Chapter Summaries

Fang Mo lost the Crimson Sky Ape puppet to three Level 6 Liquid Metal Warriors and suspected the Mechanical Empire had uncovered him. Four days after Farrow disappeared, Red-Eyed presented evidence linking the puppet to Fang Mo, giving Sangge a lead on his missing son.

• Three Level 6 Liquid Metal Warriors killed the Crimson Sky Ape, bound its corpse, and carried it away.
• Fang Mo woke in a hidden cave, suffering backlash from the puppet's destruction, and concluded the Mechanical Empire had caught on to him.
• Silard reported to Sangge that Farrow had been missing for four days and that Red-Eyed had found no clues to his whereabouts.
• Red-Eyed arrived with a lead and showed Sangge and Silard footage of the Crimson Sky Ape fighting three Level 6 warriors.
• Red-Eyed revealed that the puppet carried archaic aura, and Silard realized it was connected to Fang Mo.

Fang Mo detected that the Mechanical Empire was preparing an ambush and triggered dozens of nuclear bombs beneath the Black Flame Mountain Range. He escaped unseen after breaking the White Phoenix’s flaming barrier, leaving her and the other powerful mutated beasts furious and ready to face the Mechanical Empire.

• Fang Mo’s scouts detected suspicious troop movements at the three fortresses and on the frontline, suggesting that the Mechanical Empire had exposed his actions and planned an ambush.
• Fang Mo disguised himself as a Level 6 Liquid Metal Warrior and placed dozens of nuclear bombs around the barrier containing the White Phoenix.
• Fang Mo detonated the bombs and escaped to a hidden location as the explosions shattered the barrier and injured the White Phoenix and several other mutated beasts.
• The White Phoenix emerged from the magma, blamed the Mechanical Empire for interrupting her evolution, and summoned the mutated beasts throughout the Black Flame Mountain Range.
• Fang Mo realized the underground magma held numerous powerful beasts and hoped they would fight the Mechanical Empire, giving him a chance to profit from the conflict.

A subterranean detonation of thirty nuclear bombs triggered a massive beast tide in the Black Flame Mountain Range, forcing the Mechanical Empire to prepare for battle. Sangge blamed Fang Mo, while True Lord Hanli and her companions concluded he was behind the disturbance and went to find him.

• Silard received reports that fifteen Heaven Penetrating Level beasts and a Void Cavern Level phoenix had emerged from the Black Flame Mountain Range, leading a beast tide toward the Empire's defensive line.
• Staff officers traced the disturbance to thirty of the Empire's nuclear bombs detonating a thousand li underground, and Sangge identified Fang Mo as the one who set them off to pit the beasts against the Empire.
• Sangge ordered the Empire's forces to contract their defensive line and mobilize Level 6 combat power, while promising to watch for Fang Mo and deal with him.
• True Lord Hanli, True Lord Dingjun, and True Lord Tianluo sensed the disturbance and determined that Fang Mo was likely in the mountain range and connected to the beast tide.
• Hanli proposed that the three of them sneak into the mountain range to help Fang Mo, and they vanished to enter.

Fang Mo disguised himself as a Heaven Penetrating Level flame giant ape and ambushed Sword King Lei Zhong while Lei Zhong fought a flame giant scorpion. After overpowering Lei Zhong, Fang Mo briefly froze space-time, leaving the battle poised for a decisive move.

• Fang Mo watched the Mechanical Empire battle the beast tide and observed the Purple-Wing Blade Emperor fighting the White-Flame Giant Phoenix.
• Fang Mo disguised himself as a flame giant ape and rushed toward Sword King Lei Zhong, who was battling an injured flame giant scorpion.
• Fang Mo struck Lei Zhong from behind, then attacked alongside the scorpion and injured him.
• Lei Zhong recognized Fang Mo, called for reinforcements, and tried to flee.
• Fang Mo appeared in front of Lei Zhong and briefly froze space-time; strange light patterns then emerged behind Fang Mo.

Fang Mo killed Lei Zhong, devoured his Level 6 Liquid Metal Battle Armor, and found another target while Red Pupil waited for him. On the eastern front, Fang Mo disguised as the Purple-Gold Sword King attacked Arus, who revealed himself as Talek, and struck him with a devastating sword technique.

• The Flame Giant Ape used space-time power to immobilize Lei Zhong, killed him, and escaped into the lava as Red Pupil arrived and killed the Giant Scorpion.
• Fang Mo watched Red Pupil track him, devoured Lei Zhong's armor to unlock its second seal, and spotted another lone Level 6 Liquid Metal Warrior.
• Red Pupil ignored urgent calls to support endangered war zones while Sangge insisted it wait for Fang Mo to appear again.
• At the Seventh War Zone, Fang Mo disguised as the Purple-Gold Sword King approached Arus during his fight with a lava flood dragon and attacked him.
• Arus revealed himself as Talek after being wounded by Fang Mo, who then unleashed Sword Extinction.

Fang Mo hunted Level 6 Liquid Metal Warriors to strengthen his Blood Dragon Battle Armor, but his attack on Demon Blade Raya drew Red Pupil to the battlefield. Red Pupil confronted him, declaring that Fang Mo had finally appeared.

• In the Dawn Starship's command room, Silard protested as reports came in that five Level 6 Warrior Kings had been killed, but Sangge ordered everyone to wait for Fang Mo to grow overconfident.
• Red Pupil reported that Fang Mo's reconnaissance devices let him evade interception, and Sangge decided to wait until greed made Fang Mo careless.
• After absorbing his fifth Level 6 Liquid Metal Core, Fang Mo found Demon Blade Raya fighting a flaming giant wolf and disguised himself as Purple-Gold Sword King Talek.
• Raya recognized Fang Mo when he approached, and he struck her with Tribulation Extinction Slash and Barbaric Thunder Dragon Sky-Rending Hand.
• As Fang Mo prepared to deliver another blow to the wounded Raya, Red Pupil arrived, disrupted his attack, and confronted him.

Fang Mo fought off Red-Eyed's attacks, but two Level 7 Liquid Metal Warriors trapped him and the Thunder-Wielding War Emperor joined the assault. With his strength nearly spent, Fang Mo used the Star River Token to face the final strike.

• Fang Mo blocked Red-Eyed's first sword strike with his stellar barrier and Absolute Defense, then nearly escaped before another Level 7 Liquid Metal Warrior sealed the void.
• Fang Mo activated his Savage Ancient True Body and clashed with Red-Eyed, surviving the attack despite suffering injuries.
• Fang Mo used Dragon Skeleton: Prison Suppression and a True Dragon punch to withstand another of Red-Eyed's strikes.
• Silard and Sangge watched from the command hall, and Sangge ordered that Fang Mo must die.
• The Thunder-Wielding War Emperor attacked Fang Mo with Thunder Sword Annihilates the Void, and Fang Mo brought out the Star River Token.

Fang Mo used the Star River Token to survive attacks from Thunder-Wielding War Emperor and Red Pupil, but its power was nearly spent. As Red Pupil prepared to kill him, Han Li, Tianluo, and Ding Jun arrived to intervene, leaving all four facing the two Level 7 Liquid Metal Warriors.

• Fang Mo used the Star River Token's first sword technique to destroy Thunder-Wielding War Emperor's lightning sword and blast him back.
• Red Pupil overpowered the token's second sword technique and wounded Fang Mo, who prepared to stake everything on the first form of the Ancestral Dragon Blade.
• Han Li, Tianluo, and Ding Jun arrived and combined their attacks to stop Red Pupil's sword aura from reaching Fang Mo.
• Fang Mo refused to leave the three True Lords behind, and Thunder-Wielding War Emperor attacked all four with an enormous lightning sword.
• Han Li, Tianluo, and Ding Jun struck the lightning sword together, but their attacks shattered after holding it back for only an instant.

Fang Mo used the Dragon Skeleton Blade Domain to protect Han Li, Tianluo, and Ding Jun, but the Thunder-Wielding War Emperor overwhelmed him. Star River Heavenly Venerate arrived to rescue them and retaliated against Red Pupil and the Thunder-Wielding War Emperor, leaving a Void Comprehension battle on the verge of beginning before a black figure reached for Fang Mo.

• Fang Mo unleashed Dragon Skeleton: Prison Suppression, but the Thunder-Wielding War Emperor broke through his attack and left him severely weakened.
• Fang Mo used the Ancestral Dragon Blade to prepare to take Han Li, Tianluo, and Ding Jun away, but Red Pupil tried to stop them.
• Star River Heavenly Venerate descended and halted Red Pupil's attack, then challenged him and the Thunder-Wielding War Emperor over their attacks on those below Void Comprehension.
• Star River Heavenly Venerate destroyed a destroyer-class starship as a warning, and Red Pupil and the Thunder-Wielding War Emperor threatened to fight him.
• As the three Void Comprehension experts prepared to battle, a black shadow emerged from the void and reached for Fang Mo.

Star River Heavenly Venerate arrived to protect Fang Mo and challenged Red Pupil and Thunder-Wielding over their attacks on those below Void Comprehension. As the confrontation neared a Void Comprehension war, a black-robed figure suddenly targeted Fang Mo, and Star River Heavenly Venerate blocked it.

• Star River Heavenly Venerate descended and forced Red Pupil back with a sword strike.
• Star River Heavenly Venerate accused Red Pupil and Thunder-Wielding of crossing the line and destroyed one of their Destruction-class starships as a warning.
• Red Pupil and Thunder-Wielding threatened to fight Star River Heavenly Venerate unless he explained himself.
• A black-robed figure emerged from the void and tried to seize Fang Mo, but Star River Heavenly Venerate's starlight shield stopped it.
• Star River Heavenly Venerate struck the black-robed figure, which recoiled, while Red Pupil and Thunder-Wielding recognized Star River Heavenly Venerate's growing strength and considered the intruder their ally.

Sangge ordered two Destruction-class starships to target Star River Heavenly Venerate, while Xinghe fought Red Pupil, the Thunder-Wielding War Emperor, and a black-robed man. The battle shifted as seven Heaven Penetrating Level exotic beasts appeared and a black dragon joined White Phoenix against the Purple-Wing Blade Emperor.

• Sangge ordered two Destruction-class starships to lock onto Star River Heavenly Venerate despite the risk of war with the Tianli Sect.
• The black-robed man, Red Pupil, and the Thunder-Wielding War Emperor attacked Xinghe together, but he blocked their combined strike and kept fighting.
• Fang Mo recognized the black-robed man’s aura as resembling the sinister power connected to his tenth Battle Mark.
• Seven Heaven Penetrating Level exotic beasts emerged from a void fissure and charged into the battlefield.
• A black dragon arrived to help White Phoenix, forcing the Purple-Wing Blade Emperor to face both opponents.

Seven Heaven Penetrating Level exotic beasts overwhelmed the Mechanical Empire’s forces and cornered Fang Mo, while Sangge ordered two Destruction-class starships to fire on the battlefield. Two powerful newcomers intercepted the cannons, appearing before the combatants as the chapter ended.

• White Phoenix and a black dragon joined forces against the Purple-Wing Blade Emperor as exotic beasts attacked the Mechanical Empire’s battle lines.
• Seven Heaven Penetrating Level exotic beasts attacked Fang Mo, and Han Li, Tianluo, and Ding Jun struggled to protect him while Star River Heavenly Venerate remained occupied fighting three enemies.
• Fang Mo prepared to use the Ancestral Dragon Blade to teleport himself and his allies away, but Sangge ordered Silard to fire both starships’ Dark Energy Annihilation Cannons at the battlefield.
• Fang Mo warned Han Li and the others, while Red Pupil and the Thunder-Wielding War Emperor fled and Star River Heavenly Venerate kept the black-robed man trapped.
• Two powerful wills halted the cannons, and two Sword Lights swallowed their beams into the void.
• Two figures emerged from the void: one in a dark azure robe and another surrounded by sharp sword intent.

Xuanqing and Dangyun Heavenly Venerates arrived on the battlefield, destroyed the Mechanical Empire’s starships, and killed seven powerful alien beasts. The sinister black-robed being escaped after revealing its corrosive power and its interest in Fang Mo, while the defeated forces retreated and the Mechanical Empire called for help.

• Xuanqing Heavenly Venerate destroyed two extinction-class starships, and Dangyun Heavenly Venerate killed seven Heaven Penetrating Level alien beasts with a single strike.
• Red Pupil and the Thunder-Wielding War Emperor fled, while the black-robed being escaped Xuanqing’s attack through the void.
• Star River Heavenly Venerate said the sinister being had entered the Ancient Realm and linked its interest in Fang Mo to his tenth battle soul and a possible inheritance.
• Star River Heavenly Venerate praised Fang Mo, then took him and Han Li’s group away from the battlefield.
• The Mechanical Empire and alien beast horde retreated after the battle, and Purple-Wing Blade Emperor told Red Pupil and the Thunder-Wielding War Emperor to inform the Empire that Xinghe was stronger than expected.

Fang Mo broke through to the Eight Desolations Ancestral Dragon Realm and gained new techniques and abilities. Star River Heavenly Venerate warned him that Yin Ruins’ seal was weakening, gave him liquid metal and sword techniques, and cautioned that the evil aberrations were targeting him.

• Fang Mo absorbed the power of his ten battle patterns and broke through from the Savage Ancient True Body Realm to the Eight Desolations Ancestral Dragon Realm.
• Fang Mo received the Eight Desolations Ancient Seal and Myriad Beasts Without Bounds, while his Taichu Myriad Manifestations Art reached the peak of the Tribulation Infant Realm and formed the Myriad Manifestations Tribulation Domain.
• Star River Heavenly Venerate summoned Fang Mo and ordered him not to provoke the Mechanical Empire because Yin Ruins’ seal could fail within decades or a hundred years, unleashing evil aberrations.
• Star River Heavenly Venerate gave Fang Mo thirty bottles of liquid metal and infused three sword techniques into his Star River Token, warning him not to refine Level 7 liquid metal yet.
• Star River Heavenly Venerate told Fang Mo that the evil aberrations had likely targeted him for something he possessed and warned that they might try to capture him again.

Fang Mo interrogated Farrow and learned that the Mechanical Empire was targeting the Yin Ruins, then began cultivating the Eight Desolations Ancient Seal. After testing its power, he continued strengthening his techniques inside his cave dwelling.

• Fang Mo summoned the unconscious Farrow and used pressure and soul searching to extract information before turning him to ash and collecting his liquid metal.
• Farrow revealed that the Mechanical Empire was also targeting the Yin Ruins, so Fang Mo decided to postpone thoughts of war and focus on cultivation.
• Fang Mo practiced the Eight Desolations Ancient Seal and unleashed a seal that shattered the void and made time stagnate.
• True Lord Tianluo sensed the seal’s power outside Fang Mo’s cave dwelling and resolved to cultivate harder.
• Fang Mo continued cultivating his techniques, arts, and blade skills to solidify his strength.

Fang Mo emerged from seclusion after strengthening his cultivation and combat techniques, and True Lord Tianluo warned him about threats from the Tianli Sword Domain and the Mechanical Empire. Fang Mo secretly returned to Snow Listening Cottage, where he found Guan Lu, Yue Quan, and Luo Jiangyan teasing one another about missing him.

• Fang Mo completed ten days of cultivation, advancing his Eight Desolations Ancient Seal and Myriad Beasts Without Bounds techniques before leaving his cave abode.
• True Lord Tianluo sensed Fang Mo's stronger physical body, praised his progress, and warned him to beware of the Tianli Sword Domain and act cautiously regarding the Mechanical Empire.
• True Lord Tianluo explained that the sects wanted to join the purge because exotic beasts offered valuable resources, then left Fang Mo to rest.
• Fang Mo used the Ancestral Dragon Blade to travel unseen past the Divine Hall and Galaxy City's formations, arriving at Snow Listening Cottage.
• Guan Lu, Yue Quan, and Luo Jiangyan teased one another about missing Fang Mo until he entered and asked who would get priority.

After Sangge’s fall, the Purple-Wing Blade Emperor received authority to lead the Empire’s effort to enter the Yin Ruins and compete with the Tianli Sect for its higher civilization. Elder Zhan demanded that he capture Fang Mo, but Purple-Wing prioritized securing the Black Flame Mountain Range and assigned Red-Eyed to hunt Fang Mo.

• The Purple-Wing Blade Emperor told the elders that Xinghe had reached Void Comprehension perfection and that Xuanqing and Dangyun had grown stronger through inheritances in the Yin Ruins.
• The Great Elder authorized Purple-Wing to take overall command, promised six Level 7 Emperor reinforcements, and ordered him to enter the Yin Ruins before the Tianli Sect advanced further.
• Elder Zhan confirmed Sangge and Farrow’s deaths and ordered Purple-Wing to capture Fang Mo; Purple-Wing agreed to try, while the Great Elder reminded him that the Secret of Yinxu came first.
• Purple-Wing told the other Emperors that he would first conquer the Black Flame Mountain Range and establish a permanent fortress, then seek an opportunity to capture Fang Mo.
• Red-Eyed volunteered to deal with Fang Mo, and Purple-Wing warned him to avoid Xinghe before Red-Eyed vowed that Xinghe would not get the chance.

After three exhausting days with Guan Lu, Yue Quan, and Luo Jiangyan, Fang Mo returned to work and gave the Galactic Alliance stolen Mechanical Empire technology and hundreds of damaged mechs. The Alliance began preparing to study the technology and repair the mechs, while Fang Mo promised to provide whatever resources they needed.

• Guan Lu, Yue Quan, and Luo Jiangyan took turns keeping Fang Mo occupied for three days, and he drank their restorative soup before returning to his duties.
• Fang Mo met with Long Jianzhang, Gu Jing, Zheng Mushan, Jiang Zhong, and other Galactic Alliance leaders and gave them a storage device containing the Mechanical Empire’s core technological data.
• Long Jianzhang and the others reacted with excitement to the technology, and Fang Mo urged the Alliances to unite and study it together.
• Fang Mo led the group to the mech plaza and revealed four hundred damaged Level 3 Mechs.
• Fang Mo assigned the mechs to Gu Jing to repair and promised to find whatever resources he needed.

Fang Mo discovered that sinister forces had corrupted hundreds of worlds and were weakening the Ten Thousand Stars Array. In a ruined world, he found that his tenth Taoist Battle Mark could absorb and tame sinister energy, then set off to test it against a powerful presence.

• Fang Mo examined the starlight network and found hundreds of dimmed worlds corrupted by sinister energy and exotic beasts.
• He realized the invaders were using the worlds’ inhabitants as blood food while weakening the Star Array and its seal.
• Fang Mo asked Shen Yue to guard the three cultivating women, then traveled to a corrupted world in person.
• Gargoyles swarmed Fang Mo, and he destroyed them by shattering the void with a clenched hand.
• Fang Mo discovered that his tenth Taoist Battle Mark absorbed and tamed the surrounding sinister energy, then vanished toward powerful fluctuations nearby.

Fang Mo destroyed five Heaven Penetrating Level beasts with the Eight Desolations Ancient Seal, awakening his tenth battle soul, the Desolate Poison Dragon. After the new power strengthened the Eight Desolations Ancestral Dragon, Fang Mo sensed the hidden source and set off to find it.

• Fang Mo fought through a world overrun by dark beasts as five Heaven Penetrating Level beasts surrounded him.
• Fang Mo summoned the Eight Desolations Ancient Seal and crushed the five beasts and everything within a thousand li.
• Fang Mo absorbed the released energy and fully awakened his tenth battle soul, the Desolate Poison Dragon, gaining power that could corrode sinister energy.
• The Desolate Poison Dragon merged into Fang Mo's battle mark, strengthening the Eight Desolations Ancestral Dragon and advancing its transformation.
• Fang Mo searched the void for the source, found where it was hiding, and rode the Eight Desolations Ancestral Dragon into the void.