Chapter Summaries

After the Life and Death Decision selection ended, Chen Fei secured the seven Holy Lands’ Sect-Protecting Techniques and a large supply of Myriad Form Bamboo to strengthen himself before the contest in one month. He began preparing to study and fuse the techniques while training in the Enlightenment Chamber.

• Zhan Xuming brought the twenty selected Mountain Sea Realm cultivators and demon kings to the Enlightenment Chamber and gave them Immortal Sound Grass and Thousand Search Pills.
• Chen Fei examined the Enlightenment Stones, then asked Zhan Xuming for all seven Holy Lands’ Sect-Protecting Techniques.
• Chen Fei persuaded Zhan Xuming and the other Holy Lords to grant his request, promising to focus on the Star Divine Art while studying the other techniques alongside it.
• Chen Fei also requested as much Myriad Form Bamboo as possible.
• Chen Fei began training with the seven techniques and thirteen hundred stalks of Myriad Form Bamboo, after swearing not to share the original techniques.

Chen Fei refined more than a thousand Myriad Manifestations Clones and advanced the Divine Blessing Dream Entering Art to Great Perfection. He then fused seven Sacred Lands' Sect-Protecting Techniques into a new Mountain Sea Realm art, the Nine Heavens Star Divine Art.

• Chen Fei used forty-five stored Myriad Manifestations Clones to improve the Divine Blessing Dream Entering Art to Perfection, then began refining the Myriad Form Bamboo he had acquired.
• Sun Moon Realm experts discussed Chen Fei's compatibility with the Divine Blessing Dream Entering Art and said the gathered cultivators would be kept together to prevent Black God's followers from sabotaging the upcoming Life and Death Decision.
• Chen Fei advanced the Divine Blessing Dream Entering Art to Great Perfection and discovered its new Dream Realm Technique Practice trait, which let him comprehend and deduce techniques in dreams.
• Chen Fei spent five days refining more than a thousand Myriad Manifestations Clones, then read the seven Jade Slips containing the Holy Lands' Sect-Protecting Techniques.
• Chen Fei fused the seven techniques through the Panel and created the Nine Heavens Star Divine Art, a consummate Mountain Sea Realm art.

Chen Fei cultivated the Nine Heavens Star Divine Art and used it to push his strength to the Mountain Sea Realm Peak. He ended the chapter testing Sword Suppresses Galaxy, which fused all seven of his talents and further enhanced his combat abilities.

• Chen Fei studied the Nine Heavens Star Divine Art and decided to focus on preparing for his Life and Death Decision before seeking Sun Moon Realm techniques.
• Chen Fei cultivated Talent: Thunderfall to Great Perfection, boosting his strength and raising the Nine Heavens Star Divine Art’s proficiency.
• Chen Fei simplified the Nine Heavens Star Divine Art, then burned Myriad Manifestations Clones to advance the technique to Perfection and Great Perfection.
• Chen Fei activated Nine Stars Linked Pearls with the Great Perfection Nine Heavens Star Divine Art, connecting six real and three illusory Divine Palaces to reach the Mountain Sea Realm Peak.
• Chen Fei fused his seven talents into Sword Suppresses Galaxy and found that it increased his attack by sixty percent, defense by seventy percent, attack and movement speed by forty percent, and recovery by thirty percent.

Chen Fei used the remaining time before the Three-Party Life and Death Decision to acquire cultivation manuals and greatly improve his movement technique, Heavenly Eye, and divine soul. As the Life and Death Decision began, Black God’s preparations remained undiscovered and the contestants faced the start of the deadly contest.

• Chen Fei obtained four pupil technique manuals and three movement technique manuals from Zhan Xuming.
• Su Wenyu caught and killed Ni Mingli, who had been hiding near the Central Great Hall with a jade under Black God's orders.
• Chen Fei cultivated Extreme Heaven Travel to Great Perfection and gained the Heavenly Eye Trait A Glance of a Thousand Years.
• Chen Fei began taking Thousand Search Pills to strengthen his divine soul as the contestants awaited the decision.
• Half a month passed, and the Life and Death Decision officially began.

Chen Fei and the Endless Sea’s forces arrived at the Life and Death Decision, where they faced Shadow Island and Black God’s forces. The rules bound all three sides to the outcome, and the contest began with the Endless Sea’s fate at stake.

• Chen Fei gave Qu Qingsheng a jade box containing his blood as a safeguard, while his clone carried an identical box.
• The Endless Sea’s forces traveled to the Spatial Passage, and the Blood Wing Phoenix joined the Tier 4 Late Stage team after Chen Fei demonstrated his improved sword strength.
• She Qianling led Shadow Island’s fighters through the Spatial Passage, and She Zijin warned him not to underestimate the Endless Sea’s foundation.
• Zhan Xuming and the Endless Sea’s forces arrived and faced She Qianling’s group, while Black God’s forces appeared nearby.
• The rules of the Endless Sea bound Black God and Shadow Island’s Imperial Sovereign to the contest’s outcome, with the winner set to claim half the plane.
• The Life and Death Decision began as screens in the Holy City and among the Demon Race showed the confrontation.

Chen Fei watched Shen Huawen and the other fighters fall as Black God's side won the Tier 4 Initial Stage battle. When Zhu Xiaowen prepared to enter the next fight, Chen Fei stopped him and entered the arena himself.

• Shen Huawen fought You Ziyi, who used their shared techniques with greater ease and killed him after a quarter of an hour.
• Lu Wenbin of Black God's side defeated a Shadow Island fighter, and You Ziyi later killed another Shadow Island fighter after a three-hour battle.
• Black God's side won the Tier 4 Initial Stage battle, while the Endless Sea and Shadow Island were completely eliminated at that stage.
• Zhu Xiaowen prepared to enter the arena, but Chen Fei held him back and leaped into the arena instead.

Chen Fei entered the Life and Death Decision to face Shadow Island’s Su Lianyuan, whose One Man Army battle formation threatened to overwhelm him. Chen Fei effortlessly blocked Su Lianyuan’s spear and used Glance of a Thousand Years to read the formation before striking at him through the shattered void.

• Chen Fei took the field for the Endless Sea while Black God’s first victory left the outcome of the Life and Death Decision hanging on the next battles.
• Su Lianyuan entered the field, introduced himself, and charged Chen Fei with an army of armored soldiers formed from Heaven and Earth Essence Qi.
• Chen Fei activated the Nine Stars Linked Pearls state and rushed into Su Lianyuan’s battle formation.
• Chen Fei blocked the combined attacks of the soldiers and Su Lianyuan’s spear without being moved, forcing Su Lianyuan to hide among his troops.
• Chen Fei used Glance of a Thousand Years to see through the formation and Su Lianyuan’s intended movement, then struck with a sword that shattered the void toward him.

Chen Fei killed Su Lianyuan with one sword and remained in Nine Stars Linked Pearls, then faced Gu Jijiang, a former Star Holy Land disciple reborn by Black God. Chen Fei overpowered Gu Jijiang and killed him before Gu Jijiang’s attempt to fight to the bitter end could succeed.

• Chen Fei killed Su Lianyuan with Nine Stars Linked Pearls, prompting cheers from the Endless Sea’s side.
• She Qianling asked She Qiu whether he could defeat Chen Fei, and She Qiu vowed to kill him.
• Chen Fei stayed on the field with Nine Stars Linked Pearls active as Gu Jijiang entered the battle.
• Zhan Xuming revealed that Gu Jijiang had once been a Star Holy Land disciple who slaughtered fifteen cities and was imprisoned in Demon Sealing Ridge.
• Gu Jijiang used a destructive reversal of Nine Stars Linked Pearls to attack Chen Fei, but Chen Fei detected him and forced him back.
• Gu Jijiang tried to destroy himself and Chen Fei in a final attack, but Chen Fei used Sword Suppresses Galaxy to kill him.

Chen Fei defeated Gu Jijiang and chose to continue fighting, then countered Chi Runsheng’s elusive wind-based movement and killed him. He remained on the field, ready to face the remaining Shadow Island fighters.

• Chen Fei killed Gu Jijiang with a sword strike that opened a Space Rift, prompting cheers from the Endless Sea and silence from Shadow Island.
• She Qianling urged Shadow Island’s fighters to use strategy rather than rely only on attack power, and Chen Fei waved off Zhu Xiaowen’s attempt to replace him.
• Chi Runsheng entered the field and used his wind-like movement to attack Chen Fei from a distance, but Chen Fei evaded or cut apart his attacks.
• After Chi Runsheng mocked him, Chen Fei tracked his position and used Trace Origin and Seek Source to appear behind him and land a heavy sword strike.
• Chen Fei struck Chi Runsheng again, then killed him when he charged with the Shadow Dance Dagger, as a Space Rift swallowed his remains.

Chen Fei defeated Duan Qingchi and Mo Rongduan, bringing him within three kills of winning the Tier 4 Middle Stage match. Black Shadow then revealed himself as Dream Shadow True Person, the Number One Person Below Sun Moon Realm, and entered the arena as Black God's next fighter.

• Chen Fei destroyed Chi Runsheng's false bodies, while Chi Runsheng's true body remained hidden.
• Chen Fei killed Duan Qingchi with six rapid sword strikes, overpowering the defensive fighter before he could counterattack.
• Mo Rongduan filled the arena with Reincarnation Arrows, but Chen Fei teleported past his protective formation and killed him at close range.
• With Mo Rongduan's death, Chen Fei had defeated seven fighters, leaving three more kills needed for victory.
• Black Shadow revealed his face and greeted Chen Fei before being recognized as the returning Dream Shadow True Person.

Chen Fei faced Dream Shadow True Person, the founder of the Divine Blessing Dream Entering Art, and broke free of his dream-based attacks. Dream Shadow True Person then unleashed his full strength, and their battle continued in the Martial Arts Arena.

• Chen Fei recognized Dream Shadow True Person and said he would try to defeat him and free him from Black God's control.
• Dream Shadow True Person drew Chen Fei into the Ruins Realm and attacked him with Divine Punishment, but Chen Fei resisted the dream illusion and shattered it.
• Dream Shadow True Person acknowledged that dream power alone could not defeat Chen Fei, then activated Nine Stars Linked Pearls and the Nine Heavens Detachment Art.
• Dream Shadow True Person formed a flaming Detachment Giant and sent it sweeping a sword at Chen Fei.

Chen Fei defeated Dream Shadow True Person with a massive Leaving Dust Dharma Idol, then fought on despite the severe strain it placed on him. He killed all ten opponents from Black God's side and won the second round of the Life and Death Decision.

• Chen Fei and Dream Shadow True Person formed Detachment Giants and clashed using their techniques.
• Chen Fei enlarged his Leaving Dust Dharma Idol to several li and shattered Dream Shadow True Person's Detachment Giant with one sword strike.
• The Leaving Dust Dharma Idol left Chen Fei badly weakened, but She Qiu challenged him before he could leave the arena.
• Chen Fei met She Qiu's attack with the Hidden Essence Sword, then stacked Nine Stars Linked Pearls, Sword Suppresses Galaxy, and soul burning to defeat him.
• Chen Fei fought on for fifteen minutes and cut down the last Mountain Sea Realm Mid Stage cultivator on Black God's side, winning the second round.

After Chen Fei won the Tier 4 Middle Stage match, Zhan Xuming gave him the Sun Moon Realm inheritance of the Star Divine Art. Chen Fei studied its breakthrough methods as the Tier 4 Late Stage match began, where She Mingchuan gained the advantage over the Blood Wing Phoenix.

• Chen Fei returned from his victory to cheers from the Endless Sea, and Zhan Xuming praised him for his performance.
• Chen Fei asked for a Sun Moon Realm technique, and Zhan Xuming gave him a Jade Slip containing the Sun Moon chapter of the Star Divine Art.
• The Tier 4 Late Stage Life and Death Decision began, with Black God and Shadow Island taking the field first because Shadow Island could not afford another loss.
• Chen Fei studied how talents could fuse into a Divine Ability Seed to break through to the Sun Moon Realm, and considered what his ten talents might form.
• The Blood Wing Phoenix fought She Mingchuan amid its Nirvana Flames, but She Mingchuan used spatial cracks to swallow the flames and force it back.

She Mingchuan defeated the Blood Wing Phoenix and led Shadow Island to victory in the Tier 4 Late Stage and Tier 4 Peak Life and Death Decisions, while Chen Fei considered how to strengthen his future Divine Ability Seed and his rapidly advancing demonic avatar. Shadow Island held the greatest advantage after the four matches, but the Life and Death Decision continued under the rule requiring the lower-ranked victor to challenge the higher-ranked victor.

• She Mingchuan tracked the Blood Wing Phoenix through its Nirvana Flames and tore its body apart, though the phoenix revived and could not fight again.
• She Mingchuan slew five opponents before leaving the Tier 4 Late Stage arena to rest, and Shadow Island won the match after all of Black God's and the Endless Sea's fighters were defeated.
• Chen Fei reflected on talent refinement, the Six Desires Demonic Avatar Technique, and how his demonic avatar had reached the Mountain Sea Realm Initial Stage after plundering nearby cities.
• Shadow Island won the Tier 4 Peak match when its fighter burned everything he had to kill Gu Zhongquan, who died before completing his breakthrough.
• The four Life and Death Decision matches ended with Shadow Island as the greatest winner, and the supplementary rule triggered a challenge between the victors.

Chen Fei defended the Endless Sea’s Tier 4 Middle Stage position against Black God’s champions, surviving You Ziyi’s explosive attack without injury. Black God fixed his attention on Chen Fei, while the coming challenge from Shadow Island remained ahead.

• The Sun Moon Realm experts and demon emperors placed their hopes on Chen Fei to defend the Endless Sea and later face Shadow Island.
• Chen Fei entered the arena as You Ziyi and Rong Zongying raised their cultivation to the Mountain Sea Realm Mid Stage.
• You Ziyi attacked Chen Fei with his strengthened Overlord Heaven Art and Golden Cicada Force, but Chen Fei cut through his defenses.
• You Ziyi unleashed a destructive attack fueled by his Essence, Qi, and Spirit Soul, and Chen Fei blocked it with the Leaving Dust Dharma Idol.
• Black God stared at Chen Fei and began to regard him as a threat.

Chen Fei defeated Rong Zongying, triggering Black God’s banishment from the Endless Sea and ending his side’s duels. As the Endless Sea prepared for a late-stage challenge, Chen Fei advanced to the Mountain Sea Realm Late Stage and selected the Indestructible Divine Sense talent.

• Chen Fei defeated Rong Zongying on the Martial Arts Arena, completing the Endless Sea’s victories in the duels.
• The plane’s rules bound Black God and banished him through a black hole, leaving him to face the Emperor of Shadow Island beyond the Endless Sea.
• Zhan Xuming and the others prepared Chen Fei for the Tier 4 Late Stage challenge, while Pang Changping began refining the Hidden Origin Bell and Qian Yuan Sword.
• Chen Fei consumed the Xuan Ti Fruit and forged his Seventh Divine Palace, advancing to the Mountain Sea Realm Late Stage.
• Chen Fei entered the void of talents, passed over several familiar choices, and reached for the Indestructible Divine Sense Light Cluster.

Chen Fei explored the talents in the void and chose Indestructible Divine Sense, which let him maintain peak combat strength by instantly repairing damage. After returning, he used Suppress Dragon Elephant and Divine Blessing Dream Entering Art to cultivate it to Great Perfection while preparing to advance his realm.

• Chen Fei discovered that Indestructible Divine Sense could instantly restore injuries and let him repeatedly use Leaving Dust Dharma Idol without weakening, and he also found Talent: Sincere Heart, which warned him of fortune and danger.
• Chen Fei examined Flame Blaze, Water Serene, Metal Fiend, and Wood Forest, then returned through the void and brought Indestructible Divine Sense back with him.
• Chen Fei absorbed Indestructible Divine Sense, and it resonated with Suppress Dragon Elephant as he prepared to complete the Eighth Divine Palace before the arena challenge.
• Chen Fei simplified Indestructible Divine Sense into Suppress Dragon Elephant and used burning Myriad Manifestations Clones to cultivate the talent.
• Chen Fei raised Indestructible Divine Sense through Proficient and Perfection, then reached Great Perfection as the Seventh Divine Palace shone.

Chen Fei forged his Eighth Divine Palace, explored the void for new talents, and chose Sincere Heart, which he quickly cultivated to Great Perfection. Sensing powerful malice from Shadow Island, he took the Qian Yuan Sword and Hidden Essence Bell and entered the field to face them.

• Chen Fei used a Xuan Ti Fruit to forge his Eighth Divine Palace and entered the void to search for talents.
• Chen Fei passed beyond the talents his body could manifest and examined talents belonging to other races, including Severed Tail, Form Concealment, Ice Edge, and Divine Shedding.
• Chen Fei chose Sincere Heart, returned from the void, and simplified the talent into the Tranquil Heart Incantation.
• Chen Fei burned a Myriad Manifestations Clone and raised Sincere Heart to Great Perfection after five hours.
• Chen Fei sensed malicious intentions, strongest from Shadow Island, and received the Qian Yuan Sword and Hidden Essence Bell from Pang Changping.
• Chen Fei told the experts he would be right back, leaped onto the field, and faced Shadow Island.

Chen Fei fought She He in the Life and Death Decision, using his enhanced Qian Yuan Sword and nine linked Divine Palaces to counter She He's vast, rapidly regenerating forest domain. He unveiled the full power of Sword Suppresses Galaxy, while considering the limits of his Mountain Sea Realm strength.

• She Qianling ordered She He to force Chen Fei to reveal his strongest attack, believing that killing Chen Fei would win the Life and Death Decision.
• Chen Fei inspected the newly refined Qian Yuan Sword and linked his Divine Palaces, drawing power from two additional illusory palaces.
• She He attacked with a forest domain whose countless branches formed layered sword arrays, but Chen Fei's strike and lightning pillars destroyed much of it.
• She He rapidly restored the forest by using the Heaven and Earth Essence Qi remaining in his domain, and Chen Fei recognized how the technique worked.
• She He sent tens of thousands of branches at Chen Fei in a peak-strength attack, but Chen Fei judged it to be the same technique on a larger scale.
• Chen Fei activated Sword Suppresses Galaxy fused with nine Talents, reaching its peak effects as he reflected on the limits of Mountain Sea Realm power.

Chen Fei killed She He with the Leaving Dust Dharma Sword, then faced She Mingjian’s immediate attempt to exploit his supposed exhaustion. Chen Fei revealed that Indestructible Divine Sense let him maintain his peak strength and destroyed She Mingjian’s desperate attack, while Shadow Island’s plan to eliminate him faltered.

• Chen Fei summoned the Leaving Dust Dharma Idol and cut through She He’s giant sword, shattered his Forest Domain shield, and killed him.
• She Mingjian rushed into the arena to attack Chen Fei before he could recover, hoping to trade his own life for Chen Fei’s.
• Chen Fei revealed that Indestructible Divine Sense kept his combat strength at its peak despite the cost of using the Leaving Dust Dharma Sword.
• Chen Fei’s second sword shattered She Mingjian’s blade storm and shocked Shadow Island’s fighters.
• She Mingjian transformed himself into Blood Mist and hurled himself at Chen Fei, but the Leaving Dust Dharma Sword cut him to ashes.