Chapter Summaries

The Eight Great Clans wiped out the Four Divine Beasts Clan after killing its leaders and warriors, despite Gaiselesen’s desperate attempt to take Reinass down with him. News of the clan’s destruction spread across the Divine Planes, while Utrede wondered when the mysterious person who stole the Sovereign Sparks and the Four Divine Beasts would appear.

• Bayer and Dunnington withdrew from the conflict, allowing the Eight Great Clans to attack the Four Divine Beasts Clan.
• Bolin killed Bru, and Gaiselesen killed Reinass after the Xuanwu and White Tiger Patriarchs sacrificed themselves to create an opening.
• Gaiselesen, Gaia, and the remaining leaders died in battle, and Barbary later killed Jia Wei and hunted down the surviving clansmen.
• The Four Divine Beasts Clan was wiped out, and news of its destruction spread through the Divine Planes.
• The Destruction Sovereign accepted the clan’s fall and wondered when the mysterious thief of the Sovereign Sparks and the Four Divine Beasts would appear.

Teresia realized he had misunderstood the identity of the person behind the spatial teleportation array, then searched the Material Planes and tracked down Huosi in the Yulan Plane. He confronted Huosi, believing he had obtained a Sovereign Spark, and asked what Huosi wanted.

• After learning that the Four Divine Beast Sovereigns had fallen, Teresia realized the mysterious Chief Sovereign might not recognize him and that he had hidden for no reason.
• Teresia guessed the mysterious person’s teleportation array might connect to the Interstellar Federation, so he searched Material Planes for it.
• In the Xitela Plane, Teresia found a Federation member and learned about Blue Star City and Huosi, though the man refused to betray the Federation because of his oath.
• Teresia identified Huosi as the lord of Blue Star City, an Earth Grand Perfection Highgod and Death Sovereign emissary from the Yulan Plane.
• Teresia appeared at the Federation Building in the Yulan Plane, introduced himself as the Wind Sovereign, and told Huosi he was lucky to have obtained the Chief Sovereign of Light’s Sovereign Spark.
• Huosi calmly asked Teresia what he wanted.

Huosi rejected Teresia’s attempt to extort a Sovereign Spark and killed Teresia’s Chief God clone with the Interstellar Warship’s Gamma Ray Burst. Teresia’s remaining clone was then ambushed by Bayer and transported to the Yulan Plane, where Huosi confronted him.

• Teresia threatened to expose Huosi to Augusta unless Huosi gave him a Sovereign Spark, but Huosi attacked instead.
• Huosi overpowered Teresia in close combat, then trapped him between himself and the Interstellar Warship.
• Beirut ordered the warship to fire a Gamma Ray Burst, destroying Teresia’s Chief God clone and leaving its Sovereign Spark to the Spatial Turbulence.
• Teresia’s clone in the Bailun Plane tried to alert the Wind Sovereign, but Bayer attacked him and activated a magic array.
• Teresia appeared on the teleportation array in the Yulan Plane, where Huosi explained that killing all his clones was better than making a deal.

Huosi learned from Teresia’s arrival that his location could be discovered, then obtained the Red Diamond Crystal through Beirut and completed the Overgod Mission. When the Supreme God of Life appeared, Hongmeng revealed himself instead and merged a mysterious orb of light into Huosi’s Sovereign Spark.

• Teresia begged Huosi for his life, but Leilin recognized him as the man who had destroyed the Federation branch on the Yulan Plane, and Huosi killed him.
• Decades later, Bludi used the Red Diamond Crystal to defeat bandits and rescue his wife, Widonika.
• Beirut tricked Bludi into revealing the Red Diamond Crystal, stole it, and brought it to Huosi on the Yulan Plane.
• Huosi considered his next wish after completing the Overgod Mission, weighing a Supreme Artifact against seeking Hongmeng’s advice.
• The Wutie Crown, Nine Spirit Orbs, and Red Diamond Crystal formed the Crown of Life, and Hongmeng appeared in the Supreme God of Life’s place.
• Hongmeng told Huosi he would be waiting for him and sent an orb of light into his Sovereign Spark, but Huosi could not determine what it did.

After completing the Overgod Mission, Huosi received a material-defense Supreme Artifact and created the Blue Star Plane, which became the Federation’s home. The Four Overgods then appeared and declared it the twelfth Divine Plane, leaving the Sovereigns across the planes astonished.

• Huosi asked the Supreme God of Life for a material-defense Supreme Artifact and received a green suit of armor.
• A hundred years later, Huosi created the Blue Star Plane and gained the strength of a Paragon Sovereign through its power.
• Huosi pulled Leilin, Pusiluo, Adkins, Beirut, and people from across the Federation’s Material Planes into the Blue Star Plane.
• Huosi named the Blue Star Plane the Federation’s home, and Adkins and the others helped organize its cities, residents, and army.
• Three years later, Huosi began the final step of his plan, causing teleportation arrays and planes throughout the world to change.
• The Four Overgods appeared together and declared the Blue Star Plane the twelfth Divine Plane, leaving the Sovereigns bewildered.

Huosi revealed how a mysterious space had led him to create the Blue Star Plane and admitted that he had created the spatial teleportation array using the Four Divine Beasts' Sovereign Sparks and Essence Blood. He stood his ground against Augusta as Oufu asked to obtain the array technology, while the Death Sovereign challenged Oufu's offer and warned against upsetting the balance among the Rule Sovereigns.

• Huosi greeted the Sovereigns as they arrived at the newly created Blue Star Plane, and the Death Sovereign recognized him as Thanatos's former Chief God's Envoy.
• Huosi explained that a mysterious space fused with his soul and instructed him to create the Blue Star Plane within ten trillion years or die.
• Huosi described the space's techniques and said he had come to believe it was created when heaven and earth were born.
• Augusta realized Huosi had invented the spatial teleportation array, and Huosi admitted he had taken the Four Divine Beasts' Sovereign Sparks and Essence Blood.
• Huosi challenged Augusta to try to reclaim the stolen items, while Oufu asked to obtain the array technology in exchange for a favor.
• The Death Sovereign questioned the value of Oufu's favor and warned that allowing Oufu and Utrede to acquire the technology could upset the balance among the Rule Sovereigns.

Huosi challenged Augusta to a witnessed duel over the Sovereign Spark and Four Divine Beasts Essence Blood, and revealed overwhelming strength after striking him across the Spatial Turbulence. Augusta chose not to expose his hidden power and charged Huosi with the Supreme God Sword of Fate.

• Augusta demanded that Huosi surrender the Sovereign Spark, essence blood, and magic array, but Huosi proposed a duel with the spoils at stake.
• Oufu, Utrede, and Augusta agreed to witness the fight, while Death Sovereign warned Huosi against challenging a Sovereign.
• Huosi entered the Spatial Turbulence and struck Augusta, sending him hundreds of millions of miles away.
• Huosi explained that the Blue Star Plane granted its creator a ten-thousandfold power boost, stunning the watching Sovereigns.
• Augusta considered revealing his true strength but held back to avoid exposing Oufu's plans, then attacked Huosi with the Supreme God Sword of Fate.
• Huosi summoned specially made gloves and prepared to meet Augusta's charge with his fists.

Huosi defeated Augusta in their battle, earning recognition as a Law Sovereign. The Sovereigns then divided up territory in the newly born Blue Star Plane, and the Death Sovereign reminded Huosi that he was still his emissary.

• Huosi overpowered Augusta, who held back his full strength after Oufu warned him not to reveal his power.
• Oufu, Utrede, and Vivia accepted Huosi as the victor and agreed that his strength qualified him as a Law Sovereign.
• Huosi offered the Sovereigns territory in the Blue Star Plane, keeping the Central Continent for himself while Utrede, Oufu, the Death Sovereign, and Vivia each claimed a portion.
• Oufu and the Destruction Sovereign invited Huosi to visit them before leaving.
• The Death Sovereign reminded Huosi that he was still his emissary and asked what he planned to do about it.

Huosi secured the Death Sovereign’s agreement to have Bayer help her once, while the Blue Star Plane’s arrival drew attention across the Divine Planes. Linley continued working toward becoming stronger despite the limits of his Dragonblood Warrior bloodline.

• The Death Sovereign reminded Huosi that Bayer had once stopped Dunnington, and Huosi agreed to have Bayer help her once.
• Raystine persuaded the Bauhinia Sovereign to let him visit the Blue Star Plane’s Central Continent, where Huosi lived, and learned that Huosi had become a Sovereign by stealing a Sovereign Spark from the Chief Sovereign of Light.
• The Federation headquarters gradually moved from the Yulan Plane to the Blue Star Plane, leaving the Yulan Plane quieter.
• Linley, now a ninth-level mage and a seventh-level warrior, kept studying his blood in his private laboratory as Doehring watched him with pride.

Linley’s mentor, Doehring, revealed a way to help him overcome the seventh-rank limit and pursue becoming a Dragonblood Warrior. He gave Linley a reagent designed to neutralize the dangerous effects of Saint Realm dragon blood, leaving Linley hopeful about trying the method.

• Doehring asked Linley to stop researching alone and offered him a new approach to activating his Dragonblood Warrior bloodline.
• Linley explained that he was determined to become a Dragonblood Warrior because of his family and his mother, and Doehring promised to support him.
• Doehring explained that Linley’s low concentration of a special bloodline factor restricted his battle-qi training, while Saint Realm dragon blood could increase it.
• Doehring warned that injecting dragon blood directly could kill Linley because of its potency.
• Doehring revealed a Blue Heart Grass reagent that could neutralize dragon blood’s effects, and Linley reacted with excitement.

Linley underwent the Dragonblood transformation using Spine-backed Iron Armored Dragon blood and broke through to Saint Realm. The process also revealed Beibei’s identity and brought his own long-awaited breakthrough as a Saint Magus.

• Linley chose the Spine-backed Iron Armored Dragon blood, and Doehring began the painful transformation.
• Beibei suddenly spoke, flew, and revealed that he was a God-Eater Rat descended from Lord Beirut, astonishing Doehring.
• Linley completed his transformation and discovered that he had reached Saint Realm as a warrior.
• After ending his Dragonblood transformation, Linley continued floating and realized he had also become a Saint Magus.
• Doehring wondered whether Linley had overcome the mental obstacle that had held back his breakthrough.

Linley returned home after becoming a Dragonblood Warrior and reunited with Linna and Wharton, revealing his new form and Beibei’s ability to speak. That night, Linna secretly took out a document about the undead and wondered whether she could still bring Hogg back to life.

• Doehring realized Linley had overcome the emotional obstacle that had stalled his cultivation, and Linley thanked him for his help.
• Linley returned to the Baruch family home, where Wharton struggled to understand the meaning of “Heavy as Light.”
• Linley revealed his Dragonblood Warrior form to Wharton and Linna, and Beibei surprised Wharton by speaking.
• Linna teased Wharton about Nina and asked Linley when he would marry Delia, while Linley said he would wait until Wharton married.
• After the family shared an evening together, Linna retrieved a document titled [Principles of Undead Entering the Underworld] and wondered whether Hogg could still be brought back to life.

Linna considered traveling to the Underworld to restore Hogg’s memories, and Linley learned of her plan. Nisi told Linley that Hoss might be able to influence a Sovereign, leaving him with a possible path to help his mother.

• Linna discovered that restoring Hogg as an undead would require an Underworld Sovereign’s personal intervention, but decided to wait until her children married before attempting it.
• Beibei found Linna’s documents and told Linley that their mother planned to seek Hogg’s restoration.
• Linley refused Beibei’s suggestion to ask Lord Beirut for help, believing even he could not change a Sovereign’s mind.
• Nisi arrived and offered to point Linley toward someone who could help.
• Nisi told Linley and Beibei that Lord Hoss could influence a Sovereign and recounted how his power and standing had grown.

Linley learned that Lord Huosi’s standing as a Paragon High-God might help him seek a Chief Sovereign’s aid to save Hogg. He resolved to pursue a place in Huosi’s Laboratory and confronted Linna about her plan to enter the Underworld, but she remained determined to find his father.

• Nisi explained that Paragon High-Gods fused profound mysteries and that Chief Sovereigns respected them, so Linley wondered if Lord Huosi could help save Hogg.
• Nisi told Linley that earning a place in Lord Huosi’s Laboratory was the best way to seek his help, though admission was extremely difficult.
• After learning more about the Laboratory’s strict requirements, Linley decided to tell Linna that he knew about her plan to go to the Underworld.
• Linna admitted that she could not give up on Hogg, despite the dangers and the possibility that he was already dead.

Linley learned that Beirut would help him seek Lord Huosi’s approval so he could save his father, while Linley and Beibei began preparing for the Federation’s tournament. The chapter ended with Beirut explaining the history of the Four Divine Beasts Clan as Linley approached its Dragon Transformation Pool.

• Linley told Linna that Lord Huosi might be easier to ask for help than a Chief Sovereign of the Underworld, and Beirut arrived after hearing about Linley from Nisi.
• Beirut said he would recommend Linley to Lord Huosi at the Federation’s tournament in twenty years and ordered Beibei to train until he became a god.
• Beirut took Linley and Beibei to train, and Linley promised Linna that he would return and save his father.
• Two days later, Beibei asked about the Dragon Transformation Pool, and Beirut explained that the Four Divine Beasts Clan had once been powerful before Lord Huosi defeated them.

Beirut told Linley and Beibei about the Four Divine Beasts Clan, its destruction, and Lord Huosi’s past clash with its leaders. Linley began the Dragon Transformation Pool baptism, while Beibei vowed to cultivate until he became a god.

• Beirut explained that the Four Divine Beasts Clan had once been the Divine Plane’s most powerful clan, led by four Chief Sovereigns whose descendants could awaken Innate Divine Abilities.
• Linley entered the Dragon Transformation Pool to complete his baptism, and Beirut guessed that Linley’s grandfather, Baruch, had belonged to the clan.
• Beirut told Beibei that the clan had been destroyed after its Chief Sovereigns fell and its enemies relentlessly hunted it down.
• Beirut recounted how Lord Huosi killed more than ten clan leaders and elders, then used the Death Sovereign’s authority to make the Four Divine Beast Sovereigns back down.
• Beirut urged Beibei to become a god so he could help Linley earn Lord Huosi’s approval, and Beibei promised to keep cultivating.

Linley advanced through several divine breakthroughs while training under Beirut, and Leilin visited to guide him in the Earth Element. With Linley and Beibei both now gods, Leilin and Beirut discussed preparing Linley for the competition and whether the Lord would choose him.

• Linley became a Water Element God, and Beirut congratulated him before ordering him and Beibei to train seriously.
• Ten years later, Linley became a Wind Element Lowgod, while Beirut praised his talent and Beibei accepted that he was progressing more slowly.
• Five years later, Beibei became a Dark Element Lowgod as Linley also broke through, and Beirut discovered that Leilin had been guiding Linley in the Earth Element.
• Beibei greeted Leilin, who teased him about his straw hat, and Beirut realized Beibei might have feelings for Nisi.
• Leilin asked whether Linley and Beibei were ready for the competition, and Beirut wondered whether the Lord would choose Linley.

Huosi was stunned to learn that Beirut and Leilin had recommended Linley Baruch and Beibei for the talent selection competition. After investigating Linley's strange origins and seemingly guided life, Huosi wondered whether Linley's fate was ordained beyond Hongmeng Space.

• Adkins told Huosi that Beirut and Leilin had recommended Beibei and Linley Baruch for the talent selection competition.
• Huosi reacted with shock to their names and immediately left to investigate Linley.
• Huosi studied Linley's origins, Beibei's creation and recovery, and the events that had repeatedly pushed Linley toward power.
• Huosi questioned how Linley's fate could seem ordained when Hongmeng had described it as unpredictable.
• Huosi considered that Linley's fate might lie beyond Hongmeng Space, where he was destined to become its Controller.

Huosi met Linley and offered to revive one person Linley wished to bring back for every Golden Badge he earned in the Plane War. After Linley accepted, Huosi left for the Underworld, pondering Linley's father, Baruch.

• Beirut and Leilin encouraged Linley to impress Huosi, who appeared before them and praised Linley's grit and potential.
• Huosi asked what Linley could offer in return for his help, and Linley pledged to do whatever Huosi asked.
• Huosi tasked Linley with fighting for the Underworld in the Plane War, promising to revive one person for each Golden Badge Linley earned.
• Linley accepted immediately, while Beirut and Leilin worried that he was only a Lowgod.
• Huosi said Linley might surpass Beirut and Leilin, then traveled from the Undead Sacred Mountain through a teleportation array to the Underworld.

Linley agreed to pursue Huosi’s request and learned he had three thousand years to become strong enough for a Plane War. He left with Delia and Beibei for the Blue Star Plane, while Huosi went to ask the Death Sovereign to revive several spirits.

• Beirut explained that only Seven-Star Fiends, generally Highgods who had fused four Profound Mysteries, could participate in the Plane War beginning in three thousand years.
• Beirut and Leilin advised Linley to travel to the Blue Star Plane to grow stronger, and Linley went home to discuss the journey with his family.
• Linley and Delia shared a quiet farewell, and a month later Linley, Delia, and Beibei left for the Blue Star Plane with Beirut and Leilin’s instructions.
• Raystine and Leihong explored a strange mountain range as a natural stone glowed and Linley’s group arrived on the Blue Star Plane.
• Huosi visited the Death Sovereign on Netherworld Mountain and asked her to revive several spirits, prompting her to laugh.