Chapter Summaries

Chen Yan defeated Yu Changsheng, who was revealed as Chen Changyuan’s Soul Clone, but Myriad Prison Nether Thunder erupted from Yu Changsheng’s corpse and began evolving beyond his control. Meanwhile, Xia Qi decided to enter the exam realm to meet Chen Yan and use his Worship General to challenge Great Xia’s enemies, beginning with Qin Prefecture.

• Chen Yan pinned Yu Changsheng down, questioned him about Chen Changyuan, and demonstrated that he could extinguish and restore Yu Changsheng’s Will Path.
• Yu Changsheng lost the will to live and died after declaring that everything was a dream; Chen Yan realized the words stirred a mysterious feeling he wanted to preserve in his Will Divine Body.
• Myriad Prison Nether Thunder burst from Yu Changsheng’s body, severed Chen Yan’s arm, and devoured the other spirit objects as it evolved toward Moon-level.
• Sanjin used a Formation to contain Myriad Prison Nether Thunder while Chen Yan healed his arm and recognized the Thunder Spirit as a dangerous but extraordinary opportunity.
• Xia Qi learned that Yu Changsheng’s name had disappeared and resolved to send his Divine Soul into the exam realm to meet Chen Yan.
• Xia Qi told the Green-robed Woman that he trusted Chen Yan and planned to use his Worship General to stir Great Xia and strike Qin Prefecture.

Chen Yan contained the Myriad Prison Nether Thunder and began refining an Ice Spirit while preparing to confront the Aristocratic Alliance. Xia Qi then revealed that he had arranged a General Bestowal Ceremony for Chen Yan in Xiaoyang City, explaining that the choice was based chiefly on Chen Yan’s declaration about being the Primordial Great Sun.

• Chen Yan stored the Myriad Prison Nether Thunder in his Body Tempering Origin Space, sensed its urge to kill, and resolved to refine it by hunting members of the Aristocratic Alliance.
• Chen Yan absorbed a Morning Star Level Class C Ice Spirit, while Lu Xunyang and Lord Xia discussed Chen Yan’s growth in the Will Path and the danger he might pose to others.
• Xia Qi arrived as a projection, spoke privately with Chen Yan, and revealed that he had ordered four Thunderous Treasure Lands opened near Xiaoyang City to bestow a First Order General Star through a Heaven-Sent Lightning Tribulation.
• Xia Qi explained that he had chosen Chen Yan for the General Bestowal Ceremony partly for his aptitude, but mainly because of Chen Yan’s earlier words about being the Primordial Great Sun.

Chen Yan accepted Xia Qi’s offer to serve Great Xia and help destroy the Aristocratic Alliance, with Luo Chen and Chen Changyuan as his targets. After Xia Qi left, Chen Yan examined his growing powers as the College Entrance Exam Secret Realm arc ended and the Worship General arc approached.

• Chen Yan told Xia Qi he wanted to destroy the Aristocratic Alliance, kill Luo Chen, and kill Chen Changyuan, and Xia Qi agreed to revise his plans around Chen Yan.
• Xia Qi explained his strategy to strike the Aristocratic Alliance, attack the Ji Clan, and trap the Lu Family, then named Chen Yan as the variable he hoped to find.
• Chen Yan accepted Xia Qi’s offer, and Xia Qi warned him to keep Myriad Prison Nether Thunder’s aura hidden until he refined it.
• Chen Yan inspected his Yin Zhe and the level-eight Saint Breaking Tree, noting that its fruits had grown far more potent and difficult to produce.
• The author announced that the College Entrance Exam Secret Realm arc and third volume had ended, with the Worship General arc next.

Xiaoyang drew General Stars, powerful visitors, and public attention as Chen Yan’s exam score continued to climb and rival factions gathered around the city. Ji Daowu arrived to confront Chen Changyuan, then learned that Chen Yan was still raising his score inside the secret realm.

• Xia Qi ordered Zhao Tian to send Chen Yan a pair of Morning Star Grade Fist Gloves, while keeping the General Bestowal Ceremony secret.
• Li Muyun received orders to protect Xiaoyang’s four Thunderous Treasure Lands and learned that Chen Yan had scored 11.5 billion points and awakened an Immortal Body.
• Lu Ming'an arrived at the border of Tie Prefecture with Lu Xuanzhi, who openly intended to challenge Chen Yan and study his Immortal Body.
• Ji Daowu arrived in Xiaoyang, clashed with Chen Changyuan, and used the pressure of his sword realm to advance his Overlord Saber True Realm.
• Ji Daowu argued with Zong Heng and Xiaoyang’s Military Martial Prodigies over Chen Yan, then saw Chen Yan’s leaderboard score start rising again past 11.121 billion.

Chen Yan continued climbing inside the College Entrance Exam Secret Realm while General Stars gathered in Xiaoyang City and the Thunderous Treasure Land appeared. Chen Qi glimpsed a terrifying figure in the future and concluded that the treasure land was tied to an upheaval that could change the world's path.

• Chen Yan planned to climb the tower again, collect the remaining Path Cutting Points, and leave the exam realm as strong as possible.
• More General Stars arrived in Xiaoyang City as Chen Yan's leaderboard score reached 14.5 billion, and Ji Daowu announced he would assess Chen Yan after his return.
• Four Azure Light Pillars appeared around Xiaoyang City, and Ji Daowu ordered the General Stars to guard the Thunderous Treasure Land.
• Chen Qi sensed Zhou Ming's aura and glimpsed a future figure wielding a spear of Pitch-Black Thunder, but the vision shattered and left him bleeding from the eyes.
• Chen Qi told Chen Xiyuan he had seen an upheaval that could set the world on a different path, and said it was tied to the Thunderous Treasure Land.

Chen Qi left Xiaoyang City after warning Chen Xiyuan and Steward Hu about Chen Yan, while experts gathered to witness the top scholar’s return. Chen Yan emerged from the exam secret realm and immediately declined the public celebration, leaving for cultivation as Xiaoyang and Qin Prefecture celebrated his achievement.

• Chen Qi told Chen Xiyuan he knew she had used the Malice Crystal to manipulate Chen Yan, appointed her the Chen Clan’s representative, and warned her not to harm Chen Yan again.
• Chen Qi told Steward Hu that Chen Yan could kill Chen Xiyuan if he wanted, and said he would be disappointed if Chen Yan had not discovered her scheme.
• Experts and military forces gathered around the examination plaza, where Chen Yan’s first-place score of 15.5 billion drew attention from four Second Order General Stars.
• Chen Yan appeared with the other examinees, and Zong Heng welcomed him with a white horse and an offer of a grand procession through Xiaoyang City.
• Chen Yan thanked Zong Heng but said he was at a crucial stage in his cultivation, then flew into the Military Martial Guards’ ranks with Sanjin and Cheng Zizhen following.
• Zong Heng ordered fireworks and sent more than thirty Flying Warships across Qin Prefecture to spread the news of Chen Yan’s achievement, with special salutes planned for Yunmeng City.

After surviving the College Entrance Exam Secret Realm, Chen Yan rested and reunited with Chen Yu, then prepared to send her and his father away before he began a war against the Aristocratic Alliance. Chen Yu left Xiaoyang in tears, while the Red-dressed Woman sensed that something major was about to happen to Chen Yan.

• Chen Yan reflected on his exhaustion, his need for resources, and his plan to target the Underground Organization of the Aristocratic Alliance.
• Chen Yu rushed to embrace Chen Yan, and they shared a meal as she asked about his teammates Sanjin and Cheng Zizhen.
• Chen Yan gave Chen Yu Morning Star-level treasures and instructed her to bring supplies to Luo Puxin and Wang Yang, then take Chen Yuxu to Jin Prefecture.
• Chen Yan explained that he was sending Chen Yu and their father away from the danger surrounding his coming campaign, and Chen Yu left Xiaoyang in tears.
• The Red-dressed Woman sensed that something was wrong with Chen Yan and wondered whether it was connected to the Immortal Body.

Chen Yan met the officials preparing his General Bestowal Ceremony, plotted to kill Chen Xiyuan, and watched rival Second Order General Stars compete for influence in Xiaoyang. He then recruited Jiang Yuan to help locate Chen Changyuan before they struck the Aristocratic Alliance’s Underground Organization.

• Chen Yan met Siming and Zongbo, who were preparing his General Bestowal Ceremony, and told them he intended to kill Chen Xiyuan outside Xiaoyang City.
• Chen Xiyuan agreed to meet Chen Yan, then discussed with Chen Changyuan a plan to reconcile Luo Chen with Chen Yan before Chen Changyuan killed him after he left the city.
• Xi Congyun preached in Xiaoyang to win support, but locals praised Chen Yan, and Mu Zigui, Li Muyun, Ji Daowu, and Yin Youming also preached.
• Chen Yan contacted Jiang Yuan and proposed they raid the Aristocratic Alliance’s Underground Organization together.
• Jiang Yuan agreed to get Chen Changyuan’s location from Luo Dongli the next morning, then join Chen Yan if Chen Changyuan was far away.

Chen Yan discovered that his Immortal Will could repair damage caused by the Myriad Prison Nether Thunder, letting him temper his body and strengthen a True Dragon Phase. After baiting Chen Xiyuan into revealing her intentions and drawing Chen Jijun’s forces to a Treasure Medicine base, Chen Yan attacked it with Jiang Yuan’s help and confronted Chen Xiyuan.

• Chen Yan used the Myriad Prison Nether Thunder to wound and repair his body, discovering that the process tempered his Horizontal Refinement Divine Body and began forming a True Dragon Phase.
• Chen Yan gave Chen Xiyuan a forged [You Lan] and sensed her killing intent, then negotiated with Chen Jijun for three Moon-level items while Chen Jijun secretly plotted against him.
• Chen Yan told Chen Xiyuan he would attack an Underground Organization base, prompting her to alert Chen Jijun; Chen Yan and Jiang Yuan planned to disable the base’s communications and power before striking.
• Chen Yan and Jiang Yuan flew to the base as Lu Xuanzhi publicly challenged Chen Yan, while Chen Jijun ordered his forces to move the Treasure Medicine and summon reinforcements.
• Chen Jijun prepared an ambush at the base, but Jiang Yuan infiltrated it and cut its power and communications; Chen Xiyuan arrived, and Chen Yan attacked the facility with a Thunder Ice Spear, revealing his combined cultivation of Horizontal Refinement and Qi and Blood.

Chen Yan fought Chen Xiyuan above the Chemical Plant, using her Spear Realm to advance his Spear Intent before overpowering her with his will. Chen Xiyuan fell with Chen Yan’s spear through her abdomen, while Jiang Yuan continued fighting below in the Underground Factory.

• Chen Yan revealed his strength and wounded Chen Xiyuan, who then unleashed her Spear Realm and attacked him.
• Chen Yan endured the realm’s strikes to learn from Chen Xiyuan’s Spear Intent, healing with his Immortal Body as his [Yi] Character Saint Breaking Fruit grew.
• Chen Yan completed the fruit and swallowed it, gaining a surge of Spear Intent as Jiang Yuan knocked Chen Jijun back into the Underground Factory.
• Chen Yan used Establishing Realm to grind down Chen Xiyuan’s will, making her attacks falter and leaving her unable to keep fighting.
• Chen Yan pierced Chen Xiyuan’s abdomen with his spear, and she fell to the ground.

Chen Yan unleashed the Myriad Prison Nether Thunder against Chen Jijun, Chen Xiyuan, and two other Sixth Order fighters, then recovered and killed the surviving enemies. After discovering the Aristocratic Alliance’s treasure medicines and slaughtering the Underground Factory’s inhabitants, he continued to grow stronger while Chen Changyuan and the Masked Person discussed his attack.

• Chen Yan released the Myriad Prison Nether Thunder, killing the Sixth Order fighter holding him and leaving Chen Jijun and Chen Xiyuan mortally wounded.
• Chen Yan recovered with Immortal Will, and Chen Xiyuan died after realizing she had been wrong; Chen Yan then crushed Chen Jijun and took hundreds of treasure medicines from his Origin Space.
• Chen Yan found that Immortal Aura stabilized the treasure medicines in his Body Tempering Origin Space and observed that the Myriad Prison Nether Thunder had grown stronger.
• Chen Yan entered the Underground Factory, killed its workers and researchers, destroyed tanks containing Ancient God Beast fish, and vowed to sentence everyone there to death.
• In Wushi City, Chen Changyuan told the Masked Person he would not return to the Underground Organization, while the Masked Person said Chen Yan made her instinctively loathe him.

The Blood Sword Saint lost track of Chen Yan while Chen Qi judged Chen Yan’s reconciliation with Luo Chen and ordered Steward Hu to protect him. Meanwhile, Chen Yan and Jiang Yuan destroyed an Underground Organization facility, and after Chen Yan shared treasure medicines with Jiang Yuan, the pair opened a trapped vault that engulfed them in an explosion, leaving Jiang Yuan crawling out of the magma.

• The Blood Sword Saint discovered Chen Yan had left his Training Room and searched Xiaoyang without finding him.
• Chen Qi learned Chen Yan had reconciled with Luo Chen, told Steward Hu to protect Chen Yan, and ordered him to kill Chen Xiyuan if she tried to kill him.
• Chen Yan and Jiang Yuan wiped out the Aristocratic Alliance’s Underground Organization and found a sealed vault in its tunnels.
• Chen Yan gave Jiang Yuan half the Treasure Medicines from Chen Jijun’s Origin Space, and Jiang Yuan felt guilty for trying to keep the vault’s treasure to himself.
• Jiang Yuan tried to unlock the vault’s iron door, triggering an explosion that destroyed the secret passage; Chen Yan escaped while Jiang Yuan crawled out of the magma.

Chen Yan and Jiang Yuan discovered the Aristocratic Alliance’s underground facility, where people were held in vessels and Blood Sensing Devices processed Ancient God Beasts. As both men absorbed the devices’ polluted Blood Energy and Chen Yan began strengthening his Blood Divine Body and drawing in Myriad Prison Nether Thunder, Blood Sword Saint searched for him and confronted Steward Hu.

• Chen Yan and Jiang Yuan entered the underground chamber and found rows of vessels containing severed human limbs; Jiang Yuan recorded the scene and shut down the vessels’ life support.
• Chen Yan vowed that the Aristocratic Alliance would be no more when he worshiped General, and he and Jiang Yuan found Blood Sensing Devices that produced malice-tainted Blood Energy.
• Jiang Yuan modified two devices, triggered their self-destruct system, and suppressed it long enough for them to absorb Blood Energy; he discovered his new Martial Dao could erase malice.
• Chen Yan set his device to maximum power, erased the malice with his will, rapidly forged his Blood Divine Body, and began absorbing a wisp of Myriad Prison Nether Thunder.
• Blood Sword Saint failed to find Chen Yan in Xiaoyang City, seized Steward Hu from a hot spring, and demanded to know where Chen Yan was.

Chen Yan and Jiang Yuan escaped underground after a Seventh Order Martial Artist arrived at the destroyed Underground Factory, while Chen Changyuan and Chen Jijun’s grandfather blamed Chen Yan and began hunting him. As Chen Yan and Jiang Yuan continued evading their pursuers, Lu Xuanzhi challenged Chen Yan in Xiaoyang City, where Chen Yan was still absent.

• Chen Yan left the Blood Sensing Device after Jiang Yuan warned him that a Seventh Order Martial Artist was approaching, then burrowed underground as the device self-destructed.
• Jiang Yuan helped Chen Yan tunnel deeper and explained that the Aristocratic Alliance had several Seventh Order experts, including Luo Dongli’s father and Luo Chen’s elders.
• Chen Jijun’s grandfather found the destroyed Underground Factory and accused Chen Yan of the massacre, while Chen Changyuan ordered him to hunt Chen Yan down.
• Chen Yan took over digging when Jiang Yuan grew tired and persuaded him with promises of future glory and shared resources.
• Blood Sword Saint searched for Chen Yan with Steward Hu, who realized that Chen Yan might have been entrusted with the Thunderous Treasure Land by the Xia Family.
• Lu Xuanzhi challenged Chen Yan in Xiaoyang City for a second day, but Chen Yan did not appear.

Lu Xuanzhi challenged Chen Yan and provoked Great Xia, while the State Ruler’s modest top scholar reward fueled rumors that Chen Yan had left for the Chen Clan. Hidden nearby, Chen Yan arranged to confront An Qing, ignored the campaign against his reputation, and negotiated with Jiang Yuan for access to a powerful Training Room.

• Lu Xuanzhi demanded a fight with Chen Yan, but Ji Daowu revealed that Lu had already reached the Fifth Order and criticized him for challenging a weaker opponent; Chen Yan was absent.
• Zhao Tian arrived with Chen Yan’s top scholar reward, a Morning Star Level pair of Crimson Gauntlets, and onlookers concluded that Chen Yan might have returned to the Chen Clan.
• An Qing hired Jiang Yuan to kill Chen Yan and offered a Moon-level hardening technique, while Chen Yan listened from Jiang Yuan’s underground safehouse and agreed to meet An Qing that afternoon.
• Chen Yan traded Jiang Yuan five Moon-level Treasure Medicines immediately and promised four more in exchange for the hardening technique.
• Jiang Yuan offered to counter the rumors damaging Chen Yan’s reputation, but Chen Yan refused and negotiated access to Jiang Yuan’s Earth Vein Level Training Room instead.

Chen Yan trained to strengthen himself while rumors accusing him of cheating and betraying Great Xia spread through Xiaoyang. His supporters exposed the rumor campaign, and Aristocratic Alliance members began leaving the organization to join the Military Martial Guard and follow Chen Yan.

• Chen Yan gave Jiang Yuan four Moon-level Treasure Medicines and one Morning Star Level Treasure Medicine, then trained his Spear Intent and Fist Intent while reflecting on his disadvantage against True Realm martial artists.
• A paid rumor-monger in a Xiaoyang park accused Chen Yan of cheating and poisoning Yu Changsheng, but Xu Di beat him and identified him as a member of the Aristocratic Alliance.
• Xu Di and Shao Hengyang spread the claim that the Aristocratic Alliance was behind the smear campaign, rallying public support for Chen Yan.
• Lu Junwei publicly left the Aristocratic Alliance and agreed to join the Military Martial Guard, prompting Zai Xianghui and other Heavenly Prides to follow.
• Citizens celebrated as Aristocratic Alliance members and some aristocratic families announced their departure from the organization.

Chen Yan’s public prestige threw Xiaoyang into turmoil while An Qing and the Ji Clan spy arranged a ransom for his supposed capture. The Blood Sword Saint searched for Chen Yan through the wreckage of underground factories, and the chapter ended with him killing Steward Hu and preparing to confront the Chen Clan if Chen Yan was dead.

• Xi Congyun and Mu Zigui discussed how Chen Yan’s influence threatened Xi Congyun’s bid for the Poor Faction’s favor.
• An Qing learned from a Ji Clan spy that Chen Yan had supposedly been captured and agreed to meet in exchange for a Moon-level Body Refinement Breathing Technique.
• The Blood Sword Saint searched a destroyed underground factory for Chen Yan, then flew toward No. 15 Underground Factory after Steward Hu revealed its location.
• Thousands of angry citizens surrounded the Aristocratic Alliance Building, while Luo Dongli learned that the Luo family’s No. 15 Underground Factory had been destroyed and fainted.
• The Blood Sword Saint found no sign of Chen Yan at No. 15 Underground Factory and killed Steward Hu in a rage.
• The Blood Sword Saint decided that if Chen Yan was dead, he would go to the Chen Clan and fight Chen Qi.

Chen Yan rejected Mu Zigui’s offer to support Xi Congyun and prepared to kill An Qing, while Ye Zhiqing’s attempt to seek justice for her mother ended in betrayal and bloodshed. Lu Xuanzhi learned that Chen Yan had returned to Xiaoyang and resolved to kill him to seize the power of his Immortal Body.

• Jiang Yuan warned Chen Yan to kill An Qing quietly amid Great Xia’s political turmoil, and Chen Yan declared that he wanted to become a Divine General for all eternity rather than a General Star of Great Xia.
• Mu Zigui asked Chen Yan to support Xi Congyun’s bid for First Order General Star and offered to have her allies protect him, but Chen Yan refused and left to keep his appointment to kill An Qing.
• A middle-aged Martial Division assistant officer lured Ye Zhiqing to a forest and tried to shoot her, but his gun jammed and she stabbed him to death before preparing to set herself on fire to expose Lu Xuanzhi.
• Lu Xuanzhi killed a woman he had assaulted as Lu Ming'an reprimanded him for causing trouble, then learned Chen Yan had entered Xiaoyang and asked whether he could kill him to devour the Immortal Body.

Chen Yan confronted An Qing over his son’s crimes and killed him in public, despite the protection of Great Xia’s officials. His identity was revealed before the entire city, leaving him branded as the killer of a city-level Chief.

• Lu Ming'an arranged for an impostor to accept Lu Xuanzhi’s challenge as Chen Yan, intending to damage Chen Yan’s reputation if he failed to appear.
• Chen Yan met An Qing in Xiaoyang and condemned him for defending his son, who had joined Yu Changsheng in slaughtering exam candidates.
• As Lu Xuanzhi challenged the impostor in public, Ye Zhiqing tried to set herself alight, but Jiang Yuan stopped her and said Chen Yan had sent him to save her.
• Chen Yan attacked An Qing, but a Life-Preserving Formation Pattern blocked the strike and drew the attention of the city.
• Chen Yan’s mask was torn away, revealing his identity, and he killed An Qing with a punch despite Zhang Ting’s warning.

Chen Yan faced Zhang Ting after killing An Qing, while the Military Martial Guards rallied to protect him and evidence exposed An Qing’s plot. Chen Yan then challenged the Town Martial Division over its failure to deliver justice for victims, and Ye Zhiqing publicly accused Lu Xuanzhi of raping and murdering her mother as the gathered crowd called for vengeance.

• Zhang Ting demanded an explanation for An Qing’s death, but Zong Heng and the Military Martial elders arrived and threatened war if Zhang Ting attacked Chen Yan.
• A Military Martial elder struck down Fake Chen Yan, while Chen Yan sensed the Chaos-colored Fruit in his Saint Breaking Realm beginning to ripen.
• An elder played a Formation Disk recording of An Qing conspiring with a Ji Clan spy to kill Chen Yan, but Zhang Ting still accused Chen Yan of violating procedure.
• Chen Yan condemned the Town Martial Division for ignoring the Gong Family’s crimes and Ye Zhiqing’s plea for justice against Lu Xuanzhi.
• Si Wenyi stopped Ye Zhiqing from setting herself on fire, and Ye Zhiqing cried out for her mother’s name to be cleared.
• Chen Yan asked whether he had been wrong to kill An Qing, and the Military Martial Guards answered with a resounding call to kill.