Recaps

Old Man explained to Su Ye that loud dissent within the Empire had become a destabilizing force and reflected a growing struggle among its own factions. He told Su Ye to stay neutral and accept anything sent to him while denying knowledge of the dispute, leaving Su Ye aware that someone might soon approach him.

• Old Man told Su Ye that the Empire was waiting for a final purge rather than acting against online agitators immediately.
• Su Ye learned that the agitators saw their actions as an internal dispute among people of their own level, not as help for outside forces.
• Old Man explained that foreign alliances had brought benefits so far, making it difficult to declare the factions' actions wrong.
• Old Man advised Su Ye to stay out of the dispute and accept whatever was sent to him while claiming to know nothing.
• Su Ye agreed that his lineage was loyal to the Empire and its people, not to any particular person or faction.

Su Ye reflected on the Empire’s internal disagreements, while the Seven Divine Pillars approved the evaluation and gradual promotion of his new cultivation system. The Empire began simplifying the system, and Su Ye remained in his Territory, unaware of how quickly its rollout had started.

• Su Ye considered Old Man’s warning that both sides in the Empire’s dispute might be acting for the Empire’s good, then began Great Dream Samsara.
• The Second and Fifth Divine Pillars reported that Su Ye’s new system had reached godhood, and the First Divine Pillar ordered it simplified and added to the Empire Epoch System Compendium.
• The First Divine Pillar approved promoting original and simplified versions of the system within the Expeditionary Army.
• The Seven Divine Pillars agreed that both sides at the Twenty-Four Heavens’ meeting had valid points, and the First Divine Pillar let them continue arguing while the Pillars reserved the final decision.
• Su Ye returned to his Territory and continued his cultivation, thinking this epoch was not his home ground and that he needed to keep a low profile.
• An Eternal Level powerhouse began simplifying Su Ye’s new system, using it to cross-reference and verify their own Dao and methods.

Su Ye detected a spreading scent of calamity over Europe and investigated Empire intelligence reports about new cultivation systems and internal disputes. The Empire was promoting a simplified version of Su Ye’s origin system, while debate over alliances and halting the war continued.

• Su Ye completed his daily tasks and noted that his heroes were training in the Abyss to prepare for godhood.
• Su Ye sensed calamity and war spreading over Europe and saw that its sky had turned dark red.
• Su Ye read an Empire report describing several cultivation systems, including his unfinished origin system and its simplified version.
• Su Ye read that Empire factions were arguing over alliances and whether to halt the war, and he doubted the war could be stopped.

Su Ye read reports about the Empire’s growing militarism and Hans Cat’s rise with the Nether Abyss Clan, then began Great Dream Samsara. Meanwhile, an Ancestor-level being entered a forbidden zone in the Primordial Divine Saint Clan’s Ancestral Land, prompting the clan to summon its Ancestors.

• Su Ye worried that the Empire’s war-driven growth made calls to stop the fighting dangerous and likely to provoke its military factions.
• Su Ye learned that Hans Cat had begun a team fight alongside a half-step Genesis Level madman who possessed a Destiny and the Pot of Desire.
• Su Ye identified Hans Cat’s partner as the rare Nether Abyss Clan and wondered whether they resembled a race in his memories.
• Su Ye decided his Hero Units had to remain hidden from the Primordial Divine Saint Clan and began Great Dream Samsara.
• An Ancestor-level being entered a forbidden zone in the Primordial Divine Saint Clan’s Ancestral Land, and an Eternal Level Primordial Divine Ancestor ordered that the Ancestors be summoned.

Hui Yi entered the Primordial Divine Saint Clan’s forbidden zone and found Cang Yu, an Emperor from the Primordial Era who had been imprisoned there since vanishing in an ancient war. Cang Yu offered to tell Hui Yi what happened if he was freed, then revealed that he possessed the Great Dao Altar.

• The Primordial Divine Saint Clan’s Eternal Level beings argued that Hui Yi should not be stopped yet, though they believed he deserved to die for approaching their forbidden zone.
• Hui Yi entered the scarlet, desolate forbidden zone and found Cang Yu, a nearly skeletal prisoner bound to a blood-colored altar.
• Hui Yi recognized Cang Yu as an Emperor who had disappeared during the final war between Emperors in the Primordial Era.
• Cang Yu offered to explain what happened in that war if Hui Yi freed him, but Hui Yi refused to risk provoking the Primordial Divine Saint Clan.
• Cang Yu asked whether Hui Yi wanted the supreme treasure, and Hui Yi recognized the altar as the Great Dao Altar.

Cang Yu explained to Hui Yi that the blood-stained supreme treasure had caused the last war of Emperors and revealed why the Primordial Myriad Races had united against the Primordial Divine Saint Clan. He left Hui Yi with the revelation that the clan could follow and even forge the paths of the Myriad Clans.

• Cang Yu told Hui Yi that the Primordial Divine Saint Clan had left the supreme treasure behind because it feared the blood-stained weapon and had little use for it.
• Hui Yi asked Cang Yu to recount the last war of Emperors, and Cang Yu said the supreme treasure had triggered a battle that killed fifteen Emperors and Sovereigns.
• Cang Yu revealed that Chi You returned during the battle and killed two Ancestors of the Primordial Divine Saint Clan.
• Cang Yu explained that the Primordial Myriad Races had turned against the Primordial Divine Saint Clan because its people grew quickly and could follow the paths of other races, even forging new ones.
• Cang Yu admitted that he had belonged to that clan and said the Primordial Divine Saint Clan had switched sides, while its Saint Ancestor was buried holding back those who sought to return.

Cang Yu explained to Hui Yi how the human race’s ability to learn every Dao made it a target of the Primordial Myriad Races, and how Chi You’s sacrifice disrupted the Primordial Divine Saint Clan’s plan to erase the Primordial Era. He revealed that the ancient races and Emperors had been buried but not destroyed, leaving the Emperors as a check on the Primordial Divine Saint Clan.

• Cang Yu told Hui Yi that the human race’s ability to master other races’ Dao and arts had made the Primordial Myriad Races fear and oppose them.
• Cang Yu recounted how Pangu and Nuwa helped the human race rise, followed by the Three Ancestors of the Human Race and the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors.
• Cang Yu explained that Chi You returned to the final battle and died after killing Dao Wu and Gu Heng, disrupting the Primordial Divine Saint Clan’s plan.
• Cang Yu revealed that Fuxi had uncovered the plan to use Dao Wu and Gu Heng’s blood to bring the Primordial Divine Saint Clan’s Emperors back from the Primordial Era.
• Cang Yu told Hui Yi that the Primordial Myriad Races and their Emperors had been buried but survived, and that the Emperors still helped restrain the Primordial Divine Saint Clan.

Cang Yu told Hui Yi that a chaotic war across the heavens would bring back the Emperors and lead to a reckoning with the Primordial Divine Saint Clan. He tempted Hui Yi with the Spear of Destiny, and Hui Yi agreed to give him a wisp of origin in exchange for its location.

• Cang Yu argued that the Primordial Divine Saint Clan had shaped the present order and that opportunities to reach the Saint Ancestor level would emerge in the coming epoch.
• Cang Yu said a chaotic war across the heavens was destined to return all the Emperors and bring a reckoning against the Primordial Divine Saint Clan.
• Cang Yu told Hui Yi that someone else would free him, then offered to reveal the location of a supreme treasure in exchange for Hui Yi's origin.
• Cang Yu revealed that the Spear of Destiny was in the desolate Cangming Ancient Realm, where its living beings had died.
• Hui Yi agreed and sent a stream of origin power into Cang Yu, restoring his body and hair.

Hui Yi learned that the Spear of Destiny was in the Cangming Ancient Realm and knowingly set out for the trap because he needed it to advance. Back in his territory, Su Ye learned that Xi Yue had completed a device to block Abyssal Erosion, though it had only been tested in one Abyss.

• Cang Yu confirmed that the Cangming Ancient Realm still existed, and Hui Yi suspected he was being lured into triggering a taboo with the Spear of Destiny.
• Hui Yi rejected Cang Yu’s accusation that he acted out of fear, declared that he had never lost, and left the land of certain death.
• Cang Yu remained calm and believed Hui Yi would return, while reflecting that the war across the heavens differed from the Primordial Era.
• Hui Yi left the Primordial Divine Saint Clan’s Ancestral Land and headed for the Cangming Ancient Realm, knowing it was a trap but needing the Spear of Destiny.
• Su Ye returned to his territory and discussed the completed Abyssal Erosion blocker with Xi Yue, who said it could protect Gray Currency bearers in their current Abyss but had not been tested in deeper planes.

Su Ye learned that Lilith and the other Hero Units were training hard, then witnessed his territory’s Luck Cocoon hatch into a humanoid Luck Beast named Xian’er. After leaving Xian’er in charge of the territory, he returned to the Main World and reviewed reports of the expanding Chaos Calamity, including White Eagle’s call for global unity and Hans Cat and the Nether Abyss Clan’s advance through Europe.

• Xi Yue told Su Ye that Lilith and the other Hero Units were improving their strength, with Lilith progressing toward an even higher level.
• After spending the night in the territory, Su Ye watched the Luck Cocoon hatch and met the humanoid Luck Beast.
• Su Ye named the Luck Beast Xian’er, learned she was a Lower Heavenly God, and entrusted her with managing the territory.
• Su Ye returned to the Main World, sensed the Chaos Calamity spreading toward Bear Country, and went to his office to read reports.
• Su Ye read that White Eagle had called for global unity and that Hans Cat and the Nether Abyss Clan were overwhelming Europe, with French Chicken struggling to hold them back.

Su Ye learned that The Empire had prepared resources and backup plans to help the major empires produce Genesis Levels, and Bear Country had just created one. Old Man revealed that the Empire had anticipated this and began hinting at a further reason for its preparations.

• Su Ye read reports that the surviving major empires were forming alliances, while the European leader under the Pot of Desire fought French Chicken instead of cooperating.
• A powerful aura spread across the Main World, and Su Ye sensed that a Genesis Level had emerged in Bear Country.
• Su Ye asked Old Man how Bear Country had advanced so quickly, and Old Man explained that its Taboo had a strong foundation, Little Destiny, and access to time and Dao treasures.
• Old Man told Su Ye that The Empire had supplied some of Bear Country’s treasures, monitored its breakthrough, and provided the location where its Genesis Level was born.
• Old Man said White Eagle’s Genesis Level would likely emerge soon, then confirmed The Empire had made preparations before allowing the empires to produce Genesis Levels.
• Su Ye asked whether The Empire had foreseen the current situation, and Old Man replied that it had, before raising another question.

Old Man explained that the Empire had secretly eliminated Genesis Level geniuses abroad in earlier Epochs, but now allowed them to emerge as the Main World faced mounting threats. He warned Su Ye that Bear Country was preparing to seize nearby resources and might seek to revive the Red Bear era, leaving Su Ye to consider that it could succeed.

• Old Man told Su Ye that the Empire had guided foreign Genesis Level geniuses to their deaths in past Epochs to preserve the Main World's balance.
• Old Man explained that the Empire now allowed foreign Genesis Level beings to emerge so they could draw the attention of descending races while the Empire prepared for war.
• Old Man listed threats surrounding the Empire, including the Shadowmoon Clan, the Immortal Spirit Clan, the Ancient God Clan, and White Elephant's alliance with a being in the Warp.
• Old Man told Su Ye that Bear Country planned to move against Europe and the country between itself and the Empire to seize resources.
• Su Ye doubted Bear Country could restore the Red Bear era until Old Man pointed out that Hans Cat had managed something similar and Bear Country now had a Genesis Level being.

Old Man explained to Su Ye that the Main World had entered an era of survival and plunder, while the Empire remained strong enough to deter its enemies. The Shadowmoon Clan attacked the Island Country to seize its Luck, and Su Ye watched as its destruction seemed imminent.

• Old Man warned Su Ye that the Main World had descended into disorder, and said the Empire was stronger than all the Main World's races combined.
• Xiu Yi sensed a Genesis Level being spying on the Island Country and worried that a great danger was approaching.
• A Genesis Level powerhouse of the Shadowmoon Clan appeared above the Island Country and raised the Black Moon Barrier around it.
• Su Ye and Old Man watched a livestream of the attack and discussed why the Shadowmoon Clan was targeting the Island Country.
• Old Man told Su Ye that the Shadowmoon Clan sought to plunder the Island Country's Luck, which could help a race produce more geniuses and powerhouses.

A Shadowmoon Clan Genesis Level being invaded the Island Country and let Xiu Yi devour its Taboos and Outer Gods, while also helping him suppress them. Elsewhere, Hui Yi discovered a hidden world within the dead Cangming Ancient Realm that held the realm’s World Origin.

• The Shadowmoon Clan's Genesis Level being appeared in the Island Country to destroy it and plunder its providence.
• Xiu Yi attacked the Island Country's Taboos and Outer Gods, saying their sacrifice was necessary for the Island Country to endure.
• The Shadowmoon Clan's Genesis Level being helped suppress Xiu Yi's victims and watched to see how far Xiu Yi could advance.
• Su Ye asked the Old Man why the Shadowmoon Clan's Genesis Level being was helping Xiu Yi, and the Old Man said he might want to refine Xiu Yi as medicine or recruit him.
• Hui Yi searched the Cangming Ancient Realm, found a concealed space, and revealed a small world containing the realm's World Origin.

Hui Yi entered a hidden world within the Cangming Ancient Realm in search of the Spear of Destiny, despite sensing that many Emperors’ Dao traces made it dangerous. After the world revealed the ancient battle that had left the spear there, he was overwhelmed by his desire to claim it as the traces revived against him.

• Hui Yi discovered that multiple Emperors had left Dao traces in a hidden world and hesitated to investigate its past.
• Drawn by the Spear of Destiny, Hui Yi entered the world and found that its laws blocked his divine sense and were beginning to revive.
• The revived traces showed Hui Yi that Emperors had fought there over the Spear of Destiny, which had fallen into a divine mountain.
• Hui Yi suppressed the Dao traces with his Great Dao Light and headed toward the mountain, where he sensed the Spear of Destiny.
• The world’s Dao traces attacked Hui Yi, but his fixation on the spear kept him from recognizing the danger.

Hui Yi broke the seals around the Spear of Destiny, but its awakening drew the dormant Emperors and Sovereigns of the Heavens and Myriad Worlds to the Cangming Ancient Realm. As fifty Emperors gathered, a Sovereign ordered Hui Yi to abandon the weapon and bury the world, leaving him unwilling to give up.

• Hui Yi shattered the divine mountain and began breaking the Dao Patterns that suppressed the Spear of Destiny.
• The Spear of Destiny unleashed a pillar of golden light, awakening ancient beings and alerting dormant Emperors across the Heavens and Myriad Worlds.
• The Emperors realized Hui Yi might use the Spear of Destiny to reach the Saint Ancestor level, so they gathered to prevent that possibility.
• Hui Yi sensed that fate had schemed against him as Emperors and Sovereigns appeared in the origin world of the Cangming Ancient Realm.
• Fifty Emperors gathered, and a Sovereign told Hui Yi to leave and bury the world, but Hui Yi was unwilling to abandon the Spear of Destiny.

Hui Yi fought the Thirty-One Emperors and reached for the Spear of Destiny, awakening golden Dao Patterns that revealed a trap laid by Fate. Fate appeared and confronted the Thirty-Two Emperors, revealing that Hui Yi’s erasure of the other Emperors’ Dao Patterns had helped the trap.

• Hui Yi challenged the Thirty-One Emperors, who attacked and blasted Hui Yi’s body apart.
• Hui Yi reformed and crossed space-time to reach for the Spear of Destiny.
• Golden Dao Patterns spread through the small world, and Hui Yi realized something was wrong.
• An Emperor tried to escape, but the small world’s space-time sealed itself as a Golden Being emerged from the Spear of Destiny.
• Fate taunted the Thirty-Two Emperors and said Hui Yi’s erasure of the other Emperors’ Dao Patterns had made the trap easier to set.

Hui Yi discovered that Xing Tian’s Immortal Body had been suppressed in the small world, while his Indestructible Soul remained in the Primordial Era. The Golden Being revealed that its scheme was meant to trap and bury the heavens’ Emperors, and the small world collapsed into a cage around them.

• Hui Yi realized the Emperors’ Dao Marks were suppressing Xing Tian’s Immortal Body, and an Emperor identified the axe-and-shield-wielding figure as Xing Tian.
• Hui Yi deduced that Xing Tian’s body and soul had been separated across ages and accused the Golden Being of freeing the body by plotting against the Primordial Divine Saint Clan’s Ancestors.
• The Golden Being summoned the Spear of Destiny, and the Emperors realized its true goal was to bury them all.
• The thirty-two Emperors and Sovereigns attacked the Golden Being, but Xing Tian’s Immortal Body endured their power and emerged unmoved.
• The Golden Being spread Dao Patterns across the small world and Cangming Ancient Realm, sealing the Emperors inside a shrinking cage.

The Golden Being explained that he had trapped the Thirty-Two Emperors to end their control over the Heavens, but the Emperors suspected his motives and discovered that his true goal was to protect the birth of a new Ancestor. The chapter ended with them realizing that this was the first new Ancestor born since the Primordial Era.

• The Golden Being told the Thirty-Two Emperors that their continued rule kept the Heavens from developing and that he intended to end their era.
• An Emperor accused the Golden Being of hypocrisy, and another suggested that someone in his clan was about to become an Ancestor.
• The Golden Being admitted that he had made his cause sound righteous for appearances and sensed a new Ancestor being born in the Main World.
• The Emperors recognized the newborn’s aura of annihilation and connected the Golden Being’s plans at the Godfall Sea to the birth.
• The Thirty-Two Emperors realized the Golden Being had trapped them to ensure the first new Ancestor since the Primordial Era could emerge.

Emperor One emerged in the Main World and began ascending toward Ancestor-level after merging two lives and paths. His breakthrough awakened the half-crippled White Bone King, an Emperor from the Primordial Era, who attacked him as the chapter ended.

• Hui Yi realized that the events surrounding the Spear of Destiny had been a scheme to bring a new Emperor into existence.
• Emperor One appeared above the Empire, and his rising power caused countless Great Daos to manifest across the Main World.
• Xian Yu watched Emperor One’s ascent and resolved to make up for the distance between them.
• Emperor One merged his two Eternal-level paths and began pushing open the door to Ancestor-level, becoming the first Emperor of the Heavens since the Primordial Era.
• The White Bone King awakened from an ancient world of bones, and Hui Yi recognized him as an Emperor who had fallen in the Primordial Era.
• The White Bone King unleashed deathly silence at Emperor One, who answered with lights of immortality and Divine Runes.