Chapter Summaries

News that Thunder Emperor Jiang Zhe had enslaved Tianlang Lord shocked the Hong Alliance, and Great Axe Founder confirmed Jiang Zhe’s achievement while offering other members paid access to his comprehension opportunity. Jiang Zhe approved the arrangement and waited in his divine kingdom, hoping to draw in anyone foolish enough to challenge him.

• Venerable Jiufeng told Hong Alliance members that Jiang Zhe had enslaved Tianlang Lord, prompting astonishment as they pieced together Jiang Zhe’s identity and rapid rise.
• Great Axe Founder confirmed to the gathered Cosmic Lords that Jiang Zhe was a Cosmic Lord who had enslaved Tianlang Lord, then explained his talent and inherited legacy.
• Great Axe Founder offered paid access to Jiang Zhe’s comprehension opportunity, setting the price at one heavy treasure for seven days or one supreme treasure for a year.
• Chaos City Lord and Huangjian Lord objected to sharing the opportunity with outsiders, but the alien Cosmic Lords accepted the price and the arrangement went ahead.
• Jiang Zhe received Great Axe Founder’s email and looked forward to collecting treasures while daring anyone to enter his divine kingdom and cause trouble.

Jiang Zhe revealed that his publicized Thunder God Records inheritance and his rise as a Cosmic Lord were part of a plan to draw enemies into his divine kingdom, while Great Axe and Chaos City Lord discussed his new status and the Human Race’s security. The Prison Race, Crystal Race, and other powers chose to gather intelligence rather than intervene, as the Demon Race, Insect Race, and Mechanical Race began assessing Jiang Zhe’s strength and the mystery of Tianlang Lord’s enslavement.

• Jiang Zhe attended the Great Axe Council, where the leaders celebrated his advancement and discussed Thunder God Records viewing slots and the Sixth Great Power.
• Jiang Zhe told Great Axe, Chaos City Lord, and Dark Lord that he had publicized the inheritance to steer enemy plans toward his divine kingdom, where he could control any attackers.
• The Prison Race’s Demon Ancestor ordered Owl Demon Venerable to investigate the inheritance and decided to let the other races fight the Human Race, while the Crystal Race likewise chose to observe and gather information.
• Lord Mòpí vowed revenge against Jiang Zhe but restrained himself, and several other alliances labeled Thunder Emperor extremely dangerous.
• The Insect Race Empress, Mechanical Father God, and Dream Ancestor met to discuss Jiang Zhe, Tianlang Lord’s enslavement, and whether Jiang Zhe was truly a Cosmic Lord.

Dream Ancestor, the Insect Race Empress, and the Mechanical Father God plotted to cripple Thunder Emperor by attacking his divine kingdom, convinced that his powerful techniques came from an Ancient Civilization Legacy. After agreeing on troops, treasures, and a possible raid by Illusory True Demonic God, the Insect Race Empress considered how much to charge the other races for a concealment-type Apex Treasure.

• The three leaders debated Thunder Emperor’s strength and concluded that he was likely a Cosmic Lord with a dangerous clone, though they feared he might be a Cosmic Venerable.
• The leaders agreed that killing Thunder Emperor under the Primal Universe’s restrictions was too difficult, so they planned to destroy his divine kingdom and cut off his advancement.
• Dream Ancestor revealed that Thunder Emperor had used a lightning-based Cosmic Lord Ultimate Arcane Technique, leading the leaders to suspect he had received an Ancient Civilization Legacy.
• Dream Ancestor offered five Cosmic Lords with clones, while the Insect Race Empress agreed to provide two or three, secure a concealment-type Apex Treasure, and enslave a Hong Alliance traitor.
• The Mechanical Father God offered to invite Illusory True Demonic God for the raid in exchange for three Top-Tier Treasures from each of the other races, and the leaders agreed to divide the spoils between him and Illusory True Demonic God.
• In her palace, the Insect Race Empress considered how much to charge the other races to use her concealment-type Apex Treasure.

The Mechanical Father God recruited Stone to retrieve the Thunder and Time Fusion Laws legacy from Jiang Zhe’s Divine Realm during a planned assault. Decades later, the first Hong Alliance candidates arrived at Thunder Emperor City, where they learned its mist suppressed even Cosmic Lords and required visitors to follow strict rules.

• The Mechanical Father God told Stone that Jiang Zhe had enslaved Tianlang Lord and asked him to retrieve an Ancient Civilization Legacy during an assault on Jiang Zhe’s Divine Realm; Stone agreed.
• Decades later, twelve Hong Alliance candidates were selected to enter the Thunder Emperor Divine Realm, and Qian Wu welcomed them on Emperor Star.
• Qian Wu led the candidates to Tianlang Hall, where one alien insulted San Han and was killed; the remaining eleven knelt for nearly ten days before offering Tianlang Lord a treasure as an apology.
• Qian Wu brought the eleven survivors through the Spatial Passage into Thunder Emperor City, where the mist limited their perception and even suppressed Cosmic Lords.
• Qian Wu explained that visitors had to use signposts to navigate the mist and obey the city’s strict district boundaries.

Qianwu Sovereign guided eleven outsiders through Thunder Emperor City, explaining its districts and the rules for staying and receiving the inheritance. At the Nine-Story Tower, they witnessed the power of its gate and learned the costs and limits for comprehension sessions, while the upper layers remained closed to outsiders.

• Qianwu Sovereign explained Thunder Emperor City's three rings, district restrictions, and the consequences of causing trouble in the mist.
• Venerable Youjie gave Qianwu Sovereign a Heavy Treasure, and Qianwu described how to identify Thunder Emperor's bloodline descendants and warned the outsiders away from their district.
• The group reached the Nine-Story Tower, where its bronze gate left the outsider Kings and Cosmic Overlords astonished, and they learned that Madame Rouge Mary managed the Red-Robed Attendants and the city's affairs.
• Human Race Kings described the Thunder Emperor bloodline's exceptional talent, and the outsiders observed seven young Domain Lords bearing Blood-Red Banner Marks.
• After the bronze gate opened and inheritors streamed out, Qianwu Sovereign registered for a first-layer session, and Mary's avatar explained the comprehension costs and limits for the first six layers.

Venerable Youjie and the alien visitors paid for entry to the Nine-Story Tower and began comprehending its Thunder God Records. Meanwhile, Jiang Zhe’s avatars argued over their Supreme Treasures before equipping the Demon Avatar for battle, and Jiang Zhe concluded that Supreme Treasures would eventually be little more than standard gear for True Gods.

• Venerable Youjie and the alien experts exchanged treasure offerings for comprehension sessions, then followed the Red-Robed Attendants into the Nine-Story Tower.
• Myriad Mist Divine Kun watched the aliens enter Thunder Emperor City and told Oriana to monitor them, while deciding to let them into his divine realm because his true body was hungry.
• The alien visitors entered the first-floor hall and were drawn into comprehension by the Thunder God Records, while the Human Race veterans calmly took their places before the painting.
• Jiang Zhe’s avatars bickered over their share of the Supreme Treasures, and Jiang Zhe awarded Treasure Distribution Cliff to the Demon Avatar after the Demon and Peng Demon fought over it.
• Jiang Zhe equipped the Demon Avatar with Treasure Distribution Cliff, the Thunder Emperor Seal, Apex Treasure Armor, and other weapons, then put the remaining Supreme Treasure Armor on himself.
• Oriana watched Jiang Zhe stage the avatars’ dispute, while Jiang Zhe reflected that Supreme Treasures would be standard equipment for True Gods in Jin’s World.

After more than five hundred years of secret growth, Jiang Zhe watched Youmeng Sovereign break through to become a Cosmic Lord and gave her the White Fang Tower. Youmeng Lord joined his newly established Thunder Emperor Biotech Corporation, which was formally recognized as a new lineage with four Cosmic Lords.

• The Qianwu Auction sold its final item, a Realm Lord slot to enter Thunder Emperor City, for 39,500 Hunyuan Units.
• Jiang Zhe watched Youmeng Sovereign break through to become a Cosmic Lord, then appeared beside her and congratulated her.
• Jiang Zhe gave Youmeng Lord the White Fang Tower as a gift for her advancement.
• Chaos City Lord announced that Youmeng Sovereign had become the Virtual Universe Corporation's seventh Cosmic Lord.
• Youmeng Sovereign said she wanted to leave the Virtual Universe Corporation and join Jiang Zhe's Thunder Emperor Biotech Corporation.
• At the Great Axe Council, Jiang Zhe formally established Thunder Emperor Biotech Corporation as a new lineage with Tianlang Lord, Youmeng Lord, Thunder Emperor, and Infinite Sovereign.

Jiang Zhe developed the Milky Way Secret Realm as Thunder Emperor Biotech Corporation’s headquarters and expanded the Mechanical Spirit Race’s factories and research. He planned to distribute First Revolution Blood Pills, send three Mechanical Spirits out to gain experience, and pursue a new pill that combined tenfold life gene levels with an Innate Arcane Technique.

• Jiang Zhe oversaw construction of the Milky Way Secret Realm, including six trial worlds and altered Dark Universe coordinates that made entry controlled.
• Oriana reported that she could reproduce Evolutionary Hearts and aimed to make the Mechanical Spirit Race capable of independent reproduction.
• Jiang Zhe inspected the Mechanical Empire’s World Factory and learned its output of Small, Large, and First Revolution Blood Pills.
• Jiang Zhe ordered 800-plus First Revolution Blood Pills sent to the Earth Lineage treasury and distributed the remaining pills among major powers and an auction.
• Jiang Zhe told Oriana to send the three newest Yuan-generation Mechanical Spirits out to gain experience and to pause First Revolution Blood Pill production.
• Oriana described her attempt to add an enhancement-type Innate Arcane Technique to the First Revolution Blood Pill, and Jiang Zhe said the successful version should be named the First Revolution Golden Core.

Jiang Zhe advised Thunder God on his path to immortality and gave him treasures for Youmeng Lord, whose Life Gene Level could rise dramatically. The Red-Robed Attendant reported that the Luarán Starfield had been drained to nourish the Zoumeng Black Abyss, where the Trapped-Radiance Silversand was nearing maturity.

• Jiang Zhe told Thunder God to strengthen his clones and comprehend more of the Time Law before attempting immortality, while Thunder God said Hong was still cultivating in Chaos City.
• Jiang Zhe gave Thunder God a World Ring for Youmeng Lord and teleported him back to Thunderfall Isle.
• Youmeng Lord found Life Gene Level-enhancing treasures in the ring and realized they could raise her to nearly the level of a Third-Rank Cosmic Lord.
• Jiang Zhe learned from the Red-Robed Attendant that the Luarán Starfield had been drained and that the Trapped-Radiance Silversand might mature around Hanxia Calendar year 17570.

Jiang Zhe continued cultivating while the Demon, Mechanical, and Insect races negotiated a plan to invade his divine kingdom and stop his rise. The Insect Race Empress also learned that the treasure gestating in the Luarán Mystic Realm might be a Source-Type Supreme Treasure.

• Jiang Zhe checked the Zoumeng Black Abyss for signs that the treasure was nearing maturity, then returned to the Mustard Seed Divine Mountain to study Soul Arcane Techniques.
• Mechanical Father God, the Silver-White Serpent Shadow, and the Insect Race Empress discussed using Illusory True Demonic God and a concealment-type Apex Treasure to target Thunder Emperor's soul or divine kingdom.
• Mechanical Father God revealed that the Human Race had secretly raised the Mechanical Spirit Race, which could suppress and devour Mechanical Race members, and urged the other two races to help eliminate Thunder Emperor.
• The Silver-White Serpent Shadow agreed to find a spy who could enter Thunder Emperor's Divine Realm and secured contributions of Top-Tier Treasure Weapons from Mechanical Father God and the Insect Race Empress.
• The Insect Race Empress privately resolved to prolong the alliance talks and make Mechanical Father God pay more, then received Lord of Fuhua's report about Crane Lord's treasure.
• Lord of Fuhua told the Insect Race Empress that Crane Lord had obtained the Heart of Time in the Black Nest Mystic Realm and believed the Luarán Mystic Realm might contain an even greater Heart of Time and Space or Heart of Chaos.

Dream Ancestor ordered Changjiu Lord to bargain with Hong Alliance members for a way to send Demon Race juniors into Thunder Emperor City, while the Mechanical Father God continued searching for Mechanical Spirits. On Earth, Peng Demon Jiang Zhe met Zuo Shan Ke, who praised his naturally formed Panling Armor, shared information about the Hall of Heroic Spirits, and agreed to lend him a concealment treasure before Jiang Zhe asked him to repair the Scepter of Annihilation.

• Dream Ancestor told Changjiu Lord to offer up to two Top-Tier Treasure Weapons to secure a key Hong Alliance member who could arrange for Demon Race juniors to enter Thunder Emperor City.
• The Mechanical Father God ordered his children to keep searching for Mechanical Spirits and sent an avatar to seek Illusory True Demonic God’s help.
• Peng Demon Jiang Zhe summoned Zuo Shan Ke to Earth and showed him the Panling Armor, which Zuo Shan Ke recognized as a naturally formed copy of the Tribulation Armor’s Mystic Vein Diagram.
• Jiang Zhe gave Zuo Shan Ke the Hall of Heroic Spirits, and Zuo Shan Ke identified it as an intact but damaged Yuan Embryo and added information about how to use it.
• Zuo Shan Ke agreed to lend Jiang Zhe a concealment-type supreme treasure, and Jiang Zhe then asked him to repair the Scepter of Annihilation.

Peng Demon Jiang Zhe asked Zuo Shan Ke to repair the Scepter of Annihilation, but its ruined Black Mist Cocoon required rare source materials. Zuo Shan Ke lent Jiang Zhe the North Prison identity and treasures, and Jiang Zhe prepared to pursue a Heart of Time in the Luarán Mystic Realm.

• Zuo Shan Ke discovered that the Scepter of Annihilation was missing its Black Mist Cocoon and found the damaged core impossible to restore with the materials available.
• Peng Demon Jiang Zhe agreed to gather a Heart of Space and a Heart of Time, learning that Crane Lord possessed a Heart of Time while a new one might be forming in the Luarán Mystic Realm.
• Zuo Shan Ke lent Peng Demon Jiang Zhe the North Prison Orb and North Prison, letting him assume North Prison Lord's appearance and identity.
• Zuo Shan Ke promised to provide other source materials and help repair the scepter after Jiang Zhe gathered the necessary components.
• Peng Demon Jiang Zhe sent the North Prison treasures to his Demon Avatar in the Luarán Mystic Realm, where the avatar transformed and declared war on the Insect Race.

Jiang Zhe returned to the Great Axe Universe to cultivate for over four million years before investigating the treasure emerging from the Zoumeng Black Abyss. He discovered a Three-Aperture Time Heart accompanied by Trapped-Radiance Silversand, and Zuo Shan Ke identified it as an extraordinary treasure that might be compensation from the Source Willpower.

• Jiang Zhe left his Demon Avatar watching the Zoumeng Black Abyss and traveled to the Great Axe Universe, where he began cultivating in seclusion.
• Jiang Zhe reconstructed five Cosmic Lord-level secret techniques using nine new Thunder Mystic Vein Diagrams while Oriana managed his Domain and forged his Heart of Space.
• After nearly five million years, Infinite Sovereign, Jiang Zhe, and the Demon Avatar prepared to seize the treasure, each planning to use different techniques to conceal their identities.
• Jiang Zhe returned to the Zoumeng Black Abyss as the canyon drained, entered the Virtualization State, and found three colored pools beneath a crystal sphere containing a pulsing heart.
• Jiang Zhe consulted Zuo Shan Ke, who identified the treasure as a Three-Aperture Time Heart and explained that it was second only to the Heart of Destruction.
• Jiang Zhe suspected the Source Willpower had given him the treasure as compensation and resolved to use it to strengthen his chances against the Realm Beast Crisis.

Jiang Zhe failed to block the Three-Aperture Time Heart’s eruption, and its Trapped-Radiance Silversand scattered across more than a hundred light-years. As the Insect Queens and numerous Cosmic Lords fought to collect it, Jiang Zhe remained by the heart and prepared to claim the treasure for himself.

• Jiang Zhe split into four figures and sent three avatars to intercept the silversand, but the eruption destroyed their bodies and Top-Tier Treasure armor.
• The Three-Aperture Time Heart completed its nurturing, and its eruption blasted apart the Zoumeng Black Abyss and destroyed the Luarán Mystic Realm.
• Zuo Shan Ke told Jiang Zhe that the silversand could forge a Domain-Type Supreme Treasure and warned him to choose his targets carefully.
• The Insect Queens Lord of Fuhua, Lord of Minglian, and Lord of Bilong locked down the vast silver radiance and sent Insect Race squads to collect its grains.
• Cosmic Lords and other treasure hunters arrived to seize the silversand, while Lord of Minglian's domain killed the Cosmic Overlords caught within its reach.
• Jiang Zhe guarded the Three-Aperture Time Heart in his Virtualization State and vowed to take the scattered treasure for himself.

Jiang Zhe ambushed the Insect Race Empress at the bottom of the black abyss and took the Three-Aperture Time Heart before teleporting away. As the North Prison Lord, he then killed Lord Mòpí in three strikes, leaving the other Cosmic Lords wary and wondering how he could teleport.

• The Insect Race Empress arrived at the Three-Aperture Time Heart, but Jiang Zhe stayed hidden in his Virtualization State as she searched for him.
• Jiang Zhe and Infinite Sovereign ambushed the Insect Race Empress with soul attacks while Jiang Zhe collected the Three-Aperture Time Heart.
• Jiang Zhe escaped the Empress Nest's beam and teleported to the Cosmic Lord battlefield, where Lord Mòpí was collecting Trapped-Radiance Silversand.
• The North Prison Lord challenged Lord Mòpí, drove back his domain treasure, and killed him with three Martyr's Burst Blade strikes after Lord Mòpí refused to surrender.
• The North Prison Lord collected Lord Mòpí's treasures, while the watching Cosmic Lords feared his power and questioned how he had teleported.

Jiang Zhe, acting as the Thunder Emperor, helped Oriana attack Lord of Mosha and used the Hunyuan Parasol to suppress the battlefield while North Prison Lord slaughtered several Cosmic Lords. The other fighters fled or continued gathering Trapped-Radiance Silversand, and the chapter left Lord of Bilong begging for help as the Insect Queens remained trapped far away, still battling Infinite Sovereign.

• Jiang Zhe entered Lord of Mosha’s domain and ordered Oriana to attack him; she used Supreme Void Light to disable hundreds of Mechanical Puppets, then the Hall of Heroic Spirits swallowed dozens more.
• Jiang Zhe expanded the Hunyuan Parasol domain across the battlefield, adding its suppression to the other powerful domains and alarming the gathered Cosmic Lords.
• Lord Wheel Serpent self-destructed, and North Prison Lord then killed Lord Chaisheng by swallowing his palace treasure with the Dark Star.
• Many Cosmic Lords abandoned their Trapped-Radiance Silversand and fled after Jiang Zhe and Lord of Minglian eased their suppression, while four alien lords stayed to keep gathering it.
• North Prison Lord attacked Lord of Bilong and suppressed her insect nest, leaving her to plead for help while the other Insect Queens could not reach her and remained engaged with Infinite Sovereign.

Infinite Sovereign held off the Insect Race Empress, then used his enormous true body to collect all the Trapped-Radiance Silversand while Jiang Zhe and the other Cosmic Lords watched. He left the Insect Race Empress and her allies trapped and taunted them after claiming the entire deposit.

• Infinite Sovereign clashed evenly with the Insect Race Empress, who deduced that his immense Divine Body weakened impacts and let him withstand her attacks.
• The Insect Race Empress fled into the Dark Universe to rescue Lord of Bilong, but Infinite Sovereign followed on the White Tiger and restrained the Empress Nest with his serpent body.
• North Prison Lord captured Lord of Bilong, and the Insect Race Cosmic Lords gathered to discuss rescuing her and recovering the Heart of Time.
• Infinite Sovereign and the Insect Race Empress returned to the silver-radiance region, where Jiang Zhe collected Trapped-Radiance Silversand across a one-light-year area.
• Infinite Sovereign blocked the Empress Nest's attempt to collect the sand, expanded his body across the region, and gathered all the Trapped-Radiance Silversand.
• Infinite Sovereign shrank back to Earthling form, rode the White Tiger away, and mocked the Insect Race and the other Cosmic Lords.

Infinite Sovereign, Jiang Zhe, and North Prison Lord forced the Insect Race Empress to negotiate for Lord of Bilong’s release after seizing the Trapped-Radiance Silversand. The Empress agreed to pay a Domain-Type Top-Tier Treasure and surrender Lord of Bilong’s Erluo Realm, with Infinite Sovereign acting as guarantor.

• Zuo Shan Ke discovered that Infinite Sovereign was Jiang Zhe and marveled at his unusual Divine Body, cultivation system, and independent avatar.
• Infinite Sovereign collected all the Trapped-Radiance Silversand, and the four rival Cosmic Lords fled as the Human Race’s strength alarmed the other factions.
• The Insect Race Empress asked Infinite Sovereign to mediate Lord of Bilong’s release, while North Prison Lord and Jiang Zhe argued over ransom and the possibility of selling prisoners to the Human Race.
• North Prison Lord demanded a Domain-Type Top-Tier Treasure and Lord of Bilong’s Erluo Realm, and the Insect Race Empress accepted those terms.
• Venerable Wumei delivered the promised treasure to Infinite Sovereign to hold until North Prison Lord released Lord of Bilong, and North Prison Lord agreed that the Empress had judged his character correctly.

The Insect Race Empress suspected the Human Race had acquired an Ancient Civilization Legacy after Thunder Emperor and Infinite Sovereign escaped, while North Prison Lord went to Zuo Shan Ke to begin repairing the Scepter of Annihilation. Great Axe Founder revealed that he had brought Thunder Emperor and Infinite Sovereign to face four Cosmic Overlords, prepared to expose his Supreme Treasure Divine Axe if necessary.

• Jiang Zhe and North Prison Lord collected the ransom, then Thunder Emperor and Infinite Sovereign taunted the Insect Race Empress and teleported away.
• The Insect Race Empress realized their escape abilities made them difficult to capture and speculated that the Human Race had obtained an Ancient Civilization Legacy; multiple hostile forces arrived to question her about North Prison Lord and Thunder Emperor.
• Infinite Sovereign and North Prison Lord met Zuo Shan Ke, who accepted their materials and outlined an upgraded plan to repair the Scepter of Annihilation, requiring Jiang Zhe to find a true Heart of Time.
• North Prison Lord left to demand Crane Lord's Source-Type Supreme Treasure, while Infinite Sovereign returned to his Divine Realm without his equipment.
• At Hong Alliance Hall, Lord Tongquan recounted the battle in the Luarán Mystic Realm, and Great Axe Founder clarified that Infinite Sovereign's vast body came from his innate ability rather than Supreme Treasure Armor.
• Great Axe Founder told the hall that Dream Ancestor, Zhen Yao Ancestor, the Insect Race Empress, and Mechanical Father God had confronted him, and that he had brought Thunder Emperor and Infinite Sovereign to face them.

Great Axe Founder, Jiang Zhe, and Infinite Sovereign confronted four Cosmic Overlords who tried to pressure the Human Race over North Prison Lord. After Great Axe Founder drove them back, Jiang Zhe offered to take responsibility for his friendship with North Prison Lord and began negotiating ransoms for the captured Lords.

• Mechanical Father God demanded that Jiang Zhe release Lord of Mosha and that the Mechanical Spirit pay for her crimes, while the Insect Race Empress accused the Human Race of directing North Prison Lord.
• Jiang Zhe and Great Axe Founder denied the Human Race had any connection to North Prison Lord, and Jiang Zhe declared that he would take on North Prison Lord’s enemies himself.
• Great Axe Founder revealed the Blood Vein Golden Axe and used Axe Fourteen as Jiang Zhe and Infinite Sovereign supported him with their domains, repelling the four Cosmic Overlords’ attacks.
• Jiang Zhe told the Cosmic Overlords that they could seek revenge on him but must not blame the Human Race if they died, and Great Axe Founder ordered them out of Human Territory.
• Dream Ancestor paid Jiang Zhe a Domain-Type High-Grade Treasure, the Falling Fire Red Lotus, to ransom Lord Chaisheng, and Jiang Zhe said North Prison Lord was coming to release him.
• Jiang Zhe demanded an Apex Treasure of the Domain, Soul, or Palace Type from Mechanical Father God to ransom Lord of Mosha, enraging him.