Gao Wu: My freshman internship was a battle on the front lines.

"Li Dashan, former deputy garrison commander of the Northeast Prefecture Garrison, 42 years old, mid-stage seventh rank. Three years ago, when the vampires invaded the Northeast Prefecture, he led the remaining troops to cover the retreat and ensure the safe evacuation of tens of thousands of civilians."

"His wife and children died in that battle. He never remarried and devoted all his energy to training his troops. The army he led was the most capable army in Northeast China."

Ye Feng's finger paused on that page for a moment.

He remembered that the eldest son of the Zhang family had told him about this person, saying that his swordsmanship was honed amidst piles of vampire corpses.

It is said that his eyes always carry a fierce look that makes people afraid to look directly at him.

"Wang Xiuying, a skilled martial artist from the Northeast Prefecture, is thirty-eight years old and at the early stage of the seventh rank. Her son died at the hands of the vampires, and she carried his body home. The next day, she signed up to join the militia."

"He went from the third rank to the seventh rank in three years, all thanks to his relentless efforts."

Ye Feng saw the last line of text.

"Seventeen Blood Clan Martial Saints and two Martial Venerables were killed in three years."

He stared at the number, remained silent for a few seconds, and then moved his gaze to the next page.

"Zhao Shanhe, a native of Haicheng, is forty-five years old and at the late stage of the seventh rank. During the Haicheng beast tide, he single-handedly defended the eastern city wall for three days and three nights, suffering five serious injuries without retreating a single step."

"This is someone personally recommended by Cheng Daxiong. His recommendation consisted of only one sentence: He is more worthy to stand before you than I am."

Ye Feng flipped through the pages for a long time. Each page contained a name, and behind each page was a weighty record of achievements and untold stories of blood and tears.

After reading the last page, he closed the list, looked up at Zhao Gongming, and spoke calmly but with a smile.

"No need for further selection. They are all promising talents; grant them all a Great Dao Fruit."

Zhao Gongming was stunned. He opened his mouth, his voice hoarse.

"Ye Feng, do we have that many Great Dao Fruits? Also, the lowest cultivation level among these people is only the early stage of the seventh rank."

"One Great Dao Fruit probably won't be enough to help them break through to the Martial God realm. Giving them more Great Dao Fruits would be too wasteful."

"It would be far more worthwhile to give it to those who have one foot in the Martial God Realm."

Ye Feng waved his hand, without giving a direct answer.

He had thought about this problem as well.

But it was their loyalty to the Great Xia that Ye Feng valued most.

As for strength?

That's easy.

With enough fragments of the Great Dao, even a dog can be defeated to the point of becoming a half-step Martial God.

He took out several fragments of the Great Dao and twenty fruits of the Great Dao directly from his spatial ring.

Then he said to the utterly astonished Zhao Gongming.

"First, let these people use the fragments of the Great Dao to raise their cultivation to the half-step Martial God level, and then use the fruits of the Great Dao to break through to the Martial God level."

"As for the Great Dao Fruits, I still have quite a few; I can take out another twenty."

Seeing Ye Feng's generosity and the fact that he had produced so many Dao Fruits, Zhao Gongming couldn't help but admire him.

"Ye Feng! Great Xia is fortunate to have you."

"Without you! Great Xia would have rotted away long ago, and it would probably have been swallowed up by the vampires and the King of Kings from within and without."

Ye Feng couldn't help but interrupt Zhao Gongming, and instead turned around and waved to the void behind him.

A massive cyan figure appeared out of thin air.

It was a green dragon, its entire body as green as jade, its scales gleaming with a warm luster, its body several tens of feet long, coiled in mid-air.

Its golden eyes calmly gazed at Zhao Gongming.

The Azure Dragon, at the half-step invincible realm, slowly circulated its aura in the hall. Although it did not deliberately release its pressure, it still caused the air to freeze slightly for a moment.

Zhao Gongming's eyes widened, and he almost lost his balance.

"This is?"

Ye Feng separated a golden contract mark from his fingertip and floated it toward Zhao Gongming.

"Grand Secretary Zhao, from now on, this azure dragon will be your beast companion."

Zhao Gongming's hands trembled as he watched the contract mark drifting towards him.

"Where did you get this near-invincible beast? Did you wipe out the Beast King's Court?"

This is a beast that is almost invincible, stronger than myself.

I never expected Ye Feng to send me such a strange beast.

Ye Feng waved his hand: "Last night, on a whim, I went to the deep mountains in the south. I happened to run into the Beast King's Court holding a grand meeting."

"I went up and had a friendly exchange."

"In the meantime, I'll just casually say, 'Why don't you all come back to Great Xia with me and enjoy the good life?'"

"Guess what? They all agreed. Thirty-two of them, the Martial God Beasts, were willing to become contracted beasts of my Great Xia, and more than a dozen of them even committed suicide on the spot, willing to offer their fur to shelter the soldiers of Great Xia from the wind and rain."

"They're all good beasts!"

"They are all selfless and devoted beasts to the human race!"

Ye Feng's words brought tears to the eyes of the half-step invincible Azure Dragon standing beside him.

"This god is willing to come back with you. If I didn't have a knife to my throat, would I be so stupid as to become a contracted beast for your human race?"

"And weren't those dozen or so who were willing to offer their fur all killed by you, one by one?"

"This human king of the Great Xia Dynasty is shameless."

But it dared not cry out loud; it could only look at Zhao Gongming with a pitiful expression, as if to say, "Please take me away!"

Zhao Gongming was speechless.

He didn't believe a single word Ye Feng said.

What kind of friendly exchange?

What is selfless dedication?

But Ye Feng's strength was once again a surprise.

Ye Feng actually single-handedly stormed into the Beast King's Court and wiped out the entire Beast King's Court.

Ye Feng spoke again.

"That's nothing. The brothers of the Martial Gods from Shanhe Prefecture and Northeast Prefecture are all included. Have them all come over in a bit."

"As for those people on the list, I will also have them come to the God-level warship, and I will personally give them the Great Dao Fruits."

"It doesn't matter if their cultivation level is low; those fragments of the Great Dao can be used to improve their cultivation."

Zhao Gongming took a deep breath; he felt like he was dreaming.

At this time, the Great Xia Dynasty gained another fifty Martial Gods.

In addition, the number of contracted martial god beasts that the martial gods of Shanhe Prefecture are about to acquire is as high as thirty-two.

In an instant, the Great Xia Dynasty gained another eighty-two Martial God-level combatants.

The strength of the Great Xia Dynasty is now vastly different from what it used to be.

"Even if they were to face Great Xia City, Great Xia would probably not be at a disadvantage now."

He glanced at Ye Feng again, remembering Ye Feng's monstrous combat power.

"What do you mean by not being at a disadvantage? Those people in Daxia City are probably not as good as Ye Feng in terms of skill."

He's actually right.

The Great Xia City only has three invincible late-stage powerhouses, with a maximum of 1 billion health points, plus 2 billion Great Dao blessings.

At most, it has a defense capacity of 3 billion.

But what about Ye Feng?

When one is at the half-step Martial God level, one can unleash three consecutive attacks totaling 2.5 billion.

Ye Feng is now a Martial God, and his health has increased by fifty percent.

Is it too much to unleash three consecutive attacks that deal 3 billion damage to a person's life force?

As for those martial gods who are practically invincible, they are probably just small fry who can be dealt with as easily as chopping melons and vegetables.

"This is truly a case of one man taking on an entire city!"

"If Ye Feng were to enter the outer realms, things would really get interesting."