[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-universal-lord-the-zero-troop-building-maniac":3,"chapter-universal-lord-the-zero-troop-building-maniac-universal-lord-the-zero-troop-building-maniac-chapter-32":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Universal Lord: The Zero-Troop Building Maniac",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":20,"prevChapterSlug":21,"totalChapters":22,"novelImage":23},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":16,"volume":17,"translator":18,"content_hash":19},1942014,2690,"Chapter 32","universal-lord-the-zero-troop-building-maniac-chapter-32",32,"\u003Cp>Sylph stepped down with the wind, a trace of blood at the corner of her mouth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Elodie's six wings vibrated slightly as she came to Su Yu's side, her face quite pale.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The three looked at each other,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"From now on, I am an official lord.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Yu reached toward the sky and gripped hard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His heart was surging and excited.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Congratulations, Master Su Yu.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sylph looked at him, smiling until her eyes narrowed into a pair of crescents.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only when she was alone with Su Yu in private would she not add the word 'Master'.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Congratulations, Lord.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Elodie said, and a rare, faint smile appeared on her cold face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the same time, her silver eyes were filled with complexity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As a Light Mythical Angel, she also couldn't imagine,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>that there was really a lord with the courage to let the Calamity descend.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That there was really such a new territory that could eliminate the Calamity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The power of the territory's defense towers was too exaggerated...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without the help of those defense towers, even if she and Sylph joined forces, they couldn't stop the Void Beast from destroying the Lord Crystal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Quietly watching the man beside her, Elodie gradually felt lost.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>During the previous monster tide slaughter, when she rose to level 20,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>she sensed a power of light.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was not far from here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since she could sense it, it must have been obtained by Su Yu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Is this... a person chosen by light?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Yu looked at the wreckage of the arrow tower buildings under the moonlight,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>tomorrow, there will be a lot to do.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The 4,000 Territory Energy accumulated over the past two days was all used to build defense towers to interfere with the Void Beast's movement route.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was very short on resources now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Killing monsters in the monster tide yielded no drops or Territory Energy, only experience points.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, these were not problems.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because he believed that in the monster tide ranking settlement, he, Su Yu, would definitely be first place!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He lowered his head and looked at the notification that had been lit up on the Lord terminal,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Please name your territory:]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Let's call it... Never Fall.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Territory name \"Never Fall\" naming complete.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At night, all the lords of the 11,520th session were waiting for the monster tide ranking settlement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In all the worlds of the Myriad Worlds, all races were waiting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Finally, the ranking settlement arrived.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I must be first!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Son of the Light Divine Kingdom with black hair and golden eyes looked excited.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although he was very confident that he could get first place,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>he had to see it with his own eyes to sleep peacefully.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Congratulations, according to the monster tide campaign settlement, you have successfully made it onto the leaderboard.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[This campaign settlement:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Defeated level 5 monsters: 350\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Defeated level 10 monsters: 100.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>According to the settlement rewards as follows:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Congratulations, you have obtained a \"Calamity-level\" special reward.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Congratulations, you have obtained the \"Third Place\" reward on the leaderboard.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Third??\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How could I only be third?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Son of Light shrieked,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>he had passed the \"Calamity-level\" monster tide test,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>how could anyone be ranked ahead of him?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unacceptable, this is impossible!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He clenched his hands into fists tightly, biting his lips hard until they bled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How... possible.\" The Son of Light gritted his teeth,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>extremely unwillingly, he looked at the leaderboard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Monster tide settlement ranking:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>1st place: Territory \"Never Fall\", \"Calamity-level\" monster tide.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>2nd place: Territory \"Red Demon Domain\", \"Calamity-level\" monster tide.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>3rd place: Territory \"Light Holy Land\", \"Calamity-level\" monster tide.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There were actually two others who passed the \"Calamity-level\" monster tide test?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But even if they passed, why was he ranked behind those two people?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Heh, Never Fall... what a big tone.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There has never been a territory in the Myriad Worlds Battlefield that never falls.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Son of Light looked gloomy.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>A figure like the Holy Son of Light, a lord backed by both his faction and his race,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>incorporates traits of his faction into his territory’s name when naming it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He declares his strength to all races and all realms.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This territory’s name—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The second place, no need to guess—he knew instantly it belonged to the Red Demon Race,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the first place… where had it come from? And such an audacious name!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Holy Son of Light’s expression grew increasingly grim,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>until finally he gave a light smile, casting off all negative emotions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“After all, it’s only the beginning.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“In the Ten-Thousand-Races Ranking War, I will claim first place.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a wave of his hand, the Holy Son of Light\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>tapped into the abundant territorial energy granted by his race,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>along with rewards calculated from the monster tide,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>and began upgrading his territory, ordering farmers to work through the night on construction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet, he had originally planned to sleep—choosing overnight construction revealed his inner unrest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>……\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The rankings have been finalized!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Haha! My Minotaur Race has finally broken into the top ten thousand!!”\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>“We must rise—absolutely must rise!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>……\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“How could this be? We paid such an enormous price…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“How is it that not even one of us ranked within the top five thousand?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Sigh… the Elven Race has truly declined.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Elven World,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Elven Queen gazed upon the elders in the palace, all sighing in despair.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her expression was complex,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not a single one of the Elven Race’s prodigies had broken into the top five thousand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Elder Grandmaster, how fares our allied Human Race?” she asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The outlook is grim… Judging from their reaction, they may be faring even worse than we are.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Elven Elder Grandmaster lowered his head in reply.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Elven Queen’s delicate eyebrows furrowed even deeper.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She knew the Human Race had invested tremendous resources this time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Reincarnation cultivation, acquiring cyborg body technology from the Machine Race, seeking magical tutelage from the Crimson Demon Race…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And yet, not even a single favorable ranking?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If they failed in the Ten-Thousand-Race Ranking War—and then stagnated for another millennium—what hope remained for resurgence?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If only… that Lord were still here.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sorrow flickered in the Elven Queen’s eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he were still alive, how could the Elves and Humans possibly decline?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>……\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Human Race’s Primary Universe,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The atmosphere inside the Taiqing Palace had grown oppressively heavy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Over a thousand people filled the hall, yet not a single soul spoke.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Xia Tianxuan Lady… ranked 5060th.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The white-haired elder’s voice sounded hoarse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Cyborg EX-01… ranked 6351st.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Arcane Saint Body… ranked 6389th.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Psionic Lady… ranked 7120th.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Wu Wu Ziwei… ranked 9860th.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Each round-table elder slowly announced the hopes cultivated by their respective civilizations.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their voices were low and somber.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They had never imagined—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not even the top hundred, not even the top thousand—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their Human Race’s top-ranked cultivator, Xia Tianxuan Lady, ranked outside the top five thousand!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Had the myriad worlds and races truly grown this powerful?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Damn bastards! Three monsters passed the ‘Calamity-Level’ trial!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The bald elder muttered under his breath.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s utterly absurd—how strong must one be to survive a ‘Calamity-Level’ monster tide?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The hat-wearing elder echoed the curse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The selection of Lords of the Myriad Realms\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>must involve only the new generation,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>and candidates must possess growth potential.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sending in a pre-established powerhouse or artificially enhancing external strength to install someone as a new lord is impossible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ah, it’s just the monster tide rankings—no big deal.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This isn’t the final result of the Ten-Thousand-Race Ranking War.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The white-haired elder spoke up to calm everyone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though Xia Tianxuan Lady’s ranking was disappointing, at least she ranked higher than the hopes cultivated by the other four civilizations.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That brought him some comfort.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He looked around the hall and asked the others: “Do any of you have someone ranked even higher?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Numerous Human Race elders shook their heads in unison.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The oppressive atmosphere in the hall instantly eased.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The second and third places should belong to the Crimson Demon Race and the Angelic Race.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But… what’s going on with first place?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>QQ Search Group: 850296501\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Never-Fallen? Why choose such a name?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Didn’t his race or faction advise him on naming…?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone began murmuring among themselves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even the five round-table elders wore puzzled expressions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Could it be the Mechanical Race?” asked the elderly man with the artificial eye, puzzled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The Mechanical Race? With their arrogance, if they’d claimed first place, they’d rush to every universe to proclaim it.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The white-haired elder shook his head as he spoke.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, the three-eyed elder—representing the Psychic Civilization—hesitated briefly before saying:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Could it be that this person wasn’t cultivated by any racial faction?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Judging by his territory’s name, he’s very likely an obscure figure.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“An obscure figure? Can an obscure figure withstand a ‘Calamity-Class’ monster tide?” demanded the bald elder, eyes wide.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To withstand a ‘Calamity-Class’ monster tide relying solely on seven days of territory construction would be pure fantasy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, it must have been accomplished through the lord’s own strength alone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A person capable of overpowering all races must be a peerless genius!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Sigh… in any case, such a figure has nothing to do with us.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Let them compete amongst themselves.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The white-haired elder shook his head and asked:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“How is the Elf Race faring?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Not optimistic—the Elf Princess born from the World Tree ranks 5,320th.”\u003C\u002Fp>",1544,"2026-06-15T03:53:46.766Z","2026-06-15T04:25:06.961Z",1,"Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite","a7d8149a6cc2a4977d505037ca2b16521daf752f34c4c3872a6fcdd0f88971d0","universal-lord-the-zero-troop-building-maniac-chapter-33","universal-lord-the-zero-troop-building-maniac-chapter-31",312,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Funiversal-lord-the-zero-troop-building-maniac-cover.jpg"]