Chapter Summaries

Nalan Yanqing announced the second round of combat between the four Source Dao Ultimate Beast Huangs and drew Mystic Deconstruction against Wanyan, and Nameless against Boundless Abyss Huang. She set the first match’s points at stake, then called Mystic Deconstruction and Wanyan onto the combat platform.

• Nalan Yanqing transformed the platform into two isolated battle domains and used an impartial draw to determine the matchups.
• The draw paired Mystic Deconstruction with Wanyan and Nameless with Boundless Abyss Huang.
• Nalan Yanqing assigned points from the first round: Nameless had three, Mystic Deconstruction two, Wanyan one, and Boundless Abyss Huang none.
• Nalan Yanqing announced that each match’s winner would take all the points held by the loser.
• Mystic Deconstruction and Wanyan prepared their Source Daos and stepped onto the combat platform for the first match.

Wanyan transformed his Dao of derivation into billions of possibilities, each with an independent root, to counter Mystic Deconstruction. Mystic Deconstruction refused to search for their origins and instead challenged Wanyan to make every possibility valid without sharing a common principle, leaving their contest unresolved.

• Wanyan explained that he would abandon a single shared cause and give each derivative path its own root.
• Wanyan filled the battle platform with billions of independent possibilities and manifestations of himself, surrounding Mystic Deconstruction.
• Mystic Deconstruction stayed still and allowed Wanyan’s possibilities to engulf him while he observed how they existed.
• Mystic Deconstruction declared that he would stop searching for roots and instead examine the principles that let each possibility exist on the platform.
• Mystic Deconstruction asked whether Wanyan could make all the possibilities stand without sharing any principle of validity, and Wanyan’s confidence faltered.

Wanyan used Derivation Without a Common Source and Fate Stripping against Mystic Deconstruction, while Mystic Deconstruction attacked the logic underlying both abilities. Mystic Deconstruction broke the chain of reasoning behind Fate Stripping, and Wanyan stepped back as the two faced off amid surging Source Dao source power.

• Wanyan gave each possibility an independent source and a different way of coming into being, then used Fate Stripping to sever Mystic Deconstruction’s connections to its past, future, and surroundings.
• Mystic Deconstruction identified Wanyan’s unavoidable permission for possibilities to be derived and used Logic Dissolution to create a paradox around whether the “unable to be derived” could be derived.
• As Wanyan continued stripping fate, Mystic Deconstruction argued that being rejected by reality would itself create a new fate, exposing a contradiction in Fate Stripping.
• Mystic Deconstruction broke the logic linking lost fate to rejection by reality, causing fate marks to stop falling away and its fading figure to grow solid again.
• Wanyan took half a step back while Mystic Deconstruction held its position and the Source Dao source power continued to surge.

Wanyan countered Mystic Deconstruction’s attempts to scatter and erase fate by realizing that attacks could form their roots only as they struck. It unleashed an unending torrent of newly born techniques and challenged Mystic Deconstruction to dismantle them all as the battle platform disappeared beneath the assault.

• Wanyan acknowledged that Mystic Deconstruction had exposed a flaw in Fate Stripping, then scattered its fate marks across countless paths to deprive it of a unified past, present, and future.
• Mystic Deconstruction blocked possibilities from unfolding and used Definition Deprivation to strip meaning from Wanyan’s fate paths and projections.
• Wanyan stopped manifesting possibilities in advance and discovered how to make each attack’s root and killing force arise only when it reached Mystic Deconstruction.
• Wanyan’s endlessly changing attacks struck from every direction, forcing Mystic Deconstruction’s deconstruction patterns to change course and preventing it from settling on a single method.
• Wanyan converged its attacks on Mystic Deconstruction and challenged it to dismantle every killing move as the torrent swallowed the battle platform.

Wanyan overwhelmed Mystic Deconstruction with attacks born anew, but Mystic Deconstruction traced them to the principle of birth and nearly found Wanyan’s origin. Wanyan reversed its Dao with Primordial Reversal, causing Mystic Deconstruction to collapse and winning the match, though a single silver thread of possibility remained.

• Wanyan struck Mystic Deconstruction with countless attacks whose roots appeared only upon arrival, inflicting wounds and disrupting its analysis.
• Mystic Deconstruction identified Wanyan’s origin matrix as the source of the attacks, but Wanyan intensified the assault to prevent it from tracing the source.
• Under the killing tide, Mystic Deconstruction realized that every attack shared the truth of being born and declared that it had found the key.
• Wanyan understood that birth itself left traces for Mystic Deconstruction to follow, then reversed its origin with Primordial Reversal and withdrew the basis of derivation.
• Mystic Deconstruction lost the foundation for its analysis and shattered, while Wanyan’s manifested form dissolved into silver-white motes and left behind one faint silver thread.
• Nalan Yanqing declared Wanyan the winner after Mystic Deconstruction lost the strength to continue the spar.

Wanyan defeated Mystic Deconstruction in the first battle of the second round, and both fighters returned to their seats after acknowledging how close the contest had been. As the standings tied Wanyan with Nameless, Qin Yu and many spectators contemplated the battle’s revelations about deconstruction, returning to zero, and beginning anew.

• The Shangguan Lineage's protective source restored Mystic Deconstruction, while Wanyan rebuilt his manifested body from a newly born Dao seed.
• Wanyan and Mystic Deconstruction acknowledged each other's strength, and Mystic Deconstruction accepted his defeat while vowing to deconstruct Wanyan's Dao seed next time.
• Nalan Yanqing awarded Wanyan Mystic Deconstruction's two first-round points, giving Wanyan three points and tying him with Nameless.
• Nalan Yanqing announced that Nameless would face Boundless Abyss Huang after a brief rest.
• Qin Yu contemplated the battle without imitating Wanyan's source reversal and wondered whether deconstruction could reach the Unborn before anything had been established.
• Cultivators and judges across the venue reflected on the battle's Dao insights as Qin Yu held onto a question about the emptiness before a Dao seed was born.

Boundless Abyss Huang began his second-round battle against Nameless by discarding the names and principles that defined his Source Dao, then unleashed Narrative Denial. The technique stilled the Dao Pivot Platform and made spectators question the roots of their own existence, while Nameless remained unmoved.

• Boundless Abyss Huang acknowledged that Nameless had suppressed him in the first round and said he would cast aside nothingness, abyss, and every name he had relied on.
• Nameless gave Boundless Abyss Huang no response, but Boundless Abyss Huang resolved to fight him in actual combat.
• After Nalan Yanqing started the battle, Boundless Abyss Huang erased the names of his Source Dao and dismantled the boundaries that had defined his existence.
• The Dao Pivot Platform trembled as Boundless Abyss Huang entered a formless state, prompting Nameless to look at him.
• Boundless Abyss Huang activated Narrative Denial, silencing the platform and making spectators question why they existed and how they had come to be there.

Boundless Abyss Huang’s Narrative Denial failed because it needed Nameless to be an identifiable subject, and Nameless showed that even questioning him established a relationship he had never accepted. Boundless Abyss Huang then abandoned the distinction between self and enemy and unleashed a targetless Return to Source Annihilation, leaving the next clash unresolved.

• Boundless Abyss Huang used Narrative Denial to question Nameless’s existence, but the ability could not establish Nameless as its subject.
• Nameless traced a line and explained that Boundless Abyss Huang still treated him as someone to question, causing the questions to disperse.
• Mystic Deconstruction and Qin Yu recognized that Nameless’s Dao could not be targeted by abilities that first needed to identify whom they were attacking.
• Boundless Abyss Huang realized that casting aside names was not enough while he still saw Nameless as an opponent.
• Boundless Abyss Huang stripped away the distinction between himself and Nameless, contracted his Formless region, and invoked Return to Source Annihilation.

Nameless defeated Boundless Abyss Huang after walking into Return to Source Annihilation and countering it with Stillness Before Naming. Boundless Abyss Huang admitted defeat, and Nalan Yanqing declared Nameless the winner as the spectators recognized the depth of his strength.

• Boundless Abyss Huang unleashed Return to Source Annihilation, letting countless threads of nothing revoke the definitions of everything around the Dao Pivot Platform.
• Nameless stepped into the attack and used Stillness Before Naming, leaving Return to Source Annihilation with no process through which to reach him.
• Return to Source Annihilation turned its power of revocation against itself and shattered, while Nameless remained unharmed.
• Boundless Abyss Huang acknowledged that Nameless had exposed a deeper gap than he had understood and admitted defeat.
• Nalan Yanqing announced Nameless as the winner, and the spectators erupted as Nameless calmly left the Dao Pivot Platform.

The Four Great Lineages' Grand Gathering ended with Nameless ranked first among the Source Dao Ultimate Beast Huangs, while Qin Yu left with the Chi Lineage after receiving a cryptic message from Nalan Yanqing. Nalan’s words led Qin Yu to wonder whether her longing friend was Yue'er.

• Nalan Yanqing and the other judges settled the tied scores by considering both rounds, ranking Nameless first, Wanyan second, Mystic Deconstruction third, and Boundless Abyss Huang fourth.
• Nalan Yanqing declared the grand competition concluded, and the cultivators began leaving the Myriad Worlds Graveyard as the four Beast Huangs departed.
• Wanyan told Qin Yu that Primordial Reversal was an inherited clan divine ability and asked him to help with the important matter he had entrusted to him; Qin Yu nodded in reply.
• Hua Yin glanced toward Qin Yu as the Hua Lineage departed, while the crowd continued discussing Qin Yu’s battle with Hua Jingmeng and the Beast Huangs’ matches.
• Nalan Yanqing told Qin Yu to seek her out at the Nalan Lineage in the Supreme Transformation Primordial Domain, saying he resembled someone her dear friend longed for; Qin Yu wondered if she meant Yue'er.
• Chi Boqian invited Qin Yu to celebrate with the Chi Lineage, and Qin Yu accepted before leaving the Myriad Worlds Graveyard with them.

Qin Yu returned to the Chi Lineage after winning the Four Great Lineages' genius competition, and the clansmen welcomed him with a grand feast. Chi Boqian and Chi Ninghua praised his victory and sacrifice, while the celebration left Qin Yu honored among the lineage.

• Chi Boqian and Qin Yu returned to the ancestral grounds, where Chi clansmen gathered to celebrate Qin Yu's first-place victory.
• Chi Boqian led the procession into the ancestral grounds and hosted a grand feast at the Myriad Pools Heavenly Palace.
• The clansmen watched a replay of Qin Yu's final sword strike against Hua Jingmeng, then rose to toast Qin Yu.
• Qin Yu thanked the Chi Lineage for its trust and joined the feast, answering congratulations and offering young disciples a few pointers.
• Chi Ninghua toasted Qin Yu, congratulated him on his victory, and thanked him for risking damage to his Fate Soul for the Chi Lineage.

After Qin Yu won first place for the Chi Lineage, Chi Huaping and Chi Tongyue praised and thanked him at the banquet. Qin Yu celebrated with Shen Qingchen and Su Qingyuan as the feast wound down, then saw Chi Boqian approach him alone.

• Chi Huaping congratulated Qin Yu, thanked him for restoring the Chi Lineage's honor, and proposed a future discussion of the Dao and sparring match.
• Chi Tongyue thanked Qin Yu for accepting the Chi Lineage's invitation and securing first place, and Qin Yu toasted her in return.
• Shen Qingchen and Su Qingyuan joined Qin Yu, praised his victory, and celebrated with him over wine.
• As the banquet quieted and the battle image faded from the sky, Chi Boqian left the seat of honor and approached Qin Yu without the elders.

After Qin Yu won first place for the Chi Lineage, Chi Boqian explained how valuable the victory was and offered Qin Yu the Lineage’s protection, a unique access token, and entry to its Life Source Pool. The chapter left Qin Yu holding the token and considering how the pool could help heal his Fate Soul and advance his cultivation.

• Chi Boqian told Qin Yu that the Chi Lineage had accepted him as one of its own and would protect him from anyone who tried to harm him.
• Chi Boqian showed Qin Yu the Lineage’s rewards for winning first place: ten thousand Wuji Return to Origin Pills, two Primordial Origin Supreme Treasures, and one thousand Dreamplay Beads.
• Chi Boqian gave Qin Yu the Chi Lineage’s only black-and-gold identity token, granting him access to most of the Lineage’s grounds and facilities.
• Chi Boqian explained that the token allowed Qin Yu unlimited entry to the Life Source Pool, which could help repair his Fate Soul and consolidate his cultivation.
• Qin Yu accepted Chi Boqian’s kindness solemnly as the victory banquet drew to a close.

After winning the tournament, Qin Yu warned Chi Boqian that Hua Yin and Nangong Xingyun might favor Hua Jingmeng, and Chi Boqian explained the political ties behind the four great lineages. Qin Yu chose to enter the Life Source Pool that night to heal his injuries and consolidate his insights, and Chi Boqian personally escorted him toward the rear mountains.

• Qin Yu told Chi Boqian that Hua Yin might plot against him and that Nangong Xingyun had shown unusual concern for Hua Jingmeng.
• Chi Boqian explained that the Nalan, Xuanyuan, Murong, and Nangong noble lineages backed the Chi, Ju, Shangguan, and Hua lineages respectively, and said Hua Jingmeng's hidden strength had drawn the Nangong Lineage's attention.
• Chi Boqian assured Qin Yu that Hua Yin would not dare cause trouble on the Chi Lineage's ancestral land while he was there.
• Qin Yu asked to enter the Life Source Pool to heal his Fate Soul, absorb the insights from his battle, and seek a breakthrough to the Eternal Silence Realm · Middle Stage.
• Chi Boqian agreed and personally led Qin Yu from the Myriad Pools Heavenly Palace toward the Life Source Pool in the rear mountains.

Chi Boqian led Qin Yu through the Chi Lineage’s layered back-mountain restrictions to an ancient formation guarded by a mysterious old man. After approving of Qin Yu, the old man began to activate the formation for his secluded cultivation.

• Chi Boqian guided Qin Yu through the first two forbidden domains, where the clan’s ancient restrictions, Fate Soul steles, and ruined structures revealed its hidden foundations.
• At the nine-peak restriction, Chi Boqian used Qin Yu’s black-and-gold token to reveal a bridge across the abyss, and they crossed to a stone terrace with an ancient formation.
• Chi Boqian bowed to a gray-robed old man and said he had brought Qin Yu to enter the pool for secluded cultivation.
• The old man asked whether Qin Yu had won first place for the clan in the competition, and Chi Boqian confirmed it.
• The old man studied Qin Yu, whose Silent Beginning · Ring Master Soul Diagram stirred while his Nine-Wheel True Evolution Dharma Wheel stayed concealed, then said, “Indeed, not bad.”
• The old man swept his hand toward the ancient formation.

Qin Yu entered the Chi Lineage's Life Source Pool, where its immense primal essence began nourishing the injuries in his Fate Soul. Xiao Yue awakened and explained the pool's connection to the Return to the Ruins as Qin Yu settled into cultivation.

• Chi Boqian led Qin Yu through the forbidden domain's formation to the secret realm containing the Life Source Pool.
• Chi Boqian explained the pool's role in healing Fate Soul injuries, warned of its dangers, and left Qin Yu to cultivate alone.
• Qin Yu's Silent Beginning · Ring Master Soul Diagram resonated with the pool, and Xiao Yue awoke on his shoulder.
• Xiao Yue described how the Life Source Pool was made using primal origin from the Return to the Ruins.
• Qin Yu entered the pool, sat cross-legged at its center, and began absorbing its life-origin essence.

After Hua Jingmeng was gravely injured and lost the competition, Hua Nongrui directed the elders to prioritize restoring his Fate Soul while dismissing concerns over wavering allies. As the elders argued over treatments, Hua Nongrui sensed an unexpected presence in the ancestral hall.

• Hua Lineage elders reported that the Void Great Grotto Pill had cleansed Hua Jingmeng's injuries, but his depleted Fate Soul foundation left his cultivation unable to return to the Eternal Silence Realm Initial Stage.
• Hua Yin told Hua Nongrui that Rogue Cultivators, smaller lineages, and merchant alliances were flocking to the Chi Lineage after Qin Yu's victory.
• Hua Nongrui ordered the elders to focus on repairing Hua Jingmeng's Fate Soul and said she had her own arrangements concerning Qin Yu.
• The elders argued over ways to treat Hua Jingmeng, debating the Dark Embryo Stillness Grotto, the Revival Dream Lotus, and other methods.
• Hua Nongrui abruptly ordered silence and fixed her gaze on an empty space in the center of the hall.

Nangong Xingyun arrived at the Hua Lineage’s ancestral hall and announced that he would take the injured Hua Jingmeng back to the Nangong Lineage for treatment and cultivation. Hua Nongrui hurried off to bring Hua Jingmeng to him.

• Nangong Xingyun tore open a spatial rift and appeared in the Stillness Blossom Ancestral Hall, where Hua Nongrui and the Hua Lineage elders knelt to welcome him.
• Nangong Xingyun asked Hua Nongrui where Hua Jingmeng was and learned that he was recuperating from severe Fate Soul injuries.
• Nangong Xingyun declared that he would take Hua Jingmeng to the Nangong Lineage, where its medicines and methods could help restore him.
• Hua Nongrui hurried out of the hall to bring Hua Jingmeng to Nangong Xingyun.

Nangong Xingyun took the injured Hua Jingmeng away after treating his Fate Soul, then left Hua Nongrui a storage pouch containing ten thousand Dreamplay Beads. Hua Nongrui ordered the elders to keep Nangong Xingyun’s involvement secret and realized the gift showed how highly the Nangong Lineage valued Hua Jingmeng.

• Nangong Xingyun gave Hua Jingmeng a pill that stabilized his damaged Fate Soul, then enclosed him in a silver light domain and carried him through the spatial barrier.
• Nangong Xingyun gave Hua Nongrui a storage pouch as a reward before leaving with Hua Jingmeng.
• Hua Nongrui ordered the elders to conceal that Nangong Xingyun had personally taken Hua Jingmeng, threatening death for anyone who leaked the secret.
• Hua Yin glanced at Hua Nongrui’s sleeve as he left the hall, where she had put the storage pouch.
• Hua Nongrui opened the pouch and discovered ten thousand Dreamplay Beads, recognizing their value and their ability to protect and repair Fate Souls.
• Hua Nongrui concluded that the Nangong Lineage valued Hua Jingmeng far more than the elders had expected.

Hua Yin grew wary of Hua Jingmeng’s departure with Nangong Xingyun and resolved to reassess Hua Jingmeng and Hua Jingyun while concealing his concerns. The story then shifted to the Nine Nether Cold Pool, where Chen Yong led five cultivators into the deadly forbidden land.

• Hua Yin considered how Nangong Xingyun’s protection of Hua Jingmeng could alter the Hua Lineage’s balance of power and benefit Hua Jingyun.
• Hua Yin wondered whether Hua Jingyun had known about Hua Jingmeng’s hidden abilities and what Nangong Xingyun’s unexplained reward meant.
• Hua Yin chose not to investigate while Nangong Xingyun had just left and Hua Nongrui had ordered silence, then concealed his unease as he departed.
• The narration described how the Nine Nether Cold Pool froze cause and effect and drew cultivators seeking to glimpse the Dao despite its deadly risks.
• Chen Yong led five True Annihilation Realm cultivators cautiously along the northern shore, keeping their distance from the pool.