Chapter Summaries

Su Chen advanced to Scarlet Thunder Might Lord, discovered that his Godling Aspect greatly reduced his mental power consumption in the Nether Domain, and obtained divine blood from Black Pagoda by promising to bring Su Chen to it. After Ming Lin delivered the last Cunning Fox divine power and reported that someone might be watching him, Su Chen anticipated support from the group returning from Scarlet Thunder Star.

• Su Chen advanced to Scarlet Thunder Might Lord, gained Majestic Aspect: Godling Aspect, and found that it let him remain outside his body as a mental form.
• Su Chen tested Godling Aspect in the Nether Domain and found it reduced his mental power consumption to less than one-fifth while easing the domain’s rejection.
• Su Chen summoned Black Pagoda near the Bronze Church’s flame, claimed he could bring Su Chen to it, and received a drop of divine blood.
• Su Chen considered using Su Chen’s name to obtain divine blood from other Strange Gods, then put the drop away in reality.
• Ming Lin returned with the final three portions of mid-tier Cunning Fox divine power and warned Su Chen that someone might be watching him.
• Su Chen and Ming Lin discussed keeping a lower profile and expected loyal people from Scarlet Thunder Star to arrive soon.

Su Chen prepared to take Endurer, planned his remaining Holy Professions, and left for the Artifact Hall to improve his weapons. On Scarlet Thunder Star, the Bronze Church delivered aid and took twelve candidates back with them after revealing Su Chen’s remarkable standing at the church; back on Copper Heart, his Lawlord’s Might unsettled young members of the Holy Hall.

• Su Chen reviewed the requirements for Endurer, Life Burner, Eternal Body, and Phoenix, then planned to gather materials to upgrade his weapons and seek a spiritual-body Mystic Artifact at the Artifact Hall.
• Chong Jingtian and Xia Hanshi met the Bronze Church’s transport ship outside Yingfeng City and learned from its captain that Su Chen had been acknowledged by the Ancient King Stele and ranked first among fifth-rank entries on the Saint Ranking.
• The Bronze Church delivered Body Forging Methods, classes, and technical aid, then took twelve candidates, including Teng Liang and Bu Siqi, aboard its ship.
• Xia Hanshi declined to leave Scarlet Thunder Star, while Chong Jingtian confirmed that Teng Liang carried strange god power and other gains for Su Chen.
• Su Chen arrived at Copper Heart and realized that his Lawlord’s Might had frightened young Holy Hall members who recognized him.

Su Chen reached the fifth rank in both Professions, prompting speculation about his true talents and unsettling Qin Tianlin and Fan Zhao. After Zhou Yunyang covertly supplied him with equipment and materials, Su Chen upgraded his Mystic Artifacts, acquired the Endurer Profession, and discovered its stamina-restoration ability could repeatedly fuel Saint's Hand at the cost of intense hunger.

• Su Chen passed certification for fifth-rank status in both Professions, while Qin Tianlin and Fan Zhao wondered whether Qing Cang had misrepresented his talents.
• Fan Zhao directed Zhou Yunyang to enforce the Artifact Hall's contribution-point rules against Su Chen, but Zhou Yunyang secretly arranged to provide Su Chen with materials and a mental-type weapon.
• News of Su Chen's advancement spread, his resource allotments were upgraded, and Zhou Yunyang later delivered the materials through Ming Lin.
• Su Chen upgraded his four Mystic Artifacts, bonded with the Spirit Skull, and used refined cunning fox essence to acquire the Endurer Profession.
• Su Chen tested Endurer's Bottom Strength and found that exhausting his stamina repeatedly restored enough to use Saint's Hand again, but the repeated exertion left him ravenously hungry.

Su Chen found the spirit fire site, a towering mountain guarded by a Tier 9 nether domain creature, and withdrew after realizing he could not confront it. Fan Zhao’s group arrived with Lan Yunting, who went ahead to assess the threat while Su Chen watched from hiding.

• Su Chen returned to the Nether Domain with Little Black and followed his marker toward the spirit fire site.
• Little Black sensed danger near a mountain lined with crimson streams, where Su Chen found higher-tier nether domain creatures and a powerful shadow atop the peak.
• Su Chen identified the mountain as the spirit fire site and retreated after sensing a creature far stronger than the Centipede Dragon.
• Lan Yunting arrived with Fan Zhao, Qin Tianlin, Meng Shiyu, Lan Hao, and Deacon Feng, while he and Qin Yuezheng discussed Qing Cang, the Xuantian Instrument, and other visitors.
• Su Chen hid among the nether domain creatures as Fan Zhao’s group approached the mountain, and Lan Yunting flew ahead to inspect the Tier 9 creature.

Meng Shiyu tried to recruit Lan Hao into a plot against Su Chen, but Su Chen ambushed and killed him in the Nether Domain. Su Chen recognized Lan Hao, spared him after hearing his account, and asked him for the next profession needed for the Phoenix Holy Class.

• Meng Shiyu questioned Lan Hao about Su Chen’s talent, relationships, and personal loyalties, then suggested helping Qin Tianlin replace Su Chen as a Star Seed.
• As the forging of the Holy Profession began, Su Chen hid in the Nether Mist and prepared a surprise attack on Meng Shiyu.
• Su Chen struck Meng Shiyu with his lightning-charged hammer, destroyed his mental body, and had Little Black consume the fragments.
• Su Chen captured Lan Hao, revealed his identity, and learned that Lan Hao had intended to refuse Meng Shiyu’s scheme.
• Lan Hao offered the newly acquired profession required for the Phoenix Holy Class, and Su Chen asked him to recite its requirements.

Su Chen coerced Lan Hao into becoming his undercover agent in the Church, then advanced his Stigmata Physician Profession and explored the Nether Domain with Little Black. He reached a cave containing spirit fire, where a two-headed python-like creature emerged.

• Su Chen intimidated Lan Hao into serving as an undercover agent and ordered him to meet monthly in the Nether Domain.
• Lan Hao returned to Deacon Feng and Qin Tianlin, claiming Meng Shiyu had died in a Nether Domain creature attack.
• Fan Zhao was blasted away during a battle near the mountain while Su Chen gained the Stigmata Physician Profession.
• Little Black transformed after consuming Meng Shiyu's mental fragments, reached Sixth Rank, and showed signs of faith in Su Chen.
• Su Chen sent Little Black to wait near the mining area, climbed the mountain, and entered a cave where he found spirit fire and a two-headed python-like creature.

Su Chen used Black Pagoda’s divine blood to claim the spirit fire and forged the Holy Profession Flawless One, while Fan Zhao’s group arrived to find the fire missing. The chapter ended with Fan Zhao demanding to know where it had gone.

• Su Chen revealed Black Pagoda’s divine blood, causing the Nether Domain creatures guarding the spirit fire to retreat.
• Su Chen fed the divine egg and more divine blood to the spirit fire, entered its crimson flames, and forged the Flawless One from five Professions.
• Lan Yunting drove off a powerful Nether Domain creature and returned to find Qin Tianlin confronting Lan Hao over Meng Shiyu’s death.
• Lan Hao claimed Meng Shiyu had died saving him, and Lan Yunting shielded him as Fan Zhao suppressed his anger.
• Lan Yunting led Fan Zhao and the others to the cavern, where they discovered the spirit fire was gone.

Su Chen forged a Holy Profession, gained a 630% efficiency bonus, and tested at Star Amber talent before arranging Nether Stone mining with Little Black and Centipede Dragon. Fan Zhao concluded someone in the church had used the missing spirit fire and targeted Wei Zhenghong for investigation, while Su Chen and Ming Lin discussed a plan to move goods.

• Fan Zhao demanded an explanation for the missing spirit fire, and Qin Yuezheng agreed to investigate Wei Zhenghong first after Fan Zhao named him as a suspect.
• Su Chen recovered from forging a Holy Profession, discovered its 500% ability increase and 630% total efficiency bonus, and found that his talent had risen to Star Amber.
• Su Chen arranged for Little Black and up to three other Nether Domain creatures to mine Nether Stones, and Centipede Dragon agreed to protect them in exchange for future help.
• Su Chen returned from the Nether Domain and met with Ming Lin to discuss moving goods, and Ming Lin proposed joining the Patrol Squad to reduce the risk of being traced.

Su Chen obtained the Endurer profession and learned that his training efficiency had surged, then attended Wei Zhenghong’s gathering and heard about the ongoing Nether Domain investigation. The gathering ended with news that the Star-tier members sent to the Vast Sea Emperor’s birthday celebration had all gone missing.

• Ming Lin told Su Chen that Meng Shiyu had been secretly investigating him and was close to Qin Tianlin, so Su Chen promised to help Ming Lin obtain a Patrol Squad identity.
• Su Chen visited the Bronze Tower, passed the Endurer test, and received the Hundredfold Forgemaster profession requirements.
• Su Chen trained on the Floating Island and found that his body-tempering efficiency had increased dramatically.
• At Wei Zhenghong’s gathering, Su Chen met Shen Yi'an, Chu Ran, and other core members, who speculated about his talent and tier-five strength.
• Wei Zhenghong and the others discussed the missing Spirit Fire, Meng Shiyu’s death, and the Punishment Hall’s investigation into the Nether Domain.
• Old Jiang announced that all the Star-tier members sent by the Five Great Sects to the Vast Sea Emperor’s birthday celebration had gone missing.

Su Chen learned that five Morning Star Rank experts, including Qin Yun, had gone missing after the Vast Sea Emperor’s birthday celebration, while Qing Cang returned with the talent-enhancing Xuantian Instrument. The chapter ended with Qin Tianlin reporting that his grandfather was missing and Wu Feng questioning Lan Hai about Meng Shiyu’s supposed death while saving Lan Hao.

• Jiang Mufeng told Wei Zhenghong, Shen Yi'an, Chu Ran, Su Chen, and the others that the Royal Court and the Five Great Sects could no longer reach their Morning Star Rank experts, including Qin Yun.
• Shen Yi'an and Chu Ran explained that the Royal Court wanted to merge the sects’ Flames, which remained after powerful profession-holders died, and Su Chen learned that two experts had once sacrificed themselves to rekindle the church’s Flame.
• Jiang Mufeng said Qing Cang was returning with the Xuantian Instrument, which could raise talent as high as Mystic Purple toward Star Amber, and mentioned Tang Xiuqi’s plans to use the Creation Copper Heart.
• Su Chen asked Chu Ran to place Ming Lin in the Patrol Squad, and Chu Ran agreed to arrange it.
• Fan Zhao’s investigation into the stolen Spirit Fire found no suspects among those who might be forging Holy Professions, and Qin Tianlin arrived to announce that his grandfather was missing.
• Wu Feng challenged Lan Hai over the claim that Meng Shiyu had died saving Lan Hao, saying the evidence suggested Meng Shiyu had left with Lan Hao instead.

Lan Hai questioned Lan Hao about Meng Shiyu’s death and the stolen Spirit Fire, then learned Qin Yun had disappeared. Su Chen consulted his profession analysis team and, at the Spirit Hall, saw Weapon-Melting Envoy evolve into Weapon Lord before leaving amid the sect’s turmoil.

• Lan Hai warned Lan Hao to stick to his account of Meng Shiyu’s death and asked whether it involved the stolen Spirit Fire; Lan Hao denied any connection.
• Lan Hai’s butler reported that Qin Yun had disappeared, and Lan Hai shattered his teacup in shock.
• Su Chen met analysis captain Luo Shuhang and asked for physical combat professions suited to his thunder, fire, and weapon use.
• Su Chen retrieved Thunder-Forging Spirit Envoy and Weapon-Melting Envoy, but Weapon-Melting Envoy devoured the other professions and evolved into Weapon Lord with the Crimson Flame Thunder Venerable’s aid.
• The Great Venerable’s favor removed Weapon Lord’s profession-tier requirement and reduced its forging and weapon-eating requirements; Su Chen confirmed that devoured professions still counted individually.
• Su Chen left the Spirit Hall, while Deacon Wang, alarmed by Qin Yun’s disappearance, hurried to escort him out.

Su Chen learned that Qin Yun and several other Morning Star Rank experts had disappeared, then used the resulting turmoil to move goods and gather Faceless Ghost divine power. After receiving three portions of high-grade divine power, he began asking the Faceless Ghost for information that could help him approach a Bronze Church leader.

• Su Chen returned to his Floating Island, told Ming Lin about Qin Yun's disappearance, and used the distraction to move goods while directing Ming Lin to collect Faceless Ghost divine power.
• The Five Great Sects and the Royal Court prepared for conflict, but the sects stood down after the Prison-Suppressing King and Night King were also reported missing, apparently in connection with the Lost Flame.
• Su Chen's development progress reached 21%, while Ming Lin's sales secured fifteen portions of mid-grade Faceless Ghost divine power and one portion of essence.
• Su Chen collected five mother stones from Little Black and considered how to strengthen his believer and make use of the strange gods' knowledge.
• Su Chen summoned the Faceless Ghost, requested three portions of high-grade divine power, and received them after claiming that a Black Pagoda believer had targeted him.
• Su Chen told the Faceless Ghost he had connected with a high-ranking Bronze Church member and asked for help answering that person's questions.

Su Chen learned that the Faceless Ghost and Black Pagoda God-Children would arrive at Azure Tide Star in about three months, and began planning to have the Patrol Squad identify and arrest them. Meanwhile, he advanced his Profession requirements and exchanged church contribution points for a rare furnace ember resource.

• Su Chen asked the Faceless Ghost about Divine Radiance Talent and the missing Morning Star Rank figures, learning that they had been trapped in the Lost Flame while exploring through the Nether Domain.
• The Faceless Ghost ordered Su Chen to receive its God-Child and the Black Pagoda God-Child at Azure Tide Star and cooperate with them, while Su Chen privately considered reporting them to the church.
• Su Chen instructed Ming Lin to resume buying Cunning Fox divine power and to prepare the Patrol Squad to investigate and arrest two powerful suspected Strange God believers.
• Qing Cang learned that Su Chen had reached tier five and discussed his prospects with a red-haired elder while traveling toward the Xuantian Church.
• Su Chen used two portions of Faceless Ghost Essence to erase requirements for Hundredfold Forgemaster and Weapon Lord, then exchanged one hundred thousand contribution points for century-old furnace fire embers.

Su Chen consulted Luo Shuhang about fulfilling Weapon Lord's requirements, then visited the Career Requirement Assistance Department and arranged for smiths and materials to come to his Floating Island. He received the century-old furnace embers and prepared to begin forging weapons.

• Su Chen asked Luo Shuhang about forging weapons barehanded and stripping the spirit from a Mystic Artifact, and Luo Shuhang taught him how to perceive a weapon's spirit.
• Su Chen and Luo Shuhang traveled to Silver Mountain City, where Liu Zheng'an welcomed them at the Career Requirement Assistance Department.
• Su Chen arranged to forge five weapon types—daggers, swords, sabers, axes, and spears—with help from three senior smiths.
• Liu Zheng'an agreed to send the smiths, equipment, and materials to Su Chen's Floating Island, and Luo Shuhang accompanied Su Chen back before leaving.
• Su Chen received the century-old furnace embers and opened the case, recoiling from the intense heat.

Su Chen completed the Hundredfold Forgemaster requirements, gained its stamina-saving ability, and learned that Divine Radiance-tier talents were associated with bloodlines descending from Morning Star Rank individuals. The Flawless One then sought Divine Radiance-tier blood for research, while Fan Zhao agreed to accept help from the Black Pagoda Believers in finding his stolen Spirit Fire and master.

• Su Chen resonated with century-old furnace embers, completed the third Hundredfold Forgemaster requirement, and began forging a dagger from shadow-hunting gold with Song Yang and the other smiths.
• Fan Zhao accepted the Black Pagoda Believers' offer to send a divine son to help locate the thief who stole his Spirit Fire, and asked whether they could also find Qin Yun.
• Su Chen mastered the Flame-Thunder training methods, lowered the difficulty of Hundredfold Forgemaster with Crimson Essence, and gained the profession's stamina-reducing ability and extra reward.
• Su Chen discovered that the stamina savings let him convert stamina into psychic power more efficiently and increase his uses of Saint's Hand.
• Jiang Mufeng delivered classified information to Su Chen, who learned that Divine Radiance-tier talents appeared in families with Morning Star Rank ancestors and were more likely in closer generations.
• The Flawless One realized he was not flawless, sought advice from the Crimson Flame Thunder Venerable, and wanted blood from someone with a Divine Radiance-tier talent for research.

Su Chen searched for a way to obtain Qin Tianlin’s blood, then visited Copper Heart and learned that Wang Ye used Su Chen’s Training Projection to temper his mental resilience. The Ancient King Stele reacted to Qin Tianlin, who resented Su Chen and blamed him for his grandfather’s disappearance, while Su Chen left the plaza and encountered Zhou Yunyang.

• Su Chen considered using Qin Tianlin’s blood to pursue Divine Radiance-grade talent, but found that the Bronze Tower’s samples were inaccessible and the medical center did not keep blood in storage.
• Black Zhao and Wuwang discussed their plans involving Mist Ember, Su Chen, and the Bronze Church’s Remnant Flame.
• Wang Ye told Su Chen he had challenged Su Chen’s Training Projection about a hundred times to strengthen his mental resilience, drawing a curious crowd.
• The Ancient King Stele trembled as Qin Tianlin tried to communicate with it, and Qin Tianlin resented Su Chen while blaming him for his grandfather’s disappearance.
• Su Chen left the plaza and ran into Zhou Yunyang, who called him Granduncle-Master.

Su Chen acquired blood from a deceased possessor of Divine Radiance Talent, and the Flawless One’s analysis found a way to establish that talent by devouring the First Selector. At the Ancient King Stele, Qin Tianlin nearly gained its acknowledgment, but the stele broke free and flew away.

• Su Chen learned from Zhou Yunyang that Divine Radiance blood was available and traded three nether domain mother stones for three milliliters.
• Su Chen used the Flawless One to analyze the blood, and the analysis drew in the Crimson Flame Thunder Venerable, the Inverse Originist, Myriad Forms, and other Professions.
• The Flawless One completed the analysis and began devouring the First Selector to establish a foundation for Divine Radiance.
• Qin Tianlin returned to the Ancient King Stele, hoping to gain its acknowledgment as sect members speculated about Venerable Qin Yun’s fate and Qin Tianlin’s prospects.
• The Ancient King Stele shook, snapped its chains, and flew away before Qin Tianlin and the gathered onlookers.

The Ancient King Stele broke free and flew from Copper Heart, alarming the church as visitors from the Xuantian Church arrived. It stopped above Su Chen’s Floating Island after he realized it might have reacted to the First Selector being devoured, leaving a crowd gathered to identify the island’s owner.

• The Ancient King Stele flew away from the square, and Qin Tianlin and the church’s disciples watched in confusion before pursuing it.
• Qing Cang, Lu Huai, Tang Xiuqi, and the Xuantian Church delegation arrived at Copper Heart, where Liao Yunfan expressed interest in sparring with Su Chen.
• Chu Lingyuan and Lu Huai discussed tensions with the Royal Court as the delegation traveled toward Copper Heart.
• Qing Cang, Chu Lingyuan, and Lu Huai spotted the Ancient King Stele flying above Copper Heart and hurried after it.
• The stele stopped above Su Chen’s Floating Island, and Su Chen suspected it had detected the First Selector’s disappearance.
• A spectator checked the island’s number and announced that it belonged to Su Chen.

The Ancient King Stele flew from Su Chen’s Floating Island to the Bronze Ancient King, while Su Chen’s talent manifested as Twin-Star Amber. Chu Lingyuan then brought the Bronze Ancient King news that Qin Yun had survived the Lost Flame alongside the Prison-Suppressing King.

• The Ancient King Stele broke free and flew toward the Flame, prompting Chu Lingyuan to mislead Lu Huai about Su Chen’s connection to its behavior.
• Su Chen gained the Foundation of Divine Radiance ability, then emitted a dark-golden pillar that revealed his Twin-Star Amber talent to the gathered church members.
• Lu Huai used the Xuantian Instrument to examine Su Chen, and Chu Lingyuan warned him not to use it lightly in the Bronze Church.
• The Bronze Ancient King found the stele’s spiritual essence bewildered, angry, and confused, and decided to keep it put away.
• Chu Lingyuan hurried to the Ancient King Hall and told the Bronze Ancient King that Qin Yun had appeared severely injured and said he and the Prison-Suppressing King were the only survivors of the Lost Flame.

The Bronze Ancient King sent Chu Lingyuan to bring Qin Yun back unharmed after learning that only Qin Yun and the unconscious Prison-Suppressing King had emerged from the Lost Flame. Qing Cang told Su Chen that the sect’s Flame was worsening and the Royal Court might exploit the crisis, while revealing that the Xuantian Instrument used a reconstruction method that could help others but not Su Chen’s star amber talent.

• The Bronze Ancient King learned that five Morning Star Rank experts were presumed dead in the Lost Flame and ordered Chu Lingyuan to bring Qin Yun back safely.
• The Bronze Ancient King told Chu Lingyuan that mist ember continued to erode the sect’s Flame and that Su Chen might be able to help once he reached the sixth rank.
• Qing Cang visited Su Chen, explained that the Xuantian Instrument had caused the pillar of light, and asked whether Su Chen had caused the Ancient King Stele’s strange behavior.
• Qing Cang told Su Chen that Qin Yun and the unconscious Prison-Suppressing King were the only survivors of the Lost Flame, leaving Qin Yun under scrutiny as the Royal Court eyed the sect’s Flame.
• Qing Cang offered Su Chen the chance to nominate people for the Xuantian Instrument, then explained that it used a reconstruction method and could not improve Su Chen’s star amber talent.