Chapter Summaries

Mei Suren confronted Ba Zunan over Xu Xiaoshou’s dangerous use of Holy Emperor power, warning him about the consequences of failing to protect the young cultivator. Above the First Hall of Sin, Xu Xiaoshou and Rao Yaoyao clashed in a fierce sword battle, which ended with Xu Xiaoshou grabbing her and bringing a devastating attack down on her.

• Mei Suren accused Ba Zunan of indirectly teaching Xu Xiaoshou his reckless ways and challenged him to take responsibility for the young cultivator’s safety.
• Ba Zunan promised to protect Xu Xiaoshou as he grew, then followed Mei Suren after the older sword cultivator reminded him of his own past failure.
• Xu Xiaoshou attacked Rao Yaoyao with Wuxiu’s Scarlet-Scorching Hand, but she used the Have-and-Have-Not Sword Flow and All Beings Aspect to evade him and unleash her sword techniques.
• Rao Yaoyao formed the Heaven-Hanging Sword and clashed with Xu Xiaoshou’s Azure Time Sword, injuring him and overpowering him in their direct sword contest.
• Xu Xiaoshou used Holy Emperor source seeds to defend himself, then struck Rao Yaoyao with Heart Sword Techniques and seized her throat with Wuxiu’s Scarlet-Scorching Hand.
• Xu Xiaoshou brought Yanmang and over ten thousand Holy Emperor source seeds down toward Rao Yaoyao in a devastating attack.

Xu Xiaoshou used the Holy Emperor’s power and his newly replicated Heavenly Secrets arts to separate Water Ghost from Dao Qiongchang, forcing Dao Qiongchang and Rao Yaoyao to flee. He then prepared to unleash another attack across Void Island as they escaped.

• Dao Qiongchang used the Siwu Formation and Great Annihilation Art to save Rao Yaoyao and contain Xu Xiaoshou’s fire-seed explosion.
• Xu Xiaoshou used the Formation Dao Disk to replicate Dao Qiongchang’s Heavenly Secrets Thirty-Six Forms, then combined the Great Stripping Technique with the Great Shift Technique to pull Water Ghost out of Dao Qiongchang.
• The Supreme Saint Tribulation split between Dao Qiongchang and Water Ghost, confirming their separation, while Xu Xiaoshou’s display shocked the gathered fighters.
• Dao Qiongchang shouted for Rao Yaoyao to run, and the two fled as Xu Xiaoshou taunted them.
• Xu Xiaoshou spread his spiritual perception across Void Island and raised both hands, preparing to unleash an attack from the First Hall of Sin.

Xu Xiaoshou unleashed the Saint Emperor power in the Emberglow Heart, sealing Void Island inside Dragon-Fusion Realm and attacking everyone within it. He trapped Dao Qiongchang and Rao Yaoyao, then struck Rao Yaoyao with new flame-thread techniques and detonated Saint Emperor power inside her heart.

• Xu Xiaoshou spread Ash-Illuminating White Flame across Void Island, setting its inhabitants, spiritual essence, and surrounding laws ablaze.
• Xu Xiaoshou formed Dragon-Fusion Realm around the entire island, preventing anyone from escaping and restraining Dao Qiongchang and Rao Yaoyao.
• Water Ghost endured the flames during his tribulation while Bai Lian and Mu Lin drew strength and enjoyment from the fire.
• Xu Xiaoshou appeared in Azure Marsh and attacked Rao Yaoyao, whose Xuancang Divine Sword briefly purified the White Flame and helped her retreat.
• Xu Xiaoshou used Textile Mastery to bind Rao Yaoyao with flame threads, then froze her with All Eyes Are Demons and detonated Saint Emperor power inside her heart.

Xu Xiaoshou used his borrowed Holy Emperor power to overwhelm Rao Yaoyao and Dao Qiongchang across Void Island, but his strength began to run out. He split off a Second True Body and prepared a combined physical and soul attack against Rao Yaoyao.

• Xu Xiaoshou transformed with Mimicry and used his speed and Berserk Giant form to punch Dao Qiongchang from Slumber Valley back to the First Hall of Sin.
• Xu Xiaoshou split his pursuit between Dao Qiongchang and Rao Yaoyao, then punched Rao Yaoyao hard enough to shatter her arm and knock away her sword.
• Xu Xiaoshou seized Rao Yaoyao and tried to extract her Half-Saint Godhood, but Dao Qiongchang intervened and was kicked away.
• Rao Yaoyao's Holy Emperor Blood restored her injuries, while Xu Xiaoshou continued attacking her and Dao Qiongchang and destroyed their remaining defenses.
• As his borrowed power dwindled, Xu Xiaoshou created a Second True Body, had it use All Eyes Are Demons on him, and began charging Illusion Annihilation Finger for a final strike at Rao Yaoyao.

Xu Xiaoshou defied Water Ghost’s warning and unleashed the Form and Spirit Annihilation Finger at Rao Yaoyao, determined to kill her despite the consequences. Dao Qiongchang invoked Rao Wangze to halt the strike, but the Holy Emperor’s pressure descended over Void Island, leaving Xu Xiaoshou crushed beneath it.

• Dao Qiongchang recognized Xu Xiaoshou as the battle’s true unpredictable variable and chose not to interfere as he attacked Rao Yaoyao.
• Water Ghost urged Xu Xiaoshou to spare Rao Yaoyao and take only her Half-Saint Godhood, but Xu Xiaoshou rejected his warning and declared he would not let Saint Emperors obstruct his cultivation.
• Xu Xiaoshou depleted Rao Yaoyao’s remaining protection and gathered the Form and Spirit Annihilation Finger while Ba Zunan watched from the Forest of Miracles and signaled his support.
• Xu Xiaoshou fired the finger at Rao Yaoyao, but Dao Qiongchang shouted the name Rao Wangze, stopping the strike at her nose.
• Holy Emperor Wangze’s pressure descended over Void Island, forcing its cultivators to their knees and crushing Xu Xiaoshou as Li Fugui begged him not to kill.

Bai Lian reached the Void Realm as Saint Emperor Wangze intervened in Xu Xiaoshou and Rao Yaoyao’s battle, while Water Ghost tried to complete his tribulation. Wangze descended in the form of a wisp and crushed a vast portion of Void Island with one finger, leaving the fate of the survivors uncertain.

• Bai Lian completed his tribulation, entered the Void Realm, and rushed toward the battlefield despite fearing Wangze’s intervention.
• Wangze’s wind defense stopped Xu Xiaoshou’s Form and Spirit Annihilation Finger, and Demon Emperor Black Dragon caught Xu Xiaoshou as he fell.
• Xu Xiaoshou inferred that Wangze’s will was confronting the Spirit of Void Island, while Water Ghost emerged from his tribulation and asked Xu Xiaoshou to help accelerate it.
• Xu Xiaoshou used the Time Ancestor Shadow Staff to accelerate Water Ghost’s Supreme Saint Tribulation, but Wangze’s command to confine Rao Yaoyao shattered the time effect before the final strikes.
• Wangze appeared as a wisp of green smoke above an illusory Heavenly Ladder and declared the Wurao Walker inviolable.
• Wangze’s finger shattered the sky and sank a vast region of Void Island, killing living beings and crushing souls in its path.

Water Ghost entered Sainthood beneath Heavenazure Finger and used Sea of Wind and Thunder to resist Saint Emperor Wang Ze, while Demon Emperor Black Dragon sacrificed itself to buy Xu Xiaoshou time. As Mei Suren rushed to save Xu Xiaoshou, Ba Zunan stayed behind, entered enlightenment, and prepared to use a Communication Talisman.

• Bai Lian tried to reach Saint Emperor Wang Ze and buy Xu Xiaoshou time, but Heavenazure Finger blasted him back into the Absolute Ashen Fire Domain.
• Water Ghost absorbed the last Supreme Saint Tribulation bolts, attained enlightenment, entered Sainthood, and unleashed Sea of Wind and Thunder against Heavenazure Finger.
• Heavenazure Finger shattered Water Ghost's defense and left him badly injured, while Xu Xiaoshou remained on the dragon's head.
• Demon Emperor Black Dragon charged Heavenazure Finger, was killed by Void Island's rules, and left its dragon pearl to trigger Demon Emperor's Judgment.
• Mei Suren tried to leave to save Xu Xiaoshou, but Ba Zunan delayed him to retrieve the Communication Talisman and ask what Xu Xiaoshou was doing.
• Ba Zunan entered enlightenment, lost a realm of cultivation, and activated the Communication Talisman.

Xu Xiaoshou survived Saint Emperor Wangze’s attack by using Mimicry and Siwu Formation to invoke Heaven Ancestor’s Light, then found himself compelled by Wangze’s Guidance Power to reveal his methods. The chapter ended as Wangze, Rao Yaoyao, and Dao Qiongchang recognized Ba Zunan’s voice coming from Xu Xiaoshou’s Communication Talisman.

• Xu Xiaoshou calculated that Saint Emperor Wangze’s will incarnation had limited power and trusted Ba Zunan to have prepared other ways to counter him.
• As Heavenazure Finger descended, Xu Xiaoshou used Mimicry on Dao Qiongchang and activated Siwu Formation, whose Heaven Ancestor’s Light protected him from the weakened strike.
• Saint Emperor Wangze’s Guidance Power magnified Xu Xiaoshou’s urge to boast, and Xu Xiaoshou revealed that he had used Dao Qiongchang’s saint blood to control Siwu Formation.
• A voice from Xu Xiaoshou’s Communication Talisman told him to take out his Saint Emperor Dragon Scale, and Xu Xiaoshou used it to guard against Wangze’s influence.
• Xu Xiaoshou claimed he had obtained Dao Qiongchang’s blood from Situ Yongen, leaving Situ Yongen flustered and the onlookers speculating about Zero Plan.
• Rao Yaoyao, Dao Qiongchang, and Saint Emperor Wangze heard Ba Zunan’s voice from the Communication Talisman and turned their attention to Xu Xiaoshou.

Xu Xiaoshou, Mei Suren, and Water Ghost escaped to the Absolute Ashen Fire Domain while Saint Emperor Wangze and the others debated pursuing them. There, Ba Zunan pushed Xu Xiaoshou to find a way to borrow Saint Emperor power, and Xu realized the key might be the incantation Water Ghost used to open a path to Void Island.

• Xu Xiaoshou invoked Ba Zunan’s name, and Mei Suren appeared, evaded Dao Qiongchang’s attack, and fled to the Absolute Ashen Fire Domain with Xu Xiaoshou and Water Ghost.
• Dao Qiongchang urged Rao Yaoyao to stay behind and protect him while Saint Emperor Wangze went after the others, and Rao Yaoyao agreed to watch over him.
• Xu Xiaoshou ordered Bai Lian to move Mu Lin’s tribulation away from the battlefield, then gave Mei Suren the Profound Void Box.
• Water Ghost warned that he could not defeat the approaching Saint Emperor, and Ba Zunan told him to leave the matter to Xu Xiaoshou.
• Xu Xiaoshou asked whether his Yanmang, Blood Tree Yin Branch, and Saint Emperor Dragon Scale could let him borrow Saint Emperor power, but Ba Zunan said he had not thought far enough.
• Xu Xiaoshou asked how Water Ghost had opened a path to Void Island, and Ba Zunan clarified that he meant the incantation, prompting Water Ghost to identify Ancestor Wuji.

Water Ghost explained how Xu Xiaoshou could use the incantation and his Emberglow powers to activate a connection to Void Island, while Saint Emperor Wangze confronted the group. As Xu Xiaoshou began reaching for the Siwu Formation, Ba Zunan’s sword struck at Dao Qiongchang and then reached a mysterious figure outside the Forest of Miracles, whose identity the chapter left unresolved.

• Water Ghost recited the two-part incantation that Ancestor Wuji had given him, and Ba Zunan told Xu Xiaoshou to use Heavenly Secrets Art to activate it himself.
• Xu Xiaoshou drew on the White Pearl, Yanmang, and Emberglow Heart as Saint Emperor Wangze arrived and demanded that the group surrender or die.
• Xu Xiaoshou triggered the Emberglow powers, sensed the Siwu Formation, and tried to seize control of it while Mei Suren and Water Ghost stood between him and Wangze.
• Ba Zunan’s sword qi emerged from the Darksteel Sword and nearly struck Dao Qiongchang, but Rao Yaoyao deflected it with Xuancang.
• The sword qi flew into a mysterious eight-fingered man outside the Forest of Miracles, and Dao Qiongchang identified the man’s recited verse as Ba Zunan’s.

Xu Xiaoshou seized control of the Siwu Formation as Ba Zunan’s arrival distracted the battlefield, then Mei Suren unleashed Taicheng Heaven’s Liberation to shatter Saint Emperor Wangze’s Heavenazure Finger. Wangze transformed into a tall figure and prepared to face Mei Suren’s attack.

• Ba Zunan appeared beyond the Forest of Miracles, drawing the spectators’ attention and preventing Rao Yaoyao from attacking him.
• Xu Xiaoshou took control of the Siwu Formation and merged with its power, drawing a greater Saint Emperor aura around himself.
• Saint Emperor Wangze launched a powerful Heavenazure Finger at Xu Xiaoshou, while Mei Suren stepped forward to protect him.
• Mei Suren invoked Famous Sword Heaven’s Liberation and merged with the Taicheng Sword, forming an ancient city and giant Sword Manifestation.
• Mei Suren’s Taicheng Heaven’s Liberation shattered Wangze’s Heavenazure Finger, and the Saint Emperor transformed into a tall, otherworldly figure.

Mei Suren’s Heaven’s Liberation collapsed under Saint Emperor Rao Wangze’s Wind Li Scripture, and Xu Xiaoshou’s Second True Body was erased while Water Ghost briefly intervened. Xu Xiaoshou completed absorbing power and confronted Rao Wangze, but his attempt to release the Siwu Formation was thwarted; then a surge of power spilled from his Origin Mansion.

• Saint Emperor Rao Wangze used the Wind Li Scripture’s Astral Wind Liberation to wear down Mei Suren’s Taicheng imagery until it collapsed, leaving Mei Suren unconscious.
• Xu Xiaoshou’s Second True Body rescued Mei Suren and the Taicheng Sword from a tornado, but Rao Wangze’s Wind Pressure erased the clone.
• Water Ghost swallowed a Saint Emperor Dragon Scale, challenged Rao Wangze, then fled into Rao Yaoyao and used her as a shield while Dao Qiongchang tried to intervene.
• Xu Xiaoshou emerged in holy light, stopped Rao Wangze’s Heavenazure Finger, and accused him of testing his strength.
• Xu Xiaoshou activated the Siwu Formation through Ba Zunan’s Darksteel Sword, but Rao Wangze blasted away the sword intent and halted the formation.
• Dao Qiongchang sensed something amiss as power poured from Xu Xiaoshou’s Origin Mansion.

Xu Xiaoshou realized Mu Zixi was the source of the Saint Emperor power flowing from his Origin Mansion and connected the phenomenon to Ba Zunan and the World Origin Seed. As the White Cavern reopened as the Emberlight Nethersea, Tiansang Spirit Palace’s elders glimpsed the arrival of three Saint Emperors and a black dragon seeking Xu Xiaoshou.

• Mu Zixi was forced out of the Origin Mansion by surging Saint Emperor power, and Xu Xiaoshou recognized her as its source.
• Xiao Kongtong and Zhu Yike emerged after Mu Zixi, while Xu Xiaoshou connected the power to Ba Zunan and the World Origin Seed.
• At Tiansang Spirit Palace, Qiao Qianzhi fused a Saint Source Crystal into A-Jie as Xiao Qixiu, Ye Xiaotian, and Zhao Xidong watched.
• The elders recognized that White Cavern had reopened as the Emberlight Nethersea and used Ye Xiaotian’s spatial mirror to investigate it.
• The Wretched Saint, seven Blood Trees, and an ancient azure prison appeared in the Emberlight Nethersea, and their power injured Zhao Xidong and the elders.
• Ye Xiaotian looked into the rift alone, where a black dragon smashed through his spatial mirror and declared that it had come to take Xu Xiaoshou.

Yu Zhiwen learned that the Emberlight Nethersea had returned as a Saint Emperor swept across the Yunlun Mountain Range, killing Red Robes including Lan Ling. Before her spirit faded, Lan Ling gave Yu Zhiwen her badge and a final message for Shouye.

• Lan Ling told Yu Zhiwen that the White Cavern’s interdimensional rift had reopened and asked to return with Xin, Black Nether, and Shouye.
• Yu Zhiwen’s Heavenly Secrets search found no response from Xin or Black Nether and only a faint possibility that Shouye had been swallowed into Sky City.
• A Saint Emperor’s aura shattered the Heavenly Secrets Veil and blasted Lan Ling apart, but Yu Zhiwen revived her with God's Blessing.
• Lan Ling recognized the Emberlight Nethersea’s aura as a sea of white fire crossed the Yunlun Mountain Range, burning everyone wearing Red Robes.
• Yu Zhiwen tried to save Lan Ling, but the fire consumed her body and spirit; Lan Ling gave Yu Zhiwen her broken badge and asked her to deliver a final vow to Shouye.

Mo Mo learned from Feng Yujin how Ba Zunan’s long-running plan had led to Void Island’s descent, while Fish Elder arrived in the Yunlun Mountain Range and failed to enter Sky City. The chapter ended with Yu Zhiwen learning that Xu Xiaoshou was on Void Island and asking which Xu Xiaoshou Fish Elder meant.

• Mo Mo questioned Feng Yujin about the Saint Emperors, and he explained how Ba Zunan had taken control of the Inner Island Ghost Beasts and set his plan in motion.
• Feng Yujin said he had refused to cooperate, while Ba Zunan’s plan used Xu Xiaoshou to advance the Emberlight Nethersea and Void Island schemes.
• Mo Mo decided to leave the Yunlun Mountain Range, and Feng Yujin warned her about the Kunpeng powerhouse flying overhead.
• Fish Elder transformed from a Kunpeng to comfort Yu Zhiwen, then headed toward Sky City after learning of Void Island’s situation.
• Fish Elder collided with Black Tortoise Gate and discovered that Void Island could no longer be entered.
• Fish Elder told Yu Zhiwen that Dao Hall Master expected Rao Wangze to suppress Xu Xiaoshou, and Yu Zhiwen asked which Xu Xiaoshou he meant.

Xu Xiaoshou and his allies opened channels for four Saint Emperors to lend him their power, while the sealed gates of Void Island transformed Frost Lord and Five Declines of Heaven and Man into Saint Emperor-level forces. Xu Xiaoshou broke the Siwu Formation and confronted Rao Wangze, asking how he would deal with him now.

• Frost Lord's Corner of Divine Prison resonated with Xu Xiaoshou's Saint Emperor power, and Divine Prison Azure Stone ordered him to prepare to contain it.
• The Bloodworld Pearl seized control of Five Declines of Heaven and Man, slaughtered people by the Vermilion Bird Gate, and raised him to Saint Emperor power.
• Mu Zixi transformed into Lei Xier, used the God-Devil Pupils to suppress the power within her, and revealed herself as the White Cavern world's master.
• The Demon Emperor Black Dragon possessed Water Ghost and blocked Rao Wangze's attack, while Saint Emperor forces entered Frost Lord, Five Declines of Heaven and Man, and Lei Xier.
• Water Ghost opened the Four Divine Pillars and linked the Saint Emperor powers at Void Island's gates to Xu Xiaoshou.
• Xu Xiaoshou broke the Siwu Formation, rose above a ninety-nine-story tower, and challenged Rao Wangze to deal with him.

Xu Xiaoshou used the Four Divine Pillars’ power to overwhelm Saint Emperor Wangze, finding and blasting apart his hiding place in Slumber Valley. Wangze survived and reappeared within the fireball, where Xu Xiaoshou prepared to fight him again.

• Xu Xiaoshou unleashed Emberlight Skyburn, but Saint Emperor Wangze used Warm Breeze Guidance to gather the flames and then vanished rather than face him directly.
• Lei Xier chanted insights from Ancestor Jinzhao, helping Xu Xiaoshou understand how fire could reveal the wind and locate Wangze in Slumber Valley.
• Xu Xiaoshou trapped Wangze’s hidden location in a Dragon-Fusion Realm and banished it, then detonated Slumber Valley with a single command.
• The explosion devastated the ruins and wounded distant spectators, while Wangze’s blood-red manifestation rose from the wreckage before vanishing again.
• Xu Xiaoshou taunted Wangze until the Saint Emperor’s consciousness awakened inside the fireball, and Xu readied the other three powers as Wangze approached.

Xu Xiaoshou pursued Saint Emperor Wangze across Void Island and overwhelmed him with the combined power of the Saint Emperors, Seven Trees Emperor, and his own transformations. He left Wangze’s will demonized and impaled by Yousi Sword.

• Saint Emperor Wangze used Windsend to separate Xu Xiaoshou’s Dragon Pearl attack from himself and escape, but Xu Xiaoshou unleashed Seven Trees Emperor’s bloodthirsty power to pursue him.
• Five Declines of Heaven and Man died while sacrificing himself to empower Xu Xiaoshou, whose blood-red influence guided Wangze into the Blood Realm.
• Saint Emperor Wangze used Moon-Departing Dao Song to erase the Blood Realm and turn it into the Raging Wind Belt, where its wind blades shredded Xu Xiaoshou’s body as he charged in.
• Xu Xiaoshou transformed into Berserk Giant and struck through Wangze’s Wind God’s Retinue, blasting Wangze’s body away and reducing him to a wisp of Saint Emperor will.
• Xu Xiaoshou caught Wangze’s remaining will, demonized him with All Eyes Are Demons, and stabbed him with Yousi Sword while mocking him for begging for mercy.

Xu Xiaoshou defeated Saint Emperor Wangze’s manifested will, then imprisoned it before it could sacrifice itself to help Dao Qiongchang. As Mei Suren and Ba Zunan discussed Xu Xiaoshou’s Heart Sword Technique, Xu Xiaoshou turned his attention to Dao Qiongchang.

• Xu Xiaoshou used the Four Saint Emperors’ power and his Heart Sword Technique to overwhelm Saint Emperor Wangze and restrain his fleeing will.
• Mei Suren questioned Ba Zunan about Xu Xiaoshou’s changed Heart Sword Technique imagery, and Ba Zunan said Xu Xiaoshou had likely comprehended it himself.
• Ba Zunan explained that the Heart Sword Technique cultivated momentum as well as the heart and intent, prompting Mei Suren to seek more instruction as they walked.
• Saint Emperor Wangze called on Dao Qiongchang to sacrifice his remaining will and seal Void Island with the Siwu Formation.
• Xu Xiaoshou used the Four Divine Pillars and Azure Prison to capture Wangze’s fragment and send it into the Frostsky Weasel, where it disappeared.
• Xu Xiaoshou declared Dao Qiongchang the next target and turned toward the First Hall of Sin.

Dao Qiongchang explained the Seven Trees Emperor’s Seven Layers of Guidance and the Divine Prison Azure Stone as Xu Xiaoshou overwhelmed Saint Emperor Wangze. Xu Xiaoshou then turned on Dao Qiongchang and Rao Yaoyao, leaving Rao trapped before his Form and Spirit Annihilation Finger.

• Dao Qiongchang told Rao Yaoyao that the Seven Trees Emperor’s guidance could drive Xu Xiaoshou from hunger and obsession through slaughter, death, and eventual aberration, and described the Divine Prison Azure Stone as a prison capable of suppressing even a Saint Emperor.
• Xu Xiaoshou sealed away Saint Emperor Wangze, and Dao Qiongchang warned Rao Yaoyao to escape while he stayed behind.
• Xu Xiaoshou attacked Dao Qiongchang and Rao Yaoyao with the Divine Prison Azure Stone’s chains, but Dao Qiongchang repelled them with his crystalline, modified left arm.
• Xu Xiaoshou used the Formation Dao Disk and Great Shift Technique to send Rao Yaoyao into the path of an exploding mass of deathly energy, demanding that she return his Half-Saint Godhood.