Chapter Summaries

Lancelot passed the first two inheritance trials and immersed himself in the memories of a hundred Main Gods to overcome the trial of mind and will. After completing it, he created a new Main God skill, Fall of All Realms, and tested it on Fire Venerable.

• Lancelot quickly passed the comprehension trial by mastering and advancing the divine skills on the stone stele.
• Lancelot entered the mind-and-will trial and experienced the lives of the Main Gods buried beneath the hundred graves.
• Over the following months, Lancelot passed through nearly all the mental illusions, surprising Fire Venerable with his profound mind and will.
• Lancelot used the insights he had gathered to create the Main God skill Fall of All Realms.
• Lancelot trapped Fire Venerable in an illusion, and Fire Venerable broke free before asking what kind of technique Lancelot had used.

Lancelot passed the foundation trial and began the final soul compatibility trial for the Lord of Source Fire’s inheritance. As the primordial divine soul enveloped him in flame, Fire Venerable watched the true inheritance begin.

• Lancelot’s mind and will were strengthened by the trials, and Fire Venerable praised his power after witnessing Fall of All Realms.
• Lancelot passed the foundation trial when the undying holy souls in his Endless Divine Body repelled the platform’s wave.
• Fire Venerable explained that the final trial would test Lancelot’s compatibility with the Lord of Source Fire’s primordial divine soul and inheritance.
• Lancelot dismissed Fire Venerable’s warning about the powerful Supreme God who had attacked the Lord of Source Fire and stepped onto the final platform.
• The primordial divine soul appeared as a dark, ember-fringed flame, and Lancelot touched it, triggering the start of the inheritance.

The Lord of Ice Origin and the neutral factions intervened as the Undying Civilization and the Ancestor of Knights pushed Emperor Augustus toward defeat. Their arrival restored the strategic balance on the Flame Frost Continent, and the Lord of the Undead and the Ancestor of Knights withdrew.

• The Ancestor of Knights joined the Lord of the Undead against Emperor Augustus, leaving the Knight Empire's forces devastated and Augustus close to defeat.
• The Lord of Ice Origin arrived over Aodu and called for the fighting to stop, backed by Main Gods from the neutral camp.
• The Lord of the Undead rejected her appeal and vowed to destroy the Knight Empire, while Emperor Augustus remained silent.
• The Lord of Ice Origin attacked alongside the neutral Main Gods, relieving the pressure on Emperor Augustus and restoring the strategic balance.
• The Lord of the Undead and the Ancestor of Knights left Aodu, leaving the city in ruins.

Gustavo created the Main God Skill World Devouring and continued growing stronger during the Demon-Hunting War, becoming one of its most renowned fighters. Despite being unable to match Lancelot against a Main God, he remained confident that the Mind Beast would not stop him from ascending.

• Gustavo created World Devouring, a skill that trapped opponents in a black hole but focused on control rather than offense or defense.
• As the Demon-Hunting War became a contest among powerful True Gods, Gustavo defeated a Supreme True God of the Mind Flayer Clan and later overcame three Supreme True Gods competing for a Main God treasure.
• Gustavo acquired part of the middle volume of Abyss Sealing Studies and used its sealing patterns to suppress the Mind Beast.
• Gustavo fought a Main God-level demon to a draw, injuring it with the Void-Devouring Claw before its Main God Dao helped it recover.
• After eight or nine years of war, Gustavo became known as a leading Invincible True God, while the True Dragon Clan mocked him over the Mind Beast.
• Gustavo dismissed the criticism, confident that Abyss Sealing Studies, Logo, or Lancelot could help him handle the Mind Beast.

Gustavo sensed a Pureblood Human fighting Demonic Crystal Lion King Mephisto in the Lightless Plane and hurried there. As Mephisto overwhelmed Govar, Gustavo prepared to breach the planar barrier and join the battle.

• In the Lightless Plane, Mephisto attacked Govar with overwhelming force while the Pureblood Human experts watched the delayed footage and feared Govar could not win.
• Gustavo traveled through an abyssal rift, drawing on Abyss Power and studying divine laws to strengthen his Devouring Divine Realm.
• Gustavo detected familiar Pureblood Human bloodline auras near the battle and rushed toward the Lightless Plane.
• Gustavo identified Govar as the disadvantaged fighter and Mephisto as an Invincible True God, then used the Void-Devouring Claw to tear at the planar barrier.
• Mephisto kept Govar trapped with his binding black mist and pressed his assault as Govar dodged with his spacetime bloodline.

Gluttonous Demonic Spider Gustavo arrived in the Lightless Plane and challenged Demonic Crystal Lion King Mephisto to a one-on-one fight, leaving Govar to watch. Gustavo and Mephisto traded increasingly powerful attacks as their battle became the first openly murderous clash between Invincible True Gods in the Demon-Hunting War.

• Gustavo tore through the planar barrier and charged at Mephisto, while Govar realized Gustavo had come to claim Mephisto as his prey.
• Govar withdrew from the fight, and Gustavo and Mephisto transformed and collided in a battle that shattered the surrounding space and killed nearby demons.
• Mephisto struck Gustavo with Mind Blast and attacked his back, but Gustavo’s reinforced armor reflected some of the damage onto Mephisto.
• Mephisto tried to bite Gustavo’s abdomen, but Gustavo blocked him with the Void-Devouring Claw and forced him back.
• Mephisto used the Wings of Vanishing Shadow to surround Gustavo with countless shadows, while Gustavo countered by spinning and unleashing blade light.
• The two unleashed Main God Artifacts, Main God Skills, and True God Skills, creating a world-ending storm that drew spectators across the Lightless Plane.

Gustavo overwhelmed Demonic Crystal Lion King Mephisto after Mephisto’s explosive Main God skill began draining his power. Gustavo trapped him in the Lightless Plane and killed him, leaving the spectators to witness an Invincible True God’s fall.

• Mephisto unleashed an explosive Main God skill and gained the upper hand, battering Gustavo with enhanced speed and strength.
• Mephisto realized his power was running low and decided to escape, then fired a long-range Main God attack at Gustavo.
• Gustavo countered with the Devouring Divine Realm, and their attacks collided, shaking the Lightless Plane and killing demons in the aftermath.
• Mephisto withdrew his attack and shielded himself with his wings, but Gustavo sealed the plane and struck through Mephisto’s defenses.
• Gustavo overpowered Mephisto, held him by the neck, and bit down, killing the Demonic Crystal Lion King.

Gustavo killed Mephisto, devoured the remaining demons of the Lightless Plane, and gained the Wings of Vanishing Shadow. The story then shifted to the Fire Velvet World, where Great Yi and the Alliance of All Realms remained locked in a tense standoff, and a sentry discussed a neighboring fortress’s victory.

• Gustavo killed Demonic Crystal Lion King Mephisto and devoured him, gaining the Wings of Vanishing Shadow and strengthening his Divine Realm.
• Govar thanked Gustavo for saving him, then left after Gustavo waved him away.
• Gustavo devoured every demon left on the Lightless Plane and departed through a spatial rift.
• Delayed footage of Mephisto’s death spread, and True Gods across the realms discussed Gustavo’s strength.
• The narration described the stalemate between the Great Yi Dynasty and the Alliance of All Realms in the Fire Velvet World as the barrier between the Mortal and Divine Realms weakened.
• At a Great Yi border fortress, a sentry envied Fortress Fifty-Two for repelling an attack and receiving the commander’s commendation.

A half-demon sentinel’s keen hearing gave the Great Yi Dynasty’s border fortress warning of a spirit-beast assault, but his human companion died protecting him. The red-armored commander recruited him as a personal guard, and the two later traveled to Tianfu City in the Mingguang Upper Realm.

• The half-demon sentinel heard approaching enemies and raised the alarm, giving the red-armored commander time to prepare the fortress defenses.
• Thousands of spirit beasts burst from fissures in the earth and attacked, but the commander’s soldiers held the fortress and inflicted heavy casualties.
• After several hours, the beast horde retreated, and the half-demon sentinel mourned his companion, who had died shielding him from a tiger spirit beast.
• The red-armored commander offered the half-demon sentinel a place among his personal guards, and the sentinel accepted.
• The commander earned a post in the Yulin Army in Tianfu City, and he brought the half-demon sentinel with him on a year-long journey to the Mingguang Upper Realm.

The red-armored commander brought the half-demon sentry to Tianfu City, where the sentry joined the auxiliary army and rapidly improved through its cultivation resources. Logo watched him in the Realm of Void, then sensed that a Demon Emperor was about to emerge in the Nirvana Demon Realm, while the Qinglian Clone opened its eyes outside the Demon Realm.

• The red-armored commander explained the cities of the Mingguang Realm and guided the half-demon sentry through the wonders of Tianfu City.
• The red-armored commander joined the Yulin Army, and the half-demon sentry was assigned to its auxiliary army as his personal guard.
• The half-demon sentry trained in the Realm of Void, where his powerful bloodline potential emerged and he defeated his opponent as a golden great ape.
• Logo observed the half-demon sentry and reflected that his Chaos Body had completed eight Nirvanas but could not advance further without a breakthrough in reincarnation.
• Logo sensed that a Demon Emperor was about to emerge in the Nirvana Demon Realm, and the Qinglian Clone opened its eyes outside the Demon Realm.

Logo learned that the Buddhist and Daoist sects had joined forces against the Demon Sect as the Three Realms entered the final ten thousand years of the yuan epoch. The Demon King of the Declining World began imprinting himself upon the Heavenly Heart, aiming to become a Demon Emperor.

• Yuan Batian presented Logo's Qinglian Avatar with the Nirvana Chamber of Commerce's accounts and reported that the three sects were gathering in the Nirvana Demon Realm.
• Yuan Batian revealed that the Demon King of the Declining World seemed ready to embark on the path of a Demon Emperor.
• Logo's Qinglian Avatar observed the Nirvana Demon Realm through the Eye of Insight Offshoot and told Yuan Batian to keep the chamber's business running while its hidden elders and protectors deterred troublemakers.
• The Demon King of the Declining World sensed the yuan epoch's final ten thousand years beginning and ordered the ritual to start.
• The three Dao Merging experts of the Demon Sect declared that the Demon Sect would produce another Demon Emperor.

The Demon King of the Declining World began refining the Nirvana Demon Realm’s origin during the epoch’s final calamity, relying on the realm’s defenses and the decay that strengthened him. Buddhism and Daoism united against the Demon Sect, and their assault on the Nirvana Demon Realm erupted into a devastating war.

• The Demon King of the Declining World explained that the final calamity would strengthen him and proposed periodically leaving his refinement to kill powerful enemies.
• The Demon Sect activated demonic arrays across the Nirvana Demon Realm, sealing it behind a vast defensive network.
• Venerable Great Compassion used the Heaven-Reflecting Pearl to reveal that the Demon King of the Declining World had begun refining the realm’s origin.
• The Dao Lord of Ten Thousand Swords and the Dao Lord of Spirit Control agreed with Venerable Great Compassion to fight the Demon Sect.
• Hundreds of millions of Buddhist and Daoist cultivators attacked the Nirvana Demon Realm, beginning a war that killed cultivators and deities across the Great Void.

The Buddhist and Daoist allied forces overwhelmed the Demon Sect’s defenses around the Nirvana Demon Realm, while the Qinglian Avatar waited for a chance to observe reincarnation. After half a year of war, the Demon King of the Declining World let allied troops enter and secretly used them as blood food, setting a trap that Black Face eventually recognized.

• The Dao Lord of Ten Thousand Swords, the Dao Lord of Spirit Control, and Venerable Great Compassion attacked the Demon Realm’s barrier, but the three demon lords blocked them as the allied forces gained the advantage elsewhere.
• The allied forces deployed ten thousand Heavenly Thunder Heavy Cannons, battering the barrier and inflicting heavy losses on the Demon Sect.
• The Qinglian Avatar watched the battle and hoped the Demon King of the Declining World would pose enough of a threat to help him negotiate access to reincarnation.
• The Nirvana Chamber of Commerce supplied the allied forces with war materials, expanded its logistical role, and exposed sabotage attempts with Yuan Batian’s listening talent.
• After six months of fighting, the Demon King of the Declining World announced that he had completed his initial refinement of the Demon Realm and ordered the defenses opened to let allied troops in as blood food.
• The Demon King of the Declining World concealed his strength while slaughtering the incoming allied troops, but Black Face eventually realized something was wrong and the demon king stopped hiding his scheme.

The Demon King of the Declining World annihilated the Buddhist and Daoist allied army’s invasion and grew stronger by refining the Nirvana Demon Realm’s origin. As the allied army neared despair and its leaders prepared to retreat, the Qinglian Avatar decided it was time to act.

• The Demon King of the Declining World used the Five Decays of Heaven and Man to devastate the invading army, then captured Venerable Sword Spirit and the surviving leaders as blood food.
• The Demon Sect routed the allied army, while Buddhist and Daoist cultivators lamented the loss of a hundred thousand troops and received no aid from Saint Realm powers.
• The allies launched more than a dozen further invasions, but the Demon King of the Declining World defeated them and seized and refined their ancient Dao Artifact.
• The Demon King of the Declining World continued refining the Demon Realm’s origin, while the three Dao Merging cultivators prepared to organize a retreat.
• The Qinglian Avatar watched from the jade tower and decided that the time was ripe to act.

The Qinglian Avatar met with the Golden Radiance Palace’s master and offered to help stop the Demon King of the Declining World in exchange for access to the Six Paths of Reincarnation. Great Emperor Gouchen agreed to arrange it if the Qinglian Avatar dealt with the demon king.

• The Golden Radiance Palace master recognized Venerable Qinglian as the mysterious expert who had saved Arhat Yuanguang and fought Perfected Lord Xuanwei.
• The Qinglian Avatar told the palace master he had come to oppose the Demon King of the Declining World and asked him to contact Great Emperor Gouchen about his demands.
• The palace master prayed to Great Emperor Gouchen, whose will descended to meet the Qinglian Avatar.
• The Qinglian Avatar asked to observe the Six Paths of Reincarnation, and Great Emperor Gouchen agreed to arrange it if he dealt with the Demon King of the Declining World.

Great Emperor Gouchen agreed to let Venerable Qinglian inspect the Six Paths of Reincarnation, while the Qinglian Avatar prepared to fight the Demon King of the Declining World. The Buddhist-Daoist Allied Army opened a breach in the Nirvana Demon Realm, and the Qinglian Avatar appeared on the battlefield with Dao Merging combat power.

• Great Emperor Gouchen decided to ask Great Emperor Taishan to arrange Venerable Qinglian’s access to the Six Paths of Reincarnation.
• The Qinglian Avatar returned to the splendid tower and prepared to make his move, confident in his greatly increased strength.
• The Palace Master of the Golden Radiance Palace told the Buddhist-Daoist Allied Army’s leaders that Venerable Qinglian would help once they breached the Nirvana Demon Realm’s defenses.
• The allied army rallied and forcibly tore open a breach in the Demon Sect’s defensive line.
• The Qinglian Avatar appeared amid chaos currents, displaying an aura that the Demon Sect recognized as Dao Merging combat power.

The Qinglian Avatar entered the Nirvana Demon Realm and faced the Demon King of the Declining World, whose immense power terrified the Buddhist and Daoist alliance. He unleashed the Sword of Shattering, overcame the Demon King’s decay, and shattered his demonic palm, leaving the battlefield’s outcome unresolved but restoring the alliance’s hope.

• The Qinglian Avatar crossed into the Nirvana Demon Realm, with demonic formations unable to pierce the currents protecting him.
• The Demon King of the Declining World struck at the Qinglian Avatar with a vast demonic palm, frightening the Buddhist and Daoist forces.
• The Qinglian Avatar summoned the Sword of Shattering, drawing the attention of the battlefield’s Dao Merging experts.
• The Demon King’s power of decay dulled the sword, but the Qinglian Avatar’s chaotic qi restored its edge.
• The Sword of Shattering split the demonic palm and carved a massive scar across the sky, prompting the alliance to cheer.

Senior Venerable Qinglian fought the Demon King of the Declining World in the Nirvana Demon Realm, concealing his advantage while resisting the Demon King's powers of decay and Dao-Sacrificing Shackle. The Demon King unleashed the Five Decays of Heaven and Man, and the Qinglian Avatar met it with a Chaos Azure Lotus Fist.

• The Qinglian Avatar cleaved through the Demon King's demonic palm, prompting the allied army to cheer.
• The Demon King used Spiritual Decay, but the Qinglian Avatar countered with the Qinglian Tyrant Fist and secretly gauged his opponent's strength.
• The Demon King attacked with four forms of decay and brought out the Dao-Sacrificing Shackle, while the Qinglian Avatar drove back the decay and unleashed a barrage of Dao Merging divine powers.
• The Demon King defended himself with the Dao-Sacrificing Shackle and a five-colored divine sword as the battle shook the Nirvana Demon Realm.
• The Qinglian Avatar repeatedly led the Demon King toward the Demon Sect's defensive formations, frustrating his attempt to wear down his opponent within the realm.
• The Demon King unleashed the Five Decays of Heaven and Man, and the Qinglian Avatar strode forward with a Chaos Azure Lotus Fist.

The Azure Lotus avatar defeated and killed the Demon King of the Declining World with the Chaos Azure Lotus Fist, ending his bid to become the Demon Realm’s lord. As the Demon Lord of Rebellion broke free and descended toward the wounded Venerable Qinglian, the battle threatened to continue.

• The Azure Lotus avatar fused his divine abilities into the Chaos Azure Lotus Fist and overwhelmed the Demon King of the Declining World’s Five Decays of Heaven and Man.
• The collision grievously wounded the Demon King, while the Azure Lotus avatar concealed how lightly he had been hurt.
• The Azure Lotus avatar answered the Demon King’s question about the fist’s name, then killed him with a ray of light through his brow.
• The Demon Lord of Rebellion broke free of the Dao Lord of Spirit Control and rushed toward the Demon Realm, while the Demon Lord of Heaven's Bewitchment held Spirit Control back.
• The Demon Lord of Rebellion swooped down with Dao Merging might to kill the battered Venerable Qinglian.

The Demon Lord of Rebellion transformed into a colossal Qiongqi and attacked the Qinglian Avatar with his Dao Merging power. The Qinglian Avatar severed several of his fingers with the Five Elements Divine Sword, and the enraged Demon Lord lunged to swallow him.

• The Demon Lord of Rebellion unleashed Dharma Heaven and Earth and revealed his Qiongqi true form above the Nirvana Demon Realm.
• Spirit cultivators speculated that the Dao Lord of Spirit Control had deliberately let the Demon Lord of Rebellion descend after the Qinglian Avatar killed the Demon King of the Declining World.
• The Demon Lord of Rebellion struck at the Qinglian Avatar with a gigantic claw that warped time, space, and the laws of the Dao.
• The Qinglian Avatar wielded the Five Elements Divine Sword, charged it with five-colored divine lightning, and slashed off several of the Demon Lord of Rebellion's fingers.
• The Demon Lord of Rebellion roared in pain and lunged at the Qinglian Avatar with his jaws open.