Chapter Summaries

After five more Qin Clan Half-Step World Lords died, Qin Batian concluded that Su Ye had a World Lord protective method and decided to eliminate him before his rising fame brought powerful allies. He persuaded the injured World Lord Zeng Tianyao to hunt Su Ye by offering him a Dao Origin Pill, and Zeng Tianyao set out to act.

• Qin Batian silenced the panicked Qin Clan members after five Half-Step World Lords’ Life Lamps went out almost simultaneously.
• Qin Batian blamed Su Ye for the Qin Clan’s losses and resolved to kill him before he gained powerful backing through the special admission route.
• Qin Batian contacted Zeng Tianyao, an injured World Lord near the Chaotic Sea Star Domain, and offered him a Dao Origin Pill to kill Su Ye.
• Zeng Tianyao recognized Su Ye as the Star-Shattering Dao Stone’s top-ranked prodigy and agreed to the assassination.
• Zeng Tianyao departed to hunt Su Ye while Qin Batian declared that Su Ye was doomed.

Su Ye stabilized the threat through the Life Summons Lamp, while Zeng Tianyao set out for the Chaotic Sea Star Domain to study and kill him. Su Ye then revealed that Lin Qingyue was still alive.

• Qin Batian considered the gulf between World Lords and lesser cultivators, then focused on Source Dao Venerable’s plan and the strange array seal.
• Zeng Tianyao crossed into the Chaotic Region, killed nearby Chaos Creatures, and decided to use Su Ye as a test subject for his Threefold Illusion Realm.
• Su Ye awakened as the Life Summons Lamp shattered and told Zhou Wujing that he had temporarily gained control of the danger.
• The Hundred-Knowing Scholar, He Chunqiu, Gu Chensha, Ning Jian, and Su Ling asked Su Ye who he had attacked and how.
• Su Ye recalled the scarred figure and told Ning Jian and the others that Lin Qingyue was not dead.

Su Ye explained that his Divine Abilities could replicate Law Power, while Hundred-Knowing Scholar concluded that his sword could threaten powerful cultivators and regarded him as a prodigy. After He Chunqiu warned that the Qin Clan might send a World Lord, the group decided to leave the Chaotic Sea Star Domain, and Su Ye wondered how many strikes a World Lord could withstand.

• Su Ye said Lin Qingyue had affected the Fate Line, leaving Gu Chensha and Su Ling astonished because they had seen her die in the Suiyin Secret Realm.
• Su Ye explained that his Divine Abilities could reflect and replicate Law Power, and Hundred-Knowing Scholar inferred that his sword could threaten even Star-Destroying cultivators.
• Hundred-Knowing Scholar praised Su Ye's potential, while Su Ye sensed that the Manifestation Talisman might be nearing its limits and questioned whether its path suited his True Self Path.
• He Chunqiu warned that the Qin Clan might retaliate for the deaths of five Half-Step World Lords and said his family would likely have to relocate.
• He Chunqiu decided to repair the He Family's Formation Array and use it to evacuate everyone from the Chaotic Sea Star Domain.
• Su Ye wondered how many moves a World Lord could withstand from him.

Su Ye considered whether his Nine Extremes God-Connecting Sword could let him stand against a World Lord, while rumors spread that he had avoided fighting Zheng Kuang and Chen Xuan out of fear. Supreme Academy announced that selection would begin in about a year and that the Seven Supremes would broadcast its opening ceremony across the universe in two years.

• Su Ye reasoned that World Lords' command of Law Power created a vast gap in strength and considered whether Gui Shi and his Nine Extremes God-Connecting Sword could overcome it.
• Su Ye's appearance on the Ten Thousand Domains Star Network and his refusal to fight Zheng Kuang fueled rumors that he feared Chen Xuan's challenge.
• Supreme Academy announced that Star Domain Arena envoys would reach the Star Domains in about a year to begin selection.
• Supreme Academy announced that the Seven Supremes would broadcast the opening ceremony in two years and that special recruits had to issue challenges before it began.
• Cultivators across the universe reacted excitedly to the prospect of watching Heavenly Chosen from the five Great World Seas and tens of thousands of Star Domains compete.

Jin Shenghuang traveled to the Chaotic Sea Star Domain with his master after hearing that Su Ye had appeared there. Eager to test the first-ranked Star-Shattering Dao Stone cultivator, he headed for the domain’s center to meet Su Ye.

• Rumors spread that Su Ye was in the Chaotic Sea Star Domain and intended to enter the Supreme Academy through special recruitment.
• Jin Shenghuang, first on the Bone-Forging Dao Stone Ranking and now at the Chaos Star High Stage, asked his master to take him to meet Su Ye.
• Jin Shenghuang said he wanted to test Su Ye himself because Zheng Kuang and Chen Xuan had not fought him.
• The Daoist-robed elder agreed to detour through the Chaotic Sea Star Domain and took Jin Shenghuang toward its center.

Jin Shenghuang and his master Zhang Ruiyi arrived at the Super Giant Star so Jin Shenghuang could challenge Su Ye. Zhang Ruiyi stopped the He Family group from escaping, but said he had come only for a fight; he was stunned to find Su Ye was still at Star Shattering Perfection.

• As Zhang Ruiyi brought Jin Shenghuang through the Chaotic Sea Star Domain, he warned his disciple not to underestimate prodigies from the Seven Core Star Domains.
• Jin Shenghuang declared he would catch up in cultivation and believed he could match Chen Ping'an at the same realm.
• At the Super Giant Star, Jin Shenghuang loudly challenged Su Ye, drawing the attention of its cultivators and the three Half-Step World Lords of the Xu Family.
• Zhang Ruiyi sensed Su Ye nearby and blocked the He Family's Formation Array, halting the group's attempt to escape.
• He Chunqiu, Su Ling, Gu Chensha, Ning Jian, and the Hundred-Knowing Scholar realized a World Lord had arrived, while Zhang Ruiyi said he only wanted his disciple to fight Su Ye.
• Zhang Ruiyi looked at Su Ye and was astonished that he was still at Star Shattering Perfection.

Su Ye’s challenge from Jin Shenghuang was interrupted when Qin Clan assassin Zeng Tianyao arrived to kill him and wipe out the He Family. After Zeng Tianyao attacked, Su Ye drew Gui Shi and said he would face the World Lord himself.

• Jin Shenghuang learned that Su Ye was at Star Shattering Perfection, suppressed his cultivation to the same level, and challenged him.
• Zeng Tianyao arrived at the He Family’s estate, announced that the Qin Clan had hired him to kill someone and that he would destroy the He Family, then sealed the surrounding space.
• Zhang Ruiyi explained that the He Family had stayed because of him and asked Zeng Tianyao to let them go.
• Zeng Tianyao ignored Zhang Ruiyi’s request and struck at Su Ye with a palm.
• Zhang Ruiyi intercepted the attack, but Zeng Tianyao threatened him and warned he might not be able to protect Su Ye.
• Su Ye drew Gui Shi and said he wanted to test how strong a World Lord was.

Su Ye challenged Zeng Tianyao, a World Lord, to test his strength, leaving the gathered onlookers stunned. After Zeng Tianyao mocked him, Su Ye struck with a lightning-infused sword technique and drew blood from his cheek.

• Jin Shenghuang, Zhang Ruiyi, Hundred-Knowing Scholar, and the others were stunned when Su Ye said he wanted to test himself against a World Lord.
• Zeng Tianyao mocked Su Ye and declared he would kill arrogant geniuses like him, even without Qin Batian's Dao Origin Pill.
• Su Ye remained calm as he reflected on his drive to pursue the peak of cultivation.
• Su Ye unleashed Sword Two, Lightning Flicker, combining the Lightning Law with more than a dozen kinds of Law Power.
• Su Ye's strike left a streak of blood on Zeng Tianyao's cheek, and Su Ye told him he was too noisy.

Su Ye’s sword strike stunned the cultivators of the Chaotic Sea Star Domain, who believed a World Lord had attacked. When Zeng Tianyao struck at him with World Lord power, Su Ye countered with a sword that reflected nearly a hundred strands of Law Power and challenged the World Lord to show more.

• Lightning erupted over the supergiant star, and the Xu Family’s Half-Step World Lords feared that two World Lords might destroy the Star Domain in a clash.
• Jin Shenghuang, Zhang Ruiyi, Su Ling, Hundred-Knowing Scholar, and Zeng Tianyao were shocked when Su Ye’s sword strike surpassed the power of a Half-Step World Lord.
• Zeng Tianyao instinctively slapped at Su Ye, stirring the Foundation of a World Lord.
• Su Ye answered with Sword One, Timely Rain, reflecting and combining nearly a hundred strands of Law Power into a single strike.
• Zhang Ruiyi raised a golden barrier as Su Ye’s sword collided with Zeng Tianyao’s palm and their remaining power threatened to destroy the supergiant star.
• Su Ye told the World Lord he would be disappointed if that was all he had, while Jin Shenghuang collapsed as his Dao Heart crumbled.

Su Ye fought Zeng Tianyao inside a protective barrier, using his Nine Swords to overwhelm the World Lord and destroy his World Artifact. As Zeng Tianyao prepared to counterattack, Su Ye revealed that he had one final strike left: True Self.

• The Hundred-Knowing Scholar sealed Su Ye and Zeng Tianyao inside a barrier, giving Su Ye ten minutes to fight without restraint.
• Su Ye used the first eight of his Nine Swords to break through Zeng Tianyao's defenses and damage the Seven-Color Realm Umbrella.
• Su Ye's ninth sword shattered the Seven-Color Realm Umbrella, and Zeng Tianyao realized Su Ye had been testing his sword on him.
• Zeng Tianyao declared that Su Ye's Nine Swords had reached their limit and threatened to kill him, while the Hundred-Knowing Scholar regretted trapping Su Ye inside the barrier.
• Su Ye announced that he had one sword strike left and united 2,639 strands of law power into a sword called True Self.

Su Ye revealed that his nine swords had transformed into True Self, a Dao rather than a technique, containing more than two thousand laws. After recalling the hardships that had forged his unchanging Dao Heart, he challenged Zeng Tianyao to receive his sword.

• Zhang Ruiyi realized that Su Ye’s Nine Swords had already reached the ultimate limit of technique and could not contain anything more.
• Su Ye unleashed the Nine Swords, and Jin Shenghuang saw that they now held more than two thousand strands of Law Power.
• Su Ye named the united sword True Self and declared that it was his Dao, not a technique.
• Su Ye recalled the trials of his journey and affirmed that his Dao Heart would never change.
• Su Ye faced the shocked Zeng Tianyao and asked whether the World Lord was ready to receive his sword.

Su Ye revealed a New Path that reflected more than two thousand strands of Law Power and challenged Zeng Tianyao in a battle of Great Daos. After his True Self Sword seemed to shatter, Su Ye entered Zeng Tianyao’s Illusory World, restored his power, and struck back, leaving Zeng Tianyao facing a world-enveloping sword light.

• Zeng Tianyao recognized that Su Ye’s sword reflected the laws of Heaven and Earth through a New Path unlike the established route to becoming a World Lord.
• Zeng Tianyao sacrificed his Great Dao and unleashed his seven-colored Illusory Realm against Su Ye’s True Self Sword, turning their clash into a Dao Contest that shook the Chaotic Sea Star Domain.
• The True Self Sword began to collapse, and Zeng Tianyao declared himself the victor as the onlookers feared Su Ye would die.
• Su Ye stepped into the Three Thousand Illusory Worlds, stood firm, and revealed more than two thousand Law Powers emerging from his body, shattering Zeng Tianyao’s Illusory World.
• Su Ye named his sword True Self and told Zeng Tianyao to receive it as a world-enveloping sword light descended.

Su Ye defeated Zeng Tianyao in a brief battle, forcing the World Lord to escape with only his soul and divine sense while suffering a severe Dao injury. Su Ye pursued him to complete his True Self Sword, carrying a special boundary map toward the Seven Core Star Domains as the witnesses began to reckon with his unprecedented victory.

• Su Ye’s sword shattered Zeng Tianyao’s protective barrier and severed his Dao body, leaving him to flee as illusionary Dao light with a grave injury that could cost him World Lord status.
• Zhang Ruiyi and the Hundred-Knowing Scholar recognized that Su Ye had effectively defeated a World Lord despite being only at Star Shattering Perfection.
• Su Ye set off after Zeng Tianyao despite Gu Chensha and the others urging him to leave, while Zhou Wujing said the pursuit would complete his disciple’s True Self Sword.
• The Hundred-Knowing Scholar gave Su Ye a special boundary map that could guide him to the Seven Core Star Domains without a World Source Guide, and Su Ye promised him a favor.
• After Su Ye departed, the gathered witnesses fell silent as Zhang Ruiyi described the fight as an unprecedented battle of defying the heavens to slay a World Lord.

After Su Ye defeated Jin Shenghuang, He Chunqiu and the others swore oaths and erased witnesses’ memories to conceal his strength from the Qin Clan until he could reach the Supreme Academy. A month later, Chen Xuan and Zheng Xuan waited on the Ten Thousand Domains Star Network, demanding that Su Ye appear and fight.

• He Chunqiu made those present swear Dao Oaths and erased their memories of Su Ye’s battle, then vowed himself to keep it secret until Su Ye grew stronger at the Supreme Academy.
• Hundred-Knowing Scholar and Zhang Ruiyi also swore not to reveal what happened, with Zhang Ruiyi seeking to befriend Su Ye and apologize.
• Ning Jian told the despondent Jin Shenghuang that meeting Su Ye could temper his Dao, and Jin Shenghuang began repeating his words as his resolve stirred.
• A month later, Chen Xuan and Zheng Xuan waited on the Ten Thousand Domains Star Network and challenged Su Ye to appear and fight.

Chen Xuan waited for Su Ye to accept his challenge, but Su Ye did not appear, drawing the attention of several Dao Venerables. Chen Xuan abandoned the challenge and announced a reward for anyone who defeated him, then turned his attention to the other Dao Stones, prompting Zheng Kuang to challenge him.

• Chen Xuan waited on the Ten Thousand Domains Star Network and repeatedly called out Su Ye, while the gathered prodigies speculated that Su Ye was afraid to fight.
• Order Dao Venerable criticized Su Ye for breaking the Dao Stone rules, while Divine Mandate Dao Venerable defended allowing the prodigies to bring change; Dao Venerable Hao Tian wondered whether Su Ye was connected to his disciple Su Kuangtian.
• After Su Ye still failed to appear, Chen Xuan announced that whoever defeated him would receive two thousand Contribution Points and decided to pursue first place on the other Dao Stones.
• Chen Xuan eyed the Star-Melting Dao Stone's top rank, and Zheng Kuang challenged him to fight for it.

Chen Xuan declared that he would challenge the first-place holders on all four Dao Stones, but Jin Shenghuang unexpectedly gave up his Bone-Forging lead and challenged Su Ye’s Star-Shattering Dao Rhyme. Though Jin Shenghuang’s attempt failed, he comprehended the Dao and broke through to Chaos Star Great Perfection.

• Chen Xuan announced that he would rotate through first place on the four Dao Stones every month, provoking Zheng Kuang, Lan Lan, and Sun Meier.
• Jin Shenghuang arrived and told Chen Xuan to move aside, then went to his Bone-Forging Dao Stone.
• Jin Shenghuang shattered his own Dao Rhyme, surrendering first place on the final day of the month.
• Jin Shenghuang challenged Su Ye’s Star-Shattering Dao Rhyme, but his Dao Rhyme failed to make an impact.
• Jin Shenghuang declared that seeing Su Ye could temper the Dao, comprehended the Dao, and advanced from Chaos Star High Stage to Chaos Star Great Perfection.

Jin Shenghuang broke through to Chaos Star Great Perfection after comprehending Su Ye’s Dao Rhyme, then bowed to it and declared that Chen Xuan could not compare with Su Ye. His words reignited Chen Xuan’s fury, while the Star Network’s Heavenly Chosen began challenging Su Ye’s Dao Rhyme to seek enlightenment; an unknown woman also vowed to find Su Ye.

• Jin Shenghuang shattered his own Dao Rhyme, comprehended that the Dao could be tempered beneath Su Ye’s Dao Rhyme, and broke through to Chaos Star Great Perfection.
• Jin Shenghuang bowed to Su Ye’s Dao Rhyme and thanked him, shocking the Heavenly Chosen watching the arena.
• Chen Xuan challenged Jin Shenghuang, but Jin Shenghuang refused to fight on the Star Network and promised to seek him out at the Supreme Academy.
• Jin Shenghuang told Chen Xuan that seeing Su Ye was like an ant seeing a divine dragon, provoking Chen Xuan and stirring speculation among the Heavenly Chosen.
• Heavenly Chosen began challenging Su Ye’s Dao Rhyme on the Star-Shattering Dao Stone, while Chen Xuan left in anger and vowed to crush Su Ye at the Supreme Academy.
• An unknown woman with a red mark around her neck vowed to find Su Ye, even to the ends of the earth.

Lin Qingyue set out to find Su Ye with the shadow’s backing, while the Dao Venerables discussed Su Ye and Chen Ping'an and announced the Supreme Academy’s recruitment plans. Su Ye continued fighting Zeng Tianyao, who begged for peace, but Su Ye dismissed his apology as fear of death.

• Lin Qingyue vanished from the Ten Thousand Domains Star Network and traveled through the Chaotic Region to find Su Ye, backed by a shadow that promised to make him fall.
• The Divine Mandate Dao Venerable, Dao Venerable Hao Tian, and the Order Dao Venerable discussed Su Ye, Chen Xuan, and the Order Dao Venerable’s possible plan to take Chen Ping'an as his disciple.
• The three Dao Venerables sent out a notice that Supreme Academy envoys would establish Star Domain Arenas, with two external recruits chosen from each Star Domain.
• Su Ye struck Zeng Tianyao’s phantom with Sword Two, Lightning Flicker, as Zeng Tianyao offered compensation and a Dao Oath to avoid further conflict.
• Su Ye told Zeng Tianyao that he had not realized he was wrong and was only afraid of dying.

Su Ye continued pursuing Zeng Tianyao across the stars, overwhelming the World Lord despite his desperate flight. After more than a month, Zeng Tianyao stopped above his Enlightenment Star Domain and used its countless inhabitants to activate an Illusory Law formation, intending to trap and kill Su Ye.

• Zeng Tianyao threatened Su Ye after his plea for mercy failed, but Su Ye attacked and kept chasing him.
• A starship crew witnessed the terrifying clash, and Chen Tianyu resolved to someday become a World Lord.
• Su Ye destroyed Zeng Tianyao’s Illusory Umbrella and kept up his relentless pursuit.
• After fleeing for over a month, Zeng Tianyao returned to his Enlightenment Star Domain and confronted Su Ye.
• Zeng Tianyao invoked the Illusory Law, using hundreds of millions of lives as a formation to engulf the domain and make it Su Ye’s burial ground.

Zeng Tianyao trapped Su Ye in the Eighteen Illusory World Mirrors, sacrificing hundreds of billions of cultivators’ souls to fuel the formation. Su Ye broke through the illusion and nearly killed Zeng Tianyao with a devastating sword, but stopped when the strike threatened the captives, leaving Zeng Tianyao alive and vowing to kill him.

• Zeng Tianyao activated the Eighteen Illusory World Mirrors and extracted the souls of hundreds of billions of cultivators to strengthen the formation around Su Ye.
• Zeng Tianyao approached the trapped Su Ye and prepared to force the Illusory Law into him, confident that the formation would secure the kill.
• Su Ye awakened, combined his Nine Swords, and unleashed a single strike powered by 2,700 strands of Law Power.
• Su Ye’s sword shattered Zeng Tianyao’s defenses and damaged his quasi-world artifact, but stopped before striking the souls reflected in the mirrors.
• Zeng Tianyao escaped while Su Ye suffered backlash, then mocked him for sparing the cultivators.
• Su Ye calmly told Zeng Tianyao that he would kill him.