[{"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-72":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Nationwide Lords: 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},1942054,2690,"Chapter 72","universal-lord-the-zero-troop-building-maniac-chapter-72",72,"\u003Cp>Violet light blazed brilliantly!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Treasure!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It's erupting!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The many lords could no longer pay any attention to Su Yu,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>and began fighting each other over the items.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their eyes constantly swept over the clusters of violet light, estimating which held the greatest value.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The scene made even Su Yu pause for a moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He hadn't expected that this dimensional rift space would actually be a treasure-spawning point!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A treasure-spawning point\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>is a place in the Myriad Realms Battlefield that every lord yearns for.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It can, at irregular intervals, draw in items lost in the wilds of the Myriad Realms Battlefield.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>War breaks out constantly in the Myriad Realms Battlefield;\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>if anything is left behind on the battlefield\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>and swallowed by the fog of war,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>that object will be absorbed by a treasure-spawning point.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just like what was happening now:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>a stream of rare items dazzled Su Yu's eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A streak of violet light shot past him,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>and with sharp eyes and quick hands, he immediately grabbed it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【You have obtained a Hero's Heart.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Hero's Heart】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Grade: Rare】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Effect: Upgrades the \"Hero Hall\" to the \"Hero Palace.\" Territory hero cap +1.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A Rare-grade Hero's Heart?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Yu's eyes widened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was probably, at present, the rare-grade item\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>his territory needed most.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The territory could now have a third hero!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You brat, stop right there!!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Immediately, a lord noticed him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Yu instantly drew the Dragon-horn Dagger from his waist and struck himself down, falling dead on the spot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn't dare to be reckless and Gu Linger here;\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>these were all old lords with unfathomable strength.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If one of them possessed some kind of spatial imprisonment item\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>and trapped him,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>making even suicide impossible,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>then things would really get out of hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【You have died. Your level has dropped by 5 levels… \"Common·Experience Protection Talisman\" activated, level loss negated. Current level: 15.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Returning to Lord Crystal for rebirth…】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Rebirth complete.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking at the violet Hero's Heart in his hand,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Yu smiled happily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Common·Experience Protection Talisman was something he had stumbled upon in the Mysterious Shop;\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>it could negate the level and experience penalty upon death for lords below level 20.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He hadn't expected to actually use it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Trading a common-quality Experience Protection Talisman as the price\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>in exchange for a new mythic hero for the territory —\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>worth it!\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>A dense violet radiance enveloped the Hero Hall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the blink of an eye, the Hall's round log pillars and beams transformed into stone columns.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Faint purple patterns shimmered across the stone columns.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The brown wooden floorboards, steeped in the violet hue, crystallized into lustrous jade-like tiles.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A magnificent, palatial edifice rose in solemn grandeur, spanning three hundred square meters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Your ‘Hero Hall’ has successfully upgraded to ‘Hero Palace.’ Territory hero capacity +1.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gazing at this palace, Su Yu felt his heart surge with excitement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He immediately sent a message to Jian Ruiming.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Fatty, get me a hundred Hero Recruitment Edicts.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An official lord recruiting heroes through a Hero Lodge only needs one Hero Recruitment Edict.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, every time the Hero Lodge advances one grade, the number of edicts required multiplies by ten.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The rare-grade Hero Palace needs a hundred Hero Recruitment Edicts to recruit a hero.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Understood, Great Lord Su Yu. One moment, please.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jian Ruiming replied instantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had entirely remodeled his territory into a commercial hub and marketplace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for security, through his connection with Su Yu,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>he had successfully relocated his territory to the place where the new-generation lords of the Blue Star Alliance had gathered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Over a hundred new-generation lords, all possessing high-grade heroes or rare soldier types, were assembled together.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A formation like this rarely encountered any opponents.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Those qualified to take part in the All-Humanity Civilization Lord Selection Tournament were the very best of the best.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In no time at all,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the one hundred Hero Recruitment Edicts were deposited into 05.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Yu said a word of thanks and was about to close the chat window,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>when he suddenly received another message from Jian Ruiming.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Great Lord Su Yu, yesterday I procured something... that might interest you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What thing?\" Su Yu paused briefly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"An Experience Tree Seed. It can bear experience fruits, and eating them can increase one's experience value.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Fine. I'll take it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Lord Crystal received a new item.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Yu examined the rare-grade seed in his hand, roughly the size of a soybean.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He toyed with it for a moment,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>then handed it to Zhang San, telling him to plant it beneath the cliff south of the territory.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Trees bear fruit, and fruit yields seeds again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If possible, he wanted to plant the entire dozen-mile expanse to the south with experience trees!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A massive supply of experience fruits would allow him, Sylph, and Iloti to rapidly increase their levels.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After giving Zhang San the necessary instructions,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Yu rubbed his hands together eagerly and walked before the Hero Palace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sylph and Iloti wordlessly came to stand beside him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They knew the territory was about to welcome a third companion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Recruit!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>One hundred Hero Recruitment Orders turned into violet light and were absorbed by the Hero Hall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The dense power of recruitment surged skyward!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under the tenfold effect of “Holy Blessing,”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>suddenly, heaven and earth changed color.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A beam of light appeared from the celestial dome.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No — it appeared from the blazing sun within the celestial dome!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the color of this beam of light… was black.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It occupied the center of the setting sun.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The setting sun began to disintegrate from the center outward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It looked just like a solar eclipse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Light?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Can it be black?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From what Su Yu knew, black light did not exist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So-called black light was simply the absence of light.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without light, the world would naturally be completely dark.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But at this moment,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>as if every cell in his body was telling him,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>this was black light.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The black light devoured everything.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The entire Myriad Realms Battlefield, for millions of li in every direction, became pitch black.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Myriad Realms Battlefield was boundless and vast,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>and its rules were likewise immeasurable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every person in every territory who looked up at the sky at the same moment\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>saw the hanging sun in exactly the same position.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, altering the appearance of heaven and earth in the Myriad Realms Battlefield was harder than scaling the heavens.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Let alone changing the sky’s appearance over millions of li in every direction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was already equivalent to shrouding an entire planetary world in darkness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Damn, why did the setting sun disappear? What’s going on?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Good heavens, it’s gone dark?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Could a heavenly treasure or earthly wonder have appeared?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whether recent-generation lords or lords of past generations,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>within the range of millions of li,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the lords of every territory looked around at the darkness in panic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They turned on every illuminating light in their territories,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>only to discover\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>that the world was still dark!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why? Why couldn’t light illuminate the darkness?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because this darkness was, in its essence, light.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Its brightness outshone all other light in existence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Black light blazed across the world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The only thing still visible was the screen of the Lord Terminal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because it did not travel in the form of light,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>but entered directly into the mind in the form of soul-consciousness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The many terrified lords\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>had thought their own territories were under attack,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>pulled into some domain-level item.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Regional channels, local channels, racial forums —\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>all exploded with activity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The panicked and uneasy lords only then realized their territories were not under attack.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was the Myriad Realms Battlefield that had a problem.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the Myriad Realms Battlefield, heaven’s aspect had changed!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Too terrifying!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“A treasure must have appeared!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’m heading out to patrol ten thousand li right this day!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The heated discussion went on and on.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Regarding this sudden darkness, the topic’s popularity instantly shot to the main page section of the Ten Thousand Races Forum.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It even stirred the interest of many old-monster-level lords.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Yu gazed at the world of utter darkness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Within this darkness,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He could only see Yiluodi alone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bathed in radiant holy light, Yiluodi narrowed her eyes slightly, gazing up at the sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The darkness came swiftly, and left even more swiftly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the speed of light, it dispersed into the fog of war.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No one knew where those dark lights had gone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As if they had simply vanished into thin air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The setting sun reappeared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A figure with alluring curves stepped out of the darkness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had black hair, and her black eyes were like the gaze of an abyss.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Black clothes, black pants, black shoes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The only pale places on her entire body\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>were her bewitchingly beautiful face,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>her hands as fair and tender as soft jade,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>and the firm, pale legs beneath her ultra-short black shorts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Acquired 'Mythic-grade' hero unit — Dark Myth: Shadow]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Dark Myth: Shadow — Tifeng·Yeliyana]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Level: 1]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Combat Power: 100]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Skills: Thousand Faces Ten Thousand Forms, Shadow Submersion, Heart Bewitchment]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Loyalty: 70 'Devoted to Duty']\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Yu watched Yeliyana walk out from the Hero Hall, a smile in his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking at those attributes, she seemed like a hero suited for stealth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Master.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Cough cough, cough... cough cough...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A sudden soft call made the pondering Su Yu cough several times.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What was going on?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He stared blankly at the beautiful woman kneeling on one knee before him,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>her pair of black eyes gazing at him intently,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>filled with soul-stirring allure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If Yiluodi's beauty was sacred, holy, and beyond compare.\u003C\u002Fp>",1590,"2026-06-15T03:53:46.766Z","2026-06-15T04:25:06.961Z",1,"Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite","672260e72cf8feeda99888471bc0ab3b2d3463429229d06bd81c9b155e5b8b9f","universal-lord-the-zero-troop-building-maniac-chapter-73","universal-lord-the-zero-troop-building-maniac-chapter-71",312,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Funiversal-lord-the-zero-troop-building-maniac-cover.jpg"]