Chapter 433 - 307: Ascending to the Royal Court
Under normal circumstances, an ordinary Chaos Lord’s territory would have to endure nine system-arranged void invasions before it could ascend and become a Royal Court.
Wang Yi didn’t know how long this process would take, but he figured it would be more than ten years, possibly even longer.
However, Wang Yi was unwilling to wait any longer.
He could even kill a Level 405 Destruction Dragon King, so he no longer feared the dangers of the Fourth Dimension. Ascending to the Fourth Dimension sooner to unlock its system settings also meant leaving the Newbie Village and entering a wider world.
To deal with the upcoming seventh wave of the void invasion, Wang Yi summoned the Three-Eyed Golden Lion and waited quietly in the sky above his territory for the invasion to begin.
The ascension trial only provided half an hour of preparation time. Soon after, a void rift over three kilometers long appeared in the northernmost part of Wang Yi’s territory, just north of the industrial city. A large number of heavily armored knights charged out from it.
All of the knights were Armor-Splitting Iron Cavalry. They rode warhorses as large as rhinoceroses, were clad in heavy black iron armor, and wielded long-handled greatsabers. They were a vast, unstoppable horde, charging forward with overwhelming momentum.
"They may be a grand army, but in the end, they’re just a mortal military force!"
Wang Yi shook his head nonchalantly. This battle wasn’t for training his troops; he was aiming for a speedrun. He patted the forehead of the Three-Eyed Golden Lion beneath him and said, "It’s all you!"
The Three-Eyed Golden Lion roared, and a large number of its true bodies immediately rushed out from within it.
Those true bodies galloped through the void, heading north. They soon formed a line in the sky above the northern part of the industrial city.
Facing the Armor-Splitting Knights that charged toward them like a tidal wave, they all opened their mouths at once and unleashed the Star-devouring Technique!
And so, a row of terrifying vortexes appeared in the sky. The charging Armor-Splitting Knights were sucked into the air and swallowed directly by the Three-Eyed Golden Lions. They were completely powerless to resist; however many came, that many were devoured.
Wang Yi had come to watch. ’The Three-Eyed Golden Lion is Level 250 now, equivalent to a Nascent Soul Cultivator,’ he thought. ’Having a group of Nascent Soul Cultivators fight mortal cavalry is just bullying!’
There was no suspense in this battle. It ended two hours later. A system notification sounded, informing Wang Yi that the Three-Eyed Golden Lions had devoured a total of one hundred thousand Armor-Splitting Iron Cavalry.
"One hundred thousand! And you’re not even full!"
Wang Yi patted the head of the Three-Eyed Golden Lion beneath him again. The Chaos Spirit Beast shook its head, then opened its mouth and spat out shattered armor and Swords and Sabers. These were considered spoils of war.
However, the system rewards would only be distributed after completing the ascension trial, which meant after fending off the ninth wave of the void invasion.
The eighth wave of the void invasion began immediately after. To the south of Bronze City, another void rift over three kilometers long appeared.
A cyan mist drifted out from this void rift, followed by the appearance of Naga Berserkers, each carrying a golden Great Halberd.
The Naga Berserkers stood about three meters tall. They had burly, six-armed torsos and serpentine lower bodies. The golden Great Halberds they carried were like Totem Poles, as thick as a grown man’s thigh.
Behind the Naga Berserkers were sea Flying Dragons, giant turtles, and more!
This eighth wave of the void invasion was an invading force known as the Naga Legion.
Wang Yi, still aiming for a speedrun, once again dispatched the Three-Eyed Golden Lion. And so, within two hours, the lions had devoured another hundred thousand Naga Race Warriors, easily ending the eighth wave of the void invasion.
The ninth wave of the void invasion began immediately after. This time, only a single invader appeared: a Giant Beast over one hundred meters tall.
This Giant Beast resembled a massive snail, carrying a hard shell on its back. Its body was like adhesive goo, and its skin, covered in slime, looked as if it had been drenched in oil.
Wang Yi saw its information. It was a Starry Giant Beast named [Sweating Bull Giant Beast], and it was Level 260!
’A single Level 260 Starry Giant Beast is supposed to be the final boss?’
Wang Yi shook his head slightly. Perhaps for an ordinary Player whose territory was about to be promoted to a Royal Court, this Level 260 Starry Giant Beast would require the full might of their domain to contend with. But for Wang Yi, it was truly insignificant.
The Three-Eyed Golden Lion manifested all 1,152 of its true bodies, encircling the Sweating Bull Giant Beast. They focused their attacks with Chaos Divine Radiance. Before the Sweating Bull Giant Beast could even display any of its abilities, it was instantly obliterated.
"Ding! Congratulations on successfully repelling the seventh, eighth, and ninth waves of the void invasion. You have completed the territory ascension trial!"
"Ding! Ascension trial complete. Your territory’s area has increased to 100 million square kilometers! You are about to ascend to the Fourth Dimension. Saving territory data... The system will now randomly create a planet or a Starry Continent for you. Calculating..."
"Ding! Your territory is about to be promoted to a Royal Court. Please name your Royal Court!"
Hearing the system prompts, Wang Yi felt a sense of satisfaction. He responded to the system, "I transmigrated here and built my fortune by opening boxes. I founded Eggshell Village, developed Huaguo Mountain, achieved the Triple Ecosystem, and obtained the Supreme Divine Body. It has all felt like a dream. My ambition is to be the strongest, so let my Royal Court be named ’Strongest’!"
"Ding! Congratulations on establishing the Strongest Royal Court. You are the Lord of the Strongest Royal Court. Before ascension, you are awarded: one set of [Construction Drawings for a High-Dimensional Divine Hall], 1 billion Gold Coins, 10,000 Star Yuan, one set of [Random High-Level Territory Building Drawings], one Five-Color Blind Box, and one Five-Colored Chaos Egg!"
"Ding! As the second person in this epoch to be promoted to a Royal Court, you receive an additional reward: 10,000 Star Yuan and a World Line Enhancement!"
"Ding! Territory ascension in progress... Recalling all territory residents. Expelling all non-territory residents. The land is rising. Commencing territory adaptation adjustments!"
"Ding! Territory ascension in progress... Initiating level settings for all territory members. For those who already have levels, they will remain unchanged. For those who do not, the system will assess their comprehensive abilities and assign an appropriate level!"