Chapter Summaries

The Snow Region’s strongest young geniuses gathered in Maze City ahead of the Grand Competition, where Di Ling learned that Gu Yi had killed Duan Wudao and declared his own intent to win. After Gu Yi rescued Cloud Sea Sect disciples from the Taishu Family, the competitors discussed the three rounds of the contest.

• The Heavenly Fiend Sect and the Heavenly Empire arrived in Maze City, and Di Ling joined the other geniuses at the square.
• Di Ling questioned the Dragon Mountain Empire about Duan Wudao’s absence and learned that Gu Yi had killed him, then named Gu Yi a worthy opponent while claiming first place for himself.
• Gu Yi sent Elder Bei and the Cloud Sea Sect disciples to explore Maze City and gave Elder Bei a jade token for emergencies.
• When the Taishu Family trapped Lin Feng, Xiao Ya, Han Man, and Pojun in a trading hall, Gu Yi arrived, seized Taishu Yan, and let Lin Feng kill her.
• Gu Yi killed the Taishu Family experts who threatened them, then returned with the Cloud Sea Sect group to the plaza.
• The gathered participants discussed the Grand Competition’s three rounds: a free-for-all, a ranking contest, and a final series of battles in which only the undefeated competitor could win.

Gu Yi traded pills with Jun Moxi for a drop of his Undying Essence Blood, then helped the Cloud Sea Sect defeat the Taishu Family and its patriarch. The Divine Palace announced that the Snow Region Grand Competition’s first round would begin at dawn in the Domain of Fallen, where Gu Yi’s group claimed the eastern peak.

• Gu Yi offered Jun Moxi an Emperor Extreme Pill and a Luo Shen Pill in exchange for a drop of Undying Essence Blood, which he sent to Gu Xue for study.
• Taishu Family searchers confronted the Cloud Sea Sect, and Lin Feng and Gu Yi killed the attacking cultivators, including Taishu Tianqi.
• The Taishu patriarch arrived to avenge his family, but Cai Lin and Gu Qingcheng defeated and killed him.
• The Divine Palace envoy announced that the first round of the Snow Region Grand Competition would begin at dawn in the Domain of Fallen.
• Gu Yi led the Cloud Sea Sect to the Fallen Heaven Mountain Range and claimed its eastern peak.

The first round of the Snow Region Grand Competition began inside the Fallen Heaven Demonic Domain, where contestants’ powers were suppressed and Starlight Seeds could be used to acquire martial skills. Gu Yi gathered seeds with his allies and entered a Star God Temple as Lin Feng and Gu Xiao approached seven-star inheritances, triggering cracks in the domain’s barrier and heralding the return of everyone’s cultivation.

• Xue Wuchang explained the domain’s rules, distributed Opportunity Seeds, and sent the 144 contestants inside.
• Gu Yi entered an Arrow God Temple, learned the Wind Severing Arrow, then killed a contestant to seize his Starlight Seeds.
• Gu Yi joined Qing Lin, defeated opponents with her, and reunited with Xiao Yi Xian, Xiao Wu, and Liu Fei as they gathered seeds together.
• After a day, Gu Yi had eight Starlight Seeds, and he sent the women to suitable temples while he and Gu Xiao entered the Star God Temple and Spear God Temple.
• The Fallen Heaven Demonic Domain trembled as cracks appeared in its barrier, signaling that the cultivation restriction was about to break.

Gu Yi and Gu Xiao gained powerful temple inheritances as the first round ended, then Gu Yi protected Lin Feng from Blood Fiend before the survivors began the Flood Dragon Grotto trial. Gu Yi quickly passed its first obstacles and absorbed the energy of a flame corridor, raising his soul rings to a million years.

• Gu Yi recovered his peak Xuanwu Realm cultivation and received the Star God Temple’s Four Symbols Constellation Art, while Gu Xiao comprehended the Spear God Temple’s Heaven-Battling Spear Canon.
• The Fallen Heaven Demonic Domain vanished, and Xue Wuchang ended the first round after sixty-four geniuses survived and announced that the Flood Dragon Grotto would determine their rankings.
• Gu Yi and the others cultivated their new inheritances; after Lin Feng fought Heavenly Fiend Sect disciples, Gu Yi drove Blood Fiend away and warned that he would kill him in the third round.
• At the Flood Dragon Grotto, Xue Wuchang explained that Jade Keys would set each genius’s ranking and opponent-selection order, and the sixty-four contestants entered through separate entrances.
• Gu Yi smashed the stone puppets, ignored a duplicate created by Mirror Flower Water Moon, and crossed the lava corridor while absorbing its energy until his soul rings reached one million years.

Gu Yi and six companions cleared the Flood Dragon Grotto’s final trial by defeating its nine guardians together, then claimed the first seven Jade Keys for the Cloud Sea Sect. Tang Youyou reached the bridge behind them and appeared set to take eighth place as Gu Yi’s group left the grotto.

• Gu Yi emerged from the fiery passage after raising his Soul Ring ages, and Gu Xiao, Xiao Yi Xian, Qing Lin, and Lin Feng joined him.
• Gu Yi led the group through the maze-like grotto, destroyed an illusion, and reached the Flood Dragon Bridge, the final trial of the second round.
• Xiao Wu and Liu Fei defeated the fourth guardian, Lin Feng defeated the fifth, Gu Xiao and Qing Lin defeated the sixth, and Gu Yi destroyed the ninth with his White Tiger Constellation.
• The group divided the first seven Jade Keys by cultivation level, with Gu Yi taking first place and the other six claiming second through seventh.
• Tang Youyou used her Thousand Shadow Martial Soul to cross the bridge ahead of Di Ling, and Gu Yi expected her to claim the eighth Jade Key as his group departed.

Gu Yi and several little-known Cloud Sea Sect members emerged from the Flood Dragon Grotto with the highest-ranked Jade Keys, shocking the spectators and leaving Di Ling with the ninth key. As the remaining competitors arrived, Gu Yi helped Xiao Wu and Liu Fei prepare for the ranking battles, while Tang Youyou healed her injured soul; the chapter ended with Dragon Mountain Empire geniuses dominating the top sixteen.

• Gu Yi and six others emerged from the Flood Dragon Grotto together, followed by another unfamiliar woman, stunning the crowd and ruining many bets.
• Di Ling came out with the ninth Jade Key and resolved to focus on the final victory, while Gu Yi urged Xiao Wu and Liu Fei to choose weaker opponents in the ranking battles.
• Gu Yi gave Xiao Wu and Liu Fei Breakthrough Emperor Pills and guided their cultivation as they began breaking through to the fifth level of the Profound Martial Realm.
• Tang Youyou asked Gu Yi for a Luo Shen Pill to heal her injured soul, and he gave her his last one in return for her past help.
• Jun Moxi emerged with the tenth Jade Key, followed by Blood Fiend with the eleventh; Gu Yi silently resolved to kill Blood Fiend in the coming battles.
• Yu Mo, Ling Xiao, Yu Xiaoxiao, Kumu, and Qing Mengxin emerged with the next Jade Keys, leaving ten Dragon Mountain Empire geniuses among the top sixteen and nine among the top ten.

The final round of the Snow Region Grand Competition began, and Gu Yi chose Blood Fiend as his first opponent. Gu Yi killed him with his Star powers, leaving the other geniuses shaken and Xue Wuchang convinced Gu Yi would take first place.

• Liu Fei and Xiao Wu absorbed the Breakthrough Emperor Pill’s power and advanced to the fifth level of the Profound Martial Realm.
• Xue Wuchang began the final round, and the geniuses displayed their ranking Jade Keys before Gu Yi was called forward to choose an opponent.
• Gu Yi selected Blood Fiend, who attacked with corpse qi and his Corpse Ghost Martial Soul.
• Gu Yi used Star Vortex Dark Star to pierce Blood Fiend’s shoulder, then summoned the Four Symbols Constellations and killed him with the Star Magnetic Domain Field.
• The crowd and the remaining geniuses were stunned by Gu Yi’s victory, while Xue Wuchang judged that Gu Yi was certain to win the competition.

The third round of the Snow Region Grand Competition narrowed the field to sixteen, while Yun Feiyang’s explanation of Heaven and Earth Momentum helped Gu Yi deepen his understanding and advance his Flame Intent Realm. Gu Yi suppressed an imminent breakthrough, and the remaining competitors prepared to fight for the top eight.

• Xiao Yi Xian, Gu Xiao, Qing Lin, Lin Feng, Liu Fei, and Xiao Wu won their first battles, while several other leading geniuses also advanced.
• Yun Feiyang used Heaven and Earth Momentum to defeat his opponent, and Gu Yi recognized Yun Feiyang’s hidden strength and gained new insight into momentum, Intent Realms, and Profound Truths.
• Gu Yi entered enlightenment, raised his Flame Intent Realm to the ninth level, and felt close to breaking through, but he suppressed his true essence to remain eligible for the Jade Emperor Tomb.
• After Gu Yi resumed the competition, he defeated a burly saber-wielder with one Fist of the North Star; Xiao Yi Xian, Gu Xiao, and Qing Lin also won their second battles.
• Liu Fei and Xiao Wu narrowly defeated stronger opponents with Gu Yi’s pills, while Lin Feng defeated his cousin Yue Tianming.
• The remaining battles produced the top sixteen, with Yun Feiyang claiming the final place and the Dragon Mountain Empire taking ten spots.

The first half of the third round of the Snow Region Grand Competition ended with the sixteen survivors receiving temporary rankings based on their Jade Keys. Xue Wuchang led them into the Divine Palace for a seven-day opportunity, where Hao Peng brought them to meet the Northern Divine Palace Master.

• Xue Wuchang explained that the competitors would fight eight initial battles, receive a temporary ranking and enter a land of opportunity before completing a round-robin to decide their final places.
• Kumu, Qing Mengxin, Yun Feiyang, Xiao Wu, and Tang Youyou conceded their battles, while Xiao Yi Xian defeated Yu Xiaoxiao and Gu Xiao forced Ling Xiao to concede with his superior spear intent.
• Di Ling defeated Yu Mo, completing the first half of the third round, and Xue Wuchang told the competitors to return in seven days for the final battles.
• Xue Wuchang led the sixteen competitors through a spatial gate into the Divine Palace, where dense Heaven and Earth Origin Qi filled a vast world of floating palaces.
• Hao Peng guided the group into the Northern Divine Palace and presented them to its Palace Master.

Gu Yi and the other fifteen competitors entered the Northern Divine Palace’s domains, where Gu Yi began cultivating in the First Domain. As the Northern Divine Palace Master planned to recruit Gu Yi for the Divine Palace’s interests, Gu Yi spent three days deepening his comprehension of the Star Intent before turning to the blood path.

• Gu Yi rejected the Northern Divine Palace Master’s matchmaking banquet, and the competitors introduced themselves before being led to sixteen domains.
• The Northern Divine Palace Master sent the competitors through their corresponding gates, then questioned Xue Wuchang about the unexpected rankings and learned of Gu Yi’s strength.
• The Northern Divine Palace Master ordered several beautiful women to follow Gu Yi to Maze City and try to win him over for the Divine Palace.
• Gu Yi entered the First Domain, absorbed its dense Heaven and Earth Origin Qi, and used its evolving scenes to study the Star Intent and other powers.
• After three days of comprehending the stars, Gu Yi formed a sea of blood in the domain and merged his Undying Blood Sea Martial Soul Avatar with it.

Gu Yi used the First Realm Domain to study the fusion of Intent Realms, combining blood, sea, slaughter, and life powers before the realm expelled him. He and the other competitors returned to Maze City, where the final battle of the Snow Region Grand Competition was about to begin.

• Gu Yi discovered that the realm’s fused Sea of Blood Intent Realm was stronger than its component Intent Realms and resolved to explore deeper fusions.
• Gu Yi added Life Intent Realm to the blood sea and spent four days improving his understanding of all four Intent Realms before the realm rejected him.
• Gu Yi emerged to find that Xiao Yi Xian, Gu Xiao, and the other competitors had improved their cultivation, while Lin Feng had risen from the fifth to the seventh level of the Xuanwu Realm.
• Gu Yi and Gu Xiao refused the Northern Divine Palace Master’s offer to delay the final battle, and the group departed for Maze City.
• Xiao Wu and Liu Fei linked arms with Gu Yi to discourage the Divine Palace women from approaching him.
• The sixteen competitors reached the packed arena, where the crowd eagerly awaited the final battle of the Snow Region Grand Competition.

The sixteen finalists began the Snow Region Grand Competition’s round-robin showdown after Xue Wuchang stopped Yinsha Elder from attacking Gu Yi over Blood Fiend’s death. As the early matches unfolded, Cloud Sea Sect’s contestants often conceded to one another, while Lin Feng revealed formidable strength and earned five consecutive victories.

• Yinsha Elder learned that Gu Yi had killed Blood Fiend and attacked him, but Xue Wuchang blocked the strike and forced the Heavenly Fiend Sect to leave Maze City.
• Xue Wuchang warned the visiting experts not to interfere and explained the final showdown’s round-robin rules.
• Xiao Yi Xian conceded to Gu Yi, and several other Cloud Sea Sect contestants also withdrew rather than fight one another.
• Di Ling defeated Yu Mo again, while Jun Moxi beat Kumu using his righteous energy and Immortal Martial Soul.
• Lin Feng defeated Qing Mengxin, Tang Youyou, Yu Xiaoxiao, Ling Xiao, and Kumu, revealing seventh-level Profound Martial Realm cultivation, a powerful body, and fourth-level Sword Dao Intent.
• After five rounds, Gu Yi and Gu Xiao each had five victories, while Lin Feng and Di Ling also remained undefeated; the spectators anticipated harder matches ahead.

Gu Yi defeated Lin Feng in a spar, then the Snow Region Grand Competition continued as the leading contestants accumulated wins and losses. After maintaining his unbeaten record, Gu Yi chose Di Ling, and their long-awaited battle for supremacy began.

• Lin Feng unleashed his Blood Drinking Sword techniques and Dark Demonic Venerable Body against Gu Yi, but Gu Yi used the Nine Revolutions Buddha-Devil Art to crush Lin Feng’s strongest attack and win.
• Xiao Yi Xian defeated Kumu with her Calamity Poison Qi, while Gu Xiao beat Qing Mengxin and Qing Lin defeated Yu Xiaoxiao.
• The experts from the four empires grew wary of the Cloud Sea Sect’s many promising geniuses as the tournament battles continued.
• During the seventh round, Xiao Yi Xian, Gu Xiao, and Lin Feng defeated Yu Mo, Tang Youyou, and Yun Feiyang, while Qing Mengxin conceded to Gu Yi.
• Gu Yi continued his flawless winning streak, and Di Ling defeated several opponents as Qing Lin lost to Di Ling and Jun Moxi.
• Gu Yi selected Di Ling for their match, and Di Ling eagerly took the platform, declaring that defeating Gu Yi would make him the Snow Region’s strongest.

Gu Yi defeated Di Ling and went on to win the Snow Region Grand Competition undefeated, while Gu Xiao took second place. The competition ended with Snow Moon Kingdom’s geniuses claiming unprecedented glory, and spectators looked toward their rise.

• Gu Yi overwhelmed Di Ling with the Four Symbols Constellations and a palm combining Star Intent Realm and Buddhist Intent Realm, forcing Di Ling to concede defeat.
• Jun Moxi defeated Xiao Yi Xian by using the Immortal Underworld King Body to neutralize her Calamity Poison Qi.
• Gu Xiao defeated Lin Feng with his fifth-level Spear Intent Realm and Demonic Intent Realm, overpowering Lin Feng’s fourth-level Sword Intent Realm.
• Gu Yi defeated Jun Moxi and his other opponents to finish with fifteen victories and win the Snow Region Grand Competition; Gu Xiao placed second after defeating Di Ling.
• The final rankings placed Di Ling third, Xiao Yi Xian fourth, Lin Feng fifth, and four other Snow Moon Kingdom geniuses in the top ten, prompting the kingdom’s spectators to celebrate their historic success.

After Gu Yi won the Snow Region Grand Competition, the Northern Divine Palace prepared to reward and recruit the surviving geniuses. Four rival powers arrived to compete for them, revealing that all five forces wanted their help with an undisclosed matter, and the Violet Gold Dragon King began by offering Gu Yi, Lin Feng, and Qing Lin generous opportunities at the East Sea Dragon Palace.

• Gu Yi took first place in the Snow Region Grand Competition, and Xue Wuchang invited the surviving participants to the Divine Palace for rewards.
• More than ten Heavenly Martial Realm experts emerged from the crowd and blocked Xue Wuchang and the geniuses from leaving.
• Bei Ming arrived with Northern Divine Palace experts and confronted the newcomers, who revealed themselves as the East Sea Dragon Palace, Nine Heavens Sword Sect, Jade Emperor Royal Clan, and Fengdu Demonic Sect.
• The five forces agreed to address the gathered geniuses in turn and let them choose, while Bei Ming said the Divine Palace hoped to recruit them or ask for their help with a matter.
• The Violet Gold Dragon King offered Gu Yi a choice of Heaven-tier techniques and personal guidance, and extended similar invitations to Lin Feng and Qing Lin.

The five hegemonic forces recruited the Snow Region Grand Competition’s top geniuses, but Gu Yi refused to join any faction and agreed only to represent the Divine Palace in the secret realm. After the other factions departed, Bei Ming brought the Divine Palace’s chosen geniuses to the palace and revealed a map showing how small the Snow Region was compared with the wider world.

• The East Sea Dragon Palace, Nine Heavens Sword Sect, Jade Emperor Royal Clan, and Fengdu Demonic Sect invited promising geniuses to join them, each seeking cultivators suited to their specialties.
• Di Ling asked what the factions wanted, and Bei Ming explained that they wanted the geniuses to represent them in a secret realm.
• Gu Yi refused to join a faction but agreed to enter the secret realm for the Divine Palace, and Xiao Yi Xian, Qing Lin, and the others also declined to join another faction.
• Di Ling joined the East Sea Dragon Palace, while most other geniuses chose the Divine Palace and a few sword cultivators joined the Nine Heavens Sword Sect; no one joined the Jade Emperor Royal Clan or the Fengdu Demonic Sect.
• The visiting faction leaders left Snow Region Maze City, and Bei Ming took the Divine Palace’s chosen geniuses to the Northern Divine Palace to receive their rewards.
• Bei Ming showed the group a map of the Nine Nether Eight Desolations and identified the Snow Region as a tiny area before describing the Holy City Central Plains as the continent’s center.

Bei Ming revealed that the Divine Palace was preparing geniuses for a Martial Emperor Secret Realm opening in three months, and a Venerable taught Gu Yi and the others about martial cultivation and Profound Truths. After most of the group agreed to join the Divine Palace, Gu Yi refused and was offered a Heaven-tier technique or martial skill as his competition reward, though Bei Ming would choose it for him.

• Bei Ming explained the Martial Emperor Secret Realm's restrictions, dangers, opening schedule, and treasure-sharing terms, and Lin Feng, Gu Yi, and the others agreed to enter.
• Bei Ming announced that a Venerable would expound the Dao the next morning and arranged for the group to rest; Gu Yi dismissed the Divine Palace women who tried to approach him.
• The Divine Palace Venerable explained the stages of martial cultivation and demonstrated Wind Profound Truth, giving Gu Yi and the others insights into higher realms.
• Bei Ming asked the group to join the Divine Palace; many agreed, but Gu Yi, Lin Feng, Jun Moxi, and others refused.
• Bei Ming showed the group the Divine Palace Scripture Repository and offered Gu Yi a Heaven-tier cultivation technique or martial skill as his prize, but said he would select it himself.

Gu Yi received a Heaven-tier movement skill from the Divine Palace and led his companions home after winning the Snow Region Grand Competition. On the way, the Yinsha Elder ambushed them, but Lei Mang intervened, leaving Gu Yi intent on getting rid of the Divine Palace protector before entering the Martial Emperor Secret Realm.

• Gu Yi chose a Heaven-tier movement skill, Wind Rises Nine Heavens, as his reward, while Gu Xiao and the others who declined the Divine Palace invitation selected five Earth-tier techniques each.
• Bei Ming gave the group maps to the Martial Emperor Secret Realm, and Gu Yi shared Wind Rises Nine Heavens with his Blood God Children, who began cultivating it in other worlds.
• The Dragon Mountain Empire welcomed the victors, announced that the Snow Moon Kingdom was now an equal ally rather than a vassal, and received seventh-grade medicinal pills from Gu Yi.
• The Yinsha Elder revealed himself in the sky and attacked Gu Yi and his companions, but Lei Mang arrived and stopped the Yinsha Coffin with lightning.
• Gu Yi recognized that Lei Mang had secretly followed them to protect him and decided he needed to make the Divine Palace expert leave or turn him into one of his own.

Gu Yi returned to Snow Moon Imperial City after winning first place in the Snow Region Grand Competition, while secretly forcing Lei Mang to submit and conceal what had happened. After the kingdom celebrated his victory, Gu Yi entered the Space Scroll’s Minor World to explore its fire-filled lands and investigate the sealed Flame Emperor.

• Gu Yi defeated Yinsha Elder and bound Lei Mang with the Life-Death Blood Talisman, then ordered him to hide and tell the Divine Palace that all was normal.
• Gu Yi led Lin Feng, Liu Fei, and the others back to Snow Moon Imperial City, where news of their competition rankings sparked citywide celebrations.
• Liu Canglan welcomed Gu Yi and the Cloud Sea Sect group at the palace and proudly celebrated their achievements.
• After three days of feasting, Gu Yi studied the Space Scroll and noticed Fire Demons attacking the seal at an opening to its Minor World.
• Gu Yi entered the Minor World, where the Flame Wolf King and a black-robed human watched flaming demon wolves attack the passage in hopes of escaping.

Gu Yi entered the Scroll Minor World and defeated the Fire King and Li Shang, preventing them from escaping and avenging the humans they had slaughtered. After killing Li Shang, Gu Yi blocked an Evil Spirit’s attempt to possess him and trapped it in a soul cauldron.

• The Fire King and Li Shang attacked Gu Yi, hoping to force him to open the passage out of the Scroll Minor World.
• Gu Yi swallowed the Fire King’s flames, seized Li Shang’s Ghost Soul Banner, and sealed the Fire King after stopping its escape.
• Gu Yi tracked down Li Shang and killed him despite his pleas for mercy.
• An Evil Spirit emerged from Li Shang’s corpse and tried to possess Gu Yi, but Gu Yi blocked its assault with a soul barrier.
• Gu Yi used the Remnant Soul Heavenly Art to trap the fleeing Evil Spirit in an ancient cauldron.