Chapter Summaries

Xiao Yang unlocked Nezha the Third Prince’s Divine Spark and decisively defeated Ao Xuan in the arena. Ao Xuan admitted defeat, and Xiao Yang became the new Arena Champion.

• County Princess Nishang gave Xiao Yang a Spirit Replenishing Pill before he entered the arena.
• Xiao Yang unlocked Nezha the Third Prince’s Divine Spark, revealing the Red Lotus Flame, Fire-Tipped Spear, and Wind Fire Wheels.
• Ao Xuan transformed into a Divine Dragon and attacked Xiao Yang with his freezing Dragon Breath.
• Xiao Yang countered Ao Xuan’s Dragon Breath, outmaneuvered him, and held the Fire-Tipped Spear against his reverse scale.
• Ao Xuan admitted defeat and left the arena, while Xiao Yang was declared the new Arena Champion.

Xiao Yang became the Arena Champion after defeating Ao Xuan, then defended his title against Wu Sen and Shi Potian despite the exhaustion of the gauntlet. After taking a Spirit Replenishing Pill, he faced his next challenger, the Third Prince Wu Qingcang.

• Xiao Yang defeated Ao Xuan, and the crowd celebrated him as the new Arena Champion.
• Wu Sen challenged Xiao Yang with poison, but Xiao Yang blocked it with his Chaos God-Demon Body and knocked him off the arena with one punch.
• Shi Potian challenged Xiao Yang to a contest of strength, and Xiao Yang used his Kirin Arm to disarm and defeat him with a single punch.
• Xiao Yang swallowed the Spirit Replenishing Pill County Princess Nishang had given him to restore his energy.
• The master of ceremonies announced Wu Qingcang as the next challenger, and the Third Prince walked onto the arena.

Wu Qingcang revealed that he had cultivated the forbidden Soul Devouring Art and attacked Xiao Yang with Soul Devouring Mist that could corrode even the Heavenly Emperor Cauldron. The chapter left Xiao Yang facing a soul-targeting attack that pierced his defenses and raced toward his Sea of Consciousness.

• Wu Qingcang entered the arena at the fifth level of the Venerable Realm, surrounded by sinister black mist.
• County Princess Nishang recognized the mist as Soul Devouring Mist, a forbidden art fueled by devouring living beings’ Divine Souls.
• Wu Qingcang launched his Soul Devouring Hand at Xiao Yang, who blocked the tentacles with the Heavenly Emperor Cauldron.
• Wu Qingcang’s mist corroded the cauldron and damaged its surface, forcing Xiao Yang to recall it.
• Wu Qingcang fired a Soul Devouring Impact that bypassed Xiao Yang’s spiritual shock wave and golden vital-energy barrier, heading for his Sea of Consciousness.

Xiao Yang endured Wu Qingcang’s Soul Devouring Mist with the Demon Suppressing Seal protecting his Sea of Consciousness. He unlocked the Yama Divine Spark, whose authority over death and judgment terrified Wu Qingcang and suppressed the mist, leaving Xiao Yang poised to counterattack.

• Wu Qingcang sent Soul Devouring Mist at Xiao Yang, but the Demon Suppressing Seal shielded Xiao Yang’s Sea of Consciousness from the attack.
• The mist battered the seal and hurt Xiao Yang, while Wu Qingcang claimed it would eventually consume his soul.
• Sister Sword Spirit told Xiao Yang to use a netherworld power that outranked the mist, and Xiao Yang unlocked the Yama Divine Spark.
• The Yama Divine Spark’s aura froze the Soul Devouring Mist and severed Wu Qingcang’s control over it.
• Xiao Yang raised his dark-radiant palm and clenched it toward the panicked Wu Qingcang.

Xiao Yang used the Yama Divine Spark to turn Wu Qingcang’s Soul Devouring Mist against him, then knocked the Third Prince unconscious with a single palm. As Xiao Yang recovered and the next challenger entered the arena, Wu Qingcang’s followers prepared an ambush to steal his secrets and kill him.

• Xiao Yang’s Yama Divine Spark caused Wu Qingcang’s Soul Devouring Mist to devour its master’s Divine Soul.
• Xiao Yang struck Wu Qingcang in the chest and sent him flying from the arena, where he passed out.
• Emperor Wu Tianyuan ordered Imperial Guards to take Wu Qingcang away under strict watch.
• Wu Qingcang signaled his trusted captain, who ordered his men to prepare Spirit Transformation Powder and ambush Xiao Yang after the match.
• Xiao Yang recovered from using his divine sparks, and Liu Baiyi of the Clear Wind Sword Sect entered the arena as the next challenger.

Xiao Yang defeated Liu Baiyi with a single precise strike and gave him insight into his sword path. With the other challengers eliminated, First Prince Wu Huang entered the arena to face Xiao Yang in the tournament’s final match.

• Liu Baiyi challenged Xiao Yang to test his sword path, and Xiao Yang agreed to fight without using a divine spark.
• Xiao Yang used the Fight Seal and Soldier Seal to find Liu Baiyi’s true sword and knock it from his grasp, then advised him to focus his Sword Intent.
• Liu Baiyi thanked Xiao Yang, conceded, and sat down to reflect on his sword path.
• The master of ceremonies announced that Wu Huang and Xiao Yang would fight for the tournament championship.
• Wu Huang appeared before Xiao Yang, and intense heat spread across the arena.

Xiao Yang faced First Prince Wu Huang in the final arena battle and discovered that Wu Huang’s seventh-level Venerable Realm cultivation and Blazing Heaven Divine Body wielded the True Sun Fire. As nine fire dragons overwhelmed Xiao Yang’s defenses and threatened the Heavenly Emperor Cauldron, he called on the Ancient Fire God’s Zhurong Divine Spark.

• Wu Huang revealed his seventh-level Venerable Realm cultivation, and Xiao Yang recognized the threat posed by his Blazing Heaven Divine Body.
• The arena elders activated nine layers of protective barriers as Wu Huang and Xiao Yang prepared to fight.
• Wu Huang unleashed Blazing Heaven Secret Technique: Nine Dragons Scorching Plains, summoning nine enormous dragons of True Sun Fire.
• Xiao Yang’s golden shield was vaporized, and two fire dragons drove the Heavenly Emperor Cauldron backward and began scorching it.
• As the remaining six dragons closed in, Xiao Yang invoked the Ancient Fire God’s Zhurong Divine Spark.

Xiao Yang awakened and fused with the Zhurong Divine Spark, suppressing Wu Huang’s True Sun Fire during their duel. Wu Huang unleashed his Blazing Heaven Annihilation domain, and Xiao Yang began forming a Buddha's Fury Fire Lotus to counter it.

• Xiao Yang awakened the Zhurong Divine Spark, and its flame law froze Wu Huang’s golden fire dragons in fear.
• Wu Huang welcomed Xiao Yang’s power and pushed his Blazing Heaven Divine Body to its peak for a pure flame duel.
• Xiao Yang used the Zhurong Divine Spark to erase six fire dragons and summoned the Heavenly Emperor Cauldron back to his side.
• Wu Huang unleashed Blazing Heaven Annihilation, spreading True Sun Fire across the arena as a sea of flames.
• Xiao Yang activated Flame Emperor Burning Art and fused his strange flames with Zhurong Divine Fire into a seven-colored Buddha's Fury Fire Lotus.

Xiao Yang defeated Wu Huang in the tournament with a multicolored fire lotus, then learned that Wu Qingcang was connected to the Eastern Emperor Hall. Wu Huang invited Xiao Yang to join the Great Martial Immortal Dynasty as its Protector of the Nation War God, and Xiao Yang accepted.

• Xiao Yang unleashed a multicolored fire lotus that shattered Wu Huang’s Golden Crow shield and severely damaged the arena.
• Wu Huang admitted defeat and recognized Xiao Yang as the tournament champion.
• Wu Huang warned Xiao Yang that Wu Qingcang was vindictive and had been meeting with the Eastern Emperor Hall.
• Wu Huang invited Xiao Yang to join the Great Martial Immortal Dynasty as Protector of the Nation War God, and Xiao Yang agreed.

After winning the tournament, Xiao Yang was appointed Protector of the Nation War God and received powerful rewards from Emperor Wu Tianyuan. He sensed danger despite his new status and entered an alley, where the Third Prince’s men ambushed him and demanded his secrets.

• Emperor Wu Tianyuan proclaimed Xiao Yang the tournament champion and awarded him the Burning Heaven Art, the God Slaying Saber, and one million superior Spirit Crystals.
• At First Prince Wu Huang’s recommendation, Wu Tianyuan invested Xiao Yang as the Protector of the Nation War God and gave him the War God’s Golden Seal and a prince’s stipend.
• County Princess Nishang congratulated Xiao Yang and said his new position could help their search for Feng Qingxue and Xiao Yang’s father.
• Xiao Yang sensed hostile gazes, including one from Third Prince Wu Qingcang, declined a celebratory banquet, and returned toward his lodgings by a quiet alley.
• The Third Prince’s trusted commander surrounded Xiao Yang with more than a dozen black-clad figures and demanded that he reveal his secrets.
• Xiao Yang drew the God Slaying Saber and unlocked his Thunder God Divine Lattice as golden lightning surged around him.

Xiao Yang used his thunder powers to kill the assassins sent against him, then confronted the Third Prince, Wu Qingcang. Wu Qingcang revealed his allegiance to the Eastern Emperor Hall, and the Seven Nights Holy Lord arrived, overwhelming Xiao Yang with a terrifying pressure.

• Xiao Yang evaded the assassins’ attacks, destroyed their Spirit Transformation Powder with lightning, and beheaded their commander.
• Xiao Yang trapped the remaining assassins in a Thunder Prison and slaughtered them.
• Wu Qingcang appeared in the alley and taunted Xiao Yang, revealing that the Eastern Emperor Hall backed him.
• The Seven Nights Holy Lord arrived beside Wu Qingcang, and his pressure suppressed Xiao Yang’s powers and movement.
• Wu Qingcang knelt and welcomed the Seven Nights Holy Lord as his disciple.

The Seven Nights Holy Lord arrived to help Wu Qingcang and crushed Xiao Yang beneath his domain, demanding the treasures he carried. Xiao Yang resisted with his Chaos God-Demon Body, Immortal King Grade physique, and Ten Fiends Dharma Image, then stood up and unleashed the Nine Secrets Characters Seal.

• Wu Qingcang knelt before the Seven Nights Holy Lord and warned him that Xiao Yang possessed several divine godheads and a treasure comparable to an Emperor Weapon.
• The Seven Nights Holy Lord clenched his hand and used his domain to shatter Xiao Yang’s protective lightning and force him to one knee.
• Wu Qingcang urged the Seven Nights Holy Lord to crush Xiao Yang, while Xiao Yang resisted the pressure and refused to surrender.
• Xiao Yang unleashed his Chaos God-Demon Body, Immortal King Grade physique, and Ten Fiends Dharma Image, shocking the Seven Nights Holy Lord and Wu Qingcang.
• Xiao Yang stood upright, declared that the Seven Nights Holy Lord could not kill him, and activated the Nine Secrets Characters Seal to increase his combat power tenfold.

Xiao Yang used the All Characters Seal to break the Seven Nights Holy Lord’s suppression, but refused the Holy Lord’s offer to become his disciple because the Eastern Emperor Hall had hunted his father, Xiao Wuji. He attacked with the Heavenly Emperor Cauldron, and the Seven Nights Holy Lord neutralized its strike with a hand formed of laws.

• Xiao Yang activated the All Characters Seal and broke through the Seven Nights Holy Lord’s Holy Domain suppression.
• The Seven Nights Holy Lord offered to spare Xiao Yang and take him as his direct disciple in exchange for his secrets and inheritances.
• The Seven Nights Holy Lord struck Wu Qingcang aside when he questioned the offer, leaving Wu Qingcang resentful of Xiao Yang.
• Xiao Yang rejected the offer, citing the Eastern Emperor Hall’s hunt for his father, Xiao Wuji, and attacked the Seven Nights Holy Lord with the Heavenly Emperor Cauldron.
• The Seven Nights Holy Lord met the Heavenly Emperor Cauldron with a dark hand formed of laws and absorbed its Emperor’s might.

Seven Nights Holy Lord used the Great Dark Night Technique to trap Xiao Yang in a domain that swallowed light and severed his senses, then wounded him with a silent strike. As Xiao Yang struggled against the darkness, he called on Sister Sword Spirit to unlock the Golden Crow Divine Spark.

• Seven Nights Holy Lord mocked Xiao Yang after his attack sent the Heavenly Emperor Cauldron flying and injured him.
• Xiao Yang refused to regret resisting, and Wu Qingcang claimed the Eastern Emperor Hall had favored him.
• Seven Nights Holy Lord unleashed the Great Dark Night Technique, plunging the alley into a darkness that devoured light and blocked perception.
• Seven Nights Holy Lord struck Xiao Yang from behind, leaving a deep wound on his left shoulder that black Law Power prevented from healing.
• Xiao Yang decided to create a light the darkness could not devour and called on Sister Sword Spirit to unlock the Golden Crow Divine Spark.

Xiao Yang awakened the Golden Crow Divine Core and used its Solar Law to break Seven Nights Holy Lord's Great Dark Night Technique. He left Seven Nights Holy Lord gravely wounded with a single punch.

• Xiao Yang's golden flame resisted the Great Dark Night Technique and expanded into a sea of divine fire.
• Xiao Yang unleashed the Three-legged Golden Crow's power, dispelled the darkness, and forced Seven Nights Holy Lord to retreat.
• Seven Nights Holy Lord tried to escape, but Xiao Yang used Golden Crow Rainbow Transformation to block his path.
• Xiao Yang combined four powers in a punch that shattered Seven Nights Holy Lord's Darkness Divine Shield and gravely wounded him.

Xiao Yang broke through while fighting Seven Nights Holy Lord, triggering a heavenly tribulation that he used to attack his opponent. The tribulation devastated Seven Nights Holy Lord and helped Xiao Yang advance from the third to the fifth level of the Venerable Realm.

• Xiao Yang continued attacking Seven Nights Holy Lord despite being nearly exhausted, forcing the Holy Lord to retreat.
• Xiao Yang broke through to the fourth level of the Venerable Realm in the middle of the fight.
• A heavenly tribulation gathered over the Imperial Capital, and Seven Nights Holy Lord tried to flee its reach.
• Xiao Yang clung to Seven Nights Holy Lord, forcing them to face the Purple Divine Thunder together.
• The thunder struck both men, severely injuring Seven Nights Holy Lord while Xiao Yang absorbed the lightning and broke through to the fifth level of the Venerable Realm.

Xiao Yang endured the tribulation lightning and advanced to the Venerable Realm fifth layer, then used Anlan's Spear to kill the Seven Nights Holy Lord. As the Holy Lord died, he asked who Xiao Yang was heir to.

• The tribulation lightning struck Xiao Yang and the Seven Nights Holy Lord until Xiao Yang reached the Venerable Realm fifth layer and the Holy Lord was gravely weakened.
• The Seven Nights Holy Lord claimed Xiao Yang still could not harm his Sacred Body, but Xiao Yang summoned Anlan's Spear, an Immortal King Weapon.
• The Seven Nights Holy Lord panicked as Xiao Yang approached with the spear and declared that he would die that day.
• Xiao Yang thrust Anlan's Spear through the Seven Nights Holy Lord's brow, destroying his body, Holy Way Law, and Divine Soul.
• As his life faded, the Seven Nights Holy Lord asked who Xiao Yang was heir to.

Xiao Yang revealed that he was Xiao Wuji’s son before killing the Seven Nights Holy Lord, Wu Qingcang, and Wu Qingcang’s Death Warriors. After Xiao Yang fled the ruined alley, Wu Tianyuan and the Great Martial Immortal Dynasty’s experts arrived to investigate the devastation.

• Xiao Yang told the dying Seven Nights Holy Lord that his father was Xiao Wuji, and the Holy Lord died after warning that the Eastern Emperor Hall would not let Xiao Yang go.
• Xiao Yang killed Wu Qingcang when the Third Prince begged for his life.
• Xiao Yang burned Wu Qingcang’s Death Warriors to ash, collected the Storage Rings and magical treasure fragments, and fled the alley.
• Wu Tianyuan, the imperial Ancestors, and Wu Huang arrived and discovered the ruins, where they sensed powerful solar flame and the aura of a terrifying heavenly tribulation.

After killing Third Prince Wu Qingcang, Xiao Yang discovered a roster revealing the Eastern Emperor Hall’s deep infiltration of the Great Martial Immortal Dynasty. Summoned to Emperor Wu Tianyuan’s court over the prince’s death, Xiao Yang faced questions about what he knew.

• Wu Tianyuan and the Ancestors found evidence of Wu Qingcang’s apparent death in the ruins, and Wu Tianyuan ordered an investigation.
• Xiao Yang returned home with Wu Qingcang’s and the Seven Nights Holy Lord’s Storage Rings and discovered a roster of the Eastern Emperor Hall’s Seven Nights Branch.
• News spread that Wu Qingcang had died, prompting speculation across the Imperial Capital about who had killed him.
• Xiao Yang studied the roster and learned that the Eastern Emperor Hall had embedded hundreds of members throughout the dynasty.
• Wu Tianyuan summoned Xiao Yang to the Golden Throne Hall and asked for his thoughts on Wu Qingcang’s murder.

Xiao Yang revealed that Wu Qingcang and the Eastern Emperor Hall had arranged an attempt on his life, then volunteered to represent the Great Martial Immortal Dynasty at Wang Chengfeng’s wedding. He left the court poised to travel to the Wang family, where he hoped to find Feng Qingxue.

• Xiao Yang told Wu Tianyuan that Wu Qingcang had ordered an attack on him with help from the Eastern Emperor Hall, and he presented a jade slip listing the organization’s members.
• Wu Tianyuan examined the evidence, condemned the Eastern Emperor Hall and Wu Qingcang, and crushed the jade slip.
• Wu Tianyuan announced that the Ancient Emperor Wang Family had invited the dynasty to Wang Chengfeng’s wedding, where Wang Chengfeng would take a new concubine; Xiao Yang suspected Feng Qingxue was the bride.
• Xiao Yang volunteered to serve as the dynasty’s envoy, arguing that his strength and position would help the dynasty project power at the gathering.
• Wu Huang supported Xiao Yang’s appointment and urged Wu Tianyuan to send him.