Become a king right from the start, beginning with receiving rewards from all the heavens.

[Congratulations, host! You have resurrected and drawn the legendary figure Shi Guanyin from the heavens, along with fifty members of her subordinate forces!]

[Congratulations, host! You have been resurrected and drawn from the myriad realms of the immortals: Shan Rou, Rong Fengxiang, Bian Bufu, Yun Yuzhen, Shangguan Long, Rong Jiaojiao, Xiang Yushan, You Qiuyan, Bi Shouxuan, and Lie Xia.]

[Congratulations, host! You have resurrected and drawn Chi Mei from among the characters of the heavens!]

[Congratulations, host! You have resurrected and extracted the legendary figures Sheng Yayu, Tie Youxia, Cui Lueshang, and Leng Lingqi, along with two hundred subordinates!]

[Congratulations, host! You have resurrected Dian Qing, a figure from the heavens, along with fifty of his subordinates!]

[Congratulations, host! You have been resurrected and have drawn the Eighteen Earthly Fiends of Liangshan from across the heavens, along with ten elite subordinates from each of them!]

[Congratulations, host! You have obtained 3,000 sets of talismanic black armor, 3,000 talismanic bows and crossbows, and 3,000 talismanic longswords!]

[Congratulations, host, you have obtained 500 Underworld Mask Tokens each.]

[Congratulations, host! You have obtained one hundred masks and one hundred tokens from each of the twelve towers of the five cities of Baiyujing!]

[Congratulations, host! You have obtained 10,000 top-grade spirit crystals, 1 million high-grade spirit crystals, 10 million mid-grade spirit crystals, and 20 million low-grade spirit crystals!]

[Sacrifice complete!]

Xia Zhaoyan suddenly looked at the Life Cauldron, his face turning ugly.

In a moment of carelessness, he forgot to interrupt the sacrificial process.

This time, all life force was sacrificed...

This feeling of having no backup plan made him very uncomfortable.

"Oops... I was careless. I can't make the same mistake again."

The next moment, the soul returned to the body.

He got up and walked out of the study, where he saw the figures of three women outside the door.

"Your Highness, is it over?"

Xia Zhaoyan nodded and turned to look at the mansion.

With a thought, a portal to another dimension slowly appeared.

A faint light emanated from it, and the surrounding space began to distort.

A series of footsteps approached from afar, and then the portal flashed, revealing thirty figures.

Immediately afterwards, thousands of figures appeared behind them.

"All the celestial guards pay their respects to Your Highness!"

Although they were all dressed in ordinary clothes, they all had an extraordinary air about them, befitting guards who could be resurrected by the system.

The three thousand guards included thirty centurions, each of whom was at the mid-stage of the Purple Mansion Realm.

The elites produced by the system naturally possess the combat power to defy immortality; these thirty centurions all have the combat power of the Purple Mansion Perfection stage.

Next are their respective two deputies. All sixty of them are at the peak of the Innate Realm!

These people may not have the combat power of the Purple Mansion Realm, but they can still dominate the Innate Realm.

The remaining nearly three thousand ordinary guards are now all at the mid-stage of the Innate Realm, making them stronger than the guards who were born before.

Xia Zhaoyan nodded in satisfaction, and with a wave of his hand, a large number of pills and spirit crystals floated in the air.

Then, with a whoosh, thousands of sets of equipment floated directly into the air.

"Alright, everyone, centurions and their deputies, come forward and distribute these resources and equipment."

After all the resources were distributed, these people left the mansion under Zhang Danfeng's cover.

The void gate in the courtyard shone again, and more than twenty figures instantly appeared in the outside world.

Two men and one woman stood in front of the crowd, and the aura emanating from them made the three women feel suffocated!

Suddenly, Zhang Danfeng appeared, looking at the three of them with a tense expression.

Xia Zhaoyan waved his hand, indicating that he didn't need to be nervous.

"This humble commoner, Guo Jing, greets Your Highness!"

"This humble woman, Huang Rong, greets Your Highness!"

"This humble commoner, Zhou Botong, greets Your Highness!"

"..."

Guo Jing, Huang Rong, Zhou Botong...

Xia Zhaoyan personally stepped forward to help the three of them up, and couldn't help but marvel at his good fortune.

The frustration from the depletion of life force during the sacrifice instantly vanished.

"Please rise, everyone."

Among the greatest heroes are Guo Jing, who served his country and its people; Huang Rong, a female strategist; and Zhou Botong, the old rascal.

These three are truly top-tier powerhouses in their world.

Name: Guo Jing.

Lifespan: Eternal life until the end of time.

Realm: Late stage of the Shattered Realm.

Combat strength: Half-step Dragon Transformation Realm.

...

Name: Zhou Botong.

Lifespan: Eternal life until the end of time.

Realm: Early stage of the Shattered Realm.

Combat strength: Late stage of the Shattered Realm.

...

Name: Huang Rong.

Lifespan: Eternal life until the end of time.

Realm: Early stage of Heavenly Being.

Combat strength: Late stage of Celestial Realm.

hiss! !

After seeing the cultivation levels of the three people, Xia Zhaoyan gasped in shock.

Especially Guo Jing's combat strength, he's at the half-step Dragon Transformation Realm!

As everyone knows!

On the Tianhuang Continent, there is no such thing as a half-step Celestial Being or a half-step Dragon Transformation Realm.

The system's evaluation of Guo Jing's combat strength is so high that those who don't know the situation might think he's just average.

Transform into a dragon! What is the Dragon Transformation Realm?

This is the ultimate leap for cultivators on the Heavenly Desolate Continent; from this moment on, they can be reborn from a drop of blood, and their power is so immense that even the heavens and earth cannot bury them!

Even if Heaven wanted to kill such a cultivator, it would take considerable effort.

Moreover, it's possible that the Heavenly Dao might annihilate them, and a drop of their blood hidden in an unknown space might be resurrected soon afterward.

The Dragon Transformation Realm is an existence that even the Heavenly Dao must fear.

With a mere wave of their hand, they could destroy an entire world.

No matter how amazing a prodigy is, it is almost impossible for them to reverse their progress in the Shattered Realm and reach the Dragon Transformation Realm in terms of combat power.

Besides the legendary five powerful immortals, it is said that they once fought a great battle against a dragon transformation realm expert when they were in the Shattered Realm.

Moreover, some people have even defied the odds and killed immortals in the Dragon Transformation Realm.

For countless years, no one else has ever accomplished such a feat.

Xia Zhaoyan was very satisfied with the current strength of Guo Jing and the other two.

If their combat strength doesn't reach the Dragon Transformation Realm, then they can wait to break through to the Dragon Transformation Realm. In any case, with Guo Jing and the others' aptitude, there shouldn't be any problems.

Of the twenty cultivators under Huang Rong's command, the four strongest were at the mid-stage of the Dharma Aspect Realm, while the rest were at the Grandmaster Realm!

"Guo Jing, Huang Rong, listen to my command!"

Guo Jing and his wife immediately stepped forward, bowing respectfully to receive the order.

"You two may have to part ways in the days to come."

"My Heavenly Punishment Division is building our army, but I don't have a suitable general to lead it."

"Therefore, Guo Jing, you will become my first general!"

Both Guo Jing and Huang Rong showed a hint of surprise on their faces.

After being resurrected from the river of time, they knew the state of this world.

Both their perceptions and thoughts have changed drastically since their previous life.

Your Highness is destined to ascend the throne, and will lead everyone to conquer all the heavens and myriad realms in the future.

To become His Highness's first military general, one's future prospects are undoubtedly bright.

In terms of both status and future prospects, they are superior to His Highness's two powerful Jianghu forces.

"Your subject Guo Jing obeys the order and will certainly not disappoint Your Highness!"

Xia Zhaoyan had no choice; after all, Guo Jing had once commanded troops.

Moreover, he was well-versed in the military treatise of Yue Fei, making him a true military talent capable of leading troops into battle.

"Huang Rong, I hereby appoint you as the Marquis of Baiyujing!"

Huang Rong bowed and accepted the order, but she knew that she and Guo Jing would be separated more often than together from now on.

"Lu Youjiao, along with the other three Dharma Aspect Realm cultivators, shall be appointed as the Deputy City Lords of Xuanwu City, effective immediately."

"The remaining Grandmasters are elders of Xuanwu City!"

Just now, Xia Zhaoyan was worried that when these people were born, they would be dressed like members of the Beggars' Sect.

After all, I've been given a second chance at life, so I should let go of what I should let go of!