Chapter Summaries

Ning Zeyuan explained the Martial Saint Exchange Meeting rules and opened a Battle Space on the outskirts of Ningxiang Subdistrict. The fifty-two Martial Saints took their places and drew numbered orbs as the first round was about to begin.

• Ning Zeyuan appeared in the training room and explained the three-round tournament, including how early matchups between the Gun Saint and Halberd Saint would be handled.
• Ning Zeyuan told the Martial Saints to wait until nine fifty-five, then led them out of Ningxiang Martial Academy as crowds cheered.
• Ning Zeyuan brought the Martial Saints and Ninth-Realm spectators to the outskirts and created a Stellar Space with a barrier separating the spectators.
• Ning Zeyuan announced that the Battle Space was open and released fifty-two orbs of light at ten o'clock.
• Su Yuan reached for an orb and caught it in his palm.

Su Yuan and his companions began the Martial Saint Exchange Meeting, with Qin Xuexin, Ning Tianyun, and Gu Lingkong winning their opening matches. Su Yuan then overwhelmed Zhang Weipeng with his aura, forcing him to concede and advancing to the next round.

• Ning Zeyuan started the first round, sending the first twenty-six Martial Saints to fight across thirteen arenas.
• Gu Lingkong and Ning Tianyun quickly won when their opponents surrendered, and Qin Xuexin defeated Saint Lin with her ice techniques.
• After the first set of matches ended and the injured Martial Saints healed, Su Yuan entered the arena against Zhang Weipeng.
• Su Yuan released his Mid-Stage Ninth-Realm aura, leaving Zhang Weipeng unable to fight and forcing him to concede.

The first round of the Martial Saint Exchange Meeting ended with Su Yuan and several other strong contenders advancing. As the second round began, Su Yuan drew Miao Saint, while the remaining matchups set up several battles between prominent Martial Saints.

• Su Yuan forced Peng Saint to surrender without moving, while Qin Chengyan defeated his opponent and Zhao Feiguang won his match after a prolonged exchange.
• Lü Yunying and the other vice heads learned that Zhao Feiguang was Light Saint, who had hidden his identity for fifteen years; Zhao Ningya watched him return and welcomed his emergence from hiding.
• After more than three hours, the first round ended with twenty-six Martial Saints advancing, including Su Yuan, Qin Xuexin, Qin Chengyan, and the three family heads, while Hong Sheng, Hao Saint, and Snow Saint were eliminated.
• Ning Zeyuan announced a one-hour rest before the second round, and the Martial Saints and spectators discussed the competition and likely contenders for first place.
• When the second-round pairings were drawn, Su Yuan received number eight and Zhang Zimiao, Miao Saint, received number seven, setting them against each other.
• Qin Xuexin was paired with Extremes Saint Xu Fengji, Qin Chengyan with Zhu Yanzhen, Gu Lingkong with Li Chengxin, and Zhao Feiguang with his sister Zhao Ningya.

Su Yuan stunned the Martial Saint Exchange Meeting by defeating Zhang Zimiao with one punch and advanced to the third round. After the second round ended, thirteen Martial Saints remained, and the third round was set to begin after an hour's rest.

• Su Yuan instantly knocked Zhang Zimiao unconscious with a punch, then healed him and became the first Martial Saint to advance.
• Qin Chengyan, Gu Lingkong, Ning Tianyun, and Qin Xuexin defeated their opponents and advanced to the third round.
• Ouyang Jinglan defeated her opponent with a streak of sword light, giving Battlepeak University at least four entrants in the third round.
• Li Caiqing reflected on Will Martial University giving Su Yuan the beast pupil, which Su Yuan already knew was the eye of the Jade Balance Supreme Azure Dragon.
• Ning Zeyuan ended the second round and announced that the third round would begin at eight-thirty after a one-hour rest.

Su Yuan and twelve other Martial Saints competed in a speed-and-power trial, racing to destroy barriers as Ning Zeyuan recorded their times. The results were announced through Orchid Saint Ouyang Jinglan, whose time surpassed Halberd Saint Fang Zhengqing and Blade Saint Chu Zhize, while the other competitors’ rankings remained to be revealed.

• Miao Saint considered which Martial Saint to challenge after the meeting, while Su Yuan waited confidently for the speed-and-power round.
• Ning Zeyuan explained that the thirteen Martial Saints would race to smash barriers, with their times determining the temporary top ten.
• Su Yuan and the other Martial Saints charged forward and shattered their barriers in rapid succession, though the spectators could barely follow them.
• Ning Zeyuan announced Ren Wuming’s time of 2.87 seconds, Liu Yao’s 2.35 seconds, and Ye Yulei’s 2.32 seconds.
• Ning Zeyuan announced Fang Zhengqing’s time of 2.09 seconds, Chu Zhize’s time of 2.03 seconds, and Ouyang Jinglan’s time of 2.01 seconds, surprising Fang Zhengqing and Chu Zhize.

At the Martial Saint Exchange Meeting, the announced barrier-breaking times reshuffled the temporary Martial Saint Rankings as younger fighters surpassed veterans. Su Yuan took first place with an astonishing 0.11 seconds, leaving the Martial Saints and spectators stunned.

• Song Yueyun clocked 1.86 seconds, then Qin Xuexin’s 1.05-second time shocked the spectators and secured her a higher temporary rank.
• Ning Zeyuan announced Sword Saint Gu Lingkong’s time of 0.98 seconds, placing him fifth, and Gun Saint Qin Chengyan’s 0.82 seconds, placing him fourth.
• Ning Tianyun clocked 0.59 seconds and took third place, while he realized his student Su Yuan had surpassed him.
• Light Saint Zhao Feiguang clocked 0.33 seconds, but his time still fell short of Su Yuan’s.
• Ning Zeyuan announced Su Yuan’s 0.11-second time, and the crowd froze as they learned he had shattered the barrier before the other Martial Saints reached it.

The Martial Saint Points Battle began, and the challengers’ results largely followed their third-round rankings. Qin Xuexin narrowly lost to Gu Lingkong after a fierce battle, then conceded to the remaining top opponents.

• Ning Zeyuan announced the third-round rankings and opened the Points Battle after a ten-minute rest.
• Halberd Saint lost to Blade Saint, Orchid Saint, and Cloud Saint, conceded to stronger opponents, and finished with zero points; Blade Saint and Orchid Saint earned one and two points, while Cloud Saint earned three.
• Qin Xuexin easily earned four points after Halberd Saint and the other lower-ranked Martial Saints conceded to her.
• Qin Xuexin fought Gu Lingkong for two hours and narrowly lost, leaving both fighters badly injured.
• Su Yuan, Zhao Feiguang, and Ning Zeyuan helped restore Qin Xuexin and Gu Lingkong, after which Qin Xuexin conceded to her father and the remaining opponents.

Ning Tianyun tested his strength against the Gun Saint, Qin Chengyan, and overwhelmingly defeated him. The chapter ended with Ning Tianyun believing he could now kill Feng.

• Qin Chengyan defeated Gu Lingkong with the God-Slaying World-Breaking Spear Technique, then Gu Lingkong challenged Ning Tianyun and lost.
• After recovering, Qin Chengyan challenged Ning Tianyun, hoping to test himself against Ning Shen’s descendant.
• Ning Tianyun unleashed his blood-red killing intent and repeatedly overwhelmed Qin Chengyan with his halberd.
• Seventeen minutes into the fight, Ning Tianyun struck Qin Chengyan to the ground, and Qin Chengyan conceded.
• Ning Tianyun recovered and concluded that killing Feng should no longer be a problem.

Su Yuan faced his instructor Ning Tianyun in a same-realm battle and overwhelmed Ning Tianyun's strongest attack with Emperor Two Form. The arena was destroyed and the clash tore open the Battle Space, leaving Ning Zeyuan alarmed by Su Yuan's power.

• Ning Tianyun conceded to the Light Saint and challenged Su Yuan, while Su Yuan accepted the fight.
• Su Yuan and Ning Tianyun activated the Astral Energy Divine Emperor Breathing Method, but Ning Tianyun realized Su Yuan's aura was far more powerful.
• Ning Tianyun struck with his halberd, and Su Yuan easily knocked aside the attack before Ning Tianyun unleashed nine Perfected Laws.
• Su Yuan began Emperor Two Form with five Perfected Laws, and its gathering power crushed the arena into fragments.
• Ning Tianyun's blood-red martial technique collapsed against Su Yuan's spear strike, and Su Yuan's follow-up tore spatial rifts through the Battle Space.

Su Yuan defeated Ning Tianyun in one move and prepared to face Zhao Feiguang for first place in the Martial Saint Rankings. Zhao Feiguang revealed a power that shattered the Stellar Space’s barriers, and the chapter ended with the revelation that he was a Tenth-Realm Martial Artist.

• Su Yuan defeated Ning Tianyun with one martial skill, and Ning Tianyun congratulated him on graduating.
• Ning Zeyuan and the spectators recognized Su Yuan’s strength as comparable to a Tenth-Realm Martial Artist, while Ye Yulei watched with admiration.
• After Ning Tianyun’s challenge ended, Zhao Feiguang prepared to face Su Yuan for the top spot in the Martial Saint Rankings.
• Zhao Feiguang released a pale blue aura that shattered Ning Zeyuan’s barriers and sent most of the spectators out of the Stellar Space.
• Qin Chengyan and Gu Lingkong realized that Zhao Feiguang was a Tenth-Realm Martial Artist.

Zhao Feiguang temporarily raised his strength to the Tenth Realm, while Su Yuan revealed twelve Perfected Laws and matched his aura. Their battle began with Zhao Feiguang injuring Su Yuan twice, but Su Yuan recovered and kept charging as the fight continued.

• Su Yuan recognized that Zhao Feiguang's sudden power increase resembled a technique Senior Ding Xi had once used, suggesting a connection between them.
• Ning Zeyuan and Li Dieyi reinforced the Stellar Space, while Qin Chengyan, Gu Lingkong, and Ning Tianyun watched to learn from the battle.
• Su Yuan revealed twelve Perfected Laws, bringing his aura level with Zhao Feiguang's, and challenged the Light Saint to fight.
• Zhao Feiguang fired a golden arrow that pierced Su Yuan's Emperor Two Form and injured him.
• Su Yuan charged again, but Zhao Feiguang vanished and struck him from behind with another arrow.
• Su Yuan recovered with the help of his Life, Light, and Wood Laws and attacked Zhao Feiguang again with Emperor Two Form.

Su Yuan used Law-Controlling Force and Self-Is Power to weaken Zhao Feiguang’s attacks, turning their battle into a stalemate. Li Dieyi concluded that Su Yuan needed to outpace Zhao Feiguang to strike him, while Zhao Feiguang needed to overcome Su Yuan’s defensive method.

• Zhao Feiguang’s arrows repeatedly struck Su Yuan, but Su Yuan’s Laws and recovery kept him fighting despite the attacks.
• Su Yuan used Law-Controlling Force to strip the Laws Force from Zhao Feiguang’s massive arrow and knock it away.
• Su Yuan unleashed Self-Is Power and shattered Zhao Feiguang’s six arrows, weakening the attacks as they approached him.
• Zhao Feiguang fired more than ten thousand arrows over ten minutes, while Su Yuan studied his movements and tried to predict his attacks.
• Su Yuan and Zhao Feiguang continued trading attacks without either gaining a decisive advantage, and Li Dieyi explained what each needed to do to win.

Su Yuan defeated Zhao Feiguang in the Martial Saint Exchange Meeting after adapting to his attacks and repeatedly striking before he could react. Zhao Feiguang conceded, making Su Yuan the new first-ranked Martial Saint, while Ning Zeyuan and Li Dieyi wondered whether Su Yuan could defeat them too.

• Li Dieyi and Ning Zeyuan could not identify Su Yuan’s special ability, and the observers judged that Zhao Feiguang was in danger.
• Su Yuan’s Emperor Two Form grew stronger during the battle, and he used his predictions of Zhao Feiguang’s movements to break his arrows and land increasingly heavy blows.
• Su Yuan repeatedly injured Zhao Feiguang, whose recovery could no longer keep pace and whose confidence faded.
• Su Yuan struck Zhao Feiguang in the back, and Zhao Feiguang conceded before his cultivation fell from the Tenth Realm.
• Gu Lingkong and Qin Chengyan recognized Su Yuan as the new number one on the Martial Saint Rankings, while Ning Zeyuan and Li Dieyi considered how they would fare against him.

Su Yuan defeated Zhao Feiguang and became number one on the Martial Saint Rankings as the exchange meeting finalized its standings. Zhang Zimiao then defeated Halberd Saint to take tenth place, and Ning Zeyuan ended the meeting by reminding everyone to prepare for the Hunyuan King Crystal Contest.

• Su Yuan treated Zhao Feiguang, and Ning Zeyuan announced that Su Yuan had won their battle.
• The Martial Saints conceded to Su Yuan, and Ning Zeyuan announced the final rankings with Cold Saint sixth, Light Saint second, and Source Saint first.
• Zhang Zimiao challenged Halberd Saint instead of Cloud Saint, and the two fought for more than thirty minutes.
• Zhang Zimiao defeated Halberd Saint and took tenth place on the Martial Saint Rankings.
• Ning Zeyuan declared the Martial Saint Exchange Meeting over and said he would not join the Hunyuan King Crystal Contest because Tenth-Realm Martial Artists could not participate.

After the Martial Saint Exchange Meeting, Su Yuan prepared with the others for the Hunyuan King Crystal Contest, which Star Saint Ning Zeyuan could not enter because of the Tenth-Realm restriction. Su Yuan also learned that Will Martial University's vanished founder had the surname Yu, leaving a clue for his investigation of Beast Pupil.

• Ning Zeyuan explained that Tenth-Realm Martial Artists could not participate in the Hunyuan King Crystal Contest and told the group to prepare for the Second Primordial Sacred Land.
• Zhao Xuzhen and Lin Xianghui told Su Yuan that Xia Nation was celebrating his first-place ranking and Battlepeak University's four ranked Martial Saints.
• Su Yuan told Li Caiqing that he had uncovered part of Beast Pupil's origins, and Li revealed that Will Martial University's founder had vanished more than three hundred years earlier and was surnamed Yu.
• Su Yuan rejoined Qin Xuexin and the others, received congratulations for his ranking, and said he still had shortcomings on his path in martial arts.

After the Martial Saint Exchange Meeting, Su Yuan learned that a mysterious person would soon seek him out and suspected it was Senior Ding Xi. Ding Xi summoned him, revealed that Ning Shen had approved telling him the truth, and began to disclose his real name.

• Su Yuan and the others left the outskirts to prepare for the Hunyuan King Crystal Contest, and Zhao Xuzhen announced an upcoming Martial Arts Academician conferment ceremony that Qin Xuexin agreed to join.
• Zhao Feiguang hinted that someone whose identity would shock Su Yuan would come to find him, leading Su Yuan to suspect Senior Ding Xi.
• Li Dieyi told Su Yuan to explain the Second Primordial Sacred Land to Qin Xuexin and warned Ning Tianyun that the Hunyuan Clan might have a plan to protect Feng; Ning Tianyun vowed to kill it.
• Ding Xi summoned Su Yuan alone, and Su Yuan felt an overwhelming pressure when he entered the dormitory.
• Ding Xi praised Su Yuan for defeating Zhao Feiguang after his breakthrough to the Tenth Realm, explained that Ning Shen had approved revealing the truth, and said that Ding Xi was not his real name.

Ning Zhewang revealed to Su Yuan that he was Hope Saint, who had survived his battle with Lu and lived undercover as Ding Xi. He explained how he recovered, why he had hidden his identity, and the special method he created, leaving Su Yuan with the chance to ask further questions.

• Ning Zhewang told Su Yuan that Ning Shen had saved him after his battle with Lu by using Perfection Life Laws, and that he had awakened after two centuries of slumber.
• Ning Zhewang explained that he had entered Battlepeak University under the alias Ding Xi and that the Ning Shen Treasury suppressed his unusually powerful mental strength.
• Ning Zhewang revealed that he had created a special method that could temporarily raise another person's realm, and that it had boosted Su Yuan during the campaign against the New Lun Cult.
• Ning Zhewang said Zhao Feiguang had learned the method as his disciple and used it to reach the Tenth Realm when fighting Su Yuan.
• Ning Zhewang listed who knew his identity and asked Su Yuan whether he had any questions.

Ning Zhewang told Su Yuan that he had reached a realm above the Tenth Realm and described how his resolve to destroy the Hunyuan Clan kept him from venturing into the starry sky. He warned Su Yuan that the upcoming Hunyuan King Crystal Contest could ignite a war and that 'Yuan' might target him with its Guardian Gods.

• Su Yuan asked Ning Zhewang about his realm, and Ning Zhewang said he was above the Tenth Realm, which he provisionally called the Eleventh Realm.
• Ning Zhewang explained that he had left Blue Star and seen the vast, lifeless space around it, but would not begin a journey into the starry sky until the Hunyuan Clan was destroyed.
• Ning Zhewang predicted that the Hunyuan King Crystal Contest could trigger a war and urged Su Yuan and the other martial artists to win it.
• Ning Zhewang warned Su Yuan that 'Yuan' might send its Guardian Gods after him and revealed that at least three pure-blooded Hunyuan Beasts had reached the Tenth Realm.
• Ning Zhewang said he knew of no Eleventh Realm Hunyuan Beasts and stressed that 'Yuan' would keep trying to kill Su Yuan because it feared his talent.

Ning Zhewang prepared Su Yuan for the Hunyuan King Crystal Contest, protected him with mental power, and revealed how the Shenluo Spear could fuse with a lower-grade weapon. Su Yuan left to prepare for the contest, while Ning Zhewang wondered about Mr. Yu and Su Yuan examined the Ning Shen Treasury.

• Ning Zhewang placed protective mental power on Su Yuan and urged him to kill Feng during the Hunyuan King Crystal Contest, warning that Feng's sealing power had weakened more than thirty Martial Saints.
• Ning Zhewang fused Su Yuan's Star-Piercing Spear into the Shenluo Spear, raising its grade to Peak Tenth Tier, then showed Su Yuan how to separate the weapons.
• Ning Zhewang told Su Yuan that his Astral Energy Divine Emperor Breathing Method would soon transform his Stellar River into a Sea of Stars and boost his Blood Qi.
• Su Yuan asked about the founder of Will Martial University, and Ning Zhewang said Ning Shen had once called a person surnamed Yu "Mr. Yu."
• Su Yuan left Ning Zhewang's dormitory and went to examine the Ning Shen Treasury, while Ning Zhewang wondered who Mr. Yu was.

Su Yuan advanced his Astral Energy Divine Emperor Breathing Method and underwent a dramatic surge in Blood Qi, reaching the High-Tier Ninth-Realm Martial Artist level. The chapter left him testing his newly increased strength after an unexplained stellar storm boosted him.

• Su Yuan reviewed his cultivation progress and went with Qin Xuexin to train in Mentor Li's Void-Breaking Will zone.
• After three days of training, Su Yuan sensed a breakthrough and returned to his dormitory to open a Stellar Space.
• Su Yuan advanced the Astral Energy Divine Emperor Breathing Method, and the first surge of Stellar Force raised his Blood Qi by six thousand.
• The Jade Balance Supreme Azure Dragon Beast Pupil in Su Yuan's Heaven-and-Earth Ring drew the stars together again, creating a stellar storm that poured more power into him.
• Su Yuan's heart's six-colored light suppressed the violent Stellar Force, and his Blood Qi rose until he reached the High-Tier Ninth-Realm Martial Artist level.
• After the storm dissipated, Su Yuan tested his strength with a casual punch that shattered hundreds of spatial rifts.