Chapter Summaries

Lin An advanced his secondary professions and upgraded Condemnation and the Spirit-Devouring Ring. With both treasures ascended, he began preparing to break through to the Sovereign Realm.

• Lin An used a Secondary Cultivation Spirit Crystal, maxed out his alchemist and puppet master proficiency, and raised both professions to Sovereign Rank, earning two more crystals.
• Lin An used the crystals to improve Heart of Auxiliary Cultivation, then crafted a hundred Mythic Realm puppets, thirty of which gained beneficial mutations.
• Lin An reached maximum proficiency with Condemnation and used a Sovereign Rank Weapon Upgrade Card to begin its ascension.
• Lin An upgraded the Spirit-Devouring Ring with Heaven and Earth Exotic Treasure Upgrade Crystals, then used a Heaven and Earth Spirit Treasure Ascension Card to raise it into a Heaven and Earth Spirit Treasure.
• Lin An found that his breakthrough barrier had grown thinner and prepared to reach the Sovereign Realm while Condemnation and the Spirit-Devouring Ring patrolled the island.

The Heavenly Revelation Empire fought a massive Sin Beast assault at the Imperial Pass while the hidden Mother Nest's core neared a breakthrough toward the Sovereign Realm. With the battle unresolved, Laruike left to investigate Heavenly Vault Pass, and Lin An began pushing for the Sovereign Realm in the Land of Rules.

• Ma'ersi battled the South-Guarding Grand General and grew stronger by turning his injuries into power through the Rule of Pain.
• Gelatuo and Feinuosha fought the West-Guarding and East-Guarding Grand Generals while the Grand Clan Elder and Zhou Shengyuan searched for the hidden Mother Nest.
• You'er'ge and the other Sin Beasts discussed the Mother Nest's blood-colored core, which had surpassed King Realm Ninth Grade but remained short of the Sovereign Realm.
• Laruike volunteered to investigate Heavenly Vault Pass after the Sin Beasts noticed they had received no news from it.
• The battle at the Imperial Pass continued as Lin An began pushing for the Sovereign Realm in the Land of Rules.

Lin An continued attacking the barrier to the Sovereign Realm while his puppets grew stronger in the Land of Rules. As the game marked its first year, players learned that the two worlds would connect in three days, turning the coming Sin Beast Invasion into a real struggle for survival.

• Lin An gathered the laws of heaven and earth to strike the barrier, noted its growing cracks, and estimated he needed another half month to break through to the Sovereign Realm.
• Lin An discovered that the thirty mutated puppets had advanced to King Rank and that the other puppets had grown stronger as well.
• Players discussed the game’s first anniversary, the growing threat of players seizing lower cities, Shenglin City’s defenses, and speculation about Lin An.
• The game system announced that the two worlds would connect in three days and that the world-class Sin Beast Invasion would begin, synchronizing players’ game strength and items with reality.
• The system warned that players could no longer revive after dying in the real world, leaving them to prepare for a fight for survival.

After the server announced that the game would descend into reality in three days, players, corporations, and governments prepared for the coming upheaval. Great Xia placed its military on highest combat readiness, while Lin An recognized the announcement from his previous life and continued attacking the realm barrier.

• Players reacted with disbelief to the announcement and decided to use their remaining three days to grow stronger or gather resources.
• Corporations held emergency meetings to limit their losses and prepare to profit from the coming changes.
• Great Xia's leaders reviewed research on Sin Beasts and weapons, then ordered the military to prepare for the invasion.
• Great Xia entered its highest state of combat readiness and brought weapons out of storage.
• Lin An recalled his previous life, sensed the weakening realm barrier, and sent more laws of heaven and earth against it.

Lin An survived the Sovereign Tribulation, transformed his domain into a world, and broke through to the Sovereign Realm. After announcing his achievement to all players, he was abruptly sent out of the Land of Rules by a giant hand.

• Lin An fought off the Sovereign Tribulation’s lightning and upgraded the Lin Clan Cultivation Technique to Sovereign Rank.
• Lin An evolved his Slaughter Saber Domain into a small world and remade his body within it after the final lightning strike destroyed him.
• Lin An became the sovereign of his world, erased the tribulation eye, and restored the Land of Rules.
• Lin An accepted a server-wide announcement under his own name, prompting players and countries to react to his breakthrough.
• Lin An turned to inspect his Talent Upgrade Card, but a giant hand sent him outside the Land of Rules.

Lin An became a Sovereign Realm expert, upgraded Nine Hells Saber Soul, and discovered that a powerful unknown expert inhabited the Land of Rules. After sensing Laruike, a King Realm Ninth Grade Sin Beast outside Heavenly Vault Pass, Lin An confronted him and demonstrated the overwhelming power of the Sovereign Realm.

• Lin An reflected on being forced out of the Land of Rules by an unseen expert far stronger than the Sovereign Realm.
• Lin An used the Talent Upgrade Card on Nine Hells Saber Soul, raising its Hell Mark limit to ninety-nine while retaining the ability to release Saber Soul from nine stacks.
• Lin An reviewed his Sovereign Realm First Grade status and decided he no longer needed to infiltrate the imperial family to seek the passage to the Domain.
• Lin An sensed a King Realm Ninth Grade Sin Beast hiding in the void outside Heavenly Vault Pass and went to investigate.
• Laruike, the Wrath Knight, wondered whether Li Yunshan had reached King Realm Ninth Grade after learning that the Sin Beast army had been wiped out.
• Lin An appeared before Laruike and used Sovereign Realm pressure to immobilize him as Laruike realized the gap between their realms was vast.

After reaching the Sovereign Realm, Lin An killed Laruike and learned the Sin Beasts’ plans and the imperial family’s hidden trump card. He returned to Heavenly Vault Pass, gave his family energy and King Rank puppets, and prepared pills before announcing that he would leave again.

• Lin An read Laruike’s memories, learned about the Sin Beasts’ plans and the imperial family’s trump card, then killed him and stored his corpse.
• Lin An returned to Heavenly Vault Pass and told Li Yunshan, Li Xiyun, and Li Zhao that he had reached the Sovereign Realm in the Land of Rules.
• Lin An explained that the lifespan shackles remained, then gave Li Yunshan energy to help him advance and gave Li Xiyun and Li Zhao energy for their breakthroughs.
• Lin An gave Li Yunshan a hundred King Rank puppets and promised to make pills to help Mythic Realm Ninth Grade cultivators break through to the King Realm.
• Lin An told Li Xiyun that he would leave the next day and head to Imperial Pass afterward, then began refining treasures from the Heavenly Vault Army’s treasury into pills.

Lin An returned to Shenglin City, protected the other version of himself, and helped Lin Xiao reach the Mythic Realm. As the Sin Beast Invasion began, the game shut down and its players’ cultivation, resources, and status panels synced with reality.

• Lin An gave Li Yunshan the pills he had refined, then returned to Shenglin City and found its players gathering strength and resources.
• Lin An placed a King Realm Ninth Grade projection in a jade pendant worn by the other him to protect him during the Sin Beast Invasion.
• Lin An visited Lin Xiao, revealed his Sovereign Realm breakthrough, and helped his father improve his cultivation and perfect the Lin Clan Cultivation Technique.
• Lin An used laws and pills to strengthen Lin Xiao, who broke through to the Mythic Realm the next morning.
• The system announced the invasion and the permanent shutdown of Sin Abyss, then forcibly logged out the players and synced their cultivation, resources, and status panels with reality.

Blue Star synchronized with the game, and Sin Beast rifts appeared across the world as Great Xia prepared to fight the invasion. Lin An discovered that he could pass through a portal to Blue Star and entered it, while Zhou Guangyun ordered Tiannan Province’s forces to prepare for the rifts.

• Blue Star’s people gained their game strength, and disorder broke out as Great Xia’s military took control of cities.
• Lin An remained in Shenglin City and saw a portal appear, then reasoned that his game panel let him pass through when others from the Myriad Spirits Realm were repelled.
• Lin An stepped through the portal toward Blue Star to take part in the Sin Beast Invasion.
• Sin Beast rifts appeared over Blue Star, frightening civilians as beasts gathered inside them.
• Tiannan Province officers reported a large rift over every province and 279 smaller rifts in the province, with millions of Sin Beasts estimated.
• Zhou Guangyun ordered his forces to watch the large rift and clear the smaller ones, then a notification chime rang out.

Lin An entered Blue Star during the Sin Beast Invasion and sent thousands of powerful clones to hunt the invaders while he explored the devastated world. As Great Xia fought to contain the invasion, the chapter ended with a hypersonic missile speeding toward a Diamond Realm Sin Beast.

• Spatial rifts opened around the world, and Sin Beasts invaded as the military and players fought back.
• Lin An forced open a passage to Blue Star after discovering that the route from Shenglin City had been sealed.
• Lin An killed the Sin Beasts in a ruined city, summoned thousands of King Realm clones, and sent them around the world to hunt.
• Lin An explored ruined landmarks and spared the unusually powerful Sin Beasts in the island nation.
• In Tiannan Province, Zhou Guangyun learned that Great Xia had killed most of a million Sin Beasts from a large rift.
• Zhou Guangyun ordered a hypersonic missile launched at a Diamond Realm Sin Beast, and it sped toward its target.

Lin An appeared in Tiannan Province, stopped a hypersonic missile, and destroyed the Sin Beasts pouring through the rift. After the military identified him and locked missiles onto him, he eliminated the Sin Beasts nationwide, resolving the invasion crisis.

• Lin An caught a hypersonic missile barehanded and used it to blast the Phantom Wing Beast, then destroyed it when it charged again.
• Zhou Guangyun and the military leaders recognized Lin An as a possible match for the powerful figure from the game and ordered missiles to lock onto him.
• Lin An destroyed the rift and the more than thirty million Sin Beasts inside, then made every Sin Beast in Tiannan Province die.
• Zhou Guangyun learned that a person had appeared in every province and killed all the Sin Beasts in the rifts, resolving the nationwide crisis.

Lin An wiped out the Sin Beasts threatening Great Xia, then killed the Mythic First Grade Sin Beast boss moments after it appeared. He claimed the Heaven and Earth Rare Treasure that dropped.

• Lin An appeared across Great Xia in multiple places, destroyed the Sin Beasts, and sealed the spatial rifts, ending the country’s crisis.
• Great Xia’s leaders identified Lin An as the one responsible and ordered the military to keep searching for any remaining Sin Beasts.
• People online praised and criticized Lin An, and he sensed their thoughts while eating ice cream in a shop.
• The system announced that a Sin Beast boss would descend because the invasion had progressed too quickly, prompting nations and players to consider the rewards and risks.
• A Gloomy Soul-Devouring Beast appeared above Lin An, who killed it instantly with a slight movement of his finger.
• Lin An claimed the Heaven and Earth Rare Treasure dropped by the boss after the system credited him with the final blow.

After defeating the world boss and claiming his rewards, Lin An watched the Sin Beast Invasion event end and spent much of his enormous stockpile of event points on powerful items. The passage between the two realms opened, leaving Lin An with supplies for cultivation and protection as he prepared to eventually reach the Domain.

• Lin An obtained the Anchor of Space-Time and claimed a Heaven and Earth Rules Token for earning 100% of the world boss contribution.
• The system ended the Sin Beast Invasion event after more than 70% of the Sin Beasts died and announced that the passage between the two realms had opened.
• Lin An checked his 152.179 billion event points and bought all ten Sovereign Rank Secondary Profession Upgrade Cards, upgrade materials, and another Heaven and Earth Rules Token.
• Lin An spent 50 billion event points on an Immortal Talisman Token and 57.1 billion on 571 Sovereign Pills, then exchanged his remaining points for attribute points.

Lin An returned to the Myriad Spirits Realm and questioned the Heavenly Spirit Emperor about the empire’s missing Sovereign Realm founder and possible paths to the Domain. He found no useful records in the imperial collection, but then detected a trace of a Sovereign Realm aura.

• Lin An left Blue Star through the newly opened passage and arrived in Guangyuan City in the Heavenly Spirit Empire.
• Lin An teleported to the Imperial City and appeared in the Heavenly Spirit Emperor’s hall, where his command forced the emperor to sit.
• The Heavenly Spirit Emperor recognized Lin An as a Sovereign Realm expert and answered his questions about the empire’s founding emperor.
• The Heavenly Spirit Emperor said the founder had disappeared, that the imperial family had no records of his destination, and that the other two empires likely knew no more.
• Lin An searched the imperial collection with his spiritual sense, found no helpful information, and detected a trace of a Sovereign Realm aura.

Lin An followed a trace of Sovereign Realm aura into the Heavenly Spirit Empire's Rules Secret Realm and discovered that a destroyed passage had once led to a stronger world. After learning that Emperor Taizong may have destroyed it and that the Heavenly Revelation Emperor had borrowed a formation master, Lin An headed to the Heavenly Star Empire to investigate further.

• Lin An entered the Heavenly Spirit Empire's Rules Secret Realm with the Heavenly Spirit Emperor and found the trace of Sovereign Realm aura near a stone platform.
• Lin An discovered that a passage to a more powerful world had once been opened there, but its formation and the passage had been destroyed.
• The Heavenly Spirit Emperor recalled an explosion during Emperor Taizong's reign and suspected that Taizong had destroyed the passage.
• The Heavenly Spirit Emperor told Lin An that the Heavenly Revelation Emperor had borrowed the empire's King Rank formation master for five years, and Lin An suspected they were repairing another passage.
• Lin An left the Heavenly Spirit Empire and set out for the Heavenly Star Empire to search for further clues.

Lin An inspected the Heavenly Star Empire’s damaged passage, then returned to the Heavenly Revelation Empire and found its passage already partly repaired. He secretly marked the repairs Yu Yuan could handle and left, planning to cultivate while the work continued.

• Lin An searched the Heavenly Star Empire’s records, found its Rules Secret Realm, and discovered that most of its passage had been destroyed.
• Yu Yuan told the Heavenly Revelation Emperor that correcting the passage’s faulty repairs would take time and that he could not guarantee completion within the five years his emperor had allowed him to stay.
• The Heavenly Revelation Emperor promised to seek the Heavenly Spirit Emperor’s agreement to extend Yu Yuan’s stay, then left to deal with the Sin Beast Mother Nest at the Imperial Pass.
• Lin An secretly examined the Heavenly Revelation Empire’s passage and found that its framework remained intact and about half of it had been repaired.
• Lin An marked the passage’s simpler repair sections for Yu Yuan, left guidance for him, and quietly departed to cultivate and refine Sovereign Pills.

Lin An arrived at the Imperial Pass and found the hidden Sin Beast Mother Nest, while the Heavenly Revelation Emperor prepared to use the imperial family’s Sovereign Realm trump card. The chapter ended as the Founding Emperor’s projection descended from the imperial jade seal.

• Yu Yuan noticed new flaws in the passage and began repairing them with a sudden burst of inspiration.
• Lin An killed the half-dead third prince, then traveled to the Imperial Pass to inspect the imperial forces and the Sin Beast Mother Nest.
• Lin An discovered the Mother Nest’s blood-colored core and planned to have it absorb the Sin Beasts before refining it with the Spirit-Devouring Ring.
• The Heavenly Revelation Emperor arrived at the Imperial Pass and went with the grand clan elder, Zhou Shengyuan, and two other King Realm Ninth Grade experts to the Mother Nest’s hiding place.
• The Heavenly Revelation Emperor offered his bloodline power to the imperial jade seal and summoned the Founding Emperor’s projection.

Lin An watched the Heavenly Revelation Emperor summon the Heavenly Revelation Grand Progenitor’s projection to fight the Sin Beasts. You'er'ge drew power from the Mother Nest to reach Half-Step Sovereign strength, and the chapter ended with its attack colliding with the projection’s strike.

• Lin An realized the imperial jade seal held the Grand Progenitor’s power and that this thirty-eighth use would likely leave the projection too weak to reach the Sovereign Realm again.
• You'er'ge calmed the alarmed Sin Beasts, then linked its tentacles to the Mother Nest’s core and absorbed its power until it reached Half-Step Sovereign strength.
• The Heavenly Revelation Emperor ordered the Grand Progenitor’s projection to attack You'er'ge, which faced the strike rather than retreating.
• You'er'ge formed its tentacles into a drill and met the projection’s finger head-on, tearing open the void and unleashing devastating shockwaves.
• Lin An observed that the projection relied on brute force and could not wield the Sovereign Realm’s ability to alter the rules of heaven and earth.

The Heavenly Revelation Emperor and You'er'ge fought a devastating battle at the Imperial Pass, but Lin An secretly intervened and took the Sin Beast Mother Nest. He combined it with two other Mother Nests, refined the result, and began cultivating at Heavenly Vault Pass.

• The Heavenly Revelation Emperor empowered the Grand Ancestor's projection for another strike while You'er'ge drained the Sin Beasts and King Realm experts to heal and strengthen itself.
• The Grand Ancestor's projection struck You'er'ge and the Mother Nest, which vanished in the collapsing void; the Heavenly Revelation Emperor ordered the Great Clan Elder and Zhou Shengyuan to search for survivors before collapsing at the palace.
• Lin An revealed that he had taken the Mother Nest and killed You'er'ge and the Sin Beasts inside it.
• Lin An brought out two more Mother Nests from the Heavenly Star Empire and Heavenly Spirit Empire, and the three fused into a new Mother Nest that had touched the Sovereign Realm.
• Lin An put the new Mother Nest into the Spirit-Devouring Ring, traveled to Heavenly Vault Pass, and began cultivating with a Sovereign Pill.

After Lin An seized the Sin Beast Mother Nests, the three empires searched for the unknown Sovereign Realm expert, each emperor reacting differently to the news. Lin An continued cultivating near Heavenly Vault Pass, still short of reaching the second grade of the Sovereign Realm.

• The Heavenly Star Emperor learned that a giant hand had seized the Sin Beast Mother Nest and feared the unknown Sovereign Realm expert might threaten his empire.
• The Heavenly Spirit Emperor concealed that he knew Lin An’s identity and let his ministers believe he had a connection to the expert.
• The Heavenly Revelation Emperor ordered his people to search for the expert and report any traces without disturbing him.
• The three empires mobilized to find Lin An, while the Heavenly Spirit Emperor also hoped to establish a connection with him.
• Lin An refined Sovereign Pills near Heavenly Vault Pass and estimated that he needed about a hundred more to reach the second grade of the Sovereign Realm.