Chapter Summaries

Xu Qing killed Soul Jade King, rescued Dark Extinction, and seized the Martial God Hall branch on Mad Wave Star before returning to Wind Star. He then accepted a mission to hunt demons and arrived at Slate Star, where he prepared to face threats to the Kun Yu Family.

• Xu Qing defeated and killed Soul Jade King after she attacked him, then captured the Martial God Hall dungeon and escorted its experts back to Wind Star.
• Xu Qing confiscated the branch’s valuables and manuals, while Dark Extinction began studying the supreme arts and received news that his family was safe.
• Xu Qing celebrated with Dark Extinction and his family, and Dark Extinction decided to leave the front line and return to the human heartland.
• Xu Qing departed early the next morning to hunt demons using intelligence on powerful Demon Race targets across the River Star Region.
• Xu Qing arrived at Slate Star during a Kun Yu Family banquet and told patriarch Kun Yu Qing to leave the approaching demons to him.

Xu Qing concealed his strength until three half-step Demon Venerables attacked Kun Yu City, then swiftly killed them and crushed Kun Yu Qing’s doubts about him. He left Kun Yu Qing to arrange braised monkey brain and considered spreading a false account of an evenly matched battle to lure more demons into his trap.

• Xu Qing studied Demon Race intelligence and observed the Kun Yu Family, while Kun Yu Qing decided Xu Qing lacked courage after he refused to personally aid the Windstorm Army Branch.
• Three days later, three half-step Demon Venerables arrived at Kun Yu City, and Xu Qing insisted on handling the battle himself despite Kun Yu Qing’s offer to fight alongside him.
• Xu Qing seized and killed a Saint King Invincible leopard-headed demon, then killed two half-step Demon Venerables while Kun Yu Qing engaged another.
• Xu Qing pursued and killed the fleeing ape demon, then returned with its head and asked Kun Yu Qing to prepare braised monkey brain.
• Xu Qing considered spreading a false story about the battle to attract more demons, pleased with the Attribute Points and Luck Value he had gained.

Xu Qing defeated and killed Yuan Zhao, a newly advanced Demon Venerable of the Water Ape Race, while eating braised monkey brain in the Kun Yu Family courtyard. After examining Yuan Zhao's replica treasure and resuming his meal, Xu Qing was approached by a woman he recognized as either the Clear Rain King or Senior Clear Rain.

• Xu Qing considered how to gain Attribute Points and improve his strength, then Yuan Zhao arrived seeking revenge for the Demon Race members Xu Qing had killed.
• Xu Qing evacuated Kun Yu City’s residents and battled Yuan Zhao, countering the Water Ape expert’s attacks with his speed, laws, and cloning technique.
• Xu Qing pierced and killed Yuan Zhao, then returned to the courtyard and received 1000 Free Attribute Points and 18 Luck Value.
• Xu Qing examined Yuan Zhao’s replica staff, while Kun Yu Qing returned and respectfully saluted him without asking about the battle.
• A woman emerged from the void and sat beside Xu Qing, who asked whether he should call her the Clear Rain King or Senior Clear Rain.

Xu Qing learned that September King had entered the Myriad Gods Tomb to find him, and he set out to reach her after strengthening his cultivation. On the way, he saved the Myriad Thunder Clan from a Thunder Peng before continuing toward the tomb.

• Clear Rain King showed Xu Qing a recording in which September King explained that she had entered the Myriad Gods Tomb seeking a way to find him.
• Xu Qing insisted on learning the tomb’s location, and Clear Rain King told him after he promised to return alive.
• Xu Qing upgraded the Life and Death Profound Method to the Great Accomplishment Realm and hurried through the River Star Region to prepare for the tomb.
• At Myriad Thunder Star, Lei Zhen and his clansmen prepared to abandon their home after repeated defeats by a Thunder Peng.
• Xu Qing defeated the Thunder Peng with a lightning palm, gave Lei Zhen a Thunder Crystal, and left; Lei Zhen recognized him as a Saint Sovereign.

After wreaking havoc among the Demon Race in the River Star Region, Xu Qing reached Myriad Gods City to prepare for the opening of the Myriad Gods Tomb. There he reunited with Ao Tianchang and joined Bai Jun’s group, which set off toward the tomb.

• Lei Zhen recognized the Thunder Laws Crystal Xu Qing left behind and ordered it enshrined for the clan’s gifted children.
• Xu Qing attacked Demon Race Half-Venerables across the River Star Region, sparking a battle between Demon Venerables and human Saint Venerables before he left for the Burial God Star Region.
• Xu Qing bought a worn Saint Venerable armor and a crystal eyeball in Myriad Gods City, then restored the armor’s ancient time-law patterns and learned that the eyeball pointed to the Water God’s tomb.
• On the day the Myriad Gods Tomb opened, Xu Qing spotted Ao Tianchang confronting Golden Peng Clan Half-Step Demon Venerables and asked to join their team.
• Bai Jun intervened when a Golden Peng Clan member attacked Xu Qing, accepted him into the group, and led everyone toward the Myriad Gods Tomb after a black-cloaked figure arrived.

Xu Qing joined Bai Jun's expedition into the Myriad Gods Tomb, hoping to find September King and learning that the group sought the South Sky Divine General's inheritance. After reaching the dangerous outer layer and surviving a battle among the universe's top Half-Venerables, the group discovered that many experts had gathered for reasons beyond the inheritance, and Ancient Demon King proposed they search together.

• Bai Jun explained the South Sky Divine General's inheritance, while Ao Tianchang warned Xu Qing about the danger; Xu Qing insisted on continuing.
• Xu Qing and the others entered the Myriad Gods Tomb's outer layer through the spatial gate and followed Bai Jun's safe route for more than thirty days.
• Bai Jun found a marker, but a Demon Race attacker ambushed the group, and Xu Qing killed his opponent before the fight expanded into a chaotic melee.
• After the battle eased, Xu Qing and the others questioned why so many top Half-Venerables had come; they suspected the tomb held other treasures beyond the inheritance.
• Ancient Demon King suggested that the gathered experts join forces to find the South Sky Divine General's tomb and then compete for its treasures and inheritance.

Xu Qing and the gathered experts found the entrance to South Sky Divine General’s tomb, but fierce creatures and Half-Venerable Yin Ghosts made the place far more dangerous and mysterious than expected. The survivors questioned whether it was truly the Divine General’s tomb as more monsters emerged.

• White Egret King revealed that the World Breaking Pearl was said to be inside the tomb, and the experts abandoned Ancient Demon King’s proposal to join forces and searched separately.
• Bai Jun’s masked companion, Mist Brother, used Star Shift Battle Turn to open the tomb entrance, where Yin Evil Qi swallowed a Golden Peng Clan member and left him a skeleton.
• Dragon Sword King blasted a passage through the black mist and entered the tomb, followed by Tiger Devour King and many other experts.
• Xu Qing joined Bai Jun and Ao Tianchang as they fought through black mist creatures and reached a great gate, where another swarm attacked and survivors warned of Half-Venerable Yin Ghosts.
• The Mechanical Race expert said the strange energy fluctuations did not seem consistent with a tomb from the South Sky Divine General’s era.

Xu Qing and Ao Tianchang left the group to explore the tomb and search for Xu Qing’s friend, but discovered that the burial grounds held dangers beyond the South Sky Divine General’s tomb. They joined Wu Fei at a Black Tower, where he revealed that two tombs might have fused and explained why experts sought the World Breaking Pearl.

• Xu Qing left the group during the battle, and Ao Tianchang followed him; the two agreed to explore together.
• Xu Qing sensed a terrifying presence in a passage and retreated with Ao Tianchang, while Bai Jun and the others chose another route and were attacked.
• Xu Qing and Ao Tianchang entered a Black Tower and found powerful Yin Creatures slaughtered on its first two floors.
• Wu Fei appeared before Xu Qing and Ao Tianchang, proposed working together, and suggested that two tombs had merged.
• Wu Fei explained that the South Sky Divine General was believed to possess the World Breaking Pearl, a treasure capable of traveling between universes.

Xu Qing and his companions explored the Black Towers in the South Sky Divine General Tomb, then found the prodigies gathered outside the South Sky Tower. Xu Qing broke their stalemate by provoking a chaotic melee and returned to watch as Human Race prodigies joined the fighting.

• Xu Qing, Ao Tianchang, and Wu Fei explored the Black Towers, finding ancient remains, powerful Yin Creatures, and a Saint Venerable corpse refined into a tomb guardian.
• The trio reached the plaza before South Sky Tower, where Dragon Sword King and Ancient Demon King were fighting while the other prodigies waited for a chance to enter.
• Xu Qing struck the ground with the Purple Gold Beam and charged toward South Sky Tower, provoking the gathered experts into a chaotic battle.
• Xu Qing slipped away and returned to Ao Tianchang and Wu Fei, leaving the others to fight over access to the tower.
• Xu Qing recognized Star Kill King and Sword River King fighting in the plaza, then asked about the former Human Race King Rankings leader whom Wu Fei described as a legendary prodigy.

Xu Qing and the other human experts gathered at the South Sky Tower, where Immortal Mist suppressed everyone who entered. After Ancient Demon King failed to recruit them against Dragon Sword King, Xu Qing entered the mist and used the Myriad Laws Pavilion to absorb its Immortal Might, racing toward the tower while the other experts watched in shock.

• Wu Fei explained that Mystic Phantom King had fallen and named Proud Sword King and Departure Saint King among the human race's rising prodigies, while Xu Qing recognized Ao Tianchang and suspected Mo Li.
• Mo Li arrived as the South Sky Tower's door was shattered, releasing Immortal Mist that slowed everyone who entered.
• Ancient Demon King offered a pearl that resisted the mist's suppression in exchange for help killing Dragon Sword King, but Xu Qing and the others refused to join his scheme.
• Dragon Sword King confronted Ancient Demon King, and Xu Qing, Ao Tianchang, Mo Li, and Wu Fei moved toward the tower while the two fought.
• Xu Qing entered the Immortal Mist and summoned the Myriad Laws Pavilion, which absorbed the Immortal Might and let him move freely toward the South Sky Tower.

Xu Qing entered the South Sky Tower, discovered it was the lost lower three floors of the Myriad Laws Pavilion, and connected it to his treasure. After collecting the Brocade Dragon Inkstone and surveying the tower’s treasures and map, he used the Law of Time to reveal that September King had entered before him.

• Ao Tianchang’s mysterious sphere cracked under the South Sky Tower’s Immortal Might, while Xu Qing reached the tower ahead of the other contenders.
• Gu Yu told Xu Qing that the South Sky Tower was the lost lower three floors of the Myriad Laws Pavilion and explained how to restore it into a quasi-Dao weapon.
• Xu Qing connected the South Sky Tower to the Myriad Laws Pavilion, expanding the pavilion to twelve floors and unlocking new functions.
• Gu Yu sent Buckwheat information about Immortal materials, and Xu Qing learned the Brocade Dragon Inkstone was both a heavy treasure and a top-grade Immortal Artifact forging material.
• Xu Qing examined the treasures on the second floor and found a Star Chart on the third floor that marked the location of the South Sky Divine General’s supreme treasure.
• Xu Qing used the Law of Time to reveal a woman who had entered the tower before him, and Buckwheat identified her as September King.

Xu Qing escaped the South Sky Divine General Tomb by capturing a dozen prodigies as hostages, then hid in the Immortal Spirit Space to study the South Sky Tower’s inheritance while worrying about September King. He released most of the captives, but several— including Ancient Demon King, Ao Tianchang, and Mo Li—were missing, and the chapter ended with a sword aura tearing through space.

• Xu Qing left the South Sky Tower and seized Dragon Sword King, Tiger Devour King, Sky Splitting King, King Zhen Yu, Sword River King, Ao Tianchang, Mo Li, Sky Blue Goddess, Ancient Demon King, and other prodigies to use as hostages.
• Xu Qing negotiated with the hidden Saint Venerables and was allowed to leave, while they ordered a search for him and argued over his actions.
• Xu Qing hid in the Immortal Spirit Space, studied the South Sky Divine General’s inheritance, and resolved that finding September King remained his priority.
• Xu Qing released the captives into the starry sky and vanished, leaving several among them unaccounted for.
• The released prodigies noticed that Departure Saint King, Proud Sword King, and Ancient Demon King were missing, while Sky Blue Goddess, also called Lan Qun, departed and a sword aura tore through space.

Xu Qing revealed himself as the supposedly dead Mystic Phantom King after subduing the Ancient Demon King and reuniting with Mo Li and Ao Tianchang. Over drinks in the Myriad Laws Pavilion, he told them September King was in trouble.

• Mo Li and Ao Tianchang refused the Ancient Demon King's offer to join forces while they were trapped in the Immortal Mist.
• Xu Qing returned, defeated the Ancient Demon King, and demanded two demonic secret arts in exchange for sparing his life.
• Xu Qing released Mo Li and Ao Tianchang, then revealed his identity as Shen Huan, the Mystic Phantom King, and his Saint Venerable cultivation.
• Mo Li and Ao Tianchang celebrated Shen Huan's survival and breakthrough, while the Ancient Demon King realized the human race had concealed his advancement.
• Xu Qing took Mo Li and Ao Tianchang to the second floor, where they shared their experiences over wine and fruit.
• Xu Qing told Mo Li and Ao Tianchang that September King was in trouble.

Xu Qing searched for September King while avoiding a cross-race manhunt after the races branded him Qing Shuang. When Venerable Hong Bai lured Demon Venerable Luan Yu into a tomb, Xu Qing and Purple Star Saint Venerable revealed themselves, and Luan Yu discovered that Qing Shuang was the missing Mystic Phantom King and a Saint Venerable strong enough to match her.

• Xu Qing showed Mo Li and Ao Tianchang the Star Chart clue of a woman resembling September King, and they agreed to investigate while keeping the map secret.
• Saint Venerables from several races searched for Xu Qing, then spread a wanted notice offering ten Laws Crystals for information about Qing Shuang.
• Xu Qing hid with Mo Li and Ao Tianchang in the Immortal Spirit Space, then continued searching for September King as his companions sought help in the Human Race Territory.
• Venerable Hong Bai and Demon Venerable Luan Yu searched the Middle Circle of the Myriad Gods Tomb for Qing Shuang, following a signal into a remote tomb.
• Hong Bai attacked Luan Yu inside the tomb, while Xu Qing and Purple Star Saint Venerable emerged and revealed Xu Qing's identity as the missing Mystic Phantom King.
• Luan Yu attacked Xu Qing, but he met her punch without yielding, leaving her shocked and despairing.

Xu Qing pursued the badly wounded Demon Venerable Luan Yu for three days after Purple Star Saint Venerable and Venerable Hong Bai helped defeat her, finally killing her and claiming her Storage Ring. Purple Star Saint Venerable offered Xu Qing a position as a Garrison Venerable, and Xu Qing learned that he had more than twelve thousand Attribute Points available.

• Purple Star Saint Venerable, Venerable Hong Bai, and Xu Qing trapped and overwhelmed Demon Venerable Luan Yu, but she escaped as a streak of black light.
• Xu Qing chased Demon Venerable Luan Yu through the stars, keeping his distance and repeatedly attacking her until her injuries and exhaustion mounted.
• Demon Venerable Luan Yu feigned a self-destructive stand to escape, but Xu Qing stayed vigilant and continued pursuing her.
• After three days, Xu Qing killed Demon Venerable Luan Yu, shattered her corpse, and took her Storage Ring.
• Purple Star Saint Venerable told Xu Qing the spoils were his and offered to make him a Garrison Venerable at the Demon Frontier.
• Buckwheat explained that a Garrison Venerable was comparable to a universe's National Ruler, while Xu Qing noted his available Attribute Points had risen to 12,050.

Xu Qing perfected his Life and Death Profound Method, strengthened his combat arts, and traveled to Fei Yan Star in the Chaotic Star Region. There, he reunited with Mo Li and Ao Tianchang and planned to use the bounty on Cyan Frost King to lure his pursuers into a hunt while seeking clues about September King.

• Xu Qing perfected his Life and Death Profound Method, advanced Cold Flame Nine Revolutions, and collected Demon Venerable Luan Yu's treasures before killing Ancient Demon King.
• Xu Qing followed the Star Chart toward the Chaotic Star Region, received Mo Li's message about September King, and trained in the Purgatory Devil Body during his journey.
• Xu Qing arrived at Fei Yan Star and heard adventurers discussing the joint wanted notice for Cyan Frost King.
• Mo Li and Ao Tianchang met Xu Qing in disguise at P's Tavern, where the three discussed the hunt for him and the search for September King.
• Xu Qing proposed offering a reward for information about September King and setting a false target to lure and eliminate his pursuers, and Mo Li and Ao Tianchang agreed to help.

Xu Qing, Mo Li, and Ao Tianchang watched as the mysterious Feng Xiaoyao challenged the Demon Race’s young prodigies in a tavern. After dueling Dragon Ice King, Dragon Sword King, and Ao Tianchang, Feng Xiaoyao faced a fresh provocation from the arriving Sky Splitting King.

• Xu Qing, Mo Li, and Ao Tianchang agreed to split future hunting gains in exchange for information, then saw several Demon Race prodigies arrive at the tavern.
• Feng Xiaoyao introduced himself, defeated Dragon Ice King, and forced Dragon Sword King to fight; their exchange ended without a victor.
• Feng Xiaoyao challenged Ao Tianchang, but Ao Wuchang intervened and forced a draw before revealing his identity.
• Sky Splitting King arrived and insulted Feng Xiaoyao, who mocked his appearance and drew laughter from the tavern.

Xu Qing humiliated Sky Splitting King, defeated Tiger Devour King, and drew the attention of the powerful figures gathered to capture Cyan Frost King. Sky Blue Goddess joined Xu Qing at his table, while the gathering’s underlying conflict remained unresolved.

• Xu Qing laughed at Sky Splitting King, slapped his metal head, and remained unharmed when Sky Splitting King attacked him.
• Red Shao ordered Sky Splitting King to stop, and Sky Splitting King left Xu Qing alone.
• Sword River King warned Feng Xiaoyao against insulting the human race, while Ao Tianchang challenged Tiger Devour King and Xu Qing injured him with black-and-white sword qi.
• King Zhen Yu confronted Sword River King and exchanged a powerful strike with him before they both stopped fighting.
• Sky Blue Goddess greeted Xu Qing, sat beside him, and discussed the experts gathered to capture Cyan Frost King.

Xu Qing and his companions uncovered Monk Changzhi and a gray-robed youth’s scheme to deceive the races searching for Cyan Frost King. After secretly tracking them, Xu Qing, Ao Tianchang, and Mo Li captured both conspirators and demanded to know their intentions.

• Sky Blue Goddess warned Xu Qing that powerful figures and an expert were gathering to find Cyan Frost King, and Xu Qing told Ao Tianchang and Mo Li he was not afraid of being exposed.
• Monk Changzhi claimed Cyan Frost King was in the tavern, then redirected the crowd toward a fleeing gray-robed youth, who escaped into the Barren Mountain.
• Xu Qing and his companions discovered that Monk Changzhi and the youth were working together to draw in the races and collect rewards, so they decided to wait and capture them.
• Over several days, the youth repeatedly staged escapes while Monk Changzhi collected payment from the races, even as their frustration grew.
• Xu Qing, Ao Tianchang, and Mo Li ambushed Monk Changzhi and the gray-robed youth in the Barren Mountain and subdued them.
• Xu Qing demanded to know why they had deceived the races, and the two men exchanged hesitant glances.

Xu Qing uncovered Wu Fei’s scheme, extorted Law Dao Crystals to keep it secret, and later traded Wu Fei’s whereabouts for information about September King. After learning she had visited the God Abyss Demon Miasma and then headed toward the City of Myriad Stars, Xu Qing continued searching for her.

• Xu Qing exposed Wu Fei’s false Buddhist monk act and accepted three Law Dao Crystals in exchange for keeping his scheme secret.
• Wu Fei and his gray-robed clone were exposed while luring experts, then escaped the ensuing battle; Xu Qing tracked Wu Fei’s whereabouts.
• Xu Qing told Sword River King where to find Wu Fei and learned that September King had searched for someone in the God Abyss Demon Miasma fifty years earlier.
• Xu Qing revealed his identity as Shen Huan to Sword River King, who promised to investigate September King’s trail.
• Sky Blue Goddess told Xu Qing that September King had left Human Race Territory for the City of Myriad Stars and seemed to be struggling with two personalities.