Chapter Summaries

Plot points and events

• A black Dark Flood Dragon attacks the group’s boat, but the mysterious old man kills it instantly with his aura. He gives Ye Tian the dragon’s condensed black blood, saying it is his reward for having crossed paths.
• As the boat travels deeper into the perilous black waters, a mist appears, revealing a towering Heaven-Piercing Ancient Tree and an indistinct figure covered in mysterious runes.
• The old man tells Ye Tian to study the scene as a possible opportunity. The figure begins practicing a series of movements, and Ye Tian follows along.
• The movements trigger a major breakthrough in Ye Tian’s physical power. He absorbs the abyss’s dark energy, purifies it into chaos power, and continues practicing until his qi-blood surges and a muscular Deity Dharma Form briefly appears and merges into him.
• Ye Tian’s companions try to imitate the movements but can manage only a few before exhaustion forces them to stop. The figure eventually ceases demonstrating and resumes meditation beneath the tree.
• The old man is astonished: despite having transported many powerful experts, including God Kings and God Venerables, he has never seen anyone reproduce the mist-figure’s imprint as fully as Ye Tian does.

Character developments

• Ye Tian proves exceptionally capable, turning a dangerous encounter into an opportunity for study and achieving a striking physical breakthrough.
• The old man shows both generosity and deep knowledge: he rewards Ye Tian with the dragon’s blood, recognizes the mist’s potential, and is visibly stunned by Ye Tian’s achievement.
• Ye Tian’s companions demonstrate their talent by learning a few movements, but also encounter the limits of their current strength.

Significant themes

• Opportunity and preparedness: A perilous, unfamiliar phenomenon becomes a source of growth for someone able to recognize and learn from it.
• Exceptional talent and perseverance: Ye Tian continues practicing where even his gifted companions must stop, distinguishing himself from powerful experts of the past.
• Transformation of hostile forces: Ye Tian converts the abyss’s dark energy into nourishment, turning danger into strength.
• The limits of power: Even accomplished prodigies can be overwhelmed by a higher-level technique, while Ye Tian’s success is presented as extraordinarily rare.

Character interactions

• The old man kills the dragon and passes its valuable blood to Ye Tian, framing the gift as a token of their encounter.
• He encourages Ye Tian to observe the mysterious figure but leaves the lesson itself to him.
• Ye Tian and his companions independently attempt to follow the figure’s movements; their differing endurance highlights Ye Tian’s unusual capacity.
• The old man watches Ye Tian’s progress and reacts with astonishment when he realizes Ye Tian has replicated the imprint more completely than anyone he has ferried.

Key plot points

• Ye Tian successfully recreates the movements of the mysterious figure in the mist. The old man identifies the technique he has copied as the Netherworld Heaven-Severing Art, which gathers dark power in the arms and could eventually destroy an entire universe with a single strike.
• In the process, Ye Tian unexpectedly awakens a separate, far greater ability: the Netherworld Curse, an incomplete Primordial Secret Art. It summons phantom versions of opponents he has defeated, matching them to his current cultivation level. The system warns that a complete version, combined with a special physique, could recreate entire universes in lifelike detail.
• Ye Tian keeps the Netherworld Curse secret from his companions, recognizing how dangerous and valuable its ancient origins make it.
• The old man reveals that the figure in the mist is an imprint left by a supreme powerhouse of the Primordial Era—an age older than the Mythic Era, when the black water formed. The imprint has endured for ages so others can study it.

Character development and interactions

• Ye Tian responds modestly to praise, but his talent and fortune continue to astonish the old man. He listens carefully, tests the technique, and privately recognizes the true scope of what he has gained.
• The old man acts as a guide, explaining the Netherworld Heaven-Severing Art and the history of the figure in the mist. He does not realize Ye Tian has awakened the Netherworld Curse.
• Ye Tian’s followers, including the Jade Dragon Princess, are stunned when figures of ancient enemies appear, but mistake the spectacle for projections. Their lack of knowledge helps Ye Tian preserve his secret.
• The other young prodigies are overwhelmed by the revelation that the ancient imprint came from a powerhouse of such extraordinary stature.

Significant themes

• Fortune and hidden potential: An attempt to reproduce one divine art accidentally awakens a more powerful, distinct secret art.
• Secrecy and trust: Ye Tian trusts his companions but withholds knowledge he believes could expose them to danger.
• The persistence of power through time: A cultivator’s imprint can survive across ages, while at an even higher level, speaking a powerhouse’s name or understanding their spell may allow them to manifest in another era.
• The scale of ancient history: The revelations distinguish the Primordial Era from the later Mythic Era and suggest that the greatest ancient beings surpassed ordinary understandings of power.

Key plot points and events

• The group discusses the extraordinary realm of transcending the heavens’ myriad daos. Ye Junlin, Ye Tian’s father, is identified as the sole living supreme emperor who stands above the daos.
• Ye Tian privately vows to surpass his father and rule the myriad races, while the mist-shrouded elder recognizes his exceptional talent and deep cunning.
• As the boat travels through increasingly dark waters, Netherworld Wraiths appear and a powerful black dragon attacks. Ye Tian stops the elder from killing it so he can test his Netherworld Heaven-Severing Art.
• Ye Tian forms a radiant path across the dark water and confronts the dragon. One punch drives the Great Emperor-level beast into the water, leaving Ye Tian disappointed by its weakness.
• The wounded dragon resurfaces, now coveting Ye Tian’s chaotic power and hoping to devour him. Ye Tian realizes his Great Chaos Physique may let him absorb the dragon’s dark and anomalous energies.

Character developments and interactions

• Ye Tian displays growing ambition, confidence, and eagerness to test his abilities. He sees the dragon as both training and a potential source of power.
• The elder warns Ye Tian about the dangers of the black water but respects his judgment and lets him fight.
• Jade Dragon Princess, Long Nu’er, and the others watch from the boat, feeling painfully inadequate beside Ye Tian despite being among the top prodigies of their realm.
• The black dragon shifts from dismissing Ye Tian as a mere supreme to viewing him as prey—and a chance to advance—after experiencing his power.

Significant themes

• Ambition and succession: Ye Tian is driven to surpass his father’s supreme legacy and dominate the myriad races.
• Power and isolation: Ye Tian’s rapid rise separates him from former companions, who can only watch as he fights alone.
• Trial as growth: He deliberately seeks dangerous opponents to master new techniques and strengthen himself.
• Predator and prey: The dragon initially hunts the travelers, but Ye Tian’s strength reverses the dynamic; both then see the other as a potential source of power.

Key plot points and events

• A gigantic black dragon claw attacks Ye Tian, but he counters with the Reincarnation Fist, powered by chaos energy. The technique forms six radiant suns and an illusory passage of reincarnation, absorbing wandering spirits and destroying the claw.
• Ye Tian’s companions are stunned that he can create such a passage while still a Supreme—an achievement previously associated with the Reincarnation Heavenly Venerable after reaching the God King realm.
• A mysterious shadowed old man tries to trace Ye Tian through the Rivers of Destiny and Karma but finds no trace of him. He wonders whether Ye Tian is absent from ancient history altogether.
• Ye Tian senses that someone is watching him, then turns back to the battle. With the Heavenly God Sword, he breaks the black dragon’s scales and cuts it in half. He gathers its blood rather than letting it go to waste.
• The dragon’s final attack is met by Ye Tian’s ranked divine flames, which combine into a Flame Lotus. It destroys the dragon, leaving behind a concentrated drop of its bloodline essence. The old man shields the group from the blast.
• Afterward, Ye Tian notices a small, young figure in the distance, while the Compass begins reacting violently.

Character developments and interactions

• Ye Tian displays overwhelming combat ability and resourcefulness, using reincarnation, swordsmanship, and divine flames in succession. His apparent absence from destiny and karma deepens the mystery surrounding his origins.
• The shadowed old man is revealed to possess extraordinary divination skills and protective power, though even he cannot uncover Ye Tian’s history.
• Huang Ruoxi, the Jade Dragon Princess, and the others openly marvel at Ye Tian’s achievement.
• Xiao Yan recognizes Ye Tian’s Flame Lotus technique, which Ye Tian had taught him, but realizes the gulf between his own skill and his master’s.
• Ye Tian’s companions are protected from the dragon’s destruction by the old man’s barrier.

Significant themes

• Unprecedented power and mastery: Ye Tian performs feats beyond what his realm should allow.
• Fate, karma, and mystery: Ye Tian appears to exist outside the usual records of destiny and cause-and-effect.
• The gap between teacher and student: Xiao Yan’s comparison of their use of the same technique highlights Ye Tian’s extraordinary mastery.
• Transformation and renewal: The Reincarnation Fist’s imagery of spirits entering new lives contrasts with the dragon’s destruction.

Key plot points and events

• After killing the black dragon, Ye Tian condenses its essence, dragon bloodline, and dark power into a drop of black blood and stores it.
• He asks the mysterious ferryman to take him to the Cursed Demon Spirit, which he needs to save a friend. The ferryman opens a passage to a hidden underground space and hints that a great opportunity lies beyond the demon spirit.
• Ye Tian suspects the ferryman is a wounded survivor of the Mythic Era who has been testing and guiding him.
• A great-emperor-level, dark-tainted python attacks. Ye Tian kills it with the Heavenly God Sword, and it too becomes a drop of black blood. The black dragon’s blood absorbs the python’s blood.
• Ye Tian continues through the cave, slaying numerous beasts, including supreme-realm creatures, while remaining wary of the stronger dangers that have killed divine-dao experts.
• In a cave abode, his double pupils reveal ancient runes. Drawing on his study of primordial runes, he recognizes them as a Primordial Killing Formation.

Character development and interactions

• Ye Tian demonstrates confidence, tactical awareness, and formidable strength, but does not dismiss the secret realm’s dangers. He prioritizes finding the Cursed Demon Spirit while remaining alert to possible treasures.
• The ferryman remains enigmatic and cooperative. He explains the demon spirit’s importance and the realm’s deadly history, while suggesting Ye Tian may be capable of surviving it.
• Ye Tian’s respectful request contrasts with his private suspicion that the ferryman is manipulating events to test him.

Significant themes

• Power and peril: Ye Tian’s overwhelming strength against most foes is set against the possibility of enemies beyond his ability.
• Hidden tests and guidance: The ferryman’s help may also be a trial, blurring the line between assistance and manipulation.
• Inheritance and discovery: Mythic-Era relics and ancient runes connect present challenges to forgotten knowledge.
• Ambition and confidence: Ye Tian believes he can challenge far stronger opponents, though the realm’s warnings urge caution.

Plot points and events

• Ye Tian discovers that the damaged formation in the Cursed Secret Realm is the Tenth Primordial Killing Formation. Though incomplete, it could still kill powerful opponents if activated by someone of his strength, so he stores it in his system space.
• At the center of the cave abode, he finds Celestial Star Frost, an ancient block that drains his spiritual energy and creates a mirror image of him—with comparable cultivation, power, and even a copy of his Heavenly God Sword.
• Ye Tian tests the copy in battle. Its attacks cannot pierce his defenses, and he realizes that matching his cultivation level is not enough to make someone his equal.
• After gaining a deeper understanding of his own Dao, Ye Tian destroys the mirror image with one finger. He absorbs the image’s released origin power, then stores the Celestial Star Frost.
• As he finishes, a small figure darts through the black mist: a Cursed Demon Spirit.

Character development

• Ye Tian moves from curiosity and anticipation to a moment of genuine insight. The mirror image forces him to confront his belief that he needs an equal opponent; he concludes that only someone stronger than him can truly challenge him.
• His newfound understanding deepens his confidence in his own path and Great Dao. The encounter also shows his immense defensive strength and overwhelming power.

Character interactions

• Ye Tian interacts with the system, which identifies the formation and explains the frost’s ability to create a combat mirror image.
• His main confrontation is with his own copy. Though the image matches his abilities, it behaves like an emotionless weapon and is ultimately no match for Ye Tian.

Significant themes

• Self-knowledge and enlightenment: Facing his likeness helps Ye Tian understand both his strengths and the nature of his path.
• Power and challenge: A rival’s equal strength does not necessarily make them a true match; Ye Tian believes only a stronger opponent can pressure him.
• Ancient artifacts and hidden potential: The damaged killing formation and mysterious Celestial Star Frost suggest that the secret realm holds far more than it first appears.

Plot points and events

• Ye Tian spots the Cursed Demon Spirit and tries to capture him, hoping to solve the mystery of the missing people in the secret realm and help awaken the Dark Abyss princess.
• The spirit blocks Ye Tian’s attack with the power of a Calamity Immortal Prodigy, then escapes through a spatial rift. Ye Tian pursues him onto an ancient Dao path suspended in the void.
• There, Ye Tian finds the Jade Dragon Princess, Long Nu’er, and the others battered and weakened, with the Cursed Demon Spirit guarding them.
• The spirit reveals that he is an origin of the World-Annihilating King, whose revival is being planned. But he opposes that resurrection: if absorbed to awaken Princess Blood Moon, his consciousness would be erased, leaving him no chance to form a body or begin a new life.
• To force Ye Tian to withdraw, the spirit threatens the captives and cuts Long Nu’er, drawing blood from her rare Primordial Azure Dragon lineage.
• He warns Ye Tian to leave the Cursed Secret Realm and stop interfering. Ye Tian refuses and declares he will take the spirit away.

Character developments and interactions

• Ye Tian remains determined and confident despite discovering the spirit’s formidable power. He pursues him and refuses to abandon his companions.
• The Cursed Demon Spirit emerges as more than a dangerous obstacle: he fears being sacrificed in the World-Annihilating King’s revival and longs for a body and independent future. His desperation turns him to threats and cruelty.
• Long Nu’er and the other captives are vulnerable leverage in the confrontation; Long Nu’er’s lineage particularly interests the spirit.
• The scene pits Ye Tian’s resolve against the spirit’s attempt to bargain through hostages, while the spirit’s explanation complicates the apparent goal of restoring the World-Annihilating King.

Significant themes

• Self-determination versus destiny: the spirit resists being reduced to a component in another being’s resurrection.
• Power and sacrifice: awakening calamity power may come at the cost of the spirit’s consciousness and future.
• Loyalty and coercion: Ye Tian’s refusal to retreat contrasts with the spirit’s use of his companions as bargaining chips.
• Uncertain motives: the spirit is tied to the World-Annihilating King yet opposes his return, suggesting deeper conflicts behind the resurrection plot.

Chapter Summary

Key plot points and events

• Ye Tian attempts to cross the Ancient Path to reach the Cursed Demon Spirit, but the path’s crushing pressure is designed to tear apart his body and suppress his soul.
• The demon explains that he used divination to learn about Ye Tian’s recent feats, though Ye Tian’s past and future remain hidden from him. He prepared the path as a trap, expecting its darkness and the weight of a Gloomy Ancient Star to weaken Ye Tian.
• Ye Tian resists the pressure effortlessly, mocking the demon for relying on a physical trial against someone famed for his strength.
• Unable to stop Ye Tian with the path, the demon reveals his true form: a towering, armored figure resembling the World-Annihilating King, armed with a Black Iron Sword that absorbs souls. He also reveals that his cultivation has reached the peak of the Great Emperor realm.
• Ye Tian summons his Divine Sword Casket and five divine swords, then attacks. The demon meets his strike with the Black Iron Sword. After their first clash, the demon stands composed while Ye Tian’s clothing is only slightly soiled.

Character developments

• Ye Tian remains confident and decisive, unfazed by the demon’s elaborate trap. He recognizes the demon’s power and cunning, but acts without hesitation.
• The Cursed Demon Spirit reveals both his long-term planning and formidable strength. Though only a fragment of the World-Annihilating King’s essence, he has cultivated to the Great Emperor peak and seeks freedom.

Character interactions

• The demon tries to intimidate Ye Tian by explaining the trap and boasting about his preparation; Ye Tian answers with mockery and advances.
• Their exchange shifts into open combat when the demon abandons the path’s restraints and Ye Tian summons his swords.
• Jade Dragon Princess, Long Nu’er, Huang Ruoxi, and the others regain consciousness but remain trapped by dark energy, leaving Ye Tian to face the demon alone.

Significant themes

• Confidence versus arrogance: The demon’s careful scheme fails because he underestimates Ye Tian’s physical abilities.
• Cunning and perseverance: The demon’s rise from a fragment of essence to a near-immortal powerhouse demonstrates his patience and resolve.
• Inherited history and vengeance: The demon’s resemblance to the World-Annihilating King—and the revelation that the Ye Family helped seal him—foreshadow a deep conflict rooted in the past.

Key plot points and events

• The Cursed Demon Spirit’s opening killing attack fails to injure Ye Tian, despite Ye Tian being suppressed by the Dark Ancient Path. Alarmed by the gap between them, the Spirit proposes ending the fight and warns that the revived World-Annihilating King will threaten Ye Tian’s domain and family.
• When Ye Tian refuses to back down, the Spirit threatens Ye Tian’s subordinate, then attacks again with his Black Iron Sword and a massive, blood-red star.
• Ye Tian destroys the star and counters with the Four Divine Swords and his Small World, which pins the Spirit down.
• The Spirit recognizes Ye Tian’s Small World as a perfect chaos Small World and suspects he possesses the legendary chaos physique. He also senses an even greater power within Ye Tian—one that neither he nor his knowledge of fate and karma can explain.
• The Spirit breaks free, and the two resume fighting on the Ancient Path. Though Ye Tian is only a supreme and has lost half his strength to the Path’s suppression, he remains confident he can contend with the peak great emperor. The chapter ends with the Spirit still urging him to stop, citing the danger of the World-Annihilating King.

Character developments

• Ye Tian remains composed and dismissive of the Spirit’s threats. His confidence is backed by extraordinary power: his perfect chaos Small World lets him challenge an opponent from a higher realm despite severe suppression.
• The Cursed Demon Spirit shifts from attacking confidently to caution and negotiation. His fear deepens when he realizes Ye Tian may possess the chaos physique and an unknown power beyond his ability to perceive. He continues trying to persuade Ye Tian rather than risk the fight.

Character interactions

• The Spirit alternates between warnings, threats, and offers to let Ye Tian leave, using both Ye Tian’s captive subordinate and the World-Annihilating King’s future threat as leverage.
• Ye Tian answers these appeals through action rather than argument, pressing the attack.
• The Jade Dragon Princess watches anxiously as the blood-red star bears down on Ye Tian.

Significant themes

• Power beyond conventional rank: Ye Tian’s supreme realm and suppressed strength do not prevent him from challenging a peak great emperor.
• The limits of knowledge: Even the Spirit, who holds secrets of the Mythic Era, fate, karma, and the Outer Chaos, cannot comprehend the power within Ye Tian.
• Power and responsibility: The coming revival of the World-Annihilating King raises the stakes beyond this duel, threatening entire domains and families.

Key plot points and events

• The Cursed Demon Spirit tries to persuade Ye Tian not to help revive the World-Annihilating King, claiming the ancient enemy especially hates the Ye Family. His real motive is self-preservation: he wants to avoid being absorbed into the Blood Moon Princess and hopes to obtain a body of his own.
• Ye Tian dismisses the warning, confident the Eternal Ye Family could defeat the World-Annihilating King again—and that Ye Junlin, the current family head, could kill him outright.
• When persuasion fails, the Cursed Demon Spirit attacks. He manifests dark wings and a demon-god form, intending to seize Ye Tian’s chaos origin and combine it with his own power.
• Ye Tian reveals a chaos-deity dharma form and fights back, using the Five Great Divine Swords and Heavenly God Judgment. Despite being only a Supreme, he is shown suppressing the Cursed Demon Spirit, a peak Great Emperor.

Character developments and interactions

• Ye Tian remains fearless and supremely confident, treating the possibility of the World-Annihilating King’s return as manageable. He insists his strength comes from his own effort, not fate.
• The Cursed Demon Spirit shifts from pleading to open hostility when his manipulation fails. His ambition is to gain a human body, absorb Ye Tian’s chaos origin, and become an overwhelmingly powerful being.
• Ye Tian’s companions, including the Jade Dragon Princess, Xiao Yan, and Long Nu’er, are stunned by his newly displayed power. They connect his chaos physique with the double pupils and immortal bone they have already witnessed.
• Long Nu’er interprets Ye Tian’s extraordinary abilities as proof that he is the prophesied Heavenly Mandate’s Master. She recalls the legend of a destined, repeatedly reincarnating ruler who will establish the Heavenly Court and lead the worlds against darkness.

Significant themes

• Self-determination versus destiny: Long Nu’er sees Ye Tian as chosen by fate, while Ye Tian attributes his achievements to perseverance and hard work.
• Ambition and self-interest: The Cursed Demon Spirit disguises his personal desire for survival and advancement as concern about cosmic consequences.
• Overwhelming power and confidence: Ye Tian’s ability to challenge a peak Great Emperor reinforces the chapter’s emphasis on his seemingly limitless strength.
• Prophecy as both promise and threat: The Heavenly Mandate can bring supreme authority, but the legend also makes its bearer a target for those seeking to steal that power.

Key plot points

• Ye Tian attacks the Cursed Demon Spirit with ten Chaos Divine Swords. The swords destroy the spirit’s Demon God Dharma Form, and the backlash leaves him bleeding and stunned by Ye Tian’s strength.
• The battle draws the attention of powerful beings watching from the River of Years. They recognize Ye Tian and discuss his achievements, including his defeat of the Eternal Great Emperor.
• The Eternal Great Emperor appears. His overwhelming presence silences and subdues even these ancient, powerful observers.
• He declares that the Cursed Demon Spirit—also referred to as the World-Annihilating King—is no match for Ye Tian, though the encounter can serve as a trial. He warns that if the opponent uses his seniority to attack Ye Tian, he may erase the Myriad Heavens North Sea.
• The Emperor reveals why he intervened: he sensed that someone was targeting Ye Tian, the Ye Family’s current Young Master, and learned that the World-Annihilating King intends to attack him.
• The threat is especially grave because Ye Tian is only in the Supreme Realm, while the World-Annihilating King once possessed God Sovereign Pinnacle strength. The Emperor regards this as an elder bullying a junior and will not tolerate it.

Character developments and interactions

• Ye Tian shows decisive resolve and formidable power, defeating the Cursed Demon Spirit’s manifested form without hesitation.
• The Cursed Demon Spirit / World-Annihilating King shifts from threatening Ye Tian to reacting with disbelief after his Dharma Form is destroyed. He is presented as a far stronger, older danger whose intended attack on Ye Tian provokes the Emperor.
• The Eternal Great Emperor displays immense authority and deep regard for Ye Tian. Although Ye Tian once defeated him, the Emperor admires his potential and acts as a fiercely protective elder of the Ye Family.
• The ancient observers initially speak casually about Ye Tian and even hope to offer him an inheritance. Once the Emperor appears, they fall silent and bow in reverence.
• Rulers of the North Sea and other realms panic at the Emperor’s warning, illustrating how even powerful clans fear his intervention.

Significant themes

• Protection of the younger generation: The Ye Family’s longstanding refusal to let elders exploit their power against juniors drives the Emperor’s response.
• Power and hierarchy: The chapter contrasts Ye Tian’s extraordinary strength with the Emperor’s truly cosmic authority, before whom even ancient supreme beings are insignificant.
• Legacy and potential: The Emperor sees Ye Tian as a successor whose potential may surpass his own.
• Consequences of intimidation: A threat against Ye Tian risks bringing catastrophic punishment upon entire clans and worlds.

Key plot points and events

• After the Eternal Great Emperor protects Ye Tian from the World-Annihilating King, powerful forces across the Eternal Immortal Domain and Myriad Heavens dispatch God Sovereigns to help thwart the King’s plans. They fear the devastation that could follow if the Great Emperor is provoked.
• The Eternal Great Emperor passes through an immense Immortal Gate into a separate realm and confronts the Myriad Demons Great Emperor.
• He accuses him of plotting against a Ye Family descendant through a projection in the Primordial Chaos Heaven Realm. The Myriad Demons Great Emperor explains that the projection is one of ten independent selves he sent into the Ten Heaven Realms to investigate the origin’s power, and says the Eternal Great Emperor may destroy it if it truly threatens the Ye family.
• The two agree that the Primordial Chaos Heaven Realm’s own rules should govern the matter. The Eternal Great Emperor also warns the Myriad Demons Great Emperor not to interfere there.
• The Myriad Demons Great Emperor reveals that he has heard of a prodigy who shattered the Eternal Great Emperor’s imprint at the same cultivation level. When he shows interest in the child, the Eternal Great Emperor threatens him with the fate of Ghost Annihilation and others.

Character developments and interactions

• The Eternal Great Emperor displays overwhelming authority and fierce loyalty to his descendants. Though he speaks to the Myriad Demons Great Emperor as an equal, he remains cold and uncompromising whenever the Ye family or the prodigy is at risk.
• The Myriad Demons Great Emperor comes across as powerful, calculating, and curious. He claims his projection acted independently and politely asks the Eternal Great Emperor not to destroy it, but his interest in the prodigy unsettles his counterpart.
• The surrounding powerhouses shift from fear to action, instructing their juniors to oppose the World-Annihilating King rather than risk provoking the Eternal Ye Family.
• The central interaction is a tense negotiation between two beings of near-transcendent stature: one defending his homeland and family, the other pursuing knowledge through his projections.

Significant themes

• The protection—and political force—of family ties: The Eternal Great Emperor’s backing turns a threat to one junior into a concern for the entire world.
• Power and restraint: Even overwhelming beings negotiate, recognizing the costs of interfering in another realm’s affairs.
• Cosmic scale and ambition: The shattered world became ten independent Heaven Realms, while powerful figures continue exploring paths beyond God Emperorhood.
• The danger of exceptional talent: The prodigy’s ability to break the Eternal Great Emperor’s imprint draws attention from beings across the Ten Heaven Realms.

Plot points and events

• The Myriad Demons Great Emperor questions why the Eternal Great Emperor keeps Ye Junlin confined to the Primordial Chaos Heaven Realm. He realizes this is deliberate: the Eternal Great Emperor wants his descendants to uncover the secrets of the Ten Heaven Realms and the Dark Heaven by venturing into the Outer Chaos.
• The emperors discuss the Dark Heaven’s expansion and an approaching catastrophe involving the awakening Demon of Desolation and the emergence of the Otherworldly Fiend. Remembering the Twilight of the Gods and the Collapse of Myriad Worlds, the Eternal Great Emperor suspects Ye Junlin may be key to averting disaster.
• In the Cursed Secret Realm, Ye Tian defeats the Cursed Demon Spirit despite having less than half his strength. Before dying, the spirit warns that Ye Tian has awakened the World-Annihilating King and doomed the myriad worlds.
• Ye Tian claims the spirit’s dark origin. The system identifies it as the World-Annihilating King’s power of origin and says it can revive the Blood Moon Princess as a Calamity Immortal Prodigy.
• Ye Tian removes the dark influence afflicting Long Nu’er and the others. An unseen old man then rewards him with the Nine Desolations Demon-Breaking Sword Art, an ancient sword technique created by a heroic Human Sword God.

Character developments and interactions

• The Eternal Great Emperor is revealed as a strategic, long-term planner who prioritizes preparing his descendants for cosmic threats.
• The Myriad Demons Great Emperor moves from confusion to wary understanding of the Eternal Great Emperor’s plan, while acknowledging the scale of the coming danger.
• Ye Tian demonstrates overwhelming combat strength and calculated ambition. He intends to use the dark origin to revive the Blood Moon Princess, whom he has already bound with a Slave Mark and equipped with the Fission Treasure Art.
• The Cursed Demon Spirit shifts from threatening Ye Tian to panicked defeat, revealing the World-Annihilating King’s connection to the looming disaster.
• The unseen old man recognizes Ye Tian’s swordsmanship and offers him a powerful technique, beginning a favorable connection between them.

Significant themes

• Preparing for catastrophe: Even immortal, supreme beings must plan for threats beyond their power.
• Inheritance and heroism: The sword art carries the legacy of a Human Sword God who sacrificed himself fighting for humanity.
• Power and control: Ye Tian’s victory brings him a potent source of power, but his plan for the Blood Moon Princess reveals his willingness to bind others to his will.
• Destiny and uncertainty: Ye Tian may be central to the coming crisis, though the consequences of awakening the World-Annihilating King remain unclear.

Key plot points and events

• After surviving the encounter with the Cursed Demon Spirit, Ye Tian tells Long Nu’er, the Jade Dragon Princess, and the others that he will arrange special training for them. He warns that unless they grow stronger, they will only be burdens on future journeys.
• Ye Tian leads the group toward the Dark Abyss Devil Race to help revive Princess Blood Moon.
• A hidden old man watches Ye Tian depart, astonished that Ye Tian—while in the Supreme Realm and partly suppressed—could subdue a Great Emperor-level foe. He realizes Ye Tian possesses all Five Great Divine Swords, which legend says can reunite into a true Divine Sword and mark their bearer as the chosen Lord of the Heavenly Mandate.
• Back at the Eternal Ye Family, the Golden Age is approaching: spiritual energy and Dao laws are strengthening, and the ancient restriction preventing young cultivators from becoming Supremes is fading. Ye Dan and Ye Sword God are nearing the Supreme Realm.
• The Great Elder convenes the family elders and reports that the World-Annihilating King of the Myriad Heavens North Sea is plotting against Ye Tian in revenge for the Ye Family’s role in sealing him during the Mythic Era. The elders respond with anger and readiness to defend their own.

Character developments and interactions

• Ye Tian remains a demanding leader. He recognizes his companions’ weakness but offers them a path to improve through special training.
• Long Nu’er and the Jade Dragon Princess accept his orders, embarrassed by how far they have fallen behind him.
• The black-mist old man moves from shock to cautious optimism: having taught Ye Tian a sword technique, he believes he has formed a beneficial karmic connection with him and the Human Sword God.
• Ye Tian’s reputation continues to shape the younger generation, who regard him as an inspiring but nearly unreachable standard.
• The Great Elder takes charge of the family’s response, while the gathered elders unite in defense of Ye Tian.

Significant themes

• Strength and growth: Companions must continue improving to keep pace with Ye Tian.
• Destiny and legacy: The Five Great Divine Swords connect Ye Tian to ancient prophecies and the coming Golden Age.
• Generational change: The weakening Supreme curse signals a new era of cultivation and opportunity.
• Family loyalty and protection: The Ye Family tolerates contests among the young, but treats attacks on its descendants as a threat warranting total retaliation.

• The Ye Family prepares to act: Outraged that Ye Tian has been endangered in the Myriad Heavens North Sea, the Eternal Ye Family’s elders debate how to respond. They also fear the impending return of the World-Annihilating King, whose awakening could rouse other Calamity God Sovereigns and threaten the heavens. The Great Elder orders five God Sovereign Pinnacle experts to confront the King when he revives, and to crush any Imperial Clan that interferes. Their departure alarms other major powers, which send observers to investigate.
• Su Changge heads north: Watching the Ye Family’s movements through a Space-Time Mirror, Su Changge and the Su Family elders discuss what they might mean. Changge—now in the Supreme Realm, with a primordial small world and exceptional innate gifts—remains driven to surpass Ye Tian, who still holds the top place on the Hidden Dragon Ranking. He sets off for the North Sea, hoping to fight Ye Tian and Qin Xuan.
• Prince Yama is pressured to act: In the North Sea, a mysterious black-mist figure tells Prince Yama that Ye Tian has left the Cursed Secret Realm, defeated a peak Great Emperor-level Cursed Demon Spirit, and acquired an unknown cultivation method and a copy of the Nine Desolations Demon-Breaking Sword Art. The figure urges Prince Yama to hurry: unless he obtains the Yama Imperial Clan Key, he cannot enter the Road to Hell to fulfill his challenge against Ye Tian.
  Character developments and interactions: The Ye Family’s elders show their fierce loyalty to Ye Tian and the Great Elder’s willingness to use overwhelming force. Su Changge’s talent is matched by an all-consuming need to be first, while his elders caution him about the Ye Family’s move. Prince Yama’s confidence is undercut by the stranger’s reminder of his previous defeat at Ye Tian’s hands.
  Themes: The chapter emphasizes family loyalty and overwhelming power, rivalry and obsession with supremacy, and the mounting threat posed by ancient calamities. It also builds anticipation as powerful factions converge on the North Sea.

Key plot points and events

• Prince Yama reveals that Ye Tian’s entry into the Cursed Secret Realm and defeat of the Cursed Demon Spirit were part of a larger plan. Without the spirit, the Blood Moon Princess cannot awaken fully, preventing the six Calamity Immortal Prodigies from gathering—and delaying the emergence of the Calamity King and a mysterious leader.
• Prince Yama believes Ye Tian is caught in a no-win situation: confronting the Blood Moon Princess could provoke the Dark Abyss Devil Race, while withdrawing would not free him from danger. He returns to the Yama Imperial Clan to obtain the key to the Road to Hell.
• A shadowy figure, acting on instructions from a voice in his mind, sets out to find and awaken the other four Calamity Immortal Prodigies. The plan is to gather them on the Road to Hell, summon the Calamity King and their leader, and ultimately resurrect the World-Annihilating King.
• Treasure Island appears across the Myriad Heavens North Sea, bearing the War God Academy. The academy announces that it will recruit students, including prodigies from the Eternal Immortal Domain, who may compete for the title of War God.

Character developments and interactions

• Prince Yama is confident that Ye Tian has been maneuvered into a fatal trap and intends to advance the calamity faction’s plans.
• The shadowy figure is secretly pleased by Ye Tian’s predicament and follows the instructions of a voice that promises to help coordinate the Calamity Immortals. He also asks about Su Changge and is assured that Su, too, will be dealt with.
• Prince Yama and the shadowy figure clash verbally over authority and strategy, while both regard Ye Tian as an enemy whose actions can be exploited.
• Ye Tian does not appear directly, but his choices and danger drive the chapter’s conflict. Su Changge is identified as another anticipated target.

Significant themes

• Conspiracy and manipulation: Ye Tian’s apparent victories are presented as pieces in an enemy’s larger design.
• Entrapment and inevitability: Prince Yama frames Ye Tian’s options as equally deadly, though whether the trap truly has no escape remains unresolved.
• Ambition and power: The Calamity faction seeks to resurrect an ancient king, while the War God Academy offers young prodigies a path to status, knowledge, and influence.
• Competition and opportunity: The academy’s opening creates a new arena where talented figures from across multiple realms can vie for recognition.

Key plot points and events

• The War God Academy announces a new, unusually broad selection: prodigies from both the Myriad Heavens North Sea and the Eternal Immortal Domain may enroll. Inside the Academy, North Sea laws will no longer suppress outsiders’ abilities.
• The change promises fierce competition. The Academy hopes that testing both worlds’ strongest candidates will produce a more powerful War God than previous selections, which had drawn only from the North Sea.
• Ye Tian and his companions return to the Dark Abyss Devil Race. He uses the essence refined from the Cursed Demon Spirit to awaken the Blood Moon Princess.
• The Princess recovers, gains a demon-god imprint matching Prince Yama’s, and reaches the Great Emperor realm. She awakens surrounded by dark power and appears strongly drawn to Ye Tian.

Character developments and interactions

• Xiao Yan and the Jade Dragon Princess are eager to enter the Academy, believing they can finally fight North Sea prodigies without world suppression. The Jade Dragon Princess looks to Ye Tian as she voices her support.
• Ye Tian acts decisively in saving the Blood Moon Princess. He privately regards her awakening—and apparent attachment to him—as the success of a deliberate scheme to improve his position amid mounting threats.
• The Dark Abyss Demon Prince and the race’s elders welcome Ye Tian back, assist with the Princess’s recovery, and bow to her once she awakens.
• Ye Tian notices the Princess’s new imprint, which others miss, and watches her emergence calmly.

Significant themes

• Rivalry and merit: The Academy’s expanded admissions set up a contest between two worlds’ prodigies, with strength no longer curtailed by unequal laws.
• Power and strategy: The Academy seeks to forge an unrivaled War God, while Ye Tian maneuvers to strengthen his own position.
• Escalating danger: Ye Tian faces enemies among the North Sea’s clans, the Six Calamity Immortal Prodigies, Su Chen, and the looming World-Annihilating and Calamity Kings.

Key plot points and events

• The Blood Moon Princess awakens as a Calamity Immortal Prodigy. The Dark Abyss Demon Prince fears she will attack Ye Tian, given her kind’s hostility toward Eternal Immortal Domain prodigies.
• Instead, she respectfully thanks Ye Tian for helping her find the Great Sun Divine Fruit and the Cursed Demon Spirit’s origin. Unbeknownst to her companions, Ye Tian’s system has placed a hidden Slave Mark on her, allowing him to monitor information about the Calamity Immortal Prodigies and their leaders.
• The Dark Abyss Demon Prince invites Ye Tian to join him and his sister on their journey to the War God Academy. Ye Tian declines special admission arrangements, preferring to enroll alongside the others.
• The group travels aboard a Dark Abyss warship. Ye Tian is interested in the academy chiefly as a place to test himself against powerful rivals, not for its teachings or the title of War God.
• They arrive at the academy’s Divine Island, where registration takes place. Although fighting is prohibited before admission, the academy permits fierce competition among students once they enter.
• Ye Tian’s arrival draws a crowd’s attention. A Black-Robed Man spots him with apparent anticipation and greed.

Character developments

• Ye Tian remains supremely confident and seeks battle as a means of self-improvement. His hidden strength—including powerful protectors and forces in his System Space—makes him believe he can face the entire North Sea without relying on his family or the Dark Abyss Devil Race.
• The Blood Moon Princess shows unexpected gratitude and deference toward Ye Tian, though this behavior is secretly caused by his Slave Mark.
• The Dark Abyss Demon Prince is relieved by his sister’s peaceful response and offers Ye Tian support, unaware that Ye Tian considers himself more than capable of handling any threat.
• Ye Tian’s followers feel inadequate beside him and resolve to improve their cultivation so they will not become burdens.

Significant themes

• Power and self-reliance: Ye Tian believes his personal resources are enough to withstand even the strongest factions.
• Ambition through conflict: He values competition and combat more than formal instruction or status.
• Hidden control and deception: The Blood Moon Princess’s apparent gratitude conceals Ye Tian’s secret influence over her.
• Survival of the fittest: The War God Academy’s philosophy encourages students to compete for resources and cultivation methods.

Character interactions

• The Dark Abyss Demon Prince warns his sister to remember Ye Tian’s past kindness, then offers Ye Tian assistance with academy admission.
• The Blood Moon Princess thanks Ye Tian publicly, easing the tension among the Dark Abyss elders.
• Ye Tian declines preferential treatment but agrees to travel to the academy with the siblings.
• Ye Tian’s followers watch his ease and power with a mix of admiration and anxiety, while a mysterious Black-Robed Man fixes on him as he arrives.

Key plot points and events

• Su Chen arrives at the War God Academy, following the instructions of a mysterious Divine Tome. It claims a dormant Calamity Immortal Prodigy is hidden there and can be revived, offering Su Chen a chance to gain power, resources, and eventually the title of War God.
• Ye Tian arrives first, celebrated for defeating Prince Yama and even the peak Great Emperor Cursed Demon Spirit. Crowds regard him as the strongest figure among the younger generation.
• Prince Yama is also secretly present, disguised in black robes. Having gained his clan’s recognition and the key to the Road to Hell, he needs all six Calamity Immortal Prodigies gathered to open it.
• Prince Yama recognizes Blood Moon Princess as one of the six. She has fused the Cursed Demon Spirit’s essence with the Great Sun Divine Fruit and reached the peak of the Great Emperor Realm, making her potentially stronger than he is.
• The Divine Tome in Su Chen’s mind examines Blood Moon Princess and confirms her identity. It assumes she has not attacked Ye Tian because the Dark Abyss Devil Race has kept her restrained.
• Blood Moon Princess’s status becomes public when the crowd recognizes her Calamity Immortal imprint. A War God Academy instructor kneels before her, prompting the crowd to realize how highly the Calamity Immortals are revered.

Character developments and interactions

• Su Chen hides his identity and anger, choosing patience because he fears confronting Ye Tian would jeopardize his plans. He hopes the Divine Tome will help him find the hidden prodigy and rise within the academy.
• Ye Tian remains calm and respected, exchanging greetings with Dark Abyss Demon Prince. He knows Su Chen and Prince Yama are present, and suspects their alliance is uneasy.
• Prince Yama is astonished to find Blood Moon Princess beside Ye Tian and Dark Abyss Demon Prince, since Calamity Immortals are supposed to hate the Eternal Ye Family. Her apparent submission to Ye Tian deepens his confusion.
• The Divine Tome treats Su Chen and others as tools for its own resurrection. Its black counterpart is active, while a radiant tome is imprisoned by chains and slipping into dormancy.
• Blood Moon Princess appears cold and aloof toward everyone else, but shows a trace of submission when looking at Ye Tian. Her proximity to him suggests an unexpected connection or influence.

Significant themes

• Power and hierarchy: The academy’s elders and instructors defer to the Calamity Immortals, while Ye Tian’s reputation commands respect even among ancient prodigies.
• Hidden identities and concealed motives: Su Chen and Prince Yama disguise themselves, while the Divine Tome manipulates events from within Su Chen.
• Rivalry and uneasy alliances: Su Chen and Prince Yama share an objective but seem not to trust one another; Blood Moon Princess’s relationship with Ye Tian challenges expectations of enmity.
• Ambition and patience: Su Chen suppresses his anger and waits for a better opportunity, prioritizing long-term advancement over immediate confrontation.

• Arrival of Su Changge: A vast ship bearing the Taboo Su Family’s banner appears over Treasure Island, provoking the local prodigies. Ye Tian recognizes that Su Changge—the second-ranked figure on the Hidden Dragon Ranking—has arrived. Su Changge is a Supreme prodigy with three extraordinary physiques: primordial truth-piercing divine eyes, the innate sacred physique dao embryo, and the destiny void physique.
• Reactions and tensions: Su Chen, hidden in black mist, burns with hatred toward Su Changge, blaming him for the hardships that drove him to oppose Ye Tian and the Eternal Immortal Domain. Prince Yama recognizes Su Changge as a threat comparable to Ye Tian and fears that the two may be natural counters to the Calamity Immortals. He resolves to find the other Calamity Immortal Prodigies and carries the key to the Road to Hell in his imprint.
• The Su Family’s role: Su Changge’s powerful family escorts conceal themselves nearby to protect him. They will not interfere in conflicts between young people, but will retaliate if local elders target him. The narration recalls the Su Family’s historic role in suppressing Calamity God Sovereigns beneath the Myriad Heavens North Sea.
• Ye Tian and Su Changge meet: At the War God Academy gates, the two white-robed Supremes recognize one another instantly, as if connected through countless past lives. They exchange warm, respectful greetings and quickly agree to enter the academy together, compete against its prodigies, and pursue the War God title. Their decision casts the local young elites as potential “stepping stones,” though none dares challenge them.
• Entry into the academy: Ye Tian leads the Jade Dragon Princess and his companions inside without taking the assessment. The instructor allows it after receiving an order from the academy’s Vice Dean, who explicitly admits both Ye Tian and Su Changge.
  Character developments and interactions: Su Changge is introduced as Ye Tian’s peer and likely ally; their immediate rapport contrasts with the hostility Su Chen feels toward him. Prince Yama shifts from confidence to strategic alarm, while the local prodigies respond with envy and resentment but remain cautious.
  Significant themes: The chapter emphasizes overwhelming talent and inherited power, rivalry between elite young generations, the looming conflict between the Supremes and the Calamity forces, and the importance of family legacies. It also hints at a mysterious connection between Ye Tian and Su Changge across reincarnations.