Chapter Summaries

Shen Xiu confronted a middle-aged Martial King who tried to capture him, and the two fought with powerful fire and thunder techniques. Shen Xiu unleashed his lightning power in a final clash, leaving the middle-aged man bloodied and motionless as he fell to the ground.

• Shen Xiu recognized his pursuer, who warned him that a four-star King oversaw their party and demanded that he surrender.
• Shen Xiu attacked the middle-aged man with Thunderous Strike, but both fighters endured the exchange and continued battling with thunder and flame techniques.
• The middle-aged man formed a giant fire python, which Shen Xiu cleaved apart with the Heavenly Thunder Sword Art.
• Shen Xiu struck the middle-aged man with a purple-gold sword shadow, injuring his internal organs.
• Shen Xiu summoned a hundred-yard lightning dragon, and the collision tore open space before the middle-aged man fell to the ground, bleeding.

Shen Xiu fought and killed a powerful middle-aged cultivator, then discovered that a golden-flamed avatar had emerged and fused with his own avatar. He realized the flaming avatar had become stronger than him and charged to confront it.

• Shen Xiu endured the middle-aged man's spear and attacks, then pierced him with the Heavenly Thunder Sword and forced out his Nascent Soul.
• Shen Xiu destroyed the middle-aged man's body and soul with another Sword Aura, killing him as the elders fled Qinglin City.
• Shen Xiu struck the golden beam, whose impact devastated part of Qinglin City, and sensed something stirring underground.
• Shen Xiu found his avatar burning the middle-aged man's corpse; the avatar fused with another form and revealed golden flames and immense power.
• Shen Xiu recognized that the flaming avatar could absorb Spiritual Energy from spirit stones and rushed toward it to fight.

Shen Xiu was attacked by the flame clone, then captured by Heavenly Immortal experts who wanted his supreme-grade Origin Pill. He began refining the pill to restore his strength, while Shen Xiu's father also prepared an Origin Core and Li Yunxiao's body suddenly exploded.

• The flame clone destroyed Shen Xiu's city, beat him down, and swallowed his Primordial Spirit before vanishing through a spatial rift; Shen Xiu reappeared beside a stone stele.
• Heavenly Immortal experts demanded Shen Xiu's Origin Pill, but he refused, so a mid-stage Heavenly Immortal blasted his body apart and seized his Primordial Spirit.
• Shen Xiu began refining the Origin Pill in a mountain range guarded by Lei Longs, and the forming liquid gave him hope of reaching the Heavenly Immortal realm.
• Shen Xiu's father opened his eyes in an ancient cave abode, examined an Origin Core, and said he wanted to see why Shen Xiu had been chosen.
• Li Yunxiao's body trembled and exploded inside a gigantic stone chamber.

Li Yunxiao’s body turned to ash as Shen Tian observed the aftermath, while Shen Xiu’s stabilized Primordial Spirit drew a deadly pursuit in the Heavenly Martial Realm. Shen Xiu survived one apparent death with the Dragon Phoenix Pearl’s power, but was caught again and left wounded by a spear.

• Li Yunxiao’s body turned to ash, and Shen Tian concluded that someone had possessed it before disappearing.
• Shen Xiu awakened with his Primordial Spirit stabilized, faced lightning tribulations, and was attacked by Heavenly Martial Realm experts.
• A black-robed old woman crushed Shen Xiu’s body, but the Dragon Phoenix Pearl’s energy helped him survive, and she gave him a Universe Ring of resources.
• Shen Xiu hid while the fighting in Heavenly Martial City continued, then tried to escape as powerful pursuers approached.
• A white-robed youth struck Shen Xiu down, and another attacker pierced his shoulder with a spiked spear.

Shen Xiu survived the white-robed youth’s attack and told the Shen Family he intended to claim the legendary Mirror of Reincarnation at the Heavenly Martial Convention. After learning that Lin Hao’s disciples were targeting the Shen Family’s Supreme Dharma Avatar, Shen Xiu confronted them and asked Black Eagle for details.

• The white-robed youth pierced Shen Xiu with a golden war halberd, but Shen Xiu reappeared after the attacker left and refused to let the elders pursue him.
• Shen Xiu revealed that the Mirror of Reincarnation, forged by the Heavenly Emperor from two incomplete Heavenly Emperor Stones, was his goal at the Heavenly Martial Convention.
• Shen Zhan and Black Eagle reported that a group of disciples had come to seize the Shen Family’s Supreme Dharma Avatar, and Shen Xiu ordered them to investigate the group’s strength.
• The disciples attacked Shen Xiu, but Shen Zhan killed them all with his aura before they could harm him.
• Shen Xiu asked Black Eagle what had happened, and Black Eagle identified the leader as Lin Hao, a Martial Artist in the Spirit Master Realm.

Shen Xiu plotted revenge against Lin Hao while Lin Hao sensed someone approaching and left his room. Shen Xiu then revealed his Spirit Emperor strength at the Shen Family Valley, defeated the gathered Shen Family experts, and killed their Spirit Sect fighters.

• Shen Xiu ordered Black Eagle and the others to stay within the Shen Family and planned to send Spirit Kings after Lin Hao’s allies, while vowing to kill Lin Hao after advancing further.
• Lin Hao sensed a familiar aura approaching, declared that Heavenly Star City was his world, and left his room.
• Shen Xiu met Shen Tianhe and other Spirit Kings at the Shen Family Valley, where they accused him of attacking their people and threatened to kill him.
• Shen Xiu revealed that he had reached the Spirit Emperor Realm, struck Shen Tianhe with a palm, and gravely injured him.
• Shen Xiu drew seven longswords and killed the charging Spirit Sect experts, then stored their corpses in his Universe Ring.

Shen Xiu crushed the experts who tried to stop him, reunited with his father, and returned to the Shen Family to visit his grandparents. After cultivating and reaching the family estate, he was welcomed by the clansmen, who praised his achievements at Spirit Martial Academy.

• Shen Xiu killed a peak Spirit King who attacked him, drove the remaining experts away, and warned them not to trouble his family again.
• Shen Xiu reunited with Shen Yi and said he planned to visit his grandparents at the Shen Family; Shen Yi cautioned him not to cause trouble and told him to return if he faced danger.
• Shen Xiu cultivated with spirit crystal stones, strengthened his body, and resolved to find more stones to raise his strength.
• Shen Xiu returned to the Shen Family estate, where servants welcomed him and were surprised to learn that his friend had passed the family test.
• Shen Xiu entered the courtyard and heard the Shen Family clansmen praise his victories at Spirit Martial Academy, while he resolved to settle accounts with his enemies.

Shen Xiu announced his intention to take over the Shen Family, then left to seek resources as a violent breakthrough phenomenon shook the region. The chapter shifted to a Shen Family gathering where he was described as having reached the Spirit Venerable Realm, before ending with him unharmed after a leading elder’s attack.

• Shen Xiu declared that he would lead the Shen Family as its head, but the gathered family members mocked and opposed him.
• A powerful energy storm erupted over the Shen Family, and Shen Xiu led the others to a mountain range to seek resources for strengthening himself.
• In a nearby valley, the Shen Family head gave a green-robed youth one of the family’s seven inherited sacred pills in exchange for support.
• The green-robed youth said Shen Xiu had broken through to the Spirit Venerable Realm and discussed the family’s prospects in the Heavenly Desolate Ancient City competition.
• As the group traveled, a leading elder attacked Shen Xiu, but Shen Xiu blocked his strike and remained unharmed.

Shen Xiu slaughtered Shen Family attackers and entered the Shen Family compound, where he discovered powerful hidden experts and confronted Shen Feng. Shen Wuya and Shen Wansan recognized him as he faced a gathering of Shen Family members.

• Shen Xiu severely injured the lead elder, killed the elder in green and numerous Shen Family disciples, then destroyed a third-grade Spirit King’s dantian.
• Shen Xiu defeated the elder in green with flames and entered the Shen Family compound, intending to find its clan head and uncover its hidden experts.
• Shen Xiu spotted several Spirit Martial Realm Peak experts but held back, then faced Shen Feng, who ordered the disciples to seize him.
• Shen Feng identified Shen Xiu as the attacker who had injured Eldest Uncle, and Shen Wansan and Shen Wuya recognized him as the mysterious Shen Xiu.

Shen Feng fought Shen Wuya and the Shen Family after they tried to kill Shen Xiu, overcoming their attacks with his strength and Five Elements Profound Fire. The battle left Shen Wuya gravely wounded, while a green-robed youth warned the Shen Family Patriarch that Shen Xiu could become an existential threat.

• Shen Feng killed numerous Shen Family disciples who charged at Shen Xiu, shocking Shen Wansan and Shen Wuya with his strength.
• Shen Wuya attacked Shen Feng with the Shen Family's treasured sword, wounding him, but Shen Feng healed through the power of Five Elements Profound Fire and struck Shen Wuya down.
• Shen Feng used the Seven Star Demonic Spear against Shen Wuya, leaving him with a massive chest wound as Shen Wansan stopped himself from intervening.
• Shen Feng swallowed Qi Gathering Powder after receiving information from the Nine Dragon Ancient Jade, and his injuries rapidly healed.
• A green-robed youth warned the Shen Family Patriarch that Shen Xiu would become too powerful to oppose, and the Patriarch agreed that the family faced a serious threat.

Shen Xiu was targeted by a Black Demon Cult expert and the Shen Family over a Seventh-grade Pill, but he escaped and recovered in the Shen Family residence. His cultivation rose to the middle stage of the Half-step Profound Connection Realm before the black-robed man confronted him again.

• The Shen Family Head discussed Shen Xiu's restraint with a green-robed youth, who argued that Shen Xiu's decision to endure showed he had reasons not to seek revenge immediately.
• A Shen Family elder demanded Shen Xiu surrender the Seventh-grade Pill, and a black-robed Devil Lord of the Black Demon Cult appeared to threaten him.
• Shen Xiu fought the black-robed man, was injured by his powerful punches, and escaped into a mountain using a Shen Family secret.
• Shen Xiu returned to the Shen Family residence and entered closed-door cultivation while the black-robed man rested and the Shen Family elders pursued him.
• Shen Xiu broke through to the middle stage of the Half-step Profound Connection Realm, thanked the Shen Family higher-ups, and heard the black-robed man threaten him again.

Shen Xiu overwhelmed the Shen Family fighters, killing their Third Elder and driving back another elder with his extraordinary strength. He unleashed the Dragon Tiger True Essence Art against the guards, leaving the remaining elder horrified as the battle continued.

• Shen Xiu defeated the Shen Family's Third Elder with a spear thrust that pierced through his defense and chest.
• Shen Xiu taunted the Shen Family elders and dodged an attack from their leading elder.
• The leading elder used the Seven Forms of Sky Severing, but Shen Xiu shattered his sword and sent him flying with a punch.
• Shen Xiu swallowed a spirit pill and unleashed Devour Heaven and Earth, as a dragon phantom tore the Shen Family guards apart.
• Shen Xiu sneered at the horrified leading elder, who had failed to stop him.

Shen Xiu defeated and killed the Cloud Heaven Sect elder who led the Shen Family group, then escaped into the wilderness. There, he confronted a burly middle-aged man who had come looking for him and admitted he intended to kill him.

• Shen Xiu overpowered the leading elder, broke his Dark Longsword, and killed him despite his warning that the Cloud Heaven Sect would retaliate.
• Shen Xiu leaped from the cliff to evade the Shen Family clansmen, and the leading elder led the others away without pursuing him.
• Shen Xiu returned to the ground and fled, but a burly middle-aged man soon arrived at the cliff and assumed Shen Xiu had run away.
• Shen Xiu appeared before the middle-aged man, who recognized him and accused him of trying to silence him.
• Shen Xiu confirmed that he wanted the middle-aged man dead.

Shen Xiu fought the Yun Family’s forces after they demanded that he hand over Yun Feng, overwhelming their attackers despite being outnumbered. He unleashed a massive fireball at the leading middle-aged man, leaving the battle unresolved.

• The leading middle-aged man threatened to destroy the Shen Family unless Shen Xiu handed over Yun Feng, and Shen Xiu badly injured him in their first exchange.
• After the man attacked again with a saber, Shen Xiu grabbed his neck and knocked him unconscious, but evaded a hidden projectile as more enemies arrived.
• Shen Xiu killed one attacker, then faced the leading middle-aged man and three Martial Ancestor experts joining forces against him.
• The leading middle-aged man’s strike sent Shen Xiu backward, but Shen Xiu counterattacked and forced the man back while the onlookers recognized his strength.
• Shen Xiu swept a sea of fire and fiery Sword Auras through the Martial Ancestor attackers, destroying them, then launched an enormous ball of energy fire at the leading middle-aged man.

Shen Xiu fought the leading middle-aged man, gaining the upper hand with fiery Sword Auras and his Lightning Dragon Fist before the man summoned his martial soul. The chapter ended with Shen Xiu forced back and his right hand badly injured after colliding with the man’s black claws.

• Shen Xiu wounded the leading middle-aged man with fiery Sword Auras and a palm strike, driving him back and blasting apart the surrounding lava with five more attacks.
• The leading middle-aged man used an Innate Spiritual Treasure and black mist to strike Shen Xiu, who took the blow and countered with his Fire Dragon Fist.
• Shen Xiu noticed his Fire Dragon Fist seemed weaker, while the surrounding experts watched greedily for a chance to seize his possessions.
• Shen Xiu and the leading middle-aged man exchanged frontal attacks, and Shen Xiu’s Lightning Dragon Fist blasted the man backward.
• The leading middle-aged man summoned his martial soul, gaining enormous dark wings and black claws, then shattered the bones in Shen Xiu’s right hand during their clash.

Shen Xiu fought the leading middle-aged man and the other attackers over a divine object, relying on his immense physical strength despite being wounded. As the fight continued, a green-robed old woman approached, and the leading middle-aged man attacked Shen Xiu with several black blades.

• Shen Xiu mocked the leading middle-aged man, then warned him and the other attackers not to try to take the divine object by force.
• The leading middle-aged man charged Shen Xiu, and Shen Xiu struck back hard enough to injure him while the other three women joined the attack.
• The leading middle-aged man pierced Shen Xiu's shoulder with his black sword, but Shen Xiu met his next assault and forced both of them to retreat.
• A green-robed old woman approached Shen Xiu, and the leading middle-aged man suddenly hurled several black blades at him.

Shen Xiu fought off a Blood Wolf Sect group, revealed his Golden Armored War Puppet form, and pursued their leader into a valley. He blocked the sect’s attacks, but the chapter ended as black mist spread from a longsword and Shen Xiu raised an earthen-yellow shield.

• The Blood Wolf Sect leader and his men attacked Shen Xiu with blades and poison, but Shen Xiu transformed into a Golden Armored War Puppet and resisted them.
• Shen Xiu overpowered the leader, learned that the group belonged to the Blood Wolf Sect, and followed them into a valley.
• The leader and Shen Xiu exchanged attacks, with Shen Xiu shattering the green spikes the leader launched at him.
• A Blood Wolf Sect disciple controlled a giant longsword that struck Shen Xiu and released black mist, so Shen Xiu formed an earthen-yellow shield.

Shen Xiu overwhelmed the Blood Wolf Sect’s fighters, killing their leader and demanding the remaining disciples surrender. When they refused, he began attacking them, leaving the sect members terrified.

• Shen Xiu used spatial traversal and powerful attacks to kill the Blood Wolf Sect’s leading middle-aged man, while the sect members watched in shock.
• Shen Xiu confronted the remaining disciples and asked if they would surrender, but one disciple declared that the Blood Wolf Sect never surrendered.
• Shen Xiu struck the protesting leader in the dantian and then attacked the disciples, crushing one man’s shoulder and killing another with a blow to the head.
• The surviving Blood Wolf Sect disciples recoiled in terror as Shen Xiu continued his assault.

Shen Xiu defeated the Blood Wolf Sect disciples who confronted him and returned to the inn, where a change in his spiritual pellet suggested that refining sacred healing medicine had awakened powerful medicinal effects. After discovering spirit herbs near the Heavenly Star Sect, he was attacked by its disciples and struck one of them with a lethal blow.

• Shen Xiu crippled the Blood Wolf Sect disciples who attacked him, then let their leader flee with a warning to leave.
• The Blood Wolf Sect leader took his surviving disciples toward the sect to report Shen Xiu, while Shen Xiu returned to the inn.
• Shen Xiu noticed that his spiritual pellet had grown clearer and denser, and decided to seek out a senior who could teach him alchemy.
• Shen Xiu went outside to gather medicinal herbs, then flew toward a bamboo grove to collect spirit herbs for his fellow disciples.
• The Heavenly Star Sect leader ordered hundreds of disciples to attack Shen Xiu, but Shen Xiu knocked them back with one punch.
• Shen Xiu used the fifth-grade martial skill Vajra Fist on a Heavenly Star Sect disciple, punching a hole through his chest and sending him crashing into a house.

Shen Xiu defeated the man guarding the ancient temple, discovered a stone platform rich in Soul Power, and absorbed its black spiritual energy and Dark Spirit Patterns. After taking the spirit artifact, he ventured deeper into the temple and began refining more Spirit Patterns, gaining a special power from the spirit core.

• Shen Xiu blasted the Heavenly Star Sect disciples aside and took the Cosmic Bag, then fought the man who attacked him with Vajra Gate techniques.
• Shen Xiu killed the man and found that the man's body merged into a stone platform filled with Soul Power.
• Shen Xiu absorbed the black spiritual energy, broke the tablet's Spirit Patterns, and took the stone tablet as a spirit artifact.
• Shen Xiu entered the depths of the ancient temple, sensed more Spirit Patterns, and began refining the black soul rays.
• Shen Xiu absorbed several Dark Spirit Patterns around the spirit core and gained a special power.