Arc 18The Heavenly Mandate’s Fall

Wang Hao saved the moon, returned to Earth, and engineered a battle that pushed Dongfang Bai into the Shattering Realm and drew out the Heavenly Mandate. After defeating the Mandate, he used the River of Space and Time to reach the day the Dongfang Lineage was destroyed and prepared to kill his past self.

  • Wang Hao gathered Human Dao Fortune at Mount Tai, broke through to True Spirit Sword Intent, established three martial inheritances, and gave the Confucian School a choice about its corrupt legacy.
  • Wang Hao left the Central Plains, cultivated in Australia, and later went to the moon, where his attempt to extract its core nearly caused it to fall onto Earth.
  • Wang Hao used Human Dao Fortune and the world’s prayers to restore the moon, forged divine weapons from its core, and sent ten swords to chosen disciples on Earth.
  • Wang Hao returned to Earth after Ren Yingying left Dongfang Bai dying, revived Dongfang Bai with his own heart, and deceived her into believing Zhu Yanzu had died.
  • At Mount Hua, Wang Hao fought Zhou Xueyi’s forces and the Central Plains experts, while Ren Yingying manipulated Linghu Chong into betraying Dongfang Bai.
  • Dongfang Bai killed Ren Yingying, then attacked Wang Hao with the Benevolence Sword and broke through to the Shattering Realm as the Heavenly Mandate awakened.
  • Wang Hao revived after faking his death, shielded Dongfang Bai from the Heavenly Mandate’s lightning, fused their bloodline abilities, and fought the Mandate until he defeated it with War God’s Body.
  • Wang Hao and Xiao Mengmeng opened the River of Space and Time, revealing his past actions to the witnesses as his True Spirit Sword Intent reached the day before the Dongfang Lineage’s destruction and targeted his predecessor.
Chapters 426–450 Vol. 5 Read

Ch. 426Human Dao Fortune, Arise!

Wang Hao realized that his future self’s Celestial Person Realm Sword Intent could make his breakthrough plan safer, then used the Fengshan ceremony to summon Human Dao Fortune across the Great Ming. With the gathered Fortune reinforcing him, he began awakening the wind, lightning, and magnetism Bloodline Divine Abilities while breaking through his True Spirit Sword Intent.

  • Wang Hao recalled the Sword Intent left by his future self and revised his plan to break through True Spirit Sword Intent before fusing the three Bloodline Divine Abilities.
  • At the Fengshan ceremony, Wang Hao used his Sword Force, Yin Soul Soul Power, Seven Po Magnetic Field, and Great Ming’s National Fortune to disperse the clouds over Dai Summit.
  • Zhang Sanfeng and the others sensed Wang Hao’s power, while Dongfang Bai was shaken by the gap between them and renewed her resolve to kill Wang Hao.
  • Wang Hao invoked Mount Tai’s Fortune and the Great Ming’s National Fortune, prompting people across the Central Plains to pray and lend him their Power of Faith.
  • Wang Hao gathered the people’s Fortune into Human Dao Fortune, then began fusing the wind, lightning, and magnetism Bloodline Divine Abilities while attacking the True Spirit Sword Intent bottleneck.

Ch. 427The Might of a Celestial Person

Wang Hao used Human Dao Fortune to break through his True Spirit Sword Intent and establish three martial cultivation paths, then forged inheritance steles and Fortune Supreme Treasures before the awakened will of heaven and earth fell asleep again. His lack of Old Zhu Household blood forced him to give up the fortune’s direct support, and he ended the chapter offering the Confucian School two choices for dealing with its Karma and Cause and Effect.

  • Wang Hao used Human Dao Fortune to break through his True Spirit Sword Intent and stabilize the fusion of his ten Bloodline Divine Abilities, then concealed himself when the will of heaven and earth awakened.
  • Wang Hao established the Qi Refinement Martial Dao and Qi and Blood Martial Dao, and the will of heaven and earth empowered their inheritance steles with origin power and Human Dao Fortune.
  • Wang Hao established the Divine Script Martial Dao, and the will of heaven and earth acknowledged its stele before returning to slumber.
  • Wang Hao discovered that the Great Ming National Fortune rejected him because he lacked Old Zhu Household blood, so he turned the remaining fortune into Supreme Treasures and shrank back into his Zhu Yanzu persona.
  • Wang Hao’s newly awakened Celestial Person Sword Force made the assembled experts kneel, and he ordered three divine halls built for the inheritance steles on Mount Tai.
  • Wang Hao distributed Fortune Supreme Treasures to the factions and offered the Confucian School a choice between confronting its Karma and Cause and Effect or starting a new inheritance with a younger successor.

Ch. 428Screwing Over Their Ancestors!

Wang Hao revealed that the Confucian School’s leaders carried immense Karmic Cause and Effect because they had failed to complete their reforms, so he entrusted their Fortune Supreme Treasure to Wang Yangming instead. After warning the other faction leaders, he left them to reckon with their own compromised Fortune, while Zhang Sanfeng realized his disciples had harmed him and the Taoist School.

  • Wang Hao showed the eight Confucian patriarchs and the other faction leaders the state of their Fortune, revealing the patriarchs’ dark, karma-laden Fortune.
  • Wang Hao explained that the Confucian School’s incomplete reforms and secret efforts to preserve its benefits had caused the patriarchs’ Karmic Cause and Effect.
  • The eight patriarchs brought Wang Yangming and nine young followers to Wang Hao, who entrusted the Analects bamboo slips to Wang Yangming.
  • Wang Hao warned the faction leaders not to rely on luck, then flew toward the knockoff Titanic as Zhu Yuanzhang departed.
  • The faction leaders regretted their incomplete reforms, while Zhang Sanfeng blamed his disciples and descendants for burdening him and the Taoist School with Karmic Cause and Effect.

Ch. 429Dark Cuisine

Wang Hao left the Old Zhu Household after handing over the symbols of imperial authority, then secretly visited Dongfang Bai and endured her cooking with Dugu Qiubai. The meal ended with Dongfang Bai avoiding the dishes and Dugu Qiubai vomiting after he left.

  • Zhu Yuanzhang entrusted the imperial seal to Zhu Yunlu, who resolved to protect the Great Ming and wait for Zhu Yanzu’s return.
  • Wang Hao secretly reached the old Dongfang residence, where Dongfang Bai had prepared a meal for him.
  • Wang Hao realized Dongfang Bai had cooked the food, pretended to enjoy it, and secretly disabled his sense of taste.
  • Dongfang Bai brought Dugu Qiubai back, and Wang Hao pressured him to eat the dishes while both men pretended to relish them.
  • Dongfang Bai ate only plain rice, while Dugu Qiubai left and vomited violently after the meal.

Ch. 430Rapid Development

Wang Hao left the Central Plains after giving Dongfang Bai martial arts inheritances, while the forces there continued his plans and grew stronger. He remained in Australia, developing his community as the Central Plains expanded across Eurasia and prepared to conquer more territory.

  • Wang Hao asked Dongfang Bai about a woman torn between loving a man and avenging her family, learned that she still chose vengeance, and passed her martial arts insights and inheritances to her.
  • Wang Hao told Dugu Qiubai he would leave Little Bai's safety to him, then overwhelmed him with inheritances before leaving the Central Plains.
  • A beggar child watched Wang Hao depart, while the Old Zhu Household and the major martial factions enforced reforms, spread new cultivation methods, and brought greater order to the Central Plains.
  • Three years after Wang Hao left, Zhang Sanfeng and Comrade Old Zhu broke through to the Celestial Person Realm, and Great Ming expanded across Eurasia under Zhu Yijun's Copper Armor Army.
  • Wang Hao continued cultivating in Australia and helped beggar children recover through the Qi and Blood Martial Dao, while Zhou Xueyi's raid on the Japanese Islands brought women and children to join the community.

Ch. 431The Moon Split Apart!

Wang Hao drilled into the moon to retrieve a star core, unknowingly stopping the moon’s rotation and orbit and triggering disasters on earth. After he took the core, the moon split apart and began falling toward earth, leaving Wang Hao scrambling to prevent the destruction.

  • Wang Hao reviewed his cultivation progress, noting that most of his attributes had reached the Fourth Tier limit while True Spirit Sword Intent lagged behind.
  • At Xiao Mengmeng’s urging, Wang Hao traveled to the moon and used his Seven Po Magnetic Field to drill toward its core.
  • Wang Hao’s use of the moon’s magnetic field halted its rotation and orbit, causing tsunamis and earthquakes on earth.
  • Zhang Sanfeng and the other four Celestial Person Realm experts learned the disturbance came from the moon but could not reach it or stop the disaster.
  • Wang Hao removed the star core and learned from Xiao Mengmeng that it had been holding together a moon already cracked by a meteorite.
  • The moon split apart and fell toward earth; Wang Hao tried to bind its halves with the star core but could not stop them, until Xiao Mengmeng spoke at the critical moment.

Ch. 432Forging Divine Weapons

Wang Hao chose to spend the system’s reserve energy to gain temporary Shattering Realm power and stop the two halves of the moon from destroying the world. He stabilized the molten moon with the aid of the world’s Will, Human Dao Fortune, and the prayers of living beings, but became trapped at its core while it cooled and forged divine weapons from the star core.

  • Wang Hao rejected returning to the Primordial Wilderness Great World and used the system’s reserve energy to raise his cultivation to the Mortal Realm Fifth Tier.
  • Wang Hao gathered the Fortune Supreme Treasures and used Human Dao Fortune to channel Magnetic Field Power through the star core, stopping the falling halves of the moon and pausing the disasters.
  • The Will of Heaven and Earth relayed Wang Hao’s message, and living beings across the world prayed to him, adding their Power of Faith and helping him pull the moon back together.
  • Wang Hao used his newfound connection to the sun to melt the moon into one vast body of magma, then ran out of reserve energy and had to remain at its core to keep it stable as it cooled.
  • Wang Hao forged a three-hundred-meter battle armor and eleven divine swords from the star core, incorporating Metal Essence, Star Essence, the Confucian School’s ancient swords, and emperors’ remnant thoughts.

Ch. 433Achieving the Shattering Realm

After the moon disaster, Wang Hao found that Earth's Will rejected him and left him stranded on the moon, so he cultivated to the Shattering Realm while considering how to help Dongfang Bai advance. Unable to return to Earth, he sent ten divine swords toward the Ancient Emperor Divine Halls, setting off a rush among powerful fighters.

  • Xiao Mengmeng fell into a deep sleep after helping stabilize the moon, and Wang Hao discovered he could not return to Earth because its Great Magnetic Field repelled him.
  • Wang Hao secluded himself in the moon's core and used the continuing Power of Faith to raise his Yin Soul Soul Power, Seven Po Magnetic Field, Innate Divine Sense, and Innate Qi to the Shattering Realm.
  • Wang Hao decided not to use the dangerous Bloodline Divine Abilities of time and space or risk contaminating his True Spirit Sword Intent with the Power of Faith.
  • Wang Hao concluded that Dongfang Bai had to reach the Shattering Realm to defeat the Heavenly Mandate, then chose his most extreme plan because he could not help her in person.
  • Wang Hao sent ten divine swords toward the ten Ancient Emperor Divine Halls, and their presence drew Innate experts, Zhang Sanfeng, and four other Celestial Person Realm experts toward them.

Ch. 434A Celestial Person Killed in an Instant

Zhu Yunlu and the other chosen disciples received divine swords left by Wang Hao, while Zhu Wudao accepted a blade forged for him. When a Celestial Person Realm elder tried to seize Long Ling’s sword, she killed him instantly, leaving the gathered experts terrified.

  • Zhang Sanfeng and four other Celestial Person Realm experts sensed the Shattering Realm presence of ten swords that had fallen from the moon and waited for their chosen recipients.
  • Zhu Yunlu, Zhu Yijun, Dingzhen, and other experts arrived, and a long blade fell for Zhu Wudao, who pulled it from the earth and held it.
  • The ten swords flew to Zhu Yunlu and the other disciples Wang Hao had chosen, and their owners’ final messages made them grieve for him.
  • A Celestial Person Realm elder tried to take the Great Vajra Divine Sword from Long Ling, but she pierced him through the chest and killed him instantly.
  • Zhang Sanfeng recognized that the elder had died after acting out of greed, while the other onlookers stared in terror at the sword’s power.

Ch. 435Dongfang Bai Loses Heart

Zhu Yunlu and the others learned that Zhu Yanzu’s plan had destroyed the Great Heavenly Demon and the other Shattering Realm experts, but a new catastrophe was predicted to arrive at Mount Hua in three years. As Dongfang Bai mourned Zhu Yanzu and fell into Ren Yingying’s trap, Wang Hao sensed her danger and rushed back to Earth, where Ren Yingying fled after stealing Dongfang Bai’s heart and most of her power.

  • Zhu Yunlu and the others told Zhang Sanfeng, Zhu Yuanzhang, and the faction representatives that Zhu Yanzu had sacrificed himself in a plan to destroy the Great Heavenly Demon and revive the ten ancient emperors.
  • Zhu Yunlu warned that the Great Heavenly Demon might survive through the Heavenly Demon Strategy and that a catastrophe would descend on Mount Hua in three years; she urged everyone to rely on Human Dao Fortune.
  • Dongfang Bai left the temple devastated by news of Zhu Yanzu’s death, while a hidden woman vowed to kill her and reclaim what Dongfang Bai had taken from her father.
  • Wang Hao cultivated on the moon by absorbing sunlight and consuming rocks, then sensed that Dongfang Bai was in danger and forced his way back toward Earth.
  • Ren Yingying revealed that Dongfang Bai had given her heart away and was now dead, then drained most of Dongfang Bai’s Celestial Person Realm power before fleeing when she sensed danger.

Ch. 436Heart Transplant

Wang Hao arrived after Ren Yingying had left Dongfang Bai mortally wounded, and he learned that Dongfang Bai had sacrificed herself to save Ren Yingying. He gave Dongfang Bai his own heart to revive her, leaving his condition uncertain.

  • Ping Yizhi survived Ren Yingying’s attack by using a Secret Method to shift his heart, then saw a fiery meteor crash into a nearby mountain.
  • Wang Hao arrived, stopped the shock wave, and struck Dugu Qiubai down with a single look when he found Dongfang Bai lying lifeless.
  • Wang Hao revived Dongfang Bai with his Qi and Blood, while Ping Yizhi explained how Ren Yingying’s scheme had led to her losing her heart.
  • Wang Hao realized that Dongfang Bai’s feelings for Linghu Chong had echoed her love for him and suspected the Heavenly Mandate had shaped events.
  • Wang Hao removed his own heart and placed it in Dongfang Bai’s chest, restoring her body and making her whole again.

Ch. 437Three Times Stronger After Turning Dark

Wang Hao killed Ping Yizhi, warned Dugu Qiubai to protect Dongfang Bai, and gave them cultivation insights before revealing that Dongfang Bai’s new heart belonged to Zhu Yanzu. He left her believing he had killed Zhu Yanzu and stolen the ancient emperors’ power, hoping her hatred would drive her to grow stronger, then ordered Dugu Qiubai to maintain the deception.

  • Wang Hao killed Ping Yizhi after suspecting the physician had aided Ren Yingying’s scheme and coveted Dongfang Bai’s body for research.
  • Wang Hao threatened Dugu Qiubai over the danger to Dongfang Bai, gave him cultivation insights, and provided Dongfang Bai with insights and martial arts methods in exchange for Fortune Points.
  • Dongfang Bai awoke and attacked Wang Hao, but her Sword Qi could not break through his protective Gang Qi.
  • Wang Hao told Dongfang Bai that her new heart belonged to Zhu Yanzu and claimed he had devoured Zhu Yanzu’s body and taken the ancient emperors’ power.
  • Dongfang Bai attacked Wang Hao in grief and rage, and Wang Hao restrained her before knocking her unconscious and urging her to grow strong enough to seek revenge.
  • Wang Hao laid Dongfang Bai on the bed and threatened Dugu Qiubai into helping him preserve the deception and protect her.

Ch. 438The Night of the Full Moon!

Lin Pingzhi was sent from the overseas fortress to make contact with the Central Plains forces gathering at Mount Hua, where he identified Dongfang Bai as his master's rumored principal wife. His revelation that Dongfang Bai was married to Zhu Yanzu stunned everyone in the hall as they awaited Wang Hao.

  • Lin Pingzhi asked Yu'er about Wang Hao's principal wife, and Yu'er began speculating about her identity and past with Wang Hao.
  • Zhou Xueyi overheard them, kicked Lin Pingzhi off the airborne fortress, and sent him flying toward Mount Hua as an envoy.
  • Lin Pingzhi crashed through the roof of the Chunyang Branch Palace, where Dongfang Bai and the Central Plains experts were waiting for Wang Hao.
  • Lin Pingzhi recognized Dongfang Bai as his master's principal wife, and Dongfang Bai realized he was Zhu Yanzu's disciple.
  • Dongfang Bai's admission that she and Zhu Yanzu were husband and wife shocked the gathered experts, especially Zhu Yunlu.

Ch. 439The Summit of Mount Hua

Lin Pingzhi’s arrival exposed Wang Hao’s other wives and provoked Zhu Yunlu and Dongfang Bai, just as Zhou Xueyi arrived with a vast overseas army. The Central Plains leaders saw the scale of the forces gathered for the coming battle, while the Cybertron fortress withdrew beneath the East Sea as a prepared refuge.

  • Lin Pingzhi admitted that Yanzu was one of the identities his master had used, and Dongfang Bai declared that she had shared a bed and pillow with him.
  • Zhu Yunlu seized Lin Pingzhi with her power and demanded to know about Wang Hao’s other women; Lin Pingzhi said the second mistress would arrive soon and that he knew little about the third.
  • Zhang Sanfeng urged everyone to welcome the guests, and the group emerged to see the enormous golden Cybertron fortress hovering nearby.
  • Dongfang Bai recognized the armored Zhou Xueyi as her second younger sister and invited her inside, but Zhou Xueyi ordered Wu Tai and the others to march out with her.
  • Twelve Guardian Legions totaling 1.2 million troops landed, astonishing the Central Plains experts with their strength and cultivation.
  • The Cybertron fortress withdrew beneath the East Sea to hide from the approaching Heavenly Mandate and remain available as an escape route.

Ch. 440Sword Debate Begins Again

Wang Hao descended from the moon to face the assembled fighters at Mount Hua and learned that Linghu Chong had acquired the Benevolence Sword and sought revenge for Feng Qingyang. Wang Hao exposed the Confucian School’s loss of its treasured sword, leaving Linghu Chong and Ren Yingying in conflict with the school as the battle loomed.

  • Dongfang Bai and Zhou Xueyi traded barbs about their places beside Wang Hao, and Zhou Xueyi sent Lin Pingzhi crashing into a mountain.
  • Wang Hao descended from the moon and destroyed the Chunyang Branch Palace as he landed at Mount Hua.
  • Linghu Chong challenged Wang Hao over Feng Qingyang’s death, while Ren Yingying tried to keep Linghu Chong from rushing into a fight.
  • Wang Hao recognized that Linghu Chong carried the Benevolence Sword and realized he had obtained the inheritance inside it.
  • Wang Hao told the Confucian School that losing the Benevolence Sword could drain its Fortune, prompting its experts to accuse Linghu Chong and Ren Yingying of betrayal.
  • Ren Yingying insisted that the Benevolence Sword had chosen Linghu Chong, while Linghu Chong refused to surrender it.

Ch. 441Who Could Rival Him!

Wang Hao revealed that Dongfang Bai, Linghu Chong, and Ren Yingying could combine their Protagonist Fortune to break through to the Shattering Realm, then fought Zhou Xueyi and the Twelve Zodiac Guardian God warriors in a massive formation. As the battle shook Jade Maiden Peak, Ren Yingying plotted to exploit Linghu Chong and steal the others’ Fortune.

  • Wang Hao isolated the area from the Will of Heaven and Earth, exposing the merged Fortune above Dongfang Bai, Linghu Chong, and Ren Yingying, and explained that absorbing it could lead to the Shattering Realm.
  • Dongfang Bai rejected Wang Hao’s advice, while Zhou Xueyi launched an attack and the Twelve Zodiac Guardian God warriors joined her.
  • The fourteen warriors and 1.2 million overseas experts formed layered formations around Jade Maiden Peak, forcing Wang Hao into a fierce battle.
  • Lin Pingzhi and the others repeatedly targeted Wang Hao’s groin on Zhou Xueyi’s orders, and Wang Hao struggled to fend them off.
  • Zhang Sanfeng and the others watched the formation devastate Jade Maiden Peak, while Ren Yingying decided she could use Linghu Chong to obtain Dongfang Bai and Linghu Chong’s Fortune.

Ch. 442Reasserting a Husband's Authority

After the battle at Jade Maiden Peak broke the formation and collapsed Mount Hua’s peaks, Wang Hao tested the strength of his allies Ding Dian and Nine Five Two Seven. He defeated both men, while Zhou Xueyi admitted her mistake and Lin Pingzhi recovered outside the formation.

  • Lin Pingzhi flew out of the formation battered, and the battle’s aftershocks collapsed the peaks surrounding Mount Hua.
  • Wang Hao spanked Zhou Xueyi for threatening to castrate him, and she admitted she was wrong before he released her.
  • Ding Dian unleashed spatial attacks and shattered space with his halberd, but Wang Hao broke the weapon with a punch and sent him flying.
  • Ding Dian’s hippo mount landed on him in the crater, knocking him unconscious as Lin Pingzhi rushed to help.
  • Nine Five Two Seven used his time-powered sword technique to cut Wang Hao’s hand, but Wang Hao then punched him away and shattered his armor.

Ch. 443Crossing the Passage in Secret

Wang Hao broke free of the legion formation and faced Dongfang Bai, Zhu Yunlu, and the Central Plains experts, who attacked him with support from a massive formation. As the battle continued, Wang Hao revealed his true giant form and took the Overlord Sword-Spear, while Zhou Xueyi and the others recovered and cultivated in preparation for the world's level advancement.

  • Zhou Xueyi left the fight after exhausting much of Wang Hao's strength, and Wang Hao tore apart the formation of 1.2 million legionnaires.
  • Dongfang Bai and Zhang Sanfeng led the Central Plains experts against Wang Hao as more than a hundred million experts formed a supporting formation around Mount Hua.
  • Wang Hao asked Dongfang Bai and the others to submit, but they attacked him, and Zhu Yijun used Great Ming's National Fortune to strike him with the Overlord Sword-Spear.
  • Wang Hao caught the sword-spear, transformed into his nine-zhang true body, separated its blade from its shaft, and took the weapon for himself.
  • Zhou Xueyi, Lin Pingzhi, Yu'er, and the others cultivated as they recovered, benefiting from the Will of Heaven and Earth's recognition and preparing to break through during the world's level advancement.

Ch. 444What to Do When Your Wife Is Too Ruthless?

Wang Hao fought the martial experts while the Will of Heaven and Earth trapped him and tried to force Linghu Chong’s breakthrough. Dongfang Bai outmaneuvered Ren Yingying, reclaimed her stolen cultivation, and killed her, leaving Wang Hao wary of his ruthless wife.

  • Wang Hao overwhelmed Zhu Yijun, Dongfang Bai, and the others while holding back, but Linghu Chong stabbed Dongfang Bai through the heart when she was sent flying.
  • Ren Yingying stopped Dugu Qiubai and urged Zhang Sanfeng and the others to attack Wang Hao, while the Will of Heaven and Earth imprisoned him and enabled Linghu Chong’s betrayal.
  • Ren Yingying stabbed Linghu Chong from behind and drained his cultivation, then revealed she had used him as a pawn; Dugu Qiubai lay gravely wounded.
  • Dongfang Bai took the Benevolence Sword, which Wang Hao had arranged to recognize her, and revealed she had known Ren Yingying’s plans and waited for her to act.
  • Dongfang Bai devoured Ren Yingying’s cultivation and turned it into a Demon Seed, killing her; the onlookers recoiled, and Wang Hao felt intimidated by his wife.

Ch. 445The Main Force Is Dead

Dongfang Bai and the others killed Wang Hao with a coordinated attack, allowing her heart demon to vanish and her cultivation to break through to the Shattering Realm. Her breakthrough awakened the Heavenly Mandate, which began destroying the world, and the chapter ended with Zhou Xueyi discovering that Wang Hao, their only hope against it, was already dead.

  • Dongfang Bai attacked Wang Hao with the Benevolence Sword, while Wang Hao realized her heart demon was blocking her breakthrough and decided to fake his death.
  • Dingzhen and Long Ling fired the Titanic's main cannon through their divine swords, striking Wang Hao as Dongfang Bai's Sword Qi pierced his skull and destroyed his brain.
  • Wang Hao died, Dongfang Bai's heart demon disappeared, and she broke through to the Shattering Realm, triggering the awakening of the Heavenly Mandate.
  • The Heavenly Mandate attacked Dongfang Bai with world-ending lightning; she and the Will of Heaven and Earth stopped the first bolt, but it killed most of the Celestial Person Realm experts and gravely injured the others.
  • Zhou Xueyi and her companions arrived and shattered a second bolt with a great formation, then learned from Zhu Yijun that Wang Hao had died.

Ch. 446The War God Awakens

After Dongfang Bai killed Wang Hao, Xiaoqing revealed that Wang Hao had been Zhu Yanzu and the other supposed overseas martial experts, and Dongfang Bai realized too late whom she had slain. Wang Hao revived during the third bolt of world-ending lightning, protected Dongfang Bai inside his crystal heart, and prepared to fuse twelve Bloodline Divine Abilities with her.

  • Xiaoqing revealed that Zhu Yanzu and the other overseas experts had all been Wang Hao in disguise, while Ding Dian, Zhao Dachui, and the Zodiac Legions removed their faceplates to confirm it.
  • Xiaoqing exposed Zhou Xueyi's identity, and Dongfang Bai recognized that she had killed Wang Hao, whose crystal heart began beating after her blood seeped into it.
  • Wang Hao revived and shielded Dongfang Bai from Heavenly Mandate's third bolt of world-ending lightning, then placed her inside his temporary crystal heart.
  • Zhou Xueyi directed Zhao Dachui and the Zodiac Legions to form their practiced formation, while Zhang Sanfeng and the others went to rally the Central Plains experts.
  • Wang Hao restored his chest with cloud Qi, connected his crystal heart to Dongfang Bai's, and sent two drops of Essence Blood into her heart to begin fusing twelve Bloodline Divine Abilities.

Ch. 447War God's Body

Wang Hao fused the twelve Bloodline Divine Abilities, survived the Heavenly Mandate’s thunder, and assembled the complete ultimate Shameless Greatsword. Realizing the Heavenly Mandate was replenishing its strength from the world, he protected Dongfang Bai and charged toward it to stop the drain.

  • Wang Hao drew power and insight from the Divine Steles, Divine Halls, Fortune Supreme Treasures, and prayers, then fused the twelve Bloodline Divine Abilities while surviving a powerful bolt of World-Destroying Thunder.
  • Wang Hao equipped his divine armor, summoned the ultimate Shameless Greatsword, and discovered that War God's Body had appeared among his abilities.
  • Wang Hao assembled the greatsword with the divine swords carried by Zhu Yunlu, Zhu Yijun, and the others, then shattered successive thunderbolts and used them to temper his body.
  • Wang Hao reached Shattering Realm Perfection in all six basic attributes, but realized the Heavenly Mandate was replenishing its power from the world and its thunder threatened to destroy it.
  • Wang Hao removed Dongfang Bai from his crystal heart, sealed her inside his helmet transformed into a great bell, and charged toward the Heavenly Mandate to stop it drawing on the world's power.

Ch. 448A Bizarre Change in a Divine Ability

Wang Hao tried to defeat the Heavenly Mandate, but accidentally weakened the seal restraining it and was forced to trap it inside the mysterious space again. As he fought the Mandate with his strength nearly spent, he noticed that one of his Divine Abilities had changed.

  • Wang Hao fought the Heavenly Mandate with his enlarged body and Shameless Greatsword, but the Mandate shattered his armor and sword and began recovering faster after breaking free of the mysterious space's restraint.
  • Dongfang Bai appeared beside the wounded Wang Hao, who trapped her in a bell and ordered Zhou Xueyi and the others to take her to the Cybertron space fortress.
  • Wang Hao used the Great Magnetic Field of Heaven and Earth to lift a thousand-li stretch of earth and slam the Heavenly Mandate back into the mysterious space.
  • Wang Hao charged into the space and attacked the Heavenly Mandate with Sword Qi, but could not overcome its superior power.
  • Wang Hao noticed that one of his Divine Abilities had changed.

Ch. 449War God Xing Tian

Wang Hao awakened War God's Body, defeated the Heavenly Mandate at the cost of most of his body, and learned from Xiao Mengmeng that the power came from War God Xing Tian's legacy. Left as a fading phantom, he faced Dongfang Bai and looked for a way to secure his remaining quest rewards.

  • Wang Hao activated War God's Body, transformed into a form like War God Xing Tian, and devoured the Heavenly Mandate's World-Destroying Thunder as he attacked.
  • Xiao Mengmeng awoke in the System Space as Wang Hao and the Heavenly Mandate shattered their collapsing prison and appeared beneath the transformed Will of Heaven and Earth.
  • Wang Hao's body was consumed to fuel War God's Body, but he outlasted the Heavenly Mandate and shattered its light form with a final punch.
  • A small fair hand seized the Heavenly Mandate's core origin, while the Will of Heaven and Earth devoured the scattered power and Wang Hao's battle frenzy subsided.
  • Xiao Mengmeng told Wang Hao that he had inherited War God's Body from a remnant of Xing Tian's true spirit, then dismissed his hopes of claiming Xing Tian's legacy and weapon.
  • Dongfang Bai confronted Wang Hao, who congratulated her on becoming martial alliance leader and considered how his quests and Fortune Points would fare.

Ch. 450A tragic drama

Wang Hao used Dongfang Bai’s strength to open a rift into the River of Space and Time and show everyone his past, revealing the truth behind his fabricated martial-world stories and the price he had paid. He then sent his True Spirit Sword Intent to the day before the Dongfang Lineage’s destruction, where he aimed to kill his past self and alter the future.

  • Dongfang Bai said she would kill the man who had murdered her family, while Wang Hao hoped her tears would complete his mission but learned they were not a Tear of True Love.
  • Wang Hao asked Dongfang Bai to lend him her strength, then used it to open a spatial rift and reverse space and time with Xiao Mengmeng’s help.
  • The River of Space and Time showed the assembled witnesses edited scenes from Wang Hao’s past, revealing that the overseas martial world was fabricated and that he had created new martial systems.
  • Wang Hao’s True Spirit Sword Intent reached the day before the Dongfang Lineage was wiped out and found his predecessor preparing to drug the well.
  • Wang Hao’s True Spirit Sword Intent aimed Sword Qi at his predecessor’s brow, and the River of Space and Time destabilized the witnesses’ cultivation and memories as they realized he intended to kill his past self and change the future.
Arc 18 of 53
Arc 18 of 53