Chapter 1037: Wu Yuans Return (1)
"Fifteen thousand?" Wu Yuan murmured to himself.
It was a large number indeed, but the Long Shan Saintdom of the Immortal Court, as the preeminent power in the Long Shan Universe, held dominion over more than five thousand macrocosms, with approximately a hundred thousand Sovereigns under its command.
In the nearly twenty thousand years since this inter-Saintdom war began, over ten thousand Sovereign mana bodies had fallen, yet more than twenty thousand Sovereigns remained scattered throughout the Creation Dao Realm.
After a moment's reflection, Wu Yuan shook his head. "Two hundred years is far too long. Even if that many Sovereigns could be gathered, I'd struggle to handle them all."
Though his full power now approached that of a fourth-stage Overlord, Wu Yuan was reluctant to reveal his true strength unnecessarily. Doing so would certainly arouse suspicion from the Immortal Court and send shockwaves through the megaverse. However, the time wasn't right.
Most crucially, if the entire scheme took two hundred years, it would be enough time for the Overlords of Spacetime from various Saintdoms across the Long Shan Universe to arrive.
The Creation Dao Realm was fraught with dangers and harbored great 'malice' towards Overlords, making them hesitant to venture in. Furthermore, most opportunities within the Creation Dao Realm held little value for beings of their level, and they preferred to roam the endless cosmic sea. However, they would likely take the risk of entering if news of a Xiantian artifact's emergence reached them.
Facing an Overlord in combat? While Wu Yuan didn't fear the prospect, it would introduce too many variables.
"Eighty years," Wu Yuan declared. "The plan will unfold over eighty years, and the focal point must be as far from the Creation Dao Realm's borders as possible. How many Immortal Court Sovereigns could we attract then?"
Previously, when Overlord Huan Jin and Overlord Zi Wu intended to retrieve Wu Yuan from deep within the Dao Realm, they estimated that it would take them a century to make the journey. That was because Overlord Huan Jin was an Overlord of Spacetime. For ordinary Overlords? Under the suppression of the Creation Dao Realm's essence, their travel speed differed little from that of Sovereigns.
"Wu Yuan, you'd prefer not to encounter the Immortal Court's Overlords?" Hong Qin discerned his thoughts.