Chapter Summaries

Key plot points

• Demon Emperor Daochen realizes the Little Demon Emperor deliberately steered him toward Pella so he would learn the truth about the Heavenly Dao Realm.
• Pella explains that those seeking greater power must fuse with their attendant. Fusion grants a technique, but merges their memories and creates a new identity—potentially leaving the original person effectively replaced.
• Pella once refused to fuse and defeated his rivals without doing so, but was still rejected by the Reviewers as “flawed.” He says his disciple was tempted to betray him, leaving him broken and discarded.
• The Little Demon Emperor reveals that he, too, wants an independent life rather than an existence as Attendant Number 99. He hints that an ancient predecessor achieved this and is still alive.
• Daochen suspects that predecessor is the leader of the Avengers. He considers whether there might be a way to leave the world without becoming a Heavenly Dao expert, but the Little Demon Emperor says he knows of no escape; every loophole has been sealed.

Character developments and interactions

• Daochen shifts from pursuing supremacy to questioning its cost. He fears that fusion would erase his identity and make him someone else’s servant, and begins considering resistance or escape.
• The Little Demon Emperor shows that his guidance comes from concern and a shared desire for freedom. He offers to support Daochen whether he chooses fusion or rebellion.
• Pella reveals himself as a disillusioned former contender whose experience serves as a warning about both fusion and refusal. He recounts how his disciple’s betrayal helped bring about his downfall.
• The scene centers on candid exchanges: Pella explains the system, the Little Demon Emperor voices his longing for autonomy, and Daochen tests their claims with questions about defeating rivals and escaping the world.

Significant themes

• Identity and selfhood: Fusion offers power at the potential cost of becoming a different person.
• Freedom versus control: The Heavenly Dao Realm is presented as a system in which contenders are treated as toys, pets, or pawns.
• The price of ambition: Even victory without fusion may not earn acceptance or survival.
• Betrayal and resistance: Pella’s story and the Little Demon Emperor’s hopes frame rebellion as a response to a rigged, dehumanizing order.

Plot points and events

• Demon Emperor Daochen postpones any decision about merging and makes destroying the Black-Robed Army his priority, so it cannot threaten the Primordial World.
• The group returns to find Fuxi’s forces still battling the Black-Robed Warriors. Without their higher-ranking commanders, the warriors continue attacking as mindless, expendable puppets.
• Daochen, Ancient Tiger, and Pella join the fight. Their arrival lifts the defenders’ morale, and the Demon Emperor helps turn the battle in their favor.
• After three days, the army is wiped out. Daochen has already burned many corpses into essence, but countless bodies remain across Chaos.
• Rather than waste them, Daochen orders the bodies moved to the Netherworld Office, where their power can strengthen it. The Buddhist monks are assigned to contain and purify the corpses’ resentful qi, with promises of rewards for completing the work.

Character developments and interactions

• Daochen remains focused on protecting the Primordial World and proves both a powerful fighter and a practical leader. He plans to turn the enemy’s remains into a resource and compensates those given difficult duties.
• Ancient Tiger and Pella accept that the question of merging can wait. Ancient Tiger is especially eager to see the powerful world associated with the Heavenly Dao Realm, even if reaching it demands submission.
• Fuxi earns Daochen’s approval for commanding the battle effectively and limiting casualties. He also tries to protect the Demon Emperor’s dignity by not asking him to handle battlefield cleanup.
• The defenders and Void Gods are relieved by Daochen’s return and astonished to see Ancient Tiger fighting alongside him, interpreting this as proof that Daochen has won his submission.
• The Buddhist monks are reluctant to take on the long, arduous task of purifying the resentful qi, but Daochen promises recognition and rewards.

Significant themes

• Duty before ambition: Questions about merging and advancement are set aside until the Primordial World is safe.
• The cost of power: Even victory leaves a vast, hazardous cleanup effort.
• Pragmatism and resourcefulness: Daochen seeks to turn the enemy’s corpses into support for the Netherworld Office rather than simply discard them.
• Leadership and service: Fuxi’s command protects lives, while the monks’ unpleasant assignment is framed as a contribution to the wider world.

Key plot points and events

• The eminent Buddhist monks recover their composure after learning they can remain at the Netherworld Office to purify resentful qi. They welcome the arrangement as both a safe cultivation opportunity and a way to train the wider Buddhist Sect.
• The monks dispose of the black-robed enemies’ corpses by sending them to the Netherworld Office, where the bodies pile into a vast field of corpses and bones.
• Across the Chaos, the black-robed enemy forces continue hunting contestants, and the conflict expands as more contestants are drawn into battle.
• The Attendant announces a new points-based mission to hunt the Avenger army. Points are awarded for defeating enemies of different ranks, with enormous rewards for Avengers Alliance members. The highest-scoring contestant will receive one hundred Heavenly Dao Cores, and a points shop opens, offering powerful supplies, weapons, techniques, abilities, machines, and formations.
• The Demon Emperor is astonished by the shop’s breadth. The Little Demon Emperor explains that its offerings come from the upper world and could raise the Chaos World’s level, indicating how much the powers above are investing to eliminate the Avengers Alliance.
• The Demon Emperor considers using the shop to reach the upper world. The Little Demon Emperor identifies an equal contract and subsequent summoning as a possible, though temporary, route.
• The Demon Emperor privately plans to exploit the upper world’s laws to stay there or evade being sent back. He does not share this plan, believing the Little Demon Emperor remains under the control of the powers above.
• Realizing that already-defeated enemies may still earn points, the Demon Emperor asks to convert the corpses into points. The Little Demon Emperor agrees, then asks whether the credit should go entirely to the Demon Emperor, since the kills were a shared effort.

Character developments and interactions

• The Buddhist monks shift from concern to relief and enthusiasm, treating their assignment as a valuable opportunity for both merit and cultivation.
• Demon Emperor Daochen sees the points shop as more than a source of combat resources: it may offer a way to escape the Chaos. His ambition and distrust deepen as he secretly plots to manipulate the system.
• The Little Demon Emperor demonstrates knowledge of the upper world and offers a cautious explanation of the contract option. He appears helpful, but Daochen regards him as a controlled puppet whose rebellious thoughts cannot yet become genuine independence.
• The two demon emperors cooperate over the corpse-to-points opportunity, though Daochen keeps his larger plans to himself.

Significant themes

• Opportunity within danger: The monks turn a dangerous assignment into a chance to cultivate and gain merit.
• Escalating conflict and costly intervention: The enormous rewards and powerful shop reveal the scale of the campaign against the Avengers Alliance—and the risks of importing upper-world power into the Chaos.
• Freedom, control, and rebellion: The Demon Emperor’s hope of escaping contrasts with the Little Demon Emperor’s presumed status as a tool of higher powers.
• Rules and loopholes: Daochen believes even apparently absolute laws can be deceived, while the contract proposal offers a limited, formal route between worlds.

Key plot points and events

• Demon Emperor Daochen explains his leadership philosophy: he shares rewards but keeps the largest portion because he believes a leader must be fair, not selfless. His followers value the freedom and benefits they receive under him.
• The Little Demon Emperor disagrees with Daochen’s leniency, preferring to keep useful allies and eliminate those who are not. Still, both recognize that their interests are tied to protecting the Primordial World.
• The group finishes dividing their rewards. Daochen receives ten million points, far less than he believes their victory over the Black-Robed Army should have earned.
• The Little Demon Emperor says the limited reward was difficult to obtain because the army was defeated before the mission was issued. Daochen accepts the loss for now but resents what he sees as unfair treatment.
• Daochen interprets the Black-Robed Army as a tool that may force the powers above to pay attention to the danger facing potential Heavenly Dao Realm experts. He expects those powers will eventually need his help.
• He asks to inspect every cultivation technique priced around one hundred million points, regardless of what he can currently afford.

Character developments

• Demon Emperor Daochen emerges as pragmatic and politically calculating: he prizes loyalty and fairness but understands that freedom and shared rewards help secure both. His anger at the low payout reinforces his resistance to being controlled.
• The Little Demon Emperor remains blunt and hard-line, criticizing Daochen’s compassion while serving him faithfully and handling practical matters.

Significant themes

• Leadership and loyalty: Fair treatment and personal freedom can create stronger loyalty than demands for absolute obedience.
• Power and dependence: Outside the Primordial World, even powerful figures are vulnerable, making their homeland and its leader essential to their survival.
• Fairness and exploitation: Daochen believes the reward system undervalues his contribution and refuses to accept subordinate status without question.
• The cost of conflict: The Black-Robed Army threatens not only lives but also the future supply of powerful cultivators.

Character interactions

• Daochen and the Little Demon Emperor debate whether leadership should be compassionate or ruthless, though they share a commitment to their people’s survival.
• Daochen vents his frustration over the reward; the Little Demon Emperor explains why it was limited but cannot dissuade him from feeling cheated.
• Daochen directs his attendant to open the cultivation-technique catalogue, while the Little Demon Emperor prepares options and follows his broader request to view expensive techniques.

Key plot points and events

• Daochen examines a vast catalogue of cultivation arts, but the Little Demon Emperor explains that many are specific to other worlds and may be useless—or even unsuitable—in Chaos.
• The few arts compatible with Chaos or the upper realm seem unimpressive to Daochen: they offer no path beyond his current level and appear weaker than arts he has devised himself.
• Daochen realizes that worlds convert Chaos power differently. Primordial World beings rely on their world to transform it into usable forms, while most cannot safely absorb Chaos power directly.
• Seeking a way to strengthen people quickly, Daochen asks about an elixir that could help them adapt to Chaos. The Little Demon Emperor finds the God-Devil Body Tempering Elixir, which can awaken certain people’s God-Devil Bloodline, letting them cultivate with Chaos power.
• Though the Little Demon Emperor warns that this transformation could hinder adaptation to other worlds, Daochen decides to give the elixir to talented individuals as a way to meet the immediate crisis.
• Daochen plans to combine their stronger bodies with his Body Tempering Art, enabling them to pursue the difficult but potentially limitless path of proving the Dao through force.

Character developments and interactions

• Daochen moves from searching for a powerful cultivation art to prioritizing physical strength and practical survival. He confidently presents himself as the “great leader” he cites.
• The Little Demon Emperor acts as Daochen’s guide to the catalogue and challenges his assumptions about the value of cultivation arts. He also cautions against giving everyone a God-Devil Body.
• Despite their teasing and disagreement, the Little Demon Emperor ultimately accepts that Daochen’s focus on physical strength is reasonable.

Significant themes

• Adaptation across worlds: Cultivation methods depend on the laws and power systems of each world.
• Practicality over prestige: A famous or expensive art may be less useful than a solution suited to immediate needs.
• Physical strength and resilience: Daochen sees the body as a dependable foundation that remains valuable even when other powers are lost.
• The cost of transformation: Becoming stronger in Chaos may come at the price of being less adaptable elsewhere.

Chapter summary: “Bloodline Power”

Key plot points and events

• Demon Emperor Daochen learns more about the pureblood human race from the Little Demon Emperor. Pureblood humans are known for intelligence and ingenuity rather than physical strength. One group once reached the Upper Realm and produced many Heavenly Dao Realm experts without attendants, then formed the powerful Rebel Army.
• The Little Demon Emperor explains that Daochen’s pureblood-human bloodline could make him a target, though he is not a full-blooded member. The Purple-Robed General, by contrast, is dismissed as a failed pureblood human with no future.
• Daochen asks about mass-produced Upper Realm weapons. The Little Demon Emperor offers to help him obtain them through his controller, a weapons dealer. Daochen wants weapons to strengthen the Primordial World for the coming war.
• Daochen recognizes that the Upper Realm has set the conflict in motion while avoiding direct involvement. He expects a brutal fight and intends to protect his own forces rather than let them become expendable cannon fodder.
• The Little Demon Emperor recommends three complementary bloodlines for the Gods and Devils Potion: the swift, durable devil thornbird; the regenerative, nearly indestructible god-commanding totem, which is vulnerable to chaos fire; and the water-attacking, devouring heaven-swallowing toad.
• Daochen orders ten batches of each, then asks for other synergistic bloodlines. When told there are not enough points, he decides to hunt Black-Robed Warriors himself and urges the Primordial World’s people to do the same in exchange for points.

Character developments

• Demon Emperor Daochen shows himself to be calculating and pragmatic. He prioritizes the Primordial World’s survival and eventual supremacy, treating the war as a strategic struggle rather than a simple contest for first place.
• The Little Demon Emperor acts as an informed adviser, sharing knowledge of pureblood humans, weapons, and bloodline options. He also reveals the limits of his authority when he cannot place orders beyond their available points.

Character interactions

• Daochen questions the Little Demon Emperor about pureblood humans, the Purple-Robed General, weapons, and bloodline choices. Their exchange is trusting and practical: Daochen values the Little Demon Emperor’s advice but makes his own strategic decisions.
• Daochen and the Little Demon Emperor discuss how to acquire supplies and prepare for war, turning the conversation from background on bloodlines to concrete plans for weapons, potions, and hunting enemies.

Significant themes

• Survival and self-preservation: Daochen’s first priority is keeping his own people alive, even amid a wider war.
• Strategy and power: Bloodlines, weapons, points, and alliances are resources to be used deliberately.
• Intelligence versus strength: Pureblood humans’ defining advantage is their ingenuity, which has allowed them to reshape the balance of power.
• War and manipulation: The Upper Realm’s decision to use others to fight suggests that the conflict is driven by political motives and may exact a heavy cost from those on the battlefield.

Key plot points and events

• Demon Emperor Daochen offers to help replace anyone’s bloodline if they gather enough points, regardless of how they obtain them. He plans to mobilize the Primordial World to hunt Black-Robed Warriors.
• Because these enemies are Saint Realm puppets, ordinary fighters will need help. Daochen buys three kinds of restraint weapons—the Saint-Capturing Net, Sky-Rending Spear, and God-Trapping Cage—intended to work together against weaker Saint Realm opponents.
• With one million points, he can arm roughly three thousand three hundred fighters. He recruits Quasi-Saints from across the Primordial World, aiming for fairness while recognizing that the Human Race’s unity and rapid growth may give it an advantage.
• Thousands volunteer. After three days of interviews led by White-Robed Pella and the Little Demon Emperor, Daochen selects teams of three, limited by the number of available weapons.
• He warns the recruits that the mission is dangerous and meant to build their combat experience. Then he leads a larger force—including prominent figures such as the God of the Void, Ancient Tiger, Pella, the Lord of Fate, and Hongjun—into Chaos to begin an encircling hunt against Black-Robed Army forces near the Primordial World.

Character developments and interactions

• Demon Emperor Daochen shows strategic resolve: rather than personally solving everything, he equips and trains others, believing long-term strength requires fighters to build their own foundations and experience. He recruits broadly despite his confidence in the Human Race.
• The Little Demon Emperor questions whether the Primordial World has enough Saint Realm fighters to oppose the enemy, then helps identify suitable weapons and serves as an interviewer.
• White-Robed Pella works with the Little Demon Emperor to assess the applicants.
• The Quasi-Saint volunteers are eager for a chance to advance, though they are warned that they may die. They must form teams of three based on trust and coordination.

Significant themes

• Collective effort and preparation: Even weaker experts can contribute when equipped and coordinated.
• Growth through struggle: Daochen refuses to force premature breakthroughs, arguing that strong foundations matter more than quick advancement.
• Unity and fairness: He recruits throughout the Primordial World, while acknowledging differences in racial cohesion and strength.
• War’s cost: The coming campaign is framed as necessary for the world’s future, but carries real danger.

Key plot points and events

• The Demon Emperor leads a force into the empty region beyond the Primordial World, where the Black-Robed Armies have spread out. The group plans to train its Quasi-Saint recruits, protect them, and hunt Black-Robed Experts.
• He promises participants a share of future points, while keeping the current tally under his own name. The Little Demon Emperor records the kills.
• Primordial World teams engage the Black-Robed Warriors in groups of three, while prioritizing the more dangerous Experts. Demon Emperor Daochen charges through the enemy as a giant of flame, burning Warriors and quickly defeating even the strongest opponents.
• A White-Robed Commander learns that the attacker is the Demon Emperor and that his attendant is the feared Attendant 99. Alarmed by recent losses and the looming conflict, the Commander orders the Purple-Robed Generals and Black-Robed Experts to retreat, abandoning the expendable Black-Robed troops.

Character developments and interactions

• The Demon Emperor shows both strategic leadership and a willingness to share future rewards, using practical incentives alongside the Primordial World’s shared desire to defend its home.
• Daochen is portrayed as overwhelmingly powerful and aggressive; his reputation alone helps keep the Purple-Robed Generals from joining the fight.
• The White-Robed Commander and his officers are increasingly fearful. Once they identify Attendant 99, their caution turns into a swift retreat order.

Significant themes

• Collective duty versus self-preservation: The Primordial World’s inhabitants are depicted as willing to risk themselves for their clans and homeland, while Chaos’s harsh conditions encourage outsiders to put individual survival first.
• Leadership and shared rewards: The Demon Emperor combines a common cause with promises of tangible benefits to motivate cooperation.
• Power and fear: The Demon Emperor’s destructive strength and Attendant 99’s reputation can drive enemies away before a direct confrontation.

Plot points and events

• The Demon Emperor’s overwhelming reputation frightens some enemies into retreating, though he does not notice at first. Meanwhile, his forces keep killing Black-Robed Warriors, and his army of Quasi-Saints grows by another ten thousand.
• The Little Demon Emperor suggests using a quick-breakthrough method to help the new recruits earn points faster. Daochen refuses, fearing it would sacrifice their long-term potential. Instead, he orders Chaos Demon God bloodline potions distributed to the first group of warriors.
• Daochen’s current battle reveals that the enemy’s stronger fighters have vanished. Suspecting they may be targeting the Gods of the Void, he returns to check the battlefield.
• He finds his allies still fighting, but facing only weak puppet warriors in what has become a one-sided slaughter. The Little Demon Emperor thinks the stronger enemies fled out of fear.
• Believing the retreat may create an opportunity, Daochen orders the Lord of Fate to bring all Saint Realm Experts from the Primordial World into the battle. The Lord of Fate warns that this would leave the world undefended, but Daochen insists.

Character developments and interactions

• Demon Emperor Daochen is shown as a strategic, long-term-minded leader. He is willing to spend heavily on bloodline experiments to strengthen the Primordial World, but rejects shortcuts that could damage his warriors’ future growth. He also takes enemy movements seriously and acts decisively once he sees an opening.
• The Little Demon Emperor understands Daochen’s motives, recognizing that his policies are aimed at creating a reliable path to the Saint Realm. He also offers a practical explanation for the enemy’s disappearance: they are afraid of dying and have fled.
• The Lord of Fate voices concern about leaving the Primordial World vulnerable, showing caution in contrast to Daochen’s willingness to exploit the battlefield’s opportunity.
• Daochen and the Little Demon Emperor share an easy, candid rapport: the Little Demon Emperor questions his tactics and teases him about his fearsome fighting, while Daochen listens and responds openly.

Significant themes

• Long-term growth over quick gains: Daochen rejects rapid breakthroughs that would exhaust warriors’ potential, prioritizing a sustainable path to higher realms.
• Leadership and sacrifice: He spends resources freely and accepts risks for the Primordial World’s future strength.
• Fear and power: The enemy’s retreat suggests that Daochen’s reputation and force may be enough to disrupt their plans, while the Little Demon Emperor portrays the Black-Robed Army as driven by self-preservation.
• Opportunity versus security: Daochen favors exploiting the enemy’s apparent withdrawal, while the Lord of Fate worries about the cost of leaving the homeland undefended.

Key plot points and events

• Demon Emperor Daochen reassures the group that he has left safeguards in the Primordial World, then watches as everyone rushes to attack the Black-Robed Warriors for points.
• Daochen sees little value in most of the Points Shop’s offerings: they are limited to lower-tier worlds, expensive, and unlikely to strengthen him much. He is chiefly interested in acquiring weapon-making techniques to improve Primordial World technology.
• Daochen and his allies begin slaughtering the Black-Robed Warriors in earnest, driven by both the points and competition.
• Elsewhere, white-robed officials worry that Daochen’s forces are destroying their puppets and that the White-Robed Inspectors may hold them responsible. They also fear confronting Daochen directly.
• The Kang Brothers, Kandal and Cornell, propose exploiting the order to hunt contestants as a pretext for assembling their strongest fighters. Kandal claims they have found other powerful contestants nearby and argues that attacking them would justify the deployment—and any losses.
• The officials accept the plan and demand to be shown where the contestants are.

Character developments and interactions

• Daochen remains strategically focused and detached from the points race, prioritizing long-term technological progress over personal power.
• The white-robed officials shift from fear and indecision to a willingness to act, despite understanding that their plan will unfairly endanger other contestants.
• Kandal and Cornell re-emerge after hiding from Daochen. Kandal takes the lead, using careful, self-serving reasoning to persuade the officials to escalate the conflict.
• The officials challenge Kandal’s proposal as possible falsification; he reframes it as a legitimate response to dangerous contestants. Their exchange reveals both the scheme’s dubious ethics and the group’s desperation.

Significant themes

• War as incentive: Points turn battle into a competition, drawing fighters into the slaughter.
• Pragmatism and technological advancement: Daochen values knowledge that can improve his world more than costly goods or marginal personal gains.
• Fear and self-preservation: The officials’ decisions are driven by dread of Daochen and of being punished by their superiors.
• Abuse of authority: Kandal’s plan twists a legitimate order into an excuse to target contestants and conceal the real motive for deploying force.

Summary

Key plot points and events

• The White-Robed forces grow impatient and intensify their search for contestants, killing isolated targets while deliberately moving away from the Demon Emperor and his companions.
• As more powerful fighters and White-Robed join together, they develop a new tactic: use Black-Robed Warriors as bait to draw out strong opponents, then overwhelm those opponents with numbers.
• During the hunt, Kandal senses danger ahead and urges the group not to pursue a fleeing target, suspecting the fugitive is leading them into a trap.
• The others doubt him, especially since their scouts report no threats nearby. Cornell explains that Kandal has an innate ability to detect danger and warns that the group’s chances of surviving an encounter may be slim.
• Although the group agrees to lure the enemy out cautiously, its members refuse to take the risk themselves. They order Kandal and Cornell to serve as bait, claiming they will protect them.
• Kandal protests that they would likely die and argues that killing them would discourage future warnings. The group falls silent, but no one volunteers to take their place.

Character developments

• Kandal shows both perceptiveness and fear: he trusts his danger-sensing ability but is unwilling to sacrifice himself to prove it.
• Cornell supports Kandal by explaining his ability to the others, then is caught off guard when the pair are chosen as bait.
• The assembled White-Robed fighters are revealed as cautious when danger threatens them personally, despite their confidence in overwhelming others through force of numbers.

Significant themes

• Survival and self-preservation: The group’s members readily risk others but avoid danger themselves.
• Power through numbers: The White-Robed believe coordinated forces can defeat opponents who would be difficult for individuals to face.
• Distrust and rivalry: The Avengers are not united; internal grudges and competition complicate their cooperation.
• The cost of warning others: Kandal’s warning is valued only until it requires the listeners to take risks.

Character interactions

• Kandal tries to stop the group from pursuing the fugitive, while the others challenge his judgment.
• Cornell publicly vouches for Kandal’s danger-sensing talent and warns the group to prioritize survival.
• The fighters respond by shifting the danger onto Kandal and Cornell, prompting Kandal to plead for their lives.

Key plot points and events

• Kandal refuses to accept the group’s decision to sacrifice his brother, Cornell, in exchange for keeping him alive. As he prepares to fight, someone knocks him unconscious.
• Three days later, a white-robed man tells Kandal that Cornell volunteered to die. The group survived an encounter with Attendant 001’s force, but lost two men despite Kandal’s warning.
• Kandal recognizes that his usefulness did not earn him loyalty: the others chose their own survival over his brother’s life and now abandon him.
• Using his ability to sense danger, Kandal advises the group to flee behind them, the direction he believes offers the best chance of survival. The others distrust him and split up to escape in different directions, leaving him behind.
• As Kandal drifts toward death, Attendant 001’s team regroups after hunting down more than ten white-robed men. They discover Kandal, a Purple-Robed General with precognition, and Attendant 001 must decide whether to kill or spare him.

Character developments

• Kandal moves from trusting that his value will protect him to seeing the group’s selfishness clearly. Grief and anger over Cornell’s fate harden into a desire for revenge, while he reflects on his people’s weakness and his own lack of power.
• The white-robed men reveal themselves as fearful and self-interested. They dismiss Kandal’s guidance, scatter, and leave him to die.
• Attendant 001 is intrigued but cautious about Kandal’s rare ability, recognizing that deciding his fate could have political consequences.

Significant themes

• Survival versus loyalty: The group treats lives as negotiable when its own survival is at stake.
• Power and deterrence: Kandal concludes that weakness invites aggression, while exposed vulnerability can lead to destruction.
• Betrayal and revenge: The group’s abandonment of Kandal and apparent loss of his brother deepen his resolve to retaliate.
• The limits of foresight: Kandal can sense danger and offer a route to safety, but cannot make others trust him—or save himself.

Character interactions

• Kandal rejects the white-robed men’s attempt to trade his life for Cornell’s, but is silenced before he can act.
• After waking, he challenges them indirectly by giving what he believes is the safest escape route; they instead accuse him of madness and choose their own paths.
• Attendant 001’s subordinates report Kandal’s precognition and ask whether he should be killed or kept alive, placing his fate in the leader’s hands.

Plot points

• Contestant 001 considers killing Kandal, a weakened Purple-Robed General, but another contestant argues that his rare future-related ability may be valuable and wants to meet him.
• Attendant 001 warns that abilities involving foresight can bring severe consequences. The group soon encounters Kandal, whose strange mixture of abundant vitality and deathly energy makes him seem close to death.
• Kandal asks whether his ability caused his condition. He explains that he senses danger and instinctively avoids it.
• Attendant 001 says that constantly fleeing danger can prevent growth, but the chapter also notes that blindly confronting every threat is not wise: survival depends on judging whether to fight or retreat.
• Kandal recognizes the pattern in his own life. He once used his ability to survive and grow powerful, but later avoided confronting enemies, appeased them with treasures, and fled when they destroyed his world. He finally admits that he was motivated less by strategy or revenge than by fear of dying.

Character developments

• Kandal moves from confusion and guilt toward painful self-understanding. He accepts that his habit of escape—and his unwillingness to risk himself—contributed to his world’s destruction and the deaths of those he cared about, including his brother.
• Attendant 001 acts as a blunt interpreter of Kandal’s talent, while recognizing that danger must be assessed rather than faced recklessly.
• Contestant 001 remains skeptical of the warnings and focused on the possibility of gaining Kandal’s ability.

Significant themes

• Fear versus courage: Avoiding danger may preserve life in the short term while undermining the ability to face greater threats later.
• The limits of talent: Kandal’s danger-sensing ability cannot guarantee safety; it may guide him toward escape without telling him which threats are survivable.
• Choice and responsibility: Kandal’s power did not determine his fate on its own. His repeated choices—and the excuses he made for them—shaped the outcome.
• Survival versus purpose: Kandal realizes that what he called patience and self-preservation was, ultimately, a desire simply to stay alive.

Character interactions

• Contestant 001 presses to inspect Kandal and considers acquiring his talent; attendant 001 cautions him against it.
• Kandal directly asks attendant 001 to explain why his ability led to such a grim outcome. The attendant’s criticism prompts Kandal to revisit his past and acknowledge his cowardice.

Key plot points and events

• Attendant Zero Zero One offers the crippled Purple-Robed General Kandal a chance to surrender his talent in exchange for future revenge. The attendant’s words begin to hypnotize Kandal into agreeing.
• Cornell’s voice interrupts, warning Kandal that the attendant is manipulating him. Cornell reveals that he and Kandal are two souls from the Kang People, sharing one body; the body Cornell used was separate, and his death has caused his soul and memories to return to Kandal.
• With his true identity and memories restored, Kandal recognizes that his weakness was not simply a lack of talent: he had also avoided striving. He refuses to hand over his talent unless the attendant promises revenge.
• Kandal asks the attendant to pursue General Gusmai, who destroyed his home, and the Demon Emperor Daochen, whom he blames for contributing to his predicament. He knows avenging Gusmai is unlikely and is largely seeking comfort and a sense of purpose before dying.
• The attendant agrees, having seen through Kandal’s motives. He kills Kandal and absorbs his powerful talent, greatly increasing his strength.
• Contestant Zero Zero One is astonished by the talent’s power and decides to merge with the attendant, believing that their combined abilities and the attendant’s insight will help him advance.

Character developments

• Kandal regains his memories, confronts his cowardice and self-deception, and tries to negotiate some meaning from his death. Even in his final moments, however, he redirects his anger toward another enemy rather than facing his choices.
• Cornell serves as Kandal’s reminder of their shared identity and helps him break free of the attendant’s influence.
• Attendant Zero Zero One proves calculating and perceptive: he recognizes that Kandal’s revenge demands are mainly a way to ease his fear of death, and accepts them because gaining Kandal’s talent is worthwhile.
• Contestant Zero Zero One benefits enormously from Kandal’s talent and chooses to merge with the attendant, valuing the attendant’s intelligence as much as his power.

Significant themes

• Identity and survival: The Kang People’s two-souls-in-one-body nature allows one soul to survive the other’s death, though at the cost of divided identity and sealed memories.
• Talent versus character: Kandal’s great potential goes unused because he avoids striving; raw talent alone cannot overcome fear or passivity.
• Self-deception and blame: Kandal seeks revenge partly to soothe himself, while blaming others—including Daochen—for the consequences of his own behavior.
• Power and unfairness: The attendant frames the world as unequal, where hidden knowledge and strategic insight can matter as much as natural talent.
• Fear and retribution: Kandal’s habit of bullying the weak and fearing the strong ultimately leaves him powerless and facing death on someone else’s terms.

Character interactions

• Cornell breaks the attendant’s influence by warning Kandal and reminding him of their shared nature.
• Kandal bargains with the attendant, offering his talent only in return for promised revenge.
• The attendant agrees while privately understanding Kandal’s real motive, then kills him and claims his talent.
• Contestant Zero Zero One and the attendant discuss their growing power and the value of merging, leading the contestant to choose their union.

Key plot points and events

• The battle in the Chaos World intensifies as contestants fight the Black-Robed Army and the Avengers begin hunting contestants openly.
• The Lord of Extreme Cold uses her beauty and an unseen fire of desire to mesmerize and kill approaching contestants. They remain entranced even as companions burn beside them. She declares them unworthy of existence, then turns her attention toward the Primordial World, intending to devour it and break through its barrier.
• In the Primordial World, the Little Demon Emperor tells Demon Emperor Daochen that the authorities have made increasingly powerful weapons available for purchase with points, including Heavenly Dao-Class and Forbidden Weapons.
• The reason is the Avengers’ mass assault: the contestants are at risk of being wiped out. But the authorities cannot simply send Heavenly Dao Realm experts to intervene. Their power would be suppressed upon arrival, leaving them vulnerable to the more than a dozen peak-level Avengers acting together.
• Daochen realizes that Heavenly Dao-Class Weapons could let contestants harm peak experts. He asks about upgrading his familiar Heaven Measuring Ruler; the Little Demon Emperor warns that the upgrade will require many points and a Forging Crystal. Daochen accepts the cost.

Character developments and interactions

• Demon Emperor Daochen shifts from questioning the authorities’ sudden generosity to understanding the danger and his own limited role. He resolves to strengthen himself and chooses to upgrade a weapon he is comfortable with.
• The Little Demon Emperor reveals the strategic constraints behind the authorities’ response, explaining why the contestants must arm themselves rather than rely on outside intervention.
• The Lord of Extreme Cold is shown as both mesmerizing and merciless: she exploits her victims’ desire, kills without hesitation, and reveals a larger ambition to consume the Primordial World.

Significant themes

• Power and vulnerability: Even formidable Heavenly Dao experts can be weakened by the world’s rules, while the contestants remain outmatched by the Avengers.
• Temptation as a weapon: The Lord of Extreme Cold turns beauty and desire into instruments of control and death.
• Self-reliance under pressure: With direct intervention too costly and dangerous, the contestants must grow stronger and depend on powerful weapons.
• The cost of survival: Points and rare materials become the price of gaining even a chance against enemies at their peak.

Key plot points and events

• Demon Emperor Daochen balks at the price of a Forging Crystal—one billion points—especially when a Heavenly Dao-grade weapon costs only half as much. He concludes that using such a rare resource to upgrade his weapon would be wasteful.
• Rather than pay, Daochen asks whether he can learn to forge Heavenly Dao-grade weapons himself. The Little Demon Emperor presents three manuals: Celestial Craftsman, Ultimate Craftsman, and Divine Craftsmanship.
• Though the manuals cost only 100,000 points, the Little Demon Emperor explains that the low price is meant to encourage the development of craftsmen. A proven maker of Heavenly Dao-grade weapons would be valuable enough to bypass competition results and gain entry to the Upper Realm.
• Daochen proposes redeeming the books and training smiths across the Primordial World. The Little Demon Emperor doubts that this can work, but redeems all three after Daochen agrees.
• Celestial Craftsman outlines an exceptionally demanding training path: a smith must forge Xiantian Supreme Treasures before age one hundred, then spend a thousand years comprehending the world’s rules and laws before attempting Heavenly Dao-grade weapons. The work also requires rare materials, artifact spirits, and extraordinary creativity.
• Recognizing that the newly matured Primordial World lacks the systems, knowledge, and resources needed for this path, Daochen gives up on the idea. The Little Demon Emperor then suggests that Ultimate Craftsman may offer another approach, noting that Celestial Craftsman is merely the simplest and most systematic method.

Character developments

• Demon Emperor Daochen moves from wanting to improve his weapon to considering mass training as a way to produce Heavenly Dao-grade weapons. Once he understands the demands involved, he becomes realistic about the Primordial World’s limitations.
• The Little Demon Emperor acts as the practical voice of caution. He understands why the manuals are cheap and why becoming a top-level craftsman is so rare, though he remains open to the possibility that the other methods may be different.

Significant themes

• The cost of mastery: A low price for instruction does not make the skill easy to acquire; the real costs are time, talent, resources, and accumulated knowledge.
• The importance of foundations: Advanced crafts depend on systematic education, mature institutions, and a deep understanding of a world’s laws.
• Ambition versus reality: Daochen’s broad plan is checked by the gap between his hopes and the Primordial World’s current capabilities.
• Talent and scarcity: A single exceptional craftsman can be more valuable than a competition victor or even a powerful fighter.

Character interactions

• Daochen challenges the Little Demon Emperor over the Forging Crystal’s price, then tries to find a cheaper alternative by learning the craft himself.
• The Little Demon Emperor counters Daochen’s optimistic assumptions with explanations of the manuals’ difficulty and the status craftsmen can attain.
• After examining Celestial Craftsman, Daochen concedes that the world is not ready for its training requirements. The Little Demon Emperor keeps the discussion open by pointing him toward Ultimate Craftsman.

Key plot points

• The Little Demon Emperor gives Demon Emperor Daochen a book describing how to forge a Heavenly Dao-grade weapon: place it in a world’s core so it absorbs that world’s laws. The process destroys the world.
• Daochen considers using the Primordial World to upgrade his Heaven Measuring Ruler, but refuses, judging the sacrifice of his own world monstrous.
• The Little Demon Emperor explains that a recently destroyed world may contain a nearly completed Heavenly Dao-grade weapon embryo. If they can transplant it into Daochen’s ruler, they may create the weapon without sacrificing the Primordial World.
• The world’s destroyer is still alive and hiding among the Avengers. He was once the Little Demon Emperor’s master, survived by sacrificing one of his two souls, and has become an exceptionally dangerous opponent.
• The Avengers are also seeking the weapon. Its creation could shift the balance of power enough to put the Chaos World beyond the Upper Realm’s control.
• Daochen decides to hunt the Black-Robed Warriors, build up his strength and points, and claim both the weapon embryo and a Heavenly Dao-grade upgrade for his ruler.

Character developments and interactions

• Demon Emperor Daochen shows restraint by refusing to destroy the Primordial World, but his ambition remains strong: he eagerly embraces the chance to gain a powerful weapon and face a formidable enemy.
• The Little Demon Emperor acts as adviser and provocateur. He warns Daochen about the danger, reveals his connection to the world’s destroyer, and admits that higher powers may be steering events.
• Their conversation balances Daochen’s moral boundary against the Little Demon Emperor’s pragmatic view of conquest and opportunity.

Significant themes

• Power versus moral cost: A weapon’s extraordinary strength may require the destruction of an entire world.
• Ambition and temptation: Daochen rejects one path to power but eagerly pursues another.
• Manipulation and political stakes: The weapon is part of a larger contest involving the Avengers, the Upper Realm, and forces guiding events from above.
• Pressure as motivation: Daochen welcomes a dangerous rival as a reason to sharpen his abilities.

Key plot points and events

• Demon Emperor Daochen and his allies decide to keep hunting Black-Robed Warriors to gather points for a Heavenly Dao-Class Weapon. Their campaign has already earned Daochen over a hundred million points, and his forces have nearly a hundred thousand groups of Quasi-Saint experts.
• Before they can act on the plan, Daochen receives a distress signal from the Primordial World and rushes back, alerting the Lord of Fate and Heavenly Dao Hongjun as well.
• He discovers the Chaos World under attack by a powerful coalition of contestants. Unable to break through Human Sovereign Fuxi’s formidable defenses, the attackers discuss sacrificing the world to speed up the creation of a defective Heavenly Dao-Class Weapon.
• Daochen recognizes the threat but holds back, judging that the attackers’ alliance is fragile and that they are each concealing their true strength. He waits for a chance to exploit their distrust.
• Attendant 002 senses an approaching contestant—Daochen. As the attackers prepare for the newcomer, a voice announces the arrival of another figure, who approaches the group.

Character developments and interactions

• Daochen shifts from calculating point-gathering to fierce protectiveness when he learns his world is threatened. Though enraged, he remains strategic and avoids a premature fight.
• The Little Demon Emperor supports Daochen’s plan to earn enough points, but Daochen leaves him behind when he returns to the Primordial World.
• The attacking contestants bicker over who should lead and accuse one another of holding back, revealing their alliance is driven by self-interest rather than trust. They fear the more powerful Number 001 and urgently want a Heavenly Dao-Class Weapon.
• Attendant 002 warns the coalition of Daochen’s arrival, adding tension to the standoff.

Significant themes

• Power and exploitation: The attackers are willing to sacrifice an entire world for personal advancement.
• Distrust within alliances: Even united by a common goal, the contestants suspect one another and hesitate to commit fully.
• Strategy over brute force: Daochen recognizes that the coalition’s internal divisions may be more useful than confronting it head-on.
• Protection and moral responsibility: Daochen’s anger reflects his refusal to treat the Primordial World as expendable, despite accepting the harsh “strong prey on the weak” logic of the competition.

Key plot points and events

• Demon Emperor Daochen recognizes Hank as one of the legendary Avenger rebels—a supreme expert capable of threatening even him.
• Two more Avengers arrive, making the contestants under Attendant Number 002003 wary. The Avenger bounty is substantial, but the contestants recognize that facing three supreme experts is dangerous.
• The contestants claim the Primordial World for themselves. Acrylic warns the Avengers not to interfere, while Hank mocks the younger fighters but initially refrains from attacking.
• The Avengers admire the Primordial World’s unusually complete laws and speculate that its creator, Pangu, was as powerful as they are.
• Their remarks deepen Daochen’s doubts about Pangu’s death and the unusual fate of world-creators: no creator he knows of has survived.
• The Avengers reject negotiation, asserting that the strong take what they want. Hank attacks Number 002, and their opening clash is evenly matched, shaking the surrounding space.

Character developments

• Daochen remains hidden and cautious, but the Avengers’ observations prompt him to revisit his suspicions about Pangu and the nature of the Chaos World.
• Hank appears boastful and contemptuous, yet his decision to target the strongest opponent first shows tactical skill and confidence.
• Acrylic takes a firm, possessive stance toward the Primordial World, speaking for the contestants despite their disadvantage in individual strength.
• Number 002 emerges as the contestants’ leading fighter and meets Hank directly.

Character interactions

• The three Avengers tease and criticize Hank for rushing ahead, revealing familiarity and camaraderie among them.
• Hank and Acrylic exchange threats over ownership of the Primordial World.
• Daochen silently observes the confrontation and weighs the Avengers’ claims against what he knows of Pangu.
• Hank and Number 002 begin the chapter’s central fight, with neither gaining an early advantage.

Significant themes

• Power and ownership: Both sides treat the Primordial World as something to be claimed by the strong.
• The cost of creation: Pangu’s apparent sacrifice raises questions about whether creating a world inevitably demands the creator’s life.
• Might versus numbers: The Avengers possess overwhelming individual strength, while the contestants rely on numbers and teamwork.
• Hidden truths: Daochen’s lingering doubts suggest that the accepted story of Pangu’s death—and perhaps the structure of the wider cosmos—may be incomplete.

Key plot points

• The Avengers’ fight against the contestants intensifies. Acrylic struggles to hold off Demon Emperor Daochen, so Attendant 002 orders Number 003 to help and warns that their opponents may be stalling for reinforcements.
• Number 003 ambushes Hank, tearing out his heart. Hank appears to die—but then emerges from his own corpse, stronger than before, and casually eats his discarded flesh.
• Acrylic and Number 003 attack Hank again, but a concealed attendant steps between them, convincing them that he is an ally. A warning comes too late: the attendant is a fake, and he taps both men on the head, causing their heads to explode.
• The two Avengers escape despite their injuries. The other contestants scatter, while the remaining Avengers let them go.
• The four Avengers turn their attention to a nearby world. They plan to sacrifice it to create a Heavenly Dao-grade weapon, gather more weapons using Black-Robed Puppets and contestant points, then hunt down the contestants—including, they hope, powerful beings from the Heavenly Dao Realm.

Character developments and interactions

• Hank reveals astonishing regenerative power and an unnerving, irreverent attitude. He mocks his attackers and treats eating his own flesh as perfectly ordinary.
• Acrylic and Number 003 are caught off guard first by Hank’s survival, then by the fake attendant’s deception. Their coordinated attack collapses into a desperate escape.
• Attendant 002 takes a tactical role, recognizing the danger of a prolonged fight and directing Number 003 to intervene.
• Demon Emperor Daochen watches closely and recognizes the concealed attendant’s ability to make others overlook him. The Avengers’ plans shock him.
• The Avengers display confidence and ambition, while the contestants’ flight suggests the Avengers remain a serious threat despite their failed attempt to capture them.

Significant themes

• Deception and perception: The fake attendant’s concealment lets him manipulate the fight by making others overlook both his presence and his actions.
• Survival and power: Hank’s return from apparent death shows that conventional attacks may be useless against these exceptional fighters.
• Overconfidence and ambition: The Avengers treat the contestants as disposable and pursue a sweeping plan to forge weapons and hunt ever-stronger opponents.
• The cost of power: Their scheme depends on sacrificing an entire world and turning the resulting power into weapons.