Chapter Summaries

Lu Changsheng entered the Four Saints Sect’s Spirit Medicine Mountain and rushed to harvest its ancient medicinal treasures as rival groups fought over the plants. After defeating a Fire Cloud Sect youth who ambushed him for a Seven-Colored Drunken Lotus, Lu Changsheng secured the lotus and turned toward the mountain’s main peak, where the Top-grade Earth Emperor Ginseng awaited.

• Lu Changsheng discovered the Spirit Medicine Mountain filled with ancient herbs, but two or three dozen treasure seekers soon entered and began fighting over the plants.
• Lu Changsheng harvested Purple Blood Ganoderma, Calming Flowers, Ascension Grass, and three Thunder Spirit Fruits, eating one to strengthen his lightning control.
• Lu Changsheng spotted a five-thousand-year-old Seven-Colored Drunken Lotus by a lake, but a Fire Cloud Sect youth ambushed him and demanded it.
• Lu Changsheng used the Sea God Halberd’s water-based attacks to defeat and kill the youth, whose Spirit Source Seeds transferred to him.
• Lu Changsheng carefully collected the Seven-Colored Drunken Lotus and headed toward the main peak and the Top-grade Earth Emperor Ginseng.

Lu Changsheng harvested many rare medicines on Spirit Medicine Mountain’s main peak, then uncovered the Top-grade Earth Emperor Ginseng and chased it into Mist Valley. There, he suspected the old fisherman who directed him toward a hiding place was the ginseng itself.

• Lu Changsheng collected rare spiritual medicines until his Cosmic Bags were full, then searched the main peak for the Top-grade Earth Emperor Ginseng.
• Lu Changsheng sensed a powerful earth-vein fluctuation underground, split the ground with his Sea God Halberd, and exposed the ginseng.
• The Earth Emperor Ginseng evaded Lu Changsheng and the other martial artists, burrowed away, and fled into Mist Valley with its pursuers close behind.
• Lu Changsheng followed the ginseng’s faint medicinal fragrance through the fog and encountered an old man fishing beside a lake.
• The old man pointed Lu Changsheng toward vines on a nearby rock wall, but Lu Changsheng recognized that he might be the Top-grade Earth Emperor Ginseng.

Lu Changsheng captured the sentient Top-grade Earth Emperor Ginseng, then fought off three cultivators who tried to seize it. After defeating them and collecting their Spirit Source Seeds, he prepared to leave the ruins before more enemies arrived.

• Lu Changsheng saw through the gray-robed fisherman's disguise and trapped the Earth Emperor Ginseng in his Heavy Water Heavenly Prison Array.
• Yuan Ba, Star Picking Son, and Hei Sha arrived and demanded that Lu Changsheng share the ginseng with them, but he refused.
• Yuan Ba, Star Picking Son, and Hei Sha attacked Lu Changsheng together, and their combined assault began to wound him.
• Lu Changsheng formed the Thunder Emperor Sword and used Thunder Emperor's Triple Absolute Slash to cripple Yuan Ba, then eliminated Star Picking Son and Hei Sha as they fled.
• Lu Changsheng collected nearly eight hundred Spirit Source Seeds and decided to leave the ruins to find a safe place to deal with the Earth Emperor Ginseng.

Lu Changsheng refined the Top-grade Earth Emperor Ginseng into six Emperor Ginseng Pills in a hidden valley, then used one to rise to the Saint Heaven Realm Fifth Level. Seeing his ranking had fallen despite gaining strength, he resolved to hunt more actively in the Elimination Round.

• Lu Changsheng found a secluded valley rich in rare spirit medicines and used the Creation Devouring Heaven Cauldron to refine the Top-grade Earth Emperor Ginseng.
• The cauldron produced six top-grade Emperor Ginseng Pills, and Lu Changsheng set five aside for Senior Sister Tu Jiao, Senior Brother Shi, Senior Brother Qing He, Rui'er, and emergencies.
• Lu Changsheng consumed the remaining pill and endured its immense medicinal power as it strengthened his meridians, body, and dantian.
• Lu Changsheng broke through from the Saint Heaven Realm First Level to the Fifth Level and recovered from the strain of his previous battles.
• Lu Changsheng checked his ranking and found himself in 14,215th place with 1,300 Spirit Source Seeds, so he decided to seek opponents and rewards more proactively.

After strengthening his cultivation, Lu Changsheng used a sensing map to find Han Shan and the Mountain Sea Sect disciples, defeating them and taking their Spirit Source Seeds. His ranking rose to 1,635th, and he set out to hunt another target.

• Lu Changsheng left Spirit Medicine Mountain and spent 100 Spirit Source Seeds to locate nearby contestants, choosing Han Shan and his team as his first target.
• Han Shan broke through to the fifth layer of the Saint Heaven Realm, but learned his team’s ranking had fallen and prepared to face Lu Changsheng as he approached.
• Lu Changsheng used his speed and halberd techniques to break the Four Symbols Thick Earth Formation and defeat two Mountain Sea Sect disciples.
• Han Shan and the remaining disciple surrendered, and Lu Changsheng took the seeds from all four disciples, raising his count to about 3,700 and his ranking to 1,635th.
• Lu Changsheng exchanged another 100 seeds for a sensing map and chose a brighter target as his hunt continued.

Lu Changsheng climbed to rank 360 by defeating the Heavenly Armor Sect, but realized ordinary hunting would not get him into the top sixteen before the Elimination Round ended. He challenged tenth-ranked Nangong Mie, setting a confrontation for dawn at Nine Peaks Mountain and provoking the Nangong Family.

• Over three days, Lu Changsheng won eight battles and rose into the top five hundred, then reached rank 360 with 8,500 Spirit Source Seeds after defeating five Heavenly Armor Sect disciples in the Beast Bone Wasteland.
• Lu Changsheng concluded that hunting alone could not close the gap with the top sixteen and chose to use the tournament’s challenge mechanism.
• Lu Changsheng challenged Nangong Mie of the Nangong Family, ranked tenth, and the rules assigned their match to Nine Peaks Mountain at dawn the next day.
• The challenge announcement spread across the Ancient Continent, prompting participants to react with shock and anticipation.
• Nangong Mie accepted the challenge and ordered the Nangong Family members in his camp to set out for Nine Peaks Mountain, vowing to kill the challenger.

Lu Changsheng arrived at Nine Peaks Mountain and challenged Nangong Mie, surprising the spectators by matching the stronger fighter’s attacks. After Nangong Mie wounded him with a Blood Shadow Clone ambush, Lu Changsheng counterattacked, and their clash left the battle hanging in a dangerous stalemate.

• Nangong Mie waited at Nine Peaks Mountain with nine elite Nangong Family disciples as spectators gathered to watch the challenge.
• Lu Changsheng arrived masked with the Sea God Halberd, and Nangong Mie and the spectators mocked his fifth-level Saint Heaven Realm cultivation.
• Nangong Mie attacked with Blood Fiend Palm, but Lu Changsheng blocked it with Dragon Elephant Hegemon Fist and forced him back several steps.
• Nangong Mie summoned five Blood Shadow Clones to surround Lu Changsheng, whose lightning steps and halberd techniques struggled to hold off their coordinated attacks.
• Nangong Mie wounded Lu Changsheng’s back with Blood Eagle Claw: Soul Rend, but Lu Changsheng retaliated with Sea Calming Halberd Strike and destroyed two clones.
• Lu Changsheng and Nangong Mie locked halberd against claw amid an energy storm, leaving the spectators stunned as their fight became a perilous stalemate.

Lu Changsheng turned the battle against Nangong Mie with his Thunder Tribulation Armor and Thunder Emperor Sword, forcing his identity into the open. Nangong Mie responded by unleashing the Nangong Family’s forbidden Heaven Tier Martial Skill, the Blood Demon Scripture, leaving Lu Changsheng facing a deadly Blood Demon Phantom.

• Nangong Mie recalled his three Blood Shadow Clones, raised his power to the ninth level of the Saint Heaven Realm, and brought out the Demon Dragon Spear.
• Nangong Mie’s spear overwhelmed Lu Changsheng’s Sea God Halberd, so Lu Changsheng formed Thunder Tribulation Armor from three kinds of lightning and condensed the Thunder Emperor Sword.
• Lu Changsheng used the Thunder Emperor Sword to overpower Nangong Mie and wound him, then revealed himself as Lu Changsheng, the man wanted by the Nangong Family.
• Nangong Mie recognized Lu Changsheng, flew into a rage, and used his Essence Blood to unleash the forbidden Heaven Tier Martial Skill, the Blood Demon Scripture.
• A vast blood sea and a Blood Demon Phantom formed behind Nangong Mie, whose attack threatened Lu Changsheng as the clash reached its breaking point.

Lu Changsheng fused his Dragon Elephant Golden Body with three kinds of lightning to defeat and kill Nangong Mie, whose Heaven Tier Blood Demon technique had threatened to crush him. After inheriting Nangong Mie’s Spirit Source Seeds, Lu Changsheng became tenth-ranked, and the tournament announced his victory to every contestant.

• Nangong Mie unleashed the Blood Demon Scripture’s Heaven Tier killing move, trapping Lu Changsheng beneath a massive demonic palm.
• Unable to use the Four-Colored Lightning Lotus, Lu Changsheng fused his Dragon Elephant power with three kinds of lightning to create the Three-Colored Lightning Dragon Elephant and named its attack Dragon Elephant Sky-Collapsing Thunder.
• Lu Changsheng’s lightning dragon elephant shattered Nangong Mie’s demonic palm, struck him down, and left his body crushed in the rubble.
• Lu Changsheng confirmed Nangong Mie was dead, and the nine Nangong Family members fled as spectators reacted to his victory.
• Lu Changsheng absorbed Nangong Mie’s seventy-eight thousand Spirit Source Seeds, bringing his total to 87,500.
• The tournament announced that Lu Changsheng had defeated tenth-ranked Nangong Mie and inherited his rank and seeds.

Lu Changsheng killed Nangong Mie and secured tenth place, drawing the attention of the Lightning Law Palace while he recovered in hiding. The seven-day Hunting Elimination Tournament ended with Lu Changsheng and Tu Jiao among the sixteen who advanced, as the participants were sent to the next stage at Azure Sun Mountain.

• The announcement that Lu Changsheng had killed Nangong Mie and inherited his tenth-place ranking shocked participants across the Ancient Continent.
• Lei Hao refused to hunt Lu Changsheng during the remaining tournament days and vowed to defeat him publicly in the next round.
• Tu Jiao urged her teammates to secure another advancement spot while the final two days of the tournament grew increasingly violent.
• Lu Changsheng hid in a mountain cave to recover from his injuries instead of joining further fights.
• Tu Jiao defeated Mu Qingying and finished sixteenth, while Lu Changsheng finished tenth in the final rankings.
• The tournament ended, and the surviving participants were drawn through the opened vortex toward the next stage at Azure Sun Mountain.

After the Hunting Elimination Round ended, Lu Changsheng and his companions faced threats from the Nangong Family and Lightning Law Palace, but Elder Chiyang protected them under the martial gathering’s rules. The top sixteen contestants assembled and drew lots for the battles that would decide the top eight.

• Nangong Qing erupted in grief and fury after watching Lu Changsheng kill Nangong Mie, while Lei Gu recognized the three anomalous thunders Lu Changsheng had fused.
• Lu Changsheng, Shi Jingtian, Tu Jiao, Qing He, and Rui'er emerged from the Ancient Continent, and Nangong Qing and Lei Gu moved to attack them.
• Elder Chiyang dispersed Nangong Qing’s bloody palm and stopped both Martial Venerables, citing the rule forbidding attacks on contestants during the martial gathering.
• Nangong Qing withdrew, while Lei Gu warned that the Lightning Law Palace’s Lei Hao would face Lu Changsheng in the tournament.
• Elder Chiyang announced the final top-sixteen list, which included Lu Changsheng in tenth place and Tu Jiao in sixteenth.
• The sixteen qualifiers gathered and drew Heaven Concealing Lots to determine the top-sixteen matchups.

Lu Changsheng faced Feng Wuhen in the North Divine Martial Gathering’s round of sixteen, where Feng Wuhen’s speed initially let him land a serious wound. Lu Changsheng recovered and prepared to continue fighting as the other seven matches also began.

• The drawing paired Lu Changsheng with Feng Wuhen, while Lei Hao drew Xuanyuan Batian and Jian Wuchen drew Ling Qingxue.
• Elder Chiyang began the round of sixteen, and all eight pairs took their battle stages.
• Feng Wuhen boasted that Lu Changsheng’s run would end, but Lu Changsheng said he had drawn the best lot and readied his Sea God Halberd.
• Feng Wuhen used Wind Spirit Steps to evade Lu Changsheng and struck at him from behind, but Lu Changsheng escaped the first claw with Nine Heavens Lightning Steps.
• Feng Wuhen’s afterimages distracted Lu Changsheng while his true body slashed him across the chest, but Lu Changsheng stopped the bleeding and called for another attack.
• The other matches erupted across the seven stages, with Lei Hao sending Xuanyuan Batian back and Xiao Yan holding his own against Lie Zhan.

Feng Wuhen and Lu Changsheng traded fierce attacks on Arena Eight, escalating their clash into a contest between Heaven Splitting Gale Palm and Nine Dragon Nine Elephant Fist. Both were injured and forced back, leaving Feng Wuhen unsettled as the battle continued.

• Feng Wuhen unleashed a relentless barrage of wind techniques, but Lu Changsheng parried and countered with the Sea God Halberd until Feng Wuhen suffered a small cut.
• Feng Wuhen compressed gale force into his Heaven Splitting Gale Palm and sent a giant palm crashing down on Lu Changsheng.
• Lu Changsheng anchored his halberd, invoked Dragon Elephant Golden Body, and struck the giant palm with Nine Dragon Nine Elephant Fist.
• The attacks shattered against each other, damaging Arena Eight and sending both fighters flying backward; Lu Changsheng was bloodied, while Feng Wuhen's arms went numb and his hand was injured.
• Spectators and Feng Boyan's disciples were shocked by Lu Changsheng's resistance, though Feng Boyan insisted Feng Wuhen was only warming up.
• Feng Wuhen rose with a split in his hand and recognized that the fight had gone beyond his expectations as Lu Changsheng slowly stood opposite him.

Lu Changsheng defeated Feng Wuhen, a Sixth-Rank Martial Marquis and direct disciple of Wind God Palace, in a brutal battle on Battle Platform Number Eight. He became the first fighter from the eight groups to advance to the top eight, while Feng Wuhen was left unconscious in the spectator stands.

• Lu Changsheng endured Feng Wuhen's furious Wind God Leg assault with his Dragon Elephant Golden Body, then seized Feng Wuhen's ankle and repeatedly smashed him against the platform.
• Feng Wuhen brought out the Wind God Fan and unleashed a devastating storm, forcing Lu Changsheng to form Thunder Tribulation Armor from three kinds of lightning.
• Lu Changsheng countered Feng Wuhen's wind dragon with Thunder Emperor Palm, and both fighters were blasted down by the collision.
• Lu Changsheng recovered first and punched the exhausted Feng Wuhen off the platform and into the spectator stands, knocking him unconscious.
• The Qingyang Peak crowd celebrated as Lu Changsheng advanced to the top eight, while Feng Boyan watched in fury and helplessness.

Lu Changsheng and Tu Jiao advanced to the top eight of the North Divine Martial Gathering, joining six other contestants as the Ten Great Families were eliminated. The quarterfinal draw paired Lu Changsheng with Qingyangzi and Tu Jiao with Long Tianming, and the quarterfinals began.

• Lu Changsheng defeated Feng Wuhen and became the first contestant to advance to the top eight; Lei Hao, Qingyangzi, Ling Yuechan, Long Tianming, Xiao Yan, and Jian Wuchen also advanced.
• Tu Jiao broke through to the tenth layer of the Primordial Hegemon Body during her fight with Wu Kuang, then defeated him to claim the final top-eight spot.
• Elder Chiyang announced that the Ten Great Families had no contestants in the top eight, while the Eastern Mausoleum Domain had sent both Lu Changsheng and Tu Jiao.
• The contestants drew their quarterfinal matchups: Lu Changsheng faced Qingyangzi, Tu Jiao faced Long Tianming, Ling Yuechan faced Xiao Yan, and Lei Hao faced Jian Wuchen.
• Lu Changsheng, Tu Jiao, Lei Hao, Qingyangzi, Ling Yuechan, Long Tianming, Xiao Yan, and Ling Qingxue took the platforms as the quarterfinals began.

Lu Changsheng battled Qingyangzi on Battle Platform Number One, struggling against the Azure Sun Sacred Sect genius’s superior cultivation and technique. Lu Changsheng summoned his Thunder Tribulation Armor and Thunder Emperor Sword, and the chapter ended as his Thunder Emperor Three Absolute Slashes collided with Qingyangzi’s Great Sun Annihilation Finger.

• Qingyangzi dismissed Lu Changsheng’s chances before the duel, and Lu Changsheng challenged him to prove who was superior.
• Lu Changsheng attacked with the Sea God Halberd Art, but Qingyangzi evaded and countered with the Azure Sun Palm and Azure Sun Divine Fist, driving him back.
• Lu Changsheng used the Dragon Elephant Golden Body to withstand Qingyangzi’s relentless assault, but his body and weapon arm were injured.
• Lu Changsheng formed the Thunder Tribulation Armor from three types of lightning, broke through to First-grade Martial Marquis, and summoned the Thunder Emperor Sword.
• Lu Changsheng unleashed the Thunder Emperor Three Absolute Slashes, while Qingyangzi answered with the Great Sun Annihilation Finger, and their attacks collided.

Lu Changsheng battled Qingyangzi for hundreds of exchanges, then revealed that he had secretly set up a fifth-grade Spirit Array. The Great Wheel Ming King Array trapped Qingyangzi and made him sense a threat to his life, leaving their fight poised to escalate.

• Lu Changsheng and Qingyangzi's powerful techniques collided, injuring both fighters and devastating Arena No. 1.
• Qingyangzi summoned the Azure Sun Battle Spear and fought Lu Changsheng with a barrage of spear techniques.
• Lu Changsheng held his own against Qingyangzi for hundreds of exchanges, alarming the spectators and Qingyang Sect disciples.
• Qingyangzi urged Lu Changsheng to concede, but Lu Changsheng formed hand seals and activated a Spirit Array hidden across the arena.
• Lu Changsheng revealed the fifth-grade Great Wheel Ming King Array, whose golden barrier enclosed the arena and whose manifestation filled Qingyangzi with alarm.

Lu Changsheng defeated Qingyangzi with the Great Wheel Ming King Array, while Lei Hao and Ling Yuechan also won their matches. Tu Jiao drew with Long Tianming but was chosen to advance, leaving the final four as Lu Changsheng, Tu Jiao, Lei Hao, and Ling Yuechan.

• Lu Changsheng used the Great Wheel Ming King Array to break Qingyangzi’s spear and defeat him, advancing to the final four.
• Lei Hao defeated Jian Wuchen on the Number Four battle platform and advanced to the final four.
• Ling Yuechan defeated Xiao Yan on the Number Three battle platform and advanced to the final four.
• Tu Jiao and Long Tianming fought to a draw on the Number Two battle platform, and Elder Chiyang awarded Tu Jiao the final spot based on her strength and potential.
• The final four were announced as Lu Changsheng, Tu Jiao, Lei Hao, and Ling Yuechan.

Lu Changsheng and Lei Hao were matched against each other in the North Divine Martial Gathering’s top-four round after all four contestants recovered with Azure Sun Sacred Pills. Their long-standing feud came to a head as they faced off on Battle Platform Number One, and their clash began.

• Elder Chiyang gave Lu Changsheng, Tu Jiao, Lei Hao, and Ling Yuechan Azure Sun Sacred Pills, restoring them to peak condition.
• The four contestants drew lots, pairing Lu Changsheng against Lei Hao and Tu Jiao against Ling Yuechan.
• The Lightning Law Palace disciples and Great Elder Lei Gu demanded that Lei Hao kill Lu Changsheng to avenge Lei Pojun and Lei Xingtian.
• Lu Changsheng and Lei Hao exchanged accusations and threats, then released their power against each other.
• Lu Changsheng and Lei Hao charged together as violet-gold and silver-white lightning, beginning their battle on Battle Platform Number One.

Lu Changsheng fought Lei Hao, matching the Seventh-grade Martial Marquis with his Thunder Tribulation Armor and Dragon Elephant Golden Body. Their ultimate lightning techniques collided and destroyed the arena’s defenses, leaving their fight unresolved behind Elder Chiyang’s barrier.

• Lu Changsheng and Lei Hao exchanged lightning attacks, and the first collision sent them both skidding across the arena.
• Lu Changsheng formed his Thunder Tribulation Armor and activated his Dragon Elephant Golden Body, raising his aura to First-grade Martial Marquis and beyond.
• Lei Hao attacked with Thunder Dragon Steps while Lu Changsheng countered, and they fought through hundreds of exchanges without either gaining the advantage.
• Lei Hao unleashed the Eight Desolations Thunder Hand as Lu Changsheng answered with the Thunder Emperor Palm.
• Their techniques collided, collapsing the arena and shattering its defensive barrier, so Elder Chiyang shielded Arena One from the shockwave with a green barrier.