Chapter Summaries

Lu Chen broke the seal on the White Dragon Spiritual Pearl and entered the world within it, where he witnessed the Blood Evil Clan destroy a world. The White Dragon Sovereign appeared and identified the attackers as a branch of the Extraterritorial Evil Clan.

• Lu Chen used repeated Heavenly Flame Celestial Body strikes and the Undying Fire to break the seal on the White Dragon Spiritual Pearl.
• Lu Chen left the devastated mountaintop, found a secluded hill, and infused the pearl with spiritual energy.
• Lu Chen entered the pearl’s inner world and scattered the mist, revealing visions of a thriving world.
• Lu Chen watched a blood-red tide from the Blood Evil Clan consume the world and overwhelm its defenders.
• The White Dragon Sovereign appeared and told Lu Chen that the attackers were a branch of the Extraterritorial Evil Clan.

Lu Chen received the White Dragon Sovereign’s Dragon's Roar Art and promised to drive the Extraterritorial Evil Clan from the Saint Dragon Continent if he grew strong enough. After obtaining the continent’s coordinates, he left to return to the Da Luo Territory and settle matters with Blood Hawk Hall.

• The White Dragon Sovereign offered Lu Chen a cultivation art, and Lu Chen chose the Dragon's Roar Art.
• Lu Chen learned that the White Dragon Sovereign’s homeland, the Saint Dragon Continent, had been invaded by the Extraterritorial Evil Clan.
• Lu Chen vowed to help free the Saint Dragon Continent if he became powerful enough, and the White Dragon Sovereign gave him its planar coordinates.
• The White Dragon Sovereign’s remaining consciousness faded, and Lu Chen left the white space with the dimmed White Dragon Spiritual Pearl.
• Lu Chen set off toward the Da Luo Territory, and half a month later he spotted a distant continent and flew toward it.

Lu Chen arrived in Commerce City to auction Heavenly Fire Jade Marrow, but he became involved when a disguised girl was cornered by a young man and his powerful escort. After recognizing her as Lin Jing, he pulled her into the void and fled with her.

• Lu Chen entered Commerce City and headed for its central auction house to sell his remaining Heavenly Fire Jade Marrow.
• A girl dressed as a young man bumped into Lu Chen while rushing away from the auction house, and he realized she was a woman in disguise.
• A white-robed young man and a black-robed elder caught up with the girl, and the young man tried to force her to submit to him.
• The girl revealed she was from the Martial Realm and used a jade pendant to unleash a powerful lightning attack against the elder.
• Lu Chen recognized the girl as Lin Jing, grabbed her wrist, and used his purple flaming wings to escape into the void with her.

Lu Chen fled with Lin Jing, but Liu Ming and Elder Mu caught up in a Space Ship and attacked them. Lu Chen’s barrier shattered under Elder Mu’s strike, and he disappeared before appearing behind Liu Ming to launch a sword attack.

• Lu Chen brought Lin Jing to a remote mountain and replenished his spiritual energy while explaining that he had helped her to repay Martial Ancestor’s kindness.
• Lu Chen sensed Liu Ming’s arrival, and Lin Jing realized she had mistaken his intentions after the Space Ship appeared.
• Liu Ming ordered Elder Mu to attack Lu Chen and Lin Jing, ignoring Lu Chen’s challenge to fight one-on-one.
• Lu Chen used his Five Elements spiritual pearls to block Elder Mu’s strike, but the barrier broke and the two vanished from sight.
• Lu Chen appeared behind Liu Ming and announced that he would return the courtesy with a sword strike.

Lu Chen ambushed Liu Ming, revealed his own Heavenly Flame Celestial Body, and defeated Liu Ming in their clash. As Elder Mu moved to capture Lin Jing, Lu Chen unleashed the Great Sun Extinction Divine Light at him, leaving Elder Mu to defend himself with the Nether Cold Shield.

• Lu Chen used the Dragon's Roar Art to stun Liu Ming and struck him, but Liu Ming's golden bell protected him.
• Liu Ming summoned his Heavenly Flame Celestial Body, and Lu Chen revealed a different, more formidable Celestial Body bearing the same name.
• Liu Ming ordered Elder Mu to capture Lin Jing and attacked Lu Chen himself, but Lu Chen shattered his flame spear and sent him crashing to the ground.
• Lu Chen fired the Great Sun Extinction Divine Light at Elder Mu as he helped Liu Ming, and Elder Mu raised his Nether Cold Shield to block it.

Lu Chen used the Heavenly Flame Celestial Body’s Sovereign Divine Ability to injure Elder Mu and forced him and Liu Ming to retreat. After the danger passed, Lu Chen revealed his name to Lin Jing and explained how he recognized her as the Martial Ancestor’s daughter.

• Lu Chen’s golden attack pierced Elder Mu’s Dark Water Shield, burned through his armor, and forced him to sever his arms.
• Elder Mu challenged Lu Chen’s bluff, but Lu Chen pretended to prepare another Sovereign Divine Ability until Liu Ming ordered them to leave.
• Elder Mu took Liu Ming and vanished into the void, and Lu Chen’s Celestial Body dissolved as he admitted he had nearly been exposed.
• Lu Chen reflected that his Celestial Body might rank among the top sixty, while Lin Jing offered him healing medicines.
• Lu Chen introduced himself and explained that he recognized Lin Jing as the Martial Ancestor’s daughter from their matching jade pendants.

Lu Chen brought Lin Jing to Da Luo Territory after she rejected his offer to join the Martial Realm, then learned that her father had left to settle an old grudge on Northern Azure Continent. Realizing his actions may have enabled Lin Jing to sneak out, Lu Chen planned to take her to meet Sky Vulture Emperor and arrange her safe return, but she begged to stay away longer.

• Lin Jing verified Lu Chen's jade pendant and invited him to join the Martial Realm, but he declined because he wanted to pursue Saint Grade Heavenly Supreme.
• Lu Chen and Lin Jing used Wind Spirit Talismans to leave Shang Continent and fly to Da Luo Territory headquarters.
• Lu Chen showed his Nine Nether Palace commander's token, allowing the guards to let them into Da Luo Territory.
• Lin Jing told Lu Chen that her father had gone to Northern Azure Continent to settle an old grudge, and Lu Chen realized his request may have helped her sneak out.
• Lu Chen said he would take Lin Jing to meet Jiuyou and Sky Vulture Emperor so they could arrange her return, but Lin Jing pleaded to remain outside longer.

Lu Chen and Jiuyou brought Lin Jing, the Martial Ancestor’s runaway daughter, to Great Luo Peak to report her situation to the Sky Vulture Emperor. The Sky Vulture Emperor decided to seek the Territory Lord’s instructions, expecting that Lin Jing would probably be sent home.

• Jiuyou learned that Lin Jing was the Martial Ancestor’s daughter, and Lu Chen insisted they report her arrival rather than risk the Da Luo Territory’s safety.
• Jiuyou took Lu Chen and Lin Jing to Great Luo Peak to meet the Sky Vulture Emperor.
• The Sky Vulture Emperor warmly welcomed Jiuyou back and praised her cultivation and achievements.
• After hearing why they had come, the Sky Vulture Emperor said he would consult the Territory Lord and that Lin Jing would most likely be sent back to the Martial Realm.
• Lin Jing reluctantly accepted the prospect of returning home as the Sky Vulture Emperor went to ask the Territory Lord for instructions.

Sky Vulture Emperor met Qing Zhu, who allowed Lin Jing to remain in Da Luo Territory for one year and entrusted him with gifts for Lin Jing, Lu Chen, and the injured Great Lo Territory Lord. Meanwhile, Liu Tiandao learned of the Territory Lord’s grave injuries and prepared Profound Heaven Hall to move against Da Luo Territory and Mandala.

• Sky Vulture Emperor went to Golden Pool Peak to report an urgent matter to the Great Lo Territory Lord, but Qing Zhu told him the Territory Lord’s old injuries had flared up.
• Qing Zhu revealed that she had secretly protected Lin Jing and permitted her to stay in Da Luo Territory for one year, asking Sky Vulture Emperor to look after her.
• Qing Zhu gave Sky Vulture Emperor a Sumeru Bracelet for Lin Jing, a purple jade slip for Lu Chen, and a Grand Purity Profound Ice Leaf to treat the Territory Lord.
• Liu Tiandao received a message confirming the Great Lo Territory Lord’s grave injuries and declared that Profound Heaven Hall would act against Da Luo Territory and settle its grudges with Mandala.

Lin Jing learned she could remain for one year under the Martial Realm’s arrangement, while Jiuyou was told to attend the Nine Kings Meeting to compete for a Great Lo Golden Pool quota. At the meeting, she confronted the Blood Eagle King, who had seized territory from Nine Nether Palace, and vowed to reclaim it.

• Sky Vulture Emperor told Lin Jing that the Martial Realm had approved her staying for one year and would send someone to take her back afterward.
• Sky Vulture Emperor explained that Jiuyou had to attend the Nine Kings Meeting to compete for a Great Lo Golden Pool quota, and said he would recover Nine Nether Palace’s allotted quota.
• The next day, Jiuyou arrived at Great Luo Peak with Lu Chen and Tang Bing, where factions gathered for the meeting.
• Jiuyou spotted Blood Eagle King and Cao Feng; Blood Eagle King taunted her and prompted Cao Feng to greet his former master.
• Jiuyou told Blood Eagle King to prepare to return everything he had taken from Nine Nether Palace, and then entered the hall with Lu Chen and Tang Bing.

At the Nine Kings Meeting, Sky Vulture Emperor announced that the Great Luo Golden Pool Competition would begin in three days and returned Nine Nether Palace’s quota. After Blood Eagle King taunted Lu Chen, Jiuyou hinted that Lu Chen could claim his place by killing him; later, the Domain Lord ordered Sky Vulture Emperor not to treat Lu Chen specially.

• Sky Vulture Emperor announced that the Territory Lord had moved the Great Luo Golden Pool Competition forward to three days later and would close the pool afterward.
• Sky Vulture Emperor presented the Great Lo Golden Token, confirming the Territory Lord’s order and returning Nine Nether Palace’s competition quota.
• Blood Eagle King warned Jiuyou that her younger generation would lose at the competition, then taunted Lu Chen before leaving with Cao Feng and the others.
• Lu Chen wondered aloud whether the Domain Lord would mind if he killed Blood Eagle King, and Jiuyou told him that a new king could rise when an old king fell.
• After the meeting, Sky Vulture Emperor asked the Domain Lord whether Lu Chen deserved special attention; she told him to follow the usual rules and reward Lu Chen only if his talent proved outstanding.

At Golden Pool Peak, Lu Chen and the Nine Nether Palace faced their rivals before the Three Emperors opened the mountain for the Great Luo Golden Pool Competition. The contest began with only four places available, and Lu Chen flew toward the peak as Jiuyou and Lin Jing wished him luck.

• Jiuyou, Lu Chen, Lin Jing, and the Tang sisters arrived with the Jiuyou Guards and faced Wu Tian and Cao Feng of the Blood Hawk Hall.
• Tang Rou and Tang Bing identified Wu Tian as a lustful Battle Array Master who had led the Blood Eagle Guard in taking Nine Nether Palace cities.
• Wu Tian and Cao Feng discussed crippling Lu Chen and claiming the Nine Nether Palace women, so Lu Chen stepped in front of Lin Jing and promised to teach them a lesson.
• The Three Emperors announced that only four contestants could enter the Great Lo Golden Pool and opened Golden Pool Peak, revealing its powerful Golden Pool Torrent.
• The Three Emperors began the competition, and Lu Chen flew toward Golden Pool Peak after Jiuyou and Lin Jing wished him luck.

Lu Chen advanced through Golden Pool Peak, punishing people who tried to exploit his path and drawing the attention of the emperors watching the contest. He then killed four peak First Grade Sovereigns sent by Blood Eagle King and continued onward, while Blood Eagle King seethed at the humiliation.

• Lu Chen cleared a path through the golden torrent with purple flames, then detonated the Purple Flame Beads when other participants followed, blasting them off the peak.
• Sky Vulture Emperor defended Lu Chen’s tactics, and Sleeping Emperor praised his talent, surprising Sky Vulture Emperor and Spirit Eye Emperor.
• Lu Chen sensed four attackers hiding in the golden light and learned they had been sent by Blood Eagle King to kill him.
• The four peak First Grade Sovereigns formed Withered Wood Celestial Bodies, but Lu Chen used Dragon’s Roar Art and a sword strike to kill them all.
• Blood Eagle King watched the killings in the spiritual light mirror as the Various Kings looked toward him, and his killing intent toward Lu Chen intensified.

Lu Chen reached the Great Lo Golden Platform, where he confronted Cao Feng for one of the four spots leading to the Great Lo Golden Pool. Their battle began with a clash of punches, leaving the contest unresolved.

• Lu Chen used the Five Elements Spirit Pearls to withstand attacks from the figures guarding the platform and reached it safely.
• Lu Chen met Xu Qing and Zhou Yue, then faced Wu Tian and Cao Feng, who demanded that he leave.
• Cao Feng revealed Second Grade Sovereign strength and challenged Lu Chen to fight.
• Lu Chen traded a punch with Cao Feng, and their collision sent both of them flying backward.

Lu Chen defeated Cao Feng in a fierce battle on the Great Lo Golden Platform, overcoming his Divine Artifact, Blood Shadow Sovereign Celestial Body, and blood-bell attack with the Heavenly Flame Celestial Body and Great Sun Extinction Divine Light. After crushing Cao Feng’s fleeing spirit, Lu Chen declared that Cao Feng and Nine Nether Palace owed each other nothing.

• Cao Feng revealed the Blood Hawk Spear, and Lu Chen met his attacks with the Five Elements Spirit Pearls and Great Lo Heavenly Flame Sword.
• Lu Chen’s sword strike wounded Cao Feng and forced him to summon the Blood Shadow Sovereign Celestial Body.
• Lu Chen summoned the Heavenly Flame Celestial Body as Cao Feng’s jealousy and determination to kill him grew.
• Cao Feng launched the Demon Blood Bell, but Lu Chen’s Great Sun Extinction Divine Light shattered it and destroyed the Blood Shadow Sovereign Celestial Body.
• Lu Chen seized and crushed Cao Feng’s escaping spirit, then declared that Cao Feng and Nine Nether Palace owed each other nothing.

Lu Chen won the contest for a place in the Great Lo Golden Pool, while Sky Vulture Emperor stopped Blood Eagle King from interfering. After entering the pool and enduring its painful body-tempering golden light, Lu Chen encountered a mysterious golden-eyed girl beneath him.

• Lin Jing celebrated Lu Chen's victory, while Blood Eagle King tried to attack him and Sky Vulture Emperor forced him to obey the rules.
• Lu Chen spared Wu Tian, and Sky Vulture Emperor awarded Golden Talismans to Xu Qing, Zhou Yue, Wu Tian, and Lu Chen.
• Lu Chen and the other three contestants climbed to the summit and entered the Great Lo Golden Pool.
• Lu Chen dived deep into the pool, discovered that its golden light tempered his body, and endured the intense pain.
• A mysterious little girl with golden eyes appeared beneath Lu Chen and warned him that he was recklessly courting death.

Mandala took Lu Chen to the bottom of the Great Lo Golden Pool and revealed an extraordinary Great Lo Golden Flame. She offered to erase its consciousness so Lu Chen could attempt to devour it, leaving him to accept the dangerous opportunity.

• Mandala examined Lu Chen, eased the pain from his body, and judged that his talent and foundation made him worth nurturing.
• Mandala placed Lu Chen inside a purple barrier and led him to the deepest part of the Great Lo Golden Pool.
• Mandala uncovered a golden platform bearing a Great Lo Golden Flame formed from eight flames that had devoured one another.
• Mandala explained the flame's strength and offered to erase its consciousness, giving Lu Chen a fifty percent chance of devouring it with medicinal pills.
• Lu Chen accepted the risk and respectfully asked Mandala to erase the flame's consciousness.

Mandala subdued the Great Lo Golden Flame and gave its seed flame and Blood Lotus Pills to Lu Chen so he could refine it. As Lu Chen fought the flame in his Supreme Sea, his Heavenly Flame Celestial Body began devouring it on its own.

• Mandala used her spiritual-energy thornbush to restrain the Great Lo Golden Flame and force its eight golden dragons to reveal their true form.
• Mandala crushed the golden dragon into the flame core, stored the Great Lo Golden Flame's seed in a green jade bottle, and gave Lu Chen Blood Lotus Pills to help him absorb it.
• Lu Chen swallowed a Blood Lotus Pill and the seed flame, then began refining it inside his Supreme Sea as the golden fire threatened to burn through the pill's protection.
• Lu Chen sent his Purple Flame and Heavenly Flame Celestial Body against the Great Lo Golden Flame, and the Celestial Body unexpectedly began absorbing the golden fire.

Lu Chen absorbed the Great Lo Golden Flame, transforming and reforging his Heavenly Flame Celestial Body before cultivating for three days. He advanced to Second Grade Sovereign Peak, formed the Violet Zenith Luo Fire, and discovered his evolved Celestial Body's second divine ability: Immeasurable Golden Light.

• Lu Chen used the Heavenly Flame Celestial Body to absorb the Great Lo Golden Flame, refining its power into golden runes as the Celestial Body shrank and grew stronger.
• The Celestial Body reached its limit and exploded, then Lu Chen reforged it into a gilded golden form; Mandala realized it had evolved.
• Lu Chen cultivated for three days as the evolved Celestial Body fed spiritual energy into his Supreme Sea.
• Lu Chen advanced from First Grade Sovereign Peak to Second Grade Sovereign Peak, and his meridians and bones became golden and strengthened.
• Lu Chen formed a violet-gold flame from the Undying Fire and Great Lo Golden Flame and named it Violet Zenith Luo Fire.
• Lu Chen sensed his reforged Celestial Body and discovered its second divine ability, Immeasurable Golden Light.

Lu Chen emerged from the Great Lo Golden Pool with a greatly strengthened Supreme Dharma Body, though he had not cultivated Immeasurable Golden Light. Back at Nine Nether Palace, he began a new simulation and tested a plan by writing a message for his other self.

• The Three Emperors watched Lu Chen’s Golden Talisman shine brilliantly for three days before Lu Chen emerged from Golden Pool Peak.
• Lu Chen displayed a powerful Supreme Dharma Body that the Sleeping Emperor judged could rank among the top fifty.
• Jiuyou and Lin Jing welcomed Lu Chen, while the Sky Vulture Emperor announced that the Northern Boundary Great Hunting War was approaching.
• The Blood Eagle King threatened Lu Chen as their groups passed, and Lu Chen resolved to kill him after the Great Hunting War.
• Lu Chen returned to Nine Nether Palace, wrote a line on paper, and began a new simulation.