On the morning of the sixty-ninth day, as Xu Wuyi lifted his teacup atop the stump, he sensed the destruction of the last Star Beast stronghold in the Second Astral Battlefield.
The Ancient God Tree's root system had covered the entire battlefield. Those thick roots burrowed into every planet the Star Beasts had once occupied, completely absorbing, breaking down, and converting the residual traces of energy. No signs of Star Beast Race activity remained within the battlefield.
He set his teacup back on the stump's cut surface, stood, and returned to the Core Residence hall.
As he sat down at the console, Zero One's projection lit up beside him. "Lord, the entire Second Astral Battlefield is now within the Ancient God Tree network's coverage. All Star Beast strongholds have been cleared. There are currently three hundred and seventy-two Human Race strongholds within the battlefield, all of which have received invitations to connect to the Ancient God Method network."
Xu Wuyi sat at the console for a while, going over that data in his mind. The Second Astral Battlefield was now entirely within the network's coverage, and the Human Race strongholds had received connection invitations.
He stood and walked to the floor-to-ceiling window. Morning light flooded through it, washing the hall's floor in warm colors. Outside, the giant tree's root system stretched to the limit of his vision, its thick roots rising from the ground and spreading in all directions.
A warm golden glow covered the roots, flowing continuously through every inch of their grain, as though the entire Ancient God Tree were delivering power to every corner of the battlefield.
He stood before the window for some time, then returned to the console and sat down. He entered an order into the communications interface: "Ji Tang will lead the Tier