Chapter Summaries

Mu Yuqing, Tu Mu, and Shi Yan investigated the rift in Yin Mountain and discovered that the invading Treants were powerful enough to threaten humanity. When Mu Yuqing used the Space Mysterious Stone to look into the rift, she was injured and warned that they might not have much time left.

• Huaxia’s leaders watched Treants pour through the Yin Mountain rift and spread seeds that rapidly grew into hostile trees.
• Mu Yuqing insisted on investigating the rift, arguing that her spatial abilities could reveal the boundary protecting Blue Star from the beings beyond it.
• Tu Mu ordered Huaxia to enter Level One combat readiness and traveled with Mu Yuqing and Shi Yan to Yin Mountain.
• The three saw powerful Treants transforming the land, while reports described millions of deaths from invasions across several countries.
• Mu Yuqing used the Space Mysterious Stone to look toward the rift, but an unknown force blinded her and made her vomit blood.
• After Shi Yan healed her, Mu Yuqing said she had seen what was beyond the rift and warned that they might not have much time left.

Shi Yan learned that Po was holding back terrifying creatures at the rift and split from Tu Mu and Mu Yuqing to fight the Heavenly Wood Tribe while they responded to a new invasion in the South Ridge Mountain Range. He discovered that his fire could destroy the tribe’s regenerative green mist, but eighteen powerful members surrounded him and attacked with weapon-shaped arms.

• Mu Yuqing revealed that Po was grievously wounded while holding back dozens of terrifying creatures, and that the safe range from the rift was one hundred li.
• Shi Yan sent Tu Mu to the South Ridge Mountain Range with Mu Yuqing after their Sequence Tokens reported a new rift there, then flew to confront the Treants.
• Shi Yan’s saber cut down hundreds of Treants, but they regenerated and he received no Martial Virtue Points.
• Shi Yan used his Blazing Flame Divine Needle and Southern Bright Blazing Fire to ignite the green mist, killing the Heavenly Wood Tribe members and earning Martial Virtue Points.
• Eighteen powerful Heavenly Wood Tribe members surrounded Shi Yan, drained the surrounding energy with their weapon-shaped arms, and attacked as he invoked Boundless Sea of Fire.

Shi Yan unleashed Boundless Sea of Fire against the Heavenly Wood Tribe, burning through their forces and consuming the giant tree beneath the rift while replenishing his strength with Martial Virtue Points. When Po's Flying Dagger appeared in the rift, Shi Yan realized his attack might have helped Po injure the powerful enemy and considered helping him on Blue Star.

• Shi Yan spread Southern Bright Blazing Fire across his three-hundred-li domain, killing the eighteen Ninth Order Heavenly Wood Tribe experts and burning the rest of the gathered tribe.
• Shi Yan noticed that the dead Ninth Order experts had no domains, then watched more Heavenly Wood Tribe reinforcements emerge from the rift.
• Shi Yan spent one million Martial Virtue Points to recover and unleashed a second sea of fire, precisely burning the reinforcements while accumulating more points.
• Shi Yan concentrated his flames on the giant tree, but an unseen expert covered it in bark that consumed the fire before vanishing.
• Shi Yan saw Po's Flying Dagger flash inside the rift and realized his attack might have helped Po injure the creature beyond it.

Shi Yan used the Earth Tomb Soul Fire to attack the Mist Soul Tribe at the South Ridge Mountain Range and discovered that it struggled against stronger enemies. He spent one million Martial Virtue Points to evolve the flame into the Saint-Class Heavenly Tomb Saint Flame, whose manifestation froze the battlefield as the chapter ended.

• Tu Mu sent Mu Yuqing to find Shi Yan while he stayed to defend against the Mist Soul Tribe at the South Ridge Mountain Range.
• Mu Yuqing found that Shi Yan’s earlier attack had devastated the Heavenly Wood Tribe at Yin Mountain, and Shi Yan took her to join Tu Mu.
• Shi Yan used the Earth Tomb Soul Fire to destroy Mist Soul Tribe members, then spread a three-hundred-li sea of purple flames across the battlefield.
• When the flames proved less effective against Eighth Tier Mist Soul Tribe members, Shi Yan spent one million Martial Virtue Points to upgrade the fire into the Heavenly Tomb Saint Flame.
• The Saint-Class flame manifested a colossal tomb and covered a thousand li in chilling fire, causing the Mist Soul Tribe members to stop and tremble as Shi Yan unleashed Boundless Sea of Fire.

Shi Yan upgraded three flames to Saint-Class and used Flame Fusion Explosions to attack spatial rifts around the world. As he and Mu Yuqing raced from rift to rift, the explosions devastated the invading forces, but Shi Yan’s body and mind were pushed to their limits before a sudden upheaval interrupted the assault.

• Shi Yan used the Heavenly Tomb Saint Flame to burn Mist Soul Tribe members and weaken the black pillar, then realized he needed to strike faster.
• Shi Yan spent three million Martial Virtue Points to advance Breath of the Blazing Dragon, Earth Vein Spirit Flame, and Eight Directions Cold Flame to Saint-Class.
• Shi Yan told Mu Yuqing and Tu Mu what he had learned, while Tu Mu agreed to guard the area and Situ Yaoyang began coordinating rift warnings worldwide.
• Shi Yan and Mu Yuqing traveled between spatial rifts as Shi Yan launched seven Flame Needles at each one, triggering massive explosions that destroyed several pillars and drew furious roars.
• Situ Yaoyang watched Shi Yan grow bloodied and feared he could not endure the repeated explosions, while Mu Yuqing wept; just as Situ Yaoyang tried to message Tu Mu, a sudden upheaval occurred.

Po’s Flying Dagger suppressed the Alien Races and sealed the rifts, but her message warned that the threat would return in three years. Shi Yan fell into a protective sleep, while Huaxia’s leaders began preparing for the next invasion.

• Po’s blade light silenced the terrifying beings and removed their pressure, then she warned that she could hold back Alien Races above the Ninth Order for only three years and that they sought Blue Star Origin.
• The rifts shrank into black whirlpools, and the surviving Alien Races retreated through them as Shi Yan lost consciousness.
• The next day, healers and Du Shouliang told Tu Mu that Shi Yan was in a protective sleep and would awaken only after his mind recovered.
• Tu Mu ordered Bai Shengnan to take Shi Yan and Mu Yuqing home and protect him while Huaxia’s Martial Emperors gathered to discuss the coming crisis.
• Tu Mu led the leaders in planning to stop the Alien Realm from expanding, unite their forces, and cultivate experts as half a year passed.

After waking from a six-month coma, Shi Yan discovered that cracks in his Spirit Core and Blood Core were part of the path to opening an Inner Space. He upgraded his cultivation techniques and learned how to advance beyond Martial Emperor, then prepared to hear how Blue Star had fared during his absence.

• Shi Yan woke in the new Riverside Villa and found his Spirit Core and Blood Core cracked, while his dantian remained intact.
• He saw that he had reached Ninth Order Late-Stage, Peak Ninth Realm body refinement, and gained over twenty-eight million Martial Virtue Points.
• Shi Yan upgraded Boundless Sea of Fire into the Saint-Class Nine Ashes Return to Void Art, which revealed that nine sacred flames could form the foundation of an Inner Space and showed him a path beyond Martial Emperor.
• He upgraded Nine Revolutions Vajra Art into the Spirit-Class Fire Refining Profound Gold Art to strengthen his body with flames before attempting the dangerous breakthrough.
• Bai Shengnan and Nie Lingshan welcomed Shi Yan after learning he had been asleep for half a year, and Nie Lingshan went back to cook while Bai Shengnan prepared to brief him on events during his absence.

After waking from a long sleep, Shi Yan reunited with Nie Lingshan and set out for the Mist Soul Alien Realm to bring their companions home. He arrived above the South Ridge Mountain Range, where Fifth Senior Sister Meng Xuan and the Flame Mountain Divine Sparrow were guarding the alien realm.

• Shi Yan thanked Nie Lingshan for helping care for him while Huaxia’s fighters battled demonic beasts and resisted expanding alien realms.
• Shi Yan and Nie Lingshan agreed to bring their companions home, and he summoned Number One to clean the villa before flying toward the South Ridge Mountain Range with her.
• On the way, Shi Yan learned that their allies had grown much stronger, while Mu Yuqing had been working without rest to find a solution to the coming calamity.
• Shi Yan and Nie Lingshan arrived above the South Ridge Mountain Range, where the Flame Mountain Divine Sparrow rose with Fifth Senior Sister Meng Xuan standing on its head.
• Shi Yan called out to Meng Xuan, saying that he had arrived.

Shi Yan entered the Mist Soul Tribe’s realm after ordering the Huaxia forces to withdraw, intending to deal with the tribe himself. He confronted nine Ninth Order Mist Soul Tribe Emperors and attacked them with purple-black Flame Needles.

• Shi Yan reunited with Meng Xuan and Nie Lingshan, and the Flame Mountain Divine Sparrow received Southern Bright Blazing Fire as a reward.
• Meng Xuan gave Shi Yan a memory crystal containing the shared Alien Race language, which he learned in three minutes.
• Shi Yan had Meng Xuan, Nie Lingshan, and the other martial artists leave the realm to avoid accidental injuries.
• Shi Yan appeared at the realm’s center and spread Southern Bright Blazing Fire, frightening the gathered Mist Soul Tribe members.
• Nine Ninth Order Mist Soul Tribe Emperors surrounded Shi Yan, and he fired purple-black Flame Needles at them after one insulted humanity.

Shi Yan destroyed the Mist Soul Tribe’s altar in the Alien Realm, earning nine million Martial Virtue Points and drawing out its powerful trump card. The Mist Soul giant revealed the Three Realms beyond Ninth Order, beginning with Origin Realm, which required opening an Inner World.

• Shi Yan killed nine Ninth Order Mist Soul Tribe members with the Heavenly Tomb Saint Flame and spread a sea of fire through the Alien Realm, gaining four million Martial Virtue Points.
• Shi Yan destroyed the black altar with Star Core Flame, killing the Mist Soul Tribe members hidden within it and raising his total gains to nine million Martial Virtue Points.
• A ten-thousand-meter Mist Soul giant formed from the altar’s remains and confronted Shi Yan, identifying itself as the Mist Soul Tribe’s trump card.
• Shi Yan asked about the hierarchy of races, and the giant explained that reaching third-rate status required producing an Origin Realm expert.
• The giant attacked Shi Yan but stopped when twelve Blazing Flame Divine Needles threatened it, then explained that the Three Realms beyond Ninth Order were Origin Realm, World Master, and World King, with Origin Realm beginning by opening an Inner World.

Shi Yan learned how cultivation realms advanced and decided to push his attributes to their limits before improving his method and flames. After Wu Mo escaped into the altar base, Bai Xuanling arrived and stopped Shi Yan from destroying it, saying the Mist Soul Alien Realm could be useful.

• Wu Mo explained the World Origin, Lord, and King realms and boasted of the Mist Soul Tribe’s World King ancestor.
• Wu Mo described Po’s unusually powerful foundation, prompting Shi Yan to realize he should push his attributes to their limits before advancing his cultivation method.
• Shi Yan thanked Wu Mo for bringing his people, then attacked him with the Blazing Flame Divine Needle.
• Wu Mo fled into the altar base, and Shi Yan destroyed his giant form with a five-colored fist.
• Shi Yan prepared to destroy the altar base again, but Bai Xuanling arrived and said the Mist Soul Alien Realm still had great use.

Shi Yan learned that Bai Xuanling planned to channel spiritual energy from the Alien Realms into Huaxia and was tasked with securing the Mist Soul Alien Realm’s cooperation. After reporting that the Mist Soul Tribe had gone into hiding, Shi Yan headed for Yin Mountain and used Martial Virtue Points to upgrade his cultivation method.

• Shi Yan told Bai Xuanling he would go to Yin Mountain and then Australia while Huaxia prepared the formation and plans to make the Alien Race cooperate.
• Qi Ziyue and Li Yuqing reunited with Shi Yan, and he reported to Meng Xuan that the Mist Soul Tribe had been driven into hiding rather than exterminated.
• Shi Yan explained that the Mist Soul Tribe might return and told Meng Xuan to watch the Alien Realm; he then used the Origin True Fire of Life to heal the wounded before leaving with Qi Ziyue, Li Yuqing, and Nie Lingshan.
• Shi Yan studied Huaxia’s notes on opening an Inner World and decided to lead the effort to advance beyond Ninth-Order Peak.
• Shi Yan spent five million Martial Virtue Points to upgrade Yan Shen Jue into the Demonic Flame Refining Spirit Great Law, then began adding points as his aura rose.

Shi Yan pushed his Spiritual Power cultivation to perfection, nearly destroying his Spirit Core before a vast influx of heaven and earth energy began strengthening him further. Li Yuqing seized the opportunity to open her Sea of Consciousness and break through as well, while Qi Ziyue and Nie Lingshan lamented being left behind.

• Shi Yan spent Martial Virtue Points to advance the Demonic Flame Refining Spirit Great Law, turning the Spiritual Power in his Sea of Consciousness into a vast liquid ocean and reaching the world's limit.
• Shi Yan pushed the technique to perfection, endured an agonizing transformation, and left his Spirit Core on the verge of shattering as a massive vortex of heaven and earth energy poured into him.
• Li Yuqing recognized the opportunity created by Shi Yan's breakthrough, summoned eight serpent-tailed phantoms, and opened her Sea of Consciousness to begin breaking through to Martial King.
• Qi Ziyue and Nie Lingshan compared their lack of opportunities and teased each other as they moved away to avoid disturbing the breakthroughs.
• Qi Ziyue and Nie Lingshan sensed Shi Yan releasing Blood Vitality even stronger than the Blackwater Profound Snake's and realized he was still growing stronger.

Shi Yan strengthened his body to its limit, then traveled with Li Yuqing, Qi Ziyue, and Nie Lingshan to the Heavenly Wood Alien Realm. Li Yuqing became a Martial King, and Shi Yan arrived at the evacuated gateway still classified as a Martial Emperor but powerful enough to attack several Alien Realms.

• Shi Yan used Martial Virtue Points to advance the Fire Refining Profound Gold Art, shattering and strengthening his Blood Core until he reached his physical limit.
• Shi Yan found the surrounding energy of heaven and earth depleted, then went to Li Yuqing as she opened her Sea of Consciousness.
• Shi Yan told Qi Ziyue and Nie Lingshan that explosions had helped him break through, while Li Yuqing completed her breakthrough and became a Martial King.
• Cheng Batian and Liu Xiuyuan confirmed that everyone had been evacuated from the Heavenly Wood Alien Realm in preparation for Shi Yan's attack.
• Shi Yan arrived at the gateway with the three women, and Cheng Batian could not sense his aura.
• Shi Yan checked his status and concluded that, despite remaining a Martial Emperor, he could wipe out several Alien Realms.

Shi Yan revealed his extraordinary spiritual perception and combat strength to Cheng Batian before entering the Heavenly Wood Secret Realm. There, he fought through the Heavenly Wood Tribe’s attacks and faced Mu Hui, who trapped him in a Space Prison as a prepared killing move.

• Shi Yan told Cheng Batian that his spiritual perception reached ten thousand li and his domain covered just over nine hundred li, stunning Cheng Batian and prompting him to explain Martial Emperor statistics.
• Shi Yan entered the Heavenly Wood Secret Realm, where the Heavenly Wood Tribe attacked him with weapons and roots; he released the Saint Pattern Sky Gold Grass to consume the roots’ essence.
• Shi Yan burned through the Heavenly Wood Tribe’s forces and blasted away the green mist with a Flame Explosion, revealing Mu Hui.
• Mu Hui accused Wu Mo of deceiving him about Shi Yan’s condition and said he had prepared a trump card to deal with Shi Yan.
• When Mu Hui refused to answer Shi Yan’s questions, he used Space Prison to seal Shi Yan inside, but Shi Yan sneered and challenged the attack.

Shi Yan broke Mu Hui’s Space Prison with Collapse, while Little Gold devoured the Heavenly Wood Tribe expert and drained the roots sustaining the Alien Realm. The energy feedback pushed Shi Yan to his limit, and he advanced into the Origin Realm, leaving the Alien Realm nearly lifeless.

• Shi Yan shattered Mu Hui’s Space Prison with Fifth Layer Collapse and pursued him with another wave of the power.
• Mu Hui fled underground to draw energy from the roots, but the Saint Pattern Sky Gold Grass seized and killed him.
• Little Gold devoured Mu Hui and the Heavenly Wood Tribe’s roots, then sent energy feedback that raised Shi Yan to his cultivation ceiling.
• Shi Yan used Martial Virtue Points to advance the Nine Ashes Return to Void Art and formed an Inner World, completing his breakthrough into the Origin Realm.
• Shi Yan found the Alien Realm withered and nearly devoid of spiritual energy, its Heavenly Wood Tribe members dead and only a massive tree stump still alive.

After growing stronger in the Mist Soul Alien Realm, Shi Yan returned to Huaxia and led Zhang Yunya and the others into the Mad Sand Alien Realm, where he used the Life Extinguishing Tribulation Fire to wipe out its vast Mad Sand Tribe population. He then sensed someone hiding deeper inside and went to question them, while Cheng Batian began breaking through to the Ninth Realm in Body Refinement.

• Shi Yan discovered that his energy had increased greatly and that Little Gold had reached the strength of a Late Ninth Level Monster Emperor.
• Shi Yan left the Mist Soul Alien Realm, sensed the Heaven and Earth Shackles, and learned that only a few scattered Mist Soul Tribe members remained.
• Meng Xuan sensed someone had broken through to the Martial Emperor realm, while Cheng Batian began a Body Refinement breakthrough after Shi Yan departed.
• Shi Yan brought Zhang Yunya, Bai Yuyao, Qi Ziyue, Li Yuqing, and Nie Lingshan into the Mad Sand Alien Realm after Bai Xuanling warned them about the tribe's ability to reform from sand.
• Shi Yan tested his flames, chose the Life Extinguishing Tribulation Fire, and wiped out the Mad Sand Tribe across the Alien Realm, gaining twenty-five million Martial Virtue Points.
• Shi Yan told the others that someone was still hiding deeper in the Alien Realm and went to question them.

Shi Yan learned that the invading races were searching for a priceless treasure hidden in the Mad Sand Alien Realm, then returned to Huaxia as Bai Xuanling turned Huaxia’s cleared Alien Realms into leverage over other countries. After seven days at home, Shi Yan learned that nations had begun paying Huaxia for help, and prepared to act.

• Shi Yan questioned Sha Bi, who explained that the races had invaded to find a treasure whose discovery could greatly strengthen its owner.
• Shi Yan ordered Sha Bi to stop expanding the Mad Sand Alien Realm and to help Huaxia, while keeping him alive for future use.
• Shi Yan relayed Sha Bi’s information to Bai Xuanling, who told him to rest while events played out.
• Shi Yan returned to Baiyun City and spent seven days at home with Zhang Yunya, Qi Ziyue, and the others while accumulating Martial Virtue Points.
• Bai Xuanling publicized that Huaxia had cleared its three Alien Realms, prompting other countries to seek help and accept Huaxia’s demands for wealth and territory.
• After reviewing the resulting agreements, Shi Yan decided it was time for him to move.

Shi Yan rallied the Women's Legion and Sky Demon Pavilion before heading to White Eagle Country, where he demonstrated his overwhelming power to Alloy Emperor and cleared the Fire Lizard Alien Realm. He left after killing its overseer and told Alloy Emperor to call him if more Alien Race members emerged.

• Shi Yan gathered the Women's Legion at Sky Demon Pavilion, rallied its members, and sent them to support the fight against demon beasts.
• Shi Yan appeared before Alloy Emperor and cleared the Fire Lizard Tribesmen outside their Alien Realm with a single punch, leaving Alloy Emperor stunned by his strength.
• Shi Yan entered the Fire Lizard Alien Realm and used the Mysterious Ice Sacred Flame to freeze the magma and kill the Fire Lizard Tribesmen, earning eleven million Martial Virtue Points.
• Shi Yan killed the Alien Realm's strongest Fire Lizard expert to shut the realm down, then told the kneeling Alloy Emperor to contact him if the Alien Race returned.

Shi Yan visited Ryōmori Reiko in Hokkaido, helped her advance her cultivation, and welcomed her into the circle of Qi Ziyue and the other women. He then entered Dongying Country’s Alien Realm and began destroying the Snow Imp Tribe before it could consume Hokkaido.

• Shi Yan rewarded Ryōmori Reiko for helping Dongying Country’s transaction with Huaxia and told her Qi Ziyue and the others had reserved a room for her.
• Shi Yan used the Origin True Fire of Life to restore Ryōmori Reiko, then helped her withstand the Extreme Spirit Emperor Blood Pill and reach the Late Eighth Order.
• Shi Yan bid farewell to Ryōmori Reiko and traveled to the Snow Imp Tribe’s territory in northern Hokkaido.
• Shi Yan killed the Snow Imp Tribe members outside the Alien Realm with the Star Core Flame and dispersed the cold air that would have recreated their snowfield.
• Shi Yan entered the Snow Imp Realm, realized it could swallow all of Hokkaido within a year and a half, and attacked the tribe with his domain and Star Core Flame.