Chapter Summaries

Chen Nian defeated Hanyu Hayabusa in their initial exchange, but Hanyu awakened part of his Susanoo Divinity and charged into a more destructive battle. Chen Nian answered with his Word Spirit: Death God as the fight escalated.

• Chen Nian reflected Jones's Sun Fire back into Jones's crotch, then gained Divine Might Points while fighting Hanyu Hayabusa.
• Chen Nian used the second revolution of the Nine Revolutions Mysterious Art to redirect Hanyu's blade through his wind wall, then struck him with an accelerated fist.
• Hanyu Hayabusa awakened part of his Divinity and manifested Susanoo, prompting the authorities to expand the cordon and evacuate nearby residents.
• Chen Nian recognized that Hanyu's awakening was incomplete and faced him without fear as Hanyu launched a destructive attack.
• Chen Nian unleashed Word Spirit: Death God, spreading darkness from beneath his feet.

Chen Nian fought Hanyu Hayabusa inside his Death God Domain and left the Divinity-awakened fighter badly wounded. Hanyu recovered and summoned the Ten-Fist Sword as the battle continued.

• Chen Nian covered the square in darkness and attacked Hanyu Hayabusa with the Death God's Scythe, breaking his divine armor and wounding him.
• Hanyu Hayabusa used Susanoo's power to counterattack, but Chen Nian evaded him while the two clashed across the ruined square.
• Uesawa Ueki told Shangze Sakura that Chen Nian had not yet used his Divinity's power, while observers watched the darkness fade.
• The revealed battle showed Hanyu kneeling with dozens of wounds while Chen Nian remained standing, prompting Sakura Country's prime minister to summon every transcendent with a Divinity.
• Hanyu Hayabusa healed his wounds, acknowledged Chen Nian's strength, and summoned the Ten-Fist Sword.

Buyu blocked Hanyu Hayabusa’s enormous Ten-Fist Sword strike with the Dragon Slayer Saber, leaving Hanyu defeated and in despair. As four Divinities arrived and transferred their power to Hanyu, Buyu prepared to face them and saw a chance to gain more Divine Might Points.

• Hanyu Hayabusa swung the hundred-meter Ten-Fist Sword down at Chen Nian, who stood his ground.
• Buyu caught the sword’s strike overhead with one hand, while the ground beneath his feet remained intact and the surrounding area was destroyed.
• Emma, Jones, Shangze Sakura, and Uesawa Ueki reacted to Buyu’s feat, while Tang Zhu celebrated that he had forged the Dragon Slayer Saber.
• Hanyu Hayabusa’s Ten-Fist Sword shrank as he gasped and fell into self-doubt; Chen Nian revealed that he had used Origin-Destroying World in an attempt to shatter the sword.
• Three men and a woman arrived to aid Hanyu, then transferred their divine power through the girl in the floral dress into his body.
• Chen Nian decided to let Hanyu regain power because defeating the group could earn him more Divine Might Points.

Hanyu Hayabusa absorbed divine power from six people through Cai Zhi, forcing her to endure the transfer until she collapsed, then unleashed two stacked Domains against Chen Nian. As the storm filled the battlefield, the law enforcement chief ordered that Cai Zhi be abandoned and her death covered up.

• Jones, Emma, and others transferred their divine power through Cai Zhi to Hanyu Hayabusa, while Chen Nian watched without intervening.
• Cai Zhi suffered severe injuries as she transferred the power, and Hanyu grabbed her and ordered her to continue.
• After Cai Zhi reached her limit, Hanyu threw her aside, and the other donors fled.
• Hanyu floated into the air with Suzhi no Otoko's phantom behind him and declared his power before Chen Nian.
• Hanyu activated the Domains Heavenly Thunder Myriad Phenomena and Eye of the Storm, creating a destructive storm as Jones and Emma fled.
• A law enforcement officer asked about rescuing Cai Zhi, but the chief refused and ordered officials to portray her as a criminal who had sacrificed herself for her country.

Shangze Sakura rescued Cai Zhi while Chen Nian faced Hanyu Hayabusa’s fused domain. Chen Nian summoned Yang Jian with the God Descent Technique, shattered the domain, and defeated Hanyu Hayabusa while keeping the attack clear of civilians.

• Shangze Sakura crossed the storm to save Cai Zhi, and Chen Nian’s saber opened a path for them to escape.
• Hanyu Hayabusa fused the domains and unleashed Ten Directions Annihilation, but Chen Nian used the God Descent Technique and Heavenly Eye to destroy it.
• Hanyu Hayabusa charged Chen Nian as Susanoo attacked Yang Jian, but Yang Jian blocked the slash and shattered Susanoo with a punch.
• Yang Jian’s punch struck Hanyu Hayabusa and demolished nearly ten evacuated buildings, stopping ten meters short of the cordoned-off area.

After defeating Hanyu Hayabusa in Sakura Country, Chen Nian secured the Divine Might Points needed for the third revolution of the Nine Revolutions Mysterious Art and prepared to take Shangze Sakura and her brother away. Dragon Country celebrated his victory while Sakura Country demanded compensation and tried to turn public opinion against him, but most online reactions supported Chen Nian.

• Chen Nian gained 800 Divine Might Points after using the God Descent Technique, unlocking the third revolution's attraction and repulsion ability, and planned to take Shangze Sakura and her brother away.
• Citizens and officials in Sakura Country reacted to Hanyu Hayabusa's defeat, and the prime minister vowed to demand compensation from Dragon Country.
• People across Dragon Country celebrated Chen Nian's victory, while its senior officials promised to investigate his actions and sent a naval fleet to escort him home.
• Dragon Country answered Sakura Country's demands by linking any compensation to pollution-related losses, and online users overwhelmingly condemned Sakura Country's accusations.
• The Su Family's old master praised Buyu, while Su Jinyu celebrated his victory and sent a generous red packet to the Mountains and Rivers in Lasting Peace guild chat.

After Chen Nian rescued Cai Zhi and cleared Shangze Sakura and her brother of wrongdoing, he escorted the siblings out of Sakura Country aboard a Dragon Country warship. The chapter ended with Shangze Sakura discovering that Uesawa Ueki had secretly left her a letter promising to repay Chen Nian.

• Cai Zhi was taken to the hospital, and witnesses credited Shangze Sakura and Buyu with saving her.
• Chen Nian led Shangze Sakura and her brother through the crowd, and a Dragon Country embassy representative took them to the harbor.
• General Hai initially turned the warship away when Sakura Country refused it permission to dock, then demanded a ceremonial salute before returning.
• Sakura Country fired a ceremonial salute to welcome the Dragon Country warship, and Chen Nian boarded with the Shangze siblings.
• Shangze Sakura found Uesawa Ueki gone and read his letter saying he had left to cultivate in hiding and would repay Chen Nian.

Chen Nian took Shangze Sakura under his protection and brought her back to Dragon Country, where Su Jinyu waited for him to discuss the matter. After a group-chat exchange, he agreed to place Shangze Sakura with Tang Rou instead, leaving Su Jinyu wondering if she had been outmaneuvered.

• Chen Nian reassured Shangze Sakura that her brother would grow stronger and offered to keep her by his side, with her agreeing to follow him.
• Chen Nian and Shangze Sakura returned to Dragon Country, and he left the officials waiting at the dock before taking her away.
• Chen Nian contacted Zhao Yixue but noticed Su Jinyu had not reached out, while Su Jinyu waited for him to report in after taking her friend's advice.
• Chen Nian told the guild chat that he would protect Shangze Sakura personally, and Su Jinyu suggested the guild look after her instead.
• Chen Nian agreed to Su Jinyu's suggestion and arranged for Shangze Sakura to stay with Tang Rou, leaving Su Jinyu confused by the outcome.

After bringing Shangze Sakura to his home for the night, Chen Nian spotted a girl jump from a bridge and found her unharmed beneath it. The girl later suffered a painful episode, while a man with a black suitcase killed a flight attendant at an airport in Dragon Country.

• Tang Rou brought Shangze Sakura to Chen Nian's home after Shangze Sakura was too frightened to sleep alone.
• Shangze Sakura felt safe with Chen Nian and offered to cook him breakfast the next morning.
• Chen Nian saw a figure jump from a distant bridge and flew to the riverbank, where he found a pale-blond girl unharmed.
• The girl told Chen Nian she had come to visit a friend and asked where a nearby villa complex was; after he left, she clutched her head in pain and begged someone not to approach.
• A white-gloved man arrived at an airport in Dragon Country and killed a flight attendant, calling her another beautiful soul.

Chen Nian helped Shangze Sakura settle into life with him, taking her shopping and introducing her to sugar painting. Later, Su Jinyu called and revealed that her best friend was on the way to visit Chen Nian, leaving him startled by the unexpected arrival.

• Shangze Sakura made Chen Nian breakfast, and he praised her cooking before taking her to buy groceries and daily necessities.
• Chen Nian teased Shangze Sakura about her chest binding, prompting her to call him a pervert and walk away in a huff.
• Chen Nian took Shangze Sakura to watch a vendor make sugar paintings, and she chose two butterflies.
• Chen Nian ate one of Shangze Sakura’s butterfly candies, but she tasted the other and smiled as she began to feel more comfortable around him.
• Su Jinyu called Chen Nian and said her childhood best friend was coming to visit him, describing the visitor as wearing a red scarf.

Chen Nian discovered that Zi Nan, Xiao Yu’s best friend, was already dead and using necromancy to keep her body and soul together. After Zi Nan revealed that Jack the Ripper had killed her and was hunting her, Heizi reported a likely Jack the Ripper murder near Lu City Airport.

• Chen Nian hid Shangze Sakura when Zi Nan arrived, and Zi Nan searched his house while Xiao Yu spoke with them by phone.
• Zi Nan found a woman’s hair but did not expose Chen Nian, then revealed that she was already dead and sustaining herself with the Necromantic Manipulation Technique.
• Zi Nan told Chen Nian that Jack the Ripper had killed her in London after she refused to help him turn women’s corpses into dolls.
• Zi Nan explained that Jack had called to threaten her, and Chen Nian realized she had jumped off the bridge hoping to die before he could find her.
• Heizi messaged Chen Nian that a flight attendant had been murdered near Lu City Airport in a way that suggested Jack the Ripper was responsible.

After Jack the Ripper appeared in Lu City, Chen Nian went there to protect Su Jinyu while Zi Nan stayed behind in Linhai City. Jack escaped Lu City by disguising himself as a flight attendant and set his sights on a girl in his collection of victims.

• British law enforcement learned Jack the Ripper had appeared in Lu City, and Chen Nian told Zi Nan that he had come to Dragon Country.
• Zi Nan feared for Su Jinyu, so Chen Nian warned Su Jinyu about Jack and promised to travel to Lu City the next day.
• After twenty-three people were killed overnight, Lu City went into lockdown, and Chen Nian left Zi Nan in Sakura's care before flying there.
• Chen Nian arrived in Lu City and headed for Su Jinyu's home while Jack disguised himself as a flight attendant and killed the real flight attendant.
• Jack boarded a departing plane, escaped Lu City, and looked through photos of his victims until he found a girl with pale golden curls and a red scarf.

Chen Nian reunited with Su Jinyu in Lu City while Jack used the city as bait to find Zi Nan in Linhai City. Shangze Sakura confronted Jack at Chen Nian’s home, and he realized Buyu might be there too.

• Chen Nian bypassed Lu City’s inspections and surprised Su Jinyu at her home, where they exchanged affection before going to dinner together.
• Zi Nan told Su Jinyu she was relieved Chen Nian was with her, then saw Jack outside her villa and watched him enter.
• Jack explained that the killings in Lu City were bait and that he had followed the mark on Zi Nan’s soul to find her.
• Shangze Sakura contacted Chen Nian to report Jack’s arrival, but Jack destroyed her phone before she could say more.
• Jack recognized Shangze Sakura and wondered whether Buyu was there, calling her an unexpected prize.

Jack trapped Zi Nan in a blood-drawn magic circle in Linhai City and used her as bait to draw out Buyu, while Chen Nian rushed back from locked-down Lu City. Shangze Sakura escaped Jack and joined Tang Rou, but Jack then set his sights on her.

• Jack attacked Shangze Sakura, but Chen Nian’s Void-Escaping Spirit Snake restrained him long enough for her to escape.
• Jack freed himself and kept Zi Nan captive, planning to use her as bait to lure Buyu.
• Chen Nian learned Jack was in Linhai City and used his God Descent Technique to fly back despite the lockdown.
• Shangze Sakura found Tang Rou, who told her to stay safe while their companions checked on the situation.
• Jack completed a blood magic circle around Zi Nan and went into the city to hunt Shangze Sakura.
• Chen Nian returned to Linhai City.

Chen Nian returned to Linhai City and captured Jack after demanding to know where Zi Nan was. Jack led him to a blood array that threatened Zi Nan, but Chen Nian entered it anyway, determined to save her and kill Jack.

• Shangze Sakura spotted Jack approaching Tang Rou's home, but Tang Rou told her Chen Nian had already returned.
• Chen Nian appeared before Jack in the rain and seized him with Nine Revolutions Mysterious Art, then cut off both his arms when Jack tried to stab him.
• Jack revealed that Zi Nan was in a village west of Linhai City, and Chen Nian forced him to lead the way.
• Chen Nian found Zi Nan lying in a blood-colored magic array, and Jack warned that killing him would detonate it.
• Zi Nan urged Chen Nian to stay back and kill Jack, but Chen Nian stepped into the array and promised to save her.

Chen Nian turned Jack’s Blood Sacrifice Soul-Nurturing Formation against him, absorbed the wronged souls, and killed him when he tried to attack. After gaining enough Soul Energy to summon the Fourth Beast, Chen Nian discovered it could copy the appearance and abilities of souls it absorbed, leaving him considering whether Zi Nan could live as his summoned beast.

• Jack activated the Blood Sacrifice Soul-Nurturing Formation, sending the souls of his victims to attack Chen Nian and Zi Nan.
• Chen Nian summoned the King of All Creation, which devoured the wronged souls while sparing Zi Nan when Chen Nian ordered it to.
• Jack broke down after watching his collectibles disappear, then feigned surrender and tried to stab Chen Nian with a scalpel held in his mouth.
• Chen Nian severed Jack’s head with the Judgment Domain before Jack could hurt him.
• With more than ten thousand Soul Energy, Chen Nian summoned the Fourth Beast, Spirit Illusory Form, and learned it could retain the appearance, consciousness, and abilities of absorbed souls.

Chen Nian saved Zi Nan by turning her into his summoned beast, then arranged for Li Yunwei to receive credit for finding Jack the Ripper’s body. Li Yunwei identified Chen Nian as the one who killed Jack, leaving her subordinates stunned by her connection to him.

• Chen Nian used Spirit Illusory Form to restore Zi Nan’s soul and body, making her his summoned beast.
• Chen Nian pressured Zi Nan to keep her new condition from Xiao Yu, and she agreed to follow his orders.
• Chen Nian had Heizi send Li Yunwei an anonymous message revealing the location of Jack the Ripper’s body.
• Li Yunwei and her subordinates found Jack’s body in Linhai City and confirmed his identity.
• Li Yunwei told her subordinates that Buyu had killed Jack, and they were astonished that she knew him.

Dragon Country’s Law Enforcement Bureau learned that Buyu had killed Jack the Ripper, embarrassing Britain after its refusal to help. Chen Nian then ordered Zi Nan to protect Xiao Qi and repeatedly praise Yang Jian, hoping to weaken the Mysterious Lady of the Nine Heavens’ resistance to him.

• At a meeting in Lu City, Dragon Country’s officers asked Britain for an item connected to Jack so an aura-tracking transcendent could find him, but Director Wilson refused and mocked them.
• A report from Li Yunwei revealed that Buyu had killed Jack in Linhai City, and the old director shared the evidence with Wilson before taunting him and ending the call.
• Dragon Country’s Law Enforcement Bureau announced Buyu’s role in Jack’s death, prompting online celebrations and ridicule of Britain.
• Three days later, Chen Nian kept Zi Nan summoned and compelled her to address him as Master.
• Chen Nian tasked Zi Nan with protecting Xiao Qi and praising Yang Jian daily to influence Xiao Qi’s feelings toward him.

Gu Qingyue and Xiao He arrived on Heavenly Demon Island and asked Tang Rou to take them to Chen Nian’s home for a Spring Festival visit. While they were on the way, Chen Nian gave Shangze Sakura a maid outfit, unaware that the visitors had arrived.

• Gu Qingyue and Xiao He came through the World Gate and borrowed a phone to contact Tang Rou.
• Gu Qingyue asked Tang Rou to pick them up and keep their visit secret from Chen Nian.
• Tang Rou collected the two girls and took them into the city, where they admired the modern world and learned about the Spring Festival.
• Chen Nian gave Shangze Sakura a maid outfit and stockings, and she changed into them.
• Shangze Sakura emerged in the outfit as Tang Rou arrived at Chen Nian’s home with Gu Qingyue and Xiao He.

Chen Nian hosted Gu Qingyue, Xiao He, and Tang Rou after Shangze Sakura was already at his home, and the women competed over who would handle the household tasks. Gu Qingyue stayed for the Spring Festival and flirted with Chen Nian, ending by asking him to have a child with her.

• Tang Rou brought Gu Qingyue and Xiao He to Chen Nian’s home without warning him, where they found Shangze Sakura dressed in a maid outfit.
• Chen Nian introduced Gu Qingyue and Shangze Sakura, and Gu Qingyue said her people had moved onto land but still urged her to find a husband and continue the imperial bloodline.
• Gu Qingyue accepted Chen Nian’s invitation to stay for the Spring Festival, then stopped him from asking Xiao He to tidy a room.
• Tang Rou agreed to clean the room in exchange for legendary equipment, but Gu Qingyue offered to do it herself, prompting Shangze Sakura to rush upstairs and take the task.
• Gu Qingyue asked Chen Nian for a keepsake and then proposed having a baby together, revealing that Tang Rou had taught her and Xiao He about contraception.