Break through the demigod conditions and return to the territory.

The Ice Crystal King and the Lizardman Chieftain shook their heads one after another, faint smiles on their faces.

This Battle of the Oracle had finally come to an end with a victory for Cao Xing's side.

However, as everyone looked around, the surroundings were filled with the traces left behind by the great battle.

The power unleashed by the Demigod-level battle was too terrifying.

The entire Gale Snowfield had been left unrecognizable due to their combat.

Most of the mountain ranges had collapsed, and the earth was covered in crisscrossing fissures!

This was only because they had all kept their attacks within a certain range.

If not for that, the entire Gale Snowfield would have been sunk by their battle.

Meanwhile.

The powerful aura on the Ice Crystal King rapidly weakened.

The Lizardman Chieftain's body size also shrank rapidly, and he fell back to the Legendary level.

At this moment, after the battle ended, everyone landed on the ground one after another.

The Ice Crystal King sighed with emotion: "I didn't expect that this surprise attack by the Watchers and the Blood Legion would end up causing them such heavy losses."

"Young friend Cao Xing killed nine of the enemy's Legendary-level powerhouses in one fell swoop, the leader of the Watchers was repelled by us, and the Blood Commander was heavily injured."

"This time, they can be considered to have suffered a major blow to their vitality."

The Lizardman Chieftain also praised: "Indeed, young friend Cao Xing is truly extraordinary."

"——A full six Legendary-level powerhouses, it is truly unexpected."

Cao Xing did not feel proud because of their praise; instead, he asked calmly.

"Old Chieftain, Your Majesty the King, now that the Blood Legion and the Watchers have suffered heavy losses, can we strike while the iron is hot, rush directly to their headquarters, and wipe them all out?"

Hearing this, the Lizardman Chieftain was stunned, then shook his head with a bitter smile: "Look at my current state, can I still accompany you to kill our way to the Watchers' headquarters?"

The Ice Crystal King also sighed helplessly: "I cannot use the power of the Kingdom Holy Sword for a short period either."

"I need to recover for some time."

Cao Xing nodded in realization, feeling a bit regretful in his heart, but it didn't matter. Since the Blood Legion's Legendary-level combat power was completely wiped out, there was no longer any force to stop him. Next was the time for their counterattack!

Then, Cao Xing looked at the Old Chieftain and continued to ask: "Earlier, the leader of the Watchers said that you were once a Demigod-level powerhouse, is that correct?"

The Lizardman Chieftain was silent for a moment, then nodded, "That is correct, but I encountered some things later on and fell from the Demigod-level back to the Legendary level."

"A realm can fall?" Cao Xing was somewhat puzzled.

The Old Chieftain nodded slightly: "Yes, I encountered a powerful enemy, a truly terrifying one!"

"At my peak, I possessed combat power at the mid-stage Demigod-level; however, before him, I had no power to resist at all!"

Hearing this, everyone's gaze focused on him.

Even the Ice Crystal King was very interested in the Lizardman Chieftain's past experiences.

Cao Xing frowned slightly and asked: "Even a mid-stage Demigod had no power to resist? Could it be—was he a god?"

The Old Chieftain shook his head, "No, he was not a god, but a special kind of existence."

"His body contained some kind of strange power, a power that could even directly touch our Divine Fire!"

Hearing this, an expression of disbelief appeared in the eyes of the Ice Crystal King as well.

"Divine Fire——isn't that the source of a Demigod's power?"

"Correct."

The Old Chieftain said solemnly: "This power exists within a Demigod's body. Unless you kill them, it is impossible to touch it directly."

"However, he not only touched my Divine Fire, but he even snatched it away directly!"

"He just fixed me in place like that, then nonchalantly pierced through my chest and took out the Divine Fire within my body."

Speaking of this, the Old Chieftain's voice carried a hint of trembling, as if that memory still made him linger in fear to this day.

"However—after this bizarre existence snatched my Divine Fire, he did not continue to attack, but simply let me leave."

"But, although I saved my life, my situation was still extremely dangerous."

"For a Demigod-level existence, once the Divine Fire is extinguished, the power within the body will immediately lose balance, leading to the collapse of divine power, and then exploding to death."

"Including myself at that time, I also felt a crisis of death."

"At the final moment, I returned to the tribe at the fastest speed possible. Through prayer to our ancestors, I stabilized the divine power in my body, while avoiding the fate of exploding to death."

"Even so, I was severely injured, my realm fell back to the Legendary level, and I have been depressed ever since."

Expressions of realization appeared in everyone's eyes.

A thoughtful expression also appeared on Cao Xing's face.

Through these words of the Lizardman Chieftain, he gained some understanding of the Demigod realm.

Setting aside that bizarre existence who directly snatched the Old Chieftain's Divine Fire.

Cao Xing was even more interested in breaking through to the Demigod-level.

Therefore, he asked directly: "Old Chieftain, besides igniting the Divine Fire, are there any other conditions required to break through to the Demigod-level?"

Hearing this, the Old Chieftain swept his gaze over the Legendary-level powerhouses behind him.

He also knew that he was already thinking about preparing for the Demigod realm.

"To break through to the Demigod-level, one must first reach the Legendary limit. When you feel one day that you can no longer improve while at the Legendary realm, you have completed the first condition."

Cao Xing nodded slightly.

This first condition was easy to understand; it meant reaching the maximum level of 150.

The Old Chieftain's voice continued: "Besides this, you also need to prepare a large amount of divine power, or Divine Power Shards, to be absorbed during the process of breaking through to the Demigod-level to enhance your own divinity."

"Enhance divinity?" Cao Xing couldn't help but ask.

The Old Chieftain nodded, "Yes, divinity is the most fundamental difference between us and ordinary people. Any creature that breaks through to the Legendary level possesses divinity."

"The strength of one's divinity determines one's future height."

"If divinity is insufficient, one cannot even advance to the Demigod-level and will be stopped at the Legendary level for life."

"And in that ancient era, we also called divinity 'Characteristics'."

Hearing the last sentence, Cao Xing's mind was struck as if by lightning, and he stood frozen on the spot.

Divinity · Characteristics!

After the Battle of the Oracle ended, he had obtained the Characteristic – Crystal!

That was something the Ancient Dragon Krakatoa had left for him.

And what kind of existence was the Ancient Dragon? That was a supreme being at the true god-level!

In other words, he already possessed true god-level divinity!

Thinking of this possibility, Cao Xing's breathing even became a little rapid.

At the same time, he sighed inwardly: "As expected, it is worthy of being something left for me by Krakatoa; everything is unimaginably precious—"

Suppressing the excitement in his heart, Cao Xing continued to ask: "Then how many Divine Power Shards need to be prepared to raise divinity to meet the conditions for breaking through to the Demigod-level?"

The Old Chieftain pondered for a moment, then replied: "According to the strength of each person's divinity, the required Divine Power Shards also vary."

"But according to my experience, preparing about one or two thousand points of divine power is completely sufficient."

Hearing this, Cao Xing nodded in realization again.

At the same time, he felt a toothache.

Damn it, for one person to break through, it actually requires one or two thousand points of divine power, which translates to one or two hundred Divine Power Shards.

His entire net worth combined did not add up to that much.

Although these Divine Power Shards were not worth mentioning compared to a Demigod-level powerhouse.

But this cost was indeed somewhat beyond imagination.

The Ice Crystal King seemed to see his worry and chuckled: "Young friend Cao Xing, you don't need to worry. You have so many Legendary-level powerhouses under your command. Once they all reach the high-stage Legendary level, they will possess the ability to convert divine power into Divine Power Shards."

"As long as there is enough time, you will soon be able to possess enough Divine Power Shards."

Hearing this, Cao Xing's eyes lit up immediately.

"Your Majesty the King, do you mean that we can produce Divine Power Shards ourselves?"

"Correct."

The Ice Crystal King said slowly: "When every Legendary reaches the high-stage Legendary level, the upper limit of divine power they can store will be greatly increased, and they will also be more proficient in controlling divine power."

"Then, they can release the divine power they have accumulated and convert it into Divine Power Shards."

"However, there might be some loss during this process."

"It takes about twenty or thirty points of divine power to condense one Divine Power Shard."

Cao Xing's eyes showed realization again.

According to this calculation, it takes twenty or thirty points of divine power to condense one Divine Power Shard.

And by level 150, every Legendary can autonomously recover 6 points of divine power per day, which works out to one Divine Power Shard every four or five days.

Calculated this way, as long as there are enough Legendary powerhouses in the territory, it can truly produce a large amount of Divine Power Shards regularly.

Moreover, Cao Xing had also seen in the system prompts.

That the recovery of Divine Power could be accelerated through buildings such as the [Advanced Mage Tower] and [Advanced Knight Hall].

This is equivalent to accelerating the efficiency of Divine Power production.

Thinking of this, a smile couldn't help but appear on Cao Xing's face.

The old chieftain coughed twice and continued, "Next is the final condition: igniting the Divine Fire."

"To ignite one's own Divine Fire, we need to use other Divine Fires as a medium."

"And there are many ways to obtain Divine Fire."

"First, the simplest and most direct method is to slay other Demigods and plunder their Divine Fire."

A look of astonishment immediately appeared on Cao Xing's face.

Slaying a Demigod… isn't that difficulty way too high?

The old chieftain knew his thoughts, "Generally speaking, it is impossible for Legendary powerhouses to slay a Demigod, so most Legendaries use the second method."

"The second method is to develop your own believers and create your own faction."

"And as the highest authority of this faction, you develop a large number of believers through various methods."

"Let those believers offer sacrifices and worship you day after day to condense the power of faith."

"As long as the number of believers is large enough, through continuous sacrifices over time, you can accumulate enough power of faith."

"When the power of faith accumulates to a certain level, it will transform into Divine Fire, thereby helping you break through to the Demigod realm."

The second method is also easy to understand; it is to create churches, dynasties, and the like, letting ordinary people believe in you.

The more believers there are, the faster the speed of breaking through to the Demigod realm.

And this also made Cao Xing understand why there are so many religions and kingdoms in this world.

The Lizardman Chieftain continued to explain, "The third method is to find some special places of inheritance or ruins, including ancient battlefields."

"Those places might have Divine Fire left behind by some ancient existences."

"Of course, this requires a certain amount of luck."

"And news of Divine Fire existing in any place will gather a large number of Legendaries, thereby sparking competition."

"The above are all the conditions for breaking through to the Demigod realm."

After hearing this, everyone nodded one after another.

Cao Xing also summarized it in his heart.

There are also three conditions required to go from Legendary to Demigod.

1: Level reaches the 150 cap.

2: Need to prepare 100 to 200 Divine Power Shards.

3: Need to possess Divine Fire.

Compared to the transition from Hero to Legendary, which requires preparing a Heart of Legend and a Relic of the corresponding attribute.

The conditions for breaking through to Demigod are slightly more complex, but there are more paths for advancement.

Overall, the power of a Demigod is a massive surge compared to a Legendary; it is more like a process of evolving from a transcendent to a deity.

Cao Xing said solemnly, "I understand. Thank you for your guidance, old chieftain."

The Lizardman Chieftain waved his hand, not minding it, and said, "Next, I will return to the Eternal Frost Main City with His Majesty Eldon to recuperate for a while."

"The five blood cores you gave me contain quite vigorous vitality. Once I absorb them all, I will be able to use my Demigod power more frequently."

The Ice Crystal King also smiled and said, "These five blood cores directly increased my strength to high-level Legendary."

"It looks like this old man can hold on for a while longer."

Hearing this, smiles appeared on everyone's faces.

The increase in strength of the old chieftain and the Ice Crystal King was also good news for them.

Cao Xing seemed to remember something at this moment and asked, "What about the other kingdoms? Are the Watchers' Legendaries still attacking their main cities?"

The old king shook his head, "Just after the Watchers' leader left, they sent word that those Legendaries had all retreated."

"Currently, the crises in all the major kingdom main cities have been resolved."

Cao Xing gradually breathed a sigh of relief.

Just as the Ice Crystal King said before, these ancient kingdoms have existed for thousands of years and have a deep foundation; a few Legendaries cannot take down a main city in a short time.

After chatting for a few more sentences.

The Lizardman Chieftain left with the Ice Crystal King, heading in the direction of the Eternal Frost Main City.

Here, only Cao Xing and his subordinates, a group of Legendary and Hero-level powerhouses, remained.

Looking at the time, it was noon, and there was still some time before dark.

Thus, Cao Xing said, "Now, Isabelle, Bing Lan, Sarah, Braum, Zevelin."

"The five of you go together to the Shadow Swamp, Eternal Frost Main City, Traveler's Hills—these areas, and clear out all the remaining Blood Legion."

In places like these, there are still quite a few Blood soldiers remaining.

These are all massive amounts of battle merits and experience.

Now, these five great Legendaries all need to raise their levels as soon as possible.

After all, the improvement from level 100 to level 150 is quite significant.

Plus, he also obtained a self-select relic box this time; after returning, he can choose a level 100 hero to break through to Legendary.

By then, his strength will be able to increase again!

After receiving the order, everyone responded one after another.

Then they turned into five streaks of light and rushed off in different directions.

In place, only Malenia, Liu Muxue, and Qinong remained.

Cao Xing looked at the old man beside him and said, "Mr. Qinong, come back to the territory with me first."

"We will discuss the rest later."

Hearing his invitation, the old man appeared somewhat hesitant.

But once he thought about how he had already become a member of his territory, there was nothing much to think about.

So he nodded solemnly, "Then I will impose on you, Lord Cao Xing."

Next, the four figures flew towards the area of the Gale Snowfield.

The straight-line distance from the Snow Plateau to the Gale Snowfield is nearly two thousand kilometers; if moving at full speed, it would take them over ten minutes given their speed.

However, the great battle has ended, and the Blood Legion's commanders were wiped out by him.

The Watchers' leader and the Blood Commander were also seriously injured.

So they didn't need to rush on their journey.

Half an hour later, Cao Xing had returned to the sky above his territory.

The four of them landed steadily together in the territory's buffer zone.

The Arctic People who were building the city wall saw them and immediately greeted them enthusiastically.

"Lord Territory Owner, Lady, may you be well."

They had smiles on their faces, without any sense of crisis regarding the Blood Legion having descended.

Cao Xing also nodded slightly in response.

Then he looked at Malenia and Liu Muxue beside him, "You go back and rest first; I will chat with Mr. Qinong alone for a while."

"Okay."

After speaking, the two women walked side by side towards the center of the territory.

After they left, Cao Xing and Qinong walked through the territory at the same speed.

Qinong, who was beside him, couldn't help but look around with the corner of his eye.

From time to time, he looked at the rows of towering city walls, and from time to time, he looked at the ancient trees that were in a dormant state.

As well as the various strange buildings in this territory.

Including the staff members they encountered along the way, who would all greet Cao Xing enthusiastically.

Walking and walking, they arrived together at the territory's agricultural area.

A scene of busy figures appeared before their eyes again.

The villagers of Grapevine Village were busily reclaiming fertile fields and sowing seeds.

The female elves were constantly collecting Morning Dew to irrigate the crops.

Everyone was wholeheartedly doing their own things.

Compared to the chaos in other maps, here in the Gale Snowfield, the Blood Legion was cleared out by Cao Xing on the very first day they appeared.

Therefore, the Survivor lords here were not affected much.

Those staff members hadn't even seen what the Blood Legion looked like, let alone felt fear towards them.

So everyone was still farming where they should farm and building city walls where they should build, and everything was developing according to the previous progress.

Seeing this scene, Qinong couldn't help but exclaim, "What a vibrant territory."

"Back when I retired from the front line with my wife and came to the Gale Snowfield, I just wanted to live in such a stable and peaceful place."

"But before we had lived a few years of stable days, my wife was afflicted with that curse—"

Speaking of this, he couldn't help but sigh—