Chapter Summaries

After defeating the Chun Niu Clan, Cao Bing left with their treasures and the clan chose to retreat and recover rather than seek revenge. He set out toward Crafting God Star and planned to refine the Soul Locking Tower so he could use it to control powerful opponents.

• Cao Bing took the Chun Niu Clan's supreme treasures and left after the Fire Refining Bracelet released Venerable Chuquan and the others.
• Venerable Chuquan ordered the Chun Niu Clan to withdraw its forces, restrict travel, and focus on recovery, deciding that revenge against Cao Bing was impossible.
• Cao Bing teleported out of Chun Niu Clan territory and headed toward Crafting God Star in the Yinfa Secret Realm to carry out the Chaos City Lord's instructions.
• Cao Bing decided to thoroughly refine the Soul Locking Tower, whose abilities could help him control opponents and strengthen later soul enslavement.

Over the years, Cao Bing’s allies and rivals reshaped the Immortal Demon Beast Realm as powerful figures died or ascended, while Qin Yu became the new Gold Punishment Lord. Cao Bing also retrieved a mysterious pearl and considered using an Evolution Heart to give Uncle Fu a true lifeform’s body.

• Hei Yu tracked down the wounded Demon Emperor Peng and killed him with a spear, avenging his parents.
• Dragon Emperor, Ni Huang, and Bull Demon Emperor ascended, while Asura Demon Emperor and Blood Demon Emperor died, reshaping the realm’s leadership.
• After Xing Yuan ascended, Qin Yu became the Gold Punishment Lord and inherited the Gold Punishment Spirit Pearl; Han Xue succeeded Ju Mi, while Cao Bing declined the Black Flame Lord position.
• Uncle Fu retrieved the mysterious golden pearl from the Trial Dark Star, but neither he nor Cao Bing could identify its name or purpose.
• Cao Bing realized an Evolution Heart from the Devouring Starry Sky world could let Uncle Fu become a genuine lifeform, and he could obtain more through King Cang Jin.

Cao Bing gave Uncle Fu an Evolution Heart, allowing him to become a true Mechanical Race lifeform and inspiring his heartfelt loyalty. While Uncle Fu began cultivating and studying formations, Cao Bing continued exploring other planes and slowly comprehending Che Houyuan’s formation inheritance, which he also shared with Qin Yu.

• Uncle Fu fused with the Evolution Heart after a month in seclusion and became a true Mechanical Race lifeform.
• Overcome with emotion, Uncle Fu thanked Cao Bing and pledged to serve him out of genuine loyalty rather than merely obeying Che Houyuan’s command.
• Uncle Fu began cultivating, comprehending laws, and studying The Way of Formations now that he could learn and advance.
• Cao Bing traveled through various planes, gathered materials, and used his avatars and accelerated time to study Che Houyuan’s nine hundred volumes, but had not comprehended the first realm even after many years.
• Cao Bing taught Qin Yu the nine hundred volumes, and Uncle Fu accepted that Cao Bing could decide how to use Che Houyuan’s inheritance.

Qin Yu told Cao Bing that he planned to undergo the Divine Tribulation in fifty years so he could reach the Divine Realm and search for Jiang Li. Cao Bing agreed to join Qin Yu, Xiao Hei, and Fei Fei in ascending together.

• Qin Yu told Cao Bing he had reached a bottleneck and could no longer wait to find Jiang Li in the Divine Realm.
• Qin Yu explained that Uncle Fu had helped him identify Jiang Lan and determine the general identity of Zhou Xian, who had taken Jiang Li away.
• Cao Bing agreed that Qin Yu could undergo the Divine Tribulation, saying there was little reason for him to remain in the Immortal Demon Beast Realm.
• Qin Yu invited Cao Bing to ascend with him, Xiao Hei, and Fei Fei in fifty years.
• Cao Bing accepted the invitation and said he was ready to see the Divine Realm.

Fifty years after the Qin Family and their allies settled in the Immortal Demon Beast Realm, Cao Bing, Qin Yu, Xiao Hei, and Hou Fei began their Divine Tribulation together. A million-li Blood Cloud formed overhead, and Cao Bing realized the combined tribulation would be sixty-four times stronger than his alone.

• Qin Feng worried that Xiao Yu would undergo the Divine Tribulation alongside Cao Bing, Hou Fei, and Hei Yu, but Qin De stayed with the gathered families and friends to watch.
• Cao Bing recalled his clones and joined Qin Yu, Xiao Hei, and Hou Fei as they sat cross-legged to begin the tribulation.
• The first lightning bolts struck while the four remained calm, impressing the younger members of the Qin and Chen Families.
• A vast Blood Cloud emerged, and its pressure knocked weaker onlookers down until Uncle Fu protected them.
• Xiao Hei sensed that the tribulation was unusually powerful, and Cao Bing worked out that the four-person tribulation would be sixty-four times stronger than his alone.

Cao Bing, Qin Yu, Hou Fei, and Hei Yu faced a Divine Tribulation whose first lightning strike was far stronger than expected. After the three brothers barely shattered it, Cao Bing prepared to face the next strike as black divine fire formed in the clouds.

• Cao Bing warned Qin Yu, Hou Fei, and Hei Yu that the first Divine Tribulation was stronger than they expected.
• Qin Yu, Hou Fei, and Hei Yu attacked the ancient lightning formation together and barely shattered it.
• Cao Bing said he would face the second Divine Tribulation, the Divine Fire Tribulation, without revealing his Fire Refining Bracelet.
• The blood clouds split into rotating rings, and black divine fire gathered into a fireball.

Cao Bing defeated the second stage of the Divine Tribulation with one strike, then used his Nascent Blade Heart to weaken the third stage’s Inner Demon mist. The mist largely vanished, but the third tribulation remained underway as Qin Yu, Hei Yu, and Hou Fei stood with Cao Bing.

• Cao Bing shattered the enormous black fireball of the second Divine Tribulation with the Blood Blade’s Blood Battle Eight Wastelands stance.
• The spectators, including Qin Yu, Hou Fei, and Xiao Hei, were stunned by Cao Bing’s power as the second stage ended.
• The blood clouds expanded, and Cao Bing warned that the third stage’s Inner Demons could threaten Xiao Hei and Hou Fei.
• Four black divine lightning bolts formed within the dense gray mist, and Qin Yu, Hei Yu, and Hou Fei stepped forward to face the tribulation alongside Cao Bing.
• Cao Bing unleashed his Nascent Blade Heart, melting away more than nine-tenths of the gray Inner Demon mist.

Cao Bing, Qin Yu, Xiao Hei, and Hou Fei combined their attacks to overcome the third Divine Tribulation. Afterward, they celebrated their success and faced the coming separations, while the Great Ape Emperor chose to remain behind to protect the Ape Clan.

• Cao Bing’s Blade Heart slash dispersed most of the Inner Demon's mist and intercepted three bolts of divine lightning.
• Qin Yu used the Gold Punishment Spirit Pearl to block the final lightning bolt, while Xiao Hei and Hou Fei joined Cao Bing in destroying the remaining Divine Tribulation.
• Cao Bing and the others passed the tribulation, and Uncle Fu congratulated Cao Bing and looked forward to returning to the Divine Realm with him.
• Qin Yu reunited with Qin De, while Xiao Hei and Hou Fei spoke with their family and the Great Ape Emperor about the coming separation.
• The Great Ape Emperor decided to postpone his own tribulation and stay with the Ape Clan until another Super Divine Beast could inherit his position.

Cao Bing, Qin Yu, Hei Yu, and Hou Fei spent their final days in the Immortal Demon Beast Realm with their families before ascending. They left their loved ones and forces behind as spatial guidance carried them away toward the Divine Realm.

• Cao Bing’s Life gene level rose from 10,086 times to 10,100 times after he passed the Divine Tribulation, and his strength continued to grow.
• Qin Yu, Xiao Hei, and their families set aside cultivation to cherish the short time remaining before the ascension.
• Leaders from across the Immortal Demon Beast Realm gathered on Yude Star to see Cao Bing and the others off.
• Qin Yu said farewell to Qin De, Qin Feng, and his family, while Hei Yu and Hou Fei bade farewell to their loved ones.
• Cao Bing left Immortal Emperor Su Yun in charge of his forces and arranged protection for his foundation.
• Cao Bing, Qin Yu, Hei Yu, and Hou Fei rose into the air, were enveloped in starlight, and vanished.

Cao Bing, Qin Yu's group, and another ascender arrived at an Ascension Pool in the eastern Divine Realm, where Divine Realm Fighters waited to receive them. As the five underwent an infusion of divine power, Cao Bing listened to the soldiers and began learning about the Divine Realm.

• The chapter described the eight ancient powers of the Divine Realm, their Saint Emperors, and the Ascension Pools where lower-realm cultivators appeared.
• Ten Divine Realm Fighters chatted beside an Ascension Pool under Yuchi City's jurisdiction while waiting for ascenders.
• The Ascension Pool's mist churned, and five people appeared as dark golden energy flowed into their bodies.
• The Fighters discussed the rarity of five simultaneous ascenders and the painful infusion of divine power.
• Cao Bing recognized that he and Qin Yu's group of four had ascended alongside a person from another world, and he surveyed his surroundings while gathering information from the Fighters' conversation.

Hou Fei, Xiao Hei, Qin Yu, and Cao Bing underwent the Ascension Pool’s infusion of divine power in the Divine Realm. Cao Bing remained in the pool, absorbing power at an astonishing rate and transforming his divine power beyond the level of experts in either world.

• Three ascenders, including Hou Fei and Xiao Hei, completed their infusion and were guided to the edge of the Ascension Pool.
• The Divine Realm squad captain asked Hou Fei and Hei Yu whether they had cultivated their bodies in the lower realms, and Hou Fei said they had, more or less.
• Qin Yu completed more than three hours of infusion and left the pool, while Cao Bing continued absorbing divine power.
• The squad captain politely asked Qin Yu whether he knew the person still in the pool, and Qin Yu said Cao Bing was his big brother.
• Cao Bing’s divine power fused and transformed, surpassing the divine power of deities from both worlds and approaching or exceeding Universe Hegemon-level power.

Cao Bing emerged from the Ascension Pool after absorbing divine power for nearly two months, and the Divine Realm squad treated him with deference after sensing his strength. He reunited with Qin Yu and the others and asked the squad to keep his unusual time in the pool secret.

• Cao Bing completed the transformation of his divine body and left the Ascension Pool after absorbing an immense amount of divine power.
• The squad captain warned a member to address Cao Bing respectfully after sensing the overwhelming force he released.
• Cao Bing tested the Divine Realm’s restrictions and found that its dense space prevented him from teleporting, though he could still fly.
• Qin Yu, Xiao Hei, and the others gathered around Cao Bing, who told them he had stayed in the pool because his divine body was stronger.
• Cao Bing asked the Divine Realm squad to conceal how long he had remained in the Ascension Pool, and the captain agreed.

Cao Bing secured the Divine Realm squad’s agreement to conceal his unusual strength, and the first ascender out of the Ascension Pool swore not to reveal it. The captain explained that Cao Bing and the others still had to follow the Divine Realm’s rules, including a thousand years of unpaid mining, before he briefed them on the realm’s customs.

• The captain stopped his squad from reporting Cao Bing, warning that exposing him could earn his future resentment and put them in danger.
• Cao Bing thanked the squad after they agreed to keep his information secret, and the first ascender swore an Inner Demon oath to do the same.
• The captain explained that every new ascender had to mine without pay for the Holy Emperor for a thousand years, and Cao Bing calmly accepted the rule.
• The captain began explaining the Divine Realm’s basic information and unspoken rules to Cao Bing, Qin Yu, and the others.

Cao Bing, Qin Yu, Xiao Hei, Hou Fei, and another Ascender were ordered to mine for the Holy Emperor and followed a Divine Realm squad leader to the mine. Along the way, the squad leader explained the Divine Realm’s geography and power levels, leaving the newly arrived Ascender to learn that he was only a candidate Divine Person.

• Hou Fei questioned whether they had to mine, and Cao Bing explained that disobedience would leave them without Divine Realm status and expose them to being hunted.
• Cao Bing, Qin Yu, Xiao Hei, and Hou Fei agreed to follow the squad leader toward the Divine Spirit Stone mine.
• Qin Yu asked the squad leader about the Divine Realm, and he described its continent, surrounding seas, and Eight Great Powers.
• The other Ascender asked about Divine Realm ranks and learned that he was a candidate Divine Person because he had not formed a Soul Golden Core.
• The squad leader identified Qin Yu, Xiao Hei, and Hou Fei as lower-level Divine Persons and privately warned the Ascender that Cao Bing could kill him with ease.
• The squad leader explained how Spiritual Sense range increased with Divine Person rank and said it could not penetrate solid matter.

Cao Bing and the others learned about the Divine Realm’s Spiritual Sense limits, Divine Artifacts, and unusual day-night cycle. The squad leader warned them that only calm divine spiritual energy inside cities could be absorbed for cultivation.

• Cao Bing measured his Spiritual Sense range at 3,600 meters and found it could probe only about three and a half chi underground.
• The squad leader explained that Divine Artifacts needed divine power to unleash their true strength, and Cao Bing tested his spear by shattering a large boulder.
• Qin Yu, Xiao Hei, and Hou Fei tested their Divine Artifacts, while an ascender’s Immortal Artifact chipped against the Divine Realm stone and barely cracked it.
• The squad leader explained that messages had to be carried by travelers and that the Divine Realm’s six-hour day and night were produced by the Light of Day and Darkness Veil from two cities.
• The squad leader warned that divine spiritual energy could be absorbed for cultivation only inside cities, because it grew increasingly violent farther into the wilderness.

Cao Bing and the others learned that violent divine spiritual energy outside the cities could not be safely absorbed, making Divine Spirit Stones essential for cultivation in the Divine Realm. After traveling for more than ten days with the Divine Realm squad, they reached the Divine Spirit Stone Mine.

• Cao Bing tested the divine spiritual energy outside the city and found that it harmed his divine body instead of joining his power.
• Hou Fei also failed to absorb the energy, and the female squad member explained that only energy inside cities was calm enough for cultivation.
• The squad members told Qin Yu and the others that city access and housing were costly, and that more than a billion Gods lived outside Yuchi City.
• Cao Bing considered how the Jiang Lan Realm and his wealth from the Misty God Temple could help him avoid the hardships of city life.
• Cao Bing and the others traveled across the plains with the Divine Realm squad for more than ten days and arrived at the Divine Spirit Stone Mine.

Cao Bing, Qin Yu, Hou Fei, Hei Yu, and Li Shi arrived at a divine spiritstone mine in Yuchi City and were assigned a thousand years of compulsory mining. Cao Bing offered to cover their quotas so they could cultivate in the Jiang Lan Realm, and the group headed into the tunnels to find a secluded place.

• A squad leader warned Cao Bing and the others to obey the mine's rules because powerful figures and Heavenly Deities guarded the divine spiritstones.
• A stern woman assigned Cao Bing, Qin Yu, Hou Fei, Hei Yu, and Li Shi annual quotas of 3,600 low-grade divine spiritstones for a thousand years and gave them keys to their quarters.
• Hou Fei complained about their treatment, while Qin Yu told him to endure the rules until their term ended.
• Cao Bing offered to pay the group's mining quotas, and he convinced Qin Yu, Hou Fei, and Xiao Hei that the cost was negligible to him.
• Cao Bing suggested that the group enter the mine tunnels and cultivate in the Jiang Lan Realm, coming out only once a year to turn in divine spiritstones.

Cao Bing arrived at the Yinfa Secret Realm to visit the legendary Crafting God Star, a colossal flying palace-type supreme treasure belonging to the Lord of Crafting God. He examined the dangerous Natural Wormholes surrounding the star, including two marked as Death Zones, but had not yet entered one.

• The chapter described the Lord of Crafting God as a powerful, unaffiliated Universe Master renowned for forging supreme treasures and protected by the many powerful beings seeking his favor.
• Cao Bing appeared in the void near Crafting God Star and reflected on whether the Lord of Crafting God or Che Houyuan was the greater artifact refiner.
• Cao Bing flew toward Crafting God Star, teleporting through the void filled with spatial vortices.
• Cao Bing saw that the star was surrounded by 98,200 Natural Wormholes, many marked with warnings about dangerous regions.
• Cao Bing recalled that two wormholes led to Death Zones and wondered whether one was connected to Starry Sky Beasts.

Cao Bing arrived at Crafting God Star to meet the Lord of Crafting God, carrying a token from Chaos City Lord while concealing his identity. Guided by Yizier, he reached Craftsman God Mountain and learned that visitors waited there for a chance to become disciples or request supreme treasures.

• Cao Bing passed through Natural Wormholes to Crafting God Star and headed for Craftsman God Mountain without scanning the peaceful planet with his Spiritual Sense.
• Cao Bing concealed his identity and aura, then told Yizier, a local guide, that he hoped to learn the Lord of Crafting God's artifact-forging methods.
• Yizier explained that the Lord of Crafting God had 182 disciples and that her people guided visitors on Crafting God Star.
• Yizier brought Cao Bing to Craftsman God Mountain and pointed out the buildings where experts waited for the Lord of Crafting God.
• Yizier urged Cao Bing to join the Universe Venerables kneeling nearby and show sincerity and potential if he wanted to become a disciple.

Cao Bing visited Craftsman God Mountain to meet the Lord of Crafting God on the Chaos City Lord’s behalf while concealing his identity. After a disciple turned him away, the Lord of Crafting God summoned him to the Artisan Heart Hall at the summit.

• Cao Bing observed hundreds of experts kneeling at the mountain, hoping to become disciples of the Lord of Crafting God.
• Yizier left to visit a friend while Cao Bing approached Craftsman God Mountain.
• A disciple named Yuantan ordered Cao Bing to stay at the foot of the mountain and wait for an audience.
• Cao Bing presented the golden-leaf token from the Chaos City Lord but withheld his master’s name to protect his identity.
• The Lord of Crafting God told Yuantan to step aside and invited Cao Bing to the Artisan Heart Hall at the mountaintop.