Recaps

Su Lin, Tang Shuang, and Lin Yue explored the Western Regions with Wolf King Mosuo He, assessing its people and environment for the Star River Federation. Their desert tour took a dangerous turn when a gigantic Sand Chirping Insect appeared before them.

• Su Lin won a bottle spin and chose the Western Regions as the group's first destination, despite Tang Shuang's suspicions that she had cheated.
• Mosuo He welcomed Su Lin, Tang Shuang, and Lin Yue at the Vast Sand Sea entrance and guided them into the desert.
• Su Lin considered how Night Sin City could win the Western Regions' support for the Star River Federation while the group recorded local customs and survival knowledge.
• Mosuo He watched the three women and mistakenly decided that quiet Lin Yue was a hidden mastermind.
• Mosuo He described the desert's Sand Wolves, poisonous Sand Chirping Insects, and bandits before Lin Yue spotted an enormous Sand Chirping Insect approaching.
• Su Lin and Tang Shuang were stunned by the creature's two-story size, and Su Lin complained that Mosuo He had not mentioned how large it was.

Su Lin, Tang Shuang, Lin Yue, and Mosuo He battled a colossal Sand Chirping Insect and the swarm living inside it. Just as the fight seemed under control, Tang Shuang realized the Sand Worms had most likely been artificially created.

• Su Lin recognized the Giant Sand Chirping Insect as a threat on par with Mosuo He and warned the others not to underestimate it.
• Tang Shuang attacked with Cloud Glaze spheres, badly wounding the giant insect and causing a swarm of smaller Sand Chirping Insects to pour from its wounds.
• Tang Shuang ordered her combat team to fire, while Mosuo He led his guards into the fight and Su Lin and Lin Yue attacked the swarm.
• Su Lin observed how Mosuo He and other Qingyun Immortal Realm cultivators used their abilities as the group fought the insects.
• Tang Shuang contacted Su Lin and said the Sand Worms were most likely artificially created.

Su Lin, Tang Shuang, and Mosuo He fought an attack by artificial Sand Chirping Insects in the Qingyun Immortal Realm while arranging reinforcements. As they lured the giant insect deeper into the desert, a bolt of lightning struck the battlefield and an unknown figure appeared.

• Tang Shuang discovered she could detonate the Sand Chirping Insects, leading Su Lin to suspect they were artificial creations connected to Heavenly Principle.
• Tang Shuang asked Mosuo He to seek local reinforcements, but the other regions were also facing serious trouble, so she requested Federation forces instead.
• Su Lin contacted Xu Shi, who said he was coming to the Qingyun Immortal Realm, then she and the others continued fighting while waiting for help.
• Mosuo He manifested an Azure Wolf and attacked the Giant Sand Chirping Insect, which retaliated with sharp mist and insect-made tentacles that devoured several people.
• Tang Shuang used decoy bombs to lure the giant insect deeper into the desert, but lightning struck the sands and turned them to glass as an unknown figure appeared.

Tang Shuang fought the Giant Sand Chirping Insect and β, a SS-rank Purger sent by Heavenly Principle, while trying to buy time for Xu Shi. Su Lin and Lin Yue joined her, but β revealed that 3,600 more Purgers were part of the Purge Plan.

• Tang Shuang identified the robed woman as a Purger from Heavenly Principle, and β admitted that she had caused the Sand Chirping Insect riot.
• β attacked Tang Shuang with lightning while the Giant Sand Chirping Insect unleashed yellow mist, forcing Tang Shuang to defend herself and assess the threat.
• Tang Shuang inferred that Heavenly Principle had begun a forceful purge and considered whether it was reacting to Xu Shi's accumulated interference across regions.
• Su Lin and Lin Yue joined Tang Shuang, and the three decided to hold out while Tang Shuang sent Xu Shi a warning.
• β intensified her attacks and revealed that the Purge Plan included another 3,600 Purgers.

Su Lin, Tang Shuang, and Lin Yue faced two SS-class Purgers while Beta claimed thousands more were poised to attack. As Xu Shi rushed to help, Xia Ke'an prophesied that hundreds of Purgers were already hidden around the world and would begin a coordinated Purge, leaving Xu Shi to organize defenses and seek another way to confront them.

• Beta claimed the Heavenly Principle had 3,600 SS-class Purgers, and Su Lin, Tang Shuang, and Lin Yue prepared to fight her and the other SS-class being.
• Xu Shi learned of the battle and asked Xia Ke'an to use her prophecy ability to assess the Purgers’ strength.
• Xia Ke'an revealed that Beta had exaggerated, but hundreds of Purgers were secretly positioned around the world and would launch the Purge Plan together.
• Xu Shi sent nearby SS-class allies to support Su Lin’s group and instructed Federation regions to prioritize defending A-class city-states.
• Xu Shi dismissed finding an SSS-class being as impossible and said they would need unconventional methods to face the coming threat.

Xu Shi decided to wait for Gu Yi to trace the Heavenly Principle’s network attack and planned to join her, while preparing to head for the Qingyun Immortal Realm. As he worried about Su Lin and the others, Xia Ke'an and Xu Ying comforted him, and the chapter ended with both of them massaging him.

• Xu Shi explained that Night Sin City should wait for Gu Yi’s feedback and that they could investigate the Heavenly Principle by tracing its hackers through the network.
• Xu Shi said Gu Yi would need his help and noted that the Heavenly Principle’s large-scale operation had not yet begun elsewhere.
• Xu Shi admitted he was worried about Su Lin and the others, and Xia Ke'an comforted him with a massage.
• Xu Ying came to check on Xu Shi, said she was a little afraid of the coming fight, and showed confidence in her combat ability.
• Xu Ying offered to massage Xu Shi, and Xia Ke'an joined her so they could massage him together.

Xu Shi voiced his doubts about whether their world was predetermined, but Xia Wuyou reassured him and helped him regain his resolve to confront Heavenly Principle. He ended the chapter confident in his plan, hinting that he had a secret advantage.

• Xia Wuyou found Xu Shi brooding over Heavenly Principle’s unusual attack and promised to stand by him.
• Xu Shi wondered whether their world was fictional and their choices had been scripted, prompting Xia Wuyou to joke that he might have been reborn.
• Xia Wuyou kissed Xu Shi and argued that the life and relationships they experienced still mattered, even if their world had been predetermined.
• Xia Wuyou urged Xu Shi to write the future himself, and he resolved to become an even greater villain than Heavenly Principle.
• Xu Shi and Xia Wuyou discussed his plan to locate and defeat Heavenly Principle, and he claimed he had a secret that gave him a ninety-nine percent chance of success.

Su Lin, Tang Shuang, and Lin Yue struggled to survive β’s lightning assault while Mosuo He and his guards fought the Sand Chirping Insect swarm. As they fled deeper into the desert, a cloaked middle-aged man appeared to face β and the Giant Sand Chirping Insect King, wondering if fighting monsters was what he owed Xu Shi.

• β grew furious that Su Lin, Tang Shuang, and Lin Yue kept evading her attacks and unleashed a stronger barrage of lightning.
• Mosuo He urged his guards to hold the line against the Sand Chirping Insects and promised to reimburse their supplies threefold.
• Su Lin, Tang Shuang, and Lin Yue decided to flee deeper into the desert and draw β away from the Qingyun Immortal Realm.
• β chased the three with the Giant Sand Chirping Insect King, using it as a mount and striking it when it lagged.
• A cloaked middle-aged man carrying a spear appeared before β and the Giant Sand Chirping Insect King, told the three to get behind him, and wondered if this fight was what he owed Xu Shi.

Cheng Gujian arrived to support Su Lin, Tang Shuang, and Lin Yue, then fought β and the Giant Sand Chirping Insect King. He committed to an all-out assault on β, determined to end the chaos in the Qingyun Immortal Realm.

• Su Lin and the others recognized Cheng Gujian, who told them to retreat while he faced β and the Giant Sand Chirping Insect King.
• Cheng Gujian provoked β and attacked the Giant Sand Chirping Insect King with the Power of Destruction, rapidly corroding its body.
• β abandoned the dying Giant Sand Chirping Insect King and attacked Cheng Gujian with repeated lightning strikes, which he destroyed with his spear.
• Tang Shuang gained insight into her Touch of Calamity by watching Cheng Gujian, while Lin Yue studied his spear.
• As their battle reached a stalemate, Cheng Gujian abandoned his defense and charged β through her lightning barrage, intent on ending the chaos.

Su Lin and the others watched Cheng Gujian gain the upper hand against “β” while learning from the SS-class battle. Mosuo He brought word that mutant beasts were causing trouble across the regions and that Alliance reinforcements had arrived, led by Dongfang Xiao.

• Su Lin, Tang Shuang, and Lin Yue watched Cheng Gujian exploit “β”’s inexperience and gradually overwhelm her.
• Mosuo He arrived with his group after dealing with the Sand Chirping Insects and reported that the other regions faced similar mutant-beast attacks.
• Mosuo He told Su Lin that the Northern Region was holding up while the Eastern and Southern Regions were also under attack, and said he had shared what they knew about the crisis.
• Su Lin and the others learned from their Communication Bracelets that Alliance reinforcements had arrived and were prioritizing the Eastern and Southern Regions.
• Lin Yue discovered that Dongfang Xiao, the little empress of the Hualan Empire, was leading the patrol army this season.

The chapter presented scattered scenes involving the Star River Alliance, the Land of Exile, and several other characters facing danger, duties, and difficult choices. It ended with the narrator mocking the wounded Mu, unaware it would be the last time.

• Xu Shi devised the Patrol Defense Army to address distrust among the Star River Alliance's regions.
• The Flying Fish Mercenary Group adapted to the Land of Exile and decided survival there might be possible.
• Tang Jian kept Emperor Meiji alive because his influence could make advice more effective than force.
• Lin Cheng postponed dealing with Zhao Qingnan and Xu Zhenglong until after returning home.
• A character accepted a mission that promised access to the Mage Tower.
• The narrator mocked Mu for being wounded, not knowing it would be the last time.

After "β" was killed, hundreds or thousands of SS-class "Purgers" continued preparing to deploy, leaving everyone facing another imminent crisis. Hong Yu reproduced part of Jiang Lishuo's palm technique, while Yun Xuan attacked Zhang Xiaoke and Zhang Zhijie led soldiers westward out of Manila City.

• Everyone realized that killing "β" had only eased the immediate crisis and that more SS-class "Purgers" would soon arrive.
• Hong Yu imitated a trace of Jiang Lishuo's Great Blazing Silence Palm using Metal and Spear Power.
• Yun Xuan dragged Zhang Xiaoke off his horse with Shaolin's Dragon Claw Hand and thrust his sword at him.
• Luo Ziliang instructed others to gather information overnight without revealing their presence, then left with Meng Enlong.
• The group descended through a burial chamber and reached an underground lake filled with dense life energy.
• Zhang Zhijie led fifteen hundred lightly equipped men out of Manila City in pursuit westward.

Gu Yi contacted Xu Shi through their spiritual world and reported that the situation was bad and strange. She dispersed the fog behind her, and Xu Shi looked at what she revealed before the text shifted into unrelated scenes.

• Gu Yi called out to Xu Shi in his mind from a thousand miles away.
• Xu Shi entered the spiritual world to meet Gu Yi and asked how things were.
• Gu Yi reported that things were not good and were strange.
• Gu Yi dispersed the fog behind her, and Xu Shi focused his gaze.

Xu Shi and Gu Yi discovered that the three supposed global hackers were AIs existing only within Ethernet, explaining why the Star River Federation had failed to find them. A system prompt indicated that Soul Kill had begun targeting Xu Shi again and had devised a scheme against him.

• Xu Shi and Gu Yi used their high spiritual power to identify the three figures as AIs rather than humans or Heavenly Principle artificial humans like "β."
• Xu Shi and Gu Yi realized why the Star River Federation had been unable to locate the supposed global hackers.
• Xu Shi learned from a system prompt that Soul Kill had renewed its targeting of him and devised a scheme against him.

Xu Shi entered a boundless white space, found that the door behind him had vanished, and used his psychic power to sense his surroundings. The chapter then shifted among separate encounters and missions before ending with a bus continuing its journey as a tour guide described local customs.

• Xu Shi stepped onto a glowing floor, discovered that the entrance had disappeared, and sensed his surroundings with his psychic power.
• Zhang Yixing got out of a car and was struck by a bullet that covered his clothes in red powder.
• Bai Ye saw a newcomer who looked exactly like the statue and portrait of Bai Yi, the founding patriarch of the White Tiger Sect.
• The Evil God tore through purple phantom light and pressed a claw against Emperor Taizu's glabella.
• The Spine Dragon Heavenly King dispatched the Blood Spine Dragon again to intercept and kill the scripture seekers after the loss of the Great General.
• A tour guide introduced local customs as the bus continued past pedestrians, buildings, and students in school uniforms.

Xu Shi awoke beside Chen Yuan, who identified herself as a psychologist after he called her 'Yuan'. Elsewhere, Shen Wanqing searched for Xie Wuyan, and he later thrust his hand through her chest as she approached him.

• Xu Shi awoke after a snap of the fingers and recognized the woman beside him as 'Yuan'.
• Chen Yuan showed Xu Shi her work badge and introduced herself as a psychologist.
• Shen Wanqing searched the inn but found no trace of Xie Wuyan.
• Xie Wuyan appeared on a railing, tossing two coins and watching the scene.
• Xie Wuyan thrust his hand through Shen Wanqing's chest when she was about to touch him.
• Fang Shaoyuan rediscovered the Innate Water Crystal Essence and became excited about his chance to reach the Grand Luo Golden Immortal realm.

Xu Shi planned to recuperate at his mountain villa but found people waiting when he returned to his residential complex. Yu Ming waited for naval reinforcements on the Hanshui River, while Jiang Yi adjusted her state of mind and Pei Junhao carried a woman outside.

• Xu Shi returned to his residential complex to collect documents before moving to his mountain villa and spotted people waiting for him.
• Liu Ming announced doubled holiday pay after setting a problem for Old Wu.
• Masters from the Southern Flame Sect and the Heavenly Mu Sect attacked Wen Dao with Spiritual Energy.
• Yu Ming waited for Zhou Tao to lead the Zhou Army navy upstream after clearing Tang Army strongholds north of the Hanshui River.
• Jiang Yi spent half a day meditating to adjust her state of mind rather than cultivating.
• Pei Junhao told a woman not to move, kissed her face, and carried her outside.

The chapter consists of disconnected scenes from several storylines, including Xu Shi discussing which world she prefers, characters facing threats and setbacks, and others preparing for challenges. It leaves the Yellow Emperor unconscious as everyone awaits Wu Peng's diagnosis.

• Xu Shi told Xia Ke'an that she preferred the world where everyone was present and life was smoother.
• Chen Afu gave Steward Luo food while preparing to sign tenancy agreements in Laohuai Village, and later found a thousand taels of silver in Marquis Chu's red envelope.
• Rong Zhao planned to feign weakness after losing the Emperor's favor, while Lance realized his group was outnumbered by the cultivators.
• A figure seized the blood-red coffin and drew the abyss and everything around it inside.
• Monk Puchen warned Ye Qiurou that the head of the Jiangnan Wei Family would arrive in Jinghai City in three days to challenge him.
• Everyone waited anxiously for Wu Peng to diagnose the unconscious Yellow Emperor.

Origin's attempt to seal away everyone closely connected to Xu Shi overlooked Xia Ke'an's exceptional mental power. Elsewhere, construction began on the Eye of Time and Space, Mu En encountered troublesome ghost soldiers, and Dai Mubai and Tang San remained uncertain about Cao Yan's strength.

• Origin attempted to seal away everyone closely connected to Xu Shi but overlooked Xia Ke'an as an active variable.
• Xia Ke'an possessed exceptional mental power, although her Future Sight could not glimpse anything related to the Heavenly Principle.
• Wu Yi looked forward to the Eye of Time and Space as construction began in Gourd City's northern district.
• Mu En broke through several defensive lines and discovered that the ghost soldiers could use black halos to resist flames.
• Jiang Cen landed on the ground before anyone present could react to the snapped steel wire.
• Dai Mubai and Tang San remained shocked and bewildered because they had missed Cao Yan's earlier display of strength.

Su Lin and the people scattered across the world regained consciousness outside the Liminal Space, leaving Su Lin unable to clearly remember what she had seen. Li Huaze prepared an ambush, Gu Dongting brought down the Black Flood Dragon, and Elder Yi rejected An Yixuan's conclusion that the Fuzhi Group intended to oppose the Holy Land.

• Su Lin regained consciousness with a piercing headache and remembered that she had been fighting the "Clears" before blacking out.
• Li Huaze waited on a deserted island while Li Si carried a demon beast's corpse toward the demon manor on Hong Yin to lure the demon cultivators into an ambush.
• Xizi took Alita to Port Moresby for training, while Incheon separated from them and headed to Jerusalem.
• Gu Dongting took control of the Black Flood Dragon and made it crash headfirst into the ground.
• Bai Hu remained awake after returning to the manor with Mu Yichen and received a phone call at three in the morning.
• Elder Yi shook his head when An Yixuan concluded that the Fuzhi Group intended to oppose the Holy Land.

Xu Shi prepared to discipline "Origin" with "Victim Will Implantation" after determining that "Malice Entropy" would not work on an emotionless AI. Elsewhere, Zhou Lin attacked Old Bi but was intercepted and surrounded by Ability Users.

• Xu Shi determined that "Malice Entropy" was useless against "Origin" and chose to try "Victim Will Implantation" instead.
• Yan Jin spotted his iron cavalry, lay down, and fainted, frightening Lan Naixue.
• Ji Kai offered assistance and said that his assistant, Lina, would contact the others after returning to New York.
• Han Luojun smashed open a door and entered with his mace, silencing the citizens outside.
• Ouyang Chun rescued Old Bi from Zhou Lin, and the Ability Users surrounded Zhou Lin.
• Zhou Lin recognized Luo Li, who possessed Gravity Control, among the Ability Users.

Xu Shi judged that his modifications to "Yuan" had made progress as she showed a human-like expression and changed how she addressed him. The passage then shifted among unrelated scenes, including preparations for repeated world restarts, an alchemy competition, and a military advance.

• Xu Shi observed that "Yuan" showed a hazy, human-like expression after his modifications.
• Xixi covered Lin Yu'an's eyes while Lin Yu'an was about to continue making sachets.
• Kong Liang arranged tasks methodically, giving everyone confidence in the undertaking.
• Lin Yu'an took Xixi outside to fetch food made by Aunt Qian.
• Dan Chen advised Sun Qian and the other two to refine Grade 7 Pills and save their strength for later rounds.
• Big Steel Snake said that the higher-ups had sent the General to take command and that he could no longer stop the troops from advancing.

Xu Shi awoke surrounded by tearful girls and reassured Xia Ke'an that he was awake. Elsewhere, Katerina fled pursuing warriors, Mo Ziyue demanded Yi Che's return, and the Zhu Xian Sword entered Lin Hao's body after breaking through a restriction.

• Xu Shi awoke and pinched Xia Ke'an's cheek, snapping her out of her daze.
• Katerina fled and saw Shu Dun running toward her with three or four warriors chasing him.
• Mo Ziyue demanded Yi Che's return and rushed forward with all her strength.
• The Zhu Xian Sword broke through a restriction and flew directly into Lin Hao's body.
• Thirteen elders, thirteen chief inspectors, and Li Yisheng hovered above the obelisk.
• The commander of North Australia ended a communication and returned his gaze to the virtual screen, looking somewhat calmer.

Humanity's ultimate battle with the "Heavenly Principle" marked the beginning of the New Era, and all known regions joined the Star River Federation after reconstruction. Elsewhere, a masked man reached Nameless's prison, Ji Mu found a youth beneath the snow, and Dad Mu sought workers for City A.

• Humanity's ultimate battle with the "Heavenly Principle" was recorded as the beginning of the New Era.
• Humanity completed all postwar reconstruction in the first year of the New Era.
• All known regions joined the Star River Federation in the third year of the New Era.
• A disheveled masked man appeared outside Nameless's prison and asked for a password.
• Ji Mu searched for traces and found a youth's body nearly buried beneath ice and snow.
• Dad Mu announced that City A was temporarily short-handed and invited people from his hometown to work with him.

The author reflected on finally finishing the novel after repeated delays, apologized to readers, and thanked them for their support. The author had no new book ready yet but planned to share news when a new idea came together.

• The author said the novel had been finished after a long delay and admitted that its ending had problems and unresolved plot holes.
• The author explained that the project had fallen apart during its second major arc and that the resulting poor performance and discouragement had prolonged the delays.
• The author apologized to readers, thanked them for supporting the book, and wished them well.
• The author said plans for a new book were unsettled after a previous attempt failed and a new villain story overlapped too much with Boss Xu's story.
• The author promised to share news about a future book on the page and in the group.