In the blink of an eye, ten years had slipped by.
The vast Northern Heaven Star Nation had steadily grown stronger after Su Xiaobai took over. It had rapidly swallowed the neighboring Lion Star Nation, Gemini Star Kingdom, and Giant God Nation, becoming the most immense Great Jiang Kingdom in the entire Sea of Nothingness.
Taking control of Ping Jiang Kingdom ahead of time had given Su Xiaobai advantages beyond his expectations. A large number of Desolate Grade experts could break free from Ping Jiang Kingdom's restrictions and fight for him on the Great Jiang Kingdom's battlefields. Once they slew an enemy, they would receive countless rewards, allowing the Desolate Grade experts to wage war across the four directions without a shred of hesitation.
With the giant island of Northern Heaven Star Nation at its core, Su Xiaobai had used the Ancient Dao to lay down ninety-nine layers of defensive formations across a radius of a thousand light-years. Even if the Jade Emperor himself came, he could only break through them layer by layer before ultimately becoming trapped in the maze formation.
Relying on its immense defenses, Su Xiaobai had remained completely undefeated throughout the ten-year defensive war. He had even ambushed and killed several Sixth Stage Great Desolation experts, obtaining a great deal of important intelligence.
The powerful defenses of Northern Heaven Star Nation were thanks to the Nine Revolutions Demonic Dragon's tireless conversion of Origin Crystals over the past decade. The purity of the Origin Crystal veins had now reached more than thirty percent. Conversion and mining proceeded simultaneously, allowing Su Xiaobai to obtain millions of Origin Crystals each day. A considerable portion was used to maintain the grand formation and the Shadows' battles, while the rest went toward strengthening the system.
After a long period of accumulation,