Chapter Summaries

Chen Ning summoned the Demon God's complete upper body, killing the Holy Spirit Emperor and nearly crushing the old emperor of the Holy Spirit Imperial Dynasty and the Evil Wolf Emperor. The old man who called himself the God of Dreams intervened, then questioned Chen Ning about how he had recognized the trap.

• Chen Ning summoned the Demon God's complete upper body, whose casual palm strike destroyed the Holy Spirit Emperor's body and soul.
• The Demon God attacked the old emperor of the Holy Spirit Imperial Dynasty and the Evil Wolf Emperor, but the old man struck and dispelled its body before Chen Ning could finish them.
• The old man restored some of Chen Ning's strength and offered to spare him if he pledged himself, but Chen Ning demanded that the old man kill the two emperors first.
• The old man refused, then asked why Chen Ning had concluded that the offer involving the godhoods was a trap.
• Chen Ning explained that the old man's claim that the godhoods would vanish with him was inconsistent with his being alive and able to leave the Purple Maple Forest, and the old man admitted he had overlooked that detail.

Emperor Yu entered the Heaven of Profound Understanding with Luo Wuxia’s help and overwhelmed the Devil Emperor, who had ordered the Evil Wolf Emperor to kill the gathered God Clan disciples. The Devil Emperor transformed into a giant black python and swallowed Emperor Yu, leaving everyone horrified.

• The Devil Emperor ordered the Evil Wolf Emperor to attack the crowd, intending to use those with god’s bloodlines to restore his godhood.
• Emperor Yu arrived after Luo Wuxia used Chaos Azure Qi to disrupt the Heaven of Profound Understanding’s world rules, then struck the Evil Wolf Emperor with a golden seal.
• Emperor Yu fought the Devil Emperor and battered him with a relentless series of attacks.
• The Devil Emperor transformed into a giant black python and swallowed Emperor Yu, while the Evil Wolf Emperor expected the swallowed emperor to die in the python’s Devil Qi.

Emperor Yu defeated the Devil Emperor, but the dying devil struck Chen Ning with devilish power that began draining his life. Chen Ning then awoke within the Devil Emperor’s memories, where the devil revealed he planned to wait for Chen Ning’s soul to fade and take his body.

• Emperor Yu burst out of the devil python and mortally wounded the Devil Emperor.
• The dying Devil Emperor sent a streak of black light into Chen Ning, and Emperor Yu found that Chen Ning’s life force was rapidly draining away.
• Li Changsheng said Chen Ning would die within an incense stick’s time unless a god intervened.
• Emperor Yu killed the fleeing Evil Wolf Emperor and the aged emperor with a single punch.
• Chen Ning awoke amid a vision of the ancient war between gods and devils and realized he was seeing the Devil Emperor’s memories.
• The Devil Emperor’s weakened soul appeared and told Chen Ning he intended to wait for his soul to dissipate, then seize his body.

While trapped in a struggle of intertwined divine souls with the Heaven-Slaying Devil God, Chen Ning used their shared memories to learn the Heaven-Burying Devil Scripture and broke through to Great Saint Early Stage. He spared the Devil God for the moment, choosing to explore more of his memories.

• The Heaven-Slaying Devil God attacked Chen Ning's divine soul, but Chen Ning realized the invasion let him access the Devil God's memories and cultivation insights.
• Chen Ning began cultivating the Heaven-Burying Devil Scripture, frightening the Heaven-Slaying Devil God with how quickly he grasped its basics.
• Dark red devil markings appeared on Chen Ning, and he broke through from Late-Stage Saint to Great Saint Early Stage, temporarily stabilizing his vitality.
• Chen Ning unleashed Devil Qi against the exhausted Heaven-Slaying Devil God, then stopped short of killing him so he could study more of the Devil God's memories.
• Chen Ning continued watching the Heaven-Slaying Devil God's experiences, learning more techniques and history while the Devil God endured the memories with growing discomfort.

Chen Ning defeated the Heaven-Slaying Devil God and returned from the Heaven of Profound Understanding with the Devil God’s memories. After the God Clans’ prodigies were teleported out, the Darkness God Clan joined others in demanding that the Grand One God Clan surrender Chen Ning and answer for Emperor Yu’s actions.

• Chen Ning destroyed the Heaven-Slaying Devil God’s final soul remnant and woke among Emperor Yu, Luo Qingcheng, Luo Wuxia, and the others, his life no longer in danger.
• The World Will announced that the group had completed its task and would be teleported out in seven days; Chen Ning asked the Sword Emperor to look after Zhizhi.
• Seven days later, the God Clans’ prodigies left the Heaven of Profound Understanding, and the Darkness God Clan allied with others to demand Chen Ning and an accounting of Emperor Yu.
• At a Grand One God Clan council meeting, the Grand One Clan Leader defended Chen Ning, while a Saint Emperor argued that surrendering him would protect the clan’s broader interests.

The Grand One Clan Leader refused to hand Chen Ning over to the Darkness God Clan and instead agreed to expel Emperor Yu and surrender the clan’s future access to the Heaven of Profound Understanding. Chen Ning’s allies offered to help him escape, but he stayed put, and Emperor Yu’s staged departure left him exposed to his many enemies.

• The Crimson Sea Saint Emperor urged the Grand One Clan Leader to surrender Chen Ning, but the clan leader refused and chose to expel Emperor Yu instead.
• Nalan Yao, Ding Erliang, Old Man Yang, Bai Ziyu, and Xue Rang offered to flee or fight alongside Chen Ning, who assured them he would stay.
• The Grand One God Clan announced that Emperor Yu had been expelled for entering the Heaven of Profound Understanding without permission.
• Emperor Yu injured several Saint Emperors who tried to stop him and declared that he and the Grand One God Clan could no longer coexist.
• Chen Ning recognized that Emperor Yu’s expulsion was part of their plan, but worried that his master would now face enemies without the clan’s protection.

With the Darkness God Clan pressuring the Grand One God Clan to surrender Chen Ning, the Grand One Clan Leader proposed that Chen Ning enter a fake engagement with Ji Hongyi to gain the Light God Clan’s protection. Chen Ning accepted after unlocking a quest tied to the Light God Clan, and the pair prepared to leave that day.

• The Grand One Clan Leader told Chen Ning that clan elders wanted to surrender him to the Darkness God Clan and warned that the clan could not guarantee his safety.
• The Grand One Clan Leader proposed that Chen Ning marry the Divine Daughter of Light, and Ji Hongyi arrived to suggest a fake engagement instead.
• Ji Hongyi explained that she chose Chen Ning to secure protection and discourage Ning Gucheng, while preserving her chance to become clan leader.
• Chen Ning unlocked the second stage of the Dragon-Seeking Sect 2.0 quest, which sent him to follow the first-generation sect master’s route through the Light God Clan.
• Chen Ning and Ji Hongyi agreed to the fake engagement, and the Grand One Clan Leader urged them to set off that day.

Chen Ning and his companions reached the Eternal Continent, where Ji Hongyi warned that the former sacrifices among them would be barred from the City of Light. After learning that Hua Luo might have been made a vessel for a god by one of the Eight Great God Clans, Chen Ning insisted on bringing everyone into the city, and Ji Hongyi finally agreed.

• Ji Hongyi explained that the City of Light's important figures considered former sacrifices cursed and would not let them enter.
• Nalan Yao and the others described how God Clans used sacrifices as vessels for divine power, and Nalan Yao said Hua Luo may have held a god's full power.
• Chen Ning became overwhelmed by devilish intent when he learned Hua Luo may have been chosen by one of the Eight Great God Clans, but Ji Hongyi calmed him with holy light.
• Chen Ning swore to protect Hua Luo and refused to leave any of his companions behind, even threatening to end their cooperation with Ji Hongyi.
• Ji Hongyi agreed to bring everyone into the City of Light if they kept a low profile and avoided disputes.

Ji Hongyi brought Chen Ning and his companions into the City of Light, where Ji Qianyang confronted her and insulted Chen Ning. Ji Qianyang backed down after Ji Hongyi threatened him, and she explained that the two belonged to rival factions within the Light God Clan.

• Ji Hongyi led Chen Ning and his companions toward the City of Light, but Ji Qianyang arrived and accused the gate guards of neglecting their duty.
• Ji Qianyang injured the guards and confronted Ji Hongyi over her conduct and her feelings for Chen Ning, while explaining that the clan faced pressure from the War God Clan over her marriage alliance.
• Ji Qianyang called Chen Ning trash from the lower realms, prompting Ding Erliang to attack him with a poisoned dart and Xue Rang to reveal his formidable presence.
• Ji Hongyi warned Ji Qianyang that she might marry Ning Gucheng and have him killed, so Ji Qianyang backed down and left.
• Ji Hongyi gave the injured guards supreme-grade immortal pills, then told Chen Ning that she and Ji Qianyang belonged to rival factions in the Light God Clan.

Ji Hongyi and Chen Ning learned that Saint Venerable Qitian had maneuvered to force Ji Hongyi into the marriage alliance with the War God Clan. After they failed to meet the Light God Clan leader, eight War God Clan envoys ambushed Chen Ning and his companions in the City of Light.

• The group learned that Ji Qianyang and Saint Venerable Qitian’s faction had arranged Ji Hongyi’s marriage to weaken Heavenly Venerable Zhu’s faction.
• A temple guard told Ji Hongyi that the clan leader had left the City of Light with Saint Venerable Qitian, and Chen Ning’s companions suspected the absence was meant to leave Chen Ning unprotected.
• Nalan Yao warned that attackers had followed them, and Ji Hongyi agreed that Bai Ziyu and the others should protect Chen Ning.
• A War God Clan envoy launched a Sword-Ray at Chen Ning, but Xue Rang blocked it with his powerful body.
• Eight Saint King envoys revealed they intended to kill Chen Ning and attacked after Bai Ziyu refused their offer to withdraw.

Bai Ziyu and his allies overwhelmed the War God Clan’s attackers, but their leader created an opening for Kong Hen to ambush Chen Ning. The short blade pierced Chen Ning’s chest, leaving his companions horrified.

• Bai Ziyu assigned two War God clansmen to each of his allies while Ding Erliang moved around the battlefield, looking for openings to attack.
• Ding Erliang’s flying needle let Old Man Yang kill one opponent with Purgatory Fire, while Nalan Yao controlled her fight with the Great Dao of Music.
• Ding Erliang coated two attackers’ palms with Saint-Dissolving Yin Water after they unleashed their War Souls, and Xue Rang punched through another man’s chest.
• The War God clan leader unleashed his full strength to hold back Chen Ning’s allies while Kong Hen emerged from the void and stabbed Chen Ning through the chest.
• The War God clan leader laughed and revealed that Kong Hen had concealed himself with the Formless Divine Art, while Ding Erliang, Nalan Yao, and the others cried out in shock.

Chen Ning exposed and killed the War God Clan’s ambush, while Saint Venerable Qitian revealed that he had used the attack to pressure the Light God Clan over Ji Hongyi’s marriage alliance. The chapter ended as Heavenly Venerable Zhu arrived to meet Chen Ning and his companions.

• Chen Ning used a Shadow of Chaos to deceive Kong Hen, then killed the would-be backstabber with demonic Qi.
• Chen Ning ordered Bai Ziyu and the others to leave no survivors, and they killed all eight War God clansmen and Kong Hen.
• Saint Venerable Qitian learned that the War God Clan’s forces had been wiped out and explained how their deaths would force the clan leader to choose between Ji Hongyi and the marriage alliance.
• Saint Venerable Qitian planned to use Chen Ning’s survival to bargain with the War God Clan and deny Heavenly Venerable Zhu a political favor.
• Heavenly Venerable Zhu met Chen Ning and his companions in a bamboo grove, where he fixed his gaze on Chen Ning.

After Saint Venerable Qitian’s scheme left Chen Ning and Ji Hongyi trapped in the City of Light, Chen Ning insisted on meeting the Light God Clan leader to try to undo the crisis. He left Heavenly Venerable Zhu willing to arrange the meeting, while Ji Hongyi feared Chen Ning would be detained.

• Ji Hongyi told Heavenly Venerable Zhu she refused to marry into the War God Clan, but he said Chen Ning’s killing of its members had made the alliance impossible to reverse.
• Chen Ning explained that Saint Venerable Qitian had engineered the crisis so Ji Hongyi would be forced into the marriage alliance whether Chen Ning lived or died.
• Ding Erliang, Bai Ziyu, and Nalan Yao recognized that the scheme had left Chen Ning trapped in the City of Light and turned the Light God Clan against him.
• Chen Ning asked Heavenly Venerable Zhu to take him to the Light God Clan leader, and Heavenly Venerable Zhu agreed after Chen Ning said he had nothing to lose by trying.
• Ji Hongyi warned Chen Ning that the clan leader would detain him, but Chen Ning reassured her and insisted on going.

Chen Ning met the Light God Clan leader and persuaded him to protect him by invoking his founding patriarch, whom the leader had once known. When Chen Ning asked about the patriarch's visit, the leader instead demanded to know what had happened between Chen Ning and Hongyi.

• The Light God Clan leader showed off his jeweled robes, then confronted Chen Ning over killing members of the War God Clan.
• Chen Ning argued that the leader would protect him if he and his founding patriarch were valuable enough to the Light God Clan.
• The leader admitted that Chen Ning's founding patriarch was a terrifying figure he had met before and agreed that Chen Ning was no ordinary successor.
• Chen Ning asked why his founding patriarch had visited the clan, but the leader grabbed his collar and demanded to know whether Chen Ning had toyed with Hongyi's feelings.

The Light Clan Patriarch explained why he had arranged Ji Hongyi’s marriage and agreed that she should choose her own path. He revealed that Chen Ning’s founding ancestor had won the right to pass on the Light Divine Mark, then agreed to support Chen Ning and Ji Hongyi’s public marriage.

• The Light Clan Patriarch told Chen Ning that Ji Hongyi’s father had died protecting a World Origin, and that he had arranged her marriage to keep her safe from danger.
• Chen Ning argued that the Light Clan Patriarch and Ji Hongyi’s father had no right to decide her future, and that she wanted to follow her father’s path.
• The Light Clan Patriarch said Chen Ning’s founding ancestor had asked him to shelter Chen Ning and pass on the Light Divine Mark, which he had lost in a contest of techniques.
• The Light Clan Patriarch agreed to approve Chen Ning and Ji Hongyi’s marriage so the Light God Clan could protect Chen Ning, and urged him to make their fake relationship real.

Chen Ning gained initial mastery of the Light Divine Mark, balancing it with his Darkness Divine Mark and suppressing his Devil Qi. The Light Patriarch revealed that Chen Ning’s founding ancestor disappeared in the Heavenly Ruins Realm, and Chen Ning ended the chapter with another question.

• The Light Patriarch agreed to teach Chen Ning the Light Divine Mark after Chen Ning promised to credit the patriarch with his saying.
• Chen Ning mastered the Light Divine Mark, allowing him to balance its power with the Darkness Divine Mark and rein in his Devil Qi.
• The Light Patriarch explained that Chen Ning’s founding ancestor attained godhood, was hunted by opposing gods, and entered the Heavenly Ruins Realm, where both he and his pursuers vanished.
• The Light Patriarch advised Chen Ning to remain with the Light God Clan and grow stronger before investigating, but Chen Ning declined and prepared to ask one last question.

The Light Patriarch revealed that the Fate God Clan had altered Hua Luo’s destiny before her birth, causing a catastrophe, then hid its responsibility by blaming her. Chen Ning vowed to get justice for her and returned to Ji Hongyi’s residence, where he claimed the patriarch had agreed to their marriage.

• Chen Ning asked the Light Patriarch which clan had used Hua Luo as a sacrifice, and the patriarch identified the Fate God Clan as the one that had altered her destiny and created the calamity.
• The Light Patriarch explained that five gods had suppressed Hua Luo, who later escaped to a lower realm, and that the Fate God Clan had concealed the truth and branded her a Person of Calamity.
• Chen Ning decided to get justice for Hua Luo and vowed to raze the Fate God Clan.
• Chen Ning returned to Ji Hongyi’s residence and told Ji Hongyi and the others that the Light Patriarch had agreed to their marriage.
• Chen Ning said the War God Clan had brought its deaths on itself by trying to ambush him, and Heavenly Venerable Zhu suggested the patriarch had supported Chen Ning since his father died.

Ji Hongyi and Chen Ning shared a quiet moment beneath the peach tree, where she resolved to pursue her own path while honoring her father’s legacy. The next day, Chen Ning learned that Emperor Yu had killed four Saint Emperors sent by the Darkness God Clan.

• Chen Ning joined Ji Hongyi beneath the peach tree, and she thanked him for helping her avoid a marriage to the War God Clan.
• Chen Ning encouraged Ji Hongyi to pursue her own goals, and she resolved to protect the Light God Clan as its future leader.
• Ji Hongyi and Chen Ning watched the stars together, and she secretly kept the peach he had tossed her.
• Saint Venerable Qitian left the Light Divine Hall after the clan leader rejected his opposition to canceling the marriage agreement with the War God Clan.
• Heavenly Venerable Zhu told Chen Ning that Emperor Yu had killed all four Saint Emperors sent by the Darkness God Clan.

The Light Clan Leader summoned Chen Ning and Ji Hongyi to compete for the Divine Fruits of Dao Comprehension, which could raise mastered Great Daos to their highest realm. He warned that Ning Gucheng might try to kill Chen Ning, but Chen Ning had not yet said whether he would withdraw.

• Ji Qianyang asked Saint Venerable Qitian how Chen Ning had secured the clan leader’s approval for his marriage, and Saint Venerable Qitian said the War God Clan might retaliate.
• The Light Clan Leader told Chen Ning and Ji Hongyi that the Divine Fruits of Dao Comprehension had ripened and they would compete for them.
• Chen Ning recalled that the fruits could bring every Great Dao their eater had mastered to its highest realm, and that only the top three competitors would receive one.
• The Light Clan Leader warned that Ning Gucheng might target Chen Ning and said he could withdraw if he wished.
• Ji Hongyi told Chen Ning that Li Changsheng was expected to claim the first fruit, Ning Gucheng the second, and most competitors would fight for the third.

Chen Ning prepared to compete for the Divine Fruit of Dao Comprehension after the Light Patriarch confirmed his place, but Ji Qianyang attacked Ji Hongyi and damaged a peach tree tied to her memories of her father. When Chen Ning learned Ji Qianyang wanted to reclaim the qualification, he confronted him.

• The Light Patriarch told Chen Ning and Ji Hongyi to prepare to set out in three days for the contest for the Divine Fruit of Dao Comprehension.
• Chen Ning returned to their residence determined to win the fruit and advance his understanding of his other Daos.
• Chen Ning found Ji Hongyi fighting Ji Qianyang beside a damaged peach tree, and she told Ji Qianyang she would kill him for destroying it.
• Ji Qianyang overpowered Ji Hongyi and explained that he had come to make Chen Ning give up the contest qualification he believed had been his.
• Chen Ning said Ji Qianyang had gone too far, and his gaze turned cold as the confrontation began.