Arc 18The Devour Star Beast

After losing An Liena, his parents, and Luo'er, Chu Tiannan vowed to grow strong enough to bring back his loved ones and reunite with Luo'er. Years later, he returned to Earth as humanity faced the Demon Beast Emperor and challenged the Star Level beast himself.

  • An Liena confessed her love to Chu Tiannan before dissolving into pink motes, and his parents soon collapsed as well, leaving him overwhelmed with grief.
  • After mourning at his parents’ graves for twenty days, Chu Tiannan confronted Luo Quan, who had come to take Luo'er back to the divine kingdom.
  • Luo'er left with Luo Quan after promising to wait for Chu Tiannan, and Chu Tiannan vowed to find her, resurrect his loved ones, and become powerful enough to defeat Luo Quan.
  • As Chu Tiannan trained in the chaotic void, a Demon Beast awakened beneath the Pacific, and humanity’s leaders prepared for an expanding assault from the sea.
  • Chu Tiannan reached Star Level and received the damaged Chaos Armor, then learned that five years had passed while he trained and that a Demon Beast Emperor threatened Earth.
  • Shen Tianwu and the Thunder Emperor’s combined technique seemed to defeat the Demon Beast Emperor, but it survived and gravely wounded them as humanity watched in despair.
  • Chu Tiannan arrived in a golden flash, struck the Demon Beast Emperor’s eye with the Heaven-Deriving Sword, and learned it was a Star Level Primordial Star Beast.
  • Chu Tiannan taunted the Devour Star Beast to try to devour him, and the beast reacted with shock at finding a Star Level expert on a primitive planet.
Chapters 426–450 Vol. 5 Read

Ch. 426The Most Beautiful Withering, Part One

After Chu Tianbei died, Chu Tiannan held the dying An Liena as her demon blood consumed her. An Liena comforted him and accepted that she would soon be gone, while Chu Tiannan remained helpless beside her.

  • Chu Huahuang mourned Chu Tianbei and demanded to know why his son had been taken after the Demon Clan was wiped out.
  • Chu Tiannan noticed An Liena coughing as purple blood spread through her body and hurried to her side.
  • An Liena asked Chu Tiannan to hold her, and he gathered her into his arms as Luo'er and the others watched in silence.
  • Chu Tiannan wept and blamed himself for bringing harm to everyone, but An Liena told him that none of them had done anything wrong.
  • An Liena confessed that she loved Chu Tiannan, said she knew Luo'er was the one in his heart, and urged him to look at her.

Ch. 427The Most Beautiful Withering, Part Two

An Liena died in Chu Tiannan’s arms, dissolving into pink motes as he struggled to bear the loss. As his family tried to comfort him, Li Ruoli and Chu Huaxuan suddenly collapsed, and despair grew in Chu Tiannan’s gray eyes.

  • An Liena smiled at Chu Tiannan and told him she wanted him to remember her at her most beautiful before dissolving into pink motes of light.
  • Chu Tiannan sat motionless in the mourning hall, repeating that he had gotten everyone killed, while Luo'er quietly sat beside him.
  • Chu Tiandong and Lei Hai urged Chu Tiannan to keep going and stay strong in the face of the Demon Beast crisis.
  • Li Ruoli tried to comfort Chu Tiannan, then collapsed, and Chu Huaxuan fell as his consciousness faded.
  • Chu Tiannan turned toward his fallen parents, and despair grew in his gray eyes.

Ch. 428Silent companionship

After Chu Huaxuan and Li Ruoli succumbed to the Demon King’s corruption, Chu Tiannan took their bodies to Mount Kunlun and mourned with Luo’er beside him. Twenty days later, he remained emotionally shattered but sensed someone nearby and demanded that they show themselves.

  • Chu Tiannan caught Chu Huaxuan and Li Ruoli as they fell and begged the Devour Dog to save them, but it said only cosmic-level power could help them.
  • Chu Tiannan carried his parents’ bodies away, while Luo’er followed him despite Lin Changkong’s warning that no one could help unless Chaos recovered.
  • For twenty days, Chu Tiannan stood silently before his parents’ gravestones atop Mount Kunlun as Luo’er stayed by his side.
  • Chu Tiannan told Luo’er he was fine, held on to her hand, and then demanded that someone nearby show themselves.

Ch. 429A Spaceship from the Cosmos

A powerful spaceship arrived on Earth, and its crew revealed that Luo'er was a royal figure they had come to escort home. Chu Tiannan was injured by one of the visitors and left more determined to gain strength.

  • Chu Tiannan detected the approaching spaceship, which Earth’s technology had failed to notice, and recognized that its arrival was connected to Luo'er.
  • A line of Galaxy Level soldiers emerged from the ship, astounding Devour Dog and alarming Chu Tiannan with their strength.
  • A white-robed man attacked Chu Tiannan with a shock wave, making him stagger and cough blood.
  • Luo'er angrily confronted the ship and healed Chu Tiannan after her seal was lifted.
  • The white-robed man bowed to Luo'er and announced that he had come to escort her back to her country.

Ch. 430Luo Quan

Luo Quan arrived with the Luolin Army to escort Luo'er back to her kingdom, but she ordered him to slap himself in front of his soldiers. Luo Quan obeyed, then blamed Chu Tiannan for his humiliation.

  • Luo Quan introduced himself as deputy commander of the Luolin Army and said he had come by order of the eldest prince to escort Luo'er home.
  • Devour Dog warned Chu Tiannan that Luo Quan was at the Star Domain Level and that the warriors were too powerful to confront.
  • Luo'er rebuked Luo Quan and ordered him to slap himself.
  • Luo Quan obeyed after Luo'er revealed her divine pressure, striking himself once before she demanded that he make it louder.
  • Luo Quan repeatedly slapped his own face, secretly directing his resentment toward Chu Tiannan.

Ch. 431Princess of a divine kingdom

Luo Quan delivered an urgent order for Luo'er to return to the divine kingdom, and Devour Dog revealed how powerful her family was. Luo'er ordered Luo Quan and the others to leave for a while, leaving her decision unresolved.

  • Luo'er made Luo Quan slap himself until she ordered him to stop, while Chu Tiannan held her hand.
  • Luo Quan explained that the eldest prince had ordered Luo'er to return to the divine kingdom and report, on the ruler's will.
  • Devour Dog told Chu Tiannan that a divine kingdom was the highest designation for a cosmic kingdom and that its ruler was nearly as powerful as Chaos.
  • Luo'er warned Luo Quan not to lie about her father's order, and he insisted he had told the truth.
  • Luo'er told Luo Quan and his group to withdraw and return later.

Ch. 432A promise

Luo'er and Chu Tiannan shared a tender farewell after she agreed to return to the spaceship, and he resolved to become strong enough to reach her. They promised to wait for each other, leaving Luo'er pledged to wait for him forever.

  • Luo Quan obeyed Luo'er and returned to the spaceship with his subordinates.
  • Luo'er apologized to Chu Tiannan, and he embraced her before encouraging her to go.
  • Chu Tiannan asked Luo'er to believe in him and wait for him while he overcame the gap between them.
  • Luo'er told Chu Tiannan she dared to wait, then kissed him and promised to wait for him forever.

Ch. 433Parting

Luo'er and Chu Tiannan said goodbye after promising to find each other again, and she departed aboard the spaceship. Chu Tiannan watched her leave, determined to reunite with her despite the vast distance between them.

  • Luo'er promised Chu Tiannan she would wait for him, and he vowed to cultivate for as long as necessary to find her.
  • Luo'er asked Chu Tiannan to keep the crystal necklace she had given him, and he promised not to lose it.
  • Luo Quan invited Luo'er aboard the spaceship, and she turned back to give Chu Tiannan a final smile before leaving.
  • Devour Dog told Chu Tiannan that the burden on his shoulders had grown heavier and suspected Luo'er belonged to a cosmic divine kingdom ruled by the Luo family.
  • A cold laugh from the sky interrupted Chu Tiannan as he stood watching the direction Luo'er had gone.

Ch. 434Don't Bully a Youth for Being Poor

Chu Tiannan endured Luo Quan’s pressure and vowed to grow strong enough to take revenge. After learning resurrection was possible, he entered the Chaos Void to pursue his new goals.

  • Luo Quan mocked Chu Tiannan and warned him to stop pursuing Her Highness, while threatening his lineage.
  • Chu Tiannan resisted the crushing pressure, vowed that Luo Quan would regret his words, and collapsed after Luo Quan’s laughter faded.
  • Chu Tiannan returned to the gateway to the Chaos Void and asked Devour Dog whether the dead could truly be resurrected.
  • Devour Dog confirmed resurrection was possible and encouraged Chu Tiannan to train until he could defeat Luo Quan.
  • Chu Tiannan set out to find Luo'er, become a peerless powerhouse, resurrect his family and friends, and return to the Origin World before entering the void.

Ch. 435Awaken it

Aboard the spaceship, Luo Quan learned that the heavenly pillars were protecting a powerful sleeping life-form and ordered his subordinate to awaken it so it would destroy Earth. He looked forward to seeing Chu Tiannan despair as the threat to Earth grew.

  • Luo Quan learned that the journey back to the Divine Kingdom would take three hundred years and recalled his failed attempt to suppress Chu Tiannan's soul.
  • A galaxy level warrior reported that the three heavenly pillars caused Earth's demonification and contained a sleeping life-form powerful enough to destroy the planet.
  • Luo Quan ordered the warrior to awaken the life-form and promised him a promotion if he succeeded.
  • The warrior said the life-form's aura was concealed and guessed it was a Demon Beast from the Demon Clan.
  • After the warrior left, Luo Quan imagined Chu Tiannan's despair when Earth faced destruction.

Ch. 436Frenzied Cultivation

Chu Tiannan relentlessly cultivated in the chaotic void, driven by his promise to revive his family and companions, while Devour Dog reconsidered whether he was worth nurturing. Meanwhile, a silvery-white streak entered a Heavenly Pillar beneath the Pacific, awakening a huge scaled creature on the seabed.

  • Chu Tiannan pushed his cultivation from the cosmic level second stage to the fifth stage, determined to become strong enough to bring back his loved ones.
  • Devour Dog warned Chu Tiannan that overtraining could damage his body, but Chu Tiannan insisted he could continue.
  • Devour Dog reflected that the previous Chaos had been right to choose Chu Tiannan for nurturing.
  • A silvery-white streak evaded surveillance and plunged into a Heavenly Pillar beneath the Pacific Ocean.
  • A gigantic pitch-black creature covered in scales stirred beneath the sea and opened its icy eyes.

Ch. 437Pitch-Black Phantom

Three years after the demon crisis, Earth’s experts had grown stronger, but Shen Tianwu warned that the Heavenly Pillar’s stillness and growing oppression signaled something unusual. As Thunder Emperor and Lin Changkong wondered where Chaos had gone, a gigantic black phantom fed on Demon Beasts beneath the Atlantic Ocean.

  • Humanity’s strongest experts gathered as Earth’s chairmen and cosmic-level experts had increased, allowing humanity to reclaim territory.
  • Shen Tianwu told the meeting that the Heavenly Pillar had stopped releasing poisonous mist but was giving him an increasingly oppressive feeling.
  • Shen Tianwu ordered everyone to monitor their territories and report anything unusual.
  • After the meeting, Thunder Emperor and Lin Changkong worried that Chaos had been gone for three years without word.
  • A huge black phantom beneath the Atlantic Ocean swallowed groups of Demon Beasts.

Ch. 438Deliberation

At a Martial God Alliance meeting, Shen Tianwu learned that a Cosmic Level Demon Beast had appeared in the Atlantic and ordered humanity to prepare for a decisive battle. At the Atlantic war fortress, a soldier spotted an enormous beast emerging from the ocean.

  • Elder Yuan reported that ships had disappeared in the Atlantic and that a scouting party had encountered a creature radiating Cosmic Qi.
  • Shen Tianwu and the other chairmen realized a Cosmic Level Demon Beast had emerged, and Shen Tianwu called for the second plan despite Chu Tiannan's absence.
  • Shen Tianwu urged the alliance to grow stronger and prepare for an approaching war against the Demon Beasts.
  • A soldier at the Atlantic war fortress saw an enormous head rise from the ocean and stare at the fortress.

Ch. 439The war between humans and Demon Beasts

A Cosmic Level Demon Beast led an attack that destroyed the Atlantic coastal defenses and caused heavy human casualties. After seeing the footage at the Martial God Alliance’s supreme council meeting, Shen Tianwu prepared to order humanity to fight back.

  • A giant Demon Beast surfaced in the Atlantic and unleashed waves that destroyed the coastal war fortresses.
  • The giant beast commanded other Demon Beasts as they emerged from the sea and attacked the coast.
  • Aodesen showed the supreme council a video of the Atlantic defenses collapsing and the surviving forces retreating.
  • The Thunder Emperor urged Shen Tianwu to give the order, and Shen Tianwu declared that humanity would fight the Demon Beasts.

Ch. 440Star Level

Chu Tiannan broke through the cosmic level ninth-stage bottleneck and reached star level first stage. He emerged with a star in place of his shattered soul core and greatly strengthened soul consciousness.

  • Chu Tiannan absorbed cosmic qi and chaos current in the chaotic void as he prepared to break through, while Devour Dog guided him.
  • Chu Tiannan endured the pressure of higher laws as his date-pit-shaped soul core began to crack.
  • Chu Tiannan shattered his soul core and absorbed vast amounts of cosmic qi.
  • Chu Tiannan reached star level first stage and felt his soul consciousness grow far stronger.

Ch. 441Chaos Armor

Chu Tiannan became Earth’s first Star Level expert and received the Chaos Armor from Devour Dog. He learned the armor could greatly multiply his strength, but Devour Dog warned that it had two drawbacks.

  • Chu Tiannan reached Star Level in the chaotic void but remained dissatisfied with his cultivation speed and asked Devour Dog when he could go to Heavenly Radiance Star.
  • Devour Dog told Chu Tiannan to keep cultivating on Earth until the spaceship was repaired, since he was only at Star Level First Stage.
  • Devour Dog gave Chu Tiannan the Chaos Armor and explained that he could activate it with his soul.
  • Chu Tiannan activated the armor and felt his strength rise to at least Star Level Third Stage.
  • Devour Dog said the armor could multiply physical strength, soul strength, and combat power by 10,086 times, then warned Chu Tiannan that it had two drawbacks.

Ch. 442The Chaos Armor Was Broken

Chu Tiannan learned that his Star Level strength let him use only the Chaos Armor’s defensive boost, while attempting to activate its full power left him drained. After emerging from Kunlun Divine Mountain, he discovered the armor was broken and learned it could only be repaired by nourishing it with Chaos Current and Soul Power; Devour Dog then showed him something that changed his expression.

  • Chu Tiannan tried to activate the Chaos Armor with all his strength but quickly became exhausted and withdrew it.
  • Devour Dog explained that Chu Tiannan was too weak to use the armor’s full power and that its passive talent doubled his physical and soul defenses.
  • Devour Dog revealed that an enemy had broken the Chaos Armor while hunting its former master, Chaos.
  • Chu Tiannan emerged from Kunlun Divine Mountain and saw that the Chaos Armor was damaged.
  • Devour Dog said Chu Tiannan could repair the armor only by nourishing it with Chaos Current and Soul Power, with no clear estimate of how long it would take.
  • Devour Dog showed Chu Tiannan an image, and Chu Tiannan’s expression shifted.

Ch. 443Five years

Chu Tiannan learned that five years had passed outside while he cultivated in the chaotic void, and watched a livestream of Shen Tianwu and the Thunder Emperor confronting a giant Demon Beast in the Pacific. Devour Dog noticed something astonishing about the beast’s three heavenly pillars.

  • Devour Dog showed Chu Tiannan an old video of a Demon Beast attacking the Atlantic coastal defenses and then opened a current livestream of the creature.
  • Chu Tiannan saw Shen Tianwu and the Thunder Emperor facing the enormous Demon Beast over the Pacific Ocean.
  • Devour Dog explained that the two fighters had cultivated for five years, revealing to Chu Tiannan how much time had passed outside.
  • Chu Tiannan remarked that the Demon Beast had survived for five years, and Devour Dog began to say that a mere cosmic-level beast should not be their match.
  • Devour Dog spotted the beast’s three heavenly pillars and exclaimed that such a creature should not exist on Earth.

Ch. 444Clash of the strongest

Shen Tianwu, the Thunder Emperor, and humanity’s strongest confronted a powerful black-scaled Demon Beast Emperor in a battle watched around the world. The Thunder Emperor and Shen Tianwu launched their strongest attacks, beginning a fight to the death.

  • The Thunder Emperor warned Shen Tianwu that the Demon Beast had grown stronger, and Shen Tianwu prepared to use their decisive technique.
  • People around the world, including Yang Li, Wu Hao, Li Dong, Zhao Hua, Martial God Haoran, Li Xinxin, and Li Xiangyue, watched the battle broadcast anxiously.
  • The Demon Beast Emperor recalled nearly dying to Shen Tianwu two years earlier and emerged from the sea seeking revenge.
  • The Demon Beast Emperor roared and taunted the humans, prompting the Thunder Emperor to attack with his spear.
  • Shen Tianwu unleashed Ten Thousand Swords Return to the Origin to block the beast’s escape routes.

Ch. 445Combination technique

Shen Tianwu and the Thunder Emperor attacked the Demon Beast Emperor, whose defenses resisted their individual blows. They unleashed their powerful combination technique once the beast left the Heavenly Pillar, and the attack swept over it.

  • Shen Tianwu's sword qi and the Thunder Emperor's lightning spear struck the Demon Beast Emperor but left it unharmed.
  • The Demon Beast Emperor's attack sent a shock wave across the battlefield, annihilating demon beasts and forcing human experts to retreat.
  • The Demon Beast Emperor left the Heavenly Pillar and lunged at Shen Tianwu and the Thunder Emperor, giving them a chance to bypass its defensive domain.
  • Shen Tianwu and the Thunder Emperor unleashed their once-only combination technique, whose sword qi and lightning surpassed cosmic level ninth stage and swept over the Demon Beast Emperor.

Ch. 446Demon Beast Emperor

Shen Tianwu and the Thunder Emperor unleashed their combined Thunder Sword Qi and appeared to kill the Demon Beast Emperor, bringing Earth’s people to celebrate. As they turned to leave, a little girl noticed the Demon Beast Emperor moving, and the two council speakers sensed danger.

  • Shen Tianwu and the Thunder Emperor struck the Demon Beast Emperor with their combined Thunder Sword Qi, destroying nearby Demon Beasts and weakening his dark aura.
  • The Demon Beast Emperor fell silent, and Shen Tianwu and the Thunder Emperor believed he had died.
  • People across Earth celebrated as Shen Tianwu and the Thunder Emperor felt relieved and exhausted.
  • A little girl told her mother that the Demon Beast Emperor seemed to be moving.
  • Shen Tianwu and the Thunder Emperor turned back when they sensed a chilling danger, their pupils contracting.

Ch. 447Defeat

The Demon Beast Emperor revived after surviving Shen Tianwu and the Thunder Emperor’s combined attack, renewing humanity’s despair. Shen Tianwu and the Thunder Emperor launched another assault but were overwhelmed and knocked unconscious, leaving the world facing defeat.

  • The Demon Beast Emperor reopened its eyes at the Heavenly Pillar, and people around the world watched its survival on the live broadcast.
  • Lin Chao feared that Chaos had abandoned humanity, but Lin Changkong struck him and insisted that humanity had not yet lost.
  • The Demon Beast Emperor regained its strength and attacked Shen Tianwu and the Thunder Emperor with a storm of annihilating scales.
  • The scales pierced Shen Tianwu and the Thunder Emperor, who lost consciousness as the world fell silent.

Ch. 448Golden Light at Dawn

With Shen Tianwu and the Thunder Emperor unconscious, the Demon Beast Emperor threatened to devour them and left humanity in despair. A streak of golden light arrived at dawn and struck the beast’s head.

  • The Demon Beast Emperor used ultrasonic waves to drive back Lin Changkong and the other councilors as they tried to protect Shen Tianwu and the Thunder Emperor.
  • People around the world watched in despair, while Shen Cangsheng, A Lai, Yang Li, Wu Hao, Zhao Dong, and Li Dongjie grieved over humanity’s apparent defeat.
  • A little girl noticed a golden light streaking across the dawn horizon, drawing the crowd’s attention.
  • The golden light reached the Demon Beast Emperor before it could react and exploded against its head.

Ch. 449Primordial Star Beast

Chu Tiannan returned during humanity’s desperate battle and struck down the Demon Beast Emperor, revealing that it was a Primordial Star Beast. He and Devour Dog planned to devour its Life Core as the world watched.

  • A golden sword light struck the Demon Beast Emperor and swept Shen Tianwu and Thunder Emperor back to the human powerhouses.
  • Lin Changkong, Chu Tiandong, Chu Tianxi, and people watching the global broadcasts recognized Chu Tiannan and hoped he could save humanity.
  • Chu Tiannan pulled the Heaven-Deriving Sword from the Demon Beast Emperor’s eye socket and asked Devour Dog to identify it.
  • Devour Dog identified the Demon Beast Emperor as a rare Star Level Primordial Star Beast and said they could devour it by consuming its Life Core.

Ch. 450Devour Star Beast

Chu Tiannan learned that the Devour Star Beast was a juvenile Primordial Star Beast with immense potential, then challenged it after blinding one of its eyes. The beast roared in humiliation at finding a star-level opponent on Earth.

  • Chu Tiannan moved away from the Devour Star Beast’s head after stabbing one of its eyes blind.
  • Devour Dog explained that the beast was a Chaos Star Beast from a distant region of the universe and that Primordial Star Beasts grew stronger by devouring.
  • Chu Tiannan learned that the juvenile beast was already at star level and could grow to star realm level by adulthood.
  • Chu Tiannan tightened his grip on the Heaven-Deriving Sword and taunted the beast to seek revenge by devouring him.
  • The Devour Star Beast roared, stunned that a star-level expert had appeared on a primitive planet.
Arc 18 of 76
Arc 18 of 76