287: Top 100 Gods, the World of Technology

“Your Majesty, we have already soared to the 101st Rank!”

Inside the Hall of Miraculous Mist, Zhangsun Wuji excitedly stared at the glittering divine ranking list, his voice trembling slightly.

“We are just one step away from the top hundred!”

“As long as we push a little harder and conquer a few more worlds, we will definitely break in!”

A thousand years!

From over Rank 1,000, they had fought their way to Rank 101!

This achievement, if spoken aloud, would be enough to shake the myriad heavens and myriad worlds!

However, Li Chengqian frowned slightly as he looked at the ranking.

He was not as happy as one might expect.

Because he realized that the higher they climbed, the more difficult it became to improve their Rank.

Initially, conquering a Low Magic World allowed them to rise by nearly a hundred Ranks.

But now, even if they annihilated ten worlds similar to Azeroth, their Rank would only move up by one or two positions.

Furthermore, as their Rank increased, the opponents they were matched with in the myriad heavens battlefield also became stronger and stranger.

Not long ago, Li Cunxiao's army encountered a tough opponent.

That was a strange world that entered the Dao through Gu.

Although the sentient beings of that world were not individually strong.

The Gu Insects they raised were bizarre and impossible to guard against.

Potent poison, curses, parasitism, mind control... all sorts of sinister methods emerged endlessly.

Although Li Cunxiao's army eventually achieved victory in that battle.

They paid the heavy price of nearly 100,000 Heavenly Soldiers falling!

This was the first time the Great Tang Immortal Kingdom had suffered such massive casualties since opening the myriad heavens battlefield!

This incident sounded an alarm for all the rapidly advancing Great Tang Generals.

The myriad heavens and myriad worlds were full of hidden talents.

Never underestimate any world.

“Issue the command.”

Li Chengqian said in a deep voice.

“All legions are to temporarily cease proactive attacks.”

“Rest and reorganize for three hundred years.”

“During these three centuries, you have only one mission.”

“That is to digest all the Cultivation Techniques, technology, and resources we have plundered over the past thousand years...”

“Completely integrate the knowledge and power from those foreign worlds into our Great Tang System!”

“I want you to extract the essence and discard the dross!”

“Three hundred years from now, I want to see a brand new, even stronger Great Tang Heavenly Army!”

“Yes, Your Majesty!”

Li Jing and the others accepted the order in unison.

They had also realized the seriousness of the issue.

Blindly conquering and slaughtering would only turn the army into killing machines that knew nothing but war.

And forget about learning and progress.

This was extremely dangerous... Time flowed gently.

Three hundred years passed in the blink of an eye.

During these three centuries, the Great Tang Immortal Kingdom entered a period of rapid development and consolidation.

Countless pieces of knowledge and technology plundered from foreign worlds were systematically sorted, analyzed, and integrated by the Imperial Academy and the Hundred Schools of Thought.

Immortal Dao Civilization, Magic Civilization, Technological Civilization, Martial Dao Civilization... various different sparks of civilization fiercely collided here, erupting in brilliant radiance!

A brand new, complex civilization System, unique to the Great Tang Immortal Kingdom, was quietly taking shape.

The equipment of the Heavenly Soldier Legions also underwent a complete upgrade.

The original standard Immortal Dao Armor was infused with the Rune Forging Technology of the Dwarf Race and the Precision Mechanical Craftsmanship of the Gnome Race, greatly increasing both its defense and functionality!

Traditional Flying Swords and Magic Treasures were also fitted with Energy Amplifiers and Automatic Target Acquisition Systems, making their power and accuracy incomparable to before!

Furthermore, some powerful Heavenly Generals were even equipped with small “Star Destroying Cannons” confiscated from a certain Technological World; a single shot was enough to shatter an asteroid!

Three hundred years later.

When the Great Tang Immortal Kingdom's hundred billion Heavenly Soldiers gathered once again in the Void Realm.

The cold, powerful, terrifying aura emanating from them, filled with the combination of technology and Immortal Dao.

Was enough to make any world outside the top 100 of the divine ranking list despair!

“Very good.”

Li Chengqian looked at this brand new steel torrent he had personally forged, a satisfied smile appearing on his face.

“It is time to let the myriad heavens and myriad worlds witness the true power of my Great Tang!”

“Li Jing!”

“This subordinate is present!”

“I have a new mission for you.”

A hint of frantic, gambler-like light flashed in Li Chengqian's eyes!

“Starting today, the ‘myriad heavens battlefield’ will no longer use random matching!”

“I want you to use all the Luck we have accumulated over the past thousand years to designate a target for me!”

“The target is...”

Li Chengqian stretched out his finger and heavily tapped the myriad heavens divine ranking!

The world ranked exactly one hundredth!

[Rank 100: Gaia Federation, World Master: Main Brain 'God']

“Wha... what?!”

“Your Majesty! You... you intend to proactively challenge the 100th Rank on the divine ranking list?!”

Hearing this command, Li Jing, and even all the Civil and Military Officials, were so terrified that their Souls Flew Away and Spirits Scattered!

Insane!

This time, Your Majesty has truly gone mad!

With random matching, they might still be matched with opponents weaker than themselves.

But designated challenging meant an endless, life-or-death World War!

Moreover, they were challenging the Gaia Federation—a long-established powerful realm that had firmly held the 100th Rank on the divine ranking list for tens of thousands of years!

This was practically gambling the entire National Luck of the Great Tang Immortal Kingdom!

If they won, they would ascend to heaven in a single step and shake the myriad heavens with their fame!

But if they lost... then all the Great Tang Immortal Kingdom's efforts over the past thousand years would be wasted!

They might even suffer severe Origin Qi damage, never recover, and ultimately be completely erased in the Great Purge ten thousand years later!

“Your Majesty! Please reconsider!”

“This action is far too risky!”

Fang Xuanling, Du Ruhui, and the others all knelt down, pleading bitterly.

“No need for further words!”

Li Chengqian's attitude was resolute; he waved his hand.

“My will is decided!”

“Wealth and honor are found in danger!”

“If we don't take risks, how can we catch up to those guys ahead?”

He looked at the few familiar yet glaring names at the forefront of the divine ranking list, flames burning fiercely in his eyes!

“Li Jing, execute the command!”

“...Yes, Your Majesty!”

Li Jing gritted his teeth, ultimately choosing to trust this Your Majesty who had created countless miracles!

He took a deep breath and injected all the vast Luck accumulated by the Great Tang Immortal Kingdom over a thousand years into the control core of the “myriad heavens battlefield”!

“Target locked!”

“Gaia Federation!”

Buzz—!

The entire myriad heavens battlefield began to tremble violently!

The bloody vortex, amplified by the massive amount of Luck, expanded and spun wildly!

Finally, it transformed into a gigantic black hole that obscured the sky and sun!

On the other side of the black hole.

A futuristic world, filled with cold metal and dazzling neon, slowly emerged!

Countless massive, sci-fi shaped Interstellar Battleships densely covered the entire galaxy like a swarm of bees!

The muzzles of every battleship flashed with terrifying energy capable of destroying worlds!

And right in the center of this massive fleet.

A gigantic artificial planet, entirely composed of metal and chips, was silently suspended.

That was the core of the Gaia Federation—

The location of the Main Brain, 'God'!

Almost simultaneously with the Great Tang Immortal Kingdom locking onto them.

A cold, emotionless electronic voice resounded throughout the entire Gaia Federation.

[Warning! Warning!]

[Unknown Civilization detected initiating a compulsory World War against this world via the 'myriad heavens battlefield'!]

[Opponent World Rank: 101.]

[World Name: Great Tang Immortal Kingdom.]

[Threat Level: Extinction Class!]

['God' Protocol, activated!]

[All combat units, entering maximum war status!]

[Target locked, Invaders!]

[Preparing to execute Dimensionality Reduction Strike!]