Chapter Summaries

Saint Emperor Wanjun used the Wanjun Flowing Light Mirror to investigate the Nine Nether Saint Emperor’s death, but a hidden opponent repeatedly destroyed the images of the past. After Wanjun joined forces with Chi Xi and Benlei, they still failed to uncover the culprit, whose power left them shaken.

• Saint Emperor Wanjun used the Wanjun Flowing Light Mirror to view the Nine Nether Thunder Abyss before its collapse and saw the Nine Nether Saint Emperor speaking, but the mirror produced no sound.
• Chi Xi suspected that the person facing Nine Nether was the culprit, and Benlei asked Wanjun to investigate further.
• Saint Emperor Wanjun expanded the mirror’s vision, but a giant hand shattered the scene before the opponent could be revealed.
• Saint Emperor Wanjun concluded that the unseen opponent was at least on par with him, while Chi Xi and Benlei struggled to understand why Nine Nether had drawn such a powerful enemy.
• Saint Emperor Wanjun created a mirror domain and joined forces with Chi Xi and Benlei to trace the past, seeing Nine Nether badly injured and fleeing.
• An icy snort shattered the recovered scene and every mirror, leaving Saint Emperor Wanjun, Chi Xi, and Benlei unable to uncover the culprit.

Saint Emperor Wanjun, Saint Emperor Chi Xi, and Rushing Thunder Saint Emperor failed to trace the mysterious opponent, so Thunder Abyss Saint Emperor intervened and battled the unseen assailant across spacetime. The opponent’s snort shattered Thunder Abyss Saint Emperor’s full-strength attack and drove him back, leaving him shaken by the possibility that the hidden expert surpassed him.

• Saint Emperor Wanjun admitted that the three Saint Emperors could not overcome the obstruction and decided they had to ask Thunder Abyss Saint Emperor to act.
• Thunder Abyss Saint Emperor appeared, confirmed that the opponent’s true appearance could not be uncovered, and used the Thunder Principle to rewind spacetime to Nine Nether Saint Emperor’s battle.
• A golden Sword-Ray cut through Thunder Abyss Saint Emperor’s tracing, but he shattered it with lightning and continued restoring the scene.
• The hidden opponent sent several golden Sword-Rays through the spacetime barriers, and Thunder Abyss Saint Emperor fought them with lightning before crushing them with a massive lightning seal.
• A cold snort from the hidden opponent shattered Thunder Abyss Saint Emperor’s seal and forced him back, stunning Saint Emperor Wanjun, Saint Emperor Chi Xi, and Rushing Thunder Saint Emperor.

The Thunder Abyss Saint Emperor called off the pursuit of the mysterious killer who had slain the Nine Nether Saint Emperor after realizing the opponent could threaten his kingdom. He withdrew to recover and cultivate, while Ye Chen assured the Willow God that Thunder Abyss had backed down.

• The Thunder Abyss Saint Emperor ordered Saint Emperor Wanjun, Saint Emperor Chi Xi, and the Rushing Thunder Saint Emperor to end their investigation, judging that provoking the powerful stranger could endanger the Thunder Abyss Divine Kingdom.
• Saint Emperor Wanjun discovered that his Wanjun Flowing Light Mirror had been badly damaged in the clash, while the Thunder Abyss Saint Emperor returned to his palace injured by an attack across spacetime.
• The Thunder Abyss Saint Emperor wondered whether an opponent had surpassed him, regretted failing to seize the Willow God's Saint Emperor origin, and sealed his palace to cultivate.
• The Willow God asked Ye Chen whether the Thunder Abyss Saint Emperor had searched for him, and Ye Chen said that Thunder Abyss had recognized the danger and backed off.
• The Willow God expressed disbelief at Ye Chen's rapid rise in strength, and Ye Chen attributed it to the reserves he had accumulated in the lower realm.

Ye Chen took Willow God to a barren region of the Thunder Abyss Divine Kingdom and guarded her as she began breaking through from Peak God Emperor to Hundun Saint Emperor. After a year of cultivation, Willow God was nearing the end of her breakthrough, while Youruo and Little Rou had both reached the Saint Emperor threshold.

• Youruo told Willow God that Ye Chen had defeated the Nether Blood Saint Emperor, and Willow God was astonished by his strength.
• Ye Chen recognized that Willow God was ready to break through and offered to protect her.
• Ye Chen moved Willow God, Youruo, and Little Rou to a desolate cosmic void and concealed the breakthrough’s fluctuations as Willow God transformed into a giant ancient willow to comprehend the Great Dao.
• Youruo and Little Rou watched Willow God’s breakthrough, then cultivated alongside her and gained deep insights into the Great Dao.
• After a year, Willow God’s Hundun Saint Emperor presence had grown stronger, while Youruo and Little Rou had each crossed the threshold toward Saint Emperor and continued refining their foundations.

Willow God used the Nine Nether Saint Emperor's origin to restore her Dao foundation and break through to the second heaven of the Saint Emperor Realm, while Ye Chen concealed the breakthrough from the Thunder Abyss Divine Kingdom. Afterward, Willow God embraced her place in the Kunlun Holy Land and vowed to face the future with her companions.

• Willow God began breaking through to the Saint Emperor Realm as Ye Chen watched her transformation.
• Ye Chen gave Willow God the Nine Nether Saint Emperor's origin, which she refined to repair her Dao foundation and strengthen her cultivation.
• Willow God reached the second heaven of the Saint Emperor Realm, and Ye Chen concealed the breakthrough from the Thunder Abyss Divine Kingdom.
• Youruo and Little Rou awoke, celebrated Willow God's success, and heard Ye Chen tease them about their cultivation progress.
• Willow God took human form and thanked Ye Chen for helping her recover, and Ye Chen welcomed her as one of their own.
• Little Rou and Youruo promised to fight beside Willow God after they reached the Saint Emperor Realm.

Willow God chose Saint Emperor Jinyu as the first target of her revenge and brought Youruo and Little Rou to the Jinyu Sacred Domain. She confronted Jinyu and unleashed her second-heaven Saint Emperor power, while Jinyu and Saint Emperor Fuhong faced her.

• Willow God said she would seek revenge, and Ye Chen agreed to support her while Youruo and Little Rou gained combat experience.
• Willow God selected Saint Emperor Jinyu of the Thunder Abyss Divine Kingdom as her first target because he had joined the hunt against her to scavenge for rewards.
• Saint Emperor Jinyu and Saint Emperor Fuhong discussed their cultivation and Jinyu's regret at gaining nothing from the ancient battle against Willow God.
• Saint Emperor Jinyu sensed a hostile intruder, then appeared above his sacred domain with Fuhong to face Willow God, Youruo, and Little Rou.
• Willow God told Jinyu she had come to kill him and released her second-heaven Saint Emperor power, shaking the Jinyu Sacred Domain.

Willow God and Saint Emperor Jinyu fought a devastating battle that shook the Jinyu Sacred Domain, while Youruo and Little Rou blocked Saint Emperor Fuhong from joining in. Their intact Saint Emperor Weapons let them withstand his casual attack, and the chapter ended as they prepared to unleash stronger attacks against him.

• Willow God charged Saint Emperor Jinyu, and their fierce clash tore through the void and damaged the Jinyu Sacred Domain.
• Saint Emperor Fuhong moved to assist Saint Emperor Jinyu, but Youruo and Little Rou stepped forward to block him.
• Saint Emperor Fuhong attacked the two women with a casual wave of Saint Emperor power, and they brought out the Blue Abyss Star Soul Pearl and the Mysterious Firmament Thunder-Wielding Hammer.
• Youruo's water blast and Little Rou's Nine Tribulations Divine Lightning combined to stop Saint Emperor Fuhong's attack, surprising him.
• Little Rou declared that they wanted to test whether Saint Emperors were truly invincible, and both women gathered power for another attack.

Youruo and Little Rou fought Saint Emperor Fuhong together, forcing him to unleash his full strength while their coordinated weapons held him at bay. At the same time, Willow God battled Saint Emperor Jinyu across the devastated Jinyu Sacred Domain and suddenly struck at his face at close range.

• Youruo and Little Rou blocked Saint Emperor Fuhong's initial attacks with the Blue Abyss Star Soul Pearl and the Mysterious Firmament Thunder-Wielding Hammer, then provoked him.
• Saint Emperor Fuhong launched a full-strength assault, but Youruo and Little Rou combined water and lightning to break his palm strike and withstand his relentless blows.
• Youruo and Little Rou coordinated their defenses and counterattacks, keeping Saint Emperor Fuhong from gaining an advantage despite his full power.
• Willow God and Saint Emperor Jinyu fought across the Jinyu Sacred Domain, and their battle shattered the land and killed countless beings in the aftershocks.
• Willow God deflected Saint Emperor Jinyu's force with willow leaves and palm strikes, then pierced through his defenses with a sudden attack aimed at his face.

Willow God battled Saint Emperor Jinyu in the Jinyu Sacred Domain, overcoming his defenses and gradually gaining the upper hand through superior techniques and the Principle of Life. Saint Emperor Jinyu was left bloodied and weakened as his vitality continued to drain.

• Willow God shattered Saint Emperor Jinyu’s golden lightning bell with a third palm strike, forcing him to retreat.
• Saint Emperor Jinyu summoned his Saint Emperor Weapons, two golden lightning whips, and fought Willow God with them as their battle devastated the Jinyu Sacred Domain.
• Willow God seized one lightning whip and suppressed it, then deflected Saint Emperor Jinyu’s surprise attack and struck him with emerald-green power.
• Willow God wounded Saint Emperor Jinyu with a storm of willow-leaf blades and pressed him with successive palm strikes while he retreated defensively.
• Willow God landed several palm strikes infused with the Principle of Life, draining Saint Emperor Jinyu’s vitality and weakening him.

Willow God revealed her willow-tree true form, leading Saint Emperor Jinyu to recognize her as the legendary expert returned through rebirth and to attack her for her secrets. Their battle remained a stalemate, while Youruo and Little Rou continued to struggle against Saint Emperor Fuhong.

• Saint Emperor Jinyu drove Willow God's life power from his body, transformed into his Golden Light Flashing Thunder Lion true form, and wounded her with his claws and Furious Thunder Layered Wave Roar.
• Willow God manifested her enormous willow-tree true form, and Saint Emperor Jinyu concluded she was the legendary Willow God returned through rebirth and coveted her cultivation and secrets.
• Saint Emperor Jinyu called to Saint Emperor Fuhong for help, but Fuhong could not break free from combat with Youruo and Little Rou, so Jinyu continued fighting Willow God alone.
• Willow God and Saint Emperor Jinyu exchanged severe wounds as their battle devastated the Jinyu Sacred Domain, and neither gained a decisive advantage.
• Youruo and Little Rou were suppressed by Saint Emperor Fuhong and strained to defend themselves with their Saint Emperor-grade divine weapons.

Saint Emperor Fuhong unleashed his full-powered Rainbow Light Thousand Needle Rain against Youruo and Little Rou, leaving them grievously injured and near death. Ye Chen healed them from the shadows, restoring their strength as they stood ready to continue.

• Saint Emperor Fuhong grew enraged and attacked Youruo and Little Rou with his full-powered Rainbow Light Thousand Needle Rain.
• Youruo and Little Rou combined the Blue Abyss Star Soul Pearl and the Mysterious Firmament Thunder-Wielding Hammer to raise a lightning-filled abyssal sea as a defensive barrier.
• Fuhong's crimson needles shattered the waves, knocked both divine weapons away, and pierced the two women, leaving them close to death.
• Ye Chen, who had watched from hidden rifts in the void, sent golden vitality into Youruo and Little Rou and healed their injuries completely.
• Youruo and Little Rou regained their strength, their presence rising as they stood side by side in the void.

Saint Emperor Fuhong was injured by Youruo and Little Rou, then recovered from their shock when they returned to full strength through Ye Chen’s secret intervention. Enraged, he unleashed his Heaven-Burning Furnace and fire dragons, but the two coordinated to fight them off before Fuhong hurled the furnace directly at them.

• Saint Emperor Fuhong staggered back bleeding after the lightning wave struck him, then was stunned to find Youruo and Little Rou unharmed and stronger than before.
• Youruo and Little Rou mocked Fuhong, who erupted with Saint Emperor power and summoned his bronze furnace.
• Fuhong unleashed dozens of fire dragons, and Youruo countered them with abyssal water while Little Rou trapped and weakened them with a lightning net.
• Youruo and Little Rou coordinated their attacks to extinguish the fire dragons one by one.
• Fuhong hurled the enlarged furnace at the two girls, and Youruo drove the Blue Abyss Star Soul Pearl toward it as Little Rou warned her.

Youruo and Little Rou continued their desperate fight against Saint Emperor Fuhong, while Willow God and Saint Emperor Jinyu battled with their Saint Emperor weapons and powers. After Jinyu shattered Willow God's trunk, her vitality surged and began gathering her scattered remains.

• Youruo blocked Saint Emperor Fuhong's divine weapon strike, suffered internal injuries, and took pills to stabilize herself before she and Little Rou charged back into battle.
• Willow God bound and pierced Saint Emperor Jinyu, then suppressed him with her Great Dao of Life and trapped his golden lightning whip in her branches.
• Saint Emperor Jinyu broke through Willow God's defenses, sliced away her crown, and then attacked at high speed until he shattered her main trunk.
• Saint Emperor Jinyu gathered a powerful lightning sphere to finish Willow God as her shattered trunk, branches, and leaves began reassembling in emerald vitality light.

The Willow God and Saint Emperor Jinyu fought across the collapsing Jinyu Sacred Domain, while Ye Chen secretly rescued survivors and erased their memories of the battle. The Willow God filled the battlefield with catkins that blinded and disoriented Jinyu, then attacked him with a sudden barrage of hardened willow branches.

• The Willow God restored herself and clashed with Saint Emperor Jinyu using a willow-leaf formation and her branches, but neither gained the advantage.
• Their battle shattered the Jinyu Sacred Domain, killing countless inhabitants and driving the few survivors to flee.
• Ye Chen secretly transported escaping survivors to safety and erased their memories of the battle, the domain's collapse, and the Willow God's return.
• The Willow God scattered white catkins that disrupted time, space, and the Great Dao, then returned in greater numbers after Jinyu burned them away.
• The catkins overwhelmed Jinyu's vision, hearing, and soul perception, and the Willow God attacked him with countless hardened branches.

Willow God used layered feints and drifting willow fluff to exhaust Saint Emperor Jinyu before striking his exposed back with a genuine attack. Jinyu realized the danger too late and unleashed his full defenses and ultimate killing move as the roots closed in.

• Saint Emperor Jinyu evaded Willow God's first branch attack, then blasted apart a descending phantom and a storm of false willow leaves, only to realize both assaults were feints.
• Willow God surrounded Jinyu with seemingly illusory branches and roots, forcing him to sweep the area with lightning while the endless attacks drained his strength and dulled his reactions.
• As Jinyu's movements slowed, Willow God's concealed roots burst from behind and targeted his vital points during a brief opening.
• Jinyu mistook the roots for another feint and struck with less than a third of his strength, but the genuine roots remained intact and continued toward him.
• Jinyu recognized Willow God's true killing assault and erupted with his full Saint Emperor source, forming a lightning barrier and gathering his ultimate killing move too late to avoid the peril.

Willow God imprisoned Saint Emperor Jinyu in a cage of roots, overwhelmed his resistance, and began draining his vitality and lightning origin. Jinyu died helplessly as Willow God absorbed his power and grew stronger.

• Willow God bound Saint Emperor Jinyu in layers of willow roots and suppressed his Holy Power.
• Saint Emperor Jinyu blasted apart some roots with golden lightning, but Willow God reinforced the cage and pierced him with divine willow leaves.
• Trapped and unable to breathe or fight, Saint Emperor Jinyu blamed Saint Emperor Fuhong for abandoning him, unaware that Fuhong was still held down by two Half-Step Saint Emperor opponents.
• Willow God pierced Saint Emperor Jinyu with roots and drained his vitality, flesh-and-blood power, and lightning origin.
• Saint Emperor Jinyu withered and lost his remaining strength as Willow God absorbed his power and grew far more powerful.

Willow God drained Saint Emperor Jinyu and absorbed his power, bringing her close to a breakthrough. Saint Emperor Fuhong fled but found himself trapped behind an unbreakable barrier, and he asked Willow God whether she had created it.

• Willow God absorbed Saint Emperor Jinyu's vitality and source, then restrained her power rather than forcing a breakthrough to the third heaven of the Saint Emperor Realm.
• Youruo and Little Rou kept Saint Emperor Fuhong occupied, but he maintained the upper hand without breaking their defense.
• After seeing Willow God drain Saint Emperor Jinyu to death, Saint Emperor Fuhong abandoned the fight and fled toward the distant starry skies.
• An invisible force sealed the surrounding space, and a transparent barrier stopped Saint Emperor Fuhong's escape.
• Saint Emperor Fuhong repeatedly struck the barrier with his full strength, but could not damage or move it.
• Willow God approached with Youruo and Little Rou and told Saint Emperor Fuhong he could not leave; he asked whether she had set up the barrier.

Ye Chen revealed himself as the one who had trapped Saint Emperor Fuhong, while Youruo and Little Rou described how they had adapted to fighting the stronger Saint Emperor. After seeing through Fuhong’s hidden plan to escape and seek help, Ye Chen pointed at him, and Fuhong began to disintegrate.

• Willow God confirmed that she had not created the barrier, and Saint Emperor Fuhong realized another supreme expert had trapped him.
• Ye Chen appeared, and Saint Emperor Fuhong surrendered after recognizing him as the hidden expert.
• Ye Chen asked Youruo and Little Rou about their battle, and they said they had adapted to Saint Emperor Fuhong’s strength and grown more confident.
• Saint Emperor Fuhong offered to serve as their sparring partner while secretly planning to report Ye Chen to the Thunder Abyss Saint Emperor.
• Ye Chen saw through Fuhong’s intentions and pointed at him; Fuhong fled, but an invisible force seized him and began turning his body into particles of light.

Ye Chen killed Saint Emperor Fuhong and left the ruined Jinyu Sacred Domain with Willow God, Youruo, and Little Rou. The Thunder Abyss Saint Emperor traced the deaths through spacetime, but a golden hand appeared and caught his lightning dragon.

• Saint Emperor Fuhong failed to resist disintegration and begged Ye Chen to spare him, but Ye Chen let him perish.
• Willow God began absorbing Saint Emperor Jinyu's source power while Youruo and Little Rou prepared to consolidate their gains.
• Ye Chen took Willow God, Youruo, and Little Rou away, causing the barrier around the Jinyu Sacred Domain to collapse and reveal the deaths of Saint Emperor Jinyu and Saint Emperor Fuhong.
• The Thunder Abyss Saint Emperor arrived at the ruined domain, realized the mysterious expert had killed two of his Saint Emperors, and decided to trace the battle through spacetime.
• The Thunder Abyss Saint Emperor forced the past images clear with a lightning dragon, but a pale-golden hand caught the dragon and began crushing it.

Thunder Abyss Saint Emperor confronted the golden phantom who had blocked his attempts to trace the deaths of his subordinates, but was defeated and told to practice more. The encounter convinced him that a realm beyond the Peak of the Saint Emperor Realm might exist, and he resolved to surpass his limits.

• Thunder Abyss Saint Emperor entered the past battlefield to confront the mysterious enemy, but the golden phantom appeared and refused to explain its attacks on his kingdom.
• Thunder Abyss Saint Emperor attacked the golden phantom with lightning infused with the laws of time, space, and karma, but the phantom calmly countered his strikes.
• The golden phantom redirected Thunder Abyss Saint Emperor’s final punch and struck him in the chest, then told him he was not good enough and should practice more.
• The golden phantom repaired the damaged spacetime and vanished, leaving Thunder Abyss Saint Emperor humiliated and pondering whether a higher realm existed beyond his own.
• Thunder Abyss Saint Emperor concluded that the Peak of the Saint Emperor Realm was not the Great Dao’s true endpoint and vowed to surpass himself.