Chapter Summaries

During the Beast Taming Sect’s selection, Duan Yingnian and Qin Hu of the Thunderous Sword displayed powerful Monster Beasts, while Hu Qingtong stunned the crowd with her Silver Horned Profound Ice Tiger’s precise control of ice pillars. Ye Zhen was left to demonstrate, but the chapter ended before he acted, as Qin Hu conceded to Hu Qingtong and invited Ye Zhen to leave with him.

• Duan Yingnian showed the Blazing Light Fierce Ape’s True Spirit Flame and became the first candidate selected.
• Ma Yue divided the remaining martial artists into groups, placing Ye Zhen, Hu Qingtong, and Qin Hu of the Thunderous Sword together.
• Qin Hu unleashed the Black Winged Thunder Python’s lightning attacks, drawing the crowd’s admiration.
• Hu Qingtong demonstrated the Silver Horned Profound Ice Tiger’s ability to direct its ice pillars through complex formations, astonishing the spectators.
• Ma Yue called on Ye Zhen to demonstrate, but Duan Yingnian objected and Qin Hu conceded to Hu Qingtong, asking Ye Zhen to leave with him.

Ye Zhen revealed that his Cloud Winged Tiger King Xiao Mao could change its size, astonishing Yang Yiguan and earning an invitation to the banquet with the fee waived. The chapter ended as Yang Yiguan led Ye Zhen and Hu Qingtong upstairs to dine, while Qin Hu left after challenging Ye Zhen to prove himself at the Spirit Gathering Assembly.

• Qin Hu offered to leave with Ye Zhen, but Ye Zhen insisted on demonstrating his Monster Beast before Yang Yiguan chose.
• Ye Zhen made Xiao Mao shrink and grow, startling the crowd and prompting Yang Yiguan to rush down and question him about the ability.
• Ye Zhen introduced himself and asked Yang Yiguan if he could dine with him.
• Yang Yiguan invited both Ye Zhen and Hu Qingtong to the banquet and waived Ye Zhen's five hundred thousand Mid-grade Spirit Crystal fee.
• Ye Zhen reminded Qin Hu that persistence could bring miracles, and Qin Hu departed after challenging him to the next day's Spirit Gathering Assembly.
• Yang Yiguan took Ye Zhen upstairs by the hand, and the banquet began.

At Yang Yiguan’s banquet, the martial artists asked about strengthening their Monster Beasts and Demonic Servants, while Ye Zhen observed Yang’s careful handling of their questions. Hu Qingtong’s question about Monster Beast Transformation revealed that the Demon Race had destroyed the Beast Taming Sect 107 years earlier.

• Duan Yingnian asked how his Blazing Light Fierce Ape could advance its True Spirit Flame, and Yang Yiguan explained that Heart Refining Fire Dew could awaken its Void Burning Flame.
• Yang Yiguan answered questions from the other martial artists about making their Demonic Servants stronger and more obedient.
• Hu Qingtong asked about Monster Beast Transformation, and Yang Yiguan explained that transformed beasts belonged to the Demon Race and could be difficult to distinguish from humans.
• Yang Yiguan said that the Demon Race had appeared in the True Spirit Domain 107 years earlier and revealed that it had destroyed the Beast Taming Sect.

At Yang Yiguan's dinner, he revealed that the Demon Race had destroyed the Beast Taming Sect and explained how Ye Zhen's Cloud Winged Tiger King could advance by fusing the powerful Monster Beast essence blood in its body. Ye Zhen learned that the Five Elements Blood Fusion Pill could speed the process, but Yang Yiguan had none, and the chapter ended with Yang presenting the guests a bounty jade slip.

• Yang Yiguan told the guests that the Demon Race had exterminated the Beast Taming Sect one hundred and seven years earlier.
• Ye Zhen asked how his Cloud Winged Tiger King could overcome its bloodline limits, and Yang Yiguan deduced it contained unfused innate essence blood from a powerful Monster Beast.
• Yang Yiguan explained that the tiger could advance by fusing the essence blood, but that the process might take centuries without help.
• Yang Yiguan named the Five Elements Blood Fusion Pill as a way to accelerate fusion, then told Ye Zhen he had no pills because only the Beast Taming Sect's Sect Master could make them.
• Yang Yiguan gave each guest a Spirit Record of Beasts and a bounty jade slip, promising to fulfill any request from whoever found the bounty's object.

Ye Zhen learned that Yang Yiguan’s bounty might lead to help advancing his Cloud Winged Tiger King, while Hu Qingtong secretly planted a strand of green light in the beast’s tail. After Tian Guizhang warned him that Duan Yingnian’s powerful nephew would attend tomorrow’s Spirit Gathering Assembly, Ye Zhen eagerly looked forward to the contest.

• Yang Yiguan promised to do everything in his power to help Ye Zhen advance the Cloud Winged Tiger King if Ye Zhen completed his difficult bounty for a purple scale.
• Ye Zhen and Hu Qingtong found their tigers cuddling outside Moon Embracing Tower, and Hu Qingtong secretly slipped a strand of green light into Xiao Mao’s tail while petting it.
• Ye Zhen read Yang Yiguan’s bounty and suspected the purple scale was connected to the Demon Race’s destruction of the Beast Taming Sect.
• Tian Guizhang warned Ye Zhen that White Bone Young Master, Duan Yingnian’s nephew, had emerged from seclusion and would represent the Longevity Sect at the Spirit Gathering Assembly.
• Ye Zhen learned of White Bone Young Master’s strength and ruthless nature, then reacted to Tian Guizhang’s warning with excitement about the assembly.

Cult Master Jian Qianxiong promised lavish rewards to the five Sun Moon Divine Cult participants if they succeeded at the Spirit Gathering Assembly, then led them toward Immortal Light Mountain on a Six-winged Emerald Light Cicada. As they neared their destination, Jian sensed an unusual fluctuation trailing them, unaware that it came from a faint azure light on Cloud Winged Tiger King Xiao Mao’s tail.

• Jian Qianxiong promised promotions, cultivation privileges, access to the Sun Moon Divine Altar, Deputy Cult Master privileges, and a mysterious grand prize for victory at the Spirit Gathering Assembly.
• Ye Zhen, Nian Xinghe, Zuo Xiong, Yu He, and Zhuang Ling roared their confidence, and Jian ordered the group to set out.
• Jian and the others boarded a Six-winged Emerald Light Cicada and flew toward Immortal Light Mountain, while Deputy Cult Master Yao Sen stayed behind to guard the Divine Cult.
• During the flight, Jian sensed a strange power fluctuation following them, but he dismissed it as a disturbance in the Worldly Essence.
• After three hours, the group arrived at Immortal Light Mountain, and Ye Zhen opened his eyes to a startling sight.

Ye Zhen and the Sun Moon Divine Cult arrived at Immortal Light Mountain, where they faced the dangers of the Spirit Gathering Assembly and assessed their rival participants. Myriad Stars Tower’s Yan Yijun vowed to kill Ye Zhen, while Elder Du warned him not to underestimate his opponent.

• Ye Zhen admired Immortal Light Mountain and thought of Caiyi, while Feng Qingyue comforted him about the distance to his homeland.
• Jian Qianxiong led the group through mountain paths crowded with Heaven Grade Monster Beasts, and Ji Yuanxiu and Feng Qingyue warned the participants about the trial grounds.
• The Sun Moon Divine Cult and Myriad Stars Tower observed each other’s lineups, and Zhu Ling identified an unfamiliar black-clad martial artist as a likely threat.
• Yan Yijun recognized Ye Zhen as the man who had killed his Seventeenth Uncle and vowed to kill him, but Elder Du warned that Ye Zhen must not be underestimated.
• The Divine Cult’s leaders briefed Ye Zhen and the others on rival fighters’ abilities, then Zhu Ling pointed out the White Bone Young Master.

At the Spirit Gathering Assembly, the Sun Moon Divine Cult and Longevity Sect traded insults and placed bounties on each other’s fighters while Zhu Ling warned Ye Zhen’s group about their powerful rivals. As Immortal Light Mountain’s immortal light receded, Jian Qianxiong hurried the group toward the Trial Secret Realm, which had to open within half an hour.

• Zhu Ling warned Ye Zhen and the others that White Bone Young Master Li Kechu had advanced to the late fourth level of the Pulse Forging Realm and mastered an unknown Divine Ability Martial Skill.
• Yin Changsheng mocked the Sun Moon Divine Cult’s weak lineup, and Jian Qianxiong answered by listing Ye Zhen’s devastating losses against the Longevity Sect.
• Yin Changsheng offered to make whoever brought him Ye Zhen’s head his final disciple, while Jian Qianxiong offered one High-grade Spirit Crystal for the heads of Longevity Sect fighters.
• Zhu Ling described Young Master Demonic Sound Shang Lingqi’s peak fourth-level cultivation and warned that Qingyun Fort’s fighters relied on powerful Spirit Weapons.
• Jian Qianxiong rallied the Sun Moon Divine Cult’s fighters, and Ye Zhen noticed that the Sect Master’s apparent soul secret art had not affected him.
• Immortal Light Mountain’s immortal light receded, and Jian Qianxiong led the group toward the Trial Secret Realm before its trial began.

The five factions opened the Trial Secret Realm, and their candidates received instructions to collect three scale tokens and survive for seven days. Ye Zhen entered first, while the five faction leaders reacted strangely as he crossed the gate.

• The five sect masters activated their jade talismans and distributed copied tokens showing the scale the candidates needed to find.
• Jian Qianxiong, Feng Qingyue, and Tian Guizhang explained the dangers of the realm, including powerful Monster Beasts, rival participants, and the seven-day survival requirement.
• Ye Zhen learned that the Great Maze Divine Talisman could suppress the tokens' aura and wondered whether more than five factions were involved in the trial.
• The five sect masters combined their power to open the Secret Realm Gate, and the candidates began entering.
• Ye Zhen entered first, and the leaders of all five factions showed strange expressions as he crossed the gate.

Ye Zhen entered the Trial Secret Realm and survived an ambush by six coordinated Heaven-tier Monster Beasts. After realizing the beasts were organized and might attract reinforcements, he fled with Xiao Mao, unaware that dozens of streaks of light would soon converge on the battlefield.

• Jian Qianxiong and the other sect leaders discussed a strange power fluctuation near the Secret Realm Gate, and Jian Qianxiong suspected it might be connected to Ye Zhen.
• After entering the Trial Secret Realm, Ye Zhen sensed an unexplained fluctuation from Xiao Mao but found nothing unusual when he searched the tiger.
• Six Heaven-tier Monster Beasts ambushed Ye Zhen, who evaded their attack with Silver Thread Flash and killed the Six Yang Blazing Steed and two others with his techniques.
• Ye Zhen realized the different Monster Beasts had coordinated their attack and could follow commands, then called Xiao Mao away before the blood scent attracted more beasts.
• Ye Zhen left the battlefield with Xiao Mao, while dozens of streaks of light converged on the Six Yang Blazing Steed's corpse around half an hour later.

Ye Zhen discovered that three Mid-grade Heaven-tier Green-eyed Poison Frogs carried a Trial Token and used his newly named Illusion Soul Divine Eyes to turn two of them against each other. As he attacked the remaining frog, he spotted something in the sky that shocked him.

• Ye Zhen traveled through the Trial Secret Realm searching for a Trial Token while contending with its vast terrain and many dangerous Monster Beasts.
• Three Mid-grade Heaven-tier Green-eyed Poison Frogs ambushed Ye Zhen, and he sensed that they carried a Trial Token.
• Ye Zhen sent Cloud Winged Tiger King Xiao Mao away and used his Illusion Soul Divine Eyes to make one frog attack another, triggering a brutal fight between them.
• Ye Zhen attacked the remaining frog with a Floating Cloud Finger, then glanced toward Xiao Mao and was stunned by what he saw.

Ye Zhen and Cloud Winged Tiger King Xiao Mao survived the Black Winged Dragon Eagle’s attack when an unknown azure power frightened it away, and Ye Zhen thanked the hidden presence before searching the Green-eyed Poison Frog corpses for the Trial Token. Deep in the Trial Secret Realm, an old man in purple armor ordered Xuan Hu to find the unusual guest so he could meet him.

• The Black Winged Dragon Eagle ambushed Cloud Winged Tiger King Xiao Mao, but an azure radiance from Xiao Mao’s tail frightened it into fleeing.
• A wounded Green-eyed Poison Frog struck Ye Zhen with its tongue, and Ye Zhen killed it and two other weakened frogs after Xiao Mao charged to defend him.
• Ye Zhen comforted Xiao Mao over its weakness and worried that its Black Dragon Bloodline could take centuries to fuse.
• Ye Zhen searched Xiao Mao for the source of the azure radiance, failed to find it, and thanked the hidden presence for saving Xiao Mao.
• Ye Zhen began searching the Green-eyed Poison Frog corpses for the Trial Token while an old man in purple armor told Xuan Hu to find the unusual guest.

Ye Zhen obtained a Trial Token and encountered Cui Zhixun of the Longevity Sect, who tried to rob him and threaten him. Ye Zhen defeated Cui Zhixun and learned he carried a drop of the Longevity Sect’s sacred healing treasure, but killed him before he could bargain for his life.

• A purple-armored ancestor told Xuan Hu to find the strange guest, whose aura was linked to an Earth-tier High Grade Monster Beast.
• After escaping the Green-eyed Poison Frog, Ye Zhen carried a Trial Token that attracted other fighters and Monster Beasts.
• Cui Zhixun intercepted Ye Zhen, demanded his Trial Token, and dismissed the report that Ye Zhen had killed Yang Zhengxi.
• Ye Zhen struck Cui Zhixun with the Shattered Jade Seal, shattered his defense, and pinned him to the ground.
• Cui Zhixun revealed that the Longevity Sect had given him a life-saving Jade Talisman and a drop of Longevity Sacred Water.
• Ye Zhen pierced Cui Zhixun’s heart after realizing he had the sacred water with him.

Ye Zhen carried two Trial Tokens through the Trial Secret Realm and was attacked by White Bone Young Master Li Kechu, who used the Soul-Capturing Jade Skull to pull at Ye Zhen’s Innate Soul. Ye Zhen countered with a Soul Shocking Heavenly Lightning, and as Li Kechu reeled, a golden sword strike came down on him.

• Ye Zhen found Longevity Sacred Water and two Trial Tokens among Cui Zhixun’s possessions, then left the battlefield on Cloud Winged Tiger King Xiao Mao.
• Ye Zhen discovered that carrying two Trial Tokens greatly amplified their aura, attracting Monster Beasts from a much wider area.
• Li Kechu found Cui Zhixun’s corpse, sensed lingering vitality, and tracked Ye Zhen through the night.
• After battling Monster Beasts, Ye Zhen confronted Li Kechu, who revealed the Soul-Capturing Jade Skull and attacked Ye Zhen’s Innate Soul with its bells and black light.
• Ye Zhen drew on the Battle Soul Blood Banner and detonated a Soul Shocking Heavenly Lightning against Li Kechu, then a massive golden sword strike flashed toward him.

Ye Zhen severed White Bone Young Master Li Kechu’s arm and discovered that Soul Shocking Heavenly Lightning could counter his bone techniques. A horde of Heaven-tier Monster Beasts interrupted their fight, forcing both men to flee, and Ye Zhen was left badly injured while escaping on Cloud Winged Tiger King Xiao Mao.

• Ye Zhen’s Heart Sword cut through Li Kechu’s defenses, severed his right arm, and knocked the Soul-Capturing Jade Skull loose.
• Li Kechu’s White Bone giant hand crushed Ye Zhen’s Shattered Jade Seal, but Ye Zhen destroyed the hand with Soul Shocking Heavenly Lightning.
• Dozens of Heaven-tier Monster Beasts converged on the fighters, and Li Kechu used Ghost Shadow Blood Escape to flee without his arm or Jade Skull.
• Ye Zhen retrieved Li Kechu’s severed arm and the Soul-Capturing Jade Skull, then escaped on Xiao Mao as the Monster Beasts attacked.
• The attacks shattered Ye Zhen’s defenses and broke his breastbone, but Xiao Mao caught him and sped away while Ye Zhen used Soul Shocking Heavenly Lightning to escape the pursuing beasts.
• Ye Zhen took pills to restore his energy and heal his injuries, then looked back and was shocked by what he saw.

Ye Zhen used Longevity Sacred Water to heal his shattered chest while fleeing the pursuing beast tide, then decided to fight the remaining Monster Beasts alone. He sent Cloud Winged Tiger King Xiao Mao skyward and began his first attack, leaving the battle’s outcome unresolved.

• Ye Zhen struggled to escape the relentless beast tide as High-grade and Mid-grade Heaven-tier Monster Beasts closed in, while his injuries and Xiao Mao’s dwindling stamina threatened his survival.
• Ye Zhen drank Longevity Sacred Water from Cui Zhixun, and its powerful healing effect rapidly repaired his chest and internal injuries.
• With his injuries healed and most pursuers falling behind, Ye Zhen decided to take on the beast tide alone and told Xiao Mao to fly high and recover.
• Ye Zhen provoked a nearby Flying Sky Demonic Lizard and trapped it with Illusion Soul Divine Eyes as Xiao Mao shot into the sky.
• A Wind-Splitting Black-tailed Vulture overtook the Flying Sky Demonic Lizard and launched a massive wind Spirit Blade at Ye Zhen.

Ye Zhen used Illusion Soul Divine Eyes to trick the Flying Sky Demonic Lizard into killing the Wind-Splitting Black-tailed Vulture, then faced the Golden Back Stone Beast King and Fire Spirit Giant Bear. The Golden Back Stone Beast King's enormous Earth Spirit Energy palm struck Ye Zhen and blasted him away, while Xuan Hu's warning caused the Thousand Mile Demon to faint and fall from the sky.

• Xuan Hu watched Ye Zhen fight through the Thousand Mile Demon's eyes and dismissed him as unworthy of being the ancestors' guest.
• Ye Zhen's illusion made the Flying Sky Demonic Lizard mistake the Wind-Splitting Black-tailed Vulture for a threat, and the lizard killed it.
• The Golden Back Stone Beast King and Fire Spirit Giant Bear arrived and attacked Ye Zhen with an Earth Spirit Energy palm and a fire dragon.
• Ye Zhen's Shattered Jade Seal blocked the fire dragon, but the Golden Back Stone Beast King's palm overwhelmed the blast and struck him as he escaped with Silver Thread Flash.
• As Ye Zhen was flung away, the Flying Sky Demonic Lizard turned toward the Golden Back Stone Beast King and Fire Spirit Giant Bear, and Xuan Hu shouted a warning.
• Xuan Hu's released aura overwhelmed the Thousand Mile Demon, which rolled its eyes back and fell from the sky.

Ye Zhen used the Illusion Soul Divine Eyes to turn the Fire Spirit Giant Bear against the Golden Back Stone Beast King, then killed the wounded King with a devastating purple sword strike. Xuan Hu appeared and, seeing Golden Back dead, confronted Ye Zhen in fury.

• The Flying Sky Demonic Lizard bit the Golden Back Stone Beast King, but the King crushed it beneath its hind leg.
• Ye Zhen used the Illusion Soul Divine Eyes to make the Fire Spirit Giant Bear attack the Golden Back Stone Beast King, though the effort drained most of his Soul Power.
• The Golden Back Stone Beast King fought back, killed the Fire Spirit Giant Bear with its Earth Spirit Hammer, and began drawing power from the Worldly Essence.
• Ye Zhen unleashed a purple sword strike that split the Earth Spirit Hammer and killed the Golden Back Stone Beast King, destroying Feng Qingyue's battle saber in the process.
• Xuan Hu emerged from the void, saw Golden Back's corpse, and accused Ye Zhen of killing him before directing his killing intent at Ye Zhen.

Xuan Hu arrived and tried to kill Ye Zhen for killing the Golden Back Stone Beast King, but Hu Qingtong intervened and revealed her ability to influence minds. The chapter ended with Hu Qingtong distracting Xuan Hu just as Ye Zhen considered taking advantage of his dazed state.

• Xuan Hu arrived and threatened to kill Ye Zhen, while his spiritual pressure pinned Ye Zhen and Cloud Winged Tiger King Xiao Mao in place.
• Ye Zhen considered using Zi Ling's power through the Soul Capturing Jade Bone, but Hu Qingtong emerged from Xiao Mao's tail and freed them from Xuan Hu's restraint.
• Hu Qingtong questioned Xuan Hu about the Demon Race and used her influence to make him reveal his name.
• Xuan Hu attacked Ye Zhen, but Hu Qingtong blocked him and stopped his Natal Spirit Weapon with another mind-influencing distraction.
• Ye Zhen noticed Xuan Hu had become dazed and began considering how to seize an advantage.

Ye Zhen absorbed the Golden Back Stone Beast King's remains to form its Essence Soul Pearl while Hu Qingtong questioned Xuan Hu about the Demon Race. The Old Ancestors intervened, spared Ye Zhen for now, and began to explain why they could not kill him.

• Ye Zhen used the Mirage Dragon Pearl to absorb the Golden Back Stone Beast King's energy, shaking the seal of its Third Layer Space as he condensed an Essence Soul Pearl.
• Hu Qingtong questioned Xuan Hu and learned that the Spirit Vein was shared with Qinglan Martial Capital's five major powers and that the Demon Race had three and a half members there, including Xuan Hu.
• The Old Ancestors' voice broke Hu Qingtong's control over Xuan Hu, reprimanded him for Little Gold's death, and invited Hu Qingtong to meet.
• Hu Qingtong argued that the Old Ancestors would not kill Ye Zhen, and Ye Zhen concealed the Cloud Winged Tiger King's true transformation by claiming it changed after entering a Secret Realm.
• The Old Ancestors told Ye Zhen that two reasons prevented them from killing him, explained the agreement barring interference in the trial, and began to reveal the second reason.