To the southeast of the Immortal Demon Kingdom's territory.
A disciplined army with Immortal Demon attributes was on the march.
This area, originally part of the Dark Forest, was now considered within the Immortal Demon Kingdom's domain.
The current Endless Abyss region was no longer large enough to contain Xiao Mo's Immortal Demon Kingdom.
For Xiao Mo, an expanding territory necessitated absolute security in its surroundings.
Therefore, this army with Immortal Demon attributes was dispatched to this direction to hunt and clear out local forces.
They had no intention of venturing deep into the Dark Forest.
Without direct orders from the Holy Lord, they would only attend to their assigned duties.
Besides, it was not yet time to conquer the Dark Forest.
Otherwise.
This army with Immortal Demon attributes, along with other legions of the kingdom, would have long since plunged into the deeper reaches of the Dark Forest, eradicating the ubiquitous beast tribes.
Just then, the legion commander, Hu Lienna, raised her hand, signaling a halt to their advance.
Simultaneously, a horn of alert sounded within the legion.
In the next moment, the formation of the army with Immortal Demon attributes rapidly shifted.
Within moments, it had reformed into a formidable force prepared to face an enemy.
Not far ahead, a team of dark figures was hurtling towards them.
The army with Immortal Demon attributes did not know if these were enemies.
However, if they were enemies, the army with Immortal Demon attributes would immediately launch a charge, obliterating all intruders.
For no one could simply invade the territory of the Holy Lord!
In the distance, those dark figures were moving swiftly.
As they ran, even the ground trembled slightly.
Soon, the army with Immortal Demon attributes discerned that these figures were Endless War Puppets.
Upon the shoulder of the leading war puppet sat a beautiful blonde woman.
This woman was Jin Xuan, who was preparing to visit Xiao Mo, and the war puppet she rode was her most powerful unit, its strength at the peak of the Monarch tier.
She had risen early that morning and directly dispatched a team of war puppets to pursue the source of the golden light from the previous night, eager to witness Xiao Mo's Immortal Demon Kingdom.
Upon seeing the orderly formation ahead, Jin Xuan realized this must undoubtedly be Xiao Mo's army!
"Halt!"
"This is the territory of the Immortal Demon Kingdom. Unauthorized personnel are not permitted to enter!"
Hu Lienna, mounted on a colossal Sky-Soaring Roc, drew her saber from her waist, pointing its edge towards Jin Xuan, her face set in a frosty expression.
As her words fell, the trembling of the ground ceased abruptly.
The army of Endless War Puppets stopped about two hundred paces away from the army with Immortal Demon attributes.
Jin Xuan dismounted from the Endless War Puppet, her gaze fixed on the army with Immortal Demon attributes before her.
Gazing at the voluptuous Hu Lienna, a hint of delight flashed across Jin Xuan's beautiful face as she declared loudly, "Please do not misunderstand. I am Jin Xuan, a lord from the Endless Wasteland, and I am not an enemy of your Immortal Demon Kingdom!"
She had learned yesterday that Qian Mo's territory contained three unit buildings.
One of these was the [Immortal Demon Symbiosis Pavilion], capable of summoning units with Immortal Demon attributes.
Therefore, it was evident that the army with Immortal Demon attributes before her was a unit under Qian Mo's command.
What surprised her, however, was the considerable scale of this army with Immortal Demon attributes, easily exceeding a thousand soldiers!
This was a fully staffed legion.
After all, units with Immortal Demon attributes were not Qian Mo's initial units; his initial units were Immortals and Demons.
The scale of just one legion with Immortal Demon attributes was so immense.
Then, how many units had Qian Mo hired?
Legion Commander Hu Lienna did not lower her guard.
She looked at Jin Xuan with a solemn expression and asked, "This is the territory governed by the Holy Lord. What brings you here?"
In truth, not just this area was part of the Immortal Demon Kingdom's territory.
Within a radius of nearly four thousand kilometers behind Jin Xuan, the entire region was under the Immortal Demon Kingdom's dominion.
The reason was simple.
The Immortal Demon Kingdom was the first to upgrade from a territorial force to a kingdom-level force.
Its total territory had a diameter of eight thousand kilometers.
Xiao Mo's immediate objective was to clear out the magical beasts and local forces surrounding the kingdom.
Otherwise.
All lords within several thousand kilometers of the surrounding area would be considered invaders of his kingdom's territory and would be similarly purged.
Who could help it, when the game developers had designated the area within eight thousand kilometers as the Immortal Demon Kingdom's sphere of influence?
Since it was the Immortal Demon Kingdom's sphere of influence, any lord within this region was an intruder!
In the primordial continent, where might makes right, there was no such concept as "first come, first served."
Jin Xuan smiled and replied, "I have an appointment with your King. I have come to congratulate him on establishing the Immortal Demon Kingdom, and I have brought him a gift."
She clapped her hands, and an Endless War Puppet stepped forward, cradling a fainted snake woman.
The snake woman possessed exquisite beauty and a slender figure, particularly her delicate waist, which one couldn't help but desire to embrace.
Jin Xuan stood tall and proud, like a little peacock.
She had kept her word and indeed brought the snake woman to Xiao Mo, and she was an exceptionally alluring snake-person maiden.
Hu Lienna glanced at the snake woman, then said to Jin Xuan, "Please wait. I will seek instructions from the Holy Lord!"
A moment later.
Hu Lienna opened her eyes and returned to Jin Xuan, saying, "The Holy Lord has commanded that you are permitted to enter the Royal City!"
She paused, then added, "I hope you will restrain your subordinates. If these Endless War Puppets show disrespect to the Holy Lord, then they will..."
"I understand! I will certainly keep them in check!"
Jin Xuan had no intention of provoking the Immortal Demon Kingdom.
Even the nearly two hundred million troops of several alliance groups, led by the Covenant of Gods alliance, had been annihilated by Xiao Mo's legions. What were her mere thousand-plus Endless War Puppets in comparison?
However, her heart couldn't help but feel a surge of excitement.
For she would finally meet Xiao Mo.
Of course, her purpose for this trip was not solely to meet Xiao Mo; more importantly, she wished to form an alliance with the Immortal Demon Kingdom.
If an alliance was not possible, she would become a subordinate force of the Immortal Demon Kingdom.
In any case, she was determined to cling tightly to Xiao Mo's coattails.
Regarding Xiao Mo's personality, Jin Xuan couldn't claim to understand him completely, but she understood him well enough.
She was certain that if she refused to be subservient to Xiao Mo's kingdom, the Endless Wasteland would soon be swept clean.
The reason was simple.
Why else was her Endless Wasteland situated within the territory of the Immortal Demon Kingdom?
"Please follow us!"
As she spoke, Hu Lienna made a gesture.
Immediately, other units with Immortal Demon attributes withdrew from the area, heading to other regions for patrol.
Then, Hu Lienna, Jin Xuan, and their party set off towards the royal capital, tens of kilometers away.
...
The Immortal Demon Kingdom's Royal Capital.
Core City.
Xiao Mo's expression was subtly peculiar.
He hadn't expected Jin Xuan to arrive so soon.
And she had actually brought him a gift, indeed the beautiful snake woman he had mentioned earlier.
He felt a touch of exasperation.
What use did he have for a snake woman?
His Immortals and Demons, Nature Woodmen, Elves, including the female units summoned from the Immortal Demon-attributed troops, were all stunningly beautiful. How could he possibly take a liking to a beast-woman?
However, since Jin Xuan had come, there was no reason to bar her from the royal capital.
Meeting her once would be fine.
He wanted to see what this "Fairy," acknowledged by countless lords, truly intended.
Following that, his gaze shifted towards the [Dragon God Palace], which was nearing completion.
Time ticked by.
The golden light enveloping the [Dragon God Palace] finally dispersed completely...