Chapter Summaries

Jiang Qiu learned that General Zhu Weiyi had been enslaved at Tianxing Arena and sought a way to free him. You Qian found Zhu Weiyi’s record and warned Jiang Qiu that his value made a discreet buyout impossible, though another extremely difficult option remained.

• Zhu Weiyi recalled how Venerable Zuo Xuan’s fleet had captured him and sold him into slavery, where he had fought for more than ten years.
• Jiang Qiu discovered that Tianxing Arena belonged to the powerful Three Lives Race and asked A Sheng how he might rescue Zhu Weiyi.
• Jiang Qiu bribed the attendant You Qian with a Two Poles Coin to investigate buying Zhu Weiyi’s freedom.
• You Qian found that Zhu Weiyi was the arena’s celebrated fighter No. 18, whose value was too high for an ordinary buyout.
• You Qian told Jiang Qiu that a discreet rescue was impossible but that another extremely difficult method might work.

Jiang Qiu registered for Tianxing Arena’s challenge matches, hoping to break its win-streak record and earn the chance to save Zhu Weiyi before his scheduled fight. His first match was set for the next morning against San San, a merfolk cultivator who mistook Jiang Qiu for an easy opponent.

• You Qian explained that Jiang Qiu could negotiate to free Zhu Weiyi by breaking Tianxing Arena’s record of ninety-nine consecutive wins, and Jiang Qiu resolved to win one hundred matches before Zhu Weiyi’s duel in a month.
• Jiang Qiu paid to register for four matches a day, concealed his true strength, and was recorded as a first-level Spirit Body Realm challenger.
• You Qian gave Jiang Qiu a bronze Tianxing Win-Streak Medal marked with zero wins, and Jiang Qiu went to a hotel to await his debut match.
• San San learned that he would face Jiang Qiu and, believing humans to be a trash race, decided to kill him quickly in the next morning’s match.

Jiang Qiu entered Tianxing Arena for his first challenge and faced San San, an arrogant Merfolk Race newcomer whose dramatic aura drew a huge livestream audience. As San San prepared his one move, Jiang Qiu waited to see what he would do.

• Jiang Qiu entered Arena No. 10086 and learned that more than a thousand viewers had found his debut match.
• San San arrived with a fish fork and boasted that he was the Merfolk Race's young genius who had reached the Spirit Body Realm in half a year.
• Jiang Qiu called San San "dead fish eyes," enraging him and prompting him to summon a storm with thunderclouds and lightning.
• San San delayed attacking until more viewers joined, and the livestream audience climbed to one hundred thousand.
• San San offered to use only one move and spare Jiang Qiu if he surrendered; Jiang Qiu thanked him and waited.

Jiang Qiu instantly killed San San during his first Tianxing Arena challenge, earning followers and threats from the Merfolk Race. After arranging better meals for Zhu Weiyi, he entered another match, whose opponent surprised his viewers.

• San San spent ten minutes charging Thunderstorm Descent, but Jiang Qiu pierced his forehead with a black projectile before he could throw his trident, and the resulting lightning charred San San's body.
• The arena announced Jiang Qiu as the victor, and spectators argued over his instant kill as his follower count rose above ten thousand and Merfolk Race members threatened him.
• Jiang Qiu returned to the waiting room and was matched against a Birdman Race opponent, while You Qian reviewed the fight and realized a thin black needle had pierced San San before returning to Jiang Qiu's hand.
• Jiang Qiu transferred his one hundred thousand victory reward to You Qian and asked him to arrange better food for Zhu Weiyi; You Qian agreed.
• Jiang Qiu entered Arena No. 10086 for his second challenge, and his followers were surprised when they saw who his opponent was.

Jiang Qiu instantly killed Spider-Woman Xiao Xiao, drawing a huge audience and fueling speculation about his abilities. After fighting three matches in one day, he entered another challenge and faced a formidable Stone Human Race opponent, whose record gave Jiang Qiu pause when an electronic notification arrived.

• Jiang Qiu faced Xiao Xiao, while viewers debated whether his previous instant kill had relied on a one-use treasure.
• Jiang Qiu and Xiao Xiao stood motionless for half an hour as both waited for the other to make a move.
• Jiang Qiu left the arena after instantly killing Xiao Xiao, and Tianxing Arena promoted clips of his victories as his following surged.
• Jiang Qiu entered another match later that morning and faced a third-level Spirit Body Realm Stone Human Race fighter with more than one hundred battles and a nine-win streak.
• As the new challenge began, Jiang Qiu received an electronic notification and froze in surprise.

Jiang Qiu’s winning streak and popularity surged after he continued instantly defeating his opponents, prompting rival races to place a massive bounty on him. With nine straight wins, he faced A Gui, a first-level Enlightened Soul Realm expert known for killing opponents with soul attacks, and the chapter ended as A Gui demanded to know how Jiang Qiu had defeated his previous opponents.

• A Stone Human Race contestant conceded to Jiang Qiu without fighting, sparking accusations of match-fixing until Tianxing Arena’s officials cleared them both.
• Jiang Qiu won another match by instant kill, drawing huge viewership and attention as his consecutive wins and follower count climbed.
• The next day, Jiang Qiu instantly killed a Birdman Race contestant and reached five straight wins, turning more viewers into supporters.
• Rival races offered an escalating bounty of up to one hundred million Primal Beginning Basic Coins for someone to defeat Jiang Qiu.
• After Jiang Qiu reached nine straight wins, A Gui of the Wandering Soul Race accepted the bounty and became his tenth opponent.
• A Gui revealed that he fought as a soul without a physical body, then challenged Jiang Qiu to explain how he had killed his previous opponents.

Jiang Qiu defeated A Gui by drawing his soul into the Dragon Spirit Secret Realm, where it was overwhelmed and dissolved, earning ten consecutive wins and high-level status at Tianxing Arena. He kept winning, reaching twenty consecutive victories across two major realms, prompting the arena to investigate his true strength.

• A Gui used his soul attack against Jiang Qiu, but Jiang Qiu pulled him into the Dragon Spirit Secret Realm, where his soul dissolved and became nourishment for [Snow].
• Jiang Qiu instantly killed A Gui, reached ten consecutive wins, and received a silver token and high-level membership at Tianxing Arena.
• Jiang Qiu asked You Qian to look after Zhu Weiyi, then resolved to grow stronger, restore the Dragon Maiden's body, and eventually save Liu Zili and the others.
• On the fifth day, Jiang Qiu left Arena No. 999 with twenty consecutive wins after instantly killing a first-layer Dharma Manifestation Realm contestant.
• As Jiang Qiu's popularity surged and viewers questioned his stated cultivation level, Tianxing Arena ordered a comprehensive examination conducted by a Dao Conjoining Realm expert.

Tianxing investigated accusations that Jiang Qiu had cheated, confirmed he was truly at the first layer of the Spirit Body Realm, and granted him unrestricted matchmaking. Jiang Qiu’s opponents mostly surrendered, but he eventually won his thirtieth match by instantly killing a Path-Glimpsing Realm prodigy.

• Tianxing uncovered corruption at Tianxing Arena, examined Jiang Qiu, and confirmed that his cultivation realm was genuine.
• Jiang Qiu declined Tianxing’s offer to raise the difficulty of his opponents and accepted unrestricted matchmaking instead.
• Tianxing Arena publicly cleared Jiang Qiu of cheating, and opponents began surrendering rather than face him as his win streak rapidly increased.
• Jiang Qiu entered his thirtieth-match trial and instantly killed a Path-Glimpsing Realm opponent with twenty-nine consecutive wins.
• Jiang Qiu reached thirty straight wins and attained Platinum tier, drawing astonishment from spectators who noted that he had defeated an opponent three major realms above him.

Jiang Qiu extended his winning streak to forty-nine by instantly killing every opponent, including powerful Path-Entering Realm cultivators, and drew the attention of Tianxing Arena and major factions. He told Tianxing that he had pursued fame to take Zhu Weiyi, a Path-Entering Realm elder, away from slavery, leaving Tianxing stunned that he had not asked sooner.

• Jiang Qiu won nine more matches against Path-Glimpsing Realm opponents, including a peak cultivator who could see through his attacks.
• Jiang Qiu instantly killed the late Path-Entering Realm opponent matched against him and reached forty straight wins.
• Jiang Qiu continued winning matches through the night, raising his streak to forty-nine and becoming Tianxing Arena’s most popular active contestant.
• Tianxing asked Jiang Qiu whether he would fight a peak Path-Integration Realm opponent, but Jiang Qiu declined and turned down offers to join major factions.
• Jiang Qiu told Tianxing he had built his winning streak to gain the influence needed to take Zhu Weiyi, a Path-Entering Realm elder sold as a slave, away.
• Tianxing was shocked that Jiang Qiu had not asked for help reclaiming Zhu Weiyi earlier.

Jiang Qiu agreed to fight a Path-Integration Realm peak expert in seven days, while Tianxing Arena freed Zhu Weiyi and restored his living conditions. After discovering that Jiang Qiu was the human genius behind a forty-nine-win streak, Zhu Weiyi wondered if he might be the peerless talent the human race had long needed.

• Tianxing persuaded Jiang Qiu to accept a match against a Path-Integration Realm peak expert, promising Zhu Weiyi would be released if Jiang Qiu won his fiftieth match.
• Tianxing arranged for Zhu Weiyi's shackles to be removed and moved him from the slave quarters into a luxurious room.
• A secretary gave Zhu Weiyi internet access and told him he no longer had to fight other slaves.
• Zhu Weiyi saw that a first-level Spirit Body Realm human would face a Path-Integration Realm peak expert in seven days as part of a fifty-win challenge.
• Zhu Weiyi read that the challenger had earned forty-nine consecutive victories in less than a week and hoped the human race might finally have a peerless genius.
• Zhu Weiyi noticed the rest of the online report and froze in astonishment.

Zhu Weiyi learned that Jiang Qiu was the human genius dominating Tianxing Arena and had entered its challenges to secure Zhu Weiyi’s release. As Jiang Qiu prepared for a match against a peak Path-Integration Realm opponent, Zhu Weiyi watched his replays and was left alarmed by the strength of the challenger he would face.

• Zhu Weiyi recognized Jiang Qiu’s name in a write-up and wondered how he had fallen to the first layer of the Spirit Body Realm after once reaching the Path-Entering Realm.
• The secretary told Zhu Weiyi that Tianxing Arena had arranged Jiang Qiu’s match against a peak Path-Integration Realm expert because both challengers were popular, and Jiang Qiu had agreed to fight.
• Zhu Weiyi learned that Jiang Qiu had requested his release, and he was deeply moved that Jiang Qiu had won forty-nine consecutive matches to save him.
• Zhu Weiyi searched for information about Jiang Qiu, found little about his past, and watched replays of Jiang Qiu instantly killing all forty-nine opponents.
• Zhu Weiyi turned his attention to Jiang Qiu’s next opponent, sucked in a cold breath, and grew grave.

Jiang Qiu faced Soul, a peak Path-Integration Realm prodigy of the Soul Race whose soul attacks had kept him undefeated for over a hundred years. When Soul unleashed a devastating assault, Jiang Qiu used the Dragon Spirit Secret Realm to absorb Soul and his soul aura, beginning their battle on his own ground.

• Zhu Weiyi learned Jiang Qiu would fight Soul and feared the realm gap and Soul's attacks would leave Jiang Qiu with soul injuries.
• Jiang Qiu relied on the Dragon Spirit Secret Realm and Snow's power to counter Soul, then spent the waiting period helping Snow's body condense.
• Jiang Qiu and Soul met in Arena No. 1 as millions of viewers watched and argued over whether Jiang Qiu could overcome the difference in their realms.
• The challenge began with Soul sending a powerful wave of soul energy at Jiang Qiu, nearly overwhelming him despite the True Dragon's residual aura.
• Jiang Qiu activated the Dragon Spirit Secret Realm's absorption function and pulled Soul's soul and soul aura into the space.

Jiang Qiu trapped and killed Huntian, securing fifty consecutive victories and making history for the human race. After Zhu Weiyi was freed from slavery, Jiang Qiu reunited with him but stayed behind to rescue the people Zuo Xuan had taken.

• Jiang Qiu drew Huntian into the Dragon Spirit Secret Realm, where Snow absorbed Huntian's soul and grew closer to forming a complete body.
• The arena announced Jiang Qiu's victory, marking his fiftieth consecutive win and prompting viewers to react to Huntian's death and the Soul Race's threats.
• Zhu Weiyi celebrated Jiang Qiu's achievement and learned that his slave status had ended.
• Jiang Qiu reunited with Zhu Weiyi, who mistook his first-level Spirit Body Realm cultivation for the result of abandoning his former cultivation.
• Jiang Qiu arranged for Tianxing to send Zhu Weiyi back to Blue Star and revealed that he would stay to rescue the people Zuo Xuan had taken.

Jiang Qiu rejected the major factions and learned that the Soul Race’s bounty could only be removed if its issuer withdrew it or the target was killed. He decided to strike at the Soul Race, while its patriarch Huntian prepared to use the bounty as an excuse to slaughter humans; the chapter ended with a black hole appearing in Soul Race Oasis City and swallowing its clansmen.

• Jiang Qiu refused Tianxing’s invitation, choosing to preserve his human bloodline and keep his Dragon Bloodline secret.
• Tianxing warned Jiang Qiu that the Soul Race’s top-tier bounty made it dangerous for him to leave Tianxing City, and explained how dark web bounties could be withdrawn.
• Jiang Qiu decided to eliminate the Soul Race rather than endure its bounty, then set out to buy coordinates for its residence.
• Huntian planned to use the death of the Soul Race’s Holy Son as a pretext to massacre humans and harvest their souls.
• A black hole appeared in Soul Race Oasis City, and a large number of the Soul Race’s clansmen were sucked inside.

Jiang Qiu used Day-Night Reversal to massacre the Soul Race in Oasis City and accelerate the forging of Snow’s body. After Huntian’s forces drove him away from the city core, evidence revealed Jiang Qiu’s identity, and he returned as the sky darkened above Huntian.

• Jiang Qiu absorbed hundreds of thousands of Soul Race members with Day-Night Reversal, using them to advance the forging of Snow’s body.
• Jiang Qiu swept through the city’s outer areas and then the central region, killing Soul Race members until their population fell below one-third.
• Huntian led the Soul Race’s Path-Integration Realm experts to confront Jiang Qiu, but Jiang Qiu vanished before they could fight him.
• Huntian ordered survivors to identify the attacker, learned that he was Jiang Qiu, and struggled to believe a Spirit Body Realm cultivator could wield such power.
• Huntian sensed space-time fluctuations as the sky above him darkened and a powerful suction descended.

Jiang Qiu trapped and refined the Soul Race forces inside the Dragon Spirit Secret Realm, giving Snow the resources to complete her Dragon Maiden body. The two fused their souls and integrated their Daos, advancing together to the peak of the Path-Integration Realm as they prepared to seek the Nine Venerables Great World.

• Jiang Qiu pulled Huntian and the Soul Race higher-ups into the Dragon Spirit Secret Realm, where Snow absorbed and refined them.
• Jiang Qiu discovered that the bounty on him had been removed, then spent seven days raiding Soul Race treasure vaults for Snow's body-forging resources.
• Snow completed her Dragon Maiden body, and her realm rose close to the Path-Integration Realm.
• Jiang Qiu and Snow fused their soul bodies and merged the Dragon Race Dao, Hundred Ghosts Grand Dao, and My Dao.
• Jiang Qiu and Snow broke through their realm shackles and advanced together to the peak of the Path-Integration Realm.

Jiang Qiu and Snow completed their path integration, reaching the peak of the Path-Integration Realm, and discovered a Twilight Token among the Soul Race’s remaining resources. Tianxing explained that the token granted entry to the Twilight Sacred Ruins, a major relic of the Dragonfall Era that would open when the hundred-thousand-year period arrived.

• Snow mastered the laws of space-time after merging with Jiang Qiu, and Jiang Qiu warned her to conceal her Dragon Race aura.
• Jiang Qiu absorbed the remaining Soul Race resources and found a dark-golden Twilight Token among them.
• Snow examined the token, then dressed in a Han-style ruqun as Jiang Qiu urged her to cover herself.
• Tianxing told Jiang Qiu that the bounty on him had been withdrawn, and Jiang Qiu asked Tianxing about the Twilight Token.
• Tianxing explained that Twilight Tokens allowed their holders to enter the Twilight Sacred Ruins, which would open once in the hundred-thousand-year cycle.

Jiang Qiu learned that the Twilight Sacred Ruins would appear in a year and resolved to keep his Twilight Token so he could seek inheritances and grow strong enough to rescue his captured clansmen. He bought real-time itinerary information for Zuo Xuan’s fleet from Tianxing, who recognized the treasures Jiang Qiu used as Soul Race goods.

• Tianxing explained that the Twilight Sacred Ruins held inheritances from the previous era and that powerful cultivators would fight over them when they appeared.
• Jiang Qiu decided to keep his Twilight Token and asked Tianxing for information about the faction that had sold Zhu Weiyi to the arena.
• Tianxing found that the seller was Venerable Zuo Xuan’s Eight Directions Reversal Fleet, and Jiang Qiu said his clansmen were aboard Zuo Xuan’s ship and he wanted to rescue them.
• Jiang Qiu offered Tianxing two billion Primal Beginning Basic Coins, and Tianxing agreed to provide real-time fleet itinerary information.
• Jiang Qiu and Snow traveled to Celestial Star Bank, where Jiang Qiu sold Tianxing a pile of treasures for five billion Primal Beginning Basic Coins and received the fleet information.
• Tianxing inspected the treasures and suspected they had come from the Soul Race.

Liu Zili remained unconscious aboard Zuo Xuan’s battleship after his intervention saved her from the Crimson Flame Spider Matriarch’s curse, while her body developed a mysterious, powerful mutated bloodline. Elsewhere in the dungeon, Shangguan Yue and other Blue Star women languished as slaves, and Shangguan Yue had lost hope of escape or survival.

• Zuo Xuan ordered his fleet to settle in a small world and replenish the battleship’s resources before continuing its journey.
• Two Imperial Blue Lizardmen moved Liu Zili’s nutrient pod into a dungeon cell, noting that she had not awakened despite the rare bloodline that made her exceptionally valuable.
• Liu Zili’s sleeping soul recalled the Crimson Flame Spider Matriarch’s resentment toward Emperor Chen, who had used the Matriarch as a vessel and stolen its life and freedom.
• The Matriarch’s mutated spider and dragon bloodlines fused with Liu Zili, giving her an unknown constitution and immense potential; Liu Zili’s soul wondered where Jiang Qiu was.
• Shangguan Yue remained shackled and weakened in a crowded dungeon cell with dozens of other Blue Star women, believing she could neither return home nor escape her misery.

Jiang Qiu and Snow left the Great Barren World by breaking through Celestial Star Oasis City's spatial-temporal restraints, shocking its residents and Tianxing. Tianxing discovered that Jiang Qiu had destroyed the Soul Race, and the races that had once questioned him rushed to honor him with monuments and statues.

• Jiang Qiu studied Tianxing's coordinates and told Snow they would travel to Wilderness Great World No. 111 to deepen their Path-Integration.
• Jiang Qiu and Snow used their shared abilities to tear open the void and leave Celestial Star Oasis City, plunging the city into darkness and stirring a storm of law-driven thunder.
• Tianxing saw Jiang Qiu depart and realized his abilities far exceeded what his apparent realm should allow.
• Residents and online spectators argued over Jiang Qiu's identity and cultivation, while Tianxing went to Soul Race Oasis City and found it empty, its treasures gone.
• Tianxing concluded that Jiang Qiu had wiped out the Soul Race, and news of its destruction spread throughout the Great Barren World.
• The races that had previously questioned Jiang Qiu panicked and erected monuments and statues praising him.