Journey to the West: I have Nine Golden Crows Inside Me-Chapter 1575 - 1035 Enfeoffment_2

Jiang Chen’s mere words caused them to lose one-tenth of their Fate, and their leader, King Wu, was utterly helpless against it.

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As thoughts stirred in their hearts, the atmosphere around them changed instantly. Sensing this acutely, King Wu immediately noticed the shift around him.

He knew that because of Jiang Chen’s words, his own side’s morale had greatly dwindled; if he did not say something encouraging soon, some might waver and switch allegiance to Jiang Chen’s side.

Moreover, low morale is not conducive to unity, nor to the consolidation of Fate.

Speaking in terms of overall strength, today’s Human Race far surpasses that of Ancient Times, so why does the demonstrated strength fall so short?

The reason is nothing other than low morale.

There are too many factors that affect Fate, and morale is a very crucial part. As someone who personally suppressed the Human Race’s Fate back then, King Wu is all too familiar with this.

Thus, he needs to find a way to revive the sagging morale.

"Everyone, don’t panic!"

"It is true that the Human King is powerful, we all know this, but do not forget that behind us stand a Saint and the Mystic Sect."

"With the Saint’s support, we have no need to fear the Human King. What does a temporary setback in Fate matter?"

"The Saint has already revealed to me that once we consolidate our power, he will bring many tribes to join us. Then, what will the Human King amount to?"

To lift spirits, King Wu had to reveal some insider information prematurely, sharing the Saint’s next move with everyone.

That is, forging an alliance with numerous tribes!

Though these tribes have declined, when their Fate is combined with ours, it should not be underestimated; it’s certainly stronger than the Fate of the Human Race that King Wu currently possesses.

If King Wu can harness this force, then he will not only be on par with Jiang Chen but will surpass him.

"King Wu, is this true?"

Hearing this news, the previously demoralized people were immediately invigorated, their eyes filled with a terrifying intensity.

The once diminished morale surged again, and King Wu should have been very pleased, but whenever he heard the people call him by that title, he felt as if he had swallowed a fly, yet he had to put on a happy face.

King Wu! King Wu!

Don’t they know that’s a title for the deceased?

Martial Sovereign felt indignant inside but couldn’t vent his frustration. His position as Human King wasn’t as stable as he had imagined.

His achievements were indeed solid, but unlike Jiang Chen’s, his were not earned through his own abilities but granted through the face of the Saint and others.

This made his position not very assertive, and he dared not show displeasure to his subordinates. He couldn’t be sure if he showed them displeasure, whether they would turn against him right then.

It would be fine if the subordinates bore it, but if they didn’t and confronted him, then he would be the one embarrassed.

"Could there be falsehood in the words directly from the Saint?"

Enduring his displeasure, King Wu said with a smile.

He knew that starting today, he couldn’t shake off the title of King Wu. As long as Jiang Chen stands, the public’s impression of him will only be that of King Wu.

Jiang Chen has called him King Wu, who dares to dispute it?

Conversely, while he could label Jiang Chen, who in the open would dare follow him in denouncing Jiang Chen? Wishing Jiang Chen dead, are they not afraid for their own lives? Even a Saint would not do such a thing; to tear off the facade, it is the Saint who would lose face.

But if Jiang Chen gives him a title, then who knows how many powerful beings between Heaven and Earth would take this opportunity to mock Martial Sovereign.

That is the disparity between Jiang Chen and Martial Sovereign; the two are not at the same level, so there are many things Jiang Chen can do, but Martial Sovereign cannot.

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"First, a lesson for you. Next, I’ll let you experience what true despair means."

Withdrawing his gaze, Jiang Chen no longer paid attention to King Wu.

Despite the great momentum King Wu currently has, backed by the Mystic Sect and supported by a Saint, Jiang Chen did not take him seriously at all.

The disadvantages of King Wu, like his advantages, are quite apparent; as long as time drags on, Jiang Chen even has ways, without mobilizing any troops, to make him falter and walk towards his demise.

Within the faction of Martial Sovereign, the Human Race is indeed too chaotic, encompassing different lineages such as the Mystic Sect and clan lineages.

With so many forces combined, they indeed appear formidable, but only if they are united can they bring out their advantages and strength.

On the other hand, if they cannot unite, then their collaboration will not only fail to become stronger, but due to mutual hindrance, become weaker instead.

But achieving their unity is easier said than done. Due to different origins, it is predestined that they will have incompatible ideals.

For instance, a lineage prioritizes its own interests and desires to grow stronger. On the other hand, a clan lineage wants to preserve its status and be superior to others.

The Mystic Sect lineage is even more outrageous; they seem non-contending, yet their demands are the highest. They aim for the fate of Human Race and all resources.

With such a crude assembly, still thinking of contesting with Jiang Chen? It might not be apparent temporarily, but once internal conflicts erupt over time, not to mention contending against Jiang Chen, dealing with conflicts among various forces alone would be enough to trouble Martial Sovereign.

What Jiang Chen needs to do is to add fuel to fire, provoking the internal conflicts within the Martial Sovereign’s faction prematurely.

As for how to do it, that’s even simpler.

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After surviving the Heavenly ordeal, Jiang Chen didn’t idle around. First, he summoned King Wen’s officials, changing his own title from Human King to Qian Emperor.

Next, it was time to distribute titles to the officials, in the ancient manner of dukes, marquises, earls, viscounts, and barons to all those Ancient clans and various forces that had come to him.

Since they brought their own supplies to seek refuge with him and contributed their strengths to his cause of fighting across Heaven and Earth, Jiang Chen couldn’t possibly let them down.

Thus, he directly granted nobility titles generously to all.

The distribution by Jiang Chen was straightforward: those with a Golden Immortal in the clan were granted a baron title, with a Taiyi Golden Immortal a viscount, with a Great Luo Golden Immortal an earl, with an Innate Dao Monarch a marquis, and with an Innate Dao Sovereign a duke.

And those with a Quasi-Saint got a king title.

Since he was bestowing nobility titles, it was certainly necessary to provide lands. Jiang Chen, being straightforward, offered real fiefdoms, not honorary ones.

Therefore, he adopted the most ancient form of feudalism; every grant was a nation, just like the states in the Spring and Autumn period, all vassal states.

One noteworthy point: these lands were not in Nanbuzhan Continent, they were in Dongsheng Divine Continent.

The number of forces coming to support Jiang Chen was immense. Not to mention just counting those that had produced an Innate Dao Sovereign were in the hundreds. These were ducal titles to be granted and since granting was to be done, he couldn’t be stingy; the fiefs given weren’t just large but also rich.

Just dukes alone numbered in the hundreds, not to mention earls, viscounts, and barons. Altogether, they were easily in the tens of thousands.

The size of Nanbuzhan Continent was limited; how could it accommodate ten thousand states? Therefore, Jiang Chen spent a night dividing Dongsheng Divine Continent into countless regions, instantly granting them all out.

Qian Emperor founding ten thousand states, treating vassals thus, was exactly like this.

Before the territories even fell into his hands, Jiang Chen had distributed Dongsheng Divine Continent as spoils of war, treating it as if it were his own territory.

After the news spread, the Human Race hadn’t reacted yet, but the great Divine Transcendents from Dongsheng Divine Continent were sufficiently infuriated; if not for fearing Jiang Chen’s power, they would have already attacked.

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Jiang Chen’s bold move not only showed off to outsiders but also astonished his own people.

At this moment, many dukes and marquises of the Qian Dynasty gathered in the Divine Court, speaking awkwardly to Jiang Chen: "Your Majesty, isn’t this a bit too much? Dongsheng Divine Continent is not yet our territory."

Being granted nobility by Jiang Chen, they were naturally happy, but who could have anticipated that Jiang Chen would suddenly end the county system and revert to the feudal system? This made the titles much more valuable.