Chapter Summaries

Ji Juechen challenged Huo Yuhao with his ultimate sword technique, seeking to sever a flaw in the God of Emotion’s rules. Huo Yuhao reflected and overcame the attack, but praised the mortal sword for its power to wound gods.

• Huo Yuhao and Ji Juechen faced each other above the Sea of Clouds as Ji gathered his strength for one final strike.
• Ji Juechen unleashed Absolute Silence: Return to Truth, targeting a momentary gap in Huo Yuhao’s emotional rules.
• Huo Yuhao formed the Seven-Colored Heart Mirror to reflect the sword intent and gradually wore it away.
• Ji Juechen’s attack dispersed, and he fell to one knee, satisfied that his sword had touched divine rules.
• Huo Yuhao praised the technique, saying that Ji Juechen’s sword could wound gods.

After Ji Juechen challenged Huo Yuhao with his Absolute Silence Sword Dao, Huo Yuhao recognized the strike’s potential and declared a ceasefire to end the continent’s war. Ji Juechen returned to the Eastern Territory to protect peace, while Ju Zi and Shrek’s leaders considered the new political order under Huo Yuhao’s divine authority.

• Huo Yuhao praised Ji Juechen’s sword strike, saying it had touched the Essence of Rules, and Ji Juechen thanked him for accepting and answering it.
• Huo Yuhao declared that the Sun Moon Empire, Star Luo, Dou Ling, and Shrek must halt military operations, and said he would remain to ensure the agreement was honored.
• Huo Yuhao entrusted Ji Juechen with protecting peaceful mortals, and Ji Juechen agreed because peace was part of his Dao.
• Huo Yuhao vanished into the Sea of Clouds, and Ji Juechen headed toward the Eastern Territory after completing his Mortal World Heart Refining.
• Ju Zi learned of Huo Yuhao’s ceasefire order and began considering a new political contest, while Beibei, Xu Sanshi, He Caitou, and others celebrated in Shrek City and contemplated their responsibilities.

After a year of Deep Meditation, Ji Juechen awakened with Yin-Yang Dual Soul Cores, rank ninety-nine cultivation, and seven black and two red soul rings. He tested his new strength against Beibei outside Shrek City, defeated him with his Absolute Silence Sword Domain, and left to continue testing his sword.

• Ji Juechen’s dormant system fused with his soul and sword insights, creating Yin-Yang Dual Soul Cores and advancing him to rank ninety-nine with seven black and two red soul rings.
• Ji Juechen appeared outside Shrek City, where rank-ninety-nine Beibei came to meet him.
• Beibei attacked with his Light Holy Dragon and Ninth Soul Skill, but Ji Juechen’s Absolute Silence Sword Domain annihilated the attack and suppressed the city.
• Ji Juechen used One Sword Separates Worlds to shatter Beibei’s Martial Soul Avatar and wound him.
• Ji Juechen dispelled his domain, told Beibei he had let him win, and vanished into the clouds.

Ji Juechen entered the Star Dou Great Forest’s core region to challenge Di Tian, but Xiong Jun blocked his path and forced him into a fierce battle. Ji Juechen wounded Xiong Jun with his sword, and Di Tian ordered the bear to stand down, leaving Ji Juechen ready to face the dragon king.

• Ji Juechen entered the core region of the Star Dou Great Forest and announced that he had come to battle Di Tian.
• Xiong Jun confronted Ji Juechen and struck at him, but Ji Juechen weakened the blow with his Absolute Silence Sword Intent.
• Xiong Jun unleashed Sky-Tearing Claw, and Ji Juechen drew Annihilation to meet the attack with All Laws Return to Silence—One Sword Separates Worlds.
• Ji Juechen’s sword strike split Xiong Jun’s Sky-Tearing Claw and left the bear gravely wounded.
• Di Tian ordered Xiong Jun to stand down, and Xiong Jun retreated while Ji Juechen prepared to face Di Tian.

Ji Juechen challenged the injured Di Tian to prove his sword and used the system’s analysis to identify weaknesses in Di Tian’s attacks. After disrupting Di Tian’s first assault, Ji Juechen rose to face a more serious battle, whose outcome remained uncertain.

• After Xiong Jun retreated, Di Tian emerged from the Lake of Life and confronted Ji Juechen for injuring his subordinate and entering the forbidden grounds.
• Ji Juechen declared that he sought only battle, while the system assessed Di Tian as severely injured and calculated Ji Juechen’s chances of victory.
• Di Tian attacked with Black Dragon World Annihilation, and Ji Juechen opened his Absolute Silence Sword Domain and struck an energy node weakened by Di Tian’s injuries.
• Di Tian’s dragon claw phantom partially collapsed, and he realized Ji Juechen had found a weakness in his attack.
• Di Tian gathered deeper power of laws as Ji Juechen, wounded but resolute, rose again to continue the fight.

Ji Juechen exploited Di Tian’s injuries and disrupted power circulation to defeat him with a life-burning sword strike, though the battle left Ji Juechen gravely wounded. Di Tian survived but fell into deep Annihilation, while Ji Juechen collapsed by the Lake of Life after proving his strength as the Peak of the Mortal World.

• Di Tian charged Ji Juechen, but Ji Juechen’s compressed sword domain briefly blocked him and his counterstrike aggravated Di Tian’s old injury.
• Di Tian began gathering a powerful darkness dragon breath, and Ji Juechen spotted a moment when the injury’s defenses weakened.
• Ji Juechen used his seventh and ninth soul rings and struck the wound beneath Di Tian’s left chest reverse scale with all his strength and part of his life force.
• The strike disrupted Di Tian’s dragon breath, causing it to explode inside his throat and sending his wounded body crashing into the Lake of Life.
• Ji Juechen fell gravely injured beside the lake as the system detected that Di Tian was alive but in deep Annihilation.

After Ji Juechen defeated Ditian at great cost, Gu Yuena healed them both and ordered the fierce beasts to spare Ji Juechen for the soul beasts’ future plans. She placed a Silver Dragon Seal on him and had Myriad Monster King carry him to safety, leaving Ji Juechen unconscious and bound to an unknown future pact.

• Gu Yuena emerged from the Lake of Life and used its energy to stabilize Ditian’s injuries and repair the unconscious Ji Juechen.
• Myriad Monster King and Scarlet King arrived and demanded that Gu Yuena let them kill Ji Juechen.
• Gu Yuena ordered the fierce beasts to spare Ji Juechen, explaining that his sword could help the soul beasts’ future revival plan.
• Gu Yuena placed the Silver Dragon Seal on Ji Juechen, concealing his sword’s aura while binding him to a karmic connection.
• Gu Yuena instructed Myriad Monster King to take Ji Juechen somewhere safe, and he carried him out of the core region.

After three months of healing in the Lake of Life, Ji Juechen woke with his injuries cured and his sword heart transformed. Di Tian forced him to accept six powerful soul bones bestowed by a mysterious Master, and Ji Juechen began absorbing them under the fierce beasts’ watch.

• Bi Ji and the Myriad Monster King used the Lake of Life’s power to heal and strengthen Ji Juechen for three months.
• Ji Juechen’s Absolute Silence Heart Sword settled into a new state, and he awoke with greatly increased power and spiritual perception.
• Di Tian told Ji Juechen that the Master believed he had the potential to become a god and had prepared a great fortune for him.
• The Myriad Monster King presented Ji Juechen with six highly compatible soul bones, all at least a hundred-thousand-year level.
• When Ji Juechen considered refusing the bones, Di Tian and the other fierce beasts threatened him with overwhelming killing intent until he accepted.
• Ji Juechen sat down and began absorbing the first skull soul bone while the fierce beasts stood guard.

Ji Juechen absorbed six top-tier soul bones and used their dissipating energy as fuel to try to form a Third Soul Core from his Rank 99 Soul Power. As the attempt pushed his body toward collapse, a nascent core began forming at his Tanzhong acupoint while the watching ferocious beasts realized he was opening a new path.

• Ji Juechen fused the Star Illusion Skull and Earth Vein Trunk Bone, choosing sword-heart insight and a stronger physical foundation through the Soul Bone Editor.
• He absorbed the four limb bones and selected abilities focused on piercing attacks, stealthy sword movement, extreme speed, and gravity-based domain control.
• Ji Juechen integrated the Sword Heart Feather Bone, which harmonized his sword-related abilities and greatly increased their power and control.
• After sensing that his Rank 99 Soul Power could not grow further, Ji Juechen decided to compress it and use energy from the soul bones to create a Third Soul Core.
• Ji Juechen began the dangerous process, suffering severe pain as Di Tian, Myriad Monster King, Bi Ji, and Scarlet King watched in shock.
• A vortex formed at Ji Juechen's Tanzhong acupoint and began devouring Soul Power and soul-bone energy as the embryonic Third Soul Core took shape.

Ji Juechen forged an attribute-less Origin Soul Core by drawing on the Star Dou Great Forest’s primordial energy, completing a three-core cycle and transforming his body. He reached Rank 99 and the mortal realm’s pinnacle, while the continent’s powerhouses mistook the upheaval for Di Tian’s breakthrough.

• Ji Juechen’s Soul Power vortex drained Lake of Life and the Star Dou Great Forest as he formed his Third Soul Core.
• Myriad Monster King, Bi Ji, Scarlet King, and Di Tian watched the energy storm, and Di Tian realized Ji Juechen was creating a self-sustaining energy source within his body.
• Gu Yuena briefly opened her eyes and approved of Ji Juechen’s attribute-less Origin Soul Core.
• Beibei, Yan Shaozhe, and powerhouses across the continent sensed the disturbance and suspected Di Tian had transformed or grown stronger.
• Ji Juechen stabilized the three-core cycle, gained a Demigod Body, and reached Rank 99 with a first glimpse of the divine realm.
• Ji Juechen calmed the energy tide, and Lake of Life returned to tranquility while his aura left Di Tian and the other ferocious beasts stifled.

Gu Yuena summoned Ji Juechen, explained the God Realm’s oppression of soul beasts, and bound him with a Silver Dragon Seal. Ji Juechen negotiated for resources to pursue godhood, but Gu Yuena made her aid conditional on him passing a trial.

• Gu Yuena brought Ji Juechen into her silver domain and revealed that the God Realm had barred soul beasts from ascending.
• Gu Yuena placed the Silver Dragon Seal on Ji Juechen, giving her control over his life and power.
• Ji Juechen accepted the seal and asked Gu Yuena for guidance and resources to break through the barrier between the mortal and God Realms.
• Gu Yuena explained the three foundations needed to force his way into the God Realm and offered to help him develop them.
• Ji Juechen requested heavenly treasures and a drop of Gu Yuena’s essence blood with her will imprint removed.
• Gu Yuena said she would consider providing the resources after Ji Juechen passed a trial, then sent his consciousness back to his body.

Ji Juechen began tempering his body through real combat with Xiong Jun, using his sword intent and Demigod Body to endure the beast’s overwhelming attacks. After collapsing with severe injuries, he demanded another fight the next day and recovered under Bi Ji’s healing, his body growing stronger through destruction and rebirth.

• Ji Juechen told Di Tian he needed physical combat to forge an Indestructible Sword Body, and Xiong Jun accepted his challenge.
• Xiong Jun attacked with powerful combat techniques while Ji Juechen used his whole body as a sword, learning to adapt as he endured repeated blows.
• Xiong Jun’s attacks battered Ji Juechen, but Ji Juechen landed several sword-infused strikes that left dozens of wounds and eroded Xiong Jun with Absolute Silence Sword Intent.
• After Xiong Jun’s Dark Gold Destruction Palm caved in his breastbone, Ji Juechen fell to one knee, then insisted they fight again tomorrow.
• Bi Ji healed Ji Juechen with her life force as Di Tian watched his aura strengthen during recovery.

Ji Juechen faced the Myriad Monster King's illusion and poison attacks, then found the King's true body with a desperate strike. He collapsed after the trial, and Di Tian named Scarlet King as his next opponent.

• Ji Juechen began his trial against the Myriad Monster King, who trapped him in the Demon Eye Haze and attacked with poisonous vines, demonic roots, mist, and Spiritual Power needles.
• Ji Juechen endured repeated injuries and mental assaults while Bi Ji watched in distress and Di Tian said the despair was honing his sword heart.
• Near collapse, Ji Juechen sensed the Myriad Monster King's true body and pierced through the illusion with a strike fueled by his remaining strength and life force.
• The Myriad Monster King's illusion shattered, and his leaf was cut as he reacted with astonishment to Ji Juechen's strike.
• Bi Ji revived the unconscious Ji Juechen with life force, and Di Tian announced that Scarlet King would face him the next day.

Ji Juechen battled Scarlet King and endured its Hellfire, using the brutal fight to strengthen his Absolute Silence Sword Intent and temper his body. Scarlet King finally stopped attacking, Bi Ji healed Ji Juechen, and Di Tian announced his next opponents would be Zi Ji and Yao Ling.

• Ji Juechen recovered from his fight with the Myriad Monster King as the Lake of Life restored his body and spirit.
• Scarlet King attacked Ji Juechen with Hellfire, and Ji Juechen used Return to the Void to absorb and blunt the flames before being blasted into a cliff.
• Ji Juechen fought Scarlet King at close range, striking its weak points but suffering burns, broken ribs, and the erosion of Hellfire.
• Ji Juechen repeatedly rose after being knocked down and began refining the Hellfire within him to temper his body and sword essence.
• Scarlet King ended the fight after Ji Juechen collapsed, and Bi Ji used life energy to heal him.
• Di Tian said Zi Ji and Yao Ling would face Ji Juechen three days later.

After seven days of tempering, Ji Juechen faced the Hell Dragon King Zi Ji and the soul beast Yao Ling in a joint assault of corrosive darkness and mental attacks. He survived but was badly injured, and Di Tian announced that his own trial would come after Ji Juechen recovered and absorbed what he had gained.

• Zi Ji attacked Ji Juechen from the shadows with Demon Dragon Dark Corrosion, and he countered her strike with his sword intent.
• Yao Ling unleashed a Soul Shriek that disrupted Ji Juechen's mind, allowing Zi Ji to wound him with a Spear of Darkness.
• Ji Juechen suppressed Yao Ling's mental assault and met Zi Ji's Demon Dragon Sky-Tearing Claw with a concentrated punch, injuring her but suffering a severe chest wound.
• Zi Ji ended the battle and partially neutralized the corrosion in Ji Juechen's body, while Yao Ling withdrew.
• Bi Ji healed Ji Juechen's wounds and purified the lingering mental pollution, and Di Tian said he would test Ji Juechen next.

After five years of brutal training in the Star Dou Great Forest, Ji Juechen reached the Peak Demigod Tier in physical strength, godly-tier Spiritual Power, and near-perfect control of his abilities. He passed his final spar with Di Tian and was told to prepare for Lady Gu Yuena's trial, the start of his Path to Godhood.

• Ji Juechen endured five years of battles and recovery under the five great ferocious beasts, steadily strengthening his body, Spiritual Power, and swordsmanship.
• Ji Juechen faced Di Tian in their final battle and matched his opening strike with a condensed Sword Intent attack.
• Ji Juechen and Di Tian fought for two hours, with Ji Juechen's attacks finally forcing Di Tian to take him seriously.
• Ji Juechen thanked Di Tian for his guidance, and Di Tian declared that Ji Juechen had reached the end of the mortal path.
• Di Tian told Ji Juechen to prepare for Lady Gu Yuena's trial, and Ji Juechen accepted the coming challenge without fear.

Ji Juechen endured three months in the Chaos Thunder Pool, integrating its laws and the treasures it contained until his body and soul became one with his Annihilation Sword Dao. He sensed the God Realm barrier, and Gu Yuena gave him tools to prepare for breaking through it, leaving the decision of when to strike to him.

• Ji Juechen entered the Chaos Thunder Pool and abandoned his defenses, allowing its chaotic lightning to destroy and remake him.
• Di Tian recognized Ji Juechen's ordeal as becoming one with the Dao, while Gu Yuena watched without intervening.
• The Thunder Pool and its treasures tempered Ji Juechen's body, soul, and power, refining their varied essences into his own cultivation.
• Ji Juechen achieved Man-Sword Unity, becoming Annihilation and sensing the distant God Realm barrier through his spiritual power.
• The Thunder Pool withdrew, and Gu Yuena gave Ji Juechen the Dragon God Crystal and Boundary Stele Stone to aid his eventual attempt to break the barrier.

Gu Yuena gave Ji Juechen a vast collection of divine resources and Soul Tool designs for his companions, urging him to use them to prepare for the God Realm. After accepting the gifts, Ji Juechen left the Star Dou Great Forest to return to Sword Pavilion and settle his mortal affairs before his World Severing act.

• Gu Yuena presented Ji Juechen with a silver Space Soul Tool bracelet containing resources that could help his companions approach godhood.
• Gu Yuena told Ji Juechen that the companions he cared about could become his future support and left the distribution of the gifts to him.
• Ji Juechen accepted the bracelet and thanked Gu Yuena for her favor.
• Ji Juechen set off from the Forest of Life toward the human world and the members of Sword Pavilion.

After five years away, Ji Juechen returned to Hidden Sword Valley, where his companions sensed how profoundly he had changed. He gave them rare treasures to prepare for the divine realm, then departed for the God Realm and promised to await them there.

• Ji Juechen appeared before Xiao Hongchen, Meng Hongchen, Jing Ziyan, Jing Yu, Nana, and Ye Guyi, whose Soul Power and Spiritual Power could not sense his depths.
• Ji Juechen reunited with his companions, and they greeted him with relief after his five-year absence.
• Ji Juechen gave each of the six treasures to strengthen their bodies, Spiritual Power, martial souls, and understanding of rules, including diluted ancient dragon blood essence.
• Ji Juechen warned them to keep the treasures secret and refine them carefully, then declared that he would soon cleave a path to the God Realm.
• Ji Juechen vanished after promising to wait for them in the God Realm, and the six resolved to reach him.

Ji Juechen unleashed his strongest sword strike to tear open the God Realm barrier, but Tang San tried to stop him before he could enter. With Huo Yuhao secretly loosening Tang San’s binding, Ji Juechen broke free and forced his way into the God Realm, gravely wounded and carrying the potential to disrupt its order.

• Ji Juechen prepared to ascend by transforming into Annihilation and igniting the divine power within Gu Yuena’s blood essence.
• Ji Juechen used One Sword Opens Heaven’s Gate to tear a rift through the God Realm barrier, sending divine power flooding into the mortal world.
• Tang San appeared at the rift, froze Ji Juechen with Void Binding, and prepared to destroy him.
• Huo Yuhao secretly weakened a thread in Tang San’s binding, giving Ji Juechen the opening to break free.
• Ji Juechen narrowly dodged Tang San’s attack and charged through the closing rift into the God Realm.