Chapter Summaries

Kotes’s overwhelming power and his apparent effort to recruit Yi Chen alarmed humanity and the other races, who feared the consequences of pledging allegiance to the Earth Tree Race. On the Transport Ship, Lu Qingxian and the Federation’s leaders considered whether to offer Yi Chen more political power, but decided to wait and negotiate further if necessary.

• Viewers speculated that Kotes wanted Yi Chen to pledge loyalty, and worried that humanity might become the Earth Tree Race’s subordinate.
• The rulers of the Various Races feared what would happen if Yi Chen and the Human Federation allied with Kotes’s powerful race.
• The Earth Tree Race Special Envoy guessed Kotes was trying to persuade Yi Chen, while wondering why Kotes had sprayed green liquid and whether he was injured.
• The Federal Parliament and Military leaders realized Kotes treated Yi Chen far more favorably than them and feared losing influence over Yi Chen.
• Lu Qingxian considered the pressure to offer Yi Chen more bargaining chips, but decided not to raise the stakes yet.

Yi Chen shared his comprehension of the Law of Karma with Kotes, who admitted that Yi Chen needed no guidance in it. When Kotes began slowly teaching him the Law of Fate, Yi Chen pretended to know nothing and used the conversation to keep draining Kotes's luck.

• Yi Chen transmitted his insights into the Law of Karma to Kotes, who valued them and realized Yi Chen's comprehension surpassed his own.
• Kotes told Yi Chen that he no longer needed guidance in the Law of Karma, leaving Yi Chen unsure why their instruction had ended.
• Kotes offered to teach Yi Chen the Law of Fate, and Yi Chen claimed he knew nothing about it.
• Kotes slowly transmitted his understanding of the Law of Fate while Yi Chen ignored the poor instruction and let the conversation continue to drain Kotes's luck.
• The viewers, Earth Tree Race Special Envoy, Council, Military giants, and upper echelons of the Various Races watched the pair talk for hours without knowing the hidden contest between them.

Yi Chen drained Kotes’s luck and used it up, leaving Kotes vulnerable to misfortune just as the Shadow Race attacked his territory. Kotes postponed his guidance, gave Yi Chen a Space Stone, and presented a loyalty contract, while Yi Chen concealed his true intentions.

• Yi Chen drained Kotes’s luck, returned the black luck to him, and spent all the cyan luck he had gathered.
• Kotes received news that the Shadow Race was attacking his territory’s Main Camp, deployed reinforcements, and decided to return after finishing his task.
• Kotes stopped transmitting his Law of Fate insights and gave Yi Chen a Space Stone containing his resources and treasures to inspect.
• Kotes formed a green contract light and invited Yi Chen to examine the Earth Tree Race’s loyalty contract.
• Yi Chen read the contract while Kotes waited confidently for him to sign.

Yi Chen stalled Kotes when the powerful envoy tried to recruit him into the Earth Tree Race, hoping to buy time to learn more and find a way to avoid becoming a vassal. After Kotes left, Yi Chen sent for information about the Earth Tree Race and returned to cultivation, while the Live Stream Room viewers remained uncertain about what had happened.

• Yi Chen asked Kotes for time to consider the contract and promised to give him an answer on his next visit.
• Kotes left the contract and Space Stone with Yi Chen before departing to deal with the Soul Race and the Shadow Race.
• Yi Chen examined the Space Stone's vast stores of resources but found he could not determine their properties or use them yet.
• Yi Chen asked Bai Ruoxin to have the Angel Race assassin questioned about the Earth Tree Race.
• Bai Ruoxin arranged the inquiry and decided she would tell Yi Chen the truth about the recent changes once she had confirmation.
• Yi Chen returned to the Flying Magic Treasure to cultivate, while viewers in the Live Stream Room speculated about Kotes's visit.

After Kotes left, the Human Federation’s leaders decided to negotiate with Yi Chen and formally reveal what they knew. Lu Qingxian appeared beside Yi Chen’s Flying Magic Treasure, but Yi Chen refused to let him inside, leaving the negotiation poised to begin.

• The Earth Tree Race Special Envoy said he was unsure whether Kotes had signed a contract with Yi Chen before leaving to deal with the Soul Race.
• Council President Lu Qingxian and the other leaders agreed to lay their cards on the table with Yi Chen, and Lu Qingxian asked the Special Envoy to help sign a contract after they reached an agreement.
• Marshal Tie Xue and the transport ship’s communications officer established a special signal that projected Lu Qingxian’s virtual image beside Yi Chen’s Flying Magic Treasure.
• Viewers in the Live Stream Room speculated that Lu Qingxian planned to reveal the truth and criticized the Council for keeping information from the public.
• Bai Ruoxin recognized Lu Qingxian’s arrival, while Yi Chen questioned why the Human Federation’s Council President had appeared on the Exile Planet.
• Lu Qingxian asked to enter the Flying Magic Treasure for a private discussion, but Yi Chen refused and told him to speak from outside.

Lu Qingxian explained that the Human Federation had invited the Earth Tree Race Expert to assess Yi Chen’s talent, while Bai Ruoxin insisted on staying despite Lu’s warning. He described the Federation’s vast power and its effort to seek the Earth Tree Race’s support, leaving Yi Chen waiting to hear why the assessment had involved him.

• Lu Qingxian entered Yi Chen’s Flying Magic Treasure and glanced at Bai Ruoxin before beginning his discussion.
• Bai Ruoxin refused to leave, and Lu Qingxian warned her with the number “356,” making Yi Chen suspect she knew something important and was being pressured by the Federation.
• Yi Chen angrily told Lu Qingxian to stop talking nonsense and leave when Lu asked whether he knew why the Earth Tree Race Expert had sought his loyalty.
• Lu Qingxian revealed that the Human Federation had invited the Earth Tree Race Expert to assess Yi Chen’s talent.
• Lu Qingxian explained that the Human Federation ruled more than five hundred thousand Life Planets but was jointly suppressed by the Local Galaxy Cluster’s other races because of its powerful Space Warships.
• Lu Qingxian said the Federation had sought a powerful ally beyond the Local Galaxy Cluster and had chosen to pledge allegiance to the Earth Tree Race.

Lu Qingxian explained the Human Federation’s interest in Yi Chen’s talent and pressed him to sign a contract joining the Federation. Yi Chen realized Lu Qingxian was deceiving him about the Earth Tree Race contract and stayed cautious as Lu Qingxian prepared to offer further benefits.

• Lu Qingxian told Yi Chen that the Earth Tree Race had accepted the Human Federation’s allegiance but wanted it to improve individual strength.
• Lu Qingxian explained that the Exile Planet belonged to the Human Federation in principle and had been used to exile criminals for thousands of years.
• Lu Qingxian said the Federation had identified Yi Chen as its greatest talent and believed the Earth Tree Race Expert had recognized him.
• Yi Chen noticed that Lu Qingxian wrongly claimed he had signed a contract with the Earth Tree Race Expert and concluded Lu Qingxian was lying.
• Lu Qingxian proposed a contract requiring Yi Chen to join the Human Federation, share cultivation methods, and serve its interests.
• Yi Chen avoided committing himself, while Lu Qingxian prepared to offer additional benefits to secure his agreement.

Lu Qingxian offered Yi Chen immense wealth, political influence, and a private planet in exchange for his cooperation and loyalty to the Human Federation. Yi Chen refused the loyalty clause but began to consider narrower restrictions, until Bai Ruoxin suggested Lu Qingxian had left something out.

• Lu Qingxian offered Yi Chen two hundred quadrillion Federation Currency, the honorary title of Teacher of Humanity, and two speaker seats in Parliament.
• Lu Qingxian promised to make Yi Chen the Human Federation's sole Imperial Clan member and grant him a private Life Planet if he helped develop powerful cultivation techniques.
• Yi Chen refused to sign a contract requiring complete loyalty to the Human Federation.
• Lu Qingxian argued that the contract would only prevent Yi Chen from undermining Federation interests, and Yi Chen considered accepting those limited restrictions.
• As Lu Qingxian prepared to move ahead with signing, Bai Ruoxin said he had not made everything clear.

Bai Ruoxin revealed that the Human Federation had secretly monitored Yi Chen for seven years, broadcast his life, and stolen the cultivation methods he created. Yi Chen rejected the Federation’s compensation and was left consumed by anger, while its leaders panicked over the failed reconciliation.

• Bai Ruoxin ignored Lu Qingxian’s threat and warned Yi Chen not to sign the contract without knowing the truth.
• Lu Qingxian admitted that the Federation had monitored Yi Chen and that its citizens had learned the cultivation methods he created.
• Bai Ruoxin explained that a livestream had turned Yi Chen’s life on the Exile Planet into entertainment and that the Federation had sent infiltrators to obtain his cultivation formulas.
• Yi Chen realized he had been watched for seven years and that the Federation had exploited his methods while trying to deceive and control him.
• Lu Qingxian cited the Federation’s compensation offer, but Yi Chen dismissed it and said only the Federation’s destruction could satisfy his hatred.
• The Federation’s leaders panicked as they saw that Yi Chen would not reconcile, threatening their plans to learn his new cultivation method and become a vassal of the Earth Tree Race.

Yi Chen rejected Lu Qingxian’s pleas and pressure to reconcile with the Human Federation, then demanded that Bai Ruoxin explain her origins. After learning she had concealed her ties to the Revival Army to protect him, he set his anger aside for now and asked her to share everything she knew.

• The Earth Tree Race Special Envoy reminded the Human Federation’s leaders that they needed to appeal to Yi Chen’s sense of righteousness while pressuring him.
• Lu Qingxian pleaded for Yi Chen to put the Human Race first, offered compensation, and urged him to sign a contract before the Earth Tree Race Expert returned, but Yi Chen remained unmoved.
• After Lu Qingxian ended the call, Yi Chen demanded that Bai Ruoxin reveal what force she served.
• Bai Ruoxin explained that her grandfather Bai Zhenshan had served in Yi Chen’s grandfather’s Revival Army and sent her to Exile Planet to help Yi Chen.
• Yi Chen rebuked Bai Ruoxin for hiding the truth, but decided to postpone judging her and ordered her to share all the information she knew.

Yi Chen rejected the Human Federation’s offer, forcing Lu Qingxian and the other leaders to prepare for a second round of negotiations. Meanwhile, the injured Kotes traveled toward a planet controlled by the Soul Race, unaware that a tiny black shadow was following him.

• Human Federation citizens waited anxiously for news, while its leaders realized Yi Chen had rejected their reconciliation offer despite the benefits.
• A Seven-Star General demanded that the Military wipe out the Revival Army, but Lu Qingxian and the other leaders rejected the idea as too likely to worsen relations with Yi Chen.
• Lu Qingxian proposed waiting to see if Yi Chen calmed down, then beginning a second round of negotiations before the Earth Tree Race Expert returned to Exile Planet.
• The leaders agreed to discuss increasing their offer, and Lu Qingxian contacted the Council Think Tank to prepare a public announcement and review its plans for Yi Chen.
• Kotes traveled toward a planet controlled by the Soul Race while stabilizing his shattered Divine Soul, as a tiny black shadow followed him through space.

After learning about the Human Federation and the Local Galaxy Cluster, Yi Chen planned to gather intelligence and strengthen the Great Flame Kingdom by creating a Demon Race from ferocious beasts. He ordered the Swamp Crocodile’s rapid advancement and sentenced Bai Ruoxin to lose her noble title but serve out her punishment, leaving her Intelligence Organization position intact.

• Bai Ruoxin’s information gave Yi Chen a clearer picture of the Human Federation and prompted him to plan an eventual infiltration to gather more intelligence.
• Yi Chen decided to create a Demon Race by developing a cultivation method for ferocious beasts, hoping to address the Great Flame Kingdom’s shortage of people and military strength.
• Bai Ruoxin reported that the Swamp Crocodile had become a capable commander and surpassed Level 80, so Yi Chen ordered the General Political Department to devote more resources to its growth.
• Yi Chen chose the Swamp Crocodile as a future leader for the Demon Race, judging it clever, decisive, and suited to rule under his control.
• Yi Chen postponed punishment for the Fake Serious Criminals and abolished Bai Ruoxin’s noble title, ordering her to make up for her crime through service.

The Soul Emperor faced Kotes, who tried to force him out of the Earth Tree Race Special Envoy’s body but could not overcome his resistance. As their stalemate weakened the Soul Emperor, a black shadow suddenly attacked Kotes.

• The Soul Emperor prepared to confront Kotes rather than flee and leave the Soul Race behind.
• Kotes arrived and bound the Soul Emperor with green leaves, demanding that he leave the Earth Tree Race Special Envoy’s body.
• The Soul Emperor resisted Kotes, whose damaged Divine Soul prevented him from forcing the Soul Emperor out.
• Their struggle disturbed a distant planet as the Soul Emperor’s resistance began to weaken.
• A tiny black shadow expanded into a thousand-kilometer spike and stabbed toward Kotes.

The Shadow Emperor and Soul Emperor overwhelmed Kotes while his Divine Soul was damaged, and their combined assault destroyed his body and soul. Witnesses aboard a Transport Ship feared that Yi Chen’s fortune had caused Kotes’s downfall, leaving the Earth Tree Race Special Envoy desperate to return home.

• The Shadow Emperor ambushed Kotes while the Soul Emperor attacked his weakened Divine Soul from within.
• The Shadow Emperor detonated energy inside Kotes and severed one of his branches as the Soul Emperor intensified his assault.
• Kotes lost his defenses, and the Shadow Emperor entered his body as a Shadow Spike before detonating it and destroying Kotes completely.
• The Earth Tree Race Special Envoy and Human Federation leaders watched Kotes’s death on the Large Warship’s images in disbelief.
• The Earth Tree Race Special Envoy suspected Yi Chen’s fortune had caused Kotes’s downfall and wanted to return home.

The Earth Tree Race Special Envoy fled the Milky Way after Kotes’s death, leaving the Human Federation to plan new negotiations with Yi Chen. The Shadow Emperor killed Kotes and then contacted the Shadow King to decide the Shadow Race’s next move.

• The Earth Tree Race Special Envoy refused to meet Yi Chen and asked the Human Federation to negotiate a settlement and send the contract for him to sign.
• Lu Qingxian and the Human Federation’s leaders began revising their plans to address the Soul Race and negotiate with Yi Chen without the envoy’s help.
• The Soul Emperor thanked the Shadow Emperor for killing Kotes, but the Shadow Emperor ignored him and fled.
• The Soul Emperor worried that powerful outsiders were changing the balance of power in the Milky Way.
• The Shadow Emperor considered the Shadow Race’s future and contacted the Shadow King in the Earth Tree Star Cluster.

After killing Kotes, the Shadow Emperor ordered the Shadow King to retreat and stockpile resources while he considered moving the Shadow Race to the Local Galaxy Cluster. He chose to observe Yi Chen and the Human Federation from hiding before deciding whether to seek an alliance or relocate his people.

• The Shadow Emperor told the Shadow King that Kotes had been killed and ordered the Shadow Race to withdraw to their Main Camp and gather high-quality resources.
• The Shadow King proposed using Human Race warships to reach the Shadow Emperor, but the Shadow Emperor warned that the ships could be remotely destroyed and said he would arrange transport if he decided to move the Shadow Race.
• The Shadow Emperor explained that Kotes’s severe Divine Soul injury after observing Yi Chen’s fortune had created the opportunity for the Shadow Emperor and the Soul Emperor to kill him.
• The Shadow Emperor considered allying with Yi Chen and bringing the Shadow Race to the Local Galaxy Cluster, but remained uncertain because Yi Chen seemed to be courting danger and had not agreed to attach himself to the Earth Tree Race.
• After ending the call, the Shadow Emperor flew to a nearby Life Planet to hide, gather intelligence on Yi Chen, and search for a suitable region for the Shadow Race.

Yi Chen ignored Lu Qingxian’s attempts to resume negotiations while waiting to learn whether Kotes would return. After Yi Chen broke through to the sixth level of the Tribulation Realm and Kotes still had not appeared, he concluded that the Earth Tree Race Expert was gone.

• Lu Qingxian arrived at the Flying Magic Treasure to restart negotiations, but Yi Chen continued cultivating and refused to answer.
• Federal Parliament’s version of the first negotiation shaped public opinion against Yi Chen, while it concealed the truth about Calamity Qi, the Calamity Fruit, and Kotes’s destroyed Divine Soul.
• Lu Qingxian invoked the Human Race’s interests and Kotes’s impending return, but Yi Chen still did not let him inside.
• Yi Chen weighed the threats posed by the Human Federation and the Earth Tree Race and waited to see whether Kotes would return.
• A day later, Yi Chen broke through to the sixth level of the Tribulation Realm, and Kotes had still not appeared, so Yi Chen concluded that his first hurdle had been passed.

Yi Chen and Lu Qingxian held a second round of negotiations, each probing the other while concealing their true intentions. They failed to resolve their disagreement over a loyalty contract, and Lu Qingxian left as Yi Chen resumed cultivating toward the seventh level of the Tribulation Realm.

• Lu Qingxian presented the Human Federation’s doubled compensation offer, but Yi Chen rejected the idea of signing a contract binding him to the Federation’s interests.
• Yi Chen asked when the Earth Tree Race envoy would arrive, and Lu Qingxian said the envoy was delayed and offered to contact him remotely.
• Lu Qingxian tried to obtain the contract Yi Chen had signed with Kotes, but Yi Chen did not hand it over.
• Yi Chen and Lu Qingxian each held firm on the contract dispute, while Lu Qingxian denied that the Federation would use force to make Yi Chen compromise.
• The negotiations ended without an agreement, and Lu Qingxian left as Yi Chen continued cultivating toward the seventh level of the Tribulation Realm.

The Human Federation struggled to contain the fallout from its conflict with Yi Chen while waiting for a third Earth Tree Race envoy to mediate. Yi Chen reached the peak of the ninth level of the Tribulation Realm, created a powerful defensive cultivation method, and finished preparing to face the Heavenly Tribulation.

• Lu Qingxian and the Council leaders discussed ways to manage Yi Chen and hoped the Third Earth Tree Race Envoy would arrive, though it might take more than a year.
• A month passed as communication among the local galaxy cluster’s races strengthened after Kotes returned home.
• Yi Chen reached the peak of the ninth level of the Tribulation Realm and stopped before triggering the Heavenly Tribulation.
• Yi Chen created the Bodyguard Shield, which blocked repeated Spirit Sword attacks while consuming little Spiritual Power unless struck.
• Yi Chen improved the Heaven Severing Art and Cloud Stepping Art to their limits and prepared for the Heavenly Tribulation.

Yi Chen left the Flying Magic Treasure and traveled over the ocean to break through to a higher Great Realm, while the Human Federation’s citizens watched and criticized his refusal to reconcile. The chapter ended with him entering meditation as Spiritual Energy surged and the heavens grew ominous.

• Yi Chen warned Bai Ruoxin to stay away because his breakthrough might create an astonishing phenomenon, then flew deep over the ocean.
• Viewers in the Live Stream Room could no longer scan Yi Chen and discussed his new cultivation method as Federal citizens increasingly blamed him for refusing the Parliament’s generous offer.
• Yi Chen rejected the Federation’s claim to fairness, deciding to build strength and eventually make it answer to his own rules.
• Yi Chen flew far out over the sea and rose into midair to keep the coming tribulation from harming marine life.
• Yi Chen sat cross-legged and entered a Meditative State as Spiritual Energy flooded him, clouds rolled, tides churned, and the sky darkened.