I alone have my own laws; I start by fabricating myths and legends of mountains and seas.

Chapter 113 Adding More

Before Tokugawa Koji's rebuke had even finished, the approaching servant general was already upon him, his face ashen, his voice distorted with extreme fear: "General! It's absolutely true! His Majesty's projection in Laoshan, in the Eastern Kingdom of China, was shattered by the divine manifestation of the True Martial Emperor with a single slap!"

"What?!" Tokugawa Koji's pupils constricted, and he grabbed the general by the collar. "Say that again?! The King's projection—was shattered? The True Martial Emperor?"

The strange phenomenon of the eastern sky dimming and then brightening again, and the majestic hum that seemed to come from the depths of his soul, flashed through his mind in an instant. At the time, he thought it was some distant celestial change or the influence of the Zhenwu ritual, and did not think much of it. He never expected that it was the King who had intervened from afar, and that he had been defeated?

How could this be?! The King's divine might is invincible, and his heavenly soldiers are invincible. Even modern armies are helpless against him. How could the projection be so easily defeated by the True Martial Emperor, who is far away in China and has only appeared in legends and in his most recent preaching?

Your Majesty—is not omnipotent? Is there any being in this world capable of suppressing Your Majesty in this way?

But Tokugawa Koji was Tokugawa Koji after all. After the initial shock and panic, the cunning and ruthlessness of a descendant of the shogunate quickly took over.

He abruptly released the general, his eyes sharpening with danger. Lowering his voice, he almost roared, "His Majesty's divine might is boundless, reaching to the heavens and earth, invincible throughout the universe! How dare you, an ant, presume to speculate and spout nonsense? If you dare to disrupt the army's morale and shake their spirits again, this general will immediately tear your soul from your body and refine it, ensuring you are never reincarnated!"

"Pass on my orders!" Tokugawa Koji's voice regained its icy coldness and decisiveness, even more chilling than before. "Accelerate the offensive at the front! Continue the advance! Tell all the heavenly soldiers that His Majesty's divine might is vast; what we just witnessed was merely a small test, a probe of the false god's strength. The real battle is yet to come! Every city we capture, every village we slaughter at the front, is accumulating momentum for His Majesty's victory! When His Majesty's divine power is fully realized, he will personally come to settle accounts with Zhenwu!"

The king is the foundation of everything for him, the sky of "Youxia"! If something were to happen to the king, even if he were only injured, it would be a catastrophic disaster for "Youxia", which is just starting out and surrounded by powerful enemies!

Therefore, he cannot panic, especially now that the army is advancing and countless eyes are watching him.

Whether it's true or false, this matter cannot be admitted. Even if someone smears a video in someone's face, Tokugawa Koji can only say that it's a trick played by someone with ulterior motives.

He had no confidence whatsoever. What he was doing now was a gamble. Xia Jie's injuries wouldn't be fatal; he would recover sooner or later.

Only in this way, regardless of whether the king has recovered from his injuries or some other unforeseen event occurs, could Tokugawa Koji have the means to establish himself, and even the opportunity to advance further.

"Shinbu—" He chewed on the name, a deep-seated hatred and apprehension flashing in his eyes. It was this very person who had potentially put the king in a predicament, and who had made Tokugawa Koji's situation delicate and dangerous.

"We must speed things up—we must show the King that I'm more useful than those useless rumor-mongers!" Tokugawa Koji clenched his fist, his nails digging deep into his palm. "Kyushu, we must take it all as soon as possible!"

The Divine Nurturing Chamber, the Land of Divine Birth, the Divine Incubation Chamber, the Origin of All Gods, and the Pool for Gathering Faith Power.

"Alright! You win. Tokugawa Koji is indeed more reliable than I thought," Tendo said.

"Haha! After all, I've had some contact with this guy. A golden carp is no ordinary fish. Tokugawa Koji is a suitable sword and a qualified dog!" Su Fan said.

Su Fan and Tiandao, watching Tokugawa Koji's performance from a distance, were both very satisfied.

After a moment of silence, the Heavenly Dao spoke, "In the global faith market, the distribution of faith power is extremely uneven. The Christian faith system has a vast number of believers, and its concentration of faith and historical accumulation are considerable. If you could obtain a few core faith relics, for example..."

It paused for a moment and then said, "For example, the Shroud of Turin, fragments of the Holy Grail, or the remains of the Spear of Longinus?"

Even creations imbued with strong faith can greatly accelerate the construction of our faith-based divine magic system and the efficiency of harvesting faith power. After all, our current production capacity is limited by both quantity and quality.

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"Is now the right time? The battle between good and evil in Japan, and the trials of the Mountain and Sea Realm—won't they be a bit out of sync?" Su Fan pondered.

"No, no, no! Just go, there's no need to worry about anything." Tiandao advised, "The battle between good and evil in Japan will completely subside after Tokugawa Koji swallows up Kyushu within a week."

I will allow the two systems to wage a controlled, low-intensity war on Hokkaido Island, which I believe will completely split Japan in two.

Most importantly, neon lights can serve as the main stage for showcasing and experimenting with our current extraordinary system. But the harvesting of the power of faith must be global.

"It's worth considering. But for now, let's ensure the 'battle between good and evil' goes well. The 'Xia Jie injured' scenario has already been played out, which should give Tokugawa Koji more motivation. Japanese Shinto talismans also need pressure to grow. As for Shinmu, after that slap, he can temporarily maintain his mystery and aloofness, letting faith ferment on its own."

"But are you sure you don't want to give Japan a little extra weight? With just those hundred or so man-made talismans, they're simply not qualified to compete with Japan. If they insist on competing, I'll have to take sides, which means I'll need to bring in Yin soldiers," Tiandao asked.

"Alright! After Tokugawa Koji takes over Kyushu, I'll use the identity of Abe Gen to initiate a divine revelation, selecting tens of thousands of people to enter the Shinto talisman system. This way, Honshu will have a protective shield and won't need defense, Hokkaido will have tens of thousands of Shinto talismans to support it, and Japan itself will have some islanders from the Mountain and Sea Realm, so we can barely hold our own in the arena." Su Fan thought for a moment and then said, "By the way, did this massacre on Kyushu significantly advance the Ghost Cultivation Transcendent System?"

"Of course, the Ghost Cultivation Extraordinary System still requires a lot of empirical evidence. If even reaching the ninth level of the Ultimate Martial Arts in Internal Qi Martial Arts is equivalent to 100 points, the Ghost Cultivation Extraordinary System has now expanded to 200 points."

"The Ghost Cultivation Extraordinary System can now be divided into two stages: Ghost Soldier and Ghost General. At the Ghost General level, even an opponent at the ninth level of martial arts can be easily killed?" Heavenly Dao said.

"The Ghost Cultivation Extraordinary System has developed so quickly?" Su Fan said, somewhat shocked.

"Of course! Otherwise, why would I tell you that if you don't increase the stakes, I'll have to take sides? Even if you give Japan ten thousand Shinto talisman system people, China will have to restrain themselves. Otherwise, if they really let Tokugawa Koji do whatever he wants, Japan will probably be destroyed."