Chapter Summaries

Chen Fei killed Bao Xianquan after breaking through the Absolute Cold Domain with Heaven Severing. Wan Xinjing fled the battle after sensing Bao Xianquan's death, leaving Wan Aili behind.

• Bao Xianquan used the Absolute Cold Domain to attack Chen Fei and tried to escape when Chen Fei broke through its defenses.
• Chen Fei struck Bao Xianquan's divine soul, followed him to the edge of the domain, and shattered the domain with Heaven Severing.
• Bao Xianquan's true body appeared outside the domain, but Chen Fei bound him and killed him with a sword strike empowered by his other Heaven Severing.
• Chen Fei absorbed Bao Xianquan's spiritual essence and gained some of his comprehension and memories.
• Wan Xinjing saw that Bao Xianquan had died and fled, ignoring Wan Aili's call to stay.

Chen Fei killed Bao Xianquan, captured Wan Xinjing with the Divine Beast Ruler, and returned to Qiankun City with plans to recruit the Heavenly Horned Rhinoceros race and claim its resources. He examined the Celestial Stone, which could potentially raise the Hidden Essence Bell to a Supreme Creation Mystic Treasure.

• Wan Xinjing broke through Wan Aili's barrier and fled, but Chen Fei intercepted him and offered him the choice to live or die.
• Wan Aili pressed Wan Xinjing into submission, and Chen Fei struck him with the Divine Beast Ruler and captured him as a Guardian Divine Beast.
• Chen Fei considered sending Wan Aili and Wan Xinjing to bring the Heavenly Horned Rhinoceros race under his control, while weighing the danger posed by Bao Xianquan's race.
• Chen Fei returned to Qiankun City, told Qiu Gongzhi and the others to maintain order, and brought the items recovered from Bao Xianquan into the Central Great Hall.
• Chen Fei examined the Celestial Stone, which could enhance a Mystic Treasure's spirituality and might help raise the Hidden Essence Bell to a Supreme Creation Mystic Treasure.

Chen Fei cultivated with Bao Xianquan’s resources while Wan Xinjing and Wan Aili worked to upgrade the Hidden Origin Bell, which faced a Nine-Nine Heavenly Tribulation. Meanwhile, the Foreign Races overwhelmed the Profound Spirit Domain’s forces at Changya Ridge, and the Native Races suffered heavy losses.

• Chen Fei merged the Formless Extreme Cold Art into the Nine Heavens Underworld Devil Art, gaining an Underworld Devil Domain, then used Mystic Light Particles to test Bao Xianquan’s spiritual essence.
• Chen Fei crushed the spiritual essence and used the resulting spiritual inspiration, along with High-Grade Essence Crystals and spirit materials, to complete one Primary Rule and improve his cultivation techniques.
• Wan Xinjing promised to upgrade the Hidden Origin Bell within ten days, while two Late-Stage Eighth-Order Foreign Races arrived at the Heavenly Horned Rhinoceros clan to demand an accounting for Bao Xianquan’s death.
• Ten days later, Wan Xinjing and Wan Aili finished forging the Hidden Origin Bell, and Chen Fei joined it as it faced the Nine-Nine Heavenly Tribulation.
• At Changya Ridge, the Foreign Races broke through the Profound Spirit Domain’s defenses, forcing its Creation Realm cultivators to flee and killing many of its powerhouses.

Chen Fei helped the Hidden Essence Bell endure its Nine-Nine Heavenly Tribulation so it could advance into a Supreme Creation Mystic Treasure. The bell survived the final lightning strikes and completed its transformation, leaving Chen Fei holding one of the Ruin Realm’s rare Supreme Creation Mystic Treasures.

• Chen Fei entered the Hidden Essence Bell’s tribulation, drawing the heavenly thunder’s attention and alarming Wan Xinjing and Wan Aili.
• Chen Fei froze the first bolt of lightning, allowing the Hidden Essence Bell to shatter and absorb it as its transformation began.
• Chen Fei blocked three more bolts with the Nether River, then let the Hidden Essence Bell face the remaining tribulation on its own.
• The Hidden Essence Bell endured three bolts that damaged its body, then recovered as the Celestial Stone fused more deeply with it.
• The final two bolts smashed the Hidden Essence Bell to the ground, but it rose within a pillar of golden light as a Supreme Creation Mystic Treasure.
• Chen Fei beckoned the transformed Hidden Essence Bell into his palm and sensed its immense power.

Chen Fei learned that Changya Ridge had fallen and that Foreign Races were pushing into the Profound Spirit Domain. After hearing the terms of a life-and-death battle to decide control of the domain, he agreed to participate but hinted that he would not fight in the Initial Stage Eighth-Order division.

• Chen Fei returned to Qiankun City and received Shi Borong’s warning that Changya Ridge had fallen.
• Chen Fei sent a Creation Realm battle soldier to investigate as new reports arrived about the Foreign Races’ advance.
• Shi Borong told Chen Fei that the Foreign Races demanded half of the Profound Spirit Domain and that negotiations had nearly turned into a fight.
• Shi Borong explained that Tier 8 Races could join a life-and-death battle for resources or surrender half their territory and withdraw.
• Chen Fei agreed to participate, then said he probably would not fight in the Initial Stage Eighth-Order division.

Chen Fei brought Wan Xinjing to the Heavenly Horned Rhinoceros clan’s territory to exchange him for the clan’s Eighth-Order resources, since the ceasefire made a direct attack too risky. Wan Xinjing contacted his clan brothers, who sent a puppet to investigate, and he demanded that the clan pay the requested price for his return.

• Shi Borong learned Chen Fei had reached the Mid-Stage Creation Realm and offered the Xian Race’s help before leaving Qiankun City.
• Chen Fei took Wan Xinjing from Qiankun City and traveled covertly toward the Heavenly Horned Rhinoceros clan’s territory.
• Wan Xinjing used his clan’s soul-resonance ability to contact Wan Huifeng and Wan Weizhi, who sent a spider puppet to investigate.
• Wan Xinjing told Wan Huifeng and Wan Weizhi that Chen Fei had come to exchange him for all the clan’s Eighth-Order Spirit Materials and High-Grade Essence Crystals.

Wan Xinjing helped Chen Fei trade his freedom for the Heavenly Horned Rhinoceros clan’s spirit materials and essence crystals. After Chen Fei removed his control and prepared to leave, Wan Xinjing asked to keep serving as a guardian of the human race.

• Wan Huifeng agreed to bring the clan’s resources in exchange for Wan Xinjing’s return, while Wan Weizhi prepared the Heavenly Horn Formation as a precaution.
• Wan Huifeng presented the spirit materials and High-Grade Essence Crystals, and Wan Xinjing confirmed the quantities matched the clan’s collection.
• Chen Fei removed the Divine Beast Ruler’s restriction from Wan Xinjing and took back memories connected to his secrets.
• Wan Xinjing considered proposing an alliance with the human race but doubted the Heavenly Horned Rhinoceros clan could offer enough value.
• As Chen Fei turned to leave, Wan Xinjing asked if he could continue guarding the human race, surprising Wan Huifeng.

Wan Xinjing chose to return with Chen Fei and guard the human race, hoping to secure future help for the Heavenly Horned Rhinoceros clan. As Chen Fei brought him back under a soul restriction, Chen Fei weighed how to use the clan’s treasures and what to cultivate next.

• Wan Xinjing told Wan Huifeng he would follow Chen Fei back to the human race, and Chen Fei agreed to accept him with restrictions and promised aid to the Heavenly Horned Rhinoceros clan if calamity struck.
• Wan Xinjing instructed Wan Huifeng to protect the clan and avoid the Life and Death Decision, then left with Chen Fei.
• Wan Weizhi and the other Heavenly Horned Rhinoceroses prepared to fight Chen Fei, but Wan Huifeng explained that Wan Xinjing had chosen to go with him himself.
• Wan Huifeng told the clan that Wan Xinjing believed Chen Fei’s talent overshadowed all in the era and hoped to leave the clan a path of retreat.
• Chen Fei placed a restriction in Wan Xinjing’s soul while rushing him toward human territory, then assessed the value of the Heavenly Horned Rhinoceros clan’s treasures.
• Chen Fei considered using the treasures to comprehend rules but concluded that he needed to improve the Nine Heavens Underworld Devil Art before attempting a breakthrough to the Late-Stage Creation Realm.

Chen Fei used the Heavenly Horned Rhinoceros clan’s collections to improve the Nine Heavens Underworld Devil Art and cultivate the Snow and Frost Primary Rules, bringing his strength close to Eighth-Order Peak. On the tenth day, he left Qiankun City for Nansha Valley, where the gathered Eighth-Order powerhouses were preparing for the decisive conflict.

• Chen Fei returned to Qiankun City with Wan Xinjing, who had chosen to follow him, and used the clan’s collections to cultivate.
• Chen Fei advanced the Nine Heavens Underworld Devil Art to ten percent of the Perfection Realm and condensed the Primary Rules of Snow and Frost.
• Chen Fei tested his Underworld Devil Domain and found that it could immobilize Mid-Stage Eighth-Order opponents and greatly weaken Late-Stage Eighth-Order foes.
• Chen Fei entrusted Qiankun City and Lingbo City to Wan Xinjing and Wan Aili before departing on the agreed tenth day.
• Chen Fei arrived at Nansha Valley, where Shi Borong welcomed him as the gathered Eighth-Order beings turned to look.

Chen Fei attended the Life and Death Decision in Nansha Valley, where Shen Anpu challenged him with a large stake of Essence Crystals and spirit materials. Chen Fei rejected the offer as insufficient, leaving Shen Anpu to raise the stakes further.

• Ran Bianqing greeted Chen Fei and invited him to visit Feather City after the conflict.
• The two sides established the thousand-li arena boundary and displayed the matches through a Bronze Mirror and a Night Pearl.
• In Qiankun City, the human race and Xuan Clan watched the event, while Wan Xinjing and Wan Aili trusted Chen Fei to prevail.
• Shen Anpu entered the arena and challenged Chen Fei, offering Essence Crystals and spirit materials as stakes.
• Chen Fei said Shen Anpu's offer was not enough, so Shen Anpu added another pile of treasures.
• Chen Fei again declared that the stakes were insufficient.

Chen Fei wagered the entire human territory against Shen Anpu and killed him with a single use of his freezing power, revealing that he had reached the Mid-Stage Creation Realm. As Chen Fei collected his winnings and received congratulations, a Late-Stage Eighth-Order cultivator entered the field and challenged him.

• Chen Fei wagered the entire human territory, and Shen Anpu added enough Essence Crystals and spirit materials to match his first offering.
• Chen Fei entered the field to face Shen Anpu, who attacked with his Star River Blade.
• Chen Fei froze Shen Anpu and his attacks, then shattered the ice and killed him despite a plea to hold back.
• The spectators learned Chen Fei had reached the Mid-Stage Creation Realm, and Chen Fei claimed Shen Anpu's spiritual essence and Storage Bag.
• Shi Shou Xian and the Xian Race experts congratulated Chen Fei as cheers rang out in the human cities.
• A Late-Stage Eighth-Order cultivator entered the field and challenged Chen Fei while he inspected his winnings.

Chen Fei accepted Shen Changzhen’s challenge, bargaining over the wager before entering the Martial Arts Arena despite warnings from Shi Borong and Ran Bianqing. The battle began with Shen Changzhen unleashing his Scorching Sun Domain against Chen Fei’s ice-based power.

• Shi Borong and Ran Bianqing warned Chen Fei that Shen Changzhen was a dangerous Late-Stage Eighth-Order opponent and that his promises in the arena could not be trusted.
• Chen Fei demanded double Shen Changzhen’s initial Essence Crystal Spirit Materials and offered only half the human race’s territory as the wager.
• Chen Fei offered all the human race’s territory if the Guzu Clan doubled the spirit materials again, but the clan refused and settled on half the territory.
• Shi Borong and Ran Bianqing urged Chen Fei not to risk the fight, but Chen Fei entered the Martial Arts Arena.
• Shen Changzhen revealed his killing intent and unleashed his Scorching Sun Domain, filling the arena with flames that attacked body, mind, and soul.

Chen Fei fought Shen Changzhen in the Martial Arts Arena, overcoming the Late-Stage Eighth-Order cultivator’s domain and sword with superior technique and overwhelming force. When Shen Changzhen tried to flee and trigger the Waterfall Sun Sword’s heavenly tribulation, Chen Fei used the Nine Heavens Forbidden Art and killed him with a single strike.

• Chen Fei expanded his Underworld Devil Domain, meeting Shen Changzhen’s Scorching Sun Domain at the arena’s center.
• Shen Changzhen attacked with the Waterfall Sun Sword, but Chen Fei’s Qian Yuan Sword shattered his advantage, tore his domain, and spread frost across him.
• Shen Changzhen fled toward the arena boundary, but Chen Fei froze his flames and blocked his path.
• Shen Changzhen threatened to trigger the Waterfall Sun Sword’s Nine-Nine Heavenly Tribulation, while Chen Fei activated four ripples of the Nine Heavens Forbidden Art.
• Chen Fei struck Shen Changzhen with the Qian Yuan Sword, reducing him to Blood Mist and killing him with Dao Dissipation.

Chen Fei killed Shen Changzhen despite the heavenly tribulation, revealing strength that made the other races wary of challenging him. He returned to the Xian Race and Yu Clan as the Life and Death Decision shifted toward battles between the other races.

• Chen Fei braved the descending tribulation and killed Shen Changzhen with a sword strike, then collected his spiritual essence and Storage Bag.
• The gathered Eighth-Order experts recognized Chen Fei’s extraordinary combat strength, and the Guzu Clan accused him of striking after Shen Changzhen tried to surrender.
• Shi Borong defended Chen Fei, and Chen Fei challenged the Guzu Clan to face him in the arena; none of its remaining Late-Stage Eighth-Order cultivators accepted.
• Chen Fei left the arena without another race challenging him, and Shi Borong and Ran Bianqing warmly praised his strength.
• The other races began fighting one another, while Chen Fei watched and reflected that he had been forced to kill Shen Changzhen before the Nine-Nine Heavenly Tribulation fell.

Chen Fei considered the resources he had gained and the stages required to reach the Ninth-Order Supreme Realm, realizing he still lacked a breakthrough method. In the Martial Arts Arena, Yu Zongguan defeated Shi Borong and challenged Chen Fei to save him, while the Guzu Clan elder watched coldly.

• Chen Fei assessed his captured resources and reviewed the three cultivation steps required for a Peak-Stage Eighth-Order to approach the Ninth-Order Supreme Realm.
• Chen Fei concluded that he had no usable Ninth-Order breakthrough method, though he could potentially refer to the Heavenly Horned Rhinoceros race’s technique.
• Yu Zongguan pierced Shi Borong through the chest after several dozen moves in the Martial Arts Arena.
• Yu Zongguan taunted Chen Fei and asked whether he wanted to save Shi Borong, while the Guzu Clan elder watched from the opposing camp.

Chen Fei learned that the Mo Clan and its allies had used Shi Borong’s life to draw him into a deadly fight and eliminate the human race’s rising threat. Rather than accept their terms, he pointed to the Life and Death Decision’s mutual challenges and asked about the Guzu Clan’s and Mo Clan’s territory.

• Yu Zongguan proposed a three-against-two match, with Chen Fei fighting alongside the badly wounded Shi Borong, while the Xian Race watched helplessly.
• Shi Borong told Chen Fei not to risk his life for him, but Yu Zongguan tortured him to pressure Chen Fei into the arena.
• Shi Ding An offered to negotiate for Shi Borong’s life, while the Guzu Clan old woman mocked Chen Fei and urged him to save Shi Borong.
• Chen Fei asked whether mutual challenges were allowed in the Life and Death Decision and pointed out that the Guzu Clan and Mo Clan held territory.
• Yu Zongguan laughed and accused Chen Fei of threatening the Mo Clan.

Chen Fei entered the arena to save Shi Borong and faced Yu Zongguan, Shen Yuanping, and Xiao Jihong at once. After using the Hidden Essence Bell to move Shi Borong away, Chen Fei unleashed his full power and killed Shen Yuanping with a single sword strike.

• Chen Fei agreed to enter the match if the Guzu Clan's old woman joined, and threatened to challenge the Mo Clan's Mid-Stage Eighth-Order cultivators if Yu Zongguan refused.
• Yu Zongguan accepted the wager, and Shen Yuanping and Xiao Jihong entered the arena alongside him.
• Chen Fei entered the arena, eased Shi Borong's injuries, and blocked Yu Zongguan's attack with the Hidden Essence Bell.
• Chen Fei used the Hidden Essence Bell to send Shi Borong several hundred li away, then unleashed six layers of Nine Heavens Power and spread his Underworld Devil Domain.
• Chen Fei struck Shen Yuanping's Dragon Head Staff with the Qian Yuan Sword and blasted her body into Blood Mist.

Chen Fei killed Shen Yuanping and fought off Yu Zongguan and Xiao Jihong’s attempts to overwhelm him, while Shi Borong remained trapped in the Life and Death Decision. After refining their combined attack, Chen Fei launched a stronger strike at Yu Zongguan, and the chapter ended as Xiao Jihong attacked Chen Fei’s neck and Chen Fei countered with the Godslaying Sword.

• Chen Fei killed Shen Yuanping with one sword strike, leaving Yu Zongguan and Xiao Jihong to face him together.
• Yu Zongguan and Xiao Jihong attacked Chen Fei, but he blocked their blows and used Dragon Elephant Suppressing Heavens to refine their power.
• Xiao Jihong sent swarms of Black Shadows to drain the Golden Bell Shield, but Chen Fei’s Initial Stage Creation Realm battle soldier destroyed them.
• Chen Fei finished refining the combined attack and struck at Yu Zongguan with a stronger version of the sword move that had killed Shen Yuanping.
• Xiao Jihong attacked Chen Fei’s neck, and Chen Fei answered with a Godslaying Sword strike.

Chen Fei shattered the attempted encirclement, gravely wounded Yu Zongguan, and drove Xiao Jihong to flee. He killed Xiao Jihong despite the latter’s desperate counterattack, leaving Yu Zongguan trapped and near death.

• Chen Fei used two Godslaying Swords to disrupt Xiao Jihong and then struck Yu Zongguan with the Qian Yuan Sword, destroying most of his body despite Zhong Lingyu’s protection.
• Xiao Jihong and Yu Zongguan fled in separate directions as Chen Fei’s Underworld Devil Domain slowed them.
• Chen Fei sent his battle soldier and Shi Borong to block Yu Zongguan while the Azure Heavens Lock restrained Xiao Jihong.
• Xiao Jihong asked Chen Fei to consider peace talks, but Chen Fei refused and attacked him.
• Xiao Jihong broke through the Peak-Stage Eighth-Order barrier and unleashed a life-risking slash, but he only forced Chen Fei backward before his divine soul shattered.
• Chen Fei appeared before Yu Zongguan after Xiao Jihong’s death.

Chen Fei killed Yu Zongguan after defeating three Late-Stage Eighth-Order opponents, then ignored Yu Shizhong’s challenge from the Mo Clan. He continued the Life and Death Decision by challenging the Guzu Clan, which refused to send anyone into the arena and tossed a piece of jade to him.

• Chen Fei killed Yu Zongguan and collected the spiritual essences and treasures of him and the other two defeated cultivators.
• Yu Shizhong challenged Chen Fei, but Chen Fei judged that fighting a Peak-Stage Eighth-Order cultivator was unnecessary and gave no reply.
• Shi Borong thanked Chen Fei and left the arena to recover, while Chen Fei announced that he would keep challenging the Guzu Clan.
• Chen Fei offered half the human race’s territory as a stake and challenged a Guzu Clan expert under the Life and Death Decision’s rules.
• The Guzu Clan refused to face Chen Fei in a one-on-one fight, and its ancestor warned him before tossing a piece of jade into the arena.