Chapter Summaries

Lin Zhen merged the small space from the Space Turbulence with his Dark Star, transforming Tree Heart Lake and raising his total Star Power to seven million. As he began comprehending the Grand Abyss Swordplay, others waited for the border to open, and Wan Ren Tu glimpsed a figure approaching along Canglan Street.

• Lin Zhen merged the small space with Tree Heart Lake, creating Tree Heart Island and reigniting the Seven Killings Star.
• The Dark Star Space surged in power as the small tree and Star Fruit Tree released Star Power, bringing Lin Zhen's total to seven million.
• Lin Zhen began comprehending the Grand Abyss Swordplay while the border opening drew near.
• Liang Zhihuan warned Ning Qingxuan that Lin Zhen was unlikely to change his ranking, but she kept watching his name.
• Qin Jianfeng, Boston, Jun Mo, and other powerful Martial Artists waited for the border to open, while Chen Tianpeng, Wan Ren Tu, and Luo Fei waited in the Sword Tomb.
• Wan Ren Tu wished Lin Zhen would appear, and a figure emerged at the end of Canglan Street as Lin Zhen declared that Grand Abyss would bring down World Kings.

After reaching seven million Star Power, Lin Zhen returned to the Swimming Pool and challenged Chen Tianpeng, Wan Ren Tu, and Luo Fei before the border opened. He killed Luo Fei with the Grand Abyss Swordplay and secured a place among the top three.

• Lin Zhen returned to the Sword Tomb and shouted for Chen Tianpeng and Wan Ren Tu to come out, drawing a horde of Undead Creatures toward the area.
• When Chen Tianpeng, Wan Ren Tu, and Luo Fei stayed inside, Lin Zhen set the Sword Tomb ablaze with Deep Cyan Flame and forced them out.
• Lin Zhen challenged the three Realm Kings, then attacked Wan Ren Tu while Chen Tianpeng and Luo Fei joined the fight.
• Lin Zhen used Time Deceleration to evade their coordinated assault and struck Luo Fei with the Grand Abyss Swordplay.
• Luo Fei's life-saving cyan light carried him away from Divine Punishment Star, and Lin Zhen advanced into the top three.

Lin Zhen secured third place before the boundary opened, then learned that the new rules let fighters travel between war zones and hunt Hero Flag Holders. He teleported to the 39th War Zone to confront Ke Xiangnan, but his arrival brought him face-to-face with Crown Prince Liang Chen.

• Lin Zhen defeated Luo Fei and nearly killed Wan Ren Tu before Chen Tianpeng rescued him and the boundary opened.
• Liang Zhihuan vowed to target Lin Zhen, ordered Shi Xiaomao to arrange an assassination, and found Lin Zhen's Wanted Order.
• The boundary opening restored the survivors and introduced cross-zone teleportation, new point rules, Hero Flags, and an Overall Ranking that placed Lin Zhen at 1530 and Feng Qingluan at 118.
• Lin Zhen ended his conflict with Chen Tianpeng and Wan Ren Tu, then chose Ke Xiangnan in the 39th War Zone as his next target.
• Lin Zhen teleported to the 39th War Zone, where Southern Liang's viewers watched him encounter Crown Prince Liang Chen.

Lin Zhen encountered Liang Chen in the 39th War Zone, restrained him without killing him, and killed the Hero Flag Holder chasing him. His kill made him the first Martial Artist on Divine Punishment Star to eliminate a Hero Flag Holder, while Liang Chen continued to misunderstand his intentions.

• A pinned Southern Liang forum article accused Lin Zhen of tricking Liang Chen into losing money and urged people to judge him by whether he attacked the Crown Prince.
• Liang Chen mistook Lin Zhen’s arrival for an attempt to kill him and attacked, but Lin Zhen used Time Deceleration to knock him down without seriously harming him.
• Lin Zhen noticed another Hero Flag Holder approaching and killed the Mind Power Master Lin Erhu with a single Grand Abyss sword strike.
• The Dimensional Universe announced Lin Zhen as the first Martial Artist to kill a Hero Flag Holder and listed several other fighters’ kills, including Qin Jianfeng’s and Feng Qingluan’s.
• Lin Zhen caught Liang Chen sneaking around and teased him about whether he would tell his mother or father if his parents divorced.

Lin Zhen spared Liang Chen and continued searching for Ke Xiangnan, while their exchange shifted Southern Liang’s public opinion in Lin Zhen’s favor and angered Liang Zhihuan. Elsewhere, Ke Xiangnan was ordered to lure Lin Zhen, Qin Jianfeng crossed into the Northern Continent, and La Xia revealed that he was La Moti’s weaker half.

• Lin Zhen questioned Liang Chen about whom he would turn to if his parents divorced, then let him go after Liang Chen chose his mother.
• Lin Zhen kicked Liang Chen away when he tried to follow, then left to look for Ke Xiangnan; their exchange led many Southern Liang residents to support Lin Zhen.
• Liang Zhihuan, jealous of Lin Zhen’s connection with Ning Qingxuan, ordered Shi Xiaomao to release another damaging story about Lin Zhen.
• In Zone 39, Ye Changtian ordered Ke Xiangnan to act as bait and call Lin Zhen to the rooftop.
• After killing twelve Hero Flags, Qin Jianfeng crossed into the Northern Continent, giving up half his points to hunt there.
• La Xia told Liang Zhihuan that Canon Clan members split into a weak half and a powerful half, and showed him that the fourth-ranked La Moti was his matching counterpart.

La Xia agreed to assassinate Lin Zhen for Liang Zhihuan, while Lin Zhen eliminated Ke Xiangnan after briefly leaving District 39. Ke Xiangdong rallied allies to hunt Lin Zhen, who prepared to face the growing group of Hero Flags.

• La Xia accepted Liang Zhihuan’s contract to kill Lin Zhen for fifty billion, with half paid upfront, and demonstrated La Moti’s assassination skills.
• Lin Zhen killed the seventh-ranked Martial Artist in District 39, then left for District 75, leading Ke Xiangnan to believe he was safe.
• Lin Zhen returned to District 39 and killed Ke Xiangnan with one sword strike, eliminating his chance to obtain Transformation God Qi.
• Lin Zhen smashed Ke Xiangnan’s phone after telling Ke Xiangdong that his brother was dead.
• Ke Xiangdong contacted Qin Dong and other Star River Giant Beast Alliance allies to send them after Lin Zhen.
• Lin Zhen saw more than a dozen Hero Flags gathering on the map and prepared to fight them.

Ke Xiangdong gathered more than twenty Hero Flag Holders to hunt Lin Zhen, while Ye Changtian alerted the Secret Sect Martial Artists to wait for the aftermath. Lin Zhen unleashed overwhelming power and eliminated Xie Wenqi and two Black Tortoise Clan fighters, leaving the other attackers stunned.

• Ke Xiangdong assembled more than twenty Hero Flag Holders and led them toward Lin Zhen, while leaving guards at the teleportation array to prevent his escape.
• Ye Changtian notified Holy Word that the Hero Flag Holders were closing in, intending for the Secret Sect Martial Artists to strike after the fight.
• The Southern Liang audience rallied behind Lin Zhen as Ke Xiangdong confronted him and Xie Wenqi advanced with two Black Tortoise Clan fighters.
• Lin Zhen combined Star Power Transfer with a Divine Power Pill, raising his star power to fourteen million.
• Lin Zhen killed the two Black Tortoise Clan fighters with sword energy and eliminated Xie Wenqi with the Grand Abyss Divine Sword.

Lin Zhen slaughtered the Hero Flag Holders who had gathered to kill him, then fought Qin Dong and Yuan Kui as the remaining attackers joined in. He devoured ten of them with his Black Hole Beast transformation and stomped Qin Dong, while his rising rank and victories drew attention across the Dimensional Universe.

• After killing Xie Wenqi, Lin Zhen charged the gathered Hero Flag Holders and killed twelve in under a minute, raising his rank to 102nd and earning a level-two, three-star flag.
• Qin Dong and Yuan Kui attacked Lin Zhen together, but his superior Star Power kept them from gaining the advantage.
• Ke Xiangdong and the nine remaining Hero Flag Holders joined the fight, and Lin Zhen used Armorization to survive Qin Dong's twin swords before transforming into his Black Hole Beast form.
• Lin Zhen's Black Hole devoured Yuan Kui, Ke Xiangdong, and eight other Hero Flag Holders, eliminating them from the contest.
• When Qin Dong begged for his life and invoked his father, Elder Qin, Lin Zhen stomped him into the dirt.

Lin Zhen slaughtered more than twenty Hero Flag holders and rose to 45th in the overall rankings before facing Holy Word and the Four Gods of the Secret Sect. Their battle raged for three minutes, with Lin Zhen holding his own as viewers across the Origin Realm watched in suspense.

• Lin Zhen killed Qin Dong, drove off the remaining martial artists, and advanced to 45th in the overall rankings.
• Lin Zhen identified Qiu Shuihan, Zhao Qingshan, Ye Changtian, and Chen Fengxiao as the Four Gods of the Secret Sect and realized Holy Word had joined them.
• Holy Word offered to end the fight painlessly, but Lin Zhen refused and attacked the five Secret Sect members before his power boost wore off.
• Lin Zhen fought all five opponents at once, using his weapons, techniques, and divine infant to keep them from gaining the upper hand.
• The battle continued for three minutes as the Origin Realm watched Lin Zhen become recognized as a super martial artist from Southern Liang.

Lin Zhen unleashed Destruction Divine Thunder against the Secret Sect, La Moti, and Holy Word as Holy Word’s curse weakened him. After eliminating the Four Gods and fending off opportunistic attackers, Lin Zhen escaped through the teleportation array, leaving his battle with La Moti and Holy Word unfinished.

• La Moti appeared unexpectedly and cut Lin Zhen’s clone, HuaHua TaiSui, but Lin Zhen recalled his Divine Infant and avoided elimination.
• Holy Word cast his Holy Word Art curse while La Moti and the Four Gods of the Secret Sect attacked Lin Zhen together.
• Lin Zhen summoned Destruction Divine Thunder and shattered the Four Gods’ combined shield, eliminating all four while severely injuring La Moti and Holy Word.
• Holy Word’s curse drained Lin Zhen’s Star Power, and Lin Zhen used Mental Storm to kill the martial artists rushing to ambush him.
• Lin Zhen spent half his points to teleport to another continent and vowed to meet Holy Word and La Moti again.

Lin Zhen fled across the Divine Punishment Star as Southern Liang agents pursued him, spending his points until he vanished after teleporting with his final point. His disappearance exposed Liang Zhihuan’s hunt to the public, leaving the Emperor mired in controversy while no one could find Lin Zhen.

• Lin Zhen repeatedly teleported between continents and war zones to evade the growing crowds pursuing him, rapidly draining his points.
• La Xia and Liang Zhihuan arranged for Southern Liang Martial Artists to hunt Lin Zhen, while concealed pursuers kept tracking him.
• With one point left, Lin Zhen exposed a pursuer’s Southern Liang insignia and teleported away, reaching zero points as he disappeared from all views of the Divine Punishment Star.
• Southern Liang citizens learned that Liang Zhihuan had sent people after Lin Zhen and demanded an explanation, sparking widespread public outrage.
• Liang Zhihuan tried to contain the backlash but remained determined to eliminate Lin Zhen, whose whereabouts were unknown.

After Holy Word Art left Lin Zhen unconscious and stripped of his strength, a mysterious voice showed him people across the realms who admired him and drew hope from his example. Lin Zhen let go of his sorrow, woke in a snowy cave on Divine Punishment Star, and was invited to face the trial of Pure Land Winter.

• Lin Zhen spoke with a mysterious voice while unconscious, and it questioned his grief over losing his strength and wasted time.
• The voice showed Lin Zhen wounded Martial Artists, an injured elf, a spear-practicing youth, an alchemist, and young people praying for him, all inspired by his example.
• Lin Zhen realized he was no longer sorrowful and understood that his strength had not truly disappeared, only his ranking and points.
• Lin Zhen woke in a dark cave and walked into a vast, snow-covered landscape.
• The mysterious voice identified the place as Pure Land Winter and asked Lin Zhen whether he would accept its trial and endure the winter.

Lin Zhen faced a ten-month survival trial in the Pure Land, where the Holy Word Art sealed his powers and left him to endure the cold and wild beasts alone. Three months into the trial, badly wounded and starving, he learned he might not survive another twenty-five days, while Feng Qingluan continued killing on Divine Punishment Star and hoped Lin Zhen would return.

• The voice told Lin Zhen that surviving the Pure Land’s long winter was his trial, and that the curse had sealed his powers, weapons, and Space Ring.
• More than a hundred Snow Wolves approached Lin Zhen’s cave as he faced his first night without food, fire, or weapons.
• On Divine Punishment Star, La Moti and Holy Word remained injured, the rankings shifted, and Feng Qingluan rose to fourth place by killing other Martial Artists.
• Feng Qingluan rejected Jun Mo’s rebuke for attacking low-ranked Martial Artists and said she would keep killing until Lin Zhen returned.
• Three months into the trial, Lin Zhen killed more than a dozen Snow Wolves, ate their warm meat and blood, and used their hides to protect himself.
• Chris estimated that Lin Zhen would die in about twenty-five days, then shut down after urging him to find something that gave him hope.

Lin Zhen left his cave during Polar Night and crossed the frozen mountains, driven by the hope of reaching the North Pole Point. He found a Snow Lotus beneath the aurora and chose to stay alive until it bloomed, while Ning Qingxuan’s search for Divine Punishment Star and the war on the planet continued elsewhere.

• Lin Zhen left his cave and climbed north through the darkness, determined to find the North Pole Point rather than wait to die.
• Liang Zhihuan learned that Ning Qingxuan had left the palace and traveled into the Endless Star Sea; he concluded she was searching for Divine Punishment Star and ordered Iron Granny summoned to bring her back.
• Qin Jianfeng warned Jun Mo that Feng Qingluan had killed over a hundred Great Qin Martial Artists and must stop attacking them.
• Lin Zhen endured more than a month of freezing travel, followed the aurora across the ice, and found a Snow Lotus beneath it.
• Lin Zhen killed an Ice Silkworm that approached the Snow Lotus, then used the Breathing Technique to protect his vital organs from its venom and resolved to guard the flower until it bloomed.

Lin Zhen endured the final days of winter beside the Snow Lotus, resisted a tempting voice, and understood World Power when its first petal opened. Meanwhile, Qin Jianfeng recruited Boston, La Moti, and Holy Word to help ambush Feng Qingluan and protect his lead on Divine Punishment Star.

• Lin Zhen continued trying to comprehend light-speed attacks as an aurora passed over him and the Snow Lotus.
• A mysterious voice offered Lin Zhen food, medicine, and guidance, but he refused to abandon his vigil because he suspected the offer was a trap.
• The voice froze Lin Zhen into an ice sculpture, but his soul endured as he watched the Snow Lotus bud change.
• When the first petal opened, Lin Zhen realized that one flower represented one world and grasped World Power, loosening the star power sealed in his dantian.
• As Divine Punishment Star's remaining fighters dwindled, Feng Qingluan climbed to second place, threatening Qin Jianfeng's bid for Super Divine Body tempering.
• Qin Jianfeng offered Boston, La Moti, and Holy Word Advanced Divine Body quotas and one hundred billion each to help him ambush Feng Qingluan.

Lin Zhen survived the North Pole Point ordeal and gained the Snow Lotus Divine Body, greatly increasing the Star Power he could use. He chose not to break through to World King and prepared to return to the ongoing battles on Divine Punishment Star.

• At One Line Sky, Bull Demon King and Long Xiaonan ambushed Jun Mo’s Phoenix Clan force, while Feng Qingluan arrived with reinforcements and found herself facing Qin Jianfeng, Boston, La Moti, and Holy Word.
• At the North Pole Point, Lin Zhen’s soul fused with the blooming Snow Lotus and experienced its brief life from flowering to withering.
• When the Snow Lotus’s final petal withered, Lin Zhen revived, broke free of the ice, and discovered that the lotus had also begun growing in his Dark Star Space.
• Lin Zhen awakened Chris, who identified his transformation as a Super Divine Body that raised his Star Power to eight million and let him use ninety percent of it.
• Lin Zhen felt close to reaching World King but decided not to break through yet, then prepared to leave and return to the battles on Divine Punishment Star.

After leaving the Pure Land with a Super Divine Body, Lin Zhen learned that Feng Qingluan was trapped in an ambush and hurried to rescue her. Feng Qingluan was cornered by Qin Jianfeng and the allied fighters, and Jun Mo rushed to her as she prepared to unleash Phoenix Nirvana.

• Lin Zhen left the Pure Land, saw that Feng Qingluan had risen to second in the rankings, and learned that she was fighting several powerful opponents.
• Lin Zhen forced a Cow Clan Martial Artist to reveal that Feng Qingluan had fallen into an ambush in One Line Sky while trying to rescue Jun Mo.
• Boston, La Moti, Holy Word, and Long Xiaonan attacked Feng Qingluan as Qin Jianfeng watched, leaving her wounded and exhausted.
• Feng Qingluan prepared to use Phoenix Nirvana against her attackers, and Jun Mo charged toward her, shouting that he would save her.

Feng Qingluan was betrayed by Jun Mo as Lin Zhen raced to One Line Sky, where a coalition of warriors tried to stop him. Lin Zhen broke through their forces with two Satellite Fall attacks, revealing his return to the contest.

• Jun Mo stabbed Feng Qingluan and admitted he had sided with her enemies to protect the Phoenix Clan and claim her points.
• Lin Zhen teleported to Zone One Hundred and raced toward One Line Sky, where more than a thousand warriors had gathered to guard the entrance.
• Lin Zhen ignored the warriors who ordered him to stop and killed one with a Mental Impact as he charged past.
• The crowd attacked Lin Zhen, but he drove forward with Satellite Fall and crushed his first wave of opponents.
• Lin Zhen used a lotus beneath his feet to regain his strength, then unleashed a second Satellite Fall that killed at least fifty warriors and seven or eight Hero Flags.

Lin Zhen fought his way through Hero Flag and reached Feng Qingluan just as Jun Mo was about to kill her. He rescued her by rising on a Snow Lotus, while Jun Mo was left without an arm and Lin Zhen’s enemies roared in fury.

• Lin Zhen charged through One Line Sky, killing Hero Flag members with repeated Satellite Fall strikes and driving his ranking into the top five hundred.
• Lin Zhen blocked Jun Mo’s sword aimed at Feng Qingluan with Snow Lotus Bloom and called out to her, bringing her to tears.
• Boston, La Moti, Holy Word, Bull Demon King, and Long Xiaonan attacked Lin Zhen while Qin Jianfeng continued targeting Feng Qingluan.
• Lin Zhen gravely wounded Long Xiaonan with his Quick Gun, staggered Bull Demon King with Grand Abyss, and resisted Holy Word’s Holy Word Art.
• Lin Zhen’s Illusory Light Sword severed Jun Mo’s sword arm, and he blocked Qin Jianfeng’s Quick Sword before reaching Feng Qingluan.
• Lin Zhen carried Feng Qingluan into the sky on a Snow Lotus, then used Gravity to pull Jun Mo’s severed arm away as his pursuers shouted in fury.

After Lin Zhen rescued Feng Qingluan from the siege, she chose to leave Divine Punishment Star so she would not hold him back. Grieving and furious, Lin Zhen made a hit list of those who had attacked her and began preparing to grow stronger before facing them again.

• People across Southern Liang applauded Lin Zhen for rescuing Feng Qingluan and escaping the World Kings’ siege, while La Xia assured Liang Zhihuan that a united, full-strength attack could still defeat him.
• Lin Zhen carried the gravely wounded Feng Qingluan to One Line Sky and tried to treat her, but she insisted that leaving Divine Punishment Star would restore her immediately.
• Feng Qingluan kissed Lin Zhen, then used his hand to stab herself with a short knife so she would be eliminated and could recover outside the competition; she asked him to protect her ranking and avenge her.
• After Feng Qingluan’s points raised him to eighth place, Lin Zhen wrote Jun Mo, Qin Jianfeng, La Moti, Holy Word, Boston, Bull Demon King, and Long Xiaonan on a hit list.
• Lin Zhen decided to refine pills to remove his second Bone-Carving Divine Needle using Jun Mo’s arm, then planned to return to fight the listed opponents in a day.