Arc 26The Regent King’s War

Li Xuancang brought the Spirit Realm under the Divine Dynasty, survived the destruction of the Holy Spirit Realm, and led a counteroffensive against the Abyss while consolidating his authority. The arc ended with Divine Dynasty and Heaven Realm forces caught between the Abyss and the Insect Race, then fighting their way out as the two enemies turned on each other.

  • Li Xuancang accepted the Spirit Realm’s allegiance, dissolved the Eternal Council when it resisted his proposal to give the realm a seat, and drove off factions seeking to plunder it.
  • Li Xuancang defeated the Holy Spirit Realm’s scheme to trap him, captured the Saint Spirit Flame, and escaped as the realm collapsed under the Abyssal Will.
  • Li Xuancang received the Eternal God Emperor’s memories and the latter half of the Indestructible Scripture, then helped restore the light over Heaven-Abandoned Land and launched a campaign against the Abyss.
  • Li Xuancang fought the Soul Emperor at Soul Hall, survived his attacks through regeneration, and withdrew when other Heavenly Human Realm experts approached.
  • Lei Tianjue returned and challenged Li Xuancang’s authority, but the God Emperor appointed Li Xuancang Regent King and Lei Tianjue chose to support him.
  • The Divine Dynasty and Heaven Realm counterattacked the Abyss, but the Soul-Seizing Elder and an Ancestral Artifact inflicted heavy losses on their forces.
  • Li Xuancang confronted the Abyss and destroyed many attackers with the God Emperor’s power, while the Heaven Realm army remained trapped and its Cloud City began to fail.
  • The Insect Race surrounded the battered forces, but Lei Tianjue and other Divine Dynasty experts arrived to help them escape, and the Abyss Demonic Beasts turned on the insects.
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Ch. 626One Finger Suppression

Li Xuancang joined the battle at Azure Profound Fortress and revealed overwhelming strength against the Insect Race. After he crushed its Cave Heaven Realm commanders, the Divine Dynasty army surged forward to attack.

  • Linghu Shanhe told Li Xuancang that the Insect Race was learning the Divine Dynasty's techniques and moves, and Li Xuancang said he would personally fight in the next battle.
  • Seven days later, the Insect Race attacked the fortress, where Li Ling'er and Bai Meng fought alongside Linghu Shanhe and the army.
  • Li Xuancang struck the Insect Race commander fighting Linghu Shanhe with one finger, leaving him near death.
  • Li Xuancang sealed the battlefield and used a giant hand to smash more than a dozen Cave Heaven Realm Insect Race experts into the ground.
  • The Divine Dynasty forces cheered and charged the fleeing Insect Race after its Cave Heaven Realm commanders were defeated.

Ch. 627Primordial Sect

After Bai Meng broke through and Li Xuancang returned to the Imperial Capital, Elder Canglan of the Primordial Sect proposed an alliance against the Abyss. Li Xuancang demanded five times the offered resources and agreed to cooperate if the sect supported the Divine Dynasty.

  • Bai Meng devoured the Cave Heaven Realm insect, broke through to the mid-stage Cave Heaven Realm, and joined the Divine Dynasty’s four mid-stage experts.
  • Li Xuancang left Linghu Shanhe and the others in charge of Azure Profound Fortress and returned to the Imperial Capital.
  • Yan Fa reported that visitors from the Origin Continent wanted an audience with the God Emperor, so Li Xuancang summoned Dongfang Shenhuo and the others to meet them.
  • Elder Canglan of the Primordial Sect offered resources and Abyss intelligence in exchange for the Divine Dynasty’s continued resistance against the Abyss.
  • Li Xuancang demanded at least five times the offered resources and said the Divine Dynasty would cooperate within its capacity if the Primordial Sect provided them.

Ch. 628Spirit Realm

Murong Yuntian secured Elder Jianmu’s agreement to meet Li Xuancang about an alliance between the Spirit Realm and the Eternal Divine Dynasty. As news spread that Elder Jianmu was nearing death, powers across the Myriad Heavens and Ten Thousand Realms rushed toward the Spirit Realm, while Li Xuancang set out to meet him.

  • Canglan Elder said he needed the Primordial Sect’s approval before granting Li Xuancang’s request for resources, and Zhang Mingyang warned that the Divine Dynasty’s treasury was running a deficit.
  • Murong Yuntian offered the Spirit Realm the Eternal Divine Dynasty’s aid against the Abyss, and Elder Jianmu asked Li Xuancang to come discuss cooperation in person.
  • Elder Jianmu told the Spirit Realm’s leaders that an alliance was necessary because he could no longer protect the realm for much longer, then ordered them to draw back their defensive lines.
  • News of Elder Jianmu’s approaching death spread, drawing countless beings toward the Spirit Realm to claim its resources; news of the Origin Continent’s cooperation agreements also reached the Myriad Heavens and Ten Thousand Realms.
  • Murong Yuntian reported Elder Jianmu’s request to Li Xuancang, who ordered Xinghai to guard the Imperial Capital and left for the Spirit Realm.

Ch. 629Abolish the Eternal Council

Li Xuancang secured the Spirit Realm’s allegiance and ordered the Divine Dynasty to prepare its defense against the Abyss. After the Eternal Council opposed giving the Spirit Realm a seat, he vowed to abolish it, only to learn that the God Emperor had no authority over the council.

  • Li Xuancang met Elder Jianmu, promised to protect the Spirit Race, and accepted the Spirit Realm’s allegiance.
  • Li Xuancang returned to the Imperial Capital and learned that the Primordial Sect had rejected his demands.
  • Li Xuancang informed the Eternal Council of the Spirit Realm’s allegiance and ordered the Formation Hall and army to prepare for its defense.
  • Li Xuancang proposed reserving a seat on the Eternal Council for the Spirit Realm, but Dongfang Shenhuo, Meng Youran, and others opposed him.
  • Li Xuancang threatened to abolish the Eternal Council and went to the Imperial Palace to report to the God Emperor.
  • Qin Shouqian told Li Xuancang that the Eternal Council had been established independently by various departments and that the God Emperor did not interfere with it.

Ch. 630Elder Jianmu's Passing

Li Xuancang abolished the Eternal Council and consolidated control of the Divine Dynasty as the Abyss invaded the realms. After Elder Jianmu passed away and gave Li Xuancang his tree heart, Li Xuancang defended the Spirit Realm from factions seeking to plunder it.

  • Li Xuancang dissolved the Eternal Council and reclaimed its authority, while Dongfang Shenhuo and the other leaders failed to persuade Qin Shouqian to oppose him.
  • The Abyss invaded the Myriad Heavens and Ten Thousand Realms, and the Origin Continent sent resources to help turn the realms into a battlefield.
  • Factions from across the realms gathered outside the Spirit Realm to claim its resources when Elder Jianmu died.
  • Elder Jianmu entrusted the Spirit Race to Li Xuancang and gave him a green crystal formed from his branches.
  • Li Xuancang killed many would-be plunderers as they charged into the Spirit Realm, then declared that the realm belonged to the Eternal Divine Dynasty and ordered the rest to leave.

Ch. 631The Starry Sky Trembles

Li Xuancang confronted the factions seeking to seize the Spirit Realm and demonstrated overwhelming strength by destroying Cloud City and annihilating the Profound Realm forces. The other realms fled, abandoning their claim to the Spirit Realm.

  • Li Xuancang faced the gathered factions and warned them that none would leave after refusing to withdraw.
  • Li Xuancang shattered Cloud City's defenses, seized the city, and suppressed its five Cave Heaven Realm experts, revealing his Late-stage Cave Heaven Realm strength.
  • Li Xuancang crushed Cloud City and killed its inhabitants, then captured and sealed the five experts.
  • Li Xuancang attacked the Profound Realm forces and destroyed their bodies and souls as they tried to flee.
  • The Beast Realm and the other factions panicked and fled, giving up their attempt to claim the Spirit Realm.

Ch. 632Zhang Ruoxuan Captured

Li Xuancang drove the Eternal Divine Dynasty’s campaign against the Abyss Demonic Beasts in the Spirit Realm while the Soul Hall captured Zhang Ruoxuan in the Profound Heaven Realm. After learning of the capture, Li Xuancang ordered Tai Haotian to negotiate an exchange.

  • Li Xuancang ordered reinforcements into the Spirit Realm and directed the Divine Dynasty to expel the invading Demonic Beasts.
  • Fang Yuan defeated Zhang Ruoxuan, crippled his Cave Heaven, and probed his memories while Soul Hall members fought the Third Legion.
  • Tai Haotian arrived to aid the Profound Heaven Realm, but Fang Yuan used Zhang Ruoxuan as a hostage and withdrew with him.
  • Tai Haotian reported Zhang Ruoxuan’s capture to Li Xuancang, who was destroying Abyssal Rifts in the Spirit Realm.
  • Li Xuancang instructed Tai Haotian to exchange Soul Hall prisoners for Zhang Ruoxuan.

Ch. 633Saving Zhang Ruoxuan

After the Divine Dynasty secured the Spirit Realm, Li Xuancang returned to the Imperial Capital and learned that Zhang Ruoxuan remained unconscious after the Soul Hall’s attack. He used the Jianmu Treeheart and his soul power to restore Zhang Ruoxuan, who awakened and thanked him.

  • Fang Yuan exchanged the gravely injured Zhang Ruoxuan for the detained Soul Hall members and warned the Divine Dynasty not to withhold the Immaculate Ones.
  • After the Divine Dynasty drove the Abyss Demonic Beasts from the Spirit Realm, Li Xuancang formed five new legions and ordered a realm-wide formation.
  • Li Xuancang returned to the Imperial Capital, assigned five Cloud City cultivators to Su Xinghai, and heard reports about the Divine Dynasty and the Holy Spirit Realm.
  • Li Xuancang used the Jianmu Treeheart to restore Zhang Ruoxuan’s body and Cave Heaven, then discovered chains binding his divine soul.
  • Li Xuancang protected Zhang Ruoxuan’s divine soul as he shattered the chains, allowing Zhang Ruoxuan to awaken and thank him.

Ch. 634The Holy Spirit Realm's Demand

The Holy Spirit Realm offered Li Xuancang the whereabouts of the Saint Spirit Flame in exchange for Cloud City, while secretly planning to alert the Origin Continent and provoke a conflict. After agreeing to inspect the flame in three months, Li Xuancang returned to the Imperial Capital, where his allies urged him not to enter the trap.

  • The Black Tortoise Great Saint and the other Saint Spirits decided to expose the Origin Continent's schemes and use the Eternal Divine Dynasty against it.
  • The Holy Spirit Realm met Li Xuancang in the starry sky and offered to reveal the Saint Spirit Flame's location in exchange for Cloud City.
  • Li Xuancang agreed to the exchange only if he could see the Saint Spirit Flame first, and the Black Tortoise Great Saint set the meeting for three months later.
  • After Li Xuancang departed, the Six-Winged Golden Cicada recognized that he saw through their scheme, and the Holy Spirit Realm resolved to inform the Origin Continent.
  • Li Xuancang told the Imperial Capital about the deal, and Zhang Mingyang, Yan Fa, Nangong Cang, Hong Xuanji, and others urged him to stay behind.

Ch. 635Into the Waiting Jar

Li Xuancang entered the Holy Spirit Realm with Su Xinghai and Tai Haotian to retrieve the Saint Spirit Flame, despite knowing the trip could be a trap. After the Black Tortoise Great Sage took Cloud City and a formation surrounded them, Li Xuancang overwhelmed Tai Yunzi, leaving the battle unresolved as he stomped down on him.

  • Li Xuancang refused to reconsider his journey and ordered the Divine Dynasty to prepare a counterattack against the Abyss after he retrieved the Saint Spirit Flame.
  • Li Xuancang brought Su Xinghai and Tai Haotian to the Holy Spirit Realm, where the Black Tortoise Great Sage received him and asked for Cloud City.
  • The Black Tortoise Great Sage showed Li Xuancang the Saint Spirit Flame's location, took Cloud City, and left as Li Xuancang charged into the volcanic range.
  • A formation activated around Li Xuancang, Su Xinghai, and Tai Haotian, and Li Xuancang sent Su Xinghai to retrieve the Saint Spirit Flame while he and Tai Haotian held off the attackers.
  • Tai Yunzi attacked Li Xuancang with his whisk and the Primordial Seal, but Li Xuancang endured the blows and shattered the seal with a headbutt.
  • Li Xuancang struck Tai Yunzi into the air and stomped down on him, crushing his body without blood appearing.

Ch. 636Saint Spirit Flame

Li Xuancang fought Tai Yunzi and the Origin Continent cultivators while Su Xinghai searched for the Saint Spirit Flame. After seven days of battle, Li Xuancang captured the flame, but the Holy Spirit Realm began to disintegrate.

  • Tai Yunzi and more than a dozen Cave Heaven Realm cultivators attacked Li Xuancang, while Tai Haotian joined him in resisting them.
  • Great Sage Ze Yuan ordered the Heaven-and-Earth Origin extracted so the Abyssal Will could descend and destroy the Holy Spirit Realm.
  • Su Xinghai searched the magma for the Saint Spirit Flame, then used his Cave Heaven to devour nearly all of it.
  • After seven days and nights of fighting, Tai Yunzi ordered a retreat, but the Saint Spirit Flame emerged from the collapsing volcanoes and drew Li Xuancang away.
  • Li Xuancang caught and captured the Saint Spirit Flame despite its heat, then discovered that the Holy Spirit Realm was disintegrating.

Ch. 637Abyssal Will

As the Abyssal Will consumed the Holy Spirit Realm, Li Xuancang fought to escape with Tai Haotian and Su Xinghai while Tai Yunzi and the Origin Continent cultivators perished. Li Xuancang was crushed after throwing Tai Haotian and Su Xinghai to safety, but he regenerated and escaped the Holy Spirit Realm.

  • The Abyssal Will descended as the Holy Spirit Realm collapsed, trapping Li Xuancang, Tai Haotian, Su Xinghai, and the Origin Continent cultivators.
  • Li Xuancang used his Blood Qi Force to lead Tai Haotian and Su Xinghai through the Abyssal Will's pressure while Tai Yunzi and the other cultivators died.
  • The Holy Spirit Realm's Heavenly Dao was devoured just as Li Xuancang, Tai Haotian, and Su Xinghai neared escape, leaving all three severely injured.
  • Li Xuancang bound the Saint Spirit Flame to Su Xinghai and hurled him and Tai Haotian out of the Holy Spirit Realm.
  • The Abyssal Force shattered Li Xuancang, but he regenerated, escaped the Holy Spirit Realm, and left Great Sage Black Tortoise and the others horrified.

Ch. 638God Emperor

Li Xuancang returned from the ruined Holy Spirit Realm with the Saint Spirit Flame and learned of the Eternal God Emperor’s sacrifice to protect the Human Race. He began preparing to reclaim the Heaven-Abandoned Land, bringing the Saint Spirit Flame to the Sacred Flame Palace.

  • Li Xuancang escaped the collapsing Holy Spirit Realm with Su Xinghai and Tai Haotian, while the Great Saint Black Tortoise and the other Saint Spirits fled.
  • The Great Saint Black Tortoise and his group blamed the Origin Continent for the Holy Spirit Realm’s destruction, stirring outrage and driving Origin Continent residents from some great worlds.
  • After returning to the Imperial Capital, Li Xuancang met the Eternal God Emperor and received his memories and the latter half of the Indestructible Scripture.
  • Li Xuancang learned that the God Emperor had endured ten thousand years of torment to suppress the Abyssal Rift and protect the Human Race, and that he had entrusted the Divine Dynasty to Li Xuancang.
  • Li Xuancang resolved to counterattack and reclaim the Heaven-Abandoned Land, then brought the Saint Spirit Flame to Dongfang Shenhuo and the other leaders at the Sacred Flame Palace.

Ch. 639Dispelling the Black Haze

Li Xuancang activated the Imperial Grand Formation and helped Dongfang Shenhuo and the Sacred Flame Palace destroy the black haze over Heaven-Abandoned Land. With the sun, moon, and stars restored, the Divine Dynasty celebrated before Li Xuancang ordered the army to wipe out the Abyssal Rifts and Demonic Beasts.

  • Li Xuancang persuaded Sacred Flame King to cooperate by promising to find strange flames for him to devour.
  • Li Xuancang activated the Imperial Grand Formation and used the Judgment Divine Sword to pierce the black haze as Dongfang Shenhuo and the Torch ascended.
  • Li Xuancang and the Imperial Capital's experts repelled the dark forces that tried to block Dongfang Shenhuo and the others.
  • Dongfang Shenhuo, Sacred Flame King, and the Sacred Flame Palace combined the Saint Spirit Flame with the Eternal Divine Flame and struck the dark vortex.
  • The black haze shattered, restoring the sun, moon, and stars over Heaven-Abandoned Land, and the people of the Divine Dynasty celebrated.
  • Li Xuancang ordered the army to sweep through Heaven-Abandoned Land and destroy every Abyssal Rift as tens of millions of troops began a campaign against the Demonic Beasts.

Ch. 640Heaven Realm Seeks Aid

As the Abyss and the Insect Race overwhelmed the Myriad Heavens and Ten Thousand Realms, Li Xuancang captured Cloud City and continued searching for a way to free the Eternal God Emperor. Tiandao Xuan asked the Divine Dynasty to save the besieged Heaven Realm and offered to meet any condition.

  • The Insect Race abandoned its stalemate at Azure Profound Fortress and invaded other great worlds, prompting Li Xuancang to withdraw the exhausted First and Second Legions and monitor the crisis.
  • Li Xuancang used a divine-soul imprint in Cloud City to capture Black Tortoise Great Sage and the others, then gave them to Su Xinghai to devour.
  • Three years passed as the Divine Dynasty reclaimed most of its lost territory, while the Abyss and Insect Race drove the Myriad Heavens and Ten Thousand Realms toward collapse.
  • Tiandao Xuan told Li Xuancang that the Heaven Realm had expelled the Origin Continent's forces after discovering they wanted its resources, and requested aid against the Abyss and Insect Race.
  • Li Xuancang asked what the Divine Dynasty would gain for helping, and Tiandao Xuan offered to agree to any condition.

Ch. 641Attack on Soul Hall

After Soul Hall attacked the Profound Heaven Realm, Li Xuancang left the Divine Dynasty with Xuan Lingzi to confront Soul Hall on the Origin Continent. He overwhelmed six Soul Hall elders, but a Celestial Being expert answered his assault with soul power.

  • Li Xuancang agreed to send the Eternal Divine Dynasty's army to aid the Heaven Realm, and the Heaven Clan began preparing a teleportation array.
  • Yan Fa reported that Soul Hall had devastated part of the Profound Heaven Realm and demanded Xuan Lingzi; Li Xuancang ordered defenses strengthened and summoned Xuan Lingzi.
  • Zhang Ruoxuan broke through to the Mid-stage Cave Heaven Realm, bringing the Divine Dynasty's total to six experts at that level.
  • Li Xuancang and Xuan Lingzi traveled to the Origin Continent and headed directly for Soul Hall.
  • Li Xuancang's pressure injured six Soul Hall elders, and a Celestial Being expert countered it with soul power, shaking Soul Hall.

Ch. 642Soul Emperor

Li Xuancang overwhelmed Soul Hall’s First Elder and twenty-three Cave Heaven Realm elders, then confronted the Soul Emperor, whose strike failed to pierce Li Xuancang’s divine soul. The chapter ended as the Soul Emperor met Li Xuancang’s punch with his palm.

  • The Soul Hall First Elder attacked Li Xuancang with soul power, but Li Xuancang resisted and defeated him with a single punch.
  • Li Xuancang summoned a giant hand that shattered the attacks of the First Elder and more than twenty Cave Heaven Realm elders, then pressed toward Soul Hall’s formation.
  • The Soul Emperor appeared and destroyed the giant hand with his soul power, while Li Xuancang rapidly healed his severed palm.
  • The Soul Emperor sent his divine sense into Li Xuancang, but Li Xuancang’s divine soul blew apart the intruding power and made the Soul Emperor reel.
  • Li Xuancang charged the Soul Emperor and struck with an ordinary punch, which the Soul Emperor met with his palm.

Ch. 643A Great Battle Against the Heavenly Human Realm

Li Xuancang attacked Soul Hall and fought the Soul Emperor, whose strongest attacks could not kill him because of his complete Indestructible Scripture. After sensing other Heavenly Human Realm experts approaching, Li Xuancang withdrew and warned Soul Hall not to attack the Eternal Divine Dynasty again.

  • The Soul Emperor and Li Xuancang exchanged devastating blows, drawing the attention of factions across the Origin Continent.
  • The Soul Emperor pierced Li Xuancang's skull and cut him apart with soul-powered Sword Qi, but Li Xuancang regenerated completely.
  • Li Xuancang repeatedly fought the Soul Emperor, whose strength waned as he failed to prevent Li Xuancang from recovering and counterattacking.
  • The Soul Emperor suppressed Li Xuancang's shattered body, but Li Xuancang broke free and continued striking him until the Soul Emperor spat blood.
  • Li Xuancang sensed several Heavenly Human Realm auras approaching, warned the Soul Emperor about attacking the Eternal Divine Dynasty, and vanished.

Ch. 644Thunder Hall Master Lei Tianjue Returns

Lei Tianjue returned to the Eternal Divine Dynasty alive and at the Late-stage Cave Heaven Realm, raising fears that he would challenge Li Xuancang’s authority. With Li Xuancang away, the court’s leaders and his supporters debated how to handle Lei Tianjue, whose first confrontation with Wei Tianfeng was narrowly defused.

  • The Soul Emperor ordered Fang Yuan to investigate Li Xuancang, while experts from the Origin Continent arrived at the Soul Hall for a private meeting.
  • Lei Tianjue’s return and breakthrough shocked the Divine Dynasty, and officials worried that he might contest Li Xuancang’s power.
  • Lei Tianjue told Yan Fa, Zhou Daoyuan, and Wei Tianfeng that he had survived an attack in the Thunder Magnetism Forbidden Zone, recovered, and broken through there.
  • When Wei Tianfeng challenged Lei Tianjue’s right to sit in the Judgment Court master’s chair, Lei Tianjue pressured him until Yan Fa and Zhou Daoyuan intervened.
  • Dongfang Shenhuo, Zhang Mingyang, Nangong Cang, and the others agreed to mediate and wait, while Li Xuancang’s supporters gathered at his palace to discuss the threat.
  • Su Xinghai declared that Li Xuancang’s allies could fight Lei Tianjue if he caused trouble, citing their strength and three high-grade Sacred Artifacts.

Ch. 645Lei Tianjue's Unresignation

Lei Tianjue returned to the Divine Dynasty expecting the God Emperor’s support, but learned that Li Xuancang held authority and found little backing for his efforts to challenge him. After Linghu Shanhe refused to halt the army’s reinforcement of the Heaven Realm, Lei Tianjue remained determined but politically isolated.

  • Qin Shouqian told Lei Tianjue that Li Xuancang governed the Divine Dynasty and advised him to bring any matters to Li directly.
  • Lei Tianjue convened the Eternal Council and proposed restoring it, but Murong Yuntian and Yun Xinghe opposed deciding before Li Xuancang returned, while the others stayed silent.
  • Lei Tianjue criticized sending troops to reinforce the Heaven Realm, but Wei Tianfeng rejected his challenge and left with Yun Xinghe and Murong Yuntian.
  • Lei Tianjue went to the First Legion’s garrison and asked Linghu Shanhe to stop the Divine Dynasty’s army from reinforcing the Heaven Realm.
  • Linghu Shanhe refused, explaining that Lei Tianjue could not rival Li Xuancang’s authority or command the other legions.

Ch. 646Regent King

Li Xuancang returned to the Divine Dynasty and was appointed Regent King, taking charge of all its affairs. After Lei Tianjue learned how powerful Li Xuancang was, he supported him instead of joining a faction plotting against him, while news of Li Xuancang’s strength left Fang Yuan stunned.

  • Li Xuancang returned to the Divine Dynasty and reassured its officials after they reported Lei Tianjue’s activities.
  • Su Xinghai and Bai Meng asked to travel to the Heaven Realm to hunt Abyss and Insect Race powerhouses, and Li Xuancang let them go.
  • The God Emperor appointed Li Xuancang Regent King, giving him responsibility for all affairs of the Divine Dynasty while Lei Tianjue remained Judgment Court Master.
  • Dongfang Shenhuo and others asked Lei Tianjue to help oppose Li Xuancang, but Lei Tianjue rebuked them and urged them to obey the Regent King.
  • Lei Tianjue revealed that Li Xuancang had defeated him and possessed strength rivaling the Heavenly Human Realm, so he had chosen to support him.
  • Fang Yuan received word from the Soul Hall that Li Xuancang had fought the Soul Emperor to a standstill and was shaken by the news.

Ch. 647Heaven Realm Counterattack

Fang Yuan withdrew to the Soul Hall after learning Li Xuancang could rival a Heavenly Human Realm cultivator, while the Soul Hall spread word of the Eternal Divine Dynasty to rally the Origin Continent against it. In the Heaven Realm, a Divine Dynasty-backed counterattack gained ground until the Soul-Seizing Elder’s bell struck the armies and slowed Su Xinghai and the Heaven Clan’s First Elder as they attacked him.

  • Fang Yuan returned to the Soul Hall, where its members decided to wait for the Abyss and Insect Race to weaken the Eternal Divine Dynasty and publicize Li Xuancang’s existence.
  • The Origin Continent factions learned about Li Xuancang and the Eternal Divine Dynasty, then prepared to monitor and bar them from entering the continent.
  • The Heaven Realm and the Divine Dynasty launched a counteroffensive against the Abyss, with Bai Meng and Su Xinghai turning the battle in their favor.
  • The Soul-Seizing Elder emerged from the Abyssal Rift and used his bell to shatter soldiers’ souls and injure Cave Heaven Realm experts.
  • The Heaven Clan’s elders raised their sacred artifacts to defend the armies, while Su Xinghai and the First Elder attacked the Soul-Seizing Elder; his bell’s sound waves slowed both of them.

Ch. 648Ancestral Artifact

The Abyss overwhelmed the Heaven Realm after half a month of fighting, forcing its forces and the Eternal Divine Dynasty army to retreat. An Alms Bowl trapped the retreating fighters behind a wall of light and began crushing them, leaving Su Xinghai and the others gravely injured and with no way out.

  • Su Xinghai fought Soul-Seizing High Person but was thrown into disarray by a barrage of arrows as the Abyss and Heaven Realm forces clashed.
  • A Demonic Beast and two more Late-stage Cave Heaven Realm experts joined the battle, and Tian Wuhen was overwhelmed by Dao Wuji, White Bone Demon Saint, and Heavenly Evil Old Man.
  • After half a month of fighting, the First Elder ordered a retreat, but the Abyss forces inflicted heavy losses on the disorganized Heaven Realm army.
  • Bai Meng opened a path with the World-Destroying Mill, but a pitch-black Alms Bowl sealed the battlefield behind a wall of light.
  • Su Xinghai and Bai Meng failed to break through the barrier, which the Origin Continent observers suspected was an Ancestral Artifact.
  • The Alms Bowl's wall of light contracted and crushed the trapped fighters, making Su Xinghai and the others spit blood and stagger backward.

Ch. 649Heavenly Humans Attack

The Heaven Realm’s trapped forces faced destruction as a Heavenly Human Realm presence attacked the Imperial Capital, but Li Xuancang and the God Emperor turned back the invasion. The God Emperor’s intervention left the Divine Dynasty’s people celebrating their protection.

  • Su Xinghai brought the Heaven Realm’s fighters into Cloud City, where they used their artifacts to resist the Ancestral Artifact as Tian Wuhen was overwhelmed by three Late-stage Cave Heaven Realm experts.
  • A Heavenly Human Realm aura descended on the Imperial Capital, and Li Xuancang flew up to confront it, scattering dark clouds and shattering a giant fist from the Abyss.
  • Li Xuancang charged into the Abyss as dozens of Cave Heaven Realm figures emerged, prompting the Divine Dynasty’s experts to move out and confront them.
  • The God Emperor’s power froze the Abyss Demonic Beasts, destroying more than a dozen and then the Mid-stage Cave Heaven Realm attackers.
  • A giant hand rescued the five surviving Late-stage Cave Heaven Realm Demonic Beasts, but the God Emperor’s power mangled it as it retreated into the Abyss.
  • The Divine Dynasty’s people celebrated, believing the God Emperor and Li Xuancang would keep their realm safe.

Ch. 650The Insect Race Disrupts the Battle

Li Xuancang returned to the Imperial Capital after battling Abyss experts, while Su Xinghai and the Heaven Realm forces neared defeat. The Insect Race disrupted the battle by attacking both sides, and Lei Tianjue arrived with reinforcements to help the survivors escape the encirclement.

  • Li Xuancang emerged from the Abyssal Rift after seven days and stayed in the Imperial Capital, wary that the Abyss would attack if he left.
  • Su Xinghai and the Heaven Realm forces suffered heavy losses as Cloud City and their High-grade Sacred Artifacts began to break apart.
  • The Insect Race descended on the battlefield, attacking both the Heaven Realm and the Abyss Demonic Beasts and trapping the survivors in a new encirclement.
  • Lei Tianjue and more than a dozen Cave Heaven Realm experts arrived with High-grade Sacred Artifacts and fought through the insects to reach the trapped forces.
  • Bai Meng, Su Xinghai, Tai Haotian, Zhang Ruoxuan, and the others joined the reinforcements and fought their way out as the Insect Race slowed the White Bone Demon Saint's pursuit.
  • The Abyss Demonic Beasts, enraged by the Insect Race's interference, turned their attacks on the insects.
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