Chapter Summaries

The Desolate Ancient Emperor Stele gave the Li Clan junior a five-colored evaluation, while the Sword Hall youth received three colors. Li Baimei then tested the stele himself, turned its seven-colored light into a brush, and inscribed his name, prompting an ancient proclamation that he would one day claim the heavens.

• A Li Clan junior received a five-colored evaluation, stunning the crowd and pleasing Li Baimei.
• A Sword Hall youth received a three-colored evaluation, leading the crowd to realize that evaluations varied beyond purple and five colors.
• The Great Qian Kingdom Lord suggested that the elders try the stele, and Li Baimei stepped forward to test himself.
• Seven-colored light enveloped Li Baimei, but it transformed into a brush in his hand.
• Li Baimei used the brush to inscribe his name on the Desolate Ancient Emperor Stele, which proclaimed that he would one day lay claim to the heavens.

Li Baimei received the Desolate Ancient Emperor Stele’s highest-seeming evaluation, but Qian Guiyi’s name appeared above his after the stele corrected the name Qian Guiyi had written. The crowd was left questioning the contest as Qian Guiyi’s evaluation surpassed Li Baimei’s.

• Li Baimei’s evaluation astonished the crowd, while the Northern Nether Pavilion’s pavilion master and Qian Guiyi privately dismissed the display as a trick by the Li Clan.
• Qian Guiyi stepped up to the Desolate Ancient Emperor Stele to test his own evaluation.
• Seven-colored light formed a brush in Qian Guiyi’s hand, prompting cheers from the Great Qian Ancient Kingdom’s people.
• Qian Guiyi wrote “Qian Yiyi” on the stele, confusing onlookers who knew his name as Qian Guiyi.
• The stele changed “Qian Yiyi” to “Qian Guiyi” and moved his name above Li Baimei’s.

The Desolate Ancient Emperor Stele recorded the true names and ranked Qian Guiyi, Lu Xun, Xu Tianmiao, and Li Baimei in that order. Qian Guiyi then praised Luo Zhen’s efforts and asked the gathered leaders to support giving him a place in the Human Emperor Hall.

• Qian Guiyi’s name replaced the one he had written and appeared above Li Baimei’s on the stele.
• Lu Xun’s true name appeared between Qian Guiyi and Li Baimei, leading the onlookers to conclude that the stele recorded true names in a meaningful order.
• Qian Guiyi and Lu Xun agreed that the stele’s influence could be treated as real whether or not it was genuine.
• Xu Tianmiao wrote his name, which appeared below Li Baimei’s, and joked that they were fellow sufferers.
• Li Baimei suggested testing Beast Race experts to compare their strength with the Human Race, and Qian Guiyi proposed using any human advantage to settle the matter.
• Qian Guiyi commended Luo Zhen for presenting the stele and asked the gathered leaders whether Luo Zhen deserved a place in the Human Emperor Hall.

The Human Emperor Hall debated Luo Zhen’s place before testing his claim that the Desolate Ancient Emperor Stele could identify someone through an object carrying their Qi. The test worked, and the gathering began considering how to obtain traces from the Beast Race’s Atavism young.

• Qian Guiyi and others supported giving Luo Zhen a place in the Human Emperor Hall, while Li Baimei redirected the discussion to the Beast Race.
• Luo Zhen explained that an object carrying enough of someone’s Qi could be tested, and Li Baimei had a man’s clothes placed before the stele.
• The stele showed the stripped man’s outline and sent a bronze light to him, demonstrating that it could trace a person through an object.
• A man tested an enemy’s short sword, but the stele identified him because the sword had absorbed his Qi; he suspected the result was mistaken and withdrew.
• The crowd struggled to find an object carrying an Atavism young’s Qi, until someone suggested collecting the Beast Race’s shit and another person asked if they meant stealing it from the four great Sacred Beast Races.

The Human Emperor Hall factions agreed to grant status and treatment to whoever could prove whether the Sacred Beast Races had Atavism cubs, and they settled on stealing the beasts’ shit as a way to gather evidence. Lin Xie considered using Bai Po’s help, while Long Xiao decided to steal samples himself; Luo Zhen joined the Great Qian Ancient Kingdom, drawing Chen Mingxuan’s bitter suspicion.

• Li Baimei proposed stealing shit from the four Sacred Beast Races, and Qian Guiyi, Lu Xun, and Xu Tianmiao agreed that whoever completed the task would receive status and treatment in the Human Emperor Hall.
• Lin Xie decided the opportunity might be his and asked Bai Po’s clone for help, but Bai Po warned that producing a sample immediately would look suspicious.
• Long Xiao learned about the Human Emperor Hall through a man he controlled and decided to obtain evidence by using his connections to steal shit from the Beast Races.
• Qian Guiyi called Luo Zhen over to the Great Qian Ancient Kingdom, while onlookers speculated about Luo Zhen’s background and the attention he would receive.
• Chen Mingxuan watched Luo Zhen with anger and suspected him of causing his transformation from an old man into an old woman.

Chu Ping'an manipulated the Human Emperor Hall into taking the Desolate Ancient Emperor Stele seriously, while the Beast Race gathered around the idea of using Atavism cubs to strengthen its standing. Long Xiao collected dung from Atavism cubs of the Black Tortoise and Vermilion Bird races, then decided to rely on his own instead of seeking any from the White Tiger Clan.

• Chu Ping'an and the system agreed that frightening the Human Race would make it rush and increase the chance of failure.
• Bai Po took dung from the Atavism cub Lu Bai and stored it in his ring.
• Zhu Ling went to arrange for Long Xiao to obtain dung from the Vermilion Bird Race's Atavism cub.
• A Black Tortoise secretly collected dung from its Atavism cub and traded it to Long Xiao for a promised reward.
• Long Xiao considered seeking dung from the White Tiger Clan but decided he could do without it and use his own instead.

Lin Xie presented an object from a White Tiger to the Desolate Ancient Emperor Stele, which appraised its source at a level beyond seven colors and displayed Lu Bai’s name above the other leaders. Elsewhere, Chu Ping'an questioned the system’s extravagant display, but the system insisted it reflected Lu Bai’s overwhelming potential, leaving Chu Ping'an stunned.

• Lin Xie showed the crowd a spear-shaped object Bai Po said came from a White Tiger and asked to have it appraised.
• Li Baimei recognized the object as belonging to the White Tiger Clan, and Lin Xie threw it before the Desolate Ancient Emperor Stele.
• The stele revealed a White Tiger as the object’s source and surrounded it with light that transformed from seven colors into countless hues.
• The light flew west, then Lu Bai’s image and name appeared at the top of the stele, far larger than Li Baimei’s and the other leaders’ names.
• Lin Xie and Bai Po expressed disbelief at the result.
• Chu Ping'an accused the system of exaggerating, but the system said the appraisal accurately reflected Lu Bai’s potential, shocking Chu Ping'an.

Chu Ping'an learned that the White Tiger Clan might have an exceptional Atavism cub and headed toward its territory, hoping to take it as a pet or mount. At the Human Emperor Hall, Long Xiao arranged for a human cultivator to present belongings from the other three sacred beast clans so their rankings could be tested next.

• Chu Ping'an confirmed with the system that the White Tiger Clan had a peerless White Tiger and set off west toward the clan.
• Qian Guiyi accused Li Baimei of undermining the Human Race, while Lu Xun questioned where Luo Zhen had found the Desolate Ancient Emperor Stele.
• Lin Xie said he had picked up the White Tiger shit near the White Tiger Clan, prompting the gathered humans to fear the Beast Race's strength.
• Li Baimei singled out a speaker who called the Beast Race cruel and made him repeat his remarks to the gathering.
• Long Xiao watched the Human Emperor Hall through a controlled cultivator, decided to show the humans the Dragon Race's might, and sent the cultivator carrying a storage ring there.
• The controlled cultivator claimed to have shit from the other three sacred beast clans, and Li Baimei ordered him to bring it out.

Long Xiao tested samples from the Black Tortoise and Vermilion Bird Races on the Desolate Ancient Emperor Stele, and both received high evaluations under the surname Lu. The chapter ended as he brought out the Dragon Race’s sample, whose dragon-like shape shocked the crowd.

• Long Xiao placed a Black Tortoise Race sample before the stele, which named Lu Xiao Xuan and Lu Xiao Wu.
• The crowd wondered whether the Black Tortoise cub and the White Tiger named Lu Bai were connected to Lu Lulu.
• Long Xiao presented a Vermilion Bird Race sample, and the stele named it Lu Queque.
• The crowd speculated that the Beast Races’ Lu names might be linked to the Human Emperor and grew concerned about Lu Lulu’s involvement.
• Long Xiao brought out the Dragon Race’s sample, and the crowd exclaimed that it was shaped like a dragon.

Li Baimei destroyed the dragon-shaped offering made by a Human Race cultivator, but the Desolate Ancient Emperor Stele still evaluated Long Xiao, giving him only a beam of shit-yellow light and no name. Long Xiao blamed the Human Race and abandoned his plan to use them against the Dragon King Manor, while Chu Ping'an asked the System whether Long Xiao was really that weak.

• Li Baimei sent the Human Race cultivator’s dragon shit flying into the Desolate Ancient Emperor Stele, where it shattered, and onlookers suspected the cultivator had shaped it himself.
• The stele revealed Long Xiao’s silhouette, then cast a single shit-yellow beam onto the broken pile instead of leaving a name.
• Long Xiao raged that the Human Race had sabotaged him and vowed to slaughter humans when he commanded the Dragon Race.
• Long Xiao gave up on using the Human Race to check the Dragon King Manor and said he would no longer show them benevolence.
• Chu Ping'an asked the System whether the Dragon Race cultivator was really that lame.

After the Human Emperor Hall saw that the Beast Race dominated the Desolate Ancient Emperor Stele, Li Baimei led the Human Race toward the Dragon Race, partly to test its strength and spread the risk among human forces. Long Yi chose to leave the response to Elder Lu, sending a Longwang clansman to ask for his judgment.

• The system explained to Chu Ping'an that the Dragon Race's Atavism cub sample lacked the signs found in the White Tiger and Black Tortoise samples, so it lowered the Dragon Race's evaluation.
• At the Human Emperor Hall, Li Baimei urged the gathered humans to attack the Dragon Race, and the Li Clan and other forces set out for its territory.
• Li Baimei told an unseen ally that the attack was a probe and that involving the wider Human Race would spread the consequences if the matter involved Lu Lulu.
• Long Xiao welcomed the humans' advance, intending to use the conflict to undermine the Dragon Race and win over its important forces.
• After hearing that humans were approaching, Long Yi told a Longwang clansman to report the situation to Elder Lu and follow his plans.

Long Yi asked Gu Chen to help conceal the Dragon Race’s Atavism cubs as the Human Race’s forces marched toward them. Gu Chen’s new wish-sign-in mission required him to stand on Li Baimei’s head, while the approaching experts debated whether the Dragon Race had any Atavism cubs.

• Long Yi told Gu Chen that all four Human Race powers were heading to attack the Dragon Race and asked him to hide its Atavism dragon cubs.
• Gu Chen agreed, then wished for high martial arts attainment and received a mission to stand on Li Baimei’s head in the golden rooster stance.
• A vast Human Race force traveled toward the Dragon Race, drawing onlookers and opportunists along the way.
• Qian Guiyi asked Luo Zhen whether the Dragon Race had Atavism cubs, and Luo Zhen said he thought they probably did.
• Luo Zhen questioned whether the possibility of Atavism cubs would make any difference to the Human Race’s decision to attack.

Luo Zhen agreed to help the Great Qian Ancient Kingdom fight the Dragon Race, while Chu Ping'an headed toward the conflict after disguising himself. As Bai Po organized the Beast God Hall with Longwang Clan, he urged him to consider who the hall was for and what it should accomplish.

• Qian Guiyi offered Luo Zhen the Great Qian Ancient Kingdom's support, and Luo Zhen agreed to put his plans into action against the Dragon Race.
• Chu Ping'an chose to prioritize visiting the Dragon Race over thoroughly investigating the White Tiger Clan and asked the system to keep searching for protagonists.
• Bai Po decided to prepare the Beast God Hall and contacted the Vermilion Bird Race and the Black Tortoise Race.
• Longwang Clan arrived to ask when Lu Changzhi would emerge, and Bai Po explained that the Human Emperor Hall was targeting the Dragon Race.
• Bai Po proposed the Beast God Hall as a symbol of unity among the Beast Race and asked Longwang Clan to consider its true purpose.

Longwang and Bai Po planned how the Dragon Race could help Gu Chen distinguish himself during the Human Race’s attack, deciding to engineer a chance for him to stand on Li Baimei’s head. After Longwang left, Bai Po returned to Lu Changzhi and found the pearl complete beside the decayed Tiger Ancestor’s corpse, but chose to wait for Lu Changzhi to wake before claiming it.

• Longwang and Bai Po agreed that the four Sacred Beast Races should help Lu Changzhi’s disciples distinguish themselves without openly arranging opportunities.
• Bai Po asked about Gu Chen’s habits, and Longwang recalled that Gu Chen had stood on the Dragon Ancestor Long Yi’s head.
• Bai Po proposed matching the four disciples to the four factions making the biggest moves, with Gu Chen standing on the head of the Dragon Race’s attacker, Li Baimei.
• Longwang suggested the Dragon Race appear weaker at first and conceal its strength so it could strike Li Baimei by surprise; Bai Po agreed to the plan.
• Bai Po returned to Lu Changzhi and found the pearl complete beside the decayed Tiger Ancestor’s corpse, then decided to wait for Lu Changzhi to wake before examining it.

Lu Changzhi experimented with his newly comprehended power of time and learned that the White Tiger Clan's special bead required a powerful Tiger Ancestor to make. Bai Po then told him that the Human Emperor Hall was moving against the Dragon Race and asked whether the Beast Race should bring out the Beast God Hall.

• Two men outside the Dragon Race territory decided to ask the Great Emperor for instructions before entering, while another figure set out to see the talent who had mastered a cultivation technique.
• Lu Changzhi used his power of time to accelerate a seed's decay and considered how it differed from the system's cultivation assistance.
• Bai Po told Lu Changzhi that the bead had been condensed by the Tiger Ancestor and offered it to him.
• Lu Changzhi learned that making another bead would take centuries or millennia and require a powerful White Tiger Clan Tiger Ancestor.
• Bai Po told Lu Changzhi that the Human Emperor Hall was heading for the Dragon Race and asked for his views on bringing out the Beast God Hall.

Lu Changzhi approved Bai Po’s plan to mobilize the four Sacred Beast Races against Li Baimei, then visited Qin Li and gave her the White Tiger Blood Soul Pill. Qin Li sensed her master’s immense presence and wondered whether he had orchestrated her second chance at life.

• Bai Po told Lu Changzhi that the Longwang Clan planned to have Gu Chen stand on Li Baimei’s head, and Lu Changzhi realized Gu Chen had likely given them the idea through his task.
• Lu Changzhi approved Bai Po’s proposal and sent him to mobilize the White Tiger Clan and coordinate with the other three clans.
• Lu Changzhi went to Qin Li, who sensed a presence like the one she remembered from the time between her death in her previous life and her awakening.
• Qin Li wondered whether Lu Changzhi had arranged her second chance at life, and Lu Changzhi acknowledged that he had grown stronger.
• Lu Changzhi gave Qin Li the White Tiger Blood Soul Pill, explaining that he had helped the White Tiger Clan ripen it and that Bai Po had given it to him.

Lu Changzhi gave Qin Li a White Tiger Blood Soul Pill, then arranged for Mu Fan to join the Vermilion Bird Race’s support for the Beast God Hall with his newly designed missiles. Lu Changzhi activated One Loving Nest, updating Gu Chen’s task so he had to bring his junior brothers and sisters to stand atop Li Baimei’s head and check in.

• Qin Li accepted the White Tiger Blood Soul Pill and resolved to work harder to meet Lu Changzhi’s expectations.
• Lu Changzhi visited the Vermilion Bird Race, where Zhu Li said they were preparing to support the Beast God Hall.
• Mu Fan demonstrated missiles designed for Vermilion Birds and agreed to join the Vermilion Bird Race and help Gu Chen.
• Lu Changzhi activated One Loving Nest, linking his disciples through the system.
• Gu Chen saw that his task now required him to take his junior brothers and sisters to stand atop Li Baimei’s head and check in, and wondered how they would all fit.

As the Beast Race prepared to fight the Human Race, several of Lu Changzhi’s disciples received missions tied to the coming battle. Lu Changzhi brought Xiao Ye and Zhong Ming to the Dragon Race, where Gu Chen was waiting, and went to fetch the rest of the group.

• Gu Chen accepted his altered mission after deciding that completing the original task involving Li Baimei would have been too difficult.
• Mu Fan received a mission to bombard the Human Race until it declared that it loved peace, then led the Vermilion Birds toward the Dragon Race.
• Lu Changzhi reviewed Luo Ling’er, Qin Li, and Jin Fugui’s missions and judged that their cooking, surprise attacks, and scavenging could all aid the battle.
• Xiao Ye received a mission to join the war and cast lightning spells alongside the Black Tortoise Race, and Lu Changzhi took him to watch the fighting near the Dragon Race.
• Lu Changzhi took Zhong Ming to the Dragon Race, where he told him to wait while he went to fetch the others.

Lu Changzhi assigned his disciples roles for an approaching battle, urging them to cooperate and keep a low profile while prioritizing safety. As the Human Emperor Hall’s crowd neared the Dragon Race, Li Baimei felt an inexplicable chill on the top of his head.

• Lu Changzhi told his disciples to use their cultivation and individual skills creatively, and Luo Ling'er offered to poison the enemy’s food or fight with her fists.
• Jin Fugui proposed turning enemies into fertilizer, prompting Zhong Ming to suggest that Luo Ling'er chop them into pieces.
• Lu Changzhi reminded Jin Fugui to use his broom to help the group protect valuable things, then stressed teamwork and caution.
• Lu Changzhi’s disciples vowed to keep a low profile and put safety above all.
• As the Human Emperor Hall’s crowd approached the Dragon Race, Li Clan experts praised Li Baimei for staying calm, while Li Baimei wondered why the top of his head felt chilly.

Chu Ping'an headed toward the Dragon Race, hoping to find opportunities amid the coming war, while Gu Chen and Long Yi agreed to arrange for Gu Chen to stand on Li Baimei’s head. Long Xiao watched the Human Race advance and prepared to intervene later, intending to rescue the Dragon Race after letting the battle put it under pressure.

• Chu Ping'an suspected the White Tiger Clan was heading to the Dragon Race to exploit the coming conflict, then set off for the Dragon Race’s territory and resolved to capture its Atavism cub.
• Gu Chen told Long Yi that he wanted to demonstrate himself by standing on the heads of powerful human experts, and Long Yi promised the Dragon Race would help him.
• Longwang Clan told Long Yi that Bai Po and he had already planned for Gu Chen to stand on Li Baimei’s head, and Long Yi praised Bai Po’s ability to anticipate Gu Chen’s wishes.
• Long Yi recommended Li Baimei as Gu Chen’s target, and Gu Chen agreed, recognizing that Long Yi was accommodating him because of his master, Elder Lu.
• Long Xiao watched the Human Race’s forces approach the Dragon Race and planned to let the battle pressure the dragons before making a feint and appearing as their rescuer.