Chapter 1709: Supreme Grade · Unique Lord Talent - King of Conquest! Total Troops!

Chapter 1709: No Superior Rank · Sole Lord's Talent – Conqueror King! Total Military Strength!

After chatting for a while, Zhou Zhou gently bid them farewell and sent them on their way.

Once they had departed, Zhou Zhou's mind stirred, and a Lord's Talent interface appeared before him.

It was the talent he had just ascended to—the No Superior Rank, Sole Lord's Talent.

[Lord's Talent: Conqueror King (No Superior Rank – Sole)]

[Specific Talent Effect 1: Whenever a Lord conquers a major cosmic realm, half of its sentient beings and all the beings at the Supreme Will Realm will instantly and completely submit to you.]

[Specific Talent Effect 2: Whenever a Lord conquers a major cosmic realm, ten Supreme Will Realm beings and one thousand Supreme Gods will hear of your name, carry all they possess, and willingly come to join you.]

[Specific Talent Effect 3: Whenever a Lord conquers a major cosmic realm, your reputation and fortune within that realm will increase significantly. As a result, strength, prodigies, treasures, opportunities, power, status, and even fortune in love will gradually converge toward your fate.]

[Specific Talent Effect 4: Whenever a Lord conquers a major cosmic realm, your base strength and that of your generals and soldiers will increase by 0.1%, with a maximum possible increase of 500%.]

[Specific Talent Effect 5: You are hailed throughout the Ultimate Void Cosmic Realm as the Conqueror King. Every enemy you encounter will fear your strength and fame. Facing you, they will have a small chance of surrendering without battle.]

After reading it through, Zhou Zhou nodded with unexpected surprise.

The enhancement of the Lord's talent proved remarkably effective.

He had initially only intended to experiment—trying out this Lord's talent.

He never anticipated such a generous return.

The "Conqueror King" Lord's talent was originally the Mythic-level, sole Lord's talent—Supreme Conquest.

That is, the previous talent where, for every territory conquered, one gained a certain number of new soldiers, loyal warriors, and vassal lords.

A Lord's talent that grew stronger with every battle won.

Zhou Zhou had thought, after all, that Zhou Yu was constantly conquering various great universes within the Ultimate Void Cosmos every day.

If he didn’t utilize this Lord’s talent, wouldn’t he be wasting a precious opportunity?

Thus, he elevated the Supreme Conquest talent to the Mythic-level, sole tier.

Unexpectedly, the fruits of this advancement proved quite remarkable.

The first lord talent effect was, in truth, rather mediocre.

For His own Holy King lord talent could also elevate the loyalty of the subjects under His command, and with an efficacy no less potent than this one.

The second lord talent effect, however, was exceptionally splendid.

Whenever He conquered a grand cosmic faction, ten Supreme Will realm powerhouses and a thousand High Gods would swear their allegiance to Him.

Judging by Zhou Yu's efficiency yesterday in conquering twenty-four grand universes in a single day.

Relying solely on this particular lord talent effect, He could obtain at least two hundred and forty Supreme Will realm powerhouses and twenty-four thousand High God subordinates in a single day.

At present, He commanded only a little over twenty thousand High Gods and just over a hundred Supreme Will realm powerhouses.

This second effect of the lord talent could literally double the number of powerhouses under His banner in a single day!

As for the third lord talent effect, Zhou Zhou was likewise immensely satisfied.

With every great cosmos conquered, His prestige and fortune grow stronger.

And what effect prestige and fortune bring—Zhou Zhou, the highest-ranking aspirant among the Supreme Lords of the Supreme Cosmos, who has reaped the most fortune from the cosmic flow, knows this better than anyone.

Thus, He is thoroughly satisfied with this effect.

This satisfaction even surpasses the second-tier Lord's innate ability.

As for the third Lord's innate ability—a power that raises the ultimate limits of both the Lord and his subordinates—Zhou Zhou also deeply cherishes it.

A base strength boost of no less than 500%. Even a Lord of Will Transcendence would be envious to see such a gain.

Let alone Zhou Zhou, a prodigy who has attained the realm of Supreme Will yet wields the combat power of a top-tier Will Transcendent.

He believes:

If his foundational strength were to multiply fivefold, his combat power would experience a staggering, earth-shattering leap.

Though still not sufficient to open the Gate of Immortality, he would have taken a colossal step toward that ultimate goal.

But the only thing somewhat disappointing is that its implementation method is quite difficult.

One must conquer no less than 5,000 major cosmic factions in order to gain this 500% bonus!

At his current rate of conquering 24 major cosmic factions per day, he would need Zhou Yu to continuously wage war across the Ultimate Void Cosmic Realm for over two hundred days just to meet this condition.

Over two hundred days!

Within the Realm of the Cycle of Rebirth, this period is naturally brief—almost imperceptible, like a blink of an eye.

Yet in this ever-shifting reality, especially with the Vain Clan watching from one side with unrelenting vigilance, two hundred days becomes a trial of endurance.

"Take it slow,"

"It won't take two hundred days."

"As my power grows stronger, the efficiency with which Zhou Yu conquers will inevitably increase too."

"Perhaps it'll be done in under a hundred days."

"Even shorter is possible."

Zhou Zhou thought within himself.

As for the final master's innate effect, when enemies faced His Radiant Sun Sovereign Army, there was a very small chance they would simply surrender outright.

This effect Zhou Zhou was well familiar with.

Among the Sovereign Lords of the Supreme Grand Cosmos, nearly ninety percent would surrender immediately upon encountering His Radiant Sun Sovereign Army.

After all, the gap in strength was simply too vast.

Yet within the Ultimate Void Grand Cosmos, such occurrences were exceedingly rare.

For the sovereign masters of various Grand Cosmos factions in the Ultimate Void Grand Cosmos rarely heard of Zhou Zhou's name, nor understood the might of this new Holy King. Thus, when facing Zhou Zhou's Radiant Sun Sovereign Army, they largely held contempt, resolutely resisted the invasion—and then, were crushed without a struggle!

However, in the future, with the aid of this master's innate ability, Zhou Zhou's reputation within the Ultimate Void Grand Cosmos would grow ever stronger, his power would intensify, and eventually, more and more Grand Cosmos factions would surrender immediately upon encountering His Radiant Sun Sovereign Army.

"Indeed, indeed."

Zhou Zhou evaluated this lordly aptitude.

Then he thought to himself: "In the future, I might invite the Supreme Will to elevate this lordly aptitude to the transcendent class—unique level."

"With Zhou Yu constantly fighting on my behalf in the Ultimate Void Cosmos,"

"This lordly aptitude will be used frequently, bringing me immense benefits and a multitude of powerful subordinates."

The more Zhou Zhou thought about it, the more he found the idea appealing.

He immediately made up his mind.

That was it.

The next transcendent-class, unique lordly aptitude would be the Conqueror's Lordly Aptitude!

Then he left the Cycle Palace and went to Mu Gu's residence.

To his surprise, upon arriving at Mu Gu's estate, he found Mu Gu chatting with his own recently created duplicate, Zhou Bing, over tea.

Zhou Zhou: "……"

What is this strange sensation of being replaced?

"Host, you've arrived."

Zhou Bing spoke naturally.

Zhou Zhou: "……The odd feeling is even stronger now."

"Have you... finished it?"

Zhou Zhou scratched his head, asking.

"Finished."

Before Mu Gu could speak, Zhou Bing simply nodded calmly, "It was a simple matter—just gather all the crimson energy used to produce superior-grade units and channel it into the crimson creatures capable of generating the 'Root Walker Recruitment Document.'"

"That's the result."

"Five hundred copies of the 'Root Seeker Recruitment Manifesto' and five hundred immortals of Supreme Will have all arrived here."

"Look at them."

After speaking these words, Zhou Bing tossed a world ring to Zhou Zhou.

Receiving it, Zhou Zhou's willpower rushed in immediately, and within moments, he saw the contents inside.

The five hundred copies of the 'Root Seeker Recruitment Manifesto' were all present—no errors, no omissions.

As for the five hundred immortals of Supreme Will, they all lay in slumber within.

Upon glancing at them, Zhou Zhou was astonished to find that half of these immortals were from the Primordial Sage warrior lineage, and the other half were from the Supreme Deity and Demon warrior lineage.

A smile formed on his face.

He knew well the combat strength of Primordial Sages and Supreme Deities and Demons.

Now, they had attained the power of Supreme Will.

That way, even if they only possessed the strength of the Lower Supreme Will Realm, their true combat power would likely already rival that of the Middle Supreme Will Realm.

Coupled with a full set of Will Sacred Artifacts, the various buffs of the Blazing Sun Divine Kingdom, and the enhancements from the various Lord Talents and titles upon their persons.

Their final, true combat power would probably not be inferior to that of the Upper Supreme Will Realm!

"Good, good, good!"

"Well done, Mu Gu, Zhou Bing."

Zhou Zhou praised them with a few words, then turned directly around and departed.

Soon.

He flew out from the world of the Divine Kingdom, heading straight for the Gate of Summoning.

Below.

Wu Xin, dressed in the uniform of the Commander of the National Defense Legion, watched Zhou Zhou’s receding figure as he flew away, clicking his tongue in admiration: "It seems His Majesty will have no use for it."

"It's time to ease up for a while."

A contented, relaxed smile played upon His face.

Back in the Crimson Origin's main nest, working there had been exhausting—so exhausting that He felt as if he were on the edge of collapse.

After all, there were countless nest monsters within the Crimson Mother Nest, each one weak in strength, and clearing them all required immense mental effort.

Now, at last, He could finally rest.

Of course.

Though He thought this, His loyalty to Zhou Zhou remained unchanged.

Whatever Zhou Zhou ordered, He would carry it out.

Yet, who could resist doing easier tasks when they were available?

Especially a general who had long harbored thoughts of retirement and a peaceful old age.

He smiled, turned, and walked toward the headquarters of the National Defense Corps.

Though it was supposed to be a day of relaxation, his duties could not be set aside.

……

Before the Summoning Gate.

Zhou Zhou took out 500 copies of "The Recruitment Handbook for Rootborne Wanderers" and simply tossed them into the Summoning Gate.

Since the number was small, there was no need to insert Will Source Nuclei.

Soon enough.

Five hundred Rootborne Wanderers emerged from the Summoning Gate.

"Respect to the Supreme!"

They bowed respectfully before Zhou Zhou.

Though they hailed from the realm of immortality, before them stood Zhou Zhou, the sovereign of supreme authority.

The contrast between them was as vast as that between a common soldier and an emperor—there was no comparison at all. Thus, they treated Zhou Zhou with the utmost courtesy, one could even say it was done with the utmost caution.

"Welcome to the Sun's Holy Realm," said Zhou Zhou with a gentle smile. "From today forward, you may form your own legion alongside another ten Root Wanderers. The name of this legion shall be the Immortal Legion."

"Yes, Sovereign!" they replied, bowing respectfully.

Zhou Zhou nodded, then released the five hundred Immortal Will-level warriors who had awakened within the World Ring.

He then directed these five hundred Root Wanderers straight to the Twilight Battlefield.

As for the five hundred Immortal Will-level warriors, he sent them to the Ultimate Void Cosmos, to rendezvous with Zhou Yu and together conquer the cosmic powers within the Ultimate Void Cosmos.

Finally, he poured his willpower into the Summoning Gate, summoning the day's assigned populace from within.

This too was a novel modification.

Once the Summoning Gate ascended to the rank of Supreme Will, extracting an entire host of subjects at one fell swoop no longer demanded the feeding of Will Source Cores or their kindred relics; it required only the infusion of a sufficient expanse of Willpower to summon every desired denizen forth into the world all at once.

This convergence brought forth a total of thirty trillion subjects, exceeding the numbers of a standard invocation by more than four trillion, and buried within this multitude were sixteen formidable paragons of the Intermediate Supreme Will Realm.

He questioned these newly summoned masters of the Intermediate Supreme Will Realm, discovering that they hailed from the Ultimate Void Great Cosmos, drawn hither by the echoes of the summons that resonated with the subtle inclinations of their own souls.

So long as they were granted a fitting and ample recompense, they expressed a steadfast willingness to remain perpetually in Zhou Zhou’s employ.

To this, Zhou Zhou naturally consented without reservation.

Thereupon, he journeyed alone to Mount Yujing, where, by expending one thousand Jing of Low-Tier Deity Lower-Grade Divine Crystals, he conjured a host of one hundred Jing of Heavenly Soldiers, Heavenly Generals, and Heavenly Deities.

It was precisely at this juncture.

Amidst the boundless tapestry of stars that draped the heavens, there manifested yet again a breathtaking array of fourteen thousand two hundred and eleven distinctly separate celestial anomalies.

These were none other than the astral portents that heralded the ascension of a Master God into the exalted realm of a Supreme God.

Then, another one hundred and twenty-two beams of volitional light, each a different hue, bloomed from within the Reincarnation Sacred Palace and surged straight into the starry sky.

It was the very phenomenon of ascent, signifying the elevation of quasi-Supreme Will realm powerhouses into the Supreme Will realm itself!

The multitude of experts who had long been waiting for this exact moment looked upon the scene, utterly dumbfounded.

The simultaneous birth of over ten thousand Supreme Gods and more than a hundred Supreme Will realm powerhouses?

Emperor of Common People, how in the world did you pull this off?

In the entirety of the Ultimate Void Great Universe, surely no one else possesses such miraculous methods as yours?

On his end, Zhou Zhou nodded with satisfaction after completing his calculations.

Following that, Zhou Zhou began to take stock of the troop strength within his primary combat legions.

His original forces consisted of 9,311 gai 2,348 jing 2,381 zhao 349.174728974 billion soldiers, 27,123 gai 4,730 jing 5,171 zhao 222.024122319 billion deities, 1 gai 5,135 zhao 571.634611619 billion True Gods, 1.380179392 billion Master Gods, 27,359 Supreme Gods, 188 Supreme Will realm powerhouses, and 30 Will Transcendent tier experts.

Counting today's newly recruited 100 jing Heavenly Soldiers, Heavenly Generals, and Heavenly Honorables, along with 500 Source Walkers and 638 Supreme Will realm powerhouses.

Now the total force under His command has reached an astonishing 9311 yao 2448 jing 2381 zhao 3491 yi 7472 wan 8974 soldiers, 27123 yao 4730 jing 5171 zhao 2220 yi 2412 wan 2319 de deities, 1 yao 4814 zhao 4494 yi 221 wan 9281 true gods, 321 zhao 1236 yi 1245 wan 7519 chief deities, 41570 supreme gods, 826 masters of the Supreme Will, and 30 beings transcending will!