Armipotent

[You won!]

[You have obtained one God Shard!]

[God Shard: 10]

Tang Shaoyang watched his seventh opponent of the day disappear into particles. Within just one day, he gained ten God Shards, the bare minimum to reach God Rank. He could advance right now and proceed the game into the third phase which was the last phase of the game. Once Earth entered the last phase, Earth was no longer a lower world.

Of course, he did not plan to advance to the God Rank right away. He wanted to gather more God Shards before entering The God Rank, "But should I notify everyone else before advancing to the God Rank?"

His advancement to the God Rank would trigger the third phase. Dungeon would start to spawn, and also System's event might get triggered soon after they entered the third phase.

[I think that's for the best for everyone, for your people. They need to be ready for the third phase. The dungeon is one of the most interesting in the game. Sometimes they spawn with weak monsters in it, but you should not be surprised if there's a dungeon with a monster on the same level as The God Rank. The power gap between you and your people is too big. Advancing to the God Rank right now puts your people at risk.]

Vandir The Death King agreed with the idea of telling the others before advancing to the God Rank. Just as Vandir said, his people might not be ready for the third phase. The strongest after him were Alton, Moonsong, and Kalliyan. The three were the Legendary Ranks, a lower rank than Tang Shaoyang. Everyone else was below Legendary Rank.

"I think it's enough for today," Tang Shaoyang canceled his transformation and also the domain of Paragon Armament. It took him around two hours or maybe even less to get ten God Shards, "So how do I return from the arena?"

A portal formed in front of him as he said that. No more questions were asked as he took the portal. He returned to the rooftop.

"It's time to fulfill your promise now, Master," Vandir The Death King demanded. He was talking about the promise for the contract, Tang Shaoyang's body, "Can you also lend me a room. I need a place that no one can enter but you. I don't want to be interrupted during my research."

Vandir was patient not to ask for the promise during the three-day break.

"Then we can ask the dwarf to make you an underground research room," Tang Shaoyang then remembered a place where Zhang Mengyao stored the dead bodies for the sacrifice. Vandir could take that place to do his research, "I think I have them ready. No one could enter but me and the dwarf. You can tell the dwarf not to disturb you, then you should be okay."

Tang Shaoyang made an arrangement for Vandir before he returned to his room. Zhang Mengyao and Kang Xue were there, accompanying Ava, eating their lunch.

"Where have you been? I thought you would be here to play with Xiulan?" Zhang Mengyao could not help but ask. She thought he would return here as soon as the meeting was over, but then he was nowhere to be found. Even Origin did not know where Tang Shaoyang went.

"I just finished my first session for The Trial of God Rank," As soon as he said that, the three girls turned toward him with mixed expressions, interested and also worried. None of them knew what he would face in the Trial of God Rank which made them worried. However, they were interested if the trial was any different than the other ranks' trial.

Tang Shaoyang took a seat next to Ava, picking up his bowl. Even though he had lunch, he always had room for a hotpot while telling them about the trial. He told them what it meant in the first session. The three were surprised that Tang Shaoyang had fulfilled the requirement to advance to the God Rank.

"Is your opponent so weak?" Kang Xue blurted out. It was a normal reaction because Tang Shaoyang was missing for less than one and a half an hour. Yet he had taken down seven Demi-God Rank in that time frame.

"His opponent might be weak because they face him. However, you can't underestimate them if you ever take the trial, Kang Xue," Ava reminded Kang Xue, "Don't use him as a standard or else you might get killed. It's the opposite. It's not his opponents that are weak, but he's just too strong for his opponent."

On the other hand, Kang Xue agreed with Ava. For someone who could kill The God Rank, The Demi-God Rank was nothing to Tang Shaoyang. She was not surprised by how easy it sounded for Tang Shaoyang to gather ten God Shards in such a short time.

"But please notify us or Origin if you want to take the trial next time. Vice Supreme General Alton and Marshal Moonsong also have reached the requirement for The Demi-God's Trial. We can't let you guys go for a long time in case of an emergency." Zhang Mengyao delivered the good news.

The good news was that he soon would have two Demi-God Ranks. Meaning he did not need to wait too long to advance to the God Ranks. He planned to at least, have a hundred God Shards before advancing to the God Rank. If he wanted to push himself, he would keep fighting until he used his two chances. Even though the opponent he faced earlier was quite easy to beat. He did not change his mind to experience various kinds of fighting styles.

"I put Alton's schedule the day after Public Execution for him to take the trial, and Moonsong two weeks after Alton takes the trial. You can't suddenly go missing like today after they take the trial!" Zhang Mengyao reminded Tang Shaoyang sternly.

"Just like today, I will take two to three hours for the trial. I will try to gather The God Shard as much as possible before advancing to the God Rank. So, yeah, two to three hours a day. That should not be an issue, no?" Tang Shaoyang nodded, stuffing the dumpling into his mouth.

"Does gathering that many God Shards benefit you? Or can you share the God Shards for others to use?" Zhang Mengyao took the note on the table, ready to take notes into her holy note. She later would share the information with the other high-ranking officials. The information would benefit them all later on once they reached The Demi-God Rank.

Tang Shaoyang shook his chopstick, indicating it was no, "You can't take or share the God Shards. Collecting more than the requirement might give me a benefit, but I don't know what kind of benefit the System offers for how many God Shards we collected. I face three people with more than twenty God Shards, so yeah, there must be benefits but I just don't know what's the benefit."

Days passed by quickly, and the day of Public Execution arrived. The Capital of the Tang Empire, Tang City was bustling with people. The Tang Empire invited the other factions to Public Execution which was the leader of the World Government.

All the factions who received the invitation did not dare not to come even though they were disturbed by the idea of execution. No one was stupid enough like The World Government to oppose The Tang Empire openly.

The execution ground was built next to the Tarrior Training Ground. Specially built there so the area could be used by The Tarrior afterward. The execution ground was similar to the football stadium but with more seats, more space for the visitors, and a smaller field. The murmurs filled the execution ground as all the seats were taken.

Tick!

Right at ten, the Tarrior brought the ten inmates. The ten people had their heads covered with sacks as they were pulled inhumanly with rope up to the platform in the middle of the execution ground.

Tang Shaoyang, Zhang Mengyao, Wei Xi, Kang Xue, and the other high-ranking officials followed from behind. The ten inmates were lined up as they were on their knees. Then the Tarrior pulled out the sack, revealing the face behind the sack.

Zhang Mengyao stepped up, standing in front of the ten people.

"These people are the traitors of Earth! They brought people from another world to let those people conquer Earth. They are the reason why The Giteron Dynasty, Divine Church, and The Federation of Allurion invaded Earth! They brought the invaders and created chaos on Earth. They are not just traitors, but they are also the enemy of the empire! They wish for the destruction of the empire, and we are here to let the world know the outcome for the people who wish for our destruction!"

That was the opening speech by Zhang Mengyao. Rather than an opening speech, it was more like a warning for the other factions not to mess with the Tang Empire. Zhang Mengyao told them what they would get if they made an enemy of the Tang Empire.

"Kill!" "Kill!" "Kill!" "Kill!" "Kill!""Kill!" "Kill!"

The left side of the execution ground chanted "Kill!" Their voices echoed inside the execution ground, causing a slight tremor. The people who chanted were mostly from Tarrior, and their voices filled the execution.

Zhang Mengyao raised her right hand as he turned around, standing behind one of the inmates. Then another nine people stood behind each of the inmates. Tang Shaoyang was one of them, and he stood right behind Hines Myer.