Chapter Summaries

Xiao Xiao confronted Xuan Luo and Mo Xin outside the Great Thousand Tower, condemning the Budur Ancient Clan for imprisoning Qing Yanjing despite her power as a Saint Grade Spirit Formation Grandmaster. She introduced herself as a member of the Endless Fire Domain, leaving the two Budur heirs furious.

• A beautiful girl in a red skirt arrived and mocked Xuan Luo and Mo Xin for acting like Saint Grade Heavenly Sovereigns.
• Xuan Luo and Mo Xin challenged the girl, while Qing Shuang and Qing Ling watched.
• Xiao Xiao criticized the Budur Ancient Clan for imprisoning Qing Yanjing and explained how the Qing Lineage had been weakened as the Xuan and Mo lineages gained power.
• Xiao Xiao reflected that Qing Shuang could claim the Young Patriarch position by recovering the Eight Budur, while Qing Yanjing might seize control of the Ancestral Pagoda from within her imprisonment.
• Xuan Luo and Mo Xin angrily demanded to know who Xiao Xiao was, and she identified herself as Xiao Xiao of the Endless Fire Domain.

Xiao Xiao revealed her connection to the Endless Fire Domain and led Qing Shuang and Qing Ling out of the Great Thousand Tower, while the Budur Ancient Clan’s Xuan and Mo Lineages plotted against them. At the Divine Thunder Palace, Elder Qing Xuan sought permission for the Qing Lineage to enter the Ancient Saint Abyss, but Black Light and Mo Yin challenged her right to speak for the clan.

• Xiao Xiao identified herself as a member of the Xiao Clan and invited Qing Shuang and Qing Ling to follow her toward the Ancient Saint Abyss.
• Elder Qing Xuan instructed the sisters to go with Xiao Xiao, while Mo Xin threatened that nobody should enter the Ancient Saint Abyss if his party could not.
• The steward at the Great Thousand Tower watched Xuan Luo and Mo Xin leave and privately mocked the Budur Ancient Clan’s internal strife.
• At the Divine Thunder Palace, Elder Qing Xuan thanked Zhao Chen for saving the Qing Lineage and asked permission to enter the Ancient Saint Abyss.
• Elder Black Light and Elder Mo Yin challenged Elder Qing Xuan’s authority to represent the Budur Ancient Clan, and she replied that she spoke for the Qing Lineage.

Zhao Chen asserted Thunder Palace’s authority over access to the Ancient Saint Abyss and demanded that visitors follow proper procedures. He then asked Granny He whether the Northern Domain Wen Family’s prodigy was named Wen Qingxuan.

• Elder Black Light and Elder Mo Yin challenged Zhao Chen’s authority, and he forced the two Spirit Grade Heavenly Sovereigns to kneel.
• Qing Shuang warned Xuan Luo and Mo Xin not to provoke Zhao Chen, while Elder Qing Xuan pleaded for the elders’ lives.
• Zhao Chen released the pressure on Black Light and Mo Yin and declared that entry to the Ancient Saint Abyss required following Thunder Palace’s procedures.
• Granny He asked what the Wen Family would need to pay to enter and whether its young prodigies would be protected.
• Zhao Chen asked Granny He if the Wen Family’s prodigy was called Wen Qingxuan.

Zhao Chen and Luo Li agreed to let Wen Qingxuan enter the Ancient Saint Abyss after recalling their connection from the Spirit Road Trial. Granny He then asked whether they would also guide Wen Qingxuan, hoping their help could greatly accelerate her growth.

• Granny He was surprised when Zhao Chen asked about Wen Qingxuan, and Zhao Chen explained that he and Luo Li had encountered her on the Spirit Road.
• Granny He realized Luo Li was the Spirit Crown holder Wen Qingxuan remembered, now the Luo God Empress and an Immortal Grade Heavenly Sovereign.
• Zhao Chen kept his true identity as Nine-leaf Sword Grass secret and agreed that Wen Qingxuan could enter the Ancient Saint Abyss; Luo Li agreed as well.
• Granny He recalled the Northern Domain Wen Family's hope that Wen Qingxuan would obtain the Spirit Butterfly Pill Immortal's inheritance and strengthen their family.
• Granny He asked Zhao Chen and Luo Li to guide Wen Qingxuan, believing their help could give her a greater opportunity than the inheritance alone.

Granny He asked Zhao Chen to take Wen Qingxuan as his disciple so she could train at the Thunder Palace, but Zhao Chen offered Luo Li or Jiuyou as more suitable mentors. He gave Granny He a token for Wen Qingxuan and secured a lasting friendship with the Northern Domain Wen Family.

• Zhao Chen considered recruiting Wen Qingxuan to strengthen the Thunder Palace’s younger generation.
• Granny He asked Zhao Chen to take Wen Qingxuan as his disciple, then offered that she could instead become a nominal disciple or simply train at the Thunder Palace.
• Zhao Chen said he had no time to take disciples and suggested Wen Qingxuan choose Luo Li or Jiuyou as her mentor.
• Zhao Chen gave Granny He a lightning jade sword token that would let Wen Qingxuan enter the Thunder Palace.
• Granny He pledged that the Northern Domain Wen Family would maintain friendship with the Thunder Palace, while Qing Shuang, Qing Ling, and Elder Qing Xuan regretted being unable to make similar arrangements.

Zhao Chen banished the Budur Ancient Clan’s Xuan and Mo Lineages from the Ancient Saint Abyss after they challenged the Qing Lineage’s right to enter. Immortal Chi Yan then invited Luo Li to become the Tailing Ancient Clan’s Great Spirit Saintess, but she said the position did not interest her.

• Elder Black Light and Elder Mo Yin apologized to Zhao Chen, but their apologies went unanswered.
• Zhao Chen barred the Xuan Lineage and Mo Lineage from entering the Ancient Saint Abyss, prompting Xuan Luo and Mo Xin to protest and attack the Qing Lineage’s eligibility.
• Zhao Chen waved Elder Black Light, Elder Mo Yin, Xuan Luo, Mo Xin, and their followers out of the hall.
• Immortal Chi Yan praised Zhao Chen and explained that the Tailing Ancient Clan’s Great Spirit Saintess could rule while holding another clan’s position.
• Immortal Chi Yan invited Luo Li to become the Tailing Ancient Clan’s Great Spirit Saintess, but Luo Li said she was not interested.

Immortal Chi Yan asked Luo Li to become the Tailing Ancient Clan’s Great Spirit Saintess, and she agreed to consider it after discussing the matter with Zhao Chen. Zhao Chen allowed the Qing Lineage into the Ancient Saint Abyss and revealed his plans to influence the Budur and Tailing Ancient Clans, ending with the possibility of fusing the Five Great Primordial Immortal Bodies into the Primordial World Body.

• Immortal Chi Yan explained that recovering the Great Spirit Heaven-Reaching Light would make Luo Li the Tailing Ancient Clan’s Great Spirit Saintess, with authority over the clan.
• Luo Li accepted that the position and legacy could benefit her and the Luo God Clan, but said she needed to discuss it with Zhao Chen.
• Zhao Chen allowed Qing Shuang and Qing Ling of the Qing Lineage to enter the Ancient Saint Abyss, while keeping the Xuan Lineage and Mo Lineage barred from the Saint Abyss Continent.
• Zhao Chen planned to support Qing Shuang’s rise in the Budur Ancient Clan and use copies of its divine abilities to attract powerful outcasts to Thunder Palace.
• Zhao Chen considered how influence over the Budur and Tailing Ancient Clans could give him access to their Primordial Immortal Bodies and clan treasures.
• The chapter explained that combining the Five Great Ancient Clans’ Primordial Immortal Bodies could create the Primordial World Body, an immortal body beyond the Saint Grade.

Four Peak Heavenly Demon Emperors and four other Heavenly Demon Emperors surrounded Saint Abyss City after the Extraterrestrial Evil Clan isolated Saint Abyss Continent from the Great Thousand World. Zhao Chen went out to face them alone, leaving the city's defenders with little hope beyond his strength.

• The Extraterrestrial Evil Clan's demonic mist returned, and several Peak Heavenly Demon Emperors appeared outside Saint Abyss City.
• The Heavenly Sovereigns realized Zhao Chen was their only Saint Grade defender, while Qing Shuang and Qing Ling feared the city would fall.
• Luo Li and Jiuyou sensed the invading forces, and Zhao Chen said that four Heavenly Demon Emperors and four Peak Heavenly Demon Emperors had come.
• The invaders severed Saint Abyss Continent's connection to the Great Thousand World, preventing reinforcements and escape.
• Zhao Chen stepped into the sky above Saint Abyss City to face the enemy alone.

Zhao Chen faced the Extraterrestrial Evil Clan’s invasion force above Saint Abyss City, where four Peak Heavenly Demon Emperors had gathered to kill him. As the city’s defenders learned of his victories against several Heavenly Demon Emperors and his suppression of Demon Emperor Yan Tian, they realized the invaders feared him and Zhao Chen remained ready to meet their attack.

• Zhao Chen assessed the four Evil Clans’ forces and recognized that the Extraterrestrial Evil Clan had cut Saint Abyss Continent off from the Great Thousand World.
• Sea Ice Heavenly Demon Emperor returned and declared that Zhao Chen would die, while Zhao Chen questioned whether more enemies were present and considered which clan the remaining Peak Heavenly Demon Emperor represented.
• Sea Ice Heavenly Demon Emperor recounted Zhao Chen’s feats: killing Flame Profound Demon Emperor, causing three other Heavenly Demon Emperors to perish, and suppressing Demon Emperor Yan Tian.
• The defenders of Saint Abyss City, including Immortal Chi Yan, Granny He, Lu Tong, Qing Shuang, and Qing Ling, reacted with astonishment to Zhao Chen’s record and strength.
• The assembled forces understood that the Extraterrestrial Evil Clan had brought four Peak Heavenly Demon Emperors because it feared Zhao Chen, who stood ready to face them.

Xiao Xiao revealed that Zhao Chen had survived an attack by three Peak Heavenly Demon Emperors and urged everyone to trust his strength rather than rely on outside help. Above Saint Abyss City, Zhao Chen destroyed four Heavenly Demon Emperors with a snap and identified the hidden fourth Peak Heavenly Demon Emperor as a member of the Heart Demon Clan.

• Xiao Xiao told everyone that Zhao Chen had defeated three Peak Heavenly Demon Emperors, including Demon Emperor Yan Tian, and revealed that she was the Flame Emperor's daughter.
• Xiao Xiao explained that the Flame Emperor and other powerful allies were occupied by attacks on the Great Thousand World's frontier regions, and said Zhao Chen could handle the threat himself.
• Sea Ice Heavenly Demon Emperor taunted Zhao Chen, revealed that four Peak Heavenly Demon Emperors were concealed in the demonic mist, and then vanished into it.
• Zhao Chen snapped his fingers, causing four Heavenly Demon Emperors, including Sea Ice Heavenly Demon Emperor, to self-detonate.
• Zhao Chen identified the hidden fourth Peak Heavenly Demon Emperor as coming from the Heart Demon Clan.

Zhao Chen destroyed Demon Emperor Hai Tian’s sea beast and pursued him with a lightning sword, while considering the danger posed by the other Peak Heavenly Demon Emperors. The Extraterrestrial Evil Clan viewed Zhao Chen as a potential savior of the Great Thousand World and resolved to kill him before he could grow stronger.

• Demon Emperor Hai Tian revealed himself in fury after Zhao Chen forced Sea Ice Heavenly Demon Emperor to self-destruct.
• Demon Emperor Hai Tian unleashed a gigantic sea beast that attacked Saint Abyss City, but Zhao Chen destroyed it with lightning.
• The sea beast’s death caused a savage backlash against Demon Emperor Hai Tian, and Zhao Chen’s lightning sword pursued him as he transformed into a sea of black waves to escape its force.
• Zhao Chen considered the four Peak Heavenly Demon Emperors and recognized Heart Heavenly Demon Emperor’s heart-demon seeds as a particular threat.
• The Extraterrestrial Evil Clan concluded that Zhao Chen could become a second Immortal Emperor and decided to kill him before he reached Saint Grade.

Zhao Chen killed Demon Emperor Hai Tian despite Heaven-Slaying Demon Emperor’s attempt to intervene, revealing combat strength comparable to peak saint grade. Heaven-Slaying Demon Emperor, Dark Heavenly Demon Emperor, and Heart Heavenly Demon Emperor prepared to join forces against him, while Heart Heavenly Demon Emperor claimed his heart-demon abilities were unmatched.

• Heaven-Slaying Demon Emperor struck at Zhao Chen as he tried to kill Demon Emperor Hai Tian, but Zhao Chen’s Netherworld Heart Demon Lightning affected both opponents.
• Zhao Chen cut down Demon Emperor Hai Tian and shattered his demonic soul, astonishing the witnesses in Saint Abyss City.
• Dark Heavenly Demon Emperor and Heart Heavenly Demon Emperor joined Heaven-Slaying Demon Emperor, and Dark Heavenly Demon Emperor identified Zhao Chen’s combat strength as peak saint grade.
• The demons reasoned that their three Peak Heavenly Demon Emperors could kill Zhao Chen before he received reinforcements.
• Heart Heavenly Demon Emperor said Zhao Chen’s lightning resembled his own methods and declared himself invincible in matters of heart demons.

Zhao Chen faced the Dark Heavenly Demon Emperor, the Heaven-Slaying Demon Emperor, and the Heart Heavenly Demon Emperor, who sought to corrupt or kill him. After foiling the Heart Heavenly Demon Emperor’s attempt to plant a Heart-Demon Seed, Zhao Chen met the Heaven-Slaying Demon Emperor’s attack with his Great Luo Sword Embryo.

• The Dark Heavenly Demon Emperor tried to persuade Zhao Chen to join the Extraterrestrial Evil Clan, while Zhao Chen recognized the danger of facing the three Peak Heavenly Demon Emperors together.
• The system assigned Zhao Chen a mission to battle four Peak Heavenly Demon Emperors, slay at least one, and rout the invading enemies; killing Demon Emperor Hai Tian had already fulfilled the slaying requirement.
• Zhao Chen detected the Heart Heavenly Demon Emperor’s invisible heart demon threads and gathered them into an illusory Heart-Demon Seed, thwarting the attempt to infiltrate his mind.
• The Heart Heavenly Demon Emperor called on the Dark Heavenly Demon Emperor and the Heaven-Slaying Demon Emperor to attack Zhao Chen while he prepared to plant a Heart-Demon Seed.
• The Heaven-Slaying Demon Emperor charged with his demonic saber, and Zhao Chen raised the Great Luo Sword Embryo and answered with a single sword strike.

As Zhao Chen, the Thunder Emperor, fought the Heaven-Slaying Demon Emperor, the defenders of Saint Abyss City feared that the battle would decide the Great Thousand World's chances against the Extraterrestrial Evil Clan. They left Zhao Chen to face the other Peak Heavenly Demon Emperors, trusting that his refusal to summon the Martial Ancestor meant he still had a plan.

• Lu Tong and the other defenders watched Zhao Chen fight the Heaven-Slaying Demon Emperor while they struggled to maintain Saint Abyss City's grand formation.
• Immortal Chi Yan and Granny He considered how Zhao Chen's survival or death could change the balance between the Great Thousand World and the Extraterrestrial Evil Clan.
• Xiao Xiao tried to contact the Flame Emperor and considered asking the Martial Ancestor to assist Zhao Chen.
• Luo Li and Jiuyou explained that the Extraterrestrial Evil Clan was likely attacking the frontier realms, preventing the Flame Emperor and Martial Ancestor from easily intervening.
• Luo Li and Jiuyou recalled that the Martial Ancestor had given Zhao Chen a Stone Talisman token, but Zhao Chen had not used it, leading them to trust that he remained confident.

Zhao Chen rejected the Dark Heavenly Demon Emperor’s offer to join the Holy Clan and focused on killing the Heart Heavenly Demon Emperor to prevent the Heavenly Evil God’s release. He uncovered the Heart Heavenly Demon Emperor’s role in a long-running scheme involving Qin Tian, whose body carried an undetected Heart-Demon Seed.

• The Heaven-Slaying Demon Emperor admitted that Zhao Chen’s sword attainments matched the Sword Saint’s and decided the Dark Heavenly Demon Emperor would take over the fight.
• The Dark Heavenly Demon Emperor invited Zhao Chen to join the Holy Clan, but Zhao Chen refused and mocked him.
• Zhao Chen resolved to kill the Heart Heavenly Demon Emperor, reasoning that his death would keep the Heavenly Evil God imprisoned and prevent the demon emperor from controlling allied Heavenly Sovereigns.
• The Heart Heavenly Demon Emperor mistook Zhao Chen’s attention for a challenge in the realm of heart-demons and taunted him.
• Zhao Chen recalled that the Heart Heavenly Demon Emperor had planted a Heart-Demon Seed in Qin Tian after Qin Tian slew his corpse in the Demonic Domain, making Qin Tian’s position as Chief Elder of the Great Thousand Palace a grave danger.

Zhao Chen fought Heart Heavenly Demon Emperor, Dark Heavenly Demon Emperor, and Heaven-Slaying Demon Emperor while secretly setting up a formation. The three realized he was a Saint Grade Spirit Formation Grandmaster and feared being trapped, while Heaven-Slaying Demon Emperor suspected Zhao Chen had not yet revealed his full strength.

• Heart Heavenly Demon Emperor attacked Zhao Chen with mental tides and summoned evil demons, but Zhao Chen used Netherworld Heart Demon Lightning to destroy the demons and withstand the assault.
• Zhao Chen sent countless mental threads at all three Peak Heavenly Demon Emperors, forcing Heaven-Slaying Demon Emperor and Dark Heavenly Demon Emperor to defend themselves.
• Heart Heavenly Demon Emperor grew angry when Zhao Chen dispelled his attack, and Zhao Chen dismissed his boast that he could master Netherworld Heart Demon Lightning.
• Dark Heavenly Demon Emperor noticed Spirit Formation nodes around them and attacked them, but recognized Zhao Chen as a Saint Grade Spirit Formation Grandmaster.
• Dark Heavenly Demon Emperor, Heaven-Slaying Demon Emperor, and Heart Heavenly Demon Emperor worried Zhao Chen could trap them and separate them, while Heaven-Slaying Demon Emperor recalled Zhao Chen's overwhelming victory over Demon Emperor Yan Tian and suspected he had a powerful Heart-Demon State.

Zhao Chen used the completed Saint Grade formation to summon four Saint Beasts and fought Dark Heavenly Demon Emperor, while the beasts held off Heaven-Slaying Demon Emperor and Heart Heavenly Demon Emperor. After Dark Heavenly Demon Emperor split into two bodies, Zhao Chen overwhelmed both with relentless sword strikes, forcing him to order a retreat.

• Zhao Chen revealed that the Taiji array diagram was the true Saint Grade formation and summoned the Kunpeng, True Dragon, True Huang, and Qilin.
• The four Saint Beasts engaged Heaven-Slaying Demon Emperor and Heart Heavenly Demon Emperor while Zhao Chen confronted Dark Heavenly Demon Emperor.
• Dark Heavenly Demon Emperor used the Heavenly Demon Art to split into two bodies, but Zhao Chen’s sword strikes wounded both of them.
• Zhao Chen’s attacks exploited space and time to land with uncanny precision, leaving Dark Heavenly Demon Emperor unable to turn the fight around.
• Dark Heavenly Demon Emperor ordered a retreat, shocking Heaven-Slaying Demon Emperor and Heart Heavenly Demon Emperor.

Zhao Chen fought off the Dark Heavenly Demon Emperor, the Heaven-Slaying Demon Emperor, and the Heart Heavenly Demon Emperor, crippling the Heart Heavenly Demon Emperor as they fled. After his Heart-Demon State ended, Zhao Chen remained to protect Saint Abyss Continent from the demonic formation.

• Zhao Chen focused his attacks on the Heaven-Slaying Demon Emperor and the Heart Heavenly Demon Emperor while the Dark Heavenly Demon Emperor tried to break through the Taiji Diagram.
• Zhao Chen severed the Heart Heavenly Demon Emperor's arm, then used Void ripples to shake the escaping demons out of their black hole vortices.
• The Heart Heavenly Demon Emperor became trapped halfway in the Taiji Diagram, and Zhao Chen struck his lower body with the Great Luo Sword Embryo, destroying half his heart demon origin.
• The Dark Heavenly Demon Emperor and the Heaven-Slaying Demon Emperor carried the severely wounded Heart Heavenly Demon Emperor away.
• Zhao Chen's Heart-Demon State ended, and he shouted for the demonic formation sealing Saint Abyss Continent to break.

After defeating the invading demons, Zhao Chen reconnected Saint Abyss Continent to the Great Thousand World and planned to rebuild it as a fortress. The survivors recognized his unmatched strength, while Elder Qing Xuan wondered whether he could help free her imprisoned elder sister.

• Luo Li and Jiuyou supported Zhao Chen as he restored Saint Abyss Continent's connection to the Great Thousand World and drew in spiritual energy to cleanse demonic power.
• Zhao Chen decided to reforge the shattered continent and strengthen it against future attacks from the Extraterrestrial Evil Clan.
• Immortal Chi Yan and Granny He of the Wen Family hailed the Thunder Emperor as the Great Thousand World's strongest fighter after he defeated the Four Peak Heavenly Demon Emperors and killed Demon Emperor Hai Tian.
• Immortal Chi Yan warned that the Extraterrestrial Evil Clan would target the Land of Ten Thousand Tombs to free the Heavenly Evil God, whose return could doom the Great Thousand World.
• Qing Shuang and Qing Ling felt overwhelmed by Zhao Chen's talent, while Elder Qing Xuan said the Qing Lineage's hope might lie with him and wondered whether her elder sister could be freed.

Elder Qing Xuan and Qing Shuang considered asking Zhao Chen, the Thunder Emperor, to help free Qing Yanjing, while weighing the risks of provoking the Budur Ancient Clan. After the Xuan and Mo Lineage teams went missing during the demonic attack, survivors sent word to their clans, and news of Zhao Chen’s victory began spreading across the Great Thousand World.

• Elder Qing Xuan decided to ask Zhao Chen to help rescue Qing Yanjing, despite the danger of offending the Budur Ancient Clan.
• Qing Ling questioned whether Xuan Luo, Mo Xin, and their teams had survived, and Qing Xuan received no reply from the Xuan and Mo Lineage elders.
• Elder Qing Xuan reported the attacks by the four Peak Heavenly Demon Emperors to the Budur Ancient Clan but left out Zhao Chen’s role in expelling the two teams.
• Qing Shuang noted that survivors across Saint Abyss City were sending messages, ensuring the battle’s outcome would soon reach the entire Great Thousand World.
• The survivors anticipated that the Budur Ancient Clan and other powers would respond, making the Saint Abyss Continent a center of new turmoil.