Chapter Summaries

Gu Ce, Nine Swords Venerable, and Kandri faced Venerable Wuling and Sunpiercer Venerable in Yongluo Secret Realm while searching for a component of Cliff Palace. Venerable Wuling offered the component in exchange for Kandri, and Kandri agreed to go with her.

• Nine Swords Venerable and Kandri warned Gu Ce to self-destruct rather than risk being Soul Enslaved by Venerable Wuling.
• Sunpiercer Venerable and Venerable Wuling confronted the three, and they discussed the awakening of Yongluo Master and the help the Virtual Universe Company might send.
• Venerable Wuling revealed a red sphere that Nine Swords Venerable recognized as a component of Cliff Palace.
• Venerable Wuling offered the sphere in exchange for Kandri or a supreme treasure, and Kandri agreed to sacrifice himself for the exchange.
• Venerable Wuling accepted Kandri's agreement while Sunpiercer Venerable looked displeased.

Venerable Wuling gave Nine Swords Venerable a crystal that upgraded Cliff Palace to a Quasi-Supreme Treasure, then revealed that she wanted to join the Hong Alliance. She and Sunpiercer Venerable explained that a sleeping Universe Master had bound them with soul restrictions and asked the Virtual Universe Company to help kill him.

• Venerable Wuling handed Nine Swords Venerable a red crystal, which made Cliff Palace comparable to Set Heavy Treasures.
• Venerable Wuling invited Gu Ce, Nine Swords Venerable, and Kandri to Wuling Star and asked to join the Virtual Universe Company; Nine Swords Venerable explained that she could instead seek entry into the Hong Alliance.
• Venerable Wuling agreed to join the Hong Alliance and asked the Virtual Universe Company to send a Universe Master to help kill the Universe Master inside Yongluo Secret Realm.
• Sunpiercer Venerable revealed that the sleeping Universe Master had placed soul restrictions on him, Blood Moon, and Starflow, and that they feared being made Soul Slaves when he awakened.
• Gu Ce, Nine Swords Venerable, and Kandri discussed whether the Universe Master threatened the Human Race and whether they should eliminate him.

Humanity decided that Yongluo Master posed too great a risk to let him leave Yongluo Secret Realm, so Chaos City Lord and two other Universe Masters prepared to confront him. As Gu Ce and his companions waited inside Cliff Palace, Yongluo Master awakened and the secret realm began to shake.

• After Sunpiercer Venerable and Venerable Wuling were intimate, Venerable Wuling remembered how Sunpiercer Venerable had once protected her.
• Chaos City Lord and Ice Peak Master agreed that three Universe Masters would confront Yongluo Master to protect the Human Race, while Gu Ce and his companions waited inside Yongluo Secret Realm.
• Ice Peak Master offered Gu Ce the Stellar Belt, but Gu Ce said he wanted to face Sunpiercer Venerable himself.
• Gu Ce, Nine Swords Venerable, and Kandri stayed inside Cliff Palace and planned to leave after the Universe Masters acted.
• The space around Cliff Palace began trembling, and Nine Swords Venerable suspected Yongluo Master had awakened.

Yongluo Master emerged from a long slumber as a newly advanced Universe Master and planned to torment the Virtual Universe Company’s venerables. His former allies learned of his breakthrough and considered seeking help or confronting him, while he secretly resolved to kill Sunpiercer Venerable.

• Yongluo Master awakened in the Yongluo Secret Realm after breaking through to Universe Master, and Sunpiercer Venerable congratulated him.
• Sunpiercer Venerable told Yongluo Master that the Virtual Universe Company had made no moves and suggested taking its remaining venerables as toys.
• Yongluo Master secretly realized Sunpiercer Venerable had betrayed him and decided to kill him.
• Venerable Xueyue learned of Yongluo Master’s breakthrough and decided to seek help from the Virtual Universe Company.
• Venerable Wuling vowed to kill Yongluo Master if anything happened to Sunpiercer Venerable.
• Starflow Lord sensed Yongluo Master’s breakthrough and hoped to advance himself before confronting him, while worrying that Xueyue might act rashly.

Yongluo Master confronted Sunpiercer Venerable, who revealed his resentment over Yongluo Master’s rule of the secret realm. Venerable Xueyue and Venerable Wuling tried to save Sunpiercer, but Yongluo Master killed him and took the Stellar Belt.

• Gu Ce warned Nine Swords Venerable and Kandri to flee if they encountered the newly awakened Yongluo Master, and the three saw Sunpiercer Venerable fighting him.
• Yongluo Master accused Sunpiercer Venerable of betrayal, while Sunpiercer condemned him for wasting the secret realm’s resources and forcing Soul Restrictions on them.
• Venerable Xueyue and Venerable Wuling arrived to protect Sunpiercer, but Yongluo Master swallowed Xueyue’s blood moon and heavily injured both defenders.
• Yongluo Master struck down Sunpiercer Venerable, took the Stellar Belt, and faced Venerable Xueyue’s furious stare.

Gu Ce watched as Chaos City Lord, Ice Peak Master, and Dragon Walker Lord trapped Yongluo Master and attacked him, while an Origin Supreme Treasure kept his divine body recovering. A fifth Universe Master arrived near Nine Swords Venerable’s Cliff Palace, and Kandri identified him as Starflow Venerable, the current Starflow Lord.

• Gu Ce greeted Chaos City Lord, Ice Peak Master, and Dragon Walker Lord, then watched the battle from Ice Peak Master’s Ice Mountain Hall.
• Chaos City Lord and Ice Peak Master used their domain treasures to trap Yongluo Master while Dragon Walker Lord joined the attack.
• Yongluo Master revealed an Origin Supreme Treasure and burned his divine power, but the three human Universe Masters continued to overwhelm him.
• A water sphere raced past Nine Swords Venerable’s Cliff Palace, and Kandri identified its arrival as Starflow Venerable, the current Starflow Lord.

Starflow Lord broke through to become a Universe Lord and helped the human Universe Lords defeat Yongluo Master. Yongluo Master tried to escape by reincarnating, but his giant egg was intercepted, and he was killed.

• Starflow Lord arrived and shattered part of Yongluo Master's divine body, then agreed to remain in the Hong Alliance and fight for the Human Race.
• Yongluo Master used his Reincarnation innate secret art to send a giant egg toward the secret realm's exit while attacking the four Universe Lords.
• Starflow Lord enveloped Yongluo Master in the Starflow Sea and began crushing him as the other human Universe Lords yielded him the final blow.
• Ice Peak Master received Yongluo Master's Origin Supreme Treasure and agreed to repay Chaos City Lord and Dragon Walker Lord with high-tier Supreme Treasures.
• Nine Swords Venerable and Kandri intercepted Yongluo Master's giant egg at the exit, and Yongluo Master fell.

Starflow Lord revived Sunpiercer Venerable and gave the Stellar Belt to Gu Ce, while the Human Race secured Yongluo Secret Realm as a training ground and hidden weapon. Back at Cliff Palace, Gu Ce arranged to have an Earthling possess Yongluo Master's reincarnated body.

• Venerable Wuling asked Starflow Lord to revive Sunpiercer Venerable, and Starflow Lord agreed in exchange for keeping the Stellar Belt.
• Starflow Lord reversed spacetime to revive Sunpiercer Venerable, whose relationship with Starflow Lord and Venerable Xueyue began to mend as he and Venerable Wuling became a couple.
• Starflow Lord gave the Stellar Belt to Gu Ce and supplied him with some of his seawater after praising his deeds on the Outer Domain Battlefield.
• The Human Race left Yongluo Secret Realm, which became a training ground and a concealed strategic asset.
• At Cliff Palace, Gu Ce proposed that an Earthling possess Yongluo Master's reincarnated body, and Nine Swords Venerable and Kandri left the task to him.

Gu Ce used Starflow Lord’s seawater to raise his Life Gene level to 9,000 times, greatly increasing his strength. He planned to send his Starflow Sea Avatar to the Ancestral God Cult for a chance at better Supreme Treasures while remaining wary of soul-based assassination attempts.

• Gu Ce returned to Earth after leaving Yongluo Secret Realm with Yongluo Master's reincarnation.
• Gu Ce told Ice Peak Master he would send his Starflow Sea Avatar to the Ancestral God Cult after receiving the Beast God Inheritance Token, mainly to seek Supreme Treasures rather than follow the Beast God Path.
• Gu Ce promoted Yongluo Master's reincarnation as a chance for an Earthling to become his first personal disciple, while Lianhua Ancient City offered Earthlings access to Lianhua Clan inheritances.
• Ice Peak Master warned Gu Ce that alien races might hire powerful experts to assassinate or soul-enslave him, and Gu Ce acknowledged the danger.
• Gu Ce used Evolution Innate Secret Art to analyze Starflow Lord's seawater and raise his Life Gene level to 9,000 times, bringing his strength to a level comparable to top-tier Universe Overlords.

Gu Ce assessed his strength, then explored the Wuhua Secret Realm while Luo Feng continued treating Ice Prison as a trial. The chapter left Luo Feng having defeated a gathered group of alien Immortals and waiting for the Heavenly Wolf Clan to retrieve him after he exchanged for the Beast God Inheritance Token.

• Gu Ce concluded that his combat power surpassed Venerable Lianyi's and chose to explore a secret realm rather than keep secluded himself to create secret techniques.
• Luo Feng told Gu Ce that he had been imprisoned in Ice Prison and asked him to reassure his family, while Gu Ce considered the Heavenly Wolf who possessed a Beast God Inheritance Token.
• Gu Ce entered a dangerous zone in the Wuhua Secret Realm and relaxed while admiring its scenery.
• After more than two thousand years in Ice Prison, Luo Feng faced a crowd of alien Immortals who had joined forces against him.
• Luo Feng killed the gathered Immortals and noted that the Heavenly Wolf had traded the Beast God Inheritance Token for the sensor.

Luo Feng learned that the Beast God Inheritance Token could win him a way out of the Ice Prison and considered contacting Gu Ce for help. The Lord Heavenly Wolf arrived to free Tianlang Sibowa, but Gu Ce confronted him and launched an attack.

• Luo Feng learned the token qualified its holder for the Ancestral God Cult’s Beast God inheritance and realized he needed help leaving the Ice Prison.
• The Lord Heavenly Wolf appeared in the Ice Prison Star Belt and ordered Green Kaou Venerable and Purple Kaou Venerable to release Tianlang Sibowa.
• Green Kaou Venerable removed Tianlang Sibowa from the Ice Prison, and the freed Heavenly Wolf prostrated himself before his clan’s leader.
• Gu Ce appeared and spoke with the Lord Heavenly Wolf, whose pressure Gu Ce resisted with his 108 stars.
• Gu Ce challenged the Lord Heavenly Wolf and struck first with his sword, prompting the Lord Heavenly Wolf to retaliate.

Gu Ce endured Lord Heavenly Wolf’s attack and countered with a burning-divine-power strike that forced the Universe Master to use Heavenly Wolf Hall for defense. Lord Heavenly Wolf then tried to suppress Gu Ce, but the Stellar Belt could not hold him back, just as an unknown voice spoke beside Heavenly Wolf.

• Lord Heavenly Wolf struck Gu Ce, who survived through Limitless, the Shi Zhou Hunyuan Armor, and divine power replenished from his Divine Kingdom.
• Gu Ce burned his divine power and launched Five Evolution Sword Qi at Lord Heavenly Wolf, who blocked it with Heavenly Wolf Hall.
• Green Kaou Venerable and Purple Kaou Venerable recognized Gu Ce’s strength and feared what Lord Heavenly Wolf might do after leaving.
• Lord Heavenly Wolf used Heavenly Wolf Hall to suppress Gu Ce, overpowering the Stellar Belt.
• An unseen speaker addressed Lord Heavenly Wolf and asked why he was attacking a little fellow.

Chaos City Lord intervened to protect Gu Ce from Lord Heavenly Wolf, who fled after failing to capture him. News of Gu Ce’s power spread, prompting the Kaou Tribe to migrate and the Monster, Bug, and Mechanical Races to consider joining forces against humanity.

• Chaos City Lord arrived in the Ice Prison Star Belt with Thousand Treasures River, forced Lord Heavenly Wolf to retreat, and praised Gu Ce for his fight.
• Gu Ce left the Ice Prison Star Belt as Chaos City Lord arranged for the Kaou Tribe’s two Venerables to hand over Luo Feng.
• Purple Kaou Venerable persuaded Green Kaou Venerable to spread news of the battle and lead the Kaou Tribe to join the Ancestral God Cult.
• Dream Demon Ancestor learned of Gu Ce’s strength and the failed assassination, then resolved that the Monster, Bug, and Mechanical Races should join forces against humanity.
• Three powerful wills descended into a distant stretch of starry sky and revealed towering figures.

Gu Ce used the Flame Melting Pool to gain recognition from Seven Flames Hall, while Flame Phoenix King ordered the humans living there to migrate. Gu Ce discovered that Seven Flames Hall had lost its core component and that its original power had greatly declined.

• Gu Ce went to Seven Flames Hall and prepared to take it only after its human inhabitants could be relocated.
• Gu Ce used the Flame Melting Pool to trigger the Water-Space Sacred Flame and attempt to imprint his spiritual mark on Seven Flames Hall.
• The awakened holy gods recognized Gu Ce’s overwhelming strength, and Flame Phoenix King arrived and ordered them to begin moving the humans.
• Fusheng Holy God and the others left to oversee the migration while Flame Phoenix King kept them from disturbing Gu Ce.
• Gu Ce succeeded in becoming Seven Flames Hall’s master and learned that the treasure had lost its core, which had once made it a high-grade Flying Palace-type Supreme Treasure.

Gu Ce took the Seven Flames Hall’s Fire-Space Sacred Flame from the Flame Phoenix King, rewarded him with a pinnacle domain-type Heavy Treasure, and removed the hall after its humans were relocated. He then pursued greater strength and arrived at the Ancestral God Cult, where a guide verified his Beast God Inheritance Token and led him onward.

• Gu Ce accepted the Fire-Space Sacred Flame from the Flame Phoenix King and gave him a pinnacle domain-type Heavy Treasure in return.
• The Flame Phoenix King helped migrate the humans to a continent built by the Virtual Universe Company, while Gu Ce took the Seven Flames Hall and renamed it Sacred Flame Hall.
• Gu Ce returned to the Original Universe and set out to perfect Five Evolution Sword Qi and comprehend the Origin Laws of Space.
• Gu Ce's Starflow Sea Avatar entered the Ancestral God Secret Realm and was transported to the colorful river where an Ancestral God Cult guide awaited him.
• Gu Ce showed the guide his Beast God Inheritance Token, and the guide led him deeper into the Ancestral God Secret Realm.

Gu Ce arrived at Purple Thorn Island, met the Guardian Beast God, and gained access to the Ancestral God Cult’s virtual world and training grounds. He entered the Treasure Land to seek a supreme treasure, and the seventh mountain peak finally responded to him.

• Gu Ce reached Purple Thorn Island in a Water Flow Giant avatar and built a palace beside a lake.
• The guide showed Gu Ce the Ancestral God Cult’s important sites before bringing him to the Island Master Palace.
• The Guardian Beast God recognized Gu Ce, agreed not to reveal his identity, and gave him access to Glory World, the Inheritance Land, the Treasure Land, and the Secret Realm Land.
• Gu Ce chose the Treasure Land and tried the tallest mountain peaks, hoping to obtain a high-tier or top-tier supreme treasure.
• An anomaly appeared when Gu Ce reached the seventh mountain peak.

Gu Ce triggered a treasure on the seventh-tallest mountain and obtained the Original Universe Model, a Top-tier Supreme Treasure that could guard his soul and let him simulate and alter the original universe’s laws. After leaving the Treasure Land, he was recognized as Star Sea Venerable, exposing his identity to the foreign races.

• Gu Ce’s actions caused the seventh-tallest mountain to shake, and the Five-Colored Aurora Lake enveloped it in auroras.
• Gu Ce entered a cave in the mountain, found a World Ring, and refined it.
• Gu Ce discovered that the ring contained the Original Universe Model, which could protect his soul and help him experiment with laws and create techniques.
• Gu Ce left the Treasure Land and reappeared on the mountain as the auroras vanished.
• King Wind Nightmare recognized Gu Ce as Star Sea Venerable and fled, while the surrounding foreign races discussed his identity and purpose.

After Gu Ce’s identity as Star Sea Venerable became known, Venerable Jiufeng warned him that rival races might try to assassinate him, but Gu Ce remained confident in his strength and the Ancestral God Cult’s protection. After reaching the fourth level of the Beast God Path, Gu Ce returned to Purple Thorn Island and faced three attackers as Venerable Yuanxin struck first.

• Lord Heavenly Wolf learned that Gu Ce was in the Ancestral God Cult and planned to wait for the other races to react before making a move.
• Venerable Jiufeng warned Gu Ce that the other races might lure him into danger or send assassins, but Gu Ce said only a Universe Master could threaten him.
• Gu Ce entered the Inheritance Land and reached the fourth level of the Beast God Path while studying the Water-Space Fusion Law.
• Gu Ce noticed Venerable Greedy Wolf, Venerable Ningye, and Venerable Yuanxin waiting for him on Purple Thorn Island.
• Venerable Yuanxin attacked Gu Ce first.

Gu Ce survived an assassination by Venerable Yuanxin, Venerable Greedy Wolf, and Venerable Ningye, then learned that Lord of Nine Nether wanted to meet him. Meanwhile, Dream Demon Ancestor reassigned the effort to kill Gu Ce and discussed a proposed alliance with Shock Demon Ancestor.

• Venerable Yuanxin tried to enslave Gu Ce's soul, but the Original Universe Model absorbed the attack, and Gu Ce's Energy Avatar remained unharmed.
• Venerable Greedy Wolf and Venerable Ningye attacked Gu Ce, but his Five Evolution Sword Qi and the Five-Colored Aurora Lake annihilated all three assassins.
• The Guardian Beast God arrived, condemned the attack, and told Gu Ce that Lord of Nine Nether wanted to meet him.
• Gu Ce suspected the meeting with Lord of Nine Nether might lead to the Perfect Gene-level Life Gene he sought.
• Dream Demon Ancestor ordered Lord Heavenly Wolf and You Mo to hand the assassination effort over to others.
• Dream Demon Ancestor asked Shock Demon Ancestor whether the Mechanical race's offer to arrange a Universe's Strongest to act in exchange for three Top-tier Supreme Treasures from each of their three races could be trusted, and Shock Demon Ancestor said it should be genuine.

Gu Ce toured Nine Nether Space-Time and met the Lord of Nine Nether, who invited him to become a Guardian Venerable Lord of the Ancestral God Cult. Gu Ce accepted the position and received an Ancestral God Token.

• Gu Ce explored Nine Nether Space-Time and considered whether the World Tree could help Star-Eating Grass reach the Universe Venerable level, but decided it was unlikely.
• Gu Ce finished touring the space-time and called out to the Lord of Nine Nether, who appeared beside him.
• The Lord of Nine Nether explained that Gu Ce’s battle against Lord Heavenly Wolf showed he had Universe Master-level strength and invited him to join as a Guardian Venerable Lord.
• Gu Ce accepted the invitation, and the Lord of Nine Nether gave him an Ancestral God Token for contacting the Ancestral God Cult and receiving missions.