Chapter Summaries

Chu Tiannan fought Black Heaven Lord in the Illusory Spirit Mountain Range, where both wielded Heavenly Venerable Level strength. Black Heaven Lord proved formidable and seemingly unable to feel pain, leaving Chu Tiannan unsure how to stop him.

• Black Heaven Lord's knife-hand strike missed Chu Tiannan but cleaved through a massive tree.
• Chu Tiannan charged Black Heaven Lord, and their clash sent a powerful shock wave through the mist.
• Black Heaven Lord's strength drove Chu Tiannan backward, but the impact also snapped Black Heaven Lord's arm off.
• Black Heaven Lord showed no pain or alarm and charged Chu Tiannan again.
• Chu Tiannan decided he had to beat Black Heaven Lord until he could no longer move.

Chu Tiannan restrained the mindless Black Heaven Lord and discovered walking corpses fighting in the mountain forest. After an angelic girl destroyed one of them, she asked Chu Tiannan whether he had seen enough.

• Chu Tiannan trapped Black Heaven Lord in the Thousand Star River and left him restrained.
• Chu Tiannan found mangled corpses and walking corpses fighting among the mountainside forest.
• An unseen attacker pierced a walking corpse with a weapon and destroyed its body and soul with flames.
• Chu Tiannan approached and saw a petite girl in silver armor pull out her weapon.
• The girl, whose eyes resembled Alita's, asked Chu Tiannan, "Have you seen enough?"

Chu Tiannan encountered Pure Victory Angel, a wary survivor of the Angel Clan, and learned that she recognized Alita as a fellow angel. Though they were not enemies, Pure Victory Angel refused to trust him and left him behind.

• Pure Victory Angel attacked Chu Tiannan after sensing him hiding nearby, and he countered her silver light with Mingdao Moonlight.
• Pure Victory Angel realized Chu Tiannan was human, while he recognized her as an angel.
• Pure Victory Angel sensed Alita's scent on Chu Tiannan and learned that Alita was his friend.
• Pure Victory Angel introduced herself as a member of the Pure Victory Faction and said Chu Tiannan was not her enemy.
• Pure Victory Angel warned Chu Tiannan to stay away because she would not trust anyone, and Chu Tiannan let her leave.

After the angel girl warned Chu Tiannan about the trees and snakes, he searched the Illusory Spirit Mountain Range for Phantom Spirit Thousand Grass and considered her warning about an unknown enemy threatening the universe. The chapter ended as the tree he leaned against quietly sent tentacles toward him.

• The angel girl put away her blade, warned Chu Tiannan to beware of trees and snakes, and left while worrying that no celestial god race might emerge before the next cosmic era.
• Chu Tiannan continued climbing and searched for three days, finding corpses and sinister energy but no snakes or Phantom Spirit Thousand Grass.
• Chu Tiannan wondered whether the grass was rare and recalled the angel girl's warning about a force that might replace the races' rule over the universe.
• Chu Tiannan remembered that Asila had said only Cosmic Throne Level powerhouses could access information about the sealed enemies, and considered asking his teacher.
• As Chu Tiannan pondered, tentacles quietly emerged from the tree he leaned against and began to surround him.

Chu Tiannan discovered that the trees in the area were living spirits and fought one that tried to ensnare him. After he split it apart, a giant snake emerged, claiming the tree had been her husband, and attacked him.

• A tree suddenly attacked Chu Tiannan with its branches, but he dodged and realized it was alive.
• Chu Tiannan used the Great Heaven Rasengan to tear the tree apart and examined its bloodline.
• A giant snake emerged from the tree and accused Chu Tiannan of killing her husband.
• The snake covered Chu Tiannan in a web-like cocoon, but he burst free with chaos currents and nether dao power, drawing his Chaos Sword.
• Chu Tiannan sensed the snake was at Heavenly Venerable minor perfection and remarked that this was what the girl had meant by trees and snakes.

Chu Tiannan killed a Tros Demon Snake that attacked him and continued searching the mountain for Phantom Spirit Thousand Grass. Near the summit, a colossal entity stirred the other snakes to avenge the dead snake, while Chu Tiannan pressed on unaware of their response.

• Chu Tiannan cut the attacking Tros Demon Snake in half with the Chaos Sword.
• Asila identified the snake as a powerful, nonvenomous close-combat species called a Tros Demon Snake.
• Chu Tiannan left to search the mountain’s upper levels for Phantom Spirit Thousand Grass.
• An invisible mist enveloped the dead snake and tree as a colossal entity emerged near the summit.
• A group of giant snakes vowed to avenge Ninth Sister.
• Chu Tiannan moved through the mist, cutting down every moving tree he encountered.

Chu Tiannan reached Pingzuo Peak while searching for a route to the summit, only to find a massive Moros Giant Tree blocking the way. After dodging its deadly vines, he leaped past it and continued onward.

• Chu Tiannan followed Asila's directions through the mist toward Pingzuo Peak, hoping to avoid keeping the Five Emperors City Lord waiting.
• At Pingzuo Peak, Chu Tiannan found the surroundings empty and wondered why there were no corpses, trees, or snakes.
• A gigantic tree emerged from the mist and declared that it wanted Chu Tiannan dead.
• The Moros Giant Tree attacked Chu Tiannan with lethal vines, and Asila warned him to watch out.
• Chu Tiannan dodged the vines, used his Chaos Sword to break through, and leaped past the Moros Giant Tree.

Chu Tiannan fought his way past the Moros Giant Tree while searching for the Phantom Spirit Thousand Grass, then chose to rescue an angel trapped in its vines. He escaped with her using his Chaos Wings, though the wings struggled under the tree’s pressure.

• Chu Tiannan dodged the Moros Giant Tree’s vine attacks with his soul will and Chaos Wave Sword, while seeking the Phantom Spirit Thousand Grass.
• Chu Tiannan spotted an angel of pure victory trapped and drained by the tree, and recognized her as the angel he had encountered earlier.
• Chu Tiannan turned back when the angel cried out in pain and used the Mingdao Sword to loosen and cut the vines holding her.
• Chu Tiannan gathered the angel into his arms and used his Chaos Wings to tear through the tree’s blockades and teleport away with her.

Chu Tiannan rescued the Pure Victory Angel from the Moros Giant Tree and took her to safety. After she woke and introduced herself as A Luoxue, he set out to find the Phantom Spirit Thousand Grass for his companion.

• The Moros Giant Tree warned the Tros Demon Snake clan that Chu Tiannan and the angel were heading into its territory.
• Chu Tiannan carried the unconscious angel to a safe place and confirmed she was still alive.
• A Luoxue woke, mistook Chu Tiannan for an illusion, and slapped and pinched his cheek to check he was real.
• Chu Tiannan said he was leaving to find the Phantom Spirit Thousand Grass for his companion and warned A Luoxue to watch out for traps.
• A Luoxue thanked Chu Tiannan and told him her name as he walked away.

After thanking Chu Tiannan for saving her, A Luoxue watched him leave as he continued toward the palace atop the Illusory Spirit Mountain Range. He crossed a suspiciously quiet swamp, unaware that a Tros Demon Snake had appeared behind him.

• A Luoxue softly thanked Chu Tiannan, who dismissed her gratitude and sent his exhausted Chaos Wings away.
• Chu Tiannan left A Luoxue and headed toward the summit, where he suspected the Phantom Spirit Thousand Grass was inside the palace.
• Chu Tiannan entered a swamp he believed was the Tros Demon Snakes' lair and slashed at it with the Mingdao Sword, but nothing emerged.
• Chu Tiannan crossed the silent swamp and wondered if he had been too cautious.
• A dark shape appeared behind Chu Tiannan, flicking its tongue with killing intent.

Chu Tiannan faced the Moros Snake King and the other Tros Demon Snakes, who sought revenge for their slain ninth sister. After blocking the Snake King’s attack with a Chaos Rasengan, Chu Tiannan launched a Mingdao Rasengan, leaving the battle unresolved.

• Chu Tiannan dodged an ambush by the Tros Demon Snakes and faced seven of them demanding revenge for their ninth sister.
• The Moros Snake King appeared at Heavenly Venerable greater perfection, and the other snakes urged their eldest brother to avenge their sister.
• Chu Tiannan readied the Chaos Sword and declared there was no room for reconciliation.
• The Moros Snake King fired a Light Spiral Light Pillar, and Chu Tiannan countered with a Chaos Rasengan.
• Chu Tiannan followed with a Mingdao Rasengan before the Tros Demon Snake could respond.

Chu Tiannan battled the Tros Snake King, who sacrificed one of his own demon snakes to survive the Mingdao Rasengan. The Snake King began to approach the Cosmic Lord realm, but pressure from the dark palace halted his breakthrough, and his next attack overwhelmed Chu Tiannan’s defense.

• Chu Tiannan’s Mingdao Rasengan forced the Tros Snake King to use a nearby Tros Demon Snake as a shield, annihilating the companion.
• The Tros Snake King berated his other demon snakes and vowed to tear Chu Tiannan apart.
• The Tros Snake King transformed and began rising toward the Cosmic Lord realm, but cosmic pressure from the dark palace stopped his breakthrough.
• Chu Tiannan realized the dark palace restricted experts from reaching the Cosmic Lord realm and suspected its master was an outsider.
• The Tros Snake King fired swirling light beams, overpowering Chu Tiannan’s Mingdao slash and forcing him to raise a barrier.

Chu Tiannan's Chaos barrier failed under the Tros Snake King's Light Spiral Light Pillar, leaving him exposed to a deadly follow-up attack. A Luoxue arrived and cut through the attack with the Law of Purifying Victory, but warned Chu Tiannan that the battle was not over.

• The Tros Snake King strengthened its Light Spiral Light Pillar and overwhelmed Chu Tiannan's Chaos barrier.
• The barrier shattered, and the impact hurled Chu Tiannan backward as the Tros Snake King moved in to kill him.
• A Luoxue rushed from across the forest and cut through the Light Spiral Light Pillar with her silver leather blade.
• A Luoxue warned Chu Tiannan that the Tros Snake King still had another move.

Chu Tiannan and A Luoxue faced the empowered Tros Demon Snake, which had reached Cosmic Lord rank despite the cosmic pressure limiting its strength. As the Snake King attacked, Chu Tiannan put A Luoxue behind him and countered with his Cosmic Annihilation Rasengan.

• A Luoxue warned Chu Tiannan that the Tros Demon Snake still had another trick.
• Chu Tiannan recognized that the Snake King had Cosmic Lord rank power, though the cosmic pressure restricted it.
• The Tros Demon Snake swept its enormous tail at Chu Tiannan and A Luoxue.
• Chu Tiannan pulled A Luoxue behind him and formed a powerful vortex from chaos and Nether Dao energies.
• Chu Tiannan hurled his Cosmic Annihilation Rasengan at the Snake King's tail.

Chu Tiannan struck the Tros Snake King with his Cosmic Annihilation Rasengan, badly injuring it but failing to kill it. As the Snake King lunged at him again, Chu Tiannan wondered whether he would have to use another technique.

• The Tros Snake King dismissed Chu Tiannan’s attack, but the Cosmic Annihilation Rasengan blasted its tail and overwhelmed it with Chaos and Mingdao power.
• The attack’s storm forced the nearby Tros Demon Snakes back while the Snake King struggled to escape.
• A Luoxue questioned whether Chu Tiannan was truly human and compared his power with famous Human Race experts.
• Chu Tiannan recovered from the strain of using his strongest personal technique as the Snake King broke free, wounded and missing part of its tail.
• Chu Tiannan was surprised that the Snake King survived, and the enraged creature lunged at him again.

As the berserk Tros Snake King charged, A Luoxue prepared her ultimate technique while Chu Tiannan experienced a sudden breakthrough. Chu Tiannan reset the energy he had spent and summoned the Cosmic Annihilation Rasengan again, leaving both A Luoxue and the Tros Snake King stunned.

• The Tros Snake King's strength continued to rise as he raged, and A Luoxue warned Chu Tiannan about it.
• A Luoxue began preparing Pure Victory Heavenly Scar while the Tros Snake King charged at her.
• Watching A Luoxue's technique gave Chu Tiannan a sudden flash of enlightenment.
• Chu Tiannan activated the great seal on his right hand and felt the energy he had spent return to him.
• Chu Tiannan manifested the Cosmic Annihilation Rasengan for a second time, stunning A Luoxue and the Tros Snake King.

Chu Tiannan and A Luoxue were forced to stop fighting the Tros Snake King when the master of the dark palace intervened and summoned them inside. A Luoxue revealed she had visited the palace six times while seeking the Phantom Spirit Thousand Grass, and Chu Tiannan entered wary of its master.

• Chu Tiannan formed another Cosmic Annihilation Rasengan, alarming the Tros Snake King as A Luoxue gathered power for Pure Victory Heavenly Scar.
• A commanding voice from the dark palace halted all three before they could attack.
• The palace’s master summoned Chu Tiannan, A Luoxue, and the Tros Snake King inside, and the Snake King obeyed first.
• A Luoxue told Chu Tiannan she had visited the palace at least six times but had never defeated the Snake King.
• Chu Tiannan followed A Luoxue through the palace entrance, feeling dread as he looked into its dim interior.

Chu Tiannan and A Luoxue entered the dark palace and discovered that the girl in the black dress was its master. She revealed that only one of them could receive the Phantom Spirit Thousand Grass, leaving them to face a choice.

• Chu Tiannan followed A Luoxue into the palace, where they saw the girl in the black dress seated on the throne.
• The girl healed the Tros Snake King, who apologized for failing to stop Chu Tiannan and A Luoxue.
• The girl told Chu Tiannan that the Azure Heaven Lord and the Big Dipper Throne had also reached the palace but failed to meet its requirements.
• The girl said she could give only one stalk of Phantom Spirit Thousand Grass to Chu Tiannan and A Luoxue.

Chu Tiannan and A Luoxue met Rakshasa Throne, the Cosmic Throne who ruled the Illusory Spirit Mountain Range, and demanded the Phantom Spirit Thousand Grass. Rakshasa Throne gave it to them and ordered them to leave.

• Rakshasa Throne revealed that she had waited thirty million epochs for someone who had promised to come for her.
• A Luoxue demanded the Phantom Spirit Thousand Grass, and Rakshasa Throne threatened her despite her immunity to Rakshasa Throne’s power.
• A Luoxue warned that her teacher would destroy Rakshasa Throne if she harmed her.
• Rakshasa Throne tossed A Luoxue the Phantom Spirit Thousand Grass and told her and Chu Tiannan to leave.

A Luoxue left after taking the Phantom Spirit Thousand Grass, and Chu Tiannan demanded that the Rakshasa Throne give him the herb to save a life. The Rakshasa Throne attacked him, and Chu Tiannan prepared to face her full power with his Chaos Wings.

• A Luoxue accepted the Phantom Spirit Thousand Grass, told Chu Tiannan to send a blessing to the angel, and left through a spatial passage.
• The Rakshasa Throne complained that A Luoxue had humiliated her and ordered Chu Tiannan to leave without the herb.
• Chu Tiannan refused to leave without the Phantom Spirit Thousand Grass, which he needed to save a life.
• The Rakshasa Throne battered Chu Tiannan with a cutting hurricane, but he laughed after realizing she had held back.
• The Rakshasa Throne unleashed a lethal attack, and Chu Tiannan unfurled his Chaos Wings to shield himself.