Recaps

Chen Changan traveled toward the Star Sea Ruins with Lin Gengsheng and five other Great World Lord Realm cultivators, despite their doubts about his strength and lack of knowledge about Star Stones. As they neared the ruins, Lin Gengsheng revealed that he had invited Chen Changan because he felt Chen’s presence would make their expedition succeed.

• Lin Gengsheng introduced himself, and Chen Changan explained that he had boarded only because one of their group invited him.
• Lin Gengsheng persuaded the other five travelers to let Chen Changan stay, then explained that the group was heading to the Star Sea Ruins to obtain Star Stones.
• Chen Changan admitted he had never heard of Star Stones and said he had a separate destination to find within the ruins.
• When the others mocked his plans and warned that he might need to kneel and beg for help, Chen Changan told them his fate was none of their business and predicted one man’s trip would be ill-fated.
• As the group neared the Star Sea Ruins, Lin Gengsheng offered to let Chen Changan travel with them for safety, and Chen Changan asked why Lin had invited him.
• Lin Gengsheng said that from the moment he saw Chen Changan, he had felt their trip would succeed with him along.

Chen Changan learned that Star Stones came from dangerous Star Sea Giant Beasts and helped Great World Lords cultivate, then revealed he was heading for the Gate of Fortune in the deepest part of the Star Sea Ruins. Though Lin Gengsheng and the others warned him of the danger, Chen Changan agreed to travel with them for a while as they reached the ruins.

• Lin Gengsheng explained that Star Sea Giant Beasts guarded Star Stones and could detonate them when near death.
• Chen Changan told Lin Gengsheng and the others that he intended to reach the deepest part of the Star Sea Ruins.
• Ouyang Ming and Lin Gengsheng warned Chen Changan that he was likely seeking the Gate of Fortune and urged him to turn back.
• Chen Changan insisted that he would continue despite the risks.
• Lin Gengsheng invited Chen Changan to travel with the group and experience the ruins before deciding whether to proceed.
• Chen Changan accepted the offer, and Lin Gengsheng announced that the Star Sea Ruins lay ahead.

Chen Changan and Lin Gengsheng's group entered the Star Sea Ruins, where Lin Gengsheng explained the ruins' origin and the dangers posed by the Star Sea Giant Beasts. As the group cautiously searched the sea, Chen Changan urged them to rely on their eyes and press on to find the beasts.

• Lin Gengsheng explained that the Star Sea Ruins had once been the Land of Stars, whose explosion created the star-powered sea and five dangerous islands.
• Lin Gengsheng told Chen Changan that powerful Star Sea Giant Beasts guarded the islands and that the Gate of Fortune lay beyond them.
• Chen Changan eagerly agreed to enter the ruins and assess the beasts, while Xie Jian warned him not to attract a pack.
• Lin Gengsheng and the others led Chen Changan into the Star Sea Ruins and moved cautiously as Chen Changan searched for beasts with his senses.
• The group explained that the beasts could conceal their auras and detect intruders, so Chen Changan urged them to use their eyes and find the beasts.

Chen Changan entered the Star Sea, where Lin Gengsheng and the others feared its immense Power of Stars and the giant beasts it could attract. After they chose to stand by him, Chen Changan planned to confront the beasts with himself in front and the others supporting him.

• Chen Changan plunged into the Star Sea, alarming Lin Gengsheng, Ouyang Ming, and the others, who feared he would die there.
• Chen Changan resurfaced unharmed and asked why the others would not join him in the water.
• Lin Gengsheng explained that the Star Sea’s Power of Stars would overwhelm their bodies, while Chen Changan seemed able to withstand it.
• Lin Gengsheng warned that Chen Changan’s presence would alert nearby Star Sea Giant Beasts and draw them to attack.
• Chen Changan suggested the others leave, but Lin Gengsheng, Ouyang Ming, and the others refused to abandon their team.
• Chen Changan accepted their decision and said he would lead when the beasts arrived while they supported him.

Chen Changan entered the Star Sea to fight five Star Sea Giant Beasts while Lin Gengsheng and the others followed above. After Chen Changan quickly killed two and sent their heads up for the others to recover, the group wondered if the beasts had weakened and eagerly prepared to test their strength.

• Lin Gengsheng warned Chen Changan that the Star Sea Giant Beasts could be deadly, but Chen Changan sensed five currents approaching and plunged into the Star Sea.
• Lin Gengsheng led the other experts after Chen Changan when a huge shock wave made them fear he had been killed.
• A Star Sea Giant Beast's head flew out of the Star Sea, and Chen Changan told the group to recover its Star Stone.
• Another giant beast's head soon followed, prompting Lin Gengsheng and the others to wonder whether the beasts had weakened.
• When the group asked to test a Star Sea Giant Beast themselves, Chen Changan offered them the next one.

Lin Gengsheng and the others fought a rampaging Star Sea Giant Beast after Chen Changan hurled it toward them, but they were nearly killed when it tried to self-destruct. Chen Changan cut off its head at the last moment and asked whether they were satisfied.

• Ouyang Ming rushed the Star Sea Giant Beast alone, was slapped away, and charged again before Lin Gengsheng and the others joined in.
• Lin Gengsheng led the six-person team in a coordinated assault and proposed targeting the beast's head to stop it from self-destructing.
• The Star Sea Giant Beast rampaged with twice its previous strength, forcing Lin Gengsheng and the others to fight for their lives.
• The beast began to self-destruct just as the six seemed to gain the upper hand.
• Chen Changan sent out a streak of sword light that severed the beast's head, then asked the group whether they were satisfied.

Chen Changan helped Lin Gengsheng and the others overcome their fear of Star Sea Giant Beasts by explaining their weakness and demonstrating how to kill them. The group regained their confidence and prepared to hunt for more Star Stones in the Star Sea Ruins.

• Chen Changan returned with eight Star Sea Giant Beast heads after killing eleven beasts in total, shocking Lin Gengsheng and the others.
• Chen Changan explained that the group had been held back by fear and that severing a beast’s head cut off its energy source.
• Lin Gengsheng handed Chen Changan all eleven Star Stones, and Chen Changan proposed using another beast as a practice target for the group.
• Chen Changan lured over a Star Sea Giant Beast, and the six Great World Lords killed it together with a swift attack.
• Lin Gengsheng and the others thanked Chen Changan and agreed to gather as many Star Stones as they could before returning.

After seven days of hunting Star Sea Giant Beasts, Chen Changan remained focused on finding the five islands leading to the Gate of Fortune. When a concealed group appeared and claimed the three beasts they had killed, Chen Changan challenged their leader, leaving a confrontation imminent.

• Chen Changan told Lin Gengsheng and the others that he still intended to seek the Gate of Fortune despite their warnings about its danger.
• Three Star Sea Giant Beasts suddenly emerged from an area Chen Changan had believed was clear, and Chen Changan and his companions killed them.
• Chen Changan suspected someone had caused the beasts to appear, and a dozen concealed people revealed themselves nearby.
• The group's leader claimed the three beasts as his prey and demanded the spoils, but Chen Changan mocked him and the leader threatened him.

Lin Gengsheng tried to prevent a confrontation with Shi Tianming’s group, but Chen Changan recognized their plan to rob the expedition of its Star Stones. Shi Tianming threatened them by invoking his father, and Chen Changan mocked him before admitting he did not know who his own father was.

• Lin Gengsheng offered to return the three Star Sea Giant Beast heads and have their value deducted from his share, but Shi Tianming’s group refused to back down.
• Ouyang Ming and Wang Jiuri traded insults with Shi Tianming’s men as the standoff escalated.
• Chen Changan told Lin Gengsheng that Shi Tianming’s group had been watching them and wanted their Star Stones.
• Shi Tianming admitted his group wanted the Star Stones and threatened them if they refused to hand them over.
• Chen Changan mocked Shi Tianming for asking whether they knew who his father was, then said he himself wanted to know who his father was too.

Chen Changan and his companions ambushed Shi Tianming’s group, killing fourteen Great World Lord Realm experts before Shi Tianming escaped. The survivors realized Shi Tianming could identify them and learned that his father was Shi Lei.

• Chen Changan taunted Shi Tianming about relying on his father, then signaled Lin Gengsheng and the others to attack.
• Chen Changan’s sword struck Shi Tianming, while Lin Gengsheng and the others killed two opponents and Gou Sheng devoured their souls.
• Chen Changan used Time Stop and rushed through the remaining enemies, helping kill all fourteen Great World Lord Realm experts as Shi Tianming escaped.
• Shui Ruoxuan and Ouyang Ming marveled at the victory, while Lin Gengsheng warned that Shi Tianming could conceal himself and might seek revenge.
• Lin Gengsheng remembered Shi Tianming’s background and revealed that his father was Shi Lei.

Chen Changan tracked down Shi Tianming and killed him despite his attempts to escape, then shared the group’s Star Stones with Lin Gengsheng and the others. As they prepared to part ways, Chen Changan asked them to protect the True Realm while he continued onward.

• After learning that Shi Tianming’s father, Shi Lei, was an Extreme Intent World Lord, Chen Changan decided Shi Tianming could not be allowed to escape.
• Chen Changan tracked the hidden Shi Tianming with the Spirit Guiding Technique and exposed him to a pack of Star Sea Giant Beasts.
• The Star Sea Giant Beasts shattered Shi Tianming’s body, and Gou Sheng devoured his fleeing soul while Chen Changan dealt with the beasts.
• Chen Changan returned to Lin Gengsheng and the others and urged them to leave the Star Sea Ruins without him.
• Chen Changan gave Lin Gengsheng and the others thirty Star Stones each and asked them to look after the True Realm after he departed.

Chen Changan left Lin Gengsheng and the others to protect the True Realm while he entered the Star Sea Ruins alone. After discovering that barriers separated travelers and fighting Star Sea Giant Beasts, he reached the first island after fifteen days.

• Chen Changan told Lin Gengsheng and the others to watch over the True Realm while he entered the Gate of Fortune, and he objected when they treated his departure like a final farewell.
• Lin Gengsheng urged the group to honor their promise, guard the True Realm, and cultivate until they reached the Extreme Intent World Lord Realm.
• Chen Changan disappeared from the others' view, and they decided to return and focus on strengthening themselves.
• Chen Changan discovered barriers in the Star Sea Ruins that blocked sight and senses, separating him from Lin Gengsheng and the others.
• Chen Changan fought Star Sea Giant Beasts as he traveled through the vast ruins and spotted the first island after fifteen days.

Chen Changan reached the first island and learned that its intelligent Star Sea Giant Beasts guarded trials for entry to the Gate of Fortune. The First Island Lord introduced the first trial, Star Refining, and Chen Changan learned he had forty-nine days to temper his body with the Power of Stars.

• Chen Changan landed on the first island, where two intelligent Star Sea Giant Beasts approached and escorted him to the island lord.
• The First Island Lord warned Chen Changan that the Gate of Fortune trials were difficult and asked whether he was certain he wanted to take them.
• The First Island Lord brought Chen Changan to a waterfall and pool, revealing that the first trial was Star Refining, which required enduring the Power of Stars to temper his body within forty-nine days.
• Chen Changan questioned whether the First Island Lord had learned arithmetic, then was told to focus on the trial.

Chen Changan entered a pool of concentrated Power of Stars and began using it to temper his body. After twenty days, he was still absorbing the power and growing stronger, leaving the island master astonished.

• The island master shoved Chen Changan into the pool and told him he could leave before the forty-nine-day trial ended if he could not endure it.
• Chen Changan absorbed the Power of Stars, nearly caught off guard by its destructive force, then used the energy in his acupoints to protect himself and temper his meridians and acupoints.
• The island master predicted Chen Changan would not last ten days, but Chen Changan remained in the pool after ten days.
• After another ten days, the island master learned Chen Changan was still alive and looked more energetic, then went to inspect him.
• The island master saw that Chen Changan had absorbed enough Power of Stars to shrink the waterfall and lower the pool, yet he continued tempering his body and growing stronger.

Chen Changan completed the First Island’s body-tempering trial with the Power of Stars, while Hongchen strengthened herself using Star Stones. The First Island Lord sent them onward to the Second Island, leaving Chen Changan eager to face its trial.

• As Chen Changan’s body-tempering neared completion and the Power of Stars ran low, the First Island Lord replenished it so he could continue.
• Chen Changan gave Hongchen Star Stones to test whether she could absorb their energy and grow stronger.
• On the forty-ninth day, Chen Changan finished tempering his body, and Hongchen reported that the Star Stones had boosted her strength.
• The First Island Lord praised Chen Changan’s performance and granted him passage to the Second Island.
• Chen Changan deduced that the Star Sea Giant Beasts guarded the route to the First Island, and the First Island Lord sent Chen Changan and Hongchen onward.
• Chen Changan admitted he might not have been able to defeat the First Island Lord and set out to face the Second Island’s trial.

Chen Changan entered the Second Island's formation expecting a soul-testing illusion, but it placed him in a convincing scene of the True Realm with Da Huang and Mu Yunyao. Mu Yunyao suggested the formation might have teleported him home instead of creating an illusion, leaving Chen Changan unsure where he was.

• After five calm days at sea, Chen Changan reached the Second Island and the Second Island Master immediately led him to a trial formation.
• Chen Changan entered the formation and found himself in the True Realm, where Da Huang questioned whether he was really Chen Changan.
• Mu Yunyao and the others appeared, and Da Huang insisted that Chen Changan's sudden return was suspicious.
• Chen Changan explained that he believed they were figures created by an illusion from his memories.
• Mu Yunyao suggested that the formation might have teleported Chen Changan back to the True Realm, prompting him to wonder if the place was real.

Chen Changan struggled to determine whether Mu Yunyao, Da Huang, and the others were real or part of an illusion, even after Mu Yunyao revealed a secret he had not known. As he continued searching for proof, Mu Zhanying warned that the Supreme Person had arrived outside the barrier beyond the realm.

• Mu Yunyao challenged Da Huang to share something Chen Changan did not know and revealed that Da Huang had secretly added extra seasoning to Chen Changan's food when they were young.
• Chen Changan beat Da Huang for the secret, but still doubted whether Mu Yunyao had told the truth or invented it.
• Mu Yunyao pointed out that Hongchen was missing, prompting Chen Changan to wonder whether he had been sent back to the True Realm or was still facing a trial.
• Mu Zhanying received word that someone from beyond the realm had reached the barrier and identified the visitor as the Supreme Person.

Chen Changan defeated Supreme Person’s body but discovered that his soul was elsewhere, leaving Supreme Person able to return. As Chen Changan questioned whether the place was real or an illusion, Mu Yunyao asked if he could handle the threat.

• Mu Yunyao explained that the barrier had delayed Supreme Person but could not withstand his attacks, and Mu Zhanying confirmed it had fallen.
• Supreme Person confronted Chen Changan and claimed he would leave Chen Changan’s corpse intact.
• Chen Changan struck Supreme Person with one punch and shattered his body.
• Chen Changan realized Supreme Person’s soul was absent and suspected it had been stored elsewhere, possibly allowing him to use multiple bodies.
• Chen Changan questioned whether his surroundings were real or an illusion, and Mu Yunyao asked whether he could face Supreme Person again.

Chen Changan repeatedly returned to the True Realm after entering the second trial, unable to learn what it tested. After discovering that about twenty years had passed during his trips, he suspected the trial was testing time.

• Chen Changan gave Mu Yunyao Star Stones and returned to the Star Sea Ruins, where the First Island Master explained that the star beasts no longer attacked because Chen Changan had absorbed the Power of Stars.
• The Second Island Master sent Chen Changan through the formation again, returning him to the True Realm, where Da Huang greeted him.
• Chen Changan tried returning to the Star Sea Ruins faster, but the Second Island Master sent him back through the formation once more without explaining the trial.
• Mu Yunyao told Chen Changan that about twenty years had passed since his return, leading him to suspect that the second trial tested time.

Chen Changan solved the Second Island’s trial by realizing its formation had woven together time and space, sending his Time Clone to the True Realm while he remained on the island. After learning that he could choose whether to erase those future events, he understood how his earlier encounters with future versions of himself fit into the timeline.

• Chen Changan pondered the years that had passed during his return to the True Realm and realized the trial involved time and space.
• Chen Changan grasped the key to the trial, vanished, and reappeared on the Second Island.
• The Second Island Lord explained that Chen Changan had experienced an artistic conception, while his Time Clone had returned to the True Realm.
• Chen Changan explained the time distortion to Hongchen, who asked how his future self could meet her.
• The Second Island Lord explained that Chen Changan could erase events involving his future self before those points in time arrived.
• Chen Changan concluded that the future version of himself he had once met came from after the present point in time.

After passing the Second Island's trial, Chen Changan chose not to erase his future self's actions and headed for the Third Island. There, the Third Island Master and the Star Sea Giant Beasts greeted him with an unsettlingly enthusiastic welcome as he prepared to take the next trial.

• The Second Island Master warned Chen Changan about the risks of time nodes and explained that his original body and Time Clone could not exist in the same node.
• Chen Changan chose not to erase his future self's actions, including meeting the Supreme Person and giving Star Stones to Mu Yunyao and the others.
• Chen Changan and Hongchen headed toward the Third Island, where the Third Island Master ordered his followers to welcome their first visitor in many years.
• The Star Sea Giant Beasts lined up with twisted smiles and greeted Chen Changan as an honored male guest.
• The Third Island Master hurried over and insisted that the welcome was meant to make Chen Changan feel at home before his trial.

Chen Changan learned that Third Island’s trial required him to spend five years enjoying himself, but he refused the island master’s forced entertainment. The island master and the Star Sea Giant Beasts turned hostile, and Chen Changan prepared to fight.

• Chen Changan spent three days eating and drinking with the Third Island Master before asking about the trial and the age of the food and wine.
• The Third Island Master revealed that the trial was to enjoy five years of leisure, with anything Chen Changan wanted provided.
• Chen Changan asked the island master to dismiss the welcoming beasts and then refused the group of women brought in for his entertainment.
• The Third Island Master said Chen Changan could not refuse the arrangements without forfeiting his chance to reach Fourth Island and enter the Gate of Fortune.
• Chen Changan rejected the forced trial and insisted no one could make him give up his goals.
• The Third Island Master and the Star Sea Giant Beasts surrounded Chen Changan with murderous hostility, and Chen Changan challenged the island master to fight.

Chen Changan saw through the Third Island Master's pleasure-based trial, passed it, and offered advice on how to make it more effective. He then reached Fourth Island, where a pervasive killing aura suggested the next trial could be life-or-death.

• Chen Changan explained that he had suspected Third Island was manipulating his mind and that the trial tested his ability to resist indulgence.
• The Third Island Master admitted Chen Changan had passed and realized the trial should target each visitor's deepest desires.
• Chen Changan advised the Third Island Master to study people's cravings, then teased him about graduating before heading onward.
• The Third Island Master warned Chen Changan that Fourth Island would be rough, and Chen Changan wondered whether the remaining trials would test combat.
• Chen Changan stepped onto Fourth Island and sensed a killing aura that suggested a life-or-death trial.

Chen Changan faced the Fourth Island’s Life and Death Battle, where its inhabitants could kill him but he could only defeat them. He exploited the rules by fleeing toward the exit and argued with the Fourth Island Master when the Master stopped him.

• The Fourth Island Master explained that Chen Changan had to escape the island while its inhabitants hunted him, and that Chen could defeat but not kill them.
• Countless powerful Star Sea Giant Beasts appeared, so Chen Changan used his techniques to run toward the exit instead of fighting.
• Hongchen questioned Chen Changan’s retreat, and he said escaping was his strength and passing mattered more than fighting.
• The Fourth Island Master personally blocked Chen Changan near the exit and accused him of avoiding the Life and Death Battle.
• Chen Changan argued that his escape followed the rules and criticized the Fourth Island Master’s trial as unreasonable.

Chen Changan pointed out that the Fourth Island's Life and Death Battle did not properly test combat strength because test-takers were forbidden to kill their opponents. The Fourth Island Master accepted Chen Changan's advice on how to improve the test, then made Chen Changan choose which new challenge he would face.

• The Fourth Island Master explained that the test was meant to assess combat ability, and Chen Changan argued that forbidding him from killing made the battle contradictory.
• The Fourth Island Master recalled that the previous person had spent more than ten years being hunted before passing, and Chen Changan said the test measured survival rather than strength.
• Chen Changan suggested having a test-taker fight ten or twenty Star Sea Giant Beasts at once, or see how long they could last against the Fourth Island Master.
• The Fourth Island Master agreed that Chen Changan still had not passed the test and told him to choose one of the new challenges.
• Chen Changan refused to choose, then said either option was fine once the Fourth Island Master insisted.