Chapter Summaries

Bai Pu defeated a Winged Catfish to claim his first Heavenly Mark, then prioritized surviving the Celestial Being Battle and conserving his energy. In the Cataclysm Abyss, Wild Ghost proposed that the contestants unite to eliminate Qing Qiong first, and Bai Pu asked what the others thought.

• Bai Pu and the Sand Bound One wounded the Winged Catfish with a coordinated attack, but its Heavenly Mark prevented him from controlling it with Pure Blood.
• Bai Pu killed the Winged Catfish and obtained a Heavenly Mark, learning that the arena held one hundred and that the marks revealed each other’s locations every ten minutes.
• Bai Pu reasoned that holding a single mark could prevent the other contestants from collecting all one hundred, so he focused on survival and conserving his flight resources.
• Bai Pu descended into the Cataclysm Abyss and encountered Wild Ghost while fighting a mutated squid.
• Wild Ghost told Bai Pu that Qing Qiong was the strongest contestant and proposed that the four of them join forces to eliminate him first; Bai Pu asked about the other contestants’ views.

Wild Ghost gathered Bai Pu, Drunken Flower Forest, and Gu Fan into an alliance to eliminate Qing Qiong, the previous Celestial Being. They confronted Qing Qiong in the northern Cataclysm Abyss, where he tried to turn Drunken Flower Forest against the others just as Wild Ghost launched an attack.

• Bai Pu agreed to join Wild Ghost's plan after warning that alliances in the finals could not be enforced by the Spirit Realm Will.
• Wild Ghost and Bai Pu recruited Drunken Flower Forest, and the three defeated a two-headed wyvern and gave its Heavenly Mark to Drunken Flower Forest.
• Wild Ghost, Drunken Flower Forest, Gu Fan, and Bai Pu formed a team and used the resonating Heavenly Marks to locate Qing Qiong.
• Qing Qiong defeated a whale-like monster and collected its Heavenly Mark before noticing the four approaching contestants.
• Qing Qiong challenged the alliance's trust and offered to support Drunken Flower Forest as First Candidate if he helped defeat the others.
• Wild Ghost rejected Qing Qiong's attempt to sow discord and launched a phantom-skull attack against him.

Wild Ghost, Bai Pu, Gu Fan, and Drunken Flower Forest surrounded Qing Qiong and tried to break through his defenses, but his skill and equipment let him withstand their attacks. The group realized that they might have to stop holding back if they wanted to defeat him.

• Qing Qiong resisted Wild Ghost's Soul Shock illusion and quickly regained his senses.
• Gu Fan, Drunken Flower Forest, and Wild Ghost attacked Qing Qiong from different directions, but he blocked most of their skills with astral energy.
• Wild Ghost ordered Steel Heart to break Qing Qiong's shield, and Bai Pu engaged Qing Qiong at close range.
• Qing Qiong struck Bai Pu repeatedly, but Bai Pu activated the Volcanic Visage Shield and held his ground.
• Qing Qiong used an astral wall to defend against the others while attacking Bai Pu, and the group learned that his Golden Named Relic doubled his Class Energy recovery when he faced three or more opponents.
• The attackers realized that they could not keep conserving their strength if they hoped to defeat Qing Qiong.

Bai Pu, Wild Ghost, Drunken Flower Forest, and Gu Fan revealed their abilities while besieging Qing Qiong, but Gu Fan’s fire-and-ice attack unexpectedly targeted Bai Pu. Bai Pu avoided the worst of it and realized Gu Fan had deliberately tried to assassinate him.

• Wild Ghost transformed with Netherworld Beckons, Drunken Flower Forest summoned a tornado, and Gu Fan fired an ice arrow at Qing Qiong.
• Qing Qiong redirected Gu Fan’s Ice Shard Thrust into Bai Pu’s Volcanic Visage Shield, shattering it and inflicting Ice Element Attachment on both Bai Pu and Qing Qiong.
• Gu Fan used Qing Qiong’s ice attachment to launch a fire arrow with the amplified Melt reaction.
• Bai Pu sensed danger, leaped away from Qing Qiong, and blocked Gu Fan’s fire arrow with a Battle Qi arrow after adapting to fire and ice damage.
• Bai Pu recognized that Gu Fan had deliberately redirected Fire Feather Assault at him.

Qing Qiong fought Bai Pu and Drunken Flower Forest after Gu Fan fled and Wild Ghost pursued him. During the battle, Qing Qiong noticed that Bai Pu's Energy Strength had reached the level of an Enhanced Lord and said he knew of only one method that could cause such an increase.

• Qing Qiong revealed that Gu Fan had agreed to join him, while Wild Ghost suspected Drunken Flower Forest had also made an alliance with Qing Qiong.
• Qing Qiong attacked Wild Ghost, but Drunken Flower Forest redirected the strike, and Bai Pu helped defend against Qing Qiong's Group Halberd Sun Piercer.
• Bai Pu's Earth Prism Domain suppressed Gu Fan's movement technique, forcing Gu Fan to use Empty Cicada to escape fatal damage; Wild Ghost pursued him as he fled.
• Bai Pu and Drunken Flower Forest continued fighting Qing Qiong, and Bai Pu broke through Qing Qiong's Profound Truth shield with a spear strike.
• Qing Qiong remarked that Bai Pu's Energy Strength had reached the level of an Enhanced Lord and said he had heard of only one way to increase it.

Bai Pu and Qing Qiong faced off while Drunken Flower Forest refused to take sides, and all three withdrew without a fight. After learning that Wild Ghost had eliminated Gu Fan, Bai Pu met Wild Ghost, who proposed an alliance against Qing Qiong before suddenly attacking him with Soul Shock.

• Qing Qiong used the Phoenix Wing Gilded Tang to knock Bai Pu back and claimed his purple equipment made him a hidden threat.
• Drunken Flower Forest refused to join the conflict, and Qing Qiong and Bai Pu each withdrew while Drunken Flower Forest later rode away.
• Bai Pu used the Heavenly Mark imprint’s red dots to infer that Wild Ghost had eliminated Gu Fan and taken his imprints.
• Wild Ghost approached Bai Pu, explained that he had dealt with Gu Fan, and proposed they team up against Qing Qiong.
• Before Bai Pu could respond, Wild Ghost attacked him with the Profound Truth Skill Soul Shock.

Bai Pu fought Wild Ghost, whose defenses countered both mental and physical control, until Qing Qiong emerged and proposed they eliminate Wild Ghost before facing each other. Bai Pu accepted the covert alliance and used Lasso Strike on Wild Ghost, leaving the fight poised to turn against him.

• Bai Pu resisted Wild Ghost's Soul Shock and countered with Suppression and Lasso Strike, but Wild Ghost's Ninja Ghost Seven Orifices and jade pendant negated the control effects.
• Wild Ghost's Ghost Infant Army attacked as Bai Pu and Wild Ghost fought to a stalemate.
• Wild Ghost revealed that Qing Qiong was nearby and had agreed that Bai Pu was their greatest threat.
• Qing Qiong secretly asked Bai Pu to restrain Wild Ghost so Qing Qiong could eliminate him first, then settle the contest with Bai Pu.
• Bai Pu weighed the risks, signaled that he accepted, waited over a minute, and used Lasso Strike on Wild Ghost again.

Bai Pu watched Qing Qiong defeat Wild Ghost, then faced Qing Qiong himself in the final duel. Qing Qiong shattered Bai Pu’s shields and revealed his armor-piercing trump card, but Bai Pu remained defiant.

• Qing Qiong merged with the Phoenix Wing Gilded Tang and decapitated Wild Ghost after Bai Pu’s lasso held him in place.
• Qing Qiong showed Bai Pu his Body-Weapon Combination technique, but Bai Pu mocked its usefulness in a duel.
• Qing Qiong attacked Bai Pu with overwhelming strength and speed, then shattered his tower shield and other defenses with Overwhelming the Sky and Covering the Earth.
• Qing Qiong revealed Breaking Limit Weapon, which sacrificed weapon durability for armor penetration, and urged Bai Pu to surrender.
• Bai Pu asked Qing Qiong whether he had nothing left but his trump cards.

Bai Pu used his full King-Rank Purple Equipment set to narrow the gap with Qing Qiong and match him in a fast melee, but Qing Qiong’s aerial maneuverability let him attack from Bai Pu’s weak side. Bai Pu then activated Living Thorns from his Sufferer’s Pauldrons, binding Qing Qiong with painful thorn chains.

• Bai Pu equipped Doomsday’s Edge and the Savior’s Gauntlet Staff, using their Agility bonuses to fight Qing Qiong at close range.
• Qing Qiong realized Bai Pu had a complete King-Rank Purple Equipment set and Combat Expertise that rivaled or surpassed his own.
• Qing Qiong used his Mystic Ice Wings and years of flight experience to circle Bai Pu and land repeated attacks.
• Bai Pu recognized that his Gale Step and Magic Sand left him at a disadvantage against Qing Qiong’s free flight.
• Bai Pu activated Living Thorns, and the Sufferer’s Pauldrons bound Qing Qiong with thorn chains that inflicted greater pain when he moved.

Bai Pu survived Qing Qiong’s lethal Three Killing Moves and continued fighting until Qing Qiong, outmatched and out of options, conceded the Celestial Being Battle. Bai Pu was left to claim the Celestial Being Title.

• Bai Pu trapped Qing Qiong with Living Thorns and landed repeated spear strikes, but Qing Qiong’s Faceless One's Soul Stone absorbed a devastating attack.
• Qing Qiong counterattacked with Three Killing Moves, seemingly exploding Bai Pu with its armor-ignoring final technique.
• Bai Pu survived and struck Qing Qiong through the dust with Doomsday’s Edge, destroying his Bone Wing Leg Armor.
• Bai Pu and Qing Qiong fought on as Bai Pu’s growing attack speed and durability turned the prolonged battle in his favor.
• Qing Qiong exhausted his trump cards and conceded by transforming into light, giving up the Celestial Being Title.

Bai Pu defeated Qing Qiong, collected all 100 Heavenly Mark imprints, and became the sole holder of the Celestial Being Title. After returning from the Spirit Realm, he discovered a Dim Divine Rune and wondered where it had come from.

• Bai Pu put away his Heavenly Mark imprints after Qing Qiong vanished, then continued gathering the remaining imprints in the Cataclysm Abyss.
• Fu Tu explained on the official livestream that Bai Pu had used Sand Armor beneath the Volcanic Visage Shield to withstand Qing Qiong's attacks.
• Bai Pu collected the last 20 Heavenly Mark imprints, and the Spirit Realm Will named Steel Heart the Celestial Being Title winner, with Qing Qiong, Wild Ghost, Drunken Flower Forest, and Gu Fan as candidates.
• The livestream celebrated Bai Pu as the youngest Celestial Being Title holder and discussed the start of a new era.
• Bai Pu returned from the Spirit Realm with a Dim Divine Rune, which he needed to charge before unlocking the third tier of his Talent Tree.

Bai Pu examined the Heavenly Human Title and considered how to use its growth effects, while wondering why the Gaia Will had made the Celestial Being Certificate available to him. After training, he received word that Chief Qiao was waiting to meet him and went to the reception room.

• Bai Pu concluded that the Celestial Being Certificate was likely a Divine Script that would help unlock the Evolution Heart's third talent layer, then fed pure blood to the Dim Divine Rune tablet.
• Bai Pu examined the Heavenly Human Title and learned that killing powerful enemies granted Celestial Being Attribute Points, while activating Celestial Being Descent doubled those points and made flight cost no energy.
• Bai Pu planned to expand into high-level Spirit Realms and send Qin to explore them so he could later use Source Lord's Descent to confront powerful enemies.
• Bai Pu ended his training in the Cultivation Field and received Li Ling's message that Chief Qiao was waiting for him.
• Bai Pu refreshed himself in spiritual liquid, changed clothes, and headed to the reception room to meet Chief Qiao.

Bai Pu explained how his Golden Military Rank and Gaia Seal allowed him to wield a King-Rank Purple Weapon, and Chief Qiao announced that he had been granted Standing Committee Member qualifications in the Xijing Central Conference. The chapter ended with Bai Pu calmly asking why he had received the appointment.

• Chief Qiao praised Bai Pu for winning the Celestial Being Title, and Bai Pu credited part of his victory to luck.
• Chief Qiao asked to inspect Doomsday’s equipment requirements, and Bai Pu showed that he could not communicate with its equipment spirit.
• Bai Pu revealed his Golden Major military rank and displayed the Gaia Seal he had received from the mission that awarded the rank.
• Chief Qiao announced that the Xijing Central Conference had granted Bai Pu Standing Committee Member qualifications, leaving Li Ling stunned and wondering about her future as his executive officer.
• Bai Pu asked Chief Qiao why he had received the appointment.

Bai Pu learned from Chairman Wan that Earth faced an imminent invasion by the Sea Race of Stellan Star, which was preparing to establish a spatial gateway. Intelligence suggested that Stellan Star was already invading Yazde Star, only four thousand light years from Earth.

• Chief Qiao brought Bai Pu to meet Chairman Wan at Cloud Top Palace, where Bai Pu also recognized Skywalker, Wan Zhen.
• Chairman Wan explained that the nine chairmen had promoted Bai Pu directly to the Tenth Sequence because Earth faced a critical threat.
• Chairman Wan told Bai Pu that the Sea Race of Stellan Star planned to position its planet near Earth and invade through a spatial gateway.
• Chairman Wan explained that surging prices for materials used in Spirit Energy Battleships had led investigators to uncover secret preparations linked to the Mega Federation.
• Chairman Wan revealed that the Stellan Sea Race was already invading Yazde Star, which was only four thousand light years from Earth.

Chairman Wan explained that Earth could not withstand the stronger Stellan Star and would need to flee to the Silver Heart Great World. He revealed that Bai Pu’s promotion was intended to give Earth a chance to evacuate more people, leaving Bai Pu facing the possibility of becoming humanity’s savior.

• Chairman Wan and Wan Zhen explained that the Sea Race had likely attacked Yazde Star because it lacked Earth’s precise coordinates.
• Chairman Wan described Earth’s military disadvantage against Yazde Star and the far more powerful Stellan Star, then showed Bai Pu a Nation Luck Grade Arrow Lightning Talisman.
• Chairman Wan explained that Evolutionists could wield power comparable to Nation Luck Grade items and that Earth could not rely on such items to resist Stellan Star.
• Chairman Wan told Bai Pu that Earth’s only option was to flee to the Silver Heart Great World, where human predecessors had settled.
• Chairman Wan said Bai Pu’s emergency promotion could help him rise to Golden Commodore or general and evacuate more people, and Bai Pu asked whether he had enough time to earn the required Honor Points.

Chairman Wan explained how Bai Pu could earn Honor Points and advance his military rank, and Bai Pu revealed that he already had three Golden Medals. Three days later, the authorities offered the criminal Zhang Tao a chance to survive by defeating Bai Pu, and Zhang Tao accepted the duel.

• Chairman Wan outlined three ways for Bai Pu to gain Honor Points and explained that Golden Medals were the main obstacle to advancing his rank.
• Bai Pu revealed the three Golden Medals he had received, and Chairman Wan celebrated the prospect of his advancement to Golden Commodore.
• Chairman Wan told Bai Pu to study information on major factions and said Huaxia would buy materials for his Spirit Energy Battleship.
• At the Cloud Top Palace Intersection Lands, the authorities introduced Zhang Tao, the wanted criminal known as Jade Faced Swordsman, and offered him a pardon if he beat Bai Pu.
• Zhang Tao agreed to the duel after learning Bai Pu had won the Celestial Being Title, then was told he had to make the first move.

Bai Pu killed the awakened criminal Zhang Tao, gained Honor Points, and considered joining a Spirit Realm War to reach Golden Colonel. He identified three Plane Worlds where Gaia Will was likely to fight the Demon Race, then Li Ling called him to handle a new situation.

• Zhang Tao attacked Bai Pu with desire-enhanced shots, but Bai Pu dragged him close and killed him with a spear strike.
• Bai Pu opened Zhang Tao's Bloody Treasure Chest and drew two Honor Point rewards, bringing his total to more than thirty-six thousand.
• Li Ling told Bai Pu that Zhang Tao was the last suitable awakened criminal for obtaining Bloody Treasure Chests and Honor Points.
• Bai Pu reviewed Huaxia's preparations for the Sea Race invasion and identified the Elemental Throne World, Jurassic World, and Silicon-Based Fire Seed World as likely sites of major battles against the Demon Race.
• Li Ling called Bai Pu out to handle a new situation.

Bai Pu uncovered a nationwide plot by the organization Child of the Sea to plant teleportation positioning devices in Intersection Lands, apparently to prepare for a Sea Race invasion. After the Nine-Person Meeting authorized a coordinated crackdown and granted Bai Pu access to National Fortune Items, he joined the assault on Graceful Auction House’s Xian Mountain Intersection Land.

• Li Ling reported that Yuan Tang had found unauthorized Awakened planting teleportation positioning devices in Jiangnan District, and Bai Pu ordered inspections across all seven districts.
• Officials discovered matching devices nationwide, while Yuan Tang’s team captured two suspects whose interrogation linked the plot to Child of the Sea and several major domestic forces.
• Bai Pu told the Nine-Person Meeting that the devices were helping the Sea Race locate the country, and the leaders approved a coordinated operation against suspected members of Child of the Sea.
• Bai Pu insisted on joining the crackdown to gain Honor Points, and the leaders authorized him to use National Fortune Items No. 7 and No. 11.
• H Country’s Legion and Awakened experts entered Graceful Auction House’s Xian Mountain Intersection Land through a rift opened by the Space Cutting Device.

Drunken Flower Forest led Huaxia’s forces against Graceful Auction House, but Zhuo Yun trapped him in a Duel Space and the auction house’s Awakened counterattacked. As the Musketeer Unit fell back under pressure, Steel Heart arrived as a one-person reinforcement.

• Drunken Flower Forest led Huaxia’s Special Operations Corps and faction experts into the Xian Mountain Intersection Lands, where they advanced toward Graceful Auction House’s headquarters.
• Qing Mi challenged the legality of the operation, and Drunken Flower Forest revealed that the Space Channels had been disabled to prevent anyone from escaping.
• Zhuo Yun used a Duel Flag to drag himself and Drunken Flower Forest into the Duel Space, while Graceful Auction House’s Awakened charged the government forces.
• Bai Feng explained that Drunken Flower Forest could escape by defeating Zhuo Yun or waiting out the Duel Flag’s time limit, while Kun Peng requested reinforcements.
• The Musketeer Unit and its protectors retreated under attack, then Kun Peng identified the arriving reinforcement as Steel Heart.

Bai Pu took command of the battlefield and offered Xian Mountain’s Awakened a chance to surrender, causing roughly one-third of them to lay down their weapons. He then led the counterattack against the remaining forces, leaving the Xian Mountain Awakened overwhelmed by the archer units’ gunfire.

• Bai Pu arrived, organized the official archers and allied guilds, and personally held the front line against Xian Mountain’s attack.
• Bai Pu promised leniency for Awakened who surrendered and passed official screening, prompting some to put down their weapons.
• The hidden voice behind the Graceful Auction House halted the infighting, and roughly one-third of Xian Mountain’s Awakened surrendered and were restrained with Bloody Instruments of Torture.
• Bai Pu singled out five committed fighters, pulled them into the open with Lasso Strike, and had the archer units kill them in a volley.
• Bai Pu, Xia Gang, and the Iron Wall Guild protected the archers as they advanced and drove back the remaining Xian Mountain forces.