Chapter Summaries

The Spirit Light World’s consciousness fought Zhao Fu after his uncontrolled power devastated more than a thousand regions, and the Golden Dragon helped bring him back to Great Qin. As Zhao Fu recovered, he learned that he had entered the Dao Eye state and resolved to punish those responsible for blocking his use of the world’s power.

• The Spirit Light World’s consciousness descended and fought Zhao Fu, while the battle devastated more than a thousand regions and severely wounded the four guardian beasts and the Way Guardians.
• The Spirit Light World declared the Great Qin Imperial Prince its greatest threat after he took the Progenitor Divine Statue and caused countless deaths.
• The Golden Dragon helped Zhao Fu return to Great Qin, where Li Si used the Revival Pill and the Imperial Phoenix Statue and Flower Fairy helped heal him.
• The Golden Dragon explained that Zhao Fu’s Death Clan bloodline, Natal Stars, and demonic divinity had taken control, and that he had broken the restraints of life and entered the Dao Eye state.
• Zhao Fu learned that Flower Moon’s people had identified those responsible for preventing him from using the world’s power, and he vowed to kill them even if they surrendered.

Zhao Fu learned that the Progenitor Divine Statue could strengthen the Spirit Light God Clan or devastate it if its attributes were reversed, and considered refining it for Great Qin. Golden Dragon explained that replacing its Progenitor Bloodline would take centuries unless Great Qin expanded and gathered more bloodlines.

• The chapter described the Progenitor Divine Statue's four powers: strengthening the Spirit Light God Clan's bloodline, drawing spiritual energy from other worlds, granting access to high-level powers, and wielding immense destructive force.
• Zhao Fu realized that reversing the statue's attributes could weaken Spirit Light God Clan members by sixty percent and give Great Qin a decisive advantage against them.
• Zhao Fu asked Golden Dragon how Great Qin could refine the statue and take its powers for itself.
• Golden Dragon explained that Great Qin would need to merge its people's bloodlines into a new bloodline to replace the statue's Progenitor Bloodline, a process that could damage the statue or alter its powers.
• Golden Dragon estimated that refining the statue with Great Qin's more than five billion people would take six hundred years, and said expansion could speed the process by adding more bloodlines.

Zhao Fu placed a Blood Law Seal on the Progenitor Divine Statue so it could be refined in a vast blood pool while the Heaven and Earth Refining Array remained available for other work. As Great Qin continued its preparations with fifteen days left before the real world was swallowed, Zhao Fu agreed to Japan’s offer to submit and secretly open a passage for Great Qin to seize the continent’s east.

• Zhao Fu used his essence blood and the Heaven and Earth Refining Array to carve a Blood Law Seal onto the Progenitor Divine Statue.
• Zhao Fu placed the restored Progenitor Divine Statue in the completed blood pool, where fresh blood would let the seal refine it over time.
• With fifteen days remaining before the real world was swallowed, Zhao Fu continued Great Qin’s regional sweeps and Great Wall construction.
• A Japanese envoy told Zhao Fu that seventy percent of Japan’s top factions would submit to Great Qin and secretly open a passage through the continent’s eastern defenses.
• After verifying the offer, Zhao Fu accepted Japan’s demands to preserve its clans and inheritances and grant Japanese people the status of ordinary Great Qin citizens.

Zhao Fu planned to conquer the six eastern countries and then attack eastern Huaxia, while their factions relied on layered defenses and expected Great Qin to be unable to break through. The chapter ended with defenders atop the Great Wall reassuring one another that their coalition could stop Great Qin.

• The chapter described the six countries east of Huaxia, their histories, and the Nation-Guarding Artifacts held by Nepal, Malaysia, the Philippines, and Japan.
• Zhao Fu judged the six countries’ regions and players insignificant and planned to conquer them quickly before attacking eastern Huaxia.
• Zhao Fu summoned Great Qin’s ministers to discuss a campaign that could bring the empire halfway toward unifying the Central Continent.
• Eastern factions built four lines of defense across the sky, ground, and underground, confident that Great Qin could not penetrate them.
• A worried defender asked his brother whether they could stop Great Qin, and the bearded man answered that their coalition’s preparations would protect them.

Zhao Fu secretly used Japan’s cooperation to bypass the defenses and launch a simultaneous invasion of six nations, opening a route into eastern Huaxia. Great Qin overwhelmed the defenders, and Nepal, Han Kingdom, Joseon Kingdom, the Philippines, and Malaysia fell as the attack continued.

• Zhao Fu met Japan’s faction leaders, who pledged to serve Great Qin and agreed to attack other nations when Qin launched its invasion.
• Zhao Fu deployed more than fifteen thousand City Lords and eight Sea Beast Kings to infiltrate and attack the six nations beyond the defensive lines.
• Great Qin struck the six nations at once, while Japan’s forces joined the attack and eastern Huaxia scrambled to defend its rear.
• The Sea Beast Kings rampaged through the six nations as Great Qin’s forces teleported in, defeated their system factions, and forced most surviving City Lords to submit.
• Zhao Mo killed Yediao Kingdom’s inheritor and took its Nation-Guarding Artifact and City Lord Seal.
• Nepal, Han Kingdom, Joseon Kingdom, the Philippines, and Malaysia perished, leaving their players in despair.

Zhao Fu enlisted the six conquered nations to attack Huaxia, then secured Japan's surrender from Hanano Mai and the Three Great Yokai. Great Qin conquered most of eastern Huaxia before halting at the Pomelo Region and taking a defensive stance.

• Zhao Fu ordered the surrendered six nations to attack eastern Huaxia, and their armies overwhelmed the unprepared local defenders.
• Zhao Fu killed Japan's last emperor and claimed Japan's three sacred treasures, leaving Hanano Mai's Night of Hundred Demons as the final holdout.
• Hanano Mai agreed to submit to Great Qin after the Three Great Yokai urged her to accept Zhao Fu's offer.
• Great Qin joined the six armies, broke through eastern Huaxia's defenses, and conquered three-quarters of the region, including ninety percent of the eastern Central Continent.
• Great Qin stopped at the Pomelo Region and shifted to defense as forces from other directions attacked.

After conquering much of Huaxia, Great Qin counted its gains and focused on absorbing its new population and territories while the Central Continent’s factions grew wary of one another. Zhao Fu rewarded his followers, took possession of the Demon Blade Muramasa, and planned to merge Japan’s Three Sacred Treasures with the Progenitor Divine Statue.

• Zhao Fu assessed Great Qin’s expanded territories, cities, population, and army, then prioritized stabilizing and absorbing its conquests.
• Zhao Fu rewarded Great Qin’s citizens and held victory festivities as the Central Continent’s factions discussed how to prevent another betrayal.
• Zhao Fu received the defeated leaders’ relatives, including Piao Xuehui and Oda Kana, and took the Demon Blade Muramasa from Oda Kana.
• Zhao Fu gave the Demon Blade Muramasa to Zhao Sha to support his growth as a fighter.
• Zhao Fu planned to merge Japan’s Three Sacred Treasures into the Progenitor Divine Statue so Great Qin’s bloodlines could nurture them.

Zhao Fu refined three Nation-Guarding Artifacts into Great Qin’s arsenal as the Spirit Light God Clan’s world entered Apocalypse World and Great Qin faced growing opposition. On June 14th, Arthur Tina founded the British Empire on the Western Continent, making it the second nation in the human world and setting her benevolent rule apart from Great Qin’s path of hegemony.

• Zhao Fu refined Nepal’s shield, Malaysia’s boat, and the Philippines’ spear with Great Qin’s destiny, then fused the three divine artifacts into the Progenitor Divine Statue.
• The Spirit Light God Clan’s real-world realm was destroyed ahead of schedule, forcing all its creatures into Apocalypse World and prompting its people to build defenses.
• Great Qin continued dividing alliances and expanding across the Central Continent as factions from other continents joined forces to attack it.
• On June 14th, Arthur Tina founded the British Empire across 320 regions as a third-rank duchy nation.
• Arthur Tina drew people to her through benevolent rule, while Zhao Fu and Great Qin continued to follow a path of hegemony.

As the real world faced destruction, Zhao Fu and the Ying Family prepared to enter Great Qin, while people reflected on his rise into a legendary figure. The Ying Family recognized Zhao Fu’s importance as the representative who had brought them close to the Great Qin Imperial Prince, and eagerly sought his favor.

• People noted that Arthur Tina had founded a nation in the Western Continent and that the heir of the Land of Pharaohs might soon establish one in the South.
• On July 5th, everyone returned to the real world for its final day, and Zhao Fu felt melancholy as he remembered his life on Earth.
• The Ying Family celebrated their impending entry into Great Qin and acknowledged that Zhao Fu had risen from an outsider to a powerful figure.
• The Ying Family’s heads and upper ranks regretted having looked down on Zhao Fu and began flattering him for connecting them to the Great Qin Imperial Prince.
• The Great Qin Imperial Prince was acclaimed as a legendary figure whose influence and potential surpassed Arthur Tina’s.

As the real world neared destruction, Zhao Fu reassured Ying Xi about Wu Qingniang and the Ying Family’s place in Great Qin without revealing that he was the Great Qin Imperial Prince. Ying Xi left relieved, while Zhao Fu checked the last messages on a nearly collapsed network.

• Ying Family heads met Zhao Fu and left satisfied after he told them someone would receive them in Apocalypse World.
• Ying Xi asked Zhao Fu whether Wu Qingniang was safe and whether the Great Qin Imperial Prince had mistreated her.
• Zhao Fu assured Ying Xi that Wu Qingniang was well and praised the Imperial Prince, who was actually himself.
• Ying Xi explained that she and five other Ying Family women were expected to become the Imperial Prince’s consorts, and Zhao Fu promised to protect her choice and the family’s status.
• Ying Xi thanked Zhao Fu, apologized for having once given him up to Wu Qingniang, and left in a better mood.
• Zhao Fu checked old messages from Zheng Dong and Wang Yue as the network collapsed, appreciating Wang Yue’s offer to repay his loan.

As Apocalypse World appeared, the collapsing real world and all its creatures were drawn into it, where Zhao Fu’s real-world body merged with his Apocalypse World body. Later, the Ying Family came before the Great Qin Imperial Prince and discovered that he was Zhao Fu.

• Zheng Yuqin prepared a lavish meal for Zhao Fu, but the world began to shake before they could act on their growing attraction.
• Zhao Fu watched as Apocalypse World appeared in the sky and an immense force pulled all people and creatures from the collapsing Earth into it.
• Zhao Fu arrived in Apocalypse World and received a notification that his real-world body was merging with his Apocalypse World body.
• Li Si told Zhao Fu that the Ying Family members had entered Great Qin and were waiting to meet him.
• The Ying Family members entered the hall, paid their respects, and recognized Zhao Fu as the Great Qin Imperial Prince.
• The Ying Family heads knelt and asked Zhao Fu to punish them for their past offenses.

After the world’s destruction, Zhao Fu revealed his identity as the Great Qin Imperial Prince and decided to recognize the Ying Family as Great Qin’s royal clan. His relatives learned who he was and sought forgiveness, but Zhao Fu left his uncle’s family under strict warning in a modest courtyard.

• The Ying Family feared Zhao Fu would punish them for their past treatment of him, while Ying Xi regretted insulting him and failing to recognize his identity.
• Zhao Fu acknowledged the Ying Family’s status as Great Qin’s royal clan, rewarded them, and ended the meeting.
• Ying Xi reunited with Wu Qingniang, admitted she had been frightened by Zhao Fu’s identity, and embraced her.
• Zhao Fu’s uncle’s family learned that he was the Great Qin Imperial Prince and regretted their past offenses, especially his younger cousin’s insults.
• Zhao Fu’s uncle and aunt begged his maternal grandparents to help them apologize, but they could not enter the Imperial Palace and received only a modest courtyard.
• A steward warned Zhao Fu’s uncle’s family that they would be expelled from Great Qin if they sought Zhao Fu again.

After Zhao Fu’s identity as the Great Qin Imperial Prince was revealed, the Li Family realized that the son they had rejected and repeatedly tried to kill would seek revenge. The family gathered to consider how to face the destruction Zhao Fu threatened, while Li Baiqing struggled with his inferiority and Yang Yuyan comforted him.

• The world’s rulers and factions were shocked to learn that Zhao Fu, once dismissed as an ordinary nobody, was the Great Qin Imperial Prince.
• The Li Family’s old master collapsed after hearing the news, while Li Zhe and Li Baiqing were stunned by Zhao Fu’s identity.
• The Li Family feared Zhao Fu would avenge his mother and the assassination attempts by destroying the family and Great Tang.
• The old master summoned the family to discuss how to respond, and an elderly woman blamed him for rejecting Zhao Fu and his mother.
• Li Baiqing felt he could never match Zhao Fu, and Yang Yuyan held his hand and reassured him that she loved him.

The Li Family argued over how to respond to Zhao Fu, while Li Zhe refused to admit fault or accept him. After Great Tang sent apologies and gifts, Zhao Fu rejected them and declared that the Li Family would be destroyed.

• Li Zhe comforted Zhang Shuyun, then vowed to confront Zhao Fu and force him to kneel and beg forgiveness.
• The Li Family elder stopped Li Zhe and proposed acknowledging Zhao Fu and his mother while offering apologies to mend relations.
• News of Zhao Fu's connection to the Li Family spread, and other factions began distancing themselves from Great Tang.
• A Great Tang envoy presented Zhao Fu with gifts, letters of apology, and beautiful women on the Li Family's behalf.
• Zhao Fu rejected the gifts and apologies, denied any relationship with the Li Family, and declared that it would be destroyed.

Zhao Fu rejected the Li Family’s attempt at reconciliation, killed the Great Tang envoy, and left for the Southern Continent to investigate a possible crisis involving the Fish Scale World. The Li Family’s old master tried to find another way to protect Great Tang, just as Su Yan arrived with a vicious scheme.

• Zhao Fu rejected the Li Family’s gifts and pleas, then killed the Great Tang envoy when he invoked Zhao Fu’s family ties.
• Li Si asked Wu Qingniang and Nü Lü to calm Zhao Fu, but they discovered he had already left for the Southern Continent to investigate possible turmoil in the Fish Scale World.
• Great Qin returned the Li Family’s gifts, and the family realized Zhao Fu would not reconcile with them.
• The Li Family’s old master confined Li Zhe and ordered him to prepare to beg Zhao Fu for forgiveness, despite Li Baiqing’s objections.
• Su Yan arrived at the Li Family and presented a vicious scheme.

Zhao Fu weighed whether Great Qin should join the Southern Continent in resisting the Fish Scale Clan’s invasion, but chose to wait for accurate information and let the other factions seek him out. He turned to the Darkwater Continent, where his rapidly growing faction faced hostility, then returned to Great Qin to discuss preparations against the Fish Scale World and the still-missing Yu Xuan.

• Zhao Fu learned that the Fish Scale Clan was mobilizing for a large invasion and considered, but rejected for now, seeking an alliance with factions that had recently fought Great Qin.
• Zhao Fu’s intelligence network estimated that the Fish Scale World had over eighteen billion players and could field more than ten billion combatants, while Great Qin could not commit all its forces.
• Zhao Fu decided to wait rather than approach the Southern Continent’s factions, reasoning that they might ask Great Qin for help after the invasion began.
• Zhao Fu visited his faction on the Darkwater Continent, which had grown to 2,800 cities, two billion people, and three hundred million soldiers, and slowed its expansion to ease others’ hostility.
• Zhao Fu returned to Great Qin, remained concerned about the absent Yu Xuan, and planned to prepare both offensive strikes and strong defenses against the Fish Scale Clan.

Akhenaten warned the inheritors that the Fish Scale World was preparing another invasion and urged them to unite against it. Most factions mobilized despite their fear, while the Central Continent’s leaders waited on Zhao Fu, who burned Akhenaten’s letter without responding.

• Akhenaten spread word of the coming invasion and sent letters asking the inheritors, including Zhao Fu, to join the defense.
• Arthur Tina ordered her army assembled, and Geluofei also mobilized his forces and urged other factions to help.
• Ramis decided to go and gathered soldiers, while factions across the eastern, western, and northern regions prepared to resist the Fish Scale Clan.
• Babilon, Si Ji, and Aoglie received Akhenaten’s letters and looked toward Great Qin as the Central Continent’s factions feared leaving their positions against Qin.
• Zhao Fu received Akhenaten’s letter after leaving the Heavenly Spirit Stele and casually burned it without replying.

Zhao Fu refused to join the Southern Continent alliance against the Fish Scale Clan, leaving its leaders and gathered forces in panic. Si Ji used Great Qin’s absence to blame Zhao Fu and turn public opinion against him, while Great Qin quietly prepared for what came next.

• Zhao Fu decided not to aid the Southern Continent and ordered Great Qin’s generals to make preparations without announcing anything.
• The Southern Continent’s gathering learned that no one from the Central Continent, including Zhao Fu, had come, and the attendees’ morale collapsed.
• Akhenaten understood that Zhao Fu’s refusal stemmed from the factions’ repeated attempts to kill him.
• The Central Continent factions sent a letter blaming Zhao Fu for their absence and accusing him of selfishness, while its messenger denounced him before the gathered heroes.
• Si Ji’s scheme swayed most of the crowd against Zhao Fu and sought to undermine his support among the human world.

Akhenaten organized the human world's defense on Poison Island against the Fish Scale World's larger army, but their opening poison attack failed against the clan's preparations. The humans then launched a surprise attack with Ice Crystal Powder, freezing the water and catching nearby Fish Scale forces off guard.

• Akhenaten gathered the human forces on Poison Island and arranged preparations to defend against the Fish Scale World.
• A week later, Akhenaten led four billion human troops as they faced the Fish Scale World's eight billion troops.
• Akhenaten offered the Fish Scale Clan peace, but an inheritor mocked the humans and threatened to enslave them.
• Akhenaten ordered an attack with toxic liquid, but the Fish Scale Clan's pearls and antidotes protected its troops.
• The Fish Scale Clan charged toward Poison Island, and the humans followed with barrels of Ice Crystal Powder that froze the water and trapped nearby attackers in ice.

The Fish Scale Clan used water-powered spears and a massive tsunami to break down humanity’s icy defenses, while the humans countered with fire oil and five Grand Legions. The Fish Scale forces reached the defensive wall and pressed their attack as human archers tried to hold them back.

• The Fish Scale Clan threw water-gem spears that melted most of the ice before the humans could reinforce the defensive wall.
• The Fish Scale Clan charged across the water, but the humans ignited fire oil and burned hundreds of millions of attackers.
• Fish Scale mages summoned a towering wave that extinguished the flames and battered the defensive wall, sweeping defenders away and cracking its lower sections.
• The Fish Scale mages prepared a second tsunami, but five human Grand Legions gathered cultivation power and blasted the wave apart with spheres of silvery-white light.
• The Fish Scale forces charged to the defensive wall, where human archers killed many attackers, though the front ranks continued without fear.