On Ye Yun's seventh day of seclusion, the Empire was shaken. The Ten Directions Empire had completely unified the three thousand star domains of the Ninth Direction Universe! The total number of soldiers in the five major legions had expanded to thirty billion! Furthermore, the lowest cultivation level among these thirty billion soldiers was at the Sun Realm Completion, ready to break through to Half-Saint at any moment.
According to Yue Xia's original plan, they were to immediately march into the Ninth Direction Universe after conquering the three thousand domains. However, Ye Yun remained in seclusion, making it difficult for Yue Xia to make a decision independently. They could only consolidate their forces and station them on the sixth heaven of the Imperial Palace.
Compared to a week prior, the Empire's military strength and high-end combat power had doubled. The number of experts in the Monarch Realm alone had surpassed three hundred and twenty. Within the five major legions, two new Grand Void Realm experts had emerged: Tai Yin, the first legion commander of the Ghost race, and Yue Di, the first legion commander of the Seven Races. This brought the total number of Grand Void Realm experts in the five major legions to fifteen. As for the Divine Lord Realm, the combined total from the five major legions exceeded thirty thousand! The Saint Realm reached a terrifying figure of over five million, with even over five hundred thousand Great Saints.
On the human race's side, each legion's personnel had increased to twenty-five million, totaling one hundred million. The majority of these soldiers had cultivation levels between the Moon and Sun Realms. Their commanders, Zhou Ning, Li Chenxu, Liu Hai, Wang Chen, and the four legion commanders, were all above the mid-stage Grand Void Realm. The eight deputy legion commanders were at the early stage of Grand Void Realm. One hundred centurions, through the investment of endless resources, had also broken through to the mid-stage Monarch Realm and above. The 'Stinger' independent legion members alone reached one hundred and fifty thousand, all at the Divine Lord Realm!
Of the twenty-five million soldiers, twenty million had reached the Half-Saint realm! This was a terrifying legion forged through Ye Yun's resource allocation.
It could be said that the human race's high-end combat power was now on par with the five major legions. Especially Wang Chen, whose strength had comprehensively surpassed Yue Xia, was implicitly nearing the threshold of Grand Void Realm Completion, approaching the ranks of quasi-Emperor.
It was known that after Grand Void Realm Completion, most cultivators would reach their limit, unless they dedicated themselves to cultivation and comprehended the profound principles of heaven and earth, seeking the door to ascension. Among ten thousand Grand Void Realm Completion cultivators, it was difficult for even one to break through to the quasi-Emperor realm. This showed how terrifying Wang Chen's comprehension was.
Indeed, after Grand Void Realm Completion, it was the most testing period for a cultivator's comprehension. Just like Ye Yun's inferior comprehension, even with heavenly treasures like comprehension pills, he could not quickly grasp the mysteries between laws. But Wang Chen, in such a short time, had comprehended his sixth law. If his laws were not all just at the nascent stage, he would have already broken through the barrier of completion.
Five more days passed. Ye Yun sat cross-legged in his palace on the Ninth Heaven. Tens of thousands of Three-Day Stones floated around him like scattered stars, with wisps of divine energy being stripped from them and then consumed by a hundred-meter black hole.
In over ten days, the Black Ant had killed countless deities in the Outer Heavens, bringing Ye Yun millions of Three-Day Stones and hundreds of law fragments!
Suddenly, Ye Yun exhaled, his eyes still closed, and the tens of thousands of Three-Day Stones instantly turned to dust.
After consuming an immeasurable amount of law fragments, the Law of Space had finally reached completion!
Ye Yun glanced at his tens of thousands of square meter palace and couldn't help but sigh in relief.
During these ten-plus days, Ye Yun's divine sense had roamed the boundless void, witnessing various cosmic spatial storms, spatial collapses, and endless spacetime turbulence. Incidentally, this had deepened his understanding of the Law of Time. Although he hadn't yet entered the initial stage, it was still a good harvest.
During this period, Ye Yun had observed the Empire's development from a third-person perspective, so he was aware of the Empire's changes in recent days.
Now that his consciousness had returned to his physical body, he logged into the game immediately. The Tenth Direction Universe was unified, meaning his first task on the Emperor's Path was complete. The requirement for completing the Emperor's Path task was merely to conquer two thousand four hundred star domains!
"System Prompt: Congratulations to the player for completing the 'Emperor's Path' mission one year in advance, receiving twelve additional rewards. Please check your inventory."
"System Prompt: The player's displayed world's national destiny has increased thirteenfold. The real world's Imperial Qi recovery is equivalent to thirteen thousand units. Unparalleled Soldier Summon Card * 13, Heavenly Dao Golden Body * 13."
One year!
Ye Yun hadn't expected this mission to take a full year to complete! To achieve this goal, Ye Yun had invested an unimaginable amount of resources.
Now, with the unification of the Tenth Direction Star Domain, his army construction had initially borne fruit. Although it still fell short of the Futian Empire's one hundred million Saints, he believed that with more time, he could cultivate not just one hundred million Saints, but even one hundred million Great Saints and one hundred million Divine Lords!
Unbeknownst to Ye Yun, beyond the Ten Directions Star Domain, in a dark nebula, on a vast expanse of land spanning millions of miles, a celestial sound echoed. Humans emerged from their respective cave dwellings, gazing at a giant stone tablet in the sky.
"What's going on? My human race's Human King Heavenly Tablet has been silent for tens of millions of years, hasn't it? Why is it suddenly emitting a celestial sound today?" a human, standing in the Eight Trigrams Plaza, asked in shock, looking at the illusory projection of a towering pillar of light above a black fish-eye.
"Yes, legend has it that when the Human King Heavenly Tablet appears, our human race's destiny will flourish. I wonder if it's true."
"Don't say it, the phantom of the Human King Heavenly Tablet truly looks as majestic as the legends describe."
Figures appeared one after another in the plaza, gazing at the phantom of the Heavenly Tablet spanning ten thousand miles, sighing with emotion.
In a moment, tens of thousands of humans gathered in the plaza. Judging by their demeanor and speech, each was a formidable cultivator.
"Make way, Senior Brother Jiang is coming." Suddenly, a two-meter-wide passage opened in the crowd. An elderly man with snow-white hair walked forward.
"Greetings, Senior Brother Jiang!"
The previously bustling crowd fell silent with the arrival of this elder. Everyone looked at him with respectful expressions.
The elder, surrounded by the crowd, walked to the base of the black stone pillar. He placed one hand on the bald pillar and made constant hand seals with his other hand.
"Destiny flourishes, a dragon emerges? Is this ushering in a great era for our human race? But how is this possible?" Senior Brother Jiang's eyes widened abruptly. As if to echo his words, the phantom of the Heavenly Tablet in the sky suddenly transformed into myriad rays of light, forming scales, and turning into a dragon in the wind.
Roar...
This is...
Tens of thousands of people looked up at the colossal dragon in the sky, falling into an endless silence.
"Is this the legendary destiny manifesting as a dragon? After tens of millions of years, will our human race's fortune finally return?"
"With the return of our destiny, our human race will finally have the means to resist those bastards."
"Old Ancestor, our human race will no longer be uprooted in this world. You can rest in peace!"
A group of humans gazed at the golden dragon coiling in the sky for a long time before descending and becoming a dragon-shaped relief on the black pillar. Tears flowed freely, especially among the older generation.