Arc 75Houtu and the Burning Heaven Clan

Chen Zheng entered the Underworld, challenged its authorities, and restored Houtu as its protector before confronting the Burning Heaven Divine Clan. After defeating the clan’s leaders and recovering Nether Phoenix, he revealed the wider history of the thirteen epochs and his connection to Original Earth.

  • Chen Zheng forced the Jiuli Prefecture Lord to kill Divine Temple envoys, restored his cultivation with azure talismans, and took him and others toward Houtu Imperial City.
  • At the Ancient Reincarnation Arena, Mingyue devoured the arena and revealed herself as Immortal Venerable Mingyue, while Chen Zheng killed Madam Mi and Uncle Fu Yue.
  • Zhuo Tian recognized Chen Zheng as his Saintly Teacher, crippled his cultivation at Chen Zheng’s direction, and departed for the Great Void after Chen Zheng rebuilt his meridians.
  • Chen Zheng killed Elder Fu Yu, raised Houtu from the Reincarnation Hall, and asked her to guard Houtu Imperial City as he moved against the Divine Temple and Burning Heaven Divine Clan.
  • Chen Zheng pulled the Underworld Divine Temple from the Nether Sea, killed its three elders, and exposed a Heaven-Gazing Beast that had impersonated the temple’s will.
  • Chen Zheng stopped the Burning Heaven Giant Sun with the stone egg, which revealed a newborn Heaven who called him Daddy.
  • Chen Zheng brought the Burning Heaven Divine Ship to Houtu Imperial City, killed the Burning Heaven Divine Clan’s patriarch and grand elder, restored Fuyi, and reunited Nether Phoenix with the others.
  • Chen Zheng told Houtu and Nether Phoenix about the thirteen epochs and the Primordial Chaos Tribulation Lord, then said that Zero might have lived on Original Earth before him.
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Ch. 1852The Underworld's Yin River

Chen Zheng left the Heavenly Demon Ancestral Land after giving the Primordial Heavenly Demon a divine inheritance, then crossed into the Underworld and reached the Yin River. The gathered beings fell silent when he spoke from the sacrificial altar.

  • Chen Zheng gave the Primordial Heavenly Demon divine light to comprehend and pass on, then left the Heavenly Demon Ancestral Land with the Dao-Devouring Beast, leaving the bewildered woman behind.
  • The Primordial Heavenly Demon recognized the woman as Ruan Xiang's daughter and asked whether Ruan Xiang was well, but she did not answer.
  • A torrent of the River of Time attacked the Star Raft, and Chen Zheng identified the culprit as the Creation Immortal King; Creation Little Doll vowed to destroy him in the Great Void.
  • The Trans-Spacetime Wheel's Artifact Spirit warned Chen Zheng that the Future Lord of Tribulation might be connected to a fallen Creator, but Chen Zheng remained confident he could control her.
  • Chen Zheng forced the Star Raft into the Underworld, where he and the Dao-Devouring Beast saw a crowd gathered at the Yin River awaiting the ferryman.
  • Chen Zheng put away the Star Raft and landed on the tallest sacrificial altar; the crowd prepared to curse him, then froze when he spoke.

Ch. 1853Where Did This Dog Come From?

Chen Zheng spoke the forbidden ancient name of the Jiuli Yin River, drew out the Jiuli Dragon Hound, and drove it away with a glance. The temple then threatened Jiuli Prefecture’s inheritance of the Divine Office Azure Talisman unless the offender was killed, but Chen Zheng remained untroubled and insulted its envoy.

  • The Jiuli Dragon Hound emerged from the Yin River and attacked a gaunt old man and his granddaughter after Chen Zheng spoke the river’s taboo name.
  • Chen Zheng asked where the dog had come from, and the Jiuli Dragon Hound froze, cowered, and fled back into the river when he glanced at it.
  • The ferryman questioned whether Chen Zheng belonged to the Wu Clan, while Chen Zheng asked why the region’s ancient name, Heaven-Forsaken Mountain, had become Jiuli Prefecture.
  • A voice from the temple announced that Jiuli Prefecture’s Divine Office Azure Talisman would be recalled unless the offender was killed before the day ended.
  • Chen Zheng ignored the decree and asked where the temple’s dog had come from, shocking the ferryman and the Underworld creatures.

Ch. 1854Where Was the Wu Clan's Backbone!

Chen Zheng defied the temple envoy, whose lightning punishment the Dao-Devouring Beast swallowed, and then dragged the envoy’s true body before the people of Jiuli Prefecture. After Chen Zheng challenged the Jiuli Prefecture Lord to uphold his Great Wu bloodline, the Prefecture Lord tore the envoy apart.

  • The temple envoy sent dark lightning at Chen Zheng, but the Dao-Devouring Beast swallowed it and taunted him.
  • The Jiuli Prefecture Lord arrived after his Divine Office Azure Talisman was reclaimed and realized Chen Zheng’s fleshly body was at the Dao Ancestor level.
  • Chen Zheng forcibly dragged the temple envoy’s true body from the temple and threw him onto the ground before the crowd.
  • The envoy boasted that his master was Elder Heavenly Wu and threatened Chen Zheng, who ordered the Jiuli Prefecture Lord to kill him.
  • Chen Zheng questioned the Jiuli Prefecture Lord’s Great Wu lineage, and the Prefecture Lord tore the envoy apart.

Ch. 1855Divine Office Azure Talisman

Chen Zheng had the Jiuli Prefecture Lord kill a Divine Temple envoy, prompting the Divine Temple to strip the lord of his Divine Office Azure Talisman and send punishment after them. After Chen Zheng dragged another envoy to Jiuli, he took the envoy’s talisman and revealed over a hundred more, leaving everyone stunned.

  • The Jiuli Prefecture Lord killed a Divine Temple envoy at Chen Zheng’s command.
  • The Divine Temple reclaimed the Jiuli Prefecture Lord’s Divine Office Azure Talisman, demoted him, and sent lightning punishment toward him and Chen Zheng.
  • Chen Zheng seized another Divine Temple envoy from the temple and dragged him to Jiuli, then ordered the Jiuli Prefecture Lord to kill him.
  • The second envoy took the Jiuli Prefecture Lord’s azure talisman and used it to increase his power before attacking Chen Zheng.
  • Chen Zheng pulled the talisman from the envoy’s hand and revealed over a hundred azure talismans.

Ch. 1856Slaying Another Divine Envoy

Chen Zheng gave the Prefecture Lord of Jiuli over a hundred powerful azure talismans, enabling him to kill the Divine Temple envoy, then gave another talisman to the ferryman. As the group prepared to head to Houtu Imperial City, they wondered who Chen Zheng was and why he had helped them.

  • Chen Zheng refined over a hundred azure talismans and gave them to the Prefecture Lord of Jiuli, who absorbed one and recovered his cultivation.
  • The Prefecture Lord of Jiuli killed the Divine Temple envoy despite the envoy's threat that Elder Heavenly Wu would retaliate.
  • The ferryman warned that the Divine Temple might investigate before sending more envoys and asked whether Jiuli Prefecture would still enter the Reincarnation selection.
  • Chen Zheng said he would take someone to Houtu Imperial City and gave the ferryman an azure talisman before sending him away.
  • The Dao-Devouring Beast called Chen Zheng Ancestor Chen and suggested the Prefecture Lord of Jiuli was descended from one of Chen Zheng's old acquaintances.

Ch. 1857The Balance of Power in the Underworld

Chen Zheng asked about the Underworld’s balance of power and learned that the Burning Heaven Divine Clan’s arrival had transformed the realm and set it against the established factions. He prepared to travel to Houtu Imperial City and revealed that the withered old man’s granddaughter might one day become the Great Nether Venerable.

  • Chen Zheng invited the withered old man and his granddaughter to accompany him to Jiuli Prefecture, while the Jiuli Dragon Hound considered leaving the Yin River.
  • At the Jiuli Prefecture palace, Chen Zheng asked about the Underworld’s powers, and Fu Chan described the four halls, the Divine Temple, and the mysterious Burning Heaven Divine Clan.
  • The Jiuli Prefecture Lord explained that Zhuo Tian was the current Great Nether Venerable and that the Burning Heaven Divine Clan was trying to win over the Underworld Venerables through marriage.
  • Chen Zheng ordered the Jiuli Prefecture Lord to distribute green talismans and told him, Fu Chan, the old man, and the girl to go with him to Houtu Imperial City the next day.
  • The Dao-Devouring Beast asked whether the girl had a special constitution, and Chen Zheng said she had a chance of becoming the Great Nether Venerable.

Ch. 1858Houtu Imperial Heaven City

Chen Zheng took the Jiuli Prefecture Lord and his companions across the Underworld to Houtu Imperial City, where the Dao-Devouring Beast sensed several powers that could counter it. As they approached, Chen Zheng hinted that the Burning Heaven Divine Clan had usurped Houtu’s place, while the city’s guardians watched their arrival.

  • The Jiuli Prefecture Lord asked about Chen Zheng’s knowledge of the Wu Clan, and Chen Zheng revealed that he had killed Chiyou after his resurrection and that the Master of the Holy Corpse now held Chiyou’s primordial spirit.
  • Chen Zheng agreed with Creation Little Doll that they would seek out the Master of the Holy Corpse.
  • The next day, Chen Zheng piloted the Star Raft across the Underworld’s barriers toward Houtu Imperial City, startling Fu Chan and the others with the conspicuous journey.
  • The Jiuli Prefecture Lord, Fu Chan, and Fuyi recognized Houtu Imperial City as they approached, while the Dao-Devouring Beast sensed four powers inside that could counter it.
  • Chen Zheng questioned the Burning Heaven Divine Clan’s claim over Houtu as the city’s guardians fixed their attention on the Star Raft.

Ch. 1859Just ignore me

Chen Zheng brought the Jiuli Prefecture Lord and his companions through Houtu Imperial City's barrier and summoned the Ancient Reincarnation Arena before the Battle of Reincarnation was scheduled to begin. He sent little Mingyue onto the arena and sat down beside the divine statue, telling everyone to ignore him as Feng Yixiu failed to seize him.

  • Feng Yixiu accused the Jiuli Prefecture Lord, Fu Chan, and their companions of breaking Houtu Imperial City's rules and threatened Chen Zheng with the Sevenfold Hell.
  • Chen Zheng used immortal light to carry the group through the city's barrier and land before the Reincarnation Divine Statue.
  • Chen Zheng summoned the Ancient Reincarnation Arena, startling the city's residents, nether dragons, and arriving prefecture lords and contestants.
  • Chen Zheng sent little Mingyue onto the arena, despite her having no cultivation or magical power.
  • Feng Yixiu tried to grab Chen Zheng, but nothing happened, and Chen Zheng summoned tea and told the contestants to enter the arena and everyone else to watch.

Ch. 1860Immortal Venerable Mingyue

Mingyue entered the Battle of Reincarnation despite having no apparent magical power, then revealed a terrifying presence when Yao Chen attacked her. She destroyed the Ancient Reincarnation Arena by absorbing its power and declared herself Immortal Venerable Mingyue.

  • The prefecture lords sent seven contestants into the Ancient Reincarnation Arena, including the seemingly powerless Mingyue.
  • The Nether Dragon Prefecture Lord told Ming Xiao to protect Mingyue, while Feng Yixiu threatened Chen Zheng and Jiuli Prefecture.
  • Yao Chen attacked Mingyue, but she coldly ordered him to scram and turned his body to ash with a single word.
  • The Jiuying Prefecture Lord rescued Yao Chen's primordial spirit as the other contestants realized Mingyue held another primordial spirit and was absorbing the arena's power.
  • Mingyue devoured the Ancient Reincarnation Arena, and an adult woman's soul phantom appeared behind her and announced, "I'm Immortal Venerable Mingyue!"

Ch. 1861Audacious beyond belief!

Immortal Venerable Mingyue’s soul projection revealed herself before falling asleep, and Madam Mi arrived to claim Mingyue and punish Chen Zheng for destroying the Ancient Reincarnation Arena. Chen Zheng killed the Fifth Realm Dao Ancestor sent to attack him, leaving Madam Mi shrieking in shock.

  • Immortal Venerable Mingyue’s soul projection recognized a blue talisman in the Nether Dragon Prefecture Lord’s primordial spirit, then vanished back into Mingyue.
  • The Dao-Devouring Beast pulled Mingyue over to examine her, while the Jiuli Prefecture Lord and Fu Chan wondered whether Ancestor Chen had made the talismans.
  • Madam Mi arrived in a chariot and demanded that Mingyue be handed over; Feng Yixiu accused Chen Zheng of destroying the Ancient Reincarnation Arena and asked her to punish him.
  • Madam Mi ordered Uncle Fu Yue to kill Chen Zheng and bring back Mingyue, and Uncle Fu Yue attacked with divine flame.
  • Chen Zheng charged upward, shattered the divine flame, and crushed Uncle Fu Yue to death; the Dao-Devouring Beast devoured the Great Dao fragments around his corpse.
  • Madam Mi trembled and shouted that Chen Zheng’s audacity knew no bounds.

Ch. 1862Then I'll Be Even Bolder

Chen Zheng killed Madam Mi after erasing a Burning Heaven Divine Clan expert, then rewarded Ming Xiao with a Divine Office Azure Talisman and ordered the Jiuli Prefecture Lord to destroy Yao Chen’s primordial spirit. The Jiuli Prefecture Lord revealed that Chen Zheng had refined over a hundred azure talismans and told the gathered Prefecture Lords to watch what came next.

  • Chen Zheng killed Madam Mi by turning her lavish chariot to ash, and the Dao-Devouring Beast defended his decision.
  • Chen Zheng asked Feng Yixiu when the Great Nether Venerable and the experts of the four halls would emerge, then ordered the Jiuli Prefecture Lord to reward Ming Xiao and destroy Yao Chen’s primordial spirit.
  • The Jiuli Prefecture Lord gave Ming Xiao a Divine Office Azure Talisman and erased Yao Chen’s primordial spirit.
  • The Jiuli Prefecture Lord revealed that Chen Zheng had refined over a hundred azure talismans, then summoned many of them to prove it.
  • The Jiuli Prefecture Lord told the gathered Prefecture Lords that Chen Zheng had come to Houtu Imperial City and that they should watch what happened next.

Ch. 1863Please Grant Me Your Guidance, Saintly Teacher!

Chen Zheng’s Divine Office Azure Talismans astonished the beings of Houtu Imperial City, while a Divine Temple elder tried to punish the Jiuli Prefecture Lord for killing two of Elder Heavenly Wu’s disciples. The Great Nether Venerable arrived and, instead of confronting Chen Zheng, saluted him as his Saintly Teacher, revealing that the Underworld’s legends of the Saintly Teacher were real.

  • The Jiuli Prefecture Lord revealed that Chen Zheng had refined the azure talismans, drawing the attention of the Nether Venerables, hall envoys, and a Divine Temple elder.
  • Feng Yixiu accused Chen Zheng of killing Madam Mi, but Feng Tian Nether Venerable restrained his anger and did not act.
  • The Divine Temple elder accused the Jiuli Prefecture Lord of killing two of Elder Heavenly Wu’s disciples and demanded that the hall masters and envoys cripple him, but they refused to move.
  • The Great Nether Venerable arrived, ignored Feng Yixiu’s accusations, and performed an ancient salute to Chen Zheng as his Saintly Teacher.
  • The onlookers recalled legends that the Saintly Teacher had guided the Wu Clan to survive after the Wu-Demon War.

Ch. 1864I did it willingly!

Chen Zheng was revealed as the legendary Saintly Teacher, and the Great Nether Venerable Zhuo Tian asked him for guidance. Zhuo Tian willingly crippled his Half-Step Epoch Hegemon cultivation and became mortal, leaving the Divine Temple elder and everyone present stunned.

  • Fu Chan and Fuyi recognized Chen Zheng as the Saintly Teacher, while Feng Yixiu realized he had provoked the legendary figure and shattered his Dao heart.
  • Chen Zheng told Zhuo Tian to unleash his strongest means, and Zhuo Tian used the secret art Chaos of Heaven.
  • Chen Zheng shattered the chaos, and Zhuo Tian knelt to thank him for his guidance.
  • Chen Zheng advised Zhuo Tian to enter the Great Void, cripple his cultivation, and cultivate anew.
  • Despite the Divine Temple elder's warnings, Zhuo Tian willingly crippled his cultivation and bowed to Chen Zheng as a mortal.

Ch. 1865Weak! Weak! Weak!

Chen Zheng reconstructed the Great Nether Venerable’s meridians after he willingly crippled his cultivation, and the Great Nether Venerable left for the Great Void. When the Burning Heaven Divine Clan’s Elder Fu Yu arrived to avenge Mi’er and Fu Yue, Chen Zheng killed him with a single gesture.

  • The Great Nether Venerable crippled his cultivation, and the Divine Temple envoy mocked him and warned that Houtu Imperial City would lose its protection.
  • Chen Zheng reconstructed the Great Nether Venerable’s meridians, leaving him mortal yet strangely transcendent, and the Great Nether Venerable thanked him before rising toward the Great Void.
  • The Divine Temple elder attacked the ascending Great Nether Venerable, but divine light shattered his attack; the Great Nether Venerable then entered a teleportation array and departed.
  • Elder Fu Yu of the Burning Heaven Divine Clan arrived with an eight-tiered Dao Tower and demanded that whoever killed Mi'er and Fu Yue come forward.
  • Chen Zheng dismissed the elder as weak and killed him with a single grasp, scattering fragments of his Great Dao across the sky.

Ch. 1866The True Master Returned!

Chen Zheng summoned a figure from the Reincarnation Hall to replace Zhuo Tian as Houtu Imperial City's Great Nether Venerable. The apparent patriarch absorbed the Underworld's Great Dao power and rose to Zhuo Tian's former realm.

  • Chen Zheng killed Elder Fu Yu of the Burning Heaven Divine Clan, and the Dao-Devouring Beast swallowed the Great Dao fragments and shared some with Mingyue.
  • The Divine Temple elder challenged Chen Zheng to find someone who could replace Zhuo Tian, wagering that he would destroy his own primordial spirit if Chen succeeded.
  • Chen Zheng summoned a palace above Houtu Imperial City, and a figure with patriarch-level cultivation stepped out of the Reincarnation Hall.
  • The Divine Temple elder laughed at the figure, but the Underworld shook as its Great Dao power surged into them.
  • The Six Paths of Reincarnation appeared behind the figure, whose cultivation rose to the realm Zhuo Tian had held before crippling himself.

Ch. 1867Paying respects to Her Ladyship!

Houtu returned to the Underworld, rapidly reached half-step Epoch Hegemon strength, and was welcomed as its revered Lady. After she agreed to guard Houtu Imperial City, she sent a Divine Temple elder into reincarnation, leaving Feng Tian Nether Venerable fearful of his own fate.

  • Houtu descended before the divine statue, and the gathered beings recognized her and bowed in respect.
  • The Slumbering Moon God Clan grand elder explained that the Underworld's source power had raised Houtu from the Patriarch Realm to half-step Epoch Hegemon strength.
  • Houtu bowed to Chen Zheng as her Saintly Teacher, and Chen Zheng asked her to guard Houtu Imperial City while he dealt with the Burning Heaven Divine Clan and Underworld Divine Temple.
  • A Divine Temple elder tried to plead with Houtu, but she sent him into reincarnation before he could finish speaking.
  • Feng Tian Nether Venerable grew afraid that Houtu might send him into reincarnation because of his dealings with the Burning Heaven Divine Clan.

Ch. 1868Stunned Speechless

Chen Zheng entered the Nether Sea aboard the Star Raft and confronted the Three Elders of the Divine Temple. He ignored their warnings and pulled the Underworld Divine Temple out of the sea, leaving everyone stunned.

  • The Ferryman Clan watched as the Star Raft entered the Nether Sea and Chen Zheng shattered Elder Heavenly Wu's waves with a casual sweep.
  • Elder Heavenly Wu, Elder Feihuang, and Elder Liquan manifested together and warned Chen Zheng not to enter the Divine Temple.
  • Chen Zheng raised his hand and forcibly pulled the Underworld Divine Temple from the depths of the Nether Sea.
  • The Jiuli Prefecture Lord, Fu Chan, the Three Elders' manifestations, and the Ferryman Clan stared in shock at the Divine Temple hanging in the air.

Ch. 1869This Was the Divine Temple Will?

Chen Zheng entered the Divine Temple, swiftly killed its Three Elders, and emerged carrying the creature posing as the Divine Temple Will. He revealed that the creature was a Heaven-Gazing Beast that had used Jiuying’s will to deceive the Underworld, leaving the Ferryman Clan and their allies stunned.

  • Chen Zheng shattered the Divine Temple’s barrier and entered after saying he wanted to meet its will.
  • Chen Zheng killed Elder Heavenly Wu, Elder Feihuang, and Elder Liquan, and the Dao-Devouring Beast consumed their Great Dao fragments.
  • Chen Zheng walked out carrying a furry, spherical creature that the onlookers suspected was the Divine Temple Will.
  • The creature admitted that it had used Jiuying’s will to impersonate the Divine Temple Will and begged Chen Zheng to spare it.
  • Chen Zheng identified the creature as a Heaven-Gazing Beast from the Great Void and said it had lived for at least three hundred million years, while the creature insisted it was still a baby.

Ch. 1870Burning Heaven Giant Sun! Ultimate Creation!

Chen Zheng returned to Houtu Imperial City as the Burning Heaven Giant Sun threatened to destroy the city and the Underworld. The Six Paths of Reincarnation manifestation failed to stop it, and the giant sun closed to within a thousand li.

  • A vast red sun emerged from the Burning Heaven Divine Clan and advanced toward Houtu Imperial City, while Creation Little Doll identified it as a life-fostering ultimate creation.
  • The spherical creature warned Chen Zheng that the Burning Heaven Giant Sun could only be stopped by an Epoch Hegemon and urged him to flee with it to the Great Void, but Chen Zheng refused.
  • Zhuo Tian Great Nether Venerable confronted the giant sun with the Six Paths of Reincarnation manifestation, but the manifestation shattered and she was injured.
  • Chen Zheng returned to Houtu Imperial City aboard the Star Raft with the Dao-Devouring Beast and the captured spherical creature.
  • The people of Houtu Imperial City reported that Her Ladyship was injured as the Burning Heaven Giant Sun accelerated to within a thousand li.

Ch. 1871This Sacred Relic Was No Good!

Chen Zheng withstood the Burning Heaven Giant Sun unharmed, then sent the stone egg Susu into it, where it began shrinking the sacred relic and resisting the Burning Heaven Divine Clan expert’s control. The expert attacked the white light surrounding the relic, but it devoured his power.

  • Chen Zheng stood before Houtu Imperial City and absorbed the Great Dao of Fire as the Burning Heaven Giant Sun rushed toward the city.
  • Chen Zheng charged into the Burning Heaven Giant Sun and emerged unharmed, leaving the Burning Heaven Divine Clan expert stunned.
  • Chen Zheng summoned the stone egg and sent it into the Burning Heaven Giant Sun, which began shrinking as the egg drew on its power.
  • The Burning Heaven Divine Clan expert failed to retrieve the sacred relic and attacked the white light surrounding it, but the light devoured his Great Dao power.

Ch. 1872Taisu was born?

Chen Zheng’s stone egg overwhelmed the Burning Heaven Divine Clan’s sacred relic, revealing that it contained a newborn Heaven. The baby girl awakened on a crimson lotus pedestal, called Chen Zheng “Daddy,” and left the phantom and the clan expert powerless to act.

  • The Heaven-Gazing Beast recognized the stone egg’s white light as the Power of Heaven, while the Burning Heaven Divine Clan expert failed to break through it with his Great Dao power and nine-tier Dao Tower.
  • The clan expert summoned the progenitor’s will, which recognized Chen Zheng as resembling Grand Emperor; Chen Zheng replied that Grand Emperor resembled him.
  • The white light cracked and vanished, revealing that the Burning Heaven Giant Sun had shrunk to a person-sized relic.
  • The Creation Little Doll asked whether she had been born, and the relic split into a crimson lotus pedestal bearing a baby girl.
  • The phantom identified the baby girl as a newborn Heaven and ordered the clan expert to take her away, but both were immobilized.
  • The baby girl woke, bowed to Chen Zheng, and greeted him as Daddy.

Ch. 1873There Was No Escape!

The stone egg vanished with the baby girl and devoured the Burning Heaven Divine Clan progenitor’s will, while Chen Zheng learned that Nether Phoenix was still imprisoned by the clan. When the clan threatened to kill Nether Phoenix and take its divine ship into the Great Void, Chen Zheng transported the ship to Houtu Imperial City and faced its patriarch, Fu Yi.

  • The stone egg vanished with the baby girl and lotus dais, then returned to Chen Zheng’s pocket after devouring the Burning Heaven Divine Clan progenitor’s will.
  • The Burning Heaven Divine Clan expert demanded the return of the progenitor’s will and sacred relic in exchange for Nether Phoenix, and Chen Zheng proposed visiting the clan to see Nether Phoenix.
  • The expert revealed that the clan’s patriarch and grand elder had activated the Burning Heaven Divine Ship and threatened to take Nether Phoenix into the Great Void.
  • Chen Zheng used a magical treasure to transport the Burning Heaven Divine Ship to Houtu Imperial City and solidified the surrounding space-time.
  • Fu Yi, patriarch of the Burning Heaven Divine Clan, threatened to crush Nether Phoenix, and Chen Zheng suggested replacing him as patriarch.

Ch. 1874I Won't Waste Words, Then

Chen Zheng revealed that Fuyi was the Burning Heaven Divine Clan’s former patriarch and blocked the clan’s attempt to seize his sacred staff. When the clan’s leaders refused to explain their secrets, Chen Zheng destroyed their divine ship and killed its two strongest members.

  • Chen Zheng summoned Fuyi and restored his true form, revealing the Burning Heaven Divine Clan’s brand and his nine-tiered Dao Tower.
  • The Burning Heaven Divine Clan’s expert recognized Fuyi as the former patriarch and recounted the clan’s belief that he had died long ago.
  • Chen Zheng revealed that Fuyi’s wooden staff was the clan’s ancient Tianhuo Divine Staff.
  • A huge hand reached from the Burning Heaven Divine Ship to seize the staff, but Chen Zheng severed it with a sword strike.
  • After an old man inside the ship challenged him, Chen Zheng pierced the Burning Heaven Divine Ship and split it in two.
  • Two figures fell from the ship with their primordial spirits extinguished, and the Underworld beings realized Chen Zheng had killed the clan’s two strongest members.

Ch. 1875Just how many tricks did he have!

Chen Zheng revealed the Burning Heaven Divine Clan grand elder’s memories, exposed the clan’s betrayal of its former chief, and restored the old man’s memories and strength. After displaying more of his abilities, he welcomed Nether Phoenix, who had returned as a Dao Ancestor, and sent them to Houtu Sacred Palace.

  • Chen Zheng showed the Burning Heaven Divine Clan grand elder’s memories, revealing that the clan plotted against its former chief after the Tianhuo Divine Staff recognized him.
  • Chen Zheng gave the gaunt old man half an Overlord Divine Rune, restoring his memories and pushing him into the Epoch Hegemon threshold.
  • With Chen Zheng’s permission, the Dao-Devouring Beast devoured the remaining Great Dao and divine rune fragments.
  • Chen Zheng repaired the Burning Heaven divine ship with a sweep of his hand, leaving the onlookers amazed by his abilities.
  • Nether Phoenix emerged from the divine ship, bowed to Chen Zheng, and said they had become a Dao Ancestor because of the Underworld’s changes.
  • Chen Zheng told Nether Phoenix to visit Her Majesty at Houtu Sacred Palace.

Ch. 1876Because I sucked it dry

In the Houtu Sacred Palace, Chen Zheng explained the epochs and why beings in the Underworld could now reach higher realms. He speculated that Original Earth had once been a powerful remnant of an earlier epoch, but that he had drained its hidden power; he left the others wondering about the ancient being called Zero.

  • Houtu learned that the resurrected beings from the Wu-Demon War, including the Ancestral Witches and Demon Gods, had returned in the Immortal Domain.
  • Chen Zheng sent Houtu knowledge of the thirteen epochs, and he explained that the Primordial Chaos Tribulation Lord had suppressed the worlds that evolved from the Original Primordial Wilderness.
  • Nether Phoenix asked why Underworld beings had once been unable to become Dao Ancestors but could now reach that level, and Chen Zheng attributed the change to the Primordial Chaos Tribulation Lord's rules.
  • Chen Zheng revealed that his true body had been on Original Earth, prompting the Heaven-Gazing Beast to question how a small world had existed before the Original Primordial Wilderness shattered.
  • Chen Zheng speculated that he had drained Original Earth's hidden power billions of years earlier and added that the being who had lived there before him was probably Zero.
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Arc 75 of 111