Chapter 1348: Recruiting Manpower (Second update, requesting everything)

In the time that followed, Li Zhangsheng entrusted all the work at hand to these Kings who had defected to him; he still had to sit in command at the Abyss Gate originally suppressed by the Spirit Emperor to prevent demons from ravaging the human world.

Among them, Xiang Yutian was appointed as the supervisor to assist in managing this group of Kings.

Xiang Yutian was very familiar with the Tianling Empire, especially the information regarding those few Abyss Gates, so he directly sent several veteran Kings to suppress them.

As for the remaining Kings, most were arranged in vital areas, such as the borders and Forbidden Lands, especially the largest Forbidden Land in the southeastern region—the Monopoly Mountain Range.

The Tianling Empire had vast territories, and the west bordered the Monopoly Mountain Range, so it naturally had to be guarded by heavy troops.

Even so, there was still a shortage of manpower, especially a lack of Double-Character Kings; at the very least, two Double-Character Kings were needed.

The Tianling Empire also had a medium-sized Abyss Gate, which was the venue where Li Zhangsheng first participated in the Heavenly Dao Secret Realm selection tournament; it had to be suppressed by a Double-Character King.

The threat from the Monopoly Mountain Range was greater, but the Monopoly Mountain Range had never invaded the Tianling Empire over these years, so things were still relatively peaceful.

But now was a troubled time, and with the Spirit Emperor having fallen, the number of Stronger individuals in the Tianling Empire was far from what it used to be; it was hard to guarantee that the leaders of the Monopoly Mountain Range would not have thoughts of invasion.

Besides this, a few Kings had to be spared to go everywhere to stabilize the situation in the Tianling Empire.

"Two brothers, do you have any idle Double-Character Kings?"

"We do; even if we didn't, we would have to; I will provide one Senior Double-Character King!"

"Then I will also provide one Senior Double-Character King!"

Wendi and Wudi were not stingy in this regard; the three of them had now formed an alliance, and since Li Zhangsheng had saved their lives, they naturally would not be stingy.

However, they only had three or four Double-Character Kings in their hands, and the vital areas they each controlled were numerous, so being able to lend one to Li Zhangsheng was already the limit, especially since it was a Senior Double-Character King.

A Senior Double-Character King possessed two to three Demon Emperor Level Demon Pets; for instance, Wendi did not have a Top-tier Double-Character King in his hands, and his strongest were Senior Double-Character Kings, of which he only had two.

Wudi did have one Top-tier Double-Character King under his command, but he only had one Senior Double-Character King, so the importance of a Senior Double-Character King was self-evident.

"Many thanks, two brothers!"

Li Zhangsheng hurriedly expressed his gratitude; in this way, if Ning Bizhen were also counted, he would have three Senior Double-Character Kings in his hands, and especially since Ning Bizhen's combat power was comparable to a Top-tier Double-Character King, it was enough to stabilize the situation in the Tianling Empire and even the southeastern region.

Fearing that Li Zhangsheng did not have enough manpower, Wudi took the initiative to ask: "Brother Li, are you short on Kings? I have quite a few idle Kings on my side, and I presume Wendi is the same."

Wendi nodded, indicating his agreement with Wudi's point of view.

"It is enough for now; besides, I also recruited some Kings at the Hall of Ten Thousand Kings some time ago."

Li Zhangsheng waved his hand, refusing their kindness. He planned to make another trip to the Hall of Ten Thousand Kings; this time, carrying the momentum of slaying Aidi and severely wounding the Phoenix Emperor, he believed he would have a greater harvest, and perhaps some rogue Double-Character Kings would be willing to defect to him.

After making the preliminary decision, Li Zhangsheng, Wendi, and Wudi all projected a portion of their consciousness into the Hall of Ten Thousand Kings.

"Eh!"

Looking at his Throne, Li Zhangsheng discovered that his Throne had undergone new changes again, eventually becoming almost identical in appearance to the Imperial Throne, only his Throne was still in the Double-Character King area.

Although the disturbance had passed for more than half a day, most Kings, Double-Character Kings, and even Emperors and the Human Emperor had not withdrawn their consciousness; they seemed to be waiting for the arrival of Li Zhangsheng and the others.

Among the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors, only the Source Emperor, known for being mysterious, had not arrived; the rest were all present.

The Phoenix Emperor glared fiercely at Li Zhangsheng; if looks could kill, Li Zhangsheng would have long been hacked to pieces by her.

This time, the Phoenix Emperor had suffered a great loss; apart from her Life-Bound Demon Pet, all the others had fallen, and even the Quasi-Gods and Demigods raised in her Grotto-Heaven had been wiped out by more than half; the loss was so great that it was enough to make her foundation unstable.

Even with the help of the Human Emperor, she could only act like a tortoise hiding in its shell for a short time.

Taking a step back, even if the Phoenix Emperor calmed the chaos in her Consciousness Sea and contracted all the extra contract slots with wild Demon Emperor Level Spirit Beasts, her strength would definitely not be as good as before.

For a Monster Tamer, the coordination of Demon Pets was very important; they could not reach a level of tacit understanding in a short time, and crucially, it depended on whether they were obedient—those Demon Emperor Level Spirit Beasts were all overlords of their own regions, and wanting to make them obediently listen was difficult!

There was also the issue of face; there was no helping it, a dignified Emperor had actually been beaten up by a Double-Character King and finally left completely defeated; the Phoenix Emperor felt that her face had been lost, and she did not know if it was psychological, but she always felt that the way others looked at her was strange.

However, unlike last time, the Phoenix Emperor did not make any more harsh threats this time; after glaring at Li Zhangsheng, she withdrew her consciousness from the Hall of Ten Thousand Kings.

On the contrary, the Human Emperor did not leave immediately; his expression was also very ugly. Both of his schemes had been destroyed by Li Zhangsheng, and he himself had suffered heavy losses, so his hatred for Li Zhangsheng was naturally no less than the Phoenix Emperor's.

The Human Emperor thought for a moment and said in a deep voice: "The King of Ten Thousand Saints can slay an Emperor while at the Double-Character King stage; if he obtains the Imperial Throne, who will be his opponent then? I hope everyone will think about this carefully."

Li Zhangsheng knew very well that this was an open conspiracy; as for the effect, it could be seen from the wary gazes of the Xuan Emperor, the Blood Emperor, and the Thunder Emperor, but he could not explain it, as the Human Emperor was not wrong after all.

"What the Human Emperor says is very true!"

As Li Zhangsheng's mortal enemy, the Xuan Emperor naturally would not let this opportunity pass.

"What he says is true, my foot. Xuan Emperor, you scheming bitch, even a fool can guess what you are thinking. I believe in Brother Li's character; even if he truly obtains the Imperial Throne then, I believe he will not slaughter the innocent."

Seeing Wudi strongly support Li Zhangsheng, Wendi followed up by saying: "That is right; Brother Li's character goes without saying, and both my life and His Majesty Wudi's life were saved by him. Instead of being wary of Brother Li, you might as well be wary of His Majesty the Human Emperor. Our Human Emperor has exhausted all his schemes; it was one thing to ambush His Majesty Wudi some time ago, but now he has plotted against me and His Majesty the Spirit Emperor, secretly allied with the Dragon Clan, causing His Majesty the Spirit Emperor to fall, and I almost followed in his footsteps. He even razed the Imperial Capital of the Tianling Empire to the ground; millions of lives, just like that, gone."

Wendi shifted the target very well, and the gazes of the crowd fell one after another onto the Human Emperor.

Just as Wendi said, compared to Li Zhangsheng, the Human Emperor made them feel more wary; after all, he was not only extremely powerful but also stopped at nothing.

Most importantly, a normal Double-Character King would probably need more than ten years to bring their Mental Power to its peak; even if Li Zhangsheng were talented enough, a few years should be needed.

From the current perspective, the Human Emperor's threat to them far exceeded Li Zhangsheng's.

The Human Emperor did not refute, nor was it easy to refute; in the end, he directly withdrew his consciousness from the Hall of Ten Thousand Kings and disappeared.

However, the Human Emperor's goal could be considered to have been initially achieved; at the very least, the Blood Emperor, the Xuan Emperor, and the Thunder Emperor would be more wary of Li Zhangsheng than before.

(End of this chapter)