Chapter Summaries

After Zakka's death, Tao Yu took control of the demon altar and began summoning obedient Infernals to help contain the Burning Legion. With the strongest demons defeated and no reinforcements arriving, Homelander and Tao Yu planned to clear the remaining demons and evacuate survivors to Middle-earth, though the escaped warlock leader remained a threat.

• Delis told Tao Yu that she commanded about five hundred succubi and offered to make them his slaves, so he ordered her to gather them and help the superheroes clear demons while ensuring Compound V was synthesized.
• Tao Yu used the Legion Emblem to sacrifice rampaging demons and summon Infernals that obeyed his commands.
• Onoki watched the Infernals fight and realized Tao Yu could turn the demonic disaster into a growing force of allies.
• Homelander praised Tao Yu's plan but learned that Tao Yu could not build additional altars.
• Tao Yu and Homelander agreed to drive the remaining demons back to the Abyss and send ordinary people to Middle-earth.
• The warlock leader remained at large after escaping.

Tao Yu gained Fear Aura and considered investing in Fist Intent while the first refugees arrived from another world in Middle-earth. He learned that Five Compound V combined with fel blood could be worth at least a hundred million, and continued training with the little rich girl.

• Tao Yu deified Fear Aura twice, gaining the ability to sense and interfere with extreme emotions, and tested it on Homelander.
• Tao Yu weighed the costs of deifying Fist Intent and the Innate Demonic Body using the wish power he had gained from the Ephise Family.
• Galadriel asked Sun Shiyu about the fleet arriving at the Dark Land, and Sun Shiyu explained that Tao Yu was bringing refugees and seeking troops to fight the remaining demons.
• Tao Yu reassured the arriving refugees as orcs and Onoki's ninjas prepared the harbor for the four aircraft carriers.
• The little rich girl explained that Floating City families could value Five Compound V, especially when combined with fel blood, and estimated Tao Yu's supply was worth at least a hundred million.

Tao Yu used four hundred million wish power to Deify his Fist Intent, gaining precise control over his body and abilities and the potential to revive as long as some flesh remained. After leaving seclusion, he sensed a summons from inside Mount Doom.

• Sun Shiyu told Tao Yu to display Catastrophe-class strength at the right time to quiet criticism within the Sun Family over their deal with him.
• Tao Yu promised Sun Shiyu he would return from Tianlong State and ask for her hand.
• Tao Yu went to Mount Doom and spent four hundred million wish power Deifying his Fist Intent.
• Tao Yu manifested a grotesque mass of tendrils as his Fist Intent and discovered it let him control every detail of his body and abilities.
• After leaving his Inherent Domain, Tao Yu sensed a summons and looked down at the lava inside Mount Doom.

Tao Yu discovered a World Heart fragment beneath Mount Doom, absorbed its power to strengthen his Inherent Domain, and began awakening a new talent. Later, he confirmed that the Priest had fled the world and arranged to be alerted if the man returned.

• Tao Yu sensed the World Heart beneath Mount Doom and realized the World Will was rewarding him for helping stop the Burning Legion.
• A Jewel of the Elves burst from the lava, and Tao Yu used it to reinforce his Inherent Domain and begin awakening a new talent.
• Tao Yu left the search for the escaped warlock leader to his allies, including Gandalf and Homelander, while plans continued to build a Hellfire legion.
• Tao Yu told Sun Shiyu that he had dealt with the Yue Family and Dicalon Family and had started the conflict with the Huang Family, shocking her.
• Tao Yu divined in the Great Tang World and confirmed that the Priest had fled; Sun Shiyu and Sun Shiqing agreed that an item would alert him if the Priest returned.

Tao Yu visited Chef Liu's restaurant in the New Frontier and sampled its expertly prepared Alien Crisp before meeting Hu Hao, a wealthy young suitor connected to the Sun Family. The chapter left Tao Yu calmly facing Hu Hao's hostility as he prepared to take a seat.

• Tao Yu returned to the New Frontier and tried Alien Crisp at Chef Liu's restaurant, impressed by how the chef had made Alien meat delicious.
• The restaurant owner recognized Tao Yu as the Eight-Armed Vajra and invited him upstairs to sample the signature dishes for free.
• Tao Yu greeted the diners on the second floor, who recognized and flattered him for his reputation and strength.
• Tao Yu sensed hostility from Hu Hao, the third young master of the Hu Family and one of Sun Shiqing's listed suitors.
• Tao Yu calmly nodded at Hu Hao, whom he regarded as a failed suitor, and continued toward a seat.

Tao Yu confronted Hu Hao, who urged him to give up Sun Shiyu for the Sun Family’s benefit, but Tao Yu revealed his relationship with her and threatened him. Hu Mei'er then took over Hu Hao’s body remotely, apologized, and drew Tao Yu’s attention to the Hu Family’s unusual abilities.

• Hu Hao asked Tao Yu to speak privately, and Tao Yu sensed his fox-like bloodline and suspected he had come over Sun Shiyu.
• Hu Hao argued that Tao Yu should step aside for Sun Shiyu’s sake and help the Sun Family, but Tao Yu bluntly asked what he would gain.
• When Tao Yu implied he was not an outsider to the Sun Family, Hu Hao realized he had a relationship with Sun Shiyu and erupted in anger.
• Tao Yu threatened Hu Hao, whose instincts immediately made him fall silent.
• Hu Mei'er remotely took control of Hu Hao’s body, apologized for her brother, and introduced herself to Tao Yu.
• Tao Yu inferred that Hu Mei'er used exceptional passive intuition and remote possession to advise her brother while evading anti-divination methods.

Hu Mei'er used Hu Hao's body to recognize Tao Yu as a Catastrophe-level powerhouse and warned that the Hu Family would have to reconsider its plans. After Hu Hao apologized and left, Tao Yu told Sun Shiyu what had happened, and she urged him to disguise himself when he returned to the Real World.

• Hu Mei'er borrowed Hu Hao's body and realized Tao Yu's strength made her brother's pursuit of Sun Shiyu a losing proposition.
• Hu Mei'er apologized on Hu Hao's behalf, then left his body, and Hu Hao admitted his offense before departing.
• Tao Yu watched Hu Hao leave, dismissed the danger of killing him, and called for the dishes.
• Tao Yu told Sun Shiyu about Hu Mei'er's talent, and she warned him that the Xing Family might target him if they learned how quickly he had reached Catastrophe level.
• Sun Shiyu offered to ask her father to protect Tao Yu, but Tao Yu declined, trusting his disguise and combat abilities.

Tao Yu traveled from Starfall City to Tianlong State, paying a steep fee to reach the New Frontier in Dilong City. After arriving, he learned that the area was controlled by powerful interests and guarded by numerous experts.

• Tao Yu reassured Sun Shiyu and Sun Shiqing that he had arranged protection and support before leaving for Tianlong State.
• Tao Yu used Sun Shiyu’s authorization to operate the transport device and paid eighty million wish power to travel outside his Flame of Civilization.
• Tao Yu concealed most of his energy in The One Ring and his Inherent Domain, making the transport device register him as an ordinary Boundary Breaker.
• Tao Yu arrived in Dilong City and presented the access card Long Yin'er had obtained from the Myriad Goods Merchant Association.
• Tao Yu received the New Frontier’s rules and learned that more than ten Disaster-class powerhouses and experts from the Tianlong State capital were stationed there.

Tao Yu arrived in Tokyo, the center of the Pioneers’ controlled Neon world, and hired local guide Mikami Shion for information. She told him that Tianchengzi was establishing Qingyun Sect on Mount Fuji and would soon hold an opening ceremony to recruit disciples.

• Tao Yu left the teleportation stadium and observed that the Pioneers had taken control of Neon and made its population their dependents.
• Tao Yu chose Mikami Shion from among the local guides and asked what Wish Power was worth to locals.
• Tao Yu gave Mikami Shion Wish Power Metal and asked about Tianchengzi, Konoha, and nearby worlds.
• Mikami Shion explained that Konoha was about four worlds away and that Uchiha Madara and Senju Hashirama had made it famous.
• Mikami Shion said Tianchengzi was founding Qingyun Sect on Mount Fuji and would hold a large disciple-recruitment ceremony in a few days.

Tao Yu investigated Tianlong State, weighing Konoha’s formidable lineup and the unusual transformation of Tokyo as he prepared to attend the Qingyun Sect’s opening ceremony. Mikami Shion reported that people were searching for a powerful visitor from White Star State, while Tao Yu suspected they were seeking Klein and planned to secure the Taiji Xuanqing Dao before acting further.

• Tao Yu learned from Mikami Shion that Konoha included reanimated Senju Hashirama and Uchiha Madara, so he decided not to approach the village yet.
• Tao Yu traveled through Tokyo and observed that settlers had converted parks, greenbelts, and hills into farmland.
• Mikami Shion told Tao Yu that crowds were expected at the Qingyun Sect’s opening ceremony and that people were investigating visitors who arrived with Myriad Worlds Merchant Association introduction letters.
• Tao Yu learned that investigators were seeking a powerful person from White Star State and suspected their target was Klein, not him.
• Tao Yu decided to obtain the Taiji Xuanqing Dao before pursuing his other goals.

Tao Yu attended the Qingyun Sect’s Founding Ceremony at Mount Fuji and used divination to uncover a grave threat hanging over the gathering. He suspected Tianchengzi or the Zhu Xian Sword was connected to the danger, but his own fate-reading was disrupted before he could identify the cause.

• Tao Yu and Mikami Shion arrived at Mount Fuji, where hundreds of thousands of people and many Boundary Breakers had gathered for the Qingyun Sect’s Founding Ceremony.
• Tao Yu sensed a dark cloud over Mount Fuji and divined that he faced a Minor Omen of Misfortune, while Mikami Shion and the nearby ordinary people faced certain death.
• Tao Yu discovered that several Catastrophe-level figures had disrupted divination targeting themselves, and he wondered whether the ceremony was connected to the threat.
• Tao Yu divined that a Boundary Breaker faced a Great Omen of Misfortune and suspected Tianchengzi might have been corrupted by an Evil God.
• Tao Yu’s detailed divination of his own future was disrupted, leading him to suspect a powerful presence or the Zhu Xian Sword Array was involved.

Tao Yu suspected Tianchengzi’s Founding Ceremony was a trap and sent three disguised Shadow Soldiers to provoke the nearby Disaster-class experts into confronting him. When Tianchengzi unleashed the Zhu Xian Sword through Mount Fuji’s stored volcanic energy, Tao Yu protected Mikami Shion and waited for the battle to exhaust Tianchengzi.

• Tao Yu decided the nearby powers were waiting to exploit Tianchengzi’s plans, so he sent three disguised Shadow Soldiers to accuse him of preparing a blood sacrifice and reassembling the Zhu Xian Sword Array.
• The three Shadow Soldiers’ accusations drew out five powerful Disaster-class experts, while Tao Yu realized they did not understand what the Zhu Xian Sword was.
• Tianchengzi emerged from Mount Fuji, declared that the world had fallen to the Demonic Dao, and claimed he would use the demons’ blood to restore order.
• The Disaster-class experts formed a barrier around Mount Fuji and moved to subdue Tianchengzi, but he unleashed the Zhu Xian Sword and detonated the volcano’s stored energy.
• The sword strike shattered the barrier and sent a devastating shockwave across the crowd; Tao Yu shielded Mikami Shion and planned to let the others wear Tianchengzi down before striking.

A devastating shock wave from the battle at Mount Fuji killed most of the gathered spectators, while Xingcheng and Bai Jiang survived by protecting others with a shield. Tao Yu watched the Catastrophe-level fight and weighed Bai Jiang’s offer to cooperate, leaving his involvement undecided.

• The shock wave swept through the crowd, killing most of the people present while Xingcheng and Bai Jiang sheltered several Boundary Breakers behind a reinforced shield.
• After the blast passed, Xingcheng and Bai Jiang noticed Tao Yu protecting the mortal Mikami Shion without injury and recognized him as a Catastrophe-level expert.
• Five Catastrophe-level fighters and three newcomers surrounded Tianchengzi on Mount Fuji, and a sword strike forced them to fight more cautiously.
• Bai Jiang and Xingcheng introduced themselves to Tao Yu, who declined to help either side without a reason and told a departing pioneer to wait.
• Bai Jiang asked Tao Yu to accept a commission, but Tao Yu asked how much Fortune he could pay immediately, prompting Bai Jiang to propose working together instead.

Tao Yu agreed to join Bai Jiang in trying to seize an opportunity against Tianchengzi, who was wielding the Zhu Xian Sword against the Huang family and other Catastrophe-level fighters. As the remaining enemies fled, Tao Yu and Bai Jiang moved to intervene, and Tianchengzi turned his swordlight on them.

• Tianchengzi's swordlight destroyed one of Tao Yu's Shadow Soldiers, while the remaining fighters continued to lose ground.
• Bai Jiang screened their conversation and offered to work with Tao Yu, revealing a bloodline-bound scabbard that could weaken sword attacks.
• Tao Yu accepted Bai Jiang's proposal as the Huang family patriarch and the other fighters fled from Tianchengzi.
• Tao Yu switched places with Sauron's Shadow Soldier and followed Bai Jiang toward the fight, while a Dilong City expert hung back.
• Tianchengzi spotted Tao Yu and Bai Jiang and sent a scorching swordlight toward Bai Jiang.

Tao Yu and the other fighters battered Tianchengzi on Mount Fuji as Bai Jiang absorbed the Zhu Xian Sword’s attacks. Tianchengzi transformed into a tentacled monster and was destroyed, but his remnant soul fled with the cracked Zhu Xian Sword.

• Bai Jiang swallowed a Zhu Xian Sword strike, revealing a hidden Authority that let him withstand its power.
• Tao Yu attacked Tianchengzi with lightning while the returning Dilong City fighters and the Huang family head joined the battle.
• Tianchengzi revealed that Parasite Beasts had been fused into his body and wrapped around the Zhu Xian Sword, turning him into a mass of sword-infused tentacles.
• Tao Yu and the others unleashed their strongest attacks and reduced Tianchengzi to shattered flesh.
• The cracked Zhu Xian Sword darted away with Tianchengzi’s remnant soul clinging to it.

Tao Yu used Sauron to provoke the Dilong City powerhouse while the factions negotiated over Tianchengzi’s spoils. As the fight escalated, the Huang family head suddenly attacked the long-bearded man, leaving their alliance in doubt.

• The bald Dilong City powerhouse activated hidden buffs and armor, then moved to claim the Zhu Xian Sword while his long-bearded ally negotiated with Bai Jiang, the Huang family head, and Sauron.
• The Huang family head warned that the Zhu Xian Sword could cause qi deviation, and Tao Yu had him pose as a fellow cultivator from Tianchengzi’s world.
• Tao Yu had Sauron reject the offered rewards and demand to inspect the sword, provoking the long-bearded man into threatening him.
• Sauron charged the long-bearded man, who called on the Huang family head and Bai Jiang for help and tried to bind Sauron with restrictions.
• As Tao Yu noticed Xingcheng and the other Boundary Breakers nearing the edge of the signal-blocking zone, the Huang family head struck the long-bearded man from behind.

Bai Jiang used the Sheath of Containment and a Saint’s thought to unleash devastating sword attacks, gravely wounding Sauron, Long-Bearded Man, and the Huang family patriarch while killing Xingcheng’s group and the bald man. Just as Bai Jiang prepared to finish off the survivors, Tao Yu appeared, killed him, captured his spirit, and seized the Zhu Xian Stone Sword.

• Bai Jiang drew on Zhu Xian Sword Intent and a Saint’s thought to empower the Sheath of Containment, then struck Sauron, Long-Bearded Man, and the Huang family patriarch with a powerful sword beam.
• Tao Yu reinforced Sauron and the Huang family patriarch with his fist intent, helping their combined attack withstand Bai Jiang’s blow, though all three fighters were left gravely wounded.
• Bai Jiang scattered sword beams across Xingcheng and the fleeing crowd, killing them, then killed the bald man and bound the Zhu Xian Sword.
• As Bai Jiang prepared another attack, Tao Yu suppressed his Saint’s thought, pierced him with a black spear, smashed his body, and captured his escaping spirit.
• Tao Yu took the Sheath of Containment and gripped the damaged Zhu Xian Stone Sword.

Tao Yu killed the Long-Bearded Man with Sauron and the Huang Family Head, then escaped Mount Fuji with the Zhu Xian Sword as investigators discovered evidence of the battle. At the edge of the world fragment, Tao Yu drew Tianchengzi’s fading remnant soul from the sword, and Tianchengzi agreed to pass on his sect’s teachings.

• The Long-Bearded Man tried to recruit Sauron and the Huang Family Head, but they joined Tao Yu in a coordinated attack that killed him.
• Tao Yu obscured the battlefield with shattered coins, left misleading traces, recalled Sauron and the Huang Family Head, and fled using Shadow Meld.
• Four Catastrophe-level fighters arrived at Mount Fuji, found signs of powerful sword attacks and extensive destruction, and decided to seek Saint Ou’s judgment.
• Tao Yu reached the sea at the edge of the world fragment and entered his Inherent Domain with the cracked stone sword.
• Tao Yu drew Tianchengzi’s dying remnant soul from the sword, and Tianchengzi offered to pass on his sect’s cultivation techniques.

Tao Yu learned the Taiji Xuanqing Dao from Tianchengzi and merged it with his existing abilities through Deification, strengthening his power. He then examined the Authority left by Bai Jiang and planned to Deify it so he could wield the Zhu Xian Sword.

• Tianchengzi asked Tao Yu to help Qingyun Sect disciples if he encountered them, and Tao Yu agreed before Tianchengzi's spirit dissipated.
• Tao Yu studied the Taiji Xuanqing Dao and Deified it twice, merging it with the Longevity Art and his other powers.
• Tao Yu tested his control over the Zhu Xian Sword but could not make it rise, so he decided to delay refining it.
• Tao Yu examined Bai Jiang's Authority: Broken Sword and recognized its sword-defense benefits and drawbacks.
• Tao Yu decided to Deify Broken Sword, expecting it to let him wield the Zhu Xian Sword.

After Deifying Authority: Sword, Tao Yu discovered new ways to control the Zhu Xian Sword and began planning a sword array for his Inherent Domain. A month later, he traveled to the I Am Legend world, where he learned that Tianchengzi had been blamed for killing five powerful figures with a demonic sword.

• Tao Yu realized Authority: Sword let him control the Zhu Xian Sword precisely, keep it in his Inherent Domain, and potentially enchant it with the Jewel Sword’s blueprint.
• Tao Yu planned to create replica Zhu Xian Swords as sword-array nodes, but decided against challenging a Saint without cause.
• Saint Ou investigated the deaths of five Catastrophe-level powerhouses in Dilong City, and the public blamed Tianchengzi and the Zhu Xian Sword.
• After a month of preparation, Tao Yu disguised himself as Jack and traveled by kayak to the pioneers’ nuclear-powered aircraft carrier off America’s west coast.
• Tao Yu asked about recent events, and a pioneer told him Tianchengzi had gone berserk and killed five prominent figures with a demonic sword.