Arc 17The Grand Blood Bout

Lin Qing won the Grand Blood Bout, reached the twelfth tier, and rescued Tu Mi and Hua Yao from Heng Ge and his captain before leaving the Sin Abyss. As An Ke'er caught up with him, a Starry Sky Behemoth swallowed their vessels.

  • Tu Mi and Hua Yao ambushed Ben Biao, and Hua Yao killed him and destroyed his primordial spirit.
  • Lin Qing sold his Ruins loot, entered the Grand Blood Bout as Xingdu, and wagered billions of Anhuang Coins on himself.
  • Lin Qing evaded the deathsworn, studied spatial arrays, and used his Wind Will to defeat the contestants surrounding him on the final day.
  • Lin Qing won the Grand Blood Bout and accepted An Ke'er's invitation to join the Myriad Stars Immortal Court, though he planned to leave the Sin Abyss first.
  • Before leaving, Lin Qing learned from Xuan'er that the Myriad Stars Immortal Court had taken the natives and sent them to labor or given them away.
  • Heng Ge and his captain attacked Tu Mi and Hua Yao, but Lin Qing reached the battle after breaking through to the twelfth tier.
  • Lin Qing killed the captain and gave Heng Ge's Primordial Spirit to Tu Mi, then revealed his identity to Tu Mi and Hua Yao and asked them to keep the fight quiet.
  • Lin Qing built a spaceship from Xiaodun and left the debris field, but An Ke'er intercepted him and searched his belongings before a Starry Sky Behemoth swallowed their vessels.
Chapters 401–425 Vol. 5 Read

Ch. 401Stop Ben Biao

Tu Mi and Hua Yao tracked Ben Biao after learning he had sent cultivators to hunt Hua Yao inside the Ruins. They ambushed him as he traveled home, destroyed his Flying Vessel, and Hua Yao stopped Tu Mi from delivering the next attack.

  • Tu Mi paid for Ben Biao's real-time location and waited with Hua Yao for five or six days while Lin Qing cultivated aboard their Flying Vessel.
  • After the Ruins closed and Ben Biao's missing cultivators failed to return, he headed home in his Flying Vessel.
  • Tu Mi and Hua Yao followed Ben Biao through the rubble and ambushed him while he passed through an area where the Spatial Formation could not be activated.
  • Ben Biao tried to flee and called his former teammate for help, but Tu Mi and Hua Yao's attacks destroyed his Flying Vessel.
  • Hua Yao caught Tu Mi by the wrist and asked to handle Ben Biao herself.

Ch. 402Ben Biao Dies

Hua Yao fought Ben Biao to avenge her sect and master, defeating him despite his stronger cultivation. She destroyed his primordial spirit while Tu Mi watched.

  • Hua Yao asked Tu Mi to let her fight Xuan Zheng and called her senior sister, while Tu Mi agreed to take on their stronger enemy.
  • Hua Yao and Ben Biao clashed with their Will Domains, then Hua Yao used her speed and Ice Will to slow him and pierce his shoulder.
  • Ben Biao launched a full-strength saber strike, but Hua Yao stepped into his reach and drove her spear through his skull.
  • Hua Yao seized Ben Biao's weakened primordial spirit and destroyed it despite his plea for mercy.

Ch. 403Another Target

Hua Yao defeated Ben Biao, whose True Spirit entered reincarnation, and she and Tu Mi considered how to deal with Heng Ge, his surviving accomplice. Back at the villa, Lin Qing asked Hua Yao to arrange a blood duel and showed her Storage Rings full of supplies from the Ruins, leaving her astonished by how much he had collected.

  • Hua Yao and Tu Mi watched Ben Biao's True Spirit enter reincarnation, knowing he could return only if he awakened his memories in a future life.
  • Hua Yao proudly told Lin Qing about her victory, while she and Tu Mi discussed Heng Ge, a third-heaven True Immortal protected by a fifth-heaven captain.
  • Hua Yao warned Lin Qing that Heng Ge might retaliate after Ben Biao's death, and the group returned safely to the villa.
  • Hua Yao asked whether Lin Qing wanted her to arrange a blood duel, and Lin Qing requested an opponent at the peak eleventh tier.
  • Lin Qing asked Hua Yao how to sell the supplies he had gathered in the Ruins, then showed her packed Storage Rings that stunned her.

Ch. 404Falling Star Blood Arena

Lin Qing used the Wind Stele to improve his Wind Law and arranged to sell his plunder with Tu Mi’s help while continuing to earn money in blood bouts. After his victory raised his assets to 450 million Anhuang Coins, Yun Xiu of the Falling Star Blood Arena invited him to compete in the Grand Blood Bout.

  • Lin Qing raised his Wind Law proficiency by 30 points with the Wind Stele and asked Hua Yao about selling the supplies he had plundered.
  • Hua Yao arranged Lin Qing’s next blood bout and suggested Tu Mi help find buyers for the large haul.
  • Tu Mi visited, offered to remove Lin Qing’s necklace, and advised him to sell the supplies in batches through several buyers.
  • Lin Qing won his blood bout against a peak eleventh-tier contestant at odds of 3.5, bringing his total assets to 450 million Anhuang Coins.
  • Yun Xiu of the Falling Star Blood Arena congratulated Lin Qing and invited him to compete in the Grand Blood Bout, which began in less than a week.

Ch. 405Grand Blood Bout

Lin Qing sold supplies and bought gamma dust in the Sin Abyss before Hua Yao explained the annual Grand Blood Bout. After learning about its billion-card prize and betting odds, Lin Qing decided to enter.

  • At the Falling Star Blood Arena, Hua Yao stopped its representative from explaining the Grand Blood Bout to Lin Qing and said she would tell him about it later.
  • Lin Qing and Hua Yao sold supplies at an illicit weapons shop, where Lin Qing traded Orange Cards for gamma dust.
  • Lin Qing visited more shops and returned to the villa with over three thousand grams of gamma dust and seven hundred Orange Cards.
  • Hua Yao explained that the Grand Blood Bout was a yearly, deadly competition with three brackets and no limit on participants.
  • Lin Qing learned that the eleventh-tier winner received a billion and that direct bets paid a hundredfold, with a ten-billion betting limit.
  • Lin Qing decided to sign up for the Grand Blood Bout.

Ch. 406Hua Yao Placed Her Bet

Lin Qing registered for the Grand Blood Bout despite Hua Yao’s concerns, and Hua Yao and Tu Mi placed large bets on his overall victory. With only seven days before the competition and his fortune far below the ten-billion betting limit, Lin Qing began selling his goods for Anhuang Coins.

  • Hua Yao registered Lin Qing as Xingdu for the Grand Blood Bout and showed him the contestants’ profiles and betting options.
  • Hua Yao bet one hundred million Anhuang Coins on Lin Qing’s overall victory, and Tu Mi added another fifty million.
  • Lin Qing realized his seven hundred million Anhuang Coins fell far short of the ten-billion betting limit and left to sell his goods.
  • Lin Qing returned to the old weapons shop and sold a kilogram of gamma dust and other goods for three hundred and twenty million Anhuang Coins.
  • The old man guessed that Lin Qing planned to enter the Grand Blood Bout.

Ch. 407Drawing Attention

Lin Qing sold his belongings, bought coffins to preserve the essence, qi, and spirit of corpses, and wagered all his money on winning the Grand Blood Bout under the name Xingdu. His growing wager drew the attention of the organizers, who decided to prevent him from achieving a good result.

  • Lin Qing sold his goods for 310 million Anhuang Coins and ordered two thousand star-patterned jade coffins from the old shopkeeper.
  • Lin Qing sold the rest of his belongings around the Sin Abyss and arranged two more blood bouts through Hua Yao.
  • Lin Qing wagered over eight billion Anhuang Coins on himself winning the Grand Blood Bout, causing bets on Xingdu to surge and his name to top the contestant list.
  • The Anhuang Cultivator Bank and Falling Star Blood Arena managers reviewed recordings of Xingdu's past bouts but failed to notice that Lin Qing was hiding his strength.
  • The managers decided not to inform the Immortal Kings and agreed that Xingdu must not achieve a good result, considering using a death soldier.

Ch. 408Heading to the Arena

The organizers of the Grand Blood Bout marked Xingdu as a high-priority target, while Hua Yao and Tu Mi prepared Lin Qing for the competition. Lin Qing received his Access Token and traveled with Tu Mi to the arena, arriving at the crowded venue as the tournament approached.

  • The organizers ordered their forces to prioritize Xingdu and try to keep him out of the top ten thousand.
  • Hua Yao and Tu Mi outfitted Lin Qing with weapons, treasures, and supplies, then scolded him for preparing nothing himself.
  • A Falling Star Blood Arena representative delivered Lin Qing's Access Token and asked Tu Mi to remove his necklace before the competition.
  • Lin Qing chose to travel independently with Tu Mi, whose crew encouraged him and revealed that they had bet on his victory.
  • Tu Mi's Flying Vessel reached the arena after more than ten hours, where a high-heaven true immortal flew over to meet them.

Ch. 409An Ke'er Watches the Battle

An Ke'er attended the Grand Blood Bout and recognized Lin Qing among the Eleventh Tier contestants. As the competition began, she decided to remain at the arena and watch him.

  • A Falling Star Blood Arena staff member recognized Lin Qing and allowed his vessel to watch from above the continent.
  • At Immortal King Zui Ji's banquet, An Ke'er learned that he had offered the Grand Blood Bout's victors to the Myriad Stars Immortal Court and explained why she had come to watch.
  • Zui Ji brought the invited Immortal Kings to the Eleventh Tier arena and announced the start of the competition.
  • Lin Qing descended with the contestants, sensed an expert watching him, and disguised his reaction by surveying the other fighters.
  • An Ke'er saw through Lin Qing's act and chose to stay at the Eleventh Tier arena to watch him.

Ch. 410Entering the Arena

An Ke'er joined Tu Mi's group aboard their Flying Vessel and showed interest in Xingdu while Lin Qing entered the Grand Blood Bout arena. Lin Qing used his superior divine sense to evade a group of deathsworn sent to keep him out of the top ten thousand, leaving them to regroup and search for him.

  • An Ke'er left the Immortal Kings' Flying Vessel and boarded Tu Mi's vessel, where she asked Tu Mi and Hua Yao about Xingdu's talent and character.
  • Lin Qing noticed An Ke'er watching him and decided to focus on the Grand Blood Bout before responding to her interest.
  • Lin Qing found that the arena's formation had suppressed everyone's senses, but his divine sense still reached much farther than other cultivators'.
  • Lin Qing detected more than a dozen deathsworn rushing toward his landing site and moved away before they arrived.
  • The injured deathsworn gathered at Lin Qing's landing site, realized he was gone, and prepared to search for him.

Ch. 411A Sensible Way to Enter Seclusion

Lin Qing hunted contestants in the Grand Blood Bout while An Ke'er suspected he possessed a divine ability and considered recruiting him for the Myriad Stars Immortal Court. Wanting time to master an escape technique, Lin Qing sought out the dead soldiers and fled when they found him, setting up a staged pursuit.

  • Lin Qing killed two dead soldiers and used his divine sense to arrange one-on-one fights as spectators speculated about his hidden strength and wealth.
  • An Ke'er suspected Lin Qing could see through her concealment with a divine ability, but Tu Mi and Hua Yao initially refused to reveal what they knew about him.
  • An Ke'er said she was assessing Lin Qing as a potential disciple and explained that the three finalists would be invited to join the Myriad Stars Immortal Court, after which Tu Mi and Hua Yao recounted their experiences with him.
  • As the continent crumbled, Lin Qing hunted contestants under the nickname Undertaker and decided he needed to master a powerful escape technique before the bout ended.
  • Lin Qing searched for three days until he found the dead soldiers gathered in a group, then turned and fled when they spotted him.
  • The dead soldiers pursued Lin Qing and began spreading out to encircle him, while he smiled faintly at their plan.

Ch. 412Comprehending Spatial Law

Lin Qing fought off the deathsworn squad while trying to comprehend Spatial Law during the Grand Blood Bout. After realizing meditation alone would take too long, he gathered materials to study spatial arrays and began secluded cultivation with only seven days left in the competition.

  • Lin Qing charged through a deathsworn fighter's flaming Blade Qi and pierced his Dharma Aspect, killing him before fleeing from the remaining pursuers.
  • Over several days, Lin Qing picked off members of the deathsworn squad until only six remained, then hid in a cave to recover.
  • Lin Qing spent three days attempting to comprehend Spatial Law but made no progress and decided to study spatial arrays instead.
  • After recovering, Lin Qing resumed hunting contestants and collected materials for an array from the loot he found.
  • Lin Qing entered secluded cultivation in another cave, hoping to study spatial arrays before the Grand Blood Bout ended in seven days.

Ch. 413The Grand Blood Bout's Finale

Lin Qing gained his first point of spatial law after the contestants’ bombardment disturbed his spatial formation, then emerged to face the remaining Grand Blood Bout contestants. He fended off their combined attack with perfected wind will, leaving the final battle unresolved.

  • Lin Qing hid at the continent’s center and studied a spatial compression formation while the dead soldier squad was wiped out in a battle with other contestants.
  • On the final day, the contestants noticed one of the sixty-five remaining participants was missing and bombarded the ground to flush out the hidden person.
  • The bombardment disturbed Lin Qing’s formation, helping him comprehend spatial law and gain 1 point of proficiency.
  • Lin Qing revealed himself, killed one contestant with his perfected wind will, and stored the corpse in the Coffin.
  • More than sixty contestants surrounded Lin Qing and unleashed a combined attack, but he used an azure tornado to divert their spells.

Ch. 414Prize money settlement

Lin Qing defeated every opponent in the Eleventh Tier Grand Blood Bout and won as Xingdu. The Anhuang Cultivator Bank settled the bets and discovered it had lost over a hundred billion.

  • Lin Qing dodged the contestants’ coordinated attacks until their formation fell apart.
  • Lin Qing killed the contestants one after another and defeated the Eleventh Tier winning-streak record holder to end the bout.
  • An Anhuang Cultivator Bank Heavenly Immortal prepared the prize transfers and asked the Immortal King overseer to confirm them.
  • The overseer saw that Xingdu had won and confirmed the payout, then revealed that the bank had lost over a hundred billion.

Ch. 415Eight Hundred Billion in the Account

Lin Qing won over eight hundred billion after becoming the Grand Blood Bout’s ultimate victor, then prepared for a possible confrontation with An Ke’er. After the formation opened, he was brought before the Immortal Kings, where one asked whether he had a master.

  • Lin Qing received over eight hundred and thirty billion in prize money and inventoried the corpses and items he had collected in the arena.
  • Lin Qing considered the black hole as his only escape route if An Ke’er moved against him.
  • Zui Ji announced Lin Qing as the ultimate victor and opened the formation, pulling him aboard the Flying Vessel.
  • Immortal King Heng Jun teased Lin Qing for costing the Anhuang Cultivator Bank money, and another Immortal King asked whether Lin Qing had a master.

Ch. 416An Ke'er Takes a Disciple

After winning the Grand Blood Bout, Lin Qing was taken as a disciple by An Ke'er, but he planned to avoid joining her at the Myriad Stars Immortal Court. He returned to Tu Mi's Flying Vessel and prepared to leave the Sin Abyss under the pretense of traveling to meet his new master.

  • The Immortal Kings aboard Zui Ji's Flying Vessel argued over taking Lin Qing as a disciple, but Zui Ji said the winners had been promised to the Myriad Stars Immortal Court.
  • An Ke'er asked Lin Qing to become her disciple, and Lin Qing agreed despite distrusting the Myriad Stars Immortal Court.
  • Lin Qing asked to remain in the Sin Abyss for a while, so An Ke'er gave him a jade token and told him to visit the Myriad Stars Immortal Court within a year.
  • After An Ke'er departed, Lin Qing decided he would not seek her out and planned to leave the Sin Abyss openly before vanishing.
  • Lin Qing returned to Tu Mi's Flying Vessel, where Hua Yao and the others congratulated him, and he considered his next move as they headed back to the Sin Abyss.

Ch. 417Seeing Xuan'er Again

Lin Qing finished collecting gamma dust in the Sin Abyss and prepared to leave under a new identity. At a farewell meal with Hua Yao and Tu Mi's crew, he unexpectedly reunited with Xuan'er and learned what had happened to the natives after the Myriad Stars Immortal Court found them.

  • Lin Qing spent a month buying gamma dust and decided to build a smaller flying vessel rather than wait to collect more.
  • Lin Qing invited Hua Yao, Tu Mi, and the others to a farewell meal and made clear to acquaintances that he was leaving.
  • Lin Qing recognized Xuan'er when she entered the private room to serve food and asked to speak with her alone.
  • Xuan'er told Lin Qing that the Myriad Stars Immortal Court had found the natives and sent the half-immortals to serve at the Hercules-Corona Borealis Great Wall.
  • Xuan'er explained that the natives below the immortal realm had been sent to mines or given away, and that she had been given away.

Ch. 418Leaving the Sin Abyss

Lin Qing left the Sin Abyss with Tu Mi and Hua Yao, expecting the Myriad Stars Immortal Court to investigate his identity. When Heng Ge learned that Lin Qing was with the women, he planned to wait and attack them on their return journey; Lin Qing realized they had not taken the bait and stopped the Flying Vessel in a dangerous, secluded area.

  • Lin Qing comforted Xuan'er, then joined Hua Yao and the others for a farewell banquet and remembered his past acquaintance Wang Meng.
  • Lin Qing said goodbye to his friends, but Tu Mi and Hua Yao insisted on escorting him out of the Sin Abyss.
  • Heng Ge learned that Tu Mi and Hua Yao had left with Lin Qing and agreed with his captain to wait until the women were returning before attacking them.
  • After more than ten days without Heng Ge appearing, Lin Qing deduced their plan and told Tu Mi to stop in a secluded area.

Ch. 419Three Flowers Gather at the Crown

Lin Qing left Hua Yao and Tu Mi to absorb the corpses he had collected and broke through to the twelfth tier. Meanwhile, Hua Yao and Tu Mi were ambushed by Heng Ge and his captain, whose countermeasures neutralized the women’s Heavenly Immortal Artifacts, leaving the battle unresolved.

  • Lin Qing said farewell to Hua Yao and Tu Mi, then settled on a shattered celestial body to absorb the corpses he had collected.
  • Tu Mi and Hua Yao continued toward their destination, but Heng Ge and his captain intercepted them with another Flying Vessel.
  • Hua Yao used a Heavenly Immortal Artifact to suppress everyone’s cultivation, and Tu Mi drew a Heavenly Immortal sword to fight Heng Ge.
  • Heng Ge revealed that he had anticipated the women’s weapons and used a treasure to cancel the suppression, while the captain produced a Heavenly Immortal saber.
  • Lin Qing finished absorbing corpses and broke through to the twelfth tier, which his system called Three Flowers Gather at the Crown.

Ch. 420Arrival at the Battlefield

After reaching the twelfth tier, Lin Qing rushed back to help Tu Mi and Hua Yao, who were trapped by Heng Ge and a powerful captain. He arrived using Spatial Law, leaving his allies stunned and his enemies terrified.

  • Lin Qing broke through to the twelfth tier, formed a Dharma Image, and hurried back through the dangerous route using Spatial Law.
  • The captain overwhelmed Tu Mi with his much larger Dharma Image and Heavenly Immortal Artifact while Heng Ge kept Hua Yao from escaping.
  • Tu Mi urged Hua Yao to flee and find Xingdu, but Hua Yao refused to abandon her and summoned her Dharma Image and Life-Bound Treasure.
  • Lin Qing arrived beside Tu Mi and Hua Yao, mocked the captain, and revealed his Spatial Law.
  • Heng Ge and the captain recognized Lin Qing's Spatial Law and panicked when they realized he had reached the twelfth tier.

Ch. 421A Two-Hundred-Thousand-Kilometer Dharma Image

Lin Qing summoned a two-hundred-thousand-kilometer Dharma Image and borrowed Tu Mi’s Heavenly Immortal-grade sword before confronting the Captain and Heng Ge. The Captain killed Heng Ge and offered his Primordial Spirit to Lin Qing, but Lin Qing handed it to Tu Mi and ordered the Captain to fight, then blocked his attack.

  • Lin Qing borrowed Tu Mi’s sword and revealed his enormous Dharma Image, but asked Tu Mi to enlarge the weapon because he could not control it himself.
  • Lin Qing praised the sword and challenged Heng Ge and the Captain, who realized he had no intention of relying on An Ke'er’s token.
  • Heng Ge prepared to fight alongside the Captain, but the Captain suddenly struck him down and spared his Primordial Spirit.
  • The Captain offered Heng Ge’s Primordial Spirit to Lin Qing and pleaded for mercy, but Lin Qing handed Heng Ge over to Tu Mi and told the Captain to make his move.
  • The Captain launched a gold-and-red saber strike at Lin Qing and the others, and Lin Qing raised a hand to intercept it.

Ch. 422The Power of Spatial Law

Lin Qing defeated the Fifth Heaven True Immortal Captain by using spatial law to strike across the distance, then revealed his real name to Tu Mi and Hua Yao. He left after warning them not to conceal what they knew about him, promising they would meet again.

  • Lin Qing matched the Captain's attacks with his sword and endured the Captain's increasingly frantic assault without retreating.
  • The exhausted Captain pulled back, and Lin Qing used spatial law to strike his neck before destroying his true spirit with another sword strike.
  • Lin Qing told the dying Captain his real name and warned him to avoid Lin Qing if he remembered this life in his next one.
  • Lin Qing revealed his identity to Tu Mi and Hua Yao, then asked them not to spread word of the fight or deliberately hide information if questioned.
  • Hua Yao asked whether they would meet again, and Lin Qing reassured her before leaving.

Ch. 423House and Car Together

Lin Qing reshaped Xiaodun into a concealed spaceship and left the shattered star system to seek a new place to develop. Meanwhile, the Myriad Stars Immortal Court narrowed its investigation to Zhou Fan, and An Ke'er recognized his name on a list of suspicious individuals.

  • Lin Qing returned to the broken rock and brought Xiaodun and Cloud Derivation out of his body.
  • Lin Qing remodeled Xiaodun into a spaceship, outfitted its rooms, and coated its wooden surfaces with concealed gamma dust.
  • Lin Qing ordered Xiaodun to pilot the new spaceship away from the debris field.
  • The Myriad Stars Immortal Court investigated 935 suspicious people who appeared in the Detached Pearl Nebula after the Immortal Ascension Secret Realm closed.
  • An Ke'er reviewed the files and found the name Zhou Fan, Xingdu.

Ch. 424An Ke'er's anger

An Ke'er discovered that Lin Qing had deliberately discarded her protective token in a dangerous zone, destroying her Divine Sense Avatar and enraging her. She brought a retinue to Sin Abyss, intercepted Lin Qing's ship, and confronted him aboard her Flying Vessel.

  • An Ke'er decided to protect Lin Qing and sent him a warning to stay in Sin Abyss until she arrived.
  • An Ke'er activated her token's Divine Sense Avatar, realized Lin Qing had deliberately left it in a dangerous zone, and lost the avatar as it was destroyed by the laws' suppression.
  • An Ke'er summoned her attendants and traveled toward Sin Abyss, furious that Lin Qing had toyed with her.
  • An Ke'er spotted a ship from Sin Abyss and ordered her attendants to stop it.
  • An Ke'er's attendants brought Lin Qing aboard, where he recognized An Ke'er and she asked whether he had come from Sin Abyss.

Ch. 425A Starry Sky Behemoth Attacks

An Ke'er questioned Lin Qing while searching for information about Xingdu, but accepted Lin Qing’s unregistered identity and let him leave. Before their vessels could depart, a Starry Sky Behemoth swallowed the surrounding space, trapping them all.

  • An Ke'er learned that Xingdu was having a farewell dinner before heading to the Myriad Stars Immortal Court, while her junior sister reported that Tu Mi and her companion had defeated Heng Ge’s group.
  • An Ke'er ordered her companions to watch the two women and search Lin Qing before letting him go.
  • The disciples found a Wind Law stone stele and Twelfth-Tier Cultivation Arts in Lin Qing’s Storage Ring, but An Ke'er returned his belongings after he claimed the stele came from ruins and said he had no registered identity.
  • As the Flying Vessels prepared to leave, the stars vanished behind expanding darkness, and everyone realized a Starry Sky Behemoth had swallowed them.
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