Chapter 516 - Jiang Ming’s Three Questions

Han Wu possessed many avatars and needed to deploy them carefully to maximize his gains. After a quick discussion with them, he started assigning their tasks.

The avatars representing Sacrifice, Duplicate, Merge, Avatar Creation, and Life Infusion weren’t proficient in combat, so he assigned them to stay within the Divine Civilization or his divine realm. They would oversee the management of his divine realm, attend classes in his stead, or even devote themselves to further study in the library.

His two most powerful avatars, which came from his Divine Jurisdictions, would be in charge of invading other civilizations. The avatars of Conversion and Energy Materialization would fuse together and lead a team of Han Wu’s units into battle. Similarly, the avatars of Duel and Undying would fuse and undertake the same mission.

The avatar of Reincarnation would remain in his divine realm to use the Transmigrate Helmet to enter other civilizations and guide as many powerful souls as possible into his divine realm. This mission wouldn’t yield immediate results, but it would definitely pay off over time as Han Wu steadily filled his divine realm with formidable souls.

Then there were the avatars of Famine, Seventy-Two Martial Castes, and Demon King Transformation. Along with most of Han Wu’s remaining units, they would spearhead the invasion of the Dream Demon Civilization.

With his avatars, he was confident that his units’ morale would remain high on the battlefield. Once he assigned every avatar its assignment, they all departed to carry out their mission.

Han Wu then turned his attention to his Core. Now that he was a Major God, he could advance his Core to Level 40. He could now equip Rank 7 and 8 Sacred Objects as well.

During the war of successors, he had obtained many Core fragments by defeating his opponents. They were sufficient to raise his Core to Level 40, but that wasn’t enough. He also needed to find the suitable Sacred Objects. At present, he had equipped five Rank 6 Sacred Objects: the Law of Gluttony, Void Speck, Sixfold Artifact, Illusion Stone, and Truth Brush.

Together, the five had elevated his core race’s power to unprecedented heights. Now that he was a Major God, however, their effectiveness was starting to decline. To advance his core race further, he needed to find Rank 7 or 8 Sacred Objects.

Unfortunately, Sacred Objects of that rank were exceedingly rare and invaluable. It was already very hard to find Rank 6 Sacred Objects, let alone 7 or 8. He knew that they definitely wouldn’t be listed online.

Han Wu found himself in a bind. He couldn’t track them down on his own and needed help from someone within the industry. That person was none other than Jiang Ming. He had worked as a merchant for centuries, with experience that far exceeded his own. If anyone had a way, it would be him.

As such, Han Wu sought out Jiang Ming. The moment they met, Jiang Ming sensed Han Wu’s new power and quickly congratulated him. “Congratulations, Boss. You are a Major God now!”

Han Wu waved his hand to dismiss the formality and asked for what he needed without preamble.

Jiang Ming frowned. He explained that he could source or forge Rank 5 or 6 Sacred Objects if Han Wu required them. However, Rank 7 and 8 Sacred Objects were beyond his capabilities, even with his current level of strength.

While listening, Han Wu remembered how Jiang Ming had refined the defeated Desolate Beasts back then into Sacred Objects. They had sold for good prices, earning Han Wu a substantial sum.

He had since spent it all on his Conversion Jurisdiction. Still, the memory remained vivid. Jiang Ming could refine them into Sacred Objects, and more impressively, he could complete an entire matched set.

Sacred Objects that formed a single set usually produced special effects when equipped together. Han Wu suddenly had the idea of equipping a set of Sacred Objects to activate their set effects.

Jiang Ming shook his head at the suggestion. First of all, there were extremely few recorded Rank 7 or 8 Sacred Object sets, and finding one that complemented his core race would be even more unlikely. Jiang Ming was certain that no set of that rank could satisfy Han Wu.

Han Wu decided to look for Rank 5 or 6 sets instead, or, at worst, Rank 3 or 4. If all of that failed, he could just buy many inferior ones and have the Merge Avatar work overtime.

Han Wu’s idea prompted Jiang Ming to recall a particular race that would align well with Han Wu’s core race. That race could be refined or forged into Sacred Object sets that suited Han Wu’s needs.

Intrigued, Han Wu asked him to explain further. Jiang Ming spoke slowly as he recounted how he had encountered that race during his years as a merchant.

These life forms were known as Heart Eaters. They were weak but had a bizarre talent. By consuming another life form’s heart, a Heart Eater could transform into that life form. The result was an identical copy that retained half of the original life form’s strength. After the transformation, the Heart Eater’s original parameters would be replaced by the attributes of its prey until it consumed another life form’s heart.

The explanation left Han Wu perplexed.

The Heart Eaters are indeed bizarre life forms, but what do they have to do with my core race?

Drawing on his extensive experience, Jiang Ming asked, “Boss, is your core race the locust?”

Han Wu pondered the matter carefully. His core race was, in name, the locusts, yet they were no longer true locusts. The only trait they retained from their origin lay in their early reproductive capacity, when they could lay vast numbers of eggs. That trait also proved advantageous for the development of his divine realm. After consuming enough food, the locusts triggered Random Evolution and shed their original form entirely.

“Boss, do you think that your original method of nurturing the locusts would still be useful for your current core race?” Jiang Ming asked.

Han Wu contemplated further. At the beginning, he had relied on three primary methods to nurture his locusts.

The first was the Law of Gluttony, which allowed them to grow by consuming massive amounts of food. Through it, they could evolve into stronger life forms.

The second was Self Detonation. His locusts were weak when it came to combat, so detonating themselves was their most powerful means of attack.

The third involved weapons. Using Sixfold Artifact, he could command them to wield bows and arrows, unleashing devastating barrages through sheer numerical superiority.

These methods formed the foundation of his efforts to nurture his locusts into a powerful army. However, they were no longer truly locusts since they would evolve into random life forms.

𝚏𝗿𝗲𝐞𝚠𝕖𝐛𝗻𝗼𝐯𝕖𝚕.𝚌𝗼𝗺

Han Wu frowned in deep contemplation.

Is there any need to continue nurturing them in this way?

At that moment, Jiang Ming posed a third question. “Boss, do you think you could unify the various Skills and powers your core race is using right now?”