Ennoblement

Since Wuqishen was created by the God King, not a single True God has achieved ennoblement. As for the even more challenging ennoblement for Law Masters... naturally, no one has ever reached that.

Once one becomes an Ennobled Expert, it's truly extraordinary.

Firstly, their status is comparable to that of the Four Great Generals.

Secondly, the benefits are numerous. For instance, 'Wuqishen' itself is a priceless treasure.

However, it's difficult!

The stringent requirements for ennoblement have blocked countless talented experts in Jinzhi World. Nevertheless, in every epoch, many geniuses from the East Army, West Army, South Army, and North Army attempt to strive for ennoblement.

'Hmm?' Luo Feng frowned after reading through it.

'Attempting to achieve ennoblement, could it be...' Luo Feng looked at the golden figure before him and spoke directly, 'Is there a task for achieving ennoblement?'

The golden figure replied indifferently, 'Yes!'

'What kind of task?' Luo Feng pressed, eager to try. He was quite confident in himself; after all, he was an inheritor of the Duan Dong River lineage.

'Python River Army soldier, you are a Law Master,' the golden figure said indifferently. 'There are two paths to achieving ennoblement.'

Luo Feng listened intently.

'The first path,' the golden figure stated, 'has two conditions. As long as you meet both, the Four Great Generals will personally verify them. Once confirmed, you will be directly ennobled.'

'The two major conditions for the first path are: First, to become a True God, you must follow the divine power path, and your life gene level must reach ninety thousand times! When you achieve this, do not rush to break through to True God; first, come for a joint inspection and verification by the Four Great Generals. Second, there are a total of 10,081 basic Rhinoceros Emperor Game setups. As long as you can solve all 10,081 setups in one go, you will meet the requirement.'

'If you meet these two points, you will immediately receive ennoblement, gain numerous privileges, and your status will be even higher than that of an ordinary Ennobled Expert. You will be on par with the Four Great Generals!' The golden figure finished in one breath.

Luo Feng, however, stared wide-eyed.

Dumbfounded.

Stunned!

'This is just too...' Luo Feng didn't know what to say.

'Who set these conditions?' Luo Feng couldn't help but ask.

'His Majesty the great God King personally formulated them,' the golden figure replied.

Luo Feng could only swallow his dissatisfaction.

It was too insane.

The divine power path, a life gene level of ninety thousand times. Even within the ancient civilization... even with numerous fortuitous encounters and aids, it would be incredibly difficult. Not to mention in Jinzhi World... where all fortuitous encounters, treasures, and so on are controlled within the army, and soldiers cannot obtain heaven-defying opportunities. Yet, they are still required to achieve 'ninety thousand times life gene'...

Of course, he was already on this path, so this requirement was acceptable.

Solving 10,081 Rhinoceros Emperor Game setups consecutively?

Had the God King gone mad?

Although there was no time limit, for a mere Law Master to solve all 10,081 Rhinoceros Emperor Game setups in one go was simply insane. Such a genius... not a single inheritor of the Duan Dong River lineage had ever achieved this as a Law Master. It could be said that if such a peerless figure appeared... it would likely not be difficult for them to become the 'new God King' in the future.

'Both conditions are utterly preposterous,' Luo Feng thought to himself. 'Anyone who can meet these two conditions would have Eternal True God within reach, their future achievements would be limitless, and standing at the pinnacle of the entire ancient civilization would not be difficult.'

'Madman.'

'That God King, does he really think the True God-level machine 'Wuqishen' he created is so extraordinary? To dare propose such conditions.' Luo Feng shook his head. The ancient civilization was divided into many factions, and Jin was merely one of them. Once such a peerless genius was discovered, which faction wouldn't frantically contend for them?

Luo Feng shook his head with a sigh.

'Didn't you say there were two paths?' Luo Feng asked the golden figure. 'What about the second path?'

'His Majesty the great God King knew the first path was too difficult,' the golden figure said indifferently. 'Therefore, he left a second path. Any Law Master can apply for an 'Ennoblement Task.' When the task period begins... you will know the task's content. Once you complete this task, you can be ennobled.'

'Ennoblement Task?' Luo Feng pondered.

He understood the task period.

In each epoch, there was one army task. And within a single epoch, there was only this one task.

To take on another task, one had to wait until the next epoch began!

'What is the mortality rate for the Ennoblement Task?' Luo Feng pressed.

'For the Ennoblement Task, soldiers apply every epoch,' the golden figure said indifferently. 'Soldiers from the East Army, West Army, South Army, and North Army will undertake the Ennoblement Task together. The mortality rate for the Ennoblement Task is approximately ninety percent. The remaining ten percent barely survive, and to this day... no one has ever completed an Ennoblement Task.'

Luo Feng was astonished.

The Ennoblement Task, for endless ages, had a completion count of 0! Ninety percent of participants perished! Ten percent of participants miraculously survived, though they were, of course, failures.

'What is the content?' Luo Feng couldn't help but ask curiously.

'Python River Army soldier, you only need to apply for the task, and you will know its content after the next task period begins,' the golden figure said. 'Soldier, an additional reminder: you have just joined the army... you can undergo more tempering, preferably by experiencing several Samsara-level tasks. It would not be too late to take on an Ennoblement Task after that.'

Luo Feng nodded, indicating he understood.

...

A vast lake lay in tranquility.

An exotic beast hovered in mid-air, its pair of wings on its neck occasionally flapping. It anxiously gazed into the distance, longing and waiting patiently.

'Why isn't he here yet?'

'He just went to a military supply point; he should be back by now.'

'Please, please don't exchange all the True God corpses for military merit. Yinhe, oh Yinhe, my life is in your hands. I have many treasures on me, I know you want me to take out treasures for exchange, I'll exchange, I'll exchange...' Wuhe hovered in mid-air, muttering to himself.

It was very worried.

Suddenly...

Wuhe's eyes lit up. A figure appeared in the distance, and with just a single teleportation above the lake, the figure swiftly arrived in this area.

'Yinhe, Yinhe!' Wuhe's wings on its neck flapped violently, and it zipped over with immense enthusiasm.

Luo Feng glanced at him and smiled, 'Don't rush, let's talk once we're down.'

'Alright, alright,' Wuhe obediently replied.

Luo Feng swooped down onto the island below, and Wuhe quickly followed, descending as well.

'This island's arrangement is truly wonderful,' Wuhe exclaimed, looking around. 'Everything is so natural, seemingly simple, yet upon closer inspection... it possesses a unique charm. I couldn't arrange something like this. Only you, Yinhe, can create such a tasteful arrangement so casually. Tsk, tsk, even my father's arrangements aren't as good as yours.'

'This was arranged by the previous soldier,' Luo Feng said, casually waving his hand. A stone chair from in front of a distant house flew directly to him, landing before Luo Feng. Luo Feng plopped down, saying casually, 'I'm lazy, nothing has been changed.'

Wuhe paused slightly, then quickly said, 'Yes, yes, yes, Yinhe, you're right. One should focus on cultivation. External environments and such are not important; strength is paramount.'

Luo Feng looked at Wuhe with a half-smile. 'Alright, stop flattering me. It's clear you're not good at it.'

Wuhe was utterly embarrassed.

As the child of the North True Sea Master, it had never needed to flatter anyone since childhood, so its 'flattery experience' was naturally lacking.

'That share, I've kept it for you,' Luo Feng said, looking at Wuhe. 'You don't need to worry about that.'

Wuhe breathed a sigh of relief.

'However, whether it ends up in your hands depends on your attitude,' Luo Feng said directly. 'What good treasures do you have? Bring them out.'

Wuhe was straightforward as well. 'Yinhe, take a look.'

Whoosh!

On the empty ground nearby, a combat armor covered in azure scales appeared out of thin air. 'This is the True God-level combat armor I brought with me back then; it's slightly better than the standard Python River Army combat armor,' it said, watching Luo Feng's expression.

Luo Feng's eyelids drooped, seemingly unconcerned.

Seeing this, Wuhe wasn't surprised in the least. It knew that exchanging 'True God corpses' for just one True God-level combat armor was unlikely.

'This is a True God-level warship I brought when I left the North True Sea to join the army,' Wuhe said, revealing its true main offering.

Whoosh!

An ancient golden warship landed beside them. Luo Feng's gaze briefly flickered towards the warship, then drooped again.

Seeing Luo Feng's reaction, Wuhe immediately grew anxious and quickly reminded him, 'This, this warship is a True God-level warship.'

Luo Feng still seemed uninterested.

In truth, Luo Feng was quite pleased internally: 'Just as I expected, it's perfectly normal for the child of the North True Sea Master to venture out with a palace-type supreme treasure for escape. But I still need to press him a bit; he might have more good stuff. At the military supply point, this warship would be worth at least fifty thousand military merit! It seems this transaction will be profitable.'

'I, I...' Wuhe, seeing Luo Feng's lack of reaction, grew anxious.

'These are a large number of Law Master weapons and armors I collected in Nine Smoke Marsh, all stored inside,' Wuhe said, throwing out a bracelet that had been on its sharp claw.

Luo Feng glanced at it, still unconcerned.

Wuhe was truly anxious now.

'Yinhe, isn't this enough?' Wuhe asked, looking at Luo Feng with a bitter expression.

Only then did Luo Feng truly look at it. The ugly, ferocious exotic beast... its scale-covered face was still as fierce, but its eyes held a pitiful look.

'Not enough,' Luo Feng said softly.

Wuhe looked at Luo Feng with a pitiful expression.

But Luo Feng didn't care. He truly didn't believe it... The North True Sea was such a massive power; for Wuhe to come out with only these few treasures, even if the North True Sea Master was strict, and he genuinely only brought this much. Well, Wuhe could always return to the North True Sea and get more treasures.

Anyway, the epoch's deadline was still far off, so Wuhe could make many trips back and forth to the North True Sea.

The North True Sea was a vast and wealthy enterprise; if he didn't squeeze them a bit, Luo Feng would feel he was letting himself down.

'Yinhe,' Wuhe gritted its teeth, staring at Luo Feng. 'I, I did bring one more treasure when I came out. I can give you that treasure, but... this warship must be returned to me.'

Luo Feng's eyes lit up.

To dare say that, it was clear the treasure Wuhe possessed was even more valuable than the warship.

'Bring it out and let me see,' Luo Feng said, his eyelids no longer drooping. Instead, they were bright, and he stared unblinkingly at Wuhe.