Chapter Summaries

Lin Xie realized that his body-tempering technique may have reclaimed the Human Emperor’s power from the Beast Race, while Lu Changzhi questioned whether the inheritance’s story was genuine. As the factions gathered around the inheritance, Lu Changzhi decided to use Reverse Idling to test its origins, and Li Baimei condemned the factions for fighting among themselves.

• Lin Xie concluded that the four great beast races had inherited the Human Emperor’s physical power and that his technique let the Human Race take it back.
• Bai Po told Lu Changzhi that the images’ timing seemed suspicious, and Lu Changzhi agreed that their appearance might be part of a scheme.
• A message attributed to the Human Emperor claimed the Beast Race had schemed against him and that he had left an inheritance to help the Human Race resist them.
• Lu Changzhi considered testing the inheritance with Reverse Idling, then chose to wait for a chance to approach a key object.
• Li Baimei rebuked the gathered factions for fighting over the inheritance despite the absence of the Beast Race.

A golden gate and ancient stele revealed that the Human Emperor had hidden a Dao Comprehension Tea Tree in a secret realm, offering its leaves in exchange for merit earned by slaying the Beast Race. As the crowd reacted, Lu Changzhi approached the stele to test whether its claims were true, and someone was suddenly knocked backward from the gate.

• The stele announced that people could exchange merit from slaying the Beast Race for Dao Comprehension Tea Leaves and access to the Human Emperor's inheritance.
• The crowd reacted with shock and excitement, then worried that powerful forces would monopolize the tree and its leaves.
• Lin Xie doubted the tree was real because he had failed to find it in his previous life.
• Chu Ping'an wondered why Lin Fan showed no reaction to the opportunity, while Lu Changzhi compared the legendary tree with the one he already owned.
• Lu Changzhi approached the ancient stele to test whether it was a real object, but a figure staggered backward from the gate.

The Human Emperor’s gate barred older entrants and required enough people to enter, prompting the factions to debate whether to follow its rules. After the major factions declared their support, Lu Changzhi used Reverse Idling on an ancient stele.

• The golden gate repelled two would-be entrants and displayed rules allowing only the younger generation to enter, with enough people required for objects to appear.
• Lin Xie suspected the restrictions might be a trap but stayed calm and pursued his own goals.
• A faction proposed breaking the entry restriction, but the Great Qian Ancient Kingdom declared it would follow the Human Emperor’s wishes.
• Li Baimei announced that the Li Clan would follow the rules, and the Sword Hall, Northern Nether Pavilion, Ji Clan, and other factions soon declared their positions too.
• After the factions had declared their positions, Lu Changzhi chose an enormous ancient stele and used Reverse Idling on it.

The ancient stele mysteriously reverted to an ordinary boulder, revealing to Lu Changzhi that it had been fabricated as part of a scheme by the great factions. He concluded that they were deceiving everyone to prepare for a major conflict with the Beast Race.

• The Northern Nether Pavilion and Great Qian Ancient Kingdom agreed to let people rely on their own abilities to claim opportunities.
• The ancient stele reversed its changes, losing its writing and artificial aged appearance as Li Baimei watched in alarm.
• Li Baimei suspected that time was flowing backward for the stele, which eventually became an ordinary boulder.
• Lu Changzhi realized the stele had been hastily fabricated and identified Li Baimei as the likely bamboozler.
• Lu Changzhi inferred that the great factions were working together to stir up conflict with the Beast Race, with Dao Comprehension Tea Leaves offered as a reward.

After the ancient stele reverted to its earlier state, Li Baimei and the other faction leaders realized that time had been reversed on it. They considered whether the Human Emperor had caused the change as a warning, leaving them uncertain about what would happen next.

• Lu Changzhi returned to Hidden Origin Peak and dismissed the Dao Comprehension Tea Tree as likely another deception.
• As the ancient stele remained a boulder, Li Baimei told the Great Qian Ancient Kingdom, Northern Nether Pavilion, and Sword Hall experts that it had returned to its state before he altered it.
• Li Baimei confirmed that time had been reversed on the stele, startling the experts with the possibility that time could be resisted and mastered.
• The Sword Hall expert suggested that a being powerful enough to change time would have a name and asked whether the Human Emperor had altered the stele as a warning.

The factions tested the ancient stele by sending Liu Qingcang into it, but he showed no change, so they resumed preparations to establish the Human Emperor Hall. As the juniors entered the inheritance grounds, the Myriad Treasures Pavilion failed to provide its promised live view and refused refunds.

• Li Baimei argued that the stele’s strange reaction had not necessarily been a warning to him, while the factions debated whether its time-reversal power remained.
• The factions chose the Liu Clan, and a mysterious force seized Liu Qingcang and hurled him into the ancient stele.
• Liu Xun and the crowd watched the stele’s dark opening, but Liu Qingcang showed no signs of change, leaving the factions to conclude that the test had not worked.
• Li Baimei urged everyone to resume the plan to establish the Human Emperor Hall, and the factions continued their proceedings before allowing the juniors to enter.
• The Myriad Treasures Pavilion promised a live view of the inheritance grounds, failed to receive any footage, and told angry customers that refunds were unavailable.

Long Xiao and several dragons challenged the Longwang Clan over his refusal to show them the Atavism young dragon, demanding proof that it existed. The Longwang Clan claimed the Ten Thousand Scale Armor still needed ten days, but Long Xiao ended by asking whether he planned to trade the armor for the young dragon.

• Long Xiao argued that the Human Race's depictions were damaging the Dragon Race, and the Longwang Clan dismissed them as wishful thinking.
• Long Xiao suggested the Dragon Race could wait for the Atavism descendant to grow up, prompting the Longwang Clan to question his motives.
• Several dragons voiced concern that they had not seen the Atavism young dragon and asked why the Longwang Clan could not show them a recording.
• The Longwang Clan said the Ten Thousand Scale Armor was unfinished and promised the dragons could see the young dragon in ten days.
• Long Xiao asked why the armor had to be finished first and whether the Longwang Clan intended to trade it for the Atavism young dragon.

Long Xiao accused Longwang Clan of concealing the truth about the Atavism hatchlings and being unfit to lead, turning the dragons against the Dragon Emperor. Longwang Clan agreed to summon the Dragon Ancestor to decide who should hold the throne and sent a signal with a dragon scale.

• Longwang Clan reacted angrily to the accusation that the Dragon Race’s fate depended on humans, and Long Xiao said the reaction revealed he could not produce the Atavism hatchlings.
• Longwang Clan tried to redirect the dragons’ attention toward the Human Race, but Long Xiao accused him of evading questions and bending his stance.
• Long Xiao urged the dragons to declare their positions, and most gathered around him and demanded an explanation from Longwang Clan.
• Longwang Clan yielded the Dragon Emperor’s title, but Long Xiao said the Dragon Ancestor had to decide whether he could keep it.
• Longwang Clan agreed to summon the Dragon Ancestor and breathed dragon power onto a dragon scale.

Long Xiao accused the Longwang Clan of concealing the truth about his defeat by a human, and Long Yi arrived to settle the dispute. Long Yi examined the Longwang Clan in front of the dragons and asked whether they still doubted the rumor.

• Long Xiao urged the dragons to trust that Long Yi would see through the Longwang Clan's conduct, just as Long Yi emerged from beneath the earth.
• Long Yi asked Long Xiao to explain the dispute, and Long Xiao accused the Longwang Clan of hiding the outcome of his fight with a human and ignoring rumors of his humiliation.
• Long Xiao challenged the Longwang Clan to prove the rumor false, and Long Yi used his power to turn him over and inspect his scales.
• Long Yi cut open the Longwang Clan's belly, displayed his balls to the gathered dragons, and asked whether they still had doubts.

Long Xiao’s accusation about writing on Longwang Clan’s eggs came to nothing when the eggs were found unmarked, and he then raised the matter of the Atavism dragonling before Long Yi. Longwang Clan explained the wider situation, and Long Yi concluded that the Human Race was already making plans; Long Xiao was left with another question.

• Long Xiao thanked Long Yi for examining Longwang Clan’s eggs, and Long Yi warned the dragons not to trust human schemes before healing Longwang Clan’s wound.
• Longwang Clan urged the dragons to bring their doubts directly to him, while privately reflecting that Lu Lulu had removed the egg bearing the carved words.
• Long Xiao told Long Yi that Longwang Clan had claimed to possess an Atavism dragonling, prompting Long Yi to demand to see it and question why he had not been informed.
• Longwang Clan said the matter was complicated and recounted recent events, including the Human Race’s claim that the four Sacred Beast Races had killed and eaten the Human Emperor.
• Long Yi said the Human Race’s intentions mattered more than whether its story about the Human Emperor was true, and Long Xiao asked to raise a question.

Long Yi and the dragons questioned the Longwang Clan about the Atavism dragon hatchling, who was actually still an unhatched egg with the White Tiger Clan. The Longwang Clan promised to visit the White Tiger Clan and try to shorten the wait to five days, while planning how to persuade them to cooperate.

• Long Xiao argued that the Dragon Race should not fear the Human Race, but Long Yi explained the stakes of the Human Emperor inheritance and admitted his remaining lifespan might not let him protect the hatchling until it matured.
• The Longwang Clan revealed that the Atavism dragon hatchling was with the White Tiger Clan and had not yet hatched, explaining that he had concealed this because the dragons might doubt the claim and because the Dragon Race needed help achieving Atavism.
• Long Xiao challenged the Longwang Clan for not telling the truth sooner, but the Longwang Clan argued that the dragons had already been too quick to believe Human Race rumors.
• Long Yi asked when the hatchling would emerge, and the Longwang Clan promised to visit the White Tiger Clan and do his best to reduce the wait from ten days to five.
• The Longwang Clan decided he would try to make the White Tiger Clan cooperate, even if he had to kneel, cry, and appeal to them for pity.

Long Xiao pressed Longwang over the Atavism young dragon’s protection and the unfinished Ten Thousand Scale Armor, prompting Long Yi to inspect it. Long Yi asked to see the armor, leaving Longwang unable to conceal its incomplete state.

• The dragons agreed to wait five more days for Longwang to bring back the Atavism young dragon.
• Long Xiao accepted the delay but argued that the young dragon needed protection on the journey from the White Tiger Clan.
• Long Yi told Longwang to arrange protection, and Longwang chose six dragons to accompany him and Long Xiao.
• Long Xiao pointed out that Longwang had promised to make the Ten Thousand Scale Armor for the young dragon.
• Longwang brought out the unfinished armor, and Long Yi said he should help make it.

Long Yi sacrificed his lifebound scales and dragon breath to strengthen the Ten Thousand Scale Armor, while Longwang Clan sought Bai Po’s help with the Dragon Race’s dealings with the Human Race. After Qin Li relayed the news, Lu Changzhi decided to ask the Dragon Race for armor for all his disciples and went to the White Tiger Clan.

• Long Yi gave three lifebound dragon scales and his dragon breath to the Ten Thousand Scale Armor, alarming Longwang Clan and the other dragons.
• Long Xiao watched the armor take shape and hoped Longwang Clan would fail to meet the Dragon Race’s expectations.
• Longwang Clan contacted Bai Po, who urged him to fulfill his responsibilities and warned that Dragon Race infighting could invite trouble from the Human Race.
• Bai Po asked Qin Li to pass the news about the Ten Thousand Scale Armor to Lu Changzhi, and Qin Li relayed it.
• Lu Changzhi decided to request a set of dragon scale armor for each of his disciples and went to the White Tiger Clan.

Lu Changzhi agreed to prepare an Atavism dragon hatchling for Longwang Clan, who eagerly went to obtain an egg. Bai Po then asked about the Human Emperor Inheritance, and Lu Changzhi revealed that it was fake as the Human Race’s major forces united behind it.

• Bai Po and Longwang Clan greeted Lu Changzhi, and Longwang Clan explained that the Dragon Ancestor had improved the Ten Thousand Scale Armor with three natal dragon scales.
• Longwang Clan asked when the Atavism dragon hatchling would be ready, and Lu Changzhi said it would not take long.
• Lu Changzhi asked where the egg was, and Longwang Clan hurried off to bring one from the Dragon Race.
• Bai Po told Lu Changzhi that major Human Race forces were discussing the Human Emperor Inheritance and planned to establish a force to address the Beast Race problem.
• Lu Changzhi told Bai Po that the current Human Emperor Inheritance was fake, and Bai Po noted that the Human Race had united behind it.

Bai Po considered how the Beast Race might answer the Human Race’s push to establish a Human Emperor Hall and began imagining a Beast God narrative. At the inheritance site, Zhong Ming saw an advantage in joining the Hall, while Chen Mingxuan and Chu Ping'an each viewed the situation as an opportunity for their own purposes.

• Bai Po asked Lu Changzhi whether the Beast Race should make its own case, then conceived of proclaiming the Beast God as the Beast Race’s counterpart to the Human Emperor and suspected Lu Changzhi could fill the role.
• Zhong Ming received a system prompt to join the Human Emperor Hall and decided that an official position could let him collect corpses more easily.
• Chen Mingxuan decided the Human Emperor Hall could help him improve his strength and find a way to reverse the poison affecting him after Liu Zhong’s attack.
• Chu Ping'an suspected that Li Baimei had engineered the events as a system task to involve others in confronting the Beast Race, and resolved not to let him succeed unopposed.

Chu Ping'an gave Luo Zhen resources and proof of identity to help him enter the Human Emperor Hall, intending to send Lone Star talents there to undermine it. Meanwhile, Lu Changzhi returned Longwang Clan’s dragon egg as a newly hatched Atavism dragon, leaving Longwang Clan thrilled that the Dragon Race had one at last.

• Chu Ping'an appeared before Luo Zhen and asked whether he wanted to join the Human Emperor Hall.
• Luo Zhen hinted that he needed help, so Chu Ping'an gave him a storage ring containing cultivation resources and proof of identity.
• Luo Zhen inspected the ring and wondered why the saying about borrowing a tiger’s might felt familiar.
• Chu Ping'an hoped to find more Heavenly Sha Lone Stars to send to the Human Emperor Hall and prevent it from being established.
• Longwang Clan brought a large dragon egg to Lu Changzhi, who took it away to solve the Dragon Race’s problem.
• Lu Changzhi returned with the egg already hatched, and Longwang Clan sensed that the newborn dragon was an Atavism hatchling.

Lu Changzhi quickly hatched an Atavism young dragon, and Longwang Clan arranged for it to see Lu Changzhi first before taking it into his care. With the Ten Thousand Scale Armor complete and the young dragon secured, Longwang Clan led a group of dragons toward the White Tiger Clan to bring their Atavism youngling home.

• Lu Changzhi hatched the Atavism young dragon and passed it to Longwang Clan, who made sure Lu Changzhi was the first person it saw.
• Longwang Clan thanked Lu Changzhi and coordinated with Bai Po before withdrawing his awareness, satisfied that the young dragon could help resolve the Dragon Race’s internal crisis.
• The Ten Thousand Scale Armor was completed, and the dragons praised Long Yi for the effort he had put into making it.
• Longwang Clan accepted the armor and announced that he would take dragons to the White Tiger Clan to bring the Atavism youngling home.
• Longwang Clan led the chosen dragons toward the White Tiger Clan while Long Xiao watched uneasily, then followed them.

The Dragon Race arrived to find its Atavism hatchling already hatched in the White Tiger Clan’s hidden world, and the dragons confirmed it seemed extraordinary. Longwang Clan protected the hatchling with the Ten Thousand Scale Armor, but Bai Po demanded that the White Tiger Clan be allowed to study the armor, bringing the two clans to the brink of conflict.

• Bai Po told Longwang Clan that the Atavism hatchling had already hatched, then led the dragons to a concealed small world where it lay.
• Longwang Clan and the other dragons examined and passed around the hatchling, while Long Xiao doubted that it was truly an Atavism hatchling.
• Longwang Clan stopped the hatchling from being passed to Long Xiao, covered it with the Ten Thousand Scale Armor, and then handed it over.
• Bai Po asked to let the White Tiger Clan study the Ten Thousand Scale Armor, but Longwang Clan refused.
• Bai Po insisted on seeing the armor, and white tigers appeared around the dragons as both sides prepared to fight.

Bai Po pressured Longwang Clan into letting the White Tiger Clan inspect the Ten Thousand Scale Armor in exchange for the Dragon Race’s chance at more Atavistic descendants. As the group reached Dragon territory and Bai Po claimed the armor, Long Xiao disappeared, and Longwang Clan considered how to respond if he betrayed the Dragon Race.

• Bai Po threatened to leave the Dragon Race behind in the race for Atavistic descendants unless Longwang Clan let him inspect the Ten Thousand Scale Armor.
• Longwang Clan agreed to let the White Tiger Clan take the armor after escorting the dragons and hatchling back toward their territory.
• Long Xiao privately concluded that the Dragon Race was being led astray and decided to act against its decline.
• At the edge of Dragon territory, Longwang Clan removed the Ten Thousand Scale Armor from the hatchling and Bai Po took it.
• Bai Po noticed Long Xiao was missing, and Longwang Clan said he would treat Long Xiao as an enemy if he betrayed the Dragon Race.

Lu Changzhi gave Gu Chen the Ten Thousand Scale Armor, easing one part of Gu Chen’s task but revealing that he still had to check in at the Dragon Race’s Armor Forging Platform. Gu Chen sought Lu Changzhi’s advice about the risk, and Lu Changzhi realized he had forgotten that task requirement too.

• Bai Po returned the Ten Thousand Scale Armor to Lu Changzhi, who praised it and then gave it to Gu Chen.
• Gu Chen accepted the armor from Lu Changzhi and resolved to use his master as a goal for improving his cultivation.
• Gu Chen checked his system task and noticed that he also had to check in at the Dragon Race’s Armor Forging Platform while possessing the armor.
• Gu Chen asked Lu Changzhi whether bringing the armor to the Dragon Race would cause a conflict, and Lu Changzhi warned that the Dragon Race’s hostility toward the Human Race could make their reaction severe.
• Lu Changzhi checked Gu Chen’s task and realized the Armor Forging Platform requirement remained unfinished.