Global Game: I, the Necromancer, am the scourge

Chapter 721 - 449: Delay Time to Develop the Legion, Trigger [Grand Lord Position Battle]!_2

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However, this was not the strongest form of the Holy Domain. The strongest was the Great Emperor, a level between the Holy Domain and god-level power.

This was a realm of power beyond the Holy Domain yet not reaching god-level.

It could be said that they were the strongest among those below god-level.

Due to the special nature of Zi Liyuan’s cultivation technique, he only needed to upgrade the Lord’s Mansion to naturally level up.

It was as if he were a reborn Great Emperor retracing the path of cultivation. There was no bottleneck whatsoever, and he had rich experience in advancing, easily overcoming any obstacle before reaching the Great Emperor rank again.

It could be said that Zi Liyuan now only needed to develop his territory well, quickly upgrading the level of the Lord’s Mansion for his power to rapidly break through to the Great Emperor rank, encountering a bottleneck only then.

But for other Great Emperors, wielding Rule Power was extremely difficult. Anyone who could do it had ignited Divine Fire or Demonic Fire, stepping into god-level.

Yet Zi Liyuan was not afraid, because he had shards of Death Divinity, which he had already begun to merge. Although he had only fused a sliver, he could already wield part of the Power of Death.

This was why he could mutate and enhance various skills related to the Rules of Death.

Zi was trying to buy time, hoping to upgrade the Lord’s Mansion several more levels steadily, but Ying Xueji and others couldn’t wait.

After much discussion, both parties had to agree on a one-month period.

During this month, Zi Liyuan oversaw half of the resources within the Land of the Dead to upgrade the Lord’s Mansion.

Finally, he needed some rare materials from the first layer of the Sea of Realms and had to stop the upgrade cycle temporarily.

Within a month, the level of Zi Liyuan’s Lord’s Mansion soared directly to LV39. The only reason it didn’t reach LV40 was due to the scarcity of some resources in the novice world.

The demand was so high that it would take Shen Yurou at least half a month to refine them.

But the agreed time with Ying Xueji was only a month, so they had to give up temporarily.

However, once they entered the first layer of the Sea of Realms and merged with the Wild Boar Skin Dynasty, they could exchange resources with the other Grand Lords.

At that time, merely upgrading the Lord’s Mansion to LV40 would allow Zi Liyuan to directly break through the Sixth Tier, truly entering the ranks of Legendary powerhouses.

Then, he would no longer be an easy target but a formidable presence able to hold his ground.

[Ding! Congratulations to the Lord of the Realm Sea (Intern) Zi Liyuan for controlling over ten regional territories in New World No. 99, with a reputation exceeding 1 million, meeting the qualifications to activate the "Grand Lord Position" battle for supremacy!]

[Ding, "Grand Lord Position" acquisition conditions: (1) Reputation reaching 1 million; (2) Occupying 50% of New World No. 99; (3) Conquering 60% of New World No. 99 Lords]

[Ding, detected that the Death Lord Zi Liyuan, reputation reached 2.08 million, fulfilled condition (1)!]

[Ding, detected that the Death Lord Zi Liyuan, occupied 70% of the New World No. 99, fulfilled condition (2)!]

[Ding, detected that the Death Lord Zi Liyuan, 65% of the New World No. 99 Lords submitted, fulfilled condition (3)!]

[Ding, candidates with the qualification to vie for the "Grand Lord Position" were found: Mo Yi, Shen Yurou, Ying Xueji, Li Fengwen, Zhu Wu, Liu Shengnan, all giving up the qualification!]

[Ding, congratulations to the Death Lord Zi Liyuan for successfully acquiring the "Grand Lord Position," becoming the ruler of the territory of New World No. 99, territory name: Land of the Dead!]

Just after activation, almost immediately, a long string of notifications sounded incessantly.

In summary, everyone had agreed that the Grand Lord Position went to Zi Liyuan.

As for the benefits of the Land of the Dead, they had been split a month prior, to be maintained for the time being.

Future arrangements would be decided after New World No. 99 was absorbed into the first layer of the Sea of Realms.

As long as Zi Liyuan’s power sufficed to keep the Grand Lord Position, the division of benefits from this land would naturally be redistributed.

If Zi Liyuan failed to expand and his territory was invaded after entering the Wild Boar Skin Dynasty, the loss of benefits would not concern Ying Xueji and the others.

Ultimately, Ying Xueji and others had acknowledged Zi Liyuan’s strength, made connections with him, and even gave up some benefits for him.

However, Ying Xueji and her background were too profound, and their investment in Zi Liyuan was just a trickle from their fingertips.

Of course, if Zi Liyuan could grow rapidly amidst the Wild Boar Skin Dynasty’s upheaval, they would invest more.

Everything depended on Zi Liyuan’s ability to navigate the ensuing conflicts among Blue Star humans in the Sea of Realms, to go further, and secure a bigger piece of the pie.

A pillar of light descended from the sky, directly striking the Death Castle and enveloping the entire fortress.

A massive map unfolded before Zi Liyuan’s eyes.

This was a vast island, adrift in the sea, moving with the tides.

And above the island hovered a layer of black fog-like shadow, ten times smaller than the island, resembling a layer of dark clouds suspended above it.

Zi Liyuan instantly realized this was the map of New World No. 99.

The island was the main world area, while the shadow was the associated Underworld dimension.

"Tsk tsk, I can actually enlarge the map, view all the mineral deposits and resource points on the territory, and even see where dungeons have formed and where the Secret Realms are located. Impressive!"

He opened the map for a detailed view, especially of the Underworld dimension map.

In the Underworld dimension, resource points within underground caverns and passages, even deeply buried mineral deposits, and the values of the Vein Resources were clearly shown.

But the map of the Underworld dimension surface made the display of mineral deposits and resource points fuzzy.

Even at maximum magnification, they only appeared vaguely.

For instance, that energy vein familiar to Zi, which was interrupted in the middle, appeared unclear on the map. The vein showed only an approximate energy vein structure, without indicating the specific quantity of energy minerals extractable.

"The Insect Race’s territory is cleaner than if dogs had scavenged it."

Zi Liyuan carefully examined the Underworld dimension map, finding that in previously occupied lands by the Insect Race, few details of veins and resource points remained.

Especially in territories initially conquered by the Insect Race, no exploitable minerals or resource points remained.

If anything, perhaps some stone could still be quarried.

The character of the Insect Race was laid bare in this map. Explore stories on NovelBin.Côm

With a meticulous review of both maps, particularly marking the wild dungeons and Secret Realm locations,

only then did Zi Liyuan start investigating the situation of Alien Races within the Land of the Dead.

Especially the high-level Alien Races, such as the Behemoth beasts inhabiting a great chasm.

These were undoubtedly high-level troops. Any adult Behemoth beast was at least a hero BOSS, slightly stronger ones were even at Lord BOSS level.

The epic Golden Behemoth King and the legendary Golden Behemoth Emperor were also in this canyon.

There were nearly a dozen of these high-level troop types in New World No. 99 and its Underworld dimension.

Seeing such Alien Races, Zi Liyuan naturally recorded their locations.

Wild dungeons could be left to his subordinate Lords for conquest.

Secret Realm dungeons could be tasked to his Legendary BOSS allies, leading a team of juniors.

Yet the high-level Alien Beast groups required Zi Liyuan’s direct intervention to subdue.

After all, powerful high-level corps had to be controlled by oneself or one’s trusted allies.

As for those trusted, anyone who signed a rigorous Boundary Sea Contract with Zi was reliable.

Among them, his wife held the highest position.

Shen Yurou and Mo Yi were truly Zi Liyuan’s right-hand allies.

Fan Yuer and her three sisters were exceptional in support roles, keeping the Land of the Dead well-managed.

Liu Yiqing and Sikong You were his powerhouse enforcers, especially the former.

In Zi Liyuan’s forces, evaluating sheer power, aside from Zi himself, Liu Yiqing was the strongest.

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