Chapter Summaries

Chen Feng followed a black snake to the underwater mountain where the evil dragons lived, then concealed himself and watched a Nirvana Level flood dragon emerge. He quietly followed the dragon as it headed toward human territory to hunt.

• The black snake told Chen Feng where the evil dragons lived, and Chen Feng absorbed vitality from the spiritual plants before making it lead him onward.
• Chen Feng reached a dead underwater volcano, released the black snake, and concealed his aura near the mountain.
• A black flood dragon with four claws emerged from the cave and roared, revealing its Nirvana Level strength.
• Chen Feng cautiously followed the flood dragon as it left the sea for human territory to gorge itself.

Chen Feng pursued and killed a Black Dragon that was heading to devour a human city, then entered the dragon cavern to hunt more dragons. He cautiously prepared to strike a cultivating dragon without alerting the others.

• The Black Dragon flew toward a human city, but Chen Feng caught up with it over the ocean.
• Chen Feng cut off the Black Dragon’s claw and head with the Shaohua Sword, collected its Crystal Core, and stored its body.
• Chen Feng returned to the sea and killed several more evil dragons before deciding the hunt was too slow.
• Chen Feng entered the black mountain’s cavern, where he found many dragon dens and observed a Flood Dragon cultivating with a black bead.
• Chen Feng planned to kill the cultivating Flood Dragon in one strike without making a sound or alerting the dragons nearby.

Chen Feng used the Illusionary Divine Tree to silently kill dozens of Evil Dragons deep in their lair and collect their bodies. He encountered Lin Hu, a disguised Sea God Academy disciple who proposed they work together to hunt dragons outside.

• Chen Feng used a Mental Attack to daze an Evil Dragon, beheaded it, and stored its body without alerting the others.
• He repeated the same method throughout the dragon lair, killing several dozen dragons and increasing his merit and resources.
• Chen Feng killed a Nirvana Mid Stage dragon and another Evil Dragon that was eating a human corpse.
• In a branching passage, Chen Feng spotted a black-clad young man hiding in the shadows.
• The young man identified himself as Lin Hu, an Inner Court Disciple of Sea God Academy at Nirvana Peak, and suggested that they cooperate outside the lair.

Chen Feng and Lin Hu joined the battle around the Black Dragon King after two Sea God Academy disciples attacked it. The Black Dragon King called hundreds of dragons to attack, leaving Chen Feng, Lin Hu, Shao Wen, and Xiao Feng facing an overwhelming threat.

• Chen Feng declined Lin Hu's offer to cooperate until an underground battle began, and Lin Hu urged him to follow and hunt dragons amid the chaos.
• Chen Feng and Lin Hu flew to the surface and learned that both were disciples of Sea God Academy, though Lin Hu was an Inner Court Disciple and Chen Feng was an Outer Court Disciple.
• Shao Wen attacked the Black Dragon King with his spear while Xiao Feng fired enchanted arrows, but the dragon's defenses stopped their attacks.
• The Black Dragon King ordered hundreds of nearby black dragons to attack and declared that all the humans would die.

Shao Wen and Xiao Feng used their Martial Souls to fight the Black Dragon King and its swarm while Chen Feng watched with Lin Hu. Lin Hu learned Chen Feng was eighteen and had cultivated for less than two years, then charged into the battle to kill dragons and earn merit.

• Shao Wen summoned his spear Martial Soul and Xiao Feng summoned his bow Martial Soul, and the two attacked the Black Dragon King and drove back the dragon swarm.
• Chen Feng and Lin Hu watched the battle as Lin Hu said he was twenty-eight and asked Chen Feng's age.
• Chen Feng told Lin Hu he was eighteen and had cultivated for less than two years, leaving Lin Hu astonished by his talent.
• Lin Hu offered to help Chen Feng earn merit, then used his Six-Layered Golden Pagoda to smash a Flood Dragon to death and store its corpse.

Chen Feng revealed his overwhelming strength by slaughtering Black Dragons faster than Lin Hu and evading the Black Dragon King’s attack. As they continued fighting, Lin Hu explained that his treasure pagoda came from a mysterious source and had helped him rise quickly so he could protect his family.

• Lin Hu shared credit with Chen Feng for the Evil Dragons they killed, then asked how many Black Dragons Chen Feng had slain.
• Chen Feng summoned more than twenty-five thousand blades of Golden Sword Qi and, with his Bodhi Divine Tree’s Sluggish Domain and Shaohua Sword, killed dragons more efficiently than Lin Hu.
• The Black Dragon King attacked Chen Feng with dragon breath, but Chen Feng blocked and evaded it, drawing the attention of Shao Wen and the other Heaven-Piercing disciple.
• Chen Feng and Lin Hu continued clearing the dragon horde, and Lin Hu told Chen Feng that his treasure pagoda was above King level and not from the secular world.
• Lin Hu recounted finding the pagoda as a child, binding it with his blood, and using its resources and inheritances to cultivate, support his village, and seek ways to extend his parents’ lives.

Lin Hu explained the Six-Layered Golden Pagoda and joined Chen Feng in hunting dragons for merit while Shao Wen and Xiao Feng battled the Black Dragon King. Xiao Feng launched a powerful arrow at the Black Dragon King’s eye after Shao Wen’s explosive attack wounded it, leaving the fatal strike unresolved.

• Lin Hu told Chen Feng that the Six-Layered Golden Pagoda had chosen him and could shelter him from powerful enemies.
• Chen Feng and Lin Hu continued hunting dragons and accumulated more than two thousand merit points each.
• Shao Wen and Xiao Feng agreed to coordinate their hidden techniques to kill the Black Dragon King and split its materials.
• Shao Wen hurled his soul spear at the Black Dragon King, then detonated it after the Dragon Pearl deflected the attack, wounding the beast and cracking its pearl.
• Xiao Feng drew his longbow and fired a concentrated arrow toward the Black Dragon King’s eye as it flew into a rage.

Chen Feng used his Bewitching Demon Tree’s Mental Attack to stun the Black Dragon King, allowing Shao Wen and Xiao Feng to kill it. The chapter ended with the dragon dead and its corpse secured, while the three survivors faced dividing the rewards.

• The Black Dragon King survived Shao Wen and Xiao Feng’s attack by healing its injuries, then drove them toward defeat.
• Lin Hu offered Shao Wen and Xiao Feng refuge in his pagoda, but they continued fighting the Black Dragon King.
• Chen Feng offered to help kill the dragon in exchange for a share of the merit and materials.
• Chen Feng unleashed a Mental Attack that trapped the Black Dragon King in an illusion and left it briefly unable to defend itself.
• Shao Wen pierced the dragon’s injured eye while Xiao Feng stabbed its neck, and they destroyed its soul to kill it.
• Xiao Feng pulled the Black Dragon King’s corpse and blood out of the sea with his vital energy.

Chen Feng joined Shao Wen and Xiao Feng after helping them kill the Black Dragon King, and they shared the spoils with him. Lin Hu also joined their group after revealing his powerful defensive treasure tower, and the four set out toward a dangerous area in the West Sea.

• Shao Wen and Xiao Feng killed the fleeing dragons and gave Chen Feng their corpses in a Storage Ring.
• Shao Wen and Xiao Feng gave Chen Feng the Black Dragon King's body materials while keeping its Dragon Pearl and mission rewards, then invited him to hunt more beasts with them.
• Chen Feng asked Shao Wen and Xiao Feng to let Lin Hu join their group, offering to share his own contribution points with him.
• Lin Hu revealed a golden six-story treasure tower that withstood Shao Wen's Heaven-Piercing attack without a scratch, earning him a place in the group.
• The four prepared to explore a dangerous area in the West Sea as Shao Wen and Xiao Feng warned Chen Feng about the overwhelming power of Shattering Void Realm experts.

Chen Feng and his companions learned about a fallen Panwu Divine Dynasty general before Wu Mu, a hostile Daoist Student of Sea God Academy, confronted Chen Feng. Shao Wen challenged Wu Mu to protect his pride and invoked the Shao Clan, but Wu Mu struck him down and threatened further punishment.

• Xiao Feng told Chen Feng and Lin Hu that they were heading to the hidden barrier where a Shattering Void Realm general from the Panwu Divine Dynasty had died.
• Wu Mu arrived, identified Chen Feng with hostility, and demanded that he show respect to a Daoist Student.
• Lin Hu offered to shelter Chen Feng in his treasure tower, while Shao Wen tried to calm Wu Mu and was ordered to shut up.
• Shao Wen confronted Wu Mu, revealed his Inheritance token as proof of his standing as the Shao Clan's heir, and warned Wu Mu not to harm him.
• Wu Mu blasted Shao Wen into the air, making him vomit blood, then threatened to break his bones while insisting the Shao Clan would not retaliate.

Wu Mu tried to kill Chen Feng, but Xiao Feng revealed that he was the Sixth Prince of the Sage Dynasty and forced Wu Mu to back down. As Wu Mu turned to leave, Xiao Feng stopped him, and Wu Mu warned that he would fight back if pushed further.

• Wu Mu struck Lin Hu’s pagoda aside, leaving Lin Hu unable to rescue Chen Feng.
• Shao Wen summoned help while Chen Feng and Bodhi prepared ways for Chen Feng to escape.
• Xiao Feng stepped forward and warned Wu Mu not to harm Chen Feng, Lin Hu, or the others.
• Xiao Feng showed Wu Mu his golden token proving he was the Sixth Prince of the Sage Dynasty, and Wu Mu agreed to leave Chen Feng alone.
• Chen Feng resolved to grow stronger and awaken his fourth Martial Soul after Wu Mu withdrew his attack.
• Xiao Feng stopped Wu Mu from leaving, and Wu Mu warned that he might kill Xiao Feng if the prince kept provoking him.

Wu Mu refused Xiao Feng's demand for an apology and fought Zhou Bo, a Shattering Void Third Grade expert, while Lin Hu sheltered Chen Feng, Shao Wen, and Xiao Feng inside his pagoda. As the battle continued without a clear winner, Xiao Feng explained the many kinds of Laws to Chen Feng and revealed he had seen someone who mastered Life Law.

• Xiao Feng demanded that Wu Mu apologize to Shao Wen and Chen Feng, but Wu Mu refused and Zhou Bo arrived to back the Shao Family.
• Wu Mu opened his Sword River barrier and attacked Zhou Bo with water dragons, while Zhou Bo opened his own barrier and countered with Blade Law.
• Lin Hu drew Chen Feng, Shao Wen, and Xiao Feng into his pagoda so they could watch the battle safely.
• Zhou Bo and Wu Mu clashed repeatedly, their barriers collapsing and reforming as neither gained a decisive advantage.
• Xiao Feng explained various Laws to Chen Feng, including rare high-level Laws such as Life, Wisdom, Reincarnation, Soul, and Fate.
• Chen Feng asked about Life Law, and Xiao Feng said he had once seen someone who had mastered a small amount of it and was incredibly powerful.

Chen Feng and the others watched as Zhou Bo overwhelmed Wu Mu despite his Yellow Springs Water and forced him to flee with a Spatial Talisman. The group regretted that Wu Mu had escaped, but a distant voice announced that he had been caught.

• Xiao Feng explained how the Life Law could let its master recover from fatal injuries while Chen Feng considered the Wisdom Law.
• Wu Mu unleashed Yellow Springs Water from his treasure bottle, corroding Zhou Bo's barriers and attacks.
• Zhou Bo fully unleashed his strength and defeated Wu Mu with his blade techniques, then beat him until he vomited blood.
• Zhou Bo demanded that Wu Mu apologize to Shao Wen, but Wu Mu refused and escaped using an ancient Spatial Talisman.
• Xiao Feng and Shao Wen discussed Wu Mu's escape and warned that he would regret provoking them.
• A voice called from a distance, announcing that someone had caught Wu Mu for Xiao Feng.

Uncle Da captured Wu Mu after he fled into an alternate dimension, and Xiao Feng ordered him punished for threatening an Imperial Prince. Xiao Feng chose to spare Wu Mu from being crippled to protect his friends from repercussions, leaving Wu Mu humiliated but alive after he knelt and apologized.

• Uncle Da appeared behind the group and held Wu Mu captive, then threatened to cripple him for attacking Xiao Feng.
• Wu Mu invoked Chu Cangtian's backing, but Uncle Da dismissed the threat and prepared to strike him.
• Xiao Feng stopped Uncle Da from crippling Wu Mu, explaining that Sea God Academy and Gentleman Camp might retaliate against his friends.
• Uncle Da forced Wu Mu to kneel and apologize to Xiao Feng, Shao Wen, Chen Feng, and Lin Hu.
• Xiao Feng slapped Wu Mu, warned him not to target Chen Feng or his friends again, and ordered him to leave.
• Wu Mu fled, while the group reflected on how Uncle Da had pulled him from an alternate dimension despite his Spatial Talisman.

Wu Mu returned to Sea God Academy humiliated after failing to harm Chen Feng, while rumors about the encounter spread and Chen Feng’s allies learned he was safe. After several more days searching the Western Sea with the Sixth Prince, Chen Feng’s group found the landmarks marked on the map.

• Wu Mu returned to his grotto-heaven, where his humiliation drove him to cough up blood and refuse visitors.
• Hai Qing and Yun Can decided to avoid provoking Chen Feng after concluding Wu Mu’s failed mission had made him dangerous.
• Lei Qianren and the other elite disciples learned from Chen Feng’s message that he was safe, and his other friends received the same news.
• Su Yan learned Chen Feng had survived and decided it was better not to provoke him.
• The Sixth Prince recognized a triangular mountain and a huge round stone from his map and announced that he had found the destination.

Xiao Feng led Chen Feng, Shao Wen, and Lin Hu into a fallen Shattering Void general’s hidden barrier, where they found floating fire-element energy. Since the others could not absorb it, Chen Feng prepared to use his Martial Soul to gather it while remaining inside Lin Hu’s pagoda.

• Chen Feng discovered Spatial Ripples in a crack in the seabed, and Xiao Feng identified it as the entrance to the fallen general’s resting place.
• Xiao Feng explained that his imperial father had left him the map and agreed to share the risks and rewards with Chen Feng, Shao Wen, and Lin Hu.
• Lin Hu brought out his treasure pagoda, and Xiao Feng blasted open the narrow spatial crack so the pagoda could enter the barrier.
• The group found a silent inner world filled with fire-element energy, but Xiao Feng, Shao Wen, and Lin Hu realized they could not safely absorb it.
• Bodhi told Chen Feng that the Life Divine Tree could absorb and convert the energy, and Chen Feng asked Lin Hu to open a gap in the pagoda so he could try it safely.

Chen Feng used his white Life Divine Tree to absorb the fire-element energy left by a Shattering Void expert, revealing another of his multiple Martial Souls to Lin Hu, Shao Wen, and Xiao Feng. He reached the peak of the Heavenly Bridge Realm, stored the remaining energy, and left the pagoda with the others to continue exploring.

• Chen Feng summoned his white Life Divine Tree, and Lin Hu, Shao Wen, and Xiao Feng realized he possessed several Martial Souls.
• Chen Feng sent the tree’s willow branches through the pagoda to absorb the energy spheres and convert their fire-element energy into vital energy.
• The Life Divine Tree replenished Chen Feng’s body, strengthening his late Heavenly Bridge cultivation until he reached the realm’s peak.
• Chen Feng absorbed and stored all the remaining spheres, including the enormous sphere thirty meters across, and planned to cultivate his Life Fruits and awaken his fourth Martial Soul.
• Chen Feng merged the Life Divine Tree into his head, then he, Lin Hu, Shao Wen, and Xiao Feng left the pagoda to continue exploring.

Chen Feng and his companions opened a sealed coffin in the barrier world and discovered a seemingly living man in valuable armor, carrying a red spear. They agreed to let Shao Wen claim the spear and armor, but the man’s uncertain state left them wary as Shao Wen prepared to approach.

• Chen Feng and the others explored the barrier world and found a black coffin covered in red runes.
• After their weapons failed to pry it open, Chen Feng spotted and removed a black sealing talisman, then lifted the lid with his magical power.
• The group saw a motionless man in black armor holding a red spear, and Xiao Feng found no signs of life despite the man appearing alive.
• Xiao Feng judged the armor and spear to be Sub-Emperor Grade treasures, and Chen Feng and Lin Hu declined to claim either item.
• The group agreed that Shao Wen could take both treasures as a matching set, and he prepared to approach the coffin while Xiao Feng warned him the man might still be alive.

Xiao Feng and his companions fought Yuwen Cheng, a zombie general guarding his tomb, and took his spear, armor, and coffin while Chen Feng repeatedly trapped him with illusions. Yuwen Cheng offered his inheritance and swore not to seek revenge, leaving Xiao Feng and the others to decide whether to spare him.

• Shao Wen and the others tried to take Yuwen Cheng's spear, awakening him as a powerful zombie who refused to surrender his inheritance.
• Xiao Feng led the group in attacking Yuwen Cheng, while Chen Feng's Illusionary Divine Tree repeatedly dazed him and created openings.
• Shao Wen seized Yuwen Cheng's spear and armor as the group continued trying to sever his neck, and Chen Feng collected the black coffin.
• Yuwen Cheng revealed that he had been a Panwu Divine Dynasty general who rebelled after the emperor framed him, then hid beneath the sea while seeking a chance to recover and take revenge.
• Yuwen Cheng offered a ring containing his cultivation method, weapons, pills, and insights, and swore upon his Dao Heart that he would not retaliate if they spared him.
• Xiao Feng and his companions hesitated over whether to accept Yuwen Cheng's oath and let him go.

Chen Feng and his companions were tricked by Yuwen Cheng, who escaped with an empty ring, but Chen Feng claimed and mastered Yuwen Cheng’s powerful Black Coffin. After hunting demonic beasts and returning to the academy, Chen Feng refined his gains and headed for the Lightning Chamber to strengthen his fifth martial soul.

• Yuwen Cheng surrendered an empty Storage Ring and fled, while Chen Feng and the others discovered they had been deceived.
• Chen Feng erased Yuwen Cheng’s imprint on the Black Coffin, claimed the Sub-Emperor Grade artifact, and learned to control its powerful formations.
• Yuwen Cheng lamented losing the coffin and resolved to pursue revenge against the emperor of the Panwu Divine Dynasty instead of Chen Feng’s group.
• Xiao Feng, Shao Wen, Lin Hu, and Chen Feng hunted five Heaven-Piercing demonic beasts over the following month and earned about fifty thousand Merit Points each.
• Chen Feng returned to the academy with roughly ninety thousand Merit Points, refined his resources for half a month, and came close to the Nirvana Realm.
• With Gentleman Camp members watching him, Chen Feng went to the Lightning Chamber to help his fifth martial soul absorb lightning.