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'Even someone like the Ice Queen Eira, with her lord type Divine Artifact, wouldn't be my match as I have two Supreme God Tier Angels under my command. The full burst of my strength now probably rivals a newly promoted Supreme God or Goddess like Micteya.'
The realization made him genuinely happy. Supreme God Tier was the pinnacle of power on the Endless Continent. It was the level countless Gods dreamed of reaching.
In just over a month, he had risen from a Tier Zero mortal to someone whose full strength could stand alongside them. Even Haru himself felt a little stunned by it.
Then he looked again at the Scepter's status panel. To upgrade it to a Supreme God Artifact, he would need ten million Divine Crystals, which were equivalent to 100 billion Magic Crystals. The number was horrifying.
"To just reach the Supreme God Tier costs ten million Divine Crystals. To go beyond that will require even more. It was truly a weapon for the rich. Then again, this appetite proves how terrifying Supreme God Tier Artifacts actually are. It will probably amplify my strength exponentially. As soon as I gather enough Divine Crystals, I'll push the Scepter to the Supreme God Tier."
He ran through his assets. If he sold all artifacts in his possession, he could cover the Scepter's next level up. On top of that, he had more than a thousand Divine Corpses, each worth a huge amount.
For the Artifacts, he could wait for Eira to "borrow" enough Power Stones and Magic Crystals to buy them. As for the corpses, he would wait for Eira to introduce him to the alchemist buyers from the Dark Empire. Once both deals were done, upgrading both the Scepter and the Armor to Supreme God Tier would be a simple matter.
"For now, I only have a little over 200,000 Divine Crystals left." He concluded, "Not enough to upgrade either artifact further. I'll have to stop here."
He recalled the Scepter and Armor. Two platinum streaks shot into his brow, disappearing into his Godhead to be nurtured by his Divine Laws.
"In yesterday's Divine Battle, I also obtained nearly a thousand Godheads." He remembered, "Celestia has already allocated them to Mary, Lysandra, Sylvana and the others. They'll refine those to raise their strength, then pass the extracted Divine Law Fragments to me. That will further increase my strength and most importantly my foundation."
Every few days, both his personal power and the Empire's overall strength spiked again. It was exactly the kind of snowball he wanted.
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Time slipped by and as noon approached, the Sun blazed overhead. The Imperial Army's elites assembled at the Imperial Plaza:
- Angels: ~170,000
- Natural elves: ~60,000
- Dragons: ~20,000
- Golden Beamon: 6,000+
- Bright troops: 80,000+
- Other top-level troops (Phoenix, Treants, Thunder Eagles, Silver‑Striped Thunder Tigers, Naga, etc.): ~400,000
-Total: ~750,000 troops.
Lysandra, the Imperial Army's General, had already divided them into thirty legions, each led by God Tier Angels and Elves. The Guardian Angels under his command were also spread evenly among the legions with a single mission—resurrect any troops that may die on that planet in the upcoming event.
"After entering that planet, your first priority is to locate the teleportation arrays." Haru instructed Celestia and the assembled leaders of each legion, "With them, we can return to the Endless Continent at any time. Understood?"
"Yes, My Lord!"
"Yes, Your Majesty!"
They answered together and Haru nodded. He gave a few final tactical orders, then turned his gaze toward the distant teleportation arrays. At last, as the time struck noon, every teleportation array in the Imperial Capital erupted with a golden light.
At the same moment, a system notification about the World Announcement also flashed before Haru's eyes:
[The Demon Slayer Tournament has now officially begun.]
[The Demon Slayer Leaderboard has been activated.]
[The spatial coordinates of the target planet have been inscribed into the teleport arrays of all Castle Lords. Using them, the Castle Lords can participate in the Demon Slayer Tournament.]
[When the contest ends, the top ranker on the leaderboard will receive a unique special reward. The remaining ninety‑nine rankers will also receive rewards of varying degrees.]
[May the Castle Lords and Rangers break through their limits in this contest and become immortal Gods.]
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