Arc 17War Against Gubo Nation

Su Xiaobai expanded his power through the destruction of sects and the harvesting of realms, then uncovered Gubo Nation’s plan to conquer the Taiya Universe and use its lifeforms as sacrifices. He launched an assault on Gubo Nation, turning the conflict into an open war.

  • Su Xiaobai’s Shadows destroyed Hei Yin Hall and helped him conquer the Lesser Thousand Supreme Jade Realm, where he defeated Nirvana Origin Ancestor and advanced into the Origin Ancestor realm.
  • Su Xiaobai upgraded his systems, refined Shadow Golden Pills, and used Cultivation Technique Sacrifice as his Shadows spread across multiple Great Thousand Realms.
  • Su Xiaobai discovered that a Pure White Humanoid Lifeform had captured Shadow No. 1 and traced it to the Gubo Nation’s Supreme White Origin Palace.
  • At the palace, Su Xiaobai learned that Gubo Nation had infiltrated the Taiya Universe to conquer it and prolong its survival by sacrificing its inhabitants.
  • Su Xiaobai summoned more than a thousand Shadows to attack the Gubo captain, then sent thousands more to raid Gubo palaces and cities.
  • Su Xiaobai recycled Gubo corpses and synthesized their techniques while Gubo’s Royal Palace dispatched reinforcements.
  • Great Ancestor Tianlong confronted Void Extinguisher Great Ancestor, who identified the attackers as White Nation Lifeforms declaring war on Gubo Nation.
Chapters 402–426 Vol. 5 Read

Ch. 402The Red-Gold Shadow’s Self-Destruction!

Su Xiaobai synthesized four more Red-Gold Shadows and sent all five to the Great Thousand Qilin Raging Flames Spirit Realm. There, they detonated together and split the Hei Yin Hall’s defensive formation, leaving its disciples exposed.

  • Su Xiaobai learned that one hundred Level 3 Red-Gold Shadows could synthesize a Level 4 Shadow and chose to turn four thousand old Shadows into four Red-Gold Shadows, keeping four thousand in reserve.
  • Su Xiaobai sent the five Red-Gold Shadows to the Great Thousand Qilin Raging Flames Spirit Realm to join the ongoing assault.
  • At the Hei Yin Hall, disciples discussed the destruction of the Bai Yang Hall and waited for their Origin Ancestor Elder Master while old Shadows attacked their defensive formation.
  • A Red-Gold Shadow appeared outside the Hei Yin Hall’s formation, then summoned four more Red-Gold Shadows beside it.
  • The five Red-Gold Shadows self-destructed together, forcibly splitting the Hei Yin Hall’s defensive formation.

Ch. 403Over a Hundred Ancestral-Level Techniques at Once!

Su Xiaobai's five Red-Gold Shadows overwhelmed Hei Yin Hall's defensive formation and destroyed the sect while its Great Elder fled. After collecting the spoils, Su Xiaobai fed 153 Ancestor Grade Cultivation Techniques into the system, and Origin Ancestor Wan Ren and Origin Ancestor Jiu Qu encountered the Shadows as their strength surged.

  • Five Red-Gold Shadows battered Hei Yin Hall's formation, killing disciples caught near its edges and widening cracks in the defense.
  • Hei Yin Hall's disciples learned that the Great Elder's second Ancestor Body clone had fled, leaving them trapped without time to escape through the Space-Time Teleportation Gate.
  • Several hours later, Hei Yin Hall lay in ruins, and Origin Ancestor Jiu Qu and Origin Ancestor Wan Ren arrived too late to save it.
  • Origin Ancestor Jiu Qu found that Hei Yin Hall's Space-Time Teleportation Gate still worked, and the two used it to continue toward their branch hall.
  • Su Xiaobai celebrated the riches gathered from the destroyed sect and ordered the system to cultivate his 153 stored Ancestor Grade Cultivation Techniques.
  • Before reaching their branch hall, Origin Ancestor Wan Ren and Origin Ancestor Jiu Qu encountered the Shadows and watched their strength skyrocket.

Ch. 404Attaining the Tenth Step of Emperor Ancestor! Officially Taking Revenge on the Sumeru Ultimate Intent Hall!

Su Xiaobai’s Shadows reached the Ten-Step Emperor Ancestor level, and he sent them to break through the restriction and attack Mount Meru Extreme Intent Hall. Thousand Mountains Origin Ancestor realized the Shadows were opening a path toward the hall and prepared to flee with Thousand Mountains Burying Sea Hall.

  • The Shadows comprehended more than a hundred Ancestor Grade Cultivation Techniques and surged from Eight-Step to Ten-Step Emperor Ancestors.
  • The Shadows destroyed a sect’s defensive formation and massacred its Emperor Ancestors, prompting Origin Ancestor Wan Ren and Origin Ancestor Jiu Qu to hurry toward a branch hall.
  • Su Xiaobai assessed his increased strength and ordered the Shadows to make another trip to Mount Meru Extreme Intent Hall.
  • The Shadows self-detonated in succession, weakening and breaking the restriction Origin Ancestor Jiu Qu had placed around the Lesser Thousand Supreme Jade Realm.
  • Thousand Mountains Origin Ancestor decided to flee with Thousand Mountains Burying Sea Hall, then recognized that the Shadows were opening a path toward Mount Meru Extreme Intent Hall.

Ch. 405Su Xiaobai Appears!

Su Xiaobai’s clones advanced to the Ten-Step Emperor Ancestor level and surrounded the Mount Meru Extreme Intent Hall, forcing Nirvana Origin Ancestor to prepare for battle. The chapter ended as Su Xiaobai appeared in person and challenged Nirvana Origin Ancestor.

  • Thousand Mountains Origin Ancestor followed the clones toward the Mount Meru Extreme Intent Hall, suspecting their attack was connected to the hall.
  • A disciple warned Nirvana Origin Ancestor that the clones had reached Ten-Step Emperor Ancestor level and would arrive within three days.
  • Nirvana Origin Ancestor ordered the hall’s disciples to form up and prepare for battle despite their fears of the indestructible clones.
  • Three days later, the clones surrounded the Mount Meru Extreme Intent Hall while Thousand Mountains Origin Ancestor, Glazed Origin Ancestor, and Qian Yuan Origin Ancestor watched.
  • Nirvana Origin Ancestor challenged the hidden Su Xiaobai to show himself, and Su Xiaobai appeared beside a Red-Gold Shadow, ready to fight him.

Ch. 406The Power of That Slash!

Su Xiaobai revealed his true body at Mount Meru Extreme Intent Hall, prompting the Emperor Ancestors to covet his powers and secrets. Nirvana Origin Ancestor attacked with his full strength, but Su Xiaobai countered with a newly comprehended saber technique and split the attack, leaving the Origin Ancestors stunned by his saber.

  • Su Xiaobai’s true body appeared, and the Emperor Ancestors recognized him and became eager to seize his secrets and abilities.
  • Nirvana Origin Ancestor launched a full-powered attack with his Mysterious Jade Heavy Ruler, aiming to kill Su Xiaobai before he could react.
  • Su Xiaobai activated his amplification methods, merged with four thousand Shadows and five Red-Gold Shadows, and reached the One-Step Origin Ancestor realm.
  • Su Xiaobai used his black saber and the technique “Dual Extremes, Dustless—Severed String” to split Nirvana Origin Ancestor’s white radiance and destroy the hall’s defensive formation.
  • The saber light struck toward Nirvana Origin Ancestor, while Qian Yuan Origin Ancestor and Glazed Origin Ancestor reacted in horror and Thousand Mountains Origin Ancestor identified Su Xiaobai’s saber as the key.

Ch. 407Ancestor Grade Slaughter!

Su Xiaobai used his enhanced Black Blade to overwhelm Nirvana Origin Ancestor with nine devastating strikes. Nirvana burned his Ancestor Body and fought back at full strength, leaving their battle raging across the Lesser Thousand Supreme Jade Realm.

  • Su Xiaobai's Black Blade shattered Nirvana Origin Ancestor's Mysterious Jade Heavy Ruler's defense, and the collision's aftermath killed numerous disciples.
  • Su Xiaobai unleashed nine blade lights infused with different Daos, forcing Nirvana Origin Ancestor to exhaust his defenses and suffer severe injuries.
  • Nirvana Origin Ancestor burned his Ancestor Body and attacked Su Xiaobai with a boosted strike from the Mysterious Jade Heavy Ruler.
  • Su Xiaobai met Nirvana Origin Ancestor head-on with the Black Blade, and the two unleashed their techniques in a fierce battle.
  • The three Origin Ancestors watched as Nirvana revealed all his trump cards while Su Xiaobai continued to match him.

Ch. 408The Death of the Xumi Ancestor!

Su Xiaobai continued overwhelming Nirvana Origin Ancestor while Glazed Origin Ancestor, Qian Yuan Origin Ancestor, and Thousand Mountains Origin Ancestor chose to flee rather than fight him. As Nirvana prepared to self-detonate, Su Xiaobai sent Golden Shadow Number One to attack and vanished, leaving the explosion to engulf a vast part of the Lesser Thousand Supreme Jade Realm.

  • Glazed Origin Ancestor and Qian Yuan Origin Ancestor urged Thousand Mountains Origin Ancestor to join them against Su Xiaobai, but he warned that the apparent true body might be another clone and advised them to flee.
  • Su Xiaobai and Nirvana Origin Ancestor exchanged devastating attacks; Su Xiaobai instantly healed his shattered arm and damaged Emperor Body while Nirvana grew weaker.
  • Nirvana Origin Ancestor begged the three other Origin Ancestors to help, but Glazed Origin Ancestor, Qian Yuan Origin Ancestor, and Thousand Mountains Origin Ancestor fled into the void.
  • Nirvana Origin Ancestor decided to self-detonate rather than be left at Su Xiaobai's mercy, and Su Xiaobai summoned Golden Shadow Number One before using Shadow Replace to vanish.
  • Golden Shadow Number One struck Nirvana Origin Ancestor as his Internal Universe erupted, and the resulting white light and shockwave engulfed at least one-tenth of the Lesser Thousand Supreme Jade Realm.

Ch. 409The Ancestor-Level Fortune!

Su Xiaobai seized the Nirvana Origin Ancestor’s Summoning Ring, gained vast wealth, and ordered the Lesser Thousand Supreme Jade Realm harvested while he continued pursuing greater strength. Meanwhile, Illusion Wave Origin Ancestor showed a Ten-Step Emperor Ancestor Shadow to other Origin Ancestors, where it revealed more than a hundred Ancestor Grade Cultivation Techniques and began approaching the Origin Ancestor realm.

  • Su Xiaobai searched the Nirvana Origin Ancestor’s Summoning Ring and found more than ten thousand Ancestor Origins, treasures, and Half-Ancestor Emperor Laws, but no Ancestor Grade Cultivation Techniques.
  • Su Xiaobai reflected on reaching the Great Thousand Realm where the Supreme Pure Yang Palace was located and on investigating the coming calamity and Beyond the Unknown after improving his strength.
  • Su Xiaobai ordered the Lesser Thousand Supreme Jade Realm harvested and began synthesizing its Half-Ancestor Emperor Laws into Ancestor Grade Cultivation Techniques.
  • The three surviving Origin Ancestors fled, leaving the Lesser Thousand Supreme Jade Realm under Su Xiaobai’s control, while his Shadows slaughtered across the outskirts of the Great Thousand Qilin Raging Flames Spirit Realm.
  • Illusion Wave Origin Ancestor arrived at Su Xiaobai’s Great Thousand Realm and presented a Shadow to several waiting Origin Ancestors.
  • The Shadow revealed more than a hundred Ancestor Grade Cultivation Techniques, and its aura surged toward the peak of the Ten-Step Emperor Ancestor realm and closer to the Origin Ancestor realm.

Ch. 410The New Slaughter Begins!

Illusion Wave Origin Ancestor brought Shadow’s clones to the Inverse Origin Heavenly Divine Palace so several Origin Ancestor Grade existences could study them, but the clones escaped. Su Xiaobai then sent his Shadow squad to attack several sects across the Great Thousand Primordial Demonic Nether Realm, rapidly harvesting spoils.

  • Illusion Wave Origin Ancestor led the Origin Ancestor Grade existences to the Inverse Origin Heavenly Divine Palace and sealed off his cave abode for their research.
  • Shadow summoned an army of clones, but the Origin Ancestor Grade existences dismissed them and used Cosmic Daos and treasures to capture and study them.
  • The Shadow Clones vanished, leaving one clone behind to thank the group and promise them a grand gift before disappearing too.
  • Ten-Step Emperor Ancestor Shadow Clones appeared beside Space-Time Teleportation Gates and began attacking sects, killing disciples who tried to raise the alarm.
  • Su Xiaobai split the 10,005.1-member Shadow squad into teams to massacre several sect forces, causing his spoils to multiply rapidly.

Ch. 411Become an Origin Ancestor Grade!

Su Xiaobai harvested vast spoils from the Great Thousand Primordial Demonic Nether Realm, synthesized hundreds of Ancestor Grade Cultivation Techniques, and advanced to One-Step Origin Ancestor Grade. He ended the chapter marveling at his new power, which could kill an ordinary One-Step Origin Ancestor with a single strike.

  • Su Xiaobai's Shadows harvested spoils from the Great Thousand Primordial Demonic Nether Realm, gathering nearly two thousand Half-Ancestor Emperor Laws in less than half an hour.
  • Su Xiaobai discovered three Origin Ancestor Grade existences in the Lesser Thousand Supreme Jade Realm and ordered the system to synthesize his Half-Ancestor Emperor Laws into cultivation techniques.
  • Su Xiaobai placed 300 Ancestor Grade Cultivation Techniques into the One-Click Training Space, and his aura surged past the Nine-Step Emperor Ancestor realm into the Ten-Step Emperor Ancestor realm.
  • Sixty-eight Ancestor Grade Cultivation Techniques advanced to the intermediate level, pushing Su Xiaobai across the threshold into One-Step Origin Ancestor Grade.
  • Su Xiaobai found that his Life Universes had expanded ten-thousandfold and realized he could kill an ordinary One-Step Origin Ancestor with a single strike.

Ch. 412Ancestors Doubting Their Lives!

Su Xiaobai’s Shadows rose from Ten-Step Emperor Ancestors to Two-Step Origin Ancestors and slaughtered across the Lesser Thousand Supreme Jade Realm, while Origin Ancestor Wan Ren and Origin Ancestor Jiu Qu struggled to understand them. A fifth wave of Origin Ancestor experts arrived and carried the unkillable, uncontrollable Shadows away, delighting Su Xiaobai.

  • Su Xiaobai’s Shadows revived as One-Step Origin Ancestors, then used their techniques to reach Two-Step Origin Ancestor strength while remaining Nine Tribulation Half Ancestors.
  • The Shadows slaughtered their opponents, forcing survivors to flee or activate defensive formations.
  • Origin Ancestor Wan Ren and Origin Ancestor Jiu Qu watched the Shadows grow stronger and doubted that even their master could control them.
  • A fifth wave of Origin Ancestor experts arrived in the ruined Lesser Thousand Supreme Jade Realm to investigate the Shadows.
  • The experts competed to take the unkillable, uncontrollable Shadows to their own realms or sects, and Su Xiaobai smiled at the outcome.

Ch. 413Shadow Golden Pill!

Su Xiaobai expanded his Shadow Legion’s harvesting operations across four Great Thousand Realms and upgraded One-Click Auto Monster Hunting, unlocking Shadow Alchemy. He tested a Level 1 Shadow Golden Pill and discovered it increased his strength by one percent.

  • Su Xiaobai reflected on how the Shadows’ growing influence could draw powerful experts to the realms he was harvesting.
  • Su Xiaobai divided his revived Shadows among synthesis, enhancement, and expanding his harvesting forces, then decided to upgrade One-Click Auto Monster Hunting.
  • Su Xiaobai spent Ancestor Origin to upgrade the system and unlocked Shadow Alchemy, which used Shadows to refine strength-boosting Shadow Golden Pills.
  • Su Xiaobai refined one pill of each of the three levels using new Shadows and swallowed the Level 1 pill as soon as it emerged.
  • The Level 1 Shadow Golden Pill raised Su Xiaobai’s One-Step Origin Ancestor Grade strength by one percent.

Ch. 414Cultivation Technique Sacrifice!

Su Xiaobai used Shadows to refine Shadow Golden Pills, raise his cultivation, strengthen his Black Blade, and produce Golden New Shadows. He spent Ancestor Origin to upgrade the One-Click Training Space, unlocking Cultivation Technique Sacrifice.

  • Su Xiaobai learned that upgrading the One-Click Auto Monster Hunting Space would unlock higher-grade pills and increase how many Golden Pills he could consume.
  • Su Xiaobai refined Level 2 and Level 3 Shadow Golden Pills, consumed them, and calculated that pills across all three grades could raise him by nine realms.
  • Su Xiaobai consumed ten Level 1 Shadow Golden Pills to increase his strength, then allocated New Shadows toward harvesting, synthesis, and Black Blade enhancement.
  • Su Xiaobai synthesized thirty Golden New Shadows and used twenty thousand New Shadows to enhance Black Blade · Shadow to +421.
  • Su Xiaobai spent Ancestor Origin to upgrade the One-Click Training Space, unlocking the new function Cultivation Technique Sacrifice.

Ch. 415A Single Blade Melted Everything!

Su Xiaobai tested Cultivation Technique Sacrifice by striking a sect’s defensive formation and discovered that the attack could melt a barrier stronger than Three-Step Origin Ancestor-grade attacks. He ordered the Shadows to use the ability, and they annihilated the sect and its Three-Step Origin Ancestor defender.

  • Su Xiaobai sacrificed all his cultivation techniques and formed a vast golden mist cloud around himself.
  • Su Xiaobai swung Black Blade at a sect’s defensive formation, and his golden blade ray melted through it and nearly brought down the sect’s floating land.
  • Su Xiaobai vanished as the sect’s Three-Step Origin Ancestor powerhouse prepared to attack, after ordering the Shadows to use Cultivation Technique Sacrifice.
  • The revived Shadows unleashed their sacrificial attacks on the Three-Step Origin Ancestor powerhouse and killed him.
  • The Shadows slaughtered every disciple in the sect, greatly increasing their harvesting and slaughtering efficiency.

Ch. 416The Snowball Effect Goes Wild!

Su Xiaobai’s Shadows used Cultivation Technique Sacrifice to devastate the outskirts of Great Thousand Realms, while he reinvested Ancestor Origin and steadily strengthened them. As the Shadows’ power snowballed across nine realms, Su Xiaobai began another round of synthesis and enhancement.

  • Su Xiaobai spent the Three-Step Origin Ancestor’s remaining Ancestor Origin on minor system functions and returned to the Internal Universe to play with his daughter.
  • The Shadows used Cultivation Technique Sacrifice to shatter defenses and overwhelm powerful cultivators across four Great Thousand Realms.
  • Su Xiaobai sent the Shadows to ravage each newly arrived Great Thousand Realm, expanding their harvest across nine realms over the following month.
  • Su Xiaobai synthesized the techniques and laws the Shadows collected, then used One-Click Skill Practice to strengthen them.
  • Two months later, the Shadows finished cooling down, and Su Xiaobai began another round of synthesis.

Ch. 417The Bounty Order from the Great Thousand Realm!

Defeating Blue Emperor Ancestor and Empress Lingping reached Supreme Pure Yang Palace territory, where they discovered a vast bounty on Su Xiaobai’s clones for massacres across the Great Thousand Realms. Su Xiaobai remained unaware of the bounty and was pleased that his Shadows now spread fear across the outskirts of seventeen Great Thousand Realms.

  • Defeating Blue Emperor Ancestor brought Empress Lingping out of his Internal Universe and took her to a city in the Great Thousand Earth Store Heavenly Mandate Hegemony Realm to enjoy its delicacies.
  • Empress Lingping spotted a Water Mirror projection of Su Xiaobai’s masked figure, and Defeating Blue Emperor Ancestor recognized him.
  • Defeating Blue Emperor Ancestor read a bounty order accusing Su Xiaobai’s clones of killing sects and experts across numerous Great Thousand Realms, including Origin Ancestor Grade figures.
  • Empress Lingping urged Defeating Blue Emperor Ancestor to leave sooner so she could reach the Great Thousand Fu Zhu Void Realm and regain her strength to protect herself.
  • Su Xiaobai remained unaware of the bounty and celebrated another Shadow cooldown as his clones spread across the outskirts of seventeen Great Thousand Realms.

Ch. 418Attack by an Unknown Extraterrestrial Life-Form!

While Su Xiaobai enjoyed rapid cultivation gains from his Shadows spreading across seventeen Great Thousand Realms, Shadow No. 1 was killed while exploring the Great Thousand Fu Zhu Void Realm. Through the Shadow, Su Xiaobai discovered that its attacker was a featureless, pure-white humanoid with no life aura from any known realm.

  • Su Xiaobai’s Shadows grew stronger as they harvested across the Great Thousand Realms, helping him advance from One-Step to Four-Step Origin Ancestor Grade in two months.
  • Su Xiaobai returned to Earth and introduced Tantai Bai to Su Ling'er, and the two became close after he explained Tantai Bai’s origins.
  • The system notified Su Xiaobai that Shadow No. 1 had been killed, and he ordered the Shadow not to resist so he could inspect its attacker.
  • Su Xiaobai saw that the attacker was a Six-Step Origin Ancestor, a pure-white humanoid with no facial features and no life aura from any known realm.
  • Su Xiaobai suspected the strange being was an existence from beyond the unknown.

Ch. 419Five-Step Ancestor-Level!

Su Xiaobai investigated the mysterious lifeforms from Beyond the Unknown after one captured No. 1 Shadow and carried it into its lair. While his clones continued their missions, Su Xiaobai advanced to Five-Step Origin Ancestor and learned that No. 1 had reached the lair.

  • Su Xiaobai learned that lifeforms from Beyond the Unknown came from within the universe but belonged to no known realm.
  • A Pure White Humanoid Lifeform struggled to kill the reviving No. 1 Shadow, then pulled the clone into a pitch-black internal space.
  • Su Xiaobai realized the lifeform was taking No. 1 Shadow to its lair and sent No. 2 to continue the mission toward the Great Thousand Fu Zhu Void Realm.
  • Over the following month, Su Xiaobai advanced to Five-Step Origin Ancestor by comprehending and improving many Ancestor Grade Cultivation Techniques.
  • No. 1 Shadow informed Su Xiaobai that it had arrived at the lair of the lifeforms from Beyond the Unknown.

Ch. 420The Shocking Truth!

Su Xiaobai used Number One Shadow to investigate the Unknown Lifeforms’ realm and learned that their palaces formed a Great Thousand Realm. At the Supreme White Origin Palace, a Great Ancestor Grade captain assigned Wu Luo a mission, and Su Xiaobai was stunned when Wu Luo transformed into Defeating Blue Emperor Ancestor.

  • Su Xiaobai sent Number One Shadow into the Unknown Lifeforms’ realm and saw immense palaces standing above multicolored clouds.
  • Number One Shadow traveled through the palaces and met many Unknown Lifeforms before reaching the Supreme White Origin Palace.
  • A Great Ancestor Grade captain tested Number One Shadow, repeatedly destroying it as it revived, while Wu Luo explained its strange nature and growing strength.
  • The captain ordered Wu Luo to carry out a mission and sent a glowing mote into him.
  • Wu Luo transformed into Defeating Blue Emperor Ancestor, leaving Su Xiaobai shocked.

Ch. 421Gubo Nation

Su Xiaobai discovered that Beyond the Unknown Lifeforms could perfectly impersonate Cosmic Lifeforms and had collected corpses across many cultivation levels. The captain revealed that these beings belonged to Gubo Nation and attacked Su Xiaobai’s Shadow Clone with a method designed to trace its past through time.

  • Su Xiaobai realized that Unknown Lifeforms could infiltrate powerful sects by transforming into indistinguishable copies of Cosmic Lifeforms.
  • The captain led the Number One Shadow Clone through the Supreme White Origin Palace, where Su Xiaobai saw preserved corpses ranging from Emperor Grade beings to Great Ancestors.
  • Su Xiaobai recognized the corpses as valuable materials for his recycling ability and waited to see how the captain would handle the Shadow Clone.
  • The captain identified the Shadow Clone as a puppet and said its abilities surpassed what Gubo Nation could control.
  • The captain revealed that Gubo Nation’s lifeforms were called Beyond the Unknown by the Taiya Universe’s inhabitants, then used its time-tracing method to attack the Shadow Clone.

Ch. 422Above the Ancient Level... Is Desolation?!

Su Xiaobai’s Shadow Clones thwarted Gubo Nation’s attempt to identify his original body, and he questioned the captain about Gubo Nation’s presence in the Taiya Universe. The captain revealed that Gubo Nation had failed to achieve transcendence, a realm attainable only by Desolate Grade beings, leaving Su Xiaobai astonished by a level beyond Ancient Grade.

  • The captain used spacetime reversal to locate Su Xiaobai and all his Shadow Clones across twenty or thirty Great Thousand Realms but could not tell which was the original body.
  • Shadow Clone No. 1 mocked the captain, while Su Xiaobai reasoned that Gubo Nation would struggle to search the many realms before he grew stronger.
  • Su Xiaobai claimed he came from Bai Nation and asked the captain why Gubo Nation had come to the Taiya Universe and how it had crossed between universes.
  • The captain said Gubo Nation had failed to achieve transcendence and explained that transcendence was distinct from crossing the River of Time.
  • The captain revealed that only Desolate Grade beings could touch transcendence, and Su Xiaobai was shocked to learn that Desolate Grade stood above Ancient Grade.

Ch. 423Transcending with the Entire Universe?!

Su Xiaobai learned that transcendence meant escaping the lifespan of the universe, not merely crossing the River of Time. The captain explained that Gubo Nation had been displaced after its Desolate Grade being failed to transcend, and that it now planned to survive by borrowing the Taiya Universe’s lifespan.

  • Su Xiaobai questioned the captain about the Desolate Grade and what true transcendence meant.
  • The captain explained that even Ancient Grade beings would perish when their universe reached the end of its lifespan.
  • Su Xiaobai realized that transcendence meant breaking free of the universe’s lifespan.
  • The captain revealed that Gubo Nation’s Desolate Grade being had begun an impossible attempt at transcendence, then sacrificed himself to send the nation through a spacetime channel.
  • The captain said Gubo Nation would not attempt transcendence again and would instead use the Taiya Universe to prolong its survival.
  • Su Xiaobai concluded that Gubo Nation intended to seize the Taiya Universe, cultivate a Desolate Grade being, and sacrifice that being to extend the nation’s lifespan.

Ch. 424The Harvest Begins!

Su Xiaobai learned that the Gubo Nation planned to sacrifice half of the Taiya Universe’s designated lifeforms to escape into another universe, and the captain offered to spare the White Nation if it became a vassal. After gathering the information he wanted, Su Xiaobai summoned more than a thousand Shadows and attacked the captain.

  • The captain explained that traversing universes required sacrificing half of a universe’s lifeforms and revealed that the Gubo Nation had infiltrated the Taiya Universe to prepare for conquest.
  • Su Xiaobai realized the Gubo Nation intended to designate Taiya Universe lifeforms as sacrifices and that he himself would be among them if it took control.
  • The captain offered to protect the White Nation from being sacrificed if it became a vassal of the Gubo Nation.
  • Su Xiaobai asked how to trigger transcendence and what lay beyond it, but the captain refused to answer and demanded that the White Nation’s higher-ups speak with him.
  • Su Xiaobai declared that it was time to act, summoned more than a thousand Shadows beside the captain, and ordered them to attack.

Ch. 425An AFK Cultivation Haven with Double the Rewards!

Su Xiaobai’s Shadow Clones escaped the captain’s restraints and invaded the Gubo Nation’s palaces, where they fought and harvested Gubo Lifeforms. After learning Gubo corpses yielded more than twice the Ancestor Origin of Taiya corpses, Su Xiaobai ordered even more clones to attack, leaving the Gubo Nation facing a widening slaughter.

  • The captain annihilated Su Xiaobai’s Shadow Clones, but they revived, escaped his control, and one tried to steal his collected corpses before he froze it.
  • The captain realized Su Xiaobai’s forces had mysterious abilities, then vanished through a black vortex to report the threat.
  • More than a thousand Shadow Clones appeared at palaces across the Gubo Nation, prompting its Lifeforms to attack as a large battle erupted.
  • Su Xiaobai received loot from the fighting and recycled a Three-Step Origin Ancestor Grade Gubo corpse, discovering it yielded more than twice as much Ancestor Origin as a comparable Taiya corpse.
  • Su Xiaobai recalled his Shadow Clones from their current battlefield and sent several thousand more to spread out and slaughter Gubo Lifeforms.

Ch. 426A Declaration of War!

Su Xiaobai gained a vast collection of Gubo cultivation techniques, synthesized them into nearly three hundred Ancestor Cosmos Grade techniques, and wanted to seize more Gubo strongholds. Meanwhile, Shadow Clones devastated Gubo territory, and Void Extinguisher Great Ancestor told Great Ancestor Tianlong that the attackers represented the White Nation and had declared war on the Gubo Nation.

  • Su Xiaobai discovered that the Gubo Summoning Rings held many cultivation techniques and successfully used the system to comprehend Gubo techniques.
  • Su Xiaobai synthesized the collected techniques into nearly three hundred Ancestor Cosmos Grade Cultivation Techniques and asked how long five accelerated techniques would take to finish.
  • Su Xiaobai wished he could take control of more Gubo strongholds to obtain additional cultivation techniques and resources.
  • Shadow Clones massacred Gubo palaces and cities, prompting the Royal Palace to dispatch Ninth and Tenth Step Origin Ancestors as reinforcements.
  • Great Ancestor Tianlong confronted Void Extinguisher Great Ancestor over the slaughter, and Void Extinguisher identified the attackers as White Nation Lifeforms declaring war on the Gubo Nation.
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