Chapter Summaries

Undefeated Immortal Venerable came to Dead Nether Continent demanding an answer, but his mysterious illness and heavenly retribution weakened him. The Death Netherworld Sovereign and the Netherworld Emperors seized the chance to defeat and heavily seal him.

• Undefeated Immortal Venerable demanded an answer from the Netherworld Emperors, who protested that he had attacked them without explaining what he wanted.
• Undefeated Immortal Venerable coughed blood beneath ominous clouds, and the Death Netherworld Sovereign suspected he had violated Heaven's Decree and entered a strange state.
• Undefeated Immortal Venerable warned that Dead Nether Continent might vanish unless its rulers answered him, but he rejected the Death Netherworld Sovereign's reply.
• When Undefeated Immortal Venerable coughed blood again, the Death Netherworld Sovereign ordered the Netherworld Emperors to attack with their ten ancestral artifacts.
• The Netherworld Emperors struck Undefeated Immortal Venerable down, then bound him with the Black Nether Seal and a hundred layers of seals.

Hua Yunfei and his companions prepared to enter the Forbidden River Domain to rescue the Human Emperor and Dao Jin, but Elder Tai reported that the Undefeated Immortal Venerable had just been suppressed on the Dead Nether Continent. Hua Wuming redirected the group there, while Elder Tai and the three Netherworld Emperors also set off to watch what happened.

• Netherworld Emperor Tu Xing arrived with his companions, introduced Empress Su Jin, and confronted Elder Tai as Bo Hu over the Forbidden River Domain’s capture of his benefactor.
• Elder Tai warned the group to turn back, then revealed that the Dead Nether Continent’s emperors had used ten ancestral artifacts to suppress the Undefeated Immortal Venerable.
• Gaishi questioned how the Undefeated Immortal Venerable could have been stopped, and Elder Tai explained that awakened Black Nether Ancestral Artifacts could draw power from the Black Underworld River and suppress him alone.
• Hua Wuming decided that the group would go to the Dead Nether Continent first, changing their plans to rescue the Human Emperor and Dao Jin.
• Elder Tai explained that he had urged the group to leave to preserve a path of retreat, then invited Netherworld Emperor Kui Xuan and the other two to return with him to watch.
• Netherworld Emperor Kui Xuan and the other two agreed to go with Elder Tai to the Dead Nether Continent.

Ao Kun and Ao Feng discovered an unexplained spatial anomaly in the Origin Secret Realm, while similar changes appeared in secret realms across other universes. Hua Yunfei, Hua Wuming, Gaishi, and the others found the Dead Nether Continent shattered and learned that Undefeated had vanished after a devastating battle.

• Ao Kun returned to the Origin Immortal Palace as a War Emperor Grade expert and met with Ao Feng.
• Ao Feng showed Ao Kun fragments of space trembling and falling away inside the Origin Secret Realm, but neither could explain the anomaly.
• Huang Yuchuan told the Ancient God Emperor that the Imperial Heaven Secret Realm had also changed, and the Haoyue Celestial Venerable noticed an anomaly in Haoyue Palace.
• Hua Yunfei, Hua Wuming, Gaishi, and the others arrived at the Dead Nether Continent and found it destroyed, with the Netherworld Emperors unconscious and the Black Nether Ancestral Artifacts damaged.
• Netherworld Emperor Tu Xing said Undefeated was no longer there, and Hua Wuming wondered what had happened to him.

Undefeated Immortal Venerable shattered two Black Nether Ancestral Artifacts and left the Dead Nether Continent in ruins, while Hua Wuming celebrated the growth of his strongest rival. The survivors prepared to continue deeper into the Forbidden River Domain, and the Death Netherworld Sovereign revealed that Undefeated Immortal Venerable had endured Heaven’s methods and Immortal Punishment.

• Hua Wuming said he was happy that Undefeated Immortal Venerable had grown stronger, and Gaishi remarked that the two might have been close friends if not for their opposing positions.
• The Empress Sujin found Linghu Siyu unconscious beside the Black Nether Ancestral Artifact and was reassured by Netherworld Emperor Tu Xing that she was safe.
• Gaishi led the group onward toward the Netherworld Continent and Black Nether Continent, the route to the Forbidden River Domain’s deepest region.
• The Death Netherworld Sovereign woke with severe injuries and admitted that Undefeated Immortal Venerable had overwhelmed him.
• The Death Netherworld Sovereign revealed that Undefeated Immortal Venerable had withstood Heaven’s methods and Heavenly Calamity Immortal Punishment, then shattered two revived Black Nether Ancestral Artifacts.

The Death Netherworld Sovereign told Hua Wuming and the others that the Undefeated Immortal Venerable had shattered two self-awakened Black Nether Ancestral Artifacts while enduring Heavenly Calamity Immortal Punishment. After hearing what happened, Elder Tai and the others headed for the Netherworld Continent, where Hua Wuming's group found devastation and a trail of bloody footprints leading toward the Black Nether Continent.

• Hua Wuming, Hua Yunfei, Gaishi, and the others continued deeper after the Death Netherworld Sovereign warned them that the Undefeated Immortal Venerable had survived Heaven's punishment and gone ahead.
• Elder Tai, Kui Xuan, Chi Shen, and Shangyu arrived at the ruined Dead Nether Continent and learned that the Undefeated Immortal Venerable had broken free and left for the depths.
• The Death Netherworld Sovereign recounted how the Undefeated Immortal Venerable shattered two self-awakened Black Nether Ancestral Artifacts while enduring immortal punishment.
• Elder Tai feared the Undefeated Immortal Venerable might also defeat the Netherworld and Black Nether Continents, and the Death Netherworld Sovereign agreed to go investigate.
• Hua Wuming, Hua Yunfei, Gaishi, and the others reached the Netherworld Continent and found it nearly destroyed, with a trail of bloody footprints leading toward the Black Nether Continent.

Hua Yunfei and the others followed the Undefeated Immortal Venerable’s bloody trail across the devastated Netherworld Continent and toward Black Nether Continent. There, the wounded Venerable faced the Black Nether Overlord and thirteen ancestral artifacts, and his first punch shattered one of them.

• Hua Yunfei and the others saw that the Undefeated Immortal Venerable had destroyed Netherworld Continent’s experts and all twelve Black Nether Ancestral Artifacts before pressing deeper.
• The Death Netherworld Sovereign and his group arrived, found the Netherworld Sovereign gravely injured, and followed the bloody footprints toward Black Nether Continent.
• The Black Nether Overlord and thirteen awakened Black Nether Ancestral Artifacts confronted the wounded Undefeated Immortal Venerable and activated the Black Nether Heaven-Crossing Slaughter Formation.
• The Undefeated Immortal Venerable asked for the answer, then unleashed Origin Light with a glance that erased most of Black Nether Continent’s inhabitants and severely injured the Overlord.
• The thirteen ancestral artifacts attacked together, and the Undefeated Immortal Venerable shattered the first one with a single punch.

Undefeated Immortal Venerable fought thirteen Black Nether Ancestral Artifacts, Black Nether Overlord, and the Black Nether Heaven-Crossing Slaughter Formation while enduring Heavenly Calamity Immortal Punishment. He summoned his Undefeated Immortal Sword and unleashed Heaven-Slaying Afterglow, destroying the artifacts and formation and leaving Black Nether Overlord and the survivors stunned.

• Undefeated Immortal Venerable endured the attacks of the Black Nether Ancestral Artifacts and the Black Nether Heaven-Crossing Slaughter Formation, then charged through them to blast Black Nether Overlord and his group apart.
• Heavenly Calamity Immortal Punishment struck Undefeated Immortal Venerable, but he kept fighting the artifacts and formation through the lightning.
• The Undefeated Immortal Sword flew into Undefeated Immortal Venerable's hand, and the two resolved to fight together again.
• Undefeated Immortal Venerable used Undefeated Sword Art—Heaven-Slaying Afterglow, cutting through the Immortal Punishment, shattering the Black Nether Ancestral Artifacts, and annihilating the Black Nether Heaven-Crossing Slaughter Formation.
• Black Nether Overlord and the survivors on Black Nether Continent watched in shock as Undefeated Immortal Venerable stood invincible with his sword.

The Undefeated Immortal Venerable defeated Black Nether Continent and continued toward the depths of the Forbidden River Domain, while Hua Yunfei’s group passed through after Netherworld Emperor Tu Xing reconciled with Black Nether Overlord. At the Heavenly Mandate Daoist Academy, An Ning asked Dao Wushuang how to face Hua Yunfei, and he told her to call him Father.

• The wounded Undefeated Immortal Venerable ignored Black Nether Overlord’s group and crossed Black Nether Continent toward the Forbidden River Domain’s depths.
• Hua Yunfei, Hua Wuming, Gaishi, and the others arrived, and Netherworld Emperor Tu Xing revealed his old friendship with Black Nether Overlord and persuaded him to let them pass.
• Black Nether Overlord refused to stop Hua Yunfei’s group, then angrily rebuffed Death Netherworld Sovereign and Elder Tai when they arrived.
• At the Heavenly Mandate Daoist Academy, An Ning asked Dao Wushuang how she should face Hua Yunfei, and Dao Wushuang told her to call him Father.

An Ning confided in Dao Wushuang about her shame and uncertainty over facing Hua Yunfei, Duanmu Qingyue, and Infinite Heaven after learning how her master had changed her. Dao Wushuang comforted her and promised to stand by her, then told her Hua Yunfei was in the dangerous Forbidden River Domain of the Black Underworld River, protected by a Demon King.

• An Ning admitted to Dao Wushuang that she regretted how she had treated Hua Yunfei and Duanmu Qingyue and feared facing them and Infinite Heaven.
• Dao Wushuang reassured An Ning that he would face the situation with her and comforted her when she cried over being from an enemy faction.
• An Ning joked with Dao Wushuang about her high standards for a future Dao Companion and asked again whether he would support her.
• Dao Wushuang defended Infinite Heaven's care for An Ning and said they would visit Hua Yunfei when he returned.
• Dao Wushuang revealed that Hua Yunfei was nearing the deepest part of the Forbidden River Domain of the Black Underworld River and had a Demon King protecting him.

Dao Wushuang explained to An Ning how the Undefeated Immortal Venerable survived his attempt to Become Heaven and why he was now deteriorating. He revealed that a faction at the Black Underworld River might be able to stabilize the Immortal Venerable, though its leader was an old rival who might refuse to help.

• An Ning asked about Hua Yunfei's Demon King Guardian, and Dao Wushuang revealed that the Immortal Venerable had come out of seclusion to protect him.
• Dao Wushuang explained that the Immortal Venerable had earned Heaven's Decree's favor and entered the second of two special levels by undertaking Knocking on Heaven and Seeking the Dao.
• Dao Wushuang told An Ning that the Immortal Venerable could not Become Heaven in the present age, so his attained Dao was gradually destroying him while Heavenly Calamity Immortal Punishment continued to threaten him.
• An Ning questioned why Dao Wushuang had sent the deteriorating Immortal Venerable to the Black Underworld River, and Dao Wushuang said a faction there might temporarily stabilize him.
• Dao Wushuang revealed that the faction's leader was an old rival of the Immortal Venerable, and he was unsure whether that rival would help.

Dao Wushuang explained to An Ning why the Undefeated Immortal Venerable’s old rival might help preserve his life, though the Immortal Venerable’s pride could make him refuse. They looked toward the Black Underworld River, hoping he would accept the chance to survive.

• An Ning questioned how the Undefeated Immortal Venerable’s enemies could help him, and Dao Wushuang said his rival might recognize him too deeply to let him fall.
• Dao Wushuang comforted An Ning with jokes, then admitted he worried the Undefeated Immortal Venerable would see help from an enemy as charity.
• Dao Wushuang said he and the other Heavens could not appropriately help, and hinted that the faction’s ability to act was connected to why it had been targeted and suppressed.
• Dao Wushuang said the Immortal Venerable had already achieved a life worthy of remembrance, but his death would deprive the Thirty-Three Heavens of a future Top-tier Being.
• An Ning admitted she would rather die than lower her head, and Dao Wushuang said the Immortal Venerable might share that pride and refuse his chance to survive.
• Dao Wushuang and An Ning looked toward the Black Underworld River and hoped the Undefeated Immortal Venerable would learn to be flexible.

Hua Wuming led the group toward Forbidden Island to rescue the Human Emperor and the others, while the Heavenly Emperor prepared to deal with the arriving outsiders. The chapter ended with the Heavenly Emperor confronting Hua Yunfei and calling him his good master.

• Hua Wuming chose to head straight for Forbidden Island rather than follow Undefeated Immortal Venerable’s bloody footprints, prioritizing the rescue mission.
• The Heavenly Emperor and Star Emperor discussed the Human Emperor’s resistance, the defeat of the three continents, and Undefeated Immortal Venerable’s unusual condition.
• The Heavenly Emperor set out to capture Undefeated Immortal Venerable for research and left Star Emperor and Azure Emperor to handle Hua Yunfei’s group.
• Star Emperor ordered Old Jie to lure Hua Yunfei and the others toward Azure Emperor, and Old Jie agreed despite fearing Azure Emperor’s anger.
• The Heavenly Emperor appeared before Hua Yunfei’s group and greeted him as his good master.

The Heavenly Emperor’s clone claimed he had merged with the Human Emperor and taunted Hua Yunfei’s group before vanishing. The group headed for the Forbidden Island to find the Heavenly Emperor’s true body, and there Netherworld Emperor Pufan recognized Old Jie and provoked him.

• Hua Yunfei saw through the Heavenly Emperor’s clone, which claimed the Human Emperor and the Heavenly Emperor had become one.
• The Heavenly Emperor dismissed the group’s threats, said someone on the Forbidden Island was waiting for them, and faded away.
• Netherworld Emperor Tu Xing and the others concluded they had to reach the Forbidden Island to find the Heavenly Emperor’s true body and rescue the Human Emperor and Dao Jin.
• The group reached the island’s edge, where Netherworld Emperor Pufan recognized Old Jie and angrily accused him of breaking his word.
• The Jue Ming Wan Xie Wheel coached Netherworld Emperor Pufan on insulting Old Jie, and Pufan’s taunts made Old Jie’s face darken.

Hua Yunfei and his allies confronted Star Emperor on Forbidden Island after Old Jie tried to divert them, and Hua Wuming killed her during the ensuing battle. The group discovered Star Emperor was far stronger than expected, but Hua Wuming’s overwhelming attack ended the fight.

• Netherworld Emperor Pufan taunted Old Jie, and Netherworld Emperor Tu Xing stopped Old Jie from attacking him.
• Hua Wuming sensed Star Emperor inside a Divine Hall and entered Forbidden Island, followed by Gaishi, Netherworld Emperor Tu Xing, Shangguan Zhiyi, and the others.
• Old Jie lunged at Netherworld Emperor Pufan after the others left, but Hua Wuming blasted him apart with a punch from inside the island.
• Hua Yunfei and his companions deduced that Star Emperor was inside the Divine Hall and confronted her when she emerged.
• Star Emperor fought off the group with a powerful forbidden art, but Hua Wuming struck her with the Hua Clan Secret Art—Super Killing Intent Fist and blasted her body apart.

Hua Wuming defeated Star Emperor despite her unleashing her full Young Heaven-level power, and Azure Emperor finally spoke from the Forbidden Island. Star Emperor was left facing his order to stop fighting because Hua Wuming’s group was targeting the Heavenly Emperor.

• Hua Wuming blasted Star Emperor apart with one punch, then urged her to use her full strength.
• Star Emperor invoked her Natal Magic Weapon, the Star Map, and attacked Hua Wuming with techniques that briefly gave her Young Heaven-level power.
• The Jue Ming Wan Xie Wheel mocked Azure Emperor as Old Jie defended him and explained that he avoided outside affairs.
• Star Emperor exhausted herself in a fierce clash, but Hua Wuming caught her spear barehanded and declared her defeated.
• Azure Emperor called out to Star Emperor and told her not to attack again because Hua Wuming’s group was targeting the Heavenly Emperor.

Azure Emperor revealed that the Heavenly Emperor had gone to devour Undefeated Immortal Venerable, then released Dao Jin and asserted that he had deliberately lost to the Heavenly Emperor. At the Black Underworld River, the dying Undefeated Immortal Venerable sought a final glorious challenge before the Heavenly Emperor appeared to kill him.

• Azure Emperor told Hua Wuming and the others that the Heavenly Emperor had left to devour Undefeated Immortal Venerable, and Star Emperor revealed that the Heavenly Emperor had defeated Azure Emperor, an Ordinary Young Heaven.
• Dao Jin emerged from Azure Emperor's residence, thanked Azure Emperor for protecting him, and left Forbidden Island with Grand Master and the others.
• Gaishi dragged Old Jie away, while Azure Emperor told Star Emperor that he had deliberately lost to the Heavenly Emperor and would face him again.
• Undefeated Immortal Venerable, gravely ill, declared that he sought glory rather than victory and intended to challenge the Heaven-Tier Will of the Black Underworld River.
• The Heavenly Emperor appeared before Undefeated Immortal Venerable and said he would kill him.

The Heavenly Emperor attacked the weakened Undefeated Immortal Venerable and mocked him as his strength dwindled under the Heavenly Calamity Immortal Punishment. The Undefeated Immortal Venerable began reclaiming his power by resisting the punishment, but the Heavenly Emperor ultimately crushed his chest and declared his era over.

• The Heavenly Emperor taunted the coughing Undefeated Immortal Venerable, then sealed the river domain and kicked him into its depths.
• The Undefeated Immortal Venerable attacked with the Undefeated Sword Art, but the Heavenly Emperor caught his sword and easily overpowered him as the Heavenly Calamity Immortal Punishment further weakened him.
• The Heavenly Emperor punched through the Undefeated Immortal Venerable's chest and battered him with repeated attacks while the Undefeated Immortal Sword urged its master to retreat.
• The Undefeated Immortal Venerable refused to flee and resisted the Heavenly Calamity Immortal Punishment, gradually recovering some strength as the Heavenly Emperor welcomed the stronger fight.
• The Heavenly Emperor and the Undefeated Immortal Venerable exchanged a hundred moves, but the Heavenly Emperor regained the advantage and blasted the Undefeated Immortal Venerable's chest into pulp with the Heavenly Emperor Fist.

Undefeated Immortal Venerable endured a final assault from the Heavenly Emperor, briefly recovered his peak strength, and wounded him with a powerful sword technique before collapsing again. As the Heavenly Emperor claimed the title of Number One Under Heaven, a white-robed man appeared and refused to accept it.

• The Undefeated Immortal Sword shielded Undefeated Immortal Venerable from the Heavenly Calamity Immortal Punishment, but the Heavenly Emperor shattered it with a fist.
• The Heavenly Emperor tried to claim the Undefeated Immortal Sword fragments, but Undefeated Immortal Venerable rose and summoned them back.
• Undefeated Immortal Venerable briefly returned to his peak and struck the Heavenly Emperor with Undefeated Sword Art—Knock Upon Heaven... Ask the Dao, blowing apart half his body.
• Undefeated Immortal Venerable collapsed again, and the Heavenly Emperor declared himself Number One Under Heaven.
• A white-robed man strode forward and declared that he refused to accept the Heavenly Emperor's claim.

Hua Wuming arrived after the Heavenly Emperor defeated the Undefeated Immortal Venerable and chose to confront him despite the wounded warrior’s refusal to seek proof of his title. Their clash began with both using the Hua Clan Secret Art, Super Killing Intent Fist, and neither gained the upper hand.

• The Heavenly Emperor suspected that the Azure Emperor had revealed his location and resolved to subdue or kill him.
• Hua Wuming and the others saw the Undefeated Immortal Venerable badly wounded, and they condemned the Heavenly Emperor for exploiting his weakened condition.
• Hua Wuming shattered a strike from the Heavenly Calamity Immortal Punishment and refused the Undefeated Immortal Sword’s request to prove its master’s supremacy on his behalf.
• Hua Wuming declared that only the Undefeated Immortal Venerable deserved the title Number One Under Heaven and challenged the Heavenly Emperor.
• Hua Wuming and the Heavenly Emperor each used Super Killing Intent Fist, and their attacks collided without either gaining the advantage.

Hua Wuming battled the Heavenly Emperor in the Forbidden River Domain, revealing a new Dao that gave him two true bodies. He overwhelmed the Heavenly Emperor and declared that his final blow was delivered on Undefeated's behalf.

• Hua Wuming fought the Heavenly Emperor, while Hua Yunfei and the others watched from a distance.
• Hua Wuming tried to draw the Heavenly Emperor away from the weakened Undefeated Immortal Venerable, but the Heavenly Emperor resisted the diversion.
• The Heavenly Emperor revealed that he had mastered the Hua Clan Secret Art, and the two fighters traded powerful blows.
• Hua Wuming unveiled the Way of the True Self, creating two true bodies that could act and cultivate independently.
• Hua Wuming shattered the Heavenly Emperor's Forbidden Great Hand Seal, exploded his chest, and said the attack was delivered on Undefeated's behalf.