Chapter Summaries

Xuan Ye watched Yuhai City’s barrier weaken under the Sea Race King’s relentless assault and prepared to flee with little Aitiya if necessary. Arthur Feng returned as a Half-Saint, stood above the city with his newly transformed Sacred Relic, and faced the Sea Race King to protect his people.

• Xuan Ye ended the attack on him by absorbing the surrounding Essence, then judged that the Sea Race King was using the flood and hidden attacks to exhaust the Royal Clan’s reserves.
• Xuan Ye raised his physical Inner Palace to the Professional Rank Peak, engraved Gravity Runes on all six cores, and considered escaping with little Aitiya if the barrier failed.
• Little Aitiya told Xuan Ye that Arthur had returned, and Arthur’s Holy Light split the seawater above Yuhai City to open a passage through the darkness.
• Arthur Feng arrived with the Coastal Grand Duke, the Central Domain Heart-Guard Marquis, and the Eastern Domain Shepherd Marquis, while the Northern Lands Sword Marquis was missing.
• The Sea Race King revealed that Arthur’s path to sainthood had been interrupted, leaving him a Half-Saint, but Arthur drew his transformed Sacred Relic and stood between the King and the city.

Arthur Feng used the Nation-Protecting Barrier to confront the Sea Race King, while Xuan Ye took control of the Barrier and prepared to intervene. The Sea Race King shattered Arthur’s giant Light Sword with one hand, leaving Xuan Ye unsure whether the Barrier’s power would be enough to change the fight.

• The Coastal Grand Duke and the other two marquises took over the Floating Towers as the Old Prince Consort and the old ancestors could no longer hold on.
• Arthur Feng drew on the Barrier’s power, then faced the Sea Race King outside it as an equal in strength.
• Xuan Ye left little Aitiya with the Old Prince Consort and asked the Coastal Grand Duke for access to the Barrier.
• Using the Database, Xuan Ye seized near-total control of the Nation-Protecting Barrier and received the confrontation’s events through its connection to Arthur Feng.
• The Sea Race King offered to spare the capital if Arthur Feng killed himself, but Arthur answered with a giant Light Sword.
• The Sea Race King stopped and shattered the sword with one hand, and Xuan Ye resolved to try to intervene despite doubting his chances.

Arthur Feng struggled to hold off Sea King Pose while Xuan Ye prepared a counterattack through the Barrier. Pose manifested his Saint Body and gathered the sea into a crushing droplet, leaving the royal capital in immediate danger.

• Xuan Ye sent Arthur Feng real-time images through the Barrier, helping him track Pose's attacks and stabilize his defense.
• Pose revealed that he had underestimated Arthur Feng and began manifesting his Saint Body as the sea boiled and the sky darkened.
• A voice invoked the rule that Saint Rank beings could not walk the mortal world, and a strand of light from the Nation-Protecting Array pierced Pose's Saint Body.
• Pose evaded the Array's barrage until the Barrier dimmed and its attacks stopped.
• Pose lifted the seawater covering the royal capital and compressed it into a single droplet, preparing to strike.

Xuan Ye and Arthur combined the City-Protecting Barrier, a Demonic Array, and Arthur’s final strike to drive Sea King Poseidon from the battlefield. As they celebrated their victory, a blood-colored lightning bolt pierced Arthur from behind.

• Xuan Ye ignited the City-Protecting Barrier with golden radiance from the city’s Divine Statues, stopping Poseidon’s attack but leaving the Barrier and statues cracked.
• Arthur fought Poseidon despite his worsening injuries, while Poseidon damaged the Barrier and prepared to kill him.
• Xuan Ye activated a Demonic Array anchored by six mountain-like meteors, restraining Poseidon long enough for Arthur to pierce his Saint Body with the Sacred Sword.
• Poseidon’s Saint Body broke apart, and he fled into the sea after vowing revenge; a tsunami surged toward the capital but the damaged Barrier held.
• Xuan Ye brought little Aitiya to Arthur as Arthur praised him, but a scarlet Crimson Spear suddenly pierced Arthur’s chest from behind.

Xuan Ye witnessed Arthur Feng’s death and fled the destruction of the Ronald capital with Aitiya, while the survivors’ true story vanished from the historical record. Ten years later, as Xuan Ye left the world, Aitiya spoke again and asked him to remember their promise.

• Arthur Feng died after apologizing to Aitiya, and Xuan Ye made her faint before taking her away from his body.
• Xuan Ye sealed the Crimson Spear, while the Coastal Grand Duke, Heart-Guard Marquis, and Eastern Shepherd Marquis tried to stabilize the falling towers and the Old Prince Consort flew to the Imperial Palace.
• Xuan Ye escaped east with Aitiya as the tsunami threatened the capital, and later learned that official histories concealed what had happened.
• Over the next two months, Xuan Ye traveled across Ronald with Aitiya and comforted her as she remained silent.
• On Dream Island, Xuan Ye promised Aitiya they would meet again in ten years, and she spoke for the first time since her father’s death as he departed.
• An old man arrived behind Aitiya and read Xuan Ye’s note asking him to care for the surviving Ronald Imperial Family bloodline.

Xuan Ye returned to the Space of Gods, claimed the Spear of Longinus, and spent most of his Faith Points upgrading his abilities and equipment. He then resumed the battle with the Soul Splitter and killed him with a devastating attack.

• Xuan Ye used the Database to bind the Sacred Spear to himself, named it the Spear of Longinus, and turned its weapon spirit into an idiot soul.
• Xuan Ye upgraded the core nodes of his Wings of Void and bought an aid for improving his Spiritual Power, spending nearly all his available Faith Points.
• Xuan Ye returned to the frozen moment and learned that the Soul Splitter had once belonged to a branch of the Ronald Imperial Family.
• Xuan Ye activated Deity Mode and attacked the Soul Splitter with the Spear of Longinus, shattering space with Gravity Collapse.
• The Soul Splitter used a protective jade pendant to escape the first attack, but Xuan Ye's strike erased most of his body and killed him.

Xuan Ye killed the Soul Splitter with the Sacred Spear, concealed the battle from the witnesses, and continued his journey by airship. Aboard the ship, he worried about the effects of Deity Mode and Aitiya’s condition, while confronting his guilt over leaving her alone on Dream Island.

• Xuan Ye explained that he had used a Dragon Envoy method to defeat the Soul Splitter, then recovered the remains and cleaned up the battlefield.
• Xuan Ye erased roughly one minute of the witnesses’ memories, but Kusile resisted and suffered a painful headache.
• Xuan Ye and the survivors boarded the airship as angry believers hurled eggs and vegetables at Kusile.
• Yao Yao remarked on Xuan Ye’s worsening complexion, and Xuan Ye realized Deity Mode was washing and assimilating his soul with Divine Power.
• Xuan Ye checked on Aitiya, found her too weakened by the Lord of Hell’s contract Corrosion to leave the Contract Space, and placed Gravity Runes and Arthur Feng’s Sacred Sword inside.
• Xuan Ye reflected on his guilt for leaving Aitiya alone on Dream Island for ten years.

Yao Yao brought Xuan Ye and the Ein Family survivors to Arand, where the Shouxin Marquisate received them cautiously. At the Marquisate, England Nock weighed a proposal from envoys while Yao Yao’s brother went to meet her.

• Three Griffin Knights inspected the airship, then recognized Yao Yao and escorted it to Arand’s central airship tower.
• A butler welcomed Yao Yao and her companions as friends from afar, leading Xuan Ye to suspect the Shouxin Marquisate wanted to avoid the dispute between Dream Island and the Northern Domain Marquisate.
• Yao Yao, Xuan Ye, Kusile, and Moro traveled with the Ein Family survivors to the Marquisate, where Kusile and Moro agreed the Marquisate was wary of involvement.
• England Nock considered the red-clad envoy’s offer of support, which she said would help him and benefit both sides.
• After hearing that Yao Yao had returned, her brother asked England for permission to receive her and hurried out.

Xuan Ye brought Yao Yao and the others to the Shouxin Marquisate, where he suspected the Northern Domain Marquisate had arrived to pursue political aims. At the manor, Yao Yao’s suitor Little Churchill insulted Xuan Ye, who retaliated with a blistering assessment of his weakness and poor prospects.

• Xuan Ye noticed Northern Domain Marquisate carriages at the manor and considered why they might have come, including the possibility of rebuilding the Royal Clan.
• Yao Yao arranged luxurious accommodations for her companions, and Xuan Ye lightly reprimanded her when she acted smugly.
• Little Churchill arrived to see Yao Yao, ignored her attempts to dismiss him, and showed hostility toward Xuan Ye, Luo Tian, and Fengke.
• Yao Yao introduced Little Churchill as the grandson of Enshrined Churchill and explained that he was pursuing her.
• Little Churchill disparaged Xuan Ye’s appearance and qualifications, so Xuan Ye mocked his talent, training, and physical prospects in a rapid verbal barrage.

Xuan Ye drove Little Churchill away with sharp words, then joined Yao Yao at a meeting between Shouxin Marquisate and Northern Domain Marquisate. He challenged Lady Ollie’s attempt to win over the Heart-Guard Marquis by making Little Churchill suspicious of the Northerners, leaving the negotiations tense.

• Xuan Ye verbally humiliated Little Churchill until he fled, then left with Yao Yao, Kusile, and Senior Moro to meet the Marquis.
• Little Churchill returned to his grandfather and loudly blamed Dream Island for the old conflict with Sword Marquisate, while Lady Ollie encouraged his accusations.
• Xuan Ye entered the reception hall, greeted the Heart-Guard Marquis, and was identified by Yao Yao as her teacher.
• Little Churchill mocked Xuan Ye for being a Professional Rank expert, and Lady Ollie recognized that he was actually an Archmage who had reached Professional Rank.
• Xuan Ye asked Lady Ollie whether Northern Domain Marquisate had brought gifts to propose to Yao Yao on behalf of a young man, prompting Little Churchill to suspect the Northerners.

Ollie proposed a marriage alliance between the Northern Domain and Shouxin Marquisates, naming Buff Silver as the candidate and linking the match to restoring the throne. Xuan Ye challenged the proposal and accused the Northern Domain delegation of trying to usurp the throne, leaving the confrontation tense.

• Ollie admitted that she intended to propose a marriage alliance, while Earl English weighed the proposal against the Northern Domain’s plan to establish a new king.
• Yao Yao rejected the idea of marrying someone she did not know, and Little Churchill argued that the Marquisate should keep its options within the family.
• Ollie named Buff Silver as the marriage candidate, citing his Royal Bloodline and possible claim to the throne.
• Xuan Ye mocked Buff Silver’s royal claim and pointed out that Earl English’s niece was the current heir, accusing the Northern Domain delegation of attempting to usurp the throne.

Ollie tried to secure the English Clan’s support by invoking royal history and offering a Supreme Grade Ice Jade, while Xuan Ye exposed that the Marquis Manor’s marriage candidate had been killed. The chapter ended with Earl English recognizing the Silver Ring Xuan Ye returned and reacting with shock.

• Ollie claimed the royal inheritance did not matter and urged England to help select a new king in exchange for access to the Imperial Family Treasury.
• Xuan Ye showed Ollie Buff Silver’s belongings, revealing that the man had been killed, and Ollie crushed a Support Crystal to alert nearby Marquis Manor teams.
• Earl English proposed ending the discussion for the day, and Ollie gave him a Supreme Grade Ice Jade as a gift.
• Xuan Ye tossed Earl English a Silver Ring, and Earl English exclaimed in surprise that Xuan Ye had it.

After England recognized the Silver Ring as his father’s relic, Xuan Ye left the meeting with Yao Yao and later rejected Ollie’s attempt to seduce him. He discovered that Ollie had sent a message, amplified her negative emotions, and killed her when she tried to resist.

• England recognized the Silver Ring as his father’s relic and asked Xuan Ye who had given it to him.
• Xuan Ye left the hall with Yao Yao, while England excused himself and Ollie departed without learning what the ring was.
• Ollie tried to seduce Xuan Ye in the courtyard, but he insulted her and walked away.
• Ollie sent a message through her communication crystal, then decided to pursue another boy instead.
• Xuan Ye appeared at Ollie’s door, revealed that he had amplified her negative emotions, and killed her after his blood-red gaze made her lose consciousness.

Xuan Ye admitted that he had killed the Northern Domain Marquisate’s envoys, while England and the Shouxin Marquisate’s leaders debated whether to side with the Northern Domain Marquisate. The chapter left England confronting Xuan Ye’s blunt confession.

• Xuan Ye caught Yao Yao following him and told her he had made the Marquis Manor decide in advance.
• Baron Newton and other Shouxin Marquisate officials argued that the family should align with the Northern Domain Marquisate for its own interests.
• England objected to reducing the Marquisate’s choices to profit, but the meeting was interrupted by news that the Northern Domain Marquisate’s envoys had all been killed.
• England, Old Churchill, and Newt went to inspect the bodies as England suspected a plot to frame Dream Island.
• When questioned, Xuan Ye plainly admitted that he had killed the envoys.

Xuan Ye admitted to killing the Northern Domain envoy and revealed that Aitiya was the former kingdom’s princess, whose survival depended on avoiding contact with her relatives. He accused the Northern Lands Sword Marquis of betraying the former king and helping the Sea Tribe destroy the kingdom, then restrained England Nock, Baron Newt, and Old Churchill with his gravity powers.

• Old Churchill tried to crush Xuan Ye with his Grandmaster’s might, but Xuan Ye remained unfazed and mocked him.
• England Nock asked Xuan Ye to confirm the killing, and Xuan Ye admitted he had done it to help the Old Marquis’s family make a decision.
• Baron Newt questioned how Xuan Ye could have met his father, and Xuan Ye implied that Aitiya had also known the Heart-Guard Marquis as a child.
• Xuan Ye explained that Aitiya was the former princess and had stayed safe by avoiding contact with Newt and the others.
• Xuan Ye revealed that the Northern Lands Sword Marquis had lured the Sea Tribe into destroying the kingdom, while Newt’s father sacrificed himself to save civilians.
• When Newt challenged Xuan Ye, Xuan Ye used Gravity Collapse to pin down Newt, England Nock, and Old Churchill, then asked if his power was enough.

Xuan Ye convinced England and Newt that Northern Lands Sword Marquis had betrayed them, revealed that Aitiya was alive, and secretly made plans with Heart-Guard Marquisate. The next morning, another pursuit team arrived at the Marquis Manor, ostensibly chasing fugitives but seeking to curry favor.

• Xuan Ye revealed his Royal Clan identity and used a Memory Crystal to show that Northern Lands Sword Marquis had not emerged from the Saint Body incident with Arthur Feng.
• England and Newt believed Xuan Ye's account and suspected Northern Lands Sword Marquis had long been collaborating with the Sea Tribe.
• Old Chur offered to enter seclusion while Xuan Ye told the two Old Marquis's sons that Aitiya was alive and explained her condition.
• Xuan Ye secretly discussed matters and conducted a mysterious transaction with England and Newt.
• The next morning, a pursuit team led by a Professional Rank Peak arrived at the Marquis Manor, claiming fugitives had come there for shelter.

Xuan Ye learned that Sword Marquisate reinforcements had arrived, while Baron Newton misled Moss about Ollie’s sudden departure. After Moss confirmed Ollie’s distress signal, Toyas Silver weighed a report of a possible Sacred Relic at Green Meadow Riverbank and prepared to investigate despite his shortage of trusted personnel.

• Xuan Ye considered whether the Sword Marquisate visitors were responding to Ollie’s distress signal or pursuing him and his companions.
• Baron Newton told Moss that Ollie had left the manor after receiving an urgent report, and Moss contacted the Marquisate.
• Toyas Silver received a report of a blood-red Crimson Spear flying on its own near Green Meadow Riverbank and suspected a Sacred Relic had appeared.
• Toyas Silver doubted the report might be bait, but Moss’s message confirmed Ollie’s distress signal was genuine and that the Shouxin Marquisate was also investigating.
• Toyas Silver realized he lacked enough Professional Rank personnel and summoned the Fallen Former Prince Consort and the forces pursuing the remnants.

Xuan Ye prepared a trap for the Northern Lands Sword Marquis while studying the Nation-Protecting Barrier and strengthening his abilities. When a Sacred Relic appeared near the Green Meadow Riverbank, the Marquis arrived to investigate but grew wary after his attempts to communicate failed.

• Xuan Ye and Earl English agreed that they needed to lure the Northern Lands Sword Marquis beyond the Shouxin Marquisate's influence and prepare enough bait to keep him from retreating.
• While waiting, Xuan Ye spent nearly twenty days studying the Nation-Protecting Barrier, improving his barrier skills and sublimating two Star Palaces.
• Yao Yao interrupted Xuan Ye's meditation to tell him that the Big Fish had appeared.
• Reports of a red-lit spear and strange phenomena drew experts to a riverside town near the Upper Green Meadow River.
• The Northern Lands Sword Marquis arrived disguised as a fisherman, but failed to contact his nearby associate and began considering retreating despite seeing the Blood Spear's Sacred Relic aura.

Xuan Ye and the Shouxin Marquisate’s strongest fighters traveled toward Riverside Town in disguise to investigate the Sacred Spear while avoiding the Sword Marquis’s attention. There, rising tensions between armed outsiders and local villagers culminated in four strangers arriving at Abel’s home.

• England told Xuan Ye that the Communication Wave Capture Crystal had detected the Sword Marquisate’s highest-level communication signal, and the group landed near the Green Meadow Riverbank to sense the Sacred Spear.
• England gave Xuan Ye, Kusile, and Old Churchill Masks of the Deceiver, and the four disguised themselves before entering Riverside Town discreetly.
• Abel’s son complained that armed outsiders had been bullying the villagers, while Abel urged him to endure and noted that some visitors had also paid generously.
• Four outsiders knocked at Abel’s door and asked to stay, offering payment.

Xuan Ye and his companions learned that a red-light disturbance had also struck the West Bank and found evidence of a battle between powerful experts. As they examined the crater, a man from Greenfield Knight Academy ordered them to leave the area.

• Xuan Ye stayed with Abel’s family and heard that the West Bank had experienced a red light and an earth-shaking disturbance.
• A Three-Star Professional and his obese companion threatened Abel’s family, but Xuan Ye subdued them and had Old Churchill deal with them.
• Xuan Ye and his companions left with Abel to investigate the West Bank, where groups of outsiders had gathered.
• Xuan Ye examined the crater and concluded that the traces came from clashes between experts above the Professional Rank, likely including Masters.
• A middle-aged man from Greenfield Knight Academy declared the crater a research site and ordered everyone else to leave.