Chapter Summaries

Qin Heng defeated Mantis Absolute Edge, claimed his wager, and was immediately challenged by a Black Cat seeking a life-or-death test to break through to Star Lord. Qin Heng accepted and killed the Black Cat in less than two minutes.

• Qin Heng used Sky Rending to kill Absolute Edge, survived his opponent’s final attacks, and collected Absolute Edge’s storage space after paying the duel fee.
• A formidable Black Cat challenged Qin Heng, explaining that he sought a life-or-death battle to find a breakthrough opportunity.
• Qin Heng warned the Black Cat that challenging him was unwise, but accepted the duel when the Black Cat insisted.
• Qin Heng and the Black Cat signed a life-and-death contract and began fighting after the audience placed bets.
• Qin Heng used three consecutive Sky Rending thrusts to disintegrate the Black Cat in less than two minutes.

After two effortless victories, Qin Heng collected Black Cat’s inheritance and learned that the Winged Race Arena’s hundred-win title could attract powerful factions. When a veteran challenger named Long Mo sought him out, Qin Heng accepted the duel and found a hall full of formidable experts watching him.

• Qin Heng left the arena after his second victory and collected Black Cat’s belongings, while spectators spread reports of his strength to their factions.
• Qin Heng sorted his treasure, counted more than 120 million Azure Sea Gold Coins, and prepared to cultivate while waiting for the Goddess of War.
• A Feather Race attendant told Qin Heng that Long Mo, a human with thirty-nine consecutive wins, had challenged him to a life-and-death duel.
• Qin Heng accepted Long Mo’s challenge despite warnings about his fearsome record and went to the main hall.
• Qin Heng found several Peak Transcendent Mortals watching him, and more than a dozen figures stepped forward to identify themselves.

Qin Heng faced eight consecutive challengers at the Winged Race Arena and defeated the first six with overwhelming force. He prepared to fight Yu Shu next, with Li Clan Long Mo waiting as his final opponent if he won.

• Nearly twenty Transcendent Realm powerhouses volunteered to challenge Qin Heng, and the arena manager set their order by accumulated wins.
• Qin Heng fought Gu Daqi first, using Skyfall to kill the Elephant Race powerhouse in under a minute.
• Qin Heng defeated Lei Jiu by trapping the Mechanical Civilization fighter in his Battle Domain and smashing his body and main brain.
• Qin Heng killed the next four challengers in succession, completing six consecutive victories without losing his peak condition.
• Qin Heng faced Yu Shu of the Sky Patrol Hall as his seventh opponent, with Li Clan Long Mo set to challenge him if he won.

Qin Heng defeated Yu Shu after surviving her deadly soul-powered sword attack and recovering from severe injuries. Long Mo then entered the arena, vowing to avenge Yu Shu, and Qin Heng prepared to face him.

• Yu Shu fought Qin Heng with a teleporting Double-Headed Sword-Spear, nearly splitting his body apart before he escaped into the void.
• Qin Heng used Absolute Space to slow Yu Shu's weapon and shattered her twin swords with Sky Rending, causing her to faint from soul backlash.
• Qin Heng killed Yu Shu and won his ninth match, then healed his wounds with his exceptional vitality.
• After half an hour, Qin Heng refused to rest and said he would finish the remaining opponents at once.
• Long Mo entered the arena holding Yu Shu's visor and vowed to kill Qin Heng for his best friend's death.

Qin Heng confronted Long Mo after the Force Race fighter recognized him as a World Prison Native and threatened him. As the duel was about to begin, Fan Tian Yue defended Qin Heng and bet on his victory, while Qin Heng remained confident he would crush Long Mo.

• Qin Heng acknowledged that the Force Race had identified him and his companions, and Long Mo threatened them in Garrison Province.
• Qin Heng and Long Mo exchanged accusations over the Force Race’s history and agreed to fight in the dueling grounds.
• Long Mo demanded that Qin Heng give up teleportation and rely on physical strength, but Qin Heng mocked his challenge.
• Fan Tian Yue insulted Long Mo, encouraged Qin Heng, and bet 100 million gold coins on Qin Heng’s victory.
• Qin Heng accepted Fan Tian Yue’s offer of a celebratory drink and prepared to fight Long Mo, confident he would win decisively.

Qin Heng defeated Long Mo with overwhelming physical strength, then collected the spoils from his eight consecutive victories. He left the Winged Race Arena with Fan Tian Yue and asked about Yu Shu’s Sky Patrol Hall, leaving the conversation about its standing against the Returning Heaven Alliance unanswered.

• Qin Heng battered Long Mo with brute-force spear strikes, then teleported behind him and killed him with the Star Slaughter Spear.
• Qin Heng explained that he had temporarily raised his power by absorbing the surrounding Cosmic Energy, while spectators cheered and Fan Tian Yue praised him as Zhen Prefecture City’s strongest Mortal Shedding expert.
• Qin Heng and Fan Tian Yue collected the belongings of Qin Heng’s eight defeated opponents, finding three inheritances nearly empty and Yu Shu’s worth 200 million gold coins.
• Qin Heng chose a nearby tavern instead of Hundred Treasures Pavilion because he was afraid of missing the Goddess of War, then asked Fan Tian Yue about the Sky Patrol Hall and the Returning Heaven Alliance.

A Black Robed Person watched Qin Heng’s duel with Long Mo as Qin Heng fought without using his spatial abilities and suffered under Long Mo’s superior strength. Qin Heng absorbed the energy trapped in the arena to increase his cultivation, then announced that their contest of physical strength had only just begun.

• A Black Robed Person arrived at the arena’s highest platform and said she was certain Qin Heng would win, threatening to intervene if he lost.
• Qin Heng and Long Mo began their duel, trading close-range blows as Qin Heng relied on his Battle Domain and evasive footwork instead of teleportation.
• Long Mo ignited his source blood marrow and battered Qin Heng, who was injured but continued to hold back his spatial abilities.
• Qin Heng used Creation Art: Borrowed Strength to absorb the energy trapped inside the barrier, raising his aura to Perfect Transcendent Mortal high tier.
• Qin Heng told Long Mo that their contest of physical strength had only just begun.

Qin Heng learned about the Scattered Stars Alliance while dining with Fan Tian Yue, who explained the recent catastrophe that had wiped out most of Garrison Province’s Star Lords. Fan Tian Yue revealed that even his uncle was hiding from the mysterious Baleful Intent, leaving Qin Heng eager to learn what had happened.

• Fan Tian Yue explained the Scattered Stars Alliance’s vast membership and its rules, while Qin Heng dismissed the small Sky Patrol Hall as uninteresting.
• After killing Long Mo and winning ten life-and-death duels, Qin Heng joined Fan Tian Yue for a meal near the Winged Race Arena.
• Fan Tian Yue gave Qin Heng his communication number and offered to help him explore Garrison Province; Qin Heng said his companions could protect themselves.
• Fan Tian Yue revealed that he came from the Sand Sea Clan and that his uncle, Fan Tian Yu, was a Second-Rank Star Lord and the Scattered Stars Alliance’s representative in Garrison Province.
• Fan Tian Yue said a recent disaster had reduced Garrison Province’s Star Lords from fifty-four to eleven, and that his uncle feared the Baleful Intent; Qin Heng pressed him for details.

Qin Heng concealed his connection to the Goddess of War while discussing the dangers facing him and the strongest Mortal Shedding Realm fighters in Zhen Prefecture City. Fan Tian Yue warned him about the Acting General and listed the arena’s top contenders, leaving Qin Heng with new names to consider challenging.

• Fan Tian Yue questioned Qin Heng about the Goddess of War, and Qin Heng denied knowing her to protect their connection.
• Fan Tian Yue admitted he hoped to become the Goddess of War’s disciple, and Qin Heng avoided revealing anything more about her.
• Qin Heng and Fan Tian Yue discussed the threat posed by the Force Race, and Fan Tian Yue warned that the Acting General was a Star Lord First Order.
• Qin Heng asked about potential arena opponents, and Fan Tian Yue named Feng Huo, Yu Du, Chang Qingzi, and Yu Lian as the city’s strongest Mortal Shedding Realm fighters.
• Fan Tian Yue explained that elite fighters rarely challenged one another because duels were deadly and the main obstacle to a hundred-win streak was finding enough opponents.

Qin Heng organized his immense wealth, recovered from his arena battles, and avoided Fan Tian Yue’s request to meet his Star Lord uncle. As he prepared to keep cultivating, a mysterious figure entered his room through the window.

• Qin Heng bought communication chips for himself and his companions, then sorted his coins, Void Ash Coins, and treasures into three Storage Spaces.
• Qin Heng worried about the Force Race recognizing him and wondered whether the Goddess of War would see his announcement before cultivating with the Purple Crystal Shell.
• After several hours, Qin Heng recovered and received a call from Fan Tian Yue, who invited him to meet Fan Tian Yu, a Second-Rank Star Lord.
• Qin Heng claimed his injuries from Yu Shu’s sword required several days to heal and postponed the meeting, suspecting Fan Tian Yue had approached him for a deeper reason.
• Qin Heng decided to wait two more days for the Goddess of War before returning to Earth, but a dark figure drifted through his window.

Qin Heng finally met the Goddess of War in Garrison Province and learned that she had been secretly observing him. He asked to become her disciple, but she declined and asked him to call her Senior instead.

• Qin Heng summoned the Star Slaughter Spear when a black-robed stranger appeared, then recognized her as the Goddess of War.
• The Goddess of War told Qin Heng she had seen his announcement and had watched his duel and dinner with the Sand Sea Person.
• She explained that Fan Tian Yu's group had tested Qin Heng and hoped to use his identity to build ties with Purple Snow Star and trade for treasures from Shi Duan Tian.
• Qin Heng told the Goddess of War that he had admired her since childhood and hoped she could guide him.
• Qin Heng asked to call the Goddess of War his master, but she declined and told him to address her as Senior.

The Goddess of War told Qin Heng that she was being hunted for a Golden Seal that could open an ancient Saint Emperor Cave Abode, while her true body was trapped and unable to use its powers. She left Qin Heng with a vast Void Crystal treasury, and he resolved to grow strong enough to help her.

• Qin Heng asked why the Goddess of War was wanted, and she explained that she had taken a Golden Seal and killed Star Lords who tried to seize it.
• The Goddess of War revealed that her true body was trapped in a strange place, and she told Qin Heng to focus on cultivation until he reached Star Lord Fourth Order.
• Qin Heng asked to spar with the Goddess of War, but she declined and left as a wisp of black mist.
• Qin Heng realized the Golden Seal could attract even more powerful enemies if its existence became widely known, and he worried that he might need to reach Star Lord Ninth Order to help her.
• Qin Heng discovered a Void Crystal the Goddess of War had left him, filled with a spacecraft, weapons, manuals, and other resources that could advance Earth’s technology and martial arts.

Qin Heng reunited with Xuan Nie and Yan Feng after meeting the Goddess of War and resolving his doubts. With the Earth Magnet Core secured, they prepared to return to Earth so they could cultivate and break through to the Planet Lord realm.

• Qin Heng tucked away the treasure from the Goddess of War, kept their relationship secret, and settled down to cultivate.
• Qin Heng went to the Duel Platform and met Xuan Nie, Yan Feng, Chi Kui, and Huang Miao.
• Xuan Nie and Yan Feng told Qin Heng they had obtained cultivation treasures and the Earth Magnet Core, so Qin Heng proposed returning to Earth.
• Qin Heng revealed he had over six hundred million gold coins, and Xuan Nie joked that he should spend some of it on his friends.
• After the duel ended, Qin Heng joined the others and set off with them.

Qin Heng and his companions shopped across Zhen Prefecture City, buying materials for future cultivation and a vast arsenal of contraband weapons for the Earth Lineage. After completing their purchases, Qin Heng set out to return to the Suppression Prison Hall, knowing he needed to become a Star Lord to lead his people.

• Qin Heng bought Transcendent-grade metals and a Star Core at Thousand Gold Pavilion for future Earthling needs and the Black Hole Core’s next stage.
• Qin Heng won Purple Soul Liquid at auction and purchased ice treasures for Yan Feng, body-tempering treasures for Xuan Nie, and other supplies, spending over one hundred million gold coins.
• Chi Kui suggested that Qin Heng buy Fission Bombs, and he led the group to the Black Market, where Qin Heng bought every available Disintegration Gun and Fission Bomb for two hundred million gold coins.
• Qin Heng considered the weapons crucial to the Earth Lineage’s survival, but recognized that they still needed a top-tier powerhouse and resolved to become a Star Lord.
• Qin Heng called his companions and flew toward the Suppression Prison Hall.

Qin Heng returned to Earth with his companions and visited the moon, where Chen Yao broke through into the Martial God Realm. The chapter ended with Qin Heng giving Chen Yao a Void Crystal and reflecting on the growing strength of Earth’s cultivators.

• Qin Heng told Fan Tian Yue he had to return home and agreed to meet him again in Zhen Prefecture City.
• Qin Heng showed Shi Duan Tian’s token to the guards at the Suppression Prison Hall, then led the group through the Void Passage back to the Cosmic Frontier Wasteland.
• Qin Heng and Xuan Nie reached Earth, and Qin Heng flew to the moon to visit Chen Yao.
• Chen Yao broke through into the Martial God Realm, becoming Earth’s third Perfect Transcendent Mortal.
• Qin Heng gave Chen Yao a pendant-shaped Void Crystal, one of several he had collected during the trip.

After mining Moon Gold Crystals on the Moon, Qin Heng returned to Earth with Chen Yao and met Zhang Daoping and Lu Xiao, who eagerly asked about the Goddess of War. He told them she had reached the Star Lord Fourth Order and sent back valuable supplies, then began showing them the gifts and treasures he had brought home.

• Qin Heng and Chen Yao mined nearly all the sizable Moon Gold Crystals on the Moon and stored them in the Goddess of War's vast Void Crystal space.
• On the journey back, Chen Yao asked Qin Heng about the world beyond Earth and was awed by its sights but alarmed by the number of Martial Gods in Zhen Prefecture City.
• Zhang Daoping and Lu Xiao met Qin Heng's group near Earth and eagerly asked whether he had seen the Goddess of War.
• Qin Heng sent Xuan Nie, Yan Feng, Chi Kui, and Huang Miao away to cultivate, then went with Zhang Daoping, Lu Xiao, and Chen Yao to the Heavenly Dao Martial Hall headquarters.
• Qin Heng told Zhang Daoping and Lu Xiao that the Goddess of War had reached the Star Lord Fourth Order, faced trouble but was not in immediate mortal danger, and had sent valuable items to Earth.
• Qin Heng laid out the storage spaces he had brought back, including thirty thousand cubic meters of Moon Gold Crystals and numerous other treasures, and explained that the Martial Gods could receive storage spaces.

After returning to Earth, Qin Heng entrusted the treasures he had brought back to the Martial Gods and accepted that he must take responsibility for protecting Earth in the Goddess of War’s place. He formed a Black Hole Core and began secluded cultivation, determined to reach the Star Lord Level as soon as possible.

• Qin Heng showed the treasures from beyond the domain to Earth’s Martial Gods, who marveled at the alien ship, manuals, weapons, and other items.
• Qin Heng withheld the secret of the Eternal Saint Emperor's Cave Abode, told the Martial Gods that the Goddess of War needed Star Lord Level support, and entrusted them with the returned treasures.
• Qin Heng returned to Nansha, reunited with his family, and stayed at the Elite Class Dormitory, where Fang Lingxue helped him recognize his responsibility to protect Earth.
• Qin Heng prepared the Black Hole Core, absorbed its surrounding energy, and found that it tripled his energy absorption speed.
• Qin Heng surrounded himself with Moon Gold Crystals and entered secluded cultivation to pursue the Star Lord Level.

After seven years in seclusion, Qin Heng reached the peak of the Mortal Shedding Realm but still needed an opportunity to advance to Star Lord. He left his training chamber, discovered the Cold Bean Trees had flourished, and learned their fruit was already helping thousands become Martial Masters.

• Qin Heng spent seven years cultivating and studying the Purple Star Thirty-Six Arts, reaching the peak of the Mortal Shedding Realm without finding a path to break through.
• On January 2nd, 2100, Qin Heng ended his seclusion and decided to leave in search of an opportunity to advance.
• Qin Heng found the Liangguang Special Training Camp bustling with trainees and learned its Cold Bean Tree fruits had been distributed widely.
• A trainee from the South Xia Dragon God Martial Hall explained that Dragon Pearl Fruits had helped more than 2,400 people become Martial Masters.

Qin Heng returned to a transformed Earth, encouraged Xu Wen to join the Elite Class, and went home to find that Fang Lingxue had become a Perfect Transcendent Mortal. The chapter left him asking how many Martial Gods Earth had gained while he was in seclusion.

• Qin Heng praised Xu Wen's exceptional reaction speed and promised to transfer him to the Dragon God Martial Hall's Elite Class.
• Qin Heng surveyed Nansha and saw humanity reclaiming the surface world while Monsters were relocated to preserves.
• Qin Heng returned home, where his parents urged him to have a child with Fang Lingxue.
• Fang Lingxue revealed that she had reached the Perfect Transcendent Mortal level with Qin Heng's resources and help from others.
• Qin Heng asked Fang Lingxue how many Martial Gods there were on Earth, and she wondered how he could not know.

Qin Heng learned that Earth’s martial arts had flourished, with 183 Martial Saints and seven Martial Gods, and heard how Fang Lingxue had advanced with help from Xuan Nie, Yan Feng, and Yu Ling. After learning how much she had endured to become a Martial God and have a child with him, Qin Heng took her back to their room.

• Qin Heng learned from Qin Ziming and Fang Lingxue that Earth had 183 Martial Saints and seven Martial Gods, including himself, Fang Lingxue, and Chen Yao.
• Fang Lingxue explained that Xuan Nie had refused to fight her but gave her part of his dragon horn, helping her reach the Grandmaster realm.
• Fang Lingxue said Yan Feng guided her in the Spirit Transformation Scripture and gave her treasures that helped consolidate her cultivation and prevent side effects.
• Fang Lingxue described meeting Yu Ling, who took her to Venus and helped her endure five months of earthfire training to break through to Perfect Transcendent Mortal.
• Fang Lingxue asked Qin Heng to help them have a child, and he took her back to their room.