Arc 18The Underworld War

Qin Tian strengthened the Heavenly Court, destroyed the Divine Court, and led a coalition against the Underworld. After defeating its forces and their allies, he set out to confront the Forbidden Zones as the Road to Immortality approached.

  • Qin Tian advanced to Quasi-Emperor Fourth Heaven, raised the Heavenly Court over Big Dipper, and destroyed the Divine Court by killing Emperor Lord.
  • Qin Tian allied with Chuan Ying and restored Gai Jiuyou’s strength with a True Dragon Immortal Medicine fruit as he prepared for the Dark Turmoil.
  • Qin Tian restored the Immortal Ascension Cauldron and launched it at the Underworld, then led the Heavenly Court and its allies into battle against the forbidden zone.
  • Qin Tian killed the Prison-Suppressing Emperor, but the Heavenly-Penetrating Nether Treasure fused with the Chaos Monster, cursed him, and tried to take his body.
  • Qin Tian used Dao Illuminating the Years to reach extreme Dao power and fight the fused enemies, while the Undying Heavenly Blade ambushed him and shattered Chuan Ying’s stone club.
  • Qin Tian awakened Cao Yusheng through Duan De’s Reincarnation Seal, then defeated the Undying Heavenly Blade as the battles against the Underworld’s allies continued.
  • Qin Tian killed the Corpse Emperor, while Gai Jiuyou and Chuan Ying defeated Source Ghost and Cao Yusheng destroyed the Heavenly-Penetrating Nether Treasure.
  • Cao Yusheng returned control to Duan De, and Qin Tian set out with the Black Emperor to warn the Forbidden Zones before arriving in the Eastern Wasteland with overwhelming imperial might.
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Ch. 427Three physiques representing the eras, Xiao Meng? Su Meng?! Meng Qi!!

Qin Tian completed an acquired sacred body Dao embryo, then followed destiny to the Great Dream Temple in search of a breakthrough opportunity. There, he learned that his old acquaintance Zhen Ding had died after dreaming of becoming Yuanshi Tianzun, leaving Qin Tian shaken by the implications of Zhen Ding’s identity.

  • Qin Tian finished evolving his acquired sacred body Dao embryo after the universe cut off its blessing, and he speculated about creating a new physique called the Yuanshi dharma body.
  • Qin Tian used destiny to locate an opportunity in the Western Desert and traveled to the Great Dream Temple, where he hoped to find the Great Dream of Ten Thousand Ages Method.
  • Qin Tian asked the temple monks for Zhen Ding and learned that the abbot had died while attempting to break through to Saint King.
  • Qin Tian searched the Yin Realm for Zhen Ding’s soul but could not find him, then received the Dao Sect Śarīra Zhen Ding had left behind.
  • The little novice monk told Qin Tian that Zhen Ding had dreamed of becoming Yuanshi Tianzun, prompting Qin Tian to resolve to uncover who Zhen Ding really was.

Ch. 428The Sage Who Transcended Samsara, an Invitation

Qin Tian examined the Yuanshi Śarīra and discovered that it connected him to the Real World of The Sage Who Transcended Samsara, where he briefly experienced Haotian Shangdi’s origin. He returned to Shrouding the Heavens realizing the Śarīra was an invitation and a possible gateway to that world.

  • Qin Tian recognized the Three Pure Ones’ resonance in the Śarīra and asked whether it belonged to The Sage Who Transcended Samsara or Shrouding the Heavens; it identified itself as Shrouding the Heavens.
  • Qin Tian teased Meng Qi as Reckless Vajra, and the Śarīra manifested the Pangu Banner to warn him.
  • The Yuanshi Śarīra transported Qin Tian to the Real World, where he experienced existence as the Haotian Origin Energy Sea and learned of Haotian Shangdi’s place in that world.
  • Qin Tian returned to Shrouding the Heavens and realized the Śarīra could serve as a doorway to The Sage Who Transcended Samsara.

Ch. 429The Third Secret Realm: Haotian

Qin Tian opened his third secret realm, Haotian, and completed the initial framework of his Yang Spirit cultivation system by uniting essence, qi, and spirit into dharma power. He survived a devastating combined tribulation at the Cosmic Frontier, advanced to the middle Quasi-Emperor stage, and returned with a Dao-infused Śarīra.

  • Qin Tian established the Haotian secret realm, linking his other secret realms and transforming his energy into spiritual dharma power.
  • Qin Tian set out how the three secret realms cultivated spirit, body, and divine power, then advanced from the early to the middle Quasi-Emperor stage.
  • Qin Tian traveled from the Big Dipper to the Cosmic Frontier and released his aura, triggering a combined Law-Creation and Quasi-Emperor Tribulation.
  • Qin Tian used his Taiji Diagram to swallow the opening eighty-one bolts of Purple Heaven Blood Lightning, then endured lightning infused with the laws and arts of past Great Emperors.
  • Qin Tian tempered his body with the tribulation and formed the Heavenly Dao Seal, ending the tribulation and returning with a Dao-infused Śarīra from Yuanshi Tianzun.

Ch. 430Duan De Again, the Heavenly Court's Ascendancy

After returning as a mid-stage Quasi-Emperor, Qin Tian restored the Heavenly Court above Big Dipper and recruited Duan De to design a formation spanning the Nine Heavens and Ten Lands. Duan De stayed to work on the formation, while Black Emperor urged Qin Tian to settle accounts with his enemies.

  • Qin Tian descended upon the Heavenly Court, praised Big Black Dog's trained soldiers, and expanded the Court across the remaining six heavens.
  • Qin Tian raised the Heavenly Court above Big Dipper, and powers from across the star domain came to pay homage and seek forgiveness.
  • Qin Tian asked Duan De to design a Heavenly Cycle Starry Battle Formation capable of linking the Nine Heavens and Ten Lands and trapping Supremes.
  • Qin Tian awakened Duan De's past-life wisdom with reincarnation immortal light, and Duan De agreed to work on the formation.
  • Qin Tian described the powerful enemies searching for the Netherworld Emperor, persuading Duan De to remain safely in the Heavenly Court and continue working.
  • Black Emperor told Qin Tian that, now that he was a Quasi-Emperor, he should settle accounts with his enemies.

Ch. 431Attacking the Divine Court, two armies face off

Qin Tian led the Heavenly Court on a revenge campaign against the Divine Court, bringing his army through the void and past its defenses. The armies faced off in the Divine Court’s heartland as an approaching extreme-dao aura stirred on a nearby ancient star.

  • Qin Tian rallied the Heavenly Court’s soldiers and opened a void passage to the Divine Court, while Black Emperor called the campaign a war of revenge.
  • News of the invasion spread through the Cloud Dream Realm, drawing attention from across the Nine Heavens and Ten Lands as the Divine Court prepared its forces.
  • Qin Tian used the Other Shore Golden Bridge to bypass the Divine Court’s protective formations and bring the Heavenly Court’s army into its heartland.
  • Black Emperor led the charge against the Divine Court’s guards, and Qin Tian demanded that the Emperor Lord come out as both armies assembled for battle.
  • The Emperor Lord’s son prayed to a clay statue for his father’s help, but it crumbled as an ancient star nearby released an aura approaching the extreme dao.

Ch. 432The Emperor Lord emerged, the Extreme Dao Emperor Weapon God-Refining Pot

The Emperor Lord emerged from seclusion and attacked Qin Tian, but Qin Tian overwhelmed him despite being only at the fourth heaven of Quasi-Emperor. The Emperor Lord summoned the Light Clan’s God-Refining Pot, and Qin Tian vowed to kill him even with the Extreme Dao Emperor Weapon in play.

  • Qin Tian shielded the Heavenly Court’s forces from the Emperor Lord’s aura, while the Black Emperor killed a Divine Court elder.
  • The Emperor Lord equipped his Blue Gold Emperor Tower and Dragon-Phoenix Armor, then demanded Qin Tian’s secrets of the Forbidden Domain.
  • Qin Tian struck the Emperor Lord with his bare fist, destroying the Divine Court Main Star and revealing his fourth-heaven Quasi-Emperor cultivation.
  • Qin Tian wounded the Emperor Lord with the Five-Colored Emperor Sword, cracking his armor and forcing him to request an Emperor Weapon from the Light Clan.
  • The God-Refining Pot arrived, and the Emperor Lord offered to spare Qin Tian if he became a War General of the Divine Court.
  • Qin Tian refused to submit and declared that he would kill the Emperor Lord despite his Extreme Dao Emperor Weapon.

Ch. 433Recreating a legend, catching an Extreme Dao Emperor Weapon barehanded (happy May Day)

Qin Tian caught the God-Refining Pot barehanded, recreating Great Emperor Wushi’s famous feat and overwhelming the Divine Court’s forces. He continued crushing the Emperor Lord’s defenses, while the Light Clan retreated into seclusion and the Black Emperor received fragments of the shattered Eternal Blue Gold Tower.

  • The Emperor Lord unleashed the God-Refining Pot at full power, but Qin Tian caught the Extreme Dao Emperor Weapon with one hand and slapped it into a distant galaxy.
  • Qin Tian’s feat stunned the witnesses, and the Light Clan’s patriarch ordered his clansmen to withdraw into their ancestral land and remain secluded for fifty thousand years.
  • A Great Saint urged his grandson to join the Heavenly Court, believing Qin Tian could fulfill the Mythological Age’s ambition of whole-sect ascension to immortality.
  • Qin Tian broke through the Emperor Lord’s attacks, shattered his dragon-and-phoenix armor, and pressed the battle with his overwhelming physical strength.
  • Qin Tian smashed the Emperor Lord’s Eternal Blue Gold Tower, then gave several of its larger fragments to the Black Emperor.

Ch. 434Slaying the Vermilion Bird, Destroying the Divine Court, Shaking the Myriad Heavens

Qin Tian defeated Emperor Lord and destroyed the Divine Court, refining him into a Vermilion Bird Divine Pellet. The Heavenly Court’s supremacy was established, while Qin Tian continued to build his own Dao and use the pellet as a reserve of energy.

  • Black Emperor fused eternal blue gold into his bell, transforming it into an extreme Dao rough blank.
  • Emperor Lord burned his origin and awakened the power of his phoenix blood red gold armor, but Qin Tian overwhelmed him in their battle.
  • Black Emperor led the Heavenly Court’s forces into battle as Emperor Lord’s Vermilion Bird strike barely wounded Qin Tian.
  • Qin Tian shattered Emperor Lord’s armor, captured him, and refined him into a Vermilion Bird Divine Pellet for the Devouring Heaven Demon Jar.
  • Qin Tian considered how Quasi-Emperors cultivated their own supreme Dao Fruits and why he could not rely on Emperor Lord’s or Old Golden Crow’s insights as his foundation.
  • News of the Divine Court’s destruction spread, and powers across the Myriad Heavens submitted to the Heavenly Court.

Ch. 435Grand Talk of the Heavenly Court, Ruling the World

Black Emperor toured former Divine Court territories to renew their covenants, while Duan De struggled to build a formation spanning the Nine Heavens and Ten Lands. Qin Tian persuaded Duan De to keep working, then welcomed Chuan Ying to the Heavenly Court.

  • Black Emperor led Heavenly Soldiers and Generals to an ancient star to renew its covenant with the Heavenly Court and collect tribute.
  • Duan De complained that Qin Tian's Heavenly Cycle Starry Battle Formation required linking every Life Source Land and star across the Nine Heavens and Ten Lands.
  • Qin Tian let Duan De leave to rest, but Duan De hurried back and insisted on continuing the formation after realizing he could not escape his work.
  • Duan De returned to his workshop, grumbling as he considered the future tombs that the formation's success might bring.
  • Qin Tian welcomed Chuan Ying, the foremost Divine General of the Ancient Heavenly Court, who had achieved Alternative Dao Attainment and received Emperor Venerable's blood as a baptism.

Ch. 436A Battle of Alternative Dao Attainment, the Nine-Turn Golden Elixir

Qin Tian fought Chuan Ying in the Cosmic Frontier, demonstrated strength on the level of alternative Dao attainment, and allied with him, bringing the God Organization into the Heavenly Court. After assessing his limits and the coming Dark Turmoil, Qin Tian decided to seek Nine-Turn Golden Elixirs to strengthen his aging allies.

  • Qin Tian arranged for Duan De to meet Chuan Ying, who came to challenge the new Heavenly Court’s ruler.
  • Qin Tian and Chuan Ying fought at the Cosmic Frontier, trading blows with their staffs, fists, divine arrows, and Dao techniques while Qin Tian’s formation concealed their battle from the Supremes.
  • Qin Tian and Chuan Ying formed an alliance, and the God Organization joined the Heavenly Court with its accumulated resources.
  • Qin Tian assessed that his physical strength and primordial spirit could suppress Chuan Ying at close range, but his laws remained his weakest area.
  • Qin Tian considered how to prepare for the Dark Turmoil and decided to find Nine-Turn Golden Elixirs to restore the strength and lifespans of his aging allies.

Ch. 437Meeting Gai Jiuyou again, living a second life

Qin Tian sought Gai Jiuyou as an ally against the coming Dark Turmoil and gave him the True Dragon Immortal Medicine fruit to restore his youth. Gai Jiuyou lived a second life, regained his peak strength, and declared his return.

  • Qin Tian decided to gather the remaining Nine-Turn Golden Elixir ingredients and seek a powerful ally to prepare for the Dark Turmoil.
  • Qin Tian found Gai Jiuyou in the Central Province, and Gai Jiuyou was astonished by Qin Tian's rapid rise to Quasi-Emperor Fourth Heaven.
  • Qin Tian offered Gai Jiuyou the True Dragon Immortal Medicine fruit and asked him to fight beside the Heavenly Court if the Road to Immortality failed and Dark Turmoil erupted.
  • Gai Jiuyou accepted the fruit, agreed to join the Heavenly Court, and resolved to conceal his restored strength so he could surprise the Dark Supremes.
  • Gai Jiuyou swallowed the fruit, healed his Dao wounds, regained his youth and peak power, and announced that he had returned.

Ch. 438The Netherworld Emperor's plans, Heavenly Court's military drills, and the campaign against a Forbidden Zone

Qin Tian prepared Heavenly Court to campaign against the Underworld, hoping to sharpen his strength through battle and eliminate the Forbidden Zone. He left the chapter planning the final preparations for war, while the future showed armies gathering against the Underworld.

  • Qin Tian decided to target the Underworld as a suitable opponent and summoned troops to drill for the coming campaign.
  • Qin Tian secured Chuan Ying and Gai Jiuyou's support, then visited Heavenly Court's Astrology Division to discuss preparations with Duan De.
  • Qin Tian baited Duan De with tales of the Netherworld Emperor's and Tribulation Transcendence Heavenly Venerable's tombs, persuading him to devise methods against the Underworld's Yin Spirits and Yin Soldiers.
  • Qin Tian foresaw forces converging on the Underworld and concluded that the campaign's outcome would depend on battles at the Extreme Dao level.
  • Qin Tian decided to improve Heavenly Court's chances by working on equipment.

Ch. 439Divine Child, Reforging the Immortal Ascension Cauldron

Qin Tian recovered the Immortal Ascension Cauldron’s Artifact Spirit from a stone in Divine City and brought it to the Fire Domain to reforge the cauldron in Immortal Fire. The Artifact Spirit feared being returned to the cauldron, but Qin Tian reassured him that he only wanted to restore the artifact.

  • Qin Tian joined the two pieces of the Immortal Ascension Cauldron and used the Destiny Cause-and-Effect Lamp to trace its remaining third through its Artifact Spirit.
  • Qin Tian went to the Ji Family Stone Workshop in Divine City and drew a battered stone from the Heavenly Character Divine Garden.
  • Qin Tian stripped away the stone shell, revealing Divine Child, the Immortal Ascension Cauldron’s Artifact Spirit, and took him back to the Heavenly Court.
  • Qin Tian carried the two-thirds-complete cauldron to the Eastern Wasteland’s Fire Domain and placed it in the Immortal Fire to reforge it.
  • Divine Child panicked at the sight of the cauldron, but Qin Tian reassured him that he wanted the artifact, not to imprison the child again.

Ch. 440The cauldron bears down on the Underworld, the Extreme Dao battle begins

Qin Tian reforged the Immortal Ascension Cauldron and launched an assault on the Underworld, declaring his intent to rule the world and challenge the Forbidden Zones. The Underworld’s Lord awakened to meet him as the chapter ended.

  • Qin Tian used the Cause-and-Effect Lamp to strike down cultivators who attacked the Immortal Ascension Cauldron fragments, causing deaths across the Nine Heavens and Ten Lands.
  • Qin Tian reunited the cauldron fragments and restored the Immortal Ascension Cauldron, while Divine Child wondered why he had wanted to become a living being.
  • Qin Tian hurled the Immortal Ascension Cauldron toward the Underworld and announced that he would rule the world and cow the Forbidden Zones.
  • Chuan Ying prepared to join the attack, but a radiant figure stopped him and agreed that he could personally take the Netherworld Emperor’s head later.
  • Qin Tian smashed the Immortal Ascension Cauldron into the Underworld, shattering its formations and calling out its Lord to fight.
  • The Lord of the Underworld awoke, releasing Supreme pressure across the starry sky.

Ch. 441Heavenly Court vs. Underworld, upheaval on Big Dipper

The Heavenly Court launched an invasion of the Underworld, and the Black Emperor and Duan De helped turn the tide against its undead forces. Qin Tian fought the Prison-Suppressing Emperor with the Immortal Ascension Cauldron as Extreme Dao clashes awakened beings across the forbidden zones.

  • The Black Emperor led the Heavenly Court's army through the Immortal Road to attack the Underworld, where brutal fighting erupted.
  • The Old God sounded the Heavenly Court Horn, summoning covenant-bound descendants and cultivators from across the universe to join the battle.
  • As the Underworld unleashed hordes of ancient dead, Duan De used his knowledge of its formations to silence the Netherworld Bell and seal the coffins below ground.
  • The Prison-Suppressing Emperor emerged from the Underworld's depths and challenged Qin Tian, who fought back with the Immortal Ascension Cauldron.
  • Their battle's Extreme Dao fluctuations spread across the universe and awakened powerful beings in the Life Forbidden Zones.

Ch. 442Forbidden Zone Supremes Awaken, a Battle of Extreme Dao Supremes

Qin Tian fought the Prison-Suppressing Emperor while the Heavenly Court attacked the Underworld, drawing the Forbidden Zone Supremes’ attention. The Heavenly Court’s armies gained the upper hand with the Saint Sacrifice formation and allied Emperor Weapons as reinforcements joined the assault.

  • The Forbidden Zone Supremes awakened and watched the Heavenly Court attack the Underworld, marveling that Qin Tian could fight a Supreme as a Quasi-Emperor.
  • Qin Tian grew stronger during his battle with the Prison-Suppressing Emperor, using his Immortal Ascension Cauldron and insights from branching timelines to gain the advantage.
  • The Prison-Suppressing Emperor changed his fighting style and relied on his Emperor armor, but Qin Tian continued to clash with him using powerful Dao techniques.
  • The Black Emperor activated Qin Tian’s Saint Sacrifice formation, allowing Heavenly Court soldiers to restore their strength and improve their origins by killing Underworld Yin Spirits.
  • Old God attacked the master of the Prison-Suppressing Hall, while Emperor Weapons and Quasi-Emperor allies from across the universe joined the assault on the Underworld.
  • The Heavenly Court’s allies overwhelmed the Underworld’s resistance as more fighters arrived, turning the battle into a united effort to destroy the forbidden zone.

Ch. 443Fishing: the acquired sacred body dao embryo astounded the Supremes

Qin Tian battled the Prison-Suppressing Emperor as the forbidden-zone Supremes recognized his acquired sacred body dao embryo and considered intervening. After the Prison-Suppressing Emperor completed ultimate sublimation and overwhelmed him with Extreme Dao power, Qin Tian unleashed the Six Paths of Reincarnation Heavenly Art and shattered the emperor, but the Heavenly-Penetrating Nether Treasure ambushed him before he could finish the fight.

  • The Prison-Suppressing Emperor recognized Qin Tian’s sacred body dao embryo, prompting the forbidden-zone Supremes to debate whether to attack him.
  • Qin Tian foresaw that the Heavenly-Penetrating Nether Treasure might strike when he was exhausted, while the great accomplishment sacred body prevented Longevity Heavenly Venerable from entering the battle.
  • Qin Tian nearly destroyed the Prison-Suppressing Emperor with Nine Secrets Unite as One during his ultimate sublimation, but the emperor completed the process and returned to his peak.
  • The sublimated Prison-Suppressing Emperor wounded Qin Tian and resisted his attacks, but Qin Tian’s Six Paths of Reincarnation Heavenly Art shattered the emperor’s body and primordial spirit.
  • The Heavenly-Penetrating Nether Treasure emerged in a surprise attack as Qin Tian moved to finish the Prison-Suppressing Emperor, and Qin Tian’s Emperor Fist failed to damage its true Immortal Artifact body.

Ch. 444Immortal Artifact Showdown, Seizing Qin Tian's Body

Qin Tian faced the Underworld’s ambush with help from Chuan Ying and Gai Jiuyou, who battled Source Ghost and Source God. Left to confront the Heavenly-Penetrating Nether Treasure and its Chaos Monster, Qin Tian was struck by an immortal curse that covered him in red hair as the treasure tried to seize his body.

  • Qin Tian revealed that he had lured the Underworld Supremes into an ambush and declared that he would pacify the Underworld.
  • Chuan Ying arrived and destroyed the Prison-Suppressing Emperor, ending the emperor’s impersonation of the Netherworld Emperor.
  • Gai Jiuyou and Chuan Ying engaged Source God and Source Ghost, while Gai Jiuyou’s strength forced Source God to undergo ultimate sublimation.
  • The Heavenly-Penetrating Nether Treasure revealed its plan to use the Chaos Monster and Qin Tian’s acquired sacred body dao embryo to pursue immortality.
  • Qin Tian confronted the fused Heavenly-Penetrating Nether Treasure and Chaos Monster, but its curse covered his body in red hair and it began attacking his primordial spirit to take over his body.

Ch. 445A battle of Supremes across the myriad heavens, Dao Illuminating the Years finally appears

Qin Tian battled the Heavenly-Penetrating Nether Treasure and the Chaos Monster as Supremes attacked across the battlefield. With Emperor Hengyu joining the fight against the Corpse Emperor, Qin Tian unveiled his new divine art, Dao Illuminating the Years, Dao Transforms the Myriad Heavens, and prepared to turn its power against his enemies.

  • Qin Tian broke the Heavenly-Penetrating Nether Treasure’s curse and fought it while Source God, Source Ghost, Gai Jiuyou, and Chuan Ying battled elsewhere.
  • The Heavenly-Penetrating Nether Treasure summoned the Corpse Emperor from the Primordial Ancient Mine, and Qin Tian revealed that he had prepared a response.
  • Flame Emperor Shennong used the Jiang Family’s gathered blood and the Solar Divine Furnace to revive Emperor Hengyu’s power, then confronted and struck the Corpse Emperor.
  • Qin Tian’s battle with the Chaos Monster repeatedly damaged his body, prompting him to unleash the time-based secret art he had been developing.
  • Qin Tian manifested a vast future world with Dao Illuminating the Years, Dao Transforms the Myriad Heavens, alarming the Heavenly-Penetrating Nether Treasure and the Chaos Monster.

Ch. 446The invincible future self, the Undying Heavenly Blade strikes

Qin Tian summoned his future self and used the power of the Way of Existence to overwhelm the Underworld’s chaos monster and the Heavenly-Penetrating Nether Treasure. As his borrowed strength weakened, the Undying Heavenly Blade suddenly struck, cutting Qin Tian in half and gravely wounding Chuan Ying.

  • Qin Tian merged with a supreme future self, reaching extreme Dao power despite the growing shackles of cause and effect.
  • Qin Tian tore apart the chaos monster’s body and cracked the Heavenly-Penetrating Nether Treasure with two blows.
  • Qin Tian identified himself as the Lord of the Heavenly Court and continued attacking the chaos monster and its treasure, repeatedly crushing the monster.
  • The Heavenly-Penetrating Nether Treasure merged with the chaos monster and used curses and Underworld power to resist Qin Tian.
  • The Undying Heavenly Blade ambushed Qin Tian and cut him in half, then severed Chuan Ying’s stone club and wounded him.

Ch. 447The decisive move, the Netherworld Emperor takes the stage

Qin Tian fought the Undying Heavenly Blade and the Heavenly-Penetrating Nether Treasure while the other battles raged across the starry sky. Badly wounded and outmatched, he brought a fat Daoist onto the battlefield as his teacher, leaving the Heavenly-Penetrating Nether Treasure shaken by the reveal.

  • The Undying Heavenly Blade attacked Qin Tian with power infused by the Undying Heavenly Emperor, and its strike wounded him and drew out his blood to probe his origin.
  • The Heavenly-Penetrating Nether Treasure and the Chaos Monster joined the attack, badly wounding Qin Tian and cracking the Immortal Ascension Cauldron again.
  • Qin Tian saw that Chuan Ying, Emperor Hengyu, and Gai Jiuyou were occupied in their own fights, while the Forbidden Zones stayed silent out of fear of the Undying Heavenly Emperor.
  • Qin Tian reasoned that he could turn the fight around by dealing with the Heavenly-Penetrating Nether Treasure, then summoned a fat Daoist and introduced him as his teacher.
  • The Undying Heavenly Blade questioned Qin Tian's reliance on the Great Saint-level Daoist, while the Heavenly-Penetrating Nether Treasure recognized him in shock.

Ch. 448The Netherworld Emperor Subdued the Nether Treasure, the Heavenly Venerable Suppressed the Heavenly Blade

Qin Tian awakened Cao Yusheng’s Netherworld Emperor persona to fight the Heavenly-Penetrating Nether Treasure while he battled the Undying Heavenly Blade. Cao Yusheng subdued the treasure with reincarnation arts, and Qin Tian destroyed the Undying Heavenly Blade’s Emperor Formation with Nine Secrets Unite as One.

  • Qin Tian activated Duan De’s Reincarnation Seal, allowing the Netherworld Emperor Cao Yusheng to awaken and take control of his body.
  • Cao Yusheng covered the Heavenly-Penetrating Nether Treasure and the Chaos Monster with red hair and trapped them in a formation of Extreme Dao laws.
  • The Heavenly-Penetrating Nether Treasure broke free and attacked Cao Yusheng, who struck back with reincarnation seals and a talisman commanding the stars.
  • Qin Tian fought the Undying Heavenly Blade, learned that the Undying Heavenly Emperor had shattered the Immortal Ascension Cauldron, and resisted the blade’s faith-powered attack.
  • The Undying Heavenly Blade formed the Undying Heavenly Emperor’s World-destroying formation, but Qin Tian destroyed it by uniting the Nine Secrets.

Ch. 449The Heavenly Blade Broke, Shocking the World

Qin Tian fought the Undying Heavenly Blade, enduring its attacks while learning its techniques and exhausting the Heavenly Emperor's divine power within it. He unleashed the genuine Six Paths of Reincarnation and broke the blade, leaving its fate beyond the shattered battlefield uncertain.

  • The Undying Heavenly Blade poured in its divine power and attacked Qin Tian, who countered with his Supreme Heavenly Blade and Immortal Cauldron.
  • Qin Tian used his Kunpeng Wings to force the blade into repeated high-speed collisions, while the Heavenly Emperor's divine power within it steadily ran dry.
  • Qin Tian's Dao Portal Secret Realm adapted to the blade's wounds, and he grew stronger as he absorbed and mastered the Undying Heavenly Emperor's Dao principles.
  • The Undying Heavenly Blade burned its origin and launched a final attack, but Qin Tian invoked the genuine Six Paths of Reincarnation and struck it with overwhelming force.
  • The Heavenly Blade broke into two pieces.

Ch. 450Pacifying the Underworld, the Helpful Qin Tian Visits the Heavenly Emperor

Qin Tian broke the Undying Heavenly Blade’s attack and stopped the Forbidden Zone Supremes from interfering as he and his allies fought the sublimated Supremes. The battles continued across the universe, with Gai Jiuyou pressing Source Ghost while Qin Tian and Emperor Hengyu battled the Corpse Emperor.

  • The Undying Heavenly Blade regenerated, gathered the Heavenly Emperor’s divine power, and struck to escape, but Qin Tian’s Chaos Time and Space Sword Embryo hit it before the Undying Heavenly Emperor burned away Qin Tian’s causal trail.
  • Qin Tian decided to take Chuan Ying to visit the Undying Heavenly Emperor, then joined Gai Jiuyou as the two prepared to end the war.
  • The Corpse Emperor and Source Ghost underwent ultimate sublimation, and Qin Tian cut off a beam of aid from a Forbidden Zone before pinning the Primordial Ancient Mine beneath the Other Shore Golden Bridge.
  • Qin Tian and Emperor Hengyu fought the Corpse Emperor, while the Forbidden Zone Supremes threatened to settle matters when the Road to Immortality opened.
  • The Undying Heavenly Blade shattered Chuan Ying’s Stone Staff and emperor body, but Gai Jiuyou arrived to save him and began overpowering Source Ghost.
  • Qin Tian, Emperor Hengyu, and the Corpse Emperor continued their fierce battle as Gai Jiuyou sought to slay Source Ghost.

Ch. 451Cao Yusheng and the Black Emperor

Qin Tian and his allies defeated the Underworld’s leaders while Cao Yusheng reclaimed his Origin Emperor power and erased the Heavenly-Penetrating Nether Treasure’s deity. After Cao Yusheng returned to Duan De’s current life, Qin Tian led the Black Emperor to Big Dipper to confront the Forbidden Zones.

  • Qin Tian killed the Corpse Emperor with the Immortal Ascension Cauldron and took his Reincarnation Seal, while Gai Jiuyou and Chuan Ying defeated Source Ghost.
  • Cao Yusheng awakened his Origin Emperor foundation, defeated the Heavenly-Penetrating Nether Treasure, destroyed its deity, and began nurturing a replacement.
  • Cao Yusheng explained his past lives and the Posthumous Immortality Method, then praised Qin Tian as stronger than his senior brother, Emperor Venerable.
  • Cao Yusheng severed his Emperor Body and returned control to Duan De, whose safeguard broke the Black Emperor’s teeth when he tried to bite him.
  • Qin Tian revealed that the Sacred Buddha of Mount Sumeru had also reached Alternative Dao Attainment and set out with the Black Emperor to warn the Forbidden Zones.
  • Qin Tian arrived at Big Dipper’s Eastern Wasteland with overwhelming imperial might, and beings across the Myriad Heavens watched as he prepared to confront the Forbidden Zones.
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