Chapter Summaries

Chapter Summary: “Assimilating the Five Saints”

Key Plot Points and Events

• Blood Saint and the other nineteen Blood Race Death Warrior Saints receive orders from a powerful figure to kill Chen Ming, even if it is the only successful result of their mission.
• Chen Ming begins assimilating his fifth Sacred Spirit, the Qilin, within the Black Tortoise Sacred Spirit Domain. The process is extremely difficult because progressing beyond the foundational Four Saints represents the true opening of a Divine Path.
• The Qilin’s assimilation causes a violent upheaval in Chen Ming’s mental space. Violet lightning fills Night Wanderer Land, while a massive Qilin formed from lightning repeatedly bombards the domain.
• Chen Ming’s first four Sacred Spirits struggle to suppress the fifth one. His assimilation limit is also close to being reached, since his total energy should normally only have supported the Four Saints and the Star Dipper Chessboard. His exceptional Eternal Attributes allow him to break through those limitations.
• Outside the domain, all twenty Saints launch attacks against the Black Tortoise Sacred Spirit protecting Chen Ming. Every attack deals only [-1] damage, revealing that the defense is a powerful limit-type ability.
• Blood Saint realizes that Chen Ming’s defense cannot be overcome by ordinary force and fears that, if Chen Ming completes the Five Saints, he will be able to survive until powerful Human Race reinforcements arrive.
• The Blood Race Saints change tactics, using their Eternal Agility to enter Eternity-Level Domains and unleash countless attacks in an attempt to exhaust the Black Tortoise’s defensive ability.
• Despite the siege, Chen Ming remains calm and continues his assimilation. He receives increases to his Strength Attribute and Eternal Strength during the process.
• The chapter ends with Chen Ming successfully completing the assimilation. His lightning subsides, and the manifestations of all five Sacred Spirits appear around him.

Character Developments

• Chen Ming: Demonstrates extraordinary endurance, composure, and potential. He pushes beyond his expected assimilation limit and successfully advances from the Four Saints to the Five Saints, gaining both new power and attribute enhancements.
• Blood Saint: Shifts from confidence to urgency and helplessness after realizing that the twenty Saints cannot break Chen Ming’s defense. He correctly identifies Chen Ming as an unprecedented future threat.
• The Blood Race Saints: Initially rely on overwhelming power, but adapt their strategy when brute-force attacks fail. Their desperation increases as Chen Ming nears completion of the Five Saints.
• The mysterious great figure: Establishes Chen Ming as such a serious threat that killing him is considered more important than completing the Blood Race’s original mission.

Significant Themes

• Growth beyond established limits: Chen Ming’s success represents a breakthrough beyond the conventional Four Saints foundation.
• The difficulty of creating a new path: The Four Saints are portrayed as the base of the Divine Path, while the Five Saints signify genuine innovation and advancement into unknown territory.
• Defense versus overwhelming force: The Blood Race’s numerical and offensive superiority is rendered ineffective against Chen Ming’s near-absolute defense.
• Time and desperation: Both sides understand that the battle is a race. The Blood Race must kill Chen Ming before reinforcements arrive, while Chen Ming only needs to survive long enough to complete his transformation.
• Unprecedented potential: Chen Ming’s abilities continue to defy normal limits, making him a threat even before reaching Saint Grade.

Character Interactions

• The mysterious figure’s command forces Blood Saint and the nineteen other Saints to unite around the single objective of killing Chen Ming.
• Blood Saint observes and analyzes Chen Ming’s Black Tortoise defense, realizing that conventional attacks are useless and directing the group toward an exhaustion-based strategy.
• The twenty Saints cooperate in a coordinated assault, first using direct Saint Grade attacks and then combining their Eternity-Level Domains.
• Chen Ming does not directly respond to the attackers; his interaction with them is expressed through his calm resistance and continued assimilation, turning their assault into a desperate race against his advancement.

Chapter Summary

Key Plot Points and Events

• Chen Ming successfully reaches the Five Saints, gaining a major increase in power. His lightning abilities and Heavenly Scourge are strengthened, while the powers of his original Four Saints are also enhanced.
• He realizes that he cannot absorb another Sacred Spirit until reaching approximately Level 50, meaning the Six Saints remain temporarily out of reach.
• Chen Ming sets a long-term goal: before Level 60, he hopes to achieve the Six Saints and fuse the Yin-Yang Twin Fish with the Star Dipper Chessboard. Accomplishing both would allow him to surpass Cang Yuan, the former first-ranked figure on the King Ranking.
• Outside, twenty Blood Race Saints finally damage the manifested Black Tortoise Sacred Spirit enough to create a small crack. Believing Chen Ming’s defense has failed, the Blood Saint orders everyone to launch a ruthless attack.
• Chen Ming deliberately dismisses the Black Tortoise Sacred Spirit and prepares to test the power of his newly attained Five Saints against the Blood Race attackers.
• Meanwhile, 2B waits for reinforcements beyond the sealed battlefield. The Spirit Mechanism Deity, an extremely powerful Level 89 deity from the Mecha Race, arrives.
• The deity initially praises 2B for discovering the Blood Race’s plot and preventing the loss of an important Human Race genius. However, he then reveals that the message he received did not identify Chen Ming as the person being assassinated, leaving him shocked and belatedly enraged.

Character Developments

• Chen Ming advances from the Four Saints to the Five Saints, greatly expanding his combat potential. He becomes increasingly aware of the extraordinary standards set by the greatest geniuses of Voidland and recognizes how much further he must progress.
• He also grows more confident, choosing to face twenty Blood Race Saints directly in order to evaluate his new strength rather than simply defend himself.
• 2B demonstrates strong concern and loyalty toward Chen Ming. His anxiety and frustration intensify when it appears that the Human Race’s leadership may not understand the severity of Chen Ming’s situation.
• The Spirit Mechanism Deity is introduced as a composed, powerful senior figure who emphasizes emotional control and dignity. His calm confidence is disrupted when he learns that Chen Ming—the prodigy who excelled in the World Beast War and mastered Void Law—is the target of the assassination.

Significant Themes

• The gap between ordinary talent and true genius: The chapter contrasts the common belief that the Six Saints represent the pinnacle of Saint Grade achievement with the King Ranking’s prodigies, who can reach similar heights while still in the King-level Realm.
• Growth and ambition: Chen Ming’s progress is impressive, but he views it as only one step toward surpassing legendary figures such as Cang Yuan.
• Underestimation and misinformation: The Blood Race fails to understand the true nature of Chen Ming’s defensive manifestation, while the Human Race’s reinforcements are not properly informed about the identity of the person under attack.
• Composure under pressure: The Spirit Mechanism Deity stresses remaining calm in danger, while 2B’s visible panic highlights the emotional stakes of Chen Ming’s predicament.

Character Interactions

• Chen Ming internally evaluates his advancement and future goals before confronting the Blood Race Saints.
• The Blood Saint celebrates the apparent destruction of the Black Tortoise Sacred Spirit and commands the surrounding Saints to attack Chen Ming without restraint.
• 2B urgently awaits help and reacts with frustration over the apparent lack of concern from the Human Race’s authorities.
• The Spirit Mechanism Deity lectures 2B on maintaining composure, praises his actions, and then learns—through their conversation—that Chen Ming is the victim of the Blood Race’s attack.
• The chapter ends on a cliffhanger, with the Spirit Mechanism Deity realizing that the situation is far more serious than the original report suggested, just as Chen Ming prepares to fight back.

Chapter Summary

Key Plot Points and Events

• 2B reports that Chen Ming has supposedly been surrounded and killed by twenty Blood Race Saints, causing him and the Divine Realm to panic over the possible loss of a major Human Race genius.
• The Spirit Mechanism Deity realizes that the official information does not match 2B’s account. The Blood Race’s operation had already been discovered and disrupted, yet the alleged ambush of Chen Ming was never reported.
• Suspecting that a hidden deity has concealed the battlefield—or that a traitor within the allied forces deliberately targeted Chen Ming—the Spirit Mechanism Deity takes 2B to the location.
• They find the area sealed inside a powerful barrier that hides all energy and spiritual traces. The Spirit Mechanism Deity uses his divine domain to transform the wasteland into a gigantic mechanical hand and crushes the barrier.
• After the barrier explodes, they discover that Chen Ming is alive. All twenty Blood Race Saints are dead, their bodies impaled on a vast web of purple lightning.
• Chen Ming is shown absorbing the shattered Spirit Body of one of the Saints into the Jade Fox Pendant, confirming that he personally defeated the entire group.

Character Developments

• 2B: Demonstrates loyalty and concern for Chen Ming, urgently seeking help and assuming the worst. His shock at seeing the twenty dead Saints emphasizes how far beyond expectations Chen Ming’s strength has become.
• Spirit Mechanism Deity: Initially confident and emotionally detached, he becomes highly concerned once Chen Ming’s supposed death is reported. He also displays immense power by breaking the hidden barrier with his divine domain. His disbelief after seeing the battlefield reveals that Chen Ming’s victory is extraordinary even to a deity.
• Chen Ming: His abilities are dramatically revealed. Despite being only a King Rank Class Changer, he annihilates twenty powerful Blood Race Saints and appears calm afterward, collecting a surviving Spirit Body as though the battle were routine.

Significant Themes

• Hidden conspiracies and betrayal: The unexplained barrier and missing information suggest that someone may be manipulating events or concealing the truth, possibly even an ally or traitor within the Human Race’s side.
• The gap between appearances and reality: Everyone believes Chen Ming has been killed, but the truth is the opposite—he has completely overwhelmed his attackers.
• Exceptional power and rising importance: Chen Ming’s victory establishes him as far more powerful than his rank suggests and confirms why the Blood Race considered him worth assassinating.
• Conflict between the Human and Blood Races: The attack is treated as a major threat to the Human Race, reinforcing the larger war and the importance of protecting outstanding human talents.

Character Interactions

• 2B urgently informs the Spirit Mechanism Deity of Chen Ming’s supposed death and pushes him to intervene.
• The Spirit Mechanism Deity dismisses further discussion and physically carries 2B to the battlefield so they can attempt a rescue.
• At the shattered barrier, 2B and the deity initially expect to find Chen Ming dead or barely surviving.
• Their expectations are overturned when they see the corpses of all twenty Saints and Chen Ming standing at the center of the lightning web.
• The Spirit Mechanism Deity directly questions whether the attackers truly numbered twenty, showing his disbelief at Chen Ming’s overwhelming victory.

Chapter Summary: Invincible Below God Grade

Key Plot Points and Events

• Spirit Mechanism Deity arrives to check whether Chen Ming can be rescued after learning he was surrounded by Blood Race Saints.
• 2B reveals that Chen Ming single-handedly killed all twenty Blood Race Saints who had been sent to assassinate the Human Race’s geniuses.
• The battlefield’s lightning dissipates, and Chen Ming meets Spirit Mechanism Deity. The deity confirms that Chen Ming has advanced to the Five Saints level.
• Chen Ming downplays his victory, claiming that he broke through during the battle and relied partly on external power. In reality, he endured a difficult battle and used his Absolute Defense ability to survive and eventually defeat the Saints.
• Chen Ming assesses his own strength: without Absolute Defense, he is roughly a top-tier Saint; with it, he is effectively invincible below God Grade, though he may not always be able to kill or prevent stronger Saints from escaping.
• He asks about 2B’s divine artifact. 2B explains that the Axe Spirit is nearly Saint Grade, but he still needs a God-Grade Black Tide Zone and more Chaos Purple Gold.
• Chen Ming points out the location of a nearby God-Grade Black Tide Zone and urges 2B to prioritize strengthening the Axe Spirit.
• Spirit Mechanism Deity realizes that Chen Ming has inherited the Barbarian God’s remaining will and intends to break through the Ruined Divine Kingdom. Chen Ming confirms this, shocking 2B.

Character Developments

• Chen Ming: Demonstrates overwhelming combat ability by defeating twenty Blood Race Saints. His breakthrough to Five Saints and the strength of Absolute Defense establish him as an almost unbeatable figure beneath the Divine Grade. Despite this power, he remains cautious and understands that higher realms possess unpredictable abilities.
• 2B: Becomes even more astonished and humbled by Chen Ming’s growth. He recognizes the enormous gap between them and continues working toward completing his divine artifact.
• Spirit Mechanism Deity: Initially comes to save Chen Ming because of his potential and political value to the Mecha Race, but instead discovers that Chen Ming no longer needs protection. He gains a deeper appreciation of Chen Ming’s strength and realizes the significance of his plans.

Significant Themes

• Hidden strength and underestimated talent: Chen Ming repeatedly surpasses expectations, concealing the true extent of his power from allies and enemies alike.
• Rapid growth and exceptional potential: His advancement to Five Saints demonstrates extraordinary progress and suggests that he may challenge conventional limits between King-level and God Grade power.
• Caution despite invincibility: Although Chen Ming is nearly unbeatable below God Grade, he recognizes that higher-level combat is complex and that even overwhelming defense cannot guarantee victory against every powerful enemy.
• Strategic alliances and political value: The Mecha Race values Chen Ming not only for his strength but also for his connection to the race and his possible importance in the coming Chaos Star Domain crisis.
• Breaking established limits: Chen Ming’s plan to breach the Ruined Divine Kingdom suggests that he is moving far ahead of the other participants and challenging the established progression of the current era.

Character Interactions

• 2B enthusiastically praises Chen Ming and introduces him to Spirit Mechanism Deity.
• Spirit Mechanism Deity formally evaluates Chen Ming’s cultivation and is impressed by his breakthrough.
• Chen Ming answers Spirit Mechanism Deity’s questions modestly, concealing the full difficulty and nature of his victory.
• Chen Ming advises 2B on completing his divine artifact and provides the location of a God-Grade Black Tide Zone.
• Spirit Mechanism Deity questions Chen Ming about the Barbarian God’s inheritance and the Ruined Divine Kingdom, leading Chen Ming to reveal his ambitious next objective.

Chapter Summary: Mingxi Deity

Key Plot Points and Events

• [2B] rushes toward the location Chen Ming identified, trusting that he can somehow break through the entire Supreme Old God Zone.
• Spirit Mechanism Deity prepares to leave as well, but their departure is interrupted by the arrival of Mingxi Deity, a level 90 deity of the Heavenly God Race.
• Mingxi Deity learns that Chen Ming was ambushed by twenty powerful Blood Race Saints and personally killed them, despite possessing only King Rank strength. She is surprised by his achievement and recognizes that the incident may involve serious negligence or hidden circumstances.
• She promises to investigate why the Overseer Deities failed to respond to the attack and assures Chen Ming that he will receive an explanation.
• Mingxi Deity gives Chen Ming a manifested fragment of the Map of Mountains and Rivers, a Human Race treasure that allows its holder to enter Dream Prefecture at any time.
• Spirit Mechanism Deity reveals that this privilege is normally granted only to the World Lords of high-level or top-tier worlds. By giving it to Chen Ming, the Heavenly God Race is effectively recognizing him as the World Lord of a branch of the Human Race—most likely connected to the Blue Star Realm.
• Mingxi Deity departs after advising Chen Ming to absorb and control the treasure before carrying out his plan to break through the Ruined Divine Kingdom, thereby giving others time to prepare.
• Spirit Mechanism Deity further explains that the Map of Mountains and Rivers is not merely a travel tool: it is also a powerful divine artifact enhanced by the unique attributes of Spirit and Agility, capable of preventing Chen Ming from dying once. The chapter ends with Chen Ming surprised and seeking clarification.

Character Development

• Chen Ming continues to establish himself as an extraordinary figure capable of defeating opponents far above his apparent level. His slaughter of twenty Saints attracts the attention and respect of the Heavenly God Race.
• His status rises dramatically when the Heavenly God Race grants him a World Lord–level authority, suggesting that he is being formally acknowledged as an important leader of the Human Race.
• Mingxi Deity is introduced as a powerful, calm, and authoritative figure. Although initially detached, she takes responsibility for the failure to protect Chen Ming and recognizes the unusual significance of his strength.
• Spirit Mechanism Deity acts as an intermediary and guide. He explains the significance of Chen Ming’s reward and shows genuine astonishment at the political and strategic implications of the Heavenly God Race’s decision.
• [2B] demonstrates complete trust in Chen Ming by immediately following his instructions despite not understanding how he intends to overcome the Supreme Old God Zone.

Significant Themes

• Recognition of extraordinary talent: Chen Ming’s achievements force the highest authorities of the Human Race to acknowledge his potential.
• Authority and political status: The Map of Mountains and Rivers symbolizes more than access to Dream Prefecture; it represents institutional recognition and the granting of leadership over an entire world or branch of humanity.
• Power beyond appearances: Chen Ming’s relatively low level contrasts sharply with his ability to kill powerful Saints, emphasizing that conventional rankings no longer accurately measure his true strength.
• Protection and responsibility: Mingxi Deity’s investigation highlights the duty of higher authorities to protect important figures and maintain order.
• Preparation versus reckless action: Although Chen Ming intends to launch a devastating breakthrough attack, Mingxi Deity urges him to first secure control of his new treasure, emphasizing strategy and timing.

Character Interactions

• Chen Ming and [2B]: Chen Ming gives [2B] urgent directions, and she obeys without hesitation because of her absolute confidence in his abilities.
• Chen Ming and Spirit Mechanism Deity: Spirit Mechanism Deity informs Chen Ming about the significance of the Map of Mountains and Rivers, especially its connection to World Lord status and its life-saving power.
• Chen Ming and Mingxi Deity: Mingxi Deity questions Chen Ming about his origins, acknowledges his achievements, promises justice regarding the Blood Race attack, and grants him the Dream Prefecture access fragment.
• Mingxi Deity and Spirit Mechanism Deity: Spirit Mechanism Deity reports the attack and its suspicious circumstances. Mingxi Deity listens, confirms the seriousness of the matter, and then acts with the authority of the Heavenly God Race.

Chapter Summary: “Six Great Unique Attributes!”

Key Plot Points and Events

• Spirit Mechanism Deity explains that the fragment of the Mountains and Rivers Map possesses life-saving Unique Attributes:
  • Unique Spirit Power prevents a Class Changer’s Spirit Body from being annihilated.
  • Unique Agility can briefly imprison space-time, allowing the user to escape and teleport back to Dream Continent.
• Chen Ming becomes more interested in the nature of Unique Attributes than in the map’s defensive functions. Spirit Mechanism Deity explains that:
  • There are only one hundred Unique Attributes in the heavens, excluding defensive attributes from that count.
  • They are manifestations of the heavens’ origins, with each corresponding to a heavenly law.
  • Legendary supreme treasures are often created when a race’s civilization embodies or harnesses a Unique Attribute.
• Chen Ming connects this explanation to several treasures and powers around him:
  • His own absolute-tier mechanism ability appears to contain Unique Defense.
  • The Black Bone Tower may represent Unique Physique, due to its ability to revive corpses and grant undying bodies.
  • The Human Emperor Banner corresponds to Unique Spirit Power.
  • The Mountains and Rivers Map fragment contains Unique Agility.
  • The Cauldron of All Things likely corresponds to Unique Recovery.
  • Complete Void Law is revealed to be connected to Unique Power.
• Spirit Mechanism Deity confirms that complete Void Law is related to Unique Power, validating Chen Ming’s theory about the “Six-Flavored Elixir.”
• Spirit Mechanism Deity warns Chen Ming not to spread this information or assume he can easily master complete Void Law, since even supreme gods have failed.
• After Spirit Mechanism Deity leaves, Chen Ming realizes that he has effectively gathered the six great Unique Attributes—though Void Law remains incomplete.
• Chen Ming begins wondering what extraordinary existence could be created by fusing all six attributes, especially since he may be the only person capable of assembling them all.

Character Developments

• Chen Ming demonstrates exceptional insight by quickly linking the Six-Flavored Elixir, his treasures, and his abilities to the Unique Attributes. His ambition also becomes clear: although he claims to remain cautious and grounded, he privately believes he may succeed where even supreme gods have failed.
• Spirit Mechanism Deity shifts from explaining the Mountains and Rivers Map to revealing important information about the origins of supreme treasures and the nature of Unique Attributes. He becomes more cautious and serious when Chen Ming mentions Void Law, recognizing how dangerous and significant Chen Ming’s abilities are.
• Chen Ming’s status as a potential future pillar of the Human Race is reinforced, as even powerful gods regard his growth and collection of treasures as extraordinary.

Significant Themes

• Origins of power: Unique Attributes are presented not merely as abilities but as manifestations of the heavens’ fundamental laws.
• Supreme treasures and civilizations: Legendary treasures arise from races’ attempts to embody or wield these ultimate attributes.
• Ambition versus caution: Chen Ming outwardly promises to remain low-key, but internally embraces the possibility of achieving what no one else has managed.
• Destiny and singularity: Chen Ming may be uniquely positioned to unite all six attributes, making him potentially unparalleled among the heavens.
• Hidden knowledge and danger: Information about Unique Attributes and Void Law is powerful enough that Spirit Mechanism Deity warns Chen Ming to keep it secret.

Character Interactions

• Spirit Mechanism Deity patiently teaches Chen Ming about the Mountains and Rivers Map and the nature of Unique Attributes.
• Chen Ming repeatedly questions him, steering the conversation from the map’s defensive abilities toward the deeper relationship between supreme treasures and heavenly laws.
• When Chen Ming asks about Void Law, Spirit Mechanism Deity reacts with surprise and suspicion, questioning how Chen Ming knows about it.
• Spirit Mechanism Deity warns Chen Ming against attempting to master complete Void Law, while Chen Ming verbally agrees but privately rejects the limitation.
• Their exchange ends humorously, with Spirit Mechanism Deity teasing Chen Ming’s claim that he is “low-key” before departing.

Chapter Summary

Key plot points and events

• Chen Ming realizes the Cauldron of All Things was refined using Unique Eternity, and concludes he can now attempt to absorb Unique Agility, one of the six required Unique Attributes.
• Inside his mental space, the Blue Fire Little Ghost representing Unique Agility repeatedly escapes by reversing time. Chen Ming counters with his Void Law–enhanced spatial control, briefly raising it to Law level and sealing the space around it.
• Though Unique Agility escapes again, Chen Ming manages to retain a wisp of its power—the first sign that he can gradually take control of it. He recognizes the process will be a prolonged battle of attrition and continues attacking.
• Meanwhile, other Class Changers arrive at the devastated Void Domain. Seeing Chen Ming with little Origin Astral Force, they assume he is injured and will miss the chance to forge the Heaven-Splitting Axe.
• Chen Ming then releases a terrifying pressure and opens his eyes. He perceives the world through a third form of World Vision, beyond ordinary mental detection and Void Sight; its nature is not yet explained.

Character developments

• Chen Ming becomes more confident and determined after proving that Unique Agility can be subdued. His mastery of Void Law and spatial control lets him keep pace with the elusive Attribute.
• The arriving Class Changers misjudge Chen Ming’s condition, interpreting his low Origin Astral Force as weakness rather than evidence that something extraordinary is happening.

Significant themes

• Persistence and gradual progress: Chen Ming cannot control Unique Agility at once, but each encounter yields a small gain.
• Power through mastery and combination: His success depends on combining spatial control, Void Law, and Agility.
• Perception and hidden potential: Chen Ming’s new vision suggests his abilities are evolving beyond what others can recognize.

Character interactions

• Chen Ming confronts Unique Agility directly, treating it as a rebellious opponent and repeatedly trying to capture it.
• The visiting Class Changers discuss Chen Ming’s apparent survival and speculate that powerful allies saved him, then conclude he is too depleted to obtain the Heaven-Splitting Axe.

Chapter Summary: “Time Reversal”

Key Plot Points and Events

• After mastering 1% of Unique Agility, Chen Ming enters the Eternity-Level State and gains access to Space-Time Vision.
• He perceives reality as countless flowing “space-time torrents” and realizes he can control them through the ability Time Reversal.
• By reversing these torrents within a limited domain, Chen Ming can reverse time:
  • If the domain only covers himself, he can reverse time by approximately one second.
  • Expanding the range drastically reduces the amount of time he can reverse.
  • A full-scale reversal of space-time remains impossible at his current level, though Chen Ming speculates that mastering all 20% of Unique Agility might allow it.
• Chen Ming recognizes Time Reversal as an extremely powerful combat technique capable of changing the outcome of a battle in an instant, despite not directly increasing his strength.
• After leaving the Eternity-Level State, nearby Class Changers are shaken by the terrifying aura he emitted and become even more convinced that he is far beyond an ordinary human.
• 2B returns after successfully strengthening the Axe Spirit in a damaged God-Grade Black Tide Zone. Together, Chen Ming and 2B have fulfilled the necessary conditions to upgrade the

Heaven-Splitting Axe

• Chen Ming has obtained the Axe Spirit and Chaos Purple Gold.
• 2B has obtained the strengthened Axe Spirit and Origin Astral Force.
• Before Chen Ming can begin the upgrade, the Spirit Mechanism Deity broadcasts an order for all Class Changers to leave the Ruined Divine Kingdom and return to the Twelve Cities of Desolate Star for the final campaign against the Great Mist.
• Class Changers emerge from the void passageways and complain that they had insufficient time to forge powerful Heaven-Splitting Axes, especially because the God-Grade Black Tide Zones were so difficult.
• Unexpectedly, the Barbarian God’s Remnant Body moves into the void passageway and enters the Ruined Divine Kingdom, shocking everyone because it was believed to be unable to leave Desolate Star.
• In the Ruined Wasteland, the remnant body arrives through a newly opened passage, wielding the Heaven-Splitting Axe.
• 2B realizes that Chen Ming can control the Barbarian God’s Remnant Body, but warns that using it may cause Chen Ming to be destroyed by the immense astral force permeating the wasteland.

Character Developments

• Chen Ming gains a major new ability through Unique Agility. His mastery of time manipulation demonstrates that he has advanced beyond the capabilities of manifested Unique Eternity fragments.
• He becomes increasingly confident in his ability to control powerful divine forces, including the Barbarian God’s Remnant Body and the void passageways.
• 2B successfully strengthens the Axe Spirit and becomes a crucial partner in the Heaven-Splitting Axe upgrade. He remains both impressed by Chen Ming’s abilities and concerned about the dangers of Chen Ming’s plans.
• The surrounding Class Changers’ perception of Chen Ming changes further, as his aura and abilities seem increasingly godlike.

Significant Themes

• The gap between true and manifested power: Chen Ming’s ability to reverse time highlights the vast difference between genuine Unique Eternity and fragments or imitations of divine power.
• Power versus control: Although Time Reversal does not increase Chen Ming’s raw strength, its precise control over a moment in time makes it potentially decisive.
• Risk and escalation: Chen Ming continues pursuing greater power, but controlling the Barbarian God’s Remnant Body may expose him to overwhelming astral force.
• The approach of the final conflict: The forced withdrawal from the Ruined Divine Kingdom and the campaign against the Great Mist signal that the larger war is entering its decisive stage.

Character Interactions

• Chen Ming and 2B reunite after completing separate requirements for the Heaven-Splitting Axe upgrade and prepare to begin the process.
• 2B reacts with astonishment when he discovers that Chen Ming controls the Barbarian God’s Remnant Body.
• He immediately warns Chen Ming that the plan could be fatal, creating tension between Chen Ming’s confidence and the practical dangers of his strategy.
• The other Class Changers react with fear and confusion to the remnant body’s unexpected movement, underscoring Chen Ming’s growing influence and the unprecedented nature of his actions.

Chapter Summary: “A Single Axe Split the Divine Kingdom!”

Key Plot Points and Events

• Chen Ming decides to eliminate every Blood Corpse in the Ruined Divine Kingdom at once, despite the danger of absorbing enormous amounts of Origin Astral Force and Blood-Intent Demonic Energy.
• Such an action would normally damage the Mental Origin or cause mental death, but Chen Ming is confident that his abilities will reduce any resulting damage to only 1 point.
• He raises the Axe Spirit and uses it to command the Barbarian God’s Remnant Body and the broken Heaven-Splitting Axe.
• The remaining Class Changers are forcibly teleported out of the Ruined Divine Kingdom, leaving only Chen Ming and 2B behind.
• Chen Ming activates the Black Tortoise Sacred Spirit as protection. Its enhanced defenses, combined with the Azure Dragon Sacred Spirit’s restorative power, allow it to withstand even Saint-level attacks, while limiting stronger attacks to a fixed 1 point of damage.
• Chen Ming fully links with the Heaven-Splitting Axe, sensing the Barbarian God’s original energy within it. The weapon temporarily regains the overwhelming power it possessed when the Barbarian God was a level 91 Supreme God.
• The Barbarian God’s headless remnant raises the axe and delivers a single, devastating strike.
• The blow tears through the sky, shatters the land, destroys the mountains, and completely splits apart the Ruined Divine Kingdom.
• The collapse of the realm causes Boundary Turbulence to surge in, transforming the region into an even more desolate ruin.
• Chen Ming receives massive amounts of experience and merit from the destruction, ultimately reaching Level 47.

Character Developments

• Chen Ming: Demonstrates extreme confidence in his defensive abilities and willingness to take enormous risks for overwhelming gains. By using the Axe Spirit to substitute for the Heaven-Splitting Axe’s original spirit, he effectively borrows the Barbarian God’s power and controls a Supreme God’s attack.
• 2B: Shows concern and astonishment at Chen Ming’s plan. He recognizes the destructive power of the Barbarian God and doubts whether their defenses can survive the axe’s aftershock, but trusts Chen Ming enough not to interfere.
• Barbarian God’s Remnant Body: Regains a semblance of its former divine majesty. Though headless and incomplete, it channels the power of its original weapon and unleashes a strike capable of destroying an entire divine kingdom.

Significant Themes

• Power and risk: Chen Ming deliberately exposes himself to potentially lethal spiritual corruption because his unique defenses make the danger manageable.
• Borrowed divine authority: The chapter highlights Chen Ming’s growing ability to wield powers that once belonged to higher beings, temporarily replacing the weapon’s original Axe Spirit.
• Destruction and rebirth: The Ruined Divine Kingdom is not merely damaged but erased, emphasizing the absolute scale of the Barbarian God’s power and the instability of realms beyond the ordinary world.
• Trust and confidence: 2B’s hesitation contrasts with Chen Ming’s certainty, reinforcing the trust developing between them.
• Perception of time and reality: Chen Ming’s Space-Time Vision allows him to perceive the catastrophic attack in slow motion, emphasizing both his enhanced abilities and the difference between perception and actual speed.

Character Interactions

• Chen Ming and 2B remain together after the other Class Changers are expelled. 2B silently questions Chen Ming’s decision to withstand the attack directly but chooses to trust him.
• Chen Ming’s connection with the Axe Spirit allows him to command the Barbarian God’s Remnant Body, creating a temporary partnership between Chen Ming’s abilities and the ancient god’s residual power.
• The chapter’s central interaction is therefore between Chen Ming’s confidence and 2B’s concern, culminating in Chen Ming proving the effectiveness of his defenses through the successful destruction of the Divine Kingdom.

Chapter Summary: “Artifact Grades”

• Blood Corpses eradicated: Chen Ming and the others wipe out all surviving possessed Blood Corpses across the Ruined Divine Kingdom. Their deaths provide Chen Ming with enough experience to gain one level, though the individual rewards are poor.
• Chen Ming begins forging the Divine Heaven-Splitting Axe: With the divine kingdom shattered, enormous quantities of Origin Astral Force emerge and converge on Chen Ming. Since this energy determines the axe’s quality, Chen Ming intends to absorb all of it and forge the weapon at the highest possible grade—potentially Purple-Gold Grade, the pinnacle of the artifact’s ranking system. The grades are White, Azure, Purple, Red, and Purple-Gold.
• Astral force absorption: Chen Ming leaves the Black Tortoise Sacred Spirit and directly receives the astral force. His body acts like a vortex or black hole, effortlessly swallowing the vast, demonically tainted energy. Refining it requires merging his Mental Origin with the astral wind element and carries the risk of severe mental damage, but Chen Ming’s exceptional endurance makes him confident. He is limited mainly by how much energy he can gather, not by fear of injury.
• 2B’s reaction and development: 2B recovers from his shock at witnessing the Barbarian God split the divine kingdom with one axe strike. He is astonished by the enormous quantity of astral force Chen Ming is absorbing and realizes Chen Ming may be attempting to reach the highest artifact grade immediately. While 2B only seeks an Azure-Grade axe for now, he accepts that different people have different goals and turns his attention to gathering materials.
• The divine kingdom’s destruction: The Barbarian God’s attack has destroyed the Black Tide Zones and Blood Corpses, leaving the ruined realm filled with floating debris and scattered Chaos Purple Gold, a God-Grade metal. Some fragments remain in the ruins, while others are blasted into the outer realms, where they may eventually absorb energy and become the source of distant “shooting stars” and Starlight phenomena.
• 2B begins his own forging ritual: 2B gathers enough Chaos Purple Gold to satisfy all three requirements for his Heaven-Splitting Axe and immediately starts forging it. This contrasts with Chen Ming’s attempt to absorb the entire astral-force reserve and obtain the strongest possible artifact in one step.
• Time pressure: The shattered divine kingdom is gradually being consumed by Boundary Turbulence. Chen Ming must complete his absorption before the remaining space disappears, adding urgency to the forging process.
• Return to Desolate Star: Elsewhere, participants in the God-Wounded Battlefield are forcibly teleported back because the Great Mist Campaign has begun. Many complain about the shortened time, though most who have not yet met the conditions for forging divine artifacts were unlikely to succeed anyway.
• Final shock: Shortly after the participants return, a distant star suddenly explodes. The light and delayed sound reach Desolate Star, leading everyone to suspect that the Ruined Divine Kingdom itself has been destroyed.

Major Themes

• Power and ambition: Chen Ming seeks perfection rather than settling for a merely sufficient artifact, demonstrating his extraordinary ambition and confidence.
• Different paths to growth: 2B’s practical plan to forge an Azure-Grade weapon contrasts with Chen Ming’s pursuit of the highest grade, emphasizing that strength and advancement can be approached at different speeds.
• Risk versus reward: Absorbing Origin Astral Force can cause immense mental damage, but Chen Ming accepts the danger for the chance to create a supreme divine artifact.
• Cosmic destruction and transformation: The ruined divine kingdom’s collapse scatters materials across the universe, suggesting that destruction can become the origin of future stars, treasures, and phenomena.

Chapter Summary

Key Plot Points and Events

• The Ruined Divine Kingdom is revealed to have been the dim star destroyed by the Barbarian God’s Remnant Body.
• After using a devastating axe strike to completely destroy the Divine Kingdom, the Barbarian God returns through a void passage. The attack consumes nearly half of the damaged Heaven-Splitting Axe’s remaining Origin Astral Force.
• The ancient Barbarian God finally collapses, kneeling before the God-Wounded Battlefield. His fall shocks the crowd, though some immediately begin coveting his body and the damaged Heaven-Splitting Axe.
• Chen Ming and [2B] emerge from the collapsing passage alongside the Barbarian God’s Remnant Body.
• [2B] proudly reveals that he has fulfilled the three requirements to forge the Mythical Grade Divine Heaven-Splitting Axe. His weapon has reached the second, azure-grade stage.
• Chen Ming returns while absorbing and fusing the vast amount of Origin Astral Force released by the Divine Kingdom’s destruction. He has also left a Night Wanderer Body behind to collect the remaining Chaos Purple Gold.
• The chapter ends with Chen Ming’s body covered in spreading black markings and overflowing with demonic aura, causing onlookers to fear that he may be undergoing demonic corruption—or some kind of transformation.

Character Developments

• The Barbarian God: After countless ages of battle, the remnant body reaches its apparent limit and collapses after destroying the Ruined Divine Kingdom. His sacrifice emphasizes both his immense power and his long decline toward true extinction.
• Chen Ming: Demonstrates extreme courage and confidence by absorbing an enormous quantity of dangerous Origin Astral Force. His Absolute Defense allows him to survive the pressure, but the process makes him appear increasingly demonic and unstable.
• [2B]: Successfully forges the Divine Heaven-Splitting Axe and openly celebrates his achievement. He proves that his gamble in the Ruined Divine Kingdom paid off.
• The surrounding Class Changers: Their reverence for the Barbarian God is mixed with greed, as many begin considering how to exploit his remains and weapon.

Significant Themes

• The cost of power: The Barbarian God’s final attack destroys the Divine Kingdom but nearly exhausts his remaining strength.
• Greed and opportunism: Even while mourning the fallen god, observers immediately contemplate taking his weapon and body for their own advancement.
• Risky transformation: Chen Ming’s attempt to absorb immense power may lead to either a breakthrough or corruption.
• Legacy and inheritance: The damaged Heaven-Splitting Axe and the newly forged Divine Heaven-Splitting Axe represent different ways the next generation may inherit or recreate the Barbarian God’s strength.
• Appearance versus reality: The crowd assumes Chen Ming has failed or fallen to darkness, but his strange condition may instead be the result of a deliberate fusion process.

Character Interactions

• The Barbarian God’s Remnant Body fights alongside Chen Ming indirectly, with Chen Ming controlling or assisting its final attack.
• Chen Ming and [2B] emerge together, contrasting their outcomes: [2B] visibly succeeds in forging the axe, while Chen Ming appears dangerously transformed.
• The crowd reacts collectively to the Barbarian God’s collapse, shifting from awe and relief to envy and suspicion.
• Observers misinterpret Chen Ming’s condition, concluding that he became greedy and may have been corrupted while trying to gather the Divine Kingdom’s remaining power.

Chapter Summary: “Instant Purification!”

Key Plot Points and Events

• Chen Ming appears to be on the verge of falling into demonhood. His body becomes covered in demonic aura and Blood Race markings, while blood clouds, sinister winds, and visions of blood rain spread across the area.
• The spectators panic, fearing that Chen Ming will lose control and slaughter everyone nearby. Some begin fleeing before his transformation is complete.
• At the critical moment, the demonic aura and bloodlust abruptly freeze and vanish. Chen Ming is instantly purified, returning to his normal appearance with no trace of Blood Race corruption.
• After purification, Chen Ming successfully fuses his Purple-Gold Grade Origin Astral Force, producing a majestic canopy of purple-gold energy and confirming the immense power of his achievement.
• With all three requirements for the true Heaven-Splitting Axe fulfilled, Chen Ming begins forging the divine artifact:
  • He combines the Axe Spirit with Chaos Purple Gold.
  • Astral Force forms a furnace-like domain and melts the Chaos Purple Gold.
  • The materials fuse, creating the purple-gold Divine Heaven-Splitting Axe.
• Because the Origin Astral Force originated from Chen Ming’s own Mental Origin and Heaven-Splitting Astral Force, the new axe immediately recognizes him as its master.
• Chen Ming discovers that the Mythical Grade divine artifact provides automatically scaling bonuses and powerful abilities, especially the capacity to accumulate Origin Astral Force by killing enemies and release it to strengthen attacks.

Character Development

• Chen Ming: Demonstrates an unexpected ability to instantly eliminate demonic corruption and negative effects, revealing that his control and potential are even greater than observers believed. He completes the creation of his exclusive divine artifact and gains a major increase in power.
• 2B: His respect and astonishment toward Chen Ming deepen. He admits that he still does not fully understand Chen Ming’s authority and is impressed that Chen Ming successfully created Purple-Gold Grade Origin Astral Force.
• The spectators: Their attitude shifts from anticipation and fear to shock and admiration. They begin viewing Chen Ming as an almost flawless “hexagonal war god.”

Significant Themes

• Mastery over corruption: Chen Ming’s purification represents his ability to overcome demonic influence rather than be consumed by it.
• Power and transcendence: The fusion of Purple-Gold Origin Astral Force places Chen Ming at a level comparable to the ancient Barbarian God.
• Creation and inheritance: The new Heaven-Splitting Axe combines Chen Ming’s own power with the legacy of the Axe Spirit, Chaos Purple Gold, and the Barbarian God.
• Self-sustaining strength: Origin Astral Force is portrayed as more than an attack enhancement; it can accumulate power, sustain its wielder, and potentially operate through deeper applications of the Origin Laws.

Character Interactions

• The crowd reacts fearfully to Chen Ming’s apparent demonic transformation and considers escaping.
• After witnessing his instant purification, the spectators debate the nature of his ability and praise his lack of weaknesses.
• 2B observes Chen Ming’s purification and artifact creation firsthand, openly expressing surprise and admiration.
• Chen Ming has no direct dialogue with the crowd or 2B, but his actions reshape their understanding of his authority and combat potential.

Key events

• Chen Ming examines the Divine Heaven-Splitting Axe and realizes that, as an Origin-bound Divine Artifact, it may remain useful throughout his advancement.
• He fuses the axe with Poseidon’s Trident, first removing the Epic-grade sword previously fused into the trident. The resulting weapon gains the axe’s attributes and Origin Astral Force while retaining its trident form and Heavenly Scourge ability.
• A casual movement of the new purple-gold trident sends powerful astral force rippling through space. Chen Ming is impressed by its strength and imagines how much stronger he would be with a full set of Divine Artifacts.
• Onlookers witness the fusion and speculate about how much more powerful Chen Ming will become.
• With the Great Mist Campaign underway, Chen Ming plans to test his new weapon and his second Divine Path, the Star Dipper Chessboard, in the large-scale fighting at the Twelve Cities.
• Before joining the battle, he visits the Barbarian God’s Remnant Body. The body has collapsed after the god’s lingering will—driving enemies from Desolate Star—was fulfilled by the destruction of the Ruined Divine Kingdom. Chen Ming wonders whether any of the Barbarian God’s Eternal Mental Power remains, recalling that Sea God preserved some.

Character developments and interactions

• Chen Ming adapts the axe’s power to his own fighting style by combining it with the trident, and he eagerly anticipates testing the result.
• He reflects with respect on the Barbarian God, understanding that the remnant’s fall marks the completion of its ancient purpose.
• The onlookers respond to Chen Ming’s growing power with awe and envy; their remarks underscore his reputation.

Significant themes

• Power and identity: Divine Artifacts are bound permanently to a single origin, making them both exceptionally powerful and deeply personal.
• Legacy and release: The Barbarian God’s remnant persists until its old mission is fulfilled, then finally falls.
• Preparation and testing: The approaching campaign offers Chen Ming a chance to put his new weapon and Divine Path into practice.
• Scarcity and fortune: Divine Artifacts can transform their wielders, but they are rare and cannot simply be acquired or passed on.

Chapter Summary: Barbarian God Bone Demon

Key Plot Points and Events

• Chen Ming explains that gods’ Eternal Attributes grant true immortality: Eternal Constitution preserves the body, while Eternal Mental Power preserves the spirit. If even a trace of a god’s mental power remains, transforming the body into a God-Grade Bone Demon can potentially result in resurrection with consciousness.
• Chen Ming stores the Barbarian God’s Remnant Body and the Damaged Heaven-Splitting Axe in his mental space. Others who had hoped to claim the body or axe immediately abandon those plans, intimidated by Chen Ming’s strength and divine weapon.
• He transfers the remnant body into the Black Bone Tower’s Bone Tower Space, activating its ninth level and beginning the transformation ritual.
• Chen Ming reflects on the nature of the Black Bone Tower and the Map of Mountains and Rivers. Both may have been created from Unique Physiques or Attributes and demonstrate how such powers can benefit an entire race when placed into supreme treasures rather than kept by one individual.
• The ritual succeeds without the dramatic pressure associated with the Sea God’s revival. Chen Ming realizes that the Barbarian God’s consciousness had already vanished completely, meaning the result is only a soulless God-Grade Bone Demon.
• Because the Barbarian God was not personally slain by Chen Ming and has no consciousness, Chen Ming cannot directly control him until reaching Level 91. This would greatly reduce the Bone Demon’s usefulness.
• Chen Ming finds a solution by using the Damaged Heaven-Splitting Axe, whose Axe Spirit remains connected to him, to control the Barbarian God Bone Demon.
• Testing the new servant, Chen Ming successfully makes it wield the axe and determines that, although it cannot match a true Level 91 god, it should be capable of fighting ordinary gods.
• He notes that the axe’s depleted Origin Astral Force can be restored by killing powerful enemies, potentially allowing the Barbarian God Bone Demon and the axe to become a formidable god-level force in the future.

Character Developments

• Chen Ming becomes more calculating and resourceful. Rather than abandoning the Barbarian God Bone Demon because it lacks a soul, he devises an alternative method of control through the Heaven-Splitting Axe.
• His understanding of the Black Bone Tower deepens. He recognizes it as a race-level supreme treasure capable of multiplying the value of a Unique Physique by creating powerful Bone Demons.
• The Barbarian God is confirmed to be completely dead in every meaningful sense. His body survives and retains tremendous physical power, but his consciousness and personality are gone.
• The onlookers are discouraged from competing with Chen Ming after seeing him claim both the remnant body and the divine axe. Their fear emphasizes the widening gap between Chen Ming and the other participants.

Significant Themes

• Immortality versus mere survival: A god’s body may remain powerful after death, but without consciousness, true rebirth is impossible.
• Individual power versus collective benefit: Unique Attributes are more valuable when transformed into treasures that strengthen an entire race, though individuals naturally prefer to keep such advantages for themselves.
• Pragmatism and adaptation: Chen Ming turns an apparent failure—the soulless Bone Demon—into a useful weapon by exploiting the axe’s control mechanism.
• The selfish nature of power: The narration highlights that people do not truly resent advantages; they resent others possessing advantages they themselves lack.
• Potential and future growth: The damaged axe is not permanently useless. By feeding on god-level enemies, it may regain its power and become an important weapon in the Divine Domain.

Important Character Interactions

• Chen Ming’s possession of the Barbarian God’s body and axe discourages the surrounding powerhouses from challenging him.
• Chen Ming interacts indirectly with the Black Bone Tower, using its transformation mechanism to convert the Barbarian God’s remains.
• Through his origin connection with the Damaged Heaven-Splitting Axe and its Axe Spirit, Chen Ming gains control over the otherwise uncontrollable Barbarian God Bone Demon.
• The Barbarian God Bone Demon becomes Chen Ming’s potential god-level general, despite lacking independent will or consciousness.

Chapter Summary: “The Situation Turns Chaotic”

Key Plot Points and Events

• After defeating the Barbarian God Bone Demon, Chen Ming leaves Bone Tower Space and prepares to return to Qingqiu City with 2B.
• The Great Mist Campaign has become the final official stage of the trial, forcing geniuses from every realm to participate. Their performance will determine important rankings and influence their future access to resources, especially as they approach the transition from King Rank to Saint Grade.
• On the journey, 2B reports that the situation on Desolate Star has escalated:
  • Blood Race Ancient Beasts have emerged from the depths of the Forbidden Zone.
  • Saint Grade enforcers from Dream Prefecture have entered the campaign.
  • World Beasts have also begun appearing in the Great Mist.
• Chen Ming becomes particularly concerned about the World Beasts because defeating them is his main opportunity to obtain World Law. He needs more World Law Fragments to repair Blue Star Realm and ideally wants around twenty. Fortunately, the World Beasts have only reached roughly Level 52, leaving him time to participate.
• At Qingqiu City, the native population watches the war from behind the walls. Their civilization’s survival depends on the geniuses from the four war zones defeating the Great Mist, since the locals are too weak to fight directly.
• Qingqiu City is in a disadvantaged position because Chen Ming and another war-zone leader have not yet returned. Chen Ming’s war zone relies heavily on him, so his absence has significantly reduced the city’s combat strength.
• The Great Mist launches a sudden assault with countless Miasma Beasts, preventing Qingqiu City and two other cities from organizing a counterattack.
• The Heaven-Patrolling Mirror broadcasts the status of every battlefield. It announces that the ninth city and several others have already begun counterattacking, while Qingqiu City remains trapped.
• Saint Grade enforcers criticize Qingqiu City’s poor performance and question why it has failed to organize an effective response.

Character Developments

• Chen Ming: Becomes more focused on the strategic importance of the campaign. Rather than merely treating it as a battle, he views the World Beasts as essential sources of World Law needed to repair Blue Star Realm. His urgency increases when he learns that Saint Grade figures may take over the fight.
• 2B: Acts as Chen Ming’s source of battlefield intelligence, updating him on the appearance of Blood Race Ancient Beasts, Saint Grade combatants, and World Beasts. Her report helps Chen Ming understand the rapidly worsening situation.
• The Saint Grade enforcers: Shift from supporting observers or backup forces into active participants in the Great Mist Campaign. Their presence reflects the battle’s escalation and their impatience with Qingqiu City’s lack of progress.
• The natives of Qingqiu City: Are shown to be powerless spectators. They understand that the battle determines whether their civilization survives, but they cannot contribute directly without becoming cannon fodder.
• The geniuses from the various realms: Are forced into the central conflict as the campaign reaches its decisive stage. Their performance now affects both their rankings and their future advancement.

Significant Themes

• Escalation and loss of control: What began as a trial has grown into a large-scale conflict involving Saint Grade figures, Blood Race forces, and World Beasts.
• Competition and survival: The trial rankings are tied to real advantages, resources, and future cultivation, making the campaign both a military struggle and a contest among realms.
• Dependence on exceptional individuals: Qingqiu City’s weakness is largely attributed to Chen Ming’s absence, showing how heavily entire war zones rely on powerful leaders.
• Civilization’s vulnerability: The natives can only watch while outside geniuses determine whether their world and future will survive.
• Personal goals within a larger crisis: Chen Ming’s need for World Law is tied to the broader war, illustrating how individual advancement and strategic necessity overlap.

Character Interactions

• Chen Ming and 2B: Travel together while 2B briefs him on the worsening campaign. Chen Ming questions the implications of the World Beasts’ appearance and immediately evaluates how their presence affects his own objectives.
• Chen Ming and the World Beasts: Though he has not yet confronted them, Chen Ming treats them as both a major battlefield threat and an opportunity to obtain World Law.
• Saint Grade enforcers and Qingqiu City’s forces: The enforcers openly reprimand the city’s warriors for failing to counterattack, creating tension between the higher-level reinforcements and the local combat forces.
• The geniuses and the city’s natives: The natives depend on the geniuses for protection, while the geniuses occupy the front lines and determine the city’s fate.
• The different war zones: Their contrasting performance is highlighted through the Heaven-Patrolling Mirror, with several cities already counterattacking while Qingqiu City remains stalled and vulnerable.

Chapter Summary: “Chen Ming Came Charging In with the Miasma Beasts!”

Key Plot Points and Events

• The Saints stationed at Qingqiu City refuse to help fight the Miasma Beast army, arguing that their true mission is to preserve their strength for battling Saint-level ancient beasts in the depths of the Forbidden Zone.
• The Desolate Star Trial participants become frustrated with the Saints’ lack of assistance and accuse them of only applying pressure without contributing.
• Several Saints mock the repeated expectation that Chen Ming will return, doubting that even the war-zone commander could change Qingqiu City’s desperate situation.
• A participant who witnessed Chen Ming survive an attack by twenty Blood Race Saints claims that Chen Ming is stronger than the Saints present. The Saints dismiss this as an absurd boast.
• A massive Miasma Beast army suddenly charges toward Qingqiu City’s Eastern District. The defenders initially believe the city is being targeted by an overwhelming siege and prepare to hold their position until Chen Ming returns.
• Reinforcements from other war zones rush to Qingqiu City after noticing the enormous disturbance, turning what was supposed to be a limited first-stage battle into a potentially devastating war.
• The defenders eventually realize that the beasts are not attacking them voluntarily—they are fleeing from someone behind them.
• Lightning begins blasting the Miasma Beasts, revealing that Chen Ming is personally driving the entire army toward Qingqiu City.
• Although everyone is excited that Chen Ming has returned, they quickly recognize the danger: his attempt to wipe out the beast army could overwhelm the Eastern District as well. They call out to him, desperately urging him not to bring the beasts any closer.

Character Developments

• Chen Ming is portrayed as extraordinarily powerful and fearless. He is capable of confronting and controlling the movement of an entire Miasma Beast army alone, reinforcing his reputation as a dominant Solar Grade combatant.
• The stationed Saints appear arrogant, self-interested, and dismissive of the younger fighters. They refuse to risk themselves in a battle that offers them no experience or battle merit, prioritizing their future assault on the Forbidden Zone.
• The trial participants and young geniuses grow increasingly resentful of the Saints’ passivity. Their faith in Chen Ming contrasts sharply with the Saints’ skepticism.
• The Eastern District defenders shift from confidence in their defensive preparations to panic when they realize Chen Ming’s return may itself create a catastrophic threat.

Significant Themes

• Duty versus self-interest: The Saints prioritize personal strategic benefit over helping the weaker forces currently under attack.
• Underestimation of true strength: The Saints ridicule the idea that Chen Ming could surpass them, highlighting their failure to recognize his exceptional ability.
• The danger of overwhelming power: Chen Ming’s strength is so great that even his attempt to help may endanger his allies.
• Hope amid crisis: Chen Ming’s return inspires the Eastern District, but that hope is immediately complicated by the destructive scale of his approach.
• Generational and hierarchical conflict: The younger fighters challenge the authority and complacency of the older Saint-level combatants.

Important Character Interactions

• The young fighters openly criticize the Saints for refusing to engage the Miasma Beasts.
• The Saints respond by insisting that clearing the beast army is beneath their mission and belongs to the Desolate Star Trial participants.
• A returning participant claims Chen Ming is stronger than the Saints, provoking disbelief and mockery.
• When Chen Ming appears behind the fleeing beast army, the Eastern District’s defenders celebrate his return but then shout warnings, begging him not to drive the Miasma Beasts into their defensive position.

Chapter Summary: “Are You Overestimating Our Combat Strength?”

Key Plot Points and Events

• Chen Ming drives an enormous Miasma Beast army toward Qingqiu City after fighting deep inside enemy territory.
• The Eastern District initially believes the beast tide is about to destroy them, fearing that Chen Ming has accidentally led the enemy straight to their camp.
• Chen Ming’s purple-gold halberd arrives first, unleashing the Sacred Spirit Phenomenon: the Azure Dragon, Vermilion Bird, White Tiger, Black Tortoise, and Qilin.
• The five Sacred Spirit Beasts temporarily halt the Miasma Beast army’s advance, saving the Eastern District from immediate destruction.
• The Saints are shocked to discover that Chen Ming, despite being only King Rank, possesses a Spirit Source intensity equivalent to five Saints.
• Chen Ming descends into camp and reveals that he intentionally drove the beasts there because he believed it would be more convenient to fight them in one place.
• When asked how the Eastern District should assist, Chen Ming tells everyone to stand back and watch, implying that he plans to handle the entire army himself.
• Other war zones begin sending reinforcements, unaware that Chen Ming caused the beast tide to converge on Qingqiu City.
• Just as the Miasma Beasts approach, Chen Ming recalls the five Sacred Spirit Beasts, removing the only barrier holding back the tide.
• The beasts immediately charge toward the camp, horrifying the defenders and forcing the Saints to rush forward.
• The chapter ends as Chen Ming becomes ethereal and is surrounded by flowing starlight, preparing to unleash another powerful ability.

Character Developments

• Chen Ming: Demonstrates overwhelming confidence and extraordinary combat power. His ability to control or drive an entire regional Miasma Beast army establishes him as far stronger than the others expected. He remains calm and seemingly unconcerned even when the army is about to overwhelm the camp.
• Eastern District fighters: Initially fall into despair, but their attitude shifts once Chen Ming’s halberd and Sacred Spirit Phenomenon appear. They increasingly view him as the district’s central pillar and unquestioningly follow his lead.
• The Saints: Move from alarm and frustration to stunned disbelief after witnessing Chen Ming’s Five Saints-level Spirit Source. However, they still doubt whether raw individual strength can defeat such a vast army.
• Shi Po: Acts as a representative of the camp, asking Chen Ming how they should cooperate and showing that the group now accepts his authority.

Significant Themes

• Power versus numbers: The Saints question whether even overwhelming individual strength can overcome a massive army, emphasizing the difference between personal combat power and battlefield-scale warfare.
• Unshakable confidence: Chen Ming’s casual attitude contrasts sharply with everyone else’s fear, highlighting both his extraordinary strength and his apparent certainty that he has a solution.
• Leadership and reliance: Though Chen Ming caused the crisis, the Eastern District instinctively turns to him for guidance because he has repeatedly carried their battle efforts.
• Underestimation and disbelief: The Saints initially consider Chen Ming arrogant and naive, failing to understand the extent of his abilities.
• Suspense through reversal: Chen Ming first appears to have endangered the camp, then saves it with his Sacred Spirit Beasts, only to remove that protection himself and create an even more dangerous situation.

Character Interactions

• The Eastern District fighters react with panic when they realize Chen Ming is leading the Miasma Beast army toward them.
• The Saints debate stopping him and worry that his actions will cause Qingqiu City to fall.
• After Chen Ming’s halberd summons the five Sacred Spirit Beasts, the defenders regain hope and begin recognizing his true strength.
• Shi Po respectfully asks Chen Ming for instructions, while Chen Ming dismisses the need for assistance and tells everyone to observe.
• The Saints silently judge Chen Ming as reckless, believing that the approaching army is too large for one person to defeat.
• The chapter closes with the entire camp watching in fear as Chen Ming recalls his defenses and prepares to confront the beast tide directly.

Chapter Summary: “Star Dipper Firmament!”

Key Plot Points and Events

• Chen Ming activates his second form, transforming his Sacred Spirit Energy into Star Dipper Energy.
• His God Grade Spirit Source manifests as the enormous Star Dipper Chessboard, which rapidly expands to cover all of Qingqiu City and its surrounding war-zone camps.
• The chessboard creates a spectacular celestial realm overhead, complete with stars, streams of light, a sun, moon, and a vast blue world formed from the Stellar Energy Chen Ming previously absorbed.
• Observers recognize the Star Dipper Chessboard as a signature divine skill of a major Feather Race lineage. They are shocked that Chen Ming, who is not a member of that race, can wield it so effectively.
• Chen Ming reveals his intention to fight the entire Miasma Beast army alone while using the chessboard to attack across the battlefield.
• He summons a black chess piece, representing World Grade Stellar Energy and mental energy, and drops it over Qingqiu City. It combines with his Absolute Domain to form a massive defensive barrier.
• The barrier successfully blocks the advancing Miasma Beasts, reducing their attacks to repeated “-1” damage. However, Chen Ming realizes that the enormous number of beasts will eventually overwhelm the barrier through sheer attrition.
• He therefore shifts from defense to offense. The Star Dipper Firmament begins rotating, releasing countless stars into the real sky.
• Thousands of falling stars bombard the battlefield, producing explosions, Heavenly Fire, and piercing streams of light, signaling the beginning of Chen Ming’s large-scale counterattack.

Character Development

• Chen Ming demonstrates an extraordinary increase in power by activating a second combat form and simultaneously advancing along two Divine Paths.
• His ability to control both the Star Dipper Chessboard and the Black Tortoise Sacred Spirit highlights his versatility and mastery of multiple energy systems.
• He shows strategic maturity: rather than relying entirely on a defensive barrier, he quickly identifies its energy consumption and changes tactics to eliminate the threat directly.
• His decision to confront the entire Miasma Beast army alone reinforces his confidence, overwhelming strength, and determination to conserve time for his deeper mission against the World Beasts.

Significant Themes

• Overwhelming power and transcendence: Chen Ming’s abilities surpass what others believe a King Rank cultivator should be capable of.
• Defense versus offense: The chapter emphasizes that even a powerful defensive ability cannot withstand endless pressure indefinitely; decisive offense is necessary.
• Strategic combat: Chen Ming combines his Absolute Domain, mental energy, and Stellar Energy rather than relying on brute force alone.
• Individual strength against a collective threat: One person stands against an entire beast tide, creating awe and disbelief among the observers.
• Inheritance and adaptation: Chen Ming wields a divine technique associated with the Feather Race despite not belonging to that race, suggesting that powerful abilities can be mastered beyond their original bloodline or tradition.

Character Interactions

• The people of Qingqiu City and the various Divine Realm teams collectively witness Chen Ming’s transformation and react with shock and admiration.
• Observers discuss the Star Dipper Chessboard’s origin and compare Chen Ming’s mastery of it to that of Feather Race geniuses who have not yet fully perfected the skill.
• The Eastern District’s forces realize that Chen Ming intends to protect them while fighting the Miasma Beast army himself.
• Their initial doubts turn into astonishment when the Black Piece successfully blocks the beast tide.
• Chen Ming does not directly converse with the crowd, but his actions communicate his plan: shield the city, assess the barrier’s limits, and unleash a devastating celestial assault.

Chapter 519: “Constellation Cataclysm” — Summary

Key Plot Points and Events

• Chen Ming unleashes the full power of the Star Dipper Chessboard, causing countless astral projectiles to rain down over the territory outside Qingqiu City.
• The attack initially appears like an illusion, but the devastating impacts, collapsing mountains, dispersing Great Mist, and dying Miasma Beasts prove it is real.
• The bombardment covers nearly the entire battlefield, trapping the Miasma Beast army between the Star Dipper Chessboard Domain and the Black Piece Astral Domain.
• The beasts are unable to mount an effective attack or escape. Their numbers are reduced by more than half almost immediately, and the army is thrown into complete panic.
• Chen Ming receives a massive number of kill notifications, earning experience and merit points. The kills raise him to Level 48.
• Although Chen Ming realizes he may be capable of annihilating the entire beast army alone, he decides to stop after reducing it to a manageable remnant. He wants the other forces to finish the remaining enemies and conserve his strength for the coming assault on the Great Mist.
• The Star Dipper bombardment eventually ceases, leaving the battlefield quiet and obscured by dust and mist.

Character Developments

• Chen Ming demonstrates that he has pushed the Star Dipper Chessboard to the absolute limit of what a King Rank user can achieve. His version is revealed to be vastly more powerful than previous examples of the ability.
• He gains a clearer understanding of his own strength, privately recognizing that he is capable of unleashing a battlefield-wide “Constellation Cataclysm.”
• Chen Ming also shows restraint and strategic maturity. Rather than pursuing total destruction for personal glory, he considers his mental-power consumption, future battles, and the morale and participation of his allies.
• His decision to leave part of the enemy army for others reinforces his role as a responsible leader rather than someone who simply monopolizes the battlefield.

Character Interactions

• The people inside and outside Qingqiu City watch in shock as the astral bombardment destroys the Miasma Beast army.
• Class Changers describe the attack as if an entire fleet from outer space were firing upon the territory, while Saints compare Chen Ming’s achievement with earlier users of the Star Dipper Chessboard.
• The Saints conclude that the ability itself is not solely responsible for its terrifying power—Chen Ming is extraordinarily talented and has surpassed normal standards.
• The various fighters sheltering inside the Black Piece Domain jokingly acknowledge that they have effectively “won by lying down,” since Chen Ming has handled the main assault for them.
• The atmosphere shifts from fear and desperation to lively discussion and relief as the Miasma Beast threat fades.

Significant Themes

• Overwhelming individual power: Chen Ming’s ability transforms the battlefield and demonstrates the extraordinary gap between him and ordinary King Rank experts.
• The cost of power: The Star Dipper Chessboard’s immense destructive capability consumes mental power at an alarming rate, emphasizing that even Chen Ming cannot use it carelessly.
• Leadership and responsibility: Chen Ming deliberately leaves enemies for his allies to defeat, ensuring they contribute and preserving his own strength for future dangers.
• Perspective and awe: Witnesses struggle to comprehend the scale of the attack, comparing it to an assault by the constellations themselves.
• Preparation for greater conflict: The battle is only the first stage; Chen Ming must conserve energy for the Great Mist and the enemies that may lie beyond it.

Chapter Summary: “Out of the City, Kill Monsters!”

Key Plot Points and Events

• After the Constellation Cataclysm ends, the battlefield outside Qingqiu City is revealed to be devastated. The terrain is filled with craters, and the Miasma Beast army has been reduced to less than one-third of its original size.
• The Black Piece Astral Domain disappears, reconnecting Qingqiu City with the outside battlefield. The surviving Miasma Beasts are badly wounded and unable to pose much of a threat.
• Chen Ming publicly commands everyone in Qingqiu City: “Out of the city, kill monsters!”
• The various factions immediately charge out to eliminate the remaining Miasma Beasts, treating Chen Ming as the leader of the entire city’s forces.
• Chen Ming orders several Eastern District Saints—who had previously looked down on him—to join the battle. Though offended at being commanded by a younger generation, they obey after recalling Chen Ming’s overwhelming power.
• Their participation pressures the Saints from the other battle zones to enter the fight as well. This effectively unifies all combat power in Qingqiu City under Chen Ming’s leadership.
• The remaining Miasma Beasts are quickly wiped out. With the territory cleared, Qingqiu City can finally begin advancing into the Great Mist and Forbidden Zone.
• The Heaven-Patrolling Mirror broadcasts the battle results and military merit statistics across all Twelve Cities, displaying Chen Ming’s devastating use of the Star Dipper Chessboard and Constellation Cataclysm.

Character Developments

• Chen Ming fully establishes himself as the dominant leader of Qingqiu City. His authority is no longer based merely on reputation; his strength and battlefield achievements force the various factions to acknowledge him.
• His commanding attitude becomes more direct. He refuses to let powerful Saints benefit from his victory without contributing, making it clear that his subordinates must work rather than merely enjoy the rewards.
• The Eastern District Saints experience a sharp reversal in status. They had regarded Chen Ming as an inexperienced junior, but after witnessing his two Divine Paths and Saint-level combat ability, they are compelled to obey him.
• The other battle-zone factions also accept Chen Ming’s leadership. The Mecha Race, Giant Spirit Race, and Canglan Race readily support the arrangement, while the weaker Three Eye Race has little choice but to comply.
• Chen Ming’s forces demonstrate strong coordination and morale, especially after their long period of suppression. The surviving enemies become an opportunity for the factions to vent their frustration and gain military merit.

Significant Themes

• Strength creates authority: Chen Ming’s leadership is accepted not through formal appointment but because his power and accomplishments make resistance impractical.
• The reversal of hierarchy: Older-generation Saints, once proud and influential, must now follow a younger powerhouse who has surpassed them.
• Unity through crisis: The shared enemy and Chen Ming’s decisive leadership bring the previously divided battle zones together.
• Rewards must be earned: Chen Ming emphasizes that no one may “freeload” on his victories; those who want military merit must contribute to the cleanup.
• Turning defense into offense: With the Miasma Beast army defeated, Qingqiu City shifts from merely surviving an assault to launching a broader counterattack into the Great Mist and Forbidden Zone.
• Public recognition and reputation: The Heaven-Patrolling Mirror’s broadcast ensures that Chen Ming’s achievement becomes known throughout the Twelve Cities, likely increasing his influence and prestige.

Character Interactions

• Chen Ming addresses the entire city and gives the order to attack, prompting immediate cooperation from all factions.
• He specifically commands the Eastern District Saints to fight. Their silence and reluctant compliance show both their discomfort and their recognition of his superiority.
• Other factions mock or enjoy seeing the arrogant Saints forced into battle, creating a moment of social reversal.
• The Mecha Race under 2B and the Giant Spirit Race openly support Chen Ming’s leadership. The Canglan Race welcomes the arrangement because it avoids being pushed into the forefront, while the Three Eye Race is forced to accept it.
• By the end of the chapter, the factions no longer operate as separate battle zones; they function as a unified force under Chen Ming, preparing for the larger battles ahead.