After taking over this area, the human race's territory reached 1.3 billion acres, and the population reached 2 billion!
Humanity's fortunes continued to rise, and Zhang Mu's strength also steadily increased over the years.
Over the course of several hundred years, the space within the Willow Body has been developed to 45%, and its main body is like a pillar of heaven, towering above the clouds.
"I wonder what my current strength is like..."
Zhang Mu pondered to himself. The highest realm he had ever seen was the High God, and that was not in this region, but in a region where the roots extended outwards.
"After so many years of peace and stability, it's time for my roots to start spreading outwards!"
Previously, due to insufficient strength, they dared not venture too deep into the territory, fearing that they would be discovered by powerful gods and then find their true forms, causing trouble for the human race.
Now, he feels the time is right.
And so his roots continued to extend toward the center of this world.
More than a decade has passed in the blink of an eye.
His roots have completely covered most of the western world, except for the very center.
"So many gods! Wow, this world is really big."
In his perception, there were countless mid-level gods and tens of thousands of high-level gods.
"This deity's aura is much higher than that of a perfected High God... It should be a God-King, then this one should be a God-Emperor... There are several hundred God-Emperors higher than this one, but not by much, so it's probably a God-Emperor, not a God-King..."
Zhang Mu muttered to himself, estimating their strength.
After roughly ranking them, it was concluded that the gods in that central area were probably all at the level of God Emperors, and were also the strongest fighting force in this world.
"I'd better not infiltrate the central region for now... My strength seems to be much higher than these God-Emperors, but I'm not sure if they're at the God-King level. What if the God-Kings are incredibly powerful..."
Zhang Mu shook his head, deciding to play it safe for now. He figured it wouldn't be a problem to infiltrate the central region once he had fully developed his abilities.
......
"Why have we been silent about the westernmost region all these years?"
"The westernmost part? What's there to care about in that remote corner? It's just a place where some early-stage lower-level gods gather. Why bother with it?"
"That's true, but I've recently heard that some mid-level gods have also started to mysteriously lose contact."
"A mid-level god... Could it be that he's trying to steal believers from those lower-level gods?"
"That's possible. If those mid-level gods unite and occupy the westernmost region, it would make sense..."
...
Some of the gods were discussing the matter, and many of them sensed that something was amiss regarding the recent news from the western region.
However, gods of higher rank do not pay attention to these matters; only gods of middling rank gather together to discuss them.
The hot-tempered mid-level god went to check the situation himself, but he never returned after entering that area.
This made many mid-level gods wonder if there was some great terror there.
Or was it that the mid-level god who went to investigate was recruited into the opposing camp?
"Strange! How strange!"
As more and more mid-level gods who went to investigate disappeared, many mid-level gods became restless.
Before setting off, they all vowed that even if they were recruited to the other side, they would come back to report. But once they went in, they disappeared without a trace, let alone any news.
On this day, all the middle-ranking gods gathered together.
"What's going on? Why haven't we received any news?"
"Could some treasure have been unearthed there?"
"Why don't we go check it out together? I have a bad feeling about this."
"What's there to be afraid of? It's just the westernmost region. We have dozens of powerful mid-level gods among us. Even if they all betray us, are we, with hundreds of mid-level gods, afraid that we can't defeat them?"
The gods agreed that this made sense, so they set a date to go together to the westernmost region to check on the situation.
They didn't notify more gods, in case there really was treasure. That would only provoke the higher gods to fight over it, which would be bad.
All gods are greedy.
The appointed date arrived quickly.
Several hundred mid-level gods headed towards the far west, their actions very secretive, and they did not attract the attention of the higher-level gods.
The commotion here naturally did not escape Zhang Mu's detection. Apart from the central area, the entire western world was under his surveillance.
So he immediately informed Liu Zhengyuan that several hundred mid-level gods had come to attack.
"You should prepare yourselves. With the current strength of the human race, we are more than capable of handling this situation. I will not make a move."
"Yes, please rest assured, Goddess Liu, we will ensure that these deities never return!"
Liu Zhengyuan said solemnly.
Over the years, all the intermediate gods who came to investigate had been killed by them, so they had long anticipated this day would come.
"They're just a few hundred mid-level gods... Since we're here, let's make the best of it!"
Liu Zhengyuan's eyes gleamed. Since we're here, let's bury him here. It'll be a good opportunity to nourish the human race.
After bidding farewell to Liu Shen, Liu Zhengyuan began to deploy his troops.
The group also learned from Liu Zhengyuan that several hundred mid-level gods were coming to their territory.
One by one, saliva dripped onto the ground.
"Hehe, another big meal is coming!"
“That’s right, there are hundreds of mid-level gods. That’s enough for each of us to have a full meal. We haven’t had a bite of meat in years. We’ve only been given a bowl of soup.”
There's no way around it; with such a large population, killing only one god a year isn't enough! It's simply not enough!
For a moment, everyone was on high alert, their mouths dry and they kept swallowing.
Finally, a long time has passed.
Hundreds of figures entered their barrier.
Everyone's eyes lit up.
"They're here!"
"Quickly, quickly, activate the barrier to block their retreat!"
One after another, they shouted excitedly.
Because these deities merely entered the protective barrier set up by Zhang Mu, this barrier could only block external detection and had no blocking effect.
Therefore, when these deities entered, the human army immediately activated their essence, energy, and spirit to form an invisible barrier that covered the area.
"Hehehe..."
As the barrier rose, everyone's eyes glowed red.
This sent a chill down the spines of all the gods in the heavens.
Looking at the massive human army on the ground, he was somewhat confused about the situation.
"Why are there so many humans? Is this someone's divine realm?"
"It can't be within the Divine Kingdom, can it? If there were so many believers within the Divine Kingdom, they would at least be gods of the God-King level, and I haven't sensed any divine presence there."
The gods were in an uproar.
Seeing that they were chatting nonstop, Liu Zhengyuan immediately ordered an attack. Only a fool would wait for them to finish talking; it would be better to launch an attack and launch a surprise attack first.
"Oh no! Get out of here!"
Several sharp-eyed deities, seeing the countless chains approaching, immediately retreated thousands of miles.
Seeing this, the other gods also hurriedly dodged. Only a few gods who were slow to react were bound by chains and then pierced through the heart by several giant swords of essence, energy, and spirit.
"this!"
The gods looked on incredulously.
In just a short while, they lost several mid-level god companions, and the ones who attacked were humans from underground!
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