Chapter Summaries

Cao Bing endured the second stage of the Nayin Secret Art and advanced to its lethal third stage, intensifying his consciousness assault across the Universe Sea. The black-radiant figure and the purple-horned strange beast watched anxiously as Cao Bing faced the final test, whose failure meant death.

• Cao Bing’s growing consciousness assault crushed weaker Universe Strongest beings despite their attempts to shelter in palace-type treasures.
• The black-radiant figure and the purple-horned strange beast realized Cao Bing had entered the Nayin Secret Art’s second stage, a feat few had achieved.
• Cao Bing endured the second stage’s torment to his Life Imprint, believing it could withstand the strain.
• After more than one hundred and thirty years, Cao Bing entered the third stage, and the purple lights of the secret art spread across his divine body.
• The black-radiant figure watched anxiously as Cao Bing began the final stage, knowing failure would mean death.

Cao Bing endured the Nayin Secret Art’s third stage and successfully met its requirements, receiving Yuan’s Lie Yuan Shu inheritance. He was left alone on the eighth floor of Wu Qi Lou, realizing he had obtained the greatest treasure in the World of Jin.

• The purple-horned beast warned Cao Bing that failing the third stage of the Nayin Secret Art would mean death, while Cao Bing endured its torment.
• After nearly fifty years, Cao Bing completed the third stage and strengthened his soul through the cultivation.
• The purple-horned beast revealed that its master was named Yuan and then dissolved into starlight, transferring the secret art’s information into Cao Bing.
• The black radiance figure watched the inheritance enter Cao Bing, smiled with satisfaction, and dispersed.
• Cao Bing recognized the inheritance as Lie Yuan Shu and judged it more valuable than the entire World of Jin and the God King of Jin’s corpse.

Cao Bing reached the ninth floor of Wu Qi Lou and met the God King of Jin’s remnant consciousness, who revealed his identity and demanded an oath. Cao Bing agreed to promise that, if he became a God King, he would do everything in his power to kill the three peak existences who destroyed Jin’s nation.

• A pillar of light transported Cao Bing from the eighth floor to the ninth floor of Wu Qi Lou.
• Cao Bing entered the residence and recognized the man there as the God King of Jin, the former life of Zuo Shanke.
• The God King of Jin revealed that he was a virtual consciousness left after his death and noted that Cao Bing was not from the World of Jin.
• The God King of Jin demanded that Cao Bing swear to kill the three peak existences responsible for Jin’s destruction if he became a God King.
• Cao Bing accepted the oath under threat of death and resolved to confront Zuo Shanke once he grew powerful enough.

Cao Bing left Wu Qi Lou with the God King of Jin’s gifts, inheritances, and authority over the World of Jin. He planned to use these advantages to strengthen the Human Race while keeping the other Universe Sea factions alive to face the World Beasts.

• Cao Bing accepted the God King of Jin’s Wu Qi God, a powerful mechanical treasure that consumed divine power rapidly.
• The God King of Jin gave Cao Bing his cultivation and artifact-forging inheritances, including several incomplete God King-level inheritances.
• The God King of Jin granted Cao Bing authority to borrow the World of Jin’s power, suppress Eternal True Gods, and kill Void True Gods, while forbidding large-scale slaughter without reason.
• Cao Bing obtained permission to use the fourth through seventh floors of Wu Qi Lou and planned to send Human Race Universe Masters, including Luo Feng and Hong, there.
• Cao Bing intended to share the inheritances with the Human Race and use his authority to secure military merits, but chose not to slaughter the other Universe Sea factions.

Cao Bing reached the top of Wu Qi Lou and was welcomed by the four commanders and four generals of God King Valley, who had long awaited a genius capable of completing the tower. After discussing his new inheritance and declining guards, he turned his attention to resolving matters with the Universe Sea powerhouses trapped outside the World of Jin.

• Cao Bing walked out through Wu Qi Lou’s main gates, and the four commanders welcomed him as the first to reach its top.
• The commanders brought Cao Bing to their palace and summoned the four generals to meet him.
• The four generals celebrated Cao Bing’s success and offered to protect him, but he declined because he was safe within the World of Jin.
• Cao Bing reflected on the Divine Eye Secret Technique and Lie Yuan Shu, recognizing that he still needed to cultivate before he could use Lie Yuan Shu fully.
• Outside the World of Jin, Cao Bing’s formation-core avatar opened his eyes and prepared to deal with the trapped Purple Moon Holy Land, Divine Eye Clan, and East Emperor Holy Land powerhouses.

Cao Bing decided to kill the Purple Moon Holy Land experts trapped outside the World of Jin while extorting the Divine Eye Clan and East Emperor Holy Land instead. As he divided the battlefield with his grand array, Juehua True God and the Divine Eye Clan urged the other captives to unite against him.

• Cao Bing judged that the Purple Moon Holy Land experts would not be allowed to return alive, while the Divine Eye Clan and East Emperor Holy Land could be extorted for their treasures.
• Cao Bing changed the Lock Heaven and Earth Grand Array, separating the trapped Universe Sea experts from one another.
• Nine-Headed Demon Lord questioned Cao Bing’s hostility toward the Universe Sea, and Cao Bing said he would spare those who were not enemies of the Human Race.
• Juehua True God protested Cao Bing’s threat to kill the Purple Moon Holy Land and called on the other experts to break the array and seize the World of Jin’s treasures.
• The First True Lord of the Divine Eye Clan backed Juehua True God, revealing that the two groups had joined forces.

Cao Bing turned the formation against the Divine Eye Clan, Purple Moon Holy Land, and several other Universe Sea experts who attacked it. He entered the formation and killed Juehua True God in three strikes, while the other trapped groups remained separated from him.

• Juehua True God, the Divine Eye Clan’s three True Lords, and Nine-Headed Demon Lord’s group attacked weak points in the formation.
• Cao Bing isolated Nine-Headed Demon Lord and five other True Gods, then entered the formation to confront Juehua True God.
• Juehua True God called for the First True Lord and Nine-Headed Demon Lord to come to his aid, but Cao Bing said it would take them at least five days to reach him.
• Cao Bing struck Juehua True God twice, shattering most of his life core despite his Ultimate supreme treasure armor.
• Cao Bing killed Juehua True God with a third strike before his collection of treasures could meaningfully help him.

Cao Bing overwhelmed the Universe Sea experts by killing Juehua True God and attacking the Divine Eye Clan's True Lords. The battle left Fifth True Lord gravely injured as Cao Bing continued to press his advantage.

• Cao Bing killed Juehua True God in three strikes, terrifying the watching Universe Sea experts.
• Cao Bing appeared behind Third True Lord and shattered more than half of his life core with a surprise strike.
• First True Lord attacked Cao Bing with his Divine Eye ray, but Cao Bing split the ray and forced First True Lord to escape in golden light.
• Third True Lord spread his Stellar Domain and Fifth True Lord moved in front of the others, but Cao Bing broke through the domain and pierced Fifth True Lord's Ultimate supreme treasure armor.
• First True Lord and Third True Lord tried to protect Fifth True Lord, but Cao Bing blocked their attacks and struck Fifth True Lord again.

Cao Bing killed Fifth True Lord and Third True Lord of the Divine Eye Clan after overpowering their attacks. He turned his attention to the fleeing First True Lord and unleashed three-tenths Blade Heart intent, preparing to kill him next.

• Cao Bing killed Fifth True Lord, enraging First True Lord and Third True Lord.
• Third True Lord trapped Cao Bing with his Stellar Domain while First True Lord attacked with countless golden beams.
• Cao Bing used Devouring Nether to swallow the beams and break apart Third True Lord’s stellar giant hand.
• Cao Bing pursued Third True Lord, shattered all his life cores, and survived First True Lord’s rescue attack with minimal damage.
• Cao Bing told First True Lord he was next and began releasing three-tenths Blade Heart intent.

Cao Bing used the power of Blade Heart to kill First True Lord, Nine-Headed Demon Lord, and the other six True Gods who had joined the attack against him. He left the remaining Universe Sea forces alive, recognizing that their miniature universes would help protect the Human Race from the World Beasts.

• Cao Bing overwhelmed First True Lord with Blade Heart intent and killed him with three slashes.
• Cao Bing turned on Nine-Headed Demon Lord and killed him and the other six True Gods with a single attack.
• The other Universe Sea forces abandoned their plans to challenge Cao Bing after witnessing the massacre.
• Cao Bing chose not to kill the remaining True God-level experts because their miniature universes could draw World Beast attacks away from those of the Human Race.

Cao Bing released the Universe Sea powers after accepting their gifts, then turned his attention to the Divine Eye Clan’s remaining True Gods. He found they had fled, and considered destroying their small universes to prevent them from retaliating against the Human Race.

• Skeleton Lord and the other trapped powers questioned Cao Bing’s offer to release them, and he claimed the Human Race had confined them to protect them from the World of Jin’s dangers.
• The Universe Sea powers thanked the Human Race and presented Cao Bing with treasures, which he accepted before agreeing they could explore the World of Jin in the next era.
• After killing several powerful enemies and establishing his authority, Cao Bing withdrew the formation and set out to deal with the Divine Eye Clan’s remaining True Gods.
• The three surviving Divine Eye Clan True Gods fled with their remaining Universe Masters, abandoning three intact and four shattered small universes.
• Cao Bing considered whether the fugitives were relying on him being unable or unwilling to destroy their small universes, and decided he had no reason to spare them.

As the World of Jin prepared to open for the second time, the Three Ancestral Gods arrived to reveal that the Original Universe Origin Will had brought it to the Universe Sea as a chance for survival. They ended by warning the gathered factions about the coming threat of the Realm Beast.

• The Universe Sea factions kept some elites near the World of Jin and sent most of their forces home after Cao Bing broke the formation that had trapped them.
• The Three Ancestral Gods arrived at the wormhole as the World of Jin's second opening approached, and the factions looked to the Human Race for leadership.
• The Three Ancestral Gods greeted Blade Heart, Giant Axe, and Chaos City Leader before explaining that the Origin Will had sent them.
• The elderly Ancestral God revealed that the Origin Will had guided the World of Jin from the depths of the Universe Sea to give living beings a chance to survive an approaching calamity.
• The youthful Ancestral God named the force that destroys all things: the Realm Beast.