Chapter Summaries

Xuan Ye, Baron Newton, and Boren Jin opened the entrance to the Ronald Imperial Family’s mausoleum, where a mysterious Catfolk named Mam challenged Xuan Ye to a wagered fight. The battle began with both fighters surrounding each other with multiple tangible or illusory figures, and their movements became impossible for the observers to follow.

• At the mausoleum’s Bronze Gate, Xuan Ji accepted a contract after a voice warned her that she was playing with fire, then vanished when she sensed interesting guests arriving.
• Xuan Ye and his companions opened the Ronald Imperial Family mausoleum, whose defensive formation could erase anyone who forced their way inside.
• A Catfolk Grandmaster named Mam appeared behind Xuan Ye, and he attacked her after detecting her presence.
• Mam said she had been following the group and challenged Xuan Ye to a fight; they wagered that she would reveal her origins if he won, while he would scratch her itch and call her the Meow King if she won.
• Xuan Ye used his Spatial Beacon to attack Mam, who split into nine tangible figures with the Catfolk talent Nine Lives; Xuan Ye answered by multiplying himself and his shadow, leaving Baron Newton and Boren Jin unable to follow the fight.

Xuan Ye fought Mam until they agreed to stop, and Mam hinted that the Sacred Spear had once belonged to someone else before disappearing. He entered the Ronald Imperial Family tomb, collected Nation-Protecting Barrier materials and a Spatial Ring, and learned he had one opportunity left to enter the Cultivation Secret Realm.

• Xuan Ye used his speed and Shadow Clone to gain the upper hand against Mam, then withdrew when he sensed her preparing a powerful attack.
• Mam calmed down, called Xuan Ye sensible, and hinted that the Sacred Spear had not originally belonged to him before vanishing.
• Xuan Ye led Baron Newton and Boren Jin into the tomb, where Aitiya appeared and helped verify their authority.
• Xuan Ye and Aitiya entered No. 23 Floating Island, where Xuan Ye collected the materials for the Nation-Protecting Barrier.
• A Spatial Ring appeared before Xuan Ye, and he stored the materials inside it.
• A tomb sculpture told Xuan Ye that he had one remaining opportunity to enter the Cultivation Secret Realm.

Xuan Ye and Aitiya cultivated in the Imperial Mausoleum’s Cultivation Secret Realm and made dramatic breakthroughs, but discovered that five days had passed. Xuan Ye rushed away alone, fearing he had missed the Angel Investment contract window and Dream Island’s coming period of weakness.

• Xuan Ye brought Aitiya into the Cultivation Secret Realm, where they cultivated using the Royal Breathing Technique and meditation.
• Xuan Ye achieved the Fourth and Fifth Star Palace resonances, while the Moon God Contract resonance helped Aitiya advance to Grandmaster and Xuan Ye reach Master Rank Peak, Godslayer.
• Aitiya entered the Contract Space after completing her breakthrough, and Xuan Ye realized he had spent far longer in the realm than expected.
• Xuan Ye learned from Newt that five days had passed and hurried away from the mausoleum alone.
• Baron Newton and Grandmaster Boren watched Xuan Ye vanish into the clouds, while a faint sigh sounded inside the empty Imperial Mausoleum.

Xuan Ye was intercepted near Senran Port by three Cardinal Archbishops of the Light Temple, who demanded that he return the Sacred Spear. He refused to hand it over unless Moon Sas came in person, and the meeting ended with the archbishops threatening him.

• Xuan Ye raced through the sky, nearly shaking a Magic Tour Airship apart as he passed.
• Xuan Ye stopped at a Barrier near Senran Port and recognized the Light Temple’s presence.
• Clement introduced himself and explained that he had brought two Cardinal Archbishops after learning Xuan Ye had destroyed the Northern Domain Sword Marquisate.
• Clement demanded the Sacred Spear in the Light Temple’s name and offered Xuan Ye a reward for returning it.
• Xuan Ye refused to surrender the spear unless Moon Sas came personally, while a Long-Bearded Archbishop rebuked him and a woman bishop warned that they had studied his strongest attack.

Xuan Ye was ambushed by three Cardinal Archbishops but recovered from their devastating attack and trapped them in a barrier. Meanwhile, Roselle, Rosde, and Slin left Dream Island, only for the Sea Tribe to surround it with a force led by seven Grandmasters.

• The three Cardinal Archbishops combined Divine Arts to defend themselves, restrict Xuan Ye, and strike him with a beam that tore through his shoulder and lung.
• Xuan Ye used his eyes to reverse the injury, then revealed a barrier of feathers forming around the three bishops and prepared to retaliate.
• Roselle and Rosde returned from Dream Island, and Slin departed with the first batch of potions.
• Mano asked Slin why he was in such a hurry, and Slin said the deal would likely lose money and Dream Island probably had no future.
• After the airship left Dream Island's range, the sea turned turbulent and the Sea Tribe surrounded the island, including seven Grandmasters.

Xuan Ye recovered from the backlash of reversing the three Cardinal Archbishops’ attacks, entered Deity Mode, and began breaking through their Sanctuary. Meanwhile, the Sea Tribe surrounded Dream Island, where Jieli prepared its defenses and demanded an explanation as the Sea Tribe declared its feud would end only with one side’s death.

• The three Cardinal Archbishops defended themselves with God's Protection while Xuan Ye endured the strain of using Karma through his Eyes of Lawbreaking.
• After his Runes cooled, Xuan Ye invoked Heavenly Patrol and Deity Mode, then thrust a Sacred Spear through the Sanctuary’s barrier.
• Clement poured his Faith Points into God's Protection, but Xuan Ye forced the opening wider and warned that the Archbishops should have confronted him alone in Ronald.
• The Sea Tribe appeared in force around Dream Island as Afas commanded the island’s defenses and Jieli faced the approaching fleet.
• Jieli questioned whether the Sea Tribe meant to provoke war, and a Sea Emperor Race member blamed the Temple and Xuan Ye for the deaths and stolen Sacred Relic, vowing the feud would end only when one side died.

Xuan Ye defeated Clement and captured his Holy Soul instead of allowing it to ascend to the Divine Kingdom. He then killed the Long-Bearded Archbishop and turned toward the final trapped archbishop.

• Xuan Ye tore through Clement's escape technique, pierced him with the Sacred Spear, and absorbed his power.
• Xuan Ye captured Clement's Holy Soul in his golden flames and placed it in the Database.
• Xuan Ye reached the Long-Bearded Archbishop after Clement's Sanctuary shattered and broke through the archbishop's barrier.
• The Long-Bearded Archbishop's Holy Power vanished under Xuan Ye's Reversal Force, and Xuan Ye killed him with the Sacred Spear.
• Xuan Ye put the Long-Bearded Archbishop's soul into the Database and prepared to confront the last archbishop.

The Sea Emperor Race attacked Dream Island and tried to force Kip to appear, while the Barrier and its defenders suffered under a massive tsunami assault. Xuan Ye returned and revealed three battered figures whose sight made the Sea Tribe leader order an immediate retreat.

• Mano learned from Master Slin that a Sea Tribe Grandmaster had fallen, while Slin doubted Dream Island could still win.
• The Sea Emperor Race Grandmaster demanded Kip surrender and pay respects at his people's mausoleum, then ordered a tsunami attack against Dream Island's Barrier.
• Jieli and Afas were injured as the Barrier shook, and Yao Yao, Luo Tian, and other students shouted defiance at the Sea Tribe.
• Xuan Ye appeared in the sky and challenged the Sea Tribe Prince Consort, who claimed he had prepared to defeat him.
• Xuan Ye dropped three battered human corpses into the sea, and the Sea Emperor Race leader recognized the danger and ordered the Sea Tribe to withdraw.

Xuan Ye turned the Sea Tribe’s retreat into a slaughter by summoning three angelic servants from the souls of the dead Cardinal Archbishops. After neutralizing the Sea Emperor Race commander’s Holy Blood attack with the angels’ sacrifice, Xuan Ye prepared to resume the fight against the bewildered Sea Tribe.

• Xuan Ye summoned three Grandmaster-level angels created from the cleansed souls of the Cardinal Archbishops, and they charged into the Sea Tribe formation.
• The angels and Xuan Ye killed two Sea Tribe Grandmasters in quick succession, bringing the Sea Tribe’s recent losses to three Grandmasters.
• The Sea Emperor Race commander used Holy Blood to trap Xuan Ye, but the three angels sacrificed themselves to summon the Gate of Heaven’s absolute-defense barrier and neutralize the attack.
• Xuan Ye emerged unharmed, summoned a blood-red Sacred Spear, and told the Sea Tribe that the performance was about to begin.

Xuan Ye killed more of the Sea Tribe Grandmasters before the Sea Race King attacked him across space. He used Deliana’s Token Gem to negotiate a two-month reprieve for Dream Island, then the Iron Priestess struck him with a hammer after accusing him of being lewd.

• Xuan Ye used Void Feathers and Gravity Collapse to kill two Sea Tribe Grandmasters, leaving four of the seven dead.
• The Sea Race King launched a powerful attack through the Holy Blood, trapping Xuan Ye with a giant hand.
• Xuan Ye showed the Sea Race King Deliana’s Token Gem and negotiated for the Sea Race to avoid attacking Dream Island for two months.
• The remaining Sea Tribe members fled after the Sea Race King withdrew, and the Iron Priestess’s Holy Power appeared.
• The Iron Priestess called Xuan Ye lewd and hit him with an Iron Hammer, sending him into Dream Island’s Barrier.

After Dream Island repelled the Sea Tribe’s attack, Xuan Ye revealed that his teacher was preparing to break through to Saint Rank and organized the island’s mages to build a massive defensive Barrier within two months. As preparations continued, Xuan Ye remained stuck at Master Rank Peak and doubted he could reach Grandmaster Rank before the deadline.

• Xuan Ye recognized Iron Priestess Vera as the nun he had met during an earlier mission, while Slin regretted leaving Dream Island without securing a closer alliance.
• Slin rejected Mano’s suggestion to exploit the Sea Tribe’s defeat, choosing to wait until the situation became clear.
• Xuan Ye told Dream Island’s leaders that his teacher was preparing to break through to Saint Rank and that the academy’s mages needed to build a defensive position in two months.
• Xuan Ye divided the Barrier construction into tasks for mages of different ranks, allowing Dream Island to assemble it far faster than expected.
• Xuan Ye continued developing his Treasure Tool and noticed changes within himself after absorbing the Essence and faith of three Divine Envoys.
• Xuan Ye recognized that his progress had stalled at Master Rank Peak and that he could not turn every Autonomous Node into a Treasure Tool before the deadline.

Xuan Ye welcomed Iron Priestess Vera, who warned Dream Island that the Human Race’s Holy Council was about to convene and urged them to delay their plans until she returned. After she left, Xuan Ye completed Dream Island’s new Barrier, freeing Kip’s Mage Tower for his planned breakthrough to Saint Rank.

• Xuan Ye hurried to the Library and greeted Vera, who teased him about the outfit he had once criticized.
• Vera explained that she was leaving to attend the Human Race’s Holy Council, warned Dream Island to keep a low profile, and offered to take them with her if Kip abandoned his breakthrough.
• Xuan Ye told Vera that Kip would not give up his chance to reach Saint Rank, and she left after wishing them well.
• Xuan Ye dismissed the arriving teachers and ordered them to finish their work as soon as possible.
• Xuan Ye embedded the final gem in the Library, allowing Kip’s Mage Tower to be freed from its role in protecting Dream Island.
• Xuan Ye raised a powerful new Barrier around Dream Island and watched the distant sea, uncertain how long the calm would last.

With the Sea Race King’s next move uncertain, Xuan Ye struggled under the pressure of defending Dream Island while preparing to face a Saint-tier. Lia’s teasing encouragement helped him regain his confidence, and he left determined to fight without regrets.

• Dream Island completed its new barrier and remained on strict alert after Vera departed for the Holy Council.
• Xuan Ye worried that his hastily assembled defenses would not be enough against the Sea Race King and resolved to do everything he could, even at the cost of his life.
• Xuan Ye watched a training session and reflected on the teacher’s work building Dream Island into a cradle for future Human Race powerhouses.
• Lia playfully ambushed Xuan Ye, then encouraged him by calling him a genuine genius before leaving with a joke about helping him pursue her mother.
• Xuan Ye regained his confidence and left the training field, while Sutu ordered the students to endure extra drills and praised himself as a former rival of the Starfall Emperor.

As the Light Temple spread accusations against Dream Island and blocked other factions from intervening, Xuan Ye learned that the Sea Tribe had sealed the Fire Elemental Plane and disrupted Kip’s preparations. Kip entrusted his breakthrough to Xuan Ye, who chose to defend him with the Barrier while he pursued Sainthood.

• The Light Temple spread rumors accusing Kip Vico of killing a Grandmaster and Cardinal Archbishop and stealing a Sacred Relic, then banned other factions from aiding Dream Island in its conflict with the Sea Tribe.
• Xuan Ye burned the letters condemning Dream Island and sensed that the Fire Elemental Plane had been temporarily sealed.
• Kip told Xuan Ye that the Sea Tribe had prevented the Fire Elemental Monarch bound by his guardian contract from coming to his aid.
• Xuan Ye refused to let Kip abandon his breakthrough to defend Dream Island and insisted that he would use his Barrier to hold off the enemy.
• Kip accepted Xuan Ye’s offer and entrusted his back to him as dark clouds gathered and the sea grew turbulent around Dream Island.

Poseidon attacked Dream Island with his Innate Domain, determined to stop Kip’s breakthrough and avenge his defeat ten years earlier. Xuan Ye confronted him as his teacher transformed the Mage Tower, but Poseidon’s domain isolated the island and brought forth four Saint Rank Cloud Whales.

• Poseidon approached Dream Island alone as dark clouds gathered and four enormous ocean vortices formed around it.
• Xuan Ye’s teacher released Saint Rank power and began transforming the Mage Tower while the island’s students found courage in his resolve.
• Poseidon taunted Kip and explained that he had used the delay to eliminate Kip’s contingencies, while Xuan Ye challenged him about fleeing in their earlier encounter.
• Poseidon unleashed his Innate Domain, linking the four vortices to the sky and cutting Dream Island off from the surrounding world.
• Four Saint Rank Cloud Whales appeared within Poseidon’s domain, and he prepared to attack while Xuan Ye’s strongest offensive ability was sealed away.

Xuan Ye used Dream Island’s Barrier to amplify his power and destroy one of Poseidon’s Cloud Whale souls, forcing Poseidon to appear in his Innate Domain. Xuan Ye then revealed that he had been waiting for Poseidon to show himself so he could launch a Counter-Barrier attack.

• Xuan Ye stationed the three enslaved angels at the Barrier’s control cores and drew its power into himself, raising his strength to the threshold of Sainthood.
• Xuan Ye ignited Deity Mode and used the amplified power to annihilate one Cloud Whale, then tore off another’s tail as Poseidon withdrew the remaining souls.
• As Dream Island’s Mage Tower shrank, Poseidon appeared in his Innate Domain and nearly extinguished Xuan Ye’s Divine Flame with a wave.
• Xuan Ye revealed his Counter-Barrier attack, drove the Sacred Spear into the void, and began breaking open Poseidon’s Innate Domain to expose the true world.

Xuan Ye used the Eyes of Lawbreaking to survive Poseidon’s rule-powered attacks and force him into close combat. With Poseidon restrained, Xuan Ye sent beams from the Barrier of Dream Island into the torn sky, leaving Poseidon to recognize what they meant and rage at him.

• Poseidon summoned his Trident after Xuan Ye destroyed his Innate Domain, which threatened his Saintly Path.
• Xuan Ye overclocked the Eyes of Lawbreaking, saw Poseidon’s Wave Force, and dodged the Trident’s devastating strike.
• Xuan Ye reinforced the space to prevent teleportation, then used the waves’ weak points to surf through Poseidon’s rule attack.
• Xuan Ye tore through Poseidon’s barrier and struck his Trident, nearly knocking it from his hands before shifting through shattered space.
• Xuan Ye pinned Poseidon’s Trident with his Saintly Spear and revealed that he had wiped out the sea region’s life ten years earlier.
• Beams shot from the Barrier of Dream Island toward the torn sky, and Poseidon recognized their purpose and called Xuan Ye a criminal.

Xuan Ye fought Poseidon while meteors struck the sea, using accumulated advantages and a soul attack to leave the Sea Tribe’s leader helpless. Xuan Ye drove his spear through Poseidon’s head and declared victory.

• Xuan Ye wounded Poseidon and ignited the sky with falling meteors.
• Poseidon summoned ocean vortexes to intercept the meteors, but Xuan Ye attacked him with a spear empowered by Karma and Wish Power.
• The meteors shattered and ignited the sea, killing Sea Tribe members and disrupting Poseidon’s focus.
• Xuan Ye used a Soul Impact infused with Power of Faith to set Poseidon’s soul ablaze and paralyze him.
• Xuan Ye pierced Poseidon’s head with the Sacred Spear and believed he had won.

Xuan Ye killed Poseidon with his Divine Flame and Wish Power, while Harman Kenze and the Pope of Light clashed above them. As Poseidon’s death gave rise to a new Human Saint Rank Grandmaster, Xuan Ye flew back toward Dream Island, resolute despite the Sea Tribe casualties.

• Xuan Ye used the spear’s Wish Power and Divine Flame to destroy Poseidon’s Holy Soul and began forcing it into his Database.
• The Pope of Light attacked Xuan Ye and Poseidon, but Harman Kenze’s red dragon companion shattered the light palm, and the old rivals confronted each other.
• Xuan Ye finished tearing apart Poseidon’s Holy Soul, stored his body, and seized the Trident as blood rain marked the Sea Emperor’s death.
• Kip Vico became the Human Race’s fourteenth new-era Saint Rank Grandmaster as the Sea Tribe’s defeat filled the ocean with corpses.
• Xuan Ye accepted the cost of the battle without regret and flew toward Dream Island.

Kip Vico became the Human Race’s 14th Newborn Saint after Xuan Ye helped bring down the Sea Race King, and the world reacted to the upheaval. As Xuan Ye recovered, Kip advised him on his Companion Soul Tool, while Xuan Ye prepared for a future trip to the sea and focused on reaching Grandmaster.

• Kip Vico ascended to Saint Rank, and Xuan Ye congratulated him before Kip treated Xuan Ye’s severe injuries.
• The Sea Tribe sought arbitration over its losses, but the Pope of Light defended the Human Race and used the incident to expand the Light Temple’s influence.
• Xuan Ye recognized the Pope’s self-serving motives but stayed wary of his power and relied on his Dragon Envoy status and Harman’s protection.
• Kip advised Xuan Ye that fully Saint-Transforming Wings of Void would require completing all its nodes at once, and they considered using Xuan Ye’s divinity and a great vow to achieve deification.
• Xuan Ye continued recovering and planned to visit the sea again before the remnants of the Ronald Sea Race migrated away.