Chapter Summaries

Ye Tian returned to Earth after a thousand years in the Immortal Realm, determined to avenge the betrayal that had ruined his life. After Lin Mengyao glimpsed him descending through the storm, Ye Tian confronted a young man who insulted him aboard the cruise ship.

• Lin Mengyao asked Uncle Fu whether the Sea Dragon King could save her, then saw a figure descend from the sky amid lightning.
• Ye Tian appeared at the ship’s bow and declared that he had returned to Earth.
• Ye Tian recalled how Liu Hao and Wang Ting had betrayed him, taken Tiansheng Group, and left him for dead before he became the Heaven-Stepping Immortal Emperor.
• A young man at the cabin entrance called Ye Tian a beggar and ordered him inside.
• Ye Tian seized the young man by the neck with a force that pulled him through the air.

Ye Tian threw a young man into the sea and entered a cabin where Lin Zhen arranged a ritual to find a husband for Lin Mengyao, who was being haunted by a vengeful spirit. After dozens of men failed to awaken the Sea Dragon King statue, Hu Dong made it blaze with golden light, leaving the crowd stunned.

• Ye Tian tossed the young man into the sea and walked into the cabin.
• Lin Zhen announced that whoever made the Sea Dragon King manifest would marry Lin Mengyao, whose illness Master Wu attributed to a vengeful spirit.
• Master Wu approved the ritual, and Lin Zhen had his men bring in the Sea Dragon King statue.
• More than thirty men bowed without effect, while Lin Mengyao grew anxious about the ritual deciding her future husband.
• Hu Dong approached the statue, asked the Sea Dragon King to manifest, and bowed.
• The statue blazed with golden light, and the crowd exclaimed that the Sea Dragon King had manifested.

Master Wu declared Hu Dong the Sea Dragon King's chosen one, but Ye Tian returned from the Immortal Realm and called the manifestation a trick. After Master Wu challenged Ye Tian to bow before the statue, Hu Dong threatened to throw him into the sea if the Sea Dragon King did not manifest for him.

• Master Wu announced that the Sea Dragon King had manifested for Hu Dong, and Hu Dong boasted to Lin Mengyao that they would consummate their marriage.
• Ye Tian mocked the claimed miracle, and Lin Zhen and Hu Dong angrily challenged him.
• Master Wu moved a prayer cushion through the air and invited Ye Tian to bow before the statue.
• Hu Dong warned Ye Tian that he would be thrown into the sea to feed the fish if the Sea Dragon King failed to manifest for him.

Ye Tian challenged the Sea Dragon King Statue, which exploded as a tsunami struck the cruise ship. He carried Lin Mengyao toward the deck while the ship pitched violently, leaving her terrified of what he intended to do.

• Lin Mengyao agreed to marry Hu Dong to prevent him from killing Ye Tian, but Ye Tian challenged the Sea Dragon King Statue instead of bowing.
• Ye Tian’s challenge was followed by the Sea Dragon King Statue exploding and enormous waves battering the cruise ship.
• The passengers panicked and called for Master Wu, but he was too battered by the ship’s motion to help.
• Ye Tian caught Lin Mengyao as she fell, then carried her toward the deck despite her fear and the protests of Lin Zhen, Hu Dong, and the others.

Ye Tian saved Lin Mengyao from the towering waves with a single word and exposed Master Wu and Hu Dong’s plot against her. After Lin Mengyao asked for help, Ye Tian agreed to remove the evil afflicting her.

• Ye Tian carried Lin Mengyao onto the deck and ordered the waves to begone, making them retreat and the sea fall calm.
• Hu Dong charged at Ye Tian in anger, but Ye Tian kicked him unconscious.
• Master Wu stopped Lin Zhen from confronting Ye Tian and suggested they discuss what happened once they reached shore.
• Lin Mengyao sent everyone into the cabin and thanked Ye Tian, then asked whether they had lied to her.
• Ye Tian told Lin Mengyao that Master Wu and Hu Dong had hexed her to force her into marrying Hu Dong.
• Lin Mengyao asked Ye Tian to help her, and he agreed to grant her a stroke of fortune.

Ye Tian returned to Jiangnan City after a thousand years in the Immortal Realm, but found that only two years had passed on Earth and his cultivation was nearly gone. Learning that his former brother Liu Hao and his former fiancée Wang Ting were marrying, he headed to their wedding to take revenge and struck down a guard who demanded an invitation.

• Ye Tian touched Lin Mengyao's forehead, clearing her mind and sending her into a wondrous state, then left the ocean liner alone.
• Hu Dong blamed Ye Tian for the sea disturbance, but Master Wu warned him not to provoke Ye Tian until they knew who he was; Lin Zhen showed them news that an undersea earthquake had occurred.
• Ye Tian reflected on his return to Earth and his weakened state, then cultivated in a seaside park until he reached the Early Qi Refinement Stage.
• Ye Tian learned that Liu Hao and Wang Ting were holding their wedding at the Xinglong Grand Hotel and went there to seek revenge.
• A security guard demanded Ye Tian's invitation and threatened him, so Ye Tian punched him and knocked him to the ground.

Ye Tian arrived at Wang Ting's wedding and was mocked by President Zhao and the other guests for his disgrace and apparent downfall. As they demanded that he leave before the newlyweds appeared, Ye Tian calmly waited, thinking the adulterous couple would soon make their entrance.

• Ye Tian entered the Xinglong Grand Hotel and President Zhao recognized him, ridiculing his appearance.
• President Zhao introduced Ye Tian as the disgraced former chairman of the Tiansheng Group, and the guests recalled the scandal that had driven him away.
• President Zhao threw cake on the floor and ordered Ye Tian to eat it, while the other guests joined in the insults.
• Ye Tian reminded President Zhao that he had once helped his struggling company, but President Zhao boasted that Ye Tian was now beneath him.
• The guests told Ye Tian to leave before the newlyweds arrived, and Ye Tian silently waited for the adulterous couple to appear.

Ye Tian returned to Earth and interrupted Liu Hao and Wang Ting’s wedding by killing President Zhao and attacking the groom. He revealed how Liu Hao had betrayed and nearly killed him, then demanded that Liu Hao answer for it.

• Ye Tian sensed people approaching the VIP passage as President Zhao taunted him about Liu Hao and Wang Ting’s wedding.
• Liu Hao and Wang Ting entered the hall, and Ye Tian killed President Zhao with a single palm strike.
• Ye Tian asked the couple if they were satisfied with his wedding gift, and Liu Hao and Wang Ting realized he had survived being sunk at sea.
• Liu Hao confronted Ye Tian, who slapped and kicked him, breaking his knee, then knocked away the bodyguards who rushed to intervene.
• Ye Tian accused Liu Hao of betraying him, breaking all four of his limbs, and sinking him to the bottom of the sea, then demanded that he face him.

Ye Tian crippled Liu Hao and forced Wang Ting to reveal how they had framed him and tried to kill him two years earlier. Wang Ting confessed that Liu Hao had orchestrated the plot, leaving the crowd shocked and Ye Tian filled with killing intent.

• Ye Tian accused Liu Hao of breaking his limbs and sinking him at sea, then crushed Liu Hao's remaining kneecap and broke both his arms.
• Ye Tian approached Wang Ting and demanded that she explain what had happened, threatening to let her die with dignity if she told the truth.
• Wang Ting confessed that Liu Hao had drugged and violated her, then blackmailed her with a video into helping frame Ye Tian.
• Wang Ting revealed that Liu Hao had arranged the hotel setup, hired reporters to slander Ye Tian, crippled him at the seashore, and forged his suicide note.
• The crowd learned that Ye Tian had been framed, cursed Liu Hao and Wang Ting, and watched as killing intent filled Ye Tian's gaze.

Ye Tian killed Wang Ting and Liu Hao after confronting them about their betrayal, but Liu Hao revealed that a masked group had forced him to act and mentioned someone called Brother Biao. Their families arrived at the hotel and attacked Ye Tian in grief and anger.

• Wang Ting begged Ye Tian to spare her, but he kicked her away and broke her neck.
• Ye Tian confronted Liu Hao, who claimed that masked people had threatened his parents and forced him to help, and said he had heard them mention Brother Biao.
• Ye Tian killed Liu Hao, horrifying the people who witnessed it.
• Liu Hao and Wang Ting's families arrived at the hotel, saw their children dead, and charged at Ye Tian.

Ye Tian dismissed the crowd after killing Liu Hao and Wang Ting, but Liu Xinglong confronted him as he tried to leave the hotel. When Ye Tian refused to explain himself, Liu Xinglong ordered his enforcer A Hu to cripple him.

• Ye Tian knocked down the people demanding answers and declared that Liu Hao and Wang Ting had deserved their deaths.
• Liu Xinglong stopped Ye Tian from leaving the hotel and demanded an explanation for the killings.
• Ye Tian insulted Liu Xinglong, who responded by ordering A Hu to cripple him.
• A Hu charged at Ye Tian and threw a powerful punch as the onlookers watched in fear.

Ye Tian easily defeated A Hu, prompting Liu Xinglong to recognize him as a martial artist and apologize. After Ye Tian left, Liu Xinglong silenced the witnesses and called someone to handle an unspecified task.

• Ye Tian caught A Hu’s punch, broke his wrist, and threw him to the ground.
• Liu Xinglong realized Ye Tian was a martial artist and fearfully apologized to him.
• Ye Tian left the hotel, and Liu Xinglong breathed a sigh of relief.
• Liu Xinglong kicked aside Liu Hao and Wang Ting’s families when they demanded his help, then ordered everyone to keep quiet about what happened.
• Liu Xinglong called someone and ordered them to do a job, threatening them if they failed.

Ye Tian returned to the Tiansheng Group he had founded, but Manager Wang Chun insulted him and struck a security guard who defended him. The chapter ended as the guard was slapped in front of Ye Tian.

• Ye Tian left the hotel determined to reclaim what he had lost and hunt down the people behind the attempt on his life.
• Ye Tian reached the Tiansheng Group and recalled building the company a thousand years earlier.
• A security guard recognized Ye Tian, welcomed him back, and saluted him.
• Wang Chun came out of the company, mistook Ye Tian for a beggar, and mocked him after recognizing him.
• The security guard defended Ye Tian, and Wang Chun slapped him.

Ye Tian's former employee Wang Chun humiliated him, but a security guard defended Ye Tian and risked his job because Ye Tian had once helped his family. Moved by the guard's loyalty, Ye Tian invited him to follow him.

• Wang Chun mocked Ye Tian for falling from power and demanded that he kneel and apologize for food.
• The security guard confronted Wang Chun, caught his wrist, and slapped him to the ground.
• Wang Chun threatened the guard and stormed into the company to complain to the administration department.
• The guard explained that Ye Tian had once paid for his mother's medical treatment and said he still believed Ye Tian was innocent.
• Ye Tian was moved by the guard's loyalty and told him, "From today on, follow me!"

Ye Tian returned to Tian Sheng and stopped Minister Zhang from firing the guard who had defended him. Minister Zhang recognized Ye Tian and welcomed him back, while Wang Chun warned that Wang Ting was now chairman and that Ye Tian’s return could cause trouble.

• Ye Tian entered Tian Sheng with the guard who had stood up for him.
• Wang Chun and Minister Zhang emerged from the elevator, and Minister Zhang fired the guard and said he had reported him to the authorities.
• Ye Tian said no one could fire the guard, and Minister Zhang recognized him as President Ye.
• Minister Zhang welcomed Ye Tian and invited him upstairs, while Wang Chun insisted that Wang Ting was chairman and warned Minister Zhang about bringing Ye Tian back on Wang Ting’s wedding day.

Ye Tian returned to the company and confronted Wang Chun, whose provocation nearly got him killed. After officers questioned the incident, Ye Tian went with Minister Zhang to the conference room and ordered a meeting with all senior executives.

• Minister Zhang hesitated to let Ye Tian into the company because Wang Ting had spent two years removing Ye Tian's allies and could retaliate against her.
• Wang Chun insulted Ye Tian and tried to shove him, so Ye Tian grabbed him by the throat and damaged his heart meridians before throwing him down.
• Minister Zhang and a security guard urged Ye Tian to release Wang Chun, and Ye Tian let him go while warning that Wang Chun would not survive the night.
• When uniformed officers arrived, Ye Tian said the incident had been settled, and Wang Chun and the security guard backed up his account.
• Ye Tian ignored the female officer's threats, followed Minister Zhang to the conference room, and ordered her to gather the senior executives for a meeting.

Ye Tian returned to the company and ordered Minister Zhang to announce his resumption of control, insisting Wang Ting would not come back. When Xue Tao and the executives challenged him, Ye Tian confronted Xue Tao and threatened to kill him.

• Ye Tian ordered Minister Zhang to send out a company notice, and Minister Zhang reluctantly agreed.
• Ye Tian told Minister Zhang that Wang Ting was not coming back and promised him a bright future.
• Minister Zhang called a meeting, and the executives arrived to find Ye Tian seated at the head of the table.
• Xue Tao and several executives insulted Ye Tian and demanded that he leave, while a few longtime employees watched uneasily.
• Ye Tian told Xue Tao to kneel and apologize, then warned him that his time was up.
• Ye Tian blurred across the room, appeared in front of Xue Tao, and said Xue Tao could die now.

Ye Tian killed Xue Tao, reclaimed control of Tiansheng Group, and burned Xue Tao’s corpse to ashes with a blue flame. He returned to his villa only to find its courtyard altered, confirming that his home had also been seized.

• Ye Tian smashed Xue Tao’s head against the conference table and demanded to know who supported his return to Tiansheng Group.
• The company’s longtime employees and other attendees voiced their support for Ye Tian taking back control.
• Ye Tian declared Wang Ting’s forged suicide note and company transfer invalid, then ordered the legal department to prepare the paperwork within three days.
• Ye Tian burned Xue Tao’s corpse to ashes with a blue flame and left the conference room with security guard Zhang Jian.
• Zhang Jian drove Ye Tian to Phoenix Villa Residential Area, where Ye Tian found that his villa’s courtyard had been changed and realized his home had been seized.

Ye Tian drove the Wang Family out of his villa and burned the house down, then set out to visit his family. As he walked through the streets, he sensed someone following him and demanded they come out.

• Ye Tian forced Wang Ting's family to leave the villa, threatening to kill them if they stayed.
• Wang Ting's mother vowed revenge after fleeing, but Ye Tian said he would destroy the Wang Family if they came after him.
• Ye Tian rejected Zhang Jian's offer to arrange repairs and burned the villa with a blue flame.
• Ye Tian sent Zhang Jian away and walked through the streets, thinking about returning to his parents and little sister.
• Ye Tian stopped and coldly ordered whoever was following him to show themselves.

Liu Xinglong gave Ye Tian information about the men known as Brother Biao, helping him identify two likely suspects in the plot against him. Ye Tian promised him a favor and accepted his contact information, but frowned when Liu Xinglong asked for his number.

• Liu Xinglong hurried after Ye Tian and explained that he had investigated the Brother Biaos across Jiangnan City.
• Liu Xinglong identified Wang Biao of Yunhai County and Zhao Biao of the Development Zone as the likeliest suspects, though both were powerful.
• Ye Tian memorized the document and told Liu Xinglong that he owed him a favor.
• Liu Xinglong offered his help and gave Ye Tian his phone number, delighted to win Ye Tian's favor.
• Ye Tian agreed to contact Liu Xinglong if he needed anything, then frowned when Liu Xinglong asked for his number.