Chapter Summaries

Fang Mo fought White Phoenix, first overwhelming her with sheer physical strength and then revealing increasingly powerful blade and sealing techniques. White Phoenix tried to flee after being badly weakened, but Fang Mo blocked her escape and launched an Undying Dragon Soul Spear at her.

• Fang Mo used basic blade strikes and immense physical strength to clash with White Phoenix, shocking the watching Heavenly Venerables and other experts.
• White Phoenix unleashed her Netherflame Breath, but Fang Mo countered with Heaven-Burning Absolute Ground Slash and wounded her with Primordial Silence Slash.
• Fang Mo summoned a dragon skeleton with Dragon Skeleton: Prison Suppression, and White Phoenix broke free by unleashing Phoenix Wings Soar, though her aura weakened.
• White Phoenix saw Xuan Lie being overwhelmed by the Desolate Sky Ape and the Blackflame Sword Demon and decided to escape.
• Fang Mo sealed White Phoenix's escape routes with Eight Desolations Ancient Seal, then formed an Undying Dragon Soul Spear and pursued her into the void.

Fang Mo wounded White Phoenix with the Undying Dragon Soul Spear, but she escaped after using a Primordial Spirit attack and Void Flash. The Heavenly Venerables and Fang Mo killed Xuan Lie, and Fang Mo declared him the first of his enemies to fall.

• Fang Mo pierced White Phoenix with the Undying Dragon Soul Spear, but discovered he had struck a flame substitute and saw her reappear a thousand miles away.
• The black-haired Heavenly Venerable blocked White Phoenix’s escape, but she injured Fang Mo and the Heavenly Venerable with Phoenix Cry Through the Heavens before fleeing through the void.
• Fang Mo failed to stop White Phoenix’s escape and vowed he could still find her with the Ancestral Dragon Blade.
• Xuan Lie tried to flee, but the white-haired Heavenly Venerable trapped him in the Nihility Domain as the black-haired Heavenly Venerable, the Blackflame Sword Demon, and the Desolate Sky Ape attacked him.
• Fang Mo killed Xuan Lie with the Undying Dragon Soul Spear, which drained the giant lion’s energy, and called him the first one.

After defeating the Mystic Lion, Fang Mo explained that he could advance his Primordial Spirit cultivation into the Void Comprehension Realm at any time. He left to help quell the beast tide, promising Han Shan and Fu Ye that there was a way forward beyond their current realm.

• Han Shan told Fang Mo the Mystic Lion could eventually reform its body unless its bloodline imprint in the river of space-time was destroyed, while Fu Ye explained that the beast would be weakened and need time to recover.
• Fang Mo greeted Han Shan and Fu Ye, then revealed that his Primordial Spirit cultivation could break through into the Void Comprehension Realm at any time.
• Thick Earth and Yunhe thanked Fang Mo for saving them, and he sent them to help Qingshui contain the beast tide across Red Rock Continent.
• Fang Mo dispatched Blackflame Sword Demon and Desolate Sky Ape to handle dangerous evil aberrations as Han Shan and Fu Ye examined the Mystic Lion’s corpse and discussed the limits of their cultivation paths.
• Fang Mo hinted that he knew a way to advance beyond the Void Comprehension Realm, then vanished with the Mystic Lion’s body to address the crisis; Han Shan and Fu Ye went to fight the remaining beasts.

After escaping Fang Mo’s attack, White Phoenix learned that Xuan Lie had fallen and argued with the Black Flood Dragon over her pursuit of the Divine Lord’s origin. Fang Mo tracked her through the Sea of Fog and set out to kill her, while White Phoenix sensed that he had found her again.

• White Phoenix recovered on an island in the Sea of Fog and realized her attempt to seize the Divine Lord’s origin from Fang Mo had failed.
• White Phoenix learned that Xuan Lie had fallen and told the Black Flood Dragon that Fang Mo had advanced to Void Comprehension and ambushed them.
• The Black Flood Dragon warned White Phoenix against pursuing the Divine Lord’s origin and ordered her to halt the beast tide on the Red Rock Continent.
• White Phoenix vowed to take the Divine Lord’s origin from Fang Mo, then fled when she sensed danger approaching.
• Fang Mo arrived at the island, used the Nightmare Beast of the Desolate Soul to follow White Phoenix’s blood scent, and located her in the void.

Fang Mo pursued the wounded White Phoenix through the void after her allies refused to help her. He caught up with her on an island, where their fierce battle left both injured and White Phoenix began burning her life force to fight back.

• White Phoenix used her White Phoenix Phantom to escape Fang Mo, but he repeatedly tracked her through the void.
• White Phoenix called for Black Flood Dragon, Flame Eagle, and Red Thunder to hold Fang Mo back, but Flame Eagle and Red Thunder refused to help.
• Fang Mo cornered White Phoenix on an island, where she accused him of going too far and he said they were enemies because she had plotted against his senior disciple sister and tried to devour his origin.
• White Phoenix burned her origin and attacked Fang Mo with White Flame Fire Feathers, but his Heaven-Burning Tribulation Extinction Slash shattered the attack and wounded her.
• Fang Mo charged at White Phoenix as she burned her life force to resist, and a sudden flicker of excitement crossed her eyes.

Fang Mo fought off White Phoenix and Black Flood Dragon after detecting their ambush, then pursued White Phoenix after both enemies fled. White Phoenix reached a hidden island in the Chaotic Sea, but Fang Mo appeared behind her as she tried to recover.

• Fang Mo sensed danger beneath the sea and clashed with White Phoenix’s Netherflame Breath, knocking her back with his blade.
• Black Flood Dragon ambushed Fang Mo, but Fang Mo’s bell blocked the strike before he counterattacked and shattered the dragon’s Black Armor.
• White Phoenix fled while Black Flood Dragon called for her help; Fang Mo drove him into the sea with the Undying Dragon Soul Spear, but Black Flood Dragon escaped using the Sea of Fog.
• Fang Mo pursued White Phoenix, who landed injured on an island in the Chaotic Sea and believed he could not track her there.
• As White Phoenix sat down to recover, Fang Mo appeared and warned her to keep running.

Fang Mo captured White Phoenix and revealed that his Dragon Soul Dao Projection could reach into the Space-time River to destroy her origin imprint. He found and pulled out her hidden white-feather origin, leaving White Phoenix in despair.

• Fang Mo used the Heaven-Mixing Bell to suppress White Phoenix and demanded information about the sinister aberrations, but she refused and spoke of a powerful Lord.
• Fang Mo summoned the Dragon Soul Dao Projection and claimed it could sever White Phoenix’s origin imprint in the Space-time River.
• Fang Mo tore open the Space-time River and sent the dragon to trace White Phoenix’s aura upstream.
• The dragon found White Phoenix’s white-feather origin and seized it despite the river’s resistance.
• Fang Mo pulled the white feather out of the Space-time River, and White Phoenix cried out in terror.

Fang Mo forced White Phoenix to submit by seizing and restricting her origin, then escaped the Sea of Fog when the Bronze Mirror warned him of an approaching beast. After bringing White Phoenix out of the Heaven-Mixing Bell on the Red Rock Continent, he asked her to explain the Sacred Clan.

• Fang Mo threatened to destroy White Phoenix's origin, and she submitted and opened it to his control.
• Fang Mo sent White Phoenix's origin back into the river of space-time, then recovered his strength by devouring spiritual energy as she acknowledged him as Master.
• The Bronze Mirror warned Fang Mo that a powerful Void Comprehension Realm beast was approaching, so he trapped White Phoenix in the Heaven-Mixing Bell and fled through the Sea of Fog.
• An enormous eight-tentacled beast arrived too late to find White Phoenix and destroyed the island while surveillance devices shattered above the sea.
• Fang Mo emerged on the Red Rock Continent, released and healed White Phoenix, and asked her about the Sacred Clan.

Fang Mo forced White Phoenix to reveal what she knew about the Sacred Clan and the powers beyond the Void Comprehension Realm. The chapter left him concerned about the distant levels of strength he might need to reach.

• White Phoenix feared punishment from the Sacred Clan and the Sovereign Lord, but Fang Mo used his control over her Primordial Spirit to make her submit.
• Fang Mo summoned the Desolate Poison Dragon, whose God Lord aura terrified White Phoenix and exposed why she had tried to scheme against him.
• White Phoenix told Fang Mo that she knew little about the Sacred Clan, only that her world was the Extinction Abyss Domain and that its inhabitants entered void fissures to invade his world.
• White Phoenix explained that the ranks above Void Comprehension were Sovereign Lords or Sacred Venerables, True Gods, and God Lords.
• Fang Mo worried that the Ancient Desolation Clan had been nearly destroyed by God Lords and questioned whether the Bronze Mirror could help him reach their level.

Fang Mo questioned White Phoenix about the Holy Envoy Alliance’s forces and learned that the beast tides were intended to weaken the great formation and prepare the Sacred Clan’s descent. After the first wave receded, he assessed the losses and ordered the sects to rebuild and prepare for a prolonged war.

• Fang Mo learned from White Phoenix that eleven Void Comprehension Realm aberrations had originally existed, and that the Abyss-Devouring Ancient Beast and likely the Holy Envoy had reached the late stage.
• White Phoenix revealed that the Holy Envoy had ordered the beast tides to attack star gates, corrupt worlds, devour their origins, and weaken the great formation; Fang Mo then sent her into the Heaven-Mixing Bell to heal.
• Qingshui reported that the beast tides had retreated from Red Rock Continent’s Safe Zones, though five cities had been breached and nearly ten thousand mechs had been lost.
• Fang Mo heard that beast tides continued on other continents and ordered the sects to restore their Safe Zones, expand development, increase Mech Warriors, and prepare for worsening attacks.
• Qingshui told Fang Mo that news of his advancement into the Void Comprehension Realm and his slaying of Black Flood Dragon had spread throughout the Ancient Realm.

The Jihuang Sword Palace and Sword Soul Sect learned that Fang Mo had advanced to the Void Comprehension Realm, and their leaders ordered them to stop seeking revenge and prepare congratulatory gifts. The news spread across the factions as Purple Oriole mourned that she could no longer avenge her master, True Lord Hongyu.

• True Lord Yuchen told the Jihuang Sword Palace leaders that Fang Mo had entered the Void Comprehension Realm and relayed the Heavenly Venerables’ order not to provoke him.
• Yu Chen ordered the Jihuang Sword Palace to prepare gifts for Fang Mo, while Monarch Ziji learned that the beast tide on Red Rock Continent was receding.
• The Jihuang Sword Palace leaders compared their worsening beast tide with Red Rock Continent’s relief and agreed to focus on defending their safe cities.
• True Lord Wuyan relayed the Heavenly Venerables’ decree to the Sword Soul Sect and ordered it to prepare congratulatory gifts despite its hatred of Fang Mo.
• Purple Oriole wept before True Lord Hongyu’s spirit tablet, saying she could no longer avenge her master.
• Factions across the region received news of Fang Mo’s advancement and began preparing to congratulate him.

After Fang Mo’s advancement to Void Comprehension, Mu Lei accelerated the Empire’s preparations while trying to avoid provoking him. At the Ninth Layer of the Yin Ruins, Tianli Sect’s Heavenly Venerates assessed Fang Mo’s strength and considered his offer to help merge cultivation paths.

• Mu Lei learned that Fang Mo had reached Void Comprehension and ordered the Star Gate’s construction prioritized while delaying Tianli Sect’s compensation and sending congratulatory gifts.
• Mu Lei asked Flash Thunder about Raya and Silard, then told him Silard could return if he held Silver Fortress.
• Han Shan and Fu Ye told Mu Cangming and the others that Fang Mo’s strength rivaled theirs and that he could fight the White Phoenix.
• Xinghe explained that Wilderness Body Tempering followed a more domineering path than Primordial Spirit Dao, while Mu Cangming said the Heavenly Venerates might forge a new Dao.
• Han Shan revealed that Fang Mo had offered to discuss merging the two cultivation paths, prompting Xinghe and the others to seek a meeting with him.

The injured Black Flood Dragon learned that White Phoenix had gone missing and feared that he had also been located. After recovering from his injuries in Galaxy City, Fang Mo learned White Phoenix had recovered and set out with her for Black Dragon Abyss to hunt the Black Flood Dragon.

• The Black Flood Dragon recovered on an ancient altar and told Flame Eagle that Fang Mo had reached the Void Comprehension Realm and badly wounded both him and White Phoenix.
• Lord Devouring Abyss announced that White Phoenix was missing and suspected of being captured by the Tianli Sect, prompting Flame Eagle to flee and warn the Black Flood Dragon that he might be tracked too.
• The Black Flood Dragon abandoned his underwater cavern and fled to find a safer hiding place.
• Fang Mo recovered in Galaxy City, summoned White Phoenix from the Heaven-Mixing Bell, and learned she had regained eighty percent of her strength.
• White Phoenix told Fang Mo that the Black Flood Dragon was at Black Dragon Abyss, and Fang Mo set out with her to confront him.

Fang Mo tracked Black Flood Dragon to a desolate island and battled him across the sea, but a mysterious giant claw emerged from a rift and struck Fang Mo. The chapter ended with Fang Mo injured and a pair of shadowy eyes watching him from the void.

• Fang Mo used the Ancestral Dragon Blade to find Black Flood Dragon after discovering he had fled the Black Dragon Abyss.
• Fang Mo and White Phoenix confronted Black Flood Dragon on a mist-shrouded island, and White Phoenix blocked his escape.
• Fang Mo fought Black Flood Dragon with the Undying Dragon Soul Spear while White Phoenix attacked, then used the Heaven-Mixing Bell to seal the surrounding sea.
• As Black Flood Dragon gathered lightning power, a giant claw emerged from a rift and struck Fang Mo, leaving him bleeding as shadowy eyes appeared in the void.

Fang Mo and White Phoenix escaped the eight-armed giant beast’s assault with the help of spatial power, but the beast pursued them until Xinghe intervened. Fang Mo joined Xinghe in battle before the beast fled, and Xinghe revealed that it had reached the sixth level of the Void Comprehension Realm before asking Fang Mo to return to the Red Rock Continent with him.

• The eight-armed giant beast shattered Fang Mo’s Heaven-Mixing Bell and drove him and White Phoenix to flee, while Black Flood Dragon tried to stop them.
• A mysterious spatial force carried Fang Mo and White Phoenix to the coast of the Red Rock Continent, but the beast quickly caught up and attacked again.
• Xinghe arrived and struck the giant beast’s claw with a sword, then fought it in the Sea of Fog as Fang Mo joined the battle.
• The giant beast escaped into the Sea of Fog, and Xinghe told Fang Mo it had reached the sixth level of the Void Comprehension Realm and could not be stopped if it chose to leave.
• Xinghe asked Fang Mo about the power of his Undying Dragon Soul Spear, then invited him back to the Red Rock Continent to discuss something.

Fang Mo explained his plan to Star River Heavenly Venerate for merging body cultivation with Primordial Spirit cultivation into a new art. Xinghe agreed to discuss the proposal with the other Heavenly Venerates, then departed while warning Fang Mo about evil aberrations.

• Xinghe appeared by the seashore with Fang Mo and regarded White Phoenix as a dangerous evil aberration until Fang Mo assured him she was subdued.
• Xinghe warned Fang Mo that evil aberrations could corrupt him, and Fang Mo said his Immortal Dragon Soul Flame let him refine their power.
• Xinghe shared Primordial Spirit-cleansing tea with Fang Mo and asked about his insight into reconciling body cultivation and the cultivation of laws.
• Fang Mo explained that both paths led to igniting the Dao Flame and proposed combining the Ancient Desolate Body Refining Art with Tianli Sect Primordial Spirit methods.
• Xinghe agreed to discuss Fang Mo's proposed cultivation art with Mu Cangming, Dangyun, and the other Heavenly Venerates.
• Xinghe returned to deal with the beast tide and the Yin Ruins, warning Fang Mo not to enter the Sea of Fog casually; Fang Mo then left for Galaxy City with White Phoenix.

Fang Mo recovered from his injuries and began deducing a cultivation method that combined body refinement with Primordial Spirit cultivation. As he remained in seclusion, major factions and the Mechanical Empire arrived in Galaxy City to congratulate him, leaving the city abuzz with speculation about their motives.

• Fang Mo healed from his injuries, discovered that the Heaven-Mixing Bell had been damaged, and stored it in his pill fire to recover.
• Fang Mo began deducing a method for cultivating the Ancient Desolate Body Refining Art and Tianli Sect's Primordial Spirit methods together, seeking to avoid conflicts between their origin laws.
• True Monarch Qingshui received delegations from the Snow Soul Grotto-Heaven, Seven Star Sword Pavilion, Sword Soul Sect, and Jihuang Sword Palace while Fang Mo remained in seclusion.
• War King Flash Thunder arrived on behalf of the Mechanical Empire to congratulate Fang Mo and present a large gift of materials and mech components.
• News of the Mechanical Empire's visit spread through Galaxy City, where residents debated the factions' motives and Fang Mo's strength.

Jihuang Sword Palace’s True Lords debated the Mechanical Empire’s visit and the danger posed by Fang Mo’s ability to summon powerful war beasts. After Sword Soul Sect and Nine Mandarin Duck Mountain arrived, the leaders disputed whether the Mechanical Empire might cooperate with Tianli Sect, and True Lord Wuyan raised the possibility of their own alliance cooperating with the Mechanical Empire.

• Purple Zenith warned that Fang Mo might be able to summon many Void Comprehension Realm war beasts, frightening the True Lords gathered with him.
• Yu Chen and Purple Zenith discussed the danger of the Mechanical Empire joining Tianli Sect, while Purple Zenith rejected a proposal to attack Fang Mo.
• Purple Zenith said Jihuang Sword Palace would establish a branch in Galaxy City and seek Tianli Sect’s aid against future beast tides.
• Sword Soul Sect and Nine Mandarin Duck Mountain arrived, and their leaders joined Jihuang Sword Palace to discuss the Mechanical Empire’s visit.
• True Lord Green Mandarin Duck and Purple Zenith argued that Tianli Sect and the Mechanical Empire had no real basis for cooperation.
• True Lord Wuyan asked whether their alliance could cooperate with the Mechanical Empire.

True Lord Wuyan proposed that the three sects buy defensive technology from the Mechanical Empire to help them withstand the beast tide, and the sect leaders agreed to send envoys to negotiate. At the Mechanical Empire encampment, Flash Thunder welcomed the envoys, seeing a chance for renewed cooperation.

• True Lord Wuyan argued that the three sects should imitate the Tianli Sect’s combined technological and martial defenses against the beast tide.
• True Monarch Ziji and Green Mandarin Duck accepted the proposal in principle and agreed that each faction would send a representative to contact the Mechanical Empire.
• Flash Thunder questioned his deputy about efforts to investigate Galaxy City and contact Herde and Meng Ke, but received no news.
• An envoy from the Jihuang Sword Palace, Sword Soul Sect, and Nine Mandarin Duck Mountain requested an audience with Flash Thunder.
• Flash Thunder decided to receive the envoys and welcomed the possibility of cooperation.

Fang Mo learned that the Nine Alliance could compete with the Mechanical Empire for the three sects’ defensive-system orders through its growing industrial capacity. The chapter ended with Long Jianzhang reporting that the alliance had completed research on a Level Four mech and asking Fang Mo to inspect it.

• Yunhe, Qingshui, Han Li, and the peak masters discussed the three sects’ talks with the Mechanical Empire and considered offering them the Nine Alliance’s defensive systems instead.
• Fang Mo arrived and summoned Long Jianzhang to explain the Nine Alliance’s technological progress.
• Long Jianzhang reported that the alliance had unlocked Level Five technology and had advantages in production capacity, energy, and resources.
• Fang Mo instructed Qingshui and Yunhe to use the alliance’s production terms to approach the three sects.
• Long Jianzhang revealed that the Level Four mech’s research and development was complete and its final model was being assembled.