Chapter Summaries

After the Dragon Emperor died, Su Luo and Xiao Li were attacked by a mysterious starship and its electromagnetic weapons. The Wisdom Spirit Race defector Solon revealed his role in the planet’s evolution and threatened Su Luo, while Su Tong identified him as the notorious criminal codenamed Fanatic Evolution.

• Su Luo killed the Dragon Emperor and took its crystal core, causing mutated beasts across Azure Star to retreat.
• As Su Luo and Xiao Li tried to leave, an electromagnetic laser and pulse struck them; Su Luo shielded Xiao Li and was badly injured and suppressed.
• A futuristic starship emerged from the clouds, and Solon landed before Su Luo and Xiao Li.
• Solon admitted that he founded the Star God Society and controlled Zhang Taiyi, and he described the Dragon Emperor’s crystal as his Evolution Crystal.
• Su Tong recognized Solon as a Wisdom Spirit Race defector and an S-class criminal in the starry sky, codenamed Fanatic Evolution.

Solon captured Su Luo and Xiao Li, intending to experiment on their unusual abilities and constitution. While Moto set out to search for them, Su Luo awoke restrained in Solon’s laboratory and learned Solon had engineered the attacks on humanity.

• Su Tong explained that Solon was a Wisdom Spirit Race traitor and S-rank criminal who had secretly experimented with Evolution Crystals.
• Su Luo froze Solon and fled with Xiao Li, but Solon shot him with a strange laser and knocked him unconscious.
• Moto waited for Su Luo and Xiao Li in Ape Beast City, then left alone for the Central Continent to find them.
• Su Luo woke on a laboratory bed, weakened and bound by iron rings, while Solon drew his blood and revealed his plans to experiment on him and Xiao Li.
• Solon told Su Luo that an Evolution Crystal had caused the planet’s humans and beasts to evolve, and admitted he had arranged the Exotic Beast attacks because he considered humans weak.

Solon tortured Su Luo while examining his blood, then accused him of being a counterfeit and tried to suffocate him. An attack on the warship interrupted Solon, and two Gulan Star Nation officials arrived to arrest him.

• Solon injected Su Luo with a weakening agent and examined his blood under a microscope.
• After the microscope shattered, Solon demanded to know who Su Luo was and accused him of being a counterfeit.
• Solon tried to kill Su Luo by choking him, but an attack damaged the warship and forced Solon to release him.
• Two strangers in long robes entered the warship and identified Solon as an S-rank criminal under arrest by the Gulan Star Nation.
• At the Prince's command, the other newcomer punched through Solon's abdomen.

Su Luo escaped Solon’s ship after Prince Gulan and his protector attacked, then found Xiao Li and rescued Diana. As Su Luo explained what had happened, Prince Gulan spotted the self-aware Luoli Sword and became greedy for it.

• Prince Gulan’s protector revealed that the Solon he had pierced was a clone, while Su Luo broke free from his restraints and thanked the two men for saving him.
• Su Luo burned Solon’s clone to ashes, and Solon warned that his original body would pursue Su Luo and investigate his unusual genetic makeup.
• Su Luo found the unconscious Xiao Li, freed the Luoli Sword from the wall, and helped Xiao Li wake up aboard the warship.
• Su Luo and Xiao Li discovered Diana bound and weakened by injections, then removed the needles and helped her down.
• Diana told Su Luo and Xiao Li that Solon had kidnapped and experimented on her, and Su Luo began explaining how they had been rescued.
• Prince Gulan noticed the self-aware Luoli Sword circling in the air and decided he wanted to take it.

Prince Gulan’s guardian overwhelmed Su Luo, captured Xiao Li after discovering her Nine Aperture Exquisite Sword Heart, and took Diana as well. Su Tong urged the devastated Su Luo to consider another way to rescue them, and Su Luo asked what he meant.

• Prince Gulan’s guardian punched Su Luo through a metal wall, leaving him gravely injured and unable to heal with the Undying Azure Flame.
• Xiao Li attacked the guardian with the Luoli Sword and activated her Nine Aperture Exquisite Sword Heart, but he caught her sword and seized her by the throat.
• The guardian proposed Xiao Li as Prince Gulan’s wife, and Prince Gulan agreed before the guardian knocked her unconscious.
• The guardian also knocked Diana unconscious and carried both women away as Prince Gulan left Su Luo behind.
• Su Tong told the despairing Su Luo that he might save Xiao Li and Diana without confronting the guardian himself, prompting Su Luo to ask what he meant.

After learning that he could use the Xuanqiong Holy Land’s influence to rescue Xiao Li, Su Luo returned to Ape Beast City and asked Lu Wuyan to repair Solon’s damaged warship. He left the others with the truth about Xiao Li’s capture and his plan to enter the Holy Land.

• Su Tong told Su Luo that the Xuanqiong Holy Land was the strongest force in the Xuanqiong Star Domain and could pressure the Gulan Star Nation to release Xiao Li.
• Su Luo realized he needed Lu Wuyan to repair Solon’s warship so he could travel to the Xuanqiong Holy Land.
• Moto and He Yinyin worried when Su Luo returned to Ape Beast City without Xiao Li, but their concern eased when they saw him arrive.
• Su Luo rushed to Lu Wuyan, and Feng Yike excitedly embraced him, reopening his still-healing chest injuries.
• Su Luo brought Lu Wuyan and Feng Yike to the warship and asked Lu Wuyan to repair its damaged thrusters; Moto and He Yinyin joined them.
• Su Luo explained Xiao Li’s capture by Prince Gulan and declared that he would enter the Xuanqiong Holy Land to gain the power to rescue her.

Lu Wuyan repaired the damaged battleship while Su Luo, still injured, rushed to cultivate so he could qualify for Xuanqiong Holy Land. The Thunder Domain Centipede urged Feng Yike to join the Wind and Thunder Sect and offered to help her cultivate, but she put Su Luo’s needs first.

• Lu Wuyan summoned small robots to repair the battleship’s damaged thrusters, and He Yinyin healed Su Luo before Feng Yike brought him home.
• Su Luo flew above the clouds and released his stardust to cultivate, insisting he could not waste time if he wanted to enter Xuanqiong Holy Land.
• The Thunder Domain Centipede recommended that Feng Yike eventually join the Wind and Thunder Sect to cultivate in the Eye of Wind and Thunder.
• The Thunder Domain Centipede confessed it had once tried to find the Eye of Wind and Thunder and offered Feng Yike lightning power in exchange for the first five lightning-attribute heavenly treasures she found there.
• Feng Yike agreed to the bargain but stopped the Thunder Domain Centipede so she could make food for Su Luo before discussing her cultivation.

Su Luo regained his resolve after recalling his defeat by the Guardian, then gained the Forest Fruit and prepared to face Xuanqiong Holy Land’s recruitment. Meanwhile, Xiao Li awoke chained in Gulan’s royal palace, where Prince William Gulan introduced himself and she demanded to be released.

• Su Luo confirmed with Su Tong that Xuanqiong Holy Land was recruiting and vowed never to suffer another defeat like the one in which the Guardian took Xiao Li.
• Su Luo fed the Dragon Emperor’s crystal core to the Devil Fruit Tree and gained the Forest Fruit, which healed his injuries and strengthened his vitality.
• Su Tong warned Su Luo that a Starlight Realm genius might appear at the selection, but Su Luo declared that he would not be defeated even by such an opponent.
• Xiao Li awoke bound to a bed in Gulan’s royal palace and realized she had been taken to an unfamiliar planet.
• William Gulan introduced himself as the planet’s prince, and Xiao Li angrily demanded that he release her.

Prince Gulan offered Xiao Li a wager: if Su Luo came to the royal palace to rescue her within ten days, she could leave, but otherwise she had to attend the wedding peacefully. Xiao Li accepted, while Diana doubted Su Luo could overcome the gap in power and reach her in time.

• Prince Gulan argued that Xiao Li was unworthy of rejecting him and warned that Su Luo lacked the strength to rescue her.
• Xiao Li insisted that Su Luo would come, so Prince Gulan proposed a wager tied to their wedding ten days later.
• Xiao Li accepted the wager, and Prince Gulan left after agreeing to its terms.
• Diana arrived as Xiao Li's assigned maid and explained that Prince Gulan had forced her into the role.
• Diana told Xiao Li that Su Luo faced an overwhelming gap in cultivation and numbers, but Xiao Li shut her eyes and told Diana to leave her alone.

Prince Gulan learned that Xiao Li had rejected the arranged marriage but approved of his wager, while Su Luo prepared to leave after three days of cultivation. His friends and partners gathered to bid him farewell, and Willow agreed to stay with them.

• Prince Gulan told the Gulan Nation Lord that Xiao Li remained unwilling to marry him, then explained their ten-day wager and discussed his progress at Xuanqiong Holy Land.
• After receiving Lu Wuyan's message that everything was ready, Su Luo went home and found his teacher, friends, and partners gathered to see him off.
• Su Luo asked Mo Qinghuan and Feng Yike to look after the others while he was away, and Yu Zi reminded him that he owed her a child and promised interest.
• Su Luo invited Willow to stay with the others, and she agreed to ask her mother for permission.
• As Su Luo turned to leave, Shen Huaiyu, Feng Yike, and the others rushed to embrace him and wish him safe travels.

Su Luo left Ape Beast City aboard the battleship and headed for Xuanqiong Star, learning about the Xuanqiong Ancient Abyss and the planet’s registration requirements. After cultivating during the five-day journey, he reached the middle stage of the Microscopic Realm and arrived at Xuanqiong Star, where he had to register before entering.

• Su Luo thanked Lu Wuyan, embraced her, and asked her to develop her ability before he departed in the battleship.
• Lu Wuyan used special sunglasses to record the battleship’s systems as Su Luo launched it and departed Ape Beast City.
• Su Tong guided Su Luo to set Xuanqiong Star as the battleship’s destination and explained that the Xuanqiong Ancient Abyss was a source of treasures and the foundation of Xuanqiong Holy Land.
• Su Luo cultivated during the five-day journey and advanced to the middle stage of the Microscopic Realm.
• Su Luo arrived at Xuanqiong Star and saw that he needed to register his information at one of the checkpoints before entering.

Su Luo reached Xuanqiong Holy Land’s selection checkpoint, where he endured a blond man’s insult rather than risk losing his chance to save Xiao Li. At the back of the line, a mysterious woman recognized that Su Luo was stronger than the blond man and questioned why he had accepted the humiliation.

• Su Luo joined the registration line and assessed the cultivators waiting to take Xuanqiong Holy Land’s examination.
• A blond man arrived with two powerful protectors, mocked the people in line, and ordered Su Luo to go to the back.
• Su Luo suppressed his anger and moved to the end of the line to avoid jeopardizing his examination and his plan to save Xiao Li.
• Su Tong admired Su Luo for controlling his fury, and Su Luo explained that his mission mattered more than the insult.
• A mysterious woman asked why Su Luo had not acted against the blond man, and Su Luo sensed that she had seen through him.

Su Luo met Mei Ya and gained permission to take Xuanqiong Holy Land’s entrance assessment despite Azure Star being absent from the registration database. After learning that he needed one hundred consecutive victories to become a Venerable’s Direct Disciple, he headed to an arena, determined to gain the power needed to rescue Xiao Li.

• Mei Ya introduced herself to Su Luo, and the two chatted while Kun Peng, Ba Dao, and Ling Xi observed them from the holy land’s great hall.
• Mei Ya passed through the gate using her nameplate, while the gatekeeper initially could not find Su Luo’s Azure Star in the database.
• A blond man mocked Su Luo for being unregistered, but Mei Ya’s cold glare silenced him and his protectors led him away.
• The gatekeeper scanned Su Luo, confirmed he was nineteen and at the mid-stage Microscopic Realm, and issued him a two-day nameplate for the assessment.
• Mei Ya explained that applicants needed consecutive wins—up to one hundred for a Venerable’s Direct Disciple—and Su Luo went to the nearest arena to begin fighting.

Su Luo defeated Hart with his physical strength and then used Mental Shock to win eighteen more consecutive arena battles, drawing Ling Xi’s interest. Meanwhile, Xiao Li asked Diana to obtain a sharp fruit knife for her before her wedding, and Su Luo’s nineteenth victory was followed by the arrival of a familiar, detestable voice.

• Su Luo took Hart’s late-Microscopic Realm punch without moving, then knocked Hart unconscious with a mental attack and earned his first victory.
• Ba Dao and Kun Peng recognized Su Luo’s extraordinary physical and mental strength, while Ling Xi decided to watch him further.
• On Gulan Star, Xiao Li insisted that someone would come for her before her wedding and asked Diana to get her a sharp fruit knife.
• Su Luo won eighteen consecutive battles using his mental power and secured a nineteenth victory with a single glance.
• As Su Luo looked for his next opponent, someone called him an unregistered coward.

Su Luo provoked the blond Kudou Li into a fight at the Xuanqiong Holy Land assessment and defeated him with Flame God Fist after his Mental Shock was blocked by Kudou Li’s gem necklace. Su Luo offered Kudou Li a chance to kneel and admit his mistake, leaving the crowd waiting for his response.

• Su Luo insulted the blond man and accepted his challenge to a one-on-one fight.
• The blond man introduced himself as Lazi La Kudou Li, and Su Luo mocked his name until the crowd laughed at him.
• Kudou Li charged at Su Luo, whose Mental Shock was blocked by the gem necklace around Kudou Li’s neck.
• Su Luo’s Flame God Fist overwhelmed Kudou Li’s Golden Light Slash and burned away his clothes, leaving him scorched but uninjured.
• Su Luo demanded that Kudou Li kneel and admit his mistake, while the onlookers watched for his response.

Su Luo defeated Kudou Li with gravity arts and forced him to apologize after Kudou Li threatened his family and friends. Su Luo hurled Kudou Li into the sky, leaving Mei Ya to think he had spared him while Kudou Li secretly vowed revenge.

• Kudou Li charged at Su Luo, but Su Luo stopped his sword in midair and crushed him to the ground with gravity arts.
• Kudou Li threatened to enslave Su Luo’s planet and harm his loved ones, so Su Luo pressed his head into the earth until his skull began to crack.
• Kudou Li’s two protectors rushed to intervene, but Mei Ya arrived and sent them flying, warning them not to interfere in the duel.
• Su Luo demanded an apology, and Kudou Li begged him to spare his life.
• Su Luo grabbed Kudou Li by the neck and hurled him into the sky as Kudou Li secretly vowed revenge; Mei Ya thought Su Luo had let him live.

Su Luo killed Kudou Li with a powerful Flame God Fist, earning Mei Ya’s approval and reaching twenty victories. As Su Luo continued toward the next arena, Ba Dao revealed that his likely opponent was Rhein, a Starlight Realm fighter, prompting Ling Xi to worry that Su Luo would lose and fail the assessment.

• Su Luo burned Kudou Li to death with the Flame God Fist, and Kudou Li’s body shattered when it hit the ground.
• Mei Ya approved of Su Luo’s decisive kill, while the two Dao Protectors collapsed and considered how to escape.
• Su Luo’s nameplate recorded twenty victories, but Mei Ya departed before he could thank her, and he hurried to the next arena.
• Kun Peng, Ba Dao, and Ling Xi discussed Su Luo’s strength and eligibility to become a Venerable’s Direct Disciple.
• Ba Dao revealed that Rhein, a Starlight Realm fighter with eighty-eight consecutive victories, would likely face Su Luo, and Kun Peng suggested Ling Xi take Su Luo as her disciple without waiting for the assessment.

Ling Xi refused to bend the rules to take Su Luo as her disciple unless he won, while Xiao Li waited for Su Luo on the eve of her wedding. After reaching ninety consecutive victories, Su Luo faced Rhein, an early Starlight Realm fighter, and chose not to back down.

• Ling Xi told Ba Dao and Kun Peng that she would not take Su Luo as her disciple if he lost, regardless of his talent.
• Prince Gulan taunted Xiao Li about her impending wedding and threatened her planet, so Xiao Li clutched a dagger and quietly waited for Su Luo.
• Su Luo won his ninetieth consecutive fight, leaving him ten victories away from becoming a Venerable's Direct Disciple.
• Rhein challenged Su Luo to a fight for his hundredth victory, and Su Tong warned Su Luo that Rhein was an early Starlight Realm expert.
• Su Luo considered refusing Rhein but saw Mei Ya watching and felt defiant as Su Tong urged him to avoid the challenge.

Su Luo accepted Rhein’s challenge and revealed a Dragon Human Form that shook the spectators and unsettled Rhein. Ling Xi and Ba Dao questioned Kun Peng about Su Luo’s transformation, but Kun Peng denied knowing or teaching him, leaving the reason for Su Luo’s dragon-like form unclear.

• Su Luo accepted Rhein’s challenge despite the difference in their cultivation realms, and Rhein offered to fight bare-handed.
• Su Luo revealed Darkness Power and drew Halberd · Star Tribulation, then transformed his eyes and body into a Dragon Human Form.
• The spectators debated whether Su Luo was a dragon, and Rhein’s confidence wavered at the thought.
• Ling Xi and Ba Dao accused Kun Peng of teaching Su Luo the Visualization Incarnation Technique, but Kun Peng denied knowing him.
• Ling Xi, Ba Dao, and Kun Peng remained puzzled about why Su Luo could assume a Dragon Human Form.

Ling Xi wagered three Earth-grade Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures with Ba Dao on whether Su Luo or Rhein would win. On the arena, Su Luo revealed a powerful speed boost, wounded Rhein, and used magnetic force to pull at Rhein’s battle saber as their fight continued.

• Ling Xi challenged Ba Dao to bet on the fight, and they agreed to wager three Earth-grade Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures with Kun Peng as witness.
• Su Luo amplified his power twentyfold, startling Rhein and the spectators with his sudden rise in strength.
• Su Luo struck Rhein with his halberd and sent him into the wall, but the wound proved less severe than Su Luo had hoped.
• Rhein and Su Luo exchanged attacks, with Rhein’s saber blocking Su Luo’s Dark Sea technique.
• Su Luo used magnetic force to move Rhein’s battle saber, leaving Rhein unable to control it.