Ouyang Yudu had long been able to undergo Nirvana. If he wanted to advance, with his talent and abilities, he would have progressed far faster than Lin Shen.
But he had never undergone Nirvana because he feared that once he did, the person who emerged might no longer be him.
Originally, Ouyang Yudu had believed that even without undergoing Nirvana, he could still accomplish many things as an Ascender. But after witnessing Lin Shen's battle against the Immortal, he understood that if he did not undergo Nirvana and advance to Immortality, he would ultimately be duckweed without roots, unable to truly gain a foothold in this universe.
Lin Shen watched strands of crimson light spill from Ouyang Yudu's body, weaving into a Nirvana Light Cocoon that wrapped around him. Yet Lin Shen felt somewhat uneasy.
Lin Shen had long known there was something wrong with Ouyang Yudu's body, but he had no idea what exactly was inside him.
The fact that Ouyang Yudu could actually use the thing inside his body to undergo Nirvana showed that its origins were anything but ordinary.
For several consecutive days, Ouyang Yudu remained completely motionless within the crimson cocoon.
The Celestial Academy had already sampled and appraised the Celestial Divine Statue, and the results had confirmed that it was genuine.
The Celestial Academy awarded Lin Shen a Special Grade Celestial Medal. This was only the second time in the Celestial Race's history that a Special Grade Celestial Medal had been awarded to someone of another race.
Under normal circumstances, the Celestial Race would not grant a Special Grade Celestial Medal to an outsider, no matter how far that outsider's contributions exceeded the standard.
Lin Shen had received this medal largely because of his accomplishments this time. He had prevented the Celestial Race from trading