Chapter Summaries

Jiang Ping An learned that the final Investiture of the Gods ranking battle would take place in ten years, while Lan Shi'er prepared to leave for training with Azure King. After confronting Azure King over his treatment of his daughter, Jiang Ping An was offered resources in exchange for signing a Divine Dao Contract to pursue the Fifth God Kingdom’s core inheritance and surrender everything he obtained.

• Lan Shi'er told Jiang Ping An that the Investiture of the Gods final ranking battle would conclude in ten years and that Azure King would personally train her during that time.
• Lan Shi'er reluctantly left Jiang Ping An’s chamber after a maid from the Lan Clan Royal Family came to fetch her.
• Azure King appeared in Jiang Ping An’s chamber and said he cared only about whether people benefited the Lan Clan Royal Family.
• Jiang Ping An challenged Azure King’s treatment of Lan Shi'er, and Azure King used his pressure to force Jiang Ping An to one knee.
• Azure King offered Jiang Ping An resources and high-level God King guidance in exchange for signing a contract to pursue the core inheritance and hand everything he obtained to the Lan Clan Royal Family.

Jiang Ping An refused Azure King's cultivation contract because it would claim any inheritance he found, and he wanted the freedom to trade a rare inheritance for the Lord of Order's blood to revive his family. He began intensive training under a time array, then encountered Tuanzi and Little Lion as they returned with an unusually boastful attitude.

• Jiang Ping An asked to exchange an exceptional Legacy Ground inheritance for a drop of the Lord of Order's blood, but Azure King rejected his condition and withdrew the contract after Jiang Ping An refused to sign.
• Jiang Ping An accepted that he would have to compete for the Investiture of the Gods without Azure King's support and resolved to strengthen himself for the Legacy Ground.
• Higher command revoked Jiang Ping An's free access to the Cultivation Room, so he bound it to his identity Command Token and activated its twentyfold time array.
• Jiang Ping An spent ten years within the array absorbing ten clusters of King-grade divine fire, but his Supreme Yang Rule comprehension remained below five percent, prompting him to seek higher-grade fire.
• Jiang Ping An sent an avatar toward the Freedom Alliance Chamber of Commerce to sell resources, but met Tuanzi and Little Lion outside his residence; Tuanzi boasted that he should soon call her Lord Tuanzi, and Jiang Ping An gave them Spirit King Pills.

Tuanzi and Little Lion revealed that they had found the Divine Spark of the Haotian Purple Flame Dragon, a Ninth Level God King, leaving Jiang Ping An stunned by the treasure. Worried that Tuanzi’s Feng Shui Geomancy would bring misfortune, he urged it to stop using the ability and gave it resources, while the Divine Spark promised him a powerful source of Supreme Yang Rule power.

• Tuanzi brought Jiang Ping An back to the Cultivation Room and had him activate its strongest defensive and spatial isolation barriers before Little Lion revealed a blazing purple crystal.
• Jiang Ping An retreated from the crystal’s terrifying heat as Tuanzi displayed a tablet identifying it as the Divine Spark of the Haotian Purple Flame Dragon, a Ninth Level God King who had served the Lord of Order.
• Tuanzi explained that it had found the Divine Spark using Feng Shui Geomancy, and Jiang Ping An warned it that the ability could bring calamity and urged it not to use it casually.
• Jiang Ping An gave Tuanzi more than half his cultivation resources and reassured it that it did not need to find treasures to prove its worth.
• Little Lion pretended to suffer from the heat to bargain for unfamiliar food, and Jiang Ping An promised to reward it as he looked forward to using the Divine Spark.

Jiang Ping An balanced the Half-Step Sovereign Skeleton and Haotian Purple Flame Dragon Godhead through the Yin Yang Diagram, discovering that opposing forces could help him comprehend yin and yang together. After two hundred years of cultivation in the Time Array, he emerged with only three days left before the Investiture of the Gods rankings closed.

• Jiang Ping An placed the Half-Step Sovereign Skeleton and Haotian Purple Flame Dragon Godhead in a Yin Yang Diagram, but their powers clashed and threatened to destroy his inner world.
• The Yin Yang Diagram switched the divine items into opposite regions, stabilizing their powers and revealing a balanced rhythm of rules for Jiang Ping An to study.
• Jiang Ping An discovered that the Supreme Yin Rule could accelerate his comprehension of the Supreme Yang Rule, and he cultivated both together alongside his other techniques.
• While Jiang Ping An cultivated in seclusion, contenders from the nine great powers rose through the Investiture of the Gods rankings, including Ye Cangchuan and Lan Shi'er.
• Tuanzi entered Jiang Ping An's Cultivation Room and warned him that only three days remained before the Investiture of the Gods rankings closed.
• Jiang Ping An ended his two hundred years of cultivation in the Time Array and prepared to leave seclusion.

Jiang Ping An left seclusion and headed to the Investiture of the Gods, where the final three days of ranking battles were underway. He arrived as the crowd noticed the rumored Yin Yang Dao Body, while Long Ya was left to look after Tuanzi.

• Jiang Ping An reassured Tuanzi that it was progressing quickly and promised to take it and the lion to Snowy Mountain for food after he returned.
• Jiang Ping An met Long Ya, learned that Dragon Chen had advanced a minor realm, and tacitly confirmed he had given Dragon Chen something valuable at the Artifact-Law Exchange Banquet.
• Long Ya questioned why the Lan Clan Royal Family had not recruited Jiang Ping An, and he explained that he had refused some of Azure King's demands.
• Long Ya protested that Jiang Ping An had refused Azure King's support, but he handed her Tuanzi and left for the Investiture of the Gods access point.
• Jiang Ping An arrived at the Investiture Mountains, where contestants fought to hold ranking positions as the final battles approached.
• The gathered God Kings spotted Jiang Ping An and identified him as the Yin Yang Dao Body from Blue Sea Country.

Jiang Ping An arrived at the Investiture of the Gods and challenged Lei Jingyu, an Electric Eel Demon King he had fought before. He trapped Lei Jingyu in his Primordial Dao Domain and pierced it with a bone spear, but Lei Jingyu revealed that a divine medicine had greatly strengthened its healing and vowed to outlast him.

• Jiang Ping An arrived at the mountain and exchanged words with Ye Cangchuan, who challenged him to fight.
• Two Electric Eel Demon Kings mocked Jiang Ping An, so he chose to challenge Lei Jingyu on the twenty-fifth Investiture Mountain.
• Lei Jingyu tried to deter Jiang Ping An by boasting of its speed, but Jiang Ping An stepped onto the mountain and began the battle.
• Jiang Ping An unleashed his Primordial Dao Domain, cut Lei Jingyu off from the Thunder Law, and pierced it with a bone spear.
• Lei Jingyu revealed that it had consumed a precious divine medicine that permanently strengthened its vitality and healing, then declared it would outlast Jiang Ping An's domain.

Jiang Ping An trapped Lei Jingyu inside his reshaped Undying Demon Bone, corroded and drained him until Lei Jingyu detonated his Origin, then calmly returned to cultivating on the twenty-fifth Investiture Mountain. The contest continued with Jiang Ping An guarding his position and concealing his methods as he prepared for the far tougher fight for a place in the top ten.

• Jiang Ping An reshaped his Undying Demon Bone into a rune-covered sphere around Lei Jingyu and used Supreme Yin Corrosive Power and Devouring Power to wear him down.
• God Kings watching the battle recognized Jiang Ping An's bones as powerful, reshapeable king-grade Divine Weapons, while Ye Cangchuan urged him to challenge the stronger Thunder Eel on the second mountain.
• Jiang Ping An ignored the challenge and continued suppressing Lei Jingyu, choosing to protect his twenty-fifth place and keep his other methods hidden.
• Lei Jingyu, unable to escape, detonated his Origin and remaining divine power, shattering the bone sphere, but Jiang Ping An's Primordial Dao Domain dissipated the resulting shock wave.
• Lei Jingyu re-formed nearby in twenty-sixth place and glared at Jiang Ping An with hatred, while Jiang Ping An sat down to cultivate and consider the challenge of reaching the top ten.

Jiang Ping An and the other top First Level God Kings began the final contest for the top ten, which would grant entry to the Fifth God Kingdom’s Legacy Ground. Jiang Ping An defeated both projections in the first trial and watched as the strongest contenders completed their battles.

• The rankings were sealed after the three-day deadline, and the administrator announced that the top-ten contest would begin after a two-hour rest.
• The administrator explained that contestants had to defeat projections of the cultivators ranked fiftieth and fifty-first within one day or be eliminated.
• Jiang Ping An destroyed his first projection with a punch and used his Devouring Kun to consume it.
• Jiang Ping An defeated his second projection just as swiftly, while Ye Cangchuan and other top contenders had already finished both battles.
• Spectators debated Jiang Ping An’s strength and whether the final top ten would be decided by those who defeated their projections fastest.

The second elimination round began, pitting the remaining God Kings against projections of Jiang Ping An and Lei Jingyu. Jiang Ping An’s projections overwhelmed opponents with his Dao Domain and techniques, while Jun Changge defeated his own projection in a single spear strike, revealing that he had mastered Dao Domain Power too.

• The administrator ended the first round, leaving forty-nine God Kings, and announced a four-hour rest before the next test against projections of Jiang Ping An and Lei Jingyu.
• The God Kings worried about facing Jiang Ping An’s projection, while Lei Jingyu dreaded another encounter with Jiang Ping An.
• The second elimination round began, and Jiang Ping An’s projections used the Primordial Dao Domain and Shadow Kill Technique to restrain and defeat God Kings.
• The projections displayed Jiang Ping An’s Yin-aligned abilities, prompting observers to note that they had not reproduced his God Burning Blade Art or Supreme Yang Rule.
• Jun Changge canceled his projection’s Dao Domain with his own, then killed it with a single spear thrust.
• Jiang Ping An watched Jun Changge’s victory and recognized that the man’s strength was formidable.

Jiang Ping An defeated his Primordial Dao Domain projection and advanced through the second round of eliminations. The third round would pit the sixteen survivors against Jun Changge’s projection in a life-and-death test where their rankings depended on how long they endured.

• Jiang Ping An exhausted both Domains, then used his fighting skill and Devouring Rules to weaken and decapitate his projection.
• After the barrier changed color, Jiang Ping An recovered his divine power and observed Jun Changge, the Electric Eel Demon Race expert, Ye Cangchuan, and the female demon finishing their battles.
• Jiang Ping An defeated Lei Jingyu’s projection and advanced as the second round continued to eliminate more than half the God Kings.
• The manager announced that sixteen people remained and that the third round would begin after a two-hour rest, with survival time against the first-ranked projection determining rankings.
• The manager warned that the third-round battle could affect reality and that anyone killed would die for real, shocking the remaining experts and spectators.
• The God Kings recalled Jun Changge’s extraordinary rise, his victory over the second-ranked expert, and his instant defeat of Jiang Ping An’s projection.

The third assessment forced the God Kings to risk death against Jun Changge’s projection, but the administrator revealed that it tested their courage and resolve to pursue the Fifth God Kingdom’s inheritance. Six God Kings withdrew, leaving ten to advance, while Jiang Ping An’s formidable killing intent drew Jun Changge’s attention.

• The administrator declared that the battle would continue until the participants died or the top ten were chosen, and Jun Changge’s projections appeared across the mountain peaks.
• Jun Changge’s projection unleashed overwhelming Invincible Belief, but Jiang Ping An answered with his own belief and a blood-sea killing intent that surprised Jun Changge.
• Several God Kings conceded, and two more withdrew just before the third round began, leaving ten God Kings on Investiture Mountain.
• The administrator explained that the assessment tested courage and confirmed that any deaths in battle would have been real.
• The six who withdrew regretted losing their chance to advance, while the remaining ten qualified to proceed.

Jiang Ping An and Lan Shi'er secured places among the top ten in the First Level God King selection, with Lan Shi'er taking first and Jiang Ping An tenth. After reuniting and celebrating, they prepared for the Fifth God Kingdom's Legacy Ground, and royal escorts arrived to take them to the ruins.

• The Investiture of the Gods administrator ended the selection, named the top ten, and said they could enter the Fifth God Kingdom's Legacy Ground in three years.
• Jiang Ping An returned to Lan Shi'er's residence, where she joyfully reunited with him and revealed that she had ranked first; he told her he had ranked tenth.
• Bai Jingqiu apologized to Jiang Ping An for underestimating him, and the group shared a celebration feast.
• Jiang Ping An continued preparing for the dangerous Legacy Ground trials during the two and a half years before the expedition.
• High-level God Kings sent by the National Ruler arrived to escort Jiang Ping An and Lan Shi'er to the ruins of the Fifth God Kingdom.

Jiang Ping An and Lan Shi'er reached the Fifth God Kingdom’s Legacy Ground, where Fengyun Kingdom’s National Teacher tried to recruit him away from Blue Sea Country. Jiang Ping An asked for a drop of blood from the Lord of Order, leaving the National Teacher stunned.

• Jiang Ping An said goodbye to Tuanzi and departed with Lan Shi'er under the escort of two high-level God Kings.
• Jiang Ping An and Lan Shi'er arrived at the ruins and learned that the nine great powers had agreed to share the Legacy Ground through the Investiture of the Gods.
• Fengyun Kingdom’s National Teacher approached Jiang Ping An and offered him royal-level treatment if he joined Fengyun Kingdom.
• A Lan Clan God King objected to the recruitment, while the National Teacher criticized Blue Sea Country for neglecting Jiang Ping An.
• Jiang Ping An asked Fengyun Kingdom’s National Teacher for a drop of blood from the Fifth Main God, the Lord of Order.

Jiang Ping An rejected Fengyun Kingdom’s recruitment and waited with Lan Shi'er for the Legacy Ground to open. He entered with the other First Level God Kings and found an empty white space where an ancient voice announced that someone had finally arrived.

• Jiang Ping An demanded a drop of the Lord of Order’s blood from Fengyun Kingdom’s National Teacher, who refused and departed.
• A Lan Clan Royal Family expert promised to nurture Jiang Ping An after the inheritance, but Jiang Ping An remained focused on trading for the blood himself.
• The Legacy Ground opened, and Ye Cangchuan told Jiang Ping An that neither of them should hold back if they competed for an inheritance.
• The qualified gods entered the palace in batches, and Lan Shi'er urged Jiang Ping An to prioritize his safety.
• Jiang Ping An entered the Legacy Ground with nine other First Level God Kings and found himself in a vast, empty white space.
• An ancient voice spoke from everywhere, and Jiang Ping An quietly retreated toward the entrance as the God Kings prepared to defend themselves.

The God Kings chose the Nightmare Trial after learning they could withdraw if they survived, and Jiang Ping An entered with them seeking a rare legacy. Their first stage required them to endure three years of soul-burning agony in the Pure Spirit Fire, and Jiang Ping An stepped forward to face it.

• The examiner explained the trial difficulties, their death rates, and the legacy rewards, including the possibility of Near Lord God Level Divine Techniques.
• A God King entered the Nightmare Gate, and the others, including Jiang Ping An, followed him into a space filled with corpses and a green flame.
• The examiner revealed that the stage tested their Dao heart and required them to endure three years of the Pure Spirit Fire burning their souls.
• Ye Cangchuan urged Jiang Ping An to test the flame first, and the Demon Illusion Fairy kicked him toward it.
• Jiang Ping An steadied himself, ignored the others, and began walking toward the Pure Spirit Fire.

Jiang Ping An touched the Pure Spirit Fire and endured its soul-burning pain with little outward reaction, while a confident God King from the Fengyun Kingdom collapsed after trying it. Alarmed by the contrast, Demon Illusion Fairy withdrew from the Nightmare Trial and headed for the difficult-level trial.

• Jiang Ping An touched the Pure Spirit Fire, which entered his body and ignited his soul with pain he called extremely difficult to endure for three years.
• The seventh-ranked God King from the Fengyun Kingdom dismissed Jiang Ping An’s warning and touched the flame, then collapsed in agony as it burned his soul.
• The Fengyun Kingdom God King gave up, and the Pure Spirit Fire withdrew from his forehead, leaving him bloodied and trembling.
• Demon Illusion Fairy explained that Jiang Ping An rarely showed emotion, then withdrew from the Nightmare Trial and went to attempt the difficult-level trial.

Most God Kings withdrew from the Nightmare Trial after Pure Spirit Fire inflicted unbearable pain, leaving Jiang Ping An and Jun Changge to endure it. Thundercrash abandoned the trial after the examiner forbade protective treasures and failed to ambush Jiang Ping An before leaving.

• The God Kings who touched the Pure Spirit Fire collapsed in agony and announced their withdrawal, while Jiang Ping An, Jun Changge, and Thundercrash remained standing.
• The examiner prohibited treasures above a contestant’s cultivation realm, prompting Thundercrash to give up because it had planned to use a soul-protecting Mystic Treasure.
• Thundercrash attacked Jiang Ping An, but Ye Cangchuan blocked its strike and forced it to retreat.
• Thundercrash left the trial space, and Ye Cangchuan departed with the other God Kings.
• Jun Changge asked whether Jiang Ping An would attempt the Nightmare Trial, and Jiang Ping An said he would try.
• Jun Changge sat down to endure the Pure Spirit Fire, saying he hoped Jiang Ping An would hold on so he would not be alone.

Jiang Ping An and Jun Changge endured the soul-burning Pure Spirit Fire in the Nightmare Trial while eight other God Kings struggled through a pressure assessment. Thundercrash finished first after two and a half years, still hoping Jun Changge would die in the trial.

• Jiang Ping An drew strength from his resolve to avenge his loved ones and revive his family, while he and Jun Changge continued resisting the Pure Spirit Fire.
• The other eight God Kings attempted to walk one thousand meters under high-level God King pressure, and Thundercrash doubted that Jiang Ping An could pass the Nightmare Trial.
• Demon Illusion Fairy defended Jiang Ping An’s ability to create miracles, though she also recognized how difficult the trial was.
• Thundercrash completed the pressure assessment first after two and a half years and received permission to proceed to the next trial.
• Thundercrash looked down on the remaining God Kings and hoped Jun Changge would die so no one could surpass it.

Jiang Ping An and Jun Changge endured the Nightmare Trial’s soul-burning First Trial and chose to continue, only to face opponents an entire realm above them in the combat trial. Jiang Ping An’s first attack was easily blocked, and he was left in the path of a storm of deadly sword beams.

• Jiang Ping An and Jun Changge endured three years of Pure Spirit Fire, passed the First Trial, and recovered from their exhaustion.
• After praising each other’s resolve, Jiang Ping An and Jun Changge both chose to continue into the Second Trial.
• The examiner sent them to separate arenas and explained that they had one month to defeat adaptive Second Level God King opponents without resting.
• Jiang Ping An attacked his opponent with the Blazing Dragon Fire and God Burning Blade Art, but the Second Level God King blocked the strike and sent him flying.
• The Second Level God King unleashed a storm of sword beams that sealed off Jiang Ping An’s escape routes.

Jiang Ping An fought a Second Level God King in the nightmare-tier assessment, beheading him with a combined attack before suffering severe injuries. Meanwhile, Thundercrash and the others cleared the difficult-tier trial, and Thundercrash anticipated Jun Changge’s possible defeat.

• Jiang Ping An used Devouring Power and Shadow Kill Technique to create an opening, then severed the Second Level God King’s head with his Bone Blade.
• The God King counterattacked and cut off Jiang Ping An’s left arm, but Jiang Ping An used Demon Illusion Fairy’s blood essence to treat the wound and reattach his arm.
• The Second Level God King regenerated, shattered Jiang Ping An’s Bone Blade, and sent him crashing to the ground with a blow to his chest.
• Demon Illusion Fairy, Ye Cangchuan, Thundercrash, and several other God Kings completed the difficult-tier trial, which required them to take a key from a Second Level God King.
• Thundercrash mocked the others and hoped Jun Changge would fail the nightmare-tier assessment against a Second Level God King.