Chapter Summaries

Yang Zhen put away the Star Spring Sword and endured Heavenly Punishment with his physical body to absorb a trace of the primordial Power of Creation. After ten bolts struck him down, the Witch Scale Clan’s Great Emperors realized he might still be alive.

• The two Witch Scale Clan Great Emperors discussed capturing Yang Zhen to investigate his mastery of the Power of Faith and the Power of the Void.
• Yang Zhen took the first bolt of Heavenly Punishment head-on and crashed into the ground, but laughed and crawled out after gaining a trace of the Power of Creation.
• Yang Zhen taunted the heavens and called for more punishment, prompting ten bolts of Heavenly Punishment to strike him at once.
• Yang Zhen lay motionless after the strike, and the old man warned the middle-aged Great Emperor to look more closely as he marveled at Yang Zhen’s tenacious fate.

Yang Zhen endured repeated waves of Heavenly Punishment and Heavenly Ghost, astonishing the two Great Emperors, who decided to take him back to the Witch Scale Clan for study. As World-Destroying Heavenly Punishment appeared, Yang Zhen began to rise calmly and formed a black-and-white taiji-like halo, bringing heaven and earth to a standstill.

• Yang Zhen embraced ten bolts of Heavenly Punishment, survived the blast, and threatened the Heaven and Earth Origin if it harmed the Three Flowers Holy Land.
• The middle-aged Great Emperor and the old man prepared to seize Yang Zhen, believing he was too valuable to leave behind.
• Ten bolts of Heavenly Ghost repeatedly blasted Yang Zhen into the crater, but he kept crawling back out.
• The old man noticed that Yang Zhen's presence had changed, and the middle-aged Great Emperor resolved that the Witch Scale Clan must take him back.
• Yang Zhen rose before ten black bolts of World-Destroying Heavenly Punishment and formed a black-and-white halo with his hands, making heaven and earth seem to fall still.

Yang Zhen divided the Heaven and Earth Origin into Yin and Yang, then dispersed the powers in his body to undergo Mortal Transformation while Heavenly Punishment still filled the sky. As the Witch Scale Clan prepared to seize his Power of Faith, Yang Zhen charged into the tribulation clouds, provoking what appeared to be Heaven’s wrath.

• The old man and the middle-aged Great Emperor speculated that Yang Zhen might be a reincarnated person after witnessing him divide Qi into Yin and Yang.
• Yang Zhen released the power inside his body, realizing that the Power of the Void and Power of Faith had been preventing him from advancing to the Great Emperor Realm.
• Han Yan'er recognized that Yang Zhen was undergoing Mortal Transformation, while the Three Flowers Holy Land's Great Emperors prepared to protect him and their land.
• The middle-aged Great Emperor tried to attack Yang Zhen after the old man realized Yang Zhen possessed the Power of Faith, but Yang Zhen raced into the tribulation clouds.
• The old man cried out for everyone to run as Heavenly Wrath erupted, and the middle-aged Great Emperor cursed Yang Zhen for going too far.

Yang Zhen plunged into the Lightning Tribulations and seemed to vanish beneath Heavenly Wrath, alarming the Three Flowers Holy Land and the Witch Scale Clan. He reappeared bound by six lightning chains, then laughed and shouted that the ordeal was a rush.

• Yang Zhen entered the countless Lightning Tribulations, provoking Heavenly Wrath and unleashing a destructive storm.
• Han Yan'er could no longer sense Yang Zhen, while Hua Youyue and the others feared for him and the Three Flowers Holy Land.
• The Witch Scale Clan's Great Emperors decided Yang Zhen was doomed and planned to seize a wisp of his soul after his death.
• Yang Zhen appeared within the lightning with six chains sealed to his body, leaving the onlookers stunned.
• Shameless Cat stopped Flirtatious Chicken from rushing to save Yang Zhen and guessed that he was absorbing the energy of heaven and earth.
• Yang Zhen struggled against the chains, then laughed and shouted, “What a rush!”

Yang Zhen endured the World-Destroying Heavenly Punishment while entering an epiphany that let him sense and wield the power of heaven and earth. After the lightning blasted away one of his legs, Hua Youyue called for the Witch Scale Clan’s two Great Emperors to be stopped from leaving, and three other Great Emperors prepared to fight them.

• Yang Zhen entered an epiphany as lightning chains battered him, while the crowd and the Witch Scale Clan’s two Great Emperors watched in disbelief.
• Yang Zhen sensed the Great Wilderness World and realized he could wield the power of heaven and earth as his own, but chose to continue his epiphany rather than break the Heavenly Punishment.
• The Witch Scale Clan’s Great Emperors hoped to capture Yang Zhen’s soul and claim whatever he gained from his epiphany.
• Dozens of bolts struck Yang Zhen and blasted away one of his legs, causing Hua Youyue to stagger before Han Yan’er caught her.
• Hua Youyue demanded that the Witch Scale Clan’s two Great Emperors be prevented from leaving the Three Flowers Holy Land, and Great Emperor Golden Eagle, Great Emperor Aotian, and the Great Emperor of the Eastern Wilderness prepared to confront them.

Yang Zhen endured World-Destroying Heavenly Punishment until only his head remained, while the Witch Scale Clan Great Emperors waited to seize his divine soul. He sensed the true Heaven and Earth Origin, but more than a hundred new punishments descended toward him.

• Shameless Cat told Hua Youyue that Yang Zhen could not restore his original body, and revealed he had survived 108 Heavenly Punishments.
• The two Witch Scale Clan Great Emperors moved to attack Yang Zhen, but a burst of lightning left only his head, still alive and smiling at them.
• Yang Zhen sensed the true Heaven and Earth Origin and could perceive the world and the thoughts of those around him.
• More than a hundred World-Destroying Heavenly Punishments fell toward Yang Zhen's remaining head, and Hua Youyue cried out in alarm.

Yang Zhen survived the World-Destroying Heavenly Punishment, thwarting the Witch Scale Clan’s attempt to seize his soul. After the lightning clouds covered his accidental nudity, he announced that he might sacrifice two Great Emperors to heaven.

• The Witch Scale Clan’s two Great Emperors waited for Yang Zhen to die so they could secretly seize his soul, while Great Emperor Golden Eagle and the others prepared to stop them.
• When the Witch Scale Clan’s Great Emperors charged toward the lightning punishment, Great Emperor Golden Eagle and the Great Emperor of the Eastern Wilderness confronted them.
• The Witch Scale Clan’s old Great Emperor declared that Yang Zhen was dead, then saw Yang Zhen fully restored and getting dressed as the lightning punishment dispersed.
• Yang Zhen realized everyone could see him naked and gathered the lightning clouds around himself to cover up.
• Yang Zhen claimed he had gained incredible power from his breakthrough and asked whether he should kill two Great Emperors as a sacrifice to heaven.

Yang Zhen fought the two Witch Scale Clan Great Emperors after surviving the World-Destroying Heavenly Punishment, using a tank formed from Heaven and Earth Qi to overwhelm them. As he pressed the middle-aged Great Emperor with a barrage, the old man suddenly appeared behind him.

• The Witch Scale Clan Great Emperors feared Yang Zhen when he spoke of killing them as a sacrifice to heaven.
• The old man refined heaven and earth around himself and dismissed Yang Zhen's threat, while Yang Zhen asked him to teach the technique.
• The old man charged Yang Zhen, who formed a tank from Heaven and Earth Qi and blasted him away with a shell.
• The middle-aged Great Emperor blocked Yang Zhen's shell with spatial ripples, but Yang Zhen unleashed a barrage that drove him back and made him cough blood.
• Great Emperor Golden Eagle warned Yang Zhen as the old man suddenly appeared behind him.

Yang Zhen survived the Witch Scale Clan elder’s ambush after enduring a devastating Heavenly Punishment, then warned that heaven and earth would change within half a month. He revealed that the Void Rock Realm was not actually the Void Realm.

• The Witch Scale Clan elder used his Emperor-Slaying Hand to smash what he thought was Yang Zhen’s head, but the body was only a Shadow Clone.
• Yang Zhen appeared behind the elder and punched him away, forcing the two Witch Scale Clan Great Emperors to retreat.
• Shameless Cat told Yang Zhen that he had endured 386 Heavenly Punishments, including 120 World-Destroying Heavenly Punishments.
• Yang Zhen said heaven and earth would change within half a month and revealed to Great Emperor Golden Eagle and the others that the Void Rock Realm was not the Void Realm.

Yang Zhen explained that the Void Rock Realm was about to appear, then vowed to protect the Three Flowers Holy Land from the Witch Scale Clan. He resumed his wedding to Hua Youyue and imparted the Dao to the gathered guests, leaving thousands—including the Great Emperors—in a state of enlightenment.

• Yang Zhen told the gathered cultivators that the Void Rock Realm was not a Void Realm and might soon appear, based on information from the Void Rock Shuttle.
• Lou Woli warned Yang Zhen that the Witch Scale Clan had more than a dozen ordinary Great Emperors and even stronger Great Emperor Venerables.
• Yang Zhen advised the people of the Three Flowers Holy Land to stay inside and promised to make every Witch Scale Clan member kneel.
• Yang Zhen declared that his wedding to Hua Youyue would continue, and Great Emperor Golden Eagle officiated the ceremony.
• Yang Zhen and Hua Youyue walked through the air as Yang Zhen imparted the Dao, leading thousands of people and the Great Emperors to attain enlightenment.

Yang Zhen’s five days of preaching helped Hua Youyue break through to the Emperor Realm, but a Heavenly Sealing Tribulation descended. The tribulation targeted Han Yan’er, whose Ice Phoenix appeared, and Yang Zhen confronted it to protect her.

• Yang Zhen preached for five days, and Hua Youyue broke through to the Emperor Realm.
• A Heavenly Sealing Tribulation descended, and Shameless Cat recognized its power to seal all things.
• Hua Youyue revealed that the tribulation was not coming for her, as cold Qi erupted from Han Yan’er and an Ice Phoenix appeared.
• The Ice Phoenix charged the tribulation, and its clash left Han Yan’er weakened and confused.
• Yang Zhen vowed to protect Han Yan’er, then appeared atop the Ice Phoenix and faced the Heavenly Sealing Tribulation.

Yang Zhen tried to protect Han Yan'er from the Heavenly Sealing Tribulation, which would imprison her in Spacetime Power. Lou Woli sacrificed himself to stop it, and Yang Zhen sealed the tribulation behind the Three Flowers Holy Land.

• Lou Woli revealed that Han Yan'er possessed the War God Bloodline and explained that the Heavenly Sealing Severance could not be resisted by ordinary means.
• Yang Zhen's Void Power passed through the tribulation, and Lou Woli said only a Descendant of Gods and Devils could stop it.
• Lou Woli sacrificed himself to intercept the Heavenly Sealing Tribulation, leaving his soul seemingly suppressed as Han Yan'er collapsed unconscious.
• A weak voice told Yang Zhen to use the Three Talents Essence Conversion Array, and he sealed the tribulation on the mountain behind the Three Flowers Holy Land.
• Yang Zhen cared for Han Yan'er and remained alone on the mountain, contemplating Lou Woli's final words.

Yang Zhen resolved to save Lou Woli from the Heavenly Sealing Tribulation and comforted Han Yan'er as the Void Rock Realm emerged into the Main Realm. He revealed that he could summon Heavenly Punishment, leaving Han Yan'er stunned by the power he had gained.

• Yang Zhen returned to the Three Flowers Holy Land and reassured Hua Youyue before finding Han Yan'er beside the Three Talents Essence Conversion Array.
• Yang Zhen comforted Han Yan'er about the uncertain future and promised that Lou Woli could be saved from the Heavenly Sealing Tribulation.
• Yang Zhen told Han Yan'er he would take her to the Void Rock Realm because her War God Bloodline held terrifying power.
• The southern sky turned black as the Void Rock Realm appeared within the Main Realm, and Han Yan'er warned Yang Zhen that the Witch Scale Clan might oppose them.
• Yang Zhen summoned a bolt of Heavenly Punishment to demonstrate his power, leaving Han Yan'er astonished.

Yang Zhen and his companions prepared to enter the Void Rock Realm as the Witch Scale Clan and Devil Domain gathered there, while news arrived that Tianxuan had become an Empress. The group set out on Flirtatious Chicken, leaving Empress Fengyu to guard the Three Flowers Holy Land, and Yang Zhen declared he would become a God King or Devil King if necessary to protect his freedom.

• Yang Zhen and the Great Emperors discussed the threat posed by the Witch Scale Clan, and Empress Fengyu offered to join the expedition.
• Hua Youyue chose to stay behind to guard the Three Flowers Holy Land, and Yang Zhen revealed that he believed he could defeat a Great Emperor Venerable.
• Flirtatious Chicken delivered news that Holy Maiden Tianxuan had become Empress Tianxuan and that the Witch Scale Clan could not enter the Void Rock Realm.
• Empress Fengyu agreed to remain at the Three Flowers Holy Land while Yang Zhen, the Great Emperors, Han Yan'er, and the others flew toward the Void Rock Realm on Flirtatious Chicken.
• Yang Zhen told Great Emperor Golden Eagle that he would become a God King or Devil King if Gods and Devils threatened to interfere with his life.

Yang Zhen planted seeds of the Power of the Void in three Great Emperors and discussed Shameless Cat’s strange memories, which suggested the cat might have lived since the Savage Wilderness era. The group’s journey stopped when a veiled woman blocked their way, and Yang Zhen and Shameless Cat recognized the Witch Scale Clan.

• Great Emperor Golden Eagle, Great Emperor Aotian, and the Great Emperor of the Eastern Wilderness asked Yang Zhen about the Power of the Void, and he placed a seed of it in each of their Divine Sense spaces.
• Han Yan'er asked for a seed too, and Yang Zhen promised to transfer hers personally later.
• Yang Zhen woke Shameless Cat and questioned it about its condition and its past.
• Shameless Cat unexpectedly recalled seeing Gods and Devils, leaving Yang Zhen to wonder about its background and age.
• Flirtatious Chicken stopped before a veiled woman whose three strange longswords sealed the space, and Yang Zhen and Shameless Cat identified her as part of the Witch Scale Clan.

Yang Zhen and his companions confronted a young Witch Scale Clan woman who proved to be a Great Emperor Venerable and attacked with Emperor Treasures. After she struck Yang Zhen with Heart Gu, he appeared to collapse, but his teasing response left the woman wondering whether to keep him as a slave.

• The Witch Scale Clan woman launched dozens of Emperor Treasure swords at Yang Zhen and his companions, and Great Emperor Golden Eagle’s attack was pierced apart.
• Yang Zhen stepped in to fight the woman, who revealed herself as a Great Emperor Venerable and tore his apparent body apart with Sword-Rays.
• Yang Zhen reappeared behind the woman and kicked her, prompting her to acknowledge him as a worthy opponent.
• The woman used Heart Gu on Yang Zhen and asked how he had incurred the Witch Scale Clan’s Curse.
• Yang Zhen acted as though he were dying, then suggested the woman keep him as a plaything or slave, leaving her seemingly tempted.

Yang Zhen pretended to be controlled by the young woman's Heart Gu, then followed the others toward the Witch Scale Clan's signal. The group encountered a fully grown Qiongqi Heavenly Void emerging into the Main Realm.

• The young woman ordered Yang Zhen to kill Han Yan'er, but Yang Zhen stopped his punch when Han Yan'er shouted, revealing that he had only been acting.
• The young woman claimed the Three Flowers Holy Land and left through the turbulent void after a black flower appeared in the sky.
• Yang Zhen revealed that he had spat out the Heart Gu and kept it, then agreed to investigate the Witch Scale Clan's signal with Great Emperor Golden Eagle and the others.
• Yang Zhen and the group flew toward the Void Rock Realm eruption while Yang Zhen mocked the young woman's grasp of Void Power.
• A tremendous roar shook the universe, and a fully grown Qiongqi Heavenly Void emerged into the Main Realm, making Flirtatious Chicken bristle on Yang Zhen's shoulder.

Yang Zhen learned that the Witch Scale Clan had opened the Void Rock Realm, releasing a Qiongqi Heavenly Void that had killed two Great Emperors and driven away powerful cultivators. The creature then singled out Yang Zhen, who led it on a chase through the sky as a young female Emperor Venerable from the Witch Scale Clan reacted strangely.

• Yang Zhen and Shameless Cat recognized the living Qiongqi Heavenly Void as it roared cultivators out of the sky and sent them fleeing.
• Yang Zhen stopped a fleeing Emperor Realm expert and learned the Witch Scale Clan had opened the Void Rock Realm, where the creature killed two Great Emperors and overwhelmed more than ten others.
• The Emperor Realm expert said the Devil Domain and the Heaven-Defying Cultivator Clan had also come to contend with the Witch Scale Clan for the Void Rock Realm.
• The Qiongqi Heavenly Void suddenly charged at Yang Zhen, who sent Flirtatious Chicken and Shameless Cat away, warned Han Yan'er to keep clear, and led the creature into the sky.
• Tens of thousands watched Yang Zhen circle with the Qiongqi Heavenly Void while a young female Emperor Venerable from the Witch Scale Clan counted on her fingers and showed an expression like a smile.

Yang Zhen charged toward the Qiongqi Heavenly Void, prompting the Three Flowers Holy Land, the Witch Scale Clan, and the Devil Domain to prepare for a clash over the Void Rock Realm. Just as the Qiongqi Heavenly Void seemed about to swallow him, it nuzzled Yang Zhen’s hand like a pet, leaving everyone stunned.

• Yang Zhen charged at the Qiongqi Heavenly Void while the crowd mocked him and Great Emperor Golden Eagle shouted for him to retreat.
• The Devil Domain and the Witch Scale Clan discussed waiting for the Three Flowers Holy Land to engage the beast so they could enter the Void Rock Realm.
• The Witch Scale Clan woman who had placed a Heart Gu on Yang Zhen and the Devil Domain’s veiled Young Master prepared their groups to seize the chance to enter.
• The Qiongqi Heavenly Void accelerated toward Yang Zhen, and Great Emperor Golden Eagle, the other Great Emperors, and Han Yan'er leaped to intervene.
• Yang Zhen turned and raised a hand, and the Qiongqi Heavenly Void yelped and rubbed against it affectionately.

Yang Zhen discovered that the Qiongqi Heavenly Void was friendly toward him and let him enter the Void Rock Realm. After the creature also admitted Yang Zhen’s companions, the Witch Scale Clan and Devil Domain were left outside, with the Witch Scale elder furious.

• Yang Zhen tested the Qiongqi Heavenly Void and found that it greeted him with joy rather than hostility.
• The Witch Scale Clan, Devil Domain cultivators, and others rushed toward the Void Rock Realm, but the Qiongqi Heavenly Void blocked the entrance with a roar.
• The Qiongqi Heavenly Void pushed Yang Zhen toward the entrance, and he accepted its invitation to enter first.
• The Witch Scale Clan elder threatened Yang Zhen and Great Emperor Golden Eagle, but Great Emperor Golden Eagle mocked him and asked Yang Zhen to seek entry for their group.
• Yang Zhen asked the Qiongqi Heavenly Void to admit his friends, and it sniffed them before stepping aside, leaving the Witch Scale elder enraged.