Chapter Summaries

Qin Hao discovered that the Chaos Mystic Sword required him to build momentum through the Chaos Sword Art’s forms, then used Heaven and Earth Ancient Way and World Power to unleash a devastating strike against Black Demon General. The strike tore open Black Demon General’s chest and left him shocked and afraid.

• Qin Hao realized that he had to build momentum through the Chaos Sword Art’s forms to merge them into the Chaos Mystic Sword.
• Qin Hao drew on Heaven and Earth Ancient Way and World Power, then merged the first ten forms into a powerful Sword Radiance.
• Qin Hao’s strike pierced the Self-World’s Spatial Barrier and slammed into Black Demon General, sending him crashing into the Azure Flame Sect’s Main Peak.
• The strike shattered the Main Peak’s Formation and tore a vast wound through Black Demon General’s chest, prompting cheers from the Azure Flame Sect and Demon Spirit Army.
• Black Demon General’s injuries healed too slowly to close the wound, and shock and fear replaced the madness in his eyes.

Qin Hao’s rapidly improving Chaos Sword Art gravely wounded the Black Demon General, who tried to flee rather than face him. The Star Sea Heavenly Dao suppressed the General and urgently called on Qin Hao to kill him.

• The Black Demon General realized Qin Hao was using him to practice swordsmanship and grew fearful as each strike strengthened.
• The Black Demon General decided to escape and planned to hide before releasing Demon Spirit armies from other Abyssal Prison Worlds.
• Lord Guxuan watched the Black Demon General flee and despaired that Qin Hao could not be defeated.
• The Star Sea Heavenly Dao pressed down on the Black Demon General and Lord Guxuan as they tried to leave the Azure Flame Sect.
• Qin Hao recognized the Heavenly Dao Will, which urged him to kill the Black Demon General.

Qin Hao merged all thirteen forms of the Chaos Sword Art into one strike and killed the Black Demon General. He collected the Chaos Origin from the shattered Demon Core, but realized it was not enough for him to advance to True God.

• Qin Hao vowed not to let the Black Demon General escape as the Heavenly Dao suppressed him.
• Qin Hao merged all thirteen forms of the Chaos Sword Art into a single strike whose power approached the True God Realm.
• The Black Demon General struggled against the Heavenly Dao’s pressure and begged Qin Hao not to kill him, while Lord Guxuan despaired.
• Qin Hao’s strike pierced the Black Demon General’s Demon Core and destroyed his body, scattering Lord Guxuan’s trapped Divine Soul with it.
• Qin Hao collected the Chaos Origin from the shattered Demon Core and realized the small amount could not make him a True God.

Qin Hao and the Azure Flame Sect slaughtered the Demon Spirits after he killed the Black Demon General. The Heavenly Dao Will warned him that other Abyssal Prison Worlds across the Star Sea might also hold Demon Spirits whose Seals could open.

• After Qin Hao killed the Black Demon General, the Demon Spirits in the Azure Flame Sect turned their attention to him.
• Qin Hao asked the Heavenly Dao Will about the Demon Spirits and attacked them with Chaos Sword Art and Chaos Mystic Sword, killing them in great numbers.
• The Azure Flame Sect’s Disciples, Deacons, and Elders counterattacked, while Yun Chang and his Time Doppelganger slew Demon Spirits together.
• Qin Hao sensed that the remaining Demon Spirits in the Azure Flame Great World could not escape and stopped attacking them himself.
• The Heavenly Dao Will warned Qin Hao about Abyssal Demon Spirits and Abyssal Prison Worlds elsewhere in the Star Sea, leaving him concerned that their Seals might open too.

Qin Hao questioned the Heavenly Dao Will about the Demon Spirits, then set out with Yun Chang to stop Abyssal Prison Worlds across the Star Sea from erupting. As they raced toward a prison beneath the Devil Race’s Heavenly Demon Palace, Qin Hao examined the Chaos Origin in his Self-World.

• Qin Hao incapacitated Lord Guxuan and agreed to suppress the Demon Spirits before speaking with the Heavenly Dao Will again.
• Qin Hao warned Yun Chang and the three experts that other Abyssal Prison Worlds might erupt, and Azure Flame Profound Venerable gave him their coordinates.
• The Azure Flame Sect began rebuilding after losing most of its Sovereign-level Elders and eight of its Nine Peaks’ Peak Masters, while Lord Guxuan’s relatives and associates were executed.
• Qin Hao took Yun Chang toward the Heavenly Demon Palace after learning it stood above a sealed Abyssal Prison World.
• Qin Hao sensed that the Chaos Origin in his Self-World was unlike Great Dao energy and seemed to elevate his Divine Soul.

Qin Hao began comprehending the Chaos Origin within his Self-World as he traveled into the Devil Territory. At the Heavenly Demon Palace, its master ordered an attack on the Azure Flame Sect’s worlds, but a powerful outsider suddenly entered the Heavenly Demon Great World.

• Qin Hao discovered that the Chaos Origin was strengthening his World Spirit and began refining it through comprehension.
• Qin Hao continued toward the Devil Territory on his Primordial Feathered Wings and entered it.
• A Sovereign told the Heavenly Demon Palace Master that millions of Demon Spirits had revolted in the Azure Flame Sect’s Abyssal Prison World, causing heavy casualties.
• The Heavenly Demon Palace Master dismissed concerns about the Abyssal Prison World beneath his own palace and ordered the Devil Race to seize worlds from the Azure Flame Sect’s Sphere.
• The Heavenly Demon Palace Master sensed a powerful non-Devil intruder descending into the Heavenly Demon Great World.

Qin Hao and Yun Chang arrived in the Heavenly Demon Great World to investigate the weakening seal on the Abyssal Prison World. The Heavenly Demon Palace Master backed down from confronting Qin Hao, and Qin Hao opened the sealed entrance to the Abyssal Prison World.

• Yun Chang considered attacking the Devil Race, but Qin Hao refused to interfere in conflicts among the Myriad Races.
• The Heavenly Demon Palace Master confronted Qin Hao, then grew cautious after Qin Hao's gaze made him fear for his life.
• Qin Hao said he had come to inspect the weakening Abyssal Prison World seal and headed toward its entrance with Yun Chang.
• When a Nine-Tribulations Sovereign urged the Palace Master to attack, the Palace Master slapped him and warned him not to invite death.
• Qin Hao broke the formation at the Heavenly Demon Palace's back mountain, revealing the dark passage into the Abyssal Prison World.

Qin Hao reinforced the weakened Seal on the Abyssal Prison World in the Heavenly Demon Great World using World Power, stopping the Demon Spirits’ rampage. He then left to check other sites, while the Heavenly Demon Palace Master learned that escaped Demon Spirits could grow into True God Demon Spirits.

• Qin Hao opened the Abyssal Prison World’s entrance array with a wave of his hand, and Demon Spirits roared as dense Demonic Qi poured out.
• Yun Chang warned that the weakened Seal could break and let enough Demon Spirits escape to destroy the Heavenly Demon Great World.
• The Heavenly Dao Will told Qin Hao to strengthen the Seal with World Power, and he used power from his Self-World to reinforce it.
• The Demonic Qi faded and the Demon Spirits’ roars stopped, confirming that Qin Hao had restored the Seal.
• Qin Hao told Yun Chang they had other places to visit and flew out of the Heavenly Demon Great World.
• The Heavenly Demon Palace Master learned from the Dao Alliance that Demon Spirits could devour flesh and blood to become True God Demon Spirits.

Qin Hao reached Insect Race Territory and found that millions of Demon Spirits had escaped into a Great World, where the Insect Race Matriarch was struggling to contain them. As a crimson-scaled Demon Spirit broke through her Formation, Qin Hao’s Sword Radiance severed its arms and struck toward its chest.

• Qin Hao reinforced the Abyssal Prison World seals across Devil Territory and Human Territory before arriving in Insect Race Territory with Yun Chang.
• Qin Hao and Yun Chang sensed Demonic Qi, and Qin Hao found a Great World overrun by Demon Spirits, with the Insect Race Matriarch guarding its exits.
• The Insect Race Matriarch told the arriving Insect Race Sovereigns to flee because a powerful Demon Spirit had wounded her and their Ancestor could not receive messages from the Ancient Fiendish Grounds.
• The crimson-scaled Demon Spirit shattered the Matriarch’s Formation and emerged from the Great World, overwhelming the gathered Insect Race Sovereigns with his pressure.
• Qin Hao sent an immense Sword Radiance from the Starry Sky, severing both of the crimson-scaled Demon Spirit’s arms and driving toward its chest.

Qin Hao arrived just as the Insect Race Matriarch and her Sovereigns faced a Demon Spirit general, killing it with one strike and collecting its Chaos Origin. He joined the Insect Race in wiping out the remaining Demon Spirits, leaving the Matriarch wondering how far he had advanced along the Heaven and Earth Ancient Way.

• Qin Hao killed the blood-red-scaled Demon Spirit general with a single sword strike and collected the Chaos Origin it left behind.
• The Insect Race Matriarch thanked Qin Hao for saving them, and he urged everyone to exterminate the remaining Demon Spirits.
• Yun Chang joined the Insect Race Sovereigns in battle, while Qin Hao and the Matriarch attacked the Demon Spirits from above.
• Qin Hao unleashed Chaos Sword Art, cutting down Demon Spirits across the Great World with a torrent of Sword Radiance.
• The Insect Race Matriarch wondered whether Qin Hao had become a True God, then concluded his strength likely came from his progress in the Heaven and Earth Ancient Way.

Qin Hao and Yun Chang stopped the Demon Spirit outbreak in the Insect Race Territory, then found and cleared a hidden Abyssal Prison World. After obtaining a third cluster of Chaos Origin, Qin Hao chose to refine all three before entering another prison and headed to the Heavenly Dao Chaos Region for answers.

• Qin Hao and the Insect Race Matriarch slaughtered the Demon Spirits in the Great World, and Qin Hao told her to watch the Abyssal Prison Worlds while he reinforced their Seals.
• The Insect Race Matriarch told Qin Hao that the Ancestor was in the Blood Spirit Land, where he could no longer be contacted.
• Qin Hao took Yun Chang to a hidden Abyssal Prison World, where they arrived during an outbreak, killed every escaped Demon Spirit, and obtained a third cluster of Chaos Origin.
• Qin Hao heeded the Heavenly Dao's warning about the danger inside Abyssal Prison Worlds and decided to refine all three clusters of Chaos Origin before entering another.
• Qin Hao sent Yun Chang aboard a Starry Sky Battleship and followed the Heavenly Dao's Origin power toward the Heavenly Dao Chaos Region.

Qin Hao met the Young Heavenly Dao, who explained that the Demon Spirits were invaders from beyond the vast world and had caused the Origin World to shatter. The chapter ended with Qin Hao confronting him about why he had once suppressed Qin Hao despite needing powerful allies against the invasion.

• Qin Hao approached the Heavenly Dao Chaos Region and sensed that his Self-World yearned to devour the Star Sea Heavenly Dao.
• The Young Heavenly Dao appeared and thanked Qin Hao, who asked what the Demon Spirits were.
• The Young Heavenly Dao explained that the Demon Spirits came from beyond the worlds and could invade them.
• The Young Heavenly Dao revealed that the Outer Realm Demon Spirits had shattered the Origin World and intended to seize the Heavenly Dao.
• Qin Hao asked why the Young Heavenly Dao had suppressed him if he needed powerful people to resist the invaders.

Qin Hao learned that the Young Heavenly Dao had suppressed his advancement to conserve Xuanhuang Qi and protect Star Sea from the Abyssal Prison World and the Outer Realm Passage. After Qin Hao helped avert a calamity, the Young Heavenly Dao asked him to confront the Outer Realm Demon Spirits.

• The Young Heavenly Dao explained that Star Sea’s Heavenly Dao was a weak branch of the Heavensea’s Heavenly Dao and had suppressed Qin Hao to conserve Xuanhuang Qi.
• The Young Heavenly Dao revealed that Qin Hao’s advancement had weakened the seal on the Abyssal Prison World, allowing its Demon Spirits to escape.
• The Young Heavenly Dao thanked Qin Hao for killing a Demon Spirit General and helping Star Sea survive the crisis.
• Qin Hao asked about the Primordial Feathered Wings, and the Young Heavenly Dao said they might come from the Origin World and might be beyond Divine Artifacts.
• The Young Heavenly Dao asked Qin Hao to travel to the Outer Realm Passage and drive back the Outer Realm Demon Spirits.

Qin Hao learned that the Blood Spirit Land held the Outer Realm Passage and that the Outer Realm Demon Spirits had gathered a vast invasion force there. The Young Heavenly Dao asked him to seal the entire land, leaving Qin Hao to choose between a dangerous mission and spending his final days with his loved ones.

• The Young Heavenly Dao explained that the Outer Realm Passage connected the Star Sea to another world and lay in the Blood Spirit Land.
• Qin Hao realized the Young Heavenly Dao had lured the Azure Flame Profound Venerable, the Insect Race Ancestor, and other experts to the Blood Spirit Land with special treasures.
• The Young Heavenly Dao said it could not sense what was happening inside the Blood Spirit Land because demonic qi blocked its perception and contact with those inside had been cut off.
• The Young Heavenly Dao revealed that at least a hundred Demon Spirit Legions, including over a hundred True God Demon Spirits and millions of Sovereign-level Demon Spirits, threatened the Star Sea.
• The Young Heavenly Dao asked Qin Hao to combine his world power with its Heavenly Dao power to seal the Blood Spirit Land, while warning him that entering could mean certain death.
• The Young Heavenly Dao told Qin Hao he could refuse and stay with his family and friends, and Qin Hao had not yet decided what to do.

Qin Hao accepted that he had to travel to the Blood Spirit Land to fight the Outer Realm Demon Spirits, even though the journey could cost him his life. After realizing he would not abandon his family and friends or the Star Sea, he summoned its strongest warriors to the Azure Flame Sect and began refining Chaos Origin.

• The Young Heavenly Dao told Qin Hao it could offer little help beyond delaying the True Martial Continent's destruction, empowering Yun Chang, and pointing out the Blood Spirit Land's Heavenly Wonders.
• Qin Hao reflected on the Star Sea's likely destruction and watched rival races fight over resources as his Starry Sky Battleship traveled toward the Human Territory.
• Qin Hao resolved to protect his family and friends rather than pursue victory or defeat, then accelerated the Starry Sky Battleship.
• With the Star Sea Heavenly Dao's help, Qin Hao broadcast a call for all Seven-Tribulation Sovereigns and stronger cultivators to gather at the Azure Flame Sect.
• Qin Hao began refining Chaos Origin while the Star Sea learned that the invasion crisis was only beginning.

Venerable Hun Yan visited the Blood Spirit Land and hoped Qin Hao could redeem its blood spirits as the Outer Realm Demon Spirits threatened the Star Sea. Qin Hao sent his six doppelgangers to the Heavenly Dao Chaos Region to grow stronger before entering the Blood Spirit Land.

• Venerable Hun Yan revealed the Blood Spirit Land’s entrance and said Qin Hao was the only one who could grant its blood spirits redemption.
• Qin Hao recalled that the Blood Spirit Land was the passage through which the Outer Realm Demon Spirits could invade the Star Sea, and resolved to strengthen himself.
• Qin Hao sent his six doppelgangers to the Heavenly Dao Chaos Region to cultivate.
• Yun Chang greeted Qin Hao’s doppelgangers and challenged them to see who would become a Nine-Tribulations Sovereign first.
• The Young Heavenly Dao appeared and complained that supporting all six doppelgangers would cost him a great deal of Xuanhuang Qi.

Yun Chang persuaded the Young Heavenly Dao to let Qin Hao’s six doppelgangers cultivate with Xuanhuang Qi, then gave him the name Yun Le and convinced him to call Qin Hao Big Brother. Qin Hao continued studying the Great Dao and chaos origin, but remained troubled by how slowly he was progressing.

• Yun Chang complained that the Young Heavenly Dao was stingy with Xuanhuang Qi, and the Young Heavenly Dao agreed to let Qin Hao’s six doppelgangers cultivate.
• Yun Chang learned that the Young Heavenly Dao had no name and proposed calling him Yun Le; Qin Hao supported the name.
• Yun Chang persuaded Yun Le to call him Brother and Qin Hao Big Brother, leaving Yun Le confused.
• Qin Hao entered the Heavenly Dao Chaos Region to cultivate and comprehend the Great Dao while Yun Chang and Yun Le bickered.
• Qin Hao struggled to comprehend the chaos origin in his Self-World, stopped trying to comprehend it directly, and began observing and analyzing it aboard the Starry Sky Battleship.

Qin Hao studied the Three Chaos Origins, struggling to understand their tangled laws while the Star Sea reacted to the danger posed by the Abyssal Prison World. His six doppelgangers’ cultivation in the Heavenly Dao Chaos Region gave him a breakthrough in understanding chaos origin, though he had not yet advanced his cultivation.

• Qin Hao observed the Three Chaos Origins and noticed subtle differences among them, but could not unravel their laws despite studying them for three days and nights.
• Great Dao Dominators and their subordinates began heading toward the Azure Flame Sect and the Human Territory as news of the Abyssal Prison World’s threat spread throughout the Star Sea.
• Qin Hao’s six doppelgangers comprehended different Great Dao origins in the Heavenly Dao Chaos Region, strengthening his True Self’s Heaven and Earth Ancient Way.
• Qin Hao realized that the chaos origin’s intricate nature came from containing all kinds of origins as a unified whole, like the Heavenly Dao Chaos Region and the Star Sea.

Qin Hao studied the chaos origins and realized that several corresponded to great dao origins, including destruction with metal, life with wood, darkness with water, light with fire, and earth with earth. He wondered whether the destruction world on the Third Floor of the Supreme Sword Tower contained a Destruction Chaos Origin.

• Qin Hao examined the chaos origins with a new perspective and sensed an underlying order among their tangled lines.
• Qin Hao connected his insights into destruction and life to the chaos origins, identifying the Destruction Chaos Origin and Life Chaos Origin.
• Qin Hao perceived Darkness Chaos Origin as corresponding to the Water Great Dao Origin, and reasoned that Light Chaos Origin corresponded to the Fire Great Dao Origin.
• Qin Hao identified five chaos origins tied to the five elements, and also sensed distinct Time and Space Chaos Origins whose differences he could not yet understand.
• Qin Hao recalled the destruction world on the Third Floor of the Supreme Sword Tower and wondered whether it contained a Destruction Chaos Origin.

Qin Hao entered the Supreme Sword Tower’s Third Floor and began comprehending Destruction Chaos Origin, alarming the Golden Radiance Lord, who feared Qin Hao might eventually become strong enough to erase his mark. As Qin Hao traveled toward the Azure Flame Sect, the sect rebuilt amid grief, and human and demon experts gathered there.

• Qin Hao entered the Supreme Sword Tower’s Third Floor, and the Golden Radiance Lord sensed a terrifying pressure of Destruction Chaos Origin.
• The Golden Radiance Lord realized Qin Hao had begun comprehending Destruction Chaos Origin and feared he might grow powerful enough to erase the mark in his golden soul.
• Qin Hao sensed the eighteen branches of Destruction Chaos Origin and began comprehending the Heaven-Splitting Lineage.
• Qin Hao’s Starry Sky Battleship continued toward the Azure Flame Sect as Azure Flame Profound Venerable and the others completed its rebuilding amid grief over their losses.
• Human Great Dao Dominators arrived at the Azure Flame Sect, joined by the demon experts Eastern Emperor and Venerable Fire Phoenix.