Chapter Summaries

Bai Cangshu broke free of Kotoamatsukami’s control and headed toward the battle between the shinobi forces and the Elden Beast. He struck down Hyuga Hiashi’s advancing force and wounded the Elden Beast, while Black Zetsu remained among the retreating shinobi.

• Bai Cangshu ate White Snake Sage meat, gained increased attributes and a temporary stamina buff, and considered how Kotoamatsukami and the Virtue trial’s hidden paths worked.
• Bai Cangshu flew toward the approaching Konoha Ninja, while Uchiha Shisui and Uchiha Itachi rushed after him and Ran retreated with Catherine, leaving Hiranaka Hana to cook.
• Bai Cangshu reached the crater as the shinobi factions fought the Elden Beast, which rose above the lake and attacked with golden flames and a massive sword.
• Hyuga Hiashi led Hyuga Clan shinobi across the water, but the Fourth Raikage knocked him back; Bai Cangshu then arrived between the two factions as the Elden Beast launched a vast area attack.
• Bai Cangshu spotted Black Zetsu among the retreating shinobi, then dashed through Hyuga Hiashi’s force and killed the advancing Hyuga Clan shinobi.
• The Fourth Raikage attacked the Elden Beast and drew golden blood while Bai Cangshu stood nearby.

Bai Cangshu killed Black Zetsu and Third Tsuchikage Ōnoki during the battle, but Uchiha Obito then appeared and tore into Bai Cangshu with the power of his revealed Mangekyō Sharingan. The chapter ended with the two facing each other as Obito showed only sorrow and loneliness.

• Black Zetsu pulled Ōnoki away from Mercenary Tao, but Bai Cangshu struck them after they landed and crushed Black Zetsu with a barrage of attacks and Red Lotus Flame.
• Bai Cangshu took a pair of Byakugan eyes from a Hyuga ninja and dropped them into the crater, while Ōnoki narrowly escaped his first attack with the Substitution Technique.
• Ōnoki confronted Bai Cangshu, then tried to strike him with Dust Release as Bai Cangshu rushed through the air and killed him with a punch.
• Bai Cangshu received a purple Drop Card and noticed his Luck-based superpower growing more valuable after his many kills.
• Uchiha Obito appeared without his mask and tore open Bai Cangshu's waist and abdomen, then faced him with both Mangekyō Sharingan revealed and a sorrowful expression.

Bai Cangshu taunted Uchiha Obito and led him back to the battlefield, where he revealed the struggle within his body and Uchiha Madara took control. Madara attacked the Konoha forces and announced himself to Obito, while Satoru Gojo remained trapped sharing the body with him.

• Bai Cangshu recovered from Obito's attacks and mocked his grief over Rin, provoking Obito into a Kamui assault.
• Bai Cangshu evaded Obito's attacks, then drew him toward the battlefield where the Elden Beast, Gyūki, and the armies were fighting.
• Obito followed Bai Cangshu back and saw the battlefield's casualties and the Konoha forces holding the front lines.
• Bai Cangshu's body shifted as Uchiha Madara emerged, and Obito severed Madara's arm with Kamui.
• Madara took control of the body, killed a Konoha Uchiha, and plucked out his eyes while Satoru Gojo made sarcastic remarks from within.
• Madara looked at Obito and declared that he, Uchiha Madara, was alive.

Satoru Gojo and Uchiha Madara fought for control of Bai Cangshu’s body while facing the gathered ninja, and Madara seized control long enough to awaken a transplanted Sharingan. After Hiranaka Minoru urged Mercenary Tao to become Elden Lord, Tao rejected the offer and declared that a king needed no one’s acknowledgment.

• Satoru Gojo used his limitless energy to stop the ninja’s attacks, but Uchiha Madara crushed Bai Cangshu’s hand to prevent Gojo from activating Domain Expansion.
• Uchiha Madara transplanted a Sharingan into Bai Cangshu’s eye socket and rapidly awakened its third tomoe while refining the body’s energy into Chakra.
• Uchiha Obito used Kamui to evade attacks, while the Elden Beast dodged the Eight-Tails Gyuki and the Fourth Raikage’s assault.
• Hiranaka Minoru emerged from the Elden Beast, empowered himself with golden incantations, and approached Mercenary Tao to merge with him.
• Mercenary Tao used Black Flash to keep Hiranaka Minoru at a distance and rejected his claim that he needed to be acknowledged as king.

Bai Cangshu’s body, controlled by Satoru Gojo, fought Uchiha Obito while Killer B and A killed Hiranaka Minoru, whose death triggered the Erdtree’s expansion across the planet. Gojo trapped Obito in Unlimited Void, but a Truth-Seeking Orb pierced the Domain and severed Gojo’s arm, allowing Uchiha Madara to seize control.

• Satoru Gojo took control of Bai Cangshu’s body and used Limitless to battle Uchiha Obito, whose Kamui made him intangible.
• Gojo and Obito traded attacks while studying each other’s spatial abilities, and Killer B and A attacked Hiranaka Minoru while he was trapped in Madara’s Genjutsu.
• Killer B and A struck Hiranaka Minoru with a Double Lariat, severing his head and prompting the Elden Beast to reappear and unleash the Golden Order’s power across the planet.
• Bai Cangshu demanded that the Death God give him the Nine-Tails Chakra as Gojo lured Obito into touching his body.
• Gojo trapped Obito with Domain Expansion: Unlimited Void and began tearing at his neck, but a Truth-Seeking Orb pierced the Domain and severed Gojo’s arm.
• Uchiha Madara seized control of the injured body and recognized the Truth-Seeking Orb as evidence that the opportunity he had awaited could appear.

Uchiha Madara revived inside Mercenary Tao’s body as Otsutsuki Hagoromo left Senju Hashirama’s collapsing Impure World Reincarnation body and saved Uchiha Obito. Obito awakened the Rinnegan, turned against Madara, and attacked after learning Madara had engineered Rin’s death.

• Uchiha Madara felt a surge of powerful Yin Chakra awaken within Mercenary Tao’s body as the black barrier shattered and the Erdtree spread across the sky.
• Uchiha Madara recognized Senju Hashirama’s damaged body, but Otsutsuki Hagoromo departed from it and the body collapsed.
• Otsutsuki Hagoromo healed Uchiha Obito with Yin and Yang Chakra and helped him awaken the Rinnegan.
• Uchiha Obito rejected Uchiha Madara’s authority and claimed that the god’s eyes now belonged to him.
• Uchiha Madara revealed that he had manipulated events leading to Rin’s death, and Uchiha Obito erupted in rage and vanished to attack him.

Uchiha Madara took control of Mercenary Tao's body and fought Obito, using his knowledge of Kamui and the Rinnegan to counter him. The chapter ended with Madara's Fire Dragon engulfing Obito as Otsutsuki Hagoromo watched in surprise.

• Obito used Banshō Ten'in and Kamui to try to pull Madara into the Kamui Dimension, but Madara substituted a chunk of stone and appeared behind him.
• Madara tore off his damaged arm, regenerated it with Nine-Tails Chakra, and challenged Obito's claim that he was the weakest Mercenary Tao.
• Madara unleashed Fire Release: Great Fire Annihilation, then flooded the area with vapor and used Shadow Clones to exploit the limits of Obito's Kamui intangibility.
• Obito used Shinra Tensei to destroy Madara's Shadow Clones, but Madara's Fire Dragon struck from beneath and swallowed him.
• Otsutsuki Hagoromo watched from the distant void and was stunned that Madara had countered Obito's superior abilities with an ordinary technique.

Bai Cangshu reclaimed control of his body from Uchiha Madara and used his abilities to defeat Uchiha Obito. He killed Obito, obtained the Rinnegan, and completed the Thousand Eyes milestone.

• Uchiha Madara took control of Bai Cangshu’s body and defeated Uchiha Obito, but Bai Cangshu forced Madara’s soul aside and regained control.
• Uchiha Obito used Izanagi to survive Madara’s attack and struck Bai Cangshu with Kamui, but Bai Cangshu survived and countered with Hollow Purple.
• Bai Cangshu used Domain Expansion: Unlimited Void to freeze Uchiha Obito and removed his Rinnegan.
• Bai Cangshu killed Uchiha Obito and gained 2500 Dimensional Points, a B-rank Anomaly Point, and the Thousand Eyes milestone.

Bai Cangshu killed Uchiha Obito, seized his drop card, and drew the Sage of Six Paths into a possible bargain by revealing that he did not belong to the Golden Order. As the Golden Order’s forces pressed the resistance, Mercenary Tao emerged with a third eye and confronted the Fourth Raikage.

• Bai Cangshu broke through the barrier, killed Uchiha Obito, and took an Extremely Rare Drop Card.
• Bai Cangshu explained that he had anticipated the Sage of Six Paths choosing Obito, then asked Hagoromo to make a deal.
• Hagoromo recognized that Bai Cangshu was not part of the Golden Order and considered entrusting him with the world’s future.
• The Eight-Tails and Killer B retreated from the Elden Beast as the Fourth Raikage waited in vain for Ōnoki to return.
• Hiranaka Minoru called for Mercenary Tao to accept the Greater Will’s coronation, and Tao emerged before the Fourth Raikage with a Byakugan, a purple third eye, and overwhelming aura.

Bai Cangshu fought the Elden Beast while control of his body shifted between Satoru Gojo, Uchiha Madara, and his own murderous will. The battle left the Elden Beast, the Fourth Raikage, and Killer B buried beneath falling meteors.

• Bai Cangshu emerged with numerous grafted eyes and attacked the Elden Beast after breaking free of Uchiha Shisui's Kotoamatsukami.
• Uchiha Itachi, Tsunade, and Jiraiya headed to destroy the Erdtree while avoiding drawing Mercenary Tao's attention.
• Satoru Gojo took control, struck the Elden Beast with a Black Flash, and then yielded control to Uchiha Madara as the beast counterattacked.
• Uchiha Madara fought the Fourth Raikage and Killer B, trapping them with Chibaku Tensei before summoning a massive meteor against the Elden Beast.
• Bai Cangshu seized control, cut off and roasted a Gyūki tentacle, and summoned another meteor that buried the battlefield.

Bai Cangshu deliberately let the Elden Beast’s bloodlust awaken his Satsui no Hado, forcing Uchiha Madara and Satoru Gojo into a rampage against the creature. As Satoru Gojo’s attacks missed the Elden Beast, Bai Cangshu prepared to kill it and Hiranaka Minoru to advance his own power.

• Bai Cangshu drove himself into the Elden Beast, then relinquished control of his body to Uchiha Madara.
• The Elden Beast’s blood energy pushed Bai Cangshu’s Satsui no Hado past its critical point and overwhelmed Madara’s reason.
• Uchiha Madara unleashed Shinra Tensei from inside the Elden Beast, blasting apart much of its back and causing Hiranaka Minoru pain.
• Satoru Gojo took control, succumbed to the killing intent, and unleashed Hollow Purple at the wounded Elden Beast.
• The Elden Beast evaded Satoru Gojo’s attacks as he continued firing them, while Bai Cangshu anticipated killing it and Hiranaka Minoru to further his power.

Satoru Gojo’s Satsui no Hado drove him to destroy the Elden Beast, while Bai Cangshu faced the transformed Hiranaka Minoru. Bai killed Hiranaka with the Planet’s Will’s power and received the Merciful Release virtue sequence.

• Satoru Gojo relentlessly pursued the wounded Elden Beast with Hollow Purple, while Bai Cangshu watched from within their shared consciousness.
• Satoru Gojo struck the Elden Beast with a Black Flash, shattering it and revealing the transformed God-Human Hiranaka Minoru.
• Hiranaka Minoru slashed Bai Cangshu and unleashed golden flames and meteors across the mountains.
• Bai Cangshu called down the Planet’s Will’s power and killed Hiranaka Minoru with the Thunder Arrow of Destiny.
• Bai Cangshu completed the Merciful Release quest and obtained Virtue Sequence I: Merciful Release.

Bai Cangshu’s Satsui no Hado surged out of control, transforming him into a towering, scarlet-aura killing beast. He reached Konoha and killed Leren, then challenged Jiraiya and Tsunade to continue fighting.

• After gaining the Merciful Release ability and meeting his advancement requirements, Bai Cangshu’s Satsui no Hado intensified and transformed into scarlet aura as his body grew stronger and the character for “calamity” appeared on his back.
• Bai Cangshu lost control, expelled Uchiha Madara and Satoru Gojo from the Throne of the Heart, and blasted the mountaintop with an aura attack before leaping toward the Erdtree.
• Uchiha Shisui followed Bai Cangshu toward Konoha and found the village’s gate and barrier shattered, with Golden Order radiance spilling inside.
• Bai Cangshu attacked Leren amid the fighting beneath the Erdtree and punched through his chest, killing him despite his Chakra Blades and Blade Storm.
• Bai Cangshu threw Leren’s body aside, turned toward Jiraiya and Tsunade, and beckoned them to continue fighting.

Bai Cangshu resisted Uchiha Shisui’s Kotoamatsukami but was still affected enough to lose interest in fighting and leave. Shisui lay critically injured, while Itachi made a decision inside the Erdtree and a Shōnen on the moon considered visiting the planet.

• Bai Cangshu opened a Scarlet Drop Card and gained Agility, Spirit, and Dual Wielding Specialization.
• Uchiha Shisui arrived and awakened Susanoo, then attacked Mercenary Tao with Kotoamatsukami as his last resort.
• Bai Cangshu resisted the technique, but Shisui’s final attempt to drive him away took effect as Bai Cangshu’s strike fatally injured Shisui.
• Bai Cangshu leaped away toward the Erdtree, and Tsunade tried to save the unconscious Shisui with Katsuyu.
• Uchiha Itachi looked at Shisui, the Toad Sage, and golden-haired Sasuke before making a decision, while a Shōnen on the moon considered visiting the planet.

Nagato set out to bring Akatsuki into the changing nations, while Hiranaka Hana reached the battlefield where Mercenary Tao had vanished and began to change after eating White Snake Meat. Bai Cangshu returned from the Naruto world, settled his mission, and reunited with the badly injured Li Qingzi, who asked him to restore her body.

• Nagato dismissed reports that Mercenary Tao had been sealed and chose to lead Akatsuki to the Land of Earth as the great nations changed under the Erdtree’s blessings.
• Hiranaka Hana searched the collapsed battlefield for her husband and Mercenary Tao, then became enveloped in white mist after waiting for death.
• Bai Cangshu emerged from the frozen sea, settled the Five Nations’ Fall event at 63% with an S- rating, and received a Blaze Fan.
• The space sealed Bai Cangshu’s Satsui no Hado and offered to remove Uchiha Shisui’s Kotoamatsukami, but Bai Cangshu declined and completed his mission settlement with an SS- rating.
• Bai Cangshu received Heaven’s Will’s invitation, transferred the injured Moon Demon to his Private Space, and heard Li Qingzi ask him to restore her body after entering the world of Claymore.

Bai Cangshu discovered that Li Qingzi’s Haki had weakened and restored her body, warning her that weakness would make her worthless to him. He then met with Heaven's Will, Wuxin, and Wushang, where Heaven's Will offered to discuss the Tarnished and both she and Bai Cangshu recognized each other as unusual.

• Bai Cangshu touched and questioned Li Qingzi about her injuries in the Claymore World, then noticed her Haki was feeble.
• Li Qingzi explained that her pride had been broken and that she was seeking a bloodline; Bai Cangshu restored her body with Dimensional Points and warned her not to grow weak.
• Bai Cangshu brought Li Qingzi to Heaven's Will's Private Space, where Wuxin and Wushang were waiting beneath the Erdtree.
• Bai Cangshu accused Heaven's Will of using him and drawing Hiranaka Minoru into the Golden Order, while Li Qingzi's sword cry stopped Wuxin from defending her.
• Heaven's Will offered Bai Cangshu tea and raised the subject of the Tarnished; they discussed the Reincarnator with two Chakra Blades and agreed to talk.

Bai Cangshu questioned Heaven's Will about the Erdtree saplings and how she had overcome 9527, then learned how her strategies and a captured Finger Maiden helped her secure rewards in the Lands Between. Heaven's Will revealed that her fear of Bai Cangshu came from seeing his dangerous potential through her probability-altering talent, while Bai Cangshu eyed the power of her advanced ability.

• Heaven's Will explained that Tarnished could be resurrected through an Erdtree and use Runes to strengthen themselves with a Finger Maiden's guidance.
• Heaven's Will described how she used promised rewards, Hidden Missions, and sacrifices to weaken 9527 before it collapsed under the weight of its resources.
• Heaven's Will summoned a captured Finger Maiden, and Wushang forced her to guide him in exchanging Runes for power by threatening what would happen to Vyke.
• Bai Cangshu inferred that Heaven's Will had exploited the conflict around the shattered Elden Ring to steal rewards and capture Vyke's Finger Maiden.
• Heaven's Will revealed her Second Tier Mr. Mouse talent, which let her observe possible worldlines and choose among them, and explained that it had shown her how dangerous Bai Cangshu could become.

Bai Cangshu sold rare training manuals and used the Heart of the Thunder Emperor to gain a new trait. The enhancement revealed that he and Knight Sister had both crossed the first step of the Godhood Stairway, leaving Bai Cangshu with new questions about its meaning.

• Bai Cangshu left the trio's Team Space after securing Heaven's Will's promise to complete his Tarnished milestone within three worlds.
• Bai Cangshu had Li Qingzi list Uchiha Obito's Drop Card, then opened a Purple Drop Card and obtained 4000 Dimensional Points and a Dust Release training manual.
• Bai Cangshu sent Li Qingzi to list the Dust Release manual and Ryūchi Cave Sage Mode Training Method while he went to the Rank Management Office.
• Bai Cangshu chose the Heart of the Thunder Emperor as his final tier merge material and gained the Thunder Emperor trait.
• Bai Cangshu saw three power runes form a ring around his wrist, and Knight Sister said he had crossed the first step of the Godhood Stairway.

Bai Cangshu received his Strong-tier advancement mission and learned that the Space could reset his sealed Satsui no Hado for a steep price. He left without paying and went to the Goddess's Abode, where the Goddess welcomed him after sensing his offerings.

• Knight Sister appraised the White Snake Sage's head, and Bai Cangshu stored it to sell to a Reincarnator who could use its traits.
• Knight Sister gave Bai Cangshu the advancement mission to kill a Strong-tier-or-higher Plot Character or Reincarnator in a one-on-one battle.
• Bai Cangshu asked Knight Sister how to resolve the seal on his Satsui no Hado, and she offered to revert it to level three for two B-rank Anomaly Points and 18,000 Dimensional Points.
• Bai Cangshu refused to pay and left the Rank Management Office as Reincarnators gathered around the items he had listed for sale.
• Bai Cangshu went to the Goddess's Abode, and the Goddess praised the rich scent of his offerings.

Bai Cangshu asked the Goddess for a way to control Satsui no Hado, and she offered him an exclusive seal that suppressed its harmful effects while storing its power. After buying it, he underwent Bloodline Refinement and gained low-tier Instant Death Resistance.

• The Goddess demonstrated her immense power and warned Bai Cangshu that hoarding Singularity Points was dangerous.
• Bai Cangshu asked how to retain Satsui no Hado Lv4 without losing his sanity or triggering the Space's suppression.
• The Goddess offered Bai Cangshu Satsui Seal: Forbidden, which suppressed Satsui no Hado while equipped and stored its power for release when removed.
• Bai Cangshu spent 3 B-rank Anomaly Points to obtain the seal and equipped it, ending his mental erosion from Satsui no Hado.
• Bai Cangshu spent 1 B-rank Anomaly Point on Bloodline Refinement, which repaired his damage and granted him low-tier Instant Death Resistance.