Chapter Summaries

Xu Qing and the other Saint Kings seized a Seven Colored Saint Stone, which pulled them into an underground core region with four zones. After splitting up, Xu Qing, September King, and Sun Chasing King entered the Treasure Zone, defeated a powerful mechanical guardian, and found an apparently empty chamber.

• September King and the others defeated their opponents and took the Seven Colored Saint Stone while Xu Qing held back Golden Wing King, but the stone pulled them into an unfamiliar underground structure.
• Xu Qing and the others used Intelligent Robots to map the core region, identified its Treasure Zone, armory, Secret Medicine Zone, and dangerous Inheritance Zone, and split into two teams to explore.
• Golden Wing King revealed that the demon race had another Seven Colored Saint Stone and planned to enter the core region as well.
• Xu Qing, September King, and Sun Chasing King entered the Treasure Zone and were attacked by a metallic humanoid guardian that they eventually disabled with coordinated attacks.
• Sun Chasing King stored the damaged guardian, and the three advanced into an empty chamber, where they became wary.

Xu Qing, September King, and Sun Chasing King triggered a powerful formation in the Empty Chamber and caused the Treasure Zone to collapse. Xu Qing realized the events had been an illusion caused by an ambush and stopped the attacker just as it struck September King.

• Xu Qing discovered hidden patterns in the Empty Chamber and the three found a crystal powering the formation.
• Sun Chasing King attacked the crystal, triggering a defensive barrage that injured September King and Sun Chasing King while Xu Qing endured it.
• The three combined their strength to shatter the crystal, but the Treasure Zone collapsed and they fled without finding the treasure.
• Xu Qing recognized that the collapse and their escape had been an illusion, while September King and Sun Chasing King remained trapped in it.
• A black shadow attacked September King, and Xu Qing stopped time and struck the attacker with a point of purple light.

Xu Qing drew the Demon Race squad away so September King and Sun Chasing King could escape, then used his powers to shake off the pursuit. He returned to the Empty Chamber to seek a powerful weapon, confident that his new strength let him challenge even Sacred Venerables.

• Xu Qing, September King, and Sun Chasing King escaped a Demon Race ambush, but found the squad blocking their route to the rest of their team.
• Xu Qing proposed drawing the Demon Race away while September King and Sun Chasing King fled to rendezvous with their allies, and they agreed.
• Xu Qing lured Golden Wing King and the squad into pursuit, then unleashed a thunder vortex that seriously injured an Insect Race Saint King.
• Xu Qing used the Law of Time and his spear technique to harass the pursuers before disappearing into the Immortal Spirit Space.
• After the Demon Race left to search for him, Xu Qing reappeared and headed for the Empty Chamber, intending to find a weapon worthy of his Immortal-level strength.

Xu Qing activated the Empty Chamber’s array, entered the hidden core of the Ancient Race ruins, and began exploring its intact worlds. Meanwhile, September King turned back to rescue Shen Huan after the others chose to abandon him, while Sky King and Double Pupil King attacked Purple Wing King.

• Xu Qing and Buckwheat recognized the chamber’s wall patterns as an array, and Xu Qing activated it to reveal a gateway that he entered.
• Golden Wing King found the chamber empty, deduced that Xu Qing had taken its treasure, and sent the demon squad to search the ruins.
• Xu Qing and Buckwheat emerged in a vast world of floating islands and intact ruins, then flew off to explore.
• September King and Sun Chasing King arrived as Sky King, Double Pupil King, and Purple Wing King fought over weapons; September King and Sun Chasing King took their shares.
• Sky King and the others refused to return for Shen Huan, so September King went back alone while the three men resumed their fight and attacked Purple Wing King.

Xu Qing and Buckwheat uncovered a hidden path to the true Nine Heavens Responding Origin Mountain, where Xu Qing awakened and claimed the Extinction Domain Divine Firmament Spear. Afterward, he was able to collect the Nine Heavens Immortal Abode and began refining it as a flying defensive treasure.

• Xu Qing and Buckwheat explored the ancient ruins and discovered the Nine Heavens Immortal Abode, whose walls recorded cultivation knowledge and clues about a calamity in the Immortal Realm.
• Xu Qing and Buckwheat failed to remove the Immortal Abode until it awakened and pulled them into a hidden realm containing the true Nine Heavens Responding Origin Mountain.
• Xu Qing hurled the spear soul into the mountain, and the Extinction Domain Divine Firmament Spear emerged from it.
• Xu Qing claimed the spear, whose power greatly strengthened his Thunder Origin, and tested its destructive force.
• Xu Qing collected the now-accessible Nine Heavens Immortal Abode, realized it was a flying defensive treasure, and began refining it with Immortal Fire.

Xu Qing completed refining the Nine Heavens Immortal Abode, then joined the battle in the ruins and used his newly revealed power to defeat the Demon Race. After killing Golden Wing King, he left the remaining demons to flee and celebrated the victory with September King and the others.

• Xu Qing refined the Nine Heavens Immortal Abode and tested its speed and defenses, finding it could move nearly at the speed of light and withstand attacks at the Saint King Limit.
• Xu Qing entered the ruins and rescued September King and the Sky Flame Saint King from Golden Wing King, then persuaded the surrounding factions to unite against the Demon Race.
• Xu Qing struck Golden Wing King with Remaining Years and Doom Domain Divine Thunder, forcing the Demon Race to witness the king's strength and panic.
• Xu Qing fought Golden Wing King while his Light Shields blocked the demon king's attacks, and the other Demon Race kings fled rather than intervene.
• Xu Qing used his clones and the emerald waves to trap and kill Golden Wing King, then declined to pursue the fleeing demons and celebrated the victory with September King.

Xu Qing and his companions searched the ruins’ Secret Medicine and Inheritance Zones, where he learned the Reverse Antiquity Sword Art. As the group tried to leave, an Ancient Star Beast ambushed them; Xu Qing chose to fight it for its valuable Star Core and attacked alongside Moro.

• Xu Qing divided the Secret Medicine Zone’s herbs and agents among the group, then led them to the Inheritance Zone.
• Xu Qing chose Jiao Lu’s World Rank Reverse Antiquity Sword Art for its insights into the time laws, while the others studied higher-ranked inheritances.
• A Saint Venerable-level Ancient Star Beast ambushed the group, swallowed Sun Chasing King, and attacked Xu Qing as they fled.
• Xu Qing drove the beast back and let the others escape, then summoned Moro and learned that the beast’s Star Core could aid his future breakthrough to Saint Venerable.
• Xu Qing and Moro prepared to kill the Ancient Star Beast, and Xu Qing launched a powerful attack at its head.

Xu Qing fought and defeated an Ancient Star Beast with Moro’s help, then collected its Star Core and corpse. He found September King’s instructions for leaving the ruins and used them to depart, with Buckwheat teasing him about her along the way.

• Xu Qing dodged the Ancient Star Beast’s attacks and wounded it with the Extinction Domain Divine Firmament Spear.
• The star beast’s starlight-fueled strike sent Xu Qing crashing through the Weaponry Zone, and Moro restrained it while Xu Qing counterattacked.
• The Ancient Star Beast healed by swallowing starlight and tried to flee, but Moro repeatedly trapped it so Xu Qing could keep fighting.
• Xu Qing finally killed the Ancient Star Beast, removed its Star Core, and stored the core and corpse for later study.
• Xu Qing found September King’s waning-moon mark and instructions for leaving, then departed the ruins while Buckwheat teased him about her.

Xu Qing fought his way through a horde of corpse demons in the ruins, then summoned Moro to hold off a Saint Venerable Rank Corpse Demon. After Buckwheat found September King and the others in danger, Xu Qing rushed to their location while Moro remained behind and spoke with the corpse demon in an ancient language.

• Xu Qing appeared in the ruins and attacked the corpse demons that rose to surround him.
• A Saint Venerable Rank Corpse Demon struck Xu Qing with its fist, and he used fire to break free before clashing with it again.
• Xu Qing was injured by the corpse demon and summoned Moro to block its attack.
• Moro explained that the corpse demon was a Yin Immortal and agreed to hold it off.
• Buckwheat found September King and the others in danger, so Xu Qing hurried toward them while Moro spoke with the corpse demon.

Xu Qing left Thunder Prison Star with September King and Purple Wing King after gaining a Saint Venerable Rank Corpse Demon army and several powerful treasures. Back on the Imperial Star, he learned that the Third Prince had been imprisoned for suspected treason, and he planned to visit him.

• Xu Qing agreed to help Moro regain his peak on the condition that Moro obeyed his orders, and he gained the Saint Venerable Rank Corpse Demon and its army.
• Xu Qing rescued September King and Purple Wing King, then left the ruins with them; they found Sun Chasing King and Double Pupil King dead, while Sky King's fate remained unknown.
• Xu Qing took September King and Purple Wing King off Thunder Prison Star and later parted from them on Blue Sea Star, where he said he would return home before the coming war.
• Two months later, the Second Prince welcomed Xu Qing to the Imperial Star and told him that the Third Prince had been imprisoned on suspicion of colluding with the Demon Race.
• Xu Qing calmly asked the Second Prince to convey his regards to the Third Prince and said he would try to visit him the next day.

Xu Qing went to Purple Mountain to seek an audience with Zi Huan, hoping to gain the power needed to help the imprisoned Third Prince. Zi Huan recognized Xu Qing as Kuruo Elder’s final disciple and revealed that he knew Xu Qing carried the scent of a Demon Race Saint King Limit’s blood.

• Xu Qing reviewed intelligence linking the Third Prince’s arrest to his protection of Mei Hu and two former Royal Intelligence Department officers.
• Xu Qing left the manor to visit the Third Prince, and the Second Prince ordered his people to block Xu Qing from entering the prison and warned his eldest brother.
• Xu Qing went to Purple Mountain instead of the prison, seeking an audience with the Crape Myrtle Country Lord, Zi Huan.
• Zi Huan welcomed Xu Qing and moved them from the summit palace to a wooden cottage in an instant.

Xu Qing met Ziwei Country Lord to explain his role in uncovering Empire spies, ask him to protect the Milky Way, and secure authority over the investigation before the war. Ziwei tested Xu Qing’s strength, while Black Armor Lord arrived at First Prison to visit the Third Prince.

• Ziwei Country Lord welcomed Xu Qing with Flower Wine, and Xu Qing thanked him for saving them and explained that Mei Hu and the former Intelligence Department officials worked for him.
• Xu Qing said he wanted to join the coming war and asked Ziwei Country Lord to protect the Milky Way; Ziwei granted him authority over the Empire’s spy investigation.
• Ziwei Country Lord called Xu Qing the human race’s foremost genius and challenged him to demonstrate his strength.
• Xu Qing struck Ziwei and used time-stopping and spear techniques, and Ziwei countered by freezing the space around them.
• Black Armor Lord arrived at First Prison, passed through the prison under the warden’s escort, and approached the Third Prince’s cell.

The Third Prince was released from prison and learned that Black Armor would serve at his side, while the First and Second Princes reacted to Xu Qing's intervention. Lian Yi advised the Second Prince to admit his wrongdoing to their father, and he agreed to seek forgiveness after making preparations.

• Black Armor told the Third Prince that Xu Qing had returned and gone to Crape Myrtle Mountain, then the warden released the Third Prince under the Emperor's decree.
• Black Armor told the Third Prince that the National Ruler had assigned him to serve as the Third Prince's aide and help investigate Demon Race spies.
• The First Prince watched the Third Prince leave prison, ordered his steward to notify the Second Prince, and summoned the Heavenly Blade King.
• The Second Prince flew into a rage over Xu Qing's actions and asked Lian Yi how he could clear himself of suspicion.
• Lian Yi urged the Second Prince to admit his mistakes and seek their father's forgiveness, and he agreed after deciding to prepare first.

Lian Yi ordered her agents to conceal the failed assassination of Xu Qing and frame the First Prince for it. Meanwhile, the Third Prince decided to pursue the investigation despite the risk to the imperial family, and ordered his butler to trace a palace inquiry into the Imperial Star’s shuttle restriction device.

• Lian Yi told the Second Prince to confess honestly to the Emperor, then ordered Azure Armor to make the First Prince clean up the evidence and Shadow to eliminate a Planet Defense Department contact while leaving clues implicating the First Prince.
• The Third Prince visited Xu Qing’s estate and asked his butler about the assassination investigation.
• The butler reported that someone from the imperial family had asked about the maximum effective range of the Emperor Star Outer Space Shuttle Restriction Device on the day Xu Qing was attacked.
• The Third Prince realized the assassination was likely meant to prevent Xu Qing from becoming his ally, but decided the threat had to be exposed even if the truth endangered the imperial family.
• The Third Prince ordered his butler to keep investigating the palace inquiry and warned him to take precautions against being targeted.

Xu Qing and the Third Prince investigated the assassination attempt and uncovered evidence linking the inquiry into the Imperial Star’s defenses to the First Prince’s palace. They left the safe house with a clue pointing toward the First Prince’s forces, though the mastermind’s identity remained unconfirmed.

• Xu Qing revealed that he had known You Zi was Mei Hu and made her choose between defecting to humanity or dying; she chose to defect, leaving Ark to decide how to respond.
• Xu Qing and the Third Prince agreed to strengthen their intelligence efforts and investigate who had asked the Planet Defense Bureau about the Imperial Star’s Space Travel Limiter.
• The Third Prince took Xu Qing to question the Bureau employee, but Xu Qing found that the man’s memories had been erased.
• Xu Qing used a talisman to restore the employee’s memories, and the man recalled that a masked visitor had asked about the Planetary Defense System.
• The employee identified the visitor’s black-edged wheat-ear boots as footwear unique to the First Prince’s palace, leaving the Third Prince grim after they departed.

Xu Qing discovered that Hubos was a memory-altered clone used to mislead the investigation into the assassination, and traced the clone company to the Crate Myrtle Empire’s Second Prince, Zi Yi, and his wife, Lian Yi. He delegated the search for proof to Henry, Ark, and You Zi, then turned to other business as an imperial minister was arrested and confessed to dealings with the Demon Race.

• Xu Qing secretly questioned Hubos and used the control password to learn that someone had planted a false memory blaming the First Prince for the Space Travel Limiter leak.
• Buckwheat traced Hubos’s clone origins to Changbai Ziwei Technology Company and found its ties to Zi Yi and Lian Yi, prompting Xu Qing to suspect they had helped arrange the assassination and frame Zi Yun.
• Xu Qing decided to gather conclusive evidence before confronting the imperial family, then recruited Henry, Ark, and You Zi to investigate with five billion Cosmic Coins and Martial God Hall support.
• You Zi chose to be addressed by that name, and Xu Qing entrusted the investigation to the three while he focused on other matters.
• Five days later, the Intelligence Department arrested the Crape Myrtle Empire’s Resource Department Minister, who confessed within three hours to years of private dealings with the Demon Race.

Xu Qing waited for Henry's investigation while the Second Prince tried to contain the damage from the Minister of Resources' arrest and the empire prepared for war with the Demon Race. Xu Qing then traveled to Three Red Star to investigate an infiltrating Demon Race legion, where he and Buckwheat discovered an apparently abandoned underground city and signs of recent life.

• Xu Qing waited for Henry's investigation to expose the people behind the Minister of Resources incident as the Third Prince quietly gathered loyal officials and generals with Xu Qing's help.
• The Second Prince, Zi Yi, raged over his uncle's arrest, then followed Lian Yi's advice to condemn the incident publicly and seek the Bo Long Family's support.
• As the Demon Race threat intensified, the Crape Myrtle Empire's great families mobilized their forces and the princes set aside their disputes.
• Xu Qing accepted a Martial God Hall mission to Three Red Star to investigate a Demon Race legion that might include a Saint King Rank expert.
• Xu Qing and Buckwheat found empty buildings and an underground city, then discovered a fresh handprint suggesting someone had been there recently.

Xu Qing destroyed a Demon Race stronghold and refined its members into Blood Pills to strengthen Ka He while planning to build a more reliable force. Meanwhile, the Taotie brothers prepared to infiltrate the Crape Myrtle Empire, and Xu Qing rescued Lie Feng from a coordinated attack by five Saint Kings.

• Xu Qing and Xiao Lei slaughtered the demons hidden in an Underground City, while Ka He consumed Blood Pills made from their essence.
• Xu Qing explained to Buckwheat that he intended to develop his forces and recruit loyal servants, then continued toward Three Red Star.
• Tao Yuan, Tao San, and Tao Er discussed their mission to destroy the Crape Myrtle Empire and restore the Taotie Clan's former glory before their contact arrived.
• Five Saint Kings trapped Lie Feng with a White Dragon domain treasure and began wearing him down by burning Divine Power.
• Xu Qing's sea of lightning broke the White Dragon domain and freed Lie Feng, who killed the Saint King Peak and the other attackers.

Xu Qing reunited with Lie Feng on Three Red Star and learned they were both hunting Demon Race targets. He then headed to meet his informant, arriving at a camp after a battle had already ended, disguised as a Wind Wing Race member.

• Lie Feng thanked Xu Qing for helping him defeat his attackers, and the two exchanged news about their missions.
• Xu Qing and Lie Feng agreed to work together if their missions brought them together again.
• Xu Qing spotted a battlefield and hurried toward it, hoping his informant was not among the fighters.
• Dark Extinction harassed the Demon Race forces at Chaotic Stone Valley, helping the Human Race team drive them into retreat.
• Xu Qing arrived after the battle and entered the Human Race camp in his Wind Wing Race disguise.

Xu Qing delivered Virtual Universe Network base stations to the Human Race camp and learned that Dark Extinction’s team had been sent on a dangerous mission to atone for their crimes. He offered to repair their damaged gear, and Cold Dao King led the team to a concealed cave so Xu Qing could begin.

• Xu Qing gave the Saint King expert a box of base stations, which the Human Race experts activated to extend the Virtual Universe Network across the surrounding star field.
• Xu Qing questioned a low-level Saint King about the team’s mission and noticed Dark Extinction watching him, but he kept his suspicions to himself.
• After the base stations were set up, the team revealed that they could not withdraw because they had to atone for their crimes through merit and planned to hunt the Demon Race.
• Xu Qing offered to repair the team’s damaged weapons and armor instead of having them travel to Ten Thousand Stars City, and Cold Dao King accepted.
• Cold Dao King led the team to a concealed underground cave, where they established a defensive perimeter and gathered around Xu Qing.