"From now on, you shall be called An Ran," Xiao Mo said. He named the immortal-demon himself, deeming it necessary. After all, he couldn't keep calling her "the created immortal-demon."
An Ran bowed gratefully. To be bestowed a name by the Holy Lord upon birth was an immense honor, one she felt deeply. For every immortal-demon, receiving a name from the Holy Lord was a tremendous privilege, something to boast about for years, and a source of great glory for their families.
"An Ran, your current ability is creation, correct?" Xiao Mo inquired.
"Yes, Almighty Lord. My ability is to create life, create worlds, and create civilizations for the Lord!" An Ran declared with great enthusiasm. "I swear I will create a grand civilization for the Lord in the future, one that will shake the cosmos."
She vowed to contribute exceptionally to the Holy Lord as she spoke. Her ability was indeed to create deities, create worlds, and eventually, to forge a vast civilization that would spread across all heavens. While creation itself was the domain of the Almighty Holy Lord, His many responsibilities necessitated the existence of creation immortal-demons. These beings inherited a portion of the Holy Lord's primordial creation divine power, granting them a highly revered status among the immortal-demons. Compared to others, creation immortal-demons were considered second only to the Holy Lord, admired by countless beings.
However, despite inheriting a fragment of the primordial creation divine power, their power paled in comparison to the Holy Lord's. It was a tier below the ultimate creation divine power, possessing the essence of creation but lacking its true magnitude.
Xiao Mo nodded slightly. "I look forward to it."
An Ran grew even more excited, her beautiful face alight with a resolve to die for the Holy Lord.
Next, Xiao Mo turned his attention to another special immortal-demon, equally remarkable. This one's growth potential also capped at the peak of High-grade God King. Both shared the same ultimate potential, but this immortal-demon's abilities were soul-related. Out of the 150,000 immortal-demons, these two possessed the greatest potential.
Xiao Mo named this soul-domain immortal-demon Qing Su. She wore green robes, and her beautiful eyes were also green. Her figure was curvaceous, and combined with the green attire, she possessed a unique allure.
"It's undeniable that the male-to-female ratio in the immortal-demon army is severely imbalanced, but that suits my intentions just fine," Xiao Mo mused inwardly. He didn't dislike male immortal-demons, but men, as is well-known, tend to have their preferences. A heterosexual orientation was the norm.
"With the utilization of the troop quantity blueprint this time, the power of my immortal-demon kingdom has surged once more." His lips curved into a slight smile. "Fifteen thousand immortal-demons, once they mature, will make my immortal-demon kingdom impervious to any native empire in the central regions."
He was confident that his army of 200,000 immortal-demons would grow strong, and when that time came, he would truly lead his domain forces to assault the central region's native empires, igniting new tremors across the Primal Continent.
But those were matters for later. For now, regarding the current异界诛邪 (Yi Jie Zhu Xie) event, he was determined to claim first place. He wouldn't miss out on that unique special reward. Besides him, were there any other lords worthy of such a prize? He was second to none.
Looking at the assembled immortal-demon army, a surge of ambition rose within Xiao Mo. This was the feeling of having strength. He was no longer the weakling of yesteryear, but a being capable of dictating terms to other forces on the Primal Continent. His territory had already blossomed into a vast kingdom and would soon ascend to become a true empire.
Next, Xiao Mo began to contemplate how to facilitate the growth of this army. He quickly formulated a plan. The regions of Gao Di and the Ice Plains, where the lords and native inhabitants had largely been eliminated, were vast. They were still teeming with countless monsters – native wild creatures and various colonial organisms. These would serve as experience for the new immortal-demon army. Moreover, control of these regions now belonged to his immortal-demon kingdom. He would not tolerate the continued existence of these monsters and intelligent creatures under his dominion. Would he allow them to oppose him? Therefore, these beings were expendable and had to be completely eradicated.
With his mind made up, Xiao Mo commanded Qing Su to lead the 150,000-plus immortal-demons to those two regions to execute his orders. Although the异界 (Yi Jie) where the 异界诛邪 (Yi Jie Zhu Xie) event took place offered an abundance of demons as experience fodder, Xiao Mo believed their levels wouldn't be low. He needed the new immortal-demon army to possess a certain level of strength before they joined him in conquering demons in the 异界 (Yi Jie). This was a more prudent approach. Otherwise, if too many immortal-demons perished, it would be troublesome to revive them, despite his ability to do so. If they could rapidly level up without dying, that was the preferred outcome. Therefore, he did not intend to send the new immortal-demon army in at level one; a few levels first would be ideal.
After the immortal-demon army departed the royal capital, Xiao Mo looked at An Ran, whom he had kept behind. "If I recall correctly, the creation divine power I bestowed upon you can cooperate with destiny divine power to create immortal-demon reincarnation pools." This was his precise reason for keeping An Ran. He wanted to create a few immortal-demon reincarnation pools to experiment with.
"Holy Lord, your memory is not mistaken. That is precisely so." An Ran confirmed. "The creation divine power you bestowed upon us can create reincarnation pools to nurture immortal-demons. Then, the destiny divine power of destiny immortal-demons can grant sentience to the immortal-demons with destiny."
"However, at present, the number of immortal-demon reincarnation pools I can construct daily is very limited, only one. And due to my low divine power, the reincarnation pools I create are only of the initial tier," An Ran said with a hint of shame, seemingly embarrassed by her current inability to provide greater assistance to the Holy Lord. She continued, "Holy Lord, once I advance to High-grade God King or peak God King, I will be able to directly construct top-tier, Level Nine immortal-demon reincarnation pools. However, even then, I will still only be able to construct one reincarnation pool per day. This is a limitation of destiny and other factors, not an issue with our abilities."