Chapter Summaries

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.

Su Wen prepared to travel to the Arrow Realm and revealed to the Star God that he could briefly wield power above the Theater God's level. Before leaving, he sent the Star God a projection of the future Battle God killing the Martial God, prompting the Star God to watch the Battle God with alarm.

• Su Wen told the Star God he could briefly draw on power exceeding the Theater God's and planned to demonstrate the Martial God's strength in the Arrow Realm.
• The Star God accepted Su Wen's plan and called him the strongest in the world, though Su Wen said the power was not his own.
• Wealth Flows In awarded Su Wen 300,000 wealth source, bringing his total to 949,872, while Sycee finished packing for the trip.
• Su Wen asked Sycee to send the Star God a projection of the future Battle God killing the Martial God, and the Star God let the projection into the Star Grand Array.
• The Star God watched the projection and grew troubled, while the Battle God near the Arrow Realm felt an ominous premonition and suspected Su Wen was plotting against him.

Su Wen entered the South China Sea No. 17 Arrow Realm to rescue the imprisoned Li Wenze and confront the Demon Witch Clan. After freeing and healing Li Wenze, he learned the prison was a trap, and a young man in black combat gear appeared to face him.

• Su Wen arrived at the South China Sea No. 17 Arrow Realm, where Shepherd and the guards recognized him as the Martial God and let him enter.
• Su Wen used Fate Location to find Li Wenze, then concealed himself and put the Demon Witch Clan guards to sleep.
• Su Wen awakened Li Wenze, healed his wounds with the Lightning Talisman Treasure, and broke the chains restraining him.
• Li Wenze warned Su Wen that the Demon Witch Clan had set a trap, with restrictions that would alert the clansmen if he left.
• Su Wen assured Li Wenze he intended to settle the score with the Demon Witch Clan, then a young man in black combat gear appeared and taunted them.

Su Wen merged with the Battle God's Power and destroyed the Emperor Rank Limit man in black, the prison, and much of the Demon Witch Clan's imperial city with one slap. After Li Wenze witnessed Su Wen's overwhelming strength, Su Wen confronted a second injured Emperor Rank Limit expert hiding nearby.

• The man in black questioned why Huaxia had sent Su Wen to rescue Li Wenze and threatened to search Su Wen's soul when he received no answer.
• Su Wen merged with the Battle God's Power and killed the man in black with a single slap, destroying the prison and nearby Demon Witch Clan forces.
• Su Wen used the Lightning Talisman Treasure to protect Li Wenze and lamented the destruction of the enemy's valuable treasures.
• Li Wenze realized Su Wen's power was extraordinary and rejoiced that such a powerful warrior belonged to Huaxia.
• Su Wen called out an injured Emperor Rank Limit expert hiding in a nearby subspace, and the man in black battle attire appeared.

Su Wen questioned the surviving Demon Spirit about the clan’s mission and learned that they had come to test whether the God of Wealth was alive, with his survival tied to an ancient oath and the end of an epoch. The Demon Spirit claimed his companion had acted on his own, leaving Su Wen with unverified answers about the clan’s intentions and the coming Great Nirvana.

• The young man in black surrendered to Su Wen, who promised to spare him if he answered questions satisfactorily.
• The young man explained that the Demon Spirit Clan had come to test whether the God of Wealth had survived, and said a Great Nirvana came at the end of every epoch.
• He described the clan’s plan to use Li Wenze as a hostage and explained that the Demon Spirits had vowed not to emerge while the God of Wealth lived.
• The young man said the Demon Spirit Clan had fought the Holy Spirit Clan and later sealed off its realm.
• When Su Wen challenged the clan’s supposed friendliness toward Heavenly Mandate Bearers, the young man blamed his companion’s cruelty on the companion’s powerful family connections.

Su Wen forced a Demon Spirit Clan Emperor Rank Limit expert to reveal the clan’s strength and surrender all his possessions before letting him go. The man’s information left Su Wen worried about the scale of the Demon Spirit Clan and its Holy Spirit counterpart, and he considered investigating them in a sub-space-time.

• Su Wen demanded precise information about the Demon Spirit Clan, and the black-clad young man described its nine Demigod rulers and the strength and resources of its nine continents.
• Su Wen ordered the young man to surrender everything he carried, and the man stripped and handed over his belongings without resistance.
• Su Wen searched the young man thoroughly and found that he had concealed nothing, including no items in his body, soul, or consciousness.
• Su Wen recognized a token marked “Elder” and “three” as the Demon Spirit Clan’s Third Elder’s Token, realizing the young man was the real descendant of the Demon Spirit he had killed.
• Su Wen let the young man escape, then worried that the Demon Spirit Clan had thousands of Emperor Rank Limit experts and that the Holy Spirit Clan might be similarly powerful.

Su Wen negotiated with the Demon Witch Realm’s Earth Deity after deciding Huaxia needed the realm as a forward outpost. He secured resources and other concessions, while Li Wenze asked him to erase the confidential memories he had learned.

• Su Wen worried that the Holy Spirit Clan knew the God of Wealth was alive, then resolved to keep pursuing Huaxia’s future despite the dangers ahead.
• Li Wenze asked whether Su Wen had any more arrangements, and Su Wen told him the Demon Witch Clan deserved to be wiped out and Huaxia needed an Arrow Realm outpost.
• The Demon Witch Realm’s Earth Deity appeared and asked Su Wen to spare some of the Demon Witch Clan’s bloodline.
• Su Wen rejected the Earth Deity’s initial offer and secured protections for Huaxia’s Heavenly Mandate Bearers, a supreme treasure, access to the clan’s resources, and the Earth Deity’s help against an enemy once.
• After the Earth Deity vanished, Li Wenze asked Su Wen to erase his memories of confidential information about the God of Wealth.

Su Wen erased Li Wenze’s memories of being rescued and sent him home with a spatial ring, then considered settling his old score with the Demon Prison Clan. Before he could act, the Demon Spirit Clan arrived in force and demanded that he visit them as their guest.

• Su Wen gave Li Wenze a spatial ring of heavenly treasures, used a Forgetfulness Spell to erase his memories up to his rescue, and told him the ring was compensation from the Martial God.
• Li Wenze thanked Su Wen and left for home, while Su Wen considered attacking the Demon Prison Clan over its past torture of him.
• The Demon Spirit Clan’s middle-aged leader appeared above the Demon Witch Realm with the black-clad young man and three treasure ships, then invited Su Wen to visit as their guest.
• The leader offered to overlook the treasure Su Wen had taken from his eldest grandson and backed his demand with fifty Emperor Rank Limit auras.

Su Wen faced the Demon Spirit Clan’s forces while the third elder convinced himself that the Martial God’s Demigod power was limited and that their ambush was safe. The young man in black remained uneasy as the third elder sent a clone to invite Su Wen to the Demon Spirit Clan as the God of Wealth.

• Su Wen surveyed the Demon Spirit Clan’s troops and treasure ships, worrying that his Battle God’s Power might destroy the valuable ships.
• The young man in black questioned the attack, but the third elder argued that Su Wen’s Demigod power was temporary and that their forces and warships gave them the advantage.
• The young man in black suspected they had made a dangerous mistake, while the third elder dismissed his fears and promised rewards for their supposed success.
• The third elder revealed that he had arranged for the first elder to mobilize the Demon Spirit Imperial Guard and imagined his family gaining control of the clan’s affairs.
• The third elder sent a clone to Su Wen, honored him as the God of Wealth, and asked him to visit the Demon Spirit Clan as a guest.

Su Wen repelled the Demon Spirit Clan third elder’s attempt to capture him and attacked the clan’s defensive formation with the Battle God’s power. He shattered the array, while the third elder escaped with his grandson and left his subordinates behind.

• The third elder invited Su Wen to visit the Demon Spirit Clan, but his clone then attacked Su Wen with a demonic needle.
• The Lightning Talisman Treasure blocked the needle, and Su Wen killed the third elder’s clone with an explosive burst of power.
• Su Wen reached the Demon Witch Realm and hammered the defensive grand array with Tiger Fist, then Star Dao and Seven Injuries Fist.
• The third elder recognized that Su Wen’s power rivaled the clan’s Demigods and warned his grandson that he would flee once the array broke.
• Su Wen shattered the defensive grand array, and the third elder used his Demigod power to escape with his grandson, abandoning his subordinates.

Su Wen defeated the Demon Spirit Clan’s Third Elder, looted the defeated forces, and let some survivors leave before a frost goddess arrived. She addressed him as the Martial God and asked whether he had revealed himself to pursue the path to becoming a True God.

• Su Wen blocked the Third Elder’s escape, killed him, and ordered the surviving experts to surrender their valuables.
• The black-clad young man and some Demon Spirit clansmen stripped themselves of their possessions, while Su Wen killed the fully clothed experts and collected their treasures and corpses.
• Su Wen explained that he spared survivors to encourage future enemies to bring valuable treasures, then prepared to leave the Demon Witch Realm.
• A frost storm froze the realm’s spatial passages, and a woman in blue battle attire appeared as the Demon Spirit clansmen knelt to greet her.
• The woman dressed the surviving clansmen in frost-made battle attire, greeted Su Wen as the Martial God, and asked whether he had revealed himself to seek the path to becoming a True God.