Chapter Summaries

Gao Wu attacked Hades at the altar where the Flying Whale Cult had sacrificed more than ten million believers, but Hades escaped to Lanhua City. Gao Wu fought through the cult’s Holy Warriors and disrupted its battle hymn, then beheaded the white-haired Bishop.

• Gao Wu cursed Hades for the mass sacrifice and charged through Lanhua State’s spatial barriers toward the altar.
• Hades vanished in black smoke and shifted to Lanhua City, while Gao Wu sensed another powerful presence there.
• The Flying Whale Cult’s leaders summoned hundreds of Holy Warriors and used their battle hymn to attack Gao Wu.
• Gao Wu blocked the hymn, analyzed the Divine Art, and used the Tianming Sword to pass through the divine-power barrier.
• Gao Wu’s sword chant disrupted the cult leaders’ Mental Resonance, and he beheaded the white-haired Bishop.

Gao Wu slaughtered the Flying Whale Cult’s hastily elevated Bishops and higher-ups, forcing Diana and Hades to summon the Flying Whale King’s avatar. The hundred-meter-tall deity emerged before Gao Wu, who recognized its resemblance to the Snow King mascot.

• Gao Wu broke through the Flying Whale Cult’s resonating Source Power Field and killed the white-haired Bishop and two other Bishops.
• Gao Wu cut down the two remaining holdouts, then chased and killed the fleeing Flying Whale Cult higher-ups.
• Diana asked Hades whether they could defeat Gao Wu, and Hades refused to risk fighting him directly.
• Diana and Hades decided to summon the Flying Whale King’s avatar rather than spend the remaining lives of Lanhua State’s people on another blood sacrifice.
• Hades recited the prepared incantation, and Gao Wu sensed the divine avatar passing through a blue halo in the sky.
• After Gao Wu killed the last Flying Whale Cult higher-up, the Flying Whale King appeared as a gigantic crowned figure with scarlet eyes.

Gao Wu fought the Flying Whale King's avatar after it descended upon Lanhua State, using the Chixiao Sword to wound the deity while its Soul Scream devastated his body. Hades and Diana saw both combatants injured and considered attacking Gao Wu, leaving him in immediate danger.

• The Flying Whale King's avatar descended into Lanhua State, and Gao Wu assessed its immense spiritual power, physical strength, and the risks of fighting it alongside Hades and Diana.
• The Flying Whale King crushed buildings with a blow aimed at Gao Wu, but Gao Wu evaded the attack as Hades and Diana watched.
• Gao Wu unleashed the Chixiao Sword, whose crimson light burned through the city and clashed with the Flying Whale King's blue defenses.
• The Flying Whale King struck Gao Wu with Soul Scream, severely damaging his mind and body, while Gao Wu used his Yang Spirit to drive the Chixiao Sword into the deity's head.
• Hades and Diana saw Gao Wu and the Flying Whale King's avatar mutually wounded, then began considering a surprise attack on Gao Wu.

Gao Wu killed the Flying Whale King's incarnation but suffered devastating injuries, so Qin Liuhe sealed Diana and Hades before they could finish him off. Gao Wu activated Evergreen Indestructible and fully recovered, then prepared to deal with the trapped Saints.

• Gao Wu used the Chixiao Sword to bisect the Flying Whale King and extinguish its divine soul, but the creature's sonic attack severely damaged his body and Source Power True Core.
• Diana and Hades prepared to attack the badly wounded Gao Wu, and Gao Wu began rebuilding his shattered body with the Azure Dragon Divine Qi Incantation.
• Diana struck with the Pegasus Spear as Hades cast the Nether Prison, but Qin Liuhe appeared and sealed both Saints with the Tianming Jade Seal.
• Gao Wu told Qin Liuhe he could kill the trapped Saints after ten seconds, then activated Evergreen Indestructible and restored his body in six seconds at the cost of five hundred years of lifespan.
• Gao Wu looked at the frightened Diana and Hades and regarded them as more Merit to claim.

Gao Wu defeated Hades after breaking his escape attempt and overcoming the Deprivation Divine Mantra. He then killed Diana in a head-on clash and claimed the Pegasus Spear, leaving the battle decided.

• Hades escaped Qin Jiuyue's spatial suppression, but Gao Wu shattered his Nether Prison and disrupted his attempt to flee through a passage to the Shield of the Heavenly God.
• Hades used the Reversal Divine Mantra to reflect Gao Wu's sword intent, then tried to escape in an energy form; Gao Wu's Sword Chant broke his connection to the Underworld King Staff and collapsed the passage.
• Hades unleashed the Deprivation Divine Mantra, but Gao Wu's Tianming Sword severed it before Gao Wu killed Hades and took the Underworld King Staff.
• Qin Liuhe released Diana from the Tianming Jade Seal, and Diana charged Gao Wu with the Pegasus Spear at extreme speed.
• Gao Wu reinforced himself with the Five Divine Mantras and struck Diana down with the Tianming Sword, then took the Pegasus Spear and praised his sword.

After returning from Dongwei Island, Gao Wu and Qin Liuhe regrouped at Base Seven and considered the threat posed by the Federation’s Demon God believers. Gao Wu spent his accumulated Merit upgrading the Qilin Divine Hero Incantation, which also gave Song Mingyue a chance to deepen her resonance with the Ice Dragon Armor.

• Gao Wu proposed resting for two days, and Qin Liuhe decided they would return to Dongzhou before confronting the Federation’s powerful Divine Domain.
• Qin Liuhe brought Gao Wu and Hai Wuji back to Base Seven through a spatial passage, where Gao Wu described their victory and Hai Wuji lamented the civilians killed on Dongwei Island.
• Qin Liuhe instructed Hai Wuji to watch the coast and prevent another incident, then left while Hai Wuji praised Gao Wu for killing a Demon God avatar.
• Gao Wu checked the Boundless Merit Book and found that it held 210 billion Merit, then chose to upgrade the Qilin Divine Hero Incantation first.
• As Gao Wu’s Qilin Divine Aspect scattered black-gold Eight-Pointed Stars, Song Mingyue sensed spiritual and source energy fields and discovered an opportunity to improve her resonance with the Ice Dragon Armor’s core.

Song Mingyue resonated with Heaven and Earth and established a Level 8 Domain, while Gao Wu’s upgraded Qilin Divine Hero Incantation greatly improved his understanding of the Martial Dao. After waking, Gao Wu decided to upgrade the White Tiger Divine Weapon Incantation next, preparing for the looming threats from the Federation and Epang Palace.

• Song Mingyue used the Taiji Twin Snakes Divine Aspect and Ice Dragon Armor to resonate with a compatible Source Power Field and form her Xuanming Domain.
• Qin Liuhe and Hai Wuji sensed Song Mingyue’s breakthrough to Level 8, and Hai Wuji welcomed the boost it would give The Alliance.
• Gao Wu absorbed the Qilin Divine Hero Incantation’s golden Eight-Pointed Stars and gained a clearer understanding of the Five Divine Mantras and Nine Dragons Boundless Dao.
• Gao Wu awoke the next morning with a Root Foundation of forty points and the Qilin Divine Hero Incantation at Entering the Dao level.
• Gao Wu chose to upgrade the White Tiger Divine Weapon Incantation, then saw Song Mingyue training next door and noted her new Level 8 strength.

Athena and Heracles prepared to defend Eternal City as Gao Wu breached its Divine Domain. Heracles attacked Gao Wu with the Sword of Destiny, while an unknown powerful enemy remained outside.

• Athena worried over the deaths of Hades and Diana and summoned Heracles to prepare for The Alliance’s attack.
• Gao Wu broke through Eternal City’s spatial barrier, and Heracles recognized him as a Level 8 Martial Saint.
• Athena used the Eye of Truth to examine Gao Wu and spotted an unidentified powerful figure outside the Divine Domain.
• Athena warned Heracles to watch for the enemy outside and said she would prioritize protecting Eternal City and its believers.
• Heracles summoned the Sword of Destiny, activated his divine mantras, and brought the greatsword down toward Gao Wu.
• Gao Wu felt the sword’s crushing pressure and welcomed the chance to fight a powerful opponent.

Athena sealed off the battlefield while Heracles attacked Gao Wu with the Sword of Destiny, but Gao Wu used quick calculations and shifting martial techniques to counter the strike. As Athena prepared to intervene with Deprivation, Gao Wu closed in on Heracles with a chopping kick aimed at his crotch.

• Athena created golden barriers around Heracles and Gao Wu to protect the Eternal City, while Heracles prepared to fight without her help.
• Heracles used the Sword of Destiny to lock onto Gao Wu and bring down a powerful strike.
• Gao Wu analyzed the sword's spatial and mental lock, then met it with the Xuan Dragon Hammer and endured a deep cut to his knuckles.
• Gao Wu shifted from a punch to a palm strike, knocking the Sword of Destiny off course at its weakest point.
• Heracles activated more Berserk Divine Art and twisted the sword free of Gao Wu's grip, but Gao Wu rushed along the blade and raised his leg to strike Heracles.
• Athena sensed danger and activated Deprivation, sending a point of golden light toward Gao Wu.

Gao Wu defeated Heracles and rejected Athena’s offer to end the war, leaving the two to clash as Athena launched the Spear of the Heavenly God. The chapter ended with Gao Wu meeting the spear’s unavoidable strike with his Kang Dragon Spear.

• Athena used the Deprivation Divine Art against Gao Wu, but his Tianming Sword shattered it as he attacked Heracles with Ying Dragon Slash.
• Heracles survived the first strike with the Undying Divine Mantra and counterattacked, but Gao Wu disrupted his sword swing and cut him apart with Heavenly Dragon Sword Intent.
• Athena’s Restriction Divine Mantra failed against the Tianming Sword, and Gao Wu crushed Heracles into dust with the Xuan Dragon Hammer.
• Athena offered to end the war and threatened nuclear strikes, but Gao Wu rejected the proposal and said he would kill her and the Federation’s bishops and chief priests.
• Athena summoned the Spear and Shield of the Heavenly God and hurled the spear at Gao Wu, who countered its unavoidable strike with Kang Dragon Spear.

Gao Wu endured Athena’s attacks and used his Yang Spirit to bypass her Divine Mantras and strike her directly. He destroyed Athena’s body and spiritual core, but sensed that the battle was not over.

• Gao Wu blocked the Spear of the Heavenly God with his fist and instantly healed his mangled hand with the Azure Dragon Divine Qi Incantation.
• Athena activated the Sealing Divine Mantra through the White Eagle King’s statue, cutting off Gao Wu’s source power and senses.
• Gao Wu used his Yang Spirit to control the Tianming Sword and attack Athena, but the Shield of the Heavenly God trapped the sword.
• Gao Wu’s Yang Spirit slipped past Athena’s spatial barrier, activated the Five Divine Mantras, and struck her through her armor and defenses.
• Gao Wu’s palm strike carbonized Athena’s body and spiritual core, but he sensed that the battle was not over.

Gao Wu killed Athena, but she repeatedly reconstructed her body through the divine power and believers of Eternal City. He finally used the Reverse Azure Dragon Divine Qi Incantation to drain her vitality and reduce her to ash, though he wondered if she could still return.

• Gao Wu killed Athena with his sword intent, but she reappeared before the White Eagle King statue through the power sustaining Eternal City.
• Athena proposed ending the conflict, but Gao Wu refused, and she knelt to invoke a god's power.
• The believers' prayers gathered into silver holy light around Athena, but Gao Wu's Chixiao Sword broke through it and pierced the statue and mountain.
• Athena resurrected again and claimed she was immortal within her Divine Kingdom, while Gao Wu prepared a final attack.
• Gao Wu used the Reverse Azure Dragon Divine Qi Incantation, spending a thousand years of Life Origin to drain Athena's vitality until she crumbled into ash.

After Athena’s death, the White Eagle King descended into the Eternal City and used its spiritual magnetic field to drain the millions of citizens. He offered Gao Wu the position of Pope, but Gao Wu rejected him, leaving the two facing off over the world’s rule.

• Gao Wu sensed the White Eagle King’s holy light awaken and realized it was killing the Eternal City’s citizens by consuming their consciousness and vitality.
• Qin Liuhe warned Gao Wu that the Demon God had arrived, but Gao Wu chose to stay and test the White Eagle King’s abilities.
• The White Eagle King appeared above his statue, and Gao Wu observed that he seemed human but was impossible to perceive through Source Power or spiritual magnetic fields.
• The White Eagle King offered to make Gao Wu his Pope and manage the world’s believers, while claiming he preferred Order to blood sacrifices.
• Gao Wu refused to become the White Eagle King’s dog, and the White Eagle King argued that divine rule and social classes were inevitable.

The White Eagle King tried to sway Gao Wu into becoming his believer, using the Fallen Holy Word to infiltrate his mind while arguing that faith would unite humanity. Gao Wu resisted the Divine Art and attacked, breaking free of the White Eagle King's spatial seal and thrusting the Tianming Sword toward him.

• The White Eagle King lectured Gao Wu about humanity's primitive nature and argued that human choices and divisions arose from instinct and genetic diversity.
• The White Eagle King offered to end blood sacrifices, drive out other alien gods, and let humanity flourish as one under his faith.
• Gao Wu recognized that the White Eagle King's rhetoric concealed the Fallen Holy Word, but his Yang Spirit preserved his clarity of mind.
• Gao Wu advanced and attacked with the Five Divine Mantras and his sword, reaching the White Eagle King at extreme speed.
• The White Eagle King used the Divine Domain to freeze Gao Wu and sever his connection to source power, but Gao Wu shattered the spatial lock with his Taiyi Battle Body and thrust the Tianming Sword at him.

Gao Wu fought the White Eagle King inside Eternal City, breaking the king’s spatial advantage with help from Qin Liuhe and the Eight-Character Golden Light. He destroyed the White Eagle King’s avatar, though the battle left Eternal City’s Source Power Core badly damaged.

• Gao Wu avoided striking the White Eagle King’s projection and used his Sword Domain and Yang Spirit to locate the king’s connection to Eternal City.
• Gao Wu destroyed the White Eagle King’s statue and damaged Eternal City’s Source Power Core, forcing the king to manifest nearby.
• The White Eagle King pierced Gao Wu’s body and Source Power True Core with Divine Power, but Gao Wu’s Yang Spirit dispelled the attack and restored him with the Azure Dragon Divine Qi Incantation.
• Qin Liuhe’s Eight-Character Golden Light suppressed the Divine Power in Eternal City, limiting the White Eagle King’s control of space and allowing Gao Wu to strike him.
• The White Eagle King used Death Power to drain Gao Wu’s vitality, but Qingguang restored him; Gao Wu then severed the king’s Source Power transformations and destroyed his avatar with the Tianming Sword.

After defeating the White Eagle King's avatar, Gao Wu used one hundred billion Merit to raise the Black Tortoise Divine Steel Incantation to the Entering the Dao realm, completing his Taiyi Battle Body and bringing his combat power to Level Nine. Song Mingyue advanced her understanding of Xuanming and found a path toward Level Nine, while the group prepared to target the Federation's Demon God factions.

• Gao Wu reflected on the battle with the White Eagle King's avatar, counted his one hundred and ten billion Merit, and discussed the next targets with Qin Liuhe.
• Qin Liuhe planned a Federation operation with Qi Tian, Hai Wuji, Gao Wu, Song Mingyue, Tian Wuji, and Bai Chan, aiming to identify allies and remove dangerous leaders.
• Gao Wu left the strategy meeting with Song Mingyue and used one hundred billion Merit to raise the Black Tortoise Divine Steel Incantation to the Entering the Dao realm.
• Song Mingyue resonated with Gao Wu's Black Tortoise Divine Aspect, stabilized her Level Eight foundation, and refined more of the Ice Dragon Armor's Dragon Crystal.
• Gao Wu completed the Five Elements unity of his Taiyi Battle Body, reached Level Nine combat power, and became more confident about breaking the Epang Palace Divine Realm.

Gao Wu helped The Alliance secure cooperation with the Federation, then purged its evil cult leadership. After returning to Dongzhou, he told Song Mingyue that he was ready to advance again, having gained two hundred billion Merit.

• Xilun, Ande, and Gewen agreed to cooperate with The Alliance after Xilun confirmed that all eight council members were dead.
• Gao Wu and Qi Tian negotiated with the Federation leaders, who had no choice but to accept The Alliance's terms under Gao Wu's threat.
• Gao Wu left Song Mingyue in Golden Flower City and spent nearly twenty days purging the Federation's evil cults, killing nearly sixty Level-Seven Bishops and countless other leaders.
• Song Mingyue suppressed resistance in Golden Flower City while Gao Wu carried out the purge, leaving the Balance Cult and Golden Cult as the Federation's strongest cults.
• Gao Wu returned to Dongzhou with Song Mingyue, left Hai Wuji in the Federation, and told Qin Liuhe they could set out the next day.
• Gao Wu told Song Mingyue that he was about to advance again after gaining two hundred billion Merit.

Gao Wu advanced the Azure Dragon Divine Qi Incantation to Hunyuan, greatly increasing his power and lifespan. He and Qin Liuhe activated the Nine Cauldrons with Level Nine divine artifacts, and Gao Wu entered the gate they opened to explore the depths of the Epang Palace Divine Realm.

• Gao Wu reached the Hunyuan realm, fused the Azure Dragon Divine Qi Incantation with his Martial Dao Divine Image, and gained immense source power, a 36,000-year lifespan, and Evergreen Undying.
• Song Mingyue benefited from the resonance of Gao Wu's advancement, and he encouraged her to drink Dragon Blood to strengthen her constitution.
• Qin Liuhe brought Gao Wu and Song Mingyue to the Epang Palace Divine Realm, where they found nine enormous cauldrons and learned that the Nine Cauldrons Qi lay within the Divine Domain's depths.
• Qin Liuhe sacrificed Level Nine divine artifacts to activate the Nine Cauldrons, while Song Mingyue stayed behind because Qin Liuhe judged the danger too great for her.
• Gao Wu entered the Nine-Colored Halo gate alone and vanished into the unknown realm beyond it.

Gao Wu entered the body of the Blood Garment Alliance assassin Gao Laosi in a world that suppressed his Yang Spirit and limited his strength. He joined Hu Qiniang and Ma Qianli as they prepared to attack Heishui City's lord, while seeking the world's Qi so he could return to his Taiyi Battle Body.

• Gao Wu's Yang Spirit entered Gao Laosi's body, destroying the man's consciousness and leaving his memories behind.
• Gao Wu learned that his Yang Spirit could transfer between bodies only twice more and that he needed to find the world's Qi to leave.
• Hu Qiniang and Ma Qianli climbed the beacon tower and cautiously checked on Gao Wu after hearing a commotion.
• Gao Wu sheathed his sword and avoided provoking his companions or drawing the Blood Garment Alliance's suspicion.
• Ma Qianli revealed their plan to kill the City Lord and draw the frontier tribes' allied armies into battle against the Tieqi Army.

After realizing that the Blood Garment Alliance’s assassins were likely being used as bait in a plot against Tie Mu, Gao Wu decided to build his strength and find a way to help him. He mastered the Gale Sword and opened all six Yin Meridians, but Old Squinty then ordered him to ambush Tie Zhen when she arrived at the horse farm.

• Gao Wu suspected that the assassins’ plan to kill Tie Mu was a trap and worried that the northwest would suffer if Tie Mu died.
• Hu Qiniang and Ma Qianli reported their suspicions about Gao Wu to Old Squinty, who ordered them to watch him while he secretly investigated the earthen platform.
• After resting, Gao Wu used his spiritual strength to open all six Yin Meridians and raise his True Qi to the level of a second-rate expert.
• Old Squinty announced that the group would attack Tie Zhen and her twenty guards when she inspected the horse farm.
• Gao Wu noticed a powerful expert concealed in the room as Old Squinty ordered him to disguise himself as a servant and surprise Tie Zhen’s guards, then demanded to know whether he was unwilling.