Chapter Summaries

Su Wen learned that Wealth Shadow, Wealth Ghost, and Wealth Spirit had survived and become Emperor Rank Limit powerhouses, but he grew troubled by the rigid martial exam system they might have helped establish. He considered challenging the system and left reflecting on how little he wanted beyond a peaceful life with his friends.

• The top scorer praised Su Wen’s Star Crystal and said its quality could help a child enter a top university through the martial exam system.
• Su Wen objected that the system favored wealthy families and failed to identify genuine Martial Dao talent, prompting the top scorer to worry that he might cause trouble.
• The top scorer explained that Wealth Shadow was the Martial Department’s minister and Wealth Ghost its deputy minister, and urged Su Wen to preserve stability.
• Su Wen realized Wealth Shadow, Wealth Ghost, and Wealth Spirit had all survived and become Emperor Rank Limit powerhouses.
• Su Wen questioned whether Wealth Shadow had forgotten his principles if he had devised the rigid martial exam system.
• Su Wen dismissed the top scorer’s ambition to revise the God of Wealth’s history and imagined enjoying ordinary pastimes with his powerful friends.

Su Wen reflected on the burdens future generations might face and resolved to fix the flaws in the next Sub-Space-Time. In a restaurant, the top scorer told him that during the Seven-Five War, enemy demigods had gone to extraordinary lengths to keep Marshal Battle God alive, suggesting his death would unleash something even more terrifying than the God of Wealth’s sacrifice or the Star God’s ascension.

• Su Wen decided to address the Martial Dao training program’s flaws in the next Sub-Space-Time.
• After passersby complained that their conversation disturbed the opera, Su Wen apologized and went to a restaurant with the top scorer.
• Su Wen asked about Marshal Battle God, and the top scorer lowered his voice before answering.
• The top scorer explained that Marshal Battle God had fought alongside the Martial God in the Seven-Five War, repeatedly dying and growing stronger as he slew thirteen demigods.
• Marshal Battle God realized the enemies were deliberately keeping him alive and used the threat of his death to buy time for the God of Wealth to prepare his sacrifice.
• The top scorer concluded that the enemies feared Marshal Battle God’s death more than the God of Wealth’s sacrifice or the Star God’s rise to Demigod.

Su Wen tried to uncover what Zi Wu knew about the Battle God and then asked him to kill the Battle God. Zi Wu feared the consequences, so Su Wen swore by the Martial God's divine seat that he would let him live if he succeeded.

• Su Wen summoned Zi Wu and accused the Holy Spirit Clan of scheming against him through the Battle God and the Dream Aspect Clan.
• Zi Wu recalled that a diviner had used his fate treasure and a fragment of battle rules to stir trouble after predicting the Battle God might transcend.
• Su Wen offered to free Zi Wu if he helped kill the Battle God, explaining that the Battle God was only at King Rank and outlining a plan to suppress him.
• Zi Wu objected that Su Wen might kill him afterward and warned that killing the Battle God could bring disaster upon the Holy Spirit Clan.
• Su Wen swore by the Martial God's divine seat that he would not kill Zi Wu if Zi Wu helped him kill the Battle God.

Su Wen questioned Zi Wu about the Battle God and the Demigod clans, while trying to extract information about the epochs. Zi Wu warned that the Battle God must remain alive because his legion’s fanatical leaders would abandon their posts if he died, causing the barrier gateways to shatter.

• Zi Wu asked Su Wen what would happen if he refused to cooperate, then offered to share common knowledge if Su Wen would remove Ao Xiu from the confined space.
• Zi Wu warned Su Wen not to kill the Battle God, claiming his death would bring a great disaster.
• Su Wen pretended ignorance about the True God on duty, and Zi Wu explained that the God of Wealth served in the current epoch.
• Zi Wu revealed that the Demigod clans had seen through Su Wen’s impersonation of the God of Wealth because he grew stronger as he fought.
• Su Wen challenged Zi Wu’s explanation, but Zi Wu refused to reveal more and insisted that the Battle God’s soul and true spirit must remain, or the Battle God Legion’s leaders would abandon their territory.

Su Wen tried to learn more about the Battle God from Zi Wu, then considered asking the River of Space-Time to verify Zi Wu’s claims. He refused its exorbitant price and listened as a top scorer recounted how the Star God took the sealed Battle God away, leaving both their whereabouts unknown.

• Su Wen failed to get more information from Zi Wu, put him in the Treasure Bowl, and asked Ao Xiu to look after him.
• Su Wen asked Sycee to have the River of Space-Time verify three claims about the Battle God, but it offered detailed information for two million Wealth Source instead.
• Su Wen declined the River of Space-Time’s offer and reasoned that he could uncover the truth through his ongoing investigations and information from Zi Wu.
• A top scorer recounted that the plunderers’ Demigods sealed Marshal Battle God, and the Star God later took him away before visiting the seventeen Demigod races.
• The top scorer said the Star God later went into the starry sky to search for Marshal Battle God, whom Professor Liu Wensong believed would eventually return.

Wealth Spirit arrived in the God of Wealth Realm and was teleported by the God of Wealth into the restaurant, where he recognized and paid tribute to you. After the top scorer and the diners realized who you were, you asked Wealth Spirit about Battle God's condition and why the clans kept him alive.

• Wealth Spirit arrived in the God of Wealth Realm, and you used the Star Grand Array to teleport him into the restaurant.
• Wealth Spirit recognized you despite your disguise and bowed, calling you the God of Wealth, shocking the top scorer and the restaurant's diners.
• At your signal, Wealth Spirit sat beside the top scorer while the diners quietly continued their meals.
• You put up a barrier and asked Wealth Spirit about Battle God's condition and whether Battle God's legions explained why Arrow Realm and the Demigod clans would not let him die.
• Wealth Spirit sat up straight and began explaining everything he knew about Battle God.

Su Wen learned that scholars had compiled eighty-eight theories about why the Arrow Realm feared the Battle God's death, but none matched Zi Wu's account of the Battle God Legion guarding the territory. The River of Space-Time offered to conceal the Battle God's body, soul, and true spirit for one million Wealth Source, and Su Wen remained skeptical of the theories as he considered the offer.

• The Wealth Spirit told Su Wen about eighty-eight theories explaining why the Arrow Realm feared the Battle God's death, none of which mentioned the Battle God Legion abandoning its defenses.
• Su Wen considered having the River of Space-Time conceal the Battle God's traces to test Zi Wu's claim without actually killing the Battle God.
• The River of Space-Time offered Su Wen concealment for one million Wealth Source and promised to give him the Battle God's insight cluster as a bonus.
• Su Wen recognized that the River of Space-Time was using his own idea to create a sale and mockingly compared its tactics with Mo He in the Main Space-Time.
• Su Wen noted that none of the eighty-eight theories matched what Zi Wu had said about the territory and the legions left behind by successive Battle Gods.

Su Wen went to the National University of Defense Technology to teach its 427 newly enrolled Martial Dao students, after learning how Huaxia identified geniuses and cautiously planned reforms to the Martial Exam. He introduced himself to the students as the Martial God and began his lecture.

• Su Wen learned that all 427 Martial Dao students had registered and decided to train them personally.
• The Wealth Spirit explained that Huaxia identified Martial Dao geniuses through physical examinations and Star Dao Heavenly Mandate Bearers, while testing new Martial Exam reforms cautiously.
• Su Wen arrived at the National University of Defense Technology, where Li Hongyang welcomed him and led him toward the central conference room.
• Su Wen entered the conference room, greeted the students, and introduced himself as the Martial God, Martial as in Martial Dao.

Su Wen introduced himself as the students’ martial dao teacher and outlined their semester curriculum at the National University of Defense Technology. He then called on Du Guowei, who wondered whether the Martial God had taken over the God of Wealth’s unfinished work, and asked him for suggestions about the courses.

• Su Wen called on Zhao Tianhan, who nervously introduced himself to the Martial God.
• Su Wen explained that he would teach martial dao and described the semester’s theoretical and practical courses.
• Du Guowei recalled learning about the God of Wealth’s plans for the Martial Dao General Journal and wondered whether Su Wen had taken over that work.
• Su Wen asked Du Guowei whether he had suggestions for the semester’s curriculum.

Su Wen assigned special weekend training to thirty-two students and warned them that Huaxia would soon face the world as its enemy. Meanwhile, the Wind God reached King Rank and made a grand entrance at the National University of Defense Technology, only to find everyone looking elsewhere.

• Su Wen named thirty-two students, including Du Guowei, Sun Yunwei, and Cai Chulin, for a separate weekend training plan.
• Guo Yue asked about the country's situation, and Su Wen said Huaxia would face the whole world and that he was currently invincible.
• The Wind God hunted beasts and four unicorn kings in Jiang City's No. 8 Arrow Realm until he had enough experience energy to advance to King Rank.
• On October 1, 2022, the Wind God returned to Huaxia and created a stormy spectacle before arriving at the National University of Defense Technology.
• The crowd noticed the Wind God's mask, then turned to look elsewhere, leaving him wondering who had drawn their attention.

Su Wen introduced the Wind God as his temporary replacement at the National University of Defense Technology, reassuring his students that he would return soon. He prepared to join the Heavenly Official's tour, while the Star God reported his return and newfound strength.

• Su Wen recalled how he had trained thirty-two future Martial Dao masters and used the Lightning Talisman Treasure to heal and strengthen them.
• The Wind God arrived after advancing to King Rank and learned that Su Wen had come to train the students as well.
• Su Wen introduced the Wind God to the students as their temporary teacher, and Guo Yue asked whether Su Wen was leaving.
• Su Wen promised to return soon and explained that he had urgent matters to handle.
• The Star God told Su Wen he had returned after destroying the Weili Clan and the Flower Calamity Clan, advanced to Emperor Rank Middle Stage, and could help with the Heavenly Official's tour.

Su Wen returned to the organization and learned that the Star God had destroyed the Weili Realm and the Flower Calamity Realm after stripping them of useful resources. The group then discussed how the recovered spiritual soil could benefit Huaxia and considered taking golden soil from the Holy Spirit Realm during their next visit.

• Su Wen returned after entrusting his students to the Wind God, and Cai Chulin asked the Wind God how his strength compared with the Martial God's.
• Su Wen found the Star God and the Theater God in the office beside two Arrow Realm Cores from the destroyed Weili Realm and Flower Calamity Realm.
• The Star God explained that he had catalogued and recovered mineral deposits, spiritual soil, flowers, and other valuable resources before destroying the realms.
• The Star God said spiritual soil had improved Huaxia's fertility and life energy, and he expected the Flower Calamity Clan's resources to increase that benefit further.
• Su Wen suggested digging up land in the Holy Spirit Realm, and the Theater God revealed that its golden soil could grow plants that healed soul injuries.

Su Wen, the Star God, and the Theater God discussed what resources to seize from the Holy Spirit Clan and planned their expedition. Su Wen then explained what he had learned about the hostile Arrow Realms, leaving the Theater God staring into the morning light with killing intent.

• The Star God and Su Wen agreed that bringing back the Holy Spirit Clan’s golden soil could make heavenly materials and earthly treasures more affordable in Huaxia.
• The Theater God described the rune-engraved jade buildings and golden springs, and the Star God set the springs as a priority if they could not take the soil.
• The Star God and the Theater God settled on gathering golden soil as their primary objective and scouting the Holy Spirit Clan’s treasury and strength if circumstances allowed.
• The Theater God asked about the demigod clans and starry-sky plunderers, and Su Wen explained that the demigod clans of the Arrow Realms were enemies.
• Su Wen recounted how future selves in Sub-Space-Time had helped him teach his students and described Earth’s expansion and the growing number and strength of Arrow Realms.
• The Theater God looked out the window with sharp eyes and killing intent after hearing Su Wen’s account.

The Star God, Theater God, and Su Wen considered the threat posed by future Arrow Realms and the limits of Huaxia’s defenses. The Star God proposed that every Arrow Realm might belong to the God of Wealth, with Earth serving as a rear base for a cosmic war.

• The Star God realized that the stronger Arrow Realms were yet to appear and that his future self might be unable to protect Huaxia while fighting the hidden demigod clans.
• The Theater God suggested preparing a soul-based measure to kill the sealed Battle God if humanity’s resistance collapsed.
• The Theater God theorized that past Divine Mandate Bearers had left loyal legions to defend a distant Domain Battlefield.
• The Star God speculated that the Arrow Realms across the heavens belonged to the God of Wealth and that Earth and nearby realms served as the war’s rear base.

Star God and Theater God suspected that the Arrow Realms and some Divine Mandate Bearer legions had betrayed their former masters, making the transfer of godhood a possible enemy scheme. Zi Xuan appeared to confirm that he knew the gods, but he refused to explain why his clan’s leaders had treated them with contempt.

• Theater God and Su Wen questioned why the Arrow Realms attacked them if they were former God of Wealth subordinates meant to temper them.
• Star God warned that the Arrow Realms might have betrayed the gods and that some legions outside could also have gone wrong.
• Su Wen summoned the battered Holy Spirit Clan Demigod Zi Xuan, who greeted Star God and Theater God as Your Eminences.
• Zi Xuan admitted he had met Theater God during his visit to the Holy Spirit Realm but could not answer whether the Star God Legion had contacted him.
• Theater God asked Zi Xuan why the Holy Spirit Clan’s elders had shown contempt toward him and the God of Magic.

Star God tested Zi Xuan’s reaction and concluded that he had served the previous Star God, while the Domain battlefield and Battle God Legion were likely real. Star God urged the others to focus on growing stronger, and Su Wen realized the returning Star God of the Sub-Space-Time might provide answers.

• Star God told Zi Xuan a fabricated story while Theater God watched his emotions for clues.
• Star God bowed to Zi Xuan, prompting him to panic, kneel, and show his reverence before Su Wen sent him away in the Treasure Bowl.
• Star God explained that Zi Xuan’s reaction and response to the Star God Legion suggested he had served the previous Star God and that the Domain battlefield was real.
• Star God warned that the Star God Legion might be involved in past upheavals and said the group should focus on becoming stronger before investigating further.
• Su Wen noted that the returning Star God of the Sub-Space-Time might know the truth and considered seeking information from Black River if necessary.

The God of Wealth met the Star God, who revealed he was developing a new path to Demigodhood. When the God of Wealth offered to sacrifice himself again to help, the Star God refused, exposing how deeply the earlier sacrifice and his comrades’ deaths had wounded him.

• The Star God explained that becoming an Immortal Demigod had inspired him to forge a new path to Demigodhood for Heavenly Mandate Bearers.
• The God of Wealth praised the Star God’s undertaking and proposed sacrificing himself in the next space-time so the research could begin earlier.
• The Star God vehemently rejected the offer and admitted that witnessing the God of Wealth’s sacrifice had tormented him.
• The God of Wealth recognized that the proud, burdened Star God was vulnerable and needed comfort from the one comrade he had left.

The future Star God urged Su Wen to advance to Seventh Rank so the God of Wealth could reach Immortal Demigod and strengthen Huaxia, while the River of Space-Time warned that such a breakthrough would make long time jumps too turbulent. The River of Fate then contradicted that advice, insisting the God of Wealth’s power could only truly develop after Seventh Rank.

• Su Wen considered sacrificing himself to the Theater God in the next Sub-Space-Time, but the Star God explained that his pain came from being unable to protect everyone and urged Su Wen to reach Seventh Rank in the Main Space-Time.
• The Star God argued that Seventh Rank would unlock Su Wen’s strongest divine ability and let the Sub-Space-Time God of Wealth advance to Immortal Demigod, potentially raising Huaxia’s martial artists to Demigod rank.
• Su Wen reconsidered his assumptions about the coming war and wondered why he should follow the Arrow Realms’ timing when their gates would open in two years.
• The River of Space-Time advised Su Wen not to advance to Seventh Rank because the turbulence from a long journey through time would be too great.
• The River of Fate broke through the River of Space-Time’s barrier and urged Su Wen to reach Seventh Rank, warning him not to trust the River of Space-Time’s advice.

Su Wen learned that the River of Fate had tried to recruit him, prompting the River of Space-Time to offer half-price purchases. He considered advancing to the Seventh Rank while the Star God committed to developing a new path to Demigodhood.

• The River of Space-Time expelled the River of Fate from Sub-Space-Time and offered Su Wen a half-price discount on all purchases, including physical immortality.
• Su Wen realized that advancing to the Seventh Rank would let him trade with the River of Fate through Money Breaks Yin and Yang.
• Su Wen told the Theater God and Star God that his future self had found a rough outline for a fourth path to becoming a Demigod.
• The Star God vowed to continue developing the new path after Su Wen brought back the Insight Air Mass.
• Su Wen decided his current wealth made trying for the Seventh Rank worthwhile and prepared to use divine ability Bestowal.

The God of Wealth rejected the River of Space-Time’s advice and agreed with Star God that he should advance to the Seventh Rank. Star God revealed that Divine Mandate Bearers had once awakened as Demigods, leaving the God of Wealth with new questions as he asked how close Star God was to becoming a True God.

• The God of Wealth ignored the River of Space-Time’s warning and chose to follow his own plans for advancing to the Seventh Rank.
• Star God supported the God of Wealth’s decision and said he hoped Huaxia and the God of Wealth would have a brighter future in another space-time.
• The God of Wealth told Star God what he had learned from the Holy Spirit Clan Demigod, and Star God confirmed that the Domain Battlefield and Battle God Legion were probably real.
• Star God recounted how black chains had killed four Heavenly Officials as they answered questions, and explained that Divine Mandate Bearers had once awakened as Demigods.
• The God of Wealth asked Star God how close he was to becoming a True God, considering whether he might sacrifice himself in the Sub-Space-Time.