Ch. 561Fate Pattern

Jiang Ming gave Madman Eighth-Stage Evolution Liquid and proposed opening the remaining Demon Wells to gather ingredients for the Ninth-Stage Evolution Liquid. Meanwhile, the Ruthless Empress absorbed the Great Completion Saint Spirit’s essence and sensed a mysterious connection to Jiang Ming.

  • Jiang Ming gave Madman an Eighth-Stage Evolution Liquid and Madman accepted it.
  • Gai Jiuyou returned after crushing three evil gods, and Jiang Ming proposed opening the six remaining Demon Wells for Fortune Spirit Elixir.
  • Jiang Ming showed Ye Fan a drop of Fortune Spirit Essence and promised him five portions of Sixth-Stage Evolution Liquid for his companions.
  • Gai Jiuyou agreed that they should open the remaining Demon Wells themselves rather than risk war with the Alien Race.
  • The Ruthless Empress used the Heaven-Swallowing Devil Jar to refine the Chaos Stone Marrow Token and the Great Completion Saint Spirit’s arm, then sensed a mysterious connection to Jiang Ming.

Ch. 562Extreme Dao Supreme Weapon

Chapter Summary: Extreme Dao Supreme Weapon

Key Plot Points and Events

  • The system rewards Jiang Ming for causing the death of the injured Great Saint Spirit’s weapon. He receives:
    • The Dragon-Pattern Black Gold Spear, an Extreme Dao Supreme Weapon from the Immortal Ancient Era.
    • A block of Eternal Blue Gold, an Extreme Dao Immortal Material.
  • Over the next five years, Jiang Ming, the Heavenly Jade Saintess, Gai Jiuyou, Gu Qingyao, and Qinghuang Daoist search for and open Demon Wells along the Starry Sky Ancient Road.
  • Jiang Ming restores Mission Tenth Pass and Life Star, while Gai Jiuyou captures and rearranges three suns. Their efforts prevent the Starry Sky Ancient Road from being destroyed as it was in the original timeline.
  • The group eliminates numerous evil gods, Saint Spirits, ghostly Saint Kings, and Great Saint-level monsters. Jiang Ming uses their corpses and blood as materials for refining evolution liquids.
  • Five years later, Jiang Ming’s group is famous as the protectors of the Human Race’s Tenth and Thirteenth Passes. Since Jiang Ming hides his identity, rumors spread about the mysterious guardian traveling on Old Tyrannosaurus.
  • They open a sixth Demon Well. Unlike the previous wells, it contains a terrifying, already-dead Great Saint Spirit’s head, whose accumulated killing intent consumes the corpse ghosts within.
  • Jiang Ming gives the Dragon-Pattern Black Gold Spear to Gai Jiuyou, who uses it to pierce and suppress the head, grinding away its baleful aura.
  • Jiang Ming plans to bury the head in his inner world and refine it after reaching the Quasi-Emperor realm. He also distributes portions of Saint Spirit remains and Five-Colored Immortal Liquid to his companions for research and cultivation.

Character Development

  • Jiang Ming gains a powerful new weapon and advances his Great Freedom Dao Scripture to its eighth transformation, Fate Turn. One of his arms now possesses faint Quasi-Emperor-level physical power.
  • His cultivation increasingly approaches the point where his body and primordial spirit may reach Quasi-Emperor-grade strength, although his Dao comprehension still lags behind.
  • Through fragmented memories, Jiang Ming greatly improves his understanding of the demonic Dao, as well as yin and yang, dreams, illusion, and space.
  • His growing insight into the demonic Dao causes him some uncertainty, since he suspects the hidden worlds within his transformations contain dangerous secrets.
  • Gai Jiuyou becomes focused on obtaining Jiang Ming’s ninth-stage evolution liquid and continues serving as the group’s principal combat force against the Demon Wells.
  • Jiang Ming’s confidantes and daughter continue advancing along the Starry Sky Ancient Road in his place, while other geniuses such as Ye Fan are presumed to have reached or approached the Saint King realm.

Significant Themes

  • Changing fate and rewriting destiny: Jiang Ming’s intervention prevents the destruction of the Starry Sky Ancient Road and removes dangers that originally would have caused future catastrophe.
  • Power and preparation: The group systematically seals or eliminates threats before the Immortal Ascension Road opens and chaos descends.
  • The risks of cultivation: Jiang Ming’s physical strength is advancing faster than his Dao comprehension, creating a potentially unstable imbalance.
  • Dangerous inheritance and hidden secrets: Fragmented memories and the Great Saint Spirit’s remains provide enormous benefits but may also conceal spiritual or existential dangers.
  • Resource sharing and collective strength: Jiang Ming distributes rare materials and Saint Spirit remains, allowing his allies to study higher realms and Dao patterns.

Character Interactions

  • Jiang Ming works closely with the Heavenly Jade Saintess, Gai Jiuyou, Gu Qingyao, and Qinghuang Daoist in their campaign to investigate the Demon Wells.
  • Gai Jiuyou entrusts Jiang Ming with the corpses of the Flame Saint Spirit and evil gods, while Jiang Ming provides him with the Dragon-Pattern Black Gold Spear for suppressing the terrifying head.
  • Jiang Ming shares Five-Colored Immortal Liquid, Saint Spirit remains, and drops related to Dao Venerable methods with his companions, strengthening their cultivation and understanding.
  • Although Jiang Ming’s companions and daughter represent him on the Starry Sky Ancient Road, he remains the hidden force protecting humanity from the shadows.

Ch. 563The Dragon-Controlling Sacred Art Battles Qingyao

After resolving the Demon Wells, Jiang Ming prepared to refine Ninth-Stage Evolution Liquid and cultivated with Gu Qingyao before advancing his Great Freedom Dao Scripture to its ninth revolution. His breakthrough transformed his body and Primordial Spirit to quasi-emperor first heavenly layer strength, while his companions remained unable to match his combat prowess.

  • Jiang Ming sealed the Great Completion Saint Spirit's skull, proposed refining evolution liquid from its remains, and gave Gai Jiuyou materials and instructions to begin refining Ninth-Stage Evolution Liquid with God-King Jiang Taixu.
  • Gu Qingyao discussed Jiang Ming's Dragon-Controlling Sacred Scripture, then battled him for three months before leaving to oversee the Eternal Star Region.
  • Jiang Ming accompanied the Heavenly Jade Saintess in cultivation for half a month, then began cultivating in seclusion.
  • Ten years later, Jiang Ming advanced the Great Freedom Dao Scripture to its ninth revolution and endured a lightning tribulation that raised his body and Primordial Spirit to quasi-emperor first heavenly layer strength.
  • Jiang Ming reflected that his companions could not match him because they had missed the ideal age and lacked the resources to cultivate the Heaven-Mending Scripture.

Ch. 564Ten years

After ten years of cultivation, Jiang Ming prepared to pursue the Great Saint Realm while Ye Fan and their companions grew stronger and fought their way to the Thirtieth Pass of the Human Race. The Starry Sky Ancient Road became increasingly dangerous, and Gai Jiuyou opened it to powerful members of the Primordial Royal Clans, though they still did not dare enter.

  • Jiang Ming judged that his cultivation and Great Freedom Dao Scripture had advanced enough for him to prepare for a breakthrough within five years.
  • Ye Fan reached the Saint King Realm, while Jiang Ming's companions and followers continued cultivating and gaining strength at different rates.
  • Ye Fan, Jiang Ming's companions, and their allies fought prodigies from other races and raided Saint Spirit cave abodes as they traveled to the Thirtieth Pass of the Human Race.
  • Gai Jiuyou restricted conflicts between the Primordial Royal Clans and the Human Race on the Big Dipper Burial Emperor Star to younger fighters and allowed powerful clan members to enter the Human Race's Starry Sky Ancient Road for a fee.
  • The Primordial Royal Clans still avoided the Human Race's Starry Sky Ancient Road despite Gai Jiuyou's invitation.

Ch. 565They exhausted every scheme to seize Jiang Ming's opportunities

Jiang Ming broke through into the Great Saint realm after three years of cultivation and two years of tribulation, becoming powerful enough to challenge a Quasi-Emperor. He celebrated with his four companions, whose cultivation together left them exhausted after feeding on his potent essence.

  • Jiang Ming regarded the many new prodigies across the stars as signs that the Immortal Ascension Road might open and a new Great Emperor could emerge.
  • After taking Seventh-Stage Evolution Liquid, Jiang Ming completed his transformation into a Great Saint in the starry sky, watched by his four companions.
  • Jiang Ming swallowed the sea of lightning and refined it into a Tribulation Golden Core, while his weapons transformed and his Life-Bound Sword gained Quasi-Emperor-level dao patterns.
  • Jiang Ming told Dragon Girl, Rong'er, Lin'er, and Heavenly Jade that they would celebrate his breakthrough, and the four prepared themselves for his attention.
  • Half a month later, Jiang Ming found the four sleeping after they had exhausted themselves drawing on his vital essence, which had become comparable to a hundred-thousand-year-old Medicine King.

Ch. 566The Taboo on the Starry Sky Ancient Road

Jiang Ming set out to visit Gu Qingyao while news spread of how his companions had advanced along the Starry Sky Ancient Road. At the Human Race’s Fiftieth Pass, Yan Ruyu and her followers rested after the guide envoy treated them to a meal, and he cautiously asked about Jiang Ming.

  • Jiang Ming decided to visit Gu Qingyao after ten years in seclusion, while the chapter described how his Dao Palace Deities had helped him court the three Ancient Emperor’s Daughters without intimacy.
  • Qi Zitong, Qi Meng, and Fan Xian reached the ninth heaven of Saint, while Yan Ruyu advanced with six powerful followers to the Human Race’s Fiftieth Pass.
  • The Yaochi Sacred Maiden and Yi Qingwu reached the forty-fifth pass, while Fairy Zixia and Jiang Chanyu reached the forty-seventh.
  • Yan Ruyu chose to rest at the Fiftieth Pass and prepare to break through to the Saint King fourth heavenly layer.
  • The guide envoy served Yan Ruyu and her followers a Donkey Tiger Flood Dragon he had slain, then asked whether Jiang Ming had arrived on the Starry Sky Ancient Road.

Ch. 567His Fate Patterns Changed Again

Yan Ruyu explained Jiang Ming’s influence on the Starry Sky Ancient Road, while Jiang Ming left its conflicts to Ye Fan and prepared to travel with Gu Qingyao and the three Ancient Emperor's Daughters. His fate patterns had strengthened after he became a Great Saint, and he set out to discover what his increased fortune would bring.

  • Yan Ruyu told a guide that Jiang Ming had already helped protect the Starry Sky Ancient Road and was likely invincible among the younger generation.
  • Yan Ruyu learned about the feud between the Saint Body Lineage and the Heavenly Tyrant Body Lineage, while Jiang Ming left its resolution to Ye Fan.
  • Jiang Ming met up with the three Ancient Emperor's Daughters and planned to invite Gu Qingyao to join them on a journey.
  • Jiang Ming’s Heavenly Lone Star and Peach Blossom Fate patterns had reached four stars, increasing his charm and fortune.
  • Jiang Ming left his Qilin Totem Deity to guard the Eternal Star Region and set out to explore the universe with his companions.

Ch. 568The Undying Empress Had Another Erotic Dream

Jiang Ming’s A Match Made Across a Thousand Miles Fate Pattern evolved, binding him more firmly to the Ruthless Empress and stirring changes in others connected to him. Nannan remembered Jiang Ming and vanished into the sky, while a woman sleeping in divine source dreamed of him again and wondered whether reincarnation was real.

  • Jiang Ming’s A Match Made Across a Thousand Miles Fate Pattern evolved to four and a half stars as he traveled aboard the Spaceship.
  • The Ruthless Empress’s red thread Dao Fruit bound her firmly to Jiang Ming while her body emerged from the Desolate Abyss during her transformation into a Red Dust Immortal.
  • Nannan remembered Jiang Ming, wept as flowers and grass appeared beneath her feet, and flew away from the Fortieth City of the Human Race.
  • A woman sleeping in five-colored divine source dreamed of Jiang Ming again, called him her husband, and wondered whether reincarnation existed.

Ch. 569Picking Up a Supreme Bone

Jiang Ming sensed that his fate patterns were influencing the Undying Empress, then spent three years wandering the stars and found a rare Dao Bone left by a Supreme. He continued cultivating his Great Freedom Dao Scripture and developing his God-Demon body.

  • The Undying Empress dreamed of an unfamiliar man and wondered who he was while remaining sealed in divine source.
  • Jiang Ming glimpsed a crimson, flame-filled nest through his understanding of causal fate laws and suspected it belonged to the Undying Empress.
  • Jiang Ming decided to avoid seeking her out and wander through the starry skies instead.
  • Three years later, Jiang Ming found a palm-sized Dao Bone left behind after a Supreme underwent Dao Transformation.
  • Jiang Ming used his growing understanding and memory fragments to continue refining the Great Freedom Dao Scripture and his Primordial Demon God body.

Ch. 570The Beauties Gather

Three years after obtaining the Supreme Bone Dao Fruit, Jiang Ming had shared it with his companions while pursuing a breakthrough in his cultivation. On the Starry Sky Ancient Road, Yan Ruyu and the other women waited at the Fiftieth Pass as Ye Fan considered the coming conflict with the Heavenly Tyrant Body Lineage and trusted that Jiang Ming would not side with them.

  • Jiang Ming studied the lightning Dao Fruit for over half a year, then let his companions study it as they wished.
  • Yan Ruyu remained at the Human Race's Fiftieth Pass, where Ye Fan and the women following him gathered and learned about the ancient feud between the Saint Body and Heavenly Tyrant Body lineages.
  • Yan Ruyu and Yi Qingwu agreed that Jiang Ming would avoid the feud, while Jiang Chanyu said she wanted to test the strength of the Heavenly Tyrant Body prodigy Overlord.
  • Ye Fan, who had spent a year at the pass seeking traces of the Saint Body Lineage, thought he would eventually face Overlord and believed Jiang Ming would disapprove of the Tyrant Body Lineage.
  • Ye Fan reflected that Jiang Ming was like an elder brother to him and relied on the Evolution Liquid Jiang Ming had provided to help his companions advance.

Ch. 571The Tyrant Body Lineage

Ye Fan met Jiang Ming’s women at the grave of a Great Accomplished Sacred Body and learned that Jiang Ming had likely reached the Great Saint realm. Yan Ruyu and the others paid their respects and generously helped Ye Fan’s disciple Yang Xi begin his cultivation.

  • Ye Fan and his sweethearts discussed the history of clashes between the Saint Body Lineage and the Tyrant Body Lineage as they prepared to leave the planet where a Great Accomplished Sacred Body was buried.
  • Yan Ruyu and Jiang Ming’s other women arrived to pay their respects, and Yan Ruyu told Ye Fan that Jiang Ming had probably broken through to Great Saint and entered the starry skies.
  • Jiang Ming’s women offered incense, candles, fruit, and aged wine at the grave while discussing the danger of drawing the Tyrant Body Lineage’s attention.
  • Qin Yao introduced Ye Fan’s disciple Yang Xi, a newly awakened Sacred Body whom Ye Fan had helped begin cultivating after he was bullied by children from the Overlord Body Ancestral Star.
  • Yan Ruyu gave Yang Xi a drop from the Azure Emperor’s Heart, then gifted him an Azure Lotus Saint Weapon, and the other women gave him more precious presents.

Ch. 572Qi Zitong's Extraordinary Gifts

Jiang Ming’s companions gathered at the Human Race’s Fiftieth Pass and learned that a prodigy of the Heavenly Tyrant Body Lineage would return to fight Ye Fan. Qi Meng, Qi Zitong, and Fan Xian joined the group, who prepared to watch the coming battle.

  • Yan Ruyu and the other women stayed at the Human Race’s Fiftieth Pass to witness the Heavenly Tyrant Body Lineage prodigy’s fight with Ye Fan.
  • Jiang Ming’s companions visited the star where a Great Accomplished Heavenly Tyrant Body had fallen and felt the domineering laws that remained there.
  • Two years later, Qi Meng, Qi Zitong, and Fan Xian arrived at the pass and followed Yan Ruyu’s Dao trace marks to the others.
  • Yan Ruyu told the newcomers that the Heavenly Tyrant Body Lineage prodigy was returning to challenge Ye Fan, and the women agreed the fight would be worth watching.
  • Qi Meng asked whether Jiang Ming had come, and the Yaochi Sacred Maiden said they had heard no news of him for years.

Ch. 573The Purple Palace Sacred Maiden's Charm

Fairy Zixia and Jiang Ming's other companions joined Ye Fan at the Starry Sky Ancient Road to capture a Red-Haired Monster Heavenly Origin Master. As Ye Fan held the enemy in place, Fairy Zixia and the Yaochi Sacred Maiden tested their sealing Dao Fruits against his Sevenfold Immortal-Sealing Technique.

  • Fairy Zixia told Jiang Chanyu and the others about Ye Fan's battle at a Netherworld checkpoint, and they went to help him.
  • The women arrived to find Ye Fan fighting the Red-Haired Monster, whose Source Arts let him wield an embryonic Sevenfold Immortal-Sealing Technique.
  • Yan Ruyu placed seven pieces of divine source engraved with the technique at the entrances, while Fairy Zixia and the Yaochi Sacred Maiden volunteered to fight together.
  • The Red-Haired Monster summoned stellar projections and formed seven small worlds to seal the women, but Ye Fan blocked his escape and left the fight to them.
  • Fairy Zixia relied on her Heaven and Earth Six Harmonies Dao Fruit, while the Yaochi Sacred Maiden used her Five Elements World Sealing Dao Fruit and gained insight from the enemy's technique.

Ch. 574A Divine Thought Appeared Again

Jiang Ming broke through to the Great Saint stage while traveling through the starry sky, and his group arrived at the Starry Sky Ancient Road as Ye Fan fought Overlord. When Overlord unleashed a terrifying divine thought, an azure Great Saint-grade flying saucer and the Heavenly Jade Saintess appeared.

  • After a three-day battle, two women sealed the Fourth-Generation Heavenly Origin Master with Jiang Ming's Sevenfold Immortal-Sealing Technique.
  • Jiang Ming endured a year and a half of tribulation lightning and reached the Great Saint stage, strengthening his body, primordial spirit, Life-Bound Sword, and Lotus Weapons.
  • Jiang Ming's group reached the Starry Sky Ancient Road and learned that Ye Fan had been fighting Overlord for six months.
  • Ye Fan defeated Overlord and said he would spare him so others could use him as a whetstone.
  • Overlord released a divine thought with an aura at the saint king ninth heavenly layer, and Ye Fan used the Sevenfold Immortal-Sealing Technique to contain its terrifying aura.
  • An azure Great Saint-grade flying saucer emerged from a wormhole as the Heavenly Jade Saintess appeared in crimson radiance.

Ch. 575Fate Pattern Bindings

Chapter Summary: “Fate Pattern Bindings”

Key Plot Points and Events

  • A guardian envoy has been secretly monitoring Jiang Ming’s confidantes, whom she regards as her sisters. Because she was among the earliest women bound to Jiang Ming by the Fate Pattern and the Match Made Across a Thousand Miles, she immediately senses his arrival aboard an azure warship.
  • The chapter explains that nearly all of Jiang Ming’s women are connected to him by invisible red threads created by the Fate Pattern. The strength of each bond varies according to the confidante’s power and relationship with Jiang Ming. This binding has influenced characters such as the Heavenly Jade Saintess and Yan Ruyu.
  • Jiang Ming arrives with four veiled, exceptionally beautiful women. Their appearances are concealed by various forms of divine energy, partly because Jiang Ming is possessive and his companions dislike being watched by others.
  • The Heavenly Jade Saintess joyfully rushes into Jiang Ming’s arms, revealing the depth of their relationship. His other confidantes are equally excited but remain composed because a dangerous Divine Thought has appeared.
  • The Divine Thought is identified as likely having originated from the evil intent and accumulated faith surrounding the deceased Supreme Yin Human Emperor. The Overlord has unleashed it in his rage against Ye Fan, despite the danger that it could destroy the entire fiftieth human-race checkpoint.
  • Jiang Ming attempts to use the Deliverance Scripture to restore the Supreme Yin Human Emperor’s consciousness, wondering whether the Divine Thought may provide an opportunity to revive or redeem him.
  • Ye Fan recognizes Jiang Ming’s intention and kicks the injured Overlord toward Yan Ruyu before sitting down to chant the complete Deliverance Scripture himself. He uses Dao light, diagrams, and Primordial Chaos Qi to suppress and encircle the Divine Thought.
  • The Divine Thought responds with overwhelming Supreme Yin power, death qi, and baleful energy. Its roar shakes the starry sky and terrifies the gathered cultivators, demonstrating the terrifying strength of an ancient Emperor’s corrupted remnant.
  • The chapter ends with uncertainty over the Divine Thought’s exact origin. Some believe it may belong to Amitabha Buddha rather than the Supreme Yin Human Emperor or the recently deceased Azure Emperor.

Character Developments

  • Jiang Ming is portrayed as powerful, emotionally significant to his companions, and deeply possessive. His attempt to awaken the Supreme Yin Human Emperor shows compassion and an interest in redeeming ancient figures rather than merely destroying them.
  • The Heavenly Jade Saintess openly displays her attachment to Jiang Ming by embracing him immediately and calling to him with tenderness. Her earlier status as a Desolate Slave is connected to the Fate Pattern’s restraint and Jiang Ming’s influence.
  • Yan Ruyu is presented as another woman whose feelings for Jiang Ming developed through the Fate Pattern and his deliberate efforts to win her over.
  • Jiang Ming’s other confidantes have matured through twenty years of hardship. Although emotionally excited by his return, they remain disciplined and avoid interfering with the crisis.
  • Ye Fan demonstrates confidence and tactical awareness. He acknowledges the Overlord’s strength, yet dismisses him once he has served as a distraction and focuses entirely on suppressing the Divine Thought.
  • The Overlord is consumed by humiliation and rage. Although severely injured, his Heavenly Tyrant Body allows rapid recovery, and his decision to release the Divine Thought recklessly threatens everyone nearby.
  • The Supreme Yin Human Emperor’s remnant appears as an immensely powerful but corrupted Divine Thought, driven by rage and evil intent rather than conscious reason.

Significant Themes

  • Fate, bonds, and restraint: The Fate Pattern links Jiang Ming to his confidantes through invisible threads, suggesting that love, destiny, and control are closely intertwined.
  • Love and possessiveness: Jiang Ming’s relationships are affectionate but also possessive, while his companions share his dislike of outsiders’ intrusive attention.
  • Redemption after death: Jiang Ming and Ye Fan attempt to use the Deliverance Scripture to restore or pacify an ancient Emperor’s corrupted remnant, raising the possibility that even a malicious Divine Thought may retain a recoverable soul.
  • The danger of resentment and faith: The Divine Thought is formed from accumulated evil intent and belief, showing how powerful emotions can survive death and become catastrophic forces.
  • Maturity through hardship: Jiang Ming’s companions have become calmer and more self-controlled after years of shared trials, contrasting with the Overlord’s uncontrolled anger.
  • Power beyond conventional judgment: Divine Thoughts possess unpredictable strength, making them dangerous even when their true cultivation level is unclear.

Character Interactions

  • The Heavenly Jade Saintess reunites emotionally with Jiang Ming, while the other women watch with happiness and restraint.
  • Jiang Ming and Ye Fan independently invoke the Deliverance Scripture against the Divine Thought, with Ye Fan actively supporting Jiang Ming’s apparent goal.
  • Ye Fan humiliates the Overlord by kicking him toward Yan Ruyu and then ignores him, emphasizing the difference between Ye Fan’s composure and the Overlord’s rage.
  • The Overlord’s reckless actions endanger the entire gathering, forcing Jiang Ming, Ye Fan, and the surrounding cultivators to confront the resulting catastrophe.

Ch. 576Supreme Yin Human Emperor

Jiang Ming and the others suppressed Supreme Yin Human Emperor’s Divine Thought, then Jiang Ming persuaded the Human Emperor’s lingering will to meet the surviving wills of other ancient figures. Supreme Yin Human Emperor agreed to remain rather than dissipate, and showed Jiang Ming the bloodstained burial clothes left after his body was destroyed.

  • Jiang Ming had Ye Fan use the human-bodied, ghost-faced lamp while everyone recited the Deliverance Scripture to restrain Supreme Yin Human Emperor’s Divine Thought.
  • Yan Ruyu fought the Overlord with the Azure Emperor’s Nine Slashes, the Azure Emperor’s Dragon-Fighting Art, and her Heaven-Earth-Man Three-Talents Dao Fruit.
  • Jiang Ming and the others suppressed the Divine Thought until it separated from the Blood Sacrifice Altar and Stupa Tower and was obliterated, earning Jiang Ming immortal tear green gold.
  • Supreme Yin Human Emperor’s final lingering will appeared and lamented the trouble his actions had caused his descendants.
  • Jiang Ming took Supreme Yin Human Emperor to meet Supreme Yang Human Emperor’s and Void Great Emperor’s lingering wills, and they persuaded him to remain.
  • Supreme Yin Human Emperor agreed and showed Jiang Ming the bloodstained coarse linen burial clothes that were all that remained of his destroyed body.

Ch. 577Overlord Combat Power Measuring Device

Chapter Summary

Key Plot Points and Events

  • The Supreme Yin Human Emperor visits his only descendant, who has reached the Saint King Second Heavenly Layer. Jiang Ming learns that the descendant has continued cultivating the Supreme Yin True Formula and part of the Heaven Devouring Demon Art.
  • Jiang Ming also reunites with Ji Zi, who has remained alongside the Supreme Yin Human Emperor’s descendant and reached the Saint King Fourth Heavenly Layer.
  • Jiang Ming gives Sixth- and Seventh-Stage Evolution Liquids to Ji Zi and Si Shen as support for their future cultivation.
  • He persuades the Supreme Yin Human Emperor to accept four drops of the Ageless Immortal Spring, allowing the ancient emperor to remain nourished and asleep rather than exhausting himself in a futile final battle against future Dark Supremes.
  • Jiang Ming returns to the Starry Sky Ancient Road aboard his Great-Saint-Grade spaceship, though he recognizes that the vessel will soon become inadequate as his strength continues to rise.
  • During Jiang Ming’s year-long journey, Overlord is repeatedly used as a sparring opponent by Jiang Ming’s companions and confidantes. Already weakened, he is successively defeated and humiliated by several powerful women.
  • Yan Ruyu battles Overlord for twenty days, using her Three-Talents Dao Fruit to restrain and severely injure him.
  • Jiang Chanyu, now at the Saint King Third Heavenly Layer and partly entering the Divine Forbidden Realm, fights him for thirty days and leaves him even more desperate.
  • After a brief rest, Fairy Zixia battles Overlord for forty days. Her Innate Dao Embryo, developed through the Western Emperor and Void Scriptures, allows her to evade and gradually erase his attacks.
  • Despite Overlord’s furious threats, the Yaochi Fairy immediately challenges him. Her Five Elements Dao manifests entire worlds that repeatedly crush and suppress him. She also possesses more of the Nine Secrets than Overlord, including the healing Secret of “Zhe.”
  • Two months later, Overlord, still clinging to his pride and unwillingness to admit defeat, is surrounded by Qi Zitong, Qi Meng, and Fan Xian. The trio eventually activates Saint-King-Grade mechas forged from Quasi-Emperor-level White Tiger bones and uses them to attack him.

Character Developments

  • Jiang Ming continues acting as a protector and benefactor. He supplies cultivation resources, arranges for the Supreme Yin Human Emperor’s survival, and accepts that he alone must face the future Dark Supremes.
  • The Supreme Yin Human Emperor is portrayed as an ancient figure whose remaining strength is precious but insufficient for the coming age. His acceptance of the Ageless Immortal Spring shows a transition from active combatant to preserved legacy.
  • The Supreme Yin Human Emperor’s descendant has grown significantly, reaching the Saint King Second Heavenly Layer and inheriting both the emperor’s seal and legacy.
  • Ji Zi remains loyal to his companion and has advanced rapidly to the Saint King Fourth Heavenly Layer, demonstrating both commitment and exceptional talent.
  • Jiang Ming’s companions have become extraordinarily powerful under his guidance. Their battles show that many of them can rival or surpass famous figures of the Human Race.
  • Overlord suffers the greatest development, though it is largely psychological. Once undefeated and proud of his pure Heavenly Tyrant Body bloodline, he is repeatedly defeated, mocked, and forced to confront the collapse of his invincible Dao heart. His anger and humiliation grow with every battle.
  • Yan Ruyu, Jiang Chanyu, Fairy Zixia, and the Yaochi Fairy each demonstrate a distinct Dao and fighting style, showing how Jiang Ming’s guidance has helped them develop unique and formidable paths rather than merely imitate established inheritances.

Significant Themes

  • Growth through combat: Jiang Ming’s companions use Overlord as a genuine life-or-death training partner, allowing them to test their techniques without holding back.
  • The collapse of arrogance: Overlord’s repeated defeats undermine his belief in his own invincibility and expose the vulnerability of relying entirely on bloodline and past victories.
  • Individualized cultivation: The women’s different Daos—the Three Talents, Innate Dao Embryo, Five Elements World, and other inheritances—show the importance of developing personal understanding rather than following a single standard path.
  • Preparation for a greater catastrophe: Jiang Ming refuses to depend on the lingering obsessions of ancient emperors and instead prepares himself and his companions for the future confrontation with the Dark Supremes.
  • Legacy and preservation: The descendants, inheritances, seals, scriptures, and Evolution Liquids connect the older generation’s sacrifices with the cultivation and survival of the next generation.
  • Humor amid brutality: Overlord’s misery is treated with dark comedy, especially as his former status as an invincible genius contrasts with his role as a battered training opponent.

Character Interactions

  • Jiang Ming respectfully supports the Supreme Yin Human Emperor while persuading him to preserve his strength through sleep.
  • Ji Zi’s loyalty to the emperor’s descendant demonstrates the enduring bond between the two taciturn companions.
  • Jiang Ming’s companions cooperate indirectly by taking turns testing themselves against Overlord, while Jiang Ming observes, comments, and even encourages the battles.
  • Overlord responds to each defeat with rage and insults, but his threats only motivate the women to continue attacking him.
  • Yan Ruyu, Jiang Chanyu, Fairy Zixia, and the Yaochi Fairy each build upon the damage caused by the previous fighter, leaving Overlord progressively weaker and more psychologically broken.
  • Qi Zitong, Qi Meng, and Fan Xian escalate the humiliation by using Jiang Ming’s powerful mechas against him, turning the final stage of the confrontation into a coordinated assault.

Ch. 578Great Saints Step Forward

Overlord endured months of challenges from Jiang Ming’s allies, and Ye Fan moved to kill him after the battle. Great Saints Qi Tian and Canglan intervened to save Overlord, but Heavenly Jade Saintess challenged them to spar, with Daoist Qinghuang backing her.

  • Jiang Ming’s women used their strength and the Nine Secrets: Lin to overwhelm Overlord, who struggled to reach the Divine Forbidden Realm.
  • Xu Li lamented Overlord’s defeat, while Qi Zheng explained how Ye Fan had beaten him and a mysterious man had taken his Divine Thought.
  • After Ye Fan’s women fought Overlord for three months, Ye Fan stepped forward, intending to kill him before he could take revenge.
  • Great Saints Qi Tian and Canglan appeared and pleaded for Overlord’s life.
  • Heavenly Jade Saintess challenged Qi Tian and Canglan to spar, and Daoist Qinghuang agreed that they should fight.

Ch. 579Carrying an Alien Flying Saucer [Happy New Year]

Chapter Summary

Key plot points and events

  • Heavenly Jade Saintess attacks the two Great Saint Dao Protectors, Qitian and Canglan, using the Ruthless Empress’s secret art Three Thousand Minor Worlds. The technique seals the battlefield within countless overlapping worlds that continuously bloom, perish, and reform.
  • She follows this with A Thought, Flowers Bloom—Sovereign Over All Under Heaven, another technique created by the Ruthless Empress. Its countless blossoms become killing incarnations and petals, overwhelming the two veteran Great Saints.
  • Qitian and Canglan are beaten severely, with Qitian suffering the worst. Although Qitian has secretly reached the Great Saint Seventh Heaven, neither he nor Canglan can withstand Heavenly Jade’s attacks.
  • The battle draws a large crowd, especially because it involves people connected to the conflict between Ye Fan’s Sacred Body and the Heavenly Tyrant Body Lineage. Many spectators find it amusing that those who previously supported Overlord are now being punished themselves.
  • Southern Demon Qi Lin and Qi Huoshui return from the fifty-fifth checkpoint of the Human Race Ancient City to watch. They have recently gained the support of a powerful ancient Great Saint demon along the Starry Sky Ancient Road.
  • Jiang Ming arrives after advancing to Great Saint Second Heaven and completing a tribulation. He carries his enormous, newly tempered Great Saint-grade Flying Saucer on his shoulder, shocking and amusing the spectators.

Character developments

  • Heavenly Jade Saintess demonstrates extraordinary combat power despite being a newly advanced Great Saint. Her mastery of two Ruthless Empress techniques allows her to suppress even veteran Great Saints, and she uses the battle as a long-awaited opportunity to spar against opponents of comparable strength.
  • Qitian is revealed to be much stronger than he had shown, possessing Great Saint Seventh Heaven cultivation, possibly enhanced by benefits from the Heavenly Tyrant Body Lineage. Nevertheless, his arrogance and attempt to bully others result in severe humiliation.
  • Canglan fares slightly better because Heavenly Jade targets him less intensely, but he is still badly injured and shocked by her strength.
  • Jiang Ming continues his rapid cultivation progress, breaking through after only a few years—far faster than ordinary Great Saints. His technological and Dao-based inventions also advance, particularly the Flying Saucer, which he plans to develop into a Quasi-Emperor- or even Great Emperor-level spacecraft.
  • Qi Lin and Qi Huoshui have grown in status and protection after receiving the attention of a hidden Great Saint-level ancient demon, reflecting their increasing importance on the Starry Sky Ancient Road.

Significant themes

  • Power and humiliation: Those who exploit their strength to bully weaker people eventually experience the same treatment themselves, especially Qitian and Canglan.
  • Inheritance and innovation: Heavenly Jade Saintess inherits and adapts the Ruthless Empress’s techniques, while Jiang Ming combines ancient cultivation with advanced technology.
  • The Ruthless Empress’s defiance: Her techniques embody her determination to create her own path and surpass established supreme arts such as the Nine Secrets.
  • The corruption of institutions: The Starry Sky Ancient Road is no longer impartial; factions, Dao Protectors, guides, and law enforcers pursue personal interests, causing some prodigies to receive unfair treatment.
  • Ambition and limitless development: Jiang Ming’s Flying Saucer symbolizes his willingness to attempt things others consider impossible, despite the immense material and technical requirements.

Character interactions

  • Heavenly Jade Saintess brutally overwhelms Qitian and Canglan, turning their attempt to interfere and intimidate others into a public defeat.
  • The gathered younger generation watches and enjoys the reversal of fortune, particularly because the defeated men had supported or defended Overlord.
  • Qi Lin and Qi Huoshui observe the fight from the sidelines, while their acquaintances Qi Meng and Fan Xian react with uncontrollable laughter to Jiang Ming’s unusual entrance.
  • Jiang Ming’s arrival shifts attention away from the battle: rather than appearing with a conventional weapon or vehicle, he casually carries a hundred-meter-wide flying saucer, creating a comic contrast with the surrounding serious conflict.

Ch. 580Eternal Emptiness Once More [Happy New Year]

Jiang Ming arrived and used Eternal-Emptiness to turn Great Saint Qi Tian and Great Saint Canglan into powerless children, leaving them at Dragon Horse’s mercy. After Dragon Horse mocked and spanked them, Jiang Ming looked over the Heavenly Tyrant Body Lineage prodigy and his mount.

  • Jiang Ming arrived carrying a flying saucer and found the Heavenly Jade Saintess beating Great Saint Qi Tian and Great Saint Canglan.
  • Jiang Ming cast Eternal-Emptiness, sealed the two Great Saints’ magical power, and turned them into frightened young children.
  • Great Saint Canglan and Great Saint Qi Tian begged Jiang Ming to spare them as Dragon Horse offered to train them.
  • Dragon Horse seized the two children, spanked them, and mocked their former status as guardians of the starry sky.
  • Dragon Horse showed the children their appearances in a mirror and urged Purple Qilin to leave the Overlord.
  • Jiang Ming stored the flying saucer in his Inner Heaven and Earth and studied the Heavenly Tyrant Body prodigy and his mount.
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