Chapter Summaries

Ye Lin and Zhang Ling'er suspected that Silent Ridge itself was a living creature, then met a talking withered tree that directed them toward the Annihilation Divine Bridge. The tree revealed that countless fiendish creatures lived in Silent Ridge and had hidden because they could not afford to provoke the group.

• Ye Lin and Zhang Ling'er considered that Silent Ridge might be a colossal living creature, and Ye Lin decided to avoid the dangerous ground and continue searching for the Annihilation Divine Bridge.
• Ye Lin led the group on a wide detour and encountered a gigantic withered tree with a face on its trunk.
• Ye Lin asked the tree for directions, and it said the Annihilation Divine Bridge lay at Silent Ridge's center, farther along the road ahead.
• Zhang Ling'er asked whether Silent Ridge held many living beings, and the tree said its fiendish creatures had hidden because they feared the group.

Ye Lin and Zhang Ling'er traveled deeper into Silent Ridge in search of the Annihilation Sacred Flame, after a giant tree warned them that its inhabitants were evil and watching. Three hostile creatures ambushed them, and Ye Lin prepared to face them.

• A giant tree warned Zhang Ling'er that Silent Ridge’s living creatures were evil and watching them, then disappeared back into its ordinary appearance.
• Zhang Ling'er followed Ye Lin onward, eager to fight, while Ye Lin focused on finding the Annihilation Sacred Flame and fusing it with his Purgatory Ice Flame.
• Zhang Ling'er asked Ye Lin how he knew about the Annihilation Divine Bridge, and he said he had heard about it and asked whether her ancestor had not told her.
• Ye Lin sensed an attack and pulled Zhang Ling'er back as green flames devastated the ground where they had stood.
• A black bear, a mass of black mist, and a strange humanlike creature approached, and Ye Lin suggested that he and Zhang Ling'er take one opponent each.

Ye Lin fought Black Bear with Azure Frost, using sword techniques and spatial laws to trap him despite the gap in their strength. Black Bear shattered Ye Lin’s attacks but became entangled in spatial laws and was dragged toward a crack beneath him.

• Ye Lin approached Black Bear while Ye Xin and Zhang Ling'er faced the other two overlords of Silent Ridge.
• Black Bear attacked Ye Lin with a massive paw, but Ye Lin retreated and struck back with Sword Qi.
• Ye Lin used Grand Void Space-Rending Sword and Returning Ruins Draw, sealing the space around Black Bear and tearing open a crack beneath him.
• Black Bear shattered Ye Lin’s Great Void Ashen Extinction Finger and tried to fly away.
• Spatial laws entangled Black Bear and pulled him toward the crack as he gripped the ground to resist.

Ye Lin defeated Black Bear and continued toward the Annihilation Divine Bridge. He began crossing the rickety bridge toward the far bank, where the Tree of Death and Annihilation Sacred Flame awaited.

• Ye Lin crushed Black Bear with the Great Void Ashen Extinction Finger while carrying Luo Yao.
• Ye Xin and Zhang Ling'er defeated the other two Daluo Golden Immortals, and the group continued onward.
• After three days, Ye Lin reached the Annihilation Divine Bridge, a swaying suspension bridge over eerie green flames and a canyon filled with demonic qi.
• Zhang Ling'er confirmed that they could not fly across, so Ye Lin stepped onto the bridge and started toward the opposite bank.

Ye Lin led Luo Yao, Zhang Ling'er, and Ye Xin across the suspension bridge through the most violent demonic qi, where lethal green flames attacked them. A terrifying creature pursued them from behind, and the group fled as Zhang Ling'er judged it to be just one step below the quasi-Saint realm.

• Ye Lin led the group into the dense demonic qi, where they could barely see or sense what lay ahead.
• Green flames erupted from beneath the bridge and attacked Ye Lin, Zhang Ling'er, and Ye Xin as they sprinted onward.
• A terrifying roar made the suspension bridge sway, and Ye Lin sped up while carrying Luo Yao.
• Ye Lin feared the pursuer might be a quasi-Saint, while Zhang Ling'er identified its aura as just short of that realm and urged them to keep running.

Ye Lin ordered Ye Xin to hold back the creature pursuing them across the suspension bridge, then continued toward the far end with Luo Yao. He reached solid ground alone and left Ye Xin and Zhang Ling'er behind, though he sensed Ye Xin was still alive and believed Zhang Ling'er would survive.

• Ye Lin told Ye Xin to turn back and delay the creature chasing them across the bridge.
• Zhang Ling'er questioned Ye Lin's decision, then went back into the demonic qi to help Ye Xin.
• Ye Lin continued across the shaking bridge with Luo Yao while explosions sounded behind him.
• After half an hour, Ye Lin reached the end of the suspension bridge and left without going back for Ye Xin or Zhang Ling'er.

Ye Lin entered the Tree of Death with Luo Yao and found the Annihilation Sacred Flame floating above an altar. When he brought his Purgatory Ice Flame close, the two flames clashed in his palm, destroying it as Ye Lin endured the pain.

• Ye Lin identified the colossal ancient tree as the Tree of Death and led Luo Yao into its hollow.
• Ye Lin and Luo Yao found a floating altar surrounded by five stone pillars, with a purple-black flame at its center.
• Ye Lin brought his Purgatory Ice Flame close to the Annihilation Sacred Flame to compare their power.
• The Annihilation Sacred Flame rushed toward Ye Lin's palm and clashed with his Purgatory Ice Flame, turning his palm to Void.

Ye Lin struggled to suppress the Annihilation Sacred Flame after it overpowered his Purgatory Ice Flame and began spreading up his arm. He used his natal sword Dao laws to restrain it and had the Purgatory Ice Flame devour it, observing mysterious changes as the process continued.

• The Annihilation Sacred Flame beat back Ye Lin’s Purgatory Ice Flame and began spreading from his palm toward his body.
• Ye Lin mobilized his Great Luo power and laws to suppress the flame, but it continued attacking the Purgatory Ice Flame.
• Ye Lin summoned his natal sword Dao laws, which finally suppressed the Annihilation Sacred Flame.
• Ye Lin urged the Purgatory Ice Flame to devour the suppressed flame, and sensed it undergoing subtle changes.

Ye Xin refused to retreat while guarding the suspension bridge against three powerful beasts, and Zhang Ling'er joined him despite the danger. Meanwhile, Ye Lin watched as his Purgatory Ice Flame began devouring the Annihilation Sacred Flame, with Luo Yao observing beside him.

• Ye Xin told Zhang Ling'er he would not retreat until he received another order from Ye Lin, despite his worsening injuries.
• Zhang Ling'er urged Ye Xin to escape, then rejoined the battle when he charged the three beasts again.
• Zhang Ling'er and Ye Xin fought the beasts together, gradually retreating across the swaying suspension bridge.
• Ye Lin watched as his Purgatory Ice Flame suppressed and began devouring the weakening Annihilation Sacred Flame.
• Luo Yao quietly squatted beside Ye Lin and watched the two flames as the Purgatory Ice Flame continued to change.

Ye Lin absorbed the Annihilation Sacred Flame into the Purgatory Ice Flame, transforming it into the more powerful Nine Nether Prison Flame and bringing him close to the late Daluo Golden Immortal stage. He then found Ye Xin still battling a bizarre creature on the suspension bridge and went to test his new flame.

• The Purgatory Ice Flame devoured the Annihilation Sacred Flame, causing its power and Ye Lin's aura to surge.
• Ye Lin sensed that he was one step away from the late Daluo Golden Immortal stage and expected to reach it within a hundred years.
• Ye Lin saw that his flame had become the Nine Nether Prison Flame and wondered how powerful it could grow by devouring other strange flames.
• Ye Lin left the tree hollow with Luo Yao and discovered Ye Xin still fighting a bizarre creature on the swaying suspension bridge.
• Ye Lin told Luo Yao to wait and summoned Azure Frost and the Godslayer Sword before heading to test his new flame.

Ye Lin arrived to find Ye Xin and Zhang Ling'er fighting three colossal beasts, then ordered Ye Xin to retreat and urged Zhang Ling'er to flee. He stayed behind to test the Nine Nether Prison Flame against the beasts, leaving Zhang Ling'er baffled as he charged into battle.

• Ye Lin reached the fight and saw Ye Xin and Zhang Ling'er badly wounded while battling three colossal beasts.
• Ye Lin told Ye Xin to retreat, and Ye Xin immediately obeyed and ran past him.
• Ye Lin drove the beasts back with Sword Qi and told Zhang Ling'er to leave; she agreed and fled.
• Ye Lin wrapped his twin swords in the Nine Nether Prison Flame and charged at the beasts to test its power.
• Zhang Ling'er saw Ye Lin attack and wondered if he was throwing his life away.

Ye Lin tested the Nine Nether Prison Flame against three colossal beasts and confirmed it could hurt them but could not defeat them at his current strength. He returned to Zhang Ling'er, Luo Yao, and the injured Ye Xin, then told them to leave.

• Ye Lin attacked the three colossal beasts with the Nine Nether Prison Flame and watched it burn their skin.
• A beast's shockwave sent Ye Lin flying, and he decided the flames could not effectively threaten the beasts yet.
• Ye Lin ran back across the valley after getting the information he wanted and accepting that he could not kill the beasts.
• Ye Lin found Zhang Ling'er holding Luo Yao and saw that Ye Xin's wounds were healing slowly.
• Ye Xin told Ye Lin he needed no healing items and would recover with time.
• Ye Lin told Zhang Ling'er to leave with him.

Ye Lin considered taking Silent Ridge’s resources and sought the Spirit King’s advice on how to do it safely. He entered the secret realm with Luo Yao, leaving the question of how to move forward unresolved.

• Ye Lin weighed the risks of hunting Silent Ridge’s inhabitants and wondered how he could take the ridge into his secret realm.
• Ye Lin led Zhang Ling'er, Ye Xin, and Luo Yao into a cave to rest after their battle.
• Zhang Ling'er began recovering, and Ye Xin stood still as his injuries healed faster.
• Ye Lin activated the Spirit King's Identity Token and entered the resulting vortex with Luo Yao.
• Ye Lin and Luo Yao arrived in the secret realm, where Ye Lin intended to ask the Spirit King for a solution.

Ye Lin and Luo Yao reached the White King Palace, where Wang Mingyang warned Ye Lin that the Chaos Ancient Clan planned to seal off Heaven Province within a year. Inside, the Spirit King angrily lamented that the present-day rulers were giving away Origin Continent territory.

• Ye Lin met Wang Mingyang outside the White King Palace, and Wang warned him to leave Heaven Province within a year before the Chaos Ancient Clan sealed its borders.
• Ye Lin said he had come to see his big brother, and Wang left after repeating his warning.
• Ye Lin entered the White King Palace with Luo Yao and found the Spirit King in a gloomy mood.
• The Spirit King condemned the current powers for ceding Origin Continent territory, and Ye Lin sighed in agreement.

Ye Lin visited the Spirit King to explain Silent Ridge’s crisis, and the Spirit King gave him the Cosmos Seal to help. The Spirit King began explaining the world’s treasure rankings, leaving Ye Lin learning about the rarest categories.

• Ye Lin told the Spirit King about Silent Ridge and said he would leave if his big brother could not help.
• The Spirit King returned with the Cosmos Seal, one of the Heaven-Devouring Toad Clan’s three clan-protecting treasures, and gave it to Ye Lin.
• The Spirit King identified the Cosmos Seal as an innate supreme treasure and explained that it contained its own space and had a spirit that could carry out instructions.
• The Spirit King described the ranks of acquired treasures and explained that acquired merit supreme treasures were exceptionally rare.

Spirit King explained the ranks of supreme treasures to Ye Lin and revealed that the Cosmos Seal was an innate supreme treasure belonging to the Heaven-Devouring Toad Clan. Ye Lin learned that the seal would remain safe in his hands because it could not be activated without its acknowledgment and could suppress anyone with evil intentions.

• Ye Lin asked Spirit King what an acquired merit supreme treasure was, and Spirit King explained how Great Dao merit could be merged with an acquired treasure.
• Spirit King described innate treasures, top-grade innate treasures, and innate supreme treasures, explaining that they were rare and powerful.
• Spirit King told Ye Lin that the Cosmos Seal was one of the Heaven-Devouring Toad Clan's three clan-protecting innate supreme treasures.
• Ye Lin asked whether Spirit King feared he would steal the Cosmos Seal, and Spirit King said Ye Lin could not activate it and would be suppressed if he acted with evil intentions.
• Spirit King explained that even powerful quasi-Saints treated an unclaimed innate supreme treasure cautiously because it could attack and kill them.

Ye Lin received the Cosmos Seal from the Spirit King, who warned him that using it recklessly could draw the attention of the Heaven-Devouring Toad Clan’s old enemies. After leaving the secret realm, Ye Lin reunited with Zhang Ling'er and prepared to set out once she had recovered.

• The Spirit King lent Ye Lin the Cosmos Seal and warned him that the Heaven-Devouring Toad Clan’s enemies might recognize it and target him.
• Ye Lin promised not to make trouble, then left Silent Ridge with Luo Yao and returned to the spot where he had entered the secret realm.
• Ye Lin realized the Identity Token could return him to that spot and let him escape into the secret realm if danger arose.
• Ye Lin found Zhang Ling'er and Ye Xin waiting; Zhang Ling'er said she had mostly recovered and was ready to leave.

Ye Lin and his companions left Silent Ridge and reached the edge of the dangerous Nether Sea. With no way back, they prepared to cross it despite the powerful sea clans and Quasi-Saints within.

• Ye Lin kept the Cosmos Seal in his hand and led the group out of Silent Ridge.
• The group traveled for five days without encountering danger or any living creatures.
• Zhang Ling'er explained that the Nether Sea was vast and dangerous, with powerful sea clans and many Quasi-Saints.
• Ye Lin said they had to cross the Nether Sea because staying behind meant certain death and they could not turn back.

Ye Lin used the Cosmos Seal to uproot Silent Ridge, overcoming the Half-Step Quasi-Saint hidden within it. The ridge vanished, leaving a vast sinkhole, and Zhang Ling'er questioned why Ye Lin had not used the treasure sooner.

• Ye Lin and Zhang Ling'er emerged from Silent Ridge after crossing it without encountering serious danger.
• Ye Lin raised the Cosmos Seal, which unleashed golden chains and tore the land apart.
• A Half-Step Quasi-Saint within Silent Ridge roared and released holy might against the Cosmos Seal.
• The Cosmos Seal shattered the attack, lifted the entire Silent Ridge into the sky, and made it disappear.
• The Cosmos Seal returned to Ye Lin, and Zhang Ling'er praised its power and asked why he had not used it earlier.

Ye Lin used the Cosmos Seal to take away Silent Ridge, then led Zhang Ling'er and the others into the Nether Sea. Saints arrived at the sinkhole afterward and struggled to explain the ridge’s disappearance.

• Zhang Ling'er questioned Ye Lin about why he had not used the Cosmos Seal sooner, and he said using it drained him greatly.
• Ye Lin chose not to return the Cosmos Seal to the Spirit King yet and led the group onward through the water.
• Several Saints arrived at the sinkhole and discovered that Silent Ridge had vanished without a trace.
• The Saints debated whether a Quasi-Saint had taken Silent Ridge, then suspected a supreme treasure might have been involved.