Recaps

Zhou Heng followed Fate’s guidance into the Compassionate Heaven and Earth Castle and seized Endless Revival after invoking an Audience with the Lord of Rules. The Merciful Holy Mother protected him as he vanished, while the Black Giant Eye began dragging the castle into the sky and the Fourth Chosen One moved to confront Thought's Truth Seal.

• Zhou Heng followed Fate’s directions through the microscopic world into the vast Compassionate Heaven and Earth Castle and charged into the Sea of Light.
• Zhou Heng ignored the Merciful Holy Mother’s warnings, reached Endless Revival, and sat cross-legged to seek an Audience with the Lord of Rules.
• The Merciful Holy Mother shielded Zhou Heng from the Black Giant Eye’s attack, allowing him to disappear with Endless Revival when the countdown ended.
• The Black Giant Eye dragged the Compassionate Heaven and Earth Castle into the sky, shaking the Second Chapter’s Tragic Ancient Legendary and alarming its inhabitants.
• The Fourth Chosen One left his fight with Kanda Iliya and appeared before Thought's Truth Seal, preparing to contribute his strength.

Zhou Heng asked the Lord of Rules to activate Boundless Endless genius mode and accepted the Legendary Path of Heaven and Earth challenge. He was matched against a rank-and-file shieldguard of the Vast Star Nation’s Third Legion, who offered him a choice between fighting with the soldier’s defenses weakened or earning a vast increase to his basic attributes by defeating him at full strength.

• Zhou Heng raised Endless Revival and asked the Lord of Rules to let him perform a second rule modification through Boundless Endless genius mode.
• Zhou Heng activated the Legendary Path of Heaven and Earth after the system detected it in the virus-infected Sakast Region.
• The system matched Zhou Heng with Vast Star Nation Third Legion Shieldguard Corps rank-and-file soldier No. 0182141, whose attributes and defenses vastly surpassed his expectations.
• No. 0182141 offered Zhou Heng a fight with the soldier’s standard-issue defenses deactivated or a full-strength fight that would raise Zhou Heng’s basic attributes to the Vast Star Nation military standard.

Zhou Heng defeated Vast Star Nation Third Legion Shieldguard private No. 0182141 and unlocked his legendary path, gaining a massive increase to his stats. The Lord of Rules then allowed Zhou Heng to request a second rule modification, and Zhou Heng chose to change the Sakast Region’s “The Fall of the Sakaste Empire,” as the deity began showing him the price.

• Zhou Heng used his Bard skills to survive No. 0182141’s taunt and shield bash, then killed him with Melodious Flute Notes.
• The Lord of Rules confirmed Zhou Heng had unlocked his legendary path of heaven and earth and awarded him 30.3333 million (silver) stat points.
• The Lord of Rules accepted Endless Revival as payment and invited Zhou Heng to state his second rule modification request.
• Zhou Heng asked to modify the Sakast Region’s second chapter, “The Fall of the Sakaste Empire.”
• The Lord of Rules touched Zhou Heng between the brows and displayed notifications about the required price.

Zhou Heng reset the completed second chapter, “The Fall of the Sakaste Empire,” and received the Heaven and Earth's Legendary Codex, which let him pursue transcendence beyond level 200. Fate Hint revealed that his best path lay in reaching Compassionate Heaven and Earth Castle and claiming the Fourth Chosen One · Between Heaven and Earth's remaining power.

• Zhou Heng renamed the second chapter “radiance of the raised holy sword: 'Slay Longevity,'” resetting its progress from 100% to 0%.
• Thought's Truth Seal realized Zhou Heng had changed the chapter, while Between Heaven and Earth chose to attack again and secretly leave his remaining power for the castle's final master.
• The Lord of Rules gave Zhou Heng the Heaven and Earth's Legendary Codex and told him to change his class to “Longevity Apostle” before seeking another audience.
• Zhou Heng activated the codex and received six first-tier refinement achievement choices for advancing beyond level 200.
• Fate Hint warned Zhou Heng against the ordinary achievements and directed him to Compassionate Heaven and Earth Castle to obtain Between Heaven and Earth's final power and complete the hidden “heaven and earth of transcendence” achievement.

Zhou Heng chose the third fate path, returned to the Second Chapter, and used the Deep Blue Ocean to send Zhou Ruolan a request for time to handle chapter progress. As the Compassionate Heaven and Earth Castle descended from the sky, a mysterious attacker repeatedly killed Zhou Heng, apparently holding him until the Black River Guardian arrived.

• Zhou Heng chose Fate Hint Three and returned to the Second Chapter, where he found Deep Blue Tranquil Jellyfish covering the sky.
• The jellyfish drew Zhou Heng into the Deep Blue Ocean, where he used the Voice of the Sea to tell Zhou Ruolan that progress had reset and ask her to buy him time.
• Zhou Heng returned and saw the enormous Compassionate Heaven and Earth Castle descending from the sky.
• A white figure ambushed Zhou Heng, repeatedly killing him while Glimmer of Health and the Instant Revival Platform kept him alive.
• Zhou Heng realized the attacker was likely stalling until the Black River Guardian arrived, just as another Fate Hint appeared.

Zhou Heng used Wang Wuyi’s obsession with Zhou Qin to escape south while the two fought, but he was intercepted and pinned down by the Black River Guardian. The Guardian felt uneasy about how quickly he had captured Zhou Heng as his battle with the Fourth Chosen One · Between Heaven and Earth neared its end.

• Zhou Heng brought out the White River Purifying Bottle, prompting Zhou Qin to kill him again, but Wang Wuyi’s obsession appeared and confronted her.
• Wang Wuyi shielded Zhou Heng and fought Zhou Qin, allowing Zhou Heng to flee south.
• A young man with a half-rotted face bit off Zhou Heng’s right arm with Limb Deconstruction, and the Moerdan woman then hurled him farther south.
• After Zhou Heng flew for over sixty seconds, the Black River Guardian pinned him to the ground with his Samurai Sword.
• The Black River Guardian grew suspicious of Zhou Heng’s quick capture and looked toward Kanda Iliya, who was close to defeating the Fourth Chosen One · Between Heaven and Earth.

Kanda Iliya planted a Thought Seal in Zhou Heng and sent him into the Compassionate Heaven and Earth Castle to attack the enemies there. As the sealed Zhou Heng entered the castle, the real Zhou Heng opened his eyes in the Mind Heavenly Palace.

• Kanda Iliya defeated Fourth Chosen One · Between Heaven and Earth, who warned that planting a Thought Seal in Zhou Heng might kill him before dissipating.
• Kanda Iliya captured Zhou Heng and planted the Longevity Supreme Thought Seal, restoring Zhou Heng’s body and power.
• Kanda Iliya gave Zhou Heng Fourth Chosen One · Between Heaven and Earth’s power, temporarily raising him to level 10000.
• Zhou Heng bowed to Kanda Iliya and accepted an order to equip his strongest gear and kill the enemies inside the Compassionate Heaven and Earth Castle.
• Zhou Heng entered the Compassionate Heaven and Earth Castle with Star Maiden's Hair, the Sakas Emperor Sword, and the White River Purifying Bottle as the real Zhou Heng opened his eyes in the Mind Heavenly Palace.

Zhou Heng entered the Mind Heavenly Palace and reunited with his classmate Wang Lun, who explained that Thought Seals had trapped people there under the control of the Longevity-Cursed Species. After Fate revealed that Zhou Heng could return to his body and warned that delaying could cost Blue Star Federation soldiers their lives, he chose to confront the approaching Celestial Palace Apostles.

• Zhou Heng examined the Mind Heavenly Palace and met Wang Lun, his former classmate, who had been trapped there for over three years.
• Wang Lun explained that people could leave by merging with their own thoughts in a Celestial Palace, but the Longevity-Cursed Species controlled their bodies through Thought Seals.
• Wang Lun said he had been implanted with a Thought Seal after signing a contract with the Black Bear Guild in Dry Well Town.
• When Celestial Palace Apostles approached, Wang Lun tried to pull Zhou Heng into the void to hide, but Zhou Heng could not follow because his body had not solidified.
• Fate revealed Zhou Heng's restored arm and temporary Epic Divine Ability max strength, and warned that remaining to talk could lead to Blue Star Federation Army casualties.
• Zhou Heng chose to return to his body quickly, stopped hiding, and faced the Celestial Palace Apostles.

Zhou Heng defeated the Celestial Palace Apostles without taking damage and reached Noel Iliya’s Heavenly Palace. He showed Noel his achievements and asked where the Longevity Curse’s power had gone.

• Wang Lun fled into the void as the Celestial Palace Apostles attacked, leaving Zhou Heng behind.
• Zhou Heng killed an Apostle with a single strike, prompting it to summon a vast army of Apostles.
• Zhou Heng endured the Apostles’ attacks and killed them with 80 points of Chaos Damage per strike as he advanced toward an ancient Heavenly Palace.
• Fate revealed that the Heavenly Palace belonged to Noel Iliya, a former general of the Longevity Resistance Army who had become a puppet of the Longevity-Cursed Species.
• Zhou Heng entered the Heavenly Palace, showed Noel his achievements, and asked about the connection between the Longevity Curse and the golden lotus marks.

Zhou Heng recruited Noel Iliya as a heroic spirit and headed toward the Second Chapter’s conflict, while the Blue Star Federation army launched an assault on the Compassionate Heaven and Earth Castle. A liquor-wielding man raised warriors to block the route to the Second Chapter as a beautiful woman approached through darkness.

• Noel Iliya confirmed that even an Eight-Petaled Longevity-Cursed Species could not reveal the curse’s secrets, then agreed to serve Zhou Heng in his Sea of Stars Hall of Heroes.
• Zhou Heng absorbed Noel Iliya as a temporary heroic spirit and followed the Mind Heavenly Palace’s directions while Celestial Palace Apostles attacked him.
• Deep Blue Allure · Zhou Ruolan led the Blue Star Federation army toward the Compassionate Heaven and Earth Castle to prevent the Longevity-Cursed Species from obtaining the Merciful Holy Mother’s remains.
• Sky Sniper Li Rang and a giant-hammer-wielding girl followed Zhou Ruolan into the castle, while the suited man with the black umbrella stayed outside to observe it.
• In the Time Corridor, a bare-chested man summoned Liquor Warriors to block the road to the Second Chapter as a beautiful young woman approached through darkness.

Jiamei Hezi attacked the Bystander to keep him from taking the Merciful Holy Mother's remains through the Time Corridor, while the great sage Sihui confronted her younger brother Siming atop the Space-Time Barrier (Despair). Sihui opened a trial against Siming, whose Calamities of Longevity threatened her courtroom.

• Jiamei Hezi challenged the Bystander and unleashed many-faced monsters across the Time Corridor after he used The Uninvolved Observer.
• The chapter explained the three routes for traveling against the flow of space-time and described the Space-Time Barrier (Despair) between the Third and Second Chapters.
• The great sage Sihui met Siming and argued with him about Blue Sky, the Supreme Council, and the threat of longevity.
• Sihui unfolded the Vast Star Court Third Court into a courtroom and announced Siming's trial as Longevity-Cursed Species.
• Siming rose and turned the human faces from his tumor into Calamities of Longevity, and the trial began.

Zhou Heng confronted Deep Blue Allure · Zhou Ruolan in the Compassionate Heaven and Earth Castle, displaying immense power while appearing unable to see his initial talent. After Zhou Heng abruptly stopped his attack, he recovered his Thought and Celestial Palace and met Zhou Ruolan’s puzzled gaze.

• Deep Blue Allure · Zhou Ruolan appraised Zhou Heng and discovered his enormous attributes and four classes, including Between Heaven and Earth's Gift.
• Zhou Heng questioned why he could not see his initial talent, then attacked Zhou Ruolan with the Sakas Emperor Sword (Holy Sword).
• Zhou Ruolan dodged his strike and summoned Deep Blue Jellyfish, but Zhou Heng unleashed a hundred million slashes and nearly struck her neck.
• Zhou Heng suddenly stopped, allowing Zhou Ruolan to retreat, as the countdown reached zero.
• With Fate Hint’s help, Zhou Heng reunited his Thought and Celestial Palace with his body and opened his eyes to Zhou Ruolan.

Zhou Heng discovered that his Thought Walker talent had absorbed the Thought Seal version of himself and gained new abilities, then used Sea of Stars Hall of Heroes to summon Su Ling as a Heroic Spirit. As he began summoning more spirits, Deep Blue Allure · Zhou Ruolan left the Great Corridor of Mercy, convinced he could handle the crisis.

• Zhou Heng found that Thought Walker had devoured Thought Seal Zhou Heng and gained abilities related to Mind Corridors and the Mind Heavenly Palace.
• Zhou Heng checked his rewards and discovered 800 trillion Divine Energy and the Mystical skill Sea of Stars Hall of Heroes.
• Zhou Heng visualized Su Ling and persuaded her to serve as a Heroic Spirit by promising to destroy the Longevity-Cursed Species.
• Deep Blue Allure · Zhou Ruolan recognized Zhou Heng's skill as the Sea of Stars Hall of Heroes and realized his message had been trustworthy.
• Deep Blue Allure · Zhou Ruolan vanished from the Great Corridor of Mercy while Zhou Heng continued summoning Heroic Spirits.

Zhou Heng used Sea of Stars Hall of Heroes to summon the spirits of powerful foes and former allies into his mind. As the tenth Heroic Spirit began to appear, something unexpected happened.

• Su Lanlan accepted Zhou Heng’s invitation and joined the Hall of Heroes, and Su Ming followed to stand beside Su Ling.
• Eternity Wind God · Starwind and Zhou Qing'er joined the growing group of Heroic Spirits.
• Red-Lipped Su Mo'er recognized Zhou Heng’s skill and joined the others, followed by Wang Daoyun.
• Wang Wuyi knelt before Zhou Heng, pledged himself to Zhou Heng’s command, and asked him to erase Zhou Qin.
• Su Yilin joined the Heroic Spirits and said that she and the others had deserved their defeat.
• Zhou Heng began visualizing the tenth Heroic Spirit, but something unexpected happened.

Zhou Heng obtained the Abyss Succubus as a Heroic Spirit despite the Abyss Mother's warning that the Sea of Stars would treat him as a heretic. After summoning his ten Heroic Spirits, he examined their abilities and focused on Su Mo’er's Gold-Silver Conversion skill, which might help with his long-term quest, “Great Copper of the World.”

• The Abyss Mother appeared in Zhou Heng’s mind, gave him the Abyss Succubus Heroic Spirit, and warned him about keeping an Abyss Heroic Spirit in the Sea of Stars.
• The Abyss Succubus resented Zhou Heng and predicted that the Justice Star Army would try to annihilate him.
• Zhou Heng awakened inside the Compassionate Heaven and Earth Castle and summoned his ten Heroic Spirits.
• Zhou Heng inspected the Heroic Spirits’ skill sets and noted the strength of Eternity Wind God · Starwind and the potential value of Su Mo’er’s Gold-Silver Conversion.

Zhou Heng entered the Compassionate Heaven and Earth Castle, where he gained powerful survival buffs and initiated a resource war against the Longevity-Cursed Species. After harvesting their coins, he suspected they were plotting to seize the Resurrection Authority of the Skysea of the Empty Realm.

• Zhou Heng entered the Great Corridor of Mercy and received 100 million revivals and several protective buffs from the Merciful Holy Mother.
• Nine Longevity-Cursed Species members mistook Zhou Heng for an ally, and he killed them instantly.
• Zhou Heng chose the Longevity-Cursed Species as his enemy and received resource-war tasks to kill them and seize Authority Fragment Maps.
• Zhou Heng found that his Forced Drop authority had caused the slain enemies to drop a Silver Coin (Seventh Chapter).
• Zhou Heng wondered why a Seventh Chapter coin had appeared and suspected the Longevity-Cursed Species were plotting to contest the Skysea of the Empty Realm's Resurrection Authority.

Zhou Heng entered the Great Corridor of Mercy, where his overwhelming power let him kill Longevity-Cursed Species and defeat Mighty Power of Motion Qin in one blow. After the Heroic Spirits’ kills completed his first mission and earned him an authority fragment map, Zhou Heng crushed it as his game with Qin continued.

• Zhou Heng sent the ten Heroic Spirits to plunder Death Drops and released Bose'er to collect them in the Great Corridor of Mercy.
• Zhou Heng disguised himself as a member of the Longevity-Cursed Species and killed those he encountered with Wind's Blade.
• Zhou Heng spotted Mighty Power of Motion Qin fighting Sky Sniper Li Rang and rushed to confront her.
• Mighty Power of Motion Qin tried to flee, but Zhou Heng seized her and emptied her HP bar with a critical basic attack.
• Mighty Power of Motion Qin accused Zhou Heng of planning his escape from the Mind Heavenly Palace before resurrecting elsewhere.
• The Heroic Spirits' kills completed Zhou Heng's first Resource Competition Battle mission, and he crushed the Compassionate Heaven and Earth Castle authority fragment map he received.

After Zhou Heng returned from the Mind Heavenly Palace, the Longevity-Cursed Species reconsidered their plans while one of their five-petaled members headed for the Heaven and Earth Suspension Bridge. Zhou Heng used an Authority Fragment map to travel toward the Tranquil Corridor, where he encountered a new Fate choice.

• Mighty Power of Motion · Zhou Qin learned that Zhou Heng had returned and fled while notifying the other Magic Tower members.
• A calm green-eyed youth from the Thirty-Second Magic Tower headed for the Heaven and Earth Suspension Bridge, intending to use his mechanism map to seize control of the castle and the Merciful Holy Mother's remains.
• Zhou Heng activated the Compassionate Heaven and Earth Castle Authority Fragment Map and found that the Authority Fragment lay in the Tranquil Corridor beyond the Heaven and Earth Suspension Bridge.
• Zhou Heng vanished from Sky Sniper Li Rang's sight, leaving an Endless Path of Light and drops from slain Longevity-Cursed Species members, which Li Rang began collecting.
• After about 200 seconds, Zhou Heng reached the Heaven and Earth Suspension Bridge and saw a Fate Hint appear as he prepared to cross.

Zhou Heng followed Fate Hint Three through the Fated Black River and reached a hidden chamber beneath the Compassionate Heaven and Earth Castle, where he encountered the fourth "Bard" statue. The reunited Bard gave him a new melody, the "Compassionate Dance Melody," while looking toward the castle with sorrow.

• Zhou Heng chose Fate Hint Three, jumped from the Heaven and Earth Suspension Bridge, and Su Daotian followed him down.
• Guided by Fate Hint, Zhou Heng adjusted his posture, crossed the angle between the castle and the Fated Black River, and endured the grasping black arms.
• Zhou Heng played the "Elegance Joyful Song" on the "Elegant Compassionate Flute" and was drawn into a brightly lit space before a giant "Bard" statue.
• Zhou Heng offered the flute to the statue, and the light figure who had met him before merged with another Bard figure to form a new one.
• The new Bard returned Zhou Heng's flute and played the "Compassionate Dance Melody" as a phantom woman danced beside it.

Zhou Heng received the upgraded Elegant Compassionate Flute (illusory) and learned that the Bard’s remaining power could aid him. Following Fate’s guidance, he returned to the Compassionate Heaven and Earth Castle just as Kanda Iliya realized he had been deceived and pursued him inside.

• The figure of light and shadow played Compassionate Dance Melody, returned the flute to Zhou Heng, and told him to seek the power of nobility in the golden statue.
• The Elegant Compassionate Flute (illusory) gained Exquisite quality and enhanced abilities, including powerful duel and battlefield-control effects.
• Fate’s guidance warned Zhou Heng that Su Daotian was deciphering the Confession Room and directed him to reach the castle within seconds.
• Kanda Iliya spotted Zhou Heng racing through the Fated Black River but failed to grab him, then watched him leap into the Compassionate Heaven and Earth Castle.
• Kanda Iliya realized Zhou Heng had escaped the Mind Heavenly Palace without the Eternal Thought Seal and entered the castle to kill him before the Think Tank learned what had happened.

After Kanda Iliya failed his final test, a woman resembling Karenna ordered his class stripped while powers in mirrored worlds prepared to act. The Blue Star Federation Army received an urgent evacuation order, just as Achilles Gabriel Heng launched a purge that turned the Second Chapter’s inhabitants into scarlet-eyed attackers swarming the Compassionate Heaven and Earth Castle.

• The woman resembling Karenna spared Kanda Iliya from immediate death but ordered his class stripped, while the black-gauzed woman left after declaring his fate sealed.
• A bare-shouldered maiden and a suited old man discussed the longevity beasts’ move, then the old man and Karenna met each other’s gaze across mirrored worlds.
• A scout delivered the Supreme Council’s order for the Blue Star Federation Army to evacuate within 1,000 seconds, and Zhou Ruolan and Li Rang searched for Zhou Heng while helping the army withdraw.
• Achilles Gabriel Heng arrived with forces from a black fissure and ordered the Guardian retrieval plan and a purge of the Second Chapter.
• Energy-like beings overwhelmed the longevity-cursed species and exploited humans, turning them into scarlet-eyed compassionate saints who charged the Compassionate Heaven and Earth Castle.

Zhou Heng killed Su Daotian in the Confession Room and took the Compassionate Heaven and Earth Castle Mechanism Map. After Fate Hint revealed that the Merciful Holy Mother was the Vast Star Lord’s 3,720th princess and offered two paths, Zhou Heng chose to discard the map and put the Sakas Emperor Sword to her neck.

• Su Daotian entered the Confession Room and found statues of the Vast Star Lord and the praying Merciful Holy Mother.
• Zhou Heng appeared without warning, killed Su Daotian, and picked up the dropped Compassionate Heaven and Earth Castle Mechanism Map.
• Zhou Heng witnessed the Vast Star Lord and the Merciful Holy Mother, gaining a lifespan limit of 10 billion and the Affection of the Truth "Compassion" buff.
• Zhou Heng used Fate Hint and learned that the Merciful Holy Mother was the Vast Star Lord’s 3,720th princess and that he could choose between two routes.
• Zhou Heng discarded the map before the Merciful Holy Mother, drew the Sakas Emperor Sword, and laid it across her neck.

Zhou Heng killed the Merciful Holy Mother, triggering the Compassionate Heaven and Earth Castle’s reversal and self-destruction as Achilles Gabriel Heng pursued Kanda Iliya. After collecting the Starlight Leaf · Seed Tears, Zhou Heng received Fate Hints outlining two possible ways to intervene in the escalating battle.

• Zhou Heng beheaded the Merciful Holy Mother, extinguishing her final spark of life and reversing the castle’s mechanics.
• Achilles Gabriel Heng took the Merciful Holy Mother’s remains while the castle began detaching its sections and counting down to detonation.
• Achilles Gabriel Heng pursued Kanda Iliya, who fled through the disintegrating castle while releasing Grievance units.
• Zhou Heng collected 108 Starlight Leaf · Seed Tears from the Merciful Holy Mother’s tears.
• Zhou Heng received Fate Hints suggesting he could head west and play his Flute Melody or enter the Great Hall conspicuously and kill Kanda Iliya before Achilles Gabriel Heng.

Zhou Heng followed a mysterious light to the Heaven and Earth City Main Seat and activated its skill to transform the Compassionate Heaven and Earth Castle. Meanwhile, trapped Blue Star Federation troops turned back to fight the Compassionate Saints, buying Zhou Heng time as the castle began to compress.

• Zhou Heng followed the light through the collapsing space and found the Heaven and Earth City Main Seat.
• Yu Linming led the retreating Blue Star Federation troops back into the Compassionate Heaven and Earth Castle after finding the exit blocked by Compassionate Saints.
• The second evacuation squad and other Federal Army troops turned back to fight the Longevity-Cursed Species and delay the enemy for Zhou Heng.
• Zhou Heng sat on the Main Seat and activated The Intersection of Rows and Columns, triggering the castle's transformation.
• The Compassionate Heaven and Earth Castle began to compress, and every unit inside sensed the change.

As Heaven and Earth City contracted into a two-dimensional plane, Achilles Gabriel Heng and Kanda Iliya prepared to fight Bear Loli and Zhou Ruolan while Zhou Heng confronted the Longevity-Cursed Species in the Winding Corridor. Zhou Heng annihilated them and unlocked the corridor mechanism, gaining building movement and splicing authority.

• Achilles Gabriel Heng learned that Kanda Iliya would survive and ordered him to keep Zhou Heng there and reclaim his power.
• Heaven and Earth City contracted into a two-dimensional plane, and Achilles Gabriel Heng and Kanda Iliya attacked Bear Loli and Zhou Ruolan.
• Bear Loli transformed with the power of the Starry Sky Giant Bear and charged at Achilles Gabriel Heng.
• Zhou Heng and the Heroic Spirits faced the Longevity-Cursed Species in the Winding Corridor, and Zhou Heng killed every enemy there.
• Zhou Heng used the Compassionate Heaven and Earth Castle Mechanism Map to find the maze's sole route and unlock the Winding Corridor mechanism.