Chapter Summaries

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.

Lin Sheng learned that the missing pavilion masters may have perished at Black Desolation Mountain, then returned to Southern Qi and prepared to strengthen his mind. Meanwhile, Anthony arrived in the Eastern Continent, where he discovered divinity in the Beast-Transformed Warriors and consumed them.

• Luo Yin told Lin Sheng that the deputy pavilion masters had disappeared at Black Desolation Mountain and warned him of the forbidden ground’s deadly depths.
• Lin Sheng reached the Misty Sea Region, then returned to the Southern Qi Imperial Capital and absorbed two Demon Beasts while arranging supplies for the Blood Corpse Life Technique.
• Southern Qi expanded its preparations as Silver Brilliance Stone mining began and Northern Yan’s forces weakened and withdrew into a defensive posture.
• Anthony arrived in the Eastern Continent with Green Ji and learned that Gongsun Yue was dead and that the Southern Qi Prince Consort likely possessed Grandmaster-level combat power.
• Anthony sensed divinity in the Beast-Transformed Warriors, dissolved one with his touch, drank its blood, and consumed the others with black tentacles.

Anthony learned that Northern Yan had many Beast-Transformed Warriors and sought out its Demon Blood near the armies outside Jushi City. In Southern Qi, Lin Sheng advanced his mind-training, studied Tang Chong's advice about Enlightenment, and the chapter ended as Anthony watched the Yan Beast-Transformed Warriors charge across the plain.

• Anthony ate the captured Beast-Transformed Warriors, then questioned Green Ji about Northern Yan's forces and Demon Blood.
• Lin Sheng practiced the Heavenly Lock Soul Siphon secret art and reasoned that Strange Beast bloodlines might prevent people from breaking past the Supreme Grandmaster realm.
• Lin Sheng decided to visit Jushi City after reaching minor accomplishment, then received Tang Chong's reply advising him to study ancient texts to pursue Enlightenment.
• Lin Sheng ordered more than a hundred books brought to the quiet room and began studying them with Mind-Concentrating Incense.
• Anthony and Green Ji watched the armies outside Jushi City form ranks and ready their cannons as Yan's Beast-Transformed Warriors charged across the plain.

Anthony watched the battle between Northern Yan and Southern Qi, then hunted down two Grandmasters carrying news of Northern Yan’s Grandmaster-level Beast-Transformed Warriors. After devouring their divine blood and memories, he set off with Green Ji to find more prey.

• Anthony told Green Ji he would not join the battle and focused instead on the divine blood he sensed in the Southern Qi camp.
• After the armies withdrew, Zhang San learned that Northern Yan had lost two thousand Beast-Transformed Warriors and assured his officers that Grandmaster-level reinforcements were coming.
• Zhang San sent Gao Quan and Zhou Wu to retrieve the Grandmaster-level Beast-Transformed Warriors.
• Anthony and Green Ji intercepted Gao Quan and Zhou Wu in the forest, where Anthony revealed his monstrous form and overwhelmed them with tentacles.
• Anthony killed Gao Quan and Zhou Wu, absorbed their divine blood, and learned of the Grandmaster-level Beast-Transformed Warriors from their memories.
• Anthony told Green Ji that another generous gift awaited them, and they vanished into the forest.

Anthony and Green Ji encountered a Northern Yan force transporting Demon Blood Puppets and Beast-Transformed Warriors, and Anthony devoured the entire force. He then set his sights on the military camp, while Lin Sheng abandoned his failed study of enlightenment and decided to raise his spirit attribute instead.

• Two men led three Grandmasters transformed into Demon Blood Puppets and over a thousand Beast-Transformed Warriors through the Yuanqi Mountain Range toward the front lines.
• Anthony and Green Ji intercepted the force, and Anthony’s presence caused the Demon Blood Puppets to grow restless.
• Anthony turned into black slime, absorbed the three puppets, the two men, and the Beast-Transformed Warriors, then reformed before Green Ji.
• Green Ji warned Anthony that Northern Yan was vulnerable and suggested targeting Sky Rainbow Pavilion, but Anthony said the military camp held what he truly needed and hinted he would attack if its Supreme Grandmaster were gravely wounded.
• After days of failing to understand enlightenment, Lin Sheng destroyed the books he had studied and decided to improve his comprehension by raising his spirit attribute.

Lin Sheng broke through to minor mastery of the Heavenly Lock Soul Siphon Secret Technique and increased his spirit attribute, while Northern Yan’s leaders learned that the Demon Blood Puppet and several Grandmasters had been lost. Zhao Hongzhang and Tang Chong met at a mountain peak, where their tense exchange ended with Zhao summoning a vast black snake.

• Lin Sheng successfully remained outside his body longer than before, reached minor mastery of the Heavenly Lock Soul Siphon Secret Technique, and raised his spirit attribute to 14.
• Zhang Sanyang investigated the battle site and found evidence that the Demon Blood Puppet, Yin Shan, Zhou Wu, and Gao Quan had been lost, then reported the disaster to King Yan.
• Anthony told Green Ji that he would eliminate Northern Yan’s remaining Grandmasters if King Yan did not act, hoping to provoke a clash between Zhao Hongzhang and Tang Chong.
• Zhao Hongzhang revealed that slimy tentacles were emerging from his armor and tried to force the creature within him to submit before Zhang Sanyang reported the Demon Blood Puppet’s loss.
• Zhao Hongzhang met Tang Chong on a mountain peak, challenged him over his worsening injuries, and summoned an enormous black snake.