The next day, as warm sunlight bathed the land, a gentle breeze swept across the territory of the Great Han Imperial Dynasty, carrying the salty scent of the sea.
Although the Great Han Imperial Dynasty now controlled the entirety of the Cang Yuan realm, following the resurgence of spiritual energy and its ascension to a higher plane, its vast territory had been tempered by several tribulations, and was now less than a third of its original size.
Standing atop the sea, looking down, to the northeast of the Great Han, stood three solitary territories, each roughly the size of the Great Han Imperial Dynasty's own land.
Near the Sea God Island, the nearby waters were littered with the corpses of countless beings, their hot blood flowing ceaselessly from the depths of the island.
After a night of slaughter, the force governed by the Sea God lineage finally fell silent. The banner of the Great Han Imperial Dynasty fluttered on the island, instilling fear in all directions. Countless beings prostrated themselves on the main thoroughfares, awaiting the inspection of Xu Chu and Huang Zhong's armies.
The Great Han Imperial Dynasty, a formidable power that had ascended from a lower plane, had utterly shattered the superiority complex of the beings on Sea God Island. Gazing at their knees pressed heavily into the earth, they harbored no thoughts of revenge or anger, only a primal fear from the depths of their souls and the instinct to survive.
As the sunlight of a new day, filled with abundant spiritual energy, flowed into the imperial palace's sleeping quarters in Great Han's Chang'an City, bathed in the warm glow, a golden quilt covered Yang Hao, Fan Lingyue, and Ling Xuan within the inner chambers.
The warm sunlight caressed their faces, and as the light danced, a comfortable expression, born from both physical and mental satisfaction, graced their lips. The emperor's eyes, sensing this, slowly opened.
At the slightest movement of his imperial gaze, dragon roars echoed within the hall, accompanied by two phoenix cries, bringing a wondrous peace and joyful vibration to the entire chamber's spiritual energy.
"Mmm~~~"
Yang Hao let out a long sigh, stretched, and then, with a gentle smile, descended from the dragon couch, glancing at the faces of Fan Lingyue and Ling Xuan.
"Ding! Congratulations to the host, Xu Chu and Huang Zhong have led their armies to completely conquer the Sea God Island forces. The entire island has now been incorporated into the Great Han's territory!"
"Ding! The system has detected that the ruler of Sea God Island, the Sea God, is at the Virtual God realm. One million strands of Qi Luck Merit can be obtained!"
"Ding! The system reminds the host that as Qi Luck Merit has replaced Faith Value, the function of consuming Faith Value for blind boxes has been completely abolished!"
"Ding! The blind box function will now be linked to Qi Luck Merit!"
"Ding! The system reminds the host that opening one diamond blind box will deduct one hundred thousand Qi Luck Merit!"
"Ding! Congratulations to the host, the Great Han Imperial Dynasty has, for the first time, conquered a force from a higher plane and completely occupied its territory. A special reward of two million strands of Qi Luck Merit and ten million points of Killing Value are granted to the host!"
"Ding! Congratulations to the host, the Great Han Imperial Dynasty has, for the first time, conquered a force from a higher plane and completely occupied its territory. A special reward is granted for the realms of Empress Fan Lingyue and Imperial Concubine Ling Xuan, which will be linked to the Nine Cauldrons of Qi Luck and incorporated by the Samsara Profound Pagoda, granting them the same treatment as emerging heroes!!!"
"Ding! Congratulations to the host, the Great Han Imperial Dynasty has, for the first time, conquered a force from a higher plane and completely occupied its territory. A special reward is granted to the host, emerging heroes, and the soldiers under their command, all advancing by two minor realms!"
"Ding! Congratulations to the host, the host's realm has successfully advanced to the fifth level of the Unity Realm!"
"Ding! Congratulations to the host, emerging heroes Xu Chu and Huang Zhong have successfully advanced by two minor realms, stepping into the ninth level of the Divine Fire Realm, reaching the ordinary peak!"
"Ding! Congratulations to the host, emerging heroes Guo Xin, Dugu Xin, He Yuanqing, Liang Shitai, Xie Hui, Gao Changgong, Ma Yuan, and Han Shizhong, eight heroes, have broken through the barrier of the Unity Realm and stepped into the Divine Fire Realm!"
"Ding! Congratulations to the host, emerging heroes Zhu Sheng, Wu Yong, Wan Mizhai, Chen Gong, Bao Zheng, Yuwen Kai, Wei Zhongxian, and Di Renjie, eight heroes, have reached the pinnacle of martial arts in the lower plane and entered a hundred-year period of weakness!"
"Ding! The Hundred-Year Weakness Period Bypass Card for the eight heroes has been successfully activated!"
"Ding! Congratulations to the host, emerging heroes Zhu Sheng, Wu Yong, Wan Mizhai, Chen Gong, Bao Zheng, Yuwen Kai, Wei Zhongxian, and Di Renjie, eight heroes, have successfully passed their hundred-year period of weakness and stepped into the Unity Realm!!"
"The emerging heroes, along with the soldiers under their command, have all advanced by two minor realms. Truly wonderful!"
Feeling the profound spiritual energy within his body, a boundless and surging power, Yang Hao extended his palm to gauge his current strength, nodding with satisfaction.
Yesterday, when the Great Han Imperial Dynasty ascended to a higher plane, Huang Zhong had killed the Virtual God realm Sea God, earning two million one hundred thousand points of Killing Value. He had also killed a Divine Fire realm Divine Son, earning one million nine hundred thousand points of Killing Value. As for the Sea God Guards, they had collectively yielded over ten million points of Killing Value.
Now that Huang Zhong and Xu Chu had reached the ordinary peak of the Divine Fire Realm, to open their Second Palace, they would require the origin of lower planes. Yang Hao thought of this and shook his head with a hint of difficulty.
"I hope Xu Chu and Huang Zhong can successfully capture the spatial locations of the other lower planes ruled by Sea God Island. This is precisely the time when the origins of lower planes converge. If this opportunity is missed, it will be quite troublesome for Xu Chu and Huang Zhong to open their Second Palace!"
"I wonder if the diamond blind box can yield lower plane origins. If it can, then there will be no need to exploit the beings of the lower planes. I am, after all, a benevolent ruler..."
A faint, slightly mischievous smile played on Yang Hao's lips. He stood up, donned his imperial robes, and glanced back at Fan Lingyue and Ling Xuan still lying on the dragon couch, his satisfied and reminiscent expression a mystery.
Pushing open the chamber door, ten zhang away, Wei Zhongxian, who had already reached the Unity Realm, bowed with clasped hands in greeting.
"Your Majesty, Generals Xu Chu and Huang Zhong have sent back military reports. Sea God Island and the surrounding sea areas are now completely under the control of the Vermillion Bird Legion. Furthermore, General Huang Zhong specifically reported that the three lower plane spaces controlled by Sea God Island have been locked down. General Xu Chu has broken through the restricted energy grand formation set up by the Sea God, and these three lower planes are now completely under our control."
"The convergence of the origins of these three lower planes will still require some time!"
"Indeed!"
Yang Hao looked at the warm sunlight, feeling its caress, his originally energetic demeanor now tinged with fatigue, lacking spirit. Thinking of last night, cough, cough... Yang Hao smirked and glanced at Wei Zhongxian. Su Dan Novel Network.
"Attend the morning court!"
"Yes!"
Wei Zhongxian hurriedly bowed and served by his side, accompanying Yang Hao to the Xuanzheng Hall. This would be the first court assembly since the Great Han Imperial Dynasty's ascension to a higher plane.
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