Chapter Summaries

Li Tianming and Dongyang Fengchen began a fierce battle in the underground palace, with Soulfiend holding off Dongyang Fengchen’s Nine Infant while Li Tianming and his lifebound beasts attacked the crown prince. After both sides exchanged heavy blows, Dongyang Fengchen unleashed the Six Paths Reincarnation Sword at Li Tianming.

• Dongyang Fengchen summoned the Nine Nether Emperor Sword and his fully matured Northern Nether Emperor Demon Nine Infant to fight Li Tianming.
• Soulfiend charged the Nine Infant and kept it occupied, allowing Li Tianming and his three lifebound beasts to attack Dongyang Fengchen together.
• Dongyang Fengchen used Yellow Springs Azure Heavens Slash, and Li Tianming met it with the Divine Firmament Fourth Sword, taking a heavy blow.
• Yinghuo, Miaomiao, and Lanhuang wounded Dongyang Fengchen with Immortal Sword Qi, poison, lightning, and a powerful strike while Soulfiend continued to restrain the Nine Infant.
• Dongyang Fengchen recovered and charged Li Tianming again, then unleashed the Six Paths Reincarnation Sword.

Li Tianming defeated Dongyang Fengchen by destroying his saint palace life spring, then turned to help Soulfiend kill the Northern Nether Emperor Devil Nine-Infant. With Chen Jinghong having defeated Meng Qingqing, Li Tianming approached her as Jiang Feiling’s divine embryos continued fusing.

• Li Tianming combined his Imperial Sword Qi and Undying Sword Qi with his lifebound beasts’ attacks to pierce Dongyang Fengchen’s saint palace and destroy his life spring.
• Li Tianming left Bai Xiaozhu and Situ Yiyi to watch Dongyang Fengchen, and they restrained and tormented him while condemning his past crimes.
• Li Tianming joined Soulfiend and his lifebound beasts to fight the Northern Nether Emperor Devil Nine-Infant and helped kill it after its nine heads were chopped off.
• Yinghuo, Miaomiao, and Lanhuang returned to the Companion Space to recover from their injuries and Nine Nether Poison, while Soulfiend sat wounded but began healing.
• Li Tianming saw that Jiang Feiling’s two divine embryos still needed time to fuse, then learned Chen Jinghong had defeated Meng Qingqing without killing her and walked over to her.

Li Tianming killed Dongyang Fengchen, then waited anxiously as Jiang Feiling and Ye Lingfeng returned from their near-death ordeal. After reuniting with them, he watched the Demon City shrink into Jiang Feiling, leaving the Second Divine Capital collapsing into the hollow beneath it.

• Li Tianming had Chen Jinghong kill Meng Qingqing, then dragged Dongyang Fengchen away and tortured him to death.
• Li Tianming searched for Jiang Yanwu but returned to the altar to wait for Jiang Feiling and Ye Lingfeng.
• Jiang Feiling awoke and called Ye Lingfeng’s soul back into his body, and Ye Lingfeng revived.
• Li Tianming and Jiang Feiling embraced and kissed while Bai Xiaozhu and Situ Yiyi bickered nearby.
• The Demon City shrank to palm size, entered Jiang Feiling’s forehead, and left the Second Divine Capital collapsing into the space below.

After the Ancient Divine Burial vanished into Jiang Feiling, Li Tianming escaped the collapsing Second Divine Capital with Bai Mo and Ye Yi. They learned that Dongyang Fengchen and nearly all the royal clan’s young fighters had died, then carried the secret of Jiang Feiling’s transformed body back toward the Dao Palace as Li Tianming prepared to ask about Xuanyuan Xi.

• Jiang Feiling told Li Tianming that the Innate Divine Womb prevented Spirit Possession and that she had gained memories connecting Xuanyuan Xi to the Demon City.
• Bai Mo and Ye Yi found Li Tianming’s group and learned that he had killed Dongyang Fengchen and that Jiang Yanwu was the only likely survivor.
• Ye Yi and Bai Mo escaped the Abyssal Battlefield on the Eternal Night Heavenly Demon Eagle after refusing Zhao Shenhong’s demand to stay and answer questions.
• Jiang Yanwu told Zhao Shenhong that Li Tianming had likely killed the Crown Prince, and Zhao ordered his people to return to the Divine Capital.
• On the flight back, Li Tianming and Jiang Feiling kept the Divine Burial secret from others, and Li Tianming prepared to ask her about Xuanyuan Xi and the Demon City.

As Li Tianming and Jiang Feiling flew across the Abyssal Battlefield, Jiang Feiling explained Xuanyuan Xi’s origins, her connection to the Demon City, and the rebirth that created Jiang Feiling. She demonstrated that she could separate her fused divine embryos into two bodies, leaving Li Tianming with more questions about Xuanyuan Xi and the Demon City.

• Jiang Feiling told Li Tianming that Xuanyuan Xi was the tenth Ascendant God of the Yanhuang Continent, descended from the First Ascendant God, and that her death was connected to the Demon City.
• Jiang Feiling explained that Xuanyuan Xi had been born alongside the Demon City and could control only parts of it, while the city’s secrets and artifacts remained beyond her understanding.
• Jiang Feiling revealed that the Eternal Reincarnation Art split Xuanyuan Xi into innate and acquired divine embryos, with Jiang Feiling as the acquired embryo, and that Xiaofeng destroyed Xuanyuan Xi’s divine soul before it could take control.
• Jiang Feiling explained that Xuanyuan Xi sent the acquired embryo to the Vermilion Bird Kingdom for safety and that her ten fingernail seals had been present from birth, not granted by Xuanyuan Xi or the Demon City.
• Jiang Feiling demonstrated that she could separate her fused divine embryos, using the acquired body for Spirit Possession while the innate divine body lay motionless in Li Tianming’s arms.
• Li Tianming asked whether Xuanyuan Xi had descendants or a lover, and Jiang Feiling said she had neither because she became an Ascendant God at twenty.

Li Tianming returned to the Divine Capital with Jiang Feiling, learned that the city had been devastated by Emperor Yu and Dongyang Ling’s war, and reunited with his friends at the Decimo Dao Palace. Meanwhile, Meng Tingyu received a mysterious visitor who ordered her to provide a million fish.

• Jiang Feiling told Li Tianming that she could cultivate through the Eternal World Scripture and revealed that the demon city had originally been called Eternal World City.
• Li Tianming and his companions returned to a ruined Divine Capital, where Bai Mo explained that Emperor Yu and Dongyang Ling were fighting for power and that the Decimo Dao Palace remained secure behind its barrier.
• Bai Mo told Li Tianming that killing the crown prince had dealt a severe blow to the ancient imperial clan and that the Dao Palace might support Dongyang Ling or pursue greater ambitions.
• Ye Lingfeng said the Decimo Demon-Suppressing Pillar had come from the Primordial Demon Venerable, and Li Tianming reunited with Li Qingyu and Jiang Feiling at the Dao Palace.
• At the Exquisite Pavilion, Meng Tingyu knelt before a mysterious visitor, who asked for one million fish from the Kun Yuan Realm.

The imperial ruler learned that the Ancient Divine Burial had vanished and ordered Meng Tingyu to investigate Fengchen and Li Tianming, while revealing the secrets behind the Reincarnation Mirror. After destroying Li Muyang’s frozen corpse beneath Moon-Inviting Tower, he mourned Jing’er; meanwhile, Li Tianming and the Dao Heaven Palace elders prepared to act against the imperial clan.

• Meng Tingyu told the old man that the Ancient Divine Burial had vanished, the Second Divine Capital had sunk underground, and Fengchen might have died at Li Tianming’s hands; the old man ordered her to find Fengchen and investigate Li Tianming’s origins.
• The old man explained that the Reincarnation Barrier’s link to the Reincarnation Mirror was a deception and that Li Muyang had died more than forty years ago, with his corpse sealed beneath Moon-Inviting Tower.
• The old man visited Jing’er’s frozen body, then shattered the iceberg holding Li Muyang and destroyed his corpse and Dark Arm.
• Weisheng Yunxi warned Li Tianming and the elders to keep Jiang Feiling’s divine body and the Demon City secret from the Primordial Divine Realm.
• Li Tianming confirmed that he had killed Dongyang Fengchen, and Weisheng Yunxi said the Dao Heaven Palace was waiting for one more opportunity to make a move.

Jiang Feiling began cultivating the Eternal World Scripture while Li Tianming prepared to grow stronger. When Emperor Yu confronted the Decimo Dao Palace over the Crown Prince’s death, the palace refused to surrender Li Tianming and revealed its support for Dongyang Ling’s claim to rule.

• Jiang Feiling reached the first level of the Spirit Source Realm in one day and found that her sealed abilities had grown stronger.
• Li Tianming gave Li Qingyu fifty thousand saint crystals, and Ye Lingfeng gave her one hundred thousand more.
• Bai Zijing brought Li Tianming to face Emperor Yu and the Divine Martial Legion outside the Decimo Dao Palace.
• Jiang Yanwu accused Li Tianming of killing the Crown Prince and Huang Ziting, but Bai Zijing challenged his account.
• Ye Yi and Bai Mo rejected Emperor Yu’s demands, questioned his legitimacy, and returned with Li Tianming behind the barrier.
• Emperor Yu crushed Jiang Yanwu’s head after Jiang Yanwu asked who the Decimo Dao Palace’s distinguished guest was; the guest was Dongyang Ling.

At Moon-Inviting Tower, the old man discussed Dongyang Fengchen’s death and his plans to manipulate the imperial struggle and the “thing” he expected to transform. Meanwhile, Li Tianming learned the Dao Palace’s plans and began training in the Nine Heavens Galaxy Art with Weisheng Yunxi as war drew near.

• Meng Tingyu told the old man that Dongyang Fengchen had died and described the monster believed to have killed him; he ordered her to watch it and bring three hundred thousand more people to the walled city.
• The old man revealed that his scheme depended on forcing his enemies to change the state of “that thing,” and celebrated that events were proceeding as he expected.
• Weisheng Yunxi explained to Li Tianming that the Dao Palace would support Dongyang Ling against Emperor Yu because Dongyang Ling was weaker, while keeping another trump card secret.
• Li Tianming accompanied Weisheng Yunxi into the Dark Confinement Chamber and learned how Emperor Qian had destroyed her eyes after she showed promise.
• Weisheng Yunxi demonstrated Brilliant Blazing Star and began teaching Li Tianming the Nine Heavens Galaxy Art, which he planned to cultivate alongside the Imperishable Sword Body before the Dao Palace went to war.

Li Tianming mastered the first move of the Nine Heavens Milky Way Art and told Weisheng Yunxi that he was a Ten-Tribulation Reincarnation body, which she agreed to keep secret. Weisheng Yunxi prepared to send him into battle against Emperor Yu and urged him to help build a prosperous new Divine Kingdom.

• Li Tianming practiced Brilliant Blazing Star about fifty thousand times and achieved a small measure of mastery.
• Weisheng Yunxi questioned Li Tianming about his talent, and he revealed that he had ten tribulation wheels.
• Weisheng Yunxi agreed to protect Li Tianming's secret and warned that his extraordinary talent could attract powerful enemies.
• Li Tianming told Weisheng Yunxi that he had fused two thousand strands of Immortal Sword Qi.
• Weisheng Yunxi said the Dao Palace was preparing for war against Emperor Yu and planned to give Li Tianming a Dark Hall position with military authority.
• Weisheng Yunxi shared her hope that Li Tianming and Li Wudi would lead the people toward a true golden age and make their homeland a Divine Realm.

Li Tianming was appointed Tianshu Star General and given command of ten thousand Saint-realm experts as the Decagon Dao Palace prepared to support Dongyang Ling against Emperor Yu. He and Ye Lingfeng were assigned to the Tianshu Legion, whose troops they would soon meet.

• Weisheng Yunxi brought Li Tianming and Ye Lingfeng to the Decagon Sacred Hall, where Dao Palace leaders had gathered to announce a major decision.
• As Li Tianming passed through the Dao Palace, disciples discussed his rise, while Jun Niancang watched and wondered whether he could still get revenge.
• Weisheng Yunxi appointed Li Tianming Tianshu Star General under Bai Zijun and gave him command of an army of ten thousand; she named Ye Lingfeng his deputy.
• Weisheng Yunxi ordered the Seven Star Legion to prepare for war and declared that the Dao Palace would support Dongyang Ling against Emperor Yu.
• After the meeting, Weisheng Yunxi handed Li Tianming over to Bai Zijun so he could meet his new subordinates.

Li Tianming was appointed commander of the Dark Star Camp and introduced himself to the Tianshu Legion, then proved his strength in a staged bout with Bai Zijing. As the camp accepted him, deputy general Sun Xingyu challenged him, and Li Tianming answered by declaring himself the greatest genius in the Divine Kingdom’s history.

• Bai Zijun appointed Li Tianming Tianshu Star General and commander of the Dark Star Camp, with Ye Lingfeng as his deputy general.
• Li Tianming addressed the Tianshu Legion and promised to lead the Dark Star Camp responsibly and fight alongside its warriors.
• Li Tianming met the Dark Star Camp’s deputy generals and commanders, while Bai Zijing warned him to establish his authority and keep himself and his soldiers safe.
• Bai Zijing challenged Li Tianming to demonstrate his strength, and he defeated her and her Blue Star White-Winged Tiger without using his lifebound beasts.
• Sun Xingyu challenged Li Tianming to a spar, and Li Tianming declared himself the greatest genius in the Divine Kingdom over the past hundred thousand years.

Li Tianming faced Vice General Sun Xingyu in a battle to prove he deserved to command the Dark Star Camp. He and his lifebound beasts gained the upper hand over Sun Xingyu and his Starburning Demon Apes, but the fight continued as their weapons clashed.

• Li Tianming stepped onto the Dark Star Battle Stage and accepted Sun Xingyu's challenge while Bai Zijin and the Dark Star Camp watched.
• Sun Xingyu charged with his two Starburning Demon Apes, and Lanhuang met them with a Primordial Soundwave before engaging them in close combat.
• Miaomiao poisoned one Starburning Demon Ape, and Yinghuo wounded it with his Thousand Calamity Sword.
• Li Tianming bound the wounded ape with the Three Thousand Starfields, smashed it into the ground, and knocked it into its brother.
• Li Tianming rushed to support Yinghuo and Miaomiao, then struck Sun Xingyu with the Three Thousand Starfields as Sun countered with A Staff Overlooking the Heavens.

Li Tianming defeated Sun Xingyu and won the Dark Star Camp’s allegiance, but Sun Xingyu betrayed him with a three-star Heavenly Pattern book. Li Tianming and Yinghuo survived the flames, leaving Sun Xingyu’s attack exposed and Bai Zijin relieved.

• Yinghuo and Miaomiao overwhelmed Sun Xingyu and his lifebound beasts, forcing him to surrender.
• Dark Star Camp commanders pledged loyalty to Li Tianming, and Bai Zijin confirmed that he had taken control of the camp.
• Sun Xingyu pretended to submit, then activated a three-star Heavenly Pattern book and unleashed Bone-Burning Heart-Devouring Fire at Li Tianming and Yinghuo.
• Li Tianming and Yinghuo emerged alive from the flames, and Bai Zijin embraced Li Tianming in relief.
• Li Tianming and Yinghuo joked with Bai Zijin while the crowd celebrated their survival.

Li Tianming killed Sun Xingyu after discovering he was a spy for Dongyang Yu, and the Dao Palace prepared to attack the Imperial City with Dongyang Ling on the first day of next month. As war approached, Li Tianming recovered and agreed that Jiang Feiling could accompany him to the battlefield.

• Li Tianming confronted Sun Xingyu, killed him, and warned the Dark Star Camp that Dongyang Yu's other spies would be hunted down.
• Weisheng Yunxi and the Dao Palace leaders decided to support Dongyang Ling and attack the Imperial City when the Sun-Moon Divine Emperor Barrier was weakest on the first day of next month.
• Weisheng Yunxi cautioned Li Tianming to be wary of hidden enemies and explained that both factions still commanded hundreds of thousands of troops.
• Li Tianming moved into the Dark Star Camp's Star General Residence and reunited there with Jiang Feiling, Ye Lingfeng, and Li Qingyu.
• Jiang Feiling offered to use Spirit Possession to help Li Tianming in battle, and he agreed to let her accompany him to the battlefield.

Li Tianming reached the peak of the Earth Saint realm and prepared to join the campaign against the rebels, bringing Jiang Feiling and Ye Lingfeng into battle with him. As rain and darkness fell, the Seven Star Legions arrived at Tianwu Gate of the Imperial City.

• Li Tianming reflected on the righteous Imperial Will he wanted to uphold and broke through to the ninth level of the Earth Saint realm.
• By the first day of the month, Li Tianming had fused three thousand strands of Sword Qi, learned Galaxy in Chaos, and entered Spirit Possession with Jiang Feiling.
• Ye Lingfeng told Li Tianming he had reached the second level of the Heaven Saint realm, and Li Tianming invited him to fight together that night.
• Li Tianming rallied more than ten thousand Dark Star Camp soldiers and told them the Tianshu Legion would lead the charge against the rebels.
• Bai Zijun ordered the Tianshu Legion to march on Tianwu Gate, and the Seven Star Legions reached the Imperial City as rain fell.

Li Tianming and the Dao Palace’s Seven Star Legion met Dongyang Ling’s army outside the Imperial City as both forces prepared to attack Dongyang Yu. While Night One resisted Dongyang Ling’s attempt to change the timetable, Jiang Liuting gained permission to challenge Li Tianming before the battle.

• Li Tianming led the Dark Star Camp to Tianwu Gate, where Night One’s million-strong Seven Star Legion joined Dongyang Ling’s army.
• Night One refused Dongyang Ling’s request to begin the assault half an hour early, insisting that the Dao Palace needed time to observe the Sun-Moon Divine Emperor Barrier.
• Jiang Liuting and Dongyang Ling discussed the Dao Palace’s power and the risk that it might turn against the imperial clan after Dongyang Yu fell.
• After the Qilin Ancient Clan pointed out Li Tianming, Jiang Liuting and Dongyang Ling’s other children urged her to test him and undermine the Dao Palace’s confidence.
• Dongyang Ling told Jiang Liuting to do as she pleased, and she prepared to confront Li Tianming.

Li Tianming confronted Jiang Liuting in a public spar after learning she had bullied Bai Zijin and spread vile rumors about her. He overwhelmed Jiang Liuting with the Three Thousand Starfield and left her badly injured before Dongyang Ling’s silent army.

• Jiang Liuting challenged Li Tianming, hoping to display her superiority before the armies.
• Liu Yuyi and Bai Zijun told Li Tianming about Jiang Liuting’s cruelty toward Bai Zijin and other women.
• Li Tianming agreed to a beastmaster duel, then rebuked Jiang Liuting for insulting Bai Zijin.
• Jiang Liuting attacked with her saber and shield, but Li Tianming’s Spirit Possession and Three Thousand Starfield drove her back.
• Li Tianming struck Jiang Liuting across the face, smashing her bones and leaving her sprawled in front of Dongyang Ling’s silent soldiers.

Li Tianming decisively defeated Jiang Liuting as Dongyang Ling’s forces and the Decimo Dao Palace gathered outside the Imperial City. The Radiant Emperor rallied his court to defend the city, and both sides prepared for battle in the storm.

• Li Tianming defeated Jiang Liuting without being touched, and Dongyang Ling called off her attempt to fight again.
• Ye Yi and Dongyang Ling acknowledged Li Tianming’s strength while keeping their alliance intact.
• A scout reported that Dongyang Ling and the Decimo Dao Palace had gathered 1.6 million troops outside Tianwu Gate.
• Lord Zhongxian proposed using the Imperial Beast to undermine the rebels, while the Radiant Emperor’s court prepared to rely on the Imperial Barrier and the city’s defenses.
• The Radiant Emperor vowed to crush the rebels, and his officials and soldiers roared their support.
• Ye Yi ordered the Seven Star Legions into position around the Imperial City, with Bai Zijun leading the Tianshu Legion southeast.

Li Tianming led the Dark Star Battalion into the Imperial City battle, prioritizing his troops’ survival while helping provoke further conflict between Dongyang Ling and Dongyang Yu. He guided his men through the barrier’s spirit disasters and charged into battle, while Miaomiao fell back asleep.

• Dongyang Ling’s forces and the Seven Star Legion attacked the Imperial City as the Tianshu Legion and Qilin Ancient Clan entered the Sun Moon Divine Emperor Barrier.
• Li Tianming led the Dark Star Battalion through the Silver Moon Dream Barrier and used Lanhuang, the Three-Thousand Starfield, and Sea Spirit Books to cross the spirit disasters with few injuries.
• Li Tianming ordered his troops to stay together, avoid reckless advances, and focus on getting out alive as they prepared to fight Dongyang Yu’s forces.
• Li Tianming mounted Lanhuang, called the Dark Star Battalion to attack, and led them into battle as lifebound beast abilities collided with the enemy’s.
• Miaomiao woke briefly amid the fighting, complained that battle was boring, and fell asleep again in the mud.