Chapter Summaries

Kaisha, Jiang Zhen, Hexi, Little Kun, and Little Peng discovered that the Monster Ghosts left behind crystals Hexi could use to make items imbued with their abilities. After learning the creatures were bound by a rule that kept them out of houses, the group decided to clear the Second Layer that night, then quickly destroyed its Monsters and defeated the Monster King and Ghost King.

• Kaisha killed the Monster Ghosts outside the ruined house with her Holy Sword, and Little Kun defeated another Monster that tried to drag him away.
• Little Kun and Little Peng collected the Monsters' crystals, and Jiang Zhen explained that the crystals held weak Law-tainted powers that could grant abilities if consumed.
• Hexi used a crystal core to transform a ring into a spider-shaped item that could produce spider silk, and Jiang Zhen suggested giving such items to ordinary people.
• Kaisha asked why the Monsters could not enter houses, and Hexi explained that a Prohibition inside them prevented entry unless they were invited in.
• Jiang Zhen proposed clearing the Second Layer that night so they could reach the Third Layer, and Hexi eagerly agreed.
• Jiang Zhen, Kaisha, Hexi, Little Kun, and Little Peng rapidly wiped out the level's Monsters, while Kaisha reduced the Monster King and Ghost King to ashes.

Jiang Zhen, Kaisha, and Hexi crossed a level of mindless monsters and stopped in an ocean world so the two little ones could play. While resting on a ship, Jiang Zhen explained his nine-level realm classification and left Kaisha and Hexi wondering whether their universe held a Level Seven being.

• Jiang Zhen and Kaisha dismissed the third level’s mindless monsters, and Hexi agreed that the group should move on.
• The group entered an ocean world, where Jiang Zhen let the two little ones transform into Kun Fish and play while he and the women rested on a ship.
• Kaisha asked Jiang Zhen about his realm, and he explained that their Third Generation Super Soldiers were generally only Level Two existences.
• Jiang Zhen described Levels Three through Seven, placing himself at Level Six and saying Level Seven beings could return if they were remembered after death.
• Kaisha and Hexi asked whether their world had a Level Seven being, and Jiang Zhen said it was possible because they had never traveled beyond the Known Universe.

Jiang Zhen and his companions rescued a group of young Trial Takers on an island, but their battle was interrupted when Hong Hong of Tushan called for help. She revealed that Outside the Circle had erupted and Tushan was close to being overwhelmed.

• Little Kun and Little Peng found a Hero Squad fighting Monsters, so Jiang Zhen and his companions sailed to help them.
• Jiang Zhen shielded the Trial Takers, Kaisha healed them, and Hexi gave the boys a Great Halberd and a longsword for Little Kun and Little Peng to wield.
• Little Kun and Little Peng unleashed their Bloodline Legacy and rapidly slaughtered the Monsters, stunning the Hero Squad.
• Hong Hong of Tushan contacted Jiang Zhen through the Starry Sky Chat Group and said Outside the Circle had erupted and they could not hold it back.
• Jiang Zhen questioned how Tushan could be in danger given Hong Hong and Monkey's growing strength.

Hong Hong of Tushan sought Jiang Zhen’s help against the Outsider Creatures, while he finished his mission and left Kaisha and Hexi to clear their current realm. As the battle Outside the Circle worsened, reinforcements began arriving with powerful attacks against the Avatar Beasts.

• Hong Hong of Tushan told Jiang Zhen that the Outsider Creatures had driven the defenders back and that a Level Five threat stood alongside a likely Level Six existence; Jiang Zhen promised to come after finishing his mission.
• Jiang Zhen left Kaisha and Hexi in charge of the realm, warning them that the enemies he faced could exploit weaknesses in their minds.
• Kaisha and Hexi swept away the Monsters in their realm, took the two little ones to the next level, and began rapidly leveling up.
• Outside the Circle, Hong Hong of Tushan and the defenders faced an overwhelming horde of Outsider Creatures and Avatar Beasts while waiting for reinforcements.
• Wang Quanbaye and the clan heads fought the Avatar Beasts as Rong Rong of Tushan warned that the creatures would keep multiplying.
• A swordsman’s Bright Moon Sinks into the West Sea and Two Sleeves Green Snake attacks, followed by a massive Kun Peng that swallowed many Avatar Beasts.

The Chat Group arrived to help Hong Hong of Tushan repel the Outsider Creatures, but Monkey warned that several Level Four enemies still had to be contained. As the battle resumed, he discovered that the Three Corpses could recover unless all three were destroyed together.

• Daegu, Tiga, Uncle Jiu, and other Chat Group members arrived and wiped out many Outsider Creatures with their attacks.
• Hong Hong of Tushan thanked the newcomers, then explained that the creatures had emerged from a rift and overwhelmed her side.
• Monkey identified the Three Corpses, Jin Chenxi, and two other Level Four enemies, and assigned allies to hold them back.
• Tiga agreed to fight the Winged Tiger, while Li Lianhua and the Old Sword God agreed to face the Humanoid Outsider; Natsu and the others charged into battle.
• Monkey smashed two of the Three Corpses, but both recovered, and one taunted him that he could not kill them.

Monkey, the Three Sisters of Tushan, Liu'er, the White-Clad Middle-Aged Man, Tiga, Li Lianhua, and Sword God Li battled Outsider Creatures across the battlefield. The chapter ended as Li Lianhua and Sword God Li combined their sword techniques into a vast heavenly phenomenon that descended upon the Humanoid Outsider.

• Monkey transformed, crushed three Outsider Creatures with his Sea-Calming Divine Needle, and smashed the other Outsider Creatures, while three faint phantoms began to recover under a dangerous aura.
• The Three Sisters of Tushan fought the enormous Nine-Tailed Black Fox, freezing her limbs, attacking her tails, and battling to a standstill as her wounds regenerated.
• Liu'er and the White-Clad Middle-Aged Man battered Monster until he was severely wounded, while a giant and a giant beast fought nearby.
• Monster unleashed a dispiriting trick, but Tiga spread golden light that restored hope, cut off Monster's wings, and attacked him.
• Li Lianhua and Sword God Li fought a two-sword Humanoid Outsider, then combined their signature techniques into a vast ocean, bright moon, and immortal gate that bore down upon him.

Jiang Zhen explained that the Outsider Creatures were the Three Corpses and Nine Worms, being repeatedly revived so a Level Five existence could use an entire world to advance. When the gigantic bald man appeared, Jiang Zhen killed him with a single finger, leaving everyone stunned.

• Jiang Zhen arrived and explained that the creatures' souls were dangerous because they were connected to the Three Corpses and Nine Worms.
• Uncle Jiu described the Taoist teachings about the Three Corpses and Nine Worms, and Jiang Zhen used Journey to the West and Tu Junfang to help Zhang Chulan understand the connection.
• Zhang Chulan and Third Boss realized the twelve Level Four beings they had encountered represented the Three Corpses and Nine Worms, which were reviving so they could be killed again.
• Jiang Zhen revealed that a Level Five existence was using an entire world to advance and that it had caused Third Boss's Nirvana.
• A gigantic bald man appeared, and Jiang Zhen shattered his Buddhist staff and killed him with a finger through his glabella, primordial spirit, and True Spirit.
• Little Stone cried out, "No, no!!!" as the others reacted to Jiang Zhen's feat.

Jiang Zhen led everyone through the rift into a world rich in Spiritual Qi and explained that some Outsider Creatures had been created from their world's thoughts and emotions. He suspected the Great Tree of Affection and the Great Monk had been sent by a powerful figure in this world, who appeared with a host of Level Five beings and threatened him.

• Little Stone reasoned that Jiang Zhen could kill an ordinary Golden Immortal with one finger if they fought at the same cultivation level, and Jiang Zhen praised his insight.
• Jiang Zhen asked who would cross the rift with him, and everyone agreed to go together.
• Jiang Zhen sealed the rift after they arrived in the other world, then explained that some Outsider Creatures originated from their own world while others did not.
• Jiang Zhen questioned the Three Sisters of Tushan about the Great Tree of Affection and suggested that it came from this world, possibly through a Tushan Fox Clan or Empress Nuwa.
• A powerful man appeared and asked why Jiang Zhen had come; Jiang Zhen accused him of sending the Great Tree of Affection and the Great Monk to their world.
• The man summoned humans, gods, demons, and devils with Level Five auras, but Jiang Zhen dispelled the pressure and challenged him before the man threatened to kill him.

Jiang Zhen defeated the false Heavenly Emperor, learned how the Fox Clan had been betrayed, and left the aftermath to Third Boss. He returned to the Hero’s world, where Kaisha and Hexi had dismantled the Devil King and Hero for research.

• Jiang Zhen struck the Heavenly Emperor down with one palm and dismissed him as a weak pretender who had borrowed the world’s power.
• Bai Qingqing told Jiang Zhen that a traitorous Fox Clan Maiden had helped the Heavenly Emperor destroy the Tushan Lineage, triggering wars that devastated the Dragon Clan and other races.
• Jiang Zhen turned the Heavenly Emperor into a pill and swallowed him, then gave Third Boss an Arrow Shadow and left the group to decide what to do next.
• Jiang Zhen returned to the Hero’s world and found the Labyrinth wrecked, with Kaisha and Hexi using the Devil King and Hero as research subjects.
• Hexi revealed that the glowing orb above the Devil King and Hero was its Divine Soul, which she was using as a light while conducting her research.

Jiang Zhen helped the Gods reshape their world while Kaisha and Hexi studied the Laws, then received a powerful blood sample as a gift. Before returning, Kaisha and Hexi took Slimes and other cute creatures with them.

• Jiang Zhen killed Hexi and merged the Law Force in her body into the world, then brought Kaisha, Hexi, and the two Little Kun Pengs to the God Realm.
• The Gods shattered the Labyrinth into Realm fragments and reshaped the Realms while Kaisha and Hexi studied how Law Force worked.
• Jiang Zhen explained that the power of the Void was a simple application of Law Force, and he and the others continued comprehending it until the world was restored.
• The Gods gave Kaisha and Hexi an enhanced Angel Rebirth Pool that could revive Angels and create new ones.
• The God King gave Jiang Zhen a stone containing the blood of a powerful being, and Jiang Zhen accepted it with gratitude.
• Kaisha and Hexi gathered Slimes and other creatures to take back, and Jiang Zhen agreed before they departed.

Jiang Zhen warned Kaisha and Hexi that Hua Ye’s gathered Sky Scum Legion was preparing to attack Merlot Heavenly Court, and that Carl had made Hua Ye and his allies far stronger. He gave Hexi and Kaisha phantoms of his Creation Tome and Sun-Shooting Bow and Arrows to help them counter future threats, leaving them to decide how to use their limited powers.

• Jiang Zhen told Kaisha and Hexi that Hua Ye, Sumari, and Ruoning had received powerful upgrades from Carl and that the Sky Scum Legion was heading toward the Angel Nebula.
• Kaisha and Hexi said they were not worried about Hua Ye but feared Carl’s research into Law Force and asked Jiang Zhen for a way to defend against her.
• Jiang Zhen placed a phantom of the Creation Tome on Hexi and gave Kaisha marks representing the Sun-Shooting Divine Bow and ten arrows, explaining their powers and limited uses.
• Kaisha asked why Jiang Zhen was helping them, and he said he found them pleasing and wanted the Angels to test the forces operating behind the scenes.

Jiang Zhen welcomed Xiao Huo, a transmigrator from a Dou Qi world, into the Starry Sky Chat Group and introduced him to its members. Xiao Huo recognized several famous figures, and Jiang Zhen invited him to explain his current situation so the group could help.

• Kaisha told Jiang Zhen that she and Hexi had accepted the vanguard role to grow stronger, then teased him about courting Hexi.
• Jiang Zhen returned to his courtyard and entered the Chat Group, where he met the confused newcomer Xiao Huo.
• Xiao Huo explained that he had transmigrated into a world where Dou Qi ran rampant, and Jiang Zhen recognized him as Ring Old Man.
• Jiang Zhen summoned the group members, and Xiao Huo recognized Uncle Jiu, Madara Uchiha, and Tiga.
• Jiang Zhen introduced the members’ abilities and asked Xiao Huo to describe his situation so they could help.

In the Starry Sky Chat Group, Jiang Zhen and the others read Xiao Huo’s story and defended his response to Naran and the Cloud Mist Sect. When Xiao Huo realized Naran was due to arrive that day, Jiang Zhen reminded him he had allies in the group and offered to send one to help.

• Jiang Zhen showed Xiao Huo’s story to the group, and everyone praised his rise to Dou Emperor and Ascension.
• Long Kui questioned whether Xiao Huo had gone too far against Naran and the Cloud Mist Sect, but Jiang Zhen and the others argued that they had provoked him and he had shown restraint.
• Xiao Huo explained that Naran had publicly humiliated his father instead of settling the broken engagement privately, so he could not accept the insult.
• Jiang Zhen asked whether the person coming to break off the engagement had arrived, and Xiao Huo realized Naran was expected that day and wanted to warn his father.
• Jiang Zhen told Xiao Huo that the Chat Group could help and offered to send one of its members to his world.

Xiao Huo asked Jiang Zhen to rescue his ancestor, Xiao Chen, from the Pure Lotus Demon Flame’s space and help protect the Xiao Family. Jiang Zhen arrived in the Demonic Flame Space to retrieve him while Xiao Huo began speaking with Old Man Yao about becoming his master.

• Xiao Huo asked the Chat Group for help rescuing Xiao Chen so a Dou Saint could protect the Xiao Family.
• Jiang Zhen agreed to go, explaining that he would also provide Xiao Chen with a pill to restore his foundation and strengthen him.
• Jiang Zhen traveled to Xiao Huo’s world and told him to find a master before bringing Xiao Chen back.
• Jiang Zhen summoned Old Man Yao from Xiao Huo’s ring, then left to retrieve Xiao Chen.
• Old Man Yao offered to help Xiao Huo recover and teach him alchemy, and Xiao Huo agreed to talk with him.
• Jiang Zhen arrived inside the Demonic Flame Space.

Jiang Zhen freed Xiao Chen from the Demonic Flame’s control, revealed the Xiao Clan’s history, and gave him a pill to rapidly increase his strength. Xiao Chen reached the Nine Star Late Stage and was left with the possibility of pursuing the Emperor Realm.

• In the Xiao Family’s back mountains, Xiao Huo told Elder Yao that his powerful friend had come to help save someone and warned Yao to identify himself as his master.
• Jiang Zhen removed the Demonic Flame from Xiao Chen and transferred memories that revealed the Xiao Clan’s decline and Xiao Huo’s potential to break the deadlock.
• Jiang Zhen gave Xiao Chen a pill, and Xiao Chen began cultivating to gain the strength to protect the Xiao Clan.
• Jiang Zhen used temporal energy to give Xiao Chen thirty-six days of cultivation during one hour outside.
• Xiao Chen reached the Nine Star Late Stage, and Jiang Zhen told him he had a chance to reach the Emperor Realm.

Jiang Zhen brought Xiao Chen back to support Xiao Huo and revealed that the Xiao Family was the last surviving branch of the Xiao Clan. Xiao Chen arrived at the Xiao Family’s reception hall during Xiao Huo’s confrontation with a powerful sect, and Xiao Huo’s bloodline began to stir.

• Jiang Zhen explained that the Xiao Family was the last surviving Xiao Clan bloodline and told Xiao Chen that Gu Yuan’s daughter had fallen for Xiao Huo.
• Jiang Zhen opened a space passage, and Xiao Chen followed him back carrying the Blood Axe while Demonic Flame watched them leave.
• At the Xiao Family reception hall, Xiao Huo challenged the opposing sect, and Xiao Chen’s laughter injured the Peak Dou Ling elder.
• Xiao Chen entered the hall as Xiao Huo felt power surge within him, while Jiang Zhen said he had rescued someone and raised that person’s strength by four stars.
• Xiao Huo introduced his father to Xiao Chen, who praised Xiao Huo’s potential if his bloodline awakened.

Xiao Chen revealed himself as the Xiao Clan’s ancestor, restored the clan’s standing, and upheld Xiao Huo’s three-year agreement with Naran. As news of his return spread, Jiang Zhen warned Xiao Huo that the major factions and the Soul Clan could pose a danger to the Xiao Family.

• Xiao Chen condemned the Xiao Family elders for abandoning their clansmen, then identified himself as Blood Axe Xiao Chen and revealed his powerful bloodline.
• Xiao Chen explained that his cousin had absorbed the Xiao Family’s bloodlines in a failed attempt to become a Dou Emperor, and the clan members greeted Xiao Chen as their ancestor.
• Xiao Chen allowed Naran to leave and confirmed that Xiao Huo would fight her in three years, then told the Maiden that her father could come collect the Xiao Family’s jade token himself.
• News of Xiao Chen’s return spread across the continent, and he remained with the Xiao Family while waiting for the other Eight Ancient Clans.
• Jiang Zhen warned Xiao Huo that the major factions and the Soul Clan might target the Xiao Family, and that its future depended on Xiao Chen holding them off.

Xiao Huo sought help from the Starry Sky Chat Group after learning that powerful clans were heading toward the Xiao Family and Ancestor Xiao Chen could be overwhelmed. The group agreed to come to his world, and Xiao Huo left gifts for them before returning.

• Gu Yuan and members of the Soul Clan learned that Xiao Chen had returned, while other major clans began heading toward the Xiao Family's border.
• Jiang Zhen told Xiao Huo that the Chat Group's greatest strength was gathering allies, since Jiang Zhen's full power could destroy Xiao Huo's world.
• Xiao Huo asked Xiao Chen for gifts to offer in exchange for the Chat Group's help, and Xiao Chen gave him Arts and spoils from past battles.
• Xiao Huo explained the danger to the Chat Group, and Zhang Chulan warned that the Xiao Family's connection to the path to Dou Di could tempt others to attack.
• The group agreed to help Xiao Huo and told him to approve them when they arrived; Xiao Huo placed suitable gifts at their seats and returned.

Xiao Huo explained why he wanted to follow a different cultivation path rather than inherit the Xiao Clan’s core Art, and Old Man Yao offered him a choice between two Arts once he became a Dou Zhe. Their discussion of Jiang Zhen’s power led Old Man Yao to consider whether beings and Dou Emperors could come from beyond their world.

• Xiao Huo told Xiao Chen that powerful allies were willing to help, easing Xiao Chen’s concerns about the situation.
• Xiao Huo asked Old Man Yao what Cultivation Technique he would receive after becoming a Dou Zhe, and Old Man Yao questioned whether he still wanted to be his teacher now that Xiao Chen had returned.
• Xiao Huo said he would not cultivate the Xiao Family’s core Art because he believed the Dou Emperor Bloodline might limit the Eight Ancient Clans, and he wanted to pursue Another Path.
• Old Man Yao praised Xiao Huo’s ambition and said he could choose between two suitable Arts after becoming a Dou Zhe.
• Old Man Yao asked about Jiang Zhen’s strength, and Xiao Huo said Jiang Zhen was no ordinary Dou Saint and might surpass their Dou Emperors.
• Xiao Huo suggested that powerful beings could come from beyond their world, leaving Old Man Yao stunned by the possibility.

Xiao Huo welcomed Natsu, Madara, Esdeath, and Zhang Chulan as they arrived in his world, and they gave him flames, a spatial Imperial Armament, and a secret art. The chapter ended with Zhang Chulan presenting Xiao Huo with the Huode Sect Secret Art.

• Xiao Huo sent Old Man Yao back, then summoned Natsu, who arrived and eagerly began eating the prepared food.
• Madara arrived and gave Xiao Huo a flame seed containing black, undying flames.
• Natsu gave Xiao Huo a sealed flame from the Fire Dragon King, and Xiao Huo promised to share Strange Fire sub-flames with him in the future.
• Esdeath arrived and gave Xiao Huo the spatial Imperial Armament Shangri-La, which could mark locations and teleport people and supplies.
• Zhang Chulan arrived and handed Xiao Huo a book titled Huode Sect Secret Art.