Chapter Summaries

Jiang Liu broke through the Netherworld Master’s Power of Death with Instant Strike, but the Netherworld Master survived by transforming it into Power of Life. The Divine Realm Heavenly Lord and the Holy Master of the Human Realm closed in as the Netherworld Master continued his plan to capture Jiang Liu and obtain the Battlefield Space coordinates.

• The Holy Master of the Human Realm attacked Jiang Liu, but Jiang Liu blocked the blows with spatial ripples and sped toward the Netherworld Master.
• The Netherworld Master used the Skull Scepter to send strands of Power of Death at Jiang Liu while the Divine Realm Heavenly Lord and the Holy Master of the Human Realm moved to surround him.
• Jiang Liu used Instant Strike to immobilize the Netherworld Master and brought down the Godslayer Blade.
• The Netherworld Master transformed his Power of Death into Power of Life, and the Skull Scepter blocked Jiang Liu’s strike.
• The Netherworld Master recovered and watched warily as the Divine Realm Heavenly Lord and the Holy Master of the Human Realm closed in.

Jiang Liu faced the Holy Master of the Human Realm, the Divine Realm Heavenly Lord, and the Netherworld Master as they tried to obtain the Battlefield Space coordinates and suspected he knew the Secret of Eternal Life. He realized their obsession would continue even if he escaped, so he considered negotiating with them before Heaven's Mandate Pavilion arrived.

• Jiang Liu assessed the three men's coordinated encirclement and worried that the Golden Giant might be unable to dispel the Black Mist in the Human Realm.
• The Divine Realm Heavenly Lord asked Jiang Liu for the Battlefield Space coordinates and suggested that Jiang Liu reveal what he had learned there.
• The Divine Realm Heavenly Lord reasoned that Jiang Liu might possess the Secret of Eternal Life, and the Holy Master of the Human Realm and the Netherworld Master eagerly agreed that they should seek it from him instead.
• Jiang Liu decided that he needed to negotiate with the three men to prevent future conflict and keep them from fighting desperately if they became cornered.

Jiang Liu weighed whether to reveal the Secret of Eternal Life, knowing that doing so could expose the Chaos Space and put it in danger. He demanded that the Three Rule Lords clear the Black Mist from the Human Realm first, but their relieved reaction showed they believed they had found a way to force his hand.

• The Divine Realm Heavenly Lord offered to double Jiang Liu’s earlier terms, and the Holy Master of the Human Realm and Netherworld Master supported the offer.
• Jiang Liu considered revealing the Secret of Eternal Life but feared that taking the Three Rule Lords to the Chaos Space would expose its coordinates to other powerful beings.
• The Divine Realm Heavenly Lord offered to fulfill any further demands Jiang Liu made.
• After the Golden Giant told Jiang Liu it could only halt the Black Mist’s spread, Jiang Liu demanded that the Three Rule Lords clear it from the Human Realm before they discussed the secret.
• The Three Rule Lords relaxed, believing Jiang Liu’s concern for the Human Realm would let them force him to submit, while Jiang Liu realized he might have to tell them the truth.

Jiang Liu offered to reveal the Secret of Eternal Life to the Netherworld Master alone if he cleared the Black Mist from the Human Realm. The Netherworld Master refused and agreed to act only if Jiang Liu told all three of them, leaving the Human Realm's Black Mist still unresolved.

• The Netherworld Master demanded the Secret of Eternal Life in exchange for clearing the Black Mist from the Human Realm.
• Jiang Liu worried that the Human Realm's Heavenly Dao could not hold back the Black Mist and blamed the Holy Master of the Human Realm for helping unleash it.
• Jiang Liu offered to tell the Netherworld Master the secret alone if he cleared the Black Mist immediately, alarming the Divine Realm Heavenly Lord and the Holy Master of the Human Realm.
• The Netherworld Master considered the risks of accepting Jiang Liu's offer and decided he could not trust Jiang Liu or afford to alienate the other two.
• The Netherworld Master agreed to clear the Black Mist if Jiang Liu revealed the Secret of Eternal Life to all three, and the Divine Realm Heavenly Lord and Holy Master of the Human Realm felt relieved.

Jiang Liu gave the Three Rule Lords coordinates to the Battlefield Space and claimed they could not detect it, misleading them into accepting his explanation. When a Divine Artifact Starship appeared, Jiang Liu recognized that the people from Heaven's Mandate Pavilion had arrived.

• Jiang Liu received a message from his Identity Jade Token and realized the people from Heaven's Mandate Pavilion were nearing the Human Realm.
• Jiang Liu gave the Netherworld Master a star map showing the Battlefield Space's former coordinates.
• The Divine Realm Heavenly Lord accused Jiang Liu of giving them false coordinates, but Jiang Liu said the Battlefield Space was concealed from them.
• The Three Rule Lords considered Jiang Liu's explanation and turned toward a powerful light in the void.
• Jiang Liu recognized the approaching Divine Artifact Starship as the vessel carrying the people from Heaven's Mandate Pavilion.

Heaven's Mandate Pavilion arrived to reinforce Jiang Liu, but the Three Rule Lords attacked the newcomers before they could join him. Huangfu Hao and the others formed the Four Symbols Combination Formation to withstand the Holy Master of the Human Realm, while Jiang Liu was trapped between the Netherworld Master and the Divine Realm Heavenly Lord.

• The Three Rule Lords recognized the approaching reinforcements and decided to attack Heaven's Mandate Pavilion's flying ship while the Netherworld Master and Divine Realm Heavenly Lord held Jiang Liu back.
• Huangfu Hao led Heaven's Mandate Pavilion's cultivators out of the ship in a combined formation, while Zhuge Cheng stayed behind and scattered the Heaven Reckoning Bamboo Slip.
• The Holy Master of the Human Realm struck Huangfu Hao's group, shattering their Four Symbols Combination Formation, but the other cultivators' formation helped them survive.
• Heaven's Mandate Pavilion formed the Four Symbols Combination Formation and fought to withstand the Holy Master of the Human Realm's attacks.
• Jiang Liu tried to reach the battle but the Netherworld Master's Power of Death blocked him, so the Heavenly Evolution Codex began drawing it into his body.

Jiang Liu endured the Netherworld Master's Life Rule without harm and drove the Divine Realm Heavenly Lord back, convincing both Rule Lords that they could not obtain the Secret of Eternal Life from him. The Divine Realm Heavenly Lord and Netherworld Master fled, and the Holy Master of the Human Realm followed into the void.

• Jiang Liu absorbed the Netherworld Master's Power of Death and discovered that his body and Heavenly Evolution Codex neutralized its effects.
• Jiang Liu knocked away the Divine Realm Heavenly Lord's ring of light and shattered the spatial folds blocking his blade.
• The Netherworld Master told the Divine Realm Heavenly Lord that they had no hope of obtaining the Secret of Eternal Life from Jiang Liu.
• The Divine Realm Heavenly Lord sent a message to the Holy Master of the Human Realm and escaped into the void.
• The Netherworld Master faded away with his Skull Scepter, and the Holy Master of the Human Realm abandoned his attack on Heaven's Mandate Pavilion and followed them.

After the Three Rule Lords abruptly fled, Jiang Liu returned to the Human Realm to clear away its Black Mist while the Void factions withdrew. Zhang Cheng, Zhao Hao, and Bai Ye considered whether to align with Jiang Liu and decided Zhao Hao would first test his attitude.

• Jiang Liu let the Three Rule Lords and their followers leave, then entered the Human Realm to help the Golden Giant clear its Black Mist.
• The Void factions departed, relieved that the War of Rules had ended with few casualties.
• Zhang Cheng, Zhao Hao, and Bai Ye gathered aboard a flying ship and agreed not to attack Heaven's Mandate Pavilion or the Human Realm.
• The three leaders considered submitting to Jiang Liu but worried about how he would receive them, especially given the Devil Race's history with the Human Race.
• Zhang Cheng, Zhao Hao, and Bai Ye decided Zhao Hao would approach Jiang Liu first and sound out his attitude.

Jiang Liu refined the Black Mist spreading through the Human Realm, while the surviving members of Heaven's Mandate Pavilion returned and discovered that the realm was recovering. Their reunion was interrupted by an unknown voice demanding to know who they were.

• Jiang Liu used the Heavenly Evolution Codex to draw in and refine the Black Mist, easing the burden on the Human Realm's Heavenly Dao.
• Heaven's Mandate Pavilion counted eight dead and many wounded after their fight with the Holy Master of the Human Realm, and Huangfu Hao prepared everyone to return.
• The survivors entered the Human Realm, where Huangfu Hao and Zhuge Cheng noticed that its Heaven and Earth Essence had grown dense and its lands were recovering.
• Heaven's Mandate Pavilion celebrated their return and hoped to settle in the Human Realm, until an unknown voice asked who they were.

Jiang Liu arrived at the Human Realm and discovered that Qin Bailian and the Hall of Governmental Affairs had mistaken Heaven's Mandate Pavilion for enemies. After Jiang Liu clarified the misunderstanding, he led both groups toward Qian City.

• Heaven's Mandate Pavilion members told Qin Bailian they had come with Jiang Liu, prompting questions about their connection to the Star Cloud Holy Dynasty.
• Qin Bailian grew suspicious when Huangfu Hao and the others could not explain their knowledge of Jiang Liu, and his group drew their weapons after Zhuge Cheng said they were members of the Human Race.
• Heaven's Mandate Pavilion members released their auras, but Jiang Liu's aura overwhelmed them as he arrived.
• Huangfu Hao apologized to Jiang Liu, and Qin Bailian explained the misunderstanding to him.
• Jiang Liu invited everyone to talk in Qian City and flew there with Heaven's Mandate Pavilion and the Hall of Governmental Affairs following.

Jiang Liu investigated reports of an unreachable secret realm in the desert and asked Zhuge Cheng to identify it. After considering the clues, Zhuge Cheng said he more or less knew what the secret realm contained.

• Jiang Liu left the injured members of Heaven's Mandate Pavilion to recover outside the imperial palace and asked Qin Bailian about the desert secret realm.
• Qin Bailian reported that the Calligraphy Studio's Calligraphy Saint and Nangong Xing could not approach the secret realm, and that Elder Han Bai had gone there as well.
• Jiang Liu summoned Zhuge Cheng to learn what he knew about the desert and its history.
• While Zhuge Cheng recalled what he knew, Jiang Liu told Qin Bailian to handle a problem involving the Zheng Family through normal procedures.
• Zhuge Cheng said he more or less knew what place the secret realm contained.

Jiang Liu learned from Zhuge Cheng about the Heaven's Mandate Mystic Realm, which Zhuge Cheng and Huangfu Hao had once entered and where they found the Heaven's Mandate Mirror. Jiang Liu and Zhuge Cheng set out to investigate the newly appeared realm, while Qin Bailian sent Nangong Xing a transmission and received a surprising reply.

• Zhuge Cheng told Jiang Liu that a newly appeared mystic realm might be the Heaven's Mandate Mystic Realm, where he and Huangfu Hao had found the Heaven's Mandate Mirror.
• Zhuge Cheng explained that they had barely explored the realm because its sealed places resisted entry and a powerful exotic beast had forced them to flee.
• Jiang Liu decided to bring Zhuge Cheng to investigate and told Qin Bailian to send a transmission to Nangong Xing.
• Jiang Liu flew toward the desert, leaving Zhuge Cheng far behind with his speed.
• Qin Bailian told Nangong Xing that Jiang Liu had gone ahead, then received a message that surprised him.

Jiang Liu reached the expanding mystic realm in the desert and learned from Zhuge Cheng that it was the main Heaven's Mandate Mystic Realm. The realm's force of rejection kept Jiang Liu from entering, leaving its dangers unknown.

• Jiang Liu crossed the desert and received Qin Bailian's message that Zhao Hao of the Holy Wang Pavilion wanted to defect from the Three Rule Lords.
• Jiang Liu told Qin Bailian to inform Zhao Hao that he would meet him when he had time, then continued to the mystic realm.
• Nangong Xing described how the mystic realm's curtain of light had steadily expanded since its discovery.
• Zhuge Cheng arrived and used his Heaven Reckoning Bamboo Slip to determine that the mystic realm was the main Heaven's Mandate Mystic Realm, while the one they had entered before was an extension of it.
• Jiang Liu sensed that the mystic realm rejected his attempts to enter, and he wondered what powerful dangers lay inside.

Jiang Liu learned that the secret realm would need three days to stabilize, then returned to the imperial city to meet Zhao Hao. Zhao Hao asked about Jiang Liu’s connection to the Heaven’s Mandate Pavilion and realized Jiang Liu had only promised Zhuge Cheng that he would join.

• Zhuge Cheng deduced that the secret realm was still expanding and would become safe to enter in about three days.
• Jiang Liu left Nangong Xing and Zhuge Cheng to guard the secret realm while he returned to the imperial city.
• Jiang Liu used Fixed-Point Shuttle to reach the imperial palace and asked Qin Bailian to bring Zhao Hao to the Imperial Study.
• Zhao Hao met Jiang Liu and explained recent events in the Void before asking about his relationship with the Heaven’s Mandate Pavilion.
• Jiang Liu said he had promised Zhuge Cheng to join the Heaven’s Mandate Pavilion before reaching the Four Stages of Rule, and Zhao Hao realized he had not officially joined yet.

Zhao Hao asked Jiang Liu to accept the Holy Wang Pavilion's allegiance, and Jiang Liu agreed. Jiang Liu also accepted the Holy Sky Pavilion and Holy Master Pavilion, leaving Zhao Hao to negotiate with them.

• Jiang Liu reassured Zhao Hao about his relationship with the Heaven's Mandate Pavilion.
• Zhao Hao offered to lead the Holy Wang Pavilion into Jiang Liu's service, and Jiang Liu accepted.
• Zhao Hao insisted on addressing Jiang Liu as Holy Master, and Jiang Liu agreed.
• Zhao Hao told Jiang Liu that the Holy Sky Pavilion and Holy Master Pavilion also sought his protection.
• Jiang Liu agreed to accept all three power alliances and told Zhao Hao to settle the details with them.
• Zhao Hao left the Imperial Study to meet with Zhang Cheng and Bai Ye and negotiate the alliances' allegiance.

Jiang Liu arranged for the Martial Division to select people to explore the expanding desert secret realm, then received Zhao Hao, Zhang Cheng, and Bai Ye as they pledged the Three Great Power Alliance of the Void to him. He accepted their allegiance and offerings, and the three returned to their strongholds with Void communication star stones.

• Jiang Liu went to the Hall of Governmental Affairs and ordered personnel to be mobilized for exploring the desert secret realm.
• The Hall of Governmental Affairs members eagerly volunteered, and Jiang Liu assigned Yun Yue to select the expedition team.
• Zhao Hao brought Zhang Cheng and Bai Ye to the Imperial Study, where the three pledged allegiance to Jiang Liu.
• Jiang Liu demonstrated his power over the three men and agreed to accept the Holy Master Pavilion and the Devil Race forces, provided they stopped causing trouble in the Human Realm.
• Jiang Liu and the three leaders discussed future offerings of Star Enlightenment Stones and Star Perception Stones, then sent them back to their strongholds with Void communication star stones.

Jiang Liu arrived in the desert as the Mystic Realm neared its opening and prepared to enter with Zhuge Cheng, Yun Yue, and Nangong Xing. Strange beasts gathered nearby but withdrew, while the Sky Devouring Cat signaled that it wanted to enter the Mystic Realm too.

• Jiang Liu stored the Void Transmission Star Stones and left Yun Yue to take the people she had gathered to help the Iron Blood Army in the desert.
• Nangong Xing told Jiang Liu that the Mystic Realm was expected to open soon, and he traveled to the desert to join Zhuge Cheng and the others.
• Zhuge Cheng said the Mystic Realm would be ready in about an hour, and Jiang Liu told Nangong Xing she could enter with them.
• As the Mystic Realm's aura became pure, Howling Moon Wolves and other mountain beasts appeared, then withdrew without approaching Jiang Liu.
• The Sky Devouring Cat signaled that it wanted to enter the Mystic Realm, while Zhuge Cheng began setting up an entry formation that made Jiang Liu frown.

Jiang Liu and the others entered the Heaven's Mandate Mystic Realm through Zhuge Cheng's aura-concealing formation and discovered it was an exotic beast inheritance realm. The Sky Devouring Cat absorbed one of the sealed beast statues, while exotic beasts began gathering outside.

• Zhuge Cheng opened a temporary entrance with an aura-concealing formation, and Jiang Liu, Zhuge Cheng, Nangong Xing, Yun Yue, and the Martial Division entered.
• Jiang Liu found an enormous cavern lined with exotic beast statues, and Zhuge Cheng said the cavern differed from the one he had seen before.
• Jiang Liu released the Sky Devouring Cat, which struck a statue and absorbed the black light within it, causing its aura to surge.
• Zhuge Cheng realized the statues held sealed exotic beasts and that the formation had allowed them to enter the realm.
• Jiang Liu concluded that the Heaven's Mandate Mystic Realm was an inheritance realm for exotic beasts and grew uneasy as beasts gathered outside.

Jiang Liu waited while the Sky Devouring Cat received an exotic beast inheritance, then followed Nangong Xing’s report of a divine temple deeper in the mystic realm. He reached the temple and saw that its shape resembled an exotic beast.

• Jiang Liu sent Nangong Xing, Yun Yue, Zhuge Cheng, and the others to search the mystic realm’s passageways while he waited for the Sky Devouring Cat.
• The Sky Devouring Cat obtained an inheritance, and Jiang Liu sensed that its immense transformed body carried a threatening aura.
• Nangong Xing contacted Jiang Liu through a Transmission Stone and reported that he had found a divine temple he could not enter.
• Jiang Liu followed Nangong Xing’s passageway and found him standing before a majestic temple shaped like an exotic beast.

Jiang Liu investigated the Exotic Beast Temple and concluded that it was a powerful exotic beast guarding the secret realm rather than attacking intruders. He suspected a God Lord Realm beast had created the realm to preserve it and strengthen the beast race, but he did not know why it had remained hidden.

• Nangong Xing met Jiang Liu at the passage, and he urged her to leave because the temple's aura was dangerous.
• The Sky Devouring Cat attacked the temple gate with Dark Primal Qi, but its strikes had no effect as the temple's aura grew stronger.
• The temple roared and blasted the Sky Devouring Cat down the passage, though Jiang Liu sensed that it had not been injured.
• Jiang Liu reasoned that the temple acted as a guardian and that its presence had kept the secret realm stable without harming humans or beasts.
• Jiang Liu concluded that a God Lord Realm exotic beast had created the secret realm to preserve beast inheritances and raise the beast race's strength.