Upon arriving in the Realm of Gods, a shadowy land shrouded by Demon Gods, loking around, Zhang Yue found that every Demon God here was level 300.
Perfect. That fit his hunting needs exactly.
So, Zhang Yue immediately entered slaughter mode.
He channeled his divine soul and summoned the Legion of the Undead.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
Five thousand Death Servants emerged upon command. Under Zhang Yue's free-attack order, they scattered in all directions, freely hunting the countless Demon Gods roaming the area.
Every Death Servant's level matched that of the Necromancer himself.
Of course, level wasn't what mattered most.
Because Death Servants inherited the Necromancer's full attributes by percentage.
Third-tier Death Servants maintained blood purity between 110% and 120%.
And it had been some time since the Necromantic Summon skill reached Tier 3.
As of now, among the five thousand Tier 3 Death Servants, four thousand had already evolved through continuous fusion, reaching full blood purity, meaning they inherited Zhang Yue's total attributes at 120% ratio.
In other words, their stat power was actually 20% higher than their master's.
As for the remaining thousand Death Servants, their average purity had reached around 118–119%, just a step away from perfection.
At this rate, it wouldn't take long before all Tier 3 Death Servants reached full 120% purity, and when that happened, Necromantic Summon could be promoted to Tier 4.
In terms of individual strength, any single Tier 3 Death Servant already far surpassed a level 300 Demon God.
So they cut down the Demon Gods like chopping vegetables, effortlessly and efficiently.
The warrior-type Death Servants charged head-on in close combat.
The archer-type Death Servants unleashed long-range volleys.
The two corps united in overwhelming force, annihilating the countless Demon Gods around them.
At the same time, Zhang Yue's ears echoed with battle notifications every second:
["Ding~ Your Death Servants have slain [Demon God] ×234. EXP +7.02 trillion, Energy +35.1 trillion, Divine Consciousness +70.2!"]
["Ding~ Your Death Servants have slain [Demon God] ×339. EXP +10.17 trillion, Energy +50.85 trillion, Divine Consciousness +101.7!"]
["Ding~ Your Death Servants have slain [Demon God] ×287. EXP +8.61 trillion, Energy +43.05 trillion, Divine Consciousness +86.1!"]
["Ding~ …"]
Zhang Yue hadn't even personally done anything yet, and his EXP, energy, and Divine Consciousness were skyrocketing at an insane rate.
The sight made Chen Zijin, beside him, green with envy, "When will I finally awaken my Shadow Dancer's exclusive class skill, huh?"
Zhang Yue glanced at her and smiled, "Don't worry. Soon."
Under the ruthless slaughter of his five thousand Death Servants, Zhang Yue soon received a system notification.
["Ding~ You've accumulated 1,000 Divine Consciousness points. Congratulations, you've evolved from Mortal to Monarch!"]
["Ding~ To evolve from Monarch to Emperor, 5,000 Divine Consciousness points are required!"]
The upgrade difficulty jumped fivefold.
No wonder Ouyang Ling'er had said that, according to historical records, the highest identity ever achieved in the World 57 was only mid-stage Super God.
At a normal monster-hunting pace, even evolving from Mortal to Monarch would take one or two days.
Meaning evolving from Monarch to Emperor would take five times longer.
But Zhang Yue? He had done it in just a few seconds.
Beside him, Chen Zijin looked up and saw Zhang Yue's identity title change above his head, from [Mortal] to [Monarch], and was completely dumbfounded.
"What the! That was way too fast!"
"This is insane! I just blinked!"
"How are you already a Monarch while I'm still a Mortal?"
"No way, I've gotta pick up the pace!"
With that, Chen Zijin gripped her dual blades and charged straight into the battlefield.
Meanwhile, Zhang Yue continued commanding his undead army to reap everything in sight.
As for himself, he just sat back and relaxed.
With the Legion of the Undead acting as his killing machine, why would he need to lift a finger?
There was absolutely no need.
At the same time, not far away, Wolong, Moon Mark, Seraphim, and the others observed the situation and whispered among themselves.
"Looks like, in this world, Zero doesn't need our help at all, huh?"
As soon as Seraphim finished speaking, Moon Mark added, "To be precise, he never really needs us in any world. With his strength alone, he can handle the world missions easily. We just made things go smoother before."
"This time, though, he has to complete it himself. We can't interfere."
"So what do we do? Just sit here and watch?"
Hidden Dragon picked his nose, then pointed that same finger toward Zhang Yue, "He's sitting there watching. What else are we supposed to do, stand?"
Moon Mark: "Senior Hidden Dragon speaks the truth!"
Then Wolong said, "I can faintly sense an enemy's aura nearby. If I'm not mistaken, those eight Emperor-class bosses should be close."
"But unless they show themselves, we won't be able to find them."
Xuanlan added, "Let's not stray too far from A-Yue. We still need to ensure his safety at all times."
———
Back on the battlefield, the Undead Legion swept across the land like a storm, ravaging everything.
Countless Demon Gods were reduced to pure experience, energy, and Divine Consciousness, all absorbed by Zhang Yue.
Under this relentless harvesting, he quickly amassed 5,000 Divine Consciousness points.
["Ding~ You've accumulated 5,000 Divine Consciousness points. Congratulations, you've evolved from Monarch to Emperor!"]
["Ding~ To evolve from Emperor to Celestial, 20,000 Divine Consciousness points are required!"]
Twenty thousand.
The difficulty had quadrupled from the last stage, twenty times higher than the very first.
Absolutely absurd.
But to Zhang Yue, it didn't matter in the least. If anything, the higher the number, the more excited he became.
After all, this was the perfect opportunity to train his undead army to its fullest.
So, the Legion continued expanding outward, sweeping farther and wider.
Zhang Yue, meanwhile, sat back eating melon seeds, utterly at ease.
.
.
.
A few minutes later…
["Ding~ You've accumulated 20,000 Divine Consciousness points. Congratulations, you've evolved from Celestial to early-stage God!"]
["Ding~ To evolve from early-stage God to mid-stage God, 30,000 Divine Consciousness points are required!"]
So fast, he had already completed the first world mission: transforming into a God.
Fortunately, the Divine Consciousness requirements afterward didn't skyrocket as crazily as before.
It only rose from 20,000 to 30,000, an increase of just 10,000.
If it had multiplied like before, say, straight from 20,000 to 100,000, that would've been unbearable.
Of course, Zhang Yue understood that this smoother curve was because early to mid-stage upgrades still fell within the same [God] tier, just small sub-ranks within the Realm of Gods.
But once he advanced from God to War God, the difficulty would surely spike dramatically again.
Doesn't matter. One step at a time.
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