Chapter Summaries

Shen Zhui left the Secret Realm World to pursue King Peichuan and the Water Demon King, while King Peichuan’s disciple Yu Ming set a trap intended to lure Shen Zhui out through Lu Yuanwei. Shen Zhui headed for the Water Demon King at Burial Demon Valley as Lu Yuanwei, Lan Hai, and Yu Ming entered the dangerous realm, unaware that they were part of a conspiracy.

• Shen Zhui asked Seventh Prince Ji Chen for the locations of King Peichuan and the Water Demon King, then accepted an Inspection Division mission in Java Country as cover for his plans.
• Shen Zhui reassured Zi Xuan that he would avenge the Protector Duke’s slaughter and return safely.
• Yu Ming persuaded Lan Hai to join the Life and Death Level Mission at Burial Demon Valley, then revealed to King Peichuan that he had spent years gaining Lan Hai’s trust as a pawn.
• King Peichuan planned to use Yu Ming’s mission to draw Lu Yuanwei and potentially Shen Zhui into a trap, while instructing Yu Ming to let them call for help.
• After receiving Ji Chen’s intelligence, Shen Zhui sent his avatars toward Java Country and his true body toward Burial Demon Valley to confront the Water Demon King.
• Lu Yuanwei, Lan Hai, and Yu Ming traveled through Burial Demon Valley’s perilous rock belts and discussed its Demon Puppets and soul-eroding Demonic Energy.

Shen Zhui completed the Java Country mission by killing Marquis Jin Xiao and destroying the illicit sacrifices, then used his five incarnations to abduct King Peichuan through a Space-Time Channel. The chapter ended as the king emerged in the void before Shen Zhui’s Wind and Thunder incarnations.

• Shen Zhui arrived above Java Country and waited for the Inspection Division’s signal before attacking Marquis Jin Xiao’s royal palace.
• Shen Zhui’s clones killed Marquis Jin Xiao’s three protectors and Marquis Jin Xiao, while the Lightning Element Clone destroyed the evil god sacrifices.
• Shen Zhui collected Marquis Jin Xiao’s treasures and extorted additional Storage Rings from Marquis Jiao Hai before letting him go.
• Shen Zhui sent five incarnations disguised as Demon God Palace members to infiltrate Peichuan Kingdom and ambush King Peichuan.
• The incarnations suppressed King Peichuan and forced him into a Space-Time Channel, which transported him to the void before Shen Zhui’s Wind and Thunder incarnations.

Shen Zhui’s seven clones ambushed King Peichuan, dragged him beyond the Great Thousand World, and battered his defenses until King Peichuan offered a secret about Shen Zhui’s master, Lu Yuanwei. Great Zhou sent two Peak True Gods to rescue King Peichuan, while rumors of the fight spread through the Virtual God Realm; the chapter ended with Shen Zhui pausing at the mention of Lu Yuanwei’s danger.

• King Peichuan tried to retreat from Shen Zhui’s attack, but a Space-Time Escape channel dropped him into the ambush of Shen Zhui’s seven clones beyond the Great Thousand World.
• King Peichuan used the Three Yuan Mysterious Qi Belt to protect himself, recognized Shen Zhui, and tried to bargain for his life by offering treasures.
• King Peichuan entered the Virtual God Realm and begged Fourth Prince Ji Dan to rescue him, so Ji Dan dispatched King Bear and King Xiao.
• News of Shen Zhui’s pursuit of King Peichuan spread, and Shen Zhui publicly denied the accusation while Tuo Sen jokingly accepted the blame.
• Shen Zhui’s attacks drained King Peichuan’s divine power until King Peichuan offered a secret about Lu Yuanwei, claiming Shen Zhui’s master was going to die.

Shen Zhui learned that King Peichuan’s allies had targeted his friends and family to lure him out, and he killed her before rushing to save Lu Yuanwei and Lan Hai. As Shen Zhui headed for Burial Demon Valley, Water Demon King received orders to kill Lu Yuanwei, Lan Hai, and Yu Ming and flee.

• King Peichuan revealed that her group had cultivated close relationships with Shen Zhui’s friends and family to lure him into a trap, and Shen Zhui killed her by detonating his seven avatars.
• King Bear and King Xiao arrived too late to revive King Peichuan, while news of her death spread through the Virtual God Realm.
• Shen Zhui questioned Xie Tianhu, learned that Lan Hai had befriended Yu Ming, and hurried toward Burial Demon Valley after accepting missions there and contacting Ji Chen.
• Chan Xin advised Shen Zhui to warn Lu Yuanwei and Lan Hai, investigate Water Demon King, and prepare for further attacks.
• King Jinxi ordered Water Demon King to kill Lu Yuanwei, Lan Hai, and Yu Ming, then leave the Great Thousand World for a thousand years.

Shen Zhui uncovered Yu Ming’s betrayal and rushed into Burial Demon Valley to save Lu Yuanwei and Lan Hai, while Water Demon King triggered a Demon Puppet riot and attacked them. As Water Demon King tried to flee after striking the two men into the abyss, Shen Zhui confronted her with an enraged roar.

• Lu Yuanwei, Lan Hai, and Yu Ming fought their way through Burial Demon Valley, and Yu Ming briefly lost focus before they defeated a Bone Dragon.
• Water Demon King tracked the trio with a mirror and set a Demon Puppet riot in motion while Shen Zhui entered the valley and searched for his master’s group.
• Lu Yuanwei and Lan Hai found five Blood Luo Lan, but a massive Demon Puppet riot forced them to flee as Yu Ming received a warning that King Peichuan was dead.
• Shen Zhui’s messages revealed Yu Ming as a traitor, and Yu Ming escaped while Lu Yuanwei and Lan Hai faced the approaching Demon Puppets.
• Shen Zhui warned Lu Yuanwei that Water Demon King was behind the attack and summoned the continent’s guardian True Gods, while King Jinxi urged Water Demon King to act quickly.
• Water Demon King struck Lu Yuanwei and Lan Hai with her Thousand Poison Needles and tried to leave, but Shen Zhui arrived and shouted that she was courting death.

Shen Zhui pursued Water Demon King after she grievously wounded Lu Yuanwei and Lan Hai, then fought King Jinxi and resisted efforts to seize him. Using the Law Beast XieZhi to question Water Demon King, he exposed King Jinxi as the one who ordered the attack.

• Shen Zhui found Lu Yuanwei and Lan Hai near death in Burial Demon Valley, sealed them in his inner world, and pursued Water Demon King.
• Shen Zhui caught Water Demon King and repeatedly destroyed her divine body, but she escaped his Domains with the Heavenly Star Jade.
• King Jinxi arrived and demanded Water Demon King, then attacked Shen Zhui when he refused to hand her over.
• King Cang Shan Jialuo ordered Shen Zhui and Water Demon King taken for questioning, while King Ji Fa Xiu Bai objected and King Jinxi tried to stop Shen Zhui.
• Shen Zhui fought King Jinxi and used the Law Beast XieZhi to question Water Demon King, who identified King Jinxi as the one who ordered her to kill Lu Yuanwei, Lan Hai, and Yu Ming.

Shen Zhui and the Inspection Guardians exposed Water Demon King’s betrayal and seized King Jinxi, setting off a confrontation between Fourth Prince Ji Dan and Seventh Prince Ji Chen. Backed by Ji Chen, Shen Zhui used the Law Beast to condemn Water Demon King and began questioning King Jinxi despite the growing hostility from Ji Dan’s faction.

• Shen Zhui immobilized Water Demon King with the Law Beast and presented evidence of her betrayal, prompting Xiu Bai to declare her guilty and order King Jinxi detained.
• King Galo Cangshan tried to take King Jinxi for Ji Dan, but Shen Zhui used his Merit Barrier to break through Galo’s domain and seize him; Blade King Li Ying warned Galo not to intervene again.
• Ji Dan arrived and demanded Shen Zhui hand over Water Demon King and King Jinxi, but Ji Chen appeared, gave Shen Zhui a drop of Tears of Eternity for Lu Yuanwei and Lan Hai, and backed his authority to investigate.
• When Ji Dan threatened to take King Jinxi, Shen Zhui invoked the Heaven-Connecting Drum, and Ji Chen authorized him to question the suspects as the Law Beast’s representative.
• The Law Beast confirmed Water Demon King had acted on King Jinxi’s orders, judged her a traitor, stripped her royal title, and devoured her.
• Shen Zhui brought King Jinxi before the Law Beast to question him, knowing the move would put him against Ji Dan’s court and military allies.

Shen Zhui interrogated King Jinxi over the Burial Demon Valley assassinations, exposing more of Fourth Prince Ji Dan’s network and costing him several powerful retainers. After the trial, Shen Zhui returned to the Secret Realm World, where King Jianhuang told him that King Ali wanted to see him.

• The Law Beast XieZhi accepted King Jinxi’s confession, but Hou Zhengde stopped Shen Zhui from stripping his title before the interrogation was complete.
• Under questioning, King Jinxi implicated King Peichuan, Sword Cross True God, and Silver Leaf True God; Ji Dan killed the two True Gods to prevent their capture.
• Shen Zhui pressed King Jinxi about who ordered the assassinations, and King Jinxi began to say “the Fourth” before a green ring altered his answer to claim he had acted alone.
• Shen Zhui had the Law Beast devour King Jinxi, while Ji Chen taunted Ji Dan over the accusation; Ji Dan left with his forces and later spat blood aboard his warship.
• Ji Chen praised Shen Zhui for weakening Ji Dan’s influence, and the news of the trial spread through the capital and Secret Realm World.
• After Shen Zhui returned to Dragon Soaring Palace, King Jianhuang arrived and told him that King Ali wanted to meet him.

Shen Zhui met King Ali, who questioned whether he was Yang An’s reincarnation and ordered him to conceal their discussion from other Divine Kings. King Ali revealed ways Shen Zhui might save Lu Yuanwei and Lan Hai, while Shen Zhui remained uncertain about his origins and turned to cultivating after speaking with Zhao Xing.

• King Jianhuang brought Shen Zhui to King Ali, who explained that Shen Zhui had been under his protection since breaking through the Divine Body Tower.
• King Ali questioned Shen Zhui about reincarnation and his rapid cultivation, then ordered him to tell anyone who asked that Ali had investigated him and issued him a death order.
• King Ali told Shen Zhui that Holy Leaf Heart, Divine God Fruit, or Giant Soul Wood could heal Lu Yuanwei and Lan Hai, while time reversal and resurrection offered another, uncertain option.
• Shen Zhui wondered whether his system came from a previous life, vowed to revive Lu Yuanwei and Lan Hai, and asked Zhao Xing to tell him the truth about his identity when the time came.
• Seventh Prince Ji Chen sent Shen Zhui the possessions of King Jinxi and the Water Demon King, and Shen Zhui examined their valuable divine weapons and materials with Chan Xin.

Shen Zhui decided to use his remaining time and Merit Points to break into the Law Tower, while Chanxin urged him to seek an eighth-tier divine weapon for his future supreme treasure. Shen Zhui stormed through the tower’s levels, revealing strength that stunned the watching geniuses and True Gods as he continued toward the twenty-sixth level.

• Chanxin convinced Shen Zhui that using only a seventh-tier divine weapon for the Seven Absolute Heavens would waste his potential, and Shen Zhui agreed to aim higher.
• Shen Zhui entered the Law Tower to test his limits before the next advancement challenge, drawing a crowd that included the Jinwu Generals.
• Shen Zhui cleared the twentieth level by overwhelming its seven guardians with his nine-layered domain and saber techniques.
• Shen Zhui swiftly passed the twenty-first and twenty-second levels, while King Jianchi and the other True Gods watched and recognized his strength.
• Shen Zhui cleared the twenty-third, twenty-fourth, and twenty-fifth levels at increasing speed, astonishing the observers and leaving Gao Luo to watch how far he could go.

Shen Zhui passed the twenty-seventh level of the Law Tower by revealing a fusion of ninth-level metal, lightning, and spatial domains, alarming the geniuses and prompting Fourth Prince Ji Dan to hold back from moving against him. On the twenty-eighth level, Shen Zhui encountered the youthful Xia Wudao and clashed with his golden sword formation, answering with the Thunder God's Breath as their battle began.

• Shen Zhui used his fused domains to defeat the seven gatekeepers and pass the twenty-seventh level.
• The geniuses outside the Law Tower marveled at Shen Zhui's strength, while Ji Dan ordered King Xiao and King Bear not to act against him.
• Shen Zhui learned that the twenty-eighth-level gatekeeper was Xia Wudao, and told him that Zhao Xing had become a king first.
• Angered by the news, Xia Wudao attacked Shen Zhui with more than a thousand Flying Swords fused into the Dragon Emperor Sword.
• Shen Zhui summoned the Thunder God King's phantom with the Thunder God's Breath to meet Xia Wudao's attack.

Shen Zhui defeated Xia Wudao on the twenty-eighth level, then overcame Tuosen’s earlier self on the twenty-ninth with the Heavenly Thunder Fluctuation Sword. He lost to the stronger Tuosen on the thirtieth level after glimpsing the fourth-level All-Encompassing artistic conception, and news of his twenty-ninth-level achievement spread through the secret realms.

• Shen Zhui broke Xia Wudao’s Dragon Emperor Sword with his domains and Thunder God’s Breath, then killed him to pass the twenty-eighth level.
• King Yaohuang, King Jianchi, and King Jianhuang praised Shen Zhui’s achievement, while King Ali questioned Zhao Xing about his memories of reincarnation and heard his third request.
• Tuosen visited the Law Tower plaza, warned Gao Luo to focus on himself, and acknowledged that he did not know whether he or Shen Zhui was stronger.
• On the twenty-ninth level, Shen Zhui fought a sorrowful, earlier version of Tuosen, whose fused spacetime domain and Jade Sword wounded him.
• Shen Zhui used the Heavenly Thunder Fluctuation Sword to defeat Tuosen’s Jade Sword and pass the twenty-ninth level.
• On the thirtieth level, Tuosen’s All-Encompassing artistic conception immobilized Shen Zhui’s Thunder God King, defeating him; Shen Zhui glimpsed the fourth level of the conception before leaving the Law Tower.

Fan Hongyi and Ji Dan planned to recruit King Liang, Xia Wudao, while Shen Zhui advanced his cultivation after reaching the twenty-ninth level of the Law Tower. After months of comprehending the Primordial Cave Heaven, Shen Zhui met Toson, who offered him an Ancient God Clan secret art that could aid comprehension of the fifth-layer rule conception but risked driving him mad.

• Fan Hongyi advised Ji Dan to wait until Shen Zhui left the Secret Realm World before acting against him and suggested recruiting King Liang, Xia Wudao.
• Shen Zhui returned to Dragon Soaring Palace, learned about the coming True King Secret Realm challenge, and saw that the system now classified him as a Venerable Limit.
• Shen Zhui spent seven months comprehending the Origin Stars in the Primordial Cave Heaven, seeking to advance from Rule Evolution to All-Encompassing.
• Toson visited Shen Zhui after nearly sixty years of accelerated cultivation and described how prolonged isolation could temper the mind.
• Toson gave Shen Zhui a Jade Slip containing the Ancient God Clan's Withered Leaves Art, warning that it could cause madness while helping with fifth-layer rule conception.

After learning the Ancient God Clan’s Withered Leaf Art from Tuo Sen, Shen Zhui began a perilous seclusion that pushed him through its first two levels and deep into the near-fatal third. At the 281st year, his life aura revived inside the boulder, and Withered Leaves Reborn began.

• Tuo Sen matched Zhao Xing’s record by passing the Law Tower’s thirty-eighth level, and Shen Zhui crushed Tuo Sen’s Jade Slip to receive the Withered Leaf Art.
• Shen Zhui visited his adoptive parents and Shen Xinlan, then told Zi Xuan that his cultivation would be dangerous before entering seclusion.
• Shen Zhui cultivated in an accelerated, barren space, endured the Inner Demons Proliferate, and entered the Endless Hell stage after thirty years.
• After 129 years, Shen Zhui began the third stage, while King Ali and the Purple Scaled Divine King argued over the risks of his cultivation.
• Shen Zhui’s body, soul, memories, and life imprint faded until he seemed dead, and Divine Kings judged that he had likely failed before the three-hundred-year limit.
• At year 281, Shen Zhui’s life aura revived within the boulder, which began to crack as vitality and Origin aura surged across the land.

Shen Zhui awakened after cultivating the Withered Leaf Art for 281 years and discovered that his vitality and combat strength had greatly increased, reaching the Limit True God level with one technique. He returned to Dragon Soaring Palace three days before the True King Secret Realm Challenge Match, where Chan Xin told him about his debts and began explaining a strange rumor about the Virtual God Realm.

• Shen Zhui emerged from the Withered Leaf Art’s trials as golden vitality spread through the independent space, and King Ali and Purple Scaled Divine King reacted with interest to what he had said while waking.
• Shen Zhui inspected his Cave Heaven World and tested his strength, scoring nineteen thousand times True God Power with his body and twenty-eight thousand with Void Return.
• Shen Zhui tested the Heavenly Thunder Fluctuation Sword and scored thirty-one thousand times True God Power, earning a Limit True God rating.
• Nine Three Three told Shen Zhui that 281 years had passed and that only three days remained until the True King Secret Realm Challenge Match, so Shen Zhui left the independent space.
• Chan Xin told Shen Zhui that Seventh Prince Ji Chen might be named Crown Prince, then revealed that Shen Zhui owed 7,190,000 Contribution Points after years of cultivation and mission penalties.
• Shen Zhui asked Chan Xin about the strange news, and Chan Xin solemnly said it concerned a rumor about the Virtual God Realm.

After emerging from seclusion, Shen Zhui learned of two mysterious incidents that suggested the Virtual God Realm might be malfunctioning, then discovered his system had upgraded and granted him the power to perceive the River of Time and reincarnation. His examination of two frozen bodies revealed that Lan Hai had once been Yang Tianhe and that his master Lu Yuanwei had been Yang An.

• Chan Xin showed Shen Zhui two strange incidents: a cultivator’s saber cut off his own head, and challengers vanished from the Virtual God Realm, prompting speculation that it had developed a serious flaw.
• Shen Zhui set aside his worries after confirming that the dynasty and his family were safe, then returned to Dragon Soaring Palace and discussed the issue with Tuosen.
• Shen Zhui discovered that the system had upgraded after he practiced the third layer of the Withered Leaves Art, greatly reducing his Merit Points and replacing the Eye of Insight and Merit Barrier with the Eye of Reincarnation and Great Dao Barrier.
• Shen Zhui tested the new abilities and found that the Eye of Reincarnation let him see the River of Time and estimate the Merit Point cost of reviving the dead.
• Shen Zhui saw a past-life vision above Lan Hai’s ice coffin and learned that Lan Hai had been Yang Tianhe, a merchant of the Jin Dynasty.
• Shen Zhui looked at Lu Yuanwei’s ice coffin and saw a vision of Yang An at the Extreme Flame Forbidden Zone, realizing that his master was Yang An’s reincarnation.

Shen Zhui learned that his master Lu Yuanwei was the reincarnation of God King Yang An and began awakening, then prepared for the True King Secret Realm Challenge Match. The chapter ended as the first-round draw paired Shen Zhui against Qian Ren.

• Shen Zhui witnessed Yang An's memories of his death in Yiyang City and learned that Yang An had reincarnated as Lu Yuanwei, with the broken Soaring Cloud Saber serving as his guardian.
• Yang An told Shen Zhui that Lu Yuanwei's memories were merging with his past life, warned him to sever their master-disciple cause and effect, and asked him to care for Lu Yuanwei's body.
• Lu Yuanwei's body began healing and advancing toward the True God Realm, while Shen Zhui gathered World Stones around his ice coffin to provide energy for his awakening.
• Shen Zhui learned the rules for the True King Secret Realm Challenge Match, whose top five Jinwu Generals would challenge five Core Members for two advancement spots.
• Shen Zhui placed second in the Jinwu General ranking battle, and Lin defeated Prince Yulin to take the tenth Jinwu General position.
• The first-round draw paired Shen Zhui against Qian Ren.

Shen Zhui studied Qian Ren and the other True King Secret Realm members before the Challenge Match began. In the first battle, Shen Zhui defeated Qian Ren with a single slash, leaving the audience stunned.

• Shen Zhui examined Ji Chen's detailed intelligence and watched recordings of Qian Ren's battles, realizing he could not underestimate his first opponent.
• Shen Zhui arrived at the Battle Arena, where Gao Luo, Tuosen, Si Chen, and Yang Zhe placed their hopes in him.
• Shen Zhui met Qian Ren and the other four True King Secret Realm members before the Rules announced their match.
• Qian Ren attacked Shen Zhui in an ocean arena, but Shen Zhui evaded his hammers and killed him with one slash.
• The Rules declared Shen Zhui the winner, and the audience erupted in astonishment.

Shen Zhui and Tuo Sen each killed Qian Ren with a single strike, and Gao Luo defeated him after a prolonged fight, leaving Qian Ren’s position in the True King Secret Realm nearly lost. Shen Zhui then faced Yelü Qi, whose transformation raised his strength to the Peak True God level, but Tuo Sen judged that Shen Zhui was already crushing him.

• Shen Zhui killed Qian Ren in one strike after Qian Ren provoked him by speaking frivolously about Zi Xuan.
• Tuo Sen fulfilled Shen Zhui’s request and defeated Qian Ren with a single sword, despite giving him time to prepare his defenses.
• Gao Luo overcame Qian Ren after their fight shifted from Qian Ren’s advantage, while Qian Ren’s state of mind deteriorated after three consecutive losses.
• Si Chen and Yang Zhe challenged Qian Ren and lost, making his demotion to the Martial Marquis Secret Realm nearly certain.
• Yelü Qi transformed with the Myriad Beasts Art and fought Shen Zhui at Peak True God strength, but Shen Zhui’s saber techniques broke through his beast phantoms and left him on the verge of defeat.

Shen Zhui defeated Yelü Qi and Harris in the True King Secret Realm Challenge Match, revealing overwhelming strength and breaking Harris’s illusion and tombstone formations. After three rounds, Shen Zhui and Tuo Sen remained undefeated, and the others prepared for the fourth round as Jin Yu’s mastery of the Origin of Wind came to light.

• Shen Zhui revealed his suppressed strength and defeated Yelü Qi with a single saber strike.
• The True Gods recognized Shen Zhui’s strength, and Jin Yu resolved to defeat him.
• Shen Zhui broke Harris’s illusion, refused to enter his tombstone formation, and destroyed the Three Ultimate Tombstone Array to defeat him.
• Harris acknowledged Shen Zhui’s strength and invited him to visit the Tablet Race’s Inscribed Holy Land.
• Tuo Sen defeated Harris in one strike, while Gao Luo, Si Chen, and Yang Zhe lost their matches against Harris.
• After three rounds, Shen Zhui and Tuo Sen remained undefeated, and the group learned that Jin Yu had completely mastered the Origin of Wind.