Enjoying the Fruits of Victory

This Chaos subspace wasn't very large. By the most generous estimate, it was only tens of millions of li across—nowhere near the size of the Six Domains and Nine Provinces. Even so, tens of millions of li still made for a vast territory. If they could thoroughly strip the land bare, the scattered spoils would add up to quite a haul.

The previous battle had been exceptionally brutal, and Lei Dong had suffered considerable losses. Yet the gains far outweighed them. The fighting had been savage, but it had also been brief: in less than half a day, the victor was decided. The Emperor of the Night was undeniably powerful, but he had little strength left to conduct reconnaissance. Even now, he had probably yet to discover that those three camps on the three fronts were still operating normally.

With no threat at his back, Lei Dong spread his forces out to strip the land bare. Having consolidated the strength of the Abyss Domain and the Light Domain, he now had enough manpower to deploy as he pleased.

More than twenty thousand Nascent Soul-level experts fanned out, searching the Chaos subspace with painstaking thoroughness. At the same time, they set up Chaos Spirit Gathering Formations over a vast area to collect the Chaos Spirit Qi scattered throughout the world.

Their efficiency was, of course, more than ten times what Lei Dong had managed in the previous six months. What's more, he poured large quantities of Chaos Crystals into the hands of his most talented subordinates, aiming to build up even greater strength.

As for the Emperor of the Night, Lei Dong still took him seriously, but no longer felt especially concerned. For one thing, Lei Dong's overall strength already surpassed the Emperor of the Night's by a wide margin. And