Chapter Summaries

Su Xiaobai ordered No. 2 Shadow to capture Emperor Ancestor Huoyun, and Shadow overwhelmed him with a single slash before stopping his escape. Emperor Ancestor Huoyun surrendered and began revealing what he knew about the Ancient Domain, including the Inheritance Platforms.

• Su Xiaobai empowered No. 2 Shadow with numerous techniques and ordered him to capture Emperor Ancestor Huoyun alive.
• No. 2 Shadow drew the Black Blade and shattered Emperor Ancestor Huoyun’s attack and Ancestor Body with one slash.
• Emperor Ancestor Huoyun tried to flee, but No. 2 Shadow caught up and struck him again, leaving him badly damaged.
• Emperor Ancestor Huoyun begged for his life, and No. 2 Shadow demanded all his information about the Ancient Domain.
• Emperor Ancestor Huoyun said the geniuses had been transported near the region’s center, while most Inheritance Platforms lay at its edges, and each platform could transport at most ten people at a time.

Emperor Ancestor Huoyun explained that geniuses crossing the Outer Area would face powerful Fierce Beasts and could instead profit by robbing weaker participants and searching for abandoned treasures. Su Xiaobai realized his Shadow could risk death without lasting consequences and planned to hunt the beasts for their valuable corpses.

• Emperor Ancestor Huoyun told Su Xiaobai that powerful Fierce Beasts guarded the route to the Ancient Domain Inheritance Platform and that he had been eliminated by them in the previous war.
• Emperor Ancestor Huoyun explained that many super-sect geniuses avoided the beasts and sought treasures and loot from weaker geniuses instead.
• Emperor Ancestor Huoyun described the Outer Area's hidden treasures and clarified that the Final Battleground was the Ancient Domain's true, more dangerous form.
• Su Xiaobai recognized that his Shadow's ability to return after death let him take risks that other geniuses could not.
• Su Xiaobai decided he could hunt Ancient Ancestor Grade Fierce Beasts and recycle their corpses for wealth.

Su Xiaobai learned that super sects had issued kill orders against Twelve Life Universe geniuses, then sent his elite Shadows to hunt Great Ancestor Grade opponents near the outskirts. After a month of ambushes and counterattacks, he had grown from Four-Step to Seven-Step Great Ancestor strength.

• Su Xiaobai questioned Emperor Ancestor Huoyun about the attack, learned of the super sects’ kill orders, and killed him.
• Su Xiaobai gathered thousands of Golden and Red-Gold Shadows and ordered them to kill any Great Ancestor Grade prodigies they encountered.
• Shadow No. 1 survived repeated assassinations, including Catastrophe Emperor Ancestor’s attack, and Su Xiaobai’s Shadows wiped out the attacker’s companions.
• Su Xiaobai’s Shadows counter-killed the many geniuses who ambushed them, while avoiding opponents with Ancient Ancestor Grade strength.
• Su Xiaobai used the spoils from the month of slaughter to rise from Four-Step to Seven-Step Great Ancestor strength.

Su Xiaobai slaughtered sects and prodigies across the Ancient Domain, growing strong enough that only an Ancient Ancestor Grade monster could threaten him. After one of his Shadows discovered an Ancient Ruin, he arrived to find Ancient Ancestor Grade geniuses fighting to claim it while Great Ancestor Grade experts battled over the fallen prodigies’ treasures.

• Su Xiaobai killed more than a thousand sects in a month, gaining treasures and Cosmic Gold by recycling their bodies.
• Ten-Step Great Ancestor prodigies tried to kill Su Xiaobai, but his self-detonating Shadows overwhelmed and killed them.
• A Shadow discovered an Ancient Ruin near the outer region, and Su Xiaobai switched places with his avatar to reach it.
• Su Xiaobai watched Ancient Ancestor Grade geniuses battle around the Ruin, which remained unmoved despite their attacks.
• Great Ancestor Grade experts fought and died trying to seize the Summoning Rings and treasures from fallen Ancient Ancestor Grade prodigies.

Su Xiaobai watched Great Ancestor Grade prodigies slaughter one another over an Ancient Ancestor Grade corpse and its treasures. When Heaven Seizing Emperor Ancestor seized the battlefield and claimed the spoils, Su Xiaobai finally attacked with Black Blade · Shadow.

• Su Xiaobai held back while Great Ancestor Grades fought over the Ancient Ancestor Grade corpses, Summoning Rings, and treasures.
• Shadow No. 2 used Dao of Scrutiny to assess the fighters, while Su Xiaobai studied their abilities and tactics.
• Heaven Seizing Emperor Ancestor entered the battle, killed Demon Slaying Emperor Ancestor and Dawn Emperor Ancestor, and drove off the remaining challengers.
• Heaven Seizing Emperor Ancestor claimed the corpse and treasures, but Su Xiaobai struck with Black Blade · Shadow.

Su Xiaobai used Shadow to annihilate Heaven Seizing Emperor Ancestor with one saber, alarming the remaining Great Ancestors and drawing the attention of Ancient Ancestor Grade experts. After they added White Shadow to their must-kill lists, Su Xiaobai collected the fallen expert’s belongings and gained an enormous amount of Cosmic Gold.

• Su Xiaobai unleashed a saber strike that overwhelmed Heaven Seizing Emperor Ancestor’s defenses and erased him.
• The Great Ancestors who had not fought retreated after witnessing the Nine-Step Great Ancestor’s death.
• Ancient Ancestor Grade experts recognized White Shadow as the genius with Twelve Life Universes and added him to their must-kill lists.
• The Ancient Ancestor Grade experts turned back to the chaotic battle as the Ancient Ruin prepared to open.
• Su Xiaobai collected Heaven Seizing Emperor Ancestor’s corpse, Summoning Ring, and seized treasure, then exchanged them through the One-Click Recycling System for an unprecedented amount of Cosmic Gold.

After looting an Ancient Ancestor Grade Summoning Ring, Su Xiaobai upgraded all his functions, synthesized a second Ancient Grade Cultivation Technique, and broke through to Eight-Step Great Ancestor. His rise alarmed the other Great Ancestor Grades, who joined forces against him, but he turned the Ancient Ruin’s outer region into a one-sided slaughter.

• Su Xiaobai used his new wealth to upgrade every system function by five grades and unlocked three enhanced functions.
• Su Xiaobai synthesized the Ancient Grade Cultivation Technique 'Ancient Profound Mystery Annihilation Spirit Dao Unparalleled Demon-Sealing Art' but did not dare cultivate it.
• After placing an Ancestor Cosmos Grade Cultivation Technique in the improved training space, Su Xiaobai advanced from Seven-Step Great Ancestor Grade to Eight-Step Great Ancestor.
• The Great Ancestor Grades recognized Su Xiaobai’s threat and joined forces to attack him.
• Shadow No. 2 wielded the Black Blade · Shadow as Su Xiaobai slaughtered the Great Ancestor Grades across the outer region of the Ancient Ruin.

Su Xiaobai slaughtered the Great Ancestors gathered around the Ancient Ruin, turning their deaths and treasures into Cosmic Gold as he accelerated his plans to upgrade and reach the Ancient Ancestor Grade. The Ancient Ancestor Grades noticed the massacre, but Burning Soul Emperor Ancestor could not save Dragon Flood Emperor Ancestor from Su Xiaobai’s blade.

• Su Xiaobai cut through the Great Ancestors surrounding the Ancient Ruin, killing them with the Black Blade and No. 2’s clone while the system recycled their corpses and techniques.
• Su Xiaobai watched his Cosmic Gold soar and moved up his plan to upgrade and attempt a breakthrough to the Ancient Ancestor Grade.
• The Ancient Ancestor Grades sensed their fellow disciples dying in rapid succession and looked toward the Ancient Ruin, where most of the surrounding Great Ancestors had become corpses.
• Burning Soul Emperor Ancestor recognized Su Xiaobai’s strength after seeing him kill a Seven-Step Great Ancestor with one slash.
• Dragon Flood Emperor Ancestor begged Burning Soul Emperor Ancestor to save him, but Su Xiaobai cut him in half and absorbed his corpse before Burning Soul could act.

Su Xiaobai slaughtered Great Ancestor Grade experts near the Ancient Ruin, survived Burning Soul Emperor Ancestor’s attack through his clone, and retreated after recognizing the danger of Ancient Ancestor Grade opponents. As he watched the experts struggle to open the ruin, four figures from Supreme Pure Yang Palace appeared and killed a newly ascended Ancient Ancestor Grade prodigy.

• White Shadow killed Dragon Flood Emperor Ancestor and continued harvesting Great Ancestor Grade experts, angering Burning Soul Emperor Ancestor.
• Burning Soul Emperor Ancestor struck White Shadow with a palm that turned him to ashes, but Shadow No. 2 reappeared elsewhere because Su Xiaobai had entered the Ancient Domain with a clone.
• Su Xiaobai killed two Three-Step Great Ancestor Grade experts, then withdrew from Burning Soul Emperor Ancestor and transferred Shadow No. 2 to another battlefield.
• Su Xiaobai observed the brutal melee and the Ancient Ancestor Grade experts probing the Ancient Ruin’s stone gate, concluding that its treasures could include Ancient Grade items.
• Four figures bearing the aura of Supreme Pure Yang Palace arrived and killed a prodigy who had just entered the Ancient Ancestor Grade, then took his Summoning Ring.

Su Xiaobai watched a Supreme Pure Yang Palace team swiftly kill the isolated Emperor Ancestor Xifeng and learned from their coordinated tactics. After greeting the four disciples and joining them, he was caught off guard when Azure Thunder Emperor Ancestor suddenly turned hostile.

• Su Xiaobai observed Magic Rhinoceros Emperor Ancestor, Jade Sun Emperor Ancestor, Azure Thunder Emperor Ancestor, and Lantern Emperor Ancestor coordinate their roles as a team.
• The four disciples surrounded Emperor Ancestor Xifeng and killed him before he could counterattack.
• Su Xiaobai studied their fast, coordinated assault and considered how his clones could use similar tactics.
• Su Xiaobai approached the four disciples, who recognized his progress to the Seven-Step Great Ancestor Grade, and greeted them.
• Azure Thunder Emperor Ancestor abruptly turned sinister and unleashed the full might of a One-Step Ancient Ancestor.

Thunder Snake Emperor Ancestor revealed that he had replaced Azure Thunder Emperor Ancestor and attacked White Shadow to complete a mission from the Gubo Nation. After Thunder Snake overwhelmed his former teammates, White Shadow’s clones surrounded him and began detonating.

• Thunder Snake Emperor Ancestor killed White Shadow’s body with a surprise strike and revealed his identity as a Gubo Nation infiltrator who had replaced Azure Thunder Emperor Ancestor.
• Thunder Snake Emperor Ancestor explained that he had fused with Azure Thunder Emperor Ancestor more than two hundred years earlier and had hunted White Shadow for the reward and a Nine-Step Ancient Ancestor’s instruction.
• Magic Rhinoceros Emperor Ancestor attacked Thunder Snake Emperor Ancestor while Lantern Emperor Ancestor formed a formation and Jade Sun Emperor Ancestor reinforced their defenses.
• Thunder Snake Emperor Ancestor used the Ancient Six Evil Thunder Dragon Fang to badly injure all three Emperor Ancestors and reveal his peak One-Step Ancient Ancestor strength.
• Magic Rhinoceros Emperor Ancestor fled with Lantern Emperor Ancestor and Jade Sun Emperor Ancestor, but White Shadow’s clones appeared around Thunder Snake Emperor Ancestor and began a chain of self-detonations.

Su Xiaobai used endlessly regenerating Red-Gold Shadows to bombard Thunder Snake Emperor Ancestor, an infiltrator from Gubo Nation, with repeated self-destructions. When Thunder Snake Emperor Ancestor tried to flee, Su Xiaobai revealed his true body, giving his enemy the chance to identify him.

• Thunder Snake Emperor Ancestor restrained some of Su Xiaobai’s Shadows, but others broke free and self-destructed, sending him flying.
• Su Xiaobai unleashed thousands of regenerating Shadows, forcing Thunder Snake Emperor Ancestor to defend against a relentless barrage.
• The explosions shattered nearby Great Ancestor Grade experts and alarmed observers, while Thunder Snake Emperor Ancestor’s accumulated damage continued to rise.
• Thunder Snake Emperor Ancestor decided to flee, but Su Xiaobai surveyed the surrounding area and replaced a clone with his true body.
• Thunder Snake Emperor Ancestor recognized Su Xiaobai’s true body and rejoiced at the chance to capture the source of Gubo Nation’s losses.

Su Xiaobai used tens of thousands of empowered shadows to enter the One-Step Ancient Ancestor realm and challenged Thunder Snake Emperor Ancestor. Their battle escalated as both unleashed their strongest powers, leaving Su Xiaobai’s saber clashing with Thunder Snake Emperor Ancestor’s Demon Breaking Sword Intent.

• Thunder Snake Emperor Ancestor attacked Su Xiaobai, but Su Xiaobai recalled his shadows and combined their power to reach the One-Step Ancient Ancestor realm.
• Su Xiaobai cut apart Thunder Snake Emperor Ancestor’s palm attack with Black Blade and the Great Dao of Annihilation, shocking his opponent.
• Thunder Snake Emperor Ancestor unleashed the Thunder Prison Demon Suppressing Technique and created a vast sea of thunder, but Su Xiaobai entered it unharmed and tempered Black Blade with thunder.
• Thunder Snake Emperor Ancestor burned his body and Essence Blood to raise his strength, while Su Xiaobai activated several cultivation techniques to reach the peak of the One-Step Ancient Ancestor realm.
• Su Xiaobai crossed the sea of thunder and struck with Black Blade as Thunder Snake Emperor Ancestor countered with Six Evil Thunder Dragon Fang and the Demon Breaking Sword Intent.

Su Xiaobai fought Thunder Snake Emperor Ancestor with his blade, soul techniques, and the Great Daos, gradually overpowering him until he fled. Su Xiaobai caught up and unleashed a decisive strike empowered by two hundred Ancestor Cosmos Grade cultivation techniques, leaving the battle's outcome unresolved.

• Su Xiaobai's opening slash wounded Thunder Snake Emperor Ancestor, who erupted with blood mist and continued fighting.
• Su Xiaobai attacked Thunder Snake Emperor Ancestor's soul, shattering his Soul Suppressing Lock and terrifying him.
• Su Xiaobai used the Great Dao of Desolation and the Great Samsara to drain and transform Thunder Snake Emperor Ancestor's thunder power.
• Thunder Snake Emperor Ancestor ignited his Essence Blood and fled, but Su Xiaobai caught up with him across the Cosmic River.
• Su Xiaobai activated Cultivation Technique Sacrifice and swung a black blade light toward Thunder Snake Emperor Ancestor as experts at the Ancient Ruin watched.

Su Xiaobai killed Thunder Snake Emperor Ancestor and recycled his corpse and treasures, but the signal sent at the moment of the enemy’s death drew a powerful Cosmic Lifeform toward them. After treating his fellow disciples’ injuries, Su Xiaobai received a warning that the newcomer was approaching with a precise target.

• Su Xiaobai’s blade killed Thunder Snake Emperor Ancestor despite his escape, and the dying Ancestor sent a streak of white light into the cosmos.
• Su Xiaobai recycled Thunder Snake Emperor Ancestor’s corpse and treasures for 20,000 kilograms of Cosmic Gold, but found he could not afford another system upgrade.
• Su Xiaobai assessed the risks of fighting Ancient Ancestor Grade opponents and decided to heal Jade Sun Emperor Ancestor before Magic Rhinoceros Emperor Ancestor.
• Su Xiaobai worried that Thunder Snake Emperor Ancestor’s final streak of light had acted as a signal to Gubo Nation.
• The Shadows warned Su Xiaobai that a powerful Cosmic Lifeform was approaching with a precise target.

Su Xiaobai waited for Gubo Nation reinforcements and confronted Platinum Emperor Ancestor, an infiltrator from the Supreme Pure Yang Palace. After revealing strength equal to a One-Step Ancient Ancestor, Su Xiaobai struck Platinum Emperor Ancestor as he fled, leaving him badly wounded.

• Su Xiaobai recuperated in his Internal Universe and waited for reinforcements summoned by Thunder Snake Emperor Ancestor.
• Platinum Emperor Ancestor arrived at the Ancient Ruin, and Shadow No. 2 recognized him as another infiltrator.
• Su Xiaobai revealed himself as White Shadow, but Platinum Emperor Ancestor turned to leave so he could report the news to Gubo Nation.
• Su Xiaobai blocked Platinum Emperor Ancestor and unleashed his full strength, reaching power comparable to a One-Step Ancient Ancestor.
• Platinum Emperor Ancestor fled on his giant sword, but Su Xiaobai pursued him and slashed away his left shoulder, damaging his body by seventeen percent.

Su Xiaobai overwhelmed Platinum Emperor Ancestor with three devastating blade strikes, then pressed his advantage as Platinum Emperor Ancestor brought out three Ancient Ancestor Grade treasures. Onlookers began eyeing the battle, which left Su Xiaobai and Platinum Emperor Ancestor locked in a desperate fight.

• Platinum Emperor Ancestor sacrificed his cultivation to strengthen his Star River Sword Dao and attack Su Xiaobai head-on.
• Su Xiaobai unleashed three blades that broke through Platinum Emperor Ancestor’s sword intent and badly damaged his body.
• Platinum Emperor Ancestor realized he could not escape and brought out the Sky Peeping Bronze Mirror, Dao Slaying Xuan Dragon Sword, and Great Dream Three Thousand Gauze.
• Su Xiaobai attacked through the treasures with his Black Blade, while Platinum Emperor Ancestor struggled to defend himself.
• Great Ancestor Grade observers recognized White Shadow as Su Xiaobai and began considering taking advantage of the battle.

Su Xiaobai defeated Platinum Emperor Ancestor, recovered his treasures and information about Ancient Ruins, and used the Cosmic Gold to upgrade his Shadow network. Back in the Internal Universe, he promised Tantai Bai that she would see Empress Lingping soon and set his sights on reaching the Ancient Grade.

• Su Xiaobai trapped Platinum Emperor Ancestor with his clones and the Great Dao of Time and Space, then killed him before he could self-detonate.
• Su Xiaobai recovered Platinum Emperor Ancestor's corpse and treasures, gaining thirty thousand kilograms of Cosmic Gold and the locations of several Ancient Ruins.
• Su Xiaobai sent nearby Shadows to the Ancient Ruins and planned to target other Ancient Ancestor Grade geniuses responding to Thunder Snake Emperor Ancestor's distress signal.
• Su Xiaobai spent nearly all his Cosmic Gold upgrading One-Click Auto Monster Hunting, doubling his commandable Shadows to one million four hundred and eighty thousand.
• In the Internal Universe, Su Xiaobai reassured Tantai Bai that she would see Empress Lingping soon and told Su Ling'er he intended to reach the Ancient Grade.

Su Xiaobai’s clones plundered Ancient Ruins while he waited to ambush more reinforcements from Gubo Nation. When Emperor Ancestor Yanmo and other powerful figures arrived to investigate Thunder Snake Emperor Ancestor’s death, Su Xiaobai discovered that Gubo Nation had infiltrated super sects throughout Taiya Universe.

• Number Three, Number Five, and the Red-Gold Shadows plundered low-grade Great Ancestors and gathered three thousand kilograms of Cosmic Gold in three days.
• Su Xiaobai waited at an Ancient Ruin, hoping to ambush incoming Ancient Ancestor Grade experts, but retreated when Emperor Ancestor Yanmo arrived.
• Emperor Ancestor Yanmo examined the saber marks and suspected that they were connected to Thunder Snake Emperor Ancestor and Platinum Emperor Ancestor’s deaths.
• More Ancient Ancestor Grade experts arrived and learned that Thunder Snake Emperor Ancestor had signaled that an enemy from Gubo Nation attacked him.
• Su Xiaobai used his clones to identify the newcomers as Gubo Nation infiltrators from several Taiya Universe super sects.

Over six months, Su Xiaobai grew to Ten-Step Great Ancestor Grade strength by hunting cultivators in the Ancient Ruin, while his shadows became capable of killing One-Step Ancient Ancestors. As his targets withdrew or gathered around Inheritance Platforms and his gains dwindled, he faced a system upgrade he could no longer afford and felt unable to advance.

• Su Xiaobai swept the Ancient Ruin with his shadows, killing Great Ancestor Grade cultivators and occasionally catching isolated low-level Ancient Ancestors off guard.
• Su Xiaobai used his accumulated treasures to upgrade the system, raising his true strength to Ten-Step Great Ancestor Grade and enabling his shadows to kill One-Step Ancient Ancestors together.
• Su Xiaobai learned to coordinate his shadows as a full combat team and could briefly reach Two-Step Ancient Ancestor strength by having them possess his true body.
• The Great Ancestor Grade geniuses grew wary of Su Xiaobai, withdrew, hid, or sought protection near Ancient Ancestor Grade experts gathered at the Inheritance Platforms.
• Su Xiaobai found that his daily gains had plunged and his resources were nowhere near enough for another system upgrade, leaving him worried that he could not advance fast enough.