Strongest Lord by Opening Blind Boxes

Wang Yi used the Technology Scroll and quickly received a system notification.

"Ding! You have used a Technology Scroll. Congratulations, your territory has unlocked the Eco-Technology: [Spirit-Catching Net]."

"Ding! Reminder: The Spirit-Catching Net is a special facility that can capture souls, preventing them from escaping the ecosystem. It is typically attached to the World Line and requires the River of Souls and Spirit-Catching Trees to function."

"Ding! Your territory already possesses a River of Souls. With this technology unlocked, 100 Spirit-Catching Trees will automatically grow in your territory. Spirit-Catching Trees can self-propagate; the more trees there are and the older they become, the more stable the Spirit-Catching Net will be."

"Ding! Spirit-Catching Net technology Enhanced +6. The effective radius of the Spirit-Catching Net has been increased to one light-year. Within one light-year, the soul of any creature that dies will be captured by the Spirit-Catching Net."

"Ding! Souls captured by the Spirit-Catching Net will be released into the River of Souls to participate in the ecological cycle. Because their souls have been captured, they cannot be affected by any means of resurrection. Please explore the specific details on your own."

Wang Yi hurriedly opened his territory management panel and carefully examined the description of the Spirit-Catching Net.

He was shocked.

’Holy crap, a one-light-year capture radius! Any creature that dies within one light-year will have its soul captured! This is insane. Within one light-year, I control the afterlife!’

Wang Yi knew that to control souls was to control life and death. Once an enemy’s soul was captured, he could control how they would live or die from then on.

A one-light-year capture radius far exceeded the range of his World Line. This meant that even the cycle of life and death outside his territory, within that one light-year, was now under his control.

’Awesome! Let’s keep going!’

Wang Yi was ecstatic. He continued opening Chaos Blind Boxes. Two hours later, the Luck Blind Box once again ascended to Seven-Color. When he opened the Seven-Color Blind Box, six options popped up before him again.

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One: Construction Drawings for the Fuyao Tree (Seven-Color, Enhanced +1)

Two: Territory Skin: Thirty-Three Heavens (Seven-Color, Enhanced +2)

Three: Great Freedom Wooden Fish (Seven-Color, Enhanced +3)

Four: Construction Drawings for Great Prison Mountain (Seven-Color, Enhanced +4)

Five: Construction Drawings for the Sun Divine Hall (Seven-Color, Enhanced +5)

Six: Construction Drawings for the Five Elements Mountain (Seven-Color, Enhanced +6)

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’Huh, so there really is a Five Elements Mountain?’

Wang Yi decisively chose the Construction Drawings for the Five Elements Mountain. The drawings appeared before him, and after a golden light flashed across them six consecutive times, they multiplied into 64 copies!

[Construction Drawings for the Five Elements Mountain: Seven-Color Quality, Special Item, Bound. Upon use, constructs one Five Elements Mountain.

The Five Elements Mountain possesses the Power of the Five Elements—Gold, Wood, Water, Fire, and Earth. It can raise the territory’s environmental index and Spiritual Energy concentration. The Five Elements Mountain is also extremely stable, capable of reinforcing the world and increasing the World Line’s Durability.

A Five Elements Mountain can increase the World Line’s Durability by 100 million points.]

’It increases the World Line’s Durability. One mountain adds 100 million points, so 64 will add 6.4 billion. Not bad at all! Plus, these Five Elements Mountains will definitely speed up my ecosystem’s evolution. Maybe after building all 64, the Triple Ecosystem will complete its third metamorphosis. And when that happens, the Eco-Dominator will awaken...’

Overjoyed, Wang Yi gleefully put away the 64 [Construction Drawings for the Five Elements Mountain]. He stopped opening blind boxes for now, eager to construct these 64 mountains.

At that very moment, outside Wang Yi’s Eco Royal Court, a massive Starry Sky Fleet was speeding through the vast Starry Sky, drawing ever closer.

This fleet was from the Waga Royal Court—or more precisely, it was the Hurricane Pirate Gang, a force operating under the Waga Royal Court’s command.

The Waga Royal Court was obsessed with military might, brazenly forming Pirate Gangs to plunder and pillage throughout the Starry Sky. They were notorious for bullying the weak.

But they were too powerful, and with the backing of the Nine Rivers Divine Country, no one could stand against them!

The people of the Waga Royal Court were accustomed to their arrogance, and none were more tyrannical or insolent than the members of their three major Pirate Gangs.

These three Pirate Gangs were the Gale Pirate Gang, the Hurricane Pirate Gang, and the Wave Wind Pirate Gang. The Gale Pirate Gang was the smallest and weakest of the three, while the Wave Wind Pirate Gang was the largest and strongest.

The Hurricane Pirate Gang was much larger than the Gale Pirate Gang. They had now mobilized their entire force—a fleet of over five thousand ships—and were majestically bearing down on Wang Yi’s Eco Royal Court.

Through special intelligence channels, they had learned of the Gale Pirate Gang’s annihilation and the location where it occurred. They were now on their way to exact revenge.

At the center of this massive pirate fleet was a colossal, whale-shaped warship over ten thousand meters long. Named the "Hurricane," it was the flagship of the Hurricane Pirate Gang.

Inside the flagship, within a control room, a group of Players dressed in cloaks, hard-brimmed hats, and military-style uniforms were watching a holographic projection.

These Players looked like high-ranking military officers, each in a crisp uniform, but they were in fact Great Pirates—the high command of the Hurricane Pirate Gang.

The holographic projection they were watching showed the very scene of the Three-Eyed Golden Lions surrounding and focusing their fire on the Gale.

"This is footage collected from within the Royal Court. It was just transmitted to us!"

A purple-haired man with a cigar dangling from his lips spoke up. "That guy Chen Tong is most likely a goner. He had an overinflated ego and was always insufferably arrogant. I saw this day coming for him a long time ago. I doubt anyone will shed a tear."

Someone beside him asked, "Captain, do we have any detailed intel on the target faction?"

"Not yet. All we have is this footage. According to the message from the Royal Court, we can confirm that the Gale Pirate Gang was wiped out by a newly established Eco Royal Court, but that’s all we know."

"An Eco Royal Court? From the Eco-School?"

"The Eco-School may be a new discipline, but it’s been around for several eons. The strongest Eco Royal Court right now should be the Life Royal Court, ranked 66th on the territory leaderboards. Other than that one, I don’t know of any other powerful Eco Royal Courts."

"Everyone knows that Eco Royal Courts are weak!"

"From what I know, Eco Royal Courts rely on their territory’s ecosystem, which takes a very long time to develop. They’re completely different from Technology, Mystical Fantasy, and Magical Royal Courts. Those three are all human-centric—technology, mystic arts, and magic are all focused on empowering individuals."

"What’s so scary about an ecosystem? I’ve never plundered an Eco Royal Court before. This’ll be a new experience."

"Let’s not get careless, everyone. Looking at the footage, those Three-Eyed Golden Lions, and the person riding them, are no pushovers!"

"We’re not weak either! HAHAHAHA!"

The group of "Great Pirates" laughed and joked, most of them feeling quite relaxed.

At that very moment, inside the Empire Mansion of the Hundred Battle Royal Court, You Dazhi was checking the territory leaderboards.

’The Strongest Royal Court’s ranking has gone up again. It’s already reached 201st place! H-how is this possible? How can a newly established Royal Court develop so quickly?’

You Dazhi’s expression was incredibly grim. The Hundred Battle Royal Court had fought countless wars and weathered innumerable crises, yet he had never felt as worried as he did now.

At the same time, in the Baoyue Royal Court, Luo Baoyue was also checking the territory leaderboards.

She was the first Chaos Lord to ascend in this eon, and her territory was ranked 2,924th on the leaderboards.

When she first ascended, her territory was ranked 2,923rd, but the Strongest Royal Court had knocked her down a spot.

Luo Baoyue had been keeping a close eye on the Strongest Royal Court. When she saw its rank had now reached 201st, she felt utterly frustrated.

’What is the deal with this Strongest Royal Court? How is it possibly developing so fast? Did it undergo a Spiritual Qi Recovery? A technological boom? My Baoyue Royal Court was the first to ascend this eon...’

Luo Baoyue frowned. Her Baoyue Royal Court was a Science Fiction Royal Court. With the support of the Waga Royal Court, it had undergone a major technological boom and was already developing at a rapid pace. She simply couldn’t fathom how the Strongest Royal Court was advancing so quickly.

Suddenly, Luo Baoyue noticed the Strongest Royal Court’s rank had risen again. It hit 200th, and it was still climbing—199th, 198th, 197th...

Just moments later, the Strongest Royal Court’s ranking had already soared to 146th place!