Chapter Summaries

Lin Dong confronted Wang Yan and the Wang Clan after Wang Yan tried to draw Lin Langtian into the dispute. He crushed Wang Yan with one move and silenced Wang Tong, leaving the Wang Clan’s experts stunned.

• Wang Yan refused Wang Tong’s offer to join forces against Lin Dong and tried to make Lin Langtian handle the dispute.
• Lin Ke'er gave Lin Langtian an excuse to protect Lin Dong, and Lin Langtian accepted it rather than fight him.
• Lin Dong offered to spare Wang Yan if he could withstand one move, then struck him with the Golden Platform Suppressing Demon Palm.
• Wang Yan’s Hundredfold Sky-Splitting Spear failed to stop the Golden Platform, which smashed him into a ravine and left him sprawled beside his cracked spear.
• Wang Tong threatened Lin Dong on behalf of the Wang Clan, but Lin Dong dropped the Golden Platform on him and said there was no place for him to speak.

After defeating Wang Yan, Lin Dong entered the Great Desolation Ancient Tablet and found that the Bone Corroding Yin Wind could not harm his strengthened body. He later spotted a crowd gathered around the remains of an Ancient Sect Disciple and a flock of Demonic Wind Vultures.

• Lin Dong let Wang Yan go after declaring that he had barely passed, then entered the Great Desolation Ancient Tablet when its Space Channel opened.
• Lin Dong resisted the Bone Corroding Yin Wind with his Great Sun Thunder Body, while three newly arrived martial artists died after blundering into it.
• Little Marten explained that the wind could temper the body, but Lin Dong found it too weak to be useful and continued onward.
• Lin Dong traveled on Little Flame through the Ancient Tablet space and gathered abundant Spiritual Medicine while discussing the space's dense Origin Energy with Little Marten.
• Little Marten spotted nearly a hundred people gathered near a Stone Pavilion guarded by Demonic Wind Vultures and identified the seated skeleton as an Ancient Sect Disciple who had died attempting to break into the Nirvana Stage.

Lin Dong and Little Marten reached the core of the Ancient Sect after Lin Dong’s Life Spirit Talisman resonated with the Devouring Ancestral Symbol. They found the Talisman Puppet Nest, where Mu Qianqian’s group had arrived first, and she proposed searching separately.

• Lin Dong dismissed the two Nirvana Pills and left the Ancient Sword Sect group unharmed after Liu Ku explained why they had come.
• Two days later, Lin Dong’s Life Spirit Talisman resonated with something near a steep mountain peak, and he and Little Marten headed there with Little Flame.
• Lin Dong and Little Marten passed through underground passages filled with ruined Talisman Puppets and found a vast, honeycomb-like chamber.
• Lin Dong spotted Mu Qianqian and her group on an iron net above the chamber’s black hole, then joined them on the chains.
• Mu Qianqian suggested that she and Lin Dong search the Talisman Puppet Nest separately, and Lin Dong agreed he was interested in it.

Lin Dong found that the Devouring Ancestral Symbol was no longer in the Talisman Puppet Nest and discovered a hidden space inside its central pillar. There, he encountered Elder Black Pupil, who recognized the Devouring Ancestral Symbol’s aura in Lin Dong’s Life Spirit Talisman.

• Lin Dong sent Mu Qianqian and the Great Demon Sect experts away, then claimed an intact Advanced Talisman Puppet.
• Lin Dong and Little Marten descended to a vast altar and found the Black Stone Pillar’s summit empty.
• Lin Dong sensed traces of the Yin Puppet Great Method and concluded that someone from the Yin Puppet Sect had taken the Devouring Ancestral Symbol.
• Lin Dong pressed his Life Spirit Talisman against the Black Stone Pillar, and a black vortex pulled him into a hidden space as Little Marten followed.
• Elder Black Pupil opened his Ink Eyes and unleashed darkness that destabilized Lin Dong’s Mental Energy, but the Ancestral Stone steadied him.
• Elder Black Pupil told Lin Dong that his Life Spirit Talisman carried an aura derived from the Devouring Ancestral Symbol.

Lin Dong learned from Elder Black Pupil that Alien Demonic Experts had hunted Ancestral Symbol Masters since an ancient invasion, and that inheriting the Devouring Ancestral Symbol meant taking up the fight to protect the world. Elder Black Pupil asked whether Lin Dong still wished to inherit it, leaving Lin Dong’s answer unresolved.

• Elder Black Pupil showed Lin Dong a vision of the ancient battle against the invading demons and explained how Symbol Ancestor and his disciples drove them back.
• Elder Black Pupil revealed that a Demon King’s attack destroyed the Great Desolate Sect and that demons had targeted Ancestral Symbol Masters because the symbols could destroy them.
• Elder Black Pupil told Lin Dong that Thunder Emperor and the Thunder Mansion had been destroyed, and identified the Heavenly Thunder Sea Region in the Chaotic Demon Sea as their location.
• Little Marten emerged and asked why his bloodline inheritance did not record the ancient history; Elder Black Pupil said his ancestor had fought beside Great Desolation Emperor and suggested asking his clan’s Grand Elder.
• Elder Black Pupil warned Lin Dong that inheriting the Devouring Ancestral Symbol meant facing demons and defending the world, then asked if he still wanted to inherit it.

Lin Dong left Elder Black Pupil’s space with a seal that could open the Devouring Ancestral Symbol and reached the Creation Ancient Tablet, where the contest for ten inheritance seats began. After the leading geniuses claimed seats, a clash broke out when the Azurewood Sect of the Great Qing Dynasty challenged the Ancient Sword Sect.

• Elder Black Pupil gave Lin Dong a symbol seal and warned him to hide his Ancestral Symbol from Yi Mo until he grew stronger.
• Lin Dong returned to the outside world and told Little Marten he would destroy any demons that threatened the world.
• Lin Dong arrived at the Nameless Ancient Tablet as experts gathered for the ten inheritance seats.
• Lin Dong claimed the first seat, and Lin Langtian took the tenth while other leading geniuses claimed the remaining seats.
• Liu Ku stepped forward to claim the eighth seat for the Ancient Sword Sect, but the Azurewood Sect of the Great Qing Dynasty challenged him.
• Liu Ku ordered the Ancient Sword Sect disciples to form an array.

Lin Dong let the Ancient Sword Sect and Lion Fist Gate claim the Eighth and Ninth Seats, then chose Lin Ke'er for the Tenth Seat. When a challenger objected, Lin Dong crushed him with an Advanced Talisman Puppet and silenced the crowd.

• The Ancient Sword Sect defeated the Azurewood Sect with its Ancient Sword Great Formation and claimed the Eighth Seat, while Liu Ku ingratiated himself with Lin Dong.
• The Lion Fist Gate defeated Blissful Valley and took the Ninth Seat, leaving only the Tenth Seat unclaimed.
• Lin Dong named Lin Ke'er as his choice for the final seat, angering Lin Langtian and stirring objections among the crowd.
• A burly middle-aged man challenged Lin Dong’s authority, but Lin Dong’s Advanced Talisman Puppet appeared and stomped him into the ground.
• Lin Dong declared that he was the greatest reason, and the crowd fell silent.

Lin Dong entered the Creation Martial Tablet and searched its ancient space for the Great Desolation Imprisoning Heavenly Finger. He found the high-grade martial art and left himself planning to use the Ancestral Stone to take another technique as well.

• Lin Dong sent the black Talisman Puppet back into his Cosmic Bag after subduing the middle-aged man, then invited Lin Ke'er to sit as the Creation Martial Tablet prepared to open.
• The Creation Martial Tablet enveloped Lin Dong and nine others in pillars of light and drew their minds into its inner world.
• Lin Dong used the Ancestral Stone to reach the Tablet Spirit, which brought him into an ancient space filled with Creation Stage Martial Arts.
• Little Marten warned Lin Dong that the tablet's rules allowed each entrant to choose only one martial art, but Lin Dong decided to try to take a second technique after claiming his first.
• Lin Dong passed many martial arts and found the Great Desolation Imprisoning Heavenly Finger, which he had deliberately sought.

Lin Dong acquired the Great Desolation Imprisoning Heavenly Finger and secretly took a Spirit Martial Art from the Creation Martial Tablet before being expelled. As Lin Langtian returned with a Creation Stage Martial Art, the crowd waited to see what Lin Dong had obtained.

• Lin Dong used the Ancestral Stone to break the seal around the Great Desolation Imprisoning Heavenly Finger and absorbed its knowledge.
• Lin Dong entered a space containing Spirit Martial Arts, grabbed one light cluster, and was expelled by the tablet's counterattack.
• The crowd saw several competitors return with high-grade martial arts and waited for Lin Dong and Lin Langtian.
• Lin Langtian returned with a Creation Stage Martial Art, prompting praise from his supporters and a rebuke from Lin He.
• A sudden change erupted just as the lean elder claimed Lin Dong could not have obtained a Creation Stage Martial Art.

Lin Dong used the Creation Martial Tablet to break through to Creation Stage Great Accomplishment, stunning the crowd and eclipsing Lin Langtian. Afterward, he rejected Little Marten’s suggestion to take the Tablet, wary that doing so might release the sealed Nine King Palace.

• The Creation Martial Tablet drew in energy and sent it toward Lin Dong, who concealed the Spirit Martial Art he had obtained.
• Lin Dong absorbed the Tablet’s Origin Energy and advanced from Creation Stage Minor Accomplishment to Great Accomplishment, stopping short of Creation Stage Peak to protect his foundation.
• The crowd praised Lin Dong’s talent, while Lin Langtian grew resentful and a Lin Clan elder resolved to report Lin Dong’s breakthrough to the clan leadership.
• Little Marten urged Lin Dong to use the Stone Talisman to take the Creation Martial Tablet, but Lin Dong refused because removing it might free the Nine King Palace.
• Little Marten laughed at Lin Dong’s claim to have principles, and Lin Dong demanded to know if he was insulting him.

Lin Dong received the Lin Clan’s Sky-Shattering Demonic Tablet Palm and agreed to face the Ancient Blood Bat Dragon guarding the Ancient Secret Treasure. He cleared the plaza and transformed into his True Dragon Ape Form to begin the fight.

• Lin Ke'er gave Lin Dong a Cosmic Bag containing the Sky-Shattering Demonic Tablet Palm and relayed Elder Lin He’s request that he compete in the Clan Grand Competition.
• Lin Langtian announced that the Four Great Clans would join the other forces to breach the Ancient Secret Treasure, but the crowd looked to Lin Dong for leadership.
• Lin Dong revealed that an Ancient Blood Bat Dragon at Creation Stage Great Accomplishment guarded the treasure and offered to fight it in exchange for its corpse.
• Lin Dong had the gathered forces retreat from the plaza and tore open his clothes as his battle intent surged.
• Lin Dong shouted, "True Dragon Ape Form!!!"

Lin Dong transformed into the Ancient Dragon Ape and fought the Ancient Blood Bat Dragon, overwhelming the Creation Stage Great Accomplishment beast. The Ancient Blood Bat Dragon tried to flee, but Lin Dong tore off its wings and brought it crashing down.

• Lin Langtian saw Lin Dong transform into the Ancient Dragon Ape and was shaken by the gap between their strength.
• The Ancient Dragon Ape smashed the plaza apart, drawing the Ancient Blood Bat Dragon out from beneath it.
• The Ancient Dragon Ape and the Ancient Blood Bat Dragon clashed in a fierce battle that devastated the plaza.
• The Ancient Dragon Ape wounded the Ancient Blood Bat Dragon, which attempted to escape into the sky.
• The Ancient Dragon Ape grabbed the Ancient Blood Bat Dragon, tore off its wings, and sent it crashing to the ground.

Lin Dong defeated the Ancient Blood Bat Dragon in his Ancient Dragon Ape Form, then waited as the treasure seekers awakened a deadly guardian inside the Ancient Secret Treasure. As the survivors fled, Lin Dong set out to stop Lin Langtian from escaping with the stolen Nirvana Pills.

• The Ancient Dragon Ape killed the Ancient Blood Bat Dragon and carried its corpse away while the surrounding experts watched in shock.
• Lin Langtian urged the experts to enter the Ancient Secret Treasure, and the Four Great Clans followed the crowd inside.
• Lin Dong reassured Little Marten that the Dragon Ape Blood Essence had not changed his mind, then let Little Marten and Little Flame consume the Ancient Blood Bat Dragon’s essence and Demonic Spirit.
• A violent Origin Energy storm erupted near the Creation Martial Tablet, and a Mysterious Skeleton pursued the fleeing treasure seekers, killing many of them.
• Lin Dong concealed himself as the survivors escaped and vanished to intercept Lin Langtian before he could take the stolen Nirvana Pills away.

Lin Langtian was forced to discard the Cosmic Bag he had stolen from the Underground Palace to stop the Mysterious Skeleton from attacking the fleeing martial artists. Lin Dong recovered the bag, then used the Black Symbol to make the Skeleton recognize him as its master, whereupon it mourned the destruction of its sect.

• A hidden voice exposed Lin Langtian for carrying something that had provoked the Mysterious Skeleton, and Wang Yan and the other martial artists demanded he throw it away.
• As the pursuing storm killed more people, Lin Langtian threw down the black Cosmic Bag, causing the Skeleton to stop attacking and the crowd to rush toward the Space Channel.
• Lin Dong appeared, picked up the discarded Cosmic Bag, and found it contained more than eight hundred Nirvana Pills, several Spirit Treasures, and hundreds of thousands of Pure Yuan Pills.
• The Mysterious Skeleton attacked Lin Dong, but the Black Symbol appeared and caused it to recognize him as its master.
• The Skeleton knelt before the Black Symbol and mourned that its sect had fallen.

Lin Dong asked the Mysterious Skeleton for Nirvana Pills to help him break through to the Nirvana Stage, promising to aid the skeleton if he reached Reincarnation. The skeleton gave him a Dan River containing over two hundred million pills, then returned to his throne.

• Lin Dong asked the Mysterious Skeleton to let him take Nirvana Pills from the Great Desolate Sect’s storehouse.
• The Mysterious Skeleton led Lin Dong into the underground palace beneath the Creation Martial Tablet, where Dan Rivers held millions of pills.
• When asked how many pills he wanted, Lin Dong requested a hundred million.
• The Mysterious Skeleton poured the smallest Dan River, containing over two hundred million Nirvana Pills, into Lin Dong’s Cosmic Bag and extracted its Curse Power.
• Lin Dong swore to return and help the Mysterious Skeleton escape his calamity if he reached Reincarnation, and the skeleton returned to his throne.

After recovering in the Ancient Tablet Space, Lin Dong discussed his gains and plans with Little Marten, then set out with Little Flame for the Yin Puppet Sect to reclaim a treasure. He arrived at Yin Puppet City as Teng Sha prepared to open the treasure and draw Lin Dong into a confrontation.

• Lin Dong meditated for a month while Little Marten and Little Flame recovered in the Ancient Tablet Space.
• Little Marten awoke, and Lin Dong told him about obtaining a small Dan River containing 230 million Nirvana Pills and the martial arts he had gained.
• Little Marten planned to use the Nirvana Pills to advance his cultivation and restore his strength, while Lin Dong identified his newly acquired Spirit Martial Art as the Eight Desolations and Six Directions Emperor Extreme Fist.
• After Little Flame condensed his Demonic Spirit, Lin Dong opened a Space Channel and traveled with Little Marten and Little Flame to the Profound Yin Mountain Range.
• Great Desolation Prefecture’s factions gathered at Yin Puppet City after learning that Teng Sha planned to open a treasure, and Lin Dong arrived there riding Little Flame.

Lin Dong and his companions waited for the Devouring Ancestral Symbol to appear while Teng Sha prepared to break open the sealed treasure at Profound Yin Mountain. A Great Strength Divine Ape suddenly crashed onto the plaza and seized the Black Light Cluster, leaving Teng Sha and the gathered forces stunned.

• Lin Dong refused to wait for the Yin Puppet Sect to exhaust itself and told Little Marten and Little Flame to block any enemies while he claimed the Devouring Ancestral Symbol.
• Teng Sha ordered the Yin Puppet Sect to guard Profound Yin Mountain and revealed the Black Light Cluster containing the ancient symbol.
• As Teng Sha began ordering the experts to form a formation, Lin Dong's Demonic Ape Transformation announcement rang across the mountain.
• A giant Great Strength Divine Ape descended onto the plaza, interrupting Teng Sha and forcing him to retreat with the Left and Right Elders.
• The Great Strength Divine Ape seized the Black Light Cluster and smiled as it held the treasure.

Lin Dong, transformed into the Great Strength Divine Ape, attacked the Yin Puppet Sect and swallowed its exotic treasure. Teng Sha’s sect changed the Nine Yin Demonic Profound Array to draw on Profound Yin Mountain’s cold energy and knock Lin Dong into the mountainside, but he rose again in a furious roar.

• The Great Strength Divine Ape revealed that it was Lin Dong, swallowed the Yin Puppet Sect’s exotic treasure, and killed several experts and two Advanced Talisman Puppets.
• Teng Sha ordered the sect to form the Nine Yin Demonic Profound Array, whose blood-colored energy pillar struck the Great Strength Divine Ape but failed to defeat it.
• The Great Strength Divine Ape hurled mountains at the array, and the sect barely held it off while Teng Sha planned to use Profound Yin Mountain’s cold energy.
• Teng Sha drew the mountain’s frigid energy into the array, forming a Black Flood Dragon that shattered the Great Strength Divine Ape’s golden defenses and slammed it into the mountainside.
• The Yin Puppet Sect cheered, but the Great Strength Divine Ape stood again, pounded its chest, and roared in fury.

Lin Dong merged with Elder Black Pupil’s projection and unleashed the Power of Death, wiping out the Yin Puppet Sect on Profound Yin Mountain. After recovering some strength, he confronted the leaders of the Great Demon Sect and Martial Alliance, who came forward to greet him.

• Lin Dong merged with Elder Black Pupil’s projection and directed the Power of Death at the Yin Puppet Sect.
• Teng Sha ordered the sect’s experts to sacrifice their heart’s blood essence and formed the Nine Yin Blood Eye, but the Power of Death destroyed the formation and killed the sect’s experts in droves.
• Teng Sha used the Left and Right Elders as shields, and the Power of Death killed them before Lin Dong struck down Teng Sha.
• The Power of Death dissipated, leaving no one standing atop Profound Yin Mountain, and Lin Dong’s depleted Origin Energy forced him to recover with medicinal pills.
• Lin Dong called out the hidden onlookers, and Mu Lei and Wu Zong introduced themselves as leaders of the Great Demon Sect and Martial Alliance.

Lin Dong seized the Yin Puppet Sect’s resources and discovered a Blood Spirit Puppet bound beneath Profound Yin Mountain. After Little Marten explained the puppet’s limits, Lin Dong was left considering how to use it.

• Lin Dong told Mu Lei and Wu Zong they could divide the Yin Puppet Sect’s territory if they guarded the Eagle Martial Arts School in Great Eagle City.
• Mu Lei and Wu Zong took control of the Yin Puppet Sect’s headquarters while Lin Dong emptied its treasury.
• Lin Dong found a chained Blood Spirit Puppet in a cavern and used his True Dragon Ape Form to roar it into silence.
• Little Marten appeared and explained that Blood Spirit Puppets could evolve by absorbing energy but could not surpass the limits of their materials and refinement.
• Little Marten warned that even a Nine Grade Spirit Puppet could not evolve into a Heaven Puppet through Nirvana Pills alone.