Chapter Summaries

Cao Fengqi finished gathering and refining ice-crack cloud metal in the Mechanical Empire, then traveled to the Fate Witch Grand Church to seek its inheritance. He reached the Divine Witch Altar with his level 11 Abyssal Bone Warhorse, preparing to face the powerful beings deeper inside.

• Cao Fengqi stayed at the Cao Family shelter while Xu Fenghua promised to tell him the meeting’s results and contact him if his help was needed.
• Cao Fengqi spent two days refining ice-crack cloud metal, then decided that the metal he had gathered from the Mechanical Empire and Witch Sea was enough.
• Cao Fengqi drove more than a day to the Fate Witch Grand Church, reflecting on the dangers and unknown regions of the Lost Land along the way.
• Cao Fengqi returned to the far-left route through the church and summoned his level 11 Abyssal Bone Warhorse, confident he would not have to flee this time.
• Cao Fengqi reached the Divine Witch Altar plaza, where his scan detected resources including one level 11 resource and one special resource.

Cao Fengqi returned to the Divine Witch Altar and easily defeated the eerie knight that had once forced him to retreat. He claimed a powerful Transcendent Shelter and continued deeper into the Fate Witch Grand Church, extending his Nightmare Domain to investigate the path ahead.

• Cao Fengqi reached the Divine Witch Altar and found the trench left by the eerie knight’s previous spear attack.
• The eerie knight attacked, but the Abyssal Bone Warhorse blocked its strike with Bone Armor Cycle.
• Cao Fengqi sent the Dragon of Wind and Thunder against the knight, which it quickly overwhelmed and killed along with its skeletal warhorse.
• Cao Fengqi examined the remains, identified the knight as a Skeleton Knight corrupted by evil energy, and collected its useful items.
• Cao Fengqi found and claimed a level 10 Transcendent Shelter with a cultivation room, then looted the surrounding area.
• Cao Fengqi estimated that fifteen kilometers remained before the end of the Fate Witch Grand Church and extended his Nightmare Domain deeper to investigate.

Cao Fengqi entered the cemetery at the heart of the Fate Witch Grand Church and encountered a group of shadow-dwelling level 11 evil spirits. He fought one with his beasts and Golden Lotus Mysterious Flame, then unleashed Mental World Seal as the battle continued.

• Cao Fengqi discovered eight strange evil spirits hiding in the shadows near the Fate Witch Grand Church cemetery.
• Cao Fengqi rode the Abyssal Bone Warhorse toward one spirit, which trapped them in a dark purgatory filled with attacking vengeful souls.
• Cao Fengqi sent the Dragon of Wind and Thunder to attack the spirit, but it vanished into the shadows and reappeared beside him.
• Cao Fengqi used the Golden Lotus Mysterious Flame against the spirit, which blocked the petals with a shield before turning into smoke and avoiding further damage.
• Cao Fengqi reflected the spirit's dark storm with Dream-Pupil Transfer and then activated Mental World Seal.

Cao Fengqi subdued the Eerie Shadow and learned its powerful shadow skills, then contracted seven more level-11 Eerie Shadows. A scan detected valuable resources ahead in the Fate Witch Grand Church's cemetery, and he wondered whether they came from the inheritance site.

• Cao Fengqi used Evil Herding Art to contract the level-11 Eerie Shadow trapped by his Mental World Seal.
• Cao Fengqi examined the Eerie Shadow's twelve skills and learned them, especially valuing its concealment and Shadow Gap Transition.
• Cao Fengqi rode the Abyssal Bone Warhorse and subdued the other seven Eerie Shadows, bringing his battle pet total to twenty-two.
• The cheat detected resources up to level 13 within seven kilometers, and Cao Fengqi looked toward the cemetery at the end of the church grounds, wondering if it held inheritance treasures.

Cao Fengqi entered the Fate Witch Grand Church’s inheritance site and opened its trial, where he chose to pursue witch arrays. He learned that gaining a great witch’s soul acknowledgment was required to receive an inheritance and began considering how to do so.

• Cao Fengqi used the inheritance key to open the stone door at Heavenly Fate Remains Burial Mountain and discovered the Starstone Space beyond it.
• Cao Fengqi stepped onto the cultivation cushion and was transported to a trial chamber displaying four Wizard Sequence paths: witchcraft, witch arrays, gu cultivation, and secret medicines.
• Cao Fengqi chose witch arrays, reasoning that they could help him build wizard towers, and opened that path’s stone door.
• The inheritance informed Cao Fengqi that he needed a great witch’s soul acknowledgment to obtain that witch’s arrays.
• Cao Fengqi suspected the floating objects were preserved great witches’ souls and decided to try communicating with them using spiritual power and demonstrating his talent.

Cao Fengqi used his elemental affinity to attract the Great Witch souls and accepted the inheritance of the Great Witch of Ruin Arrays. After learning about powerful witch arrays and their material requirements, he discovered that his cheat had produced two treasures.

• Cao Fengqi displayed his elemental affinity, causing the Great Witch souls to awaken and crowd around him.
• The Great Witch of Ruin Arrays appeared and offered its inheritance, which Cao Fengqi accepted.
• Cao Fengqi absorbed knowledge of witch arrays, including fifteen level 11 arrays and higher-level information locked until he advanced.
• Cao Fengqi noticed that some arrays required special materials, including flags and an array plate for the Eighteen-Layer Purgatory Array.
• Cao Fengqi's cheat scanned nearby resources and caused two items to appear before him, leaving him stunned.

Cao Fengqi obtained the Eighteen Formation Flags and Heaven and Earth Disc from the legacy of a Ninth Sequence wizard, then returned to his forging room to learn the Eighteen-Layer Purgatory Array. He began inscribing the formation on the disc to test its power.

• Cao Fengqi discovered that the Eighteen Formation Flags and Heaven and Earth Disc could grow to level 18 and amplify formations when used together.
• A voice told Cao Fengqi that examinees could attempt the legacy trial only once, and the formation transported him out of the legacy grounds.
• Cao Fengqi decided not to attack the stone gate and accepted that the remaining treasures inside were likely inaccessible.
• Cao Fengqi returned to his forging room and studied the Eighteen-Layer Purgatory Array, the legacy wizard’s most powerful killing formation.
• After two hours of study, Cao Fengqi began inscribing the array onto the Heaven and Earth Disc using his Transcendent Fire of Knowledge.

Cao Fengqi mastered the Eighteen-Layer Purgatory Array and Heaven-Erecting Array, then explored the right side of the Fate Witch Grand Church. He trapped seventeen uncanny shadows in the Eighteen-Layer Purgatory Array and saw them use their strongest survival skill against its first attack.

• Cao Fengqi maximized the proficiency of the Eighteen-Layer Purgatory Array and Heaven-Erecting Array and prepared both on the Heaven and Earth Disc.
• The next morning, Cao Fengqi entered the Lost Land and used Nightmare Domain to scout the right side of the Fate Witch Grand Church.
• Cao Fengqi killed a level 11 corrupted expert with Dragon of Wind and Thunder and detected seventeen uncanny shadows.
• Cao Fengqi provoked the uncanny shadows and activated the Eighteen-Layer Purgatory Array when they approached.
• The uncanny shadows turned into black mist to withstand the array's first wave of attacks, and Cao Fengqi recognized its terrifying power.

Cao Fengqi cleared more of the Fate Witch Grand Church, captured additional eerie shadows, and found a route crystal leading to the Land of Dawn. He ended the chapter near the church’s heart with 43 level 11 eerie shadow battle pets, two short of filling his remaining slots.

• Cao Fengqi froze 17 eerie shadows with the Eighteen-Layer Purgatory Array and formed contracts with them, gaining 17 level 11 battle pets.
• Cao Fengqi reset the array and continued through the church, where his scan revealed supplies including a level 11 Road of Dawn route crystal.
• Cao Fengqi put away the crystal, which recorded a route to the Land of Dawn, and continued toward the supreme witch hall.
• Cao Fengqi used the Dragon of Wind and Thunder to attack corrupted level 11 powerhouses while searching the remaining area for eerie shadows.
• Cao Fengqi found 18 eerie shadows and captured them with the Eighteen-Layer Purgatory Array, bringing his total to 43 battle pets.

After clearing the Fate Witch Grand Church, Cao Fengqi learned that Great Xia would settle its dispute with Tianzhu Country and an alliance of smaller countries through arena battles over territory in the Land of Dawn. He agreed to fight when the contest began the day after tomorrow, while Great Xia prepared its participants.

• Cao Fengqi finished exploring the Fate Witch Grand Church and considered heading to powerful factions or the Land of Dawn for further exploration.
• After returning to his shelter, Cao Fengqi read Xu Fenghua's message about Great Xia's negotiations with Tianzhu Country and summoned her upstairs to explain.
• Xu Fenghua told Cao Fengqi that Great Xia, Tianzhu Country, and an alliance of smaller countries would compete in individual, squad, and team battles to divide thirty percent of the Land of Dawn.
• Xu Fenghua explained that Great Xia accepted the contest because fighting the united factions outright would be dangerous and the surrounding territory would remain unchanged.
• Cao Fengqi declined to help select participants or lend treasures, but agreed to fight when Xu Fenghua came to get him on the day of the contest.

Great Xia gathered its transcendents at the Dawn Arena for the matches that would decide control of the Land of Dawn. Cao Fengqi joined Xu Fenghua and the country's leaders as Tianzhu Country and the federation finally arrived.

• Xu Fenghua brought Cao Fengqi and their families to the Dawn Arena, where she said Tianzhu Country and the federation were strong enough to make the contest necessary.
• Dabao asked whether anyone was stronger than Cao Fengqi, and Xu Fenghua said Roy of Tianzhu Country was probably not.
• Cao Fengqi and Xu Fenghua flew to the central platform, where Great Xia's leaders praised Cao Fengqi and welcomed him.
• Great Xia assembled more than a million transcendents and its powerful shelters and weapons at the arena.
• Xu Zhenjiang spotted Tianzhu Country and the federation arriving shortly before the matches were due to begin.

Tianzhu Country's forces arrived at the Dawn Arena with thousands of shelters, including three level 11 Black Lotus Ghost Shrines and two level 11 Buddhist pagodas. Cao Fengqi analyzed their resources and weaknesses, and the chapter left him weighing how many level 11 battle pets he would need to suppress their strongest buildings.

• Tianzhu Country's powerhouses arrived before the Dawn Arena with a vast force led by Black Lotus Ghost Shrines, Buddhist pagodas, and an exotic beast tower.
• Cao Fengqi's scan detected thousands of resources, including level 13 treasures, while Great Xia's powerhouses assessed Tianzhu Country's formidable formation.
• General Zhang said Tianzhu Country had around 900,000 transcendents, many from the skeleton mage, exotic beastman, and Buddhist disciple sequences.
• Cao Fengqi used Weakness Insight and Analysis to learn that nine level 11 battle pets could suppress the three linked Black Lotus Ghost Shrines and six could destroy the two Buddhist pagodas.
• Cao Fengqi estimated that he would need thirty level 11 battle pets to handle Tianzhu Country's fifteen level 10 shelters as well as its strongest buildings, but lacked enough Divine Blood Potions to advance all his Eerie Shadows.

Cao Fengqi assessed Tianzhu Country’s forces and identified Roy as a target, then examined the newly arrived Federation forces and discovered their leader had reached the fifth sequence. Great Xia prepared to begin the arena battle as Tianzhu Country and the Federation confirmed they were ready.

• Cao Fengqi used insight and analysis to evaluate Tianzhu Country’s resources, items, and fighters, concluding that most posed little threat.
• Cao Fengqi spotted Roy on the golden throne and resolved to kill him and other Tianzhu Country fighters if they resisted.
• The Federation arrived with a massive level 9 flame city and a level 11 Hall of Light.
• Cao Fengqi identified the old man in the Hall of Light as a fifth-sequence powerhouse and said he could easily suppress him.
• General Feng asked whether the arriving forces were ready, and representatives of the Federation and Tianzhu Country confirmed they were.

As the Dawn Arena Battle began, Cao Fengqi challenged Tianzhu Country over its failed assassination attempt and threatened to wipe out its transcendents. Roy rose to confront him, and the opening match became a personal declaration of war.

• Cao Fengqi volunteered to take Great Xia's first turn and walked through the air onto the arena.
• Cao Fengqi announced that he had a score to settle with Tianzhu Country for sending twenty-one people to assassinate him.
• Xu Zhenjiang, General Feng, and the other Great Xia leaders were shocked to learn about the assassination attempt.
• Cao Fengqi demanded that Roy and Tianzhu Country's Fourth Sequence powerhouses kill themselves, or he would destroy Tianzhu Country's transcendents.
• Roy rose from his throne, summoned a Black Lotus Staff and a vast tomb phantom, and confronted Cao Fengqi.

Cao Fengqi declared that he would wipe out every transcendent in Tianzhu Country, provoking Roy and bringing both nations to the brink of war. As the fighting was about to begin, Cao Fengqi summoned two Three-Eyed Crows and used Crower Space to pull Tianzhu Country’s Black Lotus Ghost Shrine, Eleven-Story Pagoda, and hidden Eerie Shadows into a special domain.

• Cao Fengqi threatened to wipe out Tianzhu Country’s transcendents, shocking both sides and the Federation Forces.
• Roy warned Great Xia that Tianzhu Country would go to war if it protected Cao Fengqi, while Xu Zhenjiang reassured Great Xia’s leaders that Cao Fengqi had a trump card.
• Roy ordered Tianzhu Country’s forces to attack, and its weapons of war and formations prepared to strike.
• Cao Fengqi summoned two Three-Eyed Crows as the concealed Eerie Shadows waited nearby.
• The Three-Eyed Crows used Crower Space to pull themselves, the Black Lotus Ghost Shrine, the Eleven-Story Pagoda, and the Eerie Shadows into the domain, leaving Tianzhu Country’s experts stunned.

Cao Fengqi used his Three-Eyed Crows and Blade Angels to pull Tianzhu Country’s war weapons and Transcendent Shelters into the Crowers’ space, then returned them all suppressed. He left Tianzhu Country’s forces reeling after revealing that he possessed multiple level-11 battle pets.

• Roy and Tianzhu Country’s number two demanded to know where their Black Lotus Ghost Shrine and Eleven-Story Pagodas had gone.
• Cao Fengqi summoned seven Three-Eyed Crows and fourteen Blade Angels, who dragged away seven more of Tianzhu Country’s Transcendent Shelters and their occupants.
• Roy ordered Tianzhu Country’s Worldweavers to prepare for battle while his forces convinced themselves their missing weapons would soon escape.
• The Black Lotus Ghost Shrine, two Eleven-Story Pagodas, and seven captured shelters reappeared beneath Cao Fengqi, with the shelters’ occupants dead.
• Cao Fengqi used Crower Reversal to refresh his battle pets’ skills, and they took Tianzhu Country’s remaining level-10 shelters.
• Cao Fengqi told the stunned forces that his battle pets were powerful level-11 creatures and that he had more than one.