Chapter Summaries

Bai Yang added the mechanical soldier to his communication token and contacted Mr. Haklian, introducing himself as Shan Hai from the Python River Army. Mr. Haklian was pleased that Bai Yang had chosen him.

• A golden figure told Bai Yang to take out his communication token.
• A beam of golden light added the mechanical soldier as a new contact on Bai Yang’s token.
• Bai Yang left the armory hall and contacted Mr. Haklian from a main road in the camp.
• Bai Yang introduced himself as Shan Hai from the Python River Army.
• Mr. Haklian excitedly said Bai Yang had good judgment for choosing him.

Bai Yang left Haklian's workshop and descended through the desolate tower, where a blue butler offered him a choice of vacant guest rooms.

• Bai Yang left Haklian's private workshop.
• A blue artificial-lifeform butler guided Bai Yang down the spiral staircase.
• The butler told Bai Yang he could choose any vacant guest room.
• Bai Yang saw that the tower was desolate and appeared to have no other occupants.

Bai Yang examined a longsword and used the mechanical arms to appraise it. The sword’s internal structure and secret patterns were revealed, but the appraisal’s result was not shown.

• Bai Yang noted that ordinary treasures and mechanical-type treasures were hard for most people in the Universe Ocean to distinguish.
• Bai Yang studied the longsword and said, “Appraise.”
• Mechanical arms emerged from the void and shone beams of light onto the longsword.
• Orange light made the longsword nearly transparent, exposing its internal structures and secret patterns.

Bai Yang accepted Haklian’s offer, and Haklian explained that the military restricted access to its many kinds of True God-level machinery. The chapter left Haklian demonstrating his mastery of the machines while discussing those limits.

• Bai Yang went along with Haklian’s proposal.
• Haklian manipulated law-infused mechanical arms as he flew through the air.
• Haklian explained that the military had more than eighty-six kinds of True God-level machinery but would not usually make them available without a special reason.

As the second era began, Universe Masters from the Hong Alliance arrived at the enormous humanoid creature in the Universe Ocean. They saw Bai Yang and the Monster Clone transferring divine power and did not dare approach.

• The experts of the major factions arrived after remaining quiet for nearly an era.
• Multicolored streams of light flew through the humanoid creature's lips and into its body.
• Hong Alliance Universe Masters arrived as soon as the second era began.
• The Universe Masters spotted Shan Hai Lord and Blade River Lord and kept their distance.
• Bai Yang's true body and the Monster Clone clasped hands and transferred divine power to each other.

The chapter described elite soldiers’ difficulty obtaining titled missions and the costly Jawbird, then showed Luo Feng abandoning his ambush of Xu Zhong to charge at an exotic beast after seeing Bai Yang move. It ended as a longsword appeared.

• Elite soldiers who specialized in life-preserving mechanical equipment wanted to redeem a titled mission.
• Most soldiers could not afford the Jawbird, which cost 600,000 military merits.
• Xu Zhong was ambushing Luo Feng, but Luo Feng abandoned him after seeing Bai Yang move.
• Luo Feng charged toward a distant exotic beast, trusting Bai Yang to handle Xu Zhong.
• A longsword appeared.

The soldiers were told they had to survive attacks in a small world to pass the trial. The first five were teleported to separate locations, while Bai Yang and Luo Feng watched the worlds.

• A majestic voice told Bai Yang and the other nine soldiers about the trial.
• The first five soldiers were sent to distant locations across the scorching land.
• The three soldiers who had arrived later began recovering their divine power.
• Bai Yang and Luo Feng observed the small worlds.

Three of the sleeping commanders awakened and examined the screens, quickly spotting Bai Yang’s display. Luo Feng’s movement technique also appeared superb, but it still fell short of the other screen.

• A beautiful woman in silver armor, a towering commander in blood-red armor, and a two-faced, one-eyed scaled beast awakened from their slumber.
• The three commanders spotted the screen belonging to Bai Yang among the many displays.
• They saw Luo Feng’s movement technique on the screen beside Bai Yang’s and judged it inferior by comparison.

Thirty-nine soldiers finally gathered on the third floor of Black Enlightenment Tower after Bai Yang and the others waited two months. The newcomers learned that Bai Yang and another survivor were terrifying, just as a huge plant lifeform challenged the soldiers.

• Bai Yang and the others waited two months for more soldiers to arrive.
• Thirty-nine soldiers gathered on the grasslands of Black Enlightenment Tower's third floor.
• The new soldiers heard from the previous batches' survivors about Bai Yang and another soldier, and many kept their distance.
• A huge plant lifeform twisted and bloomed as someone questioned why two tribal warriors had frightened the soldiers.

Bai Yang overwhelmed three Spirit Reader soldiers and seized several treasures, showing that his divine power far surpassed theirs. One soldier gave up and tried to retreat, but the chapter ended before revealing what happened next.

• Bai Yang swept a cold glance over the elite soldiers and wrapped his divine power around several treasures.
• Bai Yang forcibly dragged the treasures to himself, overpowering the three Spirit Readers despite being outnumbered.
• One soldier sensed Bai Yang's strength, gave up, and rapidly retreated.
• The chapter ended as the soldier tried to flee.

Bai Yang rapidly advanced his understanding of life gene levels by studying genetic diagrams, raising the levels of both his Monster Clone and original body. He wondered how long the final increase would take, given how little time he had spent so far.

• Bai Yang studied the second diagram for a day.
• Bai Yang studied the third diagram for three days, and his understanding of life gene levels surged.
• Within half a month, the life gene levels of Bai Yang’s Monster Clone and original body reached 40,000 times.
• Two years later, both life gene levels reached 50,000 times.
• Bai Yang compared his progress with Luo Feng’s and wondered how long the final 10,000 times would take.

The Thousand-Eyed Beast emerged from beneath the earth after a long time underground. It threatened to deal with Soldier slowly, depending on how long Soldier could hold out.

• Mountains and earth collapsed as a dark green shadow emerged from underground.
• The Thousand-Eyed Beast revealed its grotesque body, covered in a thousand eyes.
• The Thousand-Eyed Beast fired golden beams from its eyes in every direction.
• The Thousand-Eyed Beast told Soldier it would deal with him slowly and began to threaten him.

Bai Yang watched the characters in the void until the painting drew his consciousness into a new place. He arrived before a majestic structure glowing faintly purple.

• Enormous star-like characters emerged in the void and linked into a continuous painting.
• Bai Yang stared at the characters, knowing their secret.
• A few days later, all the characters lit up and pulled Bai Yang's consciousness inside.
• Bai Yang arrived before a majestic structure radiating a faint purple glow.

Bai Yang was unable to move but watched the Holy Talisman's golden light transform and attack the purple-horned beast. The dragon snakes overwhelmed the beast and trapped the spirit of the secret art.

• Bai Yang remained unable to move while staying conscious and observing the transformation.
• The golden dragon snakes extended hundreds of heads and bit into the purple-horned beast.
• The dragon snakes tore pieces from the beast and swallowed them, bypassing its black scale armor.
• Thousands of dragon heads surrounded the spirit of the secret art and blocked its escape.

General Xue Yong of the Eastern Army was surprised to learn that a new recruit named Bai Yang was an extraordinary genius. He reviewed Bai Yang’s information and called him a once-in-hundreds-of-millions-of-eras talent.

• General Xue Yong examined a battle formation of Void True Gods on his residence’s training grounds.
• Xue Yong received news about a new recruit in the Eastern Army and lost interest in the formation.
• Xue Yong reviewed Bai Yang’s detailed information on his communication token.
• Xue Yong marveled at Bai Yang’s exceptional talent.

Bai Yang read the mission details and considered how he was expected to meet Zhalupe and establish an allegiance. The chapter ended with him thinking about the gifts Zhalupe might give.

• Bai Yang reread the mission details.
• Bai Yang understood that he was expected to visit Zhalupe, thank him, and promise to advance to True God and join his ranks.
• Bai Yang anticipated that Zhalupe would praise the Shan Hai soldiers and offer him a modest but useful gift.
• Bai Yang considered what gifts Zhalupe might give afterward and how often.

Bai Yang faced Zhalupe at close range in the World of Jin, where the Origin Consciousness did not suppress masters of laws. Zhalupe’s spacetime power did not affect Bai Yang, but any attack would threaten the mechanical legion’s residences below.

• Bai Yang and Zhalupe hovered only a hundred li apart.
• Zhalupe’s True God-level spacetime ripple swept over Bai Yang but had no effect.
• The ripple passed above the residences of the mechanical legion, making the consequences of Zhalupe’s next move unclear.

Zhalupe unleashed a terrifying eleventh-tier airflow storm against Bai Yang, forcing him to rely on his full power. The attack exposed the extraordinary nature of Bai Yang’s Drifting Cloud Wing, while Zhalupe remained careful not to violate military orders by killing anyone in the camp.

• An eleventh-tier airflow storm struck Bai Yang with devastating force.
• The attack proved powerful enough to threaten even the strongest beings in the universe unless they wore True God-grade armor.
• Zhalupe recognized that Bai Yang’s Drifting Cloud Wing was extraordinary and did not interfere with wearing armor.
• Bai Yang was forced to burn his divine power at full force.

Bai Yang received a military mission from Xue Yong requiring him to advance the Divine Power Path to the third level in exchange for five million military merits. He learned that Xue Yong had set the mission specifically for him.

• Bai Yang received a message from an unknown sender containing a military mission.
• The mission required Bai Yang to advance the Divine Power Path to the third level and offered five million military merits.
• Bai Yang asked what the message was.
• Xue Yong explained that he had specifically set the mission for Bai Yang.

Several days after returning to the Eastern Army Camp, Luo Feng visited Bai Yang and told him about General Xue Yong’s unusual enthusiasm. The chapter ended as Luo Feng held out a delicate ring to Bai Yang.

• Luo Feng recalled that General Xue Yong had been especially enthusiastic after learning about his relationship with Bai Yang.
• Bai Yang said Xue Yong hardly seemed like a soldier and had made extra effort once he understood their relationship.
• Luo Feng took out a delicate ring and offered it to Bai Yang.