Over these three years, Bian Xiaoyue had finally accumulated enough to burst forth, stepping into the Second Stage of the Emperor Lord realm.
The Human Emperor had also successfully advanced another step, entering the next stage, while Zhentian Lei Huang had truly entered the Ninth Stage, becoming one of the outstanding figures among Emperor Lords.
At last, the human race had an expert in the Emperor Lord realm capable of holding the fort. After all, they could not keep relying on Celestial Venerable-level experts to act in every matter.
Over these three years, as everyone's strength rose, the overall power of the human race's elite army had increased by far more than double.
They were all peak experts. Every time their cultivation rose by a minor stage, their strength multiplied severalfold.
Over these three years, Ye Xiwen had also cultivated slowly, like dripping water piercing stone. Yet his cultivation had not progressed much. Ever since he began cultivating, his advancement had often exploded forward; he had rarely needed to display such patient, grinding effort. Especially after reaching the Celestial Venerable realm, even the slightest progress had to be measured in centuries or millennia. A mere three years was simply too short for a Celestial Venerable—too insignificant to count for anything.
Celestial Venerables stood far too high, so every step forward required them to hack through thorns and brambles, blazing their own path. It was immensely difficult.
Fortunately, Ye Xiwen had not pinned too many hopes on it. The World Tree Fruit still needed some time to mature.
Once the World Tree Fruit matured, everything would become much simpler for him.
Yet time waited for no one. After only three years, he received word from the Wood Emperor that the Nine Great God Cities had assembled sufficient forces and launched a