Chapter Summaries

Jiang Chen confronted He Quan over He Chang'an's attempt to kill him and demanded the ransom He Chang'an had promised. He Quan paid, and He Chang'an returned to his father, who was left to hear his plea for revenge.

• Jiang Chen told He Quan that He Chang'an had offered fifty billion spirit stones and five Ninth Order Demon Core Pills for his life.
• He Quan claimed he did not care about his son, but panicked when Jiang Chen threatened to kill He Chang'an.
• Jiang Chen identified himself as a member of Dragon Gate in Nanyuan Prefecture and insisted He Quan hand over the ransom.
• He Quan gave Jiang Chen the spirit stones and five pills, and Jiang Chen released He Chang'an.
• He Chang'an returned to He Quan and begged his father to avenge his humiliation.

Jiang Chen fought He Quan after the City Lord ordered his men to surround him for killing Tianshui City experts. Jiang Chen nearly broke through He Quan’s defense with Magic Dragon Kill, but Elder Jian intervened and saved him.

• He Quan ordered his subordinates to surround Jiang Chen and accused him of killing the City Lord’s experts.
• Jiang Chen threatened He Quan and refused to back down, leaving the two sides with no chance of reconciliation.
• He Quan attacked Jiang Chen with the Sea Soul Blade and Thunderous Saber Technique, but Jiang Chen broke his saber aura with Demonic Soul Slash.
• Jiang Chen unleashed Eight Divisions Heavenly Dragon, Magic Dragon Kill, and his eight demonic dragons shattered He Quan’s defenses and injured him.
• He Quan called for Elder Jian, who used a bell to block the remaining demonic dragons and save him.

Jiang Chen fought He Quan and Elder Jian at the same time, breaking their attacks and wounding them both. As the two prepared to unleash forbidden techniques, Murong Huang arrived outside Tianshui City after sensing the battle.

• He Quan asked Elder Jian to help him defeat Jiang Chen, and Elder Jian agreed to fight alongside him.
• Jiang Chen mocked the two men and challenged them to attack together.
• He Quan and Elder Jian launched their techniques, but Jiang Chen shattered their attacks and wounded them both with Ghost Shadow Flash Slash.
• Murong Huang and the Azure Sky Beast approached Tianshui City, where Murong Huang sensed the powerful battle.
• Elder Jian proposed that they use their strongest moves, and He Quan prepared to use the Blood Wheel Technique while Elder Jian planned to unleash Hell of Burning Seas.

He Quan and Elder Jian unleashed their strongest techniques against Jiang Chen, but he overpowered both of them. Jiang Chen left Elder Jian gravely wounded and He Quan badly injured.

• He Quan activated the Blood Wheel Technique while Elder Jian trapped Jiang Chen in the Hell of Burning Seas, which also threatened Xia Yue.
• Jiang Chen shielded Xia Yue with a light barrier and countered the flames with Pill Fire, weakening Elder Jian's technique.
• He Quan empowered his Sea Soul Blade with heavenly lightning and attacked Jiang Chen with Thunder God Extinguishing Slash.
• Jiang Chen used a tenfold-enhanced Demonic Soul Slash to break through the flames and knock He Quan back, leaving him injured.
• Jiang Chen sent a flaming dragon at Elder Jian, whose bell spirit weapon flew back into him and left him gravely wounded.

Jiang Chen defeated He Quan and Elder Jian and prepared to kill them and the City Lord’s Mansion experts, but Murong Huang intervened and shattered his attack. Murong Huang’s arrival placed Xia Yue’s safety and Jiang Chen’s conflict with the Xia’an Imperial Dynasty in question.

• He Quan and Elder Jian, badly injured and unable to fight, asked Jiang Chen to make peace and threatened him with the Yan Hai Sect, but Jiang Chen refused.
• Jiang Chen used the Demonic Soul Slash and his soul power to trap He Quan, Elder Jian, and the City Lord’s Mansion experts beneath his attack.
• A spear struck Jiang Chen’s true-energy blade and shattered it, saving He Quan and the others.
• Murong Huang arrived with the ninth-order Azure Sky Beast and confronted Jiang Chen for trying to kill a city lord in Xia’an Imperial Dynasty territory.
• Xia Yue recognized Murong Huang, realizing Jiang Chen would have to face him if he wanted to protect her.

Murong Huang arrived to stop Jiang Chen and revealed that Xia Yue was a princess who had fled an arranged marriage. Jiang Chen vowed to protect her and prepared to fight Murong Huang, who sided with He Quan and insisted Xia Yue return to the Imperial Palace.

• Murong Huang confronted Jiang Chen as a Martial Sovereign Realm powerhouse, and Jiang Chen challenged him to stop his attack on He Quan and the others.
• Murong Huang recognized Xia Yue as the escaped princess and ordered her to return to the Imperial Palace; Xia Yue admitted her identity and refused because her father planned to marry her off.
• Jiang Chen promised to protect Xia Yue because he had accepted her payment, then transformed into a Half-Dragon Man and prepared to fight Murong Huang.
• Xia Yue explained how He Quan and the others had endangered her, while He Quan denied knowing she was a princess.
• Murong Huang dismissed the dispute, sided with He Quan and the others, and insisted that Xia Yue return with him.

Jiang Chen released Long Fei to hold Murong Huang and the Azure Sky Beast back while he killed He Quan and the other Tianshui City powerhouses, advancing to the fourth level of the Martial Saint Realm. He then faced Murong Huang directly and sent him crashing into a building with a tenfold-enhanced strike.

• Jiang Chen summoned Long Fei to stall Murong Huang and the Azure Sky Beast while he attacked He Quan and the others.
• Jiang Chen killed He Quan, Elder Jian, He Chang'an, and the other powerhouses, then absorbed their blood-and-qi power and advanced to the fourth level of the Martial Saint Realm.
• Jiang Chen returned to the battle, sent Long Fei to fight the Azure Sky Beast, and confronted Murong Huang.
• Jiang Chen shattered Murong Huang's spear shadows with a tenfold-enhanced Magic Dragon Fist and knocked him into a building.

Jiang Chen and the Azure Flood Dragon gained the upper hand against Murong Huang and the Azure Sky Beast, but Murong Yi intervened before Jiang Chen could finish the fight. Jiang Chen agreed to stop after Murong Yi acknowledged his victory and warned him not to continue.

• The Azure Flood Dragon defeated the Azure Sky Beast in their close-quarters battle, while Jiang Chen pressured Murong Huang with Collapsing Heaven Palm.
• Murong Yi broke Jiang Chen's palm phantom with a single strike and appeared to rescue Murong Huang.
• Murong Huang called Murong Yi his father, and the spectators learned that Murong Yi was a Fifth Level Martial Sovereign and one of the Xia'an Imperial Dynasty's Great Generals.
• Murong Yi told Murong Huang that he had lost and explained that he had followed him after witnessing his pursuit of Jiang Chen and the Princess.
• Murong Yi warned Jiang Chen that he would attack if Jiang Chen refused to end the fight, and Jiang Chen agreed to stop for the Princess's sake.

Jiang Chen learned that Xia Yue was Princess Mingyue, Xia Mingyue, and promised to help her regain her freedom by winning the Genius Convention. She left with Murong Yi, while Jiang Chen stayed behind determined to keep their pact.

• Murong Yi revealed that Xia Yue was Princess Mingyue and insisted she return to the palace with him.
• Xia Yue told Jiang Chen that she had fled to avoid an arranged marriage and planned to return after the Genius Convention.
• Jiang Chen and Xia Yue agreed that if he won first place, he would help her escape the marriage by pretending to marry her and freeing her afterward.
• Murong Huang mocked Jiang Chen's ambition, and Jiang Chen reminded him that he had already defeated him.
• Xia Yue removed her human-skin mask, revealed her true identity as Xia Mingyue, and left with Murong Yi, Murong Huang, and the Azure Sky Beast.
• Jiang Chen watched them depart and resolved to work hard at the Genius Convention so he could keep his promise.

Jiang Chen killed He Quan and other City Lord's Mansion experts, eliminated the He Family members at the residence, and seized the treasury before leaving Tianshui City. Seven days later, Murong Huang questioned why Murong Yi had spared Jiang Chen, and his father explained that Jiang Chen's talent and Dragon Race-related secret technique made him too dangerous to dismiss as an ordinary opponent.

• Jiang Chen collected the dead experts' storage bags and ordered the soldiers and surviving City Lord's Mansion members not to obstruct him.
• Jiang Chen killed the He Family members in the City Lord's Mansion, then forced open and emptied its treasury of spirit stones, materials, and spirit weapons.
• Jiang Chen left Tianshui City, and news spread that he had killed He Quan and Elder Jian, drawing attention to how the Xia'an Imperial Dynasty and Yan Hai Sect would respond.
• Seven days later, Murong Huang returned Princess Mingyue to the Imperial Palace, received the Emperor's reward, and asked Murong Yi why he had not killed Jiang Chen.
• Murong Yi told Murong Huang that Jiang Chen had clearly defeated him and possessed extraordinary talent and a powerful Dragon Race-related transformation technique.

Murong Yi warned Murong Huang not to provoke Jiang Chen, whose strength and possible backing made him dangerous, and urged his son to earn a rematch through his own power. Murong Huang agreed to train for the Genius Convention, where Murong Yi hoped he would defeat Jiang Chen, win first place, and marry Princess Mingyue to secure the Murong family's future.

• Murong Yi explained why Jiang Chen might have a powerful faction behind him and warned Murong Huang against using the Great General's Estate to bully others.
• Murong Yi told Murong Huang to defeat Jiang Chen in the arena if he wanted to erase his humiliation, and Murong Huang vowed to do so.
• Murong Yi ordered Murong Huang to stay home, cultivate to the Second Level of the Martial Sovereign Realm, and practice battle techniques with his guidance.
• Murong Yi urged Murong Huang to defeat the other geniuses at the Genius Convention and aim for first place so he could marry Princess Mingyue.
• Murong Huang admitted he wanted Princess Mingyue for her status, while Murong Yi explained that the marriage could help secure his succession and the Murong family's standing.

Murong Huang secluded himself to pursue another breakthrough before the Genius Convention, while Jiang Chen hunted demon beasts to strengthen himself and the Azure Flood Dragon. A Zhou family party searching for a valuable field of Phoenix Blood Grass encountered Jiang Chen in the mountains.

• Murong Yi promised to help Murong Huang break through, and Murong Huang entered secluded cultivation to prepare for the Genius Convention.
• Experts gathered in Eternal City as Jiang Chen slaughtered demon beasts in the mountains to reach Martial Saint Realm, Fifth Level, and helped the Azure Flood Dragon advance to Ninth Order, Second Level.
• The Zhou family's Great Elder, Zhou Teng, led elite disciples through the mountains to harvest Phoenix Blood Grass, warning them to avoid drawing the attention of a mysterious creature.
• The Zhou family party found demon-beast corpses with their Demon Cores removed and spotted Jiang Chen beside a stream.
• Jiang Chen ignored the Zhou family members because their strongest fighter, Zhou Teng, was only at Martial Saint Realm, Second Level.

Jiang Chen warned the Zhou family that dozens of concealed enemies were watching them, despite the group doubting his claim. When Zhou Teng attacked the hiding place, one of them emerged and Zhou Teng recognized Kang Wen Feng.

• Zhou Lin'er urged the Zhou family to warn Jiang Chen about the dangerous creature believed to be nearby, and Zhou Teng led the group to approach him.
• Jiang Chen told Zhou Lin'er he had encountered no danger, while she explained that demonic beasts had been found dead around him.
• Jiang Chen warned the Zhou family that dozens of stronger people were concealed 1,200 meters to the east, but Zhou Li Ming and the others doubted him.
• Zhou Teng attacked the hiding place, and a concealed figure blocked his technique and revealed the enemies' presence.
• Zhou Teng recognized the emerging figure as Kang Wen Feng.

The Kang Family revealed that it had secretly followed the Zhou Family to seize their Phoenix Blood Grass. When Kang Wen Feng ordered his people to attack and kill Jiang Chen, Jiang Chen calmly declared that the entire Kang Family would die.

• Kang Wen Feng admitted that the Kang Family had used a treasure to conceal its presence while following the Zhou Family.
• Kang Wen Feng exposed the Zhou Family's search for Phoenix Blood Grass and demanded that they lead the Kang Family to it in exchange for ten percent.
• Zhou Li Ming and Zhou Teng refused Kang Wen Feng's offer and rejected his threats.
• Kang Wen Feng ordered the Kang Family to kill half the Zhou Family disciples and capture the rest, then ordered Jiang Chen killed for revealing their presence.
• Jiang Chen told Kang Wen Feng that every person from the Kang Family could die, leaving the Zhou Family members stunned by his confidence.

Jiang Chen revealed his Martial Saint Realm strength and annihilated the Kang family force after they threatened him. He absorbed their blood-qi power, reached the peak of the Martial Saint Realm, Fourth Level, and accepted their storage bags.

• Jiang Chen killed Kang Ting with his soul force and revealed that he was a Martial Saint Realm, Fourth Level expert.
• Kang Wen Feng tried to persuade Jiang Chen to leave, but Jiang Chen refused and declared that the Kang family would die.
• Zhou Teng offered the Zhou family’s support against the Kang family, but Jiang Chen said he could handle them alone and attacked.
• Jiang Chen killed the Kang family survivors with three moves, annihilating their force while the Zhou family watched.
• Jiang Chen absorbed the Kang family experts’ blood-qi power, reached the peak of the Martial Saint Realm, Fourth Level, and took their storage bags.
• Zhou Teng thanked Jiang Chen for helping the Zhou family.

After killing the Kang family members, Jiang Chen negotiated for half of the Zhou family's Phoenix Blood Grass and traveled with them to the valley where it grew. There, two powerful demon beasts blocked their path, and Jiang Chen confronted them as they turned their attention to him.

• Zhou Teng agreed to give Jiang Chen half of the Phoenix Blood Grass in exchange for his help dealing with the demon beasts, while Jiang Chen warned the Zhou family not to betray him.
• Zhou Lin'er learned that Jiang Chen had killed the demon beasts in the area and praised his strength.
• Jiang Chen introduced himself to Zhou Teng, then traveled with the Zhou family for a day to the valley containing the Phoenix Blood Grass.
• Jiang Chen and the Zhou family encountered a giant ape and a Giant Lizard fighting inside the valley.
• Jiang Chen flew toward the two beasts and ordered them to stop fighting or move elsewhere, but both turned against him.

Jiang Chen defeated and killed the Giant Ape and Giant Lizard, then led Zhou Teng and the Zhou family to the Phoenix Blood Grass. After finding the patch, Jiang Chen sensed approaching experts and hid the group, leaving them concealed as the newcomers arrived.

• The Giant Ape and Giant Lizard attacked Jiang Chen, but he overpowered both with his martial techniques.
• After their innate abilities failed, the two beasts begged Jiang Chen to spare them, but he killed them and absorbed their blood-qi power.
• Jiang Chen gave the beasts’ corpses to Zhou Teng as payment for information about the Phoenix Blood Grass.
• Zhou Teng explained that the Phoenix Blood Grass lay deeper in the valley, and the group soon found a large patch of it.
• Jiang Chen sensed approaching experts, set up concealment measures, and hid with the Zhou family as the Martial Saint Realm group flew closer.

Jiang Chen identified the intruders in the valley as Shadow Nether assassins searching for Phoenix Blood Stones and confronted them after their battle with a guardian demonic beast. As Ye Qi attacked, the Shadow Nether group had not yet discovered the Zhou Family disciples hiding nearby.

• Jiang Chen recognized the masked intruders as Shadow Nether assassins, and Zhou Teng warned him that the organization was dangerous to offend.
• The Shadow Nether assassins found the Phoenix Blood Grass and planned to harvest it while searching beneath it for a hidden batch of Phoenix Blood Stones.
• A huge tentacled demonic beast attacked the assassins, who killed it after a fierce fight that left many of them wounded.
• Jiang Chen told Zhou Teng he would seize half the Phoenix Blood Grass for the Zhou Family, then revealed himself to the assassins.
• The assassin captain ordered Ye Qi to kill Jiang Chen, and Ye Qi launched a full-strength sword strike at him.

Jiang Chen killed Ye Qi and the other Dark Nether assassins after they attacked him while gathering Phoenix Blood Grass. The Dark Nether captain escaped with the Blood Escape Technique, leaving Jiang Chen facing the prospect of retaliation.

• Jiang Chen shattered Ye Qi’s Cold Nether Sword with one hand, then killed him with a single strike of the Demonic Soul Blade.
• Jiang Chen fought more than a dozen Dark Nether experts, defeating their techniques and killing them as he charged through their ranks.
• Jiang Chen badly injured the Dark Nether captain with Mad Demon Slash and revealed his name as Jiang Chen.
• The Dark Nether captain sent word to the Beihai Prefecture branch, then escaped using the Blood Escape Technique.
• Jiang Chen accepted that Dark Nether would learn his identity and showed no fear of its retaliation.

Jiang Chen absorbed the Dark Nether experts’ remaining energy and broke through to Martial Saint Realm, Fifth Level. After dividing the Phoenix Blood Grass with the Zhou family, he agreed to travel with them toward Ningyang City and learned how he could continue to Eternal City.

• Jiang Chen absorbed the fallen Dark Nether experts’ blood-qi and spiritual energy, breaking through to Martial Saint Realm, Fifth Level.
• Zhou Teng and the Zhou family disciples congratulated Jiang Chen and praised his effortless breakthrough.
• Jiang Chen collected the Dark Nether experts’ storage bags and split the Phoenix Blood Grass evenly with the Zhou family.
• Zhou Teng asked Jiang Chen to travel with the Zhou family for safety, and Jiang Chen agreed to head toward Ningyang City.
• Jiang Chen learned that Ningyang City’s teleportation array led to Tianyang City, from which Eternal City was two days away by road.