Chapter Summaries

After seven years in seclusion, Qin Heng left home to see how Earth had changed and visited Zhang Daoping at the Shennongjia Special Training Camp. There, Wang Daoyi and Zhang Daoping began explaining how the rapid growth of martial arts had brought new turmoil, leaving the cause of that chaos still to be revealed.

• Fang Lingxue celebrated her pregnancy and chose to stay home and cultivate while Qin Heng went out to seek inspiration and treasures for her and the baby.
• Qin Heng surveyed the greatly expanded Central Plains Base City and found thirty-eight Mortal Shedding Realm powerhouses there.
• Qin Heng flew to Zhang Daoping's residence near the Pangu Temple Small World and discovered that Wang Daoyi had also reached Perfect Transcendent Mortal.
• Wang Daoyi and Zhang Daoping told Qin Heng that his resources and teachings had accelerated martial arts development, describing reforms and breakthroughs across the first three years.
• Zhang Daoping began explaining that the growing number of Mortal Shedding Realm fighters had changed the balance of power, but the chapter ended before he revealed the resulting chaos.

Qin Heng learned how humanity’s growing number of Transcendent Realm experts had led to factional conflict, the creation of Martial Saint rankings, and the deadly Snowy Region Battle. He reviewed the current rankings and agreed to rein in newly advanced Martial Gods who challenged his standing.

• Zhang Daoping and Wang Daoyi told Qin Heng that newly advanced Martial Gods had challenged older experts, and Wang Daoyi’s breakthrough had suppressed the resulting unrest.
• Wang Daoyi explained that the Martial God Realm had been reclassified and a separate Martial Saint realm established as Transcendent Realm experts multiplied.
• Wang Daoyi recounted how the Snowy Region Battle killed Ning Fan’s master, causing Ning Fan to lose control and begin transforming.
• Zhang Daoping showed Qin Heng the Martial Warrior Alliance’s rankings, where Qin Heng remained first among six listed Martial Gods.
• Zhang Daoping asked Qin Heng to put arrogant new Martial Gods in their place, and Qin Heng agreed to try when the opportunity arose.
• Qin Heng reviewed the Martial Saint Ranking and found that many old-established experts ranked below the top ten.

Qin Heng entered the Pangu Temple Small World and found its residents living quietly, where Zhang Zhenwei had reached the Mortal Shedding Realm. Before leaving, Qin Heng gave Zhang Zhenwei a cultivation manual for Xiao Xiaoyu, which could restore memories of past lives.

• Zhang Daoping told Qin Heng that most people had left the Small World during its opening three years earlier, and that the remaining residents had chosen to stay.
• Qin Heng opened the portal with Space Law and entered the Small World with Zhang Daoping and Wang Daoyi.
• Qin Heng saw that the Small World had become a rustic settlement of farmland, gardens, and scattered houses inhabited by several hundred people.
• Sun Ye and Zhang Zhenwei greeted the visitors, and Qin Heng congratulated Zhang Zhenwei on reaching the Second-Rank Mortal Shedding Realm.
• Wang Daoyi explained that Zhang Zhenwei had sent Xiao Xiaoyu martial arts manuals and that she would need to wait several years before beginning serious cultivation.
• Qin Heng gave Zhang Zhenwei a copy of the Small Samsara Sutra, which could restore memories of previous lives after reaching Mortal Shedding.

Qin Heng discussed the lost history of the Pangu clan and decided to search the Solar System for traces of Ancestor Pangu. Before leaving the Small World, he retrieved the Stone Axe, whose immense weight and power he could barely handle.

• Qin Heng and the elders discussed the Small Samsara Sutra, the Pangu clan’s history, and the possibility that Ancestor Pangu had left Earth.
• Qin Heng said he would explore the Solar System for traces of Ancestor Pangu and gave the Small World’s residents a few days to prepare for his departure.
• Qin Heng sent Zhang Daoping, Wang Daoyi, and Zhang Zhenwei out of the Small World, while Sun Ye went to organize the residents and supplies.
• Qin Heng opened the hidden space behind the Pangu Temple and pulled out the Stone Axe.
• Qin Heng found the Stone Axe heavier than before and sensed that a single full-power swing might split Earth, so he decided not to test it.

After leaving the ancient inheritance grounds, Qin Heng met a crowd of Martial Saints who wanted to witness his strength. He allowed them to attack him, and their repeated strikes could not move him or damage the grass beneath his feet.

• Qin Heng stored the Stone Axe and led most of the warriors out of the ancient grounds with Sun Ye.
• Outside, Qin Heng met Xu Qian and other Martial Saints who had gathered to see him.
• Wei Qianming challenged Qin Heng, but Qin Heng blocked his full-force Giant Demon Fist with his bare palm and physical strength.
• Qin Heng invited the Martial Saints to attack him, offering a Transcendent Second-Order weapon to anyone who could move him.
• More than thirty Martial Saints attacked Qin Heng for three minutes, but he remained unmoved and kept the grass protected.

Qin Heng returned to Nansha, quietly checked on Xiao Xiaoyu, and visited Yu Ling after years of cultivation. After seeing Yu Ling deal with her landlord and asking about her travels, he left to visit Xuan Nie and Yan Feng and explore beyond Earth's orbit.

• Qin Heng offered to spar with the Martial Gods, then agreed to meet them after wandering around.
• Qin Heng found Xiao Xiaoyu celebrating the new year with her family and chose not to interrupt them.
• Qin Heng met Yu Ling at her clothing store, thanked her for helping Fang Lingxue, and heard that she had been living as a mortal.
• Yu Ling argued with her landlord, Mr. Su, about rent and rejected his proposal to support her in exchange for keeping her.
• Qin Heng asked Yu Ling whether she had visited other planets, then left to see Xuan Nie and Yan Feng.

Qin Heng met Xuan Nie and Yan Feng, then learned that Earth's Cosmic Energy was becoming scarce as the number of Transcendent Realm cultivators grew. He planned to address dangers in Earth's martial arts world before seeking a breakthrough opportunity beyond Earth.

• Qin Heng met Xuan Nie at the West Sea Dragon Nest, invited him to seek opportunities among the stars, and watched him refuse so he could focus on reaching Peak Transcendent Mortal.
• Qin Heng found Yan Feng in Antarctica and received memories of Yan Feng's breakthroughs to Star Lord for guidance.
• Yan Feng told Qin Heng that Earth's Cosmic Energy was thinning as more cultivators absorbed it, threatening the cultivation prospects of future generations.
• Qin Heng considered sending Transcendent Realm cultivators to Garrison Province and said he would inform everyone about Earth's energy shortage.
• Yan Feng explained that only treasures of a grade beyond Qin Heng's current strength could sustainably restore Earth's energy, so Qin Heng resolved to seek a path to becoming a Star Lord.

Qin Heng convened humanity’s first Martial God Assembly and opened it with challenges between ranked fighters. After Johnny badly injured Lavaf and threatened to kill him, Qin Heng intervened before their fight could continue.

• Qin Heng announced that Martial Saints and members of the Martial God Ranking could challenge higher-ranked fighters, with him serving as referee.
• Johnny challenged Lavaf and belittled the older generation of Martial Gods, angering both Lavaf and Qin Heng.
• Johnny’s Berserk Battle Qi overwhelmed Lavaf in their first clash, and Lavaf was injured.
• Lavaf fought on and used a recently learned extraterrestrial technique, but Johnny wounded him again and declared that the old era was ending.
• Qin Heng stopped the next clash by suppressing both fighters and holding Lavaf’s blade and Johnny’s wrist.

Qin Heng killed Johnny after he insulted Lavaf and the older generation of martial warriors, then reminded the gathering that humanity’s real enemies were the Force Race beyond the Void Bridge. He left the arena and announced that the matches would continue, though the audience had lost its appetite for fighting.

• Johnny celebrated his victory over Lavaf and mocked the older generation, prompting Qin Heng to strike him and demand that he apologize to Lavaf.
• Johnny apologized, but Qin Heng sensed his lingering resentment and killed him with spatial force while warning the young martial artists not to forget their predecessors.
• Lu Xiao and Zhang Daoping supported Qin Heng, and he recalled how his teachers and Heavenly Dao Martial Hall had helped him.
• Qin Heng told the gathering about the Force Race and described the powerful beings and vast population in Garrison Province beyond the Void Bridge.
• Qin Heng cleared the arena and said the matches would continue, but no one in the gathering wanted to fight.

Qin Heng ended the challenge tournament by warning Earth’s martial artists to unite and prepare for the vast, dangerous universe beyond. Inspired by his words, the older experts decided to use the Disassembly and Re-cultivation Method to begin new lives and join Qin Heng and the Goddess of War in venturing into the universe.

• Qin Heng explained Earth’s place in the universe, urged the gathered martial artists to stop causing internal trouble, and warned them about the Disintegration Gun before teleporting away.
• Zhang Daoping called on the younger generation to venture beyond Earth and learn from Qin Heng, while Fang Lingxue rebuked those who had caused trouble.
• After the challenge tournament was canceled, Wang Jianming reminded the older experts about Qin Heng’s Disassembly and Re-cultivation Method, and they discussed whether to start over.
• Zhang Zhenwei and Wang Jianming committed to re-cultivating, and the other old experts joined them despite Wang Daoyi’s concerns about who would manage affairs.
• Wang Jianming and the other experts except Wang Daoyi departed, bidding each other farewell until they met again in their next lives.

After leaving Earth, Qin Heng explored Mars and the asteroid belt before finding a colossal gold-rich asteroid and harvesting valuable gaseous essence from Jupiter. He left Jupiter with several portions of the essence, having decided not to enter its dangerous depths.

• Qin Heng watched more than a dozen elderly seniors arrange their affairs and ask Martial Saints to kill them so they could dissolve their bodies and cultivate anew.
• Qin Heng left Earth alone and traveled to Mars, where his search found no powerful experts or significant energy-bearing objects.
• Qin Heng searched the asteroid belt, collected a gold-filled meteorite, and found energy sand inside another one.
• Qin Heng discovered a huge gold-rich asteroid that he identified as the legendary Psyche Asteroid and considered a possible resource for Earthlings in the future.
• Qin Heng explored Jupiter, absorbed a dark red mass of gaseous essence with the Black Hole Core, found several more portions, and left without entering the dangerous interior.

Qin Heng searched Pluto and found two powerful artifacts bearing traces of blood, which led him to suspect that Ancestor Pangu had traveled into the stars after leaving Earth. He abandoned the idea of searching for Pangu and decided to focus on breaking through to the Star Lord Realm.

• Qin Heng arrived at Pluto after half a month of searching the outer planets without finding evidence of humans or the inspiration for a breakthrough.
• Qin Heng found a purple metal sphere embedded in a chasm and discovered it held ancient blood from a powerhouse many times stronger than himself.
• Qin Heng collected the sphere and inferred that its owner had been at least a sixth- or seventh-tier Star Lord, possibly Ancestor Pangu.
• Qin Heng found a blood-stained metal arrowhead on Pluto's dark side and recognized that it came from the same person as the sphere.
• Qin Heng conjectured that Pangu had discarded the dangerous artifacts far from Earth before venturing into the stars to seek power and hope for his people.
• Qin Heng concluded that finding Pangu across the vast starry sky was impractical and chose to seek a place to break through instead.

Qin Heng traveled to Jupiter to attempt his breakthrough to the Star Lord Level and used the Heaven Severing Art to open Void Rifts and sense Space Law. His perception led into the Dark Dimension rather than the Law Sea, leaving him to seek his own path beyond the predecessors’ guidance.

• Qin Heng reviewed the three principles for breaking through to the Star Lord Level and decided to attempt it near Jupiter, where energy was abundant and the danger was lower than near the Sun.
• Qin Heng replenished his energy on Ganymede, photographed Jupiter, and brought out Lan Xuan Ke’s metal sphere to study the Heaven Severing Art.
• Qin Heng opened four Void Rifts around himself, exposing the Dark Dimension and drawing in nearby matter and Dark Creatures.
• Qin Heng used the turbulent spatial fluctuations to deepen his perception of Space Law and recalled the universe’s five foundational elements.
• Qin Heng followed the Space Law ripples into the Dark Dimension, found no Law Sea, and realized he would have to rely on his own experience rather than the predecessors’ breakthrough insights.

Qin Heng reached the Law Sea, connected with the universe’s Space Law, and obtained a Law Seed that qualified him to break through to the Star Lord Realm. He used the Void Gate to travel to Jupiter’s Eye and began his breakthrough amid its storms.

• Qin Heng tore open a spatial rift and sent his divine sense through the dimensions to find the Law Sea.
• Qin Heng saw River Source Floating Earth as a tiny tributary within the universe and chose the Space Law from the Three Thousand Great Daos.
• The Law Sea sent the Space Law into Qin Heng’s Sea of Consciousness, giving him a Law Seed and the qualification to break through to the Star Lord Realm.
• Qin Heng opened a Void Gate with the Sky Severing Art and traveled from Ganymede to Jupiter.
• Qin Heng began cultivating in Jupiter’s Eye as he charged toward the Star Lord Realm.

Qin Heng underwent the Three Origins United breakthrough, forming a Source Core and repeatedly expanding and compressing his body to create a Celestial Body Core. After fusing Space Law power into his body, he completed his transformation into a Star Lord, leaving his strength far beyond his former self.

• Qin Heng dismantled his physical, divine sense, and battle energy information and fused it into a source cell, regaining consciousness after a lightning strike accelerated the Source Core's formation.
• Qin Heng replicated his source information throughout his body and divided it eleven times, increasing his height tenfold and his body mass 1,024 times.
• Qin Heng compressed his body from eighteen meters tall to eighteen centimeters, causing a Celestial Body Core to form and draw in the surrounding storm and lightning.
• Qin Heng activated his Law Seed and drew Space Law power from the Law Sea to fuse with his Source Core and Celestial Body Core.
• Qin Heng completed the transformation, opening his eyes with a body whose every cell held his life information and explosive power.

Qin Heng entered the Soul Dimension for the first time and used the Purple Snow Star Talisman Plate to reach Purple Snow Star. Lan Xuan Ke welcomed him and explained the rules for the upcoming Void Ash God Kingdom Genius Competition.

• Qin Heng followed the Soul Dimension's summons and arrived in its empty starry sky, then activated the Purple Snow Star Talisman Plate to travel to Purple Snow Star.
• Qin Heng met Qing Mo and other Purple Snow Star members, who recognized him as the recruit who had refused the Second Venerable Lord's offer to become his disciple.
• Lan Xuan Ke arrived, sent the others away, and took Qin Heng on a tour of the grounds.
• Lan Xuan Ke asked about Qin Heng's rapid cultivation, and Qin Heng credited his technique, rare treasures, and the guidance of Purple Snow Star's seniors.
• Lan Xuan Ke explained that Qin Heng could compete in the Genius Competition if he had not reached Star Lord Ninth Order, and that contestants' strength would be suppressed to Star Lord First Order.

Qin Heng joined Purple Snow Star as an official member and learned how Eastern Ancient City connected its factions and enabled commerce in the Soul Dimension. Lan Xuan Ke introduced him to two Venerable Lords before Shi Duan Tian arrived to meet him.

• Qin Heng carved his name and divine-sense aura into Purple Snow Star's member stele, and Lan Xuan Ke promised the faction would stand by him against the Force Race.
• Lan Xuan Ke explained Eastern Ancient City's faction steles, private areas, teleportation, banking, and the risks of purchasing physical treasures online.
• Lan Xuan Ke introduced Qin Heng to Cloud Between Snow and Yu Jian Chun, the Fourth and Fifth Venerable Lords of Purple Snow Star.
• Shi Duan Tian arrived in transformed form and greeted Qin Heng in the Soul Dimension.

After reaching Star Lord Level, Qin Heng discussed his strength with Shi Duan Tian, who planned to test him against the Force Race. In Purple Snow Garden, Shi Duan Tian introduced Qin Heng to their fellow disciples and opened betting pools on their coming fights.

• Qin Heng told Shi Duan Tian that he had no way to judge his strength, and Shi Duan Tian suggested he could take on ten ordinary Star Lords.
• Shi Duan Tian proposed fighting Force Race expert Wu Ruo Man while Qin Heng faced five subordinates, and Lan Xuan Ke said they could call on their Eldest Senior Apprentice if needed.
• Lan Xuan Ke asked Shi Duan Tian to show Qin Heng around the Soul Dimension and introduce him to the others.
• Shi Duan Tian brought Qin Heng to the plaza, where more than a hundred Purple Snow Star members greeted and teased the newcomer.
• Shi Duan Tian announced betting pools on his fight with Wu Ruo Man and Qin Heng's match against five Force Race Star Lords, prompting the crowd to place wagers.

Qin Heng and Shi Duan Tian prepared to face Wu Ruo Man and the Force Race, with Fu Xuan agreeing to watch over the battle and intervene if needed. As they explored Purple Snow Palace, Qin Heng accepted the responsibility to prove himself in the Void Ash God Kingdom Genius Competition three years later.

• Shi Duan Tian insisted he and Qin Heng could defeat the Force Race, but Qin Heng asked for backup because the matchup was dangerous.
• Fu Xuan offered to travel to Garrison Province and rescue them if they could not win, and Shi Duan Tian gave her the coordinates.
• After Fu Xuan left the Soul Dimension, most people bet against Qin Heng and Shi Duan Tian.
• Shi Duan Tian explained Fu Xuan's background and told Qin Heng that he would need to repay Purple Snow Star's protection by performing well in the upcoming competition.
• Qin Heng resolved to aim beyond the top one billion in the competition and hoped to earn enough resources to repay Purple Snow Star.
• Shi Duan Tian led Qin Heng through Purple Snow Palace and explained its public halls, shops, notices, and cultivation areas.

Shi Duan Tian showed Qin Heng around Purple Snow Palace’s trade and service areas before taking him through Eastern Ancient City. Qin Heng learned that the Force Race’s Fourth Elder’s branch would keep targeting the Earth Lineage, though the two sides’ overall strengths differed and neither was likely to escalate the conflict without cause.

• Shi Duan Tian guided Qin Heng through Purple Snow Palace’s Trade Zone and explained how members traded treasures in the Soul Dimension.
• Shi Duan Tian offered to buy Qin Heng a treasure, but Qin Heng said he did not know what he needed yet.
• Shi Duan Tian showed Qin Heng Purple Snow Palace’s other functional areas, then took him outside to see Eastern Ancient City.
• Shi Duan Tian explained that Eastern Ancient City was intentionally ordinary and that Eternal experts differed in whether they enjoyed visiting virtual cities.
• Shi Duan Tian told Qin Heng that the Force Race elders disagreed over the Earth Lineage, but the Fourth Elder’s branch had decided to keep dealing with him while the others waited.
• Shi Duan Tian compared the Fourth Elder’s branch with Lan Xuan Ke’s branch and said his master’s side was stronger, though neither side was likely to commit fully over Earth’s resources.