The liver is a late bloomer!

Just then, a flying boat made of innate treasures came from behind, its speed already at its maximum.

"Fellow Daoist Xu, wait for me!"

Sun Ba's voice rang out in the void, and Xu Chen involuntarily slowed down the Innate Treasure Warship.

The flying boat arrived beside the warship, and Sun Ba went aboard the warship to put away the flying boat, looking at Xu Chen with amazement.

"Sun Ba, reporting to the military commander!" Sun Ba knelt on one knee and saluted.

"You've been assigned to my unit?" Xu Chen hadn't yet received the list of his subordinates who were soldiers.

"I was in line behind you. After passing the assessment, I was told that the military commander I was assigned to was you." Sun Ba was excited. To be able to obtain the position of military commander in the assessment meant that his strength was extraordinary.

"That's good. You can be my deputy general from now on." Xu Chen casually promoted Sun Ba five ranks.

"This……"

Overwhelmed by the enormous surprise, Sun Ba was at a loss for words to thank Xu Chen.

The innate treasure warship accelerated and autonomously flew into the space tunnel specially made by the Chaos God Clan.

In just a few years, they covered a distance that Xu Chen had previously taken hundreds of thousands or even millions of years to traverse.

On a small continent spanning hundreds of millions of miles, Xu Chen's military base was located.

The innate treasure warship slowly docked beside the mainland, and Xu Chen led Sun Ba into the military camp.

Meanwhile, Xu Chen's military commander token began to display the names of his soldiers.

"Commander, once our entire army has arrived, we will be granted military titles. After ten thousand years of training, we will head to the battlefield."

"During these six months, we must master the Chaos God Clan's military formations; this is the key to our survival on the battlefield."

The two arrived at a grand hall, where ten thousand sets of innate supreme treasure-level battle armor were displayed.

"Wonderful! A masterpiece!" Xu Chen gently stroked a set of combat gear with one hand, his expression somewhat surprised.

"This equipment belongs to the Chaos Gods and must be returned after retirement."

Sun Ba took his own set of battle armor, put it on, and began to get used to its power.

"You seem to know a lot about this place."

Xu Chen looked toward the place where the pills were placed.

“One of my uncles served in the army of gods for eighty million years. He was about to gather all the resources to advance to the Invincible Saint Venerable Realm, but just as he was about to retire, he encountered an Invincible Saint Venerable Realm demon on the battlefield, and the entire army was wiped out.”

"Before he died, my uncle preserved his memories using a secret method," Sun Ba said, his voice tinged with sadness.

"So, you are your uncle's successor."

"Pretty much. I'm the only one in my family willing to risk my life here." Sun Ba brandished the innate treasure spear, slightly sensing the Dao essence within it.

"It seems you're just right to be my adjutant."

"In that case, take me to see what kind of military formations the Chaos Gods use?"

"My lord, come with me!"

"The Chaos Gods' army is always stationed in the same location."

Sun Ba led Xu Chen to the secret realm next to the main hall with ease. The secret realm contained thousands of battle formations for dealing with the alien demons, and each battle formation could manifest the Dao essence and light within the secret realm.

Xu Chen observed the Chaos God Clan's battle formations one by one, his eyes occasionally flashing with surprise.

Through these battle formations, Xu Chen could see the brutality of the alien demon forces he needed to deal with.

There are 1349 battle formations, including more than 500 defensive formations, more than 600 escape formations, and less than 300 formations that are used in actual battles against the alien demons.

After reading through everything, Xu Chen looked at Sun Ba with a strange expression.

"Why is the battle formation different from what I imagined?"

"Because the alien demons are too strong, especially towards the end of the battle. After all the power was added to those few alien demons, if we tried to fight them head-on, we could only escape and hand them over to the stronger divine army."

"This usually happens when you encounter more than 3000 different demons," Sun Ba said with great experience.

Meanwhile, powerful Saint Venerables were arriving one after another outside the camp and gathering outside the main hall.

When Xu Chen brought Sun Ba out, there were already over a thousand Saint Venerable experts outside the main hall, each emanating an aura far stronger than that of ordinary Saint Venerable experts.

"Greetings, Commander!"

Upon seeing Xu Chen, more than 1000 Saint Venerable Realm experts bowed in unison.

"Stand up, from now on we are comrades-in-arms."

"Before that, if anyone has any doubts about my strength, they can raise them at any time, so as to avoid disobedience during the war and affecting the entire army."

Whether before or after embarking on the path of immortality, Xu Chen led human armies in battles against alien races.

He was extremely knowledgeable about managing the military.

As Xu Chen spoke, his gaze swept over all the Saint Venerable Realm experts.

Upon hearing Xu Chen's words, all the Saint Venerable Realm experts showed strange expressions, feeling that this military lord was treating them like fools.

Everyone knows how terrifying a Saint Venerable who advances from the assessment to the rank of Military Lord is. He can fight against thousands of alien demons and kill them all. This kind of combat power is no longer among the top invincible Saint Venerable level experts.

"If everyone is convinced, they should return to their respective camps first. Once all the strongest soldiers have arrived, they can then practice their formations and go to the battlefield."

Xu Chen waved his hand, dismissing the thousands of Saint Venerable experts.

"Commander, most of the Saint Venerable experts who come to join the Divine Army and pass the test know the news to some extent."

"We know how terrifying a strongman like you is who has passed the examination to become a military commander. As long as you don't let them openly die, they won't dare to question your military orders or your words in the slightest." Sun Ba's voice reached Xu Chen's ears.

"Good, it seems there's no need to bother with training them."

Three hundred years have passed in the blink of an eye, and all ten thousand Saint Venerable Realm experts under Xu Chenjun's command have arrived, nearly thirty percent of whom are Saint Venerables of the Chaos God Clan.

Ten thousand Saintly Realm experts, clad in standard armor, stood in the plaza outside the temple.

"I'm sure you've all seen the battle formations in the army. For the rest of the time, we'll practice directly in the Chaos Realm."

The Chaos Realm is a special world formed by the will of the Chaos Gods, and its function is similar to that of the Human Dream Realm created by Xu Chen.

In a desolate, sparsely populated border region of the Star Sea, Xu Chen led an army of ten thousand to besiege over a thousand alien demons.

Xu Chen did not participate in the battle; instead, he directed operations from the rear of the battlefield, silently assessing the combat power that his Saint Venerable Realm experts could unleash.

"A bit weak, their strength is just enough to kill a single alien demon."

"However, with gradual training and familiarity with battle formations, as we gain battle merits and increase our strength, the overall strength of the army can surely rise by several times?"

In the distant battlefield, the more alien demons are under your feet, the stronger the remaining alien demons become.

Moreover, the essence consumed in the battlefield with otherworldly demons cannot be recovered at all; it can only be restored by relying on the unique essence pills in the army.

However, each army possesses a very limited share of this special elixir, which can only sustain them for a maximum of three battles.

However, the next replenishment of this elixir takes millions of years.

After a grueling battle, with tens of thousands of soldiers losing over a hundred, the last demon was finally slain. The battle ended, the battlefield was restored, and the fallen Saint-level experts were resurrected.

Xu Chen stood in front of these ten thousand Saint Venerable Realm experts.

"Our bugle has been sounded. We are called the Ghost Sparrow Army. Remember this bugle." Xu Chen said, pointing one hand into the air.

The light and shadow from the battle just now reappeared.

"The teamwork in this battle was not smooth enough, the changes in the battle formation and the power exerted were not up to standard."

As Xu Chen spoke, he began to explain the mistakes made in this battle.

All the Saintly Venerable Realm experts listened attentively, their expressions gradually changing.

After Xu Chen finished explaining the mistakes made in the battle, the second round began.

Ten thousand years passed in the training formation, and Xu Chen received orders to go to the battlefield.

Ten thousand Saint Venerable Realm experts boarded the Innate Treasure Warship and flew towards the nearest Chaos Star Gate.

The Chaos Star Gate will teleport the innate treasure warship to the edge of the Star Sea.

"Our Ghost Sparrow Army's maximum strength is 4,300 ordinary demons. Any more than that and there will be casualties."

"If I don't intervene in the middle, the Ghost Sparrow Army can only handle a maximum of 2800 of them."

Xu Chen had read the data on the alien demons that traveled to the border. Whenever they were discovered, there were thousands, and it was not uncommon for there to be several thousand. There were even groups of tens of thousands, which would appear once every once in a while.

The army led by Xu Chen is generally responsible for clearing out fewer than 5000 demons. For each ordinary demon killed, one can earn one military merit, which can be used to cultivate for a thousand years in a Daoist temple above the Great Dao level.

According to his own calculations, Xu Chen would need at least 80 military merits to accumulate enough to advance to the Invincible Saint Venerable Realm.

Based on the proportion allocated to the army he led, he would need to kill nearly 270 million ordinary demons.

"I don't know if we can gather them all within this military term."

The innate treasure warship flew out of the space tunnel, and an extremely large stargate appeared in the distant star sea.

In the vast sea of ​​stars, that star gate was like the place where all rivers flow into the sea. Countless innate treasure warships flew towards the star gate, converging into one star river after another.

“Lieutenant Sun,” Xu Chen said.

Sun Ba's phantom quickly appeared beside Xu Chen.

"How much military merit can a general commander receive during his term of office?" Xu Chen asked.

“Those with average combat strength can generally obtain 5 to 10 military merits as military commanders,” Sun Ba said.

"Our Youque Army is stronger than ordinary armies. During a term of office, the army leader can obtain at least 10 military merits, which is enough for the army leader to advance to the Invincible Saint Venerable Realm."

Sun Ba looked at Xu Chen with expectant eyes, hoping that after Xu Chen advanced to the Invincible Saint Venerable Realm, he would continue to serve in the army, and he could continue to serve as his adjutant.

"It seems we'll need to work hard for a while."

As Xu Chen spoke, his gaze fell upon the innate treasure warships flying towards the star gate in this star sea region, each warship representing an army.

"Is this the strength of the Chaos Gods?" Xu Chen murmured.

"In the Divine Army, the Chaos Gods only make up 20-30%, the rest are mostly alien races like us, who only want to gain enough military merits to advance to the Invincible Saint Venerable Realm."

"But only one or two out of ten succeed, and even so, we still flock to it like moths to a flame," Sun Ba said with a sigh.

"The Daoist temple above the Great Dao, the peak of the Invincible Saint Venerable Realm, has a sliver of hope to advance to the Great Dao."

"You know more about the Chaos God Clan than I do. Are there any precedents of powerful beings from other races advancing to the Great Dao within the Chaos God Clan?" Xu Chen suddenly asked.

"There were two, but they both eventually joined the Chaos Gods."

"As for the others, they may have distanced themselves from the Chaos Gods after sensing the opportunity for a breakthrough."

“After all, the entire Star Sea is incredibly vast, and there are countless gods within it,” Sun Ba said after thinking for a moment.

"How many gods do you know?" Xu Chen asked curiously.

"I only know two: the Chaos God Clan and the Primordial God Clan."

"The Hongmeng God Clan is stronger than the Chaos God Clan, and they also guard more star sea boundaries than the Chaos God Clan."

As Sun Ba spoke, he took out a jade slip and handed it to Xu Chen. Inside were records of information about the gods.

"Are the Chaos God Clan and the Primordial God Clan very close together?" Xu Chen examined the jade slip and discovered the problem.

"It's very close to the gods, but for us alien races, it's a distance of hundreds of millions of years."

"The main reason is that there are teleportation arrays between the gods, and there are also void stations in the void," Sun Ba explained.

"I see."

As the two were speaking, the innate treasure warships had already lined up and entered the enormous stargate.

As soon as he passed through the star gate, Xu Chen immediately felt a sense of desolation and barrenness, and his combat power was three points weaker than in a normal star sea.

"The main road is hidden, and the environment here is even worse than I imagined."

"As expected of the border region of the Star Sea Domain."

Xu Chen gently raised his hand, and the sixty-six kinds of sublimated Great Dao power transformed into small balls of various colors in his hand, swirling around like a universe condensed from light.

Accompanied by a torrent of innate warships, the innate treasure warships flew towards the border war zone under the jurisdiction of the Youque Bureau.

After docking with tens of thousands of innate treasure warships in the border area, Xu Chen led his ten thousand Saint Venerable Realm experts towards the largest hall in the war zone.

The main hall was like a world unto itself. Xu Chen found the liaison officer for the Youque Army, a woman from the Chaos God Clan.

The woman was dressed in a white robe and exuded a unique aura of holiness.

This is a unique characteristic of the Lawful faction of the Chaos Gods.

"I am the liaison officer of the Sparrow Army. After ten thousand years of battle training, please report to me the true strength of your righteous army."

"Or rather, how many otherworldly demons can he handle alone?"

The female Chaos God's voice was ethereal and clear, giving listeners a sense of exhilaration.

"It can handle 3500 alien demons on its own." Xu Chen thought for a moment, but still left a little room for maneuver according to his own habits.

Upon hearing the number, the woman's eyes narrowed slightly as she glanced at the Holy Venerables of the Nether Sparrow Army behind Xu Chen.

"As the commander of the army, it is best to report the truth."

“The overall strength of your Ghost Sparrow Army should not reach the level you described,” the woman said, her gaze fixed on Xu Chen.

"I forgot, I concealed my presence."

As Xu Chen spoke, he released about 50% of his aura, a level just enough to lead the entire army to kill 3500 alien demons.

"That's enough. It's right to hide some of your strength, because there are always unexpected things that can happen in a mission."

"Three days ago, more than 2000 alien demons rushed into the border. Go and deal with them."

As the woman spoke, Xu Chen sensed a new mission appear within his military commander's token. (End of Chapter)