Originally, Zhang Yue came to the World 57 mainly to improve his own strength.
But now it seemed that this place had instead become a paradise for upgrading the Legion of the Undead.
Under Zhang Yue's relentless slaughter, the Legion of the Undead underwent unprecedented, explosive growth.
After reaching Tier 4, it was already advancing toward Tier 5 at an astonishing pace.
At the same time, Zhang Yue himself, under the wild slaughter and harvesting of his undead army, gained massive amounts of Divine Consciousness, causing his identity rank to rise step by ste, from early-stage Celestial God, to mid-stage, late-stage, and finally, peak Celestial God.
The entire World 57 had practically turned into Zhang Yue's personal slaughterhouse.
Of course, Zhang Yue wasn't the only professional in this world.
But his crazy slaughtering caused countless scattered independent players in the World 57 to feel an overwhelming, never-before-seen pressure.
Because they could only stand and watch as the Demon Gods that had just respawned, not even 0.1 seconds after appearing, were instantly killed by the Death Servants spread all across the World 57.
The spawn rate of Demon Gods couldn't even keep up with the kill rate of the Death Servants.
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Out in the wild, a five-person team of players, hunting Demon Gods together, was searching for prey.
Before them, a Demon God had just spawned.
All five of them were thrilled and had just raised their weapons, about to attack—
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
That Demon God was instantly impaled by three Death Servants, torn apart into pieces, and scattered across the ground.
Watching this scene, the group stood frozen, mouths hanging open.
"Holy crap! It's gone already? What kind of speed is that?"
"Unbelievable! I didn't even see the Demon God's shadow before it disappeared!"
All around them, everywhere they looked, were black-armored Death Servants wielding long blades, their eyes glowing blood-red.
Zhang Yue had set the Death Servants' free attack target strictly to "Demon Gods."
So these players were not attacked.
Being surrounded by endless Death Servants did give them an extreme sense of safety, even if ten Demon God bosses spawned right now, they wouldn't pose any threat to independent players.
But at the same time, it gave them immense pressure.
Because under the overwhelming dominance of the Death Servant army, ordinary players couldn't even snatch a single Demon God kill.
"Damn! That Necromancer is too ruthless! He's not leaving a single Demon God alive!"
"This is Zero God's personal slaughter hour, let's just endure it for now. Once he's gone, we can pick up whatever scraps are left…"
Of course, for most of Zhang Yue's fellow countrymen, the feeling was one of shock and pride.
"In a hundred years of the Otherworld's history, we've never seen a professional with such world-destroying power. Zero God truly is the number one in all the worlds."
"Exactly! Even though the Ghost Swordsman Elfa from the Beacon Nation and the Frost Mage King Kwon Ji-hyun from the Cold Nation both awakened divine souls and unlocked their Mythic-class exclusive skills, their armies' strength can't even compare to this."
"It has to be our Dragon Nation's Necromancer! Being born a Dragon Nation citizen, I'm so proud!"
"Necromancer forever! Dragon Nation forever!"
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Meanwhile, on Zhang Yue's end—
He was sitting on an open plain, while in his ears, battle notifications kept ringing one after another, each one more satisfying than the last.
["Ding~ Congratulations, you've reached early-stage Lord God! To advance to mid-stage Lord God requires 720,000 Divine Consciousness!"]
["Ding~ Congratulations, you've reached mid-stage Lord God! To advance to late-stage Lord God requires 750,000 Divine Consciousness!"]
["Ding~ Congratulations, you've reached late-stage Lord God! To advance to peak Lord God requires 800,000 Divine Consciousness!"]
With an extreme pace, his rank climbed step by step.
When he reached early-stage Transcendent Lord God, the next upgrade required a staggering 1,000,000 Divine Consciousness.
At this point, major news outlets across the Dragon Nation, and even foreign media, all turned their attention toward Zhang Yue.
["According to reports, the Dragon Nation's Necromancer 'Zero' has reached the World 57, the Realm of Gods! Within just one day, he has elevated his rank from Mortal to the highest level, Transcendent Lord God! The Necromancer has, in a single day, shattered the global century-long record that no one has ever surpassed…"]
["Data shows that in the World 57's Realm of Gods, once a player raises their identity to [War God], each further upgrade requires more than 100,000 Divine Consciousness. Based on the world's system, where each Demon God drops only 0.1–0.3 Divine Consciousness, that means at least 300,000 Demon Gods must be slain just to advance one tier…"]
["As of now, the Necromancer's rank has reached early-stage Transcendent Lord God. To advance to mid-stage Transcendent Lord God requires 1,000,000 Divine Consciousness. Calculations suggest the Necromancer must kill at least 3.33 million high-level Demon Gods to break through!"]
["The Necromancer, the God among human professionals,is creating a brand-new myth before our eyes…"]
The entire world's eyes were on Zhang Yue.
Zhang Yue alone had singlehandedly elevated the Dragon Nation's global prestige and status.
The Dragon Nation had now risen to become one of the most admired among over two hundred countries, even surpassing the former world superpower, the Beacon Nation.
And in truth, Zhang Yue could go even faster.
Because within the national domain, the Divine Consciousness gain rate was greatly limited.
Once he entered the Death Territory, killing the Death Territory's Lord-tier Demon Gods could increase his Divine Consciousness gain rate tenfold, even dozens of times.
However, the Eight Ferocious Beasts were still lurking in the shadows, waiting for that one chance, the moment Zhang Yue stepped into the Death Territory alone.
Once he entered, it would be like a sheep walking straight into a tiger's den.
So for now, he could only endure a little longer.
After all, advancing to peak Transcendent Lord God didn't require the Death Territory, he could still do it within the National Territory.
It would just take more time.
Once Zhang Yue reached that goal, he could activate a special secret realm, just as Ouyang Ling'er had described.
And once he cleared that realm, his power would skyrocket, and the crushing pressure he'd endured would return tenfold to the Eight Ferocious Beasts… and the Demon Emperor himself.
To reach peak Transcendent Lord God faster, Zhang Yue wasn't just relying on his undead army anymore.
He himself began to act.
Unfolding his Angel Wings, he flew toward the distant, uncharted territories that the Legion of the Undead had yet to reach.
Before him stretched vast lands filled with endless swarms of Demon Gods.
Zhang Yue gripped his transcendent staff.
At this very moment, he was the God of this world.
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