Chapter Summaries

Chen Yan gained the large-scale offensive divine ability Nightmare Return to Void, while Wang Anguo investigated East Sea’s strange beasts and discovered a vast Rift opening above the water. Hundreds of powerful monsters poured into East Sea City and attacked as the city’s defenders opened fire.

• Chen Yan studied Nightmare Return to Void, a divine ability that could drag targets within his spiritual-power range into a dream and kill them, then continued cultivating.
• Wang Anguo killed a seventh-tier spider in East Sea’s Wilderness Zone and suspected the soulless beasts had been created by an unknown force.
• Wang Anguo reached East Sea City and felt a slow, powerful heartbeat pulsing through the ground.
• A Rift opened above the water, releasing black fog and a monstrous claw as people across Suojia City panicked.
• Hundreds of powerful creatures emerged from the Rift and surged toward the riverbank, bridge, and city.
• Security officers at the shipping checkpoint opened fire on the attacking monsters.

Wang Anguo defended the coastal checkpoint against the monster horde, killing two powerful monsters and helping the frightened crowd evacuate. Three Martial Arts Grandmasters from the East Sea City Martial Arts Association arrived to stand with him as the remaining fighters guided citizens toward the eastern district.

• The monster horde overwhelmed the coast, smashing cars and attacking a cargo ship as the snake-man and eagle-man charged the seawall.
• Wang Anguo killed the diving eagle-man with a crimson blade strike, then shattered the snake-man with his saber.
• Wang Anguo used his aura and a forceful shout to steady the crowd and help start an orderly evacuation.
• Wang Anguo leaped into the densest part of the horde and unleashed an explosion of crimson light.
• Three Martial Arts Grandmasters arrived from the East Sea City Martial Arts Association and joined Wang Anguo at the seawall while other fighters escorted citizens toward the eastern district.

Chen Canglan, Wang Anguo, Zhou Hai, and Lin Jing fought together to hold back an endless wave of monsters pouring from the expanding Rift. As their strength failed and East Sea City's civilians remained in danger, Chen Canglan urged them to fight to the death rather than retreat.

• Lin Jing and Zhou Hai traded barbs while fighting monsters, until Chen Canglan silenced them and asked Wang Anguo to take the formation's center.
• Wang Anguo said he had already spent too much strength, so Chen Canglan took the center as the four formed a battle formation and slaughtered monsters.
• The Rift expanded to seven or eight meters across and poured out more monsters, while the four Grandmasters' True Essence steadily dwindled.
• Lin Jing warned that the four would be worn down and killed, but Chen Canglan recognized that retreat would leave hundreds of thousands of East Sea residents defenseless.
• Chen Canglan declared that he would not let the civilians die and called on the others to fight to the death and never retreat.

Chen Yan hypnotized East Sea City to stop the Black Tide invasion, killed the monsters in the Dream Void, and struck the expanding Rift with his full power. He then entered the Rift and drove underground toward the ancient presence within, resisting its assault on his mind.

• Chen Yan used [Nightmare Return to Void] to put the monsters, Wang Anguo, the other Grandmasters, and East Sea City's residents to sleep.
• Chen Yan entered the [Dream Void] and slaughtered the Black Tide Creatures there, killing their counterparts along the real-world coastline.
• Chen Yan attacked the expanding Rift with his Golden Flash Instant Burst and Indestructible Golden Body Dharma Image, wiping out the creatures inside it and drawing in enormous Tribulation Power.
• Chen Yan charged through the Rift and bored down through solid rock toward a powerful pulse of life.
• Chen Yan resisted the mental pressure seeping through the underground passage and struck back toward its source.

Chen Yan fought through the underground creatures and discovered an ancient ninth-rank Corpse Dragon chained to a bone altar beneath East Sea Base City. As the Corpse Dragon’s domain pressed down on him, Chen Yan merged with his Indestructible Golden Body Dharma Image and launched a punch at it.

• Chen Yan smashed through the underground rock and killed the tentacled monsters that attacked him, gaining far more Tribulation Power than from the creatures above.
• Chen Yan broke into a vast cavern and found an ancient Corpse Dragon bound to a towering altar made from demon beast bones.
• The Corpse Dragon’s roar empowered a horde of demon beasts, and Chen Yan began destroying them with his golden light and fists.
• The Corpse Dragon unleashed a ninth-rank gravity domain, but Chen Yan’s internal breath and Dharma Image resisted its pressure.
• Chen Yan merged with the thousand-zhang Indestructible Golden Body Dharma Image and punched toward the Corpse Dragon’s domain.

Chen Yan fought the Corpse Dragon on the Bone Altar, wounding it with his spear before it rebuilt its severed limb and intensified its attacks. As the battle turned increasingly dangerous, Chen Yan committed all his power to a final strike, and a point of dark-gold Void formed at his spear tip.

• Chen Yan pierced the Corpse Dragon’s death breath with [Selflessness] and burned a deep wound into its cheek.
• Chen Yan clashed with the Corpse Dragon’s bone claw, redirected its tail strike, then used spiritual power to disrupt it and sever its forelimb with his spear.
• The Corpse Dragon rebuilt its forelimb from scattered bones, grew larger, and attacked Chen Yan with increased gravity and relentless force.
• Chen Yan sensed the Corpse Dragon’s unstable Origin Soul Fire and loosened chains, judged that he needed to end the fight quickly, and prepared to risk everything.
• The Corpse Dragon gathered a compressed Death Breath orb as Chen Yan poured his power into his spear, forming a point of dark-gold Void at its tip.

Chen Yan destroyed the Corpse Dragon, claimed the purple-black bead and broken chains, and escaped as the cavern collapsed. In East Sea City, the survivors awoke to the aftermath, while Chen Canglan revealed he had not stopped the disaster and left the identity of the true savior unknown.

• Chen Yan survived the Corpse Dragon's annihilation domain, found the purple-black bead, and used the Power of Faith to cleanse its sinister will.
• Chen Yan learned that the bead created the Black Tide Creatures and could grant immense power at the cost of its user's mind.
• Chen Yan decided he needed to reach Martial Saint, gathered the broken dark golden chains, and fled the collapsing cavern.
• The survivors awoke in East Sea City to the vanished Rift, dead demonic beasts, and widespread destruction.
• Zhou Hai, Lin Jing, and Wang Anguo asked Chen Canglan if he had defeated the threat, but he said he had only woken earlier than they had.

Chen Yan purified the Origin Bead taken from the Corpse Dragon and used its energy to break through the Fifth Decay Tribulation, while a mysterious statue realized its source power was gone and vowed to destroy Blue Star’s native species. In East Sea City, Chen Canglan and the others wondered who had saved them, and Chen Yan emerged from his breakthrough with his Five Tribulations complete.

• Chen Yan purified the Origin Bead with the Power of Faith and absorbed its energy as he broke through the Fifth Decay Tribulation.
• A statue in an uncharted realm sensed the Origin Bead’s loss, suspected a powerful fighter had killed the Corpse Dragon, and resolved to wipe out Blue Star’s native species.
• Chen Canglan, Wang Anguo, Zhou Hai, and Lin Jing examined the aftermath in East Sea City and speculated that an unknown Martial Saint had intervened.
• Chen Yan endured a violent transformation in the Cosmic Dojo and completed the Fifth Decay Tribulation, strengthening his body and Golden Core.
• Chen Yan concluded that his Indestructible Body was nearing perfection and that he could now face the chained Corpse Dragon head-on.

After completing the Five Decays, Chen Yan discovered that tribulation energy had fused with his Indestructible Internal Breath and learned he could eventually create it himself. He studied the Martial Saint realm and realized the Indestructible Scripture required him to refine both the seven po and three souls, leaving him set to begin with the Corpse Dog.

• Chen Yan examined his body after completing all five tribulations and found tribulation energy inseparably fused with his Indestructible Internal Breath.
• The Heavenly Mystery Book explained that his Destruction Law fragment and experience with the Five Decays let him begin controlling Tribulation Dao, which could eventually allow him to create tribulation energy.
• Chen Yan considered using artificial tribulation energy to raise Stone Spirit Clan members into Grandmasters, but decided to learn to control it safely first.
• The Heavenly Mystery Book described how Martial Saints refined seven po to strengthen their domains until they became small worlds.
• Chen Yan recalled that the Indestructible Scripture also required cultivating three souls, Tai Guang, Shuang Ling, and You Jing, in addition to the seven po.
• Chen Yan decided to begin by refining the Corpse Dog and planned to send Lipo a dream asking her to gather Heavenly Mountain Snow Lotuses.

Levi reported Spirit Descendant Evolution Company's control of the Americas and received authority over the company, along with a Tier 9 Evolution Serum and a blueprint. The Spirit Descendant captain then discussed the Blue Star takeover with Captains Ling En and Ling Duo, who dismissed the dead Ling Suo as a failure.

• Levi reported that the company controlled the Americas' officials, Evolution Serum supply, and 370 million customers, and proposed using the East Continent Alliance's competition to expand overseas.
• The unseen presence named Levi the one in charge of Spirit Descendant Evolution Company and placed a Tier 9 Evolution Serum and a blueprint before him.
• Levi resisted the urge to take the serum and reached for the blueprint, recognizing the company's success came from being chosen by the Spirit Descendant.
• The Spirit Descendant captain reviewed the Blue Star report and reflected that he had used Evolution Serum to make humans develop the planet's resources and serve as his agents.
• Captain Ling En and Captain Ling Duo mocked the Spirit Descendant captain's caution and blamed Ling Suo's death on his weakness.

The Spirit Descendant and his companions discovered that an unknown creature was interfering with their monitoring device and decided to cleanse Blue Star. Two and a half years later, Chen Yan cultivated in space, prepared to test his special Tribulation Power on the Stone Spirits, and helped Lipo survive the First Decay while realizing he might be able to control the tribulation.

• The Spirit Descendant learned that a creature had cut off the device's signal and was trying to invade it, but he ordered the cleansing of Blue Star anyway.
• After two and a half years, Chen Yan cultivated outside Blue Star and neared completion of his Corpse Dog Soul, which was also improving his [Mirror Flower Water Moon] proficiency.
• Chen Yan entered a dream and asked Lipo to select ten talented, obedient eighth-rank Stone Spirits for a Tribulation Power experiment, then chose Lipo as the first subject.
• Chen Yan infused Lipo with his special Tribulation Power, triggering and helping him survive the First Decay of the Heavenly Human.
• Chen Yan realized he could control the pace of Lipo's Decay Tribulation and wondered whether further progress in the Tribulation Dao would let him control it completely.

Chen Yan discovered that the Dark Gold Chains possessed power beyond his Indestructible Internal Breath and concluded that reaching the Starry Sky level required mastering a higher form of power, possibly through his domain. Meanwhile, Imperial Martial students anticipated the Clash of the Peak, a worldwide competition among fighters above the seventh rank.

• Chen Yan tried to refine the Dark Gold Chains with his Internal Furnace, but could only strip away a trace of their outer sheen.
• The chains awakened and released an ancient, oppressive aura, and touching one left Chen Yan's right hand covered in painful black cracks.
• Chen Yan used his Indestructible Internal Breath to resist the chains' destructive power, realizing his True Essence was far below its level.
• Chen Yan concluded that he needed to master higher-level power to reach the Starry Sky level and suspected his domain was the key.
• Imperial Martial students discussed the upcoming Clash of the Peak and debated how East Continent martial artists would compare with Gene Warriors and other fighters.
• The students agreed to log into the East Continent Game together at eight that night to watch and support their Grandmasters.

Chen Kefa visited Zhenyue Group, where the students celebrated his reputation and his upcoming Peak Showdown match. He claimed his military reward by ordering the Thunder Emperor's Edict Sword and a treasure to help him break through the Heavenly Pass of Spirit, which would arrive at the Blood Moon Realm Forward Base within an hour.

• Du Qionghua worried that Chen Yan was away in seclusion and told Chen Kefa she hardly got to see their son.
• Chen Kefa left Du Qionghua and was mobbed by Zhenyue Martial Arts Hall students, who asked for photos and cheered his participation in the Peak Showdown.
• Chen Kefa called the Military Department to claim his reward of up to one million military merits.
• Chen Kefa ordered the Thunder Emperor's Edict Sword and a precious natural treasure to help him pass the Heavenly Pass of Spirit.
• The Military Department confirmed the reward would arrive at the Forward Base in the Blood Moon Realm within an hour.

Chen Kefa entered the Forward Base to study the Thunder Emperor's Edict Sword and found valuable spirit treasures and a specialized training chamber waiting for him. He began mastering the sword technique's first two forms less than two hours before the final showdown.

• Chen Kefa arrived at the Forward Base and was shown to a private inheritance room containing a copy of the Thunder Emperor's Edict Sword.
• Chen Kefa read that the technique's seven forms built toward a Thunder Emperor Domain and could lead to the Martial Saint Realm.
• Chen Kefa examined a Gold-Veined Jade Lingzhi, a Spirit-Condensing Barrier-Breaking Pill, and a Spirit-Guiding Potion, but postponed using them because the competition was near.
• Chen Kefa configured the training chamber to simulate lightning conditions and began practicing the Thunder Emperor's Edict Sword.
• Chen Kefa gained an initial grasp of Thunder Attraction and destroyed a test target with a commanded lightning bolt.
• Chen Kefa moved on to practicing Thunder Movement as the final showdown drew closer.

Chen Kefa consumed three precious resources and broke through the Heavenly Pass of Spirit, multiplying his spiritual power. He tested his new abilities in the East Continent Game’s Trial Tower and prepared to compete for a top-three place in the Grandmaster Ranking.

• Chen Kefa used the Spirit-Condensing Barrier-Breaking Pill, Gold-Veined Jade Lingzhi, and Spirit-Guiding Potion to strengthen his sea of consciousness and break the Heavenly Pass of Spirit with the Thunder Emperor’s Edict Sword.
• Chen Kefa entered the East Continent Game and measured his improved perception, reaction speed, and object manipulation in the Trial Tower.
• Chen Kefa fought a tide of seventh-rank beasts, killed 108 before being overwhelmed, and recognized that his unchanged True Essence limited him.
• Chen Kefa tested himself against eighth-rank beasts, defeated up to three at once, and concluded he could claim a top-three place on the Grandmaster Ranking.
• Chen Kefa looked forward to the showdown, expecting strong competition from other Grandmasters who had also received Alliance rewards.

Chen Kefa faced Dongying’s veteran competitor Mizutani Ryuji in his first Global Peak Duel match. After dodging and countering Mizutani’s opening attacks, Chen revealed his Thunder Attraction technique and prepared to overwhelm him.

• Chen Kefa entered the Global Peak Duel and was matched against Dongying’s Mizutani Ryuji, whom commentators identified as a veteran powerhouse.
• Chen Kefa and Mizutani Ryuji appeared on an active volcano, where Mizutani taunted him and attacked as soon as the match began.
• Chen Kefa sidestepped Mizutani’s heavy saber and countered with a thrust, then slid his sword along the saber’s shaft to threaten Mizutani’s throat.
• Mizutani acknowledged Chen Kefa’s skill, transformed to boost his strength and speed, and prepared to attack again.
• Chen Kefa summoned lightning to his sword with Thunder Attraction, shocking Mizutani and declaring that he knew nothing of true power.

Chen Kefa defeated Mizutani Ryuji with his newly mastered Thunder Movement, winning his first match and revealing the move’s heavy energy cost. After recovering during the rest period, Chen was matched against Cain of the Americas and arrived on a cyberpunk rooftop arena.

• Mizutani Ryuji attacked Chen Kefa with his Severing Slash, but Chen stopped him with a bolt of lightning.
• Chen Kefa unleashed Thunder Movement, and a vast cascade of lightning obliterated Mizutani Ryuji and secured Chen’s victory.
• Back in the preparation room, Chen assessed the move’s cost and meditated to restore his mental energy and True Essence.
• Chen Kefa was matched against Cain of the Americas and teleported to a rooftop helipad, where he saw Cain wearing powerful exoskeleton armor.

Chen Kefa fought Cain, whose augmented body wielded powerful weapons and absorbed lightning to strengthen his counterattack. Chen Kefa read Cain’s moves, struck again with concentrated lightning, and defeated him, winning the match for the East Continent Alliance.

• Cain opened the match by firing a powerful beam and sweeping it across the battlefield, while Chen Kefa dodged the attacks.
• Cain used his turbine engines, light swords, and hidden lasers to pressure Chen Kefa in close combat.
• Chen Kefa unleashed Thunder Movement, severing Cain’s right arm and covering his body in lightning, but Cain absorbed the electricity and punched Chen Kefa into a building.
• Qi Ji deduced that Cain’s mind had been modified to suppress pain and emotion, and said Chen Kefa had already figured out Cain’s moves.
• Chen Kefa returned with concentrated lightning, broke Cain’s defenses, and pierced through his chest, killing him.
• The system declared Chen Kefa the winner for the East Continent Alliance.

Chen Yan completed his domain and began breaking through the Corpse Dog Soul, creating a powerful aura that startled the ninth-tier beings across Blue Star. He successfully awakened the soul’s alertness and perception, while the Nine-Headed Great Saint discussed humanity’s role in the coming contest for the Godhead.

• Chen Yan used his six laws and Time Stroll to complete a domain founded on immortality and destruction.
• As Chen Yan began breaking through the Corpse Dog Soul, his aura made every ninth-tier being on Blue Star feel the arrival of a powerful new existence.
• The elder on Kunlun Sacred Mountain, an ancient deep-sea beast, and the Nine-Headed Great Saint sensed the aura and wondered who had appeared.
• The Nine-Headed Great Saint’s heads argued over humanity’s growing strength, and Fourth Elder defended humanity as necessary to face threats beyond Blue Star.
• Chen Yan endured the turmoil in his soul, released a sharp force from his Ancestral Aperture, and awakened the Corpse Dog Soul’s alertness and perception.

Chen Yan used his newly formed domain to reshape meteorites into a satellite and forcibly stripped the dark-gold shell from the chain fragment. He discovered an impossibly dense blood-red blade that cut his perfected Indestructible Body, leading him to suspect it came from a Starry Sky Life.

• Chen Yan tested his domain’s powers, disintegrating and restoring meteorites before combining them into a new satellite orbiting Blue Star.
• Chen Yan used [Immortality] and [Calamity Destruction] to erode the dark-gold shell covering the chain fragment.
• Chen Yan exposed the fragment’s blood-red metal core and picked it up from a crack in the satellite’s rock.
• The fragment’s edge cut Chen Yan’s palm on contact, though his wound healed almost immediately.
• Chen Yan concluded that the fragment’s sharpness exceeded the ninth rank and suspected it came from a Starry Sky Life.