Chapter Summaries

Qin Heng practiced the Burning Heart Art as the group traveled west, but he could not comprehend its final spear technique. When the group found two wounded Beast Kings, Qin Heng engaged the Azure-Eyed Golden Monkey King while Xu Yichen assigned the Boar King to Xue Qiang and the others; the battle began with the monkey king attacking Qin Heng with Blood Fiend Battle Qi.

• Qin Heng practiced the first three moves of the Burning Heart Art in his Sea of Consciousness but remained unable to understand Heaven and Earth Coexistence.
• Xu Yichen sensed nearby Monsters fleeing and led Qin Heng, Xue Qiang, Wang Wenhao, and three teachers into the forest to find the Beast Kings.
• Xu Yichen found a wounded Boar King and Azure-Eyed Golden Monkey King and assigned Qin Heng to fight the monkey while Xue Qiang and the others took the boar.
• Qin Heng attacked the fleeing Golden Monkey King with White Rainbow Pierces the Sun, but the monkey shattered his Spear Light and turned to fight him.
• The Golden Monkey King spat a crimson stream of Blood Fiend Battle Qi at Qin Heng, who spread his divine sense to form his Absolute Space Battle Domain.

Qin Heng used his Battle Domain and spatial abilities to kill the wounded Golden Monkey King, becoming the first Martial Master to defeat a King-Level creature alone. After the group killed the Boar King and collected the spoils, Xu Yichen suggested searching the Beast Kings’ lairs for treasure.

• Qin Heng dodged the Golden Monkey King’s attacks with teleportation and Void Entry, then wounded it with his spear.
• The injured Monkey King tried to flee, but Qin Heng chased it down and killed it with Blazing Fire.
• Xu Yichen praised Qin Heng, who admitted he would have struggled against a Beast King at full strength.
• Xue Qiang and the others finished off the Boar King, and the group divided up the two Beast Kings’ valuable remains.
• Xu Yichen told everyone to search the Beast Kings’ lairs for treasures before leaving.

Qin Heng and his companions searched the Golden Monkey King's nest and found human equipment, a mysterious extraterrestrial meteorite, and a Beast King token. They left with valuable spoils, including a rare treasure Qin Heng planned to study.

• Qin Heng and his companions found the Golden Monkey King's cave nest and drove off the guarding monkeys with the scent of the Monkey King's blood.
• The group discovered a pile of Grade B weapons and Combat Suits left behind by dead martial artists.
• Qin Heng used his divine sense to find a heavy piece of black metal and a black goat horn hidden in the cave.
• Xu Yichen identified the metal as an Extraterrestrial Meteorite Metal whose Dao-rhythm patterns might reveal a technique or cultivation method.
• Xu Yichen recognized the goat horn as a token from a High-level Beast King that could deter nearby Monsters, and the group assessed their spoils as highly valuable.

Qin Heng studied the Dao resonance in the extraterrestrial meteorite metal and used its rhythm to develop a new way to cultivate the Innate Fetal Breathing Art. He left the experiment uncertain whether understanding the metal more completely would improve the method or expose him to something harmful.

• The convoy continued through the forest while Qin Heng recovered from his fight with the Golden Monkey King using the Moon Gold Crystal.
• Xu Yichen warned the group that the Shu Region held many Beast Kings and possibly Beast Gods, while Qin Heng said their team could handle ordinary threats.
• Qin Heng used his spiritual sense to study the meteorite metal and recognized the regular energy fluctuations within it as a form of Dao resonance.
• Qin Heng adjusted his fetal-breathing rhythm to match the metal, allowing Cosmic Energy to enter his cells more directly after an hour of practice.
• After further study, Qin Heng realized the metal’s rhythm might be more advanced than breathing and wondered whether fully imitating it would be wise.

Xu Yichen’s team entered the West Shu Basin, where he killed a Cloud Leopard Beast King before a Mental-type Beast King attacked them. Xu Yichen went to find the enemy’s true body, leaving Qin Heng to guard the others as its subordinates approached.

• Xu Yichen slowed the vehicles in the West Shu Basin while the team planned to search for an Extreme Yang Earth Vein ahead of Divine Medicine Group’s arrival.
• Xu Yichen swiftly killed a Cloud Leopard Beast King, then explained that Qin Heng would likely have been defeated by it in a direct fight.
• After the team crossed the Cloud Leopard’s territory, a Mental-type Beast King suppressed their minds and left most of them struggling to resist its intrusion.
• Xu Yichen went into the forest to locate and kill the Mental-type Beast King, while Qin Heng took the White Dragon Spear and stayed behind to protect the others.
• Qin Heng heard footsteps approaching from all directions as the Beast King’s subordinates closed in.

Qin Heng fought the Beast King's vanguard and then faced dozens of Advanced Ferocious Beasts while his Battle Domain was suppressed by the psychic assault. He protected the convoy by killing the attackers, but the beast horde continued to threaten the vehicles.

• Qin Heng killed the charging tiger with a spear thrust and slew the Silverback Gorilla after blocking its axe.
• Dozens of Advanced Ferocious Beasts attacked Qin Heng and the two combat vehicles, forcing him to fight without his Battle Domain.
• Qin Heng used Impregnable Fortress to break through an encirclement, then killed beasts as they battered the convoy, enraging him when one dented his new car.
• When Xu Yichen's vehicle was nearly overturned, Qin Heng struck down the Armored Elephant, causing an explosion that killed and wounded nearby Monsters.

Qin Heng survived the Monsters’ assault and helped Xu Yichen defeat the Beast King’s escaped Soul of Life before it could seize Wang Wenhao’s body. As the remnant soul dissipated, Qin Heng sensed a fragmentary message declaring that the Lord of All Beasts had descended.

• Zhong Wanshan joined Qin Heng in battle as the enraged Monsters surrounded him, but Qin Heng used Absolute Space and Enter the Void to survive their attacks.
• Qin Heng returned to real space and killed the Monsters with Raging Waves, while Xu Yichen arrived and helped finish the remaining enemies.
• Xu Yichen revealed that the Beast King’s Soul of Life had escaped its dead body, and Zhong Wanshan explained that it was attempting to seize a human host.
• Qin Heng discovered that Wang Wenhao had been struck by the remnant soul, and Xu Yichen entered Wang Wenhao’s Sea of Consciousness to fight it without harming him.
• Xu Yichen forced the Beast King’s remnant soul out of Wang Wenhao, and Qin Heng blocked its attempt to enter him before it dissipated.
• Qin Heng sensed the remnant soul’s final message: the Lord of All Beasts had descended and all beastkind should obey.

After Qin Heng sensed the Beast King’s final words about the Lord of All Beasts, he and the others feared a being might unite the Monster clans against humanity. The Council of Elders treated the warning as a possible global catastrophe and planned to bring it before the Supreme Council, while Wang Daoyi urged Xu Yichen to protect Qin Heng.

• Xu Yichen saved Wang Wenhao’s life, though damage to his Soul of Life left him needing several days to sleep.
• Qin Heng told Xu Yichen and the teachers that the Beast King’s Remnant Soul had said, “The Lord of All Beasts has descended; all beast clans obey...”
• Zhong Wanshan and Xu Yichen considered the Lord of All Beasts a possible leader of all beast clans, and Qin Heng warned that such a being could threaten humanity.
• Xu Yichen convened an emergency meeting of the Council of Elders, which decided the matter should be reported to Martial God Zhang and the Supreme Council.
• Wang Daoyi urged Xu Yichen to return safely and make protecting Qin Heng his priority.

Qin Heng’s team continued toward the Extreme Yang Earth Vein and reached the Dragon Spring Mountain Range, where they expected to find a second divine medicine. As they climbed, a pack of Ferocious Beasts blocked their path, and Xu Yichen ordered the team to kill them.

• Qin Heng decided that the team would keep exploring and search for the Extreme Yang Earth Vein.
• Xu Yichen dealt with the red-furred Beast King's corpse and nest, sharing equipment with the group while keeping a strange stone material.
• After receiving Old Bai’s message, Xu Yichen analyzed the Earth Vein’s direction and concluded that its yang core lay in the Dragon Spring Mountain Range.
• The team reached the mountain range, left Wang Wenhao under guard with Zhong Wanshan and two teachers, and began climbing on foot.
• Six Advanced Ferocious Beasts and fourteen ordinary Ferocious Beasts sprang from the forest, and Xu Yichen ordered the team to kill them.

Qin Heng and Xu Yichen found the core of the Extreme Yang Earth Vein, where a High-level Beast King guarded the divine medicine. As they decided to wait for another Grandmaster before confronting it, the divine medicine matured and sent a beam of light into the sky.

• Qin Heng swiftly killed the Monsters blocking the group’s path, and he led them up the mountain to search for the Earth Vein’s core.
• Xu Yichen sensed a High-level Beast King’s nest ahead and concluded that the divine medicine was likely inside it.
• Qin Heng considered confronting the Beast King and its Monster horde, but Xu Yichen refused to risk the group and agreed to wait for Old Bai.
• The Extreme Yang Earth Vein erupted with a red beam, while a blue-violet light shone in the distance, signaling that the divine medicine had matured.

Qin Heng and Xu Yichen raced to claim a divine medicine as Monsters converged on its light. After sending Xue Qiang’s group away, Qin Heng joined Xu Yichen’s battle with the Giant Snake King and got within arm’s reach of the medicine.

• The divine medicine matured in a pillar of red light, drawing Monsters toward the mountain as Xu Yichen led Qin Heng and the others to seize it.
• Qin Heng and his companions fought through the advancing Monsters while Xu Yichen battled the High-level Beast King guarding the medicine.
• Qin Heng spotted several approaching Beast Kings and told Xue Qiang to lead the team down the mountain while he went to help Xu Yichen.
• Qin Heng used his Battle Domain to teleport to the battlefield and saw the Giant Snake King protecting the divine medicine within its coils.
• Qin Heng struck at the Giant Snake King, drawing close enough to sense the divine medicine at arm’s reach.

Qin Heng stole the ripened divine medicine from the Giant Snake King and fled down the mountain while Xu Yichen fought to protect him. The Giant Snake King pursued them in a rage, and Xu Yichen warned Qin Heng as the wounded beast launched another attack.

• Qin Heng used a Space Shield to withstand the heat, teleported into the Giant Snake King's coils, and plucked the divine medicine.
• Qin Heng teleported down the mountain with the fruit as the enraged Giant Snake King abandoned its fight with Xu Yichen to chase him.
• Qin Heng dodged the Giant Snake King's attacks by teleporting along an unpredictable route, while Xu Yichen pursued them and struck the beast with sword qi.
• Qin Heng wrapped the divine medicine in a spatial barrier to protect it and slow its cooling as Xu Yichen gravely wounded the Giant Snake King.
• The dying Giant Snake King unleashed scorching Magma Battle Qi at Qin Heng, and Xu Yichen shouted a warning.

Qin Heng and Xu Yichen escaped the Beast Kings’ initial assault after killing the Giant Snake King and taking the divine object. With the pursuers split between them, Qin Heng confused two Beast Kings and made a desperate dash north.

• Xu Yichen helped Qin Heng escape while the Giant Snake King died, urging the Beast Kings to avenge it and reclaim the divine object.
• All five Beast Kings pursued Qin Heng, but Xu Yichen struck from behind and killed the Spirit Deer Beast King.
• The Beast Kings split up, sending the Giant Elephant King and Black Bull King after Xu Yichen while two others chased Qin Heng.
• Xu Yichen fled from the two High-level Beast Kings, and Qin Heng found it easier to evade the remaining pursuers.
• Qin Heng circled twelve times to disorient the two Beast Kings, then teleported north at full speed.

Qin Heng escaped two Beast Kings with the Extreme Yang Earth Vein divine medicine and contacted Wang Daoyi to ask how to handle it. Wang Daoyi suspected the fruit was a new kind of extraordinary object and asked Qin Heng what had happened when it matured.

• Qin Heng used repeated teleportations to trick the two Beast Kings into pursuing him north, then escaped northeast with the divine medicine.
• Qin Heng rested while concealing the fruit's aura, killed an Advanced Ferocious Beast that attacked him, and recovered some battle qi.
• Qin Heng learned from Zhong Wanshan that the group was heading to the No. 1 Target Location and replied that he would join them.
• Qin Heng called Wang Daoyi and explained how he had escaped after six Beast Kings were drawn to the divine medicine's maturation.
• Wang Daoyi said the fruit appeared to be a previously unknown extraordinary object and asked Qin Heng whether anything else had happened when it matured.

Qin Heng followed the signs of the Extreme Yin Strange Object to a frozen river, where he found Bai Liwen fighting two Beast Kings. Qin Heng helped Bai Liwen kill them and revealed that he had brought the Extreme Yang Rare Object; the two prepared to see what would happen when the yin and yang objects met.

• Wang Daoyi told Qin Heng that the Extreme Yin divine medicine might harmonize with the Extreme Yang Rare Object and sent him to investigate.
• Qin Heng followed the frozen river toward the Extreme Yin Earth Vein and found Bai Liwen surrounded by two Beast Kings amid the casualties.
• Qin Heng killed one Beast King with a spear thrust, then helped Bai Liwen decapitate the other after it lost a forelimb.
• Qin Heng gave Bai Liwen healing medicine and explained that he had come carrying the Extreme Yang Rare Object.
• A weak voice called out to Qin Heng from nearby.

Qin Heng entered the frozen cave beneath the waterfall, collected the Nightmare Peony, and found the Extreme Yin Strange Object. When it collided with the Extreme Yang Rare Object, their opposing energies devastated the cave, leaving Qin Heng protected by his Space Battle Qi.

• Qin Heng told He Jingyun he had found a rare fruit while training, and He Jingyun let him seek the treasure deeper in the cave while the survivors treated their injuries.
• Qin Heng used the heat of the Extreme Yang Rare Object to melt the frozen waterfall pool and descend through the tunnel beneath it.
• Qin Heng found the Nightmare Peony beside two frozen Divine Medicine Group members, picked it, and continued deeper into the cave.
• Qin Heng discovered an azure-blue fruit at the core of the Extreme Yin Earth Vein and approached it with the Extreme Yang Rare Object.
• The Extreme Yang Rare Object escaped Qin Heng’s seal and struck the Extreme Yin Strange Object, causing their clashing heat and cold to collapse the cave while Qin Heng shielded himself with Space Battle Qi.

Qin Heng fused two relic fruits into a powerful Ice-Flame Relic, but it entered his body and revealed itself as the Ice Flame Saint Child, a wounded being seeking refuge. The Saint Child told Qin Heng that Earth was a prison planet and planned to reside inside him for ten years while recovering.

• Qin Heng watched the red and blue relic fruits merge into a heavy, volatile fruit after the heat and cold around him subsided.
• The Ice-Flame Relic cut Qin Heng's palm, entered his body, and traveled through his blood vessels and meridians before settling near his chest.
• The relic identified itself as the Ice Flame Saint Child and said the Crimson Moon King had shattered its divine soul, leaving its origin to sleep in the Realm Prison.
• The Ice Flame Saint Child told Qin Heng that Earth was a prison for criminals banished from the God Nations and described Qin Heng as an ignorant native.
• The Ice Flame Saint Child said it would hide inside Qin Heng for ten years as it recovered, promised to help him in danger, and claimed descent from a Saint King of the Nine Great God Kingdoms.

Qin Heng learned from Ice Flame Saint Child that Earth was a prison world and that the Transcendent Realm’s quality was fixed at breakthrough. After concealing Ice Flame Saint Child’s existence, Qin Heng reconsidered his desire to advance quickly and resolved that perfection mattered more than speed.

• Qin Heng speculated that Earth was a prison for criminals from the God Nation and that the Goddess of War and the Second Martial God might face danger beyond the Martial Dao Heavenly Bridge.
• Qin Heng gave the Nightmare Peony to He Jingyun and warned the Divine Medicine Group to leave after recovering, as other Beast Kings might investigate.
• Ice Flame Saint Child told Qin Heng to hide his existence because powerful beings and possible enemies might be in the Realm Prison, so Qin Heng claimed the wondrous object had vanished.
• Ice Flame Saint Child explained the ranks of the Transcendent Realm and said Perfect Transcendent Mortal required the utmost transformation of both body and Soul of Life.
• Qin Heng concluded that perfection at breakthrough mattered more than speed and reconsidered rushing toward the Martial God Realm.

Qin Heng learned that Earth was a prison for exiled humans and resolved to grow strong enough to cross the Martial Dao Heavenly Bridge and uncover the truth. After leaving the River Valley, he concealed Ice Flame Saint Child’s existence from Wang Daoyi and prepared to return to seek enlightenment at the Martial Goddess Residence.

• Ice Flame Saint Child explained that True Gods could destroy vast starfields and warned Qin Heng that Earth’s prisoners would be seized as laborers if they reached the Star Lord Realm.
• Qin Heng wondered whether the Goddess of War and the Second Martial God were alive, and resolved to cross the Martial Dao Heavenly Bridge and confront the Overseer and the rulers who had banished his people.
• Qin Heng considered whether the lunar Ancient Civilization ruins might reveal the history and cultivation methods of Earth’s exiled ancestors, and committed himself to becoming a pioneer.
• After a gigantic Monster’s footsteps shook the area, Qin Heng and Old Bai left the River Valley by a different route from the Divine Medicine Group members.
• Qin Heng told Wang Daoyi that the strange object had flown away after the two strange fruits merged, and Wang Daoyi said Yi Chen was safe and invited Qin Heng to return for a visit to the Martial Goddess Residence.

Qin Heng and Old Bai returned to the rendezvous point, and the group headed back to Base City after their expedition failed to yield the expected divine medicine. During the journey, the Ice Flame Saint Child taught Qin Heng the Primordial Soul Forging Method, leaving him to cultivate his soul with Moon Gold Crystals and ask for a better physical cultivation method.

• Qin Heng and Old Bai rejoined Xu Yichen and the others, and Xu Yichen led the group east toward Base City.
• The group tended to their injuries and traveled in silence while Qin Heng used two Moon Gold Crystals to restore his battle energy.
• The Ice Flame Saint Child explained the evolution, mechanical, and Celestial Body paths of civilization to Qin Heng.
• The Ice Flame Saint Child offered to teach Qin Heng a soul-condensing method so he could cultivate his body and Soul of Life together.
• Qin Heng memorized the Primordial Soul Forging Method and began drawing Cosmic Energy from the Moon Gold Crystals to nourish his Soul of Life.
• Qin Heng asked the Ice Flame Saint Child whether he had a better physical cultivation method to share.