Chapter Summaries

After resting from the war, Yang Fan helped clear the Undead Race Divine Kingdom and learned the scale of its hidden assets. Yang Da revealed that its most valuable prize was the Eternal Corpse Mine, a restricted S-Class building with immense strategic value.

• Yang Fan thanked Gu Le for Gu Xuanting’s connections, held Gu Le, and fell asleep after the exhausting war.
• Yang Fan entered the Divine Kingdom the next morning, where Yang Da had organized the believers to clear and inventory the Undead Race’s assets overnight.
• Yang Da reported that the haul included thirty S-Rank Buildings and five hundred thousand Rank A Buildings, including several buildings absent from known data.
• Yang Da explained that the Undead Demigod had possessed fifteen Earthcore Spirit Marrow Source Nests and two hundred thousand Spirit Veins that he had not converted into combat power.
• Yang Da showed Yang Fan the Eternal Corpse Mine’s specifications: it could occupy up to a third of the Divine Kingdom, nurture death-aligned resources, and was forbidden from entering alien forces.

Yang Fan examined the captured S-Class Buildings and loaded several into his Divine Kingdom, while realizing the Eternal Corpse Mine might be more valuable than it first appeared. After loading the mine, he discovered that its skeletal soldiers immediately collapsed into bones, leaving its potential use unresolved.

• Yang Da explained the Eternal Corpse Mine and the other S-Class Buildings, and Yang Fan considered evolving the mine rather than handing it to the Federation.
• Yang Fan ordered the Myriad Dao Evolution Temple, the Nine Nether River, and the Earthcore Spirit Marrow Source Nests loaded into his Divine Kingdom.
• The Myriad Dao Evolution Temple descended into the City of Trade, subtly changing the Divine Kingdom's rules.
• The Nine Nether River flowed through the Myriad Forms Martial Court, and Yang Fan proclaimed its benefits to his believers.
• Yang Fan loaded the Eternal Corpse Mine near the Dimensional Research Institute and the Cloning Nutrient Pods.
• The mine's barracks produced skeletal soldiers whose soul flames went out at once, causing them to collapse into bones.

Yang Fan transformed the Eternal Corpse Mine into a breeding ground for zombies, hoping to develop an intelligent zombie cultivation system. After ordinary zombies absorbed the mine’s Corpse Miasma, many broke through into Zombie Generals, and the transformations continued across the mine.

• Yang Fan recognized the Eternal Corpse Mine’s hidden Skeleton Barracks and ordered them sealed for a future sale.
• Yang Fan learned that zombies could turn the mine’s deathly aura into Corpse Miasma and ordered human zombies moved there while ape zombies and cloned Alien Race corpses were converted into more miasma.
• Yang Da expanded the Cloning Nutrient Pods, sold the Dimensional Research Institute, and transformed the mine with Corpse Flowers and yin-attributed spirit plants.
• Hundreds of billions of zombies absorbed the mine’s Corpse Miasma as their bodies grew stronger.
• An Ordinary Zombie became a Zombie General with a trace of intelligence, and many more zombies began breaking through across the mine.

After the Divine Kingdom defeated the Undead Demigod, Yang Fan rewarded the Artificial Lifeforms and Lingxu Zi for their service. He gave Lingxu Zi ten Divine Kingdom Cores and promised resources to help the Void Spirit Race grow stronger.

• Yang Fan reviewed his Divine Kingdom's resources and called Yang Da, the Artificial Lifeforms, and Lingxu Zi to gather.
• Yang Fan awarded Yang Yi, Yang Er, and Yang San Mechanical Hearts, granting Yang San the right to allocate 100 million Divinity Points.
• Yang Fan rewarded Yang Si through Yang Shi with thirty Mechanical Hearts each.
• Yang Fan temporarily unsealed Yang Da's palace after Yang Da asked for it as his reward.
• Yang Fan recognized the Void Spirit Race's intelligence work and gave Lingxu Zi ten Divine Kingdom Cores, along with a promise of cultivation resources for his believers.

Yang Fan directed Yang Da to preserve funds and develop the Zombie Dao into a future weapon against enemy Divine Kingdoms. Ten days later, he discovered the zombies had organized around their first Zombie Kings and were pleading with him for guidance.

• Yang Fan told Yang Da to stop buying F-Tier Metamorphosis Pods with Divine Kingdom funds and to seek resources for cultivating Zombie Kings.
• Yang Fan planned to use zombies to infiltrate enemy Divine Kingdoms, spread corpse poison, and grow stronger by consuming flesh or absorbing corpse qi.
• Ten days later, Yang Da summoned Yang Fan after the first Zombie King appeared in the Divine Kingdom.
• Yang Fan saw Zombie Kings, millions of Zombie Generals, and hundreds of billions of zombies gathered in an orderly congregation around a bone altar.
• The lead Zombie King asked Yang Fan for guidance, saying the zombies had been harmed by treacherous villains and had no family or direction.

After Zombie Kings and Zombie Generals recovered memories of being experimented on, Yang Fan rejected Yang San’s proposal to send them into war and instead staged a Divine Oracle to reassure them and punish Yang San. Yang Fan appeared before the zombies and apologized for coming too late, leaving them convinced that their god had not abandoned them.

• Zombie Kings and millions of Zombie Generals knelt before Yang Fan and asked him to guide them after recovering memories of their past.
• Yang Da explained that the zombies were frightened and needed a Divine Oracle, so Yang Fan summoned Yang San to discuss the problem.
• Yang San proposed using the zombies in war, but Yang Fan reprimanded him and declared the intelligent zombies part of the Divine Kingdom’s future.
• Yang Fan ordered Yang Da to prepare a projection, then accused Yang San before the zombies and showed a staged scene of him suffering at their hands.
• Yang Fan announced that Yang San would be sent to another world to endure ten thousand years of torment, and the zombies rejoiced that their god had noticed them.
• Yang Fan manifested above the mine and told the zombies that he had come too late, as they praised him for not abandoning them.

Yang Fan reassured the intelligent zombies that he would support their cultivation and protect them from becoming a danger to the Divine Kingdom. Yang Da later revealed that Yang San’s apparent punishment was a cover, and secretly rewarded him for his loyalty.

• Yang Fan told the Zombie Kings and Zombie Generals that he would not abandon them and promised to invest resources in their future.
• Yang Fan fed Alien Race corpses into the Life Essence Conversion Pool, allowing the zombies to absorb corpse qi and grow stronger.
• Yang Da reported that he had hidden Yang San underground and would begin cloning from the genes of outstanding believers under Yang Fan’s orders.
• Yang Da visited the dejected Yang San and revealed that the loss of his military authority had only been staged to explain matters to the believers.
• Yang Da secretly gave Yang San two hundred Mechanical Hearts and praised him for proposing the Zombie Path with loyalty to Yang Fan and the Divine Kingdom.

Yang Da gave Yang San a new identity as Yang Shi and entrusted him with command of the Zombie Legion. Later, Gu Tianyu visited Yang Fan and offered an enormous price for the Eternal Corpse Mine, but Yang Fan refused because he still needed it.

• Yang Da told Yang San that the master had chosen the name Yang Shi and assigned him command of the Zombie Legion.
• Yang Shi received two hundred Mechanical Hearts and vowed not to disappoint his master.
• Yang Fan awoke beside Gu Le, then welcomed Gu Tianyu when he visited their home that afternoon.
• Gu Tianyu offered one trillion Divinity Points and a nearby life planet for Yang Fan's Eternal Corpse Mine, explaining that he could smuggle it to other races.
• Yang Fan refused to sell or consign the mine because he had another use for it in his Divine Kingdom.

Yang Fan learned about the Dark Web from Gu Tianyu, who gave him special coordinates after declining to buy his buildings. Yang Fan used the coordinates to enter the hidden network, where he found countless floating houses surrounding a vast sphere made of data and symbols.

• Yang Fan offered Gu Tianyu an S-Class Void Energy Core, Undead Land, and Skeleton Barracks, and Gu Tianyu recommended auctioning them on the Dark Web.
• Gu Tianyu gave Yang Fan special coordinates and left, asking him to consider Gu Tianyu when he obtained valuable goods on the front lines.
• Gu Le told Yang Fan that Gu Tianyu was a legendary businessman but said she had never heard of the Dark Web.
• Yang Fan ordered Yang Da to use the coordinates and bring his consciousness to the Dark Web.
• Yang Fan and Yang Da arrived in a small house, where Yang Fan saw countless similar houses and a colossal sphere made of data and rule fragments.

Yang Fan discovered that the Dark Web connected the networks of many races and hosted auctions for valuable goods, including S-Class and SS-Class Buildings. Back in his Divine Kingdom, he examined the listings and asked Yang Da about their final prices.

• Yang Fan sensed powerful Human Race and Foreign-Race Gods in the Dark Web's rooms, then received its rules and learned that a mysterious Artificial Lifeform ran the platform.
• Yang Da explained that the Dark Web connected the networks of different races and auctioned goods monthly, with a minimum transaction threshold of one billion Divinity Points.
• Yang Fan and Yang Da returned to the Divine Kingdom to discuss the Dark Web safely and review its listings.
• Yang Fan saw numerous S-Class Buildings and inaccessible SS-Class Buildings listed for auction, then asked Yang Da about their final transaction prices.

Yang Fan learned how the Dark Web traded S-Class Buildings and decided to sell two Spirit Vein Star coordinates to fund a long-term plan to expand his Divine Kingdom. He chose to remain a Demigod for now and entered the Gu Family’s Resource Star Trading Zone to meet buyers.

• Yang Da explained that Dark Web prices fluctuated widely and that monthly auctions traded high-end buildings across many races.
• Yang Fan realized he could use his Hundredfold Evolution Talent to replace resource stars with Earthcore Spirit Marrow Source Nests and multiply his Divinity Point income.
• Yang Da reported that 142 Earthcore Spirit Marrow Source Nests were listed for the upcoming auction, and Yang Fan ordered him to sell two Spirit Vein Star coordinates through the Gu Family’s channels.
• Yang Fan rejected rushing to buy combat-focused buildings and decided to build his Divine Kingdom’s economic foundation while remaining at the Demigod stage.
• Yang Da began contacting buyers in the Gu Family’s Resource Star Trading Zone as Yang Fan entered the Virtual World and opened a trade invitation.

Yang Fan completed the sale of a Spirit Vein Star and directed his Divine Kingdom to spend its funds expanding its Earthcore Spirit Marrow Source Nests. As the Divine Kingdom grew and the Gu Family drew him closer, he remained poised to become a god whenever he chose.

• Yang Fan signed a contract to sell a Spirit Vein Star for 100 billion Divinity Points and told the buyer to coordinate the takeover with his artificial lifeform.
• Over the next five days, Yang Fan managed his Divine Kingdom, studied, and spent time with Gu Le, his family, and friends.
• Yang Da reported that the Dark Web auction bought 130 Earthcore Spirit Marrow Source Nests and sold the Void Energy Core and the Undead Land and Skeleton Barracks, leaving 158 billion Divinity Points in liquid funds.
• Yang Fan ordered Yang Da to prioritize buying more Earthcore Spirit Marrow Source Nests and to sell Spirit Vein Star Coordinates if funds ran short.
• Gu Xuanting brought Yang Fan into the Gu Family's core circle and urged him to buy Divine Kingdom Coordinates and a Divine Kingdom Core so he could break through to godhood.
• Yang Fan kept his ability to become a god at any time secret, with dozens of unabsorbed Divine Kingdom Cores already in his Divine Kingdom.

Yang Fan reflected on the vast wealth gap between Gods and realized that position, not strength alone, determined wealth. In his Divine Kingdom, the Elven Ancient Tree transformed into the Elven Sacred Tree, and the Adult Elves evolved into Elven Warriors.

• Yang Fan bought 523 Earthcore Spirit Marrow Source Nests at auction, bringing his total to 679 and increasing his monthly income from Earthcore Spirit Marrow to 67.9 billion Divinity Points.
• Yang Fan recognized that even his wealth was small beside the fortunes wielded by powerful Gods, and he resolved to build his own standing in the wider world.
• Yang Fan sensed a change in his Divine Kingdom and saw the Elven Ancient Tree gather life energy as it grew to cover the Elven Kingdom.
• The Elven Ancient Tree transformed into the Elven Sacred Tree, marked by golden patterns and leaves.
• The Adult Elves underwent a collective evolution, and their bows changed as they advanced into Elven Warriors.

Yang Fan decided to sell the Elven Kingdom’s obsolete buildings and maintain his high-priced purchases of Earthcore Spirit Marrow Source Nests despite a funding shortfall. He contacted Qin Xue for financing, and she invited him to call her sis as they prepared to discuss business.

• Yang Fan ordered the Elven Kingdom to sell its Moonwell and Sun Spring buildings and promised to buy more Fountains of Life if they earned great merit.
• Yang Da reported that over 1,300 Earthcore Spirit Marrow Source Nests were listed for auction and the Divine Kingdom could not afford them all, but Yang Fan refused to lower his offer of 1.5 billion Divinity Points.
• Yang Fan kept the funding problem from Gu Le and decided to seek financing from Qin Xue, a prominent lender to Gods and major figures.
• Yang Fan contacted Qin Xue and traveled to meet her in the Virtual World.
• Qin Xue greeted Yang Fan and asked him to call her sis instead of President Qin.

Yang Fan negotiated a loan with Qin Xue and received an offer of one hundred trillion Divinity Points at twenty percent annual interest, with no fixed repayment date for the principal. When he asked to borrow even more, Qin Xue said he would need to provide collateral.

• Yang Fan called Qin Xue “Sister Qin Xue” and discussed his funding needs over Enlightenment Tea.
• Qin Xue offered Yang Fan a credit limit of one hundred trillion Divinity Points based on his status and the company's risk assessment.
• Qin Xue explained that the loan carried twenty percent annual interest and allowed the principal to be postponed indefinitely as long as interest was paid.
• Yang Fan asked to borrow more than one hundred trillion Divinity Points, prompting Qin Xue to require collateral for a higher credit limit.

Yang Fan used the Eternal Corpse Mine and War God Codex as collateral to secure a thirty-trillion-Divinity-Point loan, then searched for S-Class Resource Buildings to develop his Divine Kingdom. After learning that the Enlightenment Ancient Tree had a low return rate but suited his needs, he ordered Yang Da to buy them in bulk.

• Qin Xue offered Yang Fan a thirty-trillion-Divinity-Point loan if he pledged the Eternal Corpse Mine and War God Codex as collateral, and Yang Fan signed the contracts.
• Qin Xue confirmed the funds had reached Yang Fan's account and reminded him that her company offered escrow and intermediary services.
• Yang Fan returned to his Divine Kingdom and told Yang Da to find S-Class Resource Buildings suited to its development, excluding the Earthcore Spirit Marrow Source Nest.
• Yang Da identified the Enlightenment Ancient Tree as a suitable option but warned that its high price meant its annualized return would be only around sixty-four percent.
• Yang Fan decided to purchase Enlightenment Ancient Trees in bulk, and Yang Da began making offers.

Yang Fan’s repeated high bids drove up Dark Web prices for Earthcore Spirit Marrow Source Nests and Enlightenment Ancient Trees, drawing more sellers into the market. After Gu Tianyu warned him to sell, Yang Fan prepared to spend his remaining funds by bidding in batches at the next auction.

• Yang Fan spent over two trillion Divinity Points to buy 1,052 Earthcore Spirit Marrow Source Nests and 480 Enlightenment Ancient Trees, then spent nearly eight trillion on 2,200 nests and 3,100 trees the following month.
• Gu Tianyu learned that a mysterious buyer was paying 1.5 billion Divinity Points for the two resource buildings and instructed his group to sell its stock.
• Gu Tianyu asked his assistant to warn Yang Fan to sell his own stock, unaware that Yang Fan was the buyer driving up the market.
• Yang Fan received Gu Tianyu’s warning and welcomed the growing supply of sellers, noting that he still had twenty trillion Divinity Points available.
• When listings surged to 10,000 Earthcore Spirit Marrow Source Nests and 20,000 Enlightenment Ancient Trees, Yang Fan told Yang Da to bid in batches, offering one billion for the first 5,000 nests and 1.1 billion for the rest, with the same plan for the trees.

Yang Fan used the Dark Web’s bidding rules to buy resource buildings cheaply, sharply increasing his Divine Kingdom’s income. Gu Tianyu, unaware Yang Fan had helped drive the price surge, offered him a discounted building, leaving Yang Fan grateful and a little guilty.

• Yang Fan had Yang Da calculate bids that used all twenty trillion Divinity Points to secure nine thousand Earthcore Spirit Marrow Source Nests and ten thousand Enlightenment Ancient Trees at favorable prices.
• Yang Fan calculated that the buildings’ enhanced output would bring in enormous monthly income and planned to reinvest it while postponing Qin Xue’s interest payments.
• Gu Tianyu reviewed the Dark Web’s lower-than-expected sale prices and instructed his assistant to keep listing buildings in small batches.
• Gu Tianyu learned Yang Fan might have sold buildings too cheaply and offered to sell him one for nine hundred million Divinity Points.
• Yang Fan thanked Gu Tianyu, declined the offer because he had no financial pressure, and privately called him a truly good man.

Yang Fan expanded the Divine Kingdom’s resources while the Eternal Corpse Mine’s zombie population grew into its strongest force. He gave the zombies Corpse Cultivation techniques and assigned Yang Shi to teach them a formation, preparing them for a future Divine Kingdom War.

• Yang Fan spent his time developing the Divine Kingdom as monthly auctions and compound interest expanded his assets.
• After more than ten thousand years of Evolution, the Eternal Corpse Mine became a vast kingdom of zombies, whose numbers grew as cloned believers were transformed.
• Yang Fan reviewed the believer information and decided the zombies needed a cultivation system, so he bought Corpse Cultivation techniques and installed them in a Technique Transmission Tower.
• Yang Fan addressed the Zombie Kingdom, gave the zombies the inheritance, and urged them to cultivate and fight for the Divine Kingdom.
• Yang Fan gave Yang Shi the C-Rank formation Corpse Tide Frenzy and ordered him to guide the Zombie Kingdom in cultivating it.

Yang Shi rallied the Zombie Kings by showing them Yang San’s execution and urging them to fight for the Divine Kingdom. Meanwhile, Yang Fan focused on expanding his Divine Kingdom and building relationships, leaving the story with his wealth and social skills steadily growing.

• Yang Shi entered the Eternal Corpse Mine, silenced the hostile Zombie Kings, and announced that he had come by Divine Oracle to teach them formation techniques.
• Yang Shi showed the Zombie Kings Yang San’s execution and urged them to leave their old hatred behind and grow stronger for God.
• The Zombie Kings pledged to fight for God, and Yang Da watched the Zombie Kingdom unite through the live feed.
• Yang Fan withdrew from Divine Kingdom Wars and declined invitations to join invasions, choosing instead to invest in developing his Divine Kingdom.
• Yang Da bought more resource buildings as listings on the Dark Web increased and their purchase price fell to 1.1 billion Divinity Points.
• Yang Fan attended family banquets and private gatherings, improving his etiquette and learning to treat credibility and investment risks with care.