Chapter Summaries

After Black Pagoda killed Qin Tianlin, Qing Cang explained the political risks surrounding a Bright Sun Chosen One and warned Su Chen to stay away from Dragon Abyss during the investigation. Su Chen returned to the Floating Island, eager to use the Xuantian Instrument but troubled by his dwindling supply of Divine Blood and the need to conceal any improvement in his talent.

• Qing Cang told Su Chen that Qin Tianlin’s death prevented the church from becoming a target over a potential Bright Sun Chosen One, and warned him to avoid Dragon Abyss while the church screened for Strange Gods.
• Lan Hai learned that Black Pagoda had killed Qin Tianlin through Zhao Cheng’s body, while Chu Lingyuan discovered that Ming Lin and Teng Liang had previously reported suspicious activity by the Darkmoon Group.
• Chu Lingyuan ordered the church to test Ming Lin and Teng Liang for corruption, and instructed his subordinates to notify Su Chen before testing them.
• Shen Jiqing and Hou Yu discussed challenging the highly ranked Su Chen and Qin Tianlin, with Hou Yu considering a match that he could concede before revealing too much.
• Qing Cang left to visit his master, and Su Chen returned to the main building, planning to use the Xuantian Instrument while considering how to obtain more Divine Blood and hide any increase in his talent.

Su Chen planned his next professions while Qin Yun returned Qin Tianlin’s body and questioned Bright Sun about Black Pagoda’s attack. As rumors of Qin Tianlin’s death spread across Dragon Abyss, Su Chen received a case of morning star marrow at the Floating Island harbor.

• Su Chen decided that his safety depended on the Ancient King, then reviewed the requirements for Cauldron Forger and Weaving Healer and considered how to meet them.
• Qin Yun brought Qin Tianlin’s body to the family estate and contacted Bright Sun through a purple flame.
• Bright Sun denied causing Qin Tianlin’s death and said Black Pagoda had already known about his presence in Qin Tianlin’s body.
• Bright Sun asked Qin Yun to help him obtain Su Chen as a vessel, promising that his plan could remove the Ancient Kings as obstacles for a time.
• News of Qin Tianlin’s death and Black Pagoda’s involvement spread across Dragon Abyss, prompting fear and increased Sect Guard Army inspections.
• Su Chen opened an alloy case at the Floating Island harbor and examined the black liquid identified as morning star marrow.

Su Chen entered the Xuantian Instrument to test whether it could transform his star amber talent into divine radiance, relying on the Flawless One’s reconstruction method and the morning star marrow. The instrument reacted violently and released a pale white radiance, leaving Lu Huai and Qing Cang stunned by the apparent breakthrough.

• Chu Ran delivered Su Chen the morning star marrow, and Su Chen decided to wait before attempting his transformation so the Royal Court would not connect the change to it.
• Luo Chen challenged Qin Tianlin’s projection, then found Su Chen’s projection far stronger and seemingly without weaknesses.
• Su Chen told Qing Cang he was the final person scheduled to use the Xuantian Instrument and admitted he wanted to reach divine radiance grade.
• Su Chen entered the instrument, where the Flawless One began merging the morning star marrow and heart of spirit light into his body as the Xuantian Reconstruction Method took effect.
• The Xuantian Instrument shook violently, then released a pale white radiance, and Lu Huai recognized it as divine radiance.

Su Chen transformed star amber through the Xuantian Instrument, gaining a pure, flawless dual divine radiance talent and a possible new ability. The Light of Divine Radiance drew attention across Copper Heart and alarmed rival powers as they tried to identify who had received it.

• The Xuantian Instrument transformed Su Chen's star amber into dual divine radiance, and he sensed improved energy conduction and the ability to ignite morning flame.
• Qin Lie told Qin Yun that Su Chen's subordinates had investigated Black Pagoda's flesh-and-blood body but showed no signs of corruption or involvement in Qin Tianlin's death.
• Qin Yun spotted the divine radiance pillar over Lu Huai's Floating Island and suspected the Xuantian Instrument had produced a new dual divine radiance talent.
• Han Xingliu and the Black Tortoise King discussed Su Chen's powerful sixth-rank Holy Profession and how it could strengthen the Bronze Church.
• Han Xingliu saw the pillar in the direction of Copper Heart and realized the Bronze Church might have produced another dual divine radiance talent.

The Bronze Ancient King and the other Ancient Kings agreed to travel near the Lost Flame to draw out the Bright Sun Spirit, while the Bronze Church dealt with Su Chen’s transformation to Divine Radiance. After learning that True Brilliance was the level above Divine Radiance, Su Chen’s panel revealed his interest in investigating it through True Brilliance or Moon Radiance blood.

• The Ancient Kings agreed to follow Bright Sun’s plan and travel near the Lost Flame, with the Bronze Ancient King deciding to join them.
• Qing Cang sealed the communications network and kept Lu Huai at the Bronze Church to conceal Su Chen’s Divine Radiance transformation, while Lu Huai examined the depleted Xuantian Instrument.
• The Bronze Ancient King suspected Su Chen’s transformation involved the morning star marrow and the Crimson Flame Thunder Venerable, then told Qing Cang to have Shen Yi'an and the other talents use the Xuantian Instrument.
• The Bronze Ancient King asked Su Chen to visit before advancing to tier seven so they could address the middle layer of mist ember.
• Qing Cang explained that the Bronze Ancient King’s Profession could quantify personal attributes and named the level above Divine Radiance True Brilliance, prompting Su Chen’s panel to reveal his interest in researching it.

Su Chen learned about the Bright Sun Spirit and True Radiance talent, then tested the morning flame within his body and discovered its enormous cost. After recovering, he began training and found that his body now circulated fire-element energy far faster than before.

• Qing Cang told Su Chen that no documented True Radiance talents were known in the Dust Star Sea and explained Bright Sun’s claims about the Bright Sun Spirit and other regions beyond it.
• Su Chen told Qing Cang that the Crimson Flame Thunder Venerable’s spirit had fused with him, and Qing Cang speculated that this might explain Su Chen’s ability to forge a Holy Profession.
• Qing Cang asked Su Chen to send Ming Lin and Teng Liang to Chu Lingyuan, but Su Chen declined to give them up and asked Qing Cang to share information about kindling morning flame.
• Su Chen reassured Ming Lin about Black Pagoda’s flesh-and-blood body, then sent him and Teng Liang to Scarlet Thunder with supplies to check on the barrier and its people.
• Su Chen activated the substance in his heart and briefly kindled a pale golden flame, which drained his body before it quickly went out.
• After restoring his strength, Su Chen trained and discovered that fire-element energy flowed through his body at dramatically increased speed.

Su Chen’s transformation into a dual Divine Radiance talent became known to the Bronze Church, while Han Xingliu failed to reach Copper Heart or contact Lu Huai. After Shen Yi'an and the other Star Amber talents failed to transform with the Xuantian Instrument, Su Chen continued training and planned how to forge his Holy Profession.

• Su Chen found that his training efficiency had increased after his transformation, while Han Xingliu was barred from Copper Heart and could not reach Lu Huai.
• The Bronze Church and other factions speculated about the newly revealed dual Divine Radiance talent as news of the light spread across Dragon Abyss.
• Qing Cang summoned the church’s Star Amber talents to Lu Huai’s Floating Island, where Li Guanting realized Su Chen had transformed through the Xuantian Instrument.
• Shen Yi'an, Li Guanting, Xiang Zhou, and the other Star Amber talents tried the Xuantian Instrument but failed to transform, and Qing Cang departed with Lu Huai for Dragon Abyss.
• Su Chen reached Master Level in two methods, raised his development progress to 38%, and studied how to use Divine Radiance to forge a Holy Profession with Divine Blood.

Su Chen requested Strange God blood while collecting materials from the Bronze Church, and Qin Yun agreed to Wu Ri’s proposal after learning that Su Chen had twin Divine Radiance Talents. Qing Cang returned Lu Huai to Li Qingyi and Peng King, then received a message from Su Chen and warned that whatever followed was no longer the Bronze Church’s concern.

• Su Chen reviewed the selection rankings, accepted two materials from Ding Fan, and asked him to obtain a drop of Strange God blood.
• Qin Yun inferred that Su Chen possessed twin Divine Radiance Talents and agreed to Wu Ri’s proposal, arranging to contact him every half month.
• Li Qingyi and Peng King discussed Lu Huai’s disappearance and suspected the Xuantian Instrument might have produced the twin Divine Radiance Talents.
• Qing Cang arrived with Lu Huai and told Li Qingyi to inform the Xuantian Ancient King that the Bronze Church had returned him unharmed.
• Qing Cang received a message from Su Chen and declared that whatever happened next had nothing to do with the Bronze Church.

Lu Huai confirmed that the Xuantian Instrument had given Su Chen dual Divine Radiance Talents, while Su Chen used Strange God blood to awaken the Remnant Flame of the Sun. The flame transported him to the Lost Flame in the Nether Domain, where he became unable to return and the purple fire began to fade.

• Lu Huai told Li Qingyi, the Peng King, and Han Xingliu that Su Chen gained his dual Divine Radiance Talents through the Xuantian Instrument, and Han Xingliu left with the Peng King after learning the truth.
• Su Chen began training with his new methods, then told Qing Cang that igniting Morning Flame awakened a craving within him and requested Strange God blood as fuel.
• Qing Cang gave Su Chen a drop of Black Pagoda's divine blood, which the Flawless One could not fully analyze and spat back out.
• The Crimson Flame Thunder Venerable's Remnant Flame of the Sun reacted to the divine blood, and Su Chen used it to ignite a purple blaze that transported him to the Nether Domain beneath the Lost Flame.
• Su Chen realized the Remnant Flame was drawing him toward the Lost Flame, but he could not leave the Nether Domain, and the fading purple fire left him surrounded by growing heat.

Su Chen discovered that the Remnant Flame of the Sun could take him into the Nether Domain and protect him near the Lost Flame, but it consumed Divine Blood. He obtained five drops from the Faceless Ghost by trading information and planned to test them with the Flawless One before risking another visit.

• Su Chen returned from the Lost Flame’s influence after the Remnant Flame of the Sun nearly ran out, then cooled himself with water and considered the dangers of reaching the Bright Sun Spirit.
• Su Chen decided he needed more Divine Blood and planned to obtain it from the Faceless Ghost rather than request repeated supplies from the Church.
• Su Chen contacted the Faceless Ghost and reported that Black Pagoda had fallen dormant after attacking Qin Tianlin, then explained that mist ember had prompted the attack.
• Su Chen told the Faceless Ghost that a conscious being from the Lost Flame had appeared in Qin Tianlin’s body and that his contact, Sheng Huaixu, wanted three drops of Divine Blood for more information.
• The Faceless Ghost gave Su Chen five drops of Divine Blood, and Su Chen decided to try them on the Flawless One before risking them at the Lost Flame.

Su Chen set aside the Lost Flame for now and focused on his Holy Profession, while news of his evolution into dual Divine Radiance spread across the Dust Star Sea. He began training in the Restless Abyss at the Creation Copper Heart, adapting to its punishing conditions as he worked on his Profession requirements.

• Su Chen decided to continue his original plans rather than rush toward the Lost Flame, and the panel reported that it needed more time to analyze the divine blood.
• Rumors spread that Su Chen had evolved from Star Amber into dual Divine Radiance using the Xuantian Instrument, prompting the Prophet Society to rank him sixth in talent.
• Lu Huai and Li Qingyi discussed the attention drawn to the Xuantian Instrument, the Royal Court's request for it, and preparations for the Lost Flame.
• Su Chen received earth core from Ding Fan and decided to begin the requirements at the Creation Copper Heart while waiting for the remaining materials.
• Su Chen entered a simulated Restless Abyss, tested its shifting gravity and stamina-draining terrain, and found that he could endure it at about seven times normal speed while developing his Profession.
• Su Chen asked the Copper Spirit to simulate healthy and damaged specimens for observation, beginning the Weaving Healer requirement during his rest periods.

Su Chen continued developing his professions in the Creation Copper Heart until his Thunder Ember World-Reflecting Lord progress reached 50%, while the Bronze Church’s Peak Star Arena rankings drew the attention of returning Star Seed Wei Zhenghong and Royal Court visitor Han Jingting. The chapter ended as Han Jingting questioned Su Chen’s first-place ranking and a nearby voice echoed his words.

• Su Chen reached 50% development progress in his Thunder Ember World-Reflecting Lord profession and gained an ability that increased his strength through resonance with the Crimson Flame Thunder Venerable.
• Su Chen continued observing plants for the Weaving Healer and ate a meal in the Creation Copper Heart, where his isolated training had lasted nearly half a year.
• Wei Zhenghong returned to the Bronze Church after surviving the dangerous forging of his Holy Profession, and Chu Ran told him that much had happened during his absence.
• Han Jingting arrived from the Royal Court, criticized Han Xingliu for failing to bring Lu Huai to the Royal Court, and demanded hospitality from Wei Zhenghong.
• Wei Zhenghong brought Han Jingting and Han Xingliu to Peak Star Arena, where they saw Su Chen ranked first and Han Jingting disparaged his achievement.
• As Han Jingting questioned whether Su Chen was strong or his competitors were useless, a nearby person asked why the first-place contestant was only Sixth Rank.

Wei Zhenghong returned and learned that Su Chen had fused a Holy Profession and become dual Divine Radiance, while Su Chen continued training in the Creation Copper Heart. After Qing Cang told him that Qin Yun would join the Ancient Kings’ journey to Lost Flame, Su Chen grew concerned about Qin Yun’s freedom and asked when they would depart.

• Wei Zhenghong entered Peak Star Arena, tested Su Chen, and admitted that Su Chen deserved first place despite having fused a Holy Profession himself.
• Liu Zhengyang took second place, and Wei Zhenghong reacted with disbelief when Chu Ran told him Su Chen had become dual Divine Radiance.
• Su Chen reached 65% profession development in the Creation Copper Heart before Qing Cang arrived and checked that he had not been contaminated by Strange God's Power.
• Qing Cang told Su Chen that several Ancient Kings and the Vast Sea Emperor would travel to Lost Flame for Fire Induction, with Qin Yun accompanying them because he was the only survivor.
• Su Chen worried that Qin Yun might plot with Bright Sun or other Ancient Kings and asked how long remained before the group departed.

After enduring nearly four months in Copper Heart, Su Chen completed the Weaving Healer’s requirements and advanced, gaining an ability that used restorative power to protect and strengthen his body. He returned to his Floating Island, where preparations began for the Cauldron Forger ritual, and ended by considering how his new ability might work with the World-Slaughter Aspect.

• Qing Cang explained that purifying the middle-layer Mist Ember would likely require Seventh Rank strength, while Su Chen continued enduring in Copper Heart.
• Half a month later, Su Chen completed the Weaving Healer’s second requirement and left Copper Heart after nearly four months inside.
• Su Chen returned to his Floating Island, received the materials from Ding Fan, and had Luo Shuhang begin arranging the Cauldron Forger’s ritual.
• Su Chen absorbed the Flawless Crystal and advanced the Weaving Healer, gaining Mimicry, which formed a restorative layer that could protect his body from attacks.
• Su Chen recognized that Mimicry could work with Stigmata Physician and wondered how it would react with the World-Slaughter Aspect.

Su Chen attended Wei Zhenghong’s gathering as rumors spread that the Bronze Ancient King favored him and that he might become the next Ancient King. Wei Zhenghong confronted the rumors openly, and Shen Yi'an affirmed his loyalty to the church’s rules, leaving Su Chen relieved that the gathering had eased tensions.

• Su Chen received Wei Zhenghong’s invitation and traveled to his Floating Island after considering his professions and the Phoenix fusion requirements.
• The Bronze Ancient King told the Xuantian Ancient King to watch Qin Yun and authorized him to kill Qin Yun if he uncovered treachery, while refusing to explain Su Chen’s transformation.
• At Wei Zhenghong’s gathering, Chu Ran told Su Chen that outsiders were spreading rumors about his transformation and possible succession as Ancient King, and warned him to be cautious around Shen Yi'an.
• Wei Zhenghong addressed the rumors in front of the gathering and called on Shen Yi'an to state his position.
• Shen Yi'an rejected the idea that his clan relied on schemes and declared that he would abide by the church’s rules; Wei Zhenghong praised him, and the gathering ended with everyone raising their glasses.

Su Chen learned how Morning Star Artifacts were made and how the ancient spirit-fusion method had created the Red Sun Venerable’s weapon. As the smiths prepared to forge a Cauldron Foundation for him, Qing Cang escorted Qin Yun and the Bright Sun toward a meeting place.

• Su Chen met the master smiths and learned that Morning Star Artifacts gained power through spirit attachment, while the ancient method fused a Morning Star spirit into the weapon.
• Jiao Beiluo explained that the Red Sun Venerable had used the ancient method, binding the Crimson Flame Thunder Venerable’s spirit to the great cauldron on Scarlet Thunder Star.
• Qing Cang took the weakened Qin Yun to meet the Peng King, who was carrying the Bright Sun, and the group prepared to depart under heavy escort.
• Su Chen and the smiths assembled at the forging platform, where Jiao Beiluo outlined a plan to use a wild dragon heart as the base, an earth core as support, and star-sinking meteoric iron as the framework for the Cauldron Foundation.

Su Chen completed the Forging Ritual and acquired the Cauldron Forger profession, greatly increasing his stamina. He then sought Divine Blood to fuse Eternal Body, only to learn Qing Cang had left with Qin Yun and others, so Su Chen asked logistics supervisor Chang Youqi for five drops instead.

• Jiao Beiluo warned Su Chen that the Cauldron Foundation had to be integrated into his body by taking up the profession immediately after the ritual.
• Master Wang, Jiao Beiluo, and Guan Lin combined the Wild Dragon Heart, Earth Core, and Star-Sinking Meteoric Iron around Su Chen and hammered the mixture into a cauldron phantom.
• Su Chen endured the forging, acquired Cauldron Forger, and gained an eightfold increase in stamina from Cauldron Foundation and its additional reward.
• After thanking the ritual team with a banquet, Su Chen learned from Wei Zhenghong that Qing Cang had escorted Qin Yun, the Peng King, and the Spirit of the Bright Sun to an Ancient Kings gathering.
• Wei Zhenghong took Su Chen to logistics supervisor Chang Youqi, who agreed to provide five drops of Divine Blood and recorded the request as being for Su Chen to fuse a Holy Profession.

Su Chen retrieved five drops of Divine Blood and used them to forge the Eternal Body, combining his professions through the Morning Flame. The forging succeeded after he added another drop when the flame began to fade, leaving him with powerful stamina and recovery abilities.

• Su Chen asked Chang Youqi for extra Divine Blood, but Chang Youqi transferred only the five drops approved for forging a Holy Profession.
• Su Chen returned to his Floating Island and ignited the Morning Flame, using the Divine Blood and Crimson Flame Thunder Venerable's Fusion Flame to begin forging the Eternal Body.
• The forging transformed Su Chen's internal organs and caused intense pain as the Morning Flame merged the powers of his professions.
• When the Morning Flame began to weaken, Su Chen added a drop of Faceless Ghost Divine Blood to sustain it.
• Su Chen successfully forged the Eternal Body and gained Cauldron Body and Heaven-Piercing Form, greatly increasing his stamina, recovery, and nutrient storage.

Su Chen tested his strength against the mid-layer Mist Ember, pushing his Mystic Artifacts to Eighth Rank and destroying the Black Pagoda projection with one punch. The Bronze Ancient King watched as the Mist Ember weakened and the Flame surged free.

• The Bronze Ancient King examined Su Chen, confirmed that his stamina had improved, and brought him into the mid-layer Mist Ember.
• Su Chen activated his Holy Profession and other abilities, raised his Mystic Artifacts to Seventh Rank, and began exchanging blows with the Black Pagoda projection.
• Su Chen enhanced all his Mystic Artifacts to Eighth Rank and shattered the projection's axe blade with his grip.
• Su Chen unleashed a single punch that destroyed the Black Pagoda projection and made the Mist Ember recoil.
• The Bronze Ancient King saw the Flame burst skyward as Su Chen emerged amid blood mist and red-gold lightning.

Su Chen purified the middle layer of Mist Ember and received rewards from the Crimson Flame Thunder Venerable, while Black Pagoda discovered the deception and prepared to descend into reality. The Bronze Ancient King confirmed that the Flame was safe enough for him to leave the church, leaving Su Chen concerned about who would protect it.

• Su Chen quickly purified the middle-layer Mist Ember, gathered a large amount of Mist Source, and received three rewards from the Crimson Flame Thunder Venerable as the Great Venerable entered seclusion.
• In the Nether Domain, a Faceless Ghost found another decoy left by Black Pagoda and sensed that Black Pagoda was forcing himself awake.
• Black Pagoda realized that someone other than Qin Tianlin had purified the Mist Ember, suspected Su Chen, and ordered Black Zhao to prepare a vessel for his descent.
• The Bronze Ancient King thanked Su Chen and explained that he had restrained the Flame from clashing with the core Mist Ember, which it could now suppress unless more Mist Ember merged with it.
• The Bronze Ancient King said he was ready to leave the church and meet his old friends, while Su Chen worried that the church would be left without its strongest defender.