Chapter Summaries

Xia Zhi helped Barking Mirror King restore its divine body, then met Pu Ti, who revealed that he was the ancient guardian of Earth and had been sent by Zuo Shan Ke to invite Xia Zhi to meet him. After Pu Ti gave him a token with coordinates, Xia Zhi was summoned by the City Lord of Chaos.

• Barking Mirror King used Xia Zhi's Source Lamp and recovery treasures to begin restoring its depleted divine body, a process expected to take decades instead of tens of millions of years.
• Xia Zhi headed to the City Lord's Mansion to exchange treasures for contribution points and a stronger attack-type treasure, but met Ti Pu on the way.
• Ti Pu invited Xia Zhi to his residence and revealed that his true name was Pu Ti, that he had helped Zuo Shan Ke modify and protect Earth, and that Zuo Shan Ke wanted to meet Xia Zhi.
• Pu Ti gave Xia Zhi a Black Token containing coordinates in Human Territory, where Zuo Shan Ke would wait for him.
• Pu Ti teleported Xia Zhi to the City Lord's Mansion, where the City Lord of Chaos summoned him to the Chaos Ruins.

Xia Zhi lent the Source Lamp to Lord Qing Dong, learned that Pu Ti was Zuo Shan Ke’s disciple and had guarded Earth’s lineage, and was warned about powerful soul techniques. He then completed his comprehension of the Time Laws, broke through to Universe Venerable, and transformed part of the Hong Meng Tree and his Chou Pu clone into Venerable-level divine power.

• Xia Zhi agreed to rent the Source Lamp to Lord Qing Dong for ten years in exchange for Supreme Treasure points and Qing Hua Source, which he planned to use to help his family and friends become Immortal Gods.
• Xia Zhi told the City Lord of Chaos that Pu Ti had given him a token from Zuo Shan Ke, and the City Lord confirmed that Pu Ti had long concealed his strength while protecting Earth’s lineage.
• The City Lord of Chaos warned Xia Zhi that Zuo Shan Ke and other powerful beings skilled in soul techniques could threaten him, and advised him to self-destruct rather than risk being controlled.
• Xia Zhi notified Pu Ti that he would meet Zuo Shan Ke in a month, then completed his comprehension of the Time Laws in his divine kingdom.
• The Universe Origin Laws descended as Xia Zhi’s Hong Meng Tree devoured Time Divine Power, enabling Xia Zhi to reach Universe Master-level Soul Will and transform about eighteen percent of the tree’s divine body.
• Xia Zhi used the Hong Meng Tree’s divine power to transform his Chou Pu clone into Universe Venerable-level illusory divine power and declared that he had taken another step toward the peak.

After Xia Zhi became a Universe Venerable, his divine kingdom and Hong Meng Tree expanded enormously, and his strength rose enough to make him confident of facing a Universe Master. He met Zuo Shan Ke at North Prison, fought the figure posing as its master, and learned that his opponent was Zuo Shan Ke himself.

• Xia Zhi's divine kingdom expanded to 105 light-years across, while the Hong Meng Tree grew to nearly 108 billion kilometers tall.
• Xia Zhi assessed the strength of his Earthling True Self and two clones, then headed to meet Zuo Shan Ke.
• Xia Zhi arrived at a desolate star system and entered the spacetime surrounding the enormous North Prison palace.
• A figure calling himself the North Prison Master attacked Xia Zhi, who countered with the Star Sand River and a golden blade.
• The figure revealed his true appearance and identified himself as Zuo Shan Ke.

Zuo Shan Ke explained his plans for the Earth lineage and offered Xia Zhi the identity of North Prison Master so he could face battles across the universe without endangering his race. Xia Zhi accepted the Transformation Bead and became Zuo Shan Ke’s Registered Disciple, then learned he could earn powerful treasures by meeting combat challenges.

• Zuo Shan Ke told Xia Zhi that he had guided the Yan Shen Race and Earth lineage in hopes of nurturing a Universe’s Strongest, and that Xia Zhi had surpassed the candidate planned as his third disciple.
• Zuo Shan Ke offered Xia Zhi the North Prison Master identity, the North Prison flying palace, and a Transformation Bead that could disguise his appearance and aura.
• Xia Zhi bound the Transformation Bead, tested its disguise, and accepted the challenge of making the universe his enemy.
• Zuo Shan Ke asked Xia Zhi to become his Registered Disciple, and Xia Zhi accepted and called him Teacher.
• Zuo Shan Ke promised to upgrade Xia Zhi’s domain treasure after ten years and offered further treasure rewards for meeting specific combat requirements before departing with the Star Sand River.

After meeting Zuo Shan Ke, Xia Zhi claimed North Prison and returned to the Human Race, where Giant Axe Founder and City Lord of Chaos assessed his new strength and explained the levels of Universe Masters. City Lord of Chaos then brought him to meet Yuan, the Human Race’s legendary founder, leaving Xia Zhi face-to-face with Yuan’s statue.

• Xia Zhi claimed North Prison, learned he must use it only as North Prison Master, and returned to the Virtual Universe headquarters.
• Xia Zhi met Giant Axe Founder and City Lord of Chaos, who confirmed his Chou Pu clone had reached the Universe Venerable level and discussed his combat strength.
• Giant Axe Founder explained the six orders of Universe Master strength and judged Xia Zhi capable of suppressing First and Second Order opponents.
• City Lord of Chaos told Xia Zhi that the Human Race would keep his strength secret and then led him to meet his Grandmaster, Yuan.
• Xia Zhi reached Yuan’s towering statue and looked into its eyes.

Xia Zhi paid respects to Yuan Zu, received Dark Lord’s soul-attack inheritance, and began cultivating the Darkness World technique. Meanwhile, the Monster Race, Mechanical Race, and Zerg learned that Sitting Mountain Guest had failed to kill Xia Zhi and considered how to stop his growth.

• City Lord of Chaos brought Xia Zhi to pay respects to Yuan Zu, and Xia Zhi silently vowed to rescue him one day.
• Xia Zhi claimed two books left by Dark Lord and learned about the Darkness World technique, which forged a powerful soul attack from an illusory world.
• Xia Zhi tried to construct the Darkness World aboard a spacecraft but failed to complete it, then arrived at Chaos City after nearly ten days of cultivation.
• The Mechanical Race Father God, Zerg Empress, and Meng Yaozu learned that Sitting Mountain Guest had met Xia Zhi but failed to kill him after discovering Xia Zhi was a Universe Venerable with formidable soul defense.
• The three hostile leaders agreed to monitor Xia Zhi and warn their races to guard against his soul attacks; Meng Yaozu kept the payment and regretted his promise to Sitting Mountain Guest.

Ten years after returning to Chaos City, Xia Zhi prepared to settle in the Milky Way Galaxy while Qin Yiyi became pregnant and established her Divine Kingdom. Xia Zhi retrieved his upgraded Star Sand River from Zuo Shan Ke and watched Luo Feng endure the Star Tower’s inheritance trial.

• Myriad Tower Venerable, King Tianyu, and Venerable Guiyi congratulated Xia Zhi and Qin Yiyi on their unborn child, and Venerable Guiyi delivered treasures and a nutritionist team from the City Lord of Chaos.
• Xia Zhi confirmed that he would make the Milky Way Galaxy his permanent residence, trusting his new soul-defense secret art to protect him from powerful enemies.
• Xia Zhi gave Qin Yiyi a branch of the Hong Meng Tree to stabilize her Divine Kingdom, then helped her establish it as the new headquarters of the God Xia Group.
• Xia Zhi traveled to the Seventh Battlefield, where Zuo Shan Ke returned his Star Sand River upgraded with ninety-one high-grade Star Realm Sand.
• Zuo Shan Ke brought Xia Zhi away from the Star Tower’s core hall and left Pu Ti to protect Luo Feng as he struggled to acknowledge the Star Tower as his master.

Zuo Shan Ke gave Xia Zhi a trove of Soul Pearls for the Earth lineage, and an Emperor Soul combined with the Seven-Colored Wu Xi to raise Xia Zhi’s soul power to the Universe Master level. As Xia Zhi left the Star Tower, Lord of Heavenly Wolf attacked him, but Xia Zhi’s Star Sand River and soul attack forced the Universe Master to flee.

• Zuo Shan Ke showed Xia Zhi the Soul Pearls prepared for Earthlings and entrusted him with most of them to help the Earth lineage grow stronger.
• Xia Zhi absorbed an Emperor Soul and discovered that it combined with the Seven-Colored Wu Xi to raise his soul power to the Universe Master level.
• Xia Zhi collected most of the Soul Pearls and left the mysterious space, while Luo Feng continued enduring the Star Tower inheritance.
• Lord of Heavenly Wolf sealed the space and confronted Xia Zhi, threatening to kill him and avenge the Monster Race.
• Xia Zhi unleashed his Star Sand River and burned his divine body to overpower Lord of Heavenly Wolf’s domain, then used a Universe Master-level soul attack against him.
• Lord of Heavenly Wolf burned his divine body to escape in the Heavenly Wolf Hall, while witnesses spread news of Xia Zhi’s victory across the universe.

Xia Zhi drove Lord of Heavenly Wolf away with the Star Sand River, then learned from City Lord of Chaos that a sealing treasure could make killing a Universe Master possible. Lord of Heavenly Wolf reported the battle to Meng Yaozu, who urged it to venture into the Universe Sea, while it vowed to return after finding a stronger treasure.

• Xia Zhi forced Lord of Heavenly Wolf to flee, then met Thunderous Venerable, who apologized for doubting his contributions to the race.
• Xia Zhi visited City Lord of Chaos and asked how he could kill a Universe Master; City Lord of Chaos explained that sealing an enemy and sending it into a separate universe was the most effective method.
• Lord of Heavenly Wolf showed Meng Yaozu a replay of the battle, revealing Xia Zhi's powerful domain treasure, giant clone, and soul attack.
• Meng Yaozu told Lord of Heavenly Wolf to venture into the Universe Sea or remain within Monster Race territory and teach the younger generation.
• Lord of Heavenly Wolf resolved to seek a stronger treasure and challenge Xia Zhi again.

Xia Zhi returned to Earth after two thousand years and organized plans to expand the Earth lineage’s power and development. He then declared that he would negotiate with the Human Race to reclaim the land leased from Earth, confident that his new strength would change the old agreement.

• The Ganwu Country Lord reported that Xia Zhi’s palace defenses and personal guard were ready, and Xia Zhi put him in charge of arranging his new forces.
• Xia Zhi returned to Earth and reunited with Xu Xin, Luo Ping, and Xia Chen after a thousand years away.
• Xia Zhi instructed his family to ensure their pregnant direct descendants gave birth on Earth and to establish an Earth Management Committee.
• Xia Zhi and his family planned the Taiyu Sect, training facilities, a treasury, and other institutions to advance Earth’s development.
• Xia Zhi looked over the territory leased to the Virtual Universe Company and said he would seek to reclaim it for Earth.

Xia Zhi negotiated with humanity’s five giant factions to reclaim Earth’s leased land in exchange for recruitment opportunities and Sky Cities, while taking charge of transporting alien descendants. He then outlined a plan to build an Earthling business empire and make the Earth lineage a sixth giant power before entering secluded cultivation.

• The Giant Axe Founder gathered the Human Race’s Universe Masters to discuss Xia Zhi’s request to reclaim Earth’s leased land.
• The Universe Masters resisted surrendering Earth’s valuable land, but the City Lord of Chaos presented Xia Zhi’s offer of recruitment slots and Sky Cities for each faction.
• The five factions agreed to the arrangement, including Earth’s management of descendant transport, and transferred the Virtual Universe Company’s delivery teams to Xia Zhi’s new Universe Galaxy Express.
• At a meeting on Earth, Xia Zhi told Qin Yiyi, Xu Xin, Luo Hua, Xia Chen, and Luo Ping that he planned to expand transportation into delivery, finance, and real estate businesses.
• Xia Zhi said he would enter secluded cultivation once negotiations were complete, while his family and allies developed the Earthling lineage toward becoming humanity’s sixth giant power.

Xia Zhi continued cultivating across the God Realm and his original universe, mastering Chaos True Intent while refusing to rush toward the Second Heaven World God realm. After returning to the Xia Clan World, he found that his mother’s life was nearing its end.

• Xia Zhi focused on cultivation, and his bell chimes carried insights through Time-Space while the Ganwu Country Lord gained inspiration from them.
• In the God Realm, Xia Zhi mastered Chaos True Intent after nine hundred years, and Gong Feng arranged for him to cultivate undisturbed on the back mountain.
• The Blood Blade God Emperor returned with the Universe Bronze Furnace and learned that Xia Zhi was still in seclusion, then praised his patience and chosen path.
• Over twelve hundred years, the Xia Clan expanded across the Great Xia World while Xia Zhi watched over them from afar.
• Xia Zhi returned to Xia Family Castle and, with Bu Yueluo, sensed that his mother’s soul was close to fading.

Xia Zhi stayed with his dying mother, promised to build a family with Bu Yueluo, and preserved his mother's soul after her death. He then took Bu Yueluo to Red Stone Mountain, where the artifact spirit agreed to recreate bodies for their deceased relatives, and Dong Bo Xue Ying arrived as Xia Zhi and Bu Yueluo began their new life together.

• Qin Yingxue reminisced with Xia Zhi about his parents' life and urged him to ensure the Xia Family bloodline continued.
• Xia Zhi promised Qin Yingxue that he and Bu Yueluo would live together and have descendants, then stored his mother's body and soul after she died.
• Xia Zhi brought Bu Yueluo to Red Stone Mountain and met its artifact spirit, who led them to Hong Chen Island.
• Xia Zhi asked the Red Stone Artifact Spirit to recreate bodies for his relatives, and the spirit agreed after taking in five souls.
• Bu Yueluo asked whether the deceased Xia Clan leaders could be revived, and the Red Stone Artifact Spirit explained that only souls that remained intact could be restored.
• Dong Bo Xue Ying arrived and joked about celebrating Xia Zhi and Bu Yueluo's relationship.

Xia Zhi revived his parents and three Xia Clan Transcendents, then later learned that Bu Yueluo was pregnant. As his family grew, he fused the World and Chaos Divine Hearts, broke through directly to the Third Heaven World God level, and astonished the Blood Blade God Emperor.

• Xia Zhi revived Xia Yi, Qin Yingxue, Palace Lord Chen, Sikong Yang, and Taishu Chang, then sent them to cultivate within Red Stone Mountain.
• Bu Yueluo became a God, Hou Xiage also reached the God level, and Bu Yueluo told Xia Zhi that she was pregnant.
• Xia Zhi realized that he had responsibilities and family in this world, entered the Xia Clan World Heart space, and comprehended the World and Chaos Divine Hearts.
• Xia Zhi fused the two Divine Hearts, expanded his inner world, and advanced from a First Heaven World God to a Third Heaven World God.
• The Blood Blade God Emperor sensed Xia Zhi’s breakthrough and arrived at Yinshi Courtyard, amazed by how quickly his disciple had advanced.

Xia Zhi opened his own Dao while fusing his World Divine Heart and Chaos Divine Heart with his Time-Space Divine Heart, astonishing Blood Blade God Emperor. He named it the Way of Time-Space Annihilation and learned that its power made transcending the River of Time more difficult, though Blood Blade God Emperor believed Xia Zhi could eventually become a Master.

• Blood Blade God Emperor waited for Xia Zhi to emerge from seclusion and considered how to support his unusually talented disciple.
• After two years and ten months of insight, Xia Zhi broke through the limits of Heaven and Earth Rules and opened a time-space Dao.
• Xia Zhi used his will to reveal the River of Time, where the immense binding force made it difficult for him to move toward the bank.
• Blood Blade God Emperor explained that Xia Zhi could become a Master if he could not transcend at the Heaven and Earth Realm, and he gave Xia Zhi information about the God Realm and Abyss.
• Xia Zhi described his Dao's abilities and named it the Way of Time-Space Annihilation.

Blood Blade God Emperor rewarded Xia Zhi for opening his Dao, appointed him a Five Directions Emperor, and granted him Thunder Island as his fief. Xia Zhi returned to his cave dwelling and became excited because Bu Yueluo was about to give birth to their child.

• Blood Blade God Emperor gave Xia Zhi a bottle of Void Soul Liquid and warned him to use it only to strengthen his own soul.
• Blood Blade God Emperor explained that Xia Zhi would become the third Five Directions Emperor, and Xia Zhi accepted the responsibility.
• Blood Blade God Emperor offered Xia Zhi a choice of fiefs, and Xia Zhi chose Thunder Island and received its formation token.
• Blood Blade God Emperor warned Xia Zhi to resolve karmic entanglements and avoid absorbing the power of faith, then sent him to establish himself.
• Xia Zhi returned to his cave dwelling and realized that Bu Yueluo was about to give birth, making him exclaim that he would become a father.

Xia Zhi returned to Xia Family Castle, reached the Third Heaven, and welcomed the birth of his son, Xia Yu. Later, Master Yuanchu guided Dong Bo Xue Ying toward the Extremity Divine Heart and spoke with Xia Zhi about Xue Ying’s prospects before departing, while Xia Zhi decided to move his family to his fief on Thunder Island.

• Xia Zhi told his family he had entered the Third Heaven just before Bu Yueluo gave birth to their son, Xia Yu.
• Xia Yu grew quickly and, alongside Dong Bo Xue Ying’s twin son, caused mischief in Tianfeng Territory until Bu Yueluo sent the children home and reprimanded Xia Zhi.
• Xia Zhi watched as Master Yuanchu guided Dong Bo Xue Ying to understand the Extremity Divine Heart, then thanked the Ruler for helping him.
• Master Yuanchu praised Xue Ying, considered taking him as a disciple, and told Xia Zhi he would wait to rank Xia Zhi until he had proven himself in battle.
• After Master Yuanchu left, Xia Zhi decided to bring Bu Yueluo and Xia Yu to the God Realm and begin establishing his fief on Thunder Island.

Xia Zhi mastered the entry stage of the fourth volume of the ultimate art "Sand Realm," received further cultivation insights from Blood Blade God Emperor, and departed to establish his own domain on Thunder Island with Bu Yueluo and Xia Yu. His appointment as Five Directions Emperor stirred controversy among the Divine Court’s Great Powers, including Old Ancestor Ba Xiong.

• Xia Zhi tested the power of "Sand Realm" by blasting apart a distant planet, then discussed the ultimate art’s limits and teachings with Blood Blade God Emperor.
• Blood Blade God Emperor shared insights into several First-grade Divine Hearts and sent Xia Zhi off to establish his own domain.
• Xia Zhi met Gong Cheng, accepted him as an aide, gathered his Xia Clan followers and military supplies, and departed Yinshi Courtyard aboard a grand warship.
• Xia Zhi reunited with Bu Yueluo and Xia Yu, then set out with them for Thunder Island to build his prefecture and recruit subordinates.
• News of Xia Zhi’s appointment and public departure spread through the Blood Blade Divine Court, where Old Ancestor Ba Xiong complained about his promotion and privately considered challenging him if provoked.

Xia Zhi built up Thunder Island as his residence, established the Thunder Suppressing Tower as a home and training world for his family and followers, and began recruiting subordinates. After learning that Cloud Sea Great Emperor had been captured and forced to mine on Ice Iron Star, Xia Zhi contacted him through karma and sent Purple Lightning to rescue him, unaware that the seemingly minor affair would stir up trouble.

• Xia Zhi shaped Thunder Island into a residence, shielded it from the surrounding lightning, and opened passages for people to enter and leave.
• Xia Zhi placed the Thunder Suppressing Tower at the island's center, explored its inner world with Bu Yueluo and Xia Yu, and introduced them to its Artifact Spirit, Babata.
• Xia Zhi instructed Gong Cheng, Purple Lightning, and Tian Huo to recruit guards and subordinates, and scheduled a residence-establishment banquet for three months later.
• Purple Lightning and Tian Huo told Xia Zhi that the Heavenly Sword Sect had been destroyed and its Master killed, while Cloud Sea Great Emperor was missing.
• Xia Zhi followed his karmic connection to find Cloud Sea Great Emperor imprisoned on Ice Iron Star and forced to mine for Black Bone Mountain.
• Xia Zhi arranged for Purple Lightning to rescue Cloud Sea Great Emperor, left Long Shan in charge of Thunder Island, and returned to the Thunder Suppressing Tower to cultivate.

Black Bone Mountain Lord learned that Young Master Bone had harmed a clansman of Xia Zhi, but fled the Blood Blade Divine Court before Sacred Bone City could seize him. As Xia Zhi recruited troops on Thunder Island, he learned of Sacred Bone City’s oppression of smaller factions, then sensed that Yun Hai’s karmic connection had vanished and marched to investigate.

• Black Bone Mountain Lord delivered tribute to Bone Saint Lord, and Young Master Bone revealed that he had captured a Heavenly Sword Sect elder’s clansman named Xia Zhi.
• Bone Saint Lord and Young Master Bone discovered that Xia Zhi was a Five Directions Emperor and planned to appease him by handing over Black Bone Mountain Lord, who escaped after seeking intelligence from the Time-Space Temple.
• Gong Cheng recruited fifty thousand God level Peak soldiers for Xia Zhi’s royal guard, while Wan Lang and nearly a hundred World Gods joined Xia Zhi’s forces.
• Wan Lang told Xia Zhi that Sacred Bone City had been targeting factions with mineral deposits, and Xia Zhi suspected Bone Saint Lord was gathering ore for Old Ancestor Ba Xiong.
• Xia Zhi sensed that Yun Hai’s karmic connection had disappeared and ordered Gong Cheng and Wan Lang to gather their troops before he rushed toward the location, vowing to erase Sacred Bone City.