Chapter Summaries

Lin Qin defeated three mid-level opponents and fought his way through the Fifteenth Floor until he found the passage to the Sixteenth Floor, guarded by a powerful Flame Dragon. He wounded the guardian with his Prison Suppressor punch, and the battle was still underway.

• Lin Qin used War Stomp and Earth Pulsation to kill the Rock Giant Bear, then restrained and destroyed the Flame Vulture and Demonized Tree Demon.
• Over the following days, Lin Qin fought numerous creatures in the primordial forest, collected Godheads and treasures, and grew more skilled with his Fusion Profound Mystery.
• Lin Qin followed unusual ley-line and Fire Element energy to a volcanic region, where he found a spatial gate leading to the Sixteenth Floor guarded by a peak mid-level Flame Dragon.
• Lin Qin transformed into a Dragonblood Warrior and attacked the Flame Dragon, but its flames scattered his gravity and melted his stone spikes.
• Lin Qin charged through the Flame Dragon's breath and struck it in the chest with Prison Suppressor, wounding the guardian and provoking its fury.

Lin Qin defeated the Flame Dragon on the Fifteenth Floor by disrupting its World-Burning Dragon Domain and striking the vital rune node in its wings. He survived the fight but collapsed with catastrophic injuries and began recovering with three Pale Cyan Leaves.

• The Flame Dragon wounded by Lin Qin unleashed its World-Burning Dragon Domain, trapping him in a field of searing heat and attacking him with Dragon Flame Law Threads.
• Lin Qin endured the Flame Dragon's relentless assault while studying how its wing runes connected its power to the earth.
• Lin Qin used Earth Veins—Return to Void Explosion to sever the Flame Dragon's connection to the earth and destabilize its domain.
• Lin Qin struck the critical node at the root of the Flame Dragon's third pair of wings with a Dark Singularity punch, shattering the domain and crippling the dragon.
• Lin Qin bound the weakened Flame Dragon with Earth Bind and dragged it into the Return to Void vortex, leaving behind its Godhead, scales, and broken wing bones.
• Lin Qin collapsed from his injuries, swallowed three Pale Cyan Leaves to sustain himself, and began healing instead of advancing toward the passage.

Lin Qin recovered from his battle with the Flame Dragon, claimed its hidden High-God Artifacts and Godheads, and returned from the Fifteenth Floor to reunite with Di Lin and Hise. After the five God-level experts waited for the Graveyard of the Gods to close, they escaped through the Gate of Space and returned to the South Sea.

• Lin Qin used the Pale Cyan Leaves and other resources to heal, then discovered a hidden cache containing two High-God Artifacts and five Midgod Godheads.
• After a month of recovery, Lin Qin traveled back through the Fourteenth Floor and reunited with Di Lin and Hise, who had both recovered and kept their Godheads unrefined.
• Lin Qin, Di Lin, and Hise returned to the Thirteenth Floor, where they joined War God O'Brien and High Priestess Catherine to await the Graveyard's exit.
• Nearly ten years after entering, the five God-level experts entered the Gate of Space when it opened and returned to the South Sea as the Graveyard disappeared.

After returning from the Graveyard of the Gods, Lin Qin refused to trade the Fire Element Intermediate Godhead to the War God without an equal offer and flew back to Dragon Rock Territory. He reunited with his original body, found his territory thriving, and rewarded Aileen with a rare crystal.

• Beirut ended the Graveyard of the Gods expedition, praised Linley and Olivier, and warned the Saint Realm experts that refining Godheads could limit their future paths.
• Tarosha guided the survivors through the underwater passage to the Yulan Continent, where they separated and Linley returned to Dragonblood Castle.
• The War God asked Lin Qin to trade his Fire Element Intermediate Godhead, but Lin Qin said he would only accept something of equal value.
• Lin Qin parted from Dylan, Cesar, Catherine, and Tarosha, then flew toward Dragon Rock Territory as Beirut watched and reflected on his growing strength.
• Lin Qin reunited with his original body, whose physical strength had reached the level of a Midgod Artifact, and reviewed the thriving territory's progress with Soros, Aileen, and the others.
• Lin Qin gave Aileen a crystal that could nourish the soul and purify magical energy for practitioners of life or wind magic.

Lin Qin agreed to help Linley kill the Grand Wizard and save Yale, then disguised himself and investigated the Grand Wizard’s hidden canyon base. He overheard the Grand Wizard and Beaumont discussing their bargain before the Grand Wizard sensed a presence nearby.

• Linley told Lin Qin that the Grand Wizard had enslaved Yale’s soul and was massacring people to make Soul Gold Beads, and asked for help killing him.
• Lin Qin agreed and devised a plan: Linley would secretly locate and extract Yale while Lin Qin lured out the Grand Wizard and killed him swiftly.
• Linley returned to Dragonblood Castle to prepare as Lin Qin disguised himself as a newly ascended Midgod and traveled to the canyon.
• Lin Qin secretly observed the Grand Wizard’s lair, finding nine controlled Silver-Robed Men, two Soul Gold Beads, and Beaumont speaking with the Grand Wizard.
• Beaumont warned the Grand Wizard about unfamiliar gods and demanded the promised Soul Gold Bead; after Beaumont left, the Grand Wizard sensed Lin Qin’s presence and called out.

Lin Qin killed the Grand Wizard and severed the Soul Seeds controlling Yale, saving him from death. After collecting the Grand Wizard’s Soul Gold Beads and research materials, Lin Qin returned to Dragon Rock Castle, while Beaumont fled the ruined canyon in fear.

• Lin Qin confronted the Grand Wizard in the canyon and killed him with a single strike after suppressing him and the nine Silver-Robed Men.
• When the Grand Wizard died, his Soul Seed power vanished from Yale, who expelled black blood and began recovering at Dragonblood Castle.
• Linley and Reynolds cared for Yale as he regained consciousness, and Lin Qin later told Linley that the source of Yale’s Soul Seed had been removed.
• Lin Qin destroyed the Silver-Robed Men, collected the Grand Wizard’s Godhead, Soul Gold Beads, Crystal Balls, scrolls, and materials, then left without revealing his identity.
• Beaumont arrived at the canyon, sensed the overwhelming power behind the Grand Wizard’s death, and fled in fear.
• Linley received Lin Qin’s message and silently thanked him for saving Yale.

Lin Qin proposed to Aileen, and she agreed to marry him and share the future of Dragon Rock Territory. Their wedding preparations spread across the Yulan Continent, drawing congratulations and gifts from allies and powerful figures as the ceremony approached.

• Lin Qin reflected on his years with Aileen, then visited her study and asked her to become his wife and rule Dragon Rock Territory with him; Aileen accepted.
• Lin Qin and Aileen agreed that she would arrange a simple, dignified wedding, and Lin Qin promised to notify Linley, Cesar, Dylan, and her family.
• News of the wedding spread through Dragon Rock Territory, where Soros, Old Jack, and others organized the celebration while residents rejoiced.
• Linley received Lin Qin's invitation while speaking with the recovering Yale, and both celebrated the news; Dylan and Cesar also chose wedding gifts.
• War God O'Brien and High Priestess Catherine decided to attend and prepared gifts, while Beirut sent a small gift from the Dark Forest.
• Aileen prepared the ceremony with help from her relatives, while Lin Qin continued cultivating as the wedding drew near.

Lin Qin and Aileen married in a grand ceremony at Dragon Rock City, celebrating with friends, allies, and representatives from across the continent. After Beirut sent Tarosha with a sealed gift, the newlyweds ended the day together, calling Dragon Rock their home.

• Dragon Rock Territory prepared for Lin Qin and Aileen’s wedding as their relatives and guests arrived, including Linley, Delia, Dylan, Cesar, Catherine, and O'Brien.
• Lin Qin and Aileen exchanged vows and rings before their guests, pledging to share their lives and responsibilities in Dragon Rock Territory.
• The newlyweds toasted their guests at the banquet, where Linley said Yale was recovering and O'Brien’s resentment toward Lin Qin began to fade.
• Tarosha delivered Beirut’s wedding gift, a sealed black box that Lin Qin could not open with his divine sense.
• After the guests departed, Lin Qin and Aileen stood together beneath Dragon Rock City’s lights and called it their home.

Muba visited Lin Qin to apologize and explain the power of faith and artifact nurturing, while warning that unrest was brewing. After Beaumont’s forces drained the souls of nearly a hundred million people in the Luo'ao Empire, Linley and Desri investigated, recruited the newly ascended Olivier, and headed to Dragon Rock Territory to ask Lin Qin for help.

• Muba apologized to Lin Qin for past religious friction and explained how faith could aid gods and how artifacts needed to be nurtured.
• Reports reached Dragon Rock Territory that nearly a hundred million people in the southern Luo'ao Empire had died after their souls were drained.
• Linley and Desri investigated the dead cities and learned from Bulong that Beaumont had organized the mass soul harvesting, with Qijita refining the souls on a hidden island in the Western Sea.
• Linley and Desri sensed Olivier's ascension in both Light and Darkness and asked him to join their fight against Beaumont.
• Olivier agreed to face Beaumont, and Linley persuaded him and Desri to seek Lin Qin's help in Dragon Rock Territory.

Lin Qin killed Beaumont after Linley, Olivier, and Desri challenged him at the Bosha Embankment, but destroying the embankment exposed a sealed passage from the Gebada Prison. Prisoners poured into the Yulan Continent, and Beirut appeared furious at Lin Qin for unleashing them.

• Linley, Olivier, and Desri issued Beaumont a challenge to meet them at the Bosha Embankment, while Lin Qin planned to observe from hiding.
• Beaumont accepted the challenge and fought the three men, pressing them with his Death Domain and scythes.
• Lin Qin struck Beaumont with a single hand of earthen-yellow light, killing him instantly, then noticed a suspicious Stone Talisman on his corpse.
• Lin Qin cut through the Bosha Embankment in an attempt to destroy the corpse and talisman, inadvertently breaking the seal over a passage to the Gebada Prison.
• Prisoners, including dozens of God-level figures, flooded out of the passage, and Beirut appeared to contain the breach and angrily confronted Lin Qin.

Lin Qin learned that his strike had broken the seal beneath Bosha Embankment and released hundreds of dangerous prisoners from the Gobada Plane Prison. As fugitives began spreading chaos across the Yulan Continent, he returned to Dragon Rock Territory to prepare its defenses and protect Aileen.

• Beirut took Lin Qin, Linley, Olivier, and Desri away from Bosha Embankment, explained the Plane Prison, and warned that the escaped prisoners included powerful gods and that the seal would take time to repair.
• Olivier accepted responsibility for his part in the disaster, while Linley and Desri vowed to face the danger; Lin Qin sent them to warn their people and returned to Dragon Rock Territory.
• Lin Qin saw signs of disorder along the way and ordered Soros to place Dragon Rock Territory on the highest alert, strengthen defenses, and carefully admit fleeing civilians.
• Lin Qin found Aileen overseeing the city's magical defenses and told her how the seal had broken; Aileen promised to help protect their home, and Lin Qin told her to remain in the Magic Tower or the lord's residence.

Lin Qin, Linley, Olivier, and Desri stopped escaped prisoners from slaughtering villagers, then learned that Adkins’ forces had destroyed War God Mountain and killed the War God and Blumer. Lin Qin organized a plan to gather intelligence and strengthen the continent’s defenses while Olivier resolved to seek revenge when the time was right.

• Lin Qin located five Saint Realm prisoners and a Lowgod attacking villagers, and Olivier killed their leader while Linley and Desri slew the others.
• Fain arrived wounded and reported that Adkins had brought more than a thousand powerful followers to the O'Brien Empire and killed the War God in one attack.
• Fain revealed that Adkins’ forces massacred War God Mountain, including Blumer, and that he had escaped while being hunted.
• Olivier vowed to kill Adkins and Blumer’s killer, but Linley urged him not to act recklessly, and Lin Qin advised gathering intelligence and uniting the continent’s remaining forces.
• Lin Qin assigned Linley to take Fain to Dragonblood Castle and contact other powers, Olivier to recover and grow stronger, and Desri to monitor escaped factions.
• The group departed to carry out their tasks while Lin Qin remained in Dragon Rock Territory to investigate Adkins’ forces.

Lin Qin and the leaders of Dragon Rock Territory faced an attack by Ogaween, a Radiant Midgod seeking to take their land. Lin Qin killed four attackers and wounded Ogaween, who escaped in a hidden Wind clone, leaving Dragon Rock on alert for further threats.

• Soros reported the chaos across the Yulan Continent, and Di Lin concluded that Adkins was waiting for the Graveyard of the Gods to open.
• Lin Qin sensed Ogaween and four Lowgods approaching Dragon Rock City, then led Linley, Olivier, Desri, and Fain outside to meet them while Di Lin guarded the city.
• Ogaween demanded Dragon Rock Territory's submission and half its resources, but Lin Qin refused and warned him to leave.
• Ogaween and his four subordinates attacked, but Lin Qin suppressed Ogaween's chains of light and killed Kingsley instantly.
• Lin Qin severely wounded Ogaween with a single punch, then killed the fleeing Black-Robed Elder, One-Eyed Brute, and Seductive Woman from afar.
• Ogaween escaped in a hidden Wind Lowgod Clone, and Lin Qin collected the attackers' Godheads before ordering Soros to clean up and strengthen the city's defenses.

Ogaween reached Adkins’s stronghold and reported that Lin Qin had killed his son and destroyed his divine body. Adkins accepted Ogaween’s wealth and sent three Midgod subordinates with him to destroy Dragon Rock Territory, leaving the group flying toward Lin Qin’s domain.

• Ogaween arrived at War God Mountain and asked to pledge himself to Adkins in exchange for help against Lin Qin.
• Ogaween described Lin Qin’s strength and offered his accumulated wealth, urging Adkins to strike before Lin Qin became a greater threat.
• Bernas, Gaitenbi, and Hanbrit supported attacking Dragon Rock Territory, and Adkins ordered them to kill Lin Qin and bring back his Godhead and soul.
• Ogaween handed Bernas his Space Ring, and the four God-level experts departed for Dragon Rock Territory with Ogaween leading the way.

Four God-level outsiders plotted to attack Dragon Rock Territory, while Bebe became a Dark Element god and reunited with Linley. The chapter ended as Linley and Bebe sensed an approaching threat on the horizon.

• Bernas, Gaitenbi, Hanbrit, and Ogaween planned a coordinated assault on Dragon Rock Territory and set out to kill Lin Qin and seize the territory.
• Bebe transformed into human form after becoming a Dark Element god and contacted Linley through their soul contract.
• Linley welcomed Bebe at Dragonblood Castle, where Bebe showed off his new appearance and a battered straw hat.
• Linley and Bebe both sensed danger and turned toward the distant horizon.

Bebe returned to Dragonblood Castle just as Bernas and his allies arrived to attack, and he used his God-Eater ability to save Tarosha from Bernas's spear. As the battle settled into a stalemate, Lin Qin killed Hanbrit with one strike, shocking both sides and turning the battlefield around.

• Bebe returned as four enemies led by Bernas approached, and Lin Qin ordered the defenders to meet them while Aileen and Cesler activated the castle's defenses.
• Tarosha shielded Dragonblood Castle from Hanbrit's Death Wind as Dylan fought Gaitenbi and Linley and Olivier faced Ogaween.
• Bebe used his God-Eater ability to disrupt Bernas's attack on Tarosha, allowing Tarosha to block the Gotes Spear with an ice shield.
• Lin Qin vanished and appeared beside Hanbrit, then killed him with a single strike that left only his Godhead, staff, and Space Ring.
• Bernas, Gaitenbi, Ogaween, Tarosha, Linley, and Olivier were stunned by Hanbrit's death, and Dylan wounded the distracted Gaitenbi.

Lin Qin overwhelmed the four Midgods who had come to confront him, killing Hanbrit and Ogaween, crippling Gaitenbi, and driving Bernas to flee. The battle ended with Bernas escaping toward War God Mountain while Gaitenbi remained near death.

• Lin Qin evaded Gaitenbi’s axe and shattered his armor with a kick, leaving him gravely injured and unable to fight.
• Bernas unleashed his soul-burning Heaven-Burning World-Breaking Strike with the Gotes Spear, but Lin Qin stopped and shattered the attack with a chaotic domain.
• Bernas was blasted into a mountainside and fled toward War God Mountain with the damaged Gotes Spear.
• Lin Qin appeared before the terrified Ogaween and destroyed his fire-element Midgod divine clone with a palm strike.

Lin Qin killed Gaitenbi after defeating Adkins's attackers, then returned to Dragon Rock City with his allies and claimed the spoils. As Dragon Rock Territory prepared for the consequences of the battle, Bernas reported his defeat to Adkins.

• Gaitenbi burned his divine power and launched a final axe strike, but Lin Qin shattered the weapon and annihilated Gaitenbi with a punch.
• Lin Qin checked on Tarosha, Dylan, Linley, and Olivier, gave Olivier a Spring of Life, and led the group back to Dragon Rock City with the spoils.
• Lin Qin placed the recovered Godheads and wealth in Dragon Rock Territory's treasury and began studying the Earth-Shaking Star-Crushing Axe and the treasures in the Space Rings.
• Lin Qin resumed cultivating, strengthening his body and attempting to fuse the Earth Element profound mystery with Pulsation and Power.
• Soros, Aileen, and the others reinforced Dragon Rock City as news spread that Lin Qin had killed three of Adkins's Midgods and driven Bernas away.
• Bernas, wounded and disheveled, reported the battle to Adkins in his palace.

Lin Qin reached the Heaven Sacrifice Mountain Range and found Baruch, proving that he was a descendant of the Baruch Clan from the Yulan Continent. After learning that the Four Divine Beasts Clan was besieged and declining, Lin Qin agreed to stay and cultivate for a while.

• After completing his expedition, Lin Qin traveled from Azure Prefecture City to the Heaven Sacrifice Mountain Range.
• Lin Qin bypassed the patrols and defenses by entering the range underground, where a valley's residents challenged him.
• Lin Qin showed the patrol leader his Azure Dragon transformation and was escorted to Baruch.
• Lin Qin recited the Baruch Clan's history to prove his identity, and Baruch welcomed him as family.
• At a gathering, Lin Qin told Baruch and the clan about the Yulan Continent and revealed that he had fused four profound mysteries pairwise.
• Baruch explained the clan's dire situation and urged Lin Qin to stay; Lin Qin agreed to remain for a while and cultivate.

Lin Qin underwent the Dragon Transformation Pool baptism and awakened extraordinary Dragonblood Warrior potential, gaining a Water Divine Clone and greatly enhanced strength. After returning to the Canyon, he resumed cultivating the Laws of the Earth, then received a summons from the Elder Hall.

• Baruch brought Lin Qin to the Dragon Transformation Hall, where a bloodline test rated his concentration as ordinary before the young Dragonblood Warriors entered the pool.
• Lin Qin remained in his cyan cocoon for seven days, drawing the Azure Dragon Relief's blessing and revealing an Azure Dragon phantom.
• The baptism awakened Lin Qin's Water Divine Clone and strengthened his body, while elders judged his aptitude to be high-grade.
• Lin Qin returned to the Canyon, tested his dragon transformation, and concluded that he could tear apart an ordinary Highgod with his bare hands.
• Lin Qin resumed cultivating the fusion of the four profound mysteries of the Laws of the Earth, and three days later a warrior arrived with a summons from the Elder Hall.