Arc 23The Azure Emperor’s Rise

Li Zhōujūn eliminated Lin Yuanhua, defeated the Mad Emperor, and became known as the Third Supreme Godly Emperor. He protected the Azure Emperor Temple, helped Zhu Geyun and Shi Lixin, and ended the arc by facing Blade Maniac’s challenge.

  • Li Zhōujūn helped Divine Li build the Spirit Locking Cloud Transformation Array, then killed Lin Yuanhua after he possessed the Sixth Prince of the Lin Kingdom.
  • Li Zhōujūn visited the Thousand Armies Divine Court and agreed to stop the Mad Emperor from refining a Thousand Corpse Monster.
  • Li Zhōujūn endured all nine strikes of the Great Dao Divine Lightning while Divine Li, Returning Heaven God Emperor, and Thousand Armies God Emperor fought the Mad Emperor.
  • Li Zhōujūn sent Qin Tianyi’s clone to kill the Mad Emperor, broke through to the One Tribulation God Emperor realm, and was hailed as the Third Supreme Godly Emperor.
  • Li Zhōujūn protected the Azure Emperor Temple from Great Emperor Changming’s attack, killing Li Yuan through the Azure Emperor Statue and reaching the Three Tribulations Godly Emperor Realm.
  • Li Zhōujūn revealed Shi Lixin’s past to Zhu Geyun, gave Shi Lixin the Earth-Shattering Art, and left him to pursue his own path.
  • Blade Maniac challenged Li Zhōujūn to withstand ten blades, but Li Zhōujūn’s Fifty-Fifty ability turned the attack into a draw.
  • Blade Maniac spared Returning Heaven God Emperor, while Li Zhōujūn invited him to share roast chicken and promised not to abandon him.
Chapters 551–575 Vol. 6 Read

Ch. 551Divine Li Mountain

Li Zhōujūn set out with Returning Heaven God Emperor to find Divine Li, while the other Nine Tribulation God Emperors were sent away. At Divine Li Mountain, they learned that Divine Li was absent and her Array Spirit refused them entry until she returned.

  • Li Zhōujūn gave one of Qin Tian's clones to Li Zhōujūn and left with Returning Heaven God Emperor and several other God Emperors.
  • Li Zhōujūn dismissed the ordinary Nine Tribulation God Emperors, who gladly departed, then asked Returning Heaven God Emperor about Divine Li.
  • Returning Heaven God Emperor described Divine Li's fearsome reputation and asked how Li Zhōujūn and Qin Tian had gained Supreme Godly Emperor-level strength without apparent baptism by the Hong Meng Great Dao Golden Light.
  • Li Zhōujūn and Returning Heaven God Emperor reached the formation outside Divine Li Palace, where a little girl identified herself as Divine Li's Array Spirit and said Divine Li was away.
  • The Array Spirit smashed the stone tablet demanding visitors break through the formation and returned inside, leaving the two visitors unable to enter.

Ch. 552All We Need to Do Is Watch and Wait

Li Zhōujūn and Returning Heaven God Emperor waited outside Divine Li Mountain while Divine Li secretly healed Lin Yuanhua, a powerful demonic cultivator whose future schemes threatened Azure Ancestor. As Thousand Armies God Emperor arrived, Li Zhōujūn decided to watch what happened before intervening.

  • Divine Li sent Yun Ruo to keep Li Zhōujūn and Returning Heaven God Emperor outside while she recovered from saving Lin Yuanhua.
  • Yun Ruo questioned whether saving Lin Yuanhua was worth offending Thousand Armies God Emperor, and Divine Li explained that Lin Yuanhua knew a powerful formation.
  • Brother System told Li Zhōujūn that Lin Yuanhua planned to ensnare Divine Li and would later threaten Azure Ancestor, so it advised eliminating him.
  • Li Zhōujūn learned that Divine Li was on the mountain, while Returning Heaven God Emperor called for her to meet them.
  • Lin Yuanhua awoke, thanked Divine Li, and offered to help set up his formation while secretly planning to use a Spirit Guiding Divine Stone to bewitch her.
  • Thousand Armies God Emperor's war drums and pressure engulfed Divine Li Mountain, and Li Zhōujūn told Returning Heaven God Emperor to wait and watch.

Ch. 553Thousand Armies God Emperor

Divine Li agreed to protect Lin Yuanhua for a hundred years in exchange for the Nine Dragon Subduing Heaven Array, while Li Zhōujūn secretly urged Thousand Armies God Emperor to accept the deal and let him eliminate Lin Yuanhua. Thousand Armies God Emperor agreed to consider the proposal, leaving Lin Yuanhua’s fate in Li Zhōujūn’s hands.

  • Lin Yuanhua gave Divine Li the Spirit Locking Cloud Transformation Array method and materials in exchange for a promise of protection.
  • Divine Li confronted Thousand Armies God Emperor and offered the Nine Dragon Subduing Heaven Array for a hundred-year truce.
  • Li Zhōujūn secretly told Thousand Armies God Emperor to accept the deal and let him make Lin Yuanhua disappear.
  • Thousand Armies God Emperor sensed Li Zhōujūn’s formidable strength and agreed to listen to his proposal.

Ch. 554You Do It Yourself

Li Zhōujūn secured Divine Li’s agreement to trade Heavenly Spring Mountain Water for Divine Glass Wood and offered to help her set up an array. After Lin Yuanhua left, Li Zhōujūn ordered Returning Heaven God Emperor to personally eliminate him, warning that Emperor Qin’s clone might otherwise be called in.

  • Thousand Armies God Emperor and Divine Li swore not to harm Lin Yuanhua for a hundred years, and Lin Yuanhua left after vowing to kill Thousand Armies God Emperor.
  • Li Zhōujūn’s system promised to track Lin Yuanhua’s location, while Thousand Armies God Emperor departed with his troops.
  • Divine Li discovered that Lin Yuanhua’s array required the mind-bewitching Spirit Guiding Divine Stone and arranged to trade for Divine Glass Wood in exchange for Heavenly Spring Mountain Water.
  • Divine Li asked Li Zhōujūn to find a seventh-tier superior divine array master, and Li Zhōujūn demonstrated that he could help by setting up a Spirit Gathering Formation.
  • Li Zhōujūn told Returning Heaven God Emperor to handle Lin Yuanhua personally and warned that he would ask Emperor Qin’s clone to intervene if Lin Yuanhua survived.

Ch. 555Formation of the Array

Li Zhōujūn sent Returning Heaven God Emperor to kill Lin Yuanhua, then worked with Divine Li to establish the Spirit Locking Cloud Transformation Array. After receiving Divine Glass Wood and advancing to the Six Tribulation God Venerable realm, Li Zhōujūn left Divine Li with an invitation to discuss arrays again.

  • Li Zhōujūn gave Returning Heaven God Emperor Lin Yuanhua’s location and ordered him to kill Lin Yuanhua.
  • Returning Heaven God Emperor found Lin Yuanhua and killed him before he could finish resisting.
  • Divine Li brought Li Zhōujūn to the Divine Glass Tree and gave him the method for setting up the Spirit Locking Cloud Transformation Array.
  • Li Zhōujūn and Divine Li completed the array around the Divine Glass Tree, forming a vortex that drew out spiritual energy.
  • Divine Li gave Li Zhōujūn a fine section of Divine Glass Wood, and his cultivation rose to the Six Tribulation God Venerable realm.

Ch. 556Luoyuan Realm

After discovering that Lin Yuanhua had survived by possessing a prince in the Luoyuan Realm, Li Zhōujūn brought Returning Heaven God Emperor to confront him. Lin Yuanhua prepared to invade Chenyue Kingdom, while its ruler sent his daughter Chen Ziyun toward the Yuyue Sect for safety; the chapter ended with Returning Heaven God Emperor recognizing Lin Yuanhua.

  • The system informed Li Zhōujūn that Lin Yuanhua’s supreme treasure had saved his soul and that he had possessed the Sixth Prince of the Lin Kingdom.
  • The system gave Li Zhōujūn a Bottle of Tomorrow and a mission to kill Lin Yuanhua, promising to raise his cultivation to the Seventh Tribulation God Venerable Realm.
  • Lin Yuanhua ordered his guards to assemble an army and invade Chenyue Kingdom so he could seize Princess Chen Ziyun’s Hidden Yin Spirit Body.
  • The ruler of Chenyue Kingdom urged Chen Ziyun to join the Yuyue Sect, and she realized he wanted to protect her from the coming conflict.
  • Li Zhōujūn teleported with Returning Heaven God Emperor to the Lin Kingdom, where Returning Heaven God Emperor recognized Lin Yuanhua despite his changed appearance.

Ch. 557Who Would Want to Be Remembered by Others?

Li Zhōujūn captured the reincarnated Lin Yuanhua in the Bottle of Tomorrow and brought Returning Heaven God Emperor inside to confront him. Lin Yuanhua learned that the Azure Emperor had arranged his death and wondered whether he could evade him by keeping a low profile.

  • Li Zhōujūn explained that Lin Yuanhua’s demonic path and extraordinary fortune made him dangerous, and Returning Heaven God Emperor agreed to follow his plan.
  • Li Zhōujūn used the Bottle of Tomorrow to draw Lin Yuanhua into it while the Lin Kingdom soldiers assumed he had gone to prepare for war.
  • Lin Yuanhua calmly offered the unseen captor knowledge and cooperation, believing his soul’s treasure could still revive him three more times.
  • Li Zhōujūn and Returning Heaven God Emperor entered the bottle, and Lin Yuanhua grew terrified when he recognized Returning Heaven God Emperor.
  • Returning Heaven God Emperor told Lin Yuanhua that Li Zhōujūn had found him, and Lin Yuanhua questioned why the Azure Emperor wanted him dead and how he had tracked him after reincarnation.

Ch. 558The Leopard Lord Again

Li Zhōujūn severed Lin Yuanhua’s lifeline to reincarnation and killed him with the Returning Heaven God Emperor, then returned to the Hongmeng Forbidden Zone. There, he reunited with the Nine-Headed Leopard Lord, who realized Li Zhōujūn’s power and became anxious about their past disagreement.

  • Li Zhōujūn revealed that Lin Yuanhua could no longer revive, and the Returning Heaven God Emperor annihilated him.
  • The Returning Heaven God Emperor recovered Lin Yuanhua’s cracked resurrection treasure, but Li Zhōujūn let him keep it and accepted his pledge of loyalty.
  • Li Zhōujūn teleported back to the Hongmeng Forbidden Zone to find Ancestor Qin and the Forge Emperor working on the divine sword.
  • Li Zhōujūn recognized the soot-covered Nine-Headed Leopard Lord and explained that he had recruited the Returning Heaven God Emperor and was Ancestor Qin’s descendant.
  • The Nine-Headed Leopard Lord panicked over having refused to follow Li Zhōujūn earlier, then awkwardly faced Li Zhōujūn’s question about his soot-covered appearance.

Ch. 559Long Time No See

Li Zhōujūn left the Forbidden Zone and sensed that Azuo was nearing death in the Tian Yuan Realm. He appeared before Azuo and Bai Ling, fulfilled Azuo’s wish to see him again, and began reshaping Bai Ling’s path of cultivation.

  • Li Zhōujūn showed Divine Glass Wood to Forge Emperor, who took a small piece to forge a sword hilt.
  • The Nine-Headed Leopard Lord explained that a veiled female Divine Emperor had chased him into the Forbidden Zone after he entered her cave and argued with her.
  • After staying several more days, Li Zhōujūn bade Qin Tianyi farewell and left the Forbidden Zone.
  • Li Zhōujūn saw Azuo lying near death beside Bai Ling, who had used a Forbidden Technique to extend his life.
  • Li Zhōujūn appeared before Azuo, who died peacefully after seeing him again, and then offered to reshape Bai Ling’s cultivation path.

Ch. 560Going to the Thousand Armies Divine Court

After leaving the Forbidden Zone, Li Zhōujūn accepted Yang Jingfan’s invitation to visit the Thousand Armies Divine Court, where the Thousand Armies God Emperor welcomed him warmly. The God Emperor confirmed that Lin Yuanhua had been dealt with and hinted that he wanted Li Zhōujūn’s help with a matter, but Li Zhōujūn warned that he might refuse.

  • Li Zhōujūn reflected on how watching loved ones age could make cultivators grow indifferent, then left the Forbidden Zone.
  • Yang Jingfan introduced himself as the Thousand Armies Divine Court’s Crown Prince and invited Li Zhōujūn to visit at his father’s request.
  • Li Zhōujūn accepted the invitation and rode the Nine Divine Chariot to the Thousand Armies Divine Court, drawing attention from onlookers along the way.
  • The Thousand Armies God Emperor personally welcomed Li Zhōujūn and invited him to the main hall for tea and wine.
  • The Thousand Armies God Emperor asked about Lin Yuanhua, and Li Zhōujūn said he had arranged for him to be dealt with.
  • The Thousand Armies God Emperor hinted that he wanted Li Zhōujūn’s help with a matter, while Li Zhōujūn cautioned that he might not agree to act.

Ch. 561Mad Emperor

Li Zhōujūn met with the Thousand Armies God Emperor, who asked him to stop the Mad Emperor from refining a Thousand Corpse Monster near the Thousand Armies Divine Court. Li Zhōujūn agreed to help, and they discussed the Mad Emperor’s preparations and who knew of the plan.

  • The Thousand Armies God Emperor welcomed Li Zhōujūn with a feast and a performance by dancing goddesses.
  • The Thousand Armies God Emperor explained that the Mad Emperor planned to refine a Thousand Corpse Monster at the border of his divine court, endangering billions of living beings.
  • The Thousand Armies God Emperor said he could not stop the Mad Emperor alone and had struggled to find the Azure Ancestor or the second-ranked Supreme Godly Emperor.
  • The system issued Li Zhōujūn a mission to stop the Mad Emperor, and Li Zhōujūn agreed to help protect the people.
  • The Thousand Armies God Emperor said the Mad Emperor was still setting up his array, and only he, Li Zhōujūn, and his son Yang Jingfan knew of the plan.

Ch. 562What Exactly Was His Background?

Li Zhōujūn and Thousand Armies God Emperor confronted Mad Emperor as he completed a formation to refine the Thousand Corpse Emperor Body with Great Dao Divine Lightning. Divine Li and Returning Heaven God Emperor joined Li Zhōujūn, leaving Hong Meng to wonder who the Azure Emperor really was.

  • Li Zhōujūn accompanied Thousand Armies God Emperor to the border, where Mad Emperor prepared to complete his formation atop a mountain of Godly Emperor corpses.
  • Thousand Armies God Emperor tried to stop Mad Emperor, but Mad Emperor made the final stroke and summoned the Great Dao Divine Lightning.
  • An aged Godly Emperor warned Hong Meng that Mad Emperor planned to refine the Thousand Corpse Emperor Body, while the continent's mighty beings watched the confrontation.
  • Divine Li arrived and called Li Zhōujūn Azure Emperor, then Returning Heaven God Emperor joined them to help.
  • Thousand Armies God Emperor marveled that Li Zhōujūn had brought two Supreme Godly Emperors to his side, and wondered how he had become so close to Divine Li.

Ch. 563You Can't Take It

Li Zhōujūn offered to withstand the Great Dao Divine Lightning while Thousand Armies God Emperor, Divine Li, and Returning Heaven God Emperor held Mad Emperor back. As the first bolt descended, the others watched to see whether Azure Emperor could survive it.

  • Thousand Armies God Emperor warned Li Zhōujūn that stopping the lightning required enduring all nine strikes, but Li Zhōujūn volunteered to face them while the others fought Mad Emperor.
  • Divine Li and Returning Heaven God Emperor joined Thousand Armies God Emperor in guarding Li Zhōujūn, and Li Zhōujūn refused to use Emperor Qin's clone.
  • Li Zhōujūn flew beneath the gathering lightning as Mad Emperor mocked him and tried to attack, but the three Supreme Godly Emperors blocked Mad Emperor.
  • Thousand Armies God Emperor and Returning Heaven God Emperor attacked Mad Emperor, and Divine Li trapped him with formations, but Mad Emperor broke through their techniques and gained the upper hand.
  • The Great Dao Divine Lightning formed a colossal serpent and struck toward Li Zhōujūn as Mad Emperor, the other emperors, and Hongmeng's living beings watched.
  • Qin Tianyi worried about Li Zhōujūn but decided his clone could protect him if he failed to withstand the lightning.

Ch. 564The Might of Azure Emperor

Li Zhōujūn caught the Great Dao Divine Lightning while holding off Mad Emperor, then used Qin Tianyi's clone to kill him as the ninth bolt fell. The system rewarded Li Zhōujūn with a breakthrough to the One Tribulation God Emperor realm, and Hong Meng Continent's beings realized Mad Emperor had become the first Supreme Godly Emperor to die.

  • Li Zhōujūn caught the first three bolts of Great Dao Divine Lightning while blocking Mad Emperor's attacks, then caught three more as Mad Emperor failed to break through his defenses.
  • Mad Emperor realized Li Zhōujūn would be free to kill him after the lightning tribulation and tried to flee, while Qin Tianyi offered to have his clone strike.
  • Li Zhōujūn caught the ninth bolt and sent out Qin Tianyi's clone, which transformed into sword light and killed Mad Emperor, annihilating his God Emperor soul.
  • The system rewarded Li Zhōujūn with a breakthrough to the One Tribulation God Emperor realm and advanced the Ao Xue Flying Sword to a One Tribulation God Emperor Weapon.
  • Mad Emperor's statues shattered across Hong Meng Continent, and its beings reacted in disbelief to the first Supreme Godly Emperor's death.

Ch. 565Statue and Temple

After slaying the Mad Emperor, Li Zhōujūn was acclaimed as the Third Supreme Godly Emperor, and temples honoring him spread throughout Hong Meng. He visited one temple in secret and watched worshippers condemn a boy for stealing an offering.

  • The Returning Heaven God Emperor proclaimed that Li Zhōujūn deserved to become the Third Supreme Godly Emperor, and Hong Meng’s mighty figures agreed.
  • The Thousand Armies God Emperor congratulated Li Zhōujūn, while Divine Li took her leave and the cultivators who had witnessed the battle withdrew.
  • At Taicang Holy Academy, Mu Tingxuan and Yú Xīndá reacted to Li Zhōujūn’s new status, and the Old Dean urged Mu Tingxuan to cultivate.
  • Seven days later, statues and temples honoring Li Zhōujūn had appeared across Hong Meng, and the system gave him a way to purify the aspiration power gathering from them.
  • Li Zhōujūn secretly entered an Azure Emperor Temple and discovered that breathing in its fruit and incense offerings cleared his mind.
  • A boy stole a fruit from the offerings, and a young girl and the gathered worshippers angrily accused him of disrespecting the Azure Emperor and endangering them.

Ch. 566What a Dud!

Bai Ziming insulted the Azure Emperor in the temple and tried to escape with a Jade Talisman, but the malfunctioning treasure led him to mistake Li Zhōujūn for his attacker and kill his clone. Li Zhōujūn learned Bai Ziming was Great Emperor Changming and received a mission to retaliate, while Changming watched his supposedly dead clone reappear.

  • Bai Ziming argued with Zhu Geyun and the temple’s cultivators, boasting that he would defeat and humiliate the Azure Emperor.
  • Bai Ziming crushed his Jade Talisman, but when it failed to transport him, he assumed Li Zhōujūn had sealed the space and struck his own forehead, killing his clone.
  • The Jade Talisman activated after Bai Ziming’s suicide and made his corpse disappear; the system identified him as Great Emperor Changming’s clone and issued Li Zhōujūn a mission to make Changming suffer.
  • Zhu Geyun promised to take responsibility if the Azure Emperor blamed the temple, earning Li Zhōujūn’s favor.
  • Great Emperor Changming saw his shattered Jade Talisman and the supposedly dead clone reappear before him.

Ch. 567Feeling Cheerful

Li Zhōujūn stayed near the Azure Emperor Temple to observe its priest, Zhu Geyun, and visited Shuiyun City in disguise. There he met Zhu Xiaoyun, Zhu Geyun’s little brother, and forcibly taught him the Indestructible True Dragon Body before heading toward the city.

  • Li Zhōujūn decided to remain near the Azure Emperor Temple in case Great Emperor Changming came looking for trouble, and he watched Zhu Geyun to judge her character.
  • Li Zhōujūn disguised himself as an old man and went to Shuiyun City, where he met a Fatty Doll who had stopped by a pool.
  • The Fatty Doll introduced himself as Zhu Xiaoyun and said he was going to find his sister, Zhu Geyun, and worship the Azure Emperor.
  • After Zhu Xiaoyun refused his offer, Li Zhōujūn forcefully implanted the Indestructible True Dragon Body technique into his mind, causing him to collapse.
  • Li Zhōujūn carried Zhu Xiaoyun beneath a tree and cheerfully continued toward Shuiyun City, knowing the boy had his father’s protective treasure.

Ch. 568The Secret of Great Emperor Changming

Great Emperor Changming sent Li Yuan to destroy the Azure Emperor Temple and test whether the Azure Emperor had been injured, while Li Zhōujūn realized the attack was coming. The chapter ended with Li Zhōujūn receiving a mission to kill the intruder using a three-second Supreme Godly Emperor cultivation experience card.

  • Zhu Xiaoyun woke with a cultivation technique in his mind, ran into a tree, and hurried to the Azure Emperor Temple to tell Zhu Geyun what had happened.
  • Great Emperor Changming ordered Li Yuan to destroy the Azure Emperor Temple but spare its abbot, and promised to protect Li Yuan's daughter.
  • Li Yuan accepted the dangerous order because he owed Great Emperor Changming and feared for his daughter's life.
  • Zhu Geyun comforted Zhu Xiaoyun, but black clouds and raging winds suddenly engulfed the Azure Emperor Temple and Shuiyun City.
  • Li Zhōujūn sensed the arriving expert, recognized that Great Emperor Changming had sent him, and received a mission to kill the intruder with a three-second Supreme Godly Emperor cultivation experience card.

Ch. 569Fearful Great Emperor Changming

Li Zhōujūn used the Azure Emperor Statue to manifest the Azure Emperor and slay Li Yuan, who had attacked the Azure Emperor Temple. Great Emperor Changming fled after sensing the Azure Emperor’s power, while Zhu Xiaoyun began suspecting that Li Zhōujūn was the Azure Emperor’s incarnation.

  • Li Yuan’s black palm threatened the Azure Emperor Temple as Great Emperor Changming watched, hoping to gauge the Azure Emperor’s strength.
  • After the system threatened him with a humiliating punishment, Li Zhōujūn obtained Great Emperor Changming’s location and manifested through the Azure Emperor Statue.
  • The Azure Emperor’s phantom crushed Li Yuan’s attack and killed him with a white-jade, Dragon Scaled hand.
  • The Azure Emperor’s phantom fixed its gaze on Great Emperor Changming, who feared his secret had been exposed and fled toward a mortal world.
  • The system rewarded Li Zhōujūn by upgrading the Ao Xue Flying Sword and raising his cultivation to the Three Tribulations Godly Emperor Realm.
  • Zhu Xiaoyun recognized a similarity between the Azure Emperor’s technique and the Indestructible True Dragon Body and wondered if Li Zhōujūn was the Azure Emperor’s incarnation.

Ch. 570Zhu Geyun's Past

Zhu Geyun and Zhu Xiaoyun encountered Shi Lixin, a disgraced former heir who had once sabotaged her chance to enter Taixing Academy. Shi Lixin begged her to help him reclaim his family position, but Zhu Geyun refused, recalling how his betrayal had destroyed their former bond.

  • Zhu Xiaoyun guessed that the old man who taught him might have been the Azure Emperor, while Li Zhōujūn sensed what happened at the Azure Emperor Temple.
  • Zhu Geyun dragged Zhu Xiaoyun toward the Zhu Family estate and threatened him with family discipline.
  • Zhu Geyun stopped the guards from driving away Shi Lixin, whom she recognized as the former eldest son of the Shi Family.
  • Shi Lixin asked Zhu Geyun to help him reclaim his heirship and promised a lasting alliance between their families, but she refused.
  • Zhu Geyun remembered how Shi Lixin had used her trust to keep her from Taixing Academy's disciple trial, costing her the chance to enter.

Ch. 571The Reversal Has Arrived

Shi Lixin left the Zhu Family after accepting shattered Divine Crystals, while Li Zhōujūn learned the truth behind Shi Lixin’s apparent betrayal of Zhu Geyun. That night, Li Zhōujūn sent Zhu Geyun a dream, where she came face to face with him.

  • Shi Lixin accepted shattered Divine Crystals from Zhu Xiaoyun and left the Zhu Family, hiding his bitterness and true motives.
  • Shi Lixin recalled that he had tried to keep Zhu Geyun from Taixing Academy after witnessing an elder drain a prodigy’s essence and blood, and that his family had used the rumors about him to replace him with Shi Lijing.
  • Li Zhōujūn learned Shi Lixin’s story from the system and decided to reveal the truth to Zhu Geyun in a dream.
  • Zhu Geyun returned to the Zhu Family estate with Zhu Xiaoyun, still unsure why Shi Lixin had changed.
  • At midnight, Li Zhōujūn sent Zhu Geyun into a deep sleep and appeared before her in a dream as a blue-robed figure.

Ch. 572Time to Become a Chess Player

Li Zhōujūn visited Zhu Geyun in a dream, granted her a cultivation technique, and revealed the truth about Shi Lixin’s sacrifice for her. Later, he encountered Shi Lixin on a dangerous road and intervened when two Divine Lords approached, exposing his Godly Emperor aura.

  • Li Zhōujūn gave Zhu Geyun the Indestructible True Dragon Body and showed her that Shi Lixin had been expelled from the Shi Family because of his actions for her.
  • Zhu Geyun resolved to help Shi Lixin from the shadows, and Li Zhōujūn left Shuiyun City.
  • The system tasked Li Zhōujūn with testing Shi Lixin and potentially teaching him the Earth-Shattering Stone Art.
  • Shi Lixin warned Li Zhōujūn that a Feiyan Sect elder and a demon were about to clash ahead, then urged him to flee when they came running toward them.
  • Li Zhōujūn released a terrifying pressure that stunned Shi Lixin, the Feiyan Sect man, and the bald demon.

Ch. 573Blade Maniac

Li Zhōujūn let a bald cultivator go after learning his strange dance came from the Four-Armed Divine Lord, then passed the Earth-Shattering Art to Shi Lixin. Meanwhile, Blade Maniac emerged from secluded cultivation, and the Returning Heaven God Emperor feared another beating.

  • The fair-skinned, chubby man from the Feiyan Sect fled after Li Zhōujūn allowed him to leave.
  • Li Zhōujūn questioned the bald, muscular man, who performed the Chaotic Dance Battle Art and explained that the Four-Armed Divine Lord had taught it to him.
  • Li Zhōujūn sent the bald, muscular man flying eighty-four thousand miles, then gave Shi Lixin the Earth-Shattering Art before disappearing.
  • Blade Maniac split a Thunder Dragon with a single saber strike, drawing the attention of powerful figures across Hong Meng.
  • The Returning Heaven God Emperor panicked at Blade Maniac's return and resolved to invite the Azure Emperor to stay with him.

Ch. 574Ten Blades

Li Zhōujūn visited Returning Heaven God Emperor, who asked him for help when Blade Maniac arrived to challenge him. After the system assigned a mission to withstand ten blades, Li Zhōujūn accepted Blade Maniac’s challenge.

  • Li Zhōujūn accepted Returning Heaven God Emperor’s invitation and came to his palace for wine and roast chicken.
  • Returning Heaven God Emperor admitted that he wanted Li Zhōujūn’s help, but Blade Maniac arrived before he could explain.
  • Blade Maniac demanded that Li Zhōujūn withstand four blades to protect Returning Heaven God Emperor.
  • The system assigned Li Zhōujūn a mission to withstand ten blades, and he told Blade Maniac he would take ten.

Ch. 575I Dare Not Believe My Own Ears

Li Zhōujūn withstood Blade Maniac’s ten strikes and earned his promise to stop pursuing Returning Heaven God Emperor. He asked Blade Maniac to make roast chickens, then reassured Returning Heaven God Emperor that he would not abandon him.

  • Returning Heaven God Emperor urged Li Zhōujūn not to accept Blade Maniac’s challenge, but Li Zhōujūn asked Blade Maniac to strike him ten times.
  • Blade Maniac gathered ten powerful blade lights into one attack, and Li Zhōujūn’s Fifty-Fifty ability countered them in a draw.
  • Blade Maniac honored his promise to leave Returning Heaven God Emperor alone and offered to fulfill one condition for Li Zhōujūn.
  • Li Zhōujūn asked Blade Maniac to make roast chickens and invited him to eat with them.
  • Returning Heaven God Emperor thanked Li Zhōujūn, rebuilt his grand hall, and received reassurance that Li Zhōujūn would not abandon him.
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