Chapter Summaries

Yang Shan and Xiao Xun'er confronted Lei Che, then fought Demonic Flower Evil Monarch and Ice River Venerable after they arrived to reclaim Lei Che's treasure. Xiao Xun'er defeated them and collected the treasures Yang Shan needed, leaving the pair close to completing their preparations for a wager battle with the Myriad Treasure Puppet.

• Xiao Xun'er stopped Lei Che from moving and agreed with Yang Shan to make him compensate for offending him, including handing over his Heavenly Thundercloud Iron.
• Demonic Flower Evil Monarch, Ice River Venerable, and Hua Jin emerged from a spatial rift to pursue Lei Che, who promised Xiao Xun'er more treasure if she protected him.
• Xiao Xun'er charged Demonic Flower Evil Monarch while Hua Jin attacked Yang Shan, but Xiao Xun'er’s golden palm strike triggered Hua Jin’s life-saving token and sent her away.
• Xiao Xun'er used the Ancient Emperor Seal to defeat Demonic Flower Evil Monarch and Ice River Venerable, then demanded three shares of treasure from each of them.
• Lei Che gave Yang Shan the Heavenly Thundercloud Iron, and Xiao Xun'er returned with the collected treasures as they discussed preparing for the next wager battle with the Myriad Treasure Puppet.

Yang Shan and Xiao Xun'er raised the stakes and fought the Myriad Treasure Puppet together, using a coordinated plan to overcome its defenses. Yang Shan’s attacks created openings for Xiao Xun’er, leaving the battle poised for his powerful Double Howl Overload.

• Xiao Xun'er proposed that she and Yang Shan fight the Myriad Treasure Puppet together, and they agreed to wager eight treasures if they lost in exchange for the Ancient Wasteland’s most precious treasure if they won.
• Yang Shan concealed himself with Three Thousand Thunder Movement while Xiao Xun'er battled the Myriad Treasure Puppet with the Overturning Earth Seal and restrained it with the Imprisoning Spirit True Skill.
• The Myriad Treasure Puppet escaped the restraint by abandoning its multicolored protective aura and pursued Xiao Xun'er as she pretended to prepare the Ancient Emperor Seal.
• Yang Shan opened spatial rifts from a distance and used Lingering Spirit Hundred Howls to disrupt the Myriad Treasure Puppet, giving Xiao Xun'er chances to stall it.
• Yang Shan moved again and prepared Lingering Spirit Hundred Howls—Double Howl Overload, aiming to deal overwhelming damage to the Myriad Treasure Puppet.

Yang Shan's coordinated attacks helped Xiao Xun'er defeat the Ancient Wasteland's guardian puppet, though he lost sight of the decisive blow. He then found himself before the Ten Thousand Treasures Ancient Emperor's remnant soul, who confirmed Xiao Xun'er had won the wasteland's greatest treasure and promised Yang Shan a separate Good Fortune.

• Yang Shan disrupted the Myriad Treasure Puppet's Colorful Sky Guiding Mysterious Seal with Extraterrestrial Ghoul Lightning and Sea Heart Flame, triggering backlash that left the puppet exposed to Xiao Xun'er's Five Seals Combine as One.
• Yang Shan urged Xiao Xun'er onward, but his vision went dark just as her golden Palm Force was about to strike.
• Yang Shan regained his sight before an apparently unscathed old man and learned he was the Ten Thousand Treasures Ancient Emperor's remnant soul.
• Yang Shan greeted Senior Wanbao, who revealed that Xiao Xun'er had defeated the guardian puppet and would receive the Ancient Wasteland's most precious treasure.
• Senior Wanbao told Yang Shan that his Good Fortune was separate from Xiao Xun'er's and promised him a suitable reward.

Yang Shan impressed the Ten Thousand Treasures Emperor Soul with his strange cultivation foundation, prompting the ancient expert to mistake him for a reincarnated Dou Emperor and then beat him when he refused to believe Yang Shan’s explanations. The Ten Thousand Treasures Emperor Soul ultimately gave Yang Shan a rare Void Divine Fruit that could grant Supreme Void Power, leaving Yang Shan with a priceless opportunity and an irate benefactor.

• Yang Shan displayed his Strange Lightning and Heavenly Flames, and the Ten Thousand Treasures Emperor Soul examined him and mistook his abundant Free Spiritual Roots for the foundation of a reincarnated Dou Emperor.
• The Ten Thousand Treasures Emperor Soul struck Yang Shan for supposedly deceiving him, then accepted Yang Shan’s apology and increased his favorability.
• The Ten Thousand Treasures Emperor Soul discovered Yang Shan’s Chaos Spirit Root and Ancient Void Dragon Primordial Essence Blood, questioned what species he was, and beat him after dismissing Yang Shan’s claim that he had advanced through his own efforts.
• The Ten Thousand Treasures Emperor Soul declared Yang Shan worthy of a core treasure and gave him a unique Void Divine Fruit that could break the limit of Space Power and grant Supreme Void Power.
• The Ten Thousand Treasures Emperor Soul explained that the fruit was the last of its kind on the Dou Qi Continent and cursed Yang Shan’s good fortune, then asked to beat him again.

Yang Shan refined the Void Divine Fruit, unlocking Supreme Void Power and drawing the Ten Thousand Treasures Emperor Soul’s ire. After Xiao Xun’er returned with the Treasure Saint Tree, Yang Shan gave her control of it and earned her gratitude, and she offered to find him a Supreme Foundation spiritual item.

• The Ten Thousand Treasures Emperor Soul warned Yang Shan that refining the Void Divine Fruit required comprehending the mysteries of the void, but Yang Shan revealed he had already refined it.
• Global Announcements unlocked Yang Shan’s Supreme Void Power, granted him development bonuses, and revealed that the fruit would drop if his level fell back to Dou Wang.
• The Ten Thousand Treasures Emperor Soul angrily expelled Yang Shan, who returned to the Ancient Wasteland and checked his new Space Power development panel while waiting for Xiao Xun’er.
• Xiao Xun’er returned with the Treasure Saint Tree, and Yang Shan agreed she could take it to the Ancient Clan in exchange for a share of its fruits and for her to retain control.
• Yang Shan told Xiao Xun’er that she must have had it hard as someone with a God Grade Bloodline, increasing her Favorability to 55; she then offered to find him a Supreme Foundation spiritual item.

Xiao Xun'er returned from the Ten Thousand Treasures Emperor Trove and told Gu Yuan about Yang Shan, the Treasure Saint Tree, and her plans to help him build a Supreme Foundation. Gu Yuan agreed to protect the tree and provide Yang Shan with Thunder Flame Immortal Jade, while Yang Shan waited in the Starless Perilous Land and received repeated favorability increases from Gu Yuan.

• Gu Yuan welcomed Xiao Xun'er back and learned that the Thunder Clan, Flame Clan, and Xiao Clan's prodigies had called her sister-in-law, while Xiao Kuang had been defeated twice.
• Xiao Xun'er revealed that she and Yang Shan jointly owned a Treasure Saint Tree sapling and asked Gu Yuan to keep Yang Shan's involvement secret.
• Gu Yuan offered to plant the Treasure Saint Tree in Xiao Xun'er's forbidden area and promised to silence anyone who questioned it.
• Xiao Xun'er told Gu Yuan that Yang Shan needed a Supreme Foundation Spiritual Object, and Gu Yuan chose the Ancient Clan's Thunder Flame Immortal Jade for him.
• Yang Shan waited in the Starless Perilous Land as system notifications repeatedly reported that Gu Yuan's favorability toward him had increased.

After settling the Ten Thousand Treasures Emperor Trove matter, Yang Shan rested while checking developments across the Central Plains and delegated Wind and Thunder Pavilion’s defense to his company allies. He returned to the Starless Perilous Land and reached Starfall Cliff, where he found the Northern Falling Seven Star Thunder from his memories.

• Yang Shan went offline to rest, told Su Yitang the Ten Thousand Treasures Emperor Trove matter was settled, and reviewed major changes across the Central Plains.
• Zhu Tianpeng announced that he had obtained Ten Thousand Jun Sinking Water, and Yang Shan sent him, Bai Su'an, and Tie Yang to help defend Wind and Thunder Pavilion against Yellow Spring Pavilion.
• After sleeping and logging back in, Yang Shan instructed Black Da Sha to watch for anyone from the Ancient Clan and set out for Starfall Cliff.
• Yang Shan flew north through the Starless Perilous Land, avoiding eighth-rank ferocious beasts, and reached Starfall Cliff.
• The Big Dipper Seven Stars sent down lightning that wrapped around Starfall Cliff, and Yang Shan recognized the Northern Falling Seven Star Thunder.

Yang Shan discovered the Thunder Spirit Venerable’s legacy and learned the requirements for refining the Northern Falling Seven Star Thunder, then secured the site and set out for the Star Dust Plain. There, he met Gu Zhen, a Two Star Dou Zun of the Ancient Clan, who called him down to talk.

• Yang Shan found the cave at Starfall Cliff and heard the Thunder Spirit Venerable’s last words describing the Northern Falling Seven Star Thunder and the materials needed to refine it.
• When the stone stele did not respond to Yang Shan, the system and AI Nüwa explained that he could attempt refinement after meeting specific requirements, including a Thunder Spirit Root of at least 70 and Naling.
• Yang Shan decided to save his Free Spiritual Roots, learned that the boulder hiding the cave could not be moved before Dou Zun, and disguised the site while setting up an Image Retaining Pearl to watch it.
• Yang Shan left for the Star Dust Plain and sensed a Two Star Dou Zun alongside Black Da Sha.
• Gu Zhen identified himself as a Black Submerging Army Great Commander of the Ancient Clan and asked Yang Shan to come down and meet him.

Yang Shan received the Thunder Flame Immortal Jade from Gu Zhen and hurried to the Southern Domain to complete the preparations for his Dou Zun breakthrough. After Gu Zhen warned him that Ancient Eight Clans Heaven's Chosen might challenge his connection to Xiao Xun'er, Yang Shan met Hei Qing, who came to escort him to Eastern Dragon Island.

• Gu Zhen delivered Xiao Xun'er's Thunder Flame Immortal Jade to Yang Shan and explained that Gu Yuan had concealed Yang Shan's identity from the Ancient Clan's core higher-ups.
• Yang Shan asked Gu Zhen to take him to the Southern Domain, and Gu Zhen used Space Power to escort him to its border over ten days.
• Gu Zhen warned Yang Shan that Ancient Eight Clans Heaven's Chosen might target him over his connection to Xiao Xun'er, but Yang Shan remained confident in his strength.
• After parting from Gu Zhen, Yang Shan traveled toward the Ten Thousand Mountains with Elder Zhu Li's token and met Hei Qing, who offered to take him to Eastern Dragon Island.

Yang Shan reunited with Zi Yan on Eastern Dragon Island, where she vented her resentment before he soothed her with promises of food. He learned Yue Mei had sacrificed her cultivation to mature Blood Gall Scale Grass for him, and found her exhausted after she completed it.

• Zi Yan beat and scolded Yang Shan for leaving, then stopped when he promised to treat her to a meal.
• Zi Yan told Yang Shan that Yue Mei had left seclusion and brought him to see her.
• Yue Mei nurtured Blood Gall Scale Grass with her blood, sacrificing her cultivation in hopes of giving Yang Shan a treasure that could grant the Supreme Honored Body.
• Yang Shan asked Zi Yan to take him back to Zhu Li, then obtained the fully matured Blood Gall Scale Grass while Yue Mei rested.
• Yue Mei awoke with her head on Yang Shan's lap, and he told her not to make such sacrifices without telling him first before offering to replenish her strength.

Yang Shan prepared to break through to Dou Zun after using the Yin-Yang Secret Method to heal Yue Mei and making peace with Zi Yan over a feast. His Heart Demon Trial began with Gu Yuan as his opponent, leaving him facing Xiao Xun'er's father in the trial.

• Yang Shan completed the Yin-Yang Secret Method, healed Yue Mei, and planted a Blood Bond Seal that could transfer experience to her.
• Yang Shan prepared a feast of ordinary dishes for Zi Yan, earning her forgiveness and raising her Favorability to 50.
• Yang Shan decided to attempt the Dou Zun Heart Demon Trial, expecting a dangerous opponent drawn from his connections.
• The trial placed Yang Shan in the same secret realm as his previous breakthrough trial, where he met Gu Yuan.
• The system identified Gu Yuan as the final opponent Yang Shan had to defeat.

Yang Shan met Gu Yuan in the Heart Demon Trial and learned he had to defeat the Ancient Clan leader, suppressed to One-Star Dou Zun, to advance. As Yang Shan tested his newly raised strength, Gu Yuan recognized his Supreme Honored Body and Tyrant Blade inheritance, leaving Yang Shan struggling to find a way past Gu Yuan’s defenses.

• Yang Shan told Gu Yuan that Xiao Xun'er considered being his daughter an honor, easing Gu Yuan’s worry about their relationship.
• Gu Yuan explained that the dream trial was tied to Yang Shan’s breakthrough and challenged him to a fight, warning that he might remain unable to enter Dou Zun unless he won.
• The system raised Yang Shan and suppressed Gu Yuan to One-Star Dou Zun, while granting Yang Shan advantages from Supreme Void Power and his Heaven and Earth Oddities.
• Yang Shan asked for a hundred moves to adapt, then tested his strength with Yama and was thrown backward when Gu Yuan caught his blade between two fingers.
• Gu Yuan recognized Yang Shan’s Supreme Honored Body and praised his background, while Yang Shan used saber techniques to adjust to his power.
• Gu Yuan identified Yang Shan’s Tyrant Blade inheritance from Severing Heaven Blade Saint and effortlessly deflected his attacks, forcing Yang Shan to rethink how he could win.

Yang Shan fought Gu Yuan to prove his combat ability, then claimed he could surpass a God Grade Bloodline and asked whether Gu Yuan had witnessed the Ancient Void Dragon Clan’s Dragon Emperor power. A server-wide announcement revealed that Yang Shan had broken through to Dou Zun, becoming the first Player to reach the realm.

• Yang Shan disrupted Gu Yuan’s attempts to use Dou Skills and gradually gained an advantage in their close-quarters battle.
• Gu Yuan praised Yang Shan’s combat judgment and explained that he wanted to test Yang Shan’s potential as Xiao Xun’er’s partner.
• Gu Yuan said he would cover for Yang Shan if he proved he could keep pace with a God Grade Bloodline.
• Yang Shan activated his recording function, sheathed Yama, and claimed that a God Grade Bloodline was less talented than he was.
• Yang Shan asked Gu Yuan whether he had seen the power wielded only by the Dragon Emperor of the Ancient Void Dragon Clan.
• A server-wide announcement declared that Yang Shan had broken the Dou Zong shackles and become the first Player to reach Dou Zun, earning a title and rewards.

Yang Shan defeated Gu Yuan in their exchange of Supreme Void Power, proving his astonishing comprehension, and earned Gu Yuan’s approval and a clue to an inheritance in the Barren Ancient Domain. Gu Yuan’s dream ended with Yang Shan wondering whether the inheritance held the Heaven Chapter of the Tyrant Blade.

• Xiao Aotian, Yi Qingyang, and other players discussed the difficulty of reaching Dou Zun and Yang Shan’s advice to wait for the next version.
• Chao Bafang announced that he had subdued Yue Xuan Sand, then agreed to help Zhu Tianpeng defend Wind and Thunder Pavilion from Yellow Spring Pavilion.
• Yang Shan told Su Yitang to focus on finding spiritual treasures and asked Zhu Tianpeng and Chao Bafang to watch Feng Qing’er’s performance.
• Gu Yuan questioned Yang Shan about how quickly he had mastered the Tyrant Blade’s Earth Chapter, then recognized that Yang Shan’s comprehension surpassed Xiao Xuan’s.
• Gu Yuan accepted Yang Shan’s friendship with Xiao Xun’er, warned him about the Ancient Clan’s young geniuses, and promised that no senior member would personally act against him.
• Gu Yuan gave Yang Shan a map and route to Severing Heaven’s inheritance in the Barren Ancient Domain, advising him to wait until late Dou Zun before exploring it.

After leaving the Heart Demon Trial, Yang Shan discovered his enhanced status and returned to find Zi Yan asleep on his lap. He entered the Dragon Refining Secret Realm with Zi Yan to reforge Yama, where Zhu Tian recognized his Supreme Void Power.

• Yang Shan reviewed his Dou Zun status, then left the Heart Demon Secret Realm and returned to Zi Yan and Yue Mei.
• Yang Shan accidentally scorched his pants with his Sea Heart Flame, and Yue Mei helped him change while Zi Yan ate the food she had brought.
• Yang Shan used Supreme Void Power to force open the Dragon Refining Secret Realm barrier, impressing Zhu Li, who let him and Zi Yan enter.
• Yang Shan brought materials from the Ten Thousand Treasures Emperor Trove to reforge Yama, including Heavenly Thundercloud Iron intended for a Quasi-Saint Weapon.
• Zhu Tian recognized Zi Yan as the current Royal Daughter and identified Yang Shan's Supreme Void Power.

Yang Shan received Zhu Tian’s guidance on Supreme Void Power and watched him reforge Yan Luo into a Quasi-Saint Weapon. He parted from Zi Yan after promising to grow stronger and help her when she left seclusion.

• Zhu Tian questioned Zi Yan about her bond with Yang Shan, then offered to teach Yang Shan about Supreme Void Power.
• Zhu Tian explained that Supreme Void Power turned imagination into reality, and Yang Shan interpreted it as creation.
• Yang Shan and Zi Yan watched as Zhu Tian reforged Yan Luo using Sea Heart Flame and the materials Yang Shan provided.
• Yan Luo emerged as a Quasi-Saint Weapon with powerful traits, and Yang Shan’s attack value rose to 10,582.
• Zhu Tian refused to let Zi Yan leave before her bloodline stabilized, so Yang Shan promised to grow stronger and take her to enjoy fine food and wine when she left seclusion.

Yang Shan used his Supreme Void Power to race back toward Wind and Thunder Pavilion, where Thunder Lord’s forces were fighting Yellow Spring Pavilion over a Seventh Order mineral vein. The chapter left Feng Qing’er, Zhu Tianpeng, and Chao Bafang holding off Xin Lian as Chao Bafang charged at him.

• Yang Shan traveled through a Space Channel with Void Shuttle, learned how dramatically realm suppression increased at higher ranks, and put Yue Mei to sleep when the speed overwhelmed her.
• Yang Shan neared the Northern Region as Wind and Thunder Pavilion and Yellow Spring Pavilion clashed over a newly discovered Seventh Order mineral vein.
• Thunder Lord fought Yellow Spring Venerable, who had advanced to Four-Star Dou Zun, while Thunder Lord relied on his Thunder Phantom Body to hold him at bay.
• Feng Qing’er, Zhu Tianpeng, and Chao Bafang battled Xin Lian, a One-Star Dou Zun, with Feng Qing’er using Three Thousand Thunder Movement and the two juniors supporting her from range.
• Zhu Tianpeng and Chao Bafang combined Ten Thousand Jun Sinking Water and Yue Xuan Sand to trap Xin Lian in a clay statue, then Chao Bafang charged at him with his halberd.

Feng Qing'er and the Wind and Thunder Pavilion fought to contain Xin Lian while Blood Rampage challenged Feng Qing'er with a prepared formation. Just as Blood Rampage charged her, a mysterious figure in a Blood-Red Cloak appeared and crushed his attack with Space Power.

• Chao Bafang and Zhu Tianpeng trapped Xin Lian with Cemented Heart, giving Feng Qing'er a chance to attack him with Thunder Killing Finger.
• Blood Rampage blocked Feng Qing'er's attack and fought her, while Xin Lian began breaking free from the two Players' restraint.
• Fei Tian arrived with the Northern Pavilion's elite and activated the Nine Heavens Thunder Prison Formation, but Xin Lian easily blocked its Heavenly Thunder Technique.
• Feng Qing'er overwhelmed Blood Rampage, followed him after he used Blood Escape, and found him recovering inside his prepared Blood Coagulation Great Formation.
• Blood Rampage attacked Feng Qing'er with his restored blood gang qi, but a figure in a Blood-Red Cloak appeared and slammed the attack into the ground with Space Power.

Yang Shan returned to Wind and Thunder Pavilion and turned the battle against Yellow Spring Pavilion with his powerful soul attack and a dramatic display of force. Yellow Spring Venerable and Xin Lian fled, while Feng Qing'er arrived to find the enemy retreating.

• Yang Shan appeared beside Feng Qing'er, revealed his overwhelming control of Void Power, and told her to handle the enemies caught in her trap herself.
• Yellow Spring Venerable gained the upper hand against Thunder Lord, while Xin Lian pressured Fei Tian and the defenders inside the Nine Heavens Thunder Prison Formation.
• Yang Shan returned to the main battlefield with a host of magical beasts and used Lingering Spirit Hundred Howls and Three Thousand Thunder Movement to knock Xin Lian and Yellow Spring Venerable from the sky.
• Yang Shan stopped Thunder Lord from pursuing Yellow Spring Venerable, who fled with Xin Lian through Space Teleportation as Yellow Spring Pavilion's forces retreated.
• Feng Qing'er arrived, out of breath, and asked in disbelief whether the enemy had already been driven away.

Yang Shan took command after the Wind and Thunder Pavilion’s victory over the Yellow Spring Pavilion, assigning the spirit vein and arranging support for his allies. Back at the pavilion, Thunder Lord accepted the shift in authority and considered the opportunities it could bring, while wondering whether Feng Qing'er would become the Thunder Saint’s nominal disciple.

• Feng Qing'er reported to Yang Shan that she had killed the targets he ordered her to deal with, and he praised her work.
• Yang Shan instructed Fei Tian to arrange the spirit vein’s mining and reward Chao Bafang and Zhu Tianpeng, then urged Thunder Lord to return and recover.
• Fei Tian offered Chao Bafang and Zhu Tianpeng rest and first access to Seventh Order Spirit Crystals, while they remained to guard the mine against a counterattack.
• Yang Shan declined Thunder Lord’s offer to meet the Thunder Saint’s remnant soul, and Thunder Lord went to rest.
• Thunder Lord accepted that Yang Shan was taking over authority and hoped the pavilion’s future prosperity would let him advance his cultivation.
• Thunder Lord wondered whether Feng Qing'er would be accepted as the Thunder Saint’s nominal disciple.