Chapter Summaries

Chen Nian broke the dungeon seal and led the captive girls out of Black Heavenly Prison Demon City while fighting off Calamity Beasts. As he held the city gate alone, Zhao Yixue appeared to stop the Heavenly Fire Demon God's attack on the escaping group.

• Chen Nian used Word Spirit, Judgment to break the dungeon cell and offered the captive girls a chance to escape.
• Chen Nian killed the Demon Generals blocking their way while the Rock Demon God held back the Heavenly Fire Demon God and the Great Strength Demon God.
• The Heavenly Fire Demon God killed the Rock Demon God, and Chen Nian escorted the girls to the city gate, where he burned through the Calamity Beasts and opened a way out.
• Chen Nian stayed behind to hold the gate against the pursuing Calamity Beasts as the girls escaped and recognized him as Buyu of Dragon Country.
• The Heavenly Fire Demon God and the Great Strength Demon God pursued the girls, but Zhao Yixue froze the fireball the Heavenly Fire Demon God hurled at them.

Zhao Yixue and Ai Lan fought Demon Gods as Chen Nian held the city gate, while a massive human alliance arrived and joined the battle against the Calamity Beasts. With the rescued girls safe and his allies taking over the fighting, Chen Nian entered the demon lair to destroy its energy before Black Sun descended.

• Zhao Yixue intercepted the Heavenly Fire Demon God's fireballs with a sea of ice flowers and rose to meet him, while Ai Lan fought the Great Strength Demon God.
• Calamity Beasts poured over the city walls and flew into the air, forcing the girls to flee as Chen Nian struggled to hold them back at the gate.
• A united human army arrived to confront the Calamity Beasts, and Irina persuaded her Bear Country guild to stay and fight after telling them Buyu had rescued them.
• Lu Ge, Tang Rou, and the members of Mountains and Rivers in Lasting Peace joined Chen Nian, who warned them to keep their distance from the city before its explosion.
• Chen Nian entered the demon lair to destroy its energy before Black Sun descended and found hundreds of thousands of awakened blood bats inside.

Chen Nian reached the demon lair’s energy core, but discovered the lair was a Calamity Beast with five hearts and a guardian eye attacking him. Shangze arrived to repay Chen Nian for saving his people, destroyed all five hearts at once, and stayed to guard him as Chen Nian unleashed Zhurong.

• Chen Nian summoned the Void-Escaping Spirit Snake and reached the concentrated energy, but the lair’s guardian Calamity Beast attacked him.
• Chen Nian realized the demon lair was a living monster and found that it had five hearts that needed to be destroyed simultaneously.
• Shangze arrived to repay Chen Nian for rescuing his guild members and agreed to help destroy the hearts.
• Using Mind’s Eye and Startling Thunder... Heavenly Star Flash, Shangze struck all five hearts at once and killed the Calamity Beast.
• Shangze defended Chen Nian from the blood bats as Chen Nian activated Word Spirit-Zhurong.

Chen Nian unleashed Zhurong and detonated the Black Calamity, destroying Black Heavenly Prison Demon City and its inhabitants. As Zhao Yixue searched the ruins for him, Lord Black Sun descended during a solar eclipse and approached the allied human army to claim energy for himself.

• Chen Nian used Zhurong to trigger a devastating explosion that destroyed the Black Calamity, Black Heavenly Prison Demon City, and the Calamity Beasts within it.
• Zhao Yixue rushed into the ruins to search for Chen Nian while the allied humans feared he had been caught in the blast.
• A total solar eclipse darkened the sky, and the Calamity Beasts knelt to welcome Lord Black Sun as he descended from the black sun.
• Black Sun absorbed a Demon General who reported the destruction of the Black Calamity, then declared that he would use the humans to replenish his missing energy.
• Black Sun walked alone toward the allied human army, whose members were forced back by his oppressive might.

Black Sun overwhelmed the human alliance army, killing its defenders until the injured Uesawa Ueki emerged from the ruins and cut through the Calamity Beast army. Uesawa’s lightning-fast strike pierced Black Sun’s chest, leaving the outcome uncertain.

• Black Sun advanced on the human alliance army, and many Transcendents fled while he killed Irina’s guild leader and the guild members who remained.
• Irina stayed beside her dead companions, and Yalike charged Black Sun but was defeated with a single blow.
• Uesawa Ueki emerged from the ruins alive, though badly injured, and the Heavenly Fire Demon God ordered the Calamity Beasts to attack him.
• Uesawa used Raging Waves... Startling Thunder to tear through the Calamity Beast army and reach Black Sun.
• Uesawa flashed past Black Sun, leaving a blade wound through his chest.

Black Sun overwhelmed Shangze and helped the Heavenly Fire Demon God defeat Zhao Yixue, but Chen Nian returned and countered the fire Domain with Word Spirit-Judgment. After absorbing the Soul Energy from the Calamity Beasts, Chen Nian needed only a little more to summon his third beast.

• Black Sun caught Shangze's attack, shattered his katana, and struck him into a hill, causing the allied human army to flee.
• The Heavenly Fire Demon God trapped Zhao Yixue in Heavenly Fire Purgatory, and Black Sun boosted the fire Domain until it overwhelmed her Absolute Zero.
• Chen Nian appeared beside Zhao Yixue and used Word Spirit-Judgment to swallow the Heavenly Fire Domain.
• Chen Nian explained that the Zhurong explosion had nearly overwhelmed him, but his Moon-Howling Heavenly Wolf and Jiuying Battle Armor helped him survive.
• Chen Nian revealed that he had absorbed the Soul Energy of the Calamity Beasts, bringing his total to 4000/5000.

Chen Nian faced Black Sun in a duel after the other fighters withdrew. Black Sun overpowered him and broke his Judgment Domain, trapping him inside the White Haze Sacred Domain as his allies feared he would die.

• Chen Nian appeared unharmed after the explosion, and the surviving humans rallied around him while Shangze acknowledged the gulf between them.
• Black Sun sent the Heavenly Fire Demon God away, and Zhao Yixue retreated with the allied forces, leaving Chen Nian to fight alone.
• Chen Nian struck from behind, but Black Sun repelled him with Wind Shock, restrained him with Earth Bind, and dropped a meteor on him.
• Chen Nian emerged from the meteor wreckage unharmed, and Black Sun expanded his White Haze Sacred Domain against Chen Nian’s Judgment Domain.
• Black Sun’s greater power collapsed Judgment and swept Chen Nian into the White Haze Sacred Domain, where the Heavenly Fire Demon God said Chen Nian would gradually lose his senses.

Chen Nian swallowed the White Haze Sacred Domain with his Death God Domain and badly wounded Black Sun, but Black Sun revealed his true form and overwhelmed him. The chapter ended with Chen Nian crashing into the ground after Black Sun struck him from high above.

• Chen Nian's darkness consumed the White Haze Sacred Domain, and he severed Black Sun's right arm, then his left shoulder and arm before Black Sun escaped the Death God Domain.
• Black Sun's injuries healed slowly because the Death God's Scythe left death energy in his wounds, and he transformed into his savage true form with his Heavenly Cascade bloodline fully activated.
• Black Sun charged Chen Nian, shattered his Giant Spirit God Shield with one punch, and blasted him above the clouds.
• Black Sun endured Chen Nian's Judgment Domain and struck him with a devastating punch, sending him crashing into the ground.

Chen Nian used Mandate of Heaven to heal and strengthen himself, then lured Black Sun into the Calamity Beast ranks and killed the Heavenly Fire Demon God with his own attack. Absorbing the demon god's soul filled Chen Nian's Soul Energy, unlocking the ability to summon the Primordial Divine Ape.

• Chen Nian activated Mandate of Heaven's Sun, boosting his constitution and rapidly healing his injuries.
• Black Sun attacked Chen Nian again, and Chen Nian retreated through the Calamity Beast army, causing Black Sun's blows to kill many of his own subordinates.
• Chen Nian used the fleeing Heavenly Fire Demon God as a shield against Black Sun's punch, then pierced the demon god's heart with the Startled Dragon Saber.
• Chen Nian absorbed the Heavenly Fire Demon God's Soul Energy, reaching 5000/5000 and unlocking the Primordial Divine Ape.

Chen Nian summoned the Primordial Divine Ape, which overpowered Black Sun in close combat and killed the Great Strength Demon God. Black Sun then revealed his Calamity Artifact, the Sun-Obscuring Sword, and destroyed the ape with a single strike, leaving Chen Nian facing a far more dangerous enemy.

• Chen Nian summoned the Primordial Divine Ape, which blocked Black Sun's punch and beat him in hand-to-hand combat.
• The Primordial Divine Ape defeated Black Sun again after he recovered, while Chen Nian rested and directed its attacks.
• The Great Strength Demon God rushed to help Black Sun, but the Primordial Divine Ape pulverized him with one punch, giving Chen Nian experience and Soul Energy.
• Black Sun abandoned his black form and summoned the Calamity Artifact known as the Sun-Obscuring Sword from a mass of bats.
• Black Sun's hundred-zhang sword shadow destroyed the Primordial Divine Ape, leaving Chen Nian beneath an eclipsed sky.

With Black Sun’s Calamity Artifact overwhelming the battlefield, Chen Nian gambled on using the Human Emperor’s Jade Pendant and fled toward Cloud Mountain, where an ancient divine artifact lay. Most survivors thought he was escaping alone, but Zhao Yixue followed him into the night.

• Black Sun’s Calamity Artifact crushed the defenders, leaving Chen Nian exhausted and unable to fight back effectively.
• Gu Qingyue prayed to the ancient gods for Chen Nian’s protection as she led the army to the surface.
• Chen Nian activated Mandate of Heaven, but Black Sun shattered his Startled Dragon Saber and destroyed his teleportation crystal.
• Chen Nian spotted the Human Emperor’s Jade Pendant, then flew away to draw Black Sun after him.
• Most people believed Chen Nian had fled and began to give up hope, while Zhao Yixue followed him and Ai Lan cursed her for rushing into danger.
• Chen Nian headed for Cloud Mountain, where the ancient divine artifact Mountain-Splitting Axe was hidden.

Chen Nian awakened the God Descent Technique, pulled the Mountain-Splitting Axe from its stone platform, and defeated Black Sun. He saved the wounded Zhao Yixue, and the two flew away together after the eclipse ended.

• Chen Nian reached Cloud Mountain and found the Mountain-Splitting Axe as Black Sun attacked the mountaintop.
• Zhao Yixue shielded Chen Nian from Black Sun's strike, and Chen Nian shattered the Human Emperor's Jade Pendant to awaken his divinity.
• Chen Nian used the God Descent Technique to pull out the Mountain-Splitting Axe while Zhao Yixue blocked Black Sun's attacks with ice lotuses.
• Chen Nian's strike annihilated Black Sun and his calamity artifact, ending the solar eclipse.
• Chen Nian poured his remaining divine power into Zhao Yixue, then carried her away as they talked about why she had come to help him.

Buyu defeated Black Sun, completed the quest to save the world, and restored sunlight to the dungeon. The survivors celebrated and fought the remaining Calamity Beasts, while people in the real world wrongly believed Buyu had died and a girl demanded to know where he was.

• Black Sun vanished and sunlight returned, leaving the people outside the city unsure whether Buyu had won.
• Notifications confirmed that Buyu had killed a Heavenly Torrent Rank Calamity Beast and completed the main quest, prompting survivors to celebrate.
• Lu Ge, Tang Rou, Ai Lan, Irina, and Uesawa Ueki reacted to Buyu's victory, while transcendents received their quest rewards.
• Ai Lan led the remaining transcendents and dungeon warriors in a charge that wiped out the Calamity Beasts' remaining forces.
• In the real world, returning transcendents said Buyu had sacrificed himself, and a girl urgently asked where Brother Buyu was.

After Chen Nian killed the Heavenly Torrent Rank Calamity Beast and completed the main quest, Dragon Country received major rewards, while Chen Nian gained powerful personal rewards and reached level 99. He flew back with the injured Zhao Yixue, who was pleased that their relationship had grown closer.

• Su Jinyu feared Chen Nian had died after hearing he had lured a powerful enemy away alone.
• Dragon Country received 100 National Fortune Points, giving everyone ten Constitution and participants five levels.
• People across Dragon Country celebrated the rewards, while some Transcendents abroad were shocked and Chen Nian’s enemies were disappointed that he survived.
• Chen Nian checked his rewards and learned the God Descent Technique, saw that the World Gate had permanently opened, and received a Demon Sword Remnant and a Divine Gene.
• Chen Nian flew back with Zhao Yixue, who asked him to slow down and felt their relationship had become closer.

Gu Qingyue learned that Chen Nian had defeated the demonic beast and destroyed the demon city, ending the Black Calamity, and ordered the people to return to the surface. After the victory, Chen Nian reunited with his guild and promised Tang Rou a divinity, then visited Zhao Yixue as she recovered.

• A messenger reported to Gu Qingyue that Chen Nian had slain the demonic beast and destroyed the demon city, ending the Black Calamity.
• Gu Qingyue ordered the city to move to the surface, arranged memorial rites for the Daoist master, and sent word inviting Chen Nian to a banquet.
• Chen Nian returned to find Ai Lan and the others had cleared the remaining Calamity Beasts, and the soldiers welcomed him as a hero.
• Tang Rou treated Zhao Yixue, and Chen Nian promised to give Tang Rou a divinity after they returned to reality.
• Chen Nian visited Zhao Yixue in her tent, and she said her chest hurt before pulling him down toward her.

Chen Nian and his companions returned to the underground city after their victory, where Zhao Yixue clashed with Princess Gu Qingyue over him. As the World Gate stayed open for good, Su Jinyu arrived on the Lost Continent, while Chen Nian attended Gu Qingyue’s banquet unaware of her approach.

• Zhao Yixue used the Heart Moon Secret Technique on Chen Nian, making him reveal his thoughts before Lu Ge interrupted their intimate moment.
• Lu Ge told Chen Nian that the princess had invited the group to a victory banquet, and Chen Nian agreed to attend before they returned home.
• Chen Nian and his companions returned to the underground city and were welcomed by a cheering crowd and Gu Qingyue.
• Zhao Yixue challenged Gu Qingyue, who invited her to the banquet, but Zhao refused to attend.
• The World Gate remained permanently open after Chen Nian completed the main quest, allowing people to enter the Lost Continent freely.
• Su Jinyu flew toward the underground city, eager to see Gu Qingyue and find Brother Buyu, while Chen Nian attended the banquet unaware she was nearing.

At the victory feast, a matchmaking lottery paired Chen Nian with Gu Qingyue, and the crowd urged them to share a wedding toast. Su Jinyu abruptly interrupted, leaving Gu Qingyue demanding to know who she was.

• An elder turned the former sacrificial drawing into a matchmaking game, and the crowd cheered as couples were paired.
• Chen Nian drew Gu Qingyue's name, and Lu Ge suspected the slips had all been rigged with the princess's name to bring them together.
• Gu Qingyue joined Chen Nian for a cross-cupped wedding toast as the crowd celebrated their match.
• Su Jinyu flew in, caught the wine cup on her sword, and approached Chen Nian, asking why he had gone quiet about the toast.
• Chen Nian told Su Jinyu the match was only for fun, and Gu Qingyue asked him who Su Jinyu was.

Chen Nian defused the tension between Su Jinyu and Princess Gu Qingyue by giving the princess a valuable gift of Desolate Beast bones. He then left the banquet with Su Jinyu, reassured her with a gift of earrings, and kissed her as he wondered whether his stronger Divinity could overcome hers.

• Su Jinyu challenged Gu Qingyue over her closeness with Chen Nian, while Gu Qingyue offered Chen Nian the freedom to take multiple wives and concubines.
• Chen Nian gave Gu Qingyue Desolate Beast bones, and a bone appraiser identified legendary bones that could strengthen the underground city's warriors.
• Gu Qingyue thanked Chen Nian, and he took Su Jinyu away from the banquet to speak with her privately.
• Outside, Su Jinyu confronted Chen Nian about his reputation and his relationship with Zhao Yixue, but he gave her red agate earrings to calm her.
• Su Jinyu kissed Chen Nian, and he kissed her back while wondering if his Divinity and God Descent Technique could suppress her Mysterious Lady of the Nine Heavens Divinity.

Chen Nian left Gu Qingyue’s world with his companions after Zhao Yixue and Su Jinyu competed over him and Gu Qingyue tricked them with a nonexistent Rainbow Skirt Flower. Back in the modern city, he planned to recruit Ai Lan into his guild, help Tang Rou obtain a Divinity, and pursue his own Tier Four breakthrough.

• Chen Nian considered searching the Ancient Desolate Forbidden Zone for traces of the Mysterious Lady of the Nine Heavens, but realized he needed to grow stronger before entering it.
• Zhao Yixue and Su Jinyu fought over Chen Nian, then followed Gu Qingyue’s claim that a Rainbow Skirt Flower on Mount Liubo would decide who won his affection.
• Chen Nian discovered Gu Qingyue had invented the flower, and the next day Zhao Yixue and Su Jinyu returned furious after realizing she had deceived them.
• Chen Nian led everyone through the World Gate and safely returned to the modern city.
• Chen Nian identified recruiting Ai Lan into his guild, helping Tang Rou obtain a Divinity, and breaking through to Tier Four as his priorities.

Chen Nian helped Tang Rou fuse with a Divine Gene, awakening Gou Mang, the God of Spring and Wood. Outside the hospital, Tang Rou used her new healing power to save a young woman in critical condition.

• Tang Rou answered Chen Nian's call while visiting her mother, and Chen Nian came to the hospital with gifts.
• Chen Nian guided Tang Rou through fusing with the Divine Gene, and she awakened Gou Mang, the God of Spring and Wood.
• Tang Rou and Chen Nian reached the hospital entrance as nurses brought in a young woman with a severe congenital heart condition.
• Tang Rou used her new power to heal the young woman, who regained consciousness as the doctor and nurses watched.