Chapter Summaries

Qin Yan’s two Golden Bodies surpassed six hundred zhang, breaking his cultivation through to Late-Stage Grandmaster. After refining his remaining Dragon Marrow Scarlet Sun Pills, he raised his Total Blood Qi to 1.2 billion Cal and assessed his progress.

• Qin Yan summoned two Golden Bodies in the Spirit Pool, prompting the martial artists around him to speculate that he was pursuing a Supreme Golden Body and to doubt he would succeed.
• The gathered martial artists began cultivating as Qin Yan continued training in the Spirit Pool.
• After three days, Qin Yan’s Golden Bodies broke through six hundred zhang, shattering his cultivation bottleneck and advancing him to Late-Stage Grandmaster.
• Qin Yan swallowed his final three Dragon Marrow Scarlet Sun Pills and spent three days refining their medicinal force.
• Qin Yan checked his Attribute Panel and saw that his Total Blood Qi had reached 1.2 billion Cal.

After the Jade Marrow Spirit Liquid’s effects on his Golden Bodies diminished, Qin Yan investigated an anomaly beneath the Spirit Pool. He broke through a patch of unusually resonant ground and discovered a vast underground space filled with precious ores.

• Qin Yan reviewed his improved Blood Qi and Spiritual Power, then continued training his Spear Technique and investing Skill Points in his Spear Domains.
• After half a month, Jun Qingyu left the Spirit Pool, and Qin Yan watched her go.
• Qin Yan saw that his Golden Bodies had reached seven hundred zhang and decided to investigate the disturbance Little Black had sensed beneath the pool.
• Little Black guided Qin Yan to a darker patch of ground, which rang hollow when he tapped it with Mo Yuan.
• Qin Yan thrust through the ground and discovered a vast underground space filled with precious ores.

Qin Yan and Little Black attacked a powerful Gold-Eating Insect King guarding a vast underground ore deposit. Qin Yan split the beast in half, leaving its treasure-filled lair within reach.

• Qin Yan sealed the hole above the ore chamber and faced the Gold-Eating Insect King with Little Black.
• Little Black restrained the Gold-Eating Insect King with a black hole while Qin Yan summoned his Yin-Yang Five Elements Chaos Golden Body.
• Qin Yan's spear shattered the insect king's attacks and wounded it, while Little Black's black hole slowed its movements.
• The two Spear Spirits merged within Mo Yuan, strengthening the spear as Qin Yan drove it through the insect king's cracked carapace and split it in half.

Qin Yan killed the Gold-Eating Insect King and obtained a piece of Ninth-Grade Ore, then excavated the underground ore deposits to strengthen Mo Yuan. Little Black entered seclusion to test the bottleneck of the Eighth Grade Realm, while the martial artists above the Spirit Pool wondered about the screams underground.

• Qin Yan recognized the ore left by the Gold-Eating Insect King as Ninth-Grade Ore, and Little Black confirmed its grade.
• Qin Yan sent Blood Puppets to excavate more than ten thousand pieces of ore and stored them in the Blood Demon Nest for Mo Yuan to devour.
• Qin Yan observed Mo Yuan absorbing the ore and increasing its Spear Patterns.
• Little Black told Qin Yan that he planned to enter seclusion and test whether he could break through his spiritual power bottleneck, promising to stop if anything unusual happened.
• Qin Yan left the underground space while the martial artists above the Spirit Pool discussed the Gold-Eating Insects' screams and wondered how he had discovered them.

Qin Yan emerged from the Spirit Pool after killing a Gold-Eating Insect King and left the mine, having already taken the underground mineral resources. The prodigies explored the battle site, found the king’s blood, and Shou Ming of the Beast Spirit Sect suggested they were fortunate that the nearby Gold-Eating Insects had feared their king.

• A violent underground battle shook the Spirit Pool, and Qin Yan emerged, told the prodigies he had dealt with a Gold-Eating Insect King, and left the mine.
• Several prodigies entered the underground space and found that Qin Yan had taken its mineral resources.
• The prodigies sensed the lingering Yin-Yang Five Elements Force and Darkness Force from Qin Yan’s battle and found the Gold-Eating Insect King’s dark golden blood.
• Shou Ming collected the remaining blood and told the prodigies they were fortunate that the Gold-Eating Insects nearby had feared the king.

After Qin Yan’s feat against the Gold-Eating Insect King left the prodigies in awe, he wandered the Second Layer of Emperor Fall Land while waiting for the Guiding Light. Half a month later, the Guiding Light’s rift appeared and its Emperor Dao pressure swept across the layer, forcing prodigies to struggle against it.

• Shou Ming judged that the Gold-Eating Insect King Qin Yan had killed possessed the strength of a Venerable-level Fierce Beast, and the prodigies were left in awe of Qin Yan.
• The prodigies found that Qin Yan had taken nearly all the resources from the mine and returned to the Spirit Pool disappointed.
• Qin Yan left the mine, considered the coming Guiding Light, and wandered the Second Layer while feeding most of the Fierce Beast blood essence he collected to the Blood-Devouring Mosquito.
• Half a month later, a vast rift opened above the Second Layer and released Emperor Dao pressure that knocked down or overwhelmed many prodigies.
• Zhao Ming endured the pressure through sheer resolve, while a woman in a fiery red robe summoned Vermilion Bird flames and a towering divine-bird phantom.

The Emperor Dao aura swept across the Second Layer of Emperor Fall Land, but Qin Yan’s Dao Seal easily dispelled its pressure. When the Guiding Light Pillar appeared in the Core Zone, Qin Yan began traveling toward it while searching for opportunities, and released Blood Wuya from his body.

• Jiang Fengming and other prodigies used their abilities to resist the Emperor Dao aura across the Second Layer.
• Qin Yan’s Dao Seal emerged and shielded him from the Emperor Dao pressure until it dissipated.
• A huge Guiding Light Pillar descended into the Core Zone, signaling that three months remained before Emperor Fall Land ended.
• Qin Yan judged that the Core Zone was at least half a month away and set out toward it, searching for opportunities along the way.
• Qin Yan released Blood Wuya, who appeared before him and showed him deep respect.

Qin Yan prepared to break through to the Third Layer of his Great Annihilation Spear Domain, Domain Fusion Return to One, while his allies secured the surrounding hills. The spear intents merged into a colossal shadow that began pouring its power into his body, beginning the dangerous fusion process.

• Blood Wuya paid respects to Qin Yan as his Second Master, then departed to act freely as one of Qin Yan's hidden pieces.
• After half a month of travel, cultivation, and hunting Fierce Beasts, Qin Yan reached the brink of advancing his Great Annihilation Spear Domain on June 30.
• Qin Yan ordered the Blood-Devouring Mosquito to guard him and deployed one hundred Blood Puppets and his Shadow Clone to defend the area and establish a Heavenly Cycle Star Formation.
• Qin Yan began the breakthrough, gathering countless strands of Great Annihilation Spear Intent into a gigantic spear shadow.
• The spear shadow descended onto Qin Yan and flooded his body with Great Annihilation aura, which he began absorbing and fusing.

Qin Yan began fusing his Great Annihilation Spear Domain into his body to reach Domain Fusion Return to One. As nearby prodigies mistook his breakthrough for a treasure, Blood-Devouring Mosquito blocked their approach with a deadly Blood River.

• Qin Yan sat in meditation and slowly merged the Great Annihilation Spear Intent into his body as the spear image hovered above him.
• Nearby prodigies noticed the enormous spear image and argued over whether it signaled a breakthrough or the appearance of a treasure.
• Blood-Devouring Mosquito appeared and warned the approaching martial artists that anyone who crossed the Blood River would be killed.
• Blood-Devouring Mosquito spread the Blood River into a barrier around Qin Yan's location.
• A prodigy charged into the Blood River and was dissolved in moments, deterring the others and leaving them unable to reach the area filled with Great Annihilation Spear Intent.

Liu Feng challenged the Blood-Devouring Mosquito and was killed in one strike, allowing the creature to reach the peak of the Peak-Stage Grandmaster realm. The crowd then faced the arrival of Holy Son Xiao Yutian and Holy Maidens Bai Zhi and Jiang Mian, whose presence appeared to threaten the mosquito guarding Qin Yan.

• Liu Feng flew out to challenge the Blood-Devouring Mosquito after the crowd hesitated to approach the Blood River.
• The Blood-Devouring Mosquito overwhelmed Liu Feng with a spiritual attack, pierced him, and absorbed his blood qi.
• The Blood-Devouring Mosquito reached the peak of the Peak-Stage Grandmaster realm, and the martial artists recoiled in fear.
• Xiao Yutian, Bai Zhi, and Jiang Mian arrived, prompting the crowd to expect them to confront the Blood-Devouring Mosquito.

Xiao Yutian and Bai Zhi summoned their bonded spirit beasts and condensed their Golden Bodies to capture the Blood-Devouring Mosquito. The Mosquito attacked them fiercely, and the battle remained underway.

• Xiao Yutian mocked Liu Feng for dying to the Blood-Devouring Mosquito without activating his Golden Body.
• Xiao Yutian and Bai Zhi decided to join forces to subdue the Mosquito, while Jiang Mian stayed out of the fight.
• Xiao Yutian summoned the Golden Astral Tiger, and Bai Zhi summoned the Thunder Moon Wolf; both bonded beasts possessed Peak-Stage Grandmaster strength.
• Xiao Yutian and Bai Zhi condensed tiger- and wolf-shaped Golden Bodies, then merged into them with their spirit beasts.
• The Blood-Devouring Mosquito attacked Xiao Yutian, Bai Zhi, and their beasts, and all four struck back with Golden Light and lightning.

Jiang Mian entered the blood-colored curtain and discovered Qin Yan comprehending Domain Fusion Return to One at the Great Grandmaster Realm. She tried to kill him while he was breaking through, but the ninety stars protecting him descended on her, and she attacked them with a torrent of water.

• The Blood-Devouring Mosquito fought Xiao Yutian, Bai Zhi, and their bonded spirit beasts to a standstill as Jiang Mian headed for the blood-colored curtain.
• Jiang Mian passed through the curtain and found Great Grandmaster-level Blood Puppets, ninety revolving stars, and Qin Yan meditating beneath a massive black spear phantom.
• Jiang Mian recognized Qin Yan and realized he was comprehending Domain Fusion Return to One at the Great Grandmaster Realm.
• Jiang Mian decided to kill Qin Yan while he was breaking through, but the ninety stars formed a silver barrier that descended to stop her.
• Jiang Mian dismissed the incomplete formation and sent a towering torrent of water crashing toward the ninety stars.

Jiang Mian attacked Qin Yan, but his Shadow Clone blocked her and trapped her inside Imperial Crown Verdict. As the clone’s Judgment Swords struck, Jiang Mian summoned her Azure Sea Tide-Welling Wall to defend herself.

• Jiang Mian’s blue torrent shattered the starry phantoms, but Qin Yan’s Shadow Clone stopped it with a dark barrier.
• Jiang Mian equipped her Azure Water Heavenly Silk Gloves and launched a giant water palm at Qin Yan.
• The Shadow Clone countered Jiang Mian’s attack, then trapped her inside Imperial Crown Verdict with its Spirit Weapon Skill.
• Jiang Mian’s water attacks failed to break the dark curtain, which the Shadow Clone reinforced by summoning several thousand Dark Judgment Swords.
• Jiang Mian formed the Azure Sea Tide-Welling Wall, and a thousand Judgment Swords crashed into it.

While Qin Yan pressed on with his breakthrough, his Shadow Clone fought Jiang Mian inside the darkness, and Qin Yan prepared Mo Yuan to protect him and help hold her off. The Shadow Clone also killed several groups of geniuses who entered the blood-colored barrier, causing the others to abandon their attempts to intrude.

• Qin Yan realized that the Shadow Clone might struggle against Jiang Mian’s Dao Essence and summoned Mo Yuan to guard his breakthrough and assist in battle.
• Mo Yuan merged with his clone, increasing his patterns from twenty-three thousand to twenty-eight thousand, while Qin Yan continued advancing toward Domain Fusion Return to One.
• Several martial artists slipped through the blood-colored barrier and entered the darkness, where the Shadow Clone’s Darkness Chains killed more than a dozen of them.
• The Shadow Clone threw the intruders’ desiccated corpses outside the barrier, frightening away the martial artists who had considered entering.
• Some bold geniuses entered despite the warning and were also killed and cast out, prompting the remaining onlookers to give up on exploring the space.

Jiang Mian survived the Dark Judgment Swords inside the Imperial Crown Space, only to be ambushed by Qin Yan’s Abyss Fire Lotus. After the strike wounded her, she summoned her Golden Body and confronted Qin Yan’s Shadow Clone while Qin Yan continued absorbing the Great Annihilation Spear Shadow’s energy.

• Jiang Mian endured the Dark Judgment Swords until the weakening Darkness Space dissipated.
• Jiang Mian recognized Qin Yan’s Darkness Altar and used two percent of her water dao essence to resist the Abyss Fire Lotus.
• The Abyss Fire Lotus broke through Jiang Mian’s defense and wounded her, but her pale blue dress helped neutralize its remaining power.
• Jiang Mian summoned her Azure Water Heavenly Origin Golden Body, and Qin Yan’s Shadow Clone answered with the Dark Emperor Golden Body.
• Jiang Mian’s water dao power clashed with the Shadow Clone’s darkness force as Qin Yan resumed absorbing the Great Annihilation Spear Shadow’s energy.

Jiang Mian combined her Azure Water Tides and Tidal Origin Spirit with three percent of the Water Dao Essence to overwhelm the Dark Emperor Golden Body with increasingly powerful strikes. Meanwhile, Qin Yan’s breakthrough to Domain Fusion Return to One was revealed to the gathered prodigies, who kept their distance.

• The Azure Water Heavenly Origin Golden Body’s torrent destroyed the Blood-Devouring Mosquito’s blood curtain, revealing Qin Yan breaking through inside.
• The surrounding prodigies recognized Qin Yan’s attempt to reach Domain Fusion Return to One in the Great Grandmaster Realm and retreated from the battle.
• Jiang Mian summoned her Azure Water Tides and Tidal Origin Spirit, which drove powerful waves against the Darkness Altar.
• Jiang Mian absorbed another one percent of the Water Dao Essence, bringing her total to three percent, and fused water power into the Azure Water Heavenly Origin Golden Body.
• Jiang Mian attacked the Dark Emperor Golden Body with the Thousand-Layer Wave Palm, forcing it back with a growing sequence of strikes.

Jiang Mian overwhelmed Mo Yuan and the Dark Emperor Golden Body with a relentless succession of palm strikes, forcing them to defend together against her tsunamis. As their attacks clashed in a fierce stalemate, she announced her nineteenth palm.

• Jiang Mian battered the Dark Emperor Golden Body with her seventh through thirteenth palms, while Mo Yuan used Yin-Yang Five Elements Block to stop the torrents.
• Jiang Mian's fourteenth through sixteenth palms pushed Mo Yuan to his limit, and the Dark Emperor Golden Body raised a dark barrier to help withstand the attacks.
• Jiang Mian sent two enormous waves at Mo Yuan and the Dark Emperor Golden Body, and Mo Yuan was blasted away after weakening their force.
• The Dark Emperor Golden Body's Shadow Clone unleashed fifteen Dark Lasers from the Hands of the Dark Abyss, clashing with the weakening torrents in a stalemate.
• Jiang Mian called out, "Nineteenth palm, descend!"

Jiang Mian unleashed her full-strength Thousand-Layer Wave Palm, sending a five-thousand-zhang river across the battlefield, but Qin Yan survived under the protection of Mo Yuan's Five Elements Yin-Yang Mystic Yellow Bell and continued his breakthrough. The flood receded, leaving the prodigies stunned by the bell's power and Qin Yan's survival.

• Jiang Mian used three percent of her Water Dao Essence to unleash a five-thousand-zhang river that shattered the Dark Lasers and swept across the battlefield.
• The prodigies fled the flood, but it swept up a dozen who had not escaped in time.
• Jiang Mian dispelled her Golden Body, took a pill, and saw that Qin Yan's Great Annihilation Spear Shadow still hung in the sky, showing that his breakthrough continued.
• The prodigies sensed the Five Elements Yin-Yang Mystic Yellow Bell protecting Qin Yan, the Shadow Clone, and Mo Yuan from the river.
• Mo Yuan's bell dissolved after absorbing the attack, and the prodigies marveled at its defensive power and Qin Yan's survival.

Qin Yan began merging with the Great Annihilation energy to break through to Domain Fusion Return to One, prompting the surrounding prodigies and Jiang Mian to flee. The Shadow Clone and Mo Yuan blocked Xiao Yutian and Bai Zhi from escaping, and the two Beast-Controlling Sect disciples unleashed their Dao Essences to break through.

• Qin Yan shouted “Merge!” and drew the Great Annihilation energy into himself as his breakthrough began.
• The watching prodigies fled, and Jiang Mian withdrew after warning Qin Yan that she would face him again.
• The Shadow Clone and Mo Yuan blocked Xiao Yutian and Bai Zhi as they tried to escape the Blood-Devouring Mosquito.
• The Shadow Clone refused Xiao Yutian’s attempt to negotiate, determined to keep him and Bai Zhi there and take their belongings.
• Xiao Yutian activated his Metal Dao Essence, while Bai Zhi activated her Thunder Dao Essence to break through the encirclement.

Qin Yan completed his breakthrough and unleashed Great Annihilation Spear Intent against Xiao Yutian, Bai Zhi, and their beasts. He blasted all four away, leaving the battle decisively in his favor.

• Xiao Yutian and Bai Zhi fought the Dark Emperor Golden Body and Blood-Devouring Mosquito but could not break through the encirclement.
• Mo Yuan weakened their strongest attacks, while Qin Yan’s Great Annihilation Spear Shadow nearly merged into his body.
• Qin Yan broke through and appeared above Xiao Yutian and Bai Zhi, surrounded by powerful Great Annihilation Spear Intent.
• Qin Yan summoned miniature spear shadows over the two Golden Bodies and two Fierce Beasts, sending Great Annihilation Spear Intent into them.
• Xiao Yutian, Bai Zhi, the Golden Astral Tiger, and the Thunder Moon Wolf were blasted away, their Golden Bodies shattered and the beasts badly wounded.