Chapter Summaries

Chen Qingyu learned from Quasi-Emperor Canliu that the Yinshan Liu Clan fled the Kunyu Continent because of the struggle for the Kunyu Divine Throne. With its next opening approaching, the Divine Throne’s treasures and inheritance continued to draw powerful contenders and destabilize the continent.

• Chen Qingyu asked Quasi-Emperor Canliu why the Yinshan Liu Clan had left the Kunyu Continent, and Canliu explained that their flight was tied to the struggle for the Divine Throne.
• Quasi-Emperor Canliu recounted how Great Emperor Kunyu founded a mighty dynasty, failed in his attempt to become a Heavenly Lord, and left behind the Kunyu Divine Throne and his inheritance.
• Quasi-Emperor Canliu explained that the Divine Throne opened every thirty thousand years, drawing Quasi-Emperors and Emperor Venerables into fierce competition that repeatedly upended the Kunyu Continent.
• Chen Qingyu connected earlier migrations to the struggle, including those of the Kings of High Antiquity and Emperor Yuan, and recognized that the Yinshan Liu Clan had fled for the same reason.
• Quasi-Emperor Canliu said no one had reached the deepest part of the Divine Throne, though its lesser realms had yielded valuable opportunities, and its next opening was approaching.

Chen Qingyu learned why Quasi-Emperor Canliu had fled the Kunyu Continent rather than compete for Great Emperor Kunyu’s Divine Throne. Canliu then revealed that Quasi-Emperor Shengyuan had once been a legendary prodigy on the continent.

• Chen Qingyu learned that the Divine Throne’s treasures were replenished by the possessions of those who died pursuing its trials.
• Quasi-Emperor Canliu explained that he had avoided the contest because his limited strength and responsibility for the Yinshan Liu Clan made the risks too great.
• Quasi-Emperor Canliu described how factions fought over entry slots through their Saint Kings and Saints, and how alliances forced neutral powers to choose sides.
• Chen Qingyu realized that Canliu had led his clan away from the Kunyu Continent to avoid being drawn into its conflicts.
• Quasi-Emperor Canliu said his clansmen had identified the place as Quasi-Emperor Shengyuan’s former hiding place and recalled Shengyuan’s fame as a prodigy.

Quasi-Emperor Canliu explained how Bai Qingyuan became Quasi-Emperor Shengyuan and was grievously wounded in a battle over the Divine Throne, helping Chen Qingyu understand Emperor Yuan’s past injuries. Chen Qingyu offered the Yinshan Liu Clan a place to recuperate in exchange for Canliu joining him in the struggle for the Divine Throne, but Canliu refused.

• Quasi-Emperor Canliu recounted how Bai Qingyuan returned to the Kunyu Continent as Quasi-Emperor Shengyuan and fought the Divine Feather Sect’s prodigy, leaving both mortally wounded and ending the sect’s legacy.
• Chen Qingyu realized Emperor Yuan’s weak presence after returning to the Desolate Continent had resulted from severe injuries, and suspected those injuries had damaged his soul and created his heart demon.
• Quasi-Emperor Canliu asked Chen Qingyu to let the Yinshan Liu Clan settle temporarily on the Desolate Continent while they recuperated.
• Chen Qingyu offered to secure land for the Yinshan Liu Clan if Quasi-Emperor Canliu accompanied him to the Kunyu Continent for the struggle for the Divine Throne.
• Quasi-Emperor Canliu refused to return to the Divine Throne, and Chen Qingyu argued that the clan’s safe refuge freed Canliu to pursue the opportunity.

Chen Qingyu persuaded Quasi-Emperor Canliu to accompany him to the Kunyu Continent by promising that the Yinshan Liu Clan could remain on the Desolate Continent. At a banquet, Canliu explained the widespread practice of post-death revival and its risks, helping Chen Qingyu understand Emperor Yuan’s return through Corpse Demon revival.

• Quasi-Emperor Canliu accepted Chen Qingyu’s offer to join the contest among Quasi-Emperors in exchange for the Yinshan Liu Clan’s continued place on the Desolate Continent.
• Chen Qingyu and Quasi-Emperor Canliu attended a banquet with their clans and grew closer over wine.
• Quasi-Emperor Canliu explained that people on the Kunyu Continent called Corpse Demon revival “rebirth” and used secret arts to live another lifetime with their minds intact.
• Quasi-Emperor Canliu said revival required the deceased to prepare their own formation and ritual, an intact corpse, and rare treasures, and that self-revival could happen only once.
• Chen Qingyu concluded that Emperor Yuan’s inner demon had revived through a prepared formation and ritual, then asked Canliu about the limits of revival.

Chen Qingyu arranged for the Yinshan Liu Clan to settle in the Eastern Region and decided to accompany Quasi-Emperor Canliu to the Kunyu Continent for the contest for the Divine Throne. As the Liu Clan prepared to settle, Canliu confirmed they would depart for Kunyu in three days, hoping to advance his cultivation and secure his clan’s future.

• Chen Qingyu and Quasi-Emperor Canliu agreed that the Yinshan Liu Clan would receive one-third of the Eastern Region in exchange for annual resources and Canliu’s help on the journey to Kunyu.
• Chen Qingyu told the Ninth Ancestor he would leave the Desolate Continent with Canliu, then informed the Holy Land Alliance of the settlement and his plans.
• Chen Qingyu appeased the East Sea Dragon Clan by promising it a share of the Yinshan Liu Clan’s annual resources, and the Alliance formally approved the settlement.
• Chen Qingyu told his family he was leaving; his father supported him, while Chen Qingmeng sulked after he refused to stay.
• Quasi-Emperor Canliu rejected Liu Tongyuan and the other leaders’ pleas to avoid Kunyu, explaining that he needed to advance his cultivation to give the Yinshan Liu Clan a future.
• Quasi-Emperor Canliu ordered the Liu Clan to prepare its new territory, avoid provoking the Chen Clan, and get ready to cross the sea with him and Chen Qingyu in three days.

Chen Qingyu left his family and joined Quasi-Emperor Canliu to travel from the Desolate Continent toward the Kunyu Continent. They entered the disorienting Sea of Chaos, where Canliu guided them by fixed coordinates, and continued onward together.

• Chen Qingyu arrived at the Yinshan Liu Clan's territory after spending three days with his family and comforting Qingmeng.
• Chen Qingyu and Quasi-Emperor Canliu set out for the Kunyu Continent, expecting the journey to take three to five months, and Chen Qingyu chose the title Quasi-Emperor Taiyu.
• At the edge of the East Sea, Chen Qingyu and Canliu crossed into the Sea of Chaos and found themselves deep underwater amid distorted directions and crushing pressure.
• Canliu explained that they had to rely on fixed coordinates rather than their senses and warned Chen Qingyu to stay close as they traveled through the Sea of Chaos.

After Chen Qingyu departed for the Kunyu Continent, the Ninth Ancestor used the Myriad Stars Armillary Heaven Bell to suppress unrest on the Desolate Continent. Meanwhile, Saint King Langgu and Saint King Danzhu crossed the Sea of Chaos and met a black-robed youth who claimed to be their revived Master, Emperor Yuan, then followed him.

• Chen Qingmeng asked when Chen Qingyu would return, and Chen Zhengxing comforted her as the Ninth Ancestor sensed the holy lands stirring.
• The Ninth Ancestor unleashed the Myriad Stars Armillary Heaven Bell, cowing the great holy lands and restoring stability to the Desolate Continent.
• Saint King Langgu and Saint King Danzhu emerged from the Sea of Chaos and wondered whether they had reached the Kunyu Continent.
• A black-robed youth appeared and claimed he had been waiting for them; the three supreme treasures flew to him and greeted him affectionately.
• Saint King Langgu and Saint King Danzhu recognized the youth as their Master, Emperor Yuan, and followed him away.

Chen Qingyu and Quasi-Emperor Canliu crossed the Sea of Chaos and reached the Kunyu Continent, where Canliu proposed joining an alliance to compete for the Divine Throne. Canliu suspected Chen Qingyu had reincarnated and said they could use his rapid growth to gain greater standing in an alliance.

• Chen Qingyu and Quasi-Emperor Canliu navigated the Sea of Chaos, avoiding hazards and fighting powerful Desolate Beasts together.
• The two escaped a massive void storm and crossed into the Kunyu Continent after nearly four months of travel.
• Chen Qingyu reflected on his progress to the fourth heaven of the Zhoutian Realm and the vast scale and civilization of the Kunyu Continent.
• Quasi-Emperor Canliu asked whether Chen Qingyu had reincarnated, and Chen Qingyu smiled without answering.
• Quasi-Emperor Canliu explained that they needed to join an alliance to compete for the Divine Throne and proposed using Chen Qingyu's rapid growth to gain influence.

Chen Qingyu claimed to Quasi-Emperor Canliu that he had reincarnated as a peak Quasi-Emperor, winning Canliu’s respect as they traveled toward the Kunyu Continent. With the Kunyu Divine Throne contest less than a year away, they planned to join the Holy Protection Alliance, and Canliu described the other major alliances.

• Chen Qingyu told Quasi-Emperor Canliu that he had reincarnated after reaching the peak Quasi-Emperor realm.
• Quasi-Emperor Canliu was astonished by Chen Qingyu’s claimed past strength and agreed they should continue addressing each other as brothers.
• Chen Qingyu and Quasi-Emperor Canliu flew toward the Kunyu Continent while Canliu explained the Divine Throne contest and its approaching opening.
• Quasi-Emperor Canliu said they would join the Holy Protection Alliance because he had connections among its members.
• Quasi-Emperor Canliu described the Heavenly Ruins, Sun-Chasing, Red Sea, and Ling River Alliances and their leaders.

Chen Qingyu learned about the five alliances and the scale of the divine throne contest before arriving with Quasi-Emperor Canliu at the Holy Protection Alliance. There, Canliu introduced him to Quasi-Emperor Shangdang, the leader of the Hemp Robe Sect, as they prepared to join the alliance.

• Chen Qingyu asked Quasi-Emperor Canliu how many Emperor Venerables and Quasi-Emperors had gathered for the divine throne contest, and learned that the five alliances were loose coalitions.
• Chen Qingyu and Quasi-Emperor Canliu flew toward the Holy Protection Alliance, and Canliu explained how its territory had been made secure by merging the void with the physical world.
• Chen Qingyu and Canliu emerged before the vast, magnificent headquarters of the Holy Protection Alliance, where Canliu contacted an old friend to arrange their entry.
• Quasi-Emperor Shangdang arrived from a palace above the sea of clouds and greeted Canliu, who introduced him to Chen Qingyu as the leader of the Hemp Robe Sect.

Chen Qingyu and Quasi-Emperor Canliu met Quasi-Emperor Shangdang, who learned Chen Qingyu was a reincarnated peak Quasi-Emperor and explained the Qingchen Zhao Clan and the fierce competition for Divine Throne entry spots. A decree from Quasi-Emperor Qinghe summoned Chen Qingyu and Quasi-Emperor Canliu to the Qinghe Heavenly Palace.

• Quasi-Emperor Shangdang was astonished by Chen Qingyu's vitality, then learned from Quasi-Emperor Canliu that Chen Qingyu was a reincarnated peak Quasi-Emperor.
• Quasi-Emperor Shangdang hosted Chen Qingyu and Quasi-Emperor Canliu in his heavenly palace and said he had reported their arrival to the Holy Protection Alliance's leaders.
• Quasi-Emperor Shangdang described the Qingchen Zhao Clan as the Kunyu Continent's foremost power, led by three Emperor Venerables and dozens of Quasi-Emperors.
• Quasi-Emperor Shangdang told Quasi-Emperor Canliu that he had not earned a Divine Throne entry spot and that nearly three thousand Quasi-Emperors were competing for 1,024 spots.
• A decree from Quasi-Emperor Qinghe summoned Chen Qingyu and Quasi-Emperor Canliu to the Qinghe Heavenly Palace.

Chen Qingyu and Quasi-Emperor Canliu met Quasi-Emperor Qinghe at the Qinghe Heavenly Palace, where Qinghe questioned Chen about Quasi-Emperor Shengyuan. The chapter ended as Chen revealed that Shengyuan had revived after death, but only as the dark side of his inner demon.

• Chen Qingyu and Quasi-Emperor Canliu followed an azure command talisman to the Qinghe Heavenly Palace.
• Quasi-Emperor Qinghe told Canliu that joining the Holy Protection Alliance alone did not qualify him for priority in receiving a Divine Throne slot, and Canliu accepted the alliance's arrangements.
• Quasi-Emperor Qinghe asked Chen Qingyu where he had cultivated before and after reincarnation, and Chen recounted his fabricated background.
• Chen Qingyu told Qinghe that Quasi-Emperor Shengyuan had died after exhausting his lifespan, and Qinghe mourned the loss of the former prodigy.
• Quasi-Emperor Qinghe asked whether Shengyuan had revived, and Chen Qingyu revealed that only Shengyuan's inner demon's dark side had returned.

Chen Qingyu warned Quasi-Emperor Qinghe that Quasi-Emperor Shengyuan might have returned to the Kunyu Continent, then secured an opportunity to join a battle for Divine Throne slots. He settled into a heavenly palace while Quasi-Emperor Canliu assembled a team and presented him with their tribute.

• Chen Qingyu told Quasi-Emperor Qinghe and Quasi-Emperor Canliu why he suspected Quasi-Emperor Shengyuan had come to the Kunyu Continent after his revival.
• Quasi-Emperor Qinghe offered Chen Qingyu an opportunity to enter battle and sent him away with Quasi-Emperor Canliu to prepare.
• Quasi-Emperor Canliu explained how the alliance assigned battle slots and agreed to choose reliable fighters for Chen Qingyu’s team.
• Chen Qingyu settled into a heavenly palace while Quasi-Emperor Canliu recruited Quasi-Emperor Shangdang, Quasi-Emperor Fuhai, and Quasi-Emperor Wanqun.
• Quasi-Emperor Canliu gave Chen Qingyu a list of the chosen fighters and presented him with a spatial ring containing their tribute.

Chen Qingyu received a command from Quasi-Emperor Qinghe to investigate a suspected identity: Quasi-Emperor Formless might be Quasi-Emperor Shengyuan's revived inner demon dark side. He accepted the mission and gathered his allies to march to White Crane Valley.

• Quasi-Emperor Canliu gave Chen Qingyu tribute from the chosen Quasi-Emperors, and Chen told him to have the others train while they awaited a battle assignment.
• After more than two months of cultivation, Chen Qingyu broke through to the Fifth Heaven of the Zhoutian Realm.
• Quasi-Emperor Qinghe showed Chen Qingyu an image of Quasi-Emperor Formless and said the Red Sea Alliance had assigned him to fight at White Crane Valley.
• Chen Qingyu agreed to confront Quasi-Emperor Formless, and Quasi-Emperor Qinghe gave him a troop deployment token and ordered him to reach White Crane Valley within three days.
• Chen Qingyu summoned Quasi-Emperor Canliu and the other three, showed them the token, and told them to prepare to march.

Chen Qingyu deployed a Saint Legion through the Gate of Ten Thousand Saints and led Quasi-Emperor Canliu and the others toward the White Crane Valley battlefield. When he revealed that their opponent was suspected to be Quasi-Emperor Shengyuan’s revived heart demon dark side, the others feared they would lose.

• Chen Qingyu presented his nine-colored command arrow at the Gate of Ten Thousand Saints and requested one standard legion.
• The Gate of Ten Thousand Saints deployed over ten thousand Saints and Saint Kings, whom Chen Qingyu transferred into a temporary spatial secret realm.
• Chen Qingyu and Quasi-Emperor Canliu, Quasi-Emperor Shangdang, Quasi-Emperor Fuhai, and Quasi-Emperor Wanqun left the Holy Protection Alliance encampment for the White Crane Valley battlefield.
• Chen Qingyu told Quasi-Emperor Canliu and the others that their opponent was suspected to be Quasi-Emperor Shengyuan’s revived heart demon dark side.
• Quasi-Emperor Shangdang, Quasi-Emperor Fuhai, and Quasi-Emperor Wanqun worried that Chen Qingyu had not recovered enough strength to defeat such a formidable opponent.

Chen Qingyu and his allies arrived at White Crane Valley to begin a battlefield contest against the Red Sea Alliance, fought on a vast chessboard with Saints and Saint Kings as pieces. As the two sides claimed strategic positions and their territories met, Chen Qingyu ordered Quasi-Emperor Canliu to launch the first direct attack.

• Quasi-Emperor Canliu reassured Quasi-Emperor Shangdang and the others that Chen Qingyu’s hidden supreme treasure gave them confidence in victory.
• Chen Qingyu led Quasi-Emperor Canliu and their companions to White Crane Valley, where they found four visible Red Sea Alliance Quasi-Emperors and a concealed presence they identified as Quasi-Emperor Shengyuan’s inner demon dark side.
• The two sides opened the contest by transforming White Crane Valley into a vast chessboard, with their Saints and Saint Kings arranged as armies.
• Chen Qingyu let Quasi-Emperor Canliu direct their pieces while the opposing Quasi-Emperor maneuvered troops to seize strategic positions.
• When the two armies’ territories pressed together, Quasi-Emperor Canliu sought Chen Qingyu’s decision, and Chen Qingyu ordered him to fight.

Chen Qingyu directed his side through a fierce chess battle as Quasi-Emperor Canliu revealed the Dao of Circulation and the enemy countered with a power that created clones. Quasi-Emperor Shangdang then used the Dao of Vertical and Horizontal to send a company into the enemy's core territory, forcing the opposing Quasi-Emperors to choose between stopping the attack and surrendering key positions.

• Chen Qingyu's company defeated a Red Sea Alliance company after both sides' Quasi-Emperors let their soldiers suffer heavy losses without intervening.
• When the enemy advanced to seize territory, Chen Qingyu ordered Quasi-Emperor Canliu to act, and Canliu's Dao of Circulation empowered his soldiers to overwhelm their opponents.
• An opposing Quasi-Emperor deployed a Dao Path power that split the surviving Saints into thousands of clones, turning the battle against Chen Qingyu's forces.
• Chen Qingyu ordered Quasi-Emperor Shangdang and two others to intervene as the game entered its decisive phase.
• Quasi-Emperor Shangdang used the Dao of Vertical and Horizontal to send company fifty-three across the board into the enemy's core territory.
• The opposing Quasi-Emperors realized that stopping Shangdang would cost them key positions, while allowing the attack to continue threatened total defeat.

Chen Qingyu countered Emperor Yuan's Inner Demon's power to seize control of a hundred-man unit on the world chessboard, restoring the balance and revealing a way to oppose his Dao Path. Emperor Yuan's Inner Demon recognized Chen Qingyu, but the two resumed the contest without resolving their past.

• The four opposing Quasi-Emperors hesitated over whether to intercept Quasi-Emperor Shangdang's unit, and Emperor Yuan's Inner Demon used a pale black light to turn the unit against Chen Qingyu's side.
• Chen Qingyu recognized Emperor Yuan's Inner Demon and called out to him through divine sense, prompting the hidden figure to answer that Chen Qingyu was no old friend.
• Chen Qingyu used Spirit Roaming and Qi Control to extract and destroy the altered soul thoughts, restoring the hundred-man unit to his side.
• Quasi-Emperor Canliu and the others praised Chen Qingyu, while Emperor Yuan's Inner Demon ordered the four Quasi-Emperors to continue the contest.

Chen Qingyu and Quasi-Emperor Canliu’s side defeated their opponents in the White Crane Valley chessboard battle, securing six slots for the Divine Throne. Quasi-Emperor Formless revealed that he had recognized the Supreme Void Eternal World Mirror’s power, then vanished after warning Chen Qingyu that he would not be so lucky next time.

• Quasi-Emperor Shangdang, Quasi-Emperor Fuhai, Quasi-Emperor Wanqun, and Quasi-Emperor Canliu coordinated their Dao Paths to overwhelm the opposing armies.
• After a hundred moves, Chen Qingyu’s side still had over eighty large units, while the opposing forces were surrounded and reduced to fewer than a third of their original units.
• Quasi-Emperor Canliu and the others launched a final assault, wiping out every opposing unit as Emperor Yuan’s Inner Demon remained motionless.
• Emperor Yuan’s Inner Demon told Chen Qingyu that he was Quasi-Emperor Formless, not the real Emperor Yuan, and warned him that next time he would not be so lucky.
• Six streams of divine light appeared in White Crane Valley, representing six Divine Throne slots, and Chen Qingyu gathered them before leading the group back.

After returning from White Crane Valley, Chen Qingyu confirmed that Quasi-Emperor Shengyuan’s inner demon had a mind-twisting Dao Path. Quasi-Emperor Qinghe explained the threat posed by the Void King and the legendary Third Divine Realm, leaving Chen Qingyu asking why Shengyuan’s inner demon might become another Void King.

• Chen Qingyu returned safely to the Holy Protection Alliance’s base with the Saint Legion survivors, handed the legion back, and went to Qinghe Heavenly Palace.
• Chen Qingyu told Quasi-Emperor Qinghe that the mysterious enemy was Quasi-Emperor Shengyuan’s revived inner demon and that its Dao Path could manipulate minds and distort souls.
• Quasi-Emperor Qinghe warned that the inner demon might become a second Void King, a Peak Quasi-Emperor capable of contending with a newly ascended Emperor Venerable.
• Quasi-Emperor Qinghe explained that the Void King had delayed ascending in pursuit of the legendary Third Divine Realm, which he hoped to discover through the Kunyu Divine Throne.
• Chen Qingyu asked why Quasi-Emperor Qinghe feared that Shengyuan’s inner demon could become another Void King.