Chapter Summaries

The Rulers defeated the evil soul army outside Chaotic Demon Island, but Chaos Sovereign was left near death after sacrificing his strength to cripple the Six Great Evil Souls. As his allies searched for a way to save him, Chu Yun remained in Forbidden God Valley, unaware of the crisis.

• The Asura Ruler and Undying Ruler pursued the retreating demons, suppressed one Demon God, and withdrew rather than enter Chaotic Demon Island.
• Celestial Phenomenon Ruler found Chaos Sovereign unconscious with grievous bodily and soul injuries that could not heal without restoring his soul energy and dormant Law of Order.
• The Rakshasa Evil Soul, Mo Nie Evil Soul, and Vicious Demon Evil Soul discussed how the Extreme Annihilation Divine Spears had crippled the Six Great Evil Souls and admitted they had no way to remove them.
• Qin Xi and Wu Ji took Chaos Sovereign to the Chaos Realm, while Celestial Phenomenon Ruler and Master concluded that only Third Gentleman might be able to restore him.
• Chu Yun stayed in Forbidden God Valley, guarding his senior brother and Xuanyuan Tianchen as they remained in enlightenment.

Chu Yun, Tang Yi, and Xuanyuan Tianchen completed their inheritance fusion in Forbidden God Valley and prepared to leave, unaware that the Chaos Sovereign had been grievously wounded while forcing Chaotic Demon Island back. In the Origin World, Master summoned the Progenitor of the Death Curse Tribe, who had recovered eighty percent of his strength and departed for the Chaos Realm.

• Tang Yi and Xuanyuan Tianchen awoke as Half-step Rulers after their inheritance fusion, and Chu Yun led them out of Heavenly Beginning Hall toward Forbidden God Valley’s exit.
• Chu Yun and his companions discussed how long they had been inside and assumed the Chaos Sovereign could hold off the Six Great Evil Souls, unaware that the Rakshasa Evil Soul had badly wounded him.
• At Third Gentleman’s courtyard, Master summoned Yan Feiyu, revealed as the Progenitor of the Death Curse Tribe, and learned that he had recovered eighty percent of his strength.
• The Progenitor of the Death Curse Tribe asked about the Chaos Realm and Third Gentleman, then departed without leaving any trace in the Origin World.
• Master said events had unfolded as expected but noted that someone had strayed from the path and disappeared when it was his time to act.

The Starry Sky Alliance Leader was revealed to be Zi Le, whom a powerful enemy trapped in the fractured River of Time to force Chu Yun into a choice. In the Chaos Realm, the Progenitor of the Death Curse Tribe overpowered Qin Xi and Wu Ji and prepared to attack the unconscious Chaos Sovereign.

• A towering figure immobilized the Starry Sky Alliance Leader and revealed that he had kept her from helping Chaos, while the evil souls of Chaotic Demon Island were driven into hiding.
• The figure exposed the Starry Sky Alliance Leader as Zi Le and discussed her ties to Karma Dao Venerable and her suspicion about his identity.
• He pushed Zi Le into the fractured River of Time, where she began merging with its order, and said Chu Yun would have to choose between saving her and saving Karma Dao Venerable.
• The Progenitor of the Death Curse Tribe, disguised as Yan Feiyu, entered the Chaos Sovereign’s bedchamber and approached the unconscious ruler.
• Qin Xi and Wu Ji attacked the Progenitor of the Death Curse Tribe, but he shattered their techniques and suppressed them with Death Curse Marks.
• The Progenitor of the Death Curse Tribe raised his hand to strike the Chaos Sovereign.

The Progenitor of the Death Curse Tribe arrived in the Chaos Realm and, despite Qin Xi and Wu Ji’s resistance, began treating the unconscious Chaos Sovereign. After the Celestial Phenomenon Ruler learned that Third Gentleman had sent him, the Progenitor revived Chaos, who awoke but remained severely weakened.

• Qin Xi and Wu Ji tried to stop the Progenitor of the Death Curse Tribe from touching the Chaos Sovereign, but he restrained them with the death curse.
• Tianxiang, the Celestial Phenomenon Ruler, arrived and confronted the Progenitor, who said he had come to save Chaos on someone else’s behalf.
• The Celestial Phenomenon Ruler recognized that Third Gentleman had invited the Progenitor and asked him to help Chaos recover.
• The Progenitor released Qin Xi and Wu Ji, then spent two hours healing Chaos’s dormant soul until Chaos awoke.
• The Progenitor warned that Chaos had depleted too much Chaos Order and would struggle to regain his strength, then departed.

Chu Yun returned to Great Xia and learned that the Chaos Sovereign had awakened after being rescued by the Progenitor of the Death Curse Tribe at the Third Gentleman of the Thatched Cottage’s request. He reunited with his eldest brother in the Chaos Realm, shared what he gained in Forbidden God Valley, and revealed a powerful new trump card.

• The Chaos Sovereign learned that the Third Gentleman of the Thatched Cottage had arranged for the Progenitor of the Death Curse Tribe to save him.
• Tianxiang told the Chaos Sovereign that Chu Yun had returned to Great Xia, then went to fetch him from the Origin World.
• Chu Yun learned that the Chaos Sovereign had awakened but needed to restore his depleted Great Chaos Order, and he traveled with Tianxiang and Xiaoyaozi to the Chaos Realm.
• Chu Yun apologized to the Chaos Sovereign for his injuries, but his eldest brother reassured him and asked what he had gained in Forbidden God Valley.
• Chu Yun said Tianchen and his Sixth Senior Brother had reached the Half-step Ruler realm through their inheritances, and revealed that his new trump card could kill anyone below the God Annihilation Realm.

Chu Yun learned that the Progenitor of the Death Curse Tribe had restored Chaos Sovereign’s soul power, and he planned to ask his Third Senior Brother about the connection after repairing the River of Time. Back at the Great Xia Imperial Palace, he reassured Asura Ruler that he would not mistreat Nalan Yi, and the three went to share a meal.

• Chaos Sovereign told Chu Yun that his Third Senior Brother had arranged for the Progenitor of the Death Curse Tribe to restore his soul power.
• Chu Yun recalled that his Third Senior Brother had taken Yan Feiyu and suspected he had done so for the Progenitor’s sake.
• Chu Yun left the Chaos Realm and returned to the Great Xia Imperial Palace to prepare to repair the River of Time.
• Asura Ruler asked Chu Yun when he and Nalan Yi would hold their wedding, and Chu Yun explained that he needed to postpone it while he handled the Origin World’s affairs.
• Nalan Yi reassured her father, and Chu Yun invited Asura Ruler to join them for a meal.

After seeing off the Asura Ruler, Chu Yun asked his Master about the Progenitor of the Death Curse Tribe and entered Third Gentleman's Karma Chessboard to meet him. The Progenitor explained why he had returned and agreed to fight only worthy opponents, while Chu Yun ended by asking whom Third Senior Brother had gone into the past to investigate.

• Chu Yun and Nalan Yi saw off the Asura Ruler, then Meng Ruoxue and the others called Nalan Yi away to study immortal seedlings.
• Chu Yun visited his Master, who said Third Senior Brother had revived the Progenitor of the Death Curse Tribe and arranged for him to help the Chaos Sovereign.
• Chu Yun followed his Master to Third Gentleman's courtyard and entered the Karma Chessboard, where he found the Progenitor using Yan Feiyu's body.
• The Progenitor recognized the inheritance Chu Yun had obtained in Forbidden God Valley and explained that he had caused his own death and would now help Third Senior Brother against worthy opponents.
• Chu Yun promised the Progenitor he would handle enemies below the God Annihilation Realm and asked who Third Senior Brother had gone into the past to investigate.

Chu Yun learned that his Third Senior Brother was the legendary Karma Dao Venerable, a peerless figure from beyond their Universe Realm. The Progenitor of the Death Curse Tribe explained how Karma Dao Venerable had once rivaled the Heavenly Progenitor, then reincarnated to cultivate karma anew, leaving Chu Yun stunned by his senior brother’s true power.

• Chu Yun asked the Progenitor of the Death Curse Tribe about Third Senior Brother’s investigation and true origins.
• The Progenitor revealed that Third Senior Brother’s soul came from a peerless figure beyond their Universe Realm and explained the Star-Silver Tree and the Heavenly Beginning Star System Sea.
• The Progenitor identified Third Senior Brother as Karma Dao Venerable, who had once rivaled the future Heavenly Progenitor after devouring the Heavenly Dao of more than eight Tenth-level Universe Realms.
• The Progenitor said Karma Dao Venerable voluntarily conceded the Ancestral God position, reincarnated to cultivate only karma, and received a Soul of Life from the Heavenly Progenitor.
• Chu Yun realized why Third Senior Brother’s mastery of karma was so extraordinary and privately complained that the system had made him seem like the protagonist.

Chu Yun left to help his Third Senior Brother return with the River of Time Shore Flower, while a masked violet-robed figure offered the Rakshasa Evil Soul a way to remove the Extreme Annihilation Divine Spear in exchange for sabotaging Chu Yun’s plan. The figure revealed that Chaos had awakened, shocking the Rakshasa Evil Soul.

• Chu Yun told Master he had found only half the answers he sought and left to help his Third Senior Brother return.
• The Rakshasa Evil Soul worried that the evil souls’ injuries and the Extreme Annihilation Divine Spear left them unable to serve the Divine Venerable.
• A violet-robed figure lured the Rakshasa Evil Soul off Chaotic Demon Island and promised to remove the spear in exchange for the Six Great Evil Souls destroying Chu Yun’s River of Time Shore Flower plan.
• The Rakshasa Evil Soul warned that his side was too injured to fight Chu Yun and his allies, and the figure revealed that Chaos had awakened with Ruler-level strength.
• The Rakshasa Evil Soul reacted with disbelief to the news that Chaos had awakened.

The man in purple offered Rakshasa Evil Soul six Five Souls Spirit Communication Pills in exchange for stopping Chu Yun and the Sovereigns from restoring the River of Time. Rakshasa accepted, and the man vanished after refusing to reveal his identity, leaving Rakshasa to return to Chaotic Demon Island with the pills.

• The man in purple told Rakshasa Evil Soul that God Annihilation Realm figures would not interfere and that he only needed to deal with Chu Yun and the Sovereigns.
• The man in purple offered Rakshasa six Five Souls Spirit Communication Pills, which could preserve an injured person's peak condition for five days.
• Rakshasa suspected the man in purple was using them to eliminate Chu Yun while he reaped the benefits, but agreed after the man warned that their Divine Venerable might punish them if they missed their chance.
• Rakshasa collected the six pills, and the man in purple suggested seeking the Sword Spirit of their Divine Venerable's Sword for Sword Qi.
• Rakshasa asked whether they had met before, but the man in purple refused to identify himself and vanished without leaving a trace.
• Rakshasa returned to Chaotic Demon Island with the pills.

Celestial Phenomenon Ruler revealed that Zi Le was secretly the Master of the Starry Sky Alliance and deduced that she had been imprisoned above the River of Time. Chu Yun and Zi Le’s sons agreed to wait until the other Sovereigns arrived before attempting a rescue.

• Celestial Phenomenon Ruler told Chu Yun and the others that Zi Le was the Master of the Starry Sky Alliance, a secret known to only a few Sovereigns.
• Qi Xi asked who could have imprisoned Zi Le, and Chu Yun urged everyone to focus on finding her rather than suspecting one another.
• Celestial Phenomenon Ruler used Order Power to deduce Zi Le’s location and found her above the River of Time, trapped but apparently unharmed.
• Celestial Phenomenon Ruler warned Chu Yun that going alone might be a trap and proposed waiting for the other Sovereigns to arrive.
• Qi Xi and Zi Le’s other sons agreed to wait, and Chu Yun decided they would enter the River of Time together the next morning to rescue her.

Chu Yun and the Sovereigns found Zi Le trapped in the severed River of Time, where his life had become intertwined with its Time Order. They faced a choice between risking the river’s repair to save him or letting him die so Third Gentleman could return, and Chu Yun fell silent without choosing.

• Chu Yun and Celestial Phenomenon Ruler met Chaos Sovereign, Asura Ruler, and Undying Ruler, then traveled together to the River of Time.
• The group searched the river’s tributaries and found Zi Le fused with the Time Order at the severed section.
• Zi Le explained that repairing the river would make him disappear, while refusing to repair it would prevent Third Senior Brother from returning.
• Undying Ruler explained that separating Zi Le from the Time Order could sever the river again and make its repair far less likely to succeed.
• Chu Yun realized that saving Zi Le could endanger the plan to restore the River of Time, while restoring it would kill Zi Le, and he fell silent.

Chu Yun used the All Heavens Life and Death Seal to remove the Time Order from Zi Le, but the seal suddenly went out of control and unleashed overwhelming death qi. The system revealed that someone had tampered with the artifact, putting Zi Le and the entire River of Time in danger.

• Chu Yun learned from the system that the Four Directions Seal inside him was the All Heavens Life and Death Seal and could save Zi Le.
• Chu Yun activated the seal with his life essence and flooded Zi Le with life qi before using death qi to erase the Time Order in her body.
• The Sovereigns recognized the artifact, and the Undying Ruler secretly glanced at someone beside him.
• As Zi Le's Time Order nearly disappeared, the death qi doubled in force and overwhelmed the life qi.
• Chu Yun failed to control the seal, and the system warned that someone had tampered with it and that continued death qi could irreparably damage the River of Time.

Zi Le died after the All Heavens Life and Death Seal’s death qi proved impossible to stop, and Chu Yun and the Sovereigns exiled the seal into Infinite Space. Chu Yun began repairing the River of Time to bring Third Gentleman back, while Chaos Sovereign sensed something amiss.

• Zi Le gave Chu Yun her final instructions, naming Qi Xi as the next Purple Music Realm Lord and Chu Huang as Grand Alliance Master, and urged him to bring Third Gentleman back.
• The death qi consumed Zi Le, and she turned to dust; Chu Yun grieved her death and vowed to avenge her.
• Chu Yun and the Sovereigns sent the All Heavens Life and Death Seal into Infinite Space and sealed the passage.
• The system admitted it had failed to detect tampering with the seal, and Chu Yun said he would investigate after repairing the River of Time.
• Chu Yun used the River of Time Shore Flower to bridge the river’s fractured halves as the Sovereigns guarded him.
• After an hour, Chaos Sovereign sensed something and his expression turned cold.

The Six Great Evil Souls ambushed Chu Yun and the Rulers while Chu Yun repaired the River of Time. Chaos Sovereign was badly wounded, but Chu Yun blasted the Mo Nie Evil Soul away with the Heavenly Progenitor's Finger Bone and warned the remaining Evil Souls to retreat.

• The Six Great Evil Souls appeared in peak condition and blocked Chu Yun and the others as they repaired the River of Time.
• Chaos Sovereign and the three Rulers fought the Evil Souls, with Chaos Sovereign battling three opponents while protecting Chu Yun.
• The Rakshasa Evil Soul overwhelmed Chaos Sovereign, knocked him into the River of Time, and turned the Evil Souls' attention to Chu Yun.
• The Mo Nie Evil Soul tried to seize Chu Yun's body, but Chu Yun struck his palm with the Heavenly Progenitor's Finger Bone and blasted him through the River of Time's spatial barrier.
• Chu Yun warned the remaining Evil Souls to leave or face his full strength.

Rakshasa Evil Soul targeted Chu Yun’s finger bone and attacked him and Chaos Sovereign with a powerful Sword Qi. Chu Yun countered with the Death Curse Token, destroying the Sword Qi and killing Vicious Demon Evil Soul, while Rakshasa Evil Soul was left furious and shocked.

• Rakshasa Evil Soul ignored Chu Yun’s warning and demanded his finger bone, while Chaos Sovereign emerged from the river and stood guard beside him.
• Rakshasa Evil Soul revealed a devastating Sword Qi, and Chaos Sovereign warned Chu Yun that they might not survive its attack.
• Chu Yun activated the Death Curse Token as Rakshasa Evil Soul sent the Sword Qi storm toward them.
• The Death Curse Divine Power extinguished the Sword Qi storm and struck Vicious Demon Evil Soul, piercing his chest and killing him.
• Rakshasa Evil Soul escaped the river water and stared in disbelief as Vicious Demon Evil Soul vanished into ashes.

Chu Yun used the Death Curse Token to kill the Rakshasa Evil Soul after the Vicious Demon Evil Soul fell, then resumed repairing the River of Time under the Sovereigns’ protection. In the Origin World, the Progenitor of the Death Curse Tribe and Master discussed the Evil Thought’s approaching awakening and the hidden figure they feared.

• Chu Yun used the Death Curse Token’s second charge to pursue and kill the fleeing Rakshasa Evil Soul, earning another billion Editing Points.
• Chu Yun grieved Zi Le’s death and told the arriving Sovereigns that the Rakshasa Evil Soul and Vicious Demon Evil Soul were dead and Mo Nie Evil Soul was badly injured.
• Chaos Sovereign recovered while Tianxiang, Shura, and the Undying Ruler guarded Chu Yun as he resumed repairing the River of Time.
• At Grass Hall, the Progenitor of the Death Curse Tribe told Master that two of the Six Great Evil Souls had died and the Evil Thought was nearing awakening.
• Master said Third Gentleman’s return would reveal the identity of the figure hiding in the shadows, while the Progenitor dismissed the Evil Thought as a lesser threat.

Third Gentleman returned from the past with clues about the being behind the events, but kept his identity secret as the Sovereigns withdrew to protect their Star Realms. He confirmed Chu Yun’s suspicion that the culprit was one of four beings, then entered Infinite Space with Chu Yun to confront the spreading aura of the All Heavens Life and Death Seal.

• Third Gentleman comforted Chu Yun over Zi Le’s death and said it was not his fault.
• Third Gentleman told the Sovereigns that he had found clues and had reached an agreement with Ling Tian and Desolate Ghost to pursue the hidden enemy.
• Third Gentleman advised the Sovereigns to guard their respective Star Realms, and they left the River of Time.
• Third Gentleman confirmed that the culprit was one of four beings and told Chu Yun it was not his eldest brother, while warning him not to act rashly.
• Third Gentleman opened a passage into Infinite Space, and he and Chu Yun entered as the All Heavens Life and Death Seal’s deathly aura continued to spread.

The Progenitor of the Death Curse Tribe and Third Gentleman identified Lian Shen as the suppressed powerhouse behind the coming chaos and decided to watch Undying Mountain. At Chaotic Demon Island, the surviving Evil Souls chose to open the forbidden passage beneath the Wordless Tombstone and seek help from the Divine Venerable’s disciple.

• Third Gentleman told the Progenitor of the Death Curse Tribe that Lian Shen’s true body was suppressed in a special place within the Universe Realm.
• Third Gentleman said Ling Tian and Desolate Ghost would be Lian Shen’s first targets and told them to watch Undying Mountain.
• The Nian Long Evil Soul, Sha Ying Evil Soul, and Ying Zhao Evil Soul discussed their disastrous losses and feared awakening the Divine Venerable.
• The Nian Long Evil Soul proposed using the sealed passage beneath the Wordless Tombstone to summon the Divine Venerable’s disciple for help.
• The Ying Zhao Evil Soul agreed with the other two Evil Souls to open the passage.

Nalan Chen confronted Desolate Ghost Ruler and Ling Tian Ruler, who blamed him for manipulating them and destroying their realms. He subdued them with his Divine Domain and learned that the Third Gentleman of the Thatched Cottage knew his identity and had promised to return the rulers to the original timeline.

• Desolate Ghost Ruler and Ling Tian Ruler met in the Hell Star System and vowed to take revenge on Chu Yun, Tianxiang, and the person who had manipulated them.
• Nalan Chen emerged from a purple Spatial Gate, and the two rulers accused him of using them for his schemes.
• Desolate Ghost Ruler and Ling Tian Ruler attacked Nalan Chen, but their Order abilities vanished inside his Divine Domain.
• Nalan Chen sealed and drained the rulers' power, then threatened them into answering his questions.
• Desolate Ghost Ruler and Ling Tian Ruler admitted they had met the Third Gentleman of the Thatched Cottage, who knew Nalan Chen's identity and had promised to return them to the original timeline.