Chapter Summaries

Tao Kecheng defeated Min Zhengyi with a single slap, and the spectators speculated that Huaxia Cultivation University had sent three Forming Yuan Stage cultivators. Wei Yue confirmed his cultivation to Song Jingchen, and their match began with Song Jingchen preparing to show the gap between their strength.

• Tao Kecheng asked Min Zhengyi to concede, then slapped him off the platform when he refused.
• Spectators and livestream viewers reacted to the one-hit victory and wondered whether Huaxia Cultivation University's final competitor, Wei Yue, had also reached the Forming Yuan Stage.
• Song Jingchen took the platform and told Wei Yue he expected him to be at the Forming Yuan Stage.
• Wei Yue confirmed his cultivation, and Song Jingchen declared that he would still lose because cultivators at the same stage were not equal in strength.
• Wei Yue attacked with his full strength, and Song Jingchen met his punch with a powerful blow that unleashed a wave of Fist Qi.

Song Jingchen gained the upper hand against Wei Yue in their Forming Yuan Stage match while concealing that he had reached the Third Level. Xuan Yuan Jingxiu predicted Zhu Xiyan would defeat Tao Kecheng and win the competition, leaving Huaxia Cultivation University's Dean of Academic Affairs stunned and curious about her strength.

• Song Jingchen struck Wei Yue hard enough to send him stumbling backward, and spectators judged that Song had the advantage.
• Viewers believed Song Jingchen was at the Forming Yuan Stage Second Level, unaware that he was holding back his true strength.
• Tao Kecheng considered Wei Yue's chances against Song Jingchen and remained confident in his own abilities.
• Xuan Yuan Jingxiu revealed that Song Jingchen had reached the Forming Yuan Stage Third Level and predicted the top three would be Zhu Xiyan, Tao Kecheng, and Song Jingchen.
• Xuan Yuan Jingxiu told Huaxia Cultivation University's Dean of Academic Affairs that even a Ninth-Level Tao Kecheng with his inheritance would lose to Zhu Xiyan, leaving the dean shocked.

Song Jingchen defeated Wei Yue in the Top 8 match, leading spectators to call him the tournament favorite, while Jiangnan University’s students trusted that Zhu Xiyan was stronger. The Top 8 losers then competed for fifth through eighth place, with Wei Yue taking fifth.

• Wei Yue used his Wind and Thunder Curse against Song Jingchen, who endured it with his Water Spirit Bodyguard Technique before closing the distance.
• Song Jingchen overwhelmed Wei Yue in close combat and knocked him off the arena to win their match.
• Spectators called Song Jingchen the likely strongest Forming Yuan Stage competitor, while Jiangnan University students dismissed him and Zhu Xiyan ignored the match.
• The Top 8 losers competed in a round-robin to determine fifth through eighth place.
• Wei Yue finished fifth, Zhou Hongming sixth, Min Zhengyi seventh, and Zhao Liang eighth.

Zhu Xiyan faced Song Jingchen in the tournament quarterfinals after he revealed his Forming Yuan Stage Third Level cultivation. She defeated him with a single palm strike, leaving the spectators stunned.

• Tao Kecheng and Zhou Ying staged a close sparring match, which Zhou Ying lost.
• Song Jingchen told Zhu Xiyan that he would fight at full strength and claim the championship.
• Song Jingchen revealed his Forming Yuan Stage Third Level cultivation, surprising the audience and Tao Kecheng.
• Song Jingchen attacked Zhu Xiyan with a powerful claw strike, but she struck his chest first with a casual palm.
• Zhu Xiyan shattered Song Jingchen's protective Primal Qi and sent him flying out of the arena.

Zhu Xiyan defeated Song Jingchen with one palm strike, shocking the crowd and making the remaining competitors doubt they could challenge her. In the second round, Zhou Ying conceded to Zhu Xiyan, while Tao Kecheng and Song Jingchen were set to fight.

• Zhu Xiyan knocked Song Jingchen off the platform with a single palm strike, stunning spectators, competitors, and viewers online.
• Tao Kecheng realized Zhu Xiyan was his true rival, while Zhou Ying and the eliminated competitors reacted with shock.
• Song Jingchen asked Zhu Xiyan about her cultivation, and she told him he was no different from anyone else before leaving the platform.
• After a rest, the second round began with Zhu Xiyan against Zhou Ying and Tao Kecheng against Song Jingchen.
• Zhu Xiyan told Zhou Ying to concede, and Zhou Ying admitted defeat because she knew she could not withstand Zhu Xiyan's attacks.

Tao Kecheng defeated Song Jingchen despite being at a lower cultivation level, leaving Song Jingchen out of the running for the top two places. After Song Jingchen beat Zhou Ying to claim third place, the championship and runner-up positions were left to Zhu Xiyan and Tao Kecheng.

• Song Jingchen challenged Tao Kecheng, but Tao Kecheng used the Immortality Sword Scripture to break through Song Jingchen’s Water Spirit Bodyguard Technique and force his surrender.
• Spectators were stunned by Tao Kecheng’s strength and debated whether he could challenge Zhu Xiyan for the championship.
• After a ten-minute break, Song Jingchen defeated Zhou Ying, securing third place while Zhou Ying took fourth.
• The upcoming match between Zhu Xiyan and Tao Kecheng was left to decide first and second place.

Zhu Xiyan faced Tao Kecheng in the arena after he asked about her cultivation and challenged her confidence. She crushed his powerful Geng Metal sword beam with her bare hand, leaving the crowd stunned and speculating that her cultivation had reached at least the Eighth Level of the Forming Yuan Stage.

• Tao Kecheng asked Zhu Xiyan about her cultivation, and she dismissed his questions and urged him to begin the match.
• Tao Kecheng unleashed a powerful sword beam infused with Geng Metal Qi, prompting spectators to warn that Zhu Xiyan might be in danger.
• Zhu Xiyan caught Tao Kecheng’s sword beam with her bare hand and crushed it.
• Song Jingchen, Wei Yue, Zhou Ying, and the other spectators reacted in shock as someone judged that Zhu Xiyan’s power had reached at least the Eighth Level of the Forming Yuan Stage.

Zhu Xiyan defeated Tao Kecheng and took first place in the National College Martial Arts Competition. Before the ceremony could continue, Cales and other angels from Heaven appeared and challenged Zhu Xiyan to fight their Divine Son of Heaven.

• Zhu Xiyan struck Tao Kecheng with an invisible force and sent him flying from the arena.
• Xuan Yuan Jingxiu announced the final rankings, with Zhu Xiyan first, Tao Kecheng second, Song Jingchen third, and Zhou Ying fourth; the official top five were Zhu Xiyan, Song Jingchen, Zhou Hongming, Min Zhengyi, and Zhao Liang.
• Cales and several winged figures appeared above the venue, and Cales praised the competitors before proposing a match between Zhu Xiyan and the Divine Son of Heaven.
• Xuan Yuan Jingxiu questioned the angels’ purpose and worried that they might be more powerful than he could handle.
• Cales pressed Xuan Yuan Jingxiu to let Zhu Xiyan fight the Divine Son, while Xuan Yuan Jingxiu considered her strength and suspected the angels had another purpose.

Zhu Xiyan accepted Evans’s challenge, and Xuan Yuan Jingxiu believed Evans was below the Golden Core Stage. The fight began with Zhu Xiyan revealing her True Dragon form, stunning the crowd and showing that her strength had reached the Golden Core level.

• As Cales challenged Huaxia to a fight, Xuan Yuan Jingxiu left the decision to Zhu Xiyan, who accepted.
• Cales sent Evans onto the arena, and Xuan Yuan Jingxiu concluded that Evans could not be at the Golden Core Stage because he could not fly on his own.
• Zhu Xiyan felt reassured that Evans was below the Golden Core Stage and prepared to fight without using the Immortal Force sealed in her ring.
• Evans summoned a golden greatsword and claimed Zhu Xiyan would lose, while Zhu Xiyan began using the Dragon Transformation Technique.
• Zhu Xiyan transformed into a gigantic Golden True Dragon, shocking the spectators and revealing strength on the level of a Golden Core Great Grandmaster.

Zhu Xiyan attacked Evans after transforming into a true dragon, but Cales intervened and shielded him from her strike. When Cales threatened Huaxia with forced worship and divine punishment, Zhu Xiyan activated Ning Wangshu’s immortal force and killed Evans in front of him.

• Zhu Xiyan transformed into a true dragon and struck at Evans, but Cales protected him with holy light, repelling her.
• Xuan Yuan Jingxiu confronted Cales for interfering, while the crowd angrily condemned his actions.
• Cales declared that Huaxia had ten days to worship the Lord of the Kingdom of Heaven and build Shrines of Light, or face divine punishment.
• Zhu Xiyan vowed to kill Evans and activated the immortal force sealed in her ring.
• The celestial light pierced Cales’s holy-light barrier and killed Evans.

Zhu Xiyan killed Evans with the Immortal Force released from her ring, shocking Cales and viewers of the livestream. Wang Xuanyang, the Sect Master of Tianxin Sect, identified the power and suspected Zhu Xiyan was connected to Ning Xian Zun, leaving the birdmen facing an ominous opponent.

• Zhu Xiyan killed Evans with a sword beam from her ring despite Cales trying to stop her.
• Spectators and livestream viewers celebrated Evans's death, while some argued over the sword beam's power and source.
• Wang Xuanyang revealed that he was the Sect Master of Tianxin Sect and said the beam contained an immortal's Immortal Force.
• Wang Xuanyang explained that an immortal had likely sealed the force inside Zhu Xiyan's ring because she was too weak to activate an immortal artifact herself.
• Wang Xuanyang suspected Zhu Xiyan was connected to Ning Xian Zun and thought the birdmen would regret provoking her.

After Zhu Xiyan killed Evans, Cales attacked her, but she summoned Ning Wangshu’s Dharma Body, which destroyed his strike and saved her. The crowd realized she was connected to Ning Xian Zun, while Cales’s next move remained unknown.

• Wang Xuanyang ignored netizens asking about Zhu Xiyan’s background as Cales grew furious that she had killed Evans.
• Cales hurled a palm of holy light at Zhu Xiyan, ignoring Principal Xuanyuan’s urgent warning.
• Zhu Xiyan formed a Dharma Seal and summoned Ning Wangshu’s Dharma Body, which shattered Cales’s attack and dispersed its shock wave.
• Spectators recognized the figure as Ning Xian Zun’s Dharma Body and speculated that Zhu Xiyan was his disciple or otherwise close to him.
• Zhu Xiyan’s classmates, teachers, and Yun Xiyao reacted with shock and jealousy, while Principal Xuanyuan and Wang Xuanyang realized she had Ning Wangshu’s protection.

Cales confronted Ning Wangshu's Dharma Body at Jiangnan University, revealing their history and attacking with a giant golden holy lance. Ning Wangshu sensed the battle from seclusion and judged his Dharma Body could handle Cales; the Dharma Body caught the lance and began crushing it.

• Cales recognized Ning Wangshu's Dharma Body and threatened to track down Ning Wangshu's true body, seeking revenge for the destruction of God City and his projected avatar.
• Ning Wangshu's Dharma Body recognized Cales, condemned him for attacking people around him, and vowed to kill him.
• Cales transformed into an angel thousands of meters tall and thrust a golden holy lance at Ning Wangshu's Dharma Body.
• Ning Wangshu sensed his Dharma Body had awakened, observed the battle with his Immortal Sense, and decided not to intervene because Cales was only at the peak of the Tribulation Stage.
• Ning Wangshu's Dharma Body caught the golden holy lance with a palm of Immortal Force and clenched its hand, shattering the holy light and spreading cracks across the lance.

Ning Wangshu's Dharma Body shattered Cales's Holy Spirit God Spear and subdued him, but Cales called for his Lord, who intervened with a golden holy sword. Another immortal-level presence appeared and stopped the sword, leaving the confrontation unresolved.

• Ning Wangshu's Dharma Body destroyed Cales's Holy Spirit God Spear with a giant palm, astonishing the crowd and viewers.
• Wang Xuanyang judged Cales to be near the peak of the Tribulation Stage and speculated that the Lord of the Kingdom of Heaven was even stronger.
• Ning Wangshu's Dharma Body suppressed Cales and reached to seize him, prompting Cales to call for his Lord.
• Cales's golden bracelet released a pillar of light, and his Lord manifested a golden holy sword to strike Ning Wangshu's giant hand.
• An angry voice from another rift in the void ordered the Lord to leave and clamped the golden sword between two enormous fingers.

Ning Wangshu’s Dharma Body overpowered the Lord of the Kingdom of Heaven’s remote attack, killed Cales and the remaining angels, and challenged their master to come in person. After the Lord of the Kingdom of Heaven vowed to rush over, Ning Wangshu sent Zhu Xiyan home and vanished in a streak of Immortal Light.

• Ning Wangshu’s Dharma Body seized Cales and tore off several of his wings while the Lord of the Kingdom of Heaven tried to stop him from afar.
• Ning Wangshu snapped the Lord of the Kingdom of Heaven’s golden light sword and declared that he would kill both Cales and his master.
• The Lord of the Kingdom of Heaven challenged Ning Wangshu and said he was setting out to confront him in person.
• Ning Wangshu crushed Cales and killed the remaining four-winged angels, provoking the Lord of the Kingdom of Heaven to threaten him again.
• Ning Wangshu told Zhu Xiyan to go home while he handled the remaining matters, then vanished in a streak of Immortal Light.

After Ning Wangshu arranged a duel with the Lord of the Kingdom of Heaven, people across Huaxia feared what would happen if Ning lost, while Zhu Xiyan considered leaving university early. Xuan Yuan Jingxiu reflected on the growing threat of powerful beings and the Xuanyuan Lineage’s plan to awaken a First Generation ancestor.

• People at the venue and viewers online panicked over the possibility that Ning Wangshu might lose to the Lord of the Kingdom of Heaven and leave Huaxia vulnerable to submission.
• Wang Xuanyang and the Secret Realm Immortal Gates feared that defeat could lead to their submission or annihilation, while Zhu Xiyan remained confident Ning Wangshu would win.
• Zhu Xiyan decided to say goodbye to Xiaoran, Fangfang, and Zhixuan because her exposed relationship with Ning Wangshu would likely force her to leave Jiangnan University early.
• Xuan Yuan Jingxiu recalled that Xuan Yuan Mang and Xuan Yuan Lie believed Ning Wangshu could contend with a Mysterious Immortal, so he was only slightly worried about the duel.
• Xuan Yuan Jingxiu considered awakening a First Generation ancestor to deter future threats, including the Lord of the Kingdom of Heaven and the True Immortals in the Underground Cave.

Zhu Xiyan said goodbye to her classmates after deciding she might not return to school, while the National College Martial Arts Competition concluded. The Lord of the Kingdom of Heaven challenged Ning Wangshu, who appeared to face him and turned the Lord’s spear back toward him.

• Zhu Xiyan told Zhu Xiaoran, Tian Fang, and Li Zhixuan that she might stop attending school but would remain their friend and help with cultivation questions.
• Xuan Yuan Jingxiu announced the top 20 contestants and said the competition rewards would be distributed within three days.
• The Lord of the Kingdom of Heaven arrived on a Golden Chariot and demanded that the person who killed his servant face him.
• Ning Wangshu appeared above Jiangnan University and challenged the Lord of the Kingdom of Heaven.
• The Lord hurled a golden spear at Ning Wangshu, who redirected it with the Soldier character and sent it back toward the Golden Chariot.

Ning Wangshu used the Weapon Technique to seize control of the Lord of the Kingdom of Heaven’s spear, then revealed that he had also mastered the Lie Technique. His sun-shaped attack destroyed the Lord’s twelve-winged angel, leaving the Lord horrified and onlookers connecting Ning Wangshu to the battle in Japan.

• Ning Wangshu used the Weapon Technique to turn the Lord of the Kingdom of Heaven’s golden spear against him, but their competing control sent it flying away.
• The Lord of the Kingdom of Heaven recognized the Weapon Technique and realized Ning Wangshu was at the Mid Celestial Immortal Stage.
• The Lord of the Kingdom of Heaven conjured a twelve-winged angel with the Heavenly God Fist and sent a devastating holy fist mark toward Ning Wangshu.
• Ning Wangshu used the Lie Technique to summon a Bright Great Sun that shattered the fist mark and crushed the angel.
• The Lord of the Kingdom of Heaven recognized the Lie Technique and questioned how Ning Wangshu had obtained two of the Nine Secrets.
• Onlookers and live-broadcast viewers recalled the battle in Japan and suspected Ning Wangshu had been the giant who fought Susanoo-no-Mikoto.

Ning Wangshu heavily injured the Lord of the Kingdom of Heaven with the Lie Technique, but the Lord began drawing on believers’ prayers to rapidly increase his power. Ning Wangshu attacked again to stop him before he could reach the Mysterious Immortal tier.

• Ning Wangshu used the Lie Technique to crush the Lord of the Kingdom of Heaven’s defenses and blast him and his Golden Chariot away, leaving him badly injured.
• The crowd cheered Ning Wangshu, believing he had freed them from the Lord’s demand for worship and servitude.
• The Lord of the Kingdom of Heaven told his believers around the world to pray, promising that the most devout could become his attendants in the kingdom of heaven.
• Billions of people prayed, sending power of faith into the Lord and rapidly strengthening him toward the Mysterious Immortal tier.
• Ning Wangshu realized the danger and unleashed another Bright Great Sun with the Lie Technique.

Ning Wangshu fought the Lord of the Kingdom of Heaven, who revealed that he wielded the Lin Technique and used faith to strengthen its defenses. Ning Wangshu’s Lie Technique failed to break through, while the onlookers feared the battle had turned against him.

• The Lord of the Kingdom of Heaven claimed his Lin Technique could withstand Ning Wangshu’s Lie Technique and drew on faith to increase his power.
• The Lord of the Kingdom of Heaven activated the Lin Technique, and Ning Wangshu recognized its aura and became eager to obtain it.
• Ning Wangshu’s Bright Great Sun struck the Lord of the Kingdom of Heaven, but the Lin Technique’s glow held firm.
• The Lord of the Kingdom of Heaven declared himself invincible and threatened to kill Ning Wangshu as his faith-fueled power grew.
• The crowd worried that Ning Wangshu could no longer harm his opponent and might have no way past the Lin Technique.