Chapter 284: Conferring the Divine General (Seeking monthly tickets)

"But these exchanges are a bit too expensive. 10,000 merit points can be exchanged for a chance at Fate-Reversing, but the Wang family has accumulated up to now, and at most it's still less than 10,000!"

"Destroying a Youdu-level Mo River ten times is enough to accumulate 10,000 merit."

"If you destroy a Yin-Sha level Mo River, it takes one hundred times!"

The Hearing Hearing Yu Huang's eyes flickered. Although the exchange was expensive, there was no doubt that with the birth of this Merit Treasure Vault, in a few hundred years, the Great Yu Divine Dynasty would surely rise again.

Sword Heart, Blade Heart, etc. —100 merit points could allow ordinary people to step into the ranks of geniuses.

Although a mere Sword Heart couldn't compare to the disciples of those top-tier forces, with more quantity and mutual competition, a small number of top-tier Heaven's Pride would eventually be born within.

And with more top-tier Heaven's Pride, perhaps a monster close to that child could be born.

The Hearing Hearing Yu Huang thought of Li Hao, his eyes flickering. He didn't know the other party's situation at the moment, but with that blood jade's reversal chance, he could at least exempt himself from death once.

"Once Zhendong reaches 10,000 merit, perhaps he can see the treasures of 100,000 merit."

"That Chong Er must be able to see them now."

The Hearing Hearing Yu Huang had accumulated over a thousand merit points, enough to see treasures of around 10,000 points. Now, the vast majority of people on the Merit Ranking were also a few thousand points, which meant that merit treasures priced within 10,000 points would soon be collected by the Heavenly Secret Pavilion and listed.

But the treasures of 100,000 merit points would need to wait for Wang Zhendong to break through 10,000 merit before they could be known.

He was somewhat expectant, wondering what kind of treasures those would be, and if there were things that would move him.

In addition.

Originally, the Mo River invaded, and no one handled it, requiring the Wang family to command the warriors of the world to assist.

Relying on the small rewards issued, as well as the warriors' own benevolence.

But now, with such huge profit attraction, the Hearing Hearing Yu Huang almost didn't need to think to know that the warriors of the world would definitely flock to it.

The Mo River, which no one cared about before, had instead become a hot commodity in an instant.

In this way, it could even free the Wang family from the Mo River incident and return to their original position as a Divine General Mansion.

Only the original Mo River Division personnel would be left to manage it, and then others would be recruited.

After all, with many warriors going to solve the Mo River, the aspect of slaying demons and eliminating devils would decrease, and the return of the Wang family could also fill the gap, reducing the pressure on various states.

Only in this way, military power would need to be re-divided, which would inevitably trigger turmoil again.

Emperor Da Yu's thoughts turned; a treasury of merit would rewrite the current decadent situation of the Great Yu Divine Dynasty.

In general, this was a great happy event. He could almost see that within a few hundred years, the Mo River within the borders would all be cleared, the Great Yu Divine Dynasty would be full of talents, the number of mid-stream geniuses would increase sharply, and the number of top-tier geniuses would also increase by a level! As the Hearing Hearing Yu Huang pondered, the civil and military ministers in the court were also discussing, shocked by this Merit Treasure Vault.

At the same time, they all thought of the various problems triggered by this.

In turmoil, there must be benefits and opportunities.

"Congratulations to Your Majesty, the national fortune of my Great Yu Divine Dynasty will flourish again!"

At this time, the quick-reacting civil officials had already taken the lead in offering congratulations.

Others reacted and all offered congratulations loudly.

The Hearing Hearing Yu Huang's thoughts returned, a smile appearing on his face, and he said: "My beloved ministers, do you know who this Chong Er is?"

The civil and military officials of the whole court looked at each other, all blank.

A civil official from the Wang family stepped out. His background was a collateral branch of the Wang family from several hundred years ago, and at this moment he respectfully said:

"Reporting to Your Majesty, this person's name is strange, it might just be a code name. I see his merit is 100,100, which is extremely likely that the other party cleared a Youdu-level Mo River in one go."

Someone beside him echoed: "That's right, the Youdu-level Mo River, my Great Yu Divine Dynasty has never had anyone clear it in hundreds of years."

"Last time, it was that ancestor of the Wang family who cleared a Nether-Domain-level Mo River and got 10,000 merit."

"Clearing a Nether-Domain-level Mo River is already so difficult. I don't know how difficult it is to clear a Youdu-level Mo River!"

"This person is probably not from the Wang family, otherwise they would definitely sign their surname."

"It should not be from other Divine General Mansions either, it might be some wandering expert."

The crowd guessed, discussing in an uproar.

People from Divine General Mansions would basically sign their surnames. After all, the surname was the supreme honor of the Divine General Mansion and also respect for the ancestors.

The Hearing Hearing Yu Huang's gaze was thoughtful, and in his heart, he thought of a figure, but at the moment there was no news from that side, so he couldn't be sure.

"Issue my decree, announce it to the world, and have this Chong Er come to see me. If there are no bad records, I will confer the name of Divine General and rank him as a First-Class Duke!"

The Hearing Hearing Yu Huang said with a majestic voice.

Hearing these words, everyone's hearts were shaken. Conferring a Divine General?

Since the founding of the Great Yu Divine Dynasty, apart from the First Emperor conferring Divine Generals, there had been no more Divine General conferrals.

Even the Li family who saved Liangzhou this time, and the young general Li Hao who saved Liangzhou with his own strength—earlier they were also discussing whether to confer a Third-Class Duke or a Second-Class Duke! Yet at this moment, this unknown Chong Er was directly conferred as a Divine General and sat on the title of First-Class Duke! It could be called reaching the peak of a subject's power!

One person below, ten thousand people above! His status was already comparable to the ancestors of the Five Great Divine General Mansions!

More than ten years ago, that Li Junye saved Cangzhou with his own strength, but he was only conferred as a General and bestowed as a First-Class Marquis of the Nation.

The reason was that he was originally only a Captain, not even a General, so according to the Great Yu Divine Dynasty's merit reward system details, crossing to a First-Class Marquis was the limit.

It was considered a step to the sky! If the other party had originally been a Major General, he would have been directly conferred as a Duke!

And Li Tiangang had guarded Yanbei for more than ten years, and now he had just jumped from a Second-Class Marquis to be crowned as a Third-Class Duke!

Li Hao had blocked many Demon Kings in Liangzhou this time, saving hundreds of millions of people from fire and water, and slaying seven Demon Kings in a row. He was also a Major General, so they were going to confer him as a Second-Class Duke, and for this matter, some people jumped out to argue.

From this, one could see how prominent and grand this conferral was; it was the top-tier one in thousands of years! The crowd was shocked by the Hearing Hearing Yu Huang's decisiveness and generosity, and also realized that this time was indeed different. This was not just the blessing of one state, but a matter that truly changed the national fortune!

It could only be said that it was well-deserved!

Therefore, as the Hearing Hearing Yu Huang's words fell, apart from a little silence in the hall, there was another round of congratulations, and no one opposed.

"Hurry to find Chong Er and let him receive the reward!"

The Hearing Hearing Yu Huang ordered.

The birth of the Merit Treasure Vault, plus the Imperial Decree issued from the Imperial Capital, shocked the world again.

For a time, countless people were asking where the name Chong Er was and who exactly he was. In various restaurants, teahouses, small stalls, and brothels, everyone was discussing it.

Even in the homes of some military generals, after the husband and wife finished their night, the first thing they did wasn't to savor the good night, but to guess which Four Standing Realm expert this Chong Er was.

Those Sword Saints, Blade Saints, and other experts outside the temple were all guessed by people.

For thousands of years, the Great Yu Divine Dynasty had never established a new Divine General. The Five Great Divine General Mansions were like Five Finger Mountains, suppressing the nineteen states of the Great Yu Divine Dynasty, and were also like five dazzling suns. Apart from the Wang family being dim, the other Divine General Mansions were all like brilliant suns, hanging high above everyone's heads, known to everyone.

Now, countless people guessed that it was extremely likely that a Sixth Divine General Mansion was about to be born.

Wang family.

At the first moment the Merit Treasure Vault opened, the Wang family lit up with countless golden lights.

The entire Wang family was boiling.

"Chong Er?"

In a courtyard of the Wang family, a woman in silk and satin was practicing sword when she was suddenly interrupted by the golden light of the golden paper in her palm. After seeing the news clearly, she couldn't help but be stunned.

A moment later, after probing the Merit Treasure Vault, the woman was full of astonishment.

As a daughter of the Wang family, she naturally understood what this meant.

The Great Yu Divine Dynasty was about to change, and the Wang family might also be about to change! She then probed the Merit Ranking and saw that strange name, immediately remembering that a year ago, this Chong Er was a Tianren Zongshi who destroyed a Nether-Domain-level Mo River.

Now, the other party actually cleared a Youdu-level Mo River? 100,000 merit points at once—only clearing a Youdu-level Mo River would get that much at once.

Clearly, the other party was not a Tianren Zongshi, but in the Four Standing Realms! Or even the Peaceful Dao Realm! "Could it be that Buddha Lord? Impossible, that Buddhist sect is fake-merciful... Then it's someone else."

The woman's eyes flickered, feeling somewhat curious in her heart, wondering which senior this Chong Er was.

"Now that the Merit Treasure Vault is open, my Wang family doesn't have to sacrifice anymore. Moreover, with the information mastered by my Wang family, as well as the Mo River locations and intelligence we manage, we will definitely become a place that countless people scramble to visit..."

The woman's mind was extremely flexible, soon thinking of many changes, her eyes becoming bright and brilliant.

"That Chong Er can be considered a benefactor of my Wang family..."

A few days later, Tan Palace, inside the main hall of the Black and Bai Dian.

The Imperial Decree of the Imperial Capital spread throughout the world and also reached Qingzhou. When the Imperial Decree arrived, Song Yufeng was stunned.

He also knew about the Merit Treasure Vault; it had been making a big fuss recently, and many Tan Palace disciples said they wanted to go to the Mo River to clear it and gain experience.

But clearing the Mo River wasn't that easy, and merit points weren't that easy to accumulate. 100 merit points to exchange for a Sword Heart, but 100 merit points required destroying a Nether-Domain-level Mo River to get!

Grandmasters might not be able to destroy a Nether-Domain Mo River, unless they encountered some weaker ones, purely picking up leaks.

If it were the lowest-level remnant-thought-level Mo River, it would also need to be destroyed one hundred times!

What was the concept of one hundred times? You might not even be able to find one hundred remnant-thought-level Mo Rivers! Therefore, 100 merit points weren't easy to get.

Grandmasters or Three Imperishable Realm cultivators who had the ability to destroy a Nether-Domain-level Mo River had long since entered the heart of some martial dao. Entering the heart was love, was focus, and this was something necessary for cultivating to Tianren Zongshi.

If they couldn't even talk about love and entering the heart, how could they use this to step into Tianren Zongshi and kick open the Heaven Gate?

Not to mention other rewards, the so-called Tongli Extreme Realm he heard of was even more unheard of.

But the merit required for those was also high, and even if he took action, it would require great effort.

After all, he didn't have the confidence to destroy a Youdu-level Mo River.

For those in the Four Standing Realms, stepping into a Youdu-level Mo River was also an extremely dangerous thing, and destroying it once only yielded 1000 merit points.

And it took ten times to exchange for Fate-Reversing!

He didn't even have the confidence to enter a Youdu-level Mo River ten times and come back alive.

Unless he went to destroy lower-level Mo Rivers, or cleared them.

But in this way, lower-level Mo Rivers might not necessarily be enough.

And finding them was also troublesome.

Song Yufeng could almost guess that soon the Imperial Capital side, or the Wang family side, would issue corresponding systems.

In the future, entering the Mo River might require queuing, or have some kind of restriction.

After all, once the Mo River was destroyed, it would disappear briefly, perhaps for decades, or more than ten years.

Therefore, the Mo River, which was annoying before, had now become a precious merit resource! Low-level Mo Rivers, clearing them would maximize the benefits, but clearing them was extremely difficult, unrelated to cultivation, and seemed to be closely related to other things!

Therefore, powerful people, in order to accumulate merit rapidly, would mostly choose the destruction method, which had the smallest benefit but was the fastest, letting the Mo River be destroyed and disappear.

But this benefit was small and too wasteful. If there were no more Mo Rivers within the borders, then this Merit Treasure Vault would just be an empty treasure mountain.

However, from a long-term perspective, the Mo River problem was definitely solved.

The Mo River, which couldn't be summoned even with rewards from the Mo River Division, had now become a profitable business driven by profit.

And the things in the treasure vault, although most couldn't be exchanged, were a benefit after all, and had a quite significant effect on the overall national strength of the Great Yu Divine Dynasty.

The Mo River of the past was a hole filled with the lives of soldiers, but now it was turned into nutrients.

No wonder the Emperor would wave his pen so directly and confer a Divine General. This was the first Divine General conferral in thousands of years! "That kid is going to be conferred as a Divine General..."

Song Yufeng thought of Li Hao. Others didn't know, but the elders of their Tan Palace, including him, and his granddaughter, all knew who this Chong Er was.

Since Li Hao went to Liangzhou, plus Song Qiumo also rushed over to help, Song Yufeng had also paid great attention to Liangzhou. This great war in Liangzhou had long spread throughout the states and also spread back to Qingzhou.

During this period, the streets and alleys of Qingzhou were all talking about that peerless youth who fought his father a year ago.

But when mentioned this time, most were praises. Even if some brought up the old matter and complained about his unfilial behavior, they were refuted.

Whether he was filial or not was another matter, but at least saving hundreds of millions of people in Liangzhou showed his benevolence.

This merit was enough to leave a name in history for thousands of years. In various places, martial temples even sculpted statues of Li Hao. Although he was a youth, he already had the shadow of a famous general of the ages.

"That guy was trapped in the Longcheng Mo River; he must have cleared that Mo River."

Song Yufeng thought to himself, feeling a sense of relief in his heart.

"This kid, participating in the Mo River twice, cleared it both times. Does he have some special posture for clearing?"

Song Yufeng muttered in his heart. The last time he saw Li Hao was in front of that Divine General Mansion.

That day, the wind and snow filled the sky, and the youth stepped out alone from that golden, magnificent, and extremely prominent Divine General Mansion.

Who would have thought that in less than two years, the other party was now going to be conferred as a Divine General!

If the people of the Divine General Mansion knew that this Chong Er was Li Hao, what would they think?

Song Yufeng's gaze flickered, and he summoned the many elders of the Black and Bai Dian, including his granddaughter.

When he saw the shock and excitement on their faces, he immediately knew that they had also realized something.

They were witnessing the rise of a Divine General!

"Since you all know about this, I don't need to say much. Keep your mouths shut and forbid spreading it." Song Yufeng said.

Hearing this, Song Yueyao's excited heart calmed down slightly, and she asked suspiciously: "Why?"

"There is no why. That child will go to receive the reward himself; it's not our turn to promote it."

Song Yufeng said calmly: "Don't do extra things. He is still in Liangzhou and is in danger. If those demons know he is Chong Er, they will likely go crazy to attack and spend more costs to kill him!"

"Keeping it secret for him is helping him."

Hearing Song Yufeng's words, everyone suddenly realized Li Hao's difficult situation.

With the glory of the ages added to his body, brilliant to the extreme, he would also become a thorn in the side of the demons.

"Don't worry, the reward is here and won't run away. When that kid gets out of trouble, he will definitely hear the Imperial Decree and will naturally go to receive it."

Song Yufeng smiled lightly: "Perhaps before long, we will be able to attend his Divine General conferral ceremony. You must have never seen a Divine General conferral ceremony before; that scene is not to be missed..."

"Palace Tianren Zongshi, have you seen it?"

Shen Yunqing asked curiously.

"Never seen it." Song Yufeng smiled: "But I've heard of it."

"..."

Everyone was speechless.

Outside Liangzhou, in a secret place.

Several flying birds passed through, bringing the news back.

"Imperial Decree? Conferring a Divine General?"

In this dark secret place, a group of figures with soaring demonic aura gathered. Although their aura was restrained, the demonic aura they emitted was still deep and terrifying.

"Damn it, who exactly is this Chong Er? Don't let me know, or I'll tear him apart!"

"It might not be a bad thing. The reason I summoned everyone here this time is because of the Black Mountain San San Huang Shen's will."

A burly man with a thick chest of hair and a gloomy face said: "The opening of this Merit Treasure Vault is also a good thing for us, we can also get benefits, but the premise is to conquer Great Yu first!"

"Within ten years, the overall national strength of the Great Yu Divine Dynasty will definitely improve slightly with the help of this Merit Treasure Vault. The longer the time, the more it will improve. Once the Mo River no longer restricts them, the Wang family will also be freed up."

"The Black Mountain San San Huang Shen's will is for us not to wait anymore!"

Hearing his words, the others' gazes fixed.

Preparing for hundreds of years, are they finally going to strike at this moment?

"Damn it, this failure in Liangzhou broke our plan. Without Liangzhou as a base to entangle with the Great Yu Divine Dynasty, and failing to destroy that Qingzhou Li family, we will lose even more later!"

"As things stand, we can only fight hard."

"Fortunately, for hundreds of years, we have concentrated on attacking the state guarded by that Li family, consuming that damned Li family to the point of exhaustion. It's time to erase this Li-surnamed family from the world!"

"Conferring a new Divine General? Hmph, let the old Divine General go into the ground first!"

Several other powerful figures all spoke, having long been waiting for this moment.

Hundreds of years of attacks, concentrating on attacking the state guarded by the Li family, and worried that their purpose would be seen through too obviously, they also dispersed some power, which also harassed other families, causing them to suffer great losses.

The hatred between each other had become increasingly intense in the increasingly fierce battles over these hundreds of years.

"First level that Qingzhou Li family. Since Liangzhou failed, start with Qingzhou!"

"Do we need to wait for that Candle Zhu Huoshen to return?"

"This Longcheng Mo River is surrounded. I heard that the Hearing Hearing Yu Huang has also gone crazy, actually releasing his ninth brother, the Sword Madman. That person also came here. If we really want to meet the Candle Zhu Huoshen, it will be a hard battle."

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