Chapter 1516: Nine Heavens Origin Sun Ruler (Second update, requesting all)

The Demon Emperor-level Kui Ox was once the Star Emperor's main Demon Pet; after the Star Emperor fell, it had been wandering the seas.

This time, the Four Seas Dragon Clan contributed greatly to finding the Demon Emperor-level Kui Ox; only they could have located the Kui Ox in such a short time.

Li Zhangsheng personally received the Kui Ox. The Kui Ox, having transformed into human form, still had only one leg—a very thick and sturdy leg—and still wore a bull's head. Its appearance seemed rather honest and simple, yet it carried a certain dignity.

It was, after all, a Demon Emperor-level Thunder Attribute Divine Beast; if it were to build a faction, it would definitely belong to the large-scale factions.

"Greetings, Heavenly Emperor!"

The Kui Ox sized up Li Zhangsheng, then immediately bowed respectfully.

As the Star Emperor's former main Demon Pet, it felt a familiar aura from Li Zhangsheng, especially since Li Zhangsheng had brought out the Sun Moon Star Chart, the Nine Heavens Clear Qi Pagoda, and the Ziwei Star Banner—the three items the Star Emperor carried with him.

The Kui Ox and the Star Emperor shared a deep bond, which made it appear all the more respectful.

"Rise!"

Li Zhangsheng waved his hand and began to chat with the Kui Ox.

The Kui Ox spoke without reservation, recounting its wandering life over these years.

After the Star Emperor fell, the Kui Ox had originally wanted to avenge the Star Emperor, but the outcome was as it was; ultimately, the disheartened Kui Ox chose to travel the world.

Because the Kui Ox preferred the ocean, it had spent years wandering the seas.

Given the Kui Ox's powerful strength, even the Four Seas Dragon Clan was unwilling to provoke it, so these years had passed without any alarms or dangers.

Before long, Li Zhangsheng gained a better understanding of the Kui Ox, and after deliberating with Ning Bizhen and the Three Emperors for a while, he finally made a decision.

The Kui Ox was officially ranked among the immortals, assuming the position of the True God of the Thunder Department—the Heavenly Venerable of Nine Heavens Responding to the Origin and Pervasive Transformation through Thunder—with the duty of gathering clouds and spreading rain, and punishing the rebellious and evil; under its command were the twenty-four Heavenly Lords of the Thunder Department.

The Heavenly Court had eight departments of True Gods: the Thunder Department, Fire Department, Plague Department, Battle Department, Taisui Department, Smallpox Department, Water Department, and Wealth Department, all of which held great power.

"Many thanks, Heavenly Emperor!"

The Demon Emperor-level Kui Ox showed joy in its eyes and bowed in a muffled voice.

After the Kui Ox returned to its position as a True God of the Thunder Department, Zuo Qiulin and the Demon Emperor-level Shang Yang each handed it a Space Ring.

Besides this, Shang Yang also handed over a Jade Ruler.

The Jade Ruler and rings handed over by Shang Yang came from the unknown Ruins mentioned by the Great King of the Angry River.

As for whether she might have omitted anything, Li Zhangsheng was not worried at all, because during the process of Shang Yang leading the team, she had kept several Image Stones recording the entire time, making it impossible to omit anything.

As for the Space Ring handed over by Zuo Qiulin, it was naturally the items collected over this month.

Li Zhangsheng took the Jade Ruler; the ruler was covered in runes with sealing effects, clearly the handiwork of Shang Yang and the others.

Even so, the temperature nearby continued to rise; it was indeed a Fire Element Langhuan Supreme Treasure.

At first glance, Li Zhangsheng felt it was very familiar, because this was precisely the treasure of the Ancient Emperor Xi—the Nine Heavens Origin Sun Ruler!

Nine Heavens Origin Sun Ruler: Superior Langhuan Supreme Treasure, a treasure of slaughter, capable of emitting nine golden flowers and a streak of purple Qi, possessing no defensive capabilities.

Fate is truly peculiar; looking at it this way, the unknown Ruins must have been left behind by the Ancient Emperor Xi, but since Emperor Xi fell directly back then, who could have set up this array?

At this moment, Shang Yang provided the answer.

After breaking the array, Shang Yang saw a Baize corpse lying beneath the remains of Emperor Xi.

This Baize had died of old age and was only at the Demon Emperor Level during its lifetime. The Baize was famously intelligent, knowing astronomy above and geography below; it was not strange that it could set up a Forbidden Array.

As for the remains of Emperor Xi and the Baize corpse, they were still outside the main hall; there was nothing taboo about that.

To show respect for the Ancient Emperor Xi, Li Zhangsheng personally inspected them.

Compared to the remains of the Heavenly Emperor, the Heavenly Empress, and the Star Emperor, the body of Emperor Xi was quite dilapidated, with a blood hole in the chest; this was likely his fatal wound.

"Shang Yang, bury Emperor Xi with the rites of the Six Sovereigns, and remember to bury the Baize together with Emperor Xi."

Li Zhangsheng made his decision; although the Heavenly Court had changed masters, Emperor Xi was, after all, an emperor of the Ancient Heavenly Court, so he should be given the corresponding specifications.

Naturally, no one would object to this; after all, this was only right and proper.

Li Zhangsheng returned to the Lingxiao Treasure Hall. After finishing the government affairs accumulated during this period, he immediately turned his gaze to the ministers standing on both sides, focusing mainly on the human Stronger, or more accurately, the Double-Character Kings.

Compared to a year ago, the number of Double-Character Kings had shrunk significantly, mainly due to the wars; several Double-Character Kings had died at Li Zhangsheng's hands alone.

As the general trend dictated, most Double-Character Kings chose to defect to the Heavenly Court and cling to Li Zhangsheng's coattails, including the leaders of many medium-sized countries; only a small number were still watching from the sidelines or yearning for freedom.

Besides this, some Double-Character Kings still had to suppress the Abyss Gate and could not leave; now, there were fewer than a dozen Double-Character Kings left in the Heavenly Court, mostly close ministers of Li Zhangsheng and the Three Emperors.

Among them was Li Haoqiong.

Li Zhangsheng's second uncle, Li Haoqiong, was able to progress so quickly thanks to Li Zhangsheng's help.

It was not just Li Haoqiong; during this time, the Li Family had also risen in status, with both the new and old Clan Leaders and Li Haoqiong's wife, He Yan, all having become Kings.

In addition, the other three of the former Li Clan Four Heroes were now at least Fifth-tier Beastmasters, and Li Runfeng had even become a Pseudo-King.

It was not just the Li Family; the Yuanling Academy had also benefited greatly, especially those who were on good terms with Li Zhangsheng.

Li Zhangsheng bestowed quite a bit of Spirit Essence and resources to assist in breaking through to the Demon King level. With the exceptionally abundant resources, the five giants—Zuo Qiulin, Qian Yuanfei, Zhang Kaishuo, Ning Wei, and Lu Qian—had all ascended to become Kings.

Surprisingly, Miao Yinfeng and Zhao Shuyi had also ascended to become Kings not long ago, becoming reserve Star Lords of the Heavenly Court.

As for acquaintances like Xu Xiangzhi, Zhang Yi, Luo Jie, Luo Jing, and Yuan Yongyan, they had all become Pseudo-Kings.

This truly lived up to the saying, "When a man attains the Dao, his pets and relatives ascend to heaven"; everyone who had a connection to Li Zhangsheng had gained massive benefits.

This was not just Li Zhangsheng's rewards, but also included investments from many factions wanting to establish a certain relationship with Li Zhangsheng.

Given that Li Haoqiong had only recently broken through to become a Double-Character King and was still a long way from the peak, Li Zhangsheng naturally could not give him the Emperor quota.

Furthermore, Li Zhangsheng could not give the Emperor quota to the close followers of the Three Emperors, to avoid any bad thoughts arising from the expansion of their power; such possibilities existed, even if they were almost negligible.

But Li Zhangsheng had to consider this point; moreover, these were Li Zhangsheng's resources, so he naturally leaned toward his own close followers.

Among these people, Li Zhangsheng's gaze was mainly focused on Huonu Wang and Yuheng Wang.

Yuheng Wang was the first Double-Character King to follow Li Zhangsheng, but his strength was relatively ordinary, and he now only had one Demon Emperor-level Demon Pet.

Conversely, Huonu Wang had already entered the ranks of Top-tier Double-Character Kings, possessing 4.5 Demon Emperor-level Demon Pets; how to choose was self-evident.

(End of this chapter)