Chapter Summaries

Chu Qing ordered the continent’s New Realm prodigies to gather while the Black Tide overwhelmed the defenses, and the commanders sent them to him despite expecting a deadly mission. Zhou Tong and the others arrived among grotesque creatures and began learning a strange method designed to counter restricted zones.

• An Altered warned Chu Qing that the Black Tide had grown too powerful for martial artists to withstand, but Chu Qing insisted they had methods for fighting restricted zones.
• Altered headquarters told its people to leave the crisis to the martial artist commanders, who ordered defenses built even at the cost of ordinary lives.
• Chu Qing ordered every defensive line to send its passing New Realm prodigies to his coordinates, and the marshals arranged their teleportation.
• Zhou Tong accepted the mission despite his lover’s pleas, promised he would return, and left as she wept.
• Zhou Tong and the other prodigies arrived among bizarre creatures, where a guide offered them a method to counter evil and explained its rapidly evolving theories.

Zhou Tong entered Chu Qing’s Sacred Fire Pit, learned how its flames and theories could help resist the Black Tide, and carried a fire seed to the front line. The new Fire Pit defenses began stabilizing the continental line, but the commanders could not contact Chu Qing and did not know where he had gone.

• Zhou Tong entered the Fire Pit, chose the Dharma Manifestation Path, and studied its strange cultivation theories while seeing Chu Qing suspended among the flames.
• At the Fire Pit’s end, Zhou Tong received a Sacred Fire Pit fire seed and was told to take it to his defensive line and help it grow.
• Zhou Tong returned to his lover, who explained that she had tried to indulge herself because she feared humanity was doomed, and he told her to wait seven days next time.
• Zhou Tong and prodigies from other systems planted Fire Pits along the front line, fed them forbidden zone creature corpses, and expanded the new defenses.
• The alien races and human commanders learned that Chu Qing’s Fire Pits were easing the Black Tide’s pressure, while martial artists used their flames and theories to fight forbidden zone creatures.
• The commanders tried to find Chu Qing and put him in charge of the defensive line, but they could not contact him.

Chu Qing told the Square Inch Gathering he planned to expose selected continents to the Black Tide, prompting warnings about retaliation from powerful organizations. After learning that he had already killed 720 overlords and erased their existence from the world’s memories, the group reconsidered the danger he posed, and Heavenly Court began describing two important continents under its control.

• Chu Qing returned to Stone Ridge Mountain, gave Zhao Hongxiu instructions, and contacted the Square Inch Gathering.
• Chu Qing revealed that he had continental coordinates and intended to tear down defenses so the Black Tide could expose which continents were richest or most important.
• Heavenly Court warned Chu Qing that hundreds of overlords had been mobilized to kill him and that further trouble could bring even worse retaliation.
• Luo Tian revealed that 720 overlords from dozens of organizations had already attacked Chu Qing, died, and been erased from everyone’s memories; her treasure had preserved her own memory.
• Heavenly Court described its first important continent as a century-old training ground for prodigies, then said the second coordinate was even more important and terrifying.

Heavenly Court revealed that a continent held Heavenly Court’s most dangerous enemies, and Chu Qing decided to attack it despite the risks. Heavenly Court privately offered to help him destroy the prison, and they prepared to launch an assault within an hour.

• Heavenly Court warned Chu Qing that the Prison Continent held ancient enemies who had defied Heaven and advised him to avoid it.
• Chu Qing announced that he would go to the Prison Continent and refused to fear the consequences of releasing its prisoners.
• After the Square Inch Gathering ended, Heavenly Court privately told Chu Qing that he wanted to destroy the prison and overthrow the rotten Heavenly Court.
• Chu Qing agreed to attack, while Heavenly Court urged him to act within an hour before news of their plan spread.
• Heavenly Court warned Chu Qing about the Prison Continent’s defenses, its Free Overlords, and the sealing rituals hidden in its mountains, rivers, and depths.

Chu Qing used the Emperor Seat to enter the Heavenly Court’s prison and began locating powerful prisoners, altering earth veins so he could break their seals. He learned that escaping required releasing special prisoners, beginning with Young Master Tian, and the Rebel of Heaven was stunned to hear Young Master Tian had become Miss Heaven.

• Chu Qing split from Heavenly Court, used the Emperor Seat to teleport into the prison, and found a sealed woman on a mountain.
• Chu Qing threatened the woman with the Hand of God, promised to release the prisoners together later, and received coordinates to a terrifying creature.
• Chu Qing followed prisoners’ directions across the continent, tampering with earth veins and discovering many kinds of sealed beings.
• Chu Qing found a sealed Rebel of Heaven, who explained that Heavenly Rules, heavenly laws, and Heavenly Discipline suppressed the prison and that special prisoners had to be released to break out.
• The Rebel of Heaven named Young Master Tian as the first special prisoner, and Chu Qing said Young Master Tian had become Miss Heaven.

Chu Qing learned about the prison’s most dangerous prisoners and freed the Heaven-Defying Envoy, then unleashed a wave of other captives. A female Overlord escaped after five hundred years in chains and wondered what Chu Qing was trying to do.

• The Heaven-Defying Envoy told Chu Qing about the sealed head of the previous Batian, the Heaven-Connecting Martial Ancestor’s path, and other dangerous prisoners.
• Chu Qing decided to free prisoners to create chaos and release the Heaven-Defying Envoy.
• A female Overlord broke free from her chains and sealing nails, revealing three phenomena and destroying a Heaven statue that attacked her.
• The female Overlord saw Innate Gods and Demons, Forbidden Zone Overlords, and ferocious beasts rampaging after Chu Qing freed them.
• The female Overlord wondered who Chu Qing was and what he intended to accomplish.

Heavenly Court and more than a thousand free overlords sabotaged the Prison Continent’s defenses to free prisoners and resist Heaven’s Great Unification Era. As prisoners and Rebels of Heaven clashed with the Emissaries of Heaven, Chu Qing reached the third coordinate point, where Lian Hongchen was imprisoned.

• Heavenly Court arrived outside the Prison Continent with over a thousand free overlords and used a luminous pearl to open holes in its defenses for the Black Tide.
• Heavenly Court sent teams into the continent to free people at designated coordinates, then hid beneath the sea as the Black Tide passed overhead.
• Heavenly Court’s higher-ups received news of the attack but feigned disbelief and chose not to intervene.
• Chu Qing’s released prisoners formed alliances, freed more captives, and fought the arriving prison guards as chaos spread.
• Emissaries of Heaven and divine statues confronted the prisoners, while Rebels of Heaven broke free and joined the battle.
• Chu Qing reached the third coordinate point, the Heaven-Connecting Path where Lian Hongchen had been suppressed.

Chu Qing sabotaged the seal at Coordinate Point One, hoping to free the creature imprisoned inside and draw away the guards protecting the Heaven-Connecting Path. An Angel Envoy confronted him, and their clash left both injured as they charged at each other again.

• Chu Qing found that the seal over the Heaven-Connecting Path was guarded by strange treasures, mirrors, and divine statues, so he decided to lure its defenders away by helping the Heaven-Defying Envoys rescue Young Master Tian.
• At Coordinate Point One, Chu Qing used the Earth Mother Chapter to shatter the earth veins reinforcing Young Master Tian’s seal, allowing the prisoner to move and breaking many of his strange-treasure chains.
• The strange treasures abandoned their attack on Chu Qing to reinforce the damaged seal, while Chu Qing destroyed tens of thousands of earth veins and opened a massive flaw.
• A bald Angel Envoy appeared and attacked Chu Qing after questioning why he had not dodged the strange treasures.
• Chu Qing and the Angel Envoy exchanged blows, each suffering a chest wound, then charged at each other again as Purple Qi appeared behind her and ten blood-soaked cities formed behind him.

Chu Qing battled a Bald Female Overlord whose strength and recovery matched his, then realized an eyeball tattoo was copying his path and controlling her for Heaven. A Rebel of Heaven tried to help but was stopped by the eyeball and intervening Emissaries of Heaven, leaving Chu Qing alone against the terrifying opponent.

• Chu Qing and the Bald Female Overlord fought with the Reflection Method, each struggling to overcome the other's strength and recovery.
• The Bald Female Overlord tried to use Purple Qi Coming from the East to copy Chu Qing's path, but the eyeball tattoo on her forehead activated instead.
• Chu Qing recognized the eyeball as the source of her copying ability and suspected that an Emissary of Heaven had taken control of her without her knowledge.
• The Bald Female Overlord challenged Chu Qing to submit to the Heavenly Court, and they resumed their fierce clash, both using the Reflection Method.
• A Rebel of Heaven attempted to attack the Bald Female Overlord, but her eyeball unsettled his mind and Emissaries of Heaven blocked him from helping Chu Qing.

Chu Qing fought the Purple Qi Overlord, whose evolving powers and recovery made her impossible for him to kill. Third Young Master Cang Shen arrived, revealed that she was a war weapon he had created, and took her away as Heaven’s rebels resumed their uprising.

• Chu Qing used the Reflection Method, the Nine Chapters and Nine Questions, and other techniques against the Purple Qi Overlord, but she kept recovering and growing stronger.
• Cang Shen arrived, and the Heaven-Defying Envoys and Angel Envoys knelt before him; he thanked Chu Qing for freeing him and gave him a peach blossom token.
• Cang Shen told Chu Qing that the female overlord was an indestructible war weapon he had created and said he planned to break out of the prison by releasing either a head or a road.
• Cang Shen controlled the Bald Female Overlord, called her Little Guang, and revealed that she was a weapon rather than a human.
• Cang Shen took the Bald Female Overlord to find his conspirators and promised to give her a new brain, while rebels and emissaries clashed and Heaven-Defying Envoys emerged from holes in the earth.

Chu Qing used his Reflection Method to shield himself while trying to free Batian’s head, then searched for a way to reach the Heaven-Connecting Path as Cang Shen fought the Heavenly Rule, heavenly law, and Heavenly Discipline. As the other prison break faltered against hundreds of thousands of Bald Female Overlords, Chu Qing located a sealing core and prepared to destroy it.

• Chu Qing used the Reflection Method to stop the exotic treasures guarding Batian’s head, and Third Young Master Cang Shen learned that Chu Qing had established the Reflection Realm.
• Chu Qing abandoned his plan to release more prisoners when the Heavenly Rule, heavenly law, and Heavenly Discipline confronted Cang Shen, and he headed for the Heaven-Connecting Path’s sealing point.
• Chu Qing linked the earth veins outside the seals across a hundred thousand miles, then sensed Cang Shen losing his fight and Batian’s head being suppressed again.
• More than a thousand Free Overlords led the Black Tide against a valley sealing point but were stopped by hundreds of thousands of identical Bald Female Overlords skilled in the Reflection Method.
• Chu Qing connected the outer earth veins to the valley’s sealing point, found its core, and shouted “Explode!” while visualizing King Quan and the Hand of God.

Chu Qing used the Earth Mother Chapter to destroy the sealing ground and free Tong Tian from the Heaven-Connecting Path. Tong Tian revealed that the continent and twelve neighboring continents were already doomed, and invited Chu Qing to witness the rebellions she would unleash.

• Chu Qing detonated earth veins across a hundred thousand miles, destroying the sealing mountains and the strange treasures suppressing them.
• Cangshen and the three enormous faces fled after realizing the Heaven-Connecting Path had been released.
• Tong Tian descended the Heaven-Connecting Path, recognized Chu Qing, and taught him the Tong Tian Method.
• Chu Qing declared that he wanted to destroy the continent, free its prisoners, and provoke rebellion throughout Heaven’s territory.
• Tong Tian laughed and told Chu Qing that she had already condemned the continent and twelve neighboring continents, then offered to show him her methods.

Chu Qing escaped as the Heaven-Connecting woman fought Heaven, then teleported to another continent to test whether the Earth Mother Chapter could destroy it. Across the human continent, the Prison Continent’s destruction sparked panic, while Heavenly Court leaders feared Heaven would discover their role in releasing a prisoner.

• The Heaven-Connecting woman explained that Heaven had sealed her with her own power, then sent Chu Qing away and walked toward Heaven as the Heaven-Connecting Path transformed into destructive ribbons of light.
• Chu Qing flew backward past the Azure God, the Heavenly Rule, the Heavenly Law, and the Heavenly Principle, and saw the Heaven-Connecting woman attack Heaven above the ruined Prison Continent.
• Chu Qing teleported to a continent used by the Heavenly Court to cultivate prodigies, entered its earth veins, and began linking them to test whether the Earth Mother Chapter could destroy the whole continent.
• Powers across the human continent panicked after hearing that the Black Tide had swallowed the Prison Continent, and some suspected the forbidden zones had abandoned their agreement or were preparing for war.
• Heavenly Court leaders who knew the truth realized that releasing one prisoner had caused the entire prison to disappear and worried that Heaven would learn they were responsible.

The prison continent’s destruction and the escape of its prisoners spread chaos through Heaven’s territories, while reports that three chief commanders had defected shook the ruling factions. Many leaders abandoned plans to assassinate Chu Qing, and the chapter ended with Cang Shen admitting he had framed the commanders.

• Escaped prisoners, War Beasts, and experimental subjects fled the ruined prison continent and spread destruction across Heaven’s territories.
• The factions learned that the prison continent had fallen and that Heavenly Rule, Heavenly Principle, and Heavenly Law had supposedly defected, unsettling Heaven’s supporters and encouraging its rebels.
• The factions traced the prison escape to Chu Qing and stopped pursuing an assassination, while some leaders considered naming a second New Realm to challenge his claim.
• A top figure reported that Chu Qing’s released prisoners could break seals that more than a thousand Free Overlords could not open, revealing the prisoners’ strength.
• Above the Endless Sea, Heavenly Rule, Heavenly Principle, and Heavenly Law protested that Cang Shen had falsely accused them of betraying Heaven, and Cang Shen admitted he had framed them.

The Azure God won over the three commanders by promising to share Heaven’s authority and appointed himself the God of Heaven as they planned to recruit an army and usurp the throne. Meanwhile, Heavenly Court escaped with a large group of prisoners, only for Heavenly Rule to try to take control of them.

• The Azure God promised the three commanders offices and turns wielding Heaven’s authority, persuading them to kneel and accept him as the God of Heaven.
• The God of Heaven ordered the commanders to recruit soldiers and compete to become generals, while refusing to appoint them marshals before they had earned further rewards.
• Heavenly Court fled the collapsing continent with surviving Free Overlords and gathered thousands of escaped prisoners.
• Heavenly Rule joined Heavenly Court’s group and demanded that everyone submit to him, prompting Heavenly Court to order his followers to teach the newcomer a lesson.

Heavenly Court accepted a place under Heavenly Discipline and helped him become Heaven-Breaking General, while the Rebel Army planned to seize prodigies from a hidden continent. Unaware of the impending attack, Chu Qing tested the Earth Mother Chapter as a mechanical face raced toward him to investigate.

• Heavenly Court learned that Heavenly Discipline was an ancient commander and decided to serve as his vanguard while secretly planning to gain power.
• Heavenly Court helped Heavenly Discipline gather troops, and the Heavenly God named him Heaven-Breaking General while making Heavenly Law and Heavenly Principle junior generals.
• Heavenly Court offered to lead the commanders and Heavenly God to a continent rich in young prodigies, and they agreed to join the raid.
• A mechanical face awakened on a remote continent, identified Chu Qing, and flew toward him to observe his killing moves and gather information.
• Chu Qing, unaware of the planned raid and the approaching mechanical face, traveled across the continent linking earth veins to test the limits of the Earth Mother Chapter.

Chu Qing linked earth veins while the Forbidden Zone Black Tide threatened Stone Ridge Mountain, then spoke with First Illumination Person, who planned to reincarnate rather than face death. After she vanished, Chu Qing discovered that the moon had disappeared from the sky.

• Chu Qing linked one-third of the continent's major earth veins and resolved to eventually destroy every earth vein, while studying Heaven-Connecting Path's Tong Tian Method.
• The Princess Consort told Chu Qing that the Forbidden Zone Black Tide was intensifying and the defensive line had moved outside Stone Ridge Mountain; he promised to return within a month.
• First Illumination Person contacted Chu Qing through Madam Jin's Thought Bead and asked him to tell her about Stone Ridge Mountain.
• First Illumination Person revealed she had sent Madam Jin, Zuo Yan, and Consort Mei to Stone Ridge Mountain and planned to reincarnate rather than die as a memory fragment.
• First Illumination Person sent Chu Qing a streak of multicolored light, then joked that she would survive as long as the bright moon remained and planned to return as a second-generation First Illumination Person in two years.
• Chu Qing looked for the moon after their conversation, found that it had vanished, and urgently called out to First Illumination Person.

The moon vanished from the sky and was revealed to be Heaven’s weapon, summoned to attack the Heaven-Connecting Path as it fought Heaven. Chu Qing continued corrupting the continent’s earth veins, determined to destroy it and force the powerful to respect him.

• The god had Heavenly Rule, Heavenly Discipline, and Heavenly Law release Overlord Heaven’s Head and appoint him military advisor.
• Overlord Heaven’s Head explained that Heaven had summoned the moon to help fight its enemy, the Heaven-Connecting Path.
• Overlord Heaven’s Head recalled Lian Hongchen’s past battle with him, then sealed himself beneath the three commanders’ faces again.
• The Heavenly Secret tracked the moon and saw it smash the Heaven-Connecting Light Pillars, then wondered why Heavenly Rule, Heavenly Law, and Heavenly Discipline had rebelled.
• Chu Qing kept corrupting the continent’s main earth veins and resolved to blow up the continent so the great powers would respect him.

Chu Qing encountered Heavenly Mechanism while linking the continent’s earth veins and attacked him after the commander tried to make him submit. As Heavenly Mechanism rebuilt his shattered face and threatened Chu Qing, Chu Qing used King Quan. Hand of God to silence him and demanded an answer.

• Chu Qing noticed his Profession Slot pulsing intensely as he linked the last of the continent’s earth veins.
• Heavenly Mechanism appeared as a gigantic face of gears, introduced himself as Heaven’s commander, and tried to recruit Chu Qing as his vanguard.
• Chu Qing challenged Heavenly Mechanism to predict whether he would destroy the continent, then attacked him even after Heavenly Mechanism guessed correctly.
• Chu Qing battered Heavenly Mechanism and destroyed most of his mechanical face, mocking his claim to foresee the future.
• Heavenly Mechanism rebuilt his face and began threatening Chu Qing, but Chu Qing used King Quan. Hand of God and demanded to know what he would do next.

Chu Qing nearly destroyed Tianji with King Quan: Hand of God, but the Heavenly God and the Three Faces saved Tianji at the last moment. After reuniting with the Heavenly God and Heavenly Court, Chu Qing warned them to leave the continent because he planned to destroy it.

• Chu Qing used King Quan: Hand of God to erase Tianji piece by piece, but the Heavenly God and the Three Faces borrowed Heaven’s power to preserve Tianji’s mouth.
• Chu Qing greeted the Heavenly God, who explained that he had taken the name Heavenly God, and the two spoke while ignoring Tianji and the others.
• Heavenly Court recognized Chu Qing from the Square Inch Gathering, greeted him, and explained how he had joined the Heavenly God’s group.
• Heavenly Court declared that he wanted to rebel against Heaven, and the Heavenly God appointed him a general after Chu Qing approved.
• Chu Qing told the Heavenly God’s group to leave because he planned to destroy the continent, and Tianji frantically urged everyone to flee.