Arc 10Skysea Authority Struggle

Zhou Heng gathered the Heaven and Earth abilities and challenged the Longevity-Cursed Species for authority over the Skysea of the Empty Realm. After the Calamity Lord invaded, Zhou Heng escaped into the Time Interstice with Li Rang and obtained the Starry Sky Barrier.

  • The Bard Guard gave Zhou Heng the Epic of the Cloudsea and directed him toward the abilities needed to reclaim the crucial portion of authority.
  • Zhou Heng concealed the Elegant Ancient Flute, found the Ancient Hero, and obtained powerful Heaven and Earth spells before entering the Betrayal of the Goddess of Light Secret Realm.
  • Zhou Heng trained in the Hall of Truth, defeated Councilor Henala before her transcendence, and received Bard · Elegance's final gifts and memories.
  • Zhou Heng escaped the Abyss Succubus, awakened the Bard · Elegance statue, and triggered opposing faction quests for the remaining spells and the Compassionate Elegance Flute.
  • Zhou Heng subdued Red-Lipped Su Mo'er, combined the two flutes, and claimed another Heaven and Earth spell as the Five-Petal Council deployed the Beasts of Longevity.
  • The Calamity Lord invaded the Skysea of the Empty Realm, and Zhou Heng rescued its inhabitants with Li Rang before accepting Abyss’s Affection through a contaminated Eighth Turn Certificate.
  • Zhou Heng evaded the Abyss Succubus's controlled creatures, obtained Heaven and Earth's Touch, and escaped with Li Rang through the Brilliant Cloudwhale into the Time Interstice.
  • Zhou Heng held off his pursuers for five days while Li Rang opened the technology box, then obtained the Starry Sky Barrier and discovered Sky-Roof Leap · East and West Palaces through his authority.
Chapters 226–250 Vol. 3 Read

Ch. 226Absolute Fairness and Justice

Zhou Heng entered the Town in the Clouds, traded a Revival Coin for red Elegant Aura, and obtained a flashy Ultimate Technique that could not kill. Fate Hint revealed that the Longevity-Cursed Species was close to disabling the realm’s three-month reset and showed Zhou Heng a path south as his only way out, but he rejected the suggestion to beg Red-Lipped Su Mo'er for forgiveness.

  • Zhou Heng discovered the Town in the Clouds and met a boy selling red Elegant Aura.
  • Zhou Heng traded the boy a Revival Coin for the aura, then crushed it and obtained Ultimate Technique: Swift Flowing Light.
  • Zhou Heng learned that Ultimate Techniques could not kill, and suspected the Longevity-Cursed Species had found a way around the Bard’s rules.
  • Fate Hint confirmed that the Longevity-Cursed Species was close to seizing enough Authority to end the Fairness and Justice (Reincarnation) reset, and revealed Red-Lipped Su Mo'er's powerful techniques.
  • Fate Hint advised Zhou Heng to go south to the last Cloud House and show someone his leap achievement, while also suggesting he beg Red-Lipped Su Mo'er for forgiveness.
  • Zhou Heng rejected the suggestion to beg for forgiveness and tried to steady himself after seeing how unfair the enemy’s techniques were.

Ch. 227The crucial 10% of authority

Zhou Heng met the Bard Guard at the edge of the Skysea of the Empty Realm and proved his strength by revealing his achievement breakthroughs. The guard gave him a quest and the Epic of the Cloudsea, leaving Zhou Heng to seek the means to seize the crucial 10% of authority.

  • Zhou Heng followed the road south and met an old fisherman who revealed that the native inhabitants had lost 70% of their authority to the longevity-cursed species.
  • The Bard Guard explained that the inhabitants had sixteen years to reclaim the 71%-80% portion of authority before losing their remaining resurrection authority.
  • Zhou Heng showed the guard his achievements from the First Turn through the Seventh Turn, including his theft of the Abyss Sage's Abyss Erosion.
  • The Bard Guard warned Zhou Heng to seal the Elegant Ancient Flute with Morning Glimmer and told him to find Ultimate Formula · Divine Eyes of Heaven and Earth, Will of the Empty Realm, and the Betrayal of the Goddess of Light Secret Realm.
  • The Bard Guard gave Zhou Heng the Epic of the Cloudsea, which became the prerequisite item for his quest to seize the crucial 10% of authority, then dispersed into the cloudsea.

Ch. 228Morning Deception

Zhou Heng learned the history of the Skysea of the Empty Realm and received a Fate Hint about the Bard’s deceptive artifact, Morning Deception. He summoned a Cloudwhale and rode it toward Morning Glimmer, which it eventually found.

  • Zhou Heng read the Epic of the Cloudsea and learned how the Longevity-Cursed Species came to control the Skysea of the Empty Realm.
  • Fate Hint revealed that the Bard was a truth-tier Forgery Master who had left Morning Deception in the Skysea.
  • Zhou Heng found the Tranquil Cloud Whale Flute beneath the stool where the Bard Guard had disappeared and played it to summon a Cloudwhale.
  • Zhou Heng boarded the Cloudwhale and directed it toward Morning Glimmer, then examined its attributes as it flew at immense speed.
  • The Cloudwhale stopped after finding Morning Glimmer, and Zhou Heng recognized the destination.

Ch. 229The Ancient Hero "Old Man in Straw"

Zhou Heng used Morning Glimmer and Morning Deception to conceal the Elegant Ancient Flute and make a Small Mana Bottle appear to carry its aura, but triggering Morning Deception transported him and the Cloudwhale to the hidden Ultimate Spell · Endless Stars. There, the Ancient Hero "Old Man in Straw" mistook him for Black Ring and set him three fishing tasks, and Zhou Heng chose to use Fate Hint Three to catch the most powerful item as quickly as possible.

  • Zhou Heng reversed Morning Glimmer into Morning Deception and used the two effects to conceal the Elegant Ancient Flute and disguise the Small Mana Bottle with its aura.
  • A massive vortex swept Zhou Heng and the Cloudwhale into the hidden Ultimate Spell · Endless Stars after the spell detected the reversed concept of Morning Glimmer.
  • Zhou Heng met the Ancient Hero "Old Man in Straw," who mistook him for Black Ring and told him to fish up cola, a standard-issue Mecha, and elegant aura (red).
  • Zhou Heng saw Fate Hint warn that ordinary fishing would take too long and expose his deception, then chose Fate Hint Three to fish for the most badass item quickly.

Ch. 230Ultimate Spell: Divine Eyes of Heaven and Earth

Zhou Heng fished up three powerful items in Ultimate Spell · Endless Stars and convinced the Ancient Hero, the Old Man in a Straw Hat and Cape, that he was worthy despite not being the Chosen One of the final millennium. The Ancient Hero sent Zhou Heng to “Betrayal of the Goddess of Light” with a witnessing reward, then disappeared.

  • Zhou Heng fished up Ultimate Spell: Divine Eyes of Heaven and Earth and discovered he could not use it inside Ultimate Spell · Endless Stars.
  • Zhou Heng obtained the Will of the Empty Realm and, after nearly 30 failed casts, caught the Heaven and Earth Fishing Rod.
  • Zhou Heng presented the three items to the Ancient Hero, the Old Man in a Straw Hat and Cape, who realized Zhou Heng was not Black Ring, the Chosen One of the final millennium.
  • Zhou Heng told the Ancient Hero that Black Ring would come of age in 16 years, 1 month, and 27 days, and the Ancient Hero changed the surroundings into a dark, lifeless space.
  • The Ancient Hero gave Zhou Heng a ball of light and directed him to “Betrayal of the Goddess of Light,” then vanished.

Ch. 231Ultimate Spell of Heaven and Earth

Zhou Heng received two ultimate spells from the Ancient Hero and used one to survey the Skysea of the Empty Realm. He headed for the Betrayal of the Goddess of Light Secret Realm while the Abyss Succubus waited nearby to capture him.

  • The Ancient Hero "Old Man in a Straw Hat and Cape" gave Zhou Heng one million Health and Mana and the Ultimate Spell of Heaven and Earth.
  • Zhou Heng learned Ultimate Spell of Heaven and Earth and Ultimate Spell: Divine Eyes of Heaven and Earth, raising his Elegant Aura to two before leaving the dark space on the Cloud Whale.
  • Zhou Heng used Divine Eyes of Heaven and Earth to survey the Skysea of the Empty Realm, spotting the half-bodied Red-Lipped Su Mo'er and the pursuing Abyss Succubus.
  • A fleeing light aura opened the Betrayal of the Goddess of Light Secret Realm, and the Abyss Succubus waited by its entrance, planning to drag Zhou Heng into the Abyss if she touched him.
  • Zhou Heng approached the Secret Realm on the Cloud Whale without letting the Abyss Succubus touch him, and she opened her eyes and greeted him.

Ch. 232Logging in, Vast Star Capital!

Zhou Heng trapped the Abyss Succubus with an Ultimate technique and entered the Secret Realm, Betrayal of the Goddess of Light, while Red-Lipped Su Mo'er discovered his fake flute. After receiving the identity Bard · Elegance, he arrived in the Vast Star Nation’s imperial capital, Vast Star Capital.

  • Zhou Heng used Ultimate Technique · Heaven and Earth's Stars to pin the Abyss Succubus beneath a star, then entered the Secret Realm, Betrayal of the Goddess of Light.
  • The Abyss Succubus broke free of the attack and followed Zhou Heng into the Secret Realm before it disappeared.
  • Red-Lipped Su Mo'er found Zhou Heng’s fake Small Mana Bottle, destroyed it, and wondered how he had acquired his abilities and unfamiliar Ultimate technique.
  • The Secret Realm identified Zhou Heng as Bard · Elegance and confirmed he could log in stably to Vast Star Nation Imperial Capital · Vast Star Capital.
  • A phantom told Zhou Heng to explore the Secret Realm and meet him at the end, then Zhou Heng emerged in a crowded plaza in Vast Star Capital.

Ch. 233The Powerful Bard

Zhou Heng entered the Vast Star Capital as Youtier, a level 321 Bard whose powerful abilities came from his 30-star class. After Gong Ruoxue left him at a fist-training hall, Fate Hint warned that her training plan would not help him escape the Mind Corridor and pointed him toward another opportunity.

  • Zhou Heng examined Youtier's attributes and realized the 30-star Bard class had vastly increased his base attributes while converting them into mana.
  • Gong Ruoxue led Zhou Heng through the Vast Star Capital and scolded him for appraising her.
  • Gong Ruoxue brought Zhou Heng to the Basic Fist Arts Training Hall and told him to train in the Vast Star Fist.
  • Fate Hint warned Zhou Heng that training there would not let him reach the end of the Mind Corridor and directed him roughly 30° west of north.
  • Zhou Heng turned away from the training hall and headed toward the opportunity Fate Hint had identified.

Ch. 234Hall of Truth

Zhou Heng visited the Starfish Tavern, where Councilor Henala denounced the Star Lord’s plan for universal technological ascension and defended magic as a path to godhood. After a robot invited him to the Hall of Truth, Fate’s hints led him to accept and arrange a midnight meeting in the Vast Star Capital.

  • Zhou Heng entered the Starfish Tavern and asked for a glass of hot water despite having no star coins.
  • Councilor Henala publicly opposed the Soaring Rooftop, warning that technological ascension would draw the Masters’ attention and arguing that people should choose magic.
  • Tavern patrons applauded Henala and criticized the Star Lord’s technological path to godhood.
  • A female robot gave Zhou Heng a Hall of Truth invitation and urged him to pursue magical ascension.
  • Fate’s hints encouraged Zhou Heng to visit the Hall of Truth, so he asked the robot how to join.
  • The robot told Zhou Heng to meet at specified coordinates in the Vast Star Capital at midnight.

Ch. 235The importance of choice

Zhou Heng entered the Hall of Truth and chose to train Vast Star Fist before leveling, rapidly raising his attributes and level. Fate then urged him to leave the Hall, defeat the weakened Henala, and prove to the watching Bard · Elegance that choices could change the outcome.

  • At midnight, Zhou Heng entered the multicolored portal to the Hall of Truth with the crowd.
  • Zhou Heng chose Vast Star Fist and trained in the Land of Twinkling Stars until he reached the attribute limit, spending 99 years.
  • Zhou Heng assigned his free attributes to mana, then traveled to Leveling Island and killed Experience Monsters to gain levels.
  • Zhou Heng obtained a Legendary stage four refinement certificate and reached level 1000 after roughly 11 years, raising his mana to 4.1008we.
  • Fate told Zhou Heng that continuing to train would cost him the chance to reach the end, and suggested he leave the Hall to defeat the weakened Henala while Bard · Elegance watched.

Ch. 236An elegant instant kill

Zhou Heng followed the Fate Hint west and tracked down the Abyss Succubus, who was trapped in Councilor Henala’s forced transcendence. He killed her in an instant, crashing the Secret Realm, and then faced the approaching Bard · Elegance.

  • Zhou Heng left the Hall of Truth and used his flute and Breeze’s Trust to fly west according to the Fate Hint.
  • Zhou Heng changed course as the Fate Hint updated, while the Abyss Succubus grew increasingly uneasy in Councilor Henala’s identity.
  • The Abyss Succubus realized she might have been tracked, stopped moving, and waited as her transcendence countdown continued.
  • Zhou Heng arrived playing his flute, and Councilor Henala was pierced with holes and died before completing transcendence.
  • The Abyss Succubus was removed from the Secret Realm, causing it to crash, and Zhou Heng looked up as a familiar figure approached.

Ch. 237Ultimate Technique · World and Heaven's Awakened One

Bard · Elegance gave Zhou Heng his Bard class, the Ultimate Technique · World and Heaven's Awakened One, and a fragment of the Mind Corridor before vanishing. Zhou Heng learned the Ultimate Technique and viewed three memories of the Goddess of Light · Henala’s destruction of the Vast Star Capital, ending with the city transformed into the Land of Technology's Wail.

  • Bard · Elegance gathered the Secret Realm and two other glows, then warned Zhou Heng not to enter the sixth chapter before reaching Epic Divine Ability and bestowed his final gifts.
  • Zhou Heng received the Bard class, the Ultimate Technique · World and Heaven's Awakened One, and a fragment of the Betrayal of the Goddess of Light Mind Corridor segment.
  • Zhou Heng examined the Bard class and found it powerful but unusable because he had no fourth class slot.
  • Zhou Heng learned the Ultimate Technique, which negated other Ultimate Techniques within the Skysea of the Empty Realm while he remained still.
  • Zhou Heng viewed a memory of Divine Truths slaughtering the Vast Star Capital and another of eleven fighters attacking the Goddess of Light · Henala while a golden-robed man stood apart.
  • Zhou Heng watched a gigantic Mecha blast Henala into the ground, after which the Vast Star Capital became the Land of Technology's Wail.

Ch. 238The Fleeting Instant of That Second

After completing the Secret Realm "Betrayal of the Goddess of Light," Zhou Heng escaped the Abyss Succubus by exploiting a brief lapse in her vigilance. He pursued the fleeing Secret Realm power toward the center of the "Skysea of the Empty Realm," where the statue of the Ancient Hero "Bard · Elegance" stood.

  • Zhou Heng noticed that the "Land of the Howling Gale" resembled the "Land of Technology's Wail" and resolved to seek the remaining "Ultimate Spell: Heaven and Earth Series" abilities.
  • After Zhou Heng completed the Secret Realm, Fate warned him that the Abyss Succubus could drag him into the Abyss if she touched him as he emerged, so he waited for her to let her guard down.
  • The Abyss Succubus grew distracted after waiting for Zhou Heng for many days, and Fate told him to act immediately, send Cloud Whale (Tranquility) to his right, and activate "Ultimate Spell of Heaven and Earth."
  • Zhou Heng escaped on Cloud Whale (Tranquility) and used "Starlight Fall" to trap the pursuing Abyss Succubus in a barrage of attacks.
  • Zhou Heng activated the other two abilities in the "Ultimate Spell: Heaven and Earth Series," located the fleeing Secret Realm power, and pursued it toward the statue of the Ancient Hero "Bard · Elegance."

Ch. 239Announcement: Zhou Heng and Except Zhou Heng

Zhou Heng fought through the Longevity-Cursed Species and reached the statue of Bard · Elegance, awakening it after only twenty days. Its destruction triggered a world announcement that formed two opposing factions and set them competing for control of the Skysea of the Empty Realm.

  • Red-Lipped Su Mo'er received a message and ordered the Longevity-Cursed Species to stop Zhou Heng from reaching the Bard · Elegance statue.
  • Zhou Heng used Ultimate Spell of Heaven and Earth to crush the attacking Longevity-Cursed Species as he continued toward the statue.
  • Red-Lipped Su Mo'er learned that Zhou Heng possessed Ultimate Spell of Heaven and Earth and sent information about the Skysea of the Empty Realm back to others.
  • Zhou Heng reached the statue, and the guiding light entered its eye, bringing it to life and filling the Skysea with flute music.
  • The statue disintegrated, and a world announcement created the Except Zhou Heng and Zhou Heng factions, assigning them opposing quests for the remaining Ultimate Spell series and the Compassionate Elegance Flute.

Ch. 240He sat thirty thousand meters tall

After gaining the power to grow thirty thousand meters tall and fly at immense speed, Zhou Heng used his new form to confront Red-Lipped Su Mo'er in the Skysea of the Empty Realm. Her attempt to strip his Ultimate Techniques failed, and Zhou Heng reached for the Compassionate Ancient Flute (Illusory).

  • Zhou Heng obtained Ultimate Technique and Earth's Greatness and expanded into a thirty-thousand-meter form visible throughout the Skysea of the Empty Realm.
  • Crimson Co., Ltd. and Star Guild moles discovered the sea had been sealed off and feared that the Beasts of Longevity would arrive.
  • Zhou Heng flew toward Red-Lipped Su Mo'er and used Ultimate Spell of Heaven and Earth to trap her beneath a barrage of falling stars.
  • Red-Lipped Su Mo'er activated Ultimate Technique Severance and Ultimate Technique Severance 2, but neither stripped Zhou Heng of his techniques.
  • Zhou Heng summoned the Elegant Ancient Flute, which drew the Compassionate Ancient Flute (Illusory) from Red-Lipped Su Mo'er's backpack, and reached for it.

Ch. 241Wait, This Needed a Rescue?

The Longevity-Cursed Species decided to send Beasts of Longevity to kill Zhou Heng in the Skysea of the Empty Realm, prompting the Supreme Council to send Li Rang to check on him. Li Rang broke through the sealed boundary and found Zhou Heng towering like a hundred-thousand-foot deity, leaving him stunned.

  • The Five-Petal Council debated Zhou Heng and unanimously approved deploying the Beasts of Longevity against him in the Skysea of the Empty Realm.
  • The Supreme Council discussed the lockdown and decided Li Rang should investigate, while agreeing they would not abandon Zhou Heng if his life was in danger.
  • Li Rang received a warning that Zhou Heng was in danger and used his SSS-rank Interstice Traversal talent to reach the Skysea of the Empty Realm.
  • Li Rang found the area sealed and saw decrepit Lifespan Contract users being sent inside.
  • Li Rang fired a glowing bullet through the barrier, slipped inside, and found Zhou Heng towering a hundred thousand feet high like a deity.

Ch. 242Elegant Compassionate Flute

Zhou Heng merged the Compassionate Ancient Flute (Illusory) with the Elegant Ancient Flute to create the Elegant Compassionate Flute (Illusory), then continued toward the next Ultimate Spell despite Red-Lipped Su Mo’er’s warning. As he approached the spell, the Five-Petal Council mobilized authority that would give the Longevity-Cursed Species intermittent immunity to Ultimate Techniques, and Red-Lipped Su Mo’er rose as Starlight Fall vanished from her body.

  • Zhou Heng combined the Compassionate Ancient Flute (Illusory) and the Elegant Ancient Flute, creating the Elegant Compassionate Flute (Illusory) with new abilities and a way to gain exemptions from Mottling by saving living beings.
  • Red-Lipped Su Mo’er warned Zhou Heng that Epic Divine Ability combatants would soon join the battle, but Zhou Heng ignored her and flew away.
  • A world announcement warned the Skysea of the Empty Realm that Zhou Heng was about to obtain his fifth Ultimate Spell: Heaven and Earth Series spell, while his attack pinned down most would-be opponents.
  • Red-Lipped Su Mo’er received a response from the six seniors of the Five-Petal Council, who mobilized 10% of their authority to grant Longevity-Cursed Species intermittent immunity to Ultimate Techniques in 10 seconds.
  • Red-Lipped Su Mo’er stood despite Starlight Fall’s impact, and the attack vanished from her as a notification appeared on Zhou Heng’s retinas.

Ch. 243Hope for the Starry Sky Barrier

Zhou Heng overcame the Longevity-Cursed Species’ attacks and obtained the eight-element Ultimate Spell at the top of the pillar of light. A Barrier-Breaking Ship then entered the Skysea of the Empty Realm, and Fate revealed that Li Rang could help Zhou Heng obtain the Starry Sky Barrier before a true war began.

  • Zhou Heng used his authority and Divine Eyes to rush toward the pillar of light while the Longevity-Cursed Species became immune to his spells.
  • Zhou Heng evaded the Cloudwhales and Longevity-Cursed Species attacking him as he climbed the pillar.
  • Zhou Heng reached the summit, seized the white flame, and obtained and bound Ultimate Spell: Water, Fire, Wind, Thunder, Ice, Wood, Light, and Darkness of Heaven and Earth.
  • A Barrier-Breaking Ship pierced the Skysea of the Empty Realm’s spatial barrier, and Zhou Heng received Fate Hints warning of an impending war and identifying Li Rang as a possible ally in obtaining the Starry Sky Barrier.
  • Zhou Heng activated Divine Eyes of Heaven and Earth to search for Li Rang.

Ch. 244The calamity sweeping the sea of clouds

The Calamity Lord arrived aboard the Barrier-Breaking Ship and unleashed a mass transformation of the Longevity-Cursed Species into Beasts of Longevity. Zhou Heng worked to protect the Skysea of the Empty Realm’s natives, while Red-Lipped Su Mo'er warned the Calamity Lord that its delay was giving him time.

  • The Barrier-Breaking Ship broke through the spatial barrier, and its artificial sun dispelled much of Zhou Heng’s darkness effect.
  • The Calamity Lord emerged from the ship, introduced itself to Zhou Heng, and fired green pus into the Skysea of the Empty Realm.
  • The Calamity Lord released a black aura, prompting over eighty percent of the Longevity-Cursed Species to sign Lifespan Contracts and transform into Beasts of Longevity.
  • The Beasts of Longevity began draining the lifespans of nearby inhabitants, and Zhou Heng used his Ultimate Technique to shield the natives and help them evacuate.
  • Red-Lipped Su Mo'er confronted the Calamity Lord and ordered it to attack Zhou Heng, but it ignored her, and she realized their best chance had passed.

Ch. 245Ultimate Spell: Heaven and Earth's Touch

Zhou Heng rescued billions of Skysea of the Empty Realm’s inhabitants while waiting for the Starry Sky Barrier to appear, even as the Longevity-Cursed Species began corrupting the realm. A Cloudwhale emerged carrying the anticipated Ultimate Spell, but its sudden teleportation made Zhou Heng pause.

  • Zhou Heng saved the Skysea of the Empty Realm’s creatures with his Ultimate Spell and met Sky Sniper Li Rang, who warned that the Barrier-Breaking Ship would soon shatter the realm’s rules.
  • Zhou Heng told Sky Sniper Li Rang he knew what he was doing, and Li Rang stayed beside him as he continued rescuing inhabitants.
  • The Calamity Lord’s Barrier-Breaking Ship spread a black field that corrupted space, while the Skysea of the Empty Realm struggled to repair its rules.
  • After waiting for the Starry Sky Barrier, Zhou Heng saw a starlit Cloudwhale emerge and heard that Ultimate Spell: Heaven and Earth's Touch was about to appear.
  • Zhou Heng rushed toward the Cloudwhale, then stopped when it teleported across the Skysea of the Empty Realm.

Ch. 246Eighth Turn: Abyss's Affection

Zhou Heng killed successive waves of Beasts of Longevity, gaining enough experience to reach level 80, then learned through Fate Hint that the enemies were luring him into activating a contaminated Eighth Turn Certificate. He chose the Abyss’s Affection achievement anyway, accepting the Abyss’s temporary attribute boost and the Abyss Succubus’s new control skill.

  • Zhou Heng discovered that his attacks could kill the Beasts of Longevity, then defeated the first wave of 30 and lost 30 years of lifespan while gaining experience.
  • Zhou Heng fought off larger waves of Beasts of Longevity and leveled up to 80, where he could no longer gain experience without beginning the eighth turn.
  • Fate Hint revealed that the Abyss Succubus and Calamity Lord were using the Beasts to push Zhou Heng toward a contaminated Eighth Turn Certificate, and outlined the risks and alternatives.
  • Zhou Heng used the Eighth Turn Certificate, causing the achievement system to transform into an abyss system and offering him slaughter achievements or Abyss’s Affection.
  • Zhou Heng selected Abyss’s Affection, which required him to help the Abyss Succubus capture him and granted temporary 100% abyss erosion.

Ch. 247How Dare He!

The Abyss Succubus regained power and controlled nearly every living creature in the Skysea of the Empty Realm, while the Calamity Lord learned of Zhou Heng’s bizarre Eighth Turn achievement and launched a counterattack. Guided by Fate, Zhou Heng fled east with Li Rang and narrowly evaded Red-Lipped Su Mo’er as the Calamity Lord committed to its plan.

  • The Abyss Succubus gained the skill "Cool, Mature, Playful Charm" and realized Zhou Heng’s Eighth Turn achievement required her to help capture him.
  • The Abyss Succubus activated her skill, controlling nearly every living creature in the Skysea of the Empty Realm and turning them against Zhou Heng.
  • After receiving the details of Zhou Heng’s achievement, the Calamity Lord teleported tens of thousands of Beasts of Longevity toward Zhou Heng and hid Red-Lipped Su Mo’er among them.
  • When spatial ripples warned Li Rang of danger, Zhou Heng followed Fate’s guidance, protected him, and raced due east while evading Cloudwhales and schools of fish.
  • Zhou Heng followed further Fate Hints to dodge Red-Lipped Su Mo’er’s attempt to grab Li Rang as the Calamity Lord committed everything to its attack.

Ch. 248Target: Starry Sky Barrier

Zhou Heng obtained Ultimate Technique and Earth's Touch, greatly increasing his power and letting him immobilize his enemies across the Skysea of the Empty Realm. When the Calamity Lord began warping the Barrier-Breaking Ship at the cost of its lifespan, Zhou Heng followed Fate’s hint and headed west to seek the Brilliant Cloudwhale and the Starry Sky Barrier.

  • Zhou Heng caught the Brilliant Cloudwhale and obtained Ultimate Technique and Earth's Touch, which enhanced Ultimate Technique and Earth's Greatness.
  • Zhou Heng used his illusory arms to control the Beasts of Longevity and repeatedly pin down Red-Lipped Su Mo'er and the Abyss Succubus.
  • The Calamity Lord decided to spend its lifespan warping the Barrier-Breaking Ship to drag Zhou Heng into the domain of Disaster of Longevity.
  • Fate told Zhou Heng to head west and enter the Brilliant Cloudwhale for a chance to reach the Time Interstice and obtain the Starry Sky Barrier, while also revealing his concealed Audience method as an alternative.
  • Zhou Heng chose to preserve the Audience method and turned west, attacking his enemies and clearing a path with his techniques.

Ch. 249Five days! Buy me five days!

Zhou Heng escaped the Abyss Succubus and the Calamity Lord by entering Eternity Star Fortress (Fragmented), where he found a technology box that Sky Sniper Li Rang needed five days to open. He stayed at the fortress entrance to hold off their forces while Li Rang worked.

  • Zhou Heng broke through the enemy blockade and entered the Brilliant Cloudwhale just as the Barrier-Breaking Ship warped toward him, escaping the Skysea of the Empty Realm.
  • Zhou Heng discovered Eternity Star Fortress (Fragmented) in the Time Interstice and found a technology box surrounded by black arcs.
  • Sky Sniper Li Rang recognized the box as a product of Time Interstice turbulence and asked Zhou Heng for five days to open it.
  • The Abyss Succubus and the Calamity Lord pursued Zhou Heng, but the Time Interstice turbulence prevented spatial warping.
  • Zhou Heng used his illusory palms to hold off the Abyss Succubus, the Calamity Lord, and the Beasts of Longevity while Li Rang approached the technology box.

Ch. 250Eternity Star Fortress · Starry Sky Barrier (Fragmentary)

Zhou Heng endured five days of attacks from the Calamity Lord while Sky Sniper Li Rang worked to free the Starry Sky Barrier, and his lifespan fell sharply. After retrieving the barrier, Zhou Heng used his 3% authority to survey the worlds beyond the Skysea of the Empty Realm and found Sky-Roof Leap · East and West Palaces in the Abyss Edge.

  • The Abyss Succubus repeatedly tried to reach Zhou Heng, while the Calamity Lord sent Beasts of Longevity to drain his lifespan.
  • Zhou Heng used his ultimate spells to control the Beasts of Longevity, but lost 20,000,120 years of lifespan over five days.
  • Sky Sniper Li Rang cracked the time-interstice box, and Zhou Heng retrieved and appraised the Eternity Star Fortress · Starry Sky Barrier (Fragmentary).
  • Zhou Heng decided the barrier could help him overcome the Skysea of the Empty Realm's rules and damage the Calamity Lord, Red-Lipped Su Mo'er, and the Abyss Succubus.
  • Zhou Heng used his 3% authority to survey the Möbius-shaped Skysea of the Empty Realm, the Land of Longevity, the nine-part Sakast Region, and the Abyss boundary.
  • Zhou Heng extended his vision into the Abyss Edge and found Sky-Roof Leap · East and West Palaces.
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