Chapter Summaries

True Lord Yuanlong learned that the Heaven and Earth Secret Realm was slowly collapsing while hundreds of thousands of disciples remained trapped inside, and that breaking its barrier would destroy it outright. After sensing a spatial node on the Qiankun Continent, he traveled to the Southern Frontier Battlefield and discovered a second exit to the secret realm.

• True Lord Yuanlong arrived at the Nine Heavens Arena and confirmed that the Heaven and Earth Secret Realm was collapsing and leaking demon spirit demonic qi.
• True Lord Yuanlong warned that forcibly breaking the secret realm's spatial barrier would make it collapse immediately, endangering the trapped disciples of the Nine Immortals Tower, Qiankun Sect, and Yan Family.
• True Lord Yuanlong ordered the Ancestral Gods to guard the exit and care for anyone who emerged, while killing any outer realm demon spirits that came through.
• True Lord Yuanlong sensed fluctuations from a spatial node on the Qiankun Continent and left to investigate.
• True Lord Yuanlong reached the Southern Frontier Battlefield and discovered a second exit from the Heaven and Earth Secret Realm.

The Ancestral Gods gathered at the Southern Frontier Battlefield debated who had opened a second exit from the collapsing Heaven and Earth Secret Realm, while Phantom Shadow True God worried about Qin Hao. As True Lord Yuanlong and Ji Youzi suspected the Outer Realm Demon Spirits, figures began emerging from the passage.

• Heavenly Martial Ancestor, Star River Ancestor, and the other Qiankun Sect elders examined the spatial breach and wondered who had torn open the Heaven and Earth Secret Realm’s barrier.
• Phantom Shadow True God anxiously hoped Qin Hao would escape through the new exit.
• True Lord Yuanlong and Ji Youzi arrived, and Ji Youzi suggested the Outer Realm Demon Spirits might be behind the breach.
• True Lord Yuanlong warned that the Outer Realm Demon Spirits would not escape if they were responsible, while the others feared the million Heavensea cultivators inside might be in danger.
• Heaven and Earth True Gods and Eternal True Gods began shooting out of the spatial passage.

Cultivators returned from the collapsing Heaven and Earth Secret Realm, but no Yan Family disciples or Qin Hao appeared, leaving Ji Youzi and Phantom Shadow True God worried. True Lord Yuanlong questioned Luan Bing, who began recounting what had happened inside.

• Thousands of cultivators emerged from the Heaven and Earth Secret Realm, while Ji Youzi noticed that no Yan Family disciples had returned and Phantom Shadow True God could not find Qin Hao.
• The returning cultivators credited Qin Hao with opening a gap in the spatial barrier and holding off three Ancestral God Commanders so they could escape.
• True Lord Yuanlong summoned Luan Bing and several Nine Heavens Tower disciples to ask what had happened and why the secret realm collapsed.
• Luan Bing began explaining that the cultivators had been scattered after entering the Heaven and Earth Secret Realm.

Luan Bing recounted how the Heaven and Earth Secret Realm began collapsing and how Qin Hao opened a passage for the trapped cultivators to escape. The gathered experts reacted with shock, and Luan Bing revealed that Qin Hao was a half-step Ancestral God.

• Luan Bing explained that the secret realm was collapsing, its exit was sealed by outer-realm demon spirits, and no cultivator had advanced to Ancestral God.
• A Nine Heavens Tower Disciple said Qin Hao had broken through the spatial barrier and created a passage to the Qiankun Continent.
• True Lord Yuanlong and the other experts expressed surprise as they recognized Qin Hao’s connection to the Qiankun Sect.
• Ji Youzi pressured the Nine Heavens Tower Disciples and demanded to know Qin Hao’s cultivation realm.
• Luan Bing reported to True Lord Yuanlong that Qin Hao was a half-step Ancestral God.

Luan Bing and the other disciples confirmed that Qin Hao had broken through the Heaven and Earth Secret Realm’s spatial barrier, though Ji Youzi doubted their account and suspected a conspiracy against the Yan Family. A Qiankun Sect disciple revealed that Yan Zihong, Luo Haoze, and the outer realm demon spirit commanders had attacked Qin Hao, but Qin Hao blocked every attack and remained unharmed.

• Luan Bing insisted that Qin Hao was a half-step Ancestral God who had broken through the spatial barrier, and other disciples corroborated her account.
• Ji Youzi accused the disciples of hiding the truth about the Yan Family, but Heavenly Martial Ancestor dispersed his pressure and urged him to wait for Qin Hao’s return.
• A Qiankun Sect disciple reported that Yan Zihong and Luo Haoze had joined the outer realm demon spirits in surrounding and attacking Qin Hao and his companions.
• Phantom Shadow True God asked whether Qin Hao had been injured, and the disciple said Qin Hao had blocked every attack, including those from the three Ancestral God commanders.

The Qiankun Sect’s experts learned that Qin Hao had blocked three Outer Realm Demon Spirit Ancestral God Commanders and broken the Heaven and Earth Secret Realm’s spatial barrier. Phantom Shadow True God revealed that Qin Hao came from the invaded Star Sea Heaven and Earth and had come to the Heavensea seeking a way to return.

• A Qiankun Sect Disciple reported that Qin Hao had withstood attacks from numerous half-step ancestral gods and three Ancestral God Commanders, astonishing the Ancestral Gods and relieving Phantom Shadow True God.
• Disciples explained that Qin Hao had blocked the commanders’ attacks with a defensive barrier that showed no divine strength or Chaos Origin fluctuations.
• Heavenly Martial Ancestor, True Lord Yuanlong, and Ji Youzi reacted with interest to the details of Qin Hao’s unusual defense.
• Star River Ancestor privately asked Phantom Shadow True God whether Qin Hao was her Disciple, then considered taking him as one himself.
• Phantom Shadow True God explained that Qin Hao was a Disciple she had accepted on behalf of Windshadow Goddess, so Star River Ancestor abandoned the idea.
• Phantom Shadow True God told Heavenly Martial Ancestor and Star River Ancestor that Qin Hao came from Star Sea Heaven and Earth, which the Outer Realm Demon Spirits had occupied, and had come to the Heavensea seeking a path to return.

Heavenly Martial Ancestor and Star River Ancestor praised Qin Hao’s loyalty and potential, while agreeing that he would need to conceal his strength when returning to Star Sea Heaven and Earth. As hundreds of thousands of True Gods escaped the Heaven and Earth Secret Realm, Yan Zihong and Luo Haoze continued their futile assault on Qin Hao’s group, and Luo Haoze spotted a familiar figure.

• Phantom Shadow True God told Heavenly Martial Ancestor and Star River Ancestor about Qin Hao’s origins, plans, and intention to save Star Sea Heaven and Earth.
• Heavenly Martial Ancestor and Star River Ancestor agreed Qin Hao should conceal his cultivation and return to Star Sea Heaven and Earth without drawing the outer realm demon spirits’ attention.
• Hundreds of thousands of True Gods emerged from the black vortex passage, and Ji Youzi questioned Yan Family Disciples who confirmed Yan Zihong had joined forces with the outer realm demon spirits against Qin Hao’s group.
• Yan Zihong, Luo Haoze, Ba Lin, and Ba Yan attacked Qin Hao, Xie Haiqing, Chai Jinzhu, and the others, but their defenses could not be breached.
• Yan Zihong regretted cooperating with the outer realm demon spirits, while Luo Haoze brooded over his ruined prospects and spotted a familiar figure.

Luo Haoze and Yan Zihong tried to capture Yun Chang and then attacked Yan Yu and Wu Yan to force Qin Hao to stop. Qin Hao intervened with the power of laws, crushing Luo Haoze and breaking his ribs.

• Luo Haoze and Yan Zihong charged at Yun Chang, but his Star Rotation Shift let him evade them.
• Ba Lin, Ba Yan, and Yan Family Core Disciples joined the pursuit of Yun Chang while Luo Haoze turned on Yan Yu and Wu Yan.
• Luo Haoze's saber stopped in midair just before it struck Yan Yu and Wu Yan.
• Qin Hao halted the attack and confronted Luo Haoze, declaring that he would not let him kill his friends.
• Qin Hao used the power of laws to crush Luo Haoze, snapping his ribs.

Qin Hao killed Luo Haoze and intervened when dozens of half-step ancestral gods cornered Yun Chang. Yan Zihong, Ba Lin, and the others joined forces to attack Qin Hao after discovering Luo Haoze’s death.

• Qin Hao crushed Luo Haoze with the power of laws, killing him instantly.
• Ba Yan struck Yun Chang and left him badly wounded as dozens of half-step ancestral gods surrounded him.
• Qin Hao told Yan Yu, Wu Yan, Xie Haiqing, Chai Jinzhu, and the others to leave, then crossed space to appear in front of Ba Yan and protect Yun Chang.
• Ba Yan turned his attack on Qin Hao, while Yan Zihong noticed Luo Haoze’s corpse and realized Qin Hao had killed him.
• Yan Zihong and Ba Lin charged Qin Hao together, followed by dozens of half-step ancestral gods.

Qin Hao crushed more than thirty Half-Step Ancestral Gods with a single attack, though Yan Zihong survived by using a life-saving token. As Qin Hao prepared to pursue him, Yan Zihong fled and hoped the arriving demon commanders would distract Qin Hao.

• Qin Hao told Yun Chang to leave the Heaven and Earth Secret Realm, but Yun Chang refused to go without him.
• Qin Hao used spatial laws to form a mountain that crushed the Half-Step Ancestral Gods, killing more than thirty of them.
• Yan Zihong escaped the attack with a token that teleported him away, while Qin Hao killed the remaining Half-Step Ancestral Gods.
• Yun Chang praised Qin Hao's strength, and Qin Hao thought of returning to Star Sea Heaven and Earth to protect his family and friends from Commander Kun Yun.
• Yan Zihong realized Qin Hao had noticed him and fled, hoping Commander Luo Wei, the Green Demon Commander, and the Lotus Commander would arrive in time to intervene.

Yan Zihong planned to flee the Heaven and Earth Secret Realm and hide with the Yan Family after Qin Hao exposed his alliance with the Outer Realm Demon Spirits. Qin Hao killed Yan Zihong effortlessly, leaving Commander Luo Wei and the other commanders shocked and coveting Qin Hao’s Chaos Peerless Treasures.

• Yan Zihong decided to return to the Yan Family, conceal his betrayal, and eventually find a way to kill Qin Hao.
• Yan Zihong raced toward Commander Luo Wei, the Green Demon Commander, and the Lotus Commander, believing their protection would let him escape the secret realm.
• An unseen force seized Yan Zihong, crushed his body and soul, and killed him before he could reach the commanders.
• Xie Haiqing, Chai Jinzhu, Ke Yin, Dongfang Wei, and the other witnesses reacted with horror, while the True Gods felt vindicated by Yan Zihong’s death.
• Commander Luo Wei and the other commanders realized Qin Hao had killed Yan Zihong and the other half-step Ancestral Gods, and Luo Wei grew greedy for Qin Hao’s two Chaos Peerless Treasures.

Qin Hao realized Commander Luo Wei had seen his two mysterious treasures and decided the three Outer Realm Demon Spirit commanders could not be allowed to leave the Heaven and Earth Secret Realm. Unable to confidently kill them, he planned to use the realm’s laws to seal or shatter its exit and trap them before the realm collapsed.

• Commander Luo Wei recognized the Primordial Feathered Wings and Supreme Sword Tower as Chaos Peerless Treasures and coveted them.
• The Green Demon Commander and the Lotus Commander feared Qin Hao’s strength and agreed that he had to die.
• Qin Hao recalled Commander Luo Wei’s past attempts to kill him and resolved to prevent the commanders from revealing his treasures.
• Qin Hao judged that he could withstand the three commanders but was unlikely to kill them while still a half-step Ancestral God.
• Qin Hao decided to use Primordial Beginning and the Heaven and Earth Secret Realm’s laws to seal or shatter the exit, trapping the three commanders inside.

Qin Hao blocked the simultaneous attacks of Commander Luo Wei, the Green Demon Commander, and the Lotus Commander by using the laws of the heaven and earth secret realm. After telling Yun Chang and the others to leave, he began suppressing everyone in the area with the realm’s power.

• Commander Luo Wei, the Green Demon Commander, and the Lotus Commander attacked Qin Hao together, while Yun Chang and the half-step ancestral gods rushed to help him.
• Qin Hao used Primordial Beginning and his Heart Will to form a defensive barrier from the secret realm’s laws, shielding himself and his allies from the attacks.
• The barrier held, leaving Qin Hao unscathed, though the residual force badly injured Yun Chang and the other half-step ancestral gods.
• Qin Hao told Yun Chang and the others to leave, then brought the power of the secret realm’s laws down to suppress everyone nearby.
• The Eternal True Gods, Outer Realm Demon Spirits, Yan Family Core Disciples, and Yan Family Disciples sensed the terrifying power gathering above them.

Qin Hao slaughtered the pursuing army and urged Yun Chang and the others to escape while he faced the three Ancestral God commanders. The commanders ignited their demonic bodies, but Qin Hao countered with the Rule Sword, leaving them sensing a mortal threat.

• Qin Hao used the power of laws to annihilate thousands of Outer Realm Demon Spirits and Yan Family disciples and core disciples.
• Qin Hao told Yun Chang and the others to flee, and after Yun Chang insisted on staying, he and the others finally left through the shrinking breach.
• Commander Luo Wei, the Green Demon Commander, and the Lotus Commander ignited their demonic bodies and attacked Qin Hao with their strongest moves.
• Qin Hao unleashed the Rule Sword, and the three commanders sensed a life-and-death crisis from his strike.

Qin Hao held off three Outer Realm Demon Spirit Ancestral God Commanders while the cultivators escaped the Heaven and Earth Secret Realm, but he did not emerge with them. Outside the shrinking passage, Phantom Shadow True God and True Lord Yuanlong worried about his fate, while Ji Youzi learned that Yan Zihong had allied with the demons to attack Qin Hao.

• Qin Hao clashed with Commander Luo Wei, the Green Demon Commander, and the Lotus Commander as Xie Haiqing, Chai Jinzhu, Ke Yin, and the other cultivators escaped through the spatial opening.
• The cultivators emerged on the Southern Frontier Battlefield and saw that Qin Hao was still inside as the black vortex passage shrank.
• Phantom Shadow True God worried that Qin Hao had been delayed or killed, while True Lord Yuanlong summoned Chai Jinzhu and other Nine Heavens Tower disciples for answers.
• Ji Youzi questioned the escaped Yan Family Disciples and learned that Yan Zihong had allied with the Outer Realm Demon Spirits to attack Qin Hao, leaving many Yan Family Disciples trapped inside.
• Ji Youzi asked True Lord Yuanlong about Qin Hao and Yan Zihong, but Yuanlong raised a defensive barrier that blocked his probing.

Xie Haiqing told the elders that Qin Hao had killed Yan Zihong and the other traitors before staying behind to face three Outer Realm Demon Spirit Ancestral God Commanders. The Heaven and Earth Secret Realm was close to collapsing, leaving Phantom Shadow True God and the others unable to help Qin Hao as the commanders burned their demonic bodies to attack him.

• Xie Haiqing reported that Qin Hao killed Yan Zihong, Luo Haoze, and the other traitors after they joined the outer realm demon spirits against him.
• Ji Youzi erupted in anger at Yan Zihong's death, then restrained himself and asked where Qin Hao was.
• Dongfang Wei explained that Qin Hao had stayed behind to cover their escape while the three commanders attacked him with their full strength.
• Heavenly Martial Ancestor said outside interference could collapse the Heaven and Earth Secret Realm and end Qin Hao's chance to escape.
• Phantom Shadow True God and the others could only hope Qin Hao returned safely, while Ji Youzi privately doubted he would survive.

Qin Hao held off the Three Ancestral God Commanders by drawing on the collapsing Heaven and Earth Secret Realm, while the Nine Heavens Tower and other forces sealed the Southern Frontier Battlefield. He planned to attack the realm’s exit and escape with Yun Chang, knowing he could not yet kill the commanders.

• True Lord Yuanlong learned that Qin Hao had stayed behind to cover the others’ retreat, and Heavenly Martial Ancestor ordered the Southern Frontier Battlefield sealed against any escaping Outer Realm Demon Spirits.
• Qin Hao blocked the combined attack of Commander Luo Wei, the Green Demon Commander, and the Lotus Commander, though the force split his hand and drove him back only one step.
• Commander Luo Wei wondered how Qin Hao had resisted them without using the Primordial Feathered Wings or the Supreme Sword Tower.
• Qin Hao told Yun Chang he would strike the Heaven and Earth Secret Realm Exit while Yun Chang headed for the exit in the spatial barrier, relying on his ability to teleport through the realm’s laws.
• Qin Hao explained that he could not yet kill the three Ancestral God Commanders and warned that Commander Luo Wei would continue hunting him for his Peerless Treasures.

Qin Hao lured the Three Ancestral God Commanders away while Yun Chang escaped through a breach in the spatial barrier. Qin Hao destroyed the Heaven and Earth Secret Realm Exit, leaving the commanders trapped as the realm collapsed, and he prepared to break through the spatial barrier himself.

• Qin Hao told Yun Chang that they would seal or destroy the Heaven and Earth Secret Realm Exit and escape through a breach in the spatial barrier.
• Qin Hao baited Commander Luo Wei, the Green Demon Commander, and the Lotus Commander into chasing him while Yun Chang stayed behind.
• Qin Hao struck the Heaven and Earth Secret Realm Exit with the Heavenly Abyss Sword, causing the black vortex passage to collapse and vanish.
• Yun Chang used Star Rotation Shift to reach the breach in the spatial barrier as the Three Ancestral God Commanders realized they had been tricked.
• Commander Luo Wei proposed capturing Qin Hao and forcing him to open a way out, but Qin Hao refused and said the collapsing realm would be their grave.

Qin Hao escaped the collapsing Heaven and Earth Secret Realm with Yun Chang, sealing the breach behind them and leaving Commander Luo Wei, the Green Demon Commander, and the Lotus Commander trapped. As Qin Hao headed toward the Qiankun Sect and considered his path to the Ancestral God realm, the three commanders turned on each other.

• Commander Luo Wei, the Green Demon Commander, and the Lotus Commander attacked Qin Hao, but he teleported to the spatial breach where Yun Chang was waiting.
• Qin Hao and Yun Chang passed through the breach toward the Southern Frontier Battlefield, and Qin Hao used the power of laws to seal it behind them.
• Qin Hao concluded that the three commanders had no way to escape the collapsing secret realm and reflected on his unresolved questions and plans to reach the Ancestral God realm.
• Commander Luo Wei, the Green Demon Commander, and the Lotus Commander realized they were trapped, and the Green Demon Commander blamed Commander Luo Wei for sealing the original exit.

After Qin Hao escaped the collapsing Heaven and Earth Secret Realm, the stranded commanders and cultivators searched for a way to survive. Chen Chengxiu, trapped as the realm collapsed, accepted that he would die there.

• Commander Luo Wei regretted losing his chance to seize Qin Hao’s Peerless Treasures, while the Green Demon Commander blamed him for their predicament.
• The Lotus Commander proposed contacting Great Commander Hai Dong during the realm’s collapse, but warned that they would need to offer him tempting treasures to earn his help.
• The stranded cultivators fell into despair after the exit collapsed and the spatial opening closed, including Yan Family Disciples who had missed their chance to leave.
• Chen Chengxiu watched Qin Hao escape and regretted not killing him earlier at the Military Camp on the Southern Frontier Battlefield.
• Chen Chengxiu closed his eyes and prepared to die as the Heaven and Earth Secret Realm collapsed.