Chapter Summaries

Lord Minglian used spacetime reversal and the Maha Totem Pillar to track Jiang Ming’s Mind Clones, sacrificing countless beings in her divine kingdom to reveal nearly ten thousand clone locations. After seizing a strand of soul aura, she suffered severe backlash from the universe’s return of spacetime.

• Lord Minglian reversed time across the battlefield and found Jiang Ming’s immobilized Mind Clone in the past.
• She summoned the Maha Totem Pillar and bound Jiang Ming’s Mind Clone to it with soul power.
• Lord Minglian sacrificed the inhabitants of her 360 largest divine-kingdom continents to activate the pillar and expose nearly ten thousand Mind Clone locations on its star map.
• Spacetime returned to normal, inflicting a powerful backlash that greatly weakened Lord Minglian.

Lord Minglian summoned more than ten Zerg Alliance Universe Masters to attack Jiang Ming, but Chaos City Lord arrived to defend his disciple, followed by several other human Universe Masters. The two sides faced off in the Illusionary Realm Star River as humanity's reinforcements gathered.

• Lord Minglian used the damaged Maha Totem Pillar to locate Jiang Ming and began summoning Zerg Alliance Universe Masters.
• Jiang Ming sensed Lord Minglian's move, then realized the Illusionary Realm Star River was being sealed by a formidable gathering of enemies.
• More than ten Zerg Alliance Universe Masters, including the Lord of Ancestral Ruins and the Zerg's Star Lord, arrived and confronted Jiang Ming.
• Chaos City Lord appeared and broke the oppressive force of the Zerg Alliance's spacetime blockade.
• Dark Lord, Lord of Dragon Walk, Lord of Xu Jin, Lord of Qingdong, and other human Universe Masters joined Chaos City Lord and faced the Zerg Alliance.

Jiang Ming and Chaos City Lord led the human Masters of the Universe into battle against the Zerg, whose six Mother Queens joined forces in a devastating attack. Jiang Ming then used Teleportation to move the human forces into a hidden dimension, where he prepared to lead a surprise assault on the Zerg Alliance.

• Chaos City Lord arrived with the human Masters of the Universe to confront Lord Minglian and the Zerg forces.
• The six Zerg Mother Queens combined their souls and attacked the humans while both sides unleashed their techniques and treasures.
• Lord Minglian’s group struck at a Tier 3 human Master of the Universe, but Jiang Ming rescued him and brought him beside Chaos City Lord.
• Jiang Ming used Teleportation to take all fifteen human Masters of the Universe out of the Primeval Universe, evading the Zerg’s Space Lockdown.
• Jiang Ming gathered the human forces in a hidden dimension and said he would lead them in attacking the two weakest Masters of the Universe in the Zerg Alliance.

Jiang Ming used his Teleportation ability to bring the human Universe Masters through the Zerg Alliance’s defenses, allowing them to kill Lord of Bedrock and Lord of Shadow Mist in quick succession. The Zerg Alliance retreated into a peak Palace Supreme Treasure, but the humans continued attacking it and its occupants.

• Jiang Ming brought fifteen human Universe Masters into Lord of Bedrock’s defenses, and their combined assault broke his palace and killed him.
• Lord Minglian realized Jiang Ming’s Teleportation bypassed the Zerg Alliance’s spacetime lockdown and enabled the ambushes.
• Jiang Ming’s group appeared around Lord of Shadow Mist and killed him before the Zerg Alliance’s counterattack could land.
• The Zerg Alliance gathered inside its peak Palace Supreme Treasure to prevent the humans from picking off its members.
• Jiang Ming repeatedly brought the human Universe Masters in to attack the peak Palace Supreme Treasure, and the Zerg Alliance’s members began to look troubled.

The Zerg Alliance unleashed the Myriad Spirits Demise Melody to disrupt Jiang Ming’s fusion with universal space, forcing him to defend himself while continuing to protect the human Universe Masters. The Zerg Mother Queens repeated the attack, and Star Lord challenged the humans to fight head-on.

• The human Universe Masters combined physical and soul attacks against the Zerg Alliance, weakening the auras of several Universe Masters sheltered by its peak Palace Supreme Treasure.
• Lord Minglian proposed disrupting Jiang Ming’s connection to universal space with a large-scale soul attack, and Star Lord ordered the Zerg Mother Queens to perform the Myriad Spirits Demise Melody.
• The six Zerg Mother Queens unleashed the melody across five thousand light-years, annihilating soul fluctuations and disrupting Jiang Ming’s control of space.
• Jiang Ming resisted with the Heart Fire Realm, the Source of Star Illusion, and the Soul Gold Bead, and told Chaos City Lord he could still hold on.
• The Zerg Mother Queens repeatedly used the melody, making Jiang Ming’s aura increasingly unstable as he briefly brought the human Universe Masters into his spatial dimension and then sent them out.
• Star Lord taunted Chaos and the humans for hiding and demanded that they fight the Zerg Alliance head-on.

Jiang Ming and the human Lords of the Universe launched another attack on the Zerg Alliance, but the Zerg Empress appeared and used her power to suppress him. As Lord Minglian struck at Jiang Ming with a hidden soul attack, a giant axe shattered the Empress’s frozen space and collided with her hand.

• Jiang Ming told Chaos City Lord that he was struggling to maintain his abilities and that the fight needed to end quickly.
• Star Lord ordered the Zerg Mother Queens to keep attacking and instructed Xu Zu and Gu Ling to pin down the humans when they appeared.
• Chaos City Lord led the human Lords of the Universe in attacking the Zerg Palace Supreme Treasure, but Lord Minglian crushed a crystal and summoned the Zerg Empress.
• The Zerg Empress froze the battlefield and made the cosmic dimension reject Jiang Ming, while Lord Minglian launched a concealed soul attack at him.
• A giant axe tore through the Empress’s frozen space and struck the starlight hand descending toward Jiang Ming.

Giant Axe Founder demanded that the Zerg Alliance make major concessions or face an endless war, and negotiations stalled as neither side would yield. As the confrontation threatened to erupt, Jiang Ming sent more than ten thousand Mind Clones into Zerg Territory to harvest life and feed his Calamity Abyss Divine Kingdom and Heart Fire Realm.

• Giant Axe Founder and humanity's Lords of the Universe confronted the Zerg Empress and vowed not to end the battle without an explanation.
• The Zerg Empress proposed ending the conflict, but Giant Axe Founder demanded that the Zerg withdraw from four Outer domain battlefields, cede twelve Universe Countries, and pay a set of peak supreme treasures.
• The Zerg Empress rejected the demands, and both alliances stood ready for war as negotiations reached a deadlock.
• Jiang Ming formed a plan and sent more than ten thousand Mind Clones through divine kingdom teleportation into Zerg Territory with help from Lord Bilong's servants and soul slaves.
• In the Langya Star Region, a Mind Clone used Calamity Abyss to drain a brood nest, destroying its eggs and guards and sending their life energy and lingering emotions to Jiang Ming's realms.

Jiang Ming’s Mind Clones ravaged key sites across Zerg territory while humanity and the Zerg fought in the Illusionary Realm Star River. The Zerg Empress demanded an explanation, but the battle continued as her forces struggled to stop Jiang Ming’s attacks.

• Jiang Ming’s Mind Clones destroyed Zerg strongholds, looted resources, and sabotaged wormhole nodes and cultivation grounds.
• The Zerg Empress attacked Jiang Ming and threatened war, but the Giant Axe Founder blocked her strike and sheltered Jiang Ming inside his palace treasure.
• Jiang Ming continued directing his Mind Clones to slaughter and plunder while the strongest fighters of humanity and the Zerg clashed.
• Lord Minglian reported that Jiang Ming had damaged more than 120,000 star systems and reduced the Zerg’s war potential by 0.8 percentage points.
• Humanity’s fighters celebrated Jiang Ming’s success as the Zerg Empress grew furious over the mounting losses.

Jiang Ming used his Mind Clones and soul technique to attack the Zerg’s Mother Nests, making the Zerg realize their shelters were no longer safe. Mother Queen Isha and Lord Minglian confronted the growing threat as the Zerg struggled to find a way to stop him.

• Jiang Ming’s Mind Clone entered a super Mother Nest and used Heart Fire Realm—Rage to make Mother Queen Lian Jia attack and damage her own nest.
• Jiang Ming sensed reinforcements arriving and teleported away before they could reach him.
• Mother Queen Isha arrived, and Lian Jia explained that Jiang Ming’s soul technique had bewitched her consciousness.
• Isha feared Jiang Ming could use the same technique against many Mother Queens, undermining the Zerg plan to shelter them together.
• Lord Minglian received reports of the losses and told the Zerg Empress that the Zerg could no longer withstand them.

Jiang Ming’s attacks on Zerg Mother Nests helped force the Zerg Alliance into peace talks with humanity. The chapter ended with the Zerg agreeing to cede six Universe Countries and provide one pinnacle treasure.

• Jiang Ming left a damaged sixth Mother Nest after inflicting roughly 31.71% damage, noting that the Zerg were responding to his attacks more quickly.
• Giant Axe Founder summoned Jiang Ming to a meeting between human and Zerg Alliance leaders.
• Lord Minglian demanded compensation from humanity, but the human leaders mocked her and Chaos City Lord countered with demands for twelve Universe Countries and a complete set of pinnacle treasures.
• Lord Minglian threatened to resume the war, and both sides negotiated until they reached a preliminary agreement.
• The Zerg agreed to cede six Universe Countries and provide one pinnacle domain-type, Palace Type, or Soul Treasure, while the human leaders credited Jiang Ming’s attacks on the Mother Nests for their success.

Jiang Ming attended a Human race meeting where Giant Axe Founder recognized his achievements against the Zerg Alliance and awarded him a peak weapon-type supreme treasure. After the meeting, Jiang Ming returned to the Calamity Abyss Divine Kingdom and received an invitation from Chaos City Lord to visit Thunder Island.

• Giant Axe Founder brought Jiang Ming into the divine hall and seated him beside the senior Universe Masters.
• Chaos City Lord and the other Universe Masters agreed that Jiang Ming deserved the foremost credit for helping kill Lord of Bedrock and Lord of Shadow Mist.
• Giant Axe Founder awarded Jiang Ming a peak weapon-type supreme treasure and said he would also receive the peak supreme treasure paid by the Zerg.
• The Universe Masters assigned tasks related to the six Universe Countries ceded by the Zerg, while Jiang Ming returned to the Calamity Abyss Divine Kingdom.
• Chaos City Lord invited Jiang Ming through the Virtual Universe to visit Thunder Island for a discussion.

Jiang Ming joined the Lords of the Universe from the Virtual Universe Company lineage at Thunder Island and was welcomed by his teacher and senior brothers. Chaos City Lord explained the Human race’s numbers and declared that all six Lords of the Universe in their lineage were now gathered.

• Jiang Ming took his carved stone seat beside the main seat and greeted Chaos City Lord and the Dark Lord.
• The Dark Lord praised Jiang Ming’s rapid growth, and Jiang Ming credited his martial uncle’s protection and explained that he had experienced a far longer span of time.
• Lord of Youhou arrived, and Chaos City Lord introduced him as the Dark Lord’s disciple and Jiang Ming’s senior brother.
• Lord of Dragon Walk arrived and joked about the battle against the Zerg Alliance, while Jiang Ming said killing a Zerg Empress would be even more satisfying.
• Lord of Ice Peak arrived, and Chaos City Lord told Jiang Ming that he was the Human race’s nineteenth Lord of the Universe and reviewed the race’s distribution of Lords.
• Chaos City Lord announced that all six Lords of the Universe from the Virtual Universe Company lineage were gathered.

After the Human race’s victory, Jiang Ming chose his Universe Master title and learned about the legendary Origin Ancestor. The chapter left Jiang Ming and the other Universe Masters traveling to meet their founder.

• Chaos City Lord and the other experts praised Jiang Ming’s survival abilities, and Jiang Ming explained that he could not sustain Body Fuses with Universe for long.
• Chaos City Lord asked Jiang Ming to choose a Universe Master title, and Jiang Ming named himself Lord of Heart Fire.
• Chaos City Lord announced that Lord of Heart Fire was the sixth Universe Master of the Virtual Universe lineage and led the group to meet its founder.
• As they traveled through the Chaos current, Chaos City Lord and Lord of Dragon Walk described Origin Ancestor’s power, leadership, and guidance of the Human race.

Jiang Ming and the others approached the Virtual Universe’s origin, where Chaos City Lord and Dark Lord explained how Origin Ancestor created the secret technique and was ultimately suppressed by the Primeval Universe. They reached Origin Ancestor’s towering statue to pay their respects.

• Chaos City Lord recalled how powerful the Human race had been under Origin Ancestor and described the Virtual Universe as her peak tenth-tier secret technique.
• Jiang Ming recognized the immense statue as the origin of the Virtual Universe, and Chaos City Lord confirmed his guess.
• Dark Lord, Lord of Ice Peak, and Chaos City Lord explained that the Virtual Universe was not an illusion and consumed almost no energy despite supporting countless Experts.
• Dark Lord said Origin Ancestor had been suppressed for repeatedly violating the Primeval Universe’s rules, but had still spread the Virtual Universe throughout the universe.
• Chaos City Lord led the group toward Origin Ancestor’s statue so they could pay their respects.

Jiang Ming visited the Virtual Universe’s Land of Origin with Chaos City Lord and the other Universe Masters, where he perceived the laws behind the Virtual Universe and asked Primal Ancestor for permission to study there. Primal Ancestor approved, allowing Jiang Ming to return whenever he wished to improve his secret technique world.

• Chaos City Lord introduced Jiang Ming, Lord of Heart Fire, to Primal Ancestor, and Jiang Ming respectfully paid his respects.
• While observing Primal Ancestor’s statue, Jiang Ming saw the Virtual Universe’s laws and comprehended how it had been created and maintained.
• Jiang Ming asked to visit the statue for cultivation, and Dark Lord explained that Primal Ancestor’s Mechanical Race servant operated the Virtual Universe.
• Primal Ancestor revealed himself through the statue, examined Jiang Ming’s secret technique world, and praised its progress.
• Primal Ancestor permitted Jiang Ming to return to the Land of Origin whenever he wished, and the six Universe Masters departed.

Jiang Ming and the other Human race Experts attended a large-scale highest meeting at Mount of Gods. The meeting began in the Hall of Gods, where Jiang Ming took a thousand-meter throne and recognized the gathered Cosmic Venerables.

• Jiang Ming and the others received Giant Axe Founder's email announcing the Human race's highest meeting.
• Chaos City Lord explained the difference between large-scale highest meetings and giant axe meetings, and said they would attend the large-scale meeting.
• Jiang Ming arrived at Mount of Gods with his companions and exchanged greetings with the Human race's Universe Lords and Universe Hegemons.
• Golden doors opened, and a majestic voice summoned all the gathered Experts into the Hall of Gods.
• Jiang Ming took a thousand-meter throne as Chaos City Lord explained the five tiers of seats, and Jiang Ming recognized the Human race's Cosmic Venerables.

At the Supreme Conference, the Chaos City Lord announced that Jiang Ming had become the Human race’s seventeenth Universe Master, titled Lord of Heart Fire, and revealed the race’s victory over the Zerg Alliance. The conference ended with Venerables receiving missions to secure and develop the six territories ceded by the Zerg Alliance.

• The Chaos City Lord announced Jiang Ming’s promotion to Universe Master and named him Lord of Heart Fire.
• The Human race’s Venerables congratulated Jiang Ming and celebrated the race’s growing strength.
• The Chaos City Lord announced that the Zerg Alliance had ceded six Universe Country territories and paid one peak treasure as compensation.
• The Chaos City Lord distributed information and missions for defending, clearing, and developing the newly acquired territories, with contribution rewards.
• The Venerables left the Hall of Gods to take up their missions, while Jiang Ming realized the conference had mainly announced decisions already made.

After becoming a Universe Master, Jiang Ming learned that Earth’s ownership remained under his command, thanks in part to Chaos City Lord’s efforts. Jiang Ming chose to guard the Milky Way Galaxy, while news of his achievement spread throughout the Human race.

• Chaos City Lord told Jiang Ming that Earth remained under his command and explained that Jiang Ming’s potential had won the other Universe Masters’ approval.
• Jiang Ming thanked Chaos City Lord and said he planned to guard the Milky Way Galaxy and his hometown.
• After Jiang Ming left, Dark Lord questioned Chaos City Lord about keeping the details from him, and Chaos City Lord explained that he had contributed a pinnacle supreme treasure weapon to offset Earth’s value.
• News spread that Jiang Ming had become the Human race’s seventeenth Universe Master, astonishing and delighting people across the race.
• The Virtual Universe Company lineage, Ganwu Universe Country, and Earth lineage celebrated Jiang Ming’s achievement as a source of shared pride.

Star Illusion King and Marquis Flame Abyss learned that Jiang Ming had become humanity’s seventeenth Universe Master, the Lord of Heart Fire. Jiang Ming sent Marquis Flame Abyss a Six-winged Black Snake statue, whose vision shattered her bottleneck and began transforming her aura.

• Star Illusion King learned Jiang Ming had become the Lord of Heart Fire and recalled meeting him before setting out on her cleanup mission.
• The Ganwu Country Lord visited Marquis Flame Abyss and told her Jiang Ming had become a Universe Master.
• The Ganwu Country Lord gave Marquis Flame Abyss a World ring on Jiang Ming’s orders.
• Marquis Flame Abyss looked into the Six-winged Black Snake statue and received insights into flame and space laws.
• Marquis Flame Abyss’s bottleneck at becoming a King shattered, and her aura began to change.

Jiang Ming and Ai Chen reflected on the passage of time and decided to have a child, while Earth transformed into a highly developed yet carefully preserved home for the Earth lineage. The chapter ended with Jiang Ming and Ai Chen looking at Earth from space and declaring that they were home.

• Ai Chen asked Jiang Ming to inspect her wilted Dream Li Flowers, and he told her she had overwatered them before embracing her.
• Ai Chen reflected on Jiang Ming's rise to become humanity's seventeenth Universe Master, and Jiang Ming said hundreds of millions of years now felt like only a few years to him.
• Ai Chen pointed out how many generations had grown on Earth and asked whether she and Jiang Ming should have a child; Jiang Ming agreed and acknowledged how hard she had waited while he cultivated and fought.
• Earth's cities, infrastructure, and orbital rings had been transformed while Jiang Ming and the Earth lineage's Experts preserved its character and ancient landmarks.
• Jiang Ming and Ai Chen stood together in the Solar System, gazed at Earth, and said, "We're home."