Recaps

Chen Qingyu left the besieged fortress and used Time Stasis and Space Collapse to kill the twenty-odd peak Emperor Venerables surrounding it. He then raced toward the main battlefield, and the black-robed man followed him.

• The Earthly Branch Alliance’s Emperor Venerables argued over whether to keep besieging the fortress or wait for reinforcements.
• Sect Master Guangwang and the others worried that the fortress would be trapped once the Heavenly Stem Alliance fell, but Chen Qingyu said his opportunity had arrived.
• Chen Qingyu left the fortress, froze time, and used Space Collapse to kill the twenty-odd Emperor Venerables outside.
• After time resumed, Emperor Venerable Duanxu, Sect Master Guangwang, and the others realized that Chen Qingyu had killed the besiegers and were stunned by his strength.
• Chen Qingyu flew toward the main battlefield, and the black-robed man left the fortress to follow him.

The Heavenly Stem Alliance’s stronghold west of Mount Taishi fell to a surprise attack, and Great Emperor Blazing Sun and the Hemp-Robed Ancestor fought the Earthly Branch Alliance’s three overlords amid a huge battle. As Great Emperor Blazing Sun was wounded and the Heavenly Stem Alliance faced defeat, a dazzling golden streak charged into the main battlefield.

• The Earthly Branch Alliance’s three overlords and dozens of experts stormed the stronghold, killing more than a dozen peak Emperor Venerables before Great Emperor Blazing Sun and the Hemp-Robed Ancestor arrived with reinforcements.
• Great Emperor Blazing Sun and the Hemp-Robed Ancestor engaged the three overlords while more than a hundred experts fought across the ruins.
• Two of the Earthly Branch Alliance’s overlords coordinated their attacks against Great Emperor Blazing Sun, exploiting his frontal fighting style and wounding him.
• Great Emperor Blazing Sun worried that the Heavenly Stem Alliance’s forces across Mount Taishi would be overwhelmed and cursed the Heavenly Bohai Sea for failing to detect the enemy’s troop movements.
• One of the overlords distracted Great Emperor Blazing Sun as the other stabbed him from behind, then escaped before his counterattack could land.
• A dazzling golden streak of flight light charged toward the main battlefield.

Chen Qingyu broke through to the main battlefield and wounded an Emperor Venerable Limit expert before Hidden Shadow ambushed him. Chen Qingyu injured Hidden Shadow with the law of time, but Hidden Shadow vanished, leaving Chen Qingyu unable to sense where his next attack would come from.

• Chen Qingyu entered the main battlefield and gravely wounded an Earthly Branch Alliance Emperor Venerable Limit expert with a casual strike.
• The white phantom ordered Hidden Shadow to kill Chen Qingyu while Great Emperor Blazing Sun was unable to leave his duel to help.
• Hidden Shadow ambushed Chen Qingyu, but Chen Qingyu stopped time and injured him with a succession of attacks.
• Hidden Shadow revealed that Chen Qingyu controlled the law of time, then vanished and warned that he would not give Chen Qingyu another chance.
• Chen Qingyu searched for Hidden Shadow with his divine sense and other perception methods but could not detect him.

Great Emperor Blazing Sun pressed the white phantom while Chen Qingyu fought Great Emperor Hidden Shadow, who attacked from the Shadow Domain. Chen Qingyu reversed time to catch Hidden Shadow during an ambush, drained more than ten thousand years of his lifespan, and left him suspecting Chen Qingyu came from the Twelve Yuanchen Palace.

• Great Emperor Blazing Sun attacked the white phantom with his full strength after Great Emperor Hidden Shadow left to intercept Chen Qingyu.
• Great Emperor Hidden Shadow vanished into the Shadow Domain and ambushed Chen Qingyu, but Chen Qingyu endured the attack.
• Chen Qingyu revealed that he had deliberately let Hidden Shadow attack so he could catch him as he briefly returned to the physical world.
• Chen Qingyu reversed time, bound Great Emperor Hidden Shadow with chains of light, and drained more than ten thousand years from his lifespan before Hidden Shadow escaped.
• Great Emperor Hidden Shadow accused Chen Qingyu of mastering the Law of Time and asked whether he came from the Twelve Yuanchen Palace.

Chen Qingyu drove back the invading commanders at Mount Taishi, turning a desperate battle into a victory for the Earthly Branch Alliance. Great Emperor Blazing Sun and the Hemp-Robed Ancestor praised him and offered to sponsor his entry into the Heavenly Stems Council.

• Great Emperor Hidden Shadow hesitated to attack Chen Qingyu again, fearing that his time-based methods would cost him more lifespan.
• Chen Qingyu left Great Emperor Hidden Shadow and rushed to aid Great Emperor Blazing Sun, who was struggling against the white phantom.
• Great Emperor Hidden Shadow refused to stop Chen Qingyu, and the white phantom ordered a retreat; the other invading commanders and their forces withdrew from Mount Taishi.
• The Hemp-Robed Ancestor halted the Earthly Branch Alliance's pursuit and sent its forces to reclaim the outposts and fortresses.
• Great Emperor Blazing Sun and the Hemp-Robed Ancestor credited Chen Qingyu with turning the battle around and offered to sponsor him for membership in the Heavenly Stems Council.

Chen Qingyu accepted Great Emperor Blazing Sun and the Hemp-Robed Ancestor’s recommendation to join the Heavenly Stems Council after learning the alliance was struggling in the war. As the Earthly Branch Alliance retreated from Mount Taishi, Great Emperor Tianchen began to suspect that Great Emperor Wanjie’s abilities were more unusual than they appeared.

• Great Emperor Blazing Sun explained that the Heavenly Stem Alliance was losing ground in the Heavenly Bohai Sea and asked Chen Qingyu to join the Heavenly Stems Council.
• Chen Qingyu agreed to be recommended under the name Great Emperor Wanjie, and the Hemp-Robed Ancestor said the council would likely approve him.
• A messenger reported that the Earthly Branch Alliance was retreating from Mount Taishi, and Great Emperor Blazing Sun said reinforcements would take over the defenses while the group returned to headquarters.
• During their withdrawal, an Invincible Emperor Venerable accused Great Emperor Hidden Shadow of causing the failed ambush, while Hidden Shadow insisted Great Emperor Wanjie’s lifespan-cutting ability had disrupted the fight.
• Great Emperor Tianchen agreed that Great Emperor Wanjie’s effect on Hidden Shadow’s lifespan was suspicious, but said he was not accusing Hidden Shadow of holding back.

Great Emperor Tianchen realized that Chen Qingyu had reached the Third Divine Realm and sent a secret message to Emperor Huan. After the Heavenly Stem Alliance celebrated its victory at Mount Taishi, the council promoted Chen Qingyu to the Heavenly Stems Council and awarded him ten thousand merit points.

• Great Emperor Hidden Shadow recalled that the force stripping away his lifespan had seemed unlike the Law of Time, and Great Emperor Tianchen concluded that Chen Qingyu had used Divine Power and was a future half-step Heavenly Lord.
• Great Emperor Tianchen secretly contacted Emperor Huan through his Heavenly Lord Talisman Edict, then concealed his discovery while continuing to speak with Great Emperor Hidden Shadow and Emperor Venerable Changbai.
• Great Emperor Blazing Sun and the Hemp-Robed Ancestor addressed the Emperor Venerables after confirming the Earthly Branch Alliance had withdrawn from Mount Taishi, praising Chen Qingyu for turning the battle around.
• The Hemp-Robed Ancestor announced that the council had made Chen Qingyu the fifty-fifth member of the Heavenly Stems Council and awarded him ten thousand merit points.

Chen Qingyu earned council membership and ten thousand merit points, then returned from Mount Taishi as Great Emperor Tianchen reported his abilities to Emperor Huan. Emperor Huan concluded that Chen Qingyu might soon become a Half-Step Heavenly Lord and resolved to have him eliminated before he advanced.

• Great Emperor Blazing Sun explained that Chen Qingyu's ten thousand merit points met the threshold for the fifth rank and council membership, giving him access to council privileges.
• After reinforcements arrived at Mount Taishi, Chen Qingyu completed the garrison handover and left with Great Emperor Blazing Sun and the Hemp-Robed Ancestor for alliance headquarters.
• Great Emperor Tianchen contacted Emperor Huan through his Heavenly Lord Talisman Edict and told her about Chen Qingyu's Third Divine Realm and suspected command of time and lifespan laws.
• Emperor Huan reasoned that Chen Qingyu might have fused upper-tier laws and could soon become a Half-Step Heavenly Lord.
• Emperor Huan decided that Chen Qingyu had to be killed before he advanced, fearing his rise would change the balance between the alliances.

After reporting intelligence about the Heavenly Stem Alliance to Emperor Huan, Great Emperor Tianchen received secret rewards and was ordered to keep the matter quiet. Back at headquarters, Chen Qingyu gained council status, contacted Sixth Senior Brother, and asked when he could return to headquarters.

• Emperor Huan praised Great Emperor Tianchen for secretly bringing her news and promised him a hidden reward while ordering him not to discuss or investigate the matter.
• Chen Qingyu returned to the Heavenly Stem Alliance headquarters and received 10,050 merit points, raising his Heavenly Lord Talisman Edict to fifth rank.
• Other fifth-rank members greeted Chen Qingyu, while Iron Lady complained that he had not come to help at the Heavenly Bohai Sea.
• Chen Qingyu identified Great Emperor Wanxing as Sixth Senior Brother and sent him a message.
• Sixth Senior Brother recognized Chen Qingyu, praised his rapid progress, and asked why he needed him to return to headquarters.

Chen Qingyu used ten Hearts of Myriad Realms to advance to Middle Emperor Venerable and resumed purifying his Dao of Myriad Calamities. He was interrupted by an urgent message from Great Emperor Blazing Sun.

• Chen Qingyu asked Sixth Senior Brother to use his merit points to obtain Hearts of Myriad Realms, and Sixth Senior Brother arranged to transfer him to the Heavenly Bohai Sea in half a month.
• Chen Qingyu exchanged for ten Hearts of Myriad Realms and refined them in his residence.
• After ten days, Chen Qingyu advanced to Middle Emperor Venerable, with his upper-tier laws reaching the level of an Invincible Emperor Venerable.
• Chen Qingyu reflected on the path to Heavenly Lord and resumed purifying his Dao of Myriad Calamities.
• Three days later, Great Emperor Blazing Sun sent Chen Qingyu an urgent message, and Chen Qingyu asked what was wrong.

After the Great Tomb of a Thousand Autumns came under threat from a powerful Earthly Branch Alliance force, Chen Qingyu joined a five-hundred-Emperor Venerable reinforcement group. As they set out, he learned how the tomb’s strange environment worked and reflected on the Heavenly Stem Alliance’s worsening strategic position.

• Great Emperor Blazing Sun informed Chen Qingyu that three powerful overlords had reinforced the Great Tomb of a Thousand Autumns and the defenders were retreating.
• Chen Qingyu joined Great Emperor Blazing Sun, the Hemp-Robed Ancestor, and five hundred Emperor Venerables at the assembly point.
• The reinforcement force departed the headquarters, and Chen Qingyu asked Great Emperor Blazing Sun what had happened at the tomb.
• Great Emperor Blazing Sun explained that the Heavenly Stem Alliance’s worsening position at the Heavenly Bohai Sea was leaving its secondary battlefields exposed and threatening its defensive line.
• Great Emperor Blazing Sun described the Great Tomb of a Thousand Autumns’ random living-dead mechanism to Chen Qingyu.
• Chen Qingyu wondered why the Earthly Branch Alliance was so determined to hold the Heavenly Bohai Sea rather than first breaking the defensive line.

Chen Qingyu and Great Emperor Blazing Sun entered the Great Tomb of a Thousand Autumns with their reinforcements, only to discover that the Hemp-Robed Ancestor had betrayed them and brought Emperor Huan. Emperor Huan’s attack annihilated the five hundred Emperor Venerables, and she singled out Chen Qingyu as the story left him facing a Half-Step Heavenly Lord.

• Great Emperor Blazing Sun led Chen Qingyu, the Hemp-Robed Ancestor, and five hundred Emperor Venerables into the Great Tomb of a Thousand Autumns.
• The Hemp-Robed Ancestor abruptly left the group and admitted that he had betrayed Great Emperor Blazing Sun.
• Chen Qingyu pulled Great Emperor Blazing Sun back as Emperor Huan’s pale divine light killed all five hundred Emperor Venerables.
• The Hemp-Robed Ancestor revealed that he had secretly defected to the Earthly Branch Alliance and dismissed Great Emperor Blazing Sun’s threats.
• Great Emperor Blazing Sun reported the Hemp-Robed Ancestor as a spy, while Chen Qingyu realized the mission had likely been a trap aimed at him.
• Emperor Huan addressed Chen Qingyu as Great Emperor Wanjie and said she had come to find him herself.

Emperor Huan ambushed Chen Qingyu, and Great Emperor Blazing Sun died buying him a chance to escape. Chen Qingyu faced Emperor Huan’s time-loop power and tried to defend himself with the Law of Space, but her attack struck his Wall of Space.

• Emperor Blazing Sun charged at Emperor Huan to give Chen Qingyu time to flee, while Chen Qingyu sent his sixth senior brother a plea for rescue.
• Emperor Huan killed Great Emperor Blazing Sun with a single finger after repeating the moment through countless branches of time.
• Chen Qingyu recognized that Emperor Huan’s power manipulated time, while the Hemp-Robed Ancestor watched in fear.
• Emperor Huan trapped Chen Qingyu in divine light and pointed at him, activating her time loop again.
• Chen Qingyu used the Law of Space to create a Wall of Space, but Emperor Huan’s finger struck it.

Emperor Huan repeatedly attacked Chen Qingyu inside her Time Ring Domain, but his Primordial Yang Indestructibility kept healing his fatal injuries. The battle continued as the Hemp-Robed Ancestor began to regret siding with Emperor Huan.

• Emperor Huan shattered Chen Qingyu’s spatial barrier and gravely wounded him with a finger strike, but Primordial Yang Indestructibility healed him.
• Emperor Huan recognized Chen Qingyu’s regenerative Dao art and resolved to kill him before he could become a half-step Heavenly Lord.
• Chen Qingyu pointed out that his Law of Time caused time outside the Time Ring Domain to keep flowing, but Emperor Huan dismissed the chance that anyone would come to help him.
• Emperor Huan repeatedly attacked while Chen Qingyu used spatial techniques to defend himself, and the Hemp-Robed Ancestor wondered if he had chosen the wrong side.

Chen Qingyu survived Emperor Huan’s time loop by sensing the reset and combining the Law of Gravity with the Law of Space, forcing her to restart the loop. When the next loop began, he revealed that he also controlled the Law of Light, leaving Emperor Huan stunned.

• Emperor Huan nearly killed Chen Qingyu at the end of the first quarter-hour loop, but the Time Ring Domain reset before she could finish him.
• As Emperor Huan attacked in the new loop, Chen Qingyu sensed that time had already looped and used the Law of Gravity alongside the Law of Space to weaken her strike.
• Chen Qingyu mocked Emperor Huan and vanished, while she realized his control of the Law of Time let him detect the loops.
• Emperor Huan attacked again, but Chen Qingyu’s added defense made her use the full quarter-hour before resetting the loop once more.
• In the next loop, Emperor Huan discovered Chen Qingyu also controlled the Law of Light and froze in disbelief as he taunted her.

Chen Qingyu used his higher laws to withstand Emperor Huan until Great Emperor Wanxing arrived and revealed that Chen was his junior brother. Emperor Huan fled, and Great Emperor Wanxing killed the Hemp-Robed Ancestor before asking Chen whether he was unharmed.

• During their eighth cycle of battle, Chen Qingyu revealed his tenth higher law, leaving Emperor Huan bewildered and convinced he could not command every law.
• Chen Qingyu received a message through his Heavenly Lord Talisman Edict, and Great Emperor Wanxing broke through the sealed passage to reach him.
• Great Emperor Wanxing called Chen Qingyu his junior brother and demanded that Emperor Huan release him; Emperor Huan recognized Chen as Supreme Star Venerable's new direct disciple.
• Great Emperor Wanxing threatened to summon three others, and Emperor Huan dismissed her Time Ring Domain and fled through the passage.
• The Hemp-Robed Ancestor begged Emperor Huan not to abandon him, but Great Emperor Wanxing struck him dead and then hurried to check on Chen Qingyu.

Great Emperor Wanxing rescued Chen Qingyu and explained that the Alliance War was a contest among Half-Step Heavenly Lords, with the Earthly Branch Alliance having long planned to gain an advantage. He began recounting three events from three hundred years earlier that led to the Heavenly Stem Alliance's desperate position.

• Great Emperor Wanxing confirmed Chen Qingyu was unharmed and praised him for holding off Emperor Huan for an hour.
• Great Emperor Wanxing took Chen Qingyu back toward the Heavenly Bohai Sea and said he would arrange his transfer from guarding the headquarters and the Great Tomb of a Thousand Autumns.
• Chen Qingyu asked why the alliances were fighting in the Heavenly Bohai Sea, and Great Emperor Wanxing said the Half-Step Heavenly Lords were using everyone else as pawns in their struggle.
• Great Emperor Wanxing explained that the Heavenly Lords controlled access to the Gift of Eternal Life and that the epoch's final bestowal was the real prize.
• Great Emperor Wanxing said the Earthly Branch Alliance had laid plans after the epoch entered its final stage, beginning with the Dark Emperor joining them three hundred years earlier.

Great Emperor Wanxing told Chen Qingyu how the Earthly Branch Alliance used three schemes to weaken their opponents and drive them toward the Limit-Breaking Point. Chen Qingyu understood why the war had reached the Heavenly Bohai Sea, then asked what determined the end of an era and how much time remained.

• Great Emperor Wanxing explained that Liang Jingtiao, the Lord of Time's secret disciple, joined the Earthly Branch Alliance as a Half-Step Heavenly Lord.
• Great Emperor Wanxing recounted how a gifted Half-Step Heavenly Lord sought a Gift of Eternal Life for his wife, and the Mystery Lord secured one for her.
• The Earthly Branch Alliance sabotaged the wife's ritual, prompting the Half-Step Heavenly Lord to relinquish his merit and leave the Endless Battlefield.
• Great Emperor Wanxing explained that the Earthly Branch Alliance aimed to force the Heavenly Stem Alliance to the Limit-Breaking Point and drive its members from the Endless Battlefield.
• Chen Qingyu asked Great Emperor Wanxing what determined the divisions between eras and how long remained before the current era ended.

Great Emperor Wanxing brought Chen Qingyu back to the Heavenly Bohai Sea and explained that Chen had to reach Half-Step Heavenly Lord before the coming blessing. At the fortress, three allied Half-Step Heavenly Lords confronted Wanxing over his unexplained absence, and he introduced Chen as his junior brother and the hope of turning the tide.

• Great Emperor Wanxing told Chen Qingyu that the epoch's end was uncertain and urged him to become a Half-Step Heavenly Lord before the blessing appeared.
• Great Emperor Wanxing and Chen Qingyu reached the Heavenly Bohai Sea, where Wanxing saw the allies were still holding off the Earthly Branch Alliance.
• Chen Qingyu thanked Great Emperor Wanxing for risking his chance at the blessing to rescue him, and Wanxing reminded him they were brothers.
• Great Emperor Wanxing carried Chen Qingyu to the Heavenly Sea Fortress as the enemy's probing attack withdrew.
• Three allied Half-Step Heavenly Lords angrily demanded an explanation from Great Emperor Wanxing for leaving, and he introduced Chen Qingyu as his junior brother and their hope of turning the tide.

Chen Qingyu reunited with Great Emperor Wanxing and met the Heavenly Stem Alliance’s leaders, who learned that he had held off Liang Jingtiao. The leaders agreed to support his cultivation without limit so he could reach the Half-Step Heavenly Lord realm as soon as possible.

• The young woman and two Half-Step Heavenly Lords learned that Chen Qingyu was Great Emperor Wanxing’s junior brother and celebrated his arrival.
• Great Emperor Wanxing explained that Liang Jingtiao had attacked Chen Qingyu and that Great Emperor Blazing Sun had died while Great Emperor Hemp Robe was a spy.
• Great Emperor Wanxing revealed that Chen Qingyu had held off Liang Jingtiao for an hour, astonishing the alliance leaders.
• Chen Qingyu said he could counter Liang Jingtiao with the Law of Time but could not hold off other Half-Step Heavenly Lords.
• Chen Qingyu estimated he could reach the Half-Step Heavenly Lord realm within months if supplied with Hearts of Myriad Realms.
• The alliance leaders promised to place their merit points at Chen Qingyu’s disposal and supply him with Hearts of Myriad Realms without limit.

Chen Qingyu completed the purification of his Dao of Myriad Calamities and began absorbing Hearts of Myriad Realms to strengthen his cultivation. Earlier, Emperor Huan, Liang Jingtiao, failed to kill Great Emperor Wanjie, and the other Half-Step Heavenly Lords confronted her after Great Emperor Wanxing’s return thwarted their plans.

• Emperor Huan, Liang Jingtiao, attempted to kill Great Emperor Wanjie, but Great Emperor Wanxing left the Heavenly Bohai Sea and rescued him.
• Emperor Wanxing returned before the Earthly Branch Alliance could prepare an attack, and Liang Jingtiao returned to Seven Venerables Fort.
• The other six Half-Step Heavenly Lords accused Liang Jingtiao of failing the mission and losing a valuable spy.
• Chen Qingyu removed the final weak calamity from his Dao of Myriad Calamities, leaving twenty-four calamities evolved from upper-tier laws.
• Chen Qingyu swallowed a crystal brick of Hearts of Myriad Realms and began drawing out its power to strengthen himself.

Emperor Huan explained that Great Emperor Wanjie was Quasi-Emperor Taiyu, Supreme Star Venerable’s disciple, and described how he held her off with more than ten higher laws. The Earthly Branch Alliance resolved to kill him, while Chen Qingyu continued cultivating under the protection of Heavenly Sea Fortress and wondered whether he had time to reach Late Emperor Venerable.

• Emperor Huan revealed Great Emperor Wanjie’s identity as Quasi-Emperor Taiyu and explained that Great Emperor Wanxing had rescued his junior brother.
• Emperor Huan recounted that Great Emperor Wanjie had mastered more than ten higher laws and held her off for an hour.
• The blue-eyed elder urged the Earthly Branch Alliance to start another war and kill Great Emperor Wanjie before he became stronger.
• Emperor Huan warned that killing Great Emperor Wanjie would be difficult unless the Earthly Branch Alliance could breach Heavenly Sea Fortress.
• Great Emperor Wanxing and three other Half-Step Heavenly Lords gathered at Heavenly Sea Fortress to guard Chen Qingyu.
• Chen Qingyu refined over thirty Hearts of Myriad Realms in three days but remained far from Late Emperor Venerable and worried the enemy would not give him enough time.

The Earthly Branch Alliance launched another major assault on the Heavenly Bohai Sea, forcing the Heavenly Stem Alliance to divide its defenders. Chen Qingyu went to Orchid Court Fortress to hold off Emperor Huan, who waited for him to arrive.

• The Earthly Branch Alliance attacked the Heavenly Stem Alliance's fortresses with seven half-step Heavenly Lords and thousands of peak Emperor Venerables.
• Great Emperor Wanxing saw four half-step Heavenly Lords approaching and sent Chen Qingyu to Orchid Court Fortress, where Emperor Huan had appeared.
• Chen Qingyu flew southeast while Great Emperor Wanxing and the others went to confront their old opponents.
• Emperor Huan intimidated Orchid Court Fortress's defenders but held back from attacking as she waited for Chen Qingyu.

Emperor Huan lured Chen Qingyu into a trap at Orchid Court Fortress, where the Earthly Branch Alliance’s Half-Step Heavenly Lords moved to surround him. Chen Qingyu escaped her Time Ring Domain with his new Dao art, Spacetime Severance, but the other enemies were still closing in.

• Emperor Huan waited at Orchid Court Fortress while the Emperor Venerables held their defenses and stacked the power of the heavenly sea.
• Chen Qingyu arrived, and Emperor Huan trapped him in her Time Ring Domain before two other Half-Step Heavenly Lords rushed to join the attack.
• Great Emperor Wanxing and his allies realized the Earthly Branch Alliance had abandoned other fronts to kill Chen Qingyu, but their opponents kept them from breaking free.
• Chen Qingyu used Spacetime Severance to cut a breach in the Time Ring Domain and escape after Emperor Huan was caught off guard.

Chen Qingyu escaped Emperor Huan’s Time Ring Domain and fortified himself inside Orchid Court Fortress with the Power of the Heavenly Sea. When the Dark Emperor and the Nine Phoenix Empress arrived, the three Half-Step Heavenly Lords attacked together and trapped him in a darkness that cut off his senses.

• Chen Qingyu broke free of Emperor Huan’s Time Ring Domain and flew into Orchid Court Fortress, where the peak Emperor Venerables welcomed him.
• Emperor Huan chose to wait outside the fortress for reinforcements while Chen Qingyu gathered more than a hundred layers of the Power of the Heavenly Sea.
• The Dark Emperor and the Nine Phoenix Empress arrived beside Emperor Huan, and Chen Qingyu flew out to confront them.
• Emperor Huan urged the others to break Chen Qingyu’s defenses, and all three Half-Step Heavenly Lords attacked him at once.
• The trio dragged Chen Qingyu into the Time Ring Domain, and the Dark Emperor’s power plunged him into an abyss where he lost all perception.