Hao Gongming couldn't contain her excitement as she gazed at the transformed system interface.

Without hesitation, she teleported to a desolate world to examine her new upgraded system.

The system's interface had undergone a complete overhaul, presenting her with a set of fresh statistics:

Reality Points: (1000/1000) Physical Power: 1 Magical Power: 1 Soul Power: 1

System skills:

1. Outsider: This skill allows the host to create her own skills with Reality Points. All previous skills had been removed, and the host has the freedom to remove any self-created skill, returning all Reality Points associated with it.

2. Lord of Harem: The number and cultivation base of harem members directly affects the amount of Reality Points the host have. The host also has the ability to accept women into her harem, and with each new member, the upper limit of reality points would increase. The hosts other methods of acquiring reality points, such as absorbing source energy from killing creatures or devouring bloodstones remains unaffected.

3. Indestructible: The host could never be killed. The worst that could happen is being sealed.

4. Reality Body: The host possesses a foundational strength that would never weaken. Each point is now equated to 1 billion stat points in the previous version of the system. The reality body could be further enhanced through the permanent consumption of reality points at a ratio of 10 to 1.

Hao Gongming's confusion grew as she experienced a sudden and massive drop in her strength.

All her system skills had vanished, and her clones that were strategically positioned in important places had disappeared as well.

"But why? Isn't improvement supposed to be a good thing?" she murmured, carefully processing the situation.

Soon, she realized the implications.

"Does the reality body skill mean that all my stats are 1 billion even in my normal state? 1 billion! It might be enough to fight against those at the 4th step!" she exclaimed, stunned!

Hao Gongming's eyes widened as she pondered the potential of the Outsider skill.

"This skill grants me the ability to create any skill I want? Let's give it a try!" she exclaimed with excitement.

She focused her thoughts and declared, "I want to create a skill that allows me to clone myself, just like before, but this time I want to create 10 million clones, with each clone possessing the strength of the 1st layer of detachment."

Immediately, 0.43 reality points were deducted, and the desired skill materialized before her.

Astonished by the outcome, she decided to test it out.

In an instant, 10 million clones appeared, each standing at the 3rd step of cultivation.

"Hahahaha!" she burst into laughter, along with her 10 million clones, creating a resounding echo that shook the entire world.

The sheer number and strength of her clones instilled a sense of invincibility within her.

"Now I will destroy the mage world!" she proclaimed confidently.”

she attempted to create a skill that would summon a clone at the 4th step of cultivation. However, reality hit her hard as 866 reality points were deducted.

She succeeded in creating the skill, but she could only summon a single clone at the 4th step. It was clear that this alone was insufficient to accomplish her goal of destroying the mage world.

"Then I shall acquire more harem members to increase the upper limit of reality points," she resolved.

Without delay, she returned to Su.

Observing Gongming's excited demeanor, Su addressed her with seriousness. "Gongming, have you found a solution to the current scarcity issue?"

Gongming replied, "I will address that later. Right now, I have a more important task for you. Divide the world in half and establish a new harem exclusively for women."

Su's eyes widened in disbelief and dropped to the ground. "Gongming, people are already resorting to cannibalism. We can't bring more people in!"

Gongming persisted, "Do as I said. From what I know, even with all the people brought here, not even 10% of the land area is occupied. Build a new harem far away for women. Soon, many more will come. Just ensure that the two harems are separate. I will keep the boys' harem exclusively for myself. Later, I may give you the responsibility of managing the girls' harem. I repeat, do not mix them. In the boys' harem, I am the only woman they will ever see. Also, send those women we accepted earlier to the new women's harem. They are truly an eyesore."

Without waiting for Su to respond, Gongming vanished from sight. When she reappeared, she found herself in a desolate world. She decided to delete the 4th step clone skill and instead created a skill that allowed her to create 100,000,000,000 clones at the 1st layer of detachment, at the cost of 563 reality points.

Then she summoned nearly all of her clones and opened portals one after another, sending them to bring +18 individuals for her harem.

She instructed them to gather both people and ample food supplies, ensuring that her harem members would not resort to desperate measures like cannibalism.

With these tasks completed, she shifted her attention to another system skill: Indestructible.

The realization struck her that she no longer had to fear anyone or anything. She was untouchable and truly immortal, sealing being the worst fate she could face.

She had always placed her trust in the system, and now it had rewarded her with ultimate protection.

Summoning one of the spare clones she had saved, she opened a portal to a distant world and leaped into it. This time, she was itching for a real fight, eager to test her stats!

...

The battle raged on between the forces of good and evil.

The Holy Empire, composed of righteous kingdoms, clashed fiercely with the Elsa Kingdom, one of the last strongholds of darkness in the world.

The struggle was intense, with the Holy Empire finding themselves on equal terms with Elsa Kingdom, perhaps due to the righteous kingdoms not giving their full efforts and only providing minimal assistance, while Elsa Kingdom fought desperately for its survival.

In the midst of the chaos, Matthew, the commander of Elsa Kingdom's army and a devout follower of the God of Darkness, surveyed the front lines.

Countless knights, soldiers, archers, and mages stood in opposing ranks, locked in a deadly confrontation.

Matthew entered the strategy camp and found himself among his trusted generals, thirty in total, each commanding a specific division:

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* Left Army Commander

* Right Army Commander

* Mages Commander

* Archers Commander

* Intelligence Unit Commander

* Cavalry Commander

* Reserves Unit Commander

* Guards Commander

* Royal guards Commander

* Executive Commander

In addition to the commanders, there were master strategist, chief magic researcher, master of supplies, and other important figures.

Matthew took his place at the head and addressed the gathering.

"What are their latest moves?" Matthew inquired, looking at the commander of intelligence.

"They aren't making any moves, just staying put," the intelligence commander responded.

"But our spies report that they expect reinforcements from Knights Kingdom."

The faces of many in the room changed at this revelation.

Knights Kingdom had remained neutral until now, but if they were to aid the Holy empire, Elsa Kingdom would find itself at a significant disadvantage.

Knights Kingdom was renowned for their bravery and exceptional fighting skills.

Mathew, not one to be disheartened, asked about the reinforcements from the Dark Elves.

The strategist replied, "They have been saying that they will send help for a few months now, so we shouldn’t take their words seriously."

After a lengthy silence, Mathew spoke up again, "And what about troops from the Church of the God of Darkness?"

The chief priest responded with embarrassment, "We have already done our best."

Mathew sneered, having unwavering faith in the God of Darkness who had saved him.

But these priests, he believed, were corrupt to the core. They had sent only a handful of paladins and nothing more.

The reality was that all the kingdoms and empires combined were weaker than the Church, yet they seemed to be doing very little.

Sighing, Mathew gave the order, "Prepare yourselves. In one week's time, we shall launch an assault."

Many voiced their concerns, arguing that it would put them at a disadvantage. However, Mathew stood firm in his decision, dismissing everyone.

...

Mathew felt he had no other choice.

The forces of the Divine Empire were growing stronger with each passing day, as the pressure from the Emperor forced the other kingdoms to send more troops.

On the other hand, although Elsa Kingdom was already formidable on its own, it received no reinforcements, and morale was beginning to waver.

They had to launch an attack to scare away the kingdoms of the Divine Empire, so that they would not send any further troops.

As he pondered his strategies, a dark, circular portal suddenly appeared in front of him.

A beautiful woman emerged from it, wearing a smile.

Mathew was stunned. In the scriptures, he had read that sometimes the gods would send their avatars in critical times, and this seemed exactly as it was described.

Tears welling in his eyes, he knelt down and said, "My goddess, I have prayed every day to see your grace since I acquired wisdom, and you have finally answered my call."

Hao Gongming, taken aback by the handsome young man's words, realized it was a misunderstanding.

However, she had no intention of correcting him. Instead, she said, "Of course, I answer the calls of loyal followers. Now, please pay attention and explain everything to me."

Mathew opened his heart and began to explain everything to her.

"Fascinating," Hao Gongming thought.

"A world divided between righteousness and evil, reminiscent of a high-level Western fantasy setting. The aura here surpasses the cultivation world’s and reaches level of bone masters world”

Mathew's level is too low for him to possess any significant secrets."

Deciding that she had more important tasks at hand, Hao Gongming teleported away, stating that she had urgent matters to attend to.

...

This time, Hao Gongming teleported to the headquarters of the Holy Empire and surveyed her surroundings.

She observed that while some individuals had reached the second step, the majority remained at the first step.

Determined to gather information, she identified the strongest second step individual and placed a slavery mark on her, quickly gaining access to valuable insights.

In this world, there were two gods: the Bright God and the God of Shadows. The Bright God held greater power, but it was impossible to eliminate shadows completely when there was light.

The forces of the Bright God dominated the world, yet occasional kingdoms dedicated to the God of Shadows would emerge. Whenever these shadow-affiliated kingdoms appeared, the divine kingdoms devoted to the Bright God would embark on crusades, seeking to destroy them.

This cycle repeated every few hundred years, a routine occurrence in this world.

"Even at the peak of the second step, this individual does not possess enough knowledge of the true machinations behind the scenes. I must find someone at the third step," Hao Gongming thought to herself.

She teleported to the center of a Brightness Church, sensing the presence of a third step practitioner. Using a slavery mark, she enslaved a priest and prompted him to divulge information.

It was revealed that the God of Shadows had once been part of the Bright God but had separated for unknown reasons. Currently, the Bright God was attempting to reabsorb the God of Shadows, albeit without success.

Magic and cultivation were strictly prohibited in this world by both the Bright God and the God of Darkness.

The only viable paths were to become a priest or a knight.

Within the knight's path, the further one progressed, the more of their individuality they relinquished, eventually becoming paladins who existed solely to serve God.

On the other hand, priests, from the very beginning, existed solely to assist their respective gods.

"At least they won't be devoured," Hao Gongming mused.

Upon reaching the pinnacle of the priest's pathway, the gods would intervene to determine their future progress, with the chosen few being elevated to the rank of cardinals.

From among the cardinals, one would be selected as the pope, who would receive direct messages from God.

In this world, there were no prophets or similar figures.

Hao Gongming absorbed this newfound knowledge, realizing the unique dynamics at play in this realm.

There was much more to uncover, and she eagerly set her sights on uncovering the hidden truths that lay beyond.

"Interesting, so they are essentially two aspects of the same entity, much like the God of Bones with dual personalities. I'm starting to see a pattern here," Hao Gongming pondered.

"It appears that after reaching the root realm, the path becomes unstable, resulting in a split personality."

"Perhaps I can exploit this flaw in the future to create a rift and overcome them. Of course, that is a goal for the distant future, when I am capable of defeating individuals at the root level," she contemplated, envisioning the possibilities.

With a sigh, Hao Gongming decided to test her enslavement skill on a fourth-step practitioner.

She modified the skill she had created, now named "Slave Master," to make it breakable but with a lower cost. The new skill's description read as follows:

Slave Master: As long as the host's strength is not lower than 1 percent of the opponent, the slavery mark will succeed. However, it can only be broken by someone at the sixth step. (45 reality points)

By making the slavery mark breakable, the cost was significantly reduced. Hao Gongming then embarked on her search, locating a prominent church headquarters based on the memories of the previously enslaved third-step priest.

According to the hierarchy of the priest realm, the ranks were as follows:

* Trainee Priest

* Formal Priest

* Senior Priest

* Chief Priest

* Church Master

* Looked by the God

* God Favored

* Dear of God

* Under God

* Cardinal

Hao Gongming was now aware of the secret location of a the God Favored rank priest, which was equivalent to a fourth-step cultivator.

The exact whereabouts were unveiled through the memory of the enslaved third-step priest.

She utilized a skill she had developed:

Perfect Teleportation, enabling her to teleport flawlessly and undetectably to any location within a world. The skill came at a cost of -98 reality points, but its effectiveness was unmatched.

Upon arriving, she surprised the fourth-step priest, who had no chance to resist before the slavery mark fell upon him. With his strength no match for Hao Gongming's, he instantly became her slave.

The Priest, who was God Favored, began to share the secrets of the world.

He revealed that both the God of Brightness and the God of Darkness were willing to merge, but negotiations were ongoing regarding the dominant role.

It was disclosed that prior to the split, there was only one God known as the God of Light. When the God of Light progressed further, shadows emerged from him, giving birth to the God of Shadows.

The next step would involve merging the split personalities and becoming the God of Light and Dark, an all-powerful being with no weaknesses or loopholes.

What lay beyond that stage remained unknown even to the fourth-step priests.

Deep in thought, Hao Gongming contemplated the implications.

Could "The Grand" and "Eye of the Dragon" also possess split personalities?

Had they already merged with their split selves, or had they not yet reached the stage to experience such a division? With limited information, she couldn't discern the truth.

"I need to gather more information," she resolved.

Summoning a clone, she created another portal to a distant world and jumped through.

…

As she arrived, a tremendous rumble shook the surroundings. Giants towered over her, their colossal size causing their heads to scrape against the sky. Even the smallest one dwarfed a skyscraper.

"It doesn't take a genius to realize that this is the world of giants," she remarked.

Every step they took caused earthquakes, and Hao Gongming easily located a giant in the fourth step who surpassed the sun's diameter in height.

Using her Slave Master skill, she attempted to enslave the giant, but to her astonishment, it failed.

The giant turned its murderous gaze upon her. She realized that this particular fourth-step giant had physical power hundreds of times greater than her own.

With a sigh, Hao Gongming teleported far away, recognizing that she was no match for such a formidable opponent.

She then began to look for more suitable slave candidates.