Shenxi Xingtian returned to his throne when he was done. His mood had plummeted considerably after the failed attack, but Meng Ying had managed to bring him new hope. "Finally, I have a fatal trump card."1

When it came to his losses at Mount Taia and Gladeus, both of them had to do with the Gladean Ruins, which had granted Lin Xiaodao a huge advantage. A single infinitum-class divine astralship had caused him so much trouble to the point that he thought that it would be the end of the ebons.0

"This is actually a good thing. Our losses caused the mighty reputation of the ebons to fall. Now, we're weak victims. That's the perfect setup for our final trump card which we'll use to deal a fatal blow to them!" At that thought, he regained his calm, shown by the calming...2