Chapter Summaries

Ye Feng warned the Fire Emperor about a possible Upper Realm catastrophe and helped him advance to the Godly Fire Realm in secret. He then entered the Saint Emperor Palace with Shi Hao and the others, but they found its barrier blocked their way.

• Ye Feng gave the Fire Emperor a Hundred Venerables Pill and told him to conceal his cultivation because Upper Realm spies might be gathering intelligence in the Eight Regions.
• Ye Feng cultivated the Rivers and Mountains Diagram to the peak of the Array Formation Realm and received 869 distributable Attribute Points.
• Vermilion Bird opened the Saint Emperor Palace, and Ye Feng, Huo Ling'er, Shi Hao, Shi Er Meng, Stone Skin Monkey, and Shi Qingfeng entered.
• Ye Feng carried Huo Ling'er across the lava toward the Floating Mountain, while the others followed despite the heat.
• A barrier stopped the group before the palace, and Huo Ling'er said Yang Fish were supposed to form a bridge, but none appeared.

Ye Feng used Divine Radiance Manifestation to lead Huo Ling'er and Shi Hao into the Saint Emperor Palace, where the palace's True Fire began tempering them. The chapter ended with Huo Ling'er discovering that the fire had burned away all her clothes.

• Ye Feng revealed his Divine Radiance Manifestation and gave Huo Ling'er the Divine Monkey King's brain, reassuring her when she worried she was unworthy of him.
• Ye Feng led Huo Ling'er and Shi Hao across the Rainbow Bridge into the Saint Emperor Palace while Shi Hao complained about being left out.
• Ye Feng shielded Huo Ling'er and Shi Hao from the gate's True Fire with the Seven-Colored Strange Fire.
• Three streams of flame began tempering the group, and Ye Feng pulled Huo Ling'er close to intensify the heat around her.
• Huo Ling'er screamed when she discovered that the flames had burned away her clothes.

Ye Feng stayed in the Saint Emperor Palace while Huo Ling'er listened to an ancient Fire Path scripture and Shi Hao guarded him as he prepared to refine pills for Stone Village. He revealed that helping Stone Village reach the Venerable Realm was part of a trap, leaving Shi Hao eager to learn his plan.

• Huo Ling'er chastised Ye Feng after he teased and touched her, then the group heard an ancient Saint Emperor's Fire Path scripture that drew her into cultivation.
• Ye Feng stopped Shi Hao from touching an ancient handprint, warning that without Vermilion Bird Bloodline she could provoke the Saint Emperor Palace's defenses.
• Ye Feng asked Shi Hao to guard him while he refined pills, explaining that the palace's dense energy and altered passage of time made it a good place to work for Stone Village.
• Little Tower warned Ye Feng that Venerables would be harvested by the Upper Realm, and Ye Feng said he intended to set a trap.
• Shi Hao recalled Ye Feng's successful defense of Heaven Mending Pavilion and asked him what trap he planned.

Huo Ling'er learned the Ancient Vermilion Bird Four Strikes after touching the Saint Emperor Palace’s handprint, while Ye Feng earned a system reward for preventing Shi Hao from triggering the hall’s destruction. The three then found the Nirvana Pool, where Huo Ling'er sent Shi Hao away before bathing, but Ye Feng stayed behind.

• Huo Ling'er awakened at the mid-stage of the Array Formation Realm and manifested a purplish-red fire lotus, which Ye Feng dubbed the Fire Lotus Fairy.
• Huo Ling'er touched the crimson handprint and learned the Ancient Vermilion Bird Four Strikes without damaging the Great Hall.
• Ye Feng received 1,333 distributable Attribute Points and the Anti-Armor Critical Strike ability, then assigned all his points to defense.
• Ye Feng, Shi Hao, and Huo Ling'er comprehended the four strikes, and Ye Feng explained that they were only an incomplete fragment of the lost ten-strike technique.
• The three found the Nirvana Pool, and Huo Ling'er ordered Shi Hao to leave while she bathed; Ye Feng remained in place.

Ye Feng, Huo Ling'er, and Shi Hao used the Nirvana Pool, where Shi Hao regained his Supreme Bone and Ye Feng's sealed Chaos Bloodline and divine throne showed signs of awakening. Afterward, Shi Hao defeated an ancient Zhu Yan, and the group reached the God Demon Wall.

• Ye Feng and Huo Ling'er bathed in the Nirvana Pool, which strengthened their bodies and abilities.
• Shi Hao bathed in the pool and regained his Supreme Bone after Ye Feng's Snow Color Swan Kiss amplified its divine substances.
• Ye Feng's Chaos Bloodline and sealed Chaos God divine throne showed signs of breaking their seals, though he kept his gains secret from Shi Hao and Huo Ling'er.
• The group entered an arena, where Shi Hao volunteered to fight an ancient black-furred Zhu Yan.
• Shi Hao defeated Zhu Yan with his physical strength, and Huo Ling'er spotted the God Demon Wall ahead.

Ye Feng explained that the God-Devil Wall was an ancient training ground and a path to the Upper Realm’s Borderland, though its route had been destroyed. After the group passed Zhu Yan’s imitation trial and opened the gates, they found a Black Paper Ship and more trials featuring primordial vicious beasts.

• Ye Feng told Stone Skin Monkey to challenge Zhu Yan alone, and Stone Skin Monkey, Shi Qingfeng, Shi Er Meng, Huo Ling'er, and Ye Feng each defeated an imitation of themselves.
• Ye Feng explained that the God-Devil Wall’s trials selected elites to resist the dark invasion, but its Teleportation Array and road had been destroyed.
• Shi Hao opened the gates, and Ye Feng took the Black Paper Ship after the attacks guarding it vanished.
• Huo Ling'er read the inscription “God-Devil Wall, Ancient Grief,” while Ye Feng withheld the story of the Ruthless Great Emperor and the wall’s origins.
• The group proceeded beyond the gates to trials where primordial vicious beasts appeared at strength suited to each challenger’s realm.

Ye Feng had Huo Ling'er fight the Ancient Vermilion Bird so he could study its ten strikes, and she learned its fifth strike by answering its sound-wave attack with her own. The Ancient Vermilion Bird then began its sixth strike, Burning.

• Ye Feng sent Huo Ling'er to face the Ancient Vermilion Bird at the ninety-fifth stage and told her to prolong the fight so he could observe its techniques.
• Huo Ling'er broke free from the first strike and used her evolved Vermilion Bird Bloodline to overwhelm the beast while holding back.
• The Ancient Vermilion Bird used its second, third, and fourth strikes, and Huo Ling'er countered them as Ye Feng watched closely.
• The Ancient Vermilion Bird unleashed its fifth strike, Sparrow Cry, and its sound waves left Huo Ling'er bleeding and struggling to stay conscious.
• Huo Ling'er roared with her Supreme Avian Bloodline, shattered Sparrow Cry, and severely injured the Ancient Vermilion Bird, mastering the fifth strike.
• The Ancient Vermilion Bird recovered, flared with immense heat, and began its sixth strike, Burning.

Huo Ling'er survived the Ancient Vermilion Bird Sixth Strike, defeated the creature at the Ninety-Fifth Pass, and was healed by Ye Feng before they entered the Ninety-Sixth Pass. She wondered what creature awaited them next.

• The Ancient Vermilion Bird's Sixth Strike blasted Huo Ling'er into the ground and scorched the training grounds.
• Huo Ling'er endured the attack and used Sparrow Cry to counter the Ancient Vermilion Bird's repeated Fifth Strike.
• At Ye Feng's urging, Huo Ling'er defeated the Ancient Vermilion Bird, opening the gateway to the Ninety-Sixth Pass.
• Ye Feng used his sixth soul skill, Embrace of the Life Goddess, to heal Huo Linger's injuries and said he had memorized the Sixth Strike.
• Ye Feng and Huo Ling'er entered the Ninety-Sixth Pass, where Huo Ling'er asked what creature they would face.

Shi Hao and his companions cleared the God-Devil Wall’s final stages and discovered that the ruined passage beyond it had once led to the Borderland and the Upper Realm. Ye Feng sensed a strange familiarity with the black vapor left on the rubble and wondered whether he could refine it.

• Shi Hao speculated that the remaining stages might feature the Ancient Ten Vicious, then fought through the challenges as his companions followed.
• Shi Qingfeng split the Ancient True Dragon at the one hundred and eighth stage, opening the God-Devil Wall.
• Huo Ling'er entered the next training ground and found a ruined ancient road and a damaged formation covered with lingering black vapor.
• Ye Feng explained that the Strange Clan had destroyed the passage, which had once tested travelers before they went to the Borderland and also connected the Lower and Upper Realms.
• Ye Feng stopped Huo Ling'er from touching the black vapor and wondered if he could refine it, asking the System for guidance.

Ye Feng absorbed the Dark Matter left on the God-Devil Wall, using his Chaos Bloodline and Chaos Mantra to refine it and greatly increase his cultivation. The system speculated that his Chaos God status and sealed memories from his previous life explained his affinity with the Dark Matter, leaving Ye Feng to wonder about the purpose of his existence.

• Ye Feng questioned the system about whether the black gas could harm him, then decided to absorb it despite Huo Ling'er’s warning.
• Ye Feng drew the black gas into his One Hundred Heavenly Passages and slowly refined it as his bloodline resisted its corrosive power.
• Shi Hao tried to absorb some of the gas, cried out in pain, and spat blood, so Shi Er Meng, Stone Skin Monkey, Shi Qingfeng, and Huo Ling'er avoided the remaining gas.
• Ye Feng absorbed all the Dark Matter traces from the God-Devil Wall and gained a major boost in cultivation.
• The system speculated that Ye Feng could refine Dark Matter because of his Chaos Bloodline and that his affinity might relate to his Chaos God status and previous-life memories.
• Ye Feng recalled his children and the chain of events across several worlds, and remembered that the system had said his sealed memories would reveal why he had crossed into the ancient China Plane.

Ye Feng reflected on his mysterious previous life and planned to use the remnants of the God-Devil Wall to shelter some people from the Desolate Region’s coming calamity. After gathering treasures with Shi Hao and the others, he learned from the Fire Emperor that Lower Realm informants were helping the Upper Realm locate Desolate Region Venerables.

• The system told Ye Feng that his ability to refine Dark Matter was likely connected to a previous life whose memories remained sealed.
• Huo Ling'er asked Ye Feng what troubled him, and he proposed repairing part of the God-Devil Wall’s formation to shelter some people from the coming calamity.
• Shi Hao led Ye Feng, Huo Ling'er, and the others in digging Crystal Stones from the ruined Teleportation Array and searching the Saint Emperor Palace for treasures.
• The Fire Emperor found the group and remarked that Ye Feng’s strength had increased greatly after refining Dark Matter.
• The Fire Emperor told Ye Feng that Upper Realm lineages were searching for Desolate Region Venerables, aided by Lower Realm beings revealing their locations.

Ye Feng urged the Fire Emperor to evacuate the Fire Nation’s capital before the Upper Realm’s calamity, warning that protecting its people mattered more than preserving national prestige. After learning that the Fire God Tree concealed an Ancient Battlefield, Ye Feng sent Huo Ling'er to seek help repairing ancient paths and headed for Demon Spirit Lake, while the chapter ended with him questioning the Rain King’s allegiance.

• Ye Feng told the Fire Emperor to evacuate the capital, but the Fire Emperor objected that doing so would damage the nation’s prestige.
• As Ye Feng and the others departed, Huo Ling'er explained that her father relied on an Ancient Battlefield to protect the capital.
• Ye Feng recalled how the Fire God Tree concealed the Fire Country Holy Emperor’s golden coffin and a battlefield whose heroic spirits could defend the Fire Nation, though its people had still perished in the original calamity.
• Ye Feng sent Huo Ling'er to the Heavenly Human Race to ask Baldy to repair part of an ancient array path, then said he was going to Demon Spirit Lake.
• An elder from the Martial Prince's Mansion reported that the Immortal Dao Lineage still refused to release Shi Ziling and his wife despite the Rain King's efforts.
• Ye Feng told the elder to send the Rain King's people back and ask whether the Rain King had truly chosen his side and had no regrets.

Ye Feng’s group heard rumors explaining the Upper Realm’s planned harvest of Lower Realm Venerables and the truth behind the Seven Kings of the Borderland’s disgrace. As hostility toward the Upper Realm’s factions spread through the Desolate Region, Moon Chan Fairy suspected Ye Feng had started the rumors.

• Ye Feng told Shi Hao that the coming chaos would force beings to choose sides and that those who opposed them should be eliminated.
• People throughout the Desolate Region discussed the Upper Realm’s plan to harvest Venerables to prolong the lives of its great figures.
• A rumor recounted how the Seven Kings of the Borderland had been falsely branded traitors after their actions against the Foreign Land were concealed.
• Angry citizens and experts turned against the Upper Realm’s factions as the rumors spread across the Eight Regions.
• Celestial Fox Fairy warned Moon Chan Fairy that people in the Stone Kingdom no longer trusted them and revealed rumors of a Heaven Mending Sect plot to control the kingdom.
• Moon Chan Fairy asked who had spread the rumors, and Celestial Fox Fairy suggested Ye Feng; Moon Chan Fairy agreed that he was her chief suspect.

Ye Feng and Shi Hao confronted Heaven Mending Sect disciples at Demon Spirit Lake while Shi Hao caused a commotion there. Moon Chan Fairy met Ye Feng privately and urged him to join her sect to survive the coming calamity, but Ye Feng refused and offered Heaven Mending Pavilion as an alternative.

• A massive Dragon Guiding Hand attacked Ye Feng and his companions, but Shi Hao shattered it with his physical strength.
• At Ye Feng’s request, Shi Hao let Yu Xiao use the Dragon Guiding Hand again, then beat him and spared him because he was a Heaven Mending Sect disciple.
• Ye Feng sent Shi Hao into Demon Spirit Lake, where the residents panicked at his return.
• Moon Chan Fairy arrived and asked Ye Feng to speak with her privately, reacting with embarrassment when he formed the Thousand Kill hand seal.
• Moon Chan Fairy urged Ye Feng to join the Heaven Mending Sect, warning that Venerables would be harvested by the Upper Realm during the coming calamity.
• Ye Feng rejected her proposal and said Moon Chan Fairy could join Heaven Mending Pavilion instead.

Ye Feng revealed his resolve to resist the Upper Realm’s harvesting and rejected Moon Chan Fairy’s offer to join the Heaven Mending Sect. Moon Chan Fairy’s visions of the Seven Kings of the Borderland made her question their reputation, and after Ye Feng left, she admitted she lacked confidence in killing him.

• Ye Feng told Moon Chan Fairy that Guei Ye, Heaven Mending Pavilion, and the Desolate Region would resist the Upper Realm, and he defended the Seven Kings of the Borderland against their punishment.
• Moon Chan Fairy suffered a headache and saw images of a devastating battlefield with seven figures resembling the Seven Kings; she began to doubt that they had been sinners.
• Ye Feng teased Moon Chan Fairy when she asked how he knew the Seven Kings’ deeds, then rejected her offer to join the Heaven Mending Sect rather than become its puppet.
• Moon Chan Fairy asked Ye Feng what realm he had reached, but he refused to reveal it and vanished.
• A white-haired old woman urged Moon Chan Fairy to kill Ye Feng, but Moon Chan Fairy said his strength and the tower he possessed made her uncertain she could defeat him.

Ye Feng returned to Stone Village, where the Willow God reported that the Chaos Stones had helped her recover thirty percent of her strength. With chaos approaching the Desolate Region, Ye Feng had gathered Stone Village’s allies under the Willow God’s protection.

• Ye Feng returned to Stone Village and learned that the Willow God had recovered thirty percent of her strength using the Chaos Stones.
• Ye Feng reunited with Zhu Yan, who had come to Stone Village for refuge and had grown stronger while studying the Mountain Treasure’s supreme arts.
• The Devouring Heaven Sparrow and Qiong Qi accused Zhu Yan of disguising himself as Ye Feng to steal pills, and Zhu Yan swore never to take Ye Feng’s form again.
• Ye Feng surveyed the Venerable-level beasts and other allies gathered in Stone Village to protect them from the coming chaos and the Upper Realm’s harvest.

Ye Feng and Stone Village prepared for the decisive battle between Shi Hao and Shi Yi, while the Domain Envoy showed fear and deference when Ye Feng arrived at the Sky Battlefield. The chapter ended with Stone Village and its allies entering the legendary arena as the long-awaited duel approached.

• Ye Feng agreed to find a way to protect more people after Willow God said Stone Village could no longer shelter everyone.
• Stone Village held a feast, and Shi Hao said he would wait until the battle was over before celebrating his victory over Shi Yi.
• The Battle of the Two Shis drew spectators from across the Desolate Region to the Illusory God Realm, where the sealed Sky Battlefield opened.
• Shi Yi appeared on the arena and called for Shi Hao, who had not yet arrived.
• Ye Feng and a group including Willow God emerged through a radiant passage, and the Domain Envoy respectfully bowed to Ye Feng.
• Shi Yunfeng arrived with Stone Village's people and the Four Great Ferocious Beasts to see the Sky Battlefield.

Shi Hao and Shi Yi began their life-and-death duel on the Sky Battlefield, which had been raised to the Array Formation Realm because of Ye Feng’s intervention. Shi Yi unleashed the destructive power of his Double Pupils, leaving the battle’s outcome unresolved.

• The Domain Envoy questioned Ye Feng’s group about their arrival, and Shi Hao urged him to begin the battle.
• The Celestial Fox Fairy teased the Moon Chan Fairy, while Bird Grandpa and Essence Wall Grandpa arrived and bickered.
• The Domain Envoy announced the Sky Battlefield’s Array Formation Realm rules, and Shi Hao and Shi Yi charged into battle.
• Shi Hao and Shi Yi exchanged blows, with Shi Hao showing greater physical strength and breaking Shi Yi’s spatial restraints.
• Shi Yi used Qilin Step and then unleashed the black flames of his Double Pupils, while Ye Feng compared their abilities to the Sharingan.

Shi Hao and Shi Yi fought with their full power, and Shi Yi unleashed the Heavenly Calamity Light from the Supreme Bone that had once belonged to Shi Hao. Shi Hao defeated him with the Eight Gates Formation and, following Ye Feng's instructions, drugged him and took him away alive.

• Shi Yi revealed his Double Pupils' destructive light and rapidly healed his injuries, while the spectators feared his power.
• Shi Yi unleashed the Heavenly Calamity Light from his Supreme Bone, and Shi Hao endured the attack with his Qi Aura.
• Shi Yi used his Double Pupils to read Shi Hao's movements, but could not keep up when Shi Hao opened the Rest Gate and Life Gate.
• Shi Hao battered Shi Yi with a rapid barrage of punches and left him unconscious with shattered bones and tendons.
• Shi Hao gave Shi Yi a pill to put him into a vegetative state, then put him in his Universe Bag.

Ye Feng’s pill put Shi Yi into an eternal sleep, while he saved Shi Hao from Granny Xihua’s attempted assassination. As Guei Ye prepared to punish Granny Xihua and tensions rose between the Heaven Mending Pavilion and the Heaven Mending Sect, Ye Feng proposed crippling one of her hands.

• Ye Feng told Xia Youyu that he had made the Sleeping Pill specifically for Shi Yi and had no way to wake anyone who took it.
• Shi Hao tried to feed Shi Yi the pill, but Granny Xihua launched a Soul Extinguishing Needle at him from behind.
• Ye Feng protected Shi Hao with his Ice Seal soul skill, and the needle struck the icy armor instead.
• Guei Ye confronted Granny Xihua, while Moon Chan Fairy knocked her down and tried to stop Guei Ye from retaliating.
• Guei Ye refused to back down, saying the Heaven Mending Pavilion was separate from the Heaven Mending Sect, until Ye Feng asked him to spare Moon Chan Fairy’s face.
• Ye Feng suggested that Guei Ye cripple one of Granny Xihua’s hands.