194: Chapter 194 System Upgrade Completed

Three days later, at the Peak of Xiaoqiong Peak.

The Heavenly Court's celebration had lasted for three whole days, and the mountain-shaking, ocean-roaring cheers of "Long live the Heavenly Emperor" still faintly echoed inside and outside the Southern Heaven Gate.

This battle had established the Heavenly Court's prestige and instilled confidence in everyone.

The post-war rewards for merit were unprecedentedly generous; whether it was the Yuhua Immortal Dynasty, the Ten Thousand Dragon Nest, or the soldiers of the Heavenly Court's main force, all received rewards far beyond their imagination.

For a time, the hearts of the people across the entire territory of the Heavenly Court were united to the extreme.

However, all this clamor had nothing to do with Li Xuan at this moment.

He was half-reclining on a warm jade couch in his bedchamber, with mountains of memorials piled up beside him, concerning post-war reconstruction, army reorganization, and various plans for how to handle relations with surrounding Immortal domains.

He just flipped through them casually before tossing them to the now-matured Li Changsheng and the newly subjugated monarch of the Yuhua Immortal Dynasty to handle.

It is better to leave professional matters to professional people.

And he, this hands-off manager, had more important things to do.

His gaze fell upon his arms.

His fourteenth son, Li Cihang, who had been born just a few days ago, was sleeping soundly.

The little one was carved from jade, his little mouth slightly pouting, occasionally smacking his lips as if having a sweet dream. The natural golden "卍" mark between his eyebrows emitted a soft and warm halo even in his sleep, filling the entire bedchamber with an atmosphere of peace and tranquility.

In that battle, it was precisely the little one's [Pudu Sacred Body] perfectly combined with Li Xuan's [Great Pudu Zen Light] that had so easily purified all the bound heroic spirits, cutting the ground from under the enemy and securing the victory in one fell swoop.

Li Xuan reached out and gently poked his son's chubby little face, a satisfied smile of an old father appearing on his face.

Sure enough, having children is the ultimate way to go.

One child not only brought him powerful Divine Abilities but also incidentally resolved an apocalyptic crisis.

With this cost-effectiveness, who else could compare?

However, what concerned him more was the golden light cocoon in his Sea of Consciousness that was counting down its final seconds.

[System Ultimate Upgrade Countdown: 00:00:10]

[00:00:09]

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[00:00:03]

[00:00:02]

[00:00:01]

It's here!

Li Xuan's consciousness instantly sank into his Sea of Consciousness.

The moment the last second hit zero, there was no earth-shattering roar as he had imagined.

He only heard a "click," as if the first ray of light had pierced through the endless darkness when the Universe first opened.

A fine crack appeared on the surface of the golden light cocoon that enveloped the System, which had been emitting a soft glow.

Immediately following that, the crack spread like a spiderweb across the entire cocoon!

"Boom—!"

Billions of dazzling divine rays erupted from the cracks in the cocoon, instantly illuminating Li Xuan's entire Sea of Consciousness!

A stream of information, more majestic, vast, and profound than any before, surged into his Primordial Spirit like a bursting heavenly river!

Li Xuan let out a muffled groan; even with his currently powerful Primordial Spirit at the third heaven of the Grand Unity Golden Immortal, comparable to an Immortal King's Dao Fruit, he felt a wave of intense dizziness at this moment!

The light faded.

The familiar, slightly crude System panel had disappeared.

In its place was a golden divine list that seemed to be condensed from the brilliance of billions of stars, slowly unfurling!

The divine list hovered in the center of his Sea of Consciousness, with Innate Dao patterns flowing across it that he could not understand but felt were incomparably noble. At the head of the list, two gilded Grandmist Dao characters radiated supreme Divine Might capable of suppressing the ages and dominating the heavens— [Fengshen]!

Is this... the final form of the System?

A cold, yet inexplicably "human" and "majestic" mechanical voice boomed in his Sea of Consciousness, every word resonating like the sound of the Great Dao, causing his Primordial Spirit to vibrate in harmony!

[Ding! System V2.0 Ultimate Edition— "Fengshen" System, upgrade complete!]

[Ding! Congratulations Host, the System has successfully fixed all core vulnerabilities, completed all underlying rules, and unlocked the System's ultimate core function based on your past life's Soul imprint!]

It's here!

Li Xuan's heart jolted, and he immediately focused to listen carefully.

He listened as the majestic System prompt continued:

[Ding! Ultimate core function— [Mythological Summoning] is officially activated!]

[Function Introduction: The Host can accumulate "Mythological Summoning Value" through daily check-ins, birthing descendants, completing System tasks, slaying powerful enemies, conquering Immortal domains, etc.]

[By consuming "Summoning Value," the Host can randomly summon a mythological figure (temporary) from your past life's "Huaxia Mythological System" to descend into this realm and fight for you!]

[Currently, you can receive one free "Random Summon" opportunity every month! The current cultivation level limit for summonable mythological figures: Peak Grand Unity Golden Immortal!]

Boom!

Li Xuan's brain buzzed!

Mythological Summoning?! He could even summon characters from the Huaxia mythology of his past life?! And get a free "card draw" every month?!

Li Xuan's breathing couldn't help but quicken slightly at this moment.

The first person who came to his mind was the Great Sage Equal to Heaven, who wore golden chainmail, a phoenix-feather cap, wielded a ruyi jingu bang, and had once, with his own strength, turned the so-called Heavenly Court upside down, leaving gods and Buddhas helpless!

Or perhaps the True Monarch Erlang Xiansheng, with a vertical eye between his brows, wielding a three-pointed, double-edged blade, accompanied by the Howling Celestial Dog, having attained sainthood through his Physical Body, and known as the number one war god of the Three Realms?

And there was also the bear-child war god, the Great Deity of the Three Altars, Nezha, who stepped on Wind Fire Wheels, wielded a Fire-tipped Spear, had three heads and six arms, and was an Incarnation of a lotus.

If he could summon them... just thinking about the scene made Li Xuan's long-composed Dao Heart boil with excitement!

At that time, what Dominator of the Realm Sea? What forbidden zone of the Heaven Burial Abyss? In front of his "Huaxia Mythological Avengers Alliance," they would all be nothing but clay chickens and pottery dogs!

He took a deep breath, forcibly suppressing the wild joy and excitement in his heart. "As expected of me, even my Golden Finger is so 'far ahead'!"

However, before he could recover from this huge surprise, the next System prompt dropped a bombshell on him!

[Ding! Detected that the Host has activated the ultimate function for the first time, special "Newbie Super Benefit" issued!]

[Congratulations Host, you have received a one-time, zero-cost "Designated Summon" opportunity!]

[Designated Summon: The Host can designate any mythological figure at the Peak Grand Unity Golden Immortal level from the current summonable list to be summoned! The existence duration of this summoned figure will be extended to three months!]

"It can even... perform a Designated Summon?!"

Li Xuan really couldn't hold it together this time.

He had originally thought that the monthly "random card draw" was already a god-tier start, but he hadn't expected the "old six" System to be hiding such a move!

Randomness is certainly full of surprises (or shocks). But "designated," that is a completely different concept!

It means absolute controllability! It means he can choose the most suitable mythological fighter based on his current most urgent needs!

This newbie benefit was given perfectly!

"Open... the summonable list!" Li Xuan suppressed his excitement and issued the command in his heart.

"Hum—" The golden [Fengshen] divine list in his Sea of Consciousness instantly unfurled!

Row after row, column after column, countless shining names that once only existed in the depths of his memory appeared before his eyes, accompanied by blurry images brimming with endless Divine Might!

[Heavenly Court War God Division] [True Monarch Erlang Xiansheng · Yang Jian] — (Status: Designated Summon Available) [Great Deity of the Three Altars · Nezha] — (Status: Designated Summon Available) [Pagoda-Bearing Heavenly King · Li Jing] — (Status: Designated Summon Available) [Four Heavenly Kings (Mo Liqing, Mo Lihong, Mo Lihai, Mo Lishou)] — (Status: Designated Summon Available) ... [Daoist Protector Division] [True Monarch of the Zhengyi Dragon and Tiger Mysterious Altar · Zhao Gongming] — (Status: Designated Summon Available) [Induction Follow-the-World Immortal Maidens · Yunxiao, Qiongxiao, Bixiao] — (Status: Designated Summon Available) [True Monarch of Pure Origin and Profound Dao] — (Status: Designated Summon Available) ... [Yao Race Great Sage Division] [Great Sage Equal to Heaven · Sun Wukong] — (Status: Designated Summon Available) [Great Sage Who Pacifies Heaven · Bull Demon King] — (Status: Designated Summon Available)

Dense and countless!

Every name represented a myth sung through the ages! Every name was once the existence Li Xuan admired and longed for most in his childhood!

And now, with just a thought, he could summon any one of them from those ethereal myths and legends to his side, to become his most loyal fighter!

"This is truly... a happy problem."

Li Xuan's gaze wandered back and forth between three names.

[Erlang Shen · Yang Jian]: Possessing vast Divine Abilities, the seventy-two transformations, the Eight-Nine Profound Art to attain sainthood through the Physical Body, and recognized as the number one war god of the Three Realms. His personality is steady, obeying orders and summons, making him a perfect general.

[Nezha]: An Incarnation of a lotus, with three heads and six arms, possessing numerous Magic Treasures, and a fighting style that is extremely fierce. He is the best candidate for charging into battle and taking the enemy general's head from within an army. But his personality is like a bear-child, prone to losing his cool.

[Great Sage Equal to Heaven · Sun Wukong]: This one needs no introduction. With one golden cudgel, he fought across the Three Realms; a true BUG-level existence. His strength is that his combat power is off the charts, becoming stronger when facing stronger opponents; his weakness... is that the trouble he causes alone might be more than ten Nezhas combined.

Who to choose?

Should he choose the most steady and reliable Erlang Shen to escort him on his upcoming expedition to the Realm Sea?

Or should he choose the most aggressive Nezha to serve as an invincible blade that tears through all enemy formations?

Or perhaps... just go big, and directly summon that unruly Monkey King to go to that dark Realm Sea and stage a magnificent Havoc in Heaven?!

The corners of Li Xuan's mouth uncontrollably curled into a playful arc.

He suddenly felt that this dilapidated Immortal domain seemed to be becoming interesting.

Who should this first, incomparably precious summoning slot go to?