Chapter Summaries

Chapter Summary: “Blood River’s Reliance!”

Key Plot Points and Events

• Blood River Dao Ancestor’s sudden increase in power is revealed to have come from the Altar Fragment and an Ancestral Land Imperial Edict. Once separated from them, his strength declines sharply.
• Blood River uses the Imperial Edict to halt Hou Ming and orders her to kneel, accept the edict, and obey the Ancestral Land’s command to fight on the battlefield.
• Because the Ancestral Lands represent the highest authority and faith of the Four Great Origin Ancient Lands, nearly every Dao Ancestor present—including those from other ancient lands—kneels in worship. Even the Heavenly Emperor Burial Pit responds with a distant salute.
• Jiang Yun suspects that something is wrong. He secretly probes the edict and discovers that it does not behave like a true Immortal Emperor’s Imperial Edict.
• Jiang Yun challenges Blood River’s claims, arguing that a genuine edict would not need to rely on threats and negotiation. He then directly reaches out and seizes it.
• Although the edict releases terrifying black radiance and attempts to suppress him, Jiang Yun remains unharmed and holds it firmly. He declares that it is a forged Imperial Edict.
• Jiang Yun deduces that the edict came from the Ancestral Land but was written by a powerful figure at the pinnacle of the Fortune Realm—not by a true Immortal Emperor. Therefore, both Blood River and the edict’s creator have committed a grave offense.
• Blood River’s hidden scheme is exposed: he obtained the edict through a meeting with a mysterious young lord, exaggerated Hou Ming’s supposed crimes, and intended to use the false edict to force her submission.
• Just as Blood River is cornered, the edict breaks free from Jiang Yun’s grasp and releases an even greater aura. A furious voice claiming to be the Emperor behind the edict demands to know whether Jiang Yun is courting death.

Character Developments

• Jiang Yun: Demonstrates exceptional perception, courage, and confidence. He dares to investigate an object everyone else treats as sacred, identifies its flaws, physically withstands its power, and exposes Blood River’s deception.
• Blood River Dao Ancestor: His apparent dominance is revealed to be heavily dependent on external objects. Once his deception is uncovered, he becomes frightened and desperate, realizing that forging an Imperial Edict could bring catastrophic punishment.
• Hou Ming: Remains proud and unwilling to kneel despite the edict’s overwhelming authority. She is torn between preserving her dignity and avoiding the potentially fatal consequences of defying the Ancestral Land.
• The other Dao Ancestors: Initially submit completely to the edict’s aura, but Jiang Yun’s actions make some of them question its authenticity and stop worshipping.
• The mysterious young lord: Is revealed indirectly as the powerful but non-Immortal-Emperor figure who created or authorized the false edict.

Significant Themes

• Authority versus authenticity: The chapter questions whether power and aura alone prove legitimacy. The edict feels genuine, but Jiang Yun distinguishes the Ancestral Land’s power from the authority of a true Immortal Emperor.
• Faith and submission: The Dao Ancestors’ instinctive worship reflects their deeply ingrained reverence for the Ancestral Lands and their dependence on higher powers.
• Courage to challenge sacred authority: Jiang Yun refuses to accept appearances and risks offending an Immortal Emperor to uncover the truth.
• Political manipulation and betrayal: Blood River exploits the Ancestral Lands’ authority to humiliate and control Hou Ming, disguising a personal conflict as an official divine command.
• External power and weakness: Blood River’s strength and credibility collapse once he is separated from the objects supporting him.

Character Interactions

• Blood River and Hou Ming: Blood River demands that Hou Ming kneel and accept punishment, while Hou Ming refuses to surrender her dignity or acknowledge his accusations.
• Jiang Yun and Blood River: Jiang Yun repeatedly questions Blood River’s story, exposes the edict as fraudulent, seizes it, and accuses Blood River of committing a heinous crime.
• Jiang Yun and Hou Ming: Jiang Yun implicitly supports Hou Ming by challenging the edict and preventing her from being forced into submission.
• Blood River and the other Dao Ancestors: Blood River initially gains authority because the surrounding Dao Ancestors believe in the edict, but their confidence turns into suspicion once Jiang Yun demonstrates that it can be controlled.
• Jiang Yun and the Imperial Edict: Jiang Yun directly confronts and restrains the edict, provoking the mysterious voice within it and setting up the chapter’s cliffhanger.

Chapter Summary: “The One from the Ancestral Land!”

Key Plot Points and Events

• A young, imperial voice emerges from the Supreme Ancestral Land and condemns Jiang Yun for challenging its authority. The Underworld and Ancient Origin Lands’ Dao Ancestors immediately recognize the speaker as an extraordinary figure and prostrate themselves before him.
• The young lord claims that several Immortal Emperors have confirmed he is about to break through. Though not yet a true Immortal Emperor, he argues that his imminent breakthrough gives him the right to call himself “this emperor.”
• Jiang Yun sees through the young lord’s current cultivation and refuses to be intimidated, though he and Hou Ming remain gravely cautious about the threat he represents.
• The young lord launches a devastating Thunder Grand Dao attack across the Sacrificial Sea and spacetime. The strike destroys countless worlds, affects the Reincarnation Roads, and overwhelms the Ancient Underworld with power far beyond that of ordinary Dao Ancestors.
• Jiang Yun blocks the attack with his newly fused Reincarnation Dao Flame, formed from the integration of millions of bloodlines, Daos, arts, and techniques. He remains completely unharmed, shocking every watching Dao Ancestor and awakening ancient beings throughout the Underworld.
• Impressed by Jiang Yun’s strength, the young lord offers him an Imperial Edict and promises to arrange his entry into the Ancestral Land as a subordinate and battle companion.
• Jiang Yun rejects the offer, mockingly declaring that if anyone is to become a subordinate, it should be the young lord. The two exchange insults, with the young lord comparing Jiang Yun to an insignificant firefly and himself to the sun.
• The young lord reveals that he was deliberately created by the Ancestral Land during the current Sacrificial Era to hunt the Desolate Emperor. A projection of his life shows that black, strange energy was poured into him at birth, granting him exceptional fortune and enabling him to break every cultivation record and reach his current realm within a single Sacrificial Era.
• His revelation shocks the Four Great Origin Ancient Lands, Heaven, and even several Immortal Emperors, who recognize him as a being capable of rivaling the Desolate Emperor.
• Jiang Yun finally reveals that he, too, was born in the current Sacrificial Era—and has cultivated for only three hundred thousand years—directly challenging the young lord’s claim to be the era’s sole favored genius.

Character Developments

• Jiang Yun: Demonstrates immense confidence and composure by withstanding the young lord’s cross-realm attack. His fused powers have advanced to a level that astonishes even ancient Dao Ancestors. He refuses to submit despite recognizing the young lord as a potentially future Immortal Emperor. His possession of the Stone Jar further strengthens his courage.
• The Young Lord of the Ancestral Land: Is established as an arrogant, extraordinarily gifted prodigy personally nurtured by the Ancestral Land. He has immense pride, regards outsiders as insignificant, and believes himself destined to defeat the Desolate Emperor. Despite his arrogance, he recognizes Jiang Yun’s strength and attempts to recruit him.
• Hou Ming: Remains beside Jiang Yun during the confrontation and is protected by her Hell Netherflame when the shockwaves spread through the Underworld.
• Blood River: Becomes increasingly jealous and resentful. He had hoped to serve the young lord and enter the Ancestral Land, but was treated dismissively, making Jiang Yun’s special recruitment offer especially painful to him.
• The Dao Ancestors: Their attitudes reveal their subservience to the Ancestral Land. They envy Jiang Yun’s opportunity and are overwhelmed by the young lord’s talent, viewing him as nearly equal to the Desolate Emperor.
• Willow God and the Desolate Emperor: Remain focused on their own battles and show no visible reaction to the young lord’s declaration, emphasizing their supreme confidence and detachment.

Significant Themes

• Pride versus true strength: The confrontation centers on whether status, origin, or destiny determines superiority. The young lord relies on the Ancestral Land’s backing, while Jiang Yun insists that only actual combat can establish who is superior.
• Predestination and cultivation: The young lord is portrayed as a manufactured “child of destiny,” deliberately created and empowered by the Ancestral Land. Jiang Yun’s rise, by contrast, appears self-made, making his achievement in only three hundred thousand years especially significant.
• Hierarchy and subservience: The Ancient Origin Lands and their Dao Ancestors are revealed to be servants or tools of the Ancestral Land, despite ruling their own territories. Entry into the Ancestral Land represents the ultimate status and opportunity.
• The limits of realm boundaries: Although the young lord is not yet an Immortal Emperor, his power far exceeds that of ordinary Dao Ancestors. The chapter stresses that a single step toward the Immortal Emperor realm can create an overwhelming difference.
• Rivalry between chosen champions: The young lord is meant to oppose the Desolate Emperor, while Jiang Yun emerges as another extraordinary figure born in the same era. This sets up a larger conflict among multiple era-defining geniuses.

Character Interactions

• Jiang Yun and the young lord: Engage in a battle of both power and words. After Jiang Yun blocks the Thunder Grand Dao, the young lord tries to recruit him; Jiang Yun rejects him and reverses the hierarchy, provoking the young lord’s contempt.
• Jiang Yun and Hou Ming: Stand together against the attack, with Jiang Yun shielding the situation through his own strength while Hou Ming’s Hell Netherflame automatically protects her.
• Blood River and the young lord: Their relationship is unequal and humiliating. Blood River longs to serve him, but the young lord treats him as a disposable tool, intensifying Blood River’s hatred toward Jiang Yun.
• The young lord and the Dao Ancestors: The Dao Ancestors respond with fear, reverence, and envy, treating him almost as an Immortal Emperor because of his imminent breakthrough and Ancestral Land backing.
• Jiang Yun and the wider powers: By declaring that he was also born in the current Sacrificial Era and has cultivated for only three hundred thousand years, Jiang Yun positions himself as a direct rival to the Ancestral Land’s chosen champion.

Chapter Summary: “Confrontation!”

Key Plot Points and Events

• Jiang Yun, known as Dao Origin, reveals that he cultivated for only slightly more than 300,000 years before reaching the Peak Dao Ancestor realm and acquiring combat power comparable to the strongest Dao Ancestors in history.
• This revelation shocks All Ages, Heaven, the Four Great Origin Ancient Lands, the Soul River, and the Ancestral Land. Many compare him to the legendary Desolate Emperor, who had previously established the greatest cultivation myths.
• The young lord of the Ancestral Land is especially disturbed. He had believed himself to be the ultimate prodigy, specially created to counter the Desolate Emperor after cultivating for nearly an entire Sacrificial Era.
• Jiang Yun criticizes the young lord for constantly defining himself through the Desolate Emperor. He argues that a true Immortal Emperor must forge an independent, invincible path rather than measure himself against another.
• A mysterious supreme figure from the Ancestral Land approves of the young lord treating Jiang Yun as a “whetstone.” Encouraged, the young lord announces his name—Di Yi, meaning “first”—and declares that he will personally descend to the Ancient Underworld to either kill Jiang Yun or subdue him.
• Di Yi’s declaration causes turmoil throughout the cultivation world. Many Dao Ancestors believe he will inevitably defeat Jiang Yun because he was nurtured by the Ancestral Land and likely received guidance from Immortal Emperors.
• Jiang Yun remains completely calm, confident that his fusion of countless bloodlines, scriptures, techniques, and methods has made him virtually invincible within the Dao Ancestor Realm. He suspects Di Yi may be an “Ancestor seed” cultivated by the Ancestral Land.
• Jiang Yun and Hou Ming then turn their attention to the Blood River Dao Ancestor, who had previously plotted against them and pledged allegiance to Di Yi.
• The Blood River attempts to flee, but Jiang Yun secretly freezes space and prevents his escape. Hou Ming suppresses him without interference from the other Underworld Dao Ancestors, whom she warns not to intervene.
• Jiang Yun places restrictions on the Blood River and orders that he be imprisoned in Hou Ming’s dojo for ten thousand years, where he must help restore it. Hou Ming seals him completely and takes him away.
• The chapter ends with the Dao Ancestors of the various Origin Ancient Lands debating whether to emerge and welcome Di Yi, hoping to gain his favor and possibly enter the Ancestral Land.

Character Developments

• Jiang Yun/Dao Origin: His reputation rises dramatically after revealing his unprecedented cultivation speed and strength. He displays confidence, calmness, and an increasingly invincible mindset. He also demonstrates strategic control by trapping the Blood River and treating him as a subordinate laborer rather than simply killing him.
• Di Yi, the young lord: His composure breaks when he learns how quickly Jiang Yun advanced. His insecurity and obsession with surpassing the Desolate Emperor become evident, but he regains confidence after receiving approval from the mysterious Ancestral Land figure. He openly embraces Jiang Yun as a rival and stepping stone.
• Hou Ming: She shows overwhelming power and authority by personally suppressing the Blood River. Her growing partnership with Jiang Yun makes the two appear capable of dominating the Underworld together.
• Blood River Dao Ancestor: He shifts from arrogance and scheming to fear and desperation. After discovering that neither Di Yi’s protection nor his Underworld connections can save him, he is reduced to a powerless prisoner.
• The other Dao Ancestors: They are stunned by Jiang Yun’s achievements and increasingly cautious around him and Hou Ming. Their reactions also reveal opportunism, as many begin considering how to benefit from Di Yi’s future arrival.

Significant Themes

• True invincibility versus comparison: Jiang Yun argues that genuine Immortal Emperors must establish their own Dao rather than define themselves by rivalry with someone else.
• Talent and cultivation speed: Jiang Yun’s rise challenges the established limits of cultivation and makes even the Ancestral Land’s supposedly unsurpassable prodigy seem less unique.
• Nature versus nurture: The chapter contrasts Jiang Yun’s self-created path with Di Yi’s status as a being deliberately cultivated by the Ancestral Land.
• Power and political influence: Jiang Yun and Hou Ming’s strength is beginning to shift the balance of power in the Underworld, causing other forces to reconsider their alliances.
• Arrogance and humiliation: The Blood River’s punishment reverses his earlier scheming and arrogance, while Di Yi’s grand declaration sets up a future confrontation.
• Uncertainty about destiny: Although many believe Di Yi is destined to become an Immortal Emperor, Jiang Yun’s existence proves that established “limits” and predictions can be broken.

Important Character Interactions

• Jiang Yun and Di Yi: Their verbal confrontation establishes them as future rivals. Jiang Yun challenges Di Yi’s dependence on the Desolate Emperor, while Di Yi vows to descend and defeat or subjugate him.
• Jiang Yun and Hou Ming: They act in close coordination against the Blood River. Their alliance appears increasingly powerful, with Hou Ming handling the suppression and Jiang Yun imposing the final restrictions.
• Hou Ming and the Blood River: Hou Ming directly confronts and dominates him, ignoring his appeals to their shared Underworld lineage and imprisoning him in her dojo.
• Di Yi and the mysterious Ancestral Land figure: The figure validates Di Yi’s desire for battle, but also implicitly treats Jiang Yun as a useful trial rather than an immediate threat.
• The Dao Ancestors and the emerging conflict: The surrounding powers observe Jiang Yun, Hou Ming, and Di Yi while calculating whom to support, foreshadowing a major struggle centered on the Ancient Underworld.

Chapter Summary: “Descent!”

Key Plot Points and Events

• At Hou Ming’s Dao Field in the Ancient Underworld Source, Blood River Dao Ancestor remains imprisoned in Grand Dao chains and repeatedly burned by separated strands of Hou Ming’s Hell Netherflame.
• His humiliation is intensified by being confined beside Long Qilin, Dao Origin’s former mount. Blood River cannot understand Long Qilin’s obedient behavior and regrets provoking Jiang Yun, though he still hopes Di Yi will arrive and defeat Dao Origin.
• Hou Ming warns Jiang Yun that Di Yi’s mastery of the Thunder Grand Dao is extraordinary—even greater than that of a powerful Thunder Dao Ancestor she fought in the past.
• Jiang Yun remains confident that Di Yi cannot defeat him. He believes his own strength, along with the Stone Jar, Broken Emperor Sword, and Reincarnation Dao Flame, gives him decisive advantages.
• In a private Chaos Small World, Hou Ming promises to stand beside Jiang Yun even if the Underworld collapses and they must leave it. Jiang Yun is deeply moved and silently commits himself to her in return.
• News of the coming battle spreads throughout All Heavens, the Four Great Origin Ancient Lands, Heaven, All Ages, and the Sacrificial Sea. Dao Ancestors, Immortal Emperors, and other powerful beings begin observing or preparing for the conflict.
• Different factions interpret the battle differently: some fear the Weird Lineage’s growing power, while others hope the internal conflict will damage either Jiang Yun or Di Yi’s Dao heart and prevent future advancement.
• The impending clash destabilizes the River of Ages. Worlds in the Sacrificial Sea are destroyed by the battle’s forming pressure, and destructive illusory beings appear as omens.
• The Calamity Plateau reveals itself above the River of Ages, after which Di Yi finally descends. He radiates both sacred and weird powers, freezes and reverses parts of the River of Ages, and throws the past, present, and future into disorder.
• Overwhelmed by Di Yi’s presence and convinced of his superiority, numerous Dao Ancestors rush to the Sacrificial Sea to welcome him and offer their allegiance.

Character Developments

• Jiang Yun/Dao Origin: Displays absolute confidence in his ability to defeat Di Yi and reveals ambitions far beyond becoming an Immortal Emperor. He aims to reach Sacrificial Dao and beyond, destroy the Weird Lineage, break through the Calamity Plateau, and change history.
• Hou Ming: Moves from concern to open commitment. Her promise to accompany Jiang Yun through catastrophe shows deep loyalty and emotional attachment, despite her normally cold and detached demeanor.
• Blood River Dao Ancestor: Suffers both physical torment and profound humiliation. His regret grows, but he clings to the hope that Di Yi will reverse his situation.
• Long Qilin: His docile conduct continues to demonstrate the overwhelming fear and respect Jiang Yun’s power has inspired in him.
• Di Yi: Makes a dramatic entrance that validates his arrogance. Though not an Immortal Emperor, his command of time, thunder, sacred power, and weirdness gives him an almost Immortal Emperor-like presence.
• Other Dao Ancestors: Their reactions expose their differing loyalties and beliefs—some fear the Weird Lineage, some hope for its internal collapse, while others blindly worship the Ancestral Land and seek to serve Di Yi.

Significant Themes

• Power and hierarchy: The chapter emphasizes the enormous gap between ordinary Dao Ancestors and beings such as Jiang Yun and Di Yi.
• Humiliation versus death: Blood River’s imprisonment shows that loss of status and dignity can be more painful than physical suffering.
• Loyalty amid catastrophe: Hou Ming’s vow highlights the importance of personal bonds in contrast to the political maneuvering of the wider world.
• Faith and submission: Many Dao Ancestors’ willingness to serve Di Yi reflects the Ancestral Land’s deep psychological and spiritual influence over the Weird Lineage.
• Destiny versus self-determination: Di Yi is presented as the Ancestral Land’s chosen “child of destiny,” while Jiang Yun seeks to surpass predetermined history and reshape the future himself.
• Consequences of defeat: The belief that a shattered Dao heart prevents advancement into the Immortal Emperor Realm raises the stakes of the coming battle beyond simple victory or death.
• Cosmic-scale conflict: The instability of the River of Ages and destruction of worlds suggest that the confrontation may exceed the limits of the Dao Ancestor Realm and affect all existence.

Important Character Interactions

• Jiang Yun and Hou Ming: Hou Ming warns him about Di Yi’s Thunder Grand Dao; Jiang Yun reassures her. Their private exchange culminates in her promise to remain at his side, strengthening their mutual trust.
• Blood River and Long Qilin: Their forced proximity creates a deliberate contrast between Blood River’s humiliation and Long Qilin’s submission, deepening Blood River’s resentment.
• Jiang Yun and Blood River: Although Blood River’s suffering is connected to Jiang Yun’s actions, Jiang Yun ignores his thoughts and remains focused on the coming battle.
• Di Yi and the Dao Ancestors: Di Yi’s arrival inspires awe and immediate submission, with many Dao Ancestors treating him as an already-established supreme ruler.
• The factions of All Heavens: Their varied responses to the battle reveal competing attitudes toward the Weird Lineage, the Ancestral Land, and the possibility of Jiang Yun or Di Yi reaching the Immortal Emperor Realm.

Chapter Summary: “Ancestral Land Creatures!”

Key Plot Points and Events

• A tremendous disturbance erupts in the Sacrificial Sea when a mysterious radiance—both brilliant and dark—descends from the Ancestral Land. Its arrival causes the Sea, countless worlds, and the laws of the surrounding realms to surge violently.
• The Dao Ancestors of the Four Great Origin Ancient Lands assume that the supreme young lord Di Yi has arrived. They kneel, perform grand rites, and declare their willingness to serve him.
• The Immortal Emperors in Heaven recognize that the arrival is likely only a probe intended to test the strength of the outside world, so they refrain from acting.
• In Hou Ming’s Dao Field, Jiang Yun and Hou Ming remain calm. Long Qilin, however, senses a powerful beastly aura and becomes eager for battle.
• Jiang Yun reveals that the newcomer is not Di Yi, but Di Yi’s mount. He attacks with a single finger from the Ancient Underworld.
• The attack destroys the radiance and overwhelms the creature’s Thunder Grand Dao, shocking the observers who believed Di Yi had arrived.
• The creature emerges as a bizarre nine-bodied Heaven and Earth Beast, possessing the forms of an Ancestral Dragon, Phoenix, Qilin, White Tiger, Black Tortoise, Vermilion Bird, Bull Python, Demon Whale, and Golden Lion, all sharing one head. Its eyes embody destructive killing intent and auspicious energy.
• The truth spreads: the Ancient Origin Dao Ancestors had worshipped a mount rather than Di Yi himself. Heaven and All Ages mock them mercilessly, turning their mistake into a humiliating spectacle.
• The Heaven and Earth Beast defends the worship, claiming that honoring him is effectively honoring his master, but the Ancient Origin Dao Ancestors remain unable to respond without further embarrassment.
• The beast detects Long Qilin in the Ancient Underworld, setting up a contest between two powerful Dao Ancestor-level creatures.
• Jiang Yun permits Long Qilin to fight and bring back the beast’s corpse. However, the Heaven and Earth Beast postpones the battle because Di Yi’s true purpose must first be fulfilled.
• The Heaven and Earth Beast explains that Di Yi sent him ahead with ten battle servants. They will challenge the young geniuses of Heaven and All Ages. If none can defeat all ten at the same level, Di Yi will deem the outside world unworthy and may not descend personally.

Character Developments and Interactions

• Jiang Yun demonstrates overwhelming confidence and strength by casually defeating Di Yi’s mount with one finger. He also shows sharp insight, immediately recognizing that the descending creature is not Di Yi.
• Long Qilin displays a strong instinctive rivalry with the Heaven and Earth Beast. His beastly pride and battle hunger awaken, but he still seeks Jiang Yun’s permission before acting, showing obedience and loyalty.
• The Heaven and Earth Beast is revealed to be an extremely powerful Dao Ancestor-level creature with Heaven-Piercing Fortune. Though proud and irritated by the mockery, he remains completely loyal to Di Yi and follows his orders.
• Di Yi does not appear directly, but his overwhelming reputation shapes everyone’s reactions. His mount alone is powerful enough to cause Dao Ancestors to worship, while his cautious strategy reveals that he intends to test the lower realm before personally intervening.
• The Dao Ancestors of the Four Great Origin Ancient Lands suffer a major loss of dignity. Their reverence toward Di Yi becomes foolishness when they realize they bowed to a beast, and their humiliation is intensified by the laughter of Heaven and All Ages.
• The Immortal Emperors remain observant and cautious. Their decision not to attack reflects their awareness that the arrival may be a deliberate test or trap.

Significant Themes

• Power and true perception: Superficial impressions mislead even powerful Dao Ancestors; Jiang Yun and a few exceptionally perceptive figures can distinguish the mount from its master.
• Humiliation and arrogance: The Ancient Origin Dao Ancestors’ blind worship exposes their excessive reverence for the Ancestral Land and turns their pride into public disgrace.
• Testing and qualification: Di Yi treats the outside world as a realm that must prove its worth before receiving his attention, establishing a survival-of-the-strongest challenge.
• Beastly identity and rivalry: The encounter between Long Qilin and the Heaven and Earth Beast frames strength among beasts as a matter of pride, destiny, and supremacy.
• Loyalty and hierarchy: The Heaven and Earth Beast’s refusal to act without Di Yi’s permission emphasizes the strict hierarchy and control within the Ancestral Land.
• The hidden threat of the Ancestral Land: Even a mount and ten battle servants represent a terrifying force, suggesting that Di Yi’s true descent could radically alter the balance of All Heavens.

Chapter Summary: “Battle Servants!”

Key Plot Points and Events

• Di Yi, the young lord of the Ancestral Land, still refuses to personally enter the Sacrificial Sea. Instead, he sends the Heaven and Earth Beast and his ten battle servants to assess the strength of Heaven and All Ages.
• The Heaven and Earth Beast explains that Di Yi considers himself the pinnacle of the Dao Ancestor Realm and suspects that Dao Origin may be part of a trap organized by Immortal Emperors.
• A passage from the Ancestral Land opens, releasing ten terrifying prodigies into the Sacrificial Sea. Their arrival damages the passage and creates a black Abyss filled with strange, chaotic energy.
• The ten battle servants vary in cultivation, ranging from below the Supreme Realm to the level of Apex Dao Ancestors. Despite their differing realms, each possesses extraordinary talent and combat ability.
• The beings openly provoke Heaven and All Ages, claiming that their ancestors were defeated and blood-sacrificed by the Ancestral Land. Their insults nearly provoke immediate conflict, but the protection of the Ancestral Land prevents the Dao Ancestors from attacking them directly.
• After discussion, a Bloodied Immortal Emperor issues an Imperial Edict permitting Heaven and All Ages to fight the battle servants. The purpose is not merely revenge, but to assess the strength of the Ancestral Land’s younger generation before the future great war.
• Primordial Beginning Dao Ancestor and the Heaven and Earth Beast establish an Evolution Dao Field. The battlefield prevents interference from beings of higher realms and ensures that the contest remains relatively fair.
• The youngest Ancestral Land prodigy, who has cultivated for only five hundred years and is approaching the Supreme Realm, volunteers to fight first.
• Heaven and All Ages struggle to find a suitable opponent. Eventually, a young man who has cultivated for nearly a thousand years and is also nearing the Supreme Realm volunteers to battle him. His appearance surprises those familiar with his identity, setting up the first confrontation.

Character Developments

• Di Yi is revealed to be more calculating than his arrogant behavior suggests. Though he boasts constantly and looks down on all other beings, his refusal to descend personally shows caution and strategic awareness.
• The Heaven and Earth Beast acts as Di Yi’s spokesman and strongly reflects his master’s arrogance. It repeatedly humiliates Heaven and All Ages while establishing the terms of battle.
• The ten battle servants are presented as exceptionally gifted young fighters. Their status as servants emphasizes the terrifying depth of Di Yi’s power and suggests that the Ancestral Land contains even more prodigies who have not joined him.
• Jiang Yun maintains a detached, analytical perspective. He recognizes the danger posed by the battle servants but believes they are still inferior to himself, the Desolate Emperor, and Ye Fan at the same realm. He also sees Di Yi as careful and intelligent rather than merely foolishly arrogant.
• Primordial Beginning Dao Ancestor takes responsibility for managing the crisis and becomes increasingly impatient when Heaven cannot immediately produce a challenger.
• The young Heaven fighter demonstrates courage and confidence by volunteering despite the opponent’s extraordinary talent. His identity appears to be significant, since his appearance shocks those who know him.

Significant Themes

• Arrogance versus caution: Di Yi presents himself as invincible, but his refusal to personally descend reveals that true power is accompanied by careful calculation.
• The importance of future generations: The battle serves as a preview of the coming war. Both sides recognize that these young prodigies may become the main forces in future conflicts.
• Inherited conflict and historical trauma: The battle servants use the past defeats and blood sacrifices of Heaven and All Ages as weapons of humiliation, showing how ancient history continues to shape present hostility.
• Talent and cultivation speed: The five-hundred-year-old prodigy illustrates the astonishing standards of the Ancestral Land and raises questions about whether Heaven possesses comparable young geniuses.
• Fairness amid overwhelming power: The Evolution Dao Field is created to prevent higher-level beings from interfering, reflecting both sides’ fear that powerful figures might destroy promising young fighters before they can reveal their true potential.
• Strategic information gathering: Heaven agrees to the battle partly to measure its future enemies. The conflict is therefore both a duel and a military assessment.

Character Interactions

• The Heaven and Earth Beast repeatedly challenges and insults the Dao Ancestors of Heaven and All Ages, portraying them as descendants of defeated prisoners.
• The Dao Ancestors debate whether to answer the challenge, worried that sending their own young prodigies into battle could result in unnecessary losses.
• Jiang Yun observes these developments and interprets the motives of both sides, particularly Di Yi’s cautious strategy and Heaven’s decision to use the battle as reconnaissance.
• Primordial Beginning Dao Ancestor cooperates with the Heaven and Earth Beast to establish the Evolution Dao Field, creating an uneasy but necessary collaboration.
• The youngest battle servant directly challenges Heaven’s younger generation, prompting a volunteer from Heaven to step forward.
• The chapter ends as the Heaven fighter enters the battlefield, with the identities and reputations of both contestants creating strong anticipation for the first duel.

Chapter Summary: “A Full-Scale Showdown!”

Key Plot Points and Events

• Xiang Wentian, once regarded as one of Heaven’s greatest young geniuses, reveals that his apparent cultivation failure was an act. He has secretly recovered and stands on the verge of the Supreme Realm.
• He volunteers to fight an unidentified battle servant from the Ancestral Land, hoping to test the enemy’s strength and defend Heaven’s honor.
• Despite displaying overwhelming blood and vitality comparable to a newly ascended Supreme, Xiang Wentian is brutally defeated within a few dozen exchanges. His opponent tears off half his body, swallows the remains, and later destroys both his body and Primordial Spirit.
• The victorious battle servant reveals that he has cultivated for only five hundred years and ranks outside the Ancestral Land’s top hundred. He credits Lord Di Yi’s guidance and suitable techniques for his rapid rise, shocking Heaven’s younger generation.
• A three-thousand-year-old Supreme from the Ancestral Land enters the battlefield and challenges Heaven and All Ages. An old, seemingly feeble man from All Ages accepts.
• The old man is revealed to be a former supreme genius who disappeared after entering a Life Forbidden Zone. He survived by containing a mysterious halo or imprint within his body, apparently nurturing it at the cost of his own strength.
• After a fierce battle, the old man deliberately allows the enemy to approach and unleashes the halo, an attack equivalent to True Immortal power. The strike cleaves the battle servant in two.
• The battle servant’s Primordial Spirit survives, and he later reappears, admitting defeat but warning that the old man could not use the same method successfully a second time.
• The revelation that the old man was once the number-one genius of his era, while his opponent ranked only among the Ancestral Land’s top ten, further highlights the enormous disparity between the two worlds.
• Three even stronger battle servants then enter the field: one Half-step True Immortal, one True Immortal, and one Quasi-Immortal King. They announce that Lord Di Yi has grown impatient with individual fights and ordered simultaneous three-on-three battles.

Character Developments

• Xiang Wentian: Reemerges as a hidden powerhouse and displays immense confidence and fighting spirit, but his defeat exposes the limits of Heaven’s current younger generation. His death becomes a major psychological blow to his allies.
• The first battle servant: Establishes himself as savage, arrogant, and extraordinarily powerful. Though not even among the Ancestral Land’s top hundred, he effortlessly defeats Xiang Wentian, demonstrating the effectiveness of Di Yi’s guidance.
• The old Supreme from All Ages: Initially appears weak and decrepit, but is revealed to possess exceptional courage and a devastating forbidden technique. His years of suffering in the Life Forbidden Zone have transformed him into a dangerous trump card.
• Lord Di Yi: Though he never appears directly, his influence dominates the chapter. His ability to recognize talent, provide cultivation methods, and command powerful battle servants suggests an enormous gap in both insight and authority.
• Jiang Yun: Observes and analyzes the battles, correctly inferring that Di Yi’s training and the old man’s forbidden-zone experience are central to the fighters’ power.

Significant Themes

• The disparity between worlds: Heaven and All Ages’ greatest young genius is easily killed by an opponent considered mediocre by Ancestral Land standards.
• Cultivation and guidance: Natural talent alone is insufficient; proper techniques and powerful mentorship can radically transform a cultivator’s potential.
• Hidden strength and deception: Xiang Wentian concealed his recovery, while the old man’s weak appearance masked an extremely dangerous ability.
• Sacrifice and endurance: The old man endured continuous torment and weakened himself to contain the Life Forbidden Zone’s power, turning his suffering into a weapon.
• Pride versus reality: The confidence of Heaven’s geniuses is shattered as their assumptions about their own superiority collapse.
• Escalation of conflict: The contest rapidly expands from individual duels to battles involving True Immortals and a Quasi-Immortal King, signaling that the confrontation is becoming a full-scale war.

Character Interactions

• Xiang Wentian formally identifies himself and challenges the unknown battle servant, but the latter treats him as prey rather than a respected rival.
• The battle servant’s contemptuous remarks after Xiang Wentian’s death deepen the humiliation suffered by Heaven’s side.
• The old Supreme accepts the Ancestral Land challenger’s provocation despite his unimpressive appearance, creating a stark contrast between the enemy’s arrogance and his own quiet resolve.
• The Heaven and Earth Beast recognizes the old man’s forbidden technique and openly acknowledges that his battle servant lost fairly.
• The surviving battle servant respects the old man’s victory while warning that he will adapt if they fight again.
• The arrival of the three higher-level battle servants, acting under Di Yi’s orders, signals that the enemy no longer considers ordinary one-on-one duels worthwhile.

Chapter Summary: Immortal Dao Competes in Brilliance!

Key Plot Points and Events

Three powerful battle servants from the Ancestral Land emerge to challenge Heaven and All Ages. Though they appear elderly, middle-aged, and young, all are over ten thousand years old and possess terrifying strength. Their identities include:

• A fifteen-thousand-year-old Half-step True Immortal, ranked fifth among his generation.
• A middle-aged True Immortal with a brutal Dao Fruit formed from the bones of defeated enemies.
• An elderly Quasi-Immortal King with eighteen arms, scaled features, nine strands of Immortal Qi, and extraordinary natural resonance with the Dao.
  The battle servants propose a fair arrangement: three paired deathmatches, with no outside interference. They display overwhelming confidence, even offering to fight multiple opponents simultaneously. The elderly Quasi-Immortal King reveals that the six battle servants connected to Lord Di Yi are all first-ranked prodigies of their respective generations, each supposedly more brilliant than the last.
  Their arrogance causes the younger generation of Heaven and All Ages to hesitate. To restore their courage, Primordial Beginning Dao Ancestor offers generous rewards: any victor may become the disciple of a Dao Ancestor and receive a Grand Dao inheritance, while the families of those who die will be protected and compensated.
  Three challengers eventually step forward:

1. True Lord Scarlet Flame, a thirty-thousand-year-old Half-step True Immortal and direct descendant of a Dao Ancestor, volunteers to fight the youngest battle servant.
2. Man, an independent True Immortal who has cultivated for only one million years and is close to becoming a Quasi-Immortal King, challenges the middle-aged True Immortal. His only request is the opportunity to meet the Desolate Emperor if he wins.
3. Wan Chen, Primordial Beginning Dao Ancestor’s disciple, is selected as the third challenger against the elderly Quasi-Immortal King. Wan Chen resembles the former Myriad Stars Immortal King, though Jiang Yun recognizes that he is a different person, possibly a relative.
   The chapter ends as all three deathmatches begin simultaneously within the Evolution Dao Field.

Character Developments

• Jiang Yun remains observant and analytical. He recognizes the immense power of the Ancestral Land’s prodigies but remains skeptical of their claims to superiority, noting that being first among one’s generation does not guarantee supremacy at higher realms.
• Primordial Beginning Dao Ancestor shifts from observation to active intervention. Angered by the intimidation caused by the battle servants, he offers major incentives and ultimately sends his own disciple, Wan Chen, into battle.
• True Lord Scarlet Flame demonstrates courage and responsibility by accepting a life-or-death challenge despite opposition from his patriarch. His participation reflects his willingness to temper his Flame Grand Dao through combat.
• Man is revealed as an exceptionally talented independent cultivator. His admiration for the Desolate Emperor shows that his ambitions are driven less by sect affiliation than by reverence for the ultimate legends of cultivation.
• Wan Chen is introduced as a powerful and significant figure whose resemblance to Myriad Stars creates uncertainty and anticipation. Primordial Beginning Dao Ancestor entrusts him with protecting his elder brother’s reputation.
• The three Ancestral Land battle servants are characterized as proud, disciplined, and overwhelmingly confident, especially the elderly Quasi-Immortal King, who openly underestimates his opponents.

Significant Themes

• Clash between cultivation environments: The chapter contrasts Heaven and All Ages with the Ancestral Land, revealing how extraordinary the latter’s prodigies are. A fifteen-thousand-year-old Half-step True Immortal is only fifth among his peers, suggesting a terrifying concentration of talent.
• Generational brilliance versus ultimate strength: The narrative questions whether being the strongest of one’s generation truly matters once one enters higher realms. Jiang Yun emphasizes that even former generation-defining geniuses can differ greatly after becoming Dao Ancestors.
• Courage and the necessity of battle: The younger generation must overcome fear and willingly face death if they wish to reach the highest realms. Primordial Beginning Dao Ancestor’s rewards are intended to encourage genuine courage rather than passive admiration.
• Loyalty and submission to greatness: The fact that several top prodigies willingly serve Lord Di Yi suggests that his power far surpasses theirs. They are presented as “fireflies” compared with his “sun.”
• Legacy and worship of legends: Man’s sole demand—to meet the Desolate Emperor—shows the influence of legendary figures on later generations and highlights the Desolate Emperor’s near-mythical status.
• Fairness amid deadly conflict: Despite the extreme stakes, both sides agree to formal rules and paired deathmatches, suggesting that true experts value direct competition over schemes.

Character Interactions

• The battle servants challenge Heaven and All Ages collectively, provoking fear and hesitation among the younger cultivators.
• The elderly Quasi-Immortal King deliberately taunts his opponents by offering to fight two at once and declaring that all six of Di Yi’s servants are unrivaled in their generations.
• Primordial Beginning Dao Ancestor counters their intimidation by publicly offering rewards and promising support for the families of fallen warriors.
• Scarlet Flame receives tacit approval from his patriarch and the Dao Ancestor of his lineage before entering battle.
• Man negotiates directly with Primordial Beginning Dao Ancestor, who promises him a meeting with the Desolate Emperor if he wins.
• Primordial Beginning Dao Ancestor personally commands Wan Chen to fight and reminds him not to damage the reputation of his elder brother.
• Jiang Yun observes Wan Chen’s resemblance to Myriad Stars but determines that the two are not the same person.
  The chapter concludes with the three battles beginning, setting up a major test between the most brilliant combatants of Heaven, All Ages, and the Ancestral Land.

Summary: “Three Matches, Two Defeats”

Key Plot Points and Events

• Within the Dao Ancestors’ Dao field, three prodigies from Heaven and All Ages battle three war servants from Di Yi’s Ancestral Land of Calamity Plateau.
• Blazing Fire True Lord fights a half-step True Immortal war servant. His Heavenly Fire evolves toward Chaos Flame, but his opponent’s black mist completely neutralizes it.
• The war servant recognizes similarities between Blazing Fire’s bloodline and that of a powerful flame cultivator he once defeated and devoured. He claims that killing this predecessor helped him reach the top three of his generation and that consuming Blazing Fire could further his own advancement.
• Blazing Fire burns his Origin and Dao Fruit in desperation, but the black mist devours his arm, body, and Primordial Spirit. The Flame Dao Ancestor attempts to intervene, but the Heaven and Earth Beast blocks him.
• Blazing Fire True Lord is completely annihilated, giving Di Yi’s war servant a decisive victory.
• On another battlefield, Quasi-Immortal King Wan Chen, descendant of Qilin Ancestor Blood and younger brother of the famed Myriad Stars Immortal King, fights an eighteen-armed Quasi-Immortal King war servant.
• Wan Chen’s nine stellar manifestations are destroyed, exposing the foundation of his Dao Fruit. He reveals an incomplete Qilin Ancestor Body, but is soon pierced through the forehead, devoured, and reduced to only a remnant soul.
• Primordial Beginning Dao Ancestor tries to rescue Wan Chen, but the Heaven and Earth Beast prevents him. An unseen ancient voice orders Primordial Beginning to endure because a larger plan—or “big fish”—has not yet succeeded.
• Across four completed battles, the Calamity Plateau war servants have won three, while their single loss was effectively a draw. Their overwhelming strength shocks the Dao Ancestors and prodigies of Heaven.

Character Developments

• Blazing Fire True Lord is shown to possess extraordinary talent: his Heavenly Fire begins evolving into Chaos Flame before he reaches the True Immortal Realm. However, his reliance on this power proves insufficient against an opponent who directly counters his flame-based abilities.
• The half-step True Immortal war servant is revealed to be exceptionally ruthless and experienced. He has survived brutal competition in the Ancestral Land, devoured a stronger flame-blooded opponent, and views Blazing Fire primarily as nourishment and an opportunity for advancement.
• Wan Chen is portrayed as talented but overly defined by his elder brother, Myriad Stars Immortal King. His decision to follow the same Stellar Dao reflects his obsession with proving himself equal to his brother rather than discovering his own path.
• Myriad Stars Immortal King’s reputation is reinforced: he was once powerful enough to drive Emperor Light Immortal King into retreat and might have become a Dao Ancestor without Dao Origin Dao Ancestor’s intervention.
• Primordial Beginning Dao Ancestor suffers another devastating loss after the earlier fall of Myriad Stars. His grief and anger are restrained by a mysterious higher plan.
• Jiang Yun remains observant and analytical, correctly predicting Wan Chen’s defeat and recognizing that the young prodigy’s borrowed path cannot match a true expert’s unique Dao.
• The surviving eighteen-armed war servant reveals that even he was once defeated by someone stronger, emphasizing the terrifying hierarchy within the Ancestral Land.

Significant Themes

• The cruelty of the Ancestral Land: Its cultivators are shaped by merciless survival, devouring defeated enemies and treating even supreme experts as “venomous insects.”
• Counters and specialized power: Raw potential is not enough when an opponent possesses an ability specifically suited to neutralize one’s greatest strength.
• The importance of forging one’s own path: Wan Chen’s failure demonstrates that imitating a legendary sibling’s Dao is not a true shortcut to invincibility. Genuine supremacy requires developing an individual path.
• The vast gap between worlds: The prodigies of Heaven, despite their extraordinary talents, are compared to sheltered “flowers in a greenhouse” beside the hardened war servants of Calamity Plateau.
• Unfinished potential versus present strength: Blazing Fire may possess the foundation to become an Immortal King or even Dao Ancestor, but future potential cannot save him when his current combat strength is inadequate.
• Hidden schemes and restraint: Primordial Beginning Dao Ancestor is forced to endure Wan Chen’s death because a larger strategic objective remains in progress, suggesting that the battles are part of a broader plan.

Character Interactions

• The half-step True Immortal war servant taunts Blazing Fire with claims about their shared bloodline, attempts to recruit him, and ultimately kills him after Blazing Fire refuses.
• The Flame Dao Ancestor and Primordial Beginning Dao Ancestor both try to intervene on behalf of their disciples, but the Heaven and Earth Beast blocks their rescue attempts.
• Heaven’s observers react with shock to the war servants’ brutality and victories, while some Dao Ancestors begin viewing submission to or respect for Calamity Plateau as less humiliating.
• Jiang Yun silently evaluates the battles and agrees with the assessment that Wan Chen’s imitation of Myriad Stars prevented him from becoming truly powerful.
• The eighteen-armed war servant’s final admission—that he himself was once defeated by a single finger—deepens the sense that even these victorious beings are merely figures within an even greater hierarchy.

Chapter Summary: “Battle!”

Key Plot Points and Events

• The chapter opens with discussion of an unknown Quasi-Immortal King who defeated Wan Chen, the second-strongest prodigy of his generation, with a single finger. This feat causes everyone to speculate about the terrifying strength of the era’s true number-one figure.
• Comparisons are made with legendary prodigies such as Shi Hao, Shi Yi, the Ten-Crowned King, and Banished Immortal. Although these figures were peerless in other eras, they were overshadowed by the Desolate Emperor, who forged an unparalleled cultivation path.
• Many assume that the mysterious finger-strike user might be Di Yi, a figure believed to be destined to oppose the Desolate Emperor. However, the eighteen-armed Quasi-Immortal King reveals that the attacker was merely one of Di Yi’s battle servants, intensifying the audience’s fear of Di Yi’s true power.
• Man, the sole undefeated True Immortal among the three battlefields, openly rejects Di Yi’s supposed supremacy and declares that no one can surpass the Desolate Emperor.
• To prove his conviction, Man challenges Di Yi’s True Immortal battle servant and vows to kill him.
• The two combatants unleash enormous true bodies and collide with devastating force, disrupting even the laws established by the Dao Ancestors. After the explosion subsides, Man remains completely unharmed, while his opponent is severely injured.
• The battle servant, unwilling to accept defeat, burns his origin essence and unleashes countless techniques gathered from enemies he had defeated throughout his life.
• Man answers with a single sword strike containing his lifelong Dao Fruit. The slash annihilates every attack, cleaves through the battle servant, and destroys even his Primordial Spirit.
• Man’s victory shocks Di Yi’s followers and the Ancient Origin Lands, while the young beings of Heaven and All Ages erupt in celebration after witnessing one of their own defeat a powerful enemy.

Character Developments

• Man: Emerges as far more powerful and impressive than previously believed. Initially viewed merely as an imitator and follower of the Desolate Emperor, he proves himself a genuine battle prodigy with extraordinary physical strength, unwavering conviction, and a devastating sword technique. His calmness after victory further establishes his confidence and maturity.
• Di Yi: Though he never directly fights, his reputation and influence dominate the chapter. He is portrayed as exceptionally confident, broad-minded, and powerful enough to value talented opponents rather than eliminate them through underhanded methods. His interest in Man suggests that he recognizes Man as a worthy rising star.
• Di Yi’s battle servant: His earlier prestige collapses after suffering defeat at the same realm. His desperation leads him to burn his origin essence and unleash every technique he has collected, but none can withstand Man’s sword.
• Jiang Yun: Gains a new appreciation for Man and begins considering recruiting him into the Underworld. He also develops a somewhat favorable impression of Di Yi, recognizing his vision and confidence.
• Hou Ming: Provides the interpretation that Di Yi and the Heaven and Earth Beast are preserving powerful young talents so that future conflicts will produce even stronger warriors.
• The Heaven and Earth Beast: Its silence and cautious behavior reveal an instinctive awareness of Di Yi’s true danger and intentions.

Significant Themes

• The hierarchy of genius: The chapter emphasizes how extraordinary figures are judged relative to their generation, while also showing that even legendary prodigies may be eclipsed by someone born in a greater era.
• Confidence versus reputation: Man’s victory challenges the widely accepted supremacy of Di Yi’s forces and demonstrates that reputation alone cannot determine the outcome of battle.
• The cultivation of true talent: Di Yi’s willingness to preserve enemy prodigies reflects a long-term vision in which powerful opponents serve as whetstones for even greater growth.
• Loyalty and ideological conviction: Man fights not merely for personal glory but to defend the Desolate Emperor’s legacy and prove that no one can surpass his chosen ideal.
• Battle as self-revelation: The confrontation exposes the true nature of both fighters. The battle servant relies on accumulated spoils and many borrowed techniques, while Man relies on his own Dao Fruit and personal path.
• Hope for the oppressed side: Man’s victory gives the young cultivators of Heaven and All Ages renewed confidence after their earlier defeats.

Character Interactions

• The eighteen-armed Quasi-Immortal King dismisses comparisons between his attacker and Di Yi, revealing that even the attacker is only Di Yi’s battle servant.
• Man and Di Yi’s battle servant exchange opposing declarations of faith: the servant praises Di Yi as destined to suppress the Desolate Emperor, while Man insists that the Desolate Emperor is unmatched.
• Man’s challenge turns their verbal dispute into a direct battle, with both sides fighting on behalf of their respective masters and beliefs.
• Di Yi observes Man’s victory and acknowledges him as interesting, marking the first time someone from Heaven and All Ages earns his attention.
• The Dao Ancestors of the Ancient Origin Lands consider killing Man after recognizing his potential threat, but Di Yi and the Heaven and Earth Beast prevent them from interfering.
• Jiang Yun and Hou Ming analyze Di Yi’s actions and conclude that he is deliberately preserving powerful talents for future conflict rather than resorting to immediate suppression.

Chapter Summary: “Descent!”

Key Plot Points and Events

• The independent cultivator Man defeats Lord Di Yi’s True Immortal battle servant with a single sword strike. His technique was inspired by the Desolate Emperor’s sword of Eternal Severance, proving that his earlier confidence was justified.
• Man’s victory causes the Dao Ancestors of Heaven and All Ages to recognize his extraordinary potential. Several consider recruiting him, while the Four Great Origin Ancient Lands become uneasy, questioning whether even Di Yi could withstand such a sword.
• Di Yi declares that the battle has gone far enough and announces that his true body will personally descend through the Abyss Passage.
• The Dao Ancestors of Heaven and All Ages instinctively launch a combined attack on the unstable passage, hoping to injure Di Yi before he fully arrives. The Heaven and Earth Beast attempts to protect him, but the Primordial Beginning Dao Ancestor blocks it.
• The Ancient Origin Lands respond too late. Despite the devastating assault, the Abyss Passage becomes even more stable, and Di Yi emerges unharmed, radiating overwhelming power and majesty.
• Di Yi’s presence causes the beings of the Four Great Origin Ancient Lands—including several Dao Ancestors—to kneel and worship him. His divine aura also strengthens their weapons and cultivation.
• Heaven’s hidden Immortal Emperor, Meng Hai, launches a surprise killing strike against Di Yi. Di Yi is protected by an ancient altar, while a Weird Immortal Emperor from the Ancestral Land intervenes.
• The two Immortal Emperors clash briefly. Their collision shatters Meng Hai’s palm, splits the River of Ages into countless tributaries, and kills or severely affects nearby beings, demonstrating that Dao Ancestors are extremely fragile before true Immortal Emperor power.
• Di Yi’s protector issues a warning: if any Immortal Emperor attacks Di Yi again, the Ancestral Land will begin the Grand Sacrifice ahead of schedule and blood-sacrifice all great worlds, including Heaven.
• However, beings below the Immortal Emperor Realm are invited to challenge Di Yi. Anyone from the Weird Lineage who defeats him will receive the opportunity to cultivate in the Ancestral Land under personal protection.
• Jiang Yun and Hou Ming observe Di Yi’s arrival from the Underworld Source. Hou Ming realizes that Di Yi is likely at the absolute peak of the Dao Ancestor Realm and may already have touched the Immortal Emperor threshold.
• Although Hou Ming worries that Jiang Yun may need help, Jiang Yun refuses to fight alongside her, as doing so would amount to admitting defeat. He calmly rides Long Qilin toward Di Yi and declares that he will kill him.

Character Developments and Interactions

• Man rises from obscurity to fame after demonstrating power comparable to legendary figures. His sword technique shows that he has deeply studied the Desolate Emperor’s legacy and may possess potential equal to another Dao Ancestor.
• Di Yi is established as vastly stronger than his battle servants. He descends personally with confidence, displaying overwhelming strength, charisma, and authority over the Ancient Origin Lands.
• The Heaven and Earth Beast shows absolute loyalty to Di Yi, becoming enraged when Heaven’s Dao Ancestors threaten him and attempting to shield him.
• The Primordial Beginning Dao Ancestor anticipates the Beast’s intervention and blocks it, allowing Heaven’s attack to reach the Abyss Passage.
• Meng Hai reveals himself as a hidden Immortal Emperor of Heaven and attempts to assassinate Di Yi before he can fully establish himself. His attack confirms Heaven’s determination to eliminate this future threat.
• Di Yi’s protector, a Weird Immortal Emperor, makes clear that Di Yi is being used to complete his final preparations before advancing to the Immortal Emperor Realm. The protector’s threat effectively prevents further Immortal Emperor-level interference.
• Hou Ming becomes visibly concerned for Jiang Yun after sensing Di Yi’s terrifying aura and even considers accompanying him into battle. Jiang Yun reassures her through his calm refusal and confidence.
• Jiang Yun remains composed despite Di Yi’s overwhelming presence. By accepting the protector’s challenge and going directly toward Di Yi, he demonstrates his resolve to confront the chapter’s central enemy personally.
• The seclusive Ten-Crowned King and Shi Yi are briefly disturbed by Di Yi’s aura, but Jiang Yun stabilizes them through the Reincarnation Token.

Significant Themes

• The rise of hidden talent: Man’s victory shows that great power does not necessarily come from famous inheritances or established factions.
• Legacy and imitation: Man’s sword is derived from the Desolate Emperor’s technique, raising questions about whether inherited insight can approach the power of the original legend.
• Overwhelming hierarchy of power: The clash between Dao Ancestors and Immortal Emperors emphasizes the vast gulf between the realms.
• Political and cosmic deterrence: The threat of triggering the Grand Sacrifice demonstrates that the conflict is not merely personal; a single attack could endanger entire worlds.
• Faith and authority: Di Yi’s presence inspires worship and submission, presenting him almost as a divine ruler to the beings of the Ancient Origin Lands.
• Courage against impossible odds: Jiang Yun’s decision to challenge Di Yi alone highlights his confidence, independence, and willingness to face a seemingly unbeatable enemy.
• The approaching larger war: Di Yi’s descent and the Immortal Emperor warning foreshadow the future struggle between Heaven, the Ancient Origin Lands, and the forces behind the Grand Sacrifice.

Overall Significance

The chapter marks the transition from a contest involving battle servants to a direct confrontation with Di Yi himself. Man’s victory first shocks both sides, but Di Yi’s unharmed descent completely changes the balance of power. After Immortal Emperor intervention makes clear that the highest-level beings cannot fight openly without catastrophic consequences, Jiang Yun accepts the challenge and advances to face Di Yi personally.

Chapter Summary: “Fierce Battle!”

Key Plot Points and Events

• Di Yi arrives in the Sacrificial Sea riding the Dao Ancestor-level Heaven and Earth Beast. His presence and killing intent alone terrify the gathered Dao Ancestors, forcing many of them to retreat.
• Man openly declares that he will kill Di Yi one day rather than become his battle servant. Di Yi calmly accepts the challenge, showing complete confidence and disregard for the provocation.
• Two Dao Ancestors from Heaven and All Ages attack Di Yi together. One uses black holes to devour Di Yi, while the other hides in preparation for a surprise assassination.
• Di Yi never acts personally. The Heaven and Earth Beast destroys the black-hole technique with a roar, while Di Yi’s battle servant emerges from the Abyss Passage, freezes the second attacker in time and space, and crushes him.
• The Heaven and Earth Beast swallows the first attacker. Attempts by Primordial Beginning and other Dao Ancestors to rescue them are blocked by experts from the Four Great Origin Ancient Lands.
• Di Yi’s foremost battle servant reveals that he is a Peak Dao Ancestor. Four additional battle servants then appear, demonstrating that Di Yi commands an overwhelming force, including two Dao Ancestors and a Dao Ancestor-level mount.
• Jiang Yun arrives riding Long Qilin and challenges the claims of Di Yi’s followers. His aura is so powerful that even other Dao Ancestors feel compelled to submit.
• Jiang Yun mocks Di Yi for acting invincible despite not having truly entered the Immortal Emperor Realm. When Di Yi’s Peak Dao Ancestor tries to attack, Jiang Yun suppresses him with a glance, forcing Di Yi to intervene.
• Jiang Yun finally draws the disguised Broken Emperor Sword and attacks Di Yi. Di Yi moves for the first time, defending himself with an ancient Altar and its Chaos Thunder light.
• Jiang Yun’s sword destroys the Chaos Thunder defense, shocking the spectators and proving that his strength is close to Di Yi’s level.
• Recognizing the power of Jiang Yun’s weapon, Di Yi summons his own peerless Emperor Blade from the Ancestral Land. The chapter ends as the blade crosses the River of Ages toward him.

Character Developments

• Di Yi: Establishes himself as an extraordinarily confident and powerful figure. He remains motionless while his mount and servants defeat two Dao Ancestors, emphasizing his status and overwhelming authority. However, Jiang Yun’s attack finally forces him to move and prepare his own weapon.
• Jiang Yun: Displays immense growth and battle confidence. He openly challenges Di Yi, suppresses a Peak Dao Ancestor with a glance, and uses the Broken Emperor Sword to break through Di Yi’s powerful defense. He is portrayed as a genuine rival rather than merely another subordinate of the Desolate Emperor.
• Man: Shows courage and ambition by openly promising to kill Di Yi, despite the immense difference in their current strength.
• Di Yi’s battle servants: Their strength reveals the vast scale of Di Yi’s influence. His foremost servant is a Peak Dao Ancestor, while his other servants include another Dao Ancestor and several Immortal King-level experts.
• Primordial Beginning and the other Dao Ancestors: Their inability to save the attackers highlights the gulf between ordinary supreme experts and Di Yi’s forces.

Significant Themes

• Overwhelming power and hierarchy: The chapter repeatedly contrasts ordinary Dao Ancestors with beings who possess near-Immortal Emperor-level strength.
• Confidence versus true strength: Di Yi’s claim to invincibility is challenged by Jiang Yun, who argues that merely touching the threshold of the Immortal Emperor Realm does not make someone truly undefeatable.
• Ambition and defiance: Man and Jiang Yun both refuse to submit to Di Yi, representing resistance against overwhelming authority.
• Battle servants and domination: Di Yi’s followers demonstrate that his power extends beyond his personal cultivation, allowing him to command a force comparable to an entire Ancient Origin Land.
• Hidden weapons and preparation: Jiang Yun conceals the Broken Emperor Sword and its connection to the Stone Jar, while Di Yi summons an ancient Emperor Blade, setting up a battle involving extraordinary artifacts.

Character Interactions

• Man and Di Yi: Man rejects the Heaven and Earth Beast’s offer of servitude and vows to kill Di Yi. Di Yi responds with calm acceptance rather than anger.
• Di Yi and his battle servants: Di Yi’s servants act on his behalf and demonstrate absolute loyalty. Their victories reinforce his authority, while Di Yi personally intervenes only when Jiang Yun suppresses his foremost servant.
• Jiang Yun and Di Yi’s followers: Jiang Yun effortlessly intimidates the Peak Dao Ancestor who challenges him, making clear that he is beyond the level of ordinary Dao Ancestors.
• Jiang Yun and Di Yi: Their exchange is a confrontation between two near-peerless figures. Jiang Yun attacks first, forcing Di Yi to reveal a defensive technique and summon his Emperor Blade, bringing the long-awaited decisive battle to its opening stage.

Summary: “Duel with Di Yi!”

Key Plot Points and Events

• Di Yi unveils an extraordinarily powerful Emperor Blade, whose blade light destabilizes the River of Ages and causes time and history to overlap and reverse. The weapon appears to possess qualities approaching the true Imperial Dao Domain.
• Jiang Yun’s damaged Broken Emperor Sword awakens in response, suggesting a connection between the two weapons. Di Yi reveals that his blade was forged by his protector and contains the blood essence of an ancient Immortal Emperor who died attacking the Calamity Plateau.
• Di Yi challenges Jiang Yun to a formal, comprehensive duel: Emperor Blade versus Emperor Sword, mount versus mount, and master versus master, with all other factors set aside. Jiang Yun accepts.
• Their weapons and mounts immediately engage within the evolved Dao field:
  • The Emperor Blade battles the Broken Emperor Sword.
  • The Heaven and Earth Beast fights Long Qilin.
  • Di Yi and Jiang Yun begin their own life-and-death battle.
• Di Yi’s Peak Dao Ancestor battle servant challenges the Dao Ancestors of Heaven and All Ages, while three Immortal King-level figures arrive from the world beyond the Sea of Realms:

Wushi

Qing Emperor

Ye Fan

• Wushi, Qing Emperor, and Ye Fan each engage one of Di Yi’s Immortal King battle servants. Their identities are recognized as legendary figures from Desolate Emperor’s homeland who once proclaimed themselves emperors within the Human Dao Domain.
• Jiang Yun and Di Yi exchange devastating opening attacks that destroy the Dao field, but both effortlessly restore the environment through their command of chaotic vitality. Their initial clash ends evenly.
• Di Yi acknowledges Jiang Yun as a rare equal and promises to honor him if he dies. Jiang Yun rejects Di Yi’s confidence, pointing out that Di Yi has cultivated for nearly an entire Sacrificial Era while Jiang Yun has cultivated for only a few hundred thousand years.
• Both fighters manifest immense Dao Ancestor Dharma forms, producing auras resembling those of Immortal Emperors. Observers speculate that the duel may determine which of them will eventually attain the Immortal Emperor Fruit Position.
• Hidden Immortal Emperors across various realms secretly observe the battle because either combatant could become a future peer and greatly alter the balance of power.
• The battle between Long Qilin and the Heaven and Earth Beast intensifies, with both using powerful innate divine arts and Thunder Grand Dao techniques. Their duel is portrayed as a contest to determine the strongest beast beneath heaven.

Character Developments

• Jiang Yun demonstrates immense confidence and composure. Despite Di Yi’s much longer cultivation history and privileged background, Jiang Yun believes his own rapid rise proves he may surpass Di Yi and become an Immortal Emperor.
• Di Yi shifts from cold arrogance to genuine excitement after discovering that Jiang Yun can match him. His respect for Jiang Yun grows, but he remains convinced that victory and Jiang Yun’s eventual submission are inevitable.
• The Broken Emperor Sword shows instinctive hostility toward the Emperor Blade, awakening despite its damaged state. Its reaction hints at a former connection to the Immortal Emperor whose blood may have empowered Di Yi’s weapon.
• Wushi, Qing Emperor, and Ye Fan are established as powerful, famous Immortal King-level figures from Desolate Emperor’s homeland. They willingly confront Di Yi’s servants to protect their side.
• Long Qilin and the Heaven and Earth Beast are both revealed to be exceptionally powerful Dao Ancestor-level beasts, with the outcome of their battle carrying symbolic importance beyond their personal rivalry.

Significant Themes

• Fate and cyclical conflict: The possible relationship between the Emperor Sword and Emperor Blade raises questions about recurring destiny, rival weapons, and whether history is repeating itself.
• Talent versus accumulated experience: Jiang Yun’s ability to match Di Yi despite an enormous difference in cultivation time emphasizes innate potential, rapid growth, and the possibility of surpassing one’s predecessors.
• The path to ultimate transcendence: The duel is framed not merely as a personal contest but as a possible stepping stone toward the Immortal Emperor Realm and transcendence beyond the River of Ages.
• Pride and supremacy: Di Yi and Jiang Yun both claim invincibility in the Dao Ancestor Realm, while the two beasts fight to establish the strongest beast under heaven.
• Power and legitimacy: Weapons, mounts, bloodlines, and origins all serve as measures of status. Di Yi’s Emperor Blade and exceptional mount reflect his Ancestral Land heritage, while Jiang Yun’s fused bloodlines and awakened sword demonstrate his own path to power.
• The instability of time and history: The Emperor Blade’s influence shows that battles at this level can disrupt the River of Ages itself, threatening the order of past, present, and future.

Character Interactions

• Jiang Yun and Di Yi: Their exchange combines mutual recognition with deep rivalry. Di Yi offers Jiang Yun a place as a battle servant and promises to commemorate him, while Jiang Yun mocks Di Yi’s reliance on his longer cultivation and declares that he may be the one to kill Di Yi.
• Emperor Blade and Broken Emperor Sword: Their awakening weapons display an instinctive enmity, suggesting a connection to ancient Immortal Emperor-level conflicts.
• Heaven and Earth Beast and Long Qilin: Their confrontation is a direct contest between proud beastly Dao Ancestors, each using parallel Thunder Grand Dao techniques and refusing to yield.
• Di Yi’s battle servants and the Immortal Kings: The servants provoke the opposing side into combat, but Wushi, Qing Emperor, and Ye Fan answer without hesitation, creating three separate life-and-death duels.
• The observing Dao Ancestors and hidden Immortal Emperors: Both groups watch the battles with grave interest, recognizing that the outcome could reshape the future balance of the Heavens and Myriad Realms.

Chapter Summary: “Emerging in Glory!”

Key Plot Points and Events

• The chapter opens by emphasizing the rarity of beast-shaped Dao Ancestors and the near-impossibility of a pure beast bloodline reaching the Immortal Emperor Realm. Long Qilin and the Heaven and Earth Beast are considered the limits of pure beast cultivation because of their many awakened innate treasure arts.
• The Heaven and Earth Beast and Long Qilin engage in a savage battle using Chaos lightning, Thunder Treasure Arts, physical strength, and numerous innate abilities. Their clash is both a physical struggle and a contest of Dao techniques. Both suffer severe injuries, and even an Ancestral Dragon head is pierced.
• Simultaneously, the Broken Emperor Sword and Emperor Blade fight with overwhelming Emperor-level power. Their true bodies enter the River of Ages, attempting to travel through time and destroy one another at the moment of their opponent’s birth. They also create Chaos universes to produce Divine Metals capable of repairing their damaged forms.
• At the battlefield’s center, Jiang Yun—also referred to as Dao Origin—battles Di Yi. Both sustain catastrophic injuries, and their blood is powerful enough to destroy worlds. Jiang Yun is astonished by Di Yi’s Nine-Colored Blood, with each color representing a supreme bloodline.
• Di Yi reveals that he intends to fuse his nine bloodlines into a tenth, invincible bloodline and thereby break into the Immortal Emperor Realm. Jiang Yun counters that his own body contains millions of bloodlines, many of which are already showing signs of fusion.
• After an initial exchange, Jiang Yun and Di Yi heal their injuries and unleash their true strength. Their battle becomes one of the central and most important conflicts on the battlefield.
• In the Sacrificial Sea, Qing Emperor reveals his true body, the Chaos Green Lotus, and fights Demon Pumo, a plant-like battle servant descended from the powerful First Generation Ancestor Blood.
• Demon Pumo attempts to overwhelm Qing Emperor with countless deadly seeds. Qing Emperor responds by manifesting the phantom of the Myriad Tribulations Reincarnation Lotus across the River of Ages. A single seed from this phantom destroys Demon Pumo and eradicates all of its scattered seeds.
• Qing Emperor therefore wins his life-and-death battle at the Peak Immortal King Realm.
• Wushi faces another of Di Yi’s battle servants, an Immortal King Giant who is naturally immune to technique-based attacks. Wushi’s magical abilities initially prove ineffective, but he reveals that his physical strength and bloodline have become exceptionally powerful.
• Wushi defeats the battle servant through overwhelming physical combat. The servant attempts to flee but is pursued and killed before the Abyss Passage.

Character Developments

• Jiang Yun/Dao Origin: Demonstrates extraordinary resilience and mastery over millions of bloodlines. His regenerative abilities allow him to recover almost instantly, and his bloodline system appears to be approaching a powerful state of fusion. He is shown to be a direct rival to Di Yi rather than someone overwhelmed by Di Yi’s Nine-Colored Blood.
• Di Yi: Reveals that his nine supreme bloodlines are not yet fused, but his ultimate ambition is to create a tenth, invincible bloodline and enter the Immortal Emperor Realm. He recognizes Jiang Yun’s terrifying potential and becomes more serious about their confrontation.
• Qing Emperor: Shows that his true form, the Chaos Green Lotus, possesses powers far beyond ordinary Immortal King limits. His connection to the Myriad Tribulations Reincarnation Lotus gives him a decisive advantage and allows him to destroy the formidable Demon Pumo.
• Wushi: Proves that he is no longer limited to technique-based combat. His physical body, bloodline, and battle power have reached a level capable of breaking through innate abilities that neutralize magical attacks. His victory foreshadows his future advancement into the Immortal Emperor Realm.
• Demon Pumo and the Immortal King Giant battle servant: Both are revealed to possess terrifying innate advantages, but those abilities ultimately fail against opponents who can surpass their expected limits.

Significant Themes

• The limits of bloodlines and species: Pure beast bloodlines are shown to face enormous barriers at the highest realms, while exceptional treasure arts and bloodline mutations offer the only path beyond them.
• Emergence beyond established limits: Jiang Yun, Qing Emperor, and Wushi each demonstrate abilities that surpass conventional expectations. The chapter’s title reflects their gradual emergence as figures capable of reaching the Immortal Emperor level.
• Innate talent versus cultivated power: Demon Pumo and the Immortal King Giant rely heavily on powerful natural abilities, but Qing Emperor and Wushi overcome them through deeper, more advanced transformations.
• Fusion and evolution: Di Yi’s goal of merging nine supreme bloodlines and Jiang Yun’s millions of partially fused bloodlines represent competing approaches to achieving ultimate power.
• Brutality at the highest realms: The battles are not distant contests of laws alone. Dao Ancestors and Immortal Kings engage in direct physical slaughter, showing that supreme cultivation includes both Dao mastery and overwhelming bodies.
• The significance of future potential: Several characters are portrayed not merely by their current strength but by their clear potential to become Immortal Emperors.

Character Interactions

• Jiang Yun and Di Yi exchange insults and declarations of ambition while comparing their bloodlines. Their mutual recognition turns the battle from probing attacks into a full-power confrontation.
• Qing Emperor and Demon Pumo represent opposing plant-based powers: the Chaos Green Lotus against the ancestral Demon Pumo. Qing Emperor’s superior transformation decisively overwhelms his opponent.
• Wushi and the Immortal King Giant initially clash through the servant’s immunity to techniques, but Wushi shifts the battle toward physical combat and exposes the limits of that immunity.
• The Dao Ancestors and their disciples observe the battles for insight, treating the clashes as opportunities to improve their own Dao paths.
• The hidden Immortal Emperor-level observers focus particularly on Jiang Yun and Di Yi, recognizing that their struggle is the true center of the battlefield and may determine the direction of the larger conflict.

Summary

Key Plot Points and Events

• Wushi decisively defeats his opponent, maintaining his usual overwhelming presence.
• Ye Fan undergoes Ultimate Sublimation during his battle, fully displaying the strength of his dual cultivation of the Red Dust Immortal and War Immortal paths.
• Despite being only at the peak Immortal King level, Ye Fan fights evenly with—and gradually suppresses—an Immortal King Giant who serves as Di Yi’s battle servant.
• Ye Fan verbally attacks the battle servant’s dependence on Di Yi, arguing that willingly serving another proves a lack of confidence and an inability to stand undefeated on one’s own.
• The battle servant’s confidence wavers, allowing Ye Fan to land a devastating Heavenly Emperor Fist that pierces his body.
• The opponent reveals his true form as an Ancestor Golden Crow, boasting of his clan’s Progenitor Golden Crow, who is close to entering the Dao Ancestor Realm.
• Ye Fan remains undaunted, declares his intention to kill him, and uses his Great Cauldron to suppress and refine the Golden Crow.
• Before dying, the Golden Crow swears that his ancestor will avenge him during the coming Grand Sacrifice. Ye Fan dismisses the threat and declares that he will kill the Progenitor Golden Crow as well if necessary.
• Qing Emperor, Wushi, and Ye Fan all win their respective battles, restoring the prestige of the Desolate Emperor’s homeland and becoming famous throughout Heaven and All Ages.
• Attention then shifts to Jiang Yun’s battle with Di Yi. Jiang Yun breaks free from Di Yi’s Space-Time Imprisonment technique and returns from the River of Ages almost immediately.
• Di Yi realizes that Jiang Yun has achieved extraordinary mastery over the River of Ages, suggesting a foundation comparable to that of an Immortal Emperor.
• Di Yi acknowledges Jiang Yun as a worthy opponent and prepares to unleash a powerful Imperial Dao art based on merging his nine-colored Immortal Gold bloodlines and combining multiple primordial laws.

Character Developments

• Ye Fan demonstrates that his stabilized peak Immortal King cultivation and dual Dao Fruits allow him to challenge an Immortal King Giant despite the difference in realms. His confidence, combat instincts, and ability to exploit psychological weaknesses are emphasized.
• The Ancestor Golden Crow is revealed as an immensely talented and powerful being, yet his pride is undermined by his willingness to serve Di Yi and his reliance on his ancestor’s future protection. His wavering mentality directly contributes to his defeat.
• Wushi continues to embody absolute dominance, defeating his opponent without difficulty.
• Qing Emperor, Wushi, and Ye Fan emerge as major rising figures, no longer overshadowed by the Desolate Emperor and now recognized as potential future supreme beings.
• Di Yi shifts from arrogance and underestimation to genuine recognition of Jiang Yun’s strength. He becomes determined to fight seriously and reveal his own original Imperial Dao technique.
• Jiang Yun proves that he is deeply connected to the River of Ages and possesses an understanding of time and Dao attainment far beyond what Di Yi expected.

Significant Themes

• Self-belief versus dependence: Ye Fan’s victory reflects the contrast between his conviction that he can remain invincible through his own strength and the Golden Crow’s dependence on Di Yi and his ancestor.
• The importance of mentality in combat: Ye Fan wins not only through power but by destabilizing his opponent’s confidence and immediately exploiting the opening.
• Fame through defeating the strong: Ye Fan’s repeated victories against higher-level opponents establish him as a legendary figure who can “defeat the strong while weak.”
• The rise of new supreme figures: The victories of Qing Emperor, Wushi, and Ye Fan signal that the Desolate Emperor’s homeland is not barren or inferior; it produces multiple beings capable of challenging Heaven’s greatest prodigies.
• The threshold of Immortal Emperorhood: Jiang Yun’s interaction with the River of Ages and Di Yi’s attempt to merge with it highlight the immense difficulty and danger of advancing from the Dao Ancestor or Quasi-Emperor level into true Immortal Emperorhood.
• Legacy and vengeance: The Golden Crow’s final oath shows how bloodline pride and ancestral backing can continue conflicts beyond an individual’s death, though Ye Fan refuses to be intimidated by inherited power.

Character Interactions

• Ye Fan and the Ancestor Golden Crow: Their fight is both physical and ideological. Ye Fan condemns the Golden Crow’s submission to Di Yi, while the Golden Crow defends it as an honor. Ye Fan’s words shake him psychologically before the decisive attack.
• Ye Fan and Di Yi’s battle servant: The battle servant represents the strongest prodigies of the Ancestral Land, yet Ye Fan’s victory exposes the limits of talent without independent conviction.
• Ye Fan and the Progenitor Golden Crow: Though they never meet directly, the dying Golden Crow invokes the Progenitor’s future revenge, and Ye Fan responds by openly challenging that future Dao Ancestor.
• Qing Emperor, Wushi, and Ye Fan: Their simultaneous victories create a collective rise to fame, restoring confidence in their side and presenting them as a new triumvirate of rising Immortal King-level powers.
• Jiang Yun and Di Yi: Their confrontation becomes the chapter’s larger-scale conflict. Jiang Yun breaks Di Yi’s strongest space-time technique, forcing Di Yi to abandon his earlier contempt and prepare a genuinely serious attack.

Chapter Summary: “Unacceptable!”

Key Plot Points and Events

• Di Yi reveals the full power of his Nine-Colored Immortal Gold Bloodline to prove that his claim to be “this emperor” is justified.
• Nine Dao Ancestor Flowers manifest above him, each symbolizing a complete Dao Ancestor Dao Fruit. Di Yi attempts to merge them into a higher realm, but they violently repel one another because their different Dao attainments are fundamentally incompatible.
• Jiang Yun watches rather than immediately attacking, using Di Yi as a test of his own strength. He becomes impatient and launches an attack, which Di Yi effortlessly evades.
• Di Yi unveils a hidden drop of Emperor Blood. Its imperial aura destabilizes the Evolution Dao Field, causes the Sacrificial Sea to boil, and suppresses the nine Dao Ancestor Flowers, allowing them to merge temporarily.
• With the Emperor Blood fused into him, Di Yi briefly gains Immortal Emperor-level power. His presence overwhelms the surrounding Dao Ancestors, and even the watching Immortal Emperors take notice.
• Jiang Yun recognizes that Di Yi’s power is only a shortcut. The Emperor Blood allows him to imitate an Immortal Emperor but cannot grant him a genuine, stable Immortal Emperor Dao Fruit.
• Di Yi’s body begins cracking under the backlash of violating the Grand Dao. Nevertheless, he decides to use his temporary power to travel upstream through the River of Ages and kill Jiang Yun before the power fades.
• Jiang Yun follows him into the River of Ages, concealing his aura with a secret treasure. The two battle across multiple eras, from Jiang Yun’s birth to his advancement into the Dao Ancestor Realm.
• Their fight destroys countless worlds, alters world-evolution paths, and attracts the attention of numerous Immortal Emperors. Both fighters suffer severe injuries but continuously recover through their powerful bloodlines.
• The River of Ages eventually breaks down under the strain and expels them both. Their battle ends in a draw, shocking the Dao Ancestors and disappointing Di Yi’s guardian.
• Di Yi is unable to accept the draw. His Emperor Blood power is fading, his body is fracturing further, and he admits that he cannot fully control the blood or the power of his partially fused bloodline.
• In humiliation and desperation, Di Yi decides to unleash an even more dangerous measure, warning Jiang Yun that he may have to kill him and accept punishment upon returning to the Ancestral Land.

Character Developments

• Di Yi: His overwhelming confidence is challenged for the first time. Although he demonstrates extraordinary talent by cultivating nine Dao Ancestor Flowers, his attempt to reach the Immortal Emperor Realm through Emperor Blood is revealed to be unstable and incomplete. His pride turns into frustration and desperation after Jiang Yun survives and forces a draw.
• Jiang Yun: He remains calm and confident despite Di Yi’s temporary Immortal Emperor-level power. Rather than being intimidated, he studies Di Yi’s abilities, recognizes their limitations, and successfully withstands an attack intended to kill him before his own rise.
• Immortal Emperor Meng Hai and the other Immortal Emperors: Their interest in the battle deepens. Meng Hai recognizes the backlash caused by Di Yi’s shortcut but refrains from intervening because of the guardian behind Di Yi.
• Di Yi’s Guardian: Initially confident in Di Yi’s superiority, the guardian is surprised and troubled when Di Yi fails to defeat Jiang Yun.

Significant Themes

• True cultivation versus shortcuts: The chapter emphasizes that genuine Immortal Emperor power cannot be obtained simply by borrowing Emperor Blood. Temporary strength comes with severe backlash and cannot replace authentic cultivation.
• Pride and humiliation: Di Yi’s identity is built on being unmatched. The draw becomes intolerable because it contradicts his belief that he is destined to dominate all others.
• Fate and rivalry: Jiang Yun and Di Yi are portrayed as opposing geniuses whose conflict may help both approach the Immortal Emperor Realm.
• The limits of power: Even power capable of shaking the River of Ages has boundaries. Di Yi’s borrowed strength is immense but unstable, while Jiang Yun proves that mastery and resilience can overcome a seemingly superior state.
• Dao conflict and transcendence: The incompatibility of Di Yi’s nine Dao Ancestor Flowers suggests that surpassing the Dao Ancestor Realm requires more than accumulating multiple perfect Dao Fruits; they must be truly unified.

Character Interactions

• Di Yi openly challenges Jiang Yun’s position and boasts that he is destined to become an Immortal Emperor.
• Jiang Yun responds with skepticism, calling Di Yi’s Emperor Blood-based strength a shortcut rather than true power.
• Their confrontation escalates from observation and testing to a battle spanning the River of Ages.
• The watching Immortal Emperors assess their potential and conclude that both may eventually reach the highest levels of the Immortal Emperor Realm.
• After the draw, Jiang Yun taunts Di Yi by pointing out that his attempt to kill Jiang Yun before his growth failed.
• Di Yi, unable to tolerate the result, blames Jiang Yun for forcing him into a desperate final decision and prepares to unleash another dangerous attack.

Chapter Summary: “Enemy!”

1. Key Plot Points and Events

• Di Yi reveals two additional drops of Immortal Emperor Essence Blood from the Altar beneath him, adding to the drop he had already displayed. The three drops come from three different Immortal Emperors.
• The appearance of the Emperor Blood silences the Sacrificial Sea, suppresses the Chaos Grand Daos, and even causes the vanished River of Ages to reappear. The watching Dao Ancestors are stunned by Di Yi’s unimaginable resources and status.
• Di Yi declares himself the true child of destiny and urges Jiang Yun—whom he calls Dao Origin—to surrender. He acknowledges Jiang Yun as the strongest living being of the Weird Lineage apart from himself and offers to let him follow him in future battles.
• Jiang Yun briefly considers the consequences of continuing the fight but ultimately refuses to submit. He decides that surrender would damage his invincible Dao heart and insists that Di Yi must defeat him completely.
• Jiang Yun declares that, although he lacks Immortal Emperor protection and the backing of the Ancestral Land, he possesses an invincible heart and is destined to become supreme.
• His declaration awakens the Broken Emperor Sword. The sword abandons its contest with Di Yi’s Emperor Blade in the River of Ages and flies into Jiang Yun’s hand.
• Jiang Yun and Di Yi resume their battle with their full Dao Ancestor true forms, wielding the Broken Emperor Sword and Emperor Blade. The two additional drops of Emperor Blood remain behind Di Yi, protecting him.
• Elsewhere, Long Qilin and the Heaven and Earth Beast engage in a savage battle. Though Long Qilin is badly wounded, its nine Ancestral Dragon heads bite through the Heaven and Earth Beast’s neck and devour the severed flesh.
• Unexpectedly, the Heaven and Earth Beast flees. Long Qilin pursues it, and the two beasts eventually crash into the battlefield between Jiang Yun and Di Yi.
• Jiang Yun and Di Yi are both heavily injured, but neither is willing to retreat. They recognize that this battle concerns not merely victory, but qualification to walk the Immortal Emperor’s Path.
• Desperate, Di Yi unleashes all three drops of Immortal Emperor Essence Blood. He attempts to force the fusion of his nine Dao Ancestor Flowers, intending to break through directly into the Immortal Emperor Realm during the battle.

2. Character Developments

• Jiang Yun/Dao Origin: Fully embraces his identity as an invincible challenger. He moves beyond judging Di Yi’s reputation and acknowledges his tremendous potential, yet refuses to let overwhelming advantages shake his Dao heart. His determination strengthens as the battle progresses, and the Immortal Emperor’s Path beneath him grows broader.
• Di Yi: His arrogance is reinforced by the recognition and protection of three Immortal Emperors, but his confidence gradually gives way to desperation. After being pushed into a bloody, life-and-death struggle, he abandons caution and attempts an unprecedented forced breakthrough into the Immortal Emperor Realm.
• Long Qilin: Despite severe wounds and the loss of large amounts of Dao Ancestor Essence Blood, it responds with greater ferocity rather than retreating. Its brutal counterattack demonstrates its willingness to fight through pain and instinct.
• Heaven and Earth Beast: Initially dominant and contemptuous of Long Qilin, it is shocked and enraged by Long Qilin’s counterattack. Its eventual retreat reveals that even a creature with the strongest beast bloodline can lose its courage in an extreme life-and-death struggle.

3. Significant Themes

• Invincibility of the Dao Heart: The chapter emphasizes that true supreme beings must preserve an unshakable will. Jiang Yun fears that surrender, even when reasonable, would leave a permanent flaw in his heart.
• Innate Privilege versus Self-Made Strength: Di Yi possesses Immortal Emperor blood, ancestral backing, and an exalted bloodline, while Jiang Yun relies on his own conviction and combat will. Their conflict contrasts inherited destiny with personally forged power.
• The Cost of the Emperor’s Path: Advancement requires risking everything. Both combatants understand that retreat may permanently destroy their hopes of becoming Immortal Emperors.
• Desperation and Forced Transformation: Di Yi’s decision to refine all three drops of Emperor Blood shows how a seemingly invincible foundation can become a source of extreme danger when victory is not guaranteed.
• Brutality of Beast Combat: The Long Qilin–Heaven and Earth Beast battle highlights a more instinctive and savage form of Dao Ancestor conflict, where survival depends on consuming or destroying the opponent.

4. Character Interactions

• Jiang Yun and Di Yi: Their exchange shifts from intimidation and attempted negotiation to mutual recognition and mortal hostility. Di Yi offers Jiang Yun submission and future allegiance; Jiang Yun rejects him, insisting on complete defeat. Their verbal clash mirrors their physical battle over the Immortal Emperor’s Path.
• Jiang Yun and the Broken Emperor Sword: Jiang Yun’s declaration of invincibility awakens the sword’s recognition. It leaves the River of Ages and answers his command, symbolizing the sword’s acceptance of his will.
• Long Qilin and the Heaven and Earth Beast: Their battle escalates from the Beast’s dominance to Long Qilin’s desperate counterattack. The Beast’s flight reverses their apparent power relationship and leads both creatures into Jiang Yun and Di Yi’s battlefield.
• Di Yi and the Immortal Emperors of the Ancestral Land: Though the Immortal Emperors do not appear directly, their blood and recognition define Di Yi’s identity and grant him extraordinary protection. Di Yi ultimately risks consuming that protection to force his own breakthrough.

Chapter Summary: “Fierce!”

Key Plot Points and Events

• Di Yi’s Guardian tries to intervene in the battle, but Meng Hai blocks him, reversing their previous positions. Di Yi insists on continuing, declaring that he will either win or die.
• Under extreme pressure from Jiang Yun and Dao Origin, Di Yi begins a forced breakthrough toward the Immortal Emperor Realm. His immense aura shocks every observer, since advancing from Dao Ancestor to Immortal Emperor is extraordinarily rare.
• Di Yi uses three drops of Immortal Emperor Essence Blood to suppress and fuse his nine Dao Ancestor Flowers. The fusion causes space-time and even the Sacrificial Sea to freeze temporarily.
• An Immortal Emperor-level aura appears, causing the Chaos Grand Dao to wail and countless Dao Ancestors to kneel. Ancient Immortal Emperors from the Ancestral Land recognize that someone has seemingly entered their realm.
• However, Di Yi’s body soon begins to crack apart. His injuries return, his flesh disintegrates, and his Dao Ancestor Flowers become unstable. It becomes clear that he has not achieved a true Immortal Emperor Dao Fruit.
• Meng Hai and Luo Tianxian explain that Di Yi has entered a strange state: above the Quasi-Immortal Emperor level but below a true Immortal Emperor. Because he broke through without proper preparation and relied on external essence blood, the Immortal Dao Domain rejects his existence.
• The three drops of Immortal Emperor Essence Blood preserve his life, preventing him from dying despite his body’s collapse.
• Di Yi accepts that he has only “half-succeeded,” but refuses to regret his decision. He turns his attention back to Dao Origin, who is still attempting his own breakthrough.
• Di Yi declares that he will honor Dao Origin by erecting a monument for him after killing him. Hou Ming arrives from the Ancient Underworld to protect Dao Origin, but Di Yi casually sends her flying, leaving her gravely injured.
• Di Yi approaches Dao Origin and strikes. At the final moment, Dao Origin opens his eyes and catches Di Yi’s hand, ending the chapter on a cliffhanger.

Character Developments

• Di Yi: Becomes increasingly desperate and resolute. His pride prevents him from retreating, even when his Guardian warns him. Though his forced breakthrough fails to produce a true Immortal Emperor, he gains a temporary state beyond the Quasi-Immortal Emperor level. He shows both respect for Dao Origin and ruthless determination to kill him.
• Dao Origin: Remains focused on his own breakthrough despite Di Yi’s overwhelming aura. His ability to withstand Di Yi’s presence and finally catch his attack suggests that his transformation may be nearing completion.
• Di Yi’s Guardian: Shows concern for Di Yi and recognizes the danger of his reckless breakthrough, but is prevented from intervening by Meng Hai.
• Meng Hai and Luo Tianxian: Provide authoritative explanations of Di Yi’s abnormal condition, emphasizing that external power cannot replace the preparation required for a genuine Immortal Emperor breakthrough.
• Hou Ming: Attempts to intervene on Dao Origin’s behalf, demonstrating loyalty and courage, but is effortlessly defeated and nearly killed by Di Yi.
• Jiang Yun and the observers: Their pressure and witnessing of the event highlight the extraordinary scale of the battle. Figures such as Ye Fan, Wushi, and Qing Emperor develop awe and longing toward the Immortal Emperor realm.

Significant Themes

• The cost of forced power: Di Yi’s breakthrough demonstrates that relying on external power can produce extraordinary strength but cannot substitute for genuine preparation or personal attainment.
• Heaven-defying cultivation: The chapter emphasizes how nearly impossible it is for a Dao Ancestor to become an Immortal Emperor, making both Di Yi’s and Dao Origin’s attempts legendary.
• Pride and refusal to retreat: Di Yi knowingly risks bodily destruction rather than accept defeat, showing the destructive and empowering nature of absolute pride.
• Cosmic balance and rejection: The Immortal Dao Domain itself appears to reject Di Yi’s incomplete state, suggesting that the universe enforces a balance against unnatural advancement.
• Respect between enemies: Despite trying to kill Dao Origin, Di Yi acknowledges him as a worthy opponent and promises to erect a monument in his honor.
• Uncertainty of success: Di Yi’s temporary Immortal Emperor aura confuses everyone, blurring the boundary between breakthrough and failure and leaving Dao Origin’s own result unknown.

Character Interactions

• Di Yi’s Guardian attempts to stop Di Yi, while Meng Hai prevents him from interfering.
• Di Yi and Jiang Yun’s confrontation pushes Di Yi toward his desperate breakthrough.
• Meng Hai and Luo Tianxian publicly analyze and define Di Yi’s unstable state.
• Di Yi rejects his Guardian’s concern and proceeds with the dangerous fusion of the Dao Ancestor Flowers.
• Hou Ming tries to save Dao Origin but is defeated by Di Yi.
• Di Yi moves to kill Dao Origin, only for Dao Origin to awaken and seize his attacking hand, setting up the next confrontation.

Chapter Summary: “Both Badly Wounded!”

Key Plot Points and Events

• Jiang Yun, also known as Dao Origin, awakens from enlightenment just as Di Yi launches his most powerful attack. He catches Di Yi’s wrist, causing their immense Chaos Grand Dao forces to collide and engulf both fighters.
• When the clash ends, both combatants are covered in severe Grand Dao Wounds—injuries that damage their fundamental Dao rather than merely their bodies. Their wounds worsen continuously because neither has truly entered the Immortal Emperor Realm, yet both are wielding power beyond that of ordinary Dao Ancestors.
• Neither Di Yi nor Dao Origin can safely retreat. Withdrawing would mean abandoning their chance to advance along the Immortal Emperor’s Path, so both resolve to fight until victory or death.
• They abandon complex Dao arts and divine techniques, choosing instead to rely on direct physical strength and near-Immortal-Emperor-level power. Dao Origin does not use the Reincarnation Dao Flame because Di Yi is already prepared for it, particularly through the protection of the three drops of Immortal Emperor blood.
• Di Yi attacks with the Emperor Blade while Dao Origin counters with the Emperor Sword. Di Yi’s blade tears away half of Dao Origin’s face, while Dao Origin’s sword pierces through Di Yi’s chest and destroys his heart.
• Their wounds become impossible to suppress. Both collapse after exhausting their strength, supported by the Heaven and Earth Beast and Long Qilin respectively. Although their auras are weak, no one dares approach them because they remain extremely dangerous.
• Di Yi’s protector nearly intervenes, believing the battle is not worth the permanent damage Di Yi is suffering. However, an ancient Ancestor of the Ancestral Land orders him not to interfere. The protector and all other observers obey, recognizing the Ancestor’s supreme authority.
• The battle remains unresolved because neither fighter has surrendered or died. Di Yi’s protector and the watching Dao Ancestors debate whether Dao Origin’s Reincarnation Dao Flame could have changed the outcome.
• Eventually, the altar beneath Di Yi activates and releases mysterious power into him. His ruined heart begins beating again, his Grand Dao Wounds start healing, and he awakens first, still filled with battle intent.

Character Developments

• Dao Origin/Jiang Yun: Demonstrates extraordinary endurance and resolve by matching Di Yi despite lacking Di Yi’s powerful background and external resources. He is willing to sacrifice his life rather than retreat and proves himself capable of challenging someone with Immortal Emperor support.
• Di Yi: Reveals why his arrogance is justified: he possesses combat power far beyond ordinary Dao Ancestors and remains committed to victory even after suffering catastrophic injuries. His awakening through the altar suggests that the Ancestral Land—or forces connected to it—continues to support him.
• Di Yi’s Protector: Shows genuine concern for Di Yi and recognizes that continuing the battle may permanently ruin his chances of becoming an Immortal Emperor. Nevertheless, he submits immediately to the Ancestor’s command and refrains from interfering.
• The Ancestral Land’s Ancestor: Though previously inactive for an entire Sacrificial Era, this mysterious being observes the battle and personally commands that it continue. This confirms that the fight has significance far beyond the two combatants.
• Long Qilin and the Heaven and Earth Beast: Each supports one of the fallen fighters, emphasizing their loyalty while also showing that even their assistance cannot alter the battle’s outcome.

Significant Themes

• Victory or death on the path to transcendence: The battle represents more than personal rivalry; it is a contest over who has the qualifications to pursue the Immortal Emperor Realm.
• The cost of defying the heavens: Both fighters have reached a state that the world itself rejects. Their worsening Grand Dao Wounds show that power beyond one’s proper realm comes with inevitable punishment.
• Willpower and endurance: Since both have exhausted their techniques, the final contest becomes a test of who can endure longer and awaken first.
• Unequal advantages and destiny: Dao Origin fights largely through his own ability, while Di Yi benefits from the Ancestral Land, Immortal Emperor blood, and hidden support. The chapter questions whether cultivation can ever be truly fair.
• Fate versus intervention: The Ancestor’s order prevents outside interference, suggesting that the battle follows a predetermined course and may be part of a much larger historical or cosmic design.
• The meaning of an “Emperor”: Though neither has formally become an Immortal Emperor, their battle demonstrates that they have already entered a realm of power and determination inaccessible to ordinary Dao Ancestors.

Important Character Interactions

• Dao Origin and Di Yi: They exchange a final, all-or-nothing assault without defending themselves, each accepting potentially fatal damage to injure the other.
• Di Yi’s protector and the Ancestor: The protector wants to stop the battle, but the Ancestor’s command forces him to stand down and reinforces the Ancestor’s absolute dominance.
• Dao Ancestors watching the battle: Their fear and astonishment underline how far beyond their level the two fighters have risen. They discuss the limitations of the Reincarnation Dao Flame and the advantages Di Yi gained from his backing.
• Long Qilin and Dao Origin / Heaven and Earth Beast and Di Yi: Their roles as supporters after the battle illustrate the opposing sides’ loyalty and the catastrophic condition of both champions.
• The Ancestral Land and Di Yi: The altar’s intervention directly revives Di Yi, implying a powerful bond between him and the Ancestral Land and giving him a renewed advantage as the battle remains unfinished.

Chapter Summary: “Reversal of the Situation!”

Key Plot Points and Events

• Di Yi rapidly recovers from severe Grand Dao Wounds, shocking the watching Dao Ancestors. They initially suspect he has entered the Immortal Emperor Realm, but Immortal Emperor Meng Hai clarifies that both Di Yi and Dao Origin have only approached that realm.
• The true reason for Di Yi’s recovery is revealed to be the mysterious Altar beneath him, identified as the Ancestral Sacrificial Altar. Its power restores him almost to peak condition.
• Dao Origin remains unconscious and severely injured, causing everyone to believe Di Yi has won. Di Yi himself questions whether the victory truly belongs to him since he relied on the Altar’s external power.
• As Di Yi prepares to leave, the Broken Emperor Sword suddenly activates and releases powerful dark energy into Dao Origin. Dao Origin awakens, his wounds heal, and he launches another attack.
• Di Yi mistakenly assumes that the Emperor Sword belongs to a Weird Immortal Emperor who has secretly supported Dao Origin. In reality, the recovery and counterattack are directed by the Stone Jar’s remnant spirit.
• When Di Yi and Dao Origin clash again, the Emperor Sword releases the Reincarnation Dao Flame, Dao Origin’s supposedly final killing move. Di Yi’s Emperor Blood and the Altar’s power have already been exhausted, leaving him unable to properly resist.
• The Reincarnation Dao Flame destroys Di Yi’s defensive barrier and burns through his body. Even the final power of his Nine-Colored Immortal Gold Bloodline is unable to stop it.
• Di Yi refuses to surrender or beg for mercy, but the flames ultimately destroy his dharma body, shattering his flesh and bones. The watching Dao Ancestors conclude that Dao Origin has defeated the Ancestral Land’s chosen prodigy.
• Di Yi’s protector, a true Weird Immortal Emperor, is devastated and attempts to descend through the Abyss Passage to recover Di Yi’s remains and find a way to revive him.
• His attempted descent triggers a reaction from Heaven. The Dao Ancestors expect Immortal Emperor Meng Hai to intervene, but instead, a powerful sword light arrives from the distant Sea of Realms, setting up another major development.

Character Developments

• Di Yi: Initially confident after recovering through the Ancestral Sacrificial Altar, he becomes conflicted about whether his victory is legitimate. He later regains his composure, but his certainty turns into shock and terror when Dao Origin unexpectedly revives. Despite suffering unbearable pain, he maintains his pride and refuses to admit defeat.
• Dao Origin/Jiang Yun: Appears defeated and unconscious, but is revived through the Stone Jar’s intervention. His counterattack demonstrates his ability to endure and exploit the moment when Di Yi’s external powers have been depleted.
• Di Yi’s Protector: Previously passive, he becomes emotionally overwhelmed after Di Yi’s defeat. His desperation drives him to risk descending into the Sacrificial Sea in hopes of recovering and reviving Di Yi.
• Immortal Emperor Meng Hai: Explains the limits of Di Yi and Dao Origin’s current power, emphasizing that neither has truly become an Immortal Emperor. His possible intervention is anticipated but does not occur directly in this section.
• The Stone Jar’s Remnant Spirit: Its hidden influence becomes decisive. It secretly controls the Emperor Sword’s energy and empowers the Reincarnation Dao Flame, overturning the apparent outcome of the battle.

Significant Themes

• The difference between genuine strength and external assistance: Di Yi’s recovery depends on the Ancestral Sacrificial Altar, causing him to question whether his victory is truly his own.
• Hidden forces and mistaken judgments: The observers and Di Yi misunderstand the source of Dao Origin’s revival, believing it to be the work of a Weird Immortal Emperor rather than the Stone Jar.
• Reversal and unpredictability: Just when Di Yi seems certain to have won, Dao Origin returns to battle and turns the situation around.
• Pride and perseverance: Di Yi’s refusal to surrender, even while being consumed by the Reincarnation Dao Flame, earns the respect of the watching Dao Ancestors.
• The limits of bloodline and destiny: Di Yi’s Nine-Colored Immortal Gold Bloodline and immense fortune prove insufficient against the Stone Jar-enhanced Reincarnation Dao Flame.
• The hidden power of ancient artifacts: Both the Ancestral Sacrificial Altar and the Stone Jar exert influence beyond the apparent abilities of their wielders.

Character Interactions

• Di Yi and Dao Origin: Their battle shifts repeatedly. Di Yi initially believes he has defeated Dao Origin, but Dao Origin’s sudden revival forces a second confrontation. Their final clash culminates in the Reincarnation Dao Flame overwhelming Di Yi.
• Di Yi and the Dao Ancestors: The observers debate whether Di Yi’s victory should count because of his reliance on the Altar. After his defeat, they react with disbelief and admiration for his refusal to yield.
• Di Yi and his protector: The protector remains unable to intervene during Di Yi’s burning, obeying the silence of the ancient will behind him. After Di Yi’s destruction, however, grief and desperation compel him to act.
• Dao Origin and the Stone Jar: Though outsiders believe Dao Origin controls the counterattack, the Stone Jar’s remnant spirit is actually directing events and supplying the power that revives him and strengthens the Reincarnation Dao Flame.
• Heaven and the approaching Weird Immortal Emperor: The protector’s attempted descent awakens a vast sacred force within Heaven, hinting at an imminent confrontation. The section ends with an unidentified sword light arriving from the Sea of Realms.