Chapter Summaries

The Human Sovereign revealed that he had traded his cultivation to Wusheng Laomu for Shen Ye’s return to the ancient era, then defended Shen Ye when Amitabha Buddha attacked. Shen Ye escaped with the Demon Saint Spear and the Destiny Orb, while Amitabha Buddha met a mysterious figure at the Origin of Life and Death.

• The Human Sovereign let Yuan Hong and the other demons flee, then told Shen Ye to grow stronger because Buddhism was humanity’s greatest future enemy.
• Shen Ye asked whether the Human Sovereign had made a deal with Wusheng Laomu, and the Human Sovereign confirmed that she had found him as a successor in exchange for his cultivation.
• Amitabha Buddha attacked Shen Ye, but the Human Sovereign intervened as Shen Ye found the Destiny Orb could not return him.
• The Human Sovereign fought Amitabha Buddha, and Shen Ye used Siming to bring forth the Demon Saint Spear when he noticed Amitabha Buddha tremble.
• The Destiny Orb responded, allowing Shen Ye to escape despite Amitabha Buddha tearing at his body, and Amitabha Buddha withdrew after the Human Sovereign challenged him.
• At the Origin of Life and Death, Amitabha Buddha spoke with a mysterious figure in a black imperial robe.

Shen Ye returned to the Devouring Universe and used the Heart of the Universe to heal his severe Dao injuries by breaking through to Immortality. As he transformed his body and expanded his Inner World, Immortals gathered around the spectacle, mistook it for a supreme treasure, and began plotting against the human forces.

• Shen Ye absorbed energy from Universe Origin Land and decided to break through to Immortality so he could transform his injured body into a divine lifeform.
• Shen Ye comprehended the final fragment of the Fire Element Law and began transforming his body and Inner World, which expanded to a diameter of one trillion kilometers.
• Shen Ye used Heavenly Phenomenon Earthly Manifestation to enlarge his divine body.
• Immortals from across the Third Battlefield gathered around the law storm and speculated that a supreme treasure had appeared.
• Heavenly Charm King urged the gathered races to eliminate the human Immortals before reinforcements arrived, and the Insectoid Empress agreed.

Shen Ye emerged as an Immortal and annihilated the hostile forces surrounding the humans, leaving Mighty King to anticipate the fallout. Aboard his spaceship, Shen Ye reflected on Amitabha Buddha’s attack and resolved to settle his grudge with the Buddhist sect someday.

• Mighty King prepared to hold off the three factions as the pillar of light faded and Shen Ye appeared.
• The Immortals recognized Shen Ye, and Heavenly Charm King and the Insectoid Empress moved to encircle him while Mighty King urged him to escape.
• Shen Ye refused to leave and killed more than one hundred thousand Immortals with a single sword strike.
• Mighty King asked whether Shen Ye had become a Cosmic Venerable, and Shen Ye said he was an Immortal who had just broken through.
• Shen Ye departed in his Machine Race Spaceship, and Mighty King predicted that the mass deaths would spark a storm.
• Shen Ye pondered why Amitabha Buddha had attacked him and vowed to settle his grudge with the Buddhist sect someday.

Shen Ye told the Giant Axe Creator that a secret realm had raised him to Cosmic Overlord-level strength, and Giant Axe assigned him to resolve the dispute over Earth’s sovereignty. The chapter ended with an author’s personal note about a sudden change to their work transfer and the possibility of being made to cover two construction sites.

• Shen Ye explained that he had reached perfect genes, gained the Heavenly Phenomenon Earthly Manifestation technique, and grown his divine body to one million kilometers tall.
• The Giant Axe Creator told Shen Ye to visit the Ganwu Universe Nation and settle the dispute between the Virtual Universe Company and the Giant Axe Martial Arena over Earth.
• The Giant Axe Creator warned Shen Ye not to reveal his secret realm to the Ganwu Nation Lord, and Shen Ye agreed.
• The author described packing and mailing their belongings before their company abruptly reconsidered their transfer and possibly expected them to work at two sites.

After Shen Ye’s rampage drew the demon race’s attention, Dream Demon Ancestor ordered Venerable Tianhua to assassinate him before he could return to human territory. Shen Ye prepared to leave the Outer Domain Battlefield, unaware that a Machine Race Cosmic Overlord had come to attack him.

• The demon race’s Universe Masters assessed Shen Ye as a Cosmic Middle Venerable and agreed that his growing potential threatened their standing.
• Dream Demon Ancestor ordered Venerable Tianhua, a Peak Cosmic Overlord, to kill Shen Ye in the Outer Domain Battlefield.
• Shen Ye confirmed he could transform his divine body back into flesh and planned to visit the Ganwu Universe Nation before cultivating in Chaos City.
• Shen Ye estimated his Law of Fire comprehension and decided to replace his spaceship while still in the Third Battlefield.
• Shen Ye sensed a Machine Race Cosmic Overlord nearby and welcomed the arrival as an opportunity to take the enemy’s spaceship.

Shen Ye defeated and enslaved Venerable Baishen, a Machine Race Cosmic Overlord, while Venerable Tianhua and the Insectoid Empress waited outside a barrier. The two witnessed Shen Ye emerge from the flames with Baishen under his control.

• Venerable Baishen summoned a hundred mechanical puppets, but Shen Ye destroyed them with flames and sword light.
• Baishen used Time Stop on Shen Ye, but Shen Ye's flames broke the restraint and engulfed him.
• Venerable Tianhua and the Insectoid Empress waited outside a barrier, discussing whether Baishen had reached Shen Ye.
• The barrier shattered as a sea of fire poured out and swallowed nearby foreign armies.
• Shen Ye dragged the charred Baishen back into the flames, then emerged with Baishen obediently following him.

Shen Ye battled Venerable Tianhua and Queen Ling Yun after the Machine Race's Venerable Baishen joined the fight, revealing overwhelming soul power and the ability to erode divine power. Tianhua escaped in a flying palace supreme treasure without Ling Yun, who self-destructed to avoid being enslaved.

• The distant immortals identified Venerable Tianhua, Queen Ling Yun, and Venerable Baishen as Cosmic Overlords from three peak races gathered on the battlefield.
• Shen Ye attacked Tianhua, whose divine hammers clashed with Shen Ye's sword as Shen Ye's fire attacks rapidly drained Tianhua's divine power.
• Tianhua urged Ling Yun to use a soul attack, but Shen Ye's will and soul secret technique overwhelmed her and gave him the advantage over Tianhua.
• Tianhua summoned the flying palace supreme treasure White Needle and fled, leaving Ling Yun behind despite her plea to get aboard.
• Ling Yun attacked the distant immortals with her screams, then self-destructed to avoid being enslaved by Shen Ye.

Shen Ye defeated an attack by three peak races, killing Lingyun, enslaving Baishen, and driving Tianhua to flee. At the Virtual Universe, Great Axe and Chaos City Lord discussed Shen Ye’s victory and the danger of the Machine Race Father God’s retaliation.

• Shen Ye collected the treasures left behind after Lingyun’s self-destruction and departed aboard Baishen, who transformed into a cosmic warship.
• Surviving experts marveled that Shen Ye had killed one Cosmic Overlord, driven another away, and enslaved a third.
• Chaos City Lord told Great Axe that the three races’ attack had ended in disaster for them, and Great Axe admitted he had not known Shen Ye could defeat them so decisively.
• Chaos City Lord urged Great Axe to have Shen Ye stay and cultivate until he became a Cosmic Venerable, warning that the Machine Race Father God might retaliate.

After Shen Ye defeated Venerable Tianhua and enslaved Venerable Baishen, the universe’s major powers recognized him as a grave threat and debated how to respond. His name spread across the universe, while Crimson Flame Immortal learned that his disciple Luo Feng’s friend had become astonishingly powerful.

• Dream Demon Ancestor and Shock Demon Ancestor heard Venerable Tianhua describe how Shen Ye’s strange flames had destroyed half his divine body, and they decided to wait until Shen Ye entered the Cosmic Sea before trying to kill him.
• Dream Demon Ancestor ordered the demon race’s immortals and venerables to flee if they encountered Shen Ye and report his whereabouts.
• Machine Race Father God and the Machine Race Universe Masters vowed to avenge Venerable Baishen but agreed to wait until the humans lowered their guard.
• Other major powers abandoned thoughts of retaliation and protested to the human race, after Shen Ye’s feats made his name spread across the universe.
• Hong Alliance venerables questioned the humans about Shen Ye’s strength and teacher, while Crimson Flame Immortal listened in disbelief and realized that Luo Feng’s friend could enslave Cosmic Overlords.

King Yan Zhu threatened Earth to force Luo Feng to sell it, so Luo Feng sought help from True Evolution King and then went to Shen Ye. Shen Ye revealed that he had been assigned to handle the dispute, while Rong Jun learned that Shen Ye had become one of humanity’s twenty strongest.

• King Yan Zhu threatened to destroy Earth unless Luo Feng agreed to sell it, and Luo Feng stalled him while contacting Nine Swords Venerable and True Evolution King.
• True Evolution King told Luo Feng that Bloodthirsty King was on his way, but advised him to seek Shen Ye’s help with the greater threat posed by Blazefire Venerable.
• Luo Feng arrived at a banquet for Shen Ye and learned that Shen Ye already knew about Earth’s crisis and had been sent by his teacher to handle it.
• Luo Feng suddenly went offline, and Shen Ye explained that humans from the Giant Axe Martial Arena had attacked him before leaving to mediate the dispute.
• Yuanchen Lord of the Nation told Rong Jun that Shen Ye was now one of the twenty strongest people in humanity.

Blazefire Venerable arrived to stop Long Yu King from taking King Yan Zhu and confronted Nine Swords Venerable over Luo Feng. Shen Ye then appeared with the enslaved Machine Race Cosmic Overlord Venerable Baishen and revealed that Giant Axe Creator had assigned him to handle Earth, leaving Luo Feng stunned.

• Blazefire Venerable descended and demanded to know why Long Yu King had tried to capture his son, King Yan Zhu.
• Nine Swords Venerable intervened, insisting that Yan Zhu explain why he had tried to capture Luo Feng, and the two Venerables prepared to clash.
• Shen Ye arrived aboard a powerful warship, identified Venerable Baishen as the vessel, and received respectful greetings from Blazefire Venerable and Nine Swords Venerable.
• Luo Feng learned through the Virtual Universe that Shen Ye had enslaved the Machine Race Cosmic Overlord Venerable Baishen, shocking him and Babata.
• Shen Ye told Luo Feng that his teacher had instructed him to handle Earth, and Luo Feng realized that Giant Axe Creator was involved.

Shen Ye explained Earth’s value to Luo Feng and offered him two choices for resolving the sovereignty dispute. Luo Feng accepted a joint purchase of half of Earth’s sovereignty for one trillion Primal Chaos Units, and the group prepared to celebrate in the Ganwu Universe Nation.

• Shen Ye told Luo Feng that Earth’s modified inhabitants had unusually strong souls and offered either open residency trading or a sale of half the planet’s sovereignty.
• Shen Ye offered the Virtual Universe Company and Giant Axe Martial Arena fifty percent of Earth’s sovereignty for one trillion Primal Chaos Units, while promising to forbid outsiders from causing trouble there.
• Luo Feng asked whether he could reclaim Earth in the future, and Shen Ye said it would require reaching his level.
• Luo Feng chose the second option, and Shen Ye said the payment could be made in installments.
• Blazefire Venerable and Nine Swords Venerable invited Shen Ye to a welcoming banquet, but Ganwu offered to host them in his universe nation with Purple Fire Ape Wine.

Shen Ye met with Ganwu Nation Lord, Nine Swords Venerable, and Blazefire Venerable after his Outer Domain Battlefield victory, then demonstrated his overwhelming control of the Fire Law. He offered to teach his understanding of the law before returning to Chaos City for secluded cultivation.

• Shen Ye told the Venerables that he had obtained five true treasures, and Ganwu Nation Lord offered to find buyers for them.
• Blazefire Venerable challenged Shen Ye to a battle to learn about his mastery of the Fire Law.
• Shen Ye turned Blazefire Venerable's Black Flame against him, leaving him unable to resist before the flame vanished.
• Blazefire Venerable asked what kind of flame Shen Ye had used, and Shen Ye invited him to attend his lectures on the Fire Law in Chaos City.
• Ganwu Nation Lord and Nine Swords Venerable were also interested in Shen Ye's lectures.

Luo Feng returned to Chaos City to focus on cultivation and learned that Shen Ye would give a public lecture. Shen Ye revealed the Origin Profundity of Fire as a level beyond laws, leaving the crowd stunned and many powerful cultivators eager to pursue the difficult path.

• Luo Feng told True Evolution King about his home planet and the trillion Primal Chaos Units he had received, and resolved to cultivate before heading to the Outer Domain Battlefield.
• True Evolution King told Luo Feng that Shen Ye would lecture in Chaos City, and Luo Feng agreed to attend with his teacher and senior brothers.
• Cultivators from across Chaos City rushed to Shen Ye's estate, where Shen Ye silenced the crowd with his powerful will.
• Shen Ye explained that profundity lay beyond laws, described it as a difficult path suited only to unparalleled geniuses, and warned the audience against pursuing it lightly.
• Blazefire Venerable and Luo Feng were shaken by Shen Ye's revelation, while Chaos City Lord and Great Axe discussed how the lecture might mislead cultivators.

Shen Ye lectured on the Origin Profundity of Fire after a century in seclusion, while he continued considering whether to forge a new path to Cosmic Venerable and Universe Master. The Insectoid Empress learned that his path had not yet formed a system and ordered her agents to keep spying on his lectures.

• Immortals, venerables, and foreign beings flocked to Chaos City after Shen Ye revealed a level beyond the laws, driving entry-slot prices sharply upward while he remained in seclusion.
• Shen Ye decided to test whether the Law of Fire could lead him to Cosmic Venerable and Universe Master instead of following the space-time path.
• During Shen Ye’s century in seclusion, Chaos City Lord accepted Luo Feng as a registered disciple.
• Shen Ye emerged and lectured on the Origin Profundity of Fire, leaving the listeners awed but unable to capture its essential teachings in recordings.
• The Insectoid Empress concluded that Shen Ye’s path had not yet become a system and ordered her agents to bribe Hong Alliance venerables to report every word of his lectures.

Mountain Seated Guest learned that Shen Ye possessed Universe Master-level willpower and believed he was attempting an unprecedented path through Origin Profundity. In Chaos City, Shen Ye worked to define that path’s breakthrough thresholds and decided to seek help with his research.

• Puti told Mountain Seated Guest that Shen Ye’s willpower had briefly shown the level of a Universe Master.
• Mountain Seated Guest concluded that Shen Ye had revealed his abilities in Chaos City to study others’ insights and develop a new cultivation path.
• Puti worried Shen Ye might advance to Cosmic Venerable before he could reach him, but Mountain Seated Guest said Shen Ye’s ambition would make that breakthrough difficult.
• Mountain Seated Guest judged that Shen Ye’s path was unlikely to succeed, but said success could make him an unparalleled Great Grandmaster and a sage.
• Shen Ye tried to organize Origin Profundity into a system by dividing the Law of Fire into distinct profundities with separate breakthrough thresholds.
• Shen Ye decided he would need capable people to help research and classify Origin Profundity.

Blazing Dragon King killed King of Doomed Fate after using Origin Profundity to reach King-level Undefeated, renewing interest in its combat applications. Shen Ye arranged to host the upcoming Strongest Battle so he could guide its contestants, and the chapter ended with him rewarding the Venerables who helped him secure the role.

• Blazing Dragon King killed King of Doomed Fate in the Outer Domain Battlefield, revealing that Origin Profundity had raised his combat strength to King-level Undefeated.
• Sealed King experts spread word of Blazing Dragon King's use of Origin Profundity, prompting Immortals and Venerables to pursue its comprehension.
• Five Venerables on Thunder Island discussed the upcoming Strongest Battle and recalled the exceptional talents from Nine Swords Venerable's Genius Battle.
• Shen Ye asked Heavenly Eye Venerable and the others to let him host the Strongest Battle so he could guide its contestants.
• Shen Ye gave three treasure points to each of the five Venerables and five more to pass on to the Venerables whose hosting turns were displaced.

Shen Ye presided over the Peak Strongest Battle and introduced a trial that tested more than combat strength, offering every participant the same starting point and access to extraordinary rewards. He launched the first world mission, sending them to help otherfolk repel an invasion.

• Geniuses and Immortals speculated about why the Strongest Battle had attracted so many powerful figures and whether Shen Ye was seeking a successor.
• Shen Ye appeared before the participants and announced that the trial would judge adaptability, learning, and creativity as well as combat strength.
• Shen Ye sent the geniuses into an illusion where they found themselves weakened and unable to sense their former powers.
• The sphere of light introduced Infinite Space and displayed treasures that participants could obtain in the trial and in reality.
• The sphere of light assigned the first world mission: help the otherfolk repel an invasion from another world.

More than a million trial-takers arrived in the Outcast world, where Castor and Alger sought the authorities’ support. As Zhang Chulan learned that the otherworlders claimed to serve Infinite Space and identified its creator as Shen Ye, he resolved to verify whether the space was real and could help fight the insects.

• Castor and Alger discussed how to gain the local authorities’ trust, and Castor decided they should reveal their situation and seek official support.
• Zhang Chulan ended a meeting at the Supernatural Enforcement Bureau and heard Xu San and Xu Si report what they had learned about the otherworlders.
• Xu San and Xu Si told Zhang Chulan that the otherworlders claimed to be consciousness projections sent by Infinite Space to help resist the insectoid invasion in exchange for rewards.
• Zhang Chulan learned that the otherworlders named Shen Ye as the creator of Infinite Space, and Xu Si said their descriptions matched a portrait of him.
• Zhang Chulan decided to confirm whether Infinite Space existed and could aid the fight against the insects.

Three months after the otherworldly visitors arrived, Zhang Chulan and the Xu brothers considered how Earth could gain access to Infinite Space and become strong enough to face future invasions. Meanwhile, Shen Ye began using the first Reincarnators to spread his influence across countless worlds, where knowledge of Infinite Space began changing the ambitions of powerful figures.

• Xu San reported that the visitors had gained immense strength in under three months, while Zhang Chulan and the Xu brothers discussed whether their claims about their universe were true.
• Zhang Chulan said Earth still had to rely on itself, since its chosen elites had failed to cultivate Genetic Primal Energy and the visitors could not stay forever.
• Zhang Chulan argued that Infinite Space might be inviting others to join, and the three resolved to find a way to enter it.
• Shen Ye declared that the first true Reincarnators had been secured and planned to use them to spread his name, recruit more Reincarnators, and gather fortune.
• Trial participants introduced Infinite Space to figures in other worlds, including Soul Heavenly Emperor, Tang San, and Han Paopao, who each considered what it could offer them.
• The narrator added a note about an audit uncovering a construction loophole and worried that recovering the money might put their safety at risk.