Chapter Summaries

Zhou Yu discovered a concealed cave and met Dong Youmo, a deceased Sixth Tribulation Realm expert who offered him a vast treasure trove in exchange for killing Demon Cloud Heaven-Swallowing Dragons after reaching the Sixth Tribulation Realm. After accepting the condition, Zhou Yu used an Extraterrestrial Origin Crystal to greatly strengthen himself and left the nameless star.

• Zhou Yu spent several years comprehending the spatial sword marks on a nameless star and advanced his Ultimate Absolute Art to Grotto-Heaven Realm perfection.
• A hidden spatial fluctuation led Zhou Yu’s Primordial Spirit Avatar into a cave, where Dong Youmo revealed that he had left behind the sword marks and had once reached the Sixth Tribulation Realm.
• Dong Youmo offered Zhou Yu treasures worth about one hundred thousand cubic units of Extraterrestrial Origin Crystals if Zhou Yu promised to kill specified numbers of Demon Cloud Heaven-Swallowing Dragons after reaching the Sixth Tribulation Realm.
• Dong Youmo explained that he sought revenge because a Demon Cloud Heaven-Swallowing Dragon had devoured his wife, and Zhou Yu accepted the condition after questioning its risks.
• Zhou Yu received Dong Youmo’s spatial bracelet, absorbed energy from an Extraterrestrial Origin Crystal for a month, and became more than ten times stronger.
• Zhou Yu teleported away from the nameless star.

After years of seclusion, Zhou Yu was pressured by the Seamless Gate to choose a side in the growing conflict. He refused and killed Celestial Immortal Bamboo Wood with a hidden array, then discovered he had enough Origin Energy to simulate again.

• Celestial Immortal Fengxu warned Zhou Yu that the Seamless Gate’s higher-ups demanded results within a month.
• Celestial Immortal Bamboo Wood urged Zhou Yu to join the Seamless Gate and threatened him when he refused to choose a side.
• Zhou Yu activated an array built on Donghai Commandery’s natural momentum, catching Celestial Immortal Bamboo Wood by surprise.
• Celestial Immortal Bamboo Wood summoned a towering tree and tried to flee, but Zhou Yu’s sword lights overwhelmed and killed him.
• Zhou Yu realized the killing had provided enough Origin Energy for him to simulate again.

True Immortal Blood Hand investigated Celestial Bamboo Wood’s death and suspected that a powerful force had helped Zhou Yu. Zhou Yu began another Desolate Era World simulation, choosing Heaven Rewards Diligence and the objective of becoming a True God or Ancestor Immortal.

• True Immortal Blood Hand learned that Celestial Bamboo Wood had died and ordered Xu Wu to investigate Donghai Commandery.
• After hearing about Zhou Yu’s heaven-and-earth array, True Immortal Blood Hand suspected that someone was aiding him and resolved to avenge Celestial Bamboo Wood.
• Zhou Yu reviewed the enemies his clones had killed across several worlds and concluded that the slaughter had earned him another simulation.
• Zhou Yu drew the Desolate Era World again and chose the Heaven Rewards Diligence talent.
• Zhou Yu selected the objective of becoming a True God or Ancestor Immortal, and the simulation began.

Zhou Yu’s simulation followed his cultivation of the difficult Creation Lotus Scripture in the ancient Pangu World, where the Monster Race threatened the Human Race. After rebuilding his clan following its destruction, he chose to leave for Yao Emperor City and join the struggle against the Monster Race.

• Zhou Yu chose the Creation Lotus Scripture and persevered through years of stalled progress until he reached the Xiantian, Purple Mansion, and Wanxiang realms.
• Zhou Yu joined a hunting party, married, and helped his parents and wife advance on the Qi Refining Path.
• Zhou Yu returned from a hunt to find his clan destroyed by the Monster Race, and he swore to avenge his family and clansmen.
• Zhou Yu rebuilt the clan, reached the Primordial Spirit Realm, and raised a talented clansman who eventually surpassed him.
• Zhou Yu chose to hand the clan over to the young Void-Returning Earth Immortal and head north to join Yao Emperor’s Army.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Zhou Yu joins Yao Emperor's army, rises through ranks, and participates in the Human-Monster War.
• He chooses to accumulate strength instead of undergoing the Heavenly God Tribulation prematurely.
• After the war, he returns home but finds his tribe gone, so he continues traveling.
• He encounters and kills the monster immortal responsible for his tribe's destruction.
• He later becomes an Empyrean God after passing the Heavenly God Tribulation.
• Yao Emperor invites him to return to the army, but he refuses.

Character Developments

• Zhou Yu grows from a Perfected Primordial Spirit Godfiend to an Empyrean God, demonstrating remarkable cultivation progress and battle prowess.
• His Dao Heart becomes increasingly steadfast, allowing him to pass the Heart Demon Tribulation.

Significant Themes

• Patience and accumulation: Zhou Yu chooses to accumulate strength instead of rushing into tribulations, leading to his eventual success.
• The Human-Monster War: The conflict between humans and monsters shapes Zhou Yu's life and drives his actions.
• The power of the heart: Zhou Yu's heart undergoes transformations, ultimately leading to his breakthrough to the fourth level of Heart Force.

Character Interactions

• Zhou Yu interacts with various characters in Yao Emperor's army, though none are named or developed in detail.
• He encounters Hou Yi, an unparalleled genius who becomes an Empyrean God in less than a hundred years.
• Zhou Yu faces off against a Celestial Immortal of the Monster Race, whom he recognizes as one of his enemies from the past.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Zhou Yu's simulated self successfully overcomes the tribulation and becomes an Empyrean God.
• He spends over a billion years cultivating in the Pangu World, making friends, and exploring, but struggles to break through to the fifth level of the Power of Space.
• He considers entering Chaos but ultimately decides against it and returns to his hometown to comprehend the Heavenly Dao.
• After thirty billion years, he successfully breaks through to become a True God.

Character Developments

• Zhou Yu's simulated self grows in power and understanding, eventually becoming a True God.
• Zhou Yu, in the real world, absorbs the memories of the successful simulation and gains a True God-level avatar.

Significant Themes

• The passage of time and the relentless pursuit of cultivation.
• The struggle to break through cultivation bottlenecks and the temptation to take risks.
• The importance of seclusion and introspection in cultivation.

Character Interactions

• Zhou Yu's simulated self interacts with various beings in the Pangu World, making friends and gaining knowledge.
• Zhou Yu, in the real world, receives memories of his simulated self's actions and gains a new avatar.
• The Xia Emperor observes the changes in the Great Xia World, notices Zhou Yu's actions, and decides to recruit him.

Key Plot Points and Events

• The Marquis of East Sea and Prince Qi visit Zhou Yu, warning him about the Seamless Gate's retaliation and inviting him to join the Xia Emperor's ranks.
• The Seamless Gate sends thirty-six Celestial Immortals to destroy the Heaven and Earth Great Array in Donghai Commandery.
• The Celestial Immortals successfully destroy all array foundations, and the Kui Ox Formation attacks Zhou Yu at the Zhou Clan Tribe.

Character Developments

• Zhou Yu maintains his composure and confidence, refusing Prince Qi's invitation and preparing to face the Seamless Gate's retaliation alone.
• The thirty-six Celestial Immortals display their power and coordination, demonstrating their confidence and ruthlessness.

Significant Themes

• Power dynamics and alliances: Zhou Yu's refusal to join the Xia Emperor's ranks highlights his independence and confidence in his abilities, while the Seamless Gate's retaliation showcases their power and willingness to eliminate threats.
• The consequences of immortals' actions: The destruction of the Heaven and Earth Great Array affects the natural energy of Donghai Commandery, causing unease among Immortal cultivators and highlighting the collateral damage caused by immortals' conflicts.

Character Interactions

• Zhou Yu and the Marquis of East Sea/Prince Qi: Zhou Yu maintains a polite yet firm demeanor, refusing Prince Qi's invitation while acknowledging the Xia Emperor's power.
• The thirty-six Celestial Immortals: They display perfect coordination and confidence in their combined strength, showing no mercy toward Zhou Yu.
• Zhou Yu and the Celestial Immortal patriarch of the Qingmu Clan: Though not directly interacting, their thoughts reveal their respective views on the situation and Zhou Yu's chances against the Seamless Gate's attack.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Zhou Yu, hidden in Donghai Commandery, finally acts during the battle between the Great Xia World's forces and the Seamless Gate's invaders.
• He uses the Fuxi Staff Formation, an upper-grade immortal-rank formation, to block a combined attack from thirty-six Top-Tier Celestial Immortals.
• Zhou Yu reveals the Power of Time, effortlessly defeating the Kui Ox Formation and killing several Celestial Immortals.
• True Immortal Blood Hand, master of the Blood Cloud Tower, arrives to save his subordinates but is injured by Zhou Yu's fourth-level Power of Space.
• True Immortal Blood Hand calls for reinforcements from True Immortal Green Fox and True Immortal Seven Flames.

Character Developments

• Zhou Yu demonstrates extraordinary power, revealing his deep comprehension of the Dao and his ability to control fourth-level Power of Space, despite being a Loose Immortal.
• True Immortal Blood Hand shows fear and desperation when faced with Zhou Yu's power, leading him to call for reinforcements.

Significant Themes

• The power dynamics between Loose Immortals, Celestial Immortals, and True Immortals are highlighted, with Zhou Yu's strength challenging these norms.
• The theme of baiting and deception is introduced, as Zhou Yu's actions seem to suggest he is luring more powerful enemies.

Character Interactions

• Zhou Yu and True Immortal Blood Hand: Zhou Yu demonstrates overwhelming power against True Immortal Blood Hand, who is forced to flee and call for reinforcements.
• True Immortal Blood Hand and True Immortal Green Fox: Blood Hand seeks help from Green Fox, who advises caution due to Zhou Yu's unexpected strength.
• Zhou Yu and the Xia Emperor: The Xia Emperor watches the battle unfold, initially underestimating Zhou Yu but later realizing his immense power.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Zhou Yu kills True Immortal Blood Hand, absorbing his source power.
• The Xia Emperor appears, mistaking Zhou Yu for a reincarnated expert and invites him to his palace.
• Zhou Yu's Second Primal Spirit, True Immortal Zhou Yu, arrives and leaves with Zhou Yu's true body.
• Zhou Yu sets up a grand array to protect the Zhou Clan Tribe and Black-White Academy before leaving the Great Xia World.
• In Dongxuan World, Zhou Yu finds and eliminates Shaoyan Chou's avatars, absorbing their source power.
• The Black-Robed God King of the Seamless Gate learns about Blood Hand's death and decides to replace him.

Character Developments

• Zhou Yu: Awakens his memories, becomes more confident and powerful, and decides to pose as a reincarnated expert for safety and convenience.
• Xia Mang Xun (Xia Emperor): Recognizes Zhou Yu's power and potential, treats him with respect, and tries to befriend him.
• Shaoyan Chou: His avatars are eliminated by Zhou Yu, and his main body is likely under Zhou Yu's control.
• Black-Robed God King: Takes Blood Hand's death lightly, plans to replace him, and decides to collect the debt later.

Significant Themes

• Power dynamics and respect based on strength.
• The importance of connections and alliances in the Three Realms.
• The potential danger of reincarnation and the need for caution.
• The vastness and complexity of the Three Realms, with multiple powerful factions and figures.

Character Interactions

• Zhou Yu and the Xia Emperor: The Xia Emperor tries to befriend Zhou Yu, while Zhou Yu maintains a polite distance.
• Zhou Yu and True Immortal Zhou Yu: They pose as master and disciple, acknowledging their connection and planning to travel the Three Realms together.
• Zhou Yu and Shaoyan Chou: Zhou Yu eliminates Shaoyan Chou's avatars, likely gaining more source power and control over Shaoyan Chou.
• The Black-Robed God King and his subordinates: The God King learns about Blood Hand's death, decides to replace him, and plans to collect the debt later.

Zhou Yu entered his True God incarnation’s cave estate and refined the Nine Directions Chaos Stele, gaining access to the seventeenth World Prison. He collected its Chaos Spirit Liquid and realized it could let his two Loose Immortal incarnations reshape their souls and bodies without reincarnation.

• Zhou Yu arrived at his mountain cave estate and considered the limits of his ordinary True God incarnation.
• Zhou Yu examined Shaoyan Chou’s treasures, found the Nine Directions Chaos Stele, and mastered its seven techniques.
• Zhou Yu refined the stele and entered the seventeenth World Prison, where two jailers mistook him for an Overseer.
• Zhou Yu demanded the Chaos Spirit Liquid accumulated over more than three Chaos eras, and the jailers handed him eighteen bottles.
• Zhou Yu examined the Chaos Spirit Liquid and concluded that it could reshape his two Loose Immortal incarnations’ souls and bodies without reincarnation.

Zhou Yu reshaped his true body and Second Primal Spirit with Chaos Spirit Liquid, then returned to the World Prison to begin taking its prisoners’ treasures. After collecting a First-Grade Celestial Immortal’s hoard and inspecting his memories, Zhou Yu left without finding anything useful, while the prisoner waited for news of his release.

• Zhou Yu and his Second Primal Spirit scattered their souls, then used two drops of Chaos Spirit Liquid to form new souls and bodies.
• Zhou Yu decided that both bodies would cultivate Fiendgod Body Refining alongside the Qi Refining Path, relying on his talents to overcome bottlenecks.
• Zhou Yu brought his Second Primal Spirit into the World Prison and gave it Chaos Spirit Liquid to cultivate the Taowu Eighteen Gods and Devils.
• Zhou Yu entered the World Prison and demanded the treasures of a blue-robed First-Grade Celestial Immortal, who handed over more than a thousand Pure Yang Top-Grade Dharma Treasures.
• Zhou Yu inspected the Celestial Immortal’s memories, found nothing useful, and left after agreeing to investigate why the prisoner had not been released.

Zhou Yu plundered the World Prison and discovered treasures that let him cultivate powerful divine arts. After mastering Ninefold Destruction Divine Power, he reached strength comparable to a Top-Tier True God, though he could not sustain that power for long.

• True Immortal Zhou Yu joined the plundering, while Empyrean God Zhou Yu targeted True Gods and True Immortals in the World Prison.
• Zhou Yu plundered True God Fuhai, learned about the Huntian World, and gained over a hundred million Void Chaos Crystals.
• Zhou Yu obtained a Nine-Colored Chaos Stone from a First-Grade True Immortal and considered cultivating the Nine Turns Immortal Ascension Art.
• A year later, Empyrean God Zhou Yu stopped plundering and used one million Void Chaos Crystals to master Ninefold Destruction Divine Power.
• Zhou Yu tested his new strength against a Top-Tier True God and fought evenly, concluding that the divine ability made him top-tier but could not be sustained for long.

After a large-scale battle broke out between the Nuwa Faction and the Wujian Faction, Zhou Yu attended a war council at the Hall of Ten Thousand Races, where the Nuwa Faction’s leaders organized their response. Zhou Yu offered limited treasures and promised that Immortal Ganyu could assist in a future war in the Crimson Bright Realm.

• Yao Emperor summoned Zhou Yu to the Hall of Ten Thousand Races after war erupted between the Nuwa Faction and the Wujian Faction.
• Zhou Yu investigated the fighting in the Yuhuang Realm and saw a massive battle end without a victor after both sides suffered losses.
• Suiren urged the Nuwa Faction’s True Gods and Dao Ancestors to stop holding back, while Daoist Sanqing and others pledged resources for the war.
• Zhou Yu offered some treasures and said a powerful general under his command could help when needed.
• Crimson Bright Dao Ancestor asked whether Zhou Yu’s general was Immortal Ganyu, and Zhou Yu confirmed that Ganyu was recultivating.
• Crimson Bright Dao Ancestor asked Zhou Yu to send Immortal Ganyu to help if war reached the Crimson Bright Realm, and Zhou Yu agreed.

Zhou Yu used his new Thousand Spin Kill to defeat Wood Owl King on the Dark Continent, though Black Fierce King’s intervention made his hunting increasingly risky. After a month, Zhou Yu met with Fire Dragon King, who advised him to seek support from the Virtual Universe Company while he waited for a suitable teacher.

• Zhou Yu trapped Wood Owl King in his Array of Time and Space while Black Fierce King attacked from outside.
• Zhou Yu unleashed Thousand Spin Kill, severely damaging Wood Owl King, then annihilated him before Black Fierce King could save him.
• Black Fierce King challenged Zhou Yu to venture into the depths of the Dark Continent and teleported away, while Zhou Yu realized his hunts were attracting attention.
• A month later, Fire Dragon King asked Zhou Yu why he had not accepted an offer from a higher-up, and Zhou Yu said he wanted to wait for a suitable teacher.
• Fire Dragon King advised Zhou Yu to request resources and guidance from the Virtual Universe Company, so Zhou Yu sent the company an email describing his cultivation difficulties.

Zhou Yu fused his tenth Xueluo Crystal and became a Black Warrior while the Virtual Universe Company granted him a Divine General Kongguang Inheritance opportunity. He left the Outer Battlefield to prepare for the inheritance, planning to return stronger and hunt deeper in the Dark Continent.

• Three Universe Venerables discussed Zhou Yu’s talent and agreed to give him the Divine General Kongguang Inheritance, with a supreme treasure to be considered after his strength improved.
• Zhou Yu endured the pain of Xueluo Crystal fusion and successfully fused his ninth and tenth crystals, becoming a Black Warrior.
• Zhou Yu sensed that ten Xueluo Crystals had increased his strength tenfold, though he recognized that he had not yet reached Invincible King-Rank.
• Zhou Yu read the Virtual Universe Company’s offer of the inheritance, an ultimate secret manual, and access to a special secret realm.
• Zhou Yu Teleported away from the Dark Continent to prepare for the inheritance, intending to return and venture into its depths.

Zhou Yu waited in a secret-realm city for Divine General Kongguang’s inheritance, then used soul treasures and persistent effort to advance through its tests. He left after reaching the 7,000th step, with his spiritual force amplitude increased to 7,000-fold.

• Zhou Yu rented an estate in the secret-realm city and spent years resting while comprehending the Space Law.
• Zhou Yu met King Qingmu and Feather Array King at a tavern, where they discussed his reputation and peak secret technique.
• Zhou Yu and the other experts entered Divine General Kongguang’s inheritance after it opened.
• Zhou Yu passed the first stage at 3,333 steps, became a Preliminary Candidate, and received a soul fruit and a spiritual force weapon.
• Zhou Yu used soul treasures and repeated attempts to reach the 6,666th step, becoming a Senior Inheritor and receiving the Heart-Burning Fruit and Thousand Origin Ring.
• Zhou Yu reached the 7,000th step in the third stage, decided further progress would take too long, and withdrew with his spiritual force amplitude at 7,000-fold.

After leaving the inheritance grounds, Zhou Yu learned that his progress in the Divine General Kongguang inheritance could earn him a company treasure, so he returned to the Outer Battlefield to demonstrate his strength. He entered the Dark Continent’s depths to hunt powerful experts and search for opportunities.

• Zhou Yu told the Fire Dragon King that he had reached the 7,000th step of the Divine General Kongguang inheritance, astonishing his teacher.
• The Fire Dragon King explained that Venerable Mofeng had arranged a chance for the company to grant Zhou Yu a treasure if his improvement was substantial.
• Zhou Yu decided to head back to the Outer Battlefield, confident that his new peak secret technique, 7,000-fold psychic amplitude, and increased base strength justified receiving a treasure.
• Zhou Yu returned to the 11th Outer Battlefield and chose the Dark Continent because its high concentration of experts and unexplored regions promised better hunting and treasure prospects.
• Zhou Yu traveled into the Dark Continent’s lightless depths, where Dark Radiance Stone deposits attracted powerful king-ranks, and focused on the experts as his greatest potential gains.

Zhou Yu answered Feather Array King's distress call and killed three Monster Race Limit-Level King-Ranks who had been pursuing her. After learning the fight concerned a Dark Radiance Race lifeform that could lead to a valuable mineral vein, Zhou Yu left to seek more powerful opponents on the Outer Battlefield.

• Zhou Yu received Feather Array King's distress call and agreed to help her for five billion Hunyuan Units.
• Zhou Yu arrived at the mountain-range battlefield, where Feather Array King's three servants were holding off Black Fierce King, Nine Bird King, and Wind Domain King.
• Zhou Yu trapped Black Fierce King, Wind Domain King, and Nine Bird King in Arrays of Time and Space, then revealed his greater strength and killed all three.
• Feather Array King thanked Zhou Yu, paid him five billion Hunyuan Units, and explained that the Monster Race experts had pursued her over a Dark Radiance Race lifeform linked to a highly pure mineral vein.
• Zhou Yu departed to hunt more powerful opponents on the Outer Battlefield and begin his next simulation.

After Zhou Yu killed three Limit-Level King-Ranks, the Chaos City Lord summoned him and accepted him as a disciple. He showed Zhou Yu a damaged stele resembling Zhou Yu’s secret technique and promised rare treasures to support his path.

• Zhou Yu’s victory spread across the Outer Battlefield, and the Virtual Universe Company promised him a Heavy Treasure while the Chaos City Lord summoned him to Chaos City.
• Zhou Yu visited the Fire Dragon King before meeting the Chaos City Lord at the City Lord Mansion.
• The Chaos City Lord accepted Zhou Yu as his disciple and showed him a damaged stele whose Star Chart resembled Zhou Yu’s Array of Time and Space.
• The Chaos City Lord urged Zhou Yu to use the stele as a reference to forge a new path and offered him a Time Thousand-Vein Crystal to aid his study of the Time Law.
• The Chaos City Lord promised Zhou Yu a Heavy Treasure set he said could be considered a Supreme Treasure.

After becoming Chaos City Lord’s disciple, Zhou Yu gained new treasures and slaughtered enemies across the Outer Battlefield, drawing a challenge from Black Feather King. He accepted a duel at the Dark Continent in one hundred years and prepared to use a new simulation opportunity to grow stronger.

• Chaos City Lord advised Zhou Yu to apply for Beast God Blood, and Zhou Yu fused fifty drops, raising his base strength to six million times that of a peak World Lord.
• Zhou Yu received the Black God Cone Set and fused a Time Thousand-Vein Crystal, improving his perception of the Time Law.
• Zhou Yu met Venerable Mofeng at the Virtual Universe Company headquarters and accepted the flight-type heavy treasure Universe Shuttle.
• Zhou Yu returned to the Outer Battlefield, killed powerful King-Ranks across several dangerous regions, and drew the anger of the other camps.
• Black Feather King challenged Zhou Yu, threatening to slaughter Human Race King-Sealings if Zhou Yu refused; Zhou Yu accepted a duel at the Dark Continent in one hundred years.
• Zhou Yu gained another simulation opportunity from his kills and planned to simulate while preparing for the duel.