Chapter Summaries

Zhao Lie lured Xiao Yang to the Dragon Ascending Platform, where he and three allies planned to humiliate him. Xiao Yang effortlessly defeated Zhao Feng, and the thunder arts specialist began his attack as the chapter ended.

• Zhao Lie and three resentful young talents plotted to challenge Xiao Yang together at the Dragon Ascending Platform.
• Zhao Lie invited Xiao Yang to a supposedly friendly spar, and Xiao Yang accepted to discourage further schemes against him.
• The estate’s disciples, Guest Officials, elders, County Princess Nishang, and the King of Western Shu watched as Zhao Feng attacked Xiao Yang with Dragon Binding Vines.
• Xiao Yang burned Zhao Feng’s vines with golden fire and knocked him out with a single palm strike.
• The thunder arts specialist launched the Nine Heavens Thunder Summoning Art against Xiao Yang.

Xiao Yang defeated the remaining challengers on the Dragon Ascending Platform by absorbing and returning heavenly thunder, then overwhelming Zhao Lie and the saber-wielding genius with the Ten Fiends Bloodline Dharma Body. He stood as the sole victor and left the platform while the stunned crowd made way for him.

• Xiao Yang used the Great Sun Undying Dharma Body to absorb a bolt of heavenly thunder and unleash it back as thunderfire, defeating the thunder arts genius.
• Zhao Lie and the saber-wielding genius joined forces and attacked Xiao Yang with saber techniques and Mysterious Nether Heavy Water.
• Xiao Yang revealed the Ten Fiends Bloodline Dharma Body, whose pressure disrupted their attacks and left weaker disciples collapsing below the platform.
• Xiao Yang pierced the water curtain and shattered both men's sabers with a crimson-gold finger beam, knocking them unconscious.
• Xiao Yang remained alone on the Dragon Ascending Platform as County Princess Nishang celebrated, the King of Western Shu withdrew his divine sense, and the crowd let Xiao Yang pass.

Xiao Yang defeated Zhao Lie, Zhao Feng, and two other Immortal Platform Realm challengers, prompting Second Elder Zhao Kun to attack him. The King of Western Shu stopped Zhao Kun and ruled that the four challengers had to accept their defeat.

• Xiao Yang stood victorious after defeating Zhao Lie, Zhao Feng, and two other challengers on Dragon Ascending Platform.
• Zhao Kun leapt onto the platform and accused Xiao Yang of bullying weaker juniors before preparing to strike him.
• County Princess Nishang protested that the four men had challenged Xiao Yang and that he had acted in self-defense.
• The King of Western Shu arrived, stopped Zhao Kun, and asked whether Xiao Yang had initiated the sparring match.
• Witnesses confirmed that Zhao Lie and the others had invited Xiao Yang to fight, and the King of Western Shu upheld the platform rules and dismissed Zhao Kun's complaints.

After Xiao Yang defeated Zhao Lie and the other disciples, the King of Western Shu ended the dispute and the estate began to respect Xiao Yang, while County Princess Nishang grew increasingly attached to him. The Northern Lands Saber King's Clan then launched a fearsome retaliation, as a ninth-level Venerable Realm expert arrived at the estate demanding the King of Western Shu come out.

• The King of Western Shu stopped Zhao Kun from continuing the confrontation, ordered the injured disciples taken for treatment, and apologized to Xiao Yang for their unruly conduct.
• The estate's clansmen began treating Xiao Yang with awe, and young cultivators sought his guidance as his reputation grew.
• County Princess Nishang visited Xiao Yang more often and developed feelings for him, while Xiao Yang remained focused on saving Feng Qingxue and leaving the estate.
• A powerful ninth-level Venerable Realm aura descended over the King of Western Shu's Estate, frightening its cultivators and disrupting its formations.
• A black-armored figure crashed onto the plaza before the estate's main gate and roared for the King of Western Shu to come out.

The Northern Saber King demanded that the King of Western Shu hand over Xiao Yang and surrender three border cities, threatening war if the estate refused. As the estate’s leaders urged surrender and County Princess Nishang defended Xiao Yang, Xiao Yang emerged and told the Northern Saber King to take revenge on him directly.

• The Northern Saber King arrived at the King of Western Shu's Estate with his elders and accused Xiao Yang of killing Black Shark Venerable and injuring Bei Tang Man.
• The Northern Saber King demanded Xiao Yang’s life and three border cities, threatening to destroy the estate if the King of Western Shu refused.
• Zhao Kun and more than half the estate’s elders urged the King of Western Shu to hand over Xiao Yang to avert war.
• County Princess Nishang stood before the estate gate and vowed to protect Xiao Yang, even if she had to die in battle.
• Xiao Yang emerged from the estate and told the Northern Saber King to seek revenge on him rather than involve the estate.

Xiao Yang confronted the Northern Saber King, who unleashed his Great Nirvana Dharma Body and struck at him with overwhelming force. Xiao Yang summoned his Great Sun Undying Dharma Body and blocked the attack with Great Sun Tathagata, Burning Heaven and Boiling Sea, leaving the Dragon Ascending Platform shattered and the clash unresolved.

• The Northern Saber King mocked Xiao Yang’s Venerable Realm First Heaven cultivation and demanded that he either kill himself or be killed.
• The Northern Saber King manifested his Great Nirvana Dharma Body and sent a devastating Nirvana Saber Qi strike toward Xiao Yang and the estate.
• County Princess Nishang tried to rush to Xiao Yang’s aid, while the King of Western Shu prepared to intervene and Zhao Kun and the others braced for death.
• Xiao Yang summoned his Great Sun Undying Dharma Body to confront the Northern Saber King’s attack.
• Xiao Yang used Great Sun Tathagata, Burning Heaven and Boiling Sea to meet the Nirvana Saber Qi head-on, shattering the Dragon Ascending Platform’s protective screen and cracking its surface.
• The King of Western Shu ordered everyone to retreat and raised a spiritual-energy barrier to shield the estate’s disciples.

Xiao Yang awakened the supreme power in his Golden Core and turned the clash against the Northern Saber King, who had attacked him. The King of Western Shu proposed that they settle their grudge at the Immortal Martial Convention in one month, and the Northern Saber King paused his assault.

• The Northern Saber King's Nirvana Saber Qi clashed with Xiao Yang's Great Sun Undying Dharma Body, shocking Bei Tang Man, Wu Jue Tian, and the King of Western Shu's faction when Xiao Yang held his ground.
• Wu Jue Tian poured more power into his attack, forcing Xiao Yang's golden flame shield to weaken under the pressure.
• Xiao Yang's Crimson Gold Super Grade Golden Core fully awakened, empowering his Dharma Body and allowing its flames to overpower and purify Wu Jue Tian's Nirvana Saber Qi.
• Wu Jue Tian recognized the supreme power in Xiao Yang's Golden Core and hesitated as his attack faltered.
• The King of Western Shu urged Wu Jue Tian to settle the dispute with Xiao Yang at the Immortal Martial Convention in one month, and Wu Jue Tian halted his attack while weighing the danger of continuing.

The Northern Saber King withdrew after promising to kill Xiao Yang at the Immortal Dynasty Martial Arts Tournament, and the King of Western Shu's Estate recognized Xiao Yang's strength. Days later, Third Prince Wu Qingcang arrived to discuss his marriage contract with County Princess Nishang, who openly rejected him.

• The Northern Saber King chose to leave rather than fight the King of Western Shu, but vowed to behead Xiao Yang at the tournament in a month.
• Xiao Yang returned unharmed, and County Princess Nishang and the King of Western Shu thanked him as the estate's people reconsidered their view of him.
• A royal message announced that Third Prince Wu Qingcang was coming, and several days later his Nine-Dragon Carriage arrived at the estate.
• Wu Qingcang told the King of Western Shu that he had come to arrange his marriage to County Princess Nishang.
• County Princess Nishang respectfully refused Wu Qingcang and asked him to withdraw the marriage decree, shocking everyone present.

County Princess Nishang resisted Wu Qingcang’s forced marriage, and Xiao Yang challenged the Third Prince to a fair fight. Xiao Yang’s Supreme Pressure overwhelmed Wu Qingcang, leaving him kneeling in the plaza.

• Wu Qingcang threatened County Princess Nishang with treason and ruin for refusing the imperial edict, but she stood firm.
• Xiao Yang appeared beside County Princess Nishang and condemned Wu Qingcang for using power to force her into marriage.
• Xiao Yang challenged Wu Qingcang to a fight, wagering that he would leave Western Shu if he lost and that Wu Qingcang would abandon the forced marriage if he lost.
• Wu Qingcang invoked the Nine Dragon Emperor Art and began forming his Dharma Body.
• Xiao Yang unleashed his Super Grade Golden Core Supreme Pressure, suppressing Wu Qingcang’s spiritual power and preventing the dragon phantoms from taking shape.
• Wu Qingcang buckled under Xiao Yang’s pressure and fell to his knees in front of the crowd.

Xiao Yang defeated the Third Prince, Wu Qingcang, with overwhelming pressure and helped King of Western Shu reject the imperial marriage arrangement. He agreed to represent the estate at the Immortal Dynasty Martial Arts Tournament in White Jade Capital, traveling there with County Princess Nishang.

• Xiao Yang forced Wu Qingcang to his knees, and the humiliated prince vowed revenge at the tournament in one month.
• King of Western Shu ordered the estate to reject Nishang's marriage arrangement and took responsibility for the consequences.
• King of Western Shu asked Xiao Yang to represent the estate at the Immortal Dynasty Martial Arts Tournament, and Nishang asked to accompany him.
• Xiao Yang agreed to compete, and he and Nishang departed for White Jade Capital a few days later.

Xiao Yang and County Princess Nishang explored the Abyss of Fallen Gods, where Xiao Yang's broken sword absorbed shattered Divine Sparks and undid its first seal. He unlocked divine powers and the King's Treasury, then left with Nishang for White Jade Capital.

• County Princess Nishang told Xiao Yang about the dangers and history of the Abyss of Fallen Gods as their Spirit Boat passed above it.
• Xiao Yang sensed that his broken sword was drawn to the abyss and persuaded County Princess Nishang to descend and explore with him.
• The broken sword flew out of Xiao Yang and absorbed the surrounding fragments of Divine Sparks, awakening its power and breaking a sealing rune.
• Sword Spirit sister told Xiao Yang that the first seal had been lifted, giving him access to divine powers and the King's Treasury.
• County Princess Nishang realized Xiao Yang had gained control of divine power, and Xiao Yang left the abyss with her aboard the Spirit Boat for White Jade Capital.

Xiao Yang and County Princess Nishang arrived in White Jade Capital, where Xiao Yang registered for the Immortal Dynasty Martial Arts Tournament. As the Third Prince arrived at Myriad Phenomena Tower, the tension between him and County Princess Nishang’s party came to a head.

• Xiao Yang and County Princess Nishang reached White Jade Capital and traveled to Myriad Phenomena Tower to register for the tournament.
• Young competitors at Myriad Phenomena Tower mocked Xiao Yang as a low-realm outsider, but he ignored their scorn.
• An organizing official explained the tournament’s three rounds and gave Xiao Yang a jade token confirming his eligibility.
• A guard announced the Third Prince’s arrival, and County Princess Nishang moved closer to Xiao Yang as everyone turned toward the entrance.

The Third Prince confronted Xiao Yang over his past grievances and his interest in County Princess Nishang, but Xiao Yang challenged him to settle the matter at the Immortal Dynasty Martial Arts Tournament. Lei Qianjue intervened, dismissed Xiao Yang as a nobody, and left for the tournament preparations, while Xiao Yang remained unfazed and believed he had a way to deal with him.

• The Third Prince publicly insulted Xiao Yang and tried to intimidate him with his Third Level Venerable Realm pressure.
• Xiao Yang stopped County Princess Nishang from intervening and told the Third Prince that the tournament would reveal who lost face.
• Lei Qianjue arrived with an aura that overwhelmed the Third Prince's pressure, prompting the Third Prince to withdraw it.
• Lei Qianjue belittled Xiao Yang and promised to show him the gulf between a Grotto-Heaven prodigy and a rootless rogue cultivator.
• The Third Prince and Lei Qianjue left for the organizing committee's inner area, and County Princess Nishang warned Xiao Yang about Lei Qianjue's Purple Heaven Divine Thunder.
• Xiao Yang dismissed the warning, confident he had already found a way to deal with Lei Qianjue.

Xiao Yang defeated Zhao Yan with a single blow in the Immortal Dynasty Martial Arts Tournament qualifiers, shocking the spectators and drawing the serious attention of the Third Prince and Lei Qianjue. He challenged the crowd to name anyone else who doubted him.

• The tournament draw matched Xiao Yang of the King of Western Shu's Estate against Zhao Yan of the Blazing Flame Grotto-Heaven, prompting spectators to mock Xiao Yang and predict his defeat.
• Zhao Yan insulted Xiao Yang and threatened to cripple him, then attacked with his Blazing Flame Slash.
• Xiao Yang shattered Zhao Yan's attack with one punch, moved in close, and struck him down with a single palm.
• The crowd fell silent as Zhao Yan was carried out of the arena unconscious and gravely injured.
• The Third Prince's smile disappeared, Lei Qianjue regarded Xiao Yang warily, and Xiao Yang asked who else was unconvinced.

Xiao Yang learned that Hong Qingcheng had risen to fame in the Thunder Immortal Dynasty, then faced Lin Shuang in the Group B points competition. Lin Shuang froze him with her Thousand Mile Ice Seal and struck with her Ice Soul Sword, but Xiao Yang activated the Wind God Divine Spark at the last moment.

• The martial contest began its points competition, and Xiao Yang was assigned to Group B.
• Xiao Yang overheard that Hong Qingcheng had won ten consecutive matches in the Thunder Immortal Dynasty and defeated a fourth-level Venerable Realm expert with thunder.
• Xiao Yang entered the arena to fight Lin Shuang of the Cold Ice Grotto-Heaven, whose cultivation was at the second level of the Venerable Realm.
• Lin Shuang used Thousand Mile Ice Seal to freeze Xiao Yang and then swung her Ice Soul Sword at his head.
• Xiao Yang released the Wind God Divine Spark's Wind Speed power as Lin Shuang's sword was about to hit him.

Xiao Yang defeated Lin Shuang with a mysterious burst of speed and won his next two matches, remaining atop Group B. On the third day, he faced Lei Qianjue, who unleashed his lightning domain and demanded that Xiao Yang surrender and kneel; Xiao Yang refused, and Lei Qianjue summoned his Thunder Battle Spear.

• Xiao Yang broke free of Lin Shuang's ice seal, struck her from behind, and defeated her with a palm attack.
• Xiao Yang won his next two points matches, bringing his score to the top of Group B.
• Lei Qianjue expanded his Purple Heaven Thunder Domain across the arena as Xiao Yang entered to face him.
• Lei Qianjue belittled Xiao Yang and demanded that he surrender and kneel to apologize to the Purple Thunder Grotto-heaven.
• Xiao Yang refused to kneel, enraging Lei Qianjue, who summoned his Thunder Battle Spear.

Xiao Yang unlocked the Ancient Thunder God's Divine Godhead and defeated Lei Qianjue in the Immortal Dynasty Martial Arts Tournament. His victory made him a championship contender, while the tournament’s final stage and the wider world awaited.

• Lei Qianjue unleashed Purple Heaven Thunder Punishment, threatening to overwhelm Xiao Yang with a massive pillar of violet lightning.
• Xiao Yang unlocked the Ancient Thunder God's Divine Godhead through the Mysterious Broken Sword and summoned golden lightning to counter Lei Qianjue’s attack.
• Xiao Yang pierced Lei Qianjue’s lightning pillar, disarmed him, and bound him with golden chains.
• Lei Qianjue admitted defeat, and the crowd erupted in cheers as Xiao Yang’s reputation spread across the White Jade Capital.
• The Third Prince watched Xiao Yang with apprehension, while County Princess Nishang wept with joy.

Xiao Yang faced Jing Wuming in Group B’s final match and proved their physical strength was evenly matched. He then awakened the Xing Tian Godhead, overwhelming Jing Wuming with War God power as the chapter ended with his punch flying toward him.

• Xiao Yang met Jing Wuming of War God Grotto-heaven in Group B’s final match and agreed to test their physical strength.
• Xiao Yang and Jing Wuming exchanged punches, damaging the arena but remaining evenly matched.
• Jing Wuming launched a rapid barrage, and Xiao Yang defended until he spotted an opening.
• Xiao Yang unlocked the Xing Tian Godhead, awakening a War God aura that shocked Jing Wuming and the War God Grotto-heaven elder.
• Xiao Yang used War God's Might—Xing Tian Shatter to send a blood-and-gold fist aura toward Jing Wuming.

Xiao Yang defeated Jing Wuming with a single punch, and the two became friends after Jing Wuming openly accepted his loss. The tournament’s thirty finalists received their challenge order, and Xiao Yang prepared for the finals while County Princess Nishang warned him that the First Prince and Third Prince could exploit the schedule.

• Xiao Yang defeated Jing Wuming with a punch powered by Xing Tian's Divine Spark, then helped him up and offered him a healing pill.
• Jing Wuming accepted his defeat, praised Xiao Yang's strength, and declared him a friend as the spectators applauded.
• The points round ended with Xiao Yang ranked first after winning all fifteen matches, and thirty prodigies advanced to the finals.
• Xiao Yang learned he would challenge twenty-fifth, the Third Prince twenty-eighth, and First Prince Wu Huang last; County Princess Nishang warned that the order could leave Xiao Yang worn down before facing them.
• Xiao Yang reviewed his Divine Spark insights at his lodging and absorbed fragments from the Abyss of Fallen Gods to increase his spiritual energy before the finals.

Ao Xuan dominated the arena champion match, defeating ten challengers with his Divine Dragon Bloodline before Jing Wuming challenged him. Jing Wuming was forced to admit defeat, and Xiao Yang became the next contestant called to challenge Ao Xuan.

• Ao Xuan transformed into an azure divine dragon and defeated ten consecutive challengers, establishing himself as the arena favorite.
• Jing Wuming activated his War God Bloodline and shattered one of Ao Xuan's scales with a powerful punch.
• Ao Xuan struck Jing Wuming with his tail and trapped him in a tornado until Jing Wuming admitted defeat.
• Jing Wuming warned Xiao Yang about Ao Xuan's powerful defense, attacks, Dragon Breath, and tail.
• The challenge order reached the twenty-fourth contestant, Xiao Yang.