Upon hearing the report, satisfied smiles bloomed on the faces of the five Ancient God incarnations sitting in the seats of honor.

For the past two days, they had remained in this courtyard.

They could clearly sense it. Outside, the auras of cart after cart of Heavenly and Earthly Treasures were being transported in an endless stream, all converging in the direction of the national treasury, which wasn’t far away.

The national treasury was protected by an Emperor-rank concealment Array.

Once anything went inside, its aura would be completely sealed off.

Naturally, they didn’t have the leisure to specifically use their Divine Thought to penetrate the Array and check the exact quantity inside.

After all, as far as they were concerned...

...on the soil of Sakura Country, there was absolutely no one who would dare to have designs on this batch of resources!

Besides, they had been too busy these past two days.

They were occupied with setting up an extremely intricate Outer Realm Array.

This Array was called the [Grand Array of Divine Devouring and Deprivation].

It was an incredibly domineering sacrificial Array.

In a very short time, it could forcibly drain the Energy from a massive amount of Heavenly and Earthly Treasures and crudely infuse it into a designated person’s body.

And the target they prepared to infuse was the middle-aged man in the black and red kimono sitting in the very center.

This man’s name was Amaterasu Yuan.

He was no ordinary Ancient God incarnation.

During the Divine Revelation Era a million years ago...

...he had been the First High Priest under the supreme deity, Great Emperor Amaterasu!

He was also one of the de facto rulers of the present-day East Japan Divine Domain!

His Divine Soul’s strength and his understanding of Law far surpassed the other four.

Thus, after some discussion, the five of them decided.

They would gather all of Sakura Country’s resources to activate this Grand Array.

Not for the five of them to advance equally.

But to pile every last resource onto Amaterasu Yuan alone!

The five of them were already at the Emperor Realm Middle Stage of Cultivation.

As long as he absorbed eighty percent of the entire nation’s resources...

...Amaterasu Yuan was absolutely confident he could break through to the Emperor Realm Late Stage in one go, perhaps even touching the threshold of the Peak of Emperor Realm!

As long as they could create a peerless expert at the Peak of Emperor Realm...

...then, with him and the four of them at the Emperor Realm Middle Stage, wouldn’t Great Xia’s Devil City be theirs for the taking?

"You’ve done very well."

Amaterasu Yuan lifted his teacup and took a light sip, his eyes glinting with the arrogance of one who looked down upon the world.

"After I achieve my breakthrough and we take down Great Xia, you will be, on this Blue Star, second only to the Ancient Gods and above billions of others."

Hearing this promise, the Holy Emperor was so excited he trembled all over, his head thudding loudly against the floor.

"Thank you, Lord Amaterasu! I am willing to go through fire and water for you, milord!"

However, after his excitement...

...the Holy Emperor lowered his head again in apprehension, his tone carrying a trace of apology.

"It’s just... my deepest apologies."

"Over the past two days, this subordinate dispatched my entire intelligence network, even using the Military Department’s radar, but we haven’t found any trace of that Great Xia Mosquito Beast."

"It’s as if it vanished into thin air. This subordinate has failed. Please punish me, milord!"

Hearing this,

Amaterasu Yuan, however, waved his hand dismissively.

A cold, mocking sneer even appeared on his face.

"No matter. If you can’t find it, then so be it."

"It’s just an insect hiding in a gutter. Does it really think it’s someone important?"

He set down his teacup, his gaze sweeping over the other four, his voice filled with the confidence of someone in complete control.

"These past two days, I have used a Secret Technique to contact the Ancient God incarnations from the other Four Great Divine Domains on Blue Star."

"Guess what the situation is like over in Great Xia right now?"

The woman with the bewitchingly demonic features raised an eyebrow and asked, "Oh? Could it be that the mosquito has truly turned Great Xia’s upper echelons upside down?"

"Upside down is an understatement!"

Amaterasu Yuan couldn’t help but burst into laughter, his voice filled with schadenfreude.

"That old director of Great Xia’s Military Department has simply gone senile!"

"To protect that bloodthirsty Mosquito Beast, he actually went so far as to publicly refute the two Late Stage Emperor Realm ancestors of the Xia Family and the Xuanyuan Family!"

"And now look!"

Amaterasu Yuan slammed his hand on the table, his eyes full of excitement.

"The Great Emperor from the Xia Family has completely fallen out with the Military Department. He has refused Great Xia’s official summons and is even considering abandoning his duty to stand guard, just like Qin Yuan."

"And the one from the Xuanyuan Family refuses to even show his true body anymore!"

"They’ve probably lost all faith in Great Xia by now and are completely unwilling to serve it any longer!"

At these words, the eyes of the other four Ancient God incarnations lit up.

"This is practically a gift from the heavens!"

"Have Great Xia’s leaders lost their minds? Using the nation’s fate to protect a mosquito?"

"Hahaha, without those three Top Notch powerhouses, Great Xia’s eastern defensive line is now just an empty shell! It’ll crumble at the first poke!"

The atmosphere in the tea room instantly became incredibly fervent.

Everyone felt that Great Xia was purely and simply courting death.

As for that mosquito?

Amaterasu Yuan let out a cold laugh.

"We wanted to find that mosquito before only because we were worried it would run amok and lead Great Xia’s Emperor Realm experts to us, disrupting our plans."

"But now that Great Xia’s Emperor Realm experts are all at odds with each other, no one is coming to hunt it down. So what if it stays hidden in Sakura Country?"

"It’s a mere King-level Demon Beast. Even if it’s a bit strange, it doesn’t even have the power of the Emperor Realm."

"In our eyes, it’s nothing more than an ant we can crush at any moment!"

"After I achieve my breakthrough, even if it jumped right in front of me, I could turn it to dust with a single breath!"

’It’s not even worth a second thought!’

This was the confidence of a High Priest from the Divine Revelation Era!

Their sights were now set entirely on the rich lands of Great Xia.

Amaterasu Yuan stood up, spread his arms, and took a deep breath.

It was as if he could already smell the rich Spiritual Qi from Great Xia’s Devil City.

He looked down at the Holy Emperor kneeling on the ground and issued his final command.

"Go!"

"Open the national treasury!"

"First, bring me fifty tons of resources! Any kind will do!"

"Today, I will activate the Grand Array of Divine Devouring and Deprivation!"

"Let the divine might of our Sakura Country once again blanket this ancient land!"

The Holy Emperor snapped his head up, his face flushed red with excitement.

He could almost see the glorious image of Sakura Country’s army trampling Great Xia and dominating the globe.

And he himself would become the greatest monarch in history!

"Hai!"

The Holy Emperor let out a great shout and scrambled out of the courtyard.

He was going to personally lead the men to receive the great treasure of the empire!

However...

None of them knew.

That at this very moment.

Inside the national treasury where they had placed all their hopes, the one said to be filled with eighty percent of the nation’s resources...

...a certain mosquito with a round, bulging belly...

...was lying sprawled out on a pile of ash, letting out a satisfied burp.

[Ding! Digestion complete! Gained 30,000 Evolution Points!]

[Current Total Evolution Points: 12,850,000!]

[Current Qi Blood Value: 99,990,000!]

Two days. Two whole days!

In those two days, Chu Sheng had been like a tireless black hole.

He had been frantically moving between the specific shipping containers, sucking dry every last bit of High-Level Essence Blood and all the Heavenly and Earthly Treasures that could raise his Qi Blood!

In his pursuit of ultimate Speed, he paid no mind to the consumption of Evolution Points.

He had spent nearly fourteen million Evolution Points just for rapid digestion!

And the return on his investment was absolutely terrifying!

His Qi Blood Value had forcefully surged by a whole sixty-nine million, nine hundred and ninety thousand!

Adding that to his previous foundation, his Total Qi Blood had now reached ninety-nine million, nine hundred and ninety thousand!

He was just a tiny bit away from breaking one hundred million!

This was an extremely exaggerated number.

It meant he now stood at the absolute Peak of the King Realm!

He was truly just one step away from the true Emperor Realm!

It wasn’t just his Qi Blood; his Mental Power had also grown in sync.

It had also reached the peak value of ninety-nine million, nine hundred and ninety thousand!

Logically, as long as he took one more step and his Qi Blood broke one hundred million, he would be able to ascend directly to the Emperor Realm!!