Whale Falls and Becomes a God

Chapter 46: New Effects of Conferred Gods
Of the three rebel kings, King Du Fuwei of Wu was the most powerful. Known as the Governor-General of the Jianghuai region, he commanded immense power across the region, occupied the important city of Liyang, and commanded millions of troops. His deputy, Fu Gongyou, was bestowed with the title of King of Chu. His ambitions were undeniable, and he also commanded a million troops, supporting each other.

Next was Li Zitong, Prince of Fengming, who participated in the earliest Changbai Mountain Uprising. He was known for his generosity, bravery, and generosity, earning him great popularity. He later occupied Hailing, becoming known as Prince of Fengming and proclaiming himself the King of Chu. This was simply because he shared the same title with Fu Gongyou, and Du Fu's greater power made Prince of Fengming the primary leader.

According to Xiao Ying's previous life, Li Zitong was a formidable hero, a figure not to be trifled with in unofficial histories or novels. He was the only rebel king to capture the capital, Jiangdu, and establish the Wu Kingdom, under the reign of Mingzheng. Jiangnan was annexed, and his territory stretched from Kuaiji in the east to the Wuling Mountains in the south, from Xuancheng in the west to Taihu Lake in the north, rivaling the ancient Chu territory and nearly restoring its former glory. It wasn't until the rise of the Li Tang that he was defeated, and one can only imagine his fate.

The third-ranked King of Upper Liang, Shen Faxing, was also extraordinary. He came from the prominent Wuxing Shen family. He was originally the prefect of Wuxing County. Later, he resisted the oppression of the Sui Dynasty, raised an army and established himself as the King of Liang. Because he and the great rebel kings Xiao Chong and Li Zhi were all named King of Liang, he was also called the King of Upper Liang.

Having said that, among the 108 Demon Stars of the Sui Dynasty, there are quite a few with the same title, most of whom are from various ancient countries, and they all claim to be the descendants of the ancient countries.

According to historical records in Xiao Ying's previous life, it was Shen Faxing who first led his troops to Jiangdu after learning that Emperor Yang Guang of the Sui Dynasty had been killed. In the name of punishing the rebellious Yuwen family, he quickly swept across the south of the Yangtze River. However, he was eventually defeated by Du Fuwei and Li Zitong and failed to take control of Jiangdu!

As expected, Shen Faxing will be the first top power in this world to send troops to Jiangdu...or a warlord or prince.

This is also one of the main reasons why Xiao Ying urgently needs to train the army, because of the internal and external troubles!
At present, the Sui Dynasty camp is still the weakest, most chaotic and smallest of the three parties!
……

The sun sets in the west and the sky is stained with clouds.

After a busy period, time flew by and it was soon evening.

"Hey……"

Taking a break from his busy schedule, Xiao Ying came to the top of the attic, leaned on the railing and looked out at Jiangdu, sighing endlessly.

The Sui Dynasty camp seems to be full of strong men and talented people.

In fact, the previous strength was mainly due to the "Blood Demon Map". There were very few real top talents, and most of them were women.

Xiao Ying was now the Prince of Jingwu and the Grand General of the Auxiliary Army, in charge of all matters. Important appointments and promotions naturally required Xiao Ying's approval. However, the only person Xiao Ying approved of was Xu Sheng, who was also known for his past life as a top general, Xu Shiji.

As for Dugu Sheng, Master Lingming, Qi Zhi and others, they are already the leaders or core of the forces. Can they be reused and used for a long time?

More importantly, the current list of promoted people basically comes from aristocratic families, with very few commoners, and even those from sects and religions are few.

This is because Xiao Ying repeatedly emphasized that only talents should be employed, regardless of their background.

It's not that his subordinates are secretly disobeying him, but it is the fact. The training of civil and military officials is not easy. Not to mention practicing martial arts, just the knowledge of various governance, commanding the army, people's livelihood, etc., is that something that ordinary people can access?

Previously, Xiao Ying had sighed that two generations of Sui emperors had tried to weaken and eradicate the cancer of the aristocratic families, but to no avail and were even backfired. He was somewhat mocking Yang Guang for taking too big a step and ending up with nothing, as if to imply that he would do better.

Only when you really face it yourself can you understand the cruel reality, helplessness and powerlessness!
If it weren't for the help of the "Blood Demon Map", Xiao Ying knew that even if she had the memories of her past life, Yang Guang would still be far better than her, no comparison!
"This is how to do……"

After sighing, Xiao Ying felt extremely headache, and felt like a good cook cannot cook without rice!
Talents are already extremely scarce, and most of them are from aristocratic families. Xiao Ying can't just abandon the donkey after it has done its work and then destroy the bridge after crossing it, right? Xiao Ying believes that he can't do such a thing!

Even if the "Blood Demon Picture" can influence loyalty, it cannot make his tribe members loyal, and it is easy for them to become too powerful to get rid of it!
Besides, even if you want to choose a tall person among the short ones, there is no one!

"Om..."

At this moment, the "Blood Demon Picture" suddenly emitted a bloody light and a summoning buzzing sound came, which attracted Xiao Ying's attention!

Last night’s harvest was indeed huge, so huge that even if Xiao Ying no longer collected star souls, it would be enough to become the confidence to compete for hegemony.

The star soul stars that are lit up in the Blood Demon Map are:

Main deities: 6 (Wang Tong, Wei Zheng, Du Ruhui, Yuchi Gong, Yang Guang, Chen Shushen) and secondary deities: 972

Little God: 18,283 people

Mao Shen: 43,372 people

Blood Star: 340,000 people.

"Hiss... In just the middle of the night, so many people died? So many elites, talented people, and talents perished?"

After returning to Qiling Temple, Xiao Ying had been busy with other things and had no time to pay close attention to the "Blood Demon Picture". Now that he checked it, he couldn't help but gasp and felt extremely heartbroken!
To make a simple analogy, the Blood Star corresponds to the young and strong, the Hairy God corresponds to elite soldiers such as the Xiaoguo Army, the Minor God corresponds to special troops and top elites such as the Xiaoguo Guards, and the Deputy God corresponds to civil and military officials and talented groups at the level of the Guard Commander.

According to Xiao Ying's understanding of the "Blood Demon Map", if there is enough time and the Star Soul's potential is exhausted.

The corresponding level of the righteous gods is the peak of the second grade and the first grade of the celestial being. It takes opportunity to advance to the celestial being, with a probability of about 20% to 30%.

The deputy gods correspond to the three major realms from the third grade to the first grade. Only one or two percent can be promoted to a celestial being by sheer luck.

Minor gods correspond to the fourth, fifth and sixth levels.

Mao Shen corresponds to the seventh, eighth and ninth ranks, and the ninth rank requires special talents and abilities.

The above realm comparison is the final state of the star soul after a long time, not the current situation. It is enough to know it without going into it in depth (foreshadowing).

"What a shame! If I could use all these talented people and elites, why would I have to worry about rebels and anti-kings?!"

Ambition corresponds to the love of talent. It is easy to get thousands of soldiers, but it is difficult to get a general! The more Xiao Ying read the "Blood Demon Map", the more heartbroken he felt!

Traitors like the Yuwen family really deserved to die.

If there were so many talented people and elite troops to help, and Emperor Yang Guang of the Sui Dynasty could cheer up, or replace him with a wise ruler, he could first conquer Jiangdu, then pacify the south of the Yangtze River, and finally quell the rebellion throughout the world. It is very likely that the glory of the Sui Dynasty could be restored.

Now, after being attacked by the rebels, the Sui Dynasty is basically finished, and Jiangdu is in danger!

"What? Is this possible?"

Xiao Ying, who was looking at the "Blood Demon Picture" with great heartache, suddenly received a piece of information. His eyes widened and his body trembled with excitement.

Because it absorbed many star souls and reached a certain number and energy, the "Blood Demon Map" was further restored and improved, and gained a new function!

If Xiao Ying is willing to give up a certain Star Soul and completely merge with someone else, that person can, like Xiao Ying, obtain the Star Soul's qualifications, talents, important knowledge, and fragmented memories.

However, Star Soul fusion and possession are two different things. After complete fusion, it can no longer be applied to other people. If the target dies, the two will merge into a new Star Soul!
The three basic functions remain the same, and the more star souls there are, the stronger the functions.

As long as the "Blood Demon Map" exists, the star soul will exist forever and it will not be completely lost or disappear after fusion!
"In this way, wouldn't the talent shortage problem that has been bothering me for so long be easily solved?"

Xiao Ying was overjoyed and inexplicably excited. At the same time, he became increasingly curious about the subsequent development of "Blood Demon Map"...

"The details need to be verified and studied! However, the most important thing is that if a righteous god reaches a special number of nodes such as thirty-six, seventy-two, or one hundred and eight, he should be able to unlock a supernatural power, right?"

(End of this chapter)