The next morning, Bai Yan sent An Xiaowan and Chen Jing to school early, and then he himself asked for leave for the morning from the counselor and returned to the Wanyan Company.
Enduring half a month, today is the day the Abyss Territory is upgraded, and Bai Yan would not neglect this matter at all!
Bai Yan brought Li Xiaoman to the Wanyan Company’s factory warehouse, where the second batch of live animals had arrived, mostly common domestic animals like chickens, ducks, cattle, and sheep.
Bai Yan didn’t bother to pick and choose, and sacrificed all these animals in one go. The offering of live animals from a dozen warehouses, not more, not less, altogether yielded over three hundred thousand demon energy points.
The requirement of one million demon energy points has been reached!
In the warehouse, Bai Yan took a deep breath and confirmed the choice to upgrade the Abyss Territory!
After upgrading, Bai Yan’s personal attributes are as follows (excluding the demon’s buffed attributes):
First Identity: Human (Miao Technique - Soul Condensing Realm).
Physical Attributes: Strength 260, Agility 256, Constitution 255, Intelligence 251.
Martial Arts Divine Power: [Nourishing Intent Skill]Nurtures the essence of martial arts, enhances cultivation effect, prevents interference from the Heart Demon.
Second Identity: Level 4 Demon Egg (Breaking through).
Physical Attributes: Strength 0, Agility 0, Constitution 0, Intelligence 0.
Demon Talent: [Demon’s Eye]Sealed. [Inheritance - Flying Instinct]Sealed.
Demon Skills: [Flame Control Skill]Sealed.
Available Evolution Points: None.
Available Demon Energy: 2356 points.
Special Identity: [Intermediate Demon Lord]
Demon Territory Owner: Bai Yan
Demon Territory Level: 2. (Upgrade Requirement: Ten million demon energy points)
Demon Servants: 100/1000.
Owned Demons: 5 Evil Eyes (Level 2 Demon), 1 juvenile Demon Witch (Level 2 Demon), 6 Demon Wings (Level 3 Demon), 224 Demon Giant Trees (Level 3 Demon), 1 Resentful Spirit (Level 3 Demon), 1 Abyss Demon Dragon (Level 9 Demon).
Demon Lord Talent: Symbiotic!
Introduction to Symbiotic Talent: The more demon species under the command of the Demon Lord, the stronger the life force and recovery ability. The life force of the Demon Lord is unilaterally shared with all the demons under his command. The lifespan of the Demon Lord significantly increases! Currently, 20% of the fatal damage received by the host will be transferred to the demons under his command! However, damage received by the demons will not be transferred to the Demon Lord host.
This upgrade was a well-thought-out decision by Bai Yan. Instead of using the one million demon energy to nurture Level 4 Demons, it was better to upgrade the territory, especially since Bai Yan now needed more Demon Servants, not Level 4 Demons.
Without Demon Servants, merely cultivating Level 4 Demons would not be able to be used openly in the Main Plane.
Moreover, the success rate of nurturing Level 4 Demons in a Level 1 Abyss Territory was very low. It was sheer luck that Bai Yan succeeded last time. Rather than gambling with a million demon energy on the chance of nurturing Level 4 Demons, it was better used for upgrading to a Level 2 Abyss Territory.
With the Abyss Territory upgraded again, not only did the success rate of nurturing Level 4 Demons significantly increase, but the original limit of having 100 demon servants was upgraded to 1000, a considerable increase!
Bai Yan’s original title of Junior Demon Lord, became Intermediate Demon Lord.
The changes in the Abyss Territory itself were still not significant, the range of territory slightly expanded, and the color of the land darkened a bit, as if the land in the Abyss Territory had been stained with a layer of blood carpet!
The sacrificial altar’s pattern became more mysterious, and its size also increased significantly.
Finally, a Demon Lord talent and territory functionality that Bai Yan had been anticipating, had been activated! This gave Bai Yan an unexpected joy!
The powerful ability of the Symbiotic allowed Bai Yan to covet it greatly, significantly increasing lifespan, and the fatal damage received would be transferred and averaged out among all the demons under his command! Now, Bai Yan owned over two hundred demons, and the damage transfer could reach 20%!
You hit me, it doesn’t hurt; I hit you, it hurts a lot!
Damn, unbeatable in a duel at the same level!
This is a definite BUG skill!
Having the Symbiotic Talent and then cultivating a massive Demon Army, Bai Yan could basically walk sideways!
Regardless, Bai Yan is very satisfied with the effects of this upgrade, which is much more cost-effective compared to taking risks to cultivate Level 4 Demons!
Next, what Bai Yan needs to do is to establish a new Level 4 Demon Army while deploying a large number of Demon Servants within Bai Yan’s two major forces, developing on multiple fronts.
Bai Yan has already determined his own development path.
Upgrade territory - Cultivate new Demon Army - Then upgrade territory again - Then cultivate an even higher level Demon Army.
This route is highly operational and the fastest way to enhance one’s own strength.
It’s worth mentioning that Bai Yan’s Demon identity is still in the egg hatching stage.
Counting the time, more than a month has passed, there might have been some errors in the middle, not hatching successfully in a month as the System said.
The System did not tell Su Yu the reason, it only told Bai Yan: "The Demon identity might have undergone a mutation, and might cultivate a more powerful Level 4 Demon, so there has been a slight delay."
About this, Bai Yan could only respond helplessly, but looking at the remaining time, Bai Yan estimated that it should hatch today.
Then, Bai Yan could see his new Demon identity’s full strength and attributes.
"Xiao Man, you have been working hard these days, take a good rest now! Restore the remaining live poultry purchasing at Wanyan Company to its previous ratio, part for producing Life Juice and part for cultivating Demons."
Bai Yan said to Li Xiaoman with a smile.
Now that the territory has been upgraded, the next step is to continue developing, storing one’s own fundamentals, expanding the number of Demon Armies, and preparing for the upgrade to Level 5 Demons.
Li Xiaoman truly enjoys Bai Yan’s appreciation, she smiles charmingly and looks at Bai Yan with eyes flowing like water: "Master, as long as you’re happy, it’s just that this poor little woman will continue to be squeezed by you. Sigh, still have to go to work!"
"Haha, no problem, I specially grant you a few days off!"
Then, Bai Yan took Li Xiaoman out of the Wanyan Company factory and sent her back to Wanyan Company.
Although Bai Yan has been urging Li Xiaoman to take a few more days off, the loyal little female servant dared not relax for a moment and still chose to go to work, silently contributing behind the scenes for Bai Yan’s strength enhancement.
After Bai Yan sent Li Xiaoman back to Wanyan Company, it was already afternoon, Bai Yan hurriedly had lunch with Li Xiaoman in a restaurant near the company building, and then rushed back to school.
He didn’t know yet, his sweet gesture of taking Li Xiaoman to lunch was all seen by a beautiful female president.
Shen Zhou Group Building, ninth floor, president’s office.
An Yan quietly stood inside the giant transparent floor-to-ceiling window of Shen Zhou Group, quietly looking downwards, from her line of sight, she could clearly see Bai Yan and Li Xiaoman’s kiss goodbye and every move.
"I just knew, there’s something between you two..."
An Yan murmured to herself, her eyes complex as she watched the Lamborghini speeding away below the building.
Logically, as Xiao Wan’s sister, she should be angry about Bai Yan’s actions, but somehow, she just couldn’t feel angry, instead, she felt relieved in her heart, and the guilt that had tortured her these days also subsided a lot.
At least, you don’t just like An Xiaowan alone, you can accept other women...
"President, it’s almost two in the afternoon, shall I order takeout for you?"
The female secretary stood at the door of the office and asked An Yan in a low voice.
An Yan said indifferently, she had no appetite for food right now.
"Okay, President An, you should rest more."
The secretary nodded and turned to leave.
"Wait, arrange for me to meet General Manager Li this afternoon, just say I’m inviting her for afternoon tea."
An Yan suddenly spoke up, instructing.
"Is it Li Xiaoman, the general manager of Wanyan Company?"
The secretary paused, asking in a low voice.
"Yes, go handle it as soon as possible."
An Yan sighed lightly, her voice mixed with a complex tone, like bitterness, complaints, and also relief, along with emotions she couldn’t clearly articulate.
This little man, always causing worries... Grandpa, what should I do!