Chapter Summaries

Shi Yan defeated Hu Yun'er, revived and enslaved her, then brought her along as a bodyguard while learning about the Silver Fox Human Race's plight. After deciding to strengthen his combat abilities, he upgraded his concealed flame attack and Fire God Domain.

• Shi Yan used his Twelve-Fold Blade Realm to destroy Hu Yun'er's body, then revived her and branded her soul with the Heavenly Slave Mark.
• Shi Yan gave Hu Yun'er clothes, took her aboard his spaceship, and ordered her to serve as a bodyguard at home and the Sky Demon Pavilion.
• Hu Yun'er explained that her race could track soul auras and described how the Silver Fox Human Race had scattered after its Saint King ancestor died, leaving its members prey to capture and exploitation.
• Shi Yan worried about threats to his family and allies, then upgraded Blazing Flame Divine Needle into the Saint-Class Void-Burning Cold Gleam and perfected it.
• Shi Yan spent Martial Virtue Points to evolve Fire God Domain into the perfected Saint-Class Flame Ocean Heaven.

Shi Yan completed his Martial Arts upgrades and traveled to Molong Star with Hu Yun'er, while evaluating the powerful treasures Yan Li had left him. After they passed through the spaceport checkpoint, Hu Yun'er sensed a powerful expert rushing toward them and moved to protect Shi Yan.

• Shi Yan upgraded the Earth Flame Storm Saber Technique and his other eligible Martial Arts to Saint-Class or Perfected Level.
• Shi Yan ordered Hu Yun'er to pilot the spaceship to Molong Star, and they traveled there without encountering anyone else.
• Shi Yan inspected Yan Li's Space Ring and found two divine artifacts, a powerful defensive formation, and a vast store of Source Crystals.
• Shi Yan gave Hu Yun'er the Heavenly Silk Kingdom, a domain-type divine artifact, and considered how the Hundred Thoughts Bloom could amplify his Martial Arts.
• Shi Yan and Hu Yun'er arrived at Molong Star, passed through the spaceport checkpoint, and stepped onto the planet.
• Hu Yun'er sensed a powerful aura approaching and moved in front of Shi Yan to protect him.

Shi Yan arrived on Molong Star, where Mo Shan welcomed him warmly and offered protection to his household. After their meeting, Shi Yan returned to Sky Demon Pavilion, leaving its people safer and free to focus on growing stronger.

• Mo Shan greeted Shi Yan and Hu Yun'er, and Shi Yan introduced Hu Yun'er as one of his household whom he hoped Mo Shan would look after.
• Mo Shan offered Hu Yun'er help on Molong Star and asked Shi Yan to call him Big Brother Mo Shan; Shi Yan accepted.
• Shi Yan thanked Mo Shan for supporting his family and Sky Demon Pavilion, and Mo Shan admitted their talents had tempted him to recruit them.
• Mo Shan hosted Shi Yan for a meal, then escorted him back early so he could reunite with his family.
• Mo Shan's departing display of support drove away hidden observers, and Shi Yan returned to Sky Demon Pavilion with Hu Yun'er.

After arranging support for his allies, Shi Yan returned to the Virtual God Realm as the Selection Tournament grew more dangerous and Tianbao's contestants considered advancing to the Domain Source Realm. He refused to break through before the next battles and joined Shi Ye, Dongfang Yiqiang, and Hua Ni Chang for a strategy discussion as the second round began.

• Shi Yan told Liya that he had invested his wealth in the development of his allies and Sky Demon Pavilion, while Meng Xuan stayed behind to support Blue Star and care for the child.
• Liya told Shi Yan she would return to reclaim Wind Cicada Star, and Shi Yan revealed that Saint King Qian Qing had agreed to look after it.
• Hua Ni Chang warned Shi Yan that emerging geniuses threatened Tianbao's chances in the zone finals and asked whether he would advance to the Domain Source Realm with her and the others.
• Shi Yan said his current realm was sufficient, and Dongfang Yiqiang teased Hua Ni Chang about having feelings for him before Shi Ye calmed them down.
• Shi Ye, Dongfang Yiqiang, Hua Ni Chang, and Shi Yan began discussing their plans as the second round of battles started.

Shi Yan began his second Elimination Match against Vanessa, Kong Xiao's powerful maidservant, and stunned the spectators by telling her to warn Kong Xiao not to cross paths with him. Kong Xiao laughed and said he wanted Shi Yan saved for the advancement matches, while Shi Ke left open whether he would fight him too.

• Shi Yan and Shi Ye watched Liya's second match, and Shi Yan revealed that he had taught her movement technique.
• Shi Yan's second match began against Vanessa of Canggan Starfield, a Third Order Saint and Kong Xiao's maidservant.
• Vanessa accused Shi Yan of arrogance after he looked at the audience instead of her.
• Shi Yan told Vanessa to warn Kong Xiao to pray he would not encounter him, shocking the spectators and worrying his allies.
• Kong Xiao laughed and asked Shi Ke to leave Shi Yan for him in the advancement matches, and Shi Ke replied that it depended on the situation.

Shi Yan instantly killed Vanessa with the Samadhi True Fire, shocking the contestants and prompting Kong Xiao to warn that Shi Yan's state of mind had changed. Shi Yan continued training and winning matches until his fourteenth opponent appeared and stirred the crowd.

• Vanessa attacked Shi Yan at close range, but his qi and blood trapped her swords before the Samadhi True Fire erased her in an instant.
• Vanessa regained consciousness in the Canggan contestant area, where Kong Xiao explained that Shi Yan had become more unrestrained and compared him to Cang Bo.
• Shi Ke identified Shi Yan's flame as the ancient Samadhi True Fire, a fire he said he would not approach either.
• Shi Yan took Liya to train after her victory, then continued practicing and competing as she later lost her fifth match and left the Virtual God Realm.
• Shi Yan kept defeating increasingly strong opponents and rose among the top contestants beneath Kong Xiao and Shi Ke until his fourteenth match began.

Shi Yan faced Youchao Jie in an unexpectedly early Elimination Match, prompting speculation that the Virtual Sky Tree had arranged the fight as a test. As the battle began, observers considered whether it would reveal Shi Yan’s full strength and determine which contender might be ready for Void God Academy’s inner academy.

• Hua Ni Chang, Shi Ye, and Dongfang Yiqiang reacted with disbelief when Shi Yan was matched against Youchao Jie, one of the leading contenders for third place.
• Hua Ni Chang and Dongfang Yiqiang speculated that the Virtual God Tower had arranged the match to test the two proud fire-wielding fighters, while Shi Yan told them to discuss it after he went on stage.
• Shi Yan walked toward the arena as the remaining Tianbao contestants cheered him on.
• Kong Xiao and Shi Ke discussed Youchao Jie’s suppressive Heavenly Domain and wondered whether the fight would force Shi Yan to reveal his full strength.
• Saint King Qixia told Saint Lord Chi Guang that the Virtual Sky Tree had willed the matchup and that the fight might be a trial for Void God Academy’s inner academy.
• Shi Yan and Youchao Jie entered the arena, and Saint King Qixia said the test might be meant for either of them.

Shi Yan faced Youchao Jie in the arena after Youchao summoned the Flame Emperor Cauldron and unleashed his World-Extinguishing Fist. Shi Yan countered barehanded with Ziwei Heavenly Fire and gained the upper hand, leaving Youchao shocked as the confrontation continued.

• Youchao Jie greeted Shi Yan and brought out the Flame Emperor Cauldron, which heated the arena and gave him control of the battlefield.
• Shi Yan produced the imitation Non-Aggression, alarming Youchao Jie with the dangerous power hidden inside it.
• Youchao Jie invoked his Saint-level laws and used the Flame Emperor Cauldron to launch his World-Extinguishing Fist at Shi Yan.
• Shi Yan met the attack with a fist infused with Ziwei Heavenly Fire and overpowered Youchao Jie's strike, leaving him wounded and stunned.
• Youchao Jie recognized Ziwei Heavenly Fire and wondered how Shi Yan could control so many powerful flames, while Shi Yan challenged him to reveal more methods.

Shi Yan and Youchao Jie survived a catastrophic clash of their fused flames, then Youchao Jie unleashed his Heavenly Domain, Earth Fire Burning Heaven. Shi Yan answered by summoning an ocean in the sky and declaring “Flame Ocean Heaven.”

• Youchao Jie fused two flames and launched them at Shi Yan, who added two more streams of flame and detonated all four.
• The explosion tore open a spatial rift and shook the arena, but both fighters survived behind the Flame Emperor Cauldron and the Non-Aggression case.
• The spectators realized Shi Yan and Youchao Jie both had thirteenth-realm physical bodies as their wounds rapidly healed.
• Youchao Jie said he would still be the one to face Kong Xiao, then activated his Heavenly Domain, Earth Fire Burning Heaven.
• Shi Yan rose into the sky, pressed his hand downward, and summoned an ocean overhead with the words “Flame Ocean Heaven.”

Shi Yan and Youchao Jie clashed with their Heavenly Domains, but Shi Yan vanished just before his final slash could land and was declared the loser. Several powerful figures suspected he had been forcibly awakened from the Virtual God Realm and began investigating why.

• Youchao Jie unleashed the Flame Emperor Cauldron with his domain, while Shi Yan countered with his perfected Saint-level Flame Ocean Heaven.
• Shi Yan's Non-Aggression blade light shattered the Flame Emperor Cauldron's phantom and frightened Youchao Jie, then disappeared just before striking him.
• The referee declared Youchao Jie the winner, and the audience learned that Shi Yan had suddenly disappeared from the match.
• Kong Xiao ordered Vanessa to investigate Shi Yan's disappearance, while Saint King Qixia sent Mo Shan to look into it.
• Chi Guang reported that something had happened to his disciple Liya and left to investigate, and Qixia told Saint King Qian Qing that his work had come.

Shi Yan was alerted that the Snow Shadow Clan had trapped Liya and rushed to her aid with Mo Shan and Xin Na. As Xue Jingmang closed in on Liya and Xue Ji, an unknown figure appeared to shield them.

• Xin Na woke Shi Yan after Liya sent a distress signal, and Sky Demon Pavilion activated its emergency response plan.
• Shi Yan prepared to leave with Hu Yun'er, but Huang Qizheng advised him to wait briefly for Mo Shan to appear.
• Xue Ji recalled how the Snow Shadow Clan had captured and controlled her before Shi Yan's flame restored part of her memories, and she apologized to Liya for putting her in danger.
• Liya confronted Xue Jingmang and demanded that the Snow Shadow Clan withdraw, but he tightened the icy restraints around her and Xue Ji.
• A figure appeared before Liya and Xue Ji, dispersing the cold and challenging Xue Jingmang.

Shi Yan arrived to protect Liya as Xue Jingmang revealed that the Snow Shadow Clan had joined the Azure Scale Tribe and tried to trap Mo Shan with a divine artifact. As Xue Jingmang turned the ice-mist formation toward Shi Yan, Shi Yan smiled as though the moment he had awaited had finally come.

• Shi Yan sent Xin Na to protect Liya with the Mechanical Race Dragon-style Imperial Suit.
• Mo Shan appeared and confronted Xue Jingmang, questioning why the Snow Shadow Clan had targeted Liya and warning that the clan was courting disaster.
• Xue Jingmang activated the ice-fog formation and said he intended to trap Mo Shan for seven days.
• Xue Jingmang summoned the Azure Crocodile God Bowl, revealing the Snow Shadow Clan's ties to the Azure Scale Tribe.
• The Azure Crocodile God Bowl attacked Mo Shan's soul while Xue Jingmang sent the ice-mist formation toward Shi Yan.
• Shi Yan smiled at the Snow Shadow Clan army and said he had finally waited long enough.

Shi Yan unleashed a devastating slash that annihilated the Snow Shadow Clan’s hundred-thousand-strong army, while Mo Shan fought to keep Xue Jingmang occupied. After Shi Yan told Mo Shan to kill, he suddenly hurled himself into the Azure Crocodile God Bowl.

• Mo Shan used his black mountain to hold up Xue Jingmang’s divine bowl and told Shi Yan to deal with the other enemies.
• Shi Yan drew his hengdao and tore through the Ice Mist Array, killing the entire Snow Shadow Clan army with one slash.
• Xue Jingmang tried to seize Shi Yan and his blade, but Mo Shan blocked him with a rising mountain peak.
• Mo Shan and Xue Jingmang argued as they clashed over the divine bowl, and Xue Jingmang refused to explain the Azure Scale Tribe’s involvement.
• Shi Yan told Mo Shan to kill, then appeared in the sky and slammed his body into the Azure Crocodile God Bowl.

Shi Yan's collision triggered Xuan Shuang's Dragon Race Reverse Scale, which killed Xue Jingmang and left Shi Yan with the Azure Crocodile God Bowl. Shi Yan and Mo Shan realized the Azure Scale Tribe was likely targeting Meng Xuan, but Shi Yan insisted Mo Shan could not go to help yet.

• Shi Yan struck the Azure Crocodile God Bowl, triggering a Black Dragon phantom from Xuan Shuang's Reverse Scale.
• The Black Dragon nullified Xue Jingmang's escape and smashed him to death with the God Bowl.
• Mo Shan urged Shi Yan to take the God Bowl to the Virtual God Tower so they could sever its connection to the Azure Scale Tribe.
• Shi Yan suspected the Azure Scale Tribe had arranged Liya's abduction to target him and Meng Xuan, and Mo Shan realized Meng Xuan was likely central to a larger scheme.
• Shi Yan coated the God Bowl with green powder to conceal it and told Mo Shan that, as tower lord, he could not go to Meng Xuan.

Hu Yun'er used the Heavenly Silk Kingdom to slaughter the invading forces around Sky Demon Pavilion, then battled Qing Yuan, the Azure Scale Tribe leader. Just as Hu Yun'er prepared to finish Qing Yuan, someone halted the golden threads and ordered her spared.

• Hu Yun'er activated the Heavenly Silk Kingdom, killing over a hundred million invaders and suppressing the two opposing Saint Lords.
• Qing Yuan survived the attack with the help of a protective half-divine artifact and mocked Hu Yun'er for exhausting herself.
• Hu Yun'er used Shi Yan's blood to recover, revealing a Dao Realm divine flame and alarming Qing Yuan.
• Qing Yuan tried to flee, but Hu Yun'er struck her with golden threads and badly damaged her sacred body.
• As Hu Yun'er prepared to attack again, the golden threads stopped and a deep voice ordered her to spare Qing Yuan.

Saint King Qian Qing intervened to stop Hu Yun'er from killing Qing Yuan and revealed that Qing Yuan and the supposedly dead Saint Lord Yuan Diao were part of a hidden Azure Scale Tribe plot. After taking Qing Yuan away, he left Shi Yan ready to pursue the Snow Shadow Clan for harming Chi Guang’s disciple.

• Saint King Qian Qing froze the Golden Silk Kingdom, stopped Hu Yun'er, and used a lightning bolt to prevent Qing Yuan from escaping into the Void Realm.
• Qian Qing brought Shi Yan, Mo Shan, Liya, and Xue Ji through a spatial passage, then stripped Qing Yuan of her disguise and suppressed her cultivation.
• Qian Qing revealed that Saint Lord Yuan Diao was actually Qing Diao and Qing Yuan, siblings who could merge into a Saint King-level powerhouse.
• Qian Qing explained that the Virtual God Tower had used Yuan Diao’s corpse to draw Qing Yuan out, then left with her after Mo Shan warned him not to reveal more to Shi Yan.
• Shi Yan asked Mo Shan to contact Saint Lord Chi Guang and let him deal with the Snow Shadow Clan for targeting Chi Guang’s disciple.

Chi Guang attacked the Snow Shadow Clan after learning they were colluding with the Azure Scale Tribe’s remnants, but stopped when Shi Yan asked him to spare them for now. The chapter revealed that the Snow Shadow Clan had a more powerful backer, Nether God Mountain, which the Saint King Qixia said would not openly challenge the Virtual God Tower.

• Chi Guang confronted Xue Yingzhuo after sensing that Xue Jingmang had died and accused the Snow Shadow Clan of colluding with the Azure Scale Tribe’s remnants.
• Chi Guang unleashed his Light Return Domain, trapping the Snow Shadow Clan and threatening to force its surrender.
• Xue Yingzhuo denied knowing anything about a hidden power behind his clan and tried to use the Virtual God Tower’s reputation to pressure Chi Guang.
• Chi Guang received Mo Shan’s message that Liya was safe and Shi Yan’s request to spare the Snow Shadow Clan, so he withdrew.
• Chi Guang reported the confrontation to the Saint King Qixia, who identified Nether God Mountain as the power behind the Snow Shadow Clan and dismissed it as unwilling to openly oppose the Virtual God Tower.

After the Azure Scale Tribe’s attack, Shi Yan prepared to leave the Sky Demon Pavilion for the Virtual God Tower’s revival match and entrusted its affairs to Huang Qizheng and Lu Xingzhou. He accepted Xue Ji into the pavilion and left her future there under Lu Xingzhou’s oversight.

• Molong Star’s residents speculated that the Sky Demon Pavilion had been destroyed, while Shi Yan and Huang Qizheng discussed the enemies Shi Yan had made.
• Shi Yan told Huang Qizheng and Lu Xingzhou to manage the pavilion while he entered the Virtual God Tower’s revival match.
• Lu Xingzhou asked about Xue Ji, and Shi Yan assigned her a status equivalent to the Blackwater Profound Snake and said she could accompany him to Void God Academy.
• Shi Yan joined his children in the martial arena, sent them to train with Meng Kaixuan, and spoke with Xue Ji about her recovery and advancement toward sainthood.
• Xue Ji realized that Shi Yan had accepted her into the Sky Demon Pavilion, and Shi Yan warned her to behave before departing.

Kong Xiao learned that Shi Yan had survived the Azure Scale Tribe’s attack and warned his people not to provoke him as signs of an approaching great era emerged. After Shi Yan secured an undefeated place in the revival matches, he prepared Sky Demon Pavilion for the Green Lotus Secret Realm and quietly left in his Mie identity.

• Vanessa told Kong Xiao that the Azure Scale Tribe had attacked Shi Yan’s faction, and Kong Xiao ordered his people not to provoke Shi Yan.
• Kong Xiao dismissed the idea that Shi Yan was an Ancient Prodigy and warned Vanessa not to speculate about forces behind the Azure Scale Tribe.
• Shi Yan won his revival matches undefeated, and the Virtual God Tower announced that the district finals would take place in a Canggan Starfield secret realm three years later.
• Shi Yan reviewed Sky Demon Pavilion’s preparations and learned that it had acquired twenty Saint-level deathsworn and that Xue Ji had become a first-rank Saint.
• After spending several days with his family, Shi Yan left Sky Demon Pavilion disguised as Mie.

Shi Yan returned to the Heavenly Saber Gladiator Arena, where Long Lu asked him to help rescue the missing Heavenly Saber Saint Lord. The chapter ended with Long Lu revealing that she was trapped inside the Green Lotus Secret Realm, which Shi Yan was already preparing to enter.

• Shi Yan met Lan Heng outside the Heavenly Saber Gladiator Arena and kept his identity as a tournament contender secret.
• Lan Heng led Shi Yan to Long Lu, who privately asked him to prepare for several bouts and then seek out the Heavenly Saber Saint Lord.
• Long Lu revealed that Heavenly Saber’s leaders had suffered heavy casualties and injuries while searching for the Saint Lord, and that their organization was close to ruin without her.
• Shi Yan hesitated to risk his life for Heavenly Saber because he was only at the King Realm and planned to enter the Green Lotus Secret Realm.
• Long Lu told Shi Yan that the Heavenly Saber Saint Lord was inside the Green Lotus Secret Realm.