Spirit Realm.
Eastern Capital, Great Xia.
This city had grown even larger.
Ever since Huo Ling had led his army to conquer the former territory of the God of Dawn, he had not rested. Though he could no longer continue waging divine wars,
he could still fight wars in the Spirit Realm. During this period, Huo Ling deployed his armies and sometimes even took the field personally.
He opened up the regions between the four former dioceses of the God of Dawn. Wherever there had once been Wilderness, he cleared it out before establishing teleportation points.
Wherever there were nations of intelligent life, whether empires or kingdoms, he conquered them completely and forced their citizens to believe in Li Yi, the current God of Dawn.
After linking these territories into one whole, he gained many more believers for Li Yi.
At the same time, it also made it far more convenient for Great Xia to defend its territory.
If they encountered a large-scale invasion, they could swiftly send in troop reinforcements directly.
As the territory grew larger, the number of elite talents within it naturally increased as well.
The Eastern Capital of Great Xia, as a capital with an overwhelming siphoning advantage, drew in the elites and resources of all Great Xia.
Portals to countless conquered planes also opened from time to time. Sometimes they transported over a batch of talented people; sometimes they delivered taxes.
Great Xia grew ever more prosperous, and time passed bit by bit amid that prosperity.
Within Great Xia's territory, Li Yi's believers also became more and more numerous. Their number vastly surpassed the combined total once held by the two intermediate divine powers, Afterglow and the God of Dawn.
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