Chapter Summaries

Lin Heng found the Thunder Punishment Saint Emperor possessed by a Thought Avatar that had magnified his ambition and offered to fulfill his wish. Lin Heng provoked the Thought Avatar by claiming Mu Chen had sent him, and it responded with killing intent.

• Lin Heng recalled that each Thought Avatar embodied one of the seven emotions or six desires and searched for signs of possession.
• Lin Heng heard the Thunder Punishment Saint Emperor laughing in a cave and found him absorbed in a cultivation scroll, vowing to make the Lei Clan supreme.
• Lin Heng concluded that a Thought Avatar had amplified the Thunder Punishment Saint Emperor's desire for power until he could no longer hear or respond to anyone.
• A gloomy voice offered to grant Lin Heng a wish, and Lin Heng asked to surpass Mu Chen, the Heavenly Estate's master.
• Lin Heng claimed Mu Chen had sent him, enraging the Thought Avatar, which vowed to keep him trapped and make him experience its loneliness.

Lin Heng confronted the Thunder Punishment Saint Emperor’s Thought Avatar, resisting its spiritual power and using Eternal Ages to repel the Saint Emperor. The Thought Avatar then mocked Lin Heng for being unable to unleash the weapon’s full power.

• The Thought Avatar attacked Lin Heng with spiritual power, but discovered it could not shake his mind.
• Lin Heng summoned Eternal Ages and tried to strike the Thought Avatar, but stopped when it retreated into the Thunder Punishment Saint Emperor’s body.
• The Thought Avatar realized Lin Heng had held back because he wanted to defeat the Thunder Punishment Saint Emperor fairly, then used an illusion to provoke the Saint Emperor into attacking him.
• Lin Heng dodged the Saint Emperor’s palm strike, which shattered a distant mountain, then blocked his follow-up punch with Eternal Ages.
• Eternal Ages’ power blasted the Thunder Punishment Saint Emperor backward, and the Thought Avatar scorned Lin Heng for being unable to unleash the weapon’s full strength.

Lin Heng used Mu Chen’s lingering concern to soften the Thought Avatar and trapped the enraged Thunder Punishment Saint Emperor in the Eight Origins Heaven-Locking Formation. The Thought Avatar asked Lin Heng about Mu Chen, and Lin Heng revealed that Mu Chen had fallen and suggested his lack of emotions may have kept him from reaching the universe’s pinnacle.

• Lin Heng told the Thought Avatar that Mu Chen had wanted it spared, stirring its longing and resentment.
• The Thought Avatar made the Thunder Punishment Saint Emperor attack Lin Heng, who trapped him in the Eight Origins Heaven-Locking Formation.
• As the Thunder Punishment Saint Emperor smashed through the formation’s endless walls, the Thought Avatar recalled how Mu Chen had severed his emotions and desires to surpass the Nine Heavens.
• The Thought Avatar asked Lin Heng to tell it about Mu Chen and why he had come.
• Lin Heng said Mu Chen had fallen after failing to reach the universe’s pinnacle, and speculated that losing his emotions had left him unable to advance further.

After the Thought Avatar of Desire accepted Mu Chen’s death, it gave its purified spiritual power to Lin Heng and released the Thunder Punishment Saint Emperor from its control. Lin Heng let the Thunder Punishment Saint Emperor leave, then sensed another aura to the northwest as he searched for his next target.

• The Thought Avatar of Desire mourned Mu Chen’s failure to reach the pinnacle and merged its spiritual power into Lin Heng.
• Lin Heng freed the Thunder Punishment Saint Emperor and explained that the Thought Avatar of Desire had controlled him.
• The Thunder Punishment Saint Emperor suspected Lin Heng knew of hidden treasures, but reconsidered after Lin Heng warned him about the remaining Thought Avatars.
• The Thunder Punishment Saint Emperor asked Lin Heng to open the seal so he could leave, and Lin Heng sent him through a spatial passage.
• Lin Heng began searching the forbidden ground space for his next target and sensed an aura to the northwest.

Lin Heng confronted the Thought Avatar of Evil, which had taken control of the Wood Clan Saint Emperor and attacked him. When Lin Heng mentioned Mu Chen, the Thought Avatar was stunned and demanded to know who he was and whether Mu Chen had sent him.

• Lin Heng found the Wood Clan Saint Emperor and learned that the Thought Avatar of Evil had taken control of her through her resentment and jealousy.
• The Thought Avatar unleashed its mental force on Lin Heng, but he resisted it despite being in the Heavenly Firmament Realm.
• The Thought Avatar made the controlled Wood Clan Saint Emperor attack Lin Heng, but he repeatedly evaded her slow strikes.
• Lin Heng explained that the Thought Avatar’s mental control kept the Wood Clan Saint Emperor from using her full strength.
• Lin Heng pointed out that the Thought Avatar still longed for Mu Chen, prompting it to ask how Lin Heng knew that name and whether Mu Chen had sent him.

Lin Heng told the Thought Avatar of Evil that Mu Chen had died and revealed that he had inherited Mu Chen’s powers and was sent to destroy the Thought Avatars. As the Wood Clan Saint Emperor approached Lin Heng with her hand raised, he remained still and offered to bear the Thought Avatar’s hatred.

• Lin Heng told the Thought Avatar of Evil that Mu Chen was dead, prompting it to deny the news and turn its anger on Lin Heng.
• The Wood Clan Saint Emperor attacked Lin Heng, but he dodged her punch, which devastated the surrounding mountain forests.
• Lin Heng restrained the Wood Clan Saint Emperor with Eight-Zhang Light Prison and used Origin Assimilation to absorb her Origin of Wood.
• Lin Heng explained that he had received Mu Chen’s inheritance and had come to destroy the Thought Avatars, convincing the Thought Avatar of Evil that Mu Chen was truly gone.
• Lin Heng invited the Thought Avatar to direct its hatred at him and remained motionless as the Wood Clan Saint Emperor raised her hand before him.

Lin Heng received the Wood Clan Saint Emperor's mental power after promising to honor Mu Chen's legacy, then provoked her and trapped her in his mental world. The Saint Emperor could not break free, leaving Lin Heng in control of their confrontation.

• The Thought Avatar of Evil spared Lin Heng because Mu Chen had chosen him as his successor and gave him her mental power to absorb.
• Lin Heng promised he would not lose to anyone before meeting the person who defeated Mu Chen, then absorbed the Saint Emperor of the Wood Clan's mental power.
• After regaining consciousness with no memory of what happened, the Saint Emperor of the Wood Clan confronted Lin Heng over his teasing remarks.
• Lin Heng insulted the Saint Emperor of the Wood Clan's reliance on her Origin bloodline, prompting her to gather Wood Origin energy and prepare to attack.
• Lin Heng trapped the Saint Emperor of the Wood Clan in his mental world, where her attacks failed and she could not escape.

Lin Heng freed the Wood Clan's Saint Emperor after trapping her in his mental world, then tested his growing mental power against the Thought Avatar of Wrath. He persuaded the Thought Avatar to doubt the Eight Great Imperial Clans' strength, leaving it less confident as their confrontation continued.

• The Wood Clan's Saint Emperor begged Lin Heng to release her, and he freed her from the mental world.
• Lin Heng escorted the Wood Clan's Saint Emperor to a spatial passage, and she called him an interesting person before leaving.
• Lin Heng assessed the limits and risks of his mental power, then sensed the remaining Thought Avatars and headed toward the closest one.
• Lin Heng found the Metal Clan's Saint Emperor under the Thought Avatar of Wrath's control, and the Saint Emperor attacked him.
• Lin Heng argued that the Ascenders had surpassed the declining Eight Great Imperial Clans, making the Thought Avatar question its confidence in the Saint Emperor's strength.

Lin Heng trapped the Thought Avatar of Wrath inside a circle formed from the eight great Origins and won their bet by keeping him confined in a spiritual black hole until the incense burned out. He revealed that Mu Chen had sent him, provoking the Thought Avatar of Wrath into a furious outburst.

• Lin Heng challenged the Thought Avatar of Wrath to escape a circle within the time it took an incense stick to burn, and the Metal Clan's Saint Emperor accepted.
• Lin Heng formed a circle with the Powers of the eight great Origins, trapping the Metal Clan's Saint Emperor when he entered it.
• The Thought Avatar of Wrath attacked the circle, but its Origin Assimilation absorbed his power, and Lin Heng trapped him in a spiritual black hole.
• After the incense burned down, Lin Heng released the Thought Avatar of Wrath and declared that he had lost.
• Lin Heng said Mu Chen had sent him, and the Thought Avatar of Wrath erupted in killing intent as he recalled Mu Chen abandoning them.

Lin Heng trapped the Thought Avatar of Wrath in repeated barriers, then persuaded him to stake their mental powers against each other for the chance to gain his strength. As Lin Heng launched an all-out attack with the power of the Thought Avatars of Desire and Evil, the freed Metal Clan Saint Emperor approached him with killing intent.

• The Thought Avatar of Wrath broke through Lin Heng's eight-colored barrier, only to be enclosed by another one, and eventually agreed to hear Lin Heng's demand.
• Lin Heng asked the Thought Avatar of Wrath to leave the Metal Clan Saint Emperor's body and compete for the right to lend him his strength.
• The Thought Avatar of Wrath sent his mental power into Lin Heng's mental world, leaving the Metal Clan Saint Emperor free of his control.
• The Metal Clan Saint Emperor cautiously approached the motionless Lin Heng, while the Thought Avatar of Wrath offered to help Lin Heng kill him in exchange for Lin Heng's body.
• Lin Heng revealed that he had the power of the Thought Avatars of Desire and Evil, then surged forward to attack the Thought Avatar of Wrath.
• The Metal Clan Saint Emperor reached Lin Heng and, seeing him within arm's reach, prepared to kill him.

Lin Heng overcame the Metal Clan Saint Emperor by controlling his mind and making him wound himself, then confronted the Thought Avatar controlling the Fire Separation Saint Emperor. After hearing Lin Heng’s history with the Eight Great Imperial Clans, the avatar inferred that Mu Chen had sent him and asked what he thought of the request.

• The Metal Clan Saint Emperor tried to kill Lin Heng, but Lin Heng’s mental power seized control of him.
• Lin Heng ordered the Metal Clan Saint Emperor to stab himself repeatedly, then left him alive and injured.
• Lin Heng dealt with the Thought Avatars controlling three more Saint Emperors within half a day, leaving the Fire Separation Saint Emperor and Water Race Saint Emperor.
• Lin Heng found the Fire Separation Saint Emperor drinking tea and sat down to speak with the Thought Avatar controlling him.
• Lin Heng recounted his feud with the Eight Great Imperial Clans and explained why he had saved them.
• The Thought Avatar deduced that Mu Chen had sent Lin Heng, and Lin Heng asked what it thought of the request.

The Thought Avatar of Love gave Lin Heng its spiritual power after hearing his ambition to create a universe beyond Primordial Chaos. Lin Heng then went to confront the Six Desires Thought Avatar, which had possessed the Water Race Saint Emperor, and found her amplified allure unsettling.

• The Thought Avatar of Love asked Lin Heng about his dream, and he declared that he wanted to create a universe more powerful than Primordial Chaos and rule through the eternal ages.
• The Thought Avatar of Love entrusted Lin Heng with its spiritual power so Mu Chen’s dream could continue, then the Fire Separation Saint Emperor awoke and gave Lin Heng a token and a promise of help.
• Lin Heng realized that only the Six Desires Thought Avatar remained and that it had possessed the Water Race Saint Emperor.
• Lin Heng found the Water Race Saint Emperor beside a waterfall, where her appearance, movements, and voice briefly unsettled him.
• Lin Heng concluded that the Six Desires Thought Avatar had magnified the Water Race Saint Emperor’s natural allure rather than using a charm technique.

Lin Heng resisted the Six Desires Thought Avatar’s attempt to tempt him through the Water Race Saint Emperor and judged the avatar unworthy of Mu Chen. He left the avatar in the forbidden land to reflect, refusing to destroy or recruit it.

• Lin Heng recognized that avoiding the Water Race Saint Emperor had allowed her to plant a heart demon, so he faced her directly.
• The Water Race Saint Emperor tried to seduce Lin Heng, but he calmly praised her beauty without being tempted.
• Lin Heng exposed the Six Desires Thought Avatar’s creation as an ideal woman based on its own desires and said Mu Chen would not have accepted her.
• Lin Heng revealed that he was Mu Chen’s successor and that the Seven Emotions Thought Avatar had submitted to him.
• Lin Heng refused to destroy or take in the Six Desires Thought Avatar and left it in the forbidden land to reflect, telling it that it was not worthy of Mu Chen.

Lin Heng accepted the Six Desires Thought Avatar’s spiritual power after the Water Race Saint Emperor embraced him, then sent her away and began signing in at places connected to Mu Chen. He collected rewards at all eight locations while the Saint Emperor followed, puzzled by his brief stops.

• Lin Heng’s criticism drove the Six Desires Thought Avatar to embrace him and transfer its purified spiritual power to him in order to help fulfill Mu Chen’s wish.
• The Water Race Saint Emperor regained control of herself, denied hugging Lin Heng, and accused him of trying to claim the forbidden land’s treasures.
• Lin Heng signed in at Carefree Peak in the Third Heaven and received a billion-year-old spirit herb.
• Lin Heng visited the eight places where Mu Chen’s Thought Avatars had stayed and obtained a reward at each, including First-Class Primordial Chaos Spirit Treasure battle armor.
• The Water Race Saint Emperor followed Lin Heng from place to place, puzzled by his brief stops.

Lin Heng left the forbidden land after eliminating the Thought Avatar controlling the Water Race Saint Emperor, who refused to come out because she wanted its treasures. After she was rescued, Lin Heng led the leaders of the Thirteen Factions in destroying the forbidden land and the evil thoughts within it.

• Lin Heng finished checking in at the eight Thought Avatar locations and left the forbidden land, while the Water Race Saint Emperor stayed behind to claim its supposed treasures.
• Ao Zhantian and the seven Saint Emperors questioned Lin Heng about the Water Race Saint Emperor, and he explained that she was safe but had chosen to remain inside.
• Lin Heng warned that the forbidden land’s unsuppressed evil thoughts could take form, and the Thunder Punishment Saint Emperor and Fire Separation Saint Emperor went inside to retrieve the Water Race Saint Emperor.
• The Water Race Saint Emperor emerged and learned that Lin Heng had told the truth; embarrassed by her suspicions, she could not meet his eyes.
• Lin Heng led the leaders of the Thirteen Factions in forming a great formation, whose flames broke the seal and burned the evil thoughts into nothingness.

After stabilizing his spiritual power in seclusion, Lin Heng drew the attention of the Water Race Saint Emperor and the Saint Emperor of the Wood Clan, who each decided to visit him. The two Saint Emperors arrived at the Battle Heaven Pavilion together, where a guard’s integrity impressed them.

• Lin Heng returned to the Battle Heaven Pavilion and entered seclusion to stabilize his spiritual power and prepare to cultivate Mu Chen’s spiritual secret technique.
• The Water Race Saint Emperor, moved by her memories of Lin Heng saving her, prepared a generous gift and set out alone for the Battle Heaven Pavilion.
• The Saint Emperor of the Wood Clan decided to visit Lin Heng after recalling their encounter and left her palace without preparing a gift.
• The Water Race Saint Emperor and the Saint Emperor of the Wood Clan arrived at the Battle Heaven Pavilion at nearly the same time and gave different reasons for their visits.
• The Water Race Saint Emperor offered a guard one hundred thousand Source Stones to announce her arrival, but the guard refused the ring and went to report both Saint Emperors.

The Water Race Saint Emperor and the Saint Emperor of the Wood Clan visited the Battle Heaven Pavilion to thank Lin Heng, but found him in seclusion and sought out his mother, Liu Ling'er, instead. They bowed to Liu Ling'er and called themselves her juniors, leaving her and the pavilion disciples bewildered.

• The Water Race Saint Emperor and the Saint Emperor of the Wood Clan arrived at the Battle Heaven Pavilion to offer thanks and gifts, but Situ Jiannan told them Lin Heng was in seclusion.
• The Water Race Saint Emperor asked where Liu Ling'er was so she could visit and leave her gift, and the Saint Emperor of the Wood Clan decided to accompany her.
• At Ninefold Heaven, Liu Ling'er heard that two Saint Emperors had come and went out to meet them with Battle Heaven Pavilion disciples.
• Miao Shanrou and Lin Miaoyin bowed to Liu Ling'er and addressed her as Auntie, stunning Liu Ling'er and the watching disciples.
• Liu Ling'er helped the two Saint Emperors up and invited them inside.

The Eight Great Imperial Clans’ Saint Emperors reacted with alarm after Miao Shanrou and Lin Miaoyin visited Liu Ling'er, while Ao Zhantian and Qin Hongmian discussed what the visit meant for Lin Heng. The other Saint Emperors agreed to wait until the two women returned before confronting them, and Qin Hongmian advised the Ascenders to watch Lin Heng rather than intervene.

• Miao Shanrou and Lin Miaoyin visited Liu Ling'er, and spies spread news of their visit across the First Heaven.
• The Fire Separation Saint Emperor and the Heaven Yang Clan Saint Emperor urged the Eight Great Imperial Clans to retrieve the two women, while the Earth Yin Clan Saint Emperor proposed killing them.
• The Thunder Punishment Saint Emperor persuaded the others to wait until Miao Shanrou and Lin Miaoyin returned to the First Heaven, then question them and kill them if they intended to submit to the Battle Heaven Pavilion.
• Ao Zhantian told Qin Hongmian that the other Saint Emperors had gathered at the Lei Clan to discuss the visit.
• Qin Hongmian told Ao Zhantian to watch Lin Heng and offer help only if he chose to oppose the other Saint Emperors.

Liu Ling'er welcomed Miao Shanrou and Lin Miaoyin, who sought to grow closer to her and Lin Heng, while Lin Heng realized his mother was encouraging them as potential daughters-in-law. The two women volunteered to cook dinner, but ended up baffled by everything in the Battle Heaven Pavilion's kitchen.

• Liu Ling'er chatted happily with Miao Shanrou and Lin Miaoyin, who asked about Lin Heng and offered to visit her often.
• Lin Heng arrived worried about his mother and was startled to find her on friendly terms with the two Saint Emperors.
• Liu Ling'er said she would be delighted if Miao Shanrou and Lin Miaoyin became her daughters-in-law, and they reacted shyly but positively.
• Liu Ling'er accepted the women's offer to visit and invited them to stay for dinner, while Lin Heng listened as she shared stories and ways of keeping him in line.
• Miao Shanrou and Lin Miaoyin volunteered to cook, then stared blankly at the kitchen because neither knew how to prepare a meal.

Miao Shanrou and Lin Miaoyin tried to cook for Liu Ling'er, but Lin Heng prepared the meal and brought the former enemies together for a warm dinner. After leaving the Ninefold Heaven, the two women were taken to the Lei Clan's sacred grounds to face the other six Saint Emperors over their visit to the Battle Heaven Pavilion.

• Miao Shanrou and Lin Miaoyin asked their clansmen how to cook, then wrecked the kitchen while attempting to prepare a meal.
• Lin Heng took over, cooked five dishes and a soup, and asked the two women to let Liu Ling'er believe they had made the food.
• Liu Ling'er recognized Lin Heng's cooking but praised it without exposing him, and the four shared a pleasant dinner.
• Miao Shanrou and Lin Miaoyin left the Ninefold Heaven, but the other six Saint Emperors intercepted them and took them to the Lei Clan's sacred grounds.
• The Thunder Punishment Saint Emperor questioned Miao Shanrou and Lin Miaoyin about their visit to the Battle Heaven Pavilion as the others looked on with hostility.