Within the Emerald Starfield, Xi Ye, who had originally been in seclusion there digesting the fruits of his faction's recent explosive growth in strength, slowly opened his eyes.
Beside him, Raine watched Xi Ye's aura gradually stabilize. A dazed look appeared on his face once more, followed by boundless jealousy!
Level 11!!
He still remembered that ten thousand years ago, this fellow had barely graduated from Celestial God Academy amid the curses of his entire clan. Although his natural talent had far surpassed his own, he had only been a Level 5 ant, about on par with an ordinary university graduate.
At that time, he had been at the end of his rope. His father, Zhui Xing, had been driven from the position of clan head, and even the family affairs had been taken away from him. His mother had also been forced to return to her family and take on the most dangerous job of raising Shadow Beasts to pay off their debts. The couple had even been forced to sell their genes under the pressure of the clan's public opinion.
Xi Ye's final chance to turn things around had been completely cut off. A fellow without any startup capital, a Celestial God who did not even possess a Ninth-Grade Planet, had joined the vast army of impoverished Celestial Gods wandering through the universe.
By contrast, he had already reached Level 10 ten thousand years ago and had earned Lord Boton's favor. He had risen steadily, and at a young age, his military rank had already reached General Rank. With the Borton Faction flourishing and his potential being excellent, his future had been bright. Compared with Xi Ye, who had been as miserable as a stray dog back then, they had been worlds apart.
After that, Xi Ye disappeared