Chapter Summaries

The Third Era Wind God recognized that the Star God's house arrest was an act, while the Third Epoch Battle God headed to the Descender Universe to pick a fight. At the command post, the Third Epoch Heaven God told Su Wen that the Will of the Universe could not perceive his karma or imprint of time, and Su Wen sent her back without explaining who he was.

• The Third Era Wind God found the Third Epoch Battle God bruised after the God of Sleep beat him for waking him, and explained that the Star God's house arrest was likely an act.
• The Third Era Wind God suggested that the Third Epoch Battle God fight the saints stationed at the realm gate, and the Battle God immediately left to do so.
• The Theater God wondered whether something was suppressing the Battle God, and the Third Era Wind God replied that they might never know what had happened.
• The Third Epoch Heaven God told Su Wen that the Will of the Universe was angry about his continuing the war and attacking the Descender Universe, and Su Wen instructed her to relay his defense of the military strategy.
• The Third Epoch Heaven God revealed that the Will of the Universe could not see Su Wen's karma or imprint of time and considered him a being who had appeared out of thin air, but Su Wen declined to answer and sent her back.

Su Wen continued directing the Divine Fate Universe’s war while relying on his information and fate powers. After fate strikes damaged the aging Descender Universe and then hit the Divine Fate Universe, Su Wen revealed that he had deliberately struck a rules loophole to conceal a hidden zone from the Universe’s Will.

• Su Wen learned the recipe for the Third Epoch’s divine brew and planned to have it made when he returned to the Ninth Epoch.
• The Third Epoch Star God resumed handling military and political affairs while Su Wen focused on other work.
• The Divine Fate Universe’s two-front war advanced as Su Wen’s buffs and intelligence helped its forces fight the Descender Universe and the Remnant Clan Universe.
• A fate strike killed two saint-level Descender beings and three foundation-level Remnant Clan beings, destabilizing the Descender Universe and forcing it into a defensive stance.
• A second fate strike hit the southwestern region of the Divine Fate Universe, leading the various Wills of the Universe to suspect the power came from elsewhere.
• Su Wen explained that he had used the strike to erase a rules loophole and create an unsupervised void zone where people could hide things, gather, and talk.

Su Wen continued his cooperation with the Third Epoch while nearing God King advancement and considering how the twins’ situation might help restore the Incumbent God of Sleep. A woman identifying herself as Qiang, the Will of the Qiang World, arrived to speak with him, but another familiar figure appeared before she could finish.

• Yun Yan offered to hide Wealth Source for Su Wen, who thanked him and said he would soon master Wealth Source and advance to God King.
• The Third Epoch Star God praised Su Wen’s rapid progress, while Su Wen kept his knowledge of Sub-Space-Times from the Third Epoch.
• Su Wen wondered whether the two rivers and the Incumbent God of Sleep’s origin power could help restore the Incumbent God of Sleep through the twins’ situation.
• A powerful will descended beyond the universe, and a woman named Qiang introduced herself as the Will of the Qiang World and asked Su Wen to speak privately.
• Another powerful will descended, and a familiar figure of light and shadow appeared before everyone.

Qiang appeared before Su Wen and tried to recruit him to the Qiang Beast Universe, offering to share its origin, while the Divine Fate Universe’s Will of the Universe challenged him. Qiang left after making his offer, and Su Wen’s group concluded that the Land of Void could serve as a place to meet beyond the Wills’ reach.

• Qiang admitted that he had consumed two newborn universes but insisted he would never harm Su Wen and offered to share his universe’s origin if Su Wen joined him.
• Qiang and the Divine Fate Universe’s Will of the Universe exchanged accusations while Su Wen watched and considered the Will’s selective cooperation.
• Qiang told Su Wen to seek him out if he ever faced a desperate predicament, then vanished from the Land of Void.
• Yun Yan and the Third Epoch Star God reacted to Qiang’s attempt to recruit Su Wen.
• Su Wen pointed out that both Wills had stayed outside the Land of Void and suggested that his group could use it for future discussions.

The Third Epoch Star God encouraged Su Wen to consider Qiang’s offer, arguing that the Grand Eminence on Duty could seek a new path for the Divine Fate Universe if its Will turned against them. After Su Wen reflected on Qiang’s warning and the River of Fate’s protection, the River of Space-Time announced it was overhauling its services and invited him to test an unfinished mode.

• The Third Epoch Star God told Su Wen that, as the Grand Eminence on Duty, he could speak with Qiang and even leave the Divine Fate Universe if doing so offered a better future.
• Su Wen revealed that he had planned to target the Qiang Beast Universe’s Will and had prepared to strike it using the River of Fate’s power if it became hostile.
• Su Wen reasoned that Qiang’s warning suggested the Divine Fate Universe’s Will might threaten him, and that Qiang could help if he were in danger.
• The Third Epoch Star God explained that the other universes would hesitate to attack Su Wen because he could draw on the River of Fate’s power.
• The River of Space-Time notified Su Wen that it was overhauling its systems and sent him an unfinished internal testing mode for feedback.
• Su Wen doubted that the River of Space-Time would truly change its exploitative ways, but said he would be satisfied if its products were good and inexpensive.

Su Wen and the Third Epoch Star God discussed future fate strikes, the Land of Void, and changes to the timeline while the Divine Fate Universe’s war effort gained momentum. After the army looted the Descender Universe, Su Wen decided to seek more Wealth Source by opening a new front against the True Demon Universe.

• Su Wen agreed that he would include the Qiang Beast Universe in his fate strikes, despite its current goodwill toward him.
• The Third Epoch Star God showed Su Wen a blueprint for the Land of Void and discussed how it might affect the Ninth Epoch and create a space-time paradox.
• The honorary commander-in-chief and the Star God reached an agreement that ended the Star God’s house arrest in exchange for his support of military decisions.
• With Su Wen providing intelligence, the Divine Fate Universe’s army invaded the Descender Universe and captured plentiful resources.
• Su Wen spoke with the River of Fate and concluded that he needed more Wealth Source to manage future changes and causality.
• With the war on two fronts going well, Su Wen’s army split its forces and launched a war against the True Demon Universe.

The Divine Fate Universe launched a surprise war against the True Demon Universe, aiming to seize control of its realm gate as part of a long-term defense strategy. The Heaven God and Battle God struck the gate, but it held firm, leaving Su Wen considering whether to use the River of Fate's power.

• The Military Warfare Department announced a long-term strategy that called for controlling the True Demon Universe's realm gate and outlined a possible mass relocation if the Divine Fate Universe faced invasion.
• The Divine Fate Universe attacked the True Demon Universe, and the Third Epoch Heaven God opened the assault with her power of judgment.
• The True Demon Universe's demon kings counterattacked and tried to beguile the Heaven God, but their attacks seemed to take effect only to vanish.
• The Third Epoch Battle God joined the Heaven God and slammed a battle world into the True Demon Universe's realm gate, cracking and shaking it without breaking through.
• Su Wen observed that the gate had withstood the Battle God's many enhancements and told him to fall back.

The Third Epoch forces withdrew from the True Demon Universe’s realm gate just before Su Wen’s Fate Bombardment destroyed it, then charged into the enemy universe. Meanwhile, Su Wen decided to add resurrection slots to the military merit exchange system, leaving soldiers with a powerful new incentive to fight.

• After Su Wen warned him, the Third Epoch Battle God retreated and alerted the Third Epoch Heaven God, who withdrew her nearby troops as well.
• Su Wen’s Fate Bombardment struck the Battle God’s former position and obliterated the True Demon Universe’s realm gate and the forces stationed on it.
• The Third Epoch Heaven God told the Battle God the strike had likely targeted him and suggested he send Su Wen gifts, then led her troops into the True Demon Universe.
• The Third Epoch Battle God questioned whether Su Wen could observe their advance, then joined the fighting as the Heaven God judged enemy targets.
• Su Wen reviewed the military merit exchange system and decided to make resurrection available in exchange for merit, urging soldiers to fight for the chance to restore their loved ones.

Su Wen’s resurrection slots caused a stir across the Divine Fate Universe, giving bereaved people hope of recovering those they had lost. The Third Epoch Star God urged Su Wen to use resurrection to win over powerful figures from other universes, and Su Wen acknowledged how difficult it would be to resist that offer.

• A middle-aged man told his father that the military merit system now offered resurrection, prompting the old man to retrieve his spear and decide to try bringing a lost loved one back.
• People across the Divine Fate Universe reacted to the resurrection slots, which promised to restore even those whose souls and true spirits had vanished.
• The Third Epoch Star God asked Su Wen whether he could resurrect people from other universes.
• The Third Epoch Star God argued that resurrecting loved ones could persuade powerful figures to serve Su Wen, even when they understood the cost to their universe.
• Su Wen admitted that he would struggle to refuse such an offer, and the Third Epoch Star God said nearly everyone would make that trade.

The Third Epoch Star God warned Su Wen not to trust even close allies across the span of six epochs, then asked him to provide three resurrection slots a year for other universes. After they agreed on the terms, Su Wen wondered why the Will of the Universe had acted against its own hope and future, and suspected another universe had influenced it.

• The Third Epoch Star God cautioned Su Wen that people, including himself and Su Wen’s comrades, could change over time and should not be trusted blindly.
• Su Wen considered how his ability to travel through time and open Sub-Space-Times let him verify the future and assured him that his comrades were trustworthy.
• The Third Epoch Star God asked whether Su Wen could offer three resurrection slots per year to other universes, and Su Wen agreed while explaining that the price depended on the resurrection conditions.
• The Third Epoch Star God said he had begun gathering intelligence on potential resurrection candidates and then left to make arrangements.
• Su Wen wondered why the Will of the Universe had severed its own hope and future, and suspected that a Will from another universe had influenced it in a later epoch.

Su Wen and the Third Epoch Star God used a public resurrection to reveal that Su Wen could revive beings from other universes, then arranged for the information to reach enemy spies through the Battle God's seemingly careless remarks. The Battle God's subordinates helped make the leak look convincing, and an emergency attack interrupted the gathering where the truth surfaced.

• Su Wen suspected hidden forces had influenced the Divine Fate Universe and Qiang's rise, but set those questions aside to focus on the Third Epoch.
• After a God King-level deputy commander won a major victory, Su Wen publicly resurrected the deputy commander's long-dead beloved, sparking a fierce pursuit of military merit.
• At a gathering of senior Military Warfare Department officials, the deputy commander revealed that the Battle God had mentioned Su Wen could resurrect beings from other universes.
• The Third Epoch Star God told Su Wen that spies from the Remnant Clan, True Demon, Descender, and Qiang Beast Universes had attended the gathering, and an emergency attack on the Remnant Clan battlefield halted it.
• Su Wen and the Third Epoch Star God agreed that the Battle God's accidental disclosure would seem more believable than a leak from the other gods.

Su Wen entrusted the Third Epoch Star God with negotiations over the resurrection of the dead while he worked on his own plan. In the Qiang Beast Universe, the Great Lord confirmed Su Wen’s resurrection power and ordered its followers to befriend and invite him.

• Su Wen recalled that Lin Mo had sworn brotherhood with two races that planted a Mental Gu Seed in the Battle God, and said the Third Epoch Star God could handle King Xun of the Remnant Clan.
• The Third Epoch Star God told Su Wen that several universes had contacted him about the resurrection matter and offered to bring Su Wen to the trade meeting or send him a recording.
• Su Wen asked the Third Epoch Star God to manage the negotiations and report the outcome, then returned to work on his plan.
• The Qiang Beast Universe’s top experts prayed to the Great Lord to confirm whether the Divine Fate Universe’s Honorary Commander-in-Chief could resurrect all beings of chaos.
• The Great Lord confirmed Su Wen’s powers, and the Abyssal Priest relayed instructions to show him goodwill, share limited information, and bring him to the Qiang Beast Universe as a guest.

The Immortal Clan’s leadership convened a major conference after hearing of the resurrection ability, while True King Pang Ze and other powerful figures quietly considered negotiating for resurrection themselves. In the Third Epoch, Su Wen watched the River of Space-Time invite him to test its internal version and blame the River of Fate for corruption in its ranks.

• The Lord of the Remnant Clan and the Remnant Clan Speaker told the Immortal Dao conference to wait for confirmation of the resurrection ability and said the leadership would allocate any acquired resurrection slots fairly.
• The Immortal Clan Speaker pledged loyalty to the universe and announced a council team to hunt spies, while True King Pang Ze privately voiced no objection to the speech.
• True King Pang Ze and others considered negotiating directly with the Divine Fate Universe rather than waiting for the leadership to distribute scarce resurrection slots.
• The True Demon Universe’s old devils discussed what benefits to offer and whether they could recruit the Divine Fate Universe’s honorary commander-in-chief.
• Su Wen watched the River of Space-Time invite him to test its internal version in the Main Space-Time and claim it had purged corrupt Fate Seats and Intern Fate Seats, blaming the River of Fate for their influence.

Su Wen rejected the River of Space-Time’s excuses and demanded compensation for the dangers it had caused. He concluded that its claims of protecting him were self-serving and grew angry at how its manipulation had kept him weak.

• Su Wen suspected that the Narrator and the Intern Fate Seats were creations of the River of Space-Time, then demanded that it offer real benefits instead of empty promises.
• The River of Space-Time claimed its mistaken arrangements had resulted from the River of Fate’s interference and insisted it had yielded only to protect Su Wen.
• The River of Space-Time repeatedly portrayed itself as Su Wen’s ally and the River of Fate as his enemy.
• Su Wen questioned why the River of Space-Time had not helped him defeat the Remnant Clan and the Descenders in the Main Space-Time.
• Su Wen realized the River of Space-Time had wanted him to return from the Third Epoch and profit from him, and he became angry at how its influence had kept him weak.

Su Wen negotiated compensation from the River of Space-Time, then heard Qiang’s account of how the Immortal Clan and Descender universes had tampered with the Divine Fate Universe. Qiang revealed that his universe was still in its prime and its inhabitants were powerful fighters.

• Su Wen secured the River of Space-Time’s promise to protect his true body, grant him a small-scale attack in the Main Space-Time, and strengthen his battle robe, in exchange for leaving the Third Epoch within a hundred years.
• Qiang contacted Su Wen and offered to reveal an old scheme involving the Descender Universe and the Immortal Clan Universe.
• Su Wen initially ignored Qiang’s messages, then challenged his claim that concealing Su Wen’s existence would protect him.
• Qiang appeared before Su Wen and said the Divine Fate Universe’s Will had been manipulated by the Immortal Clan Universe and the Descender Universe near the start of the First Epoch.
• Qiang explained that his universe had swallowed two newborn universes and remained in its prime, making its inhabitants the best fighters.

Su Wen negotiated with Qiang, who offered the Qiang Beast Universe’s alliance in exchange for guidance toward Transcendence. Qiang explained that the Divine Fate Universe’s Will had developed an extreme defensive reaction after a scheme by the Remnant Clan and Descender universes, leaving Su Wen to wonder whether it had ever recovered.

• Su Wen challenged Qiang to prove its fighting strength by asking how many chaos-powered strikes it could withstand.
• Qiang clarified that it wanted to ally with Su Wen and offered its universe’s warriors in exchange for guidance toward Transcendence.
• Su Wen said Qiang’s offer was insufficient, and Qiang realized it would need to offer more.
• Qiang explained that the Remnant Clan and Descender universes had caused the Divine Fate Universe’s Will to become pathologically protective without possessing or corrupting it.
• Su Wen connected that condition to the Divine Fate Universe’s failure to support the Current Battle God and wondered whether its later weakness and the Mental Gu Seed were further signs or warnings.

Su Wen used the River of Fate to check Qiang’s account of the schemes against Divine Fate Universe and learned that the Ninth Epoch’s crisis stemmed from sabotage rather than deliberate betrayal by its Will. Qiang then admitted that he had arranged Remnant Clan’s and Descender’s plans against Divine Fate, leaving Su Wen to confront the truth behind the coming events.

• Qiang explained how Immortal Dao and Descender could exploit the origins embedded in Divine Fate to force its Will into a desperate gamble during the Eighth Epoch’s final battle.
• Su Wen recognized that Qiang’s first proposed scheme matched the Ninth Epoch’s hellish start and took hope that Divine Fate Universe could still be saved.
• Su Wen wondered whether Divine Fate had chosen him as Grand Eminence on Duty because the God of Wealth represented a chance for a miracle.
• The River of Fate judged Qiang’s account to be half true and half false, prompting Su Wen to threaten to end their deal unless Qiang told him everything.
• Qiang confessed that he had arranged Remnant Clan’s and Descender’s schemes against Divine Fate, and that the plan he described was what would happen in the future.

Su Wen confirmed Qiang’s account and offered him a direction toward Transcendence in exchange for serving him, with the River of Fate overseeing their agreement. After Qiang signed the Fate Contract, Divine Fate destroyed Qiang’s consciousness, while Su Wen unexpectedly greeted the universe’s Will.

• Su Wen asked Qiang about the hardships he had caused in the ninth era, then reaffirmed their deal.
• Su Wen presented Qiang with a Fate Contract, which barred both parties from attacking the other during their cooperation.
• Qiang reviewed the terms and signed the contract, and Su Wen signed afterward as the River of Fate established it.
• Divine Fate sensed Qiang and crushed the consciousness form Qiang had created.
• Su Wen greeted the Divine Fate Universe’s Will, leaving it puzzled by his sudden goodwill.

Su Wen discussed Qiang’s visit and the Divine Fate Universe’s troubles with the Third Epoch Star God, who reassured him that Hundred Spirits was still fighting the Remnant Clan and gave him a golden horn to summon her. The Star God departed to continue his work, while Su Wen was left to handle the Ninth Epoch’s problems.

• Su Wen told the Third Epoch Star God that Qiang had visited and signed an agreement witnessed by the River of Fate.
• Su Wen explained the Divine Fate Universe’s difficulties and the Aging Universes’ schemes, and the Star God connected them to the Ninth Epoch’s turmoil.
• Su Wen said the Will of the Universe was not deliberately betraying them, and that the Ninth Epoch’s protective barrier had likely been sabotaged by enemy Wills.
• The Third Epoch Star God gave Su Wen a golden horn from Hundred Spirits, explaining that it could wake her or let her know he was calling if she was alive in the Ninth Epoch.
• The Third Epoch Star God reminisced about his old creed of never neglecting good food and sleep, then vanished to return to work.

Su Wen considered supporting Divine Fate and attacking the surrounding universes, while the Military Warfare Department celebrated the success of his strategy across three fronts. Commander-in-Chief Chu then ordered the forces to withdraw from the Remnant Clan Universe frontier and head for the Siyun Universe, opening a fourth front.

• Su Wen reflected on his nearly ten years in the Sub-Space-Times and planned to support Divine Fate and target its neighboring universes.
• The head of the Military Warfare Department praised the Honorary Commander-in-Chief’s strategy after Divine Fate’s forces achieved major gains against the Remnant Clan Universe, the Descender Universe, and the True Demon Universe.
• The department reported that formations in the Descender Universe had made transporting captured resources far more efficient after Divine Fate crushed its top combat forces.
• Commander-in-Chief Chu sent new orders, and the head of the Military Warfare Department directed the God of Wealth Army Corps’ Phantom Beast groups to leave the Remnant Clan frontier and sent forces toward the Siyun Universe.
• Divine Fate’s soldiers accepted the new four-front war without protest and looked forward to earning the war merit needed for promotions and resurrection slots.