Chapter Summaries

The Emperor of Humanity explained how the Defiled World’s Kings emerged and recounted the simultaneous destruction of the five remaining Pure Lands. As the Pure Land of Calamity faced defeat, the Empress of Calamity urged her children to survive and seek the Authorities that might let them return as emperors capable of fighting back.

• Jiang Yuu asked how a new King of the Defiled World could claim credit for destroying a Pure Land alongside armies and an existing king, and the Emperor of Humanity explained that Defiled World beings gained others’ achievements by eating them.
• The Emperor of Humanity said the five Lords of the Pure Lands formed an alliance after four Pure Lands fell, but five Kings of the Defiled World invaded separately and nearly simultaneously.
• The King of the Crimson World overwhelmed the Empress of Calamity, and her forces retreated as the Defiled World spread through her Pure Land.
• The Empress of Calamity told His Majesty Yuanshi and her other children to flee, but His Majesty Yuanshi argued that nowhere would remain safe and that they should fight to the death.
• The Empress of Calamity revealed the prophecy that an emperor would arise when a Pure Land fell, and said the destroyed Pure Lands’ Authorities of Beyond Transcendence could enable survivors to defeat the Defiled World.
• The Empress of Calamity urged her children to escape into distant lands and, after all nine Pure Lands fell, obtain their Authorities and return to avenge them.

The Emperor of Humanity told Jiang Yuu how Yuanshi’s mother, the Empress of Calamity, became the Lord of the Azure World and eventually hunted down her former children. Yuanshi later emerged from the hidden “well” to protect life in the Defiled World, where nine Kings of the Defiled World joined forces against him.

• The Emperor of Humanity recounted how the Empress of Calamity sacrificed herself to help her children flee, then became the Lord of the Azure World and eventually killed them one by one.
• Yuanshi hid in a lower realm within the nine great Pure Lands, cleared it of corruption, and created the “well” where the four great Lands of Being arose.
• Yuanshi left the well to establish a small Pure Land in the Defiled World, beginning a conflict that lasted three hundred million years.
• The Lord of the Azure World confronted Yuanshi, was defeated, and revealed that a fallen Pure Land’s imperial sovereign could become a great achievement for the Defiled World’s Kings.
• More than two hundred million years after Yuanshi emerged, nine Kings of the Defiled World united to attack him while the Lord of the Azure World recovered.

The Emperor of Humanity explained how the Defiled World’s ten Kings ruled a society where powerful cultivators refined weaker people into elixirs, and recounted his failed attempts to help its victims. He then revealed why the injured Lord of the Azure World had stayed out of the Nine Kings’ campaign against Yuanshi.

• The Emperor of Humanity told Jiang Yuu that the Defiled World had formed its own society after its conquests, divided among ten holy lands ruled by its Kings.
• The Emperor of Humanity showed Jiang Yuu how Knights, Wizards, and other powerful cultivators devoured people to advance their cultivation, while even gifted apprentices were refined for their talents.
• The Emperor of Humanity explained that those who ascended within the Defiled World ultimately became the property of its Kings, and that he had secretly tried to raise champions among its people but none survived.
• The Emperor of Humanity said the Lord of the Azure World had avoided the campaign because her wounds left her afraid the other Kings would devour her.
• The Emperor of Humanity asked Jiang Yuu to consider why nine Kings, each only slightly weaker than a Transcendence One, had still failed to defeat Yuanshi.

The Emperor of Humanity recounted Yuanshi’s last stand, the creation of Yuanshi Divine Mountain, and how he helped bring another King of the Defiled World into being. Jiang Yuu vowed to fight the twelve Kings, and the Emperor began explaining the enemies’ powers.

• The Emperor of Humanity explained how Yuanshi wounded the Defiled Kings before a Defiled Thrall killed him and gained a great feat that eventually made him a new King.
• Yuanshi used his remaining strength to transform himself into Yuanshi Divine Mountain, which sheltered Human Civilization from the Defiled World.
• The Emperor of Humanity said he had guarded the mountain for tens of millions of years and warned Jiang Yuu that his actions had helped create a twelfth King of the Defiled World.
• Jiang Yuu declared that the number of Defiled Kings would not change his resolve to fight, and the Emperor of Humanity praised his determination.
• The Emperor of Humanity named the eleven Kings he had faced and began describing the powers of the Lord of the Azure World, the Lord of the Crimson World, and the Lord of the White World.

The Emperor of Humanity told Jiang Yuu how Human Civilization had fought the Defiled World for millions of years after arriving at Yuanshi Divine Mountain. He ended with the hundred-thousand-year-old battle that wiped out every warrior of Human Civilization, leaving the story of the final battle unresolved.

• The Emperor of Humanity explained the powers of the eleven Kings of the Defiled World, and Jiang Yuu memorized them.
• The Emperor recounted how Human Civilization arrived at Yuanshi Divine Mountain and fought off seven Defiled Kings in a million-year battle.
• He described how repeated assaults wore down humanity, and how his son Jiang Wang and his legion died in battle.
• Six hundred thousand years ago, the Emperor was gravely wounded after leaving the Divine Mountain to pursue a Defiled King, and a third of humanity sacrificed themselves to heal him.
• The Emperor said the Defiled Kings committed their full strength to the battle a hundred thousand years ago, in which every warrior of Human Civilization died.

The Emperor of Humanity recounted how he had held Yuanshi Divine Mountain and humanity’s legacy intact for a hundred thousand years while waiting for Jiang Yuu to arrive. He sacrificed himself to create the Golden Great Sun, and Jiang Yuu took his place as the Defiled World’s corruption surged toward the mountain.

• The Emperor of Humanity told Jiang Yuu that he had endured for a hundred thousand years and welcomed his arrival as a Saint Transcendent.
• The Emperor of Humanity refused Jiang Yuu’s offer to prolong his life and carried the Divine Bell across Yuanshi Divine Mountain.
• The Emperor of Humanity burned himself and the Divine Bell, forming the Golden Great Sun and blessing those beneath it with the power of transcendence of sovereignty.
• The Emperor of Humanity’s Golden Divine Domain collapsed, and the Defiled World’s malice rushed toward Yuanshi Divine Mountain.
• Jiang Yuu raised a pillar of platinum light to hold back the corruption and declared that the mountain would not fall while he remained.

Jiang Yuu unleashed a vast wave of platinum radiance from Yuanshi Divine Mountain, cleansing the surrounding Defiled World and transforming countless realms. The eleven Kings of the Defiled World finally revealed themselves, stopped his advance, and challenged his power.

• Jiang Yuu released a swordlike burst of holy radiance that purified the land around Yuanshi Divine Mountain and drove back the Defiled World’s forces.
• His radiance spread across countless worlds, replacing the Defiled World’s influence and empowering people to restore order and fight the corrupted.
• The eleven Kings of the Defiled World, who had waited for another to test Jiang Yuu first, joined forces as his presence neared them.
• The Kings raised their Thrones in eleven directions and pushed back Jiang Yuu’s platinum radiance.
• An azure-robed King rose from her Throne and told Jiang Yuu to stop his display of force, declaring his purification useless.

Jiang Yuu confronted the eleven Kings of the Defiled World, defeating the Lord of the Golden World in a clash of sword intent. The Kings offered him a place among them, but after he refused, they unleashed the pressure of the Defiled World against him; the chapter ends as the King of Glory makes an astonishing move.

• Jiang Yuu declared that he could change the Defiled World, then defeated the Lord of the Golden World in a clash of gazes and sword intent.
• The Lord of the White World stopped the Lord of the Golden World from attacking and offered Jiang Yuu a place as a World Lord if he joined them.
• Jiang Yuu rejected the offer and called the Kings of the Defiled World degenerate trash.
• The Kings threatened Jiang Yuu with the deaths of the two Transcendence Ones before him, then joined their auras to crush him with the weight of the Defiled World.
• As Paradise Mountain's armies faltered under the pressure, the King of Glory made a move that astonished everyone.

Jiang Yuu answered the pressure of eleven Kings of the Defiled World by advancing with overwhelming force, and his radiance nearly overturned their thrones. The kings then discussed how to defeat him and considered baiting him away from Yuanshi Divine Mountain.

• Jiang Yuu’s supreme will shattered the kings’ combined pressure, and his platinum radiance nearly overturned all eleven Supreme Thrones.
• The Defiled World’s forces faltered while the Holiness Host of Paradise Mountain cheered and prepared to attack.
• The Lord of the First World explained that Jiang Yuu’s Path of Holiness made him exceptionally powerful in combat, especially with the support of the Paths of Order and Imperial Dominion.
• The Kings of the Defiled World debated whether to wait for a twelfth king or lure Jiang Yuu away from Yuanshi Divine Mountain.
• The King of the White World proposed sending a few kings forward to expose an opening, and another king argued that Jiang Yuu’s confidence might make him take the bait.

The Defiled Kings chose three injured rulers to confront Jiang Yuu and stop him from leaving Yuanshi Divine Mountain, while the others withdrew to avoid danger. After the three rulers arrived and taunted him, the King of the Golden World challenged Jiang Yuu to step outside his stronghold.

• The Lord of the Golden World volunteered to be one of three rulers, and the King of the First World warned the Defiled Kings not to attack one another.
• The King of the Crimson World and the Azure-Robed Empress agreed to join the Lord of the Golden World, with the Empress demanding the First King's banner-bearing maid after the battle.
• The three rulers advanced to Yuanshi Divine Mountain while the other eight Defiled Kings withdrew to watch from a distance.
• Jiang Yuu recognized their plan to trap him and halt his purification, and the three rulers said they would wait for the twelfth World Lord to emerge.
• The King of the Golden World refused to enter Yuanshi Divine Mountain and challenged Jiang Yuu to leave it and fight on the Defiled Kings' ground.

Jiang Yuu left Yuanshi Divine Mountain and entered the Defiled World, where three Kings moved to trap him. He drew his sword and declared that he would kill them before the other eight Kings arrived.

• Annatania, Lucifer, and Supreme Jun warned Jiang Yuu not to leave Yuanshi Divine Mountain, while the Defiled Kings waited for him to step outside.
• Jiang Yuu crossed the Divine Mountain’s boundary despite the hostile forces surrounding him, and his radiance forced the enemies to retreat.
• The Lord of the Golden World, the Lord of the Crimson World, and the Lord of the Azure World surrounded Jiang Yuu and threatened to keep him trapped until the other Kings arrived.
• Jiang Yuu said he would kill the three World Lords before the eight approaching Kings could reach them, then drew his sword.

Jiang Yuu drew his sword and charged the Lord of the Golden World, with the Lord of the Azure World and the Lord of the Crimson World striking at him. Protected by the White Gold Moon, he pressed his attack as eight more Defiled Kings approached, leaving him five defiled moments to kill his target.

• Jiang Yuu unleashed sword qi that swept across the Defiled World, clearing its murky lands and breaking through the three Defiled Kings’ blockade.
• Jiang Yuu charged the Lord of the Golden World, whose fury grew when he realized he had been chosen as the target.
• The Lord of the Azure World used Azure Calamity, and the Lord of the Crimson World used Paint Crimson Adornment to attack Jiang Yuu from behind.
• A vast White Gold Moon rose behind Jiang Yuu and blocked the two Defiled Kings’ attacks, allowing him to keep facing the Lord of the Golden World.
• Eight more Defiled Kings advanced toward Yuanshi Divine Mountain, and the Lord of the Golden World challenged Jiang Yuu to kill him within five defiled moments.

The Lord of the Golden World unleashed his Golden Heaven, a Heaven's Will built from the broken swords and despairing souls of countless victims, and challenged Jiang Yuu to defy it. Jiang Yuu rose above the Golden Heaven and began passing judgment on the Defiled King, ordering him to bow for execution.

• The Lord of the Golden World invoked the Grand Law of the Golden World and manifested his Boundless Golden Heaven.
• The Lord of the Golden World revealed that his sword tombs held the souls and broken swords of those he had defeated and defiled.
• The Lord of the Azure World and the Lord of the Crimson World watched as the Lord of the Golden World reached his full strength.
• Jiang Yuu gathered his power, stepped through Heaven's Will, and rose above the Golden Heaven.
• Jiang Yuu declared that the Defiled World's Heaven's Will had no dominion over his mortal world and ordered the Lord of the Golden World to bow for execution.

Jiang Yuu overwhelmed the Lord of the Golden World with transcendent power and killed him. He emerged from a platinum sun holding the Defiled King’s severed head, leaving the watching Defiled World stunned.

• Jiang Yuu shattered the Lord of the Golden World’s Golden Heaven and suppressed him with judgment will.
• Jiang Yuu’s Platinum Holy Sword struck the grievously wounded Lord of the Golden World, destroying his sword tombs and releasing the souls trapped within.
• The Lord of the Golden World abandoned the fight and tried to flee, but Jiang Yuu sensed his weakened resolve and seized the opportunity.
• Jiang Yuu enveloped the Lord of the Golden World in a platinum sun, then emerged holding his severed head.
• The watching crowd realized that the Lord of the Golden World had been killed.

Jiang Yuu returned to Yuanshi Divine Mountain after slaying the Lord of Golden Heaven, stunning the Defiled Kings and the entire Defiled World. The First King sent eight kings onward while warning that no more Defiled Kings could die, and the Warriors of Paradise Mountain welcomed Jiang Yuu’s return.

• The Defiled World trembled and wept golden tears as its first Defiled King was slain, while the Lord of the Azure World and the Lord of the Crimson World stopped attacking and raised their heavens to defend themselves.
• Jiang Yuu carried the Golden King's head past the two Defiled Kings and returned to Yuanshi Divine Mountain without attacking them again.
• Eight Defiled Kings halted upon learning that Jiang Yuu had slain the Golden King without the aid of Yuanshi Divine Mountain or the Golden Great Sun, then resumed their advance after the First King ordered them to prevent further deaths.
• The First King judged Jiang Yuu a serious threat and worried about what might happen when more Imperial Lords of Transcendence arrived.
• The Warriors of Paradise Mountain cheered as Jiang Yuu returned carrying the enemy king's head.

After defeating the Lord of the Golden World, Jiang Yuu ordered the fallen Superhuman Warriors buried on Yuanshi Divine Mountain and declared he would offer the Defiled King's head as tribute. The Defiled Kings arrived but held back, unwilling to attack Jiang Yuu within the mountain's protection.

• Jiang Yuu celebrated the Holiness Host's victory and urged his Warriors not to fear the Defiled World or its Kings.
• Jiang Yuu ordered the remains of the Superhuman Civilization's fallen gathered and buried on Yuanshi Divine Mountain, and raised the Lord of the Golden World's head as an offering.
• Annatania and the Supremes warned Jiang Yuu that the approaching Defiled Kings might attack during the burial.
• Jiang Yuu said he would make the offering in front of the Defiled Kings to challenge them and counter their earlier attempt to lure him away from Yuanshi Divine Mountain.
• The Holiness Host buried the fallen, while eight Defiled Kings arrived and joined the Lord of the Azure World and the Lord of the Crimson World outside the mountain.
• The Defiled Kings watched Jiang Yuu holding the severed head but did not attack Yuanshi Divine Mountain.

The Defiled Kings chose to heal and wait for reinforcements rather than attack Jiang Yuu, while Jiang Yuu honored the fallen humans by creating the Grand Cemetery and holding a memorial. The ceremony awakened heroic spirits that bestowed protection and skills on the Angel Civilization’s forces.

• The Defiled Kings discussed their weakened state and agreed to consume their followers to heal while waiting for new kings before attacking Yuanshi Divine Mountain.
• Jiang Yuu recognized the Defiled Kings’ plan and decided to honor the fallen while studying the new abilities he had gained from killing the Lord of the Golden World.
• Jiang Yuu gathered the human remains and tombs atop Yuanshi Divine Mountain into the Grand Cemetery and erected a stele commemorating the fallen and their sacrifices.
• Jiang Yuu led the Angel Civilization in paying tribute at the stele, placing the Lord of the Golden World’s head before it as an offering to their forebears.
• The Golden Great Sun illuminated the cemetery, and heroic human spirits granted protection and some of their skills to angels and Paradise Mountain warriors.

After honoring humanity’s fallen heroes with the Defiled King’s head, Jiang Yuu awakened a vast, pure Heaven’s Will and became known as Platinum Heaven. He declared the worlds beneath his Heaven’s Will free from corruption, and cleansed wells broke away from the Sea of Transcendence and settled within Yuanshi Divine Mountain.

• Jiang Yuu placed the Defiled King’s head before the great gravestone, and the memorial rites strengthened Lucifer, Supreme Jun, Michael, Annatania, Arodas, and the others to Multiverse Sovereign combat power.
• Jiang Yuu’s eyes became Platinum Sacred Eyes, and his origin and path of holiness underwent a major transformation.
• A platinum sacred firmament spread over Yuanshi Divine Mountain and into the Defiled World, cleansing wells and converting their lower worlds into places of holiness and purity.
• The ten Defiled Kings recognized that Jiang Yuu had gained power comparable to their own ascension, while the First King decided that no more Defiled Kings could die.
• Jiang Yuu sat upon a celestial seat within Heaven’s Will, proclaimed that all worlds beneath it would be pure, and drew cleansed wells into Yuanshi Divine Mountain.

Jiang Yuu brought countless cleansed White Wells to Yuanshi Divine Mountain and prepared to use their worlds to strengthen the Angel Civilization before the Defiled Kings’ next assault. He ordered the Holiness Host to enter the wells, spread his Heaven’s Will, and return as their lords.

• The Defiled Kings discussed the White Wells Jiang Yuu had taken and decided to wait until their wounds healed and a new Defiled King emerged before attacking Yuanshi Divine Mountain again.
• Jiang Yuu sensed the Defiled Kings’ plans and resolved to prepare for what could be a decisive battle.
• Jiang Yuu summoned the Legion Commanders of the Holiness Host and explained that the White Wells’ worlds were being transformed by his Heaven’s Will.
• Jiang Yuu ordered Angels, Holiness Warriors, and other powerful fighters to enter the wells, restore order, become Lords of the White Wells, and ascend back.

Jiang Yuu told the legion commanders to spread Holy Paradise Mountain's influence through the lower worlds and explained how his transcendent essence would let them enter and leave most wells safely. The commanders prepared to descend, knowing Jiang Yuu could rescue them if they called his name.

• Jiang Yuu instructed the legion commanders to bring Holy Paradise Mountain's influence, holy bloodlines, and opposition to the Defiled World to the lower worlds.
• Lucifer asked how the angels would transcend lower worlds after descending, and Jiang Yuu explained that his aura had made them Ascendants able to enter most wells.
• Michael asked why the well containing the four great Lands of Being was different, and Jiang Yuu described how Yuanshi cleansed it and created the Multiverse.
• Jiang Yuu said Yuanshi's well, also called Jade Void, was too powerful for the angels to return to and could produce Transcendence Ones capable of opposing the King of the Defiled World.
• Jiang Yuu assured the commanders that he could bring them back by activating omniscience if they called his name, then dismissed them to their work.