Chapter Summaries

Chen Fei accepted Sikong Jun’s challenge for two hundred Merit Points, then challenged the Sun Moon Realm Early Stage first-place cultivators from every other Qiankun Academy branch. All the challenges were accepted, and news of his audacious move stirred the academy.

• Zhang Kelin delivered Sikong Jun’s challenge to Chen Fei, who raised the wager from one hundred to two hundred Merit Points and agreed to fight three days later.
• Chen Fei asked Zhang Kelin to deliver a two-hundred-Merit-Point challenge to Shen Yongding, promising to pay later if he lost.
• Chen Fei prepared Challenge Letters for the Sun Moon Realm Early Stage first-place cultivators of the other branches and asked Zhang Kelin to deliver them.
• Zhang Kelin delivered the letters, and every challenged cultivator accepted.
• Word spread across Qiankun Academy that Chen Fei had challenged every branch’s first-place cultivator.

Chen Fei’s plan to challenge the top Sun Moon Realm Early Stage cultivators from twelve branch academies stirred Qiankun Academy, while Lu Shuzhang warned that many opponents could forcibly transform their Divine Ability Seeds. After hearing about the betting pools, Chen Fei paused his cultivation, eager to find out whether he could wager on credit or with mystic treasures as collateral.

• Lu Shuzhang and Liu Yuefeng discussed Chen Fei’s challenge and the danger posed by opponents whose Divine Ability Seeds were close to transforming.
• Lu Shuzhang explained that Sikong Jun and other challengers could forcibly break through and gain a major combat advantage if needed.
• Cultivators across Qiankun Academy doubted Chen Fei’s odds, and betting pools opened on how many opponents he would defeat.
• Chen Fei cultivated in his courtyard on the first day, then stopped after learning about the betting pools and wondered whether they accepted credit or mystic treasures as collateral.

Chen Fei placed all 158 of his Merit Points on himself winning all twelve upcoming matches, despite the overwhelming odds and skepticism. After two days of cultivation and growing public anticipation, Sikong Jun entered the Martial Arts Arena and called for Chen Fei.

• Chen Fei visited Hua Zhicun’s betting pool and was refused credit or collateral for more Merit Points.
• Chen Fei wagered all 158 of his Merit Points on winning twelve matches at twenty-to-one odds, signing a contract with Hua Zhicun.
• News of Chen Fei’s bet spread through Qiankun Academy as he continued cultivating and strengthened his combat ability.
• More than ten thousand Sun Moon Realm cultivators and several Dao Fusion Realm mountain chiefs gathered to watch the matches.
• Sikong Jun and Shen Yongding arrived at the Martial Arts Arena, and Sikong Jun entered the arena and called for Chen Fei.

Chen Fei faced Sikong Jun in the Martial Arts Arena after improving his Thunderclap Star Art, and his Leaving Dust Dharma Sword quickly overwhelmed Sikong Jun. Sikong Jun began transforming his Divine Ability Seed into a complete Divine Ability as Chen Fei unleashed a stronger attack.

• Chen Fei arrived at the Martial Arts Arena after his Thunderclap Star Art reached the Perfection Realm.
• Chen Fei and Sikong Jun exchanged formal introductions, and Sikong Jun built up his momentum with the Ascending Heavenly Ladder.
• Sikong Jun's first blade strike failed to break Chen Fei's Leaving Dust Dharma Idol, and Chen Fei urged him to transform his Divine Ability Seed.
• Chen Fei's next sword strike overwhelmed Sikong Jun, who retreated while vomiting blood.
• Sikong Jun made the Ascending Heavenly Ladder incomparably clear, and Chen Fei increased the power of his sword attack while telling Sikong Jun not to die.

Chen Fei defeated Sikong Jun with a few sword strikes, leaving him near death before accepting his surrender. He then challenged three of the remaining branch academy champions at once, and Shen Yongding, Rong Zhongrui, and Du Quanzhi entered the arena to face him.

• Sikong Jun transformed his Divine Ability Seed and used the seventh heaven of the Ascending Heavenly Ladder, but Chen Fei's Leaving Dust Dharma Sword knocked him back and gravely injured him.
• Sikong Jun pierced through the Leaving Dust Dharma Idol to attack Chen Fei directly, but Chen Fei cut aside the Azure Sky Blade and slashed through Sikong Jun's arm and chest.
• Sikong Jun admitted defeat, and Chen Fei accepted his surrender while Sikong Jun began repairing his injuries with Merit Points.
• The spectators and remaining champions reconsidered Chen Fei's strength after witnessing his victory over Sikong Jun.
• Chen Fei called for three opponents to fight him together, and Shen Yongding, Rong Zhongrui, and Du Quanzhi entered the Martial Arts Arena.

Chen Fei faced Shen Yongding, Rong Zhongrui, and Du Quanzhi at once after their coordinated attacks tried to restrain him and strike his spirit soul. He ignored their seals, endured Du Quanzhi’s attack, and left Du Quanzhi near death with a single sword strike, while Shen Yongding and Rong Zhongrui remained to face him.

• Sun Moon Realm Peaks watching the match questioned Chen Fei’s decision to fight three opponents at once and worried that an injury could jeopardize his remaining matches.
• Shen Yongding, Rong Zhongrui, and Du Quanzhi coordinated their complete divine abilities to trap Chen Fei and attack his spirit soul.
• Chen Fei broke through Rong Zhongrui’s Bitter Sea and Shen Yongding’s Heaven-Reaching Wood, then appeared before Du Quanzhi.
• Du Quanzhi unleashed a stronger spirit soul attack that damaged his own body, but Chen Fei endured it without visible injury.
• Chen Fei’s Leaving Dust Dharma Sword struck Du Quanzhi and left him severely injured, near death.

Chen Fei defeated Shen Yongding and Rong Zhongrui after revealing the full power of his Thunderclap Star Art, then completed his one-against-twelve challenge. With his winnings and transferred Merit Points, he stood before Qiankun Academy’s treasury.

• Chen Fei’s sword clashed evenly with Shen Yongding and Rong Zhongrui’s combined divine abilities, while Du Quanzhi remained gravely injured outside the fight.
• Shen Yongding and Rong Zhongrui combined their powers into the Bitter Sea Golden Lotus, but Chen Fei unleashed his perfected Thunderclap Star Art and shattered it with his Leaving Dust Dharma Sword.
• Chen Fei’s sword severely injured Shen Yongding and Rong Zhongrui, and both admitted defeat.
• Chen Fei defeated the remaining challengers, completing his one-against-twelve match as cultivators from the Tianhai Branch cheered.
• Chen Fei collected 3,160 Merit Points from the betting pool, bringing his total to more than 5,700, and went to Qiankun Academy’s treasury.

Chen Fei visited the Qiankun Academy Treasury and asked Jiang Chengji to recommend cultivation techniques suited to his strength- and thunder-focused abilities. He chose three Emperor Lord inheritances to exchange for, leaving him with a path toward combining powerful techniques.

• Chen Fei entered the Qiankun Academy Treasury, where Jiang Chengji explained that staying there cost one hundred Merit Points per day.
• Chen Fei declined to cultivate in the treasury and asked Jiang Chengji to recommend strength- and thunder-focused cultivation techniques.
• Jiang Chengji showed Chen Fei the Sun Moon Realm cultivation techniques once used by human Emperor Lords and presented the Desolate Soul Art.
• Chen Fei examined seven more techniques and learned that each inheritance cost one thousand five hundred Merit Points.
• Chen Fei chose to exchange for the Desolate Soul Art, Eternal Night Ballad, and Thunder Demon Purple Star Sword.

Chen Fei received three cultivation technique inheritances and spent his Merit Points on materials to improve his Divine Ability and Source Points. After studying the techniques, he fused their strengths into the Desolate Thunder Night Star Sword, simplified it into the Thunderclap Star Art, and prepared to take the Returning Ancestor Pill.

• Jiang Chengji gave Chen Fei three Inheritance Stones after he swore an Oath of the Heavenly Dao.
• Chen Fei spent his remaining Merit Points on Jade Dew Wood and a Returning Ancestor Pill.
• Chen Fei studied the Desolate Soul Art, Eternal Night Ballad, and Thunder Demon Purple Star Sword in his courtyard.
• Chen Fei fused the three inheritances into the Desolate Thunder Night Star Sword, a powerful technique that could draw on heavenly thunder and the Eternal Night Monarch Dharma Idol.
• Chen Fei simplified the new technique into the Thunderclap Star Art and picked up the Returning Ancestor Pill.

Chen Fei used Qiankun Academy’s resources and disciplined cultivation to strengthen his source point and advance Indestructible Divine Sense Undying to Perfection. The chapter left him with Dominion Grade strength among Sun Moon Realm Early Stage cultivators, ready to continue improving before the Great Elimination.

• Chen Fei took Returning Ancestor Pills and raised his source point, then used Jade Dew Wood to rapidly improve Indestructible Divine Sense Undying.
• Chen Fei declined Jia Hongwen’s invitation to join a border patrol mission, choosing to focus on cultivation instead.
• During Qiankun Academy’s Rest Month, Chen Fei continued cultivating as the first Great Elimination approached and missions on the human borders grew more dangerous.
• Chen Fei brought Indestructible Divine Sense Undying to the Perfection Realm, increasing his combat strength by roughly twenty percent.
• Chen Fei realized he could now fight six first-rank Sun Moon Realm Early Stage cultivators at once and could survive against ten in the wild.

Chen Fei’s resonance with the Qiankun Cauldron accelerated his cultivation, and he decided to challenge Chang Jiyun, the Tianhai Branch’s thirtieth-ranked Sun Moon Realm Middle Stage cultivator. After learning that Jia Hongwen had died in battle, Chen Fei memorized the name of the Weird Clan expert responsible and delivered his challenge letter to Chang Jiyun.

• Chen Fei’s Indestructible Divine Sense Undying reached perfection, raising his Qiankun Cauldron resonance and greatly increasing his cultivation speed.
• Black-shadowed foreign cultivators discussed a kill order on Chen Fei as battles along the human border intensified.
• Luan Liqing told Chen Fei that Jia Hongwen had died fighting the Weird Clan expert Fu Zhao, a Sun Moon Realm Peak cultivator.
• Chen Fei’s divine ability, Qiankun Art, sword technique, and source points all advanced rapidly during the month.
• Chen Fei asked Hua Zhicun about opening a betting pool, then delivered a challenge letter to Chang Jiyun.
• Chang Jiyun laughed at Chen Fei’s challenge and looked at him coldly.

Chen Fei challenged Chang Jiyun, a Sun Moon Realm Middle Stage cultivator, and the academy debated his chances as Chang prepared to answer the challenge at his strongest. Chen Fei placed his Merit Points on his own victory and received another fifteen hundred Merit Points from Pan Qingwu and Nie Shengyun in support.

• Chang Jiyun accepted Chen Fei's challenge and privately resolved to show him the price of challenging above his level.
• News of the challenge spread through Qiankun Academy, where cultivators debated whether Chen Fei was acting too soon after spending most of his Merit Points.
• Chen Fei borrowed five hundred Merit Points from Hua Zhicun and wagered them, along with his remaining Merit Points, on his own victory.
• Chen Fei heard that Chang Jiyun had repeatedly visited the treasury and was improving his cultivation in preparation for their fight.
• Pan Qingwu and Nie Shengyun visited Chen Fei, cleared up their misunderstanding, and gave him an ownerless Jade Token containing fifteen hundred Merit Points to support his challenge.

Chen Fei wagered all 1,500 Merit Points he received from Pan Qingwu and Nie Shengyun, then watched Qu Qingsheng break through to the Mountain Sea Realm. At the Martial Arts Arena, Chen Fei faced Chang Jiyun and blocked his opening attack with the Eternal Night Monarch, but Chang Jiyun began concentrating his Scattering Beans into Soldiers into a powerful strike.

• Pan Qingwu and Nie Shengyun paid Chen Fei 1,500 Merit Points and released most of the imprisoned Star Sect members, including Zhan Xuming.
• Chen Fei bet all 1,500 Merit Points on himself to defeat Chang Jiyun.
• Qu Qingsheng broke through to the Mountain Sea Realm, while Guo Linshan and the others advanced to the Aperture Unification Realm Middle Stage.
• Chen Fei and Chang Jiyun arrived at the Martial Arts Arena and began their match early.
• Chang Jiyun attacked with more than a hundred blade lights, but Chen Fei blocked them with the Eternal Night Monarch.
• Chang Jiyun used Scattering Beans into Soldiers to merge his battle soldiers' blade lights into one overwhelming strike against Chen Fei.

Chen Fei faced Chang Jiyun’s Thousand Miles Frozen domain and formation, revealing that he had modified Eternal Night Ballad and strengthened it with the Desolate Thunder Night Star Sword. As Chang Jiyun’s blade formation reached its peak, Chen Fei moved to end the fight in one decisive attack.

• Chen Fei resisted Chang Jiyun’s soul impact and stopped his probing blade attack with the Qian Yuan Sword and Eternal Night Dharma Idol.
• Chang Jiyun used Thousand Miles Frozen to draw on a Rule Fragment, then spread his battle soldiers into a formation that let him strike from different positions.
• The formation gathered and recycled shattered blade light, increasing its numbers and power as it pressured Chen Fei.
• Chen Fei’s Eternal Night Dharma Idol absorbed thousands of thunderbolts, revealing that he had modified Eternal Night Ballad and combined it with the Desolate Thunder Night Star Sword.
• Chang Jiyun condensed the formation’s blade light into thousands of Blade Threads, but Chen Fei waited until Chang Jiyun’s power fluctuations became obvious, then moved to settle the battle.

Chen Fei defeated Chang Jiyun in a cross-rank battle by using the Desolate Thunder Night Sword’s Soul Disintegration technique, winning five thousand Merit Points and Chang Jiyun’s courtyard. After moving into the better courtyard and settling his rewards, Chen Fei arrived at the Qiankun Academy Treasury.

• Chen Fei broke through Chang Jiyun’s Ice Soul Sword Array and disrupted his ability to swap places with the battle soldiers.
• Chang Jiyun shattered the array and poured its power into himself for a final attack, but Chen Fei used Soul Disintegration to overwhelm him and leave him gravely injured and unconscious.
• Chen Fei was recognized as the first person in this session of Qiankun Academy to fight across ranks, and the news spread throughout the academy and human cities.
• Chen Fei received five thousand Merit Points and Chang Jiyun’s courtyard, then moved there with the Yuan Chen Sword Sect members and his companions.
• Chen Fei returned five hundred Merit Points to Hua Zhicun, kept nearly eighty-five hundred, and went to the Qiankun Academy Treasury.

Chen Fei visited Jiang Chengji to exchange for more Emperor Lord inheritances, prompting Jiang Chengji to explain how rules shaped the Dao Fusion Realm and how Chen Fei’s choices could guide his future path. Chen Fei chose to focus on the Physical Power Rule and asked to exchange for three inheritances, leaving Jiang Chengji to produce their Inheritance Stones.

• Jiang Chengji praised Chen Fei’s cross-realm victory, and Chen Fei said he wanted to exchange for more inheritances.
• Chen Fei demonstrated the Desolate Thunder Night Star Sword, and Jiang Chengji recognized his talent for combining cultivation techniques.
• Jiang Chengji explained the Dao Fusion Realm, the progression from Rule Fragments to complete rules, and the possibility of controlling multiple rules.
• Chen Fei asked about the Power Rule and said he favored the Physical Power Rule.
• Jiang Chengji offered three inheritances suited to Chen Fei’s choice, and Chen Fei asked to exchange for all three.

Chen Fei selected three Emperor Lord inheritances and fused them into the Desolate Slaughter Night Star Sword, an extreme cultivation technique that exploited his ability to endure its costs. After cultivating with Returning Ancestor Pills, he brought his source point to the threshold of the Sun Moon Realm Early Stage.

• Jiang Chengji gave Chen Fei three Inheritance Stones and advised him about resources for improving his cultivation and divine abilities.
• Chen Fei exchanged Merit Points for eight Returning Ancestor Pills and one portion of Jade Dew Wood, then returned to the courtyard and found Baka changing in Qiankun Academy.
• Chen Fei read the Golden Bell Stellar Art, Blood Shield Slaughter Art, and Heavenly Pillar Collapse Divine Art in the Cultivation Room.
• Chen Fei fused the three inheritances into the Desolate Slaughter Night Star Sword and simplified it into the Thunderclap Star Art.
• Chen Fei used Qiankun Academy's spiritual resonance to raise his technique's Proficiency, swallowed a Returning Ancestor Pill, and after eight days reached the source-point threshold of the Sun Moon Realm Early Stage.

Chen Fei completed Indestructible Divine Sense Undying and used it to break through to the Sun Moon Realm Middle Stage, strengthening his origin power and making divine soul power readily replenishable. His breakthrough drew envy from nearby cultivators, who wondered which Middle Stage expert he would challenge when the courtyards were reassigned.

• Chen Fei consumed Jade Dew Wood and raised Indestructible Divine Sense Undying to the Great Perfection Realm ahead of schedule.
• Chen Fei discovered that the completed Divine Ability let him convert origin power or flesh and blood power into divine soul power at a one-to-one ratio.
• Chen Fei used Indestructible Divine Sense Undying to transform his critical source point into a Heavenly Pillar and advance to the Sun Moon Realm Middle Stage.
• Qu Qingsheng and the others saw the Heaven and Earth Essence Qi vortex and celebrated Chen Fei's breakthrough.
• Nearby Sun Moon Realm cultivators envied Chen Fei and speculated about which Middle Stage cultivator he would challenge after the courtyard reassignment.

Chen Fei entered the void while condensing his second divine ability and gathered Rule Dust, discovering that Indestructible Divine Sense Undying helped him endure the void and bear more of its weight. He left the chapter testing how much Rule Dust his divine soul could contain as the ability accelerated and made his Divine Soul Essence feel more than half lighter.

• Chen Fei chose to strengthen his physical body with his second and third divine abilities and encountered the rare chance to gather Rule Fragments from the void.
• Chen Fei plunged his divine soul into the void, where Indestructible Divine Sense Undying awakened him and adapted him to his surroundings.
• Chen Fei found Rule Dust and learned that its rule information was mixed, while flying through the void rapidly consumed his divine soul.
• Chen Fei collected a grain of strength-focused Rule Dust and merged it into his divine soul to test how much he could bear.
• Indestructible Divine Sense Undying accelerated when the Rule Dust weighed down Chen Fei’s Divine Soul Essence, making it feel more than half lighter.

Chen Fei condensed his second Divine Ability, Heavenly Pillar Mountain, by selecting Rule Dust and strengthening it with Indestructible Divine Sense Undying. After reaching the Sun Moon Realm Middle Stage, he became the focus of Qiankun Academy, while Dao Yuefeng worried that the human race’s enemies would not give them time to grow stronger.

• Chen Fei selected six specks of Rule Dust, choosing power as their main Trait and mostly earth as their secondary Trait.
• Chen Fei completed the Heavenly Pillar Mountain Divine Ability, whose Traits were heaviness and solidity, and found his strength had increased dramatically.
• News spread through Qiankun Academy that Chen Fei had advanced to the Sun Moon Realm Middle Stage, prompting discussion about whether he would challenge his branch academy’s top middle-stage cultivator.
• Dao Yuefeng heard of Chen Fei’s breakthrough and felt pleased, but grew concerned about threats along the human race’s borders.