Arc 26The Wedding Before the Tribulation

Qi WuHuo learned that the Final Tribulation threatened the Six Realms, gained the strength to defeat Gouchen, and became the new God of War. He married Yun Qin as the realms prepared for the calamity and awaited the Three Pure Ones’ return.

  • Qi WuHuo refused Thunder Sound Universal Salvation Celestial Venerable’s offer of the South Pole’s Great Emperor Changsheng seat, and later helped Dongyang Great Emperor take command of the Fire and Dipper Departments.
  • At the Three Pure Ones Dharma Assembly, True Martial Great Emperor was revealed as the Three Dao Ancestors’ shared disciple, received the name Qingwei, and announced that he and Yun Qin were Dao companions.
  • Qi WuHuo entered Emperor End-Tribulation Celestial Venerable’s secret realm, learned about the Final Tribulation, and received the Celestial Venerable’s power to establish Imperial Prenatal Qi.
  • The Three Pure Dao Ancestors told Qi WuHuo that they were suppressing the Final Tribulation and could delay it for only about twenty thousand years, so he resolved to grow strong enough to overcome it.
  • Qi WuHuo traveled to the Buddha Kingdom, learned from the Buddha and the Primordial Heavenly King how knowledge of the Final Tribulation had crossed the ages, and absorbed the lotus containing ten thousand years of cultivation.
  • The Three Pure Ones’ avatars vanished, and Gouchen attacked the Heavenly Court, and Qi WuHuo joined Dongyang Great Emperor and Mount Tai Prefect, combined their powers, and defeated Gouchen.
  • The Immortals and Gods accepted Qi WuHuo as the new God of War, while Zhang Xiaoyu announced his marriage to Yun Qin across the Six Realms.
  • Qi WuHuo and Yun Qin held their wedding before guests from across the realms, then began their wedding night as Fuxi tried unsuccessfully to enter True Martial Manor.
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Ch. 639The North Pole, Zhenwu, Jade Emperor, and Heaven-Shrouding Banner Acknowledge Their Masters!

Qi WuHuo returned the Sky-Covering Banner to the Jade Emperor and restored the Haotian Mirror, while Zhang Xiaoyu realized his friend still intended to leave Heaven. Meanwhile, the Nine Heavens Thunder Sound Universal Salvation Celestial Venerable decided to challenge Qi WuHuo over control of the Fire Department.

  • Zhang Xiaoyu and Qi WuHuo composed themselves after Yun Zhiyi was carried away, then discussed the Three Pure Ones Dharma Assembly and the ancient pact governing the Sky-Covering Banner.
  • Qi WuHuo showed the Sky-Covering Banner to Yun Qin, and the weapon reacted to both her and Zhang Xiaoyu before Qi WuHuo handed it back to Zhang Xiaoyu.
  • Qi WuHuo and Zhang Xiaoyu reopened the hidden formation, returned the Sky-Covering Banner to its place, and restored the Haotian Mirror to Zhang Xiaoyu.
  • Zhang Xiaoyu asked whether Qi WuHuo was really leaving Heaven, and Qi WuHuo confirmed that he was; Zhang Xiaoyu said he would follow him.
  • The Nine Heavens Thunder Sound Universal Salvation Celestial Venerable learned that Zhuling Great Emperor had lost control of the Fire Department and resolved to test Qi WuHuo's position and take control of the department.

Ch. 640Great Emperor Venerable, the Seat of Imperial Venerable Is Yours!

Qi WuHuo accepted Lord Thunder Ancestor Great Emperor’s invitation and visited the Thunder Department, where he met Thunder God and Lightning Mother again and declined their attempt to repay him for helping Jin Province. After wine and conversation, Thunder Sound Universal Salvation Celestial Venerable asked whether Qi WuHuo wished to ascend to the Imperial Venerable rank.

  • Qi WuHuo cultivated and spent a peaceful stretch of time studying the Dao, visiting his teacher, and traveling with Yun Qin while tensions grew around the True Martial Manor.
  • Old Yellow Ox delivered a Jade Talisman inviting Qi WuHuo to the Thunder Department, and Qi WuHuo agreed to go despite Old Yellow Ox’s concerns.
  • Old Yellow Ox arranged an imposing procession to accompany Qi WuHuo, and Qi WuHuo entered the Thunder Department to meet its Lord, Thunder Sound Universal Salvation Celestial Venerable.
  • Thunder God and Lightning Mother returned the Heavenly Emperor Coins Qi WuHuo had spent to bring rain to Jin Province, but Qi WuHuo gave the treasure back to them.
  • Thunder Sound Universal Salvation Celestial Venerable hosted Qi WuHuo for a drink, then asked whether he wished to ascend to the Imperial Venerable rank.

Ch. 641The Great Grade Physique Begins to Show Its Might, the Name of the True Martial Demon Queller!

Thunder Sound Universal Salvation Celestial Venerable offered Qi WuHuo the chance to inherit the Southern Pole’s title and authority, but Qi refused and defeated him in a clash of foundations. After Qi left, Thunder Sound ordered a scheme to pit the Fire Department against the Dipper Department, unaware that someone might control both.

  • Thunder Sound Universal Salvation Celestial Venerable explained that ascending to the Imperial Venerable realm required control of an unclaimed domain of authority and offered Qi WuHuo the future seat of Great Emperor Changsheng of the South Pole.
  • Qi WuHuo declined the offer, saying he would follow his own path, and prepared to leave the Thunder Department.
  • Thunder Sound attacked Qi WuHuo to test his strength, but their palm clash shook Shen Xiao Thunder Mansion and left Thunder Sound injured.
  • Qi WuHuo departed with the generals of True Martial Manor, while Thunder Sound acknowledged his formidable foundation and ordered his followers to provoke a conflict between the Fire and Dipper Departments.
  • Thunder Sound claimed no one could control both departments, and a faint Star of Fire appeared high in the sky.

Ch. 642The Gods of the Dipper and Fire Defer to Their Lord: Great Emperor of the Blazing Sun, Dongyang!

Qi WuHuo recovered from his clash with the Thunder Sound Universal Salvation Celestial Venerable and used the brewing feud between the Fire and Dipper Departments to draw out those plotting against them. When assassins tried to turn their sparring match into a massacre, Emperor Lord Huoyao Dongyang arrived and revealed that he held the seals of both departments.

  • Qi WuHuo expelled the Thunder Sound Universal Salvation Celestial Venerable’s lingering thunder and told Old Yellow Ox to make the Thunder Department believe he had been wounded.
  • Agents of the Great Emperor Changsheng of the South Pole stoked a brawl between the Fire and Dipper Departments, and the two sides arranged to fight again despite Star Lord Zuo Fu’s orders.
  • The Thunder Sound Universal Salvation Celestial Venerable watched the departments clash, believing Qi WuHuo was too injured to interfere.
  • Several Fire Department Divine Generals concealed lethal weapons and charged the Dipper Department, but Old Yellow Ox recognized the threat and called for them to be stopped.
  • Emperor Lord Huoyao Dongyang appeared with both departments’ seals, halted the would-be assassins, and received the two departments’ joint allegiance as their shared master.

Ch. 643Dao Ancestor: Yes, the Three of Us Have a Disciple

Fire Luminary Great Emperor Dongyang stopped the Fire Department and Dipper Department from fighting, exposed the Thunder Department’s role, and defeated Thunder Sound Universal Salvation Celestial Venerable. At the Three Pure Ones Dharma Assembly, True Martial revealed that all Three Dao Ancestors shared him as a disciple.

  • Dongyang Great Emperor suppressed seven Fire Department Divine Generals who attacked the Dipper Department and sent them to the Exorcism Department for custody.
  • Dongyang Great Emperor fought Thunder Sound Universal Salvation Celestial Venerable, struck his old injury, and forced him to kneel beneath the pressure of his spear.
  • The Exorcism Department began interrogating the traitors, while rumors spread that the Thunder Department had ordered their actions; Fire Department and Dipper Department came under Dongyang Great Emperor’s command.
  • Immortals speculated that True Martial Great Emperor would clash with Dongyang Great Emperor and the Northern Emperor’s Son as the Three Pure Ones Dharma Assembly began in Miro Palace.
  • True Martial Great Emperor bowed to Primordial Celestial Venerable and Supreme Pure Spirit Treasure Celestial Venerable as his teachers, and Dao Ancestor Tai Shang revealed that the Three Dao Ancestors shared him as a disciple.

Ch. 644The Three Pure Ones' Co-transmission, the Great Dao Lord of the Mysterious Gate, the Qingwei Celestial Venerable, Qi WuHuo!

The Three Pure Dao Ancestors revealed that True Martial Demon Queller Great Emperor was their shared disciple, formally welcomed him into their lineage, and granted him the Daoist title Qingwei. After the assembled Immortals and Gods honored him, Qingwei continued the assembly by expounding the Dao for three days.

  • The Three Pure Dao Ancestors declared that True Martial Demon Queller Great Emperor was their common disciple, overturning the Immortals and Gods' assumptions about his origins and alliances.
  • The Three Pure Dao Ancestors bestowed a Yin-Yang jade pendant, a purple-trimmed Daoist robe, and a jade hairpin on True Martial, while the Yuqing Primordial Celestial Venerable praised him as Supreme Goodness without Flaw.
  • The Shangqing Spirit Treasure Celestial Venerable revealed that Listening had helped him find True Martial, startling Listening and earning him the respect of the assembled Gods.
  • Tai Shang renamed True Martial Qingwei, acknowledging his standing as a disciple co-transmitted by the Three Pure Ones.
  • Dao Lord Qingwei expounded the Dao for three days, and the Immortals and Gods bowed to him in gratitude for his teachings.

Ch. 645The Jade Emperor Arranges a Marriage!

After Dao Lord Qingwei announced that he and Yun Qin were Dao companions, the Jade Emperor proposed setting their wedding date, and Yun Qin agreed. Meanwhile, Kun Peng Laojun discovered Emperor End-Tribulation Celestial Venerable’s hidden treasures but resealed the chamber and hurried to inform Venerable God Taiyi.

  • Qi WuHuo announced before the immortals and gods that he and Yun Qin were already Dao companions, and Yun Qin confirmed it.
  • The Jade Emperor congratulated the couple and proposed that they set a wedding date, and Yun Qin quietly agreed.
  • Yun Zhiyi fainted when the Jade Emperor’s marriage proposal was accepted.
  • Kun Peng Laojun found the secret chamber containing Emperor End-Tribulation Celestial Venerable’s divine sword and scrolls, then resealed it without entering.
  • Kun Peng Laojun resolved to tell Venerable God Taiyi about the discovery.

Ch. 646Emperor End-Tribulation Celestial Venerable, a Gift from Eons Past!

After the Six Realms Dharma Assembly, Qi WuHuo learned that Laojun had found the secret realm Emperor End-Tribulation Celestial Venerable had left for him. He arrived at Doushuai Palace and opened the realm, reaching the legacy his teacher had prepared.

  • The Jade Emperor sent the gathered immortals and gods to his ancient peach garden, where Old Yellow Ox named their feast the Peach Banquet.
  • Qi WuHuo declined to join the gathering and contacted Laojun, who reported finding Emperor End-Tribulation Celestial Venerable’s secret legacy to Venerable God Taiyi.
  • Venerable God Taiyi told Laojun that Qingwei would come, and Laojun realized that Qingwei was Qi WuHuo’s new Daoist title.
  • Qi WuHuo arrived at Doushuai Palace before Laojun could explore the secret realm, and Laojun greeted him anxiously.
  • Qi WuHuo pressed his hand against the secret realm, shattering its protective light and revealing the gift his teacher had left behind.

Ch. 647The Final Tribulation's Aspect, Creation of Heaven and Earth, Reenacting Chaos!

Qi WuHuo entered Doushuai Palace’s secret realm and received the Late Tribulation Celestial Venerable’s account of the Final Tribulation. He witnessed the old world’s destruction and rebirth, then learned that the cycle would eventually annihilate every being of the current era without malice or exception.

  • Kun Peng Laojun tried to follow Qi WuHuo into the secret realm, but the Late Tribulation Celestial Venerable’s sword aura stopped him.
  • Qi WuHuo met the Late Tribulation Celestial Venerable, who explained that he had transcended by letting go of his attachments and showed Qi WuHuo the Final Tribulation.
  • Qi WuHuo witnessed the realms collapse into a cosmic egg, then watched Taiyi cleave it open and create Heaven and Earth as the Northern Emperor and the giant died.
  • After returning to the secret realm, Qi WuHuo heard the Late Tribulation Celestial Venerable explain that the Final Tribulation destroyed all beings of an era before a new world began.

Ch. 648Yellow Millet Dream for Twenty Thousand Years, Great Breakthrough!

The Emperor End-Tribulation Celestial Venerable showed Qi WuHuo the Final Tribulation and explained why only the beings of the current kalpa could try to stop it. After Qi WuHuo vowed to face the calamity, the Celestial Venerable revealed that his twenty thousand years of cultivation might have been real despite the vision being a Yellow Millet Dream.

  • The Emperor End-Tribulation Celestial Venerable explained that the Final Tribulation would destroy the world through heat or cold death and that he had abandoned a plan to sacrifice a kalpa’s inhabitants to prevent it.
  • The Celestial Venerable said that only beings of the current kalpa could halt the Final Tribulation, and he suspected the Three Pure Ones’ true bodies were absent because they were suppressing it.
  • Qi WuHuo refused to seek transcendence simply to escape the Final Tribulation and vowed to overcome the calamity using Taiyi’s authority.
  • The Celestial Venerable suddenly attacked Qi WuHuo, whose growing Qi of Emperor Venerable automatically blocked the strike and created an opening to counterattack.
  • The Celestial Venerable revealed that Qi WuHuo’s vision of twenty thousand years and the Final Tribulation had been a Yellow Millet Dream, but suggested that the twenty thousand years of cultivation within it were real.

Ch. 649The Truth from Eight Thousand Years Ago, the Beginning of the Calamity

Qi WuHuo learned that Emperor End-Tribulation Celestial Venerable had used his accumulated power to help him establish Imperial Prenatal Qi, then sought answers from the Three Pure Dao Ancestors about the Final Tribulation. They revealed that the Jade Emperor had killed the being embodying the next era’s Creation of Heaven and Earth eight thousand years earlier, beginning the calamity and suffering grave wounds.

  • Emperor End-Tribulation Celestial Venerable spent the power he had gathered over five tribulation eras to temper Qi WuHuo’s Dao heart and help him establish Imperial Prenatal Qi.
  • Emperor End-Tribulation Celestial Venerable left his collapsing secret realm, recognized his aged reflection, and returned to Supreme Pure Spirit Treasure Celestial Venerable with his memories restored.
  • Qi WuHuo arrived before the Three Pure Dao Ancestors and asked them about the Final Tribulation.
  • Yuqing Primordial Celestial Venerable explained that the Final Tribulation was a cycle of destruction and renewal, and that its signs had appeared eight thousand years earlier.
  • Yuqing Primordial Celestial Venerable showed Qi WuHuo a vision of the battle eight thousand years ago and revealed that the Jade Emperor had killed the being representing the next era’s Creation of Heaven and Earth, gravely wounding himself.

Ch. 650The True Bodies of the Three Pure Ones!

Qi WuHuo learned the truth about the final tribulation and the Three Pure Dao Ancestors’ efforts to delay it, then resolved to grow strong enough to stop it. As he left for the Western Buddhist Kingdom, Tai Shang was revealed to be holding back the next era’s Gods and Devils through a discussion of the Dao.

  • Qi WuHuo connected the Jade Emperor’s ancient battle and death with the fear driving the immortals and gods to seek Emperor Venerable power, and suspected Gouchen had helped bring about the catastrophe.
  • Yuqing Primordial Celestial Venerable explained that Gouchen had sealed himself in the place where the next era would begin, while Shangqing Great Dao Lord and Yuqing Primordial Celestial Venerable revealed that their true bodies were suppressing the Cold Silence and Heat Death Tribulations.
  • The Three Pure Dao Ancestors told Qi WuHuo they could delay the final tribulation for at most about twenty thousand years and urged him to become strong enough to cleave through it.
  • Qi WuHuo left after deciding to advance toward the Emperor Venerable realm as quickly as possible, considering a visit to the Western Buddhist Kingdom and studying the golden Lotus Seed in his palm.
  • The Three Pure Dao Ancestors questioned Tai Shang about his whereabouts, and the scene revealed him seated before the next era’s Gods and Devils, preventing them from advancing while he continued discussing the Dao.

Ch. 651Disciple Qi Wuhuo Requests the Dao Ancestor’s Return!

Qi WuHuo subdued the Heaven-Opening Divine Axe long enough to learn that One Qi Transforms into Three Pure Ones could reshape it, but he lacked the Imperial Qi to finish. Realizing he needed a powerful ally before investigating Buddha and Taiyi’s connection, he went to the former Blood Sea and asked his teacher to emerge from seclusion.

  • Qi WuHuo visited Zhang Xiaoyu at Soaring Heavens Palace and asked whether he knew about the Final Tribulation.
  • Zhang Xiaoyu showed Qi WuHuo the Heaven-Opening Divine Axe, a trophy from his battle eight thousand years earlier against the ancient god of the Final Tribulation.
  • Qi WuHuo pulled the axe free and suppressed its baleful energy while Zhang Xiaoyu used the Haotian Mirror to protect the palace.
  • Qi WuHuo used One Qi Transforms into Three Pure Ones to transform part of the axe, but his Imperial Qi ran out and the attempt failed.
  • Qi WuHuo went to the former Blood Sea and called upon Great Dao Lord Yuchen, asking his teacher to emerge from seclusion.

Ch. 652Primordial Heavenly King (One Update Today, Getting Back to My Routine and Recharging)

Qi WuHuo entered the Buddha Kingdom with True Martial Great Emperor and confronted a false Buddha beneath the Bodhi Tree. The Buddha’s power drew Qi WuHuo into a scene from the Primordial Era, where the Primordial Heavenly King recognized that someone had taken the Buddha’s place and demanded the truth.

  • True Martial Great Emperor’s procession entered the Buddha Kingdom, while Ran Deng the Daoist and Guanyin Bodhisattva left to visit old acquaintances.
  • Qi WuHuo passed through the Bodhi Tree’s barrier, and the Buddha appeared to welcome him and propose continuing their ancient debate.
  • Amitabha Buddha attacked Qi WuHuo, but Great Dao Lord Yuchen appeared and exposed the false Buddha as Pāpīyas before striking him down.
  • The Buddha’s power enveloped Qi WuHuo and brought him into a Primordial Era memory, where he found himself in the Buddha’s body during a gathering with the Primordial Heavenly King.
  • The Primordial Heavenly King noticed Qi WuHuo’s changed manner and demanded to know who he was, and Qi WuHuo said he had come from the future.

Ch. 653Ancient Fate, Ten-Thousand-Age Cause

Qi WuHuo met the Primordial Heavenly King through the Buddha’s memories, convinced him of the future and the ultimate tribulation, and watched the Three Pure Ones prepare to change their past. The Buddha then sacrificed himself as a vessel to carry the Primordial Heavenly King’s power and message to the future.

  • The Primordial Heavenly King shattered Taiyi’s descending divine intent, then tested Qi WuHuo in battle and recognized him as his future disciple.
  • Qi WuHuo told the Primordial Heavenly King, the Emperor End-Tribulation Celestial Venerable, and the Great Dao Lord Yuchen about the ultimate tribulation, and they accepted his account.
  • After awakening in the Primordial Era, the Primordial Heavenly King, the Emperor End-Tribulation Celestial Venerable, and the Jade Firmament Daoist Lord agreed to make their own preparations against the ultimate tribulation.
  • The Emperor End-Tribulation Celestial Venerable took Xuan as his first disciple and entered Doushuai Palace to wait, while the Great Dao Lord Yuchen went to war and later guarded the Empress Wa’s true body in the Blood Sea.
  • The Primordial Heavenly King gave his cultivation to the Buddha to pass on to the future, and the Buddha chose to die beneath the Bodhi Tree so his memories could carry the message across time.

Ch. 654All Tribulations Are Suffering; One Boat Carries All Across

Qi WuHuo met the Buddha, received Primordial Heavenly King's bequest, and learned how the Buddha's sacrifice connected the past and future against the final tribulation. After the Buddha and Great Dao Lord Yuchen departed, Qi WuHuo absorbed the lotus's power and stood one step from completing his cultivation.

  • Qi WuHuo met the Buddha, who explained that he had entered Nirvana to carry knowledge of the final tribulation across the ages.
  • The Buddha gave Qi WuHuo the lotus entrusted by Primordial Heavenly King, containing ten thousand years of cultivation.
  • Amitabha Buddha and the other Buddhist disciples gathered beneath the Bodhi Tree as the Buddha delivered his final teachings.
  • Great Dao Lord Yuchen bid farewell to Qi WuHuo and vanished, returning to Yu Heaven in the Shangqing Realm.
  • The Buddha promised his disciples he would return, gave his final teaching, and departed as the Bodhi Fruit ripened.
  • Qi WuHuo absorbed the lotus's power and resolve, strengthening his Emperor Venerable Qi until only one step remained.

Ch. 655True Martial, Venerable God of the Jade Capital, and the Investiture of the Five Elders

Qi WuHuo reorganized the Buddhist sect under Heavenly Court protection, then returned to Great Luo Heaven and found his teachers absent. The Three Pure Dao Ancestors revealed that a coming tribulation involved them and agreed to grant “his” wish, while an artifact spirit announced that the Venerable Lord was about to return.

  • Qi WuHuo asked Ran Deng to watch over the Bodhi Fruit until it ripened, giving him an edict that let him depart for the Bodhi Tree.
  • Qi WuHuo and Guanyin agreed that the Buddhist sect needed separate lineages, and Qi WuHuo named Amitabha Buddha the Buddha Lord and Maitreya Bodhisattva the Future Buddha.
  • Zhang Xiaoyu established the Five Elders rank, naming the Buddhist sect, Guanyin, and Qi WuHuo among its first three members.
  • Qi WuHuo visited Great Luo Heaven but did not break through its barriers when he realized the Three Dao Ancestors did not wish to meet him.
  • The Three Pure Dao Ancestors discussed an approaching tribulation involving them and decided to grant “his” wish.
  • An azure-robed artifact spirit told Qi WuHuo that the Venerable Lord was about to return.

Ch. 656Fuxi Returns, Gouchen Awakens

After receiving Fuxi’s warning, Qi WuHuo arranged for Empress Nuwa to stay under Empress Houtu’s protection. The Three Pure Dao Ancestors’ avatars then vanished during a lecture, spreading fear across the Six Realms as Gouchen the Supreme Emperor awakened in Outer Heaven.

  • The blue-robed spirit gave Qi WuHuo Fuxi’s Jade Talisman, which warned him to act at once if anything major happened.
  • Qi WuHuo told Empress Nuwa about Fuxi’s warning, and they discussed the matter for several hours.
  • Qi WuHuo sent Empress Nuwa to stay with Empress Houtu, who sealed Ruizhu Palace and announced she was entering seclusion.
  • During a lecture at Miro Palace, the Three Pure Dao Ancestors’ avatars were attacked and dispersed into pure qi despite the immortals’ attempts to help.
  • Master Qiu, Zhuang Zhou, True Person Yin, and others sensed the disturbance as news of the avatars’ disappearance spread through the Six Realms.
  • Gouchen the Supreme Emperor opened his eyes in Outer Heaven and said the Three Pure Ones’ avatars had departed, meaning he had succeeded.

Ch. 657Gouchen Takes Up Arms; True Martial Quells the Celestial Palace!

Great Emperor Gouchen led his army against the Heavenly Court, forcing his way through its defenders until Qi WuHuo revealed his Emperor Venerable power as True Martial Demon Queller and stopped him before Soaring Heavens Palace. The two prepared to clash as a blazing Fire Star glowed beyond the thirty-third layer of heaven.

  • Great Emperor Gouchen broke Outer Heaven’s seals, rallied his surviving subjects, and marched on the Heavenly Court to seize the highest throne.
  • The Ten-Direction Tribulation Annihilation Array and the Nine-headed Lion’s divine art failed to stop Gouchen, though Great Unity Salvation Heavenly Venerate and Heavenly Marshal Tian Peng disrupted his momentum.
  • Great Master Xuan Du shattered the Purple Gold Eight Trigrams Furnace while striking Gouchen, then used it to collect tens of thousands of Gouchen’s followers before Gouchen’s attack broke through the South Heavenly Gate.
  • A sword made from the same material as Gouchen’s halberd intercepted his gathered strike before Soaring Heavens Palace.
  • Qi WuHuo declared himself True Martial Demon Queller and unleashed Emperor Venerable sword energy, halting Gouchen as both sides faced one another.

Ch. 658Mount Tai Prefect, True Martial Demon Queller, Fire Luminary Dongyang—Three Bodies Combined into One!

Qi WuHuo fought Great Emperor Gouchen as True Martial Demon Queller, but Gouchen gained the upper hand until Fire Luminary Great Emperor Dongyang and Mount Tai Prefect joined the battle. Qi WuHuo combined the three venerated selves into one and unleashed a surge of power as his sword struck.

  • Great Emperor Gouchen and True Martial Demon Queller fought, and Gouchen's greater experience and strength gradually gave him the advantage.
  • Fire Luminary Great Emperor Dongyang and Mount Tai Prefect surprised Gouchen with a spear attack and Underworld chains, then fought alongside True Martial.
  • Gouchen held off all three Great Emperor Lords and drove them back, while Great Master Xuan Du, Great Unity Salvation Heavenly Venerate, and Heavenly Marshal Tian Peng prepared to protect Qi WuHuo.
  • Gouchen realized Dongyang and Mount Tai Prefect were not ordinary combatants, and True Martial told him to guess again.
  • True Martial revealed the principles behind Dongyang's and Mount Tai Prefect's powers, drew both forces into himself, and combined the three bodies into one.

Ch. 659True Martial Stops the Wars and Breaks Through to Emperor Venerable!

Qi WuHuo and Great Emperor Gouchen fought across the Thirty-Six Heavens as their opposing powers and authorities collided. Qi WuHuo ultimately pierced Gouchen with a strike infused with boundless purple qi, leaving Gouchen defeated and the Immortals stunned.

  • Qi WuHuo joined the powers of Great Emperor Dongyang and Mount Tai Prefect, then used yin and yang to restrain Gouchen and fight him on equal terms.
  • Gouchen revealed his authority over warfare, seized control of the Six Realms’ divine weapons, and unleashed them against the stars surrounding True Martial.
  • Qi WuHuo and Gouchen closed in for their final clash, and Gouchen disarmed Qi WuHuo and raised his halberd against him.
  • Qi WuHuo revealed boundless purple qi and drove a sword-finger strike through Gouchen’s brow, shattering his weapons and armor and sending him falling.
  • True Martial lowered his sword-fingers and declared that the Immortal Dao cherished life.

Ch. 660True Martial Slays Gouchen!

True Martial Demon Queller killed Great Emperor Gouchen and secured the heavens, while Kun Peng Laojun learned that True Martial was Venerable God Taiyi. Qi WuHuo waited at True Martial Hall as Great Emperor Ziwei, Great Emperor Changsheng, and Emperor Fuxi returned, still clashing.

  • Great Emperor Gouchen charged True Martial Demon Queller with his final attack, but True Martial turned and killed him with a sword forged from Innate Purple Qi and Emperor Venerable Qi.
  • True Martial Demon Queller announced Gouchen's execution, and the Immortals and Gods accepted him as the new God of War who would hold down the heavens.
  • True Martial Manor joined forces with the Exorcism Department and the Thunder Department to eliminate Gouchen's remaining forces, while the realms escaped serious harm.
  • At Refining Yang Temple, Kun Peng Laojun told Zhuang Zhou that he had discovered True Martial Demon Queller was Venerable God Taiyi, and Zhuang Zhou teased him into nearly revealing more.
  • Kun Peng Laojun returned to True Martial Hall, where Qi WuHuo waited for a guest; Great Emperor Ziwei, Great Emperor Changsheng, and Emperor Fuxi arrived while still fighting.

Ch. 661The Position of the Northern Emperor

Qi WuHuo revealed his Emperor Venerable power as the Celestial Realm’s order shifted and Great Emperor Changsheng of the South Pole learned that True Martial had slain Gouchen and the judicial officer. After testing Qi WuHuo’s strength, Great Emperor Ziwei of the North Pole proposed giving him the position of the Northern Emperor as Yun Qin’s dowry.

  • True Martial Great Emperor suppressed the arriving Emperor Venerable auras and went to confront Great Emperor Ziwei of the North Pole, Fuxi, and Great Emperor Changsheng of the South Pole.
  • Fuxi publicly claimed that Great Emperor Ziwei of the North Pole had captured him, while Great Emperor Changsheng returned to South Pole Longevity Heaven.
  • Thunder Sound Universal Salvation Celestial Venerable told Great Emperor Changsheng that True Martial had slain the judicial officer and Gouchen, taken the Fire Department, opened True Martial Manor’s four divisions, and attained Emperor Venerable Level.
  • At Ziwei Palace, Fuxi questioned Qi WuHuo about killing Gouchen, and Great Emperor Ziwei of the North Pole agreed that the judicial officer had been punished.
  • Great Emperor Ziwei of the North Pole sparred with Qi WuHuo, judged his strength sound, and proposed the position of the Northern Emperor as Yun Qin’s dowry.

Ch. 662True Martial's Grand Wedding!

Qi WuHuo announced his wedding, and the Jade Emperor proclaimed it throughout the Six Realms as old friends and allies prepared to celebrate. The chapter ended with the assembled realms gathering for Qi WuHuo and the Northern Emperor's wedding.

  • Great Emperor Ziwei of the North Pole offered Qi WuHuo the Northern Emperor's title before leaving to search for her, and Qi WuHuo said his wedding depended on his teachers' return.
  • Qi WuHuo told Zhang Xiaoyu he was getting married and explained that he would remain to face the Final Tribulation; Zhang Xiaoyu issued an imperial decree announcing the wedding across the Six Realms.
  • The Empress, the dragons, Buddhist leaders, and other acquaintances received the news, while Li Zhai chose to offer his congratulations from afar.
  • Qi WuHuo visited the aging Elder Tao, promised him a night of drinking, and invited him to celebrate beneath the Soaring Heavens Palace.
  • The immortals, spirits, and leaders of the Six Realms gathered as Qi WuHuo and the Northern Emperor's Son of the North Pole held their wedding.

Ch. 663The Wedding Night!

At True Martial Great Emperor and the Northern Emperor's Son's wedding, immortals gathered in the Celestial Realm, where young prodigies witnessed Yang Jian's strength and Empress Houtu and Empress Nuwa's arrival. After days of celebration, Qi WuHuo and the girl retired to True Martial Manor for their wedding night, protected from Fuxi by the Sky-Covering Banner.

  • A young Daoist became captivated by Fairy Maiden Chang'e while another young prodigy declared his ambition to serve the Jade Emperor, and the two nearly fought before Yang Jian effortlessly separated them.
  • Yang Jian left with Sister Ao, while the two boys resumed trading insults and watched the gathered immortals.
  • Great Emperor Ziwei, Great Emperor Changsheng, Empress Houtu, and Empress Nuwa arrived, and Zhang Xiaoyu welcomed the goddesses warmly as the guests wondered whether Empress Houtu would return to the Celestial Palace.
  • Qi WuHuo and the girl arrived at their wedding without formal attire, and True Martial Great Emperor welcomed the guests as the Celestial Realm celebrated for days.
  • Spirit Officer Wang cleared True Martial Manor of its guests, and Qi WuHuo and the girl eased their wedding-night nerves with a joke before she called him her husband.
  • Fuxi tried to sneak toward the manor but found it shielded by layers of formations and Qi WuHuo's Sky-Covering Banner, while Qi WuHuo and the girl began their wedding night.
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