Chapter Summaries

Xiao Tianyang assessed the formidable generals Wanyan Chenheshang had brought to the Mounted Legion and reorganized Divine Might’s internal departments. The meeting ended with Fei Yan and the Grand Commander taking new posts, while the Nine Dragon Guards became directly answerable to Xiao Tianyang.

• Xiao Tianyang reviewed the records of Wanyan Chenheshang’s disciples and other Jin Dynasty generals, recognizing the enormous strength they could add to the Mounted Legion.
• Xiao Tianyang announced that the Cabinet Office would become the first-tier department and that Baihua Tower would be placed under its management.
• Xiao Tianyang promoted Fei Yan to Head of the Cabinet and appointed the Grand Commander as Pavilion Master of Baihua Tower.
• Xiao Tianyang removed the Nine Dragon Guards’ right to attend meetings and made them independent, with orders to answer directly to him.
• Fei Yan asked whether the Cabinet Office would hold the highest management authority, and Xiao Tianyang clarified that he retained that authority above her.

Xiao Tianyang announced the creation of seven legions and explained the roles and authority of their commanders. He turned to restructuring the legion hierarchy, and Esdeath pointed out that the current officer ranks failed to account for differences in strength.

• Xiao Tianyang named the Sun, Flying Tiger, Mounted, and Zodiac Legions and assigned their commanders and deputies.
• Esdeath asked about the missing seventh legion, and Xiao Tianyang announced the Nine Dragon Imperial Guards, with himself as Legion Commander and Yue Shen as Chief Strategist.
• Xiao Tianyang clarified that Yue Shen would only advise and explained that Baihua Tower's operations would change, prompting everyone to accept his decision.
• Xiao Tianyang said the legions needed more personnel and a better command structure, and Esdeath argued that their three officer ranks were too crude to reflect differences in strength.
• Xiao Tianyang said his next proposal would also solve the hierarchy problem.

Xiao Tianyang introduced a major expansion and restructuring of the Divine Might Legion, then began coordinating administrative consolidation and military preparations for a counteroffensive. The counteroffensive was delayed because the institutions and legions needed time to reorganize and acquire suitable equipment.

• Xiao Tianyang announced plans to expand the legion from ten thousand to thirty thousand and reorganize its units into formations, squads, and deputy leadership positions.
• The attendees reviewed the new system, which Xiao Tianyang had developed with Yue Shen and Satan, and largely accepted its promotion structure and combat organization.
• Xiao Tianyang explained that the counteroffensive planned for the following week would be postponed until Divine Might completed its internal adjustments.
• Fei Yan described the difficulties of consolidating administrative records and staff, so Xiao Tianyang ordered institutional staff to report to the Cabinet Office within seven days and ten years of files to be transferred there.
• Esdeath and Pu Feng said military reorganization would take at least three months, while You Mingyue explained that the Flying Tiger Legion and Mounted Legion needed specialized equipment that Divine Might’s existing stockpiles could not provide.

Xiao Tianyang discussed military supplies and training timelines with You Mingyue, Pu Feng, Xue Tieshan, and the Silver Dragon King, then revealed a machine that could speed up production. He promised You Mingyue an answer about needed materials within three hours, and she asked what the machine did.

• You Mingyue estimated that the Mounted Legion and Flying Tiger Legion would need four to five months to receive and learn their new equipment, while the Zodiac Legion could receive standard supplies within a month.
• The Silver Dragon King requested standard equipment for the Zodiac Legion and explained her plans to equip Soul Beasts with specialized military gear.
• Xiao Tianyang declared that only troop training remained, prompting Fei Yan and You Mingyue to question when the military supply problem had been resolved.
• Xiao Tianyang placed a large machine on the table, and You Mingyue recognized its precise design and asked whether it had uses beyond manufacturing.
• You Mingyue said equipment templates could be created in two days if Xiao Tianyang solved the material shortage, and he promised to respond within three hours after she told Han Ling what was needed.
• You Mingyue asked Xiao Tianyang what the machine was for.

Xiao Tianyang planned to accelerate the six legions’ training with the [Virtual Battlefield] and resources, then assigned commanders and set requirements for his Nine Dragon Imperial Guards. The meeting ended with the legions tasked to prepare rotation and resource proposals, while the secret [Heavenly Dao Contract] remained undisclosed.

• Pu Feng explained that training required discipline, coordinated ranks, and physical tempering, along with time, equipment, grounds, and resources.
• Xiao Tianyang proposed raising the [Virtual Battlefield] time flow to a hundred times normal and adding ten years of cultivation insights, and Yue Shen judged the plan highly favorable with only a small risk of unforeseen variables.
• Xiao Tianyang ordered the six legions to rotate in pairs guarding the Frontline and asked Esdeath to prepare a roster and resource proposal.
• Xiao Tianyang kept his intention to use the [Heavenly Dao Contract] secret because the Elemental Kingdom might detect Yue Shen’s abilities, while Eternal Night could respond forcefully if threatened.
• Xiao Tianyang set the Nine Dragon Imperial Guards’ initial strength at at least forty thousand and chose Jin Danzi, Lu Wenlong, Fanxing, and Yuwen Chengdu as its candidates.

Xiao Tianyang’s private meeting led to Divine Might’s internal military adjustments and the formation of the Nine Dragon Imperial Guards, while outsiders struggled to discern his plans. As recruitment began and news of the new guards spread across Douluo Continent, Xiao Tianyang left routine arrangements to Fei Yan and asked how the recruitment was progressing.

• Divine Might adjusted its personnel and legions, including preparing Esdeath’s forces and supporting Li Cunxiao with Zhang Nantian and another aide.
• Xiao Tianyang allowed news of the Nine Dragon Imperial Guards to spread, stirring excitement across Douluo Continent ahead of the Hundred Schools Exchange Meeting.
• In Shenwu Hall, Fei Yan asked Xiao Tianyang whether he approved the next arrangements, and he told her to proceed if she thought they would work.
• Xiao Tianyang asked Fei Yan how recruitment for the Nine Dragon Imperial Guards was going.

Xiao Tianyang discussed Nine Dragon Imperial Guards recruitment and Optimus Prime’s delayed experiment, then tried to delegate planning an exchange meeting to Fei Yan and Yue Shen. The chapter ended with both refusing to make the decisions for him.

• Yue Shen reported that Jin Danzi, Lu Wenlong, and Fanxing passed Xiao Tianyang’s test, and that many Titled Douluo had applied to join the Nine Dragon Imperial Guards.
• Xiao Tianyang assigned Yue Shen to arrange the applicants and ordered Optimus Prime to provide an answer about the new material experiment within ten days.
• Fei Yan reported that the major schools had accepted invitations to the banquet, but the exchange meeting’s date and arrangements remained undecided.
• Xiao Tianyang asked Fei Yan to handle the exchange meeting, but she refused, and Yue Shen reminded him that he headed the Yin Yang School.

After five days of planning the Hundred Schools Exchange Meeting, Xiao Tianyang learned that the Elemental Kingdom was increasing its forces at the Frontline and asked Yue Shen to help interpret its motives. Yue Shen concluded that the kingdom was testing whether a hidden administrator would react, leaving Fei Yan and Yan Lingji confused by Xiao Tianyang’s sudden insight.

• Xiao Tianyang locked himself in his room for five days to arrange the Hundred Schools Exchange Meeting.
• Fei Yan told Xiao Tianyang that the Elemental Kingdom seemed unwilling to let them train and arm their troops, citing growing enemy numbers at the Frontline.
• Xiao Tianyang wondered whether the Elemental Kingdom had noticed something and called Yue Shen over.
• Xiao Tianyang asked Yue Shen to interpret an attacker’s meaningless insults, and she explained that they were meant to test whether an administrator would intervene.
• Fei Yan and Yan Lingji watched the exchange in confusion as Xiao Tianyang seemed to gain an unusual aura.

Xiao Tianyang ordered the Mounted Legion and Sun Legion to destroy the invaders and prepare to strike into the Elemental Kingdom. As Wanyan Chenheshang’s forces mobilized and Xiao Ba sought advice on winning military merit, Xiao Tianyang turned to the next steps in confronting the Elemental Kingdom.

• Xiao Tianyang ordered the Mounted Legion and Sun Legion to join forces against the invaders and authorized the Mounted Legion to enter the Elemental Kingdom when a Fighter Jet appeared.
• Wanyan Chenheshang consulted Pu Feng, then assigned Jin Wushu to cut off the enemy’s retreat and Shan Shituo to wait in ambush.
• Wanyan Chenheshang announced that he would lead the Loyal and Filial Army around the enemy and strike at the Elemental Kingdom, while Pu Feng stayed to oversee the battle.
• Xiao Ba asked the Xuanbing Turtle Snake how the Sun Legion could earn more military merit than the Mounted Legion.
• Xiao Tianyang asked Fei Yan whether the leaders of the various schools had arrived in Divine Might.

Xiao Tianyang learned from Yue Shen that his recent actions had given him an Emperor’s Physique, binding him to the Way of the Emperor. He explained how the [Emperor Heavenly Scripture] and [Jade of He] had led him to create an imperial seal, and the chapter left him confronting the consequences of engraving “Mandate of Heaven, Eternal Prosperity” onto it.

• Xiao Tianyang ordered Fei Yan to begin the Hundred Schools Exchange Meeting the next day, insisting that the problem of merging the systems needed to be settled quickly.
• Fei Yan and Yan Lingji left Xiao Tianyang alone with Yue Shen so she could raise her concerns about his recent changes.
• Yue Shen explained that Xiao Tianyang had changed from having a Tyrant’s Physique to an Emperor’s Physique, and warned that he could no longer avoid the Way of the Emperor.
• Xiao Tianyang realized that the [Emperor Heavenly Scripture] and [Jade of He] had helped create an imperial seal and admitted that he had engraved “Mandate of Heaven, Eternal Prosperity” on it.
• Xiao Tianyang told Yue Shen about his suspicions and actions, leaving out his theories about the Xuantian Great Emperor and the system.

Xiao Tianyang struggled against an increasingly overbearing mindset tied to the words “Mandate of Heaven, Eternal Prosperity,” while Yue Shen urged him to claim the throne. After he rejected the idea for now and forced black blood from his body, Yue Shen worried that the Nine Dragon Guards might worsen his unstable state by relaying private remarks.

• Xiao Tianyang admitted to Yue Shen that he felt increasingly overbearing and feared the consequences of suppressing others.
• Yue Shen advised Xiao Tianyang that the Way of the Emperor could not be completed alone and urged him to claim the throne.
• Xiao Tianyang told Yue Shen they would discuss it another day, then confronted the influence behind his mindset and spat out black blood.
• Xiao Tianyang identified “Mandate of Heaven, Eternal Prosperity” as the source of his troubles and vowed to destroy the obsession within him.
• Yue Shen chose not to tell others about Xiao Tianyang’s condition and worried the Nine Dragon Guards might pass along private remarks that could unsettle him before battle.

Su Ziming gathered the leaders of the Hundred Schools at Xiao Tianyang’s new building for an exchange meeting. Xiao Tianyang opened the meeting by setting rules and stressing that they could not leave until they found a solution to a matter affecting the continent.

• Su Ziming told students who had gathered to watch the new building to return to class, then checked that the Hundred Schools leaders were present.
• Su Ziming led the leaders into the building, where Xiao Tianyang waited for them in mid-air and directed them to their seats.
• Xiao Tianyang began the Hundred Schools Exchange Meeting and declared that the discussion concerned the continent, everyone could speak freely, and no one could leave until they found a solution.
• A tremor beneath them suggested they had been carried to a high altitude, but Master Kudeng dismissed his suspicion that Xiao Tianyang intended to harm them.
• Xiao Tianyang’s clear energy calmed everyone’s emotions as they considered the importance of the meeting.

Xiao Tianyang questioned leaders of different schools about the Sun Moon Empire incident, the relative strength of the Elemental Kingdom and God Realm, and why their forces in the God Realm had remained suppressed. The discussion turned into a sharp disagreement between Tie Shan and Zongheng Douluo over whether pursuing multiple paths of power weakened development.

• Xiao Tianyang asked the school leaders to assess the impact of the Sun Moon Empire incident, and they discussed the outrage and increased enlistment it had caused.
• Li Ming argued that the Elemental Kingdom was stronger than the God Realm and estimated their ranks among High-level Planes as seven and six, respectively.
• Xiao Tianyang asked why their forces in the God Realm had been suppressed, noting that Saber and the others should have reached at least level one hundred.
• Tie Shan argued that combining martial souls, martial arts, and souls spread power too thin, and Zongheng Douluo challenged his criticism.
• Tie Shan replied that people needed diligence to pursue learning, leaving the leaders in a dispute over how their people should develop their abilities.

Xiao Tianyang used the Heart-Connecting Mirror to expose the flaws in the school leaders’ hearts and show them the inner demon born from his own flaw. He urged them to prepare before testing the mirror themselves, warning that seeing their convictions collapse could be dangerous.

• As the leaders debated their schools’ strengths and future paths, Xiao Tianyang listened and concluded that their thinking was narrow and overly focused on their own strengths.
• Xiao Tianyang silenced the room and accused the leaders of arrogance, saying their hearts could no longer see beyond the land before them.
• Xiao Tianyang introduced the Heart-Connecting Mirror and pressed his hand against it despite Yue Shen’s warning.
• The mirror showed the leaders a magnificent palace, a terrifying figure on a throne, and then an army of emotionless killing machines before returning them to reality.
• Su Ziming identified the vision as an inner demon, and Xiao Tianyang admitted that the mirror had revealed how flawed his own confidence was.
• Xiao Tianyang invited the leaders to try the mirror and warned them to prepare for the collapse of their convictions.

Li Ming and the other school leaders used the Heart-Connecting Mirror and saw futures in which their ideals became destructive obsessions. Xiao Tianyang explained the flaws caused by linking each school’s philosophy to power and asked the leaders to work together to find a shared answer; they agreed to assist him.

• Li Ming touched the Heart-Connecting Mirror and saw a future where his extreme devotion to law led to harsh punishments that suppressed human nature.
• Li Ming emerged shaken but searched for a way to resolve the flaw, while Xiao Tianyang used his power to steady him.
• The other school leaders took turns facing the mirror and saw their philosophies twisted by obsession, leaving them deeply unsettled.
• Xiao Tianyang used the gathering’s spiritual environment to calm the leaders, then explained that the rapid cultural shift had exposed problems in how thought and power were combined.
• Su Ziming identified part of the problem, and Xiao Tianyang described how schools had incorporated other systems without reaching a complete answer.
• Xiao Tianyang urged the leaders to set aside disputes and combine their knowledge to find a shared answer, and they agreed to assist him.

After seven days of simulations and dream-world tests, Xiao Tianyang and the Hundred Schools leaders obtained a proposed new cultivation system. Xiao Tianyang went alone to test it in reality, while Yue Shen and Esdeath worried that the experiment might take more than one attempt.

• As factions and mercenaries gathered in Shenwu City to prepare for war against the Elemental Kingdom, the Hundred Schools leaders completed their work inside Shenwu Academy.
• Xiao Tianyang warned that their dream-world results needed to be reproduced in reality before the exchange meeting could succeed.
• Su Ziming and Zongheng Douluo volunteered to conduct the final test, but Xiao Tianyang insisted on doing it himself.
• Xiao Tianyang left through a spatial rift for an experimental site, leaving the leaders to wait.
• Esdeath asked Yue Shen whether she could see the future, and Yue Shen said futures connected to Xiao Tianyang remained vague.

Xiao Tianyang tested a new system that fused his Martial Soul, Soul Power, physical techniques, and soul into a single structure. After the fusion succeeded, he decided to integrate his mind as well, hoping to remove hidden dangers and avoid becoming a king before reuniting with the people important to him.

• Xiao Tianyang used the Soul System and physical techniques to fuse [Emperor Flame], [Gate of Eternal Night], and [Ancient Divine Eyes] into his body.
• Xiao Tianyang recovered and found his Martial Souls had become part of his body, his Soul Power had crystallized, and his soul rings had entered his core.
• Xiao Tianyang observed how Soul Power, vitality and blood, his soul, and the soul rings had formed a rough galaxy-like structure within him.
• Xiao Tianyang decided to integrate his mind and discard what he considered useless to resolve the dangers within his body.
• Xiao Tianyang planned to avoid becoming king on Douluo Continent until he could reunite with the people important to him.

Xiao Tianyang began using the [Guan Ren Scripture] to experience many different lives, relying on the [Enlightenment Bodhi Tree] and [Diamond Bodhi Seed] to control the risks. As he transformed and radiated golden energy, Soul Beasts gathered around him in reverence, creating the phenomenon later known as the Myriad Beasts Pilgrimage.

• Xiao Tianyang sent Yue Shen a Crystal Ball containing his recent experiences and prepared the [Enlightenment Bodhi Tree], [Guan Ren Scripture], and [Diamond Bodhi Seed].
• Xiao Tianyang began experiencing lives in the [Guan Ren Scripture], taking on identities from many walks of life and adapting successfully to them.
• Xiao Tianyang's body transformed as his gaze cleared, his physique strengthened, and golden light and nine wheels of merit appeared around him.
• Soul Beasts gathered peacefully around Xiao Tianyang, and his golden energy began transforming many of them.
• The Soul Beasts' gathering became known as the Myriad Beasts Pilgrimage, while Xiao Tianyang unknowingly reached the final step of his own transformation.

Yue Shen sent Shi Guang and the Nine Dragon Guards to investigate a massive energy fluctuation in the East Sea, where they found Xiao Tianyang surrounded by a vast Soul Beast horde. Meanwhile, Xiao Tianyang struggled to unify his powers into a cultivation method of his own, reluctantly using the Emperor Heavenly Scripture as its foundation while insisting the martial path remain dominant.

• Yue Shen learned that an immense energy fluctuation had appeared in the East Sea, accompanied by a likely Soul Beast horde, and ordered Shi Guang to investigate.
• Shi Guang led the Nine Dragon Guards to the East Sea, where they discovered Xiao Tianyang at the center of a ten-thousand-mile Soul Beast horde.
• The Nine Dragon Guards confirmed Xiao Tianyang was the source of the energy, cultivated under his protection for two days, and then returned to Divine Might.
• Xiao Tianyang remained stuck at a crucial stage of creating his cultivation method because the Emperor Heavenly Scripture had taken root in his body and threatened to command his energy.
• Xiao Tianyang accepted using the Emperor Heavenly Scripture as a foundation to unify his powers, but resolved that the martial path must suppress the Way of the Emperor.

Xiao Tianyang completed the [Supreme Martial Emperor Treasure Codex], accepting that the [Emperor Heavenly Scripture]’s energy remained intertwined with his new [Supreme Will]. He examined his updated system page and the abilities and artifacts it recorded as he prepared for the coming conflict.

• Xiao Tianyang named his transcendent martial will the [Supreme Will] and recorded his new cultivation method, the [Supreme Martial Emperor Treasure Codex].
• Xiao Tianyang decided to continue cultivating the codex despite its lingering connection to the [Emperor Heavenly Scripture], since abandoning it would jeopardize his allies and their imminent counterattack against the Elemental Kingdom.
• Xiao Tianyang checked his system page and saw that it had separated his personal powers from his external abilities and treasures.
• Xiao Tianyang reviewed how the codex nurtured his abilities, how the [Infinity Gauntlet] could contain magic treasures, and how his [Void Blade] could suppress Void Creatures.
• Xiao Tianyang confirmed that his [World Will Domain] had evolved from the [World Domain] and grown several hundred times more powerful.