Chapter Summaries

Zhuang Hong gained the Precision Mental Characteristic by fusing with an egret’s Mental Strength, then continued searching for Other Selves while avoiding the growing Void Spirit search forces. After he ambushed a squad, Guan Long, Shou Xin, and Zheng Tian arrived too late to catch him but confirmed he was in the airspace.

• Zhuang Hong fused with the egret’s Mental Strength, gaining the Precision Mental Characteristic, but devouring it only raised his physical potential to 112%.
• Zhuang Hong noticed Void Spirit search squads were appearing more often and suspected his location had been exposed after he killed five mining Void Spirits.
• Zhuang Hong ambushed a search squad, killed its members with Golden Fang Touch, and devoured their nutrients before flying away with Xiao Bai.
• Several Void Spirit squads found the dried corpses, and Guan Long, Shou Xin, and Zheng Tian arrived to investigate.
• Guan Long declared that the corpses confirmed Zhuang Hong was in the airspace, while Shou Xin warned that they might be bait.

While Yin Zizhong tried to keep people in Golden Cloud World from recklessly seeking and devouring their Other Selves, Zhuang Hong continued evading the Void Spirits and growing stronger. After a year of exploration and training, he believed he could defeat True Spirits with ease, but planned to prepare further before returning to kill them.

• Xu Kaidong asked Yin Zizhong whether Zhuang Hong had returned, and Yin reassured him that his master would come back when he was ready.
• Yin Guan informed Yin Zizhong that three people planned to sneak out of Xiu Yuan City to search for their Other Selves, and Yin prepared to capture them.
• Yin Zizhong reflected that he had killed more than a hundred people over two years for trying to devour their Other Selves, while Yin Guan mistook his actions for a deliberate effort to eliminate the disobedient.
• Zhuang Hong continued avoiding the Void Spirits while exploring worlds, learning from civilizations, studying runes, and refining Strange Divine Light.
• After devouring forty-three Other Selves over the year, Zhuang Hong raised his maximum potential to 250%, reached the seventh stage of Spirit Ascension, and gained new mental traits and special abilities, including Golden Armor.
• Standing on a Snow Mountain, Zhuang Hong judged that fighting True Spirits was like child's play but decided to prepare longer before returning to kill them.

After three years of searching for Zhuang Hong, Guan Long, Shou Xin, and Zheng Tian planned to provoke Mayfly worlds in hopes of drawing him out. Zhuang Hong continued exploring the Dragon Court Mixed Domain and arrived in a human city, where its inhabitants condemned him for leaving his face and neck uncovered.

• Guan Long, Shou Xin, and Zheng Tian agreed to send Void Spirits to cause disturbances in Mayfly worlds and wait for Zhuang Hong to respond.
• Zhuang Hong explored the Barren Zone, reviewed what he had learned about the Dragon Court Mixed Domain, and resolved to kill the three True Spirits before exploring the Central Zone.
• Zhuang Hong sensed an Other Self in a human world and flew there with Xiao Bai.
• Zhuang Hong entered a city where residents covered their faces and necks, then drew hostile attention by dressing differently.
• The townspeople called Zhuang Hong a heretic for violating the God Child's rule and tried to seize him for purification.

Zhuang Hong used a divine-looking display to make the city’s people believe he was the true god, then went to the church to take his Other Self, a strange cat. He left after learning that the God Child supposedly possessed inherited powers and warned the Head Cleric he would return.

• Zhuang Hong used Intimidation, armor, a halo, and flames to convince a crowd he was the true god, then told them to reject the God Child and believe in science.
• The crowd knelt and accepted Zhuang Hong’s words, while he crossed through another space toward his Other Self.
• At the church, the Head Cleric dismissed reports of a true god as blasphemous rumors and falsely claimed to have received divine instructions about bathing and changing clothes.
• Zhuang Hong appeared in the church in his divine guise, and the believers and clerics knelt before him.
• Zhuang Hong took the strange cat from beneath the statue and learned from the frightened Head Cleric that the God Child had special powers.
• Zhuang Hong said he would return in a couple of days and left with the cat, terrifying the Head Cleric.

After gaining the Elegance Mental Characteristic from the strange cat, Zhuang Hong went to Sacred Sky City to confront its God Child and seek advanced knowledge. The God Child submitted to him, but Zhuang Hong recognized the silver revolver he produced and exclaimed, “Tian Wang Gai Di Hu!”

• Zhuang Hong merged the strange cat’s Mental Strength, extending his mental tentacles beyond a thousand meters and gaining the Elegance characteristic, but its flesh and blood gave him no new abilities.
• Zhuang Hong went to the church, questioned the Head Cleric about the people’s labor, and bound him before flying with him and Xiao Bai toward Sacred Sky City.
• Zhuang Hong arrived at Sacred Sky City in a dazzling display, prompting the people to kneel and pray as he demanded to see the God Child.
• The God Child came out to meet Zhuang Hong, then knelt and claimed to be Zhuang Hong’s long-lost son.
• When the God Child reached for a hidden weapon, Zhuang Hong ordered him to show it; the God Child presented a silver revolver, and Zhuang Hong exclaimed, “Tian Wang Gai Di Hu!”

Zhuang Hong confronted the God Child, Hao Liang, and learned that he had obtained firearm and magic knowledge through the All Heavens and Myriad Realms Group Chat System. Recognizing Hao Liang’s value, Zhuang Hong made him his Divine Envoy and spokesperson.

• Zhuang Hong tested the God Child’s revolver, questioned him about its origin, and invited him to talk privately.
• Hao Liang explained that a group chat system had appeared in his mind when he was fifteen and that he had bought the revolver’s manufacturing process with points.
• Hao Liang admitted that he had told the group chat about Zhuang Hong’s arrival and revealed that it had 153 members from different worlds.
• Hao Liang showed Zhuang Hong the group’s available knowledge and his own manuals, and Zhuang Hong examined the meditation and magic techniques.
• Zhuang Hong learned Hao Liang’s real name and appointed him Divine Envoy, which Hao Liang accepted with gratitude.

Zhuang Hong gave Hao Liang extraordinary knowledge to sell through the group chat, hoping to gain more knowledge and eventually build a platform linking civilizations. After receiving the gift, Hao Liang became eager to serve Zhuang Hong and use the sales points to acquire more knowledge for himself.

• Zhuang Hong theorized that the group chat connected the Mental Strength of Other Selves across different worlds and considered the possibility that he might one day encounter human versions of himself.
• Zhuang Hong sorted Martial Dao Cultivation, Beast Taming Steel Seal, and Void Spirit spells into fragments for Hao Liang to sell, while keeping rune knowledge secret.
• Zhuang Hong told Hao Liang to study Martial Dao Cultivation first, then ordered him to list the knowledge in the group chat and redeem specified knowledge with the points.
• Hao Liang explained that he had made people cover their faces to protect them from a deadly plague, then left the palace to list the knowledge.
• Hao Liang rejoiced over the valuable gift and resolved to serve Zhuang Hong so he could receive more knowledge and gain points for group chat purchases.

Zhuang Hong studied the Jade Spirit Art Hao Liang obtained, doubting whether it was genuine while considering how to investigate its claims and find the Immortal Cultivation World. After Hao Liang’s Secret Sea cultivation method caused a stir in the group chat, he was interrupted by news that enormous monsters were attacking two cities.

• Hao Liang delivered the Jade Spirit Art to Zhuang Hong, who recorded and studied it but could not determine whether it was real or safely test it without spiritual qi.
• Zhuang Hong decided the art’s mental training method was worth learning and wondered whether Hao Liang could use his connection to the group chat to find the Immortal Cultivation World.
• Hao Liang uploaded the Secret Sea Warrior cultivation methods to the group chat, and members began exchanging for the lifespan-extending technique after Deadwater reported opening the Secret Sea.
• Group members questioned Hao Liang about the method and his earlier claim of meeting a true god, while Hao Liang resolved to stay close to Zhuang Hong.
• Ten days later, Hao Liang’s Head Cleric reported that enormous monsters were destroying Loyal Rite City and Loyal Faith City after defeating the Divine Guard squads.

Hao Liang led Divine Guards against five Void Spirits, but their attacks failed and the monsters devastated Sacred Sky City. Zhuang Hong suspected the attack was meant to draw him out, and Hao Liang discovered that the Myriad Realms Chat Group was discussing the same monsters.

• Hao Liang learned that five monsters were approaching Sacred Sky City and set out with two thousand Divine Guards after reporting to Zhuang Hong.
• Hao Liang's fire spells failed to harm the five monsters, and they routed his forces.
• Hao Liang fled to the temple and begged Zhuang Hong to save him as the Void Spirits approached Sacred Sky City.
• Zhuang Hong suspected the Void Spirits were trying to provoke him into revealing his location, so he watched without intervening as they destroyed the city.
• The Void Spirits left after reducing Sacred Sky City to ruins, and Hao Liang wondered whether Zhuang Hong had abandoned them.
• Hao Liang opened the Myriad Realms Chat Group and saw that its members were discussing the same monsters.

Hao Liang learned that even Nascent Soul Experts could barely harm the Void Spirits attacking their worlds, while Zhuang Hong revealed that he could destroy the creatures and that they had come for him. Zhuang Hong decided to confront the five Void Spirits and unleashed a Golden Light Bullet, leaving the battle’s outcome unseen.

• Group chat members reported monster attacks across their worlds, and Broken Sword said Nascent Soul Experts had only injured one Void Spirit despite five cities being destroyed.
• Hao Liang abandoned his hope that the Divine Master would solve everything and focused on evacuating citizens and preparing supplies.
• Zhuang Hong told Hao Liang that the attackers were low-grade Void Spirits and that he could destroy them, but he had held back until he understood the situation.
• After learning that the group chat’s worlds had also been attacked, Zhuang Hong concluded that the three gods had sent the Void Spirits for him and decided to return to settle their past grudges.
• Zhuang Hong fired a Golden Light Bullet at the five Void Spirits, triggering a blinding explosion and powerful shockwave that knocked Hao Liang down.

Zhuang Hong confirmed that the True Spirits were sending Void Spirits to attack human worlds and set out to confront them, confident he could defeat them or escape. After Zhuang Hong left, Yin Guan privately hoped that his loyalty might eventually earn him a chance to advance to True Spirit.

• Zhuang Hong killed the Void Spirits threatening Believe God World, then took Xiao Bai to stay with Yin Guan.
• Shou Xin, Guan Long, and Zheng Tian discussed using low-level Void Spirits to provoke Zhuang Hong into revealing himself and planned to kill him.
• Zhuang Hong found Void Spirits ravaging Sea Island World and killed them before traveling to Golden Cloud World.
• Yin Guan told Zhuang Hong that controlled Strange Beasts were causing trouble, and Zhuang Hong said he would confront the three True Spirits.
• Zhuang Hong departed to face the True Spirits, while Yin Guan considered how to serve him well enough to gain a chance at True Spirit advancement.

Zhuang Hong returned to Dragon Pavilion District to confront Guan Long, Shou Xin, and Zheng Tian, who had cleared the area and prepared to kill him. After Shou Xin attacked with his corrosive mist, Zhuang Hong countered with layered defenses and decapitated him with a concealed strike.

• Guan Long, Shou Xin's avatar, and Zheng Tian agreed to meet Zhuang Hong at Dragon Pavilion District and clear away nearby Void Spirits so Zhuang Hong could not replenish himself during battle.
• Zhuang Hong traveled toward Dragon Pavilion District, killing and devouring Void Spirits along the way to build up nourishment.
• Zhuang Hong arrived at Dragon Pavilion District and faced the three True Spirits, declaring that he had come to kill them.
• Zhuang Hong provoked Shou Xin's avatar, who charged through corrosive mist and attacked him with a long blade.
• Zhuang Hong activated his defenses and used Divine Concealment to sever Shou Xin's avatar's head, leaving it confused as it fell.

Zhuang Hong devoured Shou Xin's clone and fought Guan Long, showing how much stronger he had become over the past four years. Zheng Tian's mental attack let Guan Long land a devastating axe blow, but Zhuang Hong survived and recovered as the three True Spirits coordinated against him.

• Zhuang Hong killed Shou Xin and devoured his clone, gaining a surge of nourishment.
• Guan Long transformed and attacked Zhuang Hong, but Zhuang Hong evaded his strikes and wounded him with his lightning-wreathed blade.
• Zhuang Hong used shadow decoys to outmaneuver Guan Long, who formed Ice Crystal armor and tried to create an opening for Shou Xin and Zheng Tian.
• Zheng Tian struck Zhuang Hong with a mental attack as Guan Long launched Abyss Opening Axe, knocking away Zhuang Hong's blade and burying his axe in Zhuang Hong's shoulder.
• Zhuang Hong pulled the axe from his shoulder, escaped the fissure, and rapidly repaired his wound and shields.

Zhuang Hong resisted the three True Spirits’ attacks and revealed that Zheng Tian’s mental abilities could not affect him. He struck Zheng Tian with a powerful Golden Light Bullet, leaving the other True Spirits stunned by his spell’s strength.

• Guan Long and Zheng Tian were shocked when Zhuang Hong survived their attacks and broke free of Guan Long’s axe.
• Zheng Tian armored himself and unleashed his mental pressure, but Zhuang Hong blocked it with Mental Barrier and resisted a direct mental attack.
• Shou Xin surrounded Zhuang Hong with hundreds of empowered clones, while Zhuang Hong’s shields stopped their corrosive insect swarm.
• Zhuang Hong said he was a mage and aimed his attack at Zheng Tian, whom he considered the most dangerous opponent.
• Zhuang Hong fired Golden Light Bullet at Zheng Tian, whose shield was swallowed by the blast as Guan Long and the Shou Xin clones looked on in shock.

Zhuang Hong pursued Zheng Tian through Guan Long and Shou Xin’s efforts to stop him, then repeatedly struck Zheng Tian with Golden Light Bullets. Zheng Tian remained alive but badly battered as Zhuang Hong fired another shot at him.

• Zhuang Hong fired two Golden Light Bullets, and Guan Long shielded Zheng Tian from most of their force.
• Zhuang Hong evaded Guan Long and Shou Xin’s attacks and broke through their formation to pursue Zheng Tian.
• Zheng Tian turned to fight Zhuang Hong, but Zhuang Hong bound him with Golden Fang Touch and blasted him into a crater with a Golden Light Bullet.
• Zhuang Hong pulled the injured Zheng Tian from the crater and aimed another Golden Light Bullet at him.
• Zheng Tian unleashed his strongest Mental Impact and begged Zhuang Hong to stop, but Zhuang Hong fired again.

Zhuang Hong devoured Zheng Tian’s corpse as Guan Long and Shou Xin prepared to finish him off. He survived their barrage by revealing the Hundred-Handed Vajra, leaving the two true spirits facing a formidable new threat.

• Zhuang Hong devoured Zheng Tian’s corpse and relished the nourishment of a true spirit’s nutrients.
• Guan Long and Shou Xin recognized that Zhuang Hong could kill them and planned to destroy his defenses with a coordinated assault.
• Shou Xin’s avatars trapped Zhuang Hong with chains and bombarded him with Heart Piercing Swords while Guan Long prepared his Abyss Opening Axe.
• Zhuang Hong emerged in the Hundred-Handed Vajra form and killed or severely injured dozens of Shou Xin’s avatars with its hundred arms.
• Guan Long and Shou Xin stared at the giant, and Zhuang Hong identified his technique as the Hundred-Handed Vajra.

Zhuang Hong used Hundred-Handed Vajra to overwhelm Shou Xin’s clones and relentlessly attack Guan Long. He blasted Guan Long’s upper body into the air, and Guan Long wondered whether he had escaped the Vajra’s attacks.

• Zhuang Hong’s Hundred-Handed Vajra shrugged off Shou Xin’s Heart Piercing Swords and slapped his clones as they fled.
• Guan Long struck a gap in Hundred-Handed Vajra’s back, but it quickly repaired itself, and Zhuang Hong turned his attacks on him.
• Guan Long dodged repeated claps, then used Ice Crystals and Crippling Fist to resist and escape the giant hands.
• Zhuang Hong battered Guan Long through his Ice Crystal defenses while Guan Long and Shou Xin argued over who was to blame.
• Zhuang Hong opened a passage through Hundred-Handed Vajra’s arms and fired a Golden Light Bullet into Guan Long’s ruined chest, blasting his upper body into the air.

Zhuang Hong killed Guan Long and slaughtered Shou Xin’s clones, then tried to exploit the delay in Shou Xin’s control of them to locate his true body. Shou Xin kept sending clones to negotiate, but Zhuang Hong continued attacking as the chapter ended.

• Zhuang Hong killed Guan Long, absorbed his nutrients, and considered how to find Shou Xin’s true body.
• Zhuang Hong chased down and killed more than a dozen Shou Xin clones, but the others escaped beyond his perception range.
• A Shou Xin clone approached to negotiate, but Zhuang Hong attacked while deliberately missing, then killed the clone after demanding a different one.
• Zhuang Hong killed another clone after rejecting its attempt to negotiate, and suspected that a control delay could help him locate Shou Xin’s true body.
• Shou Xin sent another clone with a cheerful greeting, but Zhuang Hong fired a Golden Light Bullet and told him to negotiate while running.

Zhuang Hong pursued Shou Xin’s avatars to collect data that could reveal the location of his true body, while Shou Xin tried to negotiate and explained the limits and dangers facing Strange Worms and Void Spirits. Zhuang Hong rejected the offer and continued his pursuit, nearing the calculation of Shou Xin’s location.

• Zhuang Hong repeatedly attacked Shou Xin’s avatar to measure its reaction delay and gather data for locating Shou Xin’s true body.
• Shou Xin mistook Zhuang Hong’s pursuit for hunger for Void Spirits and asked about the power of his Golden Light Bullet.
• Shou Xin explained that Void Spirits and Strange Worms were born with Innate Deficiency, and claimed Strange Worms could not advance beyond Spirit Ascension Level 9 without triggering a purge by the True God Race.
• Shou Xin revealed that a Great Cleansing six thousand years earlier had killed Rising Spirit Beasts and True Spirits, and warned that Zhuang Hong’s advancement could bring another one.
• Shou Xin offered peaceful coexistence and an exchange of information, but Zhuang Hong rejected him as a mortal enemy and demanded another avatar for negotiations.
• Zhuang Hong destroyed Shou Xin’s avatar and concluded that he needed only a little more data to calculate the approximate location of Shou Xin’s true body.

Zhuang Hong secretly calculated the location of Shou Xin’s true body while fighting off his avatars, then tracked him to a hidden base in the Snow Mountains. He found Shou Xin just as he was preparing to flee and confronted him inside the shattered base.

• Shou Xin proposed dividing the unclaimed districts with Zhuang Hong, but Zhuang Hong said he planned to spread Strange Worms throughout the Dragon Court Mixed Domain and exterminate the Void Spirits.
• Zhuang Hong killed more than a dozen of Shou Xin’s avatars and calculated the location of his true body.
• After ensuring Shou Xin’s remaining avatars were no longer watching, Zhuang Hong traveled to the Snow Mountains and found a guard avatar and more than a dozen others nearby.
• Zhuang Hong sensed Shou Xin’s powerful true-body aura and located him inside a concealed base.
• Shou Xin sensed danger and began packing to escape, but Zhuang Hong broke through the base’s dome and appeared before him.