Recaps

Qin Hao learned from True Lord Xuyang that the Netherworld Star Domain was an Ancestral God battlefield far from Heavensea, leaving him uncertain how to return. True Lord Xuyang invited him to the battlefield to temper himself.

• Qin Hao asked True Lord Xuyang why Demon Venerable Yuantai and Qixiu had pursued him, and True Lord Xuyang explained that an Eternal Storm had swept them into the Ancient Heavensea Ruins.
• Qin Hao realized the Nether River and Eternal Storm were unfamiliar because he was no longer near the Qiankun Continent, and he told True Lord Xuyang that he had recently become an Ancestral God.
• True Lord Xuyang explained that the Nether River divided the myriad races from the Outer Realm Demon Spirits and that the Netherworld Star Domain was an Ancestral God battlefield.
• Qin Hao learned that the Netherworld Star Domain was extremely far from Heavensea and that crossing the Ancient Heavensea Ruins could take hundreds of epochs and risk leaving him lost.
• True Lord Xuyang invited Qin Hao to the Netherworld Star Domain, describing how fighting there had helped him advance from a one-star to a Two-Star Ancestral God.

Qin Hao learned that the Netherworld Star Domain offered a route back to Star Sea Heaven and Earth, which the Outer Realm Demon Spirits had occupied. He decided to head there, though the enemy’s Three-Star Ancestral God commander and the cultivators’ refusal to reclaim it left the way forward dangerous.

• True Lord Xuyang advised Qin Hao to train on the Netherworld Battlefield, explaining that it was less dangerous than the Southern Frontier Battlefield and had fewer powerful Ancestral Gods.
• Qin Hao asked about the heavens and earth behind the Netherworld Battlefield and learned that the Outer Realm Demon Spirits had occupied a small, newly born third one.
• Qin Hao realized that the occupied heaven and earth might be Star Sea Heaven and Earth, and True Lord Xuyang confirmed it.
• True Lord Xuyang explained that a Three-Star Ancestral God commanded the forces occupying Star Sea Heaven and Earth, while a proposal to reclaim it had been rejected because the world was too barren to justify the risk.
• Qin Hao concluded that the entrance to Star Sea Heaven and Earth lay in the Netherworld Star Domain and asked True Lord Xuyang about the other two heavens and earths.

Qin Hao learned about the Netherworld Star Domain and agreed to travel there with True Lord Xuyang, hoping to reach Star Sea Heaven and Earth or return to Heavensea. After five hundred thousand years, they left the Ancient Heavensea Ruins and arrived at the Netherworld Star Domain.

• True Lord Xuyang told Qin Hao that the Netherworld Star Domain bordered the occupied Star Sea Heaven and Earth and contained teleportation arrays leading back to Heavensea.
• Qin Hao considered returning to Star Sea Heaven and Earth or using a checkpoint teleportation array, but worried that traveling with Yun Chang, Ancestor Yanyu, and the others could expose his Ancestral God cultivation.
• True Lord Xuyang invited Qin Hao to travel with him to the Netherworld Star Domain, and Qin Hao accepted without committing to join the battlefield.
• True Lord Xuyang explained that the Netherworld Star Domain was an Ancestral God battlefield where cultivators faced Outer Realm Demon Spirits and searched the Nether River for ancient treasures.
• After five hundred thousand years of travel, Qin Hao and True Lord Xuyang left the Ancient Heavensea Ruins and reached the Netherworld Star Domain.

Qin Hao and True Lord Xuyang traveled through the Netherworld Star Domain toward Mystic Ice Star, where Xuyang had been stationed. Qin Hao sensed an entrance to Star Sea Heaven and Earth near the planet and planned to return despite the danger of attracting the Outer Realm Demon Spirits.

• True Lord Xuyang showed Qin Hao the Nether River and described the Netherworld Star Domain’s battlefront and its checkpoints.
• True Lord Xuyang explained that Mystic Ice Star faced Heavenly Demon Star across the Nether River, where Demon Venerable Yuantai, Qixiu, and the other Outer Realm Demon Spirits were based.
• True Lord Xuyang lamented the destruction and casualties caused by the conflict, and Qin Hao worried that the remaining realms might fall.
• As they neared Mystic Ice Star, Qin Hao sensed the Star Sea Heaven and Earth Entrance nearby and realized its barrier around the Human Territory was weakening.
• Qin Hao considered the danger of confronting Commander Kun Yun near the Outer Realm Demon Spirits, but decided to find a chance to enter Star Sea Heaven and Earth after reaching Mystic Ice Star.

Qin Hao and True Lord Xuyang arrived at Mystic Ice Star, where Lord Fenglang welcomed them and learned how Xuyang had survived an Eternal Storm. Xuyang faced possible punishment from the planet’s Four-Star Peak lord, Venerable Fang Heng, while the Wuji Sea cultivators celebrated his return.

• Qin Hao sensed Mystic Ice Star’s defenders and formations before he and True Lord Xuyang were met by Lord Fenglang and his guards.
• Lord Fenglang welcomed Xuyang and asked about the others who had joined his ambush on the Outer Realm Demon Spirits.
• True Lord Xuyang explained that an Eternal Storm had swept him into the Ancient Heavensea Ruins and that Qin Hao had helped him return.
• Lord Fenglang revealed that Venerable Fang Heng, Mystic Ice Star’s Four-Star Peak lord, was angry over Xuyang’s ambush and might hold him accountable.
• Qin Hao learned that Fang Heng was also from Heavensea, while Xuyang insisted he would face the lord if necessary.
• The cultivators of Mystic Ice Star cheered Xuyang’s return and hailed him as a pillar of strength for the Wuji Sea.

Qin Hao and Lord Fenglang accompanied True Lord Xuyang back to Mystic Ice Star, where Venerable Fang Heng arrived and demanded that True Lord Xuyang answer for his unauthorized ambush. The chapter ended with Qin Hao recognizing that Venerable Fang Heng’s pressure was formidable and feeling an unexplained familiarity toward him.

• True Lord Xuyang returned to Mystic Ice Star with Qin Hao and Lord Fenglang, and many Ancestral Gods welcomed him.
• Qin Hao noticed that no Ancestral Gods from the Qiankun Sect were present, leaving him unable to seek a way back to the Qiankun Continent or send a message.
• Venerable Fang Heng arrived with four Ancestral Gods and used his overwhelming pressure to pin True Lord Xuyang and Lord Fenglang in place.
• A Three-Star Ancestral God ordered True Lord Xuyang to come for an investigation over his ambush of the Outer Realm Demon Spirits.
• True Lord Xuyang argued that he had reported the plan to Venerable Fang Heng but had received no reply, while Qin Hao pieced together the dispute.

Venerable Fang Heng accused True Lord Xuyang of desertion and ordered Lord Six Winds to seize him, but Qin Hao intervened and repelled Lord Six Winds. Qin Hao then challenged Fang Heng’s unjust accusation, leaving the confrontation unresolved.

• Venerable Fang Heng branded True Lord Xuyang a deserter and ordered Lord Six Winds to arrest him.
• Lord Six Winds moved to seize True Lord Xuyang and ordered Qin Hao to kneel as well.
• Qin Hao punched Lord Six Winds’ hand, drove him backward, and broke through Venerable Fang Heng’s pressure.
• Qin Hao defended True Lord Xuyang’s actions and challenged Venerable Fang Heng, whose expression darkened.

Qin Hao intervened when Venerable Fang Heng and Lord Six Winds tried to arrest True Lord Xuyang, driving Lord Six Winds back and rallying the gathered gods. Venerable Fang Heng retreated, and True Lord Xuyang invited Qin Hao and the others to his residence for a drink.

• Qin Hao's defiance helped the Ancestral Gods and True Gods voice their anger at Venerable Fang Heng and Lord Six Winds.
• Lord Six Winds hesitated to attack after the crowd gathered behind Qin Hao and True Lord Xuyang.
• Qin Hao identified himself as the Sword Martial Lord, and Venerable Fang Heng chose to leave with his companions.
• The gathered gods cheered and credited Qin Hao with saving True Lord Xuyang from arrest.
• True Lord Xuyang thanked Qin Hao, invited the crowd to his residence, and set off with him.

Qin Hao learned that Yan Fangheng was targeting True Lord Xuyang to expand the Yan Family’s influence and claim Mystic Ice Star’s battle merit. After True Lord Xuyang offered support, Qin Hao said he planned to leave for personal matters.

• Qin Hao and True Lord Xuyang flew away as the Ancestral Gods discussed Qin Hao’s strength and the invitation to True Lord Xuyang’s cave abode.
• True Lord Xuyang told Qin Hao that Venerable Fang Heng was also known as Yan Fangheng, a member of Heavensea’s Yan Family who sought to suppress Ancestral Gods from Wuji Sea and Heaven-Burning Sea.
• True Lord Xuyang explained that Yan Fangheng wanted to drive out rival Ancestral Gods to expand the Yan Family’s influence and claim more of the battle merit for defending Mystic Ice Star.
• True Lord Xuyang warned that Yan Fangheng might hold a grudge against Qin Hao and promised that Heaven-Burning Sea and Wuji Sea would support him.
• Qin Hao said he planned to leave to handle personal matters, and True Lord Xuyang offered to help if needed.

Qin Hao left Mystic Ice Star and headed for the Nether River, eager to return to Star Sea Heaven and Earth and bring its people to safety. Venerable Fang Heng learned of his departure and postponed his plans against True Lord Xuyang while considering how to deal with Qin Hao later.

• Qin Hao said farewell to True Lord Xuyang and flew away from Mystic Ice Star toward the Nether River.
• Qin Hao reflected that rescuing Star Sea Heaven and Earth's billions of residents was more practical than reclaiming their threatened home.
• Venerable Fang Heng ordered Lord Six Winds to investigate Qin Hao, but they found no information about him on the Immortal Thunder Continent or the Qiankun Continent.
• A Two-Star Ancestral God reported that Qin Hao had left Mystic Ice Star alone, and Venerable Fang Heng decided to spare True Lord Xuyang for the time being.
• Venerable Fang Heng planned to wait for True Lord Xuyang and the other Ancestral Gods to attack the Outer Realm Demon Spirits again before trying to force them into the Yan Family.

Qin Hao returned to Star Sea Heaven and Earth through the Nether River and found it under the control of outer realm demon spirits. He reunited with Yun Le, who learned that Qin Hao had become a Two-Star Ancestral God and hoped they could drive Commander Kun Yun out.

• Qin Hao found the Star Sea Heaven and Earth entrance in the Nether River and tore open a rift to enter.
• Qin Hao arrived at the Land of Endlessness and sensed that demon spirit demonic qi had spread throughout Star Sea Heaven and Earth.
• Qin Hao concealed his aura with the Azure Ripple Daoist Robe and detected seven One-Star Ancestral Gods, two Two-Star Ancestral Gods, and one Three-Star Ancestral God among the outer realm demon spirits.
• Qin Hao decided to return to the Human Territory quietly and used his self-world power to contact Yun Le.
• Yun Le appeared, recognized Qin Hao as a Two-Star Ancestral God, and said they could drive Commander Kun Yun out of Star Sea Heaven and Earth.

Qin Hao told Yun Le that Star Sea Heaven and Earth was surrounded by Outer Realm Demon Spirits and that he had come to evacuate its inhabitants, promising to return when he was strong enough to save it. After learning that the spatial barrier protecting the Human Territory could collapse within a hundred epochs, Qin Hao hurried there under Yun Le’s concealment and saw the barrier weakening as True God Outer Realm Demon Spirits patrolled outside.

• Qin Hao explained that Outer Realm Demon Spirits surrounded Star Sea Heaven and Earth and said he would take its living beings away before returning one day to drive out the invaders.
• Qin Hao wondered whether Heavensea had a Heavenly Dao and thought the seven-star Ancestral God Heavenly Martial Ancestor might know about it.
• Yun Le warned Qin Hao that the spatial barrier protecting the Human Territory was nearly consumed and could collapse within a hundred epochs.
• Qin Hao asked Yun Le to use Heavenly Dao power to conceal him, then set off for the Human Territory.
• Qin Hao saw the weakened spatial barrier and the True God Outer Realm Demon Spirits patrolling outside it, and killing intent rose within him.

As the spatial barrier weakened and the Spirit Venerable faltered, Star Sea Heaven and Earth prepared for an invasion by Commander Kun Yun’s outer realm demon spirits. Mu Ziqing refused to hide in the Sword Martial Palace and resolved to face the crisis alongside her family.

• Venerable Luoji warned the Dao Alliance that the spatial barrier could collapse within twenty epochs, and Jiang Yuanhe reported that the Spirit Venerable’s divine sense was fading rapidly.
• Azure Flame Profound Venerable ordered everyone to prepare for battle, and the cultivators vowed to fight the outer realm demon spirits to the death.
• Jiang Yuanhe recognized that Star Sea Heaven and Earth’s forces were hopelessly outmatched by Commander Kun Yun’s army but kept his concerns to himself to avoid crushing morale.
• Qin Ming and Qin Yue asked Mu Ziqing to remain in the Sword Martial Palace while they fought, honoring their promise to Qin Hao to protect her.
• Mu Ziqing refused to hide, recalling King Yongtai’s sacrifice and arguing that the Sword Martial Palace could not protect her if the spatial barrier fell.

Mu Ziqing, Qin Ming, and Qin Yue feared Commander Kun Yun would break through the spatial barrier before Qin Hao returned from Heavensea. Outside Star Sea Heaven and Earth, Phantom Baleful Poisoness and Old Devil Lie Kong waited for Qin Hao, then sensed Commander Kun Yun making a move.

• Mu Ziqing resolved to blow herself up rather than let Commander Kun Yun capture her and endanger Qin Hao.
• Qin Ming vowed to protect Mu Ziqing and the True Martial Continent, while he and Qin Yue agreed they would not let her face danger.
• Phantom Baleful Poisoness and Old Devil Lie Kong kept watch outside Star Sea Heaven and Earth, believing Qin Hao was still in the Ancient Heavensea Ruins.
• Old Devil Lie Kong and Phantom Baleful Poisoness sensed a surge of spatial energy and boiling demon spirit demonic qi from inside Star Sea Heaven and Earth, and realized Commander Kun Yun was acting.

Phantom Baleful Poisoness and Old Devil Lie Kong discovered that Qin Hao had returned to Star Sea Heaven and Earth, where Commander Kun Yun and the Demon Spirit Legions had gathered to confront him. They decided to wait for the battle’s decisive moment and ambush Qin Hao, while Star Sea Heaven and Earth’s strongest figures assembled at the Spatial Barrier.

• Phantom Baleful Poisoness and Old Devil Lie Kong saw Commander Kun Yun, his Ancestral Gods, and the Demon Spirit Legions converge on Qin Hao at the Spatial Barrier.
• Phantom Baleful Poisoness recognized that Qin Hao had advanced to Two-Star Ancestral God cultivation, despite his robe concealing his aura.
• Old Devil Lie Kong wanted to attack Qin Hao, but Phantom Baleful Poisoness warned that her presence could prompt Commander Kun Yun to call for reinforcements.
• Phantom Baleful Poisoness planned to wait until Commander Kun Yun and Qin Hao were deeply engaged, then seize the Primordial Feathered Wings and the Supreme Sword Tower.
• Phantom Baleful Poisoness told Old Devil Lie Kong to watch for reinforcements, while the strongest figures of Star Sea Heaven and Earth gathered at the Spatial Barrier.

Qin Hao returned to Star Sea Heaven and Earth and was surrounded by Commander Kun Yun, nine Ancestral Gods, and a vast army of outer realm demon spirits. His return thrilled the people, but his family and allies worried about the danger he faced.

• Azure Flame Profound Venerable made the spatial barrier transparent, revealing thousands of outer realm demon spirits, Commander Kun Yun, and nine Ancestral Gods surrounding Qin Hao.
• The people of Star Sea Heaven and Earth recognized Qin Hao and spread news of his return throughout the Dao Alliance.
• Qin Ming and Qin Yue saw their father through the True Martial Continent's barrier and hurried to tell Mu Ziqing.
• Mu Ziqing rushed toward the starry sky, overjoyed to see Qin Hao again after their long separation.
• Mu Ziqing, Qin Ming, Qin Yue, and members of the Heavenly Spirit Race gathered inside the barrier and worried whether Qin Hao had become an Ancestral God and could withstand the encirclement.

Qin Hao returned to Star Sea Heaven and Earth as a Two-Star Ancestral God, drawing the attention of the Spirit Venerable and the people in the Human Territory. As countless Outer Realm Demon Spirits surrounded him, the people prepared to fight rather than surrender.

• Jiang Yuanhe worried that Qin Hao could not defeat Commander Kun Yun, while Mu Ziqing declared that she trusted Qin Hao and would rather die beside him than live without him.
• Jiang Yuanhe ordered everyone to prepare to support Qin Hao, and the Heavenly Spirit Race and Sovereigns from the True Martial Continent vowed to fight the Outer Realm Demon Spirits to the death.
• The Spirit Venerable sensed that Qin Hao had become a Two-Star Ancestral God and obtained the Heavenly Derivation Book, but knew he was too weak to help him against Commander Kun Yun.
• The Spirit Venerable believed Qin Hao could escape Commander Kun Yun if necessary, unaware that more Outer Realm Demon Spirits might arrive from the Netherworld Star Domain.
• Qin Hao, who had been traveling toward the Human Territory quietly, found himself surrounded by countless Outer Realm Demon Spirits.

Qin Hao reached the spatial barrier and confronted Commander Kun Yun, who revealed that he knew Qin Hao was a Two-Star Ancestral God and possessed a low-grade chaos spirit treasure. Instead of attacking, Kun Yun offered Qin Hao a chance to join the Demon Spirit Society, leaving Qin Hao skeptical of the commander’s claims about light and darkness.

• Commander Kun Yun and his nine Ancestral God Commanders detected Qin Hao near the spatial barrier and gathered to face him.
• Kun Yun saw through the Azure Ripple Daoist Robe’s concealment and revealed Qin Hao’s Two-Star Ancestral God cultivation, startling his subordinates.
• Kun Yun praised Qin Hao’s rapid cultivation and said his talent had changed Kun Yun’s plans for him.
• Kun Yun offered Qin Hao an opportunity to join the Demon Spirit Society and described it as a chance to abandon darkness and embrace the light.
• Qin Hao laughed at Kun Yun’s description, questioning which side truly represented darkness or light.

Commander Kun Yun tried to recruit Qin Hao by offering to spare the Qin lineage, but Qin Hao refused to betray the people of Star Sea Heaven and Earth. Kun Yun prepared to attack and force Qin Hao into submission.

• Commander Kun Yun offered Qin Hao a place among the Outer Realm Demon Spirits and promised to preserve the Qin lineage.
• Qin Hao rejected the offer, declaring that he would not abandon the people of Star Sea Heaven and Earth or surrender.
• Commander Kun Yun grew angry and decided to break Qin Hao's confidence before making him submit.
• The nine other commanders retreated as Commander Kun Yun, a three-star Ancestral God at perfection with strength comparable to a Four-Star Ancestral God, prepared to attack.

Commander Kun Yun attacked Qin Hao, and Qin Hao met his enormous palm with a powerful sword strike. As the people trapped behind the Spirit Venerable’s spatial barrier watched in fear and hope, the two attacks collided and sent violent spatial waves through the barrier.

• Commander Kun Yun used a terrifying palm strike against Qin Hao and ordered him to kneel.
• Qin Hao drew the Heavenly Abyss Sword and answered with a Meteor-like slash.
• The Spirit Venerable kept Azure Flame Profound Venerable, the Eastern Emperor, Mu Ziqing, and the others inside the spatial barrier so they would not interfere with Qin Hao’s fight.
• Jiang Yuanhe sensed that Qin Hao’s sword strike was nearly as powerful as Commander Kun Yun’s attack and realized Qin Hao had become an Ancestral God.
• Qin Hao’s sword collided with Commander Kun Yun’s palm, producing a deep explosion and spatial waves that shook the barrier.

Qin Hao blocked Commander Kun Yun’s attack, revealing that he had become a Two-Star Ancestral God and could stand against a Three-Star Perfection Ancestral God. Commander Kun Yun recognized Qin Hao’s strength and revealed that he had created a Peak Secret Art, leaving both sides stunned.

• Qin Hao’s family and the people of Star Sea Heaven and Earth feared for him as the spatial barrier shook from the clash between Qin Hao and Commander Kun Yun.
• When the light faded, Jiang Yuanhe and the others saw Qin Hao standing unharmed with the Heavenly Abyss Sword, having blocked Commander Kun Yun’s attack.
• Mu Ziqing, Qin Ming, Qin Yue, and Jiang Yingying rejoiced as they realized Qin Hao had reached Ancestral God Tier.
• The nine Outer Realm Demon Spirit Ancestral Gods were horrified that Qin Hao had stopped Commander Kun Yun despite being only a Two-Star Ancestral God.
• Commander Kun Yun admitted that Qin Hao had advanced to Two-Star Ancestral God in a hundred epochs and created a Peak Secret Art.

Qin Hao faced Commander Kun Yun, who unleashed his Mid-Rank Peak Secret Art, Thousand Demon Hands, after Qin Hao refused to submit. Qin Hao countered with his own Mid-Rank Peak Secret Art and destroyed nearly all of Kun Yun’s attacks, leaving Kun Yun completely suppressed.

• Qin Hao told Commander Kun Yun to take his own life, and Kun Yun gave him one last chance to submit.
• Commander Kun Yun unleashed his pressure and declared that he had created a Mid-Rank Peak Secret Art.
• Commander Kun Yun attacked Qin Hao with Thousand Demon Hands.
• Qin Hao used Meteor Form and Endlessness Form to counter the attack with his own Mid-Rank Peak Secret Art.
• Qin Hao destroyed nearly all of Commander Kun Yun’s demonic hands and completely suppressed him.

Qin Hao suppressed Commander Kun Yun with his Mid-Rank Peak Secret Art, then revealed six Ancestral God Doppelgangers when Kun Yun ordered his nine allies to attack. As the doppelgangers engaged the Outer Realm Demon Spirit Ancestral Gods, Kun Yun began transforming and unleashed pressure beyond Three-Star Perfection.

• Qin Hao used the Endlessness Style to suppress Commander Kun Yun, who was shocked that Qin Hao had created a Mid-Rank Peak Secret Art.
• Commander Kun Yun ordered the nine Outer Realm Demon Spirit Ancestral Gods to attack Qin Hao, and they closed in from all directions.
• Qin Hao summoned six Ancestral God Doppelgangers, astonishing Commander Kun Yun and the onlookers inside the Spatial Barrier.
• The Destruction Doppelganger and the other five doppelgangers charged the Outer Realm Demon Spirit Ancestral Gods while Qin Hao focused on Commander Kun Yun.
• Qin Hao attacked Commander Kun Yun with Ten Thousand Sword Hand, Fourth Turn—Meteor Form, and Kun Yun began growing as pressure beyond Three-Star Perfection erupted from him.

Commander Kun Yun used the Forbidden Art Heavenly Demon Giant Art, boosting his combat strength to the level of a Four-Star Ancestral God and crushing Qin Hao’s Meteor Sword Radiance. He attacked Qin Hao with two staffs, and Qin Hao narrowly dodged as the blows shattered his afterimage and tore open space.

• Commander Kun Yun grew to a hundred thousand feet tall and crushed Qin Hao’s Meteor Sword Radiance in his palm.
• Commander Kun Yun revealed that his Forbidden Art, the Heavenly Demon Giant Art, raised his strength to that of a Four-Star Ancestral God but carried severe side effects.
• Commander Kun Yun explained that using the art had damaged his foundation in the past and vowed to kill Qin Hao and everyone connected to him.
• Commander Kun Yun attacked Qin Hao with two black staffs, moving far faster and striking with overwhelming power.
• Qin Hao used the Divine Wind Boots and the Epoch Set to evade the staffs, which destroyed his afterimage and blasted a hole through space.

Qin Hao evaded Commander Kun Yun while his six doppelgangers fought the nine Outer Realm Demon Spirit Ancestral God Commanders in Star Sea Heaven and Earth. Though the doppelgangers gained the advantage, Qin Hao remained focused on reaching the Human Territory, and Commander Kun Yun’s latest attack struck only a phantom.

• Qin Hao escaped Commander Kun Yun’s attack and avoided using the Primordial Feathered Wings or Supreme Sword Tower, fearing they would expose his treasures and draw other Ancestral Gods.
• Commander Kun Yun noticed Qin Hao’s set of low-grade Chaos Spirit Treasures and attacked him again.
• Qin Hao’s six doppelgangers coordinated their abilities against the nine Outer Realm Demon Spirit Ancestral God Commanders, killing two and gaining the upper hand.
• Qin Hao considered reaching the Human Territory his priority, believing that one doppelganger entering it would let him rescue its countless living beings.
• Qin Hao unleashed Endlessness Style, but Commander Kun Yun shattered the sword strike and hit only Qin Hao’s phantom before Qin Hao appeared elsewhere.