Shennong Dao Master
Chapter 377 - 26: Battle Achievements Ranking After More Than a Month, Zhao Xing Has Gone Mad? (6K)

Chapter 377: Chapter 26: Battle Achievements Ranking After More Than a Month, Zhao Xing Has Gone Mad? (6K)

The divine temple of City No. 92 had three palaces dedicated solely to the Three Star Lords.

The Heavenly Phase Palace worshipped the Lord of Wealth Star, an Yin God that could confer ranks to meritorious officials before battle.

The Tianliang Palace worshipped the Yanshou Star Lord; this Yin God could extend one’s life, compensating for the lifespan consumed by some military officers in the execution of martial skills.

The Tiantong Palace worshipped the Yi Suan Star Lord; this Yin God oversaw calculations, mainly involving the recording and computation of war achievements.

Since City No. 92 was not of significant status, it only worshipped the Three Star Lords; higher-status cities worshipped the Six Star Lords.

However, the Star Lords of Du E, the God of Fate, and the Rebirth Star Monarch were generally not dispatched in such small-scale wars.

"Du E, the God of Fate, and the Rebirth. They were usually sent only for mid to high-level army corps or in wars of extinction."

"The original forms of the Six Star Lords were all first-class Yin Gods, even stronger than ordinary first-class ones."

"They could change fate, enhance fortune, and resurrect the soul."

Zhao Xing thought of the legends about the Six Star Lords as he headed towards the divine temple.

During the Emperor Wu period, a certain general had great strength but poor luck and often got lost during battles.

When this happened twice in a row, Emperor Wu sent split souls of Du E and the God of Fate to increase the general’s fortune and change his fate.

However, the split souls of the two Star Lords were themselves influenced by the general’s fate and fortune, and they also got lost while searching for him.

They only found their way back when the war ended, following the general’s erratic path.

The influence of fate and fortune was indeed terrifying.

"The Rebirth Star Monarch, on the other hand, resurrected the souls of the deceased."

"According to the ’Netherworld Records:’ ’A person dies into a ghost, a ghost dies into a soul, a soul dies into a shadow, and a shadow dies into Yi.’"

"When a person dies, their Seven Spirits decay, and their three souls scatter, wandering on the battlefield and becoming ghosts."

"When the ghost is killed again, it becomes a ’soul,’ and when the soul is killed again, it becomes a shadow."

"The Rebirth True Monarch of the Great Zhou could gather a person’s three souls at the level of a shadow, transforming them into a Yin God body."

"This allowed meritorious soldiers to be worshipped by the Fortune Dynasty System of Great Zhou, living forever."

"But if they were bound by soul-binding or consumed by soul-devouring, escaping far away, there was nothing that could be done," Zhao Xing thought quietly.

During battles, priests needed to be abundant.

Even a ninth-grade priest could invite the Rebirth True Monarch to possess them, collecting the Yin soul of a seventh-rank official like him.

This was a casual action that required minimal cost.

If someone like Chen Lu, also a seventh-rank, invited the Rebirth True Monarch at some cost, they could even gather his soul body again at the level of a ’soul.’

Even though Chen Lu preferred worshiping the Minister of Agriculture God, he would certainly be able to invite the Rebirth True Monarch; inviting this True Monarch was essential, or else he could not have reached the seventh rank.

"I must quickly achieve a million war merits, so if any misfortune befalls me, a million merits would suffice to confer the status of a Yin God."

"With people worshipping me, the Yin God could eternally coexist with the Great Zhou."

"This would be another form of ’living,’ and during the Spiritual Energy Recovery Era, the Yin God might even be revived!"

"However, it would be much more difficult than living through the Spiritual Energy Recovery Era with a mortal lifespan—ten, a hundred times harder."

Zhao Xing was always polite to priests, as Great Zhou’s ’Yin God System’ was his last resort in dire necessity.

During the Cloud City period, he was courteous to Shen Mingyu and friendly to Zhang Yi. Upon arriving at the Southern Battle Zone to assume his post at City No. 92, he was also cordial to Chen Lu, even allocating one-tenth of the spoils to Chen Lu.

All for this reason.

Of course, priests were highly esteemed in this era, so Zhao Xing’s actions would not raise suspicion; no one could discern his deeper motives.

Even Chen Lu would never have imagined that Zhao Xing’s intentions were so far-reaching.

Upon arriving inside the divine temple, Zhao Xing discarded all distracting thoughts, focusing solely on matters of war achievements.

Since learning the "Great Dream Spring and Autumn," his Dream Storage Technique could distribute and store memories.

He could suppress memories and thoughts from past lives as needed.

Using the Dream Storage Technique as a cover, even if discovered, it would be dismissed as a dreamlike illusion.

Everyone had whimsical and fanciful thoughts from time to time.

Now, if Zhao Xing boldly proclaimed that "Spiritual energy will recover after sixteen dynasties," people would think he was dreaming unless he proved his statements step by step.

Arriving at the Yi Suan Star Lord’s hall, Zhao Xing first lit incense.

Then he took out yellow paper and wrote the invocation note.

Writing the invocation required particular attention.

Gods used cinnabar, ghosts used ink.

The item specifications corresponded to the deity’s rank.

Although the Yi Suan Star Lord was a first-class Yin God, at present appearing as a sixth-grade split soul body, the specifications used to summon it had to be elevated accordingly.

Writing the invocation note, he proceeded to burn the paper and pray.

"Zhao Xing, of the Divine Might Army Jun Shu, requests the presence of Yi Suan Star Lord."

Zhao Xing chanted incantations under his breath.

"Hoo~"

The yellow paper burned, casting light upon the divine statue.

Soon, the statue of Yi Suan Star Lord, holding a measuring ruler, opened its eyes.

"Zhao Xing of the Divine Might Army, what do you request of this deity?"

"This official has completed the ’Heart Worm Grass’ task and the ’Blood Essence Fruit’ task in the Military Realm, requesting the Star Lord to calculate the war merits."

The illusion of Yi Suan Star Lord floated down from the divine statue.

It examined the ’Heart Worm Grass’ and ’Blood Essence Fruit’ piled outside the hall.

Quickly returning, the Star Lord spoke, "According to the Military Realm task regulations, you may claim fifteen thousand war merits."

"Seal these two items for transfer to the internal treasury. If lost, you will be deducted thirty thousand war merits," the Yi Suan Star Lord said.

"Yes, this official will remember," Zhao Xing nodded.

Once these items were submitted for war merits, they belonged to the Military Realm, not the Divine Might Army, and this would be documented.