The Demon Butterfly had finally emerged from seclusion and logged in, but Ye Yun was unaware of this. Even if he had known, he wouldn't have paid it any mind.
With his current strength, the Demon Butterfly was no longer his target. Missions like the Emperor's Road, even if Ye Yun himself didn't act, his subordinates would be enough to overturn the entire Futian Empire.
The current Ten Directions Empire had comprehensively surpassed the Futian Empire in high-end combat power. The Ten Directions Empire boasted thirteen Quasi-Emperor powerhouses and a hundred peak-level Great Perfection experts, with the number of peak-level Great Perfection cultivators rapidly increasing, at an average rate of one every two to three days.
The biggest difference between Ye Yun and the Demon Butterfly was that he didn't need imperial resources to enhance his talent or purchase attribute points. In fact, he had poured an immeasurable amount of resources into the construction of the human race's army.
After unleashing his skills, Ye Yun didn't linger. He led the Golden Crow deeper into the territory.
The Golden Crow had flown over five hundred thousand kilometers, yet it was still between the second and third tier regions. According to the system's feedback, they had likely entered the third region, but were still some distance from its core.
The aura of both the Golden Crow and the Golden Dragon, these two divine beast cubs, caused the flying units among the ancient beasts to frantically pursue the Golden Crow. Unfortunately, Ye Yun made no stops, as he lacked area-of-effect skills like "World Inferno" that covered vast expanses, to deal with these flying units.
The little Golden Dragon's speed was more than half that of the Golden Crow, so Ye Yun simply relegated the little Golden Dragon to the back burner. His current objective was leveling up; he didn't have much time for leisurely strolls.
"System prompt: Player 'Withered Wood Butterfly' has added you as a friend. Please confirm or reject."
After the Golden Crow had flown for a full ten thousand kilometers, a system notification sounded.
"Why would this woman add me as a friend?" Ye Yun pondered for a moment, then directly rejected the request. They were enemies, yet she wanted to add him as a friend? Was she out of her mind?
But as soon as Ye Yun rejected her, the Demon Butterfly sent another friend request, prompting Ye Yun to block her directly. He then sat on the Golden Crow's back, admiring the scenery of this world.
According to the map coordinates, his current altitude was over a thousand meters higher than his landing spot. This meant that Mount Wanshou was indeed a massive mountain, just excessively so.
After all, Ye Yun had been flying towards the central region for hundreds of thousands of kilometers, and the altitude had only increased by a thousand meters, which seemed disproportionate.
The Golden Crow flew at an incredible speed, and Ye Yun, sitting on its back, enjoyed a rare moment of leisure. He was completely unaware that the Demon Butterfly, tens of millions of miles away, was already feeling quite vexed by Ye Yun's rejections.
"System prompt: Congratulations to player for killing Level 3 Deities *1000, obtaining Three-Day Stones *40,000,000, Deity Blood Pills *1000, and reducing the cooldown of the innate skill 'Golden Touch' by 120 years."
"System prompt: Player's Destiny Beast 'Black Ant' has entered the Triple Heaven's 'Pool of Holy Light' and is currently undergoing the Holy Light baptism from an angel deity. Estimated time: 30 seconds."
The sudden influx of messages caught Ye Yun by surprise, and he also felt a pang of worry.
Although the in-game attribute increases had a limited impact on his real-world strength, this was not the case for the Black Ant.
As Ye Yun's cultivation advanced, he began to understand the nature of these deities. Angels, Buddhas, and even Dao, when they reached the pinnacle of their cultivation, could not escape the influence of two words: faith.
As a citizen of Hua Nation, Ye Yun's understanding of these matters was profound. He was uncertain whether this so-called Pool of Holy Light would have any assimilating effects.
Those short thirty seconds felt like an eternity to Ye Yun. If the Black Ant were to be assimilated, the only thing Ye Yun could do would be to replace it, summoning another to take its place. However, this would affect the Demon Emperor Black Ant within the Ten Directions Universe.
Most importantly, this newly summoned Black Ant would not retain its previous memories. While its attributes would remain the same, its memories would start from zero. Furthermore, Ye Yun had developed feelings for the Black Ant, which had been summoned for several years.
Ye Yun summoned the Black Ant's attribute panel, his gaze fixed intently, watching for any potential changes. Finally, the thirty seconds passed.
"System prompt: Congratulations to player's Destiny Beast 'Black Ant' for successfully receiving the Holy Light baptism, obtaining the skills 'Holy Light Technique' and 'Spirit Splitting Art'."
"System prompt: Congratulations to player's Destiny Beast 'Black Ant' for receiving the deity's Holy Light baptism, its life form level has been upgraded to eight stars, Agility +200%, Defense Growth Coefficient +0.1, and it has gained True Qi. The True Qi is 0.05 times that of the master."
Holy Light Technique: When used on an enemy, it deals 200% attack damage to a single target. For AoE attacks, it deals 75% damage to within ten targets, 60% to within a hundred, and 45% to within a thousand. Cooldown -15s. When used on oneself, it restores +10% of maximum HP. Cooldown -60s. Costs 10000 True Qi.
Spirit Splitting Art: After use, three clones are generated. Each clone possesses 55% of the main body's attributes. Each clone consumes 100 True Qi per second of existence. Cooldown -12h.
Ye Yun stared blankly at the system prompts. Even with his quasi-Emperor strength in the real world, he couldn't help but feel excited. Setting aside the increase in its life form level, the two new skills alone were incredibly powerful.
From level one to seventy-eight, the Black Ant had awakened eight skills, all of which were either single-target attacks or passive abilities. If it hadn't been for its tough defense, Ye Yun might have given up.
But now, both the Holy Light Technique and the Spirit Splitting Art could be considered AoE skills. Especially the Holy Light Technique, Ye Yun had rarely seen such a multi-faceted attack skill. It could be said that this skill alone was priceless.
Counting the days, the Black Ant had been in the Thirty-Three Heavens for quite some time. During this period, the wealth it had brought Ye Yun exceeded ten years of the empire's income! Moreover, as the Black Ant's combat power increased, the number and level of deities it killed also grew.