Chapter 1517: Flame Emperor (First update, requesting everything)

Li Zhangsheng naturally favored Huonu Wang, but he also had to cultivate Yuheng Wang; after all, he was the first Double-Character King to defect to him, so he couldn't be too shabby.

After handling all matters, the Three Emperors and the various ministers left one after another, but Li Zhangsheng kept only Huonu Wang behind.

"I wonder what important matter the Heavenly Emperor has for this subject?"

Huonu Wang appeared a bit nervous, but when Li Zhangsheng stated his thoughts, he couldn't help but be overjoyed, unable to hide it at all.

"However, I also have a requirement!"

"Your Majesty, please give your orders; this subject will surely do his utmost to repay Your Majesty's great kindness."

Huonu Wang hurriedly pledged his loyalty; although he was already a Top-tier Double-Character King, he could only rely on Li Zhangsheng to become an Emperor.

It wasn't that Huonu Wang couldn't become an Emperor through his own efforts, but Li Zhangsheng's momentum was already established, ruling both the Heavenly and Earth Realms. To become an Emperor, one had to report to Li Zhangsheng in advance; otherwise, the large factions wiped out during this period might be his fate, even if he was Li Zhangsheng's subordinate.

Where you stand determines where you sit—this wasn't just talk. Li Zhangsheng could not allow unstable factors to remain; he would stifle threats in the cradle whenever possible.

"It's very simple. I need the opportunity to upgrade a Dao-Achieving Item. Of course, I will naturally upgrade your Secret Realm to a Grotto-Heaven."

Li Zhangsheng's requirement was not high; one could even say it was very low. After all, compared to becoming an Emperor, this cost was as small as it could get.

Although Huonu Wang felt a bit regretful about the opportunity to upgrade a Dao-Achieving Item into a Langhuan Supreme Treasure—after all, such an opportunity only came once—compared to becoming an Emperor, this was hardly a cost at all. Furthermore, Li Zhangsheng would also upgrade his Secret Realm to the Grotto-Heaven stage, so he naturally agreed.

Besides this, Huonu Wang also proactively and craftily swore an oath to the Heavenly Dao, willing to pledge his life to serve Li Zhangsheng, and so on and so forth.

The next moment, Li Zhangsheng followed Huonu Wang into his Secret Realm.

Huonu Wang's Secret Realm was still a Blessed Land, less than thirty thousand square units, still a long way from a Grotto-Heaven.

Once one becomes an Emperor, the Secret Realm would be further stabilized, and its area would also surge, but it still wouldn't be able to reach the standard for promotion to a Grotto-Heaven.

The next moment, Li Zhangsheng took out varying amounts of four types of Spirit Essence, some a few jars, others over a dozen. As his trusted subordinate, Li Zhangsheng naturally knew the information about Huonu Wang's Spirit Beasts, and these were the Spirit Essences formulated based on them.

If this batch of Spirit Essence failed to work, Li Zhangsheng still had several portions of resources in his hands to assist in breaking through to the Demon Emperor Level.

Huonu Wang became excited at once and hurriedly summoned the corresponding four Saint Grade Spirit Pets.

These four Spirit Pets had not all reached the 9th Rank of Demon Saint, so Li Zhangsheng took the opportunity to give Huonu Wang three portions of Nine Heavens Clear Qi.

Soon, the four 9th Rank Demon Saint Spirit Pets finished devouring the Spirit Essence, and Jianhua Bai Guang began to permeate their bodies.

Li Zhangsheng was not idle either; after obtaining Authority over Huonu Wang's Secret Realm, he opened his own Secret Realm Channel, letting Xiaoguai and other Spirit Planters transplant a few Low-Grade Top-Tier Spirit Roots that he didn't need.

Huonu Wang saw this and was naturally overjoyed, hurriedly selecting a few locations to plant the Top-Grade Spiritual Roots.

For Li Zhangsheng, exchanging a few unused Top-Grade Spiritual Roots for the opportunity to upgrade a Langhuan Supreme Treasure was still very cost-effective.

As for the resources for Huonu Wang to become an Emperor, he considered it an investment. He was confident the return would be great, and it would further stabilize his rule, bolster his momentum, and prevent enemies like the Human Emperor from finding loopholes; it could be said to have a hundred benefits and no harm.

Not long after, Huonu Wang's four Spirit Pets finished evolving and began attempting to break through to the Demon Emperor Level.

Li Zhangsheng waited quietly, appearing very leisurely compared to the somewhat anxious Huonu Wang.

By the second minute, Rule Power began to emerge on the surface of the first Spirit Pet; judging from the timing, it would steadily step into the Demon Emperor Level.

At the fifth minute, Rule Power emerged on the surface of another Spirit Pet; as for whether it could remove the "Pseudo" prefix, it would likely depend on the situation.

Li Zhangsheng thought for a moment, took out a Jade Bottle, and under his control, a stream of viscous, milky-white liquid shot out, flowing into the nose of this Spirit Pet.

This was the nectar of the Heavenly Realm, which could slightly increase the probability of a Spirit Pet successfully breaking through to the Demon Emperor Level, but it was only effective the first time.

Although the probability was minimal, it was highly likely to allow a Pseudo-Demon Emperor Level Spirit Pet to remove the "Pseudo" prefix.

After ten minutes passed, the other two Spirit Pets that had shown no movement opened their eyes, revealing expressions of disappointment, which meant they had failed their breakthrough.

As for the two Spirit Pets that had comprehended Rule Power, they both successfully reached the Demon Emperor Level.

This meant Huonu Wang possessed 6.5 Demon Emperor Level Spirit Pets and could attempt to break through to become an Emperor.

Breaking through to become an Emperor also involved probability, but this time failure would not affect the next breakthrough; eventually, one would succeed.

Given the quality of Huonu Wang's Spirit Pets, the probability of the first breakthrough to become an Emperor was around fifty percent.

To avoid wasting time, Li Zhangsheng gave Huonu Wang a Pan Peach with purple patterns.

This was the highest-grade Pan Peach in the Pan Taoyuan. Although the Pan Peach Tree in the Pan Taoyuan was not in the ranks of Top-Grade Spiritual Roots, this type of purple-patterned Pan Peach could only grow one per tree, and the cultivation time was as long as a hundred years. It could not only prolong life but also increase the probability of breaking through to become an Emperor.

Huonu Wang left the Secret Realm; one could not break through to become an Emperor inside a Secret Realm; it had to be within the scope of the Fairy World.

In an unnamed Earth Realm of the Heavenly Realm, Huonu Wang began to attempt to break through to become an Emperor.

In the Hall of Ten Thousand Kings, the Throne representing Huonu Wang began to undergo imperceptible changes, the already luxurious Throne developing toward an even more magnificent trend.

At this moment, countless Double-Character Kings and Kings cast their consciousness into the Hall of Ten Thousand Kings, watching Huonu Wang's Throne with suspicious and uncertain gazes.

The Three Emperors did not cast their consciousness into the Hall of Ten Thousand Kings, simply because Li Zhangsheng had greeted them in advance.

It did not take much time before the Throne representing Huonu Wang in the Hall of Ten Thousand Kings suddenly shone with great brilliance, its position moving rapidly forward to land on the topmost step, successfully becoming an Emperor.

On the highest step, nine Emperor seats were gathered once again; they were the Human Emperor, Blood Emperor, Martial Emperor, Civil Emperor, Thunder Emperor, Azure Emperor, Source Emperor (sealed), Tuidi (sealed), and Huonu Wang.

After becoming an Emperor, the title on Huonu Wang's Emperor seat began to change, finally turning into the character "Flame".

Flame Emperor became Huonu Wang's Emperor title.

The Flame Emperor's strength surged; not only could his Demon Emperor Level Spirit Pets exert their full power, but his Secret Realm, Mental Power, and physical strength also skyrocketed by a large margin, which could completely be described as doubling.

In this way, excluding Li Zhangsheng and Ning Bizhen, the Heavenly Court already possessed four Emperors, and with the various True Gods and Star Lords, its power had completely surpassed the Heavenly Court managed by the Ancient Heavenly Emperor.

(End of this chapter)