"The infertile Phoenix Egg!"
A Phoenix Egg, its entire surface adorned with fire patterns, appeared in Chu Yuan''s hands. It housed an extraordinary embryo, but this embryo no longer had any trace of life''s essence, its soul obliterated.
You must know that this egg isn''t from the likes of the Fire Phoenix or the Vermilion Bird, descendants of the Feng and Huang, it''s an authentic Phoenix Egg.
The Phoenix, an existence of unfathomable strength, bestrides the cosmos with arrogance.
If this egg could be hatched, it would be even more terrifying than a Void Dao Fish. Upon birth, it would be a Celestial God, capable of easily stepping into the realm of the Mysterious God, and perhaps, upon maturity, ascend to the status of a Supreme God.
Regrettably... it''s no longer able to hatch, its value has thus plummeted far beyond ninety percent.
But thinking about it, it''s not unexpected. The Great Wu Dynasty, after all, is merely a seven-star Imperial Dynasty, and it doesn''t have the power to claim a real Phoenix Egg.
"Since it cannot hatch, it ought to be bestowed. Does my Imperial Dynasty not have a Phoenix within it? This is also a great opportunity for you."
Chu Yuan cast the Phoenix Egg, which landed in front of Zhu Fengfeng, he then spoke, "Zhu Fengfeng, here lies an infertile Phoenix Egg. Refine it well, it could purify your Phoenix Bloodline. Your breakthrough into the Celestial God realm is imminent. You could even start establishing your foundation as a Mysterious God. Don''t disappoint me."
"The Phoenix Egg!"
Zhu Fengfeng, upon seeing the Phoenix Egg, her blood boiled. She felt as if her true Phoenix form was about to manifest. She immediately knelt, "Your servant thanks Your Majesty for the egg. I will not disappoint the trust placed in me."
The invulnerable Phoenix blood and now, the bestowment of a Phoenix Egg, filled Zhu Fengfeng with delight. She felt fortunate to be part of the Great Wu Dynasty.
In the vast eternal world, it is not known whether pure-blooded Phoenixes exist, and one could only wonder how the Emperor obtained it.
"Ding! Host activates random draw, obtaining Celestial Beast Summoning Cardx1." Experience tales at empire
At this moment, Chu Yuan used his last draw opportunity.
"Ding! Host uses Celestial Beast Summoning Cardx1, obtaining Celestial Beastx1."
A six-pointed star appeared, creating a summoning formation in front of Chu Yuan. A burst of golden light flashed, revealing a rather peculiar object.
This object was massive, as large as a small mountain. It was similar to Slime Silver in that it could transform into any shape. However, its entire body shimmered golden.
"Another slime?"
Chu Yuan''s expression was priceless.
"This creature is a special being. It''s related to the special summons you made earlier and can evolve through the consumption of divine items." the system reminded.
"I knew it was something similar." Chu Yuan, looking at the golden slime, laughed, "Little Gold, from now on, you''re called Little Gold."
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Very few Celestial Gods are willing to die knowing there''s a chance to survive.
The Demon Abyss Imperial Dynasty and the Spirit Sect are prime examples of this.
"I heard that the Great Wu is quite generous towards those who surrender willingly. If we serve loyally, we''ll even be assigned important tasks. After the six nations and four sects of the Sea Demon Realm surrendered to the Great Wu, and took part in annihilating the Demon Abyss, they were handsomely rewarded."
Finally, one of the Celestial Gods breathed a sigh of relief.
Despite the ruthlessness of the Great Wu Dynasty, those who surrendered willingly were treated fairly well.
Seeing the Sect Master finally relent, they felt much more at ease. Their greatest fear was that the Sect Master would insist on a do-or-die battle.
"Before the Imperial Banquet, we must go to the Great Wu. Any True Gods, no, Void Gods and above from our sect must go to the Great Wu, meet the Martial Emperor, and express our willingness to surrender. When the people from the Great Wu come here, hand over everything related to the Rainbow Realm."
The Sect Master delivered his orders. With that said, he appeared to have lost all his vitality, "It''s done, from now on I won''t be your Sect Master. I think that if we peacefully hand over control of the Rainbow Realm, the Martial Emperor shouldn''t give us any trouble."
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Great Wu Dynasty.
Within the Retribution Army''s camp.
Since the battle against Demon Abyss ended, the Retribution Army has been recruiting, and due to expanded territory and increase in population, there had been an abundance of resources for recruiting soldiers.
The Divine Thunder Pool had been divided into two parts.
One part to select soldiers.
One part to train the army.
"Your Majesty, the Retribution Army now has expanded to thirty million. Each one is a fierce and stalwart soldier of Great Wu!"
Fang Lei approached. He had been imbued with a multitude of celestial laws by Chu Yuan and was drawing closer and closer to the Heavenly God realm. Currently, he was involved in training the Great Wu''s Retribution Army.
With an abundance of celestial laws and imperial-grade Divine Elixirs, Chu Yuan wasn''t worried, Fang Lei''s breakthrough into the Heavenly God realm was simply a matter of time.
The significant surge in the nation''s destiny would further increase the chances of more powerful individuals breaking through.
Given enough resources, Chu Yuan planned on amassing a plethora of Heavenly Gods.
"Very well, the Retribution Army must continue expanding, our numbers far from sufficient. In the future, we need them to fight even tougher battles. Our Imperial Dynasty will face formidable enemies, and our noble soldiers will need to fight bravely."
Chu Yuan watched the Retribution Army''s training. Each soldier holding a Thunder Knife, chopping through the thunder water, their bravery shining through.
"Your Majesty, emissaries from the Rainbow Sect have arrived bearing a letter of surrender, expressing their willingness to submit!"