Chapter 1706: Upgrade Territory! War Summary!

Chapter 1706: Upgrading Territories! War Summary!

Zhou Zhou had anticipated that, after his duplicates were given free rein to accelerate their conquests, their pace of expansion would be swift.

But he hadn't expected the speed of conquest to be this rapid.

It had only been evening.

Huang Tian's Great Cosmos had already sent a message to him from Zhou Liu-6.

"Main body,"

"I've successfully conquered three lower-tier non-supreme realms and ten four-stage supreme realms."

"You may now upgrade your territories."

"Act swiftly and upgrade them."

"You cannot imagine how weak the non-supreme realms in Huang Tian's Great Cosmos are— their strongest individuals barely reach the level of upper-tier non-supreme will, and not a single will-transcendent master exists among them."

"I'm bored out of my mind, no need for me to intervene—our supreme will-level generals could easily take them down."

"Quickly upgrade your general to the transcendent level territory tier. When the upgrade requirements appear, there should be a demand for conquering a transcendent-level holy nation. Then I'll get to play around with that transcendent-level nation in this universe."

Zhou Shíliu said.

Zhou Zhou: "...

Such a guy—so fond of playing.

As he thought, a smile quickly spread across his face.

Just upgraded at noon, now able to upgrade again in the afternoon.

Though this pace feels a bit disorienting, honestly, it's quite exhilarating.

"Keep going, maintain this pace!"

Zhou Zhou encouraged Zhou Shíwǔ, who in turn sent back a withering look.

He naturally didn't care, nor did he have the heart to care. With a single thought, he vanished from the Wheel of Rebirth Palace and materialized directly above the capital of the Sun-Brilliant Divine Realm.

With a mere thought, he activated the Territory Upgrade Panel, then spent 400 units of basic materials, 10 lower-tier will source cores, 100 yao units of source crystals, 1 million units of chaotic divine treasures, and 10,000 units of ultimate void crystals—disappearing instantly.

A textual prompt appeared.

[Congratulations! Your Fourth-Rank Supreme Divine Nation has successfully ascended to a Lower Supreme Sacred Nation!]

[Your Territory has successfully been elevated to a Lower Supreme Territory!]

[Your Fourth-Rank Supreme Divine Star Sovereign Array has been upgraded to a Lower Supreme One-Thought Array!]

[Territory Stone Pillar Durability upgraded to: 100 yao / 100 yao!]

[Your territorial expanse has expanded to 500 yao km × 500 yao km × 10 billion meters!]

[All fog monsters within the newly expanded territorial range have been expelled!]

[The Crimson Fog will no longer appear within any of your territorial domains!]

[You have received an upgrade reward: The Box of Supreme Architecture Blueprints (Lower Supreme Will Level)!]

[Lord's Talent Prompt: Your Crimson Mother Nest can now be upgraded!]

[Lord's Talent Prompt: Your Enigmatic Trading Fleet faction has been strengthened!]

[Lord's Talent Prompt: The divine personnel of your Life Ark have seen a significant enhancement in power!]

The very next instant.

A voice of even greater dignity and resonance rang out.

[Universal Announcement 1: Congratulations to the Sunlight Holy Nation (Lower Supreme Holy Nation) – Sunlight Holy Sovereign, who has become the first lord to elevate their territory from a General Sovereign to a Lower Supreme Holy Nation! Reward: 3 Supreme Boxes, +1,000,000 Mythic Points, and the unique racial title "Pioneer's Glory XIV" has advanced to "Pioneer's Glory XV"!]

[Universal Lord Broadcast Channel Announcement: Congratulations to the Sunlight Holy Nation (Lower Supreme Holy Nation) – Sunlight Holy Sovereign…]

[Universal Lord Broadcast Channel Announcement: Congratulations to the Sunlight Holy Nation (Lower Supreme Holy Nation) – Sunlight Holy Sovereign…]

[Universal Announcement 2: Following the Sunlight Holy Sovereign's second expansion into new sovereign territories, the maximum territory level for all nations' lords will now rise to Upper Supreme Holy Nation status! Sovereign powers of the Highest Kingdom may now ascend to the rank of Supreme Holy Nation lords! Eligible lords may check their territory details to learn the requirements and resource acquisition methods for advancement.]

[All-Race Announcement 3: To celebrate the Blazing Sun Divine Lord inaugurating a new chapter for the lords of all races, the Blazing Sun Divine Lord is specially rewarded with 1 Supreme Heart Crystal, and their weight in the Supreme Lord Reserve has been increased!]

The myriad living beings and top-tier powerhouses across all races, especially those supreme lords, were utterly dumbfounded upon hearing this proclamation.

Was this a joke, brother?

The rest of us are still desperately sprinting through the ranks of the Lesser and Intermediate Divine Kingdoms.

And here you are, already ascending to become the Sovereign of a Supreme Holy Kingdom?

How is this even reasonable?

Yet, as the lords of the various divine kingdoms reflected on everything Zhou Zhou had achieved up until now, they suddenly realized that, somehow, it made perfect sense.

Don't ask.

If you asked, it was simply that they themselves were too incompetent.

They dared not listen to the announcement any further, terrified that the foundation of their own lordly path would shatter, and so they forced their attention back to the development and upgrading of their own territories.

Meanwhile, Zhou Zhou cast his gaze toward the requirements for the next upgrade.

[Building Upgrade: 1,000 zi units of timber, 1,000 zi units of fine sand, 1,000 zi units of metal, 1,000 zi units of stone, 10 Mid-Tier Will Origin Cores, 500 gai Origin Crystals, 5,000,000 units of Chaos Divine Treasures, 100,000 units of Ultimate Void Crystals, conquest of ten Low-Tier Supreme Kingdoms, conquest of three Mid-Tier Supreme Kingdoms, possession of 100 Low-Tier Supreme Will Realm powerhouses, and ten Mid-Tier Supreme Will Realm powerhouses!]

"Aside from the conditions of conquering ten Low-Tier Supreme Kingdoms and three Mid-Tier Supreme Kingdoms."

"I can satisfy everything else."

"Perhaps even before tomorrow arrives, I can elevate my territory to a Mid-Tier Supreme Kingdom."

As this thought crossed Zhou Zhou's mind, his heart thudded violently against his chest.

To upgrade his territory three consecutive times within a single day.

Such a feat had been entirely unimaginable in the past.

Yet now, it was actually being realized.

It felt altogether like a dream.

"Making a deal with Hao Ri Xuan Di of Huang Tian Great Universe to leverage its resources and environment for upgrading my territory—this has absolutely been the single most correct decision of my life."

"If it weren't for this deal, I'd probably still be stuck for years, unable to advance my territory to the level of Supreme Territory."

Zhou Zhou thought to himself.

Then he glanced at the rewards for upgrading to a Supreme Territory.

First came three Supreme Treasure Boxes.

Upon opening them, he found three Summoning Books.

Once any individual claims these books as their own, they will gain three pets possessing the strength of lower-tier Supreme Will Realm.

These three top-tier pets will eternally protect their master, never betraying them.

No matter how weak their master becomes—even if they are merely ordinary people in strength—the pets will never turn against them.

"That's quite good."

Zhou Zhou was somewhat surprised.

If this Supreme Treasure Box yielded three Willful Sacred Weapons or three truly existing Supreme Willful Realm masters, he would not be particularly astonished—nor would he feel especially interested.

After all, for him now, only Willful Transcendence Realm masters could spark the thought of recruitment.

As for those below the Willful Transcendence level, he could generate countless of them every single day—so there would be no intense desire to seek out rare talents.

Yet here was something resembling a summoned creature—a Supreme Willful Realm pet?

Hmph.

This immediately stirred Zhou Zhou’s curiosity.

"Interesting."

He toyed with it for a while before tossing it into his first treasure vault.

Though it served him personally, it could be passed on to his family and friends—to protect them.

One million points of mythical level—no need to check.

He directly glanced at the title effect of the "Glory of the Pioneer, XV."

[Title Name: Glory of the Pioneer, XV]

[Title Quality: Race-exclusive]

[Title Effect 1: Your fame resonates throughout the Ultimate Void Cosmos; more top-tier warriors and world-class geniuses admire your name and long to join your domain. The number of vassals summoned daily through the Gate of Summoning increases by 1500%. Among the summoned vassals, one elite talent at a level matching your territory's rank appears with certainty—16 times!]

[Title Effect 2: As before.]

[Title Effect 3: When you become the first lord to possess a lower-tier transcendental domain, this title will upgrade to "Glory of the Pioneer, XVI," unlocking even stronger title effects!]

Zhou Zhou nodded in satisfaction.

Then he turned his gaze to the final reward—the Supreme Heart Crystal.

On the surface, it appeared as a rhombus-shaped pink diamond. Yet, from the pure, transcendent willpower emanating from it, it was clear this was no ordinary pink diamond. It was, without a doubt, a genuine Supreme Willpower artifact.

[Treasure Name: Supreme Mind Crystal]

[Treasure Rank: Upper Tier – Supreme Tier]

[Treasure Effect: Upon usage, it transforms one Law Technique of the user into a Will Technique.]

[Treasure Description: A naturally formed gemstone born from the Creative Genesis of the Ultimate Void Cosmos—a rare treasure of unparalleled value, cherished by both Supreme Deities and Masters of Supreme Will.]

"This is a treasure that can transform a Law Technique into a Will Technique."

Zhou Zhou's eyes lit up with astonishment.

With this artifact, he could save countless hours of cultivation dedicated to refining such techniques.

Though it could only enhance one technique, it would still prove immensely useful.

"Such a magnificent item!"

Zhou Zhou carefully stored it with reverence and decided to use it tonight.

As to whom would it elevate?

Naturally, the whole world is the sovereign's land.

This domain skill proves immensely supportive and effective against the Factions of Illusion when deployed upon His duplicate, Zhou Zhan, on the twilight battlefield.

Then He arrived at the Summoning Gate, spending 4000 base material units and 3 lower-tier will source cores to upgrade the Summoning Gate to the lower-tier supreme level.

A textual prompt appears.

[Congratulations! Your Summoning Gate has successfully been upgraded to the lower-tier supreme structure!]

[Your daily number of summoned citizens increases by 5,000 billion!]

[Among your daily summonings, exactly 1,000 billion professionals will inevitably appear!]

[Note: Due to the racial exclusive title 'The Glory of the Pioneer XV,' your daily citizen quota has escalated to 10 trillion 905.3 billion 754.4 million 8,000 individuals!]

[Among your daily summonings, exactly 15,000 billion 16 professionals will inevitably appear!]

Zhou Zhou nodded gently after reading it.

The foundational recruitment capacity of a lower-tier Supreme Summoning Gate is 681.5 billion 85.96 million 5,500 people!

Boosted by the glory of the Pioneer, X15, it instantly surges to 10 trillion 905.3 billion 75.44 million 8,000 people!

And among them, there are 16 masters of the lower-tier Supreme Will Realm.

A faint smile played at the corner of his lips.

At last.

His territory could now summon 16 Supreme Will Realm masters each day.

That meant—

He would only need four days to summon 64 Supreme Will Realm masters from the Summoning Gate.

More than the total number of Supreme Will Realm masters in all the highest cosmic realms before.

Very good, very good.

As His territory rank rose higher, the potency of this title grew correspondingly stronger.

Then He glanced at the requirements for upgrading the Summoning Gate.

[Building Upgrade: 10,000 units of wood, 10,000 units of fine sand, 10,000 units of metal, 10,000 units of stone, 3 medium will core sources, territory rank upgraded to Medium Supreme Territory!]

"Next, all I have to do is wait until the territory is upgraded to a Medium Supreme Territory."

Zhou Zhou thought to himself.

At this moment,

a summary of today's battlefield engagements from across the major fronts had been sent to Him.

Zhou Zhou glanced at it.

Now, the various battlefronts of the Jiaoyang Divine Nation had undergone some subtle adjustments.

Now the Jiaoyang Divine Palace still maintains five major battlefronts, though the specifics have undergone subtle shifts.

They are: The Supreme Cosmic Expanse (Zhou Wu), The Crimson Cosmic Expanse (Zhou Shiba), The Ultimate Void Battlefield (led by Zhou Yu, who has conquered all great cosmic realms), The Yellow Heaven Cosmic Expanse (Zhou Shishi), and the Dusk Battlefield (Zhou Zhan)!

The ancient continent and the Heaven-Bringer Corpse Realm are now absent.

Under the relentless efforts of His various avatars, each battlefield has yielded exceptional results.

For instance, in terms of Chaotic Divine Treasures, a total of 1 million units were acquired today!

As for Sacred Weapons, a total of 124,231 Will Sacred Weapons and 41 Transcendent Sacred Weapons were secured.

Regarding recruitment efforts:

Today, Zhou Zhou’s avatars, through the strategic maneuvers of "Rate the Soil and Know the Sovereign" and "The Son of Destiny," as well as through direct, forceful recruitment, secured 3212 yao 4231 jing soldiers, 8 zhang 2871 billion 3811 million 2389 divine beings, 1 yao 3498 billion 2381 million 2371 true gods, 3143 million 2391 chief deities, 7312 Supreme Gods, 55 beings of Supreme Will, and 18 individuals of Will Transcendence.

As for the Lords of the Stellar Alliance—let us briefly set them aside.

For Zhou Zhou has already decided to temporarily detach the Stellar Alliance’s forces, treating them as auxiliary units of His Jiaoyang Divine State, rather than part of His primary combat forces.

Well, put plainly, the Star Alliance's troops were simply too few. Zhou Zhou found himself rather disinterested. If so, rather than clenching these meager forces tightly in his own grasp, why not delegate authority to his Star Alliance allies, allowing them to enjoy the freedom and joy of being happy lords?

Of course.

They might not be eager to become happy lords.

After all, there's comfort in leaning on a great tree.

So, in Zhou Zhou's heart, there remained a certain affection—though they weren't the main combat forces of the Prairial Holy Kingdom, they still retained access to the military merit exchange system.

Thus, even if they were no longer part of the core fighting forces, their benefits remained largely unchanged, if not even more secure and comfortable.

Speaking of that...

Today, Zhou Yu and his forces led their entire army, conquering a total of twenty-four major cosmos within a single day!

Regarding divine ascensions:

Today, a total of 5,231 octillion 2348 decillion 2781 quadrillion 7841 billion 1238 million 4837 legendary upper-tier soldiers successfully ascended to the rank of lower divine beings.

There remain 14,120 million 234.8 billion 123.8 million 2,347 upper deities, senior divine beings, who have ascended to the rank of True Gods;

Another 321 million 122.2 billion 32.39 million 2,338 supreme True Gods have sensed the bottleneck at their Master God level and have applied to enter the Palace of Cycles for meditation and cultivation, seeking to transcend their Master God status!

Furthermore, 14,211 Master God-level divine beings have also reached their ascension limits and, today, are preparing to enter the Palace of Cycles to advance to the rank of First-Level Supreme God!

Lastly, 122 beings who have reached the limit of Will-Infused Divinity are now preparing to enter the Palace of Cycles tonight, aiming to ascend to the rank of Lower Supreme Willful Divinity!

Originally, Zhou Zhou's forces consisted of 11,685 yao 7591 jing 1237 zhao 3287 billion 289.3 million 2931 soldiers, 32,354 yao 2382 jing 2381 zhao 2379 billion 123.4 million 8271 divine beings, 723 zhao 3368 billion 222.2 million 9272 True Gods, 13 billion 487.4 million 6986 Master Gods, 20,042 Supreme Gods, 123 beings of Supreme Willful State, and 12 beings of Will Transcendence Level!

Now, with the newly recruited troops and the five Supreme Gods and fifteen Master Gods recruited from the Chaos Secret Realm, the total strength under Zhou Zhou's command has reached: 93,110 yao 2348 jing 2381 zhao 3491 billion 747.2 million 8974 soldiers, 27,123 yao 4730 jing 5171 zhao 2220 billion 241.2 million 2319 divine beings, 1 yao 5135 zhao 5716 billion 346.1 million 1619 True Gods, 13 billion 801.7 million 9392 Master Gods, 27,359 Supreme Gods, 188 beings of Supreme Willful State, and 30 beings of Will Transcendence Level!

After reviewing this, Zhou Zhou nodded slightly.