Arc 26Sakast Throne and Truth's Rescue

Zhou Heng secured Blue Star, defeated Karenna, claimed Sakast's imperial authority, and rescued Contemplative Skeleton King · Truth. He then entered the Eighth Chapter to seek Sakast of the Root and was greeted as the Acting Federal Leader.

  • Contemplative Skeleton King · Truth helped Vast Star Nation Councilor suppress Starry Sky Dragon of Star Devouring · Borbo while resisting the Dark Contemplative Skeleton King's erosion.
  • Zhou Heng created Heng God of Blue Star from the children's legends and reached Level 900 before fighting Karenna.
  • Zhou Heng severed Karenna's bond with Achilles Gabriel Heng, killed her, and explored her Mind Corridor to recover the Empire Banner and implant Decay into the Fated Black Ring.
  • Zhou Heng gathered all nine Empire Banners, completed the Sakaste Empire's Hero trial, and claimed regional authority through the Sakast Imperial Throne.
  • Zhou Heng persuaded Contemplative Skeleton King · Truth to help summon Abyss Giant Python · Wisdom · Wrath and used Swapped Fate to interrupt Vast Star Nation Councilor's devouring of Borbo.
  • Zhou Heng anchored Contemplative Skeleton King · Truth during the Abyss recall, rescued him, and completed Abyss's Contemplation to reach Level 901.
  • Zhou Heng chose to seek Sakast of the Root in the Eighth Chapter and traveled to Blue Star Federation Headquarters · Hope Radiance.
  • Zhou Heng opened the Ten Longevity Forms scroll at the Supreme Council (Fragment), reviewed intelligence on the Black Awakened One of Heaven and Earth, and received greetings from Sihui, Zhou Ruolan, and Void as the Acting Federal Leader.
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Ch. 626Ten-thousand-meter "Star Maiden's Hair" vs. "Contemplation World"

Contemplative Skeleton King · Truth and Karenna’s powers clashed until the Contemplation World shattered, returning them and the Dark Contemplative Skeleton King to the Tenth Chapter. Seeing that Su Longevity did not intervene when she attacked the seal around Blue Star, Vast Star Nation Councilor took the opening and rushed through the breach.

  • The Dark Contemplative Skeleton King tried to merge with Contemplative Skeleton King · Truth, who told him that both were merely amusements of the Abyss Sage.
  • Contemplative Skeleton King · Truth told Karenna that she had lost, as her Star Maiden’s Hair dwindled and shattered against the Contemplation World.
  • The Contemplation World broke apart, returning Karenna and the Dark Contemplative Skeleton King to the Tenth Chapter, where Vast Star Nation Councilor watched them emerge.
  • Vast Star Nation Councilor hurled the damaged Angel-Guided Robot-A009 at the white substance sealing Blue Star, tearing open a vast hole.
  • After Su Longevity did not intervene, Vast Star Nation Councilor rushed toward the breach and reminded the Contemplative Skeleton King of their agreement.

Ch. 627Countdown: 1,200 seconds

Contemplative Skeleton King · Truth joined Vast Star Nation Councilor in the Sakast Mana Element Grand Corridor to help her fight Starry Sky Dragon of Star Devouring · Borbo. After eight hours, Zhou Heng had spread his legend through the divergent thoughts of over a million children, while Karenna waited for his return.

  • Contemplative Skeleton King · Truth revealed that it had never submitted to the Sage and dragged the merging Dark Contemplative Skeleton King into the Sakast Mana Element Grand Corridor.
  • Longevity Crusaders Army Lord · Karenna let Contemplative Skeleton King · Truth pass, while the Dark Contemplative Skeleton King cursed her for backing down.
  • Contemplative Skeleton King · Truth announced it could remain for 30,000 seconds and used Contemplation's Waiting to halt Borbo's attack on Vast Star Nation Councilor.
  • Vast Star Nation Councilor transformed into a light element deity, swallowed Starry Sky Dragon of Star Devouring · Borbo with Light's Embrace, and began fusing it into herself.
  • Contemplative Skeleton King · Truth helped Vast Star Nation Councilor suppress Borbo while resisting the Dark Contemplative Skeleton King's erosion.
  • After 28,800 seconds passed, Karenna waited in the tenth chapter, The New World Reborn, as Zhou Heng finished spreading his legend through over a million children's divergent thoughts.

Ch. 628Heng God of Blue Star (False Construct)

Zhou Heng created a powerful false legend that protected Blue Star’s inhabitants, then received an Experience Little Strawberry that could raise his level from 801 to 900. As he prepared to consume it, a new hint from fate appeared.

  • Children across Blue Star spread increasingly exaggerated legends about Zhou Heng, completing the false legend that let him create Heng God of Blue Star.
  • Zhou Heng summoned the million-kilometer-tall false construct, whose abilities protected itself from weaker enemies and Blue Star’s inhabitants from foes more than ten levels above them.
  • Zhou Heng concluded that the construct made Blue Star’s home base essentially secure and began considering what to do next.
  • Wang Yu brought Zhou Heng an Experience Little Strawberry from the Vast Star Nation, which could grant 99 levels to a unit below level 1000.
  • Zhou Heng accepted the item and prepared to raise his level from 801 to 900, but a hint from fate appeared before he consumed it.

Ch. 629Ten-Thousand-Year Love and Marriage Relationship

Zhou Heng read three Fate Hints about possible paths in Sakast and chose to enter Boundless Endless. Meanwhile, Karenna overcame her fear of Zhou Heng and waited in The New World Reborn, trying to predict where he would go before a light flickered between Sakast and Blue Star.

  • Zhou Heng read Fate Hints that offered him choices involving helping Vast Star Nation Councilor, rescuing Contemplative Skeleton King · Truth, or claiming the Sakas Imperial Throne.
  • Zhou Heng swallowed the Experience Little Strawberry and visualized Boundless Endless to log into its world.
  • Karenna reviewed her powerful attributes and skills, then reasoned that she could defeat Zhou Heng despite losing Fluttering Elegance.
  • Karenna concluded that Zhou Heng would likely avoid The New World Reborn and considered whether he would go to the Disorder Zone or the Skysea of the Empty Realm.
  • A faint ring of light flickered at the connection between Sakast and the gigantic Blue Star.

Ch. 630Transcendence, Abyss's Contemplation

Zhou Heng faced Longevity Crusaders Army Lord · Karenna and activated the Heaven and Earth's Legendary Codex to begin his eighth Legendary Transcendence. As Karenna attacked, he learned that defeating her was only a prerequisite for the hidden achievement needed to rescue Contemplative Skeleton King · Truth.

  • Longevity Crusaders Army Lord · Karenna recognized Zhou Heng logging in and vanished before he could act.
  • Zhou Heng threw the White River Purifying Bottle to stall Karenna and activate the Heaven and Earth's Legendary Codex.
  • The Codex raised Zhou Heng from Level 801 to Level 900 and presented achievements requiring him to fight Karenna.
  • Zhou Heng unlocked the hidden achievement Abyss's Contemplation, which required separating Contemplative Skeleton King · Truth from the Dark Contemplative Skeleton King.
  • Karenna charged through the Grievance units and Heroic Spirit Guards and launched her first attacks against Zhou Heng.

Ch. 631Wedding Hall

Zhou Heng attacked Longevity Crusaders Army Lord · Karenna with overwhelming Light and Holy damage, but her 900ee shield absorbed the blow. Karenna then activated the Wedding Hall, transforming the Tenth Chapter into a strange wedding venue centered on the two of them.

  • Zhou Heng calculated his potential damage and allocated all 38.08 billion Gold Free Attributes to Magic during Time Pause.
  • Zhou Heng used Great Light Holy Sword against Longevity Crusaders Army Lord · Karenna, but her Golden Exoskeleton Mecha broke the Time-Space Pause effect.
  • The Dark Heaven and Earth Deer teleported Zhou Heng thirty kilometers away as his attack struck Karenna, shaving only a layer from her 900ee shield.
  • Karenna declared that Zhou Heng's attack was not enough to kill her and brought out the palace-shaped Wedding Hall item.
  • Wedding Hall removed debuffs throughout the Tenth Chapter and gathered its inhabitants into a vast space that formed a bridal-white venue around Zhou Heng and Karenna.

Ch. 632Total Suppression

Zhou Heng faced Longevity Crusaders Army Lord · Karenna, whose wedding-themed debuffs failed against the Vast Civilization Kindling. He defeated her Wedding Hall with Shattered Battlefield and revealed Deathly Silence's Truth, leaving Karenna shocked and unable to make a sound.

  • Longevity Crusaders Army Lord · Karenna invited Zhou Heng to marry her, then applied a wave of debuffs after he refused.
  • The Vast Civilization Kindling negated every debuff, prompting Karenna to activate the Wedding Hall and begin Marriage Banquet.
  • Zhou Heng used Fall of the Vast Star Nation (Collapse Instance) to defeat Wedding Hall and pull Karenna into Shattered Battlefield.
  • Zhou Heng played Elegance March while Karenna tried to counter him with Sing Out Loud · Resounding Roar.
  • Zhou Heng's Deathly Silence's Figure (Illusory) silenced the battlefield, and Karenna recognized Deathly Silence's Truth in shock.

Ch. 633Love's Truth (Crimson)

Zhou Heng appeared to defeat Longevity Crusaders Army Lord · Karenna, but she restored Love's Truth (Crimson) and summoned Achilles Gabriel Heng, turning the duel against him. Fate Hint revealed a way for Zhou Heng to sever Karenna's power and create an opportunity to kill her.

  • Karenna used her national-level exoskeleton mecha to break the Elegant Ancient Flute's effects and restore Love's Truth (Crimson).
  • Zhou Heng charged Karenna and stabbed her, but she seized his sword and revealed that her apparent despair had been a trap.
  • Achilles Gabriel Heng entered the duel arena and used Love's Truth (Crimson) to suppress Zhou Heng, exchange their attributes with Karenna's, and empower the married couple.
  • Karenna switched to Star Maiden's Hair (Replica) and sealed the skill set associated with the Elegant Ancient Flute.
  • Fate Hint instructed Zhou Heng to distract Achilles Gabriel Heng and use Between Heaven and Earth · Mind Severing to sever Karenna's Love's Truth (Crimson).

Ch. 634The Last Piece of the Puzzle

Zhou Heng countered Longevity Crusaders Army Lord · Karenna’s powers and uncovered her plan to survive through the Empire’s Saintess Reserve. He saw a young man use the Vast Compassion Tear Flower to take the Space-Time Crystal, leaving the reserve lifeless, then looked back at Karenna as she sensed what had happened.

  • Zhou Heng canceled Karenna’s Star Field effect, then threw Embraced Love toward her and Achilles Gabriel Heng.
  • Karenna charged Zhou Heng, but he severed her bond with Achilles using the Blooming Starlight Sword, stripping away her speed advantage.
  • Karenna pretended to surrender while Zhou Heng investigated Sakast and sensed the Starry Sky Swimming Dragon through Empire’s Blessing Three (Temporary).
  • Zhou Heng saw a young man enter the Empire’s Saintess Reserve and discover that he could not remove the Space-Time Crystal by hand.
  • The young man plucked a Vast Compassion Tear Flower and used it to remove the Space-Time Crystal, causing the reserve to lose its vitality.
  • Zhou Heng withdrew his gaze and saw Karenna stiffen as she realized something had happened.

Ch. 635Why do you not bow before me?

Zhou Heng disabled Longevity Crusaders Army Lord · Karenna’s connection and revealed that he had anticipated her defenses, then swallowed a Virus Source Species to advance his plan. Within his body, Virus Source Species · Deathly Silence seized the other virus sources and trapped them as Zhou Heng’s would-be subjects.

  • Longevity Crusaders Army Lord · Karenna realized Zhou Heng had accounted for her abilities, but he ignored her demand for an explanation.
  • Zhou Heng ate black tumorous flesh identified as Virus Source Species, triggering resistance notifications and awakening Virus Source Species · Asphyxiation.
  • Virus Source Species · Decay, Virus Source Species · Despair, Virus Source Species · Asphyxiation, and the newcomer sensed a strange domain and the gray divine throne inside Zhou Heng.
  • Virus Source Species · Deathly Silence warned that Zhou Heng intended to use the virus sources as subjects in his own Star Nation.
  • Virus Source Species · Deathly Silence captured Virus Source Species · Decay and the others before they could escape.

Ch. 636Beware the first species of the Longevity Curse, "Gabriel Heng"

Zhou Heng suppressed the virus source species and learned that π Longevity had taken the longevity mechanics from the cursed species. After Karenna revealed that Gabriel Heng had urged her to steal Achilles’s power and warned Zhou Heng about the Mind Corridor, Zhou Heng killed her and used Mind Journey · Decay.

  • Zhou Heng swallowed the virus source species, but virus source species · deathly silence suppressed it and left him with a pale gold lotus petal symbol.
  • Zhou Heng realized that π Longevity had taken the virus source species mechanics from all longevity-cursed species.
  • Karenna cradled Achilles Gabriel Heng and admitted that she had not loved him until she faced death.
  • Karenna warned Zhou Heng that Gabriel Heng created the Gabriel Heng Family and was the first species of the Longevity Curse, and urged Zhou Heng to seek the Mind Corridor.
  • Zhou Heng killed Karenna, caught her head, and activated Mind Journey · Decay before her body returned to Boundless Endless.

Ch. 637The Severed "Mind Corridor"

Zhou Heng entered Longevity Crusaders Army Lord · Karenna's Mind Corridor and used Mind Repair to push through its Mind-Eating Sharks, uncovering memories that revealed how Karenna obtained the Boundless Endless Beta Key from Achilles. The memory trail was abruptly severed before Zhou Heng could learn what happened next, and the next scene showed Karenna as a Longevity Crusaders captain.

  • Zhou Heng entered Karenna's Starlight Avenue and spent lifespan using Mind Repair to kill the Mind-Eating Sharks blocking his way.
  • After Zhou Heng spent 50 billion years of lifespan, the sharks retreated and Karenna's memories began appearing along the avenue.
  • Zhou Heng saw Karenna discuss Boundless Endless with a Western Woman, then saw Gabriel Heng give Karenna the crimson talent Love's Truth.
  • Zhou Heng watched Karenna ask Achilles for his Beta Key, then secretly press a crimson medal between Achilles' eyebrows and coax him into handing it over.
  • The memory abruptly vanished, and the next scene showed Karenna as a captain of the Longevity Crusaders.

Ch. 638Fated Black Ring

Zhou Heng explored the deepest part of Karenna’s Mind Corridor and uncovered the Fated Black Ring, which could alter Black Ring’s will. After Fate revealed competing paths involving the ring, Zhou Heng secretly infected it with Decay and left it for the Ninth Longevity-Cursed Species to retrieve, while taking the Empire Banner.

  • Zhou Heng reviewed mysteries about the altered Lotus Petal mark, the Longevity-Cursed Species’ rewind point, and the cut-off portions of Karenna’s Mind Corridor.
  • Zhou Heng used Transform into Book to convert Karenna’s observable memories into books as he traveled to the corridor’s deepest part.
  • Zhou Heng found the Empire Banner and the Fated Black Ring, whose power could let Su Longevity modify Black Ring’s will.
  • Fate warned Zhou Heng that taking the ring openly would intensify the Eighth Chapter’s conflict, while secretly leaving it for Black to retrieve could help him kill the Ninth Longevity-Cursed Species.
  • Zhou Heng implanted Decay into the Fated Black Ring, took the Empire Banner, and departed Karenna’s Mind Corridor.

Ch. 639Transformation, Achilles's Roar

Zhou Heng transformed Embraced Love by feeding it Karenna’s life-related contents, awakening Achilles’s Roar and its powers. After gathering all nine Empire Banners and completing the Sakaste Empire’s Hero trial, Zhou Heng drew the attention of the Ninth Longevity-Cursed Species, who prepared for his arrival at the Skysea of the Empty Realm.

  • Zhou Heng saw that Embraced Love had devoured Achilles Gabriel Heng and transformed into a Legendary item with powerful new effects.
  • Zhou Heng fed Karenna’s life-related contents into Doubting Thoughts, transforming the skill into Achilles’s Roar and unlocking Achilles’s Wrath abilities.
  • After Achilles’s Roar spat out Karenna’s contents, Zhou Heng put away the Collapse Instance and gathered all nine Empire Banners.
  • The nine Empire Banners circled Zhou Heng and sent a pillar of light across the Tenth Chapter as he completed the Sakaste Empire’s Hero trial and unlocked its Hero title.
  • The Ninth Longevity-Cursed Species saw the banners’ radiance and recognized Zhou Heng as a threat after he killed Karenna.
  • The Ninth Longevity-Cursed Species anticipated Zhou Heng’s arrival at the Skysea of the Empty Realm and began preparing to secure its Resurrection Authority.

Ch. 640Hero King Walking Through Ten Thousand Years

Zhou Heng completed Naren Sakaste’s hero trial and received the title Hero King Walking Through Ten Thousand Years. Naren left him three tasks to pursue, and Zhou Heng vanished from the trial world as π Longevity and Gabriel Heng made their own moves elsewhere.

  • π Longevity rejected Zhou Heng’s longevity authority and recorded Zhou Heng’s rapid rise in his diary as he continued toward Sakast.
  • Gabriel Heng crushed a statue of Achilles and Karenna after learning of their deaths, then entered the Vastness Star Seat trial to surpass Su Longevity.
  • Naren Sakaste told Zhou Heng to save Contemplative Skeleton King · Truth, retrieve Yōuyuǎn Starlight from the Sakaste Empire’s treasury, and kill the Conceptual Fiction Broodmother at Soaring Rooftop Palace.
  • Naren Sakaste’s star merged with the planet beneath Zhou Heng, and the system declared that Zhou Heng had completed the Sakaste Empire’s Hero trial.
  • Zhou Heng received the title Hero King Walking Through Ten Thousand Years and faded from the strange world.

Ch. 641Zhou Heng vs. Naren Sakaste

Zhou Heng forged and claimed the Sakast Imperial Throne, defeating Naren Sakaste in a contest of will and taking authority over the Sakast Empire. The throne absorbed the Empire’s energy and revealed powers that would let Zhou Heng rebuild the nation and reclaim its territory.

  • Zhou Heng completed the Sakast Imperial Throne blueprint and reshaped the throne into a cloud-white design, naming it the Sakast Imperial Throne.
  • Zhou Heng sat on the throne, triggering a title conflict with the Sakast Imperial Throne in the Sakast region.
  • Zhou Heng defeated Naren Sakaste in a will check and gained the right to use the throne, seizing the region’s authority.
  • Naren Sakaste sensed Zhou Heng’s Divine Truth-level will and expressed relief at having entrusted Sakast and the Empire to him.
  • The throne absorbed golden energy and gained powers tied to founding the Sakast Empire, strengthening it through citizens and reclaimed territory, and forging national artifacts.

Ch. 642An Invitation to Cooperate from the "Dark Contemplative Skeleton King"

Zhou Heng traveled to the Sakast Mana Element Grand Corridor, where the Dark Contemplative Skeleton King tried to recruit him to stop Contemplative Skeleton King · Truth from helping Vast Star Nation Councilor. Zhou Heng heard the proposed plan but waited for Fate Hint to reveal its risks before deciding whether to cooperate.

  • Zhou Heng approached the spatial rift aboard the Sakast Imperial Throne, seeking to complete his Eightfold Legendary achievement breakthrough before restoring the Sakaste Empire.
  • Contemplative Skeleton King · Truth resisted the Dark Contemplative Skeleton King's corruption and continued helping Vast Star Nation Councilor devour Starry Sky Dragon of Star Devouring · Borbo.
  • The Dark Contemplative Skeleton King sensed Zhou Heng arriving and called him over, hoping to use his presence to stop Contemplative Skeleton King · Truth's assistance.
  • Zhou Heng used General Relativity's Watch to reach Contemplative Skeleton King · Truth, and the Dark Contemplative Skeleton King offered to help him stop Vast Star Nation Councilor in exchange for persuading Contemplative Skeleton King · Truth to stop helping her.
  • Zhou Heng withheld his answer and waited for his Fate Hint talent to show him the danger of the deal.

Ch. 643What Is the Original Purpose of Contemplation?

Zhou Heng entered the Mind Corridor of "Contemplative Skeleton King · Truth" with a darkness truth fragment and persuaded him to reconsider what made contemplation noble. The Skeleton King, newly questioning his path, asked Zhou Heng what the original purpose of contemplation was.

  • Zhou Heng accepted a darkness truth fragment from the "Dark Contemplative Skeleton King" and entered the Mind Corridor.
  • Zhou Heng found "Contemplative Skeleton King · Truth" questioning the nature of contemplation and the world's cycle of predation.
  • "Contemplative Skeleton King · Truth" said his agreement with the "Dark Contemplative Skeleton King" prevented him from interfering with their deal.
  • Zhou Heng argued that contemplation's nobility lay in the individual who contemplated, not in contemplation itself.
  • Zhou Heng explained that a truth endured when it aligned with the living being who pursued it, prompting the Skeleton King to reconsider his path.
  • "Contemplative Skeleton King · Truth" asked Zhou Heng what the original purpose of contemplation was.

Ch. 644Skill: Swapped Fate

Zhou Heng challenged Contemplative Skeleton King · Truth’s belief in contemplation and showed him information about the First Expansion, leading the Skeleton King to accept that contemplation might not be exalted. The Skeleton King agreed to summon Abyss Giant Python · Wisdom · Wrath and granted Zhou Heng a temporary body through Swapped Fate.

  • Zhou Heng argued that the truly strong did not need contemplation and questioned whether its truth was exalted.
  • Zhou Heng revealed part of the information he had obtained about the First Expansion, causing Contemplative Skeleton King · Truth to doubt his belief in contemplation.
  • Contemplative Skeleton King · Truth agreed to help summon Abyss Giant Python · Wisdom · Wrath and asked Zhou Heng for the White River Purifying Bottle.
  • Zhou Heng handed over the White River Purifying Bottle, and Contemplative Skeleton King · Truth agreed to leave Zhou Heng to deal with Dark Contemplative Skeleton King and Vast Star Nation Councilor.
  • Contemplative Skeleton King · Truth recognized Zhou Heng, triggering Swapped Fate and giving him the Skeleton King’s temporary body.

Ch. 645Countdown: 399s

Zhou Heng took control of Contemplative Skeleton King · Truth and used Truth of Experience to drive off the Dark Contemplative Skeleton King. He trapped the Dark Contemplative Skeleton King and Vast Star Nation Councilor in Contemplation World, then revealed himself as Zhou Heng and confronted the councilor.

  • Zhou Heng inspected Contemplative Skeleton King · Truth’s attributes and followed Fate Hint’s instructions to tear away the Black Liquid and activate Truth of Experience.
  • The Dark Contemplative Skeleton King tried to possess Contemplative Skeleton King · Truth, but fled when Truth of Experience threatened to erase him.
  • Zhou Heng used Contemplation World to drag in the Dark Contemplative Skeleton King and Vast Star Nation Councilor, interrupting her devouring of Starry Sky Dragon of Star Devouring · Borbo.
  • Vast Star Nation Councilor demanded an explanation from Contemplative Skeleton King, and Zhou Heng disclosed his identity and challenged her to make an agreement with him instead.

Ch. 64620,000% Light Corridor Was All It Took

Zhou Heng used Contemplation and Swapped Fate to confront Vast Star Nation Councilor while she tried to devour Starry Sky Dragon of Star Devouring · Borbo. After she revealed the way to defeat her, Zhou Heng returned to his own body, leaving Contemplative Skeleton King · Truth to hold her off as the fight escalated.

  • Vast Star Nation Councilor accelerated her attempt to devour Starry Sky Dragon of Star Devouring · Borbo, and Borbo fought back with his Taboo-type skill.
  • Zhou Heng asked Vast Star Nation Councilor what level he needed to reach to kill her, while she and the Dark Contemplative Skeleton King hesitated to answer.
  • Vast Star Nation Councilor suppressed Borbo and told Zhou Heng that 20,000% affinity with the Guangming Element Corridor would let him defeat her.
  • Zhou Heng used Swapped Fate to return to his own body, and the Dark Contemplative Skeleton King charged toward Contemplative Skeleton King · Truth.
  • Contemplative Skeleton King · Truth said he would hold Vast Star Nation Councilor back for 197 seconds, while the Dark Contemplative Skeleton King accused him of carrying the aura of Abyss Giant Python · Wisdom · Wrath.
  • Vast Star Nation Councilor hesitated, then charged at Contemplative Skeleton King · Truth.

Ch. 647You Call This Level 900?

Zhou Heng triggered the Abyss return ritual while Vast Star Nation Councilor fought to stop him and Contemplative Skeleton King · Truth from escaping her control. When she entered its Mind Corridor and attacked Zhou Heng, her will skill failed against his transcendent Divine Truth-level will.

  • Zhou Heng followed Fate Hint's guidance, praised the Abyss Sage, and raised the "darkness" truth fragment to activate the return ritual.
  • Abyss Giant Python · Wisdom · Wrath opened a portal, and the Abyss began recalling its units from Sakast's Tenth Chapter.
  • Vast Star Nation Councilor forced her way into Contemplative Skeleton King · Truth's Mind Corridor as the Dark Contemplative Skeleton King tried to turn it against Zhou Heng.
  • Zhou Heng thrust the Blooming Starlight Sword into the Mind Corridor to anchor Contemplative Skeleton King · Truth in Sakast.
  • Vast Star Nation Councilor used Guangming Will's Glorious against Zhou Heng, but the skill failed against his transcendent will.

Ch. 648Vastness's Fairness Balance

Zhou Heng avoided Vast Star Nation Councilor’s offer and raced after Abyss Giant Python · Wisdom · Wrath as the countdown ended. He returned to Contemplative Skeleton King · Truth’s Mind Corridor and received his Transcendence settlement, including a level increase to 901.

  • Vast Star Nation Councilor offered Zhou Heng an alliance against π Longevity and presented Vastness's Fairness Balance as a pledge, but Zhou Heng suspected her proposal was a trap and stayed silent.
  • Dark Contemplative Skeleton King was drawn into the Abyss Portal after taunting Contemplative Skeleton King · Truth, who watched without responding.
  • As the countdown reached its final seconds, Zhou Heng chased after Abyss Giant Python · Wisdom · Wrath, and Vast Star Nation Councilor followed him.
  • Five seconds later, Zhou Heng reappeared in Contemplative Skeleton King · Truth’s Mind Corridor and received confirmation that he had rescued Truth and met the hidden achievement requirements for “Abyss's Contemplation.”
  • Zhou Heng received his Transcendence settlement, including a forced drop increase, star-rank gains for Compassion Priest and Dancer of Heaven and Earth's Light, attribute refinement, and a level increase to 901.

Ch. 649"Hope Radiance," a city with a radius of 10,000 kilometers

Zhou Heng chose to take Contemplative Skeleton King · Truth to the Eighth Chapter to find Sakast of the Root and have the skeleton king preside over the Supreme Council. After arriving in the Blue Star Federation’s vast Hope Radiance headquarters, Zhou Heng was met by a robot that had been waiting to escort him to the council.

  • Fate gave Zhou Heng four possible paths for dealing with the collision between Sky-Roof Leap · East and West Palaces and Soaring Rooftop Palace four years later.
  • Zhou Heng rejected sending Contemplative Skeleton King · Truth to investigate the Skysea of the Empty Realm and chose to seek Sakast of the Root in the Eighth Chapter.
  • Zhou Heng and Contemplative Skeleton King · Truth left the Tenth Chapter, The New World Reborn, after seeing Blue Sky, Head of the Blue Star Federation, pinned in place.
  • Zhou Heng arrived in the Eighth Chapter and used General Relativity's Watch to observe its busy streets, the Spiral Staircase, and the enormous city above.
  • Zhou Heng landed in Blue Star Federation Headquarters · Hope Radiance, where a golden humanoid robot asked him to go to the Supreme Council.

Ch. 650The Black Awakened One of Heaven and Earth

Zhou Heng reached the Supreme Council (Fragment) and used Blue Sky’s starlight key to unlock a scroll containing the Federation’s intelligence on the Nine Longevity Forms. After studying the Black Awakened One of Heaven and Earth’s abilities and weaknesses, he was joined by senior figures from the Federation.

  • Zhou Ruolan, Roaring Hedru, and Void independently set out after learning that Zhou Heng had arrived, while Sihui briefly stirred in the Federation Court.
  • Zhou Heng arrived above Hope Radiance at the Supreme Council (Fragment) and received witness rewards for seeing the Federation’s highest-sequence item.
  • Blue Sky’s starlight key unlocked the council’s central seat, revealing the Ten Longevity Forms scroll, and Zhou Heng opened it.
  • Zhou Heng read the intelligence on the Black Awakened One of Heaven and Earth and concluded that he might be able to kill the enemy with a will-based attack, but would need a way to erase him.
  • Sihui, Zhou Ruolan, and Void appeared in the other seats and greeted Zhou Heng as the Acting Federal Leader.
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