Chapter Summaries

Chapter Summary: “Mountain Winds Urge Rain into Being”

Key Plot Points and Events

• After a century of failed attempts, Fang Yan finally succeeds in integrating the powers of the Wind Law and Time Law into the Rain Sword Immortal Gu.
• He creates a new Immortal Dao killing move, “Mountain Wind Urges Rain to Life.” The technique produces countless water swords surrounded by wind power, which spiral and interweave across a vast area like torrential rain.
• Fang Yan evaluates the technique as a top-tier secret method, powerful enough to kill an Immortal Army Lord instantly, though its wide spread prevents it from reaching the level of a peak secret method.
• Learning that demon immortals are gathered at several locations, Fang Yan chooses to raid Beast Abyss, where more than ten demon immortals are hiding.
• Using his transformation ability, Fang Yan disguises himself as an ordinary Void Roaming Beast and infiltrates the demon nest without being detected.
• The demon group is led by the Profound Serpent King, an extreme king-level powerhouse. Fang Yan launches a surprise attack once he is within range.
• His new killing move overwhelms the demon immortals, rapidly eroding their divine bodies and throwing the group into chaos.
• Fang Yan targets a badly injured silver-white lizard whose divine body has already lost 9 percent of its strength. He uses the World-Ending Sword technique “Late Wind,” followed by his soul-enslavement method, beginning the process of subduing it.

Character Developments

• Fang Yan demonstrates major growth in both law comprehension and combat ability. His century-long persistence finally allows him to successfully fuse Wind and Time Laws into his Rain Sword attack.
• His confidence and strategic thinking are evident: he tests the new technique, identifies its strengths and weaknesses, scouts a demon stronghold, and chooses a vulnerable enemy for enslavement rather than engaging in a reckless battle.
• Fang Yan is also shown as pragmatic and resource-conscious. After spending heavily on the Chaos-Space Lighthouse and other resources, he decides to conduct raids and pursue “unearned business” to recover his losses.
• Hei Miaomiao continues to act as an enthusiastic and admiring companion, praising Fang Yan’s achievement and eagerly supporting the assault.
• Little Fox Fairy functions as Fang Yan’s intelligence and logistics assistant, monitoring demon gathering points and operating the Chaos-Space Lighthouse.
• The silver-white lizard shifts from defiance and panic toward confusion and emptiness as Fang Yan’s soul-enslavement technique takes hold.

Significant Themes

• Persistence and breakthrough: Fang Yan’s success comes after a century of repeated failure, emphasizing that profound advancement requires patience and sustained effort.
• Integration and innovation: The new technique represents the fusion of multiple Laws into a more complex and versatile combat method.
• Strategic superiority: Fang Yan relies on disguise, reconnaissance, surprise, concentrated attacks, and targeting weakened opponents rather than simply confronting the strongest enemy directly.
• Power and control: The chapter highlights Fang Yan’s growing dominance, not only through physical destruction but also through soul enslavement and the conversion of enemies into potential tools.
• Resource management: His concern over depleted Supreme Treasure Points and expensive weapons introduces a practical, mercenary dimension to his actions.

Character Interactions

• Fang Yan and Hei Miaomiao share a master-and-subordinate relationship marked by admiration and excitement; Hei Miaomiao openly praises him and urges action.
• Fang Yan relies on Little Fox Fairy for battlefield intelligence and equipment management, showing a coordinated partnership.
• Fang Yan’s clash with the Profound Serpent King is brief but establishes the demon leader as vigilant and powerful before Fang Yan’s surprise attack disrupts the group.
• The confrontation with the silver-white lizard shifts from combat to psychological domination, ending with Fang Yan overwhelming its will through his soul-enslavement technique.

Key events

• After enslaving the silver-white Lizard King, Fang Yan escapes the rift valley by activating the Chaos-Space Lighthouse, which prevents teleportation. Using his Wind-Following Wings and movement based on the Time Law, he outruns the furious Profound Serpent King.
• News of Fang Yan’s attacks spreads through the Ancestral God Secret Realm. A public Glory World post, under the name Hong Ting, warns others to kill anyone close to Demon Race Black Dog King Zhu Jiajia and shows two enslaved Demon Immortals. The Lizard King’s public appearance reinforces the threat.
• Over the next three months, Fang Yan attacks more Demon Race strongholds. In total, he has swept five gathering points, killed two High King-level experts, and enslaved three Initial King-level experts. His reputation grows, and he becomes known as the Red Lotus King, with rumors claiming he may possess Extreme King or even Invincible King strength.
• Fang Yan returns to his Divine Kingdom to cultivate. His Dao Marks and the Spring Autumn Cicada’s Gene Multiplier improve, but he judges his progress insufficient and continues studying how to combine the Time and Wind Laws.
• Fang Yan receives an invitation to a gathering of human inheritors. He learns that humans have only twenty-seven King-level inheritors in the Ancestral God Cult, compared with roughly sixteen hundred active Demon Race inheritors. He accepts the invitation.

Character developments and interactions

• Fang Yan remains focused and strategic: he avoids a prolonged fight, uses the Lighthouse to block pursuit, and turns his campaigns into a public challenge to the Demon Race. Despite his growing fame, he ignores the rumors and prioritizes cultivation.
• Zhu Jiajia, the Black Dog King, reacts to Fang Yan’s provocation with amused menace, posting only a smiling emoji and hinting that she views him as prey.
• Little Fox Fairy and Hei Miaomiao assist Fang Yan by operating the Lighthouse, gathering information, and discussing the invitation. Hei Miaomiao is eager for the gathering—and for human food.
• The invitation from Hidden Feather King, representing twenty-seven human inheritors, brings Fang Yan into contact with the small and disadvantaged human community within the Cult.

Significant themes

• Reputation and power: Fang Yan’s actions turn him into a feared public figure, while speculation about his strength spreads faster than his own statements.
• Asymmetric conflict: His targeted raids impose enormous recovery costs on the Demon Race, showing how a small number of victories can have a broad impact.
• Human vulnerability and solidarity: The stark imbalance between human and Demon Race inheritors highlights the humans’ isolation and makes their invitation to Fang Yan significant.
• Ambition and restraint: Fang Yan’s growing achievements do not satisfy him; he continues to pursue greater mastery rather than rest on his fame.

Summary of “A Note on Going Premium”

Key points and announcements

The author announces that the story will become premium the following day and thanks readers for following it. Seven chapters will be released on the first premium day, followed by three chapters daily, increasing to four or five chapters per day after June 9, excluding bonus chapters. Readers are encouraged to support the first paid chapter.

Story direction and structure

The author explains that the novel begins at a very early point in the Swallowed Star timeline rather than simply retelling the original Earth arc and later canonical stages. This requires filling in gaps left by scattered hints in the source material and creating an original outline. The author argues that fanfiction should explore the untold possibilities behind the original work instead of reproducing its established plot.

Character and world development

Future storylines will explore why “Chaos Lord” became “Chaos City Leader,” the personality of the free-spirited Wind Beast God, Origin Seeker’s firm determination, and the deep love between the protagonist and Si Fan. The author also promises that characters the protagonist is capable of saving will generally be saved. Additional elements—including Heavenly Court, the Gu Path, Immortal Gu, and Immortal Venerables—will gradually be incorporated.

Relationship to the source material

The author respects Swallowed Star but does not want to copy it or produce another version of the same story. The novel will also borrow settings from Reverend Insanity without reproducing its plot, and readers do not need to have read that work to understand the story. The author emphasizes that even without copyright concerns, the original work deserves respect.

Themes

The note highlights creative independence, expanding unexplored lore, originality within fanfiction, respect for source material, and the value of offering readers something beyond a familiar retelling.

Author–reader interaction

The author directly addresses and thanks the readership, acknowledges their interest in the unusual timeline, explains the creative choices behind the novel, and asks for financial support as the story enters its premium phase.

Chapter Summary: “Gang (Please Support the First Subscription)”

Key Plot Points and Events

• Fang Yan arrives at Plaza 76 on Violet Thorn Island, where twenty-six Human Race inheritors are waiting for him. Their uneasy reactions reflect the disparity between his growing power and their vulnerable position within the Ancestral God Cult.
• Hidden Feather King and Dark Feather King explain that only twenty-eight Human Race Immortals possess inheritance tokens in the Ancestral God Cult. The Demon, Bug, and Mechanical Races have placed bounties on them, severely restricting their ability to act and develop.
• The group hopes Fang Yan will unite or lead them, especially because his recent actions have challenged the Demon Race’s dominance.
• Fang Yan bluntly rejects the idea that he should become the Human Race’s representative merely because others have suffered. He states that he has no desire to shoulder responsibility for the group and leaves.
• After returning home, Fang Yan continues fusing his ninety-fifth Xun Cosmic Crystal. With treasures from the Wind Beast God, his Cosmic Wind Haze Beast’s genetic multiplier rises steadily from 520 to 798 times.
• Chaos Lord contacts Fang Yan and informs him that, as a Hong Alliance Hall Master, he is assigning Fang Yan responsibility for consolidating the Human Race inheritors within the Ancestral God Cult.
• Although Fang Yan initially resists, he immediately accepts under pressure and jokingly proposes naming the alliance the “Heaven-and-Earth One-Family Great Love Alliance.” Chaos Lord dismisses the name but confirms Fang Yan’s authority.
• Three days later, Fang Yan returns to Plaza 76. The twenty-seven Human Race inheritors now formally acknowledge that they will follow his orders.
• Fang Yan establishes the terms for future joint exploration: he will take forty percent of the gains, while the other twenty-seven members divide sixty percent. Though this arrangement is somewhat exploitative, Hidden Feather King accepts because cooperation is far safer than remaining trapped and inactive on Violet Gold Island.
• Fang Yan later transforms into Paradise Immortal Venerable and leads the group into the prearranged Shangjin Secret Realm, intending to appear as the “good guy” while concealing his true identity.

Character Developments

• Fang Yan: Demonstrates confidence, bluntness, and reluctance to accept moral or political responsibility. However, despite rejecting the group at first, he ultimately becomes its leader due to Chaos Lord’s command. His willingness to profit from the alliance shows his pragmatic and self-interested nature, while his careful use of disguises highlights his strategic mindset.
• Hidden Feather King: Acts as the group’s respectful spokesman. He recognizes Fang Yan’s superiority and accepts unfavorable terms because alliance with Fang Yan offers the Human Race inheritors protection and opportunities.
• Dark Feather King: Initially confrontational and direct, she represents the group’s demand for unity. After Chaos Lord appoints Fang Yan, she shifts from challenging him to formally submitting to his leadership.
• Chaos Lord: Functions as Fang Yan’s superior and an authoritative elder figure. He sees Fang Yan’s influence and forces him to take responsibility for the Human Race faction.
• The Human Race inheritors: Move from anxious hopefulness to formal submission under Fang Yan. Their dependence on him reveals how desperate and constrained their situation has become.

Significant Themes

• Power and responsibility: Fang Yan does not seek leadership, but his strength makes others expect him to protect and unite them. The chapter explores how authority can be imposed rather than chosen.
• Pragmatism over idealism: Fang Yan refuses to lead out of sympathy or racial loyalty. When he finally accepts command, he treats the alliance as a practical arrangement with clearly defined rewards.
• Weakness and dependence: The inheritors’ awkwardness and fear show how thoroughly the dominant races have suppressed the Human Race within the Ancestral God Cult.
• Political manipulation and appearances: Fang Yan’s transformation into Paradise Immortal Venerable reflects his tendency to control how others perceive him and to use a heroic appearance for strategic purposes.
• Unity through coercion: The Human Race gains a leader not through shared ideals, but because Chaos Lord orders Fang Yan to take charge and the others have little alternative.

Character Interactions

• Fang Yan’s meeting with Hidden Feather King and Dark Feather King exposes the group’s desperation and his unwillingness to be emotionally manipulated.
• His conversation with Chaos Lord contrasts Fang Yan’s evasiveness and humor with Chaos Lord’s stern authority. Fang Yan’s immediate change of attitude shows that even he is wary of defying Chaos Lord.
• His second meeting with the inheritors is more dominant: he tests their obedience, sets an unequal division of rewards, and leaves without discussion.
• By leading the group into the Shangjin Secret Realm under another identity, Fang Yan positions himself as both commander and hidden manipulator.

Key plot points and events

• After three hundred years in the Shangjin Secret Realm, Fang Yan and his allies end their expedition. Fang Yan receives his share of Shang Jin Marrow—worth two Supreme Treasure Points—while the other King-level fighters also leave with unusually valuable gains.
• Eager to test his newly mastered Time Acceleration, Fang Yan travels alone to the Lone Star Secret Realm. He confirms that the technique makes his water swords strike a hundred times faster and tear through shattered stellar cores.
• Fang Yan attacks a Demon Race outpost, hoping to test the ability in combat. His accelerated sword storm badly damages the demons, and Late Wind further wounds a High King Demon Wolf.
• During the attack, Fang Yan discovers a presence hidden in the outpost. It reveals itself as Black Dog King, who has become a Universe Venerable. Fang Yan flees using his wings, armor, mist, and Chaos-Space Lighthouse, but Black Dog pursues him and threatens to kill him.

Character developments

• Fang Yan is pleased that Time Acceleration works even better than expected, but remains cautious: he prepares to retreat after testing it and recognizes the danger when Black Dog appears.
• Black Dog King has undergone a major power increase, rising beyond King-level to Universe Venerable. Her new strength makes her a far more immediate threat.
• Hei Miaomiao senses Black Dog’s overwhelming aura and panics, while Fang Yan responds with grim composure.

Significant themes

• Power and its limits: Fang Yan’s new technique gives him a decisive edge against King-level enemies, but it cannot erase the gap between him and a Venerable.
• Risk and ambition: His desire to test his abilities leads him into a fight with a hidden enemy far stronger than expected.
• Preparation versus uncertainty: Fang Yan plans to strike and retreat, yet the concealed presence turns a controlled trial into a desperate escape.

Character interactions

• Fang Yan parts from his Shangjin expedition companions and receives his share of the treasure.
• He attacks the demons at the outpost, overwhelming the weaker fighters while the Mysterious Armor Turtle resists his opening assault.
• Black Dog addresses Fang Yan directly, revealing that she has been searching for him; Hei Miaomiao warns him as her aura emerges.

Chapter Summary: “Coming to the Rescue”

Key Plot Points and Events

• Fang Yan flees through the Lone Star Secret Realm at maximum speed, fully unleashing his Wind-Following Wings despite cracks forming along them.
• The Black Dog Venerable pursues him and is rapidly closing the distance. Fang Yan estimates she will catch him within thirty breaths.
• Fang Yan activates Time Pause, knowing it should not be powerful enough to affect a Venerable. Unexpectedly, the Black Dog Venerable is completely frozen.
• Fang Yan realizes that he is not responsible for the time stop. A vast pink light curtain appears, revealing the arrival of the Illusory Heart God General, a pink-haired girl.
• The Illusory Heart God General teases Fang Yan for repeatedly getting into danger and claims she has saved him again.
• When time resumes, the Black Dog Venerable recognizes the Illusory Heart God General and becomes wary. The newcomer declares that the Black Dog Venerable cannot harm Fang Yan.
• Although angry and unwilling, the Black Dog Venerable agrees to withdraw, disappearing into black mist.
• The Illusory Heart God General introduces herself as Si Fan and demands that Fang Yan repay her for rescuing him.
• She orders him to accompany her to the Beast God Temple, implying that she expects to collect a reward for her assistance.

Character Developments

• Fang Yan: Demonstrates extreme speed and desperation while escaping, but acknowledges the limits of his power against a Venerable. He becomes confused and wary when Time Pause succeeds, then realizes Si Fan intervened. His interactions with Si Fan reveal a more passive, awkward side, especially when she teases and physically scolds him.
• Illusory Heart God General / Si Fan: Establishes herself as powerful enough to freeze or restrain a Venerable. Despite her childish appearance and playful behavior, she is confident, protective of Fang Yan, and capable of intimidating the Black Dog Venerable. She openly expects compensation for helping him.
• Black Dog Venerable: Shifts from playful predator to cautious and resentful opponent after Si Fan appears. She recognizes Si Fan’s authority and power, choosing retreat over confrontation, though she remains suspicious of their relationship.
• Hei Miaomiao: Reacts with disbelief to Fang Yan’s apparent ability to freeze a Venerable, briefly highlighting how extraordinary the situation seems.

Significant Themes

• Unexpected rescue and protection: Fang Yan, despite his own strength, is saved by Si Fan at the last moment, reinforcing the recurring idea that he is not as independent or invincible as he believes.
• Power and authority: The Black Dog Venerable’s retreat shows that even a powerful Venerable must respect a superior force.
• Comedic tension amid danger: The chapter shifts from a life-threatening pursuit to humorous exchanges involving Si Fan’s height, her teasing, and her demand for repayment.
• Ambiguous relationships: Si Fan insists that Fang Yan’s affairs matter to her, while the Black Dog Venerable interprets their closeness suggestively, adding playful uncertainty to their connection.

Character Interactions

• Fang Yan and Si Fan exchange sarcastic remarks about his repeated need for rescue and her unsolicited interventions.
• Si Fan physically teases and scolds Fang Yan, punching him after he fails to recognize her name and again because she is irritated by their height difference.
• Si Fan directly confronts the Black Dog Venerable, claiming Fang Yan as someone under her protection.
• The Black Dog Venerable mocks the apparent relationship between them, calling her a “perverted dog,” but ultimately withdraws.
• Si Fan ends the chapter by ordering Fang Yan to follow her to the Beast God Temple, leaving him little choice but to comply.

Chapter Summary: “A Loli’s Thoughts”

Key Plot Points and Events

• Fang Yan returns to the Beast God Temple with the Pink-Haired Loli, or Illusory Heart God General, after she rescues him from nearly being killed by Black Dog Venerable in the Lone Star Secret Realm.
• Illusory Heart angrily complains to the Wind Beast God that Fang Yan was almost turned into “a dog biscuit,” insisting that the Beast God reward her for saving his disciple.
• When the Wind Beast God refuses, claiming he has nothing to give, Illusory Heart argues that her younger brother’s birth has been delayed because of Fang Yan and demands compensation.
• She chooses Hei Miaomiao as her “compensation,” declaring that she will borrow her for two days. Despite Hei Miaomiao’s nervousness, Fang Yan allows her to go with Illusory Heart.
• After Illusory Heart and Hei Miaomiao leave, Fang Yan questions whether the God General is trustworthy. The Wind Beast God confirms that she is reliable but jokes that she has “zero resistance to lolis.”
• The Wind Beast God further teases Fang Yan by imagining him as a pink-haired loli, then asks him to recite more lines from his “Immortal Venerable Quotations.”
• Illusory Heart takes Hei Miaomiao to her ornate pink palace, filled with gemstones, plush carpeting, and stuffed animals, and proudly asks whether she likes it.

Character Developments

• Fang Yan: Remains calm and somewhat helpless amid the chaos. He gently pats Illusory Heart’s head to calm her, unexpectedly embarrassing her. He also shows concern for Hei Miaomiao but ultimately trusts Illusory Heart enough to let her leave with her.
• Illusory Heart God General: Revealed to be powerful, emotionally volatile, and highly possessive of cute lolis. Her anger over Fang Yan’s near-death quickly shifts into embarrassment when he treats her like a child. She uses the delayed birth of her brother as an excuse to demand compensation and takes Hei Miaomiao as her chosen “reward.”
• Wind Beast God: Displays a lazy, amused personality. Rather than seriously disciplining or rewarding anyone, he observes the interaction with schadenfreude and teases both Fang Yan and Illusory Heart. His comments imply that he finds Illusory Heart’s obsession with lolis amusing.
• Hei Miaomiao: Acts timid and dependent on Fang Yan, seeking his help when Illusory Heart takes her away. Although reluctant, she follows after Fang Yan reassures her.

Significant Themes

• Comedic authority and irresponsibility: Despite being powerful divine figures, the characters behave childishly, arguing over rewards and using exaggerated complaints.
• Affection beneath conflict: Illusory Heart’s anger comes from genuine concern for Fang Yan, while Fang Yan’s head pat reveals their playful but affectionate relationship.
• Power contrasted with childish tastes: Illusory Heart is a Top Universe Overlord, yet she lives in a palace filled with pink decorations and plush toys and is irresistibly drawn to cute lolis.
• Trust and dependence: Hei Miaomiao relies on Fang Yan for protection, while Fang Yan must trust Illusory Heart despite her intimidating and eccentric behavior.

Character Interactions

• Illusory Heart confronts the Wind Beast God and demands recognition for saving Fang Yan.
• She scolds Fang Yan directly, but he disarms her anger by patting her head, leaving her flustered.
• The Wind Beast God watches their exchange with amusement and repeatedly teases them.
• Illusory Heart claims Hei Miaomiao as compensation, while Hei Miaomiao looks to Fang Yan for rescue and reassurance.
• Fang Yan and the Wind Beast God later discuss Illusory Heart’s reliability, ending with the Beast God’s teasing request for more of Fang Yan’s humorous quotations.
• The chapter closes with Illusory Heart introducing Hei Miaomiao to her lavish pink palace.

Chapter Summary: Great Axe Martial Arena

Key Plot Points and Events

• Hei Miaomiao is taken by Pink-Haired Loli to the latter’s palace, which is decorated with glowing gems and centered around a pink sofa.
• Pink-Haired Loli claims she borrowed Hei Miaomiao simply because they are both lolis and can play together. She gives Hei Miaomiao a tuft of precious cyan fur from the Wind Beast God as a meeting gift.
• The fur can greatly enhance a treasure or double one’s cultivation speed in the Time Law, though Hei Miaomiao cultivates the Space Law and is unsure how useful it will be to her.
• Fang Yan leaves the Beast God Temple worried about Hei Miaomiao, doubting Pink-Haired Loli’s promise to return her after two days.
• Upon returning to his palace, Fang Yan learns that the Giant Axe Founder has sent him an invitation to the newly established Giant Axe Dojo.
• The Human Race has rapidly grown stronger: Great Axe Venerable and Void Gold Master have become Universe Lords, bringing the number of Human Race Universe Lords to six. The Giant Axe Founder has also reached peak third-tier combat power.
• Origin supports the creation of the Giant Axe Dojo as the Human Race’s second major faction, encouraging competition with the Virtual Universe Company.
• Flame Ruins Lord informs Fang Yan that he has transferred to the Giant Axe Dojo and asks whether Fang Yan will join. Fang Yan immediately agrees, largely because following Flame Ruins Lord is convenient.
• Chaos Lord sends Fang Yan a reminder that, regardless of which faction he joins, he must continue managing the affairs of the Ancestral God Cult. Fang Yan is impressed by Chaos Lord’s dedication to the Human Race.
• Three days later, Fang Yan arrives at the Giant Axe Dojo’s headquarters, the Great Axe Secret Realm. He observes that its rough, violent, and irregular architecture contrasts sharply with the orderly grandeur of the Virtual Universe Company.
• Void Gold Master greets Fang Yan, comments on his rapid advancement from World Lord to the renowned Red Lotus King, and escorts him to meet the Giant Axe Founder.

Character Developments

• Hei Miaomiao: Shows greater emotional sensitivity, initially feeling abandoned when taken away from Fang Yan. She is touched by Pink-Haired Loli’s generosity but remains uncertain about the gift’s usefulness to her Space Law cultivation.
• Pink-Haired Loli: Reveals her playful, childlike personality and her tendency to treat others casually. Despite her mischievous behavior, she demonstrates generosity by giving Hei Miaomiao a valuable treasure.
• Fang Yan: Displays concern and protectiveness toward Hei Miaomiao. He chooses to join the Giant Axe Dojo without hesitation, favoring practical relationships and loyalty to Flame Ruins Lord while remaining responsible toward the Ancestral God Cult.
• Giant Axe Founder: Establishes himself as a major new force within the Human Race after breaking through to Universe Lord and founding the Giant Axe Dojo.
• Chaos Lord: Is portrayed as selfless and deeply committed to the Human Race, prioritizing its interests over factional divisions.
• Void Gold Master: Has advanced from his previous status to Universe Lord and now serves as a representative of the Giant Axe Dojo.

Significant Themes

• Growth of collective power: The Human Race rapidly expands its strength through multiple breakthroughs and the formation of a new major faction.
• Factional competition and cooperation: The Giant Axe Dojo is created to rival the Virtual Universe Company, but both remain parts of the broader Human Race effort.
• Loyalty and strategic allegiance: Fang Yan’s decision to join is motivated by personal trust and convenience rather than dissatisfaction with his former faction.
• Responsibility versus personal relationships: Fang Yan must balance concern for Hei Miaomiao, his ties to Flame Ruins Lord, and his obligation to manage the Ancestral God Cult.
• Contrasting identities: The formal, orderly Virtual Universe Company is contrasted with the rugged, violent aesthetic of the Giant Axe Dojo, reflecting the different characters and philosophies of their leaders.

Important Character Interactions

• Pink-Haired Loli teases and comforts Hei Miaomiao while giving her the Beast God fur.
• Fang Yan worries about Hei Miaomiao after her abduction and distrusts Pink-Haired Loli’s promise.
• Flame Ruins Lord directly recruits Fang Yan after transferring to the Giant Axe Dojo.
• Chaos Lord advises Fang Yan to preserve his responsibilities to the Ancestral God Cult.
• Void Gold Master evaluates Fang Yan’s rapid progress and personally leads him to meet the Giant Axe Founder.

Chapter Summary: “Make Trouble”

Key Plot Points and Events

• Fang Yan meets Giant Axe Founder in a massive arena to receive instructions for a new mission within the Ancestral God Cult.
• Giant Axe Founder gives him unusually broad authority, telling him to act “even more unrestrained” and essentially to eliminate anyone he dislikes. He assures Fang Yan that someone powerful will protect him.
• Fang Yan suspects that Origin may have broken through to become a Universe Strongest, but Giant Axe Founder does not confirm this directly.
• Void Gold Master gives Fang Yan a black emergency token engraved with “Void Gold” and a battle axe. If Fang Yan crushes it, Void Gold Master will bring reinforcements to save him.
• Flame Ruins Lord supplies Fang Yan with one hundred Fire God Origin Crystals as funding from the Giant Axe Dojo. The only operational order is: “Make trouble.”
• Upon returning to his palace, Fang Yan reunites with Hei Miaomiao, who tearfully explains that she fled after Illusory Heart God General tried to keep her as a body pillow.
• Illusory Heart God General arrives to reclaim Miaomiao, but Fang Yan invokes his mission as a reason she must stay. Unable to interfere, she leaves while promising to return.
• Fang Yan decides to use the long-unused Time Shuttle and prepares his Spring Autumn Cicada Clone for a large-scale offensive.
• The clone is equipped with the supreme-treasure-grade Wind-Following Wings, creating a highly mobile assassin configuration focused on speed, stealth, and lethal attacks.
• With intelligence from Little Fox Fairy, Fang Yan identifies twelve Demon Race gathering points throughout the Ancestral God Secret Realm and selects the nearest target as the beginning of his campaign.

Character Developments

• Fang Yan becomes more confident and aggressive, accepting the Giant Axe Dojo’s protection and preparing to openly attack the Demon Race. He balances this dangerous mission with his protective attitude toward Hei Miaomiao.
• Giant Axe Founder reveals a bold, almost reckless strategic approach. He encourages Fang Yan to act without restraint, suggesting that major forces are preparing for a larger confrontation.
• Void Gold Master demonstrates loyalty and careful planning by providing Fang Yan with a powerful emergency rescue token.
• Flame Ruins Lord supports Fang Yan materially and reinforces the mission’s intentionally destructive nature.
• Hei Miaomiao shows affection and dependence on Fang Yan, while also displaying initiative by escaping Illusory Heart God General.
• Illusory Heart God General remains playful, possessive, and intimidating, but is ultimately restrained by the rules governing her position in the Ancestral God Cult.
• The Spring Autumn Cicada Clone is established as Fang Yan’s ideal assassination weapon: small, fast, silent, and exceptionally difficult to detect.

Significant Themes

• Permission and protection: Fang Yan is given freedom to act because powerful figures are willing to shield him from the consequences.
• Escalation toward open conflict: The vague order to “make trouble” signals a shift from covert maneuvering to direct attacks against enemy forces.
• Preparation and strategy: Fang Yan combines intelligence networks, emergency support, special treasures, and clone abilities to maximize the effectiveness of his assault.
• Loyalty and protection: Fang Yan protects Hei Miaomiao from Illusory Heart God General, while his allies prepare safeguards for his dangerous mission.
• Stealth versus overwhelming force: The Spring Autumn Cicada represents a precise assassin-style approach rather than a straightforward battle, emphasizing speed, surprise, and mobility.

Important Character Interactions

• Giant Axe Founder gives Fang Yan his mission and urges him to kill freely.
• Void Gold Master provides Fang Yan with a rescue token and practical support.
• Flame Ruins Lord hands over the one hundred Fire God Origin Crystals and explains the mission’s simple objective.
• Hei Miaomiao clings to Fang Yan and seeks his protection from Illusory Heart God General.
• Fang Yan confronts Illusory Heart God General indirectly, using his official mission to prevent her from taking Miaomiao.
• Fang Yan works with Little Fox Fairy to locate Demon Race strongholds, beginning an assault that is expected to become a major event in the inheritor war.

Chapter Summary: “Four Races Join Forces”

Key Plot Points and Events

• Fang Yan combines the speed of the Spring Autumn Cicada’s six wings with the Wind-Following Wings, achieving more than six times the speed of an Invincible King.
• He attacks a Demon Race stronghold in the Western Frontier Secret Realm, using Time Shuttle to launch Fire God Origin Crystals with devastating precision. The entire stronghold—including three Extreme King-level and five Peak King-level demons—is annihilated.
• Over three days, Fang Yan destroys seven Demon Race gathering points, expending twenty-three Fire God Origin Crystals and killing eleven Extreme King-levels, twenty-four Peak King-levels, and countless lesser Immortal-level demons.
• The attacks enrage the Demon Race. Black Dog Venerable is forced to abandon her preparations to hunt Fang Yan when Meng Tu orders the Demon Race to focus on the Crystal Race and Hell Race instead.
• Fang Yan receives the same strategic directive from Void Gold Master. He realizes that, unlike the Human and Demon Races, the Crystal and Hell Races lack comparable Universe Strongest-level power or overwhelming mass tactics, making them easier targets.
• Four days later, Fang Yan assembles twenty-seven King inheritors on Violet Thorn Island and redirects their mission. They are ordered to attack thirty-seven Crystal Race and Hell Race strongholds in the Ancestral God Secret Realm while avoiding unrelated races.
• The group reaches Crystal Race Stronghold No. 72. Before its defenders can organize, Fang Yan launches an attack using the Rain Sword Immortal Gu and the killing move “Mountain Wind Urges Rain to Life.” Countless time-accelerated sword shadows rain down on more than three hundred Crystal Race inheritors.

Character Developments

• Fang Yan demonstrates rapidly increasing mastery of speed, time-based attacks, and coordinated military operations. He shifts from a lone retaliatory attacker against the Demon Race to the leader of a larger, strategically directed campaign.
• Black Dog Venerable is shown as furious and frustrated after Fang Yan repeatedly destroys Demon Race strongholds. Although she wants to pursue him, she must obey Meng Tu’s command and redirect her forces.
• Meng Tu asserts unquestionable authority within the Demon Race by changing their priorities from the Human Race to the Crystal and Hell Races.
• Dark Feather King and Hidden Feather King reveal their growing excitement and confidence in Fang Yan’s leadership. Their willingness to follow him without hesitation reflects their trust in his strength and judgment.
• Crystal Hunter King, the Crystal Race’s highest-ranking official in the secret realm, begins the chapter confidently mocking the Demon Race but is quickly confronted by an unexpected Human Race assault.

Significant Themes

• Overwhelming speed and power: Fang Yan’s combined wing abilities allow him to strike before enemies can react, emphasizing the importance of speed in high-level warfare.
• Strategic exploitation of weakness: The major races redirect their attacks toward the Crystal and Hell Races because they are perceived as the most vulnerable factions.
• Shifting alliances and priorities: The conflict is no longer a simple Human–Demon confrontation; the four races are maneuvering against one another while temporarily setting aside older grudges.
• Obedience versus personal revenge: Black Dog Venerable’s rage is subordinated to the Demon Race’s broader strategic orders.
• Coordinated force: Fang Yan’s leadership of twenty-seven King inheritors marks a transition from individual combat to organized military campaigns.

Character Interactions

• Black Dog Venerable’s anger contrasts with Meng Tu’s absolute command, showing the hierarchy within the Demon Race.
• Fang Yan communicates his new mission to Dark Feather King, Hidden Feather King, and the other inheritors, establishing clear rules of engagement.
• The inheritors question the fate of the Demon Race, but Fang Yan reassures them that other forces will handle that front and orders them to focus on their assigned targets.
• Crystal Hunter King and the Crystal Race celebrate the Demon Race’s losses just before Fang Yan’s forces attack their stronghold, creating dramatic irony.
• Fang Yan’s sudden assault leaves Crystal Hunter King and the defenders no time to respond, immediately placing the Crystal Race on the defensive.

Chapter Summary: “War”

Key Plot Points and Events

• Fang Yan and the allied forces launch a devastating attack on Crystal Race Outpost Seventy-Two. His Chaos-Space Lighthouse seals the area, preventing escape, while his Rain Sword Immortal Gu and World-Ending Sword rapidly destroy Crystal Race fighters.
• Crystal Hunter King transforms into a massive golden crystal beast and attacks Fang Yan, but Fang Yan easily evades him and kills another High King-level warrior.
• Dark Feather King leads twenty-seven allied fighters in dividing and eliminating the Crystal Race inheritors. Of 314 defenders, 192 die, 43 are severely wounded, and the survivors flee. Fang Yan’s side suffers no deaths, only two severe injuries and seven minor ones.
• Fang Yan divides the spoils according to his established rule, taking 40% and giving 60% to his allies, despite having contributed most of the battle’s strength.
• Using different avatars, Fang Yan continues attacking enemy positions. In just a few days, multiple Crystal Race outposts fall, while the allied Human, Demon, Insect, and Machine Races simultaneously assault the Hell Race.
• The four-race offensive destroys most of the Hell Race’s major outposts with minimal use of resources. The Crystal Race and Hell Race eventually announce their withdrawal from the Ancestral God Secret Realm.
• Fang Yan is recalled by Flame Ruins Lord to assist with further Human Race territorial expansion. Before leaving, he places Dark Feather King in charge and instructs Hidden Feather King to seek help from Illusory Heart God General if necessary.

Character Developments

• Fang Yan demonstrates overwhelming combat power, tactical precision, and leadership. He remains calm during the battle and defeats powerful enemies without unnecessary risk.
• His personality appears contradictory: he is willing to help the Human Race establish itself, yet he is strict and uncompromising about the distribution of spoils. This consistency and adherence to rules make him a dependable leader.
• Dark Feather King grows into her role as Fang Yan’s second-in-command. She effectively coordinates the battlefield and reports the results with increasing confidence.
• Hidden Feather King reveals his reliance on Fang Yan’s presence. He admits that the group feels emboldened because Fang Yan can handle unexpected threats, exposing the uncertainty caused by Fang Yan’s departure.
• Crystal Hunter King shifts from defiance to bitterness as he realizes the Crystal Race is being systematically hunted and abandoned by its superiors.

Significant Themes

• Overwhelming coordinated warfare: The four major races work together to crush both the Crystal and Hell Races through simultaneous offensives.
• Leadership and trust: Fang Yan’s strength gives his allies confidence, while his departure forces them to become more self-reliant.
• Rules and fairness: Fang Yan’s strict 40/60 division of spoils shows that predictable rules can create trust, even when the leader has earned the right to take more.
• Strategic dominance: The war is won not merely through individual strength but through sealing escape routes, dividing enemies, using multiple avatars, and striking several fronts at once.
• Abandonment and political indifference: The Crystal Race leadership repeatedly tells its forces to “hold on” without providing aid, revealing the expendability of its outposts.

Character Interactions

• Fang Yan commands the battlefield while Crystal Hunter King directly challenges him, but Fang Yan avoids the attack and kills another elite fighter instead.
• Dark Feather King reports the victory and later accepts responsibility for maintaining order after Fang Yan leaves.
• Hidden Feather King questions Fang Yan about his return, revealing fear and dependence. Fang Yan responds practically, directing him to seek assistance from Illusory Heart God General.
• Fang Yan’s exchange with his allies reinforces his reserved, rule-bound nature: he offers little emotional reassurance, but his clear instructions provide a reliable framework.
• Flame Ruins Lord’s recall interrupts Fang Yan’s campaign, emphasizing how heavily the Human Race now depends on his strength.

Chapter Summary: Red Lotus (Part 1)

Key Plot Points and Events

• Fang Yan leaves the Ancestral God Secret Realm and returns to the Flame Ruins Universe Country.
• His Cosmic Wind Haze Beast avatar has reached a 1,008-fold genetic multiplier, and he has comprehended both Time Pause and time acceleration. He estimates that his combat strength has reached the Invincible King level, though he has not yet tested himself against a Venerable.
• At the border, the Human Race’s fleet is attacking the weak Mudvine Tribe, whose strongest expert is only an elementary Universe Venerable. The tribe is being destroyed as a buffer zone before the Human Race confronts the more powerful Black Rock Race.
• Fang Yan meets the Flame Ruins Lord, who reminds him that weakness leads to destruction in the universe. Fang Yan follows him to a strategic meeting attended by major figures such as Qing Dong Venerable, Peng Gong Venerable, and Lan Cang Venerable.
• While the commanders discuss the coming war against the Black Rock Race, Fang Yan secretly considers harvesting the Mudvine Tribe’s fallen experts as Dao Marks to further increase the Spring Autumn Cicada’s genetic multiplier.
• Fang Yan requests permission from Peng Gong Venerable to join the front lines. After receiving approval, he flies into the battlefield in his Cosmic Wind Haze Beast form.
• His enormous body releases a terrifying white haze infused with the Laws of Wind and Time. The haze covers tens of thousands of kilometers, crushing World Lords and trapping the Mudvine Tribe’s forces.
• Fang Yan uses “Mountain Wind Urges Rain to Life,” summoning countless accelerated water swords that rapidly destroy the divine bodies of the Mudvine Tribe’s Immortals.
• When a Peak King-level expert attempts to escape, Fang Yan pursues him and kills him with the World-Ending Sword technique “Late Wind.”

Character Developments

• Fang Yan demonstrates major growth in both physical strength and law comprehension. His 1,008-fold genetic multiplier, mastery of time-related techniques, and powerful combat methods establish him as an expert at or near the Invincible King level.
• He remains outwardly calm and modest, but privately reveals a pragmatic and opportunistic side, viewing the battlefield as a chance to gather Dao Marks and advance further.
• The Flame Ruins Lord continues to act as an approving elder and battlefield guide. He respects Fang Yan’s strength but does not fully understand his hidden motives.
• Peng Gong Venerable and the other human experts recognize Fang Yan as a promising and reliable warrior, interpreting his desire to fight as devotion to the Human Race.

Significant Themes

• The cruelty of the universe: Weak races are easily sacrificed when caught between stronger powers. The Mudvine Tribe’s destruction illustrates the principle that “weakness is the original sin.”
• Power and survival: The coming conflict is not about the Mudvine Tribe but the larger struggle between the Human Race and the Black Rock Race.
• Growth through opportunity: Fang Yan understands that true advancement requires time, experience, and resources, but he also actively seeks opportunities—such as battlefield casualties—to strengthen himself.
• Public duty versus private ambition: Fang Yan presents himself as serving the Human Race while secretly pursuing his own cultivation goals.

Character Interactions

• Fang Yan respectfully greets the Flame Ruins Lord and follows his guidance.
• During the war meeting, Fang Yan interacts with leading human Venerables while remaining inconspicuous in the corner.
• The Flame Ruins Lord questions Fang Yan’s unusual smile, but Fang Yan conceals his real intentions by claiming he is pleased with the Human Race’s progress.
• Fang Yan formally asks Peng Gong Venerable for permission to fight. Peng Gong initially finds the request unnecessary but ultimately approves it and warns him to remain cautious.
• On the battlefield, Fang Yan directly confronts the Mudvine Tribe’s strongest warriors, overwhelming them through superior control of wind, time, and sword techniques.

Key plot points and events

• Fang Yan continues cutting through the Mudvine Tribe army inside his Cosmic Wind Haze. Marquis- and King-level fighters die in its path, while weaker warriors are wiped out almost instantly.
• When the haze clears, no bodies or wreckage remain—only pools of blood shaped like red lotuses. The Human Race soldiers understand the origin of Fang Yan’s title, the Red Lotus King, and resume their advance at his command.
• At the rear fortress, Flame Ruins Lord and Venerable Peng Gong observe Fang Yan’s destruction; Peng Gong approves of the name “Red Lotus King.”
• Seeing the battlefield footage, the Mud Vine Venerable realizes the Human Race has deployed an Invincible King. He orders a retreat and flees, fearing his army will be destroyed.
• Qing Dong Venerable intercepts him at the border and kills him instantly. The death of a Universe Venerable stuns both sides.
• Fang Yan learns of the retreat and his growing reputation but dismisses fame as unimportant. The battle’s deaths and destruction make him stop and resume his Red Lotus Demon Venerable appearance.

Character developments

• Fang Yan displays overwhelming power and becomes a symbol of terror to the Mudvine Tribe. He remains unconcerned with reputation, focusing instead on the Dao Marks gained from the battle; the devastation also prompts a sudden pause.
• Mud Vine Venerable shifts from anger and defiance to fear, abandoning his army and fleeing. His escape ends in his death at Qing Dong Venerable’s hands.
• Qing Dong Venerable acts decisively, eliminating the fleeing enemy leader with little effort.
• Human Race forces move from stunned awe to renewed action under Fang Yan’s calm command.

Significant themes

• Power and fear: Fang Yan’s strength changes the course of the battle and frightens even a Venerable into retreat.
• Reputation versus purpose: Fang Yan brushes aside fame, valuing his progress rather than public recognition.
• The cost of war: The image of a battlefield reduced to blood lotuses and wreckage underscores the scale of the destruction.

Character interactions

• Fang Yan’s silent display of force leaves the Human Race soldiers awestruck; his brief order restores their momentum.
• Flame Ruins Lord and Peng Gong react to Fang Yan’s battlefield results, with Peng Gong endorsing his title.
• Mud Vine Venerable’s attempted flight brings him face-to-face with Qing Dong Venerable, whose calm interception contrasts with the other’s panic.
• Hei Miaomiao and Little Fox Fairy comment on the news and Fang Yan’s reputation, while Fang Yan dismisses their excitement.

Chapter Summary: Return to Black Heaven

Key Plot Points and Events

• After the destruction of the Mudvine Tribe’s homeland, Fang Yan reflects on the meaning of “world-ending.” The slaughter he has caused replays in his mind, marking a moment of deep realization.
• He finally comprehends the true power of the World-Ending Sword. Its previously dormant secret engravings awaken, releasing an enormous black sword phantom.
• With a single strike, Fang Yan cleaves the Mudvine Tribe’s continent in two, after which the landmasses shatter completely. The Mudvine Tribe is thereby exterminated.
• Hei Miaomiao admits that she is no longer strong enough to keep up with Fang Yan’s increasingly dangerous battles against Peak King-level and Invincible King opponents.
• She also explains that she has not yet fully absorbed the inheritance given to her by Illusory Heart God General. Fang Yan agrees to return with her to the Black Heaven Secret Realm so she can cultivate and attempt a breakthrough to King level.
• Fang Yan informs Peng Gong Venerable and Flame Ruins Lord that he will temporarily leave the battlefield. Since the war against the Mo Yan Tribe has not yet begun, they approve his departure.
• Using a Divine Kingdom teleportation passage, Fang Yan and Hei Miaomiao return to the entrance of the Black Heaven Secret Realm.
• Fang Yan observes the major changes made since his last visit: the formerly chaotic spatial passage has been reinforced and fitted with Human Race spatial anchor points, indicating extensive Human Race investment after Black Sky Lord joined the Hong Alliance.
• Inside the secret realm, Fang Yan discovers that the number of Black Sky Lotuses has greatly increased. He begins encountering many familiar figures from the Black Sky Ceremony as he travels deeper into the Dusk/Dawn Zone.

Character Developments

• Fang Yan: Reaches a new understanding of the World-Ending Sword and demonstrates terrifying destructive power. However, the destruction of an entire civilization causes him to become solemn and introspective. Despite his status as the powerful “Red Lotus King,” he still retains concern for his companions and a desire to return home.
• Hei Miaomiao: Recognizes her limitations and courageously acknowledges that she is becoming a burden in Fang Yan’s battles. She chooses to return to the Black Heaven Secret Realm, where she can study Illusory Heart God General’s inheritance and strive for a King-level breakthrough.
• Hei Sisi: Though she does not appear directly, Fang Yan thinks of her and wonders how well she has managed the reconstruction of the Black Heaven Secret Realm.
• Human Race forces: Their influence has expanded significantly, demonstrated by the construction of a stable, carefully engineered route through the secret realm.

Significant Themes

• The meaning and cost of destruction: Fang Yan’s realization of what “world-ending” truly means emphasizes the moral and emotional weight of exterminating an entire race, even during war.
• Power and responsibility: His newly awakened sword technique grants overwhelming strength, but the scene also suggests that such power carries psychological consequences.
• Growth and separation: Hei Miaomiao’s decision to leave temporarily reflects the companions’ changing levels of strength and the necessity of independent cultivation.
• Homecoming and belonging: The return to Black Heaven evokes nostalgia and warmth, contrasting with the brutality of the battlefield.
• Civilizational expansion: The reinforced passage and growing number of Black Sky Lotuses show the ongoing development and integration of the Black Heaven Secret Realm with the Human Race.

Character Interactions

• Hei Miaomiao worries about Fang Yan’s condition after the destruction of the Mudvine homeland and later confides in him about her weakness.
• Fang Yan responds calmly and supportively, accepting her decision to cultivate rather than treating her as a burden.
• His exchange with Peng Gong Venerable and Flame Ruins Lord is brief but confirms their trust in his judgment and the temporary nature of his departure.
• Fang Yan and Hei Miaomiao share a lighter, affectionate moment when she eagerly celebrates returning home, expressing her longing for Hei Sisi, her sisters, and flower nectar.
• As Fang Yan encounters familiar Black Sky Lotuses, the chapter begins reconnecting him with the community and world he left behind.

Chapter Summary: “Ganwu”

Key Plot Points and Events

• Fang Yan travels through the Black Heaven Secret Realm toward the Dawn Zone with Hei Miaomiao, encountering mixed reactions from the Black Sky Lotuses. Some greet him cautiously, while others reject him outright by closing themselves inside their lotus forms.
• Hei Miaomiao explains that the secret realm has become much livelier since Sisi took over its management. Human geniuses frequently visit to seek Black Sky Lotuses as followers.
• While lower-level Black Sky Lotuses sometimes leave with Human Race geniuses to improve their chances of reaching Immortality, none of the Immortal-level lotuses have agreed to follow them.
• Hei Miaomiao reveals that the realm’s most famous visitor is Ganwu, a Domain Lord-level Human genius who has been relentlessly pursuing Hei Ling’er, an Immortal-level Black Sky Lotus at the High Army Lord level.
• Ganwu has spent thirty years courting Hei Ling’er through flowers, poetry, music, and repeated declarations that he will marry only her. Hei Ling’er rejects him angrily, regularly blasting him away, but has never killed him.
• Fang Yan and Hei Miaomiao arrive just as Ganwu returns to court Hei Ling’er again. He brings flowers, performs a poem, and ignores her furious demands that he leave.
• Hei Ling’er attacks Ganwu with a powerful palm strike. He narrowly dodges, is still injured by the shockwave, and responds by praising her strength before continuing his poem.
• The surrounding Human geniuses cheer Ganwu on, while the Black Sky Lotuses become increasingly hostile and prepare their weapons.
• Fang Yan finally intervenes. Moving too quickly for even the Immortal lotuses to clearly see, he seizes Ganwu by the throat and identifies himself as the Red Lotus King.

Character Developments

• Fang Yan: Remains calm and observant throughout the romantic spectacle, initially treating it as amusing gossip. His interest sharpens when Ganwu’s persistence becomes dangerous and disruptive. He decisively intervenes, revealing his overwhelming speed and power.
• Hei Miaomiao: Acts as Fang Yan’s enthusiastic guide and source of gossip. She feels guilty about the lotuses’ cold reception of Fang Yan but eagerly explains the secret realm’s current affairs, especially Ganwu and Hei Ling’er’s relationship.
• Ganwu: Is portrayed as shamelessly persistent, fearless, and theatrically romantic. Despite being only a Domain Lord, he openly pursues an Immortal and withstands Hei Ling’er’s attacks without giving up. However, Fang Yan’s appearance finally causes him genuine fear.
• Hei Ling’er: Is fiercely resistant to Ganwu’s advances, responding with anger and violence. Her refusal to kill him leaves room for speculation about hidden feelings, though her immediate attitude is clearly hostile.
• The Black Sky Lotuses: Their reactions show lingering distrust and pride. They resist following weaker Human geniuses and become protective of Hei Ling’er when Ganwu continues provoking her.

Significant Themes

• Power and status: The gap between Domain Lord and Immortal is emphasized through Ganwu’s seemingly impossible pursuit of Hei Ling’er.
• Persistence versus rejection: Ganwu’s relentless courtship is presented humorously but also as an extreme disregard for Hei Ling’er’s repeated refusals.
• Pride and independence: The Immortal Black Sky Lotuses refuse to submit to or follow Human geniuses they consider beneath them.
• Reputation and intimidation: Fang Yan’s identity as the Red Lotus King is enough to transform Ganwu’s confidence into fear.
• Outsider acceptance: Fang Yan’s mixed reception reflects the Black Sky Lotuses’ continued wariness toward outsiders, even though he has a connection to them through Hei Miaomiao.

Important Character Interactions

• Hei Miaomiao explains the Black Sky Lotuses’ attitudes and updates Fang Yan on the secret realm’s developments.
• Fang Yan questions Ganwu’s motives and Hei Ling’er’s reaction, offering a skeptical perspective on their relationship.
• Ganwu repeatedly provokes Hei Ling’er with romantic gestures and poetry despite her anger.
• Hei Ling’er attacks Ganwu, while he interprets her continued restraint as possible affection.
• Fang Yan interrupts their confrontation by grabbing Ganwu and asserting control over the situation.

Chapter Summary: “Rotation of Duty”

Key Plot Points and Events

• Fang Yan, the Red Lotus King, confronts Ganwu, a Domain Lord who has recklessly pursued an Undying because he loves Hei Ling’er.
• Fang Yan mocks Ganwu for overestimating himself and questions whether he is truly strong enough to pursue Hei Ling’er.
• Ganwu admits that he is not worthy of her yet but vows to become an Undying, then a King, and eventually someone deserving of her.
• To teach him the danger of his recklessness, Fang Yan crushes Ganwu’s body while deliberately preserving his Origin Core. Ganwu experiences genuine fear of death.
• Hei Ling’er intervenes and pleads for Ganwu’s life, revealing that she cares about him despite her usual emotional reserve. Fang Yan releases Ganwu and allows him to recover.
• Fang Yan tells Ganwu to wait for him, then leaves to meet Hei Sisi. Ganwu, humbled by the encounter, chooses to obey rather than react angrily.
• Fang Yan arrives at the central Black Sky Lotus settlement and reunites with Hei Sisi and Hei Miaomiao.
• Inside Hei Sisi’s Black Lotus, the group shares a quiet reunion over flower nectar. Hei Miaomiao complains that Fang Yan’s increasingly dangerous battles against Extreme King-level and Invincible King opponents are beyond her current strength.

Character Developments

• Fang Yan: Demonstrates both overwhelming power and controlled mercy. He disciplines Ganwu without killing him and appears amused by the young man’s determination. His return also shows a close, emotionally complicated connection with Hei Sisi.
• Ganwu: Moves from reckless confidence to humility after Fang Yan nearly kills him. His resolve to improve remains intact, but he now recognizes the vast gap between his current strength and his ambitions.
• Hei Ling’er: Reveals genuine concern for Ganwu by openly begging Fang Yan to spare him. Her usually cool and detached demeanor briefly gives way to panic and emotional vulnerability.
• Hei Sisi: Welcomes Fang Yan quietly, displaying restrained but noticeable emotion. Her gentle interaction with Hei Miaomiao shows her warmth beneath her reserved exterior.
• Hei Miaomiao: Remains energetic and affectionate, but admits that Fang Yan’s current level of danger is becoming too much for her Marquis-level strength.

Significant Themes

• Ambition versus ability: Ganwu’s determination is admirable, but Fang Yan emphasizes that desire alone cannot erase the gap between one’s current power and one’s goals.
• Growth through hardship: Ganwu’s near-death experience forces him to mature and recognize the consequences of reckless behavior.
• Love and sacrifice: Hei Ling’er’s willingness to plead for Ganwu reveals feelings she does not openly express.
• Power and responsibility: Fang Yan uses his overwhelming strength not simply to destroy Ganwu, but to correct and restrain him.
• Reunion and emotional restraint: The quiet meeting between Fang Yan and Hei Sisi conveys a deep but largely unspoken bond.

Character Interactions

• Fang Yan and Ganwu clash over Ganwu’s pursuit of Hei Ling’er, with Fang Yan testing and humiliating him.
• Hei Ling’er intervenes on Ganwu’s behalf, exposing her concern and changing Fang Yan’s perception of their relationship.
• Ganwu’s companions are intimidated into silence by Fang Yan’s authority and power.
• Fang Yan reunites with Hei Sisi, while Hei Miaomiao breaks the tension through her enthusiastic affection and complaints.
• Hei Sisi and Fang Yan share a subdued, emotionally charged exchange, suggesting unresolved or complicated feelings between them.

Chapter Summary: Discipleship Trial

Key Plot Points and Events

• Fang Yan decides that Hei Miaomiao should return to the Black Heaven Secret Realm to focus on cultivation and break through to the King level. Hei Sisi will temporarily follow and serve Fang Yan in her place.
• Hei Sisi agrees on the condition that Hei Miaomiao take responsibility for managing the Black Heaven Secret Realm. Miaomiao happily accepts, not realizing she has been assigned a demanding administrative role.
• Hei Sisi transforms into a powerful Black Lotus Battle Armor and binds herself to Fang Yan. Her armor is more refined, heavier, and more profound than Hei Miaomiao’s version, providing Fang Yan with the strength of a Peak King-level expert.
• After Miaomiao departs to cultivate, Fang Yan turns his attention to Ganwu, who has been waiting outside.
• Impressed by Ganwu’s courage and talent, Fang Yan offers him a chance to become his disciple. He gives Ganwu two Rank Four Gu Worms—Tomb Raider and Burrowing Dragon—along with one hundred auxiliary Gu Worms.
• Ganwu is challenged to create a killing move using these Gu Worms that can defeat a World Lord while crossing realms. He has only five years to succeed.
• Fang Yan instructs Ganwu to seek out Fang Lie in the Flame Ruins Universe Country if he completes the trial. He then leaves for the battlefield.
• Ganwu is initially confused about how to use the Gu Worms and accidentally allows the Burrowing Dragon to pierce his arm. Hei Ling’er quietly corrects him, hinting at a dry sense of humor and perhaps growing interest in his efforts.
• Fang Yan arrives at the battlefield between the Black Rock Race and the Mudvine Tribe, where the Human Race fleet is advancing through a dangerous starfield filled with enormous black rocks.

Character Developments

• Fang Yan: Demonstrates authority, strategic foresight, and an interest in cultivating talented successors. His decision to test Ganwu shows that he sees potential in him, while his use of Hei Sisi as armor further emphasizes his unusual combat methods and command over powerful beings.
• Hei Miaomiao: Shows strong attachment to Fang Yan and reluctance to leave him, but enthusiastically accepts the responsibility of managing the secret realm. She is motivated to cultivate and break through to the King level so she can return.
• Hei Sisi: Reveals a subtle, strategic side by arranging for Miaomiao to manage the secret realm while she accompanies Fang Yan. Her transformation into armor confirms her greater maturity and strength.
• Ganwu: Changes from a confident and somewhat reckless figure into an intensely motivated apprentice candidate. Fang Yan’s challenge overwhelms him at first, but it quickly ignites his ambition and determination.
• Hei Ling’er: Maintains a cool exterior but appears amused by Ganwu’s incompetence and may be developing a more favorable impression of him.

Significant Themes

• Mentorship and trials: Fang Yan does not accept disciples casually; he demands practical proof of talent, creativity, and potential through an extraordinarily difficult five-year challenge.
• Cultivation and responsibility: Advancement requires both personal strength and the ability to shoulder burdens, as shown by Miaomiao’s cultivation assignment and management duties.
• Talent versus experience: Ganwu is asked to achieve in five years what normally takes experts tens of thousands of years, raising questions about whether genius can overcome conventional limits.
• Loyalty and companionship: Miaomiao’s attachment to Fang Yan and Hei Sisi’s desire to remain with him highlight the emotional bonds underlying their master-servant relationships.
• Preparation for larger conflicts: Fang Yan’s recruitment of successors and immediate departure for war suggest that he is preparing for broader struggles involving the Human Race and the restoration of the Gu World.

Character Interactions

• Fang Yan and Hei Miaomiao discuss her return to cultivate, with Fang Yan encouraging her to reach the King level before coming back.
• Hei Miaomiao affectionately praises Hei Sisi, unaware that Sisi has arranged for her to manage the secret realm.
• Fang Yan evaluates and teases Ganwu before offering him discipleship, turning the interaction into a high-stakes test.
• Hei Ling’er watches Ganwu’s first failed attempt with the Gu Worms and mockingly—but helpfully—explains his mistake.
• The chapter ends with Fang Yan entering the Human Race battlefield, shifting the focus from personal cultivation and discipleship to the ongoing war.

Chapter Summary:

Fine Ink King

Key Plot Points and Events

• The Human Race fleet battles the Black Rock Race, but the front advances slowly because the strongest combatants on both sides have not yet entered the fight.
• Fang Yan moves toward an intense battlefield and encounters Fine Ink King, a powerful Black Rock Race warrior.
• Fine Ink King’s appearance closely resembles Mo Yao from the Gu World, startling Fang Yan and reminding him that Bo Qing is absent.
• Fang Yan attacks with the World-Ending Sword, but Fine Ink King possesses an exceptionally fast flying supreme treasure and repeatedly evades his strikes.
• To limit her movements, Fang Yan unleashes Cosmic Wind Haze and then the large-scale immortal killing move Mountain Wind Urges Rain to Life, filling tens of millions of kilometers with countless azure water swords.
• Fine Ink King transforms the sword shadows into black ink swords, creating an impressive ink-wash landscape in the void. However, the enormous number of attacks steadily drains her divine body.
• Forced into a desperate situation, Fine Ink King burns her divine body to increase her power and prepare for escape.
• Fang Yan summons the Spring Autumn Cicada Clone and uses its innate secret technique, Time Reversal, restoring the divine energy Fine Ink King had burned and removing her combat enhancement.
• Fang Yan then combines Time Pause with the World-Ending Sword, successfully striking Fine Ink King and causing serious divine-body damage.
• Fine Ink King attempts to flee using her spatial supreme treasure, but Fang Yan again activates Mountain Wind Urges Rain to Life and follows it with Time Pause, freezing her in place as the chapter ends.

Character Developments

• Fang Yan demonstrates increasing confidence and tactical flexibility. Rather than relying only on direct sword attacks, he uses wide-area suppression, temporal abilities, and his clone to counter Fine Ink King’s speed and escape techniques.
• He remains calm and even appreciative of Fine Ink King’s ink-based technique, briefly commenting that the resulting landscape looks beautiful despite the deadly battle.
• Fang Yan’s ability to reverse divine-body expenditure reveals the overwhelming strategic value of the Spring Autumn Cicada Clone.
• Fine Ink King is established as an extremely dangerous opponent with remarkable speed, evasive ability, and powerful supreme treasures.
• She is resourceful enough to convert Fang Yan’s sword attacks into ink-black blades and an ink-wash landscape, but her confidence collapses when Fang Yan reverses her divine-body burning and repeatedly interrupts her attempts to escape.
• Her resemblance to Mo Yao introduces a possible emotional or narrative connection that may become important later.

Significant Themes

• Power versus tactics: Fang Yan does not defeat Fine Ink King through brute force alone; he combines control, timing, and multiple abilities to neutralize her advantages.
• The danger of escape: Fine Ink King’s speed and teleportation-related treasures make containment as important as offensive power.
• Time as a weapon: Time Reversal and Time Pause completely overturn Fine Ink King’s desperate strategies, showing how temporal abilities can dominate ordinary combat techniques.
• Beauty within destruction: Fine Ink King’s blackened sword trails form an elegant ink landscape, contrasting artistic beauty with the violence of war.
• Identity and resemblance: Fine Ink King’s similarity to Mo Yao raises questions about memory, connection, and whether her appearance has deeper significance.

Character Interactions

• Fang Yan and Fine Ink King engage in a high-speed duel based largely on pursuit and evasion.
• Fang Yan repeatedly attempts to trap or strike her, while Fine Ink King relies on her flying and spatial supreme treasures to escape.
• Fine Ink King’s transformation of Fang Yan’s sword shadows into ink swords turns his attack against him aesthetically, though not strategically.
• Fang Yan’s use of Time Reversal directly undoes Fine Ink King’s divine-body sacrifice, shocking her and shifting the battle decisively in his favor.
• The confrontation ends with Fang Yan freezing Fine Ink King just as she attempts to escape, leaving her fate unresolved.

Chapter Summary: “Frustration”

Key Plot Points and Events

• Fang Yan overwhelms Fine Ink King with tens of millions of water swords, steadily reducing her divine body.
• Fine Ink attempts to burn her divine body for increased power, but Fang Yan uses the Spring Autumn Cicada’s Time Reversal to undo the sacrifice.
• Fang Yan begins enslaving her through the soul technique My Desire Faces the Mirror, Yet the Heart Is in Chaos, piercing her consciousness with silver soul threads and planting submission marks.
• Unable to escape, Fine Ink tries to self-destruct and take Fang Yan with her. Fang Yan again activates Time Reversal, reversing her condition and nullifying the self-destruction.
• Fine Ink’s resistance collapses, and she becomes Fang Yan’s slave. He restores her divine body to full strength.
• Because of her resemblance to Mo Yao from the Gu World, Fang Yan renames Fine Ink King Mo Yao, which she accepts without protest.
• Fang Yan and Mo Yao enter the larger battlefield against the Black Rock Race. Fang Yan uses Cosmic Wind Haze and Mountain Wind Urges Rain to Life to slow, weaken, and slaughter vast numbers of Black Rock warriors.
• The Black Rock Race’s defensive line collapses as the water swords cut through their divine bodies and prevent retreat.
• After absorbing the battlefield’s black aura, Fang Yan discovers a strange, utterly black Dao Mark in his Divine Kingdom. Unlike the existing Water Dao Marks, it appears to be a passage, spreading ink-colored ripples that dye the surrounding sea and clouds black.

Character Developments

• Fang Yan demonstrates complete dominance, combining overwhelming combat power, soul enslavement, and Time Reversal. His victory greatly improves his mood, especially because Fine Ink resembles Mo Yao.
• Fine Ink King shifts from desperate resistance to total submission. Her attempts to burn her divine body and self-destruct are both erased by Fang Yan’s temporal ability. After enslavement, she becomes emotionally vacant and obedient.
• Mo Yao adopts her new name and role without resistance, becoming Fang Yan’s subordinate and accompanying him into battle.
• Hei Sisi questions Fang Yan’s decision not to allow Fine Ink to self-destruct, highlighting the practical and morally ruthless nature of his choice.

Significant Themes

• Powerlessness and frustration: Fine Ink is stripped of every possible escape—flight, sacrifice, and self-destruction—making her defeat psychologically devastating.
• Control and enslavement: Fang Yan’s victory is not merely physical; he conquers Fine Ink’s will and identity.
• Identity and replacement: Renaming Fine Ink “Mo Yao” reflects Fang Yan’s attempt to recreate or possess someone from his past through another person who resembles her.
• Beauty amid destruction: Fang Yan’s sword technique creates a beautiful ink-wash landscape while massacring the Black Rock Race, contrasting artistic splendor with extreme violence.
• Mystery and transformation: The appearance of the black Dao Mark suggests a new development in Fang Yan’s Divine Kingdom and possibly a connection, passage, or power distinct from Water Dao.

Character Interactions

• Fang Yan taunts Fine Ink during her failed attempts to resist, responding coldly to her threats and despair.
• He directly imposes the name “Mo Yao” on her, and she responds with unquestioning obedience.
• Hei Sisi briefly challenges Fang Yan’s method, but he dismisses the concern with humor by asking whether she is jealous.
• Fang Yan and Mo Yao fight together, though their relationship is entirely hierarchical: he leads confidently while she follows silently as his enslaved subordinate.

Chapter Summary: “Stick to the Rules”

Key Plot Points and Events

• Fang Yan abruptly leaves the battlefield after sensing that something unusual has occurred. Mo Yao follows but is told to return first.
• He teleports to the Eastern Sea and observes a black Dao Mark transforming into the shape of a brush. The mark manifests as a rank-six Freehand Immortal Gu, which Fang Yan recognizes from his previous life.
• Returning to his Divine Kingdom, Fang Yan searches for the Gu worms needed to recreate his former killer move, “Stick to the Rules.”
• The move uses Freehand Immortal Gu, White Paper Gu, Black Writing Gu, and other materials to create binding contracts. Anyone who violates a contract is killed if below rank six, while stronger beings gradually become immortal zombies unless they possess a countermeasure.
• Fang Yan returns to the battlefield and witnesses the Black Rock Race’s complete collapse. Human forces are annihilating their enemies rather than merely forcing them to retreat.
• Peng Gong Venerable kills a Black Rock Race Venerable with overwhelming strength, destroying his divine body and preventing him from reviving. Fang Yan becomes interested in the wealth represented by Peng Gong’s powerful treasures.
• Another Black Rock Race Venerable attempts to self-destruct, but three Human Race Venerables suppress the explosion and kill him with minimal damage to the battlefield.
• Human experts continue slaughtering the Black Rock Race’s Venerables and high-level warriors. Even Flame Ruins Lord joins the hunt, attacking Extreme King-level and Invincible King experts.
• Despite the apparent victory, Fang Yan senses something wrong: the Black Rock Lord, the Black Rock Race’s Universe Lord, has not appeared, and the Human Race’s advance is unusually slow.

Character Developments

• Fang Yan gains the Freehand Immortal Gu and recovers a powerful technique from his previous life. His confidence and strategic ambitions grow as he considers using “Stick to the Rules” to bind powerful individuals through contracts.
• He demonstrates caution and sharp battlefield awareness by retreating from the impending self-destruction and recognizing that the battle does not conform to expectations.
• Mo Yao remains loyal and responsive, following Fang Yan but obeying his order to return.
• Peng Gong Venerable is shown to possess overwhelming combat power as a Top Universe Overlord, effortlessly defeating a weaker Venerable.
• The Human Race’s Venerables act with coordination and discipline, suppressing self-destruction attempts and methodically eliminating their enemies.
• The Black Rock Race’s fighters display desperation as their defense collapses, with some attempting to flee or die through self-destruction.

Significant Themes

• Power through preparation and inherited knowledge: Fang Yan’s previous-life memories allow him to recreate a highly effective contract technique.
• Rules as control: The “Stick to the Rules” killer move represents absolute enforcement and the use of contracts as a weapon.
• Total war and extermination: The Human Race is not seeking a temporary victory but the complete destruction of the Black Rock Race.
• Suspicion beneath apparent victory: Fang Yan’s intuition suggests that the battlefield’s easy progress may conceal a larger scheme.
• Restraint versus brutality: The Human Race combines overwhelming violence with precise control, preventing enemies from escaping or turning defeat into mutual destruction.

Character Interactions

• Fang Yan briefly communicates with Mo Yao, dismissing her from the operation while he investigates the strange Dao Mark.
• Fang Yan observes Peng Gong Venerable’s battle and evaluates the power and wealth of a Top Universe Overlord.
• Three Human Race Venerables cooperate to suppress a Black Rock Venerable’s self-destruction.
• The Black Rock Venerables issue threats and attempt desperate resistance, but the coordinated Human forces leave them no opportunity to recover.
• Fang Yan remains separate from the main slaughter, watching the battle and beginning to question why the Black Rock Lord has not intervened.