Chapter Summaries

Dongfang Chen freed Ashariyya from the Holy Fire Altar after reassuring her that he trusted her, and she asked for Ye Xin Xia’s help to clear her name. At Goddess Hall, Ye Xin Xia visited Yi Zhi Sha’s remains, but Grand Sage Mei Ruola and the former Blue Gold Vice Hall Master stopped her from leaving.

• Dongfang Chen approached the chained Ashariyya and claimed he had been badly injured getting to her, though she saw through his disguise.
• Dongfang Chen undid Ashariyya’s restrictive chain and told her he trusted her without needing an explanation.
• Ashariyya said she knew how to clear her name and asked Dongfang Chen to get help from Ye Xin Xia.
• Ye Xin Xia visited Yi Zhi Sha’s remains in the Hall of Eternal Slumber at Goddess Hall.
• Grand Sage Mei Ruola and the former Blue Gold Vice Hall Master appeared and blocked Ye Xin Xia’s way.

Ye Xin Xia confronted Mei Ruola and the revived Yi Zhi Sha over Ashariyya’s imprisonment and the scheme to take the Parthenon Divine Soul. Dongfang Chen and Ashariyya arrived just as Jiaba attacked Ye Xin Xia, and Ashariyya revealed she had recorded Yi Zhi Sha’s confession.

• Ye Xin Xia demanded an explanation from Mei Ruola, who called her a pawn and said she should submit to Parthenon’s true master.
• Yi Zhi Sha revived inside the Blue Leaf Coffin and identified Ye Xin Xia as Wen Tai’s daughter and the Divine Soul’s inheritor.
• Yi Zhi Sha admitted she had arranged to monitor Ye Xin Xia and Ashariyya, then urged Ye Xin Xia to hand over the Divine Soul.
• Ye Xin Xia accused Yi Zhi Sha of seeking power and reminded her of her role in framing Wen Tai, so Yi Zhi Sha ordered Jiaba to seize her.
• Jiaba sent a blue Fire Snake at Ye Xin Xia, but Dongfang Chen appeared and took control of the flame.
• Dongfang Chen confronted Yi Zhi Sha while Ashariyya showed that she had recorded Yi Zhi Sha’s confession.

Ashariyya exposed Yi Zhi Sha’s crimes through a live broadcast, turning Parthenon’s leaders against one another as Hailong challenged Durank and Yi Zhi Sha’s supporters. Inside the Hall of Eternal Slumber, Yi Zhi Sha offered Ye Xin Xia a chance to surrender the Parthenon Divine Soul while ordering Jiaba to follow Mei Ruola’s instructions, leaving the confrontation unresolved.

• Dongfang Chen explained that he had bypassed Saintess Hall’s restrictions and Ashariyya revealed that Yi Zhi Sha’s crimes were being broadcast live.
• Old Man Bao and Lingling streamed Ye Xin Xia’s situation to Goddess Peak, prompting Hailong to accuse Durank and Yi Zhi Sha of conspiring against Ashariyya.
• Durank called on his supporters to seize Hailong, while Xiao Shen sided with him because he believed Yi Zhi Sha could resurrect his daughter.
• Yi Zhi Sha offered Ye Xin Xia the chance to surrender the Parthenon Divine Soul and become her sole successor.
• Mei Ruola asked Jiaba to summon reinforcements, but Jiaba insisted he could handle Dongfang Chen until Yi Zhi Sha ordered him to obey Mei Ruola.

Dongfang Chen confronted Yi Zhi Sha and the Parthenon’s forces, revealing powerful allies and overwhelming magic. The battle on Goddess Peak began, with his Wind Slash killing several Guardian Knights as both sides prepared to fight.

• Jiaba sent the Goddess Hall’s Reinforcement Signal, and Durank arrived with Guardian Knights and Judgment Mages to seize Dongfang Chen and his allies.
• Dongfang Chen ordered Zi Shi to attack, and she tore open the Goddess Hall’s roof with her power.
• Dongfang Chen summoned Xue Yue and Xue Xing, whose Supreme Lord auras stunned the Parthenon’s forces, then allowed Nine Nether Empress to join them.
• Grand Sage Mei Ruola ordered Xiao Shen and the others to activate the wards, while the Parthenon’s forces formed the Sacred Absolute Array.
• Dongfang Chen completed a Star Palace in one thought and unleashed a Wind Slash that killed three Golden Radiance Knights, while five others combined their Judgment Demon Swords.

Xue Yue and Xue Xing broke the Parthenon’s attack and froze five Archmages, while undead rising among the corpses deepened the temple’s crisis. Durank led five Archmages against Dongfang Chen, but Dongfang Chen unleashed the Sky Annihilation Seal and annihilated them, leaving Durank terrified.

• Xue Yue shattered the five Judgment Demon Swords’ formation, and Xue Xing froze the five Archmages inside ice crystals.
• Undead rose from the corpses in the Parthenon, prompting Yi Zhi Sha to order the knights and female sages to fight them and Durank to capture Dongfang Chen.
• Old Man Bao confronted Durank, who dismissed the threat of Huaxia’s authorities and claimed the Resurrection Divine Art would secure the Parthenon’s future influence.
• Durank and five Archmages attacked Dongfang Chen with a Five Elements Formation.
• Dongfang Chen invoked the Sky Annihilation Seal, destroying the formation and all five Archmages, while Durank sensed the danger and recoiled in fear.

Dongfang Chen killed Durank after defeating him and learned that the Holy Court had enacted a Dark Judgment against Ashariyya. The seven Sin Stones formed a Dark Execution Ground around her, leaving Old Man Bao alarmed as she faced the same fate as Wen Tai.

• Durank tried to flee, but Dongfang Chen struck him into a wall and destroyed his Armor Magic Tool.
• Durank begged for his life and offered to recommend Dongfang Chen for Grand Judge, but Dongfang Chen killed him with Dou Qi.
• Dongfang Chen burned Durank's body to ash, then warned Ashariyya that the Holy Court's Dark Judgment had been issued against her.
• Seven Sin Stones appeared around Ashariyya, and Old Man Bao placed a barrier between her and their corrosive Dark Power.
• The Sin Stones formed a Dark Judgment Imprint that struck Ashariyya's forehead and enveloped her in the Dark Execution Ground.

Dongfang Chen destroyed the Sacred Mountain Restriction and opened a Space Passage to the Dark Execution Ground to rescue Ashariyya. The chapter leaves Ashariyya bound and suppressed inside the Dark Execution Ground as Dongfang Chen approaches.

• Ashariyya told Dongfang Chen not to worry before the Guilty Stone carried her into the Dark Execution Ground, while Old Man Bao explained that the place suppressed Dark Magic.
• Dongfang Chen decided to help the battle at the Parthenon before pursuing Ashariyya and struck the Sacred Mountain Restriction with his Flame Wave Splitting Ruler.
• Dongfang Chen shattered the Sacred Mountain Restriction, freeing Xue Xing, Xue Yue, and Nine Nether Empress from its suppression; Nine Nether Empress turned over a hundred mages into living corpses.
• Dongfang Chen's cultivation advanced to the Dou Zun Realm, and he opened a Space Passage to the foot of the mountain after leaving Xiaoyan Ji and Xiaoxuexi with Xin Xia.
• Ashariyya appeared bound inside the Dark Execution Ground, where its aura suppressed her Dark Power.

Ashariyya waited for Haila to arrive in the Dark Execution Ground, intending to use her Fallen Angel power only as a last resort. Dongfang Chen broke in, rescued her, and shared a kiss with her before turning to confront Haila.

• Ashariyya remained bound by the Guilty Stone while she waited for Haila, the Greek God of Death, to appear.
• Haila emerged from a black pool in the Dark Execution Ground as Mei Ruola laughed at the thought of Ashariyya dying.
• Xue Yue froze Mei Ruola, and Zi Shi crushed her frozen statue while Xue Xing claimed she could challenge Haila in an icy environment.
• Haila reached for Ashariyya, but Dongfang Chen tore open the Dark Execution Ground, kicked Haila away, and freed her from the Guilty Stone.
• Ashariyya kissed Dongfang Chen and blushed when he teased her about their lip-to-lip friendship.
• Haila roared in the distance, and Dongfang Chen told Ashariyya to wait while he went to beat it up.

Dongfang Chen overwhelmed Haila inside the Dark Execution Ground, using his strength and Bone Spirit Cold Flame to inflict injuries the Dark Creature could not heal. As Haila tried to flee, Dongfang Chen dragged it from the Black Pool Water and struck it with a devastating blow, while Hailong watched in awe.

• Haila attacked Dongfang Chen with a Dark Demon Claw, but Dongfang Chen tore through it and charged at Haila.
• Haila released a cloud of Black Corpse Worms, which Dongfang Chen burned with Bone Spirit Cold Flame.
• Haila tore off its left arm to stop the flame from spreading, and Dongfang Chen unleashed an even more terrifying aura.
• Haila tried to escape into the Black Pool Water, but Dongfang Chen hauled it out by its horns and punched a massive wound into its body.
• Hailong watched Dongfang Chen batter Haila and felt relieved that he had not sided with Yi Zhi Sha.

Dongfang Chen overwhelmed Haila with Bone Spirit Cold Flame, but Haila unleashed Dark Undead Bugs that ravaged Shen Shan and weakened Athens City’s Safety Barrier. Parthenon’s resisting forces surrendered, and just as Dongfang Chen prepared to finish Haila, a Dark Gate appeared and swallowed his attack.

• Dongfang Chen rejected Haila’s pleas for mercy and engulfed it in Bone Spirit Cold Flame.
• Haila sent Dark Undead Bugs across Shen Shan, where they devoured the city and began eating through Athens City’s Safety Barrier.
• Zi Shi confronted Yi Zhi Sha while Pamis ordered the remaining Knight Hall and Arbitration Hall forces to surrender.
• Xue Yue, Xue Xing, and Nine Nether Empress stopped fighting, and Xue Yue sealed the bugs away from Shen Shan with an Ice Snow Barrier.
• After Xin Xia told him Parthenon’s conflict was settled, Dongfang Chen unleashed another attack on Haila, but a Dark Gate appeared and swallowed it.

Dongfang Chen fought the Dark King as the entity tried to drag Haila and Ashariyya through the Dark Gate. After overpowering the gate’s forces, Dongfang Chen prepared a Destruction Fire Lotus as the Dark King hurried to close the passage.

• The system warned Dongfang Chen that Hun Sha, one of the Soul Clan’s Four Demon Saints, was about to appear and offered Three Thousand Burning Flame as a reward for repelling him.
• Ashariyya explained that the Dark Gate led to Dark Hell, while a voice from within ordered Dongfang Chen to stop and began dragging Haila back through the gate.
• The Dark King tried to pull Ashariyya into the Dark Gate, but Dongfang Chen used the Great Heaven Creation Palm to suck Haila and the black torrents into a Black Light Ring.
• The clash destroyed the Dark Execution Ground and Athens City’s defenses, while the energy storm was drawn into Dongfang Chen’s Black Light Ring.
• Dongfang Chen formed a Destruction Fire Lotus from four Heavenly Flames, and the Dark King began closing the Dark Gate to escape its power.

Dongfang Chen destroyed the Dark Gate with his Destruction Fire Lotus, then contained the flames that threatened Athens City. After earning a new Heavenly Flame and growing stronger, he shared a kiss with Ashariyya.

• Dongfang Chen hurled the Destruction Fire Lotus through the Dark Gate, destroying the passage between the Magic Plane and the Dark Plane.
• The remaining blast surged toward Athens City, so Dongfang Chen trapped the Flame Giant Wave in an Independent Space and sent it through a Spatial Rift.
• The system rewarded Dongfang Chen with the Three Thousand Burning Flame, advancing him to four-star Dou Zun and raising his Flame Mantra to the initial Heaven Tier.
• Ashariyya thanked Dongfang Chen for saving her from the Dark King, and the two kissed.

Dongfang Chen returned to Shen Shan after defeating Haila, where Hall Mother Pamis had surrendered the Parthenon to avoid further bloodshed. Ye Xin Xia revealed the Athena Goddess Soul, and the Parthenon’s Mages, Knights, and followers accepted her as its sole Goddess Candidate.

• Athens residents and Mages learned the battle had ended and credited Dongfang Chen with saving the city.
• Hall Mother Pamis and the remaining Guardian Knights and Judgment Mages surrendered to Dongfang Chen’s forces.
• Ye Xin Xia reunited with Dongfang Chen, chose to remain at the Parthenon, and vowed to help him as its Goddess.
• Ye Xin Xia summoned the Parthenon Divine Soul, appearing as the Athena Goddess Soul.
• The Parthenon’s Mages, Knights, and followers bowed to the Divine Soul and accepted Ye Xin Xia.

After Xin Xia’s rise as Goddess Candidate, Dongfang Chen kept Yi Zhi Sha alive to help her rule the Parthenon, but Yi Zhi Sha’s trial exposed the Holy Court’s corruption and ended without a conviction. The Holy Court considered putting Dongfang Chen on trial but abandoned the plan because no one wanted to challenge his strength.

• Dongfang Chen kept Yi Zhi Sha alive so she could help Xin Xia control the Parthenon, and he used the Life and Death Pill to secure her submission.
• Ashariyya’s broadcasts led the Holy Court to put Yi Zhi Sha and several judges who had colluded with Durank on trial.
• Yi Zhi Sha pleaded guilty to some wrongdoing, blamed Durank for the conspiracy, and offered evidence against him in exchange for avoiding a death sentence.
• The judges cast no Guilty Stones against Yi Zhi Sha because they feared her evidence would expose the Holy Court’s corruption.
• The Holy Court considered charging Dongfang Chen with mastering forbidden power, but its judges backed down because they could not safely bring him to trial.

Dongfang Chen forced Pamis to serve Xin Xia and threatened her with the Life and Death Pill, while Yi Zhi Sha embraced her role as his devoted follower. He then entered a Parthenon Quiet Room to attempt a breakthrough from High Level Mage to Archmage in the Space Element.

• Dongfang Chen stayed at Parthenon to support Xin Xia as she rallied followers and built her standing against Hall Mother Pamis.
• Dongfang Chen confronted Pamis over her secret identity as the Black Church's White Robe Pope and made her call him Master.
• Dongfang Chen ordered Pamis to assist Xin Xia and warned her that she would suffer the Life and Death Pill again if she plotted against her.
• Yi Zhi Sha mocked Pamis and declared that she wanted to be Dongfang Chen's lapdog, while Dongfang Chen promised both women pills and regular antidotes if they obeyed.
• Dongfang Chen entered a Quiet Room at Parthenon to attempt to turn his Space Element Magic Star River into a Magic Star Sea.

Dongfang Chen developed the Star Sea Pill, which could repeatedly help High-Tier Mages attempt to break through to Archmage, and advanced his Chaos Element with it. After Xin Xia secured her position at the Parthenon and Chenxue Pavilion completed the Misty Cloud Sect Reputation Quest’s third stage, Dongfang Chen prepared to leave and promised to build permanent Space Passages linking the places important to them.

• Dongfang Chen completed his Space Element breakthrough without using his Star Sea Heavenly Vein and developed a pill to help mages advance to Archmage.
• After ten days of research, Dongfang Chen created the Star Sea Pill, tested it by advancing his Chaos Element to Archmage, and confirmed that it could be used again after a failed attempt and recovery.
• With Yi Zhi Sha and Pamis's help, Xin Xia established herself at the Parthenon, while Chenxue Pavilion's growing renown completed the third stage of the Misty Cloud Sect's Reputation Quest.
• The system rewarded Dongfang Chen with a side-effect-free Life Devouring Pill formula, and he decided the girls would need to reach the Da Dou Shi Realm before taking the pills.
• Dongfang Chen said goodbye to Xin Xia and promised to build permanent Space Passages connecting the Parthenon, Jinlin, and Magic City.

Dongfang Chen met Ashariyya in her Saintess Palace before leaving Parthenon, and she chose to enter seclusion to break through rather than return to Magic City with him. After their intimate encounter completed her quest, Dongfang Chen received the Yellow Springs Demonic Saint's inheritance and considered how its treasures could aid his cultivation and his companions.

• Ashariyya told Dongfang Chen she planned to cultivate in seclusion and find him after breaking through the Archmage barrier.
• Dongfang Chen gave Ashariyya the remaining Star Sea Pills and the two shared an intimate moment in her bedroom.
• Dongfang Chen received the quest-completion reward: the Yellow Springs Demonic Saint's cultivation method, Dou Techniques, and Blood Essence inheritance.
• Dongfang Chen assessed the inheritance, concluding that its Blood Essence could help him reach Dou Sheng and that the Yellow Springs Demonic Canon could benefit the girls in his group.

Dongfang Chen left Ashariyya after building a stable Space Passage, then brought several women from Magic City to Jinlin. In Jinlin, he revealed that the city’s air held Dou Qi and gave them a manual for cultivation.

• Dongfang Chen trained Ashariyya until she admitted defeat, and Zi Shi joined Ashariyya and Ye Xin Xia in ranked matches against him.
• Dongfang Chen said goodbye to Ashariyya and left her to pursue a breakthrough in the Shadow Element.
• Dongfang Chen used the Eye of Time and Space to travel to Magic City, then opened a Space Passage to Jinlin with several women from home.
• Ai Tu Tu marveled at the quick journey, while Mu Nu Jiao noticed how much Jinlin had changed since its reconstruction.
• Mu Ningxue sensed mysterious energy in Jinlin’s air, and Dongfang Chen gave the women a Dou Qi cultivation manual, noting that Chenying had reached the eighth stage.

Dongfang Chen rewarded Mu Nuxin for reaching three stages of Dou Qi and outlined how the girls would develop their magic and Dou Qi cultivation. He then traveled to the Summoning Plane to begin relocating the Snow Woman Clan to the Magic Plane, where he planned to settle them near Jinlin City.

• Mu Nuxin reached three stages of Dou Qi in less than a month and asked Dongfang Chen for the promised hug; she worried that Mu Nu Jiao might get jealous.
• Dongfang Chen described a three-stage Dou Qi cultivation plan for the girls and said they could continue cultivating magic according to their talents.
• Dongfang Chen chose a secluded spot outside Jinlin City, opened a Space Wormhole to the Summoning Plane, and brought along modified Space Ships for the Snow Women’s migration.
• Dongfang Chen arrived in the desolate Summoning Plane and decided to move the Snow Woman Clan to land between Jinlin City and Dongting Lake.

Dongfang Chen entered the magic-starved Summoning Plane and reached the Snow Woman Clan, where he told them he could relocate them to the Magic Plane. The Snow Women prepared to leave with him, bringing their Glacial Cold Vein.

• Dongfang Chen attracted a Split Mane Wolf with his abundant magic energy and killed it with a single punch.
• Xue Xing sensed Dongfang Chen and greeted him excitedly, then learned he had opened a Space Wormhole to the Magic Plane.
• Dongfang Chen told the Snow Woman Clan they could relocate, and the Snow Women celebrated the news.
• Xue Yue calmed the clan and directed them to prepare to leave for the Magic Plane.
• The Snow Women gathered their few belongings, including the Glacial Cold Vein that gave birth to their kind.