Chapter Summaries

Yuan Yujun and the others discussed how Ling Wuyuan had fought True Form Realm opponents despite his lower cultivation, while Yuan worried about how to report his feat to Headquarters. Meanwhile, Bai Dinghan’s shrinking golden cage restricted Ling Wuyuan’s movement and began turning the battle against him.

• Xi Xianlan despaired that Ling Wuyuan’s strength would cost her authority as Senior Disciple Sister, and Yuan Yujun, Wu Yanlian, and Yan Xiujin understood her worry and disapproved.
• Bai Jingshu and Pei Suxia questioned how Ling Wuyuan had fought True Form Realm cultivators, and the group discussed his extraordinary combat strength.
• Yuan Yujun realized she had to report Ling Wuyuan’s achievement to the Headquarters Pavilion Master and the arriving Headquarters Elder, but struggled to make the news sound believable.
• Bai Dinghan continued shrinking the golden cage, reducing Ling Wuyuan’s room to maneuver.
• Kang Canglan, Kang Xingcheng, Kang Wanshu, and Bai Dinghan gradually took control of the battle as Ling Wuyuan’s speed advantage became harder to use.

Ling Wuyuan fought Kang Canglan, Kang Xingcheng, Kang Wanshu, and Bai Dinghan inside the shrinking Golden Cage while honing his intuition by shutting off his eyes and hearing. His opponents planned to wait until the space was small enough to erase his speed advantage, but they feared he might grow too strong before then.

• Bai Dinghan's Golden Cage and Kang Xingcheng's remaining Dragon-shaped sword qi compressed the battlefield, making Ling Wuyuan's evasions harder.
• Ling Wuyuan closed his eyes and shut off his hearing, relying on his other senses to evade attacks and improve his intuition.
• Kang Canglan and the others realized their attacks were accelerating Ling Wuyuan's growth and became more intent on killing him.
• Ling Wuyuan perceived the rhythms of cause and effect and fate through his super-vision, helping him anticipate attacks and opportunities.
• Kang Canglan and the others relied on the shrinking Golden Cage to eliminate Ling Wuyuan's speed advantage, while fearing that delaying would let him grow beyond their control.

Ling Wuyuan explained to Kang Xingcheng that he regarded swords as mere tools despite his extraordinary talent, driving Kang Xingcheng into despair and rage. Ling Wuyuan then declared that the battle’s outcome would settle their argument, and Kang Xingcheng vowed to kill him.

• Kang Xingcheng urged his teammates to shrink the cage faster as he recognized that Ling Wuyuan was adapting and learning his sword techniques during their fight.
• Kang Xingcheng demanded to know why Ling Wuyuan was not a true swordsman despite his talent for swordsmanship.
• Ling Wuyuan said he viewed swords as practical tools, had no Sword Heart or Sword Intent, and could master sword techniques through talent alone.
• Kang Xingcheng’s pride collapsed, and he attacked more fiercely while Ling Wuyuan dismissed his protests as meaningless.
• Ling Wuyuan said strength and the battle’s outcome would prove who was right, and Kang Xingcheng vowed to kill him.

Ling Wuyuan endured the shrinking array’s freezing winds by heating himself with fire-attribute true qi while Kang Xingcheng gathered his power into a dark-green greatsword. As Kang Xingcheng finished charging, Ling Wuyuan revealed he had been waiting for him and said he could barely have held on any longer.

• The shrinking array concentrated the freezing winds, slowing and numbing Ling Wuyuan as his blood began to freeze.
• Ling Wuyuan used fire-attribute true qi to warm his body and recover some mobility.
• Kang Xingcheng and Kang Canglan reshaped their manifestations while Bai Dinghan maintained the sealed array barrier and worried about the accumulating destructive power.
• Kang Xingcheng concentrated his dragon-shaped sword qi into a dark-green greatsword, alarming his teammates with its power.
• Ling Wuyuan smiled and said he had been waiting for Kang Xingcheng to finish charging because he could not have held on much longer.

Ling Wuyuan faced Kang Xingcheng and his three companions, promising to unleash his fastest attack and accept defeat if they endured it. He moved at a speed that shattered his own body, tore through Kang Xingcheng’s golden prison of light, and left a crimson sun that soon broke apart into a torrent sweeping across the world.

• Kang Xingcheng asked Ling Wuyuan whether he had deliberately let him finish gathering his strength, and Ling Wuyuan admitted it.
• Kang Xingcheng offered to let Ling Wuyuan gather strength in return, but Ling Wuyuan refused and said he would attack at his maximum speed.
• Ling Wuyuan told Kang Xingcheng, Kang Canglan, Kang Wanshu, and Bai Dinghan that they would win if they endured his brief attack, prompting them to believe they could not lose.
• Ling Wuyuan launched himself at extreme speed, breaking many of his own bones and meridians from the strain.
• Ling Wuyuan crossed the distance to Kang Xingcheng before he could react and tore apart his golden prison of light.
• A crimson sun appeared in the sky, then shattered into a torrent that swept across the world.

Ling Wuyuan used [Abyssal Divine Speed] to move faster than light in his previous world, enduring catastrophic injuries and extreme heat as he struck Kang Xingcheng. He remained in a dying-but-not-dead state, and granulation tissue began to grow as his body barely adapted to the environment.

• Ling Wuyuan accelerated with [Abyssal Divine Speed], and the resistance of moving at such speed tore apart his body and began melting his longsword.
• Kang Xingcheng failed to react in time, and Ling Wuyuan pierced his chest with the partly melted sword.
• The extreme heat reduced Ling Wuyuan to a charred figure, but the power of [Heavenly Star Gold Stone] and other forces kept him alive as new cells formed and burned away.
• Ling Wuyuan recalled experiencing a similar state in the Space Tunnel when he first transmigrated into the world.
• As the heat dropped or Ling Wuyuan adapted, granulation tissue began growing across his charcoal-like body.

After surviving his near-death battle, Ling Wuyuan regained his sight and awakened a life-and-death perception that strengthened his [Doomfall Calamity]. He found three badly wounded opponents, and Kang Xingcheng asked him to deliver a direct death.

• Ling Wuyuan recovered his vision, felt his understanding of life and death deepen, and discovered that [Doomfall Calamity] could guide him toward ways to save or kill living creatures.
• Ling Wuyuan used his new perception to identify a treatment plan for his injuries and estimated he would recover in about five days.
• Ling Wuyuan flew several hundred kilometers away and revealed Bai Dinghan, Kang Xingcheng, and a third opponent hidden behind a golden light film.
• Bai Dinghan tried to speak but coughed violently, while Kang Xingcheng woke and asked Ling Wuyuan to kill him rather than let him die helplessly.

Kang Xingcheng realized how completely Ling Wuyuan had defeated him and asked whether he had counted as an opponent before Ling Wuyuan killed him and the other two survivors. Ling Wuyuan claimed he would remember Kang Xingcheng, then admitted he did not care to remember men’s names.

• Kang Xingcheng reflected that Ling Wuyuan had overwhelmed him so quickly that he could not remember how he was injured, and his confidence in his own talent and effort collapsed.
• Kang Xingcheng accepted his defeat and asked Ling Wuyuan to kill him rather than let him die slowly.
• Kang Xingcheng asked whether Ling Wuyuan considered him an opponent, and Ling Wuyuan said he did because he had been badly injured and would remember him.
• Kang Xingcheng accused Ling Wuyuan of lying, and Ling Wuyuan used his remaining power to kill Kang Xingcheng, Bai Dinghan, and the unconscious Kang Canglan.
• After confirming all three were dead and finding no spoils, Ling Wuyuan complained that Kang Xingcheng had been picky about whether he would remember his name.

Ling Wuyuan expelled superheated remnants from his body, causing another enormous explosion after he had already left the battlefield. Investigators found traces of a planned ambush but could not determine who had fought whom, while factions struggled to learn the truth and deal with the widespread damage.

• Ling Wuyuan vomited out irreparable tissue transformed into superheated crimson matter, which exploded on contact with the air.
• Investigators searched the battlefield after Ling Wuyuan had left and found traces suggesting five people had fought there, including Kang Canglan, Kang Xingcheng, and Kang Wanshu.
• An intelligence officer concluded that a costly array had been prepared for a planned interception or assassination, but could not tell who had set the trap or who it targeted.
• The officer learned that the death toll among the countries below was nearing ten million and said the losing side would be blamed.
• The officer and his companion discussed the lingering energy heating countries below, as factions investigated the battle and considered clearing the energy from the sky.
• The factions contacted the Chasing Maple Dynasty's royal family, but the missing ruler left them without answers about what had happened.

Ling Wuyuan recovered from his severe burns inside Di Zixuan’s floating runic warship while speaking with Pei Yi, who explained that Yuan Yujun was still being scolded for her unbelievable report. After sending Yuan Yujun an apology and promise of a gift, Ling Wuyuan began repairing his body through a gruesome process of self-devouring.

• Ling Wuyuan soaked in medicinal liquid as new hair grew and damaged tissue leaked from his burned body.
• Ling Wuyuan considered removing and tasting the damaged portion of his brain, but Pei Yiman vetoed the idea.
• Pei Yi told Ling Wuyuan that Yuan Yujun was still being reprimanded after reporting his victory over four True Form Realm cultivators.
• Ling Wuyuan asked Pei Yi to apologize to Yuan Yujun on his behalf and promised to bring her a gift.
• Ling Wuyuan focused on healing and commanded his surviving cells to consume dead and damaged tissue, including part of his brain.

While rebuilding his badly injured body, Ling Wuyuan experimented with modifying it to better withstand the strain of Abyssal Divine Speed. He reflected on the three unusual abilities behind his confidence and suspected his emerging fate-related power would fully awaken when he reached the Divine Ability Realm.

• Ling Wuyuan used self-disassembly and reconstruction to study his body and experiment with new procedures while healing his severe injuries.
• Ling Wuyuan reasoned that he could specialize his body beyond humanity's usual balanced structure, and considered adding hearts and brains to reduce the strain of Abyssal Divine Speed.
• Ling Wuyuan identified his abnormal learning ability and adaptability as a second source of confidence that had grown stronger since he began cultivating.
• Ling Wuyuan recognized that his mystical perception was a secondary effect of an unmanifested Special Ability, marked by a dark gray third-eye-like tattoo on his forehead.
• Ling Wuyuan concluded that the ability was likely tied to fate or causality and might awaken fully when he reached the Divine Ability Realm.

After a battle revealed more about his abilities, Ling Wuyuan began modifying his body and questioning whether he possessed multiple Innate Divine Abilities. He realized Abyssal Divine Speed might let him exceed the world’s physical limits and wondered whether doing so could destroy the world along with himself.

• Ling Wuyuan sensed that a fate- or karma-related Innate Divine Ability was awakening within him and wondered whether Abyssal Divine Speed and his rapid learning ability were additional Innate Divine Abilities.
• After testing Abyssal Divine Speed in battle, Ling Wuyuan began modifying his body using what he had learned.
• Ling Wuyuan recognized that Abyssal Divine Speed could multiply his speed without regard for the energy or physical laws that should limit it.
• He considered that exceeding a physical speed limit might generate enough kinetic energy to destroy the universe or this world, and realized Abyssal Divine Speed could pose a danger to both him and the world.

Ling Wuyuan realized that Abyssal Divine Speed was a dangerous power that his other abilities complemented, and he considered further modifications while healing. Meanwhile, the Chasing Maple Dynasty investigated Kang Canglan’s disappearance, its enemies eyed an opportunity to attack, and Fu Mengxue neared White Mist Country, intent on reprimanding Yuan Yujun.

• Ling Wuyuan recognized that Abyssal Divine Speed could violate the world’s rules and that his strength and perception abilities supplied the foundations needed to use it safely.
• Ling Wuyuan continued healing his injuries and undergoing Self-Reorganization as time passed.
• The Chasing Maple Dynasty Imperial Family investigated Kang Canglan and his group’s disappearance and uncovered Bai Dinghan’s cooperation with them.
• Powerful figures hostile to the Chasing Maple Dynasty considered probing its defenses while Kang Canglan, Kang Xingcheng, and Kang Wanshu were unaccounted for.
• Fu Mengxue arrived near the Golden Mist Continent and decided to reprimand Yuan Yujun for sending her fake information.

Fu Mengxue’s floating warship passed over sea clans hidden beneath the ocean, and she chose not to interfere with Golden Mist Continent’s plans to use them as a threat to spur its people. As she neared Jade Night Snow Mountain, news spread that the ruler of the Chasing Maple Dynasty had fought other powerhouses over the Heavenly Star Gold Stone, drawing widespread attention.

• A rune-artifact scout warned Fu Mengxue that many sea clans and sea beasts were hiding beneath the warship.
• Fu Mengxue decided not to attack the sea clans, judging that intervening could disrupt Golden Mist Continent’s plans and that the hidden force was no serious threat to the continent.
• Fu Mengxue ordered the warship to continue, and its camouflage and altitude let it pass over the sea clans’ defenses unnoticed.
• Later that day, as Fu Mengxue neared Jade Night Snow Mountain, news spread that the ruler of the Chasing Maple Dynasty had fought other powerhouses to seize the Heavenly Star Gold Stone.
• Countless people turned their attention to the conflict because the scarce treasure was highly coveted.

Di Zixuan used Wenying Tower’s intelligence and a detailed map to deduce that Ling Wuyuan had obtained a Heavenly Star Gold Stone in the Demon Luo Tree Sea, provoking the Chasing Maple Dynasty and the recent True Form Realm conflict. He also connected Ling Wuyuan’s route to Yi Yunhe’s death, but could not determine how they were related, so he decided to report his conjectures as the Northern Domain faced a struggle over the stone.

• Di Zixuan tentatively believed that the Chasing Maple Dynasty and Snow Moon Cloud Heaven Pavilion’s unusual behavior stemmed from a dispute over the Heavenly Star Gold Stone.
• Di Zixuan studied a detailed map and concluded that Ling Wuyuan likely passed through the Demon Luo Tree Sea when the Chasing Maple Dynasty began searching for information.
• Di Zixuan deduced that Ling Wuyuan had won a bloody clash with the Chasing Maple Dynasty and obtained the Heavenly Star Gold Stone, prompting the dynasty to investigate him and igniting the True Form Realm free-for-all.
• Di Zixuan questioned how Snow Moon Cloud Heaven Pavilion had opposed the Chasing Maple Dynasty from afar and wondered whether it had a True Form Realm expert in the Northern Domain.
• Di Zixuan noticed that Yi Yunhe’s ambush and death overlapped with Ling Wuyuan’s route and travel time, but could not establish a connection between them.
• Di Zixuan decided to report his conjectures and expected the Northern Domain to become increasingly unsettled over the Heavenly Star Gold Stone.

The Wenying Tower Master considered how to protect his organization’s neutrality as unrest over the heavenly star gold stone threatened to spread. Meanwhile, the True-Form Yao Beasts of the Demon Luo Tree Sea realized human cultivators had likely stolen the treasure and used them to bear the Subterranean Beast Tide, so they retaliated by spreading the news.

• The Wenying Tower Master recognized that the heavenly star gold stone could spark factional disputes and resolved to keep his people from abusing Wenying Tower’s name.
• An intelligence organization discovered that True-Form Yao Beasts from the Demon Luo Tree Sea had spread the news about the heavenly star gold stone.
• The yao beast overlords recalled that the Subterranean Beast Tide had cost them many lives while human cultivators fought nearby and searched the same site for treasure.
• The yao beast overlords confirmed that the human cultivators had fought over something taken from the Demon Luo Tree Sea and concluded that the stolen object was the heavenly star gold stone.
• Unable to openly pursue the culprits, the yao beast overlords chose to wage a war of public opinion.

A Heart Domain Realm figure reviewed the conflict over the Heavenly Star Gold Stone and decided his neutral faction should not interfere. As Fu Mengxue neared Jade Night Snow City, she considered warning the sea folk away from White Mist Country before Yuan Yujun sent a huge fleet to welcome her.

• A figure learned that Kang Canglan and the other beast overlords had been victims in the struggle over the Heavenly Star Gold Stone, and recognized that their actions had benefited humanity.
• The figure weighed the treasure’s value and the possibility of taking it but chose not to interfere because his faction was neutral and powerful cultivators were expected to leave lower-level opportunities alone.
• Fu Mengxue arrived near Jade Night Snow Mountain and reflected on why the Snow Moon Cloud Heaven Pavilion maintained a branch there to secure its rare resource.
• Fu Mengxue considered warning the sea folk to stay away from White Mist Country as they threatened to encroach on its territory.
• Yuan Yujun sent several hundred Floating Rune Warships to welcome Fu Mengxue, who suspected the fleet was an attempt to curry favor after Yuan Yujun’s earlier behavior.

Fu Mengxue arrived and confronted Yuan Yujun, then examined Pei Yiman after sensing a strange cold energy in her body. Her examination revealed Pei Yiman’s intimate relationship with Ling Wuyuan, leaving the scandal exposed as Pei Yiman stood by her feelings for him.

• Yuan Yujun awkwardly welcomed Fu Mengxue, who coldly warned her that she would deal with her later.
• Yuan Yujun’s disciples watched her predicament, while Pei Yi noted that Ling Wuyuan’s life force had stabilized and he might soon wake.
• Fu Mengxue praised Yuan Yujun’s disciples before noticing unusual cold energy within Pei Yiman.
• Fu Mengxue examined Pei Yiman’s wrist and realized she had experienced relations between men and women, then glared angrily at Yuan Yujun.
• Pei Yiman lowered her head in embarrassment, then firmly declared through her actions that Ling Wuyuan was her man and she would not be ashamed.

Fu Mengxue set aside her anger at Pei Yi’s relationship with Ling Wuyuan and examined the unusual power inside her. She discovered that Pei Yi’s chill could convert foreign energies into more of itself, and the chapter left this abnormal ability unexplained.

• Fu Mengxue saw Pei Yi’s stubborn resolve and decided to observe what happened rather than immediately punish her.
• Fu Mengxue resolved to speak in Ling Wuyuan’s favor if his aptitude and character proved acceptable.
• Fu Mengxue examined the power within Pei Yi while Yuan Yujun and the others waited.
• After more than ten minutes, Fu Mengxue discovered that Pei Yi’s chill could slowly convert foreign energies into chill like itself and expand its own scale.

Fu Mengxue discovered that Pei Yiman’s cold energy could absorb heat and convert it into more cold energy, an extraordinary trait that left her deeply shaken. She considered abandoning everything to take Pei Yiman back to the sect headquarters and grew furious at Yuan Yujun.

• Fu Mengxue explained that ordinary things declined because they continually lost their internal energy.
• After repeated observations, Fu Mengxue realized Pei Yiman’s cold energy absorbed heat and converted it into additional cold energy instead of being canceled out.
• Fu Mengxue was shocked by Pei Yiman’s potential and suspected that ordinary descriptions of special physiques could not explain it.
• Pei Yi felt uneasy at Fu Mengxue’s astonished reaction, unaware that Fu Mengxue wanted to take her back to the sect headquarters immediately.
• Fu Mengxue’s annoyance toward Ling Wuyuan and Pei Yiman turned into grief and anger, and she desperately wanted to beat Yuan Yujun.