Chapter Summaries

Yang Chan entered a more realistic and dangerous section of the Vast Void Trial Array, where he fought purple-skinned Void Spirits and learned that the Holy Son of Purple Mansion Holy Land had sabotaged the Heavenly Sword Sect's Holy Son. Yang Chan concealed his true strength as he cleared the trial, while the unopened box remained without a key.

• Yang Chan stepped through the gateway into an icy wilderness, and Black Dragon warned him that the environment was dangerously real and that he should crush his token if anything went wrong.
• Two purple-skinned Void Spirits attacked Yang Chan, while a furious Heavenly Sword Sect's Holy Son roared that he would kill Purple Mansion Holy Son He Tianqing.
• Black Dragon explained that He Tianqing had used the Heavenly Sword Sect's Holy Son to clear the trial while hindering him, and Yang Chan realized that passing this trial automatically transported participants away.
• Yang Chan found his sword could not cut the Void Spirits without using his other abilities, and Black Dragon assessed that they had tough bodies but lacked powerful spiritual enhancement.
• Yang Chan deliberately delayed defeating the Void Spirits to hide his strength, then killed the two before him after watching more than ten participants vanish.
• Yang Chan and Black Dragon found no useful clues or key for the box, so Yang Chan continued onward with it still unopened.

After entering a volcanic region, Yang Chan faced a mixed-blood Unicorn Fire Spirit Flood Dragon and learned how to exploit its weakness. He and Black Dragon headed toward a nearby crater to harvest top-grade fire-attributed Spiritual Materials before killing the beast, while taking care to avoid a possible eruption.

• Yang Chan entered a volcanic landscape after slaying the two purple-skinned aliens and dodged a Unicorn Fire Spirit Flood Dragon's surprise attack.
• Black Dragon identified the beast, explained its powers and reverse-scale weakness, and warned Yang Chan to wait until its flames went out before attacking.
• Black Dragon detected top-grade fire-attributed Spiritual Materials near a volcano and cautioned that killing the Unicorn Fire Spirit Flood Dragon might force Yang Chan to leave the area.
• Yang Chan decided to approach the crater so Black Dragon could harvest the spiritual medicine, while staying far enough from the volcanic vent to escape an eruption.

Yang Chan kited the Unicorn Fire Spirit Flood Dragon toward the volcanic crater, then used its reaction to Black Dragon to realize the trial creature was driven by implanted instincts rather than genuine life. A Purple Mansion Holy Son arrived with a Two-Headed Spirit Flood Dragon and tried to trap Yang Chan between the two dragons.

• Yang Chan noticed the Unicorn Fire Spirit Flood Dragon growing more excited near the crater and sent Black Dragon ahead to investigate.
• Black Dragon's dragon aura briefly frightened the Unicorn Fire Spirit Flood Dragon, but it attacked Yang Chan again after Black Dragon vanished.
• Yang Chan concluded that the trial array's creatures only imitated real life and were programmed to kill those taking the trial.
• The Purple Mansion Holy Son ran up with a Two-Headed Spirit Flood Dragon and offered to hand it to Yang Chan.
• The Purple Mansion Holy Son accelerated to block Yang Chan's retreat, forcing him to face the Two-Headed Spirit Flood Dragon.

Yang Chan passed the Gu Xu Great Array trial by luring the Unicorn Fire Spirit Flood Dragon into attacking the Purple Mansion Holy Son, He Tianqing. He Tianqing was left fighting two spirit flood dragons, while Xiao Se avoided his attempt to draw him into the battle.

• Yang Chan used the trial's hatred lock-on rule and refrained from attacking the Unicorn Fire Spirit Flood Dragon as he evaded its pursuit.
• The Purple Mansion Holy Son attacked Yang Chan but struck the Unicorn Fire Spirit Flood Dragon instead, drawing its hatred onto himself.
• Yang Chan thanked He Tianqing for taking the dragon's attention, passed the trial, and vanished from the volcanic area.
• The Unicorn Fire Spirit Flood Dragon joined the Two-Headed Spirit Flood Dragon in attacking He Tianqing, who struggled to escape.
• Xiao Se mocked He Tianqing but refused to approach, then left with the spirit flood dragon pursuing him.

Yang Chan entered a desert trial and used his Primordial Sword to kill a Sand Giant Scorpion with one strike. He left the other scorpions alive so he could search nearby areas where Black Dragon sensed concentrated spiritual energy.

• Black Dragon told Yang Chan that the Purple Mansion Holy Son might know more about the secret realm and suggested following him later.
• Yang Chan inspected the top-grade Spiritual Materials Black Dragon had collected and hoped to find more in the trial array.
• Three powerful Sand Giant Scorpions emerged from the desert, and Black Dragon explained their strength, poison, and weakness to spiritual attacks.
• Yang Chan sent his Primordial Sword at one Sand Giant Scorpion, shattering its pincers and piercing through its body to kill it instantly.
• Yang Chan chose not to attack the remaining scorpions yet, intending to search the nearby concentrations of spiritual energy for valuable materials.

Yang Chan gathered top-grade Spiritual Materials in the desert while Black Dragon harvested herbs in the Desert Thorn Forest. After powerful roars suggested a dangerous beast or another trial taker was inside, Yang Chan chose to stay away and wait.

• Yang Chan kept two Sand Giant Scorpions pursuing him so he could remain in the desert and collect more Spiritual Materials.
• Yang Chan approached the Desert Thorn Forest and sent Black Dragon inside to harvest its Spiritual Materials.
• A powerful roar sounded from the forest as Black Dragon gathered herbs, but Yang Chan stayed back.
• A second roar flattened parts of the forest, making Yang Chan suspect another trial taker or a dangerous exotic beast was inside.
• Yang Chan decided not to enter the forest or get involved, and waited instead.

Yang Chan avoided the battle in the Sandy Thorn Forest while the Black Dragon brought back a rich haul of spirit herbs. As they left for the next location, Yang Chan heard a Saintess unleash a powerful Amplification Secret Technique and asked the Black Dragon whether he knew one that could strengthen him.

• The Black Dragon returned from the Sandy Thorn Forest with top-grade and superior-grade spirit herbs gathered from medicine fields cultivated by trapped foreign races.
• Yang Chan decided not to enter the forest, wary of its exotic beasts, foreign races, and the danger of drawing the trial-takers' attention.
• A foreign race member accused the human who stole its spirit herbs, and a Saintess answered that whatever she wanted belonged to her and ordered the others to submit.
• The Black Dragon identified the Saintess's rising aura as an Amplification Secret Technique, and Yang Chan asked whether he knew one that could amplify him.

Yang Chan avoided the Void Spirit Race and continued gathering Spiritual Materials while a veiled woman fought her way through the Sandy Thorn Forest. After clearing the trial, she left for the next level and vowed to punish the thief who had caused her trouble.

• Black Dragon warned Yang Chan that his Amplification Secret Technique would strain Yang Chan's body, so Yang Chan declined to use it.
• Void Spirit Race members spotted Yang Chan with the two Sand Giant Scorpions and tried to intercept him, but he changed direction to avoid them.
• The Void Spirit Race abandoned their pursuit after hearing a strange beast howl from the Sandy Thorn Forest, and Black Dragon suspected the beasts were connected to them.
• Yang Chan continued collecting Spiritual Materials, while the veiled woman killed the strange beasts and purple-skinned aliens in the forest and cleared the trial.
• The veiled woman realized a thief had stolen the Spiritual Materials and made her take the blame, then vowed to make the thief pay before departing for the next level.

Yang Chan entered a lightning-filled trial level and faced a Thunder-Treading Silver-Horned Ox whose attacks posed a serious threat. He began targeting its eyes with the Primordial Sword while hoping to search the area for lightning-attributed spirit herbs.

• Yang Chan and Black Dragon judged the trial lightning dangerous but weaker than real heavenly might, and Black Dragon reasoned that the level's true test would not be enduring direct lightning strikes.
• Black Dragon identified the Thunder-Treading Silver-Horned Ox as a Second Marrow Cleansing Realm beast and warned Yang Chan about its speed, lightning attacks, and vulnerable eyes.
• Yang Chan sent the Primordial Sword toward the ox's eyes, aiming to weaken it before collecting spirit herbs in the lightning-rich area.
• The ox struck the Primordial Sword with lightning and fired another bolt at Yang Chan, who dodged as the attack shattered a boulder.
• Yang Chan used the Primordial Form-Severing Slash against the ox, finding it more troublesome than the Sand Giant Scorpion.

Yang Chan weakened and blinded the Thunder-Treading Silver-Horned Ox, then searched its nest for lightning-attributed Spiritual Materials. He left the beast alive and continued gathering herbs in the thundercloud-filled trial ground.

• Yang Chan repeatedly struck the Thunder-Treading Silver-Horned Ox with the Primordial Sword, disrupting its lightning and wearing down its strength while evading its charges.
• Yang Chan severed one of the ox’s horns and pierced both of its eyes, crippling its combat ability.
• Yang Chan asked Black Dragon where spiritual energy was abundant, and Black Dragon directed him to the ox’s nest nearby.
• Yang Chan found a Medicine Field and collected its many high-grade and top-grade lightning-attributed Spiritual Materials into the Mysterious Yin Hanging Beads.
• Black Dragon explained that the herbs had absorbed lightning over a long period, giving them unusually dense medicinal properties and strong lightning power.

Lei Yun searched a spirit-rich area for rare medicines with White Dragon, then Princess Qianyue mistook him for the thief who had gotten her blamed before and attacked him. The chapter left Lei Yun facing the furious Ninety-Ninth Princess.

• Lei Yun followed White Dragon's senses through the area, collecting spirit medicines and herbs while avoiding trouble.
• White Dragon warned Lei Yun that someone was lying in ambush, and Lei Yun approached a pool where an Azure Water Thunder Origin Flower might grow.
• Princess Qianyue finished subduing a Nether Thunder Spirit Flood Dragon and detected the faint aura of the thief she believed had caused her earlier disgrace.
• Princess Qianyue charged Lei Yun, empowered herself with a martial seal, and shouted for the big thief to stop.

Yang Chan encountered Princess Qianyue, who recognized him by the lingering aura from his earlier actions and blamed him for leaving her in danger in the Desert Thorn Forest. When he tried to leave, she blocked his path and demanded that he stay.

• Yang Chan recognized Princess Qianyue’s Imperial Shocking World Scripture aura and cautiously asked whether she had mistaken him for someone else.
• Princess Qianyue recognized Yang Chan through the lingering aura of the Sand Giant Scorpion he had slain and recalled his presence in the Desert Thorn Forest.
• Yang Chan explained that he had left to avoid suspicion and offered Princess Qianyue half the spiritual materials he had gathered as an apology.
• Princess Qianyue rejected his offer, accusing him of forgetting her earlier trouble and asking whether he thought she lacked spiritual herbs.
• Yang Chan turned to leave, but Princess Qianyue blocked his path and demanded to know whether she had allowed him to go.

Yang Chan sent Princess Qianyue out of the trial by finishing off the Nether Taiyin Saint she had nearly killed, then continued through the secret realm. Meanwhile, the Thunder Flood Dragon Woman searched for the suppressed great devil’s remains and considered contacting her sect’s elders.

• Princess Qianyue demanded an apology and a favor from Yang Chan, who agreed to settle their conflict by helping her pass the trial.
• Yang Chan killed the Nether Taiyin Saint and used the trial’s transfer effect to send Princess Qianyue to the next space, leaving her furious.
• The Thunder Flood Dragon Woman searched the Yang Chan Secret Realm for the remains of the unrivaled great devil recorded in her sect’s ancient texts.
• The Thunder Flood Dragon Woman found that the trials differed from her sect’s records and considered contacting Elder Xu and the others for help.
• Zi Xu reached a pool of lightning-attribute spirit medicines while the Thunder Flood Dragon Woman continued her search.

Yang Chan withdrew from a difficult elite trial rather than risk his life or exhaust the Black Dragon, then arrived in a reward space. He discovered that he could not take the scattered treasures but was entitled to three spatial boxes, whose contents remained unknown.

• Yang Chan faced a Dragon Person far stronger than himself and crushed his escape token instead of continuing the trial or asking the Black Dragon to fight.
• Rather than leaving the Vast Void Trial Array, Yang Chan appeared in a treasure-filled space and asked the Black Dragon whether it was an illusion.
• The Black Dragon identified the space as the elite trial's reward area and said Yang Chan could claim the three boxes on a distant table.
• Yang Chan tried to take the scattered treasures with a flying claw and his hand, but a protective force repelled him.
• Yang Chan read the table's inscription, learned that all three boxes were his rewards, and took them.
• The Black Dragon explained that the boxes were spatial treasures and would disappear once opened.

Yang Chan obtained a peculiar key from a trial reward and used it to open a hidden box he had found before entering the Elite Trial Array. Black Dragon identified the pitch-black aura released from the box as the Primal Demonic Essence of an ancient great demon.

• Yang Chan asked Black Dragon to check the trial boxes for hidden contents and danger, then had him open one with a grappling claw.
• The first box contained an unusual key, and Black Dragon suggested it might open the box Yang Chan had previously found underground.
• Yang Chan retrieved the hidden box from the Mysterious Yin Hanging Beads and had Black Dragon use the key on it.
• The key and the box changed shape as they matched, and Black Dragon urged Yang Chan to move back before opening it.
• Pitch-black aura poured from the box, and Black Dragon recognized it as the Primal Demonic Essence of an ancient great demon.

Yang Chan discovered that the box held the transformation method A Thought Between, which could let him choose between forging a Divine Body or a Demonic Body. Black Dragon warned that cultivating it would be extremely difficult and dangerous, but Yang Chan quietly decided those obstacles would not deter him.

• Black Dragon identified the pitch-black essence as the remains of an unrivaled great demon and hoped the box might contain its remains.
• Yang Chan and Black Dragon found a stone tablet inscribed with A Thought Between, a method for transforming between god and demon and forging a powerful body.
• Yang Chan recognized that the method could strengthen his Demonic Intent and give him another possible path for future advancement.
• Black Dragon warned Yang Chan that the method was difficult to cultivate, poorly suited to his circumstances, and dangerous to combine with the demonic essence.
• Yang Chan acknowledged the warnings but privately judged that he could overcome the difficulties.

Yang Chan decided to preserve the Primal Demonic Essence for future cultivation of A Thought Between, then had Black Dragon open the remaining Elite Trial Array reward boxes. The essence and its disguised key were safely stored, and Black Dragon began opening the next box.

• Yang Chan considered the risks of cultivating A Thought Between and decided he would absorb the Primal Demonic Essence only when his cultivation and body were stronger.
• Black Dragon confirmed the special box could safely seal the Primal Demonic Essence, and Yang Chan had him return the essence to it.
• Yang Chan stored the sealed box and its disguised key in the Mysterious Yin Hanging Beads, keeping them apart from his spiritual herbs.
• Yang Chan asked Black Dragon to open the two Elite Trial Array reward boxes, and Black Dragon cautiously began opening the second box.

Yang Chan examined the Zhou Tian Acupoint Method, a gold-foil guide for locating human acupoints and identifying potential Divine Apertures. Black Dragon explained its value and limits, leaving Yang Chan with a useful reference for future cultivation but no way to advance without suitable divine veins.

• Yang Chan revealed the Zhou Tian Acupoint Method from the trial reward and studied its diagrams of the human body's three hundred and sixty-five acupoints.
• Black Dragon explained how the Zhou Tian Human Measuring Ruler could locate acupoints precisely and potentially uncover hidden Divine Apertures.
• Yang Chan asked about the Dragon Clan's acupoint-measuring methods, and Black Dragon listed several while explaining that opening Divine Apertures required time and the right cultivation environment.
• Yang Chan asked how many Divine Apertures Black Dragon had opened, and Black Dragon said he had opened just over two hundred.
• Black Dragon said the method could help Yang Chan locate and test acupoints once he reached the peak of the Blood-Changing Martial Saint realm, but he would need divine veins to break through to the Divine Aperture Realm.

Yang Chan opened the third trial box and obtained the Dragon Spring Precious Sword, a treasure artifact that greatly enhanced his sword techniques. Black Dragon suspected the Vast Void Trial Array contained an Array Spirit that was tailoring rewards to Yang Chan, and Yang Chan asked whether Black Dragon could sense it.

• Black Dragon warned Yang Chan that the lack of divine veins in Taiyu Divine Continent would make reaching the Divine Aperture Realm difficult, and Yang Chan turned to the third trial box.
• Black Dragon revealed the Dragon Spring Precious Sword and tested its sharpness by cleaving a boulder with Sword Qi.
• Yang Chan wielded the sword and found that it augmented his Sword Intent and Sword Domain more than Qing Shuang did.
• Black Dragon speculated that an Array Spirit within the Vast Void Trial Array had selected rewards according to Yang Chan's needs.
• Yang Chan asked Black Dragon whether he could sense the Array Spirit, concerned that it might be targeting him.

Yang Chan and the Black Dragon discovered the Array Spirit of the Vast Void Trial Array after the Black Dragon offered to explain how special beings could escape territorial restrictions. The Array Spirit asked how it could break free from its duty to maintain the array, leaving the Black Dragon poised to negotiate.

• The Black Dragon searched for an Array Spirit and tried to lure it out by mentioning a way to transcend territorial restrictions.
• Yang Chan recognized the Black Dragon’s words as a probe and privately considered that the Black Dragon might also want to escape his own constraints.
• Yang Chan and the Black Dragon headed for the exit passage after receiving no response.
• An immature voice stopped Yang Chan, and a cyan phantom appeared, visible once Yang Chan revealed his soul body.
• The Black Dragon explained that an Artifact Spirit could leave territorial restrictions if acknowledged as a master's possession, while withholding details about himself.
• The cyan phantom identified itself as the Artifact Spirit of the Vast Void Trial Array and asked how it could escape its duty to maintain the array.