Chapter Summaries

Qin Heng learned the Black Hole Devouring Art from Ice Flame Saint Child while the convoy traveled through West Shu. At the forest’s exit, the Azure Sheep God blocked the vehicles and demanded that everyone pay for the Monsters they had killed.

• Ice Flame Saint Child judged Qin Heng’s Innate Fetal Breathing Art incomplete and began teaching him the Black Hole Devouring Art, which relied on condensing and evolving a Source Core.
• Ice Flame Saint Child sensed a Third-Rank Mortal Shedding lifeform ahead, and Xu Yichen stopped the lead armored vehicle.
• The Azure Sheep God emerged from the forest and revealed that it had come to punish the humans for killing over a thousand Monsters in its territory.
• The Azure Sheep God demanded that everyone stay behind as payment for the lives they had taken.
• The Azure Sheep God shattered Xu Yichen’s armored vehicle without harming its occupants and challenged them to call their Martial Gods.

The Ice Flame Saint Child drove off the Azure Sheep God by attacking its consciousness, saving Qin Heng and the others. They escaped West Shu, while Qin Heng began studying the Black Hole Devouring Art and learned that the Saint Child needed rare ice- and fire-attribute treasures to recover.

• The Ice Flame Saint Child threatened the Azure Sheep God and struck its Sea of Consciousness with a powerful secret technique, forcing it to flee.
• Qin Heng thanked the Ice Flame Saint Child, who revealed that the intervention cost five percent of his origin and urged Qin Heng to kill the Azure Sheep God in the future.
• The Ice Flame Saint Child inscribed the Black Hole Devouring Art into Qin Heng's Sea of Consciousness and asked him to find rare treasures with ice and fire attributes to aid his recovery.
• Qin Heng pretended not to know why the Azure Sheep God had fled, and the survivors hurried into his vehicle as Zhong Wanshan drove them out of the forest.
• Qin Heng studied the Black Hole Devouring Art during the bumpy journey, and the group eventually left West Shu without losing anyone.

Qin Heng and the group returned to Heavenly Dao Martial Hall, where he discussed the Azure Sheep God and the escaped Oddity with Wang Daoyi and Xu Yichen. Wang Daoyi arranged Qin Heng’s visit to the Martial Goddess Residence for the last day of October, while he and Xu Yichen privately speculated that Qin Heng might be hiding a treasure or inheritance.

• Qin Heng and the group passed the Border Wall checkpoint after inspectors confirmed the Beast King’s corpse was dead, then returned to Heavenly Dao Martial Hall.
• Xu Yichen invited Qin Heng to Wang Daoyi’s residence, where they discussed why the Azure Sheep God had fled and whether the escaped Ice-Fire Oddity had frightened it away.
• Qin Heng concealed the Ice Flame Saint Child’s presence and said he would visit the Martial Goddess Residence after resting and spending time with his family.
• Wang Daoyi booked Qin Heng a flight for the last day of October and explained that Qin Heng could stay at the restricted site for two days.
• After Qin Heng left, Xu Yichen suspected the Oddity was with him, while Wang Daoyi said Qin Heng had reasons to keep silent and might have received an inheritance with a prohibition against sharing it.

Qin Heng brought valuable loot from the wilderness to Wind and Cloud Restaurant to sell and browsed its auction for treasures he needed. He placed a preliminary bid on Flame Marrow Paste and found another promising item for condensing his core.

• Qin Heng drove Fang Lingxue to school, then went to Wind and Cloud Restaurant to sell loot and shop for treasures.
• Qin Heng showed the restaurant staff a golden-furred Spirit Monkey corpse and explained that it was a beast king he had killed after encountering it weakened.
• Qin Heng sold martial artist equipment and Ferocious Beast materials but kept the jet-black metal containing a Dao resonance.
• Qin Heng entered the auction with his Supreme Card and decided against bidding on the Rot Poison Tree Fruit.
• Qin Heng placed a preliminary bid of 800,000 on the Flame Marrow Paste for the Ice Flame Saint Child.
• Qin Heng reached the sixty-second lot and recognized an item that seemed useful for condensing his core.

Qin Heng attended an auction to buy materials for the first inner core required by the Black Hole Devouring Art. He won the Flame Marrow Paste and Void Space Stone, while bidding on his Golden Monkey King corpse soared, leaving him expecting a substantial profit.

• Qin Heng identified Lot No. 62, the Void Space Stone, as a material compatible with his Space Battle Qi and marked it for bidding.
• Qin Heng won the Flame Marrow Paste for 1.33 million after the bidding slowed.
• Qin Heng won the Void Space Stone for its 10-million starting bid when no other guests competed.
• The auctioneer presented Qin Heng's Golden Monkey King corpse as the second-to-last lot, and customers began bidding fiercely.
• The Golden Monkey King corpse's price climbed to 22 million, and Qin Heng smiled at the unexpected profit.

Qin Heng bought the remaining materials for the Black Hole Devouring Art, then successfully condensed its Black Hole Core and began cultivating at a dramatically increased rate. He realized ordinary surroundings could not provide enough Cosmic Energy and decided he needed access to the Moon’s energy-rich resources.

• Qin Heng sold the Monster King's corpse and other materials, earning nearly 30 million before taxes, then spent 6.8 million on Extreme Magnetic Black Iron and Azure Spirit Paste.
• Qin Heng filed his taxes, changed his strength rating to Martial Master, and returned home to study the Black Hole Devouring Art.
• After two days of study, Qin Heng used the Void Space Stone, Extreme Magnetic Black Iron, and Azure Spirit Paste to condense the Black Hole Core and merge his Space Battle Qi into it.
• Qin Heng activated the Black Hole Devouring Art and absorbed Cosmic Energy at roughly six times his previous cultivation speed, but depleted the energy around his residential complex within an hour.
• Qin Heng continued cultivating with Moon Gold Crystals, consuming one every two days, and decided to pursue permission to cultivate on the Moon.

Qin Heng learned that his black metal was an incomplete Metal Attribute Law Inscription Stone and discovered how far the Ice Flame Saint Child’s former power had exceeded Earth’s. The Ice Flame Saint Child then sensed Qin Heng’s Black Hole Core and was astonished that he had condensed it so quickly.

• The Ice Flame Saint Child identified Qin Heng’s jet-black metal as an incomplete Law Inscription Stone that did not suit Qin Heng’s spatial-branch battle qi.
• Qin Heng offered Flame Marrow Paste to help the Ice Flame Saint Child recover, but learned that restoring even a fraction of his origin required thousands of rare treasures.
• The Ice Flame Saint Child described the Star Lord, Eternal, and Supreme realms, including his father’s death and his own defeat by the Crimson Moon King.
• Qin Heng resolved to gather more Moon Gold Crystal and reach the Martial God Realm within a year.
• The Ice Flame Saint Child sensed Qin Heng’s body and exclaimed that Qin Heng had condensed a Black Hole Core unusually quickly.

Qin Heng successfully condensed a core with the Black Hole Devouring Art and helped Ice Flame Saint Child absorb the Flame Marrow Paste to recover his origin. He traveled from Nansha to Central Plains Base City to visit the Martial Goddess Residence, where Jiang Wenjue met him.

• Qin Heng impressed Ice Flame Saint Child by condensing a core on his first attempt and said the art would help him reach the Great Martial Master realm within two months.
• Ice Flame Saint Child borrowed Qin Heng's left arm to absorb the fire essence from the Flame Marrow Paste, then asked Qin Heng to find him more treasures so he could recover enough to fight.
• Qin Heng's Senior Apprentices Han Liang and Ding Baishan saw him off as he boarded a fighter jet for Central Plains Base City.
• Qin Heng arrived in Central Plains Base City and was greeted by Jiang Wenjue, a disciple of Martial God Zhang who had come to pick him up.

Qin Heng visited the Heavenly Dao Martial Hall headquarters with Jiang Wenjue, a fellow young genius who was eager to spar with him. After Huang Yunhu arranged a top-grade battle room, Qin Heng and Jiang Wenjue headed inside to fight.

• Qin Heng met Jiang Wenjue, who invited him to spar at the headquarters before visiting the Martial Goddess Residence.
• Jiang Wenjue brought Qin Heng to the headquarters and showed him its grounds, including Qingxin Mountain and the combat arena.
• Students recognized Qin Heng and Jiang Wenjue, but Jiang Wenjue cleared a path through the excited crowd.
• Qin Heng and Jiang Wenjue met Huang Yunhu, who agreed to arrange a top-grade large D-series battle room and warned them not to get carried away.
• Jiang Wenjue led Qin Heng into the combat arena to begin their spar.

Qin Heng overwhelmed Jiang Wenjue in their sparring match, defeating him in five moves and then three more. Jiang Wenjue struggled to accept the gulf between them and decided to train further.

• Qin Heng and Jiang Wenjue entered an underground combat room to test their strength, while Huang Yunhu and his colleagues watched and bet on the outcome.
• Qin Heng knocked Jiang Wenjue down in five moves, stunning the observers in the monitoring center.
• Jiang Wenjue rose and challenged Qin Heng again, but Qin Heng's Blazing Fire overwhelmed his Heavenly Heart Sword in three moves and left him spitting blood.
• Jiang Wenjue asked why Qin Heng's explosive power was so much greater, and Qin Heng attributed it to his techniques and possibly his stronger physical foundation and battle qi.
• Jiang Wenjue declined another fight and resolved to train more, while Qin Heng tried to encourage him.

After Qin Heng defeated Jiang Wenjue, Huang Yunhu explained the gap between their martial arts and escorted Qin Heng to the tightly guarded Martial Goddess Residence. Qin Heng entered with permission for a three-day visit and learned the rules and locations where the Goddess of War’s martial Dao inheritances could be found.

• Huang Yunhu told Jiang Wenjue that his separate martial arts lacked the harmony of Qin Heng’s skills, and that Qin Heng had not fought at full strength.
• Huang Yunhu admitted he had deliberately provoked Jiang Wenjue to rekindle his competitive spirit, then showed Qin Heng around the Heavenly Dao Martial Hall headquarters.
• Huang Yunhu brought Qin Heng to the Martial Goddess Residence, where guards verified his identity and three-day permit.
• Qin Heng read the residence’s rules and learned about five locations where visitors might comprehend martial arts inheritances.
• Qin Heng handed his phone to the guards and carried the White Dragon Spear toward the mountain, planning to make use of his three-day stay.

Qin Heng explored the Martial Goddess Residence and witnessed visions of the Goddess of War’s past as she searched for her own path in martial cultivation. He gained no insight into Ground Shrinking to an Inch, but learned more about her bond with Xu Tianlin and continued on with a deeper understanding of her choices.

• Qin Heng climbed the mountain steps and saw a vision of the Goddess of War using a few strides to cover more than a dozen steps.
• Qin Heng reached the overgrown slope and imagined the Goddess of War cultivating there decades earlier.
• Qin Heng saw the Goddess of War practicing basic spear techniques while Xu Tianlin watched and questioned why she kept repeating them.
• The Goddess of War told Xu Tianlin she rejected ancient methods and would walk her own road, while Xu Tianlin vowed to follow and protect her.
• Qin Heng reflected that Xu Tianlin had later followed the Goddess of War across the Void Sky Bridge, and that her self-made path had led her to unmatched strength.

Qin Heng searched the hill for new traces of the Goddess of War and witnessed moments from her past, including her confusion about herself and her breakthrough beyond the Transcendent Realm. He realized she had reached the Star Lord Level decades earlier, while the mystery of her inheritance remained unresolved.

• Qin Heng wandered beyond the mapped paths and saw the Goddess of War sitting on the southern slope, troubled and unsure of who she was.
• Zhang Daoping reported simultaneous Beast God attacks in the south and Japan, and the Goddess of War sent him to Japan before rushing south herself.
• Qin Heng followed traces beside the stream and saw the Goddess of War tell Xu Tianlin that she had broken through to a new realm above the Transcendent Realm.
• Xu Tianlin challenged the Goddess of War and was punched thousands of meters away, then begged her to teach him her power.
• Qin Heng concluded that the Goddess of War had reached the Star Lord Level around forty years earlier and wondered how strong she truly was.

Qin Heng searched the mountain for the Goddess of War’s complete World Extinction Ninefold Calamity and witnessed her leave behind the original Innate Fetal Breathing Art and encode her spear techniques into her weapon. He discovered the techniques were stored in the Star Shatterer Spear, which Martial God Zhang kept as a collectible, and resolved to find a way to obtain it.

• Qin Heng searched the mountain for the complete World Extinction Ninefold Calamity but found no martial arts clues before nightfall.
• Qin Heng entered the Goddess of War’s cottage and saw a vision of her writing the original Innate Fetal Breathing Art in a booklet.
• The Goddess of War inscribed nine Law Runes on the Star Shatterer Spear, then infused it with battle qi to preserve her moves for a future successor.
• The Goddess of War left the cottage and vanished, ending Qin Heng’s vision.
• Qin Heng realized the complete World Extinction Ninefold Calamity was stored in the Star Shatterer Spear, now held by Martial God Zhang, and decided to find a way to obtain it.

Qin Heng learned the Human Body Heavenly Heart Art, the Goddess of War’s celestial-body cultivation method, and found it suited him exceptionally well. After the Ice Flame Saint Child judged it a rare, difficult art, Qin Heng began combining it with the Black Hole Devouring Art to increase his Cosmic Energy absorption.

• Qin Heng named the original Innate Fetal Breathing Art the Human Body Heavenly Heart Art and cultivated it, absorbing Cosmic Energy three or four times more efficiently than before.
• The Ice Flame Saint Child awakened, recognized the art’s unusual quality, and was shocked to learn it followed the Celestial Body Path.
• Qin Heng explained the Human Body Heavenly Heart Art, and the Ice Flame Saint Child said it was extraordinarily difficult and might be restricted to Earth’s inhabitants.
• The Ice Flame Saint Child advised Qin Heng to cultivate the art that suited him, while suggesting he could try using it alongside the Black Hole Devouring Art.
• Qin Heng activated his Black Hole Core and entered the Heavenly Heart state, combining both methods as nearby grass bent toward him from the rapid energy absorption.

Qin Heng cultivated the Human Body Heavenly Heart Art alongside the Black Hole Devouring Art, then spent his final days at the Martial Goddess Residence clearing weeds and cleaning the abandoned houses. As he prepared to leave, he wondered whether the Goddess of War had even been an Earthling.

• Qin Heng learned that combining the two cultivation arts made him cultivate about 6.8 times faster, though the Celestial Body Path still demanded far more energy for breakthroughs.
• Qin Heng saw a vision of the Goddess of War cultivating beside him and concluded that the visitor guides’ descriptions of her life were mostly imagined.
• Qin Heng asked Ice Flame Saint Child about the visions, but neither could explain how they remained on the mountain.
• Qin Heng spent two days pulling weeds, removing the bundles from the streamside, and cleaning the two wooden houses at the Martial Goddess Residence.
• Qin Heng reflected that nobody knew the Goddess of War’s real name or past and wondered whether she had come from somewhere beyond Earth.

Qin Heng left the mountain and told Xu Qian that he had vaguely comprehended a cultivation art resembling the original version of the Innate Fetal Breathing Art. Xu Qian declared him the Goddess of War’s chosen heir, strengthening Qin Heng’s chances of obtaining the Star Shatterer Spear.

• Qin Heng left the mountain early and briefly saw an illusion of a young Black-Clothed Girl climbing toward him.
• Qin Heng met Xu Qian on the outer mountain, where Xu Qian said he had watched Qin Heng clean the Goddess of War’s abandoned home.
• Qin Heng asked whether Xu Qian had ever seen visions of the Goddess of War, and Xu Qian said people only sensed the mountain’s Dao resonance.
• Qin Heng told Xu Qian he had vaguely comprehended a difficult cultivation art similar to the Innate Fetal Breathing Art.
• Xu Qian identified the art as the Goddess of War’s original cultivation method and proclaimed Qin Heng her chosen heir.

Qin Heng convinced Xu Qian that he had inherited the Goddess of War's cultivation art, moving the old senior to support him in obtaining her weapon. As he settled in at the Heavenly Dao Martial Hall headquarters, Xu Qian offered to teach him the Goddess of War's spear techniques while they waited for Martial God Zhang to return.

• Qin Heng cultivated the Human Body Heavenly Heart Art for Xu Qian, who recognized it as the Goddess of War's cultivation art and was overcome by memories of her.
• Xu Qian promised to tell Martial God Zhang about Qin Heng and ask him to give Qin Heng the Star Shatterer Spear when he returned.
• Qin Heng and Xu Qian left the restricted zone, and Qin Heng suggested that the Martial Goddess Residence receive regular maintenance.
• Xu Qian introduced Qin Heng to several Heavenly Dao Martial Hall higher-ups before escorting him to the guest lounge.
• Xu Qian told Qin Heng that Martial God Zhang was on the Moon and offered to take him to the Hall of Collections to study the Goddess of War's spear techniques the next morning.

Qin Heng visited headquarters' Hall of Collections to study the Goddess of War's spear techniques, while Xu Qian told him that explorers on the Moon had found the entrance to the Moon Core Realm and signs that life might remain there. As Qin Heng examined other disciples' interpretations of the techniques, he concluded that their deeper intent was to protect humanity, though he recognized his understanding might not match the Goddess of War's.

• Qin Heng noticed that cultivating two techniques consumed his Moon Gold Crystals much faster than before and considered asking about a trip to the Moon.
• Xu Qian brought Qin Heng to the second floor of headquarters' Hall of Collections after securing approval from Martial God Zhang and the elders.
• Xu Qian told Qin Heng that Martial God Zhang had found the entrance to the Moon Core Realm and that researchers had linked ancient lunar remains to Earth's ancestors more than three hundred thousand years ago.
• Qin Heng began reviewing records of seven spear techniques and their variations, noting that Wang Daoyi's interpretation of Blazing Fire most closely matched his own.
• Qin Heng concluded that the Goddess of War's techniques expressed a determination to protect humanity, while recognizing that only she could wield every move with the force of a natural calamity.

Qin Heng studied the World Extinction Ninefold Calamity for half a month, then decided to focus on cultivation and break through to Great Martial Master. He entered a private Cultivation Room with unlimited Energy Points and began training under increased gravity and energy concentration.

• Qin Heng studied the spear moves and corrected the manual’s rune patterns using what he had seen at the Martial Goddess Residence.
• Xu Qian left Qin Heng undisturbed, and Qin Heng spent half a month immersed in the manual while the Human Body Heavenly Heart Art and Black Hole Core continued supporting his cultivation.
• Qin Heng told Xu Qian he would enter secluded cultivation to raise his realm, and Xu Qian arranged a private Cultivation Room with unlimited Energy Points.
• Qin Heng charged his phone and told his family he was safe, then remembered that Fang Lingxue’s eighteenth birthday was approaching and their planned wedding might be postponed.
• Qin Heng entered the Cultivation Room, set gravity to twenty-two times, and raised the Energy Auxiliary System to 1500% intensity.