Chapter Summaries

Black-robed youth Formless and his ally trapped five peak Quasi-Emperors in illusory dreams so Formless could devour their souls and ascend to the ninth heavenly stair. After devouring Quasi-Emperor Tianmiao and Quasi-Emperor Yanyang, they waited for the remaining victims to succumb.

• Formless told his ally that consuming all five trapped souls would let him reach the ninth heavenly stair, and revealed that an Emperor Venerable in the Red Sea Alliance supported his plan.
• Formless and his ally learned that Quasi-Emperor Tianmiao's soul-will had collapsed, then pulled out and devoured his soul.
• Formless considered killing the unconscious Chen Qingyu but decided to wait instead.
• After more than an hour, Formless and his ally found that Quasi-Emperor Yanyang had lost himself in the illusory dreams and dragged out his soul.
• Formless devoured Quasi-Emperor Yanyang's soul and urged his ally to continue waiting for the others.

Chen Qingyu fought Quasi-Emperor Zhuanlun for over six hours but could not overcome his life-and-death Dao art. After Quasi-Emperor Zhuanlun vanished and Quasi-Emperor Hongxiu appeared, Chen Qingyu discovered signs that they were trapped in intersecting illusions and resolved to find a flaw.

• Chen Qingyu repeatedly killed Quasi-Emperor Zhuanlun, but Zhuanlun revived each time through his Wheel of Life and Death.
• Quasi-Emperor Zhuanlun abruptly vanished, and Chen Qingyu found himself in a deep-blue sea as Quasi-Emperor Hongxiu charged at him.
• Chen Qingyu defeated Quasi-Emperor Hongxiu, broke her limbs and spine, and suppressed her with Omnidirectional Calamity.
• Chen Qingyu noticed flickering images in Quasi-Emperor Hongxiu's eyes and realized that each person might be experiencing a separate, intersecting illusion.
• Chen Qingyu concluded that he needed to find a contradiction with reality and break out of the illusion.

Chen Qingyu became an ordinary stone to escape the thought-manipulating force trapping him, while the two conspirators discussed their plan to consume the remaining Quasi-Emperor souls. When Chen Qingyu suddenly vanished from their senses and opened his eyes, the black-robed youth realized their scheme was in danger.

• Chen Qingyu found no flaw in the illusion and concluded that one enemy created it while another blocked the victims from noticing a clue.
• Chen Qingyu used Gestation and Transformation to become a thoughtless stone, gambling that no one would disrupt the transformation before he returned to himself.
• The black-robed youth celebrated devouring Quasi-Emperor Zhuanlun's soul and said he needed one more peak Quasi-Emperor soul to reach the ninth heavenly step.
• The handsome young man and the black-robed youth discussed the dead souls of Quasi-Emperor Tianmiao, Quasi-Emperor Yanyang, and Quasi-Emperor Zhuanlun, while Quasi-Emperor Hongxiu and Chen Qingyu remained alive.
• The black-robed youth warned his companion not to underestimate Chen Qingyu and urged him to break Quasi-Emperor Hongxiu's soul first.
• The handsome young man sensed Chen Qingyu had become a stone, and Chen Qingyu opened his eyes before the black-robed youth could act.

Chen Qingyu broke free of Quasi-Emperor Formless’s dream illusion and discovered that Quasi-Emperor Tianmiao, Quasi-Emperor Yanyang, and Quasi-Emperor Zhuanlun had been killed. With Quasi-Emperor Hongxiu at his side, he confronted Formless and Quasi-Emperor Huanmeng, then attacked Formless as their battle began.

• Chen Qingyu recognized that a power had prevented the group from noticing they received no information about the small world, and he broke free of the illusion.
• Chen Qingyu found Quasi-Emperor Hongxiu unconscious and the other three Quasi-Emperors dead, then awakened Hongxiu and explained what had happened.
• Quasi-Emperor Formless revealed that he had entered the Divine Throne from the start and that Quasi-Emperor Huanmeng was his ally.
• Chen Qingyu realized Formless had killed over a hundred Quasi-Emperors and devoured their divine souls to grow stronger, and vowed to stop him.
• Chen Qingyu’s punch passed through Formless, who vanished as black smoke and taunted Chen Qingyu for his weaknesses in mind and divine soul.

Chen Qingyu used the Calamity of Thunder and a soul-severing technique to resist Quasi-Emperor Formless, but Formless revealed that he had merged with Chen's mind and soul. Their battle remained unresolved as Formless taunted Chen over his lack of a way to defeat him.

• Quasi-Emperor Hongxiu fought defensively against Quasi-Emperor Huanmeng and tried to keep him from aiding the other battlefield.
• Chen Qingyu unleashed the Calamity of Thunder, damaging Quasi-Emperor Formless's formless heavenly demon body without destroying him.
• Chen Qingyu used Spirit Roaming and Qi Control to sever the thoughts Formless had planted in his soul, damaging them both before the Primordial Yang Indestructible Body restored them.
• Quasi-Emperor Formless revealed that he had merged with Chen Qingyu's mind and soul and claimed he would perish only if Chen's soul were destroyed.
• Chen Qingyu rejected Formless's taunt about killing himself, while Formless asked how he planned to defeat him next.

Chen Qingyu learned how Quasi-Emperor Formless was born from Bai Qingyuan’s soul injury and secretly orchestrated his revival and the Great Void Primal Spirit’s demise to escape captivity. Formless then asked about Chen Qingyu’s Dao Path, and Chen revealed that his Dao of Myriad Calamities fused dozens of laws, leaving Formless demanding to know how.

• Quasi-Emperor Formless explained that Bai Qingyuan’s soul was damaged by Quasi-Emperor Shenyu, and Formless emerged and secretly accumulated knowledge from Bai Qingyuan’s studies.
• Formless said he took control of Emperor Yuan Palace’s upper ranks, influenced Wu Chenkong, stole treasures, and arranged a revival formation while Bai Qingyuan slept.
• Formless explained that he spread the Corpse Demon revival method to obtain materials and arranged the Great Void Primal Spirit’s death to remove obstacles to his escape.
• Chen Qingyu asked why Formless had fled without taking Emperor Yuan’s supreme treasure or the Supreme Void Eternal World Mirror, but Formless insisted it was his turn to ask a question.
• Formless asked which law was the foundation of Chen Qingyu’s Dao Path, and Chen said his Dao of Myriad Calamities fused dozens of laws without a primary one.
• Formless disbelieved Chen Qingyu and demanded to know how he had fused the laws.

Chen Qingyu confirmed to Quasi-Emperor Formless that he was not a reincarnated peak Quasi-Emperor, while both men stalled for their allies to arrive. Formless revealed his Soul of Freedom Dao art and escaped Chen Qingyu’s time-stopping power, leaving him poised to devour Quasi-Emperor Hongxiu.

• Chen Qingyu denied being a reincarnated peak Quasi-Emperor, shocking Quasi-Emperor Formless with the speed of his rise.
• Chen Qingyu revealed that Emperor Venerable Qinglu was coming, while Formless mocked him for relying on an ally.
• Formless sent a cloud of black smoke toward Quasi-Emperor Hongxiu, who had been left dazed as Quasi-Emperor Huanmeng claimed to have shattered her soul sense and Primal Spirit.
• Chen Qingyu pursued Formless and stopped time with the Myriad Calamity Wheel Seal, but Formless continued moving through the frozen world.
• Formless revealed that his Soul of Freedom Dao art let him transcend time, then lunged toward Hongxiu as Chen Qingyu watched helplessly.

Quasi-Emperor Formless devoured Quasi-Emperor Hongxiu’s soul and rose to the pinnacle of the Quasi-Emperor realm, declaring himself Great Emperor Formless. He threatened Chen Qingyu, who prepared to escape into the sea of stars, but a young girl’s voice interrupted them.

• Quasi-Emperor Formless devoured Quasi-Emperor Hongxiu’s soul, ascended the black throne, and proclaimed himself Great Emperor Formless.
• Quasi-Emperor Huanmeng worried that Formless might turn against him, but Formless reaffirmed their alliance and promised to help him ascend.
• Chen Qingyu recognized that Formless had outmaneuvered him, including by anticipating his Stop Time ability.
• Quasi-Emperor Formless demanded that Chen Qingyu submit and become his servant or die, while Chen Qingyu prepared to escape into the sea of stars.
• As Formless threatened to show Chen Qingyu an Emperor Venerable’s power, a young girl’s voice challenged him from above.

Emperor Venerable Qinglu arrived to rescue Chen Qingyu and confronted Quasi-Emperor Formless over his slaughter of the five alliances’ Quasi-Emperors. Formless surrendered Quasi-Emperor Huanmeng as an offering, and Qinglu departed with Chen Qingyu while Formless turned his attention to the Third Divine Realm.

• Emperor Venerable Qinglu descended into the Earth River Small World and challenged Quasi-Emperor Formless for killing the five alliances’ Quasi-Emperors.
• Quasi-Emperor Formless revealed that the Red Sea Alliance supported him and offered Quasi-Emperor Huanmeng to settle matters with Qinglu.
• Quasi-Emperor Formless seized Quasi-Emperor Huanmeng, and Emperor Venerable Qinglu bound him in vines and stored him in her sachet.
• Emperor Venerable Qinglu left the Earth River Small World with Chen Qingyu.
• Quasi-Emperor Formless reflected on Chen Qingyu’s potential and resolved to uncover the secrets of the Third Divine Realm before the Void King.

Chen Qingyu and Emperor Venerable Qinglu discussed the threat posed by Quasi-Emperor Formless and planned to use the coming Gate of Sealing expedition to eliminate outside interference. Qinglu asked how much Taihao Essence Chen had refined as they prepared to act within days or weeks.

• Emperor Venerable Qinglu told Chen Qingyu that she had not killed Quasi-Emperor Formless because he had already approached Emperor Venerable strength and might soon enter the Realm of Creation.
• Qinglu explained that the Void King could become stronger than Great Emperor Hunyuan if he became an Emperor Venerable, while Formless could advance rapidly by absorbing Emperor Yuan's legacy.
• Qinglu revealed that the Five Great Alliances planned to investigate the Gate of Sealing after a Kunyu descendant claimed it held a passage or clues to the Divine Throne's fifth level.
• Qinglu and Chen Qingyu agreed that the gathering of Emperor Venerables at the Gate of Sealing would provide their best chance to act without outside interference, likely within days or weeks.
• Chen Qingyu told Qinglu that he had refined about a quarter of his Taihao Essence.

Emperor Venerable Qinglu proposed reforging Chen Qingyu’s Supreme Void Eternal World Mirror into an Extreme Dao Emperor Weapon using the Divine Throne’s fourth level, giving him a chance to gain enough strength to help rescue Baihua. She brought him to Heavenly Void Valley, where they would wait for the right moment to begin.

• Emperor Venerable Qinglu explained that the Supreme Void Eternal World Mirror could be reforged with its own mysteries and the fourth level’s illusion laws, potentially elevating it into an Extreme Dao Emperor Weapon.
• Emperor Venerable Qinglu said they would wait until other Emperor Venerables acted to unseal the Gate of Sealing before beginning the reforging and rescuing Baihua.
• Emperor Venerable Qinglu led Chen Qingyu onto the Divine Throne’s fourth level and explained its immense scale, sturdy laws, and history as the Kunyu Divine Dynasty’s Heavenly Realm.
• Emperor Venerable Qinglu carried Chen Qingyu east across more than ten billion li to Heavenly Void Valley.

Chen Qingyu practiced sensing the illusion laws around Heavenly Void Valley while Emperor Venerable Qinglu waited for the five alliances to make their move. Eight days later, the Emperor Venerables brought Dongfang to the Gate of Sealing and asked her to open it, promising to let her return home afterward.

• Emperor Venerable Qinglu warned Chen Qingyu about Heavenly Void Valley’s dangerous illusion laws and advised him to use the Supreme Void Eternal World Mirror to sense them.
• Chen Qingyu probed the valley with Great Void Might, lost a sliver of its power, then continued practicing until he began to adapt.
• Eight days later, Emperor Venerables from the five great alliances and a group of peak Quasi-Emperors traveled together toward the Gate of Sealing, keeping Dongfang under close watch.
• The group reached the enormous Gate of Sealing, and Great Emperor Hunyuan asked Dongfang to open it, promising she could go home afterward.

The Emperor Venerables of the five great alliances began assembling a vast formation to open the Gate of Sealing, while Emperor Venerable Qinglu and Chen Qingyu prepared to act inside Heavenly Void Valley. Chen Qingyu drove the Supreme Void Eternal World Mirror’s power deep into the valley, causing its Law of Illusion to run wild as Qinglu watched for the critical moment.

• The Emperor Venerables accepted Miss Dongfang’s terms, and she agreed to preside over the formation that would open the Gate of Sealing.
• The five great alliances began arranging countless treasures into a massive seal-breaking formation.
• Emperor Venerable Qinglu told Chen Qingyu that her friend had sent news of the operation through the Kunyu Command Talisman and instructed him to probe deeper into Heavenly Void Valley.
• Chen Qingyu used the Supreme Void Eternal World Mirror to force its great void might into Heavenly Void Valley, triggering a violent surge in the Law of Illusion.
• Chen Qingyu struggled to sustain the connection while Emperor Venerable Qinglu watched tensely for the critical moment.

Chen Qingyu and Emperor Venerable Qinglu transformed the Great Void Might by drawing out and absorbing the Emperor Venerable-level laws of illusion in Heavenly Void Valley. After Qinglu sacrificed the Great Void Impermanence Sword, Chen Qingyu’s power completed its transformation, leaving him qualified to enter the Emperor Venerables’ game.

• Chen Qingyu endured the valley’s laws of illusion and drove his Great Void Might to the center of Heavenly Void Valley.
• Emperor Venerable Qinglu detonated the Great Void Impermanence Sword, triggering a violent eruption of the valley’s laws.
• The Supreme Void Eternal World Mirror shattered, but Chen Qingyu’s soul imprint survived within the transforming Great Void Might.
• Emperor Venerable Qinglu told Chen Qingyu to absorb the valley’s laws, and he guided the growing Great Void Might as it absorbed them all.
• Emperor Venerable Qinglu congratulated Chen Qingyu and said he had become a player in the Emperor Venerables’ game.

Chen Qingyu and Emperor Venerable Qinglu set out for the Gate of Sealing after the Supreme Void Eternal World Mirror became an Extreme Dao Emperor Weapon. There, Great Emperor Hunyuan and the other Emperor Venerables completed their formation and used Great Emperor Kunyu’s descendant’s willing blood to begin opening the gate.

• Chen Qingyu took the newly reforged Supreme Void Eternal World Mirror and agreed to accompany Emperor Venerable Qinglu to find Baihua.
• The Emperor Venerables near the Gate of Sealing sensed a distant power disturbance, then hurried to finish their work on the gate.
• Great Emperor Hunyuan told Dongfang that the Seal-Breaking Grand Formation was complete and asked her to fulfill her promise.
• Dongfang willingly shed her silver blood onto the formation’s altar, weakening herself as the blood filled its grooves.
• The Gate of Sealing shook as Kunyu’s bloodline power emerged, overwhelming the Emperor Venerables and rendering the Peak Quasi-Emperors unconscious.

The Emperor Venerables opened the Gate of Sealing, only to discover it held an ancient weapon rather than a passage to the fifth level. Dongfang Jinglong entered the King of Creation construct, which crushed the Emperor Venerables’ combined attack and left them badly wounded.

• The seal-breaking formation opened the Gate of Sealing, revealing a gigantic construct puppet that identified Dongfang Jinglong as a qualified successor.
• The construct drew Dongfang Jinglong inside, and she revealed that she had used the Emperor Venerables to open the gate for her.
• After the Emperor Venerables regained their power, they attacked the construct together, destroying the nearby unconscious Peak Quasi-Emperors in the process.
• Dongfang Jinglong invoked the ancient King of Creation, and the construct struck down the combined attack and blasted the Emperor Venerables away.
• Great Emperor Hunyuan and other Emperor Venerables suffered severe injuries, while Quasi-Emperor Void King coughed up blood after retreating from the force.

Dongfang Jinglong used the King of Creation to slaughter the Emperor Venerables at the Gate of Sealing, while Quasi-Emperor Formless pursued a secret beyond an ancient bronze gate. Emperor Venerable Qinglu and Chen Qingyu reached the lake where Baihua was trapped and prepared to investigate it in their true bodies.

• Dongfang Jinglong piloted the King of Creation and killed nearly twenty Emperor Venerables, leaving the survivors unable to escape its spatial force field.
• Quasi-Emperor Formless recalled refusing the Red Sea Alliance's invitation to join the battle and approached an ancient bronze gate in search of secrets about the Third Divine Realm.
• Emperor Venerable Qinglu and Chen Qingyu sensed the battle at the Gate of Sealing and decided to rescue Baihua while the other Emperor Venerables were occupied.
• Emperor Venerable Qinglu led Chen Qingyu to a lake she had identified using his spatial coordinates as the place where Baihua was trapped.
• Emperor Venerable Qinglu explained that they had to enter the lake in their true bodies to uncover its mystery and rescue Baihua.

Chen Qingyu and Emperor Venerable Qinglu entered the strange region where Emperor Venerable Baihua had been trapped and discovered it was formed by a fragment of the Heart of Myriad Realms. Qinglu explained how the Divine Throne’s ancient upheaval had separated the three sisters, leaving Ziyuan dead and Baihua trapped.

• Chen Qingyu agreed to accompany Emperor Venerable Qinglu into the perilous lake to rescue Emperor Venerable Baihua.
• Qinglu and Chen Qingyu crossed the lake and were swept through rapidly changing worlds and sensations.
• Qinglu used her power to protect them inside a tiny world and identified the region as a place created by a fragment of the Heart of Myriad Realms.
• Qinglu explained that the Heart of Myriad Realms shaped the Divine Throne and that a fragment fell to the fourth level during the upheaval over a hundred thousand years ago.
• Qinglu recounted how she, Baihua, and Ziyuan were separated during the upheaval, after which Ziyuan died and Qinglu escaped with Baihua’s help.

Chen Qingyu and Emperor Venerable Qinglu searched for a way to rescue Emperor Venerable Baihua from the Heart of Myriad Realms. Qinglu tried to subdue its fragment, but as her forms grew increasingly unstable and their safe zone weakened, Chen Qingyu carried her away.

• Emperor Venerable Qinglu explained that the Heart of Myriad Realms might hold a secret to reaching the Third Divine Realm and proposed subduing its fragment to find Baihua.
• Qinglu insisted that she alone should attempt the dangerous task and asked Chen Qingyu to watch over her and take her away if she began losing herself.
• Chen Qingyu used Great Void Might to maintain a small safe zone while Qinglu began to transform into a succession of strange forms.
• Qinglu returned to her original form less often as the attempt wore on, while the pressure on Chen Qingyu's Great Void Might increased.
• Chen Qingyu scooped Qinglu into his arms and fled with her using Great Void Might.

Chen Qingyu discovered that his Dao of Myriad Calamities was exceptionally compatible with the Heart of Myriad Realms fragment and took over the attempt to subdue it. He began to merge with its power, while Emperor Venerable Qinglu watched over him and their hope of rescuing Baihua remained.

• Chen Qingyu carried Emperor Venerable Qinglu out of the lake and explained how the Heart of Myriad Realms fragment had nearly made her lose herself.
• Emperor Venerable Qinglu said the fragment’s ever-changing power had no compatibility with her Dao Path and that she saw little chance of saving Baihua.
• Chen Qingyu realized the fragment’s power matched his goal of commanding every kind of law and could also serve as material for reforging his Mystic Artifact treasure embryo.
• Chen Qingyu asked to make the next attempt, and Emperor Venerable Qinglu agreed after warning him to prioritize his safety.
• Emperor Venerable Qinglu protected Chen Qingyu beneath the lake as he used the Myriad Calamity Wheel Seal to answer the fragment’s power with successive calamities.
• Chen Qingyu’s Calamity of Myriad Transformations entwined with the Heart of Myriad Realms’ power, and he began immersing himself in its mysteries.