Chapter Summaries

Chen Wen’s family encouraged him before he went to the Grand Arena for the battle for places, with his mother expressing firm faith that he could reach the top thirty. At the arena, he joined a small group of unaffiliated Ye Clan descendants who had witnessed his past exploits, as the competitors awaited the arrival of Ye Changge and Binghuang.

• Chen Wen’s grandmother, mother, aunt, and cousin came to cheer him on, and his grandfather and uncle sent messages urging him to give his all without pressure.
• Ye Chenyan told Chen Wen she believed he could reach the top thirty, and he promised not to disappoint her.
• At the packed Grand Arena, Chen Wen surveyed the competitors and recognized the groups representing the Dragon Suppressing Palace, the True Dragon Sect, and unaffiliated Ye Clan descendants.
• Ye Changfeng invited Chen Wen to join the unaffiliated descendants, who introduced themselves and joked with him about his past achievements.
• An icy voice called for quiet and announced that Clan Brother Changge and Clan Sister Binghuang had arrived.

Ye Changge and Ye Binghuang arrived at the gathering, where Chen Wen refused to bow in greeting and drew Ye Changge’s notice. Gu Lingyuan, Ji Qingying, and Long Aohan then came to observe the ceremony, and Gu Lingyuan exchanged hostile words with Ye Kuang.

• Ye Changge and Ye Binghuang arrived, and the gathered disciples welcomed them as the Palace Master and Manor Master.
• Chen Wen stood without bowing, despite Ye Changfeng and Ye Changlin urging him to join the greeting; Ye Changge noticed but dismissed him as insignificant.
• Ye Lei identified Chen Wen to Ye Changge and asked whether to act against him, but Ye Changge declined.
• Gu Lingyuan, Ji Qingying, and Long Aohan arrived to observe the ceremony, prompting Ye Changsheng to give them seats.
• Gu Lingyuan greeted Ye Kuang, who mocked her for kneeling before and warned her to stay quiet or leave; Gu Lingyuan suppressed her anger and resolved to wait for victory.

Ye Changge, Ye Binghuang, and others reacted to Chen Wen’s feud with Gu Lingyuan and his boast about the Sacred War as the Ye Clan prepared its competition for spots. Ye Luo announced the rules for the first trial, and the Heavy Prison Ascending Heaven Ladder was summoned.

• Ye Lei told Ye Changge how Chen Wen had fallen out with Gu Lingyuan, broken off an engagement, and vowed to trample the Chen Clan’s disciples during the Sacred War.
• Ye Binghuang told Ye Qingxian that the Dragon Suppressing Palace would make an exception for Chen Wen if he earned a spot.
• Ye Luo explained that 696 disciples would compete for 30 Sacred War places through three trials, beginning with an Ascending Heavenly Ladder that sealed their power.
• Ye Lei asked whether contestants could use auxiliary power or fight during the climb, and Ye Luo said auxiliary power was forbidden unless they could still use their abilities under suppression, while fighting was permitted.
• Ye Luo ordered the Heavenly Ladder raised, and the elder summoned the Heavy Prison Ascending Heaven Ladder.

The first trial began as the descendants climbed the Heavy Prison Ascending Heaven Ladder, which attacked both body and mind. Chen Wen adapted faster than his companions and stepped forward to help Ye Ruolan when she was on the verge of collapse.

• Ye Luo opened the first trial and announced that only the first two hundred climbers would advance, with points reserved for the top thirty.
• Ye Changge, Ye Binghuang, Ye Lei, and their factions entered the ladder and gradually adjusted to its crushing gravity and mental assault.
• Chen Wen encouraged Ye Changfeng, Ye Changlin, Ye Chengyun, and the others to attempt the climb together, and they stepped onto the ladder as a group.
• Chen Wen remained standing after adapting to the ladder's force, while Ye Changfeng and Ye Changlin knelt and others collapsed, drawing shocked attention from the competitors.
• Ye Ruolan spat blood and neared unconsciousness, so Chen Wen told the others not to lose focus and moved toward her to help.

Chen Wen helped Ye Ruolan endure the trial’s pressure, then stepped onto the Ascending Heavenly Ladder and climbed faster than anyone else. The elders and disciples watched in shock as he surpassed Ye Changge and Ye Binghuang, while Gu Lingyuan hoped he would soon falter.

• Chen Wen took on the pressure meant for himself and Ye Ruolan, recovered through his physical strength, and gave her time to regain her footing.
• Ye Ruolan thanked Chen Wen and continued the trial, while Ye Changfeng and the others admired his help.
• Chen Wen left the group and stepped onto the Ascending Heavenly Ladder, where he used his strength and Soul Power to overcome the greater pressure.
• Chen Wen climbed faster than Ye Changge and Ye Binghuang, stunning the disciples and elders.
• Ye Kuang celebrated Chen Wen’s progress, while Gu Lingyuan suppressed her anger and doubted he could keep up the pace.

Chen Wen climbed the Ascending Heavenly Ladder without slowing down, using its pressure to temper his body and spirit as he overtook the disciples ahead of him. He had passed fourteen Saint Emperor Realm disciples, leaving only Ye Changge and Ye Binghuang in front of him.

• Chen Wen steadily climbed the ladder and passed disciples who had fallen behind after trying to rush ahead.
• Chen Wen caught up to Ye Lei, passed him without slowing, and left Ye Lei stunned when he refused to explain how he did it.
• Chen Wen overtook Ye Qingxian and urged her to keep working hard before continuing upward.
• Chen Wen passed Ye Zheng and Ye Bingying, then overtook fourteen Saint Emperor Realm disciples as the watching crowd fell silent.
• Ye Changge and Ye Binghuang noticed the crowd’s reaction, turned to look back, and stared in shock as Chen Wen approached.

Chen Wen endured the final ninety-nine steps’ tenfold suppression and accelerated past Ye Binghuang and Ye Changge. He left every other participant behind, poised to claim first place and make history.

• Ye Changge and Ye Binghuang watched as Chen Wen entered the final ninety-nine steps on step 901.
• Chen Wen straightened his spine, unleashed his fused Breathing and Fighting Method, and broke through the suppressive force.
• Chen Wen climbed twenty steps in succession, passed Ye Binghuang, and drew the spectators’ excitement.
• Ye Changge forced more power from his body and accelerated, but he failed to widen the gap between them.
• Chen Wen caught up to Ye Changge, passed him, and left every participant behind.

Chen Wen overcame the overwhelming suppression at the summit of the Heavenly Ladder and became the first person to reach it, surpassing Ye Changge and setting two records. He received a reward from heaven and earth: the upgradeable secret technique Heavy Prison Domain.

• Chen Wen reached the final step as the arena watched, while Ye Changge struggled to hide his resentment.
• The Heavenly Ladder unleashed black gravity and a storm of Sound Waves to suppress Chen Wen for breaking two records in succession.
• Chen Wen summoned his heavy body, withstood the attack, and stepped onto the summit before shattering the storm.
• The disciples cheered Chen Wen as First Place, while Ye Changge, Gu Lingyuan, and Ji Qingying seethed at his success.
• A streak of black light entered Chen Wen, and he learned that he had received the upgradeable secret technique Heavy Prison Domain.

Chen Wen finished the first round of the Prison Heaven Staircase with a record thirty-six points, earning first place and drawing resentment from some disciples. After the top two hundred qualified and received their point Tokens, Ye Luo began announcing the second-round assessment.

• Ye Changge blamed Chen Wen for taking the record and reward, while Ye Binghuang accepted her result without complaint.
• The remaining disciples reached the staircase summit or stopped climbing to temper themselves under its suppression, and the three-hour first round ended with two hundred qualifiers.
• Ye Changfeng and the others congratulated Chen Wen and said they would support him as he pursued a place in the Holy War.
• Ye Luo announced the top ten point earners, placing Ye Binghuang third with thirty-four points, Ye Changge second with thirty-five, and Chen Wen first with thirty-six.
• The attendants distributed point Tokens, and Ye Luo began to announce the second-round assessment.

Ye Luo explained the Chaos Heaven Bell trial, and Ye Changsheng summoned the clan’s supreme treasure for the assessment. Ye Nian inscribed his name but triggered only one chime, showing how difficult it would be to earn points.

• Ye Luo announced that participants could use their own abilities to inscribe their names on the Chaos Heaven Bell, with up to nine chimes and only the top fifty advancing.
• Ye Lei asked what counted as using all of one’s power, and Ye Luo warned that anyone who received help from another person would be eliminated.
• Ye Changsheng summoned the Chaos Heaven Bell and suppressed its immense power after it descended onto the altar.
• Ye Fu called the two-hundredth-ranked Ye Nian to begin the talent assessment.
• Ye Nian used his Imperial Sword and Spiritual Energy to inscribe his name on the bell, triggering just one chime.

Ye Qingxian stunned the audience by triggering seven chimes on the Chaos Heaven Bell despite her Ninth Level Venerable Emperor Realm. When asked why she was not more excited, she revealed that Chen Wen was the person who had made her feel she had nothing to boast about, leaving everyone in disbelief.

• Ye Nian and Ye Zihan each triggered one chime, while the examinees' results showed only two disciples had reached five chimes before Ye Qingxian's test.
• Ye Qingxian triggered seven chimes, surprising the crowd and earning Ye Changsheng's praise.
• Ye Qingxian told Ye Changsheng that meeting someone had made her stop taking pride in herself.
• Ye Qingxian privately asked Chen Wen for permission to name him, and he agreed.
• Ye Qingxian pointed to Chen Wen as the person she admired, shocking the audience because he was only in the Ninth Level Nirvana Realm.

Ye Qingxian reaffirmed her belief in Chen Wen, while Ye Binghuang questioned her confidence in him. After the other top-ten contestants failed to exceed six chimes on the Chaos Heaven Bell, the final assessment began with Ye Binghuang taking the stage.

• Ye Qingxian declared that she was serious about choosing Chen Wen, drawing suspicion from the crowd and contempt from Ye Changge.
• Ye Binghuang warned Ye Qingxian not to consider herself inferior to Chen Wen, but Ye Qingxian insisted that his strength justified her judgment.
• Ye Fuchen struck the Chaos Heaven Bell six times, earning thirty points, and Ye Yanan and the other contestants failed to surpass that result.
• With only Chen Wen, Ye Binghuang, and Ye Changge remaining, Ye Fu called Ye Binghuang first, and she stepped forward to begin her assessment.

Ye Binghuang faced Ye Changge’s mockery and prepared to test her talent at the Chaos Heaven Bell. The chapter ended as she unleashed her power before the bell, with the result still unknown.

• Ye Changge mocked Ye Binghuang, and Ye Bingying confronted him before Ye Binghuang stopped the dispute from turning into a fight.
• Ye Binghuang warned Ye Changge that she would answer him by ringing the Chaos Heaven Bell, while Ye Tu dismissed Ye Xuan’s complaints about his disciple.
• Ye Binghuang stood before the Chaos Heaven Bell and gathered her power, a blood-red Killing Intent chilling the air around her.
• Ye Binghuang opened her eyes and released her power into a domain, beginning the test as the gathered crowd waited to see the result.

Ye Binghuang triggered only five tolls from the Chaos Heaven Bell, disappointing the arena and leaving her unable to answer Ye Changge’s mockery. She resolved to redeem herself in the third trial as Ye Changge was called to the altar.

• Ye Binghuang inscribed her name on the Chaos Heaven Bell and made it toll five times before the ringing stopped.
• The disciples were disappointed by Ye Binghuang’s result, and Ye Changge dismissed her talent as rootless.
• Ye Fu comforted Ye Binghuang, who accepted her friends’ support and vowed to reclaim her dignity in the third trial.
• Ye Fu called Ye Changge to the altar, and Ye Changge rose as the crowd eagerly awaited his performance.

Ye Changge showcased his Myriad Thunder God Physique at the trial and rang the Chaos Heaven Bell eight times, surpassing Ye Qingxian’s record and claiming first place. Ye Fu then called the final participant, Chen Wen, to take the stage.

• Ye Changge taunted Ye Binghuang before stepping onto the altar, where Ye Tu urged him to do his best.
• Ye Changge declared that he would take first place, then manifested twenty divine elephants with his Myriad Thunder God Physique.
• Ye Changge carved the words “I, Ye Changge, shall be first” and struck the Heaven Bell with his Thunder Spear.
• The Chaos Heaven Bell rang eight times for Ye Changge but fell silent before a ninth chime, while Ye Binghuang accepted that she had lost the trial.
• Ye Changge left the altar boasting that he would be first, and Ye Fu called Chen Wen as the final participant.

Chen Wen approached the Chaos Heaven Bell for the second round while the crowd doubted he could match Ye Changge. As he prepared to strike, he entered the realm of Unity of Heaven and Man, stunning everyone.

• The disciples debated Chen Wen’s talent and doubted he could rival Ye Changge, while Ye Changge dismissed him as unqualified.
• Ye Binghuang wished Chen Wen luck and urged him to keep Ye Changge beneath him; Chen Wen said he would do his best.
• Ye Kuang, Ye Fan, and Ye Changsheng hoped Chen Wen would succeed, while Gu Lingyuan and Ji Qingying hoped he would fail.
• Chen Wen reached the Chaos Heaven Bell and discussed with Xian Hongshao how he might absorb its Chaos Power.
• Chen Wen activated the Chaos Sequence Body, fused his will with his flesh, and reached Unity of Heaven and Man, shocking the audience.

Chen Wen entered the state of forgetting self and things, then inscribed a bold declaration before the Chaos Heaven Bell. The bell rang eight times, matching Ye Changge’s record and leaving Ye Changge seething with anger.

• Ye Changsheng and the other higher-ups recognized that Chen Wen had entered the state of forgetting self and things, stunning the gathered disciples and enraging Ye Changge.
• Chen Wen used a single finger to inscribe the words, “I shall stand atop the highest peak and behold all mountains beneath me,” and Ye Changsheng praised the line.
• The Chaos Heaven Bell rang seven times, matching Ye Qingxian’s record and bringing Chen Wen within one chime of Ye Changge’s.
• The bell rang an eighth time as Ye Changge watched, furious that Chen Wen had matched his record.

Chen Wen rang the Chaos Heaven Bell nine times, surpassing Ye Changge and taking first place in the assessment. After the top fifty were announced, Ye Luo addressed the disciples’ doubts about Chen Wen’s strength and offered them an opportunity to prove themselves.

• Chen Wen triggered the Chaos Heaven Bell’s ninth chime, astonishing the crowd and leaving Ye Changge furious and shaken.
• Ye Changsheng and the others praised Chen Wen, while Gu Lingyuan and Ji Qingying feared the consequences of having offended him.
• Chen Wen completed the assessment and returned to his place as the stunned crowd erupted into discussion.
• Ye Luo announced that the second round had ended and that the top fifty disciples had been decided.
• Ye Lei and other disciples challenged Chen Wen’s place in the rankings, arguing that he had not proven his strength.
• Ye Luo asked how the disciples could prove themselves and offered them an opportunity.

The third trial’s rules made Chen Wen a target for the twenty challengers, most of whom were powerful Venerable Emperor Realm disciples. As the trial was about to begin, Chen Wen asked whether he was allowed to kill people.

• Ye Luo explained that the top thirty disciples would defend their points as arena masters while the remaining twenty could challenge them for places in the Holy War.
• The challengers fixed their attention on Chen Wen, whose high score and lower cultivation made him an appealing target.
• Ye Changge ordered True Dragon Manor’s disciples to strip Chen Wen of his points and promised to protect them if no one died.
• Ye Binghuang told her seven disciples to fight Chen Wen without holding back but warned them not to try to kill him.
• Chen Wen stepped forward and asked Ye Luo whether he could kill people in the trial.

Chen Wen faced Ye Yan in the final round’s challenge battle and defeated him with a single strike from the World Suppressing Cauldron. The other disciples were left to choose their next challenger as Ye Yan lay collapsed on the arena.

• Ye Luo began the final round and sent the thirty arena champions to the waiting seats while twenty disciples prepared to challenge them.
• Ye Yan challenged Chen Wen, expecting his powerful defenses and Primordial Violent Ape Physique to wear Chen Wen down.
• Chen Wen appeared above Ye Yan and struck with the World Suppressing Cauldron, empowered by the Heavy Thunder Pearl.
• The blow shattered Ye Yan’s defenses and golden body, leaving him collapsed on the Battle Arena as Chen Wen called for the next challenger.