Chapter Summaries

Xiao Hen flew alone toward Inos to bring his parents to Phoenix, reflecting on the world’s warrior system and how he might eventually reach the Void Shattering Realm. As the ship passed over a forest, a scream from below interrupted his thoughts.

• Xiao Hen traveled toward Inos aboard the Dawnlight Sword Saint’s flying ship, keeping to wilderness routes while crossing the Salute Empire.
• Xiao Hen examined the ship’s protective arrays and considered how array and spirit tool technology might advance the world beyond its focus on individual warriors.
• Xiao Hen concluded that he would follow the world’s warrior system and first aim to reach the Void Shattering Realm.
• Xiao Hen recalled fighting Shia in the wilderness before leaving and drawing with her despite her King Battle Body.
• Xiao Hen heard a scream from below as the flying ship passed over a mountain forest.

Xiao Hen spotted a clash between Mu Cangyun’s green-robed group and the Blood Wolf gang from his airship, then recognized the treasure they were fighting over. He descended, leaving the confrontation poised for his intervention.

• Xiao Hen gained control of the airship and stopped it above a small forest where hundreds of warriors were fighting.
• Mu Cangyun’s green-robed warriors held off the larger Blood Wolf gang, whose leader demanded the ancient treasure they had found.
• Mu Cangyun agreed to hand over the treasure after Blood Wolf’s attack killed more than ten of his men, but demanded that his companions be allowed to leave.
• Mu Cangyun revealed the treasure, and the Blood Wolf leader recognized it and prepared to accept the deal.
• Xiao Hen descended in his airship and exclaimed that he had unexpectedly found the treasure.

Xiao Hen arrived in a spaceship and intervened as Mu Cangyun and his men were surrounded by the Blood Wolves over a rare Blazing Heart Fruit. After Mu Cangyun handed over the fruit in exchange for protection, Xiao Hen confirmed its identity and asked how many of Mu Cangyun’s men remained.

• Xiao Hen landed his spaceship near the arena, startling the Blood Wolves and the surrounded warriors.
• The Blood Wolves’ thin leader recognized the Warrior Alliance mark but hesitated to attack Xiao Hen, a young Level 8 Warrior.
• Mu Cangyun agreed to give Xiao Hen the treasure in return for a guarantee that his men would be safe.
• Xiao Hen took the pale red Blazing Heart Fruit and explained its value to Level 8 and Level 9 Warriors.
• Mu Cangyun said that thirty-one of his thirty-six men remained, as five lay dead.

Xiao Hen offered the Blood Wolves a chance to leave, but their leader ordered an attack to seize the Heart Burning Fruit. Xiao Hen slaughtered nearly all of them, leaving the emaciated leader to face him.

• Mu Cangyun thanked Xiao Hen and led his remaining brothers onto the flying ship.
• Xiao Hen told the Blood Wolves they could leave or attack, but their emaciated leader chose to fight for the Heart Burning Fruit.
• The Blood Wolves charged after their leader promised a heavy reward, and Xiao Hen killed over a hundred with sword Qi.
• The surviving Blood Wolves tried to flee, but Xiao Hen killed them and confronted their leader.
• The emaciated leader trembled and began to speak as Xiao Hen asked whether he was ready to die.

Xiao Hen killed the gaunt man despite his offer to reveal the location of an ancient ruin, then reflected on his pursuit of the power of fate. The chapter left Xiao Hen focused on breaking free from the fate that would destroy him with the Main Universe.

• The gaunt man offered to reveal an ancient ruin in exchange for Xiao Hen sparing his life.
• Xiao Hen rejected the offer and killed the gaunt man with a streak of sword qi.
• Xiao Hen considered how his strength and prospects made ordinary ancient ruins unimportant to him.
• Xiao Hen reflected on fate, the Heart of Eternity, and his goal of reaching Level 10 to control his own fate.

Xiao Hen left the Blood Wolf Bandit Group’s territory after rescuing Mu Cangyun and his companions, then used the Heart Burning Fruit to advance from a Level 8 to a Level 9 Warrior. He set out for Inos Royal City, unaware that a major event there would soon enrage him.

• Xiao Hen reflected on the levels of civilization while piloting the Flying Spirit Tool away from the defeated Blood Wolf Bandit Group.
• Mu Cangyun thanked Xiao Hen and offered the Warrior Alliance’s help before he and his companions disembarked outside a nearby city.
• Mu Cangyun led his companions back into the city, where news of the bandit group’s destruction and Xiao Hen’s strength spread.
• Xiao Hen stopped beside an inland lake and cultivated with the Heart Burning Fruit, breaking through to the Level 9 Warrior realm.
• Xiao Hen resumed his journey toward Inos Royal City, planning to collect Valen, Tina, and Mary before returning to Phoenix.
• A major event unfolded in Inos Royal City that would provoke Xiao Hen’s fury.

Valen and Tina worried over the royal family’s demand that Mary marry Blythe, while they also lamented having received no news from Kevin for ten years. Mary refused to accept the arranged marriage and went out under surveillance, thinking about her absent brother.

• Valen and Tina discussed the royal family’s pressure to marry Mary and their fear that Kevin might be in danger.
• Valen said Marquis Duncan might help, but Tina pointed out that Hogg controlled the family and Mary was already under house arrest.
• Tina went to seek help from Mr. Roney, though Valen believed the Level 9 Warrior would not interfere in family affairs or contact Kevin.
• Mary condemned Stanley for forcing her to marry Blythe and decided she would not go through with it.
• Mary told Valen she was going for a walk, then left the mansion while two warriors followed her.
• Mary wondered how Kevin was doing and imagined how strong he had become.

Prince Blythe visited the Duncan residence to pursue his marriage to Mary and announced that a royal ancestor had become a Titled Expert of the Origin Core Realm. Mary refused Blythe, but his news and claim that their wedding would take place in a few days left her under pressure.

• Hogg learned from Blythe that a royal ancestor had returned as a Titled Expert and that the king planned a grand wedding for Blythe and Mary.
• Hogg and Stanley left Mary alone with Blythe, while Stanley backed the prince and treated Mary dismissively.
• Mary firmly rejected Blythe and mocked the rumors about his behavior toward women.
• Blythe claimed the royal ancestor was guiding his cultivation and said he would come for Mary on their wedding day in a few days.
• Blythe left the sitting room, and Mary remained behind, troubled by the royal family's new strength.

Xiao Hen returned to Inos after ten years and reunited with Nelson at the Warrior Alliance branch. Nelson asked whether rumors about Shia were true, leaving Xiao Hen to answer.

• Warriors in the Raphael Kingdom spotted a Warrior Alliance airship flying toward Inos, while discussing tensions with the Dark Temple.
• Xiao Hen arrived at Inos Royal City and headed to the Warrior Alliance branch before planning to collect his family in Anmala.
• Xiao Hen identified himself to the branch staff as Kevin, a headquarters deacon, and asked to see Nelson.
• Nelson recognized Xiao Hen, welcomed him into his office, and caught up with him after their ten years apart.
• Nelson asked Xiao Hen whether recent rumors about Shia were true.

Xiao Hen learned that his sister Mary was due to marry Prince Blythe in two days and returned to the Duncan Family estate to see his parents and investigate the marriage. He arrived at the estate, where an arrogant steward initially refused to let him in before recognizing him as Kevin Duncan.

• Xiao Hen confirmed to Nelson that Shia had condensed the King Battle Body and explained that he and Shia were engaged and would marry next year.
• Nelson told Xiao Hen that his parents and Mary were in the royal capital, where Mary was scheduled to marry the royal family's Sixth Prince, Blythe, in two days.
• Xiao Hen learned that Mary had reached Level 5 Warrior and that Nelson suspected hidden circumstances behind her marriage to Blythe.
• Xiao Hen hurried to the Duncan Family estate, where the steward insulted him and ordered him to leave.
• Xiao Hen identified himself as Kevin Duncan, and the steward apologized before leading him to Valen and Tina's courtyard.

Xiao Hen returned to his family and learned that Mary was being forced to marry Prince Blythe to secure the Duncan Family’s standing with the royal family. After Hogg and Stanley defended the marriage, Xiao Hen killed them and the steward in a sudden sword attack, leaving Mary and Tina stunned.

• Mary told Tina she did not want to marry Blythe, but Tina said neither Roney nor President Nelson could oppose the royal family’s Titled Expert.
• Xiao Hen arrived home, reunited with Tina and Mary, and learned from Tina that Mary’s marriage to Blythe was being forced upon her.
• Xiao Hen took Tina and Mary outside, where Hogg, Stanley, and the middle-aged steward met them and Hogg confirmed the marriage arrangement.
• Stanley said Mary should sacrifice herself for the family, and Hogg agreed that the family’s investment in her cultivation entitled it to demand her contribution.
• Xiao Hen killed Hogg, Stanley, and the steward with three flashes of sword light, leaving Mary and Tina shocked.

Xiao Hen took Mary and Tina to the royal palace after killing Hogg, Stanley, and a steward, then fought his way past the palace guards. King Tam called for the royal family's Titled Expert as Xiao Hen advanced toward the hall, where Blythe and Valen had gathered.

• Xiao Hen led Mary and Tina toward the royal palace, declaring that he was a Level 9 Warrior and did not fear its Titled Expert.
• The servants discovered Hogg, Stanley, and the middle-aged steward dead, throwing the marquis's residence into chaos.
• Xiao Hen killed the sixteen guards at the palace gates and then slew more than a hundred guards who tried to stop him inside.
• King Tam learned that three intruders were heading for the hall and ordered the palace guards to summon the royal ancestor, a Titled Expert.
• Blythe entered the palace hall with Valen and asked King Tam what had caused the commotion.

Xiao Hen fought his way to the royal hall with Tina and Mary, slaughtering the imperial guards who tried to stop him. After Valen recognized his son and reunited with Tina and Mary, an aged figure arrived with an overwhelming aura.

• Tam ordered Blythe to take the royal family to safety while the guards tried to hold off the intruder.
• Blythe mistook Mary for a hostage and fled, while Valen recognized Tina and Mary and ran toward them.
• Xiao Hen warned Tina and Mary not to reveal his identity to protect Valen from being used as leverage.
• Tina introduced Xiao Hen to Valen, and Mary explained how he had attacked the palace.
• Xiao Hen killed the guard captain and the remaining guards before Valen, Tina, and Mary joined him.
• An aged figure flew toward the hall, radiating an overwhelming aura.

Xiao Hen fought Black Eagle Carlos, the Inos royal family’s Core Elixir Expert, while Valen, Tina, and Mary watched. As Xiao Hen gained the advantage and delayed killing Carlos, William and another man approached the group, and Mary suddenly cried out in alarm.

• Carlos arrived at the palace and challenged Xiao Hen for killing the royal guards.
• Xiao Hen and Carlos exchanged attacks, and Valen, Tina, and Mary realized Xiao Hen could contend with the higher-ranked expert.
• King Tam and Blythe spotted Valen, Tina, and Mary, so Tam sent William and another man to bring them over.
• Xiao Hen wounded Carlos and claimed he belonged to the Warrior Alliance, prompting Carlos to retreat into the air.
• Xiao Hen forced Carlos back into the fight, then heard Mary cry out and sensed murderous intent.

Xiao Hen killed Carlos, Blythe, and the retainers threatening his family, then ordered King Tam to destroy the Snowell Family and restore the Duncan Family under Valen. He stayed in Inos Royal City to ensure Tam carried out his orders.

• Xiao Hen severed Carlos's arm and killed him when he tried to flee, then rushed to Mary's aid.
• Xiao Hen killed the two retainers attacking Mary and learned that Blythe was among the royal family members trying to escape.
• Xiao Hen revealed that he was Kevin, Mary's younger brother, and killed Blythe after Tam tried to make him a scapegoat.
• Xiao Hen spared Tam and the rest of the royal family, but ordered Tam to eliminate the Snowell Family and make Valen head of the Duncan Family.
• Xiao Hen said he would remain in Inos Royal City until he saw results, and Tam agreed to obey.

Xiao Hen restored Marquis Duncan, helped the Duncan Family rise to power, and brought Valen, Tina, and Mary aboard a Flying Spirit Tool to return to Phoenix. On the journey, he told his parents about his impending marriage to Shia and said that Mary—and even his parents—could cultivate again; they arrived in Phoenix after more than a week.

• Xiao Hen admitted he had killed the acting family head, his son, and the estate steward, then restored Marquis Duncan’s health.
• Marquis Duncan resumed control of the Duncan Family and prepared to reclaim its resources, while the royal family destroyed the Snowell Family.
• The Duncan Family took over its former industries and many Snowell holdings, becoming the foremost family in the royal city after the royal family.
• Xiao Hen left Inos Royal City with Valen, Tina, and Mary aboard a Flying Spirit Tool.
• Xiao Hen told Valen and Tina that he was going to marry Shia, the daughter of the Dawnlight Sword Saint, and claimed that Mary and his parents could cultivate again.
• After more than a week of travel, Xiao Hen and his family arrived in Phoenix.

Xiao Hen returned to Phoenix, learned that the Dark Temple might disrupt his wedding, and entered seclusion to pursue a breakthrough. He condensed an Origin Core vastly beyond the ordinary and gained the ability to crush space, while sensing a threat connected to the Main Universe.

• The alliance welcomed Xiao Hen and his family, while Shia, her mother, and Tina spent time together and Dawnlight Sword Saint warned Xiao Hen that the Dark Temple might cause trouble at his wedding.
• Xiao Hen told Dawnlight Sword Saint he could sense the barrier to the Origin Core Realm and asked to use the best cultivation room; Dawnlight Sword Saint agreed.
• Xiao Hen entered seclusion the next day, absorbed Spiritual Qi, and compressed his Green Leaf Sword Qi into a mass far greater than an ordinary breakthrough required.
• Xiao Hen condensed the mass into an Origin Core at least fifty times larger than an ordinary one and discovered that its energy surpassed that of other Titled Experts.
• Xiao Hen crushed space with a casual grip, realizing he could now study the world's spatial laws, while he wondered about the Main Universe.

Xiao Hen mastered the world’s Spatial Power and became its strongest fighter after advancing to the Origin Core Realm. The Warrior Alliance named him Sword Venerable, and his fame spread across the continent.

• Xiao Hen used Spatial Power to enhance his sword qi, gaining enough strength to kill any Void Shattering Realm expert in the world.
• Xiao Hen left his destroyed training room and told Du Wei that he had reached the Origin Core Realm after eight months of cultivation.
• Xiao Hen visited the Dawnlight Sword Saint, confirmed his breakthrough, and said he did not care what title he received.
• The Warrior Alliance chose the title Sword Venerable for Xiao Hen, and the news of the seventeen-year-old Origin Core Realm expert spread across the continent.

As Xiao Hen prepared to leave the planet someday, he raised his parents’ and Mary’s soul aptitudes and married Shia in Phoenix. The chapter ended as the wedding ceremony began, with Xiao Hen determined to reach the Battle Body Realm and find a way to leave for the Main Universe.

• Xiao Hen raised his parents’ and Mary’s soul aptitudes to one hundred, allowing his parents to become Level 1 Warriors and Mary to reach Level 6.
• Elder Earth made Phoenix’s defenses impregnable as the city celebrated Xiao Hen and Shia’s approaching wedding.
• Shia’s mother dressed her for the ceremony while Shia acknowledged Xiao Hen’s exceptional ability to help her condense a King Battle Body.
• Xiao Hen arrived at the wedding hall with Valen, Tina, and Mary, where Wind Walker and Warrior Alliance leaders awaited him.
• Shia arrived, and her mother entrusted her to Xiao Hen, who promised to treat her well and resolved to pursue the Battle Body Realm and a way off the planet.
• Wind Walker began the ceremony and called both sets of parents to stand beside the couple.

A hooked-nose youth secretly corrupted Torres and coordinated a nighttime assault on Phoenix, while the Dark Temple mobilized its forces and allies against the Warrior Alliance. As the attack began, Torres succumbed to the black Qi and disappeared into the night, and Xiao Hen and Shia heard fighting outside their bridal chamber.

• Torres left the wedding in jealousy, and a hooked-nose youth secretly sent black Qi into him before ordering his accomplice to begin the operation that night.
• After the wedding banquet, Dark Temple’s Palace Master ordered the forces assembled with five allied powers to attack the Warrior Alliance.
• Elder Fire urged Torres to keep cultivating, but Torres’s jealousy and hatred grew as black Qi overtook his eyes.
• Torres slipped out of Elder Fire’s mansion, and screams of violence soon echoed through Phoenix.
• Xiao Hen and Shia heard shouting and fighting outside their bridal chamber, and Xiao Hen’s expression turned cold.