Chapter Summaries

Xu Long defeated Zuo Lengchan after killing Tang Ying'e, then used his lingering internal force to kill Zuo Lengchan as he escaped. With his quest complete and a way back to the Reincarnation Temple secured, Xu Long left the martial arts experts behind.

• Tang Ying'e died, and Xu Long obtained the final Thirteen Grand Protectors treasure chest.
• Xu Long fought Zuo Lengchan and destroyed his weapon, gradually overcoming Zuo Lengchan's Icy Internal Force with the power of Extreme Yang, Absolute Yin.
• Zuo Lengchan pretended to fight to the death, then fled while Xu Long pulled back.
• Xu Long turned the internal force inside Zuo Lengchan into a sword that killed him, completing the quest and earning 40 Low-Grade Spirit Stones.
• Xu Long told the arriving martial arts experts that the Thirteen Guardians of Mount Song and Zuo Lengchan were dead, then leaped away.

After destroying the Mount Song Sect, Xu Long opened the treasure chests from Zuo Lengchan and the Thirteen Grand Protectors, gaining spirit stones, a powerful formation diagram, and a card that could summon Zuo Lengchan. He fused six treasures and three Mid-Grade Spirit Stones into the Azure Firmament Celestial Star Formation Diagram, whose upgraded attributes appeared at the end.

• After Xu Long flew away, people invented a story about a divine expert who had killed Zuo Lengchan, and the tale spread after news of the Mount Song Sect's destruction.
• Xu Long opened the Thirteen Grand Protectors' chests and obtained 307 Low-Grade Spirit Stones, four Mid-Grade Spirit Stones, and the nine fragments of the Azure Firmament Celestial Star Formation Diagram.
• Xu Long fused the nine fragments into the Azure Firmament Celestial Star Formation Diagram, a Supreme-Grade Dharma Artifact that could absorb the properties of other treasures.
• Xu Long opened Zuo Lengchan's chest and obtained 50 Low-Grade Spirit Stones and a Summoning Card that could summon Zuo Lengchan or absorb a new target.
• Xu Long kept the Five-Color Bracelet and fused six other treasures into the formation diagram, then filled its remaining slots with three Mid-Grade Spirit Stones.
• After glowing for ten minutes, the Azure Firmament Celestial Star Formation Diagram displayed its new attributes to Xu Long.

After bonding with the Azure Firmament Celestial Star Formation Diagram, Xu Long advanced to Mid Innate and sought Feng Qingyang to learn the Nine Swords of Dugu. He explained his plans to kill Ren Woxing and finally told Feng Qingyang that he came from beyond the heavens.

• Xu Long bonded with the Azure Firmament Celestial Star Formation Diagram and learned its powers, including summoning Zuo Lengchan.
• The magic treasure merged into Xu Long’s body, boosting his cultivation from Early Innate to Mid Innate.
• Xu Long returned to Mount Hua, called Feng Qingyang out of seclusion, and asked to learn the Nine Swords of Dugu.
• Xu Long told Feng Qingyang that he intended to kill Ren Woxing, explaining his knowledge of Ren Woxing’s history and Dongfang Bubai’s ambitions.
• When Feng Qingyang questioned how he knew so much, Xu Long said he came from beyond the heavens.

Xu Long learned that Feng Qingyang had come from the Main World and discovered that Xu Long possessed the power of Extreme, which could destroy Ghost Demons. Feng Qingyang taught Xu Long the Nine Swords of Dugu and took him to Shaolin Temple, where he challenged Master Fangzheng.

• Feng Qingyang revealed that he had come from the Main World and described how he and two companions had fought Ghost Demons since the end of the Song dynasty.
• Xu Long told Feng Qingyang about the Main World's impending crisis and warned that merging Fragment Worlds would bring many monsters and gods.
• Feng Qingyang explained that Ghost Demons could only be destroyed with the power of Extreme, and Xu Long demonstrated that he possessed it.
• Feng Qingyang eagerly agreed to teach Xu Long the Nine Swords of Dugu, then took him to Shaolin Temple to meet Master Fangzheng.
• Feng Qingyang urged Xu Long to hit Master Fangzheng, who mistook the challenge for one of Feng Qingyang's tricks.

Xu Long learned that the Ghost Demons would return as the Main World reclaimed its fragments, and that only the power of the extreme could destroy them. After half a year of training, he set out with Master Fangzheng, Daoist Chongxu, and Feng Qingyang to confront the Ghost Demon at Black Wood Cliff while the Red Queen led an army there.

• Master Fangzheng and Feng Qingyang offered to teach Xu Long their martial arts, then explained the Ghost Demons' history, powers, and vulnerability to the extreme.
• Xu Long suspected the Main God had given him authority to prepare for the Ghost Demons' return, but chose to focus on training and killing the Ghost Demon in Dongfang Bubai's body.
• Xu Long spent half a year mastering the Nine Swords of Dugu and stabilizing his Mid Innate cultivation while waiting for the Red Queen's preparations.
• Xu Long departed for Black Wood Cliff aboard a spaceship with Master Fangzheng, Daoist Chongxu, and Feng Qingyang.
• The Red Queen led an army toward Black Wood Cliff after Xu Long had seized control of the Ming dynasty and subdued foreign tribes by replacing their leaders with liquid metal robots.

Xu Long’s army overwhelmed the Demon Cult, and he killed Yang Lianting with a shot powered by the Azure Firmament Celestial Star Formation Diagram. Dongfang Bubai emerged and fought Feng Qingyang, Master Fangzheng, and Daoist Chongxu, who shattered his body to expose the Ghost Demon.

• An army of 1.5 million surrounded the Demon Cult for two months, while Feng Qingyang and the other two killed those who tried to escape.
• Xu Long stopped Feng Qingyang from killing Yang Lianting and shot Yang Lianting dead with his star-powered sniper rifle, earning a treasure chest.
• Dongfang Bubai rushed out in grief and attacked the soldiers with embroidery needles before fighting Feng Qingyang, Master Fangzheng, and Daoist Chongxu.
• Xu Long obtained a Gale Ring from the treasure chest and permanently imprinted its speed ability onto the Azure Firmament Celestial Star Formation Diagram.
• Dongfang Bubai let the three men’s attacks tear his body apart, revealing the Ghost Demon within, and Xu Long prepared to act.

Xu Long defeated the Ghost Demon possessing Dongfang Bubai, returned to the Reincarnation Temple with Feng Qingyang and the others, and collected his mission rewards. He modified the Bixie Sword Technique, used a soul treasure to help Rice Bucket transform, and spent 500 Low-Grade Spirit Stones upgrading the Azure Firmament Celestial Star Formation Diagram.

• Xu Long killed the Ghost Demon possessing Dongfang Bubai, completing the mission, then asked Feng Qingyang, Daoist Chongxu, and the other senior to return with him to the Main World.
• Xu Long and the seniors returned to the Reincarnation Temple, where Xu Long received an S-rank rating, 52 authority points, and 50 Low-Grade Spirit Stones.
• Xu Long spent 50 authority points to modify the Bixie Sword Technique so people could cultivate it without castration, while adding restrictions on fertility and concurrent cultivation with the Primordial Chaos Art.
• Xu Long opened the Ghost Demon chest and fed its Soul Power Essence to Rice Bucket, whose soul transformed successfully despite the painful process.
• Xu Long visited the trading area and spent 500 Low-Grade Spirit Stones to add skills to the Azure Firmament Celestial Star Formation Diagram and replace several less useful ones.

Xu Long completed the Azure Firmament Celestial Star Formation Diagram, settled three martial arts seniors, and promoted the modified Bixie Sword Manual before Little Yellow gave birth to twelve pups. The chapter ended with Xu Long investigating a strange black smoke anomaly at Maoling, the tomb of Emperor Wu of Han.

• Xu Long completed the formation diagram by adding Iron Curtain Defense and Colossus Dharma Body, spending 500 Low-Grade Spirit Stones.
• Xu Long settled Master Fangzheng, Daoist Chongxu, and Feng Qingyang, then began promoting the modified Bixie Sword Manual outside the Yanhuang Divine Kingdom and China.
• Little Yellow gave birth to twelve pups, delighting Xu Long and Rice Bucket, while Haitang asked Xu Long when they could have a child.
• The Fire King called Xu Long to Maoling, where Professor Sun explained that black smoke had driven passersby and several C-rank experts mad.
• Xu Long asked Professor Sun what kind of black smoke had appeared at the tomb.

Xu Long investigated the black aura bound inside a tomb and destroyed the Ghost Demon sealed there. He obtained another Soul Power Essence, while the Fire King witnessed the vast gap between their strength.

• Professor Sun explained that cameras and ropes vanished inside the pit, signals were blocked, and automated excavators had broken down.
• The Fire King said a powerful force had thrown him away and sealed his ability when he approached the tomb.
• Xu Long sensed black aura striking an invisible barrier and warned that a terrifying power was bound inside.
• Xu Long used a particle cannon to expose a black coffin held aloft by a barrier and golden runes.
• Xu Long split the coffin with one sword strike, then trapped the escaping black aura in Iron Curtain Defense.
• Xu Long contained and killed the Ghost Demon with Extreme Yang, Absolute Yin, gaining a Soul Power Essence.

Xu Long and his companions discovered a Calming Mind Demon Stone covering a hidden passage, and Celestial Master Yuanling explained its role in suppressing souls and heart demons. They descended and found a second enormous stone, leaving Yuanling to suspect the passage served a purpose beyond restraining a failed cultivator.

• Xu Long spotted a black slab beneath the damaged site and learned from Celestial Master Yuanling that it was a Calming Mind Demon Stone.
• Celestial Master Yuanling explained the dangers of the Golden Core Stage and said the stone could suppress a soul and heart demon, though he feared something powerful might be sealed below.
• Xu Long took the stone and decided to investigate the opening, and Fire King and Celestial Master Yuanling joined him.
• The three descended through a damp passage and found a second Calming Mind Demon Stone at its end.
• Celestial Master Yuanling said a stone this large could suppress a soul and heart demon for over a hundred thousand years, then questioned whether the passage was meant to restrain one person.

Xu Long and his companions found the formation sustaining a sealed Ghost Demon, and Xu Long broke its runes before Celestial Master Yuanling disabled the final formation. Xu Long took the coffin and fled toward Japan as its occupant began waking, where Guitou Zhenda identified the incoming stranger as likely Chinese.

• Xu Long erased the runes on the second Calming Mind Demon Stone, removing the oppressive influence and revealing a passage to the final cavern.
• Celestial Master Yuanling explained how to sever the coffin from the formation and warned Xu Long to flee once the formation began collapsing.
• Celestial Master Yuanling broke the formation’s central node, and Xu Long took the coffin and teleported out of the cavern.
• Xu Long flew east toward Japan, intending to attack the waking occupant before it escaped the coffin.
• Xu Long reached Japanese airspace and destroyed an approaching fighter jet, while Guitou Zhenda watched his approach and suspected he was Chinese.

Xu Long dropped a coffin in Hokkaido, awakening a powerful ancient Han swordsman whose cultivation had been suppressed below the Golden Core Stage. The two fought at full strength, and their battle cracked the reinforced space as Xu Long prepared to exploit the resulting fissure.

• Japanese officials failed to find a way to stop Xu Long, who crossed into Hokkaido after Honshu had been destroyed.
• Xu Long hurled the coffin to the ground, shattering it and releasing the ancient powerhouse inside.
• The black-clad swordsman awakened, fixed his killing intent on Xu Long, and attacked with his Han saber.
• Xu Long and the swordsman exchanged probes, then fought at close range with sword light and saber qi.
• Their accumulated attacks cracked space, and Xu Long used Elemental Explosion as energy began pouring toward the fissure.

Xu Long fought the awakened black-clad swordsman in a fierce clash, while the swordsman’s strike destroyed a fighter sent by Guitou Zhenda. After learning that Xu Long was the king of the Yanhuang Divine Kingdom, the swordsman paused to ask about the modern world, and Xu Long asked his name and era.

• Xu Long and the black-clad swordsman faced off as their auras surged, then attacked each other with full force.
• The swordsman detected a White Bird Fighter two kilometers away and destroyed it with a saber strike.
• Guitou Zhenda raged at his officers, then learned Xu Long was the king of the Yanhuang Divine Kingdom and lost his nerve.
• The swordsman asked what year it was and whether an emperor still ruled, and Xu Long explained modern history and the Main World’s coming crisis.
• Xu Long asked the swordsman’s name and what era he came from.

Xu Long learned that the swordsman in black was Wei Qing, a general from the Great Han, and invited him to help defend the Main World. A Fragment World merged near Japan, bringing Godzilla-like monsters ashore, and Xu Long and Wei Qing prepared to face them.

• Wei Qing revealed his identity and mourned the loss of the Great Han and his family.
• Wei Qing explained that he had assimilated a Ghost Demon's soul, and Xu Long invited him to join the fight to protect the Chinese people.
• A Fragment World merger shook the land, and the Red Queen detected numerous high-energy signatures near Japan.
• The Red Queen identified thirteen mutated sea lizards, including two giant monsters, as they came ashore.
• Xu Long told Wei Qing about Japan and its nuclear wastewater, and Wei Qing vowed to defend the Great Han's territory.

Xu Long learned that Godzilla’s family had come ashore in search of food, while the Rice Country had built Mechagodzilla to exploit Hollow Earth. He ordered the Mechagodzilla site seized and flew toward the hungry monsters to try to communicate with them.

• The Red Queen reported that the Rice Country had an intact Mechagodzilla controlled by an external human brain and that the North Pole contained an entrance to Hollow Earth.
• Xu Long learned that thirteen Godzillas had come ashore because their mutated bodies and young needed more food, while Kong lived on Skull Island.
• Xu Long ordered a bombing of the Mechagodzilla site, the deaths of the Rice Country personnel there, and the recovery and transport of Mechagodzilla to the Yanhuang Divine Kingdom.
• Wei Qing explained that monsters of this size had not appeared in the Great Han era and offered to help, but Xu Long said he would first try to communicate with them.
• Xu Long flew in front of Godzilla’s family, where the male searched for food and the female followed with their eleven hungry young.

Xu Long subdued Godzilla and his family after they attacked him, then brought them a sea monster to eat. After the family ate, Red Queen transported them to the South Pole.

• Xu Long tried to communicate with Godzilla, but Godzilla attacked him with Atomic Breath, so Xu Long dodged and summoned a hundred-meter dharma body.
• Xu Long beat Godzilla, shot the female Godzilla, and forced the male to agree to listen.
• Xu Long left the family waiting and killed an A-rank tentacle sea monster to feed them.
• Godzilla and his family ate the tentacle monster, and Red Queen took them to the South Pole in the spaceship.

As the Main World changed, Xu Long brought Kong and a team of powerful allies into the Hollow Earth to investigate its monsters and hostile peoples. They descended by aircraft toward the dangerous underground world, with Red Queen warning that gravity was about to reverse.

• Xu Long observed that the solar system's planets were turning into energy and suspected the Main World's restoration might recreate the ancient world of round heavens and square earth.
• Xu Long beat Kong into submission on Skull Island and sent him to the Hollow Earth.
• Xu Long gathered Feng Qingyang, Daoist Chongxu, Master Fangzheng, Wei Qing, and Mechagodzilla for the expedition, expecting possible conflict with powerful underground peoples.
• Xu Long introduced Wei Qing to Feng Qingyang, Daoist Chongxu, and Master Fangzheng, and encouraged them to focus on the future rather than mourn their lost eras.
• Xu Long and the others flew more than three thousand li underground, and Red Queen warned them that gravity was about to reverse.

Xu Long and his companions entered Hollow Earth and approached a Cyclops tribe, whose people he identified as descendants of the Three Miao Human Race. An elderly Cyclops recognized their connection to China and asked how they had come and what the outside world was like.

• The gravity briefly reversed as Xu Long, Wei Qing, Feng Qingyang, and the others emerged into Hollow Earth, where the air and spiritual energy were extraordinarily abundant.
• Xu Long ordered Red Queen to report on Hollow Earth; she deployed satellites while Kong and Godzilla fought giant monsters and Mechagodzilla followed behind them.
• Xu Long and his companions approached a Cyclops tribe and encountered giants preparing food; the Cyclopes did not attack them.
• Xu Long offered the Cyclopes a Naga Snake Clan corpse, and one giant carried it to the tribe's largest house to summon an elder.
• The white-haired Cyclops elder greeted Xu Long in halting Chinese, and Xu Long returned the greeting as a clansman of the Three Miao.
• The elder asked Xu Long how they had arrived and what had happened outside.

Xu Long learned that the Cyclopes and four other races had secluded themselves in Hollow Earth since the Investiture of the Gods War, where their cultivation and intelligence had gradually declined. After the Red Queen began translating their language, Xu Long’s group cautiously questioned a younger Cyclops and learned more about the other inhabitants.

• Xu Long heard the old Cyclops explain that his people had fled the Investiture of the Gods War and established Hollow Earth around a fragment of the World Core.
• The old Cyclops forgot that he had already answered Xu Long’s questions, leaving Xu Long and his companions wary of the communication difficulties.
• A younger Cyclops offered to speak Chinese, and the Red Queen began recording and translating his language.
• Xu Long asked Wei Qing, Feng Qingyang, and the others whether they trusted the Cyclopes, and they agreed to proceed cautiously.
• The young Cyclops told Xu Long’s group that Hollow Earth had five races, including the Cyclopes, the Radiant Scale Race, the Sun-Chasing Rats, underground lizards, and gorillas.

Xu Long attacked the Sun-Chasing Rats after realizing they saw his plan to take the World Core fragment as a threat to their survival. He slaughtered the entire race and took its key, while Wei Qing urged him to accept that humanity’s survival would require fighting other races.

• The five races’ chiefs held separate parts of the key to the formation sealing the World Core fragment, and the Cyclopes gave their part to Xu Long.
• Xu Long and Wei Qing entered Sun-Chasing Rat territory, where Xu Long explained that he intended to take the fragment to help the Great Wilderness Main World advance.
• The Sun-Chasing Rats reacted with hostility, and Xu Long concluded that their conflict with the Cyclopes and Radiant Scale Race had grown nearly impossible to resolve.
• Xu Long summoned his Colossus Dharma Body, killed the Sun-Chasing Rats’ chief, and slaughtered the race in less than three minutes.
• Xu Long retrieved the key, a rat tooth from the chief’s mouth, while Wei Qing explained that past attempts at peaceful coexistence with aliens had failed.
• Xu Long admitted he was still softhearted but accepted that humanity’s survival meant taking living space from other races.