Chapter Summaries

Xiao Hei and Mo Xinxin found the Evil Demon Realm under attack and rushed to the Devil God Palace, where Xiao Hei fought the Divine Realm forces. After defeating dozens of disciples, Xiao Hei confronted three Divine Generals and struck the spear-wielding one first.

• Xiao Hei sensed the Devil God’s fading presence in the besieged Devil God Palace and flew there with Mo Xinxin.
• Xiao Hei revealed his Eternal Devil Body and crushed dozens of Divine Realm disciples before they could form an array.
• Xiao Hei broke through the Devil God Palace’s restrictions and found the Devil God bound and gravely wounded before three Divine Realm fighters.
• The three fighters identified themselves as Divine Generals, and the Devil God warned Xiao Hei that he was their target.
• Xiao Hei charged the spear-wielding Divine General and punched him in the chest, sending him flying.

Xiao Hei fought three Divine Generals in the Devil God Palace and overwhelmed their attacks with his physical strength and Nine Heavens Devil Halberd. He defeated the Late Stage Divine General and held the sword-wielding Divine General at bay, demanding that the remaining enemies gather.

• The spear-wielding Divine General recovered from Xiao Hei’s opening punch, and the three Divine Generals attacked him together.
• Xiao Hei blocked the spear-wielding Divine General’s full-strength strike with his bare hand and forced him back.
• Xiao Hei summoned the Nine Heavens Devil Halberd, while the Devil God phantom used its own halberd to meet the Late Stage Divine General’s attack.
• Xiao Hei shattered the sword-wielding Divine General’s incoming swords as the Devil God phantom blasted the Late Stage Divine General into a heap of corpses.
• Xiao Hei pressed the Nine Heavens Devil Halberd against the sword-wielding Divine General and ordered him to summon the enemies still in the Evil Demon Realm.

Xiao Hei received the Holy Devil Condensation Pearl and prepared to cultivate as the Divine Realm’s threat grew. Ye Qiubai returned to the Azure Cloud Sword Sect and surprised Liang Feng and Jian Chaomian while they complained about him.

• Xiao Hei reassured the wounded Devil God and agreed that Mo Xinxin could bring the Devil Domain’s people to help rebuild the Evil Demon Realm.
• Mo Xinxin gave Xiao Hei the Holy Devil Condensation Pearl, and the Devil God explained that absorbing it could greatly strengthen someone with the Holy Devil Bloodline.
• Xiao Hei asked the Devil God to arrange a Seclusion Chamber so he could absorb the pearl and improve his strength.
• Ye Qiubai inspected the Azure Cloud Sword Sect and found the Mortal Realm safe from the Divine Realm’s invasion.
• Liang Feng and Jian Chaomian discussed the sect’s new disciples and complained about their absent sect master, Ye Qiubai.
• Ye Qiubai appeared at the head seat, caught Liang Feng’s tossed scroll, and asked whether he had so many complaints about his sect master.

Ye Qiubai reunited with Jian Chaomian and Liang Feng, agreed to give a Sword Dao discourse to the Azure Cloud Sword Sect, and learned about disciples Hao Tian and Mu Shi. After Liang Feng complained about managing the sect, Ye Qiubai offered him a sparring lesson, leaving Liang Feng facing the consequences as Jian Chaomian escaped.

• Ye Qiubai reunited with Jian Chaomian and Liang Feng and agreed to share his Sword Dao insights with the sect's disciples.
• Jian Chaomian announced that Ye Qiubai would give a discourse at the Azure Cloud Platform the next morning, exciting the sect's disciples.
• Jian Chaomian and Liang Feng told Ye Qiubai that Mu Shi was the chief disciple and Hao Tian ranked second among the disciples.
• Ye Qiubai promised to stay at the sect for a while, and Liang Feng seized the chance to lecture him about sect management.
• Ye Qiubai offered Liang Feng a sparring lesson as his reward, while Jian Chaomian slipped away and Liang Feng tried to retreat.

Ye Qiubai held a public Sword Dao lecture at the Azure Cloud Sword Sect, drawing visitors from across the Mortal Realm and helping the gathered disciples deepen their understanding. Meanwhile, Hong Ying, Ning Chenxin, and Shi Sheng investigated the Cloud Phoenix Empire, where the Chaos Pagoda reacted to the imperial preceptor.

• Ye Qiubai arrived at the Azure Cloud Platform with Jian Chaomian and Liang Feng as the Azure Cloud Sword Sect gathered for his lecture.
• Representatives from the Hidden Dao Academy, Hidden Sword Peak, and the Yang Lineage visited Ye Qiubai, who welcomed them and spoke with Qin Tiannan and Lin Rufeng.
• Ye Qiubai used Liang Feng and Jian Chaomian as sparring partners while explaining the Sword Dao, and his Azure Cloud Sword Domain elevated the audience's understanding of Sword Intent.
• Ye Qiubai secretly sensed everyone at the sect for signs of Divine Qi, Immortal Qi, or other abnormalities.
• Hong Ying, Ning Chenxin, and Shi Sheng returned to the Cloud Phoenix Imperial Domain to investigate the Cloud Phoenix Empire.
• When Shi Sheng saw the imperial preceptor in Cloud Phoenix Hall, the Chaos Pagoda within him began to tremble.

The Cloud Phoenix Empire's imperial preceptor revealed that he was an independent avatar of the Chaos Divine Dynasty's imperial preceptor, sent to the Wilderness Realm after divining that hope for the future would emerge there. After Shi Sheng obtained the Chaos Pagoda, the preceptor's true body's soul merged with the avatar, restoring his strength as he warned that a storm was approaching.

• Shi Sheng summoned the Chaos Pagoda, and an intangible trace of Qi connected it to the imperial preceptor.
• The imperial preceptor revealed he was an independent avatar of the Chaos Divine Dynasty's imperial preceptor, and Hong Ying's presence wavered as she considered how long events had been guided.
• The imperial preceptor showed the destruction of the Chaos Divine Dynasty and identified a figure whose Qi suggested that Heaven Beyond Heaven stood behind the Divine Realm.
• The imperial preceptor explained that he had come to the Wilderness Realm after divining that hope for the future would emerge there.
• The imperial preceptor drew his true body's divine soul from the Chaos Pagoda and merged with it, rising to the Realm God Realm.
• The imperial preceptor warned that a storm was approaching and wondered whether those who had opposed them had let down their guard.

The imperial preceptor revealed that the Cottage’s former hall master had given him a token and warned him about the Divine Realm, confirming that Lu Changsheng’s old mentor was still alive. Suspecting the Divine Realm was preparing a larger attack, the group planned to move into the Chaos Realm, while the Azure Heavenly God ordered the Divine Realm’s forces to advance there.

• Lu Changsheng learned that the imperial preceptor had been an External Avatar of the Chaos Divine Dynasty’s imperial preceptor and demanded that he reveal what he knew.
• The imperial preceptor disclosed that the Divine Realm was sent to monitor the realm and that a powerful force in Heaven Beyond Heaven stood behind it.
• The imperial preceptor showed Hong Ying, Ning Chenxin, and Shi Sheng a Cottage token and explained that the former hall master had given it to him before he entered the Wilderness Realm.
• Lu Changsheng realized the former hall master was alive, while the Willow Tree observed that karma was difficult to sever.
• The imperial preceptor warned that the Divine Realm’s unusually hurried actions could signal a major operation, and Hong Ying proposed heading to the Chaos Realm early.
• The Azure Heavenly God ordered the Divine Realm’s troops to advance into the Chaos Realm.

The Divine Realm launched its all-out assault on the Chaos Realm after preparing its forces with fortune and powerful pills. As Zhao Jinshan and the deans of Chaotic Spirit Academy moved to gather allies, Divine Realm forces appeared through a blood-colored rift above the Heavenly Mystery Continent.

• Azure Heavenly God, Pill Heavenly God, and Xuan Heavenly God used the Myriad Heavens' Pilgrimage Diagram to bestow fortune on the Divine Realm forces and distributed healing and enhancement pills.
• Xuan Heavenly God drew the Realm-Slaying Sword, and Azure Heavenly God ordered the Twelve Chief Gods and other forces to attack the leading factions across four continents while keeping the operation secret.
• Xuan Heavenly God split open space with the Realm-Slaying Sword, and millions of Divine Realm forces poured into the blood-colored rift.
• At Chaotic Spirit Academy, Zhao Jinshan told Vice Dean Ming and Vice Dean Lin to seek help from the Nine Dragons Divine Dynasty and the Mo Clan amid rumors of Divine Realm activity.
• Zhao Jinshan, Vice Dean Ming, and Vice Dean Lin looked up as a blood-colored rift opened above them and fortune-lit figures streamed out.

The Divine Realm invaded the Heavenly Mystery Continent by opening a blood-red rift above the Chaotic Spirit Academy, prompting allied powers to mobilize. The academy’s protective array fell to two Chief Gods, and Zhao Jinshan called upon its sleeping predecessors as the invasion began.

• Jiu Xuan ordered troops from the Nine Dragons Divine Dynasty to aid the Chaotic Spirit Academy, while Nan Tingfeng told the South Wind sovereign that the continent was unlikely to withstand the invasion.
• Mo Yu warned the Mo Clan patriarch that the Divine Realm had attacked the Evil Demon Realm and Immortal Realm, and the patriarch sent tens of thousands of puppets toward the academy.
• Zhao Jinshan ordered the students to the Heaven Refining Tower and led the elders in activating the Cloud and Mist Mountain and Sea Array.
• Chief God Tianhai and Chief God Xuanxu shattered the academy-protecting array with one punch each and demanded the academy surrender.
• Zhao Jinshan refused to surrender and awakened the academy’s sleeping predecessors to turn back the invasion.

As the Divine Realm army attacked Chaotic Spirit Academy, the academy’s founders sacrificed their remnant souls to protect the students’ evacuation, but the assault overwhelmed the grounds. Just as the students faced the charging army, the Heaven Refining Tower rose between them and the Divine Realm forces.

• Zhao Jinshan summoned the remnant souls of Chaotic Spirit Academy’s founders, Dean Guhong, Dean Wuwang, and Dean Qingchen.
• Gu Sheng told Qin Chi and Tan Zongzhao that the founders could not defeat the Divine Realm army, then sent a message to Xiao Hei using a jade pendant.
• Dean Qingchen ordered Zhao Jinshan to evacuate the students, and the academy began retreating while its elders maintained the Cloud and Mist Mountain and Sea Array.
• Chief God Tianhai attacked the academy with a vast vortex, and the three founders burned their remnant souls to hold back the strike and protect the students.
• Chief God Xuanxu ordered the Divine Realm forces to attack, and hundreds of thousands of disciples charged as the academy crumbled.
• A heaven-burning fire spread across Chaotic Spirit Academy, and the Heaven Refining Tower rose between the Divine Realm forces and the academy.

Elder Fen used the Heaven Refining Tower to shield Chaotic Spirit Academy from the Divine Realm invasion, while Gu Sheng joined the defense and revealed his Nether Qi. The chapter left Elder Fen battling Chief Gods Xuanxu and Tianhai as their attacks collided in a massive cloud of steam.

• The Heaven Refining Tower rose to block the Divine Realm's attacks, and Elder Fen appeared atop it as the academy's founders acknowledged him as their senior.
• Elder Fen warned Chief Gods Xuanxu and Tianhai to leave, but they ordered their army to attack while they moved to hold him back.
• Elder Fen told everyone to enter the tower, while the academy's founders, deans, and elders formed a line against the Divine Realm soldiers.
• Gu Sheng rushed to the front lines and told Qin Chi and Tan Zongzhao to lead the students into the tower, then surrounded himself with Nether Qi.
• Chief God Xuanxu collapsed the void around Elder Fen as Chief God Tianhai summoned a vast tsunami, but Elder Fen struck the tower and unleashed Heaven Refining Fire to meet the waves.

The Divine Realm forces overwhelmed the Chaotic Spirit Academy, and Chief God Xuanxu nearly killed Gu Sheng before Xiao Hei rescued him. Xiao Shitou helped them escape into the Heaven Refining Tower after taunting Xuanxu, while the invasion continued and many students and elders died.

• Divine Realm troops invaded the major factions, devastating many of them, while the Chaotic Spirit Academy lost more than half its people despite Elder Fen helping students reach the Heaven Refining Tower.
• Chief God Tianhai used a Blood-Burning Spirit Transformation Pill to strengthen himself and suppress Elder Fen, while Chief God Xuanxu attacked Gu Sheng because of his Nether Qi.
• Chief God Xuanxu trapped Gu Sheng and seized him by the neck, but Xiao Shitou distorted space and Xiao Hei slammed Xuanxu into the ground, freeing Gu Sheng.
• Xiao Hei gave Gu Sheng a pill and explained that their master had left them supplies, but the group could not defeat the Chief Gods and needed to flee.
• Xiao Shitou used his folding fan to shelter Gu Sheng, Xiao Hei, and many students, then escaped through space as Xuanxu shattered the surrounding area and killed more students and elders.
• Xiao Shitou appeared before the Heaven Refining Tower, gave Xuanxu the middle finger, and slipped inside.

The Divine Realm’s assault devastated the Chaotic Spirit Academy, but the Heaven Refining Tower escaped with its survivors to the Cangxuan Continent. As the remaining students vowed revenge and Elder Fen asked after Lu Changsheng, the chapter ended with Lu Changsheng playing chess with Nüwa.

• Chief God Xuanxu and Chief God Tianhai tried to crush the Heaven Refining Tower, but Elder Fen used its fire and spatial power to send it to the Cangxuan Continent.
• Chief God Xuanxu abandoned the attack, and Chief God Tianhai razed the Chaotic Spirit Academy before leaving with the Divine Realm troops.
• Vice Dean Ming reported that 46,700 students had been killed or wounded and only four academy elders remained.
• Elder Fen told the survivors that the academy had been destroyed, while Zhao Jinshan urged them to treat the wounded and students cried out for revenge.
• Elder Fen explained that the Heaven Refining Tower had returned to its origin on the Cangxuan Continent, where the Divine Realm had also devastated many factions.
• Elder Fen asked Xiao Hei where Lu Changsheng was, and the chapter ended with Lu Changsheng playing chess with Nüwa.

Nüwa revealed that Earth’s ancient gods had lost a war against the Holy Court, which then suppressed them and cut off Earth’s Spiritual Qi. She told Lu Changsheng that he was the only hope for reviving the Heavenly Court, but he refused, until a familiar old man appeared to speak with him.

• Lu Changsheng stopped playing Gomoku with Nüwa and urged her to explain the crisis facing his disciples and their path to Heaven Beyond Heaven.
• Nüwa explained that Earth’s ancient myths were real, and that the Dao Ancestor had led the gods into Heaven Beyond Heaven after the Investiture of the Gods War.
• Nüwa revealed that the Holy Court ruled Heaven Beyond Heaven, defeated the Heavenly Court, suppressed its survivors, and cut off Earth’s Spiritual Qi.
• Nüwa explained that the Wilderness Realm was connected to Earth and that the Holy Court had severed its Dragon Vein of fortune, contributing to the decline of its Martial Dao civilization.
• Nüwa told Lu Changsheng that he was the only person who could revive the Heavenly Court, but Lu Changsheng refused.
• A familiar old man appeared, and Lu Changsheng recognized him and asked whether he had reincarnated.

Lu Changsheng learned that Du Ni and Nüwa had guided his path as part of a long plan to resist the Holy Court, and that he was the variable chosen to break the deadlock. He accepted his role as the chess player and watched as the Divine Realm’s invasion devastated the Lower Five Realms, where surviving forces gathered in the Qingming Sea.

• Du Ni reunited with Lu Changsheng and revealed that he had arranged many of the coincidences in Lu Changsheng’s life.
• Du Ni explained that the Dao Ancestor had made Lu Changsheng a hidden variable, while Nüwa described the Holy Court’s efforts to control the Lower Five Realms and suppress threats linked to Earth.
• Du Ni said the Holy Court had fanned the Divine Realm’s attack to expose the hidden defenders, but Lu Changsheng and his disciples had grown beyond its expectations.
• Nüwa told Lu Changsheng that he was the chess player and that she, Du Ni, and others would support him.
• Lu Changsheng resolved to stop avoiding his fate and cut out the threat at its roots as he surveyed the war across the Lower Five Realms.
• The Divine Realm’s assault devastated the Lower Five Realms, driving surviving top-tier forces to gather in the depths of the Qingming Sea.

With the Divine Realm invading, the Chaos Realm's leaders gathered to discuss their response and struggled to agree on a commander. The state preceptor revealed the Chaos Pagoda and named Hong Ying as his choice, leaving Xu Youming and the other leaders stunned.

• The Qilin patriarch and Xu Youming nearly came to blows before Xuanyuan Tianzhao and Xu Yeming urged them to put aside their dispute and unite against the Divine Realm.
• The Four Great Beast Clans respectfully addressed Xu Yeming as Emperor Xu, surprising the leaders who did not know his standing among them.
• Xuanyuan Tianzhao called for the alliance to choose a commander, while Xu Yeming and the other Cottage disciples remarked that their absent master could defeat the Divine Realm alone.
• Hong Ying suggested that the state preceptor take command, but he refused, explaining that it would diminish her imperial intent.
• The state preceptor summoned the Chaos Pagoda and revealed his connection to the Chaos Divine Dynasty before recommending Hong Ying as commander, astonishing Xu Youming and the other leaders.

Hong Ying became commander of the gathered forces as the Divine Realm's army approached, and laid out a plan to consolidate defenses and gather intelligence. The Imperial Preceptor and the major powers backed her orders as the war officially began.

• The Imperial Preceptor vouched for Hong Ying, prompting the Xuanyuan Clan, Xu Clan, Hetu Clan, and other major powers to accept her as commander.
• Hong Ying established her authority and ordered the forces to tally their strength, resources, and casualties while the Imperial Preceptor coordinated arrangements.
• Hong Ying rejected a proposal to attack the Divine Realm blindly and said the forces should hold their ground, learn the enemy's movements, and plan a counterattack.
• Hong Ying assigned the Dark Domain to gather intelligence and ordered defensive arrays, fortifications, and care for the wounded and young disciples.
• The gathered forces accepted Hong Ying's orders, and the war between the Divine Realm and the Lower Five Realms officially began.

Hong Ying organized the Chaos Realm’s remaining forces into squads to harass the Divine Realm, while Ye Qiubai’s group went to the Dark Domain to plan their own strike. They decided to prepare an ambush against two of the Twelve Chief Gods, despite Liu Ziru’s warning that the plan was reckless.

• Hong Ying learned that the Chaos Realm had ten Realm God Realm experts and at most ten days to withstand a full Divine Realm assault, so she ordered squads to gather intelligence and wear down the enemy.
• Mu Fusheng gave each of the ten squads a pouch of Heavenly Lightning Escape Talismans, and Ye Qiubai formed another squad with Xiao Hei, Xiao Shitou, and Xu Yeming while Fang Qiong, Mu Wan'er, and Mo Yu stayed to bolster the defenses.
• Ye Qiubai’s group traveled through Lu Changsheng’s spatial nodes to the Dark Domain, where Liu Ziru gave them intelligence on the Divine Realm.
• Mu Fusheng proposed targeting enemies of moderate strength, but Xiao Hei suggested ambushing Chief God Tianhai and Chief God Xuanxu because they were the lowest-ranked of the Twelve Chief Gods.
• Ye Qiubai agreed that killing two Chief God-level figures could relieve pressure on the Chaos Realm’s rear lines, and Mu Fusheng reluctantly began preparing the strike despite Liu Ziru’s objections.

Ye Qiubai and his companions launched a surprise attack on Chief God Tianhai and Chief God Xuanxu’s base on the Heavenly Mystery Continent. They destroyed the base and severely wounded both Chief Gods, then pressed the attack without giving them time to recover.

• Ye Qiubai, Ning Chenxin, Xiao Hei, Shi Sheng, Mu Fusheng, Xiao Shitou, Xu Yeming, Jiu Bailu, Gu Sheng, and Huang Qian arrived at the ruined Chaotic Spirit Academy and tracked the Divine Realm base with Mu Fusheng’s talisman.
• The group found Chief God Tianhai and Chief God Xuanxu aboard a massive ship and distributed their prepared talismans before launching their attack.
• Huang Qian transformed into a Divine Phoenix and shattered the ship’s formation barrier, while the others struck the tower and Xiao Hei and Gu Sheng’s allies attacked the troops aboard the ship.
• The combined assault destroyed the ship and killed nearly all the Divine Realm troops, leaving Chief God Tianhai and Chief God Xuanxu injured and barely protected by their barriers.
• Ye Qiubai ordered his companions to attack with everything they had before the two Chief Gods could recover.

Ye Qiubai and his companions launched a coordinated ambush on Chief God Tianhai and Chief God Xuanxu, using surprise attacks to injure and trap them. As Mu Fusheng revealed a Realm God Realm presence and the talisman formation surged, the two Chief Gods began to panic.

• Huang Qian, Ye Qiubai, Ning Chenxin, Mu Fusheng, and Xiao Shitou attacked the pavilion while Xu Yeming fought the Divine Realm forces and Xiao Hei and Gu Sheng moved to destroy the ship.
• Ye Qiubai unleashed Yin and Yang Split the Heavens at Chief God Xuanxu as Xiao Hei and Gu Sheng struck Chief God Tianhai from both sides.
• The sword strike and the attacks on Tianhai wounded both Chief Gods, and Ning Chenxin sealed them while Xiao Shitou disrupted the space around them.
• Xu Yeming sent Taotie, Qilin, and Qiongqi after the Chief Gods as Huang Qian attacked with divine fire and Jiu Bailu's golden light removed their fortune protection.
• Mu Fusheng revealed a Realm God Realm presence with the Divine Talisman of Creation and the talisman formation surged, causing Chief God Tianhai and Chief God Xuanxu to panic.