Chapter Summaries

Cao Bing witnessed the Infant Ghost Demon King prepare to kill two young children and refine their souls into his Myriad Souls Banner. As the Demon King reached for them, Cao Bing struck, leaving him splattered in blood and the children gone.

• The Infant Ghost Demon King restrained a brother and sister after they accidentally bumped into him, while onlookers watched from a distance.
• Immortal Emperor Su Yun told Cao Bing that the Demon King used children’s flesh and souls to cultivate the Crying Infant Art and strengthen his Myriad Souls Banner.
• The Infant Ghost Demon King summoned child-shaped ghosts and prepared to refine the two children’s souls.
• Cao Bing attacked before the Demon King could touch the children, leaving the Demon King’s place covered in blood and the children vanished.

Cao Bing killed the Infant Ghost Demon King and took in the two children he had saved after their families refused to claim them. As Cao Bing set out for Hidden Emperor Star, Si Liang learned of his disciple’s death and raged over the loss of the Myriad Souls Banner.

• Cao Bing asked the Demon Realm cultivators to identify the crying children, but none stepped forward, and Immortal Emperor Su Yun explained that their families had abandoned them.
• Cao Bing decided to leave the children with Shuo Yan and the other Heavenly Demons in the Myriad Beasts Scroll, then put the children to sleep and set out with Immortal Emperor Su Yun for Feiman Star on the way to Hidden Emperor Star.
• Cao Bing thought about Qin Yu’s escape from Yu Emperor’s subordinates and the messages his Demon Kings were sending in hopes Qin Yu would receive one.
• Si Liang learned that the Infant Ghost Demon King had been killed, and he beat to death the maid and the disciple who brought him the news.
• Si Liang revealed that he had planned to take the Infant Ghost Demon King’s Myriad Souls Banner once it was fully empowered, but Cao Bing’s killing of his disciple had ruined his scheme.

After Cao Bing killed Infant Ghost Demon King, Si Liang pursued the killers to avenge his disciple and seize any inheritance Infant Ghost had left behind. Si Liang confronted Immortal Emperor Su Yun, but Cao Bing revealed himself and challenged him.

• Si Liang ordered the Calamity God Sect to search for Cao Bing and Immortal Emperor Su Yun, then traveled to Infant Ghost Demon King's death site.
• Cao Bing and Immortal Emperor Su Yun rested at an inn while two level-nine Beast Kings worked on their communications device.
• Si Liang sealed off the city and confronted Cao Bing's group, demanding to know who had killed Infant Ghost.
• Immortal Emperor Su Yun stepped in front of Cao Bing and told Si Liang that Infant Ghost had not offended her.
• Cao Bing spoke up, challenged Si Liang's accusation, and threatened to kill him.

Cao Bing intervened when Si Liang overwhelmed Immortal Emperor Su Yun, but Si Liang’s defensive divine artifact kept Cao Bing from harming him. Cao Bing refrained from using the Sky Breaking Divine Sword because it could reveal that he possessed the Misty God Catalog and draw the realm’s strongest experts against him.

• Si Liang scolded Cao Bing and attacked Immortal Emperor Su Yun after she charged at him to defend her master.
• Si Liang gained the upper hand over Immortal Emperor Su Yun, forcing her to defend against his axe strikes.
• Cao Bing appeared beside Si Liang, kicked his axe aside, and punched him, but a skull-string barrier protected Si Liang and sent him flying without injury.
• Cao Bing recognized Si Liang’s skull string as a defensive divine artifact and decided not to use the Sky Breaking Divine Sword, which could expose his possession of the Misty God Catalog.

Cao Bing overwhelmed Si Liang despite the protection of his divine artifact, Soul Bind, and began breaking through its defenses. The chapter ended with Si Liang battered and driven into the ground by Cao Bing’s Dark Star attack.

• Si Liang charged Cao Bing with his battle-axe while relying on Soul Bind’s green barrier, but Cao Bing stopped Immortal Emperor Su Yun from intervening.
• Cao Bing repeatedly struck Si Liang and sent him into space, though Soul Bind’s barrier withstood the initial blows.
• Cao Bing unleashed a powerful domain and struck through Soul Bind’s weakening barrier, injuring Si Liang and making him doubt the artifact could protect him.
• Cao Bing used Starburst—Dark Star, darkening the sky and knocking Si Liang’s battle-axe away.
• Cao Bing’s Dark Star widened the cracks in Soul Bind’s barrier and drove the bloodied Si Liang deep into the ground.

Cao Bing unleashed his clones and strongest attacks against Si Liang, whose Soul Bind artifact initially shielded him from harm. Cao Bing’s final strike shattered the barrier and destroyed a third of the enormous planet, leaving Si Liang’s fate unclear.

• Cao Bing considered using his Time Seal Clones or the Blood Burning Secret Art after his strongest slash failed to break Si Liang’s Soul Bind barrier.
• Cao Bing sent countless clones to attack Si Liang, while Si Liang grew tenfold and swung his axe to unleash a huge wave of black energy.
• Cao Bing’s clones overwhelmed Si Liang, battering Soul Bind until its green barrier cracked and Si Liang was covered in blood.
• Cao Bing’s five Time Seal Clones unleashed Dark Star with the Blood Burning Secret Art, and their combined strike broke through the failing barrier.
• Cao Bing’s final attack destroyed a third of the planet, while Si Liang’s fate remained unknown.

Cao Bing exploited the moment Si Liang’s divine-artifact barrier failed and killed him with the Sky Breaking Divine Sword. Their battle destroyed the planet, forcing Cao Bing to escape with Immortal Emperor Su Yun and leaving him reflecting on the people he had saved.

• Cao Bing’s attacks shattered Si Liang’s defensive barrier, leaving Si Liang severely injured.
• Cao Bing struck with the Sky Breaking Divine Sword and pierced Si Liang’s Nascent Soul, killing him instantly.
• Cao Bing’s sword energy tore through the planet and split a large moon as the planet began to collapse.
• Cao Bing stored Si Liang’s corpse, grabbed Immortal Emperor Su Yun, and teleported away from the doomed planet.
• Cao Bing and Immortal Emperor Su Yun watched the planet explode, while Cao Bing recalled that he had saved some inhabitants in his World Ring.

After Wild Hut Star’s destruction became tavern gossip, Cao Bing listened as patrons linked the disaster to his battle with Si Liang. He welcomed the news and reflected on the powerful defensive and soul-attacking artifact he had gained, Soul Bind.

• A patron recounted how his clan uncle escaped Wild Hut Star as five blood-red meteors and a beam of sword light shattered the planet.
• A tavern guest speculated that Si Liang, the Calamity God Sect’s sect master, had died in the battle on Wild Hut Star.
• Cao Bing listened from a corner and noted that news of his fight with Si Liang had spread quickly.
• Cao Bing considered how the rumors might help Qin Yu and Hou Fei realize he had ascended to the Immortal Demon Beast Realm.
• Cao Bing assessed Soul Bind’s area defenses and soul-attacking mist, and judged it more valuable to him than his Sky Breaking Divine Sword.

The Hidden Emperor and the Black and White Twin Emperors discussed the mysterious power behind the destruction of Wild Hut Star and Si Liang’s death. Cao Bing settled on Hidden Emperor Star, planned to seek out Jun Luoyu and Jiang Yan and visit the Hidden Emperor, and considered sending a clone to the Misty God Temple.

• The Hidden Emperor said the attacker might be a hidden expert from the Immortal Demon Beast Realm, and the Black and White Twin Emperors reacted warily to the person he recalled.
• Cao Bing settled into an expensive inn on Hidden Emperor Star and inspected Si Liang’s Space Ring, finding most of the Calamity God Sect’s top treasures inside.
• Cao Bing learned that Jun Luoyu and Jiang Yan remained on Hidden Emperor Star and decided to find them to ask about Qin Yu.
• Cao Bing planned to visit the Hidden Emperor using a Time Seal Clone disguised as the culprit who killed Si Liang and destroyed Wild Hut Star.
• Cao Bing also planned to send a clone to the Misty God Temple, which he had previously avoided because he lacked sufficient strength.

Cao Bing sent a Time Seal Clone toward the Misty God Temple to scout it and seek Divine Artifacts, then visited the Hidden Emperor under the alias Galaxy Lord Luo Feng. After meeting the Hidden Emperor and the Black and White Twin Emperors, Cao Bing explained that Galaxy was his homeland in the lower realm and that he had kept to secluded cultivation since ascending.

• Cao Bing planned to send a Time Seal Clone to the Misty God Temple with Top-grade Immortal Artifacts and the Chisel Divine Artifact, while keeping the Misty God Catalog in reserve.
• Cao Bing disguised his clone as a Level Eight Immortal Emperor and asked the guards at the Hidden Domain to announce Galaxy Lord Luo Feng.
• The White Immortal Emperor welcomed Cao Bing and brought him to meet the Hidden Emperor and the Black Immortal Emperor.
• Cao Bing shared wine with the Hidden Emperor and the Black Immortal Emperor before the Hidden Emperor asked about Galaxy and Luo Feng's background.
• Cao Bing said Galaxy was his lower-realm homeland and that he had rarely ventured out since ascending.

Cao Bing admitted that he had killed Si Liang and asked the Hidden Emperor to introduce him to Jun Luoyu and Jiang Yan so he could inquire about a fellow townsman. The Hidden Emperor agreed to arrange a meeting after the two emerged from seclusion in two days.

• Cao Bing told the Hidden Emperor that he had killed Si Liang after Si Liang attacked him over the death of his wicked disciple.
• Cao Bing asked the Hidden Emperor to introduce him to Jun Luoyu and Jiang Yan, explaining that he wanted to learn about a fellow townsman.
• The Hidden Emperor hesitated because he feared offending Jiang Yan and her powerful protector, Granny Silver Flower.
• The Hidden Emperor said Jun Luoyu and Jiang Yan were in seclusion and asked Cao Bing to wait two days for their return.
• Cao Bing accepted the delay and agreed to remain on Hidden Emperor Star.

Cao Bing asked Lin Yin, the Hidden Emperor, to spar so he could gauge his strength against a level-nine Immortal Emperor, and Lin Yin accepted with strict limits. The two met in the void away from Hidden Emperor Star, where Lin Yin’s immense aura left Cao Bing preparing to make the first move.

• Cao Bing asked Lin Yin to test their strength in a spar, and the Hidden Emperor and the Black and White Twin Emperors worried about the danger to Hidden Emperor Star.
• Lin Yin agreed to fight for no more than one hundred moves, and the Black and White Twin Emperors agreed to witness the match.
• After Cao Bing teleported away, Lin Yin said he would use the fight to test Luo Feng’s depths, then followed him with the Black and White Twin Emperors.
• Cao Bing chose a distant stretch of void to protect Hidden Emperor Star, and Lin Yin arrived less than ten kilometers away.
• Lin Yin let Cao Bing attack first as his aura surged far beyond Si Liang’s, and Cao Bing recognized the Hidden Emperor’s formidable strength.

Cao Bing challenged the Hidden Emperor and tested his strength with three increasingly powerful hammer strikes, but the Hidden Emperor met each one with casual swordsmanship. The Black and White Twin Emperors contained the spatial shockwave from their clash as the battle began to grow more dangerous.

• Cao Bing summoned a divine hammer and launched a wind-and-fire attack, but the Hidden Emperor deflected it with a sword and sent the hammer flying.
• Cao Bing attacked again with a stronger fusion of wind and fire, and the Hidden Emperor pierced his flaming whirlwind before their weapons clashed and both stepped back.
• Cao Bing unleashed his physical strength with a third hammer strike, while the Hidden Emperor answered with three powerful sword thrusts.
• The clash sent a spatial shockwave across the battlefield, so the Black and White Twin Emperors sealed the space to protect Hidden Emperor Star.
• Cao Bing and the Hidden Emperor continued facing each other as the first three probing moves ended and their battle was poised to intensify.

Cao Bing and the Hidden Emperor fought an evenly matched duel as the Black and White Twin Emperors contained its destructive aftershocks. On the hundredth move, Cao Bing awakened to the Dao of the blade and unleashed an attack that cut through space and struck the consciousness of all three emperors.

• The Black and White Twin Emperors sealed the battlefield while Cao Bing and the Hidden Emperor exchanged more than ninety increasingly powerful moves.
• Cao Bing recognized the Hidden Emperor’s formidable strength and gained insight into his own fighting methods during their duel.
• The Black and White Twin Emperors joined their Formation Disks into a Mid-grade Divine Artifact to strengthen the seal around the battle.
• Cao Bing and the Hidden Emperor paused at the ninety-ninth move, then prepared to let one final attack decide the victor.
• Cao Bing struck with his hammer as though it were a blade, grasped the Dao of the blade, and unleashed blade intent that cracked space and wounded the consciousness of the Hidden Emperor and the Black and White Twin Emperors.

Cao Bing defeated the Hidden Emperor with a slash empowered by his newly awakened Blade Intent, then sent the White Immortal Emperor flying when he attacked. The Black Immortal Emperor confirmed the Hidden Emperor would recover, and the fight ended with Cao Bing and the brothers acknowledging that he had shown mercy.

• The Hidden Emperor unleashed his full strength, but Cao Bing's Blade Intent shattered his consciousness and overwhelmed his counterattack.
• Cao Bing's blade light swallowed the Hidden Emperor, leaving him unconscious and defeated.
• The Black and White Twin Emperors abandoned their spatial seal and charged toward Cao Bing; the White Immortal Emperor attacked with his spear.
• Cao Bing resisted the Formation Disk's spatial restraint and knocked the White Immortal Emperor into the seal with a single move.
• Cao Bing explained that the Hidden Emperor and the White Immortal Emperor would recover, and the Black Immortal Emperor examined the Hidden Emperor and thanked him for showing mercy.
• The White Immortal Emperor regained consciousness and asked about the Hidden Emperor's condition; the Black Immortal Emperor assured him that his injuries were not severe.

After defeating the Hidden Emperor, Cao Bing stayed on Hidden Emperor Star to recover and consolidate his new mastery of the Way of the Blade. In the Devouring Starry Sky World, he spent over six hundred years struggling to begin the dangerous first volume of the Yunming secret technique.

• Cao Bing apologized to the Hidden Emperor, and the two put their fight behind them before sharing a brief banquet.
• The Black and White Twin Emperors arranged for Cao Bing to stay in Qianling while he consolidated the Way of the Blade and waited for Jun Luoyu and Jiang Yan to finish secluded cultivation.
• Cao Bing used the Two-World Passage to control the flow of time between worlds, allowing more than six hundred years to pass in the Devouring Starry Sky World.
• Cao Bing made only slight progress on the first volume of the Yunming secret technique, which required him to draw traces of time and space law origins into his Life Imprint and soul without letting them fuse completely.

Cao Bing learned that Luo Feng had left for the Outer Territory Battlefield and reflected on his younger disciple’s rapid rise and receipt of Wu Clan’s Wings. As Luo Feng headed toward the battlefield after searching for armor fragments, Cao Bing began considering his own next move.

• Cao Bing sensed that Luo Feng had departed Chaos City for the Outer Territory Battlefield.
• Cao Bing recalled Luo Feng’s rapid progress and envied the Chaos City Lord’s gift of Wu Clan’s Wings, though he accepted that the treasure had gone to Luo Feng.
• Cao Bing considered how he might eventually obtain or forge a treasure like Wu Clan’s Wings using the Misty God Temple inheritance.
• After searching the Wulong Starfield junkyard for decades, Luo Feng traveled toward Cangniao Star with the General Armor fragments he had sought.
• Cao Bing learned that Luo Feng had boarded a spaceship for Cangniao Star and felt stirred to pursue his own path toward the Outer Territory Battlefield.

Cao Bing returned to cultivating the “Yunming” secret technique after Luo Feng left for the Outer Territory Battlefield, determined to merge the spatial and time Origin Laws into his Life Imprint. His latest attempt brought the Laws into contact with his Life Imprint but rapidly eroded it, leaving Cao Bing’s body on the verge of death.

• Cao Bing worried that he had not mastered enough of the “Yunming” secret technique and decided to continue cultivating instead of pursuing the Star Tower.
• Cao Bing spent more than three hundred years in seclusion, refining his control over the spatial and time Origin Laws.
• Cao Bing brought the fused Origin Laws into contact with his Life Imprint, suffered injuries, and managed to leave a trace of their aura within it.
• Cao Bing forced a thread of Origin Law into his Life Imprint, causing his cells and genetic chains to collapse as the imprint rapidly faded.
• Cao Bing pushed the secret technique to its limit, and his powerful body became close to death as his Life Imprint was nearly erased.

Cao Bing successfully cultivated the crucial step of the first volume of the Yunming secret technique, then recovered and began advancing his cultivation. The chapter left him absorbing vast quantities of nutrient fluid as he pursued breakthroughs to the World Lord level and the peak of Stellar Transformation’s seventh stage.

• Cao Bing merged traces of Space and Time Origin Law into his Life Imprint, then stopped them from reaching his life origin.
• Cao Bing resolved to learn Yunming’s three remaining killing moves, recover, and leave Chaos City for the Outer Territory Battlefield after reaching the World Lord level.
• Cao Bing spent several months recuperating in a healing pod, then entered a nutrient pod to begin his breakthroughs.
• Makudo and another Virtual Universe Company staff member replenished Cao Bing’s nutrient fluid as he rapidly absorbed it.
• After a month, Cao Bing had used far more nutrient fluid than expected, so the staff requested another batch from headquarters.

After reaching the World Lord level, Cao Bing left Chaos City to seek life-and-death tempering, receiving the Flying Cloud Silver Shuttle from the Chaos City Lord. He traveled toward the Virtual Universe Company headquarters and prepared to explore the secret realm he had promised King Kuihuan to investigate.

• Cao Bing told the Chaos City Lord he had decided to leave Chaos City, and his teacher gave him the Flying Cloud Silver Shuttle and promised to send its secret techniques.
• Cao Bing departed Chaos City aboard a Biological Spaceship, hoping to return strong enough to contend with an Invincible King and earn permanent residency.
• During the journey, Cao Bing remembered his promise to King Kuihuan to explore a dangerous secret realm and decided its potential treasures made the risk worthwhile.
• An Immortal God delivered the Flying Cloud Silver Shuttle's accompanying techniques to Cao Bing's Virtual Universe villa on Rain Aspect Mountain.
• Cao Bing examined the Cloud Piercer attack technique and the Flowing Cloud escape art, deciding that Flowing Cloud would fill a gap in his abilities.