Chapter 1654: Total Troops!

Chapter 1654: Total Forces!

"Are you daring to disobey?"

Zhou Zhou smiled.

The Supreme Will chuckled, shook his head, and then his form began to fade away.

At that moment.

The newly ascended main deities, supreme gods, and those seven new masters of the Unparalleled Will had arrived.

They gathered around Him, arranged by strength.

"Divine Will, we bow before the Emperor!"

"Wildness Will, we bow before the Emperor!"

"Fearless Will, we bow before the Emperor!"

"The Will of the Azure Dragon, bows before the Emperor!"

"The Will of Life and Death, bows before the Emperor!"

"The Will of Nature, bows before the Emperor!"

"The Will of Darkness, bows before the Emperor!"

These seven newly ascended Sovereign Will Beings collectively bowed with solemn respect before Zhou Zhou.

Zhou Zhou smiled and nodded.

"Congratulations on your promotion."

"From this day forward, you seven shall serve as the Sovereign Will Beings of the Sun-Brilliant Realm. As for your specific benefits—they shall not fall short of your expectations."

"Thank you, Emperor."

The seven Sovereign Will Beings spoke with deep reverence and heartfelt excitement.

Zhou Zhou nodded.

Subsequently, He first bestowed upon each of them a set of Will Sacred Artifacts, and then went on to distribute to the other newly ascended Supreme Gods and Master Gods a set of Supreme Artifacts and Master Artifacts suited to their respective paths, before dismissing them back to their individual legions.

Then, Zhou Zhou began to calculate the military strength of the main combat legions under His command.

His original force consisted of 814 Gai 3,497 Jing 8,238 Zhao 3,281 Yi 34,781,293 soldiers, 4,026 Zhao 4,733 Yi 68,124,242 deities, 360.8 billion 58,959,605 True Gods, 9,014,603 Master Gods, 2,219 Supreme Gods, 606 Quasi-Supreme Will Realm powerhouses, and 3 Supreme Will Realm powerhouses!

Counting the 240 Gai of new recruits, 100 Jing of Heavenly Soldiers, 9,938,862 newly ascended Master Gods, 371 newly ascended Supreme Gods, and 7 Supreme Will Realm powerhouses recruited and transferred today.

The total military strength under His command had impressively reached 1,054 Gai 3,597 Jing 8,238 Zhao 3,281 Yi 34,781,293 soldiers, 4,026 Zhao 4,733 Yi 68,124,242 deities, 360.8 billion 58,959,605 True Gods, 18,953,465 Master Gods, 2,590 Supreme Gods, 606 Quasi-Supreme Will Realm powerhouses, and 10 Supreme Will Realm powerhouses!

After reviewing this, Zhou Zhou nodded in great satisfaction.

Not bad, not bad at all.

Following this advancement.

The number of Master Gods alone under His command had now breached the ten million mark, rapidly approaching nearly twenty million!

The Supreme God has already reached a staggering 2,500 manifestations.

There are barely over ten thousand Supreme Gods openly acknowledged across the entire Supreme Cosmos.

Now, the number of Supreme Gods under His command has surged to one-quarter of the total Supreme Gods in the entire Supreme Cosmos!

And the number of beings at the Unparalleled Will level under His dominion has already reached one-fifth of the total Unparalleled Will-level beings in the Supreme Cosmos!

Hmm.

Though this still falls far short of the combined total of Unparalleled Will-level beings within the Sun God Court and the Moon God Court,

it is already an utterly terrifying figure within the Supreme Cosmos—and even throughout the Crimson Cosmos.

More importantly, as the Four-Rank Supreme God "King," upon activating the King, He will instantly replicate the power of all ten Unparalleled Will-level beings into his own, amplifying it by a direct fiftyfold.

Thus,

in the very instant he activates "King," He will instantly possess the power equivalent to five hundred Unparalleled Will-level beings.

This was, after all, the collective might of five hundred supreme will realm powerhouses.

Even if they were entirely composed of the lowest echelon of supreme will realm entities.

It would still suffice to elevate His own power to the heights of a high-tier supreme will realm master.

Complemented by the grand supreme holy physique, holy artifacts of will, and sovereign laws, even if His true form only possessed quasi-supreme will realm strength at that moment, it would grant Him absolute invincibility before the vast majority of supreme will realm experts—and perhaps, even allow Him a fragile shred of self-preservation before a true lower-tier detached will master.

If the day ever came when He ascended to the lower-tier supreme will realm, He might even dare to directly challenge an entity like the Spring and Autumn Law Lord, who wielded the catastrophic combat power of a lower-tier detached being.

Thereafter, He sought no other distractions, returning directly to the interior of the Reincarnation Holy Palace.

He needed to prepare meticulously.

To prepare for the breakthrough that very night.

Striving to officially ascend to the lower-tier supreme will realm by tomorrow morning.

...

On the other side.

The Chaos Sea.

At this moment, Zhou Wu had arrived at the Chaos Sea, accompanied by Tanatos, Nasarioc, and ten thousand divine beings of the rank of Supreme Deities.

Today, the Temporal-Chaos Deities and Demons brought with them a total of three thousand five hundred and seventy-two Chaos Deities and Demons.

Zhou Wu bestowed upon them fourteen thousand two hundred and eighty-eight Master Artifacts, then with a single palm, annihilated over three thousand of these Chaos entities, securing fourteen thousand two hundred and eighty-eight units of Chaos Sacred Treasures.

Subsequently, they journeyed to the Time Ruins of Chaos Death, where they acquired an additional one hundred and seventy units of Chaos Sacred Treasures.

Thus,

the total number of Chaos Sacred Treasures now held in his essence had reached one hundred and ten thousand units—far exceeding current requirements.

Immediately thereafter, he returned to Zhou Sheng’s side, joining his main combat legions in the war across the myriad realms.

Now that the Supreme Continent has been fully conquered, the only remaining obstacle is the powerful being of the Delusional Race sealed beneath it.

This Delusional being, possessing the strength of a transcendent realm with lower-tier will, Zhou Zhou has no intention of challenging at this very moment.

Thus, He dispatches most of His elite forces—Zhou Sheng and the Jiaoyang Legion—to subdue the myriad realms across the heavens.

With His current power and influence, conquering the entire Supreme Cosmic Expanse is merely a matter of time.

Although the Supreme Cosmic Expanse is vast and contains countless worlds, He is confident he can fully subdue it within ten days.

...

The Crimson Cosmos.

In the divine palace of the Demoness Nation, Zhou Shí and Zhou Shí are studying their target for today's campaign.

Yesterday, they jointly elevated one of their subordinate high-tier divine nations into a primary god realm.

Over the past few days, their methods have grown ever more refined. They believe that today and in the days to come, they will establish additional primary Supreme Deity realms within the Crimson Universe.

At that very moment—

A true god-level demon god strode forward with respectful steps and said,

"Report to the Sovereign, I have a joyful update to share with you!"

"Speak."

Zhou Shiba said nothing, his gaze still fixed on his work.

"Yes, Sovereign."

"Just moments ago, I received word—The Advanced God Realm—Dragon-Beast God Realm, the Advanced God Realm—Dragon-Shadow God Realm, and the Advanced God Realm—Great Black Sky God Realm—have just officially elevated their godly dominions to the status of Primary Supreme Deity Realms!"

"Shall we immediately dispatch our armies to attack?"

The demon god spoke with eager anticipation, yet trembling with uncertainty.

"Truly!?"

Zhou Shiyu and Zhou Shizi suddenly looked up, their eyes shining as they stared at this demon god sovereign.

"Yes, Your Majesty," the demon god said respectfully to Zhou Shiyu.

As for Zhou Shizi, standing beside Zhou Shiyu and bearing an identical appearance, to the demon god's eyes he was merely a humble subject—no suspicion stirred, only a quiet admiration for the close bond between this subject and the sovereign.

Upon hearing this, Zhou Shiyu and Zhou Shizi exchanged a glance, smiles blooming in their eyes.

"At last, we've reached this day," Zhou Shiyu laughed.

"No longer forced to rely solely on our own efforts to build primary god-king domains and their lordly forces," Zhou Shizi murmured, filled with sentiment.

"Since a new primary supreme god kingdom has been born, we shall split into two grand armies today."

"One army will conquer those three primary supreme god kingdoms, while the other will escort the lifestyle professionals and treasures to assist the six advanced divine kingdoms under our command in promoting to primary supreme god kingdoms."

Zhou Shiwu declared.

"Then it is settled."

Zhou Shiqi nodded without hesitation.

Thereafter, they wasted no time and immediately began making arrangements.

...

The burial ground of Tianjun's corpse.

Zhou Shiyi and Zhou Shier were currently leading their corps of supreme gods, exploring the deepest recesses of this graveyard of Tianjun's remains.

In less than two hours' time.

They encountered several Chaos Demons, which they slew, and in doing so, acquired twenty-two thousand units of Chaos Divine Treasures.

After advancing another approximately one light-year, a being clad entirely in silver appeared before them.

This silver-being exuded the aura of a Supreme Being of the Supreme Will Realm. Upon seeing their arrival, it glanced at them briefly before stating:

"This place is not for you, these Supreme Gods."

"Leave immediately, and I may spare your lives."

"What if we do not leave?"

Zhou Shiyi smiled and said.

"It is rare, truly rare, to see a being who has ascended to Supreme God status yet still fails to show respect for the powerful."

The silver-being stared at Zhou Shiyi in astonishment.

Then, without further hesitation, raised his right hand.

And suddenly, a terrifying temporal storm erupted at the very spot where Zhou Shi and Zhou Er were standing.

This temporal storm was controlled with exquisite precision by the silver-being, affecting only Zhou Shi, Zhou Er, and their entourage of Supreme Deities—leaving untouched every other region.

The silver-being did not wish to cause a commotion.

Deep within the heart of this Jiu Jun Corpse Realm, there existed many powerful beings so formidable that even He himself feared them. Should those beings be stirred, He would find himself in grave peril.

At this moment, He merely wished to casually eliminate these reckless Supreme Deities and continue his treasure-hunting journey.

It was rumored that within this Jiu Jun Corpse Realm lay a fragmented inheritance of wills surpassing even the mightiest of beings. Such a legacy, naturally, stirred immense desire in He, a Supreme Will-tier entity.

Yet, just as He believed he had successfully eradicated these insolent Supreme Deities who showed no reverence for strength—He suddenly noticed something. His eyes widened in utter astonishment.

For He saw:

The very one who had just taunted him—Zhou Shi, a being just below Supreme Will—had instantly activated a domain.

Under the protection of this domain, the very temporal storm He had just unleashed failed to harm a single one of their Supreme Deity ranks.

Just as He felt utterly bewildered, He saw Zhou Shiyi gently exhale another character—'King'—and suddenly, the realm and pressure emanating from Him surged explosively.

Lower Supreme Will Realm...

Middle Supreme Will Realm...

Upper Supreme Will Realm...

In an instant!

His power had surged from near Supreme Will Realm strength all the way up to Upper Supreme Will Realm strength.

Equal to His own now.

The silver beings froze in astonishment.

What kind of secret art could allow a Tier-4 Supreme God to ascend so swiftly to the rank of Upper Supreme Will Realm powerhouse?

A sudden thought flashed through His mind, igniting a fierce glow in His eyes.

"Do you carry the inheritance of Will Beyond Bounds?"

He stared at Zhou Shiyi with greedy eyes.

Zhou Shiyi arched an eyebrow, instantly understanding why the other had made such a claim.

They had mistaken the King of Wang and the "Rate of Soil and the Sovereign's Vassal" for the inheritance of Will Beyond Bounds!

"Does it matter if you do, or if you don't?"

Zhou Shiyi replied.

"I need no answer from you, nor further questions," said the Spatiotemporal Will, smiling faintly. "Once I've explored your past, I shall know everything about you."

And then—

His form vanished abruptly from where he stood, and in the next instant, he was already before Zhou Shiyi.

He swept a palm toward Zhou Shiyi's head, lightly tapping it.

Yet, upon seeing this, Zhou Shiyi's expression remained utterly calm.

In his hand, at an unknown moment, a silver-forged fist-shaped upper-tier will artifact had appeared.

With a single punch, he struck the temporal will entity.

The power of the Universal Law Star Palm erupted violently, centered upon the fist, surging across the temporal will's form.

That terrifying force even caused a faint distortion and tearing in the space of this celestial corpse realm.

This realm of celestial corpses held an exceedingly high rank, nearly equivalent to a realm beyond will transcendence—its space was thus profoundly stable. Even a typical upper-tier Supreme Will being, when fully exerting themselves, could not easily breach it.

Could this fourth-tier Supreme God, through forbidden arts, elevate his own power to such a level?

Finally, something in his mind registered the anomaly.

But by now, it was too late.

Bang!

One palm, and Zhou Shiyi sent the temporal consciousness flying. Midway through its flight, the temporal consciousness erupted a gush of willblood.

After ascending to the realm of Supreme Will, the essence of will had transformed into flesh and blood—this very flesh and blood, for a Supreme Will being, was irreplaceable. Even a minor loss was catastrophic.

That single gush of willblood was equivalent to tens of thousands of years of arduous cultivation.

Yet at this moment, it did not matter how much willblood was lost.

For in Zhou Shiyi’s presence, the temporal consciousness now sensed an unimaginable danger.

A deep, subconscious instinct screamed at it: if it did not flee, it would face the death that it most desperately wished to avoid.

Throughout its cultivation, the temporal consciousness had faced countless dangers. Thus, it was resolute and decisive.

Upon sensing the warning from its own subconscious, it turned instantly and vanished into the void.

"Want to run?"

Zhou Shiyi smiled, and immediately sent out two more palms.

Boom! Boom!

Two colossal, devastating palms—each capable of destroying one-tenth of a vast universe—flew toward the temporal will.

Upon seeing the massive palms behind him, the temporal will's mind instantly froze with terror.

Top-tier, supreme willpower!

This was absolutely top-tier, supreme willpower!

Otherwise, no one could possibly generate such devastating palms.

He gritted his teeth.

And suddenly, a distortion of space and time appeared beside him. Then, two identical temporal wills emerged from the rift.

These two temporal wills even surpass His own essence in power.

They have already reached infinite proximity to the peak of supreme willful strength.

"Summoning a future version of myself from other timelines?"

Zhou Zhou's brow twitched slightly.

Yet his expression remained unchanged.

What difference would it make?

Either way, neither would stand a chance against Him.