Chapter Summaries

Tiandao defeated the three modified Star Beasts at the Eastern Border and rushed west after learning the Star Beast Royal Court’s plans. In the Western Territory, Chen Kong resisted Qiong’s influence while Su Xiao finished decoding the chip, but Leo ambushed them and trapped Su Xiao in his Hundred Battles domain.

• Tiandao used the Vector Star Lord’s full power to kill the three peak Calamity-class modified Star Beasts, while Moro watched from Black Stone Fortress and anticipated the Qiong Carcass Beast’s completion.
• Tiandao reached the third city, repaired its defensive barrier, and left Liu Ma in charge before heading to the Western Territory with the decoded information about Enit’s Rotstar Poison and the hidden force at Black Stone Fortress.
• In the Western Territory ruins, Chen Kong struggled against Qiong’s consciousness as Su Xiao decoded the chip and learned Moro planned to use the Qiong Carcass Beast to devour Enit’s Star Core and reach Mythical Grade.
• Su Xiao revealed that the chip was fully decoded, helping Chen Kong suppress Qiong’s influence, but two Legendary Grade black-star-power attacks interrupted them.
• Leo appeared, demanded the chip and Chen Kong, and activated his Hundred Battles domain around Su Xiao and Chen Kong; Su Xiao saw Leo’s lion-like face inside the blood-red battlefield.

Su Xiao and Chen Kong were on the verge of defeat in Leo’s Hundred Battles Burning Lion Domain when Tiandao arrived and fought back against Leo. As Qiong seized control of Chen Kong and attacked Leo, Tiandao stopped Su Xiao from intervening and chose to wait for Chen Kong to regain consciousness or for Leo to be defeated.

• Leo trapped Su Xiao and Chen Kong with crimson fire threads, attacked them with his Flame Emperor Battle Blade, and summoned flaming corpse servants.
• Chen Kong shielded Su Xiao, exhausting his Star Energy and allowing Qiong’s influence to grow stronger.
• Tiandao broke into the domain and challenged Leo, summoning the Legendary-rank Vector Star Lord.
• Tiandao’s Vector Star Lord overpowered Leo’s attacks and wounded him with an azure Star Energy wave.
• Qiong took control of Chen Kong, who devoured Leo’s corpse servants and grew stronger as his consciousness faded.
• Su Xiao tried to reach Chen Kong, but Tiandao stopped her and said they must wait for Chen Kong to recover or defeat Leo first.

Tiandao defeated Leo’s clone and helped Chen Kong suppress Qiong’s influence, then set out with Chen Kong and Su Xiao for Black Stone Fortress to find the Star Marrow Flower. At the fortress, Leo revived and recognized Tiandao as a growing threat to the Zodiac’s plans to reclaim the Miracle Stones.

• Tiandao pierced Leo’s Star Core and shattered his Flame Emperor Bead, but realized Leo’s body was another clone.
• Qiong seized control of Chen Kong and attacked Tiandao and Su Xiao, but Tiandao guided Chen Kong’s white Star Energy to suppress Qiong and restore Chen Kong’s consciousness.
• Su Xiao explained that Black Stone Fortress held Star Marrow Flowers and had three levels, with a Zodiac true body guarding the third.
• Tiandao told Su Xiao and Chen Kong to head for Black Stone Fortress while avoiding battle, and the three set out together.
• At Black Stone Fortress, Leo revived, worried that Tiandao was growing like the Zodiac, and declared him worthy of its collection.

Chen Kong, Su Xiao, and Tiandao infiltrated Black Stone Fortress and found Enit guarding the Star Marrow Flower, where he revealed that the Zodiac’s agreement with him was a selection meant to test whether Tiandao could reach godhood. The Zodiac’s true bodies attacked Tiandao in the trial, and he crippled Aries’ horns and stopped Taurus’ giant axe.

• Tiandao used Myriad Concealment to lead Chen Kong and Su Xiao through Black Stone Fortress to the secret realm holding the Star Marrow Flower.
• Chen Kong and Su Xiao discovered Enit was alive and unharmed; Enit explained that his supposed truce with the Star Beast Royal Court was actually a selection.
• Enit said the Zodiac were bound to the legendary level by their Miracle Stones and believed Tiandao might break through to the realm of God.
• Leo and the other Zodiac true bodies arrived, and Leo declared that Tiandao would face their trial or become nourishment for their Miracle Stones.
• Aries and Taurus attacked Tiandao, who redirected Aries’ lightning into Taurus’ boulders, cracked Aries’ horns, and stopped Taurus’ axe with his Vector Star Blade.

Tiandao fought off the Zodiac’s coordinated attacks and broke through from mid-Legendary Grade to Mythical Grade. He then defeated the remaining Zodiac members, leaving the battlefield victorious.

• Leo, Gemini, Cancer, and Scorpio attacked Tiandao together, but he saw through Gemini’s illusion, turned Cancer’s water blades back, and purified Scorpio’s poison arrow.
• Tiandao killed Gemini, Cancer, and Scorpio after Aries had already fallen, leaving the other Zodiac members shocked and afraid.
• The eight remaining palaces combined their abilities in a final assault while Tiandao’s power and conviction pushed him toward a breakthrough.
• Tiandao shattered the Legendary Grade barrier and reached Mythical Grade, tearing apart the Zodiac’s combined energy net.
• Tiandao killed Sagittarius, Capricorn, Aquarius, Virgo, Libra Palace, and Leo, winning the life-and-death battle.

Pang Hu explained why he planned to end Perfect Villain soon, admitting that he had struggled to develop the story and lacked a manuscript reserve. He said he would take a few days to settle down, post the ending, and spend several months learning from the book’s shortcomings.

• Pang Hu recalled how writing the Movie Edition left him unable to come up with engaging plots and led him to write just to keep updating.
• Pang Hu reviewed how his results improved across his books as he recognized mistakes and tried not to repeat them.
• Pang Hu identified the lack of a manuscript reserve as a major mistake that had cost him control over Perfect Villain’s plot.
• Pang Hu said he would not launch another book without first building a reserve of one hundred thousand words, though he had not decided what to write next.
• Pang Hu said the ending would be posted in a few days and that he would spend several months reflecting on the experience.