Recaps

The Taihao Essence contest ended in less than four years after Chen Qingyu claimed the essence, and the Hundred-Step Divine Rankings vanished. Elder Zhao learned that the Supreme Star Palace wanted him to recruit Chen Qingyu as its Dao Son, despite their grudge, and resolved to repair their relationship before an unexpected visitor arrived.

• The Taihao Essence was taken, ending the contest, and the Hundred-Step Divine Rankings disappeared as prodigies discussed Chen Qingyu's victory.
• A stern young man reprimanded Elder Zhao for breaking the rules, warned that he would be punished, and hinted that he could eventually return to favor.
• The stern young man ordered Elder Zhao to recruit Chen Qingyu into the Supreme Star Palace and offered the position of Dao Son as a possible inducement.
• Elder Zhao worried that Chen Qingyu would use his new power against him, regretted making an enemy of him, and decided to mend their relationship.
• A streak of stellar flight light descended toward the Hall of Ten Thousand Stars, and Elder Zhao recognized its owner.

Chen Qingyu attacked the Hall of Ten Thousand Stars and challenged Elder Zhao, then fought the Extreme Transformation Realm Saint head-on without falling behind. The chapter ended with Elder Zhao staggering back as Chen Qingyu mocked him.

• Chen Qingyu struck the Hall of Ten Thousand Stars with a powerful punch and called Elder Zhao out to die.
• Elder Zhao flew out in fury, unleashing the pressure of an Extreme Transformation Realm Saint across the terrestrial star.
• Elder Zhao attacked Chen Qingyu with a star-shaped fist, and Chen Qingyu met it with his strongest punch.
• Chen Qingyu and Elder Zhao's attacks collided, and their strength appeared evenly matched as the formation shielded the terrestrial star from the shock waves.
• Elder Zhao staggered back three steps, while Chen Qingyu barely swayed and taunted him for his lack of strength.

Chen Qingyu exploited the altered rules around Taihao Star to destroy Elder Zhao’s ultimate divine ability and kill him. The witnesses feared the Supreme Star Palace would retaliate against Chen Qingyu for killing one of its elders.

• Elder Zhao unleashed Star God Descends into the World, drawing power from the worship of beings on eighteen stars.
• Chen Qingyu used [Heaven and Earth, I Alone] to turn the worshippers against Elder Zhao, causing his divine ability to collapse and badly injuring him.
• Elder Zhao tried to flee into the Hall of Ten Thousand Stars, but Chen Qingyu caught him with [Golden Light Traversing the Earth] and shattered his Divine Treasure with a punch.
• The prodigies watching from the Pavilion of Stars were horrified by Elder Zhao’s death and feared the Supreme Star Palace’s retaliation against Chen Qingyu.

After killing Elder Zhao, Chen Qingyu used the Hall of Ten Thousand Stars’ command token to search the terrestrial star for the thirteen Divine Origin Realm cultivators who had attacked him. He captured and killed them all, leaving no one to escape.

• Chen Qingyu took the formation hub command token from Elder Zhao’s corpse and demanded that the thirteen cultivators come out.
• Liang Jingxiao and the others hid, hoping Chen Qingyu would leave before the star gate learned what had happened.
• Chen Qingyu used the command token and his spiritual sense to search the terrestrial star, forcing the cultivators to flee into the sky.
• Chen Qingyu seized the fleeing cultivators with his True Gang power and took control of Gao Yi’s Star-Surpassing Radiance.
• Xiao Zizai and Situ Nan pleaded that they had not attacked Chen Qingyu, but he accused them of helping drag him back to his original position.
• Liang Jingxiao threatened Chen Qingyu and offered to recommend him to the Supreme Star Palace, but Chen Qingyu crushed all thirteen cultivators to death.

After killing Elder Zhao and the thirteen Divine Origin Realm experts, Chen Qingyu settled his final debt by killing Steward Li. He raided the Hall of Ten Thousand Stars for several treasures, seized Elder Zhao’s black flying vessel, and escaped the terrestrial star toward the stargate.

• Chen Qingyu reflected that the unusual star region had let him kill his powerful enemies and noted that only one debt remained.
• Chen Qingyu entered the Hall of Ten Thousand Stars with the central command token and seized Steward Li.
• Chen Qingyu killed Steward Li, settling all three debts.
• Chen Qingyu opened the central treasury and selected seven or eight valuable treasures to take with him.
• Chen Qingyu chose Elder Zhao’s black flying vessel, refined its control core, and opened the formation barrier.
• Chen Qingyu launched the black vessel into the starry expanse and headed toward the stargate.

After killing Elder Zhao and escaping the Pavilion of Stars, Chen Qingyu raced toward the star gate in Elder Zhao’s black flying boat. The guardian elder struck as Chen Qingyu tried to pass, and the boat was blasted apart, leaving his escape unresolved.

• Zhou Daochen and Zhou He watched the black flying boat depart and wondered whether Chen Qingyu could evade the Supreme Star Palace’s pursuit.
• Chen Qingyu flew toward the star gate, relying on the guards not knowing that Elder Zhao was dead and preparing to seize a brief chance to escape.
• The purple-robed old man recognized Elder Zhao’s flying boat, tried to summon him to the garrison, then realized something was wrong when it ignored his messages.
• Chen Qingyu accelerated toward the star gate, and the guardian elder formed a giant palm of starlight to stop the flying boat.
• The black flying boat powered forward and rammed the giant palm, then was blasted apart.

Chen Qingyu escaped the stargate after the guardian elder’s attack destroyed Elder Zhao’s flying vessel, then fled into the vast star sea. The guardian elder pursued him but lost his trail, while vowing that the Supreme Star Palace would hunt him down.

• The purple-robed elder saw Chen Qingyu’s flying vessel shatter under the guardian elder’s blow, but Chen Qingyu escaped through the stargate in a flash of golden light.
• A surviving deacon reported that Chen Qingyu had killed Elder Zhao and all thirteen Divine Origin Realm cultivators, then plundered the Hall of Ten Thousand Stars’ treasury.
• The guardian elder ordered a replacement for Elder Zhao, issued a wanted notice for Chen Qingyu, and set off to pursue him.
• Chen Qingyu recovered beyond the stargate and used Golden Light Traversing the Earth to flee through the star region and into the wider star sea.
• The stern young guardian elder tracked Chen Qingyu to the star sea but lost his trail and vowed that the Supreme Star Palace would capture him.

A guardian elder of the Supreme Star Palace spread a wanted notice for Chen Qingyu across nearby star domains, stirring local powers into a massive search. As Chen Qingyu noticed the unusual traffic of flying boats, he realized a net was closing around him and continued toward home.

• The stern young man used his Supreme Star Palace authority to enlist nearby powers in hunting Chen Qingyu.
• The golden-robed old man told the stern young man that the Reverse Star Disc had already sent the wanted notice, but the stern young man insisted on personally notifying the All Stars Alliance.
• The stern young man visited the major and medium-sized powers, offering a reward for Chen Qingyu and revealing that he possessed the Taihao Essence.
• Greed and the chance to curry favor with the Supreme Star Palace drove many powers to send search parties across the nearby star domains.
• Chen Qingyu noticed the sudden increase in flying boats and searching disciples, suspected the Supreme Star Palace was behind it, and pressed on toward home.

As Chen Qingyu neared the Star Receiving Platform, the Taihao Essence finished transforming his Divine Treasure Seed, and an encounter with an unseen presence revealed the path to Selflessness of the Dao Origin. He reached the Divine Origin Realm and discovered that the Foundation of Primordial Yuan now supported him with seemingly inexhaustible power.

• Chen Qingyu evaded increasingly intense searches by concealing his escape light and continued toward the Star Receiving Platform.
• Chen Qingyu weighed whether to abandon his attempt to reach the Divine Origin Realm and advance to the Divine Treasure Realm instead.
• Chen Qingyu sensed that the Taihao Essence had completed its transformation of his Divine Treasure Seed.
• An unseen presence froze the world around Chen Qingyu and sent obscure information into his consciousness, leading him to understand that the world's Heavenly Dao chose those capable of reaching the Divine Origin Realm.
• Chen Qingyu discovered that his Blood Sea and Nine Heavens had merged more closely with the Foundation of Primordial Yuan, granting him a dramatic increase in power and an inexhaustible supply of True Gang.

After mysteriously entering the Divine Origin Realm, Chen Qingyu set aside his unanswered questions and opened a unique Divine Treasure in one sustained effort. He emerged as a Divine Treasure Realm cultivator with a Myriad Calamity Divine Treasure.

• Chen Qingyu recalled Emperor Yuan’s account of attaining a naturally formed Dao Origin, recognized that he had experienced the same phenomenon, and resolved to investigate it later.
• Chen Qingyu assessed his new strength and decided that reaching the Divine Origin Realm was not enough to contend with Saint King Tianchen and Wu Chenkong.
• Chen Qingyu sat in the starry sky and drove his mature Divine Treasure Seed upward beyond the constraints of his nine heavens.
• After a quarter of an hour, Chen Qingyu’s Divine Treasure Seed escaped the nine heavens and formed a small world infused with stellar power and the presence of myriad calamities.
• Chen Qingyu’s True Gang power transformed into Divine Treasure power, and he recognized that he had opened a Myriad Calamity Divine Treasure.

After reaching the Divine Treasure Realm, Chen Qingyu gained the Power of Myriad Calamities and greatly increased control over space. Star Lord Gaoming found him in the star sea, and Chen Qingyu began a fierce battle by injuring the Saint King with a single punch.

• Chen Qingyu examined his transformed body and discovered that his new Divine Treasure Realm power let him wield spatial mysteries.
• Realizing that nearby supreme mighty figures might have sensed his breakthrough, Chen Qingyu prepared to leave, but Star Lord Gaoming appeared and announced his intent to extract the Taihao Essence and hand him to the Supreme Star Palace.
• Chen Qingyu assessed that Gaoming was the only Saint King who had found him and declared that Gaoming would be the first Saint King he killed.
• Chen Qingyu struck Gaoming with the Myriad Star Destruction Fist Seal, breaking through his layered defenses and sending him flying while seriously injuring him.
• Chen Qingyu pursued the wounded Gaoming and drove another punch toward his head.

Chen Qingyu fought Star Lord Gaoming and discovered that his Star Curtain Heavenly Robe could withstand the Myriad Calamity Wheel Seal’s Calamity of Annihilation. When Chen Qingyu switched to the Omnidirectional Calamity, its supergravity made the defensive robe collapse, leaving Star Lord Gaoming in danger.

• Chen Qingyu’s punch broke through Star Lord Gaoming’s Divine Treasure defenses, but Gaoming stopped it with his Fundamental Dao Art, the Star Curtain Heavenly Robe.
• Star Lord Gaoming realized Chen Qingyu’s strength rivaled that of a Saint King, while Chen Qingyu identified Gaoming’s defensive technique.
• Chen Qingyu used the Myriad Calamity Wheel Seal’s Calamity of Annihilation, which repeatedly shattered the Star Curtain Heavenly Robe but could not overcome its constant restoration.
• Star Lord Gaoming relied on the robe’s endless replenishment and chose to wait out Chen Qingyu, while Chen Qingyu worried that other powerful figures might arrive.
• Chen Qingyu changed the calamity attribute to the star-aspected Omnidirectional Calamity, whose supergravity collapsed the Star Curtain Heavenly Robe and shocked Star Lord Gaoming.

Chen Qingyu stopped time and killed Star Lord Gaoming with a barrage of accumulated punches. The surviving Saint Kings blamed the Supreme Star Palace’s information and hesitated to pursue him, while Chen Qingyu headed for the Star Receiving Platform.

• Chen Qingyu used [Words Become Law] and [Calamity of Annihilation] to stop time, then realized he had gained the ability to halt its flow.
• Chen Qingyu unleashed tens of thousands of Myriad Star Destruction Fist Seal punches against the frozen Star Lord Gaoming and killed him when time resumed.
• Chen Qingyu flew toward the Star Receiving Platform, confident that ordinary Saint Kings could no longer threaten him, and vowed to deal with Saint King Tianchen and Wu Chenkong.
• Three Saint Kings arrived at the site and concluded that Chen Qingyu had most likely killed Star Lord Gaoming.
• A Saint King woman blamed the Supreme Star Palace’s guardian elder and left, while the two remaining Saint Kings decided to report the death and await instructions.

Chen Qingyu returned to the Desolate Continent through the Star Receiving Platform, while a Supreme Star Palace Hall-Presiding Elder arrived too late to follow him. The Elder explained that Chen Qingyu had destroyed the platform on his side, leaving his pursuers without coordinates.

• Chen Qingyu hurried to the Star Receiving Platform, eager to return home and visit the Ninth Ancestor and Emperor Yuan.
• Chen Qingyu activated the platform and vanished from the meteorite ring.
• A stern young man at the battlefield learned that Chen Qingyu had killed Star Lord Gaoming and worried that pursuing him was dangerous.
• A Supreme Star Palace Hall-Presiding Elder arrived and took the stern young man to Chen Qingyu's Star Receiving Platform.
• The Hall-Presiding Elder discovered that Chen Qingyu had destroyed the corresponding platform, preventing them from tracking him further.

Chen Qingyu escaped the Supreme Star Palace’s pursuit after learning its Palace Master wanted to take him as a personal disciple. Back in the Floating Heavenly Palace, he destroyed the Star Receiving Platform to protect himself and his Lineage, then reunited with the Ninth Ancestor.

• A stern young man worried that Chen Qingyu’s escape would bring punishment, but the buzz-cut young man revealed that the Palace Master wanted Chen Qingyu invited to the Supreme Star Palace as his personal disciple.
• The buzz-cut young man told the stern young man to return to the star gate encampment while he went back to the palace to report Chen Qingyu’s escape.
• Chen Qingyu returned to the Floating Heavenly Palace and destroyed the Star Receiving Platform so the Supreme Star Palace could not use it to reach his homeland.
• The Ninth Ancestor arrived, welcomed Chen Qingyu back, and asked why he had destroyed the Star Receiving Platform.

Chen Qingyu returned from the Void Cosmos having reached the Divine Origin Realm and obtained the Taihao Essence, while the Ninth Ancestor revealed that Chen Qingyu’s father had also advanced to the Extreme Transformation Realm. Chen Qingyu disclosed that he had killed an elder of the Supreme Star Palace and destroyed the Star Reception Platform to protect the Chen Clan, then offered to give his spoils to the Lineage.

• Chen Qingyu told the Ninth Ancestor that he had destroyed the Star Reception Platform to prevent a powerful enemy from tracking him.
• Chen Qingyu revealed that he had reached the Divine Origin Realm and obtained the Taihao Essence, delighting the Ninth Ancestor.
• The Ninth Ancestor told Chen Qingyu that his father had emerged from seclusion and advanced to the Extreme Transformation Realm, with his Sage Ceremony scheduled in two days.
• Chen Qingyu told the Ninth Ancestor that his enemy was the Supreme Star Palace and that he had killed one of its Extreme Transformation Realm elders.
• Chen Qingyu offered to give the treasures he brought back from the Void Cosmos to the Lineage, including gifts for the Ninth Ancestor, his father, and his great-grandfather.

Chen Qingyu returned from the Void Cosmos with three Saint King treasures and two lifespan-extending pills, then learned that the Emperor Yuan Palace had strengthened its influence across the Desolate Continent. The chapter ended with him asking whether the Sage Evolution Palace had made any unusual moves.

• Chen Qingyu gave the Ninth Ancestor three Saint King treasures plundered from the Supreme Star Palace and said he would gift a starry bracelet to his father.
• Chen Qingyu explained that the two Myriad Transformations Star-Replenishing Pills could extend a Saint King’s lifespan by three thousand years, but could not help Emperor Yuan.
• The Ninth Ancestor urged Chen Qingyu to give Emperor Yuan one pill, but Chen Qingyu said it would have no effect on a Quasi-Emperor.
• The Ninth Ancestor reported that the Emperor Yuan Palace had expanded its influence and that the Yama Holy Land and Tianhe Luo Clan had joined its camp.
• The Ninth Ancestor explained that the Tianhe Luo Clan had defected because it feared being destroyed due to its weakness.
• Chen Qingyu asked whether the Sage Evolution Palace had made any unusual moves while he was away.

Chen Qingyu discussed the looming war and the stalled Holy Land Alliance with the Ninth Ancestor before returning home to reunite with Chen Zhengxing. He learned that his father had adopted Qingmeng and asked where she was.

• Chen Qingyu and the Ninth Ancestor discussed Emperor Yuan Palace's inactivity, the Holy Land Alliance's poor progress, and the nonhuman holy lands' agreement to help in the coming war.
• Chen Qingyu returned home and reunited with Chen Zhengxing, who was surprised by the depth of his strength and heard that he had reached the Divine Treasure Realm.
• Chen Zhengxing offered to prepare a feast, and Chen Qingyu reminded him of his promise to cook when their family reunited.
• Chen Qingyu learned that Chen Zhengxing had met Qingmeng and formally adopted her as his daughter.
• Chen Qingyu asked where Qingmeng was.

Chen Qingyu learned about preparations for Chen Zhengxing’s Saint’s grand ceremony and discussed the Chen Clan’s relations with other holy lands. Chen Qingmeng woke and reunited with him at dinner, where the family settled in to eat.

• Chen Zhengxing told Chen Qingyu that Chen Qingmeng had been growing quickly under the Ninth Ancestor’s care and often slept.
• Chen Zhengxing explained that envoys from nearly every holy land had arrived for the ceremony, and Chen Qingyu identified Wang Pojun among them.
• Chen Qingyu and Chen Zhengxing discussed the Emperor Yuan Palace envoy, agreeing to wait until after the ceremony before expelling her.
• Chen Qingmeng entered the dining hall, rushed into Chen Qingyu’s arms, and happily joined him and Chen Zhengxing for dinner.

Chen Qingyu reunited with his sister Ling Shuangxue, who had come to the Divine Capital with the Spirit Clan Royal Court delegation, and brought her home to meet their father. Chen Zhengxing welcomed her back, but lamented that he still could not rescue their mother; Chen Qingyu confidently promised their family would reunite soon.

• After a year apart, Chen Qingyu recognized Ling Shuangxue at the residence entrance and embraced her.
• Ling Shuangxue told Chen Qingyu that she had become the Spirit Race's Dao Son and had joined the delegation to visit the Divine Capital.
• Chen Qingyu showed Ling Shuangxue around their home and reminded her of their childhood and their mother, Ling Qiuxia.
• Chen Zhengxing returned, saw Ling Shuangxue, and was relieved when she called him Father.
• Chen Zhengxing lamented that he could not bring Ling Qiuxia home, and Chen Qingyu promised their family would reunite soon.

Chen Zhengxing and his family discussed Ling Shuangxue’s brief visit and the possibility of reuniting with Ling Qiuxia if war broke out. The next morning, Chen Zhengxing’s Saint Ceremony began in the Floating Heavenly Palace as guests and Chen Clan members celebrated his rise.

• Chen Zhengxing praised Ling Shuangxue’s achievements as the Spirit Clan Royal Court’s Dao Son, while she wondered whether the Blood Exchange Ritual had been worth it.
• Chen Qingyu reassured Ling Shuangxue that their family would reunite, and Chen Zhengxing asked her to bring Ling Qiuxia to the Divine Capital if war began.
• Ling Shuangxue said she had to leave after Chen Zhengxing’s ceremony and worried that Ling Qiuxia would refuse to come; Chen Zhengxing joked that he would beg her.
• Envoys from the Demon Race, Crystal Clan, and Dragon Race arrived in the Divine Capital, and the Myriad Stars Armillary Heaven Bell announced the start of Chen Zhengxing’s Saint Ceremony.
• Chen Clan residents and relatives celebrated Chen Zhengxing’s ascension, while Chen Yuanhe declared that the clan was flourishing again.

The Chen Clan of Changluo hosted envoys from human and nonhuman holy lands for Chen Zhengxing’s Saint’s ceremony, where they presented lavish congratulatory gifts. Chen Qingyu then gave his father a peak Extreme Transformation Realm Saint King Mystic Artifact, which Chen Zhengxing accepted.

• The Ninth Ancestor welcomed representatives from eight human factions and ten nonhuman factions to Chen Zhengxing’s Saint’s ceremony.
• Chen Zhengxing thanked the guests and spoke modestly about reaching the Extreme Transformation Realm.
• The holy land envoys presented lavish gifts, and the Emperor Yuan Palace offered a portion of the Spring of Longevity and a Saint’s Divine Weapon.
• Chen Qingyu interrupted the ceremony and presented Chen Zhengxing with a silver, star-attribute Saint King Mystic Artifact.
• Chen Zhengxing realized the artifact likely came from the Void Universe Star Sea and accepted it, intending to keep it safe for Chen Qingyu.

Emperor Yuan died, and his passing sent the Desolate Continent into mourning as the thirty-thousand-year-old era began to collapse. At Emperor Yuan Palace, Saint King Tianchen claimed control, while Wu Chenkong destroyed the Divine Void Small World and prepared to march with the power he had gathered.

• Bloody rain and trembling earth revealed Emperor Yuan’s death, and Chen Qingyu realized the white spirit crystal had vanished.
• At Emperor Yuan Palace, the white-clad Emperor Yuan died beside the stream as three presences mourned above the palace.
• Saint King Tianchen announced that his master had died and declared himself the new master of Emperor Yuan Palace, summoning all Extreme Transformation Realm Saints.
• In the Divine Void Small World, Wu Chenkong began his plan and destroyed its Lower Worlds and Middle Worlds, absorbing their Great Void Might.
• Wu Chenkong reduced the Divine Void Small World to Taicang Heavenly Capital, declared the destruction plan complete, and ordered his followers to march with him.

After Emperor Yuan's death, Saint King Tianchen became the second master of Emperor Yuan Palace and ordered an assault on the Desolate Continent, targeting Divine Capital Changluo and the Three Xuan Minor Realm. Meanwhile, Wu Xiangchen resolved to destroy the Great Yin Grotto before Wu Chenkong could return, but sensed someone nearby as he arrived.

• Saint King Tianchen formally became the second master of Emperor Yuan Palace and announced that the palace would conquer the Desolate Continent.
• Saint King Tianchen divided the palace's forces, ordering Saint King Langgu to attack the Three Xuan Minor Realm with the Primordial Harmony Heavenly Crown.
• Saint King Tianchen chose to lead twelve Saints and the Origin-Slaying Heavenly Execution Sword against the Chen Clan in Divine Capital Changluo, aiming to prevent an alliance and avenge Chen Qingyu's humiliation.
• Saint King Danzhu agreed to guard Emperor Yuan Palace with the Heaven and Earth Mountains and Rivers Pearl as Saint King Tianchen ordered the gate between the two realms opened.
• Wu Xiangchen decided to destroy the Great Yin Grotto and the Wu ancestors' corpses before the missing Wu Chenkong could return as a Corpse Demon.
• Wu Xiangchen reached the grotto's depths, sensed someone nearby, and demanded that they reveal themselves.

Wu Xiangchen confronted the Taihuang Wu Clan’s supreme elders, who had sided with Wu Chenkong, and Wu Chenkong killed him before reclaiming control of the clan. In Divine Capital Changluo, the holy land envoys formed an alliance under the Chen Clan and agreed to destroy the Great Yin Grottoes as war loomed.

• Six Taihuang Wu Clan supreme elders surrounded Wu Xiangchen and declared their loyalty to Wu Chenkong and the Sage Evolution Palace.
• Wu Xiangchen tried to summon the clan’s supreme treasures, but they did not answer; Wu Chenkong arrived and demanded that he kneel.
• Wu Xiangchen called Wu Chenkong a Corpse Demon and attempted to flee, but Wu Chenkong killed him with a thought.
• After Emperor Yuan’s death, the white-robed woman left the Floating Heavenly Palace to return to the Emperor Yuan Palace.
• The Ninth Ancestor urged the holy land envoys to unite against the Emperor Yuan Palace and the Sage Evolution Palace, and the Myriad Phenomena Holy Land’s envoy accepted the Chen Clan’s leadership.
• The envoys agreed to destroy the Great Yin Grottoes and send their strongest forces to Divine Capital Changluo; Chen Qingyu anticipated the battles ahead.