On the fifteenth day of the third month of the sixth year of Great Han, the Great Han Human Emperor Yang Hao, with a single sword strike, annihilated the barbarian top Venerable Man Jin and injured the top Venerable Man Yun, once again proclaiming with supreme might the Great Han Imperial Dynasty's dominant position in the Eastern Desolate Continent.
On the twentieth day of the third month of the sixth year of Great Han, the six realms of the Eastern Desolate Continent were gradually brought under the control of the Great Han Imperial Dynasty officials. Squadrons of soldiers at the Tian Wu realm, under the unified arrangement of the Ministry of War, suppressed numerous important cities and fortresses.
On the first day of the fourth month of the sixth year of Great Han, the six realms of the Eastern Desolate Continent were progressively stabilized. Tribes that resisted were baptized by the Great Han cavalry and vanished.
On the third day of the fourth month of the sixth year of Great Han, the Ice Snow Palace of the Northern Domain Continent was trampled and destroyed by the Heavenly God Mountain. The Northern Domain Continent was declared unified!
"Demon race envoys?"
In the Xuanzheng Hall of the Great Han's Chang'an Imperial Palace, Yang Hao looked at the memorial submitted by Li Si. These memorials not only mentioned the demon race but also the Four-Eyed race of the Heavenly God Mountain and the barbarian race of the Southern Barbarians.
"Teleportation array?"
As some forces gradually vanished, the Cang Yuan World had decided on four top overlords, each ruling one continent: the Great Han Imperial Dynasty of the Eastern Desolate, the barbarian race of the Southern Barbarians, the demon race of the Western Regions, and the Four-Eyed race of the Heavenly God Mountain in the Northern Domain.
Currently, among these major powers, excluding the isolated Great Han Imperial Dynasty, the other three forces had established mutual teleportation arrays.
"Li Si, what are your thoughts on this matter?"
Yang Hao closed the memorial and shut his eyes. The Granary Dao was located on the side of the capital, but void channels had already spread to every corner of the Eastern Desolate Continent. As long as the Great Han iron army was fully assembled, they could descend upon any corner of the Eastern Desolate Continent in mere breaths.
The opportunity of a million years was approaching. The friction between the Great Han Imperial Dynasty and the three top forces was unavoidable. Only the overlord that unified the Cang Yuan World could gather the core seeds of the four continents, step into the Supreme Hall, and ascend to a higher level plane.
"Human Emperor, this matter can be agreed to. The myriad tribes of the Cang Yuan World are gradually coalescing, and the opportunity of a million years is imminent. The unification of the Cang Yuan World is an unstoppable trend. We can also take this opportunity to establish mutual teleportation arrays, allowing Yuan Tiangang to patrol the four directions and prepare for the near future!"
Li Si stepped forward and bowed to Yang Hao.
"Mm!"
Yang Hao nodded. "This matter will be entirely your responsibility. Have Yuan Tiangang carefully oversee the establishment of the teleportation arrays; there must be no mistakes!"
"Yes!"
Li Si responded, turned, and retreated.
"Bao Zheng, the Great Han has now unified the six realms of the Eastern Desolate Continent, and the foundation of the imperial enterprise is established. You may, together with Prime Minister Li Si, draft the matter of the Great Han Imperial Dynasty's promotion to an Imperial Dynasty. Once a propitious date is chosen and all arrangements are in order, it can be announced to the world for the citizens of Great Han to celebrate together!"
"Your Majesty's command is obeyed!"
Bao Zheng bowed. The Great Han Imperial Dynasty, relying on its wild lands, had gone through battles and swept across the land, dominating the six realms. Its foundation was established, and its destiny was vast. Rich dragon qi permeated the skies above Chang'an.
With the imperial enterprise established, the Great Han Imperial Dynasty could be promoted to an Imperial Dynasty and exert dominance over all sides!
"If there is nothing else, you may all withdraw."
"Your humble servants take their leave!"
Li Si, Bao Zheng, and many other ministers exited simultaneously, bowed respectfully to Yang Hao, and slowly withdrew from the Xuanzheng Hall.
"System, check the data of Slaugher Value and Faith Value under my command!"
"Ding! Alerting host, host has 80.5 million Slaughter Value and 1.25 billion Faith Value, with three opportunities for Thousand Ancient Heroes summoning!"
After the Great Han Imperial Dynasty was promoted to an Imperial Dynasty, it could obtain a one-level upgrade for the Nine Cauldrons of Destiny. The Nine Cauldrons of Destiny at level nine would consume 600 million Faith Value, a vast expenditure that would make Yang Hao frown in distress.
The promotion to Imperial Dynasty had saved Yang Hao a significant amount of resources. At the time of his promotion to the Yu Shen realm, it had cost him 600 million Faith Value. According to the system, the Venerable realm was the pinnacle of martial arts in the Cang Yuan World, and each realm advancement would double the consumption. Thus, 1.2 billion Faith Value was sufficient for Yang Hao to reach the Venerable realm.
"Let's use the Thousand Ancient Heroes summoning opportunities first!"
Yang Hao contemplated his various gains, a relaxed expression on his face. Reaching the Venerable realm was a certainty. It was better to summon first and then advance his cultivation, maximizing profits!
"Ding! Hero summoning opportunity consumed successfully!"
"Ding! System commencing summoning!"
"Ding! Summoning opportunity consumed, hidden achievement unlocked, triggering hidden mechanism. Summoning opportunity now has independent determination: One, can independently summon one hero; Two, can summon heroes in groups; Three, can summon heroes in groups without consuming existing slots in the Tower of Reincarnation and Yellow Springs!"
"Ding! Summoning opportunity determination commenced, determination successful!"
"Ding! Congratulations to the host, summoning opportunity determination Three, can summon heroes in groups without consuming existing slots in the Tower of Reincarnation and Yellow Springs!"
"Ding! Congratulations to the host, successfully summoned worldly heroes, the one hundred and eight generals of Liangshan!"
"Huh?"
Yang Hao suddenly stood up, his eyes filled with shock. "System, does this independent determination occur every time?"
If every summoning triggered an independent determination...
"Ding! This trigger is for the three opportunities only. Host is reminded that each determined summoning does not necessarily result in the successful summoning of worldly heroes!"
...
Yang Hao was instantly disappointed. However, the first independent determination resulted in the summoning of one hundred worldly heroes, without consuming existing slots in the Tower of Reincarnation and Yellow Springs, as each golden carved figure on each level of the tower had a specific number.
"Shui Po Liangshan, one hundred and eight generals!"
Yang Hao, who had just started to be happy, frowned again. Regarding Shui Po Liangshan, he had already summoned one, Lu Junyi, who was classified as a top-tier general and was now a powerful expert at the sixth level of the Yu Shen realm.
Even the powerful Lu Junyi had not reached the Venerable realm, which made Yang Hao frown. "Never mind, distributing them to the various prefectures to command armies and maintain order is also good!"
After all, it was better to have something than nothing!
"View information on the one hundred and eight generals!"
"Ding! Shui Po Liangshan one hundred and eight generals, hero classification successful!"
"Ding! Shui Po Liangshan one hundred and eight generals, ten top-tier heroes, their realms are Yu Shen: Lin Chong, Guan Sheng, Lu Zhishen, Wu Song, Hu Yan Zhuo, Qin Ming, Dong Ping, Yang Zhi, Hua Rong, Xu Ning!"
"Ding! Shui Po Liangshan one hundred and eight generals, fifty second-tier heroes, their realms are Nirvana: Suo Chao, Sun Li, Shi Xiu Yang Xiong, Li Ying, Zhu Tong, Lei Heng, Liu Tang, Shi Jin, Hu Sanniang, Li Kui, Zhang Qing...!"
In the Romance of the Water Margin, although each was valiant, their prowess in battlefield combat and commanding armies was somewhat inferior. When compared to the myriad heroes throughout history, they were considerably dimmer.
However, it was worth acknowledging that there were still ten top-tier generals, sufficient to command armies and suppress an entire prefecture.
Yang Hao had no interest in viewing the classifications of the remaining generals of Shui Po Liangshan. Heroes who did not reach the Venerable realm were almost useless, let alone those who couldn't even make it into the top-tier heroes...