Chapter 394 – The Lesser Demon Career Ends, A New Simulation Begins! [8k, Requesting Monthly Tickets]
by spirapiraChapter 394 – The Lesser Demon Career Ends, A New Simulation Begins! [8k, Requesting Monthly Tickets]
In the Real World, Su Xing saw this and a look of surprise appeared on his face.
“Tsk tsk, I didn’t expect this lesser demon disguise to be so useful!”
Single-handedly preventing the destruction of a Medium Chiliocosm, “repelling” twenty million alien troops!
To produce such results on a battlefield, one would probably need to be a Golden Immortal-level powerhouse!
Even if Su Xing’s true body had been there in person, he could at most achieve this same effect.
“Moreover… there’s absolutely no chance of my lesser demon disguise being exposed!”
“After all, in the eyes of the alien races, I’m a thoroughbred lesser demon with decent talent… I’ve been wounded for the alien races, I’ve bled for the alien races!”
Su Xing pondered for a moment. In this simulation, he had essentially stood on the alien races’ side the entire time without displaying any spy-like behavior.
Aside from “accidentally” losing the Rebirth Pill’s formula in the Star Realm.
The mere existence of the lesser demon disguise within the legion was itself the “greatest act of espionage”!
“I wonder if this simulation can yield some more critical intelligence?”
Su Xing mused as his gaze turned to the simulation panel.
【Year 400: The alien army withdrew from the Star Realm…】
【The failure of this war naturally meant the Divine Sovereign succubus who served as supreme commander could not escape blame…】
【But as it happened, this succubus had an affair with the legion commander of the 18th Legion, a second-rank Divine Sovereign, so she was only lightly punished…】
【Even so, the succubus Divine Sovereign temporarily lost her qualification to lead legions in invasions of human race worlds.】
【And you also entered a period of rest and recuperation…】
【Year 450: After a full fifty years of recovery, consuming blood essence daily, your cultivation finally advanced further, reaching late-stage Saint!】
【At this level, among lesser demons, you were already considered a king among kings…】
【The increase in cultivation made the lesser demons under your command worship you even more, obeying your every word…】
【These low-rank lesser demons, whose intelligence was no better than pigs and dogs, might not fear death or Divine Sovereigns, but they revered higher-ranked lesser demons…】
【After a full fifty years of rest, the succubus Divine Sovereign finally curried enough favor with the legion commander to regain the opportunity to invade human race worlds.】
【This time, she dared not underestimate the human race, ordering you to train ten million alien troops, and deciding to invade a lesser chiliocosm in ten years.】
【According to intelligence, the strongest being in that lesser chiliocosm was merely at True Immortal cultivation…】
【Based on the comparison of forces, that lesser chiliocosm was destined to be destroyed! Unless a miracle occurred…】
【Year 460: The alien races launched a massive invasion of that world. In just ten years, nearly half the world’s territory had been conquered by the aliens…】
【However, in Year 470, a miracle happened!】
【An alien legion inadvertently destroyed a secluded cultivation site and awakened a human race Golden Immortal!】
【This Golden Immortal had come to this lesser chiliocosm ten thousand years ago and gone into seclusion seeking a breakthrough, never expecting to be disturbed by the alien races…】
【Under these circumstances, the Golden Immortal was naturally furious beyond measure. He slew the succubus Divine Sovereign and a host of god-level aliens on the spot.】
【He then helped the human forces in this world launch a counterattack against the aliens…】
【In just ten years, the alien forces were swept away like dead leaves. Of the twenty million alien troops, fewer than one hundred thousand survived…】
【This invasion plan had failed once again!】
【Fortunately, you escaped with your life, following some of the remnant troops aboard an alien vessel to flee from that world!】
In the Real World, Su Xing’s mouth twitched when he saw this.
“Damn, a lesser chiliocosm with a Golden Immortal who’d been in seclusion for ten thousand years sleeping in it… what are the odds?”
Su Xing couldn’t say it was impossible, but the fact that the succubus just happened to pick this particular lesser chiliocosm—she must have been cursed with eight lifetimes of bad luck!
Even the human race probably had no idea there was a Golden Immortal cultivator in their world!
“Tsk tsk, the Calamity Divine Physique really is terrifying…”
“This time the war’s failure can’t really be pinned on the succubus Divine Sovereign… but she’s already dead, so who could blame her anyway?”
Su Xing sighed lightly, then said:
“Looks like it’s time to switch bosses again!”
In just a few hundred years, Su Xing’s superiors had died off one batch after another like leeks being harvested.
Yet Su Xing’s lesser demon disguise kept getting promoted, its cultivation steadily rising—how amusing…
“Still, I need to break through to God-level as soon as possible!”
“Below God-level, I don’t have the ability to survive in the void… if I end up stuck in some small world one day, that would be bad!”
“Besides, after ascending to God-level, I should be able to join a grand legion and cause even more havoc among the alien races, right?”
The corners of Su Xing’s mouth curved upward. He was somewhat looking forward to that scenario as his gaze turned to the simulation panel.
【Year 500: This was the thirtieth year since you fled back to the alien races’ main base after that battle.】
【In these thirty years, you continuously honed your strength, devouring blood essence, and your cultivation finally broke through once more!】
【This year, your cultivation smoothly advanced to Saint-stage Peak!】
【You began preparing the ascension ceremony…】
【This was not your first time ascending to godhood, but previously, whether as a flame demon or a Shadow Tribe member, you had possessed laws that your respective races excelled at.】
【Only lesser demons had no specialized laws, making them far more versatile!】
【After much deliberation, you decided that what mattered most for this lesser demon disguise was staying alive!】
【Thus, you planned to make spatial and causal laws the innate laws of this lesser demon…】
【With your foundational understanding of these two laws, the entire ascension ceremony proceeded very smoothly.】
【Even so, you still spent a full hundred years on it!】
【Year 600: You successfully ascended to become a lesser demon god of Weak Divine Power!】
【The moment your consciousness linked to the alien races’ divine temple, countless consciousnesses fixed their gaze upon you…】
【In an instant, every divine consciousness across the entire divine domain was stunned!】
【Alien gods ascended almost every day, and they didn’t particularly care…】
【But you were a god-level lesser demon!】
【Among the entire alien races, no god-level lesser demon had been born in nearly a thousand years… this level of rarity was countless times higher than even the Shadow Tribe before!】
【As everyone knew, lesser demons were cannon fodder among the alien races, utterly worthless…】
【But at the god level, the status of a lesser demon was completely different!】
【A god-level lesser demon could easily command and cultivate hundreds of millions of lesser demons… one could say that each lesser demon god meant an endless supply of cannon fodder!】
【The moment you entered the divine domain, dozens of consciousnesses contacted you, all wanting to befriend you!】
【These alien gods were without exception legion commanders of various grand legions—existences comparable to Golden Immortals!】
【They were more than willing to offer you a vice-commander position, with status even higher than a Divine Sovereign. You wouldn’t even need to fight personally—just command the lesser demons and enjoy vast quantities of blood essence…】
【Naturally, you would not refuse such a generous offer.】
【Being able to interact with higher-realm aliens meant you could wreak havoc on even more alien legions…】
【After saving these gods’ consciousness links, you searched for half a day before finally finding, in the vast divine domain, an extremely dilapidated divine temple.】
【Calling it a divine temple was generous—it was really just a rundown little shack.】
【Stepping into this temple, you could clearly see four lesser demon gods.】
【One was a Medium Divine Power alien; the other three were all of Weak Divine Power…】
【Including you, five lesser demon gods… this was the entirety of the lesser demon race’s divine beings!】
【Your ascension to God-level undoubtedly strengthened the lesser demons considerably… the other lesser demon gods all held quite high status.】
【Each enjoyed extremely elevated positions within their respective grand legions…】
【Through communication with these “kin” of yours, you came to understand the lesser demon race’s circumstances.】
【Although low-rank lesser demons were like disposable cannon fodder… among the alien races, god-level lesser demons held extremely high status, being fought over by the grand legions, with standing that even surpassed Emperor Clan members of the same realm!】
【After all, no matter which legion went to war, cannon fodder was always needed.】
【These lesser demons shared with you their way of survival…】
【Whenever a war broke out, stay in the rear. If things go south, run… and in peacetime, only focus on recruiting low-rank lesser demons.】
【It was precisely because of this that these lesser demon gods, despite their pitifully low power levels, could all die of natural causes.】
【Furthermore, they never participated in battle directly. They would only cultivate Emperor-level and Saint-stage lesser demons to take their place in commanding low-rank lesser demons within the various legions, yet their own status remained remarkably high.】
In the Real World, Su Xing raised an eyebrow at this.
“Rats have their ways, snakes have theirs… the lesser demon race’s survival strategy is truly… interesting!”
Su Xing smacked his lips. Flee at the first sign of danger, while enjoying top-tier treatment and resources in peacetime.
Even so, the other alien races didn’t complain.
After all, in their eyes, lesser demon gods were precious strategic resources—something like mascots, perhaps?
“But… I can’t be like these lesser demon gods…”
Su Xing shook his head. He was counting on bringing his bad luck to bear on more grand legions, so he naturally had to volunteer for battle eagerly.
“Tsk tsk, this god-level lesser demon identity is probably even more useful than the Shadow Tribe one before!”
Su Xing was quite curious—if his lesser demon disguise ascended to the Divine Sovereign level… what would it be like when he entered the Ancestral Land?
“For the lesser demon disguise, survival comes first… I need to comprehend several more life-preserving supernatural arts!”
Su Xing mulled this over as his gaze returned to the simulation panel.
【Year 610: You joined the 18th Grand Legion, becoming a vice-commander of the 18th Grand Legion.】
【Your addition caused the second-rank Divine Sovereign legion commander to personally welcome you.】
【Over the following decades, you recruited and cultivated lesser demons while steadily cultivating.】
【Year 650: The 18th Legion prepared to invade a Medium Chiliocosm, led by a legion commander comparable to a Mystic Immortal.】
【Upon hearing this, you volunteered eagerly, requesting to lead the lesser demon army in following along.】
【Hearing your request, the legion commander showed a look of surprise.】
【Lesser demons feared death, and god-level lesser demons feared it even more—this was something all alien races knew!】
【But they considered this normal. Rather, your proactive volunteering… touched these alien gods deeply.】
【Accordingly, the legion commander dispatched an additional Divine Sovereign-level alien to personally protect you during the battle.】
【That year, ten million alien troops gathered to attack a Medium Chiliocosm.】
【The result? Unsurprisingly, the battle ended in defeat…】
【In just fifty years, all ten million alien troops perished!】
【Even a Divine Sovereign-level vice-commander fell in battle…】
【Only under the protection of another Divine Sovereign did you barely manage to escape alive…】
【Despite your “valiant performance” on the battlefield, you still couldn’t change the outcome of the defeat.】
【When the legion commander learned of your conduct on the battlefield, he not only didn’t blame you but consoled you warmly. Knowing you were fond of alien blood essence, he even gifted you a generous amount of Greater Divine Power blood essence…】
【You accepted the blood essence and continued diligently cultivating.】
【Year 730: Another legion commander launched an assault on a Medium Chiliocosm. You volunteered eagerly and joined in…】
【Twenty years later, the entire legion was annihilated…】
【Year 760: You volunteered eagerly… annihilated…】
【Year 800: You volunteered eagerly…】
【Year 850…】
【Year 900!】
【This year, a legion commander comparable to a Golden Immortal personally led the army to invade the Cangwu Realm!】
【This was a Medium Chiliocosm you had visited before, one with considerable comprehensive strength…】
【In this battle, the Cangwu Sect ancestor achieved a breakthrough to Golden Immortal against all odds, slew the 18th Grand Legion’s commander, and secured the Cangwu Realm…】
【With this, over half the 18th Grand Legion’s combat power was destroyed, and the legion commander was dead…】
【As for you, having spent these years studying spatial and causal laws, you saw the situation going south and immediately fled the Cangwu Realm, barely saving your life…】
【Year 950: You joined the 16th Grand Legion as a legion commander.】
【A new nightmare cycle had begun…】
In the Real World, Su Xing’s eyes went wide when he saw this.
“Holy shit, holy shit!”
From joining the grand legion at Year 600 to the grand legion’s total destruction by Year 900!
In a mere three hundred years, Su Xing had single-handedly obliterated the entire 18th Grand Legion!
This included nearly a thousand alien gods, dozens of Divine Sovereigns, and even a second-rank Divine Sovereign comparable to a Golden Immortal!
Such a lineup—even Su Xing’s true body would have to approach it with the utmost seriousness.
Yet the lesser demon disguise, relying purely on luck, had silently wiped out the entire legion in just three hundred years.
“Tsk tsk, this lesser demon is absolutely incredible!”
Su Xing felt like he had discovered a strategy for fighting behind enemy lines—a roundabout path to salvation!
Whether this could be implemented smoothly, however, would require several more simulation tests.
“Tsk tsk, this lesser demon disguise is truly an unexpected boon!”
Su Xing murmured as his gaze returned to the simulation panel.
【Year 950: You joined the 16th Grand Legion.】
【Year 1200: The 16th Grand Legion was annihilated. The entire process of annihilation took a mere two hundred and fifty years.】
【That same year, your cultivation improved, ascending to mid-stage Weak Divine Power.】
【Over several centuries, you continuously studied supernatural arts, and your comprehension of causal and spatial laws progressed rapidly, already approaching the second realm.】
【Year 1500: The 9th Grand Legion and the 3rd Grand Legion—two first-rank Divine Sovereigns leading dozens of second-rank Divine Sovereigns—launched a full-scale assault on the Tianyuan Realm!】
【In this battle, the Tianyuan Realm ancestor fought with everything he had and managed to slay one legion commander… but the entire Tianyuan Realm fell into crisis.】
【Under these circumstances, the Azure Cloud Sect intervened!】
【It was not Qingyunzi who acted, but several of Qingyunzi’s direct disciples!】
【Including Fairy Ziling…】
【By this year, Fairy Ziling had become a distinguished Supreme Unity Golden Immortal, and her two senior martial brothers were also Supreme Unity Golden Immortals!】
【Three Supreme Unity Golden Immortals struck together, devastating nearly half the Tianyuan Realm in the process… In the end, both the 3rd and 9th Grand Legions were annihilated! The human race suffered severe casualties…】
【In this battle, even you did not have the fortune to survive. You perished in the shockwaves of the Supreme Unity Golden Immortals’ clash…】
【You died!】
【Ding! This simulation has ended…】
Looking at the simulation text before him, Su Xing shook his head slightly.
“As expected, the damned thing was just too unlucky… ended up getting himself killed in the end, huh?”
Su Xing felt somewhat helpless.
Although the lesser demon avatar had inherited his Heaven-Sent Fortune talent, it could only exert a partial effect, while the Calamity Divine Physique had become an enhanced version instead.
This meant the lesser demon avatar was ultimately stuck in a perpetual state of misfortune.
“Oh well, having simulated for over a thousand years… dragging several opponents comparable to Golden Immortals and even two Supreme Unity Golden Immortals to their deaths—that’s already quite good!”
This simulation had shown Su Xing the true power of the lesser demon avatar.
Perhaps it would come in handy later.
The only pity was that the lesser demon’s cultivation level was still too low.
Su Xing turned his gaze to the simulation rewards.
【Calamity Divine Physique】: Gold talent, priced at 10 origin energy.
【Sword Dao Cultivation Comprehension】: Decades of cultivation and sword Dao insights, priced at 50,000 origin energy.
【Karma and Spatial Dao Comprehension】: Insights into karma and spatial laws gained through the lesser demon’s body, priced at 50,000 origin energy.
Seeing only three rewards on the list, Su Xing felt somewhat helpless.
In this simulation, Su Xing had obtained the Calamity Divine Physique talent, which made him incredibly unlucky.
Under those circumstances, he had been forced to directly use the avatar identity, so naturally his cultivation hadn’t progressed much.
“As for these two comprehension rewards…”
Su Xing thought it over. The Sword Dao comprehension seemed somewhat overpriced—even a century of immersive simulation wouldn’t cost fifty thousand origin energy.
On the other hand, the insights into spatial and karma Dao gained through the lesser demon avatar’s identity might actually be quite valuable.
“And then there’s this Calamity Divine Physique talent…”
Su Xing didn’t even need to think about it—this talent absolutely could not be brought out.
It could only lie quietly in the talent pool, waiting for Su Xing to bring it out when needed during a simulation.
“I choose the Karma and Spatial Dao Comprehension…”
【Ding! You have successfully brought out Karma and Spatial Dao Comprehension, spending 50,000 origin energy. Remaining origin energy: 10,148,642 points…】
As the simulation Chime faded, a wealth of new insights emerged in Su Xing’s mind.
After a long while, Su Xing opened his eyes and nodded slightly:
“Not bad. Coming from the lesser demon avatar’s perspective, a thousand years of insights is quite exceptional—equivalent to a thousand years of my own arduous cultivation…”
This simulation, Su Xing brought out only one reward.
But fortunately it hadn’t cost much origin energy, and he’d also gained the lesser demon’s cultivation for free.
Now, the origin energy cost of each simulation was growing higher and higher.
Su Xing found himself increasingly unable to bring out sufficient cultivation gains each time.
“Right now, I’m in a state where I have surplus simulation attempts… but insufficient energy!”
Su Xing rubbed the bridge of his nose.
As for the energy shortage problem, Su Xing did have ways to solve it—no fewer than three solutions, in fact.
But each solution had its own pros and cons!
“If I could use the lesser demon’s identity to infiltrate the alien races… one great battle, tens of millions of aliens dead—how much origin energy would that net me?”
The thought made Su Xing’s eyes nearly glaze over with excitement.
The only pity was that the lesser demon avatar still wasn’t strong enough. Su Xing needed to raise it further.
At the very least, it should reach Divine Sovereign level, right?
With that thought, Su Xing turned his gaze to his simulation panel.
“Two simulation attempts remaining… let’s push through in one go and raise my cultivation a bit more!”
“Begin simulation!”
【Simulation #142 initiated. Current remaining origin energy: 10,148,642 points… Remaining simulation attempts: 1.】
【Simulation begins!】
【Drawing a gold legendary talent costs 1 origin energy. Draw?】
“Yes!”
【Ding! Congratulations, you have obtained the gold talent Celestial Demon Physique… Probability of drawing a gold talent next time: 80%…】
【Celestial Demon Physique】: Gold talent. One of the Hundred Great Divine Physiques. You possess extraordinarily powerful physical strength, comparable to a celestial demon, capable of effortlessly shaking mountains and rivers.
“Oh? Another one of the Hundred Great Divine Physiques…”
Su Xing glanced at it. Also one of the Hundred Great Divine Physiques, also in the body tempering direction.
The Celestial Demon Physique was clearly weaker than Su Xing’s Ancient Shaman Physique by more than just a margin.
“Great, another talent for the stockpile…”
Su Xing shook his head, not dwelling on it, and began preparing for this simulation.
“Without the bad luck brought by the Calamity Divine Physique, hopefully my cultivation aptitude can improve a bit further!”
【Ding! Please select the target for Plus One talent enhancement…】
“I choose to enhance the Late Bloomer talent…”
【In the spirit field grotto-heaven, you became aware that you were in a simulation.】
【You searched the Yellow Sand Realm for several days but found no suitable energy exchange medium, so you returned to the Lesser Azure Cloud Realm.】
【You sold the Red Moon intelligence to the Celestial Secrets Pavilion.】
【Afterward, you returned to Earth, preparing to save the human race there.】
【Your thousand-li (500 km) Spirit Domain allowed you to easily transport hundreds of millions of humans…】
【In just half a year, you brought away every member of the human race on Earth who was willing to leave…】
【After returning to the Lesser Azure Cloud Realm, you prepared to visit the Azure Cloud Sect…】
【You successfully struck a deal with Qingyunzi.】
【Year 5: The Celestial Secrets Pavilion dispatched a Supreme Unity Golden Immortal…】
【Year 10: Two Supreme Unity Golden Immortals returned gravely wounded. The alien races accelerated their invasion of the human race…】
【Over the following decades, you collected most of the Luo Tian legacies throughout the Azure Origin Domain.】
【Year 50: You returned to the Lesser Azure Cloud Realm and began training the Heavenly Abyss Army.】
【You spent thirty years slaying countless aliens and accumulating vast quantities of blood essence.】
【Year 80: You traveled to the Nine Heavens Domain, the Fifth Heaven… and began comprehending the Great Dao!】
Su Xing nodded slightly at this.
The first eighty years of the simulation followed his tried-and-true approach—the most stable and the most profitable.
“Now then, it’s time to start comprehending the Great Dao!”
“Initiate immersive simulation, duration seventy years…”
【Ding! You have successfully activated immersive mode, spending 25,550 origin energy. Remaining origin energy: 10,123,092 points…】
…
In the blink of an eye, seventy years of immersive simulation concluded.
When Su Xing returned to reality, he digested his memories and summarized the gains from seventy years of immersive simulation.
“Phew… Five Elements Dao has successfully advanced to the Peak of the fourth realm!”
“Just one more immersive simulation, and I should be able to smoothly break into the fifth realm!”
The thought that he would soon advance another Great Dao to the fifth realm filled Su Xing with excitement.
This was the Five Elements Dao—one of the supreme Great Daos!
The boost to Su Xing’s combat power was incomparable to the Dao of Speed.
“Insights successfully brought out… now it’s time for the Heavenly Secrets Domain…”
“Hopefully I can trigger the Heart of the Strong talent again this time!”
He turned his gaze to the simulation panel.
【Year 150: Your comprehension of the Five Elements Dao concluded, and your understanding of this Dao deepened further.】
【You spent ten years reaching the South Sea Realm.】
【Then spent another ten years crossing the Endless Sea…】
【Year 170: You arrived at the White Cloud Realm and began cultivating peacefully within the White Cloud Sect.】
【In the blink of an eye, over a hundred years passed…】
【Year 300: After over a hundred years of cultivation, your strength advanced further.】
【Your Spirit Domain range expanded by three hundred li (150 km), reaching a total of thirteen hundred li (650 km)!】
【Additionally, your body tempering cultivation took a small step forward, with your physical body improving by roughly half a tier.】
【As for your Qi Refinement cultivation, it remained at the early fifth layer of the Mystic Immortal realm. Over a hundred years of cultivation only brought you slightly closer to the mid-stage.】
【This year, the Celestial Secrets Pavilion’s Celestial Vessel descended. You led the Bai siblings aboard the vessel…】
【Year 320: The alien races ambushed you en route. You revealed your true strength and joined the battle.】
【In just a few days, over a hundred alien Divine Sovereigns fell at your hands…】
【Soon, you were targeted by that second-rank Divine Sovereign.】
【But your strength was far beyond what it once was.】
【Relying on your transcendent physical power and your comprehension of the Great Dao, you fought this second-rank Divine Sovereign with ease.】
【This battle lasted nearly a month. In the end, you deliberately revealed an opening, and when it let its guard down, you struck with the Void Sword combined with No Martial Virtue, dealing it a devastating blow!】
【Grievously wounded by a single sword strike, the alien Divine Sovereign thought only of escape, but was ultimately worn down to death by you.】
【In this battle, you single-handedly slew a second-rank alien Divine Sovereign—an existence comparable to a Golden Immortal!】
【You became famous in a single battle and ascended to the Prodigy List’s Earth Ranking at position forty-two!】
【After this battle, the Celestial Vessel traveled on without incident, heading toward the Celestial Secrets Realm.】
【Year 330: The Celestial Vessel safely arrived at the Celestial Secrets Realm.】
In the Real World, Su Xing nodded slightly at this.
“Compared to before, my strength has improved quite substantially!”
“With the Five Elements Dao drawing ever closer to the fifth realm, I finally possess the combat power to slay Golden Immortal-level opponents!”
In this simulation, Su Xing had spent a month killing that second-rank Divine Sovereign—an enemy equivalent to an early-stage Golden Immortal.
Granted, there was an element of trickery. Having fought multiple times, Su Xing knew this alien Divine Sovereign’s moves inside and out, making it easier to deal with.
And he had used up his one-time No Martial Virtue opportunity…
But Su Xing’s true combat power had already vaguely reached the mid-stage Golden Immortal level.
Perhaps once his cultivation advanced further and the Five Elements Dao entered the fifth realm, he would truly possess the strength to fight mid-stage Golden Immortals and survive against late-stage Golden Immortals.
Don’t be fooled by the seemingly small gap of one minor realm between early and mid-stage Golden Immortal—the difference in strength was astronomical!
Early-stage Golden Immortal cultivators had typically entered the Golden Immortal realm less than a hundred thousand years ago, with insufficient accumulation and foundation.
But mid-stage Golden Immortals were generally veteran Golden Immortals who had entered the realm over three hundred thousand years ago!
Their combat power, techniques, and hidden trump cards were simply incomparable.
The leap in combat power from early-stage to mid-stage Golden Immortal was already an enormous step!
“Mid-stage Golden Immortal combat power—if converted to the Prodigy List, that should correspond to roughly the top thirty on the Earth Ranking, right?”
“As for late-stage Golden Immortal, you couldn’t reach that without being in the top twenty!”
“Golden Immortal Perfection combat power corresponds to the top ten or even top five on the Earth Ranking…”
“And as for first place on the Earth Ranking…”
Su Xing closed his eyes slightly, recalling the scene of Fairy Ziling’s great battle against Blood Three!
At that time, Fairy Ziling was merely a Peak Golden Immortal existence, yet she possessed combat power rivaling a Supreme Unity Golden Immortal.
Though she ultimately couldn’t defeat Blood Three…
She could at least battle a Supreme Unity Golden Immortal for several months!
Only with that level of combat power could one claim the top spot on the Earth Ranking…
“As for the higher Heaven Ranking…”
Su Xing shook his head. Heaven Ranking cultivators were all existences with hope of reaching Great Firmament Golden Immortal!
And the number one on the Heaven Ranking was universally acknowledged as the strongest person below Great Firmament Golden Immortal across the Three Thousand Worlds!
“Sigh, all of that is still far too distant for me… for now, I should focus on how to trigger the Heart of the Strong talent!”
Su Xing estimated that the Red-Pupiled Divine Sovereign possessed late-stage Golden Immortal combat power. At the very least, the conditions for triggering Heart of the Strong in his recent simulations had been met.
Moreover, with his improved strength, Su Xing’s chances of surviving had increased somewhat.
“I wonder whether it’ll be body tempering or Qi Refinement cultivation that gets boosted this time…”
Su Xing hoped it would be body tempering cultivation, since he wasn’t far from achieving Great Shaman Body Forging Art, Fifth Layer Perfection…
He turned his gaze to the simulation panel.
【After arriving at the Celestial Secrets Realm, the following years were relatively safe for you.】
【Leveraging your status as a top-fifty prodigy on the Earth Ranking, you enjoyed a certain degree of fame in the Celestial Secrets Realm.】
【Each day, besides cultivating, you took on missions and hunted alien races…】
【In the blink of an eye, seventy years passed…】
【Time quickly arrived at Year 400!】
【This year, you undertook the mission to hunt down the Red-Pupiled Divine Sovereign…】
【As expected, you and the mid-stage Golden Immortal Elder set out together to eliminate it, but were both grievously wounded by the Red-Pupiled Divine Sovereign…】
【At the critical moment, the Elder produced a life-saving treasure and carried your gravely wounded, unconscious body away from that Medium Chiliocosm…】
【A month later, you awoke from unconsciousness and immediately checked your cultivation.】
【You discovered that your physical power was at least thirty percent greater than before you lost consciousness!】
【Congratulations—you have drawn one step closer to Great Shaman Body Forging Art, Fifth Layer Perfection…】
In the Real World, Su Xing’s lips curled upward at this.
“Finally, I’m close to achieving Great Shaman Body Forging Art, Fifth Layer Perfection!”
“If the next Heart of the Strong trigger also boosts body tempering, I’ll definitely be able to push through to Fifth Layer Perfection in one shot… and then I’ll be even closer to the sixth layer!”
The thought excited Su Xing.
Reaching Fifth Layer Perfection would put his strength on par with a mid-stage Golden Immortal…
And reaching the sixth layer would push his strength even further, rivaling a late-stage Golden Immortal—or even allowing him to defeat one!
“Tsk tsk, now that’s something to look forward to!”
Su Xing’s eyes gleamed with anticipation as he turned his gaze back to the panel.