Chapter 25

[Ding!]

[New mission Issued.]

[Main Quest: Gradually show off: kill Li Tianba, destroy the Holy Sun Sect, conquer the Heavenly Dragon Gate, and unify the Carved Dragon Island.]

[Task deadline- one year.]

[ Task reward: Emperor Gift Pack X2. If the task isn't completed successfully, the system shall abandon the host]

System sounds rang in Zhao Hao's mind as the details of the new mission were released.

Zhao Hao was taken aback. A new mission was issued as soon as the old mission was completed and it even came with a penalty! It seemed as if the system was really urging him to grow and become stronger quickly as if there was no room for delay! This made Zhao ponder over the aim of the system. Could there be a powerful enemy lurking and gaining on him? He wondered.

Killing Li Tianba being a part of the mission was not a surprise to Zhao Hao but eliminating the Holy Sun Sect and conquering the Heavenly Dragon Gate caught him by surprise.

Holy Sun Sect was a mysterious force on The Carved Dragon Island, it had an unknown origin and a mysterious background. Its style was sinister and evil, and its methods were despicable and shameless. The court had always been wary of this sect.

The Heavenly Dragon Gate, the local power on Carved Dragon Island was an ancient school with a thousand-year heritage. It had a long history, deep roots, and huge power. Even the imperial court of the kingdom had to be courteous to its members.

Regarding the Holy Sun Sect and Heavenly Dragon Gate, Zhao Hao only had these simple memories in his mind. He didn't know much about the kingdom due to his previous imprisonment. But all in all, if he wanted to unify the Carved Dragon Island, besides killing Li Tianba, the Holy Sun Sect, and the Heavenly Dragon Gate must be destroyed or conquered.

Putting the matter of conquering the huge powers aside, Zhao Hao excitedly checked the rewards for the completion of the previous mission.

The emperor's gift pack he had been awarded had 1-3 God General Summoning Cards, and also a randomly drawn-out treasure.

With a thought, he opened the emperor's gift package that was just rewarded by the system.

[Ding!]

[Congratulations, you got the 'God General Sun Bin Card'.]

[Congratulations, you got one 'Divine Skill Inheritance Card'.]

[Congratulations, you got a special skill: danger prediction.]

[Congratulations, you got a special skill: Eye of Heavenly Appraisal.]

The gift package was opened, and four treasures popped out at once. The treasures in the emperor's gift package were generous.

[God General: Sun Bin.]

[Character: Calm.]

[Occupation: Strategist.]

[Magic skill: the wave of time.]

[Rank: Bronze 1 star.]

[Current combat power: Battle Emperor Tier 1.]

[Introduction: Sun Bin is a civil and military strategist. He is knowledgeable in economics, has a deep understanding of state governance, and is proficient in a hundred schools of warfare.]

Zhao Hao was overjoyed. At the moment he seemed to be lacking such a strategist and he was lucky enough to get one. Sun Bin, being a well-known military strategist could absolutely serve as the prime minister!

Zhao Hao looked at the other treasures' descriptions after reading over Sun Bin's introduction.

[Divine Skills Inheritance Card: After using it, you can pass on the divine skills of a divine general to yourself.]

[Special skill-Danger prediction: After comprehending this skill, you can detect enemies with ill intentions toward you within a certain range.]

[Special Skill - Eye of Heavenly Appraisal: After comprehension, you can spy on the cultivation realms of individuals, and it also allows you to identify the grades of magic weapons and elixirs.

Zhao Hao couldn't help grinning with joy after checking the introduction of the rewards.

The officials looked at Zhao Hao blankly.

'What's the situation?'

'What is the emperor giggling about?'

 'Is he overwhelmed after taking control of power formally?'

Zhao Hao ignored the weird looks he got from the officials. In the golden temple, he could do whatever he wanted and the officials would have to stand and wait honestly. Zhao Hao's thoughts continued to stay on the system

"System, I want to retrieve the two skills."

[Ding!]

[Congratulations, you have comprehended the danger prediction skill.]

[Congratulations, you have comprehended the Eye of Heavenly Appraisal skill.]

Suddenly, the two skills were directly injected into Zhao Hao's mind, and he instantly understood and controlled them completely.

"This feels so cool." Zhao Hao immediately tried using the 'danger prediction' skill. His eyes narrowed slightly, and suddenly, in his brain, it seemed as if a burst of brain waves spread out, covering all directions.

'This must be what it feels like using conqueror's Haki in one piece` He mused.

 Soon, in his sea of ​​Consciousness, everyone in the temple lost their essence and turned into a group of calm, soft white lights, without the slightest hostility, which meant that there was no danger to him.

As an emperor, malicious intentions from some subjects were unavoidable and it was hard to know who was truly loyal. All kinds of hidden enemies could attack at any time and even being poisoned by a maid was possible. With this skill, he could judge at any time whether anyone close to him had malicious intentions or if they were being hypocritical.

Next, Zhao Hao used the 'Eye of Heavenly Appraisal', and his eyes flashed with two five-pointed stars. Suddenly, the cultivation realms of those in the court all became apparent in Zhao Hao's eyes.

Zhao Hao felt happy in his heart. These two skills would definitely greatly improve his survivability. However, what excited Zhao Hao the most was the 'Divine Skills Inheritance Card'.

A divine skill inheritance card could allow him to inherit the divine skills a divine general currently possessed. Zhao Hao currently had three divine generals. With a thought, he checked the specific attributes of the divine generals and the introduction to their divine skills.

Dong Zhuo. Divine skill, Furious Thunder Sky splitting Technique. Introduction: Confine the enemy with the power of thunder and lightning, and at the same time, bombard them with thunder and lightning.

Huang Diwu. Divine skill, Earthly Nine Heavens. Introduction: Incarnate as a divine butterfly, summon a rain of arrows that can cause continuous blows, and can also have an area of ​​effect damage!

Sun Bin. Divine skill, the waves of time. Introduction: Control the time, influence time, and make attack speed and movement speed soar.

Sun Bin's magical skills really surprised Zhao Hao. The Wave of Time was an auxiliary magical skill, but this skill was absolutely broken. If used in war, the entire army's combat power could be exponentially increased. However, since he already had Sun Bin for that, he didn't need to inherit this skill urgently.