Chapter Summaries

Su Chen planned to advance his profession and improve his speed while the Bronze Ancient King left the Church to confront a threat against it. At the Cloud Terrace Transit Hub, the Bronze Ancient King appeared before the gathered powers, and Su Chen learned that the Flawless One had finished analyzing his talent and returned the Faceless Ghost divine blood.

• Zhou Lingtian discussed Su Chen's talent with Chu Lingyuan, who then learned from the Bronze Ancient King that even the middle-layer Mist Ember had been purified.
• Su Chen decided to pursue a speed-focused Holy Profession and prioritized developing his primary profession, while considering how to obtain more divine blood.
• At the Cloud Terrace Transit Hub, True Martial Ancient King invited Qin Yun to join his Church, but Qin Yun refused.
• The Bronze Ancient King appeared in person and challenged True Martial Ancient King after hearing him threaten the Bronze Church.
• The Crimson Flame Thunder Venerable awakened, and the Flawless One reported that Flame Gold Sand, a Radiant Moon Treasure Bone, and Bright Sun Flame could help Su Chen advance his talent to True Brilliance Rank.
• The Flawless One returned the Faceless Ghost divine blood, and Su Chen considered collecting enough to enter the Bright Sun Flame again.

Su Chen retrieved two Seventh Rank professions and fused them into the Scorching Thunder Priest, then prepared to report fabricated Bright Sun intelligence to Faceless Ghost. Meanwhile, Han Jingting tried to persuade Han Xingliu to target Su Chen while the Bronze Ancient King was away, but Han Xingliu refused; Faceless Ghost asked Su Chen about the investigation’s results.

• Su Chen decided he needed to answer Faceless Ghost without revealing that the Ancient King had left, then met Deacon Zhong Chengyu at the harbor.
• Zhong Chengyu used Hall Master Wen’s permission to retrieve Universe Slaughterer and Heavenly Punishment Priest for Su Chen, and Crimson Flame Thunder Venerable fused them into the Scorching Thunder Priest.
• Su Chen considered reporting to Faceless Ghost, while Han Xingliu and Black Tortoise King discussed the Bronze Ancient King’s departure from the Royal Court garrison.
• Han Jingting urged Han Xingliu to work with other churches and seize the chance to target Su Chen, but Han Xingliu rejected the plan.
• Su Chen prayed to Faceless Ghost and reported that Sheng Huaixu had found a shattered mental fragment in Qin Tianlin’s purple Flame that called itself Bright Sun.

Su Chen traded information about the Lost Flame and the Bright Sun’s Spirit for divine blood, while the Faceless Ghost asked him to investigate Black Pagoda’s awakening and events at the Bronze Church. After contacting Black Pagoda and reporting that Su Chen might have purified mist ember, Su Chen received two more drops of divine blood and learned the Ancient Kings were nearing the Lost Flame.

• Su Chen told the Faceless Ghost that a Bright Sun Spirit lay within the Lost Flame and that the Ancient Kings and Vast Sea Emperor planned to enter it, prompting the Faceless Ghost to offer five drops of divine blood for further information.
• The Faceless Ghost asked Su Chen to investigate Qin Tianlin’s death and the mist ember after revealing that Black Pagoda had forcibly awakened from dormancy; Su Chen chose to delay contacting Black Pagoda and kept his total at nine drops.
• Aboard a six-level flagship, the Bright Sun told five Ancient Kings and the Vast Sea Emperor that Qin Yun had to anchor a wisp of the Spirit of the Bright Sun, and they agreed to the plan as the ship approached the Lost Flame.
• Su Chen contacted Black Pagoda and reported Zhou Yunyang’s claim that Su Chen was the most likely person to have purified mist ember; Black Pagoda ordered him to watch Su Chen and keep his distance from Zhou Yunyang.
• Su Chen asked Black Pagoda for two drops of divine blood, claiming Bronze Church members connected to Su Chen faced critical erosion, and Black Pagoda granted them while ordering him not to disappoint again.
• Su Chen stored the two drops, bringing his total to eleven, and wondered whether the Ancient Kings would soon arrive.

Su Chen used nine drops of Black Pagoda's divine blood to enter the Lost Flame and reached the space within the Bright Sun Flame, where he found a vast palace complex. His arrival awakened the Spirit of the Bright Sun and threatened a shadowy figure trapped beneath the palaces.

• Su Chen reasoned that Black Pagoda had not yet reached the Bronze Church and relied on his safeguards while preparing to enter the Lost Flame.
• Su Chen fed nine drops of Black Pagoda's divine blood to the Bright Sun remnant flame, which launched him toward the Bright Sun Flame.
• Su Chen crossed into the Bright Sun Flame and discovered metal palaces guarded by motionless armored figures.
• Su Chen found that the remnant flame protected him from the extreme heat and drew him farther into the palace complex.
• A spiraling pillar of purple light erupted from the palaces, awakening the Spirit of the Bright Sun and causing the black-chain net around a shadowy figure to crack.
• The shadowy figure blamed Qin Yun for the danger as a dragon's cry rang out.

Su Chen entered the Flamefire Space and confronted the Spirit of the Bright Sun, which ordered him to leave but did not attack. Outside, the Vast Sea Emperor and the Ancient Kings opened a passage into the flames for Qin Yun, and they discovered Su Chen standing before the awakened Spirit.

• Su Chen endured the Bright Sun flames and saw the Spirit of the Bright Sun take the form of a massive purple dragon.
• The Spirit of the Bright Sun ordered Su Chen to leave, but Su Chen began looking over the palaces below instead.
• The Vast Sea Emperor and the Ancient Kings used Divine Blood, Faith Power, and Qin Yun to activate a Rune Array and open a vortex in the Bright Sun flames.
• Qin Yun and the others saw the Spirit of the Bright Sun through the vortex, then realized a flame-wrapped person stood before it.
• Su Chen sensed the watchers and turned toward them, revealing a pair of faintly visible eyes.

Su Chen explored the Bright Sun Flame after the Fire Induction ritual, discovered a sealed palace that required recognition to enter, and found the trapped Prison-Suppressing King. The Prison-Suppressing King explained how Qin Yun’s group had been deceived by a Remnant Spirit, while Su Chen remained wary of his request for help.

• The Spirit of the Bright Sun sent a fragment of its essence through the vortex, which flew to Qin Yun and left him alive but severely weakened.
• Su Chen explored the metal structures inside the Flame and found that guards blocked access to sealed palaces beneath the pyramid.
• A chained phantom called to Su Chen, who recognized him as Prison-Suppressing King but hid his own identity.
• Prison-Suppressing King said only recognized candidates could enter the sealed palaces and asked Su Chen to save him.
• Prison-Suppressing King explained that a Remnant Spirit had tricked Qin Yun’s group into trying to bypass the Spirit of the Bright Sun’s trial, resulting in several deaths and his own imprisonment.

Su Chen learned how recognition worked from the Prison-Suppressing King, then climbed to the pyramid’s peak and endured the Bright Sun Essence’s trial. By displaying his strength, he won Three-Dragon Cauldron Manifestation and the right to compete for Chosen One status, but he still wondered how to make the essence recognize him as its choice.

• The Prison-Suppressing King explained that recognition let people move freely through Flame and that the Remnant Spirit had told him how to trigger the trial.
• Su Chen climbed to the pyramid’s summit, where the Spirit of the Bright Sun tested him by intensifying the heat of the Remnant Flame.
• Su Chen received one-dragon recognition, which let him choose three palaces for trials but did not qualify him to become a Chosen One.
• Su Chen activated his abilities and endured greater heat, prompting the Spirit of the Bright Sun to grant him Three-Dragon Cauldron Manifestation and an Ember of Fire Induction.
• The Prison-Suppressing King watched in disbelief as Su Chen gained the right to compete for Chosen One status, while Su Chen considered seeking help from the Remnant Spirit.

Su Chen explored the Bright Sun Rank’s tower and discovered that its palace trials required higher professional ranks than he currently had. He entered a trial in a palace outside the tower, defeated a powerful scorpion fighter, and received a Sky Star Potion that could directly advance a sixth-rank professional’s primary occupation progress.

• Su Chen tried to approach the Spirit of the Bright Sun’s palace but was blocked by an invisible force, then inspected the ninth-level palace and learned that the upper floors were reserved for chosen ones.
• Su Chen tested palace doors on several levels and discovered that the trials on the third level required seventh rank, while those on the fourth through sixth levels required eighth rank.
• Su Chen opened a large palace outside the tower and entered a sandstorm trial where a golden giant scorpion attacked him.
• Su Chen fought the scorpion, killed it with a powered-up punch, and received an S rating for passing the trial.
• Su Chen examined the Sky Star Potion and learned that it could randomly boost a sixth-rank professional’s primary occupation progress by five to fifteen percent.

Su Chen left Bright Sun’s trial grounds with the Sky Star Potion and Ember of Fire Induction, while the Ancient Kings debated the threat of the Abyssless Domain and how to test candidates for the Spirit of the Bright Sun. After narrowly avoiding a lethal trap while exiting the Flame, Su Chen returned to the Nether Tower.

• Su Chen left the trial grounds with the Sky Star Potion and Ember of Fire Induction, then considered exploring the higher palaces after reaching the seventh rank.
• The Ancient Kings discussed the stranger from the Abyssless Domain and agreed to evacuate the research base, while Bright Sun instructed them to have the Spirit observe the Peak Star Assembly participants in person.
• The Ancient Kings debated changing the Peak Star Assembly’s format, and the Vast Sea Emperor proposed devising new trials before their return.
• Su Chen refused to take the Prison-Suppressing King out without first verifying his identity, and the Prison-Suppressing King hesitated to reveal his origins.
• Su Chen used the Ember of Fire Induction to survive the Flame’s draining heat as he exited, then returned to the Nether Tower.

Su Chen used the Sky Star Potion to complete his development and advance Scorching Thunder Priest to Rank Seven. After questioning Luo Shuhang and Zhong Chengyu, he concluded that his Three-Dragon Recognition would probably remain hidden from Qin Yun and other lower-ranked candidates, though the Remnant Spirit remained an unknown risk.

• Su Chen discovered that the Ember of Fire Induction replenished itself by absorbing Nether Mist, then confirmed it could not fuel his Morning Flame.
• Su Chen drank the Sky Star Potion, endured its powerful effects, and raised his Blazing Thunder Body-Tempering Method and Thunderfire Heart-Forging Meditation Method to Master level while completing Thunder Ember World-Reflecting Lord's development.
• Su Chen used Thunder Rage to fulfill Scorching Thunder Priest's profession requirements and advanced to Rank Seven, gaining the Ritual Spirit ability and enhancements to his other professions.
• Su Chen asked Luo Shuhang and Zhong Chengyu about recognition and had them provide profession references and retrieve professions.
• After they left, Su Chen reasoned that only someone with Three-Dragon Recognition could sense his status and that Qin Yun's entrusted spirituality probably would not react to him, though he could not assess the Remnant Spirit.

Su Chen created the Holy Profession Shadowflash Form, trained while waiting for the materials and energy needed to return to Flamefire Space, and learned that Qing Cang had returned with grave news. Qing Cang reported that the sect’s group had found someone inside Flamefire Space, leaving Su Chen stunned.

• Su Chen fused seven speed-related professions into the Holy Profession Shadowflash Form and examined its demanding requirements.
• Su Chen found that the Ember of Fire Induction had recovered, estimated the time needed to advance further, and wondered why Qing Cang had not returned.
• Qin Yun confronted Bright Sun over the life essence consumed by its spirituality, while Bright Sun proposed using Qin Yun’s remnant flame to test whether the Spirit of the Bright Sun had an acknowledged person.
• Ding Fan delivered materials and the Seventh Rank Heaven-Splitting Hammer to Su Chen, who learned that Shen Jiqing had taken his top position in the first-round selection.
• Qing Cang returned to the Floating Island, noticed Su Chen had reached Seventh Rank, and told him that the sect’s group had found someone inside Flamefire Space.

Su Chen learned that the Ancient Kings believed an unknown powerhouse had entered the Bright Sun flames and was investigating whether that person had been chosen by the Spirit of the Bright Sun. He realized the supposed powerhouse was himself and worried that the Remnant Spirit’s method might reveal his identity.

• Qing Cang showed Su Chen an image of the flame-wreathed figure in the Lost Flame and described how the Ancient Kings believed the figure had defied six Radiant Moon professionals.
• Qing Cang told Su Chen that the Ancient Kings suspected the figure came from the Abyssless Domain, then explained what radiant moon treasure bone and flame gold sand were and said the Bronze Church had none of the latter.
• Qing Cang said the Peak Star Assembly might change its format and offer better rewards, and he encouraged Su Chen to compete for Star Head while noting that the Spirit of the Bright Sun’s recognition mattered most.
• Qing Cang revealed that the Ancient Kings had sent him to investigate Strange God activity and were also checking whether the unknown powerhouse had been chosen by the Spirit of the Bright Sun.
• Su Chen realized the unknown powerhouse was himself and feared that the Remnant Spirit’s method might identify him, endangering both him and the Bronze Church.

Su Chen passed the Bright Sun trial’s staircase and received Perfect-Grade Strange God Origin Power, a material that could affect Morning Star professions and Holy Professions. He then earned the right to choose a palace as a Cultivation Residence, while the Ancient Kings witnessed the interior of the Bright Sun flame appear among the stars.

• Su Chen upgraded six Mystic Artifacts and the great hammer to the seventh rank, then returned to the Flamefire Space and questioned the Prison-Suppressing King, who still avoided revealing the Royal Court.
• Su Chen entered a third-level palace trial and climbed a staircase that subjected him to mounting gravity and elemental assaults.
• At Balanceway Hub, the Bronze Ancient King supplied divine blood and faith power, and Bright Sun used them to communicate with its spirit through Qin Yun.
• Su Chen strengthened his Mystic Artifacts and Holy Professions, reached the staircase’s top, and passed the trial with an S rating.
• Su Chen received Perfect-Grade Strange God Origin Power and was offered a palace to use as a Cultivation Residence, protected from outside disturbance.

Su Chen explored his new Cultivation Residence, used Perfect-Grade Strange God Origin Power to reduce Shadowflash Form's requirements, and watched a Remnant Spirit negotiate with the Spirit of the Bright Sun. The Spirit of the Bright Sun recognized the newcomer, leaving Bright Sun shocked and suspecting that Su Chen was lower-ranked than he appeared.

• Su Chen selected the third-level palace as his Cultivation Residence and discovered its adjustable training space, environmental simulations, and protection from outsiders.
• Su Chen used Perfect-Grade Strange God Origin Power on Shadowflash Form, halving its observation time, removing the water-from-the-River-of-Prophecy condition, and completing one requirement.
• Su Chen saw a purple-flamed Remnant Spirit projection descend onto the pyramid platform and watched it offer golden mist to the Spirit of the Bright Sun.
• The Spirit of the Bright Sun accepted the mist and displayed that the newcomer was a Chosen One with no suffix and a Recognized One numbered one.
• The Ancient Kings realized the Spirit of the Bright Sun had recognized someone, while Bright Sun was stunned and suspected the newcomer might be a low-ranked professional.

Bright Sun tried to deduce the identity of the person who had earned recognition, but the attempt failed after Su Chen’s panel absorbed a fragment of Tai Xu Power and the image collapsed. Su Chen left Bright Sun Flame with a Dark Crow Potion, and Chu Ran arrived to take him to welcome the Ancient Kings, who had come early for the Peak Star Assembly.

• Bright Sun shattered his illusory shell and sent black matter into a deduction image, but the Spirit of the Bright Sun attacked and Su Chen’s panel tamed the energy as a fragment of Tai Xu Power.
• Bright Sun’s deduction briefly showed violet flames before the image collapsed, leaving the Ancient Kings without an answer while Bright Sun suspected the Chosen One might be a young professional from the Dust Star Sea.
• Su Chen entered a palace and obtained a Dark Crow Potion, which he decided to save for the later half of his Seventh Rank development.
• Several days later, Chu Ran arrived at Su Chen’s Floating Island and told him that the Ancient Kings had crossed the Star Gate early and that they needed to welcome them for the Peak Star Assembly.

Su Chen and Chu Ran traveled to Dragon Abyss for the Peak Star Assembly, where the Ancient Kings and other leaders were gathering to address the Spirit of the Bright Sun. Han Xingliu struggled with the prospect that Su Chen might gain its recognition, but steadied himself and focused on competing for the Star Head position; Su Chen arrived at the arena to a crowd of onlookers.

• Su Chen collected the Ember of Fire Induction from the Nether Tower, and Chu Ran told him that Shen Yi'an had gained the Ancient King Stele's recognition.
• Chu Ran discussed Su Chen's chances in the Peak Star Assembly, unaware that Su Chen had advanced to the seventh rank.
• Su Chen told Chu Ran that the Ancient Kings' urgent gathering was related to the Lost Flame and the Spirit of the Bright Sun.
• Han Xingliu resented Su Chen's advantage and the rushed selection, but the Black Tortoise King urged him to guard his state of mind and focus on becoming Star Head.
• Star Seeds and professionals gathered around Peak Star Arena as Morning Star Rank experts awaited the Ancient Kings and the Vast Sea Emperor.
• Su Chen and Chu Ran entered the arena grounds, where onlookers recognized Su Chen as the long-standing leader of the preliminary selection.

As the Peak Star Assembly began broadcasting, Su Chen drew the attention of the Ancient Kings and the other contenders, many of whom considered his possible recognition by the Spirit of the Bright Sun. The Bronze Ancient King announced a new format in which participants would face a King Shadow made from the power of six Ancient Kings, with the tower’s danger safeguards disabled.

• People across the Dust Star Sea discussed Su Chen’s rise, his betting odds, and his chances of becoming Star Head, while a boy named Chuan'er chose him as a goal.
• At the viewing platform, Zhou Lingtian, Chu Lingyuan, Li Qingyi, and Wu Yue discussed Su Chen’s prospects for recognition by the Spirit of the Bright Sun as the Ancient Kings watched.
• Su Chen arrived at the tower and spoke with Wei Zhenghong and Shen Yi'an, who asked about his chances of receiving the Spirit of the Bright Sun’s recognition.
• Six Ancient Kings appeared, and the Vast Sea Emperor tested Su Chen with his gaze before the Bronze Ancient King rebuked him; Su Chen also recognized the changed Qin Yun nearby.
• The Bronze Ancient King announced that the assembly would use challenge rooms and that each participant would face a King Shadow formed from the power of the six Ancient Kings, with the tower’s danger-sensing system disabled.

The Ancient Kings began the Peak Star Assembly’s new endurance trial, sending each competitor alone against a King Shadow formed from six Radiant Moon Rank experts. As the screens showed the first battles, Su Chen faced the King Shadow’s massive lightning axe.

• Bronze Ancient King explained that rankings would depend on how long each challenger endured against an equally strong King Shadow, and that competitors could surrender but risked their lives if they pressed too far.
• Han Xingliu, Wei Zhenghong, Sheng Huaixu, Su Chen, and the other competitors entered separate challenge rooms as Bronze Ancient King opened live displays of their fights.
• The King Shadow struck down a speed-focused challenger in under three seconds, prompting the crowd to see how dangerous the trial was.
• Han Xingliu endured the King Shadow’s attacks and transformed with his Blood Flood Dragon Body, while Sheng Huaixu used Artifact Spirit Hall to defend himself.
• Su Chen faced the King Shadow as it formed a massive blood-red axe edged with silver lightning, and he caught the descending blade with both hands before retreating under its force.

Su Chen advanced to Seventh Rank and remained among the final contestants, shocking the spectators as he endured King Shadow’s attacks. He raised his two great hammers to Ninth Rank and overwhelmed King Shadow with a barrage of punches, leaving everyone outside stunned.

• Shen Jiqing surrendered to King Shadow and discovered that Su Chen was still fighting, despite having bet his entire fortune on himself reaching the top twenty.
• Shen Yi'an surrendered and saw that Su Chen, Han Xingliu, Sheng Huaixu, and Xiao Linfeng were the last four contestants remaining.
• The spectators realized Su Chen had advanced to Seventh Rank, and Luo Yao was eliminated while Su Chen continued fighting bare-handed.
• Su Chen raised his Mystic Artifacts to Eighth Rank and concluded he could endure King Shadow for hours, but chose to intensify his power instead.
• Su Chen raised his two great hammers to Ninth Rank, broke through King Shadow’s attacks, and battered it into the wall.
• Su Chen struck King Shadow once more and shattered it, leaving the spectators outside silent.

Su Chen shattered the King Shadow and claimed the Star Head position, but the Spirit of the Bright Sun did not acknowledge him. As Han Xingliu and Xiao Linfeng continued their trials, a purple dragon emerged from Qin Yun and headed toward the tower.

• Su Chen's battle footage showed him shattering the King Shadow with a barehanded strike, shocking the Star Seeds, Morning Star Rank experts, and Ancient Kings watching.
• The Spirit of the Bright Sun showed no response to Su Chen's performance, leaving the Ancient Kings and spectators confused.
• Su Chen emerged to congratulations from Wei Zhenghong and the other participants, while Xiao Linfeng and Han Xingliu remained inside their trials.
• Su Chen realized he had likely overpowered his trial opponent far faster than the others and covertly watched Qin Yun.
• Qin Yun trembled as a purple dragon emerged above him and drifted toward the tower, prompting the Ancient Kings to watch its path in surprise.