Time passed slowly, and the World War was drawing near. Currently, Blue Planet’s list of participants still consisted of the same ten individuals.0

Although Lin Nian, who had developed a beastmaster space, Gu Qingyi, who had been trained by Manager Ying, and Fang Lan, who had been cultivating under Squirrel God, were confident enough to challenge the Psychic King of Ahsan, the Time King of the Snow Federation, and the Mechanical King of the Eagle Federation, none of them had issued their challenges yet.0

The main reason was that these three, Ahsan, the Snow Federation, and the Eagle Federation, had all entered ascension realms just before the World War, aiming to advance from level 6 to Legendary. While they were inside, Lin Nian and the others couldn’t challenge them. 0

Clearly, these individuals had chosen a different path from Lu Ran, opting to maximize their levels before the war. Those who had made the same choice as Lu Ran were the group from Xia. Instead of rushing to break through to Legendary, they focused on digesting their legacies as divine messengers.0

While level was an important factor in determining the outcome of a battle, so were skills and accumulated experience. As divine messengers, steady and solid progress could still lead to rapid growth in strength. There was no need for the Xia group to gamble in ascension realms. The risks simply weren’t worth...0