Chapter Summaries

Yuan revealed a costly secret technique that let him cross the chaotic spacetime and reach Li Ze, who had been fighting off the Innate Source Being Faction’s pursuit. Yuan arrived beside Li Ze’s Chaos Bell just as Li Ze neared exhaustion, declaring that Dragon Lizard Progenitor had lost.

• Yuan told Li Ze to keep fleeing while he prepared a trump card, and Li Ze’s Golden Crow Main Body entered Yuan’s portable palace.
• Ku Xing Lord revealed that Yuan’s secret technique could transmit power through the Primordial Source Rules but would erase one of Yuan’s Dao Essences; Yuan accepted the cost to save Li Ze.
• Li Ze stopped fleeing and fully activated the Chaos Bell, enduring repeated attacks from the colossal beast formed by the Source Progenitors while his Inner Universe gradually recovered.
• Dragon Lizard Progenitor urged the Innate Source Being faction to keep burning their Source Bloodline Power, and the battle continued until Li Ze’s Inner Universe was nearly exhausted.
• An enormous black hole appeared above the battlefield, and Yuan stepped through it and appeared beside Li Ze’s Chaos Bell.

Yuan arrived to rescue Li Ze and revealed overwhelming strength, defeating Cang Zu, Li Yuan, and three other Lord-level experts with one sword strike. As Yuan closed in on the Innate Source Being Faction’s giant beast, Xing and Wan Luo intervened to prevent Li Ze from eventually breaking through to Above Lord, and Yuan attacked them.

• Yuan arrived as the Innate Source Being Faction’s giant beast lunged toward Li Ze, while Cang Zu, Li Yuan, and the others chose to attack Yuan and hold him back.
• Yuan defeated Cang Zu, Li Yuan, and three other experts in a single clash, shocking both factions and revealing strength beyond what they had expected.
• Yuan broke through the blockade and rushed toward the giant beast as Li Ze realized Yuan wielded the Ten Thousand Daos through his own comprehension of Dao.
• Xing and Wan Luo appeared and explained that they feared Li Ze’s potential to reach Above Lord, then attacked Yuan to stop him.
• Yuan thrust his Long Sword at Xing and Wan Luo, declaring that they could not prevent Li Ze’s breakthrough.

Yuan held off Xing and Wan Luo while Li Ze's Golden Crow Main Body arrived as reinforcements and restored Li Ze's Human Main Body to peak strength. Li Ze merged with his Golden Crow Main Body and fled toward the outskirts of the Chaotic Sea, repeatedly blocking the Progenitors' attacks as he escaped their pursuit.

• Yuan clashed with Xing and Wan Luo, who tried to hold him back while the Progenitors attacked Li Ze.
• Li Ze's Golden Crow Main Body arrived, and Li Ze's Human Main Body used its Origin Power to recover to peak strength.
• Li Ze merged his Human Main Body into the Golden Crow Main Body and set off to leave the Chaotic Sea.
• Dragon Lizard Progenitor, Destruction Progenitor, and Qi Progenitor burned their Source Bloodline Power and attacked, but Li Ze's Golden Crow Main Body blocked their strikes.
• Li Ze's Golden Crow Main Body outran the giant beast formed by the Progenitors and reached the outskirts of the Chaotic Sea.

Yuan Zheng held off Xing, Wan Luo, Cang Zu, Li Yuan, and the other powerhouses while Li Ze’s Golden Crow Clone left the Chaotic Sea and revealed Lord-level combat power. Realizing their plan to kill Li Ze had failed, Xing and the others agreed to withdraw, leaving the battle against Dragon Lizard and Destruction unresolved.

• Li Ze’s Golden Crow Main Body escaped the giant beasts and reached the edge of the Chaotic Sea as Yuan Zheng fought Xing, Wan Luo, Cang Zu, and Li Yuan.
• Li Ze’s Golden Crow Clone unleashed a terrifying aura outside the Chaotic Sea, and Xing realized Li Ze intended to crush the Innate Source Being Faction.
• Yuan Zheng explained that Li Ze had been heavily drained before fighting Dragon Lizard and the others, and said the ambush had been doomed to fail.
• Xing used his Myriad Weapons Catalogue and Wan Luo, Cang Zu, Li Yuan, and the others unleashed their strongest attacks, but Yuan Zheng shattered them and overwhelmed the group.
• Cang Zu and the Hunyuan powerhouses chose to retreat, and Xing and Wan Luo agreed to stop fighting and leave the result to Dragon Lizard, Destruction, and the others.

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Li Ze’s Human Main Body recovered and joined his Golden Crow Main Body, and their combined Sword Technique began to overpower the Innate Source Being Faction’s many Source Progenitors. As the battle continued, Li Ze gained new insights into the Five Styles of the Master while distant Strange Lifeform Lords watched and judged that Dragon Lizard and the others were heading for a setback.

• Xing and Wan Luo realized Li Ze was weakening the giant beast, and Yuan declined to join the battle unless Li Ze asked for help.
• Li Ze’s recovered Human Main Body appeared and attacked alongside his Golden Crow Main Body, forcing back the giant beast and shocking the Source Progenitors.
• Dragon Lizard Progenitor, Destruction Progenitor, Qi Progenitor, and the other Source Progenitors burned their Source Bloodline Power and attacked Li Ze without retreating.
• Li Ze discovered that his two main bodies’ combined attacks greatly amplified his Sword Technique, and new insights into the Five Styles of the Master began to merge into his Sword Universe.
• The Strange Lifeform Lords watched from a distant hidden void and concluded that Dragon Lizard and the others were likely to fail, especially if Yuan intervened.

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Li Ze and the Cultivator Faction's Origin Lords gained insights from comprehending the first style of the Five Styles of the Master, and Li Ze resolved to face the Source Universe Tribulation. Meanwhile, Dragon Lizard Progenitor confronted the Innate Source Being leaders over their failure to support him against Li Ze.

• After several tens of thousands of years of comprehension, Li Ze and the Origin Lords discussed their gains and saw hope of advancing beyond the Lord realm.
• Li Ze said he would replenish his Inner Universe by devouring Source World Origins, then begin transforming it toward the level of a Source World.
• Li Ze chose to brave the Source Universe Tribulation despite the uncertainty, and Yuan and the other Origin Lords pledged their support.
• Dragon Lizard Progenitor accused the Innate Source Being leaders of breaking their agreement and bearing responsibility for the loss of twelve Source Progenitors.

Dragon Lizard Progenitor persuaded the Strange Lifeform Lords that Li Ze and the Cultivator Faction would eventually threaten them, then proposed joining the Innate Source Being Faction’s attack on Li Ze in the White Source Star Realm. The Lords asked for details and weighed the plan as Dragon Lizard Progenitor called it their last chance.

• The Two-Headed Elder and other Strange Lifeform Lords rejected Dragon Lizard Progenitor’s accusations over the Innate Source Being Faction’s defeat.
• Dragon Lizard Progenitor warned that Li Ze might reach Above Lord and that the Cultivator Faction would eventually target the Strange Lifeform Factions.
• The Strange Lifeform Lords accepted that they could not count on being spared and asked Dragon Lizard Progenitor what his faction planned to do.
• Dragon Lizard Progenitor proposed a joint attack on Li Ze in the concealed White Source Star Realm, claiming the Innate Source Being Faction’s preparations made success highly likely.
• Dragon Lizard Progenitor asked the Strange Lifeform Lords to join and recruit allies, calling the attack their last chance.

The Innate Source Being Faction activated a grand formation that spread the Black White Qi Flow vortex into the Cultivator Faction’s territory, destroying Tianjiang Source World. Jin confronted the formation and discovered more than a hundred Source Progenitors within it, then withdrew to await the other Lords and sent them the news.

• Dragon Lizard Progenitor ordered the Source Progenitors to activate the grand formation, and the Black White Qi Flow vortex began expanding toward the Cultivator Faction.
• Tianjiang Old Man investigated the spreading currents, spotted the Source Progenitors within them, and was killed by a black-and-white spear after sending a warning to Jin.
• The currents overwhelmed Tianjiang Source World, tore through its World Membrane, and destroyed it.
• Jin arrived at the advancing currents and recognized the Innate Source Being Faction’s methods.
• Jin cut open the currents with his Battle Saber, sensed more than a hundred Source Progenitors inside, and retreated rather than enter alone.
• Jin transmitted the events to Yuan, Li Ze, and the other Lord-level powerhouses of the Cultivator Faction.

Yuan, Jin, Wu, and four other Origin Lords launched a combined attack against the Black White Qi Flow Great Array, but it withstood the blow. Yuan suspected the array’s immense power came at a cost and began searching for its weakness.

• Yuan, Jin, Wu, and the other Origin Lords merged their secret arts into a single attack against the Black White Qi Flow Great Array.
• Dragon Lizard Progenitor and Destruction Progenitor burned their Source Bloodline Power to drive the array at full strength.
• The array formed more than ten thousand Black White Qi Flow dragons, but the combined attack annihilated them and struck the array.
• The Black White Qi Flow Great Array survived the attack with its expansion only slightly slowed, shocking the Cultivator Faction’s Origin Lords.
• Yuan inferred that maintaining the array’s extraordinary defense must have a cost and concluded it should have a weakness.

Yuan and the Cultivator Faction's Origin Lords repeatedly attacked the Black White Qi Flow Great Array but could not damage it. After learning that the array’s defense was built up with vast resources and could withstand prolonged attacks, Yuan ordered every Source Expert in the faction to gather and join the assault.

• Yuan ordered the Origin Lords to keep attacking the Black White Qi Flow Great Array despite knowing little about its workings.
• The Dragon Lizard Progenitor and the Destruction Progenitor used the array to withstand more than a thousand combined attacks without damage.
• The Dragon Lizard Progenitor explained that the White Source Star Array was designed for defense, could expand without limit, and was meant to lure Li Ze into an ambush.
• Yuan, Jin, Wu, and the other Origin Lords attacked for more than ten days, slowing the array’s expansion but failing to break it.
• Wu and Jin proposed bringing in the Cultivator Faction’s Source Experts, and Yuan ordered them to gather and attack together.

Yuan summoned the Cultivator Faction’s Source Experts and warned them that the Innate Source Being Faction’s Black White Qi Flow Great Array threatened their territory. As the army gathered, Li Ze arrived with Luo Feng and placed Shi Jia Wu in command, while the forces prepared to confront the array.

• Yuan showed the gathered experts the Black White Qi Flow Great Array and said even the seven Origin Lords together could not break its defenses.
• Shi Jia Wu, Tian Langke, Lord of Dongke, and the other experts agreed to fight and began mobilizing the Cultivator Faction’s Source Experts.
• Li Ze Golden Crow Main Body and Luo Feng arrived at the gathering, where Shi Jia Wu reported that over eighty percent of the notified experts had assembled.
• Li Ze instructed Shi Jia Wu to command the gathered experts and use a Combined Attack Great Array to guard against a surprise attack by the Innate Source Being Faction’s Progenitors.
• Shi Jia Wu stepped forward to address the army, while Li Ze nodded to Luo Feng and vanished into the void.

Li Ze entered the Black White Qi Flow Great Array and found that his attacks could weaken it, but the array's defenders moved to draw him toward its core. He overwhelmed Qi Progenitor and Infinite Great Serpent at the altar node, and they retreated deeper into the array.

• Li Ze used his Sword Light Domain to tear through the Black White Qi Flow and sensed that his assault had nearly halted the array's expansion.
• Li Ze located an altar node and attacked the Source Progenitor stationed there, but Infinite Great Serpent and Qi Progenitor appeared to block him.
• Li Ze clashed with Qi Progenitor's seven Source Beads and Infinite Great Serpent, gaining the upper hand and nearly destroying the node.
• Dragon Lizard Progenitor told Qi Progenitor and Infinite Great Serpent to lure Li Ze deeper into the array.
• Qi Progenitor formed a Battle Saber from the seven Source Beads and struck back, but Li Ze shattered his Sword Light and blasted him away.
• Infinite Great Serpent swallowed the altar and fled deeper into the Black White Qi Flow Great Array.

Yuan and the Cultivator Faction confronted the Innate Source Being Faction inside the Black White Qi Flow Great Array, but six summoned Strange Lifeform Lords arrived and turned the battle into a twenty-Lord clash. Li Ze opened the fight with a devastating sword strike aimed at Infinite Great Serpent, Qi, Jade Venerable, and their ally.

• Yuan demanded that Infinite Great Serpent, Qi, and their allies either shatter the great array or face battle, and they refused.
• Yuan, Jin, Wu, and Li Ze unleashed their power, prompting Infinite Great Serpent to call for the other Strange Lifeform Lords.
• Six Strange Lifeform Lords joined the battlefield, leaving the Cultivator Faction outnumbered fourteen to four.
• Yuan assigned the opponents among the Cultivator Lords and warned that the battle might weaken the array enough to free Xing Mang, Ku Xing, Xue Meng, Mu Tuo, and the others.
• All twenty Lord-level combatants charged, and Li Ze struck at Infinite Great Serpent, Qi, Jade Venerable, and a fourth Lord with the Sword Universe.

Li Ze and Yuan fought the coalition of Origin Lords and Strange Lifeform Lords in the final battle. Mist Immortal revealed the power of his Azure Cloud Mace and demanded the Cultivator Faction surrender its opportunity beyond Above Lord, but Yuan refused and attacked him.

• Li Ze clashed with Jade Venerable, Infinite Great Serpent, Qi Progenitor, and Mo Shi, shattering their combined attacks before resuming his assault.
• Yuan fought six Strange Lifeform Lords with a secret art he had created after comprehending the Five Styles of the Master.
• Rock Ancestor used his immense defensive power to block Yuan’s sword strike.
• Mist Immortal attacked Yuan with the Bronze Giant Mace, and their clash halted both fighters.
• Yuan recognized that Mist Immortal’s Azure Cloud Mace held mysteries beyond Hunyuan and could raise his combat power nearly to peak Origin Lord level.
• Mist Immortal demanded that the Cultivator Faction share its opportunity beyond Above Lord, but Yuan refused and charged at him.

Li Ze destroyed Jade Venerable's body during the battle inside the Black White Qi Flow Great Array, shocking both factions and strengthening the Cultivator Faction's momentum. Outside the array, newly arrived Innate Source Beings attacked the Cultivator Faction's forces as they continued trying to relieve the pressure within.

• Jade Venerable fought on despite his wounds, and Li Ze overwhelmed him while holding off the Infinite Great Serpent and Mo.
• Li Ze's Sword Universe split Jade Venerable's armor and annihilated his body, making him the first Lord whose body was destroyed in the battle.
• Li Ze collected Jade Venerable's treasures and challenged the Infinite Great Serpent and Mo, while Wu and Jin pressed their advantage.
• Outside the Black White Qi Flow Great Array, Xing Mang and Ku Xing led the Cultivator Faction's forces in attacks against the formation.
• A group of Innate Source Beings appeared outside the array, and both sides turned to fight as the Cultivator Faction sought to buy time for the Progenitors.

Luo Feng dominated the battlefield, defeating Heavenly Crane Star Lord and destroying his formation while Shi Jia Wu fought three powerful opponents. Luo Feng then charged toward another enemy formation as the wider battle continued to inflict heavy losses on both factions.

• Shi Jia Wu struck Luo Shou Walker’s formation with a powerful spear attack, then fought Luo Shou Walker and two reinforcements at once.
• Luo Feng suppressed Heavenly Crane Star Lord’s formation with relentless blade attacks while the Innate Source Being Faction could not send support.
• Luo Feng stopped Heavenly Crane Star Lord’s retreat, repeatedly wounded his formation, and shattered it after more than ten thousand slashes.
• Luo Feng killed the exposed Source Beings, drove Heavenly Crane Star Lord to self-destruct, collected their Secret Treasures, and rushed toward another enemy.
• Combined Attack Formations broke apart across the battlefield, and the battle within the Black White Qi Flow Great Array shifted again.

After killing Jade Venerable, Li Ze was confronted by three Strange Lifeform Lords who demanded the chance to break through Above Lord, and he fought them alongside Mo and Infinite Great Serpent. The battle was still raging when the Innate Source Being Faction’s array summoned a colossal headless figure wielding eight Battle Sabers.

• Gu You, Dream, and Nan Guang arrived after Li Ze killed Jade Venerable and demanded he share his opportunity to break through Above Lord.
• Li Ze resisted Dream’s illusion attack and fought back against Dream, Gu You, Nan Guang, Mo, and Infinite Great Serpent.
• Li Ze’s Soul Attack pierced the Lords’ defenses but did not weaken them enough to change the fight.
• Black White Qi Flow and Mystic Pattern threads gathered around the battlefield, forming a gigantic eight-armed Headless Figure with eight Battle Sabers.

Li Ze endured a siege by the Headless Figure and five other powerful opponents while the Cultivator Faction sought help to break the deadlock. Yuan secured the aid of five Strange Lifeform Lords by promising them one chance to study Li Ze’s Five Styles of the Master.

• The Headless Figure used the Black White Qi Flow Great Array to strike Li Ze and wound him for the first time, then joined Infinite Great Serpent and five other Lords in attacking him.
• Li Ze used the Chaos Bell’s Bronze Qi to withstand the combined assault, while energy from his Human Main Body replenished the Golden Crow Main Body’s Inner Universe.
• Yuan, Wu, and Jin discussed the need for the uninvolved Strange Lifeform Lords to intervene and learned that they wanted to study Li Ze’s Five Styles of the Master.
• Li Ze agreed to guide the Strange Lifeform Lords through the Five Styles of the Master once if they helped defeat the Innate Source Being Faction.
• Yuan accepted the Strange Lifeform Lords’ demands, and the five Lords left to join Xing Mang and the others in breaking the Black White Qi Flow Great Array.