Vol. 16The Ghost Emperor’s Rise

Chu Kuangren conquered Fengdu, reshaped the Underworld’s reincarnation, and emerged from the Chaos Green Lotus with greater power. After defending Buddhism and claiming the Sea of Blood, he was recognized as its new master, just as Rudra attacked him.

  • Chu Kuangren defeated challengers at Five Elements Mountain, then entered the Underworld, crushed the Zhong Family, and gained the Yaksha Clan’s submission.
  • Chu Kuangren awakened Qin Huang’s Million Yin Terracotta Warriors and left them waiting as he prepared to expand Fengdu’s power.
  • Chu Kuangren united Fengdu’s forces and defeated Yincao and Mount Tai’s armies with help from Jue Wushen.
  • Chu Kuangren fused the three Reincarnation Mechanisms, reshaped reincarnation across the Underworld, and gained power over the realm.
  • Chu Kuangren became Ghost Emperor, rebuilt the Underworld, and claimed treasures in the Chaos Fragment before cultivating inside the Chaos Green Lotus.
  • Chu Kuangren emerged with greater power, killed the Golden Crow Young Ancestor, and tore off one of Blood Kunpeng’s wings as he fled.
  • Chu Kuangren defended Buddhism from the Heavenly Dragon Pure Land and entered the Sea of Blood, where the Chaos Green Lotus absorbed the Karma Fire Red Lotus.
  • Chu Kuangren created a new race in the Sea of Wraiths, defeated Ba Tian, and was recognized by the Asura Kings as the Sea of Blood’s new master before Rudra attacked him.
Chapters 1501–1600 Read from Ch. 1501

Arc 61Fengdu’s Ghost Emperor

Chu Kuangren defeated challengers across the Immortal Realm, then entered the Underworld and crushed the Zhong Family’s bid for Fengdu. He awakened Qin Huang’s Million Yin Terracotta Warriors and gained the Yaksha Clan’s submission, leaving him poised to expand Fengdu’s power.

  • Chu Kuangren reached Five Elements Mountain and defeated the assembled Heavenly Prides and Monsters, killing several challengers and forcing Long Xuan to submit after destroying his armor and saber.
  • The Dragon Palace Lord paid Chu Kuangren with dragon origin essences and treasures to secure Long Xuan’s release, and Chu Kuangren used an essence to advance his physical Great Encompassment Intent.
  • After discovering that Qin Tianya’s scroll pointed to Qin Huang’s Yong Soldiers in the Underworld, Chu Kuangren left a clone in the living world and traveled to Fengdu.
  • Chu Kuangren saved Fengdu from Zhong Yun, killed him with the Desire Flower’s help, and led Fengdu’s army against the Zhong Family with Cai Feng’s support.
  • Chu Kuangren broke the Zhong Family’s barrier, killed its Five Ghosts, Grand Elder, and Zhong Feng, and returned to Fengdu with the family’s resources.
  • Chu Kuangren confronted the Yaksha Clan over access to Qin Huang’s Yong Soldiers, demonstrated that he could break their curse, and offered future help in exchange for their cooperation.
  • Chu Kuangren reached Qin Huang’s platform, persuaded him to entrust the Yin Tiger Tally, and awakened the Million Yin Terracotta Warriors under Meng Yi’s command.
  • Ye Yunluo pledged the Yaksha Clan to Fengdu, while Chu Kuangren told the newly awakened Yong Soldiers to wait before emerging.
Chapters 1501–152525 summaries Read

Arc 62Rebuilding the Underworld

Chu Kuangren united Fengdu’s forces, defeated Yincao and Mount Tai’s armies, and drew the Three Great Netherworlds’ reincarnation laws together. The arc ended with him reshaping reincarnation across the Underworld and gaining power over it.

  • Chu Kuangren arrived with the Qin Huang Yong Soldiers and broke the Four Great Chi Mei Wang Liang Tribes’ siege of Fengdu, killing two chiefs and capturing the other two.
  • Chu Kuangren restored the Skeleton General and other scattered souls, then negotiated with the High Priest, who offered to recognize him as the new Son of the Netherworld if he reached Great Encompassment within a hundred years.
  • Chu Kuangren visited Hua Wuai, entered the Three Lives River, comprehended the Way of Reincarnation, and advanced to the Great Golden Immortal level.
  • Chu Kuangren obtained Hua Wuai’s final Reincarnation Emperor Seal, united the nine seals, and marched Fengdu’s allied forces on Yincao.
  • Chu Kuangren’s army overwhelmed Yincao, and he defeated the King of the Turning Wheel while the High Priest and Yama Ancestor fought in the void.
  • Mount Tai joined Yincao, but Jue Wushen brought Purple Tenuity Star’s forces to support Chu Kuangren, who destroyed Guan Shan’s formation and killed him.
  • Lü You joined the Yama Ancestor against the High Priest, but Chu Kuangren declared that the Underworld itself was his trump card and summoned its reincarnation power.
  • Chu Kuangren activated Reincarnation Heaven and Earth, overcame Yincao’s resistance, and fused the three Reincarnation Mechanisms across a million kilometers.
Chapters 1526–155025 summaries Read

Arc 63The Chaos Green Lotus

Chu Kuangren reshaped the Underworld, entered the Chaos Fragment, and defeated the challengers who sought its treasures. He emerged from the Chaos Green Lotus as a stronger cultivator and pursued Blood Kunpeng, who fled after Chu Kuangren tore off one of his wings.

  • Chu Kuangren fused the Underworld’s reincarnation mechanisms, defeated Yama Ancestor and Lü You, and became Ghost Emperor, then rebuilt the realm and entrusted it to the High Priest.
  • Chu Kuangren entered the Chaos Fragment, escaped the Linglong Pagoda, defeated Yu Xiao, and claimed the Wind-Thunder Immortal Apricots and the Fuxi Qin.
  • Chu Kuangren fought Shi Tianxuan, the Xuanyuan Heir, Long Xuan, and Ziyue Ming, killing Shi Tianxuan and Ziyue Ming as the others escaped.
  • Chu Kuangren cultivated inside a cocoon around the Chaos Green Lotus Seed while Lan Yu, Ye Zhu, and their allies defended it from Blood Kunpeng and the other attackers.
  • The Chaos Green Lotus opened, the Great Dao tried to destroy it, and the Dao Ancestor joined Wuhan to protect it as Chu Kuangren meditated inside.
  • The Golden Crow Young Ancestor attacked the lotus and died when it struck back, then Chu Kuangren emerged with the Chaos Green Lotus mark and revealed his fifth-grade Immortal Essence Flower and sixth-grade Soul Flower.
  • Chu Kuangren fought Blood Kunpeng, overcame his rising Immortal Essence Flower and attacks, then tore off one of his wings as he fled.
Chapters 1551–157525 summaries Read

Arc 64The Sea of Blood's New Master

Chu Kuangren stopped the Heavenly Dragon Pure Land’s assault on Buddhism, then entered the Netherworld Sea of Blood and absorbed the Karma Fire Red Lotus. He used the Sea of Wraiths to create a new force, defeated Ba Tian, and emerged before the Asura Kings as the Sea of Blood’s new master.

  • Chu Kuangren killed Blood Kunpeng and sealed the area, but the Black Cloud Immortal Emperor rescued the Eastern Emperor Divine Son as Chu Kuangren pursued a mysterious Void Egg into the Deep Void.
  • At the Elysium Pure Land, Chu Kuangren defended Shi Ying from Wucai, defeated him, and studied the Heart Sutra of Unfettered Avalokiteśvara to master compassion Great Encompassment Intent.
  • Chu Kuangren and Shi Ying uncovered the Heavenly Dragon Pure Land’s plot to destroy Buddhism, and Chu Kuangren fought through its forces while Shi Ying broke through to the Great Encompassment Realm.
  • Chu Kuangren reached the Heavenly Dragon Pure Land and helped Yunlan Buddha defeat Abbot Tianlong, but Sin Tathagata emerged from the Netherworld Sea of Blood and began battling the Buddhas.
  • Chu Kuangren entered the Sea of Blood, found the Karma Fire Red Lotus, and let the Chaos Green Lotus absorb it, disrupting the Sea of Blood’s attempt to descend into the Immortal Realm.
  • After refining the red lotus and mastering the Blood God Great Art, Chu Kuangren began merging lost souls with Blood God Sons to create a new race in the Sea of Wraiths.
  • Chu Kuangren persuaded Ba Tian that the Asura Kings had used him as a disposable scout and offered him the Asura throne, but Ba Tian refused to help and was overwhelmed by millions of Blood God Sons.
  • The Sea of Blood awakened the Four Great Demon Generals and summoned the Four Great Asura Kings, who recognized Chu Kuangren as its new master before Rudra attacked him.
Chapters 1576–160025 summaries Read
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