135: The Command Platform marks the beginning of the rise of the human race!

At the same moment.

The Demon Slaying Institute Headquarters in the Imperial Capital released a major piece of good news:

Congratulations to the Acting Director and Peak War God, Shen Xiu, for ascending to the heavens in a single step!

After one hundred and fifty-two years of dedication, combined with a little bit of Opportunity, he has finally achieved the status of Human Emperor!

Becoming the fifth Human Emperor in the history of the Human Race!

Once the news was released.

It immediately spread throughout China and reached every corner of the world.

The Human Race in China celebrated universally with singing and dancing.

To celebrate this historic moment.

The Demon Slaying Institute announced,

Effective immediately,

The entire country will have a three-day paid holiday.

The banner of the Human Race's rise was raised in the Imperial Capital Square!

This news even reached the distant Nine Netherworld.

It disturbed certain ancient existences... Meanwhile, in the Land of Divine Punishment, before the Supreme God Temple in the Holy Capital.

Su Yan's selection of generals was still continuing.

"The sixth person for the general appointment platform, Crimson Rain!"

"The seventh person for the general appointment platform, Heavenly Net!"

"The eighth person for the general appointment platform, Meng Weijue!"

"The ninth person for the general appointment platform, Green Sun!"

Golden light streaked as four more names flew onto the surface of the general appointment platform.

Each occupied a position.

After naming these four.

In their four corresponding directions.

Crimson Rain, Heavenly Net, Meng Wujue, and Green Sun all received the Divine General BUFF.

They fell into a state of immense joy and gratitude.

"The tenth person for the general appointment platform..."

Only three positions remained.

Su Yan hesitated slightly, wanting to select another War God.

But his gaze quickly became resolute as he changed his mind.

"The tenth person for the general appointment platform, Xiao Panxue!"

Following Su Yan's choice.

A seemingly familiar Divine Punishment ID flew onto the surface of the general appointment platform.

The ID was shrouded in golden light.

Until it settled into the tenth position.

Subsequently.

The grand golden light gradually dissipated, finally revealing its true face.

—Xue Wuyue!

Seeing this Divine Punishment ID.

Su Yan's face immediately showed a look of astonishment, finding it somewhat unbelievable.

"No way, Xue Wuyue is actually Sister Xue??"

He remembered when he was clearing dungeons.

He had briefly paid attention to the ID Xue Wuyue.

At that time, because of his own analysis.

The thought had crossed his mind whether Xue Wuyue could be Xiao Panxue.

After all, they both had the word 'Snow' in them.

But he had quickly dismissed it later.

The reason was simple.

Xiao Panxue's Talent was only S-Rank.

How could she consistently achieve a top-ten ranking among the entire Human Race on the dungeon clear history boards?

But looking at it now... Su Yan widened his eyes in pleasant surprise, thinking to himself:

"I couldn't tell, Sister Xue, you were actually hiding so much."

The result was already self-evident.

Xiao Panxue's Talent was not S-Rank at all!

Through the Divine Punishment backend.

Su Yan quickly checked Xue Wuyue's Rank.

Divine Punishment ID: Xue Wuyue.

Rank: 712

"..."

Su Yan didn't know whether to laugh or cry.

Because when they were having dinner today, Xiao Panxue had clearly told him her Rank was only 202.

"Good grief, you even lied to your younger brother, huh?"

Su Yan grinned.

He didn't feel upset or anything.

After all, he was a 'hider' himself; he couldn't have double standards.

But as expected, he was right.

In Uncle Xiao's family, not a single person was simple.

If he added himself to the mix,

They were definitely the most powerful family on Blue Star, no problem there, right?

And from the time Xiao Panxue had her Awakening until now.

Only a little over a year had passed.

To be able to raise her Rank to 712 in such a short time.

It was very likely she had more than one Talent!

In this way.

There was no selfishness involved in selecting Xiao Panxue for the general appointment platform.

Xiao Panxue was fully qualified!

...Speaking of selfishness.

The eleventh position.

"The eleventh person for the general appointment platform, Tang Xia!"

Su Yan spoke without hesitation.

Whoosh!

Golden light surged again on the general appointment platform.

Tang Xia's Divine Punishment ID—Xia Huohuo—flew into the eleventh position.

Xia Huohuo... However, seeing Tang Xia's ID, Su Yan's mouth couldn't help but twitch.

He remembered when he was in the taxi that evening.

Tang Xia had sent a message.

Saying that her Talent had improved again and had reached S-Rank.

Then it wouldn't be long before she reached SS-Rank.

"Xiao Xia, oh Xiao Xia, this is all I can do to help you; the rest is up to you."

Su Yan murmured in his heart, his expression becoming solemn.

After choosing Tang Xia.

Only one position remained on the general appointment platform.

"This last position..."

Su Yan thought for a moment and didn't make a choice immediately.

Instead, he exited the general appointment platform function.

He went into the Divine Punishment backend.

He edited a combat power leaderboard.

With a time limit of half a month.

Starting from now.

All Human Race Players below Rank 200 would enter this leaderboard ranking.

After the half-month period ended.

The player ranked first on the leaderboard would automatically enter the final position on the general appointment platform.

"This way, the general selection is complete."

Su Yan exhaled softly, his expression shifting with a hint of a smile in his eyes.

Barring any accidents.

In the near future.

These twelve people would become the new combat power ceiling of the Human Race.

At the very least, they could all become Human Emperors!

And reaching the Holy Capital would naturally just be a matter of time.

After finishing this.

Su Yan used his authority.

He maxed out the experience gain for all maps: EXP +200%!

Allowing every ordinary player to enjoy the benefit of double experience!

Then.

Drawing on his experience playing games in his past life, Su Yan casually planned a few events.

He ensured that each event, within the rules of Divine Punishment,

Had the difficulty adjusted to the minimum and the rewards pushed to the maximum.

"I don't believe the Human Race won't take off like this."

"Just three Human Emperors could go back and forth with the Demon Race. In the future, there will be twelve Human Emperor PLUSes, plus an elite army of billions of humans..."

"By then, even if I don't take action, the Demon Race will be utterly crushed, right?"

Su Yan rubbed his chin, thinking to himself, his heart surging with excitement.

"Elise."

Suddenly, Su Yan exited the Divine Punishment backend and called out.

Elise, who had been standing by his side, bowed slightly. "Please speak, Master."

"I've already arranged the events. In the coming days, you just need to activate them in order."

"Yes."

Elise asked, "What about you, Master?"

"I'm going to the Nine Netherworld. It might take a long time, so I won't be logging into Divine Punishment for a while."

Hearing this, Elise reminded him:

"The Nine Netherworld is the territory of the Demon Race. If Master goes alone, you must be careful."

"Naturally."

"But don't worry, I'm not what I used to be. Even if I encounter a Demon God, I won't be afraid at all."

Su Yan smiled gently.

His voice was full of confidence.

The reason why Elise was worried.

Su Yan was naturally well aware of it.

Because these gods he had shackled,

Were only Clones of those gods located within Divine Punishment.

They could only be summoned within Divine Punishment.

In other words.

After he went to the Nine Netherworld.

He would not be able to rely on these god Clones to cause trouble.

Before the Supreme God Temple,

Su Yan looked toward the distant starry sky shrouded in Holy Light with eyes full of vision and expectation.

Finally, he instructed:

"Alright, Elise, I'm leaving."

"I'll leave the Land of Divine Punishment to you. You must help me protect her."

Her black hair fluttered, and her silver-white battle suit billowed.

Elise placed her left fist over her right chest, her cold and elegant figure exuding an unparalleled Aura.

"I swear in the name of the Goddess of War that I will not fail my Master's mission!"

Su Yan smiled slightly.

Before going offline, he used Summon God to bring out Aureo, Anqi, the Goddess of Dawn, the Goddess of the Desert, and Golad.

To assist Elise in co-managing the Land of Divine Punishment... When Su Yan logged out from the Land of Divine Punishment.

A clear and pleasant world announcement sounded in the sky of Divine Punishment:

"Attention all Travelers, the new Version 2.0 event [Summer Flowing Fire] will begin in 10 seconds."

"Travelers can form teams to participate. After completing each round of the event, you can obtain guaranteed rewards such as a large amount of experience, gold coins, and attribute pills."

"At the same time, there is a chance to obtain unexpected rewards such as SS-Rank equipment, skill books, special items, and more. Come and join us!"

The world announcement echoed across every map.

At this time.

In the Forest Kingdom, on the way to the City of the Forest.

An Archer stood dazed on the spot, her beautiful face filled with shock and excitement.

"I... I was actually chosen by Demon Slayer!"

"Is this not some kind of prank?"

Her pink ponytail swayed slightly in the forest breeze.

Tang Xia's joy was beyond words, so much so that her eyes grew moist.

"This dream is so real, I wish I would never wake up..."

Ding-dong!

Just then.

Suddenly, one friend request after another popped up before Tang Xia's eyes.

"Ye Zhibai has added you as a friend. Do you accept?"

"Mo Wen has added you as a friend. Do you accept?"

"Li Yueqing has added you as a friend. Do you accept?"

"Shen Xiu has added you as a friend. Do you accept?"

..."Xue Wuyue has added you as a friend. Do you accept?"

...Tang Xia: "??"

Tang Xia was completely bewildered.