sea Dragon Emperors of Supreme Will level had already been severed by his blade.

"Your strength has grown once again,"

the Fire Heart Will and the Break Path Will murmured, secretly struck by awe.