Chapter Summaries

Wang Ming weighed his martial arts manuals and chose to focus on the Cloud Dispensing Palm, seeking a single palm technique suited to his strengths. He began practicing it after comparing it with the Black Tortoise Divine Palm.

• Wang Ming dismissed Cloud, Wind, and Qin Shuang after deciding the Underworld Society would cooperate with Emperor Shitian while nurturing its disciples.
• Wang Ming brought out hundreds of martial manuals and discarded several palm techniques he considered inefficient or weak.
• Wang Ming summoned true-qi figures to demonstrate the Cloud Dispensing Palm and Black Tortoise Divine Palm, then made them fight so he could compare their strengths.
• Wang Ming recalled the Black Tortoise Divine Palm figure and concluded that the Cloud Dispensing Palm best suited the palm's ability to release large volumes of true qi quickly.
• Wang Ming returned the manuals to storage and began personally practicing the Cloud Dispensing Palm.

Wang Ming finalized martial arts for true qi and physical combat as he prepared to face Emperor Shitian in seven years. He then considered reforging his stone recliner with the remains of the Spirit Mirror to make it strong enough for more spell arrays.

• Wang Ming chose the Cloud Dispensing Palm, Perfect Golden Finger, and a spell-infused version of Undying Seven Illusions for his true qi combat system.
• Wang Ming selected Oracle Bone Dragon Claw, Mountains and Seas Fist Canon, and Fierce Leg Destruction to use with the Indestructible Vajra Body.
• Wang Ming resolved to cultivate these techniques quickly because he had only seven years to close the gap with Emperor Shitian before the dragon-slaying battle.
• Wang Ming kicked the Fire Qilin in frustration, then wondered whether he could turn his stone recliner into a magical treasure.
• Wang Ming produced the powder left from destroying the Spirit Mirror and planned to refine it into the recliner so it could bear additional spell arrays.

While Wang Ming remained in seclusion, the Underworld Society conquered and stabilized the martial arts world through the work of his followers and a trained corps of orphans. Seven years later, the Society gathered to welcome Wang Ming out of seclusion, as onlookers argued over his role and the old history of his first rise to power.

• Wang Ming reached a cooperation agreement with Emperor Shitian, and the Underworld Society subdued the Central Plains factions over the following two years.
• Cloud, Qin Shuang, Wind, Huai Kong, and Huai Mie suppressed rebellions while Yan Ying and You Ruo managed the Society; trained orphans helped govern the regions.
• By the fifth year of Wang Ming's seclusion, the world had stabilized, and the Society prepared to welcome him out of seclusion seven years after he had withdrawn.
• A burly youth learned from a scrawny man that Lord Conqueror had founded the Underworld Society and that Wind, Cloud, and Shuang had helped him conquer the world.
• A Japanese ronin claimed that Wind, Cloud, and Shuang had once caused Lord Conqueror to lose his rule, but a middle-aged man warned him that Huai Mie's Anbu might punish him for discussing the past.
• The ronin and the other two onlookers fell silent and left after hearing Huai Mie's name.

After seven years of seclusion, Wang Ming emerged as his destiny tribulation arrived, preparing to honor his agreement with Emperor Shitian to slay the dragon. Emperor Shitian explained to Divine Mother Luo Xian why he had to help Wang Ming fulfill his destiny before attempting to seize power.

• The Underworld Society’s disciples and leaders gathered as Wang Ming opened the palace gates after seven years of cultivation.
• Wang Ming emerged, saying the dragon-slaying date was near and recognizing that Lord Conqueror’s borrowed destiny had ended and his tribulation had begun.
• Divine Mother Luo Xian told Emperor Shitian that Wang Ming had left seclusion, and Emperor Shitian welcomed the chance to attack him now that his destiny had faded.
• Emperor Shitian explained that Wang Ming still retained powerful Qi luck and Dynastic Qi Luck, so killing him at the wrong time could fail.
• Emperor Shitian revealed that he had to help Wang Ming fulfill his destiny and slay the dragon because there was not enough time to gather Dynastic Qi Luck after it scattered.

Emperor Shitian and Wang Ming brought their teams together at the coastal pier to sail out for the dragon-slaying mission, but rivalries broke out before they boarded. After the fights ended, Wang Ming assessed the warriors’ strength and began questioning how Qilin Blood interacted with Dragon Essence.

• Emperor Shitian welcomed Wang Ming and his companions at the pier, where Huang Ying challenged Cloud and Huai Mie stepped in to fight him instead.
• Po Jun challenged Nameless, while Broken Wave called out Cloud; Wind took Broken Wave’s challenge and fought him.
• Huang Ying defeated Huai Mie but spared his life, and Cloud postponed their duel after arriving to rescue him.
• Nameless defeated Po Jun, while Emperor Shitian stopped Nameless from killing him and carried Broken Wave away from Wind’s fight.
• Emperor Shitian ended the clashes and ordered everyone aboard the ship for the dragon-slaying mission.
• Wang Ming assessed the fighters’ improved martial power and wondered whether Qilin Blood could coexist with Dragon Essence in Cloud and Wind.

Emperor Shitian’s party reached Divine Dragon Island and fought off attacks from its defenders, but a Water Tribe warrior’s Divine Water Art summoned violent waves and a whirlpool that threatened to sink their ship. Emperor Shitian shielded the entire vessel with his millenary cultivation, leaving the group able to continue toward the island.

• After sailing for a day or two, Emperor Shitian and the others spotted Divine Dragon Island on the horizon.
• As the ship neared the island, defenders fired arrows and launched poisonous hidden weapons, while Wang Ming protected Cloud, Nameless, Wind, and Huai Mie.
• Broken Wave, Po Jun, Huang Ying, Luo Xian, and the mysterious masked woman killed the attackers who tried to board the ship.
• A strangely dressed man on the coast used Divine Water Art to summon fierce waves and a whirlpool that battered the ship and endangered its passengers.
• Emperor Shitian released his millenary cultivation to form a protective shield around the vessel, stopping the waves from disrupting its voyage.

Wang Ming and Emperor Shitian's party found the divine dragon beneath the Dragon Temple, and the awakened beast attacked them. The dragon swallowed Wang Ming, but he escaped by transforming into energy and teleporting back to the others.

• Broken Wave subdued the Water God-King, but Wind stopped him from delivering the fatal blow.
• Emperor Shitian led Wang Ming and the others to the shaking Dragon Temple, where the divine dragon burst through the ruins.
• The divine dragon attacked the assembled fighters, then burrowed underground after they dodged its strike.
• The dragon erupted beneath Wang Ming, swallowed him, and carried him into the sky.
• Wang Ming teleported out of the dragon's mouth and reappeared beside Cloud and the others.

The dragon overwhelmed the martial artists, leaving Wind, Cloud, and Huai Mie unconscious before Emperor Shitian proposed joining their powers to defeat it. As the seven formed an ice sword and drove the dragon back, Wang Ming discovered that true energy lines connected him and the others to Emperor Shitian.

• The dragon wounded Po Jun and Broken Wave, shattered Huai Mie's Heavenly Sin components, and struck Wind and Cloud unconscious as Wind tried to rescue Huai Mie.
• Emperor Shitian ordered Luo Xian to kill Lord Conqueror after the dragon was slain, then sent a masked woman toward the battle.
• Wang Ming and Nameless drew the dragon's attention while Broken Wave, Po Jun, Nameless, and Huang Ying attacked it without effect.
• Emperor Shitian convinced six martial artists to combine their cultivation with his Millennial Ice martial art, forming a huge ice sword that drove the dragon away.
• Wang Ming sensed Northern Darkness True Energy flowing into him and discovered that true energy lines inside him and several others connected to Emperor Shitian.

Wang Ming disrupted Emperor Shitian’s attempt to absorb everyone’s cultivation, then stepped in to batter the divine dragon with his bare hands. Emperor Shitian resumed fighting the dragon, whose rapid recovery surprised him.

• Wang Ming recognized Jian Chen as the masked woman and used the control measure hidden in the technique he had given him to shatter Jian Chen’s ice sword.
• Emperor Shitian fought the divine dragon, knocking it down and repeatedly attacking its reverse scale without breaking through its defenses.
• Wang Ming seized the divine dragon by its horns and swung its body into the surrounding mountains, then hurled it toward Emperor Shitian.
• Emperor Shitian transformed into energy with the Seven No Realms and fought the dragon again, wondering how its damaged scales had recovered so quickly.

Emperor Shitian and the dragon-slaying team fought the giant dragon, but Wang Ming proved powerful enough to seize and batter it. The dragon killed Emperor Shitian before a sudden ice attack wounded it, leaving the battle unresolved.

• Broken Wave and Po Jun joined Emperor Shitian's attack, but the dragon knocked them back, and Nameless later wounded it with the Hero Sword before collapsing.
• Wang Ming seized the falling dragon and pummeled it, accidentally sending Broken Wave and Po Jun crashing into a rock wall with its swinging body.
• The dragon broke free and attacked Emperor Shitian, who evaded its bite but was dismembered by its claws.
• The dragon turned toward Wang Ming, but an unseen attacker called out "Emperor Heaven Mad Lightning" and detonated ice around the dragon, leaving it wounded and shrieking.

Wang Ming outmaneuvered Emperor Shitian during the dragon hunt and secured the Dragon Essence while avoiding the karmic debt of slaying the divine dragon. The chapter ended with Emperor Shitian realizing Wang Ming had secretly healed the dragon and manipulated him throughout the battle.

• Wang Ming dodged Emperor Shitian and the others’ Human-God Fusion attack by transforming into a light dragon, then struck Emperor Shitian and fought him.
• Emperor Shitian defeated Wang Ming, extracted the Dragon Essence from the fallen divine dragon, and taunted the others.
• The supposedly dead divine dragon seized Emperor Shitian, but Emperor Shitian escaped its grip before Wang Ming and his allies appeared alive.
• Wang Ming stored the Dragon Essence and left the Sea God's domain while Emperor Shitian accused him of incurring karmic debt.
• Wang Ming revealed that his Life-Saving Healing Fist had secretly healed the divine dragon, leaving Emperor Shitian to realize he had been manipulated into taking the blame for its death.

Xu Fu revealed that he was Emperor Shitian and recounted how immortality had left him numb after centuries of losing everyone around him. As the dragon essence remained at stake, Wang Ming recovered his strength and reflected on how his ongoing ambitions kept him from sharing Xu Fu’s emptiness.

• After Emperor Shitian’s mask shattered, Wind, Nameless, Cloud, and the others recognized Xu Fu as Emperor Shitian and questioned why he had lived under two identities.
• Xu Fu explained that he had gained immortality from phoenix blood, spent centuries mastering martial arts, and later ruled as both martial arts alliance leader and emperor.
• Xu Fu described how watching his loved ones die over centuries had made him numb and detached, and Nameless concluded that this was why he had become unfeeling.
• Wang Ming understood Xu Fu’s loneliness from his own long life, but reflected that his ambitions and the vastness of the Myriad Worlds kept him from feeling invincibly lonely.

Emperor Shitian demanded the Dragon Essence from Wang Ming, then overwhelmed Cloud and Wind with his heightened strength. Cloud and Wind unleashed Maha-pramana, but Emperor Shitian evaded it with Seven-Five Desperate Realm and nearly struck them down before their renewed battle intent drove him back.

• Emperor Shitian threatened Wang Ming and claimed his full strength would easily defeat him.
• Cloud and Wind attacked Emperor Shitian, but he effortlessly blocked their techniques and knocked them away.
• Cloud and Wind unleashed Maha-pramana, devastating the island, but Emperor Shitian vanished with Seven-Five Desperate Realm.
• Emperor Shitian tried to strike Cloud and Wind from behind, but two bursts of energy repelled him.
• Cloud and Wind’s convictions fused into a fierce battle intent that began to influence the surrounding world.

Wind and Cloud used the Four Symbols of Heaven's Will to amplify their power and unleash a tremendous Maha-pramana against Emperor Shitian. As the attack descended, Emperor Shitian chose to meet it head-on with Thousand Peaks Piercing Clouds.

• Emperor Shitian tried to strike Wind and Cloud from behind, but their Four Symbols of Heaven's Will barriers blocked him.
• Wind and Cloud borrowed power from heaven and earth, then joined hands and spun into a vast tornado that magnified their Maha-pramana.
• Nameless urged the onlookers to flee, while Huai Mie, Broken Wave, and Jian Chen reacted to Wind and Cloud's power.
• Wind and Cloud's tornado gathered clouds and lightning as its destructive force descended on Emperor Shitian.
• Emperor Shitian turned himself into an ice sword with Thousand Peaks Piercing Clouds and charged straight toward the Maha-pramana.

Storm and Wind fought Emperor Shitian with Maha-pramana, overcame the attack’s earlier weakness, and beat him to death. Wang Ming doubted Emperor Shitian was truly dead because Dragon Essence and Phoenix Blood granted him a form of immortality.

• Storm Fusion formed a tornado that trapped Emperor Shitian’s ice blade, but he survived the first Maha-pramana because Wind’s strength was insufficient.
• Emperor Shitian prepared to kill Cloud and Wind, but they renewed their resolve and unleashed Maha-pramana again.
• Wind’s strengthened attack amplified Cloud’s power, and together they shattered Emperor Shitian’s ice blade and interrupted his counterattacks.
• Cloud and Wind battered Emperor Shitian with their hands, feet, swords, and blades until they killed him.
• Nameless and Wang Ming discussed their disciples, while Wang Ming doubted Emperor Shitian could truly die because of his Dragon Essence and Phoenix Blood.

Cloud and Wind fought Emperor Shitian after Maha-pramana failed to kill him, and his Phoenix Blood restored him completely. Their coordinated attacks kept them alive against his overwhelming power, and Cloud drove the Peerless Sword into Emperor Shitian’s heart.

• Emperor Shitian re-formed his body and clothes from blood after Cloud and Wind believed the battle was over.
• Xu Fu attacked the exhausted Cloud and Wind, but they countered with coordinated sword and leg techniques.
• Xu Fu blocked their attacks with an ice wall, shattered it into shards, and pressed his assault on Cloud and Wind.
• Cloud and Wind used their close coordination to save each other from Xu Fu’s deadly attacks.
• Cloud used his cloak to conceal his move and stabbed the Peerless Sword into Emperor Shitian’s heart.

Cloud and Wind’s hidden Maha-pramana wound Emperor Shitian, but he regained his composure and trapped them in the Heavenly Palace Phantom before attacking. Luo Xian intervened to cover Xu Fu as he turned his attention back to Wang Ming and the Dragon Essence, unsettled by his inexplicable decision to fight Wind and Cloud directly.

• Cloud and Wind revealed that they had concealed Maha-pramana in the Peerless Sword, injuring Emperor Shitian and angering him.
• Emperor Shitian healed himself, trapped Cloud and Wind in the Heavenly Palace Phantom, and attacked them with the Snow Blood Claw.
• Nameless broke the ice claws with the Hero Sword, while Huai Mie shattered Emperor Shitian’s giant palm; Cloud and Wind then escaped the illusion.
• Luo Xian struck Cloud, Wind, and Nameless from behind with the Seven No Realms and Mystic Ice Skill, then told Xu Fu to seize the Dragon Essence.
• Xu Fu realized he had forgotten Wang Ming and the Dragon Essence and felt an unexplained chill about having fought Wind and Cloud with combat techniques.

On Divine Dragon Island, Wang Ming and Xu Fu’s factions fought over the Dragon Essence while Luo Xian battled Wind and Cloud. Their strongest attacks shattered space, and everyone was pulled into the void turbulence.

• Luo Xian fought Wind and Cloud with the Saint Heart Formula and nearly fell to Nameless’s sword before Xu Fu rescued her.
• Xu Fu realized Wind’s careless remark had cursed everyone who heard it, then unleashed a powerful sword strike at Wind and Cloud.
• Wind and Cloud combined their strength to meet Xu Fu’s attack, while Wang Ming joined the clash with Lifeshort.
• Po Jun, Broken Wave, and Jian Chen attacked Nameless, who drained their sword qi and redirected it into the clash.
• The combined sword strikes shattered space across Divine Dragon Island, and everyone was sucked into an unknown space despite Wang Ming’s warning.

Wang Ming and the others were trapped in the Limitless Sword Domain, where torrents of sword intent attacked them and revealed Nameless’s dominance in sword Dao. As Xu Fu attacked Wang Ming over the Dragon Essence, Wang Ming’s allies prepared to fight to keep it from Emperor Shitian.

• Wang Ming identified the strange realm as the Limitless Sword Domain, a place that gathered the sword knowledge of swordsmen from the outside world.
• A torrent of sword intent swept over the group, but Nameless’s Ten Thousand Swords Return to Origin made the swords bypass him and his allies.
• Emperor Shitian used the same technique against the torrent, but his sword Qi collided with it, causing a violent explosion that scattered sword Qi around them.
• Wang Ming and his group tried to leave while Emperor Shitian’s group was occupied, but Xu Fu demanded the Dragon Essence and attacked Wang Ming with Thousand Peaks Piercing Clouds.
• Wind, Nameless, and Cloud declared that Emperor Shitian must not obtain the Dragon Essence, and Wang Ming’s group readied themselves for battle.

Wang Ming and the others entered the Limitless Sword Domain, where Nameless, Wind, and Cloud fought Emperor Shitian, also called Xu Fu, over the Dragon Essence. As Wind and Cloud prepared their Heavenly Dao Infinity attack with the Peerless Sword, the battle reached a critical turning point.

• Wang Ming and the others found themselves in the Limitless Sword Domain, where Nameless used Ten Thousand Swords Return to Origin to force Emperor Shitian out of his ice-sword form.
• Emperor Shitian demanded the Dragon Essence from Huai Mie and threatened to torture the group, boasting that he could resurrect four people.
• Wind attacked Emperor Shitian with Fleeting Glance of Coldness, but Emperor Shitian shattered the ice saber and blocked the Snow Drinking Saber.
• Cloud joined Wind and Nameless in attacking Emperor Shitian, and Wind and Cloud repeatedly struck the Peerless Sword to infuse it with their power.
• Wind and Cloud unleashed Heavenly Dao Infinity with the golden Peerless Sword, while Nameless recognized that it had absorbed power far beyond the Maha-pramana.