Chapter Summaries

After two years of extreme training in Demon Flag Mountain, Lei Wen discovered his own path to power and broke through to the Saint Domain. He left the valley walking through the air, having become a Saint Domain Expert.

• Lei Wen watched the Earth Bear and White Bone Wings end their battle and retreat, then escaped the ruined battlefield.
• Over the next two years, Lei Wen trained in an icy valley, pushing his body and Spirit Qi to the limits of a Ninth Rank Warrior.
• Lei Wen reflected on the beasts' powers and realized he had been imitating them instead of finding his own strength.
• Lei Wen recognized that human will could control power, and his will resonated with the elements of heaven and earth.
• Lei Wen controlled the air around him and walked into the sky, breaking through to the Saint Domain.

After Lei Wen broke through to Saint Domain, his birthmark awakened as the Devourer’s Form and revealed its power to refine energy and seize fragments of laws and techniques. Overcome by a supernatural hunger, he tore into the still-burning mammoth.

• Lei Wen reached Saint Domain and sensed that his soul had transformed into a pattern representing the law of annihilation.
• The birthmark on Lei Wen’s left hand transformed, drawing in his Spirit Qi and revealing a fierce beast’s head.
• Lei Wen recognized the mark as the Devourer’s Form and learned it could refine energy and extract insights from powerful creatures.
• A crushing hunger overcame Lei Wen, and he tore off a steaming piece of the mammoth and swallowed it.

Lei Wen devoured a Rampaging Mammoth, strengthening his newly awakened Devourer's Form and stabilizing his Saint Domain realm. He discovered he could not absorb the mammoth’s Earth Law insight because he lacked earth affinity, then resolved to devour beasts whose abilities matched his talents.

• Lei Wen ravenously ate the Rampaging Mammoth while Xiao Bai watched him in terror.
• The mammoth’s flesh strengthened Lei Wen, and its Devourer's Form extracted an Earth Law insight.
• When Lei Wen tried to comprehend the insight, it scattered because he lacked affinity with earth.
• Lei Wen concluded that his talents lay in water, fire, and soul abilities, and planned to devour beasts with matching affinities.

Lei Wen killed an Ice Horned Giant Dragon with his bare strength, gave its Smog Core to Xiao Bai, and ate its meat to strengthen himself. He reflected on how the Devourer's Form had advanced his power and granted him fire-element insight, while Luo Ye’s influence had helped him overcome restraining skills.

• Lei Wen caught the fleeing Ice Horned Giant Dragon and kicked it into a mountain, leaving it near death.
• Lei Wen cut out the dragon’s Smog Core and tossed it to Xiao Bai, which swallowed it and felt its path to the Saint Domain open.
• Lei Wen butchered the dragon and ate its meat, allowing the Devourer's Form to refine its Saint Domain energy and strengthen his body.
• Lei Wen recalled killing a Crimson Flame Lion King and an Earthfire Lizard, gaining power and comprehending part of the fire element.
• Lei Wen assessed his strength and concluded that his physical power was exceptional, his Spirit Qi had not yet reached its peak, and Luo Ye’s influence had helped him break restraining skills.

After half a year of devouring Saint Domain Flagrant Beasts, Lei Wen had reached the peak of Saint Domain in physical strength and Spirit Qi and attained combat power at the Saint Domain limit. Xiao Bai also became a Saint Domain being, but when Lei Wen set out to settle the score with the Flame Princess, he revealed that she had fled weeks earlier.

• Xiao Bai soared through the sky as a Saint Domain Icefrost Giant Dragon and proudly showed Lei Wen that it could speak.
• Xiao Bai froze a hill into an iceberg with its frost breath, but Lei Wen pulverized it with a single stone flick.
• Lei Wen reflected on his six months of feasting, during which he reached peak Saint Domain strength and comprehended new water- and fire-affinity laws.
• Lei Wen asked Xiao Bai to leave with him to find the Flame Princess and settle the score, but admitted that she had fled more than half a month earlier.
• Lei Wen explained that he had found the Flame Princess's abandoned cave, which she had collapsed before escaping.

Lei Wen rode Xiao Bai toward home and met Karp, the Saint Domain guardian of Black Stone City, who was stunned to learn Lei Wen was only twenty-one and the son of Doge Bart. Karp let them pass, leaving Lei Wen free to continue toward Willow City.

• Karp sensed Xiao Bai's Saint Domain aura approaching Black Stone City and flew out to intercept the dragon.
• Lei Wen stopped Xiao Bai and told Karp he was passing through on his way home.
• Lei Wen identified himself as a member of the Barte Lei family and said Doge Bart was his father.
• Karp was shocked when Lei Wen said he was twenty-one and asked to leave; Lei Wen told him he needed to go.
• Karp stepped aside, overwhelmed by Lei Wen's age and power.

At Moria Magic Academy, Lian Qiu rejected Moen’s advances and ridiculed his weakness. A Saint Domain Giant Dragon then appeared over the academy, and its rider asked where Lian Qiu was.

• Lian Qiu told Mi Wan she needed to grow stronger to support the Barte Lei family.
• Moen invited Lian Qiu to an auction, but she refused and told him not to bother her again.
• Lian Qiu mocked Moen’s rank and called him a burden, humiliating him in front of the Picture Gallery.
• A terrifying chill and pressure swept over Moria Academy, causing students to collapse and Moen to spit blood.
• The academy headmaster and two vice headmasters saw a Saint Domain Giant Dragon looming above the academy.
• A young voice from the dragon’s back asked where Lian Qiu was.

Lei Wen returned to Moria Academy on an Icefrost Giant Dragon and reunited with Lian Qiu, then took her home. He arrived at the Barte Lei residence just as Doge and Xue feared the powerful dragon looming over them, and called out to his father.

• Lei Wen landed at Moria Academy, reunited with Lian Qiu, and revealed himself as her brother after five years away.
• Lei Wen threatened Doge for pestering Lian Qiu, but agreed to break his arms when she asked him not to kill him.
• Lei Wen took Lian Qiu home on the Icefrost Giant Dragon, leaving the academy director too frightened to object.
• At the Barte Lei residence, Doge and Xue worried about Lei Wen's long disappearance and feared the dragon that descended over their home.
• Lei Wen called out to Doge from the dragon's back and teased him for preparing to fight.

Lei Wen returned to Flowing Frost City as a Saint Domain expert, reuniting with Xue and revealing his control over a peak Saint Domain Icefrost Giant Dragon. After learning of Lei Wen’s strength, the Emperor sought to win over the Bart family by granting Doge Bart and Nina hereditary dukedoms and ordering gifts and royal treatment for the family.

• Lei Wen returned to Bart's Manor with Lian Qiu and embraced his tearful mother, Xue.
• Lei Wen ordered Little White to shrink, and Barte Lei realized the dragon obeyed Lei Wen and that his son had reached the Saint Domain.
• The Emperor received a report that twenty-one-year-old Lei Wen surpassed Lord Carver and commanded a peak Saint Domain Icefrost Giant Dragon.
• The Emperor decided to secure the Bart family's loyalty through Nina and ordered Doge Bart and Nina promoted to hereditary dukes, with Flowing Frost City and three provinces as their fief.

Lei Wen trained Doge Bart and showed him how far he still had to go to reach the Saint Domain. Doge then rejected the prestige of establishing a duchy, declaring that true nobility came from strength, not titles.

• Doge Bart repeatedly attacked Lei Wen during training but could not land a hit, and Lei Wen explained how Doge relied too much on brute force.
• Lei Wen redirected Doge's heavy sword with a light touch, sending Doge stumbling into the dirt while Xiao Bai mocked him.
• Lei Wen told Doge that his strike had shown promise but that he needed to draw on the power of heaven and earth rather than overpower opponents with strength.
• Lei Wen asked about the imperial envoy, and Doge said the envoy had left a Saint Domain decree, the title of Duke of the West, territory around Flowing Frost City, and permission to establish a duchy.
• Doge said titles were empty without power and declared that the King of Sacred Beasts was greater than any Grand Duke, surprising Lei Wen.

After Barte Lei became Duke of Flowing Frost City, nobles sought to meet Lei Wen and secure marriage ties, but Barte Lei turned them away. Lei Wen reunited with Lian Qiu, who realized he was preparing to leave again.

• Count Terse visited Barte Lei with gifts and asked to meet Lei Wen, hoping to arrange a match between Lei Wen and his daughter.
• Barte Lei refused Count Terse’s request, claiming Lei Wen was secluded in cultivation and could not be disturbed.
• Lian Qiu complained to Lei Wen about her mother’s marriage prospects and said she would rather cultivate than meet noble young men.
• Lei Wen spoke with Lian Qiu about cultivation and silently confirmed her fear that he would soon leave again.

At a family meal, Lei Wen told Doge, Xue, and Lian Qiu that he would leave for the Deep Sea in three days to train. He secretly planned to hunt and devour water-affinity Saint Domain magical beasts so the Devouring System could help him seize their law fragments.

• Doge asked Lei Wen where he was going in three days, and Lei Wen calmly said he was heading to the Deep Sea.
• Xue worried about her son, and Lei Wen joked that he could kill ten Giant Dragons before Doge pressed him for his real reason.
• Lei Wen told his family he had hit a bottleneck and needed dangerous battles to break through, though he privately admitted that excuse was nonsense.
• Lei Wen recalled that the Devouring System let him extract energy and potentially seize law fragments by eating Saint Domain magical beasts.
• After exhausting the Saint Domain magical beasts in Flag Mountain, Lei Wen decided to hunt water-affinity beasts in the Deep Sea to advance toward godhood.

Lei Wen left Flowing Frost City on Xiao Bai and headed into the sea to hunt Saint Domain magical beasts. Deep in the ocean, they encountered a huge water- and lightning-affinity sea serpent, which warned them to leave or become food for its father, Lord Garth.

• Lei Wen chose to leave for the coast despite Lian Qiu's reluctance, while Barte Lei and the others accepted his decision.
• Three days later, Lei Wen rode Xiao Bai out of Flowing Frost City, and Barte Lei resolved to reach Saint Domain with Lei Wen's guidance.
• After half a month, Lei Wen reached the coast and ordered Xiao Bai to take him into the deep sea to find Saint Domain magical beasts.
• After another day over open water, Lei Wen and Xiao Bai encountered a massive sea serpent that threatened to feed them to its father, Lord Garth.

Lei Wen killed the Saint Domain sea serpent Heidgas with a single strike and let Xiao Bai devour its corpse. Eating the serpent revealed lightning-affinity arcana that Lei Wen could not use, so he and Xiao Bai continued their journey across the Jade Rabbit plane’s vast sea.

• Lei Wen killed Heidgas with one swing of his heavy sword, and Xiao Bai began eating the serpent’s corpse.
• Lei Wen roasted and ate some of Heidgas’s meat, gaining a vision of its lightning-affinity arcana.
• Lei Wen realized he lacked lightning affinity and could not improve his body or aura through the serpent’s flesh.
• Xiao Bai devoured Heidgas’s body and bones, growing stronger as Lei Wen waited.
• After Xiao Bai finished eating, Lei Wen told it to move on.

Lei Wen killed the Purple Abyss demon octopus and gained another insight into the Ice Edge mystery while eating it. After a year of hunting and practicing across the sea, he had mastered every Water Affinity Law mystery and was nearing perfection in Ice Edge, which could let him become a god.

• Lei Wen used Water Dragon Roar to destroy the Purple Abyss demon octopus in one strike, and Annia hauled its corpse onto a reef.
• Lei Wen roasted and ate the octopus, and the Devourer's Form gave him another insight into the Ice Edge mystery.
• Lei Wen reflected on his year at sea and his progress through all six Water Affinity Law mysteries.
• Lei Wen demonstrated his major accomplishment in Ice Edge and recognized that perfecting it could let him condense a Lower God Godhead.
• Lei Wen suspected that becoming a god might unlock a greater ability in the Devourer's Form, perhaps letting it devour Godheads.

Lei Wen completed his Water affinity godhood by creating a god avatar outside his body, and the Hungry Ghost tattoo fused into his true body and greatly strengthened it. As Xiao Bai reacted to Lei Wen’s ascension, a mysterious old man appeared nearby without warning.

• Lei Wen ordered Xiao Bai to stand down and split a Sacred Beast with a single stroke, completing Ice Edge.
• The laws of heaven and earth offered Lei Wen a choice, and he chose to become a god outside his body.
• Lei Wen endured the tearing of his soul as the laws formed his Water affinity god avatar and Lower God Godhead.
• The Hungry Ghost tattoo melted into Lei Wen, giving his true body greater strength and a divine talent.
• Xiao Bai descended and worshiped Lei Wen, who noticed an old man in a black robe standing less than three meters away.

Lei Wen met Zan, the Lord God of Beasts, who recognized Lei Wen’s unusual body and his mastery of Water Affinity Law. Zan began explaining the ranks of gods and the importance of fusing profound mysteries, leaving Lei Wen poised to receive further guidance.

• Zan’s presence suppressed Lei Wen’s divine domain and frightened Xiao Bai, and Lei Wen recognized him as the Jade Rabbit’s ruler and a Lord God.
• Lei Wen respectfully introduced himself, and Zan praised his achievement of becoming a god independently at twenty-two.
• Zan noticed Lei Wen’s unusually powerful physical body, making Lei Wen fear that Zan had discovered his Devourer’s Form.
• Zan identified Lei Wen’s Water Affinity and his comprehension of Ice Edge, then agreed to guide him.
• Zan explained the ranks of gods and how fusing profound mysteries increased strength tenfold, and he began advising Lei Wen to attempt fusion even as a lower god.

After Te departed, Lei Wen examined the innate divine ability awakened by his Devourer bloodline and discovered it could let him plunder other beings’ power and talents. He realized it might allow him to cultivate multiple affinities, and considered how far it could take him.

• Te vanished after offering Lei Wen guidance, and Lei Wen waited until his oppressive presence had faded before straightening up.
• Lei Wen reassured Xiao Bai that Te was gone, then sat on a reef and examined the Devourer pattern fused into his body.
• Lei Wen awakened the [Devourer Talent], which could devour weaker lifeforms and assimilate some of their law comprehension.
• Lei Wen realized the ability might also grant him a chance to obtain another being’s ultimate techniques, innate talents, or bloodline.
• Lei Wen considered devouring beings with other affinities so he could potentially cultivate every affinity and strengthen his soul.

Lei Wen devoured five Saint Domain beasts in the Sunset Mountain Range, hoping to gain an affinity for their elements, but the attempt failed. He concluded that divine experts might be better prey, though doing so could draw the attention of Belite, the Devouring-Attribute Main God.

• Lei Wen's divine clone restrained a Saint Domain Earth Bear while his true body devoured it with the Devouring demon Maw.
• Lei Wen spent three days digesting the Earth Bear's essence and stolen comprehension, but failed to awaken an earth-element affinity.
• Lei Wen recalled that he had devoured five Saint Domain beasts of different elements during the past month without gaining any elemental affinity.
• Lei Wen reasoned that the beasts' mortal bloodlines were too impure to provide the talent he sought and decided that devouring divine experts might work better.
• Lei Wen hesitated over that plan because Jade Rabbit's divine favor was limited and Belite might react to the devouring of other gods' divine favor.

Lei Wen rejected several dangerous ways to gain power and chose to build his strength by hunting marine magical beasts. Te noticed Lei Wen’s Devourer's Form but dismissed it as a weak innate divine ability and let him continue.

• Lei Wen considered raiding Hell for divine corpses but abandoned the idea because Te controlled it and might discover his Devourer's Form.
• Lei Wen considered entering the Aba Dimensional Prison, then rejected it because Luo Ye's rule made escape too uncertain.
• Lei Wen decided not to travel to higher planes and chose to strengthen himself on Jade Rabbit, where he could safely hunt marine magical beasts.
• Lei Wen recalled his Water affinity god avatar, joined Xiao Bai, and headed back to the sea.
• Te observed Lei Wen's Devourer's Form, judged it a weak ability, and chose not to stop him from hunting Sacred Beasts.