Legendary blood core and nightingale corsage.

In the royal palace, only Cao Xing, King Velen, and the Lizardman Chieftain remained.

After the great battle against the two Demigods, the Lizardman Chieftain had sustained significant injuries.

During the time spent traveling, he had managed to recover somewhat.

However, his aura had fallen back to the Legendary level, and he was even weaker than before.

That method of forcibly elevating himself to a Demigod was not without cost.

The Lizardman Chieftain spoke first: "Young friend Cao Xing, I'm afraid I won't be able to unleash Demigod-level combat power again for a short time. This battle consumed too much of my strength."

Upon hearing this, Cao Xing's gaze gradually became grave.

The Lizardman Chieftain could be considered his side's top powerhouse, and was also the source of his confidence in daring to deal with the Blood Legion and the Watchers.

If he lost that Demigod-level combat power, the situation would instantly become much worse.

Fortunately, the Watchers' leader did not know about this situation.

Or perhaps they knew, but didn't dare to gamble.

After all, the old King's Nine Swords of Holy Judgment were not to be trifled with.

At this juncture, they still dared not fight Cao Xing and the others to the bitter end.

The Lizardman Chieftain continued: "However, there is no need to worry; I have merely consumed too much Divine Power."

"After resting for a period of time, I will be able to replenish it."

Cao Xing heard this, a smile appeared on his face, and he said: "Then before that, Chieftain, please rest in the Ice Crystal Kingdom for now."

"Now that the Blood Chaos has erupted, your Lizardman race lives in seclusion deep underground, so you shouldn't be affected."

"With you here, united with His Majesty the King, even a Demigod would not dare to make a move against you."

The Lizardman Chieftain was stunned for a moment. He seemed to realize something and smiled bitterly, helpless: "I didn't expect that I originally only agreed to help you once, but in the end, I was still dragged onto your pirate ship."

Clearly, his action this time was equivalent to being tied to the same front.

Of course, the Lizardman Chieftain could also just run away. Relying on his Demigod-level strength, the Watchers' leader and the Blood Legion would not dare to trouble him.

But future events were hard to say.

This group of crazy fellows would absolutely not easily let go of an existence possessing Demigod-level combat power.

Therefore, before the Blood Chaos was resolved, the old Chieftain would basically have to stay with King Velen and the others.

Cao Xing felt a bit embarrassed at this moment; this matter was indeed him tricking the Lizardman Chieftain.

The old King nearby also heard their conversation and took the initiative to say: "This Chieftain, our Ice Crystal Kingdom is also very grateful for your assistance."

"Next, I will discuss with several other kings to bring out some treasures for your recovery."

"If you have other requests, you can also propose them to us."

Hearing King Velen say this, the old Chieftain also saw their sincerity.

He sighed helplessly and said: "Fine, fine—if it can lead the Lizardman race toward prosperity, even if I have to contribute this old body of mine, it is nothing—."

After bidding farewell to the Lizardman Chieftain and King Velen, Cao Xing familiarly arrived near the teleportation array at the east gate of the royal palace.

After stepping into the teleportation range, he directly activated the teleportation.

"Hum!"

A pillar of light rose up, enveloping him within it.

Then, his vision began to shift.

Meanwhile.

All parts of the world had already fallen into a state of war.

When that group of Blood Legion wearing battle armor, with foul-smelling liquid dripping from their bodies, appeared, they began to launch crazy attacks on those human gathering places.

Towns, villages, and even the territories of Survivors were all their targets!

Of course, although the Blood Legion was crazy and had a strong desire for destruction,

but as previously mentioned, the current number of teleportation pillars was not high, and the number of Blood Legion troops teleported over was limited.

It was impossible to attack so many places at the same time, so they could only divide their forces to act.

Units of hundreds or thousands of Blood Legion soldiers marched across the white land.

And they soon encountered a large number of Survivor territories.

The Blood Legion launched the most violent attacks right from the start—blood-red monsters clad in battle armor, charging at their territories without fear of death.

Those Survivor lords led their combat personnel to confront them.

At the same time, they used various defensive arrow towers in their territories to counterattack.

Some powerful territories blocked the Blood Legion's charge and annihilated all these monsters.

There were also many territories with insufficient strength that were submerged by blood; the personnel of the entire territory turned into a pool of blood, staining the earth red.

The number of Survivors worldwide began to drop continuously once again.

A large number of cries for help also appeared in the chat channel.

"Are there any brothers near the Hunter Plateau? My territory is surrounded by a 3,000-man Blood Legion. I can still hold on for a while; requesting support!"

"Brother, I am near the Hunter Platform, I will bring people over to help you immediately, hold on!"

"Damn! Berkeley City is surrounded! Hundreds of thousands of the Blood Army are attacking the city, and it seems there are Commanders of a Thousand above Tier 8 inside!"

"Brothers in the Thorn Forest, hold on! Commander Bai Zhi has already led us to break out, and we will come to support you soon!"

"We are near coordinates ****, the brothers are all waiting for you to come. Many thanks to Commander Bai Zhi for the rescue!"

"Chen Wansheng, I see a Blood Legion near your territory, rapidly approaching in the direction of your territory. Prepare to respond!"

Having experienced so many events, the Survivors no longer had the panic they felt when facing danger initially.

At the first moment the Blood Legion appeared, they were all trying their best to rely on their own strength to confront the enemy, and calling for help when they couldn't fight them.

Most Survivors would provide rescue if it was within their capability.

Because they knew that if they didn't go to save others, the next one would be their turn.

Even if they could luckily escape a disaster now, once the scale of the Blood Legion expanded in the future, no one would be able to escape!

In the face of this world-level crisis that swept across the territories of several kingdoms, the Survivors had set aside their prejudices and began to cooperate closely.

[You have arrived at the Gale Snowfield—.]

When the system prompt ended, various familiar buildings appeared in front of Cao Xing.

He had successfully returned.

At the same time, Cao Xing also saw a series of messages in the chat channel.

"The Blood Legion is truly very dangerous."

"Currently, neither the Blood Legion nor the Legendaries of the major kingdoms can make a move; both sides are in a standoff."

"And in terms of combat power below the Legendary level, the Blood Legion clearly has the advantage."

"If this continues, it won't be long before more Blood teleportation pillars appear."

"It seems I need to quickly digest the rewards and then go deal with the Blood Legion!"

Thinking of this, a sense of urgency appeared in Cao Xing's heart!

Then, he directly waved his hand and released all the powerhouses of the territory from the necromancers bag.

"Clatter!"

One after another, powerful figures appeared, their auras covering the entire territory.

Among them were the Legendary powerhouse Isabelle and King Velen, Zevelin.

After they came out, the undead aura on their bodies quickly faded, and they returned to the appearance of living people.

Everyone quickly scanned their surroundings.

After seeing the familiar territory, their gazes relaxed slightly.

This time, they could be said to have won another victory, and every person's face carried a firm and confident expression!

Cao Xing said: "Everyone, thank you for your hard work in today's battle. Now go back and rest."

"Do not lower your guard; prepare for battle."

"Next, we still have a tough battle to fight."

Everyone also understood what the tough battle their lord was talking about was.

But there was not the slightest fear in their eyes; everyone responded loudly: "Yes!"

Everyone quickly dispersed.

Only Cao Xing and Sarah remained on the spot.

Cao Xing looked at this Dark Elf.

Most of the loot dropped by the Legendaries and heroes killed this time was picked up by her.

Sarah understood Cao Xing's meaning and quickly took a black backpack from her waist, then respectfully handed it over.

"Lord, the items are all here. Please take a look."

"Good."

After Cao Xing took it, he transferred the items inside the backpack.

[Obtained: Heart of Legend * 2]

[Obtained: Hero's Heart * 5]

[Obtained: Watchers Sovereign Soul (Tier 9) * 1]

[Obtained: Watchers Commander Soul (Tier 9) * 2]

[Obtained: Legendary Blood Core (Orange) * 2]

[Obtained: Divine Power Shard * 3]

[Obtained: Hero's Blood * 18]

[Obtained: Blood Crystal (Gold) * 42]

[Obtained: Dark-Breaking Blade (Orange)]

[Obtained: Three-Cloud Soul Chain (Orange)]

[Obtained: Iron-Destroying Great Axe (Orange)]

[Obtained·]

This time, they killed over a dozen powerhouses and dropped a large amount of loot.

Besides the Heart of Strength and souls, there was a huge pile of Epic-quality weapons.

An expression of excitement gradually appeared in Cao Xing's eyes!

"Very good. Although this operation was dangerous, the rewards are quite terrifying!"

Then, Cao Xing quickly tallied the resources in his backpack.

Currently, the items available to improve strength are 3 Hearts of Legend, 5 Hero's Hearts, plus 2 Commander-level souls, and 1 Overlord-level soul.

Besides that, there were a total of six Epic weapons and three pieces of Epic equipment.

These Watchers were not only powerful but also well-equipped.

Cao Xing first took a look at the attributes of those Epic equipment and weapons.

A moment later, Cao Xing nodded slightly and said, "The levels of these weapons are quite high. Most are above level 70, and two of them are even above level 100."

"However, the attributes are also quite good; they can significantly boost the strength of the territory's warriors."

Soon, he had decided in his mind who to distribute these weapons to.

Then, he looked at the other two new items: [Blood Crystal (Gold)] and [Legendary Blood Core (Orange)].

The former, [Blood Crystal], Cao Xing had just seen in the exchange shop, where it required a full 10,000 battle merits to exchange for one.

This time, killing a Blood Legion Legendary dropped 42 of them directly, equivalent to 420,000 battle merits, which is quite good.

[Blood Crystal (Gold)]

[Item Type: Special Material]

[Item Description: A type of blood crystal containing intense blood energy; it is one of the main materials needed to construct various Blood buildings.]

After reading the description above, Cao Xing already understood the purpose of this item.

Just like the dragon rock ore that dropped in the Zhuoma series expansion packs, the Blood Crystal is also a type of exclusive material.

Then, he took out the [Legendary Blood Core (Orange)].

This item had a peculiar appearance; its surface was dark red, covered with twisted patterns, and it was only the size of an infant's fist.

It looked like a blood-colored walnut, or perhaps a heart.

He glanced at the attributes.

[Legendary Blood Core (Orange)]

[Quality: Epic]

[Item Description: A blood core containing the pure blood energy of a Legendary Myriarch, possessing powerful vitality.]

[Item Effect 1: If absorbed by a magical plant, it can immediately accelerate the plant's growth time by 30 years (can be used up to 10 times on the same plant).]

[Item Effect 2: If absorbed by a Legendary or higher powerhouse, it will immediately increase the level by 10 (if the level is maxed, it will immediately increase base attributes by 4%), and add 20 years of lifespan (can be used up to 5 times).]

(Note: If used by a Demigod-level creature, the effect will be halved; it is ineffective on deities.)

"Holy shit!!!"

"Increase level? Increase lifespan? Is this Blood Core that overpowered?"

Cao Xing exclaimed directly.

The effect of this Blood Core far exceeded his expectations!

What is the concept of increasing 10 levels directly? In other words, with just 5 Blood Cores, one could max out the level of a newly broken-through Legendary powerhouse!

Even if used on those max-level powerhouses, 5 Blood Cores could increase base attributes by 20%, not to mention the additional function of increasing lifespan.

"This is a bit absurd—"

Cao Xing mused, "Levels aren't that significant to me, after all, the Legendary ones under my command level up very quickly."

"That is to say, this kind of Blood Core should only be used after they have reached the max level to gain the maximum benefit."

"However… the number of Blood Cores required is also quite high."

This type of Blood Core only drops from Legendary Myriarchs. Even if Cao Xing killed all the remaining seven Myriarchs, he wouldn't be able to gather enough Blood Cores for two people to use.

He shook his head and put it into his backpack.

Besides these two Blood Cores, there were also a full 18 drops of Powerhouse Blood, which is also an astonishing gain.

Cao Xing looked at the Dark Elf beside him and nodded approvingly.

"Well done, Sarah."

Sarah bowed slightly and said respectfully, "This is my duty, Lord."

Cao Xing did not distribute these things immediately; instead, he first took a box out of his backpack.

It was the Relic box he had just exchanged for by spending 10 million battle merits!

"Let me see which class's Relic I can open this time!"

With some anticipation, Cao Xing stepped forward.

[Do you want to open the Random Relic Box to obtain a random class Relic?]

"Yes."

The next moment, the ancient-looking treasure chest in front of him slowly opened.

It emitted waves of black aura that flowed like water.

When the darkness dissipated.

Cao Xing saw a pitch-black iron seal resting quietly at the bottom of the chest.

The shape of this seal was like a flower.

Due to the erosion of time, several cracks had appeared on it.

"A black flower, which class's Relic is this?"

With an uncertain expression, Cao Xing picked it up and glanced at its attributes.

[Obtained: Relic · Nightingale Corsage]

[Relic · Nightingale Corsage]

[Quality: Unknown]

[Item Effect 1: A corsage left behind by a certain Legendary Nightingale, containing a portion of Assassination and Stealth divine power; it is one of the main materials needed for an assassination-type class to break through to the Legendary realm.]

[Item Effect 2: Can directly absorb the divine power contained within to replenish 100 points of divine power, but the Relic will disappear because the divine power is exhausted.]

"Hiss—"

Cao Xing gasped, and intense shock appeared in his eyes!

"Holy shit, this corsage is actually an Assassin's Relic!"

"Doesn't this mean that Sarah can break through to Legendary soon?"

He turned around and looked at the Dark Elf beside him, both surprised and delighted, his eyes filled with gratification.

Sarah's eyes held a bit of confusion; she didn't know yet that she would soon be able to advance to the Legendary realm!

Cao Xing did not hand the Relic to her immediately.

Instead, he prepared to find an open space first to digest the other rewards.

"Sarah, come with me."

"Yes."

After speaking, the two of them came to the territory's buffer zone together.

Cao Xing pressed the communication device on his ear, "Braum, come to the buffer zone to find me."

"Braum will be there immediately, Lord."

The big guy quickly walked over from the cafeteria area.

Then, Cao Xing whistled, summoning the two giant beasts, Dabai and Woli, as well.

As the first two pets in the territory, they could be considered old employees, and it was time for them to break through to a stronger realm!

"Thump! Thump-thump!"

Dull footsteps approached.

Before long, three behemoths approached Cao Xing.

"Braum is here, Lord!"

Cao Xing nodded slightly, first taking out the Overlord-level soul and throwing it directly to Braum.

The big guy instinctively caught it.

After sensing the power contained within the soul, his mouth immediately split open, revealing an exaggerated smile.

"Aha! This is a soul that can let me advance to Overlord!"

"Thank you so much, Lord! You are simply my second parent!"

Cao Xing rolled his eyes at him, "Less nonsense, hurry up and digest this soul."

"No problem!"

After speaking, Braum directly slapped the Overlord-level soul into his own body.

"Hum!"

A vast soul fluctuation emerged, permeating the entire territory.

Everyone felt a special power appearing around their bodies.

It was as if an invisible wall was protecting you, filled with a sense of security.

Braum's breakthrough was quite smooth.

Before long, a system prompt appeared.

[Your territory member: Braum Ironwall has successfully transformed into an Overlord-level creature, base attributes increased by 30%, activated exclusive domain: Guardian Domain]

[Guardian Domain: Reduces final damage taken by self by 30%, and reduces final damage taken by all allies by 20%]

Final damage is actually equivalent to damage reduction attributes, but it does not conflict with damage reduction.

Because various equipment has caps for the same type of affixes, when the same affix exceeds the cap, stacking more provides no further improvement.

It can be said that this domain has indirectly improved the survivability of Braum and others significantly.

Cao Xing said with satisfaction, "Not bad, Braum has also successfully broken through to Overlord."

"In this way, after he reaches level 100, the probability of breaking through to Legendary will be even greater!"