After some thought, Yang Hao reluctantly made the sacrifice. Currently, the Great An Yuan Heaven Dynasty and the Gate of Fortune had only deployed armies at the first level of the Hegemony Realm. According to the guesses of the ministers of the Military Affairs Department, the top armies of these forces were likely in the middle to upper levels of the Hegemony Realm.
A three-level upgrade to the barracks would be enough to cope!
"System, use Luck Merit points to upgrade the Immortal Artifact Barracks by three levels!"
Looking at the top Nirvana Realm armies emerging, although the current Great Han could resist beings in the Dao God Realm, facing hundreds of thousands of troops in the Hegemony Realm who could use battle formations... the Great Han's legion levels had to keep up!
This was necessary for both suppressing local areas and deterring the outside world!
"Ding! Reminder to the host, the system will deduct twenty million Luck Merit points to upgrade the barracks level. Do you wish to deduct it!"
"Upgrade it!"
Yang Hao did not hesitate and chose to upgrade. His gaze shifted to the Xuanyuan Divine Sword within the divine fire. He could now unleash a divine power capable of a top Dao God's full-force strike.
This power was not to be underestimated. Through the data collected during this period, the Embroidered Uniform Guard had basically ascertained the true foundations of the Gate of Fortune and the An Yuan Heaven Dynasty. The pillar-like beings in these two major forces were basically confirmed to be in the Dao God Realm!
This way, whether it was Ma Chao, Wei Wentong, or Lu Yunlong, who had stepped into the Heavenly God realm, they would be sufficient to cope with the current pressure from the Gate of Fortune, the An Yuan Heaven Dynasty, and even the Lingxu Palace and the Nangong family.
"Ding! Successfully deducted twenty million Luck Merit points. Reminder to the host, the Immortal Artifact Barracks has begun to receive Luck Merit points for upgrading!"
"Ding! Congratulations to the host, the Immortal Artifact Barracks has been upgraded by three levels!"
"Ding! All soldiers under the summoned heroes can enter the barracks for cultivation. All soldiers who enter the barracks for cultivation will successfully advance to the top level of the Hegemony Realm!"
"Roar roar~~"
Upon receiving the system's prompt, in a corner of Chang'an City, the tranquil barracks erupted with dazzling divine light from the divine beast sculptures at the entrance. The sculptures emitted bursts of roars that shook the surrounding world.
Streams of vast spiritual energy flowed from the void above the nine heavens, converging madly towards the center of the barracks!
"Drink!!"
From the quiet barracks, the thunderous roars of hundreds of thousands of troops could be heard, and a soaring azure stream of light shot up into the sky!
Following that, white, crimson, black, light azure, fiery red, yellow... in addition to the previous azure stream of light, a total of ten streams of brilliant divine light, like pillars supporting the heavens, shot up into the sky, seemingly holding up the surrounding world!
As the ten streams of brilliant divine light converged, the area around the barracks underwent earth-shattering changes!
Ten divine pillars, identical to the brilliant divine light within the barracks, materialized, though only a hundred zhang high!
"Roar roar roar!!"
"Roar!!"
Ten different roars emanated from the ten divine pillars. With the barracks gate as the boundary, on the left, the Azure Dragon struck the heavens, the White Tiger traversed the sky, the Vermilion Bird unleashed flames, the Black Tortoise shook the earth, and the Qilin resided in the center!
On the right, the Gluttonous beast swallowed the void, the Kui Niu's earth-shattering roars shook ten thousand miles, the Golden Griffin guarded the west with divine fire, the Qiongqi wielded both hands to cover the sky, and the Liantian Ox butted its single horn into the air!
Ten!
A total of ten military banners materialized before the barracks and were erected high!
"Ding! The Immortal Artifact Barracks has been successfully activated, and the auxiliary functions are enabled. Reminder to the host, the current barracks level is three. It will cost sixty million Slaughter points for the soldiers of the Ten Great Legions to enter the Hegemony Realm!"
"Ding! The host can also designate a legion banner in front of the barracks for realm advancement!"
Yang Hao's eyes scanned the surroundings, gazing at the ten legion banners in a corner of Chang'an City, each radiating a different stream of light.
The Ten Great Legions all needing to advance to the Hegemony Realm would cost sixty million Slaughter points. Although it was a lot, it was worth it!
As for designated advancement?
What, do they look down on someone!
"Upgrade them all!"
Looking at the one hundred and forty million Slaughter points, Yang Hao did not even blink. There was no shortage of Slaughter points for upgrades.
"Ding! Does the host wish to deduct sixty million Slaughter points for the advancement of the summoned soldiers' realms?"
"Advance!"
"Ding! The system has successfully deducted sixty million Slaughter points!"
Ten streams of golden light flowed from the void, merging into the ten military banners in front of the barracks!
The golden light continuously merged with the flowing light on each banner, and slowly, the ten banners' flowing light surged, until they gradually dimmed!
"Ding! Congratulations to the host, all soldiers of the Ten Great Legions have been promoted to the peak of the Hegemony Realm!"
"Ding! Reminder to the host, the host currently has eighty million Slaughter points remaining, nine million Luck Merit points remaining, and one million seven hundred and ten thousand Reincarnation Power remaining!"
It seemed he couldn't perform title capture anymore. Yang Hao had originally planned to do title capture, but this time it could only end here. He would save up more and then perform title capture.
Recalling his thoughts, Yang Hao opened his eyes and looked at the closed palace doors. The last Ancient Lion Kingdom had now become territory of the Great Han, but it was not yet stable, and residual forces still resisted in some areas.
Outside the palace, Li Si, Changsun Wuji, and other ministers of the Military Affairs Department were already waiting respectfully, quietly anticipating. They were all well-versed in state affairs and naturally knew why Yang Hao had summoned them.
"Wei Zhongxian!"
"Announce!"
Yang Hao spoke softly. Wei Zhongxian, who was guarding the palace doors, quickly bowed and walked a few steps towards the steps: "His Majesty has decreed that Li Si, Changsun Wuji, Du Ruhui, Fang Xuanling, and others are to be summoned for an audience!"
"...
"Your subjects pay their respects to His Majesty!"
"Long live His Majesty, long live, long live, long live!"
"Rise."
"Li Si, the Ancient Lion Kingdom is now territory of our Great Han. How have the policies drafted and implemented by your Military Affairs Department half a month ago been progressing in the old territories of the Blood Yuan Heaven Dynasty?"
Yang Hao looked down. After the complete conquest of the Blood Yuan Heaven Dynasty, Yang Hao had summoned the ministers of the Military Affairs Department. Based on the actual situation of this world and the current state of the Blood Yuan Heaven Dynasty, they had gradually drafted dozens of suitable policies.
Half a month had passed. If they were feasible, they could also be implemented in the Sword Bone lineage and the old territories of the Ancient Lion Kingdom.
"Reply to His Majesty!"
Li Si bowed slightly to Yang Hao and said, "The policies drafted and implemented by your subjects are proceeding in an orderly and smooth manner. Four-fifths of the old territories of the Blood Yuan Heaven Dynasty have been gradually stabilized. We believe that it can be promoted in the Sword Bone lineage and the old territories of the Ancient Lion Kingdom!"
"Your subjects concur!"
Changsun Wuji and others bowed.
"Your Majesty, your subjects discussed yesterday and have divided the territories of the Blood Yuan Heaven Dynasty, the Ancient Lion Kingdom, and the Sword Bone lineage into five prefectures: Kuozhou, Xuanzhou, Raozhou, Fuzhou, and Qianzhou!"
"However, Your Majesty, the Great Han's territory now extends to dozens of prefectures, with too many officials and overlapping powers. Your subjects suggest that it is time to decisively consolidate power and return it to the central government!"