Chapter Summaries

Lin Yan faced Huo Song’s mockery and passed the low-grade Weapon Refinement Master assessment with a swift, flawless forging of a Seven Stars Sword. As he began the Intermediate assessment, Huo Song revealed that Lin Yan’s servant had been captured by Wang Li, leaving Lin Yan furious.

• Huo Song mocked Lin Yan for attempting the Intermediate Weapon Refinement Master assessment, while the tall woman changed her attitude to curry favor with Huo Song.
• Lin Yan forged a low-grade Spiritual Treasure, the Seven Stars Sword, in two hours and earned a perfect pass in the first assessment.
• Lin Yan entered the Intermediate assessment hall, met the association’s senior Weapon Refinement Masters and president Bo Lin, and chose the tenth stone platform.
• Huo Song arrived and told Lin Yan that his servant had been captured, naming Wang Li as the culprit.

Lin Yan continued the Intermediate Weapon Refinement Master assessment instead of rushing to rescue Tian Yi and Little Thunder, reasoning that passing could earn him the Symbol Master Association’s protection. He revealed the power of the Red Lotus Karma Fire, successfully refined a Nine Heavens Thunderbolt Spear, and passed the assessment, while Tian Yi and Little Thunder remained in Wang Li’s hands.

• Lin Yan suspected Huo Song had helped Wang Li find him and grew furious upon hearing that Tian Yi and Little Thunder had been captured.
• Uncle Luo persuaded Lin Yan that Wang Li would keep the captives alive to lure him out and that passing the assessment could help him secure the Symbol Master Association’s support.
• Lin Yan chose to continue the assessment, and Hei Shuo announced its start as the examinees began refining weapons.
• Lin Yan summoned red Spirit Fire after refining the Red Lotus Karma Fire, shocking Hei Shuo, Meng Fan, Huo Song, and the other onlookers.
• Lin Yan used the red Spirit Fire to refine a Nine Heavens Thunderbolt Spear, which Hei Shuo judged to be an intermediate spirit treasure.
• Hei Shuo declared Lin Yan an Intermediate Weapon Refinement Master after examining the completed spear.

Lin Yan passed the Intermediate Weapon Refinement Master assessment, impressing the Symbol Master Association leaders and drawing an invitation from President Bo Lin to study formations. After Lin Yan declined and asked Hei Shuo and Meng Fan for help rescuing Tian Yi and Little Thunder from Wang Li, they agreed to intervene in the rescue but not to fight Wang Li for him.

• Hei Shuo announced that Lin Yan had passed the Intermediate Weapon Refinement Master assessment, astonishing the crowd and intensifying Huo Song's jealousy.
• Bo Lin presented Lin Yan with an Intermediate Weapon Refinement Master robe, then invited him to study formations, but Lin Yan declined because he planned to return to the Great Yan Dynasty for the Hundred Empires War.
• Hei Shuo and Meng Fan invited Lin Yan to talk and asked who his master was, but Lin Yan refused to reveal the identity.
• Lin Yan told Hei Shuo and Meng Fan that Wang Li had captured Tian Yi and Little Thunder in Barbarian King City.
• Hei Shuo and Meng Fan agreed to help rescue Tian Yi and Little Thunder but said they would not fight Wang Li, and Lin Yan vowed to kill him himself.

Lin Yan attended the Sunset Merchant Guild's auction in Barbarian King City, hoping to find a poisonous item to help Tian Yi awaken his poison body. The auction began with the Seven-Colored Poison Flower, the rare herb they had been waiting for.

• Lin Yan reunited with Tian Yi and Little Thunder after Hei Shuo and Meng Fan rescued them from Wang Li, and resolved to grow stronger before leaving for the Ancient Sect Ruins.
• Lin Yan took Tian Yi to the Sunset Merchant Guild's crowded auction and met Liu Ya and Meng Han, who discussed Huo Song's plan to propose to Liu Ya.
• Wang Tao opened the auction, and a Thunder Battle Armor sold for one hundred and fifty thousand Pure Origin Pills.
• The auction presented a Seven-Colored Poison Flower, and Lin Yan and Tian Yi recognized it as the item they wanted.

Lin Yan bought the Seven-Colored Poison Flower for Tian Yi and secured the Nameless Array Disk after Uncle Luo sensed it was unusual. With Liu Ya and Meng Han lending him money, he also won two Star Stones, leaving the auction with most of his goals met and preparing to improve his strength.

• Lin Yan outbid Huo Song and bought the Seven-Colored Poison Flower for two hundred thousand Pure Origin Pills, while Huo Song repeatedly tried to drive up prices on other items.
• Uncle Luo urged Lin Yan to buy the Nameless Array Disk, and Lin Yan won it for one hundred and sixty thousand Pure Origin Pills after Huo Song chose not to compete.
• Lin Yan passed on an expensive Ninth Grade martial art and waited for the Star Stones to appear as his funds ran low.
• Liu Ya lent Lin Yan three hundred thousand Pure Origin Pills and Meng Han lent him two hundred thousand, asking him to take Star Stones from Huo Song.
• Lin Yan bought the second and fifth Star Stones, while Huo Song obtained two; the city lord's son won the final Limitless Earth Armor for five hundred thousand Pure Origin Pills.
• After thanking Liu Ya and Meng Han, Lin Yan left the auction to focus on improving his strength.

Lin Yan obtained the Evil King Flame Killing Scripture from the Refining Demon Pearl and began seclusion to cultivate with the Star Stones, hoping to grow strong enough to face Wang Li. His attempt to refine their Star Power began dangerously, leaving Uncle Luo to watch and wonder whether Lin Yan would advance or fail.

• Lin Yan gave Tian Yi the Seven-Colored Poison Flower and warned him that absorbing its poison power would depend on his own ability.
• Lin Yan examined the Nameless Array Disk, then took out the two Star Stones and resolved to improve his strength before facing Wang Li.
• Lin Yan asked Uncle Luo for a Creation Martial Arts, entered the martial arts storage space inside the Refining Demon Pearl, and used the Red Lotus Karma Fire to break the seals on the Evil King Flame Killing Scripture.
• Lin Yan received the Evil King Flame Killing Scripture's inheritance, and Uncle Luo revealed that it had once been the ultimate technique of a Nirvana Realm expert called the Evil King.
• Lin Yan locked his room and began seclusion by drawing Star Power from the two Star Stones, while Uncle Luo watched solemnly as the energy surged through his body.

Huo Song and Wang Li plotted to kill Lin Yan, while Lin Yan cultivated in seclusion and absorbed the Star Stone’s power. He advanced to the Star Desolate Body and the Three Thousand Burning Flame’s Ember Body, then continued studying the Evil King Flame Killing Scripture.

• Huo Song confronted Wang Li for failing to kill Lin Yan, and Wang Li explained that Hei Shuo and Meng Fan had forced him to back off.
• Huo Song promised to track Lin Yan and hinted that coming changes in Barbarian King City would keep Hei Shuo and Meng Fan from protecting him.
• Lin Yan endured the Star Stone’s violent energy as Uncle Luo and Little Thunder watched over him during his seclusion.
• Lin Yan’s Star Overlord Body evolved into the Star Desolate Body, and the Three Thousand Burning Flame reached the Ember Body.
• Lin Yan continued cultivating and began sensing the Evil King Flame Killing Scripture.

Lin Yan left Barbarian King City after establishing himself as a celebrated Intermediate Weapon Refinement Master, repaying his debts, and accepting the Sunset Merchant Guild’s guest elder token. On the road to Langya Prefecture, Wang Li ambushed him, but Lin Yan crushed the attack and confronted him.

• Lin Yan refused Liu Ya’s offer to stay in Barbarian King City and accepted the Sunset Merchant Guild’s guest elder token.
• Lin Yan met Tian Yi, learned he had absorbed the Seven-Colored Poison Flower, and gave him the Netherworld Poison Fire before they parted ways.
• Lin Yan left Barbarian King City with Little Thunder and headed for Langya Prefecture.
• Wang Li launched a sneak attack with Wolf King Fist, but Lin Yan crushed the wolf-shaped attack and revealed he had been waiting for him.

Lin Yan fought Wang Li, who had pursued him to kill him, and overcame the Creation Realm expert with the Evil King Flame Killing Scripture. The chapter ended with Lin Yan killing Wang Li while Liu Ya secretly watched and learned that Lin Yan possessed Creation Martial Arts.

• Wang Li ambushed Lin Yan, but Lin Yan revealed his Qi Creation Realm Great Accomplishment and forced Wang Li back in their opening clash.
• Wang Li attacked with Dark Demon Wolf Arm, then unleashed his ninth-grade Heavenly Wolf Seal, while Lin Yan fought back with his Star Desolate Body and flames.
• Liu Ya watched from the forest and recognized that Lin Yan’s technique was Creation Martial Arts.
• Lin Yan cast Evil King Flame Killing Scripture, Evil King Purgatory Scorch, and his black flames overwhelmed Wang Li’s Heavenly Wolf Seal.
• Wang Li summoned the Skull Demon Wolf, but Lin Yan transformed the flames into the Evil King Flame Killing Sword and split the skeletal wolf apart.
• Lin Yan’s Black Sword struck Wang Li’s neck and killed him.

After killing Wang Li, Lin Yan traveled to the Langya Ruins, where he found Zhao Yiming harassing Huangpu Jing. Remembering the Huangpu Clan’s past help, Lin Yan intervened and introduced himself to her.

• Lin Yan killed Wang Li with the Evil King Flame Killing Scripture and left on Little Thunder as Liu Ya watched.
• Lin Yan equipped the Ink Shark Mysterious Armor and set out for the Langya Ruins with Little Thunder.
• Lin Yan reached the ruins and saw the ancient sect sealed behind immense runes, with powerful factions gathering nearby.
• Lin Yan recognized Zhao Yiming of the Zhao Family as a formidable High-Level Spirit Symbol Master and Intermediate Formation Master.
• Zhao Yiming harassed Huangpu Jing, and Lin Yan knocked away his reaching hand with the Shattering Origin Mysterious Shuttle.
• Lin Yan stepped forward, thanked Huangpu Jing for her clan’s past help, and faced Zhao Yiming.

Lin Yan intervened when Zhao Yiming tried to force Huangpu Jing, and the two clashed before Su Kui and Meng Lanlan’s arrivals stopped the fight from escalating. As the seal over the Langya Ruins began to fade, the gathered forces prepared to enter.

• Lin Yan came forward to help Huangpu Jing, and Grandpa Yan recognized him as the Flame City Lin Yan whom the Huangpu Family had once sheltered at Qingzhu’s request.
• Zhao Yiming offered to overlook Lin Yan’s interruption if he stepped aside, but Lin Yan refused to let him touch Huangpu Jing.
• Lin Yan countered Zhao Yiming’s corrosive Spiritual Power with his Mutated Spiritual Power and Red Lotus power, then shattered Zhao Yiming’s attack.
• Su Kui and Meng Lanlan arrived as Lin Yan and Zhao Yiming prepared to continue fighting, and Zhao Yiming held back while the gathered groups waited for the ruins to open.
• Huangpu Jing thanked Lin Yan, and the ancient runes covering the Langya Ruins’ seal began to fade.

Lin Yan entered the Langya Ruins and traveled toward their central region, where Uncle Luo identified a vast Soul Spirit Grievance Land created from the trapped Spiritual Power of slain Symbol Masters. Realizing it could nourish the Red Lotus Karma Fire, Lin Yan headed into the deadly zone.

• Huangpu Jing thanked Lin Yan for helping her clan and explained that she sought the ruins' Star Origin Rock Iron combining technique.
• The Langya Ruins opened, and Lin Yan overcame the vortex's repulsive force to enter while many weaker entrants were thrown back.
• Lin Yan arrived in the ruins, saw a giant snake devour three people, and followed Uncle Luo's guidance toward the central region on Little Thunder.
• Lin Yan crossed the dangerous outer land without stopping for its beasts or spiritual herbs, then sensed strange soul energy ahead.
• Uncle Luo identified a deadly Soul Spirit Grievance Land, and Lin Yan walked toward it after realizing it could nourish the Red Lotus Karma Fire.

Lin Yan cultivated in the Soul Spirit Grievance Land, advancing to Advanced Spirit Symbol Master and helping the Red Lotus Karma Fire reach Ember Body. He then reached a Beast Remains guarded by Black Wind Eagles and found a Raging Thunder Crystal Pill, but a member of the Liang Family claimed it.

• Lin Yan entered the Soul Spirit Grievance Land protected by the Star Desolate Body and used the Red Lotus Karma Fire to absorb its grievance-tainted Spiritual Power.
• After a night of cultivation, Lin Yan became an Advanced Spirit Symbol Master and advanced the Red Lotus Karma Fire to Ember Body.
• Lin Yan and Little Thunder traveled toward the Ancient Sect Ruins' core area and found a Beast Remains guarded by Black Wind Eagles.
• Lin Yan charged through the eagles' wind formation and reached the cave, where he spotted the Raging Thunder Crystal Pill.
• A voice from the Liang Family ordered Lin Yan to stop, claiming the pill for the Super Family.

Lin Yan refused Liang Zhan’s offer to join the Liang Family and fought He Bo after insulting the clan. When Liang Zhan ordered his men to attack together, Lin Yan gathered the Three Thousand Burning Flame into a powerful punch, leaving the battle unresolved.

• Liang Zhan demanded the Raging Thunder Crystal Pill, then offered it to Lin Yan as an inducement to join the Liang Family, but Lin Yan refused.
• Lin Yan insulted the Liang Family, prompting He Bo to challenge him and the two to exchange attacks.
• Lin Yan used the Star Desolate Body and Extinction Symbol Array to withstand He Bo’s attacks, revealing that he was a high-level Spirit Symbol Master.
• Liang Zhan ordered his men to kill Lin Yan, and He Bo and the Liang Family martial artists launched a combined assault.
• Lin Yan replenished his Yuan Power with the Three Thousand Burning Flame, condensed black flames around his fist, and unleashed the Evil King Flame Kill Fist.

Lin Yan defeated He Bo and the Liang Family fighters, wounded Liang Zhan, and left for the northwest after hearing news of Creation Martial Arts. In an underground Symbol Puppet Nest, he found the Zhao and Meng families competing over a high-grade symbol puppet and planned to seize it during their fight.

• Lin Yan used Creation Martial Arts to break He Bo and the Liang Family fighters’ combined attack, then sent them flying.
• Lin Yan struck Liang Zhan with the Shattering Origin Mysterious Shuttle and cut one of his arms before leaving him alive.
• After hearing that Creation Martial Arts had appeared in the northwest, Lin Yan rode Little Thunder there and explored an underground passage.
• Lin Yan discovered a Symbol Puppet Nest where Zhao Yiming, Meng Lanlan, and their families had gathered.
• Uncle Luo told Lin Yan that the families were fighting over a high-grade symbol puppet, and Lin Yan decided to wait for a chance to take it.

Lin Yan discovered that Zhao Yiming was stalling Meng Lanlan while a Zhao Family elder tried to claim the High-Level Symbol Puppet below the battlefield. He killed the elder and planted his own spiritual brand in the puppet, leaving him in possession of it as the battle continued above.

• Zhao Yiming and Meng Lanlan fought over the High-Level Symbol Puppet, while their families clashed around them.
• Lin Yan sensed that someone was secretly refining the puppet and descended into the Symbol Puppet Nest with Uncle Luo.
• Lin Yan found a Zhao Family elder branding the puppet and waited for the elder's Spiritual Power to weaken.
• Lin Yan struck the elder with Red Lotus Karma Fire, then killed him with a flying shuttle and erased his spiritual brand.
• Lin Yan planted his own spiritual brand in the High-Level Symbol Puppet and successfully claimed it.

Lin Yan subdued an evolving high-level Symbol Puppet and reached the black hall where seven seats offered a chance to comprehend a Creation Martial Art. Zhao Yiming confronted him over the missing puppet and attacked, but the Stone Platform’s seal began to lift before their fight was settled.

• Uncle Luo recognized Lin Yan’s high-level Symbol Puppet as an evolving puppet made from rare Skywave Dark Violet Wood, which might one day become a Heaven Symbol Puppet.
• Lin Yan rode Little Thunder deeper into the Symbol Puppet Nest, and Uncle Luo shielded him from the Nine Underworlds Cold Qi so he could reach the black hall.
• Su Kui told Lin Yan that seven ancient Prayer Mats would become accessible once the Stone Platform’s seal lifted, allowing seven people to receive the Creation Martial Art.
• Zhao Yiming accused Lin Yan of killing Teng Gongfeng and stealing the Zhao Family’s Symbol Puppet, then demanded to search his Cosmos Sack and attacked him.
• Lin Yan used the Indestructible Desolate Body and Star Power to punch apart Zhao Yiming’s flaming symbol array while Su Kui’s people held off the Zhao Family forces.
• The Stone Platform’s seal began to lift, drawing Lin Yan’s and Zhao Yiming’s attention away from their fight.

Lin Yan watched as powerful factions claimed the first five seats before calmly declaring that he would take the sixth. The chapter ended with the remaining contenders facing his challenge.

• Zhao Yiming withdrew from his fight with Lin Yan to focus on the Creation Martial Arts, while Su Kui explained that Creation Realm Great Accomplishment experts would not compete for the seats.
• The Creation Heavenly Pillar appeared and revealed seven seats; Su Kui, Zhao Yiming, and Meng Lanlan claimed three of them without opposition.
• Liang Zhan took the fourth seat after a white-haired Liang Family expert backed him and intimidated the crowd.
• The Tianluo Sect defeated the Dragon Tiger Sect and claimed the fifth seat for Han Futong.
• Lin Yan stepped forward and declared that he wanted the sixth seat, inviting anyone who objected to challenge him.

Lin Yan defended his claim to the sixth seat by using Xiao Ai to control a high-grade symbol puppet and defeat He Lie and the Mount Tai He Family. After taking the seat, he was challenged by the Ziyang Prefecture Shi Clan, which claimed the final seat.

• Lin Yan declared that he would occupy the sixth seat, and He Lie of the Mount Tai He Family challenged him.
• He Lie ordered his family’s experts to attack Lin Yan, who summoned a high-grade symbol puppet and had Xiao Ai control it.
• Xiao Ai’s symbol puppet broke through the He Family’s attacks, defeated He Lie, and seized him by the throat.
• Lin Yan asked whether anyone still objected to his claim; when no one spoke, he took the sixth seat and returned He Lie to his family.
• As Lin Yan prepared to wait for the Creation Martial Arts inheritance, a woman declared that the Ziyang Prefecture Shi Clan wanted the final seat.

Lin Yan watched Shi Manyu lose the final seat to Yang Wudi, then entered the Creation Heavenly Pillar’s inheritance space. After finding the pillar soul and reaching the Creation Martial Arts steles, he discovered the Overlord Black Demon Hand.

• Shi Manyu challenged Yang Wudi for the final seat, but Yang Wudi broke her Flame Cloud Whip attack with the Yang Family’s Azure Spirit Art.
• Shi Manyu withdrew, and Yang Wudi took the seventh seat on the Stone Platform.
• The Creation Heavenly Pillar drew Lin Yan’s Spiritual Power into its inheritance space, where he searched for the pillar soul instead of choosing the martial arts he first encountered.
• Lin Yan followed the Red Lotus Karma Fire to the injured pillar soul and used his Spiritual Power, infused with red lotus power, to communicate with it.
• The pillar soul brought Lin Yan to the Creation Martial Arts steles, where he found the Overlord Black Demon Hand.