Martial Conquest of the Nine Desolates

Three months later, in the vast starry sky of the Universe, ten golden Flying Warships charged forward at extreme speed, shattering the silence of this starry expanse.

"We’re finally back!"

On the deck, Xiao Ye looked at the familiar scenery before him, his face full of emotion.

After leaving the Wind Mist Secret Realm, they hadn’t delayed on the way, rushed at the fastest speed, and in just three months, they had arrived at the Spirit Capital of the Blue Demon Star Domain.

"Haha, it feels damn good to come back alive!"

"This time our Eighth Series Blue Demon Spirit Army gained a lot. Adding in my previous War Merit, I should be able to exchange for a third-rate Spiritual Technique from the Blue Demon Treasure Vault."

"When we get back, I’m going to drink myself senseless!"

...

The Spirit Army Soldiers on the ten Flying Warships all let out cheers.

For the Eighth Series Blue Demon Spirit Army Soldiers, every time they went out on a mission, it was an adventure that might end with their bones buried in foreign lands.

Being able to come back alive was their greatest pursuit.

"You all go back and rest. We three will accompany the Spirit King Lord to hand in the War Merit. When the time comes, the War Merit will all be distributed to you."

Among the three Army Commanders, Lei Yunhu said with a hearty laugh, then flew toward Xiao Ye.

Xiao’s face revealed a faint smile as he rose into the air with his three subordinate Army Commanders, shooting into the vast Starry Sky Universe.

Under the Blue Demon’s command, there were special personnel responsible for handling and registering the War Merit of Spirit Kings and the Spirit Army.

The three great Army Commanders of the Eighth Series Blue Demon Spirit Army were naturally very familiar with the process. They led Xiao Ye straight ahead and landed on an Ancient Star.

This Ancient Star was not large and sat at the central area of the entire Spirit Capital. From afar, one could see a grand complex of buildings rising straight from the ground, spreading out like an ancient palace cluster. The three archaic characters "Battle Merit Tower" radiated Immortal brilliance.

According to the three Army Commanders, this Battle Merit Tower was the place specifically used to handle the War Merit of Spirit Kings and the Spirit Army.

Just after stepping onto this Ancient Star, Xiao Ye immediately noticed that the atmosphere here was very strange. He could see many Spirit Kings wearing Spirit King Battle Armor moving back and forth inside the Battle Merit Tower.

This scene made Lei Yunhu let out a soft "huh," his face full of doubt.

Under normal circumstances, it was very rare for so many Spirit Kings to show up at the Battle Merit Tower at the same time.

"Could it be related to the Blue Demon Star Domain becoming extremely restless?" Xiao Ye raised his brows.

On the way back, while leading the Eighth Series Blue Demon Spirit Army, he had encountered many Ancient Stars shrouded in the flames of war, as well as the Corpses of Spirit Army Soldiers.

"Hm, Xiao Ye? He actually came back alive."

"The Death God Spirit King is a bit unworthy of his name, huh. I thought he wouldn’t be coming back this time."

"Hehe, Xiao Ye actually came back. Now things get interesting."

"Interesting indeed. In the Spirit King Competition, that Demon Weapon who was suppressed so hard by him he couldn’t lift his head... is no longer the same as before."

...

When Xiao Ye flew toward the War Merit Pavilion with the three Army Commanders, he immediately drew the attention of the surrounding Spirit Kings. One meaningful gaze after another fell on him.

"Xiao Ye, you finally came back!"

At this moment, a Spirit King of Intermediate height with dark skin came up excitedly.

"It’s you!"

Xiao Ye was slightly stunned and recognized the other.

This person was named Ma Mengyou, one of the three newly promoted Spirit Kings from two years ago, under Leng Ming Law Enforcement Officer’s command.

It was precisely because Xiao Ye had defeated Demon Weapon that this man had gotten the chance to become a Spirit King, so he felt extremely grateful to Xiao Ye.

"Ma Spirit King, did something happen?" Xiao Ye asked in a deep voice.

Even a fool could see that the current Spirit Capital had become extremely unsettled.

"Xiao Ye Spirit King, you probably haven’t checked the War Merit List yet, have you?" Ma Mengyou said with a bitter smile.

"War Merit List?"

Xiao Ye was slightly taken aback, then took out the Spirit King Order and covered it with his Spiritual Sense.

On the sky screen, the War Merit List was extremely eye-catching. The Five Law Enforcement Envoys were still high and mighty at the top, but the rankings of the Spirit Kings below had undergone great changes.

Most Spirit Kings’ War Merit had increased by a large margin, among which Demon Weapon’s ranking was particularly dazzling.

"What exactly happened?" Xiao Ye couldn’t help being shocked.

"Xiao Ye Spirit King, right now the era of war in the Blue Demon Star Domain has begun. Demon Weapon is outstanding in strength and has repeatedly built up War Merit, which is how he rushed to twentieth place."

"With his personality, once he exchanges a large amount of Cosmic Spiritual Treasure from the Blue Demon Treasure Vault to raise his strength, he’ll definitely make a move on you. You’d best be careful..."

Ma Mengyou said bitterly.

"Heh?"

"Twentieth place? Open your dog eyes and look properly. After we handed in our War Merit, our Demon Martial Spirit King is now ranked nineteenth on the War Merit List."

Just then, a cold, arrogant voice came from inside the Battle Merit Tower. Three Spirit Rank Martial Artists dressed as Army Commanders walked out.

As soon as these words fell, the surroundings instantly fell silent. Everyone looked at the War Merit List, and sure enough, Demon Weapon’s War Merit had already become five hundred and ten thousand, his rank rising another place.

"I just don’t know how much War Merit Xiao Ye Spirit King can get this time after returning. Can he compare to our Demon Martial Spirit King?"

"Tch, with his strength, it’s already good enough if he managed to come back alive. He still wants to catch up with our Demon Martial Spirit King?"

These three Army Commanders echoed each other, their gazes toward Xiao Ye full of ridicule.

"Lei Yunhu, following a Spirit King like this—are you blind? Why not come follow our Demon Martial Spirit King instead?"

One of them even stared at Lei Yunhu beside Xiao Ye and sneered.

"They’re the three great Army Commanders of the Seventy-Fifth Series Blue Demon Spirit Army under Demon Weapon’s command!" Lei Yunhu beside Xiao Ye clenched his fists in fury.

The other two Army Commanders were also filled with anger.

The speed at which Demon Weapon was building War Merit was simply too outrageous.

Only a short year had passed, and he had already reached nineteenth place on the War Merit List.

This time, their Eighth Series Blue Demon Spirit Army had harvested a total of one hundred thousand portions of Green Stone Milk. Adding the twenty portions of Purple Light Stone Milk that Xiao Ye had luckily obtained and handed in together, the accumulated War Merit came to only seventy thousand points.

Under normal circumstances, such War Merit would already be very dazzling, but compared to Demon Weapon, the gap was still far too great.

"You want to see my War Merit?"

"Then watch carefully."

Facing the cold taunts of the three Army Commanders under Demon Weapon, Xiao Ye appeared extremely calm. Leaving those words behind, he carried all the Green Stone Milk and strode toward the Battle Merit Tower.

Demon Weapon wanting to surpass him in terms of War Merit...

It seemed a bit insufficient.

The many Spirit Kings, harboring a mentality of watching a show, all made way, letting Xiao Ye go in first.

"Haha, I really want to see how much War Merit this dark horse Spirit King can get this time. A few hundred? A few thousand?"

The three great Spirit Kings under Demon Weapon did not leave. Instead, they opened the War Merit List, their faces full of mockery.

At these words, the surrounding Spirit Kings all shook their heads.

At a time like this, what Xiao Ye should have chosen most was to leave and come back when no one was around.

Handing in War Merit under such watchful eyes, and even going head-to-head with the three Army Commanders under Demon Weapon, was undoubtedly asking to be humiliated.

Everyone opened the War Merit List and watched.

After about the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, the War Merit List finally changed.

The War Merit of Xiao Ye, who had been at the bottom, changed.

From zero, it became fifty thousand!

But his ranking did not change; he was still last.

"Huh? Xiao Ye actually got fifty thousand War Merit? Is that real?"

"So what if it’s fifty thousand War Merit? He’s still the last from the bottom!"

The three Army Commanders under Demon Weapon all sneered.

"No!"

"Look, Xiao Ye’s ranking changed!"

Just then, a Spirit King’s startled shout drew everyone’s attention.

They hurriedly focused their gazes, and sure enough, Xiao Ye’s War Merit jumped from fifty thousand to one hundred thousand in an instant, surpassing twenty Spirit Kings and ranking in the eighties.

Before everyone could Regain consciousness, an even more terrifying scene unfolded.

They saw the War Merit behind Xiao Ye’s name start to change madly.

One hundred thousand!

One hundred fifty thousand!

Two hundred thousand!

Two hundred fifty thousand!

Three hundred thousand!

...

At the same time, Xiao Ye’s ranking on the War Merit List was also skyrocketing at a shocking speed. In almost the blink of an eye, he had leaped past one veteran Spirit King after another and caught up with Demon Weapon.

Moreover, he was still charging forward at an astonishing pace, easily breaking into the top ten, and his War Merit was still crazily soaring.

At this moment, outside the Battle Merit Tower, everything fell deathly silent; even the sound of breathing disappeared. A wave of shock spread through everyone’s bodies.

"This... how is this possible!"

At the same time, the Spirit Kings on other Ancient Stars in the Spirit Capital opened the War Merit List, and upon seeing this scene, they couldn’t help exclaiming in shock.