Recaps

Su Xiaobai’s system upgrades strengthened cultivation-technique enlightenment and reduced Shadow cooldowns, letting him expand his Shadow Legion and raid more than a thousand Great Thousand Realms. A year and a half later, his daily Cosmic Gold income had climbed to nearly two hundred kilograms while he played with his daughter, Tantai Bai.

• Su Xiaobai unlocked a second cultivation-technique enlightenment slot and planned to use the Three Thousand Great Daos to strengthen his techniques.
• The system halved the cooldowns for Shadow Alchemy, Shadow Enhancement, and Shadow Synthesis, so Su Xiaobai synthesized one thousand Red-Gold Shadows from one hundred thousand new Shadows.
• Su Xiaobai sent squads of Red-Gold Shadows and older Shadows to spread through the core Great Thousand Realms.
• Empress Lingping sensed that the gap between her and White Shadow was shrinking, then focused on recovering her strength.
• Over a year and a half, Su Xiaobai’s Shadows devastated more than a thousand Great Thousand Realms while his daily income rose to nearly two hundred kilograms of Cosmic Gold.

Su Xiaobai upgraded his system functions, doubled his Shadow army, and synthesized his first Ancient Grade Cultivation Technique. When he tried to examine it, its immense power nearly destroyed his body, leaving him to realize he could not withstand it until he reached Ancient Ancestor.

• Su Xiaobai spent vast amounts of Cosmic Gold to unlock [Shadow Explosion], increasing his Shadow Quantity from 360,000 to 720,000 and accelerating Shadow synthesis.
• Su Xiaobai's Black Blade · Shadow reached nearly +2,000 Enhancement, while his system unlocked [Technique Epiphany], [Dao of Scrutiny], and [Instant Cultivation 2].
• Su Xiaobai upgraded the One-Click Synthesis Space and synthesized the Ancient Grade Cultivation Technique 'Ancient Zhena Dark Hell Canon' after collecting enough Ancestor Cosmos Grade Cultivation Techniques.
• Su Xiaobai took out the Ancient Grade technique, but its force nearly tore his body apart, so he quickly put it away and concluded that he needed to reach Ancient Ancestor to withstand it.

Su Xiaobai used his Shadow Clones’ vast intelligence network to learn about powerful competitors preparing for the Universe Genius Battle and the Supreme Pure Yang Palace Sect Master’s disappearance. Pure Yang Ancient Venerable appeared furious and ordered the sect to find the Sect Master and kill him without mercy.

• Su Xiaobai’s strength and Shadow Clones grew powerful enough to threaten Great Ancestors far above his apparent realm, while the clones gathered intelligence across many Great Thousand Realms.
• Su Xiaobai learned that Emperor Ancestor Wu Yan, Hao Miao Emperor Ancestor, Thunder Devouring Ancient Ancestor, and other prodigies had emerged or were emerging for the Universe Genius Battle.
• Su Xiaobai learned that the Supreme Pure Yang Palace Sect Master had vanished after taking his Shadow Clone away a year and a half earlier.
• Pure Yang Ancient Venerable’s temporal clone appeared above the sect and questioned the twelve Hall Ancestors about White Shadow and the Sect Master.
• Pure Yang Ancient Venerable learned White Shadow remained in the sect and ordered everyone to search for the Sect Master, declaring that he should be killed without mercy once found.

After Pure Yang Ancient Venerable uncovered the former Sect Master's betrayal and protected Su Xiaobai from rival sects, Su Xiaobai prepared to enter the Universe Genius Battle. At the Space-Time Teleportation Gate, he saw that the Supreme Pure Yang Palace had gathered its legendary prodigies for the competition.

• Pure Yang Ancient Venerable replaced the former Sect Master with Blood Net Ancient Ancestor and left Su Xiaobai a protective talisman.
• Su Xiaobai kept the truth about Gubo Nation's infiltration secret and continued hiding his true body while Ancient Grades tried to recruit him.
• Pure Yang Ancient Venerable intercepted the visiting Ancient Venerable clones, and Su Xiaobai prepared to depart for the Universe Genius Battle.
• Empress Lingping summoned White Shadow to the Space-Time Teleportation Gate, where Su Xiaobai spotted Emperor Ancestor Yanmo and other legendary Supreme Pure Yang Palace geniuses.

Su Xiaobai joined more than a thousand Supreme Pure Yang Palace disciples boarding a heavily protected Space-Time Boat bound for the Great Thousand Taiya Ancient Realm. As the journey began, he learned that the realm was the Taiya Universe’s heartland and the birthplace of its first Ancient Grade existence.

• The Palace’s monstrous geniuses discussed Su Xiaobai’s twelve Life Universes and his status as Pure Yang Ancient Venerable’s disciple.
• Ten Ancient Ancestors gathered, and Mizhan Ancient Ancestor announced that they would escort the participating disciples to the Great Thousand Taiya Ancient Realm.
• Mizhan Ancient Ancestor explained that the realm was the universe’s core and birthplace of the first Ancient Grade existence, Taiya Ancient Venerable, who opened the path to the Ancient Domain.
• Mizhan Ancient Ancestor summoned a powerful Space-Time Boat, and Su Xiaobai and the other participating disciples boarded it.
• The Space-Time Teleportation Gate shone brightly, and the Space-Time Boat disappeared.

Su Xiaobai and the Supreme Pure Yang Palace arrived at the Great Thousand Taiya Ancient Realm, where he learned how exceptionally powerful the Universe Genius Battle contestants were. Mizhan Ancient Ancestor explained the standards and introduced several leading contenders, leaving Su Xiaobai aware of how difficult it would be to place highly.

• Su Xiaobai and the Supreme Pure Yang Palace reached the Great Thousand Taiya Ancient Realm after a half-month journey escorted by ten Ancient Ancestors.
• Emperor Ancestor Moqing nearly crushed Thunder Illusion Emperor Ancestor in a friendly match, revealing the gap between the palace’s experts and the realm’s strongest geniuses.
• Su Xiaobai assessed the formidable contestants and concluded that Thunder Illusion Emperor Ancestor, Emperor Ancestor Yanmo, and others likely would not reach the top thousand.
• Mizhan Ancient Ancestor explained that top-ten contenders needed to reach the Ten-Step Ancient Ancestor realm while still at the Ten-Step Emperor Ancestor realm and be capable of challenging the Ancient Grade.
• Mizhan Ancient Ancestor described Emperor Yi Emperor Ancestor, who had killed a Nine-Step Ancient Ancestor and declared his intention to compete for first place, and Emperor Ancestor Mo Tong, whose Cosmic Chaos Beast bloodline gave him exceptional powers.

Su Xiaobai and the assembled geniuses witnessed three Ancient Overlords arrive as avatars and open a rift from the Taiya Universe. The Ancient Domain appeared beyond the rift, where the story left the gathered disciples poised to enter.

• Mizhan Ancient Ancestor introduced the exceptional geniuses gathered for the Universe Genius Battle.
• Three Ancient Overlords appeared, and Mizhan Ancient Ancestor identified them as Xuan Dao Chi Xiao Overlord, Tian Huo Yun Jie Overlord Emperor, and Jiu Dao Lun Hui Overlord Lord.
• The disciples reacted with awe as they learned that the Hundred Epoch Overlords far surpassed Ancient Venerables.
• Su Xiaobai asked the system to inspect the Overlords’ Great Daos, but One-Click Enlightenment Space lacked the required level.
• The three Overlords pointed in the same direction and tore open a colossal rift, revealing the Ancient Domain beyond it.

Su Xiaobai learned the rules and rewards of the Cosmic Genius War, which would take the participants into the Ancient Domain for a year before sending those on the Ancient Domain Inheritance Platform to the Final Battleground. He resolved to grow stronger, claim a place on the platform, and treat the other geniuses as enemies.

• A rift opened across the Taiya Universe, revealing the Ancient Domain and shocking the watching powerhouses and geniuses.
• The three Ancient Overlords announced that participants had one year to find and defend the Ancient Domain Inheritance Platform, then would face Ancient Domain Life in the Final Battleground.
• Su Xiaobai planned to evolve his system with Cosmic Gold, seize territory to build wealth, and fight for the Inheritance Platform.
• The Ancient Overlords announced Cosmic Gold and cultivation technique rewards for the top-ranked participants, based on the killing aura they accumulated.
• Su Xiaobai prepared to fight alone and viewed the other geniuses as targets to kill and plunder in the Ancient Domain.

Su Xiaobai entered the Ancient Domain battlefield as the Cosmic Genius War began, planning to eliminate weaker contestants and claim their resources to upgrade his system. His No. 2 clone crossed the cosmic crack and lost consciousness in the passage, while Su Xiaobai secretly observed and recorded what happened.

• Xuan Dao Chi Xiao Overlord and Tian Huo Yun Jie Overlord warned the contestants not to leave the Ancient Domain’s Protection Zone or face a Great Terror.
• Su Xiaobai planned to hunt the weaker contestants first, take their treasures and Cosmic Gold, and use the gains to upgrade his system.
• Xuan Dao Chi Xiao Overlord declared the Cosmic Genius War begun, and the contestants streamed through the cosmic crack after Mizhan Ancient Ancestor urged his disciples to be careful.
• After entering the crack, Su Xiaobai noticed other contestants watching him because of reports about the Twelve Life Universes.
• Su Xiaobai sent his No. 2 clone into the passage and used the Great Dao of Time and Space to trace and record what happened while the clone’s senses were disabled.
• Su Xiaobai confirmed that Erase Karma prevented even the Ancient Overlords from tracing his clones through karma.

Su Xiaobai entered the Ancient Domain and encountered Emperor Ancestor Huoyun, who attacked him after learning he possessed the Twelve Life Universes. Huoyun reduced Shadow No. 2 to ashes, but Su Xiaobai restored him, leaving Huoyun preparing to strike again.

• Shadow No. 2 emerged into the vast, desolate Ancient Domain, and Su Xiaobai judged that finding the others should come before searching for the inheritance platform.
• Emperor Ancestor Huoyun appeared before Shadow No. 2 and recognized him as the possessor of the Twelve Life Universes.
• Huoyun revealed Seven-Step Great Ancestor strength and attacked Shadow No. 2 with a colossal flaming blade, reducing him to ashes.
• Su Xiaobai restored Shadow No. 2, and Huoyun realized he had survived and vowed to kill him again.

Su Xiaobai ordered No. 2 Shadow to capture Emperor Ancestor Huoyun, and Shadow overwhelmed him with a single slash before stopping his escape. Emperor Ancestor Huoyun surrendered and began revealing what he knew about the Ancient Domain, including the Inheritance Platforms.

• Su Xiaobai empowered No. 2 Shadow with numerous techniques and ordered him to capture Emperor Ancestor Huoyun alive.
• No. 2 Shadow drew the Black Blade and shattered Emperor Ancestor Huoyun’s attack and Ancestor Body with one slash.
• Emperor Ancestor Huoyun tried to flee, but No. 2 Shadow caught up and struck him again, leaving him badly damaged.
• Emperor Ancestor Huoyun begged for his life, and No. 2 Shadow demanded all his information about the Ancient Domain.
• Emperor Ancestor Huoyun said the geniuses had been transported near the region’s center, while most Inheritance Platforms lay at its edges, and each platform could transport at most ten people at a time.

Emperor Ancestor Huoyun explained that geniuses crossing the Outer Area would face powerful Fierce Beasts and could instead profit by robbing weaker participants and searching for abandoned treasures. Su Xiaobai realized his Shadow could risk death without lasting consequences and planned to hunt the beasts for their valuable corpses.

• Emperor Ancestor Huoyun told Su Xiaobai that powerful Fierce Beasts guarded the route to the Ancient Domain Inheritance Platform and that he had been eliminated by them in the previous war.
• Emperor Ancestor Huoyun explained that many super-sect geniuses avoided the beasts and sought treasures and loot from weaker geniuses instead.
• Emperor Ancestor Huoyun described the Outer Area's hidden treasures and clarified that the Final Battleground was the Ancient Domain's true, more dangerous form.
• Su Xiaobai recognized that his Shadow's ability to return after death let him take risks that other geniuses could not.
• Su Xiaobai decided he could hunt Ancient Ancestor Grade Fierce Beasts and recycle their corpses for wealth.

Su Xiaobai learned that super sects had issued kill orders against Twelve Life Universe geniuses, then sent his elite Shadows to hunt Great Ancestor Grade opponents near the outskirts. After a month of ambushes and counterattacks, he had grown from Four-Step to Seven-Step Great Ancestor strength.

• Su Xiaobai questioned Emperor Ancestor Huoyun about the attack, learned of the super sects’ kill orders, and killed him.
• Su Xiaobai gathered thousands of Golden and Red-Gold Shadows and ordered them to kill any Great Ancestor Grade prodigies they encountered.
• Shadow No. 1 survived repeated assassinations, including Catastrophe Emperor Ancestor’s attack, and Su Xiaobai’s Shadows wiped out the attacker’s companions.
• Su Xiaobai’s Shadows counter-killed the many geniuses who ambushed them, while avoiding opponents with Ancient Ancestor Grade strength.
• Su Xiaobai used the spoils from the month of slaughter to rise from Four-Step to Seven-Step Great Ancestor strength.

Su Xiaobai slaughtered sects and prodigies across the Ancient Domain, growing strong enough that only an Ancient Ancestor Grade monster could threaten him. After one of his Shadows discovered an Ancient Ruin, he arrived to find Ancient Ancestor Grade geniuses fighting to claim it while Great Ancestor Grade experts battled over the fallen prodigies’ treasures.

• Su Xiaobai killed more than a thousand sects in a month, gaining treasures and Cosmic Gold by recycling their bodies.
• Ten-Step Great Ancestor prodigies tried to kill Su Xiaobai, but his self-detonating Shadows overwhelmed and killed them.
• A Shadow discovered an Ancient Ruin near the outer region, and Su Xiaobai switched places with his avatar to reach it.
• Su Xiaobai watched Ancient Ancestor Grade geniuses battle around the Ruin, which remained unmoved despite their attacks.
• Great Ancestor Grade experts fought and died trying to seize the Summoning Rings and treasures from fallen Ancient Ancestor Grade prodigies.

Su Xiaobai watched Great Ancestor Grade prodigies slaughter one another over an Ancient Ancestor Grade corpse and its treasures. When Heaven Seizing Emperor Ancestor seized the battlefield and claimed the spoils, Su Xiaobai finally attacked with Black Blade · Shadow.

• Su Xiaobai held back while Great Ancestor Grades fought over the Ancient Ancestor Grade corpses, Summoning Rings, and treasures.
• Shadow No. 2 used Dao of Scrutiny to assess the fighters, while Su Xiaobai studied their abilities and tactics.
• Heaven Seizing Emperor Ancestor entered the battle, killed Demon Slaying Emperor Ancestor and Dawn Emperor Ancestor, and drove off the remaining challengers.
• Heaven Seizing Emperor Ancestor claimed the corpse and treasures, but Su Xiaobai struck with Black Blade · Shadow.

Su Xiaobai used Shadow to annihilate Heaven Seizing Emperor Ancestor with one saber, alarming the remaining Great Ancestors and drawing the attention of Ancient Ancestor Grade experts. After they added White Shadow to their must-kill lists, Su Xiaobai collected the fallen expert’s belongings and gained an enormous amount of Cosmic Gold.

• Su Xiaobai unleashed a saber strike that overwhelmed Heaven Seizing Emperor Ancestor’s defenses and erased him.
• The Great Ancestors who had not fought retreated after witnessing the Nine-Step Great Ancestor’s death.
• Ancient Ancestor Grade experts recognized White Shadow as the genius with Twelve Life Universes and added him to their must-kill lists.
• The Ancient Ancestor Grade experts turned back to the chaotic battle as the Ancient Ruin prepared to open.
• Su Xiaobai collected Heaven Seizing Emperor Ancestor’s corpse, Summoning Ring, and seized treasure, then exchanged them through the One-Click Recycling System for an unprecedented amount of Cosmic Gold.

After looting an Ancient Ancestor Grade Summoning Ring, Su Xiaobai upgraded all his functions, synthesized a second Ancient Grade Cultivation Technique, and broke through to Eight-Step Great Ancestor. His rise alarmed the other Great Ancestor Grades, who joined forces against him, but he turned the Ancient Ruin’s outer region into a one-sided slaughter.

• Su Xiaobai used his new wealth to upgrade every system function by five grades and unlocked three enhanced functions.
• Su Xiaobai synthesized the Ancient Grade Cultivation Technique 'Ancient Profound Mystery Annihilation Spirit Dao Unparalleled Demon-Sealing Art' but did not dare cultivate it.
• After placing an Ancestor Cosmos Grade Cultivation Technique in the improved training space, Su Xiaobai advanced from Seven-Step Great Ancestor Grade to Eight-Step Great Ancestor.
• The Great Ancestor Grades recognized Su Xiaobai’s threat and joined forces to attack him.
• Shadow No. 2 wielded the Black Blade · Shadow as Su Xiaobai slaughtered the Great Ancestor Grades across the outer region of the Ancient Ruin.

Su Xiaobai slaughtered the Great Ancestors gathered around the Ancient Ruin, turning their deaths and treasures into Cosmic Gold as he accelerated his plans to upgrade and reach the Ancient Ancestor Grade. The Ancient Ancestor Grades noticed the massacre, but Burning Soul Emperor Ancestor could not save Dragon Flood Emperor Ancestor from Su Xiaobai’s blade.

• Su Xiaobai cut through the Great Ancestors surrounding the Ancient Ruin, killing them with the Black Blade and No. 2’s clone while the system recycled their corpses and techniques.
• Su Xiaobai watched his Cosmic Gold soar and moved up his plan to upgrade and attempt a breakthrough to the Ancient Ancestor Grade.
• The Ancient Ancestor Grades sensed their fellow disciples dying in rapid succession and looked toward the Ancient Ruin, where most of the surrounding Great Ancestors had become corpses.
• Burning Soul Emperor Ancestor recognized Su Xiaobai’s strength after seeing him kill a Seven-Step Great Ancestor with one slash.
• Dragon Flood Emperor Ancestor begged Burning Soul Emperor Ancestor to save him, but Su Xiaobai cut him in half and absorbed his corpse before Burning Soul could act.

Su Xiaobai slaughtered Great Ancestor Grade experts near the Ancient Ruin, survived Burning Soul Emperor Ancestor’s attack through his clone, and retreated after recognizing the danger of Ancient Ancestor Grade opponents. As he watched the experts struggle to open the ruin, four figures from Supreme Pure Yang Palace appeared and killed a newly ascended Ancient Ancestor Grade prodigy.

• White Shadow killed Dragon Flood Emperor Ancestor and continued harvesting Great Ancestor Grade experts, angering Burning Soul Emperor Ancestor.
• Burning Soul Emperor Ancestor struck White Shadow with a palm that turned him to ashes, but Shadow No. 2 reappeared elsewhere because Su Xiaobai had entered the Ancient Domain with a clone.
• Su Xiaobai killed two Three-Step Great Ancestor Grade experts, then withdrew from Burning Soul Emperor Ancestor and transferred Shadow No. 2 to another battlefield.
• Su Xiaobai observed the brutal melee and the Ancient Ancestor Grade experts probing the Ancient Ruin’s stone gate, concluding that its treasures could include Ancient Grade items.
• Four figures bearing the aura of Supreme Pure Yang Palace arrived and killed a prodigy who had just entered the Ancient Ancestor Grade, then took his Summoning Ring.

Su Xiaobai watched a Supreme Pure Yang Palace team swiftly kill the isolated Emperor Ancestor Xifeng and learned from their coordinated tactics. After greeting the four disciples and joining them, he was caught off guard when Azure Thunder Emperor Ancestor suddenly turned hostile.

• Su Xiaobai observed Magic Rhinoceros Emperor Ancestor, Jade Sun Emperor Ancestor, Azure Thunder Emperor Ancestor, and Lantern Emperor Ancestor coordinate their roles as a team.
• The four disciples surrounded Emperor Ancestor Xifeng and killed him before he could counterattack.
• Su Xiaobai studied their fast, coordinated assault and considered how his clones could use similar tactics.
• Su Xiaobai approached the four disciples, who recognized his progress to the Seven-Step Great Ancestor Grade, and greeted them.
• Azure Thunder Emperor Ancestor abruptly turned sinister and unleashed the full might of a One-Step Ancient Ancestor.

Thunder Snake Emperor Ancestor revealed that he had replaced Azure Thunder Emperor Ancestor and attacked White Shadow to complete a mission from the Gubo Nation. After Thunder Snake overwhelmed his former teammates, White Shadow’s clones surrounded him and began detonating.

• Thunder Snake Emperor Ancestor killed White Shadow’s body with a surprise strike and revealed his identity as a Gubo Nation infiltrator who had replaced Azure Thunder Emperor Ancestor.
• Thunder Snake Emperor Ancestor explained that he had fused with Azure Thunder Emperor Ancestor more than two hundred years earlier and had hunted White Shadow for the reward and a Nine-Step Ancient Ancestor’s instruction.
• Magic Rhinoceros Emperor Ancestor attacked Thunder Snake Emperor Ancestor while Lantern Emperor Ancestor formed a formation and Jade Sun Emperor Ancestor reinforced their defenses.
• Thunder Snake Emperor Ancestor used the Ancient Six Evil Thunder Dragon Fang to badly injure all three Emperor Ancestors and reveal his peak One-Step Ancient Ancestor strength.
• Magic Rhinoceros Emperor Ancestor fled with Lantern Emperor Ancestor and Jade Sun Emperor Ancestor, but White Shadow’s clones appeared around Thunder Snake Emperor Ancestor and began a chain of self-detonations.

Su Xiaobai used endlessly regenerating Red-Gold Shadows to bombard Thunder Snake Emperor Ancestor, an infiltrator from Gubo Nation, with repeated self-destructions. When Thunder Snake Emperor Ancestor tried to flee, Su Xiaobai revealed his true body, giving his enemy the chance to identify him.

• Thunder Snake Emperor Ancestor restrained some of Su Xiaobai’s Shadows, but others broke free and self-destructed, sending him flying.
• Su Xiaobai unleashed thousands of regenerating Shadows, forcing Thunder Snake Emperor Ancestor to defend against a relentless barrage.
• The explosions shattered nearby Great Ancestor Grade experts and alarmed observers, while Thunder Snake Emperor Ancestor’s accumulated damage continued to rise.
• Thunder Snake Emperor Ancestor decided to flee, but Su Xiaobai surveyed the surrounding area and replaced a clone with his true body.
• Thunder Snake Emperor Ancestor recognized Su Xiaobai’s true body and rejoiced at the chance to capture the source of Gubo Nation’s losses.

Su Xiaobai used tens of thousands of empowered shadows to enter the One-Step Ancient Ancestor realm and challenged Thunder Snake Emperor Ancestor. Their battle escalated as both unleashed their strongest powers, leaving Su Xiaobai’s saber clashing with Thunder Snake Emperor Ancestor’s Demon Breaking Sword Intent.

• Thunder Snake Emperor Ancestor attacked Su Xiaobai, but Su Xiaobai recalled his shadows and combined their power to reach the One-Step Ancient Ancestor realm.
• Su Xiaobai cut apart Thunder Snake Emperor Ancestor’s palm attack with Black Blade and the Great Dao of Annihilation, shocking his opponent.
• Thunder Snake Emperor Ancestor unleashed the Thunder Prison Demon Suppressing Technique and created a vast sea of thunder, but Su Xiaobai entered it unharmed and tempered Black Blade with thunder.
• Thunder Snake Emperor Ancestor burned his body and Essence Blood to raise his strength, while Su Xiaobai activated several cultivation techniques to reach the peak of the One-Step Ancient Ancestor realm.
• Su Xiaobai crossed the sea of thunder and struck with Black Blade as Thunder Snake Emperor Ancestor countered with Six Evil Thunder Dragon Fang and the Demon Breaking Sword Intent.

Su Xiaobai fought Thunder Snake Emperor Ancestor with his blade, soul techniques, and the Great Daos, gradually overpowering him until he fled. Su Xiaobai caught up and unleashed a decisive strike empowered by two hundred Ancestor Cosmos Grade cultivation techniques, leaving the battle's outcome unresolved.

• Su Xiaobai's opening slash wounded Thunder Snake Emperor Ancestor, who erupted with blood mist and continued fighting.
• Su Xiaobai attacked Thunder Snake Emperor Ancestor's soul, shattering his Soul Suppressing Lock and terrifying him.
• Su Xiaobai used the Great Dao of Desolation and the Great Samsara to drain and transform Thunder Snake Emperor Ancestor's thunder power.
• Thunder Snake Emperor Ancestor ignited his Essence Blood and fled, but Su Xiaobai caught up with him across the Cosmic River.
• Su Xiaobai activated Cultivation Technique Sacrifice and swung a black blade light toward Thunder Snake Emperor Ancestor as experts at the Ancient Ruin watched.

Su Xiaobai killed Thunder Snake Emperor Ancestor and recycled his corpse and treasures, but the signal sent at the moment of the enemy’s death drew a powerful Cosmic Lifeform toward them. After treating his fellow disciples’ injuries, Su Xiaobai received a warning that the newcomer was approaching with a precise target.

• Su Xiaobai’s blade killed Thunder Snake Emperor Ancestor despite his escape, and the dying Ancestor sent a streak of white light into the cosmos.
• Su Xiaobai recycled Thunder Snake Emperor Ancestor’s corpse and treasures for 20,000 kilograms of Cosmic Gold, but found he could not afford another system upgrade.
• Su Xiaobai assessed the risks of fighting Ancient Ancestor Grade opponents and decided to heal Jade Sun Emperor Ancestor before Magic Rhinoceros Emperor Ancestor.
• Su Xiaobai worried that Thunder Snake Emperor Ancestor’s final streak of light had acted as a signal to Gubo Nation.
• The Shadows warned Su Xiaobai that a powerful Cosmic Lifeform was approaching with a precise target.