Definition
The final obstacle of the Moon Underwater Abyss; a bridge lined with countless enormous blades that the cultivator must traverse to reach the fifth island and escape.
Ten Thousand Blades Path
The final obstacle of the Moon Underwater Abyss; a bridge lined with countless enormous blades that the cultivator must traverse to reach the fifth island and escape.
Story context
This chapter delivers a clean, brutal payoff to the Greatdream God subplot that’s been simmering ever since Ji Ning entered the Moon Underwater Abyss. Rather than outright murder from the start, Ji Ning deliberately gives Greatdream God the first move—a gambit that serves both as a character test and a tactical trap. When Greatdream takes the bait, Ji Ning’s counterattack is instantaneous, almost surgical: he doesn’t even need a sword, just his fingers wreathed in fourth-layer Sword Force. The massacre that follows—twenty-plus gods erased in minutes—shatters the power balance on Thousand Star Island and cements Ji Ning’s status as an absolute outlier among the trapped gods. The chapter ends on a quiet, ominous note: the final obstacle, the Ten Thousand Blades Path, glimmering under the moonlight.
Why it matters
This is one of those rare chapters where you get to watch a cheat-level protagonist solve a problem that lesser cultivators would have agonized over for books. Ji Ning isn’t being reckless—he’s being *diagnostic*. By letting Greatdream strike first, he confirms the god’s nature, gauges his combat ability, and then deletes the entire faction in less time than it takes to brew tea. The contrast between the Seamless Gate gods’ bluster and their complete inability to meaningfully threaten Ji Ning is deliciously cathartic. But don’t get too comfortable—the Ten Thousand Blades Path is the *last* barrier, and the author has made it very clear that the Abyss’s final trick is always its cruelest. Buckle up.
Quick facts
Source novel
Desolate Era
First appearance
The Emergence of a Dominant Force
Chapter references
1
Type hints
greatdream god ambush, eight-nine arcane art, heartforce l4
Guide tags
Action over dialogue, Dominant protagonist, Power fantasy payoff
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