Chapter Summaries

Gu Huan, Hong, Gu Xi, and Thor left Hongshan for the Lianhua Continent after discussing their recent battle, but the mountain began shaking violently and drew its many factions out of hiding. A Bug Race World Lord proposed that they team up against the Monster Race Immortals, and Hong rejected her approach.

• Thor, Hong, Gu Xi, and Gu Huan divided the spoils from killing a Monster Race Marquis and discussed testing their strength against Kings.
• The four agreed to leave Hongshan and head deeper into the Lianhua Continent, with Hong leading them aboard his black F9-class spaceship.
• Thor noticed Hongshan shaking, and the four saw experts emerging from its caves as the mountain's inhabitants gathered to discuss the disturbance.
• The Bug Race World Lord asked Hong, Gu Huan, Gu Xi, and Thor to join forces against the Monster Race Immortals.
• Hong shattered the Bug Race World Lord's soul voice transmission and refused to ally with her.

As the four factions gathered around Hongshan for the emergence of a heavy treasure, Gu Ce captured a rare palace-type heavy treasure and soul-enslaved King Li Jin. Hongshan then shattered, revealing a top-tier heavy treasure as the assembled Kings prepared to compete for it.

• Dozens of Kings gathered around Hongshan, while Hong, Thor, and Gu Xi waited for its transformation to finish.
• Gu Ce chased Ghost Wind Marquis with the Crimson Light Boat and Ice Erosion Longbow until the Marquis sought help from King Li Jin.
• King Li Jin tried to seize Gu Ce’s palace-type heavy treasure, but Gu Ce wounded him with an arrow and enslaved him using the Misty Soul Canon.
• Gu Ce asked King Li Jin where the most Kings gathered, and Li Jin identified Lianhua Continent while noting that nearly a hundred Kings had assembled at Hongshan.
• Hongshan cracked and shattered, revealing a streak of colorful light that the Kings recognized as a top-tier heavy treasure.

Gu Ce arrived at Hongshan as the Seven-Colored Rainbow Light Sword emerged, then unleashed his power against the Kings fighting over it. His attack suppressed the entire battlefield.

• Hong, Gu Huan, Thor, and Gu Xi discussed the Human Race's inability to compete for the sword, and Thor suspected Gu Ce had obtained a clone after spotting someone who looked like him.
• Gu Ce confirmed he was still in Chaos City during a video call with Thor, while Thor concluded that the figure at Hongshan was Gu Ce's clone.
• Hongshan shattered, and the gathered Kings fought fiercely for the Seven-Colored Rainbow Light Sword as King Limits from rival factions headed to the battlefield.
• Blackwater King realized the Hong Alliance was outmatched, while Gu Ce arrived in the Crimson Light Boat and decided the sword suited him better than his Ice Erosion Longbow.
• Gu Ce enveloped the battlefield with his World Projection and Flame Melting Pool domain, ignited the Water-Space Sacred Flame, and expanded to Starflow's maximum size.

Gu Ce trapped and killed a group of alien Kings at Hongshan with his Starflow Sea Avatar, Star-Eating Grass, and Ice Arrow technique, then agreed to join the Hong Alliance. News of the new King Limit spread across the battlefield, and Blackwater King formally asked Gu Ce to confirm his membership.

• Gu Ce trapped more than a thousand Kings in his Starflow Sea and used the Thousand Vine Star-Eating Grass to restrain weaker enemies.
• Gu Ce formed fourteen crystalline ice arrows and severely injured several alien Peak Kings, while Blackwater King and the Human Faction Kings helped finish them off.
• Gu Ce and the Star-Eating Grass eliminated the remaining High Kings and Beginner Kings, and Gu Ce divided spoils with Blackwater King and the others.
• Gu Ce claimed the Seven-Colored Rainbow Light Sword, accepted Blackwater King’s invitation, and agreed to join the Hong Alliance.
• King Longdu heard of the new King Limit, while Blackwater King asked Gu Ce, now called King Xinghai, to confirm that he would join the alliance.

Gu Ce joined the Hong Alliance as King Xinghai and explored Hong Alliance City, where he sold the spoils from killing alien Kings for 780 billion Hunyuan Units. He left with enough wealth to nearly fund his Starflow Sea Avatar’s cultivation of the Ice Peak Nine Hells Body to the Fifth Hell.

• Gu Ce officially joined the Hong Alliance as a one-star member and received a star mark on his arm.
• Blackwater King explained the Hong Alliance’s strength classifications and urged Gu Ce to review information before entering Hong Alliance City.
• Gu Ce toured the outer city and learned that Ice Peak Master expected him to reach four-star status and reside in the inner city.
• Gu Ce passed on visiting Pu Ya Palace’s casino and went to Yu Bao Tang to sell the treasures he had taken from alien Kings.
• Yu Bao Tang’s supervisor valued Gu Ce’s spoils at 780 billion Hunyuan Units, which Gu Ce accepted.

Gu Ce advanced his cultivation and secret techniques while his companions resolved to train harder after witnessing his strength. King Fushou invited Gu Ce, under the identity King Xinghai, to explore Lianhua Ancient City, and Gu Ce agreed.

• Gu Ce returned to No. 007 Barracks, received 780 billion Hunyuan Units from Yu Bao Tang, and bought resources that let his Starflow Sea Avatar master the Fifth Hell of the Ice Peak Nine Hells Body.
• Hong, Thor, Gu Huan, and Gu Xi watched Gu Ce's battle from afar, then set off to train so Thor could develop Marquis-level combat power.
• Gu Ce fully comprehended the Law of Fire in Chaos City, named his evolving secret technique Hunyuan Sword Qi, and planned for it to contain ten moves.
• King Fushou invited King Xinghai to Lianhua Continent, explaining that Lianhua Ancient City would soon open and could offer entrants Heavy Treasures.
• Gu Ce agreed to join King Fushou in exploring Lianhua Ancient City.

Gu Ce and the Hong Alliance’s King Limits gathered on Lianhua Continent as King Golden Shadow explained the trials and treasures inside Lianhua Ancient City. At the lake entrance, Hong Alliance forces prepared to enter while alien forces arrived to challenge them.

• Gu Ce arrived at Lianhua Continent aboard the Crimson Light Boat and joined King Fushou, King Golden Shadow, and the other King Limits.
• King Golden Shadow explained Lianhua Ancient City’s nine levels, its trials, and how entrants could compete for Heavy Treasures.
• King Fushou and Gu Ce agreed to seek top-tier Heavy Treasures, while Gu Ce also considered finding armor for the Starflow Sea Avatar.
• Hundreds of Hong Alliance Peak Kings gathered at the lake entrance, where King Tianjiao said it would open fully in about a day and remain open for three days.
• King Thunderclap spotted the Monster Alliance’s Invincible King King Serpent Neck approaching with several King Limits, including King Longdu.

Gu Ce entered Lianhua Ancient City with seven other King Limits and quickly completed his first collection trial. Meanwhile, Hong parted ways with Gu Xi and Gu Huan on Sunset Island so they could train independently.

• King Serpent Neck confronted King Thunderclap and waited for the other Invincible Kings, while the gathered Peak Kings deterred the factions from fighting over the entrance.
• King Golden Shadow led eight King Limits into Lianhua Ancient City ahead of the other Peak Kings, who stayed behind as a deterrent.
• Gu Ce found the first space’s trial and collected three Dragon Jade Flowers using his mastery of the Origin Laws of Fire and Space.
• After completing the trial, Gu Ce left the space through one of four directions.
• On Sunset Island, Gu Xi and Gu Huan told Hong they wanted to train on their own, and Hong agreed to part ways with them.

Gu Ce obtained a Heavy Treasure on the third level of Lianhua Ancient City and advanced through increasingly dangerous trials. By the end, he had reached the seventh level and found that even its ordinary trials could threaten King Limits.

• Gu Ce defeated a Peak King plant life form on the third level and obtained the ordinary close-combat Heavy Treasure Spring Thunder Wooden Spear.
• Gu Ce passed through the fourth to sixth levels and reached the seventh level of Lianhua Ancient City.
• Outside the city, King Thunderclap told the Human Faction’s Peak Kings to enter first while he held off the foreign-race Kings; King Guxin, King Wind Nightmare, and King Liyin discussed the dangers and treasures of the final levels.
• Gu Ce easily defeated a King Limit-level guard in a Heavy Treasure trial and obtained the top-tier close-combat Heavy Treasure Heavenly Phoenix Divine Light Halberd.
• Gu Ce observed that the seventh level’s ordinary trials could threaten ordinary King Limits.

Gu Ce reached the 7th level of Lianhua Ancient City and chose to learn the peak Universe Master soul attack secret method Annihilation Soul. Elsewhere, King Fushou found a powerful Heavy Treasure armor set guarded by an Invincible King-level Golden Dragon.

• King Thunderclap tore open the entrance to Lianhua Ancient City, and King Wind Nightmare and the other Kings followed him inside.
• Gu Ce entered a bizarre, blood-filled space on the 7th level and found the inheritance of the fallen Universe Master Lord of White Bones.
• Gu Ce chose to study Annihilation Soul rather than Bone Erosion because the soul attack better suited his abilities and combat style.
• Gu Ce began learning Annihilation Soul's special soul-burning technique to reach its introductory level.
• King Fushou encountered a seven-piece Heavy Treasure armor set on the 8th level, but an Invincible King-level Golden Dragon guarded it.

Gu Ce mastered the entry level of Annihilation Soul and arrived at the eighth floor of Lianhua Ancient City, where four Invincible Kings were attacking the Golden Dragon guarding a Set Heavy Treasure. The fight was underway when Gu Ce entered the space.

• King Golden Shadow arrived on the eighth floor and joined King Fushou, who warned that the Golden Dragon might attack if more people approached.
• King Fushou and King Golden Shadow discussed waiting for King Thunderclap or other allies, since the Golden Dragon was too powerful for them to defeat alone.
• Gu Ce consulted Venerable Xingyu and mastered the entry level of Annihilation Soul after a little over two years of cultivation.
• King Thunderclap, King Wind Nightmare, King Guxin, and King Liyin agreed to attack the Golden Dragon together.
• The Golden Dragon attacked first, but the four Invincible Kings wounded it, with King Thunderclap's punch destroying more than five percent of its godly body.
• Gu Ce entered the eighth-floor trial space and saw the assembled King Limits and the four Invincible Kings fighting the Golden Dragon.

Gu Ce joined King Fushou and King Golden Shadow, then led an attack on the Monster Race Faction King Limits to prevent them from claiming the Set Heavy Treasure. He trapped four enemies and used Annihilation Soul to overwhelm King Longdu, leaving the battle underway as Longdu’s divine body suffered heavy damage.

• Gu Ce arrived and learned that several Invincible Kings were fighting the guardian of a top-grade armor-type Set Heavy Treasure.
• Gu Ce proposed attacking the Monster Race Faction King Limits, and King Fushou eagerly agreed.
• Thousand Vine Star-Eating Grass and Gu Ce trapped King Longdu and three other Monster Race Faction King Limits, while King Xiesha’s attack briefly stunned them.
• King Golden Shadow and King Fushou engaged two trapped enemies, and Gu Ce confronted King Longdu, who accused him of stealing a heavy treasure at Hongshan.
• Gu Ce burned his soul with Annihilation Soul and struck King Longdu with Light Sword Qi, then hit him with an arrow that damaged more than half of his divine body.

Gu Ce killed King Longdu and the other King Limits, then helped his allies eliminate the remaining enemy fighters. After the space was sealed for a final battle, he found a Heart of Evolution among King Xiesha’s spoils and told Rimuru they could soon become a true life-form.

• Gu Ce killed King Longdu and collected his dropped equipment before helping the Thousand Vine Star-Eating Grass defeat its opponent.
• The four Invincible Kings killed the Golden Dragon and agreed to seal the space so the four camps could decide the victor there.
• King Golden Shadow, King Fushou, and Gu Ce learned of the plan and laughed, since they had already defeated the Monster Race’s four King Limits.
• Gu Ce trapped the Zerg and Mechanical Race King Limits in his star sea and killed them one by one, including King Xiesha.
• Gu Ce found the Heart of Evolution among King Xiesha’s relics and told Rimuru it could soon become a true life-form.

Gu Ce and his allies defeated the Monster Race’s King Wind Nightmare after Gu Ce blocked his attack and used Annihilation Soul to suppress his power. King Liyin and King Guxin accepted that the Set Heavy Treasures would go to the Human Race, as Gu Ce’s emergence signaled a shift on the Sixth Battlefield.

• Gu Ce, King Fushou, and King Golden Shadow collected treasures from six King Limits and headed toward King Thunderclap.
• King Thunderclap and King Wind Nightmare fought to a draw, burning divine power as their wind and thunder attacks shook Lianhua Ancient City.
• King Wind Nightmare learned that the Monster Race’s four King Limits had been killed and attacked King Fushou, but Gu Ce blocked the blow.
• Gu Ce used Annihilation Soul to strip away the effect of King Wind Nightmare’s burning divine power while King Thunderclap struck him with a powerful thunder attack.
• King Thunderclap and Gu Ce chased King Wind Nightmare until he was beaten to the verge of slumber, and King Liyin and King Guxin yielded the Set Heavy Treasures to the Human Race.

Gu Ce obtained the Lotus Armor after King Wind Nightmare escaped, then was unexpectedly transported to Lianhua Ancient City's eighteenth floor. There, he agreed to undertake the Lianhua Clan's inheritance, risking death for a chance to become its new lord.

• King Wind Nightmare escaped by sacrificing a top-tier Soul-type Heavy Treasure, and King Thunderclap gave Gu Ce the Heavy Treasure set recovered from the trial.
• Gu Ce named the set Lotus Armor, put it on, and left the trial space, but his Starflow Sea Avatar was transported somewhere within Lianhua Ancient City.
• In Chaos City, Gu Ce found that he could not contact his avatar, but confirmed that it was still alive and suspected Lianhua Ancient City had disrupted their connection.
• A voice revealed that Gu Ce was on the ancient city's eighteenth floor and offered him the Lianhua Clan's inheritance, warning that failure would erase his soul.
• Gu Ce accepted the inheritance, and a Rhombus Crystal fused with him to begin the acknowledgment ceremony.

Gu Ce endured the Lianhua Ancient City inheritance’s escalating soul and body torment while using focused study of the Origin Laws to keep his mind pure. After three thousand years, he comprehended the Law of Metal, completed the five lower laws, and finished claiming the ancient city.

• Lianhua Ancient City’s inheritance inflicted alternating, unbearable pain on Gu Ce’s soul and Starflow Sea Avatar’s body.
• Gu Ce’s main body also suffered, so Chaos City Lord brought him to the City Lord’s Mansion and offered to notify his teacher in case they needed to retrieve the inheritance.
• Gu Ce focused on comprehending the Law of Wood, using his study to maintain a pure mind and withstand the pain.
• After three hundred years, Gu Ce comprehended the Law of Wood, then continued studying the Origin Laws of Earth.
• Gu Ce comprehended the Law of Earth after another three hundred years, while the crystal’s fusion with his soul intensified its tearing.
• Three thousand years after the inheritance began, Gu Ce comprehended the Law of Metal and completed the claiming of Lianhua Ancient City.

Gu Ce claimed Lianhua Ancient City and became its master, gaining access to its treasury and its remaining Supreme Treasures. He acquired several powerful weapons and the Ten Directions Lotus Sea, leaving him with two combatants capable of fighting at the Universe Venerable level.

• Gu Ce claimed Lianhua Ancient City, which expelled the remaining Kings and became his private property.
• Lian introduced herself as the city’s intelligence and explained its floors before taking Gu Ce to the treasury.
• Gu Ce claimed the High-tier Melee Supreme Treasure Five Evolution Savage Sword and collected the other remaining High-tier melee weapons.
• Lian revealed the High-tier Domain-type Supreme Treasure Ten Directions Lotus Sea, which Gu Ce claimed for his Starflow Sea Avatar.
• Gu Ce planned to give the Five Evolution Savage Sword to his true body, leaving him with two Universe Venerable-level combatants despite being a World Lord.

Gu Ce gathered treasures in Lianhua Ancient City and hurried to leave as enemies closed in on Gu Huan and Gu Xi. He arrived in time to protect them, but his identity as Gu Ce was exposed to the Monster Race.

• Gu Ce selected Supreme Treasures and prepared Heavy Treasures for his companions, then learned from Lian that he could teleport through Lianhua Ancient City's core.
• Gu Huan and Gu Xi fought off Silver Dragon King, but King Longdu recognized that they were human World Lords and attacked them.
• Gu Hong and Thor arrived to help, only for King Longdu to summon the Invincible Kings King Serpent Neck and King Water Lion.
• Gu Ce reached the valley, neutralized the Invincible Kings' pressure, and trapped them with Ten Directions Lotus Sea.
• Gu Xi called Gu Ce Dad, revealing to King Serpent Neck that King Xinghai was the human genius Gu Ce.

Gu Ce defeated the Monster Race kings at Lianhua Ancient City, killed King Serpent Neck, and enslaved King Water Lion before sending his companions away with Heavy Treasures. He returned to the ancient city's entrance, where Prison Nether Venerable had appeared.

• Gu Ce used his domain and Annihilation Soul to cripple King Serpent Neck and King Water Lion, then failed to enslave King Serpent Neck but succeeded with King Water Lion.
• Gu Ce killed King Serpent Neck and ordered King Water Lion to spy on the Monster Race and protect Gu Huan and the others.
• Gu Ce killed King Longdu and Silver Dragon King, then gave Gu Huan, Gu Xi, Thor, and Hong top-tier Heavy Treasures.
• Gu Ce sent the four companions away from the dangerous Sixth Battlefield with King Water Lion and returned to Lianhua Ancient City's entrance.
• Gu Ce found many King-level powerhouses gathered at the entrance, including Prison Nether Venerable.

Prison Nether Venerable arrived on Lianhua Continent and learned that Gu Ce had crippled the Demon Race’s forces and slain King Serpent Neck. He confronted Gu Ce, exposed his identity to the gathered Kings, and attacked, but King Thunderclap intervened as Gu Ce raised his domain.

• Prison Nether Venerable questioned King Wind Nightmare, who described the Demon Race’s losses and warned that Gu Ce was a human genius with a technique that could suppress enemies’ divine-power burning.
• Prison Nether Venerable vowed to kill Gu Ce and urged King Wind Nightmare to advance to Venerable, then headed for the entrance to Lianhua Ancient City; King Wind Nightmare followed.
• Prison Nether Venerable publicly revealed that King Xinghai was Gu Ce’s clone, startling King Thunderclap and drawing the gathered Kings’ attention.
• King Thunderclap stepped in front of Gu Ce, but Gu Ce told him to stand aside as Prison Nether Venerable attacked with blue flames.
• Gu Ce unfolded his star-sea true body and Ten Directions Lotus Sea domain, and King Thunderclap blocked Prison Nether Venerable’s strike with a thunder attack.