Chapter Summaries

Yun Che saved Gu Yao from her fatal injuries with a pill, shocking their family and the medical staff. He then went to the police station and secretly made the man who stabbed her permanently blind before heading to Strange Tales Mountain.

• Gu Yao told Yun Che she resented him for ruining her life, but he gave her a pill that restored her health despite the staff's protests.
• Gu Nancheng tried to beat Yun Che, but the belt had no effect, and Gu Yao quickly recovered enough to sit up and move.
• Liu He told Yun Che that Gu Yao's attacker was at the police station, and Yun Che left for the city center.
• The attacker blamed Gu Yao for his injuries, so Yun Che secretly destroyed his retinal nerves and left him unable to see.
• Yun Che messaged Liu He that he had something to do and headed for the Heavenly Dao Grounds of Strange Tales Mountain.

Yun Che entered the Heavenly Dao Grounds on Unusual Tales Mountain to study the Ancestor Realm Enlightenment Stele, despite the Divine Moon God Sect claiming the place as its own. Elder Moon offered to become his cultivation partner, but Yun Che rejected and insulted her, leaving their confrontation unresolved.

• Yun Che found the hidden entrance to the Heavenly Dao Grounds and entered the valley of ancient stone steles.
• The Divine Moon God Sect disciples confronted Yun Che, but he effortlessly dispelled their sword qi and continued deeper into the valley.
• The white-haired elder summoned the sect's ancestral phantom, and Yun Che broke its attack and used his divine soul power to make it bow to him.
• Elder Moon arrived and offered to let Yun Che study the Enlightenment Stele if he cultivated the Yin-Yang Divine Soul Method with her as a partner.
• Yun Che rejected Elder Moon's proposal and insulted her, angering her.

Yun Che defeated Elder Moon, destroyed her soul-devouring cultivation art, and studied the Ancestor Realm Enlightenment Stele. After two and a half months of enlightenment, he broke through to the Ancestor Realm.

• Elder Moon attacked Yun Che, but he overwhelmed her, destroyed her evil cultivation art, and sealed her cultivation.
• Yun Che approached the Ancestor Realm Enlightenment Stele as its seal cracked and Dao energy began to emerge.
• Elder Moon ordered the Divine Moon God Sect elders to stand down and let Yun Che study the stele.
• Yun Che absorbed the stele's Dao resonance, which gradually refined his divine soul and loosened his cultivation bottleneck.
• After two and a half months, Yun Che opened his eyes and completed his breakthrough to the Ancestor Realm.

As the Divine Martial World began merging with Earth, Yun Che’s original body awakened with a different soul claiming to be the real Yun Che. He attacked Yun Jin and the others, leaving them unable to pierce his Ancestor Realm defenses.

• A golden streak from Yun Che’s brow reached the Azure Luan God Kingdom’s phantom, and the Divine Martial World began merging with Earth.
• Yun Che worried that his soul could not return to his original body, while that body opened its eyes and declared, “Finally, I’m back.”
• Yuezheng Xiangling and the others confronted the unfamiliar figure, and Yun Jin identified him as the real Yun Che whose body had been occupied by another soul.
• The original Yun Che revealed that he had deliberately lent his body to the other soul to temper it, then accused Yun Jin of making him suffer in his place.
• Yun Jin escaped the original Yun Che’s first attack and called on Yuezheng Xiangling and the others to join forces against him.
• Yuezheng Xiangling and the others attacked, but the original Yun Che’s Ancestor Realm protective energy repelled them without being broken.

Yuezheng Xiangling and the others attacked Yuan Che, whose unstable control of his ancestor realm body left his divine soul vulnerable. After Yuezheng Xiangling wounded his soul with a talisman, Yun Jin urged the group to focus their attacks there, and they pressed their advantage.

• Yun Jin, Yuezheng Xiangling, and the others attacked Yuan Che together, injuring his shoulder and ankle before he broke free and struck back.
• Feng Chu diverted Yuan Che's attack to save Ye Qingshuang, while Lin Duo and Zu Tangtang also tried to hold him off.
• Yuan Che shattered Yuezheng Xiangling's sword and seized her by the throat, but she struck his forehead with a talisman that injured his divine soul.
• Yun Jin realized Yuan Che's divine soul was his weakness and attacked it with the Seven Sins Masks as Yuan Che struggled to control his body.
• Ye Qingshuang threw her Soul-Shattering Jade, and Qin Yiqing sent Soul-Locking Needles toward Yuan Che's soul-linked acupoints.

Yuan Che fought off Yun Jin and Cao Taichun before escaping deeper into the Azure Luan Divine Palace, still possessing the King of the God Kingdom’s body. The others realized the King of the God Kingdom might be inside Yuan Che’s original body and prepared to search for him when the worlds merged.

• Yuan Che broke free of the Soul-Locking Needles and struck Yun Jin, but Cao Taichun wounded him and helped turn the fight against him.
• Yun Jin and the others joined Cao Taichun, forcing Yuan Che to flee through the shattered divine palace.
• Cao Taichun and Yun Jin returned without catching Yuan Che, while Ye Qingshuang warned that his damaged divine soul could recover.
• Zu Tangtang recalled that the King of the God Kingdom and Yuan Che had swapped divine souls, leading the group to conclude the King was in Yuan Che’s original body.
• Yuezheng Xiangling said Yuan Che’s body was in the world of tall buildings and moving iron boxes, and the group prepared for the Divine Martial World to merge with it.

Yan Jie and Zhao Qianqian tried to force Gu Yan to surrender thirty percent of the Gu Family’s shares using Gu Chen’s organ donation agreement. Their scheme collapsed when the Yan Group was exposed and its leaders were taken for investigation, and Gu Yan was reunited with the fiancé who had been missing for years.

• Yan Jie and Zhao Qianqian threatened Gu Yan and demanded thirty percent of the Gu Family’s shares, presenting an organ donation agreement signed by Gu Chen.
• Gu Yan refused to hand over the shares for nothing and told Yan Jie and Zhao Qianqian to leave, while they demanded payment within three days.
• Yan Jie’s assistant announced that the Yan Group’s shares had crashed, its partners had withdrawn, its accounts were frozen, and Yan Jie’s father had been taken for a tax investigation.
• Officers arrested Yan Jie and Zhao Qianqian over suspected illegal business activities and asset transfers, leaving Gu Yan relieved but wondering who had brought down the Yan Family.
• Gu Yan remembered Gu Chen’s claim that he had set a trap for the Yan Family, then saw her long-missing fiancé return and tell her he was back.

Lin Heng returned and falsely claimed credit for protecting Gu Yan’s family, hoping to exploit her devotion for money. Yun Che attended a Gu Family dinner, where Lin Heng’s return and wedding plans were discussed, while Yun Che noticed the man’s concealed malice.

• Lin Heng reunited with Gu Yan and claimed he had secretly arranged what happened to the Yan Family, while privately planning to use her attachment to get money.
• Yun Che watched the reunion, decided not to expose Lin Heng, and received a dinner invitation from Gu Yao.
• Yun Che agreed to attend after Liu He pleaded with him to come home.
• At dinner, Yun Che refused Lin Heng’s attempt at a friendly greeting, and Lin Heng hid his resentment.
• Gu Nancheng explained that the family had gathered to thank Yun Che for helping Gu Yao and to discuss Lin Heng and Gu Yan’s wedding.
• Lin Heng told Gu Nancheng, Liu He, and Gu Yan that he had reserved a villa and a diamond ring and would let Gu Yan choose when to marry.

Yun Che exposed Lin Heng’s secret marriage to Madam Lina and stopped him from taking money from the Gu Family. After Lin Heng was dragged away, Gu Yan was left devastated, while Gu Nancheng acknowledged his prejudice against Yun Che and promised to reactivate his card.

• Lin Heng told Gu Yan he had cash-flow problems, and she offered to transfer him money.
• Yun Che revealed that Lin Heng owed Madam Lina money and had secretly married her.
• Madam Lina arrived at the Gu Family’s house, confronted Lin Heng, and produced their marriage certificate.
• Gu Nancheng ordered Lin Heng out, while Gu Yan rejected him and broke down in tears.
• Yun Che told Gu Nancheng he had seen the truth before, then accepted the promise to reactivate his card and left.

Yun Che killed three demons at the abandoned docks and discovered that Earth’s rules rewarded him with Merit Points he could use for baptisms. As the National Security Bureau Paranormal Special Operations Team investigated the demons, it received word of a stronger disturbance at Mistspirit Mountain, while Yun Che sensed many demons appearing far away.

• Yun Che tracked a demonic fluctuation to the abandoned docks and killed three Low-Level Demons feeding on a homeless beggar.
• Divine Martial explained that killing invaders on Earth earned Merit Points, which could be spent on baptisms, and Yun Che’s panel showed three Merit Points.
• Du Lin sent Mo Duo and two team members to investigate the vanished energy fluctuations at the docks, where they found black stains and a strong bloody stench.
• Du Lin learned that the barrier was weakening more often and that three homeless people had recently gone missing near the city.
• After headquarters reported a much stronger energy fluctuation at Mistspirit Mountain, Du Lin activated the level-one response plan and ordered Mo Duo’s team to rendezvous there.
• Yun Che sensed many demons sixteen hundred kilometers away and looked forward to testing Earth’s baptism mechanism.

Du Lin's squad fought demons on Mistspirit Mountain and discovered that killing them earned Merit Points they could use for Baptism. After a swift level-three demon ambushed them, killing a squad member and severing Du Lin's arm, he ordered the squad to tighten formation and surround it.

• Du Lin led the squad into Mistspirit Mountain, where they found signs that a demon had attacked the advance scouts.
• Du Lin and the squad killed a heavily scaled demon by targeting its eye and learned that demon kills granted Merit Points and unlocked Baptism information.
• The squad continued deeper into the mountain and killed a level-one demon, bringing Du Lin's Merit Points to one.
• A fast level-three demon ambushed the squad, killed one member, and charged Mo Duo after Du Lin wounded it.
• The demon severed Du Lin's left arm, and he ordered the squad to tighten formation and surround it while Mo Duo applied an emergency tourniquet.

Yun Che rescued Du Lin’s team, cleared the demons emerging from a temporary Space Passage on Mistspirit Mountain, and used his merit points to complete his first baptism and reach the Grandmaster Realm. After Mo Duo returned with reinforcements, he agreed to visit Paranormal Operations Team headquarters in Dragon Country.

• Yun Che killed the level-three demon attacking Du Lin’s team, and Du Lin invited him to visit Paranormal Operations Team headquarters.
• Yun Che entered the mountain forest and killed the low-level demons emerging from the temporary Space Passage, earning 132 merit points.
• Yun Che spent 100 merit points on a Body Baptism and advanced to the Grandmaster Realm.
• Yun Che cleared the remaining demons and dispersed the temporary Space Passage.
• Mo Duo returned with reinforcements, invited Yun Che to headquarters, and he agreed to go.

Yun Che visited Dragon Country’s research center and demonstrated the power of his Modified Barrett, then taught its scientists ways to improve their weapons against Demons. He left them with a workable plan for boosting energy density while postponing the request to seal the Western Ridge passage.

• Shu Baimo told Yun Che that the weakening barrier had caused frequent Space Passages and asked him to seal the permanent passage in Western Ridge.
• Yun Che asked to inspect Dragon Country’s weapons research and offered to help, then showed the officials his Modified Barrett.
• Shu Baimo fired the Modified Barrett at the underground range and pierced a Demon armor target and three layers of steel plating.
• The research team showed Yun Che its weapons and explained that energy compression and divine power runes limited their effectiveness against powerful Demons.
• Yun Che taught the scientists basic energy compression methods and Energy-Focusing Runes, and they devised a plan to increase their rounds’ energy density fivefold.

Yun Che went to Longhua University after a giant jar released a swarm of Demon Insects, helping the defenders protect students and discovering that killing the insects earned Merit Points. He continued clearing the swarm, hoping to unlock his second baptism.

• A spatial barrier ruptured above Longhua University, releasing countless Demon Insects, and Shu Baimo ordered the defenders to hold until the students were evacuated.
• Yun Che left to help, while Lou Anian and the city defense army struggled to hold back the insects and evacuate students trapped in the northern teaching building.
• Hu Qingjian arrived, cut through the swarm, and charged toward the northern building to rescue the students.
• A level-three Demon Insect nearly struck Hu Qingjian from behind, but Yun Che killed it and swept away nearby insects with a gray-gold Qi Sword.
• Yun Che continued killing Demon Insects and gained Merit Points, realizing that clearing the swarm could unlock his second baptism.

Yun Che killed the Demon Insect King, accepted Shu Baimo’s appointment as an S-Rank Grand Commander, and completed his second Origin Baptism, which advanced him to the King Realm. Meanwhile, Yuan Che had recovered and returned to the Azure Luan God Kingdom, where Yuezheng Xiangling confronted him as he threatened them.

• Yun Che destroyed the Demon Insect King and its spatial pot, earning 100 merit points, then left Hu Qingjian to handle the remaining demon insects.
• Shu Baimo sent Yun Che an S-Rank Grand Commander appointment, and Yun Che accepted it without taking on mission or attendance requirements.
• Yun Che began his second Origin Baptism while traveling toward Western Ridge and advanced directly to the King Realm.
• With the Abyssal Clan’s help, Yuan Che recovered, gained control of the Ancestor Realm’s power, and returned to the Azure Luan God Kingdom wearing a treasure that resisted divine soul attacks.
• Yuan Che declared that he had returned and threatened the kingdom, while Yuezheng Xiangling condemned him for claiming Yun Che’s God Ancestor body.

Yuan Che attacked the Azure Luan God Kingdom with the Beginningless Soul Nail while Yun Che fought demons at the Western Ridge Wasteland. After defeating the demon generals, Yun Che uncovered the Earth Origin Core and chose to fuse it with the Investiture of the Gods List.

• Yuan Che used the Beginningless Soul Nail to attack the defenders, destroying part of the city wall and disabling the nation-protecting formation.
• Yun Che arrived at the Western Ridge Wasteland and found the Anomaly Bureau camp destroyed as monsters poured through the enlarged Space Passage.
• Yun Che defeated three demon generals and annihilated the remaining monsters before they could detonate their Demon Cores.
• The ground collapsed to reveal ancient ruins, where Yun Che found the Earth Origin Core, the second world origin.
• Yun Che chose to fuse the Earth Origin Core with the Investiture of the Gods List.

Yun Che absorbed the Earth Origin Core, unlocked the Heaven and Earth Time-Heart Stele, and used it to kill an Emperor Realm demon. After clearing Earth of several demon hideouts, he decided to leave the Gu Family behind, while his family wondered why he had changed so much.

• Yun Che absorbed the Earth Origin Core and unlocked the Heaven and Earth Time-Heart Stele, which could separate a target’s divine soul from its body for five seconds.
• Yun Che used earth powers to trap an Emperor Realm demon, pulled its divine soul from its body with the stele, and destroyed the soul before taking its Demon Core.
• Yun Che found and cleared several demon hideouts where humans were being devoured, and noticed that Earth kept growing as the Divine Martial World merged with it.
• Yun Che declined Liu He’s invitations to come home and decided he would not return to the Gu Family as Gu Chen unless something unusual happened.
• Gu Nancheng, Liu He, Gu Yan, and Gu Yao discussed Yun Che’s absence and remained unsure whether his apparent change was genuine.

The Gu Family worried about Gu Chen’s estrangement and the Yan Family’s possible ties to Time-Space Hourglass. In Capital, Yun Che confronted Yan Jie and Shi Yu, leaving Gu Yan to arrive just as he threatened Shi Yu.

• Gu Yan told Gu Nancheng that Yan Jie appeared to have ties to Time-Space Hourglass, and the family agreed to keep watch over him and Gu Chen.
• Yun Che returned to Capital and ran into Yan Jie and Shi Yu outside a hotel.
• Yan Jie tried to draw Yun Che into a meeting with Shi Yu, who offered him a place to stay, but Yun Che refused.
• Yan Jie grabbed Yun Che’s wrist, and Yun Che broke it before seizing Shi Yu by the throat.
• Gu Yan arrived with her people and shouted for Yun Che to stop, alarmed that he had attacked Shi Yu of Time-Space Hourglass.

Yun Che killed Shi Yu after Shi Yu threatened him and his sisters, despite Gu Yan's attempts to stop him. Gu Yan tried to conceal the deaths and asked Yun Che to return home, but he refused; Shi Hong learned the truth and ordered Gu Chen brought before him the next morning.

• Gu Yan urged Yun Che to release Shi Yu and warned that the Shi Family would destroy the Gu Family, while Yun Che killed Yan Jie.
• Shi Yu threatened Yun Che and his sisters, so Yun Che snapped his neck and killed him.
• Gu Yan ordered her people to hide the deaths and planned to blame Yan Jie and Shi Yu's dispute, then asked Yun Che to come home.
• Yun Che refused to return to the Gu Family and said he would handle the Shi Family himself.
• Shi Hong learned that Gu Chen had killed Shi Yu and ordered Shi Ming to bring Gu Chen to him the next morning.

Yun Che killed Master Zhang and Shi Hong after the Shi Family came to avenge Shi Yu. As Mo Duo and Jiang Cha arrived, Yun Che warned that a far greater calamity had begun: countless floating cities and terrifying auras appeared over the world.

• Shu Baimo sent Mo Duo and Jiang Cha to help Yun Che after learning the Shi Family planned to attack him.
• Mo Duo and Jiang Cha arrived at the hotel and saw Shi Hong’s convoy and Master Zhang waiting for Yun Che.
• Master Zhang attacked Yun Che with peachwood nails and talismans, but Yun Che effortlessly destroyed his attacks and snapped his neck.
• Yun Che killed Shi Hong with a Qi Sword despite Mo Duo’s attempt to intervene.
• Yun Che pointed out that countless floating cities and demonic auras had appeared, while air-raid sirens ordered citizens to shelters.