Chapter Summaries

Shen Hui traveled with the Night Organization’s preselected candidates and elders to attend an underground auction in the Sea of Stars. After revealing his perfect Creator Form, he arrived at the auction venue and prepared to enter in disguise.

• Shen Hui ignored the White Night elder’s hostility and stopped his Red Night companions from boasting on his behalf.
• The elders led the candidates through a portal to the Sea of Stars, where Shen Hui’s unusual aura and perfect Creator Form drew attention and envy.
• The group made more than ten spatial jumps before reaching a thriving planet and the auction venue.
• An elder explained that the planet was a Level 1 World with complete laws and told everyone to change clothes and put on disguises before entering.

Shen Hui headed alone to the auction, where he watched a man get annihilated for trying to deploy his Creation World. When a gang tried to steal his invitation, Shen Hui vanished in black mist and reappeared with his arm through one attacker’s chest.

• Shen Hui left the Second Elder’s group and disguised his Night Organization clothes beneath another outfit before heading to the auction.
• Shen Hui saw two groups fighting over an invitation, and one man was annihilated by a force from above after attempting to deploy his Creation World.
• The surviving men threatened Shen Hui and demanded the invitation he carried.
• Shen Hui feigned fear, then vanished in black mist and pierced one attacker’s chest when the men approached.

Shen Hui intimidated a group of attackers with his overwhelming power, then rejected an approach from the Spark Organization. Near the auction, he saw a familiar black-robed pair whose young companion had killed several would-be robbers and collected recruitment garments from multiple factions; Shen Hui continued to the auction entrance.

• Shen Hui killed the people who had targeted him, terrifying the crowd with the gruesome display of his power.
• Members of the Spark Organization offered Shen Hui a garment bearing their insignia, but he refused and walked on.
• Near the auction building, Shen Hui saw a black-robed youth kill a man while his black-robed female companion told him to stop playing around.
• Faction representatives tried to recruit the pair, and the youth displayed garments bearing insignias from several major organizations as trophies.
• Shen Hui failed to place why the pair seemed familiar and reached the awe-inspiring entrance of the auction building.

Shen Hui brought valuable items, including a cultivation technique template for a Level 1–9 Immortal Cultivation System world, to an underground auction house for consignment. The appraiser recognized the template’s likely connection to Ji Xinfeng’s death and said he needed to report it to his superiors.

• Shen Hui asked the appraiser about exchanging goods for points and the auction house’s consignment terms.
• Shen Hui consigned a Grade A Beast Taming Talent Card and two king-level beast eggs, then negotiated for a lower handling fee.
• Shen Hui brought out three Fortuitous Encounter Cards, one Grotto-Heaven and Blessed Land Card, and five spirit vein resources, prompting the appraiser to lower the fee to 6%.
• Shen Hui revealed a cultivation technique template for an Immortal Cultivation System world covering levels 1 through 9, while preparing to flee if necessary.
• The appraiser inspected the template, connected it to the recently deceased Ji Xinfeng, and told Shen Hui he needed to report the item to his superiors.

Shen Hui negotiated with the auction house manager to consign his valuable items for a 1% commission. After receiving a points card and the auction house’s membership card, he asked what else would be auctioned.

• Shen Hui sent Raven to secretly follow the appraiser, who contacted the manager about the cultivation technique templates and their possible connection to the World Association.
• The manager examined the item and asked Shen Hui for a higher commission, but Shen Hui started to leave rather than accept.
• The manager reduced the commission to 4%, then agreed to Shen Hui’s demand for a 1% commission.
• Shen Hui handed over his prepared items and received a points card and an All Things membership card from the manager.
• The manager invited Shen Hui to take a seat, and Shen Hui asked what items would be auctioned.

Shen Hui attended the All Things Auction, where Qingying began selling rare items and then presented his two king-tier beast-taming eggs bundled with an A-rank talent card. The bundle’s price climbed to 2,000 points as Purple Maple urged the remaining bidders to let them have it.

• Shen Hui spotted Ye Long among the attendees, then found a seat on the first floor as the auction began.
• Qingying opened the auction and sold a series of valuable resources, while Shen Hui waited for items from the Chaos Forbidden Domain.
• Qingying announced that two king-tier beast-taming eggs and an A-rank beast-taming talent card would be sold together, a decision Shen Hui realized the auction house had made on its own.
• Bidding on the bundle rose from 800 to 1,900 points as several major powers competed, while the first-floor bidders dropped out.
• Purple Maple raised the bid to 2,000 points and asked the other organizations to give them the lot because they needed to nurture someone’s beast-taming Creation World.

Shen Hui bid against Purple Maple for beast-taming eggs, then earned 17,400 points from his auctioned items. The auction’s final surprise was a Zerg mother egg, and a bidder in a familiar disguise opened at 10,000 points.

• Shen Hui outbid Purple Maple for the beast-taming eggs, prompting a veiled threat that he brushed off.
• The grotto-heaven paradise card sold for 7,000 points, and independent cultivators pooled their resources to buy the spirit veins for 8,000.
• Shen Hui’s auction earnings, including the beast-taming eggs, brought his total to 17,400 points.
• Qingying revealed a Zerg mother egg, explaining that it could give birth to a mother Zerg and was exceptionally valuable.
• A bidder on the third floor, whose disguise seemed familiar to Shen Hui, opened the bidding for the egg at 10,000 points.

At the underground auction, the Shadow Organization won a Zerg mother worm egg after a bidding contest with a black-robed youth. Qingying then revealed the final item, a cultivation technique template for level-one to level-nine Immortal Cultivation System worlds, which attendees suspected was connected to Ji Xinfeng.

• The Shadow Organization bid against other groups for the Zerg mother worm egg, and the black-robed youth drove the price up to forty-five thousand points before withdrawing.
• Qingying announced that the Shadow Organization had won the Zerg mother worm egg.
• Qingying unveiled a golden energy book containing World Origin and identified it as a cultivation technique template for level-one to level-nine Immortal Cultivation System worlds.
• The attendees reacted with shock and recognized that the template could help an Immortal Cultivation System world advance rapidly.
• The attendees connected the template to Ji Xinfeng's death and suspected it had come from or was linked to the World Association.

Qin Ying led the Sharp Sword Organization to urge the World Association’s elders to investigate the auction, but they refused, so the team went in their personal capacities. At the auction, Shen Hui’s technique templates sold for 140,000 points, and the chapter ended as someone announced the World Association had arrived.

• Qin Ying asked the World Association’s elders to investigate the technique templates, suspecting they were connected to Ji Xinfeng and the Giant God Cult.
• The elders told Qin Ying to stay out of the underground auction, but he chose to go in his personal capacity, and the rest of the Sharp Sword Organization followed him.
• Bidding on the technique templates passed 100,000 points, and the Qingming Organization won them for 140,000 points.
• Shen Hui checked his points card and confirmed that the auction proceeds had been credited to his account.
• Someone at the auction entrance announced that the World Association had arrived.

Qin Ying tried to search the auction for Giant God Cult members connected to his teammate Ji Xinfeng’s death, but Xu Mingtian stopped him and the auction continued. Qingying revealed that the Chaos Forbidden Domain contained world fragments with intact laws and Star Cores with blank World Wills, which could potentially restart or strengthen Creation Worlds.

• Qin Ying demanded entry to search for Giant God Cult members, but the auction manager refused without evidence.
• Qin Ying tried to force his way in with his Creation World, and Xu Mingtian suppressed him before he could act.
• Qin Ying agreed to wait outside until the auction ended, while Qingying assured guests that the auction would proceed as planned.
• Qingying began the second half of the auction and announced that the Chaos Forbidden Domain held world fragments with world rules and laws.
• Qingying revealed that intact Star Cores with blank World Wills could be used in Creation Worlds, shocking the guests and tempting Shen Hui.

Shen Hui learned there were eight World Star Cores and spread a false rumor that there were only five, hoping to influence the auction and win one. As bidding continued, he posed as a shill, driving up offers from the major factions.

• Qingying announced that each World Star Core would be auctioned separately without revealing the total, and the first sold for 180,000 points.
• Shen Hui sent a Raven to the guarded storage room, where it was killed, but he saw that eight Star Cores were available.
• Shen Hui falsely told nearby bidders that there were only five Star Cores, and the rumor spread to the major factions.
• The second Star Core sold for 180,000 points after Shen Hui bid 150,000 and the major factions competed.
• Shen Hui raised bids on the third Star Core to 100,000 and then 170,000 points, prompting a faction to bid 190,000.

Shen Hui drove up the star core bids while making the major factions believe he was an auction-house shill. When they stopped bidding on the sixth core, he won it, and Qingying confirmed that he had enough points, revealing that the factions had been tricked.

• Shen Hui pushed the fourth star core's price to 200,000 points, and another faction won it.
• Shen Hui drove the fifth star core's price to 200,000 points before factions bid it up to a final 240,000.
• When Qingying announced a sixth star core, Shen Hui again bid 150,000 points, prompting factions to suspect he was deliberately raising prices for the All Things Auction House.
• Shen Hui acted indignant as factions accused him of being a shill, and Qingying explained that a buyer who lacked points would have to provide collateral or lose their life.
• The factions stopped bidding, allowing Shen Hui to win the sixth star core, and Qingying confirmed that his points balance was sufficient.

Shen Hui won a Star Core at the auction, angering rival factions and drawing greedy attention, then left with it safely stored away. At the entrance, Qin Ying announced a search for Giant God Cultists among the attendees.

• Shen Hui mocked the factions that had let him win a Star Core for 150,000 points, and a Purple Maple Organization member threatened him.
• Qingying continued the auction, and the seventh and eighth Star Cores sold for 220,000 and 230,000 points before she declared the auction over.
• The Giant God Cult's holy son asked whether they should steal Shen Hui's Star Core, but the high priest warned him not to act rashly.
• Shen Hui collected his Star Core, stored it in the Death World, exchanged his remaining points for basic cards, and refused offers to sell the core.
• At the auction hall entrance, Shen Hui found the attendees gathered as Qin Ying called for a search for Giant God Cultists.

Qin Ying tried to force the auction attendees to reveal their worlds’ origin auras so he could identify members of the Giant God Cult, but they refused and he launched an attack. The faction leaders chose not to intervene, turning the venue into a battlefield as Creation Worlds clashed.

• Qin Ying blocked the attendees and demanded that they reveal their worlds’ origin auras, explaining that the cultivation technique template might be connected to his late teammate, Ji Xinfeng.
• The Giant God Cult’s holy son panicked, but the high priest calmed him and urged the crowd to resist Qin Ying’s demand.
• The high priest denounced Qin Ying, prompting the attendees—including Shen Hui—to refuse to cooperate and challenge him.
• Qin Ying summoned his Creation World, causing the Level 1 World to crack apart and shatter.
• The faction leaders agreed not to interfere, and people began unfolding their Creation Worlds to withstand Qin Ying’s attack.

As Creation Worlds collided and their powers awakened, Shen Hui was cornered by people trying to steal his Star Core. His Death World overwhelmed the surrounding worlds, exposing his identity and drawing even more challengers as he defiantly invited them to attack.

• With Creation Worlds suppressing one another, people targeted Shen Hui and other Star Core owners, and someone urged the crowd to seize Shen Hui's core.
• Shen Hui revealed his Night Organization clothes to scare off the first attackers, but major forces including Purple Maple recognized him and joined the pursuit.
• As Shen Hui ran, the worlds’ powers awakened and a law of the strong preying on the weak took hold, causing Creation Worlds to unfold and their creatures to fight.
• Shen Hui's Death World spread the Mist of Lost Direction, and its eldritch creatures destroyed opposing forces as his world suppressed and devoured theirs.
• People recognized Shen Hui's Creation World and demanded his Star Core, so Shen Hui announced himself and challenged them to take it.

Shen Hui’s Death World was revealed as the fused world drew Creators from many factions toward him and the star core. As enemies invaded, his Heroes and other forces overwhelmed them, and a powerful divine aura erupted from the Death World.

• The high priest, holy son, Ye Long, Qin Ying, the Shadow Organization buyer, and Night Organization members headed toward Shen Hui after hearing his name.
• The fused world expanded into a vast space where Creators could view one another’s worlds, but Shen Hui’s Death World remained hidden behind black fog and uncanny visions.
• Factions mobilized to attack Shen Hui’s world and seize the star core, while Night Organization members and Ye Long sent forces to defend him.
• Shen Hui deployed his Heroes, Deep Ones, Elder Things, Hard-to-Destroy Reptile, and Skaven Ratmen against the invaders, while keeping Sky Tentacle and Wandering Doom out of sight.
• Invading forces became lost, terrified, or were slaughtered in the Death World, prompting Creators to marvel at its powerful and numerous beings.
• A powerful divine aura suddenly erupted from Shen Hui’s Death World, shocking everyone.

As other Creation Worlds overwhelmed Shen Hui’s Death World, Shen Hui summoned the Father of Sharks, whose divine terror forced some attackers to retreat. With the avatar unable to hold out for long and the assault continuing, Shen Hui brought out the Transcendents’ imprint to call for backup.

• Many Creation Worlds attacked Shen Hui, while the Night Organization’s created creatures arrived to help; the second elder told Shen Hui that the Lord of Night and the others were gone and unreachable.
• Shen Hui had the Deep Ones call upon the Father of Sharks, and Cthulhu’s strengthened avatar descended into the battlefield.
• The Father of Sharks unleashed a wave of terror that frightened creatures and creators alike, prompting some attackers to withdraw.
• The high priestess joined the assault with her powerful Creation World as Shen Hui faced attacks from worlds stronger than his own.
• Shen Hui tore open space and revealed the glowing imprint of the Transcendents, preparing to summon them for help.

As attackers continued trying to destroy Shen Hui’s Creation World, he failed to contact the Transcendents and warned that a deity might descend. The Star-Devouring Behemoth then appeared, and Shen Hui realized the mark had summoned it.

• Shen Hui tried to contact the Transcendents through the mark, but received no response as the Father of Sharks began to disappear.
• The Night Organization’s elder, Ye Long, and Qin Ying defended Shen Hui, while other attackers rejected their pleas to stop.
• Shen Hui threatened to summon a deity if the attackers continued, but they refused to believe him and demanded the star core.
• A terrifying ripple sealed the area of the Sea of Stars, and Shen Hui and Ye Long recognized the signs from a previous encounter with the Star-Devouring Behemoth.
• The Star-Devouring Behemoth emerged through a rift, prompting the creators to prepare for battle, while Shen Hui realized the mark had summoned it.

The Star-Devouring Behemoth overwhelmed the gathered factions while Shen Hui used the crisis to attack their Creation Worlds. As the blockade broke and the beast began swallowing them, the Colossal Creature World appeared, leaving the confrontation unresolved.

• The Lord of Night and the other leaders attacked the blockade from outside while Shen Hui and the others faced the Star-Devouring Behemoth within.
• Shen Hui unleashed the Death World's forces and memetic contamination against the other Creation Worlds, refusing to stop despite pleas to unite against the beast.
• The Star-Devouring Behemoth shattered the factions' combined attempt to resist it, and its suction began pulling their Creation Worlds into its mouth.
• The blockade broke, but the remaining Creation Worlds could not escape the beast's pull.
• Three immense surges of world power descended, and Shen Hui recognized one as the Colossal Creature World.

The Star-Devouring Behemoth swallowed most of the creators and Creation Worlds at the underground auction, including Shen Hui, while cults and world leaders responded to the disaster. Shen Hui woke up inside the Behemoth’s belly among the other unconscious people.

• The Giant God Cult, the Laughing Moon Cult, and the Seventy-Two Demon Gods manifested worlds and divine avatars that attacked the Star-Devouring Behemoth, then took some people and vanished.
• The Lord of Night and the other leaders arrived and summoned their Creation Worlds, but the Behemoth ignored their attacks and swallowed Shen Hui and most of the people present.
• The Star-Devouring Behemoth swam away, leaving less than a quarter of the creators behind as the Lord of Night and other leaders planned to contact the World Association.
• Chi Yan learned that Shen Hui, Ye Long, and Qin Ying had been swallowed and headed to the Sea of Stars for an emergency meeting.
• Inside the Behemoth’s belly, Shen Hui woke on a silent planet among the unconscious people.