Chapter Summaries

After Xi Shenlian freed Hesus, Hesus decided to pledge allegiance to him, assuming Xi had bought his forces to recruit him. The bootlickers also mistook Hesus’s submission for proof of Xi’s deliberate plan to win people over, leaving Xi baffled by what they thought they understood.

• Hesus reasoned that Xi Shenlian had bought his forces because he wanted to recruit him and had the confidence to do so.
• Hesus chose to submit to Xi Shenlian and promised to serve him, believing Xi’s intentions were clear.
• Xi Shenlian wondered what Hesus thought he understood and realized the man had likely imagined something strange.
• The bootlickers concluded that Xi had deliberately won Hesus’s loyalty rather than controlling him by force, then loudly claimed they understood his intentions.
• Xi Shenlian stood holding a plate and wondered what the bootlickers thought they understood.

Xi Shenlian reflected on the immense power of the Universe Battleships towing the Solar System and on how much stronger Earth’s people could become. Jialin mistook his interest in the fleet for curiosity and offered to give him some ships.

• Xi Shenlian ate while studying the Universe Battleships towing the Solar System and considered how easily they could have defeated Earth before his power was unsealed.
• Xi Shenlian judged that the people of Earth were still malnourished and had considerable potential to grow stronger.
• Xi Shenlian noted that humans from beyond Earth could be enhanced through mature modification technology.
• Jialin asked whether Xi Shenlian was curious about the Universe Battleships and offered to give him some, explaining that an Intelligent Chip could control them.

Jialin offered Xi Shenlian Universe Battleships and explained the place of fleets and equipment in the outside world's hierarchy, but he rejected the fleet as too troublesome. She also told him that Atlantis Family members who died in the prison might be resurrected if he paid to save them, leaving him surprised by the possibility.

• Jialin said fleets and Ability Armor were auxiliary tools and offered Xi Shenlian some Universe Battleships.
• Xi Shenlian rejected the fleet as too troublesome, while Jialin misunderstood and offered to arrange personnel to help him manage it.
• Jialin suggested that Hesus dismantle and study the ships, showing little respect for him as an Indigenous Lifeform from inside the prison.
• Jialin explained that Awakened stood at the top of the outside world's status hierarchy and other beings could not reach the very top.
• Jialin told Xi Shenlian that the Atlantis Family's Resurrection Authority might have been preserved, and he reacted with surprise at the possibility of bringing its dead members back.

Jialin explained that Ont Prison could revive deceased prisoners by restoring their recorded data, though the cost depended on the prisoner’s strength and was available to escaped prisoners and their descendants. Xi Shenlian then asked about immortality, and Jialin’s question revealed that the outside world had several common ways to achieve it.

• Jialin explained that Ont Prison controlled and recorded time, space, and information, making the revival of dead prisoners as easy as modifying computer data.
• Xi Shenlian recalled that Absolute First Strike had ignored the prison’s temporal restrictions when he traveled through time, and said he had little interest in reviving the dead.
• Jialin described the revival prices, which could be dozens of times the cost of purchasing a living person of the same level, and said escaped prisoners’ descendants could revive their ancestors.
• After Jialin praised the End Empire’s treatment of prisoners, Xi Shenlian asked whether immortality was common outside the prison.
• Jialin asked which kind of immortality Xi Shenlian meant, and he realized that the outside world had several ways to achieve it.

Jialin explained the flawed and flawless ways to achieve immortality, emphasizing that transforming into another life-form could cost someone the chance to become Awakened. She said Awakened could gain true eternal life through strength, with Immortal Stage beings able to resurrect even after total bodily destruction.

• Jialin described digitizing consciousness and transforming into energy or metal life-forms as ways to gain immortality, but explained their disadvantages.
• Jialin said many people would rather die than abandon their human identity as a Destined Noble Race.
• Xi Shenlian wondered whether changing life-forms removed the possibility of becoming Awakened.
• Jialin explained that Awakened could reach eternal life at the World Erosion Stage and that Immortal Stage beings could resurrect after complete bodily annihilation.

Xi Shenlian listened as Jialin explained the outside world, while Barak Weaver probed Xialade Coles about Xi’s companions and their influence. Xialade revealed that Xi’s women outranked him in status and that offending them could get him killed.

• Xi Shenlian listened to Jialin describe the outside world as Qian Shan Xuehui and the others joined them with curious questions.
• Barak Weaver remarked that Xi Shenlian had many companions, and Xialade Coles said Xi had more than ten girlfriends.
• Xialade Coles lamented Xi’s romantic pursuits, prompting Xi Shenlian to silently resent the insult to his character.
• Barak Weaver probed Xialade Coles about Xi’s close relationship with his companions, apparently seeking a way to gain Xi’s favor.
• Xialade Coles told Barak Weaver that Xi’s women had the highest status in the Solar System after Xi and warned that offending them could mean immediate death.

Xi Shenlian and his companions reached Gate No. 13 of the Stead Territory, which would take them to the Aigat Sector in their homeland, the End Empire. The gate’s inspection system recognized the Atlantis Family’s identity and granted the Solar System access to the tunnel.

• Sharad Coles reflected on how Xi Shenlian’s power and status eclipsed everyone else’s, including Sharad himself.
• Barak Weaver watched Xi Shenlian interact with Qian Shan Xuehui and the other women, puzzled by their elevated status.
• Several hours later, Xi Shenlian and the others saw the enormous Gate No. 13 at the end of the Spacetime Tunnel.
• Barak Weaver explained that the gate led to the Stead Territory’s Aigat Sector and that officials would guide and inspect incoming traffic.
• The gate scanned the Solar System, detected the Atlantis Family’s identity system, confirmed its identity, and granted tunnel access.

After arriving in Stead Territory, Xi Shenlian learned that the Atlantis Family’s former territory remained unclaimed and decided to buy it without taking out a loan. The group then took in the overwhelming sights and strange lifeforms of the territory’s enormous spaceport.

• Barack Weaver explained that the Atlantis Family’s identity authentication system could let Xi Shenlian legally purchase territory in Stead Territory.
• Barack Weaver suggested that Xi Shenlian buy the Atlantis Family’s former territory, which had remained unclaimed because the family was imprisoned rather than wiped out.
• Xi Shenlian declined Barack Weaver’s loan offer and decided to buy the territory directly as a piece of land with commemorative value.
• Xi Shenlian and the people from Earth surveyed the vast spaceport, where enormous ships and countless lifeforms traveled through the starry sky.
• Several Earthlings were alarmed when a gigantic creature covered in abscesses and fleshy tumors flew past them.

Barack Weaver explained the dangers of powerful Unknown Lifeforms and the three ways Xi Shenlian’s group could establish themselves in Stead Territory. Xi Shenlian chose to activate the Atlantis Family Identity Authentication System so the Solar System could secure a permanent foothold, and Barack Weaver offered to take them to register.

• Barack Weaver explained that some powerful Lifeforms could distort their surroundings and perceptions, warning Xi Shenlian’s group not to underestimate them.
• Xi Shenlian’s companions understood that the Unknown Lifeform had interfered with their senses, while Qian Shan Xuehui warned Xi Shenlian not to provoke other Unknown Lifeforms.
• Barack Weaver described the three residency options in Stead Territory, including activating the Atlantis Family Identity Authentication System to gain the right to purchase land.
• Xi Shenlian chose the third option to secure a foothold for the Solar System, and Barack Weaver offered to take the group to activate the system.

Xi Shenlian activated a used Family Identity Authentication System and learned that its data readings could not measure his true strength. As his group traveled toward the former Atlantis Family site, another Ascended Stage Awakened took a turn trying to win his favor.

• A luminous humanoid warned Xi Shenlian and the others that the used Family Identity Authentication System required a strong causal connection to its previous activator, then charged an activation fee.
• Xi Shenlian paid instantly through an information flow and received a black sheet that would bind the system after he supplied mental power.
• After Xi Shenlian and the others left, the luminous humanoid examined the sheet’s data, was shocked by Xi Shenlian’s strength, and decided to report it.
• Xi Shenlian ignored Absolute First Strike’s warnings and reflected that he was deliberately remaining at the Hegemonic Stage despite having enough experience to advance.
• An Ascended Stage Awakened told Xi Shenlian that they would reach the former site of the Atlantis Family in twenty minutes, then began trying to win his favor.

Xi Shenlian arrived in the former territory of the Atlantis Family and found it filled with factions, criminals, refugees, and armed conflicts rather than empty wasteland. He activated the territory’s Light of Certification, causing many outsiders to flee while those who remained considered their next move.

• Barak Weaver explained that the Atlantis Family had once ruled the region and commanded hundreds of Ascended Stage Awakened.
• Xi Shenlian surveyed the chaotic territory and saw black-market activity, interstellar refugees, and armed groups destroying planets.
• Xi Shenlian raised a golden crystal and activated the territory, sending golden veins and a thunderous announcement throughout the region.
• Powerful factions and black-market operators fled after realizing the territory now had an owner.
• The Planetary Ruler of a distant prosperous planet considered pledging allegiance to Xi Shenlian and offering to guide him.

Xi Shenlian established the Purple Dreamland Company’s headquarters in the former Atlantis Family territory and recruited the region’s locals as lackeys. After his subordinates reported on the new workforce, he ordered them to equip all internal Awakened with Ability Armor.

• Xi Shenlian claimed control of the territory and sent a message ordering everyone in E City to come pay their respects.
• Xi Shenlian accepted the locals who came to join the company as lackeys, while powerful outsiders fled the territory.
• Several days later, Xi Shenlian stood at the Purple Dreamland Company headquarters as his subordinates reported on the newly recruited talent and the Beast of Power repeatedly fired troublemakers.
• Xi Shenlian dismissed the report and ordered his subordinates to distribute Ability Armor to all internal Awakened.
• Xi Shenlian’s lackeys took his instruction as a sign of benevolence and praised him loudly.

Xi Shenlian’s subordinates interpreted his dismissive remarks as encouragement, while Purple Dreamland Company developed a plan to help its Awakened employees afford Ability Armor. When an employee asked what business the company should pursue, Xi Shenlian told them to pick profitable ventures themselves, leaving the staff to devise plans to keep the company running.

• Xi Shenlian’s subordinates took his insults as encouragement and became more devoted to him.
• Purple Dreamland Company’s experts proposed giving Awakened employees initial support and regular assistance so they could save for Ability Armor.
• The company began paying its employees in End Empire Universal Currency, increasing their ability to buy equipment.
• A three-faced employee asked Xi Shenlian what business Purple Dreamland Company should pursue.
• Xi Shenlian told the staff to research fast-profit businesses and choose suitable ones, so they began working on expansion plans.

Xi Shenlian struggled to find ways to lose money as Purple Dreamland Company kept receiving unexpected riches, so he considered rewarding employees for outstanding contributions. As experts argued over the company’s future business, Ye Qisao arrived with the local inhabitants’ information, and Xi Shenlian agreed to begin preparing the company’s grand opening ceremony.

• Xi Shenlian reflected that his Extra Talents made losing money nearly impossible, as unexpected treasures, resources, and talented recruits kept appearing.
• Xi Shenlian decided against raising company wages further and planned contribution-based rewards, including money, ecological planets, and regional sovereignty.
• Xi Shenlian watched company experts and pseudo-experts argue over which business Purple Dreamland Company should pursue, secretly hoping their dispute would turn into a fight.
• Ye Qisao arrived with her sisters and attendants and reported that the information on local inhabitants had been consolidated.
• Xi Shenlian agreed that Purple Dreamland Company should begin preparing its grand opening ceremony.

As Purple Dreamland Company prepared for its grand opening, Xialade Coles asked Xi Shenlian what the company would do, only to learn that Xi Shenlian had no idea. Xi Shenlian sent him to ask the assembled experts and brick experts instead.

• Various factions approached Purple Dreamland Company, hoping to connect with its two Hegemonic Stage Awakened, while Xialade Coles handled their negotiations.
• Xialade Coles asked Xi Shenlian what the company’s main business would be, explaining that visitors kept asking when it would open and what it would do.
• Xi Shenlian bluntly admitted that he did not know the company’s main business.
• Xi Shenlian pointed Xialade Coles toward the experts and brick experts who had been discussing the matter, and they answered with awkward smiles.

Ye Qisao and Xalard Coles reacted to Xi Shenlian’s plans for Purple Dreamland Company to pursue both benevolent and dangerous projects. The Ye sisters then reported that most of the territory’s inhabitants had been surveyed, but warned that hostile factions might still be entrenched in remote areas and test the company’s authority.

• Ye Qisao worried that Xi Shenlian’s interest in dangerous, technologically advanced projects could lead the company into trouble, but trusted that he knew his limits.
• Xalard Coles questioned whether the company should both make weapons and bake cakes, and Xi Shenlian declared that it would do both good and bad things.
• After Xalard Coles left, Ye Qili reported that the company had surveyed most intelligent life in its territory and that about sixty percent had agreed to join.
• Ye Qisao warned Xi Shenlian that dangerous factions might remain hidden in remote parts of the territory, hoping to exploit the new rulers’ apparent weakness.
• Ye Qisao grew solemn as she recalled that friendly factions had subtly advised the company to prepare for crises within its territory.

Ye Qisao warned Xi Shenlian about threats hidden in the territory and searched for an Ability Armor Craftsman who could equip him. Xi Shenlian dismissed her concerns and said he would deal with the troublemakers himself.

• Ye Qisao reviewed information on released prisoners and the territory’s problems, then warned Xi Shenlian that dangerous elements could evade Subordinate Authority and threaten rulers.
• Ye Qisao urged Xi Shenlian to resolve his Ability Armor problem and intensify the cleanup, while explaining that custom armor for a powerful Awakened could take a long time to make.
• Ye Qisao told Xi Shenlian that she had contacted allied factions to find an Ability Armor Craftsman who could make his armor’s core components.
• Ye Qisao worried that Xi Shenlian’s Absolute First Strike would be difficult for a craftsman to understand and equip, and noted that Xalard Coles’s Offense and Defense Integrated could also pose a challenge.
• Xi Shenlian brushed off Ye Qisao’s worries, assured her that he would get equipment, and said he would go kill the troublemakers hiding in the territory.

Xi Shenlian traveled to a hidden fortress in his newly ruled territory, eager to attack the people sheltering there. Back home, Ouin Chiyoka and the others debated whether his reckless expedition was safe, while the fortress’s inhabitants argued about fleeing or staying until Xi Shenlian arrived.

• Xi Shenlian crossed the starry sky, pleased that he could finally kill people and set fires again, and headed toward his territory’s hidden enemies.
• At home, Ouin Wanseyun reassured Ouin Chiyoka that Xi Shenlian could escape danger, while Ouin Chiyoka worried that he had gone without Ability Armor.
• Huan Yue Meiying and Xing Daosi Zhenyue argued that Xi Shenlian was strong enough to investigate his territory, while others disagreed about how cautiously he should act.
• At a concealed metal fortress, several hundred people argued over whether to flee from the new Ruler or remain and profit longer.
• Xi Shenlian arrived on the planet where the fortress was hidden.

Xi Shenlian discovered that a barren planet concealed a powerful fortress and shattered the planet to expose it. The base’s defenders recognized him, realized they could not match his speed, and found their escape devices had failed, leaving them to face him.

• Xi Shenlian sensed that the planet likely served as the control center for nearby hidden bases.
• Xi Shenlian sliced the fifty-thousand-kilometer planet into pieces, revealing a metal fortress within its core.
• The base’s alarms sounded, and its artificial intelligence announced that Xi Shenlian had breached the fortress and entered the base.
• The meeting’s host slowed recorded footage more than fifteen hundred times before he could see traces of Xi Shenlian’s movement, and the defenders realized they were outmatched.
• Three Ascended Stage Awakened tried to escape using a special device, but it overloaded and exploded.

Xi Shenlian advanced through the metal fortress, effortlessly erasing its traps and robots, then confronted Qi Sichen and his heavily equipped forces. He demanded that Qi Sichen become his dog in exchange for sparing their lives.

• Qi Sichen considered fleeing but decided his three Ascended Stage Awakened and their forces might be able to defeat Xi Shenlian.
• Xi Shenlian leisurely crossed the fortress, slicing through spatial traps and making attacking robots vanish without slowing down.
• Xi Shenlian entered the fortress's central area and faced Qi Sichen's group, which stood ready in powerful mechas.
• Qi Sichen proposed that they make peace or withdraw from Xi Shenlian's territory.
• Xi Shenlian told Qi Sichen to become his dog or be killed, enraging Qi Sichen.