Chapter Summaries

Key Plot Points and Events

• Nine Songs is close to breaking through to another realm.
• Li Su struggles to gather the remaining secondary paths for his primary path.
• Li Su encounters a member of the Light Clan and suffers an injury but gains light-element secondary paths.
• Ning Wuxia contacts Li Su about the Light-Spitting Insects but doesn't reveal her plans.
• Prodigies from the upper-ranking races (Mimic Clan, Heaven Clan, God Clan, Earth Clan) enter the tournament, displaying transcendent talents that match or exceed the Saint Supreme's power.

Character Developments

• Li Su becomes more cautious and aware of the urgency to improve his strength.
• Nine Songs is about to break through to a new realm, indicating her growth.
• The prodigies from the upper-ranking races demonstrate their power and potential.

Significant Themes

• The importance of time and urgency in cultivation and improvement.
• The power dynamics among the different races and the threat they pose.
• The balance of the Mythical Realm and the changes happening due to the Underworld and Heavenly Court's emergence.

Character Interactions

• Li Su and Nine Songs interact briefly, with Nine Songs questioning Li Su about his status as a slave.
• Li Su and Ning Wuxia communicate about the Light-Spitting Insects, but Ning Wuxia keeps her plans to herself.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Li Su and Nine Songs discuss his involvement in Peak Ascent's troubles.
• Nine Songs offers to take Li Su with her as she leaves Earth Clan City to avoid Frenzy Faction's retaliation.
• Li Su asks about the root cause of the conflict between the Frenzy and Technique Factions.
• Nine Songs reveals that the conflict is due to class and status issues, as the Technique Faction's techniques allowed a lower-grade talent to defeat a higher-grade talent.

Character Developments

• Li Su: Shows curiosity and concern about the conflict between the factions, indicating his growing involvement and investment in the situation.
• Nine Songs: Demonstrates maturity and understanding of the political undercurrents, offering Li Su a way out of the danger he's in.
• Fei: Reveals his disdain for the Frenzy Faction's class-based mentality.

Significant Themes

• Class and status: The conflict between the Frenzy and Technique Factions highlights the theme of class and status, and the power dynamics that come with them.
• Talent and technique: The narrative explores the relationship between talent and technique, and how techniques can challenge and disrupt the established order based on talent.

Character Interactions

• Li Su and Nine Songs: Their conversation reveals their mutual respect and understanding, with Nine Songs showing concern for Li Su's safety and Li Su demonstrating his interest in the larger political picture.
• Nine Songs and Fei: Their dynamic shows a level of familiarity and shared understanding, with Fei supporting Nine Songs' decisions and providing additional context to Li Su.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Li Su declines Nine Songs' invitation to leave with her.
• Nine Songs decides to take revenge on the Frenzy Faction before leaving the Earth Clan.
• Li Su suggests a plan to help Nine Songs enter the top ten in the tournament, drawing attention to the Frenzy Faction's actions.
• Li Su reveals he has been capturing and suppressing tournament participants to help Nine Songs accumulate points.

Character Developments

• Nine Songs: Shows determination to take revenge on the Frenzy Faction and leaves the Earth Clan to ensure her safety.
• Li Su: Demonstrates his strategic thinking and planning, showing he is more than just a fighter.
• Fei: Initially wary of Li Su's intentions, she comes to trust him as he explains his plan.

Significant Themes

• Revenge and retribution.
• Strategic planning and manipulation.
• The consequences of one's actions and the ripple effects they create.

Character Interactions

• Nine Songs and Li Su: They form an alliance, with Li Su helping Nine Songs accumulate points and Nine Songs helping Li Su cause trouble for the Earth Clan.
• Nine Songs and Fei: They discuss the feasibility of Li Su's plan, with Fei initially expressing concern for Nine Songs' safety.
• Li Su and Fei: Li Su reassures Fei about his intentions and the plan's viability, earning her trust.

Key Plot Points and Events

• The new tournament is held to distract from the tension between the Thirty-Three Alien Races and the Mythical Realm due to the disappearance of Nine Heavens Sovereign and Heartless True Person.
• Peak Ascent, Nine Heavens Sovereign's sect, begins to gain attention as its tournament ranking steadily increases, reaching beyond three thousandth place.

Character Developments

• Nine Songs, the protagonist, is not mentioned directly in this chapter, but her actions through Peak Ascent are implied.
• The Man King, an antagonist, becomes increasingly uneasy and angry about Nine Songs' growing influence.

Significant Themes

• The theme of tension and potential war between the alien races and the Mythical Realm is prevalent.
• The theme of power dynamics and the struggle for influence within the alien races is also highlighted, with Nine Songs' actions drawing attention and concern.

Character Interactions

• The Man King's interactions with his subordinates are implied, as they discuss Peak Ascent's sudden rise in the tournament rankings.
• The alien races and the Mythical Realm are shown to be in a state of tense standoff, with both sides preparing for potential war.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Peak Ascent's points increase dramatically without any battle scenes.
• The Earth Clan's management team discovers Nine Songs's method: she captures and seals injured competitors, then heals them, and they surrender to her.
• The viewing stone displays the entire process, revealing Li Su's involvement in capturing, suppressing, and healing the injured competitors.

Character Developments

• Nine Songs: She rises in the individual rankings due to the increased points from surrendering competitors.
• Li Su: His unique abilities and talents are revealed, showcasing his utility in the competition. He demonstrates his fighting, suppressing, healing, and concealing skills, as well as his aberrant talent, Imitation.

Significant Themes

• The power of utility and adaptability in competition, as demonstrated by Li Su's diverse skills and talents.
• The envy and jealousy of other alien clans and the Earth Clan towards Peak Ascent's success, highlighting the competitive nature of the tournament.

Character Interactions

• Nine Songs and Li Su work together to capture, suppress, and heal injured competitors, leading to Peak Ascent's increased points and Nine Songs's rise in the rankings.
• The Earth Clan's management team interacts with each other, trying to understand and address the unusual situation with Peak Ascent's points.
• The alien clans and the people of the Mythical Realm watch the events unfold on the viewing stone, reacting with astonishment and envy towards Li Su and Peak Ascent.

Key Plot Points and Events

• The Man King is furious after Li Su's interference in the tournament.
• Li Su's team secures the top spot in Peak Ascent, making it one of the top five events in Earth Clan City.
• Nine Songs and Fei express gratitude to Li Su for his help.

Character Developments

• The Man King's determination to eliminate Nine Songs increases due to her awakening.
• Li Su demonstrates his strategic prowess and ability to manipulate events.
• Nine Songs and Fei show concern for Li Su's safety after they leave.

Significant Themes

• The struggle for power and resources within the Earth Clan.
• The importance of talent and potential in the Earth Clan's hierarchy.
• The consequences of defying the established order.

Character Interactions

• The Man King and Li Su: Enemies with a growing animosity.
• Nine Songs and Li Su: Allies with a deepening respect for each other's abilities.
• Nine Songs and Fei: Friends who share a common goal and worry about Li Su's safety.

Summary

Key Plot Points and Events

• The barrier around the competition area is removed, revealing Nine Songs' aura.
• Nine Songs' senior brother, who betrayed her, leads a group to attack her.
• Nine Songs uses the ultimate killing move, Nine-Step Dragon Slayer, created by her master, Nine Heavens Sovereign, to annihilate her enemies and their surroundings.

Character Developments

• Nine Songs: Shows her determination and power by using a forbidden technique against her former senior brother and his allies.
• Nine Songs' Senior Brother: Betrays Nine Songs and attempts to grievously injure her but is ultimately annihilated by her.

Significant Themes

• Betrayal and its consequences.
• The power of forbidden techniques and their potential to change the course of battles.
• The legacy of powerful mentors and the impact of their teachings on their disciples.

Character Interactions

• Nine Songs and her Senior Brother: Their interaction highlights the theme of betrayal and its consequences, as Nine Songs uses her power to exact revenge.
• Li Su and Fei: They observe the battle from a distance, with Li Su expressing concern for Nine Songs' safety, while Fei remains calm, confident in Nine Songs' abilities.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Nine Songs, an Earth Clan prodigy, uses the powerful 'Nine-Step Dragon Slayer' killing move, one of the eight ultimate moves of the alien clans, to defeat her opponents.
• The move's immense power and cost leave Nine Songs in a weakened state, damaging her foundation.
• Nine Songs and Fei surrender, transferring their points to Li Su, who is then targeted by other competitors due to his high score.

Character Developments

• Nine Songs demonstrates her prowess and willingness to sacrifice for victory, but also shows concern for Li Su's well-being.
• Li Su is overwhelmed by the sudden attention and realizes the misunderstanding behind Nine Songs' actions.

Significant Themes

• Power and sacrifice: Nine Songs' use of the 'Nine-Step Dragon Slayer' shows the immense power and cost of ultimate moves.
• Misunderstandings and consequences: Li Su's failure to clarify his status leads to a significant misunderstanding with Nine Songs.

Character Interactions

• Nine Songs and Li Su: Nine Songs' actions show her respect and gratitude towards Li Su, while Li Su is left to deal with the consequences of her misunderstanding.
• Li Su and other competitors: Li Su becomes a target due to the high score transferred to him, leading to a chase as he tries to escape.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Li Su, despite being set up, proves his strength and evades capture for two months.
• He cultivates his primary Dao, nearing completion, and plans to break through to the Da Luo Realm if necessary.
• The Earth Clan tournament continues, with fewer than three thousand strong cultivators remaining.
• Li Su speculates about the new tournament and worries about the Frenzy Faction's targeting.
• Off-screen, Thunder Sovereign proposes a wager to Dou Tian Emperor Sovereign, involving a competition between alien and human prodigies.

Character Developments

• Li Su's cultivation progresses significantly, approaching the Da Luo Realm.
• Li Su's strategic thinking and adaptability are shown as he evades capture and plans for the future.
• Dou Tian Emperor Sovereign's cunning and confidence in the human race's prodigies are revealed.

Significant Themes

• The pursuit of power and cultivation, with Li Su's struggle to reach ten million miscellaneous Daos.
• The importance of strategic thinking and adaptability, as shown by Li Su's evasion tactics.
• The theme of competition and rivalry, both between Li Su and his pursuers, and between the human and alien races.

Character Interactions

• Li Su interacts with various birds while in disguise, highlighting his frustration with his situation.
• Off-screen, Thunder Sovereign interacts with Dou Tian Emperor Sovereign, setting up a competition between human and alien prodigies.

Key Plot Points and Events

• The Mythical Realm is considering trading a Golden Crow corpse to an unknown race in exchange for something of immense value.
• The new tournament's purpose is revealed to be a bilateral live broadcast, with the objective not being victory or the treasure offered by the alien races, but something else.
• Li Su's main Dao cultivation is nearing completion, and he's struggling to control his urge to break through into the Da Luo realm.

Character Developments

• Thunder Sovereign: Shows concern for the Mythical Realm's well-being and is aware of the immense pressure they're under due to the alien races.
• Li Su: Realizes the urgency of his situation and the need to quickly complete his auxiliary Daos to prevent an uncontrolled breakthrough. He also learns about the human race's impending arrival and plans to take advantage of this opportunity.

Significant Themes

• The pressure and struggle faced by the Mythical Realm due to the alien races' immense power and population.
• The importance of preparation and accumulation of strength, as seen in Li Su's struggle to control his breakthrough and his plan to take advantage of the upcoming opportunity.

Character Interactions

• Thunder Sovereign and the hooded man: They discuss the trade and the upcoming tournament, revealing the Mythical Realm's desperation and the unknown value of what they're trading for.
• Li Su and Ning Wuxia: Ning Wuxia contacts Li Su, revealing the human race's impending arrival and giving him a crucial mission, showing her continued guidance and support for Li Su.

Key Plot Points and Events

• The new tournament's main and minor paths advance after three days.
• Emperor Sovereign Dou Tian announces a change in the competition: the top 100 alien race contestants will battle Mythical Realm prodigies for ancient treasures (an ancient Golden Crow's corpse and a fragment of the Innate Five-Direction Banner).
• The battle will be broadcast in the Mythical Realm, with the goal of instilling fear and understanding of the alien races' superiority.
• A gray pocket dimension descends, enclosing the battlefield, and the alien races beyond the hundred-million-path realm are teleported away.
• An ancient Golden Crow's corpse and a fragment of the Innate Five-Direction Banner fall from the sky.

Character Developments

• Li Su remains cautious and ambitious, hoping for a strong showing from the Mythical Realm prodigies to gain benefits while avoiding trouble.
• Emperor Sovereign Dou Tian displays arrogance and confidence in the alien races' superiority.

Significant Themes

• The vast gap in power and resources between the alien races and the Mythical Realm.
• The desire for ancient treasures and their potential benefits.
• The broadcast of the battle as a means of intimidation and humiliation.

Character Interactions

• Li Su's internal monologue reveals his displeasure with Emperor Sovereign Dou Tian's arrogance and his hopes for the Mythical Realm prodigies.
• Emperor Sovereign Dou Tian addresses the alien race contestants and the Mythical Realm, expressing his desire to humiliate and instill fear in them.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Li Su spots Zhu Chihu among the human prodigies participating in the tournament.
• The tournament begins with a foggy arena, isolating participants and encouraging chance encounters.
• Nine battles occur simultaneously, all between human limit Taiyi cultivators and alien opponents.
• All nine human cultivators are defeated and eliminated, causing shock and dismay among the watching Mythical Realm cultivators.

Character Developments

• Li Su shows concern for Zhu Chihu and reflects on their past, demonstrating his growth and responsibility.
• Zhu Chihu is now a prodigy of the Mythical Realm, indicating her improvement and adaptation to her new environment.

Significant Themes

• The power gap between human and alien races is emphasized, highlighting the human race's struggle for survival and dominance.
• The impact of environment and time on cultivation progress is explored, with the human race's recent entry into the Heavenly Court putting them at a disadvantage.

Character Interactions

• Li Su's internal monologue reveals his thoughts and emotions regarding Zhu Chihu and their shared past.
• The interactions between human and alien prodigies in the tournament showcase the power dynamics and the human race's struggle for dominance.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Li Su retrieves a jade talisman from a puppet carrying his flesh and blood, absorbing its contents.
• He returns to his human body, comfortable after the transformation burden of an alien race.
• Li Su cuts down his alien race version with a sword strike.
• He decides to wait until after teleportation out before discarding his alien race identity.
• Li Su senses Zhu Chihu's scent and heads towards the Golden Crow's corpse.
• He considers harvesting wool from upper alien races but decides to wait and observe.
• The atmosphere on the Mythical Realm's side worsens as they lose all battles.
• The strongest cultivators from both sides clash, marking the start of a full-scale war.

Character Developments

• Li Su demonstrates his ability to control his alien race form and returns to his human body.
• He shows awareness of the dire situation in the Mythical Realm and considers his next moves.
• The human cultivators on the Mythical Realm's side grow anxious and apprehensive about their race's survival.

Significant Themes

• The power dynamics between humanity and the alien races.
• The struggle for survival and extinction in the face of overwhelming odds.
• The consequences of losing a crucial battle and the impact on morale.

Character Interactions

• Li Su interacts with his alien race version, ultimately destroying it.
• The human cultivators on the Mythical Realm's side react to the ongoing battles, expressing their anxiety and determination.
• The strongest cultivators from both sides clash, setting the stage for a full-scale war.

Key Plot Points and Events

• The battle between the Mythical Realm and the alien races begins. The aliens are stronger than expected, and many human cultivators are at a disadvantage.
• Li Su, disguised, enters the battlefield and encounters an alien. He uses his supreme power, killing the alien instantly and stunning everyone.
• A God Clan prodigy, one of the five superior alien races, appears and engages Li Su in battle. They clash with immense power, transcending the Taiyi realm and entering the Daluo realm level of combat.

Character Developments

• Li Su: Reveals his true strength, killing a Ten Million Dao Realm alien with ease. He then faces off against a God Clan prodigy, entering a fierce battle.
• Zhu Chihu: Recognizes Li Su's aura and is excited to see his strength.
• Other human cultivators: Struggle against the alien races, with many at a disadvantage. Some, like the Human Sect's Second Senior Sister and Guo Yuyun of the Elucidation Sect, notice Li Su's presence.

Significant Themes

• The strength of the alien races exceeds expectations, challenging the Mythical Realm's cultivators.
• Li Su's true power is revealed, showcasing the gap between him and other cultivators.
• The battle between Li Su and the God Clan prodigy highlights the power of evenly matched opponents and the excitement of battle.

Character Interactions

• Li Su and the God Clan prodigy: Engage in a fierce battle, showcasing their immense power and pushing each other to their limits.
• Li Su and Zhu Chihu: Zhu Chihu recognizes Li Su's aura and is excited to see his strength, hinting at their past connection.
• Other human cultivators and Li Su: Notice Li Su's presence and are stunned by his display of power, re-evaluating their own strengths and the Mythical Realm's chances in the battle.

Chapter 37 Summary: “New Tournament”

1. Key Plot Points and Events

• The battle between the Mythical Realm and the alien races reaches an extraordinary level, with hundreds of thousands of clashes occurring in less than a minute. Their Dao resonances devastate the surrounding void, destroying worlds and creating terrifying manifestations of dragons and other divine phenomena.
• The Mythical Realm’s spectators are initially overwhelmed by the aliens’ power, having begun to believe that the alien races were invincible after repeated human defeats.
• Li Su suddenly appears and confronts the God Clan’s strongest prodigy, fighting him evenly despite being in the same realm rather than the Hundred Dao Realm. His unfathomable strength and composed aura suggest that he has not yet used his full power.
• Li Su’s intervention changes the balance of the battlefield. By restraining the God Clan prodigy, he effectively gives the human side an additional top-tier combatant. Several human prodigies, especially Xia Xia and Guo Yuyun, begin suppressing their opponents.
• The alien side is forced to adjust and withdraw some fighters, but the advantage remains fragile because the Immortal, Earth, Mimic, and God Clans possess extremely powerful innate talents.
• The alien prodigies reveal that they had initially been “playing around” and now intend to fight seriously because their leader will not reward them otherwise.
• The four alien prodigies simultaneously activate their awakening abilities, dramatically increasing their strength:
  • The Immortal Clan prodigy gains control over and begins stripping away her opponent’s Dao arts.
  • The Earth Clan prodigy unleashes overwhelming physical force capable of damaging both body and soul.
  • The Mimic Clan prodigy copies and surpasses all of his opponent’s techniques, even reproducing abilities the opponent has not yet used.
  • The God Clan prodigy also undergoes a major power increase while battling Li Su.
• The human side’s temporary advantage collapses almost immediately. Human cultivators begin leaving the field in greater numbers, and the overall score worsens: thirty-seven humans have withdrawn compared with twenty alien cultivators.
• The human Hundred Million Dao Realm fighters prove unable to compensate for the aliens’ superiority. One human fighter has killed fewer than nine opponents after more than ten minutes and is already heavily exhausted.
• The Immortal, Mimic, and Earth Clan prodigies then unleash decisive attacks, forcing the remaining human experts from the battlefield.
• The chapter ends with the Mythical Realm and the human race suffering a clear defeat.

2. Character Developments

• Li Su emerges as an extraordinary hidden powerhouse. His ability to fight a high-ranking God Clan prodigy to a draw restores hope to the human side and reveals that the Mythical Realm still possesses an equal-level genius.
• Xia Xia and Guo Yuyun demonstrate that the strongest human sect prodigies can dominate opponents when given room to fight. Xia Xia relies on terrifying omnipresent power, while Guo Yuyun uses spatial techniques capable of severing everything.
• The human Hundred Million Dao Realm cultivators are shown to be courageous but badly outmatched. Even when they secure victories, their progress is slow, exhausting, and insufficient to change the larger battle.
• The alien prodigies reveal that their earlier fighting was deliberately restrained. Their awakenings establish that their true strength is vastly greater than what they initially displayed.
• Thunder Sovereign shifts from anxious hope to fury and helplessness. He recognizes the danger these alien prodigies will pose if allowed to mature, especially since there are four of them.
• Dou Tian Emperor Venerable remains calm and confident, suggesting that Li Su’s appearance and the temporary human advantage have not meaningfully threatened the alien side.

3. Significant Themes

• Hope against overwhelming despair: Li Su’s arrival briefly restores the Mythical Realm’s belief that the aliens are not unbeatable, but that hope proves temporary.
• The danger of innate talent versus cultivation: Human techniques remain effective even under suppression, while alien innate abilities can become overwhelmingly powerful when their conditions are met.
• Hidden strength and underestimated individuals: Li Su’s identity and cultivation were unknown even to major figures, emphasizing that decisive power can emerge unexpectedly.
• The gap between apparent and true power: The aliens initially conceal their full abilities, making the earlier human reversal largely illusory.
• The looming threat of the alien races: The existence of four awakening-capable prodigies suggests a future in which the aliens could dominate the Mythical Realm and kill many of its strongest cultivators.

4. Character Interactions

• Li Su vs. the God Clan prodigy: Their evenly matched battle forms the chapter’s central confrontation and temporarily stabilizes the human side.
• Xia Xia and Guo Yuyun vs. their alien opponents: Both human prodigies gain clear advantages through superior divine abilities, showing the strength of the great sects.
• Thunder Sovereign and Dou Tian Emperor: Thunder Sovereign watches anxiously and becomes enraged as the human advantage disappears, while Dou Tian remains composed and taunts him for taking the “game” too seriously.
• Thunder Sovereign’s recognition of Li Su: He realizes Li Su is the Interception Sect’s Dao Child and apparently also a disciple of the Human Sect, though he is baffled by how Li Su entered the team unnoticed.
• The alien prodigies addressing the human fighters: They openly admit that they had been prolonging the battle for amusement and now intend to end it, underscoring their arrogance and overwhelming confidence.

Key Plot Points and Events

• The human Imperial Venerables and the foreign races' prodigies engage in a battle.
• The human prodigies are defeated, but Li Su continues to fight against the God Clan prodigy.
• The God Clan prodigy uses his most powerful attack, the God Realm, but Li Su counters with the Supreme Chapter, Living Beings Scroll, injuring the God Clan prodigy.

Character Developments

• Li Su demonstrates extraordinary talent and resilience, standing against the God Clan prodigy even after the other human prodigies have fallen.
• The God Clan prodigy's pride is shaken as Li Su's strength exceeds his expectations.
• Zhu Chihu displays unwavering faith in Li Su's abilities.

Significant Themes

• The power dynamics between the human race and the foreign races.
• The importance of talent and resilience in cultivation.
• The consequences of underestimating one's opponent.

Character Interactions

• The Earth Clan prodigy grows impatient with the ongoing battle and urges the God Clan prodigy to finish it quickly.
• Zhu Chihu's unwavering support for Li Su highlights their close bond.
• The God Clan prodigy's initial underestimation of Li Su leads to a shocking turn of events.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Li Su uses his Life Supreme Dao art, manifesting living beings and legendary divine abilities, severely injuring the God Clan prodigy.
• A Mimic Clan prodigy attempts to seize Li Su's Life Supreme art, but Li Su counters with his Yin-Yang Art, injuring the Mimic Clan prodigy.
• The Immortal Clan and Earth Clan prodigies block humans from entering the battlefield to help Li Su, while the God Clan prodigy stabilizes his Divine Realm.

Character Developments

• Li Su demonstrates his incredible power and versatility, using two high-tier Dao arts and divine abilities.
• The God Clan prodigy experiences defeat for the first time, feeling humiliation and fury.
• The Mimic Clan prodigy shows his ability to seize and replicate other's arts but is injured by Li Su's counterattack.

Significant Themes

• The power dynamics between human and alien races, with humans showing unexpected strength.
• The importance of unique and powerful Dao arts and divine abilities in battle.
• The ruthlessness and desperation of combat, with no room for fairness or mercy.

Character Interactions

• Li Su faces off against the God Clan and Mimic Clan prodigies, demonstrating his prowess.
• The Immortal Clan and Earth Clan prodigies work together to prevent humans from interfering in the battle.
• Guo Yuyun and Xia Xia try to warn Li Su about the Mimic Clan's ability but are stopped by the Earth Clan prodigy.

Chapter Summary: “New Tournament”

Key Plot Points and Events

• Dou Tian Emperor Venerable recognizes that Li Su’s ability to fight two top-tier alien prodigies simultaneously places him far beyond ordinary prodigy standards. His strength represents a gap of several levels, enough to make him a serious future threat.
• Dou Tian develops killing intent toward Li Su after learning that he possesses the Human Sect’s foundational Yin-Yang Dao art.
• Thunder Sovereign identifies Li Su as a disciple of the Human Sect and privately compares him to the legendary Little Judicial War God. Although Li Su has not yet surpassed that former peerless figure, Thunder Sovereign believes Li Su has established humanity’s claim to possessing a supreme prodigy.
• On the battlefield, the Earth Clan prodigy enters the fight, unleashing overwhelming physical strength and a mature, highly destructive battle qi. Recognizing that Li Su cannot be defeated individually, he proposes a coordinated strategy:
  • The Earth and God Clan prodigies will restrain Li Su.
  • The Mimic Clan prodigy will use his Theft Art to seize Li Su’s power.
• The Mimic Clan prodigy continues struggling against Li Su’s Yin-Yang Qi, which naturally suppresses his abilities. His stolen innate art is also weakened by the difference in realms.
• Human spectators and Human Sect disciples become increasingly excited rather than fearful, as Li Su has already killed a Hundred Million Dao realm alien and suppressed multiple top-tier prodigies.
• The Sovereigns discuss Li Su’s identity and abilities. Heartless True Person reveals that Li Su also possesses the Interception Sect’s supreme art, prompting the Divine Sovereign to proudly claim him as the Interception Sect’s Dao Child.
• With the Earth Clan prodigy joining the battle, Li Su admits that maintaining control over several opponents is becoming difficult. He decides that reducing the fight from one-against-four to one-against-three would be ideal.
• Li Su then unveils the legendary Four Immortal-Slaying Swords—Immortal Slayer, Immortal Trap, Immortal Slaughter, and Immortal Execution. Their terrifying killing intent shocks all four alien prodigies, ending the chapter on the revelation that Li Su possesses the complete supreme sword formation.

Character Developments

• Li Su: His reputation rises from powerful newcomer to an unprecedented human supreme prodigy. He demonstrates mastery of multiple supreme arts, including the Human Sect’s Yin-Yang Dao, the Interception Sect’s supreme art, and the Four Immortal-Slaying Swords. Despite his overwhelming strength, he acknowledges the limits imposed by his Taiyi realm and the immense energy required to fight several enemies at once.
• Thunder Sovereign: Moves from cautious observation to open confidence in Li Su. He sees Li Su as a successor of sorts to the Little Judicial War God and believes his presence guarantees humanity’s strength in the battle.
• Dou Tian Emperor Venerable: Becomes wary and murderous toward Li Su, viewing him not merely as a talented fighter but as a dangerous future enemy who should ideally be eliminated early.
• Earth Clan Prodigy: Displays the Earth Clan’s serious, disciplined warrior nature. Rather than fighting recklessly, he objectively evaluates Li Su’s strength and forms a practical alliance to defeat him.
• God Clan Prodigy: Recovers from his initial shock and accepts that Li Su is stronger than any single member of their group. He commits to coordinated combat.
• Mimic Clan Prodigy: Is shown to be the weakest and most disadvantaged opponent in the current battle, particularly because Li Su’s Yin-Yang Qi counters him. He relies on his Theft Art as the group’s main chance of turning the fight around.
• Human and Interception Sect disciples: Their admiration and excitement grow as Li Su repeatedly exceeds expectations. His conduct and abilities cause both sects to regard him as a true Dao Child.

Significant Themes

• The overwhelming gap between exceptional prodigies: The chapter emphasizes that defeating one prodigy is possible through a small advantage, but overwhelming two simultaneously represents a fundamentally higher level of superiority.
• The emergence of a new human champion: Li Su’s performance restores humanity’s confidence and establishes that the human race can produce a figure capable of suppressing the higher alien races.
• Legacy and comparison: Li Su is repeatedly measured against the legendary Little Judicial War God, showing both the weight of past heroes and the possibility of a new era.
• Cooperation against overwhelming strength: The alien prodigies abandon individual pride and unite strategically, demonstrating that Li Su has become too dangerous to face alone.
• Hidden power and escalating revelations: Li Su continues revealing increasingly powerful abilities, turning the battle into a showcase of his extraordinary depth and leaving both allies and enemies unsure of his true limits.
• Factional pride and rivalry: The Human and Interception Sects both claim Li Su, while the Sovereigns react with envy and frustration that their own heirs cannot match him.

Character Interactions

• Dou Tian questions Thunder Sovereign about Li Su’s origin, prompting Thunder Sovereign to identify him as a Human Sect disciple.
• The Earth Clan prodigy directs the God Clan prodigy to help restrain Li Su while instructing the Mimic Clan prodigy to prepare the Theft Art.
• The Sovereigns debate Li Su’s sect affiliations and are surprised to learn that he possesses supreme arts from both the Human and Interception Sects.
• The Divine Sovereign proudly asserts the Interception Sect’s connection to Li Su, provoking irritation from other Sovereigns.
• Li Su directly confronts the coordinated alien assault and responds not with another ordinary technique, but with the complete Four Immortal-Slaying Swords, leaving all four opponents stunned.

Summary of Chapter 41: "New Tournament"

Key Plot Points and Events

• Li Su reveals four supreme-grade immortal arts, shocking the Mythical Realm's Sovereigns.
• The Earth Clan prodigy attacks Li Su, but he uses the Pangu Banner to seal the Earth Clan prodigy within the boundless void.
• The Immortal Clan prodigy attempts to suppress Li Su with an immortal Dao cage, but he counters with the Four Immortal-Slaying Swords.
• Li Su's actions leave the other races stunned and the human side silent.

Character Developments

• Li Su demonstrates his immense power and talent by mastering and using four supreme-grade immortal arts, earning the respect and admiration of the Mythical Realm's Sovereigns and humans.
• The Earth Clan prodigy shows his battle-hungry instincts and desire to test Li Su's swords against his clan's legends.
• The Immortal Clan prodigy displays her calm and strategic nature, attempting to suppress Li Su and coordinating with the Earth Clan prodigy.

Significant Themes

• The power and rarity of supreme-grade immortal arts.
• The importance of talent and comprehension in cultivation.
• The strategic and coordinated nature of the Immortal Clan.

Character Interactions

• Li Su faces off against the four upper-ranked prodigies of other races, demonstrating his power and skill.
• The Earth Clan prodigy and the Immortal Clan prodigy coordinate their attacks against Li Su.
• The human side watches Li Su's actions in silence, admiring his strength and talent.

Key Plot Points and Events

• A tournament between Human Clan prodigies and prodigies of other races ends abruptly.
• Li Su, a Human Clan prodigy, single-handedly suppresses and defeats four upper-tier prodigies from different races.
• The Human Clan's victory is a shock to the other races, who had expected an easy win.
• The tournament was a result of an oath between Dou Tian Emperor Sovereign and Thunder Sovereign, with severe consequences for breaking it.
• After the battle, Li Su is taken away by an Emperor Venerable, who tries to recruit him to the Ghost Sect.

Character Developments

• Li Su demonstrates extraordinary power and becomes a significant figure in the Human Clan.
• Dou Tian Emperor Sovereign suffers an injury due to the oath and realizes the gravity of the Human Clan's strength.
• The other races, who had previously looked down on the Human Clan, now face a significant blow to their confidence.

Significant Themes

• The power dynamics between the Human Clan and other races shift after Li Su's display of strength.
• The consequences of making oaths and the importance of keeping promises.
• The recruitment of talented individuals by different sects.

Character Interactions

• Li Su interacts with the Emperor Venerable who tries to recruit him to the Ghost Sect.
• Dou Tian Emperor Sovereign and Thunder Sovereign's interaction is mentioned, highlighting their oath and its consequences.
• Li Su's actions impact the confidence and pride of the other races' prodigies and their leaders.