Chapter 339: with translation of chapter title

The siege battle came to an end.

Then Mu Yi opened the Zongwang Panel and selected to exit the battlefield:

"Checking character-related exit permissions……"

"Battlefield review unit: The supreme commander issued a military order to the character, opening the relevant permissions, granting the character the right to leave the battlefield early……"

"Transmitting character's departure from the battlefield……"

As the prompts continuously refreshed on Mu Yi's retina, his vision swiftly shifted from the stable material world into the chaotic void……

"Zongwang Prompt: This war has not yet ended; after the conscription is completely finished, there will be an exchange of military strategist merits and Jiuzhou contributions."

"The military strategist merits and Jiuzhou contributions earned on this battlefield can be accumulated and stacked."

After a complicated war, when its end was confirmed, Mu Yi felt a bit lost; military camp life was dull, but the battlefield carnage made one somewhat indulge.

Fortunately, he still had more important things to do.

General Wei was a bold and generous war god; although he would say these things are not worthy of the table, for Mu Yi they were of extraordinary significance.

First was a fragment of the Beast God's divine kingdom.

As the divine kingdom of the supreme god of the whole world, although it hangs high above the firmament, before it rises into the starry sky it is also part of the material world.

What the supreme Beast God looks upon are obviously the most fertile and highest-value lands.

Although it is stained with the Beast God's mark, relying on his and the first day's power makes it difficult to remove this mark.

But everything has its pros and cons; such a divine kingdom fragment containing the Beast God's mark, after a little refinement, can completely be used as a magical treasure.

Even a tiny fragment of a divine kingdom has power almost equivalent to the earth veins controlled by a sixth-rank earth god.

Even if just used to smash people, its power is not to be underestimated.

Although it is merely scrap from the divine kingdom, as General Wei said not worthy of the table, for Mu Yi it is very useful, after all his current level is, in the eyes of the great gods, merely petty squabbles.

Not to mention the heavenly Liu Ding Liu Jia, the Nine Luminaries, the Twenty-Eight Mansions; even the ten great yin marshals of the Underworld could crush Mu Yi to death many times over.

Mu Yi knew he had participated in many supermodel campaigns, but he never forgot that in those campaigns he was merely a catalyst.

Saying he participated is actually no different from being bait on a fishing rod.

When will he truly be able to join the war, when will he count as truly grown; before that it's all illusion, merely the road forward.

So, although it's something the great gods deem unworthy of the table, Mu Yi holds it without disdain, even hoping for a couple more.

The second type is Legend's blood; this substance itself is a conglomeration of divine power. Many gods previously slain had their blood staining Huo Qubing's dharma form; after dispelling the dharma form, these became spoils of war.

The Champion Marquis generously used his own will to wash away all the imprints in this divine blood, leaving only the purest aggregation of divine power.

According to the amount of Legend's blood Mu Yi previously obtained, this has a full thousand drops, enough for him to train all his subordinates' officers once over.

If luck is good, maybe he could immediately produce a few Legends.

Even if no Legends emerge, piling them all up to the half-step Legend level is still no problem.

After all, in the battlefield carnage opened by General Wei before, nearly everyone grew considerably stronger through slaughter.

Originally Ao Mo was just one step away from Legend; after the war he stepped over, becoming Mu Yi's first Legend-rank officer under his command.

Moreover, bearing true dragon blood, he can be even stronger than an ordinary Legend.

Lastly, there is a heap of divine artifact fragments; the gods who fell in the war number in the hundreds, and although not everyone possesses a divine artifact, as equipment in the hands of gods it is still extraordinary.

Among them, the piece that left a deep impression on Mu Yi is a fragment of a trident's tip, namely the artifact of the Scorpion God Marzicasa.

That kind of power left a deep impression on Mu Yi, but for Mu Yi it's strong, while for the Champion Marquis it's merely a weakling.

Looking at the trident fragment in his hand, Mu Yi sighed with emotion.

The shift between strength and weakness happens in an instant.

The Champion Marquis's combat power, which he witnessed personally, whether it's the myriad-zhang Cloud Energy dharma form or the Heavenly Horse Starry Sky combat style, leaves him far behind.

Yet even though the Champion Marquis is so powerful, he still has a great distance from the Emperor.

There are heavens beyond heaven, people beyond people, and mountains higher than mountains.

It is precisely the existence of such lofty peaks to look up to that keeps Mu Yi forever reverent.

The divine artifact fragment in his hand is actually useless for Mu Yi; although these fragments still contain many miraculous functions, for Mu Yi who holds two complete divine artifacts, they truly have no practical use.

However, they are not completely without value; at least when sacrificing with the Jiuzhou Cauldron, one can gain something.

Through the Land of Reincarnation, Mu Yi appeared in a city.

"Huu~"

Mu Yi sat in a café in the city, exhaling a mouthful of turbid air.

This trip counts as his longest Zongwang journey so far, and now he inevitably wants to relax a bit.

Unlike the tranquil Kunlun Mountains and the bustling city, which obviously makes people more irritable, Mu Yi now feels somewhat leisurely and content.

He tilted his ear to listen to the noisy sounds of the city.

Mu Yi's mouth curled into a faint smile.

This is the flavor of the human world, a silent force that arises in a peaceful world background, making one feel comfortable and relaxed.

For Mu Yi, who has just ceased from war, this is the best relaxation.

"Ding, you have a new follow-up message; please check the details in the relevant channel."

Mu Yi glanced at the prompt displayed on his retina, opened it to look, and instantly a somewhat familiar female voice sounded in his ear.

It was an invitation from Princess Liliana Brenda—Lily.

Mu Yi roughly listened; it seemed to be an invitation to a ball, but no specific details were given, though he was given an invitation letter.

A ball?

Mu Yi found it hard to associate Lily, the research mage, with something like a ball.

After a brief thought, he finally recalled Lily's other identity—the Silver Moon Princess.

Mu Yi thought it over, but still did not refuse.

Although he thought it had nothing to do with him, he had just invited Lily to take part in a grand war—how could he now refuse her invitation?

Moreover, this kind of untried experience should also count as a decent relaxation for him.

Perhaps Lily invited him precisely for this purpose.

Mu Yi thought about it, then accepted the invitation.

And, following the time on the invitation, he arrived at the ballroom on time.

"Lord Mu Yi! Welcome!"

Holding the invitation, Mu Yi followed the head maid Aili easily into the palace.

Although he had arrived half an hour early, the palace interior was already packed with nobles in splendid attire.

Mu Yi glanced around and saw no familiar faces.

He found it strange—could the security for the Silver Moon Empire's ball be overly tight?

Large numbers of Transcendent beings hid in the dark, watching every corner of the ball by various means, and there seemed to be several Legends among them.

"Using Legends as security?"

Mu Yi didn't understand, but he was greatly shocked—could this really be the imperial ball?

"Who is that person?"

The Legend mage secretly in charge of the ball's order frowned, watching Mu Yi; he was certain Mu Yi had fully noticed them—obviously a Legend powerhouse.

He knew all the Legends in the empire, but he had no impression of Mu Yi at all.

"I don't know—he's a guest invited by the Silver Moon Princess! Personally brought in by the princess's head maid, Aili."

"Lily?"

Upon hearing that, the Legend mage grew even more wary—inviting a man to the ball was hardly a good omen.

However, just as he wanted to continue observing Mu Yi, he discovered Mu Yi's figure had already vanished among the crowd.

"Sir, should we go check?"

The mage in charge of surveillance broke out in a cold sweat—this was the highest‑spec ball; if anything went wrong, they'd be doomed.

"No need—since he's a friend Lily invited, there's no need for extra vigilance."

"Keep watching—don't let any sign of potential danger slip by!"

Using a little trick to evade their surveillance, Mu Yi made his way to a corner of the banquet hall.

Mu Yi sat somewhat bored at the table, elegantly sampling the Silver Moon Empire's cuisine—of course he didn't understand these nobles' etiquette.

However, with his current ability he could copy just about anything with a glance, so it wasn't at all out of place.

"Lord Mu Yi, I never expected to see you here!"

Vivian, her eyes blindfolded, appeared before Mu Yi; he furrowed his brow and frankly said, having just seen the priests of the beast‑god deity, he was now somewhat sensitive to charlatans.

If he remembered correctly, this Vivian before him was the Holy Maiden of the Silver Moon Church—indeed, a charlatan among charlatans.

Still, having fought alongside her before, Mu Yi gave her a slight nod.

"Lily invited me over; I had nothing else to do, so I came to experience the ball!"

"But you seem disappointed, Lord Mu Yi?" Vivian smiled as she sat before him.

"Far more boring than I imagined!" Mu Yi shook his head and popped a piece of cake into his mouth.

"But these dishes have their own unique flavor."

"Hehehe, Lord Mu Yi, please stay calm—this ball might not be as boring as you imagine!"

A lady in formal attire pulled out a chair and sat down.

"Toraya?" Mu Yi narrowed his eyes—looks like this ball will have something exciting happen.

He didn't think it was a coincidence that Vivian and Toraya, two close friends of the Silver Moon Princess, showed up at this ball.

Especially Toraya—this battle‑loving lady showing up at a ball is quite out of the ordinary.

"Looks like I have something to look forward to?"

Mu Yi stroked his chin, raised his glass in a toast to those two former comrades—no surprise, they'd end up on the same front line today.

"Those guys are here!" Vivian said.

Knowing Vivian's abilities, Mu Yi turned his gaze to the palace entrance, where a group of people in attire completely unlike that of the nobles present was now walking in.

"Those are people from the Philippa Empire!"

"The ball itself is merely a gathering of empires linked via the network, but at the last ball the Silver Moon Empire's princes and princesses were embarrassed by the other side, enraging the emperor, who this time specially ordered Lily to attend!"

"There seems to be some wager behind it, so Lily invited us!" Toraya pursed her lips—politics, really boring for them.

"The one leading them is the Philippa Empire's princess, Yadfiel; she seems to have clashed with Lily before, and this time she might be coming straight for Lily."

Mu Yi understood—no wonder the ball's security was so extravagant; maybe it was to prevent any incident.

As the Philippa Empire's contingent entered, the formerly harmonious banquet hall's atmosphere began to deteriorate at a visible pace.

The once lively ballroom quickly fell silent; the previous defeat in combat was a humiliation for the Silver Moon Empire, and many younger nobles couldn't help but feel resentful.

But since the opposition had defeated them fair and square, they had nothing to say.

"Everyone, we meet again!"

The leading Philippa Empire princess, Yadfiel, faced the many nobles, showing no fear, and gave an elegant salute as a greeting.

At the very moment she finished her greeting, a slight ripple in space occurred, and the Silver Moon Princess teleported into view before everyone's eyes.

Clad in an elegant gown and bearing a mysterious aura, she almost instantly became the focus of the entire hall.

"Legend?" Mu Yi was somewhat surprised—on the battlefield he clearly wasn't a Legend yet, but in just a few days he had already crossed the threshold.

The nobles present might not have reached Legend rank, but their eyesight was sharp, and the palace atmosphere instantly heated up.

In their view, the advanced‑Legend Lilyanna could easily overwhelm the opposition.

"Lilyanna!" Yadfiel stared at Lilyanna's indifferent expression, nearly grinding his teeth as he spoke.

Why, both are princesses, both have the comprehensive net, that annoying guy will still step into Legend a step earlier.

That annoying guy is still so annoying.

Even if it's Legend, so what, this time she came prepared.

Great strength will not help in the slightest; in this long-planned betting duel, they have a huge advantage.

"Since you've already shown up, let's not beat around the bush!" Yadefeier lightly covered their chin with a fan.

"You should know about the betting duel, right!"

Lily nodded; if not, she wouldn't have appeared at this ball.

Stepping into Legend is just another beginning; she will not be complacent.

"Because we won last time, we have the right to propose the contest content!"

"This time I want to play a spacetime poker game with you!"

Saying this, Yadefeier flicked a card reflecting the casino gambling table at Lily.

"With the comprehensive net as witness, this will definitely be a fair and just betting duel!"