Chapter Summaries

Chen Feng tortured Xiao Chen until the Crown Prince agreed to become his slave, then Xiao Chen revealed the enslavement to Xiao Lie. Facing a crucial academy competition in two months, Xiao Lie opened the Imperial Treasury so Xiao Chen could activate the Emperor Armor and break free, while Xiao Chen vowed to defeat Chen Feng.

• Chen Feng forced Xiao Chen to submit by covering him with poisonous insects, then enslaved him using a rune imprint.
• Xiao Chen returned to the Imperial Palace, where Xiao Lie learned that Chen Feng had enslaved his son.
• Xiao Lie explained that Sea God Academy had to compete against Great Qian Academy in two months, and that Chen Feng might be needed to secure victory.
• Xiao Chen claimed he could use the White Armor to break the enslavement and grow stronger, so Xiao Lie granted him unrestricted access to the Imperial Treasury.
• Xiao Chen hurried to the Imperial Treasury, confident that its resources would let him activate the Emperor Armor and take revenge on Chen Feng.

Crown Prince Xiao Chen spent two months cultivating in the Imperial Treasury, broke through to the Divine Infant Realm, and used the Emperor Armor to remove Chen Feng’s Enslavement Rune. His breakthrough triggered a heavenly tribulation, drawing attention across the Imperial City and Sea God Academy as Xiao Chen headed outside to face it.

• The old dean of Sea God Academy asked Chen Feng to remove Xiao Chen’s Enslavement Rune, but Chen Feng refused despite the offer of Emperor Grade weapons and pills.
• Chen Feng studied his nine Divine Trees and continued cultivating while Xiao Chen advanced in the Imperial Treasury.
• Xiao Chen broke through to the Divine Infant Realm, formed a second body through his Divine Infant, and activated the Emperor Armor.
• The Emperor Armor expelled Chen Feng’s Enslavement Rune, which Xiao Chen crushed as he vowed to surpass Chen Feng.
• Xiao Lie and an elderly eunuch sensed Xiao Chen’s breakthrough, and Xiao Lie told him to leave the palace for his heavenly tribulation.
• Xiao Chen flew to a mountain range outside the Imperial City as dark clouds gathered and lightning began to strike.

Xiao Chen endured a Divine Infant Heavenly Tribulation while the gathered Sea God Academy experts recognized him as the Crown Prince and wondered how he had advanced so quickly. Chen Feng realized Xiao Chen’s white armor had likely removed his Enslavement Rune and contacted Tuoba Huang for help, who agreed to come.

• Crowds, Sea God Academy’s Sequence Positions, and other experts gathered to watch Xiao Chen undergo a Divine Infant Heavenly Tribulation, and Fang Heyun identified him as the Crown Prince.
• Xiao Chen withstood the lightning with help from his white divine armor, while the onlookers marveled that he had reached the Divine Infant Realm after his defeat by Chen Feng.
• Chen Feng recognized the armor from Xiao Chen’s memories and suspected it had erased his Enslavement Rune, then worried that Xiao Chen and the emperor might target him.
• Chen Feng contacted Tuoba Huang through a Sound Transmission Stone and explained the situation.
• Tuoba Huang told Chen Feng that the problems were manageable and said he would come over.

Chen Feng reunited with Tuoba Huang, who recognized the Crown Prince’s Imperial Armor and offered to protect Chen Feng. After the Crown Prince completed his tribulation and reached the Divine Infant Realm, he confronted Chen Feng, intent on revenge.

• Tuoba Huang appeared beside Chen Feng almost instantly and explained that he had tracked him through the Sound Transmission Stone.
• Tuoba Huang identified the Crown Prince’s white armor as Imperial Armor and offered to kill the Crown Prince, but Chen Feng cautioned him about the Sage Dynasty’s powerful elders and his friendship with the Sixth Prince.
• The Crown Prince endured the final lightning strike with his Imperial Armor and successfully completed his tribulation, entering the Divine Infant Realm.
• Mu Qing and Fang Heyun discussed the academy competition and their desire to win the Supreme Bone, while noting the Crown Prince had become a greater threat.
• The emperor and old eunuch celebrated the Crown Prince’s breakthrough, then the Crown Prince flew to Chen Feng and challenged him, boasting that Chen Feng would die.

Chen Feng withstood Xiao Chen’s attacks, but Emperor Xiao Lie arrived intent on killing him. Tuoba Huang then revealed overwhelming strength, knocking down both Xiao Chen and the Emperor with a single slap each.

• Chen Feng used the Iron Vine Divine Tree’s sphere to block Xiao Chen’s attacks, while Xiao Chen failed to break through his defense.
• Emperor Xiao Lie arrived and prepared to kill Chen Feng, but Xiao Feng knelt and pleaded for him to spare Chen Feng.
• Xiao Lie blasted Xiao Feng aside, and Xiao Chen asked to settle his feud with Chen Feng during the competition between the two academies.
• Chen Feng refused to show fear, and Tuoba Huang declared that no one could touch his little brother.
• Xiao Chen’s sword qi vanished when it struck Tuoba Huang, who slapped Xiao Chen to the ground.
• Xiao Lie attacked Tuoba Huang with his Heaven-Shaking Fist, but Tuoba Huang slapped him down and left the onlookers stunned.

Tuoba Huang overwhelmed Emperor Xiao Lie, the Crown Prince, and the Imperial Palace experts, while Chen Feng agreed to settle his dispute with Xiao Chen in the upcoming academy competition. As Chen Feng cultivated with the seized resources, the Xiao Clan’s Old Ancestor arrived, leaving Tuoba Huang’s strength against him uncertain.

• Tuoba Huang defeated Emperor Xiao Lie and the Crown Prince, then killed the old eunuch after Chen Feng spared the Emperor at Xiao Feng’s request.
• Xiao Chen proposed a life-or-death wager at the competition between the two academies, and Chen Feng accepted.
• Tuoba Huang crushed the Imperial Palace experts who attacked and gave their Storage Rings to Chen Feng, who began cultivating to reach the Divine Harmony Realm.
• The Xiao Clan’s Old Ancestor arrived and released a crushing aura, making Chen Feng worry whether Tuoba Huang could match him.

Tuoba Huang’s identity forced the Sage Dynasty’s Old Ancestor and Xiao Chen to apologize to Chen Feng, and Chen Feng agreed to settle matters with Xiao Chen at the upcoming academy competition. As they traveled to Great Qian Academy, Fang Heyun confessed his feelings to Mu Qing, who promised to accept him if he took first place.

• Tuoba Huang recognized the Sage Dynasty’s Old Ancestor, who remembered Tuoba Huang’s ancient power and apologized on behalf of the Xiao Clan.
• The Old Ancestor ordered Xiao Lie and Xiao Chen to apologize to Tuoba Huang and Chen Feng, and they complied.
• Chen Feng accepted Xiao Chen’s challenge at the academy competition, with Xiao Chen wagering his life and white armor if he lost.
• The Emperor’s teleportation array sent Chen Feng, Tuoba Huang, Xiao Chen, and the other competitors toward Great Qian Academy.
• Fang Heyun confessed that he had loved Mu Qing since he was fifteen, and Mu Qing said she would accept him if he took first place.

Sea God Academy and Great Qian Academy gathered for their three-year competition, whose outcome would determine territorial gains and valuable prizes. As the competition began, the first contestants stepped onto the Martial Stages.

• Sea God Academy's disciples and leaders arrived at Great Qian Academy, where Chen Feng and Tuoba Huang joined the crowd while Fang Heyun bought gifts for Mu Qing.
• The Panwu Divine Dynasty's emperor warned Zhao Yu not to underestimate Chen Feng or provoke the expert behind him, while Zhao Yu confidently claimed he could take first place.
• Fu Qing, Dai Sheng, and Bi Ling discussed the threats to Great Qian Academy and expressed confidence in Jun Qianwu, who had not been defeated since joining the academy.
• The emperors agreed to the competition's wager, with victory determining who would gain territory and the announced rewards including Sacred Pills, a Sacred Weapon, Emperor Grade Pills, and the Supreme Bone.
• The host declared the competition open, and contestants began stepping onto the ten Martial Stages.

Chen Feng entered the competition after Lei Qianren and other Sea God Academy disciples fought through many opponents, and he punished a Shattering Void cultivator who had threatened Lei Qianren. The chapter ended with Chen Feng facing a young man who summoned three Black Python Martial Souls and told him to give up.

• Lei Qianren defeated more than twenty Heaven-Piercing opponents with the Saint-grade Eight Desolations Dragon Shattering Sword before a Shattering Void cultivator defeated him and threatened to take his cultivation method.
• Chen Feng was matched against the threatening cultivator, defeated him with one punch, destroyed his Emperor Grade Sword, and warned him not to target Lei Qianren again.
• Jiang Nalan, Zhao Muyun, Jiang Shiran, Li Jian, Yan Tiandu, Shi Wang, and Huo Kong competed, while the Crown Prince kept watching Chen Feng and swiftly defeated his own opponents.
• A young man summoned three Black Python Martial Souls against Chen Feng and confidently urged him to give up.

Chen Feng dominated the academy competition, revealing his nine martial souls and defeating opponents without relying on them. He broke through to the Divine Harmony Realm during the matches, then noticed a young woman in white on a nearby stage.

• Chen Feng revealed that he had nine martial souls, then subdued the Fat Youth’s three black snakes with a golden hand and forced him to surrender.
• Mi Hong challenged Chen Feng, asked him for cultivation guidance, learned his method for conserving and concentrating vital energy, and then conceded after their spar.
• Jun Qianwu watched Chen Feng from a distance in a silver-white mask, but he did not notice her.
• Chen Feng’s opponents Chu Cangtian and Wu Mu surrendered rather than fight him as the competition narrowed to the remaining geniuses.
• Chen Feng absorbed life energy and broke through from the peak of the Shattered Void Realm to the Divine Harmony Realm during the competition.
• Chen Feng looked across the stages and noticed a young woman in white.

Chen Feng reunited with Jun Qianwu at the academy competition but remained unsure how he would face her in a match. After Fu Qing defeated Jiang Yue, Chen Feng defeated a Great Qian Imperial Prince and prepared to face Crown Prince Zhao Yu, who was shocked by Chen Feng’s abundance of treasures.

• Chen Feng ignored Lin Xuan’s ambush and casually knocked him off the Martial Stage while staring at Jun Qianwu, whom he had unexpectedly found at Great Qian Academy.
• Jun Qianwu and Chen Feng silently recognized each other, and Chen Feng wondered whether he should win or lose if they faced one another.
• Fu Qing used her Ice Heart power to defeat Jiang Yue, shattering his sword and knocking him from the Martial Stage.
• Chen Feng defeated a Great Qian Imperial Prince with his Dragon Slaying Sacred Halberd and Shadowless Trace.
• Zhao Yu challenged Chen Feng and revealed three saint weapons, but Chen Feng mocked him for being poor and displayed his own collection of Saint Treasures and saint arts.
• Zhao Yu launched a fierce attack with his three saint weapons while Chen Feng stood motionless.

Chen Feng defeated several challengers and faced Crown Prince Xiao Chen in a battle for the top four, while Jun Qianwu and Fang Heyun waited on another stage. Xiao Chen's Emperor Armor resisted Chen Feng's mental and physical attacks, and the chapter ended as Chen Feng summoned a Kunpeng that formed a spatial vortex.

• Chen Feng's Nine Radiance Divine Robe withstood Zhao Yu's attacks, and Chen Feng defeated him with his sacred weapons and a kick.
• Fang Heyun defeated Dai Sheng, and Crown Prince Xiao Chen defeated Bi Ling after destroying his sword techniques.
• Chen Feng used the Illusionary Divine Tree to defeat an Imperial Prince and then knocked Mu Qing out of the arena despite her spatial butterfly attacks.
• Chen Feng and Crown Prince Xiao Chen advanced to the top-four battle, while Jun Qianwu and Fang Heyun waited for their turn.
• Xiao Chen's Emperor Armor resisted Chen Feng's domains, but Chen Feng pressed him with his sacred weapons, hammer, and Iron Vine armor as their arena collapsed.
• Xiao Chen unleashed a powerful Emperor Armor-enhanced strike, and Chen Feng summoned a Kunpeng that opened a spatial vortex.

Chen Feng used his Divine Trees, spatial techniques, and relentless attacks to wear down the Crown Prince despite the protection of his Emperor Armor. After an hour, the armor ran out of energy, leaving the Crown Prince in despair and unable to keep fighting.

• Chen Feng used the Swallow Heaven Art to devour the Crown Prince’s attacks, then struck him with his hammer, but the Emperor Armor held firm.
• Chen Feng summoned his Iron Vine Divine Tree and Tree Realm, binding and battering the Crown Prince with vines, hidden attacks, and clones.
• The Crown Prince summoned his Divine Infant, but Chen Feng trapped it with his Divine Trees and sword array and absorbed much of its energy before it escaped back into the Crown Prince.
• Chen Feng ate fruits from his Life Divine Tree and kept fighting at full strength while the Crown Prince weakened as he repeatedly powered the Emperor Armor.
• After an hour, the Crown Prince’s Emperor Armor ran out of energy, and Chen Feng’s hammer blows began transmitting force through it, leaving the Crown Prince in despair.

Chen Feng defeated Crown Prince Xiao Chen by outlasting him, claimed the Emperor Armor, and demanded that he honor his promise to take his own life. Xiao Lie offered a bargain to save his son, but Chen Feng’s price escalated to five sacred weapons, twenty Sacred Grade pills, and four hundred Emperor Grade Pills.

• Chen Feng overwhelmed the exhausted Crown Prince with hammer blows and iron vines, then defeated him despite the Emperor Armor.
• Chen Feng took the Emperor Armor and demanded that Xiao Chen fulfill his promise to take his own life, threatening to kill him himself.
• Xiao Lie offered a sacred weapon to spare Xiao Chen, and Chen Feng instead asked for Lightning Element treasures.
• Xiao Lie gave Chen Feng three Supreme Grade Lightning Stones and offered him access to Sea God Academy’s Lightning Canyon.
• Chen Feng demanded five sacred weapons, twenty Sacred Grade pills, and four hundred Emperor Grade Pills in exchange for sparing Xiao Chen.

Chen Feng extorted Xiao Lie, crippled Crown Prince Xiao Chen, and secured Xiao Feng’s appointment as Crown Prince. After giving Xiao Feng two Bodhi Seeds, Chen Feng watched Jun Qianwu face Fang Heyun in the competition, where she unleashed a rain of sword qi.

• Xiao Lie surrendered five Saint Weapons, twenty Saint Pills, and four hundred Emperor Grade Pills to Chen Feng, who then demanded that Xiao Chen be crippled and Xiao Feng named Crown Prince.
• When Xiao Lie refused to let Chen Feng cripple Xiao Chen, Chen Feng smashed the Crown Prince with his hammer and destroyed his meridians and cultivation.
• With Tuoba Huang threatening him, Xiao Lie agreed to appoint Xiao Feng Crown Prince and took the crippled Xiao Chen away.
• Chen Feng gave Xiao Feng two Bodhi Seeds, then turned to watch Fang Heyun and Jun Qianwu begin their battle.
• Jun Qianwu resisted Fang Heyun’s mental attacks and illusions, then unleashed her Rain Kill Sword Technique, turning the downpour into a storm of sword qi.

Jun Qianwu defeated Fang Heyun with her mysterious gray aura, securing a place in the final against Chen Feng. As the two reunited on the Martial Stage, they exchanged greetings while the crowd and rulers watched, leaving the championship bout yet to begin.

• Jun Qianwu overwhelmed Fang Heyun with her gray aura, and he conceded, taking third place.
• Chen Feng and Jun Qianwu advanced to the final and faced each other on the Martial Stage.
• The Great Qian Academy headmaster and the Panwu Divine Dynasty emperor discussed Jun Qianwu's hidden power and the stakes of the contest.
• Xiao Lie comforted the crippled Crown Prince, while the former Crown Prince's allies regretted backing him instead of the Sixth Prince.
• Chen Feng smiled and greeted Jun Qianwu, and she replied despite rarely speaking to anyone.

Chen Feng and Jun Qianwu discussed her powers, her goal of reviving her family, and the need to keep cultivating, before Chen Feng declared that he considered her his woman. Their private conversation became a spectacle for the Martial Stage crowd, while the final match remained undecided.

• Chen Feng and Jun Qianwu awkwardly exchanged greetings and agreed to fight without holding back.
• Chen Feng urged Jun Qianwu to use her eye power and keep cultivating so she could revive and protect her family.
• Jun Qianwu realized Chen Feng wanted her to remove her mask, and he admitted that he considered her his woman and would help revive her parents.
• The audience heard Chen Feng's declaration and mistook his conversation with Jun Qianwu for public flirting.
• Lei Qianren, Zhao Muyun, Lin Hu, Mi Hong, Li Yi, and Wang Tang reacted with surprise as the crowd cheered and discussed the pair.

Chen Feng and Jun Qianwu began their match after he promised to help her find a way to resurrect her parents. Jun Qianwu’s Law of Death overwhelmed Chen Feng’s defenses, but he used his Tree Realm and movement technique to counterattack and leave her stumbling back.

• Chen Feng promised to help Jun Qianwu pursue her dream and search for information about resurrecting her parents, while asking her to consider their relationship after she achieved her goal.
• Jun Qianwu refused to use her Pupil Technique on Chen Feng, and they began their match with her rain swords against his many Sacred Weapons and techniques.
• Jun Qianwu unleashed the Law of Death, dissolving Chen Feng’s protective light and wood-element armor as his attacks weakened in the gray energy.
• Chen Feng used his Kunpeng to absorb some of the gray energy, then expanded his fourth Divine Tree Martial Soul into the Tree Realm and hid among its trees.
• Chen Feng used false images and Shadowless Trace to strike Jun Qianwu’s protective barrier twice, forcing her back and prompting Fang Heyun to acknowledge Chen Feng’s strength.

Chen Feng and Jun Qianwu ended their duel in a draw after she refused to use her dangerous eye ability against him, preventing either dynasty from claiming victory in their territorial wager. They shared the first-place rewards, and Chen Feng began sensing the Supreme Bone’s Dao Rhyme, astonishing the onlookers by resonating with it almost instantly.

• Jun Qianwu conceded rather than use her eye ability against Chen Feng, and Chen Feng declared the match a draw.
• The Panwu Divine Dynasty and the Sage Dynasty accepted the draw, and both Chen Feng and Jun Qianwu received first-place rewards.
• Jun Qianwu told Chen Feng she would not take the Supreme Bone, so Chen Feng opened its jade box and began comprehending it.
• Chen Feng immediately resonated with the Supreme Bone’s Dao Rhyme, shocking Xiao Lie and Tuoba Huang.

Chen Feng shared the Supreme Bone and Bodhi Seeds with Jun Qianwu, who gave him a protective jade pendant before leaving. As Chen Feng prepared to depart, the crippled Crown Prince Xiao Chen was possessed by a powerful being who attacked Chen Feng and declared that he would kill him.

• Chen Feng quickly comprehended the Supreme Bone’s Dao Rhyme, improved his laws, and gave the bone to Jun Qianwu to use.
• Chen Feng gave Jun Qianwu three Bodhi Seeds, and she gave him a peak Emperor-level protective jade pendant in return.
• After Jun Qianwu left, Chen Feng planned to cultivate, investigate resurrection, and visit his family on Blue Star.
• Crown Prince Xiao Chen rose from despair with a strange, murderous gaze and called for Chen Feng to stop.
• Tuoba Huang warned that Xiao Chen appeared to be possessed, and the being inside him claimed the Crown Prince was his incarnation.
• The possessed Xiao Chen unleashed powerful attacks that shattered Chen Feng’s defenses, forcing him to rely on the Emperor Armor as the crowd watched in shock.