Chapter Summaries

Ye Liang attended Supreme Wuji’s investigation into Tatsumi’s death and feared the corpse’s memories would expose him. The memory projection ended just before Ye Liang appeared, and Supreme Wuji blamed Tatsumi’s death on the Scale Fish Leader.

• Ye Liang followed a summons to Wuji Palace, where Gao Jian and Prince Will waited with Tatsumi’s covered corpse.
• Will objected when Tatsumi’s body was displayed, but Supreme Wuji said he had brought it out to investigate the death for Unicorn Star’s sake.
• Supreme Wuji projected Tatsumi’s memories, showing his journey into the Scale Fish territory and the group’s encounter with the Scale Fish Leader.
• Ye Liang prepared to act when the projection approached his appearance, but the memories stopped one second beforehand.
• Supreme Wuji showed Will Tatsumi’s trousers, which had been found in the Scale Fish Leader’s stomach, and concluded that it had ambushed and killed Tatsumi.

Supreme Wuji concealed Ye Liang’s role in Tatsumi’s death, then privately warned him that King Gaobo would discover the truth and seek revenge. He offered Ye Liang a way to survive by surpassing the peak with the Law Orb, which he revealed belonged to a missing old friend.

• Supreme Wuji claimed Tatsumi had died fighting the Scale Fish Leader and explained that he had invented the crime-of-passion story to protect Unicorn Star’s dignity.
• Will accepted Supreme Wuji’s explanation and left Wuji Grand Hall, while Gao Jian told Ye Liang that Supreme Wuji wanted to see him.
• In Supreme Wuji’s research room, Ye Liang admitted that he had killed Tatsumi after Tatsumi stole his wife and seriously injured him.
• Supreme Wuji warned that King Gaobo could uncover the truth with the Soul-Hooking Technique and would seek revenge once Tatsumi’s corpse returned to Unicorn Star.
• Supreme Wuji said Ye Liang could escape King Gaobo’s reach by surpassing the peak and identified the Law Orb as a rare treasure that could help him do so.
• Supreme Wuji revealed that the Law Orb had belonged to his old friend, who had vanished while attempting to break through his final shackles.

Supreme Wuji explained that the Law Orb was why he had chosen to protect Ye Liang, while the missing Kaguya remained a mystery. After receiving a blood-written message claiming Kaguya was captured, Ye Liang was ambushed by Prince Will and rescued by a mysterious guide who revealed that he was an Otsutsuki.

• Supreme Wuji told Ye Liang that the Law Orb had motivated him to protect Ye Liang, but he left the question of Kaguya's whereabouts unanswered.
• The Cosmic Grand Competition resumed, and War Planet moved far ahead in points after Supreme Wuji prevented Unicorn Star from taking Tatsumi's corpse.
• Ye Liang found a blood-written message claiming Kaguya was in the sender's hands and went alone to a secluded mass grave on Cosmic Star.
• Prince Will confronted Ye Liang there, blamed him for what had happened to Tatsumi, and attacked him with invisible assassins.
• Will overwhelmed Ye Liang, but a masked man pulled Ye Liang away while ignoring Time Stop's effects.
• The masked rescuer removed his covering, and Ye Liang recognized him as the guide who had helped him find Little Kagura; the man was an Otsutsuki.

With War Planet falling behind in the Cosmic Grand Competition, Ye Liang returned after mastering the laws within the Law Orb and reached Half-step Peak strength. He rescued Mo Wu from hostile contestants and drew the arena’s attention to himself.

• Mo Wu considered entering the final melee herself after Ye Liang’s absence left War Planet short on fighters, despite Scar’s offer to help.
• Mo Wu stepped onto the arena and was surrounded by hostile advisers, but a golden lightning Kirin struck the stage and injured several contestants.
• Ye Liang appeared where the lightning vanished, recognized Mo Wu’s danger, and challenged War Planet’s enemies to target him instead.
• Ye Liang paralyzed one attacker with lightning and used elemental dragons to knock several more opponents from the arena.
• Mo Wu sensed Ye Liang’s greatly increased strength as he approached her, while Supreme Wuji recognized that Ye Liang had succeeded in grasping the laws and reassured a trembling Paper Figurine.

Ye Liang defeated Prince Will’s forces and fought General Half-Moon in a brutal close-combat exchange, winning at the cost of his arm. Tang Tianhao then challenged him and destroyed Ye Liang’s clones with his flower-based soul skill, leaving Ye Liang to face the former Cosmic Grand Competition champion.

• Prince Will attacked Ye Liang with an Alloy Gun, but Ye Liang stopped the bullet and split it into duplicates that wounded Will’s subordinates.
• General Half-Moon challenged Ye Liang to a one-on-one fight, and their Taijutsu techniques collided, destroying Ye Liang’s forearm and blasting off Half-Moon’s arm.
• Tang Tianhao stepped forward with his iron hammer, and Kaguya warned Ye Liang that he had won the previous Cosmic Grand Competition and defeated several Sword Immortals.
• Ye Liang used Dance of the Crescent Moon to send three clones at Tang Tianhao, but Tang Tianhao’s First Soul Skill—Floral Chaos sliced them apart.
• Ye Liang threw Mutually Multiplying Explosive Tags at Tang Tianhao, who avoided them by stepping back.

Ye Liang and Tang Tianhao fought a destructive tournament battle, with Ye Liang appearing to win after using Time Stop to mark Tang Tianhao’s forehead. As Ye Liang lowered his guard, Tang Tianhao’s hammer struck at him under the control of a mysterious thread, and Tang Tianhao shouted for Ye Liang to cut off his head.

• Tang Tianhao used his Flower and Hammer Laws to paralyze Ye Liang with floral fragrance and smash the arena with a phantom hammer, but Ye Liang evaded the attack with Flying Thunder God.
• Ye Liang spread his weakening black-and-white blade aura, and he and Tang Tianhao clashed until their battle turned the arena into a vacuum and threatened the spectators.
• Ye Liang used Time Stop and cut Tang Tianhao’s forehead with his blade, apparently securing victory without killing him.
• Tang Tianhao’s hammer suddenly swung at the unguarded Ye Liang, and Tang Tianhao revealed that a transparent thread around his neck was controlling his body.
• Tang Tianhao shouted for Ye Liang to cut off his head.

Ye Liang survived the arena battle and exposed Will as the one who had ambushed Tang Tianhao and attacked Platinum Princess. As Ye Liang struck at Will, a massive shield appeared between them.

• Ye Liang and Tang Tianhao both suffered mortal injuries, and Tang Tianhao died after the Chaos Demonic Blade severed his neck.
• With only Platinum Princess left in the arena, Will emerged from hiding and stabbed her with a golden knife bearing his Law of Destruction.
• Will proclaimed himself the champion, but the spectators rejected him and Ye Liang rose to confront him.
• Ye Liang accused Will of betraying Tang Tianhao and attacking Platinum Princess, then beat him and advanced with the Chaos Demonic Blade.
• When Ye Liang slashed at Will, a massive shield appeared between them.

Ye Liang killed Will despite the Unicorn King Gao Bo’s arrival, then was crushed by Gao Bo’s attack and began to regenerate. As Gao Bo turned on the crowd pleading for mercy, Ornn intervened and challenged him.

• Ye Liang ignored Mo Wu’s warning, rushed through the shield, and killed Will with the Chaos Demonic Blade.
• Gao Bo struck Ye Liang with a massive palm, shattered the arena, and left Ye Liang’s body mangled.
• Mo Wu rushed to Ye Liang as his flesh began to wriggle and gather, suggesting he was reviving.
• Moghu, the other advisers, and more than a million spectators pleaded with Gao Bo to spare Ye Liang.
• Gao Bo attacked the crowd, but Ornn blocked his palm and confronted him, revealing that Ye Liang was his clansman.

Ornn held the Unicorn King at bay after comprehending Law Power, but the Unicorn King used his Manipulation Law to seize control of him. As the War King rushed to intervene from across the stars, Ornn wounded himself to stop his body from attacking his allies.

• Ornn used True Shinra Tensei to shatter the Unicorn King's giant hand, revealing that he had comprehended Law Power.
• The Unicorn King attacked Ornn, while Supreme Wuji headed toward the battle after receiving a report from his disciple.
• The War King used King's Law to draw Cosmic Star closer and struck the Unicorn King from across dozens of light-years.
• The Unicorn King used Manipulation Law to control Ornn and made him turn his Shinra Tensei on the people behind him.
• Ornn ruptured his meridians and damaged his bones to make himself collapse and halt the Unicorn King's control.

Ornn destroyed his own cultivation rather than let Unicorn King use him to kill Ye Liang and the others, prompting War King Mo Aotian to fight Unicorn King. After their deceptive handshake turned into a mutual ambush, Supreme Wuji arrived and condemned both kings, then pinned Unicorn King to the ground for violating the laws of the Ten Great Civilizations.

• Ornn ruined his cultivation to break free of Unicorn King's control, but Unicorn King struck Ye Liang's group and seriously injured War Planet's experts.
• War King Mo Aotian used the Blood Law to attack Unicorn King, and the two fought in a crater beneath Cosmic Star's surface.
• War King offered Unicorn King a handshake, but they both used the moment to unleash attacks with their gathered power.
• Supreme Wuji arrived and reprimanded War King for moving planets carelessly, then accused Unicorn King of violating the Ten Great Civilizations' laws and crushed him against the ground.

Supreme Heavenly Venerate Wuji stopped the Unicorn King from taking revenge, and Ye Liang recovered from the battle. At the wounded camp, Ye Liang discovered that Ornn was Kaguya’s grandfather and learned that Otsutsuki Planet had fallen into decline.

• Supreme Heavenly Venerate Wuji told the Unicorn King that Tatsumi had died after sneaking underground and ordered him to explain Will’s death to the Mermaid King.
• The next day, Ye Liang woke in a temporary hospital tent, learned Tang Tianhao had survived decapitation, and found that his own injuries had healed.
• Ye Liang found Ornn gravely wounded after Ornn had intercepted the Unicorn King, and Ornn praised Ye Liang for reaching the Ninth Stage.
• Ōtsutsuki Kaguya sensed the main family’s aura and asked whether they had returned to Otsutsuki Planet, prompting Ye Liang to ask Ornn if he belonged to the Otsutsuki main family.
• Kaguya appeared before Ornn, recognized him as her grandfather, and told him that her parents had died and Otsutsuki Planet had declined amid renewed wars.

Ornn entrusted War King with a hidden item and asked him to protect Otsutsuki Planet as War King treated his grave injuries. Ye Liang returned to the Enlightenment as its new captain, intending to resign and return to Earth with Kaguya.

• Ornn told Kaguya that she would understand the item’s secret once she reached the pinnacle, while Ye Liang stood guard outside their tent.
• War King arrived, and Kaguya hid in the Amenominaka space before he entered to speak with Ornn.
• Ornn revealed the item’s location and asked War King to protect Otsutsuki Planet; War King used Blood Law to treat Ornn’s injuries but could not repair his damaged foundation.
• War King brought the group out from beneath Cosmic Star and appointed Ye Liang captain of the Enlightenment after removing Xue Rulong from the post.
• Ye Liang boarded the ship with Kaguya and watched the planets from the cockpit, worrying about Earth and the hardships it might have suffered.

Mo Wu told Ye Liang that War King, Ornn, and General Mo Hu had vanished while investigating Earth-linked Yamata Planet. After recognizing the “Three Pure Ones Cave” in War King’s last picture, Ye Liang prepared to travel there and find them.

• Ye Buhui brought Mo Wu to the Ninja Building, where Mo Wu met Ye Liang and revealed that her father and his companions had disappeared on Yamata Planet.
• Mo Wu explained that many civilizations’ legends linked Earth to powerful figures, and that War King had sent back a picture before vanishing.
• Ye Liang went home with Mo Wu and discussed the disappearance with Kaguya and Hinata over dinner.
• Mo Wu showed Ye Liang War King’s last picture, and Ye Liang recognized the cave’s plaque as Huaxia writing that read “Three Pure Ones Cave.”
• Kaguya encouraged Ye Liang to leave, and he promised to prioritize finding War King before setting out.

Ye Liang joined Mo Wu aboard the Enlightenment, where a rookie pilot’s careless gossip and inattention led the ship into a dangerous meteor swarm. Ye Liang saved the ship and left the pilot shaken as the journey continued.

• Ye Liang traveled with Mo Wu aboard the Enlightenment, which had been waiting above Naruto Planet.
• A rookie pilot insulted Ye Liang to his co-pilot, then fell asleep while the ship was on autopilot.
• The Enlightenment’s alarm woke the pilots after the ship had entered a meteor swarm, and the co-pilot struggled to steer it to safety.
• Ye Liang gave the co-pilot precise instructions, took over the controls, and guided the Enlightenment out of the meteor swarm.
• Ye Liang warned the rookie pilot to study properly and stop gossiping, leaving him too stunned to apologize.
• A hundred years later, a famous pilot joked in a television interview that his advice for becoming skilled was to keep one’s mouth shut.

Ye Liang and Mo Wu returned to War Planet and discovered Dugu’s assassination forces waiting at the spaceport. Ye Liang’s prepared troops and countermeasures broke the attack, while the assassination captain’s adjutant fled.

• Dugu ordered more Sky-Shattering Cannons brought in as he prepared to kill Mo Wu and seize the throne.
• Ye Liang sensed killing intent at the spaceport, and he and Mo Wu realized the greeters and the unusually quiet airport were suspicious.
• Ye Liang prepared for battle as his shield-bearing and mortar squads emerged from the Enlightenment.
• The assassins opened fire while hidden tanks launched shells, but the Skynet Troops disrupted their signals and caused the shells to explode near the tanks.
• The troop commander sent patrol aircraft against the landing party, but radar interference made them crash into the disabled tanks.
• The assassination captain lost confidence and saw that his adjutant had fled.

Ye Liang helped Mo Wu end the attack on the Enlightenment, then pursued Dugu to the imperial palace and killed him. He recognized Dugu as the Underworld Emperor and revealed that Dugu had once taught him death energy cultivation.

• Ye Liang captured the assassination captain, and Mo Wu killed him after learning Dugu’s plans and receiving his deployment map.
• Ye Liang flew to War Planet’s imperial palace after reports came in that he had defeated Treasure Star’s forces across the capital.
• Dugu tried to flee by spacecraft, but Ye Liang intercepted him and the two exchanged blows.
• Dugu summoned and enlarged an undead armored skeleton, but Ye Liang stripped away its death energy and destroyed it.
• Ye Liang recognized Dugu as the Underworld Emperor, then killed him and said Dugu had taught him the death energy cultivation method.

After helping Mo Wu suppress the rebellion on Treasure Star, Ye Liang traveled to Yamata Planet to investigate where War King and the others had vanished. He found dangerous steel-toothed creatures and entered a cave that transformed into a bustling scene resembling his former world, where a mysterious man suddenly appeared.

• Ye Liang spared ordinary Treasure Star soldiers after killing the rebel leaders, and Mo Wu crushed Dugu's head when she learned the rebellion was over.
• Ye Liang discovered Dugu had been the Underworld Emperor he had killed before, then left Mo Wu to handle the prisoners and traveled to Yamata Planet.
• Ye Liang explored the dark, energyless planet, fought a steel-toothed creature, and used a spiritual magnetic field to avoid others.
• Ye Liang found the Three Pure Ones Cave, entered it, and discovered its interior had become a brightly lit street with an arcade and familiar city life.
• Ye Liang saw a man suddenly slip toward him.

Ye Liang believed he had returned to Earth and reunited with his mother, but a woman's urgent voice reminded him that he was trapped in an illusion. He woke on a stone bench to find maggots on the plate before him.

• Ye Liang tripped a naked man fleeing after stealing another man's wife, then realized how real the people around him seemed.
• Ye Liang returned to Chaoyang Community, where Old Man Li greeted him and warned that his mother had come home early.
• Ye Liang rushed home and embraced Mother Ye, crying as he savored the warmth of the reunion.
• Ye Liang sat down to eat his mother's braised pork, but a woman's voice urged him to wake before he died in the illusion.
• Ye Liang remembered Baiguo and jolted awake on a stone bench, dropping his chopsticks beside a plate of wriggling maggots.

Ye Liang woke in a cave surrounded by Steel-toothed Humans and learned that Baiguo had been protected by a Guardian Law left by War King. After the pair fled underground, they lost their pursuers and found a gigantic glowing rock atop an altar.

• Baiguo told Ye Liang that War King had saved her and left a Guardian Law circle to protect her from the Steel-toothed Humans.
• Baiguo revealed that War King had mentioned an underground Planet Soul, so Ye Liang melted the rock beneath them to search underground.
• The melted rock caused the Guardian Law circle to sink, letting the Steel-toothed Humans attack, and Ye Liang pulled Baiguo into the passage to escape.
• Ye Liang used Explosive Tags to slow the pursuing Steel-toothed Humans and led Baiguo through a hidden opening into another chamber.
• Ye Liang examined a gigantic glowing rock on an altar while Baiguo dismissed it as an ordinary underground feature.

Ye Liang discovered a creature impersonating War King and destroyed much of its liquid body with Amaterasu. He then learned that Baiguo was also from Earth and heard why she had gone to Dora Star, though the chapter left the outcome of the Insectoid Queen’s revival unclear.

• Ye Liang and Baiguo found a figure resembling War King sealed inside a glowing rock, and Ye Liang cracked the boulder open.
• A black liquid gathered into a War King imitation, but Ye Liang restrained it with Shadow Imitation Technique and attacked it with an Earth Dragon Bullet.
• Ye Liang used Amaterasu to evaporate most of the creature, while Baiguo questioned him about his Naruto-like techniques.
• When Baiguo said she had watched Naruto, Ye Liang suspected her identity, restrained her, and learned that she was an Earthling from a different era.
• Baiguo explained that she had stayed on Dora Star to help revive the Insectoid Queen, who had promised to revive her father; Ye Liang asked whether the ritual had succeeded.