Chapter 1680: Bribing the Examiner? War Summary!

Chapter 1680: Bribing Examiners? War Summary!

By the Universal Chaos Pool.

At this moment, the Spring and Autumn Master stares wide-eyed, motionless, at the scene below—Zhou Zhan, ranked third, defeating three historical heroes who had transcended the realm of will.

"This... this..."

He is stunned, unable to speak.

To face three opponents and defeat them effortlessly—this is beyond anything he could have imagined. Even if he himself had undertaken such a feat, he would have struggled to achieve it with such ease. And yet, looking at his third brother's effortless mastery, it's clear he didn't even exert his full strength.

"Third Brother is truly a monster."

"Such a short time ago..."

"Incredible…"

The Spring and Autumn Lawmaster had lived long enough to have seen countless wonders, yet he had never encountered a being rising so swiftly as the Heavenly Sovereign of the People.

Earlier that morning, when they first met, he could still calmly assess Zhou Zhou’s victory over a lower-tier will-transcendent warrior of the Void Race.

How could it be just by afternoon that the same individual now effortlessly subdued three will-transcendent warriors—among them, one of mid-tier rank?

This was no longer merely a lower-tier will-transcendent power; it was clearly the strength of an upper-tier will-transcendent being!

He had just been promoted to lower-tier will-transcendent status this morning—how could he suddenly possess the power of upper-tier will-transcendent by afternoon? Is the game even allowing such absurdity?!

The Spring and Autumn Lawmaster felt the entire cosmos had become utterly fantastical.

Was this still the cosmos he knew?

His instinct urged him to seek out the Heavenly Punisher God King and share with him how utterly extraordinary his third brother had become, while also striking down the pride of his elder brother, who appeared invincible on the surface but harbored an unbearable sense of superiority within.

Yet, after a moment’s thought, he changed his mind.

Why inform them so early?

He wanted them to taste the sting of being struck personally by the Celestial Emperor Sovereign.

He wanted them to feel the shock—sudden and shattering—of realizing that the once-naive third brother might now have surpassed even himself.

Hmph!

What of the invincible Heavenly Punishment God?

Even the invincible Heavenly Punishment God must come to understand that beyond the heavens lie other heavens, and beyond men, other men!

Thinking of the amusing reactions he might provoke in the other, the Spring-Age Law Sovereign could not help but let out a soft, amused chuckle.

As he thought, he casually scattered a few silver sparks from his hand. In an instant, they spread across the entire Ancient Continent and the vast river of time.

With the power of temporal will, he forcibly distorted both the landscape of the Ancient Continent and the temporal vision of the Spring-Age Law Sovereign.

Such a feat—only one who commands the entire Ancient Continent and the river of time could accomplish it.

To swap in a cultivator of transcendent will—no, it would be utterly impossible.

Spring's Law Master knew this.

Though the Heavenly Punishment Emperor was currently engaged in the twilight battlefield, battling the Wandering Race, He would still inevitably pause to observe His own prodigious third brother.

One must guard this side carefully—otherwise the Heavenly Punishment Emperor would surely detect something suspicious.

"Big brother, big brother,"

"I'm only doing this for your own good."

"Stay fully focused on the Wandering Race on the twilight battlefield—do not let yourself be distracted by matters concerning my younger brother."

"When you've cleared the battlefield, we can then discuss my newly reformed third brother."

The Heavenly Punishment Emperor silently smiled within His mind.

Then His gaze shifted to Zhou Zhan, who was now leading his generals and deities across the ancient continent, conquering it one region at a time.

Watching as the other one personally intervened, and realizing that every historical hero He had arranged—none of them were capable of standing a chance against Zhou Zhan—He sighed inwardly.

Historical heroes, don't blame your master for not stepping in.

Even now, if I intervene, I may not be able to stop my third brother.

You take the lead and hold them off for a while—let me prepare. When I'm ready, I will certainly even the odds for you.

Then He began to ponder how best to prepare for the great confrontation with his third brother soon to come.

He had come to realize that, whether it be the heroes of the Eternal Continent or the figures from the Long River of Time, none of them would stand a chance against the other.

He must prepare well in advance.

As he thought, his gaze drifted unconsciously toward the fishing gear along the shore of the Universal Chaos Pool.

Then, without resistance, he walked toward that gear.

"Fine, let's not think about it anymore."

"Let's cast the line first."

He sat down, gripping the fishing rod as if once again mastering the entire world—his confidence returned, and a smile reappeared on his face.

While smiling, he chanted:

"The rod spans the void, confronting chaos; the sun and moon are hooks, stars serve as vassals."

"Traversing all realms, no foe can stand against me—I alone fish in the autumn of eternity."

...

Across the Eternal Continent.

After receiving the directives of three transcendent wills, Zhou Zhan's campaign suddenly became a simple affair.

Wherever he went, under the orders of these three supreme beings, all historical heroes surrendered instantly, never given a chance to resist.

By nightfall, they had conquered the entire Eternal Continent—only the River of Time and Space remained unclaimed.

Zhou Zhan even felt a pang of regret.

If he had known it would be so easy, he should never have allowed them to surrender.

What a perfect training ground for his troops! Now that they’ve all given in, his subordinates will gain not a single spark of promotion energy, let alone any other spoils or military merits.

The three wills beyond transcendence—historical heroes who stood beside him—were unaware of the thoughts swirling in Zhou Zhan’s mind.

They had seen how much time they had saved him in battle, and in their hearts, they even harbored thoughts of claiming credit.

But upon seeing Zhou Zhan’s displeased expression, they wisely held back from voicing their ambitions.

Yet Zhou Zhan had already sensed their intentions. With a simple gesture, he bestowed upon each of them a relic of will beyond transcendence, and they were instantly filled with joy.

Their hearts brimmed with admiration.

Indeed, this was the true magnanimity of the Great Emperor of the People.

Even their master, Chaochun Fa-zhu, had never been so generous as to hand over a relic of will beyond transcendence as a mere reward.

If this trial were to be completed, the Spring Law Master could at best bestow upon each of them a divine artifact of supreme will.

These three will-transcendent historical heroes still wished to speak, but then saw Zhou Zhan wave his hand, signaling that they might now depart.

The three will-transcendent beings stared in surprise, and the leading humanoid warrior asked, "Your Highness, do you not need our assistance moving forward?"

"Could you help me deal with the three concealed will-transcendent beings floating upon the timeless river?"

Zhou Zhan casually inquired.

"...Hmm."

The three will-transcendent beings exchanged glances and spoke in unison, "It's not entirely impossible."

"Wait?"

Zhou Zhan froze, utterly stunned.

"Ha ha."

Huuran clan's will-transcendent powerhouse rubbed his hands together and said, "Within the rules of the test, there's actually an implicit rule allowing one to bribe the examiners."

"You just didn't notice it because your Majesty is so powerful," the creature added.

"Are you suggesting I bribe those three hidden will-transcendent strong ones?"

Zhou Zhan asked with genuine interest.

He hadn't truly considered such a method before.

"Of course not," the Huuran clan will-transcendent powerhouse quickly replied, then spoke seriously, "Those three hidden will-transcendent historical heroes are extremely loyal to our master. They cannot be bought with mere will-transcendent treasures. What I mean is—"

"Could the Transcendent Sacred Artifact work?"

Zhou Zhan suddenly asked.

"Oh—this..."

At the mere mention of these three historical heroes of transcendent will, the three transcendent-will warriors froze instantly.

Gurp.

They swallowed hard, their saliva catching in their throats.

Using transcendent holy artifacts to bribe three warriors of transcendent will?

Did I mishear that?

Zhou Zhan watched their expressions with a smile, his voice light and teasing. "Just kidding—go on, continue speaking."

"Cough, cough."

The transcendent-will warrior of Huru Clan cleared his throat and said, "Your Highness, what we mean is, all we ask is for a small favor from your grace, and we shall join you in battling those three hidden transcendent-will warriors."

Zhou Zhan felt a mix of bewilderment and a faint chuckle.

Such beings—how flexible their bottom lines truly were.

For the sake of a few treasures, they were willing to strike down their own kind.

"What treasures do you seek?"

Zhou Zhan asked with a faint smile.

In truth, he had no need for their assistance; he was entirely capable of defeating those three hidden, Will-Transcendent powerhouses on his own.

Even if all three of them were high-tier Will-Transcendent entities, he would not harbor the slightest fear.

Yet, if a few more hands were willing to help, he was more than happy to accept.

Was it not just a handful of treasures?

The one thing he possessed in boundless abundance was treasure.

"We ask only for a single Will-Transcendent grade treasure for each of us."

The powerhouse of the human race spoke.

Then, fearing that Zhou Zhan might be unwilling, the black obsidian-like foreign will-empowered warrior quickly added, "If we fight those three hidden will-empowered supreme beings, it will inevitably be a deadly battle. Once we fall, even if we are legendary heroes of history, we shall suffer significant losses."

"One will, one will-empowered treasure—this is not expensive at all."

Seeing that Zhou Zhan remained silent, the foreign will-empowered supreme being hurried to say, "If that's not possible, even one will-empowered treasure would suffice."

"Fine."

Zhou Zhan smiled. "One person, one will-empowered treasure."

What he truly lacked were not will-empowered treasures, but transcendental relics, and even immortal relics.

These three will-empowered treasures were not only their reward, but also a comfort offered to the Springtime Master.

"Thank you, Your Grace, the Immortal Emperor!"

"We shall fight with all our might and never disappoint Your Grace!"

The three will-empowered supreme beings spoke with great fervor.

Three relics of transcendent will—how could they not stir desire in the eyes of transcendent will masters even within the ultimate void cosmos? Their worth could easily surpass the accumulated essence of ten thousand years of their own striving.

Zhou Zhan smiled, shook his head, and waved his hand, sending them away.

By the Universal Chaos Pool.

Chunqiu, the Master of Law, sat fishing, his brow twitching incessantly as he watched below—the moment when his three historical heroes of transcendent will, though only temporarily and for a fee, chose to align themselves with Zhou Zhan.

Though it was merely a fleeting, paid allegiance, Chunqiu felt a certain unease stirring within him.

Yet, as they had said, their test had not forbidden bribery of the examiners. And with Zhou Zhan’s power now far surpassing that of the examiners themselves, Chunqiu could not rightly object.

"Ah."

"Focus instead on preparing for tomorrow's great battle."

Chunqiu shook his head, dismissing further thoughts.

...

Night.

Within the Palace of Cyclic Renewal.

Zhou Zhou was gazing at the war summary before him.

This time, He had omitted vast amounts of data, focusing only on a few key points.

For instance, regarding the Chaos Divine Treasures, today’s total acquisition reached 180,000 units!

As for sacred artifacts, a total of 5,211 Will-Sacred Artifacts and 12 Transcendent Sacred Artifacts were obtained.

The rest, for Zhou Zhou, no longer held significance—He merely glanced at them, forming a general understanding before turning his gaze away.

Then, He focused intently on the data concerning recruitment and persuasion.

Today, Zhou Zhou’s various avatar forms, through the two key persuasion techniques—"Mighty States, Who Knows Not the Sovereign?" and "The Son of Destiny"—as well as direct recruitment by sheer strength, secured a total of 812 yao, 2311 jing, 3278 million, 3498 divine beings; 23.847 billion, 32.78 million, 3498 divine beings; 591.1 billion, 34.11 million, 9121 divine beings; 9.12 million, 2903 divine beings; 2123 Supreme Gods; 15 beings of Supreme Will; and 4 individuals at the Will-Transcendent level.

The Lords of the Stellar Alliance also managed to persuade 2 yao, 3421 jing, 1 million, 112.3 billion, 24.78 million divine beings; 100 million, 18.74 million true gods; and 220,2193 divine beings!

Regarding the ascension of deities.

Today, a total of 1 jin 3497 zhang 8121 billion 1261 million 8367 legendary upper-tier soldiers have been promoted to lower-tier deities.

Additionally, 5212 billion 3481 million 2937 upper-tier deities have ascended to lower-tier true deities.

Furthermore, 59,124,298 supreme true deities have sensed the bottleneck at their master deity level and have applied to enter the Palace of Cycles for meditation and cultivation, seeking to transcend their master deity status.

Moreover, 1021 master-tier deities have also detected their ascension limitations and have decided today to enter the Palace of Cycles, preparing to advance to the first rank of Supreme Deity.

Finally, 22 contenders of near-superior will state have reached the ultimate limit of willful deification and are preparing to enter the Palace of Cycles tonight to ascend to lower-tier supreme will deities.

Originally, Zhou Zhou's forces consisted of 7567 jin 8461 jin 2873 zhang 2876 billion 1293 million 2811 soldiers, 6231 zhang 9547 billion 1157 million 2221 deities, 9862 billion 545 million 4347 true deities, 3802 million 1588 master deities, 4983 supreme deities, 1617 near-supreme will deities, and 34 supreme will deities.

Now, after incorporating these newly recruited deity warriors and the five supreme deities and fifteen master deities recruited from the Chaos Secret Realm, the total strength under Zhou Zhou's command has reached: 7570 jin 2233 jin 3721 zhang 3478 billion 1281 million 2309 soldiers, 1 jin 9712 zhang 1811 billion 2381 million 1927 deities, 2 zhang 986 billion 9285 million 6441 true deities, 4736 million 6689 master deities, 7111 supreme deities, 49 supreme will deities, and 4 will-transcendent deities.

After reviewing this, Zhou Zhou nodded in satisfaction.

In terms of troop strength, the other forces are not particularly significant.

What matters most is that today, he has forcibly subjugated four beings of transcendent will—among them, two of mid-tier transcendent will and two of upper-tier transcendent will!

With these beings at his side, once the King awakens, he will instantly command the power of twenty thousand transcendent will beings, amplified and bound to his very essence.

How terrifyingly immense that number is.

Zhou Zhan has not yet experienced this sensation.

Yet he can confidently affirm that, upon awakening the King, he will possess the power of a top-tier transcendent will being!

He believes that with such power, even if the Spring-Age Law Master stands before him, he could effortlessly crush him.

And as for the enigmatic Heaven-Punishment God King—there is no hesitation in his heart to face such a being in battle!