Chapter Summaries

Fang Chen prepared to refine Meteor Tear and planned to use the Time Bell to accelerate time in the Sea of Laws. Before he left, the Chaos Heart-Devouring Worm emerged from seclusion, revealing that his combat power had reached the early stage of Fifth-Turn Immortal Emperor.

• Fang Chen chose to refine Meteor Tear before the Floating Immortal Beads and reviewed the materials Great Emperor Huo Li had gathered.
• Fang Chen declined to use a Time Secret Realm, explaining that Heavenly Punishment would destroy it, and planned to use the Time Bell in the Sea of Laws instead.
• Fang Chen learned that the Chaos Heart-Devouring Worm had emerged from seclusion and invited him to come along.
• The Chaos Heart-Devouring Worm arrived at the Abyss-Suppressing Hall and said that his combat power had reached the early stage of Fifth-Turn Immortal Emperor.

Fang Chen welcomed Chi You’s growing strength, taught him the upgraded Floating Immortal Battle Array, and brought his companions into the Sea of Laws to find a folded space for refining Meteor Tears. Little Crane located a region with a thousandfold faster time flow, and they headed there.

• Fang Chen and the myna bird assessed Chi You’s awakened Chaos Bloodline and discussed his potential strength.
• Fang Chen passed the upgraded Floating Immortal Battle Array to Chi You, who was amazed by its power.
• Fang Chen, the myna bird, and Chi You traveled to the Sea of Laws and woke Little Crane.
• Fang Chen asked Little Crane to find a folded space with accelerated time so he could refine Meteor Tears.
• Little Crane found a region northeast with a time flow roughly a thousand times faster and flew toward it with the group.

Fang Chen and his Mysterious Silhouette began building a Spacetime Formation around the Time Bell in a region of unstable time. Meanwhile, Little Crane took control of the Floating Immortal Battle Array and demonstrated its immense power over the Sea of Laws.

• Little Crane brought Fang Chen and the myna bird to the Spacetime Folds, where Fang Chen chose the stable Core Region for his array.
• Fang Chen activated the Time Bell and raised it above the site, then began inscribing Formation Runes with his Innate Eight Trigrams Array Diagram Manifestation.
• The Mysterious Silhouette kicked Fang Chen aside and took over, weaving Dao Patterns into a sturdier Spacetime Formation centered on the Time Bell.
• The myna bird, Little Crane, and the Chaos Heart-Devouring Worm practiced the Floating Immortal Battle Array, transforming into a giant bird, a worm, and finally a Paper Crane.
• Little Crane took command of the Paper Crane, which shattered space as it flew through the Void and the Sea of Laws, while Fang Chen watched the array take shape.

Fang Chen explored the expanding Bamboo Grove, gathered bamboo shoots, and continued refining materials while his Manifestations feasted. In the Star Core Graveyard, the World Will awakened Bloodslaughter Demon Emperor and other Devil Race powerhouses, then showed them visions of Fang Chen’s strength and achievements.

• Fang Chen activated the Time Acceleration Formation, sent materials into the Heaven Refining Furnace, and released his Manifestations to eat Hot Pot.
• Fang Chen entered the Bamboo Grove, found it had expanded, and saw powerful formations and restrictions barring him from flying above it.
• Fang Chen dug up Bamboo Shoots, returned to the Sea of Laws, and joined the feast as the Heaven Refining Furnace began refining the materials.
• The World Will awakened Bloodslaughter Demon Emperor and dozens of other Devil Race powerhouses in the Star Core Graveyard.
• The World Will showed them visions of Fang Chen demonstrating a Battle Array, reaching the peak of the Sixth-Turn Immortal Emperor realm, and refining Pills through Heavenly Tribulations.

The World Will warned the Devil Race that Fang Chen was a growing threat, so Bloodslaughter Demon Emperor led a hunt for him in the Sea of Laws. Meanwhile, the Bronze Coffin holding Kong Xian began to stir, leaving the Demon Race Sacred Ground shaken as its guardians wondered whether he was awakening.

• The World Will revealed Fang Chen’s strength and vulnerability while he crafted an artifact alone in the Sea of Laws.
• Lizard Mountain Demon Emperor and Colorful-Wing Demon Emperor urged Fang Chen’s swift elimination, while Savage Bull Demon Emperor questioned the danger he posed.
• Bloodslaughter Demon Emperor ordered Lizard Mountain, Colorful-Wing, and Savage Bull to hunt Fang Chen and told the others to guard the Lair.
• The Bronze Coffin in the Demon Race Sacred Ground erupted with power, illuminating its runes and shaking the Sacred Ground.
• Black Dragon Ancient Emperor, Illusory Heart Demon Emperor, and Myriad Wood Demon Ancestor arrived and recognized the aura of Kong Xian.

Kong Xian awakened as a Divine Sense Incarnation and learned that the World Will’s clone had awakened and was pursuing Fang Chen in the Sea of Laws. He ordered the Demon Race to warn Fang Chen and pledged its full support, declaring him vital to the Myriad Races’ survival.

• The Demon Race’s Ancient Emperors gathered around the Bronze Coffin as its runes erupted into light and formed Kong Xian’s Divine Sense Incarnation.
• Kong Xian announced that the World Will’s clone had awakened and warned that the World Will itself would soon follow.
• The Black Dragon Ancient Emperor told Kong Xian about the events of the past seventy million years and Fang Chen’s power, inventions, and journey into the Sea of Laws.
• Kong Xian sensed the World Will’s clone moving toward Fang Chen and concluded that it was targeting him.
• Kong Xian ordered the Demon Race to warn Fang Chen and offer the New Alliance its full support, saying Fang Chen was the only person who could lead the Myriad Races to break the Heaven and Earth Shackles.

Kong Xian visited the God Emperor and Blood Emperor to tell them that the World Will's clone had awakened and urge them to meet Fang Chen. Both agreed to go see him, and Kong Xian headed for the Nether Race's forbidden grounds.

• Kong Xian entered the God Race's forbidden grounds and awakened the God Emperor's Divine Sense avatar.
• Kong Xian told the God Emperor about Fang Chen's strength and proposed that they meet him, and the God Emperor agreed.
• Kong Xian went to the Blood Race's forbidden grounds and roused the Blood Emperor.
• Kong Xian and the Blood Emperor discussed Fang Chen, and the Blood Emperor agreed to meet him.
• Kong Xian headed to the Nether Race's forbidden grounds, where a massive Netherworld Black Jade coffin floated inside a bone-built Palace.

Kong Xian awakened the Nether Emperor and spoke with the Heavenly Human Emperor about Fang Chen, the awakened World Will's Clone, and the dangers surrounding the young Alliance Leader. The Heavenly Human Emperor acknowledged that Fang Chen's position resembled his own in the past, while Kong Xian's efforts to rally the ancient beings continued.

• Kong Xian told the Nether Emperor that the World Will's Clone had awakened, prompting the Nether Emperor to manifest and discuss Fang Chen's recent actions and treasures.
• The Nether Emperor judged Fang Chen talented and fortunate but too young and sharp-edged, then agreed to go observe him.
• Kong Xian traveled to the Light Race's Forbidden Grounds and entered the Holy Light Temple Complex to speak with the Heavenly Human Emperor.
• The Heavenly Human Emperor said he had allowed Holy Light to rename the Heavenly Human Race and submit to the New Alliance because their former path was wrong.
• The Heavenly Human Emperor described Fang Chen as extraordinarily talented and fortunate but warned that his current position resembled the one he had once occupied.

Kong Xian visited the Elf Emperor and Human Emperor to tell them that the World Will’s clone had awakened and was targeting Fang Chen. The Elf Emperor agreed to see Fang Chen, while the Human Emperor listened as Kong Xian warned that Fang Chen needed their help.

• The Heavenly Human Emperor left the hall of Holy Light to see whether Fang Chen could follow a path different from his own.
• Kong Xian met the sleeping Elf Emperor in the Tree of Life and told her the World Will’s clone had awakened.
• The Elf Emperor said the Tree of Life had sensed the threat and agreed to go see Fang Chen, trusting Life Ancient Emperor’s judgment in submitting to him.
• Kong Xian reached the Human Race’s Forbidden Grounds and told the Human Emperor that the World Will had awakened and targeted Fang Chen.
• Kong Xian described Fang Chen’s rapid rise and achievements, then told the Human Emperor that Fang Chen needed their help.

The Human Emperor and Kong Xian agreed to watch Fang Chen face the World Will’s first probe before deciding whether to intervene. They joined the other awakened emperors in the Hall of Eternity, where the gathering remained unfinished as another figure appeared.

• The Human Emperor told Kong Xian that the old heroes should trust Fang Chen and wait to see whether he could withstand the World Will’s first probe.
• The Human Emperor and Kong Xian discussed how Fang Chen would need to prove himself worthy of carrying the hope of the Myriad Races.
• Kong Xian opened a mirror to the Hall of Eternity, and the Human Emperor and Kong Xian entered it as Divine Sense avatars.
• The Nether Emperor, God Emperor, and Blood Emperor gathered with them around the Stone Table.
• The Blood Emperor questioned why Kong Xian had awakened them to watch a young man, and Kong Xian said Fang Chen was worth watching.
• An emerald-green light appeared in the Hall of Eternity and formed a slender figure.

The Seven Emperors gathered in the Hall of Eternity to observe Fang Chen crafting an artifact in the Sea of Laws as the World Will's Clone and the Devil Race threatened to intervene. The chapter left them watching Fang Chen and his Manifestations share a meal while he worked beneath the Time Bell.

• Elf Emperor and the other Emperors discussed Heavenly Human Emperor's absence and the dangers gathering around Fang Chen in the Sea of Laws.
• Kong Xian decided the Emperors should go see what was happening, and Heavenly Human Emperor arrived, saying he had come to judge the young man who defeated his race.
• Human Emperor used Mysterious Runes to project Fang Chen's situation in the Sea of Laws onto the Stone Table, and the Emperors chose to watch.
• Fang Chen continued crafting an artifact beneath the Time Bell while he and his Manifestations ate hot pot made from rare ingredients.

The Emperors watched Fang Chen eat hot pot with his Manifestations while refining the Great Dao Laws of rare ingredients. The chapter ended with the ancient beings baffled by the possibility that Fang Chen’s Manifestations were alive.

• The Blood Emperor and the other Emperors reacted with disbelief as they saw Fang Chen’s Manifestations eating and growing stronger.
• The Human Emperor identified a Chaos Worm, while the God Emperor, Elf Emperor, Blood Emperor, and Nether Emperor recognized other legendary ingredients in the hot pot.
• The Human Emperor explained that Fang Chen and his Manifestations were refining the ingredients’ Great Dao Laws together, with Fang Chen absorbing their nourishment through the soup.
• The Elf Emperor pointed out that Fang Chen’s Manifestations performed deliberate acts of care and satisfaction, suggesting they possessed awareness and life.
• Kong Xian and the other Emperors watched in silence, unable to understand who Fang Chen was or how his Manifestations could be alive.

Bloodslaughter Demon Emperor led dozens of True Devil Emperors into the Sea of Laws to confront Fang Chen, but ordered them to prepare a Formation before attacking. Little Crane sensed their arrival and warned Fang Chen, who remained calm beneath the Time Bell as the Devils began encircling them.

• The Human Emperor and Kong Xian discussed how Fang Chen pursued the perfection of the Dao through Manifestations, eating, and Alchemy.
• Bloodslaughter Demon Emperor and three peak Sixth-Turn Demon Emperors approached Fang Chen through the Sea of Laws with dozens of True Devil Emperors behind them.
• Little Crane detected the Devil Race’s spatial passage and warned Fang Chen that a Seventh-Turn powerhouse had arrived.
• Fang Chen told Little Crane not to worry and continued eating hot pot while she and his other companions prepared to fight.
• Bloodslaughter Demon Emperor cautioned his followers not to underestimate Fang Chen or Little Crane and ordered them to set a Formation.

Bloodslaughter Demon Emperor and thirty-six True Devil Emperors completed the Heavenly Demon Seven Kill Formation around Fang Chen while he refined the Meteor Tear. Fang Chen knew the formation was ready and remained focused on his work as he met Bloodslaughter Demon Emperor’s gaze across the Sea of Laws.

• Bloodslaughter Demon Emperor and the other True Devil Emperors concealed the runes of the Heavenly Demon Seven Kill Formation and waited for Fang Chen’s Heavenly Tribulation.
• Little Crane sensed the devils’ formation and told Fang Chen, who said he would keep refining the Meteor Tear and let them set it up.
• The Divine Sense Incarnations in the Hall of Eternity recognized Bloodslaughter Demon Emperor and the Thirty-six True Devil Emperors, then identified the formation as the Heavenly Demon Seven Kill Formation.
• Bloodslaughter Demon Emperor and his forces completed the formation spanning ten thousand li.
• Little Crane informed Fang Chen that the formation was complete, and he calmly looked across the Sea of Laws and met Bloodslaughter Demon Emperor’s gaze.

Fang Chen used his Manifestations to perform the mysterious Method of Dao Refining, shocking the ancient beings watching him. As the Demon Emperors debated attacking, Bloodslaughter Demon Emperor noticed Fang Chen was watching them the entire time.

• Bloodslaughter Demon Emperor and his allies realized Fang Chen had seen through Colorful-Wing Demon Emperor's illusion barrier, but Bloodslaughter chose to wait and see what he would do.
• Medicine-Brewing Old Farmer overturned the Black Cauldron as Fang Chen's Manifestations sent powerful materials into the tumbling Heaven Refining Furnace.
• Human Emperor identified Fang Chen's technique as the Method of Dao Refining, which used Manifestations as a furnace, the Great Dao as fuel, and Origin as material.
• Savage Bull Demon Emperor urged the others to attack Fang Chen before his crafting was complete, but Bloodslaughter Demon Emperor told them to wait.
• Bloodslaughter Demon Emperor pointed out that Fang Chen's eyes remained open and were fixed on them, revealing that he had not let his guard down while crafting.

Fang Chen crafted an artifact while the Devil Race leaders watched and debated when to attack. The Bloodslaughter Demon Emperor waited for the Heavenly Tribulation, while the Human Emperor realized Fang Chen was using his crafting as bait.

• The Devil Race leaders noticed Fang Chen could watch them while crafting because his Manifestations shared the work, but the Bloodslaughter Demon Emperor warned against attacking too soon.
• The Savage Bull Demon Emperor and others spotted Little Crane, the myna bird, and the Chaos Heart-Devouring Worm guarding Fang Chen, and learned that Little Crane was a surviving Void Crane.
• The Bloodslaughter Demon Emperor argued that Fang Chen and his companions could delay an assault long enough for Fang Chen to escape, so the Devil Race should wait until the Heavenly Tribulation distracted him.
• The Bloodslaughter Demon Emperor resumed watching Fang Chen, while the Human Emperor told Kong Xian and the God Emperor that Fang Chen was crafting an artifact and fishing for an opening.

Fang Chen advanced toward completing the Heaven Refining Furnace while a mysterious Dao Resonance figure appeared through his Innate Eight Trigrams Array Diagram. The ancient beings watching were shaken, and the Bloodslaughter Demon Emperor chose to keep waiting despite his allies’ impatience.

• The Human Emperor reasoned that Fang Chen had stayed in plain sight because he trusted his strength and could escape with the Void Crane, while the emperors recalled the Devil Race’s betrayal in the Second Heaven-Extermination War.
• Fang Chen reached a critical stage in crafting the artifact and sent growing numbers of Dao Patterns into the Heaven Refining Furnace.
• A towering figure appeared in the Innate Eight Trigrams Array Diagram, and the seven ancient beings in the Hall of Eternity reacted with shock as the Human Emperor identified it as a Great Dao imprint left by a supreme being.
• Fang Chen remained absorbed in condensing Dao Patterns as the mysterious figure watched him, while the Bloodslaughter Demon Emperor and the other demon emperors studied its appearance.
• The Colorful-Wing Demon Emperor asked whether they should keep waiting, and the Bloodslaughter Demon Emperor decided they would wait despite the Savage Bull Demon Emperor’s concern that Fang Chen might finish the artifact.

Fang Chen’s mysterious silhouette kicked him aside and resumed crafting, while the ancient beings in the Hall of Eternity witnessed the figure looking directly at them. Kong Xian used his Delusion-Breaking Eye to investigate and discovered that the silhouette was a real being whose power surpassed anything they understood.

• Bloodslaughter Demon Emperor persuaded Savage Bull Demon Emperor to wait for Heavenly Punishment before attacking Fang Chen.
• The mysterious silhouette kicked Fang Chen aside, astonishing the ancient beings watching through the Light Mirror.
• The silhouette looked through the Hall of Eternity’s barriers and across Spacetime, making the ancient beings realize he could see them.
• Kong Xian opened his third eye and sent a golden beam toward the silhouette, but the beam dissolved on contact and left Kong Xian weakened.
• Kong Xian declared that the silhouette was not a Manifestation but a real being with incomprehensible power.
• Fang Chen complained about being kicked as the silhouette returned to crafting Dao Patterns faster and more skillfully than he could.

The ancient Emperors watched Fang Chen’s Mysterious Silhouette craft an artifact, realizing the figure was an independent being with mastery beyond Fang Chen’s. As the Silhouette formed Dao Patterns that altered the Laws, the Bloodslaughter Demon Emperor recognized a possible connection to Return to the Ruins and ordered the Devil Emperors to wait.

• The God Emperor, Blood Emperor, Nether Emperor, Heavenly Human Emperor, Elf Emperor, Human Emperor, and Kong Xian debated whether Fang Chen’s Mysterious Silhouette was an independent being rather than a Manifestation.
• The ancient beings observed Fang Chen accept being kicked aside and let the Mysterious Silhouette form purer Dao Patterns for the artifact.
• The Savage Bull Demon Emperor urged the Bloodslaughter Demon Emperor to act before the Mysterious Silhouette finished crafting the artifact.
• The Colorful-Wing Demon Emperor sensed that the Mysterious Silhouette resembled a legend about Return to the Ruins, and the Bloodslaughter Demon Emperor recalled the World Will’s warning not to provoke anything connected to it.
• The Savage Bull Demon Emperor warned that the Silhouette’s Dao Patterns were changing the Laws, but the Bloodslaughter Demon Emperor ordered the Devil Emperors to wait.

Fang Chen’s Heaven Refining Furnace finished its preparation and faced the first strike of Heavenly Punishment. As the furnace swallowed the destructive lightning, the Savage Bull Demon Emperor urged the demons to attack while Fang Chen was occupied.

• The Bloodslaughter Demon Emperor told the Savage Bull Demon Emperor to wait until the Mysterious Silhouette’s attention slipped before attacking Fang Chen.
• After roughly a thousand years in the Time Acceleration Formation, the Mysterious Silhouette engraved the final Dao Pattern into the Heaven Refining Furnace and vanished.
• The Heaven Refining Furnace released a powerful energy wave, and Heavenly Punishment gathered over the formation.
• A bolt of Purple Lightning struck the furnace, whose phantom Otherworldly Beast swallowed it so the Imperial Flames could refine its Destruction Law.
• The Savage Bull Demon Emperor saw the first Heavenly Punishment descend and called on the demons to charge while Fang Chen was occupied.