Chapter Summaries

Lin Jin repelled Tang Hao’s attack and suppressed Ah Yin’s control over life, then turned his attention to the Golden Dragon King’s remaining will inside Tang Wulin. The Golden Dragon King refused to give up his power, so Lin Jin proposed they cooperate against Tang San.

• Tang Hao struck Lin Jin with the Seven-Colored Clear Sky Hammer, but Lin Jin contained the blast with [Nine Heavens] and warned Tang Hao and Ah Yin not to attack again.
• Lin Jin used the Law of Life to suppress Ah Yin, who had tried to brand him and his family with life's loathing, and threatened to burn her seed to ash.
• Tang Hao and Ah Yin stopped interfering, while Ah Yin infused vitality into the unconscious Tang Ziran and his wife to curry favor with Lin Jin.
• Lin Jin reassured Tang Wulin and confronted the Golden Dragon King’s remaining will inside him.
• The Golden Dragon King refused to hand his power to a human, and Lin Jin proposed that they join forces against their common enemy, Tang San.

Lin Jin persuaded the Golden Dragon King that they could cooperate to help Jialin inherit his power and pursue the Dragon God’s realm. The Golden Dragon King agreed, while Lin Jin promised to protect Jialin and eventually release her from their contract if she wished.

• Lin Jin argued that the Golden Dragon King had no reason to dismiss him and showed him evidence that worlds beyond the God Realm offered paths to greater power.
• Lin Jin demonstrated the Seven-Colored Lotus’s potential to reach eight and nine colors, convincing the Golden Dragon King that he might possess a God King’s foundation.
• The Golden Dragon King grew angry when Lin Jin summoned Jialin, but Lin Jin explained their equal cooperation contract and described how they had helped each other.
• Lin Jin proposed that the Golden Dragon King transfer his power from Tang Wulin into Jialin and said he would protect her path to becoming the Dragon God.
• After Lin Jin said Jialin could dissolve their contract herself if she reached that level, the Golden Dragon King agreed to cooperate.

Gu Yuena sensed a crisis as the Dragon God Heart reacted to the Golden Dragon King’s power changing in Dou Spirit. After Lin Jin drew the power from Tang Wulin, the Goddess of Life’s Blessing began reshaping Tang Wulin’s Blue Silver Grass into something beyond its former nature.

• Gu Yuena learned from Di Tian that the fusion of the Myriad Beast Small World and the Advanced Spirit Ascension Platform was progressing smoothly, though it consumed more resources than expected.
• The Dragon God Heart stirred, and Gu Yuena suspected Lin Jin was seeking the Dragon God Position and becoming furious at the thought.
• Lin Jin extracted the Golden Dragon King Essence from the unconscious Tang Wulin, but the eighteen seals remained around the Golden Dragon King.
• Tang Wulin’s Nine-Colored Bracelet and Mountain Dragon King Torso Bone helped preserve his body as his weakened Blue Silver Grass began growing into a tree.
• The Goddess of Life’s Blessing took effect and started fundamentally reshaping Tang Wulin’s Blue Silver Grass, erasing its former nature.

Lin Jin oversaw Tang Wulin’s transformation after the Golden Dragon King’s power was removed, then helped the Golden Dragon King pass sealed power to Jia Lin. The transfer elevated Lin Jin’s Soul Power and Spiritual Power, while the Golden Dragon King was left astonished by Lin Jin’s comprehension of the Law of Ruin.

• Lin Jin placed a protective flame in Tang Wulin as the Golden Dragon King’s power was drawn out, reshaping Tang Wulin’s Martial Soul, Spirit Rings, and Spirit Power.
• The Golden Dragon King honored his agreement with Lin Jin and chose Jia Lin as his successor instead of Gu Yuena, whom he considered too indecisive.
• The Golden Dragon King sealed away the madness in his power and merged part of it into Jia Lin, who grew stronger and developed crimson-gold scales and the Crimson Gold Profound Flame.
• Jia Lin’s growth raised Lin Jin’s Soul Power to level 98 and his Spiritual Power to the peak of the initial Spirit God Realm.
• Lin Jin began comprehending the Law of Ruin, leaving the Golden Dragon King stunned that he could understand its power without inheriting it.

After finding the Demon Empress hidden in the North Sea, Chen Xinjie attacked her alone, confident in his strength as Sea God Douluo. The Demon Empress revealed her immense power, and Chen Xinjie prepared to fight in his new Five-Word Battle Armor, [Hanhai Shakes the Cosmos].

• Lin Jin spent half a month recovering and adapting before leaving the courtyard.
• The Sea God Fleet reached the North Sea, and Chen Xinjie searched the ocean for the Demon Empress.
• Chen Xinjie found the Demon Empress and discovered that her control over the sea surpassed his own.
• The Demon Empress recognized Chen Xinjie and deduced that Lin Jin had revealed her identity.
• Chen Xinjie declared that he would kill the Demon Empress and donned his Five-Word Battle Armor, [Hanhai Shakes the Cosmos].

Chen Xinjie fought the Demon Empress at sea, matching her True God-level power with his Five-Word Battle Armor and command of the ocean. Their clash sent enormous waves toward the distant Sea God Fleet, where Chen Zeyu anxiously watched the battle.

• The Demon Empress unleashed her divine power, but Chen Xinjie revealed that he had also reached the Spirit God Realm through his own efforts.
• Chen Xinjie rose from the seabed and attacked, while the Demon Empress declared herself a True God and struck him with a purple-gold beam.
• The Demon Empress devoured Sea Spirit Beasts caught in the clash, but Chen Xinjie's Five-Word Battle Armor absorbed the impact of her attack.
• Chen Xinjie used Ocean Without Bounds to make the sea reject the Demon Empress, who escaped and launched herself at him as a purple-gold meteor.
• Chen Xinjie summoned the ocean's power to meet her charge, and their collision sent waves rocking the distant Sea God Fleet as Chen Zeyu watched in worry.

Lin Jin raced toward Dou Ling Continent while Chen Xinjie fought the Demon Empress at sea. The Demon Empress’s allies arrived and surrounded Chen Xinjie, who prepared to face the gathered Holy Spirit Cult leaders.

• Lin Jin used the Space-Time Divine Shuttle to cross the distance to Dou Ling Continent in half an hour.
• Chen Xinjie and the Demon Empress exchanged a powerful clash, then fought over control of the sea while recovering from their wounds.
• The Demon Empress announced that their standoff was over, and Chen Xinjie sensed three hostile auras approaching.
• The Ghost Emperor, Dark Blood Demon, and Dark Hummingbird arrived to support the Demon Empress.
• Chen Xinjie recognized that the Holy Spirit Cult’s high-level powerhouses had gathered and prepared to fight them all.

Lin Jin arrived at the battle between Chen Xinjie and the Holy Spirit Cult, revealing a tremendous increase in power and joining forces with Chen Xinjie. The Swift Falcon mecha killed Dark Hummingbird and then attacked Dark Blood Demon.

• Ghost Emperor confronted Chen Xinjie and revealed that he had intended to use the Demon Empress Inhibitor to possess the Demon Empress and become a god.
• The Demon Empress warned Chen Xinjie that Ghost Emperor and the others would ensure he died, but Lin Jin suddenly appeared at the battlefield.
• The Demon Empress and Chen Xinjie realized Lin Jin had reached the peak of the early Spirit God Realm, and Lin Jin equipped the Nine Luminaries Morning Radiance Universe before attacking.
• Chen Xinjie engaged Ghost Emperor as the Swift Falcon mecha immobilized the others and rammed Dark Hummingbird to death.
• The Swift Falcon transformed into a humanoid mecha, formed a blade, and charged at Dark Blood Demon.

Lin Jin arrived at the battle between Chen Xinjie and the Demon Empress, revealing a terrifying breakthrough in cultivation and turning the fight against the Holy Spirit Cult. As Lin Jin attacked the Demon Empress and Chen Xinjie engaged Ghost Emperor, Lin Jin’s Swift Falcon mecha killed Dark Hummingbird and charged at Dark Blood Demon.

• Ghost Emperor confronted Chen Xinjie, while the Demon Empress claimed that Chen Xinjie could not survive against their combined strength.
• Lin Jin suddenly appeared and shocked everyone by revealing that he had reached the peak of the early-stage Spirit God Realm.
• Lin Jin merged with [Nine Luminaries Morning Radiance Universe] and attacked the Demon Empress as Chen Xinjie turned his attention to Ghost Emperor and the others.
• Ghost Emperor ordered Dark Blood Demon and Dark Hummingbird to attack Chen Xinjie, but Lin Jin’s Swift Falcon mecha pinned them in place.
• The Swift Falcon mecha rammed Dark Hummingbird to death, transformed into humanoid form, and charged at Dark Blood Demon with a longsword.

The Abyssal Sage King abandoned Ghost Emperor after recognizing Lin Jin as a more suitable vessel. Lin Jin overwhelmed and pierced the weakened Demon Empress with the Burning Heaven Dragon Spear, ending the battle.

• The Abyssal Sage King lent Ghost Emperor power through a ritual, recognized Lin Jin on the battlefield, and withdrew his divine consciousness to seek him as a vessel.
• Chen Xinjie confirmed Ghost Emperor’s death and claimed his Ferocious Beast-grade skull bone to give to Mu Xi.
• Lin Jin fought the Demon Empress with Nine-Colored Lotus Flower Flame and laws, forcing the Federation fleets to retreat from the battle’s energy waves.
• Lin Jin wielded the Burning Heaven Dragon Spear, pierced the Demon Empress, and declared the battle over.

Lin Jin killed the Demon Empress and claimed her True God-level Spirit Ring and Spirit Bone. With the missing Torso Spirit Bone in hand, he stood poised to reach the peak of Douluo Planet’s cultivation system.

• Lin Jin trapped the Demon Empress’s divine soul and burned it away despite her threats and curses.
• A god-level Spirit Ring formed above the Demon Empress’s corpse, and Lin Jin used his Nine-Colored flames to burn it.
• Lin Jin used the Law of Space to retrieve the Demon Empress’s True God-level Torso Spirit Bone.
• Chen Xinjie said the Spirit Bone could raise Lin Jin’s cultivation to the world’s peak, while Lin Jin reflected on his path from Limit Douluo toward Quasi-God.

After absorbing the Demon Empress’s Spirit Ring and beginning to fuse with her True God-level Torso Spirit Bone, Lin Jin broke through to the Limit Douluo realm. As a hidden force’s blood-red markings appeared on the Spirit Bone, Lin Jin realized that it had targeted him and pretended not to notice.

• Chen Xinjie recognized that Lin Jin had reached Rank 98 and was close to becoming a Limit Douluo, while Lin Jin thanked him for his past help.
• Lin Jin refused to give Chen Xinjie the Demon Empress’s corpse because he intended to use it to build a space battleship for the Fire Host Clan.
• Chen Xinjie offered personnel, asked Lin Jin to forge five sets of Four-Word Battle Armor, and left a Head Spirit Bone for the girl.
• Lin Jin collected the Demon Empress’s corpse with the Space-Time Divine Shuttle and began fusing with her Torso Spirit Bone as the Spirit Ring melted into Lotus Light.
• Lin Jin noticed blood-red markings on the Spirit Bone and suspected that the Abyssal Sage King had targeted him, but continued the fusion without revealing his discovery.
• The Lotus Light brought Lin Jin to the peak of Rank 98, and he broke through to the ultimate realm as nine-colored radiance and a tremendous energy tide filled the world.

As Lin Jin began breaking through to Limit Douluo, the immense energy tide drew the attention of Chen Xinjie and Shen Yue, who both recognized how profoundly the event could alter the world. Lin Jin’s Soul Power transformed toward demigod power, and he focused on the fundamental changes within his three Soul Cores.

• Chen Xinjie told Chen Zeyu that Lin Jin’s breakthrough had triggered the energy tide, then ordered the Sea God Fleet to return and station itself in the West Sea.
• Chen Xinjie deduced that the Abyssal Plane’s likely battlefield would be the Endless Mountains and wondered when the war would begin.
• Shen Yue recognized that a human prodigy was breaking through to Limit Douluo and ordered her subordinate to carry out a military order.
• Lin Jin’s Soul Power broke through its limit, took on the power of laws, and began transforming toward demigod power as his body and bloodline changed.

Lin Jin transformed his three power cores and broke through into the Demigod Realm while developing a new Godhead Forbidden Art. As his seven soul bones fused into Soul Armor, his crimson-gold runes imbued it with divinity.

• Lin Jin's Bloodline Soul Core became [Crimson Heart], and his Soul Power Soul Core linked completely to his body, giving him power beyond other Limit Douluo.
• Lin Jin absorbed the Demon Empress's divine soul into his Primordial Spirit, formed crimson-gold runes, and mastered Godhead Forbidden Art: Heavenly Flame Creates the World!
• Lin Jin's three power cores transformed as he entered the Demigod Realm and continued climbing toward the Quasi-God Realm.
• Lin Jin endured the fusion of his seven soul bones as the Nine-Colored Lotus Flower Flame strengthened them through repeated collisions.
• Lin Jin's Primordial Spirit illuminated the forming Soul Armor with crimson-gold runes, making its power take on divinity.

Lin Jin weighed the strengths of soul armor and battle armor while examining the Demon Empress Torso Bone’s Abyssal Sea God-Slaying Domain, a self-contained world formed from the Blood River God-Slaying Array. Its power left him torn between accepting a realm built on countless deaths or destroying his divinizing armor, until an azure lotus flickered in his Primordial Spirit Sea.

• Lin Jin concluded that soul armor and battle armor had different advantages, and that his soul armor’s physical enhancement had brought him close to becoming a True God.
• Lin Jin discovered that the Demon Empress Torso Bone’s Abyssal Sea God-Slaying Domain held the prototype of a self-sufficient inner world.
• Lin Jin recognized that his soul armor fusion and divine core forbidden art had made the domain take shape, completing the Abyssal Sage King’s design in an unexpected way.
• Lin Jin struggled with whether to accept the domain, built on tens of millions of living souls, or destroy his divinizing armor and suffer severe injury.
• An azure lotus called Green Water Dust Heart flickered within Lin Jin’s Primordial Spirit Sea.

Lin Jin used the Underworld River to try to guide the souls killed by the Blood River God-Slaying Array toward life, advancing his Soul Armor’s divinization but exhausting most of his power. Lan Fozi learned that her mother had fallen and, overcome by grief, sank beneath the sea; Lin Jin later returned to the Dou Ling Continent and gave Mu Xi a Head Spirit Bone.

• Lin Jin merged the Underworld River with the Abyssal Sea God-Slaying Domain and sent the dead souls drifting toward its Gate of Life, then stabilized at the Quasi-God realm after spending most of his primordial spirit power.
• Lan Fozi sensed through their bloodline that her mother’s tributary had vanished, followed the river to the North Sea, and sank toward the seafloor after losing hope.
• Lin Jin returned to the small northern courtyard on the Dou Ling Continent and concealed himself while recovering and cleansing Ghost Emperor’s Head Spirit Bone with Nine-Colored Lotus Flower Flame.
• Mu Xi detected Lin Jin’s return through Nine Luminaries, embraced him, and received the Head Spirit Bone he said was a gift from Elder Chen.

After Chen Xinjie’s campaign eradicated the Holy Spirit Cult, the Federation promoted Lin Jin to general and officially named him the Nine Luminaries Douluo. As the Abyssal threat remained unresolved, Lin Jin’s Spiritual Power reached the Third-Level Spirit God Realm.

• Chen Xinjie led a three-month campaign that destroyed more than three hundred Holy Spirit Cult bases and killed the Demon Empress, Ghost Emperor, and Underworld Emperor.
• Chen Xinjie sent a military order to the Federation Council, which publicly declared the Holy Spirit Cult essentially eradicated and promoted Lin Jin to Federation General.
• Lin Jin learned of the promotion and settled on Nine Luminaries as his title after Chen Xinjie mentioned it.
• At the Blacksmith Association, Lin Jin joked with Mu Ye and discussed delaying his marriage to Xiao Xi because the Abyssal war remained imminent.
• Lin Jin secretly monitored the Abyssal Sage King’s spreading bloodline within the Demon Empress’s torso bone, then reached the Third-Level Spirit God Realm.

After reaching Level Three Spirit God Realm, Lin Jin reached an uneasy understanding with Tang Hao and decided to improve [Nine Heavens] by seeking Ling Zichen’s help. He infiltrated the Tang Sect headquarters and found her in a laboratory.

• Lin Jin broke through to Level Three Spirit God Realm, and his power briefly provoked the Douluo Plane’s rejection.
• Tang Hao and Lin Jin held back from fighting because they both needed the Abyssal Sage King to descend into the Douluo Plane.
• Lin Jin explained his Divine Sense breakthrough to Mu Ye, Zhen Hua, and the others, calling it a minor advance within the Spirit God Realm.
• Lin Jin concluded that [Nine Heavens] needed a Single-Unit Positive-Loop Source Core to become a Super-God Grade Mecha and that Ling Zichen could provide it.
• Lin Jin slipped into the Tang Sect headquarters and entered Ling Zichen’s laboratory without triggering its alarms.

Lin Jin secretly learned Ling Zichen's Single-Unit Positive-Loop Source Core technology and began planning how to integrate it into [Nine Heavens], though the shortage of source materials remained a problem. Meanwhile, Tong Yu arrived at the Heaven Dou City Blacksmith Association, where Mu Ye confronted him.

• Lin Jin secretly watched Ling Zichen refine and arrange source particles, then put her to sleep and successfully performed the process himself.
• Lin Jin mastered the source-particle storage and arrangement methods, but realized that powering [Nine Heavens] would require an astronomical amount of Deep Silver.
• Lin Jin studied the Source array in Ling Zichen's body and began deducing how to replace [Nine Heavens]'s core Source with a Single-Unit Positive-Loop Source Core.
• Tong Yu arrived at the Heaven Dou City Blacksmith Association, drawing curious stares from passersby who knew Lin Jin resided there.
• Mu Ye teleported to the entrance, sensed Tong Yu's Demigod-level aura, and asked who he was and what he wanted.
• Tong Yu introduced himself as being from the Star Luo Empire.

Tong Yu sought Lin Jin to learn about Tang Ziran, hoping to resolve a lifelong obsession tied to his teacher En Ci’s past conflict with Lin Jin. Lin Jin revealed that Tang Wulin and his parents were alive, but Tang Ziran did not wish to meet Tong Yu.

• Tong Yu explained that his teacher En Ci’s cultivation had collapsed and that he had come to find the person harmed in the past.
• Mu Ye refused to let Tong Yu meet Lin Jin, suspecting he had come to request battle armor.
• Lin Jin appeared and learned that Tong Yu’s search was connected to Tang Wulin and Tang Ziran.
• Tong Yu told Lin Jin the story behind his search, while Lin Jin recognized En Ci’s visit as an admission of defeat and a plea to spare the Star Luo Empire.
• Lin Jin told Tong Yu that Tang Wulin and his parents were alive, then said Tang Ziran did not wish to remember the past.