Chapter Summaries

Hen Ren explored Demon Mountain and found a lone Universe Level Phantom Beast, while Luo Feng learned of the Beast God Statue from Raiden Shogun. Raiden Shogun continued toward the Ancient God Ruins as Long Kui realized a simulated Gold Beast God could not provide the insight she needed.

• Ikaros detected a lone Universe Level Phantom Beast, and Hen Ren found and devoured an Ice Bear Phantom Beast.
• Xu Ai told Luo Feng that she, Raiden Shogun, and Hen Ren had begun their cultivation missions.
• Luo Feng learned from Raiden Shogun that the Beast God Statue was a valuable treasure in the Xueluo World.
• Raiden Shogun considered how Luo Feng might use the Gold Beast God to understand the Beast God Path.
• Long Kui created a Gold Beast God in the Trial Space, then realized the simulation lacked the aura needed to reveal the Fusion Law.

Hen Ren concluded that the Phantom Beasts might be manifestations of Demon Mountain rather than true lifeforms, then continued searching Ice Mountain for the Ice Divine General’s inheritance. She followed Ikaros’s warnings into increasingly dangerous passages, but her latest search ended with dozens of Phantom Beasts chasing her.

• Hen Ren speculated that Demon Mountain was a treasure that created the Phantom Beasts and might itself be the mission’s greatest opportunity.
• Hen Ren confronted five Domain Lords who rushed toward her for her Red Token and killed them with one sword strike.
• Hen Ren considered how to advance the Zhe Secret so it could restore her energy at the Immortal level.
• Hen Ren ventured deeper into Ice Mountain, where the cold began to inflict real damage on her soul, and followed Ikaros toward a gathering of Phantom Beasts.
• After searching another wrong passage, Hen Ren leaped away from dozens of World Lord-level Phantom Beasts pursuing her.

After ten years searching Demon Mountain, Hen Ren discovered the Ice Inheritance and entered its abyssal ice pool, where she had to master each inheritance segment before descending farther. She began cultivating the Ice Divine General’s body-amplitude technique as the freezing abyss grew colder.

• Hen Ren braved the Demon Sound and extreme cold to reach a hidden passage, then entered its spiral tunnel and passed the test that sealed the way behind her.
• Hen Ren found the Ice Inheritance chamber and learned that completing the inheritance would make her the unique Ice Divine General and collapse the inheritance ground.
• Hen Ren entered the abyssal ice pool, where a message instructed her to master each inheritance segment before descending another hundred meters.
• Hen Ren used her Genetic Origin Energy and Spirit Force to control her descent and mastered the first three body-amplitude levels, then continued into the colder depths.

After completing her goals in Xueluo World, Raiden Shogun accepted a desperate-level mission to escape Purgatory Abyss, a vast realm inhabited by the hostile Prison Race and deadly Prison Beasts. Three months later, she arrived at its black-hole-like entrance, where an Immortal escort explained the realm’s immense scale.

• Raiden Shogun stored Lord of Tian Shi’s Gold Beast God Statue and left Xueluo World with Xueluo Crystals and other materials.
• Raiden Shogun asked Lord of Tian Shi to arrange a spaceship to Purgatory Abyss, and he agreed despite its ninety-nine percent mortality rate.
• Raiden Shogun accepted the Purgatory Abyss mission and learned that its only known exits were three scattered white holes.
• Raiden Shogun wondered whether the exits were guarded by Prison Race Immortals and decided she could risk dying because she had prepared essence blood for revival.
• Three months later, Raiden Shogun reached the Purgatory Abyss entrance, where her Immortal escort described its black-hole-like form and roughly hundred-light-year diameter.

Raiden Shogun arrived at Purgatory Abyss after meeting her senior brother, Golden Axe Venerable, who warned her of its deadly risks and gave her a rescue token. She entered the abyss and found its chaotic energies did not impair her, though her spacecraft offered no protection from them.

• Raiden Shogun arrived at the floating city and met Golden Axe Venerable, her ninth senior brother.
• Golden Axe Venerable warned Raiden Shogun that Purgatory Abyss had a 99% mortality rate, mentioned its many treasures, and gave her a token to summon him for rescue.
• Golden Axe Venerable sent an Immortal to escort Raiden Shogun to the barrier around Purgatory Abyss.
• Raiden Shogun crossed into the abyss and found that its chaotic energies eroded other beings but did not affect her recovery or will.
• Raiden Shogun entered her spacecraft, but the chaotic energy still affected it.

Raiden Shogun explored the Purgatory Abyss, found a squad of Prison Race members, and used Mimicry to disguise herself as one of them. After following the squad back to their territory, she learned they had attacked a Human Race stronghold and searched the ruins for a way to locate it.

• Raiden Shogun collected a Demon Fiend Crystal while traveling through the Purgatory Abyss for more than three months.
• Raiden Shogun detected a Prison Race squad of one World Lord and five Domain Lords, then transformed her soul and appearance to resemble their race.
• Raiden Shogun followed the squad and learned that the six survivors had escaped after their legion attacked a Human Race stronghold.
• Raiden Shogun reached the Prison Race territory and watched its inhabitants break into a brawl.
• Raiden Shogun avoided the fight and headed elsewhere through the ruins to seek information about the Human Race stronghold.

Raiden Shogun struggled to get directions from the combative Prison Race before learning where a Human Race base was and traveling there. At the base, a four-armed Immortal explained that she would need to complete tasks at three bases before receiving help to escape Purgatory Abyss.

• Raiden Shogun killed a Prison Race member who attacked her after she mistook him for a woman, then left after fighting off others.
• After several more days, Raiden Shogun learned the location of a Human Race base from a Prison Race member who assumed she planned to attack it.
• Raiden Shogun left the Prison Race territory, reconnected to the Virtual Universe, and traveled for half a month to the base coordinates.
• A four-armed Human Race Immortal escorted Raiden Shogun into the planetary fortress and explained the dangers of Purgatory Abyss and the base's task system.
• The Immortal told Raiden Shogun that she had to complete tasks at two additional bases to obtain coordinates to the white holes, where the Human Race would help remove powerful obstacles to her escape.

Raiden Shogun traveled to the World of Universe to stop an impending Prison Race invasion and collect samples from the unusual realm. When the invasion began, she killed three World Lord-level Prison Race members as the allied forces struggled against the Immortal invaders.

• Four-Armed Immortal explained that Raiden Shogun had to kill at least three World Lord-level Prison Race members during their attack on the World of Universe.
• Raiden Shogun reached the World of Universe, suspected it was a Special Lifeform, and gathered sand and other local resources for analysis.
• The Human Cultivator Alliance and Monster Race Alliance agreed to unite against the approaching Prison Race invaders.
• Raiden Shogun arrived at the alliance's gathering point, where Cthulhu and other Prison Race creatures broke through the World of Universe's barrier and were suppressed by its rules.
• The allied forces fought back as Cthulhu killed powerful defenders, while Raiden Shogun slew three World Lord-level Prison Race members and observed the unusual weapons supplied by Human Race reinforcements.

Raiden Shogun helped defeat the Prison Race invasion, then left to investigate the Purgatory Abyss’s hidden opportunities. Hen Ren continued the Ice Divine General inheritance, broke through to Domain Lord level, and told Lord of Tian Shi she had reached fourteenfold body amplitude and was attempting fifteenfold.

• Raiden Shogun killed an exhausted Immortal, and Cthulhu led the surviving Prison Race away as the invasion ended.
• Raiden Shogun returned to Rain Phase Mountain, declined to rest at Base 499, and set out to search the World of Universe for secrets of the Purgatory Abyss.
• Hen Ren endured the Ice Divine General inheritance’s cold energy and broke through from Universe Level to Domain Lord level.
• Hen Ren contacted Lord of Tian Shi and explained that she had reached fourteenfold body amplitude after more than twenty years and was attempting fifteenfold.
• Lord of Tian Shi praised Hen Ren’s extraordinary progress in body-amplitude cultivation.

Hen Ren received permission from Lord of Tian Shi to continue her inheritance, while Raiden Shogun kept exploring the Purgatory Abyss for treasures. After breaking through to the Domain Lord level, Xu Ai began choosing her fifth clone and weighed the risks and possible powers of the moon and Earth before seeing the sun as another option.

• Lord of Tian Shi let Hen Ren delay leaving the cultivation world while she continued receiving her inheritance.
• Raiden Shogun searched the Purgatory Abyss, gathered valuable materials and Demon Fiend Crystals, and continued toward another special world.
• Xu Ai returned from completing ten safe cultivation worlds, broke through to the first rank of Domain Lord, and entered the Nutrient Chamber to choose a clone.
• Xu Ai considered the Chang'e-like moon clone but rejected it because Earth was under close scrutiny and the living moon could be discovered.
• Xu Ai considered an Earth clone, speculating that it could nurture or transform life and might connect to the Origin of Life, then decided to keep it as an option.
• Xu Ai saw the sun as the next recommended clone option.

Xu Ai chose the Shipgirl option and became Lexington, avoiding the conspicuous Sun Goddess and other celestial choices while Immortals watched the Solar System. Lexington gained immense processing speed but could not cultivate effectively without an Evolution Heart, which Xu Ai would have to find.

• Xu Ai compared Xihe and the sun’s immense divine body with her other options and decided the sun would be an excellent choice later.
• Xu Ai chose Shipgirl on Lexington’s Smart Optical Computer because choosing a goddess tied to the moon, Earth, or sun risked attracting the attention of nearby Immortals.
• Lexington experienced her enhanced processing speed and helped Hen Ren double his Body Amplitude training speed.
• Lexington sensed the Universe Origin’s laws but discovered that Intelligent Life could not cultivate efficiently without a physical body and an Evolution Heart.
• Xu Ai concluded that she would need to find an Evolution Heart for Lexington, though the Automaton Race closely guarded its formula.

After three years, Xu Ai received her appointment as Inspector Envoy of the Ember Branch and prepared to travel to the Ember Universe Country. Before setting out, she upgraded her spaceship and entered the Nine Universes Heavenly Bridge, where her challenge promised to attract the Venerables' attention.

• Xu Ai received approval to serve as Inspector Envoy of the Ember Branch in the Ember Universe Country, where her teacher Nine Swords Venerable could protect her if needed.
• Xu Ai used her allowance to order two Planet-Destroying Main Cannons and other equipment, then had her F-class spaceship comprehensively modified over nearly a year.
• Xu Ai named the upgraded ship Lexington, took control of it, and considered eventually building it a mechanical body and developing Mechanical Flow Treasures with Hen Ren's help.
• Xu Ai visited Guardian Bafen and entered the Nine Universes Heavenly Bridge to attempt a higher level, prompting Guardian Bafen to notify the Venerables.

Xu Ai’s extraordinary Domain Lord-level achievements alarmed the hostile races and prompted the Human Race’s Supreme Council to convene. The chapter ended with Giant Axe Founder joining the meeting to discuss how to support her.

• The Zerg Mother Empress learned that Xu Ai had passed the Sixteenth Layer of the Heavenly Bridge and the Domain Lord-level Primal Tongtian Mountain only three years after becoming a Domain Lord, and she ordered a conventional assassination attempt to be arranged.
• The Prison Race and Crystal Race chose to watch, while Lord of Sky Wolf arranged for the Monster Race to use Xu Ai’s release from seclusion to test the Human Race’s defenses.
• At the Supreme Council, Huang Jian Master and Peng Gong Master praised Xu Ai’s progress, and Chaos City Leader said he had not investigated the opportunities she and the other geniuses received.
• Chaos City Leader called a Giant Axe Meeting to discuss Xu Ai, and Giant Axe Founder arrived as the Human Race’s Universe Masters welcomed him.

After passing the Domain Lord-level Primal Tongtian Mountain, Xu Ai traveled to the Ember Branch to begin her new post. She met the branch's leaders and was welcomed by its staff and Immortal Gods.

• Xu Ai considered how Raiden Ei and Yi Dao's Thunder Beast God cultivation could help them face higher Heavenly Bridge levels while Lexington received data from the Six Great Peak Races.
• Xu Ai used the Ember Branch's teleportation function to travel from Rain Phase Mountain to Crystal Island.
• King Jinhui, Marquis Xueming, and Marquis Kongsui greeted Xu Ai and introduced themselves as the Ember Branch's leading figures.
• Xu Ai toured the branch's main complex and received a formal welcome from its staff, including many Immortal Gods.
• Marquis Xueming explained the branch's workforce and the scale of the Ember Universe Country before Xu Ai entered the palace with its leaders and Immortals.

Xu Ai left the Primal Secret Realm with Terra and her Guard Army to take up her post in the Ember Universe Country. After Terra used her God Kingdom to teleport them to a remote star domain, they set course for Honghan Star, where Xu Ai’s welcoming banquet awaited.

• Xu Ai agreed to attend a welcoming banquet on Honghan Star, and King Jinhui assigned its arrangements to the Ember Branch’s officials.
• Xu Ai boarded the Lexington with Terra and her Guard Army, then received authorization to leave Wuchen Space-Time.
• After the Lexington exited the Primal Secret Realm, Terra used her God Kingdom to teleport the ship to the Tiankan Sea Star Domain.
• Terra told Xu Ai that they were in the Ember Universe Country and that she had left Immortal Divine Power beacons throughout its Universe Countries.
• Xu Ai ordered the Lexington toward Honghan Star, a journey expected to take about a month at fifty times the speed of light.

Xu Ai arrived at Honghan Star to take up her post as an Inspector Envoy for the Virtual Universe Company’s Ember Branch. Marquis Kongsui welcomed her and showed her the luxurious estate prepared for her, while the welcoming banquet was set to be ready in about three days.

• Xu Ai landed on Honghan Star and the reception staff recognized her, so they waived the routine inspection.
• Marquis Kongsui arrived with several Immortals and escorted Xu Ai, explaining that King Jinhui and Marquis Xueming were preparing security and the guest list for her welcoming banquet.
• Marquis Kongsui led Xu Ai through the Ember Branch’s space city and showed her the branch’s space elevator.
• Marquis Kongsui presented Xu Ai with a vast, luxurious Earth-style estate inside the Ember Branch, and she accepted it.
• Marquis Kongsui told Xu Ai that the banquet preparations should be complete in about three days and invited her to explore Honghan Star in the meantime.

Xu Ai attended a grand welcome banquet hosted by the Ember Branch, where the gathered immortals learned about her achievements and status as Nine Swords Venerable’s disciple. The chapter ended with the branch’s leaders welcoming her onto the stage as ordinary immortals watched in surprise.

• The Ember Branch’s three giants hosted a lavish banquet for Inspector Envoy Xu Ai and welcomed more than ten thousand immortals to Honghan Star.
• King Jinhui explained that the guests’ surging law fluctuations were a customary display for the celebration, not a threat to Xu Ai.
• King Seven Evils greeted Xu Ai as a junior sister, offered his contact information, and entered the banquet hall.
• Xu Ai greeted the arriving guests alongside Terra and the three giants, who treated her with conspicuous respect.
• King Jinhui and Marquis Xueming praised Xu Ai’s tournament, cultivation, and Heavenly Bridge achievements before inviting her onto the stage.

Xu Ai settled into cultivation while Raiden Shogun discovered an uncharted floating island in the Purgatory Abyss and claimed its palace, Sanctuary of the Sky, a high-tier flying palace treasure. After consulting Chaos City Leader, she accepted the find as an overlooked opportunity and agreed to keep it hidden from others.

• After the banquet, Xu Ai returned to her guarded villa and began cultivating while waiting for her highest-point mission.
• Raiden Shogun found an uncharted phantom island in the Purgatory Abyss, landed on it, and explored its damaged palace.
• Raiden Shogun imprinted herself on the palace throne and learned that Sanctuary of the Sky was a high-tier flying palace treasure.
• Raiden Shogun visited Chaos City Leader and asked whether cultivation missions contained opportunities and whether her discovery was plausible.
• Chaos City Leader confirmed that opportunities could be overlooked, told Raiden Shogun to accept the treasure, and warned her not to reveal or use it in front of others.

Raiden Shogun shrank her high-level supreme treasure palace into a portable treasure and escaped the Purgatory Abyss, while Cai Yi and Long Kui prepared for life-and-death training after reaching the World Lord level. The chapter leaves Cai Yi planning to develop claw techniques and Long Kui considering bow and scythe techniques for their upcoming battles.

• Raiden Shogun discovered she could feed energy into the Sanctuary of the Sky to control it, then shrank it over the course of a year and renamed it Sky Island.
• Raiden Shogun stored Sky Island in her World Ring and left the Purgatory Abyss for a Human Race outpost.
• Cai Yi, now a World Lord, assessed her strength and decided to create a claw technique before disguising herself to enter the Outer-Domain Battlefield.
• Long Kui reached the World Lord level, placed her three weapons in an advanced spring to upgrade them, and anticipated training in the Outer-Domain Battlefield.
• Long Kui planned to use Empress Ruthless's sword techniques while seeking suitable bow and scythe techniques for Red Kui and Blue Kui.

After more than ten years in the Purgatory Abyss, Raiden Shogun returned alive with rare materials and Immortal inheritances, then prepared to break through to the Domain Lord level. She entered seclusion and went to challenge the sixteenth level of the Mother Ancestor Heavenly Bridge.

• Raiden Shogun crossed a white hole exit and returned to the Purgatory Abyss entrance, where she met Golden Axe Venerable.
• Raiden Shogun told Golden Axe Venerable about her gains but kept her high-level supreme treasure palace secret.
• Golden Axe Venerable told Raiden Shogun that Xu Ai and Hen Ren had reached the Domain Lord level and that Xu Ai had cleared the Domain Lord-level Primal Tongtian Mountain.
• Golden Axe Venerable advised Raiden Shogun to leave the Universe Level, and she agreed that it was time to break through.
• Raiden Shogun returned to Wuchen Space-Time, entered Nutrient Solution, and went into the Virtual Universe to challenge the sixteenth level of the Mother Ancestor Heavenly Bridge.