Chapter Summaries

Chen Wen used the Destiny Crucible to strip Hei Yu Changtian and the other fiends of their Life Souls, shattering their Berserk Bodies and turning the battle in the Human Race’s favor. The surviving fiends suspected Chen Wen was responsible, but he concealed his secret as the fight resumed.

• Xian Hongshao explained that the blood mist contained extracted, defective Life Souls that Chen Wen could refine into Nirvana Liquid, though their power had diminished.
• Hei Yu Changtian attacked Chen Wen with overwhelming speed and power, while Jun Jiuxiao and the others feared defeat.
• Chen Wen refined Hei Yu Changtian’s Life Soul, causing his Berserk Body to collapse, then killed him with a finger strike.
• Hei Yu Changfeng recognized that Hei Yu Changtian’s Berserk Body had been shattered and accused Chen Wen of causing it.
• Chen Wen refined Hei Yu Changfeng and the other fiends, weakening them and destroying their foundations; Jun Jiuxiao seized the chance to launch an attack.
• Chen Wen joined the ensuing battle, while Hei Yu Long Zhen and the others watched him suspiciously and Hei Yu Longyuan proposed a possibility.

Hei Yu Long Zhen and Hei Yu Longyuan blamed the Berserk Body explosions on flawed research and vowed to kill Chen Wen for humanity’s victory. After the humans celebrated their overwhelming win, Chen Wen declined Jun Jiuxiao’s invitation to join the military camp, and the secret realm’s exit opened.

• Hei Yu Long Zhen accepted Hei Yu Longyuan’s claim that the Berserk Body research had failed on its own, then insisted that Chen Wen still had to die for causing the Hei Yu Clan’s defeat.
• The humans celebrated their overwhelming victory, and Jun Wuhen, Jun Jiuxiao, and the other warriors thanked Chen Wen for turning the battle around.
• Chen Wen stopped the warriors from bowing and avoided revealing his connection to his sister.
• Jun Jiuxiao asked Chen Wen where he came from and invited him to join the military camp, but Chen Wen declined for the time being.
• The secret realm trembled and opened an exit, leading everyone to suspect that Chen Wen had taken its treasure.

Chen Wen left the secret realm under Jun Jiuxiao’s protection, and Jun Wuhen shielded him from Hei Yu Long Zhen’s attack and threats. A ranking announcement revealed Ye Chen’s record-breaking feats, leading everyone to realize that Wen Kuang was Chen Wen’s hidden identity as Ye Chen.

• Jun Jiuxiao led Chen Wen and the others out of the secret realm while Zhao Tianqing and the other War Gods argued over taking Wen Kuang as a disciple.
• Hei Yu Long Zhen attacked Chen Wen as he emerged, but Jun Wuhen blocked the strike and defended him against accusations that he had broken the Gentleman's Pact.
• Jun Wuhen rallied the human warriors and challenged Hei Yu Long Zhen to fight if the Hei Yu Clan insisted on using force.
• An announcement reported that Ye Chen had set new records by killing 87,571 fiends and reaching the rankings in just sixty-one days.
• The crowd connected Ye Chen’s feats to Wen Kuang’s actions in the secret realm, and Chen Wen realized his identity was likely exposed.

After Chen Wen was revealed as Ye Chen, Hei Yu Long Zhen demanded that Jun Wuhen abandon him or face war. Jun Wuhen chose to protect Ye Chen, and Hei Yu Long Zhen ordered the Hei Yu Clan to prepare for a fight to the death.

• Long Qingbei realized that Chen Wen was Ye Chen and felt humiliated by his earlier arguments and doubts.
• Hei Yu Long Zhen renewed his threat against Ye Chen and gave Jun Wuhen ten breaths to step aside or risk war.
• Zhao Qingling urged Zhao Tianqing to save Ye Chen, but Zhao Tianqing refused and warned her not to interfere.
• Jun Wuhen declared that protecting humanity meant protecting Ye Chen, surprising Chen Wen and the other leaders.
• Hei Yu Long Zhen mocked Jun Wuhen's decision, ordered the Hei Yu Clan to prepare for battle, and stepped forward to challenge him.

Chen Wen stepped forward to spare the human race from fighting for him and challenged Hei Yu Long Zhen to avenge his daughter. Hei Yu Long Zhen struck Chen Wen with a devastating palm, and Chen Wen vanished in the blast, leaving everyone convinced he had been killed.

• Jun Wuhen called on his people to protect Chen Wen, but Ye Qinglong, Zhao Tianqing, and others hesitated, angering Jun Wuhen.
• Chen Wen stepped out and told Hei Yu Long Zhen not to drag the human race into their conflict, thanking Jun Wuhen before insisting he would face the danger alone.
• Chen Wen provoked Hei Yu Long Zhen to make his move, while Ye Qinglong and Zhao Tianqing looked on with disdain.
• Hei Yu Long Zhen unleashed a giant palm strike that crushed the space around Chen Wen and swallowed him in a violent blast.
• The onlookers fell silent and mourned Chen Wen, believing the talented cultivator had been killed.

Chen Wen escaped Hei Yu Long Zhen by breaking the spatial restriction with the Demonic Malevolent Blade and using a targeted Teleportation Talisman. He arrived in an unfamiliar region, spotted patrols that might belong to the Hei Yu Clan, and considered making trouble at their base.

• Chen Wen shattered Hei Yu Long Zhen's spatial restriction with the Demonic Malevolent Blade, then vanished using a highest-grade targeted Teleportation Talisman.
• Hei Yu Longyuan and Hei Yu Long Zhen struck the place where Chen Wen had disappeared, while Jun Wuhen and the others realized Chen Wen had planned his escape.
• Ye Qinglong and Zhao Tianqing grew uneasy as the crowd beneath the Light Screen watched Chen Wen's escape and Su Long proudly named him his second idol.
• Su Long threatened Tang Cair after she insulted Chen Wen, while Hei Yu Long Zhen raged and destroyed the surrounding terrain.
• Chen Wen surveyed his unfamiliar destination, spotted patrols he suspected belonged to the Hei Yu Clan, and decided to make a major disturbance if he had landed at their main camp.

Chen Wen entered the Hei Yu Clan’s city in disguise, then used Destiny Nirvana Liquid to unlock his fourth Chaos Sequence Shackle and gain Absolute Defense. He advanced to the Tenth Layer Saint Emperor Realm before beginning to cultivate the Great Roc Subduing Dragon Technique, while Jun Wuhen ordered a search for Ye Chen and surveillance of Hei Yu Long Zhen.

• Chen Wen disguised himself as a Hei Yu Clan member, entered the city unnoticed, and settled at an inn.
• Chen Wen consumed more than twenty drops of Destiny Nirvana Liquid and unlocked his fourth Chaos Sequence Shackle, gaining the Absolute Defense talent.
• Chen Wen used the resulting power to break through to the Tenth Layer Saint Emperor Realm, though he did not reach the Half-step Supreme Realm.
• Chen Wen began cultivating the Great Roc Subduing Dragon Technique as Hei Yu Long Zhen returned with his people.
• Jun Wuhen ordered a shadow guard to find Ye Chen and monitor Hei Yu Long Zhen’s movements.

Chen Wen mastered the Great Roc Subduing Dragon Technique and gathered information about the Hei Yu Clan by posing as a grieving relative. After Hei Yu Changming promised to help him enter the Inner City, Chen Wen set out with him and Hei Yu Qingfeng toward the Hei Yu Heavenly Palace.

• Chen Wen tested his newly mastered Great Roc Subduing Dragon Technique, then left his room after several days of cultivation.
• Chen Wen befriended Hei Yu Changming and Hei Yu Qingfeng by claiming Ye Chen had killed his brother and offering them wine.
• Hei Yu Changming told Chen Wen that Hei Yu Long Zhen had ordered everyone to stay inside the city until Ye Chen was found.
• Chen Wen learned that Hei Yu Long Zhen lived in the Hei Yu Heavenly Palace within the Inner City and that Hei Yu Changming could get him inside.
• Hei Yu Changming led Chen Wen and Hei Yu Qingfeng toward the Inner City.

Chen Wen entered the Inner City with Hei Yu Changming and Hei Yu Qingfeng, then used a Human Skin Mask to impersonate Hei Yu Long Zhen and reach the Hei Yu Heavenly Palace. He stopped outside the palace after sensing a familiar aura.

• Hei Yu Changming and Hei Yu Qingfeng used their Tokens to enter the Inner City with Chen Wen, accepting responsibility for bringing him in.
• Chen Wen declined to go straight to the Hei Yu household, and Hei Yu Changming arranged an inn while Hei Yu Qingfeng gave him a map marking forbidden areas.
• After the two left, Chen Wen put on a Human Skin Mask and transformed himself into Hei Yu Long Zhen, taking care to remember that his aura and Cultivation Level were only illusions.
• Chen Wen followed the map to the Hei Yu Heavenly Palace and sensed a familiar aura among its mist-shrouded mountains and palaces.

Chen Wen infiltrated the Hei Yu Clan’s Treasure Pavilion disguised as Hei Yu Long Zhen and reached its fifth floor. He discovered several rare Emperor-grade treasures, including a Bodhi Dao Tribulation Pill, while Xian Hongshao recognized the unlabeled black stone.

• Chen Wen confirmed that a Mysterious Vein lay beneath the mountain range, while Xian Hongshao found Hei Yu Long Zhen hiding nearby and promised to watch for him.
• Chen Wen put on a mask resembling Hei Yu Long Zhen, passed the guards, and headed for the Treasure Pavilion.
• Chen Wen ordered Hei Yu Yun Zhong to clear the pavilion and went directly to its fifth floor.
• Chen Wen opened a stone box and found Ten Thousand Year Dragon Blood Ginseng, a Bodhi Dao Tribulation Pill, Imperial Phoenix Heavenly Fire Armor, and an unlabeled black stone.
• Xian Hongshao said she had not expected to see the black stone there.

Chen Wen learned that the Void-Shattering Time Crystal could restore his Flying Immortal Sword, but he postponed the three-month forging process until after his upcoming battle with Xuanyuan Wuji. After collecting the treasures, he encountered Hei Yu Mingyou, who had completed a secret soul-refining Spirit Liquid commissioned by Hei Yu Long Zhen, and followed him to inspect it.

• Xian Hongshao identified the Void-Shattering Time Crystal and explained that it could help restore Chen Wen's broken Flying Immortal Sword.
• Chen Wen agreed to wait until after his battle with Xuanyuan Wuji before Xian Hongshao began forging the sword, and he decided not to use substitute materials to complete his Emperor Grade Spirit Armor.
• Chen Wen collected the treasures from the stone rack and left with Hei Yu Yun Zhong.
• Hei Yu Mingyou approached Chen Wen and said he had finished refining the Spirit Liquid Hei Yu Long Zhen had commissioned.
• Chen Wen sent Hei Yu Yun Zhong back to his duties and followed Hei Yu Mingyou to see the completed Spirit Liquid.

Chen Wen entered seclusion in the Demon Refining Soul Forging Liquid and endured its painful effects as it began transforming his body and soul. Meanwhile, Hei Yu Long Zhen grew furious over his failed search for Chen Wen and wondered why Hei Yu Mingyou had not reported that the liquid was ready.

• Hei Yu Mingyou brought Chen Wen to the secret chamber, where Chen Wen identified the Demon Refining Soul Forging Liquid and learned that its medicinal power would dissipate if removed from the stone pool.
• Chen Wen decided to absorb the liquid in place, entered the pool, and circulated the Supreme Chaos Art and Supreme Meditation Technique to withstand its force.
• The liquid expanded Chen Wen's Sea of Consciousness, strengthened his Soul Power, and began transforming his body's cells as Xian Hongshao judged that he had passed the hardest stage.
• Hei Yu Longyuan reported that his search had found no trace of Chen Wen, prompting Hei Yu Long Zhen to berate him and order him to keep looking.
• Hei Yu Long Zhen wondered why Elder You had not contacted him about the liquid and took out a Sound Transmission Talisman.

Chen Wen stole the Soul Tempering Liquid and emptied the Treasure Pavilion’s fifth floor while impersonating Hei Yu Long Zhen. As the Hei Yu Clan sealed off the city, Chen Wen headed for the Mysterious Vein, while Hei Yu Long Zhen and Hei Yu Mingyou discovered the extent of the theft and swore to hunt him down.

• Hei Yu Mingyou discovered that the Soul Tempering Liquid was gone and ordered the inner and outer cities sealed while searching for the impostor.
• Chen Wen learned from Xian Hongshao that absorbing the Mysterious Vein could disable the City Protection Array, then headed there disguised as an ordinary Hei Yu Clan member.
• Hei Yu Long Zhen confronted Hei Yu Mingyou and learned that the thief had impersonated him and deceived Hei Yu Yun Zhong at the Treasure Pavilion.
• Hei Yu Long Zhen sent Hei Yu Yun Zhong to inspect the fifth floor, where Hei Yu Yun Zhong found the shelves completely empty.
• Hei Yu Yun Zhong reported that everything was gone, and Hei Yu Long Zhen erupted in rage and threatened the thief.

Hei Yu Mingyou and Hei Yu Long Zhen concluded that Chen Wen was likely hiding in the Inner City and ordered a citywide hunt. At a Grand Arena, Hei Yu Qingfeng realized the missing contact with Chen Wen might mean he was the troublemaker.

• Hei Yu Mingyou told Hei Yu Long Zhen that the City Protection Array was active and the City Guard was searching the Inner City.
• Hei Yu Mingyou suggested Chen Wen was behind the incident, and Hei Yu Long Zhen searched the city with his Divine Sense but found no trace of him.
• Hei Yu Long Zhen ordered Hei Yu Longyuan to return with everyone and help find Chen Wen.
• Hei Yu Changming and Hei Yu Qingfeng discussed the citywide search and tried to contact Chen Wen, but his Sound Transmission Talisman no longer responded.
• Hei Yu Qingfeng realized Chen Wen might be the person causing trouble in the Inner City.

Hei Yu Qingfeng and Hei Yu Changming learned that Chen Wen might be behind the upheaval in Hei Yu City, while Jun Wuhen heard that Ye Chen was likely there. Inside the Mysterious Vein, Chen Wen planned to use half of it to trigger a Mountain Array and escape in the resulting chaos.

• Hei Yu Qingfeng told Hei Yu Changming that Chen Wen might have caused the trouble in the Inner City, then contacted Hei Yu Longting for answers.
• Hei Yu Longting revealed that the Treasure Pavilion's fifth floor had been emptied and Hei Yu Long Zhen's precious liquid stolen, and ordered them to claim Chen Wen had kidnapped them and branded them with a curse seal.
• Hei Yu Qingfeng and Hei Yu Changming argued over bringing Chen Wen into the Inner City before agreeing to follow Hei Yu Longting's instructions.
• Jun Wuhen learned that Ye Chen was likely in Hei Yu City and ordered the Man in Black to keep watch for developments.
• Chen Wen entered the Mysterious Vein and proposed taking half of it to fuel a Mountain Array and help him escape.

Chen Wen and Xian Hongshao strengthened the Dragon Burial Killing Array with the power of half a Mysterious Vein, preparing to use it against those hunting him. Chen Wen began extracting the Mysterious Vein’s power, and Xian Hongshao took charge of the extraction as the chapter ended.

• Xian Hongshao warned Chen Wen that powering the array with half a Mysterious Vein would consume that portion, but Chen Wen chose to proceed so he could strike back at his pursuers.
• Xian Hongshao set up a shield formation to keep disturbances from leaking out while Chen Wen gathered the mountain’s force with his two Earth Spirit Seals.
• Xian Hongshao formed the Dragon Burial Killing Array and fused it with the Mysterious Vein, using half of its power as the array’s energy source.
• Chen Wen activated his Earth Spirit Seal to suppress the bound Mysterious Vein as it thrashed and unleashed intense Killing Intent.
• Xian Hongshao began extracting half of the Mysterious Vein’s power for Chen Wen.

Hei Yu Long Zhen discovered that Chen Wen had entered the Earth Vein space and tampered with the Mysterious Vein, then arrived with Hei Yu Mingyou and troops to confront him. Chen Wen tried to bargain for his life, but Hei Yu Long Zhen exposed him as Ye Chen.

• Hei Yu Long Zhen's search for the thief was interrupted when a seven-colored light erupted from the Earth Vein space, and he rushed there with Hei Yu Mingyou.
• Hei Yu Longyuan realized the thief might be targeting the Mysterious Vein and ordered the army to mobilize, while Hei Yu Changming and Hei Yu Qingfeng feared Chen Wen was the culprit.
• Chen Wen finished extracting half the Mysterious Vein's origin, and Xian Hongshao concealed the evidence as Hei Yu Long Zhen and Hei Yu Mingyou arrived.
• Hei Yu Long Zhen saw that the Mysterious Vein remained intact but recognized that Chen Wen had tampered with it, while troops surrounded the inner space.
• Chen Wen offered to return what he had taken in exchange for being allowed to leave, but Hei Yu Long Zhen called him Ye Chen.

Hei Yu Long Zhen prepared to publicly execute Chen Wen after accusing him of targeting the Mysterious Vein, while a broadcast drew the attention of the Five Great Cities and the Five Great War Gods. The chapter ended with Jun Wuhen and the others heading out to witness the execution.

• Hei Yu Long Zhen ordered Hei Yu Longyuan to use a Transmission Stone to broadcast Chen Wen's punishment to the world.
• Hei Yu Changming and Hei Yu Qingfeng watched the broadcast and decided Chen Wen would have no time to expose them.
• The people of the Five Great Cities watched the scene but could not determine why the Hei Yu Clan was broadcasting an apparent internal conflict.
• The Man in Black told Jun Wuhen and the Five Great War Gods that Ye Chen had been found after targeting the Mysterious Vein in Hei Yu Inner City.
• The Man in Black revealed that Hei Yu Longting intended to execute Ye Chen publicly outside the Domain Passage.
• Jun Wuhen led the others out of the Linlin Divine Hall to witness the execution.

Hei Yu Long Zhen publicly revealed that Chen Wen was Ye Chen and announced that he would execute him for his crimes against the Hei Yu Clan. The revelation shocked both the human race and the clan, while Hei Yu Long Zhen remained determined to make Ye Chen’s death a public warning.

• Jun Wuhen rebuked Ye Qinglong and Zhao Tianqing for belittling Chen Wen over their lingering resentment.
• Hei Yu Longyuan told Hei Yu Long Zhen that the Transmission Stone’s images had spread throughout the domain paths, and Hei Yu Long Zhen prepared to address the audience.
• Hei Yu Long Zhen declared that the prisoner was not a member of the Hei Yu Clan and identified him as Ye Chen, whom he intended to execute publicly.
• Hei Yu Changming and Hei Yu Qingfeng realized that the person who had deceived them was their enemy, while Su Long and the others reacted with shock and despair.
• Hei Yu Longyuan reported the human race disciples’ reactions to Hei Yu Long Zhen, who was satisfied but still wanted Ye Chen to die in the cruelest way.

Chen Wen revealed that his panic had been an act and activated the Dragon Burial Killing Array against Hei Yu Long Zhen and the warriors in the Inner City. He fully detonated the formation with the Mysterious Vein, leaving their fate and the Inner City’s survival uncertain.

• Hei Yu Long Zhen approached Chen Wen as Zhou Wan'er and Zhou Cair concluded that Chen Wen had no chance of escape.
• Chen Wen dropped his frightened facade, taunted Hei Yu Long Zhen, and claimed he had been playing with a fool.
• Hei Yu Long Zhen attacked Chen Wen, sealing the space and unleashing killing intent.
• Chen Wen formed hand seals and activated the Dragon Burial Killing Array, summoning nine mountain-terrain dragons.
• Hei Yu Long Zhen realized the formation could destroy the Inner City and kill everyone inside, but could not stop Chen Wen from detonating it with the Mysterious Vein.