Chapter Summaries

Ye Xiwen helped defeat the Mao Jiangs, then seized one of the ten tokens that allowed travel to the Ancient Barrens Continent. After killing a rogue cultivator who tried to take it, he returned to True Martial School with the token as the journey ahead drew near.

• Ye Xiwen fought a Mao Jiang with his bare strength and destroyed it after a hundred punches while the other experts finished off the remaining zombies.
• A teleportation platform rose from the cave and produced ten tokens, and an aged martial artist explained that only ten appeared every hundred years, with each token carrying ten people.
• The hegemonic powers claimed six tokens, then the white-haired elder and Li Feng took two each before Ye Xiwen seized one of the remaining tokens.
• A rogue Transcendent Realm cultivator threatened Ye Xiwen for the token, but Ye Xiwen beat him nearly to death and absorbed his essence blood with the Heavenly Origin Mirror.
• Ye Xiwen returned to True Martial School with the token, and its members celebrated his success.

Ye Xiwen and the True Martial School group left after securing a token, but Li Feng revealed that Xia Ya was his daughter and prepared to take her to the Ancient Barrens Continent. Li Feng also disclosed his Remnant Race origins and plans to disband Southern Dipper and lead its survivors away, while Beidou agreed to give him a token.

• Ye Xiwen and Huang Wuji left the battle for the final token with the True Martial School group.
• Li Feng caught up with them and awakened Xia Ya's sealed memories, revealing that she was his daughter.
• Xia Ya reunited with Li Feng, while Ye Xiwen and the Su Nv Peak Chief Seat said farewell as she prepared to leave for the Ancient Barrens.
• Ye Xiwen declined Xia Ya's invitation to travel with her, saying he first had to settle matters in the True Martial Realm.
• Beidou confronted Li Feng, who revealed that he was of the Remnant Race and had disbanded Southern Dipper to take its survivors to the Ancient Barrens.
• Beidou agreed to give Li Feng his token, and Ye Xiwen realized the two men were the Beidou and Southern Dipper Star Lords.

Ye Xiwen prepared to leave for the Ancient Barrens Continent, secured the Beidou Star Lord’s promise to protect the True Martial School, and spent the following decades helping it conquer the True Martial Realm. As his departure approached, he recovered from the True Martial Stone Sword’s heavy toll on his lifespan and vitality.

• Li Feng took Xia Ya and departed with the token, while the Beidou Star Lord refused Ye Xiwen’s invitation to travel but agreed to watch over the True Martial School.
• News of the tokens and the Ancient Barrens Continent spread, and ten years later the other token holders departed while Ye Xiwen remained behind.
• After the extraterritorial overlords withdrew, Ye Xiwen led the True Martial School’s army, destroyed Fire Cloud Cave, and conquered the True Martial Realm over the next thirty years.
• The True Martial School became a dominant power with more than seventy Transcendent Realm experts, and Ye Xiwen brought the Ye Family to safety within the school.
• Ye Xiwen recovered on Ye Peak after the True Martial Stone Sword consumed more than three thousand years of his lifespan and left his vitality depleted and his hair partly white.

After leaving his former world, Ye Xiwen spent two years traversing an abandoned Ancient Road and reached a bustling gate city leading to the Ancient Barrens Continent. He joined dozens of arriving geniuses waiting at the gate and began speaking with a young woman.

• Ye Xiwen left for the Ancient Barrens Continent and the Ancient Phoenix World, departing without attending his farewell banquet.
• After a year of travel, Ye Xiwen found an abandoned transit city on the Ancient Road and learned from Ye Mo that the road connected different worlds through the roots of the World Tree.
• Ye Xiwen passed more deserted cities and, after another year, reached a prosperous gate city where geniuses from dozens of worlds gathered to await entry into the Ancient Barrens Continent.
• Ye Mo explained that the Ancient Barrens Continent imposed far less realm suppression than other worlds, making it a place where visiting geniuses could cultivate rapidly and attract sects.
• Ye Xiwen saw that most of the gathered geniuses were at the Transcendent Realm First Heaven and realized his cultivation no longer made him stand out.
• A young woman in an aqua dress approached Ye Xiwen and asked whether he had just arrived.

Ye Xiwen arrived at a recruitment site on the Ancient Barrens Continent, where he met Shen Yanmei and refused to join either of the sects recruiting there. After Kou Wendong tried to force him into Unrivaled Palace, Ye Xiwen told him to get lost, and Kou Wendong prepared to attack.

• Ye Xiwen introduced himself to Shen Yanmei and said he planned to travel on his own instead of joining a sect.
• Shen Yanmei explained that Unrivaled Palace and Red Peak Mountain Manor were recruiting disciples, and the two sects arrived shortly afterward.
• The geniuses registered with their chosen sects, while Ye Xiwen stood alone and declined both offers.
• Kou Wendong approached Ye Xiwen on behalf of Unrivaled Palace and offered him an Outer Gate Disciple position.
• Ye Xiwen refused, told Kou Wendong to get lost, and Kou Wendong unleashed his aura and threatened him.

Ye Xiwen rejected recruitment by the Unrivaled Palace and Red Peak Mountain Manor, prompting Kou Wendong to attack him. Ye Xiwen defeated Kou Wendong with a single physical strike, and the Unrivaled Palace elder chose to make peace before the group returned to the Ancient Barrens.

• Kou Wendong attacked Ye Xiwen with the Unrivaled Sky-Piercing Hand after dismissing him as an insignificant newcomer from a minor world.
• Shen Yanmei warned Ye Xiwen as Kou Wendong’s attack rushed toward him.
• Ye Xiwen blocked Kou Wendong’s attack with a punch using only his physical strength, then struck his chest and sent him flying.
• The witnesses were stunned when Ye Xiwen effortlessly defeated Kou Wendong, and the Unrivaled Palace elder recognized that Ye Xiwen had held back.
• The Unrivaled Palace elder accepted Ye Xiwen’s refusal to join and proposed forming a good bond, then ordered the gates opened for the return to the Ancient Barrens.

Ye Xiwen entered Gate City and was ambushed by Ma Yuanlong and his gang after refusing to buy a fake map. He crippled all of them, leaving the onlookers stunned and the Unrivaled Palace disciples reassessing his strength.

• Ye Xiwen entered Gate City and ignored Ma Yuanlong’s offer to sell him a map of the Ancient Barrens Continent for five thousand spirit crystals.
• Ma Yuanlong surrounded Ye Xiwen with his men and threatened to break his arm for refusing to pay.
• Unrivaled Palace disciples watched from a nearby restaurant as Shen Yanmei worried about Ye Xiwen and another disciple explained Ma Yuanlong’s reputation.
• Ye Xiwen struck first, crushed Ma Yuanlong’s Eagle Claw attack, and shattered his dantian and meridians.
• Ye Xiwen caught and crippled Ma Yuanlong’s fleeing men, while the onlookers and Unrivaled Palace disciples were shocked by his strength.

Ye Xiwen chose to advance the Star Colossus Avatar before Ma Yuanfeng returned, then broke through to the Transcendent Realm Second Heaven inside the Heavenly Origin Mirror. As his breakthrough ended, a powerful divine sense swept through his room and shattered his defensive formations.

• Ye Xiwen decided to let the Star Colossus Avatar break through first so he could face Ma Yuanfeng, who was expected to return soon.
• Ye Xiwen ignored Ma Yuanlong's threats and went to an inn, where Shen Yanmei warned him to flee and he told her he could handle it.
• Ye Xiwen entered the Heavenly Origin Mirror and began forcing the Star Colossus Avatar through the barrier to the Transcendent Realm Second Heaven.
• Ye Xiwen failed repeatedly, but the Myriad Heart Ancient Tree and Mysterious Space kept his mind clear and supplied him with insights as he continued his attempts.
• Ye Xiwen finally shattered the barrier and consolidated the Star Colossus Avatar's cultivation at the Transcendent Realm Second Heaven.
• A powerful divine sense swept across Ye Xiwen's room and instantly destroyed his defensive formations.

Ye Xiwen faced Ma Yuanfeng, who had come to avenge his younger brother, and fought him despite being a realm below him. Their battle shocked the experts of Gate City, and the outcome remained uncertain.

• Ma Yuanfeng confronted Ye Xiwen above the inn and accused him of crippling Ma Yuanlong, while Ye Xiwen said Ma Yuanlong had brought it on himself.
• Ma Yuanfeng claimed he had come over a private matter, and Ye Xiwen led him away from the inn to fight.
• Ma Yuanfeng attacked with his spear, but Ye Xiwen met his strike with the Great Extinction Star Dust Fist and proved he could contend with a Transcendent Realm Third Heaven expert.
• Ma Yuanfeng used the Flying Scorpion Sacred Spear Art, but Ye Xiwen shattered the scorpion with a punch.
• Experts watching in Gate City remarked on Ye Xiwen's strength as he and Ma Yuanfeng continued to appear evenly matched.

Ye Xiwen defeated and killed Ma Yuanfeng after adapting to his newly acquired strength, while the City Lord chose not to intervene and agreed to let the conflict end. Ye Xiwen then headed for Gate City's teleportation array to travel to the Ancient Barrens Continent.

• Ma Yuanfeng attacked Ye Xiwen with his spear, but Ye Xiwen met his blows head-on and gradually took control of the battle.
• Ye Xiwen mastered his Transcendent Realm Second Heaven strength during their fight and struck Ma Yuanfeng with the Burial of Heaven Sword, killing him.
• Ye Mo explained that the City Lord had avoided intervening because he was unsure he could defeat Ye Xiwen and risked making a dangerous enemy.
• The City Lord told Ye Xiwen that Ma Yuanfeng had acted on his own, and Ye Xiwen agreed to put the matter behind them.
• Ye Xiwen went to Gate City's teleportation array to travel to the Ancient Barrens Continent.

Ye Xiwen arrived in Spirit Gate City and discovered that Shen Yanmei was being abused by Bei Shanling, the North Mountain Clan patriarch’s son. After rejecting the Unrivaled Palace disciples’ pleas to tolerate the abuse for their survival, Ye Xiwen drew the Feather Transformation Immortal Slaughtering Blade and declared his intent to kill.

• Ye Xiwen traveled through a teleportation array to Spirit Gate City on the Ancient Barrens Continent.
• Ye Xiwen heard Shen Yanmei calling for help and rushed into an inn, where he found Unrivaled Palace disciples gathered.
• Ye Xiwen used his divine sense to discover Shen Yanmei tied to a bed while Bei Shanling drained her vital essence.
• An Unrivaled Palace elder explained that Bei Shanling was the North Mountain Clan patriarch’s son and that the palace feared retaliation from the Hundred Clans Alliance.
• Ye Xiwen refused to accept the palace’s submission and confronted the North Mountain Clan guards who appeared.
• Ye Xiwen summoned the Feather Transformation Immortal Slaughtering Blade, and Ye Mo warned him that the blade was not yet subdued.

Ye Xiwen attacked Bei Shanling after discovering that Shen Yanmei had died, and fought him with the Feather Transformation Immortal Slaughtering Blade despite its deadly backlash. As Ye Xiwen prepared another strike after exhausting his true essence, someone intervened to defend Bei Shanling.

• Ye Xiwen killed the two North Mountain Clan guards with the Feather Transformation Immortal Slaughtering Blade and found Shen Yanmei dead in Bei Shanling’s room.
• Ye Xiwen stored Shen Yanmei’s corpse in the Heavenly Origin Mirror and pursued Bei Shanling into the sky, striking him through his inner armor and then his Seven-Colored Divine Garment.
• Bei Shanling attacked Ye Xiwen with a powerful longsword, but Ye Xiwen’s blade domain shattered it and blasted Bei Shanling into a cliff.
• Ye Xiwen repeatedly struck Bei Shanling until the Seven-Colored Divine Garment nearly faded, while the blade’s backlash injured Ye Xiwen and drained his true essence.
• Ye Xiwen drew spiritual energy from the dragon vein through the Heavenly Origin Mirror to replenish his true essence as he prepared to strike again.
• An unseen speaker called for Ye Xiwen to stop and demanded to know who dared harm their son.

Ye Xiwen escaped the North Mountain Clan Leader after being overwhelmed by his pursuit, but the Star Colossus Avatar was destroyed in the process. Ye Mo offered a way to devour the ruined avatar and gain its power, leaving Ye Xiwen with a chance to turn his loss into a breakthrough.

• Ye Xiwen wounded Bei Shanling with the Feather Transformation Immortal Slaughtering Blade, then fled as the North Mountain Clan Leader arrived and attacked him.
• Ye Xiwen evaded the North Mountain Clan Leader through the sea for more than a day, but the pursuer eventually struck him with a barrage of sword-light.
• The North Mountain Clan Leader confirmed that Ye Xiwen's apparent body and Primordial Spirit were destroyed, then left the deep sea.
• Ye Xiwen emerged from the Heavenly Origin Mirror and found that the Star Colossus Avatar was fatally damaged and could not be repaired.
• Ye Mo proposed that Ye Xiwen devour and refine the Star Colossus Avatar to advance his cultivation and inherit its bloodline talents.

Ye Xiwen learned the Devouring Heaven Demonic Art and used it to absorb the Star Colossus Avatar’s bloodline and essence, enduring immense pain as his Overlord Body fused with the Colossus’s power. He broke through to the Half-Step Transcendent Realm Middle Stage.

• Ye Mo explained that the Devouring Heaven Demonic Art could seize bloodlines but warned that its backlash had once made it too dangerous for Ye Xiwen to use.
• Ye Mo taught Ye Xiwen the art, and Ye Xiwen spent three days and more than ten million spirit crystals deducing it in the Heavenly Origin Mirror.
• Ye Xiwen used the Devouring Heaven Demonic Art to absorb the Star Colossus Avatar’s essence blood, energy, and bloodline power.
• Ye Xiwen endured soul-rending pain and used the Myriad Heart Ancient Tree to steady his mind while the Overlord Body Art suppressed his transformation into a Star Colossus.
• Ye Xiwen fused the Star Colossus’s power with his Overlord Body and broke through to the Half-Step Transcendent Realm Middle Stage.

Ye Xiwen absorbed more of the Star Colossus’s blood essence, advanced to the Half-Step Transcendent Realm Middle Stage, and gained the powerful Demon Essence Bullet ability. Lost in the Yunxing Sea Territory, he met the Wang Family fleet, where Wang Mengyu invited him aboard because she hoped he could help protect her family’s share at Spirit Fire Mountain.

• Ye Xiwen reached the peak of the Half-Step Transcendent Realm Middle Stage and gained the Demon Essence Bullet as his Star Colossus bloodline fused with his body.
• Ye Xiwen emerged from the sea and discovered a fleet whose experts prepared to attack him.
• Ye Xiwen introduced himself to Wang Mengyu and learned that the fleet was in the Yunxing Sea Territory, more than fifty million kilometers from the Ancient Barrens Continent.
• Wang Mengyu invited Ye Xiwen aboard to help him travel toward the continent, despite Wang Le’s concerns.
• Wang Mengyu privately explained to Wang Le that she hoped Ye Xiwen could help the Wang Family resist the Wu Family and Yuan Family at the upcoming Spirit Fire Mountain competition.

Ye Xiwen followed the Wang Family fleet to Qi Nan Island after deciding he was too weak to return across the sea or confront his enemies. On arrival, Wang Mengyu invited him to the Wang Family, but Wu Chenhai appeared and reacted with hostility toward him.

• Ye Mo advised Ye Xiwen to travel with the fleet to Qi Nan Island and grow stronger before pursuing his enemies or searching for his father, and Ye Xiwen agreed.
• During the voyage, Wang Mengyu asked about Ye Xiwen's master, and he gave her a vague answer before asking how the fleet kept sea beasts away.
• Wang Mengyu explained that the ships used a spice sea beasts hated, and the fleet reached Qi Nan Island after another day of sailing.
• Ye Xiwen learned that Qi Nan Island had one city and was dominated by the Wang, Wu, and Yuan Families, then disembarked with Wang Mengyu and the fleet's leaders.
• Wang Mengyu invited Ye Xiwen to visit the Wang Family, but Wu Chenhai arrived, objected to Ye Xiwen's presence, and was met with Wang Mengyu's cold rebuke.

After Wu Chenhai threatened Ye Xiwen, Wang Mengyu asked him to represent the Wang Family in the Spirit Fire Mountain Spot Competition in exchange for a spot. The Wang Family head agreed to let Wang Feiyun test Ye Xiwen before deciding whether to trust him.

• Wu Chenhai threatened Ye Xiwen and revealed to his servant that the Wu Family planned to join forces with the Yuan Family to drive the Wang Family out of the competition.
• Wang Mengyu explained the dangerous Spirit Fire Mountain competition and asked Ye Xiwen to help the Wang Family win a spot.
• Ye Xiwen agreed to compete for the Wang Family in exchange for one spot, and Wang Mengyu promised to grant it.
• Wang Mengyu brought Ye Xiwen to the Wang Family residence and told Wang Yanghua she wanted him to represent them.
• Wang Feiyun mocked Ye Xiwen's Half-Step Transcendent Realm cultivation and asked to test him, while Wang Yanghua approved the plan.

Ye Xiwen faced Wang Feiyun and other Wang Family members who doubted that a Half-Step Transcendent Realm cultivator could represent them in the competition. He easily defeated Wang Feiyun, leaving the gathered crowd stunned and asking who else would challenge him.

• Wang Yanghua ordered Wang Mengyu to stay home and prepare for battle after discussing the dangers posed by the Wu and Yuan Families.
• Wang Feiyun led more than ten young Wang Family members into Ye Xiwen's courtyard to challenge his right to represent the family.
• A Half-Step Transcendent Realm Late Stage martial artist attacked Ye Xiwen, who broke the man's arm with a single palm strike.
• Wang Feiyun attacked Ye Xiwen with the Gui Yi Cloudbreak Hand, but Ye Xiwen saw through the technique and knocked him away with one blow.
• The onlookers praised Ye Xiwen's strength and recognized the Wang Family's chance to win the competition, while Ye Xiwen challenged anyone else who refused to accept him.

Ye Xiwen spent ten days trying to refine Meteor Burst before joining Wang Mengyu, Wang Feiyun, and other Wang Family experts for the Spirit Fire Mountain Spot Competition on Qi Nan Island. The competition began amid a massive gathering of young martial artists, where Wu Chenhai approached Wang Mengyu.

• Ye Xiwen’s one-move defeat of Wang Feiyun stirred the Wang Family, whose members hoped Ye Xiwen would win them an additional spot.
• Ye Xiwen spent ten days practicing and trying to develop Meteor Burst, but he could not yet complete the new killing move.
• Wang Mengyu and Wang Feiyun came with Wang Feileng and Wang Xian to bring Ye Xiwen to the competition, and he agreed to go.
• Ye Xiwen and the Wang Family group arrived at the city’s ten arenas, where young experts gathered to compete for the Spirit Fire Mountain spots.
• Wu Chenhai arrived with several Wu Family experts and called out eagerly to Wang Mengyu.

Wu Chenhai brought Jia Qing, a Transcendent Realm Second Heaven disciple of Sea Dragon Prefecture, to support the Wu Family and openly taunted the Wang Family. As the arena competition intensified, Yuan Xuehai arrived and Jia Qing declared him his opponent, while a Yuan Family expert challenged Wang Feiyun.

• Wu Chenhai mocked Wang Feiyun and introduced Jia Qing, a powerful Sea Dragon Prefecture disciple who had joined the Wu Family.
• Wang Mengyu explained Sea Dragon Prefecture’s dominance, and the Wang Family grew anxious about Jia Qing’s strength and their long streak without a championship.
• Jia Qing boasted that he would win and threatened the Wang Family, then identified Yuan Xuehai as his opponent when Yuan Xuehai arrived.
• The independent cultivators fought on the arenas before the three great families’ experts began taking their turns.
• A Yuan Family expert shouted a challenge to Wang Feiyun from the seating area.