Chapter Summaries

Xu Yang accepted Bai Qi, God Emperor's invitation to join the Myriad Worlds Hall as a guest minister, gaining protection and resources suited to his Dao of Destruction. He and Profound Peak Overlord then entered the hall and headed for the True Understanding Lodge to study the Chaos Tribulation Annihilation Compendium.

• Bai Qi, God Emperor offered Xu Yang a place in the Myriad Worlds Hall, access to the Chaos Source Pool and the Chaos Tribulation Annihilation Compendium, and protection within the East Pole Domain.
• Xu Yang accepted the offer and pledged to cultivate the Dao of Destruction and serve the domain when needed.
• Bai Qi, God Emperor gave Xu Yang a Guest Minister Token and information about the hall's resources, then ordered Profound Peak Overlord to provide him with basic cultivation resources.
• Xu Yang asked Profound Peak Overlord to accompany him to the Myriad Worlds Hall, and Profound Peak agreed.
• Xu Yang and Profound Peak Overlord used their tokens to enter the hall and set off for the True Understanding Lodge.

Xu Yang comprehended the Chaos Tribulation Annihilation Compendium and deepened his understanding of destruction beyond matter and energy to laws, causality, and concepts. The Golden Feather Divine Bird resonated with his newly awakened Destruction Dao Rhythm and invited him to exchange insights, so Xu Yang headed to the Ten Thousand Spirits Garden to meet it.

• Profound Peak Overlord warned Xu Yang that the Myriad Tribulations Source Light could overwhelm his will, and Xu Yang began comprehending it at the Return to Ruins Inkstone.
• Xu Yang endured scenes of destruction and used them to advance his demon marks while realizing that destruction could sever causality and erase definitions.
• Xu Yang emerged with a sharply elevated Destruction Dao Rhythm, and Profound Peak Overlord checked that he was unharmed.
• The Golden Feather Divine Bird cried out from the Ten Thousand Spirits Garden, resonating with Xu Yang's Destruction Dao Rhythm and inviting him to exchange insights and test their paths.
• Profound Peak Overlord explained the bird's invitation and cautioned Xu Yang to respect the garden's rules, and Xu Yang set out to meet it atop the Enlightenment Phoenix Tree.

Xu Yang challenged the Golden Feather Divine Bird in the Ten Thousand Spirits Garden, testing his Destruction Dao against its mastery of spatial severance. He dismantled the bird’s Void Cage and storm domain with his River of Destruction, then absorbed some of its spatial power and gained a sharper understanding of how space and annihilation could be combined.

• Xu Yang entered the Ten Thousand Spirits Garden and opened the spar by attacking the Golden Feather Divine Bird with Ink Annihilation Abyss.
• The Golden Feather Divine Bird countered with Golden Void Rending Threads, and Xu Yang followed with the Chaos Tribulation Extinction Blade, which struck its feather shield but was repelled.
• The Golden Feather Divine Bird formed a spatial storm domain and trapped Xu Yang’s Destruction Clone in a Void Cage.
• Xu Yang transformed his clone into the River of Destruction and used it to corrode and devour the Void Cage and the storm domain.
• The River of Destruction returned to Xu Yang, who absorbed spatial severance power and left with more condensed Destruction Divine Power.

Xu Yang received the Golden Feather Divine Bird’s feather fragment and took control of Xuanhu City and its three garrison cities as Lord Gu You. He announced reforms and deadlines for new city laws, while Qi Yan worried about the upheaval and Dong Yue ordered his troops to tighten security.

• The Golden Feather Divine Bird acknowledged Xu Yang’s strength and gave him a feather fragment containing spatial-severing insights and a sealed mark from his River of Destruction.
• At Xuanhu City’s central headquarters, Qingteng Marquis announced that the state prefecture and its territory had been placed under Lord Gu You’s control, and the officials pledged allegiance.
• The transfer of the state prefecture seal activated Xuanhu City’s defensive system, drawing Qi Yan’s anxious attention and confirming to Dong Yue that Xu Yang held supreme authority.
• Dong Yue ordered Panshi Garrison City to unite, increase inspections, and double patrols.
• Xu Yang took up the state prefecture seal, declared rules for rewards, appointments, and punishment, and ordered officials to submit records within three days before he issued new city laws within seven days.

Xu Yang strengthened Xuanhu State’s administration while preparing to guide Cang Ya and Yu Ji and investigate the homelands of Qingshan and Ku Yanju. He accepted a River of Life mission to ambush Ten Directions Guest and seize a Primordial Fire Seed, then set out to join Redfire and Shadow Fang in Fengquan Province.

• Xu Yang recruited more than three hundred Eternal True Gods to fill non-core roles in the state prefecture, trusting his strength to keep potential spies in check.
• Xu Yang promised to receive Cang Ya and Yu Ji when they arrived on the Origin Continent and ordered an investigation into the major families of Hundred Sui Chaos State and Nine Nether Chaos Continent.
• Redfire offered Xu Yang a First-Class mission to kill Ten Directions Guest and seize a Primordial Fire Seed in Phoenix Spring Chaos State.
• After reviewing Ten Directions Guest’s strength and the mission’s risks and rewards, Xu Yang accepted the mission.
• Redfire told Xu Yang that he and Shadow Fang were waiting near Secluded Shadow Gorge and urged him to arrive quickly while Ten Directions Guest was wounded.

Xu Yang left Xuanhu City with Guji and joined Redfire and Shadow Fang at Secluded Shadow Gorge to attack the injured Ten Directions Guest. Their ambush began when Redfire and Xu Yang struck the defenses around the Ember Stream Vortex, drawing Ten Directions Guest’s alarm.

• Xu Yang entrusted the provincial estate’s affairs to three stewards and ordered Jiu Wuye to guard its defenses and manage Abyssal Ore shipments.
• Xu Yang took Guji through the void to Fengquan Province, where Guji tracked Redfire and Shadow Fang’s hidden stronghold near Secluded Shadow Gorge.
• Redfire and Shadow Fang explained that Ten Directions Guest was healing and refining the Primordial Fire Seed inside the dangerous Ember Stream Vortex, and they planned for Shadow Fang to strike while Xu Yang and Redfire drew his attention.
• Shadow Fang concealed himself and led Xu Yang and Redfire through the outer Space Blockade toward the core region.
• Redfire attacked the Sky Scorching Fire Domain while Xu Yang used Destruction: Silent Abyss to pierce its barrier, prompting Ten Directions Guest to roar in alarm.

Xu Yang, Red Fire, and Shadow Fang killed Ten Directions Guest and captured the Primordial Fire Seed, but Marquis Yan Qiong arrived in fury before they could escape. He attacked the three with Nine Suns Burn the Realm.

• Shadow Fang struck Ten Directions Guest from behind with Limitless Nirvana Thrust, severely wounding him as Xu Yang and Red Fire pressed their assault.
• Xu Yang and Red Fire joined their attacks to kill Ten Directions Guest, while Shadow Fang helped Red Fire seal the resisting Primordial Fire Seed inside the Ice Jade Gourd.
• Marquis Yan Qiong arrived after sensing Ten Directions Guest’s death and threatened Xu Yang, Red Fire, and Shadow Fang.
• Red Fire urged the others to fight, and Xu Yang and Shadow Fang prepared to face Marquis Yan Qiong.
• Marquis Yan Qiong launched Nine Suns Burn the Realm, sending nine blazing suns crashing toward the three.

Xu Yang, Red Fire, and Shadow Fang fought Marquis Yan Qiong and his Burning Heaven Purgatory Domain, then escaped through Xu Yang's Destruction Channel. They left Marquis Yan Qiong behind in the damaged domain, where he vowed to hunt them down.

• Red Fire and Xu Yang blocked the nine blazing suns while Shadow Fang evaded them, but Marquis Yan Qiong unleashed Burning Heaven Purgatory and trapped the three allies under its suppression.
• Marquis Yan Qiong summoned nine Flame Dragon Guards, who attacked Red Fire, while flame chains restrained Shadow Fang and Flame Giant Beasts assailed Xu Yang.
• Xu Yang asked Red Fire and Shadow Fang to buy him three breaths so he could open a teleportation passage.
• Red Fire activated Crimson Flame True Body and struck Marquis Yan Qiong, while Shadow Fang used Immeasurable Thousand Shadow Kill to disrupt the domain and its forces.
• Xu Yang opened a Destruction Channel, and he, Red Fire, and Shadow Fang escaped just before Marquis Yan Qiong's nine divine chains struck the passage entrance.
• Marquis Yan Qiong was left with a battered domain and swore to hunt down the fugitives and imprison their souls.

Xu Yang, Red Fire, and Shadow Fang escaped Marquis Yan Qiong after seizing the Primordial Fire Seed, then returned to the River of Life to claim their mission rewards. Spring Guardian Azure Saint praised their success and gave Xu Yang cultivation insights before the three celebrated together at Azure Grove Garden.

• Xu Yang, Red Fire, and Shadow Fang endured several teleportations to evade Marquis Yan Qiong and reach the River of Life safely with the Primordial Fire Seed.
• Spring Guardian Azure Saint awarded the trio twelve million Contribution Points and gave Red Fire and Shadow Fang Eternal Evergreen Marrow to heal their injuries.
• Spring Guardian Azure Saint recognized the unusual life intent within Xu Yang's destruction and gave him her Supplementary Insights.
• Red Fire invited Xu Yang and Shadow Fang to celebrate at Azure Grove Garden, where they toasted their successful mission and drank Eternal Green.

Xu Yang spent his four million Contribution Points on a new spear, a Karma Positioning Talisman, Dao Rhyme Fruits, and Chaos Source Crystals, then began cultivating in seclusion. The fruits gave him a breakthrough in understanding destruction and life, and he started constructing a new Destruction False Realm to strengthen his killing move.

• Xu Yang browsed the River of Life Treasury and exchanged all four million Contribution Points for a Chaos Annihilation Spear, a Karma Positioning Talisman, ten Spirit Source Dao Rhyme Fruits, and four Chaos Source Crystals.
• Xu Yang celebrated the purchases with Red Fire and Shadow Fang before the banquet dispersed half a month later.
• Xu Yang entered a public cultivation chamber in the River of Life World and consumed a Spirit Source Dao Rhyme Fruit to sharpen his comprehension.
• Xu Yang realized that life could emerge from destruction's nothingness and saw how the principle of Return to Ruins Nurturing Spirit could improve his Myriad Silences... The End.
• Xu Yang began building a miniature Destruction False Realm inside his Chaos Space, weaving destruction laws around an annihilating core.

Xu Yang completed a prototype Destruction False Realm and tested its immense annihilating power, then resumed refining it while comprehending Nirvana Genesis. In the Original Universe, his avatar reassured Meng Cha and guided Cang Ya toward a deeper sword-artistic conception.

• Xu Yang used eight Spirit Source Dao Rhyme Fruits to create the unstable Destruction False Realm and merged it with the Chaos Annihilation Spear.
• Xu Yang erased a Chaos Refined Gold target with the spear, recognized the move’s extreme power and cost, and consumed a ninth fruit to refine it further.
• Xu Yang’s Divine Power Avatar toured the Jade Pool Star Islet with Meng Cha and reassured her that his main body was safe and cultivating in seclusion.
• Xu Yang’s avatar watched Cang Ya practice and instructed him to temper his destructive sword intent with the artistic conception of restraint and withering end.

Xu Yang guided Yu Ji’s cultivation, preached the laws to the Monster Race, and continued his work with the Thunder Chamber of Commerce. The chapter ended with Eternal True God slaves mining Great Abyss Mine Gold under brutal conditions for Xu Yang’s order.

• Xu Yang showed Yu Ji how to balance transformation and condensation in the Secret Pattern School, then urged her to keep cultivating so she and Cang Ya could leave the Universe Sea together.
• Xu Yang preached the Ten Great Laws to the Monster Race, and many gathered experts gained insights or broke through.
• The Thunder Chamber of Commerce worked to fulfill Xu Yang’s Great Abyss Mine Gold order while he continued cultivating.
• Eternal True God mining slaves, including Qing Ya True Monarch, struggled to extract ore in the Great Abyss under the overseer’s cruel punishments.
• A slave died after being consumed by the Great Abyss’s toxins, and the others were forced to keep mining.

Lei Ze expanded mining operations to fulfill Xu Yang’s order while Jiu Wuye received the eleventh shipment of Great Abyss Mine Gold and reported its safe delivery. Xu Yang returned to Xuanhu City, collected eleven million tons of ore, and began using its Chaos Thunder to temper his bloodline and divine body.

• Lei Ze ordered the Thunderclap City Branch to increase mining and refine the ore for Xu Yang, hoping to secure a lasting connection with him.
• Jiu Wuye inspected and received the eleventh shipment from Li Feng, bringing the total to eleven million tons of Great Abyss Mine Gold.
• Xu Yang finished his seclusion in the River of Life, sent messages to Red Fire and Shadow Fang, and returned to Xuanhu City.
• Jiu Wuye presented Xu Yang with the shipment records and all eleven storage pouches, and Xu Yang praised his work.
• Xu Yang checked his bloodline progress, judged that buying enough Great Abyss Mine Gold would be prohibitively costly and conspicuous, and began seeking other abundant resources.
• Xu Yang opened the pouches and used his Devouring Talent to draw Chaos Thunder from the ore, tempering his bloodline and strengthening his divine body.

Xu Yang absorbed the Great Abyss Mine Gold, advancing his bloodline and transforming his Radiant Golden Body into a top-tier Chaos Realm divine body. After testing the greatly strengthened Destruction False Realm, he discovered that his bloodline craved Source Blood and had locked onto the Thunder Ancient Kingdom's capital, so he set aside the dangerous pursuit and resumed cultivating.

• Xu Yang absorbed the Great Abyss Mine Gold, raised his bloodline progress to 11,623 points, and advanced his Radiant Golden Body to the top-tier Chaos Realm.
• Xu Yang tested his improved Destruction False Realm, whose Withered End energy erased a sphere of space and threatened even Chaos Realm Peak beings.
• Xu Yang discovered that his activated bloodline craved Source Blood and that the system had locked its direction onto the capital of the Thunder Ancient Kingdom.
• Xu Yang considered the capital's danger, resolved to grow stronger before pursuing Source Blood, and sat down to cultivate again.

Dong Yue reported that Qingxiao’s family had been erased and the Ku Yanju Family was on the verge of destruction under a Blood Prison siege. Xu Yang ordered Dong Yue and twelve Xuanhu Guards to rescue the Ku Yanju Family, and they raced toward the Sunken Star Realm as its barrier neared collapse.

• Dong Yue reviewed projections showing the Qing Family’s remains swallowed by a bloody abyss and the Ku Yanju Family’s ancestral land under attack.
• Dong Yue sent both reports to Xu Yang through the Causal Communication Token.
• Xu Yang recalled his promises to Qingxiao and Ku Yanju, then ordered Dong Yue to protect the Ku Yanju Family and kill the invaders.
• Dong Yue led twelve peak Eternal True God Xuanhu Guards at full speed toward the Sunken Star Realm.
• The Blood Prison forces continued battering the nearly shattered barrier while the Ku Clan’s defenders ran out of strength.

Dong Yue and the Xuanhu Guard rescued the Ku Clan by destroying the Blood Prison army’s three Demon Lords, but Blood Prison Great Sage then arrived in a terrifying projection. Xu Yang’s incarnation awakened and rose from Dong Yue’s Spatial Treasure as the Great Sage threatened them.

• Dong Yue and twelve Xuanhu Guards formed the Xuan Sha Town Prison Array, stopped Crimson Bone Demon Lord’s attack, and turned the battle against the Blood Prison army.
• Dong Yue killed Crimson Bone Demon Lord, while the guards executed Soul Devouring Demon Lord and Curse Blood Demon Lord and hunted down the fleeing soldiers.
• The Ku Clan thanked the Xuanhu Guard, and Dong Yue explained that their lord had come to honor his old friendship with Senior Ku Yanju.
• Blood Prison Great Sage appeared as a projection of will, spreading a Sea of Blood phantom and overwhelming the battlefield with his Chaos Master pressure.
• Xu Yang’s incarnation awakened inside Dong Yue’s Spatial Treasure and rose into the air after calmly calling Blood Prison Great Sage too noisy.

Xu Yang’s incarnation, calling himself Gu You, confronted the Blood Prison Great Sage’s will projection above the Sunken Star Realm and countered its powerful attacks with destructive arts and a peak Chaos Realm divine body. As the Great Sage began a mutual-destruction attack, Xu Yang summoned the Black Emperor Claw and unleashed Return to Ruins.

• Xu Yang’s incarnation appeared above the Sunken Star Realm and clashed wills with the Blood Prison Great Sage’s projection.
• Xu Yang’s Destruction False Realm annihilated the Great Sage’s blood-sea assault and tore a channel through it.
• Xu Yang shattered the Blood Prison Demon Coffin with a single punch from his peak Chaos Realm divine body.
• Xu Yang purified the Grudge Soul Chains and freed the vengeful souls, enraging the Blood Prison Great Sage.
• The Blood Prison Great Sage began compressing its demonic face into an Origin Point for a final destructive attack, and Xu Yang summoned the Black Emperor Claw to unleash Return to Ruins.

Xu Yang's incarnation destroyed the Blood Prison Great Sage's projection and offered the Ku Clan refuge in his territory. Seeking information about Gu You, the Blood Prison Great Sage learned that Gu You was a newly promoted Chaos Master and an official member of the River of Life.

• Xu Yang's incarnation split the Blood Prison Great Sage's Origin Point and demon face with the False Realm Blade, destroying his will projection.
• The Ku Clan accepted Xu Yang's offer to relocate, and he ordered Dong Yue to escort them to Xuanhu City.
• The Blood Prison Great Sage suffered backlash in his main body and went to the Yanfeng Guild Hall in Qingfeng City to investigate Gu You.
• Guest Elder Yan Jin revealed that Gu You was a newly promoted Chaos Master and an official member of the River of Life, leaving the Blood Prison Great Sage wary.

Blood Prison Great Sage learned that Gu You was a River of Life member wanted by the Yanfeng Ancient Kingdom, abandoned direct revenge, and plotted to disrupt his dealings in Thunderclap City. As rumors pressured Lei Ze and delayed Gu You’s mineral deliveries, the Thunder Ancient Kingdom announced a contest for the Heart of Thunder Source, drawing the attention of powerful figures across the Origin Continent.

• Guest Elder Yan Jin revealed Gu You’s role in killing Ten Directions Guest and showed Blood Prison Great Sage the 28-billion-Universe-Sand bounty, but Blood Prison Great Sage feared the River of Life and paid for Gu You’s dossier.
• After reading the dossier, Blood Prison Great Sage left without seeking direct revenge and sent an incarnation toward Thunderclap City to cause trouble for Gu You.
• Blood Prison Great Sage’s incarnation spread false rumors that Gu You exploited the Thunder Chamber of Commerce and mistreated Lei Ze, prompting Lei Ze to investigate and suspend some mineral deliveries to Gu You.
• The Thunder Ancient Kingdom announced that its Nine Heavens Thunder Prison would hold a battle for the Heart of Thunder Source in one hundred eras, with participation limited to imperial-clan members and Chaos guest elders.

The Heart of Thunder Source drew powerful, desperate Chaos Masters toward the Thunder Ancient Kingdom, whose Emperor Lord Tianguang planned to use the trials to recruit battlefield fighters and test six royal princes. After Xu Yang learned that the source matched the system’s Primordial Chaos Bloodline guidance, he resolved to pursue it but faced the problem of how to enter the contest.

• Star Remnant Elder, Empress Xuanyin, and Odd Fortune Palace Master each set out for the Thunder Ancient Kingdom, seeking a breakthrough through the Heart of Thunder Source.
• Emperor Lord Tianguang and Thunder Nightmare prepared the Thunder Punishment Abyss trials, intending to pit outside Chaos Masters against one another and recruit survivors for the war with the Yanfeng Ancient Kingdom.
• Emperor Lord Tianguang ordered the six princes to treat the Heart of Thunder Source as both an opportunity and a test of their worth.
• Xu Yang received news of the Heart of Thunder Source from his Bai Yu Clone and discovered that it matched the system’s guidance toward the Primordial Chaos Bloodline.
• Xu Yang abandoned his secluded comprehension and decided to fight for the Heart of Thunder Source, then wondered how he could participate.