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Chapter Summaries

Starting with a Bound Chaos World
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Ch. 1Asura Prince

The Asura Emperor announced that the Shura Blood Purgatory would open in ten days to choose the Asura Blood Scion, drawing the Five Great Blood Clans into a contest for the throne. As Qin Lang, Chu Tian, and Song You'er prepared to compete, Ning Xuanyuan emerged from seclusion and was ordered by the Emperor to participate.

  • The Asura Emperor announced that the Shura Blood Purgatory would open in ten days and that the Asura Blood Scion would be chosen there.
  • Qin Hao told Qin Lang that Chu Tian and Yan Chen were his main rivals, but Qin Lang said he was really waiting to face the hidden Crown Prince, Ning Xuanyuan.
  • Chu Tian completed his Asura Blood Body and declared that he wanted to challenge Ning Xuanyuan in the contest.
  • Song You'er awakened her Blood Phoenix bloodline and said she wanted to see what Ning Xuanyuan could do.
  • The Asura Emperor appeared before Ning Xuanyuan in his cave abode and told him to participate in the contest, and Ning Xuanyuan asked whether the Emperor wanted to die.
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Ch. 2My Word Is the Law of Heaven and Earth

Ning Xuanyuan used the matured Chaos Origin within him to break through to the Soul Sea, drawing spiritual energy and the laws of heaven and earth into the Asura Ancestral Land. The Asura Emperor witnessed Ning Xuanyuan dismiss his Soul Tribulation with a single word and realized how extraordinary his power was.

  • Ning Xuanyuan mocked the Asura Emperor and accepted the essence spirit of a Divine Beast he had brought back from the Demon Domain.
  • Ning Xuanyuan revealed that he had spent ten years nurturing a Chaos Origin seed, which had matured into an embryonic Chaos World.
  • Ning Xuanyuan connected with the Chaos World, merged with it, and began absorbing spiritual energy, laws, and powers of origin.
  • The Asura Emperor barred everyone from approaching the Ancestral Land as a vast vortex drew power from across the Asura Domain.
  • The Asura Emperor sensed that Ning Xuanyuan had reached the Soul Sea and watched a Soul Tribulation gather overhead.
  • Ning Xuanyuan shouted for the tribulation to scram, and the thunderclouds dispersed immediately.
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Ch. 3Shut Up and Bear It

Ning Xuanyuan broke through to the Soul Sea Realm in the Ancestral Land, awakened the Sacred Spirit Beast bloodline abilities, and absorbed the Asura Domain’s accumulated spiritual energy and arts. The Asura Emperor authorized him to travel to the Thousand Mysteries Secret Realm after becoming Blood Scion, and Ning Xuanyuan prepared to face the prodigies of the eight domains without restraint.

  • Ning Xuanyuan reached the Soul Sea Realm and awakened the Sacred Spirit Beast bloodline abilities Holy Light and Protection.
  • Ning Xuanyuan absorbed the Ancestral Land’s innate Spiritual Qi and learned its stored cultivation methods and treasured arts, leaving the Asura Emperor aghast.
  • The Asura Emperor told Ning Xuanyuan that the five great blood clans’ young contenders had also reached the Soul Sea Realm and warned him not to underestimate them.
  • Ning Xuanyuan asked to travel after becoming Blood Scion, and the Asura Emperor directed him toward the Thousand Mysteries Secret Realm in the Heavenly Wind Ancient Domain.
  • The Asura Emperor told Ning Xuanyuan to fight without hesitation and promised to handle the consequences if he killed powerful heirs; Ning Xuanyuan accepted the assurance.
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Ch. 4Get Down on Your Knees

The five young kings arrived for the Blood Heir Contest, but Ning Xuanyuan asserted his authority and demanded that they remain kneeling. When Yan Chen attacked, Ning Xuanyuan used the Yan Clan’s secret technique and drove him to his knees beneath his foot.

  • Qin Lang, Chu Tian, Yan Chen, Song You'er, and Tai Yu arrived at Shura Blood Purgatory as the five young kings of the great blood clans.
  • Ning Xuanyuan arrived as the imperial prince, and the gathered spectators and five young kings paid him respect.
  • Ning Xuanyuan ordered the five young kings to stay on their knees, but Qin Lang, Yan Chen, Chu Tian, and Tai Yu refused and challenged his standing.
  • Ning Xuanyuan unleashed his killing intent and commanded the five young kings to kneel.
  • Yan Chen charged Ning Xuanyuan, who used the Yan Clan's Thunder God Dash and pinned Yan Chen beneath his foot.
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Ch. 5A Crushing Defeat

Ning Xuanyuan crushed Yan Chen, defeated Song You'er, and then overwhelmed Qin Lang as the arena watched in shock. With Chu Tian and Tai Yu still facing him, the contest continued after three young kings had already fallen.

  • Ning Xuanyuan stood on Yan Chen and challenged the remaining contestants to attack him together.
  • Song You'er unleashed her blood phoenix killing art, but Ning Xuanyuan countered with Bloodflame Slash, seized her, and smashed her into a stone pillar, knocking her unconscious.
  • Qin Lang, Chu Tian, and Tai Yu joined forces against Ning Xuanyuan, each revealing a powerful combat art.
  • Ning Xuanyuan caught Qin Lang's sword barehanded, crushed it, and slammed Qin Lang into a stone pillar, leaving him gravely injured.
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Ch. 6I'm Still a Child

Ning Xuanyuan defeated Chu Tian, Tai Yu, and the other young kings, then was named the Asura Blood Son. The Asura Emperor assigned the five defeated youths as his personal guards, prompting Ning Xuanyuan to protest that he was still a child.

  • Ye Xuankong praised Ning Xuanyuan, and the Asura Emperor said he planned to send him to the Myriad Heavens Battlefield under Ye Xuankong's watch.
  • Ning Xuanyuan caught Tai Yu's spear and shattered his descending mountain with a punch, then summoned all five prisons of the Tai Clan's art to suppress Tai Yu and Chu Tian.
  • Ning Xuanyuan spared the five young kings, and Tai Long and Chu Yu thanked him for showing mercy.
  • The Asura Emperor proclaimed Ning Xuanyuan the Asura Blood Son, and the crowd bowed to him.
  • The Asura Emperor ordered Qin Lang, Song You'er, and the others to serve as Ning Xuanyuan's personal guards, and Ning Xuanyuan joked that he was still a little boy.
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Ch. 7Fortune

Ning Xuanyuan absorbed all the Heavenly Dao Fortune in the Asura Ancestral Land, binding the Asura Domain’s fate to his Chaos World. After rewarding his guards, he learned that he would soon join the Night Watch Army and enter the Myriad Heavens Battlefield.

  • Ning Xuanyuan received an empowerment in the inner sanctum, and the fortune of the former Asura Emperors manifested as they bowed toward him.
  • The fortune poured into Ning Xuanyuan’s Chaos World, leaving the Asura Domain’s prosperity or decline dependent on him; the Asura Emperor realized Ning Xuanyuan was effectively forcing him to abdicate.
  • Ning Xuanyuan left the ancestral land after exhausting its fortune and Innate Spiritual Qi, then gave Qin Lang and the other four guards a wisp of Heavenly Dao Fortune each.
  • The Asura Emperor told Ning Xuanyuan that he would report to the Night Watch Army and enter the Myriad Heavens Battlefield under Ye Xuankong’s command.
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Ch. 8The Gathering of the Mighty

Ning Xuanyuan learned that he would travel to the Myriad Heavens Battlefield after visiting the Thousand Mysteries Secret Realm, where the Asura Emperor had publicly announced him as the Asura Blood Scion. As the realm’s seal weakened, powerful young contenders gathered outside, and Su Ting and Ao Mo nearly came to blows.

  • The Asura Emperor told Ning Xuanyuan he would leave for the Heavenly Wind Ancient Domain the next morning and later enter the Myriad Heavens Battlefield.
  • Ye Xuankong questioned whether Ning Xuanyuan should cultivate longer, but the Asura Emperor decided the Thousand Mysteries Secret Realm would be enough preparation.
  • Scions from across the Ancient Eight Domains gathered outside the sealed Thousand Mysteries Secret Realm, whose rumored ancient inheritance had never recognized a successor.
  • Jian Wuya of the Sword Emperor Sect arrived, followed by Ao Mo and Teng Yi from the Heavenly Demon Divine Court.
  • Su Ting of Heaven’s Gate Palace arrived, and Ao Mo challenged him to a fight before the secret realm opened.
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Ch. 9You Two Carry On

Li Tianxing, Luo Wanwan, and the leading talents of several domains gathered before the Thousand Mysteries Secret Realm, where Su Ting and Ao Mo nearly came to blows. The new Asura Blood Scion, Ning Xuanyuan, arrived in a grand carriage and casually told them to continue fighting.

  • Li Tianxing arrived and traded threats with Ao Mo over their past grudge.
  • Luo Wanwan and the Moon Spirit Palace women arrived, and Ao Mo provocatively asked Luo Wanwan to become his crown princess.
  • Su Ting rebuked Ao Mo for disrespecting Luo Wanwan, and the two unleashed their powers and prepared to fight.
  • Nine golden demonic flood dragons brought a carriage from the Asura Domain, carrying the newly appointed Asura Blood Scion.
  • Qin Lang, Chu Tian, Song You'er, Yan Chen, and Tai Yu emerged and showed deference to Ning Xuanyuan, who stepped out and told Su Ting and Ao Mo to carry on.
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Ch. 10Kill

Ning Xuanyuan answered Ao Mo’s threat with the Five Thunder Righteous Method, slaughtering the demons gathered from the Demon Domain. The assault left only Ao Mo and Teng Yi alive, and both escaped the thunder to face Ning Xuanyuan with fury and killing intent.

  • Ao Mo accused Ning Xuanyuan of enslaving demonic beasts and threatened to kill him, prompting Qin Lang to step forward with his sword intent.
  • Ning Xuanyuan stopped Qin Lang and challenged Ao Mo to prove he could carry out his threat.
  • Ning Xuanyuan summoned the Five Thunder Righteous Method’s World-Destroying Tribulation Thunder, which Su Ting recognized as a rare Heaven’s Gate art.
  • Ao Mo and Teng Yi transformed into a demonic dragon and a demonic peng and charged at Ning Xuanyuan.
  • Ning Xuanyuan unleashed the thunder across the area, killing the gathered demons except Ao Mo and Teng Yi, who broke through the lightning.
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Ch. 11Grandmaster of Demonic Cultivation?

Ning Xuanyuan repelled Ao Mo and Teng Yi, but the Thousand Mysteries Secret Realm opened before their fight could continue. As a Soul Sea Realm cultivator approached the fissure, the demonic god figure guarding the entrance began to shine.

  • Ning Xuanyuan mocked Ao Mo and Teng Yi after his Five Thunder Righteous Method wiped out their demonic beasts.
  • Ao Mo and Teng Yi charged at Ning Xuanyuan, but the seal of the Thousand Mysteries Secret Realm opened and interrupted them.
  • Ao Mo and Teng Yi postponed their fight with Ning Xuanyuan and flew toward the secret realm as the crowd gathered at its entrance.
  • Ning Xuanyuan sensed mysterious laws around the opening and learned from Qin Lang that the realm was rumored to have been created by a primordial grandmaster of demonic cultivation.
  • A Soul Sea Realm man stepped toward the fissure as the demonic god figure above the net of light blazed with radiance.
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Ch. 12Will Runes

Ning Xuanyuan and the others watched as the Thousand Mysteries Secret Realm tested those seeking entry, with the strongest young talents passing through its seal. Luo Wanwan then asked Ning Xuanyuan whether he intended to enter, and he told her to go first before she lost her chance.

  • An expert failed to withstand the demonic god's oppressive force, and Qin Lang explained that entrants needed at least ten black runes to pass the seal.
  • Jian Wuya endured the demonic might, formed twenty-one runes, and entered the secret realm.
  • Su Ting formed twenty-three runes and entered, followed by Li Tianxing, Ao Mo, and Teng Yi.
  • Luo Wanwan asked Ning Xuanyuan whether he planned to enter the secret realm, and Ning Xuanyuan urged her to go ahead.
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Ch. 13No Chance Left

Luo Wanwan and Ning Xuanyuan entered the Thousand Mysteries Secret Realm after displaying extraordinary aptitude, but Ning Xuanyuan absorbed the demon god and all ninety-nine runes before passing through. The spatial rift closed behind him, leaving everyone outside with no chance to enter.

  • Luo Wanwan condensed forty-nine runes and entered the secret realm after exchanging a knowing glance with Ning Xuanyuan.
  • Ning Xuanyuan sent Qin Lang and the others into the sealed area to seek opportunities on their own.
  • Qin Lang and the other young kings condensed more than twenty-five runes each, with Qin Lang reaching thirty.
  • Ning Xuanyuan's power drew the demon god's attention, and he condensed the maximum of ninety-nine runes.
  • Ning Xuanyuan shattered the demon god, absorbed it and the runes into his palm, and entered the secret realm with enormous wings.
  • The spatial rift closed after Ning Xuanyuan entered, confirming that no one else could follow.
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Ch. 14Blade and Sword Demon Venerable, Green Lotus Empress

Ning Xuanyuan broke through a second seal in the Thousand Mysteries Secret Realm and entered a vast, dim space where he found a saber-and-sword-wielding man facing a woman standing on a green lotus. He exposed Luo Wanwan, who had secretly followed him, and she admitted she had promised to wait for him in the secret realm.

  • Ning Xuanyuan discovered an invisible sealing net above the secret realm and used his Gods and Devils Wings to break through it.
  • As the seal’s demonic pressure intensified, Ning Xuanyuan resisted with his will and power, then shattered the restraints and entered another space.
  • Ning Xuanyuan saw a purple-haired, black-armored figure holding a saber and sword opposite a noble woman standing on a six-petaled green lotus.
  • Ning Xuanyuan struck at the space behind him and exposed Luo Wanwan, who had been hiding nearby.
  • Luo Wanwan said she had told Ning Xuanyuan she would wait for him in the secret realm, and he teased her about her poor stealth.
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Ch. 15Luo Wanwan's Secret

Ning Xuanyuan exposed Luo Wanwan’s hidden identity and her true purpose in the Thousand Mysteries Secret Realm. Luo Wanwan claimed she had come to reclaim her inheritance, but Ning Xuanyuan refused to let her pass, suspecting she would kill him once she gained the Green Lotus.

  • Luo Wanwan explained that Empress Qianxun and the Xuantian Evil Emperor had fought and perished together, leaving separate inheritances in the secret realm.
  • Luo Wanwan said the Moon Spirit Palace had waited for her to retrieve Empress Qianxun’s Green Lotus inheritance and offered Ning Xuanyuan the Xuantian Evil Emperor’s inheritance.
  • Ning Xuanyuan revealed that he knew Luo Wanwan was actually Empress Qianxun, whose Primordial Spirit had survived and hidden in the Moon Spirit Palace.
  • Ning Xuanyuan said Luo Wanwan planned to kill him after obtaining the Green Lotus, but Luo Wanwan denied intending to kill him and ordered him to leave.
  • Ning Xuanyuan blocked Luo Wanwan’s path and said she was letting him go only because she was not confident she could kill him yet.
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Ch. 16A Forceful Clash

Ning Xuanyuan fought Luo Wanwan, whose peak Soul Sea Realm cultivation and inherited guidance from Empress Qianxun gave her strength rivaling a Life Palace Realm expert. After Ning Xuanyuan forced her back with his growing fist intent, Luo Wanwan escalated the duel by unleashing sword light, leaving their clash unresolved.

  • Luo Wanwan challenged Ning Xuanyuan, and their opposing auras shook the space around them.
  • Luo Wanwan's Dao-infused finger strike clashed with Ning Xuanyuan's punch, but he forced her back.
  • Ning Xuanyuan and Luo Wanwan exchanged fierce attacks as his fist intent grew stronger and struck through space.
  • Ning Xuanyuan drove Luo Wanwan into retreat and stopped to ask whether she wanted to continue.
  • Luo Wanwan answered by releasing sharp sword light from her fingertips, and Ning Xuanyuan prepared to face her next attack.
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Ch. 17Bloodline Divine Ability

Ning Xuanyuan and Luo Wanwan fought over the Xuantian Evil Emperor's inheritance, with Luo Wanwan escalating her attacks after he refused to give it up. The chapter ended when Ning Xuanyuan's bloodline divine ability, Protection, withstood her overwhelming sword intent.

  • Luo Wanwan pierced Ning Xuanyuan's defenses with a sword strike, drawing blood and forcing him to retreat for the first time.
  • Ning Xuanyuan formed a giant blade from spiritual power and Great Dao rules, striking Luo Wanwan and sending her flying backward.
  • Luo Wanwan urged Ning Xuanyuan to abandon the inheritance, but he refused and challenged her to continue fighting.
  • Luo Wanwan unleashed increasingly powerful sword intent, shattering Ning Xuanyuan's blood-colored curtain and pressing him with a storm of Sword Qi.
  • Ning Xuanyuan revealed the sacred light of his bloodline divine ability, Protection, which blocked Luo Wanwan's sword intent.
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Ch. 18Child of Heavenly Fortune

Ning Xuanyuan overcame Luo Wanwan’s strongest attacks, but Xue Qianxun’s Primordial Spirit rescued her before he could finish the fight. After accepting the Xuantian Evil Emperor’s inheritance, Ning Xuanyuan was revealed to be a Child of Heavenly Fortune, while Xue Qianxun planned to help Luo Wanwan pursue the Human Emperor Realm.

  • Ning Xuanyuan used Protection to withstand Luo Wanwan’s nine swords, then struck her down with his giant blade.
  • Xue Qianxun’s Primordial Spirit took Luo Wanwan, retrieved her physical body and the azure lotus, and vanished with them.
  • Ning Xuanyuan recovered, approached the Xuantian Evil Emperor’s remains, and began accepting his inheritance.
  • Outside the secret realm, Xue Qianxun told Luo Wanwan that Ning Xuanyuan was a Child of Heavenly Fortune.
  • Xue Qianxun said Luo Wanwan could use her physical body and the azure lotus to lay the foundation for becoming an emperor.
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Ch. 19Are You Worthy?

Xue Qianxun departed after warning Luo Wanwan not to become Ning Xuanyuan’s enemy, while Ning Xuanyuan emerged from his cultivation having absorbed the Xuantian Evil Emperor’s inheritance. Li Tianxing confronted him and demanded the inheritance, and Ning Xuanyuan challenged whether Li Tianxing was worthy to take it.

  • Xue Qianxun told Luo Wanwan not to hate or oppose Ning Xuanyuan, then faded away as Luo Wanwan wept.
  • Ning Xuanyuan finished absorbing the Xuantian Evil Emperor’s inheritance and Dao power, strengthening his Chaos World, body, bloodline, and cultivation to the late stage of the Soul Sea Realm.
  • Ning Xuanyuan left the mysterious space and encountered Li Tianxing, who realized Ning Xuanyuan had reached the hidden inheritance site.
  • Ning Xuanyuan admitted he had obtained the inheritance, and Li Tianxing demanded that he hand it over in exchange for his life.
  • Ning Xuanyuan smiled and asked Li Tianxing whether he was worthy to take the inheritance.
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Ch. 20One Sword

Ning Xuanyuan defeated Li Tianxing with the Xuantian Evil Emperor's sword inheritance and held him at swordpoint. After Li Tianxing revealed that Ao Mo and Teng Yi had ambushed Qin Lang and Song You'er, Ning Xuanyuan rushed southeast to find them.

  • Li Tianxing challenged Ning Xuanyuan, confident that his breakthrough to the Life Palace Realm would let him seize the Primeval Inheritance.
  • Ning Xuanyuan formed a sword from Great Dao rules and cut through Li Tianxing's demonic lightning.
  • Ning Xuanyuan trapped Li Tianxing in a sword formation and struck him down with One Sword Concealed in the Void.
  • Ning Xuanyuan held a sword to Li Tianxing's throat and demanded a reason not to kill him.
  • Li Tianxing told Ning Xuanyuan that Ao Mo and Teng Yi had ambushed Qin Lang and Song You'er less than three hundred li southeast.
  • Ning Xuanyuan struck Li Tianxing and vanished toward the ambush site.
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