Wenren Sheng had seen far too many schemes of mantises stalking cicadas, with an oriole waiting behind.
Shuang Laoda had seemingly been killed, yet he had set his sights on a new body.
He was preparing to become the final oriole.
So Wenren Sheng felt no particular sorrow over it.
After all, Shuang Laoda was also an Extraterrestrial. He had ascended by seizing someone else's Golden Finger. Even if he truly died, his death would be no great loss.
Now, he still had a chance at reincarnation.
He had already gained an enormous advantage.
In a place like this, anyone dying was perfectly normal.
That Green Cloud Old Ancestor, however, continued to cling to life.
That old fellow was indeed more scheming.
He was probably planning to see the effects of the other party's reincarnation before making any moves himself.
Meanwhile.
Shuang Lao'er learned of his elder brother's treatment in the Upper Realm.
So, like Wenren Sheng, this twin brother refused to ascend no matter what.
It seemed he intended to remain alive in the Small World below for nine thousand years.
He had previously prepared for ascension.
He would only start preparing to ascend again in the final few decades.
At this time.
Wang Bao, who possessed the simulator Golden Finger, also learned about the Upper Realm.
He could repeatedly use the simulator to strategize against Shuang Lao'er, thereby obtaining information about the Upper Realm.
Naturally, he would not ascend either.
As for Lin Xiaofan, she would not ascend either.
Like Wenren Sheng, her lifespan was infinite anyway.
The more children she had, the more lifespan she gained.
Now that there were technological methods of reproduction, she did not need to worry about being unable to bear children.
And so, after the year 2000.
Wang Bao finally released the