Promotion to 'Principal Ninth Rank Orthodox Land God', Subordinate Ninth Rank Peak

Three days later.

A mass of ghastly green demonic clouds flew in from the distance, landing upon Tiger Head Mountain to reveal a gigantic spider.

This was a demon with the upper body of a beautiful woman and the lower body of a spider.

The spider stood over six zhang tall, its eight legs as thick as towering trees, with the foremost pair sharp as celestial blades, reflecting a cold, ghastly green light.

"Greetings, Sister!"

Mountain Lord was already waiting on the mountain; seeing the Spider Spirit appear, he immediately went to greet her.

His voice was gruff, yet it revealed a hint of intimacy.

His own body was already massive, standing over four zhang tall and ten zhang long, making him look like a small mountain peak as he stood there.

Yet, looking up at the Spider Spirit, he still had to crane his neck.

"Brother Tiger, what business do you have calling for me?"

"Is it that you want Sister to help you get rid of that old snake in the Shunling River?"

The Spider Spirit looked down at the fierce black tiger, her voice low and cruel.

Her pair of eyes radiated a ghastly green light, and saliva occasionally dripped from the corners of her mouth, causing the ground to hiss and corrode upon contact.

The potency of her venom was evident.

"Sister, Brother Tiger can handle that old snake in the Shunling River himself."

"If Sister were to intervene, I fear it would alert the old venomous snake of the Hundred Directions Marsh."

Mountain Lord shook his head, then grinned and added:

"Sister, come into my home first. I have specially prepared thirty tender and delicious two-legged sheep maidens for you; I guarantee Sister will be satisfied."

A look of satisfaction appeared on the Spider Spirit's beautiful womanly face:

"Brother Tiger truly understands me."

"If Sister wishes to maintain this most beautiful human form, I must eat more human girls."

"Only the blood essence of human girls can mask the demonic aura on my body."

Whoosh—

The next moment, demonic energy surged from her massive body, and her entire form abruptly transformed into a dainty and charming young girl.

She was stark naked, her figure nothing short of perfect, as she leaped onto Mountain Lord's back.

Mountain Lord began to stride toward his cave.

He felt a sense of helplessness in his heart.

This sister was good in every way, and her strength was a cut above his own.

But she just loved to mingle among the weak humans, and often enjoyed playing games of romance with human scholars...

It was truly something he could not understand.

In his eyes, weak humans were nothing but food; what was there to play with?

A short while later.

The naked Spider Spirit had finished feasting on the thirty human girls and lay on the bed with a look of satisfaction, beckoning to Mountain Lord with a crook of her finger, cooing seductively:

"Brother Tiger... come and play with Sister..."

Mountain Lord, helpless, had no choice but to transform into a muscular human form to play games with the Spider Spirit.

He felt nothing for the Spider Spirit.

After all—

The only things he liked were tigresses.

It was a pity that the three tigresses he kept were all too weak and too small.

A few days later.

The Spider Spirit lazily embraced Mountain Lord and asked:

"Brother Tiger, what did you seek me for?"

Mountain Lord said in a deep voice:

"Sister, more than twenty li to the west of Cangmu Town, there is a village called Four Seas Village."

"Some time ago, a demon disguised as a deity appeared there, even coming here to snatch my human blood-food and killing seven of my subordinate minor demons."

"I sent Xiong Pi, Black Dog, and White Horse to exterminate it."

"But to my surprise, none of the three returned. That demon in Four Seas Village must have Tier 3 strength."

Upon hearing this, the Spider Spirit nodded immediately:

"To be able to kill Xiong Pi and the others, it must be a Tier 3 demon."

"Seeing as you prepared human girls for Sister and made Sister so comfortable, I will accompany you on this trip."

The Mountain Lord was overjoyed and hurriedly began playing games with his sister once more...

The Spider Spirit let out a crisp, giggling laugh...

Inside the Divine Domain.

Li Yue slowly opened his eyes.

A powerful divine light shot from his gaze, as if it could pierce through heaven and earth.

"What a powerful feeling..."

"It is far stronger than when I was at the Subordinate Ninth Rank."

He felt his divine body, which was at least five times stronger than before, and a joyful expression appeared at the corners of his mouth.

This is the Principal Ninth Rank!

Although it was merely changing the word "Subordinate" to "Principal."

The difference in strength was already worlds apart.

He looked at his Divine Domain and discovered that it had expanded from the original "ten-zhang radius" to a "fifty-zhang radius."

The radius was five times larger than before, but the area was twenty-five times greater!

"My jurisdiction has also expanded significantly..."

He sensed the area radiated by his Divine Law.

The original jurisdiction of "fifty qing" had now directly reached "one thousand qing"!

How large is one thousand qing?

It is one hundred thousand mu.

That is sixty-six point six seven square kilometers.

An area roughly sixteen li long and sixteen li wide.

The entire Four Seas Village, including the newly reclaimed fields, only covers about eighty qing.

"Many mountains around Four Seas Village, including the original Thousand Wolf Mountain, are now within my jurisdiction."

"Thousand Wolf Mountain is actually a 'Subordinate Ninth Rank mountain' that possesses spiritual energy, allowing for the investiture of a Subordinate Ninth Rank Mountain Lord."

Li Yue's eyes flashed; with one step, he left the Divine Domain, and with another, he arrived at the peak of Thousand Wolf Mountain.

Thousand Wolf Mountain is not very tall, standing at roughly two hundred and seventy to eighty zhang.

However, the forest is dense. Ever since the wolf demon was slain by him and the large pack of wolves was killed by the warriors of Four Seas Village, many other animals have gradually appeared in the mountain.

After all—

In the past, with the wolf demon present, those ordinary animals instinctively dared not stay on Thousand Wolf Mountain.

But now that the wolf demon had long since died, the spiritual energy on Thousand Wolf Mountain was far stronger than on other peaks, naturally attracting many animals to come over.

Although they were ignorant and muddled.

Those animals were also instinctively chasing after the spiritual energy to survive.

"A mountain with spiritual energy is naturally suited for cultivation."

"And also suited for transforming into demons."

Li Yue's expression was calm. His gaze seemed to pierce through the entire Thousand Wolf Mountain, seeing into its very depths.

There, a mass of extremely dense spiritual energy lay more than ten thousand zhang beneath the mountain's foundation.

This mass of spiritual energy pulsed slowly, like the heart of a living creature, expanding and contracting.

With every contraction, it swallowed the power of the earth from all directions.

With every expansion, it exhaled pure spiritual light, merging into Thousand Wolf Mountain to nourish all things.

"It is a pity—"

"I do not have any Divine Law Fragments in my possession, so I cannot invest a Mountain Lord on this Thousand Wolf Mountain."

A trace of regret appeared on his face.

Having reached the "Principal Ninth Rank" divine tier, he was already capable of investing two "Subordinate Ninth Rank" Subordinate Gods.

However, although his divine tier had reached the "Principal Ninth Rank," his divine position remained that of the "Orthodox Land God of Four Seas Village."

Therefore, he could not invest a Land God; he could only invest a Mountain Lord.

There could only be one Land God of Four Seas Village, and that was him.

"Only by ascending to the next divine tier can I invest a Land God."

"But investing a deity requires Divine Law Fragments."

Li Yue muttered to himself.

How does one obtain Divine Law Fragments?

The only method he currently knew of was the "God War"!

By initiating a "God War" and achieving victory, one could obtain Divine Law Fragments, which were used to confer titles upon Subordinate Gods.

And the strength of those Subordinate Gods—

In turn, determined the outcome of the "God War."

"Once the one-year mark arrives, I fear quite a few Blue Star gods will immediately initiate a 'God War'..."

His eyes remained calm.

Yet for him, he did not fear the "God War"; on the contrary, he felt a sense of anticipation.

After all—

He believed that with his current strength, he was absolutely standing at the very pinnacle of all Blue Star gods!

Hoo—

With a flicker of his thoughts, he opened his "Personal Info" to examine the changes following his promotion to the Principal Ninth Rank.