Arc 19The Sakas Imperial Dream

Zhou Heng entered the Eternal Starry Sky Dream, chose Sarendo Sakas’s path, and cleared the Sakas Emperor’s Mind Journey while the conflict with Pingtian Jurokurō escalated. After helping free the corrupted population, Zhou Heng faced Pingtian Nijūhachirō as the battle turned against the enormous Human Pillar.

  • Zhou Heng resisted the Longevity-Cursed Species’ assaults, entered the Eternal Starry Sky Dream, and followed Sarendo Sakas’s path while killing infected units.
  • Zhou Heng captured Shima Tianying, and Sarendo Sakas freed her from the will of all beings before making his choice in the Dream.
  • Zhou Heng took the Ancient Golden Tree Rings class, completed Sarendo Sakas’s Mind Journey, and claimed the rewards beneath the Imperial Throne.
  • Zhou Heng entered the plundered Sakas Treasury, found The Planet's Boundless Longing, and spread the Eternal Starry Sky Dream above Kingdom of All Beings Country.
  • Zhou Heng used Civilization Kindling to sever Pingtian Jurokurō’s control over Hatred's Ancient Divine Energy, freeing the corrupted units to turn against him.
  • Sarendo Sakas and the allied forces fought Pingtian Jurokurō as he froze the region, while Shengtiandao Ichiro gave Zhou Heng temporary power and a mission to kill all units in Kingdom of All Beings Country.
  • Zhou Heng resisted Pingtian Nijūhachirō’s attacks, sealed his magic with Star Field, and struck the Human Pillar with the Sakast Imperial Sword as Shima Tianjun’s Thought Seal failed.
Chapters 451–475 Vol. 5 Read

Ch. 451Zhou Heng vs. ten thousand Starlight Longevity Curses

Zhou Heng fought off the Starlight Longevity-Cursed Species attacking him in Komachi Town, effortlessly killing their squads while Yu Jun and the others watched in shock. When the enemy deployed more fighters and items to suppress his recovery, Zhou Heng remained ready to continue the battle.

  • Su Ruoshui led the B001 Squad in attacking Zhou Heng, but his Will check resisted their charm skill and his Emperor's Swordlight killed them as they approached.
  • Zhou Heng repeatedly killed the attackers and gained one hundred years of Lifespan for each enemy slain.
  • Yu Jun saw Starlight Longevity-Cursed Species on Elven Thrones attack while others used Darkness Aid Me and scrolls to weaken Zhou Heng.
  • Zhou Heng's swordlight killed both groups before they could threaten him, and he taunted the enemy while waiting for Shengtiandao Ichiro to respond.
  • The enemy used items to cut Zhou Heng's Health and Mana recovery by 100%, but he retained 20% recovery and raised his sword against the surrounding attackers.

Ch. 452Have you ever seen an attack range of 10 million meters?

Zhou Heng used an ancient sword skill with a range of 10 million meters to cut down approaching enemies while allies and foes converged on him. As Su Ruoshui launched a coordinated attack, Zhou Heng evaded the first strike but faced a Lifespan Judgment.

  • Guan Ling, Guan Shanhai, Buzong, and Hui Yue recognized Zhou Heng's enormous White Lightsabers and rushed toward their intersection.
  • Shima Tianjun and Shima Tianying identified Zhou Heng's skill, and Shima Tianjun used Guidance of the Will of All Beings to draw tainted units toward him.
  • The tainted units repeatedly resurrected inside the sword's range, while Faction Two players and NPCs gathered and headed toward Zhou Heng.
  • Zhou Heng surveyed the 10,000-kilometer area and spotted Shima Tianjun, Guan Ling's group, and multiple identical copies of them.
  • Su Ruoshui feinted at Zhou Heng as shells and magic skills struck his position; Zhou Heng teleported away, and Su Ruoshui activated Lifespan Judgment against him.

Ch. 453Why Use the "Equal Lifespan Pact"?

Zhou Heng endured a massive lifespan drain while rapidly killing the Starlight-rank Longevity-Cursed Species with the Sakast Imperial Sword (Lifespan). When one enemy used Equal Lifespan Pact, Zhou Heng killed him outright, leaving the others terrified and wondering what he was trying to trigger.

  • The Longevity-Cursed Species used Lifespan Judgment · Erosion, but Glimmer of Health reduced Zhou Heng’s lifespan loss from ten million years to four million.
  • Su Ruoshui ordered the enemies to sacrifice themselves to activate the Lifespan Blood Magic Array, then retreated when Zhou Heng showed no reaction.
  • A Starlight-rank Longevity-Cursed Species attacked Zhou Heng with Darkness Aid Me, but Zhou Heng’s healing vastly outpaced the damage.
  • The attacker activated Equal Lifespan Pact to exchange his lifespan for Zhou Heng’s, but Zhou Heng severed his head with a sword strike and prevented his resurrection.
  • The enemies realized Zhou Heng’s sword could erase them and suspected he had killed the attacker to trigger something.

Ch. 454Was 10000.0 m/s That Impressive?

Zhou Heng killed Su Ruoshui, Shima Kōgetsu, and the remaining Starlight-tier Longevity-Cursed Species, then watched a pillar of light disappear beneath Komachi Town. As Dancer of Heaven and Earth · Guan Ling and Shima Tianjun arrived, Zhou Heng stepped into the bottomless hole.

  • Su Ruoshui ordered the Blood Lifespan Magic Array activated, but Zhou Heng killed the Starlight-tier Longevity-Cursed Species before they could complete it.
  • Shima Kōgetsu attacked Zhou Heng at extreme speed, but Zhou Heng used the Sakast Imperial Sword's Emperor's Art to guarantee a hit and beheaded him.
  • The White River Purifying Bottle absorbed 10,000 Galactic Transcendences, and Zhou Heng collected resources and the core of the Blood Lifespan Magic Array.
  • A pillar of light beneath Komachi Town drew in air and debris before sinking underground, leaving a gigantic hole as a voice spoke to Zhou Heng.
  • Dancer of Heaven and Earth · Guan Ling and Shima Tianjun arrived together, and Zhou Heng stepped into the hole and disappeared.

Ch. 455Eternal Starry Sky Dream

Zhou Heng reached the Sakas Emperor’s Imperial Palace, Eternal Starry Sky Dream, where angel guidance robot A009 offered him four paths. A Fate Hint revealed the competing plans behind the trials and gave him alternatives to follow the Emperor’s seed, pursue a way to save Qi Sinian, or defend the entrance and fulfill Sarendo Sakas’s final wish.

  • Dancer of Heaven and Earth · Guan Ling and the other Blue Star Federation prodigies fought Shima Tianjun and the eight other Starlight-level Longevity-Cursed Species while Zhou Heng fell into darkness.
  • Zhou Heng’s descent turned into an ascent through light and clouds, bringing him to a vast triangular complex crowned by a starry tableau.
  • Angel guidance robot A009 welcomed Zhou Heng to Eternal Starry Sky Dream and offered him paths named Universal Love, Kindness, Fairness, and Justice.
  • Emperor Sarendo Sakas’s Concept Origin Seed flew toward the Fairness path, but Zhou Heng received Fate Hints describing Blue Star Federal Leader · Blue Sky’s scheme and the dangers of following it.
  • Fate suggested that Zhou Heng could choose Universal Love to seek a way to save Qi Sinian, or remain at the entrance, slay incoming Will of All Beings-infected units, and fulfill Sarendo Sakas’s final wish.

Ch. 456The Dark Heaven and Earth Deer

Zhou Heng slaughtered the units infected by the Will of All Beings in the Sakas Imperial Palace until Foundation Deer Ripples consumed 100 trillion hatred and evolved into the Dark Heaven and Earth Deer. He stored the powerful new creature and resumed killing to gather more fictional power for Emperor Sarendo Sakas’s Concept Origin Seed.

  • Zhou Heng waited beneath the light as Will of All Beings-infected units began pouring into the Sakas Imperial Palace.
  • He used the Sakast Imperial Sword and his immense attack speed to slaughter the infected units, earning hatred and fictional power.
  • After three days of killing, Foundation Deer Ripples consumed 100 trillion hatred and evolved into the Dark Heaven and Earth Deer.
  • Zhou Heng appraised the Dark Heaven and Earth Deer and found it could resist attacks within the Sakast Region, leap great distances, and gain combat attributes matching its holder’s when paired with a Bard class and a flute or xiao.
  • Zhou Heng stored the Dark Heaven and Earth Deer and continued killing because the Concept Origin Seed had not yet changed.

Ch. 457So This Was Where the Contingency Lay...

Zhou Heng discovered that the Civilization Kindling within the Will of All Beings’ infected units grew stronger as he drained their power of Fiction, while he continued trying to revive Emperor Sarendo Sakas. Shima Tianying’s attempt to use the infected army and the Killing Fellow Countrymen Thought Seal against Zhou Heng failed when she found the Kindling had vanished, and he captured her.

  • An infected Island Country man briefly regained his reason after Zhou Heng shattered him, revealing that the Longevity-Cursed Species was in Strongest Town and that the Civilization Kindling was tied to the change.
  • After a month of observation, Zhou Heng found the infected units’ Civilization Kindling growing stronger as he drained their power of Fiction, while Pingtian Jurokurō sensed that power being drawn away.
  • Shima Tianying entered the hole in Komachi Town and transformed herself into an infected unit, hoping to use the Killing Fellow Countrymen Thought Seal against Zhou Heng.
  • By March 1, Zhou Heng’s efforts had made Emperor Sarendo Sakas’s Concept Origin Seed glow and murmur, while infected units could retain their reason for up to five seconds.
  • Shima Tianying charged Zhou Heng and activated the Thought Seal, but she could not sense the Civilization Kindling; Zhou Heng noticed her reaction and captured her.

Ch. 458Friends List and Encrypted Black Aura

Zhou Heng restrained Shima Tianying and watched as Emperor Sarendo Sakas emerged from his Concept Origin Seed and freed her from the will of all beings. After Shima Tianying surrendered her inventory, Sarendo explained the restrictions on the friends list before flying toward his Imperial Palace.

  • Shima Tianying accused Zhou Heng of knowing more than his future-prediction talent should allow and tried to escape into the will of all beings, but Zhou Heng kept hold of her.
  • Sarendo Sakas emerged from his Concept Origin Seed, and Zhou Heng handed him the restrained Shima Tianying.
  • Sarendo poured white streams of light into Shima Tianying, awakening her and removing the will of all beings' control.
  • Shima Tianying failed to send a warning with the encrypted black aura, then gave Zhou Heng the resources in her inventory.
  • Sarendo told Zhou Heng that Blue Sky imposed unpredictable restrictions on ordinary friends-list users and would soon try to return those authorities, then flew toward the eternal starry sky dream.

Ch. 459The Right to Choose Fate

Zhou Heng received three fate hints while deciding how to proceed in the Trial of the Master of Sakas Imperial Palace, including the chance to entrust the decision to Sarendo Sakas. Zhou Heng made no choice, and Sarendo realized Zhou Heng had understood his intentions and resolved to choose his own fate.

  • Zhou Heng read the three Fate Hints, which described the consequences of choosing either path or entrusting the choice to Sarendo Sakas.
  • Sarendo returned to the Sakas Imperial Throne and waited for Zhou Heng to choose a direction.
  • Sarendo wondered why Zhou Heng had not chosen between the two paths and looked toward him across the void.
  • Sarendo recognized Zhou Heng's trust and suspected that Zhou Heng had known he was handing him the right to choose fate.
  • Sarendo decided to make his own choice and pointed into the void from the Imperial Throne.

Ch. 460The eerie fifth chapter

Zhou Heng entered Sarendo Sakas's Mind Journey and found himself in a limbless body after Sarendo had provoked the Longevity Family Su. After receiving a Fate Hint about meeting the Sakast Emperor in Black Crow Forest, Zhou Heng crawled out of the house and headed into the eerie forest beneath nine blood moons and nine blood suns.

  • Shawa and Shana told the awakened Zhou Heng that the Longevity Family Su had cut off Sarendo's limbs, while Shawa promised to seek a Limb Regeneration Potion.
  • Zhou Heng received a Fate Hint explaining that Sarendo had fought the Su players over a woman from the Shima Family and would meet the Sakast Emperor in Black Crow Forest that night.
  • When night fell, Zhou Heng gained control of Sarendo's body and struggled to drag a chair to the door and open it with his teeth.
  • Zhou Heng crawled outside beneath nine blood moons and nine blood suns, spotted Black Crow Forest, and made his way into it to find the Sakast Emperor.

Ch. 461Ancient Golden Tree Rings

Zhou Heng chose the fragmented Ancient Golden Tree Rings Class from the Sakast Emperor’s three offerings, while Emperor Sarendo Sakas uncovered a hidden fallback and went to activate Eternity Wind God · Starwind. The hangar opened for him, revealing the ruined mechanical shell and leaving his next move pending.

  • The golden figure presented Zhou Heng with three golden drops, and Zhou Heng chose the Ancient Golden Tree Rings Class without hesitation.
  • Emperor Narendo Sakas saw Zhou Heng’s choice and used Eternal Starry Sky Dream to pierce a strange space, retrieving a pristine spark.
  • Emperor Sarendo Sakas opened the staircase to the Looted Sakas Treasury and headed for Eternity Wind God · Starwind.
  • Emperor Sarendo Sakas, disguised as Shima Tianying, asked Shengtiandao Ichiro to seal off the Kingdom of All Beings Country, but did not explain who he was.
  • Emperor Sarendo Sakas passed the hangar’s identity scan, and its doors opened to reveal a ruined mechanical shell over 10,000 meters tall.

Ch. 462Countdown: 3000s

Shengtiandao Ichiro and Pingtian Jurokurō discovered that their plans around Eternity Wind God · Starwind had been disrupted, while Emperor Sarendo Sakas’s power unexpectedly ensnared Pingtian. Pingtian countered by constructing a temporary mechanical vessel and summoned his own Ancient Mechanical Deity.

  • Shengtiandao Ichiro realized Pingtian Jurokurō and the Longevity-Cursed Species had sought Eternity Wind God · Starwind rather than Great Copper of the World.
  • Pingtian Jurokurō sensed Starwind, inspected his Mechanical Core, and discovered that Zhou Heng had contaminated Hatred's Ancient Divine Energy with Civilization Kindling.
  • Pingtian Jurokurō saw that Shengtiandao Ichiro had sealed off Island Country and force-locked Encrypted Black Aura by sacrificing nearly all of his lifespan.
  • Pingtian Jurokurō tried to kill Shengtiandao Ichiro, but Emperor Sarendo Sakas’s Emperor's Word forced him to dance.
  • Pingtian Jurokurō temporarily suspended Emperor's Word and drove the Mechanical Core into his chest to construct a mechanical vessel.
  • Pingtian Jurokurō declared that he had an Ancient Mechanical Deity too, and a crystalline-white mechanical figure rose into the clouds.

Ch. 463The Golden Ancient Tree in the Boundless Starsea

Zhou Heng met the fading Ancient Hero-Naren Sakaste, who gave him three instructions and a temporary class called Ancient Golden Tree Rings. As Zhou Heng recalled his past to strengthen the class, a Golden Ancient Tree in the distant sea of stars bestowed a wisp of power upon him.

  • Ancient Hero-Naren Sakaste asked Zhou Heng to choose a foundation for his future existence, and Zhou Heng chose the third drop of Golden Liquid.
  • Ancient Hero-Naren Sakaste told Zhou Heng to unlock the Sakas Empire’s Hero King trial at a suitable time, avoid sitting on the Sakas Imperial Throne, and visit the First Chapter for his witness reward.
  • Ancient Hero-Naren Sakaste gave Zhou Heng the temporary Ancient Golden Tree Rings class before fading away, and Zhou Heng returned to Sarendo Sakas’s body.
  • Zhou Heng activated Golden Age and recalled his past, earning millions of class points and eventually raising the class’s attributes to 100,000,000 (silver).
  • A Golden Ancient Tree in the distant sea of stars sensed a greater possibility of the ancient golden age returning and bestowed a wisp of power upon Zhou Heng.

Ch. 464Golden Ancient Tree (Phantom)

Zhou Heng’s memories empowered his Ancient Golden Tree Rings class and drew the attention of the Golden Ancient Tree, which gave him a phantom and a timed quest. After Fate Hint revealed the crisis and a route to the Sakas Emperor’s legacy, Zhou Heng raced toward Sumu City to save Shawa and her daughter.

  • Zhou Heng recalled his past and raised the attributes of Ancient Golden Tree Rings to 10 billion, then invested his remaining class points in attack speed and movement speed.
  • The Golden Ancient Tree appeared to Zhou Heng and gave him the Golden Ancient Tree phantom while transforming Vast Golden Body into Golden · Glorious Heaven.
  • The Golden Ancient Tree assigned Zhou Heng a timed quest to complete the Sakas Emperor’s Mind Path, offering an opportunity to escape the Abyss Cage as its fastest reward.
  • Fate Hint told Zhou Heng that Sarendo Sakas was already fighting Pingtian Jurokurō and suggested he speedrun the path to reach the Sakas Emperor’s legacy.
  • Zhou Heng followed Fate’s guidance and raced east toward Sumu City to rescue Shawa and her daughter.

Ch. 465The ultimate choice, a 500-second speedrun

Zhou Heng followed Fate’s guidance through Sarendo Sakas’s past, devouring the Longevity-Cursed Species and the Sakast Imperial Sword to gain power. With the speedrun countdown nearly over, he headed back toward the execution ground, newly aware that the Longevity-Cursed Species might hide greater dangers than he had encountered.

  • Zhou Heng killed the Longevity-Cursed Species posing as Lord Su, took Greedy Abyss Devouring from the treasury, and devoured the Su Longevity-Cursed Species across Sumu Town and City.
  • Zhou Heng stood over the ruins of Sumu City as Sarendo Sakas’s memories shifted to the execution of the Chosen One, Bi Tianming.
  • Following the Fate Hint, Zhou Heng went west, found the Sakast Imperial Sword, swallowed Karenna’s phantom, and devoured the sword.
  • Zhou Heng considered how Abyss Greed Devouring could rapidly empower others and realized the Longevity-Cursed Species might be concealing unknown secrets.
  • Zhou Heng took another longsword and headed back toward the execution ground with 80 seconds left on the countdown.

Ch. 466Golden · Glorious Heaven and Golden Mantra · Abyss Cage

Zhou Heng cleared Sarendo Sakas's Mind Journey by devouring Bi Tianming and the Longevity-Cursed Species, then claimed the Sakas throne and received powerful rewards. At the highest point of the Eternal Starry Sky Dream, he encountered a samurai who had been waiting for him.

  • Zhou Heng arrived at Bi Tianming's execution and devoured the decaying Eight-Petaled Longevity-Cursed Species who attacked him.
  • Zhou Heng devoured Bi Tianming, gained immense attributes, and used his sword to expose another hidden Eight-Petaled Longevity-Cursed Species before devouring him.
  • Zhou Heng followed the Fate Hint to the ruins of Sarendona, sat on the Sakast Imperial Throne, and proclaimed himself emperor Sakas.
  • Sarendo Sakas thanked Zhou Heng, declared his Mind Journey cleared, and left items beneath the throne for him.
  • Zhou Heng cleared the Mind Journey within 500 seconds and received Golden · Glorious Heaven and Golden Mantra · Abyss Cage as rewards.
  • Zhou Heng reached the highest point of the Eternal Starry Sky Dream, where an Island Country samurai told him he had been waiting for him.

Ch. 467Divine Truth: Frost Lord

Pingtian Jūnanrō confronted Zhou Heng in the Eternal Starry Sky Dream, intending to delay him, but Zhou saw through the plan and entered the Sakas Treasury That Was Plundered. Pingtian Jurokurō learned that the delay had failed as Sarendo Sakas and Shengtiandao Ichiro kept him from retrieving his clone, while Zhou reached the depths of Emperor Sarendo Sakas's final gift.

  • Pingtian Jūnanrō reached the entrance to the Sakas Treasury That Was Plundered and told Zhou Heng about his past before challenging him to fight.
  • Zhou Heng recognized that Pingtian Jūnanrō was trying to stall him for 2,200 seconds and headed for the treasury entrance.
  • Pingtian Jūnanrō struck Zhou Heng, who revived and used Phase Black Hole Star Body to reach the entrance and enter the treasury.
  • Pingtian Jūnanrō realized his delaying plan had failed and disappeared from the Eternal Starry Sky Dream.
  • Pingtian Jurokurō tried to retrieve Pingtian Jūnanrō, but Sarendo Sakas and Shengtiandao Ichiro blocked him as Zhou Heng reached the treasury's depths.

Ch. 468The forgotten starry sky

Zhou Heng found The Planet's Boundless Longing, the final item he needed to reach and save Qi Sinian, then followed Fate's hint to activate the forgotten starry-sky effect of the Eternal Starry Sky Dream. He turned the dream upside down, and it appeared above the present-world Tenth Chapter before crashing down toward Kingdom of All Beings Country.

  • Zhou Heng gathered the remaining resources in the plundered Sakas Treasury and found The Planet's Boundless Longing, which could connect him to Qi Sinian's Mind Corridor.
  • Zhou Heng emptied the treasury, collecting credentials, a Reincarnation Permit, and Heart Crystals, but found no Eighth Turn or Nine-Turn Credential.
  • Fate's second hint revealed that the Eternal Starry Sky Dream could manifest the Sakas Imperial Palace above its region, so Zhou Heng chose to pursue that path.
  • Zhou Heng visualized Sarendo Sakas and the Boundless Starsea, reached a vantage above the present-world Tenth Chapter, and turned the world over with his hand.
  • Pingtian Jurokurō saw the Eternal Starry Sky Dream spread across the sky and descend toward Kingdom of All Beings Country.

Ch. 469Condensing that one and only "copper coin"

Zhou Heng used the Eternal Starry Sky Dream’s pressure and a Fate Hint to create a Second Chapter copper coin in Strongest Town. The chapter ended with the ordinary coin in his palm.

  • Pingtian Jurokurō unleashed the ancient divine energy of hatred, sending corrupted units teleporting toward Shengtiandao Ichiro and Emperor Sarendo Sakas.
  • Emperor Sarendo Sakas used Emperor’s Word to force the corrupted units before him to kneel, while Pingtian Jurokurō attacked him with an enormous crystalline ice sword.
  • Zhou Heng activated Time Corrector against Strongest Town and endured the Virus Source Species’ attacks while silently counting down ten seconds.
  • Zhou Heng summoned Red-Lipped Su Mo'er and sent her into Strongest Town to activate Gold-Silver Conversion.
  • Zhou Heng tapped the direction specified by the Fate Hint, allowing viral tampering to make the conversion succeed and produce a Second Chapter copper coin.

Ch. 470Countdown: 1430s

Zhou Heng used Civilization Kindling to free Kingdom of All Beings Country from the Will of All Beings’ corruption. Pingtian Jurokurō realized he had been deceived as the freed players and residents turned against him.

  • Zhou Heng connected to Civilization Kindling and heard the voices of the people who had sacrificed themselves for civilization.
  • Zhou Heng ordered the figures within Civilization Kindling to attack Hatred's Ancient Divine Energy and await his command.
  • Pingtian Jurokurō shut down Hatred's Ancient Divine Energy, but the light was a feint that spread across it and severed his connection.
  • Players, NPCs, Federal Army soldiers, Original Residents of Island Country, and members of the Longevity-Cursed Species regained their senses.
  • The Longevity-Cursed Species moved toward End of Heaven and Earth's Orbit · Frost, revealing Pingtian Jurokurō as their enemy.

Ch. 471Dance of Heaven and Earth's Light · Wind (Ancient)

Pingtian Jurokurō began freezing the Kingdom of All Beings Country while Sarendo Sakas rallied its defenders, and Zhou Heng arrived as the battle escalated. Zhou Heng prepared to use the Dance of Heaven and Earth's Light skills to support his allies in what he knew was a final, deadly fight.

  • Sarendo Sakas activated Where the Emperor Resides, empowering allied players and NPCs and sending them charging at Pingtian Jurokurō.
  • Pingtian Jurokurō chose to begin transforming the Kingdom of All Beings Country into ice, while End of Heaven and Earth's Orbit · Frost entered autonomous mode and attacked the defenders.
  • Pingtian Jurokurō and twenty-seven Pingtian Dao figures spread the frost across the region as End of Heaven and Earth's Orbit · Frost summoned Frost Snow and raised a frozen mountain range.
  • Zhou Heng landed on Sarendo Sakas's shoulder, and Sarendo Sakas abandoned Majestic Human Civilization before charging at End of Heaven and Earth's Orbit · Frost.
  • Zhou Heng examined his six Dance of Heaven and Earth's Light skills and prepared to strengthen the allied forces.

Ch. 472The gift of power, countdown: 1050s

Zhou Heng’s Ancient wind skill let the army damage End of Heaven and Earth’s Orbit · Frost, while Shengtiandao Ichiro prepared to sacrifice himself to empower Zhou Heng against Pingtian Jurokurō. The chapter ended with Shengtiandao Ichiro committing seppuku as Pingtian Jurokurō transformed into Pingtian Nijūhachirō.

  • Zhou Heng used Dance of Heaven and Earth's Light · Wind (Ancient), granting nearby fighters Divine-tier Wind Element damage and allowing them to wound End of Heaven and Earth's Orbit · Frost.
  • Shima Tianjun took out a Killing Fellow Countrymen Thought Seal, but Dancer of Heaven and Earth · Guan Ling confronted him before he could reach Zhou Heng.
  • Shengtiandao Ichiro left the battlefield and returned to Strongest Town, where he planned to lend Zhou Heng his power through seppuku.
  • With ten seconds left before Pingtian Jurokurō completed his skill, he asked Shengtiandao Ichiro to join Longevity as twenty-seven Pingtian Blade x Lang converged into him.
  • Shengtiandao Ichiro dismissed Pingtian Jurokurō with contempt and plunged his Samurai Sword into his abdomen.

Ch. 473The final mission: "The slaughter of all beings"

Pingtian Jurokurō fused with his clones to become Pingtian Nijūhachirō and headed for Zhou Heng. Before his death, Shengtiandao Ichiro gave Zhou Heng a final power boost and tasked him with killing everyone in Kingdom of All Beings Country before the temporary lifespan skill expired.

  • Pingtian Jurokurō fused with his clones, reaching his strongest form as Pingtian Nijūhachirō.
  • Pingtian Nijūhachirō resolved to kill Zhou Heng and teleported toward him.
  • Shengtiandao Ichiro appeared to Zhou Heng in a pitch-black space and warned him that Supreme Guidance of Lifespan had about 1,000 seconds remaining.
  • Shengtiandao Ichiro revealed a hidden use of Heaven-Slaying Ghost-Devouring Blade and asked Zhou Heng to kill everyone in the area if possible.
  • Shengtiandao Ichiro vanished after giving Zhou Heng temporary power, two temporary classes, and the mission to kill all units in Kingdom of All Beings Country.

Ch. 474A Clash Between Divine Truth Classes

Zhou Heng used Shengtiandao Ichiro’s remaining power and his own abilities to resist Pingtian Nijūhachirō’s lethal ice skills. With his attributes greatly increased and death immunity repeatedly refreshed, he prepared to fight as 1000 seconds remained on Supreme Guidance of Lifespan.

  • Zhou Heng checked his attributes and concluded that Shengtiandao Ichiro’s power alone could not defeat Pingtian Nijūhachirō.
  • Zhou Heng activated Light of Eternity and Appointed Light to remove Wailing Ghost Mask’s cooldown and maintain its death immunity.
  • Pingtian Nijūhachirō’s Decreed Ice failed to affect Zhou Heng, and he suspected Zhou Heng’s Divine Truth class had a higher star rank.
  • Pingtian Nijūhachirō revealed the Ancient-tier item Fairness Death, prompting Emperor Sarendo Sakas to warn that it would leave each locked-in fighter with only one life.
  • Zhou Heng shortened Star Maiden’s Light Hair to one meter, raising his attributes and speed enough to hold his ground while Wailing Ghost Mask negated the falling frost’s lethal damage.
  • Zhou Heng and Pingtian Nijūhachirō faced each other as 1000 seconds remained before Supreme Guidance of Lifespan ended.

Ch. 475Star Maiden's Light Hair revealed its might

Zhou Heng used Star Maiden's Light Hair to seal Pingtian Nijūhachirō's magic, then faced the 20 billion players and NPCs Pingtian controlled against him. After Zhou Heng's sword erased many of them, Shima Tianjun's attempt to kill him failed and drew Zhou Heng's attention.

  • Pingtian Nijūhachirō attacked Zhou Heng, but Zhou Heng activated Star Field and sealed his magic despite Pingtian Nijūhachirō's countermeasure.
  • Pingtian Nijūhachirō retreated to Strongest Town, then used Master's Dignity to control 20 billion players and NPCs and turn them against Zhou Heng.
  • Zhou Heng activated Sword of Light and Holy Power of Justice · Despair, enlarging the Sakast Imperial Sword and striking the Human Pillar charging at him.
  • The Sakast Imperial Sword erased players in the Human Pillar and triggered the Slaughter of All Beings quest effect.
  • Shima Tianjun tried to use his Thought Seal of Killing Fellow Countrymen on Zhou Heng, but it failed and attracted Zhou Heng's gaze.
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