Chapter Summaries

Su Wen discussed the risks of crossing spacetime with the Battle God's remnant thought, then learned how the Star God had revised the martial arts foundation in the future. The chapter left Su Wen cautious about revealing his ability and with new knowledge of the Basic Body Tempering Method 3.0.

• The Battle God's remnant thought explained that each spacetime crossing abandoned a timeline and cost countless lives, but said he still hoped the sacrifices would help the main spacetime reach a bright future.
• The Battle God's remnant thought suggested Su Wen reveal his ability to the Star God and the nation so they could prepare future knowledge for him, but Su Wen refused because he feared a spy within the organization or government.
• The Battle God's remnant thought said Su Wen could trust the Star God but advised caution, and suggested using a longer future timeline to check whether anything was wrong.
• The Battle God's remnant thought warned Su Wen not to tell him important secrets because he might let them slip, and Su Wen privately labeled him a loudspeaker.
• The Battle God's remnant thought described how the Star God added star power to the Basic Body Tempering Method, helping martial artists fuse it with qi and blood to reach the third tier.
• The Star God revised the method into the Basic Body Tempering Method 3.0 to raise the number of third-tier martial artists, incorporating suggestions from the Battle God.

Su Wen learned the Basic Body Tempering Method 3.0 from the Battle God's remnant will, who urged him to recruit the past Battle God into the Martial Dao before killing him to end the timeline. Su Wen devised a plan to test the Star God in another timeline, then the Star God called for his help.

• The Battle God's remnant will demonstrated the Basic Body Tempering Method 3.0, and Su Wen quickly learned it.
• The Battle God's remnant will asked Su Wen to persuade his past self to help revise the method with the Star God and join the Martial Dao.
• A violent consciousness arrived, and the Battle God's remnant will killed Su Wen with a slap, ending Wealth Disrupts Space-Time.
• Su Wen planned to test the Star God in a sacrificed timeline by revealing his ability to travel through time and observing the Star God's response.
• The Star God asked Su Wen to come up and help with something.

Su Wen told Battle God that the Flower Calamity Clan and Weili Clan would betray him in a future war, after Theater God discovered a Mental Gu Seed planted in Battle God's Huiyin acupoint. The chapter ended with Battle God cursing the two clans and learning that he would die covering the army's retreat.

• Theater God used divine sense to find a Mental Gu Seed hidden in Battle God's Huiyin acupoint, which Star God identified as the Flower Calamity Clan's work.
• Star God explained that his divination had misleadingly suggested the Flower Calamity Clan could be trusted, and Su Wen advised him to consider whether distorted results might mean the opposite.
• Star God asked Su Wen what he had seen about Battle God's future, and Su Wen revealed that the Weili Clan and Flower Calamity Clan would attack him during a future war.
• Su Wen said Battle God would be badly wounded, unable to escape, and burn himself to help the army retreat, but Theater God and Wind God confirmed that Su Wen showed no signs of backlash.
• Theater God released Battle's God speech restriction, and Battle God cursed the Weili Clan and Flower Calamity Clan for betraying him.

The Star God and Theater God explained that the Flower Calamity Clan’s Mental Gu Seed could turn loyal people into hidden spies, leaving the Battle God guilty and unsure how to protect them. Su Wen realized the Gu Seed might explain the Wind God’s past actions, and the Wind God sensed Su Wen’s guilt toward him.

• The Star God and Theater God advised the Battle God to maintain ties with the Flower Calamity Clan and the Weili Clan while secretly searching for people altered by the Mental Gu Seed.
• The Battle God realized that loyal patriots might have been turned into spies without knowing it and wondered whether the corruption could be purged.
• Su Wen considered that the Mental Gu Seed might explain the Wind God’s actions and felt guilty that his words could have led to the Wind God’s death.
• Su Wen and the Battle God sighed at the same time, making the Battle God suspect Su Wen had withheld something.
• The Wind God sensed Su Wen’s guilt toward him, and the Star God and Theater God turned to question Su Wen.

Su Wen realized that the Theater God had used The Injustice to Dou E to warn him that the Wind God had been wrongly suspected and might die in a future conflict. The Star God put the organization's funds under Su Wen's control, and Su Wen's first absorption of five hundred million triggered economic disruptions across several cities.

• The Theater God stopped the Wind God from chatting and reminded him to finish his homework and fulfill their wager by reading The Injustice to Dou E.
• Su Wen connected the play's title and Dou E's three vows to the Wind God's unjust suspicion, the Battle God's fall, and Huaxia's possible future collapse.
• The Star God proposed putting the organization's funds under the God of Wealth's control, and the Battle God, Theater God, and Wind God agreed.
• Su Wen explained that his divine powers required enormous amounts of money, and the Star God said he could absorb up to five hundred million as a cautious test.
• Su Wen absorbed five hundred million from the organization's account, raising his Wealth Source Points from 8.5 to 58.5.
• Officials reported stock market fluctuations in the Imperial Capital, Demon Capital, and Guangshen, along with bad debt activity at a state-owned enterprise in Suzhou and Hangzhou.

Su Wen revealed that he had derived Basic Body Tempering Method 3.0 and advanced from the second tier to the third while the Star God watched. The Star God entered an epiphany, leaving the Battle God wondering whether Su Wen could help him experience one too.

• The Star God explained that the disappearance of Su Wen's five hundred million had caused unexpected disruption and said the country would adjust while preparing to sell the Basic Body Tempering Method abroad.
• The Star God asked Su Wen to record an altered-appearance demonstration of the technique for foreign buyers.
• Su Wen showed the others his new insights, replaced Basic Body Tempering Method 2.0 with Basic Body Tempering Method 3.0, and began advancing to the third tier.
• The Star God formed a barrier around Su Wen as nearby energy gathered to help complete his transformation.
• The Battle God noticed the power of the stars appearing on Su Wen and tried to speak, but the Theater God restrained and silenced him so he would not interrupt the Star God's epiphany.
• The Battle God asked whether Su Wen could help him experience an epiphany, and the Theater God mocked him as a brute who only knew how to fight.

Su Wen and the gods discussed trading the Basic Body Tempering Method for foreign technology and using future technology against the Arrow Realm creatures. After reaching tier three, Su Wen planned to travel to the future again and tell the Star God he would return in July of year 32.

• The Star God asked Su Wen whether he could direct the Basic Body Tempering Method’s deductions toward the stars, and Su Wen explained that the technique would lean toward whatever received the most attention.
• The Star God proposed exchanging the Basic Body Tempering Method for foreign technology, supplies, and money, and Su Wen agreed.
• The Star God said he had requested that future foreign exchange transactions be credited to the organization’s account so Su Wen could use the funds directly.
• Su Wen considered whether technique-transmission talismans could bring future technological information back to the present.
• Su Wen noted that he had reached tier three after spending 43.5 Wealth Source Points on Basic Body Tempering Method 3.0.
• Su Wen decided to travel to the future again and have his counterpart warn the Star God that he would return in July of year 32.

Su Wen traveled ten years into the future and found the Imperial Capital peaceful, then visited a memorial for Huaxia’s fallen heroes. He discovered that the Star God had died, leaving him unsure what to do next.

• Su Wen arrived ten years in the future and saw that the Imperial Capital had escaped destruction.
• Su Wen passed the Martial Dao Library Headquarters and chose to explore the city before entering.
• Su Wen visited a memorial and read accounts of fallen heroes who had died in battles across Huaxia.
• Su Wen joined the line of mourners and entered the memorial building with a flower.
• Su Wen saw a statue and personal information for the Star God and realized his trusted comrade had died.

Su Wen read the Star God’s biography and learned that the Star God had died after avenging the God of Wealth and defending Huaxia. The account ended by announcing an audio recording of the Star God, provided by the Battle God.

• Su Wen wondered why the Star God had died and whether learning of Su Wen’s future descent had changed his fate.
• Su Wen read that the Star God had led Huaxia’s forces, strengthened its defenses, developed star-based martial arts, and established a merit system for Heavenly Mandate Bearers.
• After the God of Wealth was murdered, the Star God launched a devastating campaign against the other races, destroying multiple Arrow Realms.
• The Star God faced a siege alone, killed forty-three King Rank and five Emperor Rank enemies, destroyed nine Rule Arrow Realms, and died after returning his remaining power to the Star Grand Array.
• The committee recognized the Star God as a great historical figure, and the account announced an audio recording supplied by the Battle God.

Su Wen listened to Star God's recording and realized that Star God had learned the future could be changed, then chosen to act without restraint in this timeline. The recording's meaning remained disputed among later listeners, though most interpreted it as encouragement for warriors fighting for their country.

• Su Wen heard Star God apologize for acting alone and explain that he wanted to pursue his own path while helping secure a peaceful future.
• Su Wen understood that Star God had let loose because Huaxia would eventually win in the changing timelines and Star God could begin again after dying.
• Su Wen considered how Star God's power and ruthlessness, along with those of Battle God, Wind God, and Theater God, had deterred the beings of Arrow Realm from pressing humanity too hard.
• Su Wen welcomed the prospect of his allies killing until the nonhumans feared humanity.
• Later listeners debated whether Star God's dear comrade-in-arms meant Su Wen or the warriors fighting for their country, while Du Guowei's interpretation won broad agreement.

Su Wen read about his future death and the lasting impact he had on the Martial Dao and the Wealth Dao, then wondered what being a God-Prefixed Heavenly Mandate Bearer entailed. After learning that Huaxia had entered a period of peace while border conflicts continued, he was approached by a man in white.

• Su Wen found the God of Wealth's memorial and read that he had died at twenty-five after being ambushed by nonhumans in the Imperial Capital.
• The memorial account described how Su Wen's teachings and writings founded the Martial Dao, and how martial artists and Heavenly Mandate Bearers vowed to avenge him.
• Su Wen questioned why Wealth Dao Heavenly Mandate Bearers and Wealth Spirit mourned and sought revenge for him, then considered the significance of God-Prefixed Heavenly Mandate Bearers.
• Su Wen learned that the Star God's actions had weakened the nonhumans, bringing peace to inland Huaxia even as war continued beyond its borders.
• A man in white leaped down and appeared in front of Su Wen.

Su Wen learned that Wealth Dao Heavenly Mandate Bearers were bound to the God of Wealth and could not advance beyond Ninth Rank without his permission. He granted Wealth Shadow permission to advance, but his divine authority attracted the River of Space-Time’s attention, which offered to look the other way for Wealth Source.

• Wealth Shadow recognized Su Wen as the God of Wealth and explained that Wealth Dao Heavenly Mandate Bearers needed his consent to advance beyond Ninth Rank.
• Su Wen realized Wealth Spirit’s madness came from the loss of the Wealth Dao Bearers’ path to promotion and wondered how other God-Prefixed Heavenly Mandate Bearers worked.
• Su Wen decided to focus on Martial Dao for strength and use the God of Wealth’s authority mainly to gather information.
• Wealth Shadow asked Su Wen for permission to break through the Ninth Rank limit, and Su Wen agreed.
• Su Wen’s divine authority drew the Gaze of the River of Space-Time, which offered to dispel its attention in exchange for Wealth Source.

Su Wen paid the River of Space-Time's toll to help Wealth Shadow break through beyond Ninth Rank, and Wealth Shadow took him to a secret base. As Su Wen learned about the Martial Dao’s stalled development, Wealth Shadow asked permission to tell his Wealth Dao friends that Su Wen had returned.

• Su Wen spent one Wealth Source Point to let his consent reach the future, helping Wealth Shadow break through the Ninth Rank limit.
• Wealth Shadow vanished with Su Wen before experts from various factions could reach them, then brought him to a secret base.
• Wealth Shadow showed Su Wen his collection of Martial Dao books, papers, insights, and body-tempering methods, and described how Heavenly Mandate Bearers viewed the Martial Dao.
• Su Wen concluded that the Martial Dao needed to grow beyond its Third Rank limit so humanity could better resist the Arrow Realm.
• Wealth Shadow asked Su Wen whether he could tell his Wealth Dao friends that Su Wen had returned.

Su Wen rejected Wealth Shadow’s offer to gather the Wealth Dao Heavenly Mandate Bearers, then learned numerous body tempering methods and fell asleep in the God of Wealth’s office. The Star God and Theater God discussed the dangers surrounding him and vowed to protect him to the death.

• Su Wen declined Wealth Shadow’s suggestion, choosing to keep his identity and affairs private despite the Wealth Dao Heavenly Mandate Bearers’ loyalty to the God of Wealth.
• Su Wen learned dozens of body tempering methods from the Martial Dao talismans, including those created by the Star God, Theater God, and Battle God.
• Su Wen decided not to spend Wealth Source Points helping the future Wealth Dao Heavenly Mandate Bearers, though he wondered whether he owed them hope after his death had left them unable to advance normally.
• Su Wen went to sleep in the God of Wealth’s office, confident that the Star God, Battle God, Wind God, and Theater God would keep him safe.
• The Star God and Theater God discussed their inability to foresee Su Wen’s future and the murderous danger around him, then agreed to protect him to the death.

Su Wen spent ten days in the future studying Martial Dao knowledge while Wealth Shadow’s breakthrough drew attention to his secret base. He chose to contact the Battle God, who arrived and removed his mask after confirming Su Wen was safe.

• Su Wen woke to messages recounting how he had studied martial techniques, theory books, and papers for ten days without eating.
• Wealth Shadow warned Su Wen that his secret base was at risk as people searched for him after news of his King Rank breakthrough spread.
• Su Wen chose to contact the Battle God and reveal that he had returned.
• Wealth Shadow reached the Battle God, and Su Wen called him “Big Brother Battle God,” causing the call to fall silent before it ended.
• The Battle God appeared through a tear in space, examined Su Wen, and removed his mask after confirming he was unharmed.

Su Wen joined the Battle God in a raid on Arrow Realm No. 63 and rapidly gained Wealth Source by refining demonic spiders. As his experience reached its limit, he was forced to begin an irreversible advancement.

• Su Wen told the Battle God about his travels through space-time and asked him to take him across the border to kill nonhumans.
• The Battle God took Su Wen to Arrow Realm No. 63, where he slaughtered demonic spiders for Su Wen to refine.
• Wealth Shadow announced that the God of Wealth had returned and that the limit on Wealth Dao Heavenly Mandate Bearers had been lifted.
• Su Wen celebrated his growing Wealth Source and planned to recruit the Battle God and Star God to help him in future space-times.
• Su Wen's experience points reached 100 percent, triggering an irreversible God of Wealth advancement.

Su Wen learned that activating Wealth Disrupts Space-Time had advanced him to a second-rank God of Wealth, making future advancement more costly. After he spent thirty Wealth Source Points to appease the River of Space-Time, it granted him a gift that would purify his soul and true spirit when his journey through space-time ended.

• Su Wen realized that refining future Arrow Realm creatures could grant experience and force him to advance, increasing the cost of Wealth Disrupts Space-Time.
• The Battle God set up a barrier around Su Wen and planned to raise his rank by taking him to fight giant demonic spiders.
• Su Wen saw that he had 86.5 Wealth Source Points and regretted that earning them had caused his promotion.
• The River of Space-Time offered Su Wen three choices after his promotion drew its attention, and he chose to spend thirty Wealth Source Points.
• The River of Space-Time rewarded Su Wen with a gift that would cleanse his soul and true spirit when he was expelled from this world's space-time.

After advancing to second-tier God of Wealth, you learned that Bestowal could create Heavenly Mandate Bearers but came with strict limits. When hostile experts cornered you, the Battle God stalled them while you memorized their information, then killed you to prevent your capture.

• You unlocked Bestowal and learned it could grant Heavenly Mandate Professions to people strong enough to survive, but recipients could not surpass your tier.
• The Battle God explained that the previous God of Wealth had reached the sixth tier before refusing to advance and being killed, and urged you to prioritize your own survival.
• A group of powerful experts found you after your breakthrough, and the horned elder identified you as the returned God of Wealth.
• The Battle God traded insults with the experts to stall for time while you learned that the Dragon Abyss Clan sought to capture you and reclaim the divine seat.
• After you memorized the information, the Battle God tore you apart before the Dragon Abyss Clan could capture you.

Su Wen gained an immortal soul trait and protection against others seeing through his thoughts after using Wealth Disrupts Space-Time, but the River of Space-Time’s attention prevented him from using it again for twenty-five hours. He learned that Star God had detained Wealth Spirit after the latter acquired a vast sum of money, and went to meet him.

• The River of Space-Time transformed Su Wen’s soul and true spirit, granted them an immortal trait, and made his thoughts difficult to perceive.
• Su Wen’s status advanced to tier two, and he received twenty-five hours of doubled Wealth Source consumption for space-time matters.
• Theater God told Su Wen that Wealth Spirit had taken 42.5 billion from gray-area forces in Qindu and that Star God had stopped him before he could refine the money.
• Su Wen learned Wealth Spirit was being held in room B12 on the thirteenth floor while Star God tried to recruit him, and decided to visit.
• Su Wen rode the elevator to the thirteenth floor, where the workers recognized him and saluted.

Su Wen watched Star God question Wealth Spirit about joining the national organization and learned the organization would let him go if he refused. The chapter ended with Su Wen joining Star God’s lunch invitation, while Wealth Spirit stared at him in shock.

• Su Wen returned the soldiers’ salute and was deeply moved by their recognition.
• Su Wen and Battle God observed Wealth Spirit as Star God questioned him in room B12.
• Wealth Spirit admitted absorbing money and defended killing corrupt criminals, but refused to join the national organization.
• Star God told Wealth Spirit he would not be punished or coerced, though the money he absorbed would be turned over to the state.
• Star God said Wealth Spirit could leave after giving a statement, then invited Su Wen to lunch.
• Su Wen joked that Star God could treat him while Su Wen paid, and Wealth Spirit stared at Su Wen in disbelief.