Chapter Summaries

Linley rescued his mother Linna from the Light God Plane and brought her to Hell before returning to watch the battle between Uthred and Ov. As the Rule Overlords fought, Vivian wondered why nearly all of Locke’s lineage had been absent for tens of thousands of years.

• Linley entered the Light God Plane, located Linna, and carried her through the Spatial Turbulence toward Hell while avoiding the battle between Ov and Uthred.
• Beibei, Hogg, and the others received Linna in Hell and brought her into Linley’s Sovereign Palace.
• Linley returned to the Heaven Realm to watch Uthred and Ov fight, while Augusta moved away from him and silently resented being dismissed.
• Sovereigns gathered to observe the powerful battle between the two Rule Overlords.
• Vivian noticed that no Sovereigns from Locke’s lineage were watching and wondered what her elder sister and brother-in-law were doing.

Life Overlord Vivian judged Destruction Overlord Uthred and Destiny Overlord Ov’s progress to be unimpressive and challenged them to show their true strength. Uthred revealed that he had mastered the Four Divine Beasts Sovereigns’ Fusion Innate Divine Ability, setting up a powerful next attack against Ov.

• Vivian reflected on Locke’s advanced cultivation path and hoped to visit her sister’s family after Uthred and Ov’s battle.
• Vivian watched Uthred and Ov fight and said their strength seemed little changed from their previous battle.
• Uthred retreated from Ov and warned him to wear a Supreme Artifact with material defense against his strongest move.
• Ov asked whether Uthred had completed his analysis of the Four Divine Beasts Sovereigns’ Fusion Innate Divine Ability.
• Uthred confirmed that he had mastered the ability and explained that it could boost a Rule Overlord’s strength by up to a thousandfold.

Destruction Overlord Uthred and Destiny Overlord Ov prepared to test their understanding of the Four Divine Beasts Sovereigns’ Fusion Innate Divine Ability in a wager. Uthred realized Ov had likely used Augusta to obtain the Sovereigns’ essence blood, and the two moved toward a contest over the principles they had learned.

• Ov dismissed Uthred’s warning and argued that the Fusion Innate Divine Ability could increase their strength only a thousandfold at most.
• Uthred prepared to unleash Spatial Temporal Chaos, but Ov stopped him and proposed a wager: the loser would reveal the principles behind their understanding of the Fusion Innate Divine Ability.
• Uthred wondered how Ov had acquired the Four Divine Beasts Sovereigns’ Lord God Essence Blood and recalled Ov’s favor to Augusta, the Light Overlord.
• Uthred deduced that Ov had likely arranged for Augusta to attack the Four Divine Beasts Sovereigns and lent him a soul-defense Supreme Artifact to withstand their fused attack.
• Uthred concluded that Ov could have refined the Sovereigns’ essence blood from traces in the Four Divine Beast Family members and judged that Ov had helped bring about the family’s destruction.

Destruction Overlord Uthred and Destiny Overlord Ov tested their different Fusion Innate Divine Abilities, and Ov won after breaking through Uthred’s attack with hidden Willpower. Linley witnessed Life Overlord Vivian’s Higher Law power, while Ov became eager to learn whether he could follow the same path.

• Uthred and Ov used Four Divine Beasts Sovereigns' essence blood to unleash their distinct Fusion Innate Divine Abilities, and Ov strengthened his defense with hidden Willpower.
• Uthred and Ov’s weapons clashed, shattering the surrounding space and sending spatial storms sweeping toward Linley.
• Linley was injured by the spatial storm, but Life Overlord Vivian protected herself with a force field that absorbed it.
• Vivian explained to Linley that the Four Divine Beasts Sovereigns' known Soul Attack was only one possible Fusion Innate Divine Ability, and that Uthred and Ov had developed different versions.
• The spatial storms subsided, revealing that Ov had won; Uthred left for Hell, while Ov became eager to learn about Vivian’s Higher Law power.

After defeating Uthred, Linley met with Destiny Overlord Ov and Augusta to negotiate Linna’s release, while Ov considered the mysteries and costs of studying the Four Divine Beasts’ essence blood. Ov invoked the Lord God Pact to mediate, and the chapter ended as he asked Augusta what he wanted and Linley what price he would pay.

• Life Overlord Vivian congratulated Ov and departed toward the Netherworld to catch up with Locke and Lilia.
• Linley told Ov he understood his desire to learn the Higher Laws, and the three returned to the Heaven Realm.
• Ov warned Linley that killing Augusta might not free Linna, since her angelic bond could cause her to die with her master.
• Augusta asked Ov to uphold justice, and Ov claimed that protecting the Lord God Pact was the Rule Overlords’ responsibility.
• Ov began mediating by asking Augusta what he wanted for Linna’s freedom and Linley what he would pay.

Ov punished Augusta for deceiving Linley about freeing Linna, leaving Ov to consider killing Linley before Linley could surpass him. Meanwhile, Locke completed his universe’s evolution, sensed the higher-dimensional Supreme Rule inspecting it, and learned that the rule manifested as Profound Yellow Qi.

• Ov confronted Augusta over his trick and explained that Augusta’s deception had turned a negotiable dispute with Linley into a deadly feud.
• Ov synchronized with Augusta’s memories, discovered Augusta had acted on a whim, and merged Augusta into himself as punishment.
• Ov considered killing Linley before Linley grew powerful enough to defeat him, though he remained uncertain whether Lord Locke would intervene.
• After more than thirty thousand years of studying his universe’s evolution, Locke sensed the Supreme Rule inspect his completed universe.
• Locke realized that passing the Supreme Rule’s inspection revealed Profound Yellow Qi as the rule’s manifestation and explained the Profound Yellow Body’s extraordinary strength.

Lord Locke studied the Profound Yellow Qi to pursue the Supreme Rule while his universe absorbed it, and Hong Meng waited as he cultivated. In the Magic Universe, Linley learned that Augusta had never freed his mother and charged toward the Light God Plane, while the Lord Gods suspected Destiny Overlord Ov had helped conceal the truth.

• The Luo Meng Universe absorbed Profound Yellow Qi, and Hong Meng saw that it was becoming strong enough to accommodate him.
• Lord Locke chose to study the Supreme Rule and attempt to comprehend his own Chaos Laws instead of using the Profound Yellow Qi to temper his body and spirit.
• Hong Meng waited beneath the Osmanthus Tree as Lord Locke cultivated, and ten thousand years passed.
• Linley learned that his mother, Linna, had not recovered her memories and realized Augusta had not truly freed her.
• Linley roared and charged toward the Light God Plane to kill Augusta, while the Lord Gods questioned Destiny Overlord Ov's role in concealing the truth.

After learning how Destiny Overlord Ov and Augusta had deceived Linley and harmed other Sovereigns, Linley raced to confront Augusta while the Sovereigns hoped he could defeat Ov. Locke judged Linley too weak to survive Ov and found a way to strengthen him.

• Linley erupted with killing intent and traveled through the Spatial Turbulence toward the Light God Plane to confront Augusta.
• Destruction Overlord Uthred's revelations convinced the Sovereigns that Ov had orchestrated the Four Divine Beasts Sovereigns' deaths and manipulated the Sovereign war, so many gathered behind Uthred and hoped Linley would challenge him.
• Locke chose not to summon Death Overlord and the others from their soul-repairing work, and considered recording Linley's battle for their future cultivation.
• Locke assessed Linley's Fusion Innate Divine Ability and concluded that Ov's superior strength and three Supreme Artifacts would let him defeat or kill Linley.
• Locke spread his Soul Power across the Magic Universe, reached through a Spatial Rift, and retrieved a Wind Element Lord Godhead to increase Linley's strength.

Linley pursued Augusta through the Spatial Turbulence after discovering that Augusta and Destiny Overlord Ov had deceived him about freeing his mother. Bellute explained that Augusta’s past offense allowed Linley to kill him without violating the Lord God Pact, and Linley resumed the chase.

• Locke sent the Wind Lord Godhead into Spatial Turbulence, while Linley’s exposed killing intent prompted Augusta to flee toward the Heaven Realm and Ov to rush to protect him.
• Linley caught up by attacking Augusta with sword light and Soul Attacks, severely injuring him and slowing his flight as Ov raced to intercept them.
• Ov asked Linley to spare Augusta, but Linley accused Ov of enabling Augusta’s deception and reminded him that the betrayal had cost Linley much of the Four Divine Beasts’ essence blood.
• Augusta invoked the Lord God Pact and Lord Locke’s authority, causing Linley to hesitate briefly over the consequences of killing him.
• Bellute told Linley that Augusta’s past deception counted as provocation, so killing him would not violate the pact; Linley’s resolve strengthened.

Augusta used the Four Divine Beasts' Fusion Innate Divine Ability to escape Linley, while Destiny Overlord Ov intervened to protect him. Linley received a Wind Element Lord Godhead from Lord Locke and headed for the Heaven Realm, but Ov caught up and stopped Linley's attack.

• Augusta revealed four drops of Divine Beast Essence Blood and used Spatial Temporal Chaos to freeze Linley and flee.
• Linley's Wind Element Divine Clone had Mother Linna knocked unconscious and sealed her angelic heart, then caught a Wind Element Lord Godhead sent by Lord Locke and refined it.
• Linley gained another Lord God Clone and flew toward the Heaven Realm to resume the pursuit.
• Destiny Overlord Ov shattered Linley's sword-light and caught up with Augusta, allowing him to escape again.

Linley fought Destiny Overlord Ov, who took Augusta’s offensive Supreme Artifact and used it to press his advantage. Linley’s plan to lure Ov away while his wind-element Sovereign True Body approached Augusta was exposed, and both sides raced toward the same battlefield to protect or merge their forces.

• Uthred accepted that Ov could teach Augusta the Four Divine Beasts’ innate ability, while vowing to surpass and humiliate Ov later.
• Ov drove Linley back, offered to end the conflict if Augusta freed Linley’s mother, and then demanded Augusta’s offensive Supreme Artifact so he could kill Linley.
• Augusta handed Ov the Supreme God of Fate Sword, and Ov used it to strengthen his attacks as Linley retreated deeper into Spatial Turbulence.
• Linley’s aura appeared near Augusta, revealing that a second Linley had been left behind; Augusta fled toward Ov, fearing the clone might carry the Four Divine Beasts’ Essence Blood.
• Linley’s wind-element Sovereign True Body moved toward the battlefield, while Linley and Ov maneuvered to merge the clone or shield Augusta when it arrived.

Linley reunited with a concealed Wind Element Sovereign Clone while pursuing Augusta, revealing that he had become a Wind Element Sovereign. After the clone fused with his original body, Linley’s power surged, leaving the Sovereigns to grasp the scale of his new strength.

• Augusta called to Ov for help, and Linley and Ov exchanged a blow before both moved toward him.
• Augusta and Ov tried to draw Linley away, but Linley turned toward the hidden Sovereign Clone chasing Augusta instead of pressing his attack.
• Ov realized the pursuer was Linley’s newly created Wind Element Sovereign Clone, not one of his previously known clones.
• Linley fused the Wind Element Sovereign Clone into his original body, completing the fusion of four types of Sovereign’s Might.
• Linley’s fused power increased two hundredfold, and the Sovereigns understood why he had concealed the clone’s aura.

Linley completed the fusion of his Lord God Clones and confronted Destiny Overlord Ov, whose Supreme Artifacts made him difficult to kill. Ov suspected Locke had made him Linley’s whetstone, but resolved to defy the fate he believed Locke had imposed on him.

• Ov sensed Linley’s increased strength and realized Locke might have chosen him as Linley’s whetstone.
• Ov reflected on how the Undetermined Ones could change their fates and decided his own future might still be altered.
• Linley completed the fusion of his Lord God Clones, strengthening his body and Sovereign’s Might in an instant.
• Linley asked Ov whether he still intended to stop him, and Ov answered that reconciliation was no longer possible.
• Ov decided to fight against the fate he believed Locke had assigned him as Linley’s final villain.

Linley refused to reconcile with Destiny Overlord Ov after learning that Ov and Augusta were the same person, and Ov revealed that Augusta was his Brahma Race Divine Clone. Ov offered to free Linley’s mother, Linna, in exchange for Breler, but Linley rejected the deal.

• Linley told Ov that he still resented him and would kill Augusta, leaving no possibility of reconciliation.
• Ov absorbed Augusta into his body, shocking the Sovereigns and revealing that the two were the same person.
• Linley recognized Ov as a member of the Brahma Race and recalled Breler’s unusual Divine Clone and Ov’s earlier request for him.
• Ov explained that Augusta was the clone formed from his negative emotions and said Linley could free Linna only by making Ov relinquish the Angel Rebirth Pool or killing him.
• Ov offered to free Linna if Linley handed over Breler, but Linley firmly refused.

Linley refused Destiny Overlord Ov’s offer to trade Breler for his mother’s freedom, unwilling to risk Breler’s life despite the delay. Ov attacked the Water Element God Plane to seize Breler, and Linley pursued him in fury.

• Linley resolved to free his mother, Linna, by growing strong enough to defeat Augusta rather than trading Breler to Ov.
• Ov criticized Linley’s principles and warned that the strong could strip the weak of everything they possessed.
• Ov flew toward the Water Element God Plane, where Breler was stationed as a commander in Linley’s Azure Dragon Legion.
• The Sovereigns recognized Ov’s attempt to seize Linley’s Sovereign Envoy as proof that Ov and Augusta were the same person.
• Linley chased Ov and attacked him with streams of sword energy from the Life Supreme God Sword.

Destiny Overlord Ov forced his way into the Water Element God Plane while pursuing Breler, ignoring Linley’s attacks and Water Overlord Levia’s protest. Levia let Ov continue, and Linley followed him into the plane without being challenged.

• Linley’s sword energy failed to slow Ov, who used his material-defense Supreme Artifact to charge through the Spatial Turbulence and enter the Water Element God Plane.
• Water Overlord Levia confronted Ov for intruding, but he apologized without stopping and continued toward the Azure Dragon Legion.
• Levia stayed her hand because she believed Luo An and the others would eventually return from cultivation and could deal with Ov’s offense.
• Linley tore through the plane’s spatial boundary and pursued Ov, entering without a warning because he possessed a Water Sovereign clone.

Linley tried to rescue Breler after Destiny Overlord Ov seized him, but Breler insisted Ov had not harmed him. Linley let Breler remain with Ov for now and threatened to attack Ov’s followers if Breler disappeared from the Heaven Realm.

• Linley warned Breler to flee, but Ov captured him with a massive hand before he could escape.
• Linley pursued Ov to the Heaven Realm and demanded that he release Breler.
• Ov claimed he had captured Breler only to talk about their shared Brahma Race heritage, and Breler said he was unharmed.
• Linley realized Breler could not speak freely while beside Ov and allowed him to stay, warning that he would retaliate against Ov’s followers if Breler’s soul aura vanished from the Heaven Realm.

Linley struggled to advance his cultivation and traveled to the Underworld to seek Locke’s guidance. Locke summoned him to the Sovereign Palace and asked why he had come.

• Linley remained unable to progress toward Paragon in his other elemental laws or take the first step in understanding the Law of Space, so he decided to ask Lord Locke for guidance.
• Linley traveled from Hell through the Underworld to the Nether Mountain Range, where he waited to be summoned according to Locke’s rules.
• Locke sensed Linley’s arrival and opened a spatial door to bring him into the Sovereign Palace.
• Locke asked Linley why he had come to the Underworld instead of continuing his cultivation in Hell.

Linley asked Locke why he believed Linley could reach his realm and how to realize that potential. Locke said Linley’s cultivation path was wrong and identified his Four Elements Soul Mutation as the key to his potential.

• Linley asked Locke for guidance, explaining that only his Earth Law had reached Paragon and that he doubted he could master the other Laws or the Law of Space.
• Linley wondered whether Locke had ascended beyond the Supreme Gods after recalling how Locke had reversed time across the universe.
• Locke told Linley he had taken the wrong path, and Linley eagerly asked him to explain the correct direction.
• Locke said he was willing to guide beings with the potential to reach his realm but that they still had to cultivate and comprehend for themselves.
• Locke told Linley that his potential came mainly from being a Four Elements Soul Mutation.

Lord Locke explained to Linley that the four elemental laws could be fused to create Hong Meng Power, the energy needed to create a universe. He revealed that he had already opened a universe of his own and urged Linley to use his Four Elements Soul Mutation to pursue the same path.

• Linley admitted that he had failed to comprehend the Law of Space through the other elemental laws.
• Lord Locke explained how Sovereigns could create God Planes and gain a chance to advance toward Paragon.
• Lord Locke proposed that the universe itself might have been created by a higher existence, and Linley realized the possibility.
• Lord Locke revealed that his true body had entered Primordial Space and created a universe.
• Lord Locke told Linley to fuse one Profound Mystery from each elemental law so their Sovereign's Might could become Creative Force, also known as Hong Meng Power.