Arc 22The Sacred Beginning Forest

Su Xiaobai helped turn back Gubo Nation’s invasion, then entered the Tianshu Holy Land and used its missions and the Sacred Beginning Forest to grow stronger. He remained deep in the forest, gathering Ancient Source and rare materials while Princess Yunxi received his intelligence.

  • Su Xiaobai killed Titan Ancient Venerable and Black Shark Ancient Venerable, then sent Giant Shadows and clones against Gubo Nation’s infiltrators as the invasion spread across the Taiya Universe.
  • Taiya Monarch and the Eternal Monarchs reversed the battle, while Su Xiaobai sheltered Empress Lingping and Empress Ziyan in his Internal Universe, where Lingping reunited with Tantai Bai.
  • Su Xiaobai entered the Tianshu Holy Land, advanced through bounty missions, and killed Bronze Sparrow Ancient Venerable.
  • Su Xiaobai scavenged the war’s battlefields and trained with Ancient Grade techniques, gaining enough strength to kill an Ancient Hundred Million Epoch Venerable with one slash.
  • Princess Yunxi sent her guards into the Sacred Beginning Forest to claim an Eternal Monarch Grade weapon, and Su Xiaobai defeated Princess Shanzhi’s forces after they killed several of Yunxi’s guards.
  • Su Xiaobai entered deeper into the forest, killed and captured guards, and learned that the weapon was the World-Shaking Spear of Dragon Spear Monarch.
  • Over three months, Su Xiaobai survived repeated fights and gathered more than three hundred million Ancient Source while he and his Shadow Clones excavated rare materials and ancient medicinal herbs.
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Ch. 527Slaying an Ancient Venerable

Su Xiaobai returned to the battlefield as White Shadow and declared war on Gubo Nation, then used Number Six Shadow to form a million-level Giant Shadow. His Cross-Ancient Grade slash shattered Titan Ancient Venerable’s life origin.

  • Empress Ziyan urged Empress Lingping to flee the battle, and Lingping remembered her concern for Tantai Bai.
  • White Shadow appeared alive and kicked Titan Ancient Venerable, startling the fighters in the Taiya Universe.
  • Su Xiaobai, speaking through Number Six Shadow, declared war on Gubo Nation and was mocked by the Ancient Venerables.
  • Su Xiaobai ordered the system to merge a million-level Giant Shadow around Number Six Shadow, transforming its power.
  • Giant Shadow wielded a Black Blade and struck Titan Ancient Venerable with a Cross-Ancient Grade slash, shattering his life origin.

Ch. 528Turning Against Each Other

White Shadow revealed his overwhelming strength by killing Titan Ancient Venerable in one strike, then Purgatory Ancient Venerable ordered Gubo Nation’s infiltrators to begin their uprising. Betrayals erupted across the Taiya Universe as its Ancient Venerables clashed with Gubo Nation’s forces.

  • White Shadow killed Titan Ancient Venerable with a single saber strike, shocking the Ancient Venerables who witnessed it.
  • Su Xiaobai collected Titan Ancient Venerable’s corpse and landed on the shattered Space-Time Vortex while the returning geniuses realized White Shadow was the mysterious powerhouse from the Final Battleground.
  • Purgatory Ancient Venerable ordered Gubo Nation’s infiltrators to begin their plan, and hidden agents across the Taiya Universe attacked their companions and sects.
  • Gubo Nation’s infiltrators massacred disciples and leaders at the Supreme Pure Yang Palace, Xianbo Yun Cui Pavilion, and Taiya Bu Xian Court, among other forces.
  • Gubo Nation’s Ancient Venerables attacked their Taiya Universe counterparts, and more than a hundred Ancient Venerables fought as the surrounding realms were annihilated.

Ch. 529One Flower, One World

Su Xiaobai watched the Taiya Universe and Gubo Nation’s Ancient Venerables clash in a devastating war, then joined the battle to protect Pure Yang Ancient Venerable. As casualties mounted and reinforcements arrived, Su Xiaobai targeted Gubo Nation’s fighters while looking for chances to profit from the chaos.

  • Ancient Venerable Mie Xu and Purgatory Ancient Venerable fought, with Mie Xu using the River of Time and a world-bearing flower petal to suppress Gubo Nation’s forces.
  • Nine Cold Ancient Venerable summoned reinforcements as Gubo Nation’s infiltration and the growing battle threw the Taiya Universe into panic.
  • Su Xiaobai decided to exploit the fighting to kill weaker Ancient Venerables and collect their corpses, while Number Six Shadow joined the battle in Giant Shadow’s strongest form.
  • Pure Yang Ancient Venerable ordered Su Xiaobai to hold off Black Shark Ancient Venerable while he covered Supreme Pure Yang Palace’s retreat.
  • Su Xiaobai fought Black Shark Ancient Venerable to repay Pure Yang Ancient Venerable for his past care and help.

Ch. 530Even Ancient Venerables Hold Grudges

Su Xiaobai killed Black Shark Ancient Venerable and gained a vast fortune as the war in the Taiya Universe intensified. Ancient Venerable Mie Xu fought Gubo Nation’s forces, while the Supreme Pure Yang Palace was devastated by its own infiltrators.

  • Su Xiaobai used his self-destructive techniques and Black Blade · Shadow to kill Black Shark Ancient Venerable, then recovered his corpse and treasures for nearly two billion kilograms of Cosmic Gold in total.
  • Ancient Venerable Mie Xu attacked Nine Cold Ancient Venerable and explained that he opposed Gubo Nation because one of its powerhouses had once called him a fool.
  • Gubo Nation’s other Hundred Million Epoch Venerables arrived and surrounded Ancient Venerable Mie Xu, shifting the battle’s balance toward Gubo Nation.
  • Ten of the Supreme Pure Yang Palace’s twelve Palace Ancestors revealed themselves as Gubo Nation infiltrators and attacked their fellow disciples.
  • Lingping Palace Ancestor and Ancient Ancestor Ziyan led some disciples to flee, while Emperor Ancestor Jinghong, Emperor Ancestor Qiyao, and other senior disciples helped a few survivors escape.

Ch. 531His Only Family

Empress Lingping nearly sacrificed herself to save Empress Ziyan and the geniuses, but Su Xiaobai’s Shadows arrived and wiped out the attackers. Lingping recognized Su Xiaobai as her only family as he entered the battle and turned his forces against Gubo Nation’s infiltrators.

  • Ten Palace Ancestors attacked Empress Lingping, Empress Ziyan, and the geniuses, so Lingping prepared to self-detonate to protect them.
  • A streak of black light destroyed the ten attackers, and countless of White Shadow’s powerful clones appeared across the battlefield.
  • Su Xiaobai revealed his true appearance and led tens of thousands of Giant Shadows against Gubo Nation’s Ancient Epoch Venerables.
  • Empress Lingping recognized Su Xiaobai and realized he was still alive, while hoping that Tantai Bai was safe too.
  • Su Xiaobai sent a million clones into the core Great Thousand Realms to attack Gubo Nation’s infiltrators.

Ch. 532A Hegemon-Tier Figure Appears

Su Xiaobai used his avatars to overwhelm Gubo Nation’s infiltrators across the Taiya Universe, disrupting their plans and turning the battles below Ancient Grade in Taiya’s favor. As the Ancient Overlords of both sides emerged and entered battle, the fate of the universe remained undecided.

  • Su Xiaobai sent a million avatars into the core Great Thousand Realms to hunt down Gubo Nation’s infiltrators and break the stalemate.
  • Blood War Ancient Venerable fought two Giant Shadows, killed them, and then faced their self-detonations as they reappeared.
  • Six Ancient Overlords of the Taiya Universe revealed themselves, and Sky Overlord rescued Ancient Venerable Mie Xu.
  • Sky Overlord led the other five Taiya Overlords into battle against Kama-Itachi Overlord and Gubo Nation’s Overlords in an independent space.

Ch. 533Slacking Off on the Battlefield

Su Xiaobai used Giant Shadows to roam the Ancient Grade battlefield, disrupting Gubo Nation’s forces while looting the fallen from both sides. As the conflict spread across the Taiya Universe, his clones joined the fighting beyond the battlefield and slaughtered Gubo Nation’s Ancient Ancestor Grade experts.

  • Su Xiaobai sent Giant Shadows into the battlefield, where they attacked Gubo Nation’s Ancient Venerables and collected corpses and treasures from both sides.
  • Su Xiaobai amassed enormous amounts of Cosmic Gold while other fighters, including Immortal Bead Emperor Ancestor and Emperor Yi Emperor Ancestor, struggled against stronger opponents.
  • Immortal Bead Emperor Ancestor and Emperor Yi Emperor Ancestor watched Su Xiaobai move through the Ancient Grade battle and marveled at the gap between their strength and his.
  • Ancient Venerables from across the Ancient Domain joined the conflict as Gubo Nation’s attack threatened the interests of many Taiya Universe defenders.
  • Su Xiaobai’s clones arrived outside the Ancient Grade battlefield and began slaughtering Gubo Nation’s Ancient Ancestor Grade experts.

Ch. 534Resolving the Ancient Dao

During the war between Taiya Universe and Gubo Nation, Su Xiaobai used Giant Shadow to hunt injured Ancient Venerables and collect their corpses, provoking enemies and allies alike. After Sky Overlord imprisoned the Shadows, Number Six Shadow deciphered the Ancient Dao and escaped, while Su Xiaobai continued aiding Taiya Universe’s fighters.

  • Number Six Shadow entered the battlefield’s center, where Su Xiaobai killed more than thirty injured Gubo Nation Ancient Venerables and collected their corpses and treasures.
  • When Ancient Hundred Million Epoch Venerables destroyed ten Giant Shadows, Su Xiaobai detonated more than ten thousand others to create black holes and draw their attention.
  • Su Xiaobai’s Giant Shadows used the chaos to kill retreating Gubo Nation fighters and recover their corpses, earning him over ten billion kilograms of Cosmic Gold and the pursuit of powerful enemies.
  • Taiya Universe’s powerhouses and Ancient Overlords condemned Su Xiaobai for scavenging the battlefield, and Sky Overlord imprisoned tens of thousands of Shadows in an Ancient Chaos Space.
  • Number Six Shadow comprehended the Chaos Cosmic Dao, unraveled Sky Overlord’s imprisonment, and escaped after a day and night.

Ch. 535Cross-Ancient Grade Genius Team

Su Xiaobai captured six Cross-Ancient Grade geniuses working with Gubo Nation and learned that the nation’s elite reinforcements were arriving from the Ancient Domain. He discovered that more than twenty Ancient Overlords, including several notorious monsters and the Unprecedented Talent Underworld Boat Overlord, had joined the invasion, while Red Lotus Overlord led their forces.

  • Su Xiaobai learned that Ancestor Grade beings and Cross-Ancient Grade powerhouses had been following the Giant Shadows through the routes he cleared.
  • Su Xiaobai ambushed a team of six Cross-Ancient Grade geniuses and their defected Ancient Epoch Venerable leader, killing the leader and capturing the six alive.
  • Su Xiaobai tortured one captive until he broke, and the six revealed that Gubo Nation had sent an initial wave of cannon fodder while its elite forces gathered.
  • Su Xiaobai discovered that more than twenty Ancient Overlords from the Ancient Domain had reached the Taiya Universe, including Prison Heaven Overlord, Nightmare Overlord, and Underworld Boat Overlord.
  • Su Xiaobai learned that Red Lotus Overlord led Gubo Nation’s Ancient Overlords and had begun touching the Nation-State level.

Ch. 536King Taiya Arrives

As Gubo Nation overwhelmed Taiya Universe and drove its defenders back to Taiya Core Great Thousand Realm, Su Xiaobai realized how powerless he was before Ancient Overlords and resolved to comprehend Combine Dao. Just as more than a hundred enemy Ancient Overlords prepared to destroy the last refuge, Taiya Monarch arrived.

  • Gubo Nation's Ancient Overlords gained the upper hand, and Sky Overlord was overwhelmed when three enemies attacked him together.
  • Su Xiaobai watched the Ancient Overlord battle devastate the universe and found that neither he nor his Giant Shadow could affect its course.
  • Over the next half month, Gubo Nation seized nearly all the core Great Thousand Realms and forced Taiya's remaining experts into Taiya Core Great Thousand Realm.
  • Red Lotus Overlord announced that Gubo Nation would destroy Taiya Core Great Thousand Realm, while more than a hundred Ancient Overlords gathered to attack it.
  • Taiya Monarch appeared above Taiya Core Great Thousand Realm and challenged anyone who dared to touch it.

Ch. 537Words Become Law

Taiya Monarch arrived to save the Taiya Universe, using Words Manifest Laws to annihilate Gubo Nation’s forces while his army turned the battle around. Lingbo Monarch confronted him and led his forces into the Ancient Domain, and Taiya Monarch saw Su Xiaobai’s true body and said he was counting on him.

  • Taiya Monarch spoke the words “Die” and “Seal,” annihilating more than a hundred Gubo Nation Ancient Overlords with the Great Daos of Annihilation and Space.
  • Taiya Monarch’s Heavenly Soldiers and Generals entered the Taiya Universe and slaughtered the Gubo Lifeforms, reversing the battle.
  • Lingbo Monarch emerged from the universe, and he and Taiya Monarch traded insults about their pasts and the conflict over the Taiya Universe.
  • Lingbo Monarch led his army into the Ancient Domain and challenged Taiya Monarch to follow him there.
  • Taiya Monarch looked toward Su Xiaobai’s true body inside his Internal Universe and said he was counting on him.

Ch. 538The Life and Death of the Ancient Domain

The Eternal Monarchs returned to the Ancient Domain as the Taiya Universe’s defenders fought a devastating war against Gubo Nation. Su Xiaobai rescued Empress Lingping and Empress Ziyan, and Empress Lingping reunited with Tantai Bai inside his Internal Universe.

  • The Eternal Monarchs entered the Ancient Domain, and their power restored vitality to the devastated core Great Thousand Realm as the battle intensified.
  • Houyi Overlord slew Ancient Overlords with his arrows, while Sky Overlord sacrificed himself to destroy three more.
  • Empress Lingping and Empress Ziyan fled the battlefield but remained pursued by Gubo Nation’s Ancient Ancestor Grade forces.
  • Su Xiaobai brought the two empresses into his Internal Universe and told them it was a safe haven from the war.
  • Tantai Bai called Empress Lingping her mother, stirring her memories, and Empress Lingping embraced her daughter.

Ch. 539Arriving at the Tianshu Sacred Land

Su Xiaobai warned Empress Ziyan and Empress Lingping that the Taiya Universe would likely lose a hundred-year war against Gubo Nation unless he found a way to grow strong enough to change its outcome. Meanwhile, his clone arrived with Tianshu Holy Maiden at Tianshu Holy Land, where he sensed a powerful observer watching him.

  • Su Xiaobai told Empress Ziyan that the war would last at least a hundred years and that Gubo Nation would ultimately win if nothing changed.
  • Su Xiaobai said Gubo Nation planned to enslave the Taiya Universe’s inhabitants and use its resources as an offering, and he vowed to turn the war around within a hundred years.
  • Empress Lingping and Empress Ziyan doubted that Su Xiaobai could change the outcome, but he declined to explain further.
  • Su Xiaobai shifted his perspective to his clone as it arrived with Tianshu Holy Maiden at the magnificent Tianshu Holy Land, which was filled with Ancient Overlords and powerful Eternal Monarchs.
  • Su Xiaobai sensed an untraceable gaze, and Tianshu Holy Maiden explained that it belonged to the Watcher, a Sub-Saint Person responsible for monitoring the Holy Land.

Ch. 540Competition Between the Saint Sons and Saint Daughters

Su Xiaobai learned how ranks, missions, and Saintly positions worked in the Tianshu Holy Land, then arrived at the Red Court with Tianshu Holy Maiden and encountered the other Saint Sons and Saint Maidens. As the rival guards assessed one another, a Tianshu Saint Son grew wary of Su Xiaobai despite his apparent Ten-Step Emperor Ancestor Grade.

  • Princess Yunxi explained the Holy Land’s ranks and bounty missions, while Su Xiaobai learned that Tianshu Holy Maiden held the status of a famous elder.
  • Tianshu Holy Maiden urged her guards to earn merit in the New Star War and offered to teach White Shadow skills, but Su Xiaobai relied on his own plans.
  • Tianshu Holy Maiden and her party arrived at the Red Court, where Su Xiaobai saw that the Tianshu Holy Land had seven Saint Sons and seven Saint Maidens, each with ten formidable guards.
  • Su Xiaobai studied the rival guards and stayed wary of the other Saint Sons and Saint Maidens, whose Cross-Ancient Grade fighters seemed exceptionally dangerous.
  • A Tianshu Saint Son noticed Su Xiaobai’s apparent Ten-Step Emperor Ancestor Grade and suspected he had abilities beyond his displayed strength.

Ch. 541A Mining Paradise

Princess Yunxi briefed Su Xiaobai and her other guards on the New Star War, which was three years away, and gave them resources and freedom to pursue bounty missions. Su Xiaobai turned the rewards into wealth and used Shadow Clones to complete dangerous mining missions, earning hundreds of millions of kilograms of Cosmic Gold.

  • Princess Yunxi told her ten guards to grow stronger and survive the New Star War, and gave each a Summoning Ring and access to Holy Land bounty missions.
  • Su Xiaobai converted the treasures in his ring into Cosmic Gold and combined his Ancestor Cosmos Grade cultivation techniques into a new Ancient Grade technique.
  • Su Xiaobai visited the bounty mission stele and sent his One-Click Gathering and One-Click Mining clones into the Land of Calamity.
  • Thirty-six thousand Shadow Clones were lost, but Su Xiaobai gained five hundred sixty-seven million kilograms of Cosmic Gold from mining and gathering.
  • Su Xiaobai accepted three missions to collect minerals and special materials, and Number Two Shadow completed them in less than half a day.

Ch. 542Bounty Mission

Su Xiaobai pursued high-risk bounty missions to gather contribution points, then sent Shadows into the Pangu Star River to hunt a Tianxuan Holy Land assassin. He left Bronze Sparrow Ancient Venerable dead after turning the assassin’s ambush against him.

  • Su Xiaobai learned that he needed to reach the Renowned level before he could exchange contribution points for Ancient Grade treasures, so he accepted dangerous assassination missions instead.
  • Princess Yunxi began training the guards, but White Shadow did not attend.
  • Su Xiaobai sent more than a hundred Shadows into the Pangu Star River to find Bronze Sparrow Ancient Venerable, an Inner Sect Successor who hunted Tianshu Holy Land disciples.
  • Bronze Sparrow Ancient Venerable ambushed and killed one Shadow, then realized that its gaze had revealed his position.
  • Su Xiaobai’s Shadows converged, and he killed Bronze Sparrow Ancient Venerable with a single slash of the Black Blade.

Ch. 543Transcending Amid the Flames of War

Over six months of war, Su Xiaobai grew stronger by completing Super Holy Land bounties and looting the remains of fallen Ancient Grade cultivators. When his Shadow Clones found the corpse of Gubo Nation’s Evil Sword Venerable, they uncovered a vast collection of weapons that promised an even greater windfall.

  • Su Xiaobai completed four more assassination missions and earned enough contribution points to advance to Inner Sect Successor.
  • Empress Lingping rapidly recovered her cultivation in the Imperial Realm and gradually regained memories of her past with Tantai Bai and Su Xiaobai.
  • As the war between the Taiya Universe and Gubo Nation settled into positional battles, Su Xiaobai’s Giant Shadows scavenged corpses and killed Ancient Venerables across the battlefield.
  • Su Xiaobai comprehended his acquired Great Daos to Founder level, strengthened his cultivation, and began defeating Ancient Hundred Epoch Venerables.
  • After six months, Su Xiaobai’s Shadow Clones found Evil Sword Venerable’s corpse, which yielded fifteen billion kilograms of Cosmic Gold and a collection of dozens of Ancient Grade weapons and over ten thousand Ancient Ancestor Grade weapons.

Ch. 544Comprehending Ancient Grade Cultivation Technique

After turning the Ancient Hundred Million Epoch Venerable’s Summoning Ring into Cosmic Gold, Su Xiaobai upgraded his system and made the Giant Shadows powerful enough to devastate Gubo Nation’s Ancient Venerables. He then focused on comprehending his fifteen Ancient Grade Cultivation Techniques, and Empress Ziyan recognized the aura of one as he continued to grow stronger.

  • Su Xiaobai used his three hundred billion kilograms of Cosmic Gold to upgrade One-Click Auto Monster Hunting, doubling his Shadows and unlocking Synthesis Amplify.
  • Over the next six months, the Giant Shadows hunted Gubo Nation’s Ancient Ten Thousand Epoch Venerables, even raiding its rear territory.
  • Su Xiaobai’s Giant Shadows grew strong enough to withstand attacks from Ancient Hundred Million Epoch Venerables, while he killed more than forty Ancient Ten Thousand Epoch Venerables over the year.
  • Su Xiaobai upgraded his system with plundered treasures, strengthened Black Blade · Shadow, and pushed his combat power to the ceiling of the Ancient Ten Thousand Epoch Venerable realm.
  • Su Xiaobai spent nine-tenths of his savings upgrading One-Click Training Space and began comprehending his fifteen Ancient Grade Cultivation Techniques.
  • After one hundred days of cultivation, Empress Lingping and Empress Ziyan sensed Su Xiaobai’s growing pressure, and Empress Ziyan identified it as the aura of an Ancient Grade Cultivation Technique.

Ch. 545Breakthrough: Ancient-Era Billion-Year Venerable!

Su Xiaobai comprehended all fifteen Ancient Grade techniques over two months, transforming his strength and bringing him to the limit of Ancient Venerable Grade. He left off one step from the Ancient Overlord realm, with Empress Ziyan and Empress Lingping unable to see through his cultivation.

  • Empress Ziyan recognized that Su Xiaobai had comprehended an Ancient Grade technique, while Empress Lingping sensed that he had become impossible to see through.
  • Su Xiaobai focused on training and comprehended the remaining fourteen Ancient Grade techniques over the next two months.
  • Su Xiaobai watched the River of Time and realized that, despite his progress, he had not yet entered Ancient Grade or escaped its restrictions.
  • After mastering all fifteen techniques, Su Xiaobai gained enough strength to kill an Ancient Hundred Million Epoch Venerable with one slash and touched the barrier to Ancient Overlords.
  • Su Xiaobai noticed Empress Lingping, Empress Ziyan, and Tantai Bai together, then went to Su Ling'er, who smiled and remarked that he had improved again.

Ch. 546The Divine Weapon Is Born

Su Xiaobai learned that an Eternal Monarch Grade weapon had emerged in the Sacred Beginning Forest, forcing Tianshu Holy Land’s Saint Sons and Saint Maidens to send their guards into the Forbidden Land to retrieve it. Princess Yunxi ordered her guards to secure the weapon at any cost, leaving Su Xiaobai facing a dangerous contest among the Holy Land’s factions.

  • Su Xiaobai advanced to True Person Grade through his bounty missions and learned that his mission rewards had increased.
  • Princess Yunxi summoned her guards to the Sacred Beginning Forest after its protective barrier collapsed and a powerful weapon appeared.
  • Princess Yunxi explained that the Sacred Beginning Forest was a tomb where the weapons of fallen powerhouses could reemerge, and that anyone above Ancient Grade risked making the weapon disintegrate by entering.
  • Su Xiaobai realized that the Saint Sons and Saint Maidens were competing to claim the Eternal Monarch Grade weapon through their Cross-Ancient Grade guards.
  • Princess Yunxi ordered her guards to bring out the weapon even if it cost them their lives, promising them a share of everything she possessed.

Ch. 547Battle of the Ten Guards

Su Xiaobai entered the Sacred Beginning Forest with Princess Yunxi’s guards, hoping to test his strength and observe the other contenders. Princess Shanzhi’s forces ambushed them, and the battle left Princess Yunxi’s group badly weakened.

  • Su Xiaobai joined the ten guards entering the Sacred Beginning Forest and secretly used his Soul Power to survey the contenders gathered there.
  • Su Xiaobai sensed ten enemies heading directly for his group, while Phoenix Blood Ancient Ancestor ordered the guards to scatter from a spatial attack.
  • Insect Mother Ancient Ancestor appeared and taunted Phoenix Blood Ancient Ancestor and Azure Fox Ancient Ancestor on Princess Shanzhi’s behalf.
  • Su Xiaobai held back as the two groups fought, judging that most of Princess Yunxi’s guards were outmatched.
  • Insect Mother Ancient Ancestor and her allies killed two of Princess Yunxi’s guards and left Phoenix Blood Ancient Ancestor and Azure Fox Ancient Ancestor gravely wounded.

Ch. 548Instant Slaughter of Seven

Su Xiaobai revealed his strength inside the Sacred Beginning Forest and wiped out Princess Shanzhi’s remaining guards, securing Princess Yunxi’s victory. He ended the battle by looting the field as everyone watched.

  • Su Xiaobai held back while Princess Yunxi’s guards and Princess Shanzhi’s guards fought, until he was the only one of Yunxi’s guards left alive.
  • Su Xiaobai’s Shadow Clones killed one of Princess Shanzhi’s guards, then shattered under the Insect Mother Ancient Ancestor’s attack.
  • Su Xiaobai’s Shadow Clones returned and formed a Giant Shadow wielding the Black Blade, whose slash killed two more guards.
  • Su Xiaobai cut down the remaining guards, including the Insect Mother Ancient Ancestor, defeating Princess Shanzhi’s forces.
  • Princess Shanzhi fled after threatening Princess Yunxi, while Su Xiaobai looted the battlefield.

Ch. 549Moths to a Flame

Su Xiaobai reclaimed the fallen guards’ riches and agreed to help Princess Yunxi win the Battle of the New Stars in exchange for remaining in the Holy Land. As the guards fought and died under the Eternal Monarch Grade weapon’s pressure, he sent Shadow to gather their treasures and began a hunt with ten Giant Shadows.

  • Su Xiaobai reclaimed the collections of Princess Shanzhi’s guards and Princess Yunxi’s other guards, gaining over a hundred million Ancient Sources.
  • Princess Yunxi questioned Su Xiaobai about his strength, and he agreed to help her win the Battle of the New Stars if she let him remain in the Holy Land.
  • Princess Yunxi sent Su Xiaobai deeper into the Sacred Beginning Forest, where the Eternal Monarch Grade weapon’s pressure and awakened remnants of ancient wills killed many guards.
  • Su Xiaobai followed the advancing guards and had Shadow collect their Summoning Rings whenever they fell.
  • On the ninth day, a clash between guards escalated into a vast melee, and Su Xiaobai sent ten Giant Shadows into the forest to prey on the survivors.
  • One Giant Shadow killed a guard comparable to an Ancient Hundred Million Epoch Venerable, revealing the threat to the guards while the Saint Sons and Saint Daughters remained unaware.

Ch. 550A Desperate Struggle

Su Xiaobai fought his way through the expanding Sacred Beginning Forest and learned from a captured guard about the powerful formations and the World-Shaking Spear. He continued toward the Eternal Monarch weapon, knowing that claiming it could cost anyone their life.

  • Su Xiaobai killed the guards who attacked him, forcing the other fighters to scatter as the Eternal Monarch Grade pressure intensified.
  • Su Xiaobai entered the forest’s vast inner region, where the Ancient Dao stretched the space and left many guards lost.
  • Four guards of Saint Son Rakshasa tried to follow Su Xiaobai, but he killed three and captured Black Bat Ancient Ancestor.
  • Su Xiaobai interrogated Black Bat Ancient Ancestor and learned that Saint Sons’ guards were generally stronger and that some formations could grant Cross-Ancient Grade guards power approaching Ancient Overlord Grade.
  • Black Bat Ancient Ancestor revealed that the awakened weapon was the World-Shaking Spear of Dragon Spear Monarch, who had died refusing to leave his treasure to anyone.

Ch. 551Treasure Hunt in the Forbidden Zone

Su Xiaobai hunted guards and Ancient Domain Life in the Sacred Beginning Forest, gathering wealth and intelligence for Princess Yunxi as he advanced toward the World-Shaking Spear. Three months into the expedition, he was excavating vast stores of rare materials in the forest’s inner region.

  • Su Xiaobai killed Cross-Ancient Grade guards and converted their spoils into Ancient Source.
  • Princess Yunxi sensed through her token that Su Xiaobai was alive and deep in the Forbidden Land, and she valued the intelligence he sent more than the Eternal Monarch Grade weapon.
  • Over three months, Su Xiaobai survived repeated encounters with other guards and amassed more than three hundred million Ancient Source from Ancient Domain Life.
  • Su Xiaobai and his Shadow Clones excavated the Sacred Beginning Forest, uncovering valuable ancient medicinal herbs and mountains of rare weapon-forging materials.
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