Although the Immortal and Demon Reincarnation Pool had been upgraded, seeing the amount of Immortal Demon Stones and Soul Crystals required for the next level made Xiao Mo’s scalp tingle.
Ten million Immortal Demon Stones and one hundred thousand Soul Crystals!
The sheer numbers made Xiao Mo’s head spin. After all, the more than two million Immortal Demon Stones and over ten thousand Soul Crystals he had were only scraped together after nearly wiping out all the kingdom-level powers in the entire Endless Abyss region.
Now, only the Dragon Clan remained as a kingdom-level force in the Endless Abyss. Obtaining Immortal Demon Stones and Soul Crystals would not be as easy.
Even wiping out the Dragon Clan might only yield a few hundred thousand Immortal Demon Stones and a few thousand Soul Crystals at best.
Even if he cleared out all the indigenous and territorial forces in the entire Endless Abyss region, it would be difficult to gather these numbers.
A mere level eight already demanded such astronomical figures. What about level nine? It would require one hundred million Immortal Demon Stones and one million Soul Crystals. If it leveled up to the maximum level ten, it might increase tenfold again.
Thinking about it made Xiao Mo feel somewhat hopeless. Despite being the lord of the strongest territorial force, why was he struggling so much?
However, Xiao Mo was only dejected for a short while. After all, billions of lords faced the same situation; it wasn’t just him who needed to work so hard to acquire resources like Immortal Demon Stones and Soul Crystals.
In reality, the stronger one's strength, the easier it was to acquire resources. Xiao Mo was quite confident in this regard.
Without further thought, he directly took out the twelve Initial Troop Expansion Blueprints.
Among the twelve blueprints, there were a total of seven low-level blueprints, four mid-level blueprints, and one high-level blueprint.
This was the first time Xiao Mo had obtained a high-level Initial Troop Expansion Blueprint. He assumed that the higher the level, the greater the quantity and quality of the randomly expanded troops.
Xiao Mo directly used the high-level expansion blueprint. A flash of golden light ensued, and soon, orbs of light flew towards Xiao Mo.
As the light dissipated, all the orbs neatly arranged themselves before Xiao Mo. After a rough count, Xiao Mo was pleasantly surprised to find that this expansion had directly yielded one hundred Immortal Demon troops, nearly equivalent to one reincarnation from a level seven Reincarnation Pool.
Then, without hesitation, Xiao Mo used up the remaining eleven Initial Troop Expansion Blueprints.
Soon, as the golden light faded, the orbs before Xiao Mo were densely packed, numbering three hundred.
This made Xiao Mo incredibly excited. Three hundred Immortal Demon troops, even at their worst, could become three hundred peak Spirit Rank powerhouses in the future, or even three hundred Lord Rank powerhouses.
The next moment, the three hundred orbs shattered simultaneously, and three hundred Immortal Demon troops stood respectfully before Xiao Mo, like soldiers awaiting inspection.
Xiao Mo’s gaze swept over each of the three hundred newly born Immortal Demon troops, his expression becoming increasingly excited.
Out of the three hundred Immortal Demon troops, one hundred and fifty were of Profound Rank or above, and the remaining one hundred and fifty were Yellow Rank soldiers.
This meant that the fifty percent reincarnation probability of the level seven Immortal and Demon Reincarnation Pool had taken effect.
Among the one hundred and fifty Profound Rank or above Immortal Demon troops, there were six special Earth Rank generals, ten regular Earth Rank generals, thirteen special Profound Rank warriors, and the rest were regular Profound Rank warriors.
Although no Heavenly Rank troop appeared among the three hundred Immortal Demon troops, Xiao Mo was already very satisfied.
These three hundred Immortal Demon troops had injected a large influx of fresh blood into the Immortal Demon Legion, which was already highly valuable, especially since half of them were Profound Rank or above Immortal Demon troops.
Seeing this, Xiao Mo had a thought: should he go to the trading platform and acquire a batch of Initial Troop Expansion Blueprints? This way, he could obtain more Immortal Demon troops for free.
Even if the Immortal and Demon Reincarnation Pool hadn't leveled up to eight, it could temporarily compensate for the gap.
As this idea emerged, it rapidly grew like a sprout breaking through the soil into a towering tree, becoming unstoppable.
After all, he still had over a million Immortal Demon Stones left. Even if the Allied Army arrived now, it wouldn't matter, as the supply of Immortal Demon Stones was more than sufficient.
He was fully capable of exchanging Immortal Demon Stones for more Immortal Demon Stones on the trading platform. Even if it was a thousand Immortal Demon Stones for one Initial Troop Expansion Blueprint, it wouldn't be a loss.
However, after some thought, Xiao Mo suppressed this idea.
The most important matter currently was to resolve the issue of the Allied Army. Although the current reserves of Immortal Demon Stones were abundant, they couldn't be squandered carelessly.
Initial Troop Expansion Blueprints could be acquired later, but once the Immortal Demon Stones were consumed, they would be difficult to obtain again.
If he lacked sufficient Immortal Demon Stones when the Allied Army arrived, it would be extremely disastrous.
Xiao Mo didn't believe he could withstand the Allied Army's hundreds of millions of troops without resorting to the Nine Heavens and Nine Nether City.
Although his strength was immense, he was well aware of his own limitations.
However, the market for such blueprints should remain stable. After all, as time went by, the drop rate of blueprints would only increase.
Moreover, even if lords kept these blueprints for their own use, there were still many lone adventurers.
Lone adventurers had little use for expansion blueprints; it was more practical to exchange them for other much-needed resources.
Therefore, Xiao Mo decided to start acquiring Initial Troop Expansion Blueprints after the war with the Allied Army concluded.
At that time, he could quickly build up the Immortal Demon Legion, and the strength of the Immortal Demon Territory would be significantly boosted again.
By then, the entire Endless Abyss region would likely have been unified, and the Immortal Demon Kingdom would be officially established. It would then be time to prepare to attack other regions.
Such as the Dark Forest next door, and the Ten Thousand Mountains where that little brat resided…
In the process of conquest and hegemony, a powerful Immortal Demon Legion would undoubtedly be the main force. A massive Immortal Demon army would surely shock the world.
Simultaneously, Xiao Mo's thoughts flashed, and he had already selected the first target for the Immortal Demon Kingdom to attack.
That would be the Dark Forest region where Jin Xuan resided!
First, the Dark Forest region was relatively close to the Endless Abyss, so the Immortal Demon Kingdom’s army wouldn't need to spend too much time traveling.
Second, it would be an opportunity for Jin Xuan to prove herself. Although her help hadn’t been particularly significant each time, regardless of the ultimate goal, she had indeed helped quite a bit. Therefore, giving Jin Xuan a chance to join him was not unreasonable.
After considering these matters, Xiao Mo turned his attention to the remaining equipment blueprints.
Xiao Mo would naturally not put these equipment blueprints up for sale.
Even now, equipment remained a valuable commodity and was highly sought after.
Looking at the information of the equipment blueprints, he found none he could use. Thus, he decided to hand them all over to the dwarves, instructing them to attempt to forge all these pieces of equipment.
After finally clearing away these blueprints, seeing that the evolved Immortal Demon troops still showed no signs of activity, Xiao Mo simply proceeded to take stock of the equipment he had acquired.
As usual, all the equipment was sold. After all, for the current Immortal Demon Small City, this equipment was of no use.