Chapter Summaries

After a spatial collapse threw Lin Yuan out of the Life Sect’s History Secret Realm, he found himself in a main branch of the Nether River, where the Second Lord warned him that it was controlled by forces influenced by the Great Being. Lin Yuan headed upstream toward safety and encountered a colossal, dead tree in the river.

• Lin Yuan protected himself as the collapsed space began to recover, then heard water as his surroundings emerged from the distortion.
• Lin Yuan realized he had appeared in the Nether River and sensed the response of the Nirvana Crown half aboard the Lin Yuan.
• The Second Lord confirmed that Lin Yuan was in the Nether River of the Endless Sea Universe and warned him that this main branch was influenced by the Great Being.
• The Second Lord urged Lin Yuan to leave the hostile territory and come to their side, then ended their connection because the fighting was intense.
• Lin Yuan headed upstream through the Nether River, encountering no obstacles while the local Monarchs fought Lord Yi and the Second Lord.
• A towering, withered black tree with a split, hollow trunk appeared ahead of Lin Yuan.

Lin Yuan discovered that the World Tree at the Nether River’s Third Mainstream had sensed the core he carried and marked him as the thief who stole it. Surrounded by powerful Nether River Monarchs, he raced toward the black mist where Lord Yi and the Second Lord were fighting, but an enemy blocked his path and began resurrecting almost immediately after Lin Yuan struck it down.

• Lin Yuan recognized the dead World Tree and realized its core was missing, wondering whether the core he took in the History Secret Realm was the same one.
• As Lin Yuan circled the World Tree, it sent out a ripple that made his stored World Tree core respond and reveal his location.
• The master of the Third Mainstream identified Lin Yuan as the thief and ordered the Nether River Creatures to kill him and reclaim the core.
• Lin Yuan abandoned stealth and charged toward the black mist, hoping to reach Lord Yi and the Second Lord for help.
• A Nether River Monarch rose from the river to block Lin Yuan, who shattered it with a punch before rushing onward as its body began rapidly reforming.

Lin Yuan fought through the Nether River Monarchs while investigating why some of them were unusually powerful and why Little Gold’s Dragon Qi did not raise their tiers. He recognized the strongest pursuer as the former Truth Sect Leader, escaped his attack, and pressed onward with a troubling theory about the History Secret Realm and actual history taking shape.

• Little Gold gave Lin Yuan and an ordinary Nether River Monarch Dragon Qi, but Lin Yuan’s opponent’s tier stayed unchanged and Lin Yuan shattered it with one punch.
• Lin Yuan reasoned that the Death Foundation limited ordinary Nether River Monarchs’ strength and wondered where the Third Mainstream master and the exceptionally strong monarchs drew their power.
• A powerful, white-bearded Nether River Monarch appeared, recognized Lin Yuan from the Sect Conference, and accused him of stealing the World Tree Core.
• Lin Yuan recognized the monarch as the former Truth Sect Leader and connected the History Secret Realm, actual history, and events from the Ancient Era, though he lacked proof for his theory.
• The former Truth Sect Leader attacked Lin Yuan, but Lin Yuan let the blow hit him and used its force to speed away.

Lin Yuan escaped the Nether River Monarchs and used Lilia's Crown to navigate the death-filled space toward Lord Yi and the Second Lord. He encountered the three moonlike figures and recognized the Crawlers' Leader as the former Life Sect Master, whose power came from the World Tree.

• Lin Yuan endured the former Truth Sect Leader's attack and escaped into the black mist with the World Tree core.
• The former Truth Sect Leader and the other special Nether River Monarchs decided to wait, trusting the Moon Lord to catch Lin Yuan.
• Lin Yuan discovered the black mist was a directionless space embodying death, but his A-rank Energy protected him from its erosion.
• Lin Yuan used the Withered-and-Verdant Little Tree and Lilia's Crown to find the way to Lord Yi and the Second Lord.
• Lord Yi and the Second Lord warned Lin Yuan that an enemy was coming, and three moonlike figures appeared before him.
• Lin Yuan recognized the closest figure as the Crawlers' Leader, the former Life Sect Master, and realized the World Tree powered him and that the stolen core was vital to his strength.

Lin Yuan escaped the Crawlers' Leader in the Land of Manifest Death by using the Nirvana Crown, but doing so drew the Great Being's attention. The Second Lord brought him to a calmer stretch of the Nether River while Lord Yi stayed behind to confront the danger.

• The Crawlers' Leader attacked Lin Yuan with moonlight, and Lin Yuan endured the assault while trying to reach Lord Yi and the Second Lord's rescuing power.
• The Crawlers' Leader transformed into a tentacled beast like Lao Jiu, forcing Lin Yuan to unleash the Nirvana Crown and make the surrounding space tear at his enemy.
• The Great Being's presence cracked the pitch-black space, so Lin Yuan cut off the Nirvana Crown's power and Lord Yi and the Second Lord pulled him out.
• Lord Yi returned to the black mist to face the danger while the Second Lord carried Lin Yuan down the Nether River, dodging its searching gray mist.
• The Second Lord stopped in a calmer lower reach of the river and reproached Lin Yuan for arriving before he was strong enough and bringing them trouble.

Lin Yuan told the Second Lord how he had obtained the World Tree Heartwood in a History Secret Realm, then confronted him with his theory that the Great Being could rewrite history using Space-Time Power. The Second Lord confirmed the danger but explained that the Great Being could only alter unfinished histories, leaving a chance to win the Finale War and make them permanent.

• Lin Yuan explained how he had been pulled from a History Secret Realm to the Nether River and recounted obtaining the World Tree Heartwood.
• The Second Lord said the Heartwood prevented the Great Being from fully controlling the World Tree and warned Lin Yuan not to let it fall into the Great Being's hands.
• Lin Yuan described the chronological contradictions involving Lao Jiu and concluded that the Great Being could recreate space-time, rewrite history, and make falsehood real.
• The Second Lord confirmed Lin Yuan's theory and explained that the Great Being had been altering unfinished histories, including the Battle of the Heavenly Gate and the Endless Sea Universe.
• The Second Lord said that winning the Finale War and fixing those histories in place would prevent the Great Being from tampering with them again.

Lin Yuan learned that the Finale War was humanity’s sole chance to turn the simulated Endless Sea Universe into a real universe beyond the Great Being’s interference. The Second Lord also revealed that the Heavenly Venerable had experimented in pursuit of the Ultimate Universe, leaving Lin Yuan to wonder whether the Great Being was one of those experiments.

• The Second Lord explained that the Finale War would fix both universes’ histories and give humanity its only chance to defeat the Great Being.
• Lin Yuan questioned whether the Heavenly Venerable had left a way to resurrect himself, but the Second Lord said he did not know.
• The Second Lord recalled that the Heavenly Venerable had acted strangely before the Great Being descended and wondered if He had created the Great Being.
• The Second Lord told Lin Yuan that the Ultimate Universe existed and that the Heavenly Venerable had conducted experiments to approach it.
• The Second Lord revealed that the World Tree and the Holy Land World were products of the Heavenly Venerable’s experiments.
• Lin Yuan suspected that the Great Being might have resulted from the Heavenly Venerable’s experiments and thought humanity was cleaning up the consequences.

Lin Yuan learned that he was the only one able to enter the Nether River at full strength and that he would have to wait there while the Second Lord and Lord Yi calmed its turmoil. Hoping the Second Lord could upgrade his Ship Hull, Lin Yuan discovered that their earlier exchanges had been based on a misunderstanding about his being both a person and a ship.

• The Second Lord explained that the world tree in the Nether River had to be removed before the final war, and that Lin Yuan was uniquely able to act there at full strength.
• The Second Lord said he and Lord Yi would need up to three months to calm the Nether River, during which Lin Yuan would have to remain cut off from the outside world.
• Lin Yuan asked the Second Lord to upgrade his Ship Hull, and the Second Lord said he was more than capable of improving it.
• The Second Lord asked where Lin Yuan's ship was, and Lin Yuan insisted that he was the ship.
• The Second Lord and Lin Yuan realized that the Second Lord had not known Lin Yuan was a ship and that they had misunderstood the Nether River Keel and Energy Collector Upgrade Blueprint.
• The Second Lord asked Lin Yuan to explain how he had become a ship.

Lin Yuan showed the Second Lord his level eight ship hull blueprint, and the Second Lord recognized that the New World series was designed to nurture a Crown and create a path to Paradox Level. He explained that the plan was ultimately blocked by two fatal flaws, including the paradox that only a Paradox Level being could design and build a Paradox Level ship hull.

• Lin Yuan told the Second Lord that he was a system BUG, and the Second Lord offered to upgrade his ship hull and examine the level eight blueprint.
• The Second Lord found the blueprint well designed and deduced that the New World series was intended to reach level ten and nurture a Crown within the ship hull.
• The Second Lord explained that Moge envisioned a Player transferring the ship hull’s Crown to themselves to become a Lord of the Crown and potentially reach Paradox Level.
• The Second Lord identified the first flaw: a Player who already possessed an Authority or Crown could not transfer the ship hull’s Crown because of the repulsion between them.
• The Second Lord noted that the level ten design was unfinished and explained that only a Paradox Level being could create a Paradox Level ship hull, making the advancement method a paradox.

Lin Yuan and the Second Lord discussed whether Lin Yuan’s unusual nature could lead him to become a Paradox Level being, then upgraded his ship hull to Level 8. The upgrade greatly increased his power and brought him closer to nurturing his own crown.

• The Second Lord said Lin Yuan seemed to be missing something that distinguished true Paradox Level beings, but suggested that having two Supreme Crowns after a Level Nine upgrade might help him become one.
• Lin Yuan wondered whether he lacked Paradox Power, then set aside the question and prepared to upgrade his ship hull.
• Lin Yuan used the Nirvana Crown on the World Tree Heartwood, noticing that its inscriptions grew denser without other visible changes.
• After three days, the Second Lord completed Lin Yuan’s upgrade to a Level 8 ship hull, increasing his health and other attributes and bringing him closer to nurturing his own crown.

After upgrading his ship hull to level eight, Lin Yuan gained Eternal Armor and Eternal Source, then prepared to use his growing strength to end the Nether River crisis and nurture his crown. He joined Lord Yi and the Second Lord at the Nether River's source as they began the decisive battle against the Great Being's influence.

• Lin Yuan upgraded his ship hull with World Tree Heartwood, gaining Eternal Armor and Eternal Source while losing its previous Nether River Monarch certification and Death Domain ability.
• Lin Yuan decided to settle the Nether River crisis and discussed his plan with the Second Lord and the recovering Lord Yi.
• Over the next month, Lin Yuan converted his Authority Cores and raised his A-rank Energy to one hundred billion points.
• Lin Yuan flew to the Nether River's source, where Lord Yi, the Second Lord, and several dozen Nether River Monarchs were ready for battle.
• Lord Yi and the Second Lord warned Lin Yuan that the Great Being might strike and that they had only one chance, then led the group to begin the decisive battle.

Lin Yuan joined Lord Yi and the Second Lord as they removed the Nether River’s barrier and faced the Crawlers' Leader for the final battle. The merged battlefield appeared in the sky above the Endless Sea, where the world watched and cheered for Lin Yuan.

• Lord Yi and the Second Lord dispelled the black mist, merging the Nether River’s three mainstreams into one and leaving neither side a way to retreat.
• The Crawlers' Leader and the Crawler Nether River Monarchs blocked the way to the World Tree, then joined Lord Yi and the Second Lord in clearing away the last of the mist.
• Three enormous moons appeared above the Endless Sea and merged into one, revealing the Nether River and the forces gathered for battle.
• The East Pole Island Lord and Moge recognized the sky’s change as a sign that the final battle had begun, though they could not help from afar.
• People across the Endless Sea recognized Lin Yuan among the Nether River Monarchs and cheered him on, including his former rivals, teammates, and Lilia.

Lin Yuan entered the decisive battle in the Nether River and drew the Crawlers' special monarchs into a coordinated assault. When their attacks ended, he stood completely unharmed, leaving the Crawlers' Leader and his forces stunned.

• The East Pole Island Lord and Moge recognized that Lin Yuan's arrival had triggered the decisive battle and wondered whether he could bear its burden.
• Lin Yuan charged into battle as Lord Yi and the Second Lord engaged the Crawlers' Leader, while the two sides' monarchs fought around them.
• The Crawlers' special monarchs surrounded Lin Yuan and unleashed wave after wave of coordinated attacks, alarming the observers and Lin Yuan's allies.
• The Crawlers' Leader claimed he had anticipated the Two Saints' reliance on Lin Yuan, but Lord Yi and the Second Lord dismissed the idea of using an obvious scheme.
• The Crawlers' monarchs stopped to recover and expected Lin Yuan to be dead or badly injured, but the dust cleared to reveal him completely unscathed.

Lin Yuan demonstrated his overwhelming strength by creating an Energy Black Hole that permanently devoured a Crawlers' Monarch. He then charged toward the World Tree to destroy the source of the Crawlers' power before the Great Being could descend.

• Lin Yuan emerged uninjured from the Crawlers' Monarchs' attacks and declared that it was his turn to strike.
• With Little Gold's Dragon Qi and his Crown's power, Lin Yuan amplified the mutual annihilation of energy until it formed an Energy Black Hole.
• The Energy Black Hole devoured a Crawlers' Monarch, leaving only its Authority Core and preventing its resurrection.
• Lin Yuan collected the Authority Core and charged toward the World Tree, following the plan he had made with the two sages.
• The Crawlers' Leader ordered his subordinates to stop Lin Yuan, but they knew they could not prevent his advance.

Lin Yuan fought through the Crawler Monarchs and tried to destroy the polluted World Tree before the Great Being could descend. The Great Being created a Time Barrier across the Nether River, but Lin Yuan continued attacking the tree as he sensed something was wrong.

• The Crawlers' Leader ordered the Special Monarchs to stop Lin Yuan, and the Former Truth Sect Master charged at him first.
• Lin Yuan defeated the Crawler Monarchs who sacrificed themselves to delay him, ending with the Former Destruction Sect Master.
• Lin Yuan reached the polluted World Tree and used his endless A-rank energy to destroy its gray mist and withering branches.
• The Great Being descended and froze the Nether River in a vast Time Barrier.
• Lin Yuan resisted the Time Barrier and continued pouring energy into the World Tree, but then noticed something was wrong.

As the Great Being rewrote recent history to protect the World Tree, Lord Yi and the Second Lord sacrificed themselves to disrupt its control over time. Lin Yuan’s memories and the World Tree returned to their original state, but the two Lords were gone and the Crawlers’ Leader was falling.

• Lin Yuan realized the Great Being was reversing time and replacing his memories to undo his attack on the World Tree.
• Lord Yi and the Second Lord unleashed their full power, remaining at their peak despite their deaths as time became paradoxical.
• The Two Saints grievously wounded the Crawlers’ Leader with a glance, then transformed into golden fireballs and attacked the Great Being.
• The Great Being reacted in anger and panic as the Time Barrier vanished and the Nether River resumed flowing.
• Lin Yuan’s original memories returned and the World Tree reappeared before him, while Lord Yi and the Second Lord were nowhere to be seen and the Crawlers’ Leader fell from the sky.

Lin Yuan fought the Crawlers' Leader while trying to destroy the polluted World Tree before the Great Being could break through Lord Yi and the Second Lord's resistance. He realized his forming crown could amplify the chance of time speeding up, and used that insight to accelerate his Conversion Line and find a possible path to victory.

• Lin Yuan recognized that Lord Yi and the Second Lord had launched a fight with no return, and resolved to destroy the polluted World Tree while the Great Being was held back.
• The unstable Time Barrier revealed that Lord Yi and the Second Lord were still fighting the Great Being, giving Lin Yuan hope that he had time to act.
• The gravely wounded Crawlers' Leader interrupted Lin Yuan's attack on the World Tree and fought him, insisting that he was protecting humanity's future.
• Lin Yuan struggled to overcome the Crawlers' Leader quickly and realized that his Conversion Line was producing too few Transcendent Cores to form his crown in time.
• Lin Yuan realized his crown could amplify the probability of time skipping forward, which would speed up the Conversion Line.
• Lin Yuan began to grasp his crown's power, and heaps of A-rank Transcendent Cores appeared as time accelerated.

Lin Yuan used his power to accelerate his Crown’s formation while enduring the Crawlers' Leader’s attacks, but he struggled to understand its essence before the Time Barrier failed. As the Great Being prepared to descend, the Crawlers' Leader declared victory.

• Lin Yuan focused on accelerating the probability of events and let the Crawlers' Leader attack him while he built up energy.
• Moge suspected Lin Yuan was attempting to attain a Crown, and the East Pole Island Lord realized that success could save him.
• An illusory Crown appeared above Lin Yuan as his Incubation Progress surged, but the Crawlers' Leader’s attacks could not harm him.
• Moge recognized that Lin Yuan had not yet grasped the Crown’s essence, while Lin Yuan searched for the underlying concept behind its power.
• The Time Barrier’s changes stopped and the Nether River shook as Lord Yi and the Second Lord could hold out no longer; the Crawlers' Leader said the Great Being was about to descend.

Lin Yuan discovered that his Crown was Miracle and completed his transformation into a Lord of the Crown. As the Great Being repaired its damaged descent passage, Lin Yuan reached the World Tree, where its power and the Great Being’s corruption clashed throughout it at once.

• Lin Yuan sank past his reason, emotions, and thoughts until he reached the essence of his soul and realized his Crown was Miracle.
• Lin Yuan’s A-rank Energy solidified his Crown, completing his Transcendent Path and making him a Lord of the Crown.
• The Crawlers' Leader and the people watching on the Endless Sea bowed under the world’s rules, while the Great Being continued descending.
• The Great Being’s power spilled out and damaged its passage, forcing it to pause rewriting the Nether River’s history to repair it.
• Lin Yuan reached the World Tree, where its energy and the Great Being’s invading power clashed simultaneously throughout it.

Lin Yuan destroyed the World Tree, ending the Great Being’s control over the Nether River and securing humanity’s victory. After the Crawlers’ Leader died, Lin Yuan prepared to leave, then sensed Historical Sand hidden among the World Tree’s ashes.

• Lin Yuan exploited the clash within the World Tree and destroyed it, causing the Time Barrier to shatter and the Great Being’s presence to disappear.
• The East Pole Island Lord and Moge celebrated humanity’s victory and resolved to strengthen the Federation and Civilization Crown before the Finale War.
• Lin Yuan confronted the Crawlers’ Leader, who explained that the Great Being had controlled him and that the Oathbreaker was the only Angel who had become a Lord of the Crown by his own power.
• The Crawlers’ Leader apologized to his allies and ended his life, crumbling to dust.
• Lin Yuan recognized the Endless Sea Universe as a History Secret Realm and prepared to leave for the Primordial Universe.
• Lin Yuan sensed the Historical Hourglass and found crystal-clear grains of Historical Sand among the World Tree’s ashes.