Arc 31The Scarlet Old One Returns

Su Ye investigated the past and considered how to create a system independent of the Seed of Original Sin while taking on Imperial Capital University duties. As the Church of the Old Days brought the Scarlet Old One back, he arrived at the university and stripped Tang Yun of her Main God Level Origin.

  • Su Ye entered the Number One Forbidden Zone, studied records of earlier eras, and learned about The Empire’s ancient power and the requirements for a new system.
  • Su Ye concluded that The Empire was tolerating him because it expected him to create a new system, and he planned to keep his true forces and Taboos hidden.
  • Old Man told Su Ye he would inherit his position at Imperial Capital University, then began teaching him to handle its classified and routine documents.
  • Su Ye absorbed Huo Wenyue’s and other Original Sin pathwalkers’ experiences as he looked for a safer way to develop an independent system.
  • The Church of the Old Days sacrificed the inhabitants of the City of Sin, opening a bridge through time for the Scarlet Old One’s return.
  • Scarlet Old One overcame the black Old One, shattered the black bridge, and returned from the past to the Main World.
  • Scarlet Old One turned the living beings of the Fei Kingdom into Scarlet Beasts and went to Imperial Capital University.
  • The Empire’s Luck Golden Dragon empowered Ling Haotian and the others, but Scarlet Old One dismissed the Lord System and extracted Tang Yun’s Main God Level Origin.
Chapters 751–775 Vol. 8 Read

Ch. 751You Really Are Ignorant

Su Ye rejected Fu Wei’s attempt to mediate with Fatty Gao and asked Old Man to investigate Golden Clear Entertainment. After completing his daily tasks, Su Ye learned the Empire had approved the investigation and was told to visit the Number One Forbidden Zone, but he had no idea where it was.

  • Su Ye refused Fu Wei’s plea to make peace with Fatty Gao and called Old Man to request a broad investigation of Golden Clear Entertainment.
  • Su Ye returned to school, held a bonfire party in his territory, chose the Infinite buff, and completed his daily tasks.
  • Su Ye went to Old Man’s office and learned that the Empire had already begun handling Golden Clear Entertainment, which it had wanted to investigate for a long time.
  • Old Man gave Su Ye permission to visit the Number One Forbidden Zone and its library, but Su Ye admitted he did not know where it was.
  • Old Man scolded Su Ye and sent him away, so Su Ye began searching for a map of the school.

Ch. 752Hmm, Do You Have Any Dirty Books?

Su Ye entered the Starry Sky Library to research inherited history and learned that the Hundred-Winged Angel had appeared across multiple eras, possibly as far back as the Behemoth Era. He also discovered that the Dao Gu Clan was suspected of having multiple Genesis-level beings and that The Empire itself was considered an ancient race.

  • Su Ye entered the Number One Forbidden Zone through its teleportation gate and met the library administrator, Little Spirit.
  • After Little Spirit shocked him for asking about dirty books, Su Ye asked to read about the previous era and began studying the Divine Arts Era.
  • Su Ye learned that the Hundred-Winged Angel had appeared in multiple eras and that records traced its first appearance to the Behemoth Era, seven eras before the current Lord Era.
  • Su Ye read that the Dao Gu Clan, from the Old Gu Great World, was the greatest victor of the Divine Arts Era and was suspected of having multiple Genesis-level beings.
  • Little Spirit confirmed that The Empire was also an ancient race occupying a Great World, changing how Su Ye viewed its standing among other races.

Ch. 753Conditions for the Birth of a New System!

Su Ye studied the Empire’s history and learned that it had lost the Previous Epoch after being besieged by other races. He then researched how new systems were born, identified obstacles facing the Seed of Original Sin, and left the Number One Forbidden Zone with a clearer direction.

  • Su Ye read the Divine Arts Era records and learned that the Empire had once ruled vast territories but lost the Previous Epoch after other races joined forces against it.
  • Su Ye asked Little Spirit for books about the birth of new systems and read that a system needed time to evolve and recognition from the world’s rules.
  • Su Ye concluded that the Seed of Original Sin was too limited to be a complete system and had not gained the world’s recognition.
  • Su Ye asked Little Spirit to send him out of the Number One Forbidden Zone, then decided to leave its divine arts alone and rely on the Sharingan.

Ch. 754Admit Defeat, Stand Straight When Taking a Beating!

Su Ye reflected on how the Previous Epoch Empire fell to internal conflict and why the current Empire stayed restrained. Meanwhile, his retaliation against Golden Clear and Fatty Gao spread across the Main World, and Old Man ignored their allies’ pleas for mercy.

  • Su Ye returned to his territory and concluded that the Previous Epoch Empire’s arrogance and internal strife had caused its defeat.
  • Online posts linked Su Ye to the investigation that exposed Golden Clear’s violations and led to Fatty Gao’s punishment.
  • The forces behind Golden Clear and Fatty Gao backed down, accepting that they had lost to Su Ye.
  • Old Man dismissed calls to intervene, saying Su Ye had been bullied, then studied a document with displeasure.

Ch. 755Dark Spear!!!

Su Ye summoned the Dark Spear, a divine artifact, and learned that the Plague Controller had descended in White Elephant. The chapter left him stunned by Old Man’s claim that White Elephant had apparently digested the entity.

  • White Eagle’s officials failed to uncover why The Empire was protecting ordinary people, and Meidongzong gave them a week to find out.
  • Su Ye checked his daily buffs, fixed Favor of the Laws in place, and received a Substitute Death Puppet from the Cornucopia.
  • Su Ye summoned the Dark Spear, identified its four divinities, and stored it in the God King Treasury.
  • After returning to the Main World, Su Ye sensed that he could absorb more from the world around him.
  • Old Man told Su Ye that the Plague Controller from Warp had descended in White Elephant, which seemed to have digested it.

Ch. 756Something Interesting Happened!

Su Ye discussed The Empire’s past defeat and its continued internal restrictions with Old Man before Xi Yue ordered more Gray Currency sent to the Silver Zerg World to produce stronger Zerg. Alenna and Tiflo returned to Su Ye’s territory after discovering that the world they had visited had changed its World Will.

  • Old Man agreed with Su Ye that The Empire had been right to maintain its suppression, since loosening restrictions could lead to the internal conflict and expansion that had doomed it in the previous era.
  • Su Ye asked Old Man what The Empire planned to do this era, but Old Man said he did not know and sent him away.
  • Xi Yue ordered Zero to continue deploying Gray Currency in the Silver Zerg World so it would produce more Demigod Zerg.
  • Alenna and Tiflo realized that their actions had helped change the World Will of Cyberpunk Bronze World No. 27, and they decided to return to Su Ye’s territory.
  • Alenna and Tiflo emerged from a Light Gate in Su Ye’s territory, reported their return, and approached him when he offered to inspect them.

Ch. 757Living Beings Could Change the World Will!!!

After hearing Alenna and Tiflo explain how living beings could influence a world's will, Su Ye realized that a new system needed a complete, self-sustaining cultivation path, but put off developing one. Meanwhile, the Church of the Old Days began a bloody ritual in the lawless Fei Kingdom, and Su Ye later noticed his luck was rising as he returned to the Main World.

  • Alenna and Tiflo told Su Ye that the people of the Cyber World had gathered to change their world, prompting him to consider how collective will could earn a new system the World Will's recognition.
  • Su Ye realized that a new system required a complete cultivation path that people could practice without him spreading seeds, but decided to delay developing one and play games with his heroes.
  • The Church of the Old Days arrived in the Fei Kingdom and began a slaughter to prepare for the return of the Old One.
  • Su Ye woke, drank from the Chaos Spring Water, and found that his duplicate buffs could not be made permanent.
  • Su Ye collected his daily rewards, including a Substitute Death Puppet and a Devil's Contract, noticed his Luck Cocoon had grown to a thousand meters, and returned to the Main World after informing Lilith.

Ch. 758He Was Coming Back!

Su Ye sensed changes in the Main World's rules while Tang Yun's stolen power began turning against her as the Scarlet Lord returned. The Old Man brought Su Ye and Tang Yun to President Luo Jingtian, where Tang Yun warned that the Old One was coming but did not know where he would appear.

  • Su Ye sensed silent changes in the Main World's rules and decided to visit the Old Man.
  • Tang Yun struggled to suppress the Scarlet Lord's power and resolved to kill him and steal his authority.
  • The Old Man noticed scarlet light rising from the villas, and Su Ye hurried there to find Tang Yun changing into a monster.
  • Tang Yun told the Old Man that the Scarlet Lord was coming back, and the Old Man took her and Su Ye to Luo Jingtian.
  • Luo Jingtian asked Tang Yun where the Old One would return, and she said she did not know but that his influence over her power was growing uncontrollable.

Ch. 759Stealing Authority!!

Tang Yun revealed that she planned to kill the Old God whose power she carried and steal Its Authority, prompting The Empire to consider whether to help her. Ling Haotian went to consult Ji Wubing about the possibility.

  • Tang Yun asked Luo Jingtian to kill the Old God and explained that she had eliminated the others who inherited Its power, fulfilling one condition for stealing Its Authority.
  • Tang Yun told Luo Jingtian that the Old God had marked her as a seed and beacon for Its return, and that someone else had summoned It back.
  • Old Man explained to Su Ye that stealing an Old God's Authority required the Old God to perish, recognition from the power system, and the Old God's origin, and warned that the path would be extremely difficult.
  • Old Man told Su Ye that The Empire's operation was nearly over, so Su Ye no longer needed to stir things up and could return to his territory.
  • Ling Haotian told Tang Yun she could not steal the Old God's Authority, but agreed to ask someone about it and went to find Ji Wubing.

Ch. 760This Era Is Too Chaotic!

Ling Haotian asked Fisherman Ji Wubing what he could see about Tang Yun, the Previous Epoch, and the current era. Ji Wubing revealed that Tang Yun would become a Taboo but that he could not see how, and he could not foresee the chaotic era or the new system; Ling Haotian decided to report the matter to The Empire.

  • Ling Haotian found Ji Wubing fishing and asked whether Tang Yun would succeed in stealing an Old God's Authority.
  • Ji Wubing said he had seen Tang Yun become a Taboo in the future, but he could not see how or whether she would succeed in her current attempt.
  • Ji Wubing confirmed that he had foreseen the Previous Epoch's ending but had been unable to change it.
  • Ji Wubing told Ling Haotian that the current era was too chaotic for him to see its final direction.
  • Ji Wubing said he could not see what the new system would be or who would create it.
  • Ling Haotian said he would report Ji Wubing's findings to The Empire, and Ji Wubing returned to fishing.

Ch. 761Who Was More Twisted Was Hard to Say

Su Ye realized The Empire had likely connected him to the Seed of Original Sin and expected him to create a new system, so he planned to prepare public Mystic Side troops while concealing his true forces. In the Fei Kingdom, now a lawless zone, a group of black-robed figures carved ominous array patterns as monsters and other outcasts watched.

  • Su Ye suspected The Empire had previously stolen Authority and had discovered his connection to the Seed of Original Sin.
  • Su Ye concluded The Empire was tolerating him because it expected him to create a new system, and he decided to act as though he knew nothing of its suspicions.
  • Su Ye planned to present Holy Spirit and more than one billion enhanced girls as his public Mystic Side troops while keeping his real troops and Taboos hidden.
  • Su Ye began considering how to create a new system within his territory.
  • In the ruined city of the lawless Fei Kingdom, black-robed figures carved array patterns while Demons, Warp creatures, and half-human, half-Zerg beings watched.

Ch. 762You're About to Take My Place

After struggling to organize his powers, Su Ye delayed the task with a banquet and planned to study the Number One Forbidden Zone. The next morning, the Old Man told him he would soon inherit his position overseeing Imperial Capital University, leaving Su Ye alarmed but curious about the rules governing the succession.

  • The Black Robes completed visible crimson lines in the city, which sank into the earth as part of their effort to bring back the Old Ones from past timelines.
  • Su Ye gave up trying to organize his powers for the day, held a banquet, and planned to visit the Number One Forbidden Zone for inspiration.
  • Su Ye completed his daily routine, returned to the Main World, and went to meet the Old Man at his office.
  • The Old Man told Su Ye that his grandmaster was preparing to pursue the path of Taboo and that Su Ye would eventually take the Old Man's place.
  • The Old Man explained that his lineage had overseen Imperial Capital University since its founding and that only one disciple per generation could remain there to inherit the position.
  • Su Ye asked whether he was the only person from his generation of the lineage still at the university.

Ch. 763Let the Secretary Handle the Work, and When There's No Work...!

Su Ye learned that The Empire had designated him to take over Old Man’s administrative role at Imperial Capital University because of Prison of Heaven, though he planned to delegate routine work to secretaries. He then visited Number One Forbidden Zone and read about how the lord system developed over hundreds of thousands of years before the first true lord appeared.

  • Old Man explained that Imperial Capital University’s leadership role would tie Su Ye down, and that The Empire had chosen him because he carried Prison of Heaven.
  • Su Ye asked whether he could avoid handling the administrative work, and Old Man agreed that he could find trustworthy assistants while keeping some matters for himself.
  • Su Ye postponed his training with Old Man and went to Number One Forbidden Zone to look through records.
  • Su Ye read a book explaining that early lords absorbed faith and evolved into gods before Barracks, the system, and Eternal Will developed.
  • Su Ye learned that the first true lord with a system panel and Eternal Will appeared hundreds of thousands of years after the incomplete lord system began.

Ch. 764From the Birth of a System to the Evolution of Rules

Su Ye pondered how the world’s rules and troop types had developed, then returned to his territory. Meanwhile, the Fisherman foresaw an ancient, Half-Step Genesis Old God threatening Imperial Capital University, and Ling Haotian left to prepare.

  • Su Ye considered spreading Seeds of Original Sin and seeking more Authorities to influence the Main World’s rules.
  • Su Ye asked Little Spirit to send him back to school, wondered why no Demigods had come to use the Cursed Holy Grail, and returned to his territory.
  • The Fisherman told Ling Haotian that an ancient Old God had descended upon Imperial Capital University and that scarlet surrounded the university in his vision of the destined future.
  • The Fisherman identified the Old God as an existence one step short of Genesis and said the threat might be connected to Tang Yun.
  • Ling Haotian set aside his fishing rod and vanished to make preparations, while the Fisherman worried that powerful beings were appearing unusually early in the era.

Ch. 765Have I Become a Saint?

Ji Wubing discovered that the Era War threatened to become an End Era and left to warn The Empire to prepare. Su Ye gathered goodness in a Bronze world, then resumed his summoning, where golden light surprised him.

  • Ji Wubing tried to glimpse the future, suffered a crack in his Origin from the backlash, and saw Fate converge on an End Era.
  • Ji Wubing left his small world to find someone from The Empire and urge renewed preparations for the Era War.
  • Su Ye returned to No. 36 Bronze World and absorbed its goodwill and Virtue, drawing closer to condensing Divinity.
  • Su Ye left the Bronze world and celebrated with Angels and Demons, while the Monument of Immortality recorded his revelry.
  • The next morning, Su Ye checked his BUFFs, collected ten million Gold Coins and a Substitute Death Puppet, then took Lilith to the Wicked Summoning Hall.
  • Su Ye began the day's summoning and watched golden light rise from the Altar, wondering whether the Devil's Contract was gone.

Ch. 766Unique Secret Treasure: Element Seed!

Su Ye bound the Element Seed, absorbed his territory’s accumulated elemental power, and returned to the Main World to begin learning his duties from Old Man. He reviewed classified reports about polluted Taboo beings in the Island Country and an Abyssal rift on the Warp front.

  • Su Ye bound the Element Seed and sensed the Tower of Elements’ accumulated power and daily Elemental Tide.
  • After absorbing elemental power for two hours, Su Ye stopped before condensing Divinity and returned to the Main World with Lilith.
  • Su Ye reported to Old Man, who began teaching him how to handle classified and routine documents.
  • Su Ye read that a Taboo being in the Island Country had become a source of Pollution, while another was still resisting.
  • Su Ye learned that an Abyssal rift had appeared on the Warp front and that factions other than the Mechanical Scourge could cooperate.

Ch. 767Suffering Is the Best Catalyst

Su Ye struggled through White Eagle’s administrative work while Ye Xiu and Barbatos fled pursuing Demons in the Abyss. In French Chicken, the Void’s conquest helped the Original Sin system take root, while Su Ye returned to his territory and began condensing Divinity.

  • Su Ye found White Eagle’s population and customs increasingly bizarre, then worked through resource allocation documents under Old Man’s supervision.
  • Ye Xiu confronted Barbatos about his false claim to be the Abyssal Overlord as Demons chased them over a stolen treasure.
  • The Empress of the Void faction watched over the Void-ruined French Chicken, where lords were cut off from their territories and survivors developed the Original Sin system to resist Void Creatures.
  • Su Ye finished his paperwork, complained to Old Man about the workload, and left after Old Man told him they would continue the next day.
  • Su Ye returned to his territory, resolved to endure the work until Old Man left, and began condensing Divinity as Lilith guarded him.

Ch. 768World Evolution!!

As the Main World’s rules changed, a rift brought Black Iron Grade Orcs to a remote camp in Stick Country, where Jin Minna’s death and hatred gave rise to a black-mist existence. The next morning, Su Ye returned to the Main World, sensed something like resentment in the air, and went to Old Man’s office to resume work.

  • Stick Country’s hidden crisis worsened as a rift opened near a group of people hiding in the mountains and Black Iron Grade Orcs attacked their camp.
  • The Half-Orcs killed the men and devoured the dead while Jin Minna was left alive, gravely injured and filled with hatred.
  • Jin Minna died, but her hatred gathered into black mist that formed another Jin Minna, who engulfed the camp and made the Half-Orcs vanish.
  • Su Ye woke after absorbing elemental power and condensing Elemental Divinity, checked his repeated BUFFs, and received gold, a Substitute Death Puppet, and a Devil's Contract from his daily mission.
  • Su Ye returned to the Main World, sensed an unfamiliar resentment in the air, and went to Old Man’s office to read the red documents.

Ch. 769The Empire Was Still Too Low-Key

Su Ye learned that changes in the Main World's rules had caused vengeful spirits to appear and were accelerating the expansion of empires' frontlines. The Empire was monitoring the changes and reinforcing its Starry Sky Frontline as Su Ye returned to processing documents.

  • Su Ye questioned Old Man about a report of newly formed vengeful spirits, and Old Man explained they were possible byproducts of changing world rules that The Empire was observing.
  • Su Ye read that the spirits were weak and being captured for research, though it was unknown whether they would persist into the next era.
  • Su Ye learned that the Starry Sky Frontline and other empires' frontlines were expanding, possibly because of changing rules or the actions of hostile factions.
  • Old Man described White Eagle's infiltration by Demons, Warp creatures, and Bugs, John Bull's desperate stand against the Undead Scourge, and Bear Country's continued resistance.
  • Old Man told Su Ye that The Empire had reinforced its Starry Sky Frontline and instructed him to focus on his own work, so Su Ye resumed processing documents.

Ch. 770Absorbing Experience!!

Old Man explained that Imperial Capital University was also an intelligence department of The Empire, and Su Ye hurried through his documents after sensing something unusual. Back in his territory, Su Ye found Huo Wenyue advancing in White Eagle and began absorbing the experience she had gained from the Seed of Original Sin.

  • Old Man told Su Ye that Imperial Capital University answered directly to The Empire and functioned as one of its intelligence departments.
  • Su Ye sensed something while processing documents, finished them quickly, and returned to his territory.
  • Su Ye used Faith Power to find Huo Wenyue in White Eagle, where Wrath was tempering her as she approached Diamond Rank.
  • Su Ye concluded that Huo Wenyue's power still came from the Seed of Original Sin, so her growth did not yet represent a truly independent system.
  • Su Ye began absorbing Huo Wenyue's growth experience to learn from her progress and help develop a safer system.

Ch. 771Upending Past and Present!!

Su Ye absorbed the experiences of people who had followed the Original Sin path while sparing their power. In the Fei Kingdom, the Church of the Old Days sacrificed the City of Sin to open a bridge through past and present, and a Scarlet figure began returning as the Main World’s Taboo entities watched.

  • Su Ye absorbed the experiences of Huo Wenyue and other Original Sin pathwalkers without reclaiming their power.
  • The Church of the Old Days activated Scarlet patterns across the City of Sin, trapping its inhabitants and driving them to slaughter one another as sacrifices.
  • Tang Yun told Meng Jingtian that the Scarlet Sacrifice meant an Old One was returning, and she identified the Church of the Old Days as the culprits.
  • The sacrifice twisted space and time, forming a blood-colored bridge from the past and triggering the Main World’s golden Inscriptions.
  • Ji Wubing and Ling Haotian sensed the upheaval as an ancient Scarlet figure stepped onto the bridge.

Ch. 772Is There Another Reversal?

Su Ye watched two ancient Old Ones fight over a path of return through time, as the black Old One hijacked Scarlet Old One’s bridge. Scarlet Old One struck back just as the black Old One neared the present, leaving him chained to the bridge.

  • Su Ye watched a livestream of Scarlet Old One reversing past and present, and Lilith said she could return from anywhere without such a method.
  • A black Old One appeared and attacked Scarlet Old One, corrupting the Scarlet bridge and turning it into a black path for his own return.
  • Scarlet Old One yielded the path, and the black Old One began crossing eras despite the immense cost and difficulty.
  • As the black Old One approached the present, Scarlet Old One reappeared and pierced him with a war spear.
  • Scarlet Old One’s chains spread across Space-Time and bound the black Old One to the black bridge.

Ch. 773The Empire Has Plenty of Strength and Means

Scarlet returned to the Main World as an ancient Old One, alarming Ji Wubing and Ling Haotian with his unfamiliar arts and overwhelming power. Su Ye later went to work at Imperial Capital University, where Old Man warned him that the school might face trouble because of Tang Yun.

  • Scarlet shattered the black bridge and returned from the past to the Main World as a flawless Old One.
  • Ji Wubing and Ling Haotian suspected Scarlet came from before the fractured timeline and wondered whether they could stop him if he came to Imperial Capital University.
  • Su Ye spent the night in his territory, completed his daily tasks, and returned to the Main World.
  • Su Ye noticed Imperial Capital University seemed unusually quiet and went to Old Man's office to handle more paperwork.
  • Old Man told Su Ye that Imperial Capital University might face trouble because of Tang Yun, and Su Ye feared she was connected to the Scarlet Old God.

Ch. 774The Auras of the Emperor and the Sovereign Had Completely Vanished!!

Su Ye sensed that the Scarlet Old One had something wrong with it, but Old Man reassured him that Imperial Capital University had safeguards. In the Fei Kingdom, the Scarlet Old One discovered that the auras of the Emperor and the Sovereign had vanished and that history beyond a temporal fault line was blank, then prepared to visit Imperial Capital University.

  • Su Ye told Old Man he felt something was wrong with the Scarlet Old One, and Old Man said Imperial Capital University had basic safeguards.
  • The Scarlet Old One wondered whether the Emperor and the Sovereign were dead, then examined The Empire’s history and found a blank beyond the temporal fault line.
  • The Scarlet Old One transformed the living beings across the Fei Kingdom into Scarlet Beasts, who bowed in worship.
  • The Scarlet Old One recalled witnessing the ancient Gu Family nation and the former Emperor and Sovereign, and decided to investigate the Dao Gu Clan and its records later.
  • The Scarlet Old One looked toward Imperial Capital University and rose from its throne to go there.

Ch. 775Looks Like You Know Nothing

Scarlet Old One descended on Imperial Capital University and discovered that the Emperors and Sovereigns had vanished, while their descendants still lived. He reclaimed Tang Yun’s Main God Level Origin and left her powerless.

  • Su Ye noticed scarlet light covering Imperial Capital University, and Old Man saw Scarlet Old One appear among Ling Haotian, three Half-Step Genesis Level beings, and seven Taboos.
  • Scarlet Old One said the Emperors and Sovereigns had vanished and questioned how their descendants could still exist; Ling Haotian and the others did not understand what he meant.
  • The Empire’s Luck Golden Dragon appeared and lent its power to Ling Haotian and the others, bringing the three Half-Step Genesis Level beings close to Genesis Level.
  • Scarlet Old One recognized that the Emperors and Sovereigns’ traces had been erased but suspected they had not died, and he judged the Lord System and its living beings weak.
  • Scarlet Old One faced Tang Yun, declared her unqualified to steal Authority, and extracted her Main God Level Origin, leaving her collapsed and powerless.
Arc 31 of 45
Arc 31 of 45