Chapter Summaries

Lin Zhen’s True Starfall destroyed Modu and ended the Tian Huo War in the Ground Race’s favor, after which he withdrew from the conflict. He took over as Fallen Star Lake Holy Land Caretaker when Jin Nuo departed, beginning a new chapter of cultivation.

• Lin Zhen unleashed True Starfall, razing Modu, while the gods teleported the Endless Race’s forces away and brought the Tian Huo War to an end.
• The Endless Race withdrew from the Tian Huo Continent after negotiations, leaving the region and nearby mining areas to the Ground Race.
• Lin Zhen disappeared after the war and told Commander-in-Chief Jiu Xuan that he would no longer take part in the continent’s affairs.
• Jin Nuo announced that Lin Zhen would inherit the Fallen Star Lake Holy Land Caretaker position and warned that claims of Lin Zhen offering lessons were false.
• Jin Nuo handed Quiet Heart Abode to Lin Zhen and departed through the void, leaving Lin Zhen as the new caretaker.

Lin Zhen cleared the Twenty-fourth layer of the Thirty-Three Heavens Tower but was defeated by the powerful God on the Twenty-fifth, exposing the gap in his Mental Power. After learning about the wider worlds ruled by Gods and realizing Jin Nuo had left him in charge of Fallen Star Lake Holy Land, Lin Zhen resolved to strengthen his Mental Power before pursuing greater challenges.

• Lin Zhen defeated the Heavenly Lord on the Twenty-fourth Layer of the Thirty-Three Heavens Tower, then was eliminated by the Twenty-fifth Layer's God Crystal Lower God after a Mental Impact left him vulnerable to a sword strike.
• Lin Zhen returned to Quiet Heart Abode and concluded that he needed Emerald Radiance Mental Power both to challenge Gods and to break Bai Xue's Mental Power Soul Lock.
• Lin Zhen reviewed his new access to Dimensional Universe information and learned about the designated star systems ruled by Sovereigns and the Three Great Forbidden Zones where Gods were active.
• Lin Zhen discovered that Jin Nuo had left for the Dark Light Realm after making Lin Zhen the temporary Caretaker of Fallen Star Lake Holy Land without consulting his master.
• Lin Zhen surveyed Star Picking Island from its summit and vowed to cultivate his Mental Power to Emerald Radiance before venturing into the wider universe.

After a century of quiet cultivation, Lin Zhen reached God Stone Peak but still lacked the Mental Power needed to become a God. Meanwhile, a spaceship from the Witch Star System approached Fallen Star Lake, where its God-level passengers planned to seek help from the Holy Land Caretaker.

• Lin Zhen withdrew from Holy Land affairs and spent years cultivating in seclusion as information about him faded from public attention.
• After ten years of seclusion, Lin Zhen advanced from God Stone Late Stage to God Stone Peak and reached twelve billion star power, but he still could not break through to Godhood.
• A red-haired Martial Artist named Panpas and his two God-level subordinates traveled toward the Origin Realm aboard a spaceship running low on God Stones.
• Panpas identified Fallen Star Lake as a martial arts Holy Land and planned to demand cooperation from its Caretaker, believing the Witch Star System would command respect.

With Feng Qingluan’s help, Lin Zhen comprehended the Bodhi Double Trees and broke through to Emerald Radiance. After returning to Quiet Heart Abode, he sensed a spaceship trying to force its way into Fallen Star Lake.

• Feng Qingluan sent Lin Zhen an imprint of Double Tree Garden so he could comprehend the Bodhi Double Trees for three days.
• Lin Zhen struggled to make progress until a mysterious senior urged him to reconsider his choice of sitting beneath the withered tree.
• Lin Zhen realized that life and death were part of reincarnation and chose to remain where he was.
• The Bodhi Double Trees released Emerald Radiance, transforming part of Lin Zhen’s Mental Power and strengthening it.
• Feng Qingluan ended the transmission, and Lin Zhen returned to Quiet Heart Abode with his Mental Power breakthrough complete.
• Lin Zhen sensed a spaceship trying to force its way into Fallen Star Lake.

Lin Zhen met Panpas, a visitor from the Witch Star System who needed God Stones for his spaceship. After Lin Zhen demonstrated his Emerald Radiance Mental Power, Panpas agreed to discuss his world and its cultivation methods, beginning with the Life Gene Enhancement Method.

• Panpas and his subordinates failed to cross Fallen Star Lake’s mist and sent a signal requesting God Stones.
• Lin Zhen met Panpas aboard his spaceship and learned that a wormhole had brought them to the Origin Realm.
• A subordinate named Moses insulted Lin Zhen, but Lin Zhen used his Emerald Radiance Mental Power to silence him.
• Panpas recognized Lin Zhen’s strength, rebuked Moses, and agreed to speak with Lin Zhen as a friend.
• Panpas explained that his powerful vitality came from the Life Gene Enhancement Method, a rare technique from the Witch Star System.

Lin Zhen traded nearly all his God Stones and five life-restoring pills to Panpas for two cultivation secret manuals. After returning to Quiet Heart Abode and arranging matters at the Holy Land, Lin Zhen sealed himself away to begin cultivating Soul Guard.

• Panpas explained how Gods could cultivate Life Genes and Mental Power, and recognized Lin Zhen's immense star power.
• Lin Zhen rejected Panpas's offers of money and a treasure, then agreed to trade God Stones for two top-tier secret manuals.
• Panpas offered Lin Zhen Soul Guard for soul refinement and the Elemental Clone Art for creating powerful clones.
• Lin Zhen offered five golden pills made with Heavenly Spirit Fruit, and Panpas accepted them in exchange for the second manual.
• Lin Zhen returned to Quiet Heart Abode, arranged matters concerning the Holy Land, and entered seclusion with Soul Guard.

Lin Zhen studied Soul Guard and the Elemental Clone Art, then discovered that he had the soul power and elemental mastery needed to create a clone. After realizing ice and water were one, he mastered the Water Element’s Elemental Truth and prepared to nurture his first clone in Fallen Star Lake.

• Lin Zhen had Chris test his soul power and learned that his four Level Four Dark Matter values were high enough to nurture one Elemental Clone.
• Lin Zhen tested whether he could transform into fire, light, lightning, and ice, but his attempts at the first three elements failed and his ice transformation stalled.
• Lin Zhen realized that ice and water were fundamentally one, transformed into water, and then demonstrated his control by taking the forms of a Water Dragon, an Ice Dragon, and a Qilin.
• Lin Zhen entered his Divine Realm and found its ocean too small to nurture a powerful clone.
• Lin Zhen teleported above Fallen Star Lake and decided to begin nurturing his first clone there.

Lin Zhen endured the soul separation required to create a Water Element clone, then began restoring his soul through Soul Guard. He entered the Virtual World to attempt the Heaven Reaching Platform’s first trial, where the Fantastic Heavenly Net Diagram blocked his way forward.

• Lin Zhen opened a passage between Fallen Star Lake and his God's Domain, then separated more than half of his soul to create a Water Element clone.
• Lin Zhen used his star power to draw in vast amounts of water as the clone formed, grew to ten thousand meters, and began advancing through the realms.
• Lin Zhen left the clone cultivating independently in his God's Domain and began practicing Soul Guard while his Earth Core Lake continued expanding.
• Lin Zhen entered the Virtual World and learned that he had to comprehend a different picture on each layer of the Heaven Reaching Platform.
• Lin Zhen faced the Fantastic Heavenly Net Diagram, a web of 3.6 million lines that he had to trace in one uninterrupted stroke to pass the first layer.

Lin Zhen spent nearly two hundred years cultivating in seclusion at Quiet Heart Abode, advancing through the Heaven Reaching Platform’s diagrams and strengthening his soul and Mental Power. After reaching the peak of Lower God soul strength, he sensed his divine kingdom changing and his Water Element clone reaching the God Stone Realm, bringing his long stay at Fallen Star Lake Holy Land close to its end.

• Lin Zhen realized the first Fantastical Luo Tian Diagram traced sword qi, completed it in ten months, and reached the Second Layer of the Heaven Reaching Platform with the group-attack technique One Sword Net of Heaven.
• Lin Zhen began comprehending the Rainstorm Diagram and remained in deep seclusion at Quiet Heart Abode, steadily advancing his cultivation and Mental Power.
• In his third year of seclusion, Lin Zhen completed the second diagram and entered the third layer, while his Mental Power reached thirty percent Emerald Radiance.
• After ten years, Lin Zhen completed the third diagram and entered the Fourth Layer, and his Water Element clone reached the Eternal Life Realm.
• After thirty years, Lin Zhen completed the fourth diagram and reached the late stage of Lower God soul strength, while his Water Element clone entered Divine Transformation.
• After 190 years, Lin Zhen completed the next diagram and reached the peak of Lower God soul strength; his Water Element clone also reached the God Stone Realm as his divine kingdom began changing.

Lin Zhen prepared to leave the Origin Realm for the Witch Star System and boarded a secret transport ship after paying for passage. He helped a Suanni young man who also wanted to reach the Witch Star System, and the two set off together.

• Lin Zhen left God Crystals for his family and told them to contact his avatar if trouble arose.
• Lin Zhen learned from Chris about a transport ship to the Witch Star System that would arrive in three months.
• Lin Zhen traveled to Qin Capital's spaceport, registered as Lin Mu, and paid ten thousand God Stones to board the ship.
• A Suanni young man arrived without money and argued with the ticket inspector and workers when they refused to let him aboard.
• Lin Zhen recognized the young man's Dominator Weapon aura and paid for his ticket, and the young man promised to repay him a hundredfold.

Lin Zhen arrived at Witch Star after learning that he and Ge Lin were rivals for the chance to become Dominator Disciples. He discovered Witch Star was a vast artificial planet with crushing Gravity, and the newcomers found they needed Witch Coins just to buy food.

• Lin Zhen learned from Ge Lin that Dominator Weapon holders would be tested, with only one person able to become a Dominator Disciple.
• After three months of cultivation, Lin Zhen and the other passengers arrived at Witch Star, which Ge Lin explained was a single artificial planet three million light-years across.
• Ge Lin gave Lin Zhen his contact information before leaving through the hatch for Witch Star locals.
• Lin Zhen stepped onto Witch Star and struggled against its immense Gravity as other newcomers fell or found their abilities weakened.
• A local Martial Artist mocked the arrivals, and the newcomers learned that food cost Witch Coins they did not have and that one God Stone exchanged for only one dollar.

After arriving on Witch Star, Lin Zhen learned that his Dominator Imperial Seal had given him a deadly test: become a Five-Star Purgatory Warrior within one hundred years or die. He studied the requirements and resolved to use every moment to complete the mission.

• Lin Zhen discovered that God Stones were worth only a dollar on Witch Star and learned he could earn money by hunting mutant beasts or taking jobs.
• Lin Zhen upgraded his Dimensional Universe, received a Witch Star identity, and was assigned the test of becoming a Five-Star Purgatory Warrior within one hundred years.
• The Dominator Imperial Seal fused with Lin Zhen’s God Stone and implanted the Nine Tribulation Star Canon in his mind.
• Lin Zhen searched Witch Star’s Dimensional Universe and learned about Purgatory, Purgatory Warriors, and the strength required for each badge rank.
• Lin Zhen learned that reaching five stars required a peak Middle God or a peak-stage God Crystal Upper God, and vowed to meet the goal within the time limit.

Lin Zhen traveled to Purgatory, where he reunited with Blazing Fire Ancestor and exchanged threats with him and his companions. He entered the underground Safe Zone and stood before the passageways leading into Purgatory.

• Lin Zhen exchanged his God Stones for Witch Coins, traveled to Purgatory, and rented a tent near its entrance.
• Lin Zhen learned how Purgatory Warrior points worked and decided to explore Purgatory before cultivating the Nine Tribulation Star Canon.
• Blazing Fire Ancestor recognized Lin Zhen and threatened to kill him in Purgatory, while his Lower God companions mocked Lin Zhen and warned him to stay out of their way.
• A peak Lower God who led the group ordered them into Purgatory and said they would deal with Lin Zhen after he entered.
• Lin Zhen checked the map, followed them underground, and arrived in the Safe Zone before eighteen passageways.

Lin Zhen entered the Thunderstorm Zone to hunt lightning-attributed beasts and earn crystal cores. After easily killing Thunder Swallows, he faced a powerful Thunder Snake whose heavenly lightning could harm him, and charged at it with his spear.

• Lin Zhen entered the Thunderstorm Zone and flew toward its Central Area to hunt ferocious beasts.
• Lin Zhen killed a Thunder Swallow, discovered its lightning barely affected him, and collected its crystal core.
• Lin Zhen drew lightning into his Thundercloud and killed several dozen Thunder Swallows, gathering their crystal cores.
• A Thunder Snake drove away the Thunder Swallows and attacked Lin Zhen with heavenly lightning that paralyzed his muscles.
• Lin Zhen tossed a metal weapon into the sky to draw the lightning away, then charged the Thunder Snake with Flower Spear Two-Headed Snake using Spear Shaking Stance.

Lin Zhen hunted Thunder Snakes in Purgatory, earning points and Witch Coins while learning about Life Gene cultivation and choosing his first Gene Serum. After half a month, he had 820 points toward the 1,000 needed for One-Star Purgatory Warrior and decided to keep hunting until he reached the threshold.

• Lin Zhen killed a Lower God-level Thunder Snake by tearing out its crystal core, then recognized how dangerous the Level One beast territory was.
• Lin Zhen collected the Thunder Snake's crystal core and skin, earning Witch Coins in addition to Purgatory points.
• Over the following half month, Lin Zhen killed more Thunder Snakes and earned enough Witch Coins to afford his chosen first Gene Serum, which cost 50,000 Witch Coins.
• Lin Zhen studied Life Gene cultivation through the Nine Tribulation Star Canon, and Chris analyzed a gene path suited to him.
• Lin Zhen checked that he had 820 points, 180 short of becoming a One-Star Purgatory Warrior, and decided to stay until he reached 1,000 before leaving for the Safe Zone to buy the serum.

Blazing Fire Ancestor persuaded Charlie and the Eight Great Hammers to hunt Lin Zhen, while Lin Zhen earned enough points to become a One-Star Purgatory Warrior. After evading one pursuer, Lin Zhen reached the passageway only to find another Lower God blocking the entrance to the Safe Zone.

• Blazing Fire Ancestor admitted to Charlie that revenge against Lin Zhen was distracting him, and Charlie agreed to help kill Lin Zhen.
• Charlie used the Eight Great Hammers' surveillance footage to locate Lin Zhen near the seventeenth intersection, and he set out with Blazing Fire Ancestor and three Lower Gods.
• Lin Zhen collected enough crystal cores to become a One-Star Purgatory Warrior and considered how he would earn money and buy a warning device.
• Lin Zhen sensed a Lower God from Blazing Fire Ancestor's group approaching, hid as a stone, and then hurried toward the passageway after the pursuer passed.
• A Lower God intercepted Lin Zhen at the passageway, sealed it with murky yellow light, and declared the road closed.

Lin Zhen killed a Lower God who tried to block his path, sold the God’s crystal and his gathered materials, and used the money to prepare for gene cultivation. He found a mutated Starry Sky Ripper Gene Serum in the Purgatory Warrior mall and took out a loan to buy it.

• Lin Zhen shattered the Lower God’s Crystal Wall, killed him with a spear, and looted his Divine Realm.
• Lin Zhen sold the Lower God’s earth-element God Crystal for eighty thousand and his Thunder Swallow and Thunder Snake materials for seventy-two thousand.
• Lin Zhen opened a bank account, deposited his cash, and entered the Dimensional Universe to shop for Gene Serum.
• Lin Zhen chose the Starry Sky Ripper genes for their speed, arm strength, and reaction benefits, then discovered a stronger mutated serum in the Purgatory Warrior Purchase Area.
• Lin Zhen saw that the mutated serum cost five hundred thousand and applied for a one-million loan as a One-Star Purgatory Warrior.

Lin Zhen began cultivating the Mutated Starry Sky Ripper Gene Serum with the Nine Tribulation Star Canon, aiming to complete the first layer within five years. On Witch Star, Primordial challenged Lao Lei to guess which of his thirty-two candidates had surprised him.

• Lin Zhen borrowed one million, bought the Mutated Starry Sky Ripper Gene Serum, and sealed his tent to cultivate without interruption.
• Lin Zhen swallowed the serum and began cultivating the first layer of the Nine Tribulation Star Canon, setting a five-year deadline to reach its limit and survive the heavenly tribulation.
• Primordial told Lao Lei that one of his thirty-two candidates had surprised him and offered a bottle of Meteor Tear if Lao Lei guessed who it was.
• Lao Lei displayed images of all thirty-two candidates and prepared to make his first guess.

The Thunder Dominator tried to guess which of Primordial’s candidate disciples had caught his attention, but Primordial revealed it was Lin Zhen, who planned to face the first tribulation of the Nine Tribulation Star Canon before becoming a god. The Thunder Dominator wagered a High-Grade Dominator Weapon on Lin Zhen reaching the Thunder Third-Level Ferocious Beast Zone within ten years, unaware that Lin Zhen was already heading toward the Thunder Ferocious Beast Zone.

• The Thunder Dominator identified the candidates’ ranks and guessed An Damandisi, Ge Lin, and Ka Xi, but Primordial told him each guess was wrong.
• The Thunder Dominator guessed the God Stone Peak cultivator, but Primordial revealed that Lin Zhen had surprised him by planning to complete the first level of the Nine Tribulation Star Canon before becoming a god.
• The Thunder Dominator offered Lin Zhen a High-Grade Dominator Weapon if he reached the Thunder Third-Level Ferocious Beast Zone within ten years, on the condition that Primordial did not warn him.
• Primordial agreed and pointed out that Lin Zhen was already heading toward the Thunder Ferocious Beast Zone, making the wager less certain than the Thunder Dominator expected.
• The Thunder Dominator learned that Lin Zhen had provoked the Eight Great Hammers and decided he still had little chance of reaching the zone in time, then resumed his chess match with Primordial.

Lin Zhen completed most of the first level of the Nine Tribulation Star Canon after three years of seclusion and proved his improved strength by defeating his former self in a virtual arena. He learned the Eight Great Hammers’ Kill Order had prompted Witch Star Bank to demand early repayment of his loan.

• The Eight Great Hammers marked Lin Zhen’s tent with a red War Hammer and assigned the Blazing Fire Ancestor to watch him, but Lin Zhen stayed inside for three years.
• Lin Zhen completed most of the first level of the Nine Tribulation Star Canon, greatly strengthening his body and mutated Starry Sky Ripper genes.
• Lin Zhen defeated a virtual copy of himself from three years earlier in thirty seconds, using his improved speed, strength, and close-range attacks.
• Lin Zhen considered buying items to help him survive a heavenly tribulation, but Witch Star Bank demanded he repay his loan early.
• Lin Zhen contacted the bank and learned it had accelerated repayment because the Eight Great Hammers had issued a Kill Order against him, then spotted their red mark outside his tent.