Recaps

As Zhao Fu’s body was reforged, the Yinghuo Emperor Star nearly broke free of its chains, prompting Huaxia’s four ancient nations to deploy their Nation-Guarding Artifacts and suppress it. Great Qin’s artifacts then entered the battle and began overpowering them, allowing the star to turn again.

• The Yinghuo Emperor Star broke most of its chains, spreading blood-red light and an aura of calamity as Zhao Fu’s body rapidly reformed.
• Great Xia, Great Shang, Great Zhou, and Great Han deployed the Nine Provinces Cauldron, Star-Plucking Tower, Investiture of the Gods, and White Emperor Sword to suppress the star.
• With the four artifacts holding the Yinghuo Emperor Star still, Huaxia’s sects renewed their formation and bound it with chains, causing Zhao Fu to scream in pain.
• Great Qin’s Twelve Golden Men and the Heirloom Seal of the Realm rose to oppose the four artifacts, while Bai Qi and the other two remained trapped by their suppressive force.
• Great Qin’s artifacts gained the upper hand, and the Yinghuo Emperor Star began turning again, alarming Huaxia.

As Zhao Fu’s body neared completion, the Yinghuo Emperor Star broke free of its chains and threatened to descend. Sects worldwide and nine Nation-Guarding Artifacts joined forces to bind the star and suppress Great Qin’s treasures, leaving the star and three General Stars trapped.

• Zhao Fu’s body was nearly reforged, but his heart had not yet begun to beat as the Yinghuo Emperor Star’s chains started breaking.
• Leaders of the Holy See, the mosque, Buddhist sacred ground, and the Great Indian Sect ordered formations activated to prevent the star’s descent.
• Sects worldwide launched chains at the Yinghuo Emperor Star, but the Twelve Golden Men and Heirloom Seal of the Realm stopped them with a barrier.
• The Sword of the King, Spear of Constantine, Sun Crown, Blade of Persia, and Imperial Statue appeared and joined Huaxia’s four Nation-Guarding Artifacts.
• The nine Nation-Guarding Artifacts shattered Great Qin’s barrier and suppressed the Twelve Golden Men and Heirloom Seal of the Realm.
• The chains bound the Yinghuo Emperor Star and the three General Stars, leaving Great Qin unable to resist.

As the sect masters nearly sealed the Yinghuo Emperor Star and Great Qin’s three general stars, Zhao Fu’s Earth Realm Mark awakened and drew the Heavenly Dao’s attention. The Heavenly Dao shattered the sealing attempt and destroyed the nine Nation-Guarding Artifact phantoms, then turned its gaze toward the bound Yinghuo Emperor Star.

• The sect masters joined forces to seal the Yinghuo Emperor Star and the three general stars, while Bai Qi and the others failed to stop them.
• He Xianru, Zhang Heng, Su Yan, and other observers reacted to the impending seal, which threatened to weaken Great Qin and worsen its relations with the world’s powers.
• As Zhao Fu lay lifeless on the altar, the Earth Realm Mark appeared on his hand and made it reach toward empty air.
• A surge of spiritual qi and destiny swept across the world, and the sect masters’ seal failed as enormous blood-red eyes opened in the sky.
• The blood-red eyes shattered the phantoms of the nine Nation-Guarding Artifacts and gravely injured the inheritors of the nine ancient nations, then looked toward the Yinghuo Emperor Star.

Zhao Fu survived the fusion with the Demon God's divinity, and the Purple Emperor Star fused with the Yinghuo Demon Star to form the Yinghuo Emperor Star. After the Heavenly Dao gave him power to break the seals, he spared the people who had tried to suppress him and began arranging the recovery from the disaster.

• The chains sealing the Yinghuo Emperor Star and the three general stars shattered, and the blood-red eyes in the sky lifted the sealing factions into the air before releasing them and vanishing.
• Zhao Fu regained consciousness in the underground space, and Bai Qi and the others entered and greeted him as he assured them everything was over.
• Zhao Fu returned to the surface, ordered reconstruction and recovery, and went to inspect the notifications about his reforged body and newly fused stars.
• Zhao Fu learned that the Purple Emperor Star and Yinghuo Demon Star had fused into the Yinghuo Emperor Star and that the Heavenly Dao had empowered his will to break the seals.
• Zhao Fu understood that the blood-red eyes had been his own and that he had spared the sealing factions because he could not truly kill them and did not want to make Great Qin the enemy of the world.

After Zhao Fu’s body was reforged, he unlocked Earth Rank Aptitude, the Godslayer Profession, and Divine Sense, while his King and Godslayer bloodlines fused into Godslayer King Blood. Great Qin Town advanced to an Epic-grade village, and Zhao Fu inspected its improved attributes and evolved artifacts.

• Zhao Fu discovered that his aptitude had risen to High-grade Earth Rank, beyond the familiar F-to-SSS rankings.
• Zhao Fu examined the Godslayer Profession and learned that it generated Godslayer Power and an inheritable bloodline.
• Zhao Fu’s King Bloodline and Godslayer Bloodline fused into Level 11 Godslayer King Blood.
• Zhao Fu learned that Divine Sense strengthened his soul and resistance to mental and soul attacks, and that it was one of the Five Celestial Senses.
• Zhao Fu found that Great Qin Town had advanced to Epic grade after gaining Fate, while its Twelve Golden Men and Heirloom Seal of the Realm had also evolved.
• Zhao Fu inspected Great Qin Town’s new attributes, including increased crop yields, population limits, and resident and soldier bonuses.

After learning a forbidden secret about the Heavenly Domain Barrier and the Land of Inheritance from God Kerr, Zhao Fu reconsidered Great Qin’s future strategy. In the real world, factions sought goodwill with the Ying Family and He Xianru agreed to help mend relations with the Yin-Yang School; Zhao Fu then summoned his generals to discuss Great Qin’s path forward.

• Zhao Fu studied God Kerr’s information, discovered a system-forbidden secret about the Heavenly Domain Barrier and the Land of Inheritance, and decided Great Qin’s strategy needed to change.
• After the sealing attempt failed, the inheritors of Huaxia’s other four great ancient nations and many factions sent gifts to the Ying Family to show goodwill toward Zhao Fu.
• Ying Wu enjoyed his rising status while quietly building a force of twenty thousand, and Ying Xi learned the elders intended to make her one of Zhao Fu’s consorts.
• Qiu Fengzi chose to search for Zhao Fu in secret, hoping to be the first to learn his real identity, but he could not find him.
• Xianling asked He Xianru to improve relations with Zhao Fu, and He Xianru agreed before telling her about him.
• After organizing God Kerr’s information for more than a day, Zhao Fu summoned Great Qin’s generals to discuss the kingdom’s future.

After Great Qin resumed quiet development, Zhao Fu returned to the real world and visited Wu Qingniang, who asked him to build a friendly relationship with the Great Qin Imperial Prince. Xiao Yunfei warned Zhao Fu to stay away from Wu Qingniang, and Zhao Fu later returned to Apocalypse World wondering how Ge Nie was doing in Fighting City.

• Great Qin finished its council meeting and focused on subdued development and the autumn harvest.
• Zhao Fu visited his grandfather for Zhao Hong's birthday and discovered that Zheng Qiu was Zhao Hong's girlfriend.
• Wu Qingniang summoned Zhao Fu and asked him to curry favor with the Great Qin Imperial Prince if he encountered him.
• After leaving Wu Qingniang's residence, Xiao Yunfei warned Zhao Fu that he was unworthy of Wu Qingniang and should treat her as his master.
• Zhao Fu returned home, entered Apocalypse World, and wondered how Ge Nie was doing in Fighting City.

Zhao Fu checked Ge Nie’s progress in Fighting City and turned his attention to hatching the Wyvern egg to strengthen Great Qin. After learning that Dragon-Hatching Immortal Grass might grow in Terror Forest’s deepest reaches, he prepared to go there alone and investigate the region’s powerful demonic flood dragon.

• Zhao Fu visited Fighting City and found that Ge Nie’s Sword Gate had become a major faction, with Ge Nie named one of eight candidates for City Lord.
• Zhao Fu decided to leave Ge Nie’s faction alone for now, though he considered seizing the City Lord position by force if Ge Nie failed to win it.
• Zhao Fu planned to use the All-Beings Nest to produce Wyverns, but needed damaged Silver City Hearts to upgrade the nest from Silver grade.
• Zhao Fu learned that Dragon-Hatching Immortal Grass could shorten the Wyvern egg’s incubation and received a lead that it grew in Terror Forest’s deepest reaches.
• Zhao Fu planned to enter Terror Forest alone to search for the herb and assess the thousand-meter demonic flood dragon said to dwell there.

Zhao Fu ventured into the Terror Forest, encountered powerful creatures and glimpsed the Six-Eyed Demon Flood Dragon, then found several valuable spirit herbs and fruit trees while searching for Dragon-Hatching Immortal Grass. The chapter ended with him preparing to dig up a grove of Wind Chime Fruit trees, though he still had not found the herb he sought.

• Zhao Fu killed a Tier 2 creature and a Tier 3 rhinoceros, storing their corpses to test whether the Heaven and Earth Refining Array could refine animal corpses.
• The Six-Eyed Demon Flood Dragon flew over the forest, and Zhao Fu concealed his aura while admiring the possibility of someday making it his mount.
• Zhao Fu continued deeper into the forest, avoided powerful creatures, and found a valuable Tier 4 Snow Velvet Leaf Grass.
• After searching for two more days without finding Dragon-Hatching Immortal Grass, Zhao Fu discovered more than a dozen Wind Chime Fruit trees and considered transplanting them for cultivation.

Zhao Fu tried to seize the Wind Chime Fruit trees by luring the Red Apes beneath a cliff and collapsing it on them. The Red Ape Lord survived and fought Zhao Fu, who wounded it with powerful sword techniques and continued the battle with an Evil-Breaking Spear.

• Zhao Fu spotted more than thirty Red Apes guarding the Wind Chime Fruit trees, including a Tier 4 Red Ape Lord, and devised a plan to draw them away.
• Zhao Fu lured two young Red Apes into the woods with spirit fruits, knocked them unconscious, and tied them beneath a nearby cliff.
• The Red Ape Lord saw through Zhao Fu's trap, but Zhao Fu used Ghost Slayer to bring down the cliff as the Red Apes pursued him, crushing nearly all of them.
• The wounded Red Ape Lord burst from the rubble and attacked Zhao Fu, who shattered its fist imprints with God · Demon Strike and cut a deep wound across its chest.
• The Red Ape Lord fired a platinum beam and charged Zhao Fu, who countered with the soul of the Heavenly Demon and a spinning kick before readying an Evil-Breaking Spear.

Zhao Fu defeated the Red Ape Lord and collected its drops, then harvested the Wind Chime Fruit trees while Heavenly Demon devoured the fallen apes. With the trees stored away, Zhao Fu continued searching for the Dragon-Hatching Immortal Grass.

• Zhao Fu killed the Red Ape Lord by piercing its chest with his sword, and the beast dropped Soul Power, an Eight Trigrams Unsealing, and a Sacred Hall Blood Crystal.
• Zhao Fu stored the drops and the Red Ape Lord's corpse, then let Heavenly Demon devour the other Red Ape corpses for their flesh and blood essence.
• Zhao Fu drove away the young Red Apes and dug up all seventeen Wind Chime Fruit trees.
• Heavenly Demon returned to Zhao Fu after finishing its feast, and Zhao Fu continued searching for the Dragon-Hatching Immortal Grass.

Zhao Fu ventured into the Six-Eyed Demon Flood Dragon’s lair and found a large patch of Dragon-Hatching Immortal Grass beside the sleeping beast. After deciding not to use his Dreamlike Incense, he cautiously picked two stalks, but the dragon suddenly awoke.

• Zhao Fu searched deeper into the Terror Forest after failing to find Dragon-Hatching Immortal Grass elsewhere.
• He gathered over two hundred third-tier spiritual herbs while approaching the Six-Eyed Demon Flood Dragon’s lair.
• Zhao Fu found the Dragon-Hatching Immortal Grass growing beside the sleeping Six-Eyed Demon Flood Dragon and considered using his Dreamlike Incense.
• He decided to save the incense for another plan and approached the dragon to take three stalks from the patch’s edge.
• Zhao Fu picked two stalks, then the Six-Eyed Demon Flood Dragon opened its six blood-red eyes.

Zhao Fu gathered Dragon-Hatching Immortal Grass from the Six-Eyed Demon Flood Dragon, who feared him because of the celestial phenomena he had caused and wanted dragon essence blood to help her transform into a dragon. After returning to Great Qin, Zhao Fu planted the grass and used it to make a potion that strengthened a dragon egg.

• Zhao Fu fled when he realized the Six-Eyed Demon Flood Dragon had noticed him stealing her Dragon-Hatching Immortal Grass, but she recognized him and asked him to leave her alone.
• The Six-Eyed Demon Flood Dragon let Zhao Fu take the grass after learning he wanted it to hatch dragon eggs, and she asked whether he could obtain dragon essence blood for her.
• Zhao Fu explained that his eggs were Wyverns, promised to help her find true dragon blood if he could, and learned why she feared him and wanted to transform into a dragon.
• Zhao Fu gathered tens of thousands of plants, said goodbye to the Six-Eyed Demon Flood Dragon, and left her small toys before returning to Great Qin.
• Zhao Fu ordered his subordinates to plant the Dragon-Hatching Immortal Grass and Wind Chime Fruit trees, then poured a potion over a dragon egg, strengthening its aura.

Zhao Fu refined ferocious beast corpses into items that could strengthen beasts, then used an aptitude ball and Level Jade to raise Little White to Lord grade. He enshrined a Water God Statue for future protection on waterways and gave Daisy a Sacred Hall Blood Crystal, whose transformation left her changing in his arms.

• Zhao Fu refined ferocious beast corpses and obtained aptitude balls, Feeding Stones, and Level Jades, including an SS-grade aptitude ball from the Red Ape Lord's corpse.
• Zhao Fu used an aptitude ball and Level Jade on Little White, raising it from Elite grade to Lord grade.
• Daisy brought Zhao Fu a Water God Statue, and he ordered a temple built to enshrine it.
• Zhao Fu gave Daisy the Sacred Hall Blood Crystal, which entered her body and caused her pain before her appearance began to change.

After Daisy awakened her Sacred Hall Bloodline, Zhao Fu learned that Apocalypse World's third event, the Divine Fish Festival, had begun. He discovered that the individual fishing event offered an astonishing number of City-Building Stones, including ten legendary-quality ones.

• Daisy recovered in Zhao Fu's arms, and he found that her Sacred Hall Bloodline had greatly increased her attributes and granted her a platinum-white radiance attack.
• Liu Mei entered the hall and told Zhao Fu that Apocalypse World's third event had begun.
• Zhao Fu went to the system main city and learned that the seven-day Divine Fish Festival would reward points for catching divine fish by hand, spear, or rod.
• Zhao Fu inspected the exchange stele and found that its rewards included ten legendary-quality City-Building Stones.

Zhao Fu reviewed the Legendary City-Building Stones and decided Great Qin would have everyone join the Divine Fish Festival to earn exchange points. He used soul power to enhance the One-Life Rod, awakening Serya’s desire to merge with the World Tree Branch as an ancient tree appeared and drew Great Qin’s elves to kneel.

• Zhao Fu read the attributes of the ten Legendary City-Building Stones and resolved to obtain the All-Beings Nest for Great Qin.
• Wei Liao and Wang Jian advised Zhao Fu to have Great Qin’s residents and soldiers participate in the Divine Fish Festival, and Zhao Fu agreed.
• Zhao Fu realized the One-Life Rod could help with fishing and used soul power to enhance it into Epic equipment.
• Serya asked Zhao Fu to let her merge with the World Tree Branch and awaken her ancient elven bloodline.
• An ancient tree appeared in the sky, resonated with Serya, and drew the elves of Great Qin, who gathered and knelt before it.

Zhao Fu witnessed Serya awaken her elven royal bloodline and gain a transformed Royal Wood Sword that could also return to its fishing-rod form. The Divine Fish Festival began, and Zhao Fu caught his first Divine Fish at a lake.

• Daisy explained that the elves knelt because the World Tree and Serya's royal bloodline had stirred their faith and instincts, and Zhao Fu let them rise.
• Serya's elven royal bloodline awakened, changing her appearance as she merged with the Elven Ancient Tree and formed the Royal Wood Sword from the One-Life Rod.
• Serya explained that the sword was the rod's second form and changed it back, revealing that its Fish Blessing greatly increased the chance of catching fish.
• At midnight, the Divine Fish Festival began as a giant celestial fish appeared among the stars and glowing, rune-marked fish emerged in the waters.
• Zhao Fu speared a carp at the lake, and it turned into motes of light that entered his body and earned him 10 Divine Fish Points.

Zhao Fu used the One-Life Rod to fish for divine fish, discovering that it greatly accelerated his cultivation and could catch rarer fish in deep water. Elsewhere, the heirs of the great legacies used distinctive tools and methods to compete in the event.

• Zhao Fu speared 126 divine fish during the first hour and earned 3,200 Divine Fish Points, then moved to a secluded lake to fish.
• Zhao Fu discovered that the One-Life Rod’s Fishing Enlightenment attribute increased his cultivation speed sixfold.
• Zhao Fu caught a silver-glowing Silver Black Carp, earned 100 Divine Fish Points, and opened its Fish Treasure to obtain blue-quality beast fangs.
• Zhao Fu caught several blue-glowing divine fish, then floated a cut tree trunk to the lake’s center, where silver-glowing fish became more common.
• Si Ji made a fishing rod from a python’s bones, Di Wutian reforged an ancestral heirloom into a bronze harpoon, Jiang Ziya caught fish with a straight hook and no bait, and Liu Ye fished with Clearheart Bamboo.

The Divine Fish Festival awakened unusual talents and fortunes among ordinary people, including Ye Ye, Zhang Quansheng, Liu Yubai, Hanano Mai, and Kabir. The story returned to Zhao Fu as he tried rare bait and froze in astonishment at what he caught.

• Ye Ye found a stone spear that gave him power and techniques, then used it to blast nearby divine fish into motes of light that entered his body.
• Zhang Quansheng used his Fish-Imprisoning Hand to catch divine fish and rapidly increased his Divine Fish Value.
• Liu Yubai played his zither, drawing divine fish from the stream and bringing a faint light to his lifeless eyes.
• Hanano Mai swam among divine fish in the sea, while Kabir speared groups of fish in a river.
• Zhao Fu changed his bait to a precious spirit-soil earthworm, caught another fish, and froze in astonishment when he saw it.

Zhao Fu tried to improve his Divine Fish Festival catch by finding a larger lake and preparing bait with his blood. At Late Autumn Lake, his new bait quickly attracted Silver Light and Golden Light Divine Fish.

• Zhao Fu caught a green turtle, a White Light Divine Fish, and a goldfish, then spent the night catching over 1,200 divine fish but only five goldfish.
• After returning to Great Qin, Zhao Fu learned from Guo Binglin that a Purple Light Divine Fish had appeared in the vast Late Autumn Lake.
• Zhao Fu tried to buy small fish for bait, but higher-grade fish were unavailable, so he fed his own Godslayer King Blood to a bucket of small fish.
• Zhao Fu traveled by boat to a quiet spot in Late Autumn Lake and used one of the blood-fed fish as bait.
• Zhao Fu caught a Silver Light Divine Fish within seconds, then caught another and a Golden Light Divine Fish.

Zhao Fu’s remarkable fishing drew crowds that disrupted his catches, so he threatened and then killed one fisherman before moving on. As rival families and a gang gathered to recruit him, he caught a purple-glow divine fish, prompting even richer offers to join them.

• Zhao Fu attracted other fishermen with his silver- and golden-glow catches, but their growing crowds interfered with his fishing and followed him when he moved.
• Zhao Fu threatened the fishermen who kept trailing him and split one man and his boat in two when the man defied him.
• After Zhao Fu resumed fishing alone, ships from the Azure Tiger Gang, Jin Family, Zhao Family, and Zhu Family arrived and offered to buy his secret or recruit him.
• Zhao Fu caught a purple-glow divine fish and gained 800 Divine Fish Points, causing the four factions to make more urgent offers to recruit him.

Zhao Fu ignored the four local factions, then slaughtered the Azure Tiger Gang after its men attacked him and returned to fishing. He ended the day with a rich haul and an Advanced Fish Farming Manual, but news awaiting him in Great Qin left him horrified.

• An Azure Tiger Gang member spotted the unusual fishing rod and bait, and the ferocious Great Han ordered archers to attack Zhao Fu.
• Zhao Fu blocked the arrows, appeared aboard the Azure Tiger Gang’s ship, and killed the Great Han by draining his vitality with the Royal Wood Sword.
• Zhao Fu slaughtered everyone aboard the ship, frightening the other three factions into retreat and leaving the Azure Tiger Gang nearly destroyed.
• Zhao Fu resumed fishing, caught a purple-glowing divine fish, and spent the day catching 2,890 fish for 66,800 divine fish value.
• After catching his tenth purple-glowing divine fish, Zhao Fu received the Advanced Fish Farming Manual, which could raise spirit fish below Tier 2.
• Zhao Fu returned to Great Qin to prepare for the next day’s Divine Fish Festival, then heard news that horrified him.

Zhao Fu learned that Heavenly Sword City had already been redeemed, threatening his chance to obtain the All-Beings Nest. The Water God offered him a fishing blessing, and after a day fishing on the Li River, Zhao Fu returned to Great Qin Town and received more alarming news.

• Zhao Fu discovered that Heavenly Sword City had been redeemed and worried that he would also lose his chance at the All-Beings Nest.
• The Water God offered Zhao Fu a blessing that increased the chance of divine fish taking his bait, provided he carried her statue.
• Zhao Fu traveled to the Li River, where the Water God's blessing helped him catch many divine fish and earn Divine Fish Points.
• After fishing through the day and into the night, Zhao Fu returned to Great Qin Town and received news that sent a chill down his spine.

Zhao Fu learned that Hanano Mai had redeemed the All-Beings Nest, while she fused it with a demonic statue and gained a demon bloodline. Liu Yubai received an inheritance and began establishing Heavenly Sword City, leaving his purpose tied to protecting those who loved the guqin.

• Zhao Fu learned that the All-Beings Nest had been redeemed and mourned losing the chance to obtain it for Great Qin.
• Hanano Mai played with the All-Beings Nest, then watched as her Shuten Doji statue merged with it to form a green cube.
• A drop of demonic blood entered Hanano Mai, transforming her into a half-demon and turning the cube into a legendary Demon City Stone.
• Liu Yubai played his guqin in a bamboo forest as Divine Fish leaped toward him, and he heard a mysterious guqin melody only he could hear.
• Liu Yubai received an inheritance about the danger of Apocalypse World devouring the real world and pressed his City-Building Stone to the ground to begin establishing a home for guqin lovers.

Zhao Fu abandoned the fourth-ranked Thousand-Life City to pursue a City Upgrade Stone that could raise Great Qin’s All-Beings Nest to legendary quality. After Gu Qingyang revealed how he obtained One-Battle King City and his ambition to found the Ancient Fish Kingdom, Zhao Fu gathered enough points for the upgrade stone, but new news arrived before he could exchange for it.

• Zhao Fu spotted a City Upgrade Stone at the exchange stele and chose it over Thousand-Life City so he could upgrade Great Qin’s All-Beings Nest.
• Zhao Fu and the other major inheritors struggled to gather Divine Fish Points as the top three City-Building Stones were claimed.
• Gu Qingyang revealed that his blood attracted Divine Fish, enabling him to exchange for One-Battle King City and plan revenge on the Zhang, Li, and Qian Families.
• Zhao Fu fished with both rods while Serya changed his bait, eventually gathering 400,000 Divine Fish Points and catching the Spirit Fish Aquaculture Manual.
• Zhao Fu returned to Great Qin to exchange for the upgrade stone, but another piece of news arrived.