Arc 17The Dawn Era Begins

Feng Qi reunited with the Mist Lord, gained his help in developing Star City, and used their alliance to eliminate the Silver Moon Race and test a new Space Passage. The passage brought a demonic blade into the human world, and after confronting its will and learning its history, Feng Qi prepared for the threats ahead as Mu Qing approached the front line.

  • Mist Lord brought Feng Qi’s head and letters to Tiger Soul Research Institute, where the staff used his memories to show Mist Lord their shared past and Feng Qi’s final message.
  • Feng Qi reunited with Mist Lord, persuaded him to cooperate, and trained with him until he advanced his bloodline and entrusted Little Suction Cup and Dawn’s descendants to his care.
  • Feng Qi told Mist Lord about the threats facing humanity, and Mist Lord agreed to help while explaining his suspicions about Mo, Mu Yao, and the Ink Moon.
  • Feng Qi and Mist Lord entered the Dawn Timeline, helped Mist Lord overcome the world’s rejection, and planned Star City’s development and the capture of the Silver Moon Race.
  • Feng Qi and Mist Lord trapped and killed the Silver Moon Race members after they completed their energy framework plans, then built a Space Teleportation Array with Star City.
  • A powerful Domain Creature emerged from the unstable passage and died under the human world’s laws, but its katana pierced Mist Lord and began to control him.
  • Feng Qi and Mist Lord subdued the demonic blade, and Feng Qi read the memories of Chao Tian, who had become a weapon to help his sister Chao Xuan pursue revenge.
  • Chao Tian resisted Mist Lord’s Miracle Willpower, then departed after refusing to become his weapon, while Feng Qi trained with the blade’s methods and prepared for Mu Qing’s approach to the front line.
Chapters 401–425 Vol. 5 Read

Ch. 401If Fate Allows (10,000-Word Update)

Feng Qi used his collapsing God Body to sever the Super Lifeform’s hand and escape with Mist Lord, then died after entrusting him with instructions to take his brain to Tiger Soul Research Institute. Mist Lord followed the clues, learned Feng Qi had arranged much of his fate, and experienced memories that showed Feng Qi’s brotherhood had been genuine.

  • Feng Qi summoned an army of Elemental Lifeforms and Elemental Turrets to repel the Super Lifeform’s attacks through the Space Fissure, then cut off its Giant Hand with a sword made from a Main Elemental Thread.
  • Feng Qi carried Mist Lord and the incomplete bloodstone away, but his consciousness faded; he told Mist Lord to preserve his head and bring it, along with his letters, to Tiger Soul Research Institute.
  • Mist Lord found Feng Qi’s letters, evaded Hei Xuan’s surveillance, and brought Feng Qi’s head to Tiger Soul Research Institute, where the Tiger Soul Dean recognized him as Mi Yun and arranged for the encrypted letter to be deciphered.
  • Mist Lord learned from Feng Qi’s translated letter that Feng Qi had planned events in his life, including his injury and later recruitment, and agreed to cooperate with the Tiger Soul Dean to learn the truth.
  • Tiger Soul staff used Memory Extraction Fluid made from Feng Qi’s memories to show Mist Lord their shared past, including Feng Qi’s sacrifices, and Mist Lord saw Feng Qi’s final message saying they might meet again.

Ch. 402He Returned

Feng Qi woke from his ordeal, read Wei Wei’s messages about Star City’s troubled development and Mu Qing’s death, then revived Little Suction Cup and set out for Star City. There, he arrived just as the embattled Destiny Organization faced annihilation and revealed himself as the Feng Qi of legend.

  • Feng Qi drank the Mental Soothing Potion, shut down the brain, and read Wei Wei’s account of Star City’s reforms, Mu Qing’s death, and the city’s growing internal divisions.
  • Feng Qi revived Little Suction Cup, then left the Scarlet Base to find spirit plants for her to eat.
  • In Star City, Jiang Ming defended the Dawn Faction and the Destiny Organization against a squad of New Humans serving a domain race.
  • The squad leader defeated Jiang Ming’s people and mocked their belief that Feng Qi would come to save Star City.
  • Feng Qi burst through the wall, identified himself, and transformed into a blood-colored demon, terrifying the squad leader.

Ch. 403Try Touching Me (13,800-Word Chapter)

Feng Qi returned to a ruined Star City, confirmed the Dawn Organization’s descendants had waited generations for him, and led them in an assault on the New Humans who served the Domain Factions. After a powerful God Lord sealed Sucker and nearly killed Feng Qi while searching him for a Miracle Divine Object, the Mist Lord arrived with the Mist Race and other allies to confront him.

  • Feng Qi transformed into his Blood Source Form and killed the squad hunting Jiang Ming, then learned from Jiang Ming that fewer than 3,000 Dawn Faction members remained and that the New Humans served powerful domain races.
  • Feng Qi met the Destiny Organization’s leader, Fu Yu, and admitted he could not stay long enough to lead humanity’s rise, so Fu Yu gathered the organization for a final counteroffensive.
  • Feng Qi and Sucker attacked the New Humans’ flesh-covered city, defeating its fighters and leader An Lin, while a golden-armored warrior arrived seeking Sucker’s Miracle Divine Object and was killed by Sucker.
  • The God Lord descended from the Cloud Top Great Hall, sealed Sucker with golden patterns, and searched Feng Qi’s body, sea of consciousness, and soul before preparing to kill him.
  • The Mist Lord arrived through a vast Space Fissure with resurrected Mist Race warriors, the Dark God, and other powerful allies, and Feng Qi challenged the frightened God Lord to try touching him.

Ch. 404The Might of the Mist

The Mist Lord and his allies attacked the Cloud Top Great Hall after the Rift Sky God Clan’s God Lord tried to escape, and the Mist Lord destroyed the city and killed the God Lord. After the Mist Lord broke free of a golden seal, he confronted Feng Qi over the power Feng Qi carried.

  • The God Lord apologized to the Mist Lord with Divine Essence and a Law Fragment, but the Mist Lord refused to let him leave and demanded his Miracle Divine Object.
  • The Dark God attacked the Cloud Top Great Hall while the three-headed lifeform blocked its escape route, and the Mist Lord shattered the city’s defenses.
  • The Mist Lord collapsed the world above the clouds and sent its remains into the Void World as his allies struck down the fleeing golden figures.
  • The God Lord’s golden imprint sealed the Mist Lord, but the Mist Race elders trapped the God Lord in the Gray Mist Soul Refinement Grand Formation and refined him away.
  • The Miracle Willpower forced the imprint off the Mist Lord, who awakened and threatened Feng Qi before punching at him.

Ch. 405We're Brothers

Feng Qi reunited with the Mist Lord 1,500 years after his death, learned how Old Mi had risen to power, and discussed the risks and benefits of their alliance. The Mist Lord refused to sacrifice a loyal subordinate or fight Little Black for Feng Qi, and punched him when he tried to appeal to their brotherhood.

  • The Mist Lord beat Feng Qi while secretly healing his injuries, then questioned him about the gifts he had left behind and why he had trusted him to wait 1,500 years.
  • Feng Qi reminded the Mist Lord of their shared past, and the Mist Lord recalled their memories together before accepting their brotherly bond.
  • The Mist Lord told Feng Qi that he had opposed the Spirit Race but could not defeat its homeland, and described the Eight Great Districts and his struggle to unify his region.
  • The Mist Lord explained why he had abandoned the Blood Sacrifice, and Feng Qi considered how their alliance could benefit both the Mist Race and humanity while retaining safeguards.
  • The Dark God asked the Mist Lord to help recover its missing power, but the Mist Lord refused to kill the loyal subordinate; he also declined to fight Little Black for Feng Qi.
  • Feng Qi appealed to their brotherhood, and the Mist Lord punched him again.

Ch. 406A Meaningful Death

Feng Qi and the Mist Lord discussed the hidden powers and brutal competition shaping the New World, then agreed that the Mist Lord would protect the Sucker and Dawn’s remaining descendants. As Little Black approached, Feng Qi proposed using him to destroy the Mist Lord’s enemies before he died.

  • Feng Qi asked the Mist Lord about the Blue Skin Race and learned of the Collector, the Blade Demon, and a dangerous egg as other potential powers in the New World.
  • The Mist Lord explained why cooperation between powerful and weak races tended to end in oppression, while Feng Qi reflected on Lin Ran’s hope of uniting humanity and other races.
  • The Mist Lord promised to protect the Sucker and Dawn’s remaining descendants after Feng Qi entrusted them to him.
  • The Mist Lord sent an avatar to delay Little Black and offered to take Feng Qi hunting to strengthen him.
  • Feng Qi advised the Mist Lord to match Little Black’s strength gradually, then suggested luring Little Black into enemy territory to destroy the Mist Lord’s rivals.

Ch. 407Bloodline Evolution—Talent Strength

Feng Qi hunted Domain Creatures with the Mist Lord until his bloodline advanced, transforming the structure of his Sea of Consciousness and dividing his Talent Orbit into sixteen tiers. He woke to find Old Mi waiting and prepared to check his updated attributes.

  • Feng Qi suggested sending Little Black against the Mist Lord’s enemies, but the Mist Lord explained that the surrounding factions were valuable sources of vitality and blood and refused to risk provoking the Spirit Race.
  • The Mist Lord carried Feng Qi through Star City and captured Domain Creatures, allowing Feng Qi to kill them and gain Talent Abilities and Bloodline Strength.
  • Feng Qi’s Bloodline Evolution Points exceeded 10,000, triggering his bloodline advancement and forming a dark golden Source Pearl surrounded by sixteen Talent Orbits.
  • Feng Qi’s Talent Abilities, the Evolution Token, and the Faith Bracelet settled into different orbits, with the narrator joking about eventually taking Feng Qi’s body.
  • Feng Qi’s consciousness returned, and he told Old Mi that his advancement was complete before summoning his attribute panel.

Ch. 408Three-Body Form—Surging Combat Power

Feng Qi discovered that his evolved Three-Body Form let him switch between enhanced physical strength, immense Spiritual Power, and a balanced Human Body, then tested his new combat abilities while hunting Domain Creatures with the Mist Lord. After gaining strength and new talents, he considered whether killing Old Mi could let him claim a Miracle Item, prompting the Mist Lord to threaten him.

  • Feng Qi activated his new Bloodline Ability and discovered that it had replaced his former forms with Three-Body Form: Gold Pattern Human Body, Bone Body, and balanced Human Body.
  • Feng Qi tested Bone Body by crushing a lizard-like Domain Creature with telekinesis and realized he could use specialized forms to adapt to different opponents.
  • Feng Qi asked the Mist Lord to search his Sea of Consciousness for a Talent Orbit or Miracle Item, but the Mist Lord found nothing.
  • Feng Qi used the Mist Lord's help to kill dozens of Domain Creatures, gaining more than seven hundred Bloodline Strength and several new Talent Abilities.
  • Feng Qi considered whether killing Old Mi could let him plunder a Miracle Item, and the Mist Lord formed a fist and threatened him.

Ch. 409Miracle—Cultivation Platform

Feng Qi gained the Flame Coronation Talent Ability and followed the Mist Lord to the Blood Soul Clan’s Cultivation Platform to temper his mind and address his accumulated Negative Emotions. He passed the first two trials, Difficulty of Travel and Difficulty of Longevity, then left with the Mist Lord to digest what he had learned.

  • Feng Qi learned that weak Domain Creatures could no longer strengthen his bloodline, then killed a Fire Elemental Lifeform and gained the Flame Coronation Talent Ability.
  • Feng Qi told the Mist Lord about his accumulated Negative Emotions, and the Mist Lord took him to the Blood Soul Clan’s Cultivation Platform after paying for access.
  • Feng Qi completed the first mental trial by walking three hundred thousand kilometers and gained greater calm toward his Negative Emotions.
  • Feng Qi relived a thousand-year pursuit of longevity in the second trial, endured repeated deaths and restarts, and ultimately passed after realizing he did not want endless life.
  • The Mist Lord explained that the platform erased trial memories but preserved their insights, then took Feng Qi away through a spatial passage.

Ch. 410Farewell

Feng Qi visited Mist Royal City with the Mist Lord, learned about the Mist Race’s history and received instruction in blood refinement and spatial knowledge. As the Mist Lord’s avatar weakened against Blackie, Feng Qi left Little Suction Cup in the Mist Lord’s care and entered the Space Passage to face his death.

  • The Mist Lord carried Feng Qi to Mist Royal City and explained how he had rebuilt the Mist Domain Field and raised the Mist Race over fifteen hundred years.
  • Feng Qi studied the Mist Race’s history with the Mist Lord and asked how a race could maintain prosperity and resolve internal conflicts.
  • The Mist Lord showed Feng Qi that the descendants of Dawn had settled safely, then taught him a human Blood Refinement Method and introductory spatial knowledge.
  • When the Mist Lord warned that his avatar could no longer hold off Blackie, Feng Qi persuaded Little Suction Cup to stay behind and study with the Mist Lord.
  • Feng Qi entered the Space Passage for Star City while Little Suction Cup cried behind him, and a tear fell as the passage closed.

Ch. 411Return Summary—Talent Decomposition

After returning from the Sacrifice Timeline, Feng Qi recorded intelligence about the Silver Moon Race and the Spirit Race, then reviewed and decomposed his newly acquired talents. He kept five abilities and planned to visit the Scarlet Institute to unlock Lin Ran’s sealed memories.

  • Feng Qi woke in his dormitory with less severe Negative Emotions than after previous timelines, which he attributed to his mental tempering.
  • Feng Qi organized twenty-nine pieces of intelligence, including the Silver Moon Race’s plans for Star City and the conflict between Hei Xuan’s faction and the homeland Spirit Race.
  • Feng Qi examined his talents and fed unwanted Talent Pearls to Three Tails, which decomposed them into Talent Evolution Pearls.
  • Feng Qi kept two passive abilities, Mental Focus and Blood Tide, along with three active mental attack talents.
  • Feng Qi considered evolving Blood Source toward the level of a Miracle Item and decided to visit the Scarlet Institute to access Lin Ran’s sealed memories.

Ch. 412A New Future, Moving Forward Together

Feng Qi reviewed the Sacrifice Timeline with Scarlet Institute, then learned from Lin Ran’s memories that Lin Ran had spent his life trying to design a peaceful world governed by a transcendent order. After deciding to preserve only part of those memories, Feng Qi left Scarlet Institute with plans to tell Old Mi everything and begin a new future together.

  • Feng Qi recounted the Sacrifice Timeline to Scarlet Institute’s leaders, including how he had brought the Mist Lord into their camp, and the Scarlet Old Dean ordered Wei Wei to unlock Lin Ran’s memories.
  • Feng Qi’s physical strength damaged Scarlet Institute’s testing equipment, and Wei Wei extracted Lin Ran’s memories from him.
  • Wei Wei decoded the memories, revealing that Lin Ran had joined Scarlet Institute and spent the rest of his life trying to create a peaceful world with a system of order maintained by a transcendent Heavenly Dao.
  • Feng Qi decided to edit Lin Ran’s memories to preserve his meeting with Yin Ling while removing his later plans for establishing order, and he considered finding a lasting spiritual banner for humanity.
  • Scarlet Institute discussed creating an Omnipotent Research Institute and using Li Xingchen’s talent list to recruit scholars, while Feng Qi prepared to leave and tell Old Mi everything.

Ch. 413Heavy Punch

Feng Qi traveled through the Wave Domain Field to reach the Mist Domain Field, where he tried to convince Mi Yun that they had known each other across timelines. When Mi Yun refused the Memory Liquid, Feng Qi transformed into a giant and prepared to force him to listen.

  • Feng Qi decided to reveal his shared memories with the Mist Lord while keeping the Scarlet Institute’s secrets hidden.
  • Feng Qi crossed the Wave Domain Field, killed several weak spiritual creatures, and gained four low-grade Talent Abilities.
  • Feng Qi recalled how the Dark God planned to revive himself by turning his descendants into faith slaves.
  • Feng Qi reached the Mist Domain Field and summoned Mi Yun, then recounted their history across timelines.
  • Mi Yun refused to inject the Memory Liquid, so Feng Qi used telekinesis to try to inject it by force, but Mi Yun escaped as mist.
  • Feng Qi transformed into an eight-meter-tall blood-red giant and faced the wary Mi Yun.

Ch. 414Old Mi Joins the Team—The Truth About Mo?

Feng Qi won the Mist Lord’s cooperation by sharing memories and intelligence, then told him the Road to Heaven Warriors were human defenders. The Mist Lord’s analysis connected Mo’s recruitment of powerful beings to Mu Yao’s death and the Blood Moon, which the Domain World called the Ink Moon.

  • Feng Qi pressured the injured Mist Lord into taking the Memory Liquid, and the Mist Lord relived their bond across timelines before asking for ten days to decide.
  • Ten days later, the Mist Lord accepted Feng Qi’s offer after taking three blood cores, and Feng Qi briefed him on the threats and mysteries he had encountered.
  • Feng Qi revealed that the Road to Heaven Warriors were humans, and the Mist Lord acknowledged his anger toward them while questioning why they stayed on the Road to Heaven instead of returning to defend humanity.
  • The Mist Lord questioned Mu Yao’s role and the Road to Heaven Warriors’ motives, then asked Feng Qi for more information about Mo and the Technology Research Institute.
  • The Mist Lord linked Mo’s contracts, his hidden true body, and Mu Yao’s death, leading Feng Qi to suspect that Mo’s recruited powerhouses were the Domain Creatures who attacked Mu Yao.
  • The Mist Lord revealed that the Blood Moon was called the Ink Moon in the Domain World.

Ch. 415Deduction of the Truth—Entering Dreamland

Feng Qi and the Mist Lord speculated that Mo was the Ink Moon seeking to invade the human world, while Mu Yao was the sun resisting it. After reporting their theories to Scarlet’s senior officials, Feng Qi planned the Dawn Timeline, then used medicine Wei Wei prepared to fall asleep and enter the next Future Dreamland.

  • The Mist Lord explained his theory that Mo cultivated contracted powerhouses to help the Ink Moon replace the sun and descend upon the human world, while Mu Yao created the Road to Heaven to delay the invasion.
  • Feng Qi left the Mist Domain Field and presented the Mist Lord’s analysis to the Scarlet Supreme Meeting, where Wei Wei agreed that Mu Yao might be the sun’s avatar and Mo the Ink Moon’s.
  • Feng Qi reviewed his intelligence and planned the Dawn Timeline, aiming to contact Mu Yao and investigate the Dawn Army’s massacre while developing Star City.
  • Feng Qi found that Clear Heart Wine no longer helped him sleep, so he called Wei Wei, who developed a sleep-inducing medicine for him.
  • Feng Qi drank Wei Wei’s medicine and fell asleep, preparing to enter the Future Dreamland and begin the Dawn Timeline.

Ch. 416Turning Death into Life (Comic Now Available)

After beginning the Sacrifice Timeline, Feng Qi supported the Mist Lord’s attempt to fuse with the human world’s rules and watched as the Mist Lord’s body and Scarlet Source orb shattered. Several days later, the Mist Lord had not revived, leaving Feng Qi waiting beside him and worried.

  • Feng Qi met with Wei Wei, confirmed that the Sacrifice Timeline had begun, and arranged for the Scarlet Institute to remain hidden while the Tiger Soul Research Institute publicly supported him.
  • Feng Qi reviewed Mu Qing’s historical rise and planned to follow her established path, then traveled alone to the Mist Domain Field.
  • Feng Qi gave the Mist Lord compressed bloodstones to heal before the Mist Lord began his attempt to fuse with the world’s rules.
  • The Mist Lord entered the human world despite its rejection, and Feng Qi honored his request not to intervene as his body and Scarlet Source orb broke apart.
  • After several days passed without the Mist Lord moving, Feng Qi brushed snow from him and urged him to get up.

Ch. 417Dual-Line Plan

Feng Qi waited for the Mist Lord to survive the world rules’ rejection, then brought him back to Star City to recover. After the Mist Lord helped him commit to developing Star City and purging hidden threats, the two began planning how to eliminate the Silver Moon Race and turn its resources into fuel for humanity’s growth.

  • Feng Qi watched the Miracle Willpower restore the Mist Lord’s body and reforge his Scarlet Source until it no longer faced rejection from the world rules.
  • The Mist Lord recovered enough to travel with Feng Qi to the Tiger Soul Research Institute, where he studied the Star City Database while healing in a Blood Pool.
  • Feng Qi discussed his hesitation over using future knowledge to develop Star City, and the Mist Lord urged him to embrace the changes and release powerful methods gradually.
  • Feng Qi resolved to expand Star City’s cultivation, technology, and influence, while the Mist Lord proposed training soldiers in Blood Perception to search for hidden outside forces.
  • The Mist Lord suggested trapping and destroying the Silver Moon Race to gain blood vitality resources, and Feng Qi asked him to explain the plan.

Ch. 418May the Silver Moon God Bless You All

Feng Qi prepared the Mist Lord to lead the slaughter of the Silver Moon Race, recruited soldiers to train for the Blood Refinement Grand Formation, and waited until Yin Ling completed her energy framework plan before gathering the Silver Moon Race leaders at the Scarlet Institute. The chapter ended as Feng Qi signaled the start of the purge and the Mist Lord appeared to attack.

  • Feng Qi agreed to give the Mist Lord thirty percent of the Silver Moon Race’s vital energy and blood, then secured 3,000 soldiers and a training ground from Commander-in-Chief Li Huanian.
  • The Mist Lord began testing the soldiers, who were being trained to select 1,800 formation operators and become the first cultivators of the Blood Refinement Cultivation Method.
  • Feng Qi delayed eliminating Yin Ling and the other Silver Moon Race members so they could finish useful energy framework designs, while Tiger Soul personnel prepared to take over their work.
  • Eight months later, Yin Ling presented her completed energy framework plan, and Feng Qi organized a joint meeting to arrange the Silver Moon Race’s capture.
  • Three months later, Feng Qi confirmed that every invited Silver Moon Race member had arrived at the Scarlet Institute and waited until they had presented their plans.
  • Feng Qi said, “May the Silver Moon God bless you,” as the hall sealed shut, his body began to grow, and the Mist Lord appeared in mist form.

Ch. 419Power Outage for a Day

Feng Qi and the Mist Lord wiped out the Silver Moon Race vanguard in Star City, then Feng Qi turned to developing a Space Passage using the Mist Lord’s knowledge. A year later, Star City announced a 24-hour citywide energy shutdown for its first test of upgraded energy transmission technology.

  • Yin Ling ordered the Silver Moon Race members to break through while Feng Qi attacked her and the Mist Lord blocked their escape at the Scarlet Hall entrance.
  • The Mist Lord swallowed the Silver Moon Race members at the entrance, while Feng Qi used telekinesis to kill Yin Ling.
  • Feng Qi confirmed the ambush had eliminated the entire Silver Moon Race group and left the cleanup to Scarlet Institute staff.
  • Star City announced that a transcendent domain creature had attacked the Scarlet Institute, concealing the true cause of the Silver Moon Race’s disappearance.
  • Feng Qi focused on training Blood Refinement Warriors and developing a Space Passage with the Mist Lord’s technology.
  • A year later, Star City announced a 24-hour energy shutdown beginning May 26, 2025, for its first test of upgraded energy transmission technology.

Ch. 420Space Test, Unexpected Visitor

Feng Qi and the Mist Lord oversaw the first test of a Space Teleportation Array outside Star City, opening an unstable passage after the citywide power outage. As a massive life-form unexpectedly emerged from the passage, Feng Qi and the Mist Lord rushed to confront it.

  • Feng Qi convened Star City's leaders to plan the Space Passage, and the Mist Lord assured him that the array could imitate the Silver Moon Race's technology.
  • Feng Qi and the Mist Lord inspected the Silver Moon Race's array, then helped prepare an enormous Space Teleportation Array in the wilderness east of Star City.
  • After Star City's power was cut, energy flowed into the array and opened a vast, unstable Space Passage.
  • The Mist Lord explained that insufficient energy and lower conversion efficiency made the passage unstable, while Feng Qi judged the test successful enough to end.
  • A massive figure emerged from the passage, and Feng Qi transformed while the Mist Lord turned part of his body to mist and charged toward it.

Ch. 421The Demon Blade

Feng Qi and the Mist Lord faced a powerful Domain Creature that descended through the Space Passage, only for the creature to collapse under the human world's laws. Its katana then possessed the Mist Lord, and Feng Qi struggled to suppress it as the Mist Lord fought back with the Miracle Item inside him.

  • Feng Qi and the Mist Lord attacked the descending Domain Creature, but its katana effortlessly cut through their strikes.
  • The Mist Lord identified the threat as too powerful and suggested summoning Mu Qing, while Feng Qi recognized the weapon as resembling the Blade Demon's katana.
  • The Domain Creature collapsed and died because the human world's laws rejected its body, leaving its katana behind.
  • The katana sprang at Feng Qi, but the Mist Lord intercepted it and was pierced; the weapon then began taking control of him.
  • Feng Qi used his divine body and elemental power to restrain the katana while the Mist Lord resisted its influence.
  • As Feng Qi neared exhaustion, blue light emerged from the Mist Lord, signaling that he had activated the Miracle Item within his body.

Ch. 422Legend of the Demon Blade (Part 1)

Feng Qi watched the Mist Lord resist the demon blade with Miracle Willpower and discovered he could read the blade’s memories through Nightmare Demon. The memories revealed the blade’s former owner, Chao Tian, and ended as more of his past began to surface.

  • The Mist Lord’s Miracle Willpower suppressed the demon blade, and he swung it to carve a vast ravine into the earth.
  • Feng Qi dismissed his divine form, endured its backlash, and used Nightmare Demon to read the dying consciousness within the blade.
  • The memories showed Chao Tian yearning to train with his older sister, who refused to let him wield a blade before he was old enough.
  • At his coming-of-age ceremony, Chao Tian failed to gain an ancestral blade’s recognition, so he later had a custom blade forged and named it God Chaser.
  • Chao Tian trained relentlessly while his sister rose to become a celebrated talent, and the siblings joined a sparring tournament between the Blade Clan and Sword Clan.
  • Feng Qi moved closer to the collapsing Demonic Blade, and another wave of Chao Tian’s memories appeared.

Ch. 423Though I Am Mortal, I Can Still Slay Gods

Chao Tian recounted how his sister Chao Xuan’s rivalry with Jian Ji ended in betrayal, loss, and her death, then how he grew into a demon blade determined to defeat Jian Ji and avenge the Blade Clan. After shattering Jian Ji’s Miracle Divine Object, Chao Tian learned the Sword Clan had left for the human world and entered a newly opened Space Passage in pursuit.

  • Chao Xuan defeated Jian Ji repeatedly, but the Sword Clan later betrayed the Blade Clan and used the Little Black Pearl to empower Jian Ji, who shattered Chao Xuan’s blade and left her broken.
  • Chao Tian forged himself into a Demon Weapon so Chao Xuan could fight again, and they spent years challenging powerful opponents to strengthen the blade.
  • Chao Xuan returned to face Jian Ji but was gravely wounded; before she died, she urged Chao Tian to keep growing and fulfill their promise to slaughter a god.
  • Chao Tian passed between masters for generations, training them through Ascension Challenges until one master helped him shatter Jian Ji’s sword, "Ji," and its Miracle Divine Object.
  • Chao Tian learned that the Sword Clan had left the Seventh Spirit Realm for the human world, then followed a new Space Passage into the unknown to pursue them.

Ch. 424Mist and Blade

Feng Qi endured the demonic blade’s memories and gained a trace of Blade Intent as he watched the Mist Lord and Chao Tian struggle for control. Their battle ended when Chao Tian recognized Mi Yun as a worthy whetstone and left, while the exhausted Mist Lord collapsed after claiming he was fine.

  • Feng Qi read the demonic blade’s memories, suffered intense pain, and unconsciously developed a trace of Blade Intent.
  • Chao Tian resisted the Mist Lord’s Miracle Willpower, and both their obsessions drove their powers into a fierce stalemate.
  • The Mist Lord and Chao Tian unleashed increasingly powerful attacks, damaging the surrounding landscape and threatening to destroy the Mist Lord’s body.
  • Chao Tian’s blade took the form of Chao Xuan and struck at the Mist Lord, but Mi Yun’s will reversed the disadvantage and restored the stalemate.
  • Chao Tian broke free and told Mi Yun he was a worthy whetstone; Mi Yun introduced himself and invited Chao Tian to become his weapon, but Chao Tian refused and departed.
  • Mi Yun thanked Chao Tian for teaching him how to wield Miracle Willpower, then collapsed unconscious as Feng Qi tried to take him back.

Ch. 425Source of Evil

Feng Qi trained with techniques learned from the Demon Blade while discussing the Artifact Clan and the Spirit Domain’s history with the Mist Lord. As Feng Qi reflected on the Great Era Advent and prepared for the struggles ahead, Star City’s Graduation Ceremony began, signaling that Mu Qing was nearing the front line and the Dawn era was about to start.

  • Feng Qi practiced a blade strike from the Demon Blade’s memories and discussed the risks of reading powerful beings’ memories with the Mist Lord.
  • The Mist Lord questioned why human cultivation novels portrayed ancient techniques as stronger, and explained that the Mist Race’s cultivation studies had improved over time.
  • Feng Qi connected the Blade Clan’s history to the Artifact Clan and learned that the Mist Race’s Old Ancestor likely led the uprising that overthrew the Artifact Clan.
  • Feng Qi reflected on the domain worlds, the struggle for racial survival, and the Great Era Advent as the source driving the Ten Thousand Races Hegemony.
  • Feng Qi trained with the Demon Blade’s body-tempering method and the Mist Lord’s Blood Refinement Method to strengthen himself for Star City’s future threats.
  • Star City’s Graduation Ceremony began, marking Mu Qing’s approach to the front line and the coming of the Dawn era.
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