Chapter Summaries

After bidding farewell to the Pope, Shiyu traveled to the volcanic range southwest of Star Dou Forest to search for the Phoenix God's inheritance. He found no entrance above ground and began descending into the largest volcano's magma, where the Dragon God Blood in his body stirred.

• The Pope gave Shiyu another drop of God Blood, and he shared drinks with Grand Elder Qian Qiming and the other Spirit Hall members.
• The Pope told Shiyu she planned to hunt the Death God's remnant soul and ascend to the God Realm in about twenty years; Shiyu urged her to be cautious and promised to help her later.
• Shiyu left Jialing Pass and headed for the volcanic range, hoping to find the Phoenix God's inheritance or obtain a God Trial reward.
• After searching the volcanic range for hours, Shiyu suspected the inheritance might lie beneath the magma of its largest volcano.
• Shiyu used his Eight Spider Lances and the Power of Space to descend through the magma, and the Dragon God Blood in his body stirred as the heat intensified.

Shiyu entered a hidden space beneath the magma and met the Flame Phoenix guarding the Phoenix God’s Inheritance Land. The Guardian Phoenix revealed that Shiyu could test whether he was qualified to inherit the Phoenix God’s legacy.

• Shiyu passed through a spatial membrane beneath the magma and found a vast sea of fire and a Phoenix Statue.
• Shiyu approached the statue respectfully and called out, prompting a Flame Phoenix to appear.
• The Flame Phoenix introduced itself as the Guardian Senior and questioned Shiyu about how he had found the space and resisted its heat.
• Shiyu explained that his spatial Martial Soul had detected the fluctuations and that Immortal Herbs and an ice-fire spring had made him immune to ice and fire.
• The Guardian Phoenix identified the place as the Phoenix God’s Inheritance Land and said Shiyu could test whether he could obtain the inheritance.
• The Guardian Phoenix began explaining that the Phoenix God was the first Phoenix’s child and possessed the strongest flames, though his Godhood was Second-level.

Shiyu underwent the Phoenix God's assessment and received the Red-level Eighth Trial despite his lack of compatibility with the Phoenix God. The Guardian Phoenix allowed him to leave and return later, and Shiyu was relieved that missing the trial would not automatically cause his death.

• The Guardian Phoenix told Shiyu that the Phoenix God had died in an ancient divine war and explained how the inheritance assessment worked.
• Shiyu used his Precognition Ability, received an auspicious result, and let the Phoenix God's power examine his body while suppressing the Dragon God Blood within him.
• A tiny phoenix changed colors and entered Shiyu's glabella, granting him the Red-level Eighth Trial and marking his forehead with a Phoenix Pattern.
• The Guardian Phoenix warned Shiyu that the trial would be difficult and that failure could result in his erasure.
• Shiyu asked whether he could leave to reassure his family and friends, and the Guardian Phoenix said his trial granted him that authority.
• Shiyu asked whether failing to return would kill him, and the Guardian Phoenix threatened to restrict him with a mark; Shiyu concluded that he could return without worrying about automatic death.

Shiyu began the First Trial, a combat assessment against phoenixes formed from the Phoenix God's energy, and defeated opponents with increasing cultivation to earn rewards. He chose to continue after beating a five-thousand-year Phoenix and prepared to challenge a 9,999-year Phoenix.

• The Guardian Phoenix explained that defeating a Thousand-Year Phoenix would pass the basic assessment, while stronger phoenixes offered greater rewards.
• Shiyu defeated the Thousand-Year Phoenix in just over a minute using Teleportation and his resistance to fire, earning a thousand years of Soul Ring Lifespan and one level of Soul Power.
• Shiyu chose to continue the trial, hoping to earn more rewards and eventually reach the Soul Power bottleneck for a God-Bestowed Soul Ring.
• The Guardian Phoenix created a five-thousand-year Flame Phoenix, which Shiyu defeated within three minutes to earn another two thousand years of Soul Ring Lifespan and one Soul Power level.
• After resting for half an hour, Shiyu chose to challenge a 9,999-year Phoenix.

Shiyu challenged a Ten-Thousand-Year Phoenix and found its power and battle instincts far beyond those of the previous Phoenix. He resorted to draining its energy with the Eight Spider Lances, but the fight left him pinned and battered as the contest of endurance continued.

• Shiyu defeated the 9,999-year-old Phoenix and saved the reward of increased Soul Ring Lifespans and Soul Power.
• After resting, Shiyu began fighting the Ten-Thousand-Year Phoenix, whose strength rivaled that of a high-level Soul Douluo.
• Shiyu used Teleportation, Icefire Dreadclaw, Void Slash, and Domain, but the Phoenix defended against his attacks and reduced the Domain explosion's damage.
• With time running short, Shiyu teleported onto the Phoenix's back and pierced it with all eight spider lances to absorb its energy.
• The Phoenix battered Shiyu from within, then dragged and crushed him against the ground, while he continued devouring its energy and enduring the pain.

Shiyu defeated the Ten-Thousand-Year Phoenix and earned a Ten-Thousand-Year God-Bestowed Soul Ring. He began the second Phoenix God trial, which required him to climb a pressure-filled ladder.

• Shiyu endured the Ten-Thousand-Year Phoenix’s attacks while draining its energy and striking it with his Dark Gold Claw.
• After twenty-nine and a half minutes, the Phoenix exhausted its energy and vanished, leaving Shiyu badly injured.
• Shiyu received the choice of a soul ring lifespan increase, two soul power ranks, or a Ten-Thousand-Year God-Bestowed Soul Ring, and chose the soul ring.
• The Guardian Phoenix explained that the God-Bestowed Soul Ring could provide a suitable space-attribute soul ring, and Shiyu accepted it to open the second trial.
• The Guardian Phoenix revealed the God Ascension Ladder, where Shiyu needed to climb at least five hundred steps while enduring steadily increasing pressure.

Shiyu climbed the Flame Ladder under escalating pressure, completing the second trial and pushing on to six hundred steps for an enhanced reward. Exhausted, he left the ladder with the Guardian Phoenix while postponing his decision on whether to finish the trial.

• Shiyu used Life Evergreen to recover from his injuries and restore his soul power before attempting the climb.
• Shiyu climbed to five hundred steps, completed the second trial, and chose to continue for a better reward.
• Shiyu used his soul bones and spatial power to withstand the pressure and continued climbing toward six hundred steps.
• Shiyu reached six hundred steps, collapsed from exhaustion, and received a reward of four thousand years added to his soul ring lifespan and two soul power ranks.
• The Guardian Phoenix carried Shiyu down, and Shiyu left his decision about fully completing the trial for later.

Shiyu completed the Phoenix God's Second Trial, gaining cultivation power and a God-Bestowed Soul Ring. He began the Third Trial, which required him to find a drop of Phoenix Blood somewhere in the vast volcanic region.

• Shiyu decided not to absorb a Soul Ring to break through before claiming his Second Trial reward, fearing the unknown risks of transmigrating again.
• Shiyu claimed the reward, which raised his cultivation to level fifty and increased his Soul Ring Lifespans.
• The Guardian Phoenix gave Shiyu a God-Bestowed Soul Ring and explained that the Phoenix God had left three rare God-Tier God-Bestowed Soul Rings as potential rewards for completing the trials.
• Shiyu resolved to pursue a God-Tier Soul Ring and wondered whether he could return to the inheritance ground thousands of years later.
• Shiyu learned that his Third Trial required him to search the volcanic region for a drop of Phoenix Blood left there long ago.

Shiyu used his Precognition Ability to locate the Phoenix Blood inside a crystal beneath a sleeping Flame Soul Beast in a volcano. He stole the crystal and escaped to the Inheritance Land, where he expected to be safe from the enraged creature.

• Shiyu used his Precognition Ability for hours and saw a crystal containing blood beneath a creature in a volcanic crater.
• Shiyu left the Inheritance Land and followed the vision to the volcano, where he found the sleeping Flame Soul Beast and the crystal beneath it.
• Shiyu used the Power of Space to tickle the beast and draw the crystal out from under its body.
• When the Flame Soul Beast woke and reached for the crystal, Shiyu used the Substitution Skill to swap it with a stone.
• Shiyu teleported away from the furious beast and returned to the Inheritance Land with the crystal.

Shiyu passed the Phoenix trial, gained Phoenix God's Essence Blood and stronger Soul Rings, and arranged to suspend his next trial before returning home. He left the Inheritance Land with the blood unabsorbed and waited for his return, planning to study the Space-Time Rules along the way.

• Shiyu gave the irregular crystal to the Guardian Phoenix, who confirmed it contained the Phoenix God's blood and revealed his trial rewards.
• Shiyu accepted the rewards, increasing his Soul Ring Lifespans by six thousand years and gaining a Soul Power Level increase.
• Shiyu asked the Guardian Phoenix to suspend his Fourth Trial timer while he returned home, and the Guardian Phoenix agreed.
• The Guardian Phoenix explained that absorbing the Phoenix Blood might give Shiyu a God Rank skill, but Shiyu chose to wait rather than fuse with it immediately.
• Shiyu discussed long life with the Guardian Phoenix, then left the Inheritance Land and teleported away from the searching Spirit Beast.
• Shiyu found a place to rest and waited for his return, intending to comprehend the Space-Time Rules on the journey.

After returning from the past, Shiyu studied a small insight into the Space Rules and prepared to use a more than fifty-thousand-year-old Space Attribute Soul Spirit to travel back ten thousand years. He absorbed it successfully, gained his Fifth Soul Ring, and entered another Space-Time Tunnel.

• Shiyu returned through the Space-Time Tunnel and gained a slight insight into the Space Rules.
• He spent three days comprehending the insight and concluded that stronger attainments in space and time could improve his chances of learning from the tunnel.
• Shiyu decided to absorb the more than fifty-thousand-year-old Space Attribute Soul Spirit and planned to seek other Deities' trials during his next journey.
• He stored the God-tier Mecha in a Storage Soul Tool and absorbed the Soul Spirit after resisting its Spiritual Power attacks.
• Shiyu gained a black Fifth Soul Ring, and the Space-Time Tunnel swept him into another journey through time.
• He focused on comprehending the Space Rules and Time Rules as he traveled.

After gaining more insight into the Space Rules, Shiyu emerged from the Space-Time Tunnel into Bibi Dong’s bath and was forced to flee when she attacked him. Bibi Dong pursued him beyond Spirit City, and Shiyu prepared to use his God-tier Mecha to escape her pressure.

• Shiyu emerged from the Space-Time Tunnel inside a palace and saw a woman bathing.
• Bibi Dong sensed Shiyu, suppressed his Teleportation, and struck at him after charging out of the hall.
• Shiyu blocked Bibi Dong’s blow with a Rank 9 Defensive Soul Tool and fled using the Aeronautics Technique and Teleportation.
• Shiyu recognized the woman as Bibi Dong as Spirit Hall personnel joined the pursuit.
• Bibi Dong released her External Soul Bone and rapidly closed in on Shiyu beyond Spirit City.
• Shiyu decided to use the God-tier Mecha to stop Bibi Dong from interfering with his escape.

Shiyu fought Bibi Dong with his god-tier mecha and wounded her, then tried to end the confrontation by claiming his arrival had been an accident and warning her against making an enemy of his clan. Bibi Dong remained wary and demanded to know what the mecha was.

• Bibi Dong attacked Shiyu at close range, and he dodged with teleportation before retreating into his god-tier mecha.
• Shiyu used the mecha to shatter Bibi Dong's attack and struck her with its serrated steel sword, forcing her to defend herself and leaving her arm bleeding.
• Shiyu explained internally that the mecha could only support a few powerful attacks, so he hoped to intimidate Bibi Dong rather than prolong the fight.
• Bibi Dong paused her assault and asked Shiyu what he and the red metal machine were.
• Shiyu insisted he had arrived by accident, claimed his elder had lent him a divine artifact, and warned Bibi Dong that killing him would provoke his clan.

Shiyu negotiated with Bibi Dong after accidentally appearing in her bathroom, using his powerful armor and mysterious background to deter her from attacking him. They reached an agreement for him to do three tasks for her, and Shiyu prepared to leave after their oaths were sworn.

• Bibi Dong demanded compensation from Shiyu, first asking for his eyes and then for his Divine Artifact, while Shiyu offered two Ten Thousand Year Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures.
• Bibi Dong asked whether Shiyu had seen anything in the bathroom, and he denied having time to look before fleeing her killing intent.
• Bibi Dong demanded that Shiyu serve her, but he refused and negotiated instead to do three tasks, declining the offered compensation and reserving the right to refuse extremely dangerous requests.
• Shiyu and Bibi Dong swore oaths: he promised to fulfill her tasks if she could find him, and she promised not to attack him unless he provoked or offended her.
• Shiyu revealed that he was more than fourteen but under fifteen, leading Bibi Dong to suspect that a powerful force connected to a God stood behind him.
• Shiyu said he would leave, eager to get away from Bibi Dong and attend to other matters.

Bibi Dong asked Shiyu to help retrieve the Rakshasa God Scythe from Death Canyon as part of her Rakshasa God Trial. Shiyu agreed on the condition that Bibi Dong let him try to receive the Rakshasa God Trial, and she considered whether his request might benefit her.

• Bibi Dong asked how she could contact Shiyu after he left, and Shiyu said he could return within two years to help her.
• Bibi Dong asked Shiyu to accompany her to Death Canyon and help hold off the Rakshasa Ghost Spider while she retrieved the Rakshasa God Scythe.
• Shiyu questioned the danger and learned that retrieving the divine artifact was part of Bibi Dong's Seventh Rakshasa God Trial.
• Shiyu revealed that he had received a Red-level Eighth Trial from the Phoenix God, and Bibi Dong told him she had received the Rakshasa God inheritance trial.
• Shiyu agreed to help Bibi Dong if she let him try to obtain the Rakshasa God Trial, arguing that the danger warranted compensation.
• Bibi Dong considered Shiyu's request and thought that his receiving the trial might not be bad for her.

Shiyu and Bibi Dong agreed on a plan to retrieve the Rakshasa God Scythe using Shiyu’s Replacement skill, and Bibi Dong brought him to the Rakshasa Statue so he could seek a trial. The chapter ended with Shiyu standing before the statue, awaiting the Rakshasa God’s judgment.

• Shiyu demonstrated his Replacement skill and proposed swapping Bibi Dong to the Rakshasa God Scythe after she lured away the Rakshasa Ghost Spiders.
• Bibi Dong accepted Shiyu’s plan, and Shiyu asked to try the Rakshasa God’s trial in return for helping her.
• Shiyu followed Bibi Dong back to Spirit City, passing the Angel statue and entering Pope Palace with her.
• Bibi Dong led Shiyu through a hidden underground passage to the Rakshasa Statue and told him to approach it for his trial.
• Shiyu walked up to the Rakshasa Statue and stopped before it.

Shiyu received the Rakshasa God's Red-level Eighth Trial, whose tasks required him to assist Bibi Dong through her inheritance trials. After learning the rewards, he urged Bibi Dong to leave for Death Canyon immediately and offered to get them there within fifteen minutes.

• Bibi Dong activated the Rakshasa Statue, and Shiyu received the Red-level Eighth Trial.
• Shiyu learned that all eight trials required him to help Bibi Dong pass her Rakshasa inheritance trials, and Bibi Dong explained the rewards.
• Shiyu learned the trials would grant Soul Ring Lifespan and Soul Power increases, plus one God-Bestowed Soul Ring when he reached a cultivation bottleneck.
• Bibi Dong planned to leave for Death Canyon the next day, but Shiyu insisted they depart immediately because he had only seven days.
• Bibi Dong and Shiyu left Spirit City, and Shiyu stopped after flying ten kilometers to offer to take her to Death Canyon within fifteen minutes.

Shiyu took Bibi Dong to Death Canyon through repeated teleportation, astonishing her with how quickly they covered the distance. At the southern entrance, Bibi Dong explained the canyon’s dangerous regions and inhabitants, and they planned to enter the Danger Zone before approaching the center.

• Shiyu held Bibi Dong’s hand and teleported them roughly three thousand kilometers to Death Canyon in just over ten minutes.
• Bibi Dong explained that Death Canyon’s Safe Zone, Danger Zone, and Death Forbidden Zone contained increasingly powerful creatures, including the Rakshasa Ghost Spider.
• Bibi Dong proposed entering the Danger Zone first and gradually moving toward the Death Forbidden Zone to avoid provoking its strongest creatures.
• Bibi Dong told Shiyu that Death Canyon held mutated Spirit Beasts and Death Creatures that were difficult to destroy with ordinary attacks.
• Shiyu wondered whether he could use the Necromancy he had learned from Electrolux to control the Death Creatures.

Shiyu and Bibi Dong entered Death Canyon’s Forbidden Zone to find the Rakshasa God Scythe, but its guardian, the Rakshasa Ghost Spider, ambushed Bibi Dong. As creatures joined the fight, Shiyu slipped toward the glowing scythe while they focused on her.

• Shiyu and Bibi Dong secretly teleported into Death Canyon’s Death Forbidden Zone and followed Bibi Dong’s sense of the Rakshasa God Scythe.
• They spotted a violet glow, but Shiyu sensed danger and teleported away as Bibi Dong released her Death Spider Emperor Martial Soul.
• The Rakshasa Ghost Spider attacked Bibi Dong, who fought back with her Death Spider Web Restraint and other attacks.
• Bibi Dong struggled to adapt to the darkness as the Rakshasa Ghost Spider gained the advantage and other creatures joined the attack.
• Shiyu concealed his presence with Spatial Power and approached the glowing Rakshasa God Scythe while the creatures besieged Bibi Dong.

Shiyu substituted Bibi Dong beside the Rakshasa God Scythe and protected them with two Rank 9 defensive Soul Tools while the Rakshasa Ghost Spider and its creatures attacked. As the second barrier came under pressure, Shiyu joined Bibi Dong in pulling at the Divine Artifact, and a mysterious force enveloped them.

• Shiyu activated a Rank 9 defensive Soul Tool and substituted Bibi Dong beside the Rakshasa God Scythe as the creatures attacked her former position.
• Bibi Dong struggled to pull the Rakshasa God Scythe from the rock while the Rakshasa Ghost Spider led creatures in attacking Shiyu's barrier.
• Shiyu set up a second, single-use Rank 9 barrier after the first barrier began to crack.
• The Rakshasa Ghost Spider shattered the first barrier, and the gathered creatures attacked the stronger second barrier.
• Shiyu grabbed the Rakshasa God Scythe to help Bibi Dong pull it free, and a mysterious force enveloped them both.