Recaps

Su Wen asked Sycee whether the River of Space-Time’s purchase suggestions could be refused and learned that, although they were business transactions, his low rank made refusal inadvisable. After the River withdrew its gaze, Su Wen turned to studying and planned to compile books on the Heavenly Mandate Bearer system.

• Su Wen asked Sycee if he could refuse the River of Space-Time’s suggested purchase, and Sycee said he could but generally should not because of his low rank.
• Su Wen asked how much Wealth Source Sycee had saved, but stopped Sycee from answering when he realized the River might learn the stash’s value and raise its prices.
• Su Wen told Sycee he would respect their privacy, while privately considering whether he might later use the hidden Wealth Source.
• After Su Wen refused the River’s suggestion again, the River withdrew its gaze and decided not to make further suggestions before he left that time.
• Su Wen studied the theories he had brought back and decided to begin compiling books on the Heavenly Mandate Bearer system.

Su Wen told Sycee to study audiovisual arts so future projections would be easier to watch, then put him to work fetching snacks. Wealth Spirit returned from the Insect Spirit Clan with a King Rank companion and joined the Zither Master's squad for an Arrow Realm mission.

• Su Wen told Sycee to study audiovisual language, film history, theater history, and film and television aesthetics to improve future projections.
• Sycee agreed to study, then brought Su Wen a bag of snacks while Su Wen typed.
• Wealth Spirit returned from the Demon Capital's No. 9 Arrow Realm after the Insect Spirit Clan welcomed him and told him of its ancient ties to Lord God of Wealth.
• Wealth Spirit signed companion contracts with powerful insect spirits, including a King Rank insect spirit.
• Wealth Spirit told the Zither Master he would join the squad on an Arrow Realm mission and protect them with his King Rank companion.

Wealth Spirit told Zither Master that he had King Rank combat power, and the team decided to support North Korea after an Arrow Realm rift triggered an orange alert. Meanwhile, Su Wen explained the mobilization to Battle God, who was left in supreme command, and suggested he could join the mission.

• Wealth Spirit confirmed that he had a King Rank summoned beast, and Zither Master agreed to change the team's mission.
• An orange level-two alert reported that an Arrow Realm rift had opened in North Korea and creatures from four races were emerging.
• Zither Master explained that beings could pass through unstable rifts before an Arrow Realm gateway opened, and the team chose to provide support.
• Zither Master warned the team not to underestimate the incident because North Korea's request for help suggested the threat was serious.
• Battle God learned he had supreme command of the mobilization, and Su Wen clarified that he did not have to participate.
• Battle God suspected Su Wen's undisclosed important matter concerned him, and Su Wen recognized that it did.

Su Wen sent the Battle God to help suppress the Arrow Realm uprising in North Korea while he stayed behind and ordered Sycee to study film history. The Theater God returned from secluded cultivation stronger and explained how he had earned the Arrow Realm’s fear by killing enslavers and enforcing rules among Heavenly Mandate Bearers.

• Su Wen gave the Battle God a spatial mark for emergencies and sent him to the orange-alert crisis near the border.
• Su Wen ordered Sycee to study early films and take notes while he worked on his book at the Martial God workstation.
• The Battle Fury Priest emerged from the Arrow Realm rift in North Korea, introduced himself to the local Heavenly Mandate Bearers, and attacked the beings trying to cross.
• The Theater God returned from secluded cultivation, thanked Su Wen for the Insight Air Mass, and said he could defeat two versions of his former self.
• The Theater God explained that he had earned the Arrow Realm’s fear by killing its enslavers and had stopped Heavenly Mandate Bearers from enslaving one another by enforcing rules.

Su Wen told Theater God about Battle God’s future death and the plot that had set him up, then discussed the prices of the gods’ Insight Air Masses and warned him about the Holy Spirit Clan. As Theater God prepared to act against hostile races, the Star Grand Array above the Imperial Capital suddenly shifted.

• Su Wen told Theater God that Battle God had killed him in the future, explained the Arrow Realm’s plot, and admitted he had beaten Battle God to teach him a lesson.
• Theater God praised Su Wen for beating Battle God and learned that Battle God had already absorbed his Insight Air Mass.
• Su Wen explained that Battle God’s Insight Air Mass was extremely cheap compared with the others, while Star God’s was the most expensive.
• Theater God offered to bring back racial specialties, and Su Wen asked for specialties from the Dream Aspect Clan.
• Theater God warned Su Wen not to trust the Holy Spirit Clan’s excuses and said their actions proved their guilt.
• A rumble sounded as the invisible Star Grand Array above the Imperial Capital began to shift violently.

Su Wen sensed a new connection to the Star Grand Array as the Star God arrived with information about transcending the Emperor Rank. The Star God explained the orthodox path to God Rank and its conditions, leaving the Theater God eager to hear the second way.

• The Theater God discussed using changes to the Star Grand Array to promote the Basic Body Tempering Method, while Su Wen predicted the public would speculate about a spiritual energy revival.
• A powerful wind phenomenon erupted from the Wind God's office, and Su Wen sensed he could exercise basic control over the Star Grand Array.
• The Theater God announced he would visit the Dream Aspect Clan and surprise his friends there.
• The Star God arrived and revealed that insights from the Insight Air Mass had uncovered a way to transcend the Emperor Rank.
• The Star God explained that the first path to God Rank required being chosen by a god, receiving an inheritance, and succeeding to a divine position, but the Theater God asked about the second path.

Star God explained that reaching godhood required either a god’s guidance or a difficult self-forged path through the Demigod realm, but he had no information on how to become a Demigod. Su Wen and Star God agreed to keep improving and seek answers through future transactions, while Star God set out to upgrade the Star Grand Array, which Su Wen suspected would produce a startling surprise.

• Star God told Theater God that he knew two methods of ascending to godhood but did not know how Emperor Rank cultivators could break through to Demigod.
• Star God suggested that they might eventually have to forge their own route to Demigod, but Su Wen urged him to wait because they still had room to improve.
• Theater God left to speak with an old friend from the Dream Aspect Clan, while Star God promised to seek money from the Arrow Realm after adjusting the Star Grand Array.
• Star God said he had many ideas for improving the Star Grand Array, then dissolved his incarnation into starlight.
• Su Wen remarked that the array’s coming surprise might exceed Star God’s expectations.

Su Wen read the Theater God's notes on three ways to become a Demigod and learned that the River of Space-Time's blessing could create the strongest kind. He realized he had already received that blessing twice and was asked whether he would spend Wealth Source to thank it.

• Su Wen entered the Martial God's office and found Sycee eating snacks while watching movies.
• Su Wen read the Theater God's account of how the Martial God obtained a Heavenly Official's explanation of Demigod breakthroughs.
• The Theater God's notes described faith, divine power, and the River of Space-Time's power as three routes to Demigodhood, with the last producing the strongest Demigods.
• Su Wen learned that reaching Emperor Rank Limit would let him advance to the strongest Demigod because the River of Space-Time had already blessed him twice.
• The interface asked whether Su Wen would spend Wealth Source to thank the River of Space-Time and ease his guilt for calling it a black river.

Su Wen considered the River of Space-Time’s demand for payment and opened a channel with it, only to learn that Physical Immortality would cost 10 million Wealth Source Points. The River offered him a loan with steep repayment terms, leaving him suspicious of its promises and unwilling to become indebted.

• Su Wen speculated that the River of Space-Time had granted him Soul Immortality as an advance investment and noted that he had 78,473 Wealth Source Points.
• Su Wen spent 10,000 Wealth Source Points to open a channel with the River of Space-Time, which assessed his Fourth Rank physique and quoted 10 million Wealth Source Points for Physical Immortality.
• The River of Space-Time promised that Su Wen would eventually reach True Godhood if he accepted its contract and did not die.
• Su Wen suspected the contract could conceal a deadly loophole and realized he could not afford the price outright.
• The River of Space-Time offered repayment plans, including a hundred-year loan totaling 48 million Wealth Source Points, and Su Wen recognized the deal as a rip-off.

Su Wen asked Sycee why the River of Space-Time was demanding so much Wealth Source, and Sycee warned him against taking a loan he might not be able to repay. Sycee also suggested that borrowing an enormous sum could force the River to keep him alive and help him earn enough to pay, but Su Wen remained uninterested in borrowing for now.

• Su Wen asked Sycee why the River of Space-Time needed Wealth Source so urgently, and Sycee explained that its unique wares were expensive because it held a monopoly.
• Sycee advised Su Wen not to borrow from the River of Space-Time, warning that declining income could leave him unable to meet the monthly payments.
• Sycee said the River could seize Su Wen’s physical immortality and other valuables if he defaulted, while Su Wen said he had no intention of taking the hundred-year loan.
• Sycee proposed that if Su Wen ever borrowed, he could take trillions or more so the River would have to protect him and provide opportunities to repay.
• Sycee cautioned that such a strategy could leave Su Wen working for the River of Space-Time for the rest of his life.

Su Wen rejected the River of Space-Time’s offer after Sycee explained that Physical Immortality would not make him a Demigod. Theater God's notes revealed that the Heavenly Officials had avoided contact to protect themselves from a deadly threat.

• Sycee warned Su Wen that Physical Immortality would make him hard to kill but would not raise his strength to Demigod level.
• Su Wen decided to reject the River of Space-Time’s deal and pursue steady advancement instead.
• The River of Space-Time accepted Su Wen’s refusal, offered to help settle Wealth Source during his future travels, and expressed disappointment.
• Su Wen reviewed Theater God's notes and learned that black chains had killed the Heavenly Official on duty in Arrow Realm No. 78 shortly after Su Wen and Theater God questioned him.
• Theater God realized the Heavenly Officials had avoided him because they feared for their lives.

Su Wen reasoned that the Heavenly Officials might serve the God of Wealth and be able to return from deaths caused by the black chains, so he planned to question them in Sub-Space-Times. Wondering why Xu Zimin had never appeared in those timelines, he ordered a search and discovered that a Heavenly Mandate Bearer named Xu Zimin worked at headquarters as a statistician.

• Su Wen linked the Heavenly Officials’ willingness to answer the God of Wealth’s questions to their knowledge of his sub-talents and the possibility of resurrection.
• Su Wen decided to ask the Heavenly Officials more questions in future Sub-Space-Times and investigate gaps in the Arrow Realm races’ histories.
• Su Wen noticed that Xu Zimin had never appeared in his Sub-Space-Time explorations and ordered a search for people with that name.
• At Heavenly Mandate Bearer Headquarters, the operator realized her colleague Xu Zimin was a likely match and asked him to help with the search.
• Xu Zimin found that he was the only Heavenly Mandate Bearer with that name and quickly compiled records of people with similar names.
• Su Wen reviewed the records and noticed that Xu Zimin was a Heavenly Mandate Bearer whose profession was statistician.

Su Wen recognized statistician Xu Zimin as a key figure in developing the Martial Dao and arranged for him to join the National University of Defense Technology’s Martial Dao Department. After reading the Theater God’s reflections on space-time and sacrifice, Su Wen discovered the Theater God Air Mass was valued at 300,000 Wealth Source.

• Su Wen told his colleague to guide Xu Zimin into the Martial Dao Department and have him run for class monitor.
• Su Wen considered whether Xu Zimin’s statistical skills could help develop Martial Dao in a future Sub-Space-Time.
• The Theater God’s essays described his shock at learning about space-time, his doubts about sacrificing Sub-Space-Times, and his determination to keep fighting for Huaxia.
• Su Wen finished reading, and the essays dissolved into the Theatrical Phenomena World.
• The River of Space-Time appraised the Theater God Air Mass at 300,000 Wealth Source, prompting Su Wen to remark on the repeated price.

Su Wen bought the Theater God’s and Star God’s insight orbs and refused the River of Space-Time’s offer of Physical Immortality. The Star God asked whether the mysterious patterns at the core of the Star Grand Array should be removed, and Su Wen realized they were useful because he could already control the array enough to launch a rough Star Strike.

• Su Wen saw the Star God’s insight orb appraised at 500,000 Wealth Source, bringing his spending on the orbs and the Battle God’s power to 1,300,000.
• The River of Space-Time offered Su Wen the Battle God’s insight orb for free and discounted Physical Immortality to 9,990,000 Wealth Source, but he refused to buy it.
• The Star God visited Su Wen and explained that some unexplained patterns in the Star Grand Array’s core seemed useless but could not be removed without risking the array’s collapse.
• The Star God said he wanted to remove the patterns to make room for eighteen supporting Star Arrays, but feared the unknown markings might cause trouble in battle.
• Su Wen realized the patterns were useful and that he could already exert limited control over the Star Grand Array to launch a rough Star Strike.

Star God told Su Wen that Li Wenze had been imprisoned by the Demon Witch Clan in the Arrow Realm and asked how he wanted to handle the rescue. Su Wen decided to repay his old favor by sending Wind God, while keeping his own identity and power concealed, and wondered whether the Demon Witch Clan was connected to the Demon Prison Clan.

• Star God confirmed that the star-path patterns in the Star Grand Array were beneficial to Su Wen and explained that its new body-tempering function could help martial artists.
• Star God told Su Wen that Li Wenze had been trapped by the Demon Witch Clan for half a month and was being held for ransom.
• Su Wen decided to repay the favor Li Wenze had earned by lending him three million and agreed to arrange a rescue.
• Star God advised Su Wen not to confront the Demon Witch Clan himself and suggested asking Wind God to rescue Li Wenze.
• After Star God departed, Su Wen reflected on Li Wenze's favor and wondered whether the Demon Witch Clan had ties to the Demon Prison Clan.

Mei Jing sought help rescuing Li Wenze, who had been imprisoned by the Demon Witch Clan, and Su Wen agreed to investigate after hearing her account. The Wealth Disrupts Space-Time interface revealed that Li Wenze had been used as bait by the Demon Witch Clan at the behest of the mysterious Demon Spirit Clan.

• Mei Jing traveled to the Heavenly Mandate Bearer Headquarters and pleaded with King Rank Heavenly Mandate Bearers for help rescuing Li Wenze.
• A military Heavenly Mandate Bearer told Mei Jing that her request had made progress and brought her to meet Su Wen.
• Su Wen asked Mei Jing what had happened to Li Wenze, and she explained that a Demon Witch Clan higher-up had demanded a ransom within three months.
• Su Wen reassured Mei Jing that he would investigate and listened as she described what she knew about Li Wenze's capture.
• Su Wen consulted the Wealth Disrupts Space-Time interface and learned that the Demon Witch Clan had used Li Wenze as bait for the mysterious Demon Spirit Clan.

The Theater God explained how the Hidden Kill Clan’s schemes had destabilized the Wind God and may have caused him to kill Li Dong in a past Sub-Space-Time. He revealed that the Demon Spirit Clan had tested whether the God of Wealth was alive, then gave the God of Wealth a plan before returning to battle.

• The Theater God appeared in the Theatrical Phenomena World and told the God of Wealth that the Arrow Realm had launched a major attack after half a year of conflict.
• The Theater God explained that the Hidden Kill Clan’s Formless Boulders and mental manipulation had made the Wind God prone to agitation and reckless mistakes.
• The God of Wealth reconsidered why the Wind God had killed Li Dong and confined him in a past Sub-Space-Time, suspecting the Hidden Kill Clan’s influence but acknowledging that the truth might never be known.
• The Theater God revealed that the Demon Spirit Clan had used the Li Wenze crisis to test whether the God of Wealth was still alive.
• The Theater God gave the God of Wealth the booklet titled "God of Wealth Plan" and recalled his avatar to join the battle.
• The God of Wealth opened the plan prepared by the Theater God and Star God for his actions in the Main Space-Time.

Su Wen read plans for using the Battle God's power, advancing to Fourth Rank, confronting the Demon Spirit Clan, and building the Shadow Legion. He realized his immortal soul and true spirit could suppress the God of Wealth's divine aura, and prepared to return with a path to raise his Martial Dao cultivation to Seventh Rank.

• The Star God and Theater God outlined plans to strengthen Su Wen, expose the Martial God's power, confront the Demon Spirit Clan, and expand Xiao Ying's Shadow Legion.
• Su Wen questioned whether advancing to Fourth Rank would reveal his God of Wealth authority.
• He realized Soul Immortality and True Spirit Immortality let him suppress the aura of his divine authority at will.
• Su Wen concluded that Uncle Theater God's costly mask might no longer be necessary because the River of Space-Time's blessing concealed his traces and repelled divination.
• He learned that the Sub-Space-Time's Spirit Body-Tempering Method 2.0 could let him advance his Martial Dao cultivation from Fourth Rank to Seventh Rank after returning.

Su Wen promised Mei Jing that Li Wenze would be rescued from the Demon Witch Clan, then warned the Wind God that the Hidden Kill Clan’s Heavenly Mandate Quest was a trap. He revealed that the Demon Witch Clan had two Emperor Rank Limit experts and announced he would confront them himself, leaving the Wind God doubtful of his strength.

• Su Wen reassured Mei Jing that Li Wenze would be saved, and she learned from a military Heavenly Mandate Bearer that her benefactor was the Martial God.
• Su Wen warned the Wind God not to attempt the Hidden Kill Clan’s Heavenly Mandate Quest because it was a trap.
• The Wind God questioned how the Hidden Kill Clan’s Formless Boulder could be dangerous, but decided to trust Su Wen’s warning.
• Su Wen told the Wind God that the Demon Witch Clan had two Emperor Rank Limit experts, so the Wind God backed away from getting involved.
• Su Wen declared that he would take the field against the Demon Witch Clan, while the Wind God privately doubted that a Third Rank God of Wealth could face such powerful foes.

Star God trusted Martial God to handle Li Wenze’s rescue and warned Wind God to avoid the Hidden Kill Clan until he grew stronger. In his office, Martial God wondered why no new God-Position Heavenly Mandate Bearers had appeared and read a scroll proposing that his birth had exhausted the system’s final God-Position.

• Star God decided not to question Martial God’s plans and advised Wind God to avoid the Hidden Kill Clan until he reached the Emperor Rank Limit or could go with Star God or Theater God.
• Wind God agreed, checked reports from the Heavenly Mandate Bearer Domain, and went to see Battle God at the Arrow Realm rifts.
• Su Wen rested in Martial God’s office and reflected on how much more Star God had to manage.
• Su Wen consulted the Wealth Disrupts Space-Time interface and wondered why no God-Position Heavenly Mandate Bearers had appeared apart from Shadow God in thirty years.
• Theater God sent Su Wen a beast-hide scroll listing the God-Position Heavenly Mandate Bearers and their contributions to Huaxia.
• The scroll proposed that the births of God of Wealth, Shadow God, and Martial God had exhausted the Heavenly Mandate system’s God-Positions, making Martial God the last.

Su Wen considered whether the Shadow God was the last God-Position Heavenly Mandate Bearer, then learned that transporting the Battle God's Power through space-time would cost five hundred thousand Wealth Source and reduce its duration to two hours. The Theater God returned with a huge haul from three Dream Aspect Clan cities, while Su Wen worried that Black River's fees would keep him poor; Sycee asked to tally the loot.

• Su Wen reviewed theories about why no God-Position Heavenly Mandate Bearers had been born after 2022 and wondered whether the Shadow God was the last.
• The Star God gave Su Wen a battle crystal containing the Battle God's Power, and the River of Space-Time quoted five hundred thousand Wealth Source to protect it during transport.
• The Star God said the crystal should provide at least ten hours of power, but learned that space-time processing would leave Su Wen with only two hours.
• The Theater God dropped thirteen batches of spatial equipment into the Theatrical Phenomena World and reported a rich haul from three Dream Aspect Clan cities.
• Su Wen calculated that space-time expenses would still consume much of the wealth, and Sycee urged him to tally the loot.

Su Wen and Sycee counted the treasures recovered from the old man Theater God, gaining nearly 1.96 million Wealth Source. The River of Space-Time offered extensions to the Battle God's Power, but Su Wen discovered the Sub-Space-Time would face far higher prices.

• Sycee used his power to pull valuables and currency from the spatial equipment, giving Su Wen 1,959,872 Wealth Source Points.
• Su Wen planned to spend the wealth on the Sub-Space-Time's needs, including restoring the Star Grand Array and supporting the gods' growth.
• The River of Space-Time offered the Main Space-Time God of Wealth extensions to the Battle God's Power, but Su Wen noticed the offer excluded the Sub-Space-Time.
• Sycee revealed that a Sub-Space-Time extension cost two million Wealth Source for ten minutes, with each later purchase increasing by twenty percent.

Su Wen learned that his Sub-Space-Time self could purchase more time with borrowed power, then accepted the Star God's offer to wield the Battle God's Power in the Main Space-Time. He turned the tide against the Arrow Realm before a terrified Earth Deity confronted him, revealing that Earth Deities could briefly leave the Arrow Realm.

• Su Wen decided to keep Sycee's secret stash untouched as emergency funds while relying on his own Wealth Source.
• The Star God explained that Su Wen's Sub-Space-Time self would have far more wealth during wartime and offered him a chance to merge with the Battle God's Power.
• Su Wen accepted, emerged from the Theatrical Phenomena World with the Sycee and Treasure Bowl, and charged into battle against the Arrow Realm's Emperor Rank Limit experts.
• Su Wen used the Sycee and Treasure Bowl to crush enemies and strike the Dragon Abyss Clan's encampment, helping Huaxia's forces regain the advantage.
• Su Wen's lack of the Battle God's battlefield instincts left him unable to control the power fully, though the fighting released his pent-up pressure and negative emotions.
• After Su Wen killed two Emperor Rank Limit experts near an Arrow Realm gate, the Giant Ghost Realm's Earth Deity attacked him and revealed that Earth Deities could briefly leave the Arrow Realm.

Su Wen ended his journey through the future Sub-Space-Time by destroying the Giant Ghost Realm and returning to the Main Space-Time after spending 1.3 million wealth source. He retained two hours of the Battle God's power and reflected on how the River of Space-Time treated him as a major customer.

• The River of Space-Time warned Su Wen that his accumulated experience would force an advancement and advised him to end the journey; Su Wen tipped it ten thousand wealth source and chose to return.
• Su Wen sent the Giant Ghost Realm's Earth Deity flying, entered the Giant Ghost Realm, and self-destructed, destroying it and 737 nearby Arrow Realms.
• A black chain killed the Giant Ghost Realm's Earth Deity, and the River of Space-Time protected Su Wen's soul before calling the River of Space-Time from his own space-time to retrieve him.
• Su Wen spent 1.3 million wealth source to purchase the reserved Battle God's power, Star God's aura mass, and Theater God's aura mass, meeting the River of Space-Time's condition for his return.
• The River of Space-Time showed Su Wen a projection of the Battle God angrily slaying the Martial God, then brought him back to the Main Space-Time.
• Su Wen reflected on the River of Space-Time's changed attitude and examined the Battle God's power, which let him stand shoulder to shoulder with the weakest demigod for two hours.

Su Wen derived the Martial Dao divine ability Add Money and prepared to travel to the Demon Witch Realm. The Shadow God set out for an Arrow Realm to train, while Sycee learned that he would be studying during Su Wen’s trip.

• Su Wen reasoned that Black Chains might punish Earth Deities who were outside their assigned Arrow Realms when those realms were destroyed, and suspected the Giant Ghost Realm's Earth Deity had hidden motives.
• Su Wen advanced to Seventh Rank Martial Dao and derived the divine ability Add Money, which increased his combat power according to Wealth Source income.
• The Shadow God absorbed the Star God's sealed Insight Air Mass, then chose to train in Imperial Capital No. 112 Arrow Realm and aimed to reach Fourth Rank.
• On September 1, 2022, Su Wen finished cultivating and prepared to enter the Demon Witch Realm with a magic book and four supreme treasures.
• Su Wen told Sycee to pack study materials because there would be no internet in the Demon Witch Realm, and Sycee realized he would have to study while Su Wen had fun.