Chapter Summaries

Jiang Chen forced the Chaohai Sect to disband after revealing that he had killed its leaders and threatening anyone who resisted. He took the sect’s wealth and burned its grounds, erasing the Chaohai Sect from the Great Zhou Dynasty.

• Jiang Chen displayed the heads of Miao Jun, Wei Tiansheng, and other Chaohai Sect leaders, then demanded that the sect’s members leave and surrender their wealth.
• Jiang Chen killed Elder Yuan when he refused to disband the sect, frightening the others into compliance.
• Jiang Chen let the gate disciples leave after they made Heavenly Oaths and handed over their storage bags, then had elders record the names of those who swore to leave.
• The Chaohai Sect’s tens of thousands of members made Heavenly Oaths and left, while Jiang Chen collected their wealth and looted the sect’s treasury.
• Jiang Chen set the Chaohai Sect ablaze, destroying its grounds.

After destroying Chaohai Sect, Jiang Chen reunited with Tianyun Sect and prepared to return to Beihai Prefecture before the Genius Trial. He confessed his feelings to He Yushi and decided to marry her before leaving the Great Zhou Dynasty.

• Jiang Chen returned to the capital, reassured Li Xingyun that he still considered himself part of Tianyun Sect, and agreed to travel back to Beihai Prefecture with them.
• News spread that Jiang Chen had destroyed Chaohai Sect, while the Mu Rong Royal Clan wiped out the Hu Family.
• Jiang Chen embraced He Yushi, confessed that he liked her, and asked her to become his woman.
• He Yushi joyfully accepted Jiang Chen, and he first promised to return and marry her after handling his affairs.
• Jiang Chen changed his mind and told He Yushi he wanted to marry her immediately.

Jiang Chen married He Yushi after she accepted that he already cared for Long Qingyao, while Mo Qingyan privately struggled with jealousy. After the wedding, Jiang Chen asked Mo Qingyan to protect the Jiang Family and Tianyun Sect before he left Great Zhou.

• Jiang Chen proposed to He Yushi, and she agreed to marry him despite his feelings for Long Qingyao.
• Jiang Chen sent valuable betrothal gifts to the He Family, which accepted the marriage, and the royal family and other major forces sent wedding gifts.
• Mo Qingyan felt upset about Jiang Chen's marriage but questioned whether she had fallen for him.
• After the wedding, Jiang Chen visited Mo Qingyan, who greeted him with sarcasm.
• Jiang Chen told Mo Qingyan he was leaving Great Zhou and asked her to use the Mission Hall's influence to protect the Jiang Family and Tianyun Sect.

Jiang Chen secured Mo Qingyan’s protection for the Jiang Family and Tianyun Sect before returning to Beihai Prefecture with He Yushi. The Jiang Family prepared to welcome him as news of his victory and growing fame spread.

• Jiang Chen asked Mo Qingyan to protect the Jiang Family and Tianyun Sect, and she agreed to use the Mission Hall’s influence to deter the Great Yan Sect and Dark Nether.
• Jiang Chen gave Mo Qingyan two jade tokens and locator formation disks so she could call on him to repay the two favors he owed her.
• Jiang Chen left the Mission Hall and brought the Tianyun Sect members and He Yushi to Beihai Prefecture, intending to introduce his wife to the Jiang Family.
• People in Beihai Prefecture celebrated Jiang Chen’s return after hearing that he had won the Great Zhou Martial Competition and killed Ye Yuntian and others.
• Great Elder Jiang Hai instructed the Jiang Family to prepare to welcome Jiang Chen.

Jiang Chen returned to the Jiang Family with He Yushi, reunited with his family, and held a wedding feast in Yunluo City. He arranged for the family to move near the royal capital before he left the Great Zhou Dynasty.

• Jiang Chen arrived at Jiang Manor, where Jiang Yunfeng, Li Huirong, Jiang Tian, Xiao Xia, and Xiao Qiu welcomed him.
• Jiang Chen met his infant younger brother, Jiang Luo, and introduced He Yushi to his family.
• The Jiang Family held a wedding banquet for Jiang Chen and He Yushi, with nearby forces and Tianyun Sect attending.
• Jiang Chen told Jiang Yunfeng that the family should move near the royal capital, where a friend would protect them.
• Jiang Chen gave Jiang Yunfeng jade tokens and formation arrays for emergencies and set their departure for five days later.

Jiang Chen took He Yushi to Jianyang City to enjoy its sea of flowers before he left the Great Zhou Dynasty for the Genius Trial and other dangerous affairs. Their outing was interrupted when a lecherous young man and his guards tried to approach He Yushi.

• Jiang Chen told He Yushi to remain with the Jiang Family and cultivate safely while he dealt with his enemies and pursued greater strength.
• Jiang Chen invited He Yushi to spend several days admiring the flowers in Jianyang City before the Jiang Family moved to the royal capital.
• Jiang Chen and He Yushi traveled to Jianyang City and strolled among its blooming flowers while keeping their cultivation auras restrained.
• A young man spotted He Yushi and ordered his guards to take her, and He Yushi rejected his advances.
• Jiang Chen identified He Yushi as his Daoist partner and told the young man and his guards not to disturb them.

Jiang Chen and He Yushi confronted Tu Shaohao, a young master of Jianyang City's powerful Tu Family, after he tried to abduct He Yushi. Jiang Chen killed Tu Shaohao's guards and waited for the Tu Family's reinforcements after Tu Shaohao fired a signal flare.

• Jiang Chen and He Yushi dismissed Tu Shaohao's boasts about the Tu Family's power.
• Tu Shaohao ordered his guards to seize He Yushi, and Jiang Chen stopped them.
• Jiang Chen killed the guards who attacked him, leaving Tu Shaohao terrified and alone.
• Tu Shaohao launched a signal flare to summon Tu Family experts, while Jiang Chen let him call for help.

Jiang Chen struck Tu Shaohao for abducting women and killing his guards, then waited for the Tu family’s reinforcements to arrive. When Tu Fei and eight other Martial King Realm experts attacked, Jiang Chen killed Tu Fei instantly, leaving the remaining experts to face him.

• Jiang Chen slapped Tu Shaohao and sent him flying while onlookers recognized the notorious Fifth Young Master of the Tu family.
• Tu Shaohao summoned the Tu family’s experts, and Tu Fei arrived with eight other Martial King Realm experts.
• Tu Shaohao ordered Tu Fei to kill Jiang Chen and capture He Yushi, but Jiang Chen challenged the reinforcements.
• Tu Fei attacked Jiang Chen with Blood Slaughter Claw, and Jiang Chen caused Tu Fei to explode into shredded flesh.

Jiang Chen killed Tu Fei and the Tu Family’s eight Martial King experts, then confronted Tu Haifeng and declared he would destroy the family. The chapter ended with Jiang Chen revealing his Martial Venerable Realm aura and smashing apart Tu Haifeng’s strongest attack.

• Jiang Chen killed Tu Fei with a single burst of force and stopped Tu Shaohao and the remaining Tu Family experts from retreating.
• Jiang Chen killed all eight Martial King experts but kept Tu Shaohao alive so he could watch the Tu Family fall.
• Tu Haifeng arrived with Tu Family reinforcements and challenged Jiang Chen after seeing the bodies.
• Jiang Chen declared that he would destroy the Tu Family, and Tu Haifeng attacked him with the Great Heaven Collapse Fist.
• Jiang Chen revealed his Martial Venerable Realm, First Level aura, shattered Tu Haifeng’s attack, and blasted him backward.

Jiang Chen revealed himself as a Martial Venerable and the famed Devil Dragon, then killed Tu Shaohao for trying to seize his Dao partner. He rejected Tu Haifeng’s pleas for mercy and wiped out the Tu Family.

• Tu Haifeng and the Tu Family experts bowed to Jiang Chen and begged him to forgive their earlier threats.
• Tu Haifeng ordered Tu Shaohao to kneel and apologize after learning that he had tried to seize Jiang Chen’s Dao partner.
• Jiang Chen revealed his identity as the Great Zhou Dynasty’s Devil Dragon and killed Tu Shaohao.
• Tu Haifeng offered a banquet and gifts, but Jiang Chen said he would keep his promise to destroy the Tu Family.
• Jiang Chen unleashed his power and killed Tu Haifeng and the rest of the Tu Family.

Jiang Chen and He Yushi went to Jianyang City to destroy the Tu family after Jiang Chen killed its experts. Jiang Chen killed Tu Yunfei and used his soul force to pin the gathered Tu family members to the ground, leaving them unable to escape.

• Jiang Chen collected the fallen Tu family experts' storage bags and spiritual power, then told He Yushi they would wipe out the Tu family.
• Jiang Chen and He Yushi reached the Tu residence, where Jiang Chen blasted the guards through the main gate and entered the estate.
• Jiang Chen told the gathered Tu family members that he had killed their patriarch, but they doubted him until Tu Yunfei appeared.
• Tu Yunfei attacked Jiang Chen with the Great Cloud Palm, and Jiang Chen shattered the attack and killed him with one strike.
• The Tu family members tried to flee, but Jiang Chen's soul force pressed everyone in the estate to the ground and stopped them.

After wiping out the Tu Family, Jiang Chen settled the Jiang Family and Tianyun Sect near the capital and prepared to leave for the Genius Trial. The envoys arrived with their flying ship, and Jiang Chen departed from He Yushi and Mo Qingyan as the trial began.

• Jiang Chen killed everyone in the Tu Family, looted its treasury, and burned its residence to the ground.
• Jiang Chen arranged for the Jiang Family and Tianyun Sect to move near the capital, where the sect attracted many new geniuses.
• A month later, Jiang Chen said goodbye to He Yushi, promising to return with Long Qingyao and deal with Su Sheng.
• Mo Qingyan watched Jiang Chen and He Yushi part and held the jade tablets Jiang Chen had given her.
• The envoys' enormous flying ship landed at the capital plaza and announced they would wait only half an incense stick for the thirty-two Genius Trial participants.

Jiang Chen left the Great Zhou Dynasty aboard an envoy’s flying ship to take part in the Genius Trial. After Zhao Ruxue approached him, she asked him to protect her and help her earn a sect position in exchange for a reward, but he refused.

• Jiang Chen said goodbye to his parents and He Yushi, then boarded the flying ship with the other Great Zhou geniuses.
• The envoy launched the ship, and Jiang Chen surveyed the powerful cultivators aboard before suppressing his cultivation to the Martial Emperor Realm, Second Level.
• Zhao Ruxue visited Jiang Chen and tested whether he was interested in her, but he told her to show self-respect and get to the point.
• Zhao Ruxue asked Jiang Chen to protect her during the Genius Trial and help her obtain a sect position in return for a handsome reward.
• Jiang Chen rejected Zhao Ruxue’s offer, saying she could not afford his price.

Zhao Ruxue offered Jiang Chen twenty ancient spiritual medicines and a Seventh-tier Frost Dragon’s Dragon Pearl in exchange for his help securing her a place in a Great Sect. Jiang Chen accepted, and after two months aboard the flying boat, the passengers were summoned to the secret realm entrance.

• Zhao Ruxue offered Jiang Chen the Zhao Family’s treasures and explained that she hoped he would help her obtain a sect spot in the Genius Trial.
• Zhao Ruxue hinted that she would also offer herself, but Jiang Chen accepted only the treasures and arranged for both sides to use locators.
• Jiang Chen told Zhao Ruxue to hide in a safe place inside the secret realm until he found her, and she returned to her room.
• Zhao Ruxue avoided wandering around the flying boat, which continued its journey for two months.
• A voice announced that the flying boat had reached the secret realm entrance and ordered everyone to come out.

Jiang Chen and the other geniuses arrived at the secret realm entrance and learned the three-month trial’s token-scoring rules. As powerful forces’ privileged candidates prepared to hunt geniuses from small dynasties, Jiang Chen promised to help Zhao Ruxue survive and earn enough tokens.

• Jiang Chen saw hundreds of thousands of competitors gathered at the entrance, including several hundred Martial Venerable Realm geniuses.
• The envoy explained that contestants had to seize jade tokens for points, with ten, fifty, and more than two hundred tokens earning different sect ranks, and warned them to keep their teleportation stones for the trial’s end.
• The organizers gave each genius a jade token and a teleportation stone and announced that the trial would last three months.
• Jiang Chen told Zhao Ruxue to find a safe place after entering and promised to help her collect ten tokens.
• Geniuses from powerful forces looked down on small-dynasty contestants, who faced a stricter age limit and were treated as easy points by candidates who were often already designated disciples.

Jiang Chen entered a dangerous secret realm for the Genius Trial, killed a Sixth-order Demonic Beast, and set out to find Zhao Ruxue. He planned to help her first, then use the dragon pearl to break through to the Martial Venerable Realm, Second Level.

• The envoy opened the random teleportation entrance and warned the contestants that the secret realm held dangerous Demonic Beasts and that only seized jade tokens would count toward their results.
• Jiang Chen entered the secret realm and arrived alone in a dim, damp forest.
• A gigantic gray snake attacked Jiang Chen, but he killed the Sixth-order Demonic Beast and collected parts of its body.
• Jiang Chen sensed several powerful Demonic Beasts nearby and judged that the forest could contain a Seventh-order Demonic Beast.
• Jiang Chen checked his locator, confirmed Zhao Ruxue was to the north, and flew in that direction to find her before attempting his breakthrough.

Jiang Chen encountered four Martial Venerable Realm geniuses fighting over five Archaic Blood Fruits and proposed that they each take one. After Gu Tianzong and Luan Cheng rejected him and called him prey, the two rival groups agreed to kill Jiang Chen first.

• Jiang Chen heard fighting ahead and found four Martial Venerable Realm experts contesting an Archaic Blood Fruit tree.
• Jiang Chen recognized the five fruits and learned that the groups had killed the tree's peak sixth-order bear guardian.
• Gu Tianzong and Luan Cheng refused to share the fruits with Jiang Chen, whom they saw as an inferior genius from a minor dynasty.
• Gu Tianzong and Luan Cheng agreed to join forces against Jiang Chen before resuming their fight over the fruits.

Jiang Chen fought four Imperial Disciples who tried to seize the Archaic Blood Fruits and kill him. After overpowering their first attack and dismissing their threats about their empires, he faced Gu Tianzong as Gu summoned a seventh-tier longsword.

• Jiang Chen said he would take all five Archaic Blood Fruits after Luan Cheng, Gu Tianzong, and two others refused to share them and joined forces against him.
• Luan Cheng and the other three attacked Jiang Chen with their martial skills, but Jiang Chen's Magic Dragon Hand shattered their attacks and forced them back.
• The four Imperial Disciples invoked the Snow Cloud Empire and Tiger Shadow Empire, but Jiang Chen refused to be intimidated by their identities or threats.
• Jiang Chen called the four men idiots, enraging Gu Tianzong, who summoned a golden seventh-tier longsword.

Jiang Chen defeated and killed Gu Tianzong and Gu Hai, then attacked Luan Cheng and Luan Feng after Luan Cheng threatened him with an Image Mirror. By checking Luan Cheng’s bone age, Jiang Chen learned that he was thirty-four and began to understand how age and resources gave empire geniuses an advantage over those from small kingdoms.

• Gu Tianzong used his Seventh-grade Spirit Weapon and Opening and Closing Slash, but Jiang Chen shattered the attack with Hegemonic Origin Fist and badly wounded him.
• Jiang Chen killed Gu Tianzong and Gu Hai as they tried to recover from the clash.
• Luan Cheng sent Jiang Chen’s image and a warning to the Snow Cloud Empire’s geniuses, threatening that they would hunt him if he killed Luan Cheng and Luan Feng.
• Jiang Chen attacked Luan Cheng and Luan Feng, seriously injuring both, then demanded to know how many Martial Venerable Realm experts the Snow Cloud Empire had.
• Luan Cheng claimed the Snow Cloud Empire had more than twenty such experts and mocked Jiang Chen for his ignorance.
• Jiang Chen sensed Luan Cheng’s bone age and found that he was thirty-four, making Jiang Chen realize that empire geniuses had more years and resources to cultivate.

Jiang Chen killed Luan Cheng, forced Luan Feng to reveal how the Genius Trial disadvantaged geniuses from small places, and spared him after learning the Snow Cloud Empire would hunt him. He collected blood to unseal the Demonic Soul Blade, then investigated a strange blood-red light in a valley, where a young cultivator had just reached the Third Level of the Martial Venerable Realm.

• Jiang Chen killed Luan Cheng and threatened Luan Feng until he swore a Heavenly Oath and disclosed unfair rules targeting geniuses from small places.
• Jiang Chen spared Luan Feng, who warned that the Snow Cloud Empire's geniuses would hunt him after learning his appearance.
• Jiang Chen collected the blood and spiritual energy of slain experts to prepare to unseal the Demonic Soul Blade's fourth seal, then gathered Archaic Blood Fruits and continued onward.
• Jiang Chen saw a blood-red disturbance rising from a distant valley and went to investigate.
• A young man in the valley revealed that he had absorbed a Spiritual Spring to reach the Third Level of the Martial Venerable Realm and planned to drain other cultivators' blood to grow stronger.