Chapter Summaries

Zhang Guangmu’s companions worried about his health, and he explained how Imperial Body Forging Technique and his appetite had restored his lifespan to seven years. He then confronted Yue Yiji, revealing that he knew Yue Yiji was the supposedly dead Saint Mage Lux.

• Li Xiaoxiao, Mooncake, Chu Ba Zong, and Tang Lanshan urged Zhang Guangmu to take fewer medicines, care for his health, and avoid reckless trouble.
• Zhao Zhengrong, Luo Zhuan, Jiang Ling, and Yue Yiji each responded to concerns about Zhang Guangmu’s medicine and declining lifespan.
• Zhang Guangmu showed the group his medical reports, which revealed that his lifespan had risen to seven years.
• Zhang Guangmu explained that Imperial Body Forging Technique 11 and eating large amounts of food helped counter the medicinal toxins shortening his lifespan.
• Zhang Guangmu asked Yue Yiji whether he should call him Lux or Yue Yiji, revealing that he knew Yue Yiji was the Saint Mage Lux.

Yue Yiji admitted that he was Lux and revealed his attempt to investigate the forces behind the realms’ disasters, while Zhang Guangmu identified seven people as Children of Destiny. As Zhang Guangmu challenged the hidden Mastermind, an overwhelming killing intent descended and trapped him in place.

• Zhang Guangmu concluded that Yue Yiji was the still-living Archmage Lux, and Yue Yiji admitted that both identities were his.
• Yue Yiji explained that he had crossed to Blue Star seventeen years earlier, gained an ancient cultivation inheritance, and tried to avert the tragedy between the two realms.
• Yue Yiji began naming five Children of Destiny, but Zhang Guangmu corrected him and listed seven, including Fang Cheng and Li Xiaoxiao.
• Yue Yiji revealed that a Mastermind had tampered with his soul and declared that he would find and expose the hidden enemy.
• Zhang Guangmu vowed that the Food Group would put the Mastermind on trial, then felt a terrifying killing intent as the world dimmed and his body became impossible to move.

Zhang Guangmu survived a show of killing intent from at least three hidden Masterminds and used the encounter to learn that they were powerful, self-righteous figures acting behind the scenes. He resumed the Food Group meeting and asked Yue Yiji whether something was wrong with the First Emperor who unified Magic Star.

• Zhang Guangmu and several others sensed a terrifying killing intent, but the unseen attacker withdrew before anyone could strike.
• Li Xiaoxiao blamed his slow reaction on his weakness and resolved to cultivate faster, while Yue Yiji warned that a direct attack could have had disastrous consequences.
• Zhang Guangmu revealed that he had analyzed the killing intent and detected at least three Masterminds who each possessed strength at or above the Saint Mage level.
• Zhang Guangmu reasoned that the Masterminds had reacted to his accusations of war crimes and seemed to consider themselves righteous, rather than simply objecting to his arrogance.
• Zhang Guangmu resumed the meeting and asked Yue Yiji whether something was wrong with the First Emperor who unified Magic Star.

Five years after filming began, Blue Star and Magic Star fused into Two Realms Star without the long-feared war breaking out. Zhang Guangmu encountered a Flesh Puppet of the Xuanlong Emperor and attacked, eager to gain a Saint Mage-level material and beat an emperor.

• Yue Yiji told Zhang Guangmu that the First Emperor had truly died and concluded that the culprit behind his death might be the mastermind they were pursuing.
• Over the next five years, Zhang Guangmu repeatedly provoked the Masterminds while Food Group and both civilizations advanced their science, magic, and cultivation.
• Blue Star and Magic Star fused into Two Realms Star, and their leaders kept tensions from escalating into war despite upheaval and regional friction.
• Zhang Guangmu went on a countryside spring outing with Mooncake, then sensed an attacker hiding near an ancient tree.
• A Flesh Puppet resembling the Emperor of Restoration emerged, and Zhang Guangmu recognized it as the Xuanlong Emperor's creation.
• Zhang Guangmu powered up and charged at the puppet, hoping to beat the emperor and obtain the Saint Mage-level material his Greed magic needed.

Zhang Guangmu used his magic of “Greed” and three punches to defeat the Emperor of Restoration, a Saint Mage-level puppet. As he celebrated the victory and wondered about Book Bro, his Usable Ability Points arrived.

• Zhang Guangmu decided to kill the Emperor of Restoration and analyze his corpse to advance toward becoming a Saint Mage.
• Zhang Guangmu broke through the Emperor of Restoration’s multicolored defensive barriers with two punches, then vanished with Mooncake to avoid the puppet’s self-destruction attack.
• Zhang Guangmu reappeared and struck the Emperor of Restoration with his “Star Assault Cannon,” leaving him fatally wounded.
• Zhang Guangmu explained that his magic of “Greed” let him analyze and transform into all things, while the Little White Balls discussed his victory.
• Zhang Guangmu felt his Usable Ability Points arrive.

Zhang Guangmu advanced to Saint Mage and resolved to reshape the world through Magic Cards while pursuing the Masterminds and the World Truth. A young man then appeared with intelligence about the World Truth.

• Zhang Guangmu drew a Star-Encompassing Dragon Sketch from Fate's Warning and used its ability point to raise Imperial Body Forging Technique to 12, slightly increasing his lifespan.
• A Mastermind spoke through Emperor of Restoration's corpse, and Zhang Guangmu burned the remains with Greed magic and advanced from Archmage to Saint Mage.
• Book Bro updated Zhang Guangmu's achievement from Magic (Uranium) to Magic (Plutonium), and Zhang Guangmu planned to fight the Masterminds while promoting Magic Cards through the Food Group.
• Zhang Guangmu assigned Chu Fan the task of promoting Magic Cards, but a slicked-back young man appeared and said he had intelligence about the World Truth.

Zhang Guangmu confronted Ma Wu, exposed the consequences of splitting his soul into seven parts, and heard Ma Wu’s claim that Blue Star was an artificial imitation of Earth. Zhang Guangmu accepted that the evidence might be true, even as the World Will’s rejection of him intensified.

• Zhang Guangmu told Ma Wu that splitting his soul into seven parts had damaged his intelligence and abilities, while silently searching for a way to counter the World Will’s hostility.
• Zhang Guangmu recalled how the world had begun rejecting him after he became a Saint Mage and connected that danger to mysteries surrounding Magic Star and Two Realms Star.
• Ma Wu explained that his archaeological research suggested Magic Star was real, but Blue Star was a counterfeit world created to imitate Earth.
• Ma Wu presented Zhang Guangmu with an ancient jade slip containing evidence that the genuine Blue Star had been called Esi, meaning Earth, and suggested that Blue Star’s inhabitants were laboratory subjects.
• Zhang Guangmu read the jade slip, acknowledged that Ma Wu might be right, and felt the world’s rejection of him grow stronger.

Zhang Guangmu worked to overcome the growing rejection of the World Will, developing a plan to transfer his soul into a substitute body while asleep. As his preparations progressed, war erupted across Two Realms Star, beginning the final act of the competition.

• Ma Wu warned Zhang Guangmu that Saint Mages and cultivators faced lethal rejection from Gaia Consciousness and suggested the Root Contract as a possible defense.
• Zhang Guangmu explained that cultivation had been severed at Foundation Establishment and arranged for Ma Wu to work at the Food Group.
• Over the following years, Zhang Guangmu battled overwhelming drowsiness and used the Food Group’s resources to build a convincing substitute body for a soul transfer.
• As Zhang Guangmu’s preparations advanced, Script Hint brought the conflict between the two civilizations back to the surface.
• Two Food Group cadres were killed, and widespread war began across Two Realms Star.

After the Blue Star Federation captured Jellyfish City, Chu Fan refused to betray Zhang Guangmu and killed himself to protect the location of his seclusion. Li Shiwu, unable to uncover Zhang Guangmu’s whereabouts and suffering from Soul Decay Syndrome, activated the War System.

• Luo Zhuan and Tang Lanshan were killed in the Federation’s assault, and four hours later the Federation overran Jellyfish City and captured Chu Fan.
• Li Shiwu offered Chu Fan a place in the Federation, but Chu Fan refused and Xia Lianshan ordered him tortured for Zhang Guangmu’s location.
• As soldiers moved to shackle him, Chu Fan swallowed a poison that liquefied his brain and scattered his soul, dying without revealing the secret.
• Li Shiwu learned that Chu Fan’s memories could not be recovered and asked Xia Lianshan whether he could protect him from Zhang Guangmu; Xia Lianshan remained silent.
• Suffering from Soul Decay Syndrome and fearing Zhang Guangmu’s return, Li Shiwu activated the War System bound to his soul.

Li Shiwu led the Blue Star Federation to conquer the Magic Empire while fearing Zhang Guangmu’s power, and learned that the slain Emperor Li Shisan possessed the Talent System. After Zhao Zhengrong died protecting Zhang Guangmu, Zhang arrived before Li Shiwu and Xia Lianshan.

• Li Shiwu ordered his forces to hunt down the Food Group’s remaining cadres and focused on dealing with Zhang Guangmu.
• The Federation crushed the Magic Empire’s resistance, and Li Shisan told Li Shiwu that he possessed the Talent System and believed Zhang Guangmu could have made him victorious if they had been allies.
• Li Shiwu worried that he needed to reach the Saint Magic Fighter realm to contend with Zhang Guangmu.
• The Federation discovered Zhang Guangmu’s location and learned that Zhao Zhengrong had died intercepting the Eternal Sleep assassination squad after killing many of its soldiers and fighters.
• Li Shiwu received the news of Zhao Zhengrong’s death, but Xia Lianshan sensed danger as Zhang Guangmu appeared before them in the former Imperial Palace.

Zhang Guangmu confronted Li Shiwu after their companions' deaths, and Li Shiwu gained enough power from unifying Two Realms Star to challenge him. Zhang Guangmu revealed the Demon Dragon Blade and shattered Li Shiwu's defenses with one slash, while Xia Lianshan prepared to fight despite the gap in their strength.

• Zhang Guangmu mourned his companions and sealed the Imperial Palace inside a wall of golden-red flame.
• Li Shiwu learned that the remaining cities had surrendered, and his War System cured his illness and raised him to the Saint Magic Fighter realm.
• Li Shiwu summoned black-and-red armor and declared that he would kill Zhang Guangmu.
• The Sky-Covering Demonic Dragon transformed into the Demon Dragon Blade in Zhang Guangmu's hand.
• Zhang Guangmu closed in and shattered Li Shiwu's armlet and gauntlet with a single slash.
• Xia Lianshan ignited his Magic Fighter Flame and resolved to leave a scar on Zhang Guangmu, despite knowing he could not win.

Zhang Guangmu overwhelmed Li Shiwu, but Xia Lianshan intervened and challenged him to reach a higher level of power. After awakening as a Saint Magic Fighter, Xia Lianshan fought Zhang Guangmu and was killed, leaving Zhang Guangmu atop the Seven Stars.

• Zhang Guangmu slashed Li Shiwu three times, destroying his armor and severing one arm.
• Xia Lianshan stepped in to protect Li Shiwu and challenged Zhang Guangmu, hoping to break through to a higher realm.
• Xia Lianshan burned the Boundless Demonic Power Treasure Ring as fuel, then awakened as a Saint Magic Fighter after Zhang Guangmu nearly killed him.
• Zhang Guangmu dominated Xia Lianshan in their fight and killed him with a slash, burning away his body and soul.
• The Little White Balls cheered as Zhang Guangmu became the man who stood atop the Seven Stars.

After his battle with Xia Lianshan, Zhang Guangmu’s blade technique advanced to level 2, and he turned his attention to Li Shiwu, the fourth name on his Revenge List. Li Shiwu’s two systems crashed in fear of Zhang Guangmu, leaving him unable to use his Star Destroyer weapon or threaten Two Realms Star.

• The Little White Balls debated Zhang Guangmu’s achievements and whether he had enough experience to earn the Radiant Moon title.
• Zhang Guangmu checked his Book of Acting and confirmed that his blade technique had advanced to level 2 after his epiphany and battle with Xia Lianshan.
• Zhang Guangmu crossed Xia Lianshan’s name off his Revenge List and focused on Li Shiwu.
• Li Shiwu threatened to destroy Two Realms Star with a Star Destroyer-class weapon and offered to help Zhang Guangmu become wealthy if he was spared.
• Zhang Guangmu claimed to know about Li Shiwu’s War System and Talent System, causing Li Shiwu to panic when neither system responded to his calls.

Zhang Guangmu killed Li Shiwu, devoured the War System and Talent System, and confronted the world’s rejection at the Monument of Saints. After earning the First Emperor’s recognition and overcoming that rejection, he received Li Xiaoxiao’s final message revealing that she had died and urging him not to seek revenge.

• Zhang Guangmu severed Li Shiwu’s head and shattered his soul, then captured and devoured the War System and Talent System.
• The Little White Balls revealed the last three names on the Revenge List: the God of Destiny, the God of Life, and the God of Death.
• At the Monument of Saints, Zhang Guangmu declared that he would fight the world’s rejection and destroy anyone who stood in his way.
• The First Emperor’s remnant thought approved Zhang Guangmu’s answer and granted him access to the predecessors’ resources and legacies.
• A message from Li Xiaoxiao appeared, congratulating Zhang Guangmu on overcoming the world’s rejection and telling him she was dead and not to avenge her.

Zhang Guangmu learned that his allies had died protecting him while he advanced beyond the Saint Mage realm, then confronted the three gods in outer space. After restoring his fallen companions to crystal coffins, he rejected God of Destiny’s claims about fate and prepared for battle.

• Li Xiaoxiao’s recording revealed that he and the Food Group’s overt and covert teams had died fighting the Masterminds to buy Zhang Guangmu time to advance.
• Zhang Guangmu destroyed the falling fragments of the shattered moon with his fused spell, Original Sin, and gained a deeper understanding of magic, cultivation, and technology.
• Zhang Guangmu traveled into space, where he found the bodies of Li Xiaoxiao, Yue Yiji, Ma Wu, Jiang Ling, and his other fallen allies, then sealed them in crystal coffins.
• Zhang Guangmu faced the God of Destiny, God of Life, and God of Death, and answered God of Destiny’s prediction by dismissing fate as a concept for the weak.

Zhang Guangmu confronted the Gods of Destiny, Life, and Death, using their insecurity about their talent to provoke them and gauge their weakened condition. After attacking the God of Destiny, he realized the traps laid by Li Xiaoxiao, Jiang Ling, Yue Yiji, and Ma Wu had left the gods shackled by the World Will, giving him a chance to win.

• The Little White Balls assumed Zhang Guangmu would lose against three gods as he faced the God of Destiny.
• Zhang Guangmu used information from Li Xiaoxiao to taunt the Gods of Life and Death about their talent and their reliance on the advantages of their era.
• The three gods reacted angrily, and Zhang Guangmu sensed that they were reluctant to attack him directly.
• Zhang Guangmu charged the God of Destiny, but his blade caused no damage and confirmed that the gods were weakened.
• Zhang Guangmu recognized that Li Xiaoxiao, Jiang Ling, Yue Yiji, and Ma Wu had used the gods' power to destroy the moon and trap them, while the World Will opposed the gods.

Zhang Guangmu defeated and devoured God of Destiny, God of Life, and God of Death, then faced the Ultimate Enemy of "Magic: Crossing Two Realms." He knew a still stronger observer was watching and had to grow stronger quickly, and the chapter ended with the Ultimate Enemy praising him.

• God of Destiny attacked Zhang Guangmu, but Zhang Guangmu held his ground and wounded him with Root Cause-level slashes.
• Zhang Guangmu explained how divine power could be understood through science, then killed God of Destiny and devoured him with his Gluttony ability.
• God of Life and God of Death fled, but Zhang Guangmu brought God of Life back, killed him, and devoured him.
• God of Death offered to help Zhang Guangmu create true peace, but Zhang Guangmu killed him, saying he could achieve it himself.
• The Ultimate Enemy of "Magic: Crossing Two Realms" appeared and praised Zhang Guangmu for devouring gods.

Zhang Guangmu confronted the Dao Integrator, who revealed that it had created the gods and many powerful inheritances as amusements and seasonings for its feasts. After devouring Two Realms Star, it asked Zhang Guangmu what role he would play in its eyes, leaving his fate unresolved.

• The Dao Integrator introduced itself as Permanence, a Dao Integrator and World Devourer, and said Zhang Guangmu was the third being in two eras whose name it had remembered.
• The Dao Integrator inhaled Two Realms Star, swallowing its stars and all its inhabitants, then complained that the meal lacked three important seasonings.
• Zhang Guangmu deduced that the gods of Fate, Death, and Life had been placed in their roles as seasonings and that the Dao Integrator had manipulated events around the three gods and Two Realms Star.
• The Dao Integrator confirmed Zhang Guangmu's deduction and compared the three gods to salt, vinegar, and sugar.
• The Dao Integrator asked Zhang Guangmu to guess what role he would play in its eyes, while the Little White Balls speculated about ingredients and worried whether he would resist or submit.

Zhang Guangmu fought the Dao Integrator, who revealed that he had fused Two Realms Star to feed himself and accused Zhang Guangmu of following the same path. Mooncake, the Demon Dragon Blade’s spirits, and the fallen allies sacrificed their remaining power to aid Zhang Guangmu, who seized the opening and charged at his weakened opponent.

• The Dao Integrator praised Zhang Guangmu before threatening to chew him apart, and Zhang Guangmu accused him of consuming civilizations to survive.
• The Dao Integrator grew enraged and attacked, while Zhang Guangmu used the time he had bought to complete the Reincarnation Law from the power of the three gods.
• The Dao Integrator claimed Zhang Guangmu had no chance of winning, but Zhang Guangmu insisted their paths were diametrically opposed.
• Mooncake tore away from Zhang Guangmu and sacrificed itself, followed by Golden Neck, White Moon, and the fallen allies’ true spirits.
• The sacrifices weakened the Dao Integrator, and Zhang Guangmu charged at him, declaring that spicy food caused pain.

Zhang Guangmu survived his battle with the Dao Integrator and inherited his power, but learned that the Two Realms Star and all civilization had been destroyed. Faced with a choice between death and eternal sleep, he sacrificed himself to recreate the world, and the film officially wrapped.

• Zhang Guangmu used everything he had to fight the Dao Integrator, and a blinding collision followed.
• Zhang Guangmu regenerated, absorbed the Dao Integrator's power, and learned that the universe had no other life or civilization.
• The Dao Integrator warned Zhang Guangmu that his existence would cause the universe's concepts and matter to perish unless he found a civilization to sustain him.
• Zhang Guangmu rejected the choices of starving or sleeping and decided to sacrifice himself to recreate all things.
• Zhang Guangmu tore open chaos and transformed his body into the elements of the world, bringing it into existence.