Chapter 1097: General Mobilization Before the War (First update, requesting all)

As for why he did not meet all the conditions for advancing to Emperor Rank, it was mainly because Li Haoqiong's Mental Power had not yet reached perfection and was still some distance away.

If he continued to cultivate at his current pace, it would likely take Li Haoqiong about another half a year.

Even for a Pseudo-King possessing six Demon Beast-level pets, there is ultimately a significant gap compared to an Emperor Rank; just the fact that an Emperor Rank can fully exert the combat power of Demon Beast-level pets and benefit from the Heaven and Earth Great Power bonus of a Secret Realm is enough to widen the gap, not to mention other aspects.

Having gained such a huge advantage this time, Li Haoqiong originally wanted to decline as he had in the past; after all, Li Zhangsheng was his junior, and taking advantage of a junior made him unable to let go of his pride.

Li Zhangsheng had no choice but to patiently reason with him, appealing to both emotion and logic, and eventually succeeded in persuading Li Haoqiong.

However, Li Haoqiong's next move clearly took Li Zhangsheng by surprise; without giving Li Zhangsheng a chance to refuse, he swore directly to the Heavenly Dao that, while conscious, he would never do anything detrimental to Li Zhangsheng for the rest of his life.

Li Zhangsheng did not disturb Li Haoqiong, standing quietly to the side to wait.

There is a time limit for pets to break through, and even with two pets still evolving, it would not exceed half an hour at most.

During the wait, some pets began to successfully break through to the Demon Beast level.

Of course, there were also pets that failed to break through, showing dejected expressions, which required Li Haoqiong to comfort them for quite a while.

After twenty minutes passed, all of Li Haoqiong's pets had broken through.

His luck could only be considered average; only two pets broke through to the Demon Beast level, namely the Golden Lion and the Four-Winged Flame Colt.

Among them, the Four-Winged Flame Colt was also a Demi-God Beast, and it became Li Haoqiong's only Half-Step Epic Quality pet, leaping to become the strongest pet in his possession.

This time, Li Haoqiong's strength had more than doubled, and he had advanced from a Senior Pseudo-King to a Top-tier Pseudo-King, just one final step away from the Emperor Rank.

At the speed Li Zhangsheng collected resources, he could fully guarantee that Li Haoqiong would obtain a sixth Demon Beast-level pet within half a year.

"Second Uncle, congratulations!"

"Don't mention it, my luck wasn't very good, and I wasted quite a few resources."

Li Haoqiong was somewhat disappointed; he had used unimaginably precious resources this time, only to obtain two Demon Beast-level pets.

"Second Uncle, everyone has times when their luck is bad, and your luck this time wasn't that bad either; it's better than having only one or none at all."

Li Zhangsheng paused and continued: "By the way, remember not to tell anyone else about the Barrier Breaking Pill and the Special Bloodline Potion."

Doing this was merely out of fear that people would worry about inequality rather than scarcity, avoiding dissatisfaction from others, because the amount of resources obtained often represented the degree of importance they held in Li Zhangsheng's mind.

It was precisely because the five Barrier Breaking Pills and two portions of Special Bloodline Potion were difficult to divide that Li Zhangsheng had handed them all to Li Haoqiong at once.

"I understand. Time is limited; I will take them to the Silent Forest shortly to execute the first phase of the plan!"

Li Haoqiong nodded; Li Zhangsheng had naturally told him about the Silent Forest.

In Li Zhangsheng's plan, he could not wait for the Silent Forest to invade the Langya Kingdom on a large scale before resisting, because even if the defense were successful in the end, the Langya Kingdom would inevitably suffer heavy losses, which was absolutely the worst strategy.

Rather than passive defense, it was better to take the initiative, weaken the power structure of the Silent Forest first, and further lay the foundation for victory.

Currently, the Langya Kingdom still had nearly thirty Pseudo-Kings, but the number of Pseudo-Kings Li Zhangsheng could trust could be counted on one hand; after all, just a few months ago, the Langya Kingdom was still a country ruled by Dou Cangqiong.

Among these Pseudo-Kings, it was very likely that there were spies; the targets could be Dou Cangqiong, other countries, or even the Silent Forest.

The first phase of the plan had to be kept secret; only when the great war began could the other Pseudo-Kings be used.

Not long after, Zuo Qiulin returned to the Chongming Palace with Zhang Kaishuo and the others.

Among them, Zhang Kaishuo and Qian Yuanfei carried faint smiles, clearly having gained something, while Ning Wei and Zhao Rui were somewhat disappointed.

Zuo Qiulin still had excitement on his face, and Li Zhangsheng could not help but marvel; judging from Zuo Qiulin's expression, a low-probability event had clearly occurred to him.

The Secondary Water Essence Crystal had at most a thirty percent breakthrough probability, and Zuo Qiulin's Water Attribute pet was only of Top-tier quality, so the breakthrough probability was only about 1/3.

Sure enough, Zuo Qiulin began to report the results of the group.

Among them, Zuo Qiulin now possessed a Pseudo-Demon Saint-level pet, and Zhang Kaishuo and Qian Yuanfei had each obtained a Demon Beast-level pet.

Although it was a Pseudo-Demon Saint-level pet, as long as some time was spent, it would definitely be able to become a Saint Grade Spirit Pet; it was just that the combat power was slightly lacking.

Li Zhangsheng sat on the Supreme Throne, looking down at the six people below, and finally his gaze landed on Zuo Qiulin, saying: "Elder Zuo, summon all the Pseudo-Kings in Yecheng and the nearby cities, and have them gather at the Chongming Palace. If anyone does not come, they shall be treated as traitors!"

Although it was only Yecheng and the nearby cities, at the very least, a double-digit number of Pseudo-Kings could be summoned.

Most of the Langya Kingdom's Pseudo-Kings were distributed in Yecheng, the seats of the three prefectures, and the two major fortresses, with Yecheng having the most.

"This subordinate will go and do it immediately!"

Zuo Qiulin bowed in acknowledgment and walked quickly out of the Chongming Palace.

At this moment, Li Zhangsheng threw the Golden Conch to Li Haoqiong: "Second Uncle, lead everyone to the Silent Forest and execute the first phase of the plan!"

"I guarantee the mission will be completed!"

Li Haoqiong left with Zhang Kaishuo and the others. Li Zhangsheng did not know if their trip would be smooth, but he had already made thorough arrangements; if they encountered irresistible danger, he would rescue them at the first opportunity.

Soon, an old man with white hair and beard entered the Chongming Palace and knelt directly on the ground, shouting "His Majesty the All-King."

This world also had the so-called "ten thousand years," but that was basically used to address Ninth-Rank Demon Tamers, as they truly had a chance to live for ten thousand years.

The old man was Shi Da, who had contributed the Fusang Tree seeds. Shi Da was still a Fifth-tier Beastmaster; if it were not for his insufficient Mental Power, Li Zhangsheng would have long since made him a Sixth Rank or even a Pseudo-King.

Because of the Fusang Tree seeds, Li Zhangsheng treated Shi Da quite generously, making him Zuo Qiulin's deputy. Zuo Qiulin was in charge of external affairs, and Shi Da was in charge of internal affairs, mainly managing all matters of the Imperial Palace.

"How is the construction of the Teleportation Array coming along?"

Before going to deal with the Great King of the Angry River, Li Zhangsheng had given Shi Da a task.

"Everything is ready!"

"Well done. By the way, do not spread the news that I am not in Yecheng, and you must also assist Elder Zuo in managing Yecheng well."

"Yes, Master!"

Li Zhangsheng nodded with satisfaction. His figure suddenly disappeared, and when he reappeared, he was already in front of a Teleportation Array.

This was the Teleportation Array he had secretly ordered Shi Da to build, leading directly to Luo City a thousand miles away. Once the great war arrived, Zuo Qiulin would also bring the summoned Pseudo-Kings to teleport to Luo City.

This time, Li Zhangsheng decided to make Luo City the center of the battlefield.

(End of this chapter)