Chapter Summaries

Ye Lin fought Dragon One, Dragon Two, and Dragon Three, three third-layer Quasi-Saints, and revealed sword techniques powerful enough to crack their defenses. The battle remained unresolved as his Yin-Yang Division struck Dragon Two and Dragon Three.

• Dragon One ordered the three to unleash their full strength after Ye Lin shattered ten thousand dragon spears.
• Ye Lin’s Sword Intent sharpened under the trio’s pressure, and he attacked with Primeval Sword Art’s First Form, Primeval Heaven-Opening.
• Dragon One raised a dragon qi barrier, but Ye Lin’s strike cracked it nearly in two.
• Ye Lin used Primeval Sword Art’s Second Form, Yin-Yang Division, sending black and white sword light toward Dragon Two and Dragon Three.
• Dragon Two’s shield was eroded by the black sword light, while Dragon Three felt the white sword light’s force tear at his fist.

Ye Lin continued fighting Dragon One, Dragon Two, and Dragon Three after they unleashed the full power of the Mystic Soul Dragon Clan bloodline. As his swordsmanship grew stronger in battle, the three dragons launched simultaneous attacks at him.

• Dragon Three was blasted back by Ye Lin's sword strike, which cracked his dragon scales and wounded his fists.
• Dragon One ordered Dragon Two and Dragon Three to stop holding back, and all three summoned powerful dragon-shaped phantoms.
• Ye Lin's Primeval Heaven-Opening strike shattered against Dragon One's phantom, but his Yin-Yang Division attack began eroding its defenses.
• Dragon One warned Dragon Two and Dragon Three not to give Ye Lin an opening.
• Dragon Two fired a pillar of light at Ye Lin while Dragon Three's phantom brought both claws down on him.

Ye Lin unleashed his Ten Thousand Swords Return to Origin strike and halted Dragon One, Dragon Two, and Dragon Three’s attacks, but suffered severe injuries. The three Mystic Soul Dragons abandoned their human forms and transformed into million-zhang true dragons, preparing to finish him.

• Ye Lin poured his power into Ten Thousand Swords Return to Origin and struck Dragon One, Dragon Two, and Dragon Three with a colossal sword phantom.
• The three dragons blocked the strike, but the clash damaged their dragon phantoms and sent Ye Lin flying back, badly wounded.
• Dragon One ended their restraint and ordered Dragon Two and Dragon Three to reveal their true forms.
• Dragon One, Dragon Two, and Dragon Three transformed into enormous deep-blue true dragons, their auras surging as they filled the void.

Trapped by three Third Heaven Quasi-Saint dragons, Ye Lin grasped the Sword Dao’s origin as he faced death. He unleashed a nameless strike rooted in Ten Thousand Swords Return to Origin, leaving the clash’s outcome unresolved.

• Dragon One acknowledged Ye Lin’s strength, while Dragon Two said he would die and promised to raise a memorial stone for him.
• Dragon Three gathered a destructive dark-blue sphere of light as Ye Lin stood battered but ready to fight.
• Ye Lin recalled the sword strike from the ruins and realized it was the pure origin of the Sword Dao.
• Ye Lin’s aura changed, and countless sword shadows gathered around him as he fused Ten Thousand Swords Return to Origin with the nameless strike.
• Ye Lin struck with the Sword Dao’s source, making all things return to the void.

Ye Lin used the Godslayer Sword’s technique, Return to the Void, to badly wound Dragon One, Dragon Two, and Dragon Three despite their combined attacks. He was left near collapse, but Dragon One feared another strike and did not dare attack again.

• Ye Lin unleashed Return to the Void with the Godslayer Sword, releasing sword light that returned everything in its path to nothingness.
• Dragon One, Dragon Two, and Dragon Three used their strongest attacks to block Ye Lin’s sword light, but it dissolved all three attacks.
• Ye Lin’s sword light cut through Dragon One and Dragon Two, then pierced Dragon Three after he tried to swallow it.
• The sword light faded, leaving all three dragons grievously wounded and bleeding in the void.
• Ye Lin stood with his power spent and his body badly damaged, while Dragon One hesitated to attack because he feared Ye Lin might strike again.

Ye Lin survived the battle with the three Mystic Soul Dragon Clan elders, then spent a thousand years recovering on Meteor Island. Once strong enough to leave seclusion, he planned to submit his mission at the Holy Palace and visit the Heaven-Devouring Toad Clan to settle the score.

• Dragon One ordered Dragon Two and Dragon Three to flee with him using Void Escape, and Ye Lin, too exhausted to pursue, left Heaven-Equaling Commandery.
• Meng Ting watched Ye Lin return to Meteor Island and judged his strength nearly equal to the Blade Saint’s first disciple.
• Meng Ting chose not to intervene because the attack was tied to the Mystic Soul Dragon Clan and the Heaven-Devouring Toad Clan, leaving Ye Lin to handle it himself.
• Ye Lin secluded himself on Meteor Island for a thousand years while his severe injuries slowly healed.
• After emerging from seclusion, Ye Lin planned to submit his mission at the Holy Palace and visit the Heaven-Devouring Toad Clan for revenge.

Ye Lin submitted the completed Wang Family mission at the Holy Palace and became a level-two Heaven-Seeking Bureau member. He returned to Meteor Island, leaving the staff in awe of his strength and envious of his cultivation.

• Ye Lin arrived at the Holy Palace and submitted the token for the Wang Family of Heaven-Equaling Commandery mission.
• The woman confirmed that Ye Lin had completed the mission and gave him a level-two Heaven-Seeking Bureau Identity Token and his reward.
• The woman told Ye Lin that three level-three members would be assigned to him, and Ye Lin asked them to meet him at Meteor Island.
• The woman and a young man discussed how Ye Lin had wiped out the Liu Family, concluding that he must be at least a fourth-level Quasi-Saint.
• The woman reflected on her own fall from being a favored daughter of heaven to an ordinary worker and envied Ye Lin's power.

Ye Lin went to the Heaven-Devouring Toad Clan to ask the Spirit King about the ancient Mystic Soul Dragon Clan. He learned that the clan had emerged and targeted him, and the Spirit King began explaining its origins.

• Ye Lin hurried to the Heaven-Devouring Toad Clan, intending to seek the Spirit King’s help and consider striking back at the Mystic Soul Dragon Clan’s prodigies.
• An old man directed Ye Lin to White King Palace, where the Spirit King was holding a meeting.
• The Spirit King invited Ye Lin inside and revealed that the Mystic Soul Dragon Clan had emerged and caused trouble for him.
• Ye Lin entered the hall, saw Zhao Wanyi and more than forty powerful Heaven-Devouring Toad Clan experts, and asked about the Mystic Soul Dragon Clan’s origins.
• The Spirit King explained that the Mystic Soul Dragon Clan, like the Heaven-Devouring Toad Clan, originated before the ancient ages.

The Spirit King told Ye Lin about the ancient conflict between the Heaven-Devouring Toad Clan and the Mystic Soul Dragon Clan and warned him against provoking them. Ye Lin took an Identity Token to identify their members and expected the clan to target him again soon.

• The Spirit King explained that the Mystic Soul Dragon Clan had long been the Heaven-Devouring Toad Clan's enemy and had recently emerged to trouble Ye Lin.
• Ye Lin calmly asked where the clan's base was and said he would retaliate against its younger generation.
• The Spirit King warned Ye Lin that the Mystic Soul Dragon Clan was too powerful for him and offered to have Daoist Hu handle the matter.
• The Spirit King gave Ye Lin an Identity Token that glowed red when a Mystic Soul Dragon Clan member came within fifty feet.
• Ye Lin put the token in his Spatial Ring and predicted that the Mystic Soul Dragon Clan would soon come after him again.

Spirit King and the other experts planned to use Ye Lin as bait to lure out the Mystic Soul Dragon Clan in the Boundary Sea. Ye Lin agreed and was sent back to Meteor Island to prepare for the plan.

• Spirit King proposed using Ye Lin as bait to draw out the Mystic Soul Dragon Clan.
• An elderly expert suggested luring the clan in the Boundary Sea, where they could obscure the secrets of heaven and avoid alerting the enemy.
• Ye Lin agreed to the plan and said he could handle matters within the Holy Palace.
• Spirit King arranged for Ye Lin to return to Meteor Island and said someone would protect him in secret.
• Spirit King transported Ye Lin directly to his residence, where Ye Lin marveled at the expert's power.

Ye Lin arranged for a Boundary Sea assessment mission through a discreet payment at the Holy Palace. He left with a map and Compass to capture three living Star-Slaying Beasts, while his red-glowing Identity Token hinted that something else was underway.

• Meng Ting offered to accompany Ye Lin, but Ye Lin declined and accepted a Jade Talisman he could use to summon him.
• Ye Lin went to the Holy Palace and asked a woman there to arrange a Boundary Sea mission.
• The woman secretly accepted Ye Lin's payment and emphasized that the mission selection was random.
• Ye Lin received a map and Compass and learned that he had to capture three living Star-Slaying Beasts at the marked location.
• Ye Lin noticed a figure walking ahead as his Identity Token glowed red.

Ye Lin traveled through the Boundary Sea to a region where Star-Slaying Beasts appeared, using a Compass to search for them while pretending not to notice that someone was watching him. The Compass had not yet found a beast, and Ye Lin continued to act as bait.

• Ye Lin left the Holy Palace and headed toward the Boundary Sea without revealing anything unusual.
• Ye Lin followed the map’s landmarks through the Boundary Sea, traveling five hours between each one.
• Ye Lin reached the region where Star-Slaying Beasts appeared most frequently and activated the Compass to search for their aura.
• When the Compass showed no response, Ye Lin shifted his position while maintaining his deliberate performance for those watching him.

Ye Lin met Ning Yi, a Quasi-Saint from the Mystic Soul Dragon Clan, who had discovered their plan and challenged him to a fight. Ning Yi promised compensation if Ye Lin won and demanded Ye Lin’s life if he lost, then began explaining the clan’s strength.

• Ye Lin used his Identity Token to confirm that the figure before him belonged to the Mystic Soul Dragon Clan.
• Ning Yi introduced himself as a first-level Quasi-Saint and said the three clan members Ye Lin had fought were juniors who barely mattered to him.
• Ning Yi confirmed that the Mystic Soul Dragon Clan had discovered their plan and challenged Ye Lin, offering to stop troubling him and provide compensation if Ye Lin won.
• Ye Lin drew the Godslayer Sword and asked how the three previous opponents ranked within the clan.
• Ning Yi observed that Ye Lin seemed unsure of his strength and began explaining the Mystic Soul Dragon Clan’s power.

Ning Yi explained that he and the current emperor of the Heaven-Devouring Toad Clan had sealed themselves away in ancient times to wait for an era in which they could pursue sainthood. He and Ye Lin began their unavoidable fight, and Ning Yi evaded Ye Lin’s opening sword strike with an afterimage.

• Ning Yi told Ye Lin that he and the current emperor of the Heaven-Devouring Toad Clan came from before the ancient ages and had sealed themselves away until an era suitable for becoming Saints.
• Ning Yi explained that their seals let them escape the Great Dao’s punishment, and he warned Ye Lin to fight seriously.
• Ye Lin accepted that battle was unavoidable, gripped the Godslayer Sword, and faced Ning Yi across the Boundary Sea.
• Ning Yi beckoned Ye Lin to attack, and Ye Lin flashed forward with a swift sword strike aimed at Ning Yi’s face.
• Ye Lin’s sword pierced only Ning Yi’s afterimage, and Ye Lin’s pupils contracted as he realized he had failed to catch Ning Yi’s true body.

Ye Lin fought Ning Yi in the Boundary Sea and discovered that Ning Yi's ancient Primordial Origin Force could match his Sword Dao Law. The battle intensified as Ning Yi used his Primordial Nine Steps to attack Ye Lin from every direction.

• Ning Yi struck Ye Lin from behind with Primordial Origin Force, but Ye Lin blocked the blow with the Godslayer Sword.
• Ye Lin slashed at Ning Yi with a sword radiance powered by Sword Dao Law, and Ning Yi countered with Primordial Origin Force, annihilating both attacks.
• Ning Yi recognized Ye Lin's mastery of Sword Dao Law and praised his approach of using it as his main force with sacred power as support.
• Ning Yi used Primordial Nine Steps to create hundreds of afterimages and attacked Ye Lin simultaneously from many directions.

Ye Lin and Ning Yi tested each other’s strength in the Boundary Sea, with Ye Lin resisting Ning Yi’s Taichu Seal. Ning Yi then prepared a vast, ancient formation as the duel entered its serious stage.

• Ye Lin found Ning Yi’s true body above him and struck upward with the Godslayer Sword.
• Ning Yi countered with the Taichu Seal, shattering Ye Lin’s sword light and forcing him back several hundred zhang.
• Ning Yi praised Ye Lin’s Sword Dao Law, and the two acknowledged each other’s techniques.
• Ning Yi said he would stop probing and get serious, while Ye Lin readied the Godslayer Sword.
• Ning Yi formed an enormous golden formation covered in ancient runes that Ye Lin had never seen before.

Ning Yi trapped Ye Lin in his Primordial Forbidden Art, Eternal Primeval Wilderness, a real primeval world formed from Primordial Origin Force. Ye Lin slew the attacking beasts with Ten Thousand Swords Return to Origin, but the beasts endlessly regenerated, leaving him facing a stronger second wave.

• Ning Yi engulfed Ye Lin in the golden formation and drew him into the Eternal Primeval Wilderness.
• Ning Yi explained that Ye Lin would face both him and the primeval giant beasts inhabiting the world.
• Ye Lin used Ten Thousand Swords Return to Origin to kill the beasts attacking from the land, sky, and magma.
• Ning Yi made the dead beasts turn into golden motes that revived as larger, stronger, and faster creatures.
• Ye Lin furrowed his brow as the regenerated beasts rose to attack again.

Ye Lin used the Primeval Sword Art to crack Ning Yi’s defenses, but Ning Yi answered with Primeval Forbidden Art: Ninefold Reincarnation and trapped Ye Lin in a formation that distorted time and space. Ye Lin’s attacks and movements were restrained as the battle continued.

• Ye Lin realized the resurrecting beasts would make the fight a war of attrition and decided he had to defeat Ning Yi quickly.
• Ye Lin struck Ning Yi’s golden barrier with Primeval Heaven-Opening, cracking it with his swordlight.
• Ye Lin followed with Yin-Yang Division, and the black and white Flood Dragons tore further through Ning Yi’s defenses.
• Ning Yi retreated and summoned nine spheres of different powers with Primeval Forbidden Art: Ninefold Reincarnation.
• The nine spheres formed a formation around Ye Lin, distorting time and space until his Sword Qi vanished and his movements returned him to their starting point.

Ye Lin endured Ning Yi’s Ninefold Reincarnation with his Sword Dao Law barrier while waiting for Ning Yi’s Primordial Origin Force to falter. When the nine spheres briefly stalled, Ye Lin launched the Five Elements Cycle, leaving the outcome of his counterattack unresolved.

• Ning Yi’s nine spheres battered Ye Lin’s barrier, but Ye Lin’s Sword Dao Law kept it from breaking.
• Ning Yi recognized that Ye Lin’s Sword Dao Law had reached the level of origin.
• Ye Lin waited through prolonged attacks as his barrier cracked and his body accumulated wounds.
• Ning Yi’s Primordial Origin Force weakened, and the nine spheres stalled for an instant.
• Ye Lin used the third form of the Primeval Sword Art, Five Elements Cycle, to strike the nine spheres and dissolve their powers.

Ye Lin and Ning Yi fought across the Boundary Sea, each unleashing increasingly powerful forbidden arts. Ye Lin split Ning Yi’s Primordial Desolation with a single sword strike but stopped just short of hitting him, and they agreed the battle was a draw.

• Ye Lin shattered Ning Yi’s Ninefold Reincarnation and charged as his Sword Dao Law transformed under the pressure of their fight.
• Ning Yi summoned the golden war god phantom with Descent of the War God, and he and Ye Lin fought for a day and a night until both were exhausted.
• Ning Yi unleashed Primordial Desolation, awakening an annihilating power that threatened to return everything to nothingness.
• Ye Lin unified his essence, energy, and spirit and struck with a sword move that split Primordial Desolation and severed time, space, laws, and cause and effect.
• Ye Lin stopped his sword one inch from Ning Yi’s brow, and the two agreed their battle was a draw.