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Chapter Summaries

Starting with a Bound Chaos World
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Ch. 21Heaven-Shaking Killing Intent

Ning Xuanyuan arrived just in time to save Song You'er from Ao Mo and confronted Ao Mo and Teng Yi for attacking his personal guards. The two demons launched a combined assault, while Jian Wuya and Su Ting watched to see how Ning Xuanyuan would fare.

  • Ao Mo and Teng Yi overwhelmed Qin Lang and Song You'er, and Ao Mo struck Song You'er down before reaching to seize her.
  • Song You'er began to self-destruct rather than be captured, but Ning Xuanyuan appeared, saved her, and severed Ao Mo's dragon claw.
  • Ning Xuanyuan ordered Qin Lang to help Song You'er and used Holy Light to heal them both.
  • Ning Xuanyuan declared that he would kill Ao Mo for hurting his people, then stepped forward with a saber and a sword.
  • Teng Yi attacked Ning Xuanyuan with fire and wind as Ao Mo followed with a demon-dragon strike, while Jian Wuya and Su Ting watched.
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Ch. 22Slaying the Dragon and Cutting Down the Peng

Ning Xuanyuan used the Primeval Inheritance’s Sword-and-Saber Divine Art to kill Ao Mo and Teng Yi, then let Jian Wuya and Su Ting leave. After reuniting with Chu Tian, Yan Chen, and Tai Yu, he ordered the group to clean up and depart.

  • Ning Xuanyuan killed Ao Mo with one strike of One Saber Cuts Through the Void, revealing that he had obtained the Primeval Inheritance.
  • Teng Yi fled, but Ning Xuanyuan sealed the space with saber intent and killed him.
  • Qin Lang and Song You'er watched in shock as Ning Xuanyuan defeated both Life Palace Realm opponents.
  • Chu Tian, Yan Chen, and Tai Yu arrived and discovered Ao Mo and Teng Yi's corpses.
  • Jian Wuya and Su Ting denied having hostile intentions and left, while Ning Xuanyuan chose not to stop them.
  • Ning Xuanyuan dismissed Chu Tian's concern about letting them go and ordered everyone to clean up and leave.
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Ch. 23The Demon Dragon Emperor and Ye Xuankong

Ning Xuanyuan and several others emerged from the Thousand Mysteries Secret Realm, while the closing passage suggested that Ao Mo, Teng Yi, and Luo Wanwan had died inside. When the Demon Dragon Emperor attacked Ning Xuanyuan over his son's death, Ye Xuankong appeared and blocked the blow.

  • Ning Xuanyuan led Qin Lang and four others out of the secret realm, followed by Jian Wuya, Su Ting, and Li Tianxing as the passage began to close.
  • Jian Wuya and Su Ting spoke with their factions, whose members reacted with shock and looked toward the Asura Domain.
  • The Demon Dragon Emperor arrived and demanded to know who had killed his son, confirming the crowd's suspicion that Ao Mo and Teng Yi were dead.
  • Ning Xuanyuan admitted that he had killed Ao Mo and Teng Yi, provoking the Demon Dragon Emperor to attack him with a dragon claw.
  • Ye Xuankong appeared before Ning Xuanyuan and his companions, stopped the claw with a sacred palm strike, and was recognized by the Demon Dragon Emperor.
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Ch. 24Scared Pissless

Ye Xuankong arrived in the Thousand Mysteries Secret Realm and shielded Ning Xuanyuan from the Demon Dragon Emperor, Ao Guang, after Ning Xuanyuan killed Ao Guang’s son. Ye Xuankong and Ning Xuanyuan departed safely, though Ao Guang’s killing intent remained.

  • Experts recognized Ye Xuankong, the Night Watch Army’s god of slaughter, when he appeared to protect Ning Xuanyuan.
  • Ye Xuankong revealed that he had recently entered the Saint Realm and declared Ning Xuanyuan his brother and the Asura Domain’s Blood Scion.
  • Ao Guang demanded an explanation for his son’s death, but Ye Xuankong dismissed the dead prince and challenged Ao Guang to attack.
  • Ye Xuankong stepped onto Ning Xuanyuan’s carriage, and the nine golden demonic flood dragons carried them away as Ao Guang let them go.
  • Ning Xuanyuan praised Ye Xuankong’s imposing threat, then admitted he had nearly pissed himself and asked Ye Xuankong to arrive earlier next time.
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Ch. 25You're Ruthless

Ning Xuanyuan told Ye Xuankong that he had obtained and mastered the Xuantian Evil Emperor’s inheritance, prompting Ye Xuankong to arrange a fight to test his techniques. At Blood Prison City’s Ancestral Land, the Asura Emperor set the stakes for their battle, which was about to begin.

  • Ning Xuanyuan told Ye Xuankong that he had obtained the Xuantian Evil Emperor’s inheritance, while the Moon Spirit Palace’s divine maiden had taken Empress Qianxun’s inheritance.
  • Ye Xuankong explained the Evil Emperor’s reputation and urged Ning Xuanyuan to study the inheritance, but Ning Xuanyuan said he had already mastered all nine techniques.
  • Ye Xuankong eagerly agreed to test Ning Xuanyuan’s skills and brought him to the Ancestral Land soon after they returned to Blood Prison City.
  • The Asura Emperor attended as Ning Xuanyuan and Ye Xuankong faced each other, then set a year of Night Watch Army pay as Ye Xuankong’s penalty for losing and a year on the Myriad Heavens Battlefield as Ning Xuanyuan’s.
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Ch. 26The Dao of Weapons

Ning Xuanyuan and Ye Xuankong began a battle in the arena, pitting Ning’s Dao of Weapons against Ye’s Dao of Slaughter. The fight intensified as Ning summoned his Starry Sky Soul Aspect and Ye revealed his Blood Asura Soul Aspect and Asura Divine Body.

  • Ye Xuankong challenged Ning Xuanyuan to display the Xuantian Evil Emperor’s saber and sword skills.
  • Ning revealed that he had reached the late stage of the Soul Sea Realm and summoned a Sword and Saber Domain that formed a Divine Weapon Diagram.
  • Ye Xuankong used his Dao of Slaughter to freeze Ning’s descending weapons with a single strike.
  • Ning summoned his Starry Sky Soul Aspect and drove a storm of divine weapons at Ye Xuankong.
  • Ye Xuankong revealed his Blood Asura Soul Aspect and transformed his body with the Asura Divine Body.
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Ch. 27Battle Saint Realm

Ning Xuanyuan fought Ye Xuankong in the Asura Emperor’s final test before the Myriad Heavens Battlefield. Though Ye Xuankong steadily suppressed him, Ning Xuanyuan’s Weapon Dao Intent climbed to its limit, and he erupted with a fierce shout.

  • Ning Xuanyuan shattered Ye Xuankong’s defenses with his saber and sword techniques, revealing his Sword and Saber Domain.
  • The Asura Emperor recognized Ning Xuanyuan’s extraordinary combat strength and told Ye Xuankong to suppress him further.
  • Ye Xuankong advanced through Ning Xuanyuan’s attacks with asura figures empowered by nine ancient characters of slaughter.
  • Ning Xuanyuan’s Weapon Dao Intent and presence continued growing despite being pushed back.
  • Ning Xuanyuan shouted “Kill!” as his divine weapons and Weapon Dao Intent reached their limits.
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Ch. 28Truly Ruthless

Ning Xuanyuan unleashed powerful blade and sword techniques against Ye Xuankong, forcing the Saint Realm expert to use Sage Intent before the Asura Emperor declared their fight a draw. The Asura Emperor ordered Ning Xuanyuan and Ye Xuankong to leave for the Myriad Heavens Battlefield the next day, while Qin Lang and the others stayed behind to grow stronger.

  • Ning Xuanyuan absorbed the divine weapons and attacked Ye Xuankong with Endless Thousand Blades and Ten Thousand Swords Return to Origin.
  • Ye Xuankong used Sage Intent to break Ning Xuanyuan's attacks and sent him flying, but admitted defeat after realizing how dangerous the fight had become.
  • The Asura Emperor called the battle a draw, rejected Ning Xuanyuan's objection, and ordered Ye Xuankong to pay two years of the Night Watch Army's wages.
  • The Asura Emperor told Ning Xuanyuan and Ye Xuankong to prepare to leave for the Myriad Heavens Battlefield the next day.
  • Ning Xuanyuan questioned why Qin Lang and the others would stay behind, and the Asura Emperor said they needed more cultivation before joining him.
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Ch. 29Origins

Ning Xuanyuan learned about the Myriad Heavens Battlefield and heard that the Asura Emperor had found him in an unexplored region where a will above the Human Emperor level had been sensed. Ye Xuankong explained that they fought there to obtain Soul Jade, and the chapter ended with him describing how it contained different powers of will.

  • Ning Xuanyuan asked Ye Xuankong to explain the Myriad Heavens Battlefield as they traveled with the Night Watch Army.
  • Ye Xuankong described the battlefield’s Void and their ranks, from Copper to Purple Gold, whose strength began at the Aspect Condensation Realm.
  • Ye Xuankong revealed that the Asura Emperor had found Ning Xuanyuan in an unexplored region where he sensed a will above the Human Emperor level.
  • Ye Xuankong told Ning Xuanyuan that Human Emperor experts had failed to uncover the region’s secrets and that one had never returned.
  • Ning Xuanyuan asked what Ye Xuankong was fighting for, and Ye Xuankong explained that Void contained Soul Jade with different powers of will.
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Ch. 30A Show of Force

Ye Xuankong explained how Soul Jade helped martial artists comprehend will and origin, then brought Ning Xuanyuan to the Myriad Heavens Battlefield entrance. Ning Xuanyuan began the required first-entry test and found himself crushed by a terrifying force of will.

  • Ye Xuankong told Ning Xuanyuan that Soul Jade contained will, while higher-ranked Voids held more powerful forces, with Purple-Gold Void Soul Jade containing origin.
  • Ning Xuanyuan asked whether killing a Purple-Gold Void could grant origin, and Ye Xuankong warned that such Voids were exceptionally rare and powerful.
  • Ning Xuanyuan and Ye Xuankong arrived at the Asura Domain passage to the Myriad Heavens Battlefield.
  • Ye Xuankong told Ning Xuanyuan to cross the bridge alone to undergo the test required of first-time entrants.
  • Ning Xuanyuan stepped onto the bridge and was struck by an overwhelming will that crushed his sea of consciousness.
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Ch. 31A Young Emperor

Ning Xuanyuan challenged the Myriad Heavens Battlefield’s bridge under the full suppression of will and discovered that Ye Xuankong had misled him about the test. He overcame the force with his rule origins, sword intent, and will, reaching the end of the bridge in an unprecedented feat.

  • Ning Xuanyuan used the origins of all attributes to resist the full suppression of will and reached the middle of the bridge before being forced back.
  • Ning Xuanyuan asked Ye Xuankong whether everyone had faced the same suppression, then realized his brother had tricked him.
  • Ning Xuanyuan stepped onto the bridge again and steadily endured the increasingly violent pressure on his body and will.
  • Ning Xuanyuan unleashed his sword intent and invoked the Evil Emperor’s will and Sword-and-Saber Divine Art, Shatter the Firmament.
  • Ning Xuanyuan broke through the suppression and reached the end of the bridge, accomplishing a feat no one had achieved before.
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Ch. 32Myriad Heavens Battlefield

Ning Xuanyuan overcame the Myriad Heavens Battlefield entrance’s crushing will by using the Sword-and-Saber Divine Art in meditation, then entered the Asura Domain’s territory with Ye Xuankong. Ye Xuankong introduced Asura City and the battlefield’s known regions, including the dangerous Ancient Imperial Mausoleum.

  • Ning Xuanyuan resisted the entrance’s suppression until the Evil Emperor’s will overwhelmed the godlike force in his mind, impressing the onlookers.
  • Ning Xuanyuan entered the passage, and Ye Xuankong led the Night Watch Army across the bridge behind him.
  • Ning Xuanyuan emerged in the Myriad Heavens Battlefield and sensed a strange, sorrowful yet excited fluctuation from his Chaos World.
  • Ye Xuankong explained that the group stood within Asura Domain territory and identified the distant city as Asura City.
  • Ye Xuankong described the battlefield’s known regions and explained that the Ancient Imperial Mausoleum held increasingly powerful Voids across its nine levels.
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Ch. 33Asura City

Ning Xuanyuan arrived at Asura City with Ye Xuankong and learned that the Night Watch Army resented his appointment as Blood Scion. To change their opinion through his actions, he set out with Chen Yuan and two other soldiers for the nearby Ancient Imperial Mausoleum, where they had just arrived.

  • Ye Xuankong introduced Ning Xuanyuan to the Night Watch Army, whose soldiers showed him coldness and hostility.
  • Ye Xuankong explained that his soldiers respected him for his military merits and warned Ning Xuanyuan to earn their trust through his actions.
  • Ning Xuanyuan moved into Ye Xuankong's commander's residence in Asura City.
  • Ning Xuanyuan asked to visit the Ancient Imperial Mausoleum, and Ye Xuankong assigned Chen Yuan and two soldiers to accompany him.
  • Chen Yuan led Ning Xuanyuan and the soldiers southeast from Asura City, and they reached the Ancient Imperial Mausoleum.
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Ch. 34Ancient Imperial Mausoleum

Ning Xuanyuan entered the Ancient Imperial Mausoleum with Chen Yuan’s squad and fought through the weak Voids on its first level. After the squad escaped the outermost area, stronger Bronze Rank Voids appeared ahead.

  • Ning Xuanyuan told Chen Yuan to call him Xuanyuan, then followed the squad into the fog-shrouded mausoleum.
  • Chen Yuan explained that the mausoleum had nine levels as the squad advanced through a dark, damp passage.
  • Chen Huang shielded the group from a barrage of arrows while Chen Yuan and the other soldiers cleared a path forward.
  • Chen Yuan’s squad froze and cut down the zombie-like Voids as Ning Xuanyuan observed that the weak creatures left no Soul Jades behind.
  • The outer Voids stopped pursuing the squad at their boundary, and Chen Yuan warned that true Bronze Rank Voids lay ahead.
  • A group of figures appeared in the distance and approached Ning Xuanyuan and the squad.
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Ch. 35Fortune

Ning Xuanyuan discovered that every Void he killed contained hidden Fortune, which his Chaos World could absorb. He led Chen Yuan and the others to the sixth floor of the Ancient Imperial Mausoleum, where he faced a legion of high-level Silver Rank Voids.

  • Ning Xuanyuan killed a group of Bronze Rank Voids and found Soul Jades among their remains.
  • Ning Xuanyuan detected hidden Fortune in the Voids and absorbed it into his Chaos World.
  • Ning Xuanyuan killed another group of Voids, confirmed that each contained Fortune, and ordered Chen Huang to collect their Soul Jades.
  • Ning Xuanyuan led Chen Yuan and the others to the sixth floor, easily defeating the Silver Rank Voids they encountered along the way.
  • Ning Xuanyuan faced a legion of high-level Silver Rank Voids and shattered their spear attacks with a rain of Sword Qi.
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Ch. 36Golden Void

Ning Xuanyuan fought through a horde of Silver Voids for a day and night before confronting a Gold Rank Void. He overcame its Life Palace-level will and destroyed it, leaving a Soul Jade behind.

  • Ning Xuanyuan slaughtered Silver Voids while Chen Yuan and his squad watched in shock and filled their spatial rings with Soul Jade.
  • A Golden Void emerged, and Chen Yuan warned Ning Xuanyuan before he stopped the squad from approaching.
  • The Golden Void attacked with death-charged palm imprints and used its Life Palace-level will to pressure Ning Xuanyuan.
  • Ning Xuanyuan unleashed the Evil Emperor's divine skills, One Sword Concealed in the Void and One Saber Cuts Through the Void.
  • Ning Xuanyuan pierced and annihilated the Golden Void, and a round Soul Jade fell to the ground.
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Ch. 37Fate Tribulation

After Ning Xuanyuan killed a Golden Void, Chen Yuan’s opinion of him changed, and the group returned to Asura City. Ning Xuanyuan then triggered a Fate Tribulation, drawing an immense storm of spiritual power and Great Dao forces as he rose into the sky.

  • Chen Yuan watched Ning Xuanyuan slay a Golden Void and reconsidered his belief that the Blood Scion was an untested sheltered heir.
  • Chen Yuan urged Ning Xuanyuan to leave the Ancient Imperial Mausoleum, and Ning Xuanyuan agreed before returning with the others to Asura City.
  • Chen Yuan reported the battle to Ye Xuankong, who was surprised that Ning Xuanyuan had killed a Golden Void.
  • A thunderous Fate Tribulation appeared over Asura City, and Ye Xuankong realized Ning Xuanyuan was breaking through.
  • Ye Xuankong ordered everyone away from the commander's residence as Ning Xuanyuan flew into the sky and drew a vast vortex of spiritual power and Great Dao forces.
  • Ye Xuankong questioned whether the extraordinary display could truly be only a Fate Tribulation.
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Ch. 38My Fate Is Mine to Command, Not Heaven's

Ning Xuanyuan faced an unusually powerful Fate Tribulation that also seemed to include the Soul Tribulation he had once repelled. He absorbed the tribulation’s Great Dao power into his Chaos World and declared that he alone commanded his fate.

  • Ning Xuanyuan recognized that his Fate Tribulation was accompanied by a terrifying storm of Great Dao rules and challenged it to strike him.
  • Ye Xuankong watched as the Great Dao storm entered Ning Xuanyuan’s body and worried that the tribulation could destroy his Soul Sea.
  • Ning Xuanyuan endured the golden lightning and walked upward through the storm as the tribulation’s power flowed into his Chaos World.
  • Ning Xuanyuan gathered the lightning in his palm and proclaimed, “My fate is mine to command, not heaven's!”
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Ch. 39Returning to the Ancient Imperial Mausoleum

After stabilizing his cultivation following the Fate Tribulation, Ning Xuanyuan returned alone to the Ancient Imperial Mausoleum to cultivate in its seventh layer. He overwhelmed the Gold Rank Great Voids there, leaving the battle still raging as he faced their growing numbers.

  • Ning Xuanyuan emerged from seclusion and told Ye Xuankong he planned to return to the Ancient Imperial Mausoleum.
  • Ning Xuanyuan refused Ye Xuankong's offer of an escort, and Ye Xuankong reluctantly allowed him to travel alone after warning him to be careful.
  • Ning Xuanyuan passed through the mausoleum's earlier layers and entered the seventh layer, where Gold Rank Great Voids roamed.
  • Ning Xuanyuan destroyed a Golden Void with his Great Dao light and sword rays.
  • Surrounded by countless Golden Voids, Ning Xuanyuan used a particle storm to shatter their attacks and cut down many of them.
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Ch. 40Someone

After two months of fighting in the Ancient Imperial Mausoleum, Ning Xuanyuan neared the middle stage of the Life Palace Realm and discovered a World Divine Tree sapling forming inside his chaos world. While investigating a disturbance on the eighth layer, he found an unfamiliar group besieged by countless Great Voids and a Platinum-tier super Great Void, and their blue-robed leader charged at him.

  • Ning Xuanyuan fought Gold Great Voids on the eighth layer and advanced to the peak of the early stage of the Life Palace Realm.
  • Ning Xuanyuan saw that accumulated fortune had formed a small space and a World Divine Tree sapling inside his chaos world.
  • Ning Xuanyuan sensed a disturbance and moved toward it, despite needing to return to Asura City under Ye Xuankong's seven-day rule.
  • Ning Xuanyuan found an unfamiliar group surrounded by countless Gold Great Voids and a Platinum-tier super Great Void.
  • The blue-robed Heaven and Earth Realm expert noticed Ning Xuanyuan and charged straight at him.
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