Chapter Summaries

Jiang Changkong learned that the Eastern Sea Divine Kingdom and Western Sea Immortal Kingdom planned to trap Earth’s forces in linked killing arrays, so he and Yu Qiannian decided to seize a warship and send a warning. After Yu Qiannian infiltrated the ship, Jiang Changkong suppressed the camp outside as the warship fell silent.

• Jiang Changkong discovered that the Scorpion Clan had surrendered to the Eastern Sea Divine Kingdom and that killing arrays would be activated when Earth attacked in a month.
• Jiang Changkong told Yu Qiannian about the plan, and they decided to capture a starry-sky warship to warn Earth and the Golden Feather Clan.
• Jiang Changkong, Yu Qiannian, and Nether Dragon went to the warship, where Yu Qiannian disguised himself as a captured martial artist and infiltrated the ship.
• After the warship shook and fell silent, Jiang Changkong used the Heaven Controlling Scripture to suppress the martial artists camped outside.

Jiang Changkong and Yu Qiannian discussed the Eastern Sea Divine Kingdom’s emperor and contacted the Golden Feather Clan for help. The golden roc promised to come to Yu Qiannian’s aid, but the call disconnected before Jiang Changkong could ask for Earth’s contact signal.

• Jiang Changkong searched the veteran pilot’s soul, learned how to operate battleships, and discovered that the blue-eyed girl had already left.
• Yu Qiannian told Jiang Changkong that the Eastern Sea Divine Kingdom’s emperor came from the Eastern Wasteland and had escaped the Near-Gods by opening the Stargate with a stone box.
• Jiang Changkong activated the battleship’s communications but realized he had forgotten Earth’s contact signal, so Yu Qiannian asked him to contact the Golden Feather Clan instead.
• A golden roc answered Yu Qiannian’s call by telling him to return and lay eggs, then listened as Yu Qiannian explained his predicament.
• The golden roc promised to bring people to attack the Scorpion Clan, but the connection disconnected before Jiang Changkong could ask about Earth’s contact signal.

Jiang Changkong warned Earth about the three great killing formations, then joined Yu Qiannian in eliminating witnesses and learned that Hua Tianrui may be using her Immortal God treasure to lure Near-Gods. With the Earth fleet arriving, Jiang Changkong chose to attack the Scorpion Clan’s rear base instead of meeting them.

• Yu Qiannian contacted the Golden Feather Clan, obtained a way to reach Earth, and Jiang Changkong warned Xue Dingpeng about the three great killing formations and the approaching Golden Feather Clan.
• Jiang Changkong and Yu Qiannian divided the captured resources, then helped the Nether Dragon wipe out every living being at the site so the news would not spread.
• A Golden Roc Near-God told Jiang Changkong that Hua Tianrui had left an Immortal God’s aura and might be using him to lure Near-Gods with an Immortal God treasure.
• After the Earth fleet arrived, Jiang Changkong reported that the formation was complete and took the battleship toward the Scorpion Clan’s rear base, despite Yu Qiannian’s warning that three peak Star Saints guarded it.

Jiang Changkong and Yu Qiannian ambushed the Golden Feather Clan to seize its battleship and resources, disguising themselves to lure two peak Star Saints within range. They killed one and heavily wounded the other, but a giant celestial scorpion and the damaged enemy battleship joined the fight.

• Jiang Changkong piloted the Eastern Sea Divine Kingdom battleship while Yu Qiannian impersonated its pilot and misled another battleship over communications.
• After catching up with the Golden Feather Clan, Jiang Changkong and Yu Qiannian lured two peak Star Saints away from their battleship by claiming they had news about the human.
• Yu Qiannian poisoned the golden-haired Star Saint with a scorpion tail, while Jiang Changkong fired the battleship's Dao beam at the black-haired Star Saint.
• Yu Qiannian transformed into a Golden Roc bird and tore apart the poisoned golden-haired man as Jiang Changkong's beam heavily wounded the black-haired man.
• A gigantic celestial scorpion emerged from the battleship and charged Yu Qiannian while the damaged enemy battleship prepared another Dao beam.

Jiang Changkong used the Peerless Warship to battle a black-haired peak Star Saint and his allied warship while Yu Qiannian fought Sky Scorpion. After destroying the black-haired young man with a star core explosion, Jiang Changkong drove his damaged warship back into the enemy vessel amid the stellar blast.

• Jiang Changkong repeatedly rammed the black-haired young man with the Peerless Warship while Yu Qiannian fought Sky Scorpion.
• Nether Dragon emerged from seclusion and rode with Jiang Changkong, who evaded attacks and continued battling the young man and the other warship.
• Jiang Changkong lured the black-haired young man into a Dead Silence Star’s core, where Great Dao power extinguished the young man’s remaining life.
• Jiang Changkong triggered the star core, exploding the star and sending both warships tumbling through space.
• Jiang Changkong drove the Peerless Warship into the damaged enemy warship, pushing it into the center of the stellar explosion as Nether Dragon protested.

Jiang Changkong and the Nether Dragon survived a catastrophic clash that destroyed their warship and defeated their enemies, then joined Yu Qiannian and the Golden Feather Clan’s forces. He left the gathering Star Saints believing his boasts about Earth’s strength, while revealing that the Shark King had granted him the Yellow Springs inheritance for the Nether Dragon.

• Jiang Changkong’s charge and Great Dao attacks triggered explosions that destroyed the enemy warship and killed two late-stage Star Saints, while the blast badly warped his own vessel.
• Jiang Changkong and the Nether Dragon searched the wreckage and recovered some surviving resources, including the black-haired young man’s intact supplies.
• The Golden Feather Clan arrived with more than a hundred Golden Rocs and hundreds of allied Star Saints, and Yu Qiannian asked Jiang Changkong where his warship was.
• Jiang Changkong handed Yu Qiannian the damaged Matchless No. 25 and divided the recovered resources with him.
• Jiang Changkong claimed Earth had five quasi-gods and more than a hundred Star Saints, then displayed three quasi-god imprints to impress the gathered clans.
• Jiang Changkong told the Golden Feather Clan’s quasi-god that the Shark King had granted him the Yellow Springs inheritance for the Nether Dragon.

Jiang Changkong learned about the scarcity of near-god resources in the starry sky and arrived with the Golden Feather Clan at the battle against the Scorpion Clan. He killed a Star Saint from a surrendered clan for holding back and threatened to replace the slackers with more than a thousand Star Saints from Earth.

• The Golden Roc Bird asked Jiang Changkong about his ancient near-god marks, while Yu Qiannian explained the Shark King's history and the value of her wish.
• Jiang Changkong counted his resources, assessed the Golden Feather Clan's strength, and learned that near-god resources and cultivation methods were scarce in the starry sky.
• Two days later, the Golden Roc Bird brought Jiang Changkong and Yu Qiannian to the stalled battle against the Scorpion Clan, where Earth's allies were holding back against the Eastern Sea Divine Kingdom and the Western Sea Immortal Kingdom.
• Nan Yuyang considered taking action himself, but Xue Dingpeng warned him against it; Nan Yuyang lamented that Jiang Changkong should have become emperor.
• Yu Qiannian announced the Golden Feather Clan's arrival, and Nan Yuyang opened the formation to let them through.
• Jiang Changkong killed a mid-stage Star Saint from a surrendered clan and threatened to make room for more than a thousand Star Saints from Earth, shocking Nan Yuyang.

Jiang Changkong and Nan Yuyang used Earth’s supposed strength to secure the Golden Feather Clan and other races as allies, then crushed their enemies in battle. Nan Yuyang left the allies eager to expand the Immortal Kingdom by promising a Near-God potion as a reward, while keeping Earth’s secrets concealed.

• Jiang Changkong brought nearly four hundred Star Saints into the battle, and Nan Yuyang offered them half the spoils to secure their support.
• Jiang Changkong criticized Nan Yuyang’s generosity and advised him to grant the allies positions or form an alliance while dealing harshly with races that refused to contribute.
• The allied forces overwhelmed the Scorpion Clan, Eastern Sea Divine Kingdom, and Western Sea Immortal Kingdom, while Nan Yuyang deliberately let a few survivors escape to spread word of Earth’s alliance.
• Jiang Changkong introduced the allied Star Saints to one another, and they signed friendly contracts before Nan Yuyang held a victory banquet on Second Earth.
• Nan Yuyang displayed a Near-God potion and promised it to whoever contributed most to expanding the Immortal Kingdom’s territory.
• Nan Yuyang claimed Earth had multiple Near-Gods and more than one Near-God potion, then refused to let the allies visit Earth because it was preparing for war and concealing classified weapons.

Jiang Changkong advanced to mid-Star Saint during months of secluded cultivation while Near Divines watched over Dead Silence Star. After Hua Tianrui and two Near Divines appeared, they asked him to lead them to a location so they could keep the true Near Divines from intervening in the battle between the three great battle bodies.

• After the victory banquet, Jiang Changkong took the Nether Dragon to Dead Silence Star and entered seclusion with the resources he had received.
• Jiang Changkong reached early Star Saint, inscribed his Dao body, and later advanced to mid-Star Saint as the Earth Immortal Kingdom's expedition passed nearby.
• Ying Liuli, the Golden Roc Near Divine, and others concealed themselves around Dead Silence Star and discussed Jiang Changkong's importance and Hua Tianrui's intentions.
• When Jiang Changkong emerged, he stayed to guard the Nether Dragon and summoned Hua Tianrui from his soul star.
• Hua Tianrui and two Near Divines asked Jiang Changkong to lead them to a location where they could prevent the true Near Divines from emerging; they promised to release Near Divine resources and immortal-god substance.
• Jiang Changkong asked them to give him some of the promised resources first.

Jiang Changkong agreed to help the Near Gods usher in a new age, then used an avatar to lead them to Hua Tianrui while his true body and the Nether Dragon set out treasure hunting. Hua Tianrui offered the Near Gods a chance to study an immortal god treasure in exchange for opening the remaining Starry Sky Gates, and Jiang Changkong asked whether he could leave.

• The three Near Gods told Jiang Changkong they would release sealed resources and open the remaining Starry Sky Gates, and he agreed after asking them to shield him from the other Near Gods.
• Jiang Changkong constructed Dao-body shells, then sent his Soul Avatar and the Nether Dragon’s avatar to meet the Near Gods while their true bodies prepared to hunt for treasure.
• Jiang Changkong led Ying Liuli, the Golden Roc Near God, and nearly a dozen other Near Gods to Hua Tianrui’s flower world.
• Hua Tianrui revealed a stele containing the Great Dao of immortal gods and invited the Near Gods to study it if they stopped interfering in the starry sky and helped open the remaining Starry Sky Gates.
• As the Near Gods debated Hua Tianrui’s conditions, Jiang Changkong quietly asked whether he could leave.

Jiang Changkong was detained by the Near Gods because they feared his strength would upset the balance among the three great battle body wielders. They chose to train him while another group selected a contender, leaving Jiang Changkong to wait and hope his true body could advance elsewhere.

• Hua Tianrui revealed that Jiang Changkong possessed the three great battle bodies, prompting the Near Gods to suspect he might be a threat or a bargaining chip.
• Hua Tianrui said she hoped Jiang Changkong could become their fallback if the twelve battle body wielders failed, and the Near Gods left him behind under a protective Dao pattern.
• Hua Tianrui explained that Jiang Changkong’s rapid growth and unused Lunar Great Dao made him their greatest hope, but refused to let him leave or take resources.
• The Near Gods returned and agreed to proceed on two fronts: they would select the strongest contender while nurturing Jiang Changkong.
• Hua Tianrui promised to refine starlight for Jiang Changkong and train him to reach late-stage Star Saint in five years, while he privately treated the detained body as expendable.

Jiang Changkong and Nether Dragon traveled under new identities to explore a sealed resource site, where they crossed paths with the Wind Line and Thunder Line. Jiang Changkong helped Feng Qixing defeat the Thunder Line attackers and continued onward after killing their leader.

• Jiang Changkong told Nether Dragon about their new identities, and they set out as Jiang Changyue and Jiang Changming.
• Jiang Changkong and Nether Dragon reached an azure Dead Silence Star and entered its sealed world to search its palaces for resources.
• Jiang Changkong and the Wind Line martial artists, including Feng Qixing, cleared the palaces and then left the star.
• Thunder Line fighters ambushed the Wind Line, and Jiang Changkong offered to kill them in exchange for the Wind Line's top-grade loot.
• Jiang Changkong killed one Thunder Line fighter and then used the Death Sky Saber to destroy their late-stage Star Dao leader.

Jiang Changkong destroyed the Thunder Line with his Death Sky Saber, then followed the bone map to the Eighth Sea King's homeland. He and the Nether Dragon reached an empty royal palace and approached its throne to investigate.

• Jiang Changkong left Feng Qixing's group and told the Nether Dragon they would attack the Thunder Line after a short delay.
• Jiang Changkong entered the Thunder Line's star and used his three Great Daos to kill its peak Star Saints and other martial artists.
• Jiang Changkong searched the Thunder Line's souls, learned they had betrayed the Earth Immortal Kingdom, collected its resources, and left a stone stele bearing the name Jiang Changyue.
• Jiang Changkong and the Nether Dragon traveled to one of the Eighth Sea King's Dead Silence Stars and used the bone map to enter a hidden palace realm.
• Jiang Changkong and the Nether Dragon found the palace hall empty and approached the golden throne.

Jiang Changkong passed the Flood Dragon King's questions and claimed the Lunar Blade, the fourth Immortal Artifact, which had been preserved for the Earth Line. He and Nether Dragon then discovered the Flood Dragon King's vast treasure trove, leaving Jiang Changkong confident he could soon reach the late Star Saint stage.

• Jiang Changkong followed the bone map through the throne into the depths, where he encountered the Flood Dragon King in an illusion.
• The Flood Dragon King tested Jiang Changkong's choices about Immortal Scriptures, immortality, and whether he would sacrifice himself to open the Immortal Gate.
• After Jiang Changkong answered, the illusion vanished and the Flood Dragon King's sealed Lunar Blade flew to him and acknowledged him as its master.
• Jiang Changkong learned that the Flood Dragon King had guarded the Lunar Blade for the Earth Line, and watched the Flood Dragon King's body dissolve into the seawater.
• Jiang Changkong and Nether Dragon found the Flood Dragon King's treasure palace, where its abundant resources left Jiang Changkong expecting to reach the late Star Saint stage.

Jiang Changkong learned how the Flood Dragon King’s war sealed the starry sky and why the Near-Gods hoped he could open the Immortal Gate, then cultivated in seclusion. He emerged after more than half a year as a late-stage Star Saint with one martial art perfected, while a new war among the kingdoms raged across the stars.

• Jiang Changkong touched a blue oval stone, which showed him the divine dragons leaving the starry vault and the Flood Dragon King sealing the star domains after a catastrophic war.
• Jiang Changkong concluded that the Near-Gods hoped the strongest battle physiques would open the Immortal Gate, and he told the Nether Dragon he would not risk it before reaching Near-God perfection.
• Jiang Changkong gave the bone map to the Nether Dragon and began cultivating with the Flood Dragon King's resources, while his secondary body continued training under the Near-Gods.
• Ten kingdoms and divine kingdoms fought across the stars, and the Earth Immortal Kingdom faced growing pressure as allies resented the false claim that Earth had more than a thousand Star Saints.
• After more than half a year, Jiang Changkong emerged from seclusion as a late-stage Star Saint with one martial art perfected.

Jiang Changkong reached Wild Sea Star with the Nether Dragon after learning that Earth was under siege and the Earth Immortal Kingdom had been weakened. Hearing that the Eastern Sea Divine Kingdom had attacked Earth, he considered killing the Eastern Sea Emperor before he became a near-god.

• Jiang Changkong completed his Dao Body and left seclusion with the Nether Dragon, who gave him ten million Star Crystals and herbs.
• Jiang Changkong and the Nether Dragon crossed a spatial passage to a false tomb, where he read inscriptions from Ao Qing and Huang Qianlin and decided to travel toward the Eastern Sea Divine Kingdom.
• Jiang Changkong searched a Star Saint's soul and learned that Earth had been exposed as having far fewer Star Saints than claimed, leaving the Earth Immortal Kingdom isolated and under attack.
• Jiang Changkong declined to return to Earth so near-gods would not discover that his secondary body was fake, and promised to head for the Western Wasteland after accompanying the Nether Dragon to the Eastern Wasteland.
• Jiang Changkong and the Nether Dragon arrived at Wild Sea Star and heard reports that the Eastern Sea Divine Kingdom had captured stars and launched an expedition against the Earth Immortal Kingdom.
• Jiang Changkong clenched his fist and suggested that they slaughter the Eastern Sea Emperor before he reached the near-god realm.

Jiang Changkong entered the Eastern Sea Divine Kingdom’s Sacred City with the Nether Dragon and uncovered a confrontation at Earth’s embassy over the ransom of captured Star Saints. He left the four Western Wasteland Star Demons kneeling outside and introduced himself to the Earth cultivators as a wandering martial artist.

• Jiang Changkong used the Heaven Controlling Scripture to obtain identities and traveled with the Nether Dragon to the Sacred City.
• Jiang Changkong sensed Huang Qianlin block his perception, then went to the Earth Immortal Envoy Embassy.
• Four Western Wasteland Star Demons taunted five Earth cultivators and demanded that Nan Yuyang kneel in exchange for releasing three Star Saints.
• Jiang Changkong ordered the Star Demons outside, where they fell to their knees and kowtowed.
• Jiang Changkong told the Earth cultivators he was a wandering martial artist from Earth.

Jiang Changkong, posing as Jiang Changyue, learned that Jiang Changkong was believed to have been taken by the Near Gods and that the Earth Immortal Kingdom was fractured. After Huang Qianlin heard reports of Jiang Changyue’s power, he vowed to capture and behead him.

• Jiang Changkong aided the Earth representatives, asked about Jiang Changkong, and learned that the Near Gods had supposedly taken him away for secret cultivation.
• Jiang Changkong left the Star Demons kneeling and kowtowing, then departed after identifying himself as an Earthling.
• The Earth representatives discussed whether a mysterious wandering Star Saint had appeared, while one proposed seeking the Eastern Sea Divine Kingdom’s help to save a Star Saint.
• Huang Qianlin learned that the newcomer had registered as Jiang Changyue and summoned envoys who asked him to help capture Jiang Changyue.
• The envoys described Jiang Changyue as a mysterious, powerful friend of Jiang Changkong, and Huang Qianlin vowed to behead him.

Jiang Changkong went to the Holy City to rescue the prisoners condemned by Huang Qianlin and fought through the Eastern Sea forces with the Lunar Blade. After agreeing to Huang Qianlin’s wager, he wounded the emperor and challenged him to reveal the limits of the three great battle bodies.

• Huang Qianlin announced that Xue Dingpeng and the other prisoners would be executed, then challenged Jiang Changkong to come rescue them.
• For half a month, envoys from the Southern Wasteland and Earth Immortal Kingdom failed to secure the prisoners’ release as the Holy City prepared for war.
• Jiang Changkong arrived at the execution ground and used the Lunar Blade to repel thirty peak Star Saints and free Xue Dingpeng and the others from their Great Dao chains.
• Huang Qianlin wagered that Jiang Changkong would give him the Lunar Blade if he won, while Jiang Changkong would be allowed to leave with his people if he lost.
• Jiang Changkong and Huang Qianlin clashed with their blades and swords, and Jiang Changkong cut Huang Qianlin’s dragon robe and drew golden blood.

Jiang Changkong defeated Huang Qianlin after breaking the Holy City's array and captured the emperor of the Eastern Sea Divine Kingdom. He left with Huang Qianlin as a prisoner and demanded that the kingdom prepare ransom resources.

• Huang Qianlin unleashed the Three Lights against Jiang Changkong, but Jiang Changkong countered with his Lunar and Taiji Daos as their battle devastated the Holy City.
• Huang Qianlin trapped Jiang Changkong in a Great Dao prison, but Jiang Changkong shattered it with a Taiji Diagram and defeated him using Huang Qianlin's own power.
• Jiang Changkong sealed Huang Qianlin's cultivation, took him prisoner, and threatened to slaughter the Eastern Sea Divine Kingdom if its Star Saints attacked.
• Jiang Changkong ordered Huang Qianlin's people to prepare resources for his ransom, and Huang Qianlin angrily sent the Star Saints to comply.