Chapter Summaries

After the Ranking Battle, Shen Xinghai gave Jiang Hao the Celestial River Divine Hall Summoning Token and told him an envoy would arrive in ten days for his assessment. Jiang Hao and his teammates began their journey home to Dragon Star, where millions gathered to welcome them as the teleportation array activated.

• Shen Xinghai praised Jiang Hao’s rise from Grand Martial Master Perfected to Grandmaster Perfection and his victory over a Martial King Early Stage expert.
• Shen Xinghai presented Jiang Hao with the Summoning Token of the Celestial River Divine Hall and said an envoy would arrive in ten days for his assessment.
• Jiang Hao led Ye Qingxuan, Lei Zhan, Su Qingning, Ye Wudao, and Feng Ling into Myriad Star City’s teleportation array to return home.
• Millions of Dragon Star citizens gathered at Jingdu’s teleportation array as Gu Daoyi, Qin Wuji, Jian Jingtian, Jiang Chuan, and Shen Man awaited Jiang Hao’s return.
• The Jingdu teleportation array lit up and released a powerful surge of spiritual energy.

Jiang Hao returned to Dragon Star and revealed the Purple Gold Seal, confirming the planet’s new status as a Super First-Class Planet. Dragon Emperor arrived and delivered immense resources, including a Star Core that transformed Dragon Star into a Super Martial Star ten times its original size.

• Jiang Hao returned to Dragon Star, where hundreds of millions of people cheered him as a hero, and he bowed to Jiang Chuan and Shen Man.
• Jiang Hao displayed the Purple Gold Seal, and Dragon Emperor descended from a spatial rift and introduced himself as the Martial Emperor of the Dragon River System.
• Dragon Emperor praised Jiang Hao’s defeat of Long Tianxiang and announced that Dragon Star would receive Super First-Class Planet resources.
• Dragon Emperor delivered Spirit Veins, mines, secret realms, and other resources that greatly increased Dragon Star’s Spiritual Energy.
• Dragon Emperor merged the Great Sun Extinction Star Core with Dragon Star’s ley-line core, causing the planet to expand tenfold into a Super Martial Star.

Dragon Star’s ascension to a Super First-Class Planet unleashed energy that strengthened its inhabitants and rewarded Jiang Hao with powerful treasures. As Jiang Hao examined his rewards, the badly wounded Long Canghai finally returned to Dragon Star.

• Dragon Star expanded tenfold, and its surge of energy helped Shen Man and Jiang Chuan break through to Martial Master while the Three Principals reached Half-step Martial Venerable.
• Martial Artists across Dragon Star broke through their bottlenecks as Jiang Hao received a great influx of World Origin Fortune.
• Dragon Emperor watched Jiang Hao from a spatial rift, then departed; hours later, Jiang Hao settled his family into a new mansion and entered his cultivation chamber.
• Jiang Hao examined his first-place rewards, including martial skill and cultivation technique selections, medicines, and a Celestial River Divine Hall summoning token.
• Long Canghai emerged from a spatial rift near Dragon Star, gravely wounded but relieved to have returned, and resolved to take charge immediately.

Long Canghai returned to Dragon Star and was stunned to discover that it had become a Super First-Class Planet after Jiang Hao won the Planet Ranking Battle. After hearing how Jiang Hao transformed Dragon Star, Long Canghai praised him and learned that he had received a Summoning Token to the Celestial River Divine Hall’s Dragon River Branch Hall.

• Long Canghai looked toward Dragon Star and found a vast, energy-rich super-star where the depleted planet should have been.
• Gu Daoyi, Qin Wuji, and Jian Jingtian arrived as Half-step Martial Venerables and explained that Jiang Hao had defeated the system’s prodigies, won the Planet Ranking Battle, and helped Dragon Star become a Super First-Class Planet.
• Long Canghai hurried back to Dragon Star to meet Jiang Hao and praised him as its greatest hero.
• Long Canghai asked whether Jiang Hao had received a Summoning Token to the Celestial River Divine Hall’s Dragon River Branch Hall, and Jiang Hao confirmed that he had.

Jiang Hao revealed that he had a Summoning Token for the main hall of the Celestial River Divine Hall and prepared to leave Dragon Star for a greater opportunity. Ten days later, the Celestial River Envoy, Chi Yan Martial Emperor, arrived and took an interest in Jiang Hao.

• Jiang Hao told Long Canghai and the Three Principals that he would not use the Dragon River Branch Hall Summoning Token because Shen Xinghai had given him a Celestial River Divine Hall Summoning Token.
• Long Canghai recognized the significance of Shen Xinghai’s gift and promised to protect Jiang Hao’s family while Jiang Hao pursued his opportunity.
• Jiang Hao thanked Long Canghai and left the Star Lord Palace to say goodbye before the Celestial River Envoy arrived.
• Ten days later, Chi Yan Martial Emperor pierced Dragon Star’s defenses and arrived in the starry sky above the planet.
• Chi Yan Martial Emperor observed Dragon Star and expressed interest in Jiang Hao, who had defeated the Dragon River System’s prodigies at the Grandmaster realm.

Chi Yan Martial Emperor arrived on Dragon Star and took Jiang Hao to the Celestial River Divine Hall for an entrance assessment. After learning that the Hall was built through the sacrifice of ancient human warriors, Jiang Hao arrived at its Assessment Hall, where his trial was about to begin.

• Chi Yan Martial Emperor revealed his Martial Emperor True Body and announced that he had come to escort Jiang Hao to the Celestial River Divine Hall.
• Jiang Hao said farewell to his parents and companions, then left Dragon Star with Chi Yan Martial Emperor.
• After three days of travel and several teleportations, Jiang Hao reached the Celestial River Supergalaxy Cluster and saw the vast Celestial River Divine Hall.
• Chi Yan Martial Emperor explained that ancient human warriors had built the Divine Hall from their sacrifice to defend humanity and nurture its strongest talents.
• Chi Yan Martial Emperor sent Jiang Hao to the Assessment Hall and left him to begin the Divine Hall's assessment.

Jiang Hao arrived at the Celestial River Divine Hall examination plaza and found himself among tens of thousands of powerful young Martial Artists. After Core Star Domain Prodigies mocked and threatened him for his low cultivation, the Divine Hall officials arrived and announced the examination’s first test.

• Jiang Hao landed in the examination plaza and sensed that Martial Kings and even Half-Step Martial Emperors were common among the gathered Heaven's Prides.
• Several Core Star Domain Prodigies noticed Jiang Hao’s Martial Emperor spatial aura, then mocked him when they discovered he was only at the perfected Grandmaster Realm.
• The Purple-Gold Robe Youth threatened to crush Jiang Hao, who calmly told the group to get lost.
• A Divine Hall Deacon’s shout stopped the Purple-Gold Robe Youth as the Divine Hall Deacons and Half-Step Martial Emperor Chief Examiner descended onto the platform.
• The Chief Examiner began the examination and announced that candidates would first have their bone age and true combat potential tested.

Jiang Hao stunned the Celestial River Divine Hall with his young age and combat strength, then faced the first trial against the killing pressure of the Ten Thousand Races Battlefield. He stood firm and manifested his Spear Soul Second Ring as other prodigies displayed their own Martial Dao powers.

• Jiang Hao passed through the White Jade Arch at age twenty, earning a Prodigy rating for his Grandmaster Perfection realm and Martial King-level combat strength.
• The Chief Examiner began the first trial, summoning a projection of the Ten Thousand Races Battlefield and its overwhelming killing pressure.
• Thousands of Heaven's Prides were knocked unconscious and eliminated by the pressure.
• Jiang Hao straightened beneath the killing pressure and manifested his Spear Soul Second Ring to resist it.
• Jiang Hao watched other prodigies unleash formidable abilities and welcomed the challenge of the Celestial River Divine Hall.

During the Celestial River Divine Hall examination, Jiang Hao absorbed the Ten Thousand Races Battlefield’s killing intent to temper his Spear Soul and broke through to the Three Ring Spear Soul. The trial ended with fewer than three thousand candidates still standing, while Jiang Hao remained unharmed and stronger than before.

• The Ten Thousand Races Battlefield’s killing intent intensified, causing countless Heaven’s Prides to collapse and be teleported out of the examination.
• Jiang Hao lowered part of his defense and absorbed the killing intent to cultivate his Second Ring Spear Soul.
• The killing intent tempered Jiang Hao’s Martial Dao Intent, allowing him to form a third Divine Ring and manifest the Three Ring Spear Soul.
• The Chief Examiner praised Jiang Hao for turning the trial’s danger into nourishment for his growth.
• The examination bell rang, the battlefield projection vanished, and fewer than three thousand candidates remained standing.
• Jiang Hao dismissed his Three Ring Spear Soul and stood unhurt as the surrounding Heaven’s Prides stared at him in astonishment.

The Chief Examiner sent the surviving examinees into a real Ten Thousand Races Battlefield, where points earned through killing determined admission to the Celestial River Divine Hall. Jiang Hao unleashed his newly advanced Three Ring Spear Soul and began slaughtering the Alien Races, while the examiners watched candidates’ scenes from outside.

• The Chief Examiner announced that the top one hundred examinees would enter the Inner Hall, ranks one hundred to five hundred would enter the Outer Hall, and the rest would be expelled or die.
• The teleportation formation sent Jiang Hao and the other examinees to a blood-soaked battlefield swarming with Alien Races and Starry Sky Giant Beasts.
• Jiang Hao revealed that his Blood Energy had reached eight hundred thousand points and summoned his Star River Spear to test his Three Ring Spear Soul.
• Jiang Hao cut through waves of Starry Sky Blade-mantis and punched a mid-stage Martial King Giant Demon to pieces, rapidly raising his score.
• The Chief Examiner and Divine Hall Deacons watched the examination scenes, and a Deacon praised a Sword Domain candidate whose Inner Hall admission seemed assured.

The deacons discovered Jiang Hao leading the assessment rankings by an overwhelming margin and watched him tear through tens of thousands of Alien Races. Deep in the battlefield, Jiang Hao spotted Zhao Tiankuang trapped by several powerful commanders.

• The Divine Hall Deacons opened the Scoreboard and found Jiang Hao far ahead of the other prodigies, with his score still climbing rapidly.
• The Chief Examiner ordered the deacons to display Jiang Hao's feed, and they watched him slaughter Alien Race warriors with his spear.
• Jiang Hao charged into a horde of Starry Sky Mantises and Giant Demon Clan warriors, carving a kilometers-long path through their ranks.
• Jiang Hao advanced over piles of corpses and recognized Zhao Tiankuang surrounded by several late-stage Martial King Alien Race commanders.

Jiang Hao rescued Zhao Tiankuang by killing the Alien Race commanders in one strike, leaving Zhao’s Martial Heart shattered. As the examiners debated Jiang Hao’s strength, he continued fighting on the battlefield and discovered that combat rapidly increased his Martial Skill proficiency.

• Jiang Hao ignored Zhao Tiankuang’s pleas for help and killed the late-stage Martial King Alien Race commanders with one strike.
• Zhao Tiankuang recognized Jiang Hao’s strength and collapsed in humiliation as his Martial Heart shattered.
• The Chief Examiner and Divine Hall Deacons praised Jiang Hao, while several Deacons argued that he had only faced weaker enemies on the battlefield’s outskirts.
• Jiang Hao kept killing Alien Race attackers and watched his Martial Skill proficiency rise rapidly through battle.

Jiang Hao entered the battlefield’s core restricted zone to find stronger opponents and confronted the Half-Step Martial Emperor Three-Eyed Blood Toad. Under the pressure of its attack, he perfected Dragon Roar Nine Heavens and killed the beast with one strike, stunning the examiners watching from Temple Square.

• Jiang Hao found that killing the weaker Exotic Beasts yielded less proficiency, so he charged toward the battlefield’s depths.
• Jiang Hao entered the core restricted zone and faced the Half-Step Martial Emperor Three-Eyed Blood Toad.
• The Three-Eyed Blood Toad attacked Jiang Hao, who met its claw head-on and endured the overwhelming impact.
• Jiang Hao comprehended the True Essence of Spear Soul and advanced Dragon Roar Nine Heavens to the Perfection Realm.
• Jiang Hao’s perfected spear technique pierced the Three-Eyed Blood Toad’s head and killed it in one strike.
• The stewards watching at Temple Square fell silent, and the tall, thin steward gaped at Jiang Hao’s victory.

Jiang Hao finished the battlefield examination ranked first after killing a Half-Step Martial Emperor beast and reaching Perfection in Dragon Roar Nine Heavens. As the Chief Examiner prepared to announce the results, powerful Divine Hall leaders arrived and began fighting over who would train him.

• The Chief Examiner and the Deacons marveled at Jiang Hao's Perfection-level Heaven-grade martial skill, 800,000 Blood Qi, and victory over a Half-Step Martial Emperor Exotic Beast.
• Jiang Hao pulled the Star River Spear from the beast and continued roaming the battlefield's Core Area until the examination ended.
• The surviving Heaven's Prides returned to the square and saw Jiang Hao at the top of the Ranking List, far ahead of the Half-Step Martial Emperor prodigies in second and third place.
• Jiang Hao appeared in the square, and the other Heaven's Prides backed away while Zhao Tiankuang trembled in fear.
• Before the Chief Examiner could announce the results, Supreme Giants and Supreme Elders arrived and argued over who would claim Jiang Hao as a student.

At Temple Square, the Heaven's Prides watched several renowned Martial Emperors compete over Jiang Hao. Celestial Pivot Martial Emperor ended their argument and let Jiang Hao choose, leaving him weighing the benefits of accepting a powerful patron.

• The Heaven's Prides recognized Burning Heaven Martial Emperor, Suppression Prison Martial Emperor, and Soaring Heaven Martial Emperor and recalled their legendary feats.
• The Martial Emperors argued over Jiang Hao until Celestial Pivot Martial Emperor appeared and silenced them.
• Celestial Pivot Martial Emperor told the Martial Emperors to let Jiang Hao choose for himself, and they agreed.
• Jiang Hao considered how a powerful patron could provide resources and protection, deciding that standing alone was not worth the hardship.

Jiang Hao humbly received competing offers from the leading Martial Emperor titans, who tried to recruit him with powerful techniques, resources, and succession to their halls. Celestial Pivot Martial Emperor also offered to pass on his legacy, and Jiang Hao had yet to choose a mentor.

• Jiang Hao courteously thanked the Martial Emperor seniors for their attention and favor.
• Burning Heaven Martial Emperor offered Jiang Hao a top-grade Honorary Rank fire cultivation scripture, a weapon, and the position of his sole disciple.
• Suppression Prison Martial Emperor promised Jiang Hao ancient True Dragon blood essence, a body-tempering technique, and succession to Suppression Prison Hall.
• Soaring Heaven Martial Emperor offered Jiang Hao access to his pavilion's treasury and promised to protect him.
• Celestial Pivot Martial Emperor said he was seeking an heir and invited Jiang Hao to consider becoming his disciple, leaving everyone waiting for Jiang Hao's choice.

Jiang Hao chose Celestial Pivot Martial Emperor as his master and received extraordinary status and access to the Celestial River Divine Hall’s resources. Celestial Pivot brought him to Celestial Pivot Peak and sent him to study the Divine Hall’s inherited techniques before advancing further.

• Jiang Hao rejected the offers from Burning Heaven Martial Emperor, Suppression Prison Martial Emperor, and Soaring Heaven Martial Emperor and bowed to Celestial Pivot Martial Emperor, asking to become his disciple.
• Celestial Pivot accepted Jiang Hao as his final closed-door disciple and gave him a Celestial River Dao Talisman, making him a Prepatory Celestial River Blazing Sun with limited access to every branch hall’s resources.
• Celestial Pivot transported Jiang Hao to Celestial Pivot Peak, his sacred mountain in the Divine Hall’s Inner Hall.
• Celestial Pivot recognized Jiang Hao’s extraordinary blood and qi foundation and Perfection Realm Spear Technique, advising him to let his cultivation settle rather than teaching him immediately.
• Celestial Pivot told Jiang Hao to visit the Scripture Divine Pavilion and study the Human Race’s inheritances before returning when he was ready to advance.

Jiang Hao entered the Scripture God Pavilion to find an Emperor Grade inheritance that could strengthen the foundation of his Nine Revolutions Barbaric Dragon Stance. Meanwhile, the three other Prepatory Celestial River Blazing Suns learned of his appointment and resolved to challenge him.

• Jiang Hao left Celestial Pivot Peak for the Scripture God Pavilion, planning to raise the limits of his eighth-layer Nine Revolutions Barbaric Dragon Stance.
• News spread that Jiang Hao had become the fourth Prepatory Celestial River Blazing Sun, stunning the Divine Hall’s prodigies and Heaven’s Prides.
• Xiu Wushuang learned Jiang Hao was only at Grandmaster Perfection and vowed to kill him in a challenge, while Lin Xudao and Luo Qingcheng viewed him with contempt.
• The Scripture Guardian Elder recognized Jiang Hao’s Dao Talisman and opened a private passage to the Martial Emperor Rank Inheritance Zone, warning him he could choose only one Emperor Grade inheritance.
• Jiang Hao entered the inheritance zone, saw its stars representing supreme Emperor Arts, and focused on finding one that could transform his body and vital energy.

Jiang Hao acquired the Emperor Grade Primal Desolate Dragon Technique and spent a month studying the Scripture God Pavilion’s martial arts before forging his own Martial Dao Path. As two Martial Emperors watched in astonishment, his transformation pushed his Blood Energy past one million units.

• Jiang Hao found the Primal Desolate Dragon Technique, claimed it with the Celestial River Dao Talisman, and studied countless other martial arts in the Scripture God Pavilion for a month.
• Jiang Hao returned to Celestial Pivot Peak and fused the Primal Desolate Dragon Technique, the Nine Revolutions Barbaric Dragon Stance, and insights from myriad arts into his own Martial Dao Path.
• Celestial Pivot Martial Emperor sensed Jiang Hao’s Martial Intent, while Suppression Prison Martial Emperor arrived and realized Jiang Hao had forged his own path at the Grandmaster Perfected Realm.
• Jiang Hao’s bones gained an imperishable Dark Gold Divine Radiance, and his Blood Energy surged past one million units, reaching power capable of crushing an ordinary Martial King.

Jiang Hao completed the Primal Chaos Nine Revolutions Ancestral Dragon Technique and faced a challenge from Gu Lie and two Asura Peak warriors. He stood untouched by their combined pressure, leaving Gu Lie stunned.

• Jiang Hao fused his cultivation insights into the Primal Chaos Nine Revolutions Ancestral Dragon Technique and raised his blood energy beyond one million.
• Gu Lie and two Asura Peak warriors arrived at Celestial Pivot Peak under Xiu Wushuang's orders and mocked Jiang Hao while challenging him to fight.
• The Suppression Prison Martial Emperor and Celestial Pivot Martial Emperor discussed the challenge, with Celestial Pivot Martial Emperor deciding Jiang Hao must prove himself.
• Jiang Hao appeared at the mountain gate and recognized the challenge as an attempt to trample him.
• Gu Lie and the two Martial King Heaven's Prides unleashed their pressure on Jiang Hao, but he remained completely unmoved.