Chapter 1057: Half Sword Obsession
Within a pavilion, a cold and arrogant-looking Elf with blood-red eyes looked at the protective screen and said, "Who are you? Why do you want to meet this Prince? Do you really have the power to make this Prince the King of the Full Moon Kingdom?"
"Of course. That's a small matter, but you have to pay a price," a clear and cold voice sounded out from outside the protective screen.
Hearing this, the Elf felt a bit unconvinced. After all, becoming the King of a Kingdom was no small matter, yet that person had talked about it so casually as if it was incredibly easy.
"Haha, this Prince does not believe your words at all; you're too overconfident!" the Elf Prince said as he coldly laughed. He would not trust a person who had appeared out of nowhere, or he would not even know how he had died.
However, just as he spoke, a killing intent that caused his blood to boil came from the protective screen. Feeling that terrifying killing intent, the Elf Prince did not show any fear, and he instead started to feel excited as he looked at the protective screen.
A black-cloaked figure slowly walked out; the Elf Prince looked at this person in disbelief. He had never thought that the Killing Sword Master the Killing Sword Elves worshipped would come to find him.
With the help of the Killing Sword Master, him becoming the King of the Full Moon Kingdom would be no problem at all. The Elf Prince immediately smiled and said, "Please help this Prince become King, Killing Sword Master. This Prince will definitely put his faith in you!"
The Elf Prince spoke very courteously, but he did not bow or kneel, and he spoke with a tone that was only slightly inferior to Zhao Fu as opposed to speaking like a servant.
It seemed that his royal bloodline had somewhat resisted the effects of the killing intent, and the killing intent had not corroded him very much.
Zhao Fu knew that he could not directly control these Killing Sword Elves, and their lives were still in their own hands. However, no matter what the Elf Prince did, Zhao Fu had already made his decision.
Zhao Fu lightly laughed as he said, "There's naturally no problem, but like I said, you must pay a price."
The Elf Prince said confidently, "No problem, as long as this Prince can become the King of the Full Moon Kingdom, this Prince will give you anything you want."
"Really now?" Zhao Fu gave a trace of a cold smile as he looked at the Elf Prince and walked towards him.
The Elf Prince felt that something was off and retreated a few steps, saying with a panicked look, "What are you doing? This Prince is a Prince of the Full Moon Kingdom. With so many experts looking for you, aren't you afraid of being discovered?"
Zhao Fu did not say anything; his Emperor's Domain had already covered this room, making those outside unable to sense anything happening inside.
A powerful aura came from Zhao Fu's body, grabbing onto the Elf Prince like a formless hand. The Elf Prince looked terrified and tried to struggle, but could not break free at all. With his strength, how could he resist Zhao Fu?
Zhao Fu took out the Emperor Killing Sword, and Zhao Fu stepped forwards and stabbed the sword through the Elf Prince's chest. A massive killing intent flowed out from the Emperor Killing Sword into the Elf Prince's body.
"Arghhhhh!!" the Elf Prince howled as countless traces of blood-red light came out of his body. His body started to go through changes as Zhao Fu used the killing intent to fully corrode his body and soul.
The Elf Prince's hands gradually became sharp claws, and fangs appeared in his mouth. His blood-red eyes became even redder, and he gave off a chilling blood-red light. His blood-red hair madly grew until it reached his hips.
Seeing this, Zhao Fu withdrew the sword and the wound quickly healed, forming a blood-red sword mark on the Elf Prince's chest.
The Elf Prince respectfully knelt on the ground and called out, "Owner!"
Zhao Fu gave a satisfied smile. He had planned to do this to the Elf Prince from the very beginning - after all, if he wanted to steal his Kingdom and make it Great Qin's, he did not need anyone to agree.
As such, Zhao Fu needed to fully control him; only then would he obey Zhao Fu and serve him without betraying him.
The Elf Prince was only halfway into Sword Obsession; Zhao Fu would not allow him to fully fall because he would lose all of his reason and become a monster that only knew how to kill. Even though Zhao Fu would be able to control him, he could not act as a puppet King.
Following this, Zhao Fu had the Elf Prince go back and wait for the next step of Zhao Fu's plan, which was to naturally take the throne. Many people disdained the Killing Sword Elves, so if this Elf Prince became the King, there would be a lot of opposition.
Moreover, there were a few other Princes in contention for the throne, making this Prince have even less of a chance. What Zhao Fu was going to do now was clear out all obstructions.
The first thing to do was to assassinate the elderly King.
Zhao Fu was currently waiting for a good opportunity because he could not act too overtly. He could not do it within the Royal City because it would attract too much attention, and there was a high chance of failure. After all, the Royal City was where all of the Nation Fate was gathered, and the King had a lot of Fate and a Fate Dragon. If the King was in danger, they would automatically protect him.
As such, Zhao Fu had to wait for a good opportunity, which was when the King left the Royal City. He could not stay there forever.
Half a month later, Zhao Fu finally found an opportunity. The King brought some people to take a last look of his territory with his own eyes before choosing a successor to take the throne.
After they went through the sixth region, Zhao Fu could not wait anymore and directly acted. He had first set up an Advanced Isolation Barrier nearby to delay any reinforcements and then directly attacked.
Boom!
Zhao Fu held the Death Disaster Sword and slashed out with his full power from the side. A flood of deathly qi rushed towards the resting army.
The army did not panic, as they were all Elites of the Full Moon Kingdom. They all gave off auras, trying to stop the incoming deathly qi. However, the deathly qi was unexpectedly powerful, inundating the Elites and devouring their life force.
The expressions of the experts that the King had brought fell, and they also released powerful auras, trying to dissipate the massive amount of deathly qi.
At that moment, Zhao Fu suddenly made a move on the elderly King. Because the King was quite old, his reactions were quite slow. He was directly bound by Zhao Fu's chains, making it impossible to use even his Nation Armament.
The King's eyes were quite hazy as he looked at Zhao Fu and asked, "Who sent you?"
Zhao Fu did not waste any words with him because time was running out, and he directly killed him. He took the King's Seal and quickly left.
Soon, news of the King being assassinated spread throughout the entire Full Moon Kingdom. Everyone was incredibly shocked - a King had died just like that.
Chapter 1058: New King
At the same time, dark undercurrents flowed through the Full Moon Kingdom as the Princes and the factions that supported them started to make moves, trying to seize the throne to become the new King.
However, there was an incredibly important item missing after the old King had died, which was the King's Seal.
Because the King's Seal had disappeared, the Full Moon Kingdom's Kingdom-Protecting Formation had automatically activated, and the City Hall's protective barrier had also activated itself. The King's Seal was the most important item to a Kingdom, and if it was lost, it posed a great danger.
Of course, it was not like a City Lord Seal where anyone who controlled it was the City Lord. This was the Seal of a Kingdom, and if one wanted to use it, they had to conquer the Royal City and have the royal clan's bloodline.
Now that they had lost the King's Seal, they most likely would not be able to recover it. The Kingdoms' ministers all discussed this, planning to lower the Level 2 Barony City to Level 1 before creating a new King's Seal. The person who created the new King's Seal would naturally be the new King.
However, who would be the new King? All factions were gathering their forces towards the Royal City, and all of the ministers started choosing sides. Even the commoners felt a trace of danger, resulting in much unrest.
In just a few days a new King ascended to the throne but did not create a new King's Seal.
The new King was not the Crown Prince, who had the largest faction, nor was it the Fourth Prince, who had the greatest potential. It was the Eighth Prince, who had become a Killing Sword Elf.
During those days, a few matters had shaken the Full Moon Kingdom - not only had the old King been assassinated, but many Princes had been killed as well, and the Eighth Prince had ascended to the throne with the King's Seal.
This made countless people feel that the death of the old King and other Princes definitely had something to do with the Eighth Prince. In order to seize the throne, the Eighth Prince had definitely killed his own father and brothers.
The Eighth Prince was originally quite a cruel and merciless person, and he was not popular with the common people. Now that he had done such a disgraceful and unfilial thing, everyone was not too surprised. However, if such a person became the King, the commoners would suffer.
However, what everyone did not expect was that after ascending to the throne, the Eighth Prince made many changes that included policies that benefited the common people, which stabilized popular support.
However, a few uprisings also exploded out. They were started by supporters of the other Princes, who did not acknowledge the Eighth Prince becoming the new King. They staged military coups, but the Eighth Prince had already ascended and controlled the King's Seal, so he used the army to suppress them.
After the early unrest, the Full Moon Kingdom gradually settled down. The Eighth Prince made a good King and gradually won the people over.
The other Kingdoms were quite surprised that a Killing Sword Elf had become King. They had wanted to completely clear out the Killing Sword Elves, but now, one had become a King. Following this, they heard about an even more shocking piece of news.
The Full Moon Kingdom's new King announced to the world that he was changing the Full Moon Kingdom's name to the Killing Sword Kingdom and that all Killing Sword Elves could go there. Their statuses would be recognized, and they would be protected. They would be given the same rights as others, and this was sworn on the name of the Killing Sword Master.
This news sent waves throughout the Elf world because this had the intentions of gathering all Killing Sword Elves to form a nation of Killing Sword Elves.
Because of the Killing Sword Master, no one wanted to have any connections with those Killing Sword Elves, and keeping them was simply troublesome. However, the Full Moon Kingdom was now accepting them - weren't they worried about the Killing Sword Elves making trouble? Moreover, this could be related to that Killing Sword Master. All of the experts in the Ancient Stem Domain were paying attention to this, so if they were careless, let alone a small Barony Kingdom, even the entire Elf world could be doomed.
However, given that the new King of the Full Moon Kingdom was also a Killing Sword Elf, everyone felt more understanding.
The Killing Sword Elves were naturally quite delighted about this. They were scattered across various Kingdoms and treated disdainfully. They had been a pile of loose sand, and the appearance of the Killing Sword Master had given them a spiritual leader.
Now that the Killing Sword Kingdom had appeared, they could truly be united, and with the name of the Killing Sword Master, countless Killing Sword Elves were naturally attracted.
In just a few days, the Killing Sword Kingdom received over 20 million Killing Sword Elves, which provided the Killing Sword Kingdom with a massive battle force, and it became much more powerful. The Killing Sword Kingdom was now the best place to live for Killing Sword Elves, so many of them came.
Zhao Fu properly managed the Killing Sword Elves so as to stop them from harming the Kingdom. Taking care of everything and calming down the situation took about one month of Zhao Fu's time.
However, Zhao Fu had now completed his goal in coming to the Elf world and had set up a powerful piece here. He now needed it to develop powerfully so that it could clear out obstacles for Great Qin in the future. Apart from the Killing Sword Kingdom, he had also obtained the Emperor Killing Sword World.
He had spent over a month here, and now it was time to take care of other matters. If the Emperor Killing Sword World was developed, it would be incredibly useful to Great Qin.
In order to do this, Zhao Fu had to find people to join the Emperor Killing Sword World. No matter what sort of living creature it was, as long as it could hold a sword, it could go into Sword Obsession. However, if they wanted to use the killing sword intent's power, they had to cultivate the way of the sword, and only such people could become part of the Emperor Killing Sword World.
The more talent one had in the cultivation of the way of the sword the more power one could draw from Sword Obsession. If Zhao Fu wanted to find people who could reach higher stages of Sword Obsession, he had to find people talented in the way of the sword.
The killing sword intent primarily seemed like a type of killing intent. It was similar to demonic intent, but its root was sword intent. Sword intent was a terrifying type of martial conception, and with it as the foundation, the killing sword intent was quite monstrous.
Now that the Emperor Killing Sword World had just been re-forged, it was only 100 kilometers wide, so only 100 people could join it. Great Qin's army had billions of people, and 100 spots was simply not enough. As such, Zhao Fu had strict requirements.
After returning to Great Qin, Zhao Fu thought about this matter. Ge Nia was Great Qin's number one swordsman, and he had superb talent in the way of the sword. However, the Sword Obsession state could never be undone; once one fell into Sword Obsession, there was no turning back, and their minds would forever fall into killing and slaughter.
Zhao Fu did not want Great Qin's people to have such an outcome, so he naturally could not use Great Qin's people. He could only find people from outside Great Qin; Great Qin's duty lay with its people, not others.
Following this, Zhao Fu started to gather information from the surrounding worlds to see if there were any people talented in the way of the sword.
Chapter 1059: Killing Sword Lake
The worlds were all quite big and had many people, and cultivating the way of the sword was quite common. As such, finding 100 swordsmen with sufficient talent was naturally no problem.
In the human world, the Sword Sect's Zhang Xiaohua started training with a sword from when he was five years old and reached the Grandmaster level when he turned 20 years old. His sword style was coarse and violent, and it contained immense destructive power.
In the Dark Demon world, the Breaking Demon Sect's Lun Mingsan naturally had a sword constitution and learned all sorts of techniques by himself without a master since he was young. His comprehension of the way of the sword was incredibly deep, and he was one of the most talented swordsmen in the Western Continent of the Dark Demon world.
In the Elf world, the Misi Kingdom's Kejni was an Imperial Swordsman who had a profound grasp of Elven sword techniques, and his sword strikes had an air of nobility to them.
Zhao Fu smiled as he looked through the information on the various swordsmen. He gave out the order to capture these people, and because they were all quite powerful, he naturally had to make proper preparations.
He put 30 City Lords in a team and prepared all sorts of items to suppress the way of the sword. They would suppress them from a distance and avoid direct fights. Zhao Fu understood that these people were all very dangerous, and if they were not careful, there could be injuries and casualties.
Zhao Fu put Ge Nia in charge of this operation and gave him an Official Seal equivalent to a Marquisate City Seal in order to prevent anything from going wrong. If they could not defeat their targets, they could directly suppress them with pure strength.
Clang, clang, clang...
On an area of yellow, sandy soil, a young man with ordinary looks swung a large sword, sending out waves of sword wind. His strikes had immense force, making no one dare to come near.
Suddenly, Zhang Xiaohua stopped and looked towards the sky with a serious look. Black-cloaked figures had appeared in the sky.
"Who are you?" Zhang Xiaohua's expression was cold as he pointed at those mysterious people in the sky; he could sense that those people came with ill-intent.
Boom!
The dozens of people in the sky exploded out with the power of City Lord Seals and invigorated the pendants hanging in front of their chests, which gave off powerful black lights.
Zhang Xiaohua immediately sensed that the situation was not good; he had never thought that all of these people would be City Lords. At most, he could deal with 20 City Lords, but this number exceeded what he could deal with; it seemed that the other side had come prepared.
Zhang Xiaohua's first thought was to leave, but it was already too late. Just as he prepared to move, the people in the sky pointed at him, causing a black magic formation to appear around him, and an extremely mighty power locked him down.
No matter how much Zhang Xiaohua struggled, he could not break free from this power, and he was taken away by those mysterious people.
Within an exquisite and beautiful castle, a golden-haired middle-aged Elf laughed as he taught a few Elf children sword techniques. The children practiced the sword techniques in an awkward and clumsy wave, causing the middle-aged Elf to laugh.
However, in the next moment, Kejni's expression fell, and he quickly said to the Elf children, "Hurry and go back into the room!"
The children did not know what was happening, but seeing how serious Kejni looked, they obediently returned to the room.
A group of black-cloaked figures appeared around Kejni, looking at him with cold gazes.
Kejni's expression was serious, and he elegantly drew the sword from his waist. The mysterious people did not say anything and chose to directly act, causing chains to fly forwards with massive power.
Clangs sounded out, and despite trying his best, Kejni was unable to resist and was taken away at the end.
The Elf children soon ran out but could not find Uncle Kejni. A while later, more people arrived and found out what had happened.
Chi!
Lun Mingsan pierced through a person's heart and disdainfully harrumphed. There was a pile of corpses on the ground, and it seemed like there had just been a big battle.
The reason for this battle was because Lun Mingsan had taken a liking to a treasure but that person had not been willing to give it to him, so he could only take matters into his own hands and take it by force. As such, Lun Mingsan did not hold back and killed all of them, including a few elderly and children.
After taking the treasure, he wiped off the blood from his sword and prepared to leave.
However, a black-cloaked figure holding a sharp sword stood in the direction that he was going. Lun Mingsan's expression became grave because he could sense that this person's aura was very powerful and incredibly sharp. He was most likely another swordsman.
Neither side said anything and directly drew their swords to start fighting. In the end, Ge Nia carried the half-dead Lun Mingsan back to Great Qin.
After various sword geniuses suddenly disappeared, many people caught onto this and felt quite curious. Who was catching these sword geniuses, and what was their goal? They all felt quite curious, so they did some investigating but could not find any information.
This caused a wave of panic in the world of sword cultivating. After all, these were all sword geniuses, people they all looked up to. They had all been captured, so what about the rest of them?
However, because not many of them had gone missing, the panic was not very great, and the matter gradually calmed down.
Within the Emperor Killing Sword World, Zhao Fu found a flat area and sent his power into the Emperor Killing Sword, causing it to give off an intense blood-red light, and the killing intent it gave off became even stronger.
Shing!
A sword hum sounded out as Zhao Fu stabbed the sword into the ground, causing a blood-red light to shoot into the sky. The ground started to collapse as the killing intent in the surroundings madly gathered in the crater, and as the crater expanded, it started to be filled with water.
Soon, all abnormal signs vanished as a lake surrounded by grass appeared. The lake was circular and 1,000 meters wide. It was incredibly clear, and even the stones at the bottom could be seen. The surface of the lake was as still a mirror and reflected the blue sky and white clouds, creating a beautiful scene.
This was the Killing Sword Lake, and the water within the lake was condensed from killing intent. If ordinary people touched even a bit, their bodies would become bloody mist - it was incredibly dangerous.
Following this, 100 people were brought before Zhao Fu. These people were the sword geniuses Great Qin had captured. Most of them did not know who Zhao Fu was, but some people from the human world did.
"Great Qin's Legatee, you tyrant! Why have you brought us here?" a young man furiously shouted.
Zhao Fu lightly laughed as he replied, "Don't you cultivate the way of the sword? We will allow you to reach the pinnacle of cultivating the way of the sword!"
"Are you the Killing Sword Master?" some people guessed Zhao Fu's identity and cried out after sensing the killing sword intent everywhere in this world.
Hearing this, the people from outside the Legacy Lands looked incredibly shocked, while those from within looked quite confused. They did not know that Zhao Fu's name had resounded throughout the entire Ancient Stem Domain and that some people from the Heaven Domain even knew about him.
Zhao Fu replied, "If you have any last words, say them now and Great Qin will try to fulfill any requests you have. Otherwise, We will be starting now."
Everyone's expressions fell, and they tried to resist. Some sighed and said their last words before they were sent into the lake by Zhao Fu.
Chapter 1060: Newbie World
Zhao Fu looked at the 100 people in the lake. Their eyes were tightly shut and had fallen asleep. Their bodies and souls were all being corroded by that terrifying killing intent. Now, all Zhao Fu could do was wait.
At that moment, Zhao Fu took out millions of different swords that he had prepared earlier. The lowest grade was gold grade, and with Zhao Fu's resources that spanned a few worlds, this was no problem at all.
Zhao Fu stabbed all of the swords around the lake, and together with the grass, lake, and blue sky, they formed a grand scene.
These swords were all for those who went into Sword Obsession. Those in Sword Obsession definitely needed a sword, and the swords left here would also be invaded by the killing intent, turning them into swords of killing. This would make it easier for them to fuse with those who went into Sword Obsession.
Nine days later, the people within the lake slowly opened their eyes. Their appearances had greatly changed; their hair and eyes became blood-red, and their pupils became sword-shaped as two fangs also grew out of their mouths.
Their hands had also become claws, and a blood-red sword mark appeared on the back of their hands. They no longer breathed and their hearts no longer beat; their eyes were cold and only gave off pure killing intent.
Their bodies rose out of the water, and they grabbed at the air, causing 100 swords around the lake to tremble and give off sword hums before flying into their hands.
The sword marks on the back of their hands gave off blood-red lights as countless thin, blood-red tentacles came out of their hands and wrapped around the swords. The blood-red tentacles gradually fused into the swords, causing the swords to become blood-red and seem to have a life of their own.
Swish, swish, swish...
The people leapt out of the lake, giving off massive blood-red auras. The water made of killing intent on their bodies automatically vanished.
Zhao Fu looked at the 100 people in front of him with satisfaction. Their auras were all extremely powerful, and even without City Lord Seals, their auras could compare to the City Lord of a Basic City.
Now, they stood in front of Zhao Fu without any thoughts in their mind except killing. No matter what they were like before, now they only obeyed Zhao Fu. No matter what he told them to do, they would absolutely comply.
Zhao Fu brought the 100 people to an Orc City. This was a Basic City in the wilderness, and Great Qin had not yet cleared this place. Zhao Fu just wanted to see the true power of Sword Obsession.
"Kill!" Zhao Fu waved his hand and gave the order to kill, following which the 100 people turned into rays of bloody light and shot into the City and started to kill.
In front of them, the Orcs were unable to resist at all. Whenever they attacked, they would instantly kill large groups. The countless Orcs could only run in terror, and the City Lord was easily killed in just a few moments.
Ten or so minutes later, everything called down. The Orc City was filled with blood and corpses lay strewn across the ground. There were hundreds of thousands of corpses, and only a small portion of the Orcs had escaped.
The people in Sword Obsession stood beside the corpses, their swords giving off faint blood-red light. The blood from the corpses were drawn out by a formless power and entered the blood-red swords, causing their strength to gradually become stronger.
Perhaps these people were too weak; Zhao Fu had only seen a one-sided massacre and nothing too special. The people in Sword Obsession had not been injured at all, so Zhao Fu naturally had not been able to see their true power.
Zhao Fu felt a bit disappointed and relocated the Basic City. Because the people in Sword Obsession grew through killing, as did the Emperor Killing Sword World, Zhao Fu could not keep these people by his side. As such, he sent them to the frontlines; there would never be a shortage of killing there.
After returning to Great Qin, Zhao Fu did not take care of internal matters and instead sent people to collect information about the Ancient Stem Domain. Zhao Fu had never thought that the abnormal signs would have caused so many experts from all over the Ancient Stem Domain to come.
Zhao Fu was naturally quite wary towards them, and because he could not defeat them, he had to be extremely careful. He knew that those people were looking for him.
Because he had many things to do, he had put the matter aside for now, but now that he had time to deal with it, he had to treat it carefully. Zhao Fu currently had a layer of mysteriousness draped over him, but if that mysteriousness was gone, they would not hold back at all.
Before, Zhao Fu had not cast his sights so far, only on the surrounding dozens of worlds. Great Qin was still a newbie that still had not yet lost its protection, so Zhao Fu naturally could not cast his sights so far away.
However, now that Great Qin could cross worlds, very few people would treat it like a newbie.
Within the Ancient Stem Domain, very few people could develop so quickly, and this was especially so before their protection had even expired. Great Qin could still rely on the Heavenly Domain Boundary for protection and defend against dangers from outside; it was an incredibly shameless newbie.
Now that he had caused such a big matter, Zhao Fu had to have a greater understanding of the Ancient Stem Domain and prepare himself, or else he would not even know how he died.
Following this, Zhao Fu called over Yao Shi, who was the little fatty Zhao Fu had brought in from outside. He had come from the Medicine King World, which was within the inner regions of the Ancient Stem Domain. As such, he most likely had more of an understanding of the Ancient Stem Domain.
"Heavens, big bro, you caused such a commotion outside? All of the experts from the Ancient Stem Domain came? Big bro, you're too terrifying." Yao Shi had become even fatter, and he looked at Zhao Fu with shock. In front of others, he would call Zhao Fu Your Majesty, but in private, he still shamelessly continued to call him big bro.
At first, he did not know why Zhao Fu had called him over. However, after Zhao Fu had simply explained the matters outside, Yao Shi felt so shocked that he did not know what to say. He felt that following a big bro like this was simply too awesome; it had exceeded anything he had expected.
Back at the Elf world, he had felt that Zhao Fu's identity was not simple at all, so he had shamelessly clung onto Zhao Fu. Only later did he find out that Zhao Fu was actually just someone from a newbie world.
However, Great Qin's strength greatly shocked him; very few people in newbie worlds could have such strength. Great Qin's rapid development had caused Yao Shi to feel incredibly happy, and he felt that he had not chosen the wrong person.
However, Yao Shi had still underestimated this big bro of his. Before he had even lost the newbie protection, he had done something that had sent the entire Ancient Stem Domain into an uproar; no one could compare to this kind of potential.
For him to have a big bro like this, Yao Shi was happy to death. He was sure that he could walk with this big bro to the pinnacle of the world.
After recovering from his shock, Yao Shi's expression became serious as he said, "Big bro, I advise you to be infinitely careful; the strength of those within the inner regions is not something a newbie world can compare to. The main issue is your foundation. Even if it's a Kingdom of the same level, there will still be a big gap."
Chapter 1061: Ten Thousand Dragon Financial Group
"Let's talk about soldiers first! In the outer regions, almost all soldiers are at least Stage 1, some are Stage 2, there are few Stage 3 soldiers, and those with Stage 4 strength are essentially all Generals.
"Even though the Ancient Stem Domain is just a little Domain in the boundary of the Heaven Awaken World, the forces at the center are definitely much more powerful than a newbie world like yours; this is indisputable.
"The Kingdoms in the inner regions primarily have Stage 2 soldiers, some Stage 3 soldiers and Stage 4 soldiers, and those with Stage 5 strength are military officers. Stage 2 soldiers are way more powerful than Stage 1 soldiers, so if they started to fight, the result would be obvious.
"Also, the longer a faction has existed for, the more powerful its foundation will be and the more tricks they will have up its sleeves. It can be said that the factions in the inner regions are much more powerful than those in the outer regions. Their strength is on a completely different level."
Zhao Fu felt quite surprised after hearing the true strength of Kingdoms in the inner regions. Even if they were of the same level, if they started to fight, it would be quite difficult for Great Qin to emerge victorious. Moreover, the Ancient Stem Domain was just a small Domain near the boundary of the Heaven Awaken World; just how powerful was the Heaven Domain at the center of the Heaven Awaken World?
Thinking about that, Zhao Fu could not help but gulp, putting aside his arrogance from before. Great Qin was still much too weak.
After talking to Yao Shi some more, Zhao Fu gained a deeper understanding of the Ancient Stem Domain. He decided to use the Emperor Killing Sword less in the future as it could cause great problems and drag in Great Qin. Zhao Fu did not want to draw people from the inner regions to attack Great Qin.
At the same time, Zhao Fu heard about some of the more powerful factions in the Ancient Stem Domain and learned more about the Bear Mountain Kingdom. The person who had fought with Zhao Fu before was the Third Prince of the Bear Mountain Kingdom, and there was enmity between them.
Now, Great Qin did not lack Stage 1 corpses, as they had around two billion stored up. However, they lacked Stage 2, Stage 3, and Stage 4 corpses desperately. If he went to the inner regions of the Ancient Stem Domain, perhaps he would be able to obtain some high-Stage corpses.
These corpses could be refined into Blood God Pills, which contained a large amount of cultivation power. After consumption, they could greatly increase one's Cultivation, but each Blood God Pill of each level could only be consumed once. Different Blood God Pills of different levels were refined from corpses of different Cultivations.
They could cause a soldier with no cultivation to go from Stage 0 to Stage 0-4, someone from Stage 0-5 to Stage 0-8, or someone from Stage 0-8 to Stage 1.
The effects of each Blood God Pill was like this, greatly increasing one's cultivation in a short period of time. The reason why Great Qin was so powerful was largely because of these Blood God Pills; they could be said to be Great Qin's cheat item.
With the Blood God Pills, Zhao Fu could quickly reduce the gap between Great Qin and those in the inner regions so that they would no longer have to fear the Kingdoms in the inner regions. As such, Great Qin needed a large number of Blood God Pills.
At the same time, because of the Grade Orbs, Great Qin soldiers' Grades were much higher than those of ordinary soldiers; this made their Cultivation speed and comprehension faster and greater than ordinary people. This also decreased the gap between Great Qin and the factions in the inner regions, and it also made up for Great Qin's lack of foundation.
After thinking for a while, Zhao Fu decided to go to the inner regions to obtain a large number of high-Stage and high-Grade corpses. Great Qin had to reduce the distance between it and others.
However, this required crossing over 100 worlds, and even though Zhao Fu could use teleportation channels, it would require a lot of time. It would also be quite dangerous, so Zhao Fu started to make preparations.
A bit more than a month later, light snow started to fall and cold winds that seemed to be able to cut one's skin started to blow. All of the leaves had fallen off the trees, and there was no longer any birds singing. Thin layers of ice formed over creeks, and it became quite cold everywhere.
It was now winter, the fifth winter Zhao Fu had experienced in the Heaven Awaken World. Zhao Fu brought the simply-dressed Ge Nia to a hotel and booked two good-quality rooms.
Over the past months, Zhao Fu and Ge Nia had been travelling the whole time. Because there were not teleportation channels from each Kingdom to other Kingdoms, Zhao Fu had to build his own network of teleportation channels to reach the inner regions of the Ancient Stem Domain.
However, next time he came, things would be much easier. Zhao Fu had built the teleportation channels in hidden places in order to make sure they remained safe.
After doing some cleaning, Zhao Fu and Ge Nia went to the bottom level and prepared to have something to eat.
Now, they were already within the inner regions of the Ancient Stem Domain. Almost all of the soldiers were Stage 2, and even some residents had Stage 1 cultivation. They were much more powerful than those in the outer regions.
Zhao Fu primarily came here to find a financial group to work with. As long as one had enough money, a financial group would do essentially everything. With the abilities of financial groups, it would be much easier for them to find and collect things than Zhao Fu collecting them himself. Moreover, it would not be so easy for him to expose his identity.
There were a few very powerful financial groups in the Ancient Stem Domain, and they had existed for a long time and had deep roots. They were more powerful than even some Dukedom Kingdoms, and if Zhao Fu worked together with them, the incident that had happened at the Kershi Kingdom most likely would not happen again. They would be able to stably provide Zhao Fu with corpses, but this all required money.
This City was a Barony City and belonged to a faction called the Ten Thousand Dragon Financial Group. Most of the factions part of the Ten Thousand Dragon Financial Group were in the western side of the inner regions, and it was the closest financial group to Great Qin. If they could not work together with them, they would have to travel another month.
"Ge Nia, sit down and eat with me!" Zhao Fu ordered a table of delicious dishes and planned to have a good meal to make up for the tough conditions they had travelled in over the past month.
By now, Zhao Fu's strength had greatly surpassed Ge Nia's, and he did not need his protection anymore; he had only brought Ge Nia to take care of matters that were inconvenient for him to take care of. After all, as a single person, he was quite limited.
Hearing this, Ge Nia nodded and sat down, and both people started to eat. At that moment, an elegant young man in white with a beautiful silver sword at his side walked in with two bodyguards.
There was one male bodyguard and one female bodyguard. The man looked cold and handsome, and he gave off a sharp sword aura, seeming like an expert in the way of the sword. The woman's aura was extremely powerful, and she wore black clothes. She had a graceful figure and a beautiful appearance.
"Waiter, prepare a table of the best dishes and wine!" the young man in white smiled and sat down at the table next to Zhao Fu's as he called out.
Following this, a waiter came over to greet them before going to the chefs. The young man in white and his two bodyguards looked around as they waited, and at that moment, the cold-looking man sensed something and looked at Ge Nia, causing his pupils to constrict.
The young man in white felt quite curious and looked over as well. He saw two cloaked figures, but what drew his attention was not Ge Nia but Zhao Fu.
Zhao Fu sensed this gaze and looked over at the young man in white. As their gazes met, the gentle smile on the young man in white's face stiffened.
Even though Zhao Fu's gaze held no ill-intent, his terrifying eyes could make anyone feel afraid as if one had been looked at by an extremely evil creature.