Chapter Summaries

The Informationized Electronic Heavenly Dao struggled to escape the Cosmic Elder Council’s relentless pursuit, while Hongjun and the others considered how to help it. They discussed granting it a player identity, despite the risk that it might turn against them later.

• The Informationized Electronic Heavenly Dao broke out of an encirclement but remained pursued by the Cosmic Elder Council’s seemingly endless fleets.
• Hongjun warned that if both the Heavenly Dao and the Informationized Electronic Heavenly Dao fell, the Cosmic Elder Council would turn its attention to their group.
• Di Jun admitted that their forces were too weak to intervene directly in the battle.
• Fuxi suggested that they might help the Informationized Electronic Heavenly Dao obtain a player identity.
• The woman explained that she could grant the wish by defeating her remaining counterparts in the Holy Grail War, but warned that the Informationized Electronic Heavenly Dao might later become their enemy.

Hongjun and the others failed to use the Holy Grail War to secure player status for the Informationized Electronic Heavenly Dao, while the Cosmic Elder Council’s forces kept them from disrupting its main operation. As the Informationized Electronic Heavenly Dao’s defeat appeared imminent, Hongjun received its hidden final act of retaliation.

• Hongjun ordered the group to attack their counterparts, but the Cosmic Elder Council’s fleet arrived and forced them to defend themselves and retreat.
• The fleet commander ordered the Holy Grail War participants imprisoned so the Informationized Electronic Heavenly Dao could not gain player status.
• Days later, the Holy Grail plan failed, and Hongjun died to help his teammates escape the encirclement.
• The Cosmic Elder Council contained the Informationized Electronic Heavenly Dao’s universe-threatening final strike, and the Primordial World’s beings feared the coming reckoning.
• In a Novice Village, Hongjun received a hidden gift from the Informationized Electronic Heavenly Dao: a retaliation aimed at the world itself.

Twenty years after the Milky Way's destruction, Luohu hid in the devastated Andromeda Galaxy to evade the Cosmic Elder Council's forces. When an elite fleet found him, he destroyed a warship and faced their commander, who admitted she also disliked the routine surrender speech.

• Luohu hid on a barren star in the Andromeda Galaxy, reflecting on his role in the Milky Way's destruction and the disadvantage he faced against the Real World.
• Several days later, Luohu sensed space changing as pursuers approached through a wormhole.
• An elite fleet emerged from the wormhole, led by a gaudy warship that drew attention with its showy appearance.
• A fleet warship began ordering Luohu, third on the Wanted List, to surrender, but a blood-red shadow destroyed it before the speech ended.
• Luohu rose and complained that he was tired of hearing the same demands, while the fleet charged its cannons and a woman said she was only following orders as a hired hand.

Luohu faced Nick Morten’s enormous fleet and fought amid a galaxy-wide barrage, finding ecstatic joy in the battle and wondering whether he should escape or die fighting. Nick sensed Luohu’s growing bloodlust, revealed his alien form, and declared that he would kill Luohu himself.

• Nick Morten addressed Luohu from the Main Ship, and Luohu recalled Nick’s Slaanesh bloodline, ruthless self-transformation, and formidable strength.
• Nick’s fleet finished charging and fired billions of beams at Luohu.
• Luohu wielded his spear against the fleet, triggering devastation across the Andromeda Galaxy as warships and stars were torn apart.
• As the attacks intensified, Luohu felt battle and slaughter awaken his Khorne bloodline and considered letting himself die in the fight.
• Nick sensed Luohu’s ecstasy, shed his human disguise, and vowed to kill him with his own hands.

Morten sensed that Luohu’s power shared an origin with his own and decided to devour him, while Luohu eagerly welcomed the challenge. Morten revealed his warship’s true form and armed himself with a weapon forged from the tormented, and their battle began.

• Morten sensed Luohu’s delight and recognized that their powers came from the same source, making Luohu prey he wanted to devour.
• Morten resolved to fight Luohu, unconcerned by the possibility of dying in the process.
• Morten’s Main Ship shed its ornate appearance and revealed its disturbing true form as Luohu called for a fight.
• Morten summoned a weapon made from the spines of beings he had tormented, and Luohu praised it as a worthy weapon.
• Luohu shattered attacks from the surrounding fleet and drove his spear toward Morten, beginning their battle.

Luohu and Morten fought for days across the stars, and Morten ultimately defeated him. Before dying, Luohu warned Morten that Hongjun was preparing something immense, while Hongjun sensed that something had gone wrong but did not know Luohu had already fallen.

• Luohu and Morten battled across vast distances as their attacks and the fleets under Morten's control devastated the surrounding region.
• After several days, Morten stood severely wounded over Luohu, who was near death and still trying to attack.
• Morten thanked Luohu for the battle and said he would make good use of Luohu's corpse.
• Luohu praised Morten, warned him that Hongjun seemed to be plotting something immense, and then died.
• Hongjun sensed that something had gone wrong and hoped Luohu and the others could hold off their enemies, unaware that Luohu had already been defeated.

Morten’s pursuit party cornered Hongjun, who unleashed his ultimate weapon across the Primordial World Fragments. The deep blue lightning spread to Xiao Jun’s fragment, leaving his group under attack.

• Morten and the Cosmic Elders breached Hongjun’s Defensive Barrier and confronted him in dimensional space.
• The Cosmic Elders launched a covert attack while distracting Hongjun with questions about his chances of winning.
• Hongjun activated his ultimate weapon, causing the Primordial World Fragments to emit deep blue lightning.
• Xiao Jun noticed the deep blue radiance spreading across his fragment as endless lightning began to fall.

The Primordial World fragments exploded, empowering Hongjun as he fought the Cosmic Elder Council while the Game System ushered in its final stage. After Hongjun and his opponent fell, Jade Emperor was revealed as the winner, and he used the Holy Grail to restore the two worlds by reversing time.

• Deep blue lightning erased Xiao Jun and swept across the Primordial World fragment until it expanded to its limit and exploded.
• The destruction of the fragments flooded Hongjun with Player Template power, allowing him to inherit the Informationized Electronic Heavenly Dao’s legacy and World Authority.
• The Cosmic Elder Council attacked Hongjun, and their battle unleashed explosions that devastated the Scorpius Galaxy and shattered countless stars.
• The Game System shut down revival and protection, gave all surviving Lifeforms Player Templates, and made slaughter the path to experience points.
• After Hongjun and his opponent fell, Orsaga recognized that Jade Emperor had won the competition through the jade stone carrying World Authority.
• Jade Emperor used the Holy Grail to reverse time and restore the dead, the ruined worlds, and their original order.

In the first restart’s Primordial World, the Westward Path era had begun, and Li Shimin’s attempt to deal with his troubles brought the terrifying Peerless Demonic Monk to the palace. Qin Shubao and Yuchi Gong watched helplessly as the monk subjected Li Shimin to a brutal regimen, while every other spiritual expert or demon fled rather than help.

• The Peerless Demonic Monk force-fed Li Shimin nourishment and poison, while Qin Shubao and Yuchi Gong stayed outside, afraid to intervene.
• Qin Shubao and Yuchi Gong recalled how Li Shimin had summoned the monk to deal with the haunting caused by the wronged Jing River Dragon King.
• They remembered the monk’s monstrous childhood strength, extraordinary Buddhist insight, and fearsome reputation at Golden Mountain Temple.
• At the reception banquet, the monk ate and drank enormously, then made the Jing River Dragon King apologize and flee to the underworld.
• The abbot of Mount Wutai and the Celestial Master of Longhu Mountain avoided Li Shimin’s summons by pretending to die or claiming grave injuries.
• The Inspiration King fled before reaching Chang’an and left his scales as a gift, after which Qin Shubao and Yuchi Gong resigned themselves to pretending they knew nothing.

Li Shimin and Fang Xuanling decided to lure Tang Sanzang away by sending him to India for deeper Buddhist teachings, despite ominous signs surrounding their plan. That afternoon, Tang Sanzang returned to Chang'an City with such a terrifying presence that people and even soul-reaping envoys fled.

• Fang Xuanling urged Li Shimin to tempt Tang Sanzang with the Buddhist teachings of India, and Li Shimin ordered him to summon the monk to the palace.
• The Buddha statues in the imperial study shattered, but Fang Xuanling called the destruction an auspicious revelation and convinced Li Shimin to proceed.
• Thunder rumbled overhead as strange sounds came from the temple of the Supreme Jade Heaven Void-Nether Mystical True White Emperor.
• Tang Sanzang rode toward Chang'an City on a Black Fierce Horse, frightening the guards, residents, animals, and soul-reaping envoys.
• Tang Sanzang reached the city gates and announced that he had returned to Chang'an City.

Tang Sanzang rode into Chang'an City, terrifying its soldiers and the imperial palace guards with his overwhelming presence. After the Leader of the Adeptus Custodes welcomed him, Tang Sanzang propositioned him to discuss Buddhist Dharma that night, then entered the palace and left the guard leader in despair.

• Tang Sanzang rode through Chang'an City as the gate soldiers trembled and the streets fell silent.
• The Leader of the Adeptus Custodes sensed Tang Sanzang's growing Buddhist might and prepared the palace welcoming ceremony.
• The Leader of the Adeptus Custodes greeted Tang Sanzang and relayed that the emperor awaited him with wine and food.
• Tang Sanzang ignored the ceremony and told the Leader of the Adeptus Custodes to meet him that night to discuss Buddhist Dharma.
• The Leader of the Adeptus Custodes said he had a lovely wife, but Tang Sanzang laughed and entered the palace, leaving him despairing.

Emperor Taizong of Tang asked Tang Sanzang to travel to India to seek Buddhist scriptures, but Tang Sanzang fixated on Li Shimin’s clothing and demanded that he wear his Dragon Robe whenever they met. The chapter ended with Li Shimin asking again whether Tang Sanzang would make the journey, as the ministers waited for his answer.

• Emperor Taizong of Tang asked Tang Sanzang to seek Buddhist scriptures in India on his behalf.
• Tang Sanzang demanded to know where Li Shimin’s Dragon Robe was and erupted when he learned Li Shimin was not wearing it.
• Li Shimin put on the Dragon Robe, and Tang Sanzang told him to wear it whenever they met.
• Tang Sanzang rejected Li Shimin’s suggestion that he had an interest in men and insisted that he was the only man beneath heaven.
• Li Shimin returned to the question of whether Tang Sanzang would travel to India, while the ministers waited for his answer.

Tang Sanzang agreed to travel to India in half a month, where he hoped to meet Venerable Tathagata and Happy Buddha. Before he left, he demanded that Li Shimin serve him and ordered Fang Xuanling to stay that night, leaving the ministers terrified.

• Tang Sanzang told Li Shimin that India interested him, especially its Buddhist figures and the skills Happy Buddha could teach him.
• Thunder sounded in response to Tang Sanzang's remarks, but he laughed and welcomed the heavens' resistance.
• Tang Sanzang agreed to travel to India in half a month and told Li Shimin to prepare the necessary things without assembling an oversized entourage.
• Tang Sanzang told Li Shimin to serve him well before the journey, and Li Shimin accepted the demand despite his humiliation.
• Tang Sanzang ordered Fang Xuanling to stay that night, and Fang Xuanling's attempted refusal made the other ministers fear they might be chosen next.

Tang Sanzang spared the ministers from serving him, while Fang Xuanling faced their fury and relief. In Chang'an, Orsaga told the Jade Emperor he planned to settle a conflict with the Tathagata Realm by having a bout with Great Sun Tathagata Buddha.

• The ministers silently blamed Fang Xuanling for putting them in danger, but Tang Sanzang declared that none of them needed to change and that they would attend his bed.
• The Jade Emperor asked Orsaga whether he had a grudge against the Tathagata Realm.
• Orsaga explained that the Tathagata Realm had shared his information, which he considered impolite, and said he intended to settle the conflict.
• The Jade Emperor warned Orsaga to keep any fight away from Heavenly Court territory.
• Orsaga said he and Great Sun Tathagata Buddha would merely trade a few moves in a bout.

Tang Sanzang departed Chang'an for India with a vast escort, while the people celebrated his departure and feared the power he displayed. After the procession vanished, Li Shimin declared a general amnesty, and Fang Xuanling later suffered a severe fall at court.

• Two thousand escorts and a grand procession assembled outside Chang'an's imperial palace as crowds eagerly awaited Tang Sanzang's departure.
• Tang Sanzang emerged with Li Shimin and the ministers, frightening the onlookers with his overwhelming presence before entering his carriage.
• At Tang Sanzang's command, the procession set off beneath dragons, golden light, and a heavenly Dharma decree that further awed the hidden observers.
• After the procession disappeared, Li Shimin joyfully ordered a general amnesty to celebrate Tang Sanzang's departure.
• A week later, Fang Xuanling slipped on the palace steps and was bedridden with severe injuries for half a year.

Months into Tang Sanzang’s journey to India, his escort discovered a hand-shaped mountain that trembled on its own. Tang Sanzang recognized the ancient Buddhist and demonic powers there and ordered the party to continue toward what he hoped would be a worthy battle.

• Soldiers discussed how the escort’s journey to India could take at least ten years, while their leader recalled that Li Shimin had persuaded Tang Sanzang to travel slowly.
• A scout reported finding a mountain shaped like a human hand whose tremors affected only the mountain.
• The escort leader ordered the party to take a detour to protect the ordinary people, but Tang Sanzang emerged from the carriage and ordered them to stay on the original route.
• Tang Sanzang sensed brilliant Buddhist light and dormant demonic aura at the mountain, and anticipated confronting a great demon suppressed by a Buddha.

Sun Wukong waited at Five Finger Mountain for the scripture-fetching traveler and wondered why Guanyin had not appeared. Tang Sanzang arrived in a dramatic crash, examined the Buddhist seal imprisoning Sun Wukong, and learned from Lord of the Land who had created it and whom it restrained.

• Sun Wukong asked Lord of the Land how long he had been imprisoned and when the scripture-fetching traveler would arrive.
• Sun Wukong and Lord of the Land looked forward to being freed when the agreed five hundred years were up.
• Tang Sanzang fell from the clouds and crashed to the ground near Five Finger Mountain.
• Tang Sanzang studied the Golden Edict sealing Sun Wukong and praised its Buddhist principles.
• Lord of the Land told Tang Sanzang that the Tathagata World-Honored One had placed the seal on Sun Wukong, the Great Sage Equal to Heaven.

Tang Sanzang discovered that Sun Wukong had been promised freedom if he escorted a Scripture Seeker named Tang Sanzang to Spiritual Mountain. Realizing that he himself had once been called Tang Sanzang, he announced his identity to the stunned Sun Wukong and Lord of the Land.

• Tang Sanzang questioned Lord of the Land about guarding Sun Wukong, and learned that Great Immortal Guanyin visited occasionally.
• Sun Wukong asked Tang Sanzang whether he knew of a monk traveling from the Great Tang to Spiritual Mountain, and Tang Sanzang said he did.
• Lord of the Land explained that Sun Wukong would regain his freedom by escorting the Scripture Seeker, whose name supposedly began with Tang.
• Sun Wukong revealed that Guanyin had named the Scripture Seeker Tang Sanzang, prompting Tang Sanzang to connect the name to his own past and suspect Spiritual Mountain had planned his journey.
• Tang Sanzang told Sun Wukong that he was the Tang Sanzang Guanyin had meant, leaving Sun Wukong and Lord of the Land stunned.

Sun Wukong doubted Tang Sanzang was the Scripture Seeker and challenged him to remove the Buddha’s Edict sealing him beneath Five Finger Mountain. Tang Sanzang unleashed powerful Dharma energy and revealed seven imprisoned evil dragon souls tattooed across his body, leaving Sun Wukong alarmed by the danger of provoking the Dragon Clan.

• Sun Wukong told Tang Sanzang that removing the Buddha’s Edict would prove he was the Scripture Seeker, and promised to acknowledge him as his master and travel to Spiritual Mountain.
• The Lord of the Land stayed silent, knowing the Edict could only be removed by the Scripture Seeker or Buddha.
• Tang Sanzang accepted Sun Wukong’s challenge and said he would show him what he could do.
• Tang Sanzang roared “Great Vajra Heavenly Dragon” and released a surge of Dharma power as his kasaya lifted.
• Sun Wukong saw seven powerful dragon souls imprisoned in the Black Dragon tattoos on Tang Sanzang’s body and realized the Dragon Clan could seek revenge.

Sun Wukong reconsidered his past defeat after sensing the terrifying dragon power on Tang Sanzang’s back, while the Lord of the Land begged Tang Sanzang to withdraw it. The chapter ended with Tang Sanzang’s overwhelming aura shaking Five Finger Mountain and threatening nearby beings.

• Sun Wukong reflected that he had stormed the Heavenly Court expecting either a better official post or renown as a Demon King, but Buddha had suppressed him beneath Five Finger Mountain.
• Sun Wukong suspected Patriarch Bodhi’s connections had led Buddha to spare his life, and he accepted that he had to escort Tang Sanzang despite not understanding the purpose.
• Sun Wukong saw seven Black Dragons on Tang Sanzang’s back form a sharp, killing-intent-filled Buddha character and feared the Dragon Clan would kill him if he interfered.
• Tang Sanzang’s power tore through the clouds, shook the earth, and made Five Finger Mountain roar as Buddha’s Edict blazed with Buddhist light.
• The Lord of the Land cried out to Tang Sanzang to withdraw his divine power, warning that he and countless living beings could not withstand it.