Martial Conquest of the Nine Desolates

The battle merit that the Eighth Series Blue Demon Spirit Army establishes depends entirely on how many Cosmic Spiritual Treasures they can bring back.

Take the lowest-grade Green Light Stone Milk for example—one portion is one point of War Merit.

While Purple Light Stone Milk is a bit more high-level—one portion is one hundred points of War Merit.

As for White Light Stone Milk... one portion is ten thousand War Merit.

Right now the Eighth Series Blue Demon Spirit Army is only collecting Green Light Stone Milk in the outer region. Even if they’re lucky enough to gather ten thousand portions, after converting it into War Merit, the share that reaches Xiao Ye would only be fifty thousand War Merit.

With fifty thousand War Merit in the Blue Demon Treasure Vault, he can’t even redeem a Second-class Spirit Technique.

So the War Merit of the hundred Spirit Kings in Spirit Capital, and the Five Law Enforcement Envoys, all came from centuries or even over a thousand years of accumulation.

"I really am too stupid!"

"Since the Time Tower Second Layer’s ability can be released outward and let Green Light Stone Milk catalyze into Purple Light Stone Milk, then I can just use the catalyzed Purple Light Stone Milk to redeem War Merit. My Spirit Army isn’t by my side anyway."

Inside the Wind Mist Secret Realm, Xiao Ye flew to that Spirit Stone Tree, his face full of expectation.

The twenty portions of Purple Light Stone Milk he snatched from the Purple Spirit Snake were something he absolutely couldn’t take out.

But if he used the Time Tower to catalyze Purple Light Stone Milk, that would be different. He could totally use that to redeem War Merit.

The Purple Light Stone Milk catalyzed by the Time Tower Second Layer’s outward ability had already reached the limit it could bear; it could no longer be catalyzed again.

He acted as soon as the thought arose.

Xiao Ye took a deep breath. After confirming no one was around, he stirred the Time Tower at his chest, and at once a transcendent torrent of Energy directly enveloped the Spirit Stone Tree before his eyes.

This Spirit Stone Tree rooted on the meteorite immediately began to gently sway, letting out a rustling sound, and a breath of years flowed down from it.

It was as if in that brief instant, all the years this Spirit Stone Tree had experienced were stretched twentyfold, and the entire tree started to transform.

It kept drawing out tender sprouts, then withering, then drawing out tender sprouts again...

Repeating this cycle over and over.

Even the Fruit on this Spirit Stone Tree—the Green Light Stone Milk—began undergoing subtle changes.

The green light restrained itself, and gradually a strand after strand of purple glow bloomed out.

"It worked!"

"My guess was right!" Xiao Ye’s face was full of excitement.

Under his gaze, in just a few dozen breaths, all the Green Light Stone Milk on this Spirit Stone Tree before him transformed into Purple Light Stone Milk, swaying lightly.

Fifty portions of Purple Light Stone Milk!

That’s five thousand points of War Merit!

Xiao Ye swept his palm and collected all fifty portions of Purple Light Stone Milk into his Space Ring.

"Catalyzing this much Green Light Stone Milk consumes too much of the Spirit Demon King’s Blood!" Xiao Ye suddenly frowned slightly.

At this moment, the light of the Time Tower Second Layer within his Body had dimmed—this was a sign that the Spirit Demon King’s Blood was nearly exhausted.

Cosmic Spiritual Treasures are not Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures of the True Spirit Continent. Catalyzing Cosmic Spiritual Treasures rapidly drains the Spirit Demon King’s Blood he stored.

This was a problem that had been giving him a headache all along.

Once all the Spirit Demon King’s Blood in his hand is completely used up, he can’t very well just go back to the True Spirit Continent.

"Right now, the Spirit Demon King’s Blood in my hand is already down to the very last bit..." Xiao Ye pondered for a moment, his figure flickered, and he vanished from where he stood.

When he appeared again, he was gripping the Corpse of an Exotic Beast in his hand.

The entire Wind Mist Secret Realm was filled with a huge number of Exotic Beasts, and the one in Xiao Ye’s hand had the strength of the Mid Stage of Spirit Transformation.

"If I’m not mistaken, the Spirit Demons and Spirit Demon Kings that threaten the True Spirit Continent should all count as Exotic Beasts."

"And this Exotic Beast’s strength is not weaker than a Spirit Demon King’s, likely stronger. Its Beast Blood should be useful to the Time Tower."

Xiao Ye drew out the Spirit King Battle Saber and directly sliced open this Exotic Beast’s Corpse. A pungent, Spiritually charged Beast Blood sprayed out like a fountain.

Xiao Ye didn’t dodge, but let the Blood spray all over his Body, then closed his eyes and carefully felt it.

"It really works!"

Xiao Ye’s whole Body trembled; he felt his chest turn incomparably hot as the Time Tower was voraciously Devouring the Exotic Beast’s Blood.

The Time Tower Second Layer lit up again, radiating boundless Divine Power.

"The stronger the Exotic Beast Blood, the more the Time Tower likes it."

"I wonder what level of Exotic Beast Blood I’ll need to trigger the Time Tower Fifth Floor’s outward ability." A hint of yearning appeared on Xiao Ye’s face.

The next moment, Xiao Ye didn’t waste Time. He quickly began searching for other Spirit Stone Trees in the Wind Mist Secret Realm.

Whenever he found a Spirit Stone Tree bearing Green Light Stone Milk, he catalyzed them all and carefully collected them into his Space Ring.

Whenever an Exotic Beast’s Blood was used up, he would hunt another Exotic Beast.

It’s worth mentioning that he tried using Earth Spirit Realm Exotic Beast Blood for the Time Tower to absorb, but it still could only trigger the Second Layer’s ability.

If not for his lack of strength, Xiao Ye would have already wanted to go deeper into the Wind Mist Secret Realm to search for those Spirit Stone Trees that could bear Purple Light Stone Milk.

A full half month passed, and the nine Space Rings Xiao Ye had brought out were all stuffed to the brim.

"On this mission, if I rack up too much War Merit, it’ll bring me trouble. I’m afraid those powerful Exotic Beasts deep in the Secret Realm will be lured out as well."

"With the Time Tower in my hand, building War Merit is just too easy for me."

"Now it’s time to return to Spirit Capital and go to the Blue Demon Treasure Vault to redeem treasures!"

Xiao Ye smiled faintly, swept his great hand, and used Spiritual Power to manifest a giant hand that grabbed another five Spirit Stone Trees, then charged out of the Wind Mist Secret Realm.

This harvest of his was simply too rich.

Outside the Wind Mist Secret Realm, ten massive golden Flying Warships hung in midair. The three Army Commanders stood on the decks, looking from afar toward the Wind Mist Secret Realm, each with a dark expression.

On the outskirts of the Wind Mist Secret Realm, after picking a huge amount of Green Light Stone Milk, they had quickly withdrawn.

This time their harvest was great, but under the onslaught of Exotic Beasts, their losses were also considerable.

Out of the Eighth Series’ million Blue Demon Spirit Army, at least a hundred thousand had Fallen.

Most importantly, their newly promoted Spirit King still hadn’t come back.

"Sigh, could it be that the Spirit Kings of our Eighth Series Blue Demon Spirit Army just can’t break the Death God Spirit King curse?"

Among the three Army Commanders, the man Lei Yunhu let out a sigh.

To be honest, he had a very good opinion of a newly promoted Spirit King like Xiao Ye. For him to have Fallen just like that felt like a real pity.

"Lei Yunhu Army Commander, look... isn’t that Xiao Ye Spirit King?"

Just then, a warrior’s sudden cry drew Lei Yunhu’s attention.

His heart jolted; he looked up and saw that amidst the crisscrossing giant trees, a young man in War Armor flew out.

"Th-Those are Spirit Stone Trees of Purple Light Stone Milk?"

"My God, Xiao Ye Spirit King actually found Purple Light Stone Milk?"

Seeing the five Spirit Stone Trees grasped by that youth’s giant Spiritual hand, everyone was dumbstruck.

(Transition plot ends here; the climax is about to begin. Thank you all for your continued support!)