101: Chapter 101: Spoils Stored, Gates Sealed for Twenty Days

Wang Pingan waved his hand, and a dark green screen of light descended onto the long table, transforming into a dense list of spoils.

The Origin remnants of the Violent Green Abyss, fragments of the Goblin bone towers, poison sacs, bone armor, the Green Abyss mineral veins, and samples of berserker toxins were all listed on it.

Wang Cang scanned the light screen, his chest heaving more noticeably.

These were no ordinary spoils; this was the entire resource Foundation left behind after a demigod Divine Kingdom—one nearing the First-Order Deity barrier—had been dismantled.

Wang Pingan gently pushed the list to the center of the table: "Sell what can be sold, and for what cannot, use the school's exchange system. Exchange everything for auxiliary resources for the Breakthrough to a First-Order Deity."

Wang Cang pressed his palms against the edge of the table, his knuckles turning hard from the effort: "Daozi, if we use the priority channel with Grade A Sequence clearance, we can gather over seventy percent within twenty days."

"Seventy percent is not enough." Wang Pingan's gaze fell upon him, "I want one hundred percent."

Wang Cang's heart skipped a beat, and he immediately understood the weight of these words.

A Breakthrough to a First-Order Deity was not just about Wang Pingan's own advancement; it was the reshaping of the entire Divine Kingdom's Laws.

The half-step experts who had been suppressed within the Divine Kingdom for over a hundred years would also charge toward the threshold of the Purple Mansion and Martial Master on that day.

Missing a single Pulse-Protecting Pill, a single Soul-Stabilizing Incense, or a single set of Formation bases could cost the lives of his subjects.

Wang Cang straightened his posture, his tone as heavy as a mountain: "I will oversee it personally. If the resource banks aren't enough, I will tap into the entire inventory of the Wang family in Galaxy City."

"Spend what needs to be spent." Wang Pingan straightened his sleeves, "Keeping Source Power and Divine Power on the books has no meaning."

As soon as he finished speaking, the shadows in the corner of the inner hall flickered.

Wang Zhenyuan stepped out from the shadows, his gray robes hanging still despite the lack of wind, a black Jade Slip appearing in his hand.

He placed the Jade Slip gently on the edge of the table: "During the twenty-one days you were in the Violent Green Abyss, there were thirty-seven instances of Divine Thought probing the mansion from outside."

Wang Cang's hand, holding the teacup, paused: "Thirty-seven?"

Wang Zhenyuan nodded: "Nine came from the aristocratic families of the Central Star Domain, eleven from resource merchants, six from intelligence agencies, and the identities of the remaining eleven are still being traced."

Wang Cang set the teacup back on the table, a chill appearing in his eyes: "Do they really treat the Wang Family Mansion like a vegetable market?"

Wang Zhenyuan looked at Wang Pingan: "The people from the Lu family are the most anxious. Since Lu Ming suffered a loss, the circle behind them wants to probe the depletion of your Divine Kingdom."

Once these words were spoken, the atmosphere in the inner hall sank.

Lu Ming was just a freshman; the real trouble was the branch of the Lu family from the Central Star Domain behind him.

Wang Pingan had successively taken the Blood Moon Wreckage, the Black Swamp Scale Nest, and the Violent Green Abyss, forcibly snatching away the Grade A Sequence spots and resource allocations.

Those aristocratic families from the Central Star Domain had originally treated the Grade A Sequence as their own private platter; now that a Wang Pingan had emerged from a remote Star Domain, they would not be reconciled to it.

They dared not make a move within the school, nor did they dare to openly defy the Federal school rules, so they could only strike through intelligence, resources, public opinion, and external channels.

Wang Zhenyuan continued: "The Lu family's setup is not very clever. They released fake buyers, hoping to purchase the spoils of the Violent Green Abyss at a high price, and then use the transaction link to reverse-engineer your actual losses."

Wang Cang snorted: "They want to know how many troops Daozi's Divine Kingdom has left, and to judge if they can suppress him during the half-year review."

"There is one more point." Wang Zhenyuan added, "If Daozi has damaged his Foundation, they will push several First-Order freshmen to challenge the resource rankings ahead of time, squeezing the top hundred seats of the Grade A Sequence downward."

Anger churned in Wang Cang's eyes: "They are calculating quite shrewdly."

Wang Pingan did not go to pick up the Jade Slip.

He only extended his hand and pressed two fingers onto the Jade Slip.

With a crack.

The black Jade Slip shattered into powder, falling onto the table, where it was swept up by the steam of the tea and dissipated completely.

Wang Cang was stunned.

Wang Zhenyuan also glanced at him.

Wang Pingan's tone was flat: "A bunch of people peeking through door cracks are not worth my time."

The anger in Wang Cang's chest was suddenly blocked, only to be compressed by these words into a scorching sense of satisfaction.

Wang Pingan looked at Wang Zhenyuan: "The mansion is in lockdown. I will not see anyone for twenty days. You are in charge of checking all resource entries and exits."

Wang Zhenyuan asked: "What if someone forces their way in?"

Wang Pingan stood up and walked outward: "Galaxy City has its rules, and the Wang family has its rules. Handle it according to your rules."

The corners of Wang Zhenyuan's mouth moved: "Understood."

Wang Cang gathered the debris from the table: "When does Daozi plan to enter the secret chamber?"

"Immediately." Wang Pingan did not stop his pace, "The Violent Green Abyss has pushed the Divine Kingdom to the limit of a demigod; the next step can only be a Breakthrough."

Wang Cang immediately took out the ledger and the communication talisman: "I will deliver all the First-Order auxiliary resources to the outside of the secret chamber; I will not delay."

Wang Pingan nodded and turned to walk toward the depths of the mansion.

The Formation lamps on both sides of the secret chamber corridor lit up one by one, the blue-white light spreading across the stone steps, stretching his shadow very long.

Wang Zhenyuan followed to the door of the secret chamber and raised his hand to drive in nine gray-black Formation nails.

After the Formation nails entered the ground, the space rippled, and the Void Realm fissures around the secret chamber were locked layer by layer.

Wang Cang stood in the back, personally closing all visitor channels, leaving only the official resource port of Xinghe University and the emergency port of the Wang family ancestral grounds open.

The stone door slowly descended, and the sound of heavy friction rolled through the corridor.

Wang Pingan looked at the two of them one last time: "Twenty days from now, I want to see the complete resources."

Wang Cang bowed: "Please rest assured, Daozi."

Wang Zhenyuan only spat out four words: "The outside is mine."

The stone door closed seamlessly.

Inside the secret chamber, the Formation patterns lit up layer by layer, and all external sounds were completely cut off.

Wang Pingan sat down cross-legged, and the 10,000-square-kilometer Divine Kingdom within his Divine Core slowly unfolded in the depths of his consciousness.

He did not rush the Breakthrough.

The residual Origin power brought by the Violent Green Abyss was still surging beneath the Divine Kingdom; the Spiritual Vein, Blood Energy Pool, Green Abyss Laws, and Black Tide Foundation were intertwined and had not yet returned to their positions.

A forced Breakthrough would waste the Foundation and also cause his subjects to bear more risks during the reshaping of the Laws.

Wang Pingan's Divine Thought sank, entering the firmament of the Divine Kingdom.

The 10,000-square-kilometer territory spread out beneath his feet; golden waves rolled in the Eastern Spirit Fields, Formation stakes stood in the Southern Black Swamp area, and the new Green Abyss land in the West still carried dark green mist.

The northern part was densely packed with new cities, the bells of the academy echoed, and young subjects carried wooden boxes as they hurried toward their classrooms.

In the Northwestern Martial Dao Holy City, Blood Energy soared into the sky, and in the barracks under the city walls, the sound of armor clashing merged into one.

On the high platform of the Immortal Dao Ancestral Court, Wang Mu was already waiting with the people from the Hundred Arts Hall.

In the training grounds of the Martial Dao Holy City, Wang Shan stood holding his blade, the military flag behind him snapping loudly in the heatwaves.

Wang Pingan's Divine Thought transformed into a golden phantom, hovering in the center of the firmament.

Wang Mu bowed first: "Greetings, Divine Lord."

Wang Shan followed closely, cupping his fists: "Divine Lord, the roster of half-step experts in the army has been re-verified; everyone is waiting for this day."

Wang Pingan scanned the two of them, then looked at the densely packed cities, spirit fields, workshops, and barracks throughout the Divine Kingdom.

"The Divine Kingdom has reached the limit of a demigod, but the time for a Breakthrough has not yet arrived."

Everyone fell silent.

He raised his hand, and the authority of the Master of Time spread out from the firmament.

Golden patterns covered the borders of the Divine Kingdom, and the entire continent trembled slightly.

Twenty days in the outside world, sixty years in the Divine Kingdom.

The final preparations for the Breakthrough had begun.