Yong Youji's face turned cold, and the temperature in the world suddenly dropped. An arrow shot out, freezing this place completely. The supreme being of the Black Water Immortal Dynasty gave up resistance, muttering pleas for mercy. The arrow struck his chest, shattering the bones of his upper body. Puffs of blood, as if accumulated within him for a very, very long time, burst forth in an instant.
The two supreme beings of the Human Race remained silent, filled with immense fear. They watched as Yong Youji unleashed his divine fire and collected the treasure cauldron.
The moment the treasure cauldron entered Yong Youji's divine fire, it transformed into wisps of golden national destiny energy, appearing in the ancestral temple of the imperial palace in Chang'an City, far to the west of the plane.
The national destiny of the Great Han Divine Dynasty began to ascend rapidly!
"Let's go," Yong Youji said, returning to Xia Xinyu and the other two.
There might be other precious items here, but with the national destiny secured, there were likely no other good things left in an immortal dynasty's territory.
A long time passed.
"This Human Race is too terrifying; perhaps only the supreme prodigies from our respective races can contend with him!" the supreme being of the Great Yin Immortal Dynasty wiped the cold sweat from his forehead.
"Let's go, there's nothing else to see here!" the voice of the supreme being of the Yun Clan Immortal Dynasty trembled. Without even glancing at the battlefield, he immediately fled into the distance.
...
On the fifteenth day of the eleventh month in the thirty-ninth year of Great Han.
Within a palace hall in the imperial harem of Chang'an City.
"The Divine Emperor has decreed!" Wei Zhongxian walked in with a smile.
"Greetings, Eunuch Wei!" Yun Shan's divine power dissipation had been well contained compared to a year ago, thanks to Sun Simiao's careful treatment over the past year.
Over the past year, Yun Shan had deeply recognized Sun Simiao's power; even the alchemists of her own Yun Clan Immortal Dynasty had been unable to curb her condition.
"The Divine Emperor has decreed!"
"The Yun Clan is hereby conferred the rank of Zheng Qipin Changzai of Great Han, and granted residence in Tianxin Pavilion!"
"Changzai Yun, congratulations!" Wei Zhongxian placed the imperial decree into Yun Shan's hands with a smile and said softly, "Becoming a concubine of the Divine Emperor is a blessing from your past life. Restoring your physical defects is merely a matter of time. If one day you serve the Divine Emperor well, perhaps he will be pleased, and your True Phoenix bloodline will awaken!"
"Thank you, Eunuch!" Yun Shan excitedly accepted the imperial decree. Having followed Yang Hao for over a year, especially in the last six months, she had developed a deep affection for him. Initially, there were ulterior motives, but they slowly changed. In this harem, she had received meticulous care from Fan Lingyue and Ling Xuan, experiencing a sense of relaxation she hadn't felt before. More importantly, she knew about the True Phoenix essence blood that Yang Hao possessed, something she, and even the imperial bloodline of the Yun Clan Immortal Dynasty, had desperately sought for billions of years!
"Alright, Changzai, this old servant has other urgent matters and needs to visit Consort Ling. I won't linger here!" Wei Zhongxian smiled and hurried out. "By the way, Changzai, you do not need to attend to the Emperor for the time being. The imperial palace has many rules, and someone will be here shortly to teach you!"
"Thank you, Eunuch!" Yun Shan's heart stirred. Ling Xuan had given birth to Princess Zi Yi for Yang Hao thirty years ago, and it was time for her rank to be elevated. As Yun Shan had predicted, Ling Xuan was that day conferred the title of Noble Consort, a first-rank consort.
A few days later, Yun Shan was finally summoned by Yang Hao to attend to him. That day, Yang Hao, during their intimate time, bestowed upon Yun Shan the True Phoenix essence blood he had obtained from the system's blind box. Three days later, the True Phoenix essence blood perfectly fused with Yun Shan, and her entire being erupted with infinite crimson divine power, enveloping her like a pair of wings. Terrifying energy flowed within her! Yang Hao immediately ordered the Embroidered Uniform Guard to heavily seal off Tianxin Pavilion, as bloodline awakening was of utmost importance.
"Ding! Congratulations to the host. The human hero Yong Youji has slain two supreme beings and obtained nine million points of slaughter value!"
"Ding! Congratulations to the host. Remaining accumulated slaughter value is eight million three hundred thousand points."
"Ding! Congratulations to the host. The human hero Yong Youji has acquired the dispersed national destiny energy of an ancient immortal dynasty, equivalent to six hundred million points of destiny and merit!"
"Ding! The Nine Cauldrons of Destiny, Nine Dragon Imperial Seal, Xuanyuan Sword, and Heavenly Emperor Divine Tablet have automatically drawn half of the destiny and merit points to consolidate national destiny!"
"Ding! Alerting the host, remaining slaughter value is eight million three hundred thousand points, remaining destiny and merit points are three hundred million, and Samsara power is zero!"
"Hmm?" Walking in the Xuanzheng Hall plaza, Yang Hao suddenly heard the system's prompt. Three hundred million points of destiny and merit! This was like clearing out two thunderclap halls! If it weren't for the passage of countless ages, Yang Hao felt he could have obtained even more. With three hundred million points of destiny and merit, Yang Hao directly entered his soul sea.
"System, please search for the destiny and merit points required to advance to the quasi-supreme realm, upgrade the Nine Cauldrons of Destiny to level six, and unlock the second level of the Twelve Golden Men!" Yang Hao temporarily abandoned the military camp. Currently, all the deployed soldiers were at the True God realm, which was on par with the armies of forces like the Hengtian Immortal Dynasty! There was no need for further promotion! At present, the Hengtian Immortal Dynasty was sharpening its knives, intending to march out and sweep across the entire western frontier. It was still best to improve his own realm and the Nine Cauldrons of Destiny!
"Ding! Alerting the host. After searching, the host requires three hundred and fifty million points of destiny and merit to reach the quasi-supreme realm. The Nine Cauldrons of Destiny require five hundred million points of destiny and merit to ascend to the sixth layer. The Twelve Golden Men require nine thousand points of destiny and merit to advance to the second layer!"
Three hundred and fifty million! Only then could he reach the quasi-supreme realm! Yang Hao felt a slight regret. If he could advance to the quasi-supreme realm, he would be able to summon human heroes at the Small Heavenly Venerate realm, which was a pity. However, if a few more supreme beings could emerge, it would be enough to handle the current situation.
"System, convert the remaining slaughter value into Samsara power!!" Glancing at it, Yang Hao decided to forgo other options for now and looked at the slaughter value.
"Ding! Congratulations to the host for obtaining eight million three hundred thousand points of Samsara power!"
"Ding! Alerting the host, slaughter value has been completely consumed!"
"Summon!"
"Ding! This summoning consumes four hundred and thirty points of Samsara power. The system begins summoning!" A golden light instantly illuminated the fifth layer of the Samsara Profound Yellow Tower. The sounds of the Great Dao vibrated, a galaxy spread out, and brilliant divine light shone forth! The moment this golden figure lit up, only three of the carved figures on the fifth layer remained gray. The human heroes on the fifth layer were almost all about to emerge. As the carved figures flashed, the long river of history flowed, stopping at the end of the Qin and beginning of the Han dynasties.
"Ding! Congratulations to the host for successfully summoning a peerless general from the river of history, the God of War of the Northern Wei Dynasty—Erzhu Rong!"
Erzhu Rong! The God of War of the Northern Wei Dynasty! A powerful minister! In terms of state affairs and governance, Erzhu Rong was inadequate. Although he held the power of the court, he was not a qualified schemer. However, as an outstanding military strategist, Erzhu Rong was undoubtedly deserving of praise!