Chapter Summaries

Lu Qingshan traveled to the Flame God Secret Realm to escort Gilbert to Virtual Universe Company headquarters while the Giant Axe Creator returned from the Universe Ocean and resurrected seven fallen universe overlords. Purple Wind Venerable accused Emperor Yan of killing him, and the Ice Peak Master prepared to seek justice as the Chaos City Lord urged caution.

• Lu Qingshan and his ten subordinates reached the Flame God Secret Realm and followed the Flame God race’s route toward Flame God Star to collect Gilbert.
• The Giant Axe Creator told the Chaos City Lord about his new peak treasure and learned that Emperor Yan had been sweeping up treasures on the Primal Stars and that several alliance experts had fallen.
• The Giant Axe Creator reversed time and space to resurrect seven universe overlords, including Purple Wind Venerable, though their carried treasures had been lost.
• Purple Wind Venerable went to the Ice Peak Master and accused Emperor Yan of killing him while they competed for treasure on the Primal Stars.
• The Ice Peak Master grew furious and promised Purple Wind Venerable justice, but the Chaos City Lord urged him to consult the Giant Axe Creator before acting.

Emperor Yan refused Giant Axe Creator’s punishment for killing Purple Wind Venerable and threatened to lead the Flame God race out of the Human Race, prompting the Universe Masters to prepare to deal with him. As Ice Peak Master confronted Emperor Yan near Flame God Star, both went to the Dark Universe to fight, while Lu Qingshan was left facing a mysterious treasure that appeared nearby.

• Emperor Yan admitted killing Purple Wind Venerable for disrespecting him and keeping his Supreme Treasures, then rejected Giant Axe Creator’s proposed punishment and threatened to take the Flame God race out of the Human Race.
• The Universe Masters agreed that Emperor Yan’s actions had to be handled seriously, and Giant Axe Creator assigned Chaos City Lord and Void Gold Master to reason with him before resorting to force.
• Lu Qingshan traveled toward Flame God Star to escort Gilbert to the Primal Universe and realized that Ice Peak Master had come to confront Emperor Yan.
• Lu Qingshan stored Deloris and the others in his World Ring after the sealed space prevented Divine Kingdom Teleportation.
• Emperor Yan and Ice Peak Master entered the Dark Universe to fight, while Lu Qingshan wondered whether to follow them and a black treasure appeared nearby through a Cosmic Shuttle.

Lu Qingshan found a black cube dropped during the battle between Emperor Yan and Ice Peak Master, then returned it to its owner, Purple Wind Venerable, in exchange for valuable treasures. He chose breakthrough items for his family and disciples, including one intended to give his dying son Lu Hongwen a chance to become immortal.

• Lu Qingshan discovered a black cube in the void and found that its powerful former owner's imprint prevented him from binding it.
• Purple Wind Venerable arrived, identified the cube as his own, and offered Lu Qingshan compensation for returning it.
• Purple Wind Venerable agreed to exchange treasures worth two hundred Heavy Treasure Points and showed Lu Qingshan options from the human race's treasury.
• Lu Qingshan asked for a treasure to help his son Lu Hongwen break through to immortality, and Purple Wind Venerable displayed suitable choices.
• Lu Qingshan chose one Tianxuan Fruit, six Azure Sky Fruits, and three Flash Spirit Grasses for his son, family, and favorite disciples.

Lu Qingshan spent heavy treasure points to arrange his loved ones’ breakthroughs and seek the revival of his dead son, Lu Hongyuan, but Emperor Yan’s attack badly wounded him and destroyed most of his storage items. The near-death experience steeled Lu Qingshan’s resolve to send a clone to the Extraterritorial Battlefield, and Purple Wind Venerable went to check whether the treasury had a suitable soul-type heavy treasure.

• Lu Qingshan spent heavy treasure points on resources for his loved ones and agreed to pay ten points to arrange for a Universe Master to revive Lu Hongyuan.
• As Purple Wind Venerable tried to remove Emperor Yan’s imprint from a heavy treasure, Emperor Yan struck him from afar, shattering most of Lu Qingshan’s divine body in the crossfire.
• Purple Wind Venerable shielded Lu Qingshan’s remaining divine power, and Ice Peak Master broke the restraining force and intensified his attacks on Emperor Yan.
• After learning Emperor Yan had caused his injuries, Lu Qingshan resolved to grow stronger and send his second clone to the Extraterritorial Battlefield.
• Lu Qingshan chose a soul-type heavy treasure over armor, and Purple Wind Venerable went to check whether the Human Race Treasury had one he could afford.

Emperor Yan tried to leave the Human Race but was overwhelmed by Chaos City Lord, Ice Peak Master, Void Gold Master, and Lord Peng Gong, forcing him to call on Mountain Guest for help. The Human Race’s Universe Masters then debated terms for allowing Emperor Yan to depart with the Flame God race, leaving Giant Axe Creator to negotiate with Mountain Guest.

• Emperor Yan refused to abandon his plan to lead the Flame God race away, so Chaos City Lord, Ice Peak Master, and Void Gold Master attacked and pursued him into the Space Interlayer.
• Ice Peak Master used Ice Mountain Palace to try to seal Emperor Yan, but Emperor Yan used the Golden Feather Silver Wings to break free of the Thousand Treasures River and flee deeper into the Space Interlayer.
• Lord Peng Gong joined the pursuit with his Peak Domain-type Supreme Treasure, slowing Emperor Yan as Ice Peak Master, Chaos City Lord, and Lord Peng Gong pressed their attack.
• Emperor Yan sent a plea for help to Mountain Guest, who formed an incarnation and asked the Human Race’s Universe Masters to spare him; Giant Axe Creator also arrived to negotiate.
• Giant Axe Creator told the Human Race’s Universe Masters that Mountain Guest had guided the Flame God race into existence, and they agreed to consider expelling Emperor Yan and the Flame God race while demanding the return of treasures and other terms.
• Giant Axe Creator agreed to negotiate with Mountain Guest, while the Human Race’s Universe Masters prepared for other outcomes.

Mountain Guest punished Emperor Yan by ordering him to leave human territory, while Purple Wind Venerable recovered his treasures and helped Lu Qingshan obtain breakthrough resources and a soul-type heavy treasure. Lu Qingshan left with the treasure and a resolve to repay Purple Wind Venerable in the future.

• Mountain Guest rebuked Emperor Yan, ordered the Flame God race to leave human territory, and refused to give him a pinnacle domain-type true treasure.
• Purple Wind Venerable learned from Ice Peak Master that Emperor Yan and the Flame God race had been expelled, and recovered his stolen treasures, including the Golden Feather Silver Wings.
• Ice Peak Master agreed to help Lu Qingshan revive a World Master after Purple Wind Venerable told him of their promise.
• Purple Wind Venerable gave Lu Qingshan the breakthrough treasures and covered the two heavy treasure points he lacked for a soul-type heavy treasure.
• Purple Wind Venerable warned Lu Qingshan to keep the soul-type heavy treasure secret, and Lu Qingshan resolved to repay his kindness.

Lu Qingshan brought Purple Wind Venerable to Thunder Star, where Ice Peak Master reversed time and space to resurrect Lu Hongyuan. After reuniting with his seventh son, Lu Qingshan scolded him for recklessly entering the Extraterritorial Battlefield and told him to keep the resurrection secret while he cultivated in the divine kingdom.

• Purple Wind Venerable revealed that Radiant Light Venerable was his junior brother and that Ice Peak Master had agreed to help resurrect Lu Qingshan’s son.
• Lu Qingshan and Purple Wind Venerable traveled to Thunder Star, where Ice Peak Master reversed time and space and restored Lu Hongyuan and his spacecraft to the present.
• Ice Peak Master and Purple Wind Venerable departed, and Lu Qingshan reunited with Lu Hongyuan and explained that a universe master had resurrected him.
• Lu Qingshan scolded Lu Hongyuan for going to the Extraterritorial Battlefield, and Lu Hongyuan explained that he had gone to ease his father’s financial burden and had died after his squad’s treasure find attracted enemy immortals.
• Lu Qingshan told Lu Hongyuan to keep his resurrection secret, cultivate alone in the divine kingdom, and wait for him to arrange entry into the Initial Universe.

Lu Qingshan gave his third son, Lu Hongwen, a Tianxuan Fruit that could help him become immortal and sent him to cultivate in Chaos City. After settling his family and mission affairs, Lu Qingshan bound the Meteor Tear and passed the fifteenth level of the Heavenward Bridge, prompting Baffin to announce his advancement to the company’s military lord immortals.

• Lu Qingshan found Lu Hongwen handling family affairs and told him to leave them behind and come to the Initial Universe.
• Lu Qingshan revealed the Tianxuan Fruit, explained its chance of helping a gold-law-recognized World Master become immortal, and gave it to Lu Hongwen.
• Lu Qingshan brought Lu Hongwen to Chaos City for a thousand years of enlightenment and arranged for Calista to oversee him.
• Lu Qingshan had his failed Flame God escort mission canceled without punishment, then bound the soul-type heavy treasure Meteor Tear.
• Lu Qingshan challenged the fifteenth level of the Heavenly Thunder Bridge and defeated its warrior guardian.
• Baffin saw Lu Qingshan pass the trial and sent a mass email announcing his advancement to the company’s military lord immortals.

After Lu Qingshan passed the fifteenth level of the Heavenly Thunder Bridge and became a marquis-level immortal, the news astonished acquaintances across the universe. He tried the sixteenth level and failed, then reunited with his disciple Hogus, who came to celebrate his achievement.

• At the Werewolf Clan gathering, Kremor and Pigel received news that Lu Qingshan had passed the fifteenth level, and Pigel resolved to catch up with him.
• Hogus and Ross learned of Lu Qingshan's breakthrough and reflected on their own choices and fortunes.
• Lu Qingshan challenged the sixteenth level as a warrior but was defeated by its guardian's overwhelming strength.
• After returning to Thunder Island, Lu Qingshan received congratulations and welcomed Hogus, who brought an expensive bottle of wine to celebrate.

After passing the fifteenth level of the Heavenward Bridge, Lu Qingshan met with Black Peak King and learned about his improved status and benefits as a marquis-level immortal. He prepared for his second body’s trip to the Extraterritorial Battlefield by investing points in Kash, weapons, armor, and equipment, and planned to temper himself in battle.

• Marquis Qingcang congratulated Lu Qingshan and took him to meet Black Peak King, who asked whether he wanted to manage other immortals or work independently; Lu Qingshan chose to act alone.
• Marquis Qingcang explained Lu Qingshan’s new marquis-level benefits, including ownership of Blood Red Three, increased leave, rewards, and subsidies.
• After returning from a celebratory banquet with Hogus, Calista, and Marquis Qingcang, Lu Qingshan checked his points and chose not to challenge the Illusory Sea again yet.
• Lu Qingshan spent 680,000 points to cultivate Kash to ordinary immortal strength, then bought Cocoon Snail Armor, a Purple Thunder Sword, a detector, spacecraft, and other supplies.
• Lu Qingshan prepared to send his second body to the Extraterritorial Battlefield, hoping to earn back his expenses while improving through life-and-death battles.

Lu Qingshan prepared his second avatar for the Extraterritorial Battlefield, helped Kash break through to immortality, and traveled toward Origin Star. In the group chat, the members agreed to gather at Ye Chen’s upcoming Hidden Dragon Ranking competition, while Lu Qingshan arrived at Origin Star to continue his journey.

• Lu Qingshan used precious materials to help Kash break through to immortality, then established Kash’s divine kingdom and sent it to guard his family on Thunder Star.
• Lu Qingshan left for Origin Star, the fixed teleportation point nearest the Thunderlight Sea Starfield, and chatted with the group during the journey.
• The group teased Han Li over his encounter with Nangong Wan, and Xiao Yan and Lu Qingshan sent red packets of pills and body-tempering potion.
• Ye Chen invited the group to the Hidden Dragon Ranking competition, and Lu Qingshan offered to test whether he could help members bypass the event’s restrictions.
• Ye Chen traveled toward Hidden Dragon Ancient City, while Lu Qingshan reached Origin Star and followed its guidance signal.

Lu Qingshan disguised himself as the Marquis Immortal Thunderstorm and returned to the Extraterritorial Battlefield. He chose the Seventh Battlefield’s Barracks Base 026 and led a group of lone warriors through the passage, beginning his new deployment.

• Lu Qingshan landed on Origin Star in an E-class spaceship, disguised as a purple-gold-armored Immortal, and asked to go to the Extraterritorial Battlefield.
• Wang Feng gathered the lone warriors and explained their army authorizations, while Lu Qingshan recalled his earlier battlefield service and the fallen members of his old team.
• Lu Qingshan gave Wang Feng the name Thunderstorm and chose the Seventh Battlefield, Barracks Base 026, hoping to visit Flame Sacrifice Continent and find the Sacrificial Tower Treasure.
• The Military Merit System classified Thunderstorm as an Early Marquis, and Wang Feng led the group to the passage for the Seventh Battlefield.
• Lu Qingshan crossed the passage first, and the other lone warriors followed him toward Barracks Base 026.

Lu Qingshan arrived at the 026th Barracks Base and chose to join an elite squad rather than lead an army. He insisted on going straight to the dangerous Flame Sacrifice Continent, where human squads began competing to recruit him.

• Lu Qingshan reached the 026th Barracks Base, where Costa welcomed him and explained the base’s combat options.
• Lu Qingshan chose to join an elite squad and rejected Costa’s suggestion that he begin in a safer combat zone.
• Lu Qingshan selected Flame Sacrifice Continent, despite Costa warning him about its powerful enemies and high danger.
• Costa showed Lu Qingshan his assigned residence, where he rested while waiting for elite squads to contact him.
• Human elite squads on Flame Sacrifice Continent learned of Lu Qingshan’s arrival and hurried to recruit the elementary Marquis-level immortal.

Lu Qingshan joined Void Squad after confirming that the elite team did not spend more than a year resting at military bases. He introduced himself to the squad and revealed that the army had assigned him a one-trillion military merit quota, leaving the members astonished.

• Lu Qingshan chose Void Squad from among many invitations and met its captain, Void Marquis, at a military camp restaurant.
• Lu Qingshan agreed to join after learning Void Squad never stayed at a base for more than a year at a time.
• Void Marquis introduced Lu Qingshan to the squad’s other members: Ironblood Marquis, Raging Tide Marquis, Giant Elephant, Nightmare, Coldheart, and Shadow.
• Nightmare asked Lu Qingshan about his military merit quota, and he said it was one trillion.
• Void Squad members reacted with surprise and speculated that Lu Qingshan was a rare expert or a core genius from one of the five major powers.

Lu Qingshan joined Void Squad and learned how dangerous the Extraterritorial Battlefield could be, especially encounters with marquis-level Immortals. The squad departed War Base No. 026 for Flame Sacrifice Continent and reached a cleared route into the Dark Universe.

• Void Squad members explained that killing marquis-level Immortals was costly and dangerous, recounting how one enemy's self-destruction had badly injured their squad.
• Lu Qingshan applied to join Void Squad, received Void Marquis's approval, and spent the following days learning battlefield survival experience from his teammates.
• More than a month later, Void Squad boarded an E-class spacecraft and left the military camp base, whose defenses could destroy even king-level pursuers.
• Void Marquis described a Sacrificial Tower treasure and the four alien king-level Immortals the base had annihilated while they pursued its owner.
• Lu Qingshan and the squad traveled toward Flame Sacrifice Continent, stayed alert amid signs of battles, and relaxed after their spacecraft entered the Dark Universe.

Void Squad reached Lone Wolf Island and hunted for a target so Lu Qingshan could test his strength in battle. The squad surrounded a group of Qiujiagou Tribe immortals, and Lu Qingshan launched the first attack.

• Void Marquis warned Void Squad about the dangers of Flame Sacrifice Continent and chose Lone Wolf Island as a safer place for the new team to build coordination.
• Void Squad searched Lone Wolf Island for several months before detecting three immortals and over a dozen world lords from the Qiujiagou Tribe.
• Void Marquis identified the Qiujiagou Tribe as a defensive but sluggish demon race camp and ordered the squad to approach without being detected.
• The Qiujiagou Tribe immortals celebrated a new member's breakthrough and spoke of returning home to avenge their fallen tribe.
• Void Marquis proposed that Lu Qingshan fight the Qiujiagou Tribe while the rest of Void Squad blocked their escape routes.
• Lu Qingshan flew toward the Qiujiagou Tribe and sent a violet sword beam at them with his Purple Thunder Sword.

Lu Qingshan ambushed a Qiujiagou Tribe squad and overwhelmed its World Masters, forcing the remaining immortals to flee. After burning his immortal divine body to stop them, he survived the leader’s self-destruction, and the Void Squad finished off the last escapee before leaving with the spoils.

• Lu Qingshan attacked the Qiujiagou Tribe squad and killed its World Master-level fighters despite their coordinated soul attacks.
• The Qiujiagou Tribe leader realized Lu Qingshan had reached the Marquis level and ordered his two remaining companions to flee while he held Lu Qingshan back.
• Lu Qingshan used Heavenly Thunder Break to overpower the leader’s defense, then burned his immortal divine body when the other immortals continued escaping.
• One Qiujiagou Tribe immortal sacrificed himself to cover the leader’s retreat, while the leader self-destructed against Lu Qingshan’s attack.
• The Void Squad killed the final fleeing Qiujiagou Tribe immortal, gathered around Lu Qingshan, and left the battlefield in an E-class spacecraft.

After joining Void Squad on the Extraterritorial Battlefield, Lu Qingshan learned the cost of burning immortal divine power, earned the squad’s respect, and traveled with them from Lone Wolf Island to the main continent of Flame Sacrifice Continent. More than a thousand years later, he had saved Nightmare in battle, perfected his movement technique, and accumulated over four hundred thousand mixed-element units in spoils.

• Marquis Iron Blood warned Lu Qingshan that burning immortal divine power consumed his soul and could take vast time or wealth to recover, but the squad still awarded him the largest share of the spoils for his contribution.
• Marquis Xuan Kong led Void Squad toward the main continent of Flame Sacrifice Continent, where the squad fought more frequently and faced several thousand battles over the following thousand years.
• Lu Qingshan burned immortal divine power to reach Nightmare and shield her from a high-level military leader’s self-destruction, saving her from serious injury.
• Nightmare thanked Lu Qingshan with treasured wine, and Lu Qingshan explained that he had recently perfected his movement technique secret art.
• Deep Blue reported that Lu Qingshan had accumulated 8.837 billion military merits and spoils worth more than four hundred thousand mixed-element units.

A Demon Race squad learned that Spencer had been killed by a human spy and joined the bounty against human experts. After detecting Void Squad and deciding to ambush them, the demons destroyed their spacecraft, leaving the human team injured and under attack.

• A Demon Race squad discussed Spencer's death and the bounty jointly issued by the Space-Time Nightmare Beast and Fearsome Golden Hou lineages.
• The squad detected Lu Qingshan's Void Squad and learned they had fought Leonard, a member of the Fearsome Golden Hou lineage.
• The Demon Race captain ordered his squad to approach quietly and attack Void Squad, believing their greater numbers and strength would overwhelm the humans.
• Void Squad discussed returning to base, unaware that the Demon Race squad was closing in on them.
• The Demon Race squad launched compressed divine-power attacks that tore apart Void Squad's spacecraft and injured its occupants, with Nightmare losing more than ten percent of her divine body.

Void Squad was ambushed by Blood Fiend Squad, and Lu Qingshan fought desperately to save his teammates as the demons gained the upper hand. With Lu Qingshan’s divine body falling below eighty percent under a two-on-one assault, a black-armored human powerhouse suddenly arrived.

• Blood Fiend Marquis rejected Void Marquis’s offer and ordered Blood Fiend Squad to attack Void Squad.
• Lu Qingshan rescued Nightmare by burning his immortal divine power, then Coldheart was killed by Ziqian Ten-Thousand Snake.
• Lu Qingshan drew the demons away so Shadow could reach Ironblood Marquis, who stored him in a world ring.
• Blood Fiend Marquis struck Lu Qingshan, but Lu Qingshan’s strength revealed that he had high-level Marquis-rank power.
• Blood Fiend Marquis and the Long Lizard Race immortal joined forces against Lu Qingshan, whose divine body steadily weakened.
• A black-armored human powerhouse with mysterious green markings arrived as Lu Qingshan neared defeat.