Chapter Summaries

Jiang Yuan True God arranged secret protection for Li Yuan after his success in the Realm of Nine Sounds, while Jing Kui demonstrated overwhelming strength and quickly cleared the tower. Two days later, Li Yuan went to meet True God Jiuyin and found Jiang Yuan True God waiting for him at Nine Sounds Divine Mountain.

• Jiang Yuan True God recognized Li Yuan’s rapid rise, decided to prepare benefits for him, and secretly ordered Mo Ying to protect him.
• Jing Kui left Juexing Divine Mountain, defeated Wu Beihong with a swift soul-and-lightning attack, and cleared the Nine Sounds Tower in under a minute.
• Li Yuan learned of Jing Kui’s feat from Void God Shaxi and judged that he would need near-peak Void God strength to secure an Ancestral World Token.
• After the Realm of Nine Sounds closed, Li Yuan received more gifts from visiting divine families and went with Void God Shaxi, Void God Qianhuan, Jiang Shan, Jing Kui, and Void God Donglin to meet True God Jiuyin.
• At Nine Sounds Divine Mountain, Li Yuan entered first and found Jiang Yuan True God waiting in a pavilion beside a waterfall.

After Li Yuan passed the ninth layer of True God Jiuyin’s Realm of Nine Sounds, she gave him the incomplete Six Realms of Heart Illusion inheritance to cultivate his heart, will, and soul. Jiang Yuan True God then gave Li Yuan a thousand Juexing Divine Pills, a mid-stage Void God puppet, and an unidentified fruit to help him prepare to awaken the Nine Star Pulse as a Demigod.

• Li Yuan met True God Jiuyin, who praised his powerful soul will and offered to take him as her disciple.
• True God Jiuyin gave Li Yuan the first five realms of the Six Realms of Heart Illusion and explained its cultivation requirements and rarity.
• Jiang Yuan True God warned Li Yuan to keep the inheritance secret and said it could not be passed on before he perfected it.
• Jiang Yuan True God gave Li Yuan a storage treasure containing a thousand Juexing Divine Pills, a mid-stage Void God puppet, and an ink-green fruit.
• Jiang Yuan True God said the fruit was the most precious gift and would help transform Li Yuan’s soul so he could awaken the Nine Star Pulse as a Demigod.

Li Yuan received the precious Lingyuan Jade Fruit from Jiang Yuan True God and began refining it to strengthen his soul. He also found a way to cultivate the Six Realms of Heart Illusion through the Great Sun Scorching Sun, entering vivid memories of his life.

• Li Yuan discovered that the dark-green fruit was the valuable Water Origin treasure called the Lingyuan Jade Fruit, which Jiang Yuan True God had traded for him.
• Jiang Yuan True God explained why he would shoulder much of Li Yuan’s karma and advised him to remain at the Feitian level while strengthening his soul.
• Li Yuan refined the Lingyuan Jade Fruit, placed it in his Source Power space, and began absorbing its power, which he expected to take several years.
• Li Yuan tried to construct a heart illusion realm but failed because his soul was not yet powerful enough.
• Li Yuan used the Great Sun Scorching Sun to enter vivid illusions of his childhood and cultivation, then realized it could help him cultivate the first three realms of the Six Realms of Heart Illusion.

Li Yuan tempered his will through anger in the Six Realms of Heart Illusion and continued cultivating in Yuan Kingdom Capital. Before he could join Starry Sky Ancient City, True God Black Blade sent Void God Xingchan to assassinate him, and Li Yuan left Divine Fire Palace to collect the treasures needed for his cultivation.

• Li Yuan relived painful memories in an anger illusion and realized that he could face and control his emotions rather than be ruled by them.
• Li Yuan spent more than a month cultivating, used over two hundred and ten Juexing Divine Pills, and still failed to awaken a ninth Star Pulse.
• True God Black Blade learned that Xu Yuan was a Holy Son-level genius in Jiang Yuan's territory and decided to have him killed before he joined Starry Sky Ancient City.
• True God Black Blade promised to protect Void God Xingchan's descendants and help Xing Ying become a Void God if Xingchan killed Xu Yuan; Xingchan accepted and traveled to Yuan Kingdom Capital.
• Void God Xingchan hid in a Cave Heaven Artifact and waited outside Divine Fire Palace for Li Yuan to emerge, while Li Yuan advanced his Law of Earth and practiced his spear art.
• After Void God Qianhuan reported that most of Li Yuan's requested treasures, including the Void Illusion Rare Stone, had arrived at Nine Sounds Pavilion, Li Yuan left Divine Fire Palace to collect them.

Li Yuan was ambushed in the Yuan Kingdom Capital by a Demigod wielding spatial and fire Law Secret Treasures, but he survived their devastating assault until a hidden god intervened. Void God Xingchan then emerged, attacked Li Yuan's soul, and detonated himself in a last attempt to kill everyone nearby.

• Li Yuan flew toward the Nine Sounds Pavilion to collect the Void Illusion Rare Stone he had arranged to buy.
• A white-robed Demigod ambushed Li Yuan with a spatial Law Secret Treasure and a fire Law Secret Treasure, trapping him and unleashing a Void God-level attack.
• Li Yuan used his Star Arts and divine artifacts to withstand three impacts from the flaming Divine Dragon, though he was gravely injured.
• A hidden divine figure cut apart the flaming Divine Dragon and killed the white-robed Demigod with a Divine Sword.
• Void God Xingchan emerged from his Cave Heaven Artifact, launched a soul attack at Li Yuan, and self-detonated with Sacrificial Divine Fire.

Li Yuan survived Void God Xingchan’s assassination and self-destruction with help from his Void God Puppet and the secretly guarding Void God Shadow Demon. After the Shadow Demon revealed that the Kingdom Lord had ordered his protection, Li Yuan flew to Nine Sounds Pavilion, while news of the attack spread through the capital.

• Void God Xingchan attacked Li Yuan with a soul strike, but the Thousand Heart Lotus Platform and Li Yuan’s strong will blocked it.
• Void God Xingchan self-destructed, and the Void God Shadow Demon tried to shield Li Yuan from the blast.
• Li Yuan summoned his Void God Puppet, which weakened the explosion enough for Li Yuan to survive, though he was badly injured.
• The Void God Shadow Demon told Li Yuan that the Kingdom Lord had secretly sent him to protect Li Yuan and promised to report the assassination.
• Li Yuan flew toward Nine Sounds Pavilion, and witnesses spread news of the attack and his suspected Demigod-limit strength across the Yuan Kingdom Capital.

After surviving an assassination by Void God Xingchan, Li Yuan bought cultivation treasures, advanced Ten Thousand Shadow Void to the Third Order limit, and prepared to leave for Starry Sky Ancient City. Jiang Yuan True God investigated the assassin’s soul aura while True God Black Blade learned that the assassination had failed; the chapter ended as Void God Shaxi ordered the gathered group to depart.

• Li Yuan met Void God Qianhuan at Nine Sounds Pavilion, inspected the purchased treasures, and paid her 5,000 cubes of God Crystal for them.
• Jiang Yuan True God used Time Retrospection to identify the assassin’s soul aura and asked True God Jiuyin to investigate it, while True God Black Blade learned that Xingchan had failed to kill Li Yuan and died.
• News of Li Yuan’s survival and strength spread among major factions, and Jiang Yuan True God secretly protected him from unwanted attention.
• Li Yuan cultivated Ten Thousand Shadow Void to the Third Order limit, completing his set of five Nine-Layer Star Arts.
• Li Yuan joined Jiang Shan, Jiang Xuan, Baili Teng, and others at Divine Fire Palace before Void God Shaxi appeared and ordered the group to depart for Starry Sky Ancient City.

Li Yuan arrived at Awakening Star Ancient City with Yuan Kingdom’s team to take part in its membership assessment. He chose the risky challenge route and called out the tenth-ranked Feitian-level Probationary Member, Ji Yan, as his opponent.

• Li Yuan and Jiang Shan discussed Li Yuan’s assassination, his cultivation, and the upcoming Ancestral World War as their group traveled to the teleportation array.
• Void God Shaxi led the group through the array to Awakening Star Ancient City, where they saw the immense Starry Sky Ancient City and learned the rules for becoming members.
• The team joined thousands of cultivators from Divine Kingdoms across the continent, and Red Sun True God announced the trial and challenge options for Feitian-level participants.
• Li Yuan chose to challenge a Probationary Member, while most other challengers aimed for the one-hundredth rank; Li Yuan called out the tenth rank instead.
• Red Sun True God summoned Ji Yan and told Li Yuan to enter the arena.

Li Yuan challenged Ji Yan and defeated him decisively, then challenged Qi Xia for first place on Awakening Star Ancient City's Feitian Ranking. After overpowering her soul attack and winning, he became the city's number-one Feitian and a Feitian Saint.

• Ji Yan entered the Void Arena to face Li Yuan, confident that his strength and divine battle saber would overcome the young challenger.
• Li Yuan defeated Ji Yan with a single palm-blade exchange, securing tenth place on Awakening Star Ancient City's Feitian Ranking.
• Li Yuan chose to challenge first place, and Qi Xia entered the arena to defend her rank.
• Qi Xia's soul attack failed to affect Li Yuan, who struck back with a soul attack and followed with six palm-blade strikes that defeated her.
• Qi Xia accepted her loss and congratulated Li Yuan, who became Awakening Star Ancient City's number-one Feitian and a Feitian Saint.

After defeating Qi Xia and becoming Feitian's number one Holy Son, Li Yuan was summoned by Celestial God Taiyou and received exceptional rewards and authority. Taiyou and the Heavenly Star Artifact Spirit then discussed Li Yuan's origins and decided to nurture him despite knowing he was not from their world.

• Li Yuan defeated Qi Xia with ease, shocking the Feitian candidates, the watching geniuses, and the Void Gods.
• The trial selection ended, and Li Yuan, Jin Zhen, and the other successful candidates became Probationary Members while Jiang Xuan and most Feitian candidates failed.
• Red Sun True God brought Li Yuan to meet Celestial God Taiyou, who revealed that Li Yuan was already another Celestial God's disciple and Jiang Yuan True God's junior brother.
• Taiyou gave Li Yuan one hundred thousand God Crystals, a Holy Son Token with authority equivalent to a True God, and permission to choose a Law Mirror.
• After Red Sun True God left with Li Yuan, the Heavenly Star Artifact Spirit told Taiyou that Li Yuan was not from their world and carried an aura linked to another inherited divine artifact.
• Taiyou chose to keep nurturing Li Yuan, reasoning that he was not an enemy and might bring unexpected gains amid changes in the world.

Li Yuan settled into Divine Fire Hall as a Feitian Holy Son, learned about its rankings and privileges, and joined a circle of Yuan Kingdom geniuses. After True God Jiuyin confirmed that Void God Xingchan, acting under True God Black Blade, had tried to assassinate Li Yuan, Jiang Yuan set out for Donghai to confront Black Blade.

• Li Yuan refined his Holy Son Token, received seventh-rank authority, and followed Red Sun True God to Divine Fire Hall.
• Red Sun True God announced the new rankings, placing Li Yuan first among Feitian members and introducing him to the hall’s cultivation opportunities.
• Jiang Shan introduced Li Yuan to Yuan Kingdom geniuses Yue Shan and Yang Di, and Yue Shan invited him to a banquet and advised him to pursue trial missions for Awakening Star points.
• Li Yuan received his Holy Son residence and resources, dismissed his servants from kneeling, and began reviewing available trial missions.
• True God Jiuyin reported that Void God Xingchan, under True God Black Blade, had assassinated Li Yuan, and Jiang Yuan left for Donghai to punish Black Blade.

Jiang Yuan True God attacked Black Blade City to punish True God Black Blade for ordering the assassination of Xu Yuan, overwhelming the capital’s defenses and killing Black Blade despite the Holy Lord’s intervention. The chapter ended with Jiang Yuan True God confronting Dongjun and challenging whether he intended to go to war with Awakening Star Ancient City.

• Jiang Yuan True God brought True God Shi Lin to Black Blade City and ordered him to seal the surrounding void and disable teleportation.
• Jiang Yuan True God unleashed his power over the capital, and his pressure knocked countless Feitian and Demigods unconscious before True God Black Blade appeared to confront him.
• Jiang Yuan True God accused True God Black Blade of sending Void God Xingchan to assassinate Xu Yuan, then attacked him despite Black Blade’s denial.
• True God Black Blade joined the capital’s formations with over a thousand Void Gods to form a massive Black Dragon, but Jiang Yuan True God shattered it with his attacks and devastated the city.
• Jiang Yuan True God grievously wounded True God Black Blade, then killed him with another palm strike after Dongjun arrived and ordered him to stop.
• Jiang Yuan True God challenged Dongjun, asking whether sheltering True God Black Blade meant he intended to go to war with Awakening Star Ancient City.

Jiang Yuan True God defeated Dongjun’s attempt to avenge True God Black Blade, then left after warning Dongyou Sacred Land not to target his capital. Meanwhile, Li Yuan studied a Law Mirror left by Bai He and learned that Jiang Yuan’s clash with Dongjun had become continent-wide news.

• Dongjun arrived too late to save True God Black Blade and used his Dominion of the Dao against Jiang Yuan True God, but Jiang Yuan broke through it with a saber strike.
• Dongjun accepted Black Blade’s death as an exception after Jiang Yuan said he killed him for arranging Xu Yuan’s assassination, and Jiang Yuan warned Dongyou Sacred Land not to threaten his capital.
• Jiang Yuan True God and True God Shi Lin left, while Dongjun considered the danger Jiang Yuan could pose if he became a Celestial God.
• Li Yuan studied Bai He’s Law Mirror and gained insights into the Law of Earth and the Law of Space by witnessing her create a world.
• After leaving the Hall of Ten Thousand Laws, Li Yuan read Jiang Shan’s message reporting that Jiang Yuan had killed Black Blade and fought Dongjun.

After Jiang Yuan killed True God Black Blade and became Awakening Star Ancient City's second Vice City Lord, he arranged three True God mentors for Li Yuan and guided him in the Law of Space. Li Yuan made astonishing progress over nearly five years, while Liu Bing learned that Xu Yuan might be Li Yuan and resolved to wait until the Ancestral World War to meet him.

• Li Yuan learned from messages that Jiang Yuan had killed True God Black Blade and escaped Dongyou Sacred Land's Celestial Gods, and Guyou explained how rare such strength was among True Gods.
• Jiang Yuan summoned Li Yuan to the Law Enforcement Divine Temple, introduced True God Xinghuan and True God Piaoxia as mentors in the Laws of Earth and Wind, and revealed that he had become the ancient city's second Vice City Lord.
• Jiang Yuan told Li Yuan he would teach him the Law of Space, and Li Yuan returned to his palace determined to prepare for the Ancestral World War.
• Liu Bing and Qiu Bingzun suspected that Xu Yuan was Li Yuan, but Qiu Bingzun urged her not to approach him and to focus on cultivation until the Ancestral World War.
• Li Yuan rapidly advanced in the Laws of Wind, Earth, and Space, astonishing True God Piaoxia, True God Xinghuan, and Jiang Yuan as nearly five years passed.

Li Yuan achieved the Feitian Nine Star Pulse after years of cultivation, completing the Second Task and earning Golden-Robed Member status and a Return Token to the Eternal Palace. He decided to remain in the Awakening Star Realm for now and break through to Demigod as soon as possible.

• Jiang Shan visited Jiang Xuan, shared his progress toward becoming an Inner Disciple, and told her that Xu Yuan was receiving personal guidance from powerful True Gods.
• During Li Yuan’s sudden insight, he comprehended Law Will and the fifth form of Boundary Cloud Spear, Divine Weapon Intent, while Jiang Yuan True God and True God Piaoxia watched over him.
• Li Yuan continued cultivating and awakening Life Stars, but after more than four years in Awakening Star Ancient City, he still had not reached the Nine Star Pulse.
• After another two months of cultivation, Li Yuan awakened the ninth Star Pulse, reached the Feitian life limit, and raised his source power limit to level 9.
• The Eternal Palace informed Li Yuan that he had completed the Second Task, become a Golden-Robed Member, and obtained a Return Token that could take him there.
• Li Yuan chose not to activate the Return Token yet and resolved to become a Demigod before deciding whether to return to his home civilization or continue the remaining tasks.

Li Yuan awakened a Third Order Nine Star Pulse, broke through from Feitian to Demigod, and rapidly advanced to level 46 or 47 after absorbing vast amounts of god crystal energy. He emerged from the Ancient Divine Palace to meet Jiang Yuan True God, who was astonished by his strength.

• Li Yuan told Jiang Yuan True God, True God Piaoxia, and the others that he was entering seclusion, then went to the Ancient Divine Palace and revealed his Third Order Nine Star Pulse to Guyou.
• Li Yuan absorbed god crystal energy in the God Crystal Chamber, advanced from level 1 to level 9, and formed a Life Fire Source Core as he broke through to Demigod.
• Li Yuan continued absorbing god crystals until his life level reached level 46 or 47, then used Source Power Infusion to transform further and raise his soul to level 53.
• Li Yuan planned to strengthen his source power and cultivate his Fourth Order Star Arts before the Ancestral World War.
• Jiang Yuan True God came to the Trial Space, discovered the Ancient Divine Palace, and was surprised when Li Yuan appeared as a Demigod at level 46.

After revealing his Nine Star Pulse to Jiang Yuan True God, Li Yuan prepared for the upcoming Demigod Ranking Battle by mastering a powerful Star Art and advancing his soul techniques. The chapter ended as he arrived at the Divine Fire Main Hall for the competition.

• Li Yuan told Jiang Yuan True God that he had awakened a Nine Star Pulse after becoming a Demigod, and Jiang Yuan believed him and praised his prospects in the Ancestral World War.
• Jiang Yuan True God informed Celestial God Taiyou of Li Yuan’s Nine Star Pulse and asked him to protect Li Yuan; Taiyou promised to do his utmost as long as Li Yuan did not endanger Awakening Star Ancient City.
• Li Yuan cultivated the Fourth Order Divine Body of All Things to complete perfection, then began training Heaven and Earth River and the Void God-level Soul Thought secret art.
• Li Yuan’s strength grew rapidly as the Divine Fire Hall’s Demigods prepared for their five-year Probationary Member Ranking Battle.
• After receiving a message that the Ranking Battle was about to begin, Li Yuan left his residence and hurried to the Divine Fire Main Hall.

Li Yuan entered the Demigod Ranking Battle after advancing from Feitian, wagered 10,000 cubic God Crystals with Bai Feng that he would reach the top hundred, and watched Jing Kui set a new benchmark by clearing the sixth floor of the Divine Fire Tower. When Li Yuan began his own trial, he quickly crushed the first two floors, surprising the hall as he entered the third.

• Li Yuan arrived as a demigod, and Yue Shan warned him that he would have to meet the Holy Son requirements in the Ranking Battle to retain his treatment.
• Bai Feng mocked Li Yuan's confidence, so Li Yuan wagered 10,000 cubic God Crystals that he would reach the top hundred; Bai Feng accepted.
• Jing Kui cleared the sixth floor of the Divine Fire Tower, scored 6,134 points, and failed only after advancing to the seventh floor.
• Jiang Shan scored over 2,700 points and placed above 2,300th, while the remaining participants prepared to enter the tower.
• Li Yuan entered the Divine Fire Tower and used his Nine-Layer Star Art to swiftly destroy the warriors on the first floor, then cleared the second floor and advanced to the third.

Li Yuan reached 214th place in the Divine Fire Tower challenge, then entered the second round of the Demigod Ranking Battle and defeated Bai Feng with a soul illusion. The chapter ended with the spectators and True Gods stunned by the power of Li Yuan’s soul attack.

• Li Yuan cleared the third floor of the Divine Fire Tower using his domain, Phantom Bodies, and spear techniques, then entered the fourth floor.
• Li Yuan was eliminated on the fourth floor and finished with 3,488 points, ranking 214th.
• Red Sun True God divided the top one thousand contestants into ten groups for round-robin duels, and Li Yuan was assigned to the second group with Dong Pan and Bai Feng.
• Li Yuan and Bai Feng faced each other in the first match, and Li Yuan warned Bai Feng to attack first before unleashing his domain and the Life and Death Scene soul illusion.
• Li Yuan’s illusion left Bai Feng unconscious, and Li Yuan won the match as the spectators and True Gods reacted in shock.

Li Yuan used layered soul illusions and his Heaven and Earth River domain to defeat the demigods in Group Two, including Dong Pan, his strongest rival. His winning streak put first place in Group Two within reach and left him one step away from the top ten.

• The True Gods and the Demigods watching were shocked when Li Yuan defeated Bai Feng with a soul illusion, while Bai Feng realized his loss threatened his Holy Son standing.
• Li Yuan defeated Shao Li and then continued winning matches by trapping opponents in illusions and overwhelming their protective spiritual light with his domain.
• The spectators focused on the coming Group Two showdown between Li Yuan and Dong Pan, who had also built a long winning streak.
• Dong Pan resisted Li Yuan's first illusion and launched a counterattack, but Li Yuan trapped him in overlapping illusions and made him believe he had broken free.
• Li Yuan's nine Yellow Dragons shattered Dong Pan's protective spiritual light, securing the victory and putting first place in Group Two within his reach.