Chapter Summaries

Bai Pu considered how to obtain more Starfall Islands materials for alchemy and discussed improving the Flesh Enhancement Elixir. The Wushan Goddess then explained the Spirit Realm Wills and the alien races serving them.

• Bai Pu proposed collecting Starfall Islands materials through taxes from his territory’s subjects, and the Wushan Goddess advised him to adjust the tax laws to encourage exploration.
• Bai Pu decided to seek advanced medicinal herbs from other worlds to improve the Flesh Enhancement Elixir after concluding that the current potion was unlikely to sell well at the Peak Auction.
• Bai Pu showed Blood Spider the incomplete Doomsday's Edge and explained that its power let him use it despite not meeting the requirements for King-Rank Purple Equipment.
• The Wushan Goddess told Bai Pu and Blood Spider that Gaia, Uya, and Noah were the Spirit Realm Wills serving humans, the Demon Race, and the God Race, respectively.
• The Wushan Goddess described the Demon Race and God Race, while Bai Pu identified Stellan Star’s fish-featured Awakened as the Sea Race; Blood Spider added that a fourth Will was called Chia.

Bai Pu assembled the complete Doomsday Long Spear after meeting its extreme Agility requirement and discovered its powerful mounted-combat abilities. He revealed the Gaia Seal as the key to meeting such demanding equipment requirements, while the weapon’s sealed final skill remained locked until its spirit acknowledged him.

• Wushan Goddess explained that Attack Power let Second-Order Weapons pierce through an opponent’s Battle Qi, and Blood Spider asked about Doomsday’s Edge.
• Bai Pu allocated his Yellow Sprout Rice attributes to Agility, then used Pureblood and Isra’s Gene Fragment to meet the requirements for the complete spear.
• Bai Pu assembled Doomsday and formed a faint spiritual connection with the weapon, but could not reach the spirit hidden behind black mist.
• Bai Pu inspected Doomsday’s skills and learned it could split into Doomsday’s Edge and Savior, while its banner skill empowered mounted charges.
• Bai Pu showed Wushan Goddess the Gaia Seal and explained that it internalized bonus attributes into his Basic Attributes.

Bai Pu examined the newly enhanced components of the Doomsday Long Spear and discovered that their alternating combat effects could stack without an upper limit. After discussing the need for stronger teammates, he welcomed Wushan Goddess’s offer to join his team.

• Wushan Goddess explained that spirit artifact recognition could reduce equipment requirements and unlock a Dark Gold item’s full power.
• Bai Pu inspected Doomsday’s Edge and Savior, which had become King-Rank components with new skills that increased Agility and built combat stacks.
• Bai Pu learned that alternating successful hits with Doomsday’s Edge and parries with Savior increased attack speed and fixed damage reduction without an upper limit.
• Wushan Goddess advised Bai Pu to recruit a powerful teammate as the Spirit Realm War intensified.
• Bai Pu said he would consider recruiting after the year-end Title Battle, provided he retained decision-making authority and priority in choosing spoils.
• Wushan Goddess offered to join Bai Pu’s team, and Bai Pu welcomed her.

Bai Pu spent months cultivating, developing alchemy formulas, and unlocking talents before emerging from seclusion after comprehending the Tidal Profound Truth. He reunited with Li Ling, Blood Spider, and the Wushan Goddess, while Li Ling said she urgently needed to tell him something.

• Bai Pu exchanged military-rank privileges for the Tide Conch and directed Empress Christina to prioritize advanced alchemy materials in Scania Territory.
• Bai Pu researched new attribute-enhancing elixir formulas, trained with the Tide Conch, and unlocked Memory Expansion, Dual Evolution, and Enhanced Meditation.
• Bai Pu continued cultivating in Cloud Top Palace while his subordinates explored worlds and gathered Legendary Points, though he found no way to unlock the Talent Tree's third tier.
• In autumn of Year 807, Blood Spider and the Wushan Goddess discussed Bai Pu's long seclusion with Li Ling, who said he was ignoring her urgent messages.
• Bai Pu emerged and revealed that he had advanced to Level 7 and comprehended the Tidal Profound Truth; Li Ling then welcomed him back.

During his secluded cultivation, Bai Pu improved his combat specialties, developed Blood Spirit Milk, and strengthened his equipment. He qualified for the Strength King Title Battle and learned that the Celestial Being Battle would require a publicly livestreamed duel against a Heavenly Human candidate.

• Bai Pu trained Long-Handled Weapons and riding to Advanced Level 7, while continuing to struggle with dual-wielding weapons.
• Bai Pu reached Level 5 in his Daoist Alchemist profession and created Blood Spirit Milk, a valuable medicine that increased four to eight base attributes.
• Bai Pu strengthened the Sufferer's Pauldrons and Giant Strength Grip to +7, but could not enhance the Doomsday Long Spear in the current realm.
• Bai Pu qualified for the Strength King Title Battle after his Strength reached 202 while riding a Double Sail Dragon.
• Li Ling told Bai Pu that the Celestial Being Battle would take place in early November and that challengers had to register, obtain a Challenge Letter, and defeat a Heavenly Human candidate in a globally livestreamed public duel.

Bai Pu registered for all three Peak Title Battles and rejoined the Xi Polytechnic school team ahead of the national elimination round. He learned that Shi Yi had changed dramatically after her second class advancement.

• Bai Pu asked Li Ling to register him for all three Peak Titles, and she agreed after warning him about the different rules and preparation each battle required.
• Wu Mingyue praised Li Ling’s loyalty, and Bai Pu said Li Ling was more like family before Wu Mingyue asked him to call her Ming Yue and Wu Qingyun Qing Yun.
• Wu Qingyun pulled Bai Pu away and urged him to return to school after comprehending the Tidal Profound Truth.
• At the Xi Polytechnic training grounds, Teacher Cai Cai said the team had qualified first in the Jiangnan District without Bai Pu and urged him to lead them through the national elimination round.
• Bai Pu found out Bo Jiu had reached level five and Shi Yi had completed her second class advancement.
• Shi Yi arrived at the training grounds nearly one meter ninety tall and told Bai Pu that her new height had come with her class advancement.

Bai Pu learned that Shi Yi had become a Level 5 Reinforced Hero Dance Taoist and assembled Xi Polytechnic’s full team for the High School Hegemony Competition. At the national finals on Xi Polytechnic’s campus, Mo Shan Jushi won the opening elimination match with his Zombie Transformation.

• Teacher Cai Cai told Bai Pu that Shi Yi had become a powerful Dance Taoist and beaten Bo Jiu, and Shi Yi revealed that her class-change quest had been S-Rank but withheld its details.
• Bai Pu asked Shi Yi whether another Spirit Realm Will had summoned her; she struggled to answer, and Bai Pu chose not to press her or test her abilities.
• Xi Polytechnic’s five main players assembled, and Bai Pu declined intensive team training because he had other competitions to attend.
• The national finals began at Xi Polytechnic, where spectators expected Bai Pu to reveal his strength and watched for challengers such as West Capital University captain Skywalker Wan Zhen.
• Mo Shan Jushi transformed into a zombie, cornered the Dark Banisher, and won their match when corpse poison drained the opponent’s remaining Health Points.

Xi Polytechnic swept its one-on-one matches as Tian Zhao, Shi Yi, and Blood Spider defeated their opponents without needing Bai Pu to fight. News then broke that Steel Heart had entered the Celestial Being and Strength King battles, and Qing Qiong discovered that Steel Heart’s first opponent would be Jiu You.

• Tian Zhao used her Black Fire and dance stance to defeat an opposing archer, and Shi Yi followed by beating a spellcaster with her Dance Taoist skills.
• Blood Spider evaded the Ascetic’s attacks and wore him down until he surrendered, giving Xi Polytechnic a four-to-zero victory in the one-on-one stage.
• News spread that Steel Heart had entered the Celestial Being Battle and Strength King Battle, prompting students to debate whether he had the strength to compete.
• Hao Tian showed Qing Qiong the news, and Qing Qiong explained that Steel Heart was inexperienced and would struggle in the candidate stage.
• Qing Qiong searched the battle records and found that Steel Heart’s first opponent was Jiu You, a rival he considered formidable.

Bai Pu faced Jiu You in the Celestial Being Title Battle qualifiers, where commentators discussed the fighters’ strengths and the unusual twenty-year age gap. As the duel began on chains suspended above an acid ocean, Bai Pu advanced while suspecting Jiu You was stalling to activate Netherworld Mist.

• Qing Ning, Shu Li, and Strength King Wen Jiu introduced the qualifier between Steel Heart and Jiu You, discussing their ages, abilities, and likely advantages.
• Bai Pu entered the Celestial Being Battlefield with Doomsday's Edge and recalled that he could not equip the Gauntlet Staff by first raising his Agility with the spear.
• Bai Pu reviewed intelligence about Jiu You, including his Nethermist Edge class, Netherworld Mist skill, and equipment.
• Jiu You taunted Bai Pu for being a tank without ranged attacks and urged him to surrender.
• Bai Pu recognized that Jiu You was stalling to prepare Netherworld Mist and advanced along the chain to close the distance.

Bai Pu fought Jiu You in the Celestial Being Title Battle, using his newly developed Prismatic Magic Battle Qi and Prism Domain to counter Jiu You’s Netherworld Mist. Jiu You destroyed the arena cables and opened a wide gap over the acid sea, leaving Bai Pu facing a ranged aerial fight.

• Jiu You leaped onto a black cable and attacked Bai Pu with a Battle Qi Slash, but Bai Pu dodged it with Gale Step and pursued him.
• Jiu You covered Bai Pu in Netherworld Mist, restricting his movement and combat senses.
• Bai Pu used wind-aligned Prismatic Magic Battle Qi to disperse much of the mist and deployed his Prism Domain against Jiu You.
• Jiu You fled across the arena and severed all four black cables while Bai Pu pursued him with Gale Step.
• Bai Pu and Jiu You each grabbed a broken cable above the acid sea, more than a kilometer apart, and Jiu You produced a throwing axe.

Jiu You used the Troll Lord's Command Flying Axe to strip Bai Pu of his Dark Gold Tower Shield and tried to wear him down with repeated attacks. Bai Pu countered with Prism Domain and pursued Jiu You through the air, but Jiu You kept escaping with his Thunder Flying Grapple.

• Jiu You struck Bai Pu with the Troll Lord's Command Flying Axe, whose Deprivation skill removed Bai Pu's Dark Gold Tower Shield for 30 minutes.
• Jiu You repeatedly hit Bai Pu with the returning flying axe, while Bai Pu analyzed its abilities and tried to evade.
• Bai Pu expanded Prism Domain toward Jiu You, draining his vitality and forming a shield for himself.
• After the third axe strike, Bai Pu used Lasso Strike, but Jiu You escaped it with a substitution skill.
• Bai Pu used Gale Step and Magic Sand to pursue Jiu You through the air, while Jiu You used his Thunder Flying Grapple to stay out of reach.

Bai Pu used Savior to pin Jiu You’s flying grapple, then trapped him in the Prism Domain and forced him into close combat. After Jiu You claimed Bai Pu’s technique was too shallow, Bai Pu revealed his talent enhancement and level 11 spear expertise, striking Jiu You for critical damage and leaving one arm limp.

• Bai Pu threw Savior into Jiu You’s silver flying grapple, pinning it to a Mountain Colossus and dragging Jiu You within reach of his attack.
• Jiu You formed wings from Netherworld Mist to escape, but Bai Pu’s Prism Domain sealed his acceleration and dash skills.
• Bai Pu and Jiu You exchanged blows, and Jiu You used his level 10 One-Handed Swordsmanship to gain confidence in their duel.
• Jiu You mocked Bai Pu’s combat foundation, and Bai Pu said he had not yet used his talent enhancement.
• Bai Pu activated Gene Fusion with the Gilded One Gene Fragment, reached level 11 spear expertise, and struck Jiu You’s shoulder for 1,632 critical damage.

Bai Pu defeated Jiu You in the Celestial Being Battle, then watched commentators explain the extraordinary damage behind his victory. The online crowd celebrated Bai Pu’s strength and began looking ahead to the High School Hegemony Competition.

• Bai Pu pursued Jiu You and crippled him with heavy spear strikes, while Jiu You’s sword attacks barely damaged Bai Pu.
• Bai Pu emptied Jiu You’s Health Points with a spear thrust, winning the battle as Jiu You vanished in white light.
• Commentators Qing Ning, Shu Li, and Wen Jiu discussed Bai Pu’s combat power amplitude and estimated that it exceeded fifteen.
• Bai Pu privately attributed his exceptional output to his Combat Expertise, Prismatic Magic Battle Qi, and Doomsday's Edge, while keeping several trump cards secret.
• Viewers celebrated Bai Pu online, predicted Xi Polytechnic would win the High School Hegemony Competition, and mocked people who had previously disparaged him.

After defeating Jiu You, Bai Pu earned a place in the Celestial Being Title Qualification Battle and prepared to complete his remaining matches while continuing the High School Hegemony Competition. As Qing Qiong and other experts assessed him as a serious threat, Xi Polytechnic advanced to the top four with Bai Pu crushing his opponents in seconds.

• Bai Pu received official qualification privileges after defeating Jiu You and learned he needed to win two more matched battles to reach the December 16 finals.
• Qing Qiong reviewed Bai Pu's past battles and named him his most dangerous opponent, while Hao Tian grew more jealous of Bai Pu's strength.
• Hao Tian proposed promoting Bai Pu as the leading threat so the other Celestial Being candidates might join forces against him in the finals, and Qing Qiong agreed it could help.
• Xi Polytechnic advanced through the sixteen-to-eight and eight-to-four rounds, winning both one-on-one stages four to one without needing team battles.
• Bai Pu defeated his High School Hegemony Competition opponents in seconds, demonstrating that he stood far above the competition.

After qualifying for the Celestial Being Title Battle, Bai Pu recognized that someone was making him a target and resolved to keep winning. Meanwhile, a secret meeting in the Mega Federation revealed footage of a blue planet appearing beside Red Flame Star as marine beasts and Awakened invaded.

• Bai Pu defeated two more Heavenly Human challengers, earned his finals qualification, and became the second person to qualify for the Celestial Being Title Battle.
• Li Ling and Su Xiaoxiao worried that the publicity around Bai Pu would attract backlash, but Bai Pu said he would avoid it by continuing to win and went to train.
• A brief celestial phenomenon made the stars appear vastly larger and brighter, while the sun seemed to expand over the Mega Federation; experts attributed it to a spatial fluctuation.
• Yelena Saint Diallo told leaders of major Federation forces that the Lord of Light had provided secret intelligence, then showed them footage of Yazde Star, also called Red Flame Star.
• A blue planet appeared beside Red Flame Star, and giant marine beasts carrying Awakened flew from it toward the planet’s land.

Yelena revealed that the Sea Race of Stellan Star was invading Earth after conquering Red Flame Star, and warned that humanity could not defeat them in open battle. As the leaders considered escape aboard a Spirit Energy Battleship, they agreed to keep the crisis secret while gathering materials to build one.

• Yelena showed the family heads footage of the Sea Race overwhelming Red Flame Star and flooding the planet.
• Yelena said the Sea Race had attempted to locate Earth and would try again before descending near the planet.
• Yelena warned that Earth's awakened ones could not withstand the Sea Race, whose forces included Evolutionist-level experts.
• Ark offered to build a Spirit Energy Battleship and take a group to the Silver Heart Great World, while others discussed how few people it could save.
• Yelena proposed keeping the invasion secret so other countries would not compete for the materials needed to build the flagship.

Bai Pu led Xi Polytechnic University to defend its High School Hegemony Competition title after defeating Wan Zhen and West Capital University in the team battle. At the post-match interview, Bai Pu was asked whether he would compete again next year despite having reached the peak of the Awakened.

• Wan Zhen asked Bai Pu for a one-on-one fight so he could experience the gap between their strength, and Bai Pu agreed.
• Bai Pu pierced Wan Zhen’s Sheltering Wings with Doomsday's Edge, pulled him into range, and trapped him with the Prism Domain until Wan Zhen surrendered.
• West Capital University’s remaining four members charged Bai Pu, and Xi Polytechnic’s team joined him to eliminate them and win the championship.
• The commentators announced Xi Polytechnic University had defended its title, and Bai Pu agreed to answer one question in the post-match interview.
• The host asked whether Bai Pu would compete in the High School Hegemony Competition again next year or find it too easy.

After announcing that he would graduate early and leave future High School Hegemony Competitions to pursue the Spirit Realm and Peak Titles, Bai Pu reflected on how his rise had affected Xi Polytechnic, Xi City Seventeenth High School, the God Strategy Army, and the Equilibrium Faction. On December 16, the Celestial Being Title Battle began, and Bai Pu received the call to teleport to the Spirit Realm.

• Bai Pu told the host he would stop competing in the High School Hegemony Competition, graduate early, and pursue Peak Titles.
• Bai Pu declined to tell Wan Zhen the grade of his new main weapon until after the Celestial Being Title Battle.
• Bai Pu and Blood Spider chose to graduate together, leaving Xi Polytechnic to build next year's team around Shi Yi.
• The Old Principal kept Xi City Seventeenth Middle School in the outskirts and used donations and grants to turn it into a well-resourced school.
• Bai Pu's success benefited the God Strategy Army, while Bratton lost his position after the Equilibrium Faction blamed him for failing to recruit Bai Pu.
• On December 16, Bai Pu received Gaia Will's notice to teleport to the Spirit Realm within 30 minutes for the Celestial Being Title Battle.

Bai Pu and five other finalists entered the Cataclysm Abyss for the Celestial Being Title Battle, while viewers across Huaxia watched and assessed the contestants. The Spirit Realm Will explained that the title could be won by gathering all Heavenly Marks, and Bai Pu vowed to claim it.

• Viewers at the God Strategy Army, the Special Operations Bureau, Xi Polytechnic University, and the Wu family watched the broadcast as Bai Pu and the other finalists entered the competition world.
• Li Ling identified Gu Fan, Drunken Flower Forest, Wild Ghost, and Qing Qiong, while Instructor Chou discussed the strengths and weaknesses of the ranged fighter Gu Fan.
• Bai Pu surveyed the Cataclysm Abyss and reasoned that the Spirit Realm Will had placed the finals in his territory, though he had no geographic advantage there.
• The Spirit Realm Will announced that Celestial Being holders gained temporary attribute points for killing powerful enemies and that contestants had to gather all Heavenly Marks to win.
• Bai Pu learned the title also granted the ultimate skill Celestial Being Descent and declared that he would claim the title.

Bai Pu discovered that the Heavenly Marks in the Cataclysm Abyss were Divine Script carried by monsters, then fought a Winged Catfish and unlocked a new Demon Refining Sand effect. He created a Sand Bound One from the Bound One's remnant soul and prepared to test new tactics on the catfish.

• Bai Pu recognized the glowing mark atop a Winged Catfish as Divine Script and realized contestants could obtain Heavenly Marks by defeating monsters.
• The Winged Catfish trapped Bai Pu in thick mist, struck his shield, and electrocuted him, but his Magic Sand caught his falling body.
• Bai Pu's Demon Refining Sand reached Level 6, and he selected the Level 7 effect Sand Bound One.
• Bai Pu used ten portions of Magic Sand and the Bound One's remnant soul to create a Sand Bound One that could use a weaker form of Black Rope Hell.
• Bai Pu decided to test his new tactics against the Winged Catfish.