Chapter Summaries

Qin Heng and Shi Duan Tian met Yu Nuo, governor of the Heaven Marquis Expeditionary Force, who questioned them about Eastern Ancient and the coming holy land war. Shi Duan Tian then took Qin Heng to the Life and Death Arena so he could train safely, where Qin Heng registered as a temporary fighter and saw Shi Duan Tian’s impressive record and balance.

• Yu Nuo approached Qin Heng and Shi Duan Tian, introduced herself as governor of the Heaven Marquis Expeditionary Force, and asked about their origins, faction, and intentions in the war.
• Shi Duan Tian explained that the war’s outcome would depend on Eternal Grade powerhouses and advised Qin Heng to focus on cultivating for the next three Void Ember Years.
• Shi Duan Tian told Qin Heng about the Life and Death Arena, where fighters could battle without risking real death, and Qin Heng agreed to try it.
• Shi Duan Tian brought Qin Heng to the arena, paid for his entry, and helped him register with a temporary fighter card.
• Qin Heng read Shi Duan Tian’s card and discovered that he had 872 wins, 440 losses, and a balance of 16,584,035 Void Ash Coins.

Qin Heng entered the Life and Death Arena to gain experience before the Force Race arrived. He won his first life-and-death battle against Ju Chi with a single powerful spear technique.

• Shi Duan Tian described his high win rate and encouraged Qin Heng to try the arena.
• Qin Heng joined the random matching pool and was paired with Ju Chi of the Returning Heaven Alliance.
• Qin Heng and Ju Chi entered Room 1034, transformed their Shapeshifting Weapons into a spear and a saber, and prepared to fight.
• The arena unsealed their strength and expanded the duel space to two thousand meters.
• Qin Heng overwhelmed Ju Chi with his physique and spear attacks, then shattered him with Blazing Fire.

Qin Heng won several Soul Dimension duels, testing his strength and demonstrating his Space Law techniques. After two hours, he withdrew from matchmaking with a record of 33 wins, 0 losses, and 0 draws because no opponents remained.

• Qin Heng defeated Ju Chi in three moves and returned to the waiting hall, where Shi Duan Tian explained that stronger matchmaking would begin after ten matches.
• Qin Heng fought Bai Mozi, endured his flower-based life-draining art, and sealed him with Space Ring Prison before killing him.
• Shi Duan Tian recognized Qin Heng's Space Law secret art, and Qin Heng discussed his progress in the Heaven Severing Art.
• Qin Heng continued dueling, using his Space Domain, spear techniques, and other abilities to test himself against successive opponents.
• After two hours, Qin Heng withdrew from matchmaking with 33 wins, no losses, and no draws because no opponents were left.

After winning 33 consecutive Life and Death Arena battles, Qin Heng met Mottled Beard Old Ghost, who arranged for him to spar with two Vast Nothing Mountain prodigies in five Void Ember Days. Qin Heng and Shi Duan Tian then headed to Eastern Ancient Plaza, where Qin Heng saw his name on the Purple Snow Star monument.

• Qin Heng ended his winning streak at 33 matches and prepared to leave the Life and Death Arena with Shi Duan Tian.
• Mottled Beard Old Ghost introduced himself as a Star Lord Ninth Order manager from Vast Nothing Mountain and invited Qin Heng to spar with two talented brothers.
• Qin Heng agreed to meet the brothers in five Void Ember Days and exchanged divine sense symbols with Mottled Beard Old Ghost.
• Qin Heng and Shi Duan Tian left the arena, discussed Qin Heng's strength, and planned to head to Heaven Origin Mountain after visiting Eastern Ancient Plaza.
• Qin Heng saw his name at the bottom of the Purple Snow Star monument, where it had appeared after he carved it at Purple Snow Garden.

Qin Heng learned about the Eastern Ancient Holy Land’s eight great powers before returning to Jupiter to reshape his Black Hole Core. After three days of refining treasures, he completed the upgrade and unleashed its energy absorption.

• Qin Heng examined the major factions’ stone tablets and learned about the eight great powers and their leaders.
• Qin Heng told Shi Duan Tian he felt the Eternal Experts’ divine intent and promised to return after resolving a cultivation issue.
• Qin Heng returned from Eastern Ancient City to his physical body on Jupiter and prepared to upgrade his Black Hole Core.
• Qin Heng refined three treasures for three days, merging them into his Black Hole Core.
• Qin Heng released his suppression of the upgraded core, which absorbed free energy within a thousand meters and shattered the ice beneath him.

After breaking through to Star Lord, Qin Heng returned to Earth and rekindled Yu Ling’s drive to cultivate and avenge the Worship Fire Race. He brought her to the Moon’s Void Passage, where they prepared to enter a battle.

• Qin Heng suppressed his Black Hole Devouring Art, used the Heaven Severing Art to travel back to Earth, and sensed Yu Ling.
• Yu Ling told Qin Heng she wanted to leave mortal life behind and resume cultivating, driven by the vengeance she still owed the Worship Fire Race.
• Yu Ling left her clothing store, transformed into her energy-formed crimson dress, and agreed to accompany Qin Heng.
• Qin Heng briefly returned to his family, told Fang Lingxue he would be leaving, and found that their child was still only a tiny speck.
• Qin Heng and Yu Ling teleported to the Moon, where Yu Ling reflected on her past and renewed her resolve before they entered the Void Passage to fight.

Qin Heng and Shi Duan Tian prepared for their battle against the Force Race, and Qin Heng wagered heavily on their victory. Shi Duan Tian brought Qin Heng and Yu Ling to Heaven Origin Mountain to train while they waited for the enemy to arrive.

• Rong Xu and Qing Xin told Qin Heng they had bet on him and Shi Duan Tian to win, while Yu Ling said she wanted to wager too.
• Qin Heng and Yu Ling arrived at Heaven Origin Mountain, where Ming Qi and A Shan greeted them and Shi Duan Tian joined them.
• Qin Heng gave Shi Duan Tian 120 million Azure Sea Gold Coins for his own bet and another 120 million for Yu Ling to wager.
• Shi Duan Tian took the gold to place the bets, then invited Qin Heng and Yu Ling to rest and receive last-minute guidance.
• At Heaven Origin Mountain's energy-rich heart, Shi Duan Tian asked Qin Heng and Yu Ling to demonstrate their abilities, and they both volunteered to go first.

Yu Ling and Qin Heng received guidance from Shi Duan Tian on their abilities. Qin Heng learned to use spatial distortions and the Heaven Severing Art for battlefield control and potentially devastating attacks, leaving him eager to practice these applications.

• Yu Ling displayed her flame techniques, and Shi Duan Tian guided her before she went away to meditate.
• Qin Heng demonstrated his abilities, and Shi Duan Tian advised him to use spatial distortions to confuse opponents and expose their weaknesses.
• Shi Duan Tian explained that the Heaven Severing Art could divide and control the battlefield by overlapping space and forming Space Ring Prisons.
• Qin Heng realized that creating space inside an injured enemy could destroy their body from within, and Shi Duan Tian cautioned him not to underestimate powerful opponents or their preparations.

Qin Heng welcomed the Earth cultivators who had followed his invitation to River Source Floating Earth and helped them plan a discreet settlement. After they departed to establish the Xia Clan, he stayed behind with Yu Ling and prepared for an approaching battle.

• Qin Heng discovered that the figures in the Suppression Prison Hall were Chen Yao, Higgins, Oka, and fifty-nine Martial Saints from Earth, who had brought weapons and supplies to settle in Garrison Province.
• Qin Heng gave Chen Yao a star chart and pointed out unclaimed locations where the newcomers could investigate settling, while warning them to hide their Earth origins from the Force Race.
• Chen Yao declared that the group would call themselves the Xia Clan and begin by developing a village, and Qin Heng gave him a Talisman Plate for communication.
• Rong Xu and Qing Xin reassured Qin Heng that the vast River Source Floating Earth offered places where the Xia Clan could remain hidden.
• The sixty-two Earth cultivators left to find a settlement, while Qin Heng stayed behind with Yu Ling to face an imminent battle.

Qin Heng prepared for the approaching Force Race by training his spatial techniques and creating a Blood Avatar for the coming battle. As he and Shi Duan Tian readied their avatars, Wu Ruo Man and the others were expected to arrive within twenty hours.

• Qin Heng improved his Twisted Position technique and Heaven Severing Art after following Shi Duan Tian's guidance.
• Fu Xuan arrived at Heaven Origin Mountain, met Qin Heng and Yu Ling, and went to speak with Yu Ling while Shi Duan Tian and Qin Heng prepared for the fight.
• Qin Heng secluded himself and formed a Blood Avatar, then infused it with Cosmic Energy until it possessed his full strength.
• Qin Heng equipped the avatar with the Star Slaughter Spear, Evil Slayer Dagger, and a superior Disintegration Gun.
• Qin Heng sent his original body toward Fu Xuan and Yu Ling and took his avatar to join Shi Duan Tian, who revealed that he would fight with an avatar too.

Wu Ruo Man and Shi Duan Tian arrived at Heaven Origin Mountain with their forces, and the two Star Lord Eighth Orders went beyond the heavens to fight. Qin Heng faced the Force Race’s six Star Lords alone and killed Gao Hong Yan with a Fission Bomb, leaving the battle unresolved.

• Wu Ruo Man arrived with six Force Race Star Lords and challenged Shi Duan Tian over the Force Race’s conflict with the Purple Snow Star Lineage.
• Shi Duan Tian refused to yield, and he and Wu Ruo Man left to fight beyond the heavens while Qin Heng stayed to face the six Star Lords.
• Qin Heng accepted a challenge from Gao Hong Yan, the Lord of Calamity Earth Star, as Star Lords gathered nearby to watch.
• Gao Hong Yan’s axe struck only Qin Heng’s space-distorted illusion, and Qin Heng hit him with a Fission Bomb that disintegrated him.

Qin Heng used his Disintegration Gun to kill Gao Hong Yan, then fought five Force Race Star Lords while relying on Space Law to evade their attacks. He unleashed Myriad Mirrors to confuse them and killed one of the Second-Rank Star Lords, while the battle remained unresolved.

• Qin Heng killed Gao Hong Yan with an advanced Disintegration Gun, prompting the five Force Race Star Lords to attack him together.
• Qin Heng evaded the Star Lords’ coordinated strikes and resisted Li Meng’s Frost Domain with teleportation and spatial attacks.
• Yu Ling and the Goddess of War’s avatar moved into position to support Qin Heng as local Star Lords watched the fight.
• After trading more attacks with the five opponents, Qin Heng activated Space Domain—Myriad Mirrors and created thousands of mirrored versions of himself.
• Qin Heng used the confusion to strike a Second-Rank Star Lord with Sky Rending, then killed him with a second blow.

Qin Heng’s avatar fought Li Meng’s group, killing four Star Lords and wounding Hun Xian before facing Li Meng in a final clash. The battle appeared to have killed them all, but a youthful figure reappeared and caught Qin Heng’s falling spear.

• Qin Heng used Myriad Mirrors to kill two more Force Race Star Lords, leaving only Li Meng and Hun Xian among his enemies.
• Li Meng’s Frost Domain overwhelmed Qin Heng’s Space Domain, and Hun Xian struck Qin Heng head-on, leaving both of them badly injured.
• Yu Ling appeared to help, but Qin Heng pushed her aside and unleashed the World Extinction Great Tribulation against Li Meng.
• A multicolored power overwhelmed Li Meng and swallowed Hun Xian, while Qin Heng and Li Meng vanished in the explosion.
• The watching Star Lords believed everyone had perished, but a youthful figure appeared and caught the falling Star Slaughter Spear.

Qin Heng defeated the Force Race invaders with the Goddess of War’s hidden help, then learned she had escaped her predicament and was leaving River Source Floating Earth. She left Little Nine with him, and he found the Ninefold Calamity Spear beneath an ancient tree on Azure Mountain.

• Qin Heng retrieved his Void Crystal and the defeated enemies’ treasures, then spoke with Yu Ling, Rong Xu, and Qing Xin about his victory and the coming battle between Shi Duan Tian and Wu Ruo Man.
• Qin Heng began returning to Heaven Origin Mountain with Yu Ling, Rong Xu, and Qing Xin when the Goddess of War told him she had escaped and would soon leave River Source Floating Earth.
• The Goddess of War said the Saint Emperor Golden Seal was guiding her onward, and Qin Heng told her about Earth’s growing population of Transcendent Realm cultivators and the relics of Ancestor Pangu.
• The Goddess of War said goodbye and left Little Nine for Qin Heng, who sensed a distant ripple and teleported to find the Ninefold Calamity Spear beside a warm Void Crystal beneath an ancient tree on Azure Mountain.

The Goddess of War left River Source Floating Earth to pursue a dangerous cultivation journey, entrusting Qin Heng with Little Nine and treasures. Qin Heng reunited with his companions and returned to Heaven Origin Mountain, where Fu Xuan reported that Shi Duan Tian's battle remained deadlocked.

• The Goddess of War departed after seeing Qin Heng's strength, leaving him the Ninefold Calamity Spear and a Void Crystal of treasures.
• Little Nine told Qin Heng that the Goddess of War planned to join the Void Ash God Kingdom Genius Competition, prompting Qin Heng to look forward to meeting her there.
• Little Nine explained that the Goddess of War had remotely empowered it to kill two Force Race Star Lords, and Qin Heng resolved to inspect the treasures after the battle.
• Qin Heng and his companions returned to Heaven Origin Mountain, where Fu Xuan said Shi Duan Tian was struggling against an opponent two realms stronger.
• Fu Xuan shook her head after the group waited, and Qin Heng asked whether Shi Duan Tian had lost.

After Qin Heng and Shi Duan Tian fought the Force Race, Fu Xuan declared their result an overall victory and agreed to guard Garrison Province. Qin Heng collected a large betting prize and left Heaven Origin Mountain with Yu Ling, planning to visit Garrison Province and then travel to Azure Sea City.

• Fu Xuan revealed that Wu Ruo Man had retreated into the Dark Dimension and offered to stay in Garrison Province to protect Qin Heng’s homeland.
• Fu Xuan ruled that Qin Heng and Shi Duan Tian had won overall, and the group announced the result in Purple Snow Garden.
• Shi Duan Tian divided the betting prize, leaving Qin Heng, Shi Duan Tian, and Yu Ling with more than five million Void Ash Coins each.
• Qin Heng planned to open a bank account in Azure Sea City and eventually accept challenges at the Life and Death Arena and from Vast Nothing Mountain.
• Four hours after the battle, Qin Heng and Yu Ling left Heaven Origin Mountain by Arrow Boat, intending to visit Garrison Province’s Star Lords before heading to Azure Sea City.

Qin Heng and Yu Ling arrived in Garrison Province, where Qin Heng warned the local Star Lords not to interfere with Heavenly Human Lineage Transcendents while his friends trained. After learning the Acting General had fled, Qin Heng met the remaining Star Lords and departed, leaving them to follow his warning.

• Qin Heng openly displayed his Star Lord aura as he entered Garrison Province with Yu Ling, drawing the attention of Fan Tian Yu.
• Qin Heng told Fan Tian Yu that he had come to eliminate the Force Race and warn the Star Lords not to harm his friends who were training in the province.
• Fan Tian Yu said the Acting General had fled after Qin Heng defeated Li Meng and learned Wu Ruo Man had left.
• The local Star Lords introduced themselves, and Qin Heng warned them not to attack Heavenly Human Lineage Transcendents during the Void Ember Year.
• Qin Heng left Garrison Province with Yu Ling aboard the Arrow Boat after the Star Lords agreed to his terms.

Qin Heng examined the Goddess of War’s treasures and pondered her mysterious origins, wondering if she was an Innate Lifeform created to face a calamity. He then discovered that the Yanwu Bank cards he had taken from Li Meng and the other Force Race Star Lords gave him access to all their savings.

• Qin Heng inspected the Goddess of War’s cloak, self-guided combat staff, and empty coffin-like box, learning from Little Nine how the box had once released a powerful corpse.
• Qin Heng asked Little Nine about the Goddess of War’s past, and Little Nine said she had claimed her soul and memories were intact and wondered if she had awakened in the Age of Chaos at birth.
• Qin Heng considered explanations for the Goddess of War’s origins and speculated that she might be an Innate Lifeform created by Mother Earth.
• Qin Heng examined Li Meng and the other Force Race Star Lords’ possessions and found six Yanwu Bank cards that let their holders withdraw the dead owners’ savings.

Qin Heng and Yu Ling traveled toward Azure Chaos Mountain and learned that Yu Ling’s former homeland had been renamed Vermillion Cloud Star and was not occupied by the Returning Heaven Alliance. As they neared the domain’s administrative center, Qin Heng received a challenge from two Vast Nothing Mountain prodigies and promised to arrange a spar that day.

• Qin Heng gave Yu Ling several treasures as they traveled toward Azure Sea City, and she agreed to return to her homeland despite the risks.
• Qin Heng found that Yu Ling’s former Worship Fire Race Planet was now called Vermillion Cloud Star and had not been occupied by the Returning Heaven Alliance.
• Qin Heng and Yu Ling continued toward Azure Chaos Mountain, where Yu Ling recalled that her father had described the Azure Sea Domain’s marshal as greedy and tyrannical.
• Mottled Beard Old Ghost contacted Qin Heng in the Soul Dimension and said two young experts from Vast Nothing Mountain wanted to spar with him.
• Qin Heng accepted the challenge and promised to contact Mottled Beard Old Ghost with a time that day.

Qin Heng and Yu Ling reached Azure Sea Outer City, where Qin Heng reflected on his family and cultivation before heading to Yanwu Bank to open an account. The chapter ended with two bank guides escorting them inside.

• Qin Heng asked Purple Snow Garden’s senior members about Azure Sea City but learned little about it.
• Qin Heng and Yu Ling arrived at Azure Sea Outer City and admired its vast, diverse population and civilization.
• Qin Heng and Yu Ling discussed their childhood dreams, family, and the sacrifices involved in cultivation.
• Qin Heng and Yu Ling flew to Yanwu Bank on Azure Chaos Mountain to open an account before Qin Heng’s fight.
• Qin Heng tipped two Yanwu Bank guides with Void Ash Coins, and they offered to lead the Star Lords inside.