Three days later, Zhang Hao returned to the Purple Firmament Empire, Tianwu City. At this time, he didn't know where he could go. In the end, he chose to return to Tianwu City. As for whether or not to return to Tianwu Academy, that would depend on the situation.
Inside the largest restaurant in Tianwu City.
Zhang Hao sat by the window, looking at the bustling crowd on the street outside. A hint of melancholy couldn't help but rise in his heart. He murmured, "I wonder how Zi Qian is doing now? She must really hope I can save her, right?"
Suddenly, the conversation of a few diners nearby caught Zhang Hao's attention.
"Did you know? Xiao Long of the Ziyang Sect has come out of seclusion from the Sun Moon Mysterious Pool. It's said that he successfully broke through to the Martial Venerable Realm, and now he is the number one expert in our Northern Region. I'm afraid the forces in the entire Northern Region are going to be reshuffled now," a dark-faced Martial Warrior said excitedly.
"Yes, the former number one expert in our Northern Region was merely a high-level Martial Emperor. Now that a Martial Venerable has appeared, I'm afraid the other Sects will have to bow down. Especially the Hao Xian Sect, which has always been at odds with the Ziyang Sect, they're going to be in trouble now," another Martial Warrior with a sharp mouth and sunken cheeks laughed.
Hearing this, Zhang Hao's heart trembled. He had originally thought Xiao Long would need some time to break through to the Martial Venerable Realm, but he didn't expect it to be so fast. After all, there were still over four months until Murong Ziqian and Xiao Long's wedding. With Xiao Long's Nine Spiritual Roots Aptitude, and after this time in the Sun Moon Mysterious Pool, his Aptitude was probably even stronger. Breaking through one or two minor Realms again would definitely not be difficult, absolutely not difficult.
No, I must break through to the Martial Venerable Realm. Otherwise, by then, facing Xiao Fan, I will have no chance of winning.
"Ding dong! System upgrade to version 3.0 successful. Ten Great Heavenly Kings sub-System added."
"Ding dong! System has released an S-rank mission: Gather the Ten Great Heavenly Kings."
"Ding dong! Congratulations Player Zhang Hao on completing the System upgrade mission, leveling up three times consecutively. Currently Martial Emperor Ninth Heaven."
After the System upgrade, Zhang Hao was greatly excited. After the System upgrade, there were naturally many benefits. After entering the System's panel, Zhang Hao checked the System's changes and found that there were still many changes after the upgrade. For example, after the System upgrade, the limit of not exceeding three levels per upgrade was no longer restricted. This change was very beneficial to Zhang Hao.
I wonder what that so-called Ten Great Heavenly Kings sub-System is after the System upgrade. Why does it feel like I'm supposed to recruit subordinates?
After checking the so-called Ten Great Heavenly Kings sub-System, Zhang Hao immediately became excited. This Ten Great Heavenly Kings System was simply too awesome.
The Ten Great Heavenly Kings System is indeed for recruiting subordinates. Of course, don't think recruiting subordinates is simple. Only those with a favorability towards Zhang Hao exceeding 90 will be recognized by the System. In Zhang Hao's opinion, besides his family, only Ning Xue, Song Sitian, Ye Yunshang, and Yun Qiuyu among the women had a favorability exceeding ninety. Ying Da, Jin Bao, and these brothers were naturally also very likely.
Moreover, since they are the Ten Great Heavenly Kings, they should be predominantly male, so Zhang Hao naturally gave up on the women. And Zhang Hao also hoped that the Ten Great Heavenly Kings he recruited would be male. According to the System's description, these Ten Great Heavenly Kings would be the generals who would follow him through life and death in the future, his subordinates. Zhang Hao naturally didn't want to cultivate the women into such roles.
The even more awesome part is that this Ten Great Heavenly Kings System doesn't just recruit subordinates. What's even more awesome is that once they become Zhang Hao's subordinates, they will have a Battle Soul possess them. They will receive the inheritance of a Battle Soul within the System. They can obtain sixty percent of the Battle Soul's power. This function is awesome. Moreover, once they accept the Battle Soul inheritance, they will never betray him for life, staying with him forever. Of course, not everyone can necessarily receive the Battle Soul inheritance. If they don't receive the Battle Soul inheritance, it naturally means that person doesn't have the qualification to become one of the Ten Great Heavenly Kings.
Zhang Hao entered the System's panel to check.
Mission: Gather the Ten Great Heavenly Kings
Level: S-rank
Time Limit: Three years
Mission Success: Rewards S-rank grand gift package
Mission Failure: System Eradication
Damn, seeing the System Eradication, Zhang Hao felt a chill run down his spine. He naturally knew that with System Eradication, he couldn't resist no matter what.
"Sigh, System Boss, you don't have to resort to eradication at every turn, it's too hurtful," Zhang Hao said somewhat disgruntledly.
However, the System remained silent, clearly too lazy to bother with Zhang Hao.
"Hmm, after returning to Tianwu Academy, I'll first let Ying Da, Dou Bi, and the others try it out to see if they can obtain the System Battle Soul inheritance," Zhang Hao murmured.
This time, Zhang Hao returned to Tianwu Academy again. He secretly found Ying Da, Dou Bi, and the others.
Zhang Hao didn't want anyone at Tianwu Academy to recognize him. Therefore, he was still in disguise. When Zhang Hao found Dou Bi, Zhang Jianfeng, Ying Da, and Jin Bao, the four of them were practicing in the Yan Wu Field of Tianwu Academy's Inner Courtyard.
The four of them had made great progress. Zhang Jianfeng was now at Martial King Realm Second Heaven, having taken a small step forward since last time. Although it was just a small step, being able to advance further in the Martial King Realm within such a short period also showed that Zhang Jianfeng's Aptitude was indeed the strongest among these people. After all, wanting to advance another minor Realm in the Martial King Realm requires a long period of accumulation, even for many geniuses. It was extremely rare for Zhang Jianfeng to advance further.
Jin Bao, Dou Bi, and Ying Da, the three of them, were at the Half-Step Martial King cultivation level.
These three guys had also made great progress. When they met last time, they were only at the high-level Great Martial Master cultivation. Now they were Half-Step Martial Kings. From the three of them, it could be seen that the Killing Intent on these few people was much stronger than before. Clearly, these few people had undergone life-and-death training during this time. They seemed to have grown up a lot.
At this moment, Jin Bao, Dou Bi, and Ying Da were surrounding and attacking Zhang Jianfeng.
Facing the encirclement of the three, Zhang Jianfeng remained calm and composed, handling it with ease. Every sword strike hit the weak points of Jin Bao and the other two, repelling them.
Zhang Hao was naturally not worried, because he could tell that these four were merely sparring at the moment. They were naturally not genuinely fighting.
"That's enough, that's enough. Jianfeng, you're too strong, we can't beat you," Jin Bao said to Zhang Jianfeng somewhat dejectedly.
Zhang Jianfeng shook his head and said with a faint smile, "You guys, you're trying to be lazy again. Aren't you afraid that next time you see Boss, he'll be disappointed if he finds you haven't made any progress?"
Hearing Zhang Jianfeng's words, the few of them once again felt their fighting spirit surge.
Seeing this, Zhang Hao felt a little moved, knowing that these guys were doing this all to become his assistants.
First, I checked how high their favorability towards me was. Only a favorability exceeding 90 would qualify them to become one of the System's Ten Great Heavenly Kings.
