[{"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-97":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},1942830,2690,"Chapter 97: One Finger of Light, Crowned Above All!","universal-lord-the-zero-troop-building-maniac-chapter-97",97,"\u003Cp>Gear Parrot,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>was a lord from the Mechanical Race, with a modest reputation and completely unremarkable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although the Mechanical Race was one of the Seven Great Races of the Myriad Worlds,\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>But this did not bring him any benefits; instead, the pressure was immense.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was merely a common, ordinary civilian within the Machine Tribe,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>diligently developing in the Multiverse Battlefield for 20 years.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had never encountered any major battles.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When other lords discovered he was a Machine Tribe member, they did not launch large-scale attacks against him either.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>he, like most lords from previous terms,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>heard that Moonfall had logged in,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>and wanted to enter the matchmaking, hoping to bump into luck.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unexpectedly, he really bumped into her!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moonfall's territorial power had already been thoroughly exposed online.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Machine Ba Ge came prepared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Due to personality reasons and the Machine Tribe's general inclination towards territorial development,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the architectural strength of his territory\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>far surpassed that of heroes and troop types.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One could say,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>he allocated over 70% of his resources into territorial defense projects.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Many Machine Tribe members were like him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The development path of Machine Tribe territories\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>undoubtedly followed their civilization's proud technological route.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In just 20 years,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>starting from scratch in the Multiverse Battlefield,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Machine Ba Ge's \"Battlefield Fortress\" territory\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>had all its architectural equipment already starting to operate using electrical power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The territory was crisscrossed with rail trains,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>and even had magnetically accelerated ion cannons.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These were among the more top-tier defensive towers among rare-grade ones.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The city walls were also rare-grade, forged from steel alloy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon encountering Moonfall,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Machine Ba Ge felt very excited inside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He believed this would be the battle where he distinguished himself within the Machine Tribe!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once he defeated Moonfall,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>rewards from within the tribe would undoubtedly be inevitable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, even the Divine Beast Tribe's Lord Long Hong had lost.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moonfall had never used heroes or troop types; only defensive structures were available.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although Moonfall could use \"Structure Leap Cards\" and, combined with the epic-grade buff \"Unrestricted Construction\" in her territory,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>could move structures right to his doorstep,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>but so what?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How many \"Structure Leap Cards\" could a new-term lord possess?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moonfall moved one; he would dismantle one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Victory seemed readily attainable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I didn't expect it to be a friend from the Machine Tribe.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We see that his territorial architectural strength is very solid.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"These thick city walls really give a sense of security.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I can't imagine how Moonfall could win. After all, even if Moonfall could rival a Level 35 Forest Guardian, it wouldn't be able to breach these walls.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Probably if that Level 40 magnetically accelerated ion cannon fires a shot at her, she should be done.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bao Bao Yuan's commentary voice clearly carried a tone of joy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The defensive capability of Machine Tribe territories was notoriously strong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moonfall seemed truly about to perish here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the top-ranked in monster wave calculations,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moonfall must be someone very proud and arrogant,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>who wouldn't choose to stall with Machine Ba Ge, waiting to see who loses patience and attacks first.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once Machine Ba Ge turtle-shelled up,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moonfall would certainly come to find him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Look, she was already about to find him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiao Xiao Xiao Xiao: \"Hey, Moonfall is approaching the 'Battlefield Fortress'.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiao Xiao Xiao Xiao: \"Exploring one more tile of fog, she will be exposed under the firepower of the 'Battlefield Fortress'...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bao Bao Yuan: \"She's here! The magnetically accelerated ion cannon, fire!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bao Bao Yuan completely immersed himself into the role of the \"Battlefield Fortress\" lord.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiao Xiao Xiao Xiao: \"It's a structure leap! Moonfall immediately moved a one-tile city wall unit over.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiaoxiao: \"A very wise decision! We all know that Yue Luo's city wall is extremely formidable.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiaoxiao: \"This obsidian city wall is the once-impenetrable barrier that drove the lion-headed Bamate to despair!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bao Bao Yuan: \"Hah, turtling behind the obsidian wall, blocking the attacks, and then what?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bao Bao Yuan: \"Without the war fog, Yue Luo can be said to be completely exposed to the targeting of the 'Battlefield Fortress'.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bao Bao Yuan: \"Look quickly, it's the Mechanical-A11 bombers! This Gear Brother has some tricks!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Several dozen bombers crossed over the city wall,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>and wildly poured firepower down towards the white figure on the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Boom boom boom——!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Explosion sounds, impact sounds,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>mud splashing, the earth cracking,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>dust billowing, flames flickering,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They saw that white figure suddenly burst forth with unimaginable speed, retreating backwards.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bao Bao Yuan: \"He fled, Yue Luo fled, hahaha...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The bombers couldn't catch up, began returning to their territory to replenish ammunition.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiaoxiao: \"Yue Luo's speed... is very fast. Is it due to his technique, or did he use some item?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bao Bao Yuan: \"Eh? How did Yue Luo return to beneath the city wall again?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiaoxiao: \"He's... going to climb the wall?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bao Bao Yuan: \"He's risking his life!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bao Bao Yuan: \"Once he climbs the wall, he'll be exposed to the firepower of thousands of defensive towers in the 'Battlefield Fortress'!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bao Bao Yuan: \"It's certain death!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Amidst everyone's astonishment,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yue Luo truly climbed the city wall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the broadcasting studio,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ma Ma Kusi clutched his chest, extremely nervous.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why, why take offensive action...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You are a new-era lord, stay composed. Even if judged a draw, the Mechanical Clan will surely bear the blame, and that counts as your win.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ma Ma Kusi felt like crying but had no tears, as if he already saw Yue Luo's defeat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once Yue Luo dies,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>even if he won't be ruled a loss,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>then he will lose his invincible image in the hearts of the new-era lords.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>The reverence of the new-generation lords for him would also be much diminished.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Yu ascended the obsidian city wall,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>leveraging the height of the obsidian wall,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>his gaze passed over the opponent's alloy wall,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The alloy wall was famed for defense; naturally, its height was no match for the obsidian wall's.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Towards the territorial structure of the \"Battlefield Fortress\",\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>he, had a panoramic view.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bao Bao Yuan: \"Haha! Fire! Everyone fire!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bao Bao Yuan: \"Good death, Yue Luo is doomed!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bao Bao Yuan: \"If he wins this time, I...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bao Bao Yuan was excited, dancing and waving, his words just halfway spoken,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>suddenly,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>his voice choked, like a squawking goose whose fateful throat was strangled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On his face, appeared an expression of extreme terror.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even the female commentator Xiao Xiao Xiao Xiao beside him,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>was also covering her mouth, her face incredulous.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Yue Luo has breached the lord crystal of the \"Battlefield Fortress\".】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Victory.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Victor: Yue Luo.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That white humanoid figure who had climbed the wall,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>extended an 800-hand, a finger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even though he was bathed in white light all around, everyone could recognize it was a finger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Immediately after,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>a beam of light burst forth suddenly from his fingertip!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Straightly shooting towards Machine Eighth's territory!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Speed, is relative,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>when an entity's speed surpasses all others,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>time, seems to stand still.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While the firepower of those defensive towers was still building up,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>while those artillery shells and lasers had just left their barrels,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>that fingertip beam of light,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>traversed several thousand meters,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>blasted into the lord crystal protected to the utmost by steel power!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The ray formed by light,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>because it was bright, seemed to make the world around it dimmer,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>a line of white, like piercing through the world, splitting it into two halves!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A fingertip light, unparalleled across the realm!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A suffocating scene,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>everyone was stunned dumb,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bao Bao Yuan, Xiao Xiao Xiao Xiao, Ma Ma Kusi, members of the Yue Shadow Sect, previous lords,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>and also Princess Elia the elf... etcetera etcetera.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They stood dumb as wooden chickens, unable to utter a single word.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That fingertip light was deeply etched in their minds, impossible to disperse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yue Luo, for the first time, revealed his own power to the world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>……\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Multiverse City, first layer, humble chamber.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The angel ancestral elder suddenly slapped the table and stood up,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>gazing at the projection image on the table,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>gazing at that white figure,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>gazing at the radiant beam blooming from the fingertip,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>dumbfounded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The other six clan divine seats speechlessly looked at him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their gaze seemed to say,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>act, keep acting for me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chapter 3 Stirring, Stirrups Among the Clans, Bitterness and Envy\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Light, is sacred and holy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the multiverse, those who wield light to its extreme,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>undoubtedly are the angel clan ranked second.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Divine Kingdom of Light established by the angel clan,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>is inhabited by countless races that wield the power of light.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Angel Ancestor Elder could never have imagined,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>that Yue Luo,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>actually originated from the Divine Light Nation?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was truly a tremendous surprise!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When did the Divine Light Nation acquire such a figure?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Angel Ancestor Elder had no doubts,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>because aside from the Divine Light Nation,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>no one could wield light to such an extent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So pure, so holy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Tap tap tap...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Red Devil old man lightly tapped the table with his fingertips, resting his head on his hand while gazing at the Angel Ancestor Elder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Mechanical Imperial Princess looked at the Angel Ancestor Elder, her expression becoming profoundly amused.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Divine Dragon Long Ao scratched his head, surprised that Yue Luo was actually from the Divine Light Nation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Great Demon King, bored, closed his eyes, choosing to nap for a while.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Heavenly Demon Empress chuckled gleefully, though no one knew what she was laughing about.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Necromancer Bone Empress toyed with the skeletal staff in her hand; the soul-flame in her eyes flickered with curiosity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Um, well...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking at these six divine seats,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the Angel Ancestor Elder gave an awkward smile twice,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>explaining as he spoke: \"I truly did not know that Yue Luo was from the Divine Light Nation...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Pretend, keep pretending!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Red Devil old man spat out scornfully.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Seeing how his smile nearly split his chin, he probably genuinely didn't know beforehand.\" The Mechanical Imperial Princess yawned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Meeting adjourned, adjourned.\" The Great Demon King waved his hand dismissively.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now that they knew Yue Luo was from the Divine Light Nation, there was nothing left for him to worry about.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Based on Yue Luo's performance,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>ranking first in the Myriad Races Ranking Battle was unquestionable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The ones worried were only the Red Devil race.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Heh heh... What if... he isn't from the Divine Light Nation?\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1728,"2026-06-15T04:16:02.203Z","2026-06-15T04:25:06.961Z",1,"Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite","4056b195b0fddb783c6fd0f9f056f0d0396012929d6ad2bd0e6f2e888e16e28a","universal-lord-the-zero-troop-building-maniac-chapter-98","universal-lord-the-zero-troop-building-maniac-chapter-96",312,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Funiversal-lord-the-zero-troop-building-maniac-cover.jpg"]