Chapter Summaries

Ye Xiwen badly wounded Di Chen with his Sea Overturning Seal, and the fight seemed close to its end. After a devastating clash sent Di Chen and the Golden Lion out of sight, Ye Xiwen sensed that Di Chen had escaped by teleporting and prepared for another attack.

• Onlookers debated whether Ye Xiwen had planned to lure Di Chen to Duwu Peak, while Ye Xiwen focused on killing his enemy rather than fighting fairly.
• Ye Xiwen struck Di Chen from behind with a Sea Overturning Seal, shattering his armor and badly injuring him.
• Ye Xiwen felt his Dao-heart shackles breaking and sensed that his realm might soon advance, but stayed cautious as he attacked Di Chen and the Golden Lion again.
• The Golden Lion fired a pillar of golden light at Ye Xiwen's seal, but the clash blasted a bottomless pit into the white jade plaza.
• Ye Xiwen realized Di Chen and the Golden Lion had vanished and sensed that Di Chen had teleported away despite the spatial restrictions.
• Ye Xiwen opened his Law Eye and spread his divine sense as an emotionless voice announced that it was time to end the fight.

Ye Xiwen countered Di Chen’s surprise attack despite Di Chen recovering his spatial abilities, and wounded him with a sword strike. Di Chen escaped into subspace to recover, leaving Ye Xiwen alert for his next attack.

• Di Chen recovered from his injuries and appeared behind Ye Xiwen, attacking with his spear from atop the Golden Lion.
• Ye Xiwen met the spear with a dragon-claw palm, then struck Di Chen with a greatsword and wounded him.
• Di Chen vanished into subspace, while the watching crowd reacted with shock that Ye Xiwen had injured him.
• Ye Xiwen stayed on guard, knowing Di Chen was recovering in subspace and that Chaos Energy made pursuit too dangerous.

Ye Xiwen and Di Chen continued their fierce battle as Di Chen’s spatial movements strained the Golden Lion and left him with little time. Ye Xiwen revealed that he had condensed a thousand laws, shocking the spectators and drawing the killing intent of powerful faction leaders.

• Di Chen reappeared and attacked Ye Xiwen, who countered with the Burial Sword Art and Sea Overturning Seal, wounding Di Chen as he blocked the seal.
• Di Chen escaped into space again, and Ye Xiwen realized the Golden Lion was nearing its limit from repeatedly traversing space.
• The Huantian Island Lord and other spectators questioned how Ye Xiwen could overpower Di Chen, who had condensed nine hundred and ninety-nine unusually thick laws.
• Ye Xiwen revealed the laws surrounding him, and the spectators counted one thousand, beyond the Half-Sage limit they believed possible.
• The Xuanyuan Hall Master, the Fire Cloud Cave Master, the Huantian Island Lord, and other faction experts reacted with killing intent toward Ye Xiwen.

Ye Xiwen revealed that he had condensed a thousand Dao laws and used his insight into the Golden Lion’s spatial markers to corner Di Chen. The chapter ended with Ye Xiwen killing Di Chen and the Golden Lion as they tried to flee.

• Ye Xiwen’s thousand Dao laws shocked the onlookers and made the Xuanyuan Hall Master regard him as a grave threat.
• Ye Xiwen spotted the Golden Lion’s hairs fixing its spatial coordinates and realized how Di Chen moved through space.
• Ye Xiwen anticipated Di Chen’s reappearance and severed one of his arms with a sword strike.
• Ye Xiwen noticed Di Chen trying to escape, merged with the Heavenly Origin Mirror, and tore open space to intercept him.
• Ye Xiwen drove a massive sword through Di Chen’s head, pinning him and the Golden Lion in the chaos.

Ye Xiwen killed Di Chen, was declared the tournament champion, and prepared to pursue a breakthrough. Before the celebrations began, two unfamiliar women arrived at Duwu Peak, and the green-clad girl accused Ye Xiwen of killing Brother Tai He.

• Ye Xiwen reflected on his victory over Di Chen and realized his strength had reached the Peak Half-Saint level.
• The Huantian Island Lord and Xuanyuan Hall Master reacted with anger and humiliation as the elder referee declared Ye Xiwen the champion.
• The crowd learned that only Ye Xiwen, the injured Ice King, and Jin Wushuang had survived among the eight great prodigies.
• Two women tore open space above Duwu Peak and entered True Martial School, prompting the Supreme Palace Lord to demand their identities.
• The green-clad girl flew to the Golden Lion, cried over Brother Tai He, and then accused Ye Xiwen of killing him.

A red-clad woman and a green-clad woman from Ten Thousand Demons Island arrived at the Four Great Powers Martial Gathering to retrieve the Golden Lion, and the red-clad woman revealed that Little Wolf was safe and would challenge Ye Xiwen after leaving seclusion. The gathering ended with Ye Xiwen recognized as its greatest winner.

• The green-clad woman, Bi Lian, tried to kill Ye Xiwen for killing Huang Tai He, but the red-clad woman stopped her and explained that Huang Tai He had chosen his path.
• The Supreme Palace Lord allowed the women to take the Golden Lion's corpse, despite Xuanyuan Hall Master's attempt to provoke conflict and Huantian Island Lord's desire to keep the beast.
• The red-clad woman told Ye Xiwen that Little Wolf was in seclusion and planned to find him and teach him a lesson once he emerged.
• The two women departed, and the crowd debated their origins and criticized True Martial School for letting them leave unchallenged.
• The Four Great Powers Martial Gathering concluded, with Ye Xiwen celebrated as its greatest winner after defeating Chi Tian, the Twin Stars brothers, and Di Chen.

After winning the joint martial competition, Ye Xiwen received his reward and prepared to leave Duwu Peak. A messenger told him that Water Moon Cave in the True Martial Secret Realm would open to him for three years, leaving Ye Xiwen astonished by the rare opportunity.

• Ye Xiwen's championship ended the competition with no serious disputes, though the four powers had suffered heavy losses.
• Ye Xiwen's wealth surpassed twenty million Spirit Origin Pills, including ten million paid by Yu Yang Peak for killing Di Chen.
• As Ye Xiwen prepared to return to Hidden Star Peak, Duwu Peak disciple Zeng Hexu approached him.
• Zeng Hexu informed Ye Xiwen that the School Master had granted him three years in Water Moon Cave within the True Martial Secret Realm as a reward for his performance.

After winning the championship, Ye Xiwen learned he could choose an inheritance in Water Moon Cave Heaven, then reunited with Qingxu at Hidden Star Peak. Qingxu and a powerful companion invited him to join the Big Dipper, and Ye Xiwen reconsidered after hearing its official members had freedom to refuse missions.

• Zeng Hexu explained that Ye Xiwen could choose one of Water Moon Cave Heaven's forty-nine inheritances to cultivate.
• Ye Xiwen returned to Hidden Star Peak after becoming famous for winning the championship.
• Ye Xiwen was startled to find Qingxu waiting for him, and Qingxu congratulated him on his victory.
• A tall man appeared and invited Ye Xiwen to join the Big Dipper, explaining that they had first considered recruiting Di Chen.
• Ye Xiwen refused because he did not want to be controlled by an organization.
• Qingxu and the tall man explained that official members could freely reject missions and gain access to resources and intelligence, leading Ye Xiwen to see potential benefits in joining.

Ye Xiwen joined the Big Dipper organization and learned that he had been assigned the position of Kangjinlong. The next morning, Zeng Hexu led him into the True Martial Secret Realm, where they traveled toward Water Moon Cave Heaven and entered a vast desert that obscured spiritual energy and the laws of heaven and earth.

• Ye Xiwen accepted Jiaomujiao and Qingxu's offer to join the Big Dipper after learning that the First Divine Lord had joined Southern Dipper.
• Ye Xiwen became Kangjinlong of the Eastern Azure Dragon Seven Constellations and received a Dragon Pattern Ring and a moon-white uniform.
• After celebrating his championship victory with Qi Feifan and the others, Ye Xiwen went to Duwu Peak the next morning, where Zeng Hexu took him to the True Martial Secret Realm.
• An old guardian opened a portal into the secret realm, and Ye Xiwen entered with Zeng Hexu and saw its rich spiritual energy and powerful secluded experts.
• As Ye Xiwen and Zeng Hexu traveled toward Water Moon Cave Heaven, they entered a vast desert where spiritual energy and the laws of heaven and earth were nearly impossible to sense.

Ye Xiwen and Zeng Hexu crossed a barren training ground inhabited by ascetics and reached Water Moon Cave Heaven, where Ye Xiwen was allowed to study one of forty-nine inheritances. After deciding that his priority was unifying his existing techniques rather than collecting more, Ye Xiwen began choosing an inheritance.

• Ye Xiwen and Zeng Hexu watched an ascetic trudge through a lawless, spiritual-energy-starved region, and Zeng Hexu explained the ascetics’ extreme cultivation practices.
• Ye Xiwen and Zeng Hexu passed through the barren region and entered Water Moon Cave Heaven, where formations blocked the divine senses of powerful experts outside.
• Zeng Hexu showed Ye Xiwen the forty-nine inheritance steles and explained that Ye Xiwen could choose one to comprehend.
• A young man’s sharp aura injured Zeng Hexu, while Ye Xiwen remained unaffected and drew surprise from the cultivators nearby.
• Ye Xiwen considered the cost of studying many inheritances and decided to focus on integrating his existing arts into a complete system.
• Ye Xiwen began selecting one of the forty-nine inheritances.

Ye Xiwen chose to comprehend the Great Extinction Star Dust Fist after the stone stele stirred his Guanren Scripture and reminded him of the Hidden Star Scripture. Using the Mysterious Space to analyze the inheritance, he began to form an entire universe in his spiritual world as his understanding deepened.

• Ye Xiwen found that the Great Extinction Star Dust Fist stele resonated with his Guanren Scripture and chose it as his inheritance.
• Zeng Hexu warned Ye Xiwen that almost no one had comprehended the fist technique, then left Water Moon Cave Heaven.
• Ye Xiwen sat before the stele and used the Mysterious Space, fueled by Spirit Origin Pills, to analyze its profound insights.
• Ye Xiwen's comprehension developed from a single star into a galaxy and then a growing universe in his spiritual world.

After three years of preparation, Ye Xiwen began breaking through to the Middle Stage Half-Saint while trying to link his thousand-plus laws and reach Saint Realm-level combat strength. As he practiced the Great Extinction Star Dust Fist, he rapidly surpassed its fixed forms, astonishing the secluded experts watching him.

• Ye Xiwen completed three years of cultivation, refining his laws and the Great Extinction Star Dust Fist while suppressing his advancement.
• Ye Xiwen began breaking through to the Middle Stage Half-Saint and gathering his thousand-plus laws, risking the failure of his plan to attain Saint Realm-level combat strength.
• Ye Xiwen unleashed the Great Extinction Star Dust Fist, shattered the reinforced space, and drew the attention of secluded experts who recognized the supreme art.
• Ye Xiwen grew more proficient with each strike, eventually discarding the fist's set forms and wielding it freely.

Ye Xiwen mastered the Great Extinction Star Dust Fist and broke through to the Middle Stage Half-Saint after three years in the True Martial Secret Realm. Back on Hidden Star Peak, he learned that his family had sent an invitation to his Second Sister’s wedding.

• After three years of bitter cultivation and spending nearly twenty million Spirit Origin Pills, Ye Xiwen mastered the Great Extinction Star Dust Fist.
• Ye Xiwen broke through to the Middle Stage Half-Saint, condensing 1,100 laws and reaching Saint Realm Initial Stage combat strength.
• Ye Xiwen left the True Martial Secret Realm, where the old man praised his breakthrough and solid foundation.
• Ye Xiwen returned to Hidden Star Peak and reunited with Yang Wenjun and Deng Shuixin, who were astonished by his strength.
• Yang Wenjun told Ye Xiwen that his family had sent an invitation to his Second Sister’s wedding.

Ye Xiwen hurried home after learning his second sister’s wedding was taking place, but found Dayue Kingdom engulfed in war and Silver Light Manor troops hunting Liuyun City disciples. He killed one of the pursuers after demanding an explanation, leaving the cause of the upheaval unresolved.

• Ye Xiwen received Ye Kongming’s letter and invitation, learned his second sister’s wedding was that day, and left True Martial School at once.
• Ye Xiwen flew back to Dayue Kingdom, reflecting on his return and the years that had passed.
• Ye Xiwen discovered that Dayue Kingdom was overrun by invading troops and killed hundreds of soldiers who attacked him.
• Ye Xiwen saw two Liuyun City disciples fleeing from Silver Light Manor martial artists, who surrounded them.
• Ye Xiwen seized a Silver Light Manor martial artist and demanded to know what had happened to Dayue Kingdom.
• When the Silver Light Manor leader threatened Ye Xiwen, Ye Xiwen crushed the captive martial artist to death.

Ye Xiwen learned that Great Qi’s coalition had conquered much of the region and brought Dayue Kingdom to the brink of collapse, with Yi Yuan Sect facing imminent danger. After destroying Silver Light Manor’s forces, he waited for their reinforcements and confronted their leaders.

• A man explained to Ye Xiwen that Great Qi had gained several Saint Realm experts and swept through neighboring nations, while Dayue Kingdom’s forces weakened and Yi Yuan Sect came under siege.
• Ye Xiwen learned that the coalition army was besieging True Martial School and that Yi Yuan Sect had become its next target.
• Silver Light Manor experts sent a distress signal, but Ye Xiwen crushed them all with a golden hand.
• A man and woman identified Ye Xiwen as a likely Saint Realm expert, and he said he would wait for the reinforcements to arrive.
• Dozens of Silver Light Manor experts, including several Half-Saint experts, arrived, and Ye Xiwen mocked them for serving Great Qi.
• A Late Stage Half-Saint ancestor threatened Ye Xiwen and the people of Dayue Kingdom.

Ye Xiwen returned to the Southeast Region, learned that the Qi Kingdom army was besieging the Yi Yuan Sect, and rushed to break the siege. He shattered the enemy’s formations and struck down its Half-Saint forces, leaving the battle at the Yi Yuan Sect underway.

• Ye Xiwen killed Silver Light Manor’s Half-Saint experts, extracted their ancestor’s Primordial Spirit, and learned that the Yi Yuan Sect was under heavy attack.
• People recognized Ye Xiwen, while the man and woman from Liuyun City welcomed the prospect of him becoming a powerful ally.
• Ye Xiwen reached the Yi Yuan Sect and blasted apart most of the formations surrounding its Mountain Protection Formation.
• The Qi Kingdom Allied Army’s Half-Saints confronted Ye Xiwen, but he charged through them and sent them flying with his golden dragon form.

Ye Xiwen returned to Yi Yuan Sect and routed the Qi Kingdom Allied Army, ending the siege and reuniting with the sect’s leaders. After hearing how the sect had weathered the attack, he asked about his parents, leaving their whereabouts unresolved.

• Ye Xiwen devastated the Qi Kingdom Allied Army camp and sent its Half-saints fleeing in defeat.
• Ye Xiwen entered Yi Yuan Sect through its mountain-protecting formation as the disciples recognized and welcomed him.
• Ye Xiwen reunited with Sect Master Chu Jingcai and learned that the sect’s leadership had changed during his absence.
• Chu Jingcai explained that Yi Yuan Sect had recalled its branch sect personnel and prepared its Floating Peaks for battle.
• Ye Xiwen asked Chu Jingcai where his father and mother were.

Ye Xiwen returned to the Yi Yuan Sect, drove off the Qi Kingdom Allied Army, and reunited with his family after more than a decade away. He learned that Ye Feng had married Changsun Yuyin and met their twin children, Ye Ning and Ye Ningxuan.

• Chu Jingcai told Ye Xiwen that his family was safe and that Ye Kongming, Ye Feng, and Ye Ruxue had advanced in the years he was gone.
• The Qi Kingdom Allied Army withdrew after Ye Xiwen shattered its formation and defeated its Half-Saint experts.
• Mo Han watched Ye Xiwen from a distant mountain and admitted that the gap between them had only grown wider.
• Ye Xiwen climbed Thousand Feather Peak and reunited with Ye Ruxue, Ye Feng, Ye Kongming, and Xia Chunxue.
• Ye Xiwen learned that Ye Feng and Changsun Yuyin had married and met their twins, Ye Ning and Ye Ningxuan, who had reached the peak of the Houtian Realm.

Ye Xiwen returned to the Yi Yuan Sect, rewarded his family and Thousand Feather Pavilion, and helped hundreds of disciples break through. As his reputation shook the Southeast Region, the Dayue Kingdom’s hidden Saint Realm ancestor fell to a red-robed youth, leaving the Imperial Capital engulfed by crimson vital energy.

• Ye Xiwen gave Dragon Marrow to Ye Ning and Ye Ningxuan, distributed medicinal pills to Thousand Feather Pavilion, and poured spiritual energy into Thousand Feather Peak, triggering many breakthroughs.
• Ye Xiwen reunited with Ye Shu and learned that Ye Ruxue had finally accepted the devoted man who had pursued her for years.
• News of Ye Xiwen’s defeat of the Qi Kingdom Allied Army’s Half-Saints spread across the ten kingdoms of the Southeast Region.
• A red-robed youth killed the Dayue Kingdom’s Saint Realm ancestor above the besieged Imperial Capital.
• The red-robed youth released a crimson tide of vital energy that swept over the Imperial Capital.

Young Lord Blood Robe annihilated the Imperial Capital and ordered the Qi Kingdom Allied Army to advance on Yi Yuan Sect, demanding that Ye Xiwen surrender himself. The massacres spread panic and resistance across the Southeast Region as the story left Ye Xiwen being blamed for the army’s slaughter.

• Young Lord Blood Robe shattered the Imperial Capital’s defenses, killed everyone within it, and absorbed their essence blood.
• An old man told Young Lord Blood Robe that the forces sent to Yi Yuan Sect had failed and that a Saint realm figure might have arrived.
• Young Lord Blood Robe ordered the army to march on Yi Yuan Sect and slaughter everyone along the way until Ye Xiwen came out to face him.
• News of the Imperial Capital’s destruction spread, prompting the Blood Spirit Gate to surrender to the Qi Kingdom Allied Army.
• The Qi Kingdom Allied Army began exterminating people regardless of whether they resisted or surrendered, while factions across the region sought escape or allies.
• The army announced that its massacres would continue unless Ye Xiwen bound his hands and presented himself to die.