Chapter Summaries

Luo Heng defeated the Yimo Commander and its foot soldiers in the spatial passageway, then devoured the Commander's Demonic Essence. The resulting surge of Primal Energy pushed him to the brink of a breakthrough, and he decided to proceed.

• The Yimo Commander unleashed its Demon Pattern Armor and attacked Luo Heng alongside its foot soldiers.
• Luo Heng dodged the Commander's Thousand Demon Spear Shadows, evaded its full-force strike, and wounded it with Azure Dragon Tear Heaven Hand.
• Luo Heng battered the injured Yimo Commander with successive techniques, then killed the fleeing foot soldiers with golden finger radiance and elemental energy spheres.
• Luo Heng used the Great Devouring Art to drain the Commander, turning it into a dried corpse and refining its Demonic Essence into Primal Energy.
• Luo Heng felt his dantian bottleneck giving way, and, despite intending to wait, decided to break through.

Luo Heng used his understanding of death and the Great Devouring Art to break through to the Minor Accomplishment of the Death Xuan Stage. After burning the Yimo Commander’s remains, he left the spatial passage and entered the Chaotic Demon Sea.

• Luo Heng recalled dying in his previous life as he began reversing his Life Qi into Death Qi.
• Luo Heng used the Great Devouring Art to balance life and death, forming the Heart of Death Xuan and reaching the Minor Accomplishment of the Death Xuan Stage.
• The Great Desolation Monument and Xiao Tong praised Luo Heng’s strength and solid foundation.
• Luo Heng burned the Yimo Commander’s remains with Jie Kong Yan and continued through the spatial passage.
• Luo Heng stepped through the vortex into the Chaotic Demon Sea.

Luo Heng reached the Chaotic Demon Sea and cultivated on a remote island, breaking through to several Heart Realms and strengthening his Spiritual Power. He left for the region’s core and began gathering information in a bustling island city, where he heard that the Blood Shark Clan and Undying Holy Whale Clan were fighting again.

• Luo Heng arrived in the Chaotic Demon Sea, found no trace of Yimo nearby, and established a concealed cultivation site on an uninhabited island.
• Luo Heng achieved Sword Heart on the third day by splitting a massive wave with an invisible strike.
• Luo Heng achieved Spear Heart and Fist Heart, then broke through to Arrow Heart on the sixth day.
• Luo Heng completed the week with four perfected Heart Realms and advanced his Spiritual Power to the peak of a Lesser Immortal Talisman Master.
• Luo Heng left the remote island and traveled toward the core sea region, stopping at a bustling city to listen for information.
• Luo Heng overheard people discussing renewed fighting between the Blood Shark Clan and the Undying Holy Whale Clan.

Luo Heng learned about the Tianzhong Sea Area, bought and memorized a complete sea chart, and spent several days exploring before the Blood Brake Gang confronted him over protection money. The chapter ended with Luo Heng surrounded by the gang on a desolate island.

• Luo Heng heard that the Flame God Hall was recruiting for its Fire God Guard but decided he preferred to pursue his own path rather than join a faction.
• Luo Heng learned about the Tianzhong Sea Area and bought a complete sea chart from Wanbao Pavilion for six hundred thousand Xuan Yuan Pills, receiving an invitation to an auction in the Sea of Flame.
• Luo Heng memorized the sea chart on a secluded island and then wandered through the Tianzhong Sea Area, fighting some Sea Demon Beasts but generally ignoring people in danger.
• A late Death Xuan Stage middle-aged man led dozens of Blood Brake Gang members to surround Luo Heng and demand protection money for staying on their island.

Luo Heng defeated a Blood Brake Gang raid and continued gathering Xuan Yuan Pills while traveling through the Tianzhong Sea Area. He later rescued Gu Changqing from a sea Demon Beast, accepted a million Xuan Yuan Pills to intervene, and left after ending their fight as a misunderstanding.

• Luo Heng killed the Blood Brake Gang's three Death Xuan Stage experts, wiped out their men, and took their Spatial Pouches.
• Luo Heng spent the following days cultivating and defeating rogue cultivators, pirates, and minor factions who tried to rob him, increasing his stock of Xuan Yuan Pills.
• Luo Heng went to investigate a clash between Gu Changqing and a powerful sea Demon Beast and agreed to help after Gu Changqing offered one million Xuan Yuan Pills.
• Luo Heng sent the sea Demon Beast flying with a single palm strike, then heard both sides explain how their fight had begun.
• Luo Heng ended the fight after deciding it was a misunderstanding, accepted Gu Changqing's payment, and departed after giving his name.
• Gu Changqing decided to report Luo Heng's strength to the Ten Thousand Sea Palace, while the sea Demon Beast returned to the ocean.

Luo Heng spent several quiet days cultivating and exploring the Tianzhong Sea Area before meeting Xu Yike, a young woman from the powerful Tianzhong Xu Family. They introduced themselves and discussed their travels, leaving Luo Heng still undecided about where to go next.

• Luo Heng explored the sea, gathered spiritual herbs, and fought Demon Beasts, which avoided him after he had driven one away.
• Luo Heng landed on a bustling island and met Xu Yike at a crowded restaurant.
• Xu Yike recognized Luo Heng as the sixth-ranked genius on the New Talent Ranking and introduced herself as a member of the Tianzhong Xu Family.
• Luo Heng and Xu Yike discussed their cultivation, reasons for traveling, and possible destinations, but Luo Heng had not decided where to go next.

Luo Heng and Xu Yike traveled together through the Tianzhong Sea Area, sparring and bonding over their shared habit of taking the belongings of people who tried to rob them. Xu Yike painted Luo Heng’s portrait, and the chapter ended with him admiring the vivid image.

• Luo Heng invited Xu Yike to travel with him, and she agreed so she could see what the sixth-ranked person on the New Talent Ranking could do.
• Luo Heng and Xu Yike traveled through the Tianzhong Sea Area and nearby waters, cultivating, sparring, and defeating would-be robbers.
• Xu Yike collected the defeated robbers’ Spatial Pouches, and she and Luo Heng joked about their shared practice of “beat-borrowing.”
• Luo Heng learned that Xu Yike enjoyed painting and asked her to paint his portrait.
• Xu Yike finished an ink-wash portrait of Luo Heng, and he was struck by how vividly it captured him.

Xu Yike gave Luo Heng a portrait she had painted and spoke with him about why people cultivated. After learning of a Samsara Stage expert’s ruins in the Tianyan Sea Area, they set out together, with Luo Heng defeating and looting martial artists who tried to rob them.

• Xu Yike finished a portrait that captured Luo Heng’s spirit and gave it to him.
• Xu Yike recalled her grandfather’s belief that cultivation was for freedom, and Luo Heng said he cultivated to beat those who acted superior to him.
• Luo Heng and Xu Yike discussed the ruins of a Samsara Stage expert in the Tianyan Sea Area and agreed to explore them together.
• The next morning, Luo Heng and Xu Yike left the island for the ruins, encountering other martial artists along the way.
• Luo Heng defeated would-be robbers and took their Spatial Pouches and Spirit Treasures, while Xu Yike pointed out that he had lowered his aura.

Luo Heng and Xu Yike arrived at the Tianyan Sea Area as cultivators gathered for the ruins to open, and Xu Yike identified several top-ranked young experts. The chapter left the crowd watching as Tang Xinlian approached Luo Heng, whose rumored strength had drawn the attention of his rivals.

• Luo Heng and Xu Yike reached the crowded ruins, where the dark red sea and the central island signaled that the ruins were about to open.
• Xu Yike pointed out Yin Demon Teng Kui, Qing Teng, and Little Elephant King Zhou Ze from the New Talent Ranking and described their abilities.
• Xu Yike introduced the masked Xu Xiu, ranked first, and warned Luo Heng to be careful; Luo Heng dismissed the warning and said Xu Xiu should be wary of him.
• Tang Xinlian arrived with her crimson-armored guards, and Luo Heng openly admitted he was looking at her beauty, irritating Xu Yike.
• Tang Xinlian walked toward Luo Heng as onlookers whispered that he was the rumored hexagonal warrior and the ranked cultivators watched him warily.

Luo Heng exchanged words with Tang Xinlian before the ancient fire-element ruins opened, then learned that only martial artists at the Life Xuan Stage or above could enter. As Tang Xinlian and others passed through the gate, Luo Heng took Xu Yike with him and flew toward the ruins.

• Tang Xinlian confronted Luo Heng about his ranking, and he said rankings did not determine who would win a real fight.
• Tang Xinlian warned Luo Heng to survive the ruins, and he told Xu Yike he was confident he could defeat Tang Xinlian if they fought.
• The ruins’ gate formed above the altar, and Xu Yike identified the site as belonging to a powerful fire-element Samsara Stage expert.
• Rogue cultivators rushed toward the gate, but its restriction repelled or killed those who tried to enter; Xu Xiu explained that only those at the Life Xuan Stage or above could pass.
• Tang Xinlian forced her way through the gate, and Luo Heng took Xu Yike’s hand and flew toward it as onlookers recognized them.

Luo Heng and Xu Yike explored the ruins of a Samsara Stage expert and discovered a Heart of Fire Source guarded by a powerful restriction. Luo Heng’s repeated punches cracked the barrier, but the chapter ended before it broke.

• Luo Heng and Xu Yike entered the fire-scorched ruins and made their way past other martial artists.
• Luo Heng sensed the contents of a hall, then continued deeper after deciding its treasures were not worth taking.
• Xu Yike killed a burly man who tried to accost her, and Luo Heng took the man’s saber and Spatial Pouch.
• Luo Heng sensed a powerful energy that attracted Jie Kong Yan and led Xu Yike to a massive altar holding a Heart of Fire Source.
• Luo Heng and Xu Yike tried to break the altar’s restriction, and Luo Heng’s fifth punch left cracks across the barrier.

Luo Heng and Xu Yike reached the heart of the ruins, where Luo Heng helped break the hall's restriction and raced ahead to claim a powerful Fire Source Bead. Xu Xiu and Tang Xinlian confronted him over the prize, and Luo Heng challenged them to take it back.

• Luo Heng absorbed the Heart of Fire Source into his Jie Kong Yan and continued deeper into the ruins with Xu Yike.
• Luo Heng and Xu Yike reached the scarlet hall, where Tang Xinlian, Xu Xiu, Zhou Ze, Qing Teng, and Yin Demon Teng Kui had gathered.
• Zhou Ze explained that several people had to pour fire-aspected Primal Energy into the doors, and Luo Heng's powerful energy helped shatter the restriction.
• Luo Heng used the Great Teleportation Technique to reach the treasure chamber first, where he found a Fire Source Bead among the treasures.
• Tang Xinlian and Xu Xiu fought over the bead, but Luo Heng intercepted it and stored it in the System Space.
• Xu Xiu and Tang Xinlian prepared to confront Luo Heng, who told them to take the Fire Source Bead back if they had the strength.

Luo Heng defeated and killed Xu Xiu after the New Talent Ranking’s top-ranked cultivator attacked him for the Fire Source Bead. With the other cultivators gone, Xu Yike asked Luo Heng what title he wanted for himself.

• Xu Yike stood with Luo Heng while Tang Xinlian, Zhou Ze, Qing Teng, and Yin Demon Teng Kui stayed back to watch the fight.
• Xu Xiu attacked Luo Heng with the Heavenly Demon Seal, but Luo Heng countered with the Five Elements Creation Palm and broke through Xu Xiu’s defenses.
• Xu Xiu summoned the Devouring Demon Statue and the Devouring Extinction Demon Abyss, but Luo Heng overpowered both with his Azure Dragon Arm and Great Devouring Art.
• Luo Heng struck Xu Xiu with the Fire Element, Burning Heaven, then killed him with a golden ray through the brow.
• Luo Heng took Xu Xiu’s Spatial Pouch, and the other cultivators left after he challenged them to contest his claim.
• Xu Yike asked Luo Heng whether he had thought about what title he wanted for himself.

Luo Heng accepted Tang Xinlian’s invitation to compete in the Thunder Championship and parted from Xu Yike, giving her a protective Natal Rune Seal. On his way to Fire Flame City, he began refining the Heart of Fire Source and Fire Source Bead to strengthen Jie Kong Yan.

• Tang Xinlian invited Luo Heng to Fire Flame City for the Thunder Championship, and he agreed to compete.
• Xu Yike told Luo Heng that she had to return to the Xu Family to receive an inheritance and gave him a Jade Slip with her family’s coordinates.
• Luo Heng gave Xu Yike a Natal Rune Seal that could protect her and summon him in an emergency, and she left for the Xu Family.
• Luo Heng flew toward Fire Flame City, collecting Xuan Yuan Pills from martial artists who blocked his way.
• Luo Heng stopped on a deserted island and used the Great Devouring Art to absorb the Heart of Fire Source and Fire Source Bead, feeding their energy to Jie Kong Yan.

Luo Heng absorbed the Heart of Fire Source and Fire Source Bead, transforming Jie Kong Yan and advancing his cultivation, physical strength, and Spiritual Power. After overcoming the Wind Lightning Tribulation and becoming a Grandmaster Immortal Talisman Master, he left the island for the approaching Thunder Championship.

• Luo Heng used the Great Devouring Art to absorb the Heart of Fire Source and Fire Source Bead, transforming Jie Kong Yan into a purer and more powerful golden flame.
• The energy strengthened Luo Heng’s Myriad Law Seal, and he faced the three waves of the Wind Lightning Tribulation.
• Luo Heng absorbed the final Purple-Gold Thunderbolt and tornado, then formed a golden figure in his Niwan Palace and became a Grandmaster Immortal Talisman Master.
• The absorbed energy tempered Luo Heng’s body to Quasi-Samsara Stage strength and raised his cultivation to Peak Minor Accomplishment of Death Xuan Stage.
• Luo Heng surveyed the surrounding area with his Spiritual Power, then flew away toward the approaching Thunder Championship, thinking of Dongzi.

Luo Heng killed Mo Mingwei, a rogue cultivator who had murdered nearly a thousand underage girls, and accepted the Sea Demon Beast Hai Jin as his mount. Five days later, they reached the Sea of Flame and headed toward Fire Flame City, where the powerful Flame God Hall ruled.

• The wounded Sea Demon Beast fled to Luo Heng for help, explaining that Mo Mingwei had chased it for three days and nights.
• After learning Mo Mingwei had killed nearly a thousand underage girls, Luo Heng defeated him, burned away his Blood Evil Qi, and devoured his Primal Energy until he died.
• Hai Jin offered to serve Luo Heng, shrank to a manageable size, and joined him on the journey to Fire Flame City.
• Five days later, Luo Heng and Hai Jin entered the Sea of Flame, where Hai Jin described the volcanic waters and the Flame God Hall's authority.
• As they traveled toward Fire Flame City among gathering experts and Flame God Hall enforcers, Hai Jin insisted he was an honest, law-abiding beast.

Luo Heng and Hai Jin arrived in Fire Flame City, where Tang Xinlian intercepted them and invited Luo Heng to meet her master, Mo Luo. Luo Heng agreed to go with her, and they headed toward the Flame God Hall’s inner halls.

• Luo Heng and Hai Jin reached Fire Flame City, and Hai Jin changed into human form so they could enter.
• Luo Heng and Hai Jin entered the crowded city and began heading toward the Welcome Pavilion.
• Tang Xinlian stopped Luo Heng and invited him to her courtyard to discuss his path of flames.
• Luo Heng learned that Lin Dong had not yet reached the Sea of Flame, so he agreed to go with Tang Xinlian.
• Tang Xinlian told Luo Heng that her master, Mo Luo, wanted to see him, and she led him toward the Flame God Hall’s core.

Luo Heng met Mo Luo, who confirmed his opposition to the Yimo and learned of his past victories against them. Mo Luo explained that the Dominance Tournament was a trap to draw hidden Yimo into the open, and Luo Heng understood that the plan depended on a human winning the championship.

• Tang Xinlian brought Luo Heng to meet Mo Luo in the Flame God Hall while Hai Jin was taken away to rest.
• Mo Luo examined Luo Heng and found no trace of a Demonic Seed, then learned that Luo Heng had killed a Yimo Commander and helped kill a Yimo General and a Yimo True King.
• Mo Luo praised Luo Heng and acknowledged Qing Zhi's judgment of him.
• Mo Luo told Luo Heng that the Thunder Ancestral Symbol reward was only a strand of its origin energy, while the true symbol had been obtained by Lin Dong.
• Mo Luo explained that the Dominance Tournament was a fishing operation intended to make hidden Yimo reveal themselves, and that a normal human had to win the championship to keep the trap intact.

Mo Luo asked Luo Heng to win the Dominance Tournament and warned him about Hua Chen of the Yuan Sect, which had colluded with the Yimo. Luo Heng learned that the other Eastern Xuan Region Super Sects had secretly allied against the Yuan Sect, then settled into a courtyard in Fire Flame City while the tournament preparations continued.

• Mo Luo asked Luo Heng to claim first place in the Dominance Tournament, and Luo Heng agreed.
• Luo Heng told Mo Luo that Xu Xiu had carried a Demonic Seed that vanished when he died, and Mo Luo warned him to watch out for Hua Chen of the Yuan Sect.
• Luo Heng revealed that the Yuan Sect had colluded with the Yimo and that the other seven Eastern Xuan Region Super Sects had secretly formed an alliance against it.
• Mo Luo told Luo Heng the Dominance Tournament would begin in seven days and asked him to stay in Fire Flame City; he also teased Luo Heng about getting together with Tang Xinlian.
• Tang Xinlian led Luo Heng to a courtyard where he could stay, warned him not to enter her room without permission, and Luo Heng settled into a side room.

Luo Heng studied the Ancient Spirit Array Canon and rapidly mastered dozens of basic spirit arrays. After spending a day and night cultivating, he met Tang Xinlian, who asked to see his Jie Kong Yan.

• Luo Heng studied the Ancient Spirit Array Canon and learned about spirit arrays, including the battlefield methods of Battle Array Masters.
• Luo Heng condensed hundreds of Spirit Seals and successfully formed the Spirit Gathering Array.
• Luo Heng mastered dozens of basic arrays during a day and night of uninterrupted practice, reaching roughly the Minor Spirit Array Grandmaster rank.
• Tang Xinlian noticed the array fluctuations around Luo Heng and asked how much he knew about the path of flames.
• Luo Heng explained that he cultivated the spatial fire Jie Kong Yan and showed Tang Xinlian a small crimson-gold flame.