Chapter 1221: The Flood Dragon Has Awakened (First Update, requesting all)

After returning to Yecheng, Li Zhangsheng did not immediately use the Nine Heavens Clear Qi, because the Gate of Light and Darkness was about to gestate the Heaven Origin and the Hell Origin; according to Li Zhangsheng's estimation, it would take about one or two months.

Originally, according to the time estimate, the Gate of Light and Darkness should have gestated them within these few days, but due to the Gate of Light and Darkness advancing into a Langhuan Supreme Treasure, the Light Origin and Darkness Origin that were originally gestating sublimated into the Heaven Origin and Hell Origin, causing the gestation time to be slightly extended.

Not only that, Li Zhangsheng also had to occasionally input high-quality Light and Darkness attribute Demon Cores to provide a large amount of energy for the gestating Heaven Origin and Hell Origin.

As long as this time passes, there will be no need to provide energy in the future, provided that the Heaven Origin and Hell Origin do not advance further.

With the Heaven Origin, Hell Origin, and Space-Time Origin working together, Li Zhangsheng believed that the quality of the two kittens would almost certainly reach Legendary Quality, and if he took the opportunity to attempt a breakthrough, the probability of breaking through to the Demon Emperor Level would also be appropriately increased.

Besides this, the Wood Attribute Sacred Fruit would also mature in the near future; when that time comes, he could let Kailan consume the Wood Attribute Sacred Fruit and the Wood System Rule Crystal at once, and there would be an eight or nine out of ten chance of successfully breaking through to the Demon Emperor Level.

Before entering seclusion, Li Zhangsheng had met with Zuo Qiulin to discuss the recent affairs of the Langya Kingdom.

It must be said that Li Zhangsheng was always in a state of Breath Concealment, and Zuo Qiulin still thought that Li Zhangsheng was still a King.

When it comes to his own schemes and safety, Li Zhangsheng would not pin his hopes on the loyalty of others.

After finishing the handover of daily affairs, Zuo Qiulin continued: "My Lord, this subject personally went to the ancestral lands of the Langya Qu Clan and persuaded the high-level members of the Qu Clan; they are willing to offer five Blue Universe Kuns."

At this moment, Zuo Qiulin waved his hand, and five Blue Universe Kuns of varying sizes appeared in the courtyard outside the palace, flopping and jumping on the ground just like fish out of water.

Hmm. They were just a bit large in size and full of destructive power, smashing small pits into the courtyard floor.

The five Blue Universe Kuns consisted of three large ones and two small ones, and they were all still very young. Li Zhangsheng observed them with great detail and could faintly see that three of the Blue Universe Kuns bore contract imprints, yet they were dimmer compared to ordinary contract imprints.

Clearly, these three Blue Universe Kuns originally had owners, and only when a Monster Tamer passes away or voluntarily dissolves the contract can such a situation occur.

Judging from Zuo Qiulin's description, the owners of these three Blue Universe Kuns were still alive; it was they who voluntarily dissolved the contracts with the Blue Universe Kuns.

Li Zhangsheng shook his head and said: "It seems I have played the villain. How about this, let them each go to the Royal Garden to select a Superior Fairy as compensation."

Although he said this, Li Zhangsheng knew very well in his heart that the Langya Qu Clan must have promised the three Qu Clan members sufficient compensation; a thousand-year-old aristocratic family like this naturally has its own set of effective operating rules.

Li Zhangsheng doing this was nothing more than to win over hearts, and at the same time, more people would be willing to voluntarily dissolve contracts, sending more Demon Pets that met his requirements into his hands.

At this moment, Li Zhangsheng also handed a Space Ring to Zuo Qiulin, inside which was one Ten Directions Nether Pill and fifty tokens representing quotas for the Emperor Flowing Plasma.

After Zuo Qiulin left, Li Zhangsheng put away the five Blue Universe Kuns; adding the two elderly Blue Universe Kuns, there were seven in total, which could provide Li Zhangsheng with a steady stream of large amounts of Kun fish Spirit Essence.

After entering the Secret Realm, Li Zhangsheng and Ning Bizhen poured out their hearts to each other and began to enter a state of seclusion.

As in the past, Li Zhangsheng's energy was mainly dispersed into purifying the Abyss Consciousness, deducing the Great Deduction Technique, integrating the plan for the Imitation Demon Refining Pot, creating new species, and researching the Broken Godhead, Divine Crystal, and the God's Right Hand.

With the assistance of the Seeking Dao Jade Pendant, research progress in all aspects was very fast.

Not many days later, Li Zhangsheng had to leave the Secret Realm because Li Haoqiong's Mental Power reached a critical point and he successfully broke through to King.

For a time, flowers fell from the sky and golden lotuses surged from the ground, the might of a King fully displayed.

After successfully breaking through to King, Li Haoqiong's face was filled with a brilliant smile.

In this way, the Langya Kingdom ostensibly possessed a full eight Kings, namely Li Zhangsheng, Ning Bizhen, Qin Mingqing, Luo Qingning, Xu Wenhua, Zuo Qiulin, Yan Wanling, and Li Haoqiong; if one added Zhao Yuanqing of the Dai Kingdom, that would be a full nine.

Li Zhangsheng's influence was beginning to show its edge, though of course, compared to the Three Sovereigns and Six Emperors, it was not on the same level at all.

In the Chongning Hall, Li Zhangsheng met with Li Haoqiong and discussed things with him for an afternoon.

After Li Haoqiong left, Li Zhangsheng continued his seclusion.

When more than half a month passed, Li Zhangsheng could not help but reveal a smile upon learning that Li Haoqiong had already occupied the Xi Kingdom.

Li Haoqiong occupying the Xi Kingdom was his own idea; although the Xi Kingdom was small, it happened to be located between the Langya Kingdom, the Dai Kingdom, and the Hu Kingdom, which could be said to be a place of strategic importance for Li Zhangsheng, so naturally, he could not let the Xi Kingdom be controlled by others.

As long as he occupied the Xi Kingdom, Li Zhangsheng could link his sphere of influence into one piece.

As for the process of Li Haoqiong occupying the Xi Kingdom, the Xi State Lu Clan, which had originally voluntarily offered the Great Sun Fire Essence, was persuaded by Li Haoqiong and successfully became a guide; subsequently, Li Haoqiong gathered the strength of three Kings—Ning Bizhen, Yan Wanling, and himself—to press down with force, heading straight for the capital of the Xi Kingdom.

Under the overwhelming momentum, the King of the Xi Kingdom did not resist to the death and was directly scared away.

With the King of the Xi Kingdom fleeing without a fight, the Imperial Family of the Xi Kingdom was imprisoned, and under the persuasion of the guide, the Xi State Lu Clan, the entire territory of the Xi Kingdom surrendered at the sight of the wind, allowing Li Haoqiong to successfully occupy the entire territory of the Xi Kingdom in a short period of time.

Ostensibly, Li Haoqiong became the ruler of the Xi Kingdom, but in reality, the Xi Kingdom secretly became Li Zhangsheng's sphere of influence.

Even if Li Zhangsheng publicly became a Double-Character King, he could only rule the land of three provinces and could not ostensibly take the Xi Kingdom into his pocket.

Under these circumstances, he could only send a King he trusted to rule the Xi Kingdom for him on the surface.

The Xi Kingdom is closer to the central region; in the future, whenever an existence above the King level passes through the Xi Kingdom, Li Hao would perceive it in advance, and if it were an enemy, he could inform Li Zhangsheng at the first opportunity, giving him more time to prepare.

"The next step will be the Hu Kingdom!"

After successfully occupying the Xi Kingdom, Li Zhangsheng naturally could not stop his pace of expansion.

The territory of the Hu Kingdom is not much smaller than that of the Langya Kingdom, and its resources are even more abundant; the biggest drawback is that there is a lot of land but few people.

However, Li Zhangsheng ultimately had some friendship with the Butterfly King of the Hu Kingdom; if he were to forcibly occupy the Hu Kingdom, firstly, it would not look very good, and secondly, it would easily arouse the resentment of the Kings of the surrounding countries, which would be detrimental to future diplomacy.

Li Zhangsheng still hoped to obtain some resources from other countries, especially wild Spirit Beast resources.

There was no help for it; most of the wild Spirit Beasts in the Langya Kingdom and the Dai Kingdom that met his requirements had already entered his Secret Realm, and those in the wild could be said to be very few; the proportion of those introduced and occupied from foreign countries would inevitably become larger and larger.

Just as Li Zhangsheng was preparing to scheme for the Hu Kingdom, suddenly, his heart stirred; it was the Flood Dragon that had been sleeping for a long time waking up.

(End of this chapter)