Chapter Summaries

The Young Hall Master of Sword God Hall concluded that the Heavenly Pavilion came from another God Realm and joined the bidding for its Divine Power Pill. After Seven Kill Valley won the pill for eight Divine Crystals, Thunder God Hall discovered that three of its gods had fallen and ordered an investigation.

• The Young Hall Master of Sword God Hall suspected that the Heavenly Pavilion and Tianhe came from beyond the Tianhe Divine Realm, and he decided the Pavilion was not his enemy.
• Sword God Hall, Underworld God Hall, Fire God Hall, Life God Hall, Light God Hall, and Seven Kill Valley bid for the Divine Power Pill as its price rose to five Divine Crystals.
• The Young Hall Master of Sword God Hall won the Divine Power Pill for eight Divine Crystals.
• In Thunder God Hall's outer hall, the God Tablets of three gods shattered, revealing their deaths.
• A peak First-Rank God ordered an investigation into the deaths, and the results were soon discovered.

The Outer Hall Master suspected that someone on Soul Master Continent had inherited Sword God Hall’s First-Rank God position and ordered the Outer Hall’s First Elder to lead experts there while awaiting the God King’s decree. At Langya Auction House, the Young Hall Master of Sword God Hall won a complete godhead for twenty-five Divine Crystals, and Lin Shu completed his auction mission.

• The Outer Hall Master learned that Soul Master Continent had unsealed and that Elder Leize and his companions had died, then suspected a First-Rank God had emerged there.
• The Outer Hall Master ordered the Outer Hall’s First Elder to take experts to Soul Master Continent and await the God King’s decree.
• Su Qian began auctioning a complete godhead obtained from the three gods killed by a senior of Heavenly Pavilion.
• The Young Hall Master of Sword God Hall decided the godhead would help break the seal and bid against the other factions.
• The Young Hall Master of Sword God Hall won the godhead for twenty-five Divine Crystals, and Lin Shu received confirmation that the mission to auction three divine-grade items was complete.

After the Langya Auction House announced that it would hold regular auctions with at least ten ninth-grade items each time, Lin Shu converted the auction’s Soul Crystals and Divine Crystals into 680 billion Auction Points. He decided to save the points and use his thirty Summoning Cards, but the chapter ended as his Character Summoning Cards took effect and stunned him.

• Su Qian announced that the Langya Auction House would hold regular auctions and continue offering at least ten ninth-grade items, with occasional divine-grade items.
• The Sword God Hall’s Young Hall Master believed the Heavenly Pavilion’s arrival would distract the other Divine Halls and give him time to become a god and rescue the God King.
• Lin Shu reviewed the system, then converted the auction’s Soul Crystals and Divine Crystals into 680 billion Auction Points.
• Lin Shu decided to postpone drawing items and examined the thirty Summoning Cards and the new Martial Soul Upgrade Card.
• Lin Shu used his Character Summoning Cards and was stunned by the result.

Lin Shu summoned fifteen powerful beings, including five level-199 God Kings whose strength far surpassed his expectations. As the summoned warriors looked beyond the continent, Lin Shu realized a threat had arrived and suspected Thunder God Hall was already approaching.

• Lin Shu summoned all fifteen Character Summoning Cards at once and learned that the group included five Transcendent God-tier warriors, five Heavenly Gods, and five God Kings.
• Lin Shu learned the Divine Power ranges for the realms above True God and recognized that his level-199 God Kings stood at the pinnacle of their realm.
• Lin Shu examined the five God Kings: Mu Bubai, Yan, Lei Wanjun, Shen Yiyi, and Ming Tu, each displaying formidable power and a distinct presence.
• The fifteen summoned powerhouses all turned their attention beyond the continent, and Lin Shu realized they had detected something approaching.
• Lin Shu asked whether Thunder God Hall had arrived so soon and dismissed its members as eager to die.

Lin Shu learned that a level 195 God King was sealed on Soul Master Continent and went with five God Kings to investigate. Meanwhile, the Thunder God Hall's outer hall descended on Qingzhou, where five Heavenly Pavilion experts prepared to confront them.

• Lei Yuan led the Thunder God Hall's outer hall to Soul Master Continent, believing its forces could crush any threat there.
• Lin Shu learned from the five God Kings that a level 195 God King was sealed on the continent and ordered them to take him to the sealed region.
• Lin Shu assigned ten powerful experts to deal with the Thunder God Hall's forces and left with the five God Kings.
• Nearly a hundred Thunder God Hall gods descended above Qingzhou, alarming the continent's factions and drawing the attention of the Young Hall Master of the Sword God Hall.
• Feng Momo, Shen Xinyu, Zhao Yunrui, Qian Duoduo, and Sun Wu stepped forward at Lin Shu's command and unleashed their Transcendent God-tier auras.

Feng Momo, Shen Xinyu, Zhao Yunrui, Sun Wu, and Qian Duoduo confronted the Thunder God Hall’s forces, whose members were terrified by the five Transcendent God-tier experts. Meanwhile, Lin Shu and the five God Kings reached the center of the Endless Sea and found a Sword God Hall God King still pinned to the seabed by a gigantic sword.

• The Thunder God Hall’s nearly hundred True Gods discovered that the five Heavenly Pavilion gods each had twelve soul rings, marking them as Transcendent God-tier experts.
• Lei Yuan apologized to the five seniors, but they ordered him to apologize to the Pavilion Master in hell and attacked the Thunder God Hall forces.
• Ji Wuyou wondered whether the Pavilion Master might come from the legendary Divine Court and felt grateful that he had submitted early.
• Lin Shu and the five God Kings arrived at the Endless Sea’s dry central area, where they found a middle-aged God King pierced by a gigantic sword.
• Lin Shu recognized the man as a God King from the Sword God Hall and noted that he was still moving after more than twenty thousand years.

Lin Shu offered the imprisoned Sword God Hall Supreme God King a choice between death and allegiance, and the God King agreed to serve him in exchange for rescue. The God Kings under Lin Shu began freeing Jian Wushuang, who had once hoped to establish his own Divine Court.

• The imprisoned God King recognized that Lin Shu had arrived with five Supreme God Kings.
• Lin Shu offered to kill him for his God King divine core or rescue him in return for his allegiance and the submission of his former forces.
• The Sword God Hall God King agreed to swear allegiance, reasoning that he had little to lose.
• Jian Wushuang swore the oath Lin Shu required and recalled his past ambition to establish a Divine Court.
• Lin Shu ordered the God Kings under his command to rescue Jian Wushuang, who declared that he had returned.

After Jian Wushuang was freed and healed, the five Supreme God Kings who had sealed him headed for the Soul Master Continent. The Thunder God King attacked the continent, but Lei Wanjun blocked his strike and challenged him as the battle began.

• The Thunder God King learned that Jian Wushuang had escaped his seal and ordered the Thunder God Hall's forces to stand by as he traveled to the Soul Master Continent.
• Shen Yiyi and Mu Bubai healed Jian Wushuang, who explained that his injuries were gone but his divine power remained greatly diminished.
• Lin Shu returned to the Heavenly Pavilion and sent five Heavenly Gods into the fight, turning the battle against the Thunder God Hall's outer hall experts.
• The Thunder God King arrived and sent a colossal lightning finger toward the Soul Master Continent, shaking the continent with his command to stop.
• Lei Wanjun dispersed the lightning strike, declared that he guarded the Heavenly Pavilion, and threatened to kill the Thunder God King, who attacked again.

The four Supreme God Kings from the Tianhe Divine Realm watched Lei Wanjun overpower the Thunder God Hall God King and learned that the conflict began when Thunder God Hall violated Heavenly Pavilion’s auction rules. As the Light God King tried to negotiate, four figures suddenly appeared before the gathered God Kings.

• Ji Wuyou watched the Supreme God King battle from Soul Master Continent and realized that Heavenly Pavilion had a powerful God King acting under the Pavilion Master's orders.
• Lei Wanjun injured the Thunder God Hall God King in only a few moves, alarming the four Supreme God Kings who estimated Lei Wanjun's power near level 199.
• The Light God King explained that Thunder God Hall had been expelled and blacklisted after violating Langya Auction House's rules, and the other Supreme God Kings concluded that Heavenly Pavilion did not intend to invade.
• The Light God King asked Lei Wanjun to stop fighting and discuss the matter, but Lei Wanjun ignored him and continued attacking.
• Four figures suddenly appeared before the God Kings, causing the Light God King and the others to react with alarm.

The four Supreme God Kings of the Tianhe Divine Realm agreed to meet Lin Shu after realizing they could not challenge the Heavenly Pavilion, while Lei Wanjun continued fighting the Thunder God King until he offered to accept any condition. At the Heavenly Pavilion, the Tianhe God Kings were stunned to discover that its Pavilion Master was a young man who had not even become a god.

• Yan, Shen Yiyi, Ming Tu, and Mu Bubai confronted the four Tianhe Supreme God Kings and offered to escort them to the Soul Master Continent if they did not intend to fight.
• The Tianhe God Kings chose not to rescue the Thunder God King and agreed to meet the Heavenly Pavilion's Pavilion Master.
• The Thunder God King offered to accept any condition, so Lei Wanjun stopped attacking and took him to meet the Pavilion Master.
• The four Tianhe God Kings entered the Heavenly Pavilion and were astonished that Lin Shu was a young man who had not become a god.
• The Tianhe God Kings speculated that Lin Shu must have a powerful background capable of commanding five Half-step God Emperors.

Lin Shu reassured the four Supreme God Kings that the Heavenly Pavilion would not repeat the Sword God Hall’s past, then asked about the Sacred Dragon Divine Realm after revealing he had absorbed a 1.2-million-year Golden Divine Dragon Soul Ring. The Supreme God Kings warned him about the Golden Divine Dragon Clan and its Dragon Emperor, and the chapter ended as Lei Wanjun brought the Thunder God King before Lin Shu.

• Lin Shu told the four Supreme God Kings that the Heavenly Pavilion posed no threat unless provoked, and they offered to promote his auction and restrain their people.
• Lin Shu said the rescued Sword God Hall God King would remain in the Heavenly Pavilion’s guard force, and the four Supreme God Kings asked him to prevent another war.
• Lin Shu asked about the Sacred Dragon Divine Realm, and the Supreme God Kings explained its power, the Golden Divine Dragon Clan’s supremacy, and its Dragon Emperor.
• Lin Shu revealed that he had absorbed a 1.2-million-year Golden Divine Dragon Soul Ring and had promised to fulfill its wish, shocking the four Supreme God Kings.
• The Supreme God Kings warned Lin Shu that the Golden Divine Dragon Clan would oppose someone of another race bearing its Soul Ring, so he understood he should avoid drawing its attention for now.
• Lei Wanjun brought the Thunder God King into the Heavenly Pavilion, and the Thunder God King froze when he saw Lin Shu was its Pavilion Master.

The Thunder God King, Lei Ba, came before Lin Shu to buy his life after attacking the Heavenly Pavilion. Convinced that Lin Shu was a Creator’s spokesperson, he agreed to follow him.

• Lei Ba trembled at the thought of fighting Lei Wanjun again and greeted Lin Shu as Pavilion Master.
• Lin Shu recounted the Thunder God Hall’s offenses and said he would spare Lei Ba’s life in exchange for a sufficient price.
• Lin Shu hinted that Lei Ba owed him a life, and Lei Wanjun challenged him to consider why stronger beings followed the Pavilion Master.
• Lei Ba reasoned that Lin Shu might be a Cosmic Monitor or Cosmic Enforcer chosen by a Creator.
• Lei Ba declared that he was willing to follow Lin Shu.

Lin Shu assigned Lei Ba and four Supreme God Kings to publicize a God-Realm-wide auction planned for half a year later, then prepared to become a god and gather auction items. He recruited Su Yao into the Heavenly Pavilion and gave her a Divine Seat Pill to help her complete the Light God King's inheritance and ascend as a God King.

• Lin Shu ordered Lei Ba to publicize the upcoming auction throughout the Tianhe Divine Realm, and four Supreme God Kings offered to help spread the word.
• Lin Shu set the auction for half a year later and decided he needed to become a god and secure enough divine-grade auction items before it began.
• After raising his lottery probabilities, Lin Shu drew five divine-grade items, including a Divine Seat Pill that could greatly accelerate the ascent of someone with a Divine Seat inheritance.
• Lin Shu traveled to Yaodu and persuaded Su Yao to join the Heavenly Pavilion by promising her freedom to pursue her ambitions as long as she did not harm the Pavilion's interests.
• Su Yao swore to join the Heavenly Pavilion, and Lin Shu gave her the Divine Seat Pill, telling her it could help her complete the Light God King's inheritance and become a God King within a month.

Cai Shiyin asked Lin Shu to help her break the curse tied to her Zither Maiden Martial Soul and protect her from the Supreme God King who would come when she became a god. After she survived her Divine Tribulation and reached the Transcendent God-tier, the Supreme God King arrived in the Tianhe Divine Realm and was confronted by five Half-step God Emperors.

• Cai Shiyin told Lin Shu how the Supreme God King’s mark and the first Zither Maiden God King’s curse threatened each inheritor who became a god, and asked for his help.
• Lin Shu agreed to protect Cai Shiyin in exchange for her Dual Cultivation divine skill, and they entered seclusion together.
• Lin Shu reached level ninety-nine Soul Power, while Cai Shiyin prepared to undergo her Divine Tribulation.
• Lin Shu sent Mu Bubai to protect Cai Shiyin and ordered four Supreme God Kings to intercept her pursuer as she passed all nine lightning tribulations and reached 120 levels of divine power.
• The Supreme God King followed the mark to the Tianhe Divine Realm, where five Half-step God Emperors appeared before her.

Lin Shu’s subordinates captured Di Yan, the Supreme God King responsible for Cai Shiyin’s curse, and Cai Shiyin killed him to lift it. Lin Shu claimed Di Yan’s treasures and gave his godhood to Ming Tu, then used five Soul Ring Upgrade Cards on his million-year divine rings and was stunned by the changes.

• Five Supreme God Kings surrounded Di Yan, defeated him, sealed his divine power, and brought him to Lin Shu.
• Cai Shiyin recognized Di Yan from her inherited memories and killed him, lifting the curse.
• Lin Shu collected Di Yan’s godhood and treasures, then used a drawing of lots to award the godhood to Ming Tu.
• Lin Shu ordered Ming Tu and the others to pursue his breakthrough to the God Emperor realm while Shen Yiyi stayed to protect him.
• Lin Shu used all five Soul Ring Upgrade Cards on his five million-year divine rings and was stunned by the resulting changes.

Lin Shu upgraded and fused his Soul Rings into a multicolored Divine Ring, then broke through to godhood and faced a powerful Divine Tribulation. As the final lightning attack gathered, his third Martial Soul—the Time Cicada—awakened.

• Lin Shu used a Soul Ring Upgrade Card to raise his Soul Rings' grades, and all nine fused into a six-colored Divine Ring.
• Lin Shu cultivated for four days and reached level one hundred, triggering a Divine Tribulation that stunned experts across the continent.
• Jian Yifeng entered seclusion, vowing not to emerge until he became a god and could rescue the God King.
• Lin Shu dispersed the first eight bolts of his Divine Tribulation, then faced a black lightning sphere whose power rivaled a Transcendent God-tier expert.
• Lin Shu released his Martial Souls, and his third Martial Soul, the Time Cicada, awakened.

Lin Shu awakened the Time Cicada Martial Soul and used its time-control divine skill to absorb his Divine Tribulation with the God of Devouring Martial Soul. After reaching level 120 divine power, he checked the soul ring strengthened by the tribulation and was shocked by what he saw.

• Lin Shu awakened the Time Cicada Martial Soul at level 100 and gained the Time Divine Skill: Increase/Decrease, which accelerated or slowed time tenfold.
• Lin Shu combined Time Acceleration and Time Deceleration to make the Divine Tribulation move a hundred times slower relative to him, then began absorbing its lightning with the God of Devouring Martial Soul.
• As Lin Shu absorbed the lightning, the God of Devouring Martial Soul's soul ring rose from 106,000 years to 1,000,000 years before the tribulation struck him.
• Cai Shiyin watched in shock as Lin Shu emerged unharmed, with the black Martial Soul having absorbed the Divine Tribulation.
• Lin Shu's divine power rose to level 120, and he checked the God of Devouring Martial Soul's soul ring before exclaiming in surprise.

Lin Shu discovered that absorbing the lightning origin source had given him the strength to fight an ordinary God King, while Su Yao became a God King after inheriting the Light God King's divine seat. Lin Shu and his group reached Tianhe Continent, where the Life God King personally welcomed him before stunned onlookers.

• Lin Shu realized his God of Devouring divine ring had become a 1.6-million-year God King Ring after he absorbed the lightning origin source, giving him the strength to battle an ordinary God King.
• After a month in seclusion, Su Yao passed her Divine Tribulation, and the Light God King's divine seat entered her body, raising her divine power to level 150 and making her a God King.
• Several days later, Lin Shu traveled with his group and the Azure God Hall members to Tianhe Continent so they could search for the Azure God.
• The Life God Hall announced that it welcomed the Pavilion Master of the Heavenly Pavilion, and the Life God King personally appeared to greet Lin Shu as the continent's experts watched in shock.

The Life God King welcomed Lin Shu to Tianhe Continent and assigned Mu Wanqing to guide him and his companions. Their tour was interrupted when a powerful playboy targeted the women accompanying Lin Shu, including the newly ascended God Emperor Ming Tu, leaving three formidable women ready to respond.

• The Life God King invited Lin Shu into the Life God Hall and offered to help him explore Tianhe Continent.
• Lin Shu explained that he had come to travel, then asked the Life God King to assign the Life Divine Maiden as his guide.
• The Life God King summoned Azure God, who confirmed that the people Lin Shu had brought were descendants of his old inheritance and took them to his territory.
• Mu Wanqing introduced herself as the Life Divine Maiden and led Lin Shu's group around Tianhe Continent.
• A Transcendent God-tier playboy tried to invite Lin Shu's companions, including Mu Wanqing, Shen Yiyi, Mu Bubai, and Ming Tu, to dine with him.
• Shen Yiyi, Mu Bubai, and Ming Tu turned icy at the man's provocation.

Lin Shu learned how the Heavenly Sword God Hall’s internal turmoil had led to its defeat in the Tianhe Divine Realm, while the death of its new Hall Master’s son threatened to reignite war. He spent the night with Cai Shiyin, and both of their divine powers rose by five levels.

• Mu Bubai killed the men who had provoked Lin Shu, and Lin Shu told Mu Wanqing that Mu Bubai was a level 199 God King.
• Mu Wanqing explained that the Heavenly Sword God Hall had been weakened by internal turmoil during its war with the Tianhe Divine Realm, and warned that the new Hall Master’s son’s death might lead to renewed conflict.
• Lin Shu realized that Jian Wushuang had not known that the Heavenly Sword God Hall’s forces were recalled amid internal unrest, and decided that gaining Jian Wushuang was worthwhile regardless of the Hall’s allegiance.
• At the inn, Lin Shu dismissed Lin Yurou and spent the night with Cai Shiyin.
• By morning, Lin Shu’s divine power had reached level 125 and Cai Shiyin’s had reached level 155, each gaining five levels.