Chapter Summaries

The Flame Emperor battled Lord of Sky Wolf, whose palace and escape techniques let him evade capture despite being outmatched in direct combat. After the Monster Race fighters retreated, the Flame Emperor and Lord of Eternal Frost checked on the injured Lord of Summer End, who resolved to rely on the Nine Domain Alliance.

• The Flame Emperor struck Lord of Sky Wolf hard with the Flame God Halberd, forcing Kermona to retreat into the Sky Wolf Palace.
• Lord of Sky Wolf taunted the Flame Emperor, who unleashed a powerful blow and tried to bind the palace with thirty-six Sealing Chains.
• Kermona activated the Sky Wolf Palace’s defenses, tore open the chain net, and escaped while promising to repay the Flame Emperor.
• Lord of Devouring Dragon disengaged from Lord of Eternal Frost and fled, ending the Monster Race’s attack.
• The Flame Emperor and Lord of Eternal Frost joined the injured Lord of Summer End, who thanked them and decided not to live apart from the alliance again.

Xu Yang tested the newly acquired Radiant Golden Body against Lord Xiaofeng’s simulated ultimate move and discovered it could withstand the flames. After more than nine thousand years on the Nine Domain Battlefield, Xu Yang and the Vanguard Squad waited in Kui Shui Cloud City as a possible reassignment to the rear approached.

• Xu Yang used the Training Room to battle Lord Xiaofeng’s projection, which unleashed its pitch-black flames from the start.
• Xu Yang activated Radiant Golden Body and endured the flames, exploring the secret technique while Lord Xiaofeng’s divine power dwindled.
• Xu Yang restored Lord Xiaofeng’s depleted divine body with the Training Room’s power, but the projection remained under his control and continued burning.
• More than nine thousand years later, Xu Yang studied on the Star Observation Platform in Kui Shui Cloud City while Flowing Cloud Overlord teased him for reading.
• Venerable Ba Jian reflected that the Vanguard Squad might soon be reassigned to the rear to rest and reorganize.

Venerable Ba Jian persuaded Purple Cloud Master to consider recruiting Xu Yang as a guest elder, and Purple Cloud Master agreed to meet him personally. Meanwhile, Zuo Shan Ke finished the Blood Cloud Bead and set out as the disguised Blood Cloud Palace Master for the Nine Domain Battlefield, while Xu Yang and Venerable Ba Jian reached the Nine Domain Alliance’s rear base.

• Venerable Ba Jian told Purple Cloud Master that Xu Yang was a powerful Cilala Race Overlord with at least two High-grade Supreme Treasures and a deep hatred of the Monster Race.
• Purple Cloud Master agreed that Xu Yang was worth recruiting and asked Venerable Ba Jian to bring him for a personal meeting after returning to the rear.
• Zuo Shan Ke completed the Blood Cloud Bead, used it to disguise himself as the Blood Cloud Palace Master, and decided to travel to the Nine Domain Battlefield.
• Xu Yang and the other Overlords returned from the frontline to Kui Shui Cloud City, where Venerable Ba Jian pointed out the Purple Cloud Clan’s distant warship.
• After the other Overlords departed, Venerable Ba Jian told Xu Yang that the Purple Cloud Clan would offer him favorable terms and that Purple Cloud Master might guide him.

Xu Yang met Purple Cloud Master, who recognized that Xu Yang had reached the final step before becoming a Universe Master and offered him an honorary elder position in the Purple Cloud Clan. Xu Yang accepted the alliance and received the Purple Cloud Scroll, then followed Venerable Ba Jian to a cultivation site to study it.

• Purple Cloud Master examined Xu Yang and recognized that he had reached the final step of a Venerable’s cultivation.
• Xu Yang confirmed his progress, and Venerable Ba Jian reacted with shock before rejoicing that his brother could soon become a Universe Master.
• Purple Cloud Master offered Xu Yang the honorary elder position and presented him with the Purple Cloud Scroll, which contained his breakthrough insights.
• Xu Yang accepted the offer and left with Venerable Ba Jian, while Purple Cloud Master laughed that the fish had taken the bait.
• Xu Yang and Venerable Ba Jian reaffirmed their brotherhood, then headed to the Purple Cloud Clan’s best cultivation location so Xu Yang could study the scroll.

Xu Yang used Purple Cloud Master's cultivation residence to prepare for his breakthrough while his three bodies comprehended the higher laws. He expanded his Divine Kingdom to 12.28 light-years, then began the final step toward becoming a Universe Master by absorbing an ancient purple-gold book.

• Venerable Ba Jian gave Xu Yang the token to enter Purple Cloud Heaven, a vast cultivation residence sealed by Purple Cloud Master's formations.
• Xu Yang refined the token, explored the residence, and cultivated there while his other two bodies continued comprehending the higher laws.
• After hundreds of years, Xu Yang's three bodies reached the final threshold and he decided to use his accumulated resources to expand his Divine Kingdom.
• Xu Yang spent 348,474,123 units of resources to expand his Divine Kingdom to 12.28 light-years over half a year.
• Xu Yang shattered an ancient purple-gold book and allowed its light to enter his body as he prepared to break through.

Xu Yang absorbed Purple Cloud Master's insights and used them to deepen his understanding of the laws, then began breaking through to the Universe Master realm. His three bodies each drew down a vast black-and-white vortex, leaving observers astonished and revealing potential far beyond Purple Cloud Master's.

• Xu Yang's soul purified the hidden influence in Purple Cloud Master's insights, then absorbed memories of Purple Cloud Venerable's techniques and breakthrough to Universe Master.
• Xu Yang practiced the techniques he had learned, and his three bodies simultaneously began breaking through as black-and-white vortices descended over each one.
• The Heaven Devouring Overlord recognized the vortices and reacted in shock as the Origin Law's pressure shook the Five Domain Continent.
• Xu Yang appeared above the Five Domain Continent in his wolf form and roared beneath a vortex more than one hundred billion kilometers wide.
• Purple Cloud Master watched a second immense vortex descend above Xu Yang's divine kingdom and marveled that its scale exceeded his own by more than a hundred times.

Xu Yang broke through directly from Immortal to Universe Master, transformed his massive divine body, and discovered that the Heart of Eight Laws had evolved into a Heart of Time and Space. He subdued the newly formed treasure, leaving its power and significance yet to be explored.

• Sky Thunder Venerable and the other gathered Venerables congratulated Heaven Devouring Overlord as Xu Yang's breakthrough unfolded above the Five Domain Continent.
• Xu Yang absorbed the divine power pouring from the vortex and transformed his entire divine body into Universe Master-level divine power.
• The Heart of Eight Laws beneath the Five Domain Continent absorbed Xu Yang's black-and-white energies and reshaped itself into a black-and-white cube that Xu Yang recognized as the Heart of Time and Space.
• Xu Yang sensed the treasure's transformation, teleported to it, and blocked its attempt to escape by restraining its chain of Laws.
• Xu Yang seized the subdued Heart of Time and Space after confirming that its main body remained undamaged.

Xu Yang mastered the Heart of Time and Space and discovered that it rapidly restored his divine power. Meanwhile, the Sky Wolf Clan learned that a new Universe Master had emerged among the God Devouring Wolf Clan, and Venerable Delong reported the news to Venerable Tianhua.

• Xu Yang took control of the Heart of Time and Space and learned it could restore his divine body at extraordinary speed.
• Xu Yang swallowed the treasure and left to speak with his teacher, the Heaven Devouring Overlord.
• A Sky Wolf Clan spy reported the new Universe Master to an ancestor, who learned the breakthrough belonged to the Heaven Devouring Overlord's disciple.
• Venerable Delong traveled to Sky Wolf Continent and informed Venerable Tianhua that the clan founded by Swallow Heaven had produced a Universe Master.

Xu Yang’s breakthrough from King-level Immortal to Universe Master alarmed the Monster Race and quickly drew the Human Race’s attention. Founder Giant Axe convened the Human Race’s Universe Masters to discuss the unprecedented new threat and how to contain him.

• Venerable Delong reported that eight hidden agents confirmed Xu Yang had become a Universe Master, and Venerable Tianhua ordered him to send the details to their Teacher.
• Xu Yang left the underground space with Heaven Devouring Overlord, his senior brothers, and the four clan leaders, reassuring his teacher that their bond would not change.
• News of Xu Yang’s breakthrough spread across the universe, and Lord Huang Jian woke Lord Penggong so he could attend Founder Giant Axe’s meeting.
• Founder Giant Axe told the gathered Human Race Universe Masters that Xu Yang had risen from King-level Immortal to Universe Master in a little over ten thousand years.
• The Human Race leaders agreed that Xu Yang had to be contained, and Lord Huang Jian recalled his past encounter with the Monster Race’s Lord Changjiu.

The Human, Insect, and Mechanical Races agreed to join forces to eliminate Gu You, the newly promoted Monster Race Universe Master, before he could grow stronger. As the three races prepared for a direct attack, Dream Ancestor Meng Cha received urgent news.

• Lord Huang Jian recalled his failed attempt to kill Lord Changjiu and warned that the Human Race should avoid drawing the universe's attention by acting alone against Gu You.
• Founder Giant Axe and the Human Race Universe Masters decided to spread news of Gu You's rapid rise and coordinate with the Insect and Mechanical Races.
• Mechanical Father God summoned Founder Giant Axe and the Bug Race Empress, explained Gu You's breakthrough, and proposed killing him before he matured.
• Founder Giant Axe persuaded the other two leaders to attack Gu You personally within the Original Universe, accepting the punishment and agreeing that the killer would receive compensation.
• Dream Ancestor Meng Cha's jade-green retainer entered Dream Ancestor Tower and announced that it had urgent news.

Meng Cha visited Xu Yang after learning that he had become a Universe Master, then heard Heaven Devouring Overlord explain his betrayal by Kermona and his lingering grievance. She proposed a fair duel between Xu Yang and Kermona to settle their feud and decide who would lead the Sky Wolf Clan.

• Green Viper reported that Gu You, also known as Xu Yang, had become a Universe Master, and Meng Cha went to meet him.
• Xu Yang confirmed his new status to Meng Cha, who then privately asked Heaven Devouring Overlord whether he had let go of his grudge against Kermona.
• Heaven Devouring Overlord admitted he had not and told Xu Yang how Kermona had stolen a fragment containing the secret of opening heaven before becoming a Universe Master.
• Heaven Devouring Overlord explained that his betrayal by Kermona had ruined his state of mind and prevented him from advancing.
• Meng Cha warned that the feud could divide the God Devouring Wolf Clan and Sky Wolf Clan, then offered a duel: Xu Yang would lead Heaven Devouring Overlord into the Sky Wolf Clan if he won, or abandon the grudge if he lost.

Xu Yang accepted Meng Cha’s terms to settle the Heaven Devouring Overlord’s grudge with Kermona, while Zuo Shan Ke decided to investigate the newly ascended Universe Master. On the Liujun Battlefield, Venerable Liaoyuan told Arrogant Venerable, Gluttony Venerable, and Lust Venerable that they were being transferred to the rear.

• Meng Cha offered Xu Yang control of the Sky Wolf Clan if he defeated Kermona, or a chance to settle the grudge without surrendering the God Devouring Wolf Clan if he lost.
• Xu Yang reassured the Heaven Devouring Overlord that he would cultivate before fighting Kermona, and the Overlord gave him the Jade Shadow Flowing Light Blade, a High-grade Supreme Treasure.
• Zuo Shan Ke recognized Xu Yang’s enormous source vortex as a sign of great fortune and sent the Blood Cloud Palace to investigate him.
• Arrogant Venerable, Gluttony Venerable, and Lust Venerable worried that the Dongshan Overlord might be dead and discussed their losses on the Liujun Battlefield.
• Venerable Liaoyuan visited the three Venerables and revealed a transfer order sending them from the front lines to the rear.

Xu Yang joined the Nine Domain Alliance and used its exchange meetings to seek treasures and ways to raise his Gene Multiplier. The chapter ended with him discovering that each Secret Art Draw would let him enter a previously visited secret realm again.

• Venerable Liaoyuan showed Arrogant Venerable, Gluttony Venerable, and Lust Venerable a military order transferring them to the rear, and the three celebrated their imminent return home.
• Xu Yang attended a banquet welcoming him to the Nine Domain Alliance, where Flame Emperor and the other Universe Masters promised to treat him as a brother.
• Purple Cloud Master advised Xu Yang to trade with Flame Emperor for supreme treasures, and Xu Yang agreed to visit him after the banquet.
• Xu Yang considered using his Devouring talent to raise his Gene Multiplier by acquiring materials from Innate Beast Gods or other Special Life forms.
• Xu Yang examined his awakened system panel and discovered that each Special Secret Technique draw let him revisit a secret realm he had entered before.

After becoming a Universe Master, Xu Yang refined his divine body, received secret arts and arranged a search for high-gene-multiplier Special Life forms while asking about the Huo Yang Clan. Elsewhere, a newly born black-hole Special Life form began devouring natural black holes, leaving it stronger and more aware.

• Xu Yang ended his years of lightning tempering after his Immortal Deity-level body-refining secret art slowed, having strengthened his divine body to Top-grade Heavy Treasure level.
• Golden Wolf Venerable delivered thousands of Universe Venerable-level secret arts and reported that the five clans had dispatched Venerables and Immortals to search for Special Life forms with high Gene Multipliers.
• Xu Yang asked Golden Wolf Venerable about the fallen Lord of Huo Yang and the remote Huo Yang Clan, then decided to visit them himself after learning they had few ties to royal clans.
• Xu Yang studied the collected secret arts, praised the creativity behind them, and vanished as the sea of lightning above the Central Divine Domain evaporated.
• A newborn black-hole Special Life form emerged in a star region filled with black holes and, after colliding with a natural black hole, devoured it over a hundred years.
• The black-hole Special Life form grew stronger and clearer-minded, then drifted toward another natural black hole to feed.

Kermona brooded over Meng Cha’s warning and his inability to challenge Xu Yang, while Venerable Binglan appeared at the West Abyss Secret Realm and devoured spacecraft. Venerable Kunze recognized Binglan as a Monster Race royal-clan Venerable, leaving the Xiyuan Clan’s response uncertain.

• Meng Cha warned Kermona not to hinder Xu Yang and ordered him to keep their dispute from destabilizing the Monster Race.
• Kermona retreated into his hall for thousands of years and killed Immortals who came to report battlefield intelligence.
• Venerable Binglan arrived at the West Abyss Secret Realm and swallowed spacecraft carrying Sky Slaves.
• A West Abyss Clan King summoned Venerable Kunze, who confronted Binglan and demanded to know who was causing trouble.
• Venerable Kunze recognized Binglan as a Venerable of the Cloud Serpent Clan and softened his tone.

Venerable Binglan visited the Xiyuan Clan and asked its leaders to help locate Special Life forms with high Gene Multipliers. As the clan prepared a lavish Heavenly Slave Banquet for him, the chapter ended with West Abyss Venerable considering his request.

• Venerable Kunze welcomed Venerable Binglan and escorted him through the West Abyss Secret Realm to the Xiyuan Clan’s central palace.
• Elder Fuluo and Elder Qi Gong gathered a thousand varieties of World Master heavenly slaves and prepared the highest-grade Heavenly Slave Banquet.
• West Abyss Venerable and Venerable Guhe greeted Venerable Binglan, who showed West Abyss Venerable more respect than he had shown Kunze.
• Venerable Binglan tasted the Xiyuan Clan’s Thousand Soul Drunk, then stopped West Abyss Venerable from starting the banquet to discuss his purpose.
• Venerable Binglan asked the Xiyuan Clan to use its local connections to find Special Life forms with the highest possible Gene Multipliers.

Venerable Binglan reviewed the Xiyuan Clan’s star charts while seeking high-multiplier Special Life forms for the God Devouring Wolf Clan’s Divine Lord, and asked the clan’s three Venerables to help capture Qu Luo if the search failed. After agreeing to assist, the group shared a Heavenly Slave Banquet, whose final dish left Venerable Binglan enthralled.

• West Abyss Venerable had Star Official Chang Mo bring the latest star chart, and Venerable Binglan selected more than a hundred locations to investigate.
• Venerable Guhe told Venerable Binglan that the Xiyuan Clan’s captured Energy Giant Whale had died and possessed a fiftyfold genetic body.
• Venerable Binglan asked the three Xiyuan Clan Venerables to help capture Qu Luo if the other locations yielded nothing.
• West Abyss Venerable questioned Venerable Binglan about rumors of a Monster Race Immortal who had become a Universe Master, and Venerable Binglan revealed that the God Devouring Wolf Clan’s Divine Lord was his patron.
• West Abyss Venerable agreed to assign Xiyuan Clan Immortals to search the selected locations, and Venerable Binglan agreed to head for Qu Luo Pasture if the search found nothing.
• Venerable Binglan ate the forty-nine-course Heavenly Slave Banquet and praised the Heavenly Venerable Unchanging Broth as the finest meal he had ever tasted.

Xu Yang traveled to the Huo Yang Forbidden Zone to demand access to the Huo Yang Clan’s collection of books. As the clan’s three Venerables welcomed him, he also began considering whether he could prevent Luo Feng from rising to rival him.

• Xu Yang dismissed concerns about news of his strength spreading and journeyed alone to the Greedy Wind Star Sector on the Jade Shadow Flowing Light Blade.
• While admiring the Sunken Gold River, Xu Yang remembered the World Beasts and decided to test whether he could disrupt Luo Feng’s future rise.
• Xu Yang arrived at the Huo Yang Forbidden Zone and summoned Calamity, Tian Huo, and Disaster before him.
• Xu Yang asked the three Venerables to lend him books from the Huo Yang Clan’s collection, and Calamity agreed to lead him there.
• Calamity, Tian Huo, and Disaster each released a drop of crystalline, multicolored blood from their hooves.

Xu Yang entered the Huo Yang Clan’s ancient treasury, where he took stock of its abundant resources and rapidly read through its sealed library. In the final chamber, he found mysterious cubes brought back from the Universe Sea and grabbed two, reacting with shock as he touched them.

• The three demons used crystallized divine power to activate the ancient tree treasury, and Xu Yang discovered it was an empty shell with no genetic information.
• Xu Yang entered the treasury and told Calamity Lord he was short on resources, prompting Calamity Lord to let him take the Huo Yang Clan’s ordinary stored wealth.
• Xu Yang explored the library pavilion and swiftly read through its secret chambers of ancient books.
• Xu Yang reached the last chamber and learned that Lord of Huo Yang had brought its mysterious cubes back from the Universe Sea, while earlier Universe Masters had taken one each.
• Xu Yang grabbed two cubes, and his eyes widened in shock.

Xu Yang tested the mysterious cubes in the Huo Yang Clan’s chamber, took one and half the clan’s treasury, then studied the clan’s Nebula secret technique. After two thousand years of searching for its 208 celestial bodies, he reached the final one: a white dwarf on the verge of becoming a supernova.

• Xu Yang found that multiple cubes swallowed divine power and resisted being moved, while the Calamity Lord explained that only beings above the Venerable level could carry them out; Xu Yang stored one cube in a World Ring.
• Xu Yang left with the Calamity Lord, and the three Huo Yang Clan Venerables watched them depart after Xu Yang took half the clan’s treasury.
• Xu Yang traveled to a distant starry sky and used a red giant to master the first celestial body in the Nebula secret technique.
• Xu Yang searched the Demon Race Territory for two thousand years, studying celestial bodies and advancing his own secret-technique creation.
• Xu Yang reached the final celestial body, a white dwarf on the verge of exploding into a supernova, and waited to observe its transformation.