[{"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-39":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},1942021,2690,"Chapter 39: Registration and Enrollment—Legendary Hero?!","universal-lord-the-zero-troop-building-maniac-chapter-39",39,"\u003Cp>“It’s actually a competition held by the entire human race across all universes…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Could it possibly include all thirteen universes of human civilization?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“How many outstanding geniuses must there be…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’ve heard that in other universes, cultivation is possible—those who just became lords have already surpassed us.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That’s not quite right—the Myriad Realms Battlefield levels the playing field; everything hinges on territory strength, while the lord’s personal ability counts for very little.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inside the hall, everyone buzzed with hushed, animated chatter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Lord of Lanxing’s words stirred up a thousand waves with a single stone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lanxing’s fortunate participation in the competition hosted by the human race’s main universe was utterly inconceivable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lanxing had only recently joined the Myriad Realms—it was practically a frontier planet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet even such a world had drawn the attention of the Taiqing Universe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then how colossal must this competition’s scale be?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One after another, the newly appointed lords flushed with excitement,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>eyes gleaming, faces lit with smiles, mouths chattering nonstop.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Yu used his lord terminal to connect to the address displayed by the Lord of Lanxing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It showed: [All-Human-Civilization Lord Selection Tournament]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The method of participation was a simulated battle format applied for by the organizers from the Myriad Realms Battlefield.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that time, each lord’s territory would,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>within a simulated world, engage in combat against others.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Registration required submission of personal information to confirm eligibility.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Yu paused for a moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he listed only a rare hero,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>it surely wouldn’t attract serious attention from the Taiqing Universe’s human civilization.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>High-tier heroes or rare troops were merely the minimum entry requirement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All 105 newly appointed lords invited by the Lord of Lanxing to attend the celebratory banquet met this condition.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for those who remained hidden, developing quietly in the Myriad Realms Battlefield without ever revealing their troops or heroes,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>they did not attend the celebratory banquet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Yu began filling in his information.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He casually fabricated a territory name using one of his territory’s effect status names,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Territory: [Unfallen City].\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Name: Su Yu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Registered Hero: [Legendary Hero—Sylph].\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Affiliated Universe: Space Universe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Origin: Lanxing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The instant he submitted his information,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>his name shot to the top of the registration list, glowing with brilliant gold light.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In one move, he bumped Gu Gu Linger—previously ranked first—from the top spot down to second.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Huh?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Gu Linger stared blankly at the registration list,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On Lanxing, she possessed the legendary-tier troop—the Ice Phoenix.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She stood head and shoulders above all other new lords of Lanxing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why… was someone ranked above her?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She saw the name she’d been muttering about under her breath,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She saw his registration details.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Su Yu—Legendary… Hero?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Gu Linger gasped aloud, causing every enthusiastic, chatting lord in the hall to abruptly fall silent,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon hearing the words “Legendary Hero,”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>they instinctively turned their gazes toward the registration list.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>On the elevated platform, the registration panel projected by the Blue Star Sovereign’s terminal,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A golden name hung prominently at the top of the list.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gold signified Legendary status.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Originally, only Gu Gu Linger bore a golden name.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, there was one more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon seeing that name, they widened their eyes in shock,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The low hum in the hall abruptly ceased, falling silent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The entire venue fell utterly still,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Each person sitting bolt-straight and rigid, as if struck by thunder overhead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only after their minds fully absorbed this reality,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Did the hushed hall erupt into unprecedented clamor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Su… Su Yu?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“He has a Legendary Hero?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“How is this possible?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Is it real or fake?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“There aren’t even any Legendary Heroes across the whole Blue Star, are there…?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The Blue Star has joined the Ten Thousand Realms for a century—yet no Lord has ever produced a Legendary Hero in all that time!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Could he have forged it?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But wouldn’t such forgery be exposed instantly?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“After all, a Legendary Hero’s combat strength is concrete and measurable.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Moreover, could he bear the consequences if the fraud were uncovered?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Astonishment rippled through the crowd in unbroken waves,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Disbelief, utter incredulity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Had someone truly recruited a Legendary-tier Hero at the Hero Hall??\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And—within a new Lord’s first seven days?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How could this possibly be?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Legendary—Legendary—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That very word meant “legendary”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because it referred to feats celebrated and recounted across the Ten Thousand Realms!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, this wasn’t a Legendary Troop—it was a Legendary Hero!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These were two entirely different concepts!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ajiesen, who earlier had mocked Su Yu, claiming Su Yu lacked eligibility for Rare Cultivation Techniques,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Stared blankly at Su Yu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A chill rose straight up his spine…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His heart held not just shock—but fear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Blue Star Sovereign gazed at the registration list, stunned for a long while.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only after repeatedly verifying that Su Yu was indeed registered as a Legendary Hero,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Did he finally turn his gaze toward Su Yu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His eyes held three parts doubt, three parts bewilderment, three parts curiosity, and one part confusion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just moments before, he’d thought Su Yu lacked foresight,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Failing to grasp the importance of cultivation techniques.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Like sparrows judging the sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet now… he understood this young man less and less.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Starting with a Legendary-tier Hero… truly the Ten Thousand Realms Battlefield’s darling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Honestly, a faint twinge of envy stirred within the Sovereign’s heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Watching Su Yu’s calm demeanor,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the Blue Star Sovereign’s attitude toward him underwent a dramatic shift.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It changed from pity to admiration.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Especially when observing how,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>whether enduring mockery and ridicule earlier or receiving astonished praise now, his composure never wavered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His admiration grew ever stronger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Indeed, he even entertained the genuine idea of betrothing Gu Gu Linger to Su Yu—not as a test, but in earnest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He greatly admired people who remained unflustered even as Mount Tai collapsed before them,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>and especially so when that person was still young.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Su Yu,” the Sovereign called out his name.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Yu rose immediately in response.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The future of Blue Star rests with you,” declared the Blue Star Sovereign, beaming.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I dare not accept such honor,” Su Yu replied, bowing respectfully.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>……\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After the celebration banquet ended, 5,000,000 territory energy units—of unknown origin—mysteriously appeared in Su Yu’s terminal account.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was unclear whether the Blue Star Sovereign had instructed some newly appointed lords to hand over this much territory energy to him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yesterday, they had just survived the monster tide,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>and newly appointed lords generally held almost no territory energy reserves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The territory energy looted from new recruits’ welcome packages had all been spent within those first seven days of construction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They knew full well that official lords could not directly use territory energy to build structures,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>so they used it as early as possible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, though 5 million territory energy units seemed modest, it represented everything the Blue Star Sovereign could muster.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, in the Myriad Realms Battlefield, only lords of the same cohort could trade with one another.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lords from other cohorts had absolutely no means to support newly appointed lords.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Great Lord Su Yu, you were absolutely stunning!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That night, on the street,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Bai Xiaowei excitedly looped her arm through Su Yu’s, grinning broadly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the banquet, she’d maintained an aloof, indifferent expression for two or three hours—her face had nearly gone numb.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Yu’s unruffled poise before the Blue Star Sovereign deeply impressed her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Alright, I need to return to my territory.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Yu withdrew his hand from Bai Bai Xiaowei’s tablet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Won’t you go home first?” Bai Bai Xiaowei asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this, Su Yu paused mid-motion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every newly appointed official lord rushed home immediately to share the good news with their families.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, returning from the Myriad Realms Battlefield to Blue Star wasn’t something one could do at will.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This free teleportation was a reward for passing the monster tide trial.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Yu had already reported his success to Lin Luoyue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“My mother misses you very much,” Bai Bai Xiaowei said, gazing earnestly at Su Yu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Then let’s go back for a visit.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Recalling that landlady—the kind woman who often looked after him in daily life—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>not family by blood, yet closer than kin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Yu readily agreed.\u003C\u002Fp>",1347,"2026-06-15T03:53:46.766Z","2026-06-15T04:25:06.961Z",1,"Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite","db5a635b00befa1c4631bf93665c5fc46160735b851da7d77f1aad93cff06c21","universal-lord-the-zero-troop-building-maniac-chapter-40","universal-lord-the-zero-troop-building-maniac-chapter-38",312,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Funiversal-lord-the-zero-troop-building-maniac-cover.jpg"]