Chapter Summaries

Shangguan Xiangshi and other geniuses sought to improve their combat power and entered the Demon Slaying Battlefield to earn cultivation time. Shangguan Xiangshi confronted a three-eyed demon after it mocked his Demonic Will.

• Shangguan Xiangshi raised his Demonic Profound Meaning to the middle tier, increased his combat power, and headed for the Demon Slaying Battlefield to continue improving.
• Gong Twelve reached three-star Cyan-level attack power, realized his sword techniques needed work, and began refining them.
• Lu Ming received twelve hours from the combat power rankings and continued cultivating his Slaughter and Destruction.
• The geniuses discovered that Demon Crystals could be exchanged for cultivation time, but being killed would erase all the crystals they had collected.
• The geniuses entered the battlefield, where the Devil Race mocked their weakness; a three-eyed demon killed one entrant, then Shangguan Xiangshi arrived and attacked it.

After strengthening his wills, Lu Ming developed a new three-will fusion technique and named it Dao Annihilation. He then went to the Domain of Extreme Speed to earn cultivation time, where onlookers gathered to see how he would fare.

• Lu Ming tested Heavenly Demise and raised its attack power to three-star Purple-grade, but found that he could no longer fuse Darkness, Destruction, and Slaughter together.
• After five days of searching for a balance, Lu Ming successfully fused all three wills and reached four-star Combat Power, then named the move Dao Annihilation.
• Lu Ming decided to seek cultivation time in the Domain of Extreme Speed after finding his cultivation at a bottleneck.
• Lu Ming read that Bai Lesheng had crossed all three stages in ninety-eight breaths, ahead of Duanmu Qianlan and Fairy Shui Ji.
• Onlookers and Fairy Shui Ji watched as Lu Ming stood at the starting point, wondering how quickly he could cross the domain.

Lu Ming entered the Domain of Extreme Speed and overcame its first two stages through his will and powerful blood and qi. In the third stage, he struggled against twisted space but began to understand its pathways; after 103 breaths, he took another step, with the outcome still unknown.

• Lu Ming used the will of his Destruction Sword Dao to clear the first stage in five breaths.
• He transformed into a golden dragon with his blood and qi power and passed the second stage, drawing astonishment from the observers.
• Lu Ming found brute force insufficient in the third stage and struggled to move through the distorted space using his limited understanding of wind and space.
• He noticed intersecting pathways and used the spatial distortion to deepen his understanding and choose a route, advancing unevenly through the stage.
• After 103 breaths, Lu Ming took another step while focused on untangling the patterns of the twisted space.

Lu Ming completed the Extreme Speed challenge in 107 breaths, then headed to the Demon Slaying Battlefield to fight Demonic Beasts and advance his wills. After entering, a three-eyed Demonic Beast noticed his unusual aura and wondered if he had comprehended Demonic Will.

• Lu Ming crossed the Extreme Speed finish line in 107 breaths, placing third and earning six hours of cultivation time.
• A group of young men from the polar lands discussed Lu Ming’s strength and left to investigate Central Continent’s other geniuses.
• Lu Ming passed the Extreme Water Domain and chose to visit the Demon Slaying Battlefield for combat and cultivation time.
• A young man sold information about Chijiao Demon weaknesses outside the battlefield as Lu Ming entered.
• A three-eyed Demonic Beast saw Lu Ming arrive and suspected he had comprehended Demonic Will.

Lu Ming killed a Three-eyed Demon and headed deeper into the demon realm in search of Demon Crystals, while Shangguan Xiangshi awakened the Will of the Demon King during a desperate fight. Lu Ming then encountered a powerful Three-star Purple-level Demon that attacked him.

• Lu Ming used the Malevolent Blade to kill the Three-eyed Demon, but its body vanished without leaving a Demon Crystal.
• Nearby demons directed Lu Ming deeper into the realm, and they compared his strength to that of Di Ming.
• A bald demonic beast badly injured Shangguan Xiangshi, who unleashed the Will of the Demon King and sent his opponent flying.
• Lu Ming knocked aside a towering demon's spear and identified it as a Three-star Purple-level Demon.
• The Three-star Purple-level Demon attacked Lu Ming.

Lu Ming defeated Black Demon after a fierce battle and continued hunting on the Demon Slaying Battlefield. Elsewhere, Sikong Ruhong fought a Giant Demon in a contest of strength, and Guan Zhi arrived to offer help.

• Lu Ming matched Black Demon's spinning spear attack with Blazing Rotor Slash, then broke through the demon's dragon strike with Heavenly Demise.
• After a prolonged battle, Lu Ming killed Black Demon and collected his Demon Crystal before leaving to seek more prey.
• Other demons fled after seeing Black Demon slain, while battles between humans and the Devil Race spread across the battlefield.
• Sikong Ruhong traded blows with a Giant Demon, and both fighters claimed their race was stronger.
• Guan Zhi appeared and offered to help Sikong Ruhong, saying he was interested in the Giant Demon too.

After months of training in Martial God Space, Lu Ming tested his powers and found that his Destruction Sword Qi could reach Three-star Cyan-level, while his refined sword moves eventually reached four-star power. He suspected Darkness might be a Forbidden Power and remained determined to master it as he continued improving.

• Sikong Ruhong and Guan Zhi were teleported out of the Demon Slaying Battlefield after encountering a Yin Demon, then blamed each other for their losses.
• Over more than half a year, geniuses across the regions improved and reshaped the preliminary rankings, while Lu Ming’s leading position remained unchallenged.
• Lu Ming tested his attacks and found that his high-level Destruction was stronger than Slaughter, while Darkness remained stuck at the peak of the middle level.
• Lu Ming suspected Darkness was a Forbidden Power connected to the sealed existence in Dragon Marsh Perilous Land, but resolved to make it serve him.
• After two days of refining his sword moves, Lu Ming raised the same strike to four-star power and continued his research.

Gong Twelve and Shangguan Xiangshi continued training to strengthen themselves, while Jiang Ruoshui and Zhu Ningyun entered the Martial God Space. Lu Ming headed deeper into the Demon Slaying Battlefield to hunt four-star Demonic Beasts, leaving a relieved Yin Demon to face the returning Swift Yin Saber.

• Gong Twelve and Shangguan Xiangshi tested their growing strength and resolved to keep improving.
• Jiang Ruoshui entered the Martial God Space after her master advised her to seek help from her Senior Disciple Brother or Lu Ming.
• Zhu Xiaojian sent Zhu Ningyun into the Martial God Space, where she saw Lu Ming ranked first on the Martial God Stele and vowed to keep up with him.
• Lu Ming headed deeper into the Demon Slaying Battlefield because Three-star Purple-level Demonic Beasts were avoiding him and he needed more Demon Crystals.
• After Lu Ming left the three-star region, Yin Demon emerged from hiding, only to be challenged again by Swift Yin Saber.

Lu Ming killed a powerful four-star Demonic Beast in the Demon Slaying Battlefield, while Jiang Ruoshui and Zhu Ningyun arrived in the Martial God Space and made their connection to him known. After spending more than half a month in the battlefield, Lu Ming returned with seventeen hours of cultivation time and was approached by a young man offering him a rare Earth Origin Pearl.

• Lu Ming used his Slaughter Storm and Fierce Evil Treasure Blade to kill a winged four-star Demonic Beast and collect its crimson Demon Crystal.
• Jiang Ruoshui watched Zhu Ningyun finish her Martial God Stele trial ranked forty-fifth, then joined her on the way to their lodgings.
• Si Yongyue offered to guide Zhu Ningyun and Jiang Ruoshui, but left after learning they knew Lu Ming, ranked first on the stele.
• Lu Ming emerged from the Demon Slaying Battlefield after more than half a month and exchanged his Demon Crystals for seventeen hours on his identity token.
• A slightly plump young man stopped Lu Ming and offered him a high-grade Earth Origin Pearl close to Half-grade quality.

Lu Ming reunited with Zhu Ningyun in the Martial God Space and learned that her sword body had helped her develop powerful sword yuan and reach three-star Orange-level combat strength. As the first year's challenge period approached, Bai Lesheng set a record in the Domain of Extreme Speed and looked forward to testing himself against Lu Ming.

• Gongliang Wufan gave Lu Ming an Earth Origin Pearl in exchange for information, and Lu Ming handed him a map of the three-star region.
• Lu Ming reunited with Zhu Ningyun, brought her back to his palace, and they exchanged news about their time apart.
• Zhu Ningyun explained that her sword body let her condense sword yuan and made it easier for her to enter the Three-Harmony Realm; Lu Ming learned that her combat strength had reached three-star Orange-level.
• Lu Ming and Zhu Ningyun spent a day together before returning to cultivation, and Lu Ming introduced her to the Demon Slaying Battlefield.
• Bai Lesheng crossed the Domain of Extreme Speed in thirty-six breaths, considered the result his limit, and grew eager to test himself against Lu Ming.
• The crowd announced that Shangguan Xiangshi was approaching.

Shangguan Xiangshi returned from the Demon Slaying Battlefield with a fearsome aura, while Lu Ming's attempt to deepen his Dark Sword Dao Will was halted by the Cultivation Tower. When the challenge period began, Shangguan Xiangshi called out Bai Lesheng for a fight.

• Shangguan Xiangshi announced that he would challenge Bai Lesheng first, leaving Bai Lesheng uneasy.
• Fairy Shui Ji defeated a four-star red-grade water Magic Beast and discovered that her Water Mirror Clone had split into seven copies.
• Lu Ming encountered a terrifying black eye while comprehending darkness, but the Cultivation Tower interrupted him before he could advance his Dark Sword Dao Will.
• Three days later, Lu Ming, Zhu Ningyun, and the other cultivators gathered at the martial arts plaza as the challenge period began.
• Shangguan Xiangshi rose on the central arena, faced Bai Lesheng, and asked whether he dared to fight.

Bai Lesheng defeated Shangguan Xiangshi by using his Spatial Profound Meaning to evade and counter the Demon King’s Will. After the fight, Jiang Congzhi challenged Yuan Hai, setting up the next battle.

• Bai Lesheng evaded Shangguan Xiangshi’s saber strikes and countered with lotus and spatial techniques.
• Shangguan Xiangshi unleashed Demon King’s Wrath, but Bai Lesheng escaped with a spatial shift and struck him with a Palm Force.
• Shangguan Xiangshi resumed his relentless assault while Bai Lesheng defended and counterattacked with Spatial Profound Meaning.
• After nearly half an hour, Bai Lesheng blasted Shangguan Xiangshi into the arena’s protective barrier, winning the challenge.
• Gong Twelve asked Lu Ming who would win, and Lu Ming judged that Bai Lesheng held the advantage.
• Jiang Congzhi appeared on the arena and challenged Yuan Hai.

Yuan Hai defeated Jiang Congzhi by using the Universe Palm Technique to absorb and return his sword attack. Long You then challenged Lu Ming, who stepped onto the arena to face him.

• Jiang Congzhi attacked Yuan Hai with his Three Swords of Late Winter, but Yuan Hai blocked each strike with the Universe Palm Technique.
• Jiang Congzhi’s powerful icy thrust drove Yuan Hai back, but Yuan Hai absorbed its force and returned it with Universe Reversal, knocking Jiang Congzhi out of the arena.
• The crowd praised Yuan Hai’s defensive technique, and Lu Ming judged that Yuan Hai could reverse attacks at Four-star Orange-level strength.
• Long You, a Sea Dragon Palace disciple ranked eighth, appeared on the arena and challenged Lu Ming.
• Lu Ming accepted by appearing on the arena.

Lu Ming faced Long You in the arena and overcame his immense force with a combined saber-and-sword strike. After Long You was defeated, the crowd realized Lu Ming had wielded both the Slaughter Saber Dao and Destruction Sword Dao.

• Long You opened with a meteor-hammer assault, but Lu Ming deflected his blows with swift saber strikes.
• Long You used the high-level Speed Profound Meaning in Swift Fire Meteor, and Lu Ming met it head-on with Rising Sun.
• Lu Ming counterattacked with Crossing the Sky, while Long You answered with a forceful swing that made both fighters recoil and left Long You bleeding.
• Long You unleashed Hammer of Earth, combining the high-level Earth and Speed Profound Meanings, but Lu Ming blocked it with a combined saber-and-sword strike.
• Lu Ming shattered the giant hammer and blasted Long You into the protective barrier, defeating him as spectators recognized the Slaughter Saber Dao and Destruction Sword Dao in Lu Ming's attack.

Lu Ming watched the arena battles after defeating Long You, while Zhu Ningyun showcased her Azure Cloud Sword Body and defeated Wei Qi. The chapter ended as Rong Qingqing faced Qi Gengyun’s Crimson Sun Pagoda projection with her own green lotus technique.

• Lu Ming reassured Zhu Ningyun that Long You’s hammer strike had only churned his blood and qi, while Long You was carried away with serious injuries.
• Guan Zhi lost to Zong Hong after wounding him with his final saber strike, and Sikong Ruhong narrowly defeated Duanmu Qianlan in another arena battle.
• Zhu Ningyun used sword yuan to defeat Wei Qi, a Late Sea Transformation Realm swordsman ranked fortieth in the preliminary rankings.
• Qi Gengyun challenged Rong Qingqing, then used his fire yuan and a Crimson Sun Pagoda projection against her green lotus defense.
• Rong Qingqing began her counter with the technique Green Lotus Blooms as Qi Gengyun’s pagoda descended.

Rong Qingqing defeated her opponent by reviving her withered lotus with the Life and Death Cycle, and the arena challenges continued for several days. On the eighth day, Bai Lesheng challenged Lu Ming, bringing renewed attention to the top-ranked fighter.

• Rong Qingqing’s green lotus withered under the Treasure Pagoda’s flames, then revived and shattered the pagoda, winning her match.
• Zhu Ningyun won five of six battles and rose to thirty-eighth, while Gong Twelve won every match and Xu Hongdie reached thirty-fifth.
• Long You defeated Shangguan Xiangshi with his Hammer of Earth, reinforcing the crowd’s reluctance to challenge Lu Ming.
• On the eighth day, Bai Lesheng challenged Lu Ming, and Lu Ming appeared on the arena to face him.
• Lu Ming noticed that Bai Lesheng’s technique also seemed to involve Spatial Profound Meaning.

Lu Ming fought Bai Lesheng, whose mastery of space let him evade Lu Ming’s destructive sword techniques and launch a difficult-to-counter attack. After suppressing Bai Lesheng in a prolonged pursuit, Lu Ming put away his sword and appeared ready to try another method.

• Lu Ming saw through Bai Lesheng’s spatial palm technique and pierced its hidden attack with his sword.
• Lu Ming swept away Bai Lesheng’s multiple Palm Forces with destructive Sword Qi, then trapped him in a Destruction Storm.
• Lu Ming struck Bai Lesheng’s defensive lotus with Endless Annihilation, but Bai Lesheng escaped using Void Origin Flow.
• Bai Lesheng repeatedly evaded Lu Ming’s attacks and tried to spread fragments of space, but Lu Ming swept them away and kept him on the defensive.
• Lu Ming stopped pursuing Bai Lesheng, put away his sword instead of drawing his saber, and began preparing another method.

Lu Ming defeated Bai Lesheng with his newly created Heart-Mind-Qi-Spirit Sword, then discussed the move with Zhu Ningyun and Gong Twelve. The arena’s attention shifted to Hong Zheng’s fierce battle with Fairy Shui Ji, which remained undecided.

• Lu Ming shattered Bai Lesheng’s spatial mirror shards and struck him with the Heart-Mind-Qi-Spirit Sword, winning their match.
• Jiang Congzhi identified Lu Ming’s technique as the Self-Sacrificing Sword and explained how it concentrated essence, qi, and spirit.
• Lu Ming told Zhu Ningyun that his technique was only an initial success and planned to fuse the power of his whole body into it.
• Gong Twelve said Lu Ming had defeated Bai Lesheng and Long You, leaving potential challengers wary of facing him.
• Hong Zheng challenged Fairy Shui Ji, and their fierce battle continued as his icy waterfall clashed with her Annihilation Vortex.

Hong Zheng and Fairy Shui Ji fought to a draw after a prolonged battle, and the challenge period ended with the Martial God Stele settling the rankings. Lu Ming remained in first place as the stele appeared above the mountain.

• Hong Zheng and Fairy Shui Ji traded powerful attacks, but neither could overcome the other's defenses and techniques.
• The arena's protective screen withdrew after more than half a day, and Hong Zheng and Fairy Shui Ji were ranked tied for fifth before leaving the arena.
• The remaining challenges reshaped the rankings, with Lu Ming holding first, Bai Lesheng second, Long You third, and Yuan Hai fourth.
• The one-month challenge period ended, and the Martial God Stele appeared above the mountain with Lu Ming ranked first.

After the challenge period ended, Lu Ming refined his Heart-Mind-Qi techniques while the others tested their attack power. He unveiled a new fused technique that reached Four-star Purple, reclaiming first place on the combat power rankings and leaving everyone shocked.

• The challenge period ended, and Lu Ming left the plaza with Gong Twelve and the others to return to his residence and digest his gains.
• Young Master Cangchen briefly took the top spot on the combat power rankings with Three-star Deep Purple, but failed to reach four-star power despite repeatedly striking the testing pillar.
• Zhu Ningyun, Xu Hongdie, Long You, Shangguan Xiangshi, Yuan Hai, Gong Twelve, Hong Zheng, and Fairy Shui Ji tested their attack power and earned rankings below Lu Ming's.
• Lu Ming created the Three Divine Skills of Heart-Mind-Qi and initially fused them into a technique he estimated was comparable to Dao Extinction.
• Lu Ming tested the fused technique and reached Four-star Purple, reclaiming first place on the combat power rankings and stunning the observers.