265: Size of the Space Force

"Clan Chief!"

Qi Wude, who had been terrified, was overjoyed when he saw Xu Qing.

Xu Qing smiled, then moved the Lan family's ancestors and descendants to the main hall.

"Greetings, Clan Chief!"

The two quickly bowed in greeting.

With a wave of his hand, Xu Qing unleashed three streams of power that surged into Qi Wude and the other two, instantly elevating their cultivation to the Supreme Great Emperor Realm.

Feeling the vast energy filling their bodies, the three immediately understood what they had gained.

"Thank you for your grace, Clan Chief!" The three knelt in excitement, expressing their gratitude.

"This is what you deserve!"

Xu Qing said with a smile, "You are still needed. For now, you will remain in this Realm!"

"Yes!"

The three cupped their fists!

"Go and wait for your deployment!"

Xu Qing waved his hand. The three bowed and then left.

Xu Qing's gaze turned to the three beasts and one spirit. With a wave of his hand, their cultivation instantly broke through the Emperor Realm shackles, reaching Dao Severing Perfection.

"Master, is this the power beyond the Emperor Realm?"

Yun Qian asked in shock.

"That's right! Beyond the Great Emperor is Transcendent. You need to sever the Eternal Dao Realm's restraints on yourself, and from then on, you will be free from all kinds of calamities and disasters of the Dao Realm!" Xu Qing said with a smile.

"Now, all of you have reached Dao Severing Perfection. You only need to sever the restraints on your bodies to achieve Transcendent! Go into seclusion. I will handle what comes next!"

"Yes!"

The three beasts and one spirit left the Yin Heaven Palace.

Soon, a group of armored generals entered the main hall. Leading them were ten individuals clad in purple-gold Emperor Armor, followed by a uniform line of individuals in purple armor. These were the high-ranking officers of the Ten Great Heavenly Army, led by Shang Zhang.

From the armor of the ten marshals, it was evident that they had already Broken Through to the Heavenly Monarch Realm.

The Heavenly Monarch stage only has three tiers: Upper, Middle, and Lower Heavenly Monarch. At this moment, all ten were at the Lower Heavenly Monarch tier.

The strongest among them were Shang Zhang and Efeng, equivalent to top-tier Great Emperors who controlled 20% of the Dao.

"Shang Zhang (Efeng...) greets the Master!"

All the high-ranking Heavenly Army officers knelt in unison.

"Rise!"

"Thank you, Master!"

Only then did the generals rise!

Xu Qing's face was filled with satisfaction. Here were gathered the Ten Great Heavenly Monarchs and a hundred Ninth-Rank Heavenly Kings. The Qi of these Heavenly Kings varied; the weaker ones were equivalent to Ninth-Step Quasi-Emperors, while the stronger ones were comparable to Peerless Quasi-Emperors!

Excluding these individuals, within the Ten Great Heavenly Army, the number of Heavenly King-level powerhouses had already exceeded 120,000. This was the terrifying aspect of the Primordial Heavenly Pool.

However, it was understandable. The Five Turbid Ghost Realm was vast; merely one domain's area was equivalent to the Nanming Divine Continent, and the entire Ghost Realm's area was only slightly smaller than the Eternal Continent.

With such a vast area, there were three Great Emperors, not to mention Quasi-Emperors.

The Quasi-Emperors of the Five Turbid Ghost Realm definitely numbered no less than a million. From this glimpse, one could see how powerful the hidden strength of the Human Race must be.

Of course, it was also possible that the Human Race had many high-end combat forces, but far fewer mid-tier combat forces than the Netherworld, which was also a possibility.

And in this situation, with the Primordial Heavenly Pool, a Dao artifact, it was not surprising that so many Heavenly Kings could be created.

Over the past ten years, the Ten Great Heavenly Army had expanded frantically. The number of ordinary soldiers alone reached one billion, and this number was still controlled by Yun Qian; otherwise, it would have long exceeded this figure.

With such a massive number, the original military ranks were insufficient, so an independent set of military ranks was established.

Each Heavenly Army unit had one Army Commander, ten Marshals, one hundred Divine Marshals, one thousand Divine Generals, ten thousand Myriad-Man Commanders, one hundred thousand Thousand-Man Commanders, and one million Hundred-Man Commanders.

Among them, Army Commanders were all at the Heavenly Monarch level; Marshals were all Ninth-Rank Heavenly Kings; Divine Marshals were Seventh-Rank Heavenly Kings and above; Divine Generals had cultivation from Fourth-Rank to Sixth-Rank Heavenly Kings; Myriad-Man Commanders were First-Rank to Third-Rank Heavenly Kings.

Thousand-Man Commanders and Hundred-Man Commanders were both at the Heavenly General level, except the former's combat power was equivalent to Saint Monarch Perfection, while soldiers were all at the Saint Emperor Realm.

"I wonder what level the combat power of these Ten Great Heavenly Army will reach after sweeping through the entire Netherworld!"

Xu Qing murmured, perhaps by then, there would be no Saint Emperors left for all of them!

Be bolder, all Quasi-Emperors!

Xu Qing's eyes narrowed, and he said in a deep voice, "Efeng, Zhuo Yong, Tu Wei, heed my command!"

"Your subordinates obey!"

Efeng and the other three Army Commanders stepped forward.

"With Efeng as the main marshal, and Zhuo Yong and Tu Wei as vice-marshals, march on the Hoping Home Ghost Realm!"

"Yes, Master!"

The three Army Commanders received their orders and returned to their ranks.

"Heavenly King Zhanmeng, Heavenly King Rouzhao, Qiang Yu, heed my command!"

"Your subordinates obey!"

Heavenly King Zhanmeng and the other three Army Commanders stepped out.

After a moment of thought, Xu Qing added, "With Heavenly King Zhanmeng as the main marshal, and Heavenly King Rouzhao and Qiang Yu as vice-marshals, march on the Other Shore Ghost Realm!"

"We obey!"

After receiving their orders, the three Army Commanders returned to their ranks.

"Chong Guang, Xuan E, and Zhaoyang's three armies will guard the borders, ready to intercept any support from the Fengdu Netherworld!"

Xu Qing did this to test the Ancestor of Bei Yin. The other party said they could not enter Fengdu, but it was unclear whether this Fengdu referred to the Fengdu Netherworld or the Fengdu Ghost Domain.

Additionally, the Fengdu Netherworld was the center of the Netherworld. While other Ghost Realms had some Great Emperors, the Fengdu Netherworld had the most Great Emperors, and also many powerful Ghost Realm clans.

Especially the Nether Palace and the Yellow Springs Hall. These two halls were the overlords of the Netherworld, occupying the Netherworld Ghost Domain and the Yellow Springs Ghost Domain respectively.

And from the information provided by the System, these two halls were backed by forces from the Ancient Land of Dao, and these backing forces were the same ones that overthrew the Underworld back then.

Over the long years, even if there were no Half-Step Eternals, there must be Dao Ancestors present.

Therefore, before his wings were fully grown, Xu Qing would most likely not enter the Fengdu Netherworld prematurely.

As the generals dispersed, the entire Yin Court quickly mobilized. Teams of armies formed into three groups and left Yin Capital, leaving only Shang Zhang's Heavenly Army to guard Yin Capital.

After the Heavenly Army's high-ranking officers left, an unremarkable grey-robed old man appeared in Xu Qing's main hall. The old man was intensely cold, and faint signs of surging rivers could be seen around him.

"You are Nine Curves Ghost Emperor?"

Xu Qing's indifferent voice came from the main seat.

Upon hearing this, the old man trembled all over, feeling the Dao within his body subtly collapsing, and an inexplicable terror surged in his heart.

"Jiuqu greets the Master!"

Nine Curves Ghost Emperor, without any dignity befitting a Great Emperor, immediately knelt, his head almost touching the floor tiles paved with Nine Nether Ghost Crystals.

He had no choice but to act this way. He had witnessed the anomaly in the Yin Heaven Palace earlier, and in that anomaly, he felt the aura of death. Now, seeing the person who caused the anomaly, that aura of death grew even stronger.

Under this pressure of death, he dared not even harbor the slightest thought of resistance, only reverence and fear.

"Clack, clack, clack!"

Xu Qing gently tapped the armrest of his throne. This Nine Curves Ghost Emperor was one of the three Ghost Emperors in the Five Turbid Ghost Realm.

He was also the only one of the three who knew how to adapt. As for the other two, they had long become resources for Efeng and the others.

Listening to Xu Qing's tapping, Nine Curves Ghost Emperor felt as if he had fallen into an ice cellar, cold sweat profusely. Each tap was like a heavy hammer, pounding fiercely on his heart, as if to infinitely amplify his fear until it devoured his Soul.

"I heard you have a wide network of connections?"

Finally, a voice came from above, which made Nine Curves Ghost Emperor breathe a sigh of relief, and he quickly replied.

"Yes, Master!"

"I want to conquer the Netherworld. How many Great Emperors can you persuade for me?" Xu Qing asked.

Nine Curves Ghost Emperor was shocked upon hearing this, not expecting Xu Qing's ambition to be so great.

"Replying to Master, Jiuqu is willing to try!"

Fearing Xu Qing's dissatisfaction, Nine Curves Ghost Emperor quickly added, "Your subordinate can at least win over three people!"

"Alright!"