Chapter Summaries

On the first day of the Mandela Auction, Gu Ding bought all twenty-three Golden Skeletons to cultivate the Myriad Manifestations Emperor Body. He made no further bids that day, leaving the crowd to assume he had bought the skeletons just to show off.

• Gu Ding and his crew entered a VIP room at the Mandela Auction House to avoid being recognized.
• Bonnie opened the auction by presenting twenty-three compressed Golden Skeleton frames from the Ancient Era.
• Gu Ding bid aggressively and won the first two Golden Skeletons, then went on to buy all twenty-three for more than eight hundred million Origin Stones.
• Other bidders complained that Gu Ding had taken every skeleton, while his crew understood the bones could provide valuable blood energy.
• Gu Ding made no further bids for the rest of the first day, and people outside the room wrongly concluded he had purchased the skeletons to show off.

Gu Ding recognized a Buddhist bracelet as a collection of priceless Buddha Bone Relics and bought it for ten billion source stones. Over the following days, his crew’s spending and growing fame spread across the Universe Sea, while Liliath grew furious over rumors about her appearance.

• Sea Emperor revealed that the bracelet auctioned by Bonnie contained twelve Buddha Bone Relics, and Gu Ding began bidding for it.
• Gu Ding outbid an old man in the neighboring VIP room and won the bracelet for ten billion source stones.
• Over four days, Gu Ding’s crew made fewer than ten bids, sold their consigned items for more than 200 billion source stones, and became widely known across the Universe Sea.
• Rumors and gossip about the crew spread across Heaven, including a viral post claiming Liliath was a boy because she was flat-chested.
• Liliath angrily threatened whoever had written the post, while Gu Ding told her to stop reading it.

Gu Ding and his companions attended the Auction House’s final day, where the first drop of True Blood sold for 98 billion source stones to Kuruo Old Man. As the auction moved on to the second drop, Gu Ding still had not bid, and the Mechanical Heart seller’s face-to-face condition remained unresolved.

• Gu Ding and his companions watched the final day’s auction without bidding, while two of Gu Ding’s consigned spiritual items sold for 980 million and 1.01 billion source stones.
• Sea Emperor told Gu Ding that a seller of a Mechanical Heart was on the planet and required a private face-to-face transaction, and Gu Ding decided to contact him after the auction.
• Bonnie introduced five drops of True Blood, and the first drop’s bidding began at 50 billion source stones.
• Kuruo Old Man won the first drop for 98 billion source stones, completed the handover immediately, and left the Auction House to avoid being targeted by other experts.
• Bonnie began the auction for the second drop of True Blood.

After the True Blood auction, Gu Ding arranged to meet the seller of a Mechanical Heart alone and discovered the meeting was a trap set by a member of Heaven Slaughter. The man revealed details about his organization before realizing Gu Ding was probing him and threatening to kill him.

• The final drop of True Blood sold for 103 billion Source Stones, and VIP Room No. 1 never bid.
• Gu Ding collected 619.2 billion Source Stones in auction proceeds and asked Bonnie to arrange a meeting with the Mechanical Heart seller.
• Bonnie told Gu Ding the seller wanted to meet him alone at an abandoned warehouse, and Gu Ding went without his crew.
• The uniformed man revealed that he had stolen two Mechanical Hearts and lured Gu Ding there so he could trade Gu Ding's head to the Federal Government.
• The man identified his organization as Heaven Slaughter and disclosed information about its members before realizing Gu Ding was fishing for details and threatening to kill him.

Gu Ding defeated a Heaven Slaughter operative trapped with him inside a Void Illusion Giant Python, escaped, and consumed the creature, causing his domain to evolve. After dinner with Bonnie, the crew discussed the danger their growing fame had attracted, and Gu Ding hurried into the Time Acceleration Cabin when his domain began changing.

• The uniformed man revealed that Gu Ding was inside a Void Illusion Giant Python, but Gu Ding defeated him and crushed his head after learning that powerful forces wanted the crew captured.
• Sea Emperor gave Gu Ding spatial coordinates, allowing him to escape the python’s illusory space and return to Champs Elysees Avenue.
• Gu Ding consumed the Cyan Giant Python with Devouring Fire and absorbed its spatial energy, which advanced his domain from four stars to five stars and continued to transform it.
• At dinner, Miko concealed the Buddha Bone Relics’ true value by telling Bonnie that Gu Ding had mistaken an ordinary semi-spiritual bracelet for something valuable.
• Gu Ding warned the crew that their fame had made them targets, and Liliath urged everyone to keep a lower profile while Sea Emperor offered to help discreetly.
• Gu Ding’s expression suddenly changed, and he threw out the Time Acceleration Cabin and darted inside.

Gu Ding and his crew fled Mandela Star after he learned that two powerful Order Keepers were pursuing them, but Oliver intercepted their damaged ship. Oliver revealed that the Order Keepers intended to capture the entire Gu Ding Pirate Crew and imprison them in the Gate of Purgatory.

• Gu Ding ordered the twelve Titan Warships to attack the Order Keepers' super battleship, then fled Mandela Star with his crew.
• Oliver and Jiani survived the bombardment, and Oliver sent a Will Projection after Gu Ding's ship as the twelve Titan Warships self-destructed.
• Oliver's projection damaged Gu Ding's ship, but Gu Ding trapped him in a Miniature World while Robert began repairing the hull.
• Oliver broke free, defeated Bigge with one strike, and accused Gu Ding of killing Ye Mei; Gu Ding admitted it and learned Boyi was still alive.
• Oliver told Gu Ding that the Order Keepers planned to capture the whole crew and lock them inside the Gate of Purgatory.

Gu Ding’s crew was overwhelmed by Oliver and the arrival of the Order Keepers, but Gu Ding used his abilities to exile their forces and help his companions escape aboard the enemy ship. He remained behind in his Miniature World to face Oliver and the other Order Keeper.

• Oliver revealed that he intended to capture Gu Ding’s entire crew, seized Gu Ding, and defeated Scarlet and Hake when they attacked.
• Gu Ding shattered Oliver’s Will Projection with Absolute Seal, but a Void Piercing Cannon destroyed the Titan Battleship before the crew could escape.
• A super battleship emerged from a wormhole, carrying Oliver’s true body, another Order Keeper, and more than two hundred Half-Step True Gods.
• Gu Ding bound and exiled the attackers with his Taboo Power and Time-Space Exile, then told Robert and the others to flee aboard the super battleship.
• Robert took control of the ship and made a spatial jump while Gu Ding faced Oliver in his Miniature World, where Oliver prepared to strike.

Gu Ding fought Oliver and Jiani with his Demon Face Projection, but Oliver shattered it and left Gu Ding unable to fight. Bonn House intervened to secure the other crew members’ escape, and the warden agreed to spare them if Gu Ding publicly disbanded the Gu Ding Pirate Crew and kept three or more members from gathering to cause trouble.

• Gu Ding summoned his Demon Face Projection and used its devouring force against Oliver’s spear, but Oliver overpowered the attack and shattered the Demon Face.
• Oliver and Jiani discovered that Lily and the other crew members had escaped with their spacecraft, which Robert had taken control of.
• Bonn House appeared and asked Oliver and Jiani to spare the rest of the Gu Ding Pirate Crew, explaining that Gu Ding had helped him advance to True God.
• Bonn House contacted the warden, who agreed to spare the crew members if Gu Ding publicly announced the crew’s disbandment on SkyNet and prevented three or more members from gathering to cause trouble.

Gu Ding accepted the Gate of Purgatory warden’s deal to protect his crew, publicly disbanded the Gu Ding Pirate Crew, and promised to escape within three years and reunite with them. As he was taken away, the crew vowed to wait for him, while news of his capture spread across the Universe Sea.

• Sea Emperor advised Gu Ding that accepting the deal would give his crew a chance to grow in safety, and Gu Ding agreed to be imprisoned while disbanding the crew.
• Liliath, Miko, and Bigge reacted to Gu Ding’s decision, and Bigge urged everyone to trust their captain.
• Gu Ding recorded a declaration disbanding the crew and promised to escape within three years, rebuild it, and return for his companions.
• Liliath told Gu Ding the crew would wait for him, and he urged them to cultivate, avoid trouble, and stay in pairs before leaving with Oliver.
• The Federal Government’s video went viral, and Koude.Brad toasted Gu Ding in a tavern while his companion killed a giant who mocked his order for Mirka.

Gu Ding entered the Gate of Purgatory, where the gate assigned him a hundred-year sentence and sealed his forbidden abilities. As he arrived inside, a chained man deep within the prison awakened, and his laughter overwhelmed Gu Ding, Belinda, Oliver, Jiani, and the prisoners.

• Belinda appeared from the Gate of Purgatory and escorted Gu Ding after warning Jiani to stop joking about her and Gu Ding.
• The Gate of Purgatory recognized Prometheus's aura in Gu Ding, questioned him about his connection to Prometheus, and confiscated his Smart Watch, gear, and gloves while sealing his forbidden abilities.
• The Gate of Purgatory sentenced Gu Ding to one hundred years, and Belinda explained the prison's rules before leading him inside with Oliver and Jiani.
• A man bound in chains awakened deep inside the Gate of Purgatory and laughed, causing chaos throughout the prison and knocking Gu Ding, Oliver, Jiani, Belinda, and the other prisoners unconscious.

A disturbance from the Eighteenth Level shook the Gate of Purgatory, and Gu Ding’s father secretly visited him while he slept. After leaving Gu Ding with a promise that they would reunite, the man announced to everyone that he wanted to break out of prison.

• The imprisoned man’s dry laugh shook every level, and the Three Commanders went to the Eighteenth Level before fleeing after he ordered them to leave.
• The Warden ordered repairs and compensation, while Belinda woke Oliver and Jiani and told them to carry the unconscious Gu Ding to his room.
• Oliver and Jiani speculated about the imprisoned man’s strength and why he remained in the Gate of Purgatory.
• The man separated a figure from his body, entered Gu Ding’s cell unnoticed, and recognized the sleeping Gu Ding as his son.
• The man copied Gu Ding’s memories, took a picture with him, covered him with a blanket, and said they would reunite with Gu Ding’s mother.
• The man’s figure vanished, and he called out across all eighteen levels that he wanted to break out of prison.

Gu Zang freed himself from his chains on the Eighteenth Level and summoned five powerful prisoners and Order Keeper Leaders to entrust them with four arrangements concerning his son, Gu Ding. He vanished after setting a trial for Gu Ding on the Eighth Level, where a towering Black Stone Tablet appeared.

• Gu Zang pulled the three Order Keeper Leaders and two prisoners, including Basaka and Lossem, down to the Eighteenth Level and broke free of his chains.
• Gu Zang revealed that Gu Ding was his son, threatened the five to keep their relationship secret, and placed restrictions on their memories.
• Gu Zang ordered the Order Keeper Leaders to watch over Gu Ding without giving him special treatment, and to keep him imprisoned unless he defeated the First Sequence True Gods on the Eighth Level and claimed his item within three years.
• Gu Zang sealed a drop of Third Sequence Heavenly God mystic blood on the Eighteenth Level as a cultivation challenge for the five, and sent a Black Stone Tablet to the Eighth Level as Gu Ding's trial item.
• Gu Zang disappeared, the barrier around the mystic blood began to crack, and the five fled upward as the tablet's pressure spread across the Eighth Level.

After waking from three days unconscious, Gu Ding learned about the Gate of Purgatory’s rules and the limits on Sea Emperor’s abilities. The chapter ended as Gu Ding and Oliver saw news that a mysterious powerhouse had wiped out the Darkness Clan.

• Sea Emperor told Gu Ding about the Eighteenth-Level powerhouse, the new Black Stone Tablet, and his own unexplained ten-minute loss of consciousness.
• Gu Ding agreed to stay alert and communicate with Sea Emperor through consciousness to avoid detection.
• Oliver gave Gu Ding a Smart Watch and explained the Gate of Purgatory’s levels, facilities, rules, and ways to earn points.
• Oliver’s Smart Watch displayed news that a mysterious powerhouse had extinguished all life in the Darkness Clan’s Universe Sea.

Gu Ding learned that an unknown expert had wiped out the Dark Race and then studied how to earn points in the Gate of Purgatory. He registered for arena challenges starting eleven days later and headed for the Outer Domain Battlefield, while many prisoners immediately challenged him.

• Sea Emperor told Gu Ding that the Dark Race had been exterminated by a powerful expert, but there was no news about Boyi.
• Gu Ding set aside his escape plans and reviewed the Gate of Purgatory's point system, deciding to earn points in the Outer Domain Battlefield.
• Sea Emperor advised Gu Ding to register for arena challenges before leaving for the battlefield, and Gu Ding agreed.
• Gu Ding registered to accept unlimited arena challenges beginning eleven days later despite the Black-Armored Man's warning that thousands might challenge him.
• Gu Ding left for the Outer Domain Battlefield as prisoners began challenging his newly registered profile.

Gu Ding entered the Outer Domain Battlefield for a ten-day stay and learned that humans there could attack one another for their spoils. After killing a Two-Headed Demon with ease, he headed toward a squad that other humans were also targeting.

• Gu Ding registered for ten days in the Outer Domain Battlefield and asked a reserve Order Keeper why their armor came in silver and black.
• Gu Ding arrived in a dense forest, registered with a black-armored Order Keeper, and learned that the battlefield had no rules against human infighting.
• Gu Ding followed Sea Emperor's directions and killed a Two-Headed Demon with a single hand strike.
• Sea Emperor identified a squad of twelve Two-Headed Demons nearby and warned Gu Ding that other humans were also approaching them.
• Gu Ding decided to go see the squad.

Gu Ding watched a human squad’s ambush fail when the Two-Headed Demons captured all nine humans. He intervened, killed the demons, and revealed that he was Gu Ding, the top-ranked human on the Black Iron Prodigy Ranking.

• Gu Ding hid nearby as nine humans ambushed eleven Two-Headed Demons, but the demons trapped and captured them.
• The small Two-Headed Demon explained that he gained intelligence by eating brains and planned to consume the captured Sword Cultivator.
• A giant Two-Headed Demon named Barto threatened to divide the two human women for food, and Gu Ding appeared and killed him with Finger Force.
• Gu Ding killed the ten fleeing Two-Headed Demons and confronted their small leader, who accused him of breaking the battlefield’s strength limit.
• Gu Ding said he was a one-star Low-rank God and ranked first on the human Black Iron Prodigy Ranking, then killed the small demon.
• The rescued humans recognized Gu Ding and gathered around him with delight.

Gu Ding rescued a wounded cultivator in the Outer Domain Battlefield, then refused to let the group he saved follow him. Meanwhile, Liliath and the others split into pairs, made plans to grow stronger, and prepared to wait for Gu Ding’s return.

• Gu Ding saved a Sword Cultivator by warning his companions to replenish the divine source in his body, then rejected their offer to guide him to Two-Headed Demon Race strongholds.
• Liliath and the others arrived in disguise on a trading planet and agreed to split into groups of two so the Order Keepers would be less likely to monitor them.
• Liliath paired with Elsa, Bigge with Hake and Tiger, Fa Te with Miko, Dokter with Robert, and Scarlet with Blue.
• Liliath planned to seek Ancestor Medusa’s ruins with Elsa, while the other groups planned journeys focused on cultivation, treatment, training, or exploring ruins.
• Fa Te offered to store the super battleship and divide the team’s savings among them, but Liliath suggested keeping Everett’s inheritance separate; Fa Te insisted on sharing the funds.

Gu Ding learned that Sea Emperor had been guiding him toward a Universe Fruit Tree and rushed to reach it before its nine Cosmic Fruits ripened. When the tree revealed its true form, it summoned a giant phantom that drew powerful beings toward its location.

• Gu Ding’s Two-Headed Demon Race kill count passed 2,800 as he approached the end of his ten-day session in the Outer Domain Battlefield.
• Sea Emperor redirected Gu Ding toward a Universe Fruit Tree whose fruit was about to ripen and explained how Cosmic Fruits worked.
• Sea Emperor told Gu Ding that each person could pick only one Cosmic Fruit and advised him to let others take the rest before claiming them.
• Gu Ding reached the disguised tree and waited nearby for its fruits to ripen.
• The Universe Fruit Tree’s camouflage shattered, revealing its colossal jade-white form and nine Cosmic Fruits.
• The tree scattered motes of light that formed a towering phantom, drawing countless powerful beings toward it.

Gu Ding picked one White Jade Fruit from the Universe Fruit Tree and hid nearby, while Sea Emperor warned him about the tree’s power and tracked the approaching groups. After several teams gathered, Denise used her charm to send Heller toward the tree, and Gu Ding and Sea Emperor discussed the art of seduction as Heller approached its branches.

• Gu Ding picked one White Jade Fruit, then concealed himself nearby to wait for others.
• A human deity tried to pick a second fruit and was killed by the Universe Fruit Tree; Gu Ding took the man’s Smart Watch before hiding in the forest.
• Sea Emperor reported that two Human Race Camp groups and one Two-Headed Demon Race group were approaching the tree.
• Denise charmed Heller into volunteering to retrieve the fruits for her.
• Gu Ding asked Sea Emperor about Denise’s ability, and Sea Emperor explained the art of seduction while Heller approached the Universe Fruit Tree.

Heller was killed by the Universe Fruit Tree after taking a second Cosmic Fruit, and Cabensis challenged the tree after arriving with the Human Race team. Cabensis broke through the tree’s branch attack with his ice-and-fire technique and appeared to gain the upper hand.

• Heller took one Cosmic Fruit safely, but the Universe Fruit Tree impaled him when he reached for a second.
• The group backed away from the tree, and Gu Ding understood the Order Keeper’s warning not to let others set him up.
• Two Two-Headed Demon Race teams and a Human Race team led by Cabensis arrived at the tree.
• Denise urged Cabensis to join forces against the tree, but he rejected the offer and charged forward alone.
• Cabensis’s fire and ice attacks failed to stop the tree’s branches until he formed a red-and-white flower that shattered their assault.