Bai Yung, Dax, and Zhang Xiang had each recently advanced one of their skills to Empire-tier, so they still had a considerable distance to cover before reaching Divine-tier.
Hui Teng wasn't too far from advancing his spell to Empire-tier either.
Dai Lui wasn't much further ahead than Iniko, as both were still working with Kingdom-tier combat skills.
Below them were Divine-tier entities like Aegon and Nezario, who were developing new combat skills and techniques while gradually improving their grades.
Abel could also be included among those working on new techniques, having chosen to train in Feng Huo's sword technique.
With no clear idea of when he would obtain the promotion energy required to become a Godspirit, the prodigy had decided to focus on acquiring another Sword Law in the meantime.
After all, he could even incorporate the new Sword Law into his godhood path, further increasing his combat prowess.
"Time to let loose!"
Zhang Xiang exclaimed as he and the other soldiers began their massacre.
Watching the scene, Iniko was stunned by the sheer level of destruction the soldiers were capable of unleashing.
'They're more terrifying than the monsters.'
He thought as the sight became permanently engraved in his mind.
With a single attack, the soldiers with godhood paths could wipe out an entire Monster Ranch, making them the most destructive among the group.
Within just twenty seconds, all 182 Monster Ranches had been cleared of their occupants, leaving only the breeders behind.
'727,818 Fog Monsters slaughtered in just twenty seconds?'
The young prodigy couldn't believe it.
When he first encountered the soldiers, he had never imagined they could carry out such a massacre seeing that they were being pressured by the fog monsters.
"They're monsters themselves."
He mused.
Staring at the notification before him, Zhou Zhou's eyes lit up as he saw the amount of promotion energy he had harvested.
[84,942,639,475 / 40,000,000]
"Once I obtain the promotion energy from the soldiers summoned through the recruitment books, I'll have accumulated over 690 billion in a single day!"
He exclaimed excitedly as the day his city would produce a Godspirit drew closer.
"Another increase in the grade of the monster ranch lord talent will definitely allow me to obtain the promotion energy required for my soldiers to become Godspirits."
He muttered as he pulled the fog monsters into his spatial ring while collecting the items obtained from the conquered Titan Kingdom through Dai Lui.
"The four of you should prepare yourselves. We'll head out at noon."
He instructed the soldiers of the First Army before teleporting himself and Hui Teng to the summoning gate.
Standing before the brightly glowing portal, he first looted the fog monsters before throwing the newly obtained recruitment books inside.
After spending half an hour at the summoning gate, Hui Teng had summoned more than seventeen million cavalrymen.
[728,942,639,475 / 40,000,000]
By the end of the thirty-minute session, Zhou Zhou calculated that his phantom cage had accumulated an additional 640 billion promotion energy.
His total number of acquired Yellow gold-tier mist cores had surpassed thirty million.
As for skills and weapons, their combined value was estimated to be equivalent to approximately 350 Legendary-tier items.
He had also harvested 728,000 faith-tier scarlet crystals, bringing his total number of faith-tier scarlet crystals to one million.
All in all, the resources obtained from the monster ranches had skyrocketed within a single day.
Teleporting back to his manor, Zhou Zhou left Hui Teng in charge of today's daily summons.
However, rather than following the usual method of assigning the newly summoned subjects, the Vice Lord selected several individuals who would join the Blazing Law Enforcement Agency and the newly established Martial Hall.
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At the combat ground inside the military base, the city's soldiers gathered around the arena as Abel and Lu Chong faced each other.
"Unleash everything you've got. The commander will intervene if I'm about to die."
Lu Chong said before assuming his combat stance.
"Alright."
Abel also took his stance, preparing to attack.
"Begin!"
Bai Yung commanded firmly.
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The moment the commander's voice fell, the space in front of Lu Chong was torn apart as he launched his attack.
Watching the severed space rapidly approach him, Abel exerted his will, changing the course of nature and transforming it into the sharpness of a sword that slashed towards Lu Chong.
Having his attack nullified right before his eyes, Lu Chong finally understood the difference between the Will State and the Intent State.
'While the Will State influences nature to bend to one's desires, the Intent State commands nature to obey.'
He thought as he severed the space before him in a bid to absorb the Sword Law that was slashing towards him.
"You really underestimate the difference between the Will State and the Intent State."
Abel muttered as he watched Lu Chong's response to his attack.
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