Recaps

Wen Aotian convinced the group to make Chen Ning and Bai Ruyu fight to determine which of them was the killer. Chen Ning accepted and gained the upper hand, but Bai Ruyu revealed that his sacred jade body had stored elemental power, leaving the duel unresolved.

• Wen Aotian proposed a duel between Chen Ning and Bai Ruyu, and the group agreed that the winner would establish the truth.
• Chen Ning accepted the duel, suspecting Bai Ruyu was the killer and wanting to settle their earlier conflict.
• Chen Ning's powerful punch drove Bai Ruyu back, and the onlookers judged Chen Ning physically superior.
• Bai Ruyu unleashed stored freezing power that froze Chen Ning's demonic hands, forcing Chen Ning to counter with dragon breath and retreat.
• Bai Ruyu explained that his sacred jade body could store elemental power for a long time.

Bai Ruyu used the Sacred Jade Body’s stored elemental powers to paralyze Chen Ning’s demonic hands and nearly defeat him. Chen Ning revealed a True God Dharma Body, overwhelmed Bai Ruyu, and killed him, but the game continued, leaving everyone to suspect Chen Ning was the culprit.

• Bai Ruyu used freezing power, lightning, and fire to damage Chen Ning and paralyze his eight demonic hands.
• As Bai Ruyu prepared to finish Chen Ning, Zhao Xiuxiu tried to intervene, but Bai Ruyu’s Western Territory companions held him back.
• Chen Ning unleashed a ten-thousand-zhang Savage Bull Dharma Body, shocking everyone and forcing Bai Ruyu to attack with all three stored elements.
• Chen Ning stopped his Dharma Body’s stomp, returned to normal, picked up a sharp blade, and killed Bai Ruyu despite his pleas for mercy.
• When the game did not end after Bai Ruyu died, everyone feared that Chen Ning was the true culprit.

Chen Ning persuaded the group that the culprit might not be one of them and proposed they stay together without blades to draw the real culprit out. Less than half a day later, another figure appeared in the Ancient God World.

• Wen Aotian urged the cultivators to attack Chen Ning, but Zhao Xiuxiu refused, and Yao Li stayed out of the fight.
• Chen Ning argued that Bai Ruyu and the others might all have told the truth, since the God of Games had never said the culprit was among them.
• Chen Ning proposed that everyone give up their blades and remain together to draw out the real culprit.
• The group agreed to stay together, and less than half a day later an unfamiliar figure approached them.

Duan Tianya revealed himself as the killer and attacked the group with Essence Power, but Chen Ning countered him with a Divine Ability. Chen Ning exposed the Ancient God’s deception and showed the survivors that they could all use their powers, then asked Duan Tianya to help find a way out.

• Duan Tianya admitted he was the killer and revealed that the God of Games had granted him the ability to use Essence Power.
• Duan Tianya attacked the group, killed one cultivator, and unleashed a powerful punch at Chen Ning.
• Chen Ning met Duan Tianya’s punch with Six-Colored Divine Lightning, shocking everyone by using a Divine Ability.
• Chen Ning explained that the Ancient God had manipulated the group into fighting and had never actually sealed their Essence Power.
• The survivors tested their powers and discovered they could use Essence Power and Divine Abilities, while Chen Ning asked Duan Tianya to share any clues about escaping.

Duan Tianya revealed that the God of Games had made him the killer and promised him an inheritance for eliminating the others. Chen Ning realized the ancient god was actually the God of Deception, who offered him his inheritance, but Chen Ning rejected it.

• Duan Tianya explained that the God of Games had assigned him to kill everyone in exchange for the god’s inheritance.
• The God of Games urged Duan Tianya to kill the others and offered his Divine Spark to whoever emerged as the strongest.
• Wen Aotian warned the group that the God of Games was manipulating them because he could not kill them himself.
• The God of Games privately praised Chen Ning for uncovering his scheme and revealed that he was the God of Deception, not the God of Games.
• The God of Deception offered Chen Ning his inheritance in exchange for promises, but Chen Ning dismissed the offer and insulted the value of his deception technique.

Chen Ning tricked the God of Deception into passing on his Technique of Deception without conditions, but the god retaliated by telling everyone in the Ancient God Small World to kill him. Chen Ning claimed he could briefly break the world’s restrictions and persuaded the others to channel their Essence Power to him, leaving them poised to act on his deception.

• The God of Deception forcibly passed his Technique of Deception to Chen Ning, who had pretended to refuse so he could avoid accepting any conditions.
• The God of Deception realized Chen Ning had fooled him, then told everyone in the Ancient God Small World they could leave if they killed Chen Ning.
• Duan Tianya urged everyone to attack Chen Ning and promised to ask Yutian True God to reward those who helped him escape.
• Zhao Xiuxiu and Qi Yu tried to stop the others from attacking Chen Ning, but Duan Tianya prepared to strike.
• Chen Ning claimed he could briefly nullify the world’s restrictions if everyone channeled their Essence Power to him, and the others agreed.

Chen Ning led the survivors out of the Ancient God World, then faced accusations from the Western and Southern Territories over the deaths of their experts. Qilin True God defended him, and the other Middle Gods eased the confrontation.

• Chen Ning secretly drew on the cultivators’ power to open a shrinking spatial rift, and the survivors escaped through it.
• Zhao Xiuxiu stayed behind for Chen Ning, and Chen Ning opened another rift so they could leave together.
• The four territories’ Middle Gods learned that only a dozen or so of the ninety-nine entrants had returned, while the Eastern Territory had the most survivors.
• After hearing how Chen Ning had killed Jiang Shu, Bai Ruyu, and Zhan Kuang, Great God White Brows and Crimson Refinement True God challenged him for not warning the other territories.
• Qilin True God took Chen Ning’s side and told the two Middle Gods to direct their grievances at him, prompting the Northern Territory’s Middle God to calm the dispute.

After the Ancient God World, Chen Ning returned to Great Peace Prefecture and entered seclusion to refine his power and seek a breakthrough. While he was away, Northern Territory cultivators and Red-Haired God's disciples surrounded Mao Chunqiu and Zhao Xiuxiu, intending to capture Zhao and use him to threaten Chen Ning.

• Chen Ning left the Ancient God World with the Divine Spark and returned to Great Peace Prefecture after bidding farewell to Qilin True God.
• Chen Ning entered seclusion to absorb his gains and try to advance from the Late Stage of Saint Venerable toward the Half-God Realm.
• Mao Chunqiu and Zhao Xiuxiu repaired Great Peace Prefecture and prepared to return to their lodgings for the night.
• Masked Northern Territory cultivators and Red-Haired God's disciples arrived, planning to capture Zhao Xiuxiu and force Chen Ning to surrender what he had taken from the Nine Yang Palace.
• The masked group sealed the surrounding space and attacked Mao Chunqiu and Zhao Xiuxiu.

Masked Half-God Realm attackers used High Antiquity Profound Ice to freeze Zhao Xiuxiu and tried to take him while Mao Chunqiu hesitated to fight. After Chen Ning’s illusion made Mao believe Great Peace Prefecture had been destroyed, Mao overcame his fear and killed the attackers; Chen Ning then thawed Zhao Xiuxiu and revealed the prefecture was safe.

• The masked attackers unleashed High Antiquity Profound Ice, freezing Zhao Xiuxiu, while Mao Chunqiu tried to interfere and was attacked.
• As the attackers moved to seize Zhao Xiuxiu, Mao Chunqiu hesitated, haunted by his friend’s death, until he sensed what seemed to be Great Peace Prefecture’s destruction.
• Mao Chunqiu broke the attackers’ barrier and, enraged by the apparent devastation, killed every masked person.
• Chen Ning arrived, thawed Zhao Xiuxiu, and told Mao Chunqiu to look again; Mao realized Great Peace Prefecture had never been destroyed.
• Mao Chunqiu thanked Chen Ning for helping him overcome his fear, while Chen Ning regretted that the attackers’ deaths had erased potential evidence and leads.

Chen Ning and Zhao Xiuxiu headed for Unknowing Island to seek the divine herb that might restore Chen Ning’s depleted vitality, but guards enforcing a lockdown blocked their only route. After the guards let Duan Tianya pass while refusing Chen Ning, Chen Ning told Zhao Xiuxiu he wanted to see them in the water.

• Chen Ning suspected that a God Realm expert from the Eastern Territory had secretly backed the masked men, and he chose not to let Mao Chunqiu accompany him in case their enemies retaliated against Great Peace Prefecture.
• Chen Ning and Zhao Xiuxiu set out on the Ruyi Turtle for Unknowing Island, hoping to find Qi Yu and the divine herb that might address Chen Ning’s depleted vitality before his one-year deadline.
• They reached the waters leading to Unknowing Island and found them sealed off by guards serving the Crimson Refinement True God.
• The guards refused Chen Ning passage, but warmly let Duan Tianya through and explained that the lockdown was meant to keep people from Unknowing Island from escaping.
• Chen Ning challenged the guards’ double standard and told Zhao Xiuxiu he wanted to see them in the water; she agreed.

Chen Ning and Zhao Xiuxiu defeated the guards blocking the route to Unknowing Island, then gained passage after Lu Sanhuo recognized Chen Ning and intervened. Chen Ning learned that the island was under blockade because its master had created something dangerous, and continued toward Qi Yu.

• Zhao Xiuxiu overwhelmed the Late Stage Saint Venerable guards and knocked them into the water, leaving only the wide-robed man standing.
• Lu Sanhuo arrived, recognized Chen Ning from the Ancient God World, and slapped the wide-robed man for disrespecting him.
• Chen Ning demanded to know why the guards had let Duan Tianya through while blocking others, and Lu Sanhuo allowed Chen Ning and Zhao Xiuxiu to pass.
• Lu Sanhuo told Chen Ning that Unknowing Island was under blockade because its master had created something evil, and that God Realm experts were investigating.
• After Chen Ning left, Lu Sanhuo warned the wide-robed man that Chen Ning had Qilin True God’s protection and was dangerous to provoke.

Chen Ning reached Unknowing Island seeking Qi Yu and was struck by its advanced, highly efficient industries. Yuan Xifeng agreed to lead Chen Ning to a divine herb on Qi Yu’s instructions, but Chen Ning remained wary of Qi Yu’s motives as the group set off.

• Chen Ning arrived on Unknowing Island and admired its advanced systems and assembly-line medicine production.
• Yuan Xifeng, accompanied by Xiao Dengzi and Duan Tianya, confronted Chen Ning about his connection to Qi Yu and the island master’s evil object.
• Chen Ning denied knowing about the evil object and agreed to let Yuan Xifeng take him to the divine herb Qi Yu had arranged for him.
• Duan Tianya warned Chen Ning to stay uninvolved, and Chen Ning followed Yuan Xifeng while questioning Qi Yu’s hidden plan.

Chen Ning accompanied Yuan Xifeng to meet Hua Xiaodie, who held a wooden box Qi Yu had left for him. Yuan Xifeng and Duan Tianya followed Hua Xiaodie to retrieve it, while Chen Ning and Zhao Xiuxiu waited behind with Xiao Dengzi.

• Yuan Xifeng led Chen Ning and the others through the brothel’s unusual floors to meet Hua Xiaodie on the top floor.
• Hua Xiaodie recognized Chen Ning and confirmed that Qi Yu had left a wooden box for him, though she did not know whether it contained divine medicine.
• Yuan Xifeng asked Hua Xiaodie to hand over the box, and she said it was stored elsewhere.
• Duan Tianya and Yuan Xifeng insisted on accompanying Hua Xiaodie to fetch the box, while Yuan Xifeng told Xiao Dengzi to stay with Chen Ning and Zhao Xiuxiu.

Chen Ning tried to escape Xiao Dengzi, but the young disciple used a Supreme-Grade Divine Artifact, the Gold-Binding Rope, to block his attempts. Chen Ning finally trapped Xiao Dengzi with a Sin Stele and left to investigate the mystery on Unknowing Island.

• Yuan Xifeng and Hua Xiaodie left to retrieve the wooden box, leaving Xiao Dengzi to watch Chen Ning and Zhao Xiuxiu.
• Chen Ning attempted to leave, but Xiao Dengzi used his Gold-Binding Ropes to restrain Zhao Xiuxiu and catch Chen Ning’s decoy.
• Chen Ning used Shadows of Chaos to confuse Xiao Dengzi, then entered a dungeon room on the third floor.
• Xiao Dengzi chased Chen Ning into the room, where a Sin Stele appeared and trapped him in golden light.
• Chen Ning waved to Xiao Dengzi and left.

Chen Ning learned from Qi Yu that Crimson Refinement True God had seized the two Divine Spark Fruits and was pursuing the recipe that could make anyone a god. Qi Yu asked Chen Ning to present the recipe to Yutian True God and become Unknowing Island’s powerful backer.

• Chen Ning returned to Zhao Xiuxiu, freed her from the Gold-Binding Rope, and accepted a communication Spirit Stone from the maid Lian'er.
• Chen Ning activated the Spirit Stone and confronted Qi Yu, who admitted he had lied about possessing a divine herb but knew the Azure Lotus of Life was with Yutian True God.
• Qi Yu explained that he had inherited his master’s resource-improvement skills and revealed that the Divine Spark Fruit could let anyone become a god.
• Qi Yu told Chen Ning that Crimson Refinement True God had seized both fruits and that Yuan Xifeng, Duan Tianya, and others sought the recipe to gain Yutian True God’s favor.
• Qi Yu asked Chen Ning to offer the recipe to Yutian True God, rise to power, and protect Unknowing Island.

Qi Yu persuaded Chen Ning to help him make Yutian True God their backer, offering a Divine Spark Fruit in exchange. After Chen Ning agreed, he exposed Yuan Xifeng as Qi Yu’s ally, leaving Qi Yu wondering how he had figured it out.

• Qi Yu explained that he had chosen Chen Ning to help secure protection for Unknowing Island and escape their enemies’ control.
• Qi Yu argued that Chen Ning needed Yutian True God’s favor to obtain the Azure Lotus of Life and protect himself from his enemies.
• Chen Ning asked what Qi Yu himself could offer, and Qi Yu promised him a Divine Spark Fruit to help him enter the God Realm.
• Chen Ning agreed to Qi Yu’s plan and asked him to share the Divine Fruit formula before Xiaodie was overwhelmed.
• Chen Ning pointed out that Yuan Xifeng was Qi Yu’s ally, surprising Qi Yu, who asked how Chen Ning had seen through him.

Chen Ning received the Divine Spark Fruit formula from Qi Yu and tried to escape the brothel through a secret passage with A Lian and Zhao Xiuxiu. The Horse-Keeping God blocked their way to seize the formula, and Chen Ning summoned his Savage Bull Dharma Body to protect Zhao Xiuxiu from the god’s attack.

• Chen Ning deduced that Yuan Xifeng was secretly helping Qi Yu, and Qi Yu gave Chen Ning the Divine Spark Fruit formula.
• A Lian warned Chen Ning that a God Realm expert was approaching, so Chen Ning, A Lian, and Zhao Xiuxiu escaped through the brothel’s secret passage.
• The Horse-Keeping God and his two Demigod disciples waited at the passage exit and demanded that Chen Ning hand over the formula.
• Zhao Xiuxiu fought the Horse-Keeping God’s disciples, using his earth-core lava to break through their lightning and ice attacks.
• The Horse-Keeping God attacked Zhao Xiuxiu with divine might, and Chen Ning summoned his thirty-thousand-meter Savage Bull Dharma Body.

Chen Ning and Zhao Xiuxiu fought the Horse-Keeping God after he came for the Divine Fruit formula, but Chen Ning’s Savage Bull Dharma Body reached its limit before he could defeat the True God. Exhausted and with Zhao Xiuxiu injured, Chen Ning faced the Horse-Keeping God as he prepared to strike again.

• Zhao Xiuxiu engulfed the Horse-Keeping God's two disciples in magma and killed them as Chen Ning attacked with his Savage Bull Dharma Body.
• The Horse-Keeping God wounded his finger blocking Chen Ning's punch, then summoned his horse-faced True God Dharma Body and attacked.
• Chen Ning resisted the Horse-Keeping God's murderous pressure and struck back hard enough to make his opponent's Dharma Body stagger.
• Chen Ning unleashed the Savage Bull Dharma Body's hidden power, broke free of the Horse-Keeping God's suppression, and drove him back with a stomp.
• Chen Ning's Dharma Body vanished before his stomp landed, leaving him exhausted; the Horse-Keeping God knocked Zhao Xiuxiu aside and prepared to kill Chen Ning.

Mao Chunqiu arrived in the Southern Territory and saved Chen Ning from the Horse-Keeping God. After defeating and killing the Horse-Keeping God, Mao Chunqiu checked on Chen Ning, who had recovered to about half his strength.

• The Horse-Keeping God tried to kill Chen Ning, but Mao Chunqiu intervened and stopped his attack.
• Mao Chunqiu told Chen Ning he had come after learning of trouble on Unknowing Island and vowed to settle the score with the Horse-Keeping God.
• The Horse-Keeping God and Mao Chunqiu transformed into their True God Dharma Bodies and fought.
• The Horse-Keeping God burned his origin and launched a powerful attack, but Mao Chunqiu defeated him and shattered his Dharma Body.
• The Horse-Keeping God begged for mercy, but Mao Chunqiu killed him to prevent future retaliation against Chen Ning.
• Mao Chunqiu asked Chen Ning how he was, and Chen Ning said he had recovered to around fifty percent of his peak condition.

Mao Chunqiu and Chen Ning were trapped on Unknowing Island by the Four Heavenly Kings of the Southern Territory, who demanded Chen Ning’s formula and attacked them. As Mao Chunqiu’s defensive Dharma Body broke apart, his former War God Dharma Body was revealed, and the four gods faced the return of his full power.

• Zhu Taichong, the Azure-Robed Wanderer, the Mad God, and Yuan Xifeng surrounded Mao Chunqiu, Chen Ning, and Zhao Xiuxiu after Mao Chunqiu killed the Horse-Keeping God.
• Zhu Taichong demanded Chen Ning’s formula, while Duan Tianya warned the gods not to let Chen Ning escape.
• The four Southern Territory gods attacked together with their Supreme-Grade Divine Artifacts and suppressed Mao Chunqiu’s True God Dharma Body.
• As the Mad God and the others wounded Mao Chunqiu’s Dharma Body, Yuan Xifeng considered a risky plan to save them.
• Mao Chunqiu’s divine stone armor shattered, revealing battle-halberd Divine Marks and his War God Dharma Body, startling the Four Heavenly Kings.

Chen Ning used the Technique of Deception to make Mao Chunqiu appear powerful enough to frighten the Four Heavenly Kings, allowing the group to escape Unknowing Island with the formula. They set out to meet the Yutian True God, while Duan Tianya hurried to reach him first.

• Zhu Taichong and the other Southern Territory Heavenly Kings refused to risk fighting Mao Chunqiu, despite Duan Tianya urging them to stop the group.
• Mao Chunqiu, Chen Ning, and Zhao Xiuxiu left Unknowing Island, and Zhu Taichong warned Duan Tianya not to pursue the matter.
• Zhu Taichong advised Duan Tianya to return to the Western Territory and speak to the Yutian True God before Chen Ning arrived, and Duan Tianya hurried away.
• While crossing the sea on the Ruyi Turtle, Chen Ning admitted that he had created the display that intimidated the four gods.
• Mao Chunqiu and Chen Ning explained that Mao Chunqiu’s transformation had made the deception convincing, then continued toward their meeting with the Yutian True God.

Chen Ning offered Yutian True God the Divine Spark Fruit formula and asked for the Azure Lotus of Life to save his dying world and his own life. Yutian True God showed appreciation for Chen Ning, but Duan Tianya arrived and accused him of deception and conspiracy.

• Chen Ning entered Yutian True God's hall and explained that he had killed three talents and confronted Duan Tianya because of the Ancient God's scheme, offering to make amends.
• Chen Ning presented the Divine Spark Fruit formula, and Yutian True God recognized its potential but saw that its demanding requirements made production difficult.
• When Yutian True God asked what he wanted in return, Chen Ning requested the Azure Lotus of Life, saying he had less than a year to live after exhausting his life force to save his small world.
• Duan Tianya entered, knelt before Yutian True God, and accused Chen Ning of taking the formula first and conspiring with Qi Yu of Unknowing Island.

Chen Ning defended himself against Duan Tianya’s accusation by explaining how he had obtained the Divine Fruit formula and persuaded Qi Yu to cooperate. Yutian True God accepted Chen Ning’s plan and put him in charge of contacting Unknowing Island.

• Duan Tianya accused Chen Ning of colluding with Unknowing Island, and Yutian True God questioned him under pressure.
• Chen Ning said he had gone to Unknowing Island seeking a future, then explained that Qi Yu had promised him a Divine Spark Fruit before the island’s upheaval.
• Chen Ning revealed that he had persuaded Qi Yu to give him the Divine Fruit formula by promising Unknowing Island a chance to serve Yutian True God and take revenge on Crimson Refinement True God.
• Duan Tianya challenged Chen Ning’s account, but Chen Ning rebuked him and Yutian True God ordered him to reflect on his failure.
• Yutian True God praised Chen Ning and assigned him to contact Unknowing Island from then on.

Yutian True God gave Chen Ning a Heaven Character Token and ordered him to take control of Unknowing Island and contact Qi Yu. Chen Ning returned to the island and insisted on seeing Qi Yu and his master despite Crimson Refinement True God’s attempts to delay him.

• Yutian True God recruited Chen Ning, gave him a Heaven Character Token, and assigned him to take over Unknowing Island and contact Qi Yu.
• Chen Ning left Yutian True God’s hall, reassured Mao Chunqiu that he could handle the trip alone, and ignored Duan Tianya’s threat.
• Chen Ning arrived at Unknowing Island, where Crimson Refinement True God and the Four Heavenly Kings were waiting.
• Crimson Refinement True God offered to host Chen Ning, but Chen Ning insisted on meeting Qi Yu and his master.
• Crimson Refinement True God initially tried to postpone the meeting, then let Chen Ning enter after Chen Ning threatened to report the obstruction to Yutian True God.
• Mad God criticized Chen Ning’s arrogance, while Crimson Refinement True God said he would let Chen Ning proceed and doubted he could keep his footing.

Chen Ning used Yutian True God’s Heaven Character Token to free Qi Yu from confinement on Unknowing Island and sought advice on what to do next. Master Geng warned him to deal with Zhu Taichong, while Zhu quietly prepared to obstruct Chen Ning’s mission.

• Chen Ning brought Qi Yu a roast leg of lamb and confirmed that he had obtained Yutian True God’s Heaven Character Token.
• Qi Yu advised Chen Ning to prove his ability to Yutian True God and said the token could grant them limited freedom on Unknowing Island.
• Master Geng advised Chen Ning to use Zhu Taichong’s own strength against him, then remained behind to study the Immortal Marrow.
• Mad God tried to stop Qi Yu from leaving, but Chen Ning invoked the Heaven Character Token and Zhu Taichong allowed them to pass.
• After Chen Ning and Qi Yu left, Mad God protested, and Zhu Taichong said the real show had only just begun.