Chapter Summaries

The Mohe Abyss’s seal began to fluctuate, and the Light Great Sage announced that it would open within ten thousand years and ordered a tournament to determine who could enter. The Fen Family selected its five competitors and began preparing them for the tournament a thousand years away.

• More than ten experts, including the Heartburn Three Sages, gathered as the Mohe Abyss’s sealing power fluctuated.
• The Light Great Sage arrived, declared that the abyss would open within ten thousand years, and ordered a tournament to allocate its twenty-eight Mystic Gate slots.
• The Light Great Sage decreed that the tournament would take place in a thousand years, with each continent sending five new-generation experts.
• The Fen Family chose Jiang Feng, Baili Zhengming, Yuchi Yiqing, Fen Zhongshan, and Fen Xiang to compete.
• During the preparation period, Fen Zhongshan pursued a rank-one high-grade art, while Fen Xiang and Yuchi Yiqing trained their power control and Baili Zhengming studied the Celestial Pivot Heartburn Codex.
• Jiang Feng decided to forge a weapon to replace his destroyed Crimson Flame Spear.

Jiang Feng sought materials to forge a pseudo cosmic weapon for the Fen Family’s ranking competition, hoping to earn enough contribution points to obtain the Celestial Pivot Heartburn Codex. After the Fen Family agreed to supply most of the materials, he went to Yulong Treasure Pavilion to buy the two million jin of Cosmic Heavenly Goldsand they lacked, where he was told he would need to trade directly with Treasure Lord Yulong.

• Jiang Feng decided to forge a pseudo cosmic weapon to strengthen his chances in the competition and earn the contribution points he needed for the Celestial Pivot Heartburn Codex.
• Fen Ji agreed to provide the materials Jiang Feng requested, but the Fen Family could supply only one million jin of Cosmic Heavenly Goldsand, leaving Jiang Feng to find the remaining two million himself.
• Jiang Feng traveled to Yulong Continent because its Treasure Pavilion was the only place likely to have enough Cosmic Heavenly Goldsand.
• A Yulong Treasure Pavilion staff member confirmed that the Pavilion had the requested amount but said only Treasure Lord Yulong could authorize the trade.
• Jiang Feng asked to be taken to Treasure Lord Yulong.

Jiang Feng entered the Yulong Treasure Pavilion’s time-accelerated space and meditated for three thousand years under the influence of Celestial Incense, greatly advancing his Transcendent Law. Treasure Lord Yulong offered to exchange the two million jin of Cosmic Skygold Sand he needed, but Jiang Feng was left wondering what she wanted in return.

• Jiang Feng inhaled Celestial Incense and entered a meditative trance, advancing his Transcendent Law while only ninety days passed outside.
• Treasure Lord Yulong revealed that Celestial Incense was oil refined from the corpses of Creation Realm experts and said she had investigated Jiang Feng’s history and abilities.
• Treasure Lord Yulong agreed to provide two million jin of Cosmic Skygold Sand in exchange for something valuable from Jiang Feng.
• Jiang Feng explained that he planned to reserve his Transcendent Laws for emergencies in the Mohe Abyss Ranking Tournament, but Treasure Lord Yulong saw through his claim.
• Treasure Lord Yulong said she wanted to make a deal and asked Jiang Feng for something he might value; Jiang Feng uneasily asked what she wanted in exchange.

Treasure Lord Yulong traded two million pounds of Cosmic Heaven-Gold Sand for Jiang Feng's friendship. Jiang Feng used it and the materials prepared by Extinction Grand Venerable to forge a powerful pseudo-cosmic spear, which he named Scarlet Refinement.

• Treasure Lord Yulong offered Jiang Feng two million pounds of Cosmic Heaven-Gold Sand in exchange for his friendship, and Jiang Feng accepted.
• Jiang Feng returned to Heartburn Continent and began forging a long spear with the materials Extinction Grand Venerable had prepared.
• Jiang Feng used the Crimson Lotus Heartfire to forge the spearhead and shaft, then spent nearly five million years nurturing the weapon with his soul power.
• Jiang Feng completed the spear, judged it unrivaled among pseudo-cosmic weapons, and named it Scarlet Refinement.

After finishing Scarlet Refinement, Jiang Feng attended the Fen Family’s gathering for the Mohe Abyss Ranking Tournament, where the Heartburn Three Sages asked him to give his all in exchange for a chance to enter the abyss. Intrigued by the opportunity, Jiang Feng agreed, while the three sages secretly intended to bring him along even if the Fen Family did not win first place.

• Jiang Feng completed Scarlet Refinement after more than nine million years had passed in his inner world and nearly a thousand years outside.
• The Fen Family assembled its five tournament representatives before the Heartburn Three Sages, and Jiang Feng assessed his teammates’ strengths.
• Fen Qu contacted Jiang Feng through Mind Communication and promised him entry to the Mohe Abyss if he led the Fen Family to first place.
• Jiang Feng agreed to do his utmost after deciding that exploring the Mohe Abyss could be worthwhile.
• The Heartburn Three Sages planned to bring Jiang Feng into the abyss if the Fen Family secured more than four entry slots, because they needed outside help to obtain an opportunity tied to their attainment of the Creation Realm.

The Light Great Sage began the first round of the competition, sending thirty-five contestants into a dangerous world filled with powerful alien beasts. Fen Xiang was quickly eliminated after being surrounded, leaving Heartburn Continent at risk of being targeted by the other contestants.

• The Light Great Sage explained the three-round competition and sent the contestants into another world to test their overall strength.
• Jiang Feng used the power of faith to contact Baili Zhengming and told him to search for their teammates separately before they rendezvoused.
• Fen Xiang landed near thirteen alien beasts, fought to escape, and was overwhelmed and eliminated.
• Fen Xiang returned to the Heartburn Hall, where the Three Sages reassured her as contestants from other continents mocked Heartburn Continent.
• Other contestants resolved to gather quickly and use their numbers to eliminate Heartburn Continent.

Baili Zhengming appeared just as Fen Zhongshan was about to be overwhelmed by four experts from Heavenly Heart Continent and Ancient Continent. His stone armor blocked their combined assault, and he and Fen Zhongshan drove the four into retreat, leaving the watchers outside the otherworld stunned.

• After Fen Xiang was eliminated, Jiang Feng continued searching for Yuchi Yiqing and Fen Zhongshan.
• Four experts from Heavenly Heart Continent and Ancient Continent surrounded Fen Zhongshan, and he used his defensive secret technique to survive their attacks.
• Baili Zhengming arrived and shielded himself and Fen Zhongshan with stone armor, blocking the combined strike of three opponents.
• Baili Zhengming attacked with the Most Evil Bone Blade as Fen Zhongshan joined the fight, forcing all four opponents to retreat.
• Experts from the seven major factions watched in shock as Baili Zhengming and Fen Zhongshan suppressed the four attackers.

Baili Zhengming and Fen Zhongshan eliminated two Heavenly Heart Continent experts after their Ancient Continent allies fled. Yuchi Yiqing lured five pursuers into an exotic beast nest, where all six were eliminated, and Jiang Feng learned what she had done.

• Baili Zhengming killed two Heavenly Heart Continent experts while the two Ancient Continent contestants escaped.
• The ruler of Heavenly Heart Continent realized his continent had lost much of its chance to rank well.
• Yuchi Yiqing fled from a giant snake, then found five contestants from Hundred Yue Continent and Crooked Jade Continent blocking her path.
• Yuchi Yiqing led the five pursuers into an exotic beast nest, where the beasts eliminated her and all five contestants.
• Jiang Feng heard that Yuchi Yiqing and her pursuers had been eliminated and guessed she had used the beasts against them.
• The ruler of Hundred Yue Continent berated his surviving contestants for pursuing a cornered enemy.

The competition narrowed as Yulong Continent and Shaoguang Continent kept most of their experts, while Ancient Continent was eliminated. Baili Zhengming and Fen Zhongshan encountered Heavenly Heart Continent, and Baili Zhengming began a fight with Ning Hongkuang, leaving the outcome uncertain.

• Yulong Continent's three experts eliminated the remaining contestants from Crooked Jade Continent and Hundred Yue Continent, placing them seventh and sixth.
• Shaoguang Continent's four experts eliminated Ancient Continent's remaining three contestants, securing fifth place for Ancient Continent.
• Jiang Feng stayed apart from Baili Zhengming and Fen Zhongshan, relying on his power of faith to reach them whenever he wished.
• Ning Hongkuang and two Heavenly Heart Continent contestants drove off an exotic beast, then encountered Baili Zhengming and Fen Zhongshan in a mountain hollow.
• Ning Hongkuang attacked Baili Zhengming while the other two contestants engaged Fen Zhongshan; Baili caught Ning Hongkuang's blade with the Three Pure Mysterious Earth and counterattacked with his bone blade.
• The rulers of Heavenly Heart Continent worried about Ning Hongkuang's chances, while the Heartburn Three Sages questioned whether Jiang Feng was deliberately avoiding battle.

Yulong Continent and Shaoguang Continent agreed to delay fighting until the other teams were eliminated, while Baili Zhengming defeated Ning Hongkuang and secured third place for Heartburn Continent. Granny Hundred Flowers then ambushed Heartburn Continent, leaving Baili Zhengming and Fen Zhongshan facing an overwhelming attack.

• Yu Qingxin and Granny Hundred Flowers agreed that Yulong Continent and Shaoguang Continent would first eliminate the other teams before fighting each other.
• Baili Zhengming overpowered Ning Hongkuang and cleaved him into a mist of blood, forcing him out of the otherworld.
• The remaining Heavenly Heart Continent contestants conceded, placing Heavenly Heart Continent fourth and Heartburn Continent third in the round.
• Fen Zhongshan asked Baili Zhengming what to do next, and Baili Zhengming said they should not speculate about Jiang Feng's plans.
• Granny Hundred Flowers and three Shaoguang Continent experts appeared before Baili Zhengming and Fen Zhongshan, and Granny Hundred Flowers struck at them with a gigantic palm.

Jiang Feng arrived in the otherworld just as Granny Hundred Flowers was about to defeat Baili Zhengming, then shattered her full-powered strike with a single spear thrust. His strength and weapon stunned the contestants and rulers watching, leaving Shaoguang Continent’s victory in doubt.

• Granny Hundred Flowers overpowered Baili Zhengming, whose first-tier mid-grade cultivation art left him unable to match her strength.
• Granny Hundred Flowers brought down her wooden staff toward Baili Zhengming, while Shaoguang Continent’s rulers expected her to secure victory.
• Jiang Feng crossed through the void to protect Baili Zhengming, drawing ridicule from the Shaoguang contestants and relief from the Fen Family’s Three Saints.
• Jiang Feng thrust his crimson-gold spear and shattered Granny Hundred Flowers’s full-powered staff strike, shocking everyone who witnessed it.
• Treasure Lord Yulong recognized Jiang Feng’s spear as a cosmic weapon and accepted that Yulong Continent might lose first place.

Jiang Feng rescued Baili Zhengming and Fen Zhongshan by eliminating all four Shaoguang Continent contestants with one spear strike. Shaoguang Continent fell to third place, while Yu Qingxin realized her team could not match Jiang Feng.

• Granny Hundred Flowers recognized that Jiang Feng was stronger than her and ordered the Shaoguang Continent team to retreat.
• Jiang Feng killed the three Shaoguang Continent contestants who charged at him, then struck down Granny Hundred Flowers as she tried to flee.
• The Shaoguang Continent overseer and the Three Saints were shocked by the power of Jiang Feng's spear, while Fen Ji credited Scarlet Refinement and Jiang Feng's flames.
• Jiang Feng's attack eliminated Shaoguang Continent and secured its third-place finish with five points, saving Baili Zhengming and Fen Zhongshan.
• Yu Qingxin heard that Shaoguang Continent had been eliminated and concluded that Jiang Feng's strength far surpassed her own.

Yu Qingxin voluntarily conceded Yulong Continent’s match against Heartburn Continent, giving Jiang Feng’s team first place in the opening round. The second round began as the teams entered a small world and faced a swarm of powerful exotic beasts.

• Yu Qingxin announced that Yulong Continent conceded, despite objections from her teammates, and the Light Great Sage teleported the team out.
• The spectators were stunned by Yulong Continent’s withdrawal, while Heartburn Continent celebrated winning the first round with seven points and Yulong Continent took second with six.
• The Light Great Sage explained that the second round would test teamwork by measuring how long each team could withstand waves of exotic beasts.
• Jiang Feng led Heartburn Continent’s five contestants through a spatial rift into the second-round world.
• At least ten thousand exotic beasts descended on Jiang Feng and his team, each carrying the strength of a Heaven-Opening Realm expert with a mid-grade third-tier technique.

Jiang Feng led Heartburn Continent’s team through successive waves of exotic beasts, killing most of them alone while the others defended a Three Talents Formation. After he saved them from the ninth wave, the team faced the coming challenge of one hundred high first-level Dharma Gate beasts.

• Jiang Feng ordered Baili Zhengming, Fen Zhongshan, Fen Xiang, and Yuchi Yiqing to form a defensive Three Talents Formation while he charged into the first wave alone.
• Jiang Feng slaughtered most of the first eight waves with spear radiance, drawing Scarlet Refinement when the beasts reached low first-level Dharma Gate strength.
• In the ninth wave, Jiang Feng killed seventy percent of the middle first-level Dharma Gate beasts, while the rest overwhelmed the formation and pressured Baili Zhengming.
• Jiang Feng summoned crimson-gold flames that burned the remaining beasts to ashes, rescuing the formation from the ninth wave.
• The Heartburn Three Sages noted that the tenth wave would bring one hundred high first-level Dharma Gate beasts and questioned whether Jiang Feng’s team could withstand them.

Jiang Feng defeated the ninth and tenth waves of exotic beasts, but the ten peak Level One beasts of the eleventh wave overwhelmed his companions and destroyed their formation. After the others were teleported out, Jiang Feng remained in a fierce battle with one of the beasts.

• Jiang Feng killed one hundred first-tier high-level exotic beasts while defending the Three Talents Formation from their attacks.
• The Heartburn Three Sages announced that the tenth wave had been cleared, and the Light Great Sage praised Jiang Feng's strength.
• Ten peak Level One exotic beasts arrived, and Jiang Feng charged one while telling his companions to focus on how far Heartburn Continent could advance.
• One beast shattered Baili Zhengming's Three Talents Formation and attacked the group, causing Fen Zhongshan, Fen Xiang, Yuchi Yiqing, and then Baili Zhengming to be teleported out.
• Jiang Feng fought one of the peak Level One beasts in a stalemate while the others watched without joining the battle.

Jiang Feng revealed his overwhelming strength in the eleventh trial, slaying the exotic beasts in succession with Scarlet Refinement and Void Finger. Despite being badly injured, he regenerated and defeated the final two beasts, clearing the stage for Heartburn Continent.

• The Heartburn Three Sages doubted Jiang Feng could survive the eleventh trial, while he assessed the exotic beasts and prepared to fight them one by one.
• Jiang Feng killed one exotic beast with a full-force spear strike, then slew another while fighting off a group of two.
• Jiang Feng unleashed Void Finger, annihilating four exotic beasts with a single spear thrust.
• Jiang Feng killed another beast, but two others struck him and shattered half his body, sending him flying.
• Jiang Feng reconstructed his body and charged back at the final two beasts, clearing the eleventh stage.

Jiang Feng cleared the eleventh stage, but the cosmic lifeform in the twelfth stage killed him with a single strike. Heartburn Continent still claimed first place in the second round, and Jiang Feng left with new insight into transcendent Laws as the group prepared for the third round.

• Jiang Feng slew the remaining exotic beasts and cleared the eleventh stage, thrilling the Heartburn Three Sages and the crowd.
• A frogman appeared in the twelfth stage and froze Jiang Feng with a water-element javelin, killing him before he could resist.
• Jiang Feng reconstructed his body and used the Crimson Lotus Heartfire to expel the cold, while his frost-filled breath froze people and moisture within thirty thousand zhang.
• Jiang Feng realized the frogman's attack had revealed powerful Laws beyond the Great World and resolved to study them after the competition.
• The Light Great Sage announced the second-round results, with Heartburn Continent taking first place after reaching the twelfth stage.
• Jiang Feng and his four teammates recovered and prepared for the third round as other continents marveled at his strength.

After Jiang Feng led Heartburn Continent to a strong second-round finish, the third round barred him and the strongest and weakest contestants from each team. Heartburn Continent entered the arena under Baili Zhengming, and Shaoguang Continent began its challenge.

• Treasure Lord Yulong learned that Jiang Feng had cleared the eleventh stage without using his transcendent law, while Yulong Continent finished second in the round.
• Shaoguang Continent took third, while Crooked Jade, Hundred Yue, Ancient, and Heavenly Heart Continent finished below it after being eliminated at earlier stages.
• Light Great Sage announced that each continent’s strongest and weakest members could not compete in the third round, barring Jiang Feng and Fen Xiang from Heartburn Continent.
• Jiang Feng told Baili Zhengming he would help Heartburn Continent despite being unable to participate, and Baili led Fen Zhongshan and Yuchi Yiqing into the arena.
• Crooked Jade, Hundred Yue, Ancient, and Heavenly Heart Continent conceded their challenges against Heartburn Continent, leaving Shaoguang and Yulong as its remaining opponents.
• Shaoguang Continent entered the arena and immediately began fighting Heartburn Continent.

Jiang Feng used the power of faith and a great vow to protect Baili Zhengming during his battle against Shaoguang Continent, turning the fight around when Baili seemed certain to be defeated. The chapter left Li Jing and the watching rulers stunned by the golden light that rendered Baili unharmed.

• Yuchi Yiqing was slain in five breaths, and Fen Zhongshan was eliminated after eighteen breaths under the assault of two Shaoguang Continent experts.
• Li Jing and his two allies cornered Baili Zhengming, while the Heartburn Three Sages feared Heartburn Continent would lose its lead.
• Jiang Feng told Baili Zhengming to abandon defense and attack, and Baili followed his order, killing one opponent with his bone blade.
• Li Jing brought his greatsword down on the defenseless Baili, while Jiang Feng directed his followers' vow power through their faith to protect him.
• Golden light enveloped Baili Zhengming and shattered Li Jing's sword strike without harming him, astonishing Li Jing and the watching rulers.

Baili Zhengming defeated Shaoguang Continent with Jiang Feng’s golden-light blessing, securing Heartburn Continent first place in the Mohe Abyss ranking tournament. After the tournament, the Heartburn Three Sages awarded Jiang Feng and Baili Zhengming two entry slots, angering Fen Family descendants until Fen Qu defended the decision.

• Jiang Feng’s golden light protected Baili Zhengming, who eliminated Li Jing and defeated Shaoguang Continent’s remaining fighter.
• Baili Zhengming conceded Heartburn Continent’s battle against Yulong Continent, which then won the third round and finished second overall.
• The remaining continents completed their matches, and the Light Great Sage announced Heartburn Continent first, Yulong Continent second, Shaoguang Continent third, Ancient Continent fourth, Heavenly Heart Continent fifth, Hundred Yue Continent sixth, and Crooked Jade Continent last.
• The Heartburn Three Sages announced that Jiang Feng and Baili Zhengming could accompany them into the Mohe Abyss a thousand years later, prompting protests from Fen Family descendants.
• Fen Qu silenced the crowd and declared the decision final, reminding the Fen Family that Jiang Feng and Baili Zhengming had secured Heartburn Continent’s victory.