Chapter Summaries

Lin Shen accepted Tian Xun’s offer to cover Giant Ring Star’s resource shares, then spent the night with her before she left to handle other business. The next morning, he found Tian Xin treating the Steel Poison Bee Lin Shen had planted in a treasure box as a future Super Pet.

• Tian Xun offered to cover the resource shares for Lin Shen, the Chi Family, and the An Family, but warned him to handle the matter carefully and not take the easy way out.
• Lin Shen reviewed the enormous itemized account and worried about Tian Xun’s sacrifice and the pressure from the Heavenly Emperor.
• Lin Shen and Tian Xun spent the night together, and he woke to find her gone, with a holographic message saying she would return.
• Lin Shen decided he still needed to make An 117 and Chi 118 pay their shares.
• Lin Shen encountered Tian Xin feeding a Steel Poison Bee and learned Tian Xin believed it was a disguised treasure from the World King Treasure Box that would become the universe’s one and only Super Pet.

Lin Shen visited Chi 118 to demand increased resources for the Celestial Master Academy, using the Heavenly Emperor’s authority to corner the defiant Star Lord. Chi 118 realized that refusing or paying could both ruin him, leaving their confrontation unresolved.

• Lin Shen brought Kong Chuan and Tian Xin to Sea-Viewing Cliff while Wei Wufu stayed behind to protect Eldest Sister.
• Chi 118 dismissed Lin Shen’s authority to Chi 96, then greeted him warmly and seated himself in the place of honor when Lin Shen arrived.
• Lin Shen demanded that Chi 118 double his resource payments, and Chi 118 challenged whether the demand came from the academy or the Heavenly Emperor.
• Lin Shen said the demand represented the Heavenly Emperor, leaving Chi 118 afraid that refusing would offend the Emperor while paying would make him look like a submissive ally.

Lin Shen confronted Chi 118 for the money demanded in the Heavenly Emperor’s name, but Chi 118 tried to turn the lack of official proof against him. Lin Shen forced Chi 118 to pay by threatening to tear up the Heavenly Emperor’s self-portrait, leaving Chi 118 shaken and conceding.

• Chi 118 challenged Lin Shen to produce an official document or written decree, then threatened to report him for invoking the Heavenly Emperor without proof.
• Lin Shen summoned the Folding Fan and used its light swords to destroy the surveillance devices hidden around the room.
• Lin Shen showed Chi 118 the Heavenly Emperor’s self-portrait and warned that he would tear it up unless Chi 118 paid.
• Chi 118 argued that destroying the portrait would bring punishment on Lin Shen too, while Lin Shen counted down and began to tear it.
• Chi 118 cried out that he would pay, and Kong Chuan stopped him as Lin Shen halted with a small tear already in the portrait.

Lin Shen forced Chi 118 to hand over far more resources by threatening to destroy the painting and refusing to accept blame for its damage. He left Chi 118 alive and departed with Tian Xin and Kong Chuan, carrying away more than a hundred carts of tribute.

• Chi 118 offered Lin Shen double the resources, but Lin Shen demanded the extra portion immediately and tore up the painting when Chi 118 hesitated.
• Lin Shen told Chi 118 he had no intention of returning alive and threatened to make him die too, forcing Chi 118 to beg for a way out.
• Lin Shen demanded an even larger payment in exchange for sparing Chi 118, and Chi 118 agreed while asking him to leave proof of the deal.
• Lin Shen, Tian Xin, and Kong Chuan left the castle with more than a hundred carts of resources, including Nirvana materials and Ascendant Eggs and Capsules.
• Tian Xin asked whether Lin Shen valued money more than his life, and Lin Shen replied that he wanted both.

Chi 118 arranged with Night Crow to kill A Tian after Lin Shen extorted money from him using Heavenly Emperor’s self-portrait. Lin Shen then went to demand money from An 117, while Heavenly Consort ordered Kong Chuan to protect him and get him back to Sky Peak Star alive.

• Chi 118 told Chi 96 he had paid Lin Shen for the painting but planned to have him killed after he visited An 117.
• Chi 118 and Chi 96 met Night Crow on a deserted island, and Night Crow agreed to kill A Tian in exchange for their cooperation.
• Lin Shen handed the goods and accounts from Chi 118 over to Tian Xin and set out with Kong Chuan to visit An 117.
• Kong Chuan reported Lin Shen’s actions to Heavenly Consort, who was astonished by his use of Heavenly Emperor’s self-portrait but saw potential in him.
• Heavenly Consort told Kong Chuan to do his utmost to protect Lin Shen and ensure he returned alive to Sky Peak Star.

Lin Shen visited An 117 and demanded double the resources, using a torn Heavenly Emperor Self-Portrait to threaten him with blame for its destruction. An 117 realized Lin Shen had forced Chi 118 to pay the same way and agreed to hand over the goods.

• Kong Chuan worried that Lin Shen would destroy his Peacock Eye if he tried to flee.
• An 117 received Lin Shen and Kong Chuan at the An Family castle, wary after learning Lin Shen had taken resources from Chi 118.
• Lin Shen demanded twice the usual resources and asked An 117 to prepare lunch while they waited.
• An 117's steward returned with the gift box, and An 117 found the Heavenly Emperor Self-Portrait inside torn to pieces.
• Lin Shen accused An 117 of destroying the portrait and offered him a saber, threatening to make him a scapegoat if he refused.
• An 117 agreed to pay, and Lin Shen remarked that Chi 118 had resisted until he demanded double.

Lin Shen escorted the An Family’s resources toward Heaven Island when Night Crow ambushed him and tried to kill him using the false name A Tian. Kong Chuan fought Night Crow to a standstill, then unleashed a powerful Peacock technique that froze everything around them.

• Lin Shen left the An Family with a large haul of resources while Chi 96 and Chi 118 watched and expected Night Crow to kill him.
• Night Crow intercepted Lin Shen and Kong Chuan in the Star Belt, and Lin Shen retreated while ordering Kong Chuan to fight without revealing his name.
• Night Crow wrote A Tian on his tombstone, injuring Lin Shen, but realized the name was false and complained that Lin Shen had used another fake name.
• Kong Chuan used the Blue Peacock Life Base to attack Night Crow, whose bloodstained Feather Armor withstood the barrage before he countered with bloody flames.
• Kong Chuan merged with the Peacock Life Base and unleashed Prajna Garan, Boundless Buddha Light, freezing the surrounding destruction and debris in midair.

Night Crow endured Kong Chuan’s Peacock Divine Radiance and countered with his Evil Ghost Blade, severely injuring Kong Chuan. Night Crow then prepared to use the tombstone to write Kong Chuan’s name and kill him.

• Kong Chuan’s blue flames engulfed Night Crow, but Night Crow forced his way through them with blood-red flames and revealed his true Life Foundation, the Evil Ghost Blade.
• Night Crow and Kong Chuan unleashed a powerful clash that destroyed the surrounding area and blasted Lin Shen into a floating island.
• Night Crow emerged with a cracked mask and bloodied mouth, while Kong Chuan’s Blue Peacock Life Foundation and shell were badly damaged.
• Night Crow retrieved the tombstone and prepared to carve Kong Chuan’s name upon it, hoping to kill him while he was gravely wounded.

Lin Shen returned to help Kong Chuan repel Night Crow and recover the supplies bound for Heaven Island. After they delivered the goods, Lin Shen revealed that Kong Chuan was badly injured and warned that another difficult battle might come soon.

• Lin Shen used the Folding Fan and a black ancient seal to weaken Night Crow, letting Kong Chuan drive him off with Boundless Buddha Light.
• Lin Shen told Kong Chuan to recover the supplies, and they escorted them back to Heaven Island.
• Chi 118 and Chi 96 discussed Lin Shen's unusual abilities and vowed to target him when he was unprotected.
• Tian Xin inventoried and stored the supplies after Lin Shen and Kong Chuan reached Heaven Island.
• Lin Shen told Kong Chuan to stop hiding his injuries, and Kong Chuan collapsed after spitting blood.
• Lin Shen gave Kong Chuan healing fluid and warned him that another hard battle might come in a few days.

Lin Shen waited on Giant Ring Star for Tian Xun while worrying that the Night Ghost Race might soon make a move. Red Heart A sent him the advanced technique Concealed Heart, giving him a possible way to hide and unleash his overwhelming strength, but as he struggled to learn it, he noticed dawn was nearly an hour late.

• Lin Shen stayed on Giant Ring Star, worried about Tian Xun’s disappearance and the danger the Night Ghost Race posed to the Chi Family and An Family.
• Lin Shen checked his growing Strength and wondered whether he could combine with the Defier of Fate in battle.
• Red Heart A sent Lin Shen her solution to his strength-control problem, along with the cultivation method for Concealed Heart.
• Lin Shen studied Concealed Heart and tried to hide the fierce finger force from Two Eight Fist within the power of being condemned by thousands, but found the technique too difficult to master.
• Lin Shen noticed that dawn was nearly an hour late and realized something was wrong.

Lin Shen and the others discovered that the Star Ring had failed to light up, as Mixed-Blood Night Ghosts attacked Heaven Island and fought the defenders. Kong Chuan held them back with Peacock Divine Radiance, but Bede used his Power of the Dead to revive three Nirvana pets, leaving Lin Shen to order Kong Chuan to confront him.

• Lin Shen learned from Eldest Sister, Wei Wufu, Tian Xin, and Kong Chuan that the Star Ring had never been delayed before, then gathered his companions and checked that Ye Xing remained imprisoned.
• Lightning revealed Mixed-Blood Night Ghosts attacking Heaven Palace as four Nirvana Realm Experts fought above Heaven Island, so Lin Shen sent Kong Chuan to defend the palace.
• Kong Chuan sealed the attackers and their pets with Peacock Divine Radiance, but Bede arrived and used three Nirvana pets to shrink the protective area.
• Kong Chuan expanded his power, pierced the three Nirvana pets with blue beams, and appeared to destroy them.
• Bede used his Power of the Dead to make the slain pets attack again, and Lin Shen ordered Kong Chuan to go kill Bede.

Lin Shen and his companions fled to Heaven Palace’s warehouse during the Night Ghost attack, only to be confronted by Night Sky and the Old Butler. Night Sky threatened to turn them into Night Ghosts and forced Lin Shen to choose between Ye Xing and everyone else, just as an unknown voice interrupted.

• Lin Shen ordered Kong Chuan to fight Bede while he led Tian Xin and the others toward the warehouse for shelter.
• The Old Butler forced his way into the warehouse and revealed himself as a Night Ghost, accompanied by Night Sky.
• Night Sky used her lullaby to weaken the group, but Lin Shen resisted and held Ye Xing at swordpoint to stop her.
• Night Sky revealed that Tian Xun had been trapped at the Giant God Mausoleum and threatened to kill everyone except A Tian unless Lin Shen released Ye Xing.
• Night Sky ordered the Old Butler to kill the group, but a cold voice spoke from within the warehouse.

Tian Xun revealed herself in the hidden chamber and effortlessly subdued Night Sky and Old Butler before using her Angel Scepter to put nearly every living creature on Heaven Island to sleep. Bede was the sole one who tried to flee, but Tian Xun forced him out of the sky.

• Tian Xun appeared in a secret chamber, and Ye Kong questioned how she had escaped the Giant God Mausoleum.
• Night Sky and Old Butler attacked Tian Xun, but she ordered them to kneel and then lie down, leaving Lin Shen to immobilize them.
• Lin Shen and the others followed Tian Xun outside and saw her use holy radiance to put the creatures across Heaven Island to sleep.
• Bede and Kong Chuan resisted the sleep, but Tian Xun called Bede down and sent him crashing into the ground.

Tian Xun took Lin Shen to loot the secret warehouses of Chi 118 and An 117 while Nirvana Realm Experts fought nearby, then brought the spoils back to Heaven Palace. She told Lin Shen to keep a few items and present the rest to the Heavenly Emperor, urging him to establish himself among the Celestial Race as her pet minister.

• Tian Xun subdued the Night Ghosts and left Kong Chuan and Tian Xin in charge of Heaven Palace while she took Lin Shen away.
• Tian Xun and Lin Shen slipped into Chi 118's castle and forced open its secret warehouse, then emptied it using her shell-like pet.
• Tian Xun led Lin Shen to An 117's territory and looted that secret warehouse as fighting continued nearby.
• Tian Xun returned with Lin Shen to Heaven Palace, handled matters on Heaven Island, and poured out their stolen goods.
• Tian Xun told Lin Shen to choose a few items and give the rest to the Heavenly Emperor, then called him her Little Lover and advised him to become her pet minister.

Lin Shen listened as Tian Xun explained how handing over some loot could help him become the Heavenly Emperor’s favored minister while still letting him keep a share. They examined a rare Space Storage Device taken from Chi 118, and Lin Shen learned how it worked before they continued sorting through the treasures.

• Tian Xun explained why Lin Shen should share loot with the Heavenly Emperor to earn his trust, while keeping enough to build influence.
• Lin Shen asked what to take, and Tian Xun pointed out a Space Storage Device among the loot.
• Tian Xun identified the device as a rare item made by the North Temple Clan and found it could hold around ten thousand cubic meters.
• Tian Xun demonstrated how to store and retrieve items with the device and explained that it used numbered storage and limited energy.
• Lin Shen complained that the device was cumbersome, and Tian Xun invited him to keep examining the treasures.

Lin Shen and Tian Xun searched through Chi 118 and An 117’s treasure trove, where Lin Shen found a powerful Pet Gun and Dead Powder unexpectedly began Nirvana. They continued sorting the loot, ending with Tian Xun urging Lin Shen to hatch a possibly unusual Ascendant Egg.

• Tian Xun advised Lin Shen to leave behind the Nirvana-level Pet Eggs and spirit bases because he could not use them and they could not carry everything.
• Tian Xun recognized Ravager as Wrathful Monarch’s former sidearm and explained that it could be used across levels with an astonishing firing rate.
• Lin Shen tested Ravager, shattered a Pet Capsule against a wall, and was delighted by the weapon’s speed.
• Dead Powder swallowed the Ashes of Reincarnation containing the True Extreme Demon-Slaying Divine Light from Lin Shen’s backpack and began its Nirvana.
• Tian Xun pointed out an Ascendant Egg the others had kept despite its low value to them, and she told Lin Shen to take and hatch it.

Lin Shen and Tian Xun searched Chi 118’s belongings, and Tian Xun discovered that the Land of Utmost Darkness was an Immortal Land whose altered state might have been undone. Lin Shen found a miniature stone tablet resembling Night Crow’s gravestone and wondered whether it had the same power.

• Lin Shen put the Ascendant Egg in his backpack while Tian Xun chose a book about the Giant God Race.
• Lin Shen destroyed promissory notes addressed to Chi 118 and An 117, then searched through boxes of potions, books, and other items.
• Tian Xun explained that the Land of Utmost Darkness was an Immortal Land transformed by Little Wine Emperor and warned that immortal creatures might emerge if the transformation had been destroyed.
• Lin Shen and Tian Xun suspected Chi 118 and Night Crow might be connected to the renewed darkness, so Tian Xun left to question Night Sky.
• Lin Shen found a miniature stone tablet like Night Crow’s gravestone and wondered if it could kill someone whose name was written on it.

Lin Shen tested the Mini Tombstone and learned it revealed his name and birth date, while Tian Xun explained Night Crow’s history and the Night Ghost Race’s plans. Lin Shen and Tian Xun took Night Sky and Ye Xing through a secret passage into the Land of Utmost Darkness, where they reached an underground river.

• Lin Shen activated the Mini Tombstone and watched it reveal his name and exact birth date before the writing faded.
• Tian Xun explained that Night Crow had made himself a Mixed-Blood Night Ghost by taking a Pure-Blooded Night Ghost’s bloodline and was hated by both the Night Ghost Race and other races.
• Tian Xun revealed that Night Sky’s group planned to rescue Ye Xing, guide her through nirvana in the Land of Utmost Darkness, claim Little Wine Emperor’s inheritance, and leave Giant Ring Star.
• Lin Shen left Old Wei and Kong Chuan to guard Heaven Island, then traveled with Tian Xun, Night Sky, and Ye Xing toward the Land of Utmost Darkness.
• Lin Shen and Tian Xun entered the trial ground’s deepest region through a secret passage and reached a black underground river.

Lin Shen, Tian Xun, Ye Xing, and Night Sky followed the underground river to an artificial star system created from a Nirvana Land. Night Sky revealed that taming the five planets’ Mutated Nirvana Creatures would unlock Little Wine Emperor’s inheritance, and the group prepared to choose a planet.

• Tian Xun summoned a Manta Ray, and the group rode it through the widening underground river as the waves grew rougher.
• Night Sky explained that they were nearing the river’s end, and the Manta Ray flew them past a vast waterfall into a sea beneath a bright artificial star system.
• Tian Xun identified the star and planets as artificial creations shaped with spatial power, while Night Sky said the system had evolved from a Nirvana Land.
• Night Sky revealed that each of the five artificial planets held a Mutated Nirvana Creature and that taming all five would open Little Wine Emperor’s inheritance.
• Night Sky described a shortcut involving Ye Xing’s Nirvana and the Night Ghost Race’s Ghost Handprint, but Tian Xun confirmed through the Pious Seraph that Night Sky had not lied.
• Tian Xun asked which planet to visit first, and Night Sky said any planet would do because the inheritance opened after they gathered all five creatures.

Lin Shen and Tian Xun reached the purple planet and found its Mutated Nirvana Creature: a floating robe covered in a sacrificial prayer. After Ye Xing failed to move it, Tian Xun approached to try taming it herself.

• Tian Xun took Lin Shen and the others to the purple planet, where mountain ranges spelled out the Little Wine Emperor's rules and revealed the creature's location.
• Lin Shen and Tian Xun discovered that the creature was a motionless purple robe covered in prayers to the Jade Emperor.
• Night Sky explained that the five creatures could be tamed by wearing them, but attacking them would remove their restraints and could be fatal.
• Lin Shen released Ye Xing's restraints, and Night Sky told her to try wearing the robe.
• Ye Xing slipped her arms into the sleeves and used all her strength, but she could not make the robe move.
• Tian Xun sent Ye Xing back, and Lin Shen warned Tian Xun to be careful as she approached the robe.