Chapter Summaries

Zhou Heng learned the Longevity Family’s history and the Time Corridor from the white-bearded old man, who secretly redirected the passage to trap him in the Fated Black River. Zhou Heng saw through the deception, killed the old man, and entered the Compassionate Heaven and Earth Castle, leaving the old man to be swallowed by black flesh.

• The white-bearded old man explained that the Time Corridor used initial revival counts to wear down Revival Coins and described how the Longevity Family rose to power and fought the Blue Star Federation.
• The old man tried to recruit Zhou Heng, then revealed that he had redirected the passage to send Zhou Heng toward the Fated Black River after his death.
• Zhou Heng recognized the old man’s deception through his Fate Hint and killed him with Wind's Blade.
• Zhou Heng entered the Compassionate Heaven and Earth Castle and hinted that the Fated Black River might be what he was seeking.
• The old man realized Zhou Heng had anticipated his plan as black flesh swallowed him, and he called for his lords to hurry.

Zhou Heng entered the Second Chapter’s Fated Black River and found it packed with Grievance units, whose attacks could pierce him despite his attempts to dodge. He bound the Elegant Compassionate Flute and used his Bard abilities to survive and fly toward a less crowded area as Deep Blue Allure · Zhou Ruolan held the Fated Black River Guardian back elsewhere.

• Zhou Heng crossed the gate in the Compassionate Heaven and Earth Castle and arrived at the Fated Black River.
• Deep Blue Allure · Zhou Ruolan pursued the Fated Black River Guardian after a Longevity-Cursed Species member handed over black aura, then blocked his escape with Deep Blue Jellyfish.
• The Fated Black River Guardian released the Grievance units from the Black River Purification Bottle as Zhou Heng appeared in the Second Chapter.
• A Grievance unit pierced Zhou Heng and reduced his Health by 100 million, while a vast swarm converged on him.
• Zhou Heng bound the Elegant Compassionate Flute, activated his Bard abilities, and flew toward an area with fewer Grievance units.

Zhou Heng killed endless Tragic Federal Army Soldiers in the Fated Black River, reached level 200, and chose to delay transcendence in favor of the Reforge path. After finding and activating the single-use skill Between Heaven and Earth, he descended to a deeper layer of the world and emerged before a glowing, formless energy book.

• Zhou Heng used Melodious Flute Notes to kill Tragic Federal Army Soldiers while his Elegance Nobility shield withstood their attacks, rapidly reaching level 200.
• After fate offered him a choice, Zhou Heng postponed transcendence and chose the Reforge path for its attribute growth and future attack- and movement-speed multipliers.
• Zhou Heng continued through the Fated Black River and found a snowy-white space where a sigma man sat between four flags.
• Zhou Heng witnessed Fourth Chosen One · Between Heaven and Earth, gained attack and mana, and received the single-use skill Between Heaven and Earth.
• Zhou Heng activated the skill, became fundamental particles, and traveled into a deeper layer of the world until he reached a glowing, formless energy book.

Zhou Heng read the Legendary Path of Heaven and Earth, learning several ways to achieve its first tier before the collapsing world forced him to follow Fate's guidance. He reached the Fourth Chosen One · Between Heaven and Earth and offered Jealous, Resentful Obsession to awaken the power left to protect Black Ring.

• Zhou Heng examined the Legendary Path of Heaven and Earth and read records of its author's research, along with five methods for attaining first-tier legendary status.
• The book entered Zhou Heng's body as quark-level particles, and the surrounding world began collapsing into darkness.
• Fate's guidance directed Zhou Heng to surge 33° upward to the right as a Torrent Particle Stream, and he heard fragments of desperate voices from the past.
• Zhou Heng encountered the particle-bodied Fourth Chosen One · Between Heaven and Earth, seated solemnly in a chair.
• Fate warned that his enemy had broken free and told him to offer Jealous, Resentful Obsession to awaken the Fourth Chosen One's final power.
• Zhou Heng presented Jealous, Resentful Obsession and pleaded for help, and the Fourth Chosen One opened his eyes and took human form.

Zhou Heng presented “Jealous, Resentful Obsession” to the fourth Chosen One, Between Heaven and Earth, who accepted his request and sent him onward using Fate’s guidance. As Zhou Heng traveled through the darkness, he witnessed Between Heaven and Earth confronting Kanwa Iliya and leading a battle on the Fated Black River.

• Between Heaven and Earth recognized that Zhou Heng was not Black Ring, but accepted “Jealous, Resentful Obsession” and promised to handle his request.
• Between Heaven and Earth walked into the darkness and gathered more than a hundred thousand particle beings as Zhou Heng followed Fate’s directions.
• Zhou Heng reached a view of the Fated Black River and saw its Grievance units turning white around Between Heaven and Earth.
• Kanwa Iliya demanded to know where Zhou Heng was, and Between Heaven and Earth taunted him for leaving the river he was meant to guard.
• Kanwa Iliya released Grievance units from the Black River Purification Bottle, and Between Heaven and Earth attacked him while their forces clashed.
• The Fated Black River split open above the Second Chapter, and fighters from both sides fell toward the surface below.

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.