Chapter Summaries

Over three years, Chen Du made Qingfeng Temple famous by defeating every challenger, while the mysterious God Venerable conquered much of the Southern Domain and vowed to destroy the temple. After the Calamity Warning predicted an invasion, Chen Du chose to defend Qingfeng Mountain and went to see his master.

• For three years, challengers from across the Ling Dynasty came to Qingfeng Temple, but Chen Du defeated them all and gathered immense Calamity Qi.
• The God Venerable appeared in the Southern Domain, shattered a city’s protective formation, and declared that he had come under heaven’s mandate.
• The God Venerable subjugated Southern Domain sects and powers, then surrounded most of the King of Nanli’s fief as the Ling Dynasty’s court struggled to respond.
• The God Venerable declared that he would lead an army north to raze Qingfeng Temple and destroy the false god he claimed was hiding there.
• After hearing the news, Chen Du calmly finished teaching his junior brothers before the Calamity Warning predicted the invasion and advised him to defend the mountain.
• Chen Du summoned his Thirteenth Tier divine sword and walked toward the pill room to visit his master.

The God Venerable led a massive Southern Domain army to Qingfeng Mountain, where he confronted Chen Du and unleashed his Thirteenth Tier power. His crushing aura shook the mountain, but the confrontation’s outcome remained unresolved.

• The God Venerable arrived at Qingfeng Mountain with nearly a hundred thousand troops and more than a dozen sect masters, while hidden experts gathered to watch.
• The God Venerable called on Qingfeng Temple’s people to leave and threatened to crush those who resisted.
• Chen Du came out through the mountain gate and asked the God Venerable what he wanted.
• The God Venerable sensed Chen Du’s immense cultivation and learned that he was not yet fifty, then declared that he would destroy him.
• The God Venerable unleashed his Thirteenth Tier aura, forcing weaker cultivators to their knees and causing cracks and destruction across Qingfeng Mountain.

Chen Du revealed his overwhelming strength when he confronted and killed the Xuanwu Divine Hall's Thirteenth Tier God Venerable with a single sword strike. With the enemy army broken and Qingfeng Temple safe, Chen Du calmly returned to the temple.

• The God Venerable's pressure forced the hundred-thousand-strong army and surrounding cultivators to their knees, but Chen Du stood unmoved.
• Chen Du's refined aura pierced the God Venerable's defenses and made him realize how vast the gap between their cultivation foundations was.
• Chen Du summoned his divine sword and struck with Tribulation Thunder Annihilates the World, shattering the God Venerable's shield and gravely wounding him.
• Chen Du descended to the crater and killed the God Venerable with a final sword stroke.
• The sect masters fled or collapsed, and the hundred-thousand-strong army remained prostrate as Chen Du returned to Qingfeng Temple.

Chen Du killed the God Venerable with one sword strike, ending the assault on Qingfeng Temple and revealing a power beyond the Southern Domain’s greatest experts. News of the victory reached the King of Nanli and the emperor, who both recognized Li Xuan’s strength and responded with submission and pride.

• The army at Qingfeng Temple scattered in panic after Chen Du killed the God Venerable, while distant Twelfth Realm experts were left stunned by the single-strike victory.
• Daoist Xuanwei sensed the overwhelming resonance of Chen Du’s sword, watched him return, and wondered what realm his disciple had reached.
• Zhao Yuanshan proudly told the junior brothers that Chen Du was his junior brother, then admitted he would not dare spar with him again.
• The King of Nanli read the battle report, reconsidered his past judgment of Li Xuan, and sent a letter to Qingfeng Temple declaring, “I concede.”
• The emperor heard the report, wept with pride and relief, and recalled that Li Xuan had left the palace without a word.

After Qingfeng Temple survived the siege, Chen Du used the 1.2 billion years of Calamity Qi he received to advance his thunder laws, master the fourth form of the Primordial Tribulation-Extinguishing Sword, and expand his source black hole. He ended the chapter with a much stronger foundation and the confidence to contend with powerful experts.

• Chen Du received 1.2 billion years' worth of Calamity Qi for surviving the assault on Qingfeng Temple and invested it all in his Heavenly Dao talent.
• Chen Du raised the Divine Firmament Thunder Source Law and the Law of Thunder to their perfected fifth-level domains and mastered the fourth sword form, Thunder Source Calamity Annihilation.
• Chen Du used his perfected thunder laws to expand his source black hole three times, greatly increasing its gravity and power to suppress opponents.
• Chen Du assessed that his black hole could immobilize a Star Ninth Realm expert and that his laws gave him the strength to face experts whose black holes had expanded six or seven times.

The Xuanwu Divine Hall’s leaders learned that Chen Du of Qingfeng Temple had killed their Thirteenth Tier god venerable and possessed extraordinary power and potential. The hall master ordered the entire force to march on the Ling Dynasty and kill Chen Du at any cost.

• The white-haired elder reported how the god venerable had gathered forces in the Southern Domain, attacked Qingfeng Temple with a hundred thousand cultivators, and been slain by Chen Du.
• The elder revealed that Chen Du was under fifty, had reached the Thirteenth Tier, and surpassed ordinary cultivators in his comprehension of laws.
• The Xuanwu hall master and other elders concluded that Chen Du threatened the divine hall’s control and could not be allowed to grow stronger.
• The Xuanwu hall master ordered every registered elder to mobilize and the entire force to march on the Ling Dynasty to kill Chen Du, regardless of the cost.

More than seventy elders of the Xuanwu Divine Hall descended on the Ling Dynasty, crushed its major forces, and declared that the slain God Venerable had been their weakest elder. The Ling Dynasty’s rulers and powerful factions prepared for the decisive battle at Qingfeng Mountain, where Chen Du’s victory or defeat would determine the nation’s fate.

• The Xuanwu Divine Hall’s elders swept across the Ling Dynasty, destroyed major strongholds, and crippled the leaders of its top forces.
• The Xuanwu Divine Hall declared that the dead God Venerable had been its weakest elder, terrifying the nation’s sects and secluded powers.
• After hearing the reports, the King of Nanli ordered his troops to return to camp and seal the border passes, saying the Southern Border could not interfere in the battle at Qingfeng Mountain.
• The old emperor ordered the Ling Dynasty’s forces to gather outside Qingfeng Mountain, directing them to assist if Qingfeng Temple won and prepare for the nation’s end if it lost.
• The Ling Dynasty’s rulers and powers recognized that Chen Du’s fight against the Xuanwu Divine Hall would decide whether the nation became its puppet or gained freedom.

More than seventy Thirteenth Tier experts and the Xuanwu Hall Master surrounded Qingfeng Mountain, whose temple remained silent. As the Ling Dynasty’s observers despaired at the Hall Master’s overwhelming power, the old emperor chose to wait because his son had not yet acted.

• After days of quiet, more than seventy Xuanwu Divine Hall elders emerged from a spatial rift and surrounded Qingfeng Mountain.
• The Xuanwu elders mocked Qingfeng Temple, but the temple gave no response.
• The Xuanwu Hall Master arrived and declared that the temple’s young Daoist must die for standing in the Divine Hall’s way.
• The Hall Master unleashed his aura, overwhelming the gathered elders and terrifying the Ling Dynasty’s observers.
• The King of Nanli doubted that one man could resist the Xuanwu Divine Hall’s forces.
• The old emperor refused to order the regional garrisons to prepare for the aftermath, saying his son had not yet truly acted.

Chen Du confronted the Xuanwu Hall Master and more than seventy Thirteenth-Tier experts at Qingfeng Mountain, then destroyed them with one sword strike. He returned calmly to the mountain while the Ling Dynasty reeled from the news and the King of Nanli laughed in relief.

• Chen Du emerged from Qingfeng Mountain and vowed to destroy the Xuanwu Divine Hall for its repeated attacks and exploitation of the heavens.
• The Xuanwu Hall Master dismissed Chen Du and unleashed a powerful attack against him.
• Chen Du donned divine armor and used Thunder Source Calamity Annihilation, forcing the Xuanwu Hall Master to draw on the power of more than seventy elders.
• Chen Du's sword strike shattered the Hall Master's cyan shield and annihilated the Xuanwu Hall Master and all the gathered Thirteenth-Tier experts.
• Chen Du sheathed his sword, returned to Qingfeng Mountain, and left witnesses throughout the Ling Dynasty in shock.
• The King of Nanli heard the outcome, dropped his tea cup, and laughed with tears in his eyes.

After destroying the Xuanwu Divine Hall, Chen Du used the enormous Calamity Qi reward and two hundred trillion years of thunder Dao insights to perfect his thunder laws and awaken the Fundamental Law of Thunder. He then fed his newly strengthened thunder foundation into his source black hole, beginning a series of unprecedented expansions.

• Chen Du absorbed more than three hundred billion years of Calamity Qi earned from destroying the Xuanwu Divine Hall.
• Chen Du refined two hundred trillion years of insight into the Law of Thunder and the Divine Firmament Thunder Source Law, raising both to Ninth-Level Domain perfection.
• Chen Du broke through the limits of ordinary Domain laws and formed the Fundamental Law of Thunder, reaching second-grade recognition.
• Chen Du combined his three thunder Dao foundations and attained a new level of mastery.
• Chen Du drove his perfected thunder foundation into the source black hole, which began its fourth, fifth, and sixth expansions.

Chen Du completed the thirteenfold perfection of his black hole and used it to break through to the Fourteenth Tier, the Universe Life Lord Realm. After stabilizing his cultivation, he quietly emanated the supreme Dao Resonance of a ruler over all life in the universe.

• Chen Du expanded his black hole through all thirteen stages until it reached the limit of its form.
• Chen Du began his Fourteenth Tier breakthrough, drawing his laws, physical origin, black hole, and two lightning Great Daos together to collapse the black hole.
• Chen Du refined the collapsing black hole into a Soul Heart, the foundation of the Universe Life Lord Realm.
• Chen Du explored the chaotic inner space of his Soul Heart and completed his transformation into a Fourteenth Tier expert.
• Chen Du stabilized his cultivation on Qingfeng Mountain, and a faint, transcendent gray Dao Resonance drifted from his body.

Chen Du’s breakthrough to the Fourteenth Tier sent his sovereign Dao aura across the Ancestral God Realm, silencing its laws and suppressing every living being. The masters and ancient experts of the ten great holy lands recognized that someone had reached the realm they had sought for ages and bowed, leaving the old order shattered.

• Chen Du’s sovereign Dao aura spread from Qingfeng Mountain across the entire Ancestral God Realm, stilling time, spiritual energy, and the myriad Daos.
• The Taiyuan Holy Land’s secluded ancestor felt the aura, opened his eyes, and realized that someone had reached the Fourteenth Tier.
• The masters of the Ten Thousand Dharma Holy Land and Divine Abyss Holy Land were shaken by the aura, as were the peak experts of the other great holy lands.
• The ten great holy lands’ highest authorities saw an indistinct image of Chen Du in their minds and understood the gulf between their power and a Fourteenth Tier Universe Life Lord.
• The Taiyuan ancestor, the holy land masters, and countless ancient experts bowed to the Fourteenth Tier sovereign, and the Ancestral God Realm’s long-standing order collapsed.

Chen Du returned to Blue Star, concealed his Fourteenth Tier Sovereign aura, and found the planet thriving after Spiritual Qi Revival. He discovered that the Tianyin Empire had issued an ultimatum demanding Blue Star submit to its rule within three months, unaware that Chen Du had already become a power beyond its knowledge.

• Chen Du used Myriad Worlds Traversal to return from the Ancestral God Realm to an underground cavern beneath Mount Tai.
• He sealed away his Sovereign aura and surveyed Blue Star, finding its land expanded, its spiritual life flourishing, and no remaining extraterrestrial threats.
• Chen Du saw the Spiritual Qi Revival Administration’s announcement that the Tianyin Empire had ordered Blue Star to accept imperial rule within three months.
• He read that the Tianyin Empire claimed authority over Blue Star as a registered third-class empire of the Cosmic Human Federation.
• Chen Du researched the ultimatum’s background and learned that the empire’s vast territory and cumbersome administration had delayed its discovery of Blue Star.
• The chapter ended with the Tianyin Empire unaware that Chen Du, a Fourteenth Tier Sovereign, lived on the frontier world it intended to govern.

The Heavenly Silver Empire's envoy arrived at Blue Star and threatened to conquer it, but Chen Du killed him instantly. The Empire's old ancestor then appeared, apologized, and offered Chen Du the Milky Way Galaxy and thirteen subordinate galaxies.

• The envoy discovered Blue Star's strength, imposed his interstellar pressure on the planet, and demanded that humanity submit to the Heavenly Silver Empire.
• After seeing Blue Star's preparations to resist, the envoy chose the Xia Kingdom as his first target for extermination.
• Dark-purple lightning obliterated the envoy, leaving only an ancient black token behind, while Chen Du watched from the street.
• The token projected the Heavenly Silver Empire's secluded old ancestor, who acknowledged the envoy's wrongdoing and accepted his death.
• The old ancestor offered Chen Du the Milky Way Galaxy and thirteen subordinate galaxies, promising to relinquish the Empire's sovereignty through the Human Federation.

Chen Du accepted the Heavenly Silver Ancestor’s offer to take ownership of the Milky Way Galaxy and its thirteen satellite galaxies, securing Blue Star’s future as part of a recognized star domain. After the transfer was signed, Chen Du realized the Ancestor had negotiated through projections and remained wary of the empire’s power.

• Chen Du weighed the Ancestor’s motives and decided that gaining legal sovereignty over the Milky Way would protect Blue Star regardless of any hidden scheme.
• Chen Du formed a Thunder Dao law avatar and followed the Heavenly Silver Ancestor’s projection to a concealed warship near the moon.
• The Heavenly Silver Ancestor explained that the empire was relinquishing an unwieldy star domain in exchange for preserving three trade routes and their mining rights.
• Chen Du agreed to the condition and imprinted his True Spirit on a Federation-compliant document transferring the Milky Way Galaxy and its thirteen satellite galaxies to him.
• The Heavenly Silver Ancestor promised to help with future disputes, while Chen Du concluded that the empire was more formidable than it seemed.

Chen Du spread his Thunder Dao across the Milky Way and destroyed the Red Flame Empire and Shadow Council after discovering their plans to conquer Blue Star and provoke human civil war. With the galaxy purged of powers threatening Blue Star, he turned his gaze toward the planes beyond the heavens.

• Chen Du returned to the cavern beneath Mount Tai and sent thunderlight avatars throughout the Milky Way.
• The Red Flame Empire planned to invade Blue Star and exterminate the Xia Kingdom, so Chen Du destroyed its imperial capital and war infrastructure across three star domains.
• The Shadow Council prepared to infiltrate Blue Star and incite civil war, so Chen Du annihilated its leaders, spy network, and operational bases.
• Chen Du told the surviving Shadow Council members that their plot against Blue Star deserved death, leaving them stunned and despairing.
• Chen Du withdrew his thunderlight after purging the galaxy's threats to Blue Star and looked toward the planes beyond the heavens.

After the Red Flame Star Domain Empire and the Shadow Council were erased, the Heavenly Silver Empire announced that Chen Du had become the Milky Way Galaxy’s Fourteenth Tier lord. Chen Du then compelled the galaxy’s civilizations to submit and warned them that any threat to Blue Star would meet the same fate as the fallen powers.

• Survey fleets found the Red Flame Star Domain utterly erased, spreading terror among the Milky Way’s top-tier civilizations.
• The Heavenly Silver Empire announced that it had transferred the Milky Way Galaxy and thirteen affiliated galaxies to Chen Du of the Blue Star human race.
• Civilizations abandoned plans to colonize Blue Star, recalling spies and destroying records after learning Chen Du had reached the Fourteenth Tier.
• Chen Du unleashed his lightning Dao across the galaxy, forcing the leaders and peak powerhouses of its top-tier civilizations to kneel.
• Chen Du declared that civilizations could govern themselves if they maintained order, but warned that anyone who targeted Blue Star would share the fate of the Red Flame Empire and the Shadow Council.
• Galactic leaders issued strict orders against spying on or plotting against Blue Star, and the myriad races submitted to Chen Du’s authority.

As alien delegations arrived on Blue Star in deference to Chen Du, he studied humanity’s weak cultivation foundations and created an Inclusive Martial Canon that anyone could practice up to the Tenth Tier. The canon’s free release ignited a cultivation movement across Blue Star, beginning a golden age for its human race.

• Extraterrestrial races arrived on Blue Star with gifts and relocation plans, while the Milky Way’s civilizations blocked hostile forces from approaching the Solar System.
• Zhou Weiyong learned that Chen Du had destroyed two top Thirteenth Tier civilizations and decided the Administration could no longer meaningfully observe him.
• Chen Du spent a month examining Blue Star humans and concluded that the existing Martial Dao canon was too demanding for most of them.
• Chen Du created an Inclusive Martial Canon tailored to Blue Star’s people, with simple progressive steps and a cultivation ceiling of the Tenth Tier.
• The Spiritual Qi Revival Administration published the canon for free, and Chen Du’s preface announced that any Blue Star human could cultivate it.
• People across Blue Star began practicing the canon, and its early benefits sparked a mass cultivation movement.

Chen Du entered the Sixteenth-Tier Deification Realm and took over the body of Zhang Shun, a mistreated menial disciple of the Ancient Path Holy Land. After concealing his true power and beginning his assigned firewood work, he waited for disciples who had come to bully Zhang Shun.

• Chen Du met Xiaokui in Mount Tai, and Xiaokui led him through the caves while he searched for hidden secrets.
• Chen Du detected a spatial barrier and learned that it led to the Sixteenth-Tier Deification Realm, then entered alone.
• Chen Du awoke in Zhang Shun's body and learned of his abuse by his family and his escape to the Ancient Path Holy Land.
• Chen Du suppressed his cultivation to Third Tier, accepted the foreman's order to gather firewood, and went to the back mountain.
• Chen Du gathered two bundles of firewood and waited as several menial disciples approached, intending to bully Zhang Shun.

After entering the Deification Realm, Chen Du awakened Super Upgrade, Infinite Sign-In, and Deliberate Revenge while posing as the menial disciple Zhang Shun. Wang Toutou’s escalating abuse helped Chen Du accumulate enmity, and the chapter ended as Wang blamed him for the missing firewood and threatened to punish him.

• Chen Du examined his three new talents and considered using Infinite Sign-In at the Ancient Path Holy Land.
• Wang Toutou and his two lackeys ordered Chen Du to chop extra firewood and mistreated him, accumulating enmity through repeated provocations.
• Over three days, Wang Toutou made Chen Du massage his legs and stole his grain, raising the accumulated enmity to one hundred years.
• Chen Du considered how to humiliate Wang without revealing that his displayed cultivation was only Third Tier while Wang was Fourth Tier.
• Wang Toutou secretly took half the firewood, scattered the remainder, and accused Chen Du of slacking as he threatened to teach him a lesson.