Chapter Summaries

Key plot points and events

• Demon Emperor Daochen watches four powerful contestants prepare to attack the Primordial World. Although they appear formidable, he is unsettled by how quickly they had considered fleeing danger.
• Faced with the choice between risking a fight or letting his home be destroyed, Daochen resolves to defend the Primordial World, where Nüwa and his other loved ones live.
• He openly challenges the four. They agree not to gang up on him: if he defeats any one of them, they will abandon the sacrifice, though they warn that the world remains threatened by the Avenger.
• Before Hank can accept, a contestant disguised as an Attendant volunteers to fight. The being enlarges and copies Daochen’s appearance and powers, intending to test his limits.
• The copy discovers that Daochen is far stronger than he looks: he has pushed his body and strength to their limits through “Proving the Dao Through One’s Own Strength,” and is close to attaining the ultimate Dao.

Character developments

• Daochen demonstrates courage, resolve, and a deep sense of responsibility. He is willing to die rather than abandon his family and world, and his challenge reveals that his apparent weakness conceals exceptional power.
• The Replicator begins confidently, but copying Daochen exposes the latter’s remarkable strength and potential, surprising the Replicator.
• Hank and the other contestants show pride and restraint by accepting a one-on-one challenge rather than overwhelming Daochen together.

Significant themes

• Protection and purpose: Daochen’s cultivation has meaning because it enables him to protect others.
• Courage versus escape: The chapter contrasts Daochen’s willingness to face danger with the contestants’ initial impulse to flee.
• Hidden strength and potential: Daochen’s unassuming appearance masks a power level nearing that of the ultimate Dao.
• Pride and fair challenge: The contestants’ status as supreme experts prevents them from ganging up on a seemingly weaker opponent.

Character interactions

• Daochen challenges the four contestants, grounding his defiance in his duty to the Primordial World and his loved ones.
• Hank recognizes Daochen’s determination and sees it as a sign of future potential.
• The Replicator taunts Daochen while copying him, but their exchange turns into a test of Daochen’s true strength—and reveals that the copy has underestimated him.

Plot points and events

• Four former attendants confront Demon Emperor Daochen over his great world. The arrival of the Little Demon Emperor, Attendant 99, makes them abandon the fight: he reveals that the four were once his masters, whom he helped become powerful before they betrayed him.
• Attendant 99 pretends he can fuse with Daochen and greatly amplify his strength. The bluff persuades the four to retreat, but he demands an ultimate weapon as compensation. They toss him a meteor hammer and flee.
• Daochen struggles to catch the extremely heavy weapon and asks how ultimate weapons compare with Heavenly Dao-grade weapons. Attendant 99 explains that ultimate weapons require mastery of the Laws and control of the Great Dao, while Daochen’s current cultivation makes forging one impractical.
• Attendant 99 then admits the fusion claim was a deception. His ability has weakened, and fusion would not benefit Daochen, who has already developed his own path.
• The four were not truly giving up: Attendant 99 suspects they have gone to summon reinforcements. He warns that a large group of Avengers may surround them within ten days.

Character developments

• Attendant 99 reveals his history with the four and shows a fierce, vengeful side beneath his small, babyish appearance. He relies on knowledge of his former masters and strategic bluffing rather than raw power.
• Demon Emperor Daochen is impressed by Attendant 99’s hidden secrets but remains wary of his recklessness. His relief at the retreat turns to alarm when he learns a larger attack may be coming.
• The four former masters are exposed as calculating and unrepentant: they retreat when threatened, attempt to evade accountability, and apparently use the withdrawal to buy time.

Themes

• Deception and strategy: Attendant 99’s convincing bluff prevents an immediate battle, though it may only delay the conflict.
• Betrayal and resentment: The former masters once owed their rise to Attendant 99, but cast him aside; he still demands repayment.
• Power and its limits: Different cultivation paths and weapon levels matter, but strength alone does not decide the encounter.
• False security: The apparent resolution is temporary, with reinforcements likely on the way.

Character interactions

• Daochen initially tries to treat the former masters’ retreat as a peaceful resolution, while Attendant 99 confronts them and extracts a weapon.
• Attendant 99 scolds Daochen’s ignorance about ultimate weapons, then explains his own deception when Daochen questions the supposed fusion.
• Their exchange shifts from comic relief—Daochen nearly buckling under the hammer—to shared concern about the coming attack.

Key plot points and events

• After a tense encounter with powerful enemies, Demon Emperor Daochen realizes he may not be strong enough to protect the Primordial World from what is coming. He hopes to hunt Black-Robed Warriors and trade their points for Heavenly Dao-Class Weapons.
• Daochen asks the Little Demon Emperor how to grow stronger, since his great Dao of strength seems to have reached its limit. The Little Demon Emperor explains that even an Ultimate Powerhouse must overcome the limits imposed by their own body and habits—not simply strengthen their body further.
• Daochen admits he cannot yet understand this idea and remains troubled by the gap between himself and the Ultimate Powerhouses.
• Other teams arrive after the battlefield has been cleared and find no enemies or traces of battle. Seeing Daochen’s dejected state, they wonder what happened and decide to ask Human Sovereign Fuxi, who can speak with the Little Demon Emperor.
• Fuxi learns that Daochen’s crisis concerns his cultivation. Since they cannot help him comprehend the next step, they decide to support him in another way: by gathering points to improve his combat strength.
• The Primordial World mobilizes to hunt Black-Robed Warriors. Their efforts quickly bring the group’s points close to one billion.

Character developments

• Demon Emperor Daochen shifts from confidence in his strength to uncertainty. He recognizes that his understanding of power may be incomplete, but has not yet grasped what is holding him back.
• The Little Demon Emperor acts as a mentor, offering Daochen a new perspective while acknowledging that the concept is difficult to explain and must ultimately be understood for himself.
• Human Sovereign Fuxi takes responsibility for supporting Daochen and accepts the pressure of committing the Primordial World’s resources to that goal.

Significant themes

• Limits and self-understanding: Reaching the apparent limit of one’s cultivation may not mean one has fully realized one’s potential; ingrained habits and bodily constraints may still hold one back.
• Collective responsibility: The Primordial World unites to support Daochen, recognizing that his strength is tied to everyone’s safety.
• Uncertainty before growth: Daochen’s bewilderment marks a turning point: further progress requires more than simply repeating what has worked before.

Character interactions

• Daochen seeks guidance from the Little Demon Emperor, whose explanation leaves him thinking but not yet convinced he understands.
• The arriving fighters speculate about Daochen’s condition and turn to Fuxi as the person most likely to get answers from the Little Demon Emperor.
• Fuxi consults the Little Demon Emperor, then rallies the Primordial World to gather points for Daochen.

Plot and key events

• The Primordial World’s forces intensify their campaign against the black-robed puppets, using bait and coordinated formations to hunt both small groups and larger armies.
• Human Sovereign Fuxi persuades the Lord of Darkness and others to pool their points for the Demon Emperor, while training Quasi-Saints to fight in increasingly powerful Three Talents formations.
• As they still fall short of the billion-point goal, Fuxi reports that a huge enemy force has gathered west of the Primordial World. The area may contain white-robed troops, Purple-Robed Generals, and possibly Avengers, making it extremely dangerous.
• The Lord of Darkness and Fuxi ask the group to consider attacking there. Most resist, preferring to gather points from scattered enemies rather than risk their lives.
• The Lord of Light’s attendant reveals that Contestant Zero Zero One has summoned all contestants to the Western Battlefield to fight the Avengers. The conflict is unavoidable and could determine the fate of all chaos.
• The group realizes that if Zero Zero One loses, their own survival—and the Demon Emperor’s cause—may be doomed, so they must join the battle.

Character developments and interactions

• Fuxi acts as strategist and organizer: he coordinates the point-sharing effort, improves the group’s battlefield teamwork, and tries to prepare them for a dangerous campaign.
• The Lord of Darkness has become the group’s strongest and most influential figure, but he is anxious about the looming threat and initially unsure how to persuade his people to fight.
• The contestants are reluctant to risk their lives while the danger still feels distant. The summons forces them to confront the stakes and abandon the idea that they can remain safely on the sidelines.
• Fuxi and the Lord of Darkness stage a deliberate appeal to the group, with the Lord of Light’s attendant supplying the decisive news.

Significant themes

• Collective sacrifice: Individual points and safety are set aside for the group’s survival.
• Leadership and persuasion: Fuxi and the Lord of Darkness must bring hesitant allies toward a shared decision.
• The cost of survival: What first appears to be an optional risk becomes an unavoidable fight once the larger threat is revealed.
• Power and hierarchy: The contestants’ fear of Zero Zero One and the strongest challengers shows how sharply strength and status differ among them.

Plot points and events

• Human Sovereign Fuxi sees the battle as a chance to earn points while helping the contestants. He believes the contestants will occupy the strongest enemies, leaving his group to weaken the Black-Robed Army.
• The Lord of Darkness’s team joins the battlefield. Contestant Zero Zero Eight assigns them to a fringe sector dominated by Purple-Robed Generals and black-robed puppets, warning that their many Quasi-Saints may suffer heavy losses.
• The Lord of Darkness accepts the danger, and the team attacks. He and the other contestants target the Purple-Robed Generals, while Fuxi leads the Saint Realm Experts and Quasi-Saints in surrounding and thinning out the black-robed puppets.
• The Lord of Fate and Heavenly Dao Hongjun protect the formation from stronger black-robed enemies. Their established tactics let them fight effectively, but the crowded sector remains exhausting and dangerous.
• A Purple-Robed General breaks through the Lord of Darkness’s blockade and targets Fuxi, recognizing him as vital to the formation. The Lord of Fate intervenes, drawing the attacker into Fate Space. Hongjun guards the area, expecting the Lord of Fate to return with the enemy’s corpse.

Character developments and interactions

• The Lord of Darkness shows resolve and self-sacrifice, insisting that even a small contribution is worth the risk. Zero Zero Eight is impressed by his sincerity and directs the team to a sector suited to its strength.
• Fuxi takes command of the weaker fighters, organizing them into a controlled formation to contain the puppets.
• The Lord of Fate and Hongjun demonstrate strong battlefield coordination: the Lord of Fate handles dangerous intruders, while Hongjun protects the formation during his absence.
• Zero Zero Eight initially views the team as weak and burdened by its Quasi-Saints, but comes to respect the Lord of Darkness’s commitment.

Significant themes

• Sacrifice and solidarity: The team risks itself for the contestants’ collective future as well as its own.
• Pride versus attrition: Contestants would rather face powerful foes than be worn down by seemingly lesser enemies, yet the puppet-filled battlefield makes even the “fringe” front perilous.
• Strategy and cooperation: Careful assignment of roles and practiced teamwork help a relatively weak force remain effective.
• The battlefield’s unforgiving nature: Accumulating points or underestimating routine enemies can leave fighters exposed to sudden, deadly attacks.

Key plot points and events

• As the battle intensifies, Demon Emperor Daochen emerges from a period of obsessive speculation about how to become an ultimate powerhouse. He decides that real growth can only come through fighting, not thinking in isolation.
• The Little Demon Emperor tells him that participant Zero Zero One has rallied fighters across Chaos against the black-robed figures. Daochen’s own warriors have already joined the battle, hoping to earn enough points for him.
• Daochen is moved by their loyalty and resolves to join the main battlefield. The Little Demon Emperor explains that Zero Zero One is at least an ultimate powerhouse and helped determine most Heavenly Dao Realm positions.
• The two discuss the difficulty of reaching the Heavenly Dao Realm. The Little Demon Emperor resents being unable to secure a position despite nurturing powerful beings; Daochen refuses to fuse with him, since he will not surrender his freedom or become a servant.
• They acknowledge that escape may be possible but unlikely. The Little Demon Emperor fears that, if they meet again, Daochen may have become an Avenger. They set off for the battlefield together.

Character developments

• Demon Emperor Daochen shifts from inward doubt to decisive action. His warriors’ sacrifices strengthen his resolve, while his pride and independence remain firm: he would rather risk death than submit through fusion.
• The Little Demon Emperor shows concern for Daochen but carefully avoids directing him too strongly. His frustration over failing to attain the Heavenly Dao Realm is revealed, along with his resignation about the risks facing them both.

Significant themes

• Action versus overthinking: Daochen concludes that strength must be tested and developed through battle.
• Freedom and dignity: Daochen and the Little Demon Emperor’s nurtured powerhouses reject fusion because they refuse to become servants.
• Loyalty and sacrifice: Daochen’s warriors risk themselves to earn points for him, moving him to join them.
• Ambition and uncertainty: The pursuit of the Heavenly Dao Realm offers power, but may lead to subjugation rather than a better life.

Character interactions

• The Little Demon Emperor gently supports Daochen’s decision to fight, then warns him about Zero Zero One’s strength.
• Daochen recognizes that his warriors are risking themselves for him and responds with gratitude and renewed purpose.
• Daochen and the Little Demon Emperor exchange candid, lightly teasing remarks about fusion, escape, and the possibility that they may one day face each other as enemies.

Key plot points and events

• The battle between the Avengers’ forces and the contestants is already raging when the Demon Emperor arrives. Neither side’s supreme fighters has entered the conflict, but the contestants’ elite fighters—especially Zero Zero One, Zero Zero Two, and Zero Zero Three—give them a slight advantage over the Avengers’ White-Robed and Purple-Robed troops.
• Five Ultimate Powerhouses are present among the Avengers: Jin Gu and his three companions, plus the Lord of Extreme Cold, who controls the puppet armies. The Avengers hold back, waiting for Zero Zero One to reveal his strength and for the contestants to expose an opening.
• Jin Gu reports that Zero Zero Three’s power lies between that of an Ultimate Powerhouse and a peak powerhouse. The Lord of Extreme Cold remains cautious, noting that Zero Zero One’s true ability is unknown and that Zero Zero Two gives him an inexplicable sense of danger.
• Jin Gu and his companions decide to make the first move, as they have done before. The chapter ends with an Avengers fighter contemptuously challenging the opposing side.

Character developments

• The Lord of Extreme Cold is established as powerful but highly cautious and calculating. He studies opponents before acting, and his control of the puppet armies makes him strategically important.
• Jin Gu and his three companions are formidable fighters who understand that others fear their combined strength. They accept that suspicion, though they privately resent having to initiate action.
• Zero Zero One and Zero Zero Two remain mysterious threats: the former is presumed to be an Ultimate Powerhouse, while the latter’s danger is difficult to explain.

Character interactions

• Jin Gu updates the Lord of Extreme Cold, who insists on waiting rather than rushing into battle.
• Jin Gu’s companions exchange weary remarks about how the other Avengers distrust them, but acknowledge that their power makes such caution understandable.
• The Avengers’ mutual suspicion is clear: they rely on the Lord of Extreme Cold’s puppets, yet disdain and closely monitor him, while he also guards against them.

Significant themes

• Distrust within alliances: Even powerful allies remain wary of one another, shaped by past struggles and fear of betrayal.
• Patience and hidden strength: Both sides delay committing their strongest fighters, carefully probing for weaknesses.
• Escalating power and scale: The puppet armies can expand faster than opponents can destroy them, threatening to overwhelm all of Chaos and serving the Avengers’ ambition to control it.

Key plot points and events

• One of Jin Gu’s four companions—the group’s strongest fighter—steps forward. His power is near-absolute defense: attacks do not harm him, their force rebounds, and he can absorb and unleash that power against his opponent.
• Attendant 99’s former associates fear that the encounter may be another of his carefully laid schemes. They would rather retreat than risk dealing with him again, though their fear—not gratitude—keeps them from sparing the world.
• Attendant 001 warns Contestants 001 and 002 that the defender can only be killed with a single decisive blow, which neither contestant can currently deliver. He urges them to withdraw, arguing that the battle is already lost and will only cost them lives and reveal their strength.
• Both contestants reject his advice and insist on fighting to test themselves. Contestant 001 openly insults attendants, calling them tools and claiming they are inferior.
• Attendant 001 realizes that his master has never truly valued his counsel. His former satisfaction at serving a powerful contestant and earning his high rank gives way to disillusionment.

Character developments and interactions

• Attendant 001 emerges as cautious and strategic, opposed to a pointless battle that risks the contestants without meaningful benefit. The contestants’ contempt makes him reassess his relationship with his master.
• Contestants 001 and 002 are proud, ambitious, and unwilling to be restrained. They see facing an Ultimate Powerhouse as necessary to prove their strength.
• The armored defender is presented as an intimidating, counterattacking opponent whose abilities make ordinary attacks dangerous to the attacker.
• Attendant 99 remains an unseen but powerful influence: his reputation for planning ahead has left even former allies wary and suspicious.
• The exchange between Attendant 001 and the contestants exposes their unequal relationship: attendants may advise or even have authority in principle, but contestants typically dismiss them.

Significant themes

• Pride versus prudence: The contestants choose a dangerous fight to measure themselves, while Attendant 001 prioritizes survival and strategy.
• Power and control: Contestants regard attendants as disposable tools, unaware—or unwilling to accept—that attendants may dominate after merging.
• Identity and autonomy: Attendant 99’s refusal to merge reflects his determination to preserve his mind and remain himself.
• Fear and manipulation: Attendant 99’s reputation suggests that apparent choices and alliances may be shaped by plans others cannot see.

Key events

• The Lord of Defense battles Contestants 001 and 002, inviting them to test his formidable defenses. Number 001’s mental attack causes brief pain but leaves him apparently unharmed.
• Number 002 then uses Soul-Control Law: Soul Siphon, trapping the Lord of Defense and beginning to pull his soul from his body. Believing his hidden second talent makes him unbeatable, he boasts that he can defeat everyone.
• Meanwhile, the Lord of Extreme Cold has secretly sealed the area with freezing power, trapping the group. Jin Gu and the others praise his ambush, while Number 002 insists they need not retreat—even if they die, capturing an Ultimate Powerhouse would be worthwhile.
• Attendant 002 realizes that Contestant 002’s behavior is unnaturally arrogant. A mysterious speaker explains that Words of Delusion have placed him in an illusion where he believes himself invincible, and looks forward to watching his performance.

Character developments and interactions

• The Lord of Defense remains composed and taunts his opponents, appearing resistant to both physical and mental attacks. Soul Siphon, however, puts him in serious danger.
• Contestant 001 tests the Lord’s resilience with a powerful mental assault but is frustrated when it seems ineffective.
• Contestant 002 (Mandora) reveals a potent soul-manipulation ability and grows boastful, apparently unaware that his confidence is being artificially inflated by the delusion.
• The Lord of Extreme Cold demonstrates patience and tactical cunning by hiding until he can trap the group.
• Attendant 002 questions Mandora’s sudden change in behavior; Jin Gu and the others celebrate the Lord of Extreme Cold’s apparent trap.

Significant themes

• Strength has limits: The Lord of Defense’s extraordinary toughness does not protect him from a soul-based attack.
• Overconfidence and deception: Mandora’s belief in his invincibility is exploited through an illusion, making confidence itself a vulnerability.
• Tactics and hidden threats: The fighters’ battle is shaped not just by raw power but by concealed abilities, traps, and carefully timed attacks.

Key plot points and events

• Contestant Number 002, convinced he is invincible, attacks the Lord of Extreme Cold—but actually swallows the soul of a nearby contestant. His delusions grow until he claims to have reached the Heavenly Dao Realm and attacks indiscriminately.
• When Attendant 002 tries to restrain him, Number 002 devours the Attendant’s soul too. The group learns that Attendants are living beings with souls. Number 002 then collapses unconscious, apparently overwhelmed by the effects of the illusion.
• The Lord of Extreme Cold warns the contestants that the Upper Realm—also called the Origin Primordial Realm—intends to use them as tools and cannon fodder. He invites them to join the Avengers and threatens those who choose the Upper Realm.
• He questions Contestant Number 001, the only Ultimate Powerhouse present, about why he entered the selection. Number 001 claims he is simply an old man near death, seeking the Heavenly Dao Realm to survive.
• The Lord identifies him as Zhou, the first generation of the King Pan Bloodline. Zhou confirms his identity and explains that he wants to escape his clan’s role in creating worlds and ultimately being exploited.
• Zhou declares that he will not accept this fate and prepares to fight. The Lord of Extreme Cold readies himself as well, while Jin Gu and the others realize the King Pan Bloodline makes the situation especially dangerous.

Character developments and interactions

• Number 002 becomes a clear example of how the Words of Delusion distort perception: he sees himself as supreme while harming those around him.
• The Lord of Extreme Cold shifts from exposing Number 002’s condition to openly recruiting against the Upper Realm and confronting Zhou.
• Zhou reveals himself as a weary but determined figure, driven not by ambition alone but by a desire for a life beyond his bloodline’s predetermined purpose.
• The Lord challenges Zhou’s motives; Zhou answers by admitting his identity and rejecting the fate imposed on his clan. Their exchange ends with both poised for violence.

Significant themes

• Illusion and false power: Number 002’s imagined invincibility contrasts with his actual loss of control.
• Exploitation and freedom: The Lord portrays the Upper Realm as a system that turns powerful beings into slaves and weapons.
• Inherited purpose versus self-determination: Zhou resists the King Pan Bloodline’s cycle of creating worlds and being consumed or used.
• The cost of survival: Zhou seeks a way forward because his life is nearing its end, but refuses to pursue survival by accepting another form of servitude.

Plot and events

• The Primordial World’s fighters realize that the mysterious opponent may belong to the King Pan bloodline, a race famed for creating great worlds by combining countless laws. The revelation sharply raises their estimate of his power.
• As the two sides prepare to fight, the ice barrier around the battlefield breaks. Demon Emperor Daochen arrives, pretending to have wandered in without a ticket, then kicks several contestants out of the sealed area.
• The Lord of Darkness recognizes the Demon Emperor and urges the others to leave. Daochen’s intervention gives the endangered contestants a chance to regroup and hunt Black-Robed Puppets for points toward redeeming a Heavenly Dao-Class Weapon.
• The Lord of Extreme Cold questions how Daochen escaped his barrier, whose poison can freeze souls and turn victims into puppets. Daochen is unharmed because his Golden Crow bloodline grants him powerful pure-yang flames.
• Convinced that Daochen is the fire-wielding rival he has long awaited, the Lord of Extreme Cold challenges him. Daochen understands that he is outmatched: his Flame Dao and Law of Strength have not reached the Ultimate Powerhouse level, unlike his opponent.

Character developments and interactions

• Demon Emperor Daochen shows unexpected courage and resourcefulness, risking entry into the battlefield to rescue his people. He masks the rescue as a comic, awkward entrance, but remains clear-eyed about his own limitations.
• The Lord of Darkness shifts from fear and despair to purposeful action, rallying the contestants to escape and continue gathering points.
• The Lord of Extreme Cold becomes intensely focused on Daochen, seeing him as the prophesied or anticipated enemy who can resist his powers. His confidence turns into a direct challenge.
• The contestants recognize that they are no match for the powerful combatants and accept Daochen’s help in withdrawing rather than remaining as potential casualties.

Significant themes

• Power and reputation: Learning that someone may belong to a legendary bloodline transforms how others perceive him.
• Courage alongside humility: Daochen acts boldly to save others, yet does not mistake bravery for the ability to defeat a vastly stronger foe.
• Sacrifice and leadership: The Demon Emperor risks himself to protect his followers and redirects them toward a practical way to help.
• The limits of strength: Natural advantages and clever tactics can counter specific abilities, but they do not erase the gap between ordinary combatants and Ultimate Powerhouses.

Key plot points and events

• Demon Emperor Daochen arrives amid the battle but quickly decides he has no wish to face the Ultimate Powerhouses. He turns to flee, baffling and insulting the Lord of Extreme Cold.
• The Lord of Extreme Cold pursues him in anger. Jin Gu and the others watch, amused, and reveal that Daochen is a contestant and the master of the famed Attendant 99.
• Daochen tries bargaining and taunts, but neither tactic stops his pursuer. Since extreme-cold poison has no effect on him, he uses his advantage to evade the Lord and lure him into the White-Robed Army, causing the Lord to kill many of his own troops.
• Frustrated, the Lord of Extreme Cold calls on Jin Gu and three others to help. They surround Daochen, who appeals to Zhou for aid.
• Zhou agrees to hold off the four attackers while Daochen keeps running, recognizing that Daochen is struggling despite his resilience.

Character developments and interactions

• Daochen is revealed as pragmatic, shameless, and skilled at survival: he openly admits he does not want a fight, then uses evasion, bargaining, and provocation to frustrate a stronger opponent.
• The Lord of Extreme Cold shifts from confident combatant to furious, wary pursuer. His cold powers fail against Daochen, and his chase costs him many soldiers.
• Jin Gu and the others treat the conflict as entertainment, but eventually join in at the Lord’s request. They underestimate Daochen, assuming his apparent weakness means Attendant 99 is also absent or ineffective.
• Zhou moves from observer to protector, stepping in to prevent Daochen from being overwhelmed.

Significant themes

• Survival over pride: Daochen rejects the powerful fighters’ assumptions about honor and chooses escape over a hopeless contest.
• Cunning versus strength: Though outmatched in direct combat, Daochen uses immunity, speed, and the battlefield itself to disrupt his pursuer.
• Misjudgment and appearances: The spectators mistake Daochen’s reluctance to fight for weakness, while the Lord’s pride makes him vulnerable to provocation.
• Spectacle and rivalry: The onlookers’ amusement turns the fight into a public test of Daochen’s abilities—until the numbers become overwhelming.

Key plot points

• Zhou fights Jin Gu and three other Avengers alone, using ice, fire, and other powers to keep all four occupied. His strength and apparent confidence give Demon Emperor Daochen room to evade the Lord of Extreme Cold’s attacks.
• Outside the Sealed Land, the Lord of Darkness and the others hunt Black-Robed Warriors to reach one billion points. The work is grueling, and many contestants recognize how far their abilities lag behind the war’s strongest fighters.
• The group reaches the target, allowing Daochen to redeem a Heavenly Dao-Class Weapon. He chooses Beautiful Girl, a massive one-handed axe forged by a solar cultivator. Its weight and power suit his strength, Golden Crow bloodline, and extreme yang flames.
• Daochen tests the axe, whose swings form wind blades and tear open even the stable space of Chaos. He then challenges the Lord of Extreme Cold and the other four Ultimate Powerhouses, declaring them the weapon’s first “sacrificial offerings.”

Character developments

• Zhou proves himself a formidable fighter, capable of holding off four powerful opponents at once.
• Daochen gains a weapon that matches his fighting style and renews his confidence. He shifts from evasion to openly confronting five Ultimate Powerhouses.
• The Lord of Darkness and the contestants show determination, but their struggle makes them keenly aware of their limits and dependence on Daochen’s growth.

Character interactions

• Daochen’s survival depends on Zhou keeping the four Avengers occupied.
• The contestants’ hard-won points provide Daochen with the means to obtain the axe, strengthening the bond between his cause and their sacrifices.
• Daochen taunts the Lord of Extreme Cold and the other Ultimate Powerhouses, turning the axe’s first appearance into a direct challenge.

Significant themes

• Collective effort and sacrifice: The group’s difficult hunt enables Daochen to gain a crucial weapon.
• Changing times and unequal strength: Many fighters fear they cannot keep pace with the rapidly escalating conflict.
• Power and confidence: The axe transforms Daochen’s prospects, though the five enemies he faces remain a formidable threat.

Key plot points and events

• Five Wuwei Ji Ultimate Powerhouses confront the contestants, hoping to eliminate them before they can obtain Heavenly Dao-Class Weapons. They are especially wary of Demon Emperor Daochen, who has already acquired one.
• Daochen uses the Hand Axe, Beautiful Girl, against the Lord of Extreme Cold. Although he swings slowly and does not pursue him, each swing strikes the Lord with uncanny accuracy, no matter how far he flees. The other experts are astonished by the weapon’s apparent power.
• When one contestant boasts that he would use such a weapon to defeat everyone, Daochen offers him the axe. The man grabs it but cannot bear its weight: it drags him through space and into Chaos, where he is torn apart and killed.
• The onlookers assume Daochen has lost the axe when it vanishes into Chaos. The wounded Lord of Extreme Cold considers attacking but hesitates, unsure whether the loss is genuine or a trap.
• Daochen whistles, and the axe tears back through space to his hand.

Character developments and interactions

• Demon Emperor Daochen shifts from playful confidence to a display of lethal power. He uses the axe to torment the Lord of Extreme Cold, then exposes the boasting contestant’s inability to wield it. His theatrical, sinister manner leaves the others unsure whether he is joking, manipulating them, or both.
• The Lord of Extreme Cold is badly wounded and frightened by Daochen’s unexplained attacks, but remains cautious rather than rushing into revenge.
• The boasting contestant discovers that wanting a Heavenly Dao-Class Weapon is not enough to wield one; his attempt ends in instant death.
• The other experts move between fear, awe, greed, mockery, and confusion as they watch events unfold.

Significant themes

• Power requires more than possession: A legendary weapon cannot simply be taken and used; its wielder must be capable of bearing it.
• Fear and uncertainty as weapons: Daochen keeps his opponents off balance by making his abilities and intentions difficult to read.
• Pride and reckless ambition: The contestant’s boast leads directly to his fatal attempt to claim power he cannot handle.

Key plot points and events

• Demon Emperor Daochen survives a surprise attack by Contestant 002, who stabs him through the heart and riddles him with blades.
• Daochen reveals that his Heavenly Dao-Class one-handed axe stores his life force and heals fatal injuries. He demonstrates this by eating the blades embedded in him. He claims he could be killed only if his head—and perhaps his hands—were severed.
• The Ultimate Powerhouses, realizing the battle is no longer worth the risk, withdraw. The White-Robed and Purple Robe fighters flee as well, while the contestants gather cautiously around Zhou.
• Daochen executes the terrified Contestant 002, dismissing him as a coward and no longer a worthy opponent.
• Speaking with Zhou, the bearer of the King Pan Bloodline, Daochen explains that using the axe consumes enormous stamina. He says the retreating enemies may return stronger, then invites Zhou to join him in the Primordial World.

Character developments and interactions

• Demon Emperor Daochen reveals both the near-immortality granted by his weapon and a possible limitation: sustaining its power is exhausting. He presents himself as an ally-seeker focused on protecting the Primordial World, though his strength and inscrutability make him difficult to trust.
• Contestant 002 goes from ambusher to helpless, terrified victim, and is killed by Daochen.
• Zhou remains wary despite Daochen’s friendly approach. He doubts the stated weakness and makes clear he will still compete for a place in the Heavenly Dao Realm, which he sees as his only chance to survive.
• Daochen argues that their aims need not conflict: Zhou wants the Heavenly Dao Realm, while Daochen wants to defend the Primordial World.

Significant themes

• Power and fear: Daochen’s spatial reach and regenerative weapon make him appear nearly unbeatable, prompting even powerful enemies to retreat.
• Trust and deception: Zhou suspects Daochen’s candid explanation may conceal a trap or false weakness.
• Survival and unequal sacrifice: Zhou’s determination to reach the Heavenly Dao Realm reflects his refusal to accept that the King Pan Bloodline must be sacrificed.
• Alliance under pressure: The threat of the Ultimate Powerhouses returning gives Daochen a practical reason to recruit Zhou, despite their different priorities.

Key plot points and events

• Demon Emperor Daochen invites Zhou of the King Pan Bloodline to join forces, but Zhou warns that contestants may eventually receive missions to kill one another, making close cooperation risky.
• Zhou explains that the Upper Realm treats lower-world fighters as expendable tools. Their leaders may be using contestants to weaken the Ultimate Powerhouses over time rather than trying to defeat them outright.
• Daochen realizes that the Heavenly Dao-Class Weapon he prized might be commonplace in the Upper Realm, and that its value may come mainly from how effectively it can be used in their world.
• Before leaving, Daochen offers to help defend the Primordial World if it faces destruction. Zhou promises he would not abandon a world created by his bloodline.
• After Daochen departs, the group learns he is hunting Black-Robed Puppets for points. They rush to join the fight, hoping to earn enough points to obtain a Heavenly Dao-Class Weapon themselves.

Character developments and interactions

• Zhou shows loyalty to the Primordial World and a clear-eyed understanding of the Upper Realm’s disregard for lower-world lives. He is also pragmatic: he leads the contestants partly because he receives one-tenth of their earnings.
• Daochen begins by seeking allies, but Zhou’s explanation makes him reconsider the significance of his weapon and the larger power imbalance. He leaves on friendly terms, keeping open the possibility of future cooperation.
• Number 001 pushes the group to stop hesitating and pursue points, while the other contestants reveal their envy of Daochen’s weapon and their reluctance to pool resources.
• Zhou privately recognizes that the contestants are united less by loyalty than by shared benefits: they rush toward rewards and avoid danger.

Significant themes

• Exploitation and expendability: The Upper Realm views even powerful fighters as disposable assets.
• Power and perspective: A weapon that seems extraordinary in one world may be ordinary to those who control greater resources.
• Self-interest versus solidarity: The contestants want collective rewards but resist sharing their individual points.
• Pragmatic alliances and loyalty: Cooperation is fragile, built on mutual advantage, though Zhou’s bond to the Primordial World runs deeper than profit.

Key plot points

• Demon Emperor Daochen and the Primordial World’s fighters slaughter the Black-Robed Puppets left behind after the Lord of Extreme Cold and other Avengers withdraw. Pan King Zhou joins in, using lightning, hail, and fire to destroy large groups at once.
• Once the survivors are scattered and the spoils mostly claimed, Daochen orders everyone to retreat and defend the Primordial World. He warns that the Avengers’ losses are less serious than they look: they can replace their puppets, and Chaos contains vast forces and countless worlds.
• Other Contestants resent Daochen’s group for taking so many kills and covet the Primordial World and its Heavenly Dao-Class Weapon, but admit they cannot challenge Daochen directly.
• Pan King Zhou demands that his fellow Contestants pool their points to redeem a Heavenly Dao-Class Weapon. He promises repayment and argues that collective effort is the quickest way to build enough strength.
• Just as Pan imagines himself leading this plan, someone interrupts and suggests the weapon should go to them instead—challenging his authority.

Character developments and interactions

• Demon Emperor Daochen proves an efficient, decisive leader, but recognizes that the battle was only a local victory and prioritizes returning home over pursuing the scattered enemy.
• Pan King Zhou displays impressive command of elemental laws and outpaces Daochen in mass killing. After the battle, however, his leadership becomes coercive: he threatens the other Contestants into surrendering their points, then tries to win them over with promises and practical arguments.
• The Contestants shift from praising Pan’s strength to resenting his demands. Their reluctance signals that loyalty is conditional and that a fight over leadership and shared resources may be brewing.
• The chapter contrasts Daochen’s command over his own group with Pan’s fragile authority among his peers.

Significant themes

• Victory is relative: defeating the puppets does not seriously weaken the Avengers, who can replenish their forces.
• The vastness of Chaos: the Primordial World is only one among countless worlds, and distant allies cannot easily assemble.
• Power and self-preservation: groups retreat or cooperate when survival demands it, while rivals seek weapons to prevent future threats.
• Leadership and shared resources: Pan’s proposal to pool points may strengthen the group, but his threats undermine trust and invite challenges to his control.

Plot and key events

• Star River Number Seven, a warrior of the Mechanical Race, challenges King Pan for the right to claim the first Heavenly Dao-Class Weapon.
• He argues that giving the weapon to King Pan would make an already powerful ruler even harder to restrain. The crowd agrees, and rivals begin disputing who deserves the prize.
• King Pan realizes that keeping potential allies requires sharing benefits rather than monopolizing power. He accepts that he should not pursue the weapon himself.
• The group chooses three contenders—Star River Number Seven, Nicholas (Number 003), and Divine Punishment—for a three-way battle, with the last one standing winning.
• Nicholas and Divine Punishment initially gang up on Star River Seven, but his mechanical body, apparent lack of pain, and willingness to fight to the death make them hesitate. Both withdraw, leaving him the winner.
• Nicholas and the others question how a mechanical being can possess a soul and evolve. Star River Seven begins explaining the Mechanical Race’s ancient rivalry with the Pureblood Human Race.

Character developments and interactions

• King Pan Zhou shifts from trying to secure the weapon for himself to recognizing the political value of letting others benefit. He understands that trust and a stable following matter more than gaining one additional advantage.
• Star River Number Seven proves that his confidence is backed by formidable combat ability. His provocative challenge, combined with his relentless fighting style, intimidates the other contenders.
• Nicholas enters as a leading candidate but loses the contest and reacts with disappointment. He also voices the group’s curiosity about the Mechanical Race.
• Divine Punishment, previously little known, earns recognition as a powerful contender, though he withdraws when the fight becomes too dangerous.
• The contenders’ alliance is fragile: Nicholas and Divine Punishment temporarily cooperate against Star River Seven, while the wider crowd’s fear of King Pan drives them to prevent him from obtaining the weapon.

Significant themes

• Power and checks on authority: The crowd fears that strengthening King Pan further would leave them vulnerable.
• Leadership through shared benefits: King Pan recognizes that retaining allies may require giving up immediate rewards.
• Survival versus ambition: Nicholas and Divine Punishment choose safety over continuing a potentially fatal fight.
• The nature of life and identity: Star River Seven’s soul and apparent capacity for growth challenge assumptions about what a mechanical being can be.

Plot points and events

• The group learns that Star River Number Seven belongs to the Mechanical Race. He explains that both the Pureblood Humans and Mechanical Race still exist, despite rumors that they vanished.
• Pan King Zhou accepts Number Seven’s claim that he deserves the first-generation Heavenly Dao-Class Weapon and supports the alliance’s decision to pool points for him.
• Number Seven uses the billion points contributed by the group to redeem a weapon called Kindling.
• Kindling can strengthen the body and defenses, but its main benefit is gradually refining and strengthening the soul. Number Seven separates it into more than a hundred smaller, illusory Kindlings and offers them to the others.
• The group eagerly takes the fragments, sensing their potential. Pan King Zhou questions whether a mostly supportive weapon was worth the investment, since other methods can also strengthen the soul.

Character developments and interactions

• Star River Number Seven demonstrates caution and political awareness: he knows the others would turn on him if he betrayed the alliance, so he intends to contribute his future points back to the group. He also conceals that Kindling is especially valuable to the Mechanical Race, whose fragile souls limit their growth.
• Pan King Zhou treats Number Seven with respect and supports the alliance, but remains skeptical of Kindling’s practical value. Their exchange highlights the difference between Number Seven’s knowledge of his people’s needs and Pan’s more general assessment.
• The group shifts from uncertainty about Number Seven’s identity to excitement over the benefits of Kindling, readily accepting its fragments.

Significant themes

• Trust and mutual dependence: The alliance pools resources because members expect to benefit collectively, not out of pure selflessness.
• Different needs, different value: A weapon that appears modest to outsiders can be transformative for a race with specific vulnerabilities.
• Growth and limits: The Mechanical Race’s fragile souls restrict how far its power can develop; Kindling offers a path to gradual improvement.
• Concealment and strategy: Number Seven shares the weapon’s benefits while keeping his personal weakness—and the full importance of his choice—private.

Plot and key events

• Star River Number Seven defends choosing the support-type Heavenly Dao-Class Weapon, Kindling. It rapidly strengthens and restores souls and can be used to equip more allies, potentially making it powerful for large-scale warfare.
• Pan King Zhou regrets that the group did not choose a weapon that would immediately increase combat strength, but accepts that the decision cannot be changed.
• A contestant reports that the Avengers have returned with the Lord of Extreme Cold and are advancing quickly. The timing leads the Lord of the Star River to suspect a traitor among the contestants.
• Fearing the Avengers could seize Kindling and use it to empower their Black-Robed Puppets, Pan King Zhou stays behind to delay them while Star River Number Seven escapes with the weapon and others. He heads toward Demon Emperor Daochen’s group, hoping their combined Heavenly Dao-Class Weapons will protect them.
• Daochen’s group reviews its successes: they acquired the Beautiful Girl Battle Axe, drove off five Avengers, and amassed more than a hundred million points. They debate whether to recruit more Quasi-Saints or improve the contestants’ strength. Daochen argues that they should prepare to face stronger enemies, and the chapter ends with a proposal to arm the contestants with a powerful, if heavy, weapon.

Character developments and interactions

• Pan King Zhou feels increasingly powerless because he cannot make key decisions. Despite his frustration, he takes responsibility for holding off the returning enemies.
• Star River Number Seven grows more confident in Kindling’s long-term value and acts quickly to protect it, choosing to flee toward Daochen’s group.
• The Lord of the Star River openly suspects betrayal, while Zhou agrees that the attackers’ timing is suspicious but prioritizes protecting the weapon.
• Demon Emperor Daochen is pragmatic about resource allocation: with major combat strength already secured, he favors developing forces able to threaten new kinds of opponents.
• Human Sovereign Fuxi helps lead the discussion of the group’s gains, though he objects to the axe’s frivolous name. Daochen rejects changing it, saying the weapon is attached to it.

Significant themes

• Short-term strength versus long-term growth: Zhou favors immediate combat power, while Star River Number Seven values Kindling’s compounding support potential.
• Responsibility and limited authority: Zhou’s frustration at lacking control contrasts with his willingness to sacrifice himself for the group.
• Trust and betrayal: The sudden return of the Avengers raises the possibility that someone among the contestants revealed their plans.
• Strategic cooperation and resource allocation: Both groups must decide how to distribute weapons, points, and protection to survive an escalating war.