Chapter Summaries

Ancestor Minghe realized the Two Western Saints had tricked him into losing his Twelve-Petal Karma Red Lotus. Demon Master Kunpeng acquired the Taiji Diagram and denied having it when Taishang Laozi and Primeval Lord of Heaven confronted him, leaving a clash imminent.

• Ancestor Minghe realized that the Twelve-Petal Golden Lotus had been a trap set by the Two Western Saints to take his Twelve-Petal Karma Red Lotus.
• Demon Master Kunpeng caught the Taiji Diagram after it flew into the Northern Darkness Sea and decided to keep the treasure for himself.
• Taishang Laozi and Primeval Lord of Heaven arrived at Demon Master Kunpeng's palace to reclaim the Taiji Diagram.
• Demon Master Kunpeng pretended not to know about the Taiji Diagram and refused to hand it over.
• Primeval Lord of Heaven threatened Demon Master Kunpeng, who remained confident that the Saint would not attack him.

Primeval Lord of Heaven killed Demon Master Kunpeng and destroyed the Demon Master Palace to fill the Investiture of the Gods List. Nuwa emerged from seclusion and confronted him and Taishang Laozi, demanding an explanation.

• Primeval Lord of Heaven killed Demon Master Kunpeng, whose True Spirit flew toward the Investiture of the Gods List.
• Taishang Laozi agreed that the Demon Master Palace’s demons should also be sent to the list, and Primeval Lord of Heaven destroyed the palace with a palm strike.
• Nuwa sensed the upheaval, calculated that Primeval Lord of Heaven had destroyed the Demon Master Palace, and left seclusion to confront him.
• Nuwa blocked Taishang Laozi and Primeval Lord of Heaven and demanded an explanation for destroying the faction she had protected.

Nuwa demanded compensation from Taishang Laozi and Primeval Lord of Heaven for destroying the Demon Master Palace, but negotiations turned into a battle in Chaos. Jieyin and Zhunti joined Nuwa against the Three Pure Ones, and Primeval Lord of Heaven lost the Pangu Banner as the fighting continued.

• Taishang Laozi offered compensation to Nuwa, who demanded his Taiji Diagram and then Primeval Lord of Heaven's Pangu Banner when he refused.
• Primeval Lord of Heaven attacked Nuwa, but Hongjun intervened and ordered the Saints to settle their fight in Chaos; Nuwa, Primeval Lord of Heaven, and Taishang Laozi went there.
• Jieyin and Zhunti found Mount Sumeru restored but empty, then headed to Chaos and joined Nuwa against Taishang Laozi and Primeval Lord of Heaven.
• Taishang Laozi used the Heaven and Earth Profound Yellow Exquisite Pagoda to withstand Jieyin and Zhunti's attacks, while Nuwa overwhelmed Primeval Lord of Heaven.
• Nuwa's attacks left Primeval Lord of Heaven badly wounded, and she took his Pangu Banner.

Nuwa suppressed Primeval Lord of Heaven with the Pangu Banner, and he publicly called for Tongtian to save him. Tongtian and Hun Xiu headed toward Chaos, where Primeval Lord of Heaven remained trapped beneath Nuwa’s treasure.

• Primeval Lord of Heaven surrendered to Nuwa, but she rejected his offer and used the Pangu Banner to suppress him.
• Primeval Lord of Heaven threatened to take Nuwa down with him, but she called his bluff and he fell silent.
• Primeval Lord of Heaven shouted for Tongtian to save him, and his cries echoed throughout the Primordial World.
• The Great Powers of the Primordial World heard the cries and set out for Chaos, expecting Primeval Lord of Heaven to be fighting vicious beasts.
• Tongtian calculated what had happened and hurried toward Chaos, while Hun Xiu also left Golden Turtle Island for Chaos.
• Nuwa mocked Primeval Lord of Heaven for calling Tongtian, but he ignored her and remained silent.

Nuwa kept Primeval Lord of Heaven suppressed with the Pangu Banner as Primordial Great Powers witnessed the humiliating scene. Sect Master Tongtian freed him, but when he challenged Nuwa over the banner, Tongtian warned he would intervene if she tried to send Primeval Lord of Heaven onto the Investiture of the Gods List.

• Nuwa refrained from sending Primeval Lord of Heaven onto the Investiture of the Gods List because doing so could trigger war among the Saints.
• Quasi-Saint Primordial Great Powers arrived and saw Nuwa using the Pangu Banner to suppress Primeval Lord of Heaven, while Taishang Laozi insisted he was only healing beneath his own treasure.
• Sect Master Tongtian shattered the Pangu Banner's phantom with the Green Ping Sword and freed Primeval Lord of Heaven.
• Primeval Lord of Heaven thanked Tongtian in front of the onlookers, then grew bold and demanded that Nuwa return the Pangu Banner.
• Nuwa attacked Primeval Lord of Heaven, Tongtian blocked her strike, and he warned Nuwa that he would intervene if she tried to put Primeval Lord of Heaven on the Investiture of the Gods List.

Nuwa revealed that she had reached Saint Eighth Tier and demanded the Taiji Diagram from Taishang Laozi, who agreed to hand it over. Hun Xiu intercepted the treasure and stunned the Saints by using it to repel Primeval Lord of Heaven.

• Nuwa confronted Sect Master Tongtian and revealed that she had advanced to Saint Eighth Tier.
• Nuwa demanded that Taishang Laozi surrender the Taiji Diagram, and Sect Master Tongtian urged him to compromise.
• Taishang Laozi agreed and sent the Taiji Diagram toward Nuwa, but Hun Xiu intercepted it.
• Hun Xiu ignored Primeval Lord of Heaven's demand to return the treasure and apologize to Nuwa.
• Primeval Lord of Heaven attacked Hun Xiu, but the Taiji Diagram's phantom shield sent him flying, shocking the assembled Saints.

Hun Xiu returned Nuwa’s Taiji Diagram after using it to repel Primeval Lord of Heaven, revealing power that left the Saints unable to gauge him. He admitted he had destroyed Jade Void Palace and sent Randeng and all the other Chanjiao disciples onto the Investiture of the Gods List, leaving Primeval Lord of Heaven furious.

• Hun Xiu used the Taiji Diagram to withstand Primeval Lord of Heaven’s attack and send him flying, startling the Saints.
• Sect Master Tongtian asked Hun Xiu to return the Taiji Diagram to Nuwa, and Hun Xiu handed it over after testing its power.
• Primeval Lord of Heaven asked whether Hun Xiu had destroyed Jade Void Palace and sent Randeng and the Chanjiao disciples onto the Investiture of the Gods List.
• Hun Xiu admitted he had done it and named Yuding, Taiyi, and Nanjí among the disciples he had sent onto the list.
• Hun Xiu challenged Primeval Lord of Heaven to say whether he would avenge them, and Primeval Lord of Heaven erupted in anger.

Hun Xiu admitted that he had destroyed Chanjiao, Renjiao, and the Western Sect, revealing that Xiao Yan was his avatar. After Hun Xiu repelled Primeval Lord of Heaven’s attack, the rival Saints demanded an explanation, and Hun Xiu challenged them to accept the rule that the strong prevailed.

• Hun Xiu told Primeval Lord of Heaven that he had destroyed Chanjiao, Renjiao, and the Western Sect.
• Sect Master Tongtian urged Hun Xiu to deny the accusations, but Hun Xiu revealed that Xiao Yan was his avatar.
• Primeval Lord of Heaven attacked Xiao Yan, and Hun Xiu’s power sent Primeval Lord of Heaven flying back.
• Primeval Lord of Heaven, Taishang Laozi, Daoist Jieyin, and Daoist Zhunti demanded an explanation from Sect Master Tongtian.
• Hun Xiu asked what explanation they wanted and declared that the strong prevailed under the tribulation.

Hun Xiu confronted the Four Saints and injured Daoist Zhunti with a single palm strike before challenging all four to fight him together. He battled them in Chaos without falling behind, while Nuwa praised his strength to Sect Master Tongtian.

• Hun Xiu berated Daoist Jieyin, Daoist Zhunti, Taishang Laozi, and Primeval Lord of Heaven for blaming him after his avatar destroyed the Three Sects.
• Daoist Zhunti attacked Hun Xiu, but Hun Xiu’s palm strike sent him flying and made him spit blood.
• Hun Xiu mocked the Four Saints and demanded that they attack him together.
• Hun Xiu attacked the Four Saints, and their battle unleashed devastating shockwaves across Chaos that destroyed several watching Primordial Great Powers.
• Nuwa watched Hun Xiu fight the Four Saints evenly and told Sect Master Tongtian that his disciple was remarkable.

Nuwa joined the battle in Chaos and betrayed the allied Saints by killing Daoist Zhunti, whose True Spirit entered the Investiture of the Gods List. As the Primordial World mourned the first Saint's fall, Nuwa declared that there were no allies under the tribulation.

• Nuwa told Sect Master Tongtian she wanted to join Hun Xiu and send the four opposing Saints onto the Investiture of the Gods List, then flew toward the battlefield.
• Daoist Zhunti taunted Hun Xiu about Nuwa joining the fight, while Hun Xiu struck Zhunti and urged him to focus.
• Nuwa attacked Daoist Zhunti without warning, killing him and sending his True Spirit onto the Investiture of the Gods List.
• The Saints and onlookers stopped fighting in shock as blood rain and darkness spread across the Primordial World.
• Hongjun observed Daoist Zhunti's fall in Purple Cloud Palace and reflected that the Heavenly Dao had changed.
• Daoist Jieyin confronted Nuwa for betraying their alliance, and Nuwa replied that there were no allies under the tribulation.

Nuwa proposed joining forces with Hun Xiu to send Taishang Laozi and Primeval Lord of Heaven onto the Investiture of the Gods List, and Hun Xiu agreed. Hun Xiu attacked Taishang Laozi, Primeval Lord of Heaven, and Daoist Jieyin, leaving the three Saints struggling to resist as Nuwa watched.

• Nuwa asked Hun Xiu to ally with her and send Taishang Laozi and Primeval Lord of Heaven onto the Investiture of the Gods List.
• Hun Xiu accepted Nuwa's proposal, rebuffing Primeval Lord of Heaven's attempt to dissuade him.
• Taishang Laozi appealed to Hun Xiu as his Martial Uncle, but Hun Xiu said he intended to send the Saints onto the list.
• Taishang Laozi asked Sect Master Tongtian to discipline Hun Xiu, but Sect Master Tongtian withdrew and declared himself a spectator.
• Taishang Laozi offered to return to Shouyang Mountain and never trouble Hun Xiu again, but Hun Xiu refused and attacked the Saints.
• Taishang Laozi, Primeval Lord of Heaven, and Daoist Jieyin fought together against Hun Xiu as Nuwa watched them being suppressed.

Nuwa and Hun Xiu defeated the four Saints who had besieged them, with their True Spirits entering the Investiture of the Gods List. Hun Xiu revealed he owned the list, then turned his attention to the Primordial Great Powers in Chaos, who realized they could not escape.

• Nuwa struck down Primeval Lord of Heaven with the Red Embroidered Ball, sending his True Spirit to the Investiture of the Gods List.
• Hun Xiu killed Taishang Laozi while he was distracted, and Taishang Laozi's True Spirit entered the list.
• Daoist Jieyin put away his Demon-Slaying Staff and begged Nuwa and Hun Xiu to spare him, but Hun Xiu killed him and added his True Spirit to the list.
• Hun Xiu revealed that he was the owner of the Investiture of the Gods List, shocking Nuwa and Sect Master Tongtian.
• Hun Xiu thanked Nuwa for her help and promised to repay her, then confronted the Primordial Great Powers in Chaos.
• Ancestor Minghe tried to leave, but Hun Xiu declared that no one could leave without his permission.

Hun Xiu forced the Primordial Great Powers in Chaos onto the Investiture of the Gods List, completing the first part of his system mission. Afterward, Queen Mother of the West revealed her relationship with him, while Nuwa and Sect Master Tongtian reacted to the pair.

• Hun Xiu told the gathered Primordial Great Powers that they had to place their True Spirits on the Investiture of the Gods List, then killed Ancestor Minghe when he refused.
• Hun Xiu killed the remaining Primordial Great Powers one after another, and their True Spirits rose onto the list.
• The Investiture of the Gods List reached four Saints, ten quasi-Saints, sixty Da Luo, and three hundred Taiyi, completing the first part of Hun Xiu's system mission.
• Queen Mother of the West linked arms with Hun Xiu and kissed his cheek, revealing their relationship to Sect Master Tongtian and Nuwa.
• Nuwa left for Wa Palace after privately comparing herself to Queen Mother of the West.
• Sect Master Tongtian congratulated Hun Xiu and gave Queen Mother of the West an Innate Spiritual Treasure, which she accepted after Hun Xiu nodded.

Hun Xiu explained that the Investiture of the Gods List required one hundred thousand Golden Immortals in addition to its righteous deities, so the tribulation would continue until its positions were filled. After Sect Master Tongtian entrusted Jiejiao to him, Hun Xiu awakened the Four Saints’ True Spirits, who challenged his claim to rule them.

• Sect Master Tongtian learned that Hun Xiu was the master of the Investiture of the Gods List and that its one hundred thousand heavenly soldier positions meant the tribulation would not end soon.
• Sect Master Tongtian, Hun Xiu, and Queen Mother of the West left Chaos for Golden Turtle Island, while Haotian and Chi Yao decided to keep the Heavenly Court out of the tribulation.
• At Biyou Palace, Sect Master Tongtian entrusted Hun Xiu with Jiejiao and ordered him to list Long-Eared Immortal of Fixed Light, then resumed his closed-door cultivation.
• Hun Xiu opened the Investiture of the Gods List and used his power to restore the Four Saints’ clarity.
• Primeval Lord of Heaven asked why Hun Xiu held the list, and Hun Xiu declared himself the Four Saints’ master; Daoist Zhunti insisted that only the Heavenly Dao could be its master.

Hun Xiu forced Duobao and Long-Eared Immortal of Fixed Light onto the Investiture of the Gods List with Sect Master Tongtian’s approval. After discovering that Duobao had secretly colluded with Taishang, Sect Master Tongtian backed Hun Xiu’s order for all Jiejiao disciples to gather at Golden Turtle Island within a month.

• Hun Xiu sent the True Spirits of the four Saints back into the Investiture of the Gods List and summoned Duobao and Long-Eared Immortal of Fixed Light to Biyou Palace.
• Hun Xiu offered Duobao and Long-Eared Immortal of Fixed Light the chance to join the Investiture of the Gods List, then used his power to force them onto it.
• Sect Master Tongtian discovered through calculation that Duobao had long colluded with Taishang and realized Hun Xiu had uncovered the betrayal.
• Hun Xiu ordered all Jiejiao disciples to reach Golden Turtle Island within one month, prompting them to set out across the Primordial World.

Hun Xiu tested Jiejiao's disciples by claiming the sect was targeted by the tribulation and inviting them to leave. After the loyal disciples stayed, he revealed the truth, strengthened Jiejiao's fortune, and promised to deal with those who had abandoned the sect.

• Hun Xiu gathered Jiejiao's disciples on Golden Turtle Island and asked them to choose whether to leave or stay, claiming those who left would avoid the Investiture of the Gods List.
• Many nominal disciples, including Outlaw Zhang San, Li Si, and Nie Changsheng, withdrew from Jiejiao, leaving only a few thousand disciples behind.
• The remaining disciples pledged to live and die with Jiejiao, and Hun Xiu revealed that the danger had been a trial and Jiejiao was not targeted by the tribulation.
• Hun Xiu used the Twenty-Four Petal Lotus Platform to suppress and solidify Jiejiao's fortune, which flowed into the loyal disciples and helped them advance.
• When Golden Spirit Holy Mother asked about the disciples who had left, Hun Xiu told everyone to improve their cultivation first and said he would make arrangements for the traitors.

Hun Xiu sent Jiejiao disciples to hunt evil Golden Immortal cultivators and fill the Investiture of the Gods List, easing the tribulation as Jiejiao became the Primordial World’s strongest sect. After a thousand years in seclusion, Hun Xiu became a Saint, leaving Hongjun to conclude that even the Heavenly Dao could no longer suppress him.

• Hun Xiu gathered Jiejiao’s disciples and revealed the Investiture of the Gods List, assigning them to kill one hundred thousand evil Golden Immortal cultivators to fill it.
• Jiejiao disciples spread across the Primordial World to hunt their targets, especially pursuing cultivators who had left Jiejiao.
• Over a thousand years, the Investiture of the Gods List filled, the tribulation gradually dissipated, and Jiejiao became the Primordial World’s strongest force.
• Hun Xiu completed his seclusion and became a Saint as auspicious signs appeared across Golden Turtle Island and Jiejiao disciples broke through their cultivation limits.
• Hongjun watched from Purple Cloud Palace and said the Heavenly Dao could likely no longer do anything to Hun Xiu.

Hun Xiu became a Saint, and a white beam of light appeared that Hongjun said surpassed the Heavenly Dao. When the beam vanished, Hun Xiu had disappeared from the Primordial World, leaving Hongjun, Nuwa, and Sect Master Tongtian to conclude he had left after completing his tasks.

• Hongjun appeared above Golden Turtle Island after Hun Xiu became a Saint and praised Sect Master Tongtian for reaching the Saint Sixth Tier.
• Nuwa asked whether Hongjun had come because Hun Xiu became a Saint, and Hongjun said Hun Xiu’s ascension would change the balance among the Saints.
• A white beam erupted from Hun Xiu’s seclusion cave abode after the final Golden Immortal required for the Investiture of the Gods List was fulfilled.
• Hongjun said the beam’s power surpassed the Heavenly Dao and could annihilate the three Saints if they touched it.
• Hun Xiu vanished as the white beam dispersed, and Hongjun used the Heavenly Dao to determine that he had left the Primordial World.
• Hongjun told Nuwa and Sect Master Tongtian that Hun Xiu was not from the Primordial World and had likely left after completing certain tasks.

After completing his mission, Hun Xiu entered the System’s space, met the System in her human form as Xiao Yi, and prepared to return to the Battle Through the Heavens Universe. After he departed, Xiao Yi secretly changed his destination information to Douluo Secret Chamber Douluo Qian Xunji.

• Hongjun said he could not know whether Hun Xiu would return, and the Investiture of the Gods Tribulation vanished from the Primordial World.
• Hun Xiu found himself in the System’s boundless space, where Xiao Yi appeared in human form and introduced herself.
• Xiao Yi told Hun Xiu his mission was complete and that he could return to the Battle Through the Heavens Universe.
• Hun Xiu asked for information about Yuan Zun Zhou Yuan, received it from Xiao Yi, and entered the white light to depart.
• After Hun Xiu vanished, Xiao Yi used a screen and keyboard to change his information from Battle Through the Heavens Emperor Xiu Hun Xiu to Douluo Secret Chamber Douluo Qian Xunji.

Hun Xiu emerged from Qian Xunji’s grave, shocking the mourners who had gathered to bury him. Qian Renxue mistook Hun Xiu for her father and clung to him, but he denied being her dad, leaving her crying.

• Qian Renxue mourned her father, Qian Xunji, and swore to avenge him as the silver-haired man prepared to leave the grave.
• Hun Xiu burst out of the grave and floated above the shocked mourners.
• The silver-haired man and the others recognized Hun Xiu as the supposedly dead Pope, while the beautiful woman stared at him in terror.
• Qian Renxue rushed to Hun Xiu and called him Dad, but Hun Xiu insisted he was not her father.
• Qian Renxue released Hun Xiu’s leg and sobbed that her dad no longer wanted her, while Hun Xiu protested that he had not hurt her.