Chapter Summaries

Lei Xiao began refining his body with Immortal Origin inside the Eternal Pagoda, while Mohetian attacked Venerable Bao Sheng outside after Lei Xiao inherited the Eternal Undying Body. Mo Yu arrived to confront Mohetian, leaving the Eastern Region King's response to the attack about to unfold.

• Old Light Shadow explained that Lei Xiao needed to temper his mortal body into an Immortal Body to fully wield the Eternal Undying Body, then began the painful refinement in a Purple-Gold Cauldron.
• The Eternal Pagoda erupted with an inheritance phenomenon, and the gathered factions realized Lei Xiao had gained the Eternal Undying Body, enraging the Maha Ancient Clan.
• Mohetian demanded that Venerable Bao Sheng answer for Lei Xiao's victory, but Bao Sheng defended the Eternal Gathering's rules and the Eastern Region King's Mansion.
• Mohetian attacked Bao Sheng with the Maha Boundless Palm, shattered his defenses, and injured him in an attempt to take him hostage.
• Mo Yu appeared above the Eternal Pagoda and confronted Mohetian for attacking his people.

Mo Yu arrived at the Eternal Gathering, suppressed Mohetian for attacking Venerable Bao Sheng, and forced the Maha Ancient Clan to pay compensation. He took the Eternal Pagoda into the Eastern Region King's Mansion's care to protect Lei Xiao's inheritance, then left with Venerable Bao Sheng as news of his power spread across the Great Thousand World.

• Mo Yu appeared and his overwhelming pressure forced Mohetian to struggle to stand before the gathered powerhouses.
• Mo Yu condemned Mohetian for violating the Eternal Gathering's rules and threatened the Maha Ancient Clan with a Chaos Thunderball.
• Mohetian agreed to provide three drops of Immortal Origin Liquid and ten stalks of Nine Tribulation Thunder Sound Bamboo as compensation for Venerable Bao Sheng.
• Mo Yu declared that Lei Xiao should receive the Eternal Undying Body inheritance and collected the Eternal Pagoda for the Eastern Region King's Mansion.
• Mo Yu healed Venerable Bao Sheng and departed with him, while the assembled powerhouses spread news of Mo Yu's actions throughout the Great Thousand World.

Mohetian ordered the Maha Ancient Clan to endure its humiliation and deliver the promised treasures to Mo Yu, recognizing that open retaliation would bring the Great Thousand World’s forces against them. Meanwhile, Mo Yu prepared a new Clone named Night Falcon and sent him to infiltrate the Black Heaven Ancient Clan and pursue the Night God Ancient Body.

• Mohetian told the Maha Ancient Clan’s elders that Mo Yu’s strength and standing made retaliation too dangerous, so the clan would wait for a future opportunity.
• Mohetian ordered the clan to deliver the Immortal Origin Liquid and Nine Tribulation Thunder Sound Bamboo to the Eastern Region Thunder Emperor Palace as Mo Yu had demanded.
• Mo Yu inspected the Eternal Pagoda and estimated that his Thunder Emperor Clone’s fusion with the Eternal Undying Body would finish within a few years.
• Mo Yu revealed Night Falcon, a Clone equipped with a simulated Black Heaven bloodline and an Imitation Darkness Ancestral Symbol, and assigned him to infiltrate the Black Heaven Ancient Clan.
• Mo Yu sent Night Falcon toward Shadow City to join the Black Heaven Ancient Clan and seek a chance to seize the Night God Ancient Body.

Night Falcon infiltrated the Black Heaven Ancient Clan by posing as a surviving member of the Shadow Nether Clan and earning a place in Elder Black Nether’s forces. After rising through the Dark Night Guard, he was offered a chance to enter the Shadow Hall through the upcoming Dark Night Trial, bringing him closer to the Night God Ancient Body.

• Night Falcon used the Shadow Ghost Token to approach Elder Black Nether’s forces, claimed to be a Shadow Nether Clan remnant, and accepted a trial gathering Dark Crystals at the Shadow Rift.
• Night Falcon helped his team survive attacks by Shadow Demons and a Void Dark Beast, then qualified for the Dark Night Guard’s Seventh Squad.
• Night Falcon excelled at missions and shadow arts, became acting captain after the squad captain fell, and gathered information about the Black Heaven Ancient Clan and its Night God Ancient Body.
• Deacon You summoned Night Falcon and offered him a chance to enter the Shadow Hall by placing among the top ten in the Dark Night Trial.
• Night Falcon accepted the opportunity and resolved to use the trial to advance toward the Black Heaven Ancient Clan’s ancestral land and the Night God Ancient Body.

Night Falcon entered Shadowless Valley for the Dark Night Trial, where participants had to gather Shadow Marks and reach the Nine Nether Platform to compete for the top ten. After Ghost Nightmare insulted him and sent two followers after him, Night Falcon headed into the Shadow Beast Wilderness, intending to use them to draw attention to himself.

• The Shadow Hall emissaries explained the trial's four regions, Shadow Mark rules, and restrictions on harming participants, then opened the passage into Shadowless Valley.
• Ghost Nightmare taunted Night Falcon over his place in the Dark Night Guard and their past clash over a Dark Heaven Crystal, while Deacon You remained silent.
• Night Falcon entered the Shadow Beast Wilderness and sensed its Shadow Beasts, spiritual materials, and ruins as potential sources of Shadow Marks.
• Night Falcon set off alone toward powerful beast auras and unusual energy fluctuations, and two of Ghost Nightmare's subordinates secretly followed him.

Night Falcon defeated Ghost Nightmare’s two subordinates and demonstrated exceptional shadow power while gathering high-quality Shadow Marks, drawing the attention of Black Heaven Ancient Clan observers. He reached the entrance to the Dark Flow Maze, where Ghost Nightmare waited with open hostility, and entered with the other participants.

• Night Falcon lured Ghost Nightmare’s two Peak Ninth-Grade Sovereign subordinates into a Stone Forest and defeated them within moments.
• Night Falcon took their Trial Tokens and storage equipment, destroyed the tokens, and crippled their cultivation foundations.
• The Eye of Shadow captured Night Falcon’s fight, prompting supervisors to notice his pure darkness energy and decisive techniques.
• Night Falcon hunted Shadow Beasts, gathered rare spirit materials, and killed an injured Two-headed Shadow Scale Python, earning enough high-quality Shadow Marks to rank among the top fifty participants.
• Night Falcon reached the Dark Flow Maze entrance, where Ghost Nightmare glared at him with killing intent but held back from attacking.
• Night Falcon entered the Dark Flow Maze alongside the gathered participants, prepared to settle matters with Ghost Nightmare.

Night Falcon secretly unsealed part of his power and made a convincing breakthrough to Half-step Earth Sovereign before advancing through the Dark Flow Maze. There, he confronted Ghost Nightmare and his followers, badly injuring Ghost Nightmare with a single strike and leaving the fight poised in Night Falcon’s favor.

• Night Falcon used treasures from the Shadow Beast Wilderness to simulate a breakthrough and raise his apparent cultivation to Half-step Earth Sovereign.
• Night Falcon challenged dangerous creatures and hazards in the Dark Flow Maze, gathering Shadow Marks and approaching the Nirvana Heart Forest entrance.
• Ghost Nightmare and three followers cornered Night Falcon and attacked him over their earlier conflict in the wilderness.
• Night Falcon swiftly injured two followers’ assault and neutralized the third follower’s hidden weapons.
• Ghost Nightmare unleashed Ten Thousand Ghosts Devouring Heart and attacked Night Falcon from within his ghost-mist domain.
• Night Falcon countered with Shadow Pulse-Intercepting Finger, severely damaging Ghost Nightmare’s right arm and revealing his Half-step Earth Sovereign strength.

Night Falcon defeated Ghost Nightmare after blocking the power of the Soul-Devouring Ghost Skull with Dark Night Protection and countering with Shadow Verdict. His victory drew the Black Heaven Ancient Clan’s attention, while he pressed deeper into the maze toward the next trial.

• Ghost Nightmare sacrificed his Essence Blood to activate the Soul-Devouring Ghost Skull and unleash its Ten Thousand Ghost Soul-Devouring Wave against Night Falcon.
• Night Falcon used Dark Night Protection to absorb and weaken the attack, then struck back with Shadow Verdict, damaging the Sacred Object and severely injuring Ghost Nightmare.
• Night Falcon took Ghost Nightmare’s Trial Token and Soul-Devouring Ghost Skull, crippled Ghost Nightmare and his followers, and continued into the maze.
• Black Heaven Ancient Clan overseers reviewed the battle and discussed Night Falcon’s darkness abilities, potential, and origins.
• Night Falcon recovered while advancing toward the Nirvana Heart Forest and Nine Nether Platform, aiming to attract the clan’s attention and reach the Night God Ancient Body.

Night Falcon reached the Nine Nether Platform and survived its brutal final contest, eliminating several opponents to secure a place among the top ten. As the finalists faced a new challenge to determine the top three, a Lower Earth Sovereign singled Night Falcon out and demanded a fight.

• Night Falcon arrived at the Nine Nether Platform, where the Black Heaven Ancient Clan announced that only ten participants would qualify and began the chaotic battle across the shifting platforms.
• Three peak Sovereign Realm fighters attacked Night Falcon, but he redirected their techniques and eliminated all three within moments.
• Night Falcon held his platform through the melee, then defeated a battered fighter who tried to seize it, leaving exactly ten participants standing.
• The Black Heaven Ancient Clan announced a final challenge to decide the top three and offer additional rewards and ranking priority.
• A Lower Earth Sovereign fixed his attention on Night Falcon and challenged him to fight.

Night Falcon defeated the Lower Earth Sovereign Hei Huang by combining a damaged Sacred Object with the power of the Darkness Ancestral Symbol, though the effort left him badly injured and exhausted. The Black Heaven Ancient Clan’s higher-ups recognized the extraordinary darkness within him, and the Nine Nether Platform declared him the victor.

• Hei Huang attacked Night Falcon with his Shadow Instant Kill Sword, but Night Falcon read his movements and blocked a barrage of strikes.
• Hei Huang summoned his Space-Splitting Sword, and Night Falcon used the Soul-Devouring Ghost Skull and pure darkness to withstand its blow.
• Night Falcon awakened the skull with the Darkness Ancestral Symbol’s power, shocking the higher-ups and provoking Hei Huang to unleash his Space-Splitting Dark Shuttle.
• Night Falcon sacrificed the Soul-Devouring Ghost Skull to engulf and damage Hei Huang’s shuttle, then sealed Hei Huang’s spiritual power and won the battle.
• Night Falcon collapsed to one knee from exhaustion as the higher-ups announced him the victor.

Night Falcon placed third in the Dark Night Trial and entered Shadow Hall as a core disciple of the Black Heaven Ancient Clan. He used his seven-day Black Heaven Ancient Pool reward to convincingly break through to Lower Earth Sovereign, then began planning to investigate the Night God Ancient Body from within the clan.

• The trial ended with Hei Feng in first place, You Li in second, Night Falcon in third, and Black Hei Huang in fourth.
• The Shadow Hall envoy granted Night Falcon a seven-day opportunity in the Black Heaven Ancient Pool and the mid-tier Sacred Object Eternal Night Touch.
• After three days of recovery, Night Falcon entered the clan's core region, received his Shadow Hall core disciple identity, and was escorted to the Black Heaven Ancient Pool.
• Night Falcon absorbed the pool's energy and broke through from Half-step Earth Sovereign to Lower Earth Sovereign on the seventh day.
• Night Falcon claimed the Eternal Night Touch and moved into his assigned cave dwelling, intending to advance within Shadow Hall and seek information about the Night God Ancient Body.

Night Falcon met Elder Black Nether, explained away the Darkness Ancestral Symbol’s aura as a remnant from an ancient ruin, and learned that the Night God Secret Realm would open in three years. He returned to Shadow Hall resolved to rise through the clan and earn a place in the competition for the Night God Ancient Body’s inheritance.

• Night Falcon answered Elder Black Nether’s summons and was examined for the aura of the Darkness Ancestral Symbol.
• Night Falcon claimed that a damaged darkness rune in an ancient ruin had left a weak, difficult-to-control aura within him.
• Elder Black Nether accepted Night Falcon’s explanation, offered him resources, and urged him to strengthen his own cultivation.
• Elder Black Nether told Night Falcon that the Night Sacrifice Ceremony would open the Night God Secret Realm in three years, where selected clan members could seek the Night God Ancient Body’s inheritance.
• Night Falcon left Youxuan Hall and resolved to build his standing in Shadow Hall to secure a place in the secret realm.

After two years building his strength and reputation in the Shadow Hall, Night Falcon became a squad leader in its Enforcement Team. He arrived at Mining Area Three to stop the Bone Erosion Sect’s attack, but Gu Xiao’s two Elders lunged at him after he refused to back down.

• Night Falcon spent two years cultivating the Shadow Truth Unraveled, completing dangerous missions, earning merit, and placing in the top ten of the Shadow Hall’s internal competition.
• Night Falcon accepted an invitation to lead a squad in the Shadow Hall Enforcement Team, gaining a role with greater authority and influence.
• Night Falcon received an emergency report that Gu Xiao and two Elders of the Bone Erosion Sect had attacked Mining Area Three and injured its guards.
• Night Falcon gathered twelve Enforcement Team members, traveled to the mine, and ordered his squad to secure the area while he approached the valley alone.
• Night Falcon identified himself as the Fifth Squad captain and ordered Gu Xiao and his followers to surrender, but Gu Xiao refused and ordered his two Elders to attack.
• The thin Elder struck with the Heart-Corroding Poison Palm while the fat Elder charged with a Corpse Fist, and Night Falcon remained unmoved.

Night Falcon defeated Gu Xiao and two Lower Earth Sovereigns at the mining area, strengthening his authority in the Shadow Hall Enforcement Team and earning promotion to Vice commander. Elder Black Nether then summoned him to prepare for an exchange visit from the Tai Ling Ancient Clan, where Night Falcon might represent the Black Heaven Ancient Clan’s younger generation.

• Night Falcon used his shadow techniques to bind and defeat the two Bone Erosion Sect elders, then devoured Gu Xiao’s ultimate attack and sealed his cultivation.
• Night Falcon ordered the Enforcement Team to arrest Gu Xiao, the elders, and the Bone Erosion Sect disciples, and the swift victory raised his standing in the Shadow Hall.
• Night Falcon completed several challenging missions, killed a wounded Upper Earth Sovereign traitor, and was promoted to Vice commander while taking on much of the commander’s authority.
• Elder Black Nether summoned Night Falcon to Youxuan Hall and told him the Tai Ling Ancient Clan would send young disciples for a month-long exchange in three days.
• Elder Black Nether said Night Falcon might represent the Black Heaven Ancient Clan in the exchange, and Night Falcon considered whether it could help him make a name for himself before activating the Night God Ancient Body.

Night Falcon secretly raised his cultivation to Half-Step Upper Earth Sovereign before attending the exchange between the Black Heaven Ancient Clan and the Tai Ling Ancient Clan. When the Tai Ling delegation arrived, he recognized its Saintess, Ling Suxin, as Mo Yu’s fourth Clone, leaving him stunned but eager to see what would happen next.

• Night Falcon unsealed more of the Darkness Ancestral Symbol’s power and reached Half-Step Upper Earth Sovereign in seclusion.
• Night Falcon attended the exchange at Welcome Square and endured disdain from other Black Heaven Ancient Clan disciples.
• Elder Ling Jun arrived with the Tai Ling Ancient Clan delegation, including the Upper Earth Sovereign Peak Saintess Ling Suxin.
• Night Falcon sensed Mo Yu’s mark within Ling Suxin and realized she was the true body’s fourth Clone.
• Ling Suxin briefly met Night Falcon’s gaze in silent recognition before joining Elder Ling Jun at the Observation Platform.

Night Falcon watched the Tai Ling Ancient Clan’s Saintess, Ling Suxin, impress the Black Heaven Ancient Clan during a formal exchange between the clans. Dark Emperor Hei Wufeng challenged her to a major duel, and Ling Suxin accepted.

• Night Falcon realized the Tai Ling Ancient Clan’s Saintess, Ling Suxin, was the true self’s fourth Clone and anticipated that she might soon obtain the Tai Ling Sacred Body.
• Elder Ling Jun and the Black Heaven Ancient Clan’s Hemp-Clad Elder exchanged welcomes, and the Hemp-Clad Elder praised Ling Suxin’s apparent Innate Spirit Body.
• Lin Qinghe lost narrowly to a Black Heaven Ancient Clan disciple, and the younger generation exchanged several more bouts.
• Ling Shuangxue defeated a Black Heaven Ancient Clan woman in a fierce sword-and-shadow match.
• Hei Wufeng challenged Ling Suxin to test his Dark Emperor Sutra against her Innate Spirit Body, and she accepted.

Ling Suxin defeated Hei Wufeng with the Innate Spirit Body’s Primordial Evil-Warding Light, establishing her standing in the exchange. Night Falcon then challenged her while she was still recovering, and she accepted as their next battle began.

• Hei Wufeng trapped Ling Suxin in his Shadow Imperial Authority domain, but her spiritual light broke through it.
• Ling Suxin’s World-Purifying Lotus withstood Hei Wufeng’s Dark Emperor Heaven-Rending Hand, and she destroyed his Shadow Emperor Dharma Image with her Primordial Evil-Warding Light.
• Hei Wufeng acknowledged Ling Suxin’s victory, and she offered him a gracious way to accept defeat.
• Night Falcon stepped forward and challenged Ling Suxin to demonstrate another aspect of the Shadow Great Dao.
• Ling Suxin accepted Night Falcon’s challenge, and the two took their positions on the Martial Arts Platform.

Night Falcon defeated Ling Suxin on the Martial Arts Platform by exploiting her depleted spiritual power with a series of shadow techniques, winning acclaim from the Black Heaven Ancient Clan. His victory raised his standing and brought him closer to securing a place in the Night God Secret Realm.

• Night Falcon opened with Shadow Movement Technique, Following Like a Shadow, then used Eternal Night Touch, Thousand Thread Bind against Ling Suxin's defenses.
• Ling Suxin purified the dark threads, but Night Falcon attacked from her shadows with Shadow Kill All Directions, leaving her defense weakened and her aura unstable.
• Night Falcon used Spirit-Devouring Dark Vortex to erode Ling Suxin's Spirit Light Shield, then struck her arm with a concentrated dark sword aura.
• Ling Suxin acknowledged her defeat, while Elder Ling Jun praised Night Falcon's tactics and admitted the loss was fair.
• The Black Heaven Ancient Clan celebrated Night Falcon's victory, which greatly enhanced his reputation and standing within the clan.

After the Tai Ling Ancient Clan delegation departed, Old Ancestor Heiyuan rewarded Night Falcon for his performance during the exchange with the rare Dark Source Star Marrow. Night Falcon planned to use it as cover to reach the Upper Earth Sovereign Realm and strengthen his position as he pursued the Night God Ancient Body.

• The month-long exchange between the Black Heaven Ancient Clan and the Tai Ling Ancient Clan concluded with a farewell ceremony, and Ling Suxin exchanged a silent farewell with Night Falcon before her delegation departed.
• Old Ancestor Heiyuan praised Night Falcon’s achievements during the exchange and personally awarded him Dark Source Star Marrow.
• News of Night Falcon’s reward spread through the Black Heaven Ancient Clan, raising his status and strengthening Elder Black Nether’s faction.
• Elder Black Nether gave Night Falcon additional cultivation resources and urged him to use the marrow to advance quickly.
• Night Falcon returned to his cave dwelling, planned to refine the marrow as cover for a breakthrough to the Upper Earth Sovereign Realm, and began preparing for secluded cultivation.

Night Falcon used the Dark Source Star Marrow to reach Upper Earth Sovereign Peak, then learned that he had qualified for the Night God Secret Realm. After Elder Black Nether warned him about the clan’s strongest contenders, Night Falcon began his final preparations for the coming ceremony and secret-realm journey.

• Night Falcon absorbed the Dark Source Star Marrow for three days, broke through to Upper Earth Sovereign, and stopped at Upper Earth Sovereign Peak while sealing away excess energy.
• Elder Black Nether summoned Night Falcon and confirmed his qualification to enter the Night God Secret Realm with fifty other young disciples.
• Elder Black Nether named the ten leading contenders, including Hei Wufeng and the top five: Mo Ying, You Lian, Chen Mie, Yue Wushuang, and the Night Son of Heaven.
• Elder Black Nether warned Night Falcon to use caution, wisdom, and possible alliances against the powerful contenders.
• Night Falcon returned to his cave abode, accepted the challenge ahead, and began preparing for the Night Sacrifice Ceremony and the secret realm.