Chapter Summaries

Lin Zhen mastered the Mental Evil Spirit Cone and began challenging the Stillness Character Heaven Tablet while his avatar discovered the Phoenix Tears’ hidden gifts. He gained stronger flames and the final part of Flash Strike, then forged a valuable Middle-Grade Divine Artifact as his business grew.

• Lin Zhen completed his comprehension of the Mental Power Heaven Tablet, combining Mental Cone and Mental Evil Spirit Impact into the Mental Evil Spirit Cone.
• Lin Zhen rested, noted that his Star Power had reached 1,350 and neared the Black Hole Stage, then began challenging the Stillness Character Heaven Tablet.
• At Tianhuo Star Transfer Shop, Lin Zhen infused the Phoenix Tears with Mental Power and absorbed Feng Qingluan’s Heaven Burning Flame, advancing his flames to pure white.
• Lin Zhen found the final page of Yan Jun’s Flash Strike inside the Phoenix Tears and completed the inheritance in the Golden Book.
• Lin Zhen forged a Middle-Grade Divine Artifact spear, and news of his skill spread, bringing more customers and wealth to Tianhuo Star Transfer Shop.

Ye Hua prepared to face Lin Zhen after his father encouraged him to overcome his fear, while Lin Zhen spent years mastering the foundations of Time Stop on the Suspended Island. Lin Zhen realized he needed more Star Power and set out to attempt a breakthrough to the Black Hole Stage.

• The Mechanical Realm King praised Ye Hua’s progress and urged him to defeat Lin Zhen to overcome the Heart Demon caused by their rivalry over Feng Qingluan.
• Ye Hua admitted that Lin Zhen frightened him and said he wanted to kill him, while his father promised to support him.
• After nearly four years on the Suspended Island, Lin Zhen mastered hundredfold Time Acceleration and Deceleration and understood that true Time Stop required hundred-and-onefold deceleration after acceleration.
• Lin Zhen determined that using Time Stop required at least three thousand Star Power, far more than his current fifteen hundred and one.
• Lin Zhen climbed to the final stone pillar to comprehend hundred-and-onefold Time Acceleration and decided to try breaking through to the Black Hole Stage.

Lin Zhen prepared to break through to the Black Hole Stage as the Mantis Commander launched a plan to reach Suspended Island by sacrificing an enormous Insect Race army. The Fire Kirin Empire dispatched a rescue team, but the Insect Race had already cleared most of a path through the meteorite belt.

• After comprehending one hundred and onefold Time Deceleration, Lin Zhen prepared to attempt a breakthrough he had long suppressed.
• The Mantis Commander ordered more than a billion Insect Race Warriors to sacrifice themselves against Suspended Island’s meteorite belt so his elite team could enter and kill Lin Zhen.
• The Mantis Commander arranged for Tian Ci to post footage of the siege on Fire Kirin Empire forums, provoking widespread calls to rescue Lin Zhen.
• Tian Hao Yu announced that a fifty-member Star System Stage military team would travel to Suspended Island to rescue Lin Zhen and disrupt the Insect Race’s plan.
• After one week, the Insect Race had lost seven or eight hundred million Warriors but forged a passage through eighty thousand kilometers of the meteorite belt, leaving only twenty thousand kilometers to go.

After four years of training on the Suspended Island, Lin Zhen broke through to the Black Hole Stage and his black hole mutated when it fused with a neutron from his Dark Star. His Star Power reached five thousand, and he prepared to leave the island and return to the troubles awaiting him.

• Lin Zhen released his suppressed Star Power, transformed his dantian star into a black hole, and entered the Black Hole Stage.
• A neutron from Lin Zhen's Dark Star entered his dantian and fused with the black hole's naked singularity, creating a Mutated Black Hole between reality and illusion.
• Lin Zhen tested his black-hole abilities by sweeping a distant Meteorite Belt into the vortex and grinding the meteorites to dust.
• The fusion drove Lin Zhen's Star Power from twenty-five hundred to five thousand, placing him among the strongest Star System Stage martial artists.
• Lin Zhen asked Chris to compare his strength with Star System and Star Region experts, then decided to leave the Suspended Island for Little Phoenix's sake.

Lin Zhen learned that the Insect Race was about to reach him and that a Fire Kirin Empire rescue team had arrived, but Captain John secretly planned to get him killed. After using Mental Power to expose John's scheme, Lin Zhen agreed to follow the proposed passage out of Suspended Island, leaving John unaware of what Lin Zhen intended.

• Lin Zhen heard that the Insect Race had carved a passage through Suspended Island and were closing in on him.
• Lin Zhen discovered that Captain John had arrived with a rescue team, then cleaned himself up while waiting for the Insect Race to break through.
• John negotiated with the Locust Commander in public but secretly paid 100 Billion Cosmic Crystals to arrange a passage and planned to make Lin Zhen die fighting the Insect Race.
• John told Lin Zhen to endure humiliation and leave through the passage, claiming he had secured his safe return.
• Lin Zhen used Mental Power to make John reveal his secret plan, then agreed to John's proposal while hinting that what came next would not disappoint him.

Lin Zhen exposed John’s plan to make his return look like a negotiated rescue, then faced the Insect Race’s humiliating Death Passage. When the Locust Commander attacked him, Lin Zhen killed him and vowed to wipe out the Insect Race in the Chaotic Star River.

• Lin Zhen used Soul Lock on John, recorded his explanation of the rescue plan, and posted a video of it in the Dimensional Universe.
• John announced that the Insect Race had agreed to release Lin Zhen and told the Fire Kirin Empire that Lin Zhen would soon emerge from their territory.
• The Locust Commander led ten thousand elite Mantis Warriors to confront Lin Zhen and demanded that he endure attacks along the Death Passage without fighting back.
• Lin Zhen stepped into the passage, seized the attacking Locust Commander by the neck, and crushed his head.
• Lin Zhen summoned the Yin-Yang Long Spear and declared that he would destroy the Insect Race in the Chaotic Star River.

Lin Zhen slaughtered wave after wave of Insect Race forces as he fought through the passage toward the starry sky. After he killed more than a hundred million insects, the Mantis Commander sent five commanders and thirty million elite warriors to stop him.

• Lin Zhen blocked John's calls, then killed the ten thousand Mantis Warriors and their four Star System Stage leaders.
• Lin Zhen charged into the passage and used Space Slash to wipe out the first wave of five million insects.
• Lin Zhen used Innate Devour to swallow the next ten million insects, then killed the surviving Star System Stage insect with Mental Evil Spirit Cone.
• Lin Zhen fought off successive waves and killed about a hundred and twenty million insects in the passage.
• The Mantis Commander ordered the Beetle Commander, Scorpio Commander, Bumblebee Commander, Centipede Commander, and Spider Commander to lead thirty million elite insects against Lin Zhen.

Lin Zhen endured the Insect Race’s assault in the passage, then killed John when John tried to restrain him and hand him over. With the entire Insect Race army now engaged, Lin Zhen launched an attack on the insect-corpse wall to restart the Space Storm around Suspended Island.

• Lin Zhen held his position in the passage as the Insect Race attacked, and nearly half of its thirty million troops fell without defeating him.
• John arrived with the rescue team and pretended to offer Lin Zhen a chance to surrender, but secretly grabbed his wrist to hold him for the Insect Race.
• Lin Zhen used Time Stop to slash John’s throat, then smashed his head with the Yin-Yang Long Spear.
• Mantis ordered the remaining Mantis and Locust troops to join the assault, bringing the force attacking Lin Zhen back above thirty million.
• Lin Zhen revealed that his exhaustion had been an act and struck the wall of insect corpses, aiming to restart the Space Storm around Suspended Island.

Lin Zhen destroyed the passage wall and unleashed the Space Storm, wiping out the Insect Race army and the Fire Qilin rescue team before surviving the collapse. He confronted the Mantis Commander and pierced his chest with the Yin-Yang Long Spear.

• Lin Zhen attacked the wall while using the Seven Stars Knife to kill the Fire Qilin rescue team members who tried to stop him.
• The Five Insect Race Commanders and the remaining Human Race Martial Artists joined forces against Lin Zhen, but he killed several commanders and fighters.
• Lin Zhen broke through the wall and Teleported away as the returning Space Storm swallowed tens of millions of Insect Race soldiers and the remaining fighters.
• The Mantis Commander believed Lin Zhen had died, but Lin Zhen appeared behind him in Scale Armor and vowed to avenge Little Phoenix.
• Lin Zhen's attack pierced the Mantis Commander's chest before their battle could begin.

Lin Zhen destroyed the Insect Race nests, found the eighth Nine Heavy Spears River style, Collapse, and exposed the Mechanical Realm King’s plot against him. After learning Realm Kings had judicial immunity, he faced the Mechanical Realm King’s demand to delete the video and decide whether to back down.

• Lin Zhen killed the Mantis Commander, collected his ring, and burned the Beetle, Scorpio, Bumblebee, and Mantis Mother Nests.
• Lin Zhen found the Collapse manual in the Mantis Commander’s ring and learned it was the eighth style of Nine Heavy Spears River.
• Lin Zhen uploaded John’s testimony accusing the Mechanical Realm King of ordering the rescue team to secretly harm him.
• Chris explained that Realm Kings had judicial immunity, and Nicole, Han Sha, and others urged Lin Zhen to delete the video and avoid provoking the Mechanical Realm King.
• The Mechanical Realm King gave Lin Zhen one minute to delete the video, leaving everyone waiting for his choice.

Lin Zhen refused to abandon his vow to avenge Feng Qingluan, earning Realm King Hunshi’s support and protection for his family. He returned to Kirin Saint Star to claim his reward and pursue Ye Hua, where he discovered that Emperor Tian Hao Yu carried the same Fire Qilin bloodline as he did.

• Lin Zhen told the Dimensional Universe forum that Ye Hua must pay for Little Phoenix’s death, and the Mechanical Realm King replied furiously before leaving.
• Realm King Hunshi contacted Lin Zhen, tested his resolve to avenge Feng Qingluan, and promised to protect Lin Zhen’s family while warning that Lin Zhen must face Ye Hua himself.
• Lin Zhen left the Chaotic Star River for Kirin Saint Star, determined to make money and find a chance to deal with Ye Hua and Tian Ci.
• The Mechanical Realm King destroyed his residence in anger, but Ye Hua insisted he would fight Lin Zhen himself and vowed to find an opportunity to kill him.
• Emperor Tian Hao Yu summoned Lin Zhen to receive his Kill Ranking reward, but both men sensed that they shared the Fire Qilin bloodline.

Lin Zhen received the Fire Kirin Empire’s rewards for his service, then traded his Heavenly Weapon reward for permission to use the Transformation Qilin Pool. After selling nearly all his possessions, he became a Supreme Five-Star client and Chris found information about Phoenix Nirvana.

• Tian Hao Yu awarded Lin Zhen the honorary title of Hundred Victories Duke and gave him ten billion Cosmic Crystals.
• Tian Hao Yu offered Lin Zhen a choice of a high-grade Heavenly Weapon from the imperial treasury.
• After learning the Transformation Qilin Pool could advance a Star River Beast to the growth stage, Lin Zhen asked Tian Hao Yu to exchange his weapon reward for one chance to use it.
• Tian Hao Yu approved the exchange and gave Lin Zhen a token for entering the pool when he was ready.
• Lin Zhen sold his possessions and exchanged his accumulated currencies to raise fifty billion Cosmic Crystals, then upgraded his bank card to Supreme Five-Star status.
• Chris completed its upgrade and found information about Phoenix Nirvana.

Lin Zhen learned that Little Phoenix could be reborn through Phoenix Nirvana if he raised his Flame Power to medium cyan within the next five years. Needing money to cultivate his flames, he agreed to hear Yan Qi Ye out about fighting in the universe-wide Dimensional Arena.

• Chris explained that Lin Zhen had the phoenix bloodline needed for Nirvana, but he would have to use sufficiently powerful flames at the place where Feng Qingluan had vanished.
• Lin Zhen learned that Little Phoenix’s spirit would dissipate after ten years and that Fire Crystal Stones could quickly strengthen his flames, though he worried about spending enough to downgrade his Supreme Card.
• Yan Qi Ye contacted Lin Zhen and asked him to help with a problem, so Lin Zhen teleported to the Mermaid Bar on Kirin Saint Star to meet him.
• Yan Qi Ye proposed that Lin Zhen fight in the Dimensional Arena, where victories could earn large sums, and asked him to help his friends in team matches after their recent losses.

Lin Zhen entered the Dimensional Arena to build wealth and discovered that he needed more money before he could establish his own arena. After borrowing the minimum loan and challenging Xue Du, he won instantly with Mental Impact and began his plan to accumulate wealth through arena fights.

• Lin Zhen agreed to Yan Qi Ye's request and entered the 68th War Zone, 68399 Small War Zone of the Dimensional Arena.
• Lin Zhen learned that he needed one thousand personal points to join Team Battles and that establishing a personal arena required at least one hundred Cosmic Crystals.
• Lin Zhen borrowed ten thousand Cosmic Crystals from the Loan Office after Chamos mocked him and invited him to challenge his arena.
• Lin Zhen checked Chamos's record and prize pool, then searched for a Black Hole Stage arena to challenge.
• Lin Zhen challenged Xue Du for ten thousand Cosmic Crystals and killed him instantly with Mental Impact, bringing his total to 19,930 Cosmic Crystals.

Lin Zhen rapidly won arena matches, increasing his fortune to eight hundred million Cosmic Crystals and approaching the amount needed to advance his Flame Power. Xuan Jiang, a powerful Star System-level Martial Artist who oversaw the district, warned Lin Zhen to stop disrupting other fighters’ income, leaving their conflict unresolved.

• Lin Zhen defeated a Rock Giant, a Medusa witch, and successive arena opponents, steadily multiplying his Cosmic Crystals.
• After Chris filtered out small wagers, Lin Zhen challenged Chamos at ninety-eight wins and killed him with Mental Evil Spirit Cone, raising his fortune to one hundred million Cosmic Crystals.
• Lin Zhen won three more large-wager matches, reaching eight hundred million Cosmic Crystals, and blacklisted a defeated champion who asked him to return the prize money.
• Xuan Jiang contacted Lin Zhen and told him to follow the district’s unwritten rules by limiting his arena challenges.
• Lin Zhen questioned whether Xuan Jiang was threatening him, and Xuan Jiang warned that Lin Zhen would eventually meet him after advancing to the Star System Stage.

Lin Zhen earned enough in arena battles to buy Fire Crystal Stones and advanced his flame power to Bright White, while his Skyfire Shop began selling High Grade Divine Artifacts. Yan Qi Ye then persuaded him to join a squad for Team Battles, and Lin Zhen agreed.

• Xuan Jiang threatened Lin Zhen and used his influence to drive high-stake Black Hole Stage challengers away, so Lin Zhen set up an arena and earned very little from a hundred low-stake fights.
• Lin Zhen challenged more arenas for over a day, raised his funds from 800 million to 1.03 Billion Cosmic Crystals, and reached the one thousand points needed to leave the novice area.
• Lin Zhen spent 1 Billion Cosmic Crystals on Fire Crystal Stones and absorbed them, advancing his flame power to Bright White.
• Lin Zhen's avatar forged and sold a High Grade Divine Artifact for 1 Billion Cosmic Crystals, giving him another source of income.
• Yan Qi Ye described the rewards and risks of Team Battles and invited Lin Zhen to fill his squad's open slot, and Lin Zhen agreed to join.

Lin Zhen joined Yan Qi Ye’s team and learned about the upcoming million-person Team Battle, while Xuan Jiang and the Mechanical Realm King arranged to have him targeted. The chapter ended with Ying Huo’s forces preparing to trap Lin Zhen’s squad in battle.

• Yan Qi Ye introduced Lin Zhen to his teammates Heige, Bolo, and Yu Xuan, and Lin Zhen agreed to return for the million-person Team Battle.
• Xuan Jiang learned that Lin Zhen had joined a squad and ordered a hunting squad to attack it during the upcoming battle.
• Xuan Jiang also warned others that anyone who teamed up with Lin Zhen would become his enemy.
• Ye Hua told the Mechanical Realm King that Ying Huo had defeated him twice with a single punch, even when they were both Star System Level Nine.
• The Mechanical Realm King explained that Ying Huo and the other Seven Great Fiends could challenge ordinary Domain Kings, then said Ying Huo had agreed to prevent Lin Zhen from succeeding.

Lin Zhen earned four billion Cosmic Crystals in the Star System Arena before Xuan Jiang’s subordinates began challenging him in rotation. Lin Zhen accepted Ao Xiang’s challenge and sacrificed himself to take Ao Xiang down too, then waited for Team Battle to begin.

• Lin Zhen won a series of individual matches, increasing his funds to four billion Cosmic Crystals as he aimed to reach five billion and buy Fire Crystal Stones.
• Lin Zhen declined a stream of one-billion-Cosmic-Crystal challenges from Xuan Jiang’s subordinates, realizing Xuan Jiang was using them to block him from other matches.
• After more than a hundred challenges, Lin Zhen accepted Ao Xiang’s challenge and found that the veteran Sky Eagle Martial Artist could withstand his Mental Evil Spirit Cone and match his speed.
• When Ao Xiang began to overpower him, Lin Zhen used Time Stop and self-detonated, taking Ao Xiang with him and preserving his one billion Cosmic Crystals.
• Lin Zhen received another challenge after leaving the arena but sat down without accepting or declining, waiting for Team Battle to begin.

Lin Zhen’s team was ambushed by Xuan Jiang’s snipers in a million-person Team Battle, forcing Lin Zhen to leave the Dimensional Arena after his teammates were targeted and driven away. Back in his inn, he resolved to cultivate his Star Power and flames before returning to the arena.

• Lin Zhen and his four teammates entered a million-person Team Battle, where Divine Mechanism Clan snipers fired on them under Xuan Jiang’s orders.
• Lin Zhen used Time Stop and Space Slash before being killed, and his attack eliminated sixty-five opponents even as his teammates each lost half their starting capital.
• Lin Zhen apologized and compensated his teammates, then Xuan Jiang publicly declared Lin Zhen his enemy and warned others against teaming up with him.
• Lin Zhen ended the team’s partnership and left the Dimensional Arena after his teammates distanced themselves from him.
• Lin Zhen assessed his weakness in Star Power and decided to stabilize his cultivation, advance his flames, and return to the arena stronger.

Ye Hua learned that the Mechanical Realm King planned to leave in pursuit of the Eternal Realm, while Lin Zhen spent two years cultivating and advancing his strength. Lin Zhen reached mid-stage Black Hole and resolved to keep training before attempting to revive Little Phoenix.

• Ye Hua suggested that the Mechanical Realm King draw Realm King Hunshi away so he could confront Lin Zhen, but his father admitted he would soon leave to pursue the Eternal Realm.
• Lin Zhen spent five billion Cosmic Crystals strengthening his flames and decided to remain on Kirin Saint Star to cultivate and gather resources.
• Lin Zhen visited his family through the Dimensional Universe, while Su Mingyue and An Ning urged him to focus on training.
• Over two years, Lin Zhen's clone forged Top Grade Divine Artifacts, his flames reached pale cyan, and his Dark Star advanced to the middle Mesozoic Era.
• Lin Zhen broke through to mid-stage Black Hole, raising his Star Power to 7,500, and chose to train longer before reviving Little Phoenix.
• Chris told Lin Zhen that he had two pieces of good news and asked which he wanted to hear first.