Chapter Summaries

Hua Yunfei rushed into the Black Underworld River after receiving an urgent message from the Human Emperor, with the Jue Ming Wan Xie Wheel guiding him through the dangerous waters. In the Mainstream River Domain, Netherworld Emperor Tu Xing told him that the Human Emperor and the others had gone missing.

• Hua Yunfei decided to postpone searching for Mount Meru Heaven and travel to the Black Underworld River after a brief contact from the Human Emperor.
• Xuan Yetian refused to promise he would help, while Jiang Ruoyao warned Hua Yunfei not to enter the Black Underworld River through the local tributary.
• Hua Yunfei entered the river with the Jue Ming Wan Xie Wheel, which guided him past eerie creatures into the Mainstream River Domain.
• Netherworld Emperor Tu Xing met Hua Yunfei and explained that the Human Emperor had arranged for him to wait there if trouble arose.
• Netherworld Emperor Tu Xing revealed that contact with the Human Emperor and the others had been lost.

Hua Yunfei learned that the Human Emperor and Dao Jin had vanished in the Forbidden River Domain, possibly because the Human Emperor’s former Heavenly Emperor’s body had become an anomaly. He entered the domain despite a Netherworld Emperor’s warning, using the Jue Ming Wan Xie Wheel to get past the guardian.

• Netherworld Emperor Tu Xing told Hua Yunfei that the Human Emperor had warned him to be ready to fight his former body if it became dangerous.
• A green-dressed woman followed Hua Yunfei despite her master’s order not to interfere, while Netherworld Emperors Ling Chuan and Xin Yan showed him where the group had entered the Forbidden River Domain.
• Hua Yunfei traveled through the freezing Deep River Domain under the Jue Ming Wan Xie Wheel’s protection, and the wheel destroyed a bizarre creature whose intelligence had been stripped away.
• A Netherworld Emperor guarding the Forbidden River Domain warned Hua Yunfei to turn back, but Hua Yunfei sent the Jue Ming Wan Xie Wheel to force their way in.
• The Jue Ming Wan Xie Wheel used its Fair Trade ability to swap the guardian with a low-grade spirit crystal, letting Hua Yunfei enter the Forbidden River Domain.

Netherworld Emperor Pufan reported Hua Yunfei and the Jue Ming Wan Xie Wheel’s intrusion, then confronted Tu Xing, Ling Chuan, and Xin Yan. The three revealed their hidden strength, and Tu Xing disclosed that he was the legendary Butcher before demanding to know where the Human Emperor and Dao Jin were.

• Netherworld Emperor Pufan sent word deeper into the river domain about Hua Yunfei and the Jue Ming Wan Xie Wheel’s intrusion.
• Netherworld Emperor Ling Chuan, Tu Xing, and Xin Yan mocked Pufan, then revealed auras that overwhelmed him.
• Tu Xing caught Pufan’s Underworld Fist and slapped him twice when Pufan tried to threaten them.
• Tu Xing revealed that he was the Butcher, transformed into his former appearance, and frightened Pufan into recognizing him.
• Tu Xing demanded that Pufan tell him where the Human Emperor and Dao Jin were.

Netherworld Emperor Tu Xing confronted Netherworld Emperor Pufan over the people Pufan had hidden and threatened to initiate a deathmatch Netherworld Emperor Battle. Pufan’s Forbidden River Domain backer abandoned him, leaving him furious and willing to lead Tu Xing and the others to their destination.

• Netherworld Emperor Pufan refused to reveal where the people were and warned Netherworld Emperor Tu Xing, Netherworld Emperor Ling Chuan, and Netherworld Emperor Xin Yan that a powerful figure from the Forbidden River Domain backed him.
• Netherworld Emperor Tu Xing declared that he would challenge the current strongest Netherworld Emperor and approved a deathmatch, while Netherworld Emperor Pufan warned that the Black Underworld River could punish him.
• Empress Sujin arrived, agreed to approve the deathmatch, and said she was tired of Netherworld Emperor Pufan.
• Netherworld Emperor Pufan contacted his backer, who ordered him to handle matters himself, forbade him from revealing anything about the people, and cut off contact.
• After realizing his backer had abandoned him, Netherworld Emperor Pufan raged and offered to lead the others to the people.

Netherworld Emperor Pufan agreed to guide Netherworld Emperor Tu Xing, Ling Chuan, Xin Yan, and Empress Sujin through the Forbidden River Domain after his backer abandoned him. They learned where four captives were held and split up with Hua Yunfei, while Tu Xing hinted that he had another identity in the Forbidden River Domain.

• Netherworld Emperor Pufan turned against his backer and agreed to guide the group, despite expecting not to survive the journey.
• Empress Sujin joined Netherworld Emperor Tu Xing, Ling Chuan, Xin Yan, and Pufan as they took a route that avoided guards working for the Forbidden River Domain.
• Pufan revealed that the Human Emperor, Dao Jin, Great Divine Official Xie Kun, Shangguan Zhiyi, the Grand Master of the Judgement Department, and the Immortal Palace Grand Palace Master had been captured separately, but he knew only where four were held.
• Netherworld Emperor Tu Xing spoke with Hua Yunfei through a communication Token, and they agreed to split up so Hua Yunfei could rescue the captives while Tu Xing's group continued onward.
• Tu Xing said he had another identity in the Forbidden River Domain, prompting Pufan and Sujin to ask whether it explained the disappearance of his Butcher reputation.

Netherworld Emperor Tu Xing led Ling Chuan, Xin Yan, and the others into the Forbidden River Domain to rescue the imprisoned Immortal Palace Grand Palace Master, defeating every guard who tried to stop them. At Black Nether Island, Tu Xing, Xin Yan, and Empress Sujin were trapped in a powerful slaughter formation, while Hua Yunfei ventured deeper into the domain alongside Hua Wuming and Gaishi.

• Netherworld Emperor Tu Xing crossed into the Forbidden River Domain with Ling Chuan, Xin Yan, Empress Sujin, and Netherworld Emperor Pufan, then defeated a guard and shattered his Bronze Heavenly Halberd.
• Netherworld Emperor Tu Xing transformed into Butcher's appearance and cut down successive Netherworld Emperor guards, overpowering even a supreme emperor as the group pushed toward the prison.
• Netherworld Emperor Tu Xing reached Black Nether Island and ordered Empress Sujin and Xin Yan to accompany him while Netherworld Emperor Pufan waited outside.
• The Black Nether Maitreya Slaughter Formation rose around Netherworld Emperor Tu Xing, Empress Sujin, and Xin Yan as they approached the island.
• Hua Yunfei traveled deeper into the Forbidden River Domain with Hua Wuming and Gaishi at his side.

Hua Yunfei, Gaishi, Hua Wuming, and Jue Ming Wan Xie Wheel advanced through the Black Underworld River toward Kui Xuan Black Nether Island, wary of its ancient powers and the Black Nether Ancestral Artifact. They reached the island where Shangguan Zhiyi was imprisoned, and Netherworld Emperor Kui Xuan trapped them in the Black Nether Maitreya Slaughter Formation.

• Hua Yunfei warned the group not to underestimate the Black Underworld River, and Gaishi explained that its Netherworld Emperors might counter weapons from the Black Underworld Great World.
• Hua Wuming warned them about the Black Nether Ancestral Artifact, while Gaishi recalled that Undefeated had once left the Forbidden River Domain injured.
• Gaishi frightened Netherworld Emperors who blocked their path by revealing a trace of his aura, and they stepped aside.
• Hua Yunfei and his companions arrived at Kui Xuan Black Nether Island, where Shangguan Zhiyi was imprisoned.
• Netherworld Emperor Kui Xuan raised the Black Nether Maitreya Slaughter Formation around the group and demanded that they break it before he would fight them.

Netherworld Emperor Tu Xing revealed that he was the long-missing Netherworld Emperor Bo Hu, an old friend of the Chu Yao Netherworld Emperor. The Chu Yao Netherworld Emperor withdrew the Black Nether Maitreya Slaughter Formation and took Bo Hu into sealed-off Black Nether Island to talk, leaving their companions waiting outside.

• The Chu Yao Netherworld Emperor challenged Netherworld Emperor Tu Xing and his companions to break the Black Nether Maitreya Slaughter Formation while other Netherworld Emperors mocked them.
• Netherworld Emperor Tu Xing addressed the Chu Yao Netherworld Emperor as an old friend and transformed into his Bo Hu appearance.
• The Chu Yao Netherworld Emperor recognized Bo Hu and decided to withdraw the formation, despite objections from the other Netherworld Emperors.
• The Chu Yao Netherworld Emperor promised that no one would harm Bo Hu's companions, then led Bo Hu into Black Nether Island and sealed it off.
• Netherworld Emperor Pufan admired Tu Xing's connections while Empress Sujin, Netherworld Emperor Ling Chuan, and Netherworld Emperor Xin Yan discussed their secrets.

Gaishi forcibly shattered the Black Nether Maitreya Slaughter Formation and fought the Netherworld Emperor Kui Xuan to rescue someone held on Kui Xuan Black Nether Island. Gaishi initially overwhelmed Kui Xuan, but Kui Xuan invoked his imperial method and powered up as Gaishi charged back into the fight.

• Gaishi broke the Black Nether Maitreya Slaughter Formation with his strength, blasting the watching Netherworld Emperors into bloody mist.
• The Netherworld Emperor Kui Xuan appeared and challenged Gaishi to defeat him before he could save the person on his island.
• Gaishi fought Kui Xuan and pierced his body with a punch, then continued to suppress him as their battle intensified.
• Kui Xuan invoked an imperial method, drawing power from the Forbidden River Domain and knocking Gaishi back toward Hua Yunfei.
• Gaishi put on his natal fist guards and charged Kui Xuan again as both unleashed their techniques.

Gaishi defeated Netherworld Emperor Kui Xuan in the Black Underworld River, but Netherworld Emperor Chi Shen arrived to join the fight. Hua Wuming then intervened, destroying both Netherworld Emperors and their Natal Magic Weapons.

• Netherworld Emperor Kui Xuan dragged Gaishi into the Forbidden River Domain and tried to seal his strength, but Gaishi broke free and overwhelmed him.
• Gaishi pummeled Netherworld Emperor Kui Xuan until he admitted defeat, though he insisted Gaishi could not take the woman away.
• Netherworld Emperor Chi Shen arrived with his Chi Shen Sword, and he and Netherworld Emperor Kui Xuan prepared to fight Gaishi together.
• Hua Wuming solidified his projection and descended into the Black Underworld River.
• Hua Wuming instantly destroyed Netherworld Emperor Kui Xuan, Netherworld Emperor Chi Shen, and both their Natal Magic Weapons, then asked whether they had said they would gang up on his side.

Hua Wuming effortlessly defeated Netherworld Emperors Kui Xuan and Chi Shen twice, while Hua Yunfei and Gaishi moved to rescue the captives on Kui Xuan Black Nether Island. A Black Nether Ancestral Artifact blocked their way, and Hua Wuming faced it and the two emperors alone, still daring them to make him step back.

• Hua Wuming crushed Kui Xuan and Chi Shen and shattered their Natal Magic Weapons, then challenged them to force him back one step using only one hand.
• Kui Xuan and Chi Shen invoked their imperial means and attacked Hua Wuming, but he pierced Kui Xuan’s essence, resisted Chi Shen’s sword, and destroyed them both again.
• Hua Yunfei, Gaishi, and the Jue Ming Wan Xie Wheel headed for Kui Xuan Black Nether Island to rescue the captives, but a black-and-red Black Nether Ancestral Artifact emerged and barred their approach.
• The Jue Ming Wan Xie Wheel felt its power drain before the artifact, while Kui Xuan and Chi Shen reconstituted themselves and activated it.
• Hua Wuming stepped forward to confront the artifact and the two Netherworld Emperors, repeating that he would not retreat even one step.

Hua Wuming defeated Netherworld Emperors Kui Xuan and Chi Shen after overpowering the Black Nether Ancestral Artifact with one hand. He entered Black Nether Island and freed Shangguan Zhiyi from the sealed temple.

• Kui Xuan and Chi Shen jointly drove the Black Nether Ancestral Artifact against Hua Wuming, who used its might to gain insight before suppressing it.
• Hua Wuming extinguished the artifact’s black flames and sent it crashing into Black Nether Island, grievously injuring Kui Xuan and Chi Shen.
• The watching Netherworld Emperors accepted Hua Wuming’s victory and declared him the strongest in the outside world.
• Hua Wuming entered Black Nether Island without resistance and destroyed the temple’s seals to free Shangguan Zhiyi.
• Shangguan Zhiyi recognized Hua Wuming as Yunfei’s ancestor and reflected on how powerful the outside world’s greatest experts were.

Hua Wuming rescued Shangguan Zhiyi from Netherworld Emperor Kui Xuan and Netherworld Emperor Chi Shen, while Hua Yunfei’s group learned how the Forbidden River Domain had separated and trapped their allies. As the rescuers set out to free the Great Divine Official, Netherworld Emperor Tu Xing learned that the Heavenly Emperor’s Fleshly Body had masterminded the plan.

• Hua Wuming defeated Netherworld Emperor Kui Xuan and Netherworld Emperor Chi Shen and rescued Shangguan Zhiyi, who confirmed that the Human Emperor was still missing.
• Shangguan Zhiyi explained that the Ancient Emperors had used the Black Nether Ancestral Artifact to scatter the six-person party, separating her and the others from the Human Emperor and Dao Jin.
• Hua Yunfei’s group left Kui Xuan Black Nether Island to rescue the Great Divine Official, while Kui Xuan and Chi Shen resolved to gather more Ancient Emperors and fight back.
• Chu Yao Netherworld Emperor told Netherworld Emperor Tu Xing that the rescuers were being worn down because outsiders could not quickly replenish their strength in the Forbidden River Domain.
• Chu Yao Netherworld Emperor revealed that the Heavenly Emperor’s Fleshly Body had masterminded the plan, and Netherworld Emperor Tu Xing frowned at the news.

Netherworld Emperor Tu Xing refused to abandon the Human Emperor and rescued the Immortal Palace Grand Palace Master with Chu Yao Netherworld Emperor’s help. As the group learned more about the independent Heavenly Emperor’s Fleshly Body and planned to rescue their captured allies, the Undefeated Immortal Venerable emerged from seclusion and turned toward the Forbidden River Domain in search of answers.

• Netherworld Emperor Tu Xing rejected Chu Yao Netherworld Emperor’s invitation to join the other Netherworld Emperors, saying his debt to the Human Emperor mattered more than his life.
• Chu Yao Netherworld Emperor let Tu Xing take the Immortal Palace Grand Palace Master away, then explained to an ancient Netherworld Emperor that he had repaid an old friend.
• Tu Xing revealed his identity as Netherworld Emperor Bo Hu to Netherworld Emperor Pufan and told the group what Chu Yao Netherworld Emperor had disclosed about the Heavenly Emperor’s Fleshly Body.
• Tu Xing and his companions learned that Linghu Siyu held their Grand Master, and Empress Sujin offered to use her friendship with Linghu Siyu to help rescue him.
• The Undefeated Immortal Venerable emerged from seclusion weakened, and Dao Wushuang directed him toward the Forbidden River Domain and its Netherworld Emperors as a way to seek answers.

The Undefeated Immortal Venerable emerged from seclusion uncertain whether his attempt to Become Heaven had succeeded, then entered the Forbidden River Domain. He arrived at Linghu Black Nether Island, where he erased the island and took the gravely wounded Grand Master of the Judgement Department and a Black Nether Ancestral Artifact.

• The Pioneering Emperor Venerable welcomed the Undefeated Immortal Venerable from seclusion and learned that he did not know whether his breakthrough had succeeded.
• The Undefeated Immortal Venerable ignored the Pioneering Emperor Venerable's questions, wiped blood from his mouth, and left for the Black Underworld River.
• A Netherworld Emperor recognized the Undefeated Immortal Venerable in the Forbidden River Domain and warned its ancient Netherworld Emperors that he had returned.
• At Linghu Black Nether Island, Netherworld Emperor Tu Xing argued with Empress Sujin while their companions tried to smooth things over.
• The Undefeated Immortal Venerable descended over Linghu Black Nether Island and destroyed it with overwhelming force.
• The Undefeated Immortal Venerable appeared holding the unconscious, gravely wounded Grand Master of the Judgement Department and a Black Nether Ancestral Artifact.

The Undefeated Immortal Venerable leveled Linghu Black Nether Island and confronted the Netherworld Emperors, demanding an answer they did not know. A woman in green intervened and survived his attack, while he departed with Netherworld Emperor Siyu and the Black Nether Ancestral Artifact.

• The Undefeated Immortal Venerable destroyed Empress Sujin’s spear with a glance and revealed himself as the Number One Under Heaven.
• The Undefeated Immortal Venerable wounded Netherworld Emperor Tu Xing and the others, then imprisoned them in a Great Dao Furnace.
• A woman in green arrived and urged the Undefeated Immortal Venerable to release them, explaining that Dao Wushuang had not sent him to attack them.
• The Undefeated Immortal Venerable seized and injured the woman in green, then spared her after blood appeared at the corner of his mouth.
• The Undefeated Immortal Venerable vanished with Netherworld Emperor Siyu and the Black Nether Ancestral Artifact, and the woman in green warned the survivors not to provoke him.

The Undefeated Immortal Venerable appeared in the Black Underworld River, prompting Hua Yunfei and his companions to prepare for a possible confrontation. They reached Shangyu Black Nether Island, where the Shangyu Netherworld Emperor and Elder Tai were waiting to fight them.

• The Grand Master emerged from beneath the Forbidden River Domain, and the Immortal Palace Grand Palace Master identified the attacker as the Undefeated Immortal Venerable.
• Netherworld Emperor Tu Xing warned Hua Yunfei that the Undefeated Immortal Venerable had appeared and might be coming for his group.
• Hua Wuming dismissed the possibility that the Undefeated Immortal Venerable had come for him, while Gaishi and the Jue Ming Wan Xie Wheel discussed the looming encounter.
• Hua Yunfei and his companions arrived at Shangyu Black Nether Island, where the Shangyu Netherworld Emperor, Netherworld Emperors Kui Xuan and Chi Shen, and Elder Tai awaited them.
• Elder Tai acknowledged Hua Wuming and Gaishi's strength but argued that the Black Underworld River's home-field advantage would help them, and the Shangyu Netherworld Emperor prepared to attack.

Hua Wuming easily overpowered Shangyu Netherworld Emperor, then faced Elder Tai after Gaishi and Shangguan Zhiyi agreed to fight the other Netherworld Emperors. The battle ended abruptly when Hua Wuming sent the badly wounded Elder Tai crashing before them, declaring that their different paths to power made no difference to him.

• Shangyu Netherworld Emperor, Netherworld Emperor Kui Xuan, and Netherworld Emperor Chi Shen attacked Hua Wuming, who blasted Shangyu Netherworld Emperor apart twice with Casual Punch.
• Hua Wuming and Gaishi challenged the Netherworld Emperors’ reliance on devouring others, and Gaishi struck Netherworld Emperor Kui Xuan for calling him Gaia instead of Gaishi.
• Elder Tai unleashed his emperor-level means, and Gaishi arranged for Hua Wuming to fight Elder Tai while he and Shangguan Zhiyi handled the other three.
• As Gaishi, Shangguan Zhiyi, and the Jue Ming Wan Xie Wheel prepared to clash with the Netherworld Emperors, Elder Tai came flying back bloodied and gravely wounded.
• Hua Wuming approached unharmed and said that cultivating through one’s own efforts or devouring others made no difference to him.

Hua Wuming faced Elder Tai and three Netherworld Emperors, who used two resonating Black Nether Ancestral Artifacts to unleash their full power. Hua Wuming overpowered them and destroyed the four emperors and Black Nether Island.

• Hua Wuming instantly severely injured Elder Tai, shocking the onlookers.
• Elder Tai called for ancestral artifacts, and the Shangyu Netherworld Emperor and Netherworld Emperor Kui Xuan summoned two Black Nether Ancestral Artifacts.
• Gaishi asked whether they understood what Young Heaven meant, but the Netherworld Emperors dismissed his warning and activated the artifacts against Hua Wuming and his companions.
• The two artifacts resonated and combined with the four Netherworld Emperors' power, forcing Hua Wuming to halt under their pressure.
• Hua Wuming pressed down with one hand, overwhelmed the artifacts, and caused Elder Tai and the three Netherworld Emperors to burst apart as Black Nether Island shattered.

Hua Wuming defeated Elder Tai, Netherworld Emperor Kui Xuan, and two other Netherworld Emperors with ease, then learned that the Human Emperor and Dao Jin were deep within the Forbidden River Domain. As Hua Wuming’s group considered the perilous route ahead, the chapter revealed that the Undefeated Immortal Venerable had devastated the Dead Nether Continent and stood as its sole survivor.

• Hua Wuming subdued Elder Tai, Netherworld Emperor Kui Xuan, and two other Netherworld Emperors, while the Black Nether Ancestral Artifacts fled into the Forbidden River Domain.
• Gaishi and the Jue Ming Wan Xie Wheel kicked the unconscious Netherworld Emperors until they woke, then Hua Wuming asked Elder Tai where the Human Emperor and Dao Jin were.
• Elder Tai warned Hua Wuming that three continents lay between them and the deepest part of the Forbidden River Domain, and that each was ruled by powerful emperors and protected by Black Nether Ancestral Artifacts.
• Elder Tai revealed that the Human Emperor and Dao Jin were in the deepest part of the Forbidden River Domain, beyond the Black Nether Continent, the Netherworld Continent, and the Dead Nether Continent.
• On the Dead Nether Continent, the Undefeated Immortal Venerable stood alone amid toppled ancestral artifacts and fallen Netherworld Emperors.