Arc 82Voyage and Imperial Reckoning

Chu Kuangren defeated Shen Tian, secured peace between the universes, and traveled across other universes before returning after twenty thousand years. He crushed an assault on the Firmament Empire and retaliated against its enemies, while the Yin Son of Heaven moved to seize the Underworld from Hua Wuai.

  • Chu Kuangren erased Shen Tian with the Gate of Destiny and compelled the Tianyuan Universe to accept an armistice, compensation, and Pangu troops.
  • Chu Kuangren traveled to another universe, killed Taiyuan Ancestor, and accepted Lan as his disciple while leaving her to avenge the Yao Clan herself.
  • Chu Kuangren refined the Chaos Flower and explored countless universes with Xiao Ai before returning to find that twenty thousand years had passed.
  • Luohou and his allies attacked the Firmament Empire, but Chu Kuangren possessed Gu Linglong through his Immortal Consciousness and defeated the invaders, forcing their surviving leaders to flee.
  • Chu Kuangren returned in his true form and destroyed the Fusang Divine Nation, the Immortal Court, and Golden Crow Sky Mountain before leaving Weapon Calamity to fight Luohou.
  • Chu Kuangren learned of the Yin Son of Heaven's plot from Ancestor Styx, destroyed the Sea of Blood, and imprisoned Ancestor Styx without breaking his oath not to kill him.
  • Chu Kuangren returned to the Firmament Empire after failing to locate Luohou, Zhunti, Jieyin, and Papiyas.
  • Hua Wuai refused to surrender the Underworld, and the Yin Son of Heaven unleashed his full reincarnation power to kill her and seize its authority.
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Ch. 2026The maddened Shen Tian: If Heaven did not permit it, who dared take their lives?!

Luo Xue, Heavenly Maiden You, and the other God Kings confronted Shen Tian on the Divine Machine Ancient Star, but his Primordial Chaos power overwhelmed their formation. Just as Shen Tian began draining their life force, Chu Kuangren intervened and cut off his technique.

  • Luo Xue and Heavenly Maiden You discussed their feelings for Chu Kuangren as Ling Fei confirmed the preparations to fight Shen Tian were complete.
  • Shen Tian arrived at the Divine Machine Ancient Star and declared that he would devour the gathered God Kings to strengthen himself against Chu Kuangren.
  • Luo Xue and the God Kings used the Universe Seven Kill Formation to attack Shen Tian, but he shattered it with his Primordial Chaos energy.
  • Shen Tian unleashed the Blood-Devouring Demon Spirit Great Art and began draining Luo Xue, Tian Xingcai, Long Shuijing, and the others.
  • Chu Kuangren's sword light severed Shen Tian's technique and drove him back as his voice declared that no one could take the Round Heaven Society members' lives without Heaven's permission.

Ch. 2027A scheme laid deep, the Power of the Great Dao of the Tianyuan Universe

Chu Kuangren confronted Shen Tian to stop him from destroying the Tianyuan Universe, and their battle revealed Chu Kuangren’s mastery of the Great Dao. Shen Tian then reclaimed the Nine Kings Marks and unveiled his plan to command the Tianyuan Universe’s Great Dao, leaving Chu Kuangren’s advantage uncertain.

  • Chu Kuangren appeared before Shen Tian and stopped him from destroying the world, then fought him despite lacking the Marshland Battle Map Grand Array.
  • Chu Kuangren used dozens of Daos and the Heaven-Dominating Halberd to clash with Shen Tian’s blood-colored attacks, shaking the universe.
  • Chu Kuangren unleashed the Dao-Entering Method and the power of the Great Dao, declaring that Shen Tian’s end had come.
  • Shen Tian extracted the Nine Kings Marks from Luo Xue and Long Shuijing and gathered all nine marks into himself.
  • Shen Tian revealed that his Nine Kings Scheme was designed to let him command the Great Dao of the Tianyuan Universe, and the two Great Dao auras collided as everyone wondered whether Chu Kuangren could win.

Ch. 2028Clash of the Great Dao, the Great Dao Avatar Returns, Have You Seen Destiny?

Chu Kuangren and Shen Tian fought across the universe, with Chu Kuangren gaining the upper hand until Shen Tian summoned the Great Dao Avatar. As Shen Tian pressed his attack, Chu Kuangren unleashed Destiny Divine Light, which appeared to affect Shen Tian’s destiny.

  • Shen Tian attacked Chu Kuangren with his bell and divine saber, but Chu Kuangren countered with Creation God Shakes the Universe, variation, and their battle tore through the void.
  • Shen Tian’s Divine Emperor Annihilates All Spirits clashed with Chu Kuangren’s Heaven's Witness, let the Dao sounds ring as one, fracturing Shen Tian’s bell and leaving Chu Kuangren with the advantage.
  • Shen Tian summoned the Great Dao Avatar and used its power to strike Chu Kuangren repeatedly, while resolving to overcome his fear and kill Chu Kuangren’s allies afterward.
  • Chu Kuangren blocked the Great Dao Avatar’s attack, put away his halberd, and asked Shen Tian if he had seen destiny before releasing Destiny Divine Light.
  • Shen Tian blocked the divine light, but sensed that his destiny had been profoundly affected.

Ch. 2029The Gate of Destiny Slays Shen Tian: I Don't Want To, but I Will

Chu Kuangren killed Shen Tian with the Gate of Destiny, then summoned the Round Heaven Society to negotiate control of the Tianyuan Universe. He offered its members a chance to avoid being killed by accepting his terms, leaving Luo Xue and the others waiting to learn whether he would spare them.

  • Shen Tian tried to flee Chu Kuangren, but the Gate of Destiny pursued him and shattered his destiny, erasing him completely.
  • After Shen Tian's death, Chu Kuangren ordered the Round Heaven Society to meet in seven days, then disappeared.
  • Luo Xue, Long Shuijing, Ling Fei, Di Feitian, Tian Xingcai, Heavenly Maiden You, and the others gathered at the society's founding site and sat down at Chu Kuangren's request.
  • Chu Kuangren proposed an armistice under which the Tianyuan Universe would compensate the Pangu Universe, stop encroaching on it, and come under his command.
  • When Luo Xue asked whether he would really kill them if they refused, Chu Kuangren answered, "I don't want to, but... I will!"

Ch. 2030A Thousand Years in Seclusion, Another Universe, the Idea of Letting Xiao Ai Evolve

After a thousand years in seclusion, Chu Kuangren used the Time-Space Treasure Mirror and the Space-Time Dao to travel to an unfamiliar universe. There, Xiao Ai asked him to visit more universes so she could connect to their Great Daos and evolve.

  • Luo Xue and the others accepted Chu Kuangren's conditions, and negotiations ended with the Tianyuan Universe agreeing to an armistice, compensation, and Pangu troops stationed there.
  • Chu Kuangren freed Wuhan from his seal, then traveled across the universes with Gu Linglong and Lan Yu before returning to the Immortal Realm.
  • During a thousand years of seclusion, Chu Kuangren integrated more Daos but did not pursue a breakthrough to Primordial Chaos.
  • Chu Kuangren activated the Time-Space Treasure Mirror with the Space-Time Dao and vanished from the Pangu Universe, arriving in another universe.
  • Xiao Ai connected to the new universe's Great Dao and asked Chu Kuangren to travel to more universes so she could evolve.

Ch. 2031Clad in White, Walking the Heavens, Killing You All Here

Chu Kuangren traveled to his thirty-eighth universe after Xiao Ai finished absorbing the previous one’s knowledge, but was caught up in a battle over a little girl with the Supreme Being Origin Spirit Body. After killing an elder who attacked him, Chu Kuangren decided to kill the rest of the cultivators who had trapped him.

  • Xiao Ai said it would take ten years to absorb the knowledge of a universe, and Chu Kuangren set out with her to explore the next one.
  • Chu Kuangren emerged into a battle where Venerable Qing was defending the little girl Lan from cultivators seeking her Supreme Being Origin Spirit Body.
  • The cultivators trapped Chu Kuangren when he tried to leave and demanded that he die to keep their secret.
  • Xiao Ai explained that the little girl’s constitution could be refined to increase the chance of reaching Primordial Chaos, and Chu Kuangren condemned the cultivators for targeting her.
  • An elder attacked Chu Kuangren, who killed him with one Sword Finger strike.
  • After the cultivators invoked the Taiyuan Sacred Land and demanded he leave, Chu Kuangren declared that he would kill them all there.

Ch. 2032Taiyuan Sacred Land, doing as he pleased, ten billion Immortal Crystals right beside me

Chu Kuangren saved Lan and the Yao Clan from Taiyuan Sacred Land’s forces, then learned that the sacred land had placed a huge bounty on him. After his identity was recognized in a tavern and its patrons fled to report him, a terrifying presence descended upon the building.

  • Chu Kuangren killed Taiyuan Sacred Land’s attackers, including the Sixth Elder, and Venerable Qing took Lan away from the scene.
  • Taiyuan Sacred Land’s investigators used a Mystic Spirit Mirror to identify Chu Kuangren and ordered a search for him and the Yao Clan remnants.
  • Chu Kuangren traveled through the universe and heard that Taiyuan Sacred Land was offering a billion Immortal Crystals for information about him and ten billion for his death.
  • Tavern patrons recognized Chu Kuangren from a Jade Slip portrait, then left to report his whereabouts while he continued drinking.
  • A terrifying aura descended from the sky and locked onto the tavern.

Ch. 2033Slaying the World-Ending Saber Cultivator with One Strike, the World-Ending Demon Martial Art, the Chaos Flower

Chu Kuangren killed Luo Sang, the World-Ending Saber Cultivator, with a single sword strike and discovered a strange will in the Dao Laws Fragments left behind. He later found an immature Chaos Flower in a rare region of chaos and began preparing to ripen it with his Green Lotus Creation Power.

  • Luo Sang attacked Chu Kuangren by cleaving the tavern and planet apart, then launched his strongest move, World-Ending Demon Martial, Void Breaker.
  • Chu Kuangren stopped Luo Sang’s saber between two fingers, broke his weapon, and killed him with one sword strike.
  • Chu Kuangren examined a Dao Laws Fragment bearing an inexplicable will that Xiao Ai could not analyze, then took Luo Sang’s Heaven and Earth Ring and left.
  • Chu Kuangren found the World-Ending Demon Martial Art in Luo Sang’s belongings and kept the technique for future study.
  • After several years of traveling, Chu Kuangren entered a rare region of chaos and discovered an immature Chaos Flower, which he planned to ripen with his Green Lotus Creation Power.

Ch. 2034The Transformed Girl, Attacks from All Sides, a Sword Qi Whip

Chu Kuangren matured the Chaos Flower, drawing powerful figures from across the universe who demanded it from him. As they attacked, he revealed a multicolored Sword Qi whip and killed a Dao Integration powerhouse with a single strike.

  • Chu Kuangren used Green Lotus Creation Power to mature the Chaos Flower, whose light alerted powerful figures throughout the universe.
  • The black-clad girl who Chu Kuangren had once rescued followed the commotion and recognized him as her benefactor.
  • Yuan Daoist attacked Chu Kuangren for the Chaos Flower, but Chu Kuangren shattered Yuan Daoist's fly-whisk with a Sword Finger.
  • Several powerhouses launched attacks together, and Chu Kuangren swiftly destroyed their techniques and defeated them.
  • As more cultivators joined the assault, Chu Kuangren formed a multicolored Sword Qi whip from multiple Dao Laws and killed a Dao Integration powerhouse with one strike.

Ch. 2035Taiyuan Ancestor made his move, the Primordial Chaos Nine Profound Realms, slaying Taiyuan Ancestor

Chu Kuangren slaughtered the attacking Dao Integration cultivators before confronting Taiyuan Ancestor, the second-profound-realm Primordial Chaos cultivator behind the Yao Clan’s destruction. He defeated Taiyuan Ancestor with his many Daos and Green Lotus power, leaving Lan’s revenge fulfilled and the Taiyuan Sacred Land without its Ancestor.

  • Chu Kuangren used a multicolored Sword Qi whip to kill the attacking powerhouses.
  • Taiyuan Ancestor appeared and demanded that Chu Kuangren surrender, while Lan recognized him as the culprit behind the Yao Clan’s destruction.
  • Chu Kuangren blocked Taiyuan Ancestor’s attacks and overpowered his destructive orb with the Green Lotus’s power.
  • Taiyuan Ancestor trapped Chu Kuangren in a Primordial Chaos Gravity Field, but Chu Kuangren analyzed and shattered the barrier with the Space-Time Dao.
  • Chu Kuangren broke Taiyuan Ancestor’s divine thunder, struck his destiny, and crushed him with a green lotus until his Primordial Chaos Dao shattered.

Ch. 2036The Primordial Chaos Nine Tribulations Body, Chu Kuangren's Test, Are You Willing to Let Go of Your Obsession?

After killing Ancestor Taiyuan, Chu Kuangren saved Lan from another attack and tested her resolve through a series of illusions. He offered to take her as his disciple, but said she must first let go of the hatred she held for the destruction of the Yao Clan.

  • Chu Kuangren drew the primordial chaos nine tribulations body technique while waiting on a Nameless Ancient Star.
  • Chu Kuangren sensed Lan surrounded by attackers and killed them with a distant strand of Sword Qi.
  • Lan entered Chu Kuangren's restrictions and endured mountains of blades, seas of fire, and dozens of other illusions to reach him.
  • Xiao Ai reported that she had finished absorbing the universe's knowledge, but Chu Kuangren decided to stay longer to test Lan.
  • Chu Kuangren offered to make Lan his disciple, then asked whether she was willing to let go of her hatred for the Yao Clan's extermination.

Ch. 2037Most Powerhouses Had Obsessions; Taking Lan as a Disciple, Then Leaving

Chu Kuangren tested whether Lan would abandon her obsession with avenging the Yao Clan, then accepted her as his disciple when she refused. He gave her powerful cultivation techniques and abundant resources before leaving her to face the Taiyuan Sacred Land on her own.

  • Lan refused to abandon her obsession with the Yao Clan, even when Chu Kuangren warned that it could consume her and offered her a path to immense power.
  • Chu Kuangren revealed that he had been testing Lan’s resolve and accepted her as his disciple.
  • Chu Kuangren healed Lan, learned that Venerable Qing had fallen into a deep slumber protecting her, and imparted cultivation techniques and a Heaven and Earth Ring full of resources.
  • Chu Kuangren left Lan to handle the Taiyuan Sacred Land as a test of her growth.
  • After studying her new techniques and resources, Lan resolved to reach Dao Integration and avenge the Yao Clan herself.

Ch. 2038The Intercosmic Void, Refining the Chaos Flower, Void Clan Cultivators

Chu Kuangren refined the Chaos Flower in the Intercosmic Void until a Void Clan warship encountered him. After he helped the ship survive a devastating Void Surge, Kong Feixue thanked him, and he asked who she and her companions were.

  • Chu Kuangren tried to divine his disciple Lan’s destiny but could not, then decided to refine the Chaos Flower before traveling to another universe.
  • Chu Kuangren cultivated in the Intercosmic Void for several years, refining the Chaos Flower and fusing more Daos.
  • Kong Feixue and the Void Clan cultivators searched the Intercosmic Void for the Son of the Void, but their Spatial Pearl showed that Chu Kuangren was not their target.
  • Kong Feixue ordered the warship’s Spatial Barrier to protect Chu Kuangren as well as the crew when a powerful Void Surge struck.
  • When the Spatial Barrier cracked, Chu Kuangren’s Green Lotus unleashed a wave of Dao Laws that countered the Void Surge.
  • Kong Feixue thanked Chu Kuangren after the danger passed, and he asked the Void Clan cultivators who they were.

Ch. 2039Xiao Ai fell into slumber, changes in the Pangu Universe

Chu Kuangren traveled through countless universes while Xiao Ai absorbed their knowledge, and he learned about the Great Dao Realm before Xiao Ai entered a deep slumber. He returned to the Pangu Universe after twenty thousand years away, finding it transformed by the rise of ancient powers and new generations, with the Firmament Empire still keeping the realm in check through his enduring influence.

  • Chu Kuangren learned that Kong Feixue and the others belonged to the Void Clan, then left them and continued traveling between universes with the Time-Space Treasure Mirror.
  • Chu Kuangren visited countless universes as Xiao Ai absorbed their knowledge, and he learned that those who reached the Great Dao Realm could stand beyond a universe's control.
  • Xiao Ai told Chu Kuangren she needed to enter slumber to integrate her accumulated knowledge, and Chu Kuangren decided to return to the Pangu Universe.
  • Chu Kuangren used the Time-Space Treasure Mirror to locate the Pangu Universe and discovered that twenty thousand years had passed since his disappearance.
  • Ancient figures including Wa Huang, Luohou, Ancestor Styx, and Yin Son of Heaven returned to power, while new-generation Heavenly Prides and Monsters rose across the Pangu Universe.
  • The Firmament Empire remained the dominant force in the Immortal Realm, and Chu Kuangren's reputation continued to deter its rivals from acting rashly.

Ch. 2040Yangmei and Luohou, the Hollow Willow Branch, great turmoil loomed

Luohou recruited ancient powerhouses to attack the Firmament Empire and obtained a Hollow Willow Branch from Yangmei to help transport his forces to the Imperial Capital. As war approached, Gu Linglong and Elder Ruyan discussed the empire’s defenses while Chu Kuangren remained missing.

  • Luohou confronted Yangmei on Yingzhou Island and demanded a section of his Hollow Willow Branch to help conquer the Firmament Empire.
  • Yangmei gave Luohou the branch, and Luohou left with Eastern King Duke, the Ancestor of the Golden Crow, Papiyas, the Six Imperial Sovereigns of the Immortal Court, and other ancient powerhouses.
  • Luohou explained that the branch’s spatial power could transport his allies to the Firmament Empire’s Imperial Capital, while someone else would deal with Wuhan.
  • Gu Linglong lamented that Chu Kuangren had been gone for twenty thousand years, then asked Elder Ruyan about the forces gathering against the empire.
  • Elder Ruyan reported that the empire’s defenses were ready, including the Gods and Devils lineage, the Five Elements Divine Shadow Army, and forces recruited in the Void Battlefield.

Ch. 2041Ming He Stops Wuhan, Weapon Calamity Faces the Devil Ancestor

The Primordial Immortal forces launched a surprise assault on the Firmament Empire, and its defenders fought back as reinforcements remained scattered. As Wuhan tried to strike the Emperor Palace from the depths of the universe, Ming He blocked him, while Weapon Calamity arrived to confront Luohou.

  • Eastern King Duke, the Golden Crow Ancestor, the Six Imperial Sovereigns, and Papiyas led an attack on the Emperor Palace, and Lan Yu, Chu Hong, and Yin Honghua fought to defend it.
  • Shi Ying purified the invading Desire Realm Heaven Demons, while the Desire Flower joined her against Papiyas.
  • Wuhan aimed a Primordial Chaos attack at the Emperor Palace, but Ming He blocked it with Yuantu and Abi from within the Sea of Blood.
  • Luohou descended at the Emperor Palace and demanded that the Firmament Empire submit to him.
  • Weapon Calamity arrived on an ancient star and faced Luohou, their battle auras clashing.

Ch. 2042The Seven Treasures Wonderful Tree blocked the red embroidered ball, Mosquito Daoist appeared, how many treasures did you have left?

Weapon Calamity and Luohou fought while Luohou’s allies threatened the Emperor Palace, but Gu Linglong used her many treasures to repel Mosquito Daoist. The battle remained precarious as the Empire’s reinforcements had not yet arrived.

  • Weapon Calamity and Luohou clashed with their respective Dao Laws and weapons, while Luohou revealed a newly forged God-Slaying Spear.
  • Ye Zhu arrived to help Lan Yu fight the Six Imperial Sovereigns, but the attackers escalated their assault and put the defenders in greater danger.
  • Wa Huang sent her red embroidered ball to strike the Ancestor of the Golden Crow, but the Seven Treasures Wonderful Tree blocked it and a voice from the Far Western Land asked her to quell her anger.
  • Luohou summoned Mosquito Daoist, whose swarm drained the blood of Empire cultivators across the battlefield.
  • Gu Linglong fought Mosquito Daoist with her many treasures, blocking his attack with the Eastern Emperor Bell and knocking him away with the Kongtong Seal.

Ch. 2043Chaos in the Emperor Palace, Chu Kuangren's Contingency, Slapped Dead with One Palm

As Mosquito Daoist overwhelmed Gu Linglong during the battle in the Emperor Palace, Chu Kuangren’s hidden contingency activated and his consciousness took over her body. Chu Kuangren killed Mosquito Daoist with one palm, leaving the battle’s outcome unresolved.

  • Gu Linglong used the Ten Divine Artifacts to trap Mosquito Daoist, but Haotian Supreme Sovereign wrested control of the Haotian Tower and shattered her formation.
  • Mosquito Daoist absorbed the blood of nearby cultivators and attacked Gu Linglong, driving her and Elder Ruyan into dire straits.
  • Three Purities and other ancient beings sensed that Chu Kuangren had left contingencies to protect the Empire.
  • Chu Kuangren’s Immortal Consciousness took over Gu Linglong’s body and destroyed Mosquito Daoist’s sword strike with a surge of power.
  • Chu Kuangren struck Mosquito Daoist with a giant palm, obliterating his Dao and killing him.

Ch. 2044Slaying the Eastern King Duke and the Ancestor of the Golden Crow, Breaking the Great Zhou Heaven Star Grand Array

Chu Kuangren, acting through Gu Linglong with a strand of Immortal Consciousness and attached power, overwhelmed the Immortal Court’s forces. He broke the Great Zhou Heaven Star Grand Array, leaving the Six Imperial Sovereigns exposed.

  • Chu Kuangren killed Mosquito Daoist with a single palm strike.
  • Chu Kuangren defeated the Eastern King Duke, cleaving both him and his Fusang Divine Tree in two.
  • Chu Kuangren severed the Ancestor of the Golden Crow’s Golden Crow Third Leg and then killed him.
  • The Six Imperial Sovereigns of the Immortal Court formed the Great Zhou Heaven Star Grand Array and joined with the Immortal Court armies to attack Chu Kuangren.
  • Chu Kuangren wielded Imperial Dao Dragon Qi and Immortal King Authority, then shattered the Great Zhou Heaven Star Grand Array with Creation God Shakes the Universe.

Ch. 2045Battling Papiyas and Luohou, the Immortal King's Declaration: This Is My Era

Chu Kuangren defeated the Immortal Court’s star formation and fought off Papiyas and Luohou, though they escaped through the Hollow Willow Branch. He then declared across the Immortal Realm that the Immortal Ancient beings must submit to his rule or face extermination.

  • Chu Kuangren shattered the Heavenly Stars formation, killed Haotian Supreme Sovereign, and drove back the Immortal Court’s remaining sovereigns.
  • Luohou and Papiyas attacked Chu Kuangren with Primordial Chaos-level strikes, but his green lotus power repelled them both.
  • Luohou and the others fled toward the Hollow Willow Branch; Chu Kuangren used Heaven’s Prison to trap their allies, while Ziwei Supreme Sovereign escaped and the rest were attacked.
  • Luohou, Papiyas, and their companions broke free and escaped through the Hollow Willow Branch, while Chu Kuangren ordered the remaining hostile cultivators killed.
  • Chu Kuangren’s Immortal Consciousness spread across the Immortal Realm and declared that this was his era, demanding that Immortal Ancient beings submit or be erased.

Ch. 2046Return to the Immortal Realm: Destroying a Nation, Cleaving a Mountain, Annihilating the Immortal Court

Chu Kuangren returned to the Immortal Realm and began settling accounts with the forces that had opposed the Empire. After destroying the Fusang Divine Nation, the Immortal Court, and Golden Crow Sky Mountain, he turned his attention to the remaining enemies, including the Luo Hou Demon Nation, Papiyas's Desire Realm Heaven, the Sea of Blood, and Western Buddhism.

  • Chu Kuangren returned to the Immortal Realm in his true form and decided to settle his accounts with its enemies.
  • Chu Kuangren destroyed the Fusang Divine Nation with a single finger strike.
  • Chu Kuangren struck the Immortal Court with his palm, killing Ziwei Supreme Sovereign and reducing the court to dust.
  • Chu Kuangren cleaved Golden Crow Sky Mountain in two, and countless Golden Crows fell.
  • Chu Kuangren named the Luo Hou Demon Nation and Papiyas's Desire Realm Heaven as remaining targets, then remembered the Sea of Blood and Western Buddhism, making Ancestor Styx, Zhunti, and Jieyin shudder.

Ch. 2047Visiting the Demon Nation, Descending upon the Sea of Blood, Killing You 480 Million Times

Chu Kuangren confronted Luohou in the Demon Nation, then traveled to the Netherworld Sea of Blood to face Ming He. As Chu Kuangren burned the Sea of Blood with Torch Dragon Fire, Ming He began dying repeatedly, and the destruction of his source of immortality continued.

  • Luohou ordered the Demon Nation dissolved and its people evacuated, but Chu Kuangren shattered his Devil Ancestor Dharma Form with a sweep of his sleeve.
  • Weapon Calamity arrived to resume his unfinished battle with Luohou, and Chu Kuangren left them to fight.
  • Chu Kuangren reached the Netherworld Sea of Blood, where the Four Great Asura Kings, the Four Great Demon Generals, and the Shiva Goddess knelt to welcome him.
  • Ming He emerged and challenged Chu Kuangren, but Chu Kuangren destroyed him with a surge of Dao Laws, and Ming He re-formed from the Sea of Blood.
  • Ming He claimed he could not be killed while the Sea of Blood endured, so Chu Kuangren cast Torch Dragon Fire across it and began burning the Sea of Blood and its Blood God Sons.

Ch. 2048The Great Dao Oath, the Yin Son of Heaven's Ambition, a Few Privileges Were Only Natural

Chu Kuangren defeated Ancestor Styx, who revealed that the Yin Son of Heaven planned to kill the Other Shore Flower and seize control of the Underworld. Chu Kuangren spared Ancestor Styx from death but captured his soul to face punishment in the Eighteen Levels of Hell.

  • Chu Kuangren trapped Ancestor Styx inside the Sea of Blood and rejected his surrender over his crimes against Underworld souls.
  • Ancestor Styx offered information about the Underworld in exchange for his life, and Chu Kuangren swore a Great Dao Oath not to kill him if he disclosed the coming upheaval.
  • Ancestor Styx revealed that the Yin Son of Heaven intended to kill the Other Shore Flower and take control of the Underworld.
  • Chu Kuangren refused to release Ancestor Styx, explaining that he had promised not to kill him, not to let him go.
  • Chu Kuangren destroyed the Sea of Blood, beat Ancestor Styx's soul nearly to death, and threw him into Heaven and Earth in the Sleeve.

Ch. 2049Learning to Walk in Handan, Enlightening Weapon Calamity, a Bold Guess

Chu Kuangren defeated Ancestor Styx and returned to the Firmament Empire after discovering that several Immortal Ancient powerhouses had fled or vanished. He challenged Weapon Calamity to stop copying his path and began considering how the Time-Space Treasure Mirror affected the passage of time.

  • Chu Kuangren defeated Ancestor Styx, left the Sea of Blood under the Asura King's control, and found that Papiyas and two powerful auras in the west had disappeared.
  • Chu Kuangren arrived in the ruined Demon Nation, where Weapon Calamity told him that Devil Ancestor Luohou had escaped.
  • Chu Kuangren questioned Weapon Calamity's cultivation and warned him that imitating Chu Kuangren's path would keep him from finding his own Dao.
  • Chu Kuangren returned to the Firmament Empire after twenty thousand years had passed and guessed that time flowed differently between universes or that the Time-Space Treasure Mirror sent him to a random point in time.
  • Chu Kuangren searched for Luohou, Zhunti, Jieyin, and Papiyas but could not find them, then considered visiting other Immortal Ancient beings and investigating a hollow willow branch's Spatial Dao.

Ch. 2050Hua Wuai's thoughts, the Yin Son of Heaven sought to seize authority

Hua Wuai recalled how Chu Kuangren had freed her from reincarnation and entrusted her with the Underworld, which she had guarded for twenty thousand years. When the Yin Son of Heaven demanded its authority, she refused, and their former friendship gave way to a fight.

  • Hua Wuai remembered that Chu Kuangren had freed her from the reincarnation vortex and left her in charge of the Underworld.
  • Hua Wuai recalled that the Yin Son of Heaven and other ancient Underworld rulers had tried to reclaim authority, but she had refused to hand it over.
  • The Yin Son of Heaven arrived with the Fengdu Ghost Emperor, the Ten Halls of Yama, and others, and threatened to kill Hua Wuai if she would not surrender the Underworld.
  • Hua Wuai and the Yin Son of Heaven clashed, and she told him their long friendship had never truly reached the heart.
  • The Yin Son of Heaven unleashed his full reincarnation power, determined to kill Hua Wuai and take the authority.
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