Chapter 1700: Protection of War Will (Transcendence Grade · Unique)!

Chapter 1700: The Shelter of Warlike Will (Transcendent Rank · Unique)!

"Li Chen? Sixth-Pole Supreme? The Ancestor of the Dead?"

"Who in the hell is this guy? It feels like even the immortals among the Immortal Halls are compelled to show the utmost respect to [Li Chen]?"

Zhou Zhou was stunned.

He felt as though, despite still being outside the Immortal Halls, he had already encountered a major figure within them—one whose demeanor was notably kind and approachable.

Unfortunately, the voice in his mind offered no explanation as to who Li Chen truly was, because at this moment, he simply did not have the right to know.

Though Zhou Zhou's curiosity had only grown stronger, he didn't dwell on it.

If he ever attained immortality, he would naturally learn all such secrets effortlessly.

If he never reached immortality, then knowing such hidden truths would be nothing but entertainment.

Worrying about it was utterly pointless.

He didn't wish to dwell on such matters now, and instead spent 100 crystals of third-tier Supreme Deities to summon today's populace through the Summoning Gate.

This time, a total of over 180 billion subjects were summoned—30 billion more than the usual quota, including fifteen third-tier Supreme Deities.

Then, alone, He journeyed to Yu Jing Mountain, spending 1,000 Jing of lower-tier Deity crystals, and summoned 100 Jing of Heavenly Soldiers and Heavenly Generals, the Celestial Sovereigns.

At that very moment,

among the countless stars in the sky, a total of eight thousand one hundred and twenty-one distinct celestial anomalies reappeared.

Precisely—the celestial phenomena marking the ascension of the Primordial God to Supreme Deity!

Then, fifty-six columns of colored wills burst forth from within the Palace of Cycles, piercing the heavens.

Precisely—the celestial signs marking the ascension of a near-omnipotent Will-being to the realm of Supreme Will!

By this time, the various powerful beings who had waited for this moment, as well as the projections of Supreme Will beings already residing within the Jiaoyang Divine Capital, had long anticipated what was to come. Yet even as they beheld it with their own eyes, their minds still reeled.

Holy hell!

Eight thousand new Supreme Deities!

Fifty-six new Masters of Supreme Will!

Great Sage of the People, do you even know what you're doing?

Before you, the Supreme Great Cosmos had only 10,000 Supreme Deities and 55 Masters of Supreme Will!

Now, the number of Supreme Deities and Masters of Supreme Will being born each day surpasses the total accumulated over the entire history of the Supreme Great Cosmos!

And furthermore—

Among them, certain projections of the Masters of Supreme Will are particularly excited and agitated.

"Did you see it? Among these newly emerged Masters of Supreme Will, one is my subordinate!"

"I have one too!"

"I do as well!"

"Ha ha ha ha ha! I have two subordinates from the Supreme Deities, trained by the Great Emperor of the People, now at the peak of the Supreme Will Realm. From this day forward, Great Emperor of the People, I am your dog—wherever you tell me to go, I shall go!"

The Progenitor of the Sun, the Progenitor of the Moon, the Heavenly Judge God, the Master of Spring and Autumn, even the projection of the Universal Demon Lord—all are present.

They glance at one another, and in each eye, there is a gleam of laughter and exhilaration.

For among their ranks, there are also Supreme Deity-level warriors, and among the fifty-six newly attained Supreme Will Realm masters, theirs are seats—some even multiple seats!

"With these new Supreme Will Realm masters at our side, we may not alleviate the pressure from the Will-Transcendent Realm masters,"

"But at least, we can ease the strain on the Supreme Will Realm itself."

The Sun Emperor, stroking his beard, chuckled with a contented smile.

The other Supreme Will Realm masters nodded in quiet agreement.

After all, they were now wielding the power of an entire cosmos, fighting against the entire race of the Unreal—equivalent to a single force confronting an entire ultimate void cosmos.

The pressure was immense—no need to speak of it.

The pressure herein stemmed not merely from the adversary’s endless torrent of Supreme Will realm powerhouses, but also from the continuous stream of Will Transcendent tier experts they deployed.

It was only due to the presence of the Supreme Will that they could barely hold the Twilight Battlefield.

Otherwise, they would have long since lost the Twilight Battlefield, allowing the Illusionary Clan to breach their homeland and subsequently launch an invasion upon the entirety of the Ultimate Void Grand Universe.

Yet, even with the assistance of the Supreme Will, things could not persist in this manner indefinitely.

For the Supreme Will to personally descend and contend against the Illusionary Clan’s Supreme Will realm powerhouses and all their Will Transcendent tier experts was, in truth, a violation of the tacit rule of soldier against soldier, general against general.

Without a doubt, it would not be long before the Illusionary Clan dispatched a powerhouse of the same echelon as the Supreme Will to restrain Him, and when that time came, their predicament would turn utterly dire.

Thus, upon seeing the Supreme Will realm powerhouses currently nurtured by Zhou Zhou, a sense of relief finally swelled within their hearts.

After all, given their present circumstances, an extra measure of strength meant an extra shred of hope for survival.

It would also allow the Supreme Will to violate fewer rules.

Meanwhile, on Zhou Zhou's side, a smile emerged upon his face as he gazed at the birth of so many Supreme Gods and Supreme Will realm powerhouses.

He could feel that the primordial essence of the supreme, vast cosmos had not suffered the slightest depletion due to the rise of these newly ascended warriors under his command. On the contrary, their emergence had significantly amplified the cosmic fortune of the great universe.

"The three great cosmoses weren't conquered in vain."

"The primordial essence consumed by these newly risen Supreme Gods and Unbound Will-tier beings, along with the lower-tier demigods and junior divine soldiers recruited by me—all were drawn from the primordial forces I extracted yesterday through my subordinate duplicates' conquest of those three cosmoses."

"Thankfully, it was primordial energy drawn from the newly born universes, not from the supreme great cosmos itself. Otherwise, even before any Unbound Will-tier beings emerged, my new army of 2.4 yuans of divine beings alone might have shattered the great cosmos entirely."

"And I can sense that one of the three conquered cosmoses has already lost nearly all of its primordial essence."

"If further ascensions are to occur, they will have to draw from the primordial forces of the other two newly conquered cosmoses."

"I must continue to have my duplicates conquer new great cosmoses."

"Otherwise, following the current trend, tomorrow’s emergence of gods, Supreme Gods, and Unbound Will-tier beings will only grow more abundant."

"Two cosmoses’ primordial energy may not be enough."

"Once all the primordial essence is drained, it’s likely that all four great cosmoses—including the supreme great cosmos—will collapse simultaneously."

"I've just set myself up for a major disaster."

Zhou Zhou thought of this possible consequence and couldn't help but feel a shiver of disbelief.

At the same time, a thought surfaced within him.

Could he possibly harness all the primordial forces of the Ultimate Void Cosmos to elevate his subordinates? Would that even be feasible?

If such a scenario truly came to pass—what would happen?

Could the entire Ultimate Void Cosmos truly collapse?

Zhou Zhou couldn't help but wonder.

And then he realized—there might actually be a possibility.

He quickly shook his head, banishing this absurd thought from his mind.

For now, let's set that aside.

That thing was still far, far away from him.

One could discuss it later, when the time came.

If, by then, even the primordial power of the ultimate void cosmos—of all the great cosmoses—proved insufficient, then he would simply send forth a fragment of himself to the realm of illusion, to draw upon the primordial power from the enemy’s domain?

Would the enemy’s illusion realm collapse?

What did that concern him?

To be an enemy, one must possess the mindset of an enemy!

At that very moment,

a figure radiating pure white light appeared before Zhou Zhou.

It was the Supreme Will!

"May I have the honor of addressing the Supreme Will, sir!"

Zhou Zhou spoke with deep reverence.

"Call me Teacher instead; I still prefer that form of address."

The Supreme Will offered a faint, gentle smile.

"Teacher."

Upon hearing those words, Zhou Zhou spoke without a moment's hesitation.

The Supreme Will nodded with a smile, then looked down at the fifty-six pillars of radiant will within the Sacred Palace of Reincarnation, eyes reflecting a mixture of comfort and astonishment.

"Emperor of Common People, every time I see you, you bring me such immense wonder."

"It is entirely due to your exceptional guidance, Teacher."

Zhou Zhou immediately responded with a smile.

"I did not assist you all that much; I merely shaped an environment where you could thrive."

"That you have been able to grow to such heights is, in the end, largely thanks to your own endeavors."

Said the Supreme Will.

Then, It continued, "I promised you before that as long as you could nurture fifty powerhouses of the Supreme Will Realm, I would elevate one of your Lord Talents for you, promoting it to a Will-Transcendence Lord Talent."

"Speak then."

"Which Lord Talent do you wish to elevate?"

"Your teacher will make it reality for you."

"But you must remember, I can only help you elevate a maximum of three Lord Talents to the Will-Transcendence level; after three, I will no longer be able to aid your ascension."

"My source power is still incapable of creating three Transcendence-level Lord Talents within a short span of time."

"Your disciple understands."

Zhou Zhou nodded, and then fell into thought; originally, he had intended to name the undying sacred boat Lord Talent, but after a moment's hesitation, a sudden urge arose in his heart to upgrade a different Lord Talent instead.

He thus fell silent, caught in inner turmoil.

The Supreme Will observed his expression and smiled, not in a rush, but simply waiting for him to make his decision.

After a long while—

He took a deep breath and said, "Master, I wish to elevate Tris, the Supreme War God, into a Will-Transcendent-level Lord's Talent."

"Good."

"A sound choice."

The Supreme Will nodded, expressing approval of his decision.

After making his choice, Zhou Zhou exhaled in relief, no longer hesitating.

Deep within, he still longed for such a Lord's Talent that could rapidly enhance the strength of his subordinates.

While he still needed survival-oriented talents, he no longer pursued them with the same fervor as before.

And there's one crucial reason: now, thanks to the Transcendent-Class, Unique Lord talent—Heaven's Supreme Sovereign—there is a probability, when dismantling enemy loot, of obtaining Transcendent-level resurrection items capable of reviving Transcendent-level willful entities.

Moreover, willful Transcendent-level beings, as the apex among ultimate void cosmos entities, are nearly impossible to perish—except when encountering supreme beings like the Great Eternal Emperor, or someone as fundamentally broken as himself.

Forcibly upgrading a resurrection-type Lord talent to the Willful Transcendent level may indeed prove useful, but the actual opportunities to apply it are extremely rare.

Unless He intends to resurrect his enemies, such a Lord talent would rarely be activated.

Yet Zhou Zhou is no fool—why would he resurrect his enemies?

Thus, Zhou Zhou has little motivation to enhance this particular Lord talent.

Furthermore, the total number of Willful Transcendent-level Lord talents that Supreme Will can elevate is strictly limited. After careful consideration, Zhou Zhou ultimately decides to instead enhance the Lord talent of War's Supreme God's Protection.

If this Lord talent is raised to the Willful Transcendent level, he is confident he could double the number of warriors daily promoted under his command!

At this point...

The Supreme Will stepped before Zhou Zhou, her pale hand gently touching the center of his brow.

A familiar, gentle force seeped from the Supreme Will's fingertips, entering deep into the core of Zhou Zhou's consciousness, initiating the ascension of His Supreme Rank—Unique Lord Ability: The Divine Protection of War God!

It took over two hours for the Supreme Will to elevate this Unique Lord Ability to the Transcendent Rank—Unique Lord Ability.

After the completion, Zhou Zhou suddenly noticed that the Supreme Will's form seemed to waver, unsteady, as if trembling on the edge of collapse. Zhou Zhou was startled and immediately reached out to steady her.

"Master..."

"I'm fine, just expended a great deal of energy."

The Supreme Will chuckled, shaking her head bitterly. "The Lord Abilities within you—each one is utterly strange."

"Ordinary Lord Abilities, when raised to the Transcendent Rank, never drain me so heavily."

"Yet yours... drain me immensely."

"Raising just one Transcendent Rank Unique Lord Ability of yours is enough to elevate others by five or six Transcendent Rank Unique Lord Abilities."

Zhou Zhou looked embarrassed upon hearing those words.

He himself had no idea why upgrading his Lord Talents demanded such a staggering toll.

"Actually, this can be considered a good thing."

"It proves that the Lord Talents you have chosen each possess immense potential, with the possibility of evolving into legendary Immortal Skills in the future."

The Supreme Will smiled, sounding somewhat weak.

Seeing this, Zhou Zhou did not reply, choosing instead to retrieve a multitude of will-transcendence-level supplements from his First Treasury and hand them to the Supreme Will.

"Teacher, I have some supplements here that can replenish the origin of a will-transcendence-level powerhouse's will; please nourish yourself and take a good rest."

The Supreme Will was stunned by the gesture.

It could discern that these were indeed supplements of the will-transcendence rank, each highly beneficial to It and capable of fully making up for Its previous depletion.

A moment later, It burst into laughter.

"Then I won't stand on ceremony, Teacher."

The Supreme Will smiled, accepting the tonics.

Without another word, It vanished directly from before Zhou Zhou's eyes.

Only now did Zhou Zhou find the moment to examine his newly ascended Transcendence-Tier • Unique Lord Talent.

[Lord Talent: Blessing of the War Will (Transcendence-Tier • Unique)]

[Specific Talent Effect 1 - Transcendence Blessing of the War Will: The great War Will has bestowed a transcendent blessing upon you and the combat professionals under your command. Upon slaying an enemy, you and your combat professionals will receive an additional 1000 times the promotion energy!]

[Specific Talent Effect 2 - War Zealots: When you and your combat professionals reach the limit of your potential, you can break through those boundaries through life-and-death slaughter in battle, comprehending Law Skills or even Will Skills to reach a new realm of strength, with an upper limit of the High Will Transcendence-Tier.]

[Specific Talent Effect 3 - Heart of War: Every time you and your combat professionals experience a war, your own realm of will will be tempered and elevated to varying degrees, until you ascend to the High Will Transcendence-Tier.]

Having finished reading, Zhou Zhou nodded in deep satisfaction.