“He Yong, you’ll be the first third rank among us. Congratulations and work hard!” chortled Deputy Zhou.0

He Yong’s temper rose and he cursed loudly, “And I wish for you to be peak third rank immediately!”0

What a vicious curse that was! Peak third rank was their current limit. In the absence of further ascension, they would absolutely explode from the onslaught of energy!2

The smile slid off the deputy’s face. That response was too vicious!1

All of Skyward seemed to be under the erupting world origin’s control. This process was turning out to be much more of a hassle than they’d imagined. And the Skyward master hadn’t even appeared yet! Once he did, it was over for all of them!0

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Everyone focused on defending themselves from the shadows—their enemies were so numerous that they blotted out the sun. Li Hao, however, did not look at his people. He remained seated cross-legged in the depths of the dao universe, light emanating from his eyes as he studied the world origin that was shaped like a heart.0

It beat!0

The world revitalized according to each of its heartbeats. Meanwhile, the...2