Chapter Summaries

Ye Zhen set out with Sea Breaking Great Sage for Shuilian Island, riding a Fire Pattern Golden Eagle while recovering from a night spent trying to refine the Dragon Tortoise Shell. After two days of travel, six figures carrying Black Dragon Command Flags approached, and Ye Zhen sensed danger.

• Sea Breaking Great Sage mistook Ye Zhen's exhaustion for overindulgence, but Ye Zhen explained that he had spent the night studying the Dragon Tortoise Shell.
• Sea Breaking Great Sage warned Ye Zhen not to ride Cloud Winged Tiger King Xiao Mao because the Dragon Alliance could recognize it, then lent him a Fire Pattern Golden Eagle for the journey.
• Xiao Mao revealed its Black Dragon aura and forced the Fire Pattern Golden Eagle to submit, after which the eagle obeyed Xiao Mao and flew after Sea Breaking Great Sage.
• Ye Zhen meditated on the eagle's back and reflected that his attempts to refine the Dragon Tortoise Shell had only softened it with powerful flames.
• After two days and two nights of travel, Ye Zhen sensed danger and saw six approaching figures with Black Dragon Command Flags.

Ye Zhen and Sea Breaking Great Sage traveled toward Shuilian Island while Dragon Alliance envoys repeatedly intercepted them, and Sea Breaking explained the island’s strict rules for the Pill Appreciation Convention. They reached the island’s harbor, where they would need to undergo inspection before entering.

• Six vigilant White Dragon Envoys approached Ye Zhen and Sea Breaking Great Sage, but recognized Sea Breaking and left without searching them.
• Sea Breaking told Ye Zhen that the envoys carried message talismans and that the Dragon Alliance could replace its White Dragon Envoys from a large pool of qualified martial artists.
• During five and a half days of travel, seven groups of White Dragon Envoys stopped them, then withdrew after recognizing Sea Breaking.
• Sea Breaking warned Ye Zhen that Shuilian Island’s prohibitions were strictly enforced, even against powerful experts, and said visitors would receive a Prohibition Talisman.
• Sea Breaking explained that Dragon Alliance Nine Regions Dragon Kings might attend the convention, but Ye Zhen was unlikely to be recognized if he stayed cautious.
• Ye Zhen and Sea Breaking reached Shuilian Island and headed for its seaport to undergo inspection and receive identity Jade Talismans.

Ye Zhen arrived at Shuilian Island with the Sea Breaking Great Sage for the Pill Appreciation Convention and learned about the island’s rules and One Smile Pavilion. After exploring the bustling Shuilian Market, Ye Zhen was confronted by a stall owner who recognized him.

• Ye Zhen and the Sea Breaking Great Sage landed on Shuilian Island, where Chen Pi welcomed them and gave them identity Jade Talismans.
• The Sea Breaking Great Sage explained that forbidden grounds and fighting outside One Smile Pavilion were prohibited, while One Smile Pavilion hosted duels and the settling of grudges.
• The Sea Breaking Great Sage brought Ye Zhen to their carefully arranged residence, then left to visit an old acquaintance.
• Ye Zhen washed, changed clothes, and went to Shuilian Market, where thousands of martial artists traded goods and services.
• A stall owner filled with killing intent stood in Ye Zhen’s way and challenged him for daring to come to the island.

Ye Zhen confronted Chu Yang on Shuilian Island and learned Qingyang Palace was seeking rare fire treasures to repair the Purple Flame Golden Lamp he had damaged. After trading insults and refusing Chu Yang’s challenge at first, Ye Zhen agreed to fight at One Smile Pavilion and demanded that Chu Yang stake the lamp if he lost; Chu Yang’s reaction to a treasure Ye Zhen then displayed left the wager unresolved.

• Chu Yang confronted Ye Zhen at his stall, where he and two elders were seeking rare fire-element treasures to repair the Purple Flame Golden Lamp.
• Ye Zhen taunted Chu Yang about the damaged lamp, and Qingyang Palace Supreme Second Elder Lu Jia blocked his path while the Supreme Grand Elder watched.
• Chu Yang challenged Ye Zhen to a match at One Smile Pavilion, but Ye Zhen mocked the difference in their cultivation and walked away.
• After Chu Yang vowed to kill Ye Zhen and settle their accounts, Ye Zhen turned back and accepted the match.
• Ye Zhen demanded the Purple Flame Golden Lamp as Chu Yang’s stake if Chu Yang lost, then revealed another treasure that made Chu Yang’s eyes widen.

Ye Zhen wagered Ten Thousand Year Fire Jade against Chu Yang’s Purple Flame Golden Lamp and agreed to duel at One Smile Pavilion after Chu Yang revealed he knew a secret about Ye Zhen’s past. The two arrived at the crowded arena, where they had to sign a life-and-death contract before fighting.

• Ye Zhen revealed that he possessed Ten Thousand Year Fire Jade and challenged Chu Yang to wager the Purple Flame Golden Lamp against it in a duel.
• Ye Zhen tried to leave, but Chu Yang repeatedly bargained with him for the jade and finally offered a secret concerning Ye Zhen in exchange for a match.
• Chu Yang said his secret involved Ye Zhen’s origins in the Black Dragon Domain and promised to reveal it after the duel, whether Ye Zhen won or lost.
• Ye Zhen accepted the match, and crowds of martial artists hurried to One Smile Pavilion to watch and place wagers.
• At the packed arena, Chu Yang told Ye Zhen that they had to sign a life-and-death contract before entering the fighting ground.

Ye Zhen and Chu Yang registered for a duel at One Smile Pavilion, where spectators bet heavily on Chu Yang because of the vast cultivation gap. As the odds shifted against Ye Zhen, he bet everything he owned on himself, leaving the watching martial artists stunned.

• The green-robed host confirmed that Ye Zhen and Chu Yang were willing to duel, recorded their stakes, and announced the match and their fighting records to the nearby bamboo towers.
• Gai Li, Leng Kang, and Xia Houyan assessed the fighters and placed bets, mostly favoring Chu Yang.
• The betting odds moved against Ye Zhen as most spectators backed Chu Yang, prompting Chu Yang to boast that he had wagered ten million Mid-grade Spirit Crystals on himself.
• Ye Zhen asked whether the duelists could bet on their own match, then wagered everything in his Storage Ring on his own victory.
• The host checked Ye Zhen’s bet, and the spectators who had just placed their bets froze in surprise.

The long-awaited duel between Ye Zhen and Chu Yang began after Yang Beng placed a heavy bet on Ye Zhen, driving his odds down and unsettling Chu Yang. Ye Zhen evaded Chu Yang’s opening attacks and countered with several techniques, leaving Chu Yang suddenly terrified as the first exchange continued.

• Ye Zhen’s odds plunged after a huge wager, and Gai Li suspected that the bettor knew something.
• Yang Beng arrived, placed his bet on Ye Zhen, and caused the odds to drop again, alarming Chu Yang and the spectators.
• The host began the duel, and Ye Zhen and Chu Yang charged at each other across the arena.
• Chu Yang split his Meteorite Bead into sixty-four flaming attacks, but Ye Zhen used his Mirage Body Technique and escaped the encirclement.
• Ye Zhen’s Soul Refining Divine Light struck Chu Yang’s afterimage, so he followed with two Three-Array Profound Fire Drills and a Thunder Serpent Blast.
• Chu Yang barely blocked the Thunder Serpent Blast, then widened his eyes in fear as the watching martial artists reacted with astonishment.

Ye Zhen overwhelmed Chu Yang with simultaneous attacks, then pinned him with Soul Refining Divine Light after Chu Yang focused on defense. He stopped the soul attack before it destroyed Chu Yang’s Innate Soul, leaving Chu Yang alive and stunned.

• Ye Zhen repeatedly launched three attacks at the exact same instant, forcing Chu Yang to retreat and defend with Spirit Weapons.
• Spectators marveled at Ye Zhen’s strength, while some predicted his low cultivation would make his power run out; Chu Yang adopted the same strategy and resolved to outlast him.
• Leng Kang watched Chu Yang defend himself and complained that Ye Zhen had cost him face, then abruptly stood when the fight ended.
• Ye Zhen’s Soul Refining Divine Light pierced Chu Yang’s layers of soul defense and stopped just before striking his Innate Soul.
• Chu Yang realized Ye Zhen had spared his life as the Soul Refining Divine Light withdrew and dissipated.

Ye Zhen defeated Chu Yang and won a large wager, then claimed Qingyang Palace’s Purple Flame Golden Lamp as the prize. After sparing Chu Yang, Ye Zhen accepted a favorable bond between them, but his expression changed in alarm as he looked toward the sky.

• Chu Yang admitted defeat after realizing he could not overcome Ye Zhen, and the arena erupted as most of the spectators lost their wagers.
• Gai Li and Xia Houyan ordered their people to investigate Ye Zhen, while Yang Beng watched him and wondered what made his abilities unusual.
• Ye Zhen collected eighty million Mid-grade Spirit Crystals, including his winnings, and asked Chu Yang to hand over the promised Purple Flame Golden Lamp.
• Chu Yang gave Ye Zhen the lamp and a Jade Talisman explaining its uses, then thanked him for sparing his life.
• Ye Zhen and Chu Yang acknowledged their favorable bond, and Chu Yang erased his Soul Imprint from the lamp.
• Before Ye Zhen could finish thanking Chu Yang, he looked toward the sky in terror.

Ye Zhen sensed his fated enemy approaching Shuilian Island and identified him as Dragon Alliance Leader Xie Tianhe, who was searching for him. Xie Tianhe’s Soul Power failed to detect Ye Zhen, and Ye Zhen left to prepare for their inevitable confrontation.

• Ye Zhen felt an intensifying crisis at One Smile Pavilion, concluded Xie Tianhe was approaching Shuilian Island, and returned to the market.
• Xie Tianhe arrived at Shuilian Island with Yu Changkong and Bian Ben, confirmed his fated enemy was nearby, and ordered Dragon Kings and White Dragon Envoys to gather.
• Xie Tianhe and his companions searched the island while Xie Tianhe scanned warriors with his Soul Power.
• Ye Zhen spotted Xie Tianhe approaching but remained unnoticed when Xie Tianhe’s divine sense swept over him.
• Ye Zhen concluded his Black Dragon Martial Vein concealed him while inactive, then vanished from the restaurant to prepare and improve his strength.

Ye Zhen used the Ten Thousand Year Fire Jade to create a temporary lower-grade spirit flame and repair the gash in the Purple Flame Golden Lamp. He succeeded, but burned himself badly and nearly destroyed the courtyard before someone shouted at him about the losses on Sky Wing Island.

• Ye Zhen examined the damaged Purple Flame Golden Lamp and realized he lacked the firepower to repair it with his current abilities.
• Ye Zhen decided to compress the Ten Thousand Year Fire Jade’s pure Fire Spirit Energy into the lamp’s Purple Crystal Flame Light.
• Ye Zhen’s compressed flame reached Spirit-tier Low Grade, releasing heat that burned his clothes, hair, and skin while a blue barrier contained the destruction.
• Ye Zhen guided the temporary spirit flame onto the lamp’s gash, then reshaped the melted Yangshuo Copper and reconnected the broken formation patterns.
• Ye Zhen finished the repair with his arms charred black, and a voice roared that he had nearly made Sky Wing Island lose everything.

Ye Zhen learned that his attempt to condense low-grade spirit fire had nearly caused widespread destruction, while the Sea Breaking Great Sage warned him to seek help before taking such risks. After hearing news of the Pill Appreciation Convention, Ye Zhen became determined to compete for a Great Treasury Palace Opening Pill, then turned to the Jade Talisman Chu Yang had given him to discover its promised secret about his safety.

• The Sea Breaking Great Sage rebuked Ye Zhen for nearly setting Shuilian Island ablaze, and Ye Zhen apologized for recklessly condensing low-grade spirit fire.
• Ye Zhen explained that his spirit fire could not be preserved, took hours to produce, and consumed most of his Four-colored Innate Soul Light.
• The Sea Breaking Great Sage told Ye Zhen that Xie Tianhe had arrived on Shuilian Island and that he had sent Talisman Signals to the other brothers to meet them.
• The Sea Breaking Great Sage reported that Pill King Shuilian’s Talent Bloodline Augmentation Pill output had fallen, but he would offer two Great Treasury Palace Opening Pills as compensation.
• The Sea Breaking Great Sage warned Ye Zhen that the Great Treasury Palace Opening Pills would draw fierce competition, and Ye Zhen vowed to act within his means.
• Ye Zhen inspected the repaired Purple Flame Golden Lamp, then sent his divine sense into the Jade Talisman Chu Yang had given him to seek the promised secret about his safety.

Ye Zhen learned how to use the Purple Flame Golden Lamp and heard that people connected to the Black Dragon Domain were plotting to kill him. He restored the lamp and advanced its Purple Crystal Flame Light to High-grade Heaven-tier flames, then resolved to obtain the Great Treasury Palace Opening Pill.

• Ye Zhen studied Chu Yang's instructions for the Purple Flame Golden Lamp and learned its attack, defense, and Soul Power-damaging abilities.
• Ye Zhen learned that two cultivators had discussed killing him and mentioned the Black Dragon Domain, prompting him to worry about his family there.
• Ye Zhen decided to seek contact with the Black Dragon Domain and find whoever was plotting against him.
• Ye Zhen poured Ten Thousand Year Fire Jade and seventy pounds of Earth Core Fire Paste into the Purple Flame Golden Lamp, advancing its Purple Crystal Flame Light to High-grade Heaven-tier flames.
• Ye Zhen tested how much Profound Fire Spirit Energy the lamp required and recognized it as a powerful new trump card.
• Ye Zhen resolved to obtain the Great Treasury Palace Opening Pill to address his cultivation weakness.

Ye Zhen attended the Pill Appreciation Convention on Shuilian Island, where Yan Yijun—whom Ye Zhen had once killed—confronted him alive and demanded revenge. The commotion drew the attention of Xie Tianhe, who recognized Ye Zhen with an unsettling sense of familiarity.

• Ye Zhen and the Sea Breaking Great Sage arrived at the Appreciation Pill Tower as thousands of martial artists gathered for the convention.
• Xie Tianhe searched the crowd for his fated enemy, while the Sea Breaking Great Sage led Ye Zhen away from him.
• Yan Yijun spotted Ye Zhen and fixed him with killing intent, shocking Ye Zhen by appearing alive and near the Palace Opening Realm.
• Yan Yijun accused Ye Zhen of killing him and causing grave losses to the Xuantian Yan Family, prompting Yan Wulou to recognize Ye Zhen and release a burst of killing intent.
• Xie Tianhe noticed Ye Zhen amid the disturbance and found himself unable to look away from him.

Dragon Alliance Leader Xie Tianhe identified Ye Zhen as a leading suspect among the possible candidates for his fated enemy, while Ye Zhen provoked the Yan Clan into a duel. Yan Yijun nearly accepted, but Huang Mian stopped him and revealed that Ye Zhen had recently defeated a seventh-level Palace Opening Realm King.

• Xie Tianhe narrowed his search for his fated enemy to seven people and put Ye Zhen at the top of his list.
• Ye Zhen mocked the Yan Clan and challenged Yan Yijun to fight him at One Smile Pavilion.
• Yan Yijun agreed to the duel despite Yan Wulou's warnings, then tried to fly to One Smile Pavilion.
• Huang Mian pressed Yan Yijun back down and forbade him from dueling Ye Zhen.
• Huang Mian told Yan Yijun that Ye Zhen had defeated a seventh-level Palace Opening Realm King at One Smile Pavilion seven days earlier, leaving Yan Yijun stunned.

Ye Zhen humiliated Yan Yijun after Huang Mian exposed that Yan Yijun could not safely challenge him, and Huang Mian threatened Ye Zhen for insulting Myriad Stars Tower. The Sea Breaking Great Sage revealed Ye Zhen was Sky Wing Island’s Fourth Sage, forcing Huang Mian to apologize and Yan Yijun to bow to him.

• Huang Mian told Yan Yijun that Ye Zhen had defeated the Qingyang Palace Master, and Yan Yijun realized he could not challenge Ye Zhen as promised.
• Ye Zhen mocked Yan Yijun for backing down, and Huang Mian threatened to kill Ye Zhen when he left Shuilian Island.
• The Sea Breaking Great Sage confronted Huang Mian and revealed that Ye Zhen was his fourth brother, the Great Sage of Sea Quelling.
• Chu Yang ordered Qingyang Palace to stop targeting Ye Zhen and Sun Moon Divine Cult, while ordering an investigation into the plot against Ye Zhen to continue.
• Huang Mian apologized to Ye Zhen and warned Yan Yijun that Myriad Stars Tower could punish him if his actions provoked a war with Sky Wing Island.
• Yan Yijun swallowed his anger, walked up to Ye Zhen, and bowed deeply in apology.

Xie Tianhe attacked Ye Zhen on Shuilian Island to test whether he was the fated enemy the Dragon Alliance had hunted, and confirmed his suspicion when Ye Zhen’s Black Dragon Martial Vein responded. Sea Breaking Great Sage retaliated by revealing the Dragon Alliance’s losses, and Shuilian Hermit arrived as Xie Tianhe faced the gathering factions’ scrutiny.

• Yan Yijun apologized to Sea Breaking Great Sage, and Ye Zhen taunted him before the Myriad Stars Tower followers departed.
• Xie Tianhe launched a black-dragon attack on Ye Zhen, and Sea Breaking Great Sage blocked most of it while the remainder entered Ye Zhen’s body.
• Ye Zhen’s Black Dragon Martial Vein answered Xie Tianhe’s secret art, confirming to Xie Tianhe that Ye Zhen was his fated enemy.
• Chen Pi confronted Xie Tianhe, but Xie Tianhe defended his attack as a test and Chen Pi led the Shuilian Island martial artists away after warning him.
• Sea Breaking Great Sage hinted that two Nine Regions Dragon Kings were missing and challenged Xie Tianhe to test their successors, alarming the gathered faction leaders.
• Chen Pi announced Shuilian Hermit’s arrival as Xie Tianhe glared at Sea Breaking Great Sage.

Pill King Shuilian announced that the reduced supply of Talent Bloodline Augmentation Pills would leave only one for auction, and offered generous gifts to the gathered martial artists. He set a three-day Underwater Canyon herb-gathering contest to select the thousand bidders, leaving Ye Zhen uneasy about entering the canyon and aware that hostile eyes were on him.

• Pill King Shuilian apologized for the reduced pill yield and offered one Talent Bloodline Pill, a Great Treasury Palace Opening Pill, and other pills in compensation.
• Pill King Shuilian promised each of the nearly fifteen thousand visitors a Taihe Spirit Transformation Pill when they left Shuilian Island.
• Pill King Shuilian announced that martial artists would gather underwater spirit herbs for three days, with the thousand highest-scoring participants qualifying for the Pill Appreciation Convention.
• Pill King Shuilian distributed a map warning that powerful Monster Beasts inhabited the Underwater Canyon and advising martial artists how deep they could safely explore.
• Ye Zhen studied the canyon map, noted that the canyon lay beyond Shuilian Island, and sensed several malicious gazes fixed on him.

Ye Zhen decided to enter the Underwater Canyon despite Myriad Stars Tower and the Dragon Alliance targeting him. As six Myriad Stars Tower fighters and two Dragon Kings pursued him, Sea Breaking Great Sage realized that Xie Tianhe and Ou Tuo might have joined forces.

• Ye Zhen learned that Dao Entry Realm experts received auction qualifications automatically, but he chose to seek qualifications himself after Xie Tianhe left the island.
• Pill King Shuilian invited several powerful guests, including Myriad Stars Tower's Ou Tuo, to join him while the other martial artists departed for the Underwater Canyon.
• Ye Zhen spotted Myriad Stars Tower's hunting squad and the Dragon Alliance's Yu Changkong and Bian Ben among those pursuing him.
• Sea Breaking Great Sage confronted Ou Tuo over the pursuit, and Ou Tuo denied Myriad Stars Tower's involvement while warning that Ye Zhen might be killed by a Monster Beast.
• Xie Tianhe and Ou Tuo exchanged smiles, and Sea Breaking Great Sage realized they might have joined forces.

Ye Zhen escaped the Dragon Alliance and Myriad Stars Tower pursuers by using the Lightning Bead and help from unseen spirit cords and the sea. Xie Tianhe and Huxing Outu remained confident they could catch him within the next three days, while Sea Breaking Great Sage mocked their failure.

• Wind Wing Dragon King Bian Ben nearly caught Ye Zhen, but Ye Zhen used the Lightning Bead to transform into lightning and pull ahead.
• Xie Tianhe accused Sea Breaking Great Sage of killing Thunderous Dragon King and Golden Rainbow Dragon King, and Sea Breaking Great Sage admitted Sky Wing Island's role while defending Ye Zhen.
• As Bian Ben closed in again above the sea, black spirit cords suddenly bound him and briefly delayed the pursuers.
• Ye Zhen plunged into the sea, where a surge of seawater struck the pursuing experts and concealed his escape.
• The Dragon Alliance and Myriad Stars Tower experts split up to search for Ye Zhen, but none returned, leaving Xie Tianhe and Outu to realize they had lost him.
• Sea Breaking Great Sage pretended to pinch himself to check whether the escape was a dream, while Xie Tianhe insisted there were still three days to catch Ye Zhen.