Chapter Summaries

Lin Yun killed the Three-Headed Flood Dragon with a single Thunder Emperor Fist, survived its self-destruction, and claimed the six Life Profound Spirit Fruits. After he drove the gathered factions away, only Gu Yan and the Gu Family remained, and Lin Yun looked toward Gu Yan without claiming his mission reward.

• Lin Yun blasted through the Three-Headed Flood Dragon's water pythons and defenses with his Thunder Emperor Fist, leaving the Life Profound Realm beast grievously wounded.
• The Three-Headed Flood Dragon began to self-destruct, but Lin Yun seized the six Life Profound Spirit Fruits before the explosion.
• Lin Yun emerged unharmed from the blast, shocking the onlookers and prompting many groups to retreat.
• Lin Yun warned the remaining factions to leave or die, and Wei Song and the others withdrew with their people.
• The lakeside emptied except for Gu Yan and the Gu Family, and Lin Yun received a prompt that his mission was complete before turning his attention to Gu Yan.

Lin Yun rewarded Gu Yan and Gu Ya with Life Profound Spirit Fruits, then descended into the lake to search for Earth Core Spirit Essence and the Flame God Ancient Token. He found a hidden magma chamber and entered the vast underground space beneath its pool, where he began looking for a stone coffin.

• Lin Yun gave Gu Yan and Gu Ya each a Life Profound Spirit Fruit before they parted ways.
• Gu Yan prepared to cultivate and break through to the Life Profound Realm while her clan set up camp and stood guard.
• Lin Yun descended through the lake and found a sea of magma beneath its depths.
• Lin Yun used the Burning Heaven Cauldron to pass through the magma and reached a hidden stone square containing Earth Core Spirit Essence.
• Lin Yun entered the magma pool, discovered a vast network of magma rivers in an underground space, and set out to find the stone coffin.

Lin Yun obtained the Flame God Ancient Token and Earth Core Spirit Essence, then claimed rewards and began cultivating to break through. A month later, Gu Yan reached the Life Profound Realm and learned that Gu Yun Tian had been seriously injured, leaving the Gu Family short a fighter for the Martial Gathering.

• Lin Yun used the Heaven Swallowing Magic Jar to take the Flame God Ancient Token from the stone coffin in the Magma Lake.
• A giant palm attacked the stone coffin, but the Crimson Chains repelled it; the red-haired man remained asleep and wondered about Lin Yun and his strange treasures.
• Lin Yun collected the Earth Core Spirit Essence, claimed an Earth Core Spirit Pills bottle and ten million Xuan Yuan Pills, and began cultivating to reach Life Profound Realm Completion.
• After a month, Gu Yan broke through to the Life Profound Realm and received a message that Gu Yun Tian had been seriously injured, likely by the Wei Family.
• Gu Yan and the Gu Family Disciples considered asking Lin Yun to serve as their outside helper at the Martial Gathering, hoping he might want a Desolate Tower slot.

After reaching Life Profound Realm Completion, Lin Yun agreed to help the Gu Family win the Martial Gathering in exchange for access to the Desolate Tower. At Martial Gathering Island, he silenced objections to his appointment as the Gu Family's external helper by defeating Mo Tao with one punch.

• Lin Yun emerged from the lake at Life Profound Realm Completion and agreed to help the Gu Family win the Martial Gathering for a spot in the Desolate Tower.
• Half a month later, Lin Yun and the Gu Family arrived at Martial Gathering Island, where Gu Yan explained the competition and the Shen Tu Family's defending-champion position.
• Gu Yan introduced Lin Yun as her chosen external helper, surprising Gu Ling, the elders, and Mo Tao, whom the family had already selected.
• Mo Tao challenged Lin Yun, who blasted through his defense with one punch and told him to get lost.

Lin Yun demonstrated his strength to the Gu Family and secured a promise of a Desolate Tower slot if they won the Martial Gathering. At the gathering’s opening, he faced the other families’ representatives and waited for the tournament to begin.

• Lin Yun defeated Mo Tao, and Gu Shuo promised him one of the Gu Family’s Desolate Tower slots if they won the championship.
• The next day, Gu Yan explained that the Martial Gathering began with sparring so the Five Great Families could recruit fighters, and Lin Yun met Gu Yuntian at the Gu Family’s seats.
• Lin Yun saw Wei Zhen and Chen Luo, who discussed avenging Chen Luo’s junior brother Xu Yun and the Wei Family’s plans to win the championship.
• Gu Yan introduced representatives from the Song Clan and Su Family, while Lin Yun focused on winning the gathering and entering the Desolate Tower.
• After fighters sparred on the platforms, a voice announced that each family would send three people and lots would determine their opponents.

At Martial Gathering Island, Lin Yun defeated Su Yan with one punch as the Gu Family advanced past the Su Family, while Gu Mengqi won and Gu Yan lost. The Wei Family swept the Song Clan, and the Gu Family prepared to draw lots for their match against the Wei Family.

• Gu Mengqi, Lin Yun, and Gu Yan drew lots and entered their arenas to face the Su Family.
• Lin Yun defeated Su Yan with a single punch, earning the Gu Family a victory in his match.
• Gu Mengqi won her match against the Su Family, while Gu Yan lost, allowing the Gu Family to advance.
• The Wei Family defeated the Song Clan three to zero, with Song Tai lasting several dozen exchanges against Wei Zhen before losing.
• Gu Mengqi said the Gu Family's best chance was for her to draw Wei Li, then distributed light lots to Lin Yun and Gu Yan before looking at her own.

Lin Yun challenged the Wei Family in Asura Mode and defeated all three opponents with one Thunder Finger, securing the Gu Family’s victory. He then challenged the Shen Tu Family to decide the Desolate Tower qualification that same day.

• After Gu Mengqi drew Chen Luo, Lin Yun volunteered to fight the Wei Family alone in Asura Mode because he needed the Desolate Tower slot.
• Lin Yun called Wei Li, Wei Zhen, and Chen Luo down to fight him together, and the crowd reacted with surprise.
• Lin Yun established a mission to defeat the Wei Family, then struck all three with his Thunder Finger, shattering their weapons and knocking them from the arena.
• The Shen Tu Family referee declared the Gu Family the winner, while Wei Family elders vowed to retaliate against Lin Yun.
• A Shen Tu Family elder announced that the Gu Family would challenge the Shen Tu Family the next day, but Lin Yun insisted they decide the winner that day.

Lin Yun challenged Shen Tu Jue for the right to enter the Desolate Tower and defeated him with one Thunder Fist. With Shen Tu Jue down, Lin Yun claimed victory and the tower’s reward was within reach.

• Lin Yun refused to rest and accepted Shen Tu Jue’s challenge before the Desolate Tower.
• The Five Great Families gathered at the tower as Lin Yun and Shen Tu Jue faced off.
• Shen Tu Jue attacked at high speed, but Lin Yun moved faster and struck him with a Thunder Fist.
• Lin Yun’s punch shattered Shen Tu Jue’s Asura Body and sent him flying more than a hundred meters.
• Shen Tu Jue collapsed, and Lin Yun declared that he had won.

Lin Yun defeated Shen Tu Jue, securing the Gu Family’s three spots in the Desolate Tower, while Chen Luo and Wei Zhen plotted to kill him. Lin Yun entered the Desolate Tower to strengthen his body and seek Primordial Qi that might help Lin Dong awaken the Ancestral Stone.

• Lin Yun defeated Shen Tu Jue, who conceded the match and acknowledged the Gu Family’s victory.
• Chen Luo told Wei Zhen that they could join forces with Evil Bone and the Wei Family elders to kill Lin Yun.
• Shen Tu Tao conceded the three Desolate Tower spots to the Gu Family, and the families left the Martial Gathering.
• Lin Yun asked Gu Shuo to open the Desolate Tower and considered storing Primordial Qi to help Lin Dong awaken the Ancestral Stone.
• Gu Shuo opened the tower, and Lin Yun entered as its stone doors closed behind him.

Lin Yun absorbed Primordial Qi in the Desolate Tower to strengthen his body, then used Pills and the Devouring Heaven Demonic Art to break through to the Death Profound Realm. He ended the chapter having taken that step.

• Lin Yun entered the Desolate Tower, claimed his mission rewards, and climbed to the seventh floor.
• Lin Yun used the Heaven Swallowing Magic Jar to absorb the dense golden Primordial Qi and strengthen his body over half a month.
• Lin Yun tested his enhanced strength, then used the Death Profound Pills to begin cultivating Death Qi.
• Lin Yun spent another half a month absorbing Death Qi before erupting with power and declaring that he had reached the Death Profound Realm.

Lin Yun left the Desolate Tower after reaching the Death Profound Realm and collecting Primordial Golden Pearls for Lin Dong. Outside, the Evil Bone Old Man arrived on Martial Gathering Island demanding the person who killed his disciple, while Chen Luo appeared and threatened Lin Yun.

• Lin Yun tested his new Death Profound Realm power, gathered the Primordial Golden Pearls refined by the Heaven Swallowing Magic Jar, and left the inaccessible Eighth Floor behind.
• After more than a month, Lin Yun emerged from the Desolate Tower, and Gu Shuo, Gu Yan, and Gu Mengqi noticed how powerful he had become.
• Lin Yun sensed the approaching Evil Bone Old Man and declined Gu Shuo's offer to involve the Gu Family in his personal conflict.
• The Evil Bone Old Man arrived above Martial Gathering Island and demanded that his disciple's killer come forward.
• Chen Luo arrived with several figures and told Lin Yun that he would not escape this time.

Lin Yun confronted Evil Bone Old Man on Martial Gathering Island after killing his disciple, refusing Gu Shuo’s help and revealing that he had reached the Death Profound Realm. He killed Evil Bone Old Man with a single punch, leaving the Gu Family and the watching crowd stunned.

• Evil Bone Old Man rejected Chen Luo’s suggestion to work with the Wei Family and went to confront Lin Yun over his disciple’s death.
• Gu Shuo warned Evil Bone Old Man not to attack Lin Yun on Martial Gathering Island, but Lin Yun stopped him from intervening.
• Lin Yun created a task to kill Evil Bone Old Man and shattered his attack with a punch.
• Lin Yun struck Evil Bone Old Man with a Death Qi-infused punch, breaking through his Evil Bone Body and forcing him to flee with Blood Escape.
• Lin Yun caught Evil Bone Old Man and killed him with another punch, astonishing the crowd and impressing Gu Shuo, Gu Yan, and Gu Mengqi.

Lin Yun left Martial Gathering Island and headed for Sky Merchant City to find the Silver Tower and learn the location of the Thunder Sea Region. On the way, he met a hungry young girl named Mu Lingshan, whose sudden departure left him wondering what had changed.

• Lin Yun declined Gu Mengqi and Gu Yan’s invitation to stay on Martial Gathering Island and departed.
• Lin Yun decided to travel to Sky Merchant City to obtain the Silver Tower and confirm the Thunder Sea Region’s location.
• Lin Yun crossed the sea for more than ten days, gathering information from merchant ships along the way.
• Lin Yun stopped on a small island and shared more than twenty grilled fish with a green-clad girl.
• The girl introduced herself as Mu Lingshan, and Lin Yun recognized her from the original novel.
• Mu Lingshan abruptly said she had to leave, and Lin Yun was left wondering what had happened.

Lin Yun returned to help Mu Lingshan after she was surrounded by the Blood Demon Shark Tribe and fought two Death Profound Realm elders. The chapter ended as Lin Yun appeared between Mu Lingshan and the elders, confronting them.

• Mu Lingshan left Lin Yun, but he sensed danger nearby and followed her.
• The Blood Demon Shark Tribe surrounded Mu Lingshan, and two elders revealed they intended to capture her.
• Mu Lingshan used the Whale Surge Pulse Wave to scatter the tribe's fighters, then wielded the Life and Death Coffin Lid against the elders.
• The elders struck Mu Lingshan with their Blood Shark Slash, injuring her and forcing her back.
• Lin Yun appeared between Mu Lingshan and the elders and challenged them for bullying her.

Lin Yun arrived in time to rescue Mu Lingshan from the Blood Demon Shark Tribe and killed the two elders and their fleeing followers. Mu Lingshan thanked him after witnessing his overwhelming strength.

• Lin Yun appeared as the Blood Demon Shark Tribe surrounded Mu Lingshan and set missions to rescue her and kill the elders.
• The two elders attacked Lin Yun and Mu Lingshan with Blood Shark Swallowing the Heavens, but Lin Yun countered with Thunder Emperor Finger.
• The elders used Blood Demon Sacrifice to defend themselves, but Lin Yun’s Thunder Emperor Finger shattered their blood sphere and killed them.
• The Blood Demon Shark Tribe members fled, and Lin Yun killed them all with lightning.
• Mu Lingshan thanked Lin Yun for saving her.

After defeating the Blood Demon Shark Tribe’s attackers, Lin Yun let Mu Lingshan recover and agreed to take her along to Sky Merchant City. They reached the bustling Sky Merchant Domain, where Lin Yun planned to attend an auction.

• Lin Yun and Mu Lingshan retreated to a secluded island, where Mu Lingshan quickly recovered from her injuries.
• Lin Yun warned Mu Lingshan to return to her clan, but she insisted on following him, and he agreed on the condition that she obey him.
• Mu Lingshan fell asleep on the Life and Death Coffin Lid while her Undying Heaven Evolution Art automatically healed her.
• The next morning, Lin Yun and Mu Lingshan set off for Sky Merchant City and traveled for several days without encountering the Blood Demon Shark Tribe.
• Lin Yun and Mu Lingshan arrived in the Sky Merchant Domain, and Lin Yun headed for its enormous central city to attend the auction.

Lin Yun entered Sky Merchant City with Mu Lingshan, encountered Evil Wind Cave Heaven’s Xie Yan, and reunited with Lin Dong at a treasure appraisal platform. Lin Dong explained how he had reached the city and joined Lin Yun, while a woman approached them about auctioning a Life Spirit Spring.

• Lin Yun and Mu Lingshan entered Sky Merchant City and headed toward Sky Merchant Pavilion.
• Lin Yun heard that Xie Yan of Evil Wind Cave Heaven had arrived with powerful experts, then watched Xie Yan lead his group into the pavilion.
• Lin Yun recognized Lin Dong at a treasure appraisal platform, and the two excitedly reunited.
• Lin Dong told Lin Yun that a damaged teleportation array had separated him from Little Marten and sent him to an island near the city.
• Lin Dong said he planned to join the auction but lacked enough Xuan Yuan Pills, and a woman asked whether they wanted to auction a Life Spirit Spring.

Lin Yun sold Life Spirit Spring through Tang Dongling, gave Lin Dong Primordial Golden Pearls, and received and mastered the Primordial Heavenly Hammer. He later explored the increasingly crowded Sky Merchant City with Mu Lingshan as major factions gathered ahead of the auction, which he expected to begin in a few days.

• Tang Dongling appraised Lin Yun and Lin Dong’s Life Spirit Spring and offered two million Xuan Yuan Pills per drop for the auction.
• Lin Yun gave Lin Dong all his Primordial Golden Pearls, prompting Lin Dong to begin refining them as the Stone Talisman reacted.
• Lin Yun claimed the Primordial Heavenly Hammer as a reward and mastered it during three days of secluded cultivation.
• Lin Yun warned Mu Lingshan to stay inside while he cultivated, then took her out to explore after he emerged.
• Lin Yun learned that powerful factions had gathered in Sky Merchant City and considered how he might obtain the Silver Tower at the coming auction.

Lin Yun and Mu Lingshan attended Sky Merchant City’s auction, where Lin Yun clashed with Xie Yan over the death of Evil Bone Old Man. Xie Yan left with a threat, while Lin Yun took his seat and hinted that Mu Lingshan would get a chance to deal with him.

• Lin Yun and Mu Lingshan entered the auction plaza using Lin Yun’s invitation.
• Tang Dongyu greeted Lin Yun, drawing curious looks from the crowd.
• Xie Yan confronted Lin Yun over his killing of Evil Bone Old Man and accused him of making an enemy of Evil Wind Cave Heaven.
• Tang Dongyu stopped the two from fighting and warned Lin Yun that Evil Wind Cave Heaven might retaliate after the auction.
• Lin Yun dismissed Xie Yan’s threats and went to his seat with Mu Lingshan, telling her she would get a chance to punch Xie Yan.

At the Sky Merchant City auction, Lin Yun bought several items before bidding against Xie Yan for a mysterious Devouring Heaven Corpse. The chapter ended with Lin Yun raising the price to fifteen million Xuan Yuan Pills after Xie Yan deliberately challenged him.

• Xie Yan recognized Lin Yun and discussed capturing him with the Black-robed Elder after the auction.
• Tang Dongyu opened the auction, and Lin Yun won the Fire Demon Sky Piercing Palm for four million Xuan Yuan Pills and bought several later items.
• Tang Dongyu presented a damaged black corpse found in the deep sea, which Lin Yun identified as a Devouring Heaven Corpse he wanted for Lin Dong.
• Lin Yun and Chen Ying bid for the corpse before Xie Yan joined in at nine million Xuan Yuan Pills.
• Mu Lingshan bid ten million, Xie Yan raised it to eleven million, and Lin Yun took over and called out fifteen million.