Chapter Summaries

Ling Wuyuan advanced into the Divine Ability Realm and discovered he could perceive and manipulate the Power of Space, while the True Form Realm cultivators returned to attack him. The chapter ended with them dispersing the spiritual energy he had gathered just as he completed his advancement.

• As Ling Wuyuan advanced, he gradually perceived the Power of Space and realized his control over it was growing.
• Ling Wuyuan distorted space several kilometers away, destroying everything within a radius of several dozen meters with a single thought.
• Thirteen True Form Realm cultivators who had fought Ling Wuyuan reappeared nearby, and one urged the surviving fighters to capture him before he recovered further.
• Other experts and Heart Domain Realm Cultivators gathered or watched from afar as Ling Wuyuan absorbed vast quantities of spiritual energy.
• Nine True Form Realm cultivators jointly stopped the spiritual energy tide and shattered the pillar surrounding Ling Wuyuan.
• Ling Wuyuan opened his eyes and completed his advancement into the Divine Ability Realm.

Ling Wuyuan’s advancement to the Divine Ability Realm triggered the evolution of his Soul Beacon, which began taking over the Thorn Civilization’s Incubation Control Tower. As powerful figures attacked him from above a pit, Ling Wuyuan kept getting dressed, and a catastrophic explosion devastated the surrounding nation.

• Ling Wuyuan’s Soul Beacon evolved in the distant Dragon Beast Sea Ridge, merging with the console and seizing growing control over the Incubation Control Tower.
• The Soul Beacon’s growing power strengthened its connection with Ling Wuyuan, who could now sense its condition and interfere with spatial power more effectively.
• Ling Wuyuan sensed powerful figures at the edge of the pit and summoned a new set of Talismanic Armor to put on.
• The figures attacked Ling Wuyuan from above rather than entering the pit, but he continued getting dressed.
• A massive explosion split the ground across tens of thousands of miles, sank mountains, destroyed rivers, reshaped the nation, and cut its population in half.

Ling Wuyuan emerged unharmed behind the nine attackers and caught them off guard, killing five and badly wounding two. He paused afterward, pleased with his improved strength and apparently giving the four survivors time to regroup so he could keep testing himself against them.

• As the nine attackers watched the underground pit, they guessed Ling Wuyuan had dodged their attack and discussed forcing him out.
• Ling Wuyuan appeared behind the nine without anyone noticing and listened to their conversation.
• Ling Wuyuan attacked, killing five attackers and leaving two more gravely wounded.
• Ling Wuyuan remarked that his improvements were substantial and his weapon felt weightless, then let the survivors regroup.

Ling Wuyuan recovered from his grave injuries and advanced to the Divine Ability Realm, astonishing the onlookers. He resumed fighting four opponents and revealed that his evolved [Abyssal Divine Speed] let him move without disturbing the world around him.

• Onlookers sensed spatial fluctuations around Ling Wuyuan and realized he had advanced to the Divine Ability Realm despite his age and recent injuries.
• Ling Wuyuan ignored his opponents’ disbelief, checked his physical condition, and faced the remaining four.
• Ling Wuyuan fought the four with his physical strength and speed as they struggled to keep up.
• The four unleashed their divine abilities, and Ling Wuyuan activated his evolved [Innate Divine Ability—Abyssal Divine Speed].
• Ling Wuyuan’s attacks accelerated dramatically, and he moved as though incorporeal until his strikes collided with his enemies.

Ling Wuyuan tested [Abyssal Divine Speed]'s new ability and effortlessly defeated four [True Form Realm cultivators]. As he prepared to kill them, an old spectator proposed ransoming their lives to their factions.

• Ling Wuyuan realized [Abyssal Divine Speed] reduced the harmful effects of moving at extreme speeds and let him travel silently.
• Ling Wuyuan used the ability to tear through four opponents' attacks and leave them gravely wounded but alive.
• Ling Wuyuan judged that the four had not tested the limits of his strength and raised his sword to finish them off.
• An old man among the spectators suggested that Ling Wuyuan spare the four and demand ransom from their factions.

Ling Wuyuan refused a ransom for the four defeated men and prepared to kill them, but Zhong Yunxuan intervened to save his elder brother. Ling Wuyuan challenged Zhong Yunxuan to a fight, and Zhong Yunxuan accepted.

• Ling Wuyuan rejected the old man's ransom proposal and sent his sword toward the four men.
• Zhong Yunxuan appeared and blocked Ling Wuyuan's attack with his spear.
• Zhong Yunxuan knocked his elder brother unconscious when he tried to refuse the rescue.
• Zhong Yunxuan offered thirty True Form Realm secret manuals and other compensation to take his elder brother away.
• Ling Wuyuan said Zhong Yunxuan could take anyone he wanted if he defeated him, drew with him, or made him happy, and Zhong Yunxuan agreed to fight.

Zhong Yunxuan and Ling Wuyuan found satisfaction in facing one another as steadfast, powerful opponents, then escalated their battle to terrifying speeds in the high sky. Zhong Yunxuan revealed that his [Innate Divine Ability], [Within Sight], let him attack any target he could see while ignoring distance.

• Zhong Yunxuan recalled his disappointment in his brother’s disgraceful tactics and his excitement at finding Ling Wuyuan as a worthy opponent.
• Zhong Yunxuan sensed Ling Wuyuan’s conviction that the strong devouring the weak was natural, and admired how firmly he upheld it.
• Ling Wuyuan sensed Zhong Yunxuan’s pride and steadfast self-will, and raised his acceleration to fifteenfold.
• Ling Wuyuan’s sword lights tore vast ravines through the clouds as the battle moved far above the surface.
• Zhong Yunxuan joyfully used his [Innate Divine Ability], [Within Sight], which allowed him to attack visible targets while ignoring distance.

Ling Wuyuan faced Zhong Yunxuan’s long-range spatial spear attacks and inferred the mechanics of his [Within Sight] ability. He raised [Abyssal Divine Speed] to twenty times, unleashing sword light so fast and dangerous that Zhong Yunxuan and the spectators were caught off guard and forced to react.

• Zhong Yunxuan attacked Ling Wuyuan with [Within Sight], sending a spear thrust through space toward him.
• Ling Wuyuan disrupted the surrounding space, sensed the incoming strike early, and deflected the spear with his sword.
• Zhong Yunxuan attacked again, and Ling Wuyuan recognized that his divine ability used strange mechanics to deliver nearly instantaneous long-range strikes.
• Ling Wuyuan raised his acceleration multiplier to twenty times and unleashed sword lights at nearly ten million li per second.
• Zhong Yunxuan and the spectators recoiled at Ling Wuyuan’s speed, and the spectators retreated a million li to avoid the sword qi.

Ling Wuyuan discovered that Zhong Yunxuan’s [Innate Divine Ability] depended on locking onto his target, then overwhelmed it with his speed. Zhong Yunxuan summoned his [True Form], and the two clashed in a fierce battle that left even True Form Realm observers unable to follow their movements.

• Ling Wuyuan analyzed Zhong Yunxuan’s [Within Sight] and realized his speed could exceed the ability’s capacity to track him.
• Ling Wuyuan’s attacks wounded Zhong Yunxuan, who struggled to keep up with his afterimages.
• Zhong Yunxuan summoned a giant eye as his [True Form], allowing him to lock onto Ling Wuyuan and unleash a barrage of spear attacks.
• Ling Wuyuan chose to confront Zhong Yunxuan at full strength rather than evade or wait out the [True Form]’s limitations.
• Ling Wuyuan and Zhong Yunxuan exchanged overwhelming sword and spear attacks, while the onlookers struggled to see their movements.

Zhong Yunxuan used his True Form to attack Ling Wuyuan with long-range, precisely targeted strikes, but Ling Wuyuan’s overwhelming speed and strength let him block them and push Zhong toward defeat. Just as Ling Wuyuan was about to land a hit, a third party intervened with a power that immobilized both fighters and sent golden hands toward Ling.

• Zhong Yunxuan deployed his True Form, using enhanced vision, tracking, and penetrating attacks against Ling Wuyuan.
• Ling Wuyuan blocked Zhong Yunxuan’s attacks while resisting his attempt to shrink the distance at which they appeared.
• Zhong Yunxuan’s True Form began to collapse as Ling Wuyuan broke through his defenses.
• A figure controlling events from afar enveloped the area in pale yellow light and stalled the surrounding spiritual energy.
• The figure made Ling Wuyuan and Zhong Yunxuan stiffen in place, then sent illusory golden hands surging toward Ling Wuyuan.

Wei Yanchen appeared and used his domain to restrain everyone, then subdued Zhong Yunxuan and focused his power on capturing Ling Wuyuan. Ling Wuyuan struggled to move under the pressure but remained uninjured, leaving Wei Yanchen stunned by his resilience.

• Wei Yanchen’s pale yellow domain bound everyone nearby, with Ling Wuyuan and Zhong Yunxuan bearing the strongest suppression.
• Zhong Yunxuan redirected his attack from Ling Wuyuan to Wei Yanchen, unleashing a near-peak spear strike despite his weakened condition.
• Wei Yanchen warped space to disrupt Zhong Yunxuan’s Eye’s Reach, blocked the strike, and sent Zhong Yunxuan flying.
• Wei Yanchen incapacitated Zhong Yunxuan without finishing him and concentrated most of his domain’s power on Ling Wuyuan.
• Ling Wuyuan found movement difficult under the pressure but showed no obvious injuries, and Wei Yanchen marveled at his resilience.

Ling Wuyuan waited as a powerful being opened a spatial portal that shattered Wei Yanchen’s domain. Before the newcomer arrived, Ling Wuyuan killed Wei Yanchen with overwhelming strength, leaving Zhong Yunxuan stunned.

• Wei Yanchen wondered how Ling Wuyuan had survived his domain’s crushing pressure and demanded to know his secret.
• Ling Wuyuan told Wei Yanchen to get ready as an ice-blue pillar of light tore apart Wei Yanchen’s domain.
• The pillar became a spatial portal, whose aura revealed that an immensely powerful being was trying to cross over.
• Wei Yanchen realized Ling Wuyuan’s ally was about to arrive and considered retreating, while Ling Wuyuan prepared to attack.
• Ling Wuyuan killed Wei Yanchen before he could finish speaking, and Zhong Yunxuan was astonished by Ling Wuyuan’s overwhelming strength.

Ling Wuyuan attacked Wei Yanchen at the fastest speed he could safely sustain, using [Torrent of Destiny] to make [Doomfall Calamity] reveal Wei Yanchen’s weaknesses. As Wei Yanchen hurried to defend himself, Ling Wuyuan pressed in with a potentially fatal strike.

• Ling Wuyuan adjusted [Abyssal Divine Speed] to his safe limit and charged at Wei Yanchen, activating [Doomfall Calamity] and his other techniques.
• Ling Wuyuan used [Torrent of Destiny] to consume his Destiny and Karma and force [Doomfall Calamity] to analyze Wei Yanchen’s weaknesses.
• [Doomfall Calamity] exposed flaws in Wei Yanchen’s defenses, giving Ling Wuyuan targets for a rapid attack.
• Wei Yanchen sensed danger, abandoned his contempt, and tried to gather his strength to block Ling Wuyuan.
• Ling Wuyuan’s speed outpaced Wei Yanchen, who could not keep up without having prepared in advance.

Ling Wuyuan killed Wei Yanchen with a strike so fast that neither Wei Yanchen nor most spectators could react, and the resulting Sword Qi devastated the battlefield. He spared Zhong Yunxuan and walked toward the opening teleportation gate, leaving their rivalry unresolved.

• Ling Wuyuan crossed the distance to Wei Yanchen at overwhelming speed, pierced his True Essence shield, and killed him before he could use his Innate Divine Ability.
• The force of Ling Wuyuan's strike unleashed Sword Qi across the battlefield, terrifying the spectators and sweeping toward Zhong Yunxuan.
• The Sword Qi passed around Zhong Yunxuan without harming him, and Ling Wuyuan appeared before him with his body covered in wounds.
• Ling Wuyuan said Zhong Yunxuan had performed well and used the Sword Qi to shove him away, sparing him as promised.
• Ling Wuyuan headed toward the teleportation gate, declined Zhong Yunxuan's challenge to fight again, and said their battle would become the greatest glory of Zhong Yunxuan's life.

Su Qingyue arrived through a spacetime portal to collect Ling Wuyuan and was astonished by his strength and the destruction around him. Ling Wuyuan explained that he had casually killed Wei Yanchen, then claimed Su Qingyue had helped too, leaving her confused because she had only just arrived.

• Su Qingyue emerged from a spacetime portal, and Ling Wuyuan sensed the immense power and defenses surrounding her.
• Ling Wuyuan greeted Su Qingyue, who recognized him as a sixteen-year-old Divine Ability Realm cultivator and welcomed him as one of their own.
• Su Qingyue asked Ling Wuyuan about the spreading Sword Qi and the gathered cultivators, then noticed Wei Yanchen's headless corpse.
• Ling Wuyuan said he had casually killed Wei Yanchen because he had come to cause trouble.
• Ling Wuyuan told Su Qingyue that she had helped during the fight, and she protested that she had only just arrived.

Su Qingyue and Ling Wuyuan returned through her portal to Jade Night Snow Mountain after Ling explained how her portal had broken his enemy’s domain. Ling reunited with Pei Yiman and Yan Xiujin, who welcomed him back, and reassured Pei Yiman that his wounds were minor.

• Ling Wuyuan explained that Su Qingyue’s portal had torn apart his opponent’s domain and given him a chance to win.
• Su Qingyue asked whether Ling Wuyuan had finished handling his affairs, and he said they could return to Jade Night Snow Mountain.
• Su Qingyue guided Ling Wuyuan through the space-time passage, and they crossed tens of billions of kilometers in a few seconds.
• Pei Yiman threw herself into Ling Wuyuan’s arms and welcomed him back.
• Yan Xiujin joined Ling Wuyuan, held his other hand, and told him how much she had missed him.
• Pei Yiman asked about Ling Wuyuan’s injuries, and he said they were minor and would heal on their own.

Ling Wuyuan healed his visible wounds in front of Pei Yiman and the others, who eagerly touched his unmarked skin. After Fu Mengxue objected to their behavior as improper for the sect, Su Qingyue cited Ling Wuyuan’s accomplishments in the Northern Domain, and Fu Mengxue changed her mind.

• Ling Wuyuan rapidly healed his surface wounds and explained that his special constitution would still need time to fully recover.
• Wu Yanlian touched Ling Wuyuan’s chest, and Xi Xianlan and the other Senior Sisters eagerly joined in while Pei Yiman held his hand.
• Su Qingyue asked Yuan Yujun whether the group had always been so familiar with one another, and Yuan Yujun confirmed they had a good relationship.
• Fu Mengxue objected that the younger generation’s conduct damaged the sect’s decorum, but Su Qingyue said it was not impossible and urged elders not to interfere.
• Su Qingyue told Fu Mengxue about Ling Wuyuan’s accomplishments in the Northern Domain, and Fu Mengxue agreed that the conduct was not impossible.

After Su Qingyue and Ling Wuyuan entered the portal, Qu Yichen realized Su Qingyue was a Void Glimpse Realm cultivator and feared the danger Wenying Tower might have faced. Ling Wuyuan’s power and Snow Moon Cloud Heaven Pavilion’s strength left the Golden Mist Continent’s other factions in awe, while Qu Yichen considered selling his battle footage.

• Qu Yichen shut off the rune artifact after Su Qingyue and Ling Wuyuan entered the portal, then recognized Su Qingyue as a Void Glimpse Realm cultivator.
• Qu Yichen feared that Su Qingyue might have been manipulating events around Ling Wuyuan and felt relieved that he had repaired relations between Wenying Tower and Snow Moon Cloud Heaven Pavilion.
• Qu Yichen reflected on Ling Wuyuan’s extraordinary talent and battle strength, and accepted why Ling Wuyuan held such authority within Snow Moon Cloud Heaven Pavilion.
• Qu Yichen considered selling the battle footage he had recorded, deciding that he still needed to profit from the events.
• People across the Golden Mist Continent discussed Ling Wuyuan and Snow Moon Cloud Heaven Pavilion, then concluded they were too insignificant to affect them.

Ling Wuyuan contemplated the growth of his abilities and Soul Beacon, which was gradually taking control of the Incubation Control Tower at the cost of some of his Destiny and Karma. He expected his past achievements to soon bring him a surge of Destiny and Karma, then shared a quiet morning with Pei Yiman on Jade Night Snow Mountain.

• The native factions of the Golden Mist Continent reacted to Ling Wuyuan's achievements with despair or inspiration, recognizing the enormous gap between themselves and him.
• Ling Wuyuan considered how his Abyssal Divine Speed and Torrent of Destiny could develop after reaching the Divine Ability Realm.
• Ling Wuyuan sensed that his Soul Beacon was steadily absorbing the Incubation Control Tower, apparently helping him gain control of the Dragon Beast Sea Ridge without provoking rejection.
• Ling Wuyuan realized that the process consumed his Destiny and Karma, but expected his earlier achievements to soon replenish it in a dramatic increase.
• Pei Yiman woke beside Ling Wuyuan, and the two shared an affectionate moment before breakfast.

Ling Wuyuan spent a leisurely morning with Pei Yiman and Yan Xiujin before meeting Yuan Yujun, Su Qingyue, and the others to explain the main effect of his [Abyssal Divine Speed]. He left his other abilities undisclosed, recognizing that his allies were still faction members rather than people he fully trusted.

• Ling Wuyuan gave Yan Xiujin a spatial ring of Northern Domain specialties, and she joked that she would become his little wife.
• Ling Wuyuan met Yuan Yujun, Su Qingyue, and the others and described [Abyssal Divine Speed]'s ability to accelerate his movement.
• Yao Yueyan questioned whether Ling Wuyuan should reveal his trump card, but he said that knowing about his speed would not make him easy to target.
• Ling Wuyuan kept the divine ability's branch functions and his second [Innate Divine Ability], [Torrent of Destiny], secret because he did not yet fully trust everyone present.