Recaps

Lida and Bozhong attacked the ship carrying Deville, Penny, and Lin Sheng’s companions, but Lin Sheng emerged and killed them both. Still consumed by fury, he destroyed the approaching Golden Mountain warship, leaving the survivors’ fate unclear.

• Lida and Bozhong confronted Deville, Penny, and the others, and Lida crippled Deville before declaring that everyone but her would die.
• Taishan and Qingzhi attacked Lida, but she grievously wounded them, while Bozhong captured Shi Die.
• Lin Sheng left his cultivation after sensing the disturbance and killed Bozhong as he rushed toward Penny and the others.
• Lin Sheng pursued the fleeing Lida and smashed her with one blow, killing her before she could finish invoking Grand Duke Golden Mountain.
• Lin Sheng attacked the approaching Golden Mountain warship and shattered it, staining the surrounding sea red.

Lin Sheng returned from Northern Yan with Deville and the Tulip family, broke through to Divine Form Three Transformations on the journey, and neared the Imperial Capital. There, he sensed that Gongsun Yue had become more powerful through the Heart of Thorns and vanished from his carriage.

• Lin Sheng learned that Grand Duke Golden Mountain had driven Deville's family from their homeland, then promised to take them to the Imperial Capital and help them find Silver Brilliance Stone mines.
• Lin Sheng reached the Three Mist Islands, reunited with Qi Ning, and learned that Sister Lan and Yellow Dog were away at sea.
• Lin Sheng departed with three battleships, dispersed the mist, and returned to the Eastern Continent, where Hong Ye arranged carriages for the party.
• Lin Sheng cultivated during the five-day journey and used the Light-Gathering Formation to reach Divine Form Three Transformations before arriving at the Imperial Capital.
• Gongsun Yue discovered that the Heart of Thorns had restored his vitality and strengthened his force, and he planned to kill Lin Sheng and seize the Heart's secrets.
• Lin Sheng sensed Gongsun Yue near the Imperial Capital and vanished from his carriage.

Lin Sheng killed Gongsun Yue, then returned to Southern Qi’s imperial capital and learned that Zhao Hongzhang had been held back after Zhao Yantai’s defeat. Emperor Jing gave him a jade from Tang Chong that drew the Black Little Snake from his arm, though its final stare left the matter unsettled.

• Gongsun Yue confronted Lin Sheng and was killed by Lin Sheng’s Phantom Star Impact and follow-up attack.
• Lin Sheng burned Gongsun Yue’s remains and the escaping Flesh Seed, then left for the imperial capital.
• Princess Lingyu welcomed Lin Sheng, and Emperor Jing hosted a banquet for him and his family.
• Emperor Jing told Lin Sheng that Zhao Hongzhang had intended to act against him but Tang Chong had held him back.
• Lin Sheng revealed that Zhao Yantai’s Life-Saving Jade Token had severely wounded him before he recovered.
• Emperor Jing gave Lin Sheng Tang Chong’s black jade, which released a White Fox phantom that drove the Black Little Snake out of Lin Sheng’s arm before both vanished.

Lin Sheng learned about Supreme Grandmasters and the ancient great tribulation from Old Dragon, then agreed to marry Ling Yu in five days and received Southern Qi’s support for his cultivation and the Tulip family. As Lin Sheng left, Old Dragon arranged powerful demonic beasts and Dragon Saliva Golden Liquid for him, while the chapter ended with Henry asking whether anyone had contacted Lida and Bozhong.

• Tang Chong removed the remnant of Zhao Hongzhang’s consciousness imprint from Lin Sheng, and Emperor Jing confirmed that Zhao Hongzhang could no longer track him through it.
• Old Dragon explained that Supreme Grandmasters stood beyond ordinary Grandmasters, described Yin Luo’s disappearance and the great tribulation, and answered Lin Sheng’s questions about the past.
• Emperor Jing agreed to hold Lin Sheng and Ling Yu’s wedding in five days and promised assistance with Lin Sheng’s requests, including support for the Tulip family.
• Old Dragon instructed Emperor Jing to gather powerful demonic beasts for Lin Sheng and send him half the treasury’s Dragon Saliva Golden Liquid, then urged pressure on the delayed Silo Kingdom delegation as the front-line conflict worsened.
• On the road to Southern Qi’s capital, Dongfang Qing hosted Silo Kingdom’s Prince Joel, Anus, and Henry, and Henry later asked whether they had contacted Lida and Bozhong.

Henry concluded that Lida and Bozhong had likely died after losing contact, while Lin Sheng received nine bottles of Dragon Saliva Golden Liquid and cultivated with Deville’s light-concentrating array. In the Northern Lands, Zhao Hongzhang authorized Zhao Yantai to pursue Lin Sheng, and after three days of cultivation Lin Sheng emerged stronger and considered the power he might gain from the Star Pivot Spirit Radiance Dragon.

• Henry feared Lida and Bozhong had perished after several days without contact and lamented the loss of his two leading subordinates.
• A'Fu delivered nine bottles of Dragon Saliva Golden Liquid to Lin Sheng on Emperor Jing’s orders, and Lin Sheng declined Princess Lingyu’s invitation to meet the Silo Kingdom delegation so he could cultivate.
• Deville completed a light-concentrating array, and Lin Sheng promised her a settlement, supplies, craftsmen, and a thousand-person exploration team to search for silver brilliance stone.
• Zhao Hongzhang warned Zhao Yantai not to meet the demon blood’s gaze and agreed to conceal his movements while holding off Tang Chong; Zhao Yantai resolved to fully fuse with the demon blood before pursuing Lin Sheng alive.
• After three days cultivating with the array, Lin Sheng absorbed the nine bottles, increased all his attributes, and wondered how much stronger he would become by incorporating the Star Pivot Spirit Radiance Dragon.

Lin Sheng reviewed the Blood Corpse Life Technique and learned that fighting between Southern Qi and Northern Yan had intensified as Silo Kingdom pressed for concessions. At the palace, Prince Jiao'er offered crimson crystal ore refining technology in a wager, and Emperor Jing agreed to the contest.

• Lin Sheng decided to test the Blood Corpse Life Technique before attempting to revive the dragon beast in Southern Qi's treasury.
• Princess Lingyu told Lin Sheng that the fighting with Northern Yan had escalated, grandmasters had died on both sides, and Tang Chong could not attend because of the war.
• Deville told Lin Sheng that her people had settled near the capital and discovered a silver brilliance stone deposit yielding more than twenty thousand refined pieces.
• Prince Jiao'er asked Emperor Jing to accept Silo Kingdom's proposal and offered to teach Southern Qi its crimson crystal ore refining techniques.
• Jiao'er challenged Dongfang Feng to a contest, wagering the refining technology against a fifty-year lease of the Eastern Continent with exclusive mining rights.
• After an aged hand touched his shoulder, Emperor Jing agreed to Jiao'er's wager.

After Lin Sheng and Ling Yu married, Lin Sheng received Tang Chong’s mind-tempering art and advanced his cultivation, while the Tulip family’s settlement was attacked and Deville was abducted. A masked stranger used an ancient fragment on Deville, revealing a shifting fish-shaped mark as Lin Sheng raced to respond.

• Lin Sheng and Ling Yu completed their wedding rites, then returned to the Princess’s Residence, where Lin Sheng examined Tang Chong’s newly created Heavenly Lock Soul Siphon.
• The next day, Lin Sheng’s Spirit attribute increased by one, and he raised the Light-Gathering Formation’s strength before cultivating until he neared the Divine Form Fourth Transformation.
• At Tulip Valley, the defensive formation shattered, Vito was knocked unconscious, and Deville was abducted by an attacker.
• During sparring with Lin Sheng, Ling Yu received word through his silver-white signal stone, and Lin Sheng left for the Quiet Room before vanishing.
• A masked figure carried Deville away and touched an ancient fragment to her brow, causing a silver flower emblem to change into a fish-shaped mark.

Lin Sheng rescued Deville from Henry, Duke Golden Mountain, and killed the Silo grand duke after Henry attacked him. He took a strange fragment from Henry’s remains, then returned to Princess Lingyu while Prince Jiao'er and Anus continued toward the Eastern Continent, unaware that Henry was dead.

• Henry seized Deville and tried to take her back to the Silo Kingdom, but Lin Sheng intercepted him in the mountain forest.
• Henry attacked Lin Sheng, who recognized him as Duke Golden Mountain; Henry revealed himself and decided to kill Lin Sheng and blame the Heart of Thorns.
• Lin Sheng used his enormous strength to crush Henry, rescued Deville, and burned Henry’s remains, then retrieved a fragment that resisted his Dragon Flame and dissipated his force.
• Lin Sheng returned to Princess Lingyu’s residence with Deville and joined Lingyu for a meal.
• Prince Jiao'er complained about Lin Sheng as Anus warned him that Lin Sheng’s strength rivaled a First Realm Great Knight of Spiritual Light.
• Anus told Jiao'er that Henry had stayed behind to shop in the imperial city, while hurried footsteps sounded outside their carriage.

After Henry’s death, Anus learned that he had pursued the Silver Luminous Tulip Family and warned Jiao'er against investigating them. Lin Sheng began cultivating Tang Chong’s Heavenly Lock Soul Siphon, then tested Henry’s ancient fragment and found that it could withstand his full strength.

• Anus learned from Jones that Henry had gone to capture the remnants of the Silver Luminous Tulip Family, then sent news of Henry’s death to the Silo Kingdom.
• Anus told Jiao'er that Henry’s killer must have been powerful enough to prevent his escape, leading Jiao'er to suspect Southern Qi’s Supreme Grandmaster.
• Lin Sheng studied the Heavenly Lock Soul Siphon and used its star chart to recover from the mental exhaustion caused by briefly projecting his consciousness beyond his body.
• Lin Sheng tested Henry’s ancient fragment with his full strength, but the fragment remained intact and pierced his palm.

Lin Sheng discovered that the ancient fragment reacted to Deville and the Silver Luminous Tulip Family, then consumed thousands of silver brilliance stones to unleash immense quantities of demonic resonance. He survived refining the dangerous grayish-green resonance, while Deville collapsed and the others waited outside the sealed chamber.

• Lin Sheng found that the ancient fragment remained undamaged and caused the Light-Gathering Formation and Deville’s silver markings to flare when he brought it into the chamber.
• Lin Sheng handed the fragment to Deville, and her tulip mark transformed into a fish-shaped mark as the silver brilliance stones were drained.
• Lin Sheng supplied thousands of silver brilliance stones until the fragment absorbed their energy, swelled with moss-like matter, and burst into purified and unrefined demonic resonance.
• Lin Sheng threw unconscious Deville out of the chamber and used his force to seal it as the unrefined resonance released a deadly chill.
• Princess Lingyu, Meng Lie, Granny Shi, Old Dragon, and Emperor Jing gathered outside; Old Dragon lost his right hand after reaching into the chamber but sensed Lin Sheng was still alive.
• Lin Sheng endured and refined all the grayish-green resonance, then noticed a drop of blood suspended in the chamber, shifting between scarlet and dark green.

Lin Sheng absorbed a drop of Tian Yuan Ghost Whale blood, survived its destructive power, and gained strength and a new World Affinity talent. After learning that seven days had passed, he emerged from seclusion as Tang Chong and King Zhao Hongzhang ended their battle in the Northern Lands.

• Lin Sheng identified the blood as a drop of Tian Yuan Ghost Whale essence and realized the world might have formed from the Desolate Beast's corpse.
• Lin Sheng refined the blood, endured his body tearing apart, and used the Supreme Heavenly Demon Scripture to trigger a Demonic Resonance Tide and survive.
• Lin Sheng awoke with his body restored, his realm near the Divine Form Sixth Transformation, improved attributes, and the World Affinity talent.
• Princess Lingyu told Lin Sheng that he had been in seclusion for seven days, and Old Dragon recognized his increased cultivation.
• Tang Chong fought King Zhao Hongzhang and his Black Snake in the Northern Lands, then watched Zhao Hongzhang withdraw after warning him not to obstruct his path.

Lin Sheng discovered that his World Affinity talent had improved his cultivation and let him use silver brilliance stone energy directly, while Deville sensed a new authority in him. Outside the capital, Zhao Yantai and Gu Sha planned to lure Lin Sheng out by targeting Princess Lingyu.

• Lin Sheng found that his absorption of demonic essence had greatly improved and connected the change to his World Affinity talent and the Desolate Beast blood essence.
• Deville told Lin Sheng that he felt familiar yet imposing to her, and Lin Sheng concluded her family's bloodline was linked to the Tian Yuan Ghost Whale.
• Lin Sheng extracted silver energy from multiple silver brilliance stones at once and discovered he could cultivate with their purified demonic essence without a Light-Gathering Formation.
• Gu Sha approached Zhao Yantai outside the Southern Qi Imperial City and agreed to help him locate Lin Sheng.
• Gu Sha learned Lin Sheng was unlikely to leave the city and proposed kidnapping Princess Lingyu to lure him into a prepared trap.

Lin Sheng advanced his Heaven-Locking Soul-Siphoning Secret Art and raised his Spirit, then traveled to the Hidden Ghost Sect site to test the Blood Corpse Life Technique. Gu Sha ambushed him there, but Lin Sheng survived the Crystal-Toxin Cold Dagger and demanded to know who Gu Sha was.

• Lin Sheng separated his consciousness from his body, saw the stars, and later confirmed that his Spirit had increased by one point.
• Lin Sheng learned that Ling Yu had left the capital with Granny Shi to choose exotic fruit from the Eastern Sea.
• Gu Sha abandoned his plan to attack Ling Yu’s caravan after learning Lin Sheng was leaving the city, and he went to prepare an ambush at Lin Sheng’s valley base.
• Lin Sheng and Meng Lie arrived at the Hidden Ghost Sect site, where Wang Zhi led them toward the rear courtyard.
• Wang Zhi revealed himself as Gu Sha and struck Lin Sheng with a Crystal-Toxin Cold Dagger, then used his mental power to knock Meng Lie unconscious.
• Lin Sheng broke free of the ice, crushed the dagger, and demanded that Gu Sha identify himself.

Lin Sheng destroyed Gu Sha and Zhao Yantai after they trapped him in the Thousand Mountains, Ten Thousand Layers Great Array. Gu Sha revealed that his men planned to seize Princess Lingyu from the caravan, and Lin Sheng hurried to pursue it.

• Gu Sha and Fang Wen trapped Lin Sheng and the unconscious Meng Lie beneath the Thousand Mountains, Ten Thousand Layers Great Array, but Lin Sheng shattered it and killed Fang Wen.
• Lin Sheng chased Gu Sha, tested his improved speed, and caught up when Zhao Yantai arrived to save him.
• Gu Sha taunted Lin Sheng about Princess Lingyu, prompting Lin Sheng to attack Zhao Yantai and demand to know what had happened to the caravan.
• Gu Sha admitted that his men planned to seize Princess Lingyu, and Lin Sheng crushed him.
• Lin Sheng repeatedly shattered Zhao Yantai's regenerating remains, then used silver light to dissolve him into white mist before disappearing.

Lin Sheng rescued Ling Yu and Granny Shi from an ambush by Northern Yan Grandmasters, killing all five attackers and their convoy. After reporting the attack to Emperor Jing, he requested intelligence on Northern Yan’s Grandmasters, while a mysterious armored prince in Northern Yan reacted to Zhao Yantai’s death and struggled to control the black markings on his body.

• Princess Lingyu and Granny Shi met the merchant convoy on the official road to collect the exotic fruits she had reserved for Lin Sheng.
• Granny Shi realized the wagon was trapped with Array Runes, but Governor Mao and another Grandmaster revealed their ambush and attacked them.
• Lin Sheng shattered the formation, killed both Grandmasters, and wiped out the convoy before taking Ling Yu and Granny Shi back to the Imperial Capital.
• Lin Sheng told Emperor Jing and Old Dragon that Zhao Yantai and four other Grandmasters were dead, then asked for a list of Northern Yan’s Grandmasters.
• Emperor Jing and Old Dragon identified several of the dead attackers and decided to send Sea Dragon and others to probe Northern Yan’s imperial palace.
• In Northern Yan’s military camp, an armored figure saw Zhao Yantai’s Jade Token shatter, crushed it, and demanded to know why the black markings would not submit to him.

Lin Sheng tested the Blood Corpse Life Technique, confirmed that it could briefly revive a beast for integration, and advanced to the Divine Form Seventh Transformation. After arranging an outing with Ling Yu, he received an urgent message from Luo Lie, who told him that Luo Yin and the Divine Lord were in trouble.

• Lin Sheng used the Blood Corpse Life Technique to revive a Gray-Mane Wolf briefly and confirmed that the system could integrate it, though the technique required many beast carcasses.
• Lin Sheng pondered the mysterious Corpse-Raising Society and the difficulty of reviving stronger beasts, then returned to the imperial city as experts gathered and Northern Yan remained quiet.
• Lin Sheng reached the Divine Form Seventh Transformation, raising his strength to 30 and improving his agility and perception during his cultivation.
• Lin Sheng and Ling Yu agreed to visit the Yilan Flower Sea on Mount Sunan, but Lin Sheng received a letter and went to meet Luo Lie outside the imperial city.
• Luo Lie told Lin Sheng that something had happened to Luo Yin and the Divine Lord.

Lin Sheng went to Northern Yan after learning that Luo Yin and the Divine Lord were trapped, but he could not contact them or find their location. After killing soldiers and officials in East Sea Prefecture without learning where Xia Houqi was, he left for Vast Sea City, where City Lord Bai learned of the attacks and Shi Kui offered to hunt him down.

• Lin Sheng accepted Luo Lie's report, took the communication jade, and left for Northern Yan without seeking Southern Qi's reinforcements.
• After two days without a response from Luo Yin and the others, Lin Sheng reached East Sea Prefecture and killed the soldiers who confronted him at the docks.
• Lin Sheng questioned an officer about Xia Houqi, then searched the City Lord's Residence and killed City Lord Zhu Quan when he could not obtain information.
• In Vast Sea City, Shi Kui devoured the dancing women while City Lord Bai discussed the Sky Rainbow Pavilion with him.
• A guard reported that an unknown expert had attacked East Sea Prefecture and killed Zhu Quan, and Shi Kui offered to tear the attacker apart.

Lin Sheng stormed Hanhai City demanding Xia Houqi and news of Luo Yin and the others, then killed Shi Kui and captured Bai Yin. Bai Yin revealed that Luo Yin and Divine Lord Li were gravely injured and surrounded in the Pole Star Sea, while Tu Long had been captured and Jade Faced Zen was dead; Lin Sheng killed Bai Yin and headed toward their fate.

• Bai Yin agreed to let Shi Kui lead the hunt for the person who had killed Zhu Quan, promising him women as payment.
• Lin Sheng reached Hanhai City, killed two gate officers, destroyed part of the city wall, and demanded that Xia Houqi come out.
• Bai Yin recognized Lin Sheng as the Flame Demon and fled while Shi Kui attacked, but Lin Sheng crushed Shi Kui's head and destroyed his body.
• Lin Sheng caught Bai Yin as he tried to escape and maimed him while demanding news of Luo Yin and the others.
• Bai Yin revealed that Jade Faced Zen was dead, Tu Long had been captured, and Luo Yin and Divine Lord Li were gravely injured and surrounded in the Pole Star Sea.
• After warning Bai Yin that he could examine his memories, Lin Sheng crushed his head.

Xia Houqi and Shi Bao located the wounded Green Robe Divine Lord and Luo Yin hiding in the Pole Star Sea, while Lin Sheng arrived and broke through the sea’s sealing array. After overpowering its guards, Lin Sheng forced Wei Xian to lead him to Xia Houqi.

• Shi Bao found the island where the Green Robe Divine Lord and Luo Yin were hiding, and Xia Houqi agreed to help him take control of his clan after they dealt with them.
• Luo Yin feared the Divine Lord’s worsening condition and Dark Star’s losses, but took comfort in knowing Lin Sheng could preserve hope for the organization.
• Xia Houqi attacked the island with scarlet Gang Force after Luo Yin refused to surrender the Green Robe Divine Lord.
• Lin Sheng reached the Pole Star Sea, shattered the sealing array, and demanded to know where Xia Houqi was.
• Lin Sheng killed two of Wei Xian’s companions, captured Wei Xian, and forced him to lead the way to Xia Houqi.

Luo Yin drew Xia Houqi and Shi Bao away from the cavern where Green Robe Divine Lord was recovering, but Green Robe emerged to protect him and fought Xia Houqi. As Xia Houqi moved to kill the weakened Divine Lord, Lin Sheng arrived and shattered Xia Houqi’s attacking forepaw.

• Shi Bao broke open the island’s ground while searching for the two fugitives, forcing Luo Yin to leave the cavern and lure him and Xia Houqi away.
• Shi Bao and Xia Houqi caught up with Luo Yin, and Xia Houqi trapped him in blood mist and attacked.
• Green Robe Divine Lord appeared, rescued Luo Yin, and fought Xia Houqi, whose wounds healed as he pressed the attack.
• Xia Houqi’s roar disrupted Green Robe Divine Lord and Luo Yin, and Xia Houqi rushed to strike the motionless Divine Lord.
• Lin Sheng burst from the sea, shattered Xia Houqi’s forepaw, and revealed himself beside the recovering Green Robe Divine Lord.

Lin Sheng confronted Xia Houqi and Shi Bao, defeated them with his transformed strength, and destroyed Xia Houqi’s demon-blood remains with silver radiance. The last black eye revealed a terrifying presence that Lin Sheng identified as the Thousand-Eyed Nether Lord, leaving him uncertain whether the supposedly dead Void Beast was still alive.

• Lin Sheng sent Luo Yin and Divine Lord Li away from the fight and confronted Xia Houqi and Shi Bao.
• Xia Houqi transformed into a black-marked form while Shi Bao unleashed his true strength, and the two attacked Lin Sheng together.
• Lin Sheng activated True Yang Transformation and Demonic Blood Fusion, crushed both enemies, then destroyed Xia Houqi’s black slime with silver radiance.
• A black eye emerged from the final slime, but Lin Sheng held it until it vanished in white smoke.
• Lin Sheng recognized the eye’s presence as the Thousand-Eyed Nether Lord and wondered whether the supposedly dead Void Beast remained alive.

Lin Sheng killed Shi Bao and discovered that the beastman’s vitality came from Double-Headed Suanni blood essence, which he chose to keep. He brought Luo Yin and Divine Lord Li to East Sea Prefecture, supplied Luo Yin with rare medicines, and used the Yin Luo Star Map to reach his master, who recognized it.

• Lin Sheng destroyed Shi Bao’s remaining flesh, but Shi Bao’s roar trapped him in a vision of a Double-Headed Suanni.
• Lin Sheng identified the ruby-like blood as Double-Headed Suanni blood essence and kept it rather than refining it.
• Lin Sheng took Luo Yin and Divine Lord Li to East Sea Prefecture, where Luo Yin warned that Divine Lord Li’s spirit was disintegrating.
• Lin Sheng brought rare herbs and a pill furnace from Vast Sea City, giving Luo Yin enough supplies to treat his injuries.
• Lin Sheng absorbed the sinister chill surrounding Divine Lord Li and showed him Tang Chong’s Star Map, which the Divine Lord recognized as the Yin Luo Star Map.

Lin Sheng learned from Divine Lord Li that Yin Luo created the ancient star map and may have discovered a way beyond the cultivation limits imposed by the world. He tracked the beastman brothers’ origins to the distant Rakshasa Sea Region, then went to Fulong City to find Tu Long and Xiang Kong, but discovered Xiang Kong and the other Grandmasters had already withdrawn to the Imperial Capital.

• Divine Lord Li told Lin Sheng that Yin Luo created the star map ten thousand years ago and may have found the truth behind the shackles limiting cultivation.
• Lin Sheng suspected that the world’s boundary prevented anyone from advancing beyond Supreme Grandmaster and resolved to uncover its secrets.
• In Vast Sea City, Lin Sheng learned that Shi Kui and Shi Bao came from a tribe in the Rakshasa Sea Region, where they sought to compete for the position of tribal chief.
• Lin Sheng went to Fulong City to rescue Tu Long and kill Xiang Kong, but the remaining officers told him Xiang Kong had left several days earlier.
• Lin Sheng searched two Divine Form Martial Artists’ memories and learned that Xiang Kong had taken everyone back to the Imperial Capital.

Emperor Jingyuan and Wu Hui prepared Northern Yan’s Imperial Capital for Lin Sheng, hoping to trap him with the protective array and Demon Blood Puppets. Lin Sheng arrived, attacked the array, and, unable to break it, declared that he would wait outside the city.

• Emperor Jingyuan demanded answers after Northern Yan’s Grandmasters were defeated, and Wu Hui warned that only King Yan could likely match Lin Sheng.
• Wu Hui revealed that Lin Sheng had tried to rescue Tu Long in Fulong City and said he had prepared the Imperial City Grand Array and Demon Blood Puppets to stop him.
• Lin Sheng arrived at the Imperial Capital and recognized that its protective array was reinforced with Void Beast materials.
• Xiang Kong and six other Grandmasters confronted Lin Sheng from inside the array and offered him a chance to join Northern Yan.
• Lin Sheng transformed and repeatedly struck the array, but it repaired itself and kept him out.
• Lin Sheng stopped attacking and said he would wait outside the Imperial Capital until the defenders had to leave.

Lin Sheng rescued Tu Long from the Imperial Capital, exposed and killed Wu Hui, and slew Xiang Kong before leaving Northern Yan with Tu Long. Three days later, as they traveled toward the Misty Sea Region, Lin Sheng asked Luo Yin about Dark Star’s deputy pavilion masters and his missing brother, Lin Miao.

• Xiang Kong released a man disguised as Tu Long, but Lin Sheng sensed Wu Hui’s demonic nature and destroyed him.
• Lin Sheng attacked the Imperial Capital’s formation, killed Xiang Kong, and forced the remaining Grandmasters to bring out the real, unconscious Tu Long.
• Lin Sheng confirmed Tu Long was genuine, then carried him away from the Imperial Capital.
• Three days later, Lin Sheng traveled through a massive wave toward the Misty Sea Region with Luo Yin, the Green Robe Divine Lord, and Tu Long.
• Luo Yin said Tu Long was recovering from seventy-two unusual poisons, and Lin Sheng asked about Dark Star’s deputy pavilion masters and his missing brother, Lin Miao.