Chapter Summaries

Chapter Summary: “Capital Heavenly Fiend Formation, Demon God Chiyou”

Key Plot Points and Events

• The appearance of the Capital Heavenly Fiend Formation shocks the Buddhist and Daoist powers. The twelve black banners represent the Twelve Ancestral Witches, and their combined primordial force is powerful enough to kill gods and Buddhas.
• Tathagata explains that the Ancestral Witches were ancient deities from the Primordial Wilderness, predating Buddhism and possessing strength close to the Saint realm. Their tribe declined after losing the Yan-Huang War to the Yan Emperor and Yellow Emperor.
• Although the Twelve Ancestral Witches were believed to have been destroyed by the Heavenly Dao, Tathagata realizes that traces of their divine souls may have survived. Their reunion could potentially devastate the world.
• The experts become uncertain about the true nature of the current Heaven and Earth Calamity. They had assumed the calamity’s fiends were Chi-Mei-Wang-Liang, but the return of the Witches suggests a far more complicated threat.
• Meanwhile, a mysterious shadow travels through the Three Thousand Worlds and captures a flying horned head. The head is revealed to belong to Chiyou, the ancient Demon God and leader of the defeated Witch Tribe.
• Chiyou’s body had been dismembered by the Yellow Emperor, but his spirit survived through a connection to the Capital Heavenly Fiend Formation. He remains unable to fully recover or return to the Celestial Realm.
• The shadow reveals himself as Hongjun, the being associated with the Heavenly Dao and the destruction of the Witch Tribe. Hongjun then claims that he is actually Pangu, shocking Chiyou and suggesting a vast hidden conspiracy behind the Witches’ survival.

Character Developments

• Tathagata shifts from confidence to deep unease. Though he has become a Saint, he admits that he cannot see through the obscured heavenly secrets or determine whether the Witches are truly the calamity’s main fiends.
• Manjushri and Samantabhadra initially try to reassure Tathagata, believing the Witches’ remnant souls cannot compare with the fused Chi-Mei-Wang-Liang. Their confidence contrasts with the growing uncertainty among the higher powers.
• Lord Lao and Tongtian recognize that the Witches’ return violates what they believed about the Heavenly Dao’s destruction of the Witch Tribe. Their inability to interpret the situation emphasizes the seriousness of the mystery.
• Chiyou is introduced as proud, aggressive, and convinced of his own immortality. His arrogance weakens when Hongjun reveals that Chiyou survived only because a strand of his Primordial Spirit remained attached to the formation.
• Hongjun appears manipulative and secretive. His knowledge of Chiyou’s survival and his final claim to be Pangu imply that he has concealed the truth about the Witch Tribe and the ancient divine order.

Significant Themes

• History versus hidden truth: The accepted history of the Witch Tribe’s extinction may be false or incomplete.
• The limits of power and knowledge: Even Saints and ancient experts cannot calculate the heavenly secrets, showing that strength does not guarantee understanding.
• Destiny and Heavenly Dao: The chapter questions whether the Witch Tribe was truly doomed by fate or whether its destruction and survival were parts of a larger design.
• Identity and origins: Hongjun’s declaration that he is Pangu challenges established beliefs about the origins of the Witch Tribe and the structure of the world.
• Resurrection and remnants: Though the Witches were thought dead, fragments of their souls and formations allow their power to return, suggesting that ancient forces can re-emerge when conditions permit.

Character Interactions

• Tathagata explains the history and significance of the Twelve Ancestral Witches to Manjushri and Samantabhadra, while the three debate whether they could be the calamity’s true fiends.
• Lord Lao privately communicates with his fellow Daoist leaders, expressing concern that the Witches’ appearance contradicts the Heavenly Dao’s supposed eradication of their tribe.
• Chiyou confronts the mysterious shadow with threats and pride, but the shadow easily dominates him and exposes the secret behind his survival.
• Hongjun and Chiyou exchange accusations over the destruction of the Witch Tribe. Their argument escalates when Hongjun identifies himself first as Hongjun and then as Pangu, ending the chapter on a major revelation and unresolved conspiracy.

Hongjun realized that the Great Dao had manipulated him into becoming a demon and planned to make Qin Fen the sole Dao Ancestor by destroying the Witch Tribe. He decided to unite with the Ancestral Witches and reclaim his physical body, setting himself against both the Great Dao and Qin Fen.

• Hongjun revealed that Chiyou and the Twelve Ancestral Witches could not die while Pangu endured, and that the Chinese Zodiac had been created to suppress them.
• Hongjun concluded that the Great Dao had engineered his demonization and loss of administrator status so Qin Fen could destroy the Witch Tribe and take control of the Heavenly Dao.
• Chiyou feared Hongjun and suspected that he was Pangu, while Hongjun cursed the Great Dao for treating him as a pawn.
• Hongjun blamed the Great Dao for arranging ancient events, including the Investiture of the Gods, to protect Qin Fen and secure the Daoist School's supremacy.
• Hongjun declared that the Ancestral Witches had emerged early because of Qin Fen's activation of the Chinese Zodiac and vowed to reunite his Primordial Spirit with his physical body.

Chapter Summary: “Where Is the Astrolabe?”

Key Plot Points and Events

• Hongjun reveals his alliance with the demonic Chiyou. He reassembles Chiyou’s severed head and body, then sends him to the Hundred Thousand Mountains in the Earthly Immortal Realm.
• Hongjun instructs Chiyou to activate the Capital Heavenly Fiend Formation using his bloodline, allowing the Twelve Ancestral Witches to be resurrected.
• Hongjun admits that he is effectively Heaven, though his motives are corrupt. He intends to use Chiyou to weaken Qin Fen, acquire Chiyou’s essence blood, and eventually kill Qin Fen.
• After opening a black-hole passage for Chiyou, Hongjun disappears to continue corrupting the Three Thousand Worlds.
• Meanwhile, Qin Fen prepares hand-pulled noodles at home. His younger sister gives Female Hooligan the mysterious Astrolabe, explaining that it is a gift from Qin Fen.
• Female Hooligan initially refuses the valuable-looking object, but quickly claims it once she learns Qin Fen gave it to her.
• The chapter ends with Female Hooligan becoming increasingly excited and embarrassed when Qin Fen asks whether she is free that day, assuming he may be planning a romantic outing.

Character Developments

• Hongjun is revealed as an openly malicious force working against Qin Fen and the worlds themselves. His willingness to resurrect the Twelve Ancestral Witches shows the scale of his plans and his determination to eliminate Qin Fen.
• Chiyou remains fearful and confused about Hongjun’s true identity but obeys him after being restored and given a major task.
• Female Hooligan displays a softer, more affectionate side. The Astrolabe deeply touches her because she believes it represents Qin Fen’s personal feelings for her. She becomes increasingly self-conscious and hopeful about their relationship.
• Qin Fen continues to behave innocently and somewhat obliviously. He thinks he is simply cooking and joking around, unaware that Female Hooligan interprets his actions as romantic advances.
• Female Hooligan’s little sister acts as a teasing intermediary and openly recognizes the romantic tension between the two, mocking them as a couple.

Significant Themes

• Cosmic conflict and impending danger: Hongjun’s plot introduces a large-scale threat involving resurrection, demonic formations, and the corruption of multiple worlds.
• Deception and hidden identities: Hongjun’s connection to Heaven and his manipulation of Chiyou contrast sharply with the domestic scene, where Qin Fen’s intentions are also misunderstood.
• Romantic misunderstanding: Female Hooligan interprets Qin Fen’s gift, cooking, and playful gestures as deliberate romantic expressions, while Qin Fen remains unaware of the implications.
• Affection expressed indirectly: The Astrolabe becomes a symbol of Qin Fen’s concealed care, even though he delivers it through her sister rather than directly.
• Contrast between epic and ordinary life: The chapter shifts from world-threatening schemes to noodles, teasing, and flirtation, creating a humorous juxtaposition between cosmic danger and domestic intimacy.

Character Interactions

• Hongjun and Chiyou interact through fear, manipulation, and reluctant obedience, with Hongjun clearly holding the power.
• Female Hooligan and her sister share a teasing, conspiratorial exchange over the Astrolabe and Qin Fen’s supposed romantic intentions.
• Female Hooligan and Qin Fen engage in playful finger-gun gestures that gradually become suggestive, embarrassing Female Hooligan and frustrating her sister.
• During the meal, Female Hooligan openly watches and compliments Qin Fen, while he misunderstands her interest as simple curiosity.
• Qin Fen’s final question about whether she is free leaves Female Hooligan convinced that he may finally be preparing to pursue her romantically.

Chapter Summary: “I Want a Room”

Key Plot Points and Events

• Qin Fen finishes breakfast and reflects on his recent transformation. After the completion of the Six Paths of Reincarnation and the ultimate upgrade of WeChat, his greatest change is not physical strength but absolute control over laws. His Great Prophecy has effectively made him the true Heavenly Will.
• He senses that something unusual is about to happen. Hongjun, formerly an ally, has disappeared since losing his administrator status, while instability and disturbances spread throughout the Three Thousand Worlds. Qin Fen suspects Hongjun’s actions are connected to hidden interests and larger schemes.
• The younger sister-in-law, Sun Yujie, confirms that she has secured the astrolabe, which is important for restoring the Chinese Zodiac and helping the Queen Mother achieve sainthood.
• Qin Fen decides to arrange a lavish New Year’s Eve dinner for his parents. He wants to repay them for years of hard work and provide a meal worthy of their relatives and friends, but his parents’ kitchen is too small and unsuitable for the special ingredients he plans to use.
• He calls the International Grand Hotel to reserve a private dining room but accidentally creates a misunderstanding by saying he wants to “book a room.” The hotel’s dining department initially refuses because everything is booked.
• The Female Hooligan overhears the conversation and assumes Qin Fen is asking her to stay overnight with him. Embarrassed but also concerned about privacy—especially with the younger sister-in-law and Queen Mother present—she personally arranges a waterbed room at the hotel for ten o’clock that night.
• Qin Fen remains completely unaware of the double meaning. He thinks only about inspecting the restaurant, ingredients, kitchen, and banquet arrangements for the New Year’s dinner.
• The Female Hooligan leaves hurriedly, claiming she must handle year-end business at Lotus Pavilion. Her flushed face and behavior amuse the younger sister-in-law, who sarcastically says that her sister is merely “glowing with vitality.”

Character Developments

• Qin Fen: Demonstrates immense but largely unrecognized authority over reality and law. Despite his cosmic power, he remains innocent, practical, and focused on family responsibilities. His concern for his parents shows his gratitude and filial devotion.
• The Female Hooligan: Becomes increasingly conscious of her relationship with Qin Fen and her possible romantic rivals, particularly Queen Mother. She is embarrassed by the misunderstanding but takes decisive action to secure privacy, revealing both jealousy and willingness to pursue intimacy.
• Sun Yujie, the younger sister-in-law: Shows competence by securing the astrolabe and supporting Qin Fen’s plans. She also notices the awkwardness between Qin Fen and her sister and playfully observes the situation.
• Hongjun: Although absent, he remains a looming threat. His disappearance and mysterious opposition suggest that he is pursuing concealed interests.
• Queen Mother: Does not appear directly, but her planned ascension to sainthood affects Qin Fen’s decisions and contributes to the Female Hooligan’s sense of romantic insecurity.

Significant Themes

• Power concealed beneath ordinary life: Qin Fen possesses near-absolute control over heavenly laws, yet the chapter places this beside mundane concerns such as cooking, hotel reservations, and family gatherings.
• Filial duty and gratitude: Qin Fen’s elaborate dinner is an attempt to repay his parents for years of sacrifice and hard work.
• Miscommunication and comedic irony: The phrase “book a room” is understood by the Female Hooligan as a request for an intimate hotel stay, while Qin Fen is thinking only of a banquet room.
• Romantic tension and jealousy: The Female Hooligan’s embarrassment and concern about Queen Mother reveal her growing attachment to Qin Fen and fear of losing his attention.
• Hidden conspiracies: Hongjun’s unexplained disappearance and unrest across the Three Thousand Worlds foreshadow larger conflicts beyond the chapter’s domestic comedy.

Character Interactions

• Qin Fen and Sun Yujie briefly coordinate over the astrolabe and the future of the Chinese Zodiac and Queen Mother.
• Qin Fen’s phone call with the hotel creates the central misunderstanding. The Female Hooligan interprets his words romantically and becomes increasingly flustered.
• The Female Hooligan takes over the call, books a waterbed room, and tells Qin Fen to meet her at ten that night.
• Qin Fen misunderstands her intentions entirely, while she assumes he is deliberately pretending not to understand.
• Sun Yujie witnesses the exchange, realizes what the Female Hooligan is thinking, and quietly mocks her afterward.

Chapter Summary: Evil Waves Soar to the Heavens, Chiyou Revives

Key Plot Points and Events

• With Qin Fen’s sister-in-law and Female Hooligan occupied with work, Qin Fen and Queen Mother are left idle in the villa.
• Qin Fen checks his messages and discovers urgent warnings from Ksitigarbha, Haitian, and others about a looming Heaven and Earth Calamity, a catastrophe threatening the entire Celestial Realm.
• Ksitigarbha explains that strange phenomena have appeared throughout the realms, though Qin Fen—newly appointed as a Heavenly Dao administrator—was unaware of the danger.
• A black hole suddenly appears above the Ten Thousand Mountains, and Chiyou returns from it.
• Chiyou activates his Pangu Bloodline, causing the land and skies to tremble. Twelve enormous black beams rise into the heavens, revealing the banners of the Twelve Ancestral Witches.
• Chiyou uses the soul imprint left by Hongjun to awaken the Twelve Ancestral Witches. Their blood aura spreads across the Earthly Immortal Realm, darkening the sky and terrifying demons and immortals alike.
• The Twelve Witches declare that the realms originally belonged to the Witch Tribe. Their revival suggests that they intend to reclaim the Celestial and Earthly Immortal Realms.
• Powerful figures—including Old Ox, Monkey, Zhen Yuanzi, Guanyin, Manjushri, Samantabhadra, Tathagata, Yellow Emperor, the Twelve Golden Immortals, Purple Tenuity, and Gouchen—gather near the Ten Thousand Mountains.
• The gathered immortals discover that each Ancestral Witch is approaching Saint-level strength despite having lost their physical bodies. Chiyou himself is rapidly nearing the Saint level.
• Guanyin recognizes the event as the true Heaven and Earth Calamity, realizing that previous assumptions about Chi-Mei-Wang-Liang were mistaken.
• Ksitigarbha reports Chiyou’s revival to Qin Fen. The Jade Emperor immediately orders the immortals to kill Chiyou before he achieves the Dao through brute force.

Character Developments

• Qin Fen is shown adjusting to his new role as Heavenly Dao administrator. His confusion over the calamity reveals that he is still unfamiliar with the responsibilities and information associated with his position.
• Queen Mother remains composed and practical, explaining that high-ranking immortals often have fewer matters requiring their direct attention.
• Ksitigarbha is deeply anxious and looks to Qin Fen for guidance, emphasizing Qin Fen’s authority and importance within the celestial order.
• Chiyou returns with renewed confidence and ambition. His awakening power and connection to Pangu’s will transform him into the central threat of the chapter.
• Old Ox reacts cautiously, immediately recognizing the danger posed by the Twelve Ancestral Witches.
• Monkey remains bold and eager to fight, but Old Ox warns him that the Witches are powerful enough to challenge even him.
• Tathagata, Yellow Emperor, and Guanyin are visibly shocked by the Witches’ strength and Chiyou’s rapid advancement, forcing them to reassess the scale of the crisis.
• The Jade Emperor responds decisively, ordering an immediate attack before Chiyou can become even stronger.

Significant Themes

• The return of ancient powers: Chiyou and the Ancestral Witches represent the resurgence of forces believed to be dead or defeated.
• The instability of the celestial order: The fact that Qin Fen, the Heavenly Dao administrator, was unaware of the calamity suggests weaknesses or hidden complications within the realm’s governing system.
• The cyclical nature of history: The Witch Tribe seeks to reclaim territories it considers rightfully theirs, reviving an ancient conflict between rival cosmic powers.
• Fear versus confidence: Characters respond differently to the crisis—Monkey with bravado, Old Ox with caution, and the major immortals with growing alarm.
• Power beyond conventional limits: The Witches’ strength has increased despite their lack of physical bodies, while Chiyou approaches Sainthood through inherited bloodline power and Pangu’s will.
• The threat of uncontrolled ambition: Chiyou’s desire to restore the Witch Tribe’s dominion foreshadows widespread destruction and war.

Important Character Interactions

• Qin Fen and Queen Mother discuss their apparent idleness, contrasting ordinary leisure with the responsibilities of high-ranking immortals.
• Qin Fen contacts Ksitigarbha, who urgently informs him of Chiyou’s revival and the approaching calamity.
• Chiyou communicates with the awakened Twelve Ancestral Witches, presenting himself as their clansman and invoking Pangu’s will to gain their support.
• Old Ox warns Monkey not to underestimate the Witches, noting that their combined Capital Heavenly Fiend Formation could even trouble Tathagata.
• Yellow Emperor recognizes Chiyou as his ancient enemy and struggles to understand how Chiyou’s strength has grown so dramatically.
• Guanyin identifies the event as the true Heaven and Earth Calamity, while Ksitigarbha relays the crisis to Qin Fen.
• The Jade Emperor commands the gathered immortals to attack Chiyou before he reaches the Saint realm.

Chapter Summary: “All Under Heaven as Enemies, Chiyou’s Ferocious Might”

Key Plot Points and Events

• Chiyou prepares to activate the Capital Heavenly Fiend Formation and awaken the Pangu Bloodline through the Pangu Mark. With the Twelve Ancestral Witches resurrected, he believes he can achieve a Saint-level body and make the Witch Tribe dominant over the world.
• The Yellow Emperor launches the counterattack with the Xuanyuan Sword, while the Yan Emperor uses the Divine Farmer Cauldron to restore the Heavenly Court immortals’ health and mana, shielding them from the formation’s blood-red energy.
• The Jade Emperor mobilizes every major Heavenly Court division:
  • The Thunder Department summons lightning.
  • The Fire Department gathers Heavenly Fire.
  • The Plague and Water Departments prepare their attacks.
  • Heavenly soldiers, generals, Daoist immortals, and Buddhist figures—including Guanyin, Ksitigarbha, Maitreya, Dipamkara, and the Eighteen Arhats—join the battle.
• The combined forces of Heaven, the Daoist and Buddhist schools, and various divine generals launch a massive assault. However, the resurrected Ancestral Witches emerge from the formation and effortlessly neutralize the attacks.
• Gonggong and Xuanming control and redirect the floodwaters, preventing them from harming Chiyou while threatening the Southern Jambudvipa Continent. Old Ox departs to stop the disaster from killing countless civilians.
• Shebi Shi and Zhurong suppress the Fire and Plague Departments by dispersing the flames and thunderclouds. Zhuo Jiuyin freezes the Xuanyuan Sword by manipulating time, while Qiangliang’s roar drives beasts into a violent frenzy.
• Lady Houtu reluctantly interferes with Guanyin and Ksitigarbha because the Pangu Soul Seal forces her to obey the Witch Tribe, despite her unwillingness to harm living beings.
• The Ancestral Witches unleash a devastating combined attack. The heavenly soldiers, Buddhist Arhats, and many powerful immortals are badly injured, while their magical artifacts fall from the sky.
• With the assembled forces unable to injure Chiyou or the Witches, the Jade Emperor turns to Tathagata as their final hope.
• Tathagata attacks with enormous golden palms, but Dijiang emerges with power sufficient to resist him. Shocked by this unexpected strength, the Jade Emperor orders that the Three Pure Ones be summoned.

Character Developments

• Chiyou becomes increasingly arrogant and confident, convinced that the resurrection of the Ancestral Witches will ensure the Witch Tribe’s supremacy.
• The Yellow Emperor demonstrates leadership and courage but becomes increasingly grim as his strongest attacks are neutralized.
• The Jade Emperor shifts from commanding a united counterattack to desperation when the Heavenly Court’s forces prove ineffective.
• Tathagata is presented as the coalition’s ultimate defender, but even his power is challenged by Dijiang.
• Lady Houtu is shown as compassionate but compelled to obey the Witch Tribe because of the Pangu Soul Seal, creating a conflict between her moral wishes and her enforced loyalty.
• The Ancestral Witches display overwhelming, specialized abilities: control over water, fire, weather, poison, time, sound, and space, making conventional attacks useless.
• Old Ox acts selflessly by leaving the main battle to protect ordinary lives from the spreading flood.

Significant Themes

• The overwhelming power of ancient forces: The resurrected Ancestral Witches render the combined strength of Heaven, Daoism, and Buddhism nearly helpless.
• Unity against catastrophe: Formerly divided factions cooperate because Chiyou’s rise threatens all living beings and every realm.
• Free will versus compulsion: Houtu’s reluctance highlights the tragedy of being forced to serve a cause she does not support.
• The limits of established power: Even renowned immortals, divine armies, and a Saint such as Tathagata cannot assume victory against the revived Witches.
• The cost of cosmic conflict: The battle endangers not only the combatants but also the human world, animals, mountains, rivers, and countless innocent beings.
• Escalation and desperation: Each failed defense leads to a stronger response, culminating in the planned intervention of the Three Pure Ones.

Character Interactions

• Chiyou taunts the Yellow Emperor, Yan Emperor, the Demon Tribe, and the immortals, framing the conflict as an old reckoning between the Witch Tribe and its enemies.
• The Yellow Emperor requests the strength of his allies, while the Yan Emperor supports him with the Divine Farmer Cauldron.
• The Jade Emperor coordinates the Thunder, Fire, Plague, and Water Departments and commands the heavenly army.
• Li Jing and other generals prepare alongside Erlang God, Nezha, the Four Heavenly Generals, the Eight Immortals, and other famous figures.
• Ksitigarbha confronts Houtu, accusing her of aiding tyranny; she explains that she has no choice.
• Zhuo Jiuyin and the Yellow Emperor exchange bitterly familiar words, revealing their long history and past conflict.
• Tathagata becomes the final figure entrusted with stopping Chiyou, but Dijiang’s resistance overturns the coalition’s last hope and prompts the call for the Three Pure Ones.

Chapter Summary: Heavenly Fiend Formation versus Immortal-Slaying Formation

Key Plot Points and Events

• The Twelve Ancestral Witches, united through the Heavenly Fiend Formation, empower Dijiang with immense blood and pure-yang energy. He successfully resists and shatters Tathagata’s enormous Buddha palm.
• The formation’s fire spreads across the Hundred Thousand Mountains, turning the battlefield into an inferno. Floodwaters evaporate into clouds, which the Witches manipulate into thunderclouds, allowing them to seize control of both fire and lightning.
• Tathagata is forced to acknowledge that the Twelve Ancestral Witches’ bodies are extraordinarily powerful, comparable to innate treasures, while his own foundation and lack of a powerful magic treasure leave him unable to defeat them.
• The gods and Buddhas lose hope, realizing that ordinary immortals, including Zhen Yuanzi, Guanyin, and Ksitigarbha, cannot safely enter the battlefield. Everyone places their hopes on the arrival of the Three Pure Ones.
• The Three Pure Ones appear. Primordial Lord, eager to fulfill his earlier threat against Chiyou, attacks alone with the Tai Chi Talisman.
• Chiyou reveals that he has grown far stronger after refining the Twelve Ancestral Witches’ bloodline and Pangu Blood Essence into his own body. The Heavenly Fiend Formation blocks and taints Primordial Lord’s magic treasure, leaving the attack ineffective.
• Primordial Lord is humiliated, causing the other immortals and Buddhas to fear that even the Three Pure Ones cannot stop Chiyou. Lord Lao and Tongtian privately criticize him for acting recklessly and alone.
• Learning from Primordial Lord’s failure, Tongtian immediately summons the Four Immortal-Slaying Swords and prepares to use the Immortal-Slaying Formation against Chiyou’s Heavenly Fiend Formation, setting up the chapter’s central confrontation.

Character Developments and Interactions

• Chiyou becomes increasingly arrogant and confident after demonstrating that the Heavenly Fiend Formation can overpower Tathagata and suppress Primordial Lord’s treasure. He openly mocks Tathagata’s weakness and challenges the authority of the Three Pure Ones.
• Dijiang serves as the formation’s empowered spearhead, using the combined strength of the Twelve Ancestral Witches to withstand the Buddha’s attack.
• Tathagata suffers a major setback. Although he remains a Saint, he recognizes that his shallow foundation and inferior treasures make him unable to match the Witches’ physical power. He is also irritated when Primordial Lord’s failure draws attention back to his own earlier defeat.
• Primordial Lord acts impulsively because of his previous promise to destroy the Twelve Ancestral Witches. His overconfidence leads to public humiliation when the Tai Chi Talisman is neutralized.
• Lord Lao quietly mocks and rebukes Primordial Lord, while Tongtian reacts more practically by attacking immediately with his strongest formation rather than relying on a single treasure.
• Zhen Yuanzi, Mount Li Old Mother, Li Jing, and Matchmaker Yue reflect the growing desperation of the heavenly forces. Their conversations emphasize that the conflict has surpassed the level of ordinary immortals and Buddhas.
• The Three Pure Ones’ differing responses highlight their personalities: Primordial Lord is proud and rash, Lord Lao is observant and sarcastic, and Tongtian is decisive and action-oriented.

Significant Themes

• Power of formations versus individual strength: The chapter emphasizes that the coordinated Heavenly Fiend Formation is far more powerful than the sum of the individual Ancestral Witches, allowing them to challenge Saints.
• Foundation and magical treasures: Tathagata’s defeat demonstrates that Saint-level cultivation alone is insufficient. Innate treasures, bloodline, physical strength, and accumulated foundation are crucial in determining victory.
• Pride and humiliation: Primordial Lord’s arrogance leads him to attack alone, and his failure damages the confidence of the heavenly side while strengthening Chiyou’s reputation.
• Escalation of the calamity: The battle grows from Tathagata’s failed assault to a confrontation between the Three Pure Ones’ supreme formations, suggesting that the fate of heaven and earth is at stake.
• Hidden manipulation: Chiyou’s empowerment through Pangu Blood Essence is part of Hongjun’s larger scheme involving Qin Fen, the Heavenly Court, and the Beast Realm. This reveals that the current disaster is being shaped by forces operating behind the scenes.
• Hope amid despair: Although the immortals repeatedly lose confidence, Tongtian’s decision to deploy the Immortal-Slaying Formation offers a final possibility of reversing the battle.

Character Interactions

• Chiyou taunts Tathagata, claiming that the Buddha lacks both strength and a worthy magic treasure.
• Primordial Lord confronts Chiyou directly, attempting to enforce heavenly justice, but the Heavenly Fiend Formation renders his attack useless.
• Lord Lao mocks Primordial Lord for acting alone, while Tongtian and Lord Lao both glare at him after his failure damages the reputation of the Three Pure Ones.
• Tathagata silently blames Primordial Lord for worsening the situation and exposing the weakness of the heavenly side.
• The surrounding immortals and Buddhas exchange fearful reactions, interpreting the failures of Tathagata and Primordial Lord as signs that the world may be doomed.
• Tongtian then challenges Chiyou directly, declaring that his Immortal-Slaying Formation will determine whether it is stronger than the Heavenly Fiend Formation.

Tongtian’s Immortal-Slaying Formation failed to harm Chiyou, who used the Twelve Ancestral Witches to form the Pangu True Form and unleash a world-ending calamity. As living creatures began losing their blood essence, Mount Li Old Mother revealed that Qin Fen might stop him with the Pangu Heaven-Opening Strike.

• Tongtian deployed the Immortal-Slaying Formation against Chiyou, but its sword qi could not injure him.
• Zhen Yuanzi recognized that Chiyou had formed the Pangu True Form, prompting the Three Pure Ones to combine their strength.
• Chiyou activated the Heavenly Fiend Formation and began draining blood energy from creatures throughout heaven and earth.
• Tathagata explained that the formation was reclaiming the Pangu Bloodline and could destroy all living things, leaving the assembled immortals in despair.
• Mount Li Old Mother announced that Qin Fen could save them with the Pangu Heaven-Opening Strike.

Chapter Summary: “Qin Fen Was Going to Stir Things Up Again”

Key Plot Points and Events

• The characters realize that only the Pangu Axe can injure Chiyou’s newly formed Pangu True Form, making Qin Fen their only possible hope because he once possessed the axe and may be able to recreate Pangu’s Heaven-Opening Strike.
• Nüwa and Mount Li Old Mother know that Qin Fen’s true identity and potential are far greater than others realize. Nüwa secretly believes Qin Fen may even be the Dao Ancestor, though she considers this too unbelievable to reveal.
• The Jade Emperor, Primordial Lord, Tathagata, Zhen Yuanzi, and others debate whether Qin Fen can actually help. Primordial Lord argues that Qin Fen has not become a Saint and cannot possibly match Chiyou, while Zhen Yuanzi insists that Qin Fen may be the only one capable of saving the living beings of the world.
• As Chiyou threatens the Celestial Realm, numerous figures—including Ksitigarbha, Matchmaker Yue, Li Jing, and the Yan Emperor—send urgent messages to Qin Fen. The flood of messages causes Big Chef Qin’s phone to freeze.
• Hongjun discovers a re-formed Nüwa Stone, a fragment once connected to Qin Fen’s blood essence. The stone had indirectly contributed to the birth of Sun Wukong and later entered the Three Thousand Worlds after being forged into a candlestick.
• Believing Chiyou has already condensed the Pangu True Form, Hongjun prepares to intervene. He intends to seize Chiyou’s power and use it to further transcend the Heavenly Dao.
• Qin Fen finally reads the messages and learns that Chiyou has escaped from the Heavenly Fiend Formation, which had been suppressed by the Chinese Zodiac. He concludes that Hongjun must have orchestrated the crisis.
• Angered that Hongjun is still listed as a “friend” on WeChat, Qin Fen blocks him. This triggers the Heavenly Dao System’s terrifying “Heavenly Punishment” function, causing heaven and earth to reject Hongjun.
• Hongjun senses something is wrong but dismisses the danger, believing he has already transcended the Heavenly Dao. His arrogance foreshadows further misfortune.

Character Developments

• Qin Fen remains irritated by being dragged into yet another catastrophe, but he quickly investigates the crisis and recognizes Hongjun’s involvement. His decision to block Hongjun demonstrates his impulsive, irreverent nature—and unexpectedly becomes a powerful metaphysical attack.
• Hongjun grows increasingly ambitious and arrogant. He believes he has escaped all restraints and can surpass even the Dao, but his confidence blinds him to Qin Fen’s unpredictable methods.
• Nüwa is revealed to possess secret knowledge of Qin Fen’s extraordinary identity and power. Her hope rests on Qin Fen accomplishing what even Saints cannot.
• Primordial Lord continues to distrust and underestimate Qin Fen, creating tension with those who believe Qin Fen is essential to defeating Chiyou.
• Tathagata shifts from hope to doubt, questioning whether Qin Fen can truly perform the Heaven-Opening Strike.
• Zhen Yuanzi acts as a knowledgeable and relatively supportive voice, recognizing Qin Fen’s unique importance.
• Ksitigarbha becomes an intermediary, urgently attempting to contact Qin Fen while lacking a full understanding of the ancient conflict.

Significant Themes

• Hidden identity and underestimated power: Qin Fen’s true nature may be far beyond what the other characters understand.
• Fate versus personal responsibility: The resurrection of Chiyou is linked to the Heavenly Dao and Hongjun’s arrangements, raising questions about who is truly to blame.
• Arrogance and hubris: Hongjun’s belief that he has surpassed heaven and the Dao contrasts sharply with the chapter’s suggestion that Qin Fen can still disrupt his plans.
• Comedy amid cosmic danger: Catastrophic events are treated through absurd details such as a frozen phone, WeChat arguments, and blocking someone triggering heavenly punishment.
• Unpredictability as power: Qin Fen’s seemingly petty actions can have consequences on a cosmic scale, making him a uniquely dangerous opponent.

Character Interactions

• The assembled immortals argue over whether Qin Fen can save them, with Primordial Lord opposing Tathagata and Zhen Yuanzi’s more hopeful views.
• Nüwa and Mount Li Old Mother share an understanding of Qin Fen’s hidden potential that the others lack.
• Ksitigarbha and several other allies repeatedly contact Qin Fen for help, while Qin Fen responds with frustration rather than immediate heroism.
• Qin Fen mentally blames Hongjun for the crisis and then directly retaliates by blocking him.
• Hongjun prepares to exploit Chiyou’s Pangu True Form, unaware that Qin Fen’s act of blocking him has already invoked a punishment capable of undermining his plans.

Chapter Summary: “Qin Fen Makes His Move, Beware Heavenly Retribution!”

Key Plot Points and Events

• Qin Fen blocks Hongjun through WeChat, completely cutting him off from communication, calculations, and access to the Celestial Realm—effectively isolating him from Qin Fen’s “Moments,” which encompass the entire Celestial Realm.
• Qin Fen’s action triggers Heavenly Retribution against Hongjun. The Heavenly Dao begins restricting Hongjun’s control over space, causing his attempts to teleport or break through spatial barriers to fail.
• Unable to return directly to the Celestial Realm to retrieve the Pangu True Form, Hongjun decides to take a detour through the Six Paths of Reincarnation, beginning in Hell.
• In Hell, Hongjun encounters Qin Fen’s newly created Heart Demon, which is empowered by the Seven Deadly Sins and nourished by Hongjun’s concentrated resentment and Heavenly Demon power.
• The Heart Demon nearly collapses when Hongjun unleashes his strength, but it escapes into the Nüwa Stone, which contains Qin Fen’s essence blood and immense creative power.
• The Heart Demon and Nüwa Stone merge, transforming the stone into an extraordinarily powerful artifact—possibly surpassing the Heavenly Book and capable of overwhelming treasures such as Slaying Immortals and the Heavenly Fiend Formation.
• Hongjun mistakenly continues holding the Nüwa Stone, believing it remains merely a valuable treasure. In reality, it absorbs his power at an accelerating rate, leaving him helpless and humiliated.
• Hongjun escapes from Hell into Heaven, but the Nüwa Stone continues draining him, confirming that Qin Fen’s counterattack has left him in an increasingly desperate situation.

Character Developments

• Qin Fen demonstrates the overwhelming authority of the current Heavenly Dao administrator. Though he does not appear directly, blocking Hongjun causes the laws of Heaven and Earth to turn against him.
• Hongjun shifts from confidence and aggression to confusion, panic, and humiliation. His knowledge of the Heavenly Dao becomes useless against Qin Fen’s unpredictable influence, and his carefully prepared plan begins collapsing.
• The Heart Demon establishes itself as a major force. Created by Qin Fen and empowered by the Seven Deadly Sins, it possesses Qin Fen’s calculating nature and control over emotions and desires. After merging with the Nüwa Stone, it becomes far more dangerous.
• The Nüwa Stone evolves from an inert artifact into a powerful vessel through its fusion with the Heart Demon, gaining the ability to absorb vast amounts of Heavenly Dao power.

Significant Themes

• Heavenly authority and retribution: Qin Fen’s simple act of blocking Hongjun becomes a metaphysical punishment, showing that the Heavenly Dao itself enforces Qin Fen’s will.
• Power versus control: Hongjun retains immense strength but loses control over the laws and circumstances around him, emphasizing that raw power cannot overcome superior authority or manipulation.
• Irony and unintended consequences: Hongjun repeatedly worsens his own situation. His decision to keep the Nüwa Stone for its usefulness causes it to drain him even faster.
• Balance and duality: The Heavenly Dao requires the existence of a Heart Demon. Qin Fen’s creation fills the vacancy left by the original Heavenly Demon and restores cosmic balance.
• Strategic manipulation: Qin Fen defeats Hongjun indirectly, using laws, isolation, and the Heart Demon rather than confronting him personally.

Character Interactions

• Qin Fen and Hongjun: Their conflict is largely indirect. Qin Fen blocks Hongjun, while Hongjun angrily accuses him of altering the laws of reality and vows to retaliate.
• Hongjun and the Heart Demon: Hongjun initially dismisses the Heart Demon as insignificant, but his resentment becomes nourishment for it. Although he nearly destroys it, the Heart Demon survives by entering the Nüwa Stone.
• Hongjun and the Nüwa Stone: Hongjun treats the stone as a valuable tool for rebuilding life after destroying the world, unaware that it has become the Heart Demon’s vessel. His refusal to release it enables it to drain his power continuously.

• Hongjun’s power drain is traced to the Nüwa Stone. Hongjun initially believes a nearby Heart Demon is siphoning away his strength, but his attacks fail to stop the loss. He realizes that the Nüwa Stone is shielding the Heart Demon and allowing it to absorb his power. Furious at himself and Qin Fen, he throws the stone away, losing roughly a quarter of his strength and being forced to find another route. His anger escalates as he worries that Qin Fen may already have killed Chiyou.
• Qin Fen secretly leaves to confront the crisis. After handling Hongjun’s WeChat message, Qin Fen speaks casually to the Queen Mother, claiming he is going to check on his nursery. He avoids telling her about the likely Celestial Realm calamity because he fears she would follow him despite her insufficient strength. He then disappears from the lakeside and heads toward the battlefield.
• The Celestial Realm is being devastated by Chiyou’s formation. The Slaying Immortals Formation and the Capital Heavenly Fiend Formation remain locked in a stalemate: the Three Pure Ones fight together against the Twelve Ancestral Witches and Chiyou’s Pangu True Form. Although neither side has yet overwhelmed the other, the Heavenly Fiend Formation is steadily draining the blood essence of every living thing in the realm. Heavenly soldiers, Demon Kings, immortals, animals, vegetation, mountains, and rivers are all suffering, while the land becomes gray, barren, and filled with death.
• Hope collapses when Qin Fen’s response is misunderstood. Guanyin anxiously asks Ksitigarbha whether he has contacted their teacher. Ksitigarbha confirms contact but cannot say that Qin Fen has offered no clear response. Others interpret the silence as proof that Qin Fen has no solution or is too afraid to come. The Jade Emperor deliberately fuels this belief by dismissing Qin Fen as merely a Quasi-Saint who cannot accomplish what even the Three Pure Ones cannot. Panic and despair spread among the immortals and demons.
• Chiyou mocks Qin Fen and the defenders. Chiyou ridicules the absent Dongwang Gong, claiming that even if Qin Fen appears, he will force him to kneel and call him “Grandpa.” Ksitigarbha becomes furious, while Zhen Yuanzi and the Yan Emperor remain confident that Qin Fen is not a coward.
• Qin Fen makes a dramatic entrance. Immediately after Chiyou’s provocation, Qin Fen appears in the sky in an unfamiliar body and jokingly asks which “grandson” called him Grandpa. The assembled immortals, Ksitigarbha, Guanyin, Zhen Yuanzi, and even Mount Li Old Mother bow or kneel to welcome him. Their reactions stun Chiyou and the Ancestral Witches, especially because Zhen Yuanzi and Mount Li Old Mother rarely show such submission. Qin Fen’s arrival instantly restores hope and establishes his overwhelming status before the confrontation begins.
• Character developments and themes: Hongjun’s confidence gives way to frustration and humiliation as he discovers that his own carelessness caused his power loss. Qin Fen demonstrates strategic secrecy, confidence, and theatrical boldness. Ksitigarbha, Guanyin, Zhen Yuanzi, and the other defenders shift from anxiety and despair to renewed hope. The chapter emphasizes calamity, sacrifice, and the destruction caused by karmic repayment, while also highlighting the danger of misinformation, the importance of morale, and Qin Fen’s ability to turn a hopeless situation into one charged with expectation.

Chapter Summary: Qin Fen Faces the Heaven-Crossing Fiendish Deity Formation

Key Plot Points and Events

• Qin Fen arrives at the battlefield just as the Heavenly Court and other forces are overwhelmed by Chiyou and the Twelve Ancestral Witches. Although no one has died yet, the situation is extremely dangerous, and Qin Fen is furious that the Witches have caused such destruction.
• He immediately provokes Chiyou with a wordplay trick, calling himself Chiyou’s “grandpa.” Chiyou, who is powerful but poor at verbal sparring, becomes enraged and embarrassed.
• Qin Fen’s arrival dramatically changes the atmosphere. The previously despairing Heavenly Court soldiers, immortals, demons, and Buddhist figures regain confidence. Even though Qin Fen has not attained Sainthood, his reputation and unpredictable methods make him a symbol of hope.
• Chiyou unleashes a stronger attack, absorbing the blood essence of living beings across the land. Plants wither, animals weaken, and an immense wave of blood energy assaults the Immortal-Slaying Sword Formation.
• The Three Pure Ones struggle to maintain the formation and urge Tathagata to join them. The Jade Emperor also criticizes Qin Fen, claiming that Qin Fen is not strong enough to interfere and has wasted the Dao Ancestor’s support by failing to attain the Dao.
• Qin Fen ignores these objections and declares that he will handle Chiyou himself. When challenged, he confidently asks everyone whether they are willing to entrust their lives and future to him.
• Guanyin, Ksitigarbha, Zhen Yuanzi, Monkey, the Seven Great Sages, the Eight Immortals, Li Jing’s army, and the heavenly soldiers all publicly pledge their support. Their chants and cheers create a powerful surge of morale throughout the battlefield.
• The Three Pure Ones withdraw temporarily to recover, with Tongtian suggesting that Qin Fen use the Pangu Axe to delay the enemy while they later attack from another direction.
• Qin Fen steps alone before Chiyou and the thirteen Giants. When Chiyou mocks his small stature, Qin Fen replies that although he may not be able to “hold up” the sky, he has experience “opening it up,” hinting at an extraordinary counterattack involving his mysterious phone and possibly the Pangu Axe.

Character Developments

• Qin Fen demonstrates his defining traits: fearless confidence, shameless humor, extraordinary charisma, and a talent for manipulating both enemies and allies. He turns despair into hope without needing to display his strength immediately.
• Chiyou is shown to be immensely powerful but easily provoked. His inability to counter Qin Fen’s taunts makes him increasingly furious, driving him to reveal more of his strength.
• The Heavenly Court and allied forces shift from fear and helplessness to renewed determination. Their faith in Qin Fen becomes almost collective worship.
• The Three Pure Ones remain skeptical of Qin Fen’s abilities, though Tongtian recognizes that the Pangu Axe may give him a chance to hold back the Witches.
• The Jade Emperor becomes increasingly resentful and jealous of Qin Fen, especially because Qin Fen receives the Dao Ancestor’s favor despite not being a Saint.
• Tathagata hesitates between trusting Qin Fen and joining the Three Pure Ones, reflecting uncertainty about Qin Fen’s true capabilities.
• The Queen Mother quietly gains confidence after sensing that Nüwa and possibly the Dao Ancestor are preparing to intervene.

Significant Themes

• Faith versus conventional power: Qin Fen is not a Saint, yet people trust him more than established supreme figures because of his reputation and past actions.
• Charisma as a form of strength: Qin Fen changes the battlefield merely by appearing and speaking, proving that influence and morale can rival physical power.
• Defiance of authority and expectations: Qin Fen refuses to follow the cautious plans of the Three Pure Ones or the Jade Emperor, relying instead on his own unconventional methods.
• Humor amid catastrophe: His constant teasing of Chiyou provides comic relief while also functioning as psychological warfare.
• Collective hope in crisis: The soldiers, immortals, demons, and Buddhists unite behind Qin Fen, suggesting that belief can transform a desperate situation.
• The limits of appearances: Qin Fen’s ordinary-looking cultivation and small body cause others to underestimate him, but his confidence implies that his true abilities are far greater than they appear.

Character Interactions

• Qin Fen repeatedly humiliates and provokes Chiyou through the “grandpa” joke, creating a personal rivalry amid the larger battle.
• The Jade Emperor openly attacks Qin Fen’s qualifications, while Qin Fen responds by taking command rather than defending himself.
• Primordial Lord rejects Qin Fen’s intervention, but Tongtian leaves open the possibility that Qin Fen’s Pangu Axe can change the battle.
• Tathagata is pressured to cooperate with the Three Pure Ones, though the overwhelming support for Qin Fen complicates that decision.
• Guanyin and Ksitigarbha are among the first to kneel and pledge themselves to Qin Fen, followed by Zhen Yuanzi, Monkey, the Great Sages, the Eight Immortals, Li Jing’s forces, and the Heavenly Court army.
• The chapter ends with Qin Fen standing directly before Chiyou and the Twelve Ancestral Witches, turning their mockery into a final, ominous declaration that he knows how to “open” the heavens.

Summary: “Qin Fen’s Immaculate True Body”

Key Plot Points and Events

• Yuanshi Tianzun and the Jade Emperor urge Lord Lao to stop Qin Fen, believing Qin Fen is overconfident and incapable of using the Pangu Axe effectively. They secretly hope to take the axe for the Heavenly Court and the Three Pure Ones.
• Tongtian rejects their plan, pointing out that magical treasures recognize their masters and may not work for anyone else.
• Qin Fen provokes Chiyou by claiming he has experience “opening Heaven.” Chiyou and the Twelve Ancestral Witches interpret this as absurd boasting, unaware that Qin Fen genuinely opened Heaven in the past.
• The immortals quietly anticipate the witches’ humiliation because they know Qin Fen possesses the Heaven-Opening Strike and is famous for setting traps.
• Chiyou and the Twelve Ancestral Witches surround Qin Fen and activate the Heavenly Fiend Formation, intending to drain his essence and blood through their connection to Pangu.
• Heavenly figures, including Lord Lao, Li Jing, and Yan Emperor, fear Qin Fen has been careless and prepare to intervene.
• The formation produces a black hole and envelops Qin Fen in blood-colored mist, apparently draining his life force.
• When the mist clears, Qin Fen is completely unharmed. He casually scratches his forehead and announces that it is now his turn to attack, shocking Chiyou, the witches, and the Three Pure Ones.

Character Developments

• Qin Fen remains confident and unpredictable. His apparent boast about opening Heaven is actually true, demonstrating that his abilities are far beyond what the witches believe.
• Chiyou begins the confrontation intending to intimidate and psychologically crush Qin Fen, but his confidence turns into disbelief when the formation fails.
• The Twelve Ancestral Witches are portrayed as arrogant and ignorant of Qin Fen’s true accomplishments. Their contempt exposes how little they understand about the person they are challenging.
• Lord Lao shows a more balanced judgment than the Jade Emperor and Yuanshi Tianzun. Although he has grievances against Qin Fen, he recognizes that Qin Fen may be capable of accomplishing the impossible.
• Yuanshi Tianzun and the Jade Emperor reveal their opportunism by planning to seize the Pangu Axe under the pretense that it should belong to the strongest wielder.
• Tongtian acts as the moral and practical voice among the Three Pure Ones, criticizing the attempt to take Qin Fen’s weapon.
• Hongjun realizes that Qin Fen is uniquely suited to defeat the witches, but he recognizes this only after the confrontation has already begun.

Significant Themes

• Arrogance born from ignorance: The witches mock Qin Fen because they lack knowledge of his true history, causing them to underestimate him disastrously.
• Hidden power and deceptive appearances: Qin Fen appears reckless and weak, but his seemingly exaggerated claims are based on genuine experience.
• Loyalty versus opportunism: The dispute over the Pangu Axe highlights the difference between Tongtian’s principles and the Jade Emperor and Yuanshi Tianzun’s desire for political and military advantage.
• Confidence and faith: While several powerful figures doubt Qin Fen, many others trust him because they know his reputation and past accomplishments.
• The reversal of expectations: The supposedly unstoppable Heavenly Fiend Formation fails completely, transforming the witches’ apparent victory into a humiliating defeat.

Character Interactions

• Yuanshi Tianzun and the Jade Emperor pressure Lord Lao to act against Qin Fen, while Tongtian challenges their assumption that the Pangu Axe can simply be taken and used.
• Qin Fen and Chiyou exchange insults, with Chiyou attempting to undermine Qin Fen’s confidence and Qin Fen responding with blunt, literal confidence.
• The Twelve Ancestral Witches join Chiyou in ridiculing Qin Fen and the Heavenly Court, unaware that the surrounding immortals are actually laughing at them.
• Lord Lao and the other celestial observers worry about Qin Fen’s safety and prepare to rescue him, while Chiyou celebrates prematurely.
• Qin Fen’s survival leaves every faction stunned and shifts control of the confrontation decisively in his favor.

Qin Fen discovered that the Heavenly Fiend Formation could not drain him, while his own attempt to drain the Twelve Ancestral Witches unexpectedly began to devour their blood energy. Hongjun realized Qin Fen might gain a second Pangu True Form through the karmic debt owed to him.

• Hongjun deduced that Qin Fen was immune to the Heavenly Fiend Formation because heaven and earth owed him an immense karmic debt.
• Qin Fen's attempt to summon the Pangu Axe failed, and Purple Firmament Divine Thunder could not strike Chiyou's Pangu True Form.
• As the formation continued hurting everyone around him, Qin Fen decided to drain the Twelve Ancestral Witches himself.
• Qin Fen inhaled so powerfully that the Twelve Ancestral Witches began to shrivel as their blood energy poured into him.
• Hongjun sensed Qin Fen's transformation and realized the Witch Tribe's karmic debt might allow Qin Fen to form a second Pangu True Form.

Chapter Summary

1. Key Plot Points and Events

• Qin Fen, as Dongwang Gong, absorbs the surrounding blood energy of heaven and earth, neutralizing the power of the Capital Heavenly Fiend Formation.
• His feat counteracts the Twelve Ancestral Witches and leaves them close to death, relieving the Heavenly Court, Buddhas, and other forces from the formation’s pressure.
• No one—including Zhen Yuanzi, Sun Monkey, the Jade Emperor, or even Qin Fen himself—understands how he managed to absorb the energy so completely. Many assume the Great Dao or Hongjun’s arrangements are somehow involved.
• Qin Fen’s success humiliates the Jade Emperor and the Three Pure Ones, who had previously doubted him. The surrounding soldiers and demons instead hail him as the Heavenly Court’s savior and “Beacon of the Sea of Bitterness.”
• Chiyou is devastated because his plan to use Pangu’s return, the Twelve Ancestral Witches, and the Capital Heavenly Fiend Formation to elevate the Witch Tribe has nearly collapsed.
• Hongjun realizes that Qin Fen’s victory may allow him to forge Pangu True Form and ruin Hongjun’s own plans. He also suspects that the previously heard insult came from the newly conscious Great Dao.
• Hongjun angrily accuses the Great Dao of manipulating Destiny and helping Qin Fen, claiming that its past schemes created the Chinese Zodiac, the Twelve Ancestral Witches, and Chiyou.
• He reveals his true plan: Chiyou is his Evil Corpse, intended to absorb the Twelve Ancestral Witches; the Three Pure Ones would become his Good Corpse; and their combined resentment and merit would allow him to complete a powerful Pangu-based transformation.
• However, Hongjun discovers that there are now two Pangu True Forms—Chiyou’s and Qin Fen’s. Because he cannot clearly distinguish between them, he is left agonizing over which one to activate through the Soul Seal.

2. Character Developments

• Qin Fen/Dongwang Gong: Establishes himself as an overwhelmingly powerful and unpredictable figure, overturning everyone’s expectations and gaining widespread admiration.
• Hongjun: Moves from confidence and strategic control to panic and frustration. Although he reveals a complex backup plan, his uncertainty over the two Pangu True Forms exposes his loss of control.
• Chiyou: Suffers a major psychological defeat. His expectation of becoming a Saint and leading the Witch Tribe is replaced by fear that his entire plan has been rendered meaningless.
• The Jade Emperor and Three Pure Ones: Are publicly humiliated. Their earlier dismissal of Qin Fen now appears foolish, and they are forced to acknowledge his superiority.
• Sun Monkey and the Buddhas: Demonstrate how even powerful beings are weakened by the blood-energy drain, emphasizing Qin Fen’s exceptional resistance and strength.
• Zhen Yuanzi: Despite his experience, admits he cannot explain Qin Fen’s feat, reinforcing how unprecedented it is.

3. Significant Themes

• Unpredictable power and destiny: Qin Fen’s achievement defies established rules and appears to disrupt carefully arranged destinies.
• Humiliation of the arrogant: Those who underestimated Qin Fen are forced to watch him succeed spectacularly, while Hongjun’s grand plan becomes absurdly complicated and uncertain.
• Control versus chaos: Hongjun believes he has engineered events through Destiny, Soul Seals, and the Three Corpses, but Qin Fen’s actions introduce a chaotic variable he cannot account for.
• Identity and recognition: Qin Fen’s victory changes how others view him—from a doubtful Imperial Lord to the Heavenly Court’s foremost protector.
• Cosmic manipulation: The chapter suggests that the Great Dao, Heavenly Dao, Hongjun, and Qin Fen are all competing to shape the structure of the world.

4. Character Interactions

• Sun Monkey and the Jade Emperor: Monkey mocks the Jade Emperor and the Three Pure Ones by implying that Qin Fen has proven himself more capable than they are. The Jade Emperor is furious, while the Three Pure Ones are deeply embarrassed.
• Tathagata and Qin Fen: Tathagata openly praises Qin Fen as the Heavenly Court’s foremost Imperial Lord, worsening the Jade Emperor’s humiliation.
• Chiyou and Qin Fen: Though they do not directly converse, Qin Fen’s absorption of the formation completely undermines Chiyou’s ambitions and leaves him nearly defeated.
• Hongjun and the Great Dao: Hongjun confronts the silent sky, accusing the Great Dao of betraying him and assisting Qin Fen. The Great Dao offers no response.
• Hongjun and Chiyou: Their relationship is revealed to be part of Hongjun’s Three Corpses strategy: Chiyou is secretly Hongjun’s Evil Corpse, meant to evolve through absorbing the Twelve Ancestral Witches.
• Hongjun and the Three Pure Ones: Hongjun intends to use the Three Pure Ones as the foundation of his Good Corpse, combining their merit with Chiyou’s resentment to complete his transformation.

Chapter Summary

1. Key Plot Points and Events

• Hongjun faces a critical choice between two Pangu marks, unsure which belongs to Qin Fen and which belongs to Chiyou. Activating the wrong one could empower Qin Fen and ruin Hongjun’s plans.
• Qin Fen successfully breaks the Capital Heavenly Fiend Formation, causing the Twelve Ancestral Witches to weaken and become increasingly illusory. The immortals, demons, and major figures of the Celestial Realm are stunned by how effortlessly he accomplishes this.
• Qin Fen chooses not to destroy the Twelve Ancestral Witches, believing they acted out of desperation to protect their people and that Houtu had been acting against her will.
• Instead, he singles out Chiyou as the true culprit. Qin Fen condemns Chiyou for choosing ambition and war over peaceful coexistence, then begins devouring his power through the force of Karma.
• Chiyou is rapidly overwhelmed, despite possessing the Pangu True Form. His strength drains away, and his body begins to shrink.
• Desperate, Chiyou decides to activate the Pangu Soul Seal. This would absorb the Twelve Ancestral Witches and create a terrifying Pangu body driven by Chiyou’s killing intent, potentially triggering the true Heaven and Earth Calamity.
• Houtu and Xuanming attempt to stop Chiyou, warning that an unconscious, slaughter-driven Pangu would be nearly impossible to defeat. Tongtian and the others also react urgently.
• Qin Fen is briefly delayed after burping from absorbing too much power, giving Hongjun a chance to act.
• Hongjun concludes that the stronger Pangu manifestation must belong to Qin Fen and points at Qin Fen’s true form. However, the chapter reveals that the “Blacklist” has marked Hongjun with Heavenly Retribution, implying that his judgment is doomed to be wrong.
• The chapter ends with a mysterious voice mocking Hongjun as a hopeless fool, leaving the outcome of his choice unresolved.

2. Character Developments

• Qin Fen demonstrates both overwhelming power and moral restraint. Although capable of destroying the Ancestral Witches, he refuses to kill them because he sees them as victims of circumstance rather than true villains.
• Qin Fen adopts the role of a righteous ruler, distinguishing between those who were forced into conflict and the person responsible for deliberately causing the catastrophe.
• Chiyou is reduced from a powerful Demon God to a desperate, enraged figure. His pride and survival instinct drive him to risk unleashing an uncontrollable Pangu.
• Hongjun becomes increasingly conflicted and fearful. He recognizes Qin Fen as the greatest variable in existence and realizes that even his own intelligence and luck may not be enough to outmaneuver him.
• Hongjun’s hidden plan is clarified: the Pangu Soul Seal would not merely create a True Body but would allow him to sever the Three Corpses and eventually turn Chiyou into an incarnation under his control.
• Houtu and Xuanming show concern for the survival of the world and attempt to prevent Chiyou from sacrificing the Ancestral Witches.
• The Jade Emperor grows bitter and jealous, believing Qin Fen has received the favor and attention that should have belonged to him.

3. Significant Themes

• Justice versus revenge: Qin Fen distinguishes between the Ancestral Witches, whom he views compassionately, and Chiyou, whom he holds accountable for deliberately choosing war.
• The danger of ambition: Chiyou’s desire for dominance caused widespread suffering and now threatens to destroy the entire world.
• Fate, luck, and unintended consequences: Hongjun’s hesitation and calculations repeatedly place him in danger of empowering Qin Fen instead of himself.
• Power and moral responsibility: Qin Fen’s immense strength is contrasted with his refusal to kill indiscriminately, suggesting that true rulership requires restraint.
• Manipulation and betrayal: Hongjun secretly intends to use Chiyou and the Pangu Soul Seal for his own rise, while concealing the true consequences from Chiyou.
• Heavenly judgment: The Blacklist’s power manifests as “Heavenly Retribution,” implying that those deemed unacceptable to heaven and earth will ultimately be punished regardless of their schemes.

4. Character Interactions

• Qin Fen and the Ancestral Witches: Qin Fen overpowers them but spares them, recognizing their tragic circumstances and Houtu’s importance.
• Qin Fen and Chiyou: Their confrontation becomes a moral judgment as well as a battle. Qin Fen publicly condemns Chiyou before draining his power through Karma.
• Chiyou and Houtu/Xuanming: They plead with Chiyou not to activate the Soul Seal, warning that doing so would erase their remaining consciousness and unleash a catastrophic Pangu.
• Hongjun and Chiyou: Hongjun has manipulated Chiyou by withholding the true nature of the Soul Seal. He now tries to identify which Pangu form belongs to Chiyou so he can make the correct move.
• Hongjun and Qin Fen: Hongjun views Qin Fen as his greatest obstacle and fears becoming the one who repeatedly assists Qin Fen’s rise.
• The Celestial Realm and Qin Fen: The immortals, demons, and major powers react with shock and despair to Qin Fen’s effortless destruction of the formation and his growing dominance.
• Hongjun and the unseen voice: The mysterious voice mocks Hongjun after he makes his choice, strongly suggesting that the Blacklist has already determined his failure.

Chapter Summary

Key Plot Points and Events

• Hongjun concludes that Great Dao is manipulating him again, but he trusts what he sees: Chiyou appears to have overwhelmed Qin Fen after activating Qin Fen’s soul mark.
• Believing Chiyou’s growing power will create an opening, Hongjun plans to enter the Underworld through the Six Paths of Reincarnation and settle his scores with Qin Fen.
• Chiyou completes his transformation into a Pangu-like form. His body rapidly regenerates and absorbs the essence of the Twelve Ancestral Witches, causing his strength to surge dramatically.
• Tathagata, the Three Pure Ones, Zhen Yuanzi, Mount Li Old Mother, and other powerful cultivators join forces to stop Chiyou’s body refinement, but their magical treasures and formations are effortlessly destroyed.
• Chiyou crushes the Immortal-Slaying Sword Formation in an instant, leaving the armies and inhabitants of the Earthly Immortal Realm convinced that Pangu’s return has made their defeat inevitable.
• Chiyou mocks Qin Fen, claiming Qin Fen can no longer absorb anything. However, Qin Fen suddenly begins refining his body in exactly the same way, drawing the Twelve Ancestral Witches away from Chiyou.
• Everyone is stunned that Qin Fen can apparently reproduce even Pangu’s body-refinement ability, despite not being a member of the Witch Tribe.
• Chiyou realizes that his own provocation may have caused Qin Fen to absorb the power again. Qin Fen innocently points out that Chiyou told him to do it.
• Hongjun senses that Qin Fen and Chiyou have become evenly matched and celebrates, unaware that his actions and misunderstandings have indirectly helped Qin Fen.

Character Developments

• Hongjun: Becomes increasingly paranoid and distrustful of Great Dao after being deceived before. He interprets events according to his own assumptions and mistakenly believes he has engineered Chiyou’s advantage. His scheming unintentionally benefits Qin Fen.
• Qin Fen: Demonstrates an even more absurd level of adaptability and copying ability. He unwillingly reproduces Chiyou’s Pangu-style body refinement and absorbs the Ancestral Witches once again, reinforcing his unpredictable and overpowering nature.
• Chiyou: Initially believes he has become invincible through Pangu’s power, but his confidence turns into confusion and despair when Qin Fen copies his transformation. His impulsive taunting backfires badly.
• Tathagata and the other powerful cultivators: Shift from confidence to panic as their strongest formations and treasures prove useless against Chiyou.
• The Three Pure Ones and other observers: Become shocked and bewildered by Qin Fen’s ability to imitate something that should depend on bloodline and inherited power.

Significant Themes

• Misunderstanding and manipulation: Hongjun believes he understands Great Dao’s intentions, while Great Dao’s silence and previous deception leave him trapped in faulty assumptions.
• Unintended consequences: Chiyou’s taunt directly precedes Qin Fen’s renewed absorption, while Hongjun’s schemes accidentally strengthen the person he wants to defeat.
• Power beyond conventional rules: Qin Fen violates expectations by copying not merely techniques, but a Pangu-derived body and bloodline-based transformation.
• Despair versus absurd hope: The world’s inhabitants believe Pangu’s arrival guarantees their destruction, only for Qin Fen’s bizarre counterdevelopment to create a new possibility.
• Comedy through reversal: Chiyou expects to dominate Qin Fen but ends up suffering because Qin Fen follows his suggestion literally. Hongjun celebrates what appears to be victory without realizing the situation is still working against him.

Character Interactions

• Hongjun argues with the unseen Great Dao, accusing it of trying to provoke and mislead him.
• Chiyou confronts and taunts Qin Fen, challenging him to absorb the transformed power again; Qin Fen unintentionally does exactly that.
• Tathagata and the Three Pure Ones coordinate with other Quasi-Saints to attack Chiyou, but their combined efforts fail.
• Chiyou dismisses the Three Pure Ones as insignificant and destroys their formation, deepening their humiliation and fear.
• Qin Fen and Chiyou exchange baffled accusations after Qin Fen absorbs the Ancestral Witches again, with Chiyou blaming Qin Fen and Qin Fen reminding him that he issued the challenge.
• The observing immortals mock Chiyou for provoking Qin Fen and recognize Hongjun as the accidental “king of assists” whose schemes have repeatedly helped Qin Fen.

Chapter Summary: “Brutal Version of Heaven-Opening Strike”

Key Plot Points and Events

• Qin Fen’s overwhelming assault drives Chiyou into apparent madness, restoring hope among the immortals and demons. Even the Three Pure Ones, Tathagata, and other powerful figures are forced to acknowledge his strength.
• Hongjun secretly supports Qin Fen by forcing Big Chef to absorb power and act as a massive “meat shield.” Meanwhile, Qin Fen absorbs Pangu Blood Essence, gradually overcoming his insufficient foundation and increasing his power beyond the Saint realm.
• Qin Fen senses joy from the weapon in his hand and realizes that his phone is actually capable of manifesting the Pangu Axe—the only weapon able to restrain Pangu’s indestructible body.
• The Queen Mother contacts Qin Fen, worried about his sudden disappearance. Their affectionate exchange, including their promise to reunite and celebrate the New Year, brings emotional warmth to the tense battlefield.
• The Queen Mother then casually tells Qin Fen not to break the Heavenly Court. Qin Fen agrees, unintentionally terrifying everyone around him because of his infamous reputation for destroying or disrupting the Celestial Realm.
• Qin Fen returns his attention to Chiyou, who is about to curse him. Using his phone like a brick, he strikes Chiyou in the face. Each blow carries the force of a Heaven-Opening Strike and causes Chiyou’s enormous body to shrink.
• Qin Fen relentlessly beats Chiyou with no technique or restraint, provoking astonishment and fear from the watching immortals. The battle resembles a brutal street fight rather than a divine duel.
• The surviving Ancestral Witches recognize the weapon as the Pangu Axe and begin questioning whether Qin Fen is the true Pangu successor, suggesting that Chiyou may have deceived them.
• Enraged and desperate, Chiyou threatens to destroy everyone and the world by self-destructing. Lord Lao realizes the danger, and the chapter ends with despair spreading as everyone watches Chiyou prepare to detonate his Pangu body.

Character Developments

• Qin Fen: Becomes increasingly powerful through Pangu Blood Essence and gains control over the Pangu Axe’s power. He remains arrogant, irreverent, and comically brutal, but his concern for the Queen Mother reveals a softer and more affectionate side.
• The Queen Mother: Demonstrates deep loyalty and emotional commitment to Qin Fen, declaring that they will share life and death. Her domestic familiarity with Qin Fen also shows that she understands his destructive tendencies better than anyone.
• Chiyou: Shifts from confidence and brutality to confusion, humiliation, rage, and desperation. His inability to resist Qin Fen undermines his claim to Pangu’s power and drives him toward self-destruction.
• The Three Pure Ones, Tathagata, and other immortals: Move from fear and uncertainty to relief as Qin Fen gains the upper hand, though they remain stunned by the sheer violence of his fighting style.
• The Ancestral Witches: Begin losing faith in Chiyou and entertain the possibility that Qin Fen may be the genuine bearer of Pangu’s legacy.
• The Jade Emperor: Refuses to accept Qin Fen’s power as genuine, attributing it to the Dao Ancestor’s hidden arrangements.

Significant Themes

• Overwhelming power and unconventional strength: Qin Fen wins not through elegant techniques but through raw force, durability, and the ability to use an ordinary-looking phone as the ultimate divine weapon.
• Humor amid catastrophe: The Queen Mother’s New Year conversation, Qin Fen’s casual “mm,” and his literal brick-like beating of Chiyou undercut the apocalyptic tension with absurd comedy.
• Domestic affection as emotional grounding: The exchange between Qin Fen and the Queen Mother reminds everyone that ordinary hopes—family, peace, returning home, and celebrating holidays—remain meaningful even during a cosmic calamity.
• Reputation and fear: Qin Fen’s past behavior has made powerful beings terrified even when he merely promises not to destroy something.
• Identity and legitimacy: The Ancestral Witches begin questioning who truly represents Pangu’s legacy: Chiyou, who claims his power, or Qin Fen, who can wield the genuine Pangu Axe.
• Desperation and destruction: Chiyou’s planned self-destruction reflects the danger of pride and defeat turning into indiscriminate annihilation.

Character Interactions

• Qin Fen and the Queen Mother: Share a warm, intimate voice-message exchange. She worries about him, promises to wait for his return, and reminds him not to cause excessive destruction.
• Qin Fen and Chiyou: Their confrontation is brutally one-sided. Qin Fen mocks Chiyou’s foul language and repeatedly strikes him with the Pangu Axe manifested through his phone.
• The immortals and Qin Fen: The surrounding powers react with awe, fear, relief, and disbelief as Qin Fen proves capable of defeating Chiyou.
• The Ancestral Witches and Chiyou: Their loyalty weakens when they recognize Qin Fen’s weapon and suspect that Chiyou may have misled them.
• Lord Lao and the others: Lord Lao identifies Chiyou’s impending self-destruction, shifting the battlefield from celebration back to imminent crisis.

Chapter Summary

1. Key Plot Points and Events

• Chiyou, enraged after repeatedly losing to Qin Fen, decides to self-destruct rather than accept further humiliation.
• His power, awakened by the Pangu Mark, is transforming into Chaos Power. If he detonates, the resulting explosion could destroy all of heaven, earth, and even the surrounding void.
• Qin Fen and the assembled divine figures desperately search for a solution:
  • Qin Fen tries absorbing Chiyou’s power, but his ability cannot stop the self-destruction.
  • Using Sui is rejected because Sui cannot absorb Chaos Power.
  • Attacking Chiyou with the Pangu Axe or Immortal-Slaying Sword would only trigger the explosion sooner.
  • Exiling him beyond the Thirty-Three Heavens would not help, since the explosion would still destroy everything.
• Chiyou rejects Qin Fen’s attempt to provoke him into another fight, insisting that mutual destruction is preferable to losing.
• As hope disappears, the immortals and demons begin accepting their deaths. Many express regret over unfinished goals, lost homes, family responsibilities, and unrealized ambitions.
• The Jade Emperor suddenly calls upon the Dao Ancestor, claiming to be his loyal confidant. His plea causes nearly everyone present—including heavenly soldiers, Buddhas, demons, and the Three Pure Ones—to kneel and pray for salvation.
• Qin Fen remains silent because he knows the Dao Ancestor is already present and has no apparent solution.
• Remembering the phrase “Heaven and Earth Cannot Tolerate,” Qin Fen uses his phone and activates WeChat. The Heavenly Dao System immediately issues a warning: “Heavenly Retribution.”

2. Character Developments

• Qin Fen: Despite being viewed as the strongest hope, he becomes increasingly desperate as every possible solution fails. He displays both practicality and irreverent humor, repeatedly proposing risky ideas and attempting to provoke Chiyou. In the end, he turns to the mysterious power of WeChat and the Heavenly Dao System.
• Chiyou: His humiliation and rage push him from aggression into suicidal determination. He becomes a living catastrophe, confident that no one can oppose a Pangu incarnation intent on self-destruction.
• The Three Pure Ones and other powerful figures: Their helplessness reveals the limits of their strength. They shift from active resistance to despair and resignation.
• Yan Emperor: His grief centers on having just reunited with his daughter, Nüwa, yet being unable to continue protecting or supporting her.
• The Jade Emperor: His jealousy toward Qin Fen gives way to desperation. He abandons his pride, kneels, and appeals to the Dao Ancestor as the last possible savior.
• Ordinary immortals and demons: Their reactions emphasize the universal scale of the crisis. They mourn forgotten homes, missed opportunities, and lives left incomplete.

3. Significant Themes

• Inevitable catastrophe and helplessness: Chiyou’s self-destruction creates a situation with no conventional solution—inaction, attack, absorption, and exile all lead to disaster.
• The limits of power: Even the greatest beings in heaven and earth are powerless before Chaos Power and a Pangu-level explosion.
• Despair versus hope: As everyone prepares for death, belief in the Dao Ancestor becomes a final source of hope.
• Family and regret: Characters reflect on reunions, abandoned responsibilities, lost origins, and goals they never achieved.
• Faith in the Dao: The Dao Ancestor is revered not merely as a powerful individual but as the embodiment and source of the Dao itself.
• Humor amid apocalypse: Qin Fen’s sarcasm, the Jade Emperor’s exaggerated claim of loyalty, and the absurdity of using a phone and WeChat contrast with the otherwise overwhelming tragedy.

4. Character Interactions

• Qin Fen repeatedly consults Lord Lao, Tathagata, Primordial Lord, Tongtian, Houtu, and the other experts about ways to stop Chiyou.
• Qin Fen attempts to provoke Chiyou by challenging him to fight again and offering to use only one hand, but Chiyou sees through the tactic.
• Houtu explains why exiling Chiyou cannot prevent destruction, clarifying the true scale of the calamity.
• Chiyou openly taunts Qin Fen and the gathered powers, asserting that none of them can stop him.
• The Jade Emperor calls out to the Dao Ancestor, prompting nearly all factions to unite in worship and prayer.
• Qin Fen, secretly aware of the Dao Ancestor’s presence, watches the others’ desperate faith and ultimately activates the mysterious Heavenly Dao System, triggering the warning of Heavenly Retribution.

Chapter Summary

Key Plot Points and Events

• Qin Fen secretly activates the Blacklist against Chiyou while nearly everyone else prays for divine intervention.
• A blood-red beam descends from Heaven and immobilizes Chiyou by preventing him from absorbing spiritual energy. The Heavenly Court assumes this is the manifestation of the mysterious Dao Ancestor.
• The Jade Emperor immediately claims credit, presenting himself as the Dao Ancestor’s foremost supporter and spokesperson. He confidently declares that Chiyou is doomed.
• Chiyou remains defiant. He identifies the technique as Myriad Laws Imprisonment and argues that it cannot stop him from self-destructing, since he has already refined the Pangu Body and possesses enough power to destroy Heaven and Earth.
• The Jade Emperor’s confidence collapses as everyone realizes that Chiyou may still be capable of detonating himself. Qin Fen becomes especially alarmed because such an explosion could endanger the Mortal Realm, the Queen Mother, and his loved ones.
• Qin Fen examines Chiyou’s entry in the Blacklist and chooses the terrifying Delete Friend function, despite warnings that it must be used cautiously.
• The function begins erasing Chiyou from existence. A massive Heavenly Dao eye appears, surrounded by unprecedented black clouds, and announces that Chiyou’s crimes are unforgivable.
• The chapter ends with Heaven and Earth ordering Chiyou’s execution and erasure.

Character Developments

• Qin Fen shifts from cautious experimentation to decisive action. Faced with Chiyou’s impending self-destruction, he accepts the risks of Delete Friend to protect both the Celestial Realm and the people he cares about.
• The Jade Emperor becomes increasingly boastful and self-important, imagining himself as the Dao Ancestor’s chosen representative and believing he will receive credit for saving the world. His confidence is shaken when Chiyou reveals that imprisonment alone cannot prevent catastrophe.
• Chiyou remains arrogant, fearless, and determined to fight to the end. Even when restrained, he relies on his refined Pangu Body and threatens to die together with everyone else rather than surrender.
• The Three Pure Ones remain cautious and uncertain because they know the Dao Ancestor is distinct from Hongjun but do not understand the figure’s true identity.
• The Heavenly Court’s immortals briefly regain hope after the red light appears, then become frightened again when Chiyou exposes its limitations.

Significant Themes

• Faith versus reality: The immortals interpret the blood-red light as proof that the Dao Ancestor has answered their prayers, while Qin Fen knows the apparent miracle is connected to his own actions.
• The danger of unchecked pride: The Jade Emperor’s exaggerated confidence contrasts sharply with Chiyou’s refusal to submit, showing how both characters overestimate their own certainty.
• Power and responsibility: Qin Fen’s ability to alter reality through the Blacklist forces him to make a morally serious decision. His power is not merely a tool; using it can erase a person from Heaven and Earth.
• Existence and deletion: Delete Friend is revealed as far more powerful than imprisonment or banishment. It represents the Heavenly Dao recognizing Qin Fen’s will as absolute authority.
• Sacrifice and protection: Qin Fen acts not for glory, but because Chiyou’s possible self-destruction threatens his family, allies, and the entire world.

Character Interactions

• The Jade Emperor repeatedly taunts Chiyou and claims that the Dao Ancestor will destroy him.
• Chiyou mocks the Jade Emperor’s faith, insisting that even the Yellow Emperor, Hongjun, and the Heavenly Dao failed to kill him.
• Qin Fen internally criticizes the Jade Emperor’s boasting while worrying about the consequences of Chiyou’s planned explosion.
• The wider Heavenly Court moves collectively from hope, to doubt, and finally to terror as the Heavenly Dao itself intervenes.