Chapter Summaries

Jiang Hao broke into the Ancient Weapon Furnace in the Refining Hall and found Chaos Divine Material within its Nine-Colored Divine Fire. He reforged the Heaven-Breaking Spear with the material, and it emerged as a Martial Emperor Weapon.

• Jiang Hao pulverized the white-bone monsters around the Ancient Weapon Furnace and shattered the damaged formation barrier protecting it.
• Jiang Hao lifted the furnace lid and discovered Chaos Divine Material suspended in the Nine-Colored Divine Fire.
• Jiang Hao summoned the Heaven-Breaking Spear and guided the Chaos Divine Material into it as it absorbed the essence inside the furnace.
• After hours of tempering, the Nine-Colored Divine Fire erupted and the Heaven-Breaking Spear rose from the furnace amid a dragon's roar.
• The Heaven-Breaking Spear completed its transformation and became a Martial Emperor Weapon.

After the Heaven-Breaking Spear advanced to a Martial Emperor Weapon, Jiang Hao wielded it and demonstrated its power by cutting open the void. The awakened undead swarmed across the ruins, leaving Jiang Hao and Ji Mingyue surrounded by enormous bone armies.

• The Heaven-Breaking Spear’s transformation stirred buried bones across the ruins, and undead began gathering toward the Refining Hall.
• Jiang Hao took up the Heaven-Breaking Spear, sensed its increased weight and perfect bond with him, and praised it.
• Jiang Hao channeled his Blood Energy into the spear and sent a thousand-zhang Spear Light through the void, opening a vast spatial rift.
• Jiang Hao saw more than a hundred thousand undead, including dozens of Martial Emperor Rank skeletons, advancing toward the Refining Hall.
• Ji Mingyue was surrounded in a distant canyon by an undead horde and used her Divine Moon Dharma Image to purify the approaching low-level bones.

Jiang Daoyi learned that claiming the Martial God inheritance had ended the suppression keeping the Undead Martial God's laws dormant, and the continent's dead began to rise. Jiang Hao and Ji Mingyue fought their way toward the Immortal Sect Mountain Gate as Jiang Hao reached Ji Mingyue, who was trapped by Martial Emperor Rank skeletons.

• Jiang Daoyi inherited the Martial God legacy and learned that its power had been suppressing the Undead Martial God's laws within the continent.
• Jiang Daoyi saw the undead army awakening and sent Jiang Hao and Ji Mingyue a warning to evacuate through the Immortal Sect Mountain Gate.
• Jiang Hao received the message and charged through the bone tide with the Heaven-Breaking Spear.
• Ji Mingyue fought toward the mountain gate with her Taiyin laws, but several Martial Emperor Rank skeletons blocked her path.
• Jiang Hao tore open a passage through the undead and swept toward Ji Mingyue with a spear strike.

Jiang Hao, Ji Mingyue, and Jiang Daoyi regrouped at the Haotian Immortal Sect’s mountain gate, then fled when a vast undead army gathered there. Jiang Daoyi revealed that the calamity was tied to the Undead Martial God, whose lingering will appeared to be awakening after the formation suppressing his laws lost its power.

• Jiang Hao rescued Ji Mingyue from the Martial Emperor skeletons, and they fought their way to the Haotian Immortal Sect’s mountain gate.
• Jiang Daoyi joined Jiang Hao and Ji Mingyue as the undead army converged around the gate, and the three fled from the overwhelming horde.
• Deathly qi formed a colossal skull that laughed and disrupted the three as they escaped, and Jiang Daoyi identified it as the Undead Martial God.
• Jiang Daoyi sent Jiang Hao and Ji Mingyue memories showing the Haotian Martial God’s battle with the Undead Martial God and his sacrifice to suppress the undead laws beneath the Chaos Continent.
• Jiang Hao realized that the stolen inheritance had deprived the formation of its power, freeing the undead laws and possibly awakening the Undead Martial God’s lingering will.

The Undead Martial God attacked Jiang Hao, Ji Mingyue, and Jiang Daoyi as they fled, but Jiang Hao destroyed the chain aimed at Ji Mingyue with his newly upgraded Heaven-Breaking Spear. The Undead Martial God coveted Jiang Hao’s body and unleashed hundreds of scarlet chains to capture him.

• The Undead Martial God awakened and sent three scarlet law-chains after Jiang Hao, Ji Mingyue, and Jiang Daoyi.
• Jiang Daoyi blocked his chain with a Bronze Bell, which cracked under the impact, while Ji Mingyue’s Taiyin Ice Blades failed to stop hers.
• Jiang Hao stepped in front of Ji Mingyue and shattered her attacking chain with the Heaven-Breaking Spear and Dragon Roar Nine Heavens.
• The Undead Martial God expressed surprise at Jiang Hao’s strength and declared that he wanted Jiang Hao’s body as a vessel.
• The Undead Martial God opened his maw and unleashed hundreds upon thousands of scarlet chains toward the group.

Jiang Hao fought the Undead Martial God’s chains while buying time for Jiang Daoyi and Ji Mingyue to escape. Once they were gone, he unleashed his full strength and overwhelmed the Martial God’s attacks, leaving it shocked by his power.

• Jiang Hao used the Myriad Star Meteor Kill Spear Array to clash with the Undead Martial God’s scarlet law chains, but the battle rapidly drained his qi and blood.
• Jiang Hao told Jiang Daoyi and Ji Mingyue to leave, and they flew through the spatial rift toward the exit while the Undead Martial God let them go.
• After Jiang Daoyi and Ji Mingyue vanished, Jiang Hao said he could finally fight without restraint and activated the Sacrifice Spear Art, Martial Dao Spear Domain, and Lightning Shadow Step.
• Jiang Hao unleashed a series of spear techniques, shattering the Undead Martial God’s law chains and driving through its attacks.
• The Undead Martial God reacted with horror and disbelief as Jiang Hao’s strength surpassed what it expected from a mid-stage Martial Emperor.

Jiang Hao unleashed the Six Paths Reincarnation Fist against the Undead Martial God's devastating strike, using reincarnation's power to crush death qi. The Undead Martial God's skull was left with a massive hole that he could not quickly regenerate.

• The Undead Martial God gathered the surrounding death qi into a giant hand and brought it down to erase Jiang Hao.
• Jiang Hao burned his six hundred billion Qi and Blood and unleashed the Six Paths Reincarnation Fist.
• The Undead Martial God recognized the fist technique and reacted with shock and fury.
• Jiang Hao's fist overwhelmed the decaying giant hand, dissolving its destructive law.
• The fist struck the Undead Martial God's skull, carving a huge hole and preventing its death qi from quickly restoring it.

Jiang Hao escaped the collapsing Chaos Continent after wounding the Undead Martial God's will and rejoined Jiang Daoyi and Ji Mingyue outside the Chaos Abyss. He concealed how he had survived, and the three headed back to Heavenly Star Lord City as Jiang Daoyi and Ji Mingyue considered recruiting him.

• Jiang Hao used the explosion's shockwave to flee through the spatial rift as the Chaos Continent collapsed behind him.
• Jiang Daoyi and Ji Mingyue worried that Jiang Hao had died, then watched him emerge safely from the collapsing rift.
• Jiang Hao claimed he had escaped by detonating damaged life-preserving secret treasures, and Jiang Daoyi and Ji Mingyue chose not to press him.
• Jiang Daoyi realized Jiang Hao would be a formidable rival, while Ji Mingyue considered inviting him to join the Ji Clan as an honored guest elder.
• Jiang Hao, Jiang Daoyi, and Ji Mingyue set off together for Heavenly Star Lord City.

After returning from the Ancient Ruins, Jiang Hao examined his powerful gains and set out to find Innate Five Elements Divine Objects so he could cultivate the Divine Prohibition Art. At the Ji Clan residence, Ji Mingyue told her father about Jiang Hao’s extraordinary feats, leaving Ji Tianming to ask whether Jiang Hao was truly such a prodigy.

• Jiang Hao returned to his residence and reviewed the Martial Emperor Weapon Heaven-Breaking Spear, the Divine Prohibition Art, the Six Paths Reincarnation Fist, and the Crimson Blood Coiled Dragon Divine Medicine.
• The Crimson Blood Coiled Dragon Divine Medicine transformed into a playful little dragon, and Jiang Hao agreed to take it out to see the city.
• Jiang Hao headed to Heavenly Star Lord City’s commercial district to search for the Innate Five Elements Divine Objects needed to condense the Five Elements Divine Ring.
• Ji Mingyue reported the Ancient Ruins expedition to Ji Tianming and gave him the jade slip containing the Divine Elephant Ascends the Bright Moon art.
• Ji Mingyue described how Jiang Hao fought the bone army and faced the Undead Martial God’s remnant will, and Ji Tianming asked whether Jiang Hao was truly such a prodigy.

Jiang Hao visited the Ji Clan’s Heavenly Star Myriad Dao Pavilion in search of an Innate Five Elements Divine Object. Ji Changkong revealed that the pavilion possessed one Innate Geng Metal Essence, a material Jiang Hao could use to condense his Divine Ring of Metal.

• Jiang Hao toured Heavenly Star Lord City with Little Red Dragon disguised as a hair ornament.
• A steward recognized Jiang Hao at the Heavenly Star Myriad Dao Pavilion and escorted him to a Heaven-Character VIP room.
• Ji Changkong, a senior steward and Ji Clan elder, met Jiang Hao and exchanged greetings.
• Jiang Hao asked whether the pavilion had an Innate Five Elements Divine Object.
• Ji Changkong said the pavilion held one Innate Geng Metal Essence, and Jiang Hao recognized it as suitable for condensing his Divine Ring of Metal.

Jiang Hao learned that the Innate Geng Metal Essence could only be obtained at the Starry Sky Grand Auction and accepted Ji Changkong’s VIP invitation. The Ji Clan decided to court Jiang Hao, with Ji Tianming ordering Ji Mingyue to invite him and offering the metal essence as a meeting gift.

• Ji Changkong told Jiang Hao that the Innate Geng Metal Essence was reserved for the Starry Sky Grand Auction in three days and could only be won through barter or bidding with Martial Venerable Rank Star Cores.
• Ji Changkong gave Jiang Hao a Heaven-Character VIP invitation, and Jiang Hao accepted it before leaving to search other merchant associations for the remaining divine objects.
• Ji Changkong reported Jiang Hao’s needs and auction plans to Ji Mingyue, who told Ji Tianming that Jiang Hao had extraordinary combat strength and the bearing of a Human God.
• Ji Tianming decided to befriend Jiang Hao and ordered Ji Mingyue to invite him to the Ji Clan estate for a meeting.
• After learning Jiang Hao sought Innate Five Elements objects, Ji Tianming ordered Ji Changkong to send the Innate Geng Metal Essence to Jiang Hao as a meeting gift.

Jiang Hao visited the Lu Clan Immortal Treasure Pavilion and received an Innate Ren Water Immortal Dew as a gift, easing the clan’s past tensions with him. Meanwhile, Ji Mingyue went to wait outside Jiang Hao’s residence, drawing the attention of nearby cultivators.

• Jiang Hao searched several merchant associations for an Innate Five Elements Divine Object but found none.
• At the Lu Clan Immortal Treasure Pavilion, Lu Zhengyuan showed Jiang Hao an Innate Ren Water Immortal Dew from the clan’s collection.
• Lu Zhengyuan gave Jiang Hao the treasure to befriend him, and Jiang Hao accepted it and said the Lu Clan’s past grievances were behind them.
• Ji Mingyue learned Jiang Hao would soon return and went to wait outside Earth Grade Residence No. 520.
• Nearby cultivators recognized Ji Mingyue and realized she was waiting for Jiang Hao, then looked toward his residence with envy.

Ji Mingyue invited Jiang Hao to a banquet hosted by her father, the Ji Clan patriarch, and waited outside his mansion to bring him there. Jiang Hao greeted Chu Kuang, Su Yue, and Lu Yuan, who had come to visit him, then agreed to go with Ji Mingyue.

• Chu Kuang, Su Yue, and Lu Yuan arrived at Jiang Hao's mansion and were stunned to see Ji Mingyue waiting there.
• Jiang Hao appeared, and Ji Mingyue explained that her father had invited him to the Ji Clan for a banquet and a conversation.
• Jiang Hao noticed Chu Kuang, Su Yue, and Lu Yuan among the crowd and went over to greet them.
• Chu Kuang explained that the three had brought food and wine to celebrate Jiang Hao's safe return from his exploration.
• Jiang Hao asked his friends to meet him after he returned, then agreed to let Ji Mingyue lead him to the Ji Clan patriarch.

Jiang Hao attended a banquet at the Ji Clan estate, where Ji Tianming gave him the Innate Geng Metal Essence as a meeting gift. Ji Changfeng challenged Jiang Hao to prove his strength, leaving the clan elders watching to judge whether he deserved their respect.

• Ji Mingyue led Jiang Hao into the Ji Clan estate, where Ji Tianming seated him as an honored guest.
• Ji Tianming presented Jiang Hao with the Innate Geng Metal Essence, saying it was a meeting gift and repayment for his help to Ji Mingyue.
• Jiang Hao accepted the treasure and stored it in his Storage Ring.
• Ji Changfeng objected to the gift and challenged Jiang Hao to test his strength.
• Ji Mingyue warned Ji Changfeng that Jiang Hao was his equal, while Ji Tianming and the elders watched in silence.

Jiang Hao repelled Ji Changfeng’s pressure with his own Blood Energy, earning the Ji Clan’s respect. Ji Tianming offered him an entry slot to an ancient Secret Realm and the chance to obtain the Innate Yi Wood Source in exchange for helping Ji Mingyue claim a supreme-yang treasure.

• Jiang Hao unleashed his Blood Energy, shattered Ji Changfeng’s pressure, and forced him to stagger backward.
• Ji Tianming ordered Ji Changfeng to retreat, and the Ji Clan elders changed their attitudes toward Jiang Hao and toasted him.
• Ji Tianming learned that Jiang Hao sought Innate Five Elements Divine Objects and told him an ancient continent would open in half a month with an Innate Yi Wood Source inside.
• Ji Tianming offered Jiang Hao a Secret Realm entry slot and the Innate Yi Wood Source in exchange for helping Ji Mingyue obtain a supreme-yang treasure.
• Jiang Hao accepted Ji Tianming’s offer.

Jiang Hao agreed to help Ji Mingyue claim a Supreme Yang Treasure from the Ancient Secret Realm, where peerless fighters from neighboring lord cities would also compete. Back at his residence, he broke through to Blazing Sun Grade Martial Bone, raising his Blood Energy to seventy billion.

• Ji Mingyue explained that Human God monsters from neighboring lord cities would enter the Ancient Secret Realm and said she needed Jiang Hao's help to seize the Supreme Yang Treasure.
• Jiang Hao promised Ji Mingyue that he would suppress any rivals who tried to take the treasure, and Ji Tianming told him the realm would open in half a month.
• After returning to his residence, Jiang Hao reviewed his Information Panel and began tempering his body to break through his Martial Bone bottleneck.
• Jiang Hao's Martial Bone advanced from Radiant Sun Grade to Blazing Sun Grade, and his Blood Energy surged from sixty billion to seventy billion.

Jiang Hao spent half a month using his Blazing Sun Martial Bone to break through and improve his Martial Skills, greatly increasing his strength before the Ancient Continent expedition. He joined Ji Mingyue and the Ji Clan aboard their warship, where she gave him intelligence on rival Heaven’s Prides.

• Jiang Hao tested his cultivation gains, finding that Dragon Roar Nine Heavens increased by 100,000 proficiency and Within Reach, Yet Worlds Apart by 50,000 per practice.
• Over the next half month, Dragon Roar Nine Heavens broke through into Ten Thousand Dragon Long Roar, Within Reach, Yet Worlds Apart became Earth-Traversing Golden Light, and several other Martial Skills reached Minor Accomplishment.
• Jiang Hao checked his Information Panel and confirmed that his strength had reached the mid-stage Martial Emperor level with 70 billion Qi and Blood.
• Ji Mingyue arrived with Ji Changxuan and Ji Changfeng to take Jiang Hao to the Ancient Continent; Ji Changfeng respectfully greeted Jiang Hao after being humbled by him earlier.
• Jiang Hao boarded the Ji Clan’s Starry Sky Warship with Ji Mingyue, who handed him a Jade Slip containing intelligence on the Heaven’s Prides from other lord cities.

Jiang Hao studied intelligence on the prodigies entering the Ancient Continent and learned how the entry slots were divided among the lord cities. As the expedition approached, he heard that fewer than half of the hundred entrants were expected to survive.

• Jiang Hao read about Xiao Tianhe, Lin Ye, Mu Qingxue, and other formidable prodigies in Ji Mingyue's Jade Slip.
• Jiang Hao told Ji Mingyue that the prodigies were extraordinary and asked how many lord cities were participating and how the entry slots were allocated.
• Ji Mingyue explained that Heavenly Star Lord City had fifteen slots, with the Human God families holding eight, while the other participating lord cities received ten each.
• Ji Mingyue said that exactly one hundred people would enter the Ancient Continent and warned that past experience suggested no more than half would return alive.
• Jiang Hao remained calm, anticipating the Ancient Continent's opportunities despite the danger.

Jiang Hao and Ji Mingyue reached the spatial rift leading to the ancient continent, where rival forces had gathered to seek the Supreme Yang Treasure. They encountered Lie Wuhen, who openly demanded that Ji Mingyue become his Dao companion, leaving the Ji Clan furious and Jiang Hao facing the arrogant prodigy.

• Jiang Hao assured Ji Mingyue that he would sweep aside anyone who blocked their way as the Ji Clan warship crossed the starry sky.
• The Ji Clan warship reached the spatial rift, and Ji Mingyue pointed out the forces from Nine Nether Lord City, Wild Heaven Lord City, and Heaven Flame Lord City.
• Ji Mingyue told Jiang Hao that Lie Wuhen possessed a wisp of Chaos Divine Fire and coveted her Taiyin Physique to counter its backlash.
• Lie Wuhen deliberately scraped his flaming bronze warship against the Ji Clan warship and then taunted Ji Mingyue, claiming they were destined to become Dao companions.
• Ji Mingyue rejected Lie Wuhen, while Ji Changxuan, Ji Changfeng, and the other Ji Clan descendants grew enraged.

After Ji Mingyue rejected Lie Wuhen’s proposal, he attacked Jiang Hao for standing beside her. Jiang Hao evaded the strike with Earth-Traversing Golden Light and began a devastating counterattack, leaving Lie Wuhen stunned by his power.

• Ji Mingyue publicly rejected Lie Wuhen, angering him.
• Lie Wuhen mocked Jiang Hao’s mid-stage Martial Emperor realm and attacked him with a claw of Chaos Divine Fire.
• Jiang Hao used Earth-Traversing Golden Light to evade the divine-fire claw and appear above Lie Wuhen’s Bronze Warship.
• Jiang Hao unleashed his seventy billion strands of Blood Energy and stomped toward Lie Wuhen with overwhelming force.
• Lie Wuhen felt his Chaos Divine Fire tremble and wondered how someone in the mid-stage Martial Emperor realm could wield such power.