Cultivation: When you take things to the extreme

Xu Yang was helpless in this matter; his military strength was limited, as were his heroes, so he couldn't afford to divide his forces to deal with these people, one by one.

Consequently, his gains noticeably decreased. Although he could still conquer territories and plunder resources, he was missing out on various spoils of war.

Continuing to whittle away like this was also pointless. If he had been his prime self, Xu Yang wouldn't have minded being invincible for a few hundred years, employing a strategy of wearing them down while steadily advancing himself.

But now he was an avatar, and should be making rapid progress. Moreover, time waits for no one. In the Earth Immortal Realm, Azure Star Realm, and the contemporary world, a pile of issues and troubles awaited his resolution. He needed to push forward quickly, break through the situation, and solve the problems.

Therefore...

"You have completed the Advanced Task—Taiping Yellow Heaven!"

"Your Physical Strength, Intelligence, Charm have grown by +5. Including Special Troops, the recruitment quantity for all Yellow Turban Troops within your territory has doubled. You have also unlocked the Divine Power Rank and Taoism Rank!"

"You have become a Second-Rank Lord!"

"You have gained one year of safety time!"

"After the safety time ends, you must fulfill the duties of a Second-Rank Lord, attacking the Demon Abyss Territory at least twelve times a year and achieving victory at least three times."

The sound of the Sky-reaching Tower's notification reached him, with a massive burst of golden light erupting from Xu Yang.

"Your Character Level has risen to 11, your Physical Strength +5, Intelligence +5, Charm +5. You have obtained 5 Free Attribute Points and 5 Free Skill Points."

"Your Character Level has risen to 12..."

"Your Character Level has risen to 13..."

"Your Character Level has risen to 20..."

"Character Level has reached its limit!"

Right after advancing, Xu Yang used the experience he had accumulated to push his Character Level to the limit of Level 20.

As a result, his attributes became...

Name: Xu Yang

Race: Human

Level: 20 (Second-Order)

Attributes: 250 Physical Strength, 250 Intelligence, 250 Charm, 12000/12000 Unrivaled, 3200/3200 Mana.

Reputation: 65029600

Basic Skills: Third-Rank Strong Body LV10, Third-Rank Strong Strike LV10, Third-Rank Strong Bow LV10, Third-Rank Martial Arts LV10, Third-Rank Riding Skill LV10, First-tier Logistics LV4, Third-Rank Commander LV10, Third-Rank Coach LV10, One-handed Weapon Master, Archery Weapon Master, Long Pole Weapon Master.

Special Skills: Cloth Emperor (Talent), Role Model (Talent), King Skill (Talent), Supreme Chef (Skill), Dual Chefs Set Sail (Combination), Dragon Roaming the World (Combination), Great Virtuous Master (Civilization), Yellow Turban (Civilization).

Unrivaled Skills: Fierce Dragon Breaking Army, Divine Martial Activation.

Magic Skills: Taiping Thunder Skill, Thunderbolt Body Tempering, Heavenly Core Orthodox Law, Five Thunder Boom...

Weapons & Equipment: Imperial Jade Seal, Array Splitting White Dragon Spear, Unrivaled Heavenly Halberd, Phoenix Wing Purple Gold Crown, Beast-faced Swallow Head Armor, Wind-Roaring Red Rabbit Horse, Dragon Head Bow, Dragon Bone Arrow Bag, Silver Lion Tiger Head Boots, Golden Armor Gauntlets...

Just as before, the change from First-Order Invincibility to Second-Order Invincibility was but a minor leap for Xu Yang.

With the reward of Dual Crown King, his three-dimensional attributes had long since broken through the limit, exceeding one hundred and fifty points.

After completing the advanced task, he gained additional attribute growth and pushed his Character Level to 20, and with the addition of the Imperial Jade Seal and other Mythical Equipment, he reached the Second-Order Breakthrough of two hundred and fifty points.

A Breakthrough Attribute of fifty points may not have reached the Mythical level, but it was definitely a summit presence among Legendary Heroes.

Moreover, with a series of Unrivaled Skills and Magic Skills, as well as his own various methods, there were likely few Lords and Heroes within the Second-Order who could contend with him.

The only weakness was the defense of his territory and the strength of his troops.

Fortunately, the Sky-reaching Tower was rather accommodating, providing him with one year of safety time to compensate for these shortcomings.

Xu Yang didn't waste any time and immediately ordered his main heroes, including Hua Mulan, to be summoned to the Taiping Temple.