Chapter Summaries

Chen Hao fought the Netherworld Ghost King, whose Netherworld Ghostfire overwhelmed his defenses and left him badly injured. After Chen Hao’s body exploded, the Netherworld Ghost King was suddenly destroyed as well, leaving his attacker’s identity and the battle’s outcome unclear.

• Chen Hao tried to flee and used Golden Cicada Sheds Its Shell against the Netherworld Ghost King, but the ghostly blue fireballs shattered it.
• Chen Hao used Golden Cicada Sheds Its Shell to block the Netherworld Ghost King’s saber and traded heavy blows with him, while neither could gain a decisive advantage.
• The White Clad Woman approached unseen and warned Chen Hao that Netherworld Ghostfire would weaken Golden Cicada Sheds Its Shell.
• The Netherworld Ghost King trapped Chen Hao in Netherworld Ghostfire, and Chen Hao’s sword attack failed to stop the flames from injuring him.
• Chen Hao received information about Netherworld Ghostfire as he recovered, then his body exploded into fragments.
• The Netherworld Ghost King laughed at Chen Hao, but an earth-shaking boom suddenly destroyed him and turned him into Blood Mist.

Chen Hao left the Heavenly Star Domain and entered the Netherworld Ghost Realm despite the Ghost Princess’s warnings, hoping to rescue his family and friends. He found the realm rich in spiritual energy and treasures, while the Ghost Princess vowed revenge after he destroyed her golden spear.

• Chen Hao’s thought incarnation watched the Netherworld Ghost King die from the Netherworld Ghostfire, then vanished from the realm as its factions plotted against him.
• After spending years cultivating on the Heavenly Origin Continent, Chen Hao headed back toward the Netherworld Ghost Realm to save his family and friends.
• The Ghost Princess arrived in Heavenly Sun City and confronted Chen Hao, warning that he could not enter the Netherworld Ghost Realm and mocking his plan to challenge its powerful rulers.
• Chen Hao brushed past the Ghost Princess and destroyed her golden spear with one finger, then entered the Netherworld Ghost Realm.
• Chen Hao explored the realm’s sparse restrictions, dense Immortal Spiritual Qi, and abundant treasures, delighted by what he found.

Chen Hao traveled through Ghost Country seeking help from the prince at the Ghost King's Mansion, fighting off assassins and guards along the way. After forcing his way into the residence, he was led to a secluded courtyard where the prince awaited him.

• Chen Hao left the Ghost Princess behind, killed two groups of Earth Immortal Realm assassins, and escaped two masked men who had been tracking him for the Ghost Princess.
• Chen Hao reached a town near the Ghost King's Mansion and entered the prince's manor, where he sensed a smell of blood.
• When the chief guard blocked him, Chen Hao fought back with his powerful soul attack and forced the guard to retreat.
• Chen Hao pushed deeper into the manor, killed two men who tried to stop him, and demanded that the guard commander lead him to the prince.
• The guard commander brought Chen Hao to a secluded courtyard after the prince was told that Chen Hao had arrived.

Chen Hao questioned a prince about Chen Yang and learned that Chen Yang had left for Heavenly Origin Continent, while the prince gave him treasures and promised support. Meanwhile, Chen Yang continued hunting demonic beasts and chose a mountain peak for seclusion before searching for the Heavenly Fire Crystal Core.

• Chen Hao knocked out two guards and entered the courtyard to ask the prince about Chen Yang.
• The prince said Chen Yang had gone to Heavenly Origin Continent, gave Chen Hao a jade pendant and a sword, and warned him that Chen Yang had reached the peak Martial Saint Realm.
• The Chen Family Head ordered Chen Hao to lead Chen Family disciples to Chen Family City and seal its gates as the Chen Family debated its alliance with the Chen Family Main Residence.
• Chen Yang traveled through the Heavenly Flame Mountain Range, killed demonic beasts, and gave Chen Hao the corpses and his family-head token.
• Chen Yang entered the Heavenly Flame Forest, decided to cultivate until he reached the Spirit Void Realm, and flew to a mountain peak to begin seclusion.

Chen Yang discovered and consumed a Heaven and Earth Creation Pearl in the Heavenly Flame Forest, which transformed his body and greatly improved his cultivation and Spiritual Sense. He continued using pills and spirit liquid to strengthen his Spiritual Sense, then successfully refined it with two Spirit Origin Pills.

• Chen Yang found demon beast carcasses and discovered a Heaven and Earth Creation Pearl among the spoils.
• Chen Yang swallowed the pearl and cultivated until his realm advanced from early to middle Spirit Nether Realm and his body became much stronger.
• Chen Yang took Spiritual Sense pills until his Spiritual Sense reached the peak of the middle Spirit Nether Realm, then found a Purple Gold Vine leaf in his Storage Ring.
• Chen Yang absorbed spirit liquid and took two Spirit Origin Pills to further condense his Spiritual Sense.
• Chen Yang successfully cultivated with the Spirit Origin Pills and opened his eyes in delight.

Chen Yang broke into the Heavenly Saint Sect’s forbidden area, overpowered its Enforcement Team, and fought his way through disciples who tried to block him. After meeting Li Hongyuan outside the Sect Master's Mansion, he learned that the Sect Master had called him to a meeting about the ancient martial treasure incident.

• Chen Yang stabilized his Spiritual Sense at the middle stage of the Spirit Nether Realm and practiced the fourth move of the Hegemonic Body Art.
• Chen Yang entered the forbidden area, defeated the Enforcement Team members, and identified himself as Chen Yang of the Chen Family.
• Chen Yang killed a disciple who attacked him at the mountain gate, then left while the assembled disciples bowed to him.
• Chen Yang reached the Sect Master's Mansion and found elders and disciples gathered outside.
• Li Hongyuan told Chen Yang that the Sect Master had summoned him to a meeting about the ancient martial treasure and the Heavenly Saint Sect disciples who had attacked them.

Chen Yang negotiated with the Sect Master over the deaths of Heavenly Saint Sect disciples, then drew attention for revealing his progress with the Immortal Demon Record. After passing a sect assessment, he met Zhao Wan'er, who proposed an alliance but refused his condition involving her Fire Phoenix Spirit Body.

• Chen Yang suspected the Heavenly Saint Sect Master had framed him, then agreed to compensate the sect and enter its assessment grounds every three years in exchange for the Sect Master's promise.
• Chen Yang told Su Zijing about the incident, and she advised him to stay in his cave dwelling until he reached the seventh level of body tempering.
• Chen Yang revealed that he had cultivated the Immortal Demon Record to the fourth level, astonishing Li Hongyuan, who pledged to follow him.
• Chen Yang passed the third round of testing and ranked third, then Zhao Wan'er invited him to form an alliance in a grove behind the sect.
• Chen Yang proposed helping Zhao Wan'er obtain a Fire Phoenix Spirit Body, but Zhao Wan'er refused because she wanted to remain his friend.

Chen Yang slaughtered the Heavenly Saint Sect disciples who pursued him, then advanced to Late Stage Soul Condensation by cultivating with pills bearing Dao Marks. Li Tian secretly plotted with his father to keep Chen Yang from leaving Ancient Relic City alive.

• Chen Yang killed Zhang Wenjie and several other Heavenly Saint Sect disciples, then chased down and slew more as they fled.
• Li Tian confronted Chen Yang, admitted defeat, and offered to keep out of his way, but Chen Yang rejected his attempt to cooperate.
• Chen Yang returned to his cave abode and cultivated with a pill bearing a Dao Mark, raising his True Yuan to early Soul Condensation.
• After cultivating with two pills over three days, Chen Yang reached Late Stage Soul Condensation.
• Li Tian told the other disciples that he had summoned his father and planned to ensure Chen Yang could not escape Ancient Relic City alive.

Chen Yang overwhelmed Li Tian after Li Tian and his disciples came to attack him, then exposed Li Tian’s ignorance about alchemy and prepared to strike again. The chapter ended when Han Zhenshan, an elder of the Alchemy Association, appeared and ordered Chen Yang to stop.

• Li Tian led disciples to Chen Yang’s cave and challenged him, but Chen Yang gained the advantage in their fight.
• Chen Yang told Li Tian that his master, Li Changshou, had killed Li Tian’s father, then sent Li Tian crashing through walls and shattered his knee.
• Chen Yang demanded that Li Tian kneel and apologize, and Li Tian attacked him with a sword but failed to hit him.
• Chen Yang questioned Li Tian’s claims about alchemy and challenged him to identify the grade of a medicinal bottle.
• Chen Yang seized Li Tian by the throat, but Han Zhenshan appeared and shouted for him to stop.

Chen Yang killed Li Tian and defeated Han Zhenshan and his guards after they tried to capture him, then returned to the inn and vowed to destroy the Star Sect. Ye Yuting apologized for misunderstanding him, leaving their strained relationship unresolved.

• Chen Yang ignored Han Zhenshan’s threats and crushed Li Tian’s throat, killing him.
• Han Zhenshan and Wang Changfeng arrived, but Han Zhenshan ordered his men to seize Chen Yang when he refused to back down.
• Chen Yang swiftly defeated Han Zhenshan and his guards, then killed Han Zhenshan and slaughtered the fleeing guards.
• Chen Yang returned to the inn, reflected on the Star Sect’s fate, and vowed that its people would die.
• Ye Yuting came to Chen Yang and apologized for misunderstanding him.

Chen Yang took Ye Yuting sightseeing in Star City, while Xingyun searched Qingyue City for Xiao Yifeng and learned that Xiao Yifeng had once belonged to the Star Luo Sect. The chapter left the Star Luo Sect Master confronting a black-robed young man whose gaze shocked him.

• Chen Yang asked Ye Yuting why she had come to Star City, and she explained that she had not wanted him drawn into her conflict with Han Zhenshan and Ye Zhenhai.
• Chen Yang promised to show Ye Yuting around, and the next morning they explored Star City and entered Star Tower.
• Xingyun searched a Martial Pavilion in Qingyue City for Xiao Yifeng, but the Star Luo Sect Master identified Xiao Yifeng as a former member who had supposedly died long ago.
• Xingyun left to continue his search, while the shop assistant and the Star Luo Sect Master discussed Xingyun's background and whether he should join the Star Luo Sect.
• The Star Luo Sect Master left the Martial Pavilion and saw a black-robed young man in the plaza; the young man's gaze frightened him despite his Half-step Samsara Realm strength.

Xingyun sought Shen Xiu’s help finding her grandfather, the Star Luo Great Emperor, and asked to travel to the Star Luo Mountain Range. Shen Xiu sent her away with Soul Gathering Beads and a half-year promise, then admitted he had deceived her because the Star Luo Great Emperor was in seclusion and he feared Xingyun’s strength.

• Xingyun told the sect master that the Star Emperor had arrived and that she wanted to join the Star Luo Sect, and the sect master agreed to accept her as an ordinary disciple.
• Xingyun went to the Martial Pavilion, fought and injured a guard who tried to bar her way, and then met Shen Xiu.
• Xingyun asked Shen Xiu about her grandfather’s whereabouts and requested help reaching the Star Luo Mountain Range.
• Shen Xiu gave Xingyun a Spatial Ring containing a hundred Soul Gathering Beads and said the Star Luo Great Emperor would remain in seclusion for at least half a year.
• After Xingyun left, Shen Xiu admitted he had bluffed her and reflected on her extraordinary talent and the danger posed by the Star Luo Great Emperor.

Shen Xiu entered the Star Luo Sect with a red-clothed girl, then searched a dangerous forest for medicinal herbs and pursued a Demon King. He confronted the Demon King in the form of a white-robed youth, who attacked him with a rain of Black Feather Arrows.

• Shen Xiu reflected on Xingyun’s potential and resolved to search the Star Luo Mountain Range for traces of the Star Luo Great Emperor.
• Xingyun headed for Star Luo Peak to look for Shen Xiu, while Shen Xiu and a red-clothed girl approached the Star Luo Sect’s Stone Gate and entered past its protective formation.
• Shen Xiu traveled into a forest to search for medicinal herbs, cultivated for a day, and discovered Demon Race members and Black Eagles nearby.
• Shen Xiu fought the Black Eagles, found the Demon King’s trail, and pursued it through the forest.
• Shen Xiu confronted the Demon King, who appeared as a white-robed youth, and the youth launched a barrage of Black Feather Arrows at him.

Shen Xiu returned to Town Guard City after defeating a Demon King, then learned from Xiao Bai that the Demon Race was capturing humans and ordered an army to attack its stronghold. The next day, Su Chen visited his family and later went to Shen Family Village, where Shen Xiu attacked him and demanded his spirit pill; Su Chen was left battered and choking in Shen Xiu’s grip.

• Shen Xiu defeated the white-robed youth with a dagger, returned to Town Guard City, and received the Lord of Soul Suppression City’s token from Li Yuanming.
• Xiao Bai told Shen Xiu that the Demon Race was capturing humans for a massacre, and Shen Xiu ordered Xiao Bai to lead an army against its stronghold.
• Su Chen visited Shen Xiu with spirit medicines, then asked Su Yunhai to guide Su Qingfeng and gave his father a top-grade Purple Pill.
• Su Chen went to Shen Family Village and found a strong stench of blood in the ancestral hall, where Shen Xiu confronted him and demanded the spirit pill.
• Su Chen refused to surrender the pill, so Shen Xiu beat him, shattered his bones, and seized him by the neck.

Shen Xiu overwhelmed Su Chen, captured him, and brought him to a cave, where he tried to force Su Chen to submit. After Su Chen resisted Shen Xiu’s Soul Flames, Shen Xiu summoned a black-and-white spear and prepared to kill him.

• Su Chen warned Shen Xiu that the Su Clan had a Heavenly Emperor, but Shen Xiu attacked him anyway.
• Shen Xiu revealed the Old Woman’s soul and demanded spirit pills in exchange for releasing Su Chen’s parents; Su Chen refused.
• Shen Xiu used blue flames and a special Spirit Skill to overpower Su Chen, who fled before Shen Xiu struck him down.
• Shen Xiu carried the unconscious Su Chen to a cave and offered him a choice between surrender and death.
• Shen Xiu tried to subdue Su Chen with Soul Flames, then summoned a black-and-white spear after overpowering Su Chen’s Soul Power.

Su Chen battled Shen Xiu, a powerful Underworld figure who wanted a mysterious treasure and Su Chen’s Soul Fire. Su Chen gained the upper hand, but Shen Xiu claimed the treasure was hidden nearby and insisted his body belonged to him.

• Su Chen swallowed a pill and used his Soul Power to devour Shen Xiu’s Soul Flood Dragon, then endured Shen Xiu’s Soul Flame assault as his own Soul Flame surged to a higher realm.
• Su Chen and Shen Xiu clashed until Shen Xiu struck a hole through Su Chen’s chest, but Su Chen’s Soul Power overwhelmed Shen Xiu and sent him flying.
• Shen Xiu asked whether Su Chen knew about a mysterious treasure, explained why he had targeted him, and offered to spare him if he helped; Su Chen refused.
• Shen Xiu attacked Su Chen with an ice blade and runes, but Su Chen shattered them and beat Shen Xiu with punches and a stomp.
• Shen Xiu threatened to take the treasure and Su Chen’s Soul Fire, then claimed he had hidden the treasure behind restrictions on the mountain; Su Chen said Shen Xiu’s body did not belong to him, and Shen Xiu shuddered.

Su Chen fought Shen Xiu, whose body and Saint Venerable Power made him nearly impossible to defeat, and was repeatedly battered. Su Chen turned the fight around with a pitch-black Heavenly Tier Divine Artifact, wounding Shen Xiu, and their battle continued unresolved in the night sky.

• Shen Xiu tried to seize Su Chen’s jade, but it exploded in flames and he evaded the blast before attacking Su Chen.
• Su Chen used his strongest Soul Power sword strike, Heaven and Earth Borrowing Technique, and Saint Demon Fist against Shen Xiu, but Shen Xiu repeatedly overpowered and injured him.
• Shen Xiu declared that he intended to kill Su Chen and devour his soul, while Su Chen refused to abandon the person Shen Xiu wanted to kill.
• A pitch-black sword appeared, and Shen Xiu recognized it as a Heavenly Tier Divine Artifact as Su Chen used it to pierce his shoulder.
• Su Chen and Shen Xiu exchanged blows until Shen Xiu was sent crashing into the mountains, but he survived, and the two continued fighting amid bursts of light in the sky.

Su Chen killed Shen Xiu, but Shen Xiu reappeared and faced a group of Shen Family Heavenly Lords. Shen Xiu revealed overwhelming strength, killed several attackers, and left another buried and unable to fight.

• Su Chen cleaved Shen Xiu in two after learning he was from the Shen Family.
• Shen Xiu appeared above the valley as Shen Family Heavenly Lords arrived and demanded that he surrender his treasures.
• Shen Xiu mocked the Heavenly Lords, withstood their attacks, and blasted apart the space with a punch.
• A spirit treasure axe killed two Shen Family Heavenly Lords, while Shen Xiu struck another expert into the ground.
• Shen Xiu realized he had reached the peak of the God King realm but did not know the true extent of his strength.

Shen Xiu encountered a mysterious Bronze Warrior in his dantian, who offered him the Chaos Divine Art if he cleared the trials. He entered a doorway into a mist-filled world of powerful demon beasts and began fighting for the promised rewards.

• After Shen Xiu broke through, Heaven and Earth Origin Energy surged into his dantian until a glowing statue appeared and introduced itself as the Bronze Warrior.
• The Bronze Warrior explained that the palace was the foundation of a formation and offered Shen Xiu the Chaos Divine Art and a Divine Stone for reaching the seventh floor.
• Shen Xiu accepted the trial and entered a doorway that led to a vast world filled with demon beasts and powerful divine pressures.
• A giant beast attacked Shen Xiu with a scarlet beam, but Shen Xiu dodged and killed it with a punch.
• Shen Xiu found a golden pill after defeating the beast and realized he could earn rewards by fighting the demon beasts.

Shen Xiu swallowed a golden core, grew stronger, and killed a poisoned Godly Venerate Demonic Beast before collecting its Demon Cores. He then confronted a black-clad force led by a gray-robed old man, whose shock at Shen Xiu’s power left the ambush’s outcome unresolved.

• Shen Xiu swallowed the golden core, and his aura surged to the peak of third-grade Heavenly Lord as he fled the pursuing Godly Venerate Demonic Beast.
• Shen Xiu poisoned the demonic beast with needles, attacked it with the Blood Demon Sword, and killed it after severing its arm.
• Shen Xiu collected more than thirty million Demon Cores and continued east, while a hidden figure watched him leave.
• Shen Xiu sensed an ambush and confronted a group of black-clad figures led by a gray-robed old man in a forest.
• Shen Xiu dodged the old man’s spear and struck him with purplish-red lightning flames, leaving the old man horrified by Shen Xiu’s power.