Arc 53The Princess’s Unfinished Seclusion

Chu Tiannan advanced through long cultivation, gained the Chaos Wings, and equipped the Thousand Star River with a Supreme Treasure. When Venerable Luo Sheng and Luo Ji Emperor arrived demanding to see Luo'er, Chu Tiannan and his allies stood in their way as a Divine Light Domain erupted from the castle.

  • Chu Tiannan learned that the Crimson Flame Emperor considered his strength comparable to an Upper King-Conferring, then met his senior brothers Venerable Chilian and Venerable Chiyou.
  • Chu Tiannan demonstrated that fusing the Law of Chaos and the Law of Mingdao let him stack their 3,000-fold amplifications, and the Crimson Flame Emperor confirmed the method worked.
  • After a hundred thousand years of secluded cultivation, Chu Tiannan persuaded the Chaos Wings to accept him as their master and learned to use Two-stage Teleportation.
  • Chu Tiannan borrowed the Jade Dragon Sand Cup from the Darkness Emperor and revealed that the Thousand Star River could socket Supreme Treasures to increase its power.
  • Venerable Luo Sheng arrived at Enraptured Pavilion Manor demanding to see Luo'er, and Chu Tiannan and the Darkness Emperor intercepted his attack when Bo Jue and Alita tried to stop him.
  • Chu Tiannan refused to let Venerable Luo Sheng pass unless Luo'er chose to see him, and the two clashed as the Darkness Emperor warned of Luo Sheng's power.
  • Luo Ji Emperor arrived with six Luo God Clan experts, and Chu Tiannan's allies gathered to block them while the Three Darkness Emperors activated Great Dark Heaven.
  • Venerable Luo Sheng charged Chu Tiannan as a fierce Divine Light Domain erupted from the castle.
Chapters 1301–1325 Vol. 14 Read

Ch. 1301Cosmic Venerables as Students

Chu Tiannan learned that the Crimson Flame Emperor had publicly claimed him as a student, forcing the Blood Demon Universe Nation’s group to back down. He reunited with his teacher and met his two senior brothers, who were both Cosmic Venerables.

  • The crowd learned that Chu Tiannan was the Crimson Flame Emperor’s student, and Mo Er’s jealousy and hatred intensified.
  • The blood-robed genius warned Chu Tiannan not to rely on his teacher, and Chu Tiannan retorted that he should be careful not to die.
  • The blood-robed figure left by Teleportation, and the Blood Marquis Emperor and the rest of the Blood Demon Universe Nation’s group departed with him.
  • Chu Tiannan greeted the Crimson Flame Emperor, who praised his growth and said his strength could contend with an Upper King-Conferring.
  • The Crimson Flame Emperor introduced Venerable Chilian and Venerable Chiyou as Chu Tiannan’s senior brothers, and Chu Tiannan realized both were Cosmic Venerables.

Ch. 1302Bringing Wine

Chu Tiannan met his two senior brothers, Venerable Chilian and Venerable Chiyou, who promised to protect him, then brought wine to the Crimson Flame Emperor. After learning that Chu Tiannan had been taken as a disciple by the Five Emperors City Lord, the Crimson Flame Emperor brought him to True Flame Pavilion and asked why he had really come.

  • The Crimson Flame Emperor told Chu Tiannan that he had only three personal disciples and assigned Venerable Chilian and Venerable Chiyou to protect him.
  • After the two senior brothers left, the Crimson Flame Emperor teased Chu Tiannan for arriving empty-handed, so Chu Tiannan presented him with two bottles of Supreme Life Source Liquid.
  • The Crimson Flame Emperor questioned how Chu Tiannan had obtained the rare wine, and Chu Tiannan explained that the Five Emperors City Lord had taken him as a disciple.
  • The Crimson Flame Emperor celebrated the news and teleported with Chu Tiannan to True Flame Pavilion, where he asked what else Chu Tiannan had come to discuss.

Ch. 1303Power of Fusion

Chu Tiannan showed the Crimson Flame Emperor that he had cultivated the Law of Mingdao alongside the Law of Chaos and could fuse the two powers. The Crimson Flame Emperor recognized Chu Tiannan’s question about whether the fusion could stack their power, but the chapter ended before he answered.

  • Chu Tiannan showed the Crimson Flame Emperor his Chaos Current, whose power amplification had reached 3,000 times.
  • Chu Tiannan revealed that he had also cultivated the Law of Mingdao from the Five Emperors Cosmic Stele, surprising the Crimson Flame Emperor.
  • Chu Tiannan fused the Law of Chaos and the Law of Mingdao, and the Crimson Flame Emperor contained the spreading energy with a formation of flames.
  • The Crimson Flame Emperor realized Chu Tiannan wanted to know whether fusing the two laws would raise their combined amplification to 6,000 times.

Ch. 1304Setting Conditions

Darkness Emperor struggled to complete the final step of the Star God Force Multiplier Amplification Art when Black Emperor Lord informed him that the Feather Transformation Faction had agreed to let the Darkness Clan support Chaos’s new inheritor, subject to conditions. The chapter ended as Black Emperor Lord prepared to reveal those conditions to Darkness Emperor.

  • Darkness Emperor emerged from cultivation, still unable to reach the 10,086-fold amplification despite being only a thousandfold short.
  • Black Emperor Lord contacted Darkness Emperor and said the Feather Transformation Faction had reached a consensus with the Subduing Feather Faction.
  • Darkness Emperor rejoiced that the Darkness Clan could continue supporting Chaos’s new inheritor.
  • Black Emperor Lord warned that the Feather Transformation Faction had set conditions aimed at the new inheritor.
  • Darkness Emperor asked what the conditions were, and Black Emperor Lord began to explain them.

Ch. 1305Experiment

Chu Tiannan tested whether fusing Chaos Power and Nether Dao Power amplified their strength, asking the Crimson Flame Emperor to judge the result. Their powers clashed inside the True Flame Pavilion, and the chapter ended with a tremendous shock wave as the Emperor pressed his palm against Chu Tiannan’s.

  • Chu Tiannan asked the Crimson Flame Emperor whether fusing Chaos Power and Nether Dao Power could amplify their strength.
  • The Crimson Flame Emperor raised a crimson flame barrier and invited Chu Tiannan to strike it with all his power.
  • Mingdao Chu Tiannan stepped aside as Chu Tiannan prepared the fused power.
  • Chu Tiannan attacked the barrier and increased both powers to 3,000 times, while the Chaos Phantom’s sword clashed with the Crimson Flame Emperor’s crimson flame lion.
  • The Crimson Flame Emperor abandoned his defense and pressed his palm against Chu Tiannan’s hand, sending a shock wave through the True Flame Pavilion.

Ch. 1306Success

The Crimson Flame Emperor praised Chu Tiannan’s breakthrough, confirming that his method could amplify two independent laws and make his combined power exceptional. He also explained that Chu Tiannan now had powerful backing from both him and the Five Emperors City Lord.

  • The Crimson Flame Emperor recognized that Chu Tiannan had reached an extraordinary level of strength.
  • Chu Tiannan asked his teacher how their exchange had felt, and the Crimson Flame Emperor called him a peerless genius.
  • The Crimson Flame Emperor confirmed that Chu Tiannan’s amplification method was viable, allowing him to stack the power of two independent laws.
  • The Crimson Flame Emperor praised Chu Tiannan as the first in the human universe to achieve this feat.
  • The Crimson Flame Emperor told Chu Tiannan that he now had both the Crimson Flame Emperor and the Five Emperors City Lord backing him.
  • Chu Tiannan realized that his powerful connections would make others think twice before targeting him.

Ch. 1307Seclusion Begins

After learning the risks of cultivating both Chaos and Mingdao, Chu Tiannan began his first true period of secluded cultivation, aiming to advance both powers without letting either outpace the other. The chapter then shifted to Longyuan Mountain on Thunder Island, where the five great human factions’ headquarters stood.

  • The Crimson Flame Emperor told Chu Tiannan he could cultivate both laws to a multiplier of 10,086, but warned that Mingdao could corrupt his mind.
  • Mingdao assured Chu Tiannan that he would not act against him, but Chu Tiannan remained wary.
  • Chu Tiannan returned to the Enraptured Heart Pavilion rooftop and planned to cultivate his soul, will, Chaos, and Mingdao in balance.
  • Chu Tiannan began secluded cultivation as Chaos Power and Nether Dao Power formed a purple-black protective domain around him.
  • The scene shifted to Longyuan Mountain on Thunder Island, where the Death Arena and headquarters of the five great factions were located.

Ch. 1308The Prophet Seat

The Prophet Seat visited the Five Emperors City Lord and showed him a vision of Chu Tiannan facing a mysterious, similarly armed person on Thunder Island. The vision left the City Lord with a choice to make, though its stakes remained unclear.

  • The Five Emperors City Lord read fantasy novels in his office at Virtual World Group headquarters.
  • The Prophet Seat arrived and warned the City Lord that he faced a choice.
  • The Prophet Seat showed the City Lord a vision of Chu Tiannan carrying two swords.
  • The vision showed Chu Tiannan confronting a blurred figure with two weapons on Thunder Island, and the City Lord reacted with growing shock.
  • The Prophet Seat asked the City Lord whether he wanted it or not.

Ch. 1309Thunder Unleashed upon the Pacific Ocean

The Five Emperors City Lord weighed the Prophet Seat’s warning about whether to accept a student, while a devastating lightning storm struck the Pacific Ocean. The Bauhinia Star Beast endured the storm as Chu Tiandong and Chu Tianxi watched from beyond its reach.

  • The Prophet Seat told the Five Emperors City Lord that accepting the student might bring good or bad consequences at great cost, then vanished.
  • The Five Emperors City Lord watched images of the black-clad figure and pondered the difficult choice.
  • Thunder and immense lightning struck the Pacific Ocean, raising colossal waves and creating a deadly zone.
  • Chu Tianxi asked whether the lightning was a cultivation tribulation, and Chu Tiandong said they could only watch while it remained contained.
  • The Bauhinia Star Beast endured repeated lightning strikes at the center of the Pacific storm.

Ch. 1310Withstanding Heavenly Punishment

The Bauhinia Star Beast endured the heavenly punishment triggered by his advancement, culminating in a devastating scarlet lightning strike. After the storm cleared, he floated badly injured on the Pacific Ocean, seemingly dead.

  • The Bauhinia Star Beast was struck by increasingly fierce silver lightning as he tried to protect his core with Beast God Power.
  • The lightning turned scarlet, and the injured Bauhinia Star Beast realized he could not move or resist its final blow.
  • The scarlet lightning struck the ocean with an explosive force that swept across the Pacific.
  • Chu Tiandong grabbed Chu Tianxi and tried to retreat, but the shockwave carried both brothers away.
  • The thunderclouds dispersed, revealing the Bauhinia Star Beast floating on the ocean with his back split open and his aura nearly gone.

Ch. 1311The Excited Bauhinia Star Beast

The Bauhinia Star Beast recovered on an island, advanced to Cosmic Venerable Lesser Perfection, and found the Star Beast Sacred Art before returning to the Pacific to cultivate. On Thunder Island, a black-clad young man awoke from a cultivation session that had lasted more than ninety thousand years.

  • The Bauhinia Star Beast recovered from his injuries on an unnamed island and realized he had advanced to Cosmic Venerable level.
  • The Bauhinia Star Beast found the Star Beast Sacred Art and, at Cosmic Venerable Lesser Perfection, prepared to study it.
  • The Bauhinia Star Beast marked coordinates on the island, then returned to his underwater world in the Pacific to continue secluded cultivation.
  • On Thunder Island, a black-clad young man awoke and sensed the power he had refined over a cultivation session lasting more than ninety thousand years.

Ch. 1312A Hundred Thousand Years

After a hundred thousand years of cultivation, Chu Tiannan had advanced to Lower Emperor-Granted level and brought his laws close to invincible sixth tier. When the Chaos Wings disputed whether his Cosmic Venerable Bauhinia Star Beast Clone satisfied their deadline, Chu Tiannan argued that it did and left them exasperated.

  • Chu Tiannan reviewed his progress after a hundred thousand years in seclusion, noting his advancement to Lower Emperor-Granted level and his laws and Star God Force Multipliers reaching new heights.
  • Chu Tiannan told the Chaos Wings that the time had come, then argued that his Cosmic Venerable Bauhinia Star Beast Clone fulfilled their condition.
  • The Chaos Wings insisted that Chu Tiannan's main body had to reach Cosmic Venerable level and claimed he had not met the requirement.
  • Chu Tiannan argued that his Clone counted as part of him and that, combined with it, he had strength rivaling a Cosmic Venerable Lesser Perfection.
  • After arguing for half an hour, Chu Tiannan appealed to his teacher's spirit and then pretended to wail until the Chaos Wings silenced him.
  • Chu Tiannan stopped pushing the argument before the damaged but powerful Chaos Wings could attack him.

Ch. 1313Two-stage Teleportation

Chu Tiannan fused with the Chaos Wings and discovered their innate Two-stage Teleportation ability, which let him teleport again in the middle of a teleport. He went to test the ability in the virtual world, where Old Bart greeted him in Five Emperors City.

  • The Chaos Wings accepted Chu Tiannan as its master and fused with his back.
  • Chu Tiannan accidentally triggered Two-stage Teleportation and reappeared at a distance.
  • The Chaos Wings explained that Two-stage Teleportation combined speed and space and could provide greater bursts of power in battle.
  • Chu Tiannan concealed the Chaos Wings and decided to test the ability in the virtual world.
  • Chu Tiannan appeared at the Heaven-reaching Tower skybridge junction, and Old Bart teleported over to greet him.

Ch. 1314The Eighth Floor of the Heaven-reaching Tower

Chu Tiannan entered the eighth floor of the Heaven-reaching Tower to challenge its Cosmic Venerable Level guardian. He evaded the guardian’s opening sword strike with Two-stage Teleportation.

  • Old Bart praised Chu Tiannan’s growth and told him there was no queue for the Heaven-reaching Tower.
  • Chu Tiannan teleported into the tower and found the first three floors empty, then ascended to the eighth floor.
  • Chu Tiannan entered the starry domain and prepared for battle with the Chaos Sword, Chaos Wings, and his Chaos Equipment.
  • The eighth-floor guardian attacked with a swift sword strike, and Chu Tiannan dodged it using Two-stage Teleportation.

Ch. 1315Borrowing Supreme Treasures

Chu Tiannan visited the Darkness Emperor to ask for a Supreme Treasure, explaining that he needed an inferior one rather than something powerful. The Darkness Emperor lent him a domain-type treasure, and Chu Tiannan revealed that he actually needed a hundred.

  • Chu Tiannan visited the Darkness Emperor, who recognized that he had reached the level of an Emperor-Ranked Star God.
  • The Darkness Emperor offered to support Chu Tiannan and asked what he needed.
  • Chu Tiannan asked to borrow a Supreme Treasure that was not useful to its owner.
  • The Darkness Emperor gave Chu Tiannan the Jade Dragon Sand Cup, a domain-type Supreme Treasure.
  • Chu Tiannan asked if the Darkness Emperor had more, then admitted that he needed a hundred.

Ch. 1316Moved

Chu Tiannan asked the Darkness Emperor to obtain a hundred Supreme Treasures, explaining that he needed them urgently and would repay them later. He revealed a golden river of stars in his hand, and the Darkness Emperor wondered whether it was connected to his request.

  • Chu Tiannan asked the Darkness Emperor for a hundred Supreme Treasures and promised to return them in the future.
  • The Darkness Emperor explained that he could not provide a hundred himself but submitted a request to Venerable Black Light, using himself as guarantor.
  • The Darkness Emperor said he trusted Chu Tiannan and did not need to know his reason for borrowing the treasures.
  • Chu Tiannan revealed a golden river of stars in his hand, and the Darkness Emperor asked whether it was the reason he needed the Supreme Treasures.

Ch. 1317Demonstration

Chu Tiannan explained to the Darkness Emperor how the Thousand Star River grew stronger by socketing Supreme Treasures and warned him that powerful figures would covet it. He demonstrated the treasure’s concealment by socketing the Jade Dragon Sand Cup, and the Darkness Emperor promised to keep the secret.

  • Chu Tiannan told the Darkness Emperor that the Thousand Star River was a growth-type treasure that could socket Supreme Treasures to increase its combat power.
  • The Darkness Emperor examined the Thousand Star River and found 1,001 openings, while Chu Tiannan said he could currently use only a hundred of them.
  • The Darkness Emperor warned Chu Tiannan to protect the Thousand Star River, saying even a Cosmic Lord would covet it.
  • Chu Tiannan confirmed the Thousand Star River could socket more than Supreme Treasures and said its contents could not be recognized if he did not reveal them.
  • Chu Tiannan socketed the Jade Dragon Sand Cup into the Thousand Star River, and the Darkness Emperor promised to keep the secret.

Ch. 1318Bo Jue's breakthrough

Bo Jue broke through to the Seventh Stage of Law and became a Cosmic Venerable after more than ninety thousand years of cultivation. Meanwhile, Chu Tiannan headed to the Enraptured Heart Pavilion after Xian'er warned him that someone was causing trouble, and Bo Jue sensed a powerful visitor approaching.

  • Xian'er messaged Chu Tiannan that someone was causing trouble at the Enraptured Heart Pavilion.
  • Chu Tiannan agreed to let the Darkness Emperor accompany him to the pavilion.
  • Bo Jue used his Law of Asura to break through the barrier blocking his cultivation.
  • Bo Jue reached the Seventh Stage of Law and recognized that he had become a Cosmic Venerable.
  • Bo Jue sensed a powerful uninvited guest approaching and reacted with alarm.

Ch. 1319An Uninvited Guest

Xian'er and Tian'er confronted a white-robed stranger who came looking for Luo'er, but he shattered their Sea Emperor Domain and wounded them. Bo Jue warned them to retreat and faced the stranger as they called for Brother Tiannan.

  • Tian'er envied Xian'er's rise to the Invincible Emperor level, while Xian'er celebrated her own strength and clan's support.
  • A white-robed young man teleported into Enraptured Pavilion Manor and said he was looking for Luo'er.
  • Xian'er told the stranger that Luo'er was in seclusion, but he advanced toward them with a Divine Light ring.
  • Xian'er and Tian'er attacked with their Sea Emperor Domain, and the stranger shattered it, sending both women flying.
  • Bo Jue arrived and warned Xian'er and Tian'er to retreat; Tian'er called for Brother Tiannan while Bo Jue drew the Asura Sword and challenged the stranger.

Ch. 1320A Visitor from the Luo God Clan

A white-robed Cosmic Venerable from the Luo God Clan arrived at the Enraptured Heart Pavilion to find Luo'er, and easily overpowered Bo Jue when he tried to stop him. Alita confronted the visitor and told him Luo'er would meet him at the Luo God Pavilion shortly.

  • Bo Jue drew his Asura Sword and attacked the white-robed young man, who blocked the strike with his sheathed greatsword.
  • The white-robed young man struck Bo Jue with a hidden force and demanded to know whether Luo'er was avoiding him because she had broken her promise.
  • Xian'er and Tian'er realized that a powerful figure from the Luo God Clan had come for Luo'er.
  • Bo Jue warned the visitor not to go too far in Five Emperors City, but the man dismissed him and ordered him aside.
  • Alita appeared in angel mecha armor, identified the visitor as Luo Sheng Emperor, and told him Luo'er would meet him at the Luo God Pavilion shortly.

Ch. 1321Venerable Luo Sheng

Venerable Luo Sheng tried to force his way into the Enraptured Heart Pavilion to see the princess, but Bo Jue and Alita stood in his path. As he attacked, Chu Tiannan and the Darkness Emperor arrived and destroyed his strike.

  • Bo Jue and Alita told Venerable Luo Sheng that the princess needed more time to complete her final step.
  • Venerable Luo Sheng revealed he had become a Cosmic Venerable and demanded that they let him see the princess.
  • Venerable Luo Sheng advanced under the pressure of his Divine Light Domain and drew his Divine Light Greatsword.
  • Alita spread her Angel Wings to resist his pressure, but Venerable Luo Sheng warned that she was no match for him at her current rank.
  • Venerable Luo Sheng attacked Bo Jue and Alita with a blade of divine light.
  • Chu Tiannan and the Darkness Emperor intercepted and annihilated the attack with their swords.

Ch. 1322Return

Venerable Luo Sheng confronted Chu Tiannan and his allies after they blocked his way to see the princess, but Chu Tiannan refused to let him pass unless Luo'er wanted to meet him. The standoff remained unresolved as Chu Tiannan stood against the newly advanced Cosmic Venerable.

  • Venerable Luo Sheng's Divine Light sword blades shattered, and he recognized the Darkness Emperor as the one who had used Darkness Falling Blade.
  • The Darkness Emperor told Chu Tiannan that Venerable Luo Sheng had advanced to Cosmic Venerable and warned him not to provoke the Luo God Clan without sufficient strength.
  • The Darkness Emperor explained that Chu Tiannan was the Crimson Flame Emperor's student, but Venerable Luo Sheng refused to be pressured and questioned why the Darkness Emperor called him young master.
  • Venerable Luo Sheng demanded to see the princess and threatened to severely injure everyone who stood in his way.
  • Chu Tiannan stepped in front of the others and told Venerable Luo Sheng that he could pass only if Luo'er wished to see him.

Ch. 1323Head-on clash

Chu Tiannan blocked Venerable Luo Sheng from approaching Luo'er, but their clash showed how far Luo Sheng surpassed him. The Darkness Emperor stepped in and offered to stop Luo Sheng in Five Emperors City.

  • Chu Tiannan refused to let Venerable Luo Sheng pass, and Venerable Luo Sheng challenged him to a fight.
  • Venerable Luo Sheng attacked with his greatsword, and Chu Tiannan met the blow with the Chaos Sword.
  • Their clash sent shock waves through the manor garden, forcing Bo Jue and Alita back.
  • Venerable Luo Sheng praised Chu Tiannan's strength but said he was stronger than Bo Jue, angering Bo Jue.
  • The Darkness Emperor warned Chu Tiannan about Venerable Luo Sheng's power amplification and offered to fight in his place.

Ch. 1324Swords drawn

Chu Tiannan refused Venerable Luo Sheng and the Luo God Clan entry to find Her Highness the Princess, and both sides gathered their powerful allies for a confrontation in Five Emperors City. The chapter ended with Chu Tiannan facing Luo Ji Emperor and asking what would happen if he refused.

  • The Darkness Emperor moved to defend Chu Tiannan, and Hei Yan Emperor and Hei Long Emperor joined him against Venerable Luo Sheng.
  • Hei Long Emperor challenged Venerable Luo Sheng to face their Great Dark Heaven fusion technique.
  • Luo Ji Emperor arrived with six Luo God Clan experts, who could combine their strength with a seven-in-one fusion technique.
  • Xian'er, Tian'er, Jin, Lin Lei, Luo Wang, Tian Xing, Shasha, and the others arrived behind Chu Tiannan's group.
  • Luo Ji Emperor demanded that Chu Tiannan let them enter to find Her Highness the Princess, and Chu Tiannan refused.

Ch. 1325On the Brink

Chu Tiannan and his allies stood against Venerable Luo Sheng and the Luo God Pavilion as both sides prepared to fight over access to the Enraptured Heart Pavilion. Just as Luo Sheng charged at Chu Tiannan, a shout and a powerful Divine Light Domain came from the castle.

  • Chu Tiannan asked the Darkness Emperor whether the Three Darkness Emperors could hold off Luo Ji Emperor's seven-in-one fusion technique, and learned they could only match it.
  • Chu Tiannan stepped forward to confront Venerable Luo Sheng, refusing to let him pass despite the danger.
  • Bo Jue and Alita joined Chu Tiannan, while Luo Wang worried that his sister had not emerged.
  • The Three Darkness Emperors unleashed Great Dark Heaven, and Bo Jue and Alita charged into battle against Luo Ji Emperor and the others.
  • Venerable Luo Sheng rushed at Chu Tiannan with his edgeless greatsword, but a shout and a fierce Divine Light Domain erupted from the castle.
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