Chapter Summaries

Lin Zhen killed Xiao Cangsheng and Blood Shadow, then defeated and killed Surant despite Surant’s attempt to escape. The Ground Race’s Hall of Fame recorded Lin Zhen at ninety-eighth place as a Seven-Star Warrior.

• Lin Zhen used Rakshasa to kill Xiao Cangsheng and Abyss to annihilate Blood Shadow, then seized Surant’s seven Short Swords.
• Lin Zhen fought Surant with his spear and gradually overpowered him, forcing Surant to retreat and flee using the Rainbow Bridge.
• Lin Zhen struck Surant with Destruction Photons, destroying him and knocking the Rainbow Bridge from the sky.
• Lin Zhen collected the Rainbow Bridge as the Endless Race fled and the Ground Race celebrated his victory.
• Bai Yunyan saw Lin Zhen’s name replace Xiao Cangsheng’s at ninety-eighth in the Hall of Fame, where Lin Zhen was listed as a Seven-Star Warrior.

After entering the Ground Race Hall of Fame, Lin Zhen posted his Dimensional Universe number in hopes his sons would find him, then traveled to the Intersecting Continent to cultivate and search for God Stones. Meanwhile, the deaths at the Eye of the Storm and the resulting mockery of the Endless Race set the stage for a Hall of Fame Challenge.

• Lin Zhen accepted Bai Yunyan’s offer of friendship, left the Eye of the Storm, and examined the Hall of Fame rankings, where he was listed ninety-eighth.
• Lin Zhen posted his Dimensional Universe number so his sons could contact him, then traveled to the Intersecting Continent to cultivate while the Treasure Hunting Vine gathered God Stones.
• After the Eye of the Storm exchange ended and the Gods withdrew, Lin Zhen continued cultivating as Martial Artists left the area.
• The chapter explained that Hall of Fame rankings could change through challenges or a Tian Huo War, and that the deaths of three Hall of Fame Members at the Eye of the Storm prompted Ground Race Martial Artists to mock the Endless Race.
• The Endless Race’s response to the mockery led to a Hall of Fame Challenge.

Dong Xuehan initiated a new Hall of Fame Challenge, setting off fierce reactions from both races as they prepared for a contest that could precede another Tian Huo War. Three-Eye learned that he had been assigned to face Lin Zhen in the first round and resolved to eliminate him.

• Dong Xuehan announced a Hall of Fame Challenge against the Ground Race, and Qiong Jing vowed to defeat him.
• Hall of Fame members from both races responded, while the released rules laid out how challengers would fight their way through the rankings.
• The two races published their rosters, including ten powerful quasi-Hall of Fame challengers apiece, and the Dimensional Universe Company prepared to livestream the contest.
• Three-Eye studied the match list and saw Lin Zhen ranked ninety-eighth in the Ground Race.
• Tian Nie told Three-Eye he had placed him eighth so he would face Lin Zhen in the first round and prevent Lin Zhen from advancing.
• Tian Nie revealed that the Endless Race planned to seize the mining zones and advance upon the land if it won the coming Tian Huo War, and Three-Eye vowed to make Lin Zhen his stepping stone.

After a year of meditation, Lin Zhen broke through to the Mid Stage of the God Realm and learned that a challenge tournament would determine the Hall of Fame rankings. He traveled with Bai Yunyan to Tian Huo City, where he prepared to face a classified opponent from the Endless Race.

• Lin Zhen emerged from a year of seclusion with increased strength, and his clone reached the Mid Stage of the God Stone Realm and comprehended the seventh diagram of Shadowless Steps.
• Bai Yunyan arrived and told Lin Zhen about the challenge tournament, then persuaded him to travel to Tian Huo City aboard the Lapis Lazuli.
• As the spacecraft headed for Tian Huo City, Lin Zhen learned that Hall of Fame members would face challengers from both great races and that his opponent was Three-Eye, whose records were classified.
• Bai Yunyan warned Lin Zhen that the Endless Race might be setting a trap, but Lin Zhen said he would face whoever challenged him.

Lin Zhen traveled with Bai Yunyan toward Tian Huo City and grew much stronger through months of sparring. At Tian Huo City, his son Lin An escaped from forced mining after killing a guard and tried to contact his father through the Dimensional Universe.

• Lin Zhen used the Rainbow Bridge to accelerate the Lapis Lazuli and learned from Bai Yunyan that Hall of Fame members would have to fight in the coming Tian Huo War.
• Lin Zhen sparred with Bai Yunyan for five months and eventually defeated him decisively as they neared Tian Huo City.
• At Tian Huo City, Lin An worked as a miner until a guard beat him for collapsing from exhaustion.
• Lin An revealed his hidden Peak Three Flowers strength, killed the guard with an Alloy Pickaxe, and fled in the guard's Hover Car.
• Lin An began unsealing the Hover Car's Dimensional Universe so he could add Lin Zhen as a friend.

Lin Zhen learned that his son Lin An was being hunted in the Tian Huo Star Region and raced to rescue him. Lin An was cornered after his hover car was destroyed, but he believed his father would arrive in time.

• Tian Huo City guards dispatched ten God Realm cultivators to pursue Lin An after he killed a guard and fled.
• Lin Zhen received a brief call from Lin An, who said he was being hunted in the Tian Huo Star Region before the connection was cut off.
• Lin Zhen asked Wen Tao to trace Lin An's signal and learned that he was about ninety million kilometers north.
• Lin Zhen left the Lapis Lazuli and traveled through space toward Lin An's coordinates while Bai Yunyan followed in the spacecraft.
• Lin An dodged two Energy Cannon blasts, but a third destroyed his hover car, leaving him to face the ten pursuers and wait for his father.

Lin An tried to escape capture by revealing that his father was Lin Zhen, but Augustine ordered him seized despite the connection. After Lin An was overwhelmed and dragged toward the flying vehicle, his desperate cry for his father was interrupted when Tian Hao's kick froze in midair.

• The God Stone Realm Squadron Leader and his men confronted Lin An, who tried to deter them by claiming his father was a God Realm cultivator and a Hall of Fame Member.
• Lin An identified his father as Lin Zhen, but the Squadron Leader doubted him and sought instructions from Augustine.
• Augustine refused Bai Yunyan's plea to spare Lin An, ordered him captured, and revealed that he was Li Nian's main body, bent on revenge against Lin Zhen.
• Tian Hao attacked Lin An, who fought back with an Alloy Pickaxe and held him off until the other God Realm cultivators joined in and captured him.
• The cultivators dragged Lin An toward their flying vehicle as he cried for his father, and Tian Hao's kick suddenly stopped in midair.

Lin Zhen caught up with the spaceship carrying Lin An, but Augustine intervened and revealed himself as a God Stone Peak expert ranked among the Hall of Fame’s strongest. Determined to save his son, Lin Zhen faced Augustine in battle as Bai Yunyan tried to summon help.

• Tian Hao and the other God Realm warriors died under Lin Zhen’s Divine Might of Heaven’s Mandate, while the God Stone captain escaped with Lin An in a spaceship.
• Lin Zhen caught the spaceship with Gravity, but Augustine’s Divine Might struck him and let the vessel escape.
• Augustine revealed that he was Li Nian’s main body, and Lin Zhen recognized him as the powerful Hall of Fame member Augustine.
• Chris estimated Augustine’s star power at over 50 billion, and Bai Yunyan warned Lin Zhen that Augustine was a God Stone Peak expert.
• Bai Yunyan went to contact He Ying, while Augustine attacked Lin Zhen and Lin Zhen met his slash with the Purple Gold Spear.

Lin Zhen fought Augustine, the fifth-ranked Hall of Fame fighter, and used a precisely timed Divine Thunder strike to turn the battle around before both fighters suffered severe injuries. Just as they prepared to unleash their final attacks, He Ying intervened and asked them to end the fight.

• Augustine overwhelmed Lin Zhen with his blade, but Lin Zhen used seventh-level Shadowless Steps to evade the attacks.
• Lin Zhen sacrificed his clone and used Heart Sword to create an opening, then struck Augustine's shoulder with Destruction Ions Divine Thunder.
• Lin Zhen pressed his advantage with a short sword, but Augustine wounded him with his blade, and Lin Zhen rammed into him and unleashed a storm of lightning.
• Lin Zhen bit Augustine's neck as a Black Hole Beast, and Augustine blasted them apart with Starburst.
• Lin Zhen and Augustine prepared their ultimate techniques, but He Ying appeared through a Water Mirror and asked them to stop fighting.

After Lin Zhen agreed to settle his conflict with Augustine in the upcoming challenge tournament, he traveled to Tian Huo City with Bai Yunyan to seek Beast God Blood and prepare for the contest. The chapter ended as they entered Chaos Bar, a gathering place for powerful figures from both races.

• Augustine proposed that Lin Zhen could reclaim Lin An if he outranked Augustine in the challenge tournament, and Lin Zhen accepted after securing guarantees for his son's safety.
• Lin Zhen watched Lin An's condition through the Dimensional Universe, then headed to Tian Huo City with Bai Yunyan after He Ying departed.
• Lin Zhen learned about Tian Huo City's unusual coexistence between the Ground Race and Endless Race and asked where he could buy Beast God Blood.
• Bai Yunyan led Lin Zhen to Chaos Bar, where an angel and a Devil Race woman recognized them as Hall of Fame experts and welcomed them.

Lin Zhen visited the Chaos Bar with Bai Yunyan to buy weapons and alchemy ingredients, where Endless Race Martial Artists challenged him to fight Tian Zhuo for valuable items. Lin Zhen refused the first offer, and Tian Zhuo’s representative returned with a World-Solidifying Divine Pearl as an additional wager.

• Lin Zhen and Bai Yunyan entered the Chaos Bar, where Lin Zhen posted requests for Beast God Blood, weapons, a Spear Art, and medicinal ingredients.
• Lin Zhen bought a Middle-Grade Supreme Treasure longsword, a long spear, and medicinal ingredients, but he did not find Beast God Blood or a Spear Art.
• A Demon Wolf Clan Martial Artist revealed Golden Kirin Blood and challenged Lin Zhen to fight Tian Zhuo for it, with Lin Zhen owing one billion Endless Coins if he lost.
• Bai Yunyan warned Lin Zhen that Tian Zhuo was a powerful Hall of Fame Spear King, and Lin Zhen refused the challenge.
• The Demon Wolf Clan Martial Artist returned with a World-Solidifying Divine Pearl and offered it to Lin Zhen if he accepted Tian Zhuo’s challenge and won.

Lin Zhen accepted Tian Zhuo’s challenge for the Beast God Blood and World-Solidifying Divine Pearl, then fought him in the Chaos Bar’s Boxing Ring. Tian Zhuo appeared to kill Lin Zhen with his final spear thrust, but Lin Zhen’s Starfall knocked Tian Zhuo off the ring, leaving the victor uncertain as an official prepared to declare Tian Zhuo the winner.

• Bai Yunyan explained the World-Solidifying Divine Pearl’s rarity and power, and Lin Zhen accepted Tian Zhuo’s challenge for it and the Beast God Blood, wagering one billion as collateral.
• Lin Zhen and Tian Zhuo entered the Boxing Ring, where the formation suppressed nearly all of their star power, and the spectators overwhelmingly favored Tian Zhuo.
• Tian Zhuo overwhelmed Lin Zhen with his superior spear art until he broke Lin Zhen’s defense and charged in for a finishing attack.
• Tian Zhuo pierced Lin Zhen’s chest, but Lin Zhen’s Starfall struck Tian Zhuo and sent him off the ring.
• Tian Zhuo claimed victory because Lin Zhen seemed dead, and a bar official examined Lin Zhen and prepared to announce the result.

Lin Zhen survived Tian Zhuo’s final attack by secretly biting a Nine Revolutions Heavenly Spirit Golden Pill, then claimed victory and the wager’s prizes. He spent the month before the challenge tournament cultivating, reached God Realm Peak, and discovered that Golden Kirin Blood was armorizing his Divine Infant.

• Lin Zhen returned to the arena alive, and the bartender corrected the result, awarding him the Beast God Blood, Divine Condensation Pearl, and his 1 billion Endless Coin back.
• Lin Zhen told Bai Yunyan that he had kept a Nine Revolutions Heavenly Spirit Golden Pill between his teeth and bitten it as his life force faded.
• Lin Zhen rented a courtyard at the Skyfire Inn, used Time Deceleration, and prepared pills from the Beast God Blood while his avatar practiced alchemy.
• After consuming the pills, Lin Zhen advanced to the Mid Stage Peak of the God Realm with 4 billion star power and found that his Divine Infant had gained Gleaming Gold armorization.
• Lin Zhen continued cultivating for the month before the challenge tournament, reaching God Realm Peak and 4.5 billion star power.
• Lin Zhen began cultivating with the Divine Condensation Pearl he had won from Tian Zhuo.

Lin Zhen stabilized his God Realm, gained new abilities, and spent the remaining time refining his swordsmanship before the Hall of Fame Challenge began. He set his sights on entering the top ten and surpassing Augustine so he could rescue Lin An.

• Lin Zhen absorbed the Divine Condensation Pearl, stabilizing his God Realm and raising his star power to 5 billion.
• Lin Zhen moved the Star Fruit Tree into his God Realm, where it mutated and began producing Star Crystals.
• Lin Zhen infused the Purple Qi into the Ephemeral Divine Bell, transforming it into a high-grade auxiliary supreme treasure capable of Time Stop.
• Lin Zhen spent a month refining his swordsmanship and reviewed his abilities and trump cards before the Challenge.
• Lin Zhen vowed to surpass Augustine's ranking to save Lin An, then left the Skyfire Inn as the Hall of Fame Challenge began.

Lin Zhen entered the Hall of Fame Challenge arena, met his fellow Ground Race contestants, and spotted his first-round opponent, Three-Eye. After the dignitaries arrived, Bai Xue announced that the competition was about to begin.

• Lin Zhen returned to the Skyfire Inn and was teleported into the virtual arena when the challenge began.
• The Howling Sky Dragon King accused Lin Zhen of planning to challenge him, then became deferential after learning Lin Zhen had an unresolved wager battle with Augustine.
• Lin Zhen spotted Three-Eye among the Endless Race contestants and exchanged provocations with him, their first-round opponent.
• Lin Zhen noticed Dong Xuehan was missing from the Endless Race seats, though all contestants were supposed to attend.
• Yuan Sheng Venerable, Old Man Can Jing, and Bai Xue appeared among the dignitaries, and Bai Xue announced the competition was about to begin.

The Endless Race began the Hall of Fame Challenge with Howell brutally defeating Rosen, putting the Ground Race under pressure. As Dragon Slayer King stepped forward for the next battle, Bai Xue predicted that the Endless Race would win at least five times in a row.

• Bai Xue declared war for the Endless Race, whose members rallied behind their goal of winning a third consecutive Challenge.
• Howell challenged Rosen, and Lin Zhen judged Rosen’s hidden-strength boasts to be unfounded.
• Howell dodged Rosen’s sword net, drained his blood and star power, and killed him, giving the Endless Race the first victory.
• Han Xuan urged the Ground Race to recover with a win, and Dragon Slayer King challenged the Endless Race’s hundredth-ranked Martial Artist.
• Bai Xue told Han Xuan she believed the Endless Race would claim at least five consecutive victories.

The Endless Race defeated the Ground Race in the next three Hall of Fame matches, taking a 4–0 lead and bringing the Ground Race to the brink of a humiliating record. Lin Zhen was left to face Three-Eye in the fifth battle as the crowd doubted he could stop the sweep.

• Han Xuan urged Dragon Slayer King to win, but the Magic Serpent Martial Artist transformed into a Nine-Headed Heaven Swallowing Serpent and killed him, putting the Endless Race ahead 2–0.
• Judge King defeated the Ground Race's ninety-ninth-ranked contestant in under a minute, extending the score to 3–0.
• Bai Xue told Han Xuan that the Ground Race had declined, while Han Xuan hoped to avoid a 4–0 score.
• The Ground Race's Black Tortoise challenger was trapped and melted by the Blood Demon Martial Artist's Blood River Descent, making the score 4–0.
• Three-Eye, the Endless Race's strongest prospective challenger, prepared to challenge Lin Zhen as the Endless Race crowd called for a five-to-zero victory.

Lin Zhen faced Three-Eye after the Endless Race swept the opening matches, then overwhelmed and killed him in a brutal battle. His victory brought the score to four to one and sparked cheers from the Ground Race.

• Three-Eye entered the arena in his Divine Eagle form and challenged Lin Zhen, who swallowed his divine light and walked forward with steps that shook the arena.
• Lin Zhen used Heart Like a Mountain and his superior star power to suppress Three-Eye until he coughed up blood and failed to harm Lin Zhen with his third eye.
• Three-Eye transformed into a Three-Eyed Divine Eagle and tried to escape, but Lin Zhen became a Black Hole Beast, knocked him down, and tore open his beak.
• Lin Zhen kicked Three-Eye's corpse into the Endless Race camp, where Three-Eye revived as an ordinary King-sealed warrior and lost his chance to enter the Hall of Fame.
• Lin Zhen left the arena as the score changed to four to one, and the Ground Race erupted in cheers.

After the Ground Race lost the first round of challenges by fourteen to six, Bai Xue gave Ling Kong a Guardian God Amulet to counter Lin Zhen’s force field. As the second round began, Xiao Zheng proudly called Lin Zhen his big brother and challenged an opponent, who angrily demanded that Lin Zhen take the stage himself.

• The Ground Race’s early tie with the Endless Race collapsed into a fourteen-to-six defeat, eliminating seven Hall of Fame Martial Artists ranked ninety-one to one hundred.
• During the break, Bai Xue warned the second-round fighters to study their opponents and gave Ling Kong a Guardian God Amulet to counter Lin Zhen’s force field.
• The second round began with Xiao Zheng, newly ranked one hundred in the Ground Race Hall of Fame, asking Lin Zhen to cheer for him.
• Lin Zhen encouraged Xiao Zheng, who declared himself Lin Zhen’s big brother on the arena and challenged the Endless Race fighter ranked ninetieth.
• The Endless Race fighter insulted Lin Zhen and demanded that he come onto the stage, but Lin Zhen replied that he was not worthy.

Lin Zhen continued his streak of one-strike victories in the Hall of Fame Challenge, while the Ground Race remained behind the Endless Race in the overall score. At the intermission, the crowd focused on the coming showdown between Lin Zhen and Moro, the Celestial Demon Clan’s Star of Hope.

• Xiao Zheng defeated an Endless Race Martial Artist and earned praise from Lin Zhen, then won again later to enter the Hall of Fame’s top eighty.
• Lin Zhen overcame Ling Kong’s auxiliary supreme treasure and killed him with a single spear strike, astonishing the venue.
• Lin Zhen kept defeating increasingly high-ranked opponents with one strike, including the contestants ranked seventy-eighth and fifty-eighth.
• After five rounds, the Endless Race led the Ground Race 61 to 39, while Lin Zhen remained the only Dark Horse still advancing without revealing his full strength.
• The Endless Race rallied behind Moro, a rising Celestial Demon Clan genius ranked forty-eighth, and the Ground Race answered by cheering for Lin Zhen before their anticipated battle.