Chapter Summaries

Chu Tiannan learned that most of his newly formed Heavenly Ladder Team had reached cosmic supreme or venerable levels, making the team stronger than an ordinary venerable team. He suggested dividing their roles so they could begin working together.

• Chu Tiannan asked about the strength of the Heavenly Ladder Teams they would face and realized his companions had made great progress.
• Alita and Cailing revealed they had reached cosmic supreme lesser perfection, while Bo Jue, Abu Luodi, and Wu reported their venerable-level cultivation.
• Chu Tiannan guessed that Luo'er had also reached cosmic supreme lesser perfection, and her smile confirmed it.
• The team compared their ranks and combat abilities, revealing that Chu Tiannan was the least advanced despite his strength in battle.
• Chu Tiannan suggested assigning roles because the team members were unfamiliar with one another's combat specialties.

Chu Tiannan sorted out the Heavenly Ladder Team’s combat roles and discovered it had an unusual surplus of heavy attackers and no clear support. Cailing revealed her overwhelming power, and another Chu Tiannan appeared, claiming the team did have a Controller.

• Chu Tiannan counted himself, Alita, and Luo'er among the team’s heavy attackers and assigned Abu Luodi and Bo Jue to engage enemies.
• Wu identified himself as a defender, but Chu Tiannan could find no one who needed his protection, and Abu Luodi and Bo Jue joked that he had no role.
• Chu Tiannan considered Cailing as a possible person for Wu to protect, but she said she needed no protection.
• Abu Luodi explained that Cailing’s Spirit Magic was so powerful that even strong melee fighters died when they approached her.
• A second Chu Tiannan arrived and said the team did have a Controller.

Chu Tiannan revealed that his Law Profound Meaning had split off a self-aware clone named Mingdao, who could fight alongside him as part of the Heavenly Ladder Team. After confirming the clone could count as a team member, Chu Tiannan arranged everyone’s battle positions, and Mingdao asked where he should stand.

• Chu Tiannan introduced Mingdao as his self-aware clone, startling the team with the discovery that there were two of him.
• Chu Tiannan explained that he could direct Mingdao and that the clone made fights easier, while Luo'er watched Mingdao with an uncertain feeling.
• Wu asked whether the clone meant the Heavenly Ladder Team had eight members, and Chu Tiannan confirmed that the higher-ups allowed it.
• Mingdao asked Wu to protect him because his Soul Controller defenses were weaker, and Wu solemnly promised to guard his back.
• Chu Tiannan assigned battle positions to the team, then Mingdao asked where he should stand.

Chu Tiannan formed a Heavenly Ladder team with his companions and named it the Divine Miracle Heavenly Ladder Team. As the team entered matchmaking, Mingdao asked about Chu Tiannan’s whereabouts in the real world, and Chu Tiannan said he was in seclusion.

• Mingdao asked where he should stand, and Chu Tiannan explained that he was the team’s trump card and should stay hidden.
• Chu Tiannan assigned the team’s positions and asked everyone to register for the Heavenly Ladder.
• Abu Luodi suggested naming the team the Righteous Spirit Team, but the others rejected his idea.
• Chu Tiannan proposed Miracle, and the team registered as the Divine Miracle Heavenly Ladder Team.
• After matchmaking began, Mingdao asked why Chu Tiannan had disappeared from the real world.
• Chu Tiannan told Mingdao he was in seclusion and would return when Mingdao felt ready to advance to Cosmic Venerable; Mingdao agreed to wait.

Chu Tiannan's Divine Miracle Heavenly Ladder Team entered its first battle against the Fuhai Heavenly Ladder Team, hoping to test their teamwork without relying on Mingdao. The chapter ended when captain Chu Tiannan introduced himself as Chaos Emperor, startling the opposing team because he was an Emperor-Ranked Star God despite being listed at the Venerable Level.

• Chu Tiannan told his team that their first opponent was the Fuhai Heavenly Ladder Team, another team of Cosmic Venerables.
• Chu Tiannan encouraged everyone to use the battle to practice working together and said they should avoid using Mingdao if possible.
• Chu Tiannan checked the rankings and found that the Divine Miracle Heavenly Ladder Team was ranked 14369, near the bottom of the independent Venerable Level teams.
• The seven members of the Fuhai Heavenly Ladder Team appeared, and their captain, Venerable Hongyan, politely greeted Chu Tiannan.
• Chu Tiannan introduced himself as Chaos Emperor, prompting the Fuhai team to check the battle information and react with surprise at his Emperor-Ranked Star God title.

Chu Tiannan led his newly formed Heavenly Ladder Team into its first battle against the Fuhai Heavenly Ladder Team, whose captain Venerable Hongyan recognized Chu Tiannan as one of Five Emperors City's Twelve God Kings. As the countdown ended, both teams charged into battle.

• Venerable Hongyan and his teammates learned that Chu Tiannan was one of Five Emperors City's Twelve God Kings and prepared to fight his team.
• Chu Tiannan assessed the opposing team and urged his teammates to coordinate despite their lack of experience working together.
• Chu Tiannan drew his Chaos Sword and declared the battle begun as the virtual countdown ended.
• The Fuhai Heavenly Ladder Team charged first, and Chu Tiannan identified its lineup before advancing with Luo'er and Alita while Abu Luodi followed.

Venerable Hongyan’s team trapped Chu Tiannan, Luo'er, and Alita in an Absolute Control Domain, hoping to exploit their lack of coordination. Abu Luodi and Bo Jue rushed in to help and were caught in the domain too, leaving the battle at a critical moment.

• Bo Jue joined Abu Luodi and the others in the battle despite the restrictions on Teleportation.
• Venerable Hongyan ordered his horned teammate to activate a domain that trapped Chu Tiannan, Luo'er, and Alita.
• Luo'er tried to cut through the domain with the Divine Light Greatsword but failed, while the horned teammate reported that he could control the two Cosmic Supremes for only half a second.
• Venerable Hongyan ordered his team to attack the trapped opponents within that half second.
• Abu Luodi and Bo Jue charged into the Absolute Control Domain despite Chu Tiannan's warning and found themselves controlled.

Cailing launched a surprise attack on the Fuhai Heavenly Ladder Team while its controller held Chu Tiannan’s team in an absolute control domain. The controller faced two enormous rocks hurtling toward him, leaving the battle unresolved.

• The Fuhai Heavenly Ladder Team trapped Chu Tiannan, Alita, Luo'er, Abu Luodi, and Bo Jue in its absolute control domain.
• Venerable Hongyan advised Chu Tiannan to learn from his mistake, then ordered his teammates to finish off the trapped team.
• Wu tried to help, but Cailing stopped him and told him to guard her.
• Cailing summoned two enormous rocks and sent them crashing toward the Fuhai Heavenly Ladder Team’s controller.
• The controller sensed the attack and looked up in alarm as the rocks bore down on him.

Cailing defeated the Fuhai Heavenly Ladder Team’s controller, breaking the Absolute Control Domain and letting Chu Tiannan and the others fight back. She then threatened the remaining opponents with a barrage of massive rocks, leaving them shaken by the Divine Miracle Heavenly Ladder Team’s strength.

• Cailing crushed the Fuhai Heavenly Ladder Team’s controller with massive rocks, causing the Absolute Control Domain to collapse.
• Chu Tiannan deflected Venerable Hongyan’s attack, while Luo'er, Abu Luodi, Bo Jue, Alita, and the others drove back their opponents.
• Cailing gathered more rocks with scarlet Spirit Magic and ordered the Fuhai Heavenly Ladder Team to surrender or be struck down.
• Venerable Hongyan and the others realized the Divine Miracle Heavenly Ladder Team had three Cosmic Supremes and had overwhelmed them with superior strength.

Cailing used her Scarlet Power to overwhelm Venerable Hongyan and the Fuhai Heavenly Ladder Team, forcing them to surrender. After the battle, Chu Tiannan thanked Venerable Hongyan for his earlier advice, and the teams parted with mutual respect.

• Cailing seized the Fuhai Heavenly Ladder Team with her Scarlet Power but held back from harming them.
• Venerable Hongyan surrendered when he realized his team could not resist Cailing.
• Cailing revealed to Chu Tiannan and his companions that she was the Papal Throne's final disciple.
• Cailing released Venerable Hongyan and his teammates after Chu Tiannan nodded.
• Chu Tiannan thanked Venerable Hongyan and acknowledged that his team had won because of their higher Cosmic Level.
• Venerable Hongyan praised Chu Tiannan's perspective and accepted his words.

After the team reviewed its flawed victory over the Fuhai Heavenly Ladder Team, Chu Tiannan reunited with Cailing at his villa and asked about her past. Cailing began telling them how the Papal Throne had trained her, leaving Chu Tiannan angry when he learned she had been sent to the Death Arena.

• Venerable Hongyan warned Chu Tiannan that teamwork and strength mattered more than talent on the Alien Battlefield before he and the others teleported away.
• Chu Tiannan accepted responsibility for the team’s mistakes, and the others admitted they had also underestimated the Fuhai Heavenly Ladder Team’s control abilities.
• The team finished reviewing the battle and returned to Chu Tiannan’s villa estate in the Heaven Universe.
• Chu Tiannan learned that the Papal Throne had taken Cailing away years earlier, and Cailing said he had taught her much.
• Cailing began recounting how the Papal Throne had developed her combat skills, and Chu Tiannan frowned when she described being sent to the Death Arena.

Cailing explained that her teacher had sent her to the Death Arena, where combatants had to win a thousand consecutive life-or-death matches to leave. She revealed that she had fought ten thousand matches there, leaving Chu Tiannan and the others shocked by what she had endured.

• Chu Tiannan reacted angrily when he learned that Cailing's teacher had sent her to the Death Arena.
• Abu Luodi, Wu, and Bo Jue considered the arena's brutal rules and changed their view of Cailing.
• Chu Tiannan asked whether Cailing had won a thousand matches to escape the arena.
• Cailing explained that she had struggled with killing and felt a strong urge to kill when fighting.
• Cailing admitted that she had fought ten thousand matches in the Death Arena.

Cailing told Chu Tiannan and the others about her ten thousand consecutive Death Arena victories and her powerful soul magic. She reaffirmed that she only wanted to stay by Chu Tiannan’s side, before Abu Luodi redirected the group toward planning their battle coordination.

• Cailing revealed that she had won ten thousand consecutive Death Arena matches and killed ten thousand powerful opponents during her training.
• Abu Luodi confirmed Cailing’s achievements and said she had completed her victories much faster than he had.
• Cailing explained that her soul magic could control enemies and automatically immobilize same-tier foes who approached her.
• Chu Tiannan apologized for leaving Cailing alone while he cultivated and said the Papal Throne had recognized her talent.
• Cailing said she wanted to remain by Chu Tiannan’s side and help him, and Abu Luodi proposed discussing their battle coordination.

Chu Tiannan and the Heavenly Ladder Team arranged to practice their coordination against simulated copies of themselves in the virtual world. Asila prepared the highest-difficulty opponents, and the team took their positions on a grassland battlefield.

• Chu Tiannan realized the newly assembled Heavenly Ladder Team needed practice coordinating for the Alien Battlefield.
• Luo'er suggested inviting other people to spar, but Chu Tiannan and the others decided that opponents of different strengths could make the practice unsuitable.
• Alita suggested that Chu Tiannan use his access to the Virtual World Network to create a team matching their own.
• Chu Tiannan asked Asila to set the simulated opponents to the team's peak strength without exceeding their limits.
• Asila transformed the battlefield into a vast Earth grassland, and the seven members took their assigned positions.

Chu Tiannan brought the team to a simulated grassland battlefield and explained that their opponents were replicas of the seven members at peak strength. As the replicas appeared, the team sensed that some were even stronger or more mysterious than their originals, leaving Chu Tiannan uneasy about the coming fight.

• Cailing, Luo'er, and Alita admired the grassland, while Chu Tiannan said he had modeled it on Earth's distant past.
• Alita remembered the loved ones she had lost on Earth, but told Chu Tiannan she was fine and urged the team to rest before continuing toward the Cosmic Throne.
• A teleportation passage appeared, and seven replicas of the Divine Miracle Heavenly Ladder Team emerged beneath pillars of light.
• Cailing, Abu Luodi, and Bo Jue sensed that the replicas were unusually powerful, while Alita said her own seemed normal and Luo'er remained silent.
• Chu Tiannan acknowledged that the replicas were modeled on their peak strength and noticed that Alita's, Luo'er's, and his own seemed especially formidable.

Chu Tiannan and his team fought simulated copies that matched their strength and displayed superior teamwork. The battle escalated into a six-versus-six clash, with Chu Tiannan, Luo'er, and Alita driven back by their counterparts.

• Mingdao told Chu Tiannan that he had cleared the entire Illusory Realm Sea, leaving Chu Tiannan uneasy about his simulated opponent.
• The simulated Divine Miracle Heavenly Ladder Team attacked in a coordinated triangular formation led by simulated Chu Tiannan, Luo'er, and Alita.
• Chu Tiannan, Luo'er, and Alita formed the same formation and charged, unable to use Teleportation in the simulated battlefield.
• Simulated Chu Tiannan overpowered Chu Tiannan in their first clash and switched between Chaos and Mingdao more proficiently than he did.
• Simulated Luo'er and Alita likewise outmatched their real counterparts, while Abu Luodi and Wu intercepted their own advancing simulations, turning the fight into a six-versus-six battle.

Chu Tiannan and the others faced simulated versions of powerful opponents, and Abu Luodi’s attack on simulated Chu Tiannan was turned back by the latter’s superior soul will. The chapter ended with Chu Tiannan revealing that he cultivated both paths and Abu Luodi angrily asking why he had not said so sooner.

• Two streaks of light appeared as the simulated opponents of Death God Venerable and Asura Venerable, and Chu Tiannan recognized the danger of their combat techniques.
• Abu Luodi warned the others that the simulation’s techniques were stronger than his and attacked simulated Chu Tiannan with Seize the Soul and Snatch the Spirit.
• Chu Tiannan noticed simulated Chu Tiannan’s familiar smile and warned Abu Luodi to retreat, but Abu Luodi’s attack was already underway.
• Simulated Chu Tiannan deflected Abu Luodi’s Death God Scythe and overwhelmed him with powerful soul will.
• Chu Tiannan explained that he cultivated both paths and that his soul will was stronger than his Strength Martial Artist cultivation, prompting Abu Luodi to protest that he should have said so earlier.

Chu Tiannan and his allies fought their simulated counterparts in a battle that became a fierce stalemate. The chapter ended with every fighter engaged against a duplicate.

• Chu Tiannan charged to free Abu Luodi, but the simulated Luo'er intercepted him and blasted him back with the Luo God Sword.
• Luo'er fought her simulated counterpart while Chu Tiannan faced his own duplicate with the Mingdao Sword.
• Chu Tiannan found that his simulated self blocked his attacks with greater precision, and he vowed to grow stronger than the simulation could match.
• After escaping the soul-will pressure, Abu Luodi attacked the simulated Death God Venerable with his death scythe.
• Bo Jue engaged the simulated version of himself as the battle raged on without a clear victor.

Chu Tiannan and the others fought their simulated counterparts in a chaotic battle, while the simulated team’s coordination put the real combatants at risk. Cailing blocked the simulated Cailing’s Scarlet Power attack, leaving the other fighters protected as the clash continued.

• Chu Tiannan was wounded by Alita’s saber strike while fighting his simulated self, and Mingdao neutralized the soul attack hidden in the blow.
• Alita apologized to Chu Tiannan for striking him while battling her simulated counterpart.
• Wu and his simulated self remained still, each relying on their matched defensive strength.
• The simulated Cailing unleashed Scarlet Power toward Chu Tiannan and the others.
• Cailing countered with her own Scarlet Power and held off the attack, using Ten Thousand Souls Spirit Magic to protect her teammates.

Chu Tiannan, Luo'er, and Alita fought their equally powerful simulated selves in a prolonged battle. After the simulations exposed their superior combat techniques, the three renewed their attacks.

• Chu Tiannan's simulated self feinted and struck his back with a Chaos Rasengan, but Chu Tiannan recovered before hitting the ground.
• Luo'er tried to warn Chu Tiannan, leaving herself open to her simulated self's Divine Light sword qi, and Alita caught her as she was knocked back.
• Alita warned Luo'er not to let her attention wander, and Luo'er charged her simulated self again with the Luo God Sword.
• Alita joined Luo'er in attacking while Chu Tiannan unfurled his Chaos Wings and charged his simulated self with his sword.