Chu Sheng completely let himself go.

Inside the shipping container, one Top-Grade Spiritual Plant after another silently turned to ash at a speed visible to the naked eye.

Meanwhile, outside the national treasury, the scene was still one of bustling activity.

The National Mansion guards and movers were all drenched in sweat, shouting at the top of their lungs.

"Faster, faster, faster! Pick up the pace! No dawdling!"

"The Special Envoy said we have to fill the national treasury with all the supplies coming in from across the country within three days! Anyone who dares to waste time will be sentenced to a lifetime ban from the red-light district...!"

The supervising officer held a megaphone, screaming his lungs out.

The workers didn’t even have time for a sip of water, desperately hauling cart after cart of supplies into the depths of the treasure vault.

They had no idea.

The priceless treasures they had toiled and raced against time to deliver were becoming a meal for a certain mosquito the very instant they entered the vault.

They moved fast outside, but Chu Sheng absorbed it even faster inside! As soon as he finished one shipping container, he immediately moved on to the next!

For almost every container they brought in, Chu Sheng drained it dry.

Of course, for now, he was mainly focused on the containers of Spiritual Plants. He hadn’t yet touched the boxes containing Qi Blood or other types of treasures.

He worked the entire night without even stopping to catch his breath.

[Evolution Points +4300!]

[Evolution Points +5100! Earth Origin Comprehension +7000!]

[Evolution Points +4780! Wood Origin Comprehension +6800!]

[Evolution Points +3500...]

In his mind, the system notifications formed a continuous, unending stream.

It wasn’t until the first rays of dawn shone into the Sakura National Mansion the next morning that the convoy of transport vehicles outside finally began to thin out.

The flow of supplies into the vault was less dense than the previous night, and the containers of Spiritual Plants, in particular, had all but disappeared.

Perched atop an empty shipping container, Chu Sheng let out a long, satisfied burp.

’I bet almost all the Spiritual Plants in the entire Sakura Country have been scraped clean... Holy hell, a single mosquito drained an entire nation...’

’The efficiency of the state apparatus is just fucking incredible!’

’This delivery service definitely deserves a five-star review!’

He glanced at the endless carpet of ash covering the floor, feeling an incredible sense of satisfaction.

He had cornered the market on the entire nation’s Spiritual Plants all by himself.

This was equivalent to harnessing the power of the Sakura Country’s entire national treasury to help him evolve!

’And who said the Sakura People were bad? They’re the nicest people around!’

’Okay! After working all night, it’s time to check out my haul!’

Chu Sheng grinned, eagerly opening his system panel.

He looked at his Evolution Point balance.

[Evolution Points: 26,851,020!]

’Ones, tens, hundreds, thousands, ten thousands, hundred thousands, millions, ten millions...’

Chu Sheng counted on his little mosquito legs several times, his heart pounding uncontrollably.

Twenty-six million!

Over twenty-six million Evolution Points!

He’d never been this flush in his life!

With this huge sum, Chu Sheng subconsciously scrolled down the panel.

He went straight to the requirements for his next complete evolution.

[Primordial Sacred Mosquito, requirements for next complete evolution are as follows:]

[1. Total Qi Blood reaches 100,000,000 (Emperor Level threshold)]

[2. Total Mental Power reaches 100,000,000 (Emperor Level threshold)]

[3. Consume 10,000,000 Evolution Points]

[4. Completely comprehend one Power of Law]

Of these four conditions, Chu Sheng had originally thought the ten million Evolution Points would be the hardest to get.

But now? It was a piece of cake!

Chu Sheng couldn’t help but rub his little mosquito legs together.

’Awesome. Looks like the next time I hit a bottleneck, I should take a tour of some national treasuries. Anyway, the Little Empress isn’t around right now, so I don’t have to worry so much about how I act!’

If the Sakura Country was this rich, what about the other nations? The White Eagle Empire, and those countries in Northern Europe...

He had plundered some Secret Realms in the White Eagle Empire before, but it hadn’t been enough!

Only a national treasury was truly satisfying!

Of course, opportunities like this—where a country gathered all the treasures from its provincial vaults in one place for him to suck dry—were probably quite rare...

Reining in his wandering thoughts, Chu Sheng began to consider his next move.

There was no way he could save all twenty-six million-plus Evolution Points for his next complete evolution.

When he started absorbing the Essence Blood and other treasures, he would definitely need to burn through Evolution Points like crazy for instant digestion to maximize his speed.

There was no telling how many would be left.

He then looked at the next section of the system panel: [Realm Comprehension].

Absorbing so many Spiritual Plants had not only yielded Evolution Points but also a significant boost to his various Realm Comprehensions!

This was especially true for the natural Origins most commonly found in the five elemental Spiritual Plants: Metal, Wood, Water, Fire, and Earth.

[Current Realm/Origin/Law Comprehension:]

[Law of Thunder: 131,200/1,000,000 (10% Mastery)]

[Law of Fire: 100,220/1,000,000 (10% Mastery)]

[Metal Origin: 62,000/100,000 (Proficient)]

[Earth Origin: 50,300/100,000 (Proficient)]

[Water Origin: 42,900/100,000 (Proficient)]

[Wood Origin: 41,000/100,000 (Proficient)]

[Space Origin: 15,000/100,000 (Initial Glimpse)]

[Destruction Origin: 10,870/100,000 (Initial Glimpse)]

[Time Realm: 6,000/10,000 (Perfection)]

[Life Realm: 550/2,000 (Minor Success)]

The Law of Thunder still had the highest comprehension.

Meanwhile, after absorbing a large amount of Fire Attribute High-Tier Spirit Grass, his Fire Origin had actually broken through the 100,000 mark!

Once the comprehension value reached 100,000, it underwent a qualitative transformation, evolving from Fire Origin into the Law of Fire!

’Holy crap! Another Law!’

Chu Sheng was both shocked and delighted.

Just like that, he had grasped two Powers of Law, even if they were only at 10% Mastery!

Laws were the threshold to the Emperor Realm!

He was a Demon Beast who hadn’t even reached the mid-stage King Realm, yet he had already mastered two Laws!

How absurd was that?

However, Chu Sheng had no time to appreciate the power of these two Laws right now.

His keen Perception Power detected the dull roar of engines from outside the vault again.

Another huge shipment was arriving!

The security for this shipment was clearly a level higher than last night’s; the escort consisted entirely of the Sakura Country’s elite Samurai.

There were even a few Life and Death Realm experts personally guarding the transport.

The shipping containers were carefully carried into the deepest part of the vault.

Chu Sheng waited for them to move away before stealthily creeping closer.

He swept the area with a small-range Chaos True Sight.

’Well now, it’s Essence Blood!’

’High-Level Five Stars Bloodlines... King-level Bloodlines... Emperor Level... Holy crap, they have everything!’

’Holy shit... Is that the aura of an Emperor-level Bloodline’s Essence Blood?!’

’Badass! The Sakura Country is badass! The quality of this delivery is top-tier! I have to go to the international forums someday and give you guys a five-star review!’

If Chu Sheng had a face, he’d probably be grinning from ear to ear right now.

Without a shred of hesitation, he stealthily went into action again, slipping into the special containers filled with various types of High-Tier Demon Beast Essence Blood!

Time to feast!

And as soon as he was full, he would generously spend his Evolution Points to accelerate digestion!

Chu Sheng was like a tireless pump, absorbing frantically.

His Qi Blood Value began to skyrocket in sync!

And it was an unprecedented frenzy!

27,000,000!

28,000,000!

29,000,000!

...

In just a few short minutes.

With a muffled BOOM!

Chu Sheng felt as if some kind of barrier within his body had been instantly shattered.

An aura several times more powerful than before erupted from his tiny mosquito body, only to be perfectly concealed by the Formless Myriad Phenomena Secret Technique.

[Ding! Total Qi Blood has exceeded 30,000,000! Realm advanced to mid-stage King Realm!]

At the same time, because his Mental Power had been simultaneously absorbing the wisp of Divine Soul Energy from Immortal Venerable Shi Xi, the moment his Qi Blood broke through, his Mental Power also reached the thirty million mark, firmly stepping into the mid-stage King Realm as well!

’I broke through just like that?’

Feeling the world-destroying power coursing through his body, Chu Sheng grinned.

That was way too easy!

’Is this the joy of an all-you-can-eat buffet in the national treasury?’

He glanced at the warehouse full of Essence Blood and treasures.

’Hehe, and this... is only the beginning!’

...

「Two days passed in the blink of an eye.」

During these two days, the entire Sakura Country was experiencing an unprecedented upheaval.

Countless City Lord’s Mansions and local factions were filled with complaints, but facing the absolute military suppression of the National Mansion, they could only obediently hand over their resources.

And all these resources ultimately converged in the super-vault beneath the National Mansion.

「At the same time.」

In a Japanese-style courtyard, isolated from the world in the deepest part of the Sakura National Mansion’s underground, the Sakura Holy Emperor was prostrated on a tatami mat, his face a mask of fanatical and sycophantic eagerness.

"My five Lord Ancient Gods!"

"After two days of exhaustive collection, over eighty percent of all Cultivation Resources in the nation have been gathered in the supreme national treasury!"

"The rest, from more distant locations, are still in transit, but the vast majority is already here!"

The Holy Emperor’s voice trembled slightly with excitement.

He felt that he had performed a monumental service!