Chapter Summaries

Wang Ming offered Cloud, Wind, and Jian Chen dangerous manuals to strengthen them against Lord Godless, while concealing the lethal or bizarre costs of their cultivation. After Cloud and Jian Chen attacked him in anger, Wang Ming escaped with You Ruo and left Nameless a final manual, Star Absorbing Great Art.

• Wang Ming offered Nameless the demonic saber manual Hegemon Under Heaven and told the group to lock Wind up until he had chanted the Ice Heart Sutra for years.
• Wang Ming gave Cloud the World Separating Sword manual, and Nameless warned that it could make Cloud's sword qi pierce his body and kill him.
• Wang Ming teased Nameless about losing his cultivation to his disciple, then gave Jian Chen a manual whose instructions horrified him and the others.
• Cloud and Jian Chen drew their swords and attacked Wang Ming after realizing his taunt about the manuals, but primordial qi repelled them.
• Wang Ming pulled You Ruo away and escaped, leaving Nameless a manual titled Star Absorbing Great Art.

Wang Ming arranged for You Ruo to hide from Emperor Shitian while he waited for a chance to avoid the immortal's attention. At the World Extermination Shrine, demonic Wind killed Lord Godsky with one of the Three Apocalyptic Slashes.

• Wang Ming told You Ruo that Emperor Shitian would target them after Lord Godless died and planned to give her disguises so she could hide.
• Wang Ming explained that he had given martial arts to Cloud, Wind, and Nameless to send them after Lord Godless while he avoided Emperor Shitian.
• Half a month later, Wind attacked the World Extermination Shrine and slaughtered its people after Lord Godless returned there injured.
• Yan Ying tried to flee with Lord Godsky, but Po Jun arrived and defeated Lord Godsky when he threatened to expose her.
• Lord Godsky encountered demonic Wind while fleeing, and Wind killed him with a strike from the Three Apocalyptic Slashes.

Wind practiced the Hegemon Under Heaven and unleashed the Demonic Saber, disintegrating Lord Godsky and driving Po Jun back as his power grew. Yan Ying recognized her son and stopped him from killing Po Jun, while Cloud revealed that he had also practiced Wang Ming’s World Separating Sword to prepare for the fight against Lord Godless and the danger of Wind’s demonization.

• Wind disintegrated Lord Godsky with a slash, terrifying Po Jun and the others nearby.
• Po Jun urged Yan Ying to flee, and she recognized Wind after seeing the Snow Drinking Saber and learning his name.
• Wind asked Nameless, Qin Shuang, Cloud, and Jian Chen to kill him if he survived the fight but became a danger to ordinary people, and they reluctantly agreed.
• Wind’s Demonic Saber grew stronger as he used it, overpowering Po Jun until Yan Ying called out to him and stopped his attack.
• Yan Ying helped the injured Po Jun escape the World Extermination Shrine while Wind fled in another direction.
• Cloud watched Wind’s battle and revealed that he had practiced Wang Ming’s World Separating Sword as a backup against Lord Godless and demonized Wind.

Wind rampaged through World Extermination Shrine until Lord Godless intervened and beat him down, while the Dragon Vein strengthened Lord Godless. From a distant cliff, Emperor Shitian revealed that Lord Godless was destined to die that day and ordered Luo Xian to make arrangements regarding Lord Conqueror.

• Wind slaughtered World Extermination Shrine subordinates as Lord Godless watched and tested his strength while searching for Cloud and Nameless.
• A Guichaluo reported that Wind had killed Young Palace Master Lord Godsky, enraging Lord Godless.
• Lord Godless attacked Wind, but Wind's blade aura sent him flying before Lord Godless used a rapid barrage of punches to knock Wind unconscious.
• Lord Godless ordered his subordinates to hack off Wind's limbs while he stayed on guard in case Wind was pretending to be defeated.
• On a distant cliff, Luo Xian asked why Emperor Shitian would not seize or destroy the Dragon Vein, and Emperor Shitian explained its limited value to him and the consequences of destroying it.
• Emperor Shitian told Luo Xian that Lord Godless was bound to die that day and ordered her to make arrangements regarding Lord Conqueror.

Wind rose after Lord Godless had defeated him, transformed by the Demonic Blade, Hegemon Under Heaven, and his family’s wind blood into a terrifying killer. As Wind’s power overwhelmed the Threefold Training Grounds, Lord Godless lost confidence and decided to flee.

• Wind’s mad blood erupted, healing his injuries and greatly increasing his internal energy after Lord Godless had defeated him with the dragon vein’s power.
• Wind unleashed a devastating saber strike that killed many World Extermination Shrine disciples and pierced Lord Godless’s Imperishable Golden Body.
• Wind’s malevolent aura caused surrounding fighters to see terrifying illusions, driving some mad and causing them to attack indiscriminately.
• Lord Godless realized Wind grew stronger when injured and resolved that he had to kill him in one strike or avoid fighting him.
• Lord Godless lost his confidence and decided to flee from Wind.

Wind slaughtered the World Extermination Shrine’s forces at the Threefold Training Grounds and defeated Lord Godless while under demonic possession. The dragon vein briefly calmed Wind, but after Lord Godless fled with it, Wind killed him with a hundred-meter saber strike.

• Wind cut through the World Extermination Shrine’s forces as Lord Godless ordered his men to attack and tried to escape.
• Wind intercepted Lord Godless, shattered his protective barrier, and severed one of his arms with a single slash.
• Lord Godless offered Wind the dragon vein, whose power briefly suppressed Wind’s killing intent and restored his normal pupils.
• Lord Godless fled with the dragon vein, but Wind killed him with a hundred-meter saber strike when he had run ninety-nine meters.

After Lord Godless died, Wind continued slaughtering the World Extermination Shrine’s fleeing disciples while Cloud, Nameless, and Qin Shuang prepared to stop him. Qin Shuang broke away to pursue Heart Severance, who had taken the dragon vein, as Cloud and Nameless approached Wind for their deadly confrontation.

• Wind, fully demonized, slaughtered fleeing members of the World Extermination Shrine after Lord Godless’s death.
• Cloud set out to honor his pact with Wind, and Qin Shuang and Nameless joined him despite the danger.
• Emperor Shitian and Luo Xian decided to withdraw their people and observe the coming fight.
• Cloud and Nameless approached Wind while Qin Shuang diverted after seeing Heart Severance take the dragon vein.
• Qin Shuang ordered Heart Severance to drop the dragon vein, then pursued him and attacked as he fled.

Cloud and Nameless fought Wind at the Threefold Training Grounds, but an overwhelmingly powerful stranger interrupted the battle. Emperor Shitian took Wind away, declaring that he still needed him for a task.

• Wind slaughtered disciples at the Threefold Training Grounds, and Cloud and Nameless confronted him.
• Cloud used the World Separating Sword to cut through Wind’s demonic qi while Nameless attacked with sword qi and the abandoned weapons.
• Cloud’s attacks weakened Wind’s defenses, and Nameless’s seven swords cornered him as Cloud’s sword locked onto his movements.
• A flute sound froze Cloud, Nameless, and Wind, and a masked figure destroyed Nameless’s swords before incapacitating Wind.
• The stranger identified himself as Emperor Shitian, said Wind could not die because he had a task for him, and departed with him.

Wang Ming fought the demonized Wind while Emperor Shitian watched and arranged for Cloud to arrive, believing destiny required Wind and Cloud to kill Lord Conqueror. When Cloud reached the battlefield, Wind cleaved Wang Ming in half, leaving Emperor Shitian stunned by the force of destiny.

• Wang Ming studied Trinity Origin Qi in a mountain forest until the demonized Wind arrived and attacked him.
• Wang Ming blocked Wind’s strikes, shattered his demonic defenses with the Heavenly Frost Fist and Trinity Divine Finger, and fought to avoid Wind’s stronger blade Qi.
• Emperor Shitian and Divine Mother Luo Xian watched from a cliff as they discussed Cloud’s agreement to kill Lord Conqueror and the role of destiny.
• Emperor Shitian explained that Wind and Cloud had to kill Lord Conqueror, while Cloud arrived at the battlefield.
• Wind cleaved Wang Ming in half, and his body fell into the river as Divine Mother Luo Xian praised Emperor Shitian’s prediction and Emperor Shitian wondered at destiny’s power.

Wang Ming watched Wind, Cloud, and Nameless fight from behind an illusion, having faked his death to escape notice and avoid confronting powerful figures. The battle remained at a stalemate while Emperor Shitian and Luo Xian watched, puzzled by Wind’s opponents’ strength.

• Wind fought Cloud and Nameless on a cliff, but the two held him to a stalemate despite his increased power.
• Wang Ming revealed that Wind had only cleaved through an illusion, which he had created to hide and shake off the attention of others.
• Wang Ming decided to keep laying low, wary of the uncertain dangers of the Storm Riders world and focused on cultivating until he could regain a physical body.
• Luo Xian asked Emperor Shitian why Wind could not overwhelm Cloud and Nameless, and Emperor Shitian wondered whether another exceptionally powerful figure was involved.
• Luo Xian noted that Nameless had passed most of his cultivation to Cloud, while Emperor Shitian dismissed Nameless as merely surviving behind Cloud.

Cloud and Nameless fought Wind, who had fallen into the demonic path, while Wang Ming recognized their seemingly impossible strength as a pair of extraordinary abilities. The battle continued with Cloud and Nameless working together against Wind.

• Cloud left Yu Chuchu and the child to keep his promise to Wind, and Nameless joined him on the way for the sake of the common people.
• Cloud and Nameless faced Wind, whose demonic strength made victory seem unlikely, and fought with close coordination.
• Wang Ming watched the battle and marveled that Cloud could hold his own against a far stronger opponent.
• Wang Ming recognized Cloud’s passive ability to weaken enemies and Nameless’s power to fight at full strength despite having only one layer of power left.
• Wang Ming concluded that Cloud and Nameless together could wear down a powerful enemy before Nameless finished the fight with a decisive sword strike.

Cloud, Wind, and Nameless fought on the cliffside as Wind’s demonic power surged and Nameless’s intervention left both fighters badly hurt. Emperor Shitian watched Cloud’s remarkable combat talent with murderous intent, reminded of his defeat by Invincible Warrior.

• Wang Ming identified Wind’s evenly matched divine skill as a curse that dragged opponents down to his level, but noted Wind could not use it effectively while demonized.
• Wind’s Demonic Saber intensified his strength through self-inflicted wounds, and Cloud began struggling to keep up.
• Nameless attacked Wind at close range, but their clash severely injured Nameless and knocked away Wind’s saber while pinning several Qi swords into his body.
• Cloud seized Nameless’s opening and pulled Wind back into close combat, while Wind continued fighting as a demonic saber without his weapon.
• Emperor Shitian recognized Cloud’s combat talent and developed murderous intent, recalling how Invincible Warrior had once beaten him nearly to death.

Cloud and Wind’s battle continued as Cloud tried to subdue his demonicized junior brother rather than kill him. Qin Shuang revealed that he had secured the Dragon Vein and joined the fight, while Emperor Shitian ordered Tianmen to begin expanding its power through Wind and Cloud.

• Cloud gradually gained the upper hand as Nameless’s final strike disrupted Wind’s demonic arts, but Wind’s merged powers let him exploit an opening and injure Cloud.
• Cloud nearly struck Wind down, but Qin Shuang shouted that he had taken the Dragon Vein from Heart Severance and that Wind could still be saved.
• Cloud held back from killing Wind, allowing the demonized Wind to break free and attack him again; Qin Shuang joined the battle to help.
• Emperor Shitian and Luo Xian watched from a distant cliff and discussed the strained history between Cloud, Wind, and Lord Conqueror.
• Emperor Shitian ordered Luo Xian to mobilize Tianmen’s hidden forces and said Wind and Cloud would lead the coming conquests.

Wang Ming watched Cloud and Wind’s battle and decided they were too fortunate to bother harming. Cloud’s attack finally subdued Wind’s demonic power, but Cloud fell from a cliff, leaving Wind devastated and blaming himself.

• Qin Shuang tried to restrain Wind, but Wind critically wounded him before Cloud intervened.
• Qin Shuang attempted to use the dragon vein on Wind, but Wind’s demonic Qi blasted him away.
• Cloud struck Wind and used the Peerless Sword and World Separating Sword to break through his demonic defenses.
• Cloud poured his sword essence into Wind, weakening Wind’s demonic Qi, but the blast sent Cloud off the cliff and into the river.
• The dragon vein helped Wind regain his senses, and he mourned Cloud while asking why his companions had not killed him.

Emperor Shitian used flute music to control Wind and led him away after knocking Qin Shuang off the cliff. Wang Ming assessed the danger, explored Nameless’s martial arts while treating him, then rescued the unconscious Qin Shuang and left Nameless behind.

• A flute’s strange sound stirred Wind’s demonic nature, and Emperor Shitian’s icy attack sent Qin Shuang plunging down the cliff.
• Emperor Shitian played his bamboo flute to control Wind and walked away with him following.
• Wang Ming emerged from hiding and reflected that Emperor Shitian’s cultivation surpassed anyone he had seen except possibly Yin Zhong.
• Wang Ming partially healed Nameless and used the opportunity to study the principles behind Ten Thousand Swords Return to Origin.
• Wang Ming found Qin Shuang among the rubble, healed him, and carried him away while leaving Nameless behind.

Wang Ming watched Wind’s massacres drain Lord Conqueror’s borrowed fortune as Tianmen expanded, then planned to hide away and master the Black Tortoise True Skill. A mysterious giant hand broke through the void and killed him on a desolate mountain peak.

• Wang Ming handed Qin Shuang over to Ding Ning and continued converting his cultivation to North Darkness Divine Skill while traveling toward Lingyun Grotto.
• Wang Ming learned that Wind was wiping out sects while Tianmen took over their territories, and he realized Emperor Shitian was using Wind and Cloud to secure destiny for Tianmen.
• Wang Ming watched Lord Conqueror’s fortune diminish as Wind destroyed more forces, and concluded that this fortune was a dangerous debt tied to Lord Conqueror’s fate.
• After another portion of the fortune vanished, Wang Ming decided to lay low until he mastered the divine skill, but a giant hand pinned him down and killed him.

Wang Ming survived Demigod’s repeated attacks across time but realized his dwindling True Qi left him close to death. He tracked down Wind, crippled him, and absorbed most of his cultivation to replenish himself as he continued fleeing.

• Wang Ming resurrected after Demigod’s giant hand killed him, then dodged several later attacks from the future.
• Demigod’s attack suddenly grew stronger, killing Wang Ming again, and Wang Ming realized he had only enough True Qi for two more resurrections.
• Wang Ming identified Demigod as Lu Jingtian’s evolving AI from the Shenwu Era and suspected his actions in the future had provoked the attack.
• Wang Ming used faith power and a technique backdoor to locate Wind, who had fallen into obsession and gained seven hundred years of cultivation.
• Wang Ming crippled Wind, absorbed ninety percent of his cultivation, and used faith power to purge its demonic nature.

Wang Ming found Jian Chen pursuing Po Jun and Yan Ying, rescued Yan Ying after Po Jun died, and realized he needed the Heavenly Mandate’s protection to survive Demigod’s attacks from the future. He gathered Wind’s and Cloud’s families to recruit them as allies, while an unseen pursuer raged that Lord Conqueror was causing it to disappear.

• Wang Ming encountered Jian Chen using his demon-modified Evil Warding Swordplay to hunt Po Jun and Yan Ying, and learned that its Celestial Transformation had greatly increased Jian Chen’s speed and cultivation.
• After Jian Chen killed Po Jun and attacked Yan Ying, Wang Ming knocked Jian Chen unconscious and took Yan Ying away.
• Wang Ming determined that constant movement prevented Demigod from locking onto him, but chose to pursue Lord Conqueror’s fate because Demigod could still attack from the future.
• Wang Ming fled with Wind and Yan Ying as space distorted nearby, prompting an unseen pursuer to roar that it felt itself disappearing because of Lord Conqueror.
• Half a month later, Wang Ming seized Yu Chuchu and her child and gathered them with Wind and Yan Ying, intending to use their families to persuade Wind and Cloud to become his allies.

Wang Ming captured the amnesiac Cloud and his pregnant wife, Zi Ning, after revealing Cloud’s past to Yu Chuchu. He fled with Cloud, Zi Ning, Nie Feng, Yan Ying, and Yu Chuchu to keep Demigod from locating them and endangering the women.

• Wang Ming explained that he had knocked out Nie Feng because his demonic arts could make him dangerous if he woke.
• Yu Chuchu accused Wang Ming of intending to use her and Yan Ying to threaten Cloud, but Wang Ming told her Cloud had lost his memory and married someone else.
• Half a month later, Wang Ming found Cloud living as a fisherman with the pregnant Zi Ning, who Cloud protected from the newcomers.
• Cloud recognized Nie Feng but not Yu Chuchu or Wang Ming, and he shielded Zi Ning while asking whether Wang Ming was truly his master.
• Wang Ming used his external qi and telekinesis to seize Cloud and Zi Ning, then flew away with the group to avoid Demigod tracking them.

Wang Ming convinced Cloud that he was his master, restored Zi Ning’s sight, and brought them to reclaim the Underworld Society. As Cloud and Wind drove out the occupiers, Demigod’s attempt to send Emperor Shitian against Wang Ming failed, leaving Emperor Shitian fleeing after another beating from Invincible Warrior.

• Wang Ming pulled Zi Ning to him and treated her eyes, while Cloud feared for her until Wang Ming explained what he was doing.
• A month later, Wang Ming brought Cloud, Zi Ning, Yu Chuchu, and Yan Ying to the Underworld Society and told Cloud that Wind had fought the Wa bandits.
• Wang Ming awakened Wind, and Cloud joined him in clearing the occupiers from the Underworld Society.
• Wang Ming hung the Underworld Society plaque and told Yan Ying to manage the sect while he waited at the First Under Heaven Restaurant.
• Demigod claimed he had allied with Emperor Shitian, but the time-space machine shattered before Emperor Shitian appeared near Wang Ming.
• Emperor Shitian fled through a mountain forest after Invincible Warrior beat him again.