When Lin You finished mutating a hundred Legendary Species, it was already past noon.

Because the Rule Fragments were used to enhance attributes, he could temporarily only create this many Legendary Species.

Including the batch that previously rose to Tier Eleven along with his territory, there was a total of 1100.

Among them, there were the usual combat species like Ancient Tree, Vine, Flower Spirit, Cannibal Flower, Mushroom, Dandelion, Green Dragon, Pea, Cactus, Lantern Grass, Sunflower, Nut, Deep Blue Rose.

And all their attributes were around 600,000, significantly stronger than ordinary and rare species.

But this number was still far too little compared to the Tier Eleven 25,000 species.

If he ran into those Tier Eleven old Lords, he might face the danger of being overwhelmed.

Though ordinary species didn’t pose much of a threat to him, being besieged by over twenty thousand Tier Eleven species was still a bit too much, even if each species could strip a layer of skin off him, they’d strip him to death.

Moreover, he was now facing not just one Tier Eleven Lord.

"Forget it, better to honestly stay within the Realm..."

Beyond the Primordial Realm, Lin You could not go out for the time being.

Because even thinking with his toes, he knew what the situation outside was like; many people were probably waiting for him to appear, right?

How could he go out without preparing a grand gift?

With this thought, he stood up and sat down beside it.

Then he opened the Kingdom Channel, thought for a moment, and sent a voice message out.

"Lin You (King): All Lords above Tier Nine, and Tier Eight responsible for local tax management, come to the Capital tomorrow morning, important matters to announce."

...

...

The Kingdom Channel was silent at first and then erupted immediately.

"Whoa! It’s the King boss! The King spoke!"

"Wow! I’ve been here so long, I finally get to see the King in person!"

"Are all the High-tier Lords gathering for some major event to happen?"

"Do you even need to ask? Isn’t upgrading the Kingdom a major event?"

"Is it about establishing a Duchy?"

"Isn’t that a bit too fast?"

The Lords on the channel were discussing enthusiastically, chatting loudly, messages flying by like they were free, all speculating on the purpose of Lin You summoning the High-tier Lords, making the Kingdom Channel extremely lively.

Then, at this moment.

A series of notifications suddenly sounded, interrupting all the Lords’ discussions.

[Attention all Lords, the content of this month’s settlement rewards has been announced.]

[The Kingdom will award rewards based on the strength ranking at the end of the month in five days, please check the Kingdom ranking interface for details.]

...

"What’s going on? Why are this month’s settlement rewards announced so early?"

"Is there any new changes?"

"There must be changes, after all, we’re a Kingdom now."

"Wow, last month’s reward was quite a bit of Magic Energy, will this time be doubled?"

Hearing the notification in their minds, the Lords were all puzzled, subconsciously opening the Kingdom ranking to check it.

But when they saw the noted monthly rewards on it, they were all stunned in place.

[Tier Nine]

1st place: Divine Fragment x1

2nd-5th place: Level One Upgrade Resources

[Tier Eight]

1st-3rd place: Level One Upgrade Resources

3rd-10th place: Half-Level Upgrade Resources

[Tier Seven]

1st-10th place: Level One Upgrade Resources

11th-100th place: Half-Level Upgrade Resources

[Tier Six]

1st-100th place: Level One Upgrade Resources

101st-1000th place: Half-Level Upgrade Resources

...

"Is this... am I seeing things?"

"Quick, someone wake me up and let me see if I’m dreaming."

"Wow! They actually directly reward resources for a Level One upgrade!?"

"Even entering the top thousand gets a half-level upgrade reward??"

"Divine Fragment! Is the Tier Nine leaderboard serious!?"

"Gasp! It’s really a Divine Fragment!!"

In an instant, the entire Kingdom Channel exploded, messages surged like a tide, reaching a speed almost too fast for the naked eye to see.

As long as you made the leaderboard, you could earn half-level or even a full-level upgrade resource, is there any crazier reward in this world than this?

Even the Empires might not reach such an outrageous extent, right?

Especially upon seeing the four big characters "Divine Fragment" at the very top of Tier Nine, it sent everyone into a frenzy.

What is a Divine Fragment?

It’s a symbol of Tier Ten! A symbol of a Duchy!

If you could get it, you could ascend to Tier Ten, successfully stepping into the level all Lords dream of.

And now it’s directly offered as a reward to the top-ranked Tier Nine, it’s simply unimaginable!

Not to mention those Tier Nine Lords currently hunting demons on the border.

Once they received the message, they rushed back to the Kingdom in a hurry to confirm the truth.

After knowing it was true, all Tier Nine Lords went wild, each one exceedingly excited.

Very soon.

The news spread through the Empire Channel to other Duchies, causing an uproar.

"They actually directly use a Divine Fragment as a reward?"

"And resources for a full level upgrade?"

"Isn’t this too outrageous!?"

"Damn it! I’m applying to move into the Holy Protection Kingdom right now!"

"Count me in too!"

The entire Empire is in an uproar; it’s like a pot that has just exploded.

The kings of each Duchy are also stunned, completely unprepared for Lin You’s massive initiative right after upgrading his Kingdom.

Where did he get so many resources?

Such a vast amount of resources, perhaps even elder Tier Eleven kings can’t amass them all at once, right?

Not to mention using them as monthly rewards within the Kingdom.

Unfortunately, no matter how much they discuss, Lin You had already closed the interface and is busy with other things in his Territory.

It wasn’t until the afternoon arrived.

He carried the remaining Divine Fragments and entered the Teleportation Gate, transporting to the long-lost Holy Sanctuary.

Due to the mutation on the Demon Plane, the Holy Sanctuary is no longer as prosperous as it once was.

However, being at the center of the Continent, as you walk through the streets, you can still see bustling crowds and hear voices calling.

Many cultivating Cultivators and Lords who dislike conflict gather here, open shops, do business, and occasionally spot Tier Ten Lords passing by.

Following his memories, Lin You quickly made his way to the system auction house set up at the center of the city, placed three of the Divine Fragments there, set them to trade only for Rule Fragments, and set up a three-day auction.

As for the remaining four fragments, he temporarily kept them to cultivate his team to establish a Duchy.

The other gaps in Divine Fragments must wait for the output from the Origin Universe.

Based on his observation throughout the morning, it shouldn’t take many days to form one piece.

After completing these tasks, he used Magic Energy to purchase some low-tier resources for backup, then instantly teleported back to the Kingdom.

And shortly after he left,

two Tier Ten kings happened to walk into the auction house together, opened up the trade interface, and intended to buy something inside.

"Eh?"

Suddenly, one of the kings noticed the newly listed items in the product list and froze in place.

Immediately, his eyes widened sharply.

"Old Yu, Old Yu, come here and look quickly!"

His voice trembled, frantically waving to his companion beside him.

"What’s up? Why the shock? That’s not like you, Old Hu. Could someone possibly be selling Divine Fragments here?"

The king called Old Yu teased, walked over smoothly, and took a glance at the auction interface before Old Hu.

With one look, his expression froze on his face, and his eyes immediately widened round as saucers.

"Holy shit!"

A loud, unabashed curse echoed throughout the auction hall, drawing everyone’s gaze in the hall.

Not long after.

The news of three Divine Fragments appearing in the Holy Sanctuary auction house spread like a hurricane, instantly sweeping through the various Duchies on the Primordial Continent, stirring a great turmoil among them.

Someone in the Holy Sanctuary auction house is actually auctioning Divine Fragments!

And it’s three fragments in one go!

Such shocking news, not just the Duchy Kings, even some Tier Eleven Kings rushed towards the Holy Sanctuary.

No way around it.

Divine Fragments are simply too precious.

Many people, even if they possess them, keep them for themselves or outright absorb them.

Never has anyone seen someone putting them up for sale; this is practically wanton squander!

It shocked them, wondering who is so extravagant to auction off three Divine Fragments?

Could it be a Great Emperor from the Realm?

"Could it be him?"

In the Great Wilderness Duchy’s palace, Ji Xinghe looked at the news in front of him with uncertainty, immediately a figure appeared in his mind.

A short while ago, news from the Holy Protection Kingdom came that Lin You used Divine Fragments as rewards, and now there’s word of someone auctioning Divine Fragments in the Holy Sanctuary.

These two events happening together is a bit too coincidental.

Thinking this, Ji Xinghe immediately closed the message interface, tore open the space, and disappeared from where he stood.

...

On the other hand.

Lin You was in the Tower of Species studying Tier Eleven Soldiers when suddenly a report came from outside.

"Your Majesty, the King of Great Wilderness requests an audience."

Ji Xinghe?

Why did he come over?

Lin You raised his head in puzzlement, casually arranging the last research task, then directly walked out of the Tower of Species.

"Let him wait in the main hall for a bit."

The Imperial Palace Main Hall is usually where he discusses state affairs with the ministers below him, and since Ji Xinghe was nice to him back then, he certainly couldn’t neglect him.

With brief preparations, Lin You instantly teleported into the main hall, catching Ji Xinghe as he walked in from outside.

Ji Xinghe, who was still looking around, tensed up when he saw Lin You appear, and immediately walked forward to prepare his greeting.

"Hold it, you don’t need to do that with me."

Lin You raised a hand, holding Ji Xinghe’s movements with an invisible force.

"You’ve got a different status now; formal greetings should be given." Ji Xinghe smiled awkwardly, slowly straightening his posture.

Meanwhile, he was full of emotions.

Back then, Lin You was merely an inconspicuous little Lord in his Duchy.

But unexpectedly.

In just over three years, Lin You had risen to a higher position than him, becoming someone he must admire, really quite remarkable.

"Just tell me why you came looking for me."

Lin You straightforwardly said.

"I’m here to see if you have any spare Divine Fragments. I’d like to buy one from you." Ji Xinghe said awkwardly.

With his resources, he surely couldn’t compete with other veteran kings over those three Divine Fragments in the Holy Sanctuary.

But he didn’t want to miss out on this opportunity, so he came trying his luck asking.