Chapter Summaries

The Human Race and the Samsara Underworld halted their imminent battle, while their Dao Ancestors negotiated rules for the struggle over the Soul Ancestor position. The younger generations would decide the contest without aid from either side.

• Xu Huai and the Samsara Underworld forces withdrew after exchanging threats with Emperor Nether, and the Human Race refrained from pursuing a battle.
• Qin Lu returned to the Vast Spirit Star Domain, dissatisfied that the Human Race had chosen restraint and resolved to pursue his ambitions gradually.
• Progenitor Ye defended Emperor Nether's ambition, calling him a true madman whose strength and desire surpassed ordinary Daluo.
• Nine Dao Ancestors of the Samsara Underworld faced six Human Race Dao Ancestors above the high heavens to negotiate the Soul Ancestor struggle.
• The Weapon Ancestor and Evil Ancestor proposed restrictions, and both sides agreed that Dao Ancestors and other forces could not aid their younger generations.

The Human Race and Samsara Underworld agreed that Qin Lu and Xu Huai would gather their own allies and fight to the death after ten thousand years, with the victor becoming Dao Ancestor. As Xu Huai’s camp rapidly gained support, Long Yunxian joined Qin Lu and recognized the strength of his preparations.

• The Human Race and Samsara Underworld barred their own forces and vassals from intervening, setting a ten-thousand-year deadline for Qin Lu and Xu Huai to lead their allies in a decisive battle.
• News of the wager spread across the heavens, and many races weighed which side to support while small forces lost the chance to profit without taking risks.
• Xu Huai’s greater numbers and the backing of the Spirit Locust Race attracted three more great races, bringing his forces to forty-seven True Immortals.
• Long Yunxian joined Qin Lu with two other Cloud Dragon immortals, becoming the first Taiyi to support either side.
• At the Heaven Beyond Pavilion, Long Yuntian praised Qin Lu’s Immortal-Slaying Grand Formation and said it could hold off enemies several times its number.

Qin Lu recognized that the Human Race had advanced him in the Dao contest for its own interests, but resolved to win and protect the Qin Humans Clan. Meanwhile, Qin Hui began returning as a Spirit of Heaven and Earth, and new cultivators rose in the Vast Spirit Star Domain.

• Qin Lu and Long Yuntian discussed how the Human Race and the Samsara Underworld had made the ten-thousand-year wager over Dao authorities, and Qin Lu vowed to become its victor.
• Bi welcomed Qin Hui’s True Spirit as an origin ancient tree, while tens of thousands of Wood Demons celebrated their king’s return.
• Qin Lu sensed that Qin Hui would rebuild his body, flesh, and soul as a Spirit of Heaven and Earth, and considered how his return might benefit their clan.
• Ming Ye neared a breakthrough to the Purple Void True Immortal realm through the Stealing Dao.
• Hu Xiao became the Winged Tiger Race’s fourth True Immortal through the Sha Dao and took the title Tiger Sha Demon Immortal.

The Vast Spirit Alliance gained new members and support as Qin Lu prepared for the battle over the Soul Ancestor’s Dao. Hu Feng led an immortal-hunting expedition to help Qin Daoran and Qin Zhenyu advance in secret, leaving the alliance with the prospect of two more powerful immortals before the wager battle.

• Two great strength divine apes defected and joined the Vast Spirit Alliance, forming the Mountain Giant Apes with the three Mighty Ape Immortals.
• The Phoenix Race sent an ice phoenix immortal and a golden phoenix to join Anfeng in establishing the Variant Phoenix Demon Race.
• Qin Lu secretly met with the Phoenix Ancestor, who proposed helping him become a Dao Ancestor and then joining forces against the Yang Ancestor.
• Hu Feng led ten True Immortals and a host of cultivators on an expedition against a major race, using intelligence supplied by Qin Lu.
• Hu Feng discussed Qin Daoran and Qin Zhenyu’s progress as the two concealed their plans to break through to Golden Immortal and Taiyi during the expedition.

Hu Feng realized the ten-thousand-year agreement was a trap and rushed back toward the Vast Spirit Star Domain, where the Samsara Underworld had launched a full-scale attack. Qin Lu revealed his preparations, rallied allies against the invaders, and drew Xu Huai into a Soul Dao realm to kill him and claim the Dao Ancestor’s seat.

• Hu Feng questioned the ten-thousand-year agreement, prompting Qin Zhenyu and Qin Daoran to realize the Vast Spirit Star Domain was exposed and race back to defend it.
• The Samsara Underworld tore up the agreement and sent 1,080 True Immortals to attack the Human Race’s domains and the Vast Spirit Star Domain.
• Qin Lu thanked four allied Dao Ancestors, who joined the battle and temporarily suppressed the Samsara Underworld’s nine Yamas.
• Qin Lu gathered more than 230 allied True Immortals and sent the Qilin demon immortal and a Ghost Immortal of High Antiquity to fight the enemy’s forces.
• Qin Lu confronted Xu Huai, cleaved him with his sword, and trapped him in a new Soul Dao realm through his two great divine abilities.

Qin Lu fought Xu Huai in the Emperor's Territory, using his True Soul and Soul Dao rules to overcome Xu Huai's greater authority. Xu Huai repeatedly resurrected, so Qin Lu kept killing him until his soul began to wear away.

• Xu Huai mocked Qin Lu and manifested his Primordial Spirit, but Qin Lu's True Soul Astral Manifestation proved stronger.
• Qin Lu struck Xu Huai with the God Devouring Sword, destroying his soul, but Xu Huai resurrected through his unrestricted method.
• Qin Lu used the Earth Burial Seal to erase Xu Huai again, and Xu Huai returned and attacked with a life-burning strike that poisoned Qin Lu.
• Qin Lu sacrificed his old body, reshaped a new one, and drove the Soul-Locking Heavenly Lantern to burn Xu Huai away.
• Qin Lu repeatedly killed Xu Huai with Soul Dao rules and Soul Flames as Xu Huai resurrected, gradually wearing down his soul.

Qin Lu and Xu Huai continued their life-and-death struggle for the Soul Dao, each using rule-based powers to survive and fight. Qin Lu had mastered eight of the Nine True Soul Methods, but still needed to advance to Dao Ancestor to perfect the Soul Enfeoffment Method.

• The heavens’ True Immortals sensed Qin Lu and Xu Huai’s struggle in the soul kingdom territory.
• Emperor Nether repeatedly sacrificed himself and refined his being into dark Dao light, while Xu Huai repeatedly died and returned as pale Dao radiance.
• Qin Lu grasped the essence of the Soul Dispersal and Soul Seizing Methods, making his flesh and soul ethereal and letting him control life and death through his will.
• Qin Lu had already mastered the Soul Destruction, Soul Defense, Soul World, and Soul Enfeoffment Methods, though he needed Dao Ancestor power to perfect the last one.
• Qin Lu used every skill and technique at his disposal as he pursued final victory in the Dao struggle.

Two Underworld True Immortals discussed the stalemate between Emperor Nether and Xu Huai and the wider war, which had continued for millennia without a decisive result. As the struggle dragged on, the Qin Human Race strengthened the Vast Spirit Star Domain’s defenses and produced more True Immortals.

• Two Underworld True Immortals said Emperor Nether and Xu Huai had fought for 3,379 years, killing and reviving Xu Huai 118,972 times.
• The Underworld True Immortals reported that the campaign to slay immortals had cost the Human Race more than fifty True Immortals, while the battle for the Vast Spirit Star Domain remained fierce.
• In the 5,966th year of the fighting, Haiyue and Qin Yingjie advanced to True Immortal.
• The Qin Human Race completed a Seventh-Tier immortal formation around the Great Qin Nebula, then built four Seventh-Tier war fortresses to guard the approaches to the Vast Spirit Alliance.
• In the 8,078th year of the Dao struggle, several more Qin Human True Immortals appeared, including the first Crow Ancestor, who replaced a pureblood Golden Crow and advanced to True Immortal.

As the ten-thousand-year Dao struggle ended, Qin Lu ascended as the Dao Ancestor of the Soul Dao and entered the supreme heaven. Ming Wang offered to recruit him, but Qin Lu refused, and the Samsara Underworld withdrew its forces, restoring peace.

• The Dao struggle ended with Emperor Nether winning, and the Dao Ancestors of the heavens witnessed a new Soul Ancestor’s ascension.
• Ming Wang decided to recruit Emperor Nether into the samsara to fill the vacant position of Yama.
• Qin Lu ascended as the Dao Ancestor of the Soul Dao and entered the supreme heaven, leaving behind his physical form.
• Ming Wang offered Qin Lu a place in the Samsara Underworld, but Qin Lu rejected the offer.
• Ming Wang accepted Qin Lu’s refusal, and the Samsara Underworld withdrew its True Immortals and stopped troubling the Qin Humans Race and Qin Lu.

Qin Lu built the Qin Humans Race into a top-tier power and resolved to forge his own path to godhood after the existing paths were blocked. The story ended with Qin Lu continuing forward, followed by the author's note explaining the abrupt ending and announcing a planned new book.

• Qin Lu ascended to Dao Ancestor, helped Ghost Duke and Qin Yingjie ascend to Soul Dao Taiyi, and later helped Hu Feng ascend to Wind Dao Taiyi.
• Qin Lu joined Phoenix Ancestor and Grand Yin in killing the Great Yang Dao Ancestor, then helped Qin Daoran ascend to Taiyi as the factions divided Grand Yang's authority.
• Qin Zhenyu became Lightning Ancestor and Qin Yuhua became Jade Stone Dao Ancestor, making the Qin Humans Race a top-tier powerful race.
• Qin Lu abandoned the idea of advancing by plundering True Gods and resolved to forge a new path to godhood.
• The author apologized for the abrupt ending, wished readers a happy New Year, and announced a planned patriotic supernatural novel.