Chapter Summaries

Ye Lin fought Wang Mingyang, but Wang Mingyang unleashed the Great Sun Divine Flame, a divine fire capable of burning space and injuring a Primordial Unity Mystic Immortal. Ye Lin was left dodging inside the flames as Wang Mingyang spread them across the surrounding ten thousand miles.

• Wang Mingyang blasted apart Ye Lin's blood-red barrier and attacked him.
• Ye Lin summoned the Nine Heavens Profound Thunder Sword Art, then stabbed Wang Mingyang in the neck with the Blooddrinking Sword of the Fallen Emperor and absorbed his golden blood.
• Wang Mingyang unleashed the Great Sun Divine Flame, forcing Ye Lin to retreat from his burning body.
• The Heaven-Devouring Demon Jar identified the flame as the Three-Legged Golden Crow's innate divine ability, ranked third on the Divine Fire Ranking, and warned Ye Lin that it could not be extinguished until it consumed him.
• Wang Mingyang spread the Great Sun Divine Flame across ten thousand miles and taunted Ye Lin as he dodged.

Wang Mingyang trapped Ye Lin inside his Great Sun Divine Flames, but Ye Lin summoned the Mysterious Yellow All-Things Bell to shield himself and extinguish the flames with Mysterious Yellow Qi. Wang Mingyang became suspicious of the bell’s origins as Ye Lin began turning the battle around.

• Wang Mingyang surrounded Ye Lin with Great Sun Divine Flames and taunted him as the flames closed in.
• Shuang'er held back the worried Luo Yao and told her to wait quietly while Ye Lin fought.
• Ye Lin summoned the Mysterious Yellow All-Things Bell, whose light shielded him from the scorching heat.
• Ye Lin released Mysterious Yellow Qi from the bell, extinguishing the Great Sun Divine Flames and startling Wang Mingyang.

Ye Lin used the Mysterious Yellow All-Things Bell to withstand Wang Mingyang’s Great Sun Divine Flame and wounded him with a sword strike. He revealed that he wanted Wang Mingyang’s body and Great Sun Divine Flame, leaving Wang Mingyang enraged and determined to kill him.

• Wang Mingyang realized Ye Lin’s mysterious yellow energies could extinguish his Great Sun Divine Flame and saw Ye Lin looking at him greedily.
• Wang Mingyang engulfed Ye Lin in the Great Sun Divine Flame, but a sword strike from within it opened a bloody gash across his wing.
• Ye Lin emerged protected by the Mysterious Yellow All-Things Bell and explained that he planned to take Wang Mingyang’s Great Sun Divine Flame.
• Ye Lin told Wang Mingyang to control his anger because he still intended to eat his body, and Wang Mingyang roared that he would kill him.

Ye Lin fought Wang Mingyang, using thunder sword energy and the Mysterious Yellow All-Things Bell to withstand his Great Sun Divine Flame. Wang Mingyang’s golden feathers broke through the Bell’s defenses, but Ye Lin raised it again as Wang Mingyang filled the sky with flames.

• Ye Lin struck Wang Mingyang with the Nine Heavens Profound Thunder Sword Art, covering him in purple lightning.
• Wang Mingyang’s Great Sun Divine Flame was blocked by the Mysterious Yellow All-Things Bell.
• Wang Mingyang sent three natal divine feathers through the Bell’s defenses, knocking Ye Lin’s sword aside and driving him backward.
• Wang Mingyang spread his wings and unleashed Great Sun Divine Flame across the sky.
• Ye Lin raised the Mysterious Yellow All-Things Bell again to block the flames, while coveting the artifact’s power.

Ye Lin used the Mysterious Yellow All-Things Bell to extinguish Wang Mingyang’s Great Sun Divine Flame, then trapped him with the Nine Heavens Profound Thunder Sword Art and began draining his essence. As Ye Lin absorbed Wang Mingyang, he received a mysterious art that could seize bloodline abilities and attempted to obtain the Great Sun Divine Flame.

• Ye Lin poured immortal fortune power into the Mysterious Yellow All-Things Bell, whose light extinguished Wang Mingyang’s Great Sun Divine Flame.
• Ye Lin summoned a vast storm and struck Wang Mingyang with the Nine Heavens Profound Thunder Sword Art, Thunder Break Thousand Jun, reducing the surrounding land to ruins.
• Ye Lin seized Wang Mingyang and used the Heaven-Devouring Demonic Art to drain his blood essence and vital essence while the thunder pillar suppressed him.
• Wang Mingyang, nearly out of immortal power, watched helplessly as Ye Lin continued absorbing his essence and demanded to know whether Ye Lin’s power was inexhaustible.
• Ye Lin received a profound art that could extract another person’s bloodline divine ability after refining their bloodline essence, and he began attempting to take Wang Mingyang’s Great Sun Divine Flame.

Ye Lin absorbed Wang Mingyang’s power and killed him, earning a place on the Genius Ranking. The Three-Legged Golden Crow clan learned of Wang Mingyang’s death and vowed to confront Ye Lin in the Star River Cosmos.

• Ye Lin continued absorbing Wang Mingyang’s power despite Wang Mingyang’s pleas, reducing him to a skeleton and killing him.
• Ye Lin’s technique began extracting the Great Sun Divine Flame from Wang Mingyang’s bloodline, though success remained unlikely.
• The Genius Ranking replaced Wang Mingyang’s name with Ye Lin’s, ranking Ye Lin two hundred and ninety-third.
• Beings who heard that Ye Lin might be wounded after killing Wang Mingyang vanished from the crowd.
• A gigantic Three-Legged Golden Crow in the Demon Domain learned of Wang Mingyang’s death and told Ye Lin it would wait for him in the Star River Cosmos.

An old man on the Divine Mountain learned that Ye Lin had risen to 292nd on the Genius Ranking and agreed to back him if he proved himself. He sent a middle-aged man to recruit Ye Lin, setting the condition that he reach first place to earn the Human Race’s support in leaving the Demon Domain for the Star River Cosmos.

• The old man noticed Ye Lin’s ranking and called him a promising Human Race genius in the Demon Domain.
• A middle-aged man reported that Ye Lin had reached 292nd place and that Dongfang Shence believed Ye Lin could become one of the era’s key figures.
• The old man ordered the Central Continent’s youngsters to find Ye Lin and tell him to reach first place on the Genius Ranking to gain the Human Race’s support.
• The middle-aged man understood that the old man was willing to protect Ye Lin as he faced the dangers beyond the Demon Domain.

The Shu Mountain Sword Sect's Sect Master reflected on the sealed ancient geniuses awaiting the great era and the ancestor's decision to bet on Ye Lin. Elsewhere, Qin Feng offered to spare the gravely wounded Zhang Feng, but Zhang Feng refused to end the fight.

• The Shu Mountain Sword Sect's Sect Master considered whether Ye Lin could claim first place before the ancient geniuses were unsealed.
• The Sect Master recalled that the Central Continent's current contenders would mostly become followers of the ancient geniuses kept in divine source.
• Qin Feng, exhausted after fighting Zhang Feng, offered to spare him if Zhang Feng let him go.
• Qin Feng thought of the Bamboo People's sacrifices and resolved that he had to survive and grow stronger to protect them.
• Zhang Feng declared that the battle was not over and began beating his wings as his aura surged.

Qin Feng and Zhang Feng fought to the death as Ye Lin refined the Great Sun Divine Flame from Wang Mingyang's bloodline. The battle between Qin Feng and Zhang Feng remained unresolved while Ye Lin considered combining the new flame with his Phoenix Fire.

• Qin Feng realized he might not survive if he fought Zhang Feng and charged at him with his blade.
• Zhang Feng burned his bloodline to gain overwhelming power and fought Qin Feng with his life on the line.
• Shuang'er retreated with Luo Yao and silently prayed that her young master would survive.
• Ye Lin completed his refinement of the Great Sun Divine Flame from Wang Mingyang's bloodline.
• Ye Lin summoned his Phoenix Fire and considered it alongside the newly refined flame.

Ye Lin fused Phoenix Fire into the Great Sun Divine Flame, creating the Great Sun Phoenix Flame and boosting his luck and power. He remained at Half-Step Primordial Unity, determined to perfect his domain before advancing, and believed he could now kill Wang Mingyang in ten breaths.

• Ye Lin offered Phoenix Fire to the Great Sun Divine Flame, which swallowed it and grew stronger.
• Ye Lin called the flame back and discovered the panel now listed the Great Sun Phoenix Flame and 345 million luck.
• Ye Lin saw that he had reached Half-Step Primordial Unity and could break through at any time.
• Ye Lin resolved to perfect his domain before entering the Primordial Unity Mystic Immortal realm to avoid becoming a flawed Primordial Unity.
• Ye Lin judged that his current strength would let him kill Wang Mingyang within ten breaths.

Ye Lin reflected on his near-Primordial Unity strength as Zhang Feng and Qin Feng fought their final battle. Qin Feng died, while Ye Lin kept Zhang Feng alive long enough for Shuang'er to take him back.

• Ye Lin considered how his profound True Immortal foundation let him enter Primordial Unity at any time once his domain was perfected.
• Zhang Feng burned his bloodline to unleash the Void True Flame, and he and Qin Feng vanished after their attacks collided.
• Qin Feng realized he was dying, thought of his family, and died as his Primordial Spirit shattered.
• Ye Lin gave Zhang Feng a drop of Million-Year Spirit Essence Milk, which kept him alive but did not restore his burned-away Heavenly Sparrow bloodline.
• Ye Lin sent the barely living Zhang Feng to Shuang'er and urged her to take him back quickly.

Ye Lin saved Zhang Feng long enough for Shuang'er to take him away, then left the Fourth Domain with Luo Yao. At Falling Moon Cliff, Liu Feng’s group collected the Demon Race corpses and escaped as enraged Demon Race experts arrived.

• Ye Lin told Shuang'er that Zhang Feng still had a chance to be saved, and she carried him away in her true form.
• Luo Yao praised Ye Lin, and he took her and left because their battle had drawn attention to his presence in the Fourth Domain.
• Liu Feng ordered the surviving Human Race geniuses to collect the corpses at Falling Moon Cliff and withdraw as powerful auras approached.
• Two cultivators used Compasses to transport Liu Feng and the others away from Falling Moon Cliff.
• Demon Race experts arrived, saw the slaughter, and roared accusations against the Human Race.

Ye Lin and Luo Yao left the Fourth Domain unnoticed, then settled in a secluded cave to wait for Dragon Island to open. While Ye Lin entered seclusion, Luo Yao and Lin Yunlu became companions, and the Central Continent grew increasingly dangerous as geniuses gathered for the coming opportunity.

• Ye Lin explained to Luo Yao that his power kept others from seeing them as they left the Fourth Domain.
• Ye Lin brought Luo Yao to a secluded mountain cave and summoned Lin Yunlu so the two girls could play together during his three years of seclusion.
• Luo Yao and Lin Yunlu became close companions and roamed the mountains, wreaking havoc on the local Demon Beasts.
• With the Primordial Unity Mystic Immortals confined, Central Continent geniuses fought fiercely and top-ranked geniuses hid to avoid challengers seeking a chance at Dragon Island.
• Geniuses from the four continents arrived in the Central Continent and rejoiced when they saw Ye Lin's ranking.

After a year of searching the Central Continent, Dugu Feng confronted Blazing Sun, a Stone Clan genius ranked three hundred and thirty-seventh on the Genius Ranking. Their battle began in a canyon, where Blazing Sun shattered Dugu Feng’s sword attack with a single punch.

• Dugu Feng declared that only one of them would leave the canyon alive after finally finding a ranked genius to fight.
• Blazing Sun challenged Dugu Feng and invoked his brother Gudu Mo, while Dugu Feng mocked Blazing Sun for still being a True Immortal.
• Blazing Sun charged at Dugu Feng with a punch, and Dugu Feng transformed into Sword Qi and shot into the sky.
• Dugu Feng used “Sever” to send a massive Sword Qi attack down on Blazing Sun.
• Blazing Sun destroyed Dugu Feng’s Sword Qi with one punch, and Dugu Feng recognized the Stone Clan’s physical strength.

Dugu Feng fought Blazing Sun with the Six Immortal-Slaying Swords, but Blazing Sun shattered his blood sword with a single punch. As Dugu Feng unleashed the third sword, Blazing Sun recognized that the technique’s momentum grew stronger with each move and prepared to stop it.

• Dugu Feng considered the Stone Clan’s weak Primordial Spirits and their defenses while facing Blazing Sun.
• Blazing Sun attacked Dugu Feng with a punch empowered by compressed air, and Dugu Feng countered with the First Sword, Blood Heart.
• Dugu Feng used the Second Sword, Blood Slaughter, to send a blood sword at Blazing Sun.
• Blazing Sun broke the blood sword with a punch, sending Dugu Feng’s wooden sword flying backward.
• Dugu Feng invoked the Third Sword, Wind Rises, gathering a vast river of sword qi as Blazing Sun resolved not to wait for the next attack.

Gudu Feng fought Blazing Sun with the Six Immortal-Slaying Swords and declared that he would step out of his elder brother’s shadow. As Gudu Feng formed the fourth sword, Blazing Sun charged to meet it with a golden, heaven-shaking fist.

• Blazing Sun recognized Gudu Feng’s sword technique and rushed in to stop him from completing the Six Immortal-Slaying Swords.
• Gudu Feng’s third sword repelled Blazing Sun and carved wounds across his right hand.
• Gudu Feng said he was himself, not his elder brother, and vowed to surpass him.
• Gudu Feng formed the fourth sword, Cloud Surge, into a colossal blade that Blazing Sun could not evade.
• Blazing Sun welcomed the challenge and charged upward with his golden, heaven-shaking fist.

Dugu Feng unleashed the fifth of the Six Immortal-Slaying Swords, Star Crusher, against Blazing Sun, who answered with his Void Shatter punch. Their attacks met, but the outcome remained unresolved.

• Blazing Sun shattered Dugu Feng's fourth sword and struggled with the strain of blocking it.
• Blazing Sun recalled that Gudu Mo had died after unleashing all six swords and warned himself that Dugu Feng had two swords left.
• Dugu Feng launched Sword Five, Star Crusher, surrounding his wooden sword with starlike Sword Qi.
• Blazing Sun chose to attack rather than flee and threw his Void Shatter punch, breaking the space before him.
• Dugu Feng's wooden sword tore through the shattered void toward Blazing Sun.

Dugu Feng unleashed his sixth sword, Immortal-Slaying, while Blazing Sun wagered his life on a final punch to break the sword’s momentum. Their attacks collided, and Blazing Sun’s punch wiped out the Sword Qi as he charged toward Dugu Feng.

• Blazing Sun battered the Sword Qi around Dugu Feng’s wooden sword until it pierced through and blasted apart his arm.
• Dugu Feng gathered the momentum of heaven and earth and summoned his sixth sword, Immortal-Slaying, while blood seeped from his body.
• Blazing Sun realized he could not flee and resolved to use his life to shatter Dugu Feng’s sword and momentum.
• Blazing Sun drained his immortal power and blood to unleash a powerful punch as Dugu Feng sent the wooden sword forward with a faint command.
• The attacks collided in a chain of explosions, and Blazing Sun blasted away all the Sword Qi before charging straight at Dugu Feng.

Dugu Feng defeated Blazing Sun with the hidden sixth sword of the Six Immortal-Slaying Swords, but the attack left him gravely weakened. He took Blazing Sun’s Spatial Ring and departed to recover before Dragon Island, while his rise into the top four hundred of the Genius Ranking stirred the Central Continent and Demon Domain.

• Blazing Sun prepared to kill the bloodied Dugu Feng, believing he had already won.
• Blazing Sun realized Dugu Feng’s wooden sword was missing, but it emerged from the shattered void and pierced his head, destroying his sea of consciousness and Primordial Spirit.
• Dugu Feng explained that the first five swords gathered momentum and the sixth brought a thousand transformations, then took Blazing Sun’s Spatial Ring.
• Dugu Feng, nearly exhausted by the sword attack, left to enter secluded cultivation and recover before Dragon Island.
• Dugu Feng’s name surged into the top four hundred of the Genius Ranking, causing a stir across the Central Continent and Demon Domain.

Dugu Feng rose to rank 337 on the Genius Ranking, and his name spread throughout the Demon Domain. His father Dugu Yuan and grandfather celebrated his achievement while remembering the Dugu Family’s lost young lord.

• Young people in the Eastern Continent noticed that Dugu Feng had replaced Blazing Sun at rank 337 on the Genius Ranking.
• People learned that Dugu Feng was Gudu Mo’s blood brother, and news of his achievement spread across the Demon Domain.
• Dugu Yuan read the news in the Northern Demon Domain and wept with joy over his son’s success.
• Dugu Yuan’s father praised Dugu Feng, then thought of the Dugu Family’s young lord, whose unjust fate still pained him.