Chapter Summaries

The Ghost Phoenix Race celebrated obtaining the Heaven-Piercing Banner and rewarded Feng Yue and Feng Yan for their role in finding it. In the dungeon, Hua Yunfei began studying the Ghost Phoenix diagrams and dismissed them as uninteresting unless they were the originals.

• The Ghost Phoenix Race Clan Leader and Feng Hong visited Feng Yue and Feng Yan in the Blood Fiend Dungeon and confirmed that the Heavenly Emperor Banner was the Heaven-Piercing Banner.
• The Ghost Phoenix Race Clan Leader gave Feng Yue a Quasi-Hegemon Peak Dao Weapon as compensation from the Ancient Ancestor, and she accepted it after initially refusing.
• The Clan Leader rewarded Feng Yue and Feng Yan with rubbings of the Ghost Phoenix Flying to Heaven Diagram and the Ghost Phoenix Swallowing Sun Diagram, which they eagerly accepted.
• Hua Yunfei began cultivating both Ghost Phoenix diagrams, and the system noted that the stone slabs could also be used to smash someone.
• Hua Yunfei said he was not interested in the diagrams unless they were the originals.

The Ghost Phoenix Race’s Clan Leader let Feng Yue torment the captured Hua Yunfei for a month, while Hua Yunfei planned to use a split soul to fool her and Feng Yan. Jiang Ruoyao tried to leave the Organization of Nothingness to save him, but the Lord of Nothingness stopped her and received a mysterious sigil bearing a demand that she fight beside its sender in the High-Level Heavenly Vault.

• The Ghost Phoenix Race’s Clan Leader admitted he could not reach Hegemon Grade and agreed to take Hua Yunfei to handle a matter in a few days.
• Feng Yue persuaded the Clan Leader to give her a month to punish Hua Yunfei, who decided his split soul would endure her revenge while he cultivated elsewhere.
• Jiang Ruoyao left seclusion to rescue Hua Yunfei, but the Lord of Nothingness dragged her to an ancient hall and forbade her from leaving.
• The Lord of Nothingness severed something from Jiang Ruoyao and told her that Hua Yunfei had an expert backing him, so she returned to seclusion.
• A glowing sigil reached the Lord of Nothingness, carrying a man's demand that it fight by his side in the High-Level Heavenly Vault and wipe out a race.

Hua Yunfei used the system to obtain rubbings of all thirty-two Ghost Phoenix Race stone tablets and secretly shared two of their core techniques with Ao Miaomiao. The two cultivated while Feng Yue and Feng Yan believed they had captured helpless prisoners.

• Hua Yunfei persuaded the system to make rubbings of all thirty-two stone tablets in exchange for photo albums.
• Feng Yue and Feng Yan dragged Hua Yunfei and Ao Miaomiao away from the Blood Fiend Dungeon to torture them.
• Hua Yunfei helped Ao Miaomiao use only part of her soul to control her body while the rest cultivated unseen.
• Hua Yunfei offered Ao Miaomiao the Ghost Phoenix Flying to Heaven Diagram and the Ghost Phoenix Swallowing Sun Diagram, and she agreed to cultivate them.
• Hua Yunfei began refining the stone tablets' insights into his Great Dao and considered teaching the techniques to Jinjin.

After learning that Wu Yun had been captured by the Ghost Phoenix Race, the Nether Son persuaded the Nether Lord to send the Southern Ghost Emperor to the Thirty-Three Heavens. The Southern Ghost Emperor arrived demanding the Ghost Phoenix Ancient Ancestor, where Wen Tian Old Man confronted him and another Hegemon Grade being appeared.

• The Nether Son pleaded with the Nether Lord to rescue Wu Yun, and Li Wanji joined him in asking for help.
• The Nether Lord sent the Southern Ghost Emperor to protect Wu Yun, and the Nether Son and Li Wanji followed him.
• The Southern Ghost Emperor crossed the myriad realms in a display of power and reached the Thirty-Three Heavens.
• Wen Tian Old Man blocked the Southern Ghost Emperor from advancing and asked why he had come.
• The Southern Ghost Emperor demanded that the Ghost Phoenix Ancient Ancestor appear, and another Hegemon Grade being warned him against causing trouble.

The Southern Ghost Emperor came to the Thirty-Three Heavens with the Nether Son to demand Wu Yun’s release from the Ghost Phoenix Race, provoking a confrontation with the Nine-Headed Celestial Snake Emperor and Wen Tian Old Man. Feng Hong revealed that Wu Yun was alive but refused to release him, leaving the Southern Ghost Emperor and the two local Hegemons at odds.

• The Nine-Headed Celestial Snake Emperor arrived and threatened the Southern Ghost Emperor, whose aura clashed with his as Wen Tian Old Man urged them to explain the dispute.
• The Nether Son said Wu Yun had been taken by the Ghost Phoenix Race and demanded an explanation, while Wen Tian Old Man warned that the Thirty-Three Heavens could not interfere with the race’s decisions.
• The Nine-Headed Celestial Snake Emperor attacked the Southern Ghost Emperor, who shattered the summoned snake head and demanded that the Ghost Phoenix Race appear.
• Feng Hong arrived and told the Nether Son that Wu Yun was alive, but refused to release him despite the Nether Son’s offer of resources.
• The Southern Ghost Emperor seized Feng Hong and declared that the Dark World would take Wu Yun, while the Nine-Headed Celestial Snake Emperor and Wen Tian Old Man told him to show restraint.

The Cangqiong Dao Master confronted the Southern Ghost Emperor after he threatened to cause trouble in the Thirty-Three Heavens, and the two prepared to fight. The Nether Lord intervened, forcing the Southern Ghost Emperor and the other Ghost Emperors to return to the Heaven Nether Hall.

• The Cangqiong Dao Master appeared and challenged the Southern Ghost Emperor, while telling Wen Tian Old Man and the Nine-Headed Celestial Snake Emperor not to interfere.
• The Nether Son urged the Southern Ghost Emperor to withdraw, but the Ghost Emperor sent the Nether Son and Li Wanji away and demanded a fight.
• The Southern Ghost Emperor released Feng Hong and attacked the Cangqiong Dao Master, who shattered his Sea of Laws and charged at him.
• The Nether Lord threatened the Southern Ghost Emperor and ordered him to the Heaven Nether Hall, so the Ghost Emperor retreated, claiming an urgent matter had come up at home.
• The Nether Lord summoned the Eastern Ghost Emperor, the Western Ghost Emperor, and the other onlookers to the Heaven Nether Hall, freezing their laughter.

The Ghost Phoenix and Giant Demon Ancient Ancestors discussed the missing Venerable Lord and the threat posed by rising High-Level Heavenly Vault forces. After Feng Yue and Feng Yan returned from tormenting Hua Yunfei and Ao Miaomiao, the Ghost Phoenix Clan Leader took Hua Yunfei to a mysterious space beyond the twentieth Heavenly Vault.

• The Ghost Phoenix and Giant Demon Ancient Ancestors wondered where the Venerable Lord had gone and discussed gathering resources as the Sea Race and other forces prepared to emerge.
• The Ghost Phoenix Ancient Ancestor continued refining the Heaven-Piercing Banner, which had gained several Hegemon Grade auras.
• Feng Yue and Feng Yan returned with battered Hua Yunfei and Ao Miaomiao after a month of taking them through dangerous places, and Feng Yan asked Feng Yue to consider becoming his Dao Companion.
• Feng Yue brought Hua Yunfei to the central hall, where he waited ten days before the Ghost Phoenix Race Clan Leader appeared.
• The Ghost Phoenix Race Clan Leader seized Hua Yunfei and carried him beyond the twentieth Heavenly Vault into a vast space beneath an endless starry sky.

Hua Tianming and his companions were sent through a spatial rift by Lord Wraith, while the clan elder remained behind, gravely injured. At the Sect of the Mountain's Back, Fei Xue discovered that one of the ordinary-looking peach trees could speak.

• Hua Tianming questioned the clan elder about innate supreme treasures and learned that the Heaven and Earth Palace claimed to possess one, though no one had seen it.
• Lord Wraith appeared, immobilized Hua Tianming and the others, and sent them through a spatial rift.
• The clan elder watched them depart and then spat blood, revealing that his injuries were severe.
• Fei Xue left the Sect of the Mountain's Back to seek news of Hua Tianming and examined the peach trees surrounding the sect.
• A peach tree sprouted a mouth and greeted Fei Xue, who reacted with interest.

Hua Yunfei faced the origin of a heaven inside a world of light and brought the Primordial God Realm forth to resist it. As the realm struggled against the overwhelming sun, Ao Kun began offering his power to strengthen Hua Yunfei.

• After more than a hundred thousand contestants dwindled to ten, most of their essences flowed toward the unconscious Hua Yunfei while the Giant Demon Race Clan Leader and Ghost Phoenix Race Clan Leader guarded the sealed starry sky.
• Hua Yunfei awoke in a world of light, where a sun overwhelmed his consciousness and tried to take control of it.
• Hua Yunfei manifested the Primordial God Realm, which he recognized as the sun’s likely origin; the realm appeared cracked and close to destruction.
• Hua Yunfei merged with the Primordial God Realm and transformed it into a Purple Giant, then called upon its Great Daos to fight the sun, but his attacks failed to damage it.
• Ao Kun offered his Sea of Laws and origin power to Hua Yunfei, and the others prepared to help him resist the heaven’s origin.

Hua Yunfei drew the strength of the Primordial God Realm and his allies to battle the Heavenly Origin, but even the Mitian Set could not close the gap. As he summoned the Gate of Reincarnation and risked losing himself, a Red-robed Woman emerged from deep within the Path of Reincarnation.

• Ao Kun and the others, along with the World True Spirits, gave their strength to Hua Yunfei, but he still could not injure the Heavenly Origin.
• Hua Yunfei used the Mitian Set and drained power from the imprisoned Monarch and Mount Meru Heaven, yet the Heavenly Origin continued to overwhelm him.
• Xia Kaoshan and the others urged Hua Yunfei on as cracks spread through the Purple Giant and the Primordial God Realm neared collapse.
• Hua Yunfei summoned the Gate of Reincarnation, prompting the Double Pupil User and Xi Yue to fear he would suffer the same fate as Feng Qingwu.
• A woman's voice came from deep within the Path of Reincarnation, and a Red-robed Woman appeared before Hua Yunfei.

Feng Qingwu returned from the Path of Reincarnation and stopped the Heavenly Universe Origin from devouring Hua Yunfei and the Primordial God Realm. She lent Hua Yunfei her power and merged with his soul to help him prepare to overcome the Origin, just as a Purple Dao Sword appeared through the shattered world barrier.

• Xi Yue recognized Feng Qingwu as the Reincarnation Empress and wept with joy as the Reincarnation Bodies vanished.
• Feng Qingwu halted the Heavenly Universe Origin with her Reincarnation Great Dao and explained that she had fused her path into the Primordial God Realm to protect Hua Yunfei.
• Feng Qingwu lent Hua Yunfei her power, temporarily raising him to the Hegemon Grade realm while the Monarch above the Great Dao began losing energy.
• Feng Qingwu told Hua Yunfei he needed a stronger soul to contain the Heavenly Universe Origin, then merged with his Indestructible Divine Soul to strengthen it.
• Hua Yunfei began to identify the Primordial Chaos Dao as the other thing he needed, but a Purple Dao Sword shot toward them after the world barrier shattered.

Hua Yunfei and the returned Primordial Dao Sword fought the Origin of the Heavenly Universe in a prolonged clash of Dao, while Hua Yunfei grew stronger and waited for its consciousness to awaken. After it stirred and forced him back, Hua Yunfei unleashed a long-prepared sword strike, leaving the battle’s outcome unresolved.

• The Primordial Dao Sword returned, and Xia Yun reunited with Hua Yunfei as he prepared to confront the Origin of the Heavenly Universe.
• Hua Yunfei let the Origin of the Heavenly Universe swallow him so he could oppose its Dao from within, with Feng Qingwu and the Primordial Dao Sword supporting him.
• Hua Yunfei fought the Origin of the Heavenly Universe for thousands of years, growing stronger and draining the sealed Monarch until he was devoured.
• The consciousness within the Origin of the Heavenly Universe awakened and briefly drove Hua Yunfei onto the back foot.
• Hua Yunfei raised the Primordial Dao Sword and unleashed the Ten Thousand Dao Slash, combining the power of the Primordial God Realm and his Indestructible Divine Soul.

After defeating the Heavenly Universe Source, Hua Yunfei sealed it inside Feng Qingwu’s phoenix hairpin so the Primordial God Realm could absorb it gradually. Feng Qingwu and Xia Yun then prepared to leave, while Hua Yunfei promised to help Feng Qingwu if she ever faced danger.

• The Clan Leaders of the Ghost Phoenix Race and the Giant Demon Race saw that Wu Yun’s life imprint remained intact and left to find another test subject.
• Hua Yunfei defeated the Heavenly Universe Source but could neither devour it nor contain it in the Primordial God Realm, so Feng Qingwu gave him her phoenix hairpin to seal it.
• Hua Yunfei sealed the Heavenly Universe Source in the hairpin, and the Primordial God Realm grew while Hua Yunfei gained insight into the Hegemon Grade.
• Feng Qingwu told Hua Yunfei she still had matters to handle deep within the Path of Reincarnation, and he promised to bring her back if she ever needed help.
• Xi Yue tearfully embraced Feng Qingwu, while Xia Yun said goodbye to Hua Yunfei and departed as the Primordial Dao Sword.

After Feng Qingwu entered the Gate of Reincarnation, Hua Yunfei and the Primordial God Realm’s inhabitants cultivated as the realm absorbed the Heavenly Vault’s origin and showered them with Great Dao Runes. Meanwhile, the Ghost Phoenix Race discussed claiming the reborn Heavenly Vault and targeting powerful beings to hasten its recovery, only for five Hegemons to appear above them without warning.

• Feng Qingwu bid farewell to Hua Yunfei, Xi Yue, and her old friends before entering the Gate of Reincarnation.
• Hua Yunfei urged the Primordial God Realm’s inhabitants to absorb the descending Great Dao Runes, and many broke through as they cultivated.
• The Peach Tree decided to enter seclusion and attempt a breakthrough to Hegemon Grade, despite the Great Nirvana Fruit Tree’s warning.
• Feng Hong and the Ghost Phoenix Race’s Clan Leader discussed competing with the Giant Demon Race for the reborn Heavenly Vault and attracting its origin with powerful candidates.
• Five Hegemons—the Sacred Dragon Emperor, Wen Tian, the Nine-Headed Celestial Snake Emperor, the Heavenly Enlightenment Holy Lord, and the Cangqiong Dao Master—suddenly appeared above the Ghost Phoenix Race.

Ao Miaomiao revealed that she had broken Feng Yue’s seal and summoned five Hegemon Grade beings to confront the Ghost Phoenix Race. The Sacred Dragon Emperor announced the Imperial Alliance’s campaign to destroy the clan, and the chapter ended as he rose to the Third Step of the Hegemon Grade, matching the Ghost Phoenix Race Ancient Ancestor.

• Ao Miaomiao broke Feng Yue’s seal and revealed that five Hegemon Grade beings had descended upon the Ghost Phoenix Race.
• The Nine-Headed Celestial Snake Emperor struck down the Ghost Phoenix Race Clan Leader and Feng Hong, while the Sacred Dragon Emperor threatened to wipe out the clan.
• The Sacred Dragon Emperor declared the Imperial Alliance’s emergence and claimed the Eighteenth Layer Heavenly Vault and beyond for the alliance.
• The Ghost Phoenix Race Ancient Ancestor revealed his Third Step Hegemon Grade power and challenged the five invaders.
• The Sacred Dragon Emperor advanced from the Second Step to the Third Step, shocking the Ghost Phoenix Race Ancient Ancestor.

The Sacred Dragon Emperor and four Peak Second-Step Hegemons attacked the Ghost Phoenix Race, overwhelming its injured Ancient Ancestor. The Ancient Ancestor wielded the Ghost Phoenix Tower, but the battle turned further against him when the Cangqiong Dao Master revealed the Ghost Phoenix Battle Armor.

• The Sacred Dragon Emperor revealed his Third-Step strength, while Wen Tian Old Man, the Heavenly Enlightenment Holy Lord, the Nine-Headed Celestial Snake Emperor, and the Cangqiong Dao Master revealed their Peak Second-Step strength.
• The Sacred Dragon Emperor declared that the five attackers would destroy the Ghost Phoenix Race and led them against its Ancient Ancestor.
• The Heaven-Piercing Banner vanished and returned to Wu Yun, leaving the Ghost Phoenix Race Ancient Ancestor without the weapon he had raised.
• The five Hegemons battered the Ancient Ancestor until he summoned the Ghost Phoenix Tower and fought back with its power.
• The Cangqiong Dao Master put on the Ghost Phoenix Battle Armor, and the Ancient Ancestor accused him of stealing his Natal Magic Weapon.

The Dao Lord of the Firmament fought the Ghost Phoenix Ancestor while wearing the stolen Ghost Phoenix Battle Garment, with the Sacred Dragon Emperor and three allies joining the battle. As the Ghost Phoenix Clan faced defeat, the chapter revealed that five other overlord-level experts had arrived to attack the Giant Demon Clan.

• The Ghost Phoenix Ancestor tried to summon back the Ghost Phoenix Battle Garment, but it ignored him while the Dao Lord of the Firmament mocked him.
• The Ghost Phoenix Ancestor attacked the Dao Lord of the Firmament with the Ghost Phoenix Tower and Ghost Phoenix True Flame, and the Dao Lord met him with his warhammer.
• The Dao Lord and the Ghost Phoenix Battle Garment fought the Ghost Phoenix Tower to a standstill, while the Sacred Dragon Emperor and three allies stopped the Ghost Phoenix True Flame and struck back.
• The Ghost Phoenix Ancestor, already weakened by Dao injuries, was left facing the four second-step experts and the second-step Dao Lord as the Ghost Phoenix Clan despaired.
• The Chaos Saint Master, the Chief Academy Dean, the Phoenix Emperor, the Nine Firmaments Dao Lord, and the Dragon Abyss War Venerable arrived at the Giant Demon Clan, with the third-step Chaos Saint Master leading the attack.

Phoenix Emperor Venerate attacked the Giant Demon Race while Chaos Holy Lord and three other Hegemon Grade powerhouses restrained Giant Demon Race Ancient Ancestor. After the Giant Demon Race sacrificed three allied races to awaken its Fourth-Step Dao Weapon, Phoenix Emperor Venerate revealed that he had reached the Third Step and seized the Eight-faced War Drum.

• Phoenix Emperor Venerate threatened the Giant Demon Race as its failing protective formation left its people in despair, while Yue Yunshang remained unharmed among them.
• Giant Demon Race Ancient Ancestor ordered the Giant Demon Race to use the Giant Demon Codex, then sacrificed the people and Quasi-Hegemon Level powerhouses of three allied ancient races to awaken the Eight-faced War Drum.
• The Eight-faced War Drum confronted Phoenix Emperor Venerate as Giant Demon Race Ancient Ancestor fought Chaos Holy Lord, the Chief Dean, Nine Heavens Dao Master, and Dragon Blood Battle Venerate with his Golden War Chariot.
• Phoenix Emperor Venerate revealed his Third-Step cultivation and seized the awakened Eight-faced War Drum before it could retreat.
• Phoenix Emperor Venerate mocked Giant Demon Race Ancient Ancestor and challenged him, while still holding back his Lifebound Dao Weapon.

The Phoenix Emperor Venerate and four allies broke the Giant Demon Race’s defenses and slaughtered its members while battling its injured Ancient Ancestor, as the Ghost Phoenix Race also fell to the Cangqiong Dao Master. Just as both Ancient Ancestors faced defeat, the Sea Race emerged from the Seventeenth Layer Heavenly Vault, only for two mysterious figures to appear and challenge its threat.

• The Phoenix Emperor Venerate smashed through the Giant Demon Race’s protective formation while the Giant Demon Race Ancient Ancestor’s Dao Injury flared.
• The Phoenix Emperor Venerate wiped out the Giant Demon Race’s members and Clan Leader, then joined the Chaos Holy Lord, Nine Heavens Dao Master, Dragon Abyss Battle Venerate, and dean in attacking the Ancient Ancestor.
• The Cangqiong Dao Master swallowed the Ghost Phoenix Race’s people, including its Clan Leader Feng Hong, while Feng Yue and Feng Yan were left alive before Ao Miaomiao.
• The Giant Demon Race Ancient Ancestor and Ghost Phoenix Race Ancient Ancestor tried to escape as the Sea Race emerged from the Seventeenth Layer Heavenly Vault and its Progenitor threatened them.
• Two mysterious figures appeared above the Seventeenth Layer Heavenly Vault and challenged the voice that had accused the lower-heaven beings of overstepping their station.

The Emperor Lord and his allies entered the Seventeenth Layer Heavenly Vault and attacked the Sea Race, revealing the Emperor Lord’s Fourth Step cultivation. The Lord of Nothingness killed the Sea Race’s second Overlord, reversed the Sea Race’s timeline, and struck its people with the Sword of Time, leaving the Sea Race Progenitor’s fate unresolved.

• The Emperor Lord appeared in the Seventeenth Layer Heavenly Vault, and the Giant Demon Race Ancient Ancestor and Ghost Phoenix Race Ancient Ancestor realized he had reached the Fourth Step.
• The Emperor Lord declared the Seventeenth Layer Heavenly Vault belonged to the Imperial Alliance and began fighting the Sea Race Progenitor, while Sacred Dragon Emperor, Chaos Holy Lord, and the others cornered the two Ancient Ancestors.
• The Lord of Nothingness and Silly Girl joined the attack, and the Lord of Nothingness seized and crushed the Sea Race’s newly revealed First Step Overlord.
• The Lord of Nothingness used Time Reversal to undo the Sea Race’s grand defensive formation, then struck every Sea Race member with the Sword of Time.
• The Sea Race Progenitor tried to break away from the Emperor Lord and return to the Sea Race, but the chapter ended as the Sword of Time took effect.