Chapter Summaries

A group of enslaved human miners discussed Ye Lin’s approach to Demon Race territory, and a refined young man urged them to use the distraction to escape. As Demon Race guards arrived, he told the miners to spread the news and wait for his signal.

• A refined young man told the human miners that Ye Lin was heading toward Demon Race territory after defeating heritage-level prodigies of the Asura and Witch clans.
• The miners complained that past heritage-level prodigies had ignored them and doubted Ye Lin’s arrival would help.
• The young man explained that Ye Lin’s challenge could weaken the local defenses, giving the miners a chance to revolt and escape.
• The young man told the miners to spread the news, adapt when Ye Lin passed, and possibly catch his attention for help.
• Demon Race guards approached with whips, and the young man ordered everyone back to mining and to wait for his signal.

Shangguan Qingyi entered the Taihua Immortal Domain and saw humans forced to mine under Demon Race oppression. When the humans rebelled, she slowed the carriage to help them and confronted the Demon Race after killing one of their powerhouses.

• Shangguan Qingyi sensed the unicorn's sorrow and saw countless humans suffering under Demon Race guards as they mined.
• Shangguan Qingyi initially told the unicorn to move on, believing she could not intervene in the struggles between races.
• The humans across the continents rose in rebellion, and Shangguan Qingyi slowed the carriage to give them time to fight back.
• Shangguan Qingyi killed a fourth-layer Golden Immortal Demon Race powerhouse and challenged the Demon Race powerhouses who tried to suppress the humans.

Shangguan Qingyi forced the Demon Race experts to let humans escape, while Ye Lin’s threat kept them from pursuing the refugees after the carriage departed. The carriage stopped to meet Yuan Qingqing and two Dragon Race geniuses, who offered Ye Lin a chance to follow them.

• Shangguan Qingyi stalled the Demon Race experts while humans fled across the continents into the Starry Sky.
• When the Demon Race experts prepared to act, Ye Lin threatened to kill anyone who moved for half an hour, and the carriage sped away.
• The carriage stopped, and Shangguan Qingyi told Ye Lin that someone had come to welcome him.
• Ye Lin stepped outside and found Yuan Qingqing waiting with two powerful young men from the Dragon Race.
• Yuan Qingqing declared that she wanted Ye Lin dead, while the two Dragon Race men praised his record and offered him a chance to follow them.

Ye Lin rejected the two men’s claims that he should follow them and killed them when they attacked and fled. He confronted Yuan Qingqing, who denied knowing them and realized they had lied about being powerful dragons.

• Ye Lin challenged the two men to prove their worth and asked whether either was a Dragon Clan foundation-level prodigy.
• One young man attacked Ye Lin, who destroyed him with Sword Qi and revealed his form as a three-clawed Azure Dragon.
• The other young man tried to flee, but Ye Lin annihilated him and revealed him as a mixed-blood Flood Dragon.
• Ye Lin accused Yuan Qingqing of bringing the men to take revenge on him, and she denied knowing them while cursing them for deceiving her.

Ye Lin pursued the wounded Yuan Qingqing to the Ancestral Land of the Green Hills Fox Race and fought her three half-step Taiyi protectors. He overwhelmed them with his Sword Qi, leaving all four foxes at his mercy.

• Ye Lin struck Yuan Qingqing with Sword Qi as she fled, forcing her to transform into a seven-tailed white fox and escape.
• Ye Lin pursued Yuan Qingqing to the Ancestral Land of the Green Hills Fox Race and rejected her plea to spare her.
• Three half-step Taiyi women appeared beside Yuan Qingqing and asked Ye Lin to spare her because of her bloodline.
• Ye Lin attacked the three women, shattered their defenses, and sent them flying with Sword Qi.
• Ye Lin vanished from his position as he prepared to finish off the three women.

Ye Lin slaughtered Yuan Qingqing and continued destroying star domains to force the Demon Race’s foundation-level prodigy to emerge. The observers debated whether the prodigy would face him or flee, then hurried after Ye Lin to witness the expected confrontation.

• Ye Lin killed the three women with his Sword Qi as he advanced through the Starry Sky.
• Yuan Qingqing begged Ye Lin to spare her, but he cut her down with a sword strike.
• Ye Lin continued destroying worlds and killing every living creature in an effort to draw out the Demon Race’s foundation-level prodigy.
• The experts who had followed Ye Lin mocked Yuan Qingqing for her relationships with low-ranking members of the Dragon Race.
• The experts speculated that the Demon Race’s prodigy would have to fight Ye Lin and rushed after him to watch.

Ye Lin continued through Demon Race territory, destroying worlds without meeting resistance, until Wang Sheng challenged him. Ye Lin broke Wang Sheng’s shell with one sword but spared him, then departed while Wang Sheng survived and left the starry sky.

• Ye Lin found no Demon Race cultivators willing to stop him as he destroyed worlds and starfields.
• Wang Sheng, a Demon Race foundational prodigy, challenged Ye Lin and said the others had fled.
• Wang Sheng explained that he stayed to defend his home and prove himself in an honorable fight.
• Ye Lin struck Wang Sheng’s shell with one sword, cracking it and drawing blood.
• Ye Lin spared Wang Sheng and left, while Wang Sheng thanked him and departed wounded.

After defeating Wang Sheng, Ye Lin set his sights on the Vermilion Bird Clan instead of the Ancient Royal Clan. He headed toward the Vermilion Bird Immortal Domain, drawing a crowd of experts eager to witness his next challenge.

• Experts admired Wang Sheng for fighting Ye Lin despite knowing he would lose, and said the Demon Race would likely nurture him.
• Shangguan Qingyi asked Ye Lin if he would go to the Ancient Royal Clan, but he ordered her to take him to the Vermilion Bird Clan.
• Ye Lin explained that the other opponents were too easy and planned to challenge the Vermilion Bird Clan before the Divine Beast Clan.
• Shangguan Qingyi sent a message to the unicorn, which pulled the carriage into the starry sky toward the Vermilion Bird Immortal Domain.
• Experts realized where Ye Lin was headed and hurried after him, while one remarked that an ancestor had said Ye Lin did not belong to this era.

Ye Lin traveled across immortal domains toward the Vermilion Bird Clan, where he was expected to test his strength against its geniuses. The clan’s ten foundation-level geniuses decided to stand and fight rather than retreat.

• Powerhouses learned that Ye Lin had come from another time and space to challenge the geniuses of every era and forge his Invincible Heart.
• Ye Lin’s carriage crossed multiple immortal domains without anyone daring to stop it.
• The Vermilion Bird Clan’s ten foundation-level geniuses learned that Ye Lin was heading to their territory as part of the Sword Venerable’s plan to temper him.
• The ten debated whether to fight or retreat, noting that the Dragon Clan and Phoenix Clan had chosen to fight.
• The Vermilion Bird Clan’s ten foundation-level geniuses resolved to prepare for battle and not retreat.

The ten foundation-level prodigies of the Vermilion Bird Clan prepared to fight Ye Lin, while powerful figures across the Star River Cosmos discussed his extraordinary strength. The Primordial Unity Golden Immortals feared he might become an invincible figure like the Ancient Human Emperor, but the Third Ancestor believed the Human Race could protect him until he reached that realm.

• The ten Vermilion Bird Clan prodigies sat down to rest and recover so they could face Ye Lin at their peak.
• The Vermilion Bird Clan's ancestor teased the Third Ancestor about the Human Race having produced a dragon after seeing Ye Lin's combat power.
• The Primordial Unity Golden Immortals compared Ye Lin to the Ancient Human Emperor and worried that he would become an invincible Primordial Unity Golden Immortal.
• The Demon Race ancestor remained gloomy because his juniors had abandoned their race and fled.
• The Third Ancestor smiled, confident that the Human Race could protect Ye Lin until he reached the Primordial Unity Golden Immortal realm.
• The Sword Venerable watched Ye Lin's rise with a smile, seeing something of himself in his former student.

Ye Lin arrived at the Vermilion Bird Clan and learned that its ancestor had arranged a public arena for him to face the clan’s prodigies, along with champions from the Phoenix and Dragon Clans. The battles would draw spectators from across the Central Star Domain, and Ye Lin agreed to consider the ancestor’s request to spare his opponents.

• Ye Lin arrived at the Vermilion Bird Clan after three months of travel and received a warm welcome.
• Shangguan Qingyi and Ye Lin questioned why the clan welcomed him despite knowing he had come to kill.
• A Vermilion Bird Clan youth led Ye Lin to a vast arena floating in the starry sky.
• The youth explained that the clan’s ancestor had invited the Phoenix and Dragon Clans and notified the Central Star Domain so Ye Lin’s battles could happen publicly in one place.
• The youth asked Ye Lin to spare his opponents if possible, and Ye Lin agreed to consider the request.

Ye Lin waited in the square as the battle against the Divine Beast Clan and Vermilion Bird Clan’s prodigies drew powerful spectators from across the Star River Cosmos. The Vermilion Bird Clan’s ten foundation-tier prodigies arrived, and Ye Lin stepped toward the Arena to face them.

• Ye Lin sat down to wait while Shangguan Qingyi learned that he had come from another time and space.
• The Divine Beast Clan and Vermilion Bird Clan spread word of the battle, drawing powerful figures from across the Star River Cosmos.
• Shangguan Qingyi spoke with spectators who hoped to interview her, but she knew little about Ye Lin’s plans.
• A day later, the square filled with spectators, including people standing in the Starry Sky to watch.
• The Vermilion Bird Clan’s ten foundation-tier prodigies arrived on the Arena and turned their attention to Ye Lin.
• Ye Lin rose, judged the prodigies stronger than his previous opponents, and walked toward the Arena alone.

Ye Lin faced the Vermilion Bird Clan’s ten foundation-level prodigies after they recognized his Venerable title and the gulf between his power and theirs. He agreed to fight them all at once and opened the battle with a testing sword strike.

• The Vermilion Bird Clan’s ten prodigies bowed to Ye Lin and addressed him as Venerable Ye.
• Ye Lin praised the ten, summoned the Emperor Sword, and invited them to attack together.
• A woman in a golden dress stepped forward to challenge Ye Lin, and he insisted that all ten fight him at once.
• The ten accepted and spread out to surround Ye Lin, knowing they had little chance against him one-on-one.
• Ye Lin used Void Overlapping Shadows and swung a first sword to test their strength.

Ye Lin defeated four of the Vermilion Bird Clan’s ten heritage-level prodigies, sparing two and crippling two others. The remaining six transformed into Vermilion Birds and charged at him together.

• Ye Lin’s sword technique made his Sword Qi vanish across time and space, then sent two Vermilion Bird women flying and forced them to concede.
• Two more Vermilion Bird prodigies attacked Ye Lin, and he crippled them with the Grand Void Ashen Extinction Finger.
• The Vermilion Bird Clan’s ten heritage-level prodigies were reduced to six.
• The remaining six transformed into Vermilion Birds and charged Ye Lin as one.

Ye Lin used the Purgatory Ice Flame and Emperor Sword to counter the six Vermilion Birds’ Vermilion Bird True Fire on the Arena. His Sword Qi forced them back, and they prepared to attack together as it closed in.

• Spectators discussed Ye Lin’s overwhelming strength and worried about what it could mean for the myriad races.
• Six Vermilion Birds attacked Ye Lin with Vermilion Bird True Fire while he stood his ground.
• Ye Lin raised the Emperor Sword and unleashed a powerful strike infused with Purgatory Ice Flame.
• Ye Lin’s Sword Qi crushed the Vermilion Bird True Fire and forced the six Vermilion Birds to retreat.
• The six Vermilion Birds stopped retreating and sent torrents of Vermilion Bird True Fire toward Ye Lin’s Sword Qi.

Ye Lin defeated the Vermilion Bird Clan’s ten prodigies and spared their lives, leaving their Arena in ruins. As he waited for the Phoenix and Dragon Clan prodigies, a messenger reported his victory to a young man traveling by carriage, who ordered contact with the Dragon Clan.

• Ye Lin cut through the Vermilion Birds’ attacks and smashed them onto the Arena until they transformed back into young men and women.
• The defeated Vermilion Bird Clan prodigies thanked Ye Lin for sparing them, and he dismissed them before returning to his seat.
• A beautiful woman served Ye Lin tea as Vermilion Bird Clan experts began repairing the ruined Arena.
• An intelligence officer told a young man in a luxurious carriage that all ten Vermilion Bird Clan prodigies had lost to Ye Lin in fifty breaths.
• The young man reacted in disbelief and ordered his messenger to contact the Dragon Clan.

As Ye Lin waited in the Vermilion Bird Immortal Domain for the Divine Beast Clan’s foundation-level prodigies, a rogue cultivator named Lü Fengxian unexpectedly challenged him. The gathered experts expected Ye Lin to kill Lü Fengxian, and the challenge’s outcome remained unknown.

• The Divine Beast Clan’s foundation-level prodigies set out for the Vermilion Bird Immortal Domain, determined to face Ye Lin openly.
• Ye Lin waited in the plaza as experts arrived from across the Star River Cosmos to witness the coming battle.
• Rogue Cultivator Lü Fengxian appeared in the repaired plaza and asked Ye Lin for a chance to challenge him.
• The gathered experts speculated that Lü Fengxian was seeking fame and that Ye Lin would kill him.

Ye Lin killed Lü Fengxian after the rogue cultivator challenged him to gain fame, then invited others to fight while warning he would show no mercy to unserious challengers. The Vermilion Bird Clan repaired the Arena and carried away Lü Fengxian’s corpse as the crowd speculated about Ye Lin’s true cultivation.

• Lü Fengxian asked Ye Lin for a fair fight and mercy if he lost, hoping to become famous without dying.
• Ye Lin dismissed Lü Fengxian as a clown and struck him with a single strand of Sword Qi.
• Lü Fengxian’s halberd shattered, and he died after crashing onto the Arena with a fatal wound.
• Ye Lin invited others to challenge him and warned that he would not spare those who were merely clowns.
• The Vermilion Bird Clan powerhouses repaired the Arena and carried Lü Fengxian’s body away as the crowd speculated that Ye Lin was a Primordial Unity Golden Immortal.

Ye Lin faced twenty top ninth-layer Golden Immortal prodigies from the Divine Beast Clan, but only the foremost prodigies of the Dragon Clan and Phoenix Clan stepped forward to fight him. They chose to face him as a pair to protect their clan’s dignity if they lost.

• Vermilion Bird Clan experts grumbled over Lü Fengxian’s corpse and the damage to the Arena.
• Ye Lin spotted two enormous carriages approaching through the starry sky.
• Twenty ninth-layer Golden Immortal prodigies from the Divine Beast Clan emerged and greeted Ye Lin.
• The leading prodigies of the Dragon Clan and Phoenix Clan volunteered to face Ye Lin together.
• The young man explained that a loss by just the two of them would be less damaging to the Divine Beast Clan’s prestige than a defeat of all twenty.

Ye Lin fought Long Wuqi and Xu Shuxin, the foremost prodigies of the Dragon and Phoenix Clans, in a two-on-one battle. After testing their coordination, Ye Lin unleashed powerful techniques that destroyed the Arena and left both opponents struggling under his suppressive force.

• Ye Lin introduced himself, drew the Emperor Sword, and charged Long Wuqi and Xu Shuxin.
• Long Wuqi and Xu Shuxin coordinated their attacks and avoided confronting Ye Lin directly, while spectators debated the likely winner and the Vermilion Bird Clan resented being treated as a backdrop.
• Ye Lin declared that he had had enough fun and unleashed Void Overlapping Shadows, reducing the Arena to ruins.
• Long Wuqi and Xu Shuxin retreated and used their Primordial Spirits to pull Sword Qi out from the layers of space-time.
• Ye Lin invoked the Grand Void Ashen Extinction Finger, whose immense pressure slowed Long Wuqi and Xu Shuxin as it descended.