Chapter Summaries

Gashir and Gululu Dudu learned that Karenna was approaching to kill Zhou Heng and moved to help him, while the Longevity-Cursed Species surrounded the area and began clearing its monsters to obstruct his Hero Trial. Zhou Heng realized that his role as bait had also drawn Blue Star Federation forces into the conflict, and he prepared to start the battle as Karenna closed in.

• Gashir and Gululu Dudu confirmed that Karenna was coming for Zhou Heng and activated the laboratory’s war mode, transforming it into the Five-Dimensional Mecha Goblin King Bomb.
• Gululu Dudu piloted the Mecha toward Zhou Heng, but a seven-petaled Magic Apostle blocked her path as the Longevity-Cursed Species deployed Barrier-Breaking Ships and surrounded the area.
• The Longevity-Cursed Species sent most of their forces to hunt wild monsters, aiming to deprive Zhou Heng of the experience he needed for his Hero King Trial.
• Zhou Heng used Wind’s Vision to observe the encirclement, recognized the enemy’s plan, and sensed Karenna approaching through Entangling Flame.
• Zhou Heng concluded that Fate Hint’s warning about drawing fire meant his actions had also brought Blue Star Federation forces to the area, giving Henala room to absorb power.
• Zhou Heng activated Planetary Art and Heaven’s Awakened One Eye and prepared to initiate the battlefield.

Zhou Heng discovered that the Seven-Petal Council was using Calamity of Longevity and a new Longevity Crusaders Captain unit to counter him. As the Crusaders’ attack broke through his Grievance line, he summoned level 10000 Heroic Spirit Guards, but the enemy’s domain skill let its arrows pass through his defenses and fly toward him.

• Zhou Heng identified the green potion scattered through Deep Space as Calamity of Longevity, a weapon aimed at his lifespan.
• The Longevity Crusaders Captain entered the battle with a life-or-death check that could cover six kilometers, so Zhou Heng attacked the Crusaders from afar with Wind’s Blade.
• His attacks dealt no damage to the level 10000 Crusaders, and he summoned Grievance units and the Starlight Palace’s Heroic Spirit Guards instead.
• Wang Congxin · Earth's Black Awakened One appeared among the Heroic Spirit Guards, while the Crusaders Captain led the enemy’s coordinated charge toward Zhou Heng.
• The Crusaders’ golden-robed mages completed their Calamity of Longevity preparations and used Volume's Void Collision, allowing arrows to pass through the Grievance units and target Zhou Heng’s eyes and heart.

Zhou Heng resisted the Longevity Crusaders’ attacks with White River Guardian and unleashed his Heroic Spirit Palace, turning fallen enemies into new allies. As the battle escalated and the Calamities of Longevity began devouring his Grievance units, a fate notification appeared while a starlit-haired woman drew closer.

• Zhou Heng froze the surrounding space, resisted the Shield Army’s taunt, and used White River Guardian to negate the enemy’s health and mana recovery debuffs.
• Zhou Heng opened White River’s Heroic Palace and sent Wang Congxin and other heroic spirits to charge the Longevity Crusaders.
• A Longevity Crusaders Heroic Spirit Guard killed the Statistical Diviner, who revived and sent his gathered data about Zhou Heng to his allies.
• Zhou Heng’s Grievance units dealt chaos damage, and fallen Longevity Crusaders emerged as new heroic spirits from the White River Heroic Spirit Palace.
• The Calamities of Longevity rushed from Deep Space and began devouring Grievance units, growing larger as they did so.
• Zhou Heng watched a starlit-haired woman draw within sixty seconds of him, then received a notification from fate.

Zhou Heng chose a fate-guided plan to provoke powerful Longevity-Cursed Species and open the Vast Star Nation's Yōuyuǎn Watchtower. He rejected evacuation, uncovered the true identities behind two false friends, and escalated his abuse of Wang Congxin to draw the Black Awakened One of Heaven and Earth's wrath.

• Zhou Heng chose the third fate hint, which required provoking two Longevity-Cursed Species and using Heaven and Earth's Legendary Codex to open the hidden Vast Star Nation's Yōuyuǎn Watchtower.
• Zhou Heng rode Wang Congxin · Earth's Black Awakened One through enemy attacks until the Barrier-Breaking Ships slowed his mount and intervening mecha disrupted the ships.
• Gululu Dudu offered Zhou Heng an escape route before Karenna arrived, but Zhou Heng ignored the message and remained on the battlefield.
• Planetary Greatsword · Xu Huaizhi informed Zhou Heng that Sigma Suit · Zhou Wusheng was escorting the Disordered Entanglement Domain and advised him to block the Entangling Flame and withdraw.
• Zhou Heng used Planetary Art and Heaven's Awakened One Eye to identify his false friends as Li Family Liaison C171 · Li Ruowei and Boro Liaison C170 · Boro Dina.
• Zhou Heng flipped Wang Congxin · Earth's Black Awakened One over and repeatedly trampled his face to provoke the Black Awakened One of Heaven and Earth.

The Longevity-cursed forces prepared to confront Zhou Heng in the Broken Starfield Domain, while their departure gave Henala a chance to devour the Magic Towers. Boro Kasaya and Karenna arrived near Zhou Heng as the Black Awakened One descended.

• The Black Awakened One planned to go to the Broken Starfield Domain, and Su Shuangxue left the Sixth Chapter to join the confrontation with Zhou Heng.
• Henala realized Su Shuangxue had departed and began devouring the Magic Towers to regain her power.
• Boro Kasaya arrived in the Broken Starfield Domain and fired a giant arrow at the Black Awakened One’s descending palm.
• Karenna arrived more than two million kilometers from Zhou Heng and declared that she would face him directly.

Zhou Heng used the Dark Heaven and Earth Deer’s teleportation to evade Longevity Crusaders Army Lord · Karenna while provoking her with a flute melody that dealt no damage. Just as Karenna pursued him, Deputy Speaker Sigma Suit · Zhou Wusheng arrived and challenged her.

• Zhou Heng tried to slow Karenna with River of Time and trap her in a Level 1 battle, but she resisted both tactics and rushed toward him.
• Zhou Heng rode the Dark Heaven and Earth Deer and discovered it could teleport freely within the Broken Starfield Domain.
• Zhou Heng teleported away from Karenna and played Swaying Starlight Melody at nearby magic apostles, dealing no damage but provoking her.
• Karenna realized Zhou Heng had unlocked the Foundation Deer and began pursuing him.
• Deputy Speaker Sigma Suit · Zhou Wusheng arrived and declared that he would fight Karenna.

Zhou Heng obtained the Dancer of Heaven and Earth's Light Sword~ and received Ruoxue’s power, which raised his Light Element damage and gave him a new task. He prepared to slay every Longevity Crusader and Magic Apostle surrounding him to earn the resource repository’s coordinates.

• Zhou Wusheng punched Longevity Crusaders Army Lord away, giving Zhou Heng time to take the special item he had left behind.
• Zhou Heng swallowed the Disordered Entanglement Domain capsule and appraised the Dancer of Heaven and Earth's Light Sword~, triggering his Class’s first Transcendence condition.
• Equipping the sword pulled Zhou Heng into a dark space, where Dancer of Heaven and Earth's Light Ruoxue gave him her remaining power and told him to seek the final lost item.
• Zhou Heng received a Light damage buff and a quest to slay all ordinary Longevity Crusaders and Magic Apostles encircling him.
• Zhou Heng grasped the Sakast Emperor Sword and prepared to kill the surrounding enemies before they could escape.

Zhou Heng used Gong Ruoxue’s power to unleash Great Light Holy Sword and slaughter the Longevity Crusaders, while the feedback restored Goddess of Light · Henala’s strength. Henala attacked the Magic Tower to find Despair, as the Elegance Bard set off toward Zhou Heng and his Dark Heaven and Earth Deer.

• Zhou Heng activated Great Light Holy Sword with Gong Ruoxue’s enhancements and attacked the Longevity Crusaders at tremendous speed.
• Zhou Heng killed numerous Longevity Crusaders, and the enemy forces realized his Light and Holy damage had changed the battle.
• Goddess of Light · Henala absorbed the power Zhou Heng’s kills sent her and quickly reached Level 10,000.
• Goddess of Light · Henala seized the central Magic Tower and began draining its power to locate Virus Source Species · Despair.
• The Elegance Bard headed toward the Broken Starfield Domain, intent on taking Zhou Heng’s Dark Heaven and Earth Deer.

After completing Sakast’s second Hero King trial, Zhou Heng selected the hidden “Rebirth of the Nation” achievement and inverted the Broken Starfield Domain to open the Vast Star Nation’s Distant Observatory Tower. The Elegance Bard and other powerful enemies abandoned their fight with Zhou Heng and rushed toward the tower to seize the chance to gain its power.

• Zhou Heng completed the second Hero King trial by personally killing ten thousand Longevity-Cursed Species.
• The Elegance Bard arrived and tried to subdue Zhou Heng with his song, but Zhou Heng resisted its Will checks.
• Zhou Heng used the Heaven and Earth's Legendary Codex to select the hidden “Rebirth of the Nation” achievement.
• The Broken Starfield Domain inverted, the Distant Observatory Tower opened, and all units received the “Star Position Successor” quest.
• The Elegance Bard, the Black Awakened One of Heaven and Earth, and the Longevity Crusaders Army Lord left Zhou Heng and raced toward the tower.

Zhou Heng’s quest to reclaim the Vast Star Position triggered a massive mobilization toward the Broken Starfield Domain · Mirror Image. Blue Sky declared the final war, while powerful Longevity-Cursed Species and other factions moved to join the confrontation.

• Deputy Speaker "Sigma Suit · Zhou Wusheng" discovered the Broken Starfield Domain · Mirror Image was sealed and sent word about Zhou Heng’s quest to outside forces.
• Chief scientist "Bose Koppfield" transformed into a golden Titan and awakened special Clones to march on the Broken Starfield Domain · Mirror Image.
• Blue Sky ordered the Blue Star Federation to withdraw from the Skysea of the Empty Realm and the Sixth Chapter and head to the Broken Starfield Domain · Mirror Image.
• "Red-Lipped Queen · Su Shuangxue" saw "Naren Sakaste" and the Sakast Imperial Throne driven toward the domain, then left to challenge Su Longevity for the strongest position.
• "Glorious Bright Moon · Clone" took "Black Ring" to meet someone, saying that two powerful beings had begun their contest and little time remained.
• After hearing that Blue Sky had declared the final battle, Yu Bugu and the other units at the warped black round table headed toward the domain, with Zhou Heng on their minds.

Henala recovered her heart and her former identity as a Vast Star Nation councilor, and began plotting to settle accounts with the Longevity-Cursed Species while investigating Zhou Heng. As Zhou Heng ventured deeper into the Broken Starfield Domain · Mirror Image, he encountered a Starry Sky Stone Giant.

• The Goddess of Light · Henala reached Level 10000, then descended into the Proton World after glimpsing the Distant Observatory Tower.
• Henala found her heart in the Proton World and fused with it, restoring her mind and her identity as Vast Star Nation Councilor · Henala.
• Henala recalled that she had left her heart in a proton state after the Twelve Heroes slew her, and suspected Zhou Heng had arranged for her to absorb light element power.
• Henala decided to grow stronger, investigate Zhou Heng, and settle accounts with the Longevity-Cursed Species, while considering contact with the Virus Source Species.
• Henala left the Proton World to begin her own performance, while Zhou Heng encountered the wild monster Starry Sky Stone Giant in the Broken Starfield Domain · Mirror Image.

Zhou Heng cleared successive Star Position Successor trials, earning Starlight Medals and choosing the path that combined all three challenges. After killing a level 3001 longevity-cursed species member, Fate revealed that Henala had reclaimed her heart and was pretending not to siphon his light damage, so Zhou Heng decided to act as though his scheme had succeeded.

• Zhou Heng killed 10,000 level 700 Starry Sky Stone Giants in under a second and received a silver Starlight Medal.
• He accepted the Genius assessment and killed 100 million level 700 Starry Sky Stone Giants, earning ten more medals.
• Zhou Heng chose every path in the third assessment, summoning ten billion Stone Giants and a level 3001 longevity-cursed species member.
• The level 3001 enemy pleaded for mercy, but Zhou Heng killed him with a sword strike and gained 300 years of lifespan.
• Fate revealed that Henala had reclaimed her heart and was concealing her power, and Zhou Heng resolved to keep up the appearance that his plan had worked.

Zhou Heng entered the first test for the Watch Star Seat, where he had to upgrade the Yōuyuǎn Watchtower and defend it from enemies while staying in the top hundred. He realized the trial’s hidden watcher was observing him, while the watcher noticed Zhou Heng and a woman trying to reopen a path through space-time.

• Zhou Heng activated the Battlefield of the Past · Retrospection Machine and was transported to a battlefield beneath countless Yōuyuǎn Watchtowers.
• The trial required participants to upgrade their watchtowers to level 10000 and kill more than one trillion attackers within 300 years to qualify for the next test.
• Zhou Heng saw the Regional and Overall Leaderboards and concluded he could not compete for the Vast Star Nation’s Star Seat, but believed he could earn the Watch Star Seat by attracting the watcher’s attention.
• The aged watcher observed the leaderboard leaders and recognized Su Longevity, Blue Sky, and Su Qingxin as actors rather than their true selves.
• The watcher noticed Zhou Heng’s unusual equipment and Blooming Starlight Sword, and considered helping him if he proved himself.
• The watcher looked toward a woman attempting to reopen a deeper Space-Time pathway and return to the newbie zone’s opening, but the Lord of Time and Space was not the true Lord of Time and Space.

Zhou Heng defeated the first wave of Dark Void Spirits at the Distant Observatory Tower, then followed Fate Hint and fed the Starry Sky Steel Essence to his Time-Space Core. The Watcher investigated Zhou Heng’s origins and, impressed by what he discovered, reached toward him to end the trial.

• Zhou Heng appraised a Dark Void Spirit, drew the attention of nine spirits, and killed them with chaos damage from the White River Purifying Bottle.
• Zhou Heng cleared the first round, received nine portions of Starry Sky Steel Essence, and saw that his difficulty had been altered because the Watcher was observing him.
• Zhou Heng swallowed all nine portions, which the Time-Space Core devoured; afterward, the Time-Space Apostle gained a tiny starlit pendant.
• The Watcher noticed Zhou Heng had strengthened himself instead of the Distant Observatory Tower and sensed the Lord of Time and Space’s aura around the kitten.
• The Watcher examined Sakast’s system logs, judged Zhou Heng far more exceptional than expected, and reached toward his location to stop the trial.

As the strongest figures in the Sakast Region began pursuing their plans, Zhou Heng received a time-limited Fate Hint for completing the Hero King Trial and rushed into the Vast Star Nation's Distant Observatory Tower. Su Qingxin entered the Lord of Time and Space's trial gate to gamble on changing the past and finding her brother.

• The aged Watcher released Zhou Heng and confronted the countless Su Longevity manifestations that formed π Longevity.
• Vast Star Nation Councilor · Henala entered a torrent of black aura to search for the final code of the Despair Curse.
• Blue Sky placed his last arm on the Balance, entrusted the years to come to Zhou Heng, and vanished.
• The Lord of Time and Space gave Su Qingxin the trial called "Past, present, future," and she entered its gate of light despite her sorrow.
• Fate Hint Two told Zhou Heng he had to acquire the Watch Star Position, modify the Despair Curse authority, and reach the Abyss Outskirts within 800 seconds; he selected it and charged into the tower.

Zhou Heng followed Fate Hint’s instructions to attack the Vast Star Nation’s Distant Observatory Tower, gathering fragments of the nation’s collapse from the illusory figures that fell from its stairs. After learning that a councilor was trying to alter the Despair Curse’s mechanisms, Zhou Heng cut away part of the tower’s central staircase and left the tower leaning.

• Zhou Heng used Golden · Glorious Heaven to ram the Vast Star Nation’s Distant Observatory Tower, knocking illusory figures from its spiral staircase as they recounted the Boundless Court’s trial and the defeat of the Vast Star Nation’s research.
• Zhou Heng combined the Fated White River, the Grievance units, and the Golden Ancient Tree to strike the tower’s left side, learning that the Soaring Rooftop’s magic-side ascension plan had spread through concept deprivation and that the Star Nation had fallen.
• Zhou Heng ignored the Watcher phantom, which had been left to pass on the Watch Star Seat, and continued attacking the tower at Fate Hint’s specified angle.
• The Watcher phantom observed Zhou Heng’s unusual powers and wondered why he was trying to topple the Yōuyuǎn Watchtower while its true body fought π Longevity.
• After Fate Hint warned that Vast Star Nation Councilor Henala was trying to modify the Despair Curse’s mechanisms, Zhou Heng used the Blooming Starlight Sword to cut away 1,000 meters of the central spiral staircase and rammed the tower again, making it lean left.

The Sage Council Court debated when to intervene as Henala dismantled the Despair Curse, while Zhou Heng followed Fate Hint’s instructions to strike the Vast Star Nation’s Distant Observatory Tower. With 101 seconds remaining, he prepared for a demanding dual-track operation.

• The sages monitored Henala’s deconstruction of the Despair Curse and set a 300-second limit before acting.
• Henala continued altering the curse’s source code and suspected a deeper curse was tied to the Longevity-Cursed Species.
• Zhou Heng and his allies tilted the Vast Star Nation’s Distant Observatory Tower by ramming it repeatedly.
• Fate Hint instructed Zhou Heng to use the Watcher phantom and the Fated White River as a hammer, and Zhou Heng struck the tower at the specified angle.
• The aged Watcher fought π Longevity as the tower shifted, while π Longevity declared that everything would converge in his hands.
• Zhou Heng received a warning that his dual-track operation required input delay under 0.1 seconds and began visualizing Boundless Endless.

Zhou Heng followed Fate Hint's instructions to topple the Vast Star Nation's Distant Observatory Tower while Vast Star Nation Councilor secretly stole the Despair Curse's Source Code. As he prepared to seize the curse through the tower's collision, the Watcher began revealing the Watchers' true power.

• Zhou Heng struck the Vast Star Nation's Distant Observatory Tower while activating Time Corrector Silence and reaching for the Sixth Chapter.
• Vast Star Nation Councilor secretly siphoned the Despair Curse's Source Code into the Atomic State world as she fought the Sage Council Court.
• Zhou Heng continued following Fate Hint's guidance, using Planetary Art and Heaven's Awakened One Eye to observe the Sixth Chapter's Atomic World.
• The Watcher inferred that Zhou Heng planned to use the tower's collision with the Tenth Chapter to bring the White River Purifying Bottle and the Blooming Starlight Sword to the Despair Curse.
• The Watcher asked Zhou Heng whether he wanted to see the Watchers' true power, then cast radiant light from his eyes.

Zhou Heng followed the Fate Hint’s instructions to strike the Vast Star Nation's Distant Observatory Tower and leave numerous passages while observing the Despair Curse's source code. As the Watcher delayed π Longevity, the Abyss Sage and the Great Mistress sent forces to capture Zhou Heng.

• Zhou Heng struck the Vast Star Nation's Distant Observatory Tower at changing angles, left more than forty-four passages toward the Abyss Outskirts, and watched the Despair Curse's source code condense.
• The Watcher’s gaze stretched the distance between π Longevity and the Sakast Region, keeping π Longevity from reaching Sakast while Zhou Heng acted.
• π Longevity accused the aged Watcher of buying time for Zhou Heng, and the Watcher said he wanted to give Zhou Heng a chance to catch up.
• π Longevity invoked a skill, and Sky-Roof Leap · East and West Palaces began moving from the Abyss Edge toward Sakast's Tenth Chapter.
• The Abyss Sage sent Dark Contemplation to bring back Zhou Heng’s body and soul.
• The Great Mistress ordered her black-robed Priests to bring Zhou Heng back to her.

Zhou Heng followed the Watchers phantom’s final guidance, received the Watch Star Seat and Vast Civilization Kindling, and seized the Despair Curse source code from Henala. He fell away as Henala pursued him, while the collision of the Distant Observatory Tower and Endless Mana Corridor tore through the Atomic World.

• Zhou Heng restored the Watchers phantom to the center of the Distant Observatory Tower and asked about π Longevity and the legendary of heaven and earth might.
• The Watchers phantom explained that π Longevity was an infinite number of Su Longevitys, then entrusted Zhou Heng with his Star Seat and the Star Nation’s Civilization Kindling.
• Zhou Heng used Time Corrector · Deathly Silence to reach for the Despair Curse source code as Henala tried to stop him.
• The Distant Observatory Tower struck the Endless Mana Corridor, disrupting Henala’s control of the Atomic World and tearing open its barriers.
• Zhou Heng took the Despair Curse source code and fell freely, while Henala pursued the false trail of closing Abyss Edge passages.
• Zhou Heng obtained the Watchers Star Seat and Vast Civilization Kindling, met the requirements for Rebirth of the Nation, and began sixth-tier refinement and restoration.