Chapter Summaries

After Fang Yu slew the Barbarian Dragon Emperor, the Heavenly Realm’s factions recognized his power and Ning Huang grew wary of him. Fang Yu confronted Ning Huang and tried to provoke him into a fight, but Ning Huang stalled while the Eclosion Sect’s Holy Sons gathered nearby.

• Fang Yu’s killing of the Barbarian Dragon Emperor shocked the Heavenly Realm, and factions that had pressured his allies restored and increased their support.
• Ning Huang feared Fang Yu’s power and doubted that Calamity Heavenly Lord would protect him if he were defeated or humiliated.
• Fang Yu blocked Ning Huang and taunted him over Zhao Fenghua’s death, while Ning Huang tried to delay until other emperors arrived.
• Ning Huang refused to attack and offered Fang Yu treasures, status, and a place beside him in exchange for surrendering his artifacts and the Barbarian Tribe’s sacred relic.
• Fang Yu told the Eclosion Sect’s Holy Sons that Ning Huang had tried to kill him and seize his treasures, then reassured one Holy Son that Ning Huang could not hear them.

Fang Yu refused to surrender the Totem Jar to the Hell Prison Enforcement Squad and warned its Holy Sons that he could kill them without fear of the Thunder Emperor. The squad tried persuasion and moral pressure instead of attacking, and Fang Yu ended by taunting them to invent a charge and arrest him.

• Fang Yu reassured the Eclosion Sect's Holy Son that Ning Huang no longer threatened him and that few enemies could harm him unless a Heavenly Lord intervened.
• The Hell Prison Enforcement Squad confronted Fang Yu over the Totem Jar and demanded that he hand it over to the Thunder Emperor.
• Fang Yu refused, threatened to kill the squad if they tried to seize the relic, and said his Heavenly Lord backer would deter the Thunder Emperor.
• The squad's leading Holy Son softened his approach and offered Fang Yu benefits if he gave up the Totem Jar, while another Holy Son accused him of selfishness.
• Fang Yu repeatedly urged the hesitant squad to fabricate a charge and arrest him, but they remained afraid to provoke him.

Fang Yu taunted the Hell Prison Enforcement Squad after killing a Barbarian Tribe emperor, daring them to invent charges and attack him. The Squad backed down and left, while its captain ordered his men to endure their humiliation and wait for another chance.

• Fang Yu challenged the Hell Prison Enforcement Squad to fabricate charges against him and attack, while onlookers speculated about the powerful figures backing him.
• The Squad’s half-Saint-level captain restrained his enraged disciples, warning that attacking Fang Yu would get them all killed.
• Fang Yu mocked the Squad for refusing to fight, threatened them if they met again, and sent one disciple flying when he cursed at him.
• Fang Yu dismissed the Squad and left, saying he had completed his task by killing a Barbarian Tribe emperor.
• After Fang Yu departed, a Squad disciple demanded revenge for his injured younger brother, but the captain ordered everyone to endure and wait for Fang Yu’s eventual downfall.

Fang Yu eliminated the Hell Prison Enforcement Squad disciples who plotted against him and continued toward the Eclosion Sect with Xu Muyun. Meanwhile, Chaos Heavenly Lord persuaded the Treasure Realm’s guardians to let Fang Yu absorb its treasure qi, leaving them to hope he might one day share the secret of immortality.

• The Hell Prison Enforcement Squad disciples decided to follow Fang Yu and search for leverage against him rather than return in disgrace.
• Fang Yu revealed his avatar in a void space and devoured the attacking disciples with a black hole.
• Fang Yu told Xu Muyun the squad had been dealt with, then led the Eclosion Sect disciples back toward their sect.
• Chaos Heavenly Lord warned Wings of Freedom and another Heavenly Lord-level immortal artifact that the Heavenly Court threatened the Treasure Realm.
• Chaos Heavenly Lord asked the Treasure Realm to let Fang Yu absorb its treasure qi, and Wings of Freedom agreed despite receiving no guarantee about the secret of immortality.

Eternal Heavenly Lord urged Calamity Heavenly Lord to support Fang Yu, the chosen figure whom the Immortal Kings hoped would lead them to eternal life, but Calamity refused and threatened him if he interfered. Meanwhile, Fang Yu cultivated in the Eclosion Sect’s sacred vein, strengthened the Spirit Realm’s inhabitants, and prepared for the dangers surrounding the genius war.

• Eternal Heavenly Lord visited Calamity Heavenly Lord and urged him to help Fang Yu, whose memories had awakened.
• Calamity Heavenly Lord refused to put his hopes in Fang Yu, citing Fang Yu’s impending conflict with his son, and warned that he would kill Fang Yu if provoked.
• Eternal Heavenly Lord left the Disaster Divine Hall after Calamity Heavenly Lord rejected his plea.
• Feather Emperor and his Dao companion sensed Fang Yu growing stronger as he cultivated in the Eclosion Sect’s sacred vein.
• Fang Yu anticipated danger from a reincarnated Heavenly Lord and other forces in the upcoming genius war, while seeking to uncover his sealed memories.
• Fang Yu poured the sacred energy from the Eclosion Sect’s sacred vein into the Spirit Realm, greatly strengthening its inhabitants and enabling the Great Luo, Eternal Great Luo, and Immortal Great Luo realms.

Fang Yu prepared to travel with Nangong Shangxin to the Heavenly Court Genius Battle, where he expected to face powerful enemies and investigate the reincarnated Heavenly Lord. As they departed, Thunder Emperor Heavenly Lord and other factions ordered their fighters to kill Fang Yu.

• Nangong Shangxin arrived at the Eclosion Sect to escort Fang Yu to the Genius Battle on the Feather Emperor’s request, and Fang Yu said he planned to leave after the competition to seek his Dao.
• Fang Yu asked whether Nangong Shangxin knew about the reincarnated Heavenly Lord entering the Genius Battle, but Nangong Shangxin said he did not.
• Fang Yu spoke of wanting to see Eternal Heavenly Lord and questioned whether he could match Calamity Heavenly Lord, leaving Nangong Shangxin alarmed by the implications.
• Nangong Shangxin took Fang Yu toward the Heavenly Court while deciding to wait until after the Genius Battle to ask him more questions.
• Thunder Emperor Heavenly Lord ordered the Hell Prison Enforcement Squad’s geniuses to win the competition and kill Fang Yu, while other Heavenly Court factions also made plans to eliminate him.

Fang Yu and Nangong Shangxin arrived at the Heavenly Court for the Genius Battle, where Fang Yu’s reputation made the attending Saints wary of him. When rival emperors attacked Nangong Shangxin, Fang Yu defeated three of them with simple moves powered by his Way of All Beings.

• Nangong Shangxin warned Fang Yu not to wander in the Heavenly Court and led the group to the Welcoming Immortals Gate.
• Saint Hui recognized Nangong Shangxin and learned Fang Yu was the Eclosion Sect’s Holy Son; the Saints discussed the powerful figures and enemies connected to Fang Yu before arranging the Jade Watchtower Cave Abode.
• Ouyang Tu challenged Nangong Shangxin over the Jade Watchtower Cave Abode, and Nangong Shangxin wounded him with his Heartless Arrow Dao.
• Three emperors attacked Nangong Shangxin, but Fang Yu shattered their attacks with his Fist, Palm, and Foot of All Life and made them spit blood.
• Nangong Shangxin marveled at Fang Yu’s Way of All Beings and reflected on the danger of opposing a Heavenly Lord.

Fang Yu faced a hostile Heavenly Court as Slaughter Emperor attacked him and was overwhelmed by the Cangsheng Palm. After Slaughter Emperor realized Fang Yu had reached the Saint realm, Fang Yu openly challenged him to name any tournament rule he had broken.

• Emperors and Saints debated whether Fang Yu should be killed or protected, while Fang Yu focused on the Ouyang Clan and the genius tournament.
• Slaughter Emperor attacked Fang Yu, and Nangong Shangxin tried to shield him before Fang Yu signaled him to stand down.
• Fang Yu shattered Slaughter Emperor's blade attack with one Cangsheng Palm and forced him into retreat.
• Slaughter Emperor appeared with the Slaughter Blade and told Fang Yu he believed Fang Yu had already become a Saint.
• Fang Yu confirmed he was a Saint and said he would withdraw if that violated the tournament rules, adding that he did not care about becoming the Eternal Heavenly Lord's disciple.

Fang Yu, also called Li Feiyu, defied the Slaughter Emperor’s attempt to take him away and fought back with the Way of All Beings, gaining the upper hand by turning the Emperor’s own power against him. The Slaughter Emperor claimed that Thunder Emperor Heavenly Lord’s mission had been completed and threatened Li Feiyu with Thunder Emperor’s coming wrath.

• The Slaughter Emperor praised Fang Yu’s strength but ordered him to leave with him, invoking Heavenly Court authority.
• Fang Yu refused to submit and challenged the Slaughter Emperor to take him by force.
• The Slaughter Emperor attacked with Sun-Moon Lament, but Li Feiyu blocked the strike with the Way of All Beings and the power of the spirit tribulation.
• Li Feiyu pressed the Slaughter Emperor back by borrowing and wielding the Emperor’s own power, while the watching Saints and Emperors speculated about the fight.
• Li Feiyu offered to spare the Slaughter Emperor if he admitted defeat and called himself a dog, but the Slaughter Emperor instead declared that Thunder Emperor Heavenly Lord’s mission was complete and threatened Li Feiyu.

After Slaughter Emperor left without attacking him, Fang Yu asked the Heavenly Court officials to take his group to a place with abundant heavenly vein primordial energy. Calamity Heavenly Lord suddenly seized Fang Yu and brought him to the Disaster Divine Hall, where he began to explain why he had summoned him.

• The tournament participants argued over whether Fang Yu could win and whether the Heavenly Lords targeting him would kill him.
• Fang Yu asked the Heavenly Court Saints and emperors to arrange the best place for his group to rest and cultivate.
• Calamity Heavenly Lord unleashed a terrifying aura, froze everyone in place, and took Fang Yu away.
• Fang Yu tried to talk his way out of the Disaster Divine Hall, but Calamity Heavenly Lord told him to stop and asked why he had acted arrogantly.
• Fang Yu explained that his strength and the Eclosion Sect's circumstances had forced him to act boldly, and Calamity Heavenly Lord said he had summoned him for one matter.

Fang Yu confronted Calamity Heavenly Lord, who offered to help him recover the power he had accumulated across 2,999 epochs in exchange for cooperation and access to his legacy. Fang Yu refused, and Calamity Heavenly Lord ended their argument with a threat that making a move against him would mean certain death.

• Fang Yu openly identified himself and challenged Calamity Heavenly Lord to explain why he had brought him there.
• Calamity Heavenly Lord offered Fang Yu several ways to recover his former power and described the worlds as a final epoch created by the Gate of Eternal Life.
• Fang Yu questioned Calamity Heavenly Lord's motives and pointed out their enmity, including Fang Yu's killing of his grandson and conflict with his son.
• Calamity Heavenly Lord admitted he wanted Fang Yu's legacy but feared that killing him would provoke Hongmeng Daoist and others before he could refine the power.
• Fang Yu rejected Calamity Heavenly Lord's offer, saying he could not trust him and that cooperation would put his life at risk.
• Calamity Heavenly Lord asked whether Fang Yu dared to act, and Fang Yu warned that he would die if he tried.

Fang Yu tried to provoke Calamity Heavenly Lord into attacking him so he could discover which powerful figures backed him, but Calamity Heavenly Lord saw through the scheme and refused to risk the consequences. Calamity Heavenly Lord agreed to send Fang Yu away before his absence caused more trouble.

• Fang Yu argued that Calamity Heavenly Lord was too far from becoming an Immortal King and urged him either to attack or to rely on Fang Yu’s future rise.
• Calamity Heavenly Lord exposed Fang Yu’s attempt to draw out the Immortal Kings and Heavenly Lords supporting him, and said he would not kill him.
• Fang Yu tried to provoke Calamity Heavenly Lord by invoking Zhao Fenghua’s death, but Calamity Heavenly Lord said he did not care about a worthless grandson.
• Fang Yu asked Calamity Heavenly Lord to let him return before the genius competition, warning that his continued absence could cause trouble for the Heavenly Court and Eclosion Sect.
• Calamity Heavenly Lord said he would send Fang Yu away because killing him would bring immense trouble.

Fang Yu demanded that the Calamity Heavenly Lord let him go, while factions across the Heavenly Court discussed his removal from the talent competition and the fate they believed they could seize from him. Muye Zhen and Huangfu Bi'an planned to kill him, and the Qi Emperor and Void Emperor weighed the chance of becoming Heavenly Lords against the danger of acting against him.

• Fang Yu told the Calamity Heavenly Lord to either fight him or let him return to prepare for the talent competition.
• Muye Zhen, resurrected with three thousand extra eyes bestowed by a blind half-step Heavenly Lord, said he and Huangfu Bi'an would join forces to kill Li Feiyu and claim his fate.
• The blind man worried that the Calamity Heavenly Lord might have killed Li Feiyu, but Muye Zhen insisted the Heavenly Lord had summoned him for another purpose.
• The Qi Emperor and Void Emperor discussed why the Calamity Heavenly Lord had taken Li Feiyu and decided to watch the competition rather than risk opposing the powers behind him.
• The Void Emperor admitted he wanted to kill Li Feiyu and seize his fate to reach the Heavenly Lord realm, while the Qi Emperor said he did not understand the mysteries of fate.

The Void Emperor and Qi Emperor debated whether to support Fang Yu, oppose him, or seize his treasures, then visited him to judge his strength and intentions. Fang Yu warned them against making him an enemy and offered to help them become Heavenly Lords if they submitted to him.

• The Void Emperor and Qi Emperor agreed to wait for the Genius War’s outcome before deciding whether to aid Fang Yu or try to kill him and take his treasures.
• The two emperors entered Fang Yu’s palace while he was refining Undying Heavenly Talismans from the Heavenly Vein.
• Fang Yu asked whether they had come for revenge, guidance, or some benefit, and impatiently urged them to speak plainly.
• The Void Emperor threatened Fang Yu by warning that many people wanted him dead and had asked the emperors to target him during the Genius War.
• Fang Yu said he could withstand their schemes, warned that making him an enemy would ruin their prospects, and offered to help them become Heavenly Lords if they submitted to him.

Fang Yu failed to persuade Qi Emperor and Void Emperor to become his subordinates, while he resumed cultivating and planned to use the Undying Heavenly Talisman to strengthen the Eclosion Sect. Thunder Emperor then ordered the two Emperors to submit to Fang Yu and uncover the whereabouts of Electric Mother Heavenly Lord, promising Lord Creation Immortal King's help in making them Heavenly Lords.

• Qi Emperor and Void Emperor refused Fang Yu's offer to become his subordinates, and Fang Yu sent them away and erased his memories of their conversation.
• Fang Yu resumed cultivating in the heavenly vein and studied how to produce Undying Heavenly Talismans to accelerate the Eclosion Sect's disciples' cultivation.
• Qi Emperor and Void Emperor discussed their regret over rejecting Fang Yu, then Thunder Emperor summoned them to Hell Prison Hall.
• Thunder Emperor told the two Emperors that Lord Creation Immortal King ordered them to submit to Fang Yu and learn the whereabouts of Electric Mother Heavenly Lord from him.
• Qi Emperor and Void Emperor agreed to obey, and Thunder Emperor clarified that Fang Yu was also known as Li Feiyu.

Thunder Emperor Heavenly Lord pressured two emperors into joining Fang Yu to uncover Electric Mother Heavenly Lord’s whereabouts, while Fang Yu prepared for the genius battle. As the competition began, the Huangfu Clan blocked his way but ultimately backed down after he threatened them.

• The two emperors regretted rejecting Fang Yu’s offer, then agreed to submit to him and search for Electric Mother Heavenly Lord under Thunder Emperor Heavenly Lord’s orders.
• Thunder Emperor Heavenly Lord and Chaos Heavenly Lord revealed that the emperors’ mission was one part of a wider plan, though Fang Yu did not know where his elder sister was.
• After seven days of rest, the Heavenly Court’s blazing sun rose and bells announced the start of the genius battle.
• Fang Yu led the Eclosion Sect’s holy sons toward the competition and confronted the Huangfu Clan, warning that he would destroy them if they obstructed him.
• The Huangfu Clan stepped aside, disappointing the other clans and sects that had hoped the two sides would fight.

Fang Yu confronted the Huangfu Clan, revealed that he knew about Huangfu Fei’s talisman and their plan to take his Eightfold Pagoda, and challenged them to attack. The Huangfu Clan held back, while Huangfu Fei and Huangfu Guo struggled to understand how Fang Yu had learned their secrets.

• The Huangfu Clan stepped aside, and Fang Yu mocked them while warning that he could kill them and use their ancestor to advance his Eightfold Pagoda.
• Fang Yu taunted Huangfu Fei and accused the Huangfu Clan of coveting his Eightfold Pagoda, but Huangfu Guo signaled his people not to attack.
• Huangfu Fei questioned how Fang Yu knew about the talisman, and Huangfu Guo denied betraying the clan and warned him not to be provoked.
• Huangfu Guo told Huangfu Fei to pursue the Eightfold Pagoda openly now that their objective had been exposed.
• The other holy sons and elders doubted the Huangfu Clan could seize the Eightfold Pagoda and feared Fang Yu’s growing strength.

At the Heavenly Court Genius Tournament, Xi Emperor revealed that Li Feiyu was actually Fang Yu and announced that Calamity Heavenly Lord had revoked Fang Yu’s wanted notice. Xi Emperor then exposed Fang Yu’s connection to the Hongmeng Secret Treasury, leaving the assembled forces consumed by greed.

• Fang Yu exchanged a brief clash of power with Xi Emperor and recognized that he could not defeat him.
• Xi Emperor publicly identified Li Feiyu as Fang Yu, the wanted supreme sect leader of the Eclosion Sect from the Great Primordial World.
• Fang Yu questioned Xi Emperor about how the Heavenly Court learned his identity and welcomed the chance to appear openly as himself.
• Xi Emperor announced that Calamity Heavenly Lord had revoked Fang Yu’s wanted notice and urged him to win the tournament.
• Xi Emperor confirmed that Calamity Heavenly Lord wanted to learn the location of the Great Primordial World and the Hongmeng Secret Treasury, making the crowd openly covet Fang Yu’s secret.

Fang Yu warned the assembled Emperors and Saints against attacking him, then openly offered the Xi Emperor a choice between submitting to him and risking the wrath of Heavenly Lords. The Xi Emperor avoided answering and redirected the gathering to the genius tournament, while the Huangfu Clan privately discussed capturing Fang Yu.

• Fang Yu told the gathered powers that attacking him would bring retribution from Electric Mother Heavenly Lord, the Heavenly Lords, and the Hongmeng Daoist.
• Thunder Sovereign asked whether the Emperors should attack, but Qi Emperor warned that doing so could provoke Eternal Heavenly Lord and get them killed.
• Fang Yu taunted the crowd for holding back and offered benefits to anyone who submitted to him, then directly demanded that the Xi Emperor choose between joining him and becoming his enemy.
• The Xi Emperor suppressed the gathering’s clamor and spoke about the purpose of the genius tournament instead of answering Fang Yu.
• Huangfu Guo told Huangfu Fei that the Huangfu Clan should capture Fang Yu after the tournament, but Huangfu Fei warned that the attempt would be too dangerous.

Xi Emperor revealed Fang Yu’s identity and tied him to the Hongmeng Secret Treasury, making him a target for the Heavenly Court and the wider Heavenly Realm. As the genius tournament began, Xi Emperor displayed its prizes, including the Radiance Blade and a holy-grade immortal pill that Fang Yu resolved to obtain despite the danger.

• Fang Yu realized Xi Emperor had exposed his connection to the Hongmeng Secret Treasury to provoke powerful factions into targeting him.
• Qi Emperor warned Fang Yu that Calamity Heavenly Lord would prevent Eternal Heavenly Lord from intervening after the tournament.
• Fang Yu considered the tournament a test from the Heavenly Lords and Immortal Kings and decided he needed to seize enough rewards to advance toward the emperor realm.
• Xi Emperor presented the tournament prizes, including the king-grade immortal artifact Radiance Blade and a holy-grade immortal pill.
• The gathered emperors and holy sons discussed stopping Fang Yu from claiming the pill, while Fang Yu decided he needed it to extend his lifespan and help keep Buddha Emperor awake.