Chapter Summaries

Qin Shaofeng learned that the Trial of Spirits offered great rewards but carried a high risk of death, and that his Divine Son status gave him ten entry slots. With the spirit realm opening in a month, Hong Kun approached him on behalf of the Lin Family to request those slots and propose an alliance.

• Qin Shaofeng learned that spirit realm entrants faced a deadly trial, that entry slots were limited, and that Divine Sons received ten slots to distribute.
• Qin Shaofeng learned that the Nine Cloud Continent cultivated geniuses for a powerful outside faction and that its leaders could be rewarded or punished for meeting their quotas.
• Qin Shaofeng trained his skills in the Illusionary Star Tower while the two women resumed cultivation ahead of the spirit realm's opening.
• Hong Kun told Qin Shaofeng that he already had a slot and had come to ask for Qin Shaofeng's slots on behalf of the Lin Family.
• Hong Kun explained that only one hundred people could enter during the first opening, giving early entrants an advantage, and offered an alliance with the Lin Family in exchange for the slots.

Qin Shaofeng clashed with He Shaotian over his right to be a divine son, then met the other divine sons ahead of the Mystic Realm Spirit World opening. He left the encounter wary of their formidable strength and curious about why Yao Jian was considered the strongest among them.

• Lin Yihan introduced his cousin and fellow divine son, Lin Yihan, to Qin Shaofeng, while He Shaotian mocked Qin Shaofeng's status.
• Qin Shaofeng challenged He Shaotian's authority to judge who could become a divine son, and Lin Yihan backed him up.
• He Shaotian suppressed his anger and left, revealing his killing intent as Qin Shaofeng and Lin Yihan acknowledged the feud between him and the He Family.
• Qin Shaofeng met the other divine sons and noted that the Jun brothers had immense strength and techniques that complemented each other.
• Qin Shaofeng learned that Yao Jian, despite his ordinary Spiritual Root and comparatively low Origin Power Value, was recognized as the strongest divine son, but Lin Yihan refused to explain why.

Qin Shaofeng and the other divine heirs entered the Secret Realm Spirit World, where the Trial of Spirits began. He chose to explore with his companions while He Shaotian postponed his plan to attack him, and Du Meng soon demonstrated his strength by killing a low-grade spirit beast.

• Qin Shaofeng entered the Secret Realm Spirit World with Geng Qiutong, the Little Princess, Du Meng, Xiang Qianqian, and six Lin Family disciples.
• Lin Yihan invited Qin Shaofeng to join his group, but Qin Shaofeng declined and confirmed they would exchange goods on the fifth day.
• He Shaotian decided not to attack Qin Shaofeng yet and focused on breaking through to the Saint Realm before confronting him and Lin Yihan.
• Qin Shaofeng and his companions left the safe hall and began the Trial of Spirits, where they learned about the spirit beasts and their ranks.
• Du Meng killed a low-grade spirit beast in a few moves, showing the strength he had gained at the peak of the Saint Origin Realm Triple Peak.

Qin Shaofeng’s group discovered that low- and mid-grade Spirit Beasts did not yield Spirit Crystals, then followed the direction their fading spiritual energy drifted to find a crystal-bearing high-grade Spirit Beast. After testing the clue, Qin Shaofeng confirmed that the spiritual energy from slain Spirit Beasts could lead them toward Spirit Crystals.

• Du Meng killed a low-grade Spirit Beast but found no Spirit Crystal, and Qin Shaofeng concluded that low- and mid-grade Spirit Beasts generally lacked them.
• Lian Yufeng noticed that spiritual energy from slain Spirit Beasts drifted in a consistent direction, and Qin Shaofeng used his Fiery Golden Eyes to confirm it.
• Qin Shaofeng followed the drifting spiritual energy and found a high-grade Spirit Beast, which Du Meng and Xiang Qianqian quickly killed.
• Xiang Qianqian took the Spirit Crystal the high-grade Spirit Beast left behind and gave it to Lian Yufeng to manage.
• Qin Shaofeng followed the direction of the spiritual energy released by another slain Spirit Beast and confirmed that it pointed toward high-grade Spirit Beasts carrying Spirit Crystals.

Qin Shaofeng hunted spirit beasts for spirit crystals and used them to strengthen his companions while scouting for future hunts. He returned to find Geng Qiutong, Lian Yufeng, and Tiger Lord had advanced to the Saint Origin Realm Seventh Layer, as he continued preparing his small group to face stronger enemies.

• Qin Shaofeng learned that killing High-grade Spirit Beasts could guide hunters to other spirit crystals, and he recalled retreating from a herd of more than a hundred High-grade Spirit Beasts.
• Qin Shaofeng stopped Geng Qiutong, Lian Yufeng, Du Meng, and Xiang Qianqian to cultivate, then took Little Fox to scout and hunt lone High-grade Spirit Beasts.
• Qin Shaofeng planned to raise his companions to the Saint Origin Realm Seventh Layer before using special version Sixth-grade Ninefold Spirit Pills to bring them toward the Saint Origin Realm Tenth Layer.
• Qin Shaofeng returned in the middle of the night and found Geng Qiutong and Lian Yufeng had reached the Saint Origin Realm Seventh Layer using spirit crystals.
• Tiger Lord also advanced to the Saint Origin Realm Seventh Layer, gaining enough strength to contend with an ordinary Divine Son.

Du Meng reached Saint Origin Realm Sixth Layer, and Qin Shaofeng's group continued hunting spirit beasts to gather spirit crystals. Their hunt was interrupted when He Shaoyong confronted Qin Shaofeng and demanded to know whether he had killed He Shaojie; Qin Shaofeng admitted that he had.

• Du Meng advanced to Saint Origin Realm Sixth Layer and awakened the Wood Attribute of his Five Elements Hegemonic Body.
• Qin Shaofeng led his group on continuous hunts, gathering spirit crystals that could be refined into restorative pills.
• As more people entered the secret realm, High-grade Spirit Beasts became scarcer, and Qin Shaofeng's group considered whether to venture deeper.
• He Shaoyong arrived with more than twenty He Family experts and confronted Qin Shaofeng over He Shaojie's death.
• Qin Shaofeng confirmed to He Shaoyong that he had killed He Shaojie.

Qin Shaofeng survived two He Family experts’ self-destructions, learned that even Kamui Phasing could be affected by such blasts, and hurried to protect Geng Qiutong and the others. After the group defeated the remaining He Family dead soldiers, Qin Shaofeng and Lian Yufeng agreed to split up so the others could cultivate while he continued hunting spirit beasts.

• A He Family expert self-destructed and destroyed Qin Shaofeng’s Illusion Clones, then a second expert charged him and also self-destructed.
• Qin Shaofeng used Kamui Phasing to survive the explosion and realized a Divine Son’s self-destruction could still harm him.
• He Shaoyong escaped by using a secret technique that reduced his cultivation, then headed toward the meeting point with his brothers and vowed revenge.
• The Little Princess spotted another He Family dead soldier preparing to self-destruct, and the Little Fox bewildered him before the group killed him.
• Qin Shaofeng arrived and defeated the remaining He Family members, while Tiger Lord and Du Meng found more than thirty spirit crystals among the spoils.
• Lian Yufeng persuaded Qin Shaofeng to let the group return to the great hall to cultivate, and he set off alone with the Little Fox to hunt spirit beasts.

Qin Shaofeng slaughtered spirit beasts in the Mystic Realm Spirit World, using Amaterasu to exploit their weakness and advancing to the Saint Origin Realm Seventh Layer. Meanwhile, He Shaoyong awaited his brother’s return so he could pursue revenge, and He Shaocheng realized that He Shaoyong’s cultivation had fallen.

• Qin Shaofeng advanced through the Mystic Realm Spirit World with Little Fox, killing spirit beasts for experience and spirit crystals.
• Qin Shaofeng discovered that Amaterasu devastated the spirit beasts, though its flames could damage spirit crystals and prevent slain beasts from returning to the Origin World.
• Qin Shaofeng reached the Saint Origin Realm Seventh Layer and raised his Origin Power Value to 7.5 billion.
• He Shaoyong waited near He Shaotian’s cultivation retreat, anxious that Qin Shaofeng’s strength would keep growing while he could not seek revenge.
• He Shaoyong learned that He Shaocheng had returned with more than a hundred people and went to meet him, hoping to hunt Qin Shaofeng.
• He Shaocheng sensed that He Shaoyong’s aura was unstable and discovered that his cultivation had fallen after he used the He Family’s secret technique.

He Shaoyong told He Shaocheng that Qin Shaofeng had nearly killed him, and the brothers set out with experts to hunt Qin down. Meanwhile, Qin Shaofeng faced another group seeking his treasures and cultivation technique, and the chapter ended as their captain noticed a strange six-pointed star in Qin’s eyes.

• He Shaoyong told He Shaocheng that Qin Shaofeng had defeated him and forced him to flee using a secret technique.
• He Shaoyong and He Shaocheng agreed Qin Shaofeng had to die, left guards to protect their eldest brother, and departed with more than a dozen Saint Origin Realm Tenth Layer experts.
• Qin Shaofeng recalled how a group he had saved returned with reinforcements to rob him, teaching him that greed made people more dangerous than Spirit Beasts.
• A team surrounded Qin Shaofeng and demanded his treasures and cultivation technique, believing he was the weakest Divine Child.
• The team captain grew uneasy at Qin Shaofeng’s calm, then saw a pale-purple six-pointed star appear in his eyes.

Qin Shaofeng killed a pursuing squad with Tsukuyomi, then faced He Shaoyong, He Shaocheng, and their powerful subordinates. After killing one attacker with Little Li Flying Dagger, he activated Thunder Prison as the group launched a coordinated assault.

• Qin Shaofeng used Tsukuyomi to kill the squad that had threatened him and called He Shaoyong and He Shaocheng out of the woods.
• He Shaocheng arrived with more than a dozen Saint Origin Realm Tenth Layer experts, and Qin Shaofeng judged him to be a major threat.
• He Shaoyong ordered a subordinate to attack Qin Shaofeng, who destroyed the expert with a five-hit Little Li Flying Dagger combo.
• He Shaoyong and He Shaocheng ordered their subordinates to attack Qin Shaofeng together.
• Qin Shaofeng swallowed several sixth-grade Ninefold Spirit Pills and unleashed Thunder Prison, creating a lightning domain within a hundred meters.

Qin Shaofeng used Thunder Prison to kill He Shaoyong and most of the He Family experts, then finished He Shaocheng as he fled. As Qin Shaofeng traveled deeper into the secret realm and faced stronger opponents, he consumed a special sixth-grade Ninefold Spirit Pill, reached the Saint Origin Realm Tenth Layer, and raised his Origin Power Value to 30 billion.

• Qin Shaofeng activated Thunder Prison, immobilizing the He Family experts and killing He Shaoyong and more than a dozen others with Lightning Cut.
• He Shaocheng broke through Thunder Prison’s restraints and tried to escape, but Qin Shaofeng struck him with Amaterasu and killed him.
• Qin Shaofeng collected more than six hundred spirit crystals and continued deeper into the secret realm while keeping his strength concealed.
• Qin Shaofeng encountered increasingly powerful experts and decided to consume his special sixth-grade Ninefold Spirit Pill before reaching the Saint Origin Realm Eighth Layer.
• Qin Shaofeng advanced to the Saint Origin Realm Tenth Layer and reached an Origin Power Value of 30 billion.

Qin Shaofeng encountered Song Yunlong, who explained that Super-grade Spirit Beasts appeared near the Mystic Spirit Realm’s final days and carried Spirit Crystals that could help Saint Origin Realm experts break through to the Saint Realm. Wary of Song Yunlong’s motives and probing questions, Qin Shaofeng concealed his strength as they traveled to meet Lin Yihan.

• Qin Shaofeng ran into Song Yunlong, who stopped him and proposed they act together during the Mystic Spirit Realm’s final three days.
• Song Yunlong told Qin Shaofeng that slaughtered Spirit Beasts could give rise to powerful Super-grade Spirit Beasts whose Spirit Crystals could help someone break through to the Saint Realm.
• Qin Shaofeng suspected Song Yunlong had ulterior motives but agreed to travel with him and his subordinates.
• Qin Shaofeng hid his strength and evaded Song Yunlong’s attempts to probe his cultivation and techniques.
• Qin Shaofeng and Song Yunlong reached the agreed meeting place and found Lin Yihan.

Qin Shaofeng joined Hong Kun and learned that Lin Yihan had gone to investigate a Super-grade Spirit Beast. When the beast appeared, the Divine Sons gathered to confront it, but its spiritual-energy wave immediately blasted apart a powerful expert.

• Qin Shaofeng met Hong Kun, learned his strength had risen to the Saint Origin Realm Tenth Layer Peak, and joked that he could beat him.
• Hong Kun told Qin Shaofeng that Lin Yihan had gone to investigate a suspected Super-grade Spirit Beast, but an expert arrived before he could give its location and announced that the beast had appeared.
• Song Yunlong led the strongest fighters, including Qin Shaofeng and Hong Kun, to a valley where they found the enormous spirit-energy beast and several Divine Sons already gathered.
• Lin Yihan explained that the commotion had drawn the other Divine Sons and said they would deal with the beast, then joined the attack with Song Yunlong and the others.
• The Super-grade Spirit Beast unleashed a wave of spiritual energy, and the blast tore apart a Saint Origin Realm Tenth Layer Peak expert with over five billion Origin Power.

Qin Shaofeng realized the Super-grade Spirit Beast could be worn down by exhausting its spiritual energy, but the Divine Heirs turned against one another as it weakened. A sudden Sword Qi destroyed the beast and exposed its Spirit Crystal, and Qin Shaofeng stopped instead of joining the rush to claim it.

• Qin Shaofeng discovered that the Super-grade Spirit Beast shrank and weakened as their attacks drained its spiritual energy, and the gathered fighters continued their siege for an hour.
• As the beast weakened, the Divine Heirs formed opposing alliances, and Lin Yihan warned Qin Shaofeng, Song Yunlong, and Hong Kun to prepare for trouble.
• Jun Yunxuan and Jun Yunchen attacked the beast at full strength, but Song Yunlong and the other Divine Heirs intervened to stop them from claiming the Spirit Crystal.
• A sudden Sword Qi from the valley blasted apart the Super-grade Spirit Beast, revealing a pure white Super Grade Spirit Crystal.
• The Divine Heirs and other fighters rushed toward the crystal, but Qin Shaofeng halted just as he was about to charge in.

Yao Jian seized the Super Grade Spirit Crystal and revealed his overwhelming strength when Yue Haishan challenged him. The other Divine Sons were left stunned as Qin Shaofeng judged that defeating Yao Jian would require his strongest techniques.

• Yao Jian arrived, killed the Super-grade Spirit Beast with a distant sword strike, and took the Super Grade Spirit Crystal.
• Qin Shaofeng stopped Lin Yihan and Song Yunlong from rushing at Yao Jian, and Lin Yihan agreed to wait while Yue Haishan tested him.
• Yue Haishan attacked Yao Jian with his full-powered Mountain Overturning Palm to claim the crystal.
• Yao Jian dismissed Yue Haishan's attack as "Light of Rice Noodles!" and cut him in half with one sword strike.
• Qin Shaofeng realized Yao Jian had not shown his full strength and doubted he could defeat him without using an Origin Power Fruit and fully unleashing Thunder Prison.

After Yao Jian claimed the first Super Grade Spirit Crystal, Qin Shaofeng stayed with Lin Yihan’s group and learned how Super-grade Spirit Beasts evolved. Lin Yihan prepared to ambush a High-grade Spirit Beast at the start of its evolution, but Qin Shaofeng suspected the plan would not go smoothly.

• Yao Jian left with the first Super Grade Spirit Crystal, and no one dared to challenge him after he killed Yue Haishan.
• Song Yunlong implied Qin Shaofeng could sense Yao Jian’s strength, but Qin Shaofeng deflected suspicion by pointing to the Jun Family brothers’ wary reaction.
• Qin Shaofeng traveled with Lin Yihan’s group while the first day passed without another Super-grade Spirit Beast appearing.
• One of Lin Yihan’s subordinates found a High-grade Spirit Beast beginning to evolve, and Qin Shaofeng learned that such beasts developed Super Grade Spirit Crystals before their bodies evolved.
• Lin Yihan arranged an aura-concealing formation and stationed Lin Family and Song Family experts around it while preparing to kill the beast as soon as its Spirit Crystal transformed.

Lin Yihan and his group killed an evolving Super-grade Spirit Beast, allowing him to claim its Spirit Crystal. Qin Shaofeng and Hong Kun then detected more than a dozen powerful strangers approaching, leaving Lin Yihan suspecting a conspiracy.

• Lin Yihan ordered the group to strike as the Spirit Beast finished evolving into a Super-grade Spirit Beast.
• Song Yunlong, Qin Shaofeng, and the others attacked the wolf-like beast, but it fled from the barrage.
• Lin Yihan intercepted the fleeing beast and killed it with a tornado of wind blades, then caught its Super Grade Spirit Crystal.
• Lin Yihan stored the crystal and accepted congratulations from Song Yunlong, Qin Shaofeng, Hong Kun, and the others.
• Qin Shaofeng sensed more than a dozen powerful humans approaching and warned the group, while Hong Kun confirmed the strangers with his War Beast.
• Lin Yihan believed the warning and wondered whether the formation had led them into an ambush or trap.

Lin Yihan faced Zhang Cheng and He Shaotian, believing his allies gave him the advantage, but Song Yunlong suddenly betrayed him and cut off his right arm. The chapter ended with Song Yunlong taking the Super Grade Spirit Crystal and rejecting Lin Yihan’s claim that he had been betrayed.

• Hong Kun detected Zhang Cheng and his group, and Zhang Cheng revealed that he had killed Lin Yihan’s guards.
• He Shaotian appeared as Zhang Cheng’s ally, and Qin Shaofeng sensed that He Shaotian had grown exceptionally powerful.
• Lin Yihan assigned He Shaotian to himself and Zhang Cheng to Song Yunlong, while planning to rely on Hong Kun against the others.
• Song Yunlong unexpectedly attacked Lin Yihan and severed his right arm as two Song Family experts ambushed Hong Kun.
• Qin Shaofeng pulled Hong Kun clear of the ambush, while Song Yunlong took the Super Grade Spirit Crystal from Lin Yihan’s severed arm and denied ever submitting to him.

He Shaotian revealed that the He Family had a dangerous method for helping people break through to the Saint Realm, explaining why the Song Family had turned against Lin Yihan. Lin Yihan realized his injured group was badly outmatched and facing a desperate situation.

• Lin Yihan suppressed his anger, recovered with origin power, and asked He Shaotian how he had won Song Yunlong over.
• He Shaotian said the He Family had promised to help a Song Family member break through to the Saint Realm after the expedition.
• He Shaotian revealed that an ancestor of the He Family had used Dragon Saliva Grass and spiritual treasures to imitate a demon beast’s risky breakthrough method.
• Lin Yihan understood why the Song Family had accepted the deal and opposed the Lin Family.
• Lin Yihan realized he was badly injured, Hong Kun had lost access to most of his combat strength after the Song Family seized his War Beast Storage Bag, and He Shaotian’s side now had the advantage.

Qin Shaofeng revealed that he had killed He Shaoyong and He Shaocheng, then demonstrated his strength by swiftly killing most of Zhang Cheng’s group. Lin Yihan and the other Lin Family experts moved to hold off He Shaotian while Qin Shaofeng prepared to deal with Song Yunlong, Zhang Cheng, and the remaining enemies.

• Lin Yihan prepared to fight He Shaotian to the death, but Qin Shaofeng interrupted and challenged He Shaotian’s claim of victory.
• Qin Shaofeng showed He Shaotian the Storage Rings of He Shaoyong and He Shaocheng and admitted that he had killed them.
• He Shaotian charged at Qin Shaofeng, who dodged with the Dance of the Sky Technique and used Collapsing Thunder Slash to kill more than a dozen enemies.
• Lin Yihan, Hong Kun, and two Lin Family experts blocked He Shaotian so Qin Shaofeng could face the remaining opponents.
• Lin Yihan and the two Lin Family experts activated secret techniques to strengthen themselves, while Hong Kun prepared to use his remaining War Beasts.