Chapter Summaries

Shi Yuanhao arrived with two Transcendent Realm experts and demanded that Fang Mo be taken away by Imperial Sky Peak, while Pang Angong accused Fang Mo of being a Mechanical Empire spy. Xiang Yunqing and Meng Xiuping tried to protect Fang Mo, but Shi Yuanhao overwhelmed them and his followers attacked, leaving Fang Mo facing Shi Yuanhao’s descending power.

• Shi Yuanhao and two Transcendent Realm experts arrived, and Pang Angong urged them to seize Fang Mo for killing Fei Shu, Shen Chengchuan, and Ao Kong.
• Pang Angong accused Fang Mo of being a spy, while Xiang Yunqing and Meng Xiuping defended him and explained the conflict had begun when Ao Kong and the others attacked.
• Shi Yuanhao rejected their explanation and used his power to force Meng Xiuping and Xiang Yunqing back, declaring that Imperial Sky Peak would handle Fang Mo.
• Xiang Yunqing secretly warned Fang Mo that Shi Yuanhao was nearly in the True Man Realm and offered to hold him back, but Shi Yuanhao pinned him and Meng Xiuping in place.
• Shi Yuanhao ordered his two companions to seize Fang Mo; Fang Mo shattered their energy claws and blasted them away with his blade aura.
• Shi Yuanhao appeared above Fang Mo and brought down a powerful will upon him.

Fang Mo was spared an immediate fight with Shi Yuanhao when Ji Mingfeng intervened and ordered everyone back to the Divine Hall for judgment. As Fang Mo and the others headed there, Ji Mingfeng and Tie Xiaochuan worried over the political struggle within the Tianli Sect, the war with the Mechanical Empire, and how to protect Fang Mo.

• Shi Yuanhao's domain was broken by Ji Mingfeng's arrival, and Ji Mingfeng ordered everyone to return to the Divine Hall for a judgment.
• Shi Yuanhao agreed to obey Ji Mingfeng but insisted that Fang Mo remain within his sight.
• Xiang Yunqing escorted Fang Mo toward the Divine Hall while Meng Xiuping brought Yue Muhong and Lian Qingyi along.
• Ji Mingfeng and Tie Xiaochuan discussed Imperial Sky Peak's growing power, the sect master's absence, and the costly war against the Mechanical Empire.
• Tie Xiaochuan went to make contact, and Ji Mingfeng ordered an overseer to protect the people Fang Mo had brought with him.

The Mechanical Empire used the Alliances to hold Tianli Sect at bay while Farrow explained his strategy to Gu Poyue. Farrow then asked how the investigation into Fang Mo was progressing.

• Gu Poyue commanded the allied forces as they repelled another Tianli Sect attack on Galaxy Base.
• Farrow praised Gu Poyue and persuaded the Alliance leaders that the Lotto Group’s technology would help them conquer other worlds.
• Modi warned Sangbini that the Lotto Group was deceiving the Alliances and using them as cannon fodder, but Sangbini said they had little power to resist.
• After the Alliance leaders left, Gu Poyue changed his appearance and asked Farrow why the Empire did not simply take control of the Alliances.
• Farrow explained that the Alliances were being used to wear down Tianli Sect, and said the Empire had prepared for Nascent Soul Tribulation Realm experts in the Ancient Realm.
• Farrow asked Gu Poyue about the investigation into Fang Mo.

Farrow learned that Fang Mo’s allies and important connections had disappeared, while he ordered Gu Poyue to tighten control over the Galactic Alliance. Zhong Yuanqiu revealed that he was hiding people and gambling on Fang Mo’s potential, then agreed to arrange for Luo Qingshan to enter the secret realm.

• Gu Poyue reported that Fang Mo’s associates, Jiang Bisheng, and many Tianyi Sect disciples had vanished, while only a few sects supported Farrow.
• Farrow ordered Gu Poyue to strengthen control over the Galactic Alliance and expand production and mech deployment.
• Luo Qingshan met Zhong Yuanqiu in the mountains and confirmed that the people they had hidden were safe.
• Zhong Yuanqiu explained that he saw Fang Mo as a possible hope for the Alliance and feared the Alliance would be left to face Tianli Sect after the Lotto Group withdrew.
• Luo Qingshan asked Zhong Yuanqiu to help him enter the secret realm, and Zhong Yuanqiu agreed to arrange contact at the base.
• After Luo Qingshan left, Zhong Yuanqiu worried about Senior Long Yao and hoped their mission would succeed.

At the Galaxy Base mech factory, Gu Jing and Chang Fei discussed the Alliance’s heavy mech losses and the growing danger of its cooperation with the Lotto Group. Gu Jing feared the Alliance was being used as cannon fodder, and the chapter ended with Chang Fei revealing Fang Mo had caused a major setback for the Lotto Group.

• Chang Fei celebrated killing a Heavenly Human Realm martial artist in battle, but Gu Jing told him the Alliance had lost nearly three hundred Third Generation Mechs and seventeen Fourth Generation Mechs.
• Gu Jing warned that mech production was draining the Alliance’s resources and that its supply of trained Mech Warriors could soon run out.
• Gu Jing said he regretted supporting the Alliance’s expansion and feared it would become cannon fodder for the Lotto Group.
• Chang Fei told Gu Jing that opposition to the Lotto Group had spread through the Alliance, including among the sects and the four major legions.
• Gu Jing grew alarmed that Elder Gu trusted Farrow and the others too much, while Chang Fei reported that Fang Mo had killed a Liquid Metal Warrior and caused the Lotto Group losses in the Trial Area.

Jiang Yuanjiu escaped the Mechanical Empire and was rescued by a Tianli Sect cultivator, while Fang Mo returned to the Divine Hall and faced an inquiry over the deaths of Fei Shu and the others. The chapter ended with Ji Mingfeng demanding that Fang Mo explain why he had killed them.

• Jiang Yuanjiu fled from the Aerial Sentinels until a Tianli Sect middle-aged man destroyed them and carried him toward the sect encampment.
• Fang Mo returned to the Divine Hall under guard and reflected that he did not regret killing the men who had targeted him.
• Fang Mo saw that he had risen to third place on the Ascension Ranking after killing the Unicorn Thunder Rhino.
• Fang Mo exchanged a silent understanding with Tao Shang and Xia Fanbai's group about Luo Jiangyan and the others.
• Pang Angong and Shi Yuanhao asked the True Persons to deliver justice for Fei Shu, Shen Chengchuan, and Ao Kong.
• Ji Mingfeng recognized Fang Mo's powerful body and asked him why he had killed Fei Shu and the others.

Fang Mo defended himself against accusations of murdering Tianli Sect disciples, arguing that Fei Shu and Shen Chengchuan had attacked him first. After witnesses confirmed that he had met Ao Kong and knew he was a sect disciple, Bai Hai Zhou attacked him.

• Tie Xiaochuan argued that Fang Mo had acted in self-defense, while Bai Hai Zhou demanded severe punishment for killing fellow disciples.
• Shi Yuanhao stopped the quarrel and Ji Mingfeng asked Fang Mo why he had killed Fei Shu and the others.
• Fang Mo claimed he did not know Fei Shu or Shen Chengchuan and said the two had attacked him after he killed a Unicorn Thunder Rhino.
• Tie Xiaochuan accused the attackers of being guardians who had illegally interfered in the trial, and Pang Angong demanded that witnesses confirm Fang Mo knew Ao Kong was a Tianli Sect disciple.
• Yue Muhong and Lian Qingyi confirmed that Ao Kong had introduced himself to Fang Mo, prompting Bai Hai Zhou to suppress Fang Mo and strike at him with a massive energy hand.

Fang Mo defended himself against Bai Hai Zhou’s accusation that he had killed fellow Tianli Sect members, turning the charge into an argument that Ao Kong and the others were unworthy of the sect’s name. A silver-haired True Person applauded his speech, leaving the hall’s judgment unresolved.

• Bai Hai Zhou attacked Fang Mo, but Tie Xiaochuan blocked his palm strike before Ji Mingfeng stopped his next attack with the Divine Hall Grand Array.
• Fang Mo challenged whether Ao Kong and the others were truly Tianli Sect members, then struck Pang Angong when he accused him of changing the subject.
• When Pang Angong drew his flying sword, Fang Mo pointed out that Pang Angong was threatening someone he knew claimed to be a sect member.
• Fang Mo praised the courage of Gu Lingfeng, Ji Changming, Zhan Tiancheng, Xia Fanbai, Tao Shang, and Tie Xiaochuan, and said he had killed the three attackers to protect Tianli Sect’s name.
• A silver-haired True Person opened his eyes and applauded Fang Mo’s speech.

Senior Brother Zhai ruled that Fang Mo was blameless in the deaths of the three disciples and reprimanded those who had persecuted their fellow sect members. After the others left, Tie Xiaochuan discovered Fang Mo had completed the Nine Shedding Scales and cultivated True Dragon Blood, then took him to the eighth level to hear how he did it.

• Senior Brother Zhai praised Fang Mo, recited the Tianli Sect creed, and declared that Fang Mo bore no responsibility for the disciples' deaths.
• Bai Hai Zhou accepted Senior Brother Zhai's ruling and ordered Pang Angong to take the three corpses to Imperial Sky Hall for Mo Xinghe to deal with.
• Shi Yuanhao and the others departed, and Lian Qingyi apologized to Fang Mo for bringing him trouble.
• Tie Xiaochuan sensed that Fang Mo had completed the Nine Shedding Scales and cultivated True Dragon Blood, then whisked him to a palace on the eighth level.
• Tie Xiaochuan urged Fang Mo to explain how he had completed the shedding scales of the Savage Body Refinement Art.

Tie Xiaochuan learned the genuine Savage Body Refinement Art from Fang Mo and advanced to the True Dragon Transcendent Realm. He then brought Fang Mo to his treasure vault to help him condense the Dominant Body Battle Mark Record.

• Tie Xiaochuan tested Fang Mo in combat and realized Fang Mo's Savage Body Refinement Art differed from the sect's version.
• Fang Mo explained how he obtained the genuine art and taught Tie Xiaochuan to condense twelve Blood Qi Coiling Dragons.
• Tie Xiaochuan completed Nine Shedding Scales, condensed True Dragon Blood, and advanced into the True Dragon Transcendent Realm.
• Tie Xiaochuan took Fang Mo to his underground vault, offered him treasures, and prepared resources to help him condense battle marks.

With Tie Xiaochuan providing guidance and resources, Fang Mo cultivated the Dominant Body Battle Mark Record at astonishing speed, completing its Conception and Governor Vessels in three days. He stopped before overconsumption could harm him, leaving Tie Xiaochuan nearly bankrupt and lamenting that he had fallen for Fang Mo’s big con.

• Fang Mo condensed his first battle mark in the Guanyuan Acupoint, and Tie Xiaochuan tested its defensive and offensive power.
• Fang Mo rapidly formed additional battle marks, prompting Tie Xiaochuan to supply pills, spiritual materials, and a spiritual energy array.
• Fang Mo condensed twenty-one battle marks in one day while consuming huge amounts of resources and Gold Crystals.
• Tie Xiaochuan exhausted his treasury, borrowed from others, and even ransacked Ji Mingfeng to keep Fang Mo supplied.
• Fang Mo completed the Conception and Governor Vessels on the third day, activating a full-body battle mark defense and energy reservoir.
• Fang Mo stopped cultivating when further consumption risked harming his body, and Tie Xiaochuan complained that Fang Mo had bankrupted him.

Fang Mo left the Divine Hall after Tie Xiaochuan warned him about Imperial Sky Peak and urged him to climb the Ascension Ranking. He killed a Transcendent Realm Frenzied Blood Violent Bear, surged to third place, and caught the attention of a Silver-haired Young Man in Star Sea City.

• Tie Xiaochuan told Fang Mo that Imperial Sky Peak was powerful and warned him to leave quietly, while promising that Fang Mo's master would protect him.
• Fang Mo disguised himself, concealed his aura, asked Tao Shang and his companions to watch over Luo Jiangyan and the others, and secretly left the Divine Hall.
• Fang Mo checked the Ascension Ranking, saw Yan Gu in first place and his own name in fifth, then headed toward a Transcendent Realm exotic beast.
• Fang Mo killed a Frenzied Blood Violent Bear in the Blood Sleep Land and gained seventeen thousand Slaughter Points, rising to third place on the ranking.
• People in Star Sea City discussed Fang Mo's rise as a Silver-haired Young Man recognized his name, while a Green-robed Middle-aged Man doubted Fang Mo could be the person he knew.

In Star Sea City, Gu Liangyunzong and Ye Qiuchen suspected that the mysterious Fang Mo was their old acquaintance and discussed searching for him without exposing their identities. Gu Liangyunzong then joined the surviving Alliance experts, who celebrated his breakthrough to the Heavenly Human Realm and learned Yu Qingzi was close to one as well.

• Ye Qiuchen recognized Yan Gu as the Ascension Ranking’s top-ranked martial artist, and Gu Liangyunzong warned him not to underestimate powerful figures whose realms could not be sensed.
• Ye Qiuchen told Gu Liangyunzong that he believed Fang Mo was the person they knew, and Gu Liangyunzong agreed after recalling Fang Mo’s rapid rise in strength.
• Gu Liangyunzong cautioned Ye Qiuchen to search carefully because the Alliance was at war and Tianli Sect might be watching them, then gave him crystal gold coins to travel by Teleportation Array.
• Gu Liangyunzong arrived at a secluded courtyard and reunited with Yu Qingzi, Master Huiwu, Hua Xianling, Luo Zhenyuan, Long Hai, Yang Jiye, and Yang Zongshan.
• The gathered experts discussed Long Hai’s severe injury and congratulated Gu Liangyunzong on reaching the Heavenly Human Realm.
• Yu Qingzi confirmed that he was close to breaking through to the Heavenly Human Realm, then asked Gu Liangyunzong whether the Alliance had received new information.

Gu Liangyunzong revealed that the Lotto Group had taken control of the Alliance and was driving the Thirteen Alliances Army toward war with the Tianli Sect. He told the group to hide their identities in the Trial Ground, grow stronger, and avoid returning to the Alliance if they escaped.

• Gu Liangyunzong told Luo Zhenyuan, Hua Xianling, and the others that the Alliance had joined the Thirteen Alliances Army and fallen under the control of the Lotto Group and four major families.
• Gu Liangyunzong explained that the Lotto Group had supplied advanced mechs, leaked information about the Teleportation Gate, and persuaded the Alliances to attack the secret realm.
• Gu Liangyunzong said the Alliance had captured a Tianli Sect expert, making war inevitable, while the Lotto Group had sealed routes and killed many Xiantian Experts.
• Gu Liangyunzong revealed that the Lotto Group had killed Venerable Master Jikong and three Yuan-generation Buddhist masters, while Lou Feiyun and Wuya Zi had escaped and entered the secret realm.
• Gu Liangyunzong said the sect master had ordered them to conceal their identities in the Trial Ground, improve their strength, and not return to the Alliance if they got out.

Gu Liangyunzong organized the gathered sect leaders into Huiwu Pavilion to help them survive, hunt together, and find other Alliance members. As he prepared to leave to hunt for funds, the others questioned whether Fang Mo was his grandson, and Gu Liangyunzong wondered if it was really Xiao Mo.

• Gu Liangyunzong proposed forming teams to hunt Exotic Beasts and gather resources, and the sect leaders agreed.
• The leaders reported how many Prenatal martial artists had arrived from their sects and noted that Qingyun Sword Academy’s members were missing.
• The group established Huiwu Pavilion, made Gu Liangyunzong Pavilion Master and Yu Qingzi and Huiwu Vice Pavilion Masters, and chose a base in Star Sea City.
• Gu Liangyunzong introduced Communication Jade Talismans and instructed everyone to recruit their people, form hunting teams, and keep the Galactic Alliance secret.
• Hua Xianling asked whether Fang Mo in second place on the Heaven-Piercing Ranking was Gu Liangyunzong’s grandson; Gu Liangyunzong said Ye Qiuchen was investigating and left to hunt, wondering if Fang Mo was Xiao Mo.

Bai Hai Zhou ordered Pang Angong to seize Fang Mo’s companions after learning Fang Mo had left the Divine Hall, while Fang Mo trained and hunted in the wilderness, unaware that Mo Xinghe was returning and a crisis was approaching. Yan Gu recovered from a dangerous hunt and resolved to meet Fang Mo.

• Bai Hai Zhou learned Fang Mo had left the Divine Hall and ordered Shi Yuanhao to find and kill him, but Pang Angong said Shi Yuanhao had entered seclusion to pursue the True Man Realm.
• Pang Angong reported Fang Mo’s ties to Great Void Peak and Tie Xiaochuan, and Bai Hai Zhou revealed that Mo Xinghe would soon return to handle Fang Mo’s case.
• Pang Angong suggested seizing Fang Mo’s companions, and Bai Hai Zhou ordered him to locate and capture them before Mo Xinghe returned.
• Fang Mo hunted three early-stage Transcendent Realm exotic beasts, cultivated the Taichu Qi Cultivation Chapter, and advanced his Sword of Nascent Soul to Mastery.
• Yan Gu recovered from injuries sustained while hunting a Transcendent Realm exotic beast and decided he wanted to meet Fang Mo.

Ye Qiuchen arrived at the Ascension Ranking seeking Fang Mo, but a misleading description and his lack of money kept him from confirming Fang Mo’s identity. He realized too late that the details matched, and planned to earn Gold Crystals so he could ask Tao Shang and the others about Fang Mo.

• Ye Qiuchen saw Fang Mo leading the Ascension Ranking with 210,000 Slaughter Points and questioned the crowd about his origins.
• A red-faced man gave a false account of Fang Mo’s appearance, and Tao Shang, Xia Fanbai, and Zhan Tiancheng identified Fang Mo as a Great Void Peak disciple of the Tianli Sect.
• Tao Shang and the others left for the Divine Hall, while Ye Qiuchen concluded that their Martial Uncle Fang was not the person he sought.
• Ye Qiuchen recognized that the red-faced man’s details of black hair, black eyes, and a saber matched Fang Mo, then chased after the three men.
• Unable to pay the Divine Hall’s entry fee, Ye Qiuchen waited all day, then decided to hunt Exotic Beasts the next day to earn Gold Crystals and ask about Fang Mo.

Fang Mo’s relentless hunting drove his Slaughter Points past four hundred thousand as the Yin Ruins grew unstable. While he continued toward Star Sea City to find his maternal grandfather and the others, Shi Yuanhao set out under orders to kill him.

• Fang Mo hunted Transcendent Realm beasts to cultivate his martial arts and body-refinement techniques, rapidly amassing Slaughter Points.
• Ji Mingfeng and Tie Xiaochuan discussed Fang Mo’s rising score, the worsening instability in the Yin Ruins, and the threat Mo Xinghe might pose.
• Bai Hai Zhou ordered Pang Angong to deliver his command to Shi Yuanhao, who agreed to make Fang Mo disappear.
• Fang Mo continued toward Star Sea City, searching Safe Zones along the way and testing his improved strength against a Crimson Flame Giant Lion.

Fang Mo killed a Transcendent Realm Crimson Flame Giant Lion, then evaded Shi Yuanhao by changing his route and hunting across the Trial Ground. As Shi Yuanhao waited to ambush him and Fang Mo drew closer, Ye Qiuchen returned to the Divine Hall and saw a powerful Tianli Sect Heavenly Vessel arrive.

• Fang Mo killed the Crimson Flame Giant Lion with Battle Mark Impact, gained thirty thousand Slaughter Points, and devoured its blood qi.
• After Xiang Yunqing warned him that Shi Yuanhao was hunting him with the Purple Thunder Sword, Fang Mo changed course and avoided a direct confrontation.
• Fang Mo spent more than ten days moving between hunting grounds, while Shi Yuanhao searched for him and eventually waited beside a Transcendent Realm Exotic Beast.
• Ye Qiuchen joined a group of Trial Takers to earn enough Gold Crystals to enter the Divine Hall, still hoping to find Fang Mo.
• A Tianli Sect Heavenly Vessel appeared and entered the Divine Hall, and its black-clad elder's gaze left Ye Qiuchen shaken.

Mo Xinghe returned to the Divine Hall and accused Fang Mo of being a Mechanical Empire spy who had infiltrated the Tianli Sect. Ji Mingfeng and Tie Xiaochuan defended Fang Mo, but Mo Xinghe produced Jiang Yuanjiu and brought in two more people as evidence.

• Ji Mingfeng and Tie Xiaochuan learned Mo Xinghe had arrived, then sent Meng Xiuping to stop Pang Angong from taking Fang Mo’s companions.
• Mo Xinghe sounded the True Person Assembly Bell six times and told the gathered True Persons that Mechanical Empire spies planned to destroy the Divine Hall and seize the Ancient Realm.
• Mo Xinghe identified Fang Mo as the alleged spy behind the Red Rock Area’s destruction, shocking the assembly.
• Tie Xiaochuan and Ji Mingfeng defended Fang Mo and challenged Mo Xinghe to provide evidence.
• Mo Xinghe presented Jiang Yuanjiu, who claimed he had escaped the Mechanical Empire and returned to report its plot.
• Mo Xinghe had two people brought into the hall and thrown onto the floor for Ji Mingfeng and Tie Xiaochuan to identify.