183: Ye Zhibai was shocked to learn that the Divine Strategy Legion was armed with SS-level crystals; the army of the Gods was attacking!

Outside the Imperial Capital's Secret Realm Entrance.

A tall and handsome figure emerged from within.

It was Su Yan, who had returned from the Nine Nether Planet.

"The Heaven-Reaching Dharma God has returned!"

The experts from the Demon Slaying Institute responsible for guarding the Secret Realm Entrance lined up to welcome him the moment they saw Su Yan return.

Su Yan nodded with a smile in acknowledgment.

From the direction of the Imperial Capital in the distance, a figure flew over at high speed.

"Su Yan, you're back!"

Ye Zhibai, dressed in white, landed on the ground, his expression unable to conceal his excitement and anticipation.

It seemed he had been constantly monitoring the Secret Realm Entrance, and upon discovering Su Yan's return, he had rushed over immediately.

"That Nine Nether Demon Clan…"

Just as Ye Zhibai opened his mouth, Su Yan knew what he was going to say and smiled faintly. "Don't worry, they've already been wiped out without a trace."

Hiss!

Hearing this, Ye Zhibai gasped, slammed his fist into his palm, and laughed with satisfaction.

"Good, very good!"

The sworn enemy of the Blue Star Human Race, the Nine Nether Demon Clan, had finally been wiped out!

At this moment, thinking that since he had met Ye Zhibai, Su Yan asked seriously, "By the way, Senior Ye, has the military buildup started?"

Ye Zhibai nodded. "Everything has been notified. China is currently in a state of national mobilization. And we have informed Europe and America one by one."

"Upon hearing that it was your order, all nations have expressed that they will unconditionally comply and are willing to follow in the footsteps of the Heaven-Reaching Dharma God to go to war with the gods!"

Su Yan smiled with satisfaction. "Very good, but we need to move quickly; we don't have much time left."

"Yes!"

Ye Zhibai thought of something and said with difficulty, "It's just that as the strength of our Human Race has improved significantly, the current weapons and equipment of the Divine Strategy Legion are severely lagging behind in Rank, and we need a large number of crystal stones to forge new weapons and equipment."

"However, right now, the country's crystal stone reserves can only arm one legion at most, and our production capacity is also severely insufficient. crystal stones are currently extremely scarce, and it might be difficult to complete the re-equipping of everyone..."

Seeing Su Yan's gaze shift over, Ye Zhibai quickly added, "Of course, the difficulties are only temporary; we will definitely unite as one to overcome all obstacles!"

Su Yan asked, "What Rank of crystal stones are currently used to forge the weapons and equipment worn by the Divine Strategy Legion?"

Ye Zhibai answered without hesitation, "Except for the Divine Mechanism Battalion, which uses A-Rank crystal stones, ninety percent of the other legions use B-Rank crystal stones."

"B-Rank crystal stones, huh?"

Seeing Su Yan mutter this, the calm face of the Human Emperor Ye Zhibai showed a trace of embarrassment, while his brow carried a faint sense of pride.

He coughed and said, "B-Rank crystal stones are indeed a bit wasteful, but the weapons and equipment forged from B-Rank crystal stones possess stronger performance, higher attribute bonuses, and greater durability..."

Su Yan interrupted, "Senior Ye, you misunderstood my meaning."

"What do you mean, Su Yan?"

Su Yan made a shocking statement. "As the strongest fighting force of the Human Race, the Divine Strategy Legion has made indelible and great contributions in the long war against the Demon Race."

"How can such an elite army only wear weapons and equipment forged from B-Rank crystal stones?"

"Then what should they wear?"

Ye Zhibai was stunned, his expression strange.

You must know!

Back then, in order to forge B-Rank crystal stone weapons and equipment for the Divine Strategy Legion, he had faced unanimous opposition from the Demon Slaying Institute.

Because looking globally, the production capacity of B-Rank crystal stones was very limited.

At that time, even things related to the lifeline of China, like the nation-protecting barrier, were maintained and repaired using C-Rank crystal stones.

He, Ye Zhibai, had proposed using B-Rank crystal stones to arm an army of two hundred million people.

One can imagine how crazy and unreasonable this proposal was.

Finally, through the persistence of the four Human Emperors, it took a full twenty years to complete this feat.

And the effect was immediate.

The combat power of the Divine Strategy Legion was greatly improved, which turned the situation on the front lines in one fell swoop and dragged the war into a protracted one.

That was how the China of today came to be.

However, Ye Zhibai had also lived in regret and self-reproach every moment.

Because this large-scale re-equipping was a waste of money and manpower.

It led to the national treasury of China being in deficit for those twenty years, burdened with debt, and the citizens lived extremely difficult lives.

In those impoverished years, countless people were lost to non-combat casualties.

Ye Zhibai had always been a gentle person.

This one act of radicalism is still evaluated in history books to this day as: debatable.

So when Su Yan brought up the matter of B-Rank crystal stones, Ye Zhibai subconsciously assumed that Su Yan also disapproved of this move.

But what was going on right now?

Could it be that Su Yan felt B-Rank crystal stones were not enough?

In front of the Secret Realm Entrance, just as Ye Zhibai was stunned, Su Yan suddenly smiled.

"ss-grade crystal, what does Senior Ye think?"

"ss-grade crystal?!"

As soon as these words were spoken, Ye Zhibai lost his composure on the spot and exclaimed.

His eyes flashed with light, filled with disbelief, before turning into a bitter smile.

"Su Yan, stop joking. Re-equipping the Divine Strategy Legion with B-Rank crystal stones was already the limit of what China could bear, and it took twenty years to complete."

"Currently on the market, in my capacity as Human Emperor, the most expensive crystal stone I can buy is only an S-Rank crystal stone. And as far as I know, the stock is not large; it would be a blessing to be able to forge equipment for a hundred people."

"As for the ss-grade crystal you mentioned... to be honest, I have lived for over two hundred years and have never seen one."

Ye Zhibai's tone was very serious, and his words revealed deep helplessness.

Su Yan also said with extreme seriousness, "It doesn't matter if you haven't seen one; as long as I have them, that's enough."

"You have them, Su Yan?"

Ye Zhibai was greatly shocked, looking at him with suspicious eyes.

Su Yan didn't intend to beat around the bush anymore and said directly, "Yes, not only do I have them, but I have a lot."

"A lot! How many is that?"

While shocked, Ye Zhibai quickly calmed down.

Thinking of Su Yan's strength and his current supreme status as the Heaven-Reaching Dharma God, wasn't it normal for him to possess ss-grade crystals?

But the problem was, the Divine Strategy Legion had two hundred million people...

Ye Zhibai laughed dryly. "Su Yan, you might not know, but the number of ss-grade crystals needed by my Divine Strategy Legion is not a small number..."

However, before Ye Zhibai could finish speaking, Su Yan waved his hand.

A divine light flew out from the Void Realm, and then a rumbling sound resounded through the world.

Seeing the dark brown earth in front of them, one after another, deep blue mountains fell to the ground.

Accompanied by rising thick smoke, crystal mountains hundreds of meters high stood between heaven and earth on the outskirts of the Imperial Capital.

There were actually dozens of them!

"Are these enough?" Su Yan asked with a smile.

The commotion here immediately attracted the attention of the experts from the Demon Slaying Institute guarding the Secret Realm Entrance, who all revealed expressions of unspeakable shock.

Ye Zhibai was completely dumbfounded. "My God, are these all...?"

He couldn't wait to fly forward, and after some investigation, his gentle face revealed infinite excitement. When he turned back to look at Su Yan, his eyes were full of disbelief.

"Enough, more than enough!"

My God, these crystal stones piled into mountains were actually all SS-grade!

And! They were already mined!

That is to say, these crystal stones could be used directly once taken to the forging department!

Ye Zhibai knew the value of these crystal stones; even if all the wealth of all the countries on Blue Star were taken out, it could not compare to them!

"Thank you, Su Yan. With these SS-grade equipment, the Divine Strategy Legion will certainly not let you down!" Ye Zhibai was full of gratitude.

However, this was not the end.

Su Yan took out another small, already mined SSS-grade crystal ore and instructed, "Take these SSS-grade crystal stones to be forged as well, and distribute them to the twelve people on the general appointment platform, as well as the Human Race experts above the War God fifth Rank."

"Hiss, you even have SSS-grade crystal stones!!"

Upon seeing the car-sized crystal stone in front of him, Ye Zhibai was shocked again, his eyes wide open.

Su Yan said indifferently, "Originally, the SSS-grade crystal stones in my hand were enough to arm the Divine Strategy Legion, but I prioritized using them to build the Blue Star Divine Court."

"You also know that the destructive power of the gods is astonishing. When the God-Slaying War begins, we must defend against the enemy in the Universe."

Hearing him say that he had so many SSS-grade crystal stones, Ye Zhibai's expression gradually became complicated amidst the shock.

Defend against the enemy outside. This was the strategic guideline that he, Ye Zhibai, had always implemented.

Whoosh!

Just at this moment, a divine light flashed across the sky.

The graceful figure of the Goddess of the Desert, dragging a snake tail, appeared and reported, "God King, the Divine Realm has sent an army, and they have already entered our God River star system!"

Amidst Ye Zhibai's shock, Su Yan was not surprised at all.

He took out the credential to enter the Land of Divine Abandonment—a black crystal—from his Void Realm package and handed it to Ye Zhibai.

"Have someone study this link crystal and manufacture more of them as soon as possible."

"Yes."

After speaking, Su Yan's divine body soared into the sky, and divine light sprinkled across the earth.

"Let's go, let's go meet this Divine Realm army!"