Chapter Summaries

Yang Jian was forced by his system to attack Holy Mother Jinling and Zhao Gongming, turning the renewed battle into a catastrophe. After Zhunti killed Holy Mother Jinling and Shangqing joined the fight, Yuqing targeted Yang Jian as a dangerous variable.

• Yang Jian tried to persuade Sun Wukong, Li Chang Geng, Zhunti, and the others to stop fighting, but Zhunti attacked Zhao Gongming and Holy Mother Jinling after Zhao Gongming challenged him.
• Zhunti's attack reignited the battle, and Yang Jian received a system order to help the Western Religion kill Holy Mother Jinling and Zhao Gongming or suffer the destruction of his true spirit.
• Yang Jian struck Holy Mother Jinling with Origin Divine Light, leaving her barely alive, then tried to attack her and Zhao Gongming again as Li Chang Geng moved to intervene.
• Zhunti's palm killed Holy Mother Jinling as she shielded Zhao Gongming, who charged at Zhunti in grief and rage.
• Shangqing and Yuqing descended; Shangqing attacked Zhunti, while Yuqing questioned Li Chang Geng about their plan and then decided to destroy Yang Jian first.

Yang Jian held his own against Yuqing and Li Chang Geng, while Taiqing revealed overwhelming strength and attacked Jieyin. Outside the world, Shichen and the Demon Gods watched the conflict, and Shichen chose to let the trial continue as the Demon Gods distracted him with a dance.

• Yang Jian blocked Yuqing’s all-out strike and fought Yuqing and Li Chang Geng to a draw.
• Li Chang Geng suspected that Yang Jian possessed a System of Equality with All Things and feared it would threaten their chances.
• Taiqing unleashed a far stronger aura than a Sage’s and struck Jieyin hard enough to crack his Sage body.
• Hongjun Who Has United with the Dao welcomed Shichen and the supreme ones of the Dao Court, then left after Shichen dismissed him.
• Shichen stopped Pangu from attacking Yang Jian, saying he wanted to observe the trial and search for other systems.
• Order warned Shichen against destroying the Journey to the West trials, and the Demon Gods made the Star Demon God dance, prompting Shichen to smile.

Yang Jian’s Fifty-Fifty System seized control, killing Zhao Gongming and Yang Jian before threatening to destroy the world. Shichen and the Chaos Demon Gods arrived after reversing time, and Shichen confronted the system remnant over its crimes.

• Yang Jian secretly urged Li Chang Geng to aid Sun Wukong’s group, and Li Chang Geng struck Zhunti down with his spear.
• Hongjun Who Has United with the Dao intervened, and Taiqing and Shangqing challenged him while the Three Pure Ones fought him.
• As Zhao Gongming moved to kill Zhunti, the Fifty-Fifty System took over Yang Jian and killed Zhao Gongming, then hurled Li Chang Geng away.
• Yang Jian tried to expose the system to the Dao Court, but the system killed him and threatened to destroy the world.
• Time reversed, restoring the world and bringing Holy Mother Jinling back, though Yang Jian and Zhao Gongming remained dead.
• Shichen arrived with Pangu, Yang Mei, Fate, and the other Chaos Demon Gods, then demanded that the system remnant acknowledge its guilt.

Shichen erased the Fifty-Fifty System after it condemned the Dao Court and attempted to destroy the world, but the System’s final words and the voices within Shichen left his ideals unsettled. Fate and Karma then sensed a major future branch connected to Shichen and the World Demon God, and decided to investigate without telling him.

• The Fifty-Fifty System accused Shichen and the Dao Court of treating worlds as pawns, while defending the God of Systems’ plan to reset the world and grant everyone supremacy.
• Shichen explained that Tribulations allowed worlds to ascend and helped prevent the Great Dao from bringing about the Immeasurable Tribulation, then reflected on the conflict between his ideals and the God of Systems’ humanity.
• The Fifty-Fifty System prepared to self-detonate and destroy the universe, but Shichen stopped time and erased it with his Dao Wheel.
• The System’s origin power nourished the world and the Supreme Primordial World, causing the universe to advance and countless beings to break through.
• Shichen heard conflicting voices in his consciousness urging him to abandon or preserve humanity, then returned to a calm expression.
• Fate and Karma sensed an important future branch involving Shichen and the World Demon God, and agreed to consult Yang Mei and the others before telling Shichen.

After the battle, Shichen restored Yang Jian's True Spirit and arranged his reincarnation, but refused Li Chang Geng's plea to do the same for Zhao Gongming. As the survivors departed, a hidden future timeline reappeared and began drawing Shichen toward it.

• Shichen gathered Yang Jian's remaining True Spirit and granted him rebirth in the Primordial World, with his memories to awaken when he joined the Heavenly Court.
• Li Chang Geng asked Shichen to restore Zhao Gongming's True Spirit, but Shichen refused, saying Yang Jian's service had earned his intervention and the lives of others followed their ordained course.
• The Three Pure Ones departed for the Supreme Primordial World, and Golden Cicada led Sun Wukong and the others toward the next Great Thousand World.
• In the Chaos Void, the Fate Demon God told Yang Mei that fate's threads had fluctuated enormously, prompting Yang Mei to watch the World Demon God closely.
• The hidden future timeline appeared before Shichen again, and he said the figure within it was drawing him there.

Shichen traveled with Pangu and Yang Mei to meet the figure who had called him an old friend, and discovered that the timeline showed the original Heaven-Opening Calamity. At the timeline’s end, the figure revealed that Pangu had ascended to the Great Dao Realm, leaving Shichen to ask why he had brought them there.

• Shichen decided to follow the hidden timeline, and Yang Mei and Pangu joined him despite the other Demon Gods’ concerns.
• The three entered a ruined Chaos World where Demon God corpses and darkened Great Dao Pearls filled the aftermath of a calamity.
• Shichen recognized the scene as the original Heaven-Opening Calamity and said Pangu had killed all the Demon Gods with his axe.
• Pangu realized that the resentment he sensed was directed at him, while Shichen, Pangu, and Yang Mei continued to the end of the timeline.
• A radiant figure greeted them and said his efforts had not been in vain; Shichen asked why he had summoned them, identifying Pangu as one who had ascended to the Great Dao Realm.

Great Dao Realm Pangu explained that the Great Dao had reset the timeline, severed humanity from divinity, and bound those who reached the Great Dao Realm to the Chaos World. After returning to the Chaos Void, Shichen resolved to find a way forward with Pangu and Yang Mei, while Yang Mei privately feared Shichen might someday lose his humanity.

• Great Dao Realm Pangu revealed that he had asked the Great Dao to reset everything after the original timeline led the myriad worlds toward nothingness.
• Great Dao Realm Pangu explained that the Great Dao had severed humanity and blocked the path to combining humanity and divinity, leaving him to stop others from ascending through anything but divinity.
• Great Dao Realm Pangu warned Shichen that anyone reaching the Great Dao Realm would become bound to the Chaos World and urged him to find a way to remove that binding.
• Great Dao Realm Pangu sent Shichen, Pangu, and Yang Mei back to the Chaos Void without answering whether Shichen was the same person from before the reset.
• Shichen resolved to carve out a path with his companions and set off to find Fate and the others, while Yang Mei privately feared Shichen might lose his humanity.

Shichen returned to the Tianyuan Divine World with Yang Mei and the Karma Demon God and revealed that he must sever his bond with Hundun before transcending. The group suspected the World Demon God could create a new Hundun, then arranged another trial for Sun Wukong and his companions as Kunpeng prepared a trap to turn their journey into a wider conflict.

• Shichen and his companions arrived and reunited with the Demon Gods, while Pangu dragged the Star Demon God away to temper his body.
• Shichen recounted what he had learned from a vanished timeline, including that Great Dao Realm Pangu would oppose his rise to the supreme heights and that he had to sever his bond with Hundun.
• The Fate Demon God proposed that the World Demon God might create a new Hundun Great World and thereby help Shichen break free from the old one.
• Shichen suggested visiting the World Temple lineage in the Tianyuan Divine World to add a trial for Sun Wukong and his companions, and the World Demon God contacted its Chief Hall Master.
• Kunpeng ordered the Demon Saints to block Sun Wukong's path and spread a rumor that eating Golden Cicada and his companions would bring an immortal position and entry to the Chaos Academy.

Rumors and a World Temple Imperial Edict branded Sun Wukong and his companions as evil demons, inciting the Tianyuan Divine World to hunt them for a vast reward. When cultivators found them, Sun Wukong and Golden Cicada chose to fight back against the encircling forces.

• Rumors spread that capturing Sun Wukong, Golden Cicada, and Little White Dragon could bring extraordinary rewards, and the World Temple issued an Imperial Edict offering a Vice Hall Master position and divine arts for their capture.
• The Tianyuan Heavenly Dao decided to join the hunt, hoping to attract rewards and attention from the Dao Court.
• Sun Wukong, Golden Cicada, and Marshal Tianpeng noticed cultivators watching them and learned they had been branded evil demons.
• A white-haired old cultivator attacked Golden Cicada, and Sun Wukong shattered his palm strike and charged into the crowd.
• The World Temple's Archbishop and Grand Elder joined the encirclement, and Golden Cicada and Sun Wukong prepared to fight alongside their companions.

Sun Wukong and his companions fought the Divine Hall and a Reincarnation Squad before escaping the battlefield as two powerful Divine Hall figures arrived. They regrouped in a secluded valley, but the Divine Hall began searching for them across the world.

• Sun Wukong fought off waves of cultivators while Golden Cicada held his own against the Divine Hall's Grand Elder and Archbishop.
• A five-person Reincarnation Squad trapped Sun Wukong in a Pentagram Formation, but he shattered it with his Golden Cudgel and sent them flying.
• The Divine Hall's Grand Elder demanded that Golden Cicada surrender, and Golden Cicada shielded Sun Wukong from the Elder's attack as two Primordial Daluo Golden Immortals approached.
• Sun Wukong released hair clones while Golden Cicada, Marshal Tianpeng, and their companions launched a combined attack, then the five escaped in streaks of rainbow light.
• The Chief Hall Master ordered the Divine Hall to search every branch for the fugitives and keep them alive.
• Sun Wukong and the others landed in a secluded valley, where Golden Cicada healed Sun Wukong as they saw countless cultivators approaching in the distance.

Golden Cicada and his disciples were ambushed and captured by Kunpeng and the ancient Demon Saints, who revealed they had spread the rumors about the Journey to the West. Sun Wukong escaped toward the Ancient Heavenly Court for help, while the Star Demon God and World Demon God arrived and the Star Demon God challenged the gathered powers.

• Golden Cicada led his disciples out of hiding, but Kunpeng and the ancient Demon Saints confronted them and admitted they had spread the rumors to obstruct the Journey to the West.
• Ghost Chariot and the Demon Saints defeated Sun Wukong, Golden Cicada, Marshal Tianpeng, General Juanlian, and Little White Dragon, then pinned the pilgrims down.
• Kunpeng warned Sun Wukong not to seek help from the Ancient Heavenly Court, but Sun Wukong escaped toward the Nine Heavens.
• Tianyuan Divine World cultivators surrounded the valley, and Kunpeng displayed an Imperial Edict while the Divine Hall's Grand Elder demanded that Golden Cicada be handed over.
• The Star Demon God and World Demon God arrived disguised as young cultivators, and the Star Demon God announced his challenge to the gathered powers.

The Star Demon God and the World Demon God drove off the Divine Hall and defeated Kunpeng and the Demon Saints, keeping Golden Cicada and his companions. Shichen ordered them tied up and planned to draw all the gods and Buddhas of the Primordial World into the tribulation.

• The Grand Elder of the Divine Hall sensed a connection between the World Demon God and the Supreme God, then withdrew with his people.
• The remaining cultivators went searching for Sun Wukong, while Kunpeng and the Demon Saints stayed to claim Golden Cicada and his companions.
• The Star Demon God used the Starfall Mieshi Palm and disrupted the Heavenly Stellar Array, forcing Kunpeng and the Demon Saints to retreat.
• The World Demon God brought Golden Cicada and his companions to Shichen and the others at a Daoist temple, then told them what the Star Demon God had done.
• Shichen ordered Golden Cicada and his companions tied up and said he would make all the gods and Buddhas take part in the tribulation.

Sun Wukong sought the Heavenly Emperor’s aid after demons captured his master and companions, but Kunpeng reported that mysterious cultivators had taken them away. Di Jun brought his true body and an army into the Tianyuan Divine World, then followed a taunting message east to confront the unknown cultivator.

• Sun Wukong reached the South Heaven Gate and asked the Heavenly Court to rescue his master and junior brothers.
• Zhenyuanzi agreed to accompany Sun Wukong, but Kunpeng and the Demon Saints arrived and revealed that two powerful cultivators had taken Golden Cicada.
• Di Jun’s Divine Thought Avatar heard both reports and decided to draw his true body across worlds to help rescue Golden Cicada and the others.
• Di Jun, Hong Yun, and Taiyi arrived in the hall, and Di Jun led the Heavenly Court’s army into the Tianyuan Divine World.
• Di Jun’s forces found a message challenging them to meet the Heroic Emperor on the tallest mountain fifty thousand li east.
• Di Jun ordered everyone to head east, reasoning that confronting the mysterious cultivator could count as a tribulation of the journey west and earn merit.

The Star Demon God defeated Sun Wukong and repelled Di Jun and the Ancient Heavenly Court with overwhelming star power, then traded grandiose titles with Di Jun. A cough from inside the temple silenced him, leaving Di Jun and the others wondering who was inside.

• The Star Demon God greeted the arriving Ancient Heavenly Court army with a show of bravado, and Sun Wukong attacked him to demand the release of his master and junior brother.
• The Star Demon God pinned Sun Wukong beneath a vast palm of starlight and declared that he would refine Golden Cicada and the others into golden pills.
• Di Jun and his companions attacked the Star Demon God, who summoned ten thousand aligned stars and blasted them through mountains.
• Di Jun introduced himself with a string of titles and warned that the Star Demon God was opposing the Ancient Heavenly Court and the Dao Court.
• The Star Demon God proclaimed himself the Heroic Emperor, dismissed Di Jun's warning, and praised the Star Dao Lord until a cough from inside the temple silenced him.
• Di Jun and the others turned toward the temple's closed doors, startled by the unseen figure who had quieted the Star Demon God.

Di Jun’s Heavenly Stellar Array failed against the mysterious beings holding Golden Cicada and his companions, forcing him to seek help from Hongjun. Hongjun arranged for Luo Hou and the Chaos Demon Ape to intervene, secretly pleased that Luo Hou thanked him for the opportunity.

• Di Jun led the Ancient Heavenly Court forces in an attack on the Daoist temple, but Shichen erased the Heavenly Stellar Array with a gesture and injured them.
• Golden Cicada recognized the immense power in the courtyard’s wine and furnishings, while Marshal Tianpeng feared their captors would kill them.
• Di Jun returned to the Ancient Heavenly Court, failed to contact Shichen, and went to Purple Heaven Palace to ask Hongjun for help.
• Hongjun promised to mobilize the Primordial World and the Dao Court, then contacted Luo Hou and urged him and the Chaos Demon Ape to go to the Tianyuan Divine World.
• Luo Hou agreed to set out, and Hongjun privately celebrated that Luo Hou had thanked him.

After the Star Demon God overwhelmed the Primordial World’s assembled Sages, Luo Hou and the Chaos Demon Ape arrived at the mountain. The Chaos Demon Ape recognized Sun Wukong as a monkey nurtured from his Dao body, then charged the Star Demon God to fight.

• Hongjun issued an Imperial Edict ordering the Primordial World’s powers to rescue Golden Cicada and his disciples, while the Divine Hall’s Chief Hall Master halted operations and went to seek the Supreme God’s forgiveness.
• Di Jun led the Sages and a vast army to the mountain, where the Star Demon God repelled their assault and revealed that he had reached the Heavenly Dao Realm, Seventh Heaven.
• The Star Demon God struck the gathered Sages and immortals with a single palm, gravely injuring them.
• Luo Hou and the Chaos Demon Ape arrived, and the Chaos Demon Ape recognized Sun Wukong as a monkey nurtured from his Dao body; Sun Wukong bowed to him as his Father God.
• Luo Hou sensed familiar Dao resonance from the temple and the Star Demon God, but the Chaos Demon Ape charged the Star Demon God before he could investigate.

The Chaos Demon Ape attacked the Star Demon God, but Pangu intervened and sent the attacker flying. Shichen’s group confronted Luo Hou, and Yang Mei and Pangu each took an opponent into the Chaos Void for a fight.

• The Chaos Demon Ape shattered the Star Demon God’s defenses and nearly struck him down with his Iron Staff.
• Pangu caught the Chaos Demon Ape’s staff, then flung him away, while Shichen and the others emerged from the Daoist Temple.
• Shichen challenged Luo Hou’s accusation, and Yang Mei stepped forward and led Luo Hou into the Chaos Void to fight.
• Pangu challenged the Chaos Demon Ape and flew beyond the world with him.
• The World Demon God gave the injured Star Demon God a World Tree Source Branch to heal, as two enormous clashes sounded in the void.

Yang Mei and Pangu defeated Luo Hou and the Chaos Demon Ape, revealing that the apparent conflict had been staged by the Dao Venerables. As Shichen prepared to leave after ordering Di Jun to rescue Golden Cicada and the others, the transmigrators reacted in alarm and Su Yun’s suppressed memories stirred.

• Pangu overwhelmed the Chaos Demon Ape with a relentless barrage of punches, while Yang Mei trapped Luo Hou with spatial divine abilities.
• Yang Mei revealed that he was Yang Mei and identified Pangu, Shichen, Fate, Karma, Creation, Order, and Marble Boy, prompting Luo Hou to curse Hongjun for setting him up.
• Pangu knocked the Chaos Demon Ape unconscious, and Creation healed Luo Hou as the Demon Gods laughed about Hongjun’s deception.
• The people of the Tianyuan Divine World realized the Dao Venerables had staged the conflict and bowed to them.
• Shichen told Di Jun to rescue Golden Cicada and the others, saying the Primordial World’s Heavenly Dao would grant merit after the tribulation.
• As Shichen prepared to leave, the transmigrators’ expressions changed, and Su Yun’s suppressed memories erupted into turmoil.

Shichen traced an attempt to erase a hidden causal memory to a world in the Cosmic Sea and set out with Pangu and the others. Di Jun and Hong Yun heard Blue Planet’s final message, but chose to remain in the Primordial World, which they now considered home.

• Shichen sensed Source Power trying to erase a hidden causal existence and traced it to a Chaos Realm system linked to Anomalies.
• Pangu urged Shichen and the others to attack the Chaos Realm system, and Shichen agreed to go with them.
• Di Jun, Hong Yun, and others felt an unseen force target their causal ties, then heard Blue Planet’s Heavenly Dao announce that their world was being erased.
• Hong Yun asked whether they should visit Blue Planet, but Di Jun refused and said the Primordial World, where his master, friends, and younger brother lived, was his home.
• Zhenyuanzi called Hong Yun to help Sun Wukong and the others, and Hong Yun accepted that he was now the Primordial World’s Hong Yun.

Shichen and the Demon Gods confronted the Invincible System, which revealed that Shichen had come from the Blue Planet and was an Anomaly. When a second being identical to Shichen emerged from his sealed memory and claimed to be Shichen, the chapter ended with him telling Shichen that they were both Shichen.

• Shichen and the others reached the Invincible System, which held the ruined Blue Planet and claimed Shichen had originated there as an Anomaly.
• Pangu and the other Demon Gods rejected the system's attempt to turn them against Shichen, affirming their loyalty to him.
• The Invincible System tried to crush the Blue Planet, but Shichen's suppressed memory broke open and released an azure-robed figure identical to him.
• The azure-robed figure called himself the real Shichen, while Yang Mei sealed the Invincible System in place.
• The azure-robed figure took the Blue Planet and told Shichen, "You are Shichen too!!"