Chapter Summaries

Su Xiaobai upgraded his monster-hunting system and sent Shadow Number One to impersonate him at the Supreme Pure Yang Palace’s new disciple ceremony. Meanwhile, Gubo Nation scientists analyzed Essence Blood from the sect and discovered a shocking number of Life Universes.

• Su Xiaobai reached the Third Step Great Ancestor Grade and unlocked seven core Great Thousand Realms, five of which were attacked by Shadows.
• Su Xiaobai upgraded One-Click Auto Monster Hunting Space, doubling his Shadow army to 354,000 and expanding its coverage to nearly five hundred Great Thousand Realms.
• Su Xiaobai sent Shadow Number One, disguised perfectly as him, to the ceremony and sect trial at the Weapon Pool.
• Gubo Nation scientists completed their analysis of Empress Lingping’s Essence Blood sample and prepared to return it.
• A Gubo Nation scientist examined another Essence Blood sample and was shocked to discover twelve Life Universes.

Gubo Nation scientists discovered that Su Xiaobai’s Essence Blood belonged to a lifeform with twelve Life Universes, all Three Thousand Great Daos, and power rivaling a Second Step Great Ancestor despite being less than a hundred years old. Convinced he was a Transcendence Life, Gubo Nation’s leaders ordered infiltrators to capture him alive before the Taiya Alliance learned of him.

• Scientist Ti Xuan found twelve Life Universes in Su Xiaobai’s Essence Blood, and the other scientists verified the discovery.
• Ti Xuan revealed that Su Xiaobai had mastered all Three Thousand Great Daos, possessed countless cultivation techniques, and wielded strength rivaling a Second Step Great Ancestor despite being a Nine Tribulation Half Ancestor.
• The scientists discovered Su Xiaobai was less than a hundred years old and suspected he was a Transcendence Life.
• Gubo Nation’s highest levels discussed the chance to pursue transcendence and the risk of provoking the Taiya Alliance.
• Gubo Nation’s leaders ordered infiltrators in various sects to bring Su Xiaobai back alive.

Nearly a million new disciples gathered for the Supreme Pure Yang Palace’s induction ceremony, where they would attempt to draw weapons from the Weapon Pool. The Sect Master began unlocking it, while Su Xiaobai watched through his Shadow and considered the legendary Pure Yang Blood Sword.

• The new disciples discussed the Weapon Pool, the Pure Yang Blood Sword, and White Shadow, who had been accepted as Empress Lingping’s disciple.
• Su Xiaobai sent his Shadow to join the Nine Tribulation Half Ancestors and greeted the disciples while he examined the weapons through its eyes.
• Su Xiaobai compared the Pure Yang Blood Sword with his enhanced Black Blade, which had reached nearly +1000.
• The Ancient Ancestors criticized Empress Lingping as a teacher, while Empress Lingping sensed that White Shadow seemed different from before.
• The Sect Master welcomed the new disciples and announced that they would release their auras to see whether any Weapon Pool weapon resonated with them.
• The Sect Master began releasing the Weapon Pool’s seal and promised to suppress the weapons’ pressure, auras, and baleful energy.

Su Xiaobai joined the Supreme Pure Yang Palace’s weapon-drawing trial and released what he thought was a tiny trace of aura. It stirred every weapon in the Weapon Pool, including the Pure Yang Blood Sword, leaving the Sect Master, the Ancient Ancestors, and the disciples astonished.

• The Sect Master released the weapons from their restraints and directed the disciples to draw them out with their auras.
• The disciples drew weapons from the Weapon Pool, while Su Xiaobai watched without participating because he already had a weapon.
• Empress Lingping told Su Xiaobai to join the sect trial and demonstrate his aptitude, so he rose into the air.
• Su Xiaobai released a subtle aura across the Weapon Pool, expecting to cause little commotion.
• Every weapon began trembling and struggling to break free, and the Pure Yang Blood Sword started rising from the ground.

Su Xiaobai’s altered aura drew every weapon in the Supreme Pure Yang Palace’s Weapon Pool, including the legendary Pure Yang Blood Sword, and shocked the sect’s leaders. After the Sect Master received a report claiming Su Xiaobai had twelve Life Universes and mastered all Three Thousand Great Daos, he prepared to capture him, but the Pure Yang Ancient Venerable arrived.

• Su Xiaobai’s aura summoned every weapon in the Weapon Pool, and the Pure Yang Blood Sword circled him as if seeking to be chosen.
• Empress Ziyan marveled at Su Xiaobai’s display while Empress Lingping watched him with suspicion.
• Su Xiaobai was left dazed by the swarm of weapons, including those taken from other disciples.
• The Sect Master received a Gubo Nation laboratory report stating that Su Xiaobai had twelve Life Universes, mastered all Three Thousand Great Daos, and was not yet a hundred years old.
• The Sect Master decided to seize Su Xiaobai alive, but the Pure Yang Ancient Venerable’s laughter descended from the heavens.

Pure Yang Ancient Venerable appeared before the sect and discovered that Su Xiaobai possessed twelve Life Universes, then accepted him as his disciple. After the Ancient Venerable departed, Su Xiaobai was left wondering about the Ancient Domain.

• Pure Yang Ancient Venerable stopped time and appeared as a face in blood-red clouds above the sect.
• Pure Yang Ancient Venerable praised Su Xiaobai for drawing the Pure Yang Blood Sword and stirring the legacy weapons in the Weapon Pool.
• Pure Yang Ancient Venerable sensed Su Xiaobai's twelve Life Universes, astonishing the twelve Ancient Ancestors.
• Pure Yang Ancient Venerable accepted Su Xiaobai as his disciple and said he was currently in the Ancient Domain through a time clone.
• Pure Yang Ancient Venerable departed, and Su Xiaobai wondered what the Ancient Domain was.

After Pure Yang Ancient Venerable chose Su Xiaobai as his disciple, the Sect Master seized Su Xiaobai’s Shadow Clone and claimed he was taking it somewhere safe. Su Xiaobai watched the Sect Master travel to a remote Great Thousand Realm, where a Gubo Lifeform revealed that they planned to flee to their headquarters because the Ancient Venerable’s discovery would soon plunge the universe into war.

• Su Xiaobai prepared to offer blood to the Pure Yang Blood Sword and learn the treasures and secrets Pure Yang Ancient Venerable had left within it.
• The Sect Master blocked the sword, took Su Xiaobai’s blood, restrained his Shadow Clone, and said he would keep White Shadow safe until the Ancient Venerable returned.
• Empress Lingping questioned the Sect Master, but Empress Ziyan persuaded her that he would not harm someone chosen by Pure Yang Ancient Venerable.
• The Sect Master carried Su Xiaobai’s Shadow Clone through the black vortex and traveled to a remote Great Thousand Realm while Su Xiaobai watched.
• A Gubo Lifeform met the Sect Master and urged him to go to headquarters, warning that Pure Yang Ancient Venerable’s discovery would soon bring war across the universe.

Su Xiaobai used Number 1 Shadow to infiltrate Gubo Nation’s headquarters and let its top scientists study the Twelve Life Universes. He revealed Shadow’s true identity and power, leaving Gubo Nation’s scientists horrified to recognize the White Nation Lifeform who had attacked them.

• The Sect Master brought Number 1 Shadow through Gubo Nation’s hidden stronghold and into its vast headquarters, where scientists awaited them.
• Gubo Nation’s scientists examined Number 1 Shadow and discovered that he had no karma and possessed an astonishing array of powerful Daos and cultivation techniques.
• Su Xiaobai urged the scientists to repay his gift, then released Number 1 Shadow’s transformation and realm suppression.
• Number 1 Shadow revealed his Two-step Great Ancestor aura and transformed into Su Xiaobai’s true appearance.
• The scientists and other witnesses at headquarters screamed as they recognized Su Xiaobai as the White Nation Lifeform who had slaughtered his way across Gubo Nation.

Su Xiaobai’s clones devastated Gubo Nation’s territory, and after one escaped the Sect Master’s trap, two thousand clones appeared inside Gubo Nation Headquarters. They slaughtered the core members and began plundering the headquarters’ immense stores of wealth and specimens.

• Su Xiaobai’s clones swept through Gubo Nation’s realms, destroying sects without Great Ancestor Grade guardians and evading capture.
• The Gubo Lifeforms discovered Su Xiaobai had Twelve Life Universes and resolved to capture him for information.
• The Sect Master used time and space to seal White Shadow, but Number One Shadow vanished, and the Ancient Ancestors could not trace him through causality.
• Two thousand Second Step Great Ancestor Grade clones appeared in the Gubo Nation Headquarters cultivation area and launched an indiscriminate slaughter.
• Su Xiaobai celebrated the wealth and specimens he found as his clones killed the headquarters’ core members, terrifying its overseers and Ancient Grade beings.

Shadow No. 2 inherited the Pure Yang Blood Sword and uncovered the enormous wealth and Ancient Domain intelligence left by Pure Yang Ancient Venerable. With the Universe Genius Battle a year and a half away, Su Xiaobai began spending the Cosmic Gold to upgrade his system.

• Shadow No. 2 accepted the Pure Yang Blood Sword and found ten thousand kilograms of Cosmic Gold, cultivation techniques, and other treasures inside it.
• Pure Yang Ancient Venerable revealed that the Ancient Domain was a perilous independent space containing powerful enemies, deadly hazards, and Ancient Grade treasures.
• Su Xiaobai learned that the Universe Genius Battle would take place on the outskirts of the Ancient Domain in a year and a half.
• Su Xiaobai planned to grow stronger by using the system to plunder wealth and upgrade, while Shadow No. 2 transferred the sword's treasures to him.
• Su Xiaobai began upgrading his system functions by consuming the Cosmic Gold.

Su Xiaobai’s system upgrades strengthened cultivation-technique enlightenment and reduced Shadow cooldowns, letting him expand his Shadow Legion and raid more than a thousand Great Thousand Realms. A year and a half later, his daily Cosmic Gold income had climbed to nearly two hundred kilograms while he played with his daughter, Tantai Bai.

• Su Xiaobai unlocked a second cultivation-technique enlightenment slot and planned to use the Three Thousand Great Daos to strengthen his techniques.
• The system halved the cooldowns for Shadow Alchemy, Shadow Enhancement, and Shadow Synthesis, so Su Xiaobai synthesized one thousand Red-Gold Shadows from one hundred thousand new Shadows.
• Su Xiaobai sent squads of Red-Gold Shadows and older Shadows to spread through the core Great Thousand Realms.
• Empress Lingping sensed that the gap between her and White Shadow was shrinking, then focused on recovering her strength.
• Over a year and a half, Su Xiaobai’s Shadows devastated more than a thousand Great Thousand Realms while his daily income rose to nearly two hundred kilograms of Cosmic Gold.

Su Xiaobai upgraded his system functions, doubled his Shadow army, and synthesized his first Ancient Grade Cultivation Technique. When he tried to examine it, its immense power nearly destroyed his body, leaving him to realize he could not withstand it until he reached Ancient Ancestor.

• Su Xiaobai spent vast amounts of Cosmic Gold to unlock [Shadow Explosion], increasing his Shadow Quantity from 360,000 to 720,000 and accelerating Shadow synthesis.
• Su Xiaobai's Black Blade · Shadow reached nearly +2,000 Enhancement, while his system unlocked [Technique Epiphany], [Dao of Scrutiny], and [Instant Cultivation 2].
• Su Xiaobai upgraded the One-Click Synthesis Space and synthesized the Ancient Grade Cultivation Technique 'Ancient Zhena Dark Hell Canon' after collecting enough Ancestor Cosmos Grade Cultivation Techniques.
• Su Xiaobai took out the Ancient Grade technique, but its force nearly tore his body apart, so he quickly put it away and concluded that he needed to reach Ancient Ancestor to withstand it.

Su Xiaobai used his Shadow Clones’ vast intelligence network to learn about powerful competitors preparing for the Universe Genius Battle and the Supreme Pure Yang Palace Sect Master’s disappearance. Pure Yang Ancient Venerable appeared furious and ordered the sect to find the Sect Master and kill him without mercy.

• Su Xiaobai’s strength and Shadow Clones grew powerful enough to threaten Great Ancestors far above his apparent realm, while the clones gathered intelligence across many Great Thousand Realms.
• Su Xiaobai learned that Emperor Ancestor Wu Yan, Hao Miao Emperor Ancestor, Thunder Devouring Ancient Ancestor, and other prodigies had emerged or were emerging for the Universe Genius Battle.
• Su Xiaobai learned that the Supreme Pure Yang Palace Sect Master had vanished after taking his Shadow Clone away a year and a half earlier.
• Pure Yang Ancient Venerable’s temporal clone appeared above the sect and questioned the twelve Hall Ancestors about White Shadow and the Sect Master.
• Pure Yang Ancient Venerable learned White Shadow remained in the sect and ordered everyone to search for the Sect Master, declaring that he should be killed without mercy once found.

After Pure Yang Ancient Venerable uncovered the former Sect Master's betrayal and protected Su Xiaobai from rival sects, Su Xiaobai prepared to enter the Universe Genius Battle. At the Space-Time Teleportation Gate, he saw that the Supreme Pure Yang Palace had gathered its legendary prodigies for the competition.

• Pure Yang Ancient Venerable replaced the former Sect Master with Blood Net Ancient Ancestor and left Su Xiaobai a protective talisman.
• Su Xiaobai kept the truth about Gubo Nation's infiltration secret and continued hiding his true body while Ancient Grades tried to recruit him.
• Pure Yang Ancient Venerable intercepted the visiting Ancient Venerable clones, and Su Xiaobai prepared to depart for the Universe Genius Battle.
• Empress Lingping summoned White Shadow to the Space-Time Teleportation Gate, where Su Xiaobai spotted Emperor Ancestor Yanmo and other legendary Supreme Pure Yang Palace geniuses.

Su Xiaobai joined more than a thousand Supreme Pure Yang Palace disciples boarding a heavily protected Space-Time Boat bound for the Great Thousand Taiya Ancient Realm. As the journey began, he learned that the realm was the Taiya Universe’s heartland and the birthplace of its first Ancient Grade existence.

• The Palace’s monstrous geniuses discussed Su Xiaobai’s twelve Life Universes and his status as Pure Yang Ancient Venerable’s disciple.
• Ten Ancient Ancestors gathered, and Mizhan Ancient Ancestor announced that they would escort the participating disciples to the Great Thousand Taiya Ancient Realm.
• Mizhan Ancient Ancestor explained that the realm was the universe’s core and birthplace of the first Ancient Grade existence, Taiya Ancient Venerable, who opened the path to the Ancient Domain.
• Mizhan Ancient Ancestor summoned a powerful Space-Time Boat, and Su Xiaobai and the other participating disciples boarded it.
• The Space-Time Teleportation Gate shone brightly, and the Space-Time Boat disappeared.

Su Xiaobai and the Supreme Pure Yang Palace arrived at the Great Thousand Taiya Ancient Realm, where he learned how exceptionally powerful the Universe Genius Battle contestants were. Mizhan Ancient Ancestor explained the standards and introduced several leading contenders, leaving Su Xiaobai aware of how difficult it would be to place highly.

• Su Xiaobai and the Supreme Pure Yang Palace reached the Great Thousand Taiya Ancient Realm after a half-month journey escorted by ten Ancient Ancestors.
• Emperor Ancestor Moqing nearly crushed Thunder Illusion Emperor Ancestor in a friendly match, revealing the gap between the palace’s experts and the realm’s strongest geniuses.
• Su Xiaobai assessed the formidable contestants and concluded that Thunder Illusion Emperor Ancestor, Emperor Ancestor Yanmo, and others likely would not reach the top thousand.
• Mizhan Ancient Ancestor explained that top-ten contenders needed to reach the Ten-Step Ancient Ancestor realm while still at the Ten-Step Emperor Ancestor realm and be capable of challenging the Ancient Grade.
• Mizhan Ancient Ancestor described Emperor Yi Emperor Ancestor, who had killed a Nine-Step Ancient Ancestor and declared his intention to compete for first place, and Emperor Ancestor Mo Tong, whose Cosmic Chaos Beast bloodline gave him exceptional powers.

Su Xiaobai and the assembled geniuses witnessed three Ancient Overlords arrive as avatars and open a rift from the Taiya Universe. The Ancient Domain appeared beyond the rift, where the story left the gathered disciples poised to enter.

• Mizhan Ancient Ancestor introduced the exceptional geniuses gathered for the Universe Genius Battle.
• Three Ancient Overlords appeared, and Mizhan Ancient Ancestor identified them as Xuan Dao Chi Xiao Overlord, Tian Huo Yun Jie Overlord Emperor, and Jiu Dao Lun Hui Overlord Lord.
• The disciples reacted with awe as they learned that the Hundred Epoch Overlords far surpassed Ancient Venerables.
• Su Xiaobai asked the system to inspect the Overlords’ Great Daos, but One-Click Enlightenment Space lacked the required level.
• The three Overlords pointed in the same direction and tore open a colossal rift, revealing the Ancient Domain beyond it.

Su Xiaobai learned the rules and rewards of the Cosmic Genius War, which would take the participants into the Ancient Domain for a year before sending those on the Ancient Domain Inheritance Platform to the Final Battleground. He resolved to grow stronger, claim a place on the platform, and treat the other geniuses as enemies.

• A rift opened across the Taiya Universe, revealing the Ancient Domain and shocking the watching powerhouses and geniuses.
• The three Ancient Overlords announced that participants had one year to find and defend the Ancient Domain Inheritance Platform, then would face Ancient Domain Life in the Final Battleground.
• Su Xiaobai planned to evolve his system with Cosmic Gold, seize territory to build wealth, and fight for the Inheritance Platform.
• The Ancient Overlords announced Cosmic Gold and cultivation technique rewards for the top-ranked participants, based on the killing aura they accumulated.
• Su Xiaobai prepared to fight alone and viewed the other geniuses as targets to kill and plunder in the Ancient Domain.

Su Xiaobai entered the Ancient Domain battlefield as the Cosmic Genius War began, planning to eliminate weaker contestants and claim their resources to upgrade his system. His No. 2 clone crossed the cosmic crack and lost consciousness in the passage, while Su Xiaobai secretly observed and recorded what happened.

• Xuan Dao Chi Xiao Overlord and Tian Huo Yun Jie Overlord warned the contestants not to leave the Ancient Domain’s Protection Zone or face a Great Terror.
• Su Xiaobai planned to hunt the weaker contestants first, take their treasures and Cosmic Gold, and use the gains to upgrade his system.
• Xuan Dao Chi Xiao Overlord declared the Cosmic Genius War begun, and the contestants streamed through the cosmic crack after Mizhan Ancient Ancestor urged his disciples to be careful.
• After entering the crack, Su Xiaobai noticed other contestants watching him because of reports about the Twelve Life Universes.
• Su Xiaobai sent his No. 2 clone into the passage and used the Great Dao of Time and Space to trace and record what happened while the clone’s senses were disabled.
• Su Xiaobai confirmed that Erase Karma prevented even the Ancient Overlords from tracing his clones through karma.

Su Xiaobai entered the Ancient Domain and encountered Emperor Ancestor Huoyun, who attacked him after learning he possessed the Twelve Life Universes. Huoyun reduced Shadow No. 2 to ashes, but Su Xiaobai restored him, leaving Huoyun preparing to strike again.

• Shadow No. 2 emerged into the vast, desolate Ancient Domain, and Su Xiaobai judged that finding the others should come before searching for the inheritance platform.
• Emperor Ancestor Huoyun appeared before Shadow No. 2 and recognized him as the possessor of the Twelve Life Universes.
• Huoyun revealed Seven-Step Great Ancestor strength and attacked Shadow No. 2 with a colossal flaming blade, reducing him to ashes.
• Su Xiaobai restored Shadow No. 2, and Huoyun realized he had survived and vowed to kill him again.