Recaps

Jiang Liu used the Sky Devouring Cat as a stand-in while hiding in the Divine Hall of Rules, hoping to reach the battlefield and pursue control of the Battlefield Space Shard. Outside, the battle between the Battlefield Monster and the Battlefield Space Consciousness neared its end, and a battered figure was blasted away.

• The Sky Devouring Cat broke through in the System Space with Dark Primal Qi supplied by the Data Panel, while Jiang Liu masked its aura as his own.
• Jiang Liu hid in the darkness and directed the Sky Devouring Cat toward the Divine Hall of Rules entrance so he could slip outside when it opened.
• Jiang Liu recognized that his opponents underestimated him and did not know he had caused the Battlefield Monster's predicament.
• The Battlefield Monster and the Battlefield Space Consciousness continued fighting as the Divine Soul of the Rule Statue prepared to join in.
• A huge explosion erupted, and a battered figure flew out and retreated.

Jiang Liu left the Divine Hall of Rules and approached the battle between the Battlefield Monster and the Battlefield Space Consciousness after the Data Panel urged him to seize control of the space. The Battlefield Monster revealed its true form and launched a massive attack, leaving Jiang Liu to halt before the combatants.

• The Divine Hall of Rules opened, and Jiang Liu and the Sky Devouring Cat emerged into the white fog.
• The Battlefield Monster transformed from Ming Bai's appearance into its true beast-and-human form and prepared to fight in earnest.
• The Battlefield Monster unleashed chaotic black aura at the Battlefield Space Consciousness while the Divine Soul of the Rule Statue defended itself from the collateral attack.
• The Data Panel told Jiang Liu to kill the Battlefield Monster and the Battlefield Space Consciousness and take control of the Battlefield Space, promising it could help him escape if his divine soul became trapped.
• The Battlefield Monster summoned weapon-wielding phantoms from the souls it had devoured and sent them attacking the Battlefield Space Consciousness, forcing Jiang Liu to stop in alarm.

As the Battlefield Monster fought the Battlefield Space Consciousness, Jiang Liu reflected on whether powerful soul bodies had discovered a form of eternal life and concluded it was not the kind he wanted. He remained in the Battlefield Space Shard and watched their battle to understand how they wielded the Power of Rule.

• Jiang Liu realized the Battlefield Monster's soul-body strength was so overwhelming that even his ability to shuttle away might not protect him in time.
• Jiang Liu reasoned that soul bodies could prolong their existence by devouring divine souls, and wondered whether this was the Secret of Eternal Life sought by the Three Rule Lords.
• Jiang Liu concluded that Ming Bai and Yunzhi Shangren had started the War of Rules to obtain divine souls, while the Battlefield Monster had gained the most from the resulting conflict.
• Jiang Liu rejected becoming a soul body as a path to eternal life and remained uncertain what true eternal life beyond the Supreme God Realm would entail.
• Jiang Liu watched the Battlefield Monster and the Battlefield Space Consciousness resume their fight, intending to study their use of the Power of Rule.

Jiang Liu watched the Battlefield Monster struggle against the Battlefield Space Consciousness, whose attacks and hostile environment steadily drained it. As the monster neared collapse, it roared and regained control of its chaotic black aura, striking Jiang Liu with a shockwave.

• The Divine Soul of the Rule Statue concealed Jiang Liu’s aura with white Divine Nature while he watched the battle.
• The Battlefield Space Consciousness used hit-and-run attacks to exhaust the Battlefield Monster, which could not replenish its energy in the hostile environment.
• Jiang Liu reflected that the Heavenly Evolution Codex could convert any energy into what he needed for battle.
• The Battlefield Monster became riddled with holes as chaotic black aura threatened to escape its body.
• The Battlefield Monster roared, calmed the black aura, and unleashed a blow that struck Jiang Liu like a heavy impact to the chest.

Jiang Liu retreated and healed while the Battlefield Monster was trapped and battered by the white mist. The monster revealed that its apparent weakness had been a ploy, then attacked the exposed Battlefield Space Consciousness, whose attempt to evade failed to shake the pursuing beam.

• Jiang Liu withdrew with the Divine Statue of Rules and used the Heaven Evolution Codex to repair his injuries while hidden by the mist’s white light.
• The white mist and the Divine Nature from the Divine Statue of Rules kept the Battlefield Monster trapped as it struggled to escape.
• The Battlefield Monster realized the Divine Soul of the Rule Statue posed the greatest threat and pretended to weaken itself to lure out the Battlefield Space Consciousness.
• After the Battlefield Space Consciousness revealed its location, the Battlefield Monster concentrated its Dark Primal Qi into a beam and blasted through the mist toward it.
• The Battlefield Space Consciousness shifted to dodge, but the beam changed direction and continued pursuing it.

Battlefield Space Consciousness and the Divine Soul of the Rule Statue joined forces against the Battlefield Monster after it launched a fierce attack. The Divine Soul of the Rule Statue noticed that Battlefield Space Consciousness feared the divine nature radiating from the Divine Hall of Rules and considered investigating why.

• The Battlefield Monster gave up trying to evade attack and turned its full force against Battlefield Space Consciousness.
• The Divine Soul of the Rule Statue recognized the Battlefield Monster as a greater threat and decided to help Battlefield Space Consciousness, while first waiting to see if it could withstand the attack.
• Battlefield Space Consciousness weakened the black aura beam with a white fog wall and spatial pressure.
• The Divine Soul of the Rule Statue struck the beam with white light to help scatter it.
• Battlefield Space Consciousness shrank back from the white light, and the Divine Soul of the Rule Statue realized it feared the Divine Hall of Rules' divine nature.

The Battlefield Monster realized Divine Soul of the Rule Statue had grown powerful enough to wield the Divine Hall of Rules’ divine nature in battle. After detecting Jiang Liu in the mist, it attacked him to force Divine Soul of the Rule Statue to remove the barrier trapping it.

• The Battlefield Monster’s black beam clashed with the divine nature wielded by Divine Soul of the Rule Statue and Battlefield Space Consciousness, and the two attacks dissipated.
• The Battlefield Monster regretted not killing Jiang Liu earlier and blamed him for strengthening Divine Soul of the Rule Statue.
• The Battlefield Monster detected Jiang Liu’s vital energy in the mist and decided to capture him to pressure Divine Soul of the Rule Statue.
• The Battlefield Monster fired a black beam at Jiang Liu, and Divine Soul of the Rule Statue hurriedly formed a white curtain of light to protect him.

Jiang Liu tried to evade the Battlefield Monster while weighing the risk of losing his chance to claim the Battlefield Space Shard. The Battlefield Space Consciousness noticed the Divine Soul of the Rule Statue’s concern for Jiang Liu and prepared to use him as leverage.

• The Battlefield Monster’s strange cries briefly disrupted Jiang Liu as he retreated from its attack.
• Jiang Liu decided not to teleport away because he wanted to claim the Battlefield Space Shard and learn about the ancient battle and other shards.
• The Battlefield Space Consciousness formed a wall of white mist behind Jiang Liu to restrain him and draw the Divine Soul of the Rule Statue into protecting him.
• The Battlefield Space Consciousness recognized Jiang Liu’s resemblance to the Divine Statue of Rules and suspected he had a secret tied to the Divine Hall of Rules’ master.

Battlefield Space Consciousness and Battlefield Monster both targeted Jiang Liu, forcing Divine Soul of the Rule Statue to divert its power to protect him. Battlefield Monster exploited the resulting strain on the barrier and kept attacking, hoping the other two would turn against each other.

• Battlefield Space Consciousness decided to seize Jiang Liu and use him to find a way to control Divine Soul of the Rule Statue.
• Divine Soul of the Rule Statue sent white light to shield Jiang Liu from Battlefield Space Consciousness while weakening the barrier holding Battlefield Monster back.
• Battlefield Monster repeatedly attacked Jiang Liu, trying to stretch the Rule Statue's defenses and provoke conflict between its opponents.
• Battlefield Monster sensed something strange inside its body but ignored it and continued its assault.

Jiang Liu and the Sky Devouring Cat faced attacks from the Battlefield Monster while the Battlefield Space Consciousness secretly harbored killing intent toward Jiang Liu. The cat devoured the monster’s black aura and, eager for more, approached the barrier to absorb another wave.

• Jiang Liu sensed the Battlefield Monster ahead and the hostile Battlefield Space Consciousness behind him, though he could do nothing about the latter.
• The Sky Devouring Cat formed a black barrier around itself and Jiang Liu, then swallowed the black wisps that pierced the white light curtain.
• The Sky Devouring Cat quickly recovered after digesting the aura, impressing Jiang Liu with its ability to withstand the chaotic consciousnesses within it.
• The Sky Devouring Cat flew toward the Battlefield Monster and waited near the white light curtain for another attack to seep through.
• The Sky Devouring Cat drew in a denser wave of black aura and swallowed it, causing its belly to swell visibly.

Jiang Liu watched Sky Devouring Cat refine the Battlefield Monster’s attack with energy from the Data Panel and considered how far the cat might advance. He then realized the Battlefield Space’s white fog maintained its stability, leaving him concerned that its disappearance could cause the space to collapse.

• Sky Devouring Cat swallowed the Battlefield Monster’s attack and used the Data Panel’s energy to refine the black aura safely.
• Jiang Liu realized the Data Panel had invested vital energy in Sky Devouring Cat, and wondered what species the cat was.
• Jiang Liu considered the limits of Sky Devouring Cat’s cultivation and suspected that a realm beyond the Divine Realm might be the Realm of Immortality.
• Jiang Liu reasoned that the Battlefield Monster’s continued existence and growth might depend on the Battlefield Space Shard.
• Jiang Liu recalled that the Saint Insect race had feared the white fog thinning and concluded that the fog helped stabilize the Battlefield Space.

Jiang Liu realized the Battlefield Monster was nearing collapse and inferred that it wanted to control the Battlefield Space Shard to gain a true physical form. As the Monster launched a final assault, the Divine Soul of the Rule Statue prioritized protecting Jiang Liu over their fight against it.

• Sky Devouring Cat quickly devoured part of the Battlefield Monster’s black aura attack, astonishing Jiang Liu.
• Jiang Liu concluded that the Battlefield Monster sought to control the Battlefield Space Shard so it could eventually cultivate a physical form.
• The Divine Soul of the Rule Statue chose Jiang Liu’s safety over helping the Battlefield Space Consciousness fight the Battlefield Monster.
• The weakened Battlefield Monster unleashed a huge beam of black aura toward Jiang Liu, while its aura rapidly declined.
• The beam dispersed against Jiang Liu’s barrier, revealing itself as a feint for the Monster’s soul attack, which made Jiang Liu’s Divine Sea churn.

Jiang Liu broke the Battlefield Monster’s Soul attack inside his Divine Sea using the Powers of Time and Space, badly injuring it. As the Battlefield Monster fled and the Divine Soul of the Rule Statue sensed Jiang Liu had won, it turned its full strength against the Battlefield Space Consciousness.

• The Battlefield Monster’s Soul attack dissipated before reaching Jiang Liu, while the Divine Soul of the Rule Statue realized the attack was aimed at his Divine Sea Consciousness Space.
• The Battlefield Space Consciousness sent white mist toward Jiang Liu again, and the Divine Soul of the Rule Statue’s white light drove it back.
• Jiang Liu used the Powers of Time and Space to break apart the waves of the Battlefield Monster’s Soul attack and wound the monster.
• The wounded Battlefield Monster lost control of the resentments within it, cracked apart, passed through the weakening Divine Nature barrier, and fled toward the other battlefield.
• The Divine Soul of the Rule Statue stopped holding back and fought the Battlefield Space Consciousness with all its might.

The Divine Soul of the Rule Statue abandoned its chance to kill the fleeing Battlefield Monster and focused on destroying the Battlefield Space Consciousness. It attacked the consciousness’s hidden primary soul, forcing it to reveal itself and putting its plans for the space shard at risk.

• The Divine Soul of the Rule Statue chose to let the Battlefield Monster escape so it could attack the Battlefield Space Consciousness, which it blamed for weakening its control over the Divine Hall of Rules and attacking Jiang Liu.
• The Divine Soul of the Rule Statue tracked the Battlefield Space Consciousness’s earlier attack on Jiang Liu and sent streams of white light into the mist toward its hidden primary soul.
• The Battlefield Space Consciousness raised a wall of white mist to block the Divine Soul of the Rule Statue’s white-light sword, and the two fought without either gaining the upper hand.
• The Divine Soul of the Rule Statue gathered more Divine Nature from the Divine Hall of Rules and enlarged its sword, then struck the mist wall hard enough to blast the surrounding mist backward.
• The Battlefield Space Consciousness appeared as a faint phantom and grew furious, realizing the fight had ruined its encirclement plan and exposed the location of its space shard.

The Sky Devouring Cat transformed and blocked the weakened Battlefield Monster as it tried to escape, while the Battlefield Space Consciousness remained occupied by the Divine Soul of the Rule Statue. The cat and the monster exchanged full-powered attacks, and the cat used its Power of Rule to trap its prey.

• The Battlefield Space Consciousness sought to eliminate the Divine Soul of the Rule Statue before pursuing the fleeing Battlefield Monster.
• The Sky Devouring Cat transformed to the Battlefield Monster's size and intercepted its escape route, surprising Jiang Liu.
• The Battlefield Monster unleashed its full strength in a roar and charged at the Sky Devouring Cat, hoping to kill it in one strike.
• The Sky Devouring Cat resisted the roar and spread strands of black Power of Rule around the Battlefield Monster to trap it.

The Sky Devouring Cat intercepted the Battlefield Monster and used its attacks to devour the resentful aura within it, growing stronger as the monster weakened. The Divine Soul of the Rule Statue recognized the cat as a likely mutant and became even more convinced Jiang Liu was connected to its master.

• The Sky Devouring Cat’s black radiance devoured the Battlefield Monster’s resentful aura, while Jiang Liu realized the cat intended to wear the monster down.
• The Battlefield Monster grew frantic and unleashed a desperate attack that made the Battlefield Space ripple.
• The Battlefield Space Consciousness sensed the unstable space and held Jiang Liu in even higher regard because his contracted beast had forced the monster to fight with everything it had.
• The Divine Soul of the Rule Statue sensed the Sky Devouring Cat holding its own against the monster and noticed it had advanced to the Supreme God Realm while grasping the Power of Rule.
• The Divine Soul of the Rule Statue suspected the Sky Devouring Cat was a mutant and became more convinced that Jiang Liu was connected to its master.

The Divine Soul of the Rule Statue recognized Jiang Liu’s contracted beast as a powerful Mutant Exotic Beast with a devouring ability and reflected on its unusual strength and growth. Reassured by the beast’s arrival, he resumed attacking Battlefield Space Consciousness, though less frantically.

• The Divine Soul of the Rule Statue realized Jiang Liu’s contracted beast was a Mutant Exotic Beast and believed it had the potential to make Jiang Liu exceptionally powerful.
• He identified the beast’s special ability as devouring, which let it rapidly convert what it consumed into strength and break through without discomfort.
• The Divine Soul of the Rule Statue recalled that Mutant Exotic Beasts were difficult to raise and often faced deadly hostility from other exotic beasts, but grew rapidly after reaching the Saint Realm.
• He recognized that Jiang Liu’s beast had already shown the strength to face the Battlefield Monster head-on, despite being weaker than it.
• The Divine Soul of the Rule Statue raised his white-glowing longsword and attacked Battlefield Space Consciousness again, his confidence renewed by the beast’s arrival.

Jiang Liu sensed that the Battlefield Space was changing as the Sky Devouring Cat fought the Battlefield Monster, while six other shards of the Ancient Battlefield Space converged on the location. The Battlefield Space Consciousness intensified its assault on the Divine Soul of the Rule Statue and targeted Jiang Liu, who remained unaware of the danger as he flew higher to investigate the space.

• Jiang Liu noticed spatial wrinkles appearing as the Sky Devouring Cat battled the Battlefield Monster and wondered whether the Battlefield Space was changing or collapsing.
• Six other shards of the Ancient Battlefield Space, each with its own consciousness, approached after sensing that this shard's location had been exposed.
• The Battlefield Space Consciousness focused on defeating the Divine Soul of the Rule Statue so it could capture Jiang Liu and deal with the Battlefield Monster.
• The Battlefield Space Consciousness intensified its attacks on the Divine Soul of the Rule Statue, while Jiang Liu flew into the sky to examine the battlefield white mist and sense the space more closely.

Jiang Liu investigated the Battlefield Space and realized that its hidden landscapes formed a world sustained by the Divine Senses of the dead. With the Battlefield Monster and Battlefield Space Consciousness occupied by their conflict, he recognized this as his chance to seize control of the shard, though the chapter ended before he acted.

• Jiang Liu released his Divine Sense to explore the Battlefield Space and figure out how to take control of the shard.
• Jiang Liu realized the Battlefield Monster and Battlefield Space Consciousness were too occupied with one another to stop him.
• Jiang Liu learned that the Battlefield Space Consciousness had been scheming to seize the shard, but the restored Divine Soul of the Rule Statue had disrupted its plans.
• Jiang Liu discovered mountains, rivers, lakes, forests, and grasslands hidden beneath the white mist, as well as the lingering Divine Senses of the dead.
• Jiang Liu deduced that the Battlefield Space contained a mysterious power that could let someone break through to a higher level, and understood the Data Panel's instruction to seize control.

Jiang Liu sought to claim the Battlefield Space Shard and discovered that thoroughly investigating it was the first step toward control. As he began to form a connection with the shard, six other shard consciousnesses rushed toward its exposed location, unaware to him.

• Jiang Liu decided to take control of the Battlefield Space Shard and considered leaving his mark on it.
• The six other Battlefield Space consciousnesses learned the shard’s location and hurried toward it to claim it.
• Jiang Liu studied the shard’s self-sustaining energy, living beings, and consciousness while searching for a way to control it.
• Jiang Liu’s Divine Sense reached across the Battlefield Space as he probed it, unnoticed by the combatants.
• Jiang Liu felt a connection forming with the shard, and the Data Panel appeared with guidance on taking control by investigating it thoroughly.

Jiang Liu used the Data Panel’s method to imprint a two-colored pattern into the Battlefield Space Shard and take control of it. He gained a clear view of the battlefield, the ability to command its white mist, and control over the Battlefield Space Consciousness.

• Jiang Liu formed a two-colored pattern with the Power of Time-Space Rule, causing the Battlefield Space to tremble.
• The Battlefield Space Consciousness became distracted by Jiang Liu’s pattern, allowing the Divine Soul of the Rule Statue to strike it with a larger white-light sword formation.
• The Sky Devouring Cat continued devouring the Battlefield Monster’s resentful aura, leaving the monster on the defensive and struggling to escape.
• Jiang Liu sent the pattern into a hidden location, strengthening his connection to the Battlefield Space Shard and bringing the Battlefield Space Consciousness under his control.

After Jiang Liu took control of the Battlefield Space Shard, the wounded Battlefield Space Consciousness rushed to find him, fearing he could control its existence. The Divine Soul of the Rule Statue followed, concerned that whoever controlled the battlefield could expel the Divine Hall of Rules and expose its location.

• The Battlefield Space Consciousness realized Jiang Liu had seized control of the Battlefield Space Shard and that its own consciousness was bound to it.
• The Battlefield Space Consciousness abandoned its attempt to heal and spent origin soul force speeding toward Jiang Liu.
• The Divine Soul of the Rule Statue watched the Battlefield Space Consciousness flee into the mist and wondered what had happened.
• The Divine Soul of the Rule Statue followed, fearing the Divine Hall of Rules could be expelled and its location exposed.
• The Divine Soul of the Rule Statue used the Divine Statue of Rules' divine nature to accelerate and catch up.

Jiang Liu was drawn into a mountain hollow where unusually potent white mist flooded into him and strengthened his body. As the Heavenly Evolution Codex refined the mist, a familiar aura emerged and the Data Panel appeared, leaving Jiang Liu focused on the changes within himself.

• Jiang Liu sensed that the white mist now entering his body was nourishing and strengthening him beyond what ordinary battlefield mist could do.
• He reasoned that ordinary white mist had gradually cultivated the Battlefield Monster's immense strength.
• Jiang Liu followed the dense mist into a mountain hollow, where he sensed a familiar aura within the thicker mist.
• The mist surged into Jiang Liu, and the Heavenly Evolution Codex began refining it and nourishing his body.
• A two-colored light of Space and Time Rule powers appeared above Jiang Liu, and the Data Panel revealed itself, but he was too occupied to notice.

Jiang Liu endured the white mist reforging his body, then discovered his control over the Power of Rule had improved and followed a familiar fused aura into a mountain hollow. The Battlefield Space Consciousness and the Divine Soul of the Rule Statue arrived at his former location but could not find him.

• Jiang Liu allowed the white mist to flow through him, strengthening and reforging his meridians and flesh as he circulated the Heavenly Evolution Codex.
• Jiang Liu examined his Data Template and realized another five days had passed while he controlled the Battlefield Space Shard and his Third Stage of Rule advanced.
• Jiang Liu sensed that the white mist's strengthening had made his control over the Power of Rule smoother, bringing him closer to the Four Stages of Rule.
• Jiang Liu recognized a familiar fused aura in the blue-and-white radiance around his hands and connected it to the two-colored pattern he had drawn earlier.
• Jiang Liu entered the mountain hollow, which transformed into a different scene and shocked him.
• The Battlefield Space Consciousness and the Divine Soul of the Rule Statue reached Jiang Liu's former location but could not detect his aura or find where he had gone.

The Divine Soul of the Rule Statue and the Battlefield Space Consciousness searched for Jiang Liu, each reacting differently to his disappearance. The Divine Soul went to support the Sky Devouring Cat, but held back when the cat attacked it, leaving the cat to continue fighting the Battlefield Monster.

• The Divine Soul of the Rule Statue stayed calm because it sensed that Jiang Liu was not in danger, while remaining wary of the Battlefield Space Consciousness.
• The Battlefield Space Consciousness spread its Source Power as white mist to search for Jiang Liu and determine whether he had taken control of the Battlefield Space Shard, but found no trace of him.
• The Divine Soul of the Rule Statue headed to help the Sky Devouring Cat fight the Battlefield Monster, reasoning that Jiang Liu would return for his tamed beast.
• The Sky Devouring Cat fired Dark Primal Qi at the Divine Soul when it approached, so the Divine Soul retreated and sealed off the battlefield with its sword.
• The Sky Devouring Cat intensified its attacks, seeking to temper its strength and devour the Battlefield Monster's resentment before killing it.