In the finale of the party, Zhou Zhou invited the newly promoted soldiers onto the platform.
"Welcome back."
Beginning with the soldier to his left, he addressed Huang Sai.
"Thank you, my lord."
Huang Sai smiled as he received his Legendary-tier Hero Inheritance.
Moving on to Qin We, Zhou Zhou congratulated him and handed over his Hero Inheritance.
The process continued until he reached Suarez, the last in line.
"Welcome to the First Army."
He handed the viscount a Vampire Race Hero Inheritance.
'Luckily, Alexander has Hero Inheritances of numerous races.'
'Otherwise, settling them, especially Nezario and Maris, would have been troublesome.'
Zhou Zhou thought as he nodded in response to Suarez's gratitude.
Rising to his feet, Bai Yung began applauding his soldiers.
Following their Commander's lead, Aegon, Maris, Zhang Xiang, Monica, Feng Huo, Lu Sheng and the rest of the reserve unit stood and joined in.
Soon, the entire assembly followed, applauding the newly promoted soldiers.
As Zhou Zhou returned to his seat, he paused beside Bai Yung.
"Have the others come to my manor to receive theirs, you included."
"Yes, my lord."
Bai Yung nodded, clearly relieved.
A Legendary-tier hero might not be a match for a divine-tier combatant, but they sure are a hell lot stronger than Epic-tier heroes, even if both still used empire-tier skills.
And not everyone could be Zhang Xiang, whose abilities works based on his authority within a faction and its reputation.
After several more hours of dancing, feasting, drinking, the celebration finally came to an end.
Leaving with Bao Xiu'er, Zhou Zhou spent the night in quiet bliss.
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Aurora Kingdom, Throne room
Li Yuangan listened as a messenger read from a scroll.
After four minutes, the messenger rolled it up.
"He hasn't even been a lord for a month, yet he defeated 100,000 troops led by Thugar..."
Li Yuangan couldn't believe it.
"Send word to the city lords. Have them drag out the battle with the Tahan Kingdom by any means necessary."
"In six to eight months, we may be able to rely on Blazing Sun to push them back."
"Yes, Your Majesty."
The messenger bowed and withdrew.
"Have Li Ya pay a visit to Blazing Sun City tomorrow."
Li Yuangan instructed.
"Yes, your majesty."
A guard acknowledged the order and left the throne room quietly.
'If she can uncover how Blazing Sun defeated such a force... we might replicate it, or take it from him.'
Li Yuangan mused.
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The Next Day (24)
Opening his eyes, Lu Chong exhaled slowly as he sensed the changes within himself.
"Laws are so powerful..."
He muttered as he waved a finger across the air.
!!
A thin spatial rift appeared, drawing in the surrounding wind.
Moments later, the rift was repaired.
"Incredible."
He praised as he struck forward with his palm.
Thum!
A sound erupted as the space in front Lu Chong's palm exploded.
"Shit!"
He quickly held on to his bed frame as the rift threatened to pull him iin.
Five seconds, it closed.
"I still haven't perfected it..."
"Once I do... I can become a God-spirit."
Lu Chong muttered with his eyes sparkling with desire.
"It's almost time for morning practice."
He came down from his bed before heading to his bathroom.
..
Thirty two minutes later, Bai Yung led Feng Huo to the Hall of Truth.
"This building was provided by the lord to help us improve our skills."
"It's one of the city's most important foundations."
The commander said to his subordinate.
"Something like this exists here?"
Feng Huo was stunned.
"Wait still you see what happens next."
Qin We said as he caught up with the duo.
"What happens next?"
Feng Huo asked, glancing between Qin We and Bai Yung.
"Normally, the Hall of Truth can only be used for an hour before losing its effect for a day."
"But with the Tree of Time provided by the lord, we can experience ten hours of uninterrupted practice."
Bai Yung explained.
Turning to Feng Huo, he chuckled as he saw the disbelief on his face.
"You better get used to it."
"The lord constantly brings a lot of unimaginable things."
Stepping into the hall, he guided the twin-sword wielder to a spot before heading for his own.
.
When Lu Chong arrived, he immediately sensed something different.
'I'm actually receiving insights on my path to godhood!'
The spear demon was shocked.
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