Chapter Summaries

Qin Hao received a complete Sword Dao inheritance and learned that its higher realms could lead toward True Godhood. By practicing basic swordplay and watching the Iron Sword, he grasped that cultivating Sword Heart required first steadying his mind; the inheritance then ended and returned him to the Inheritance Platform.

• Qin Hao learned that the Sword Dao inheritance contained realms and Peerless Arts extending to Eternal True God, though he could not cultivate its arts without reaching their required sword realms.
• Qin Hao followed the Iron Sword in practicing basic moves and realized his focus on precision had kept him from finding the right state of mind.
• Qin Hao settled his heart, practiced again, and felt an elusive quality emerge in his Sword Moves.
• Qin Hao watched the Iron Sword's plain movements and sensed their overwhelming sword power, becoming completely absorbed.
• The Iron Sword's demonstration ended, and Qin Hao found himself back on the Inheritance Platform as the Divine Temple inheritance concluded.

After the Inheritance Shrine closed, Qin Hao returned to the Star Realm free of the Great Dao Miasma and sensed that he could call down his Heavenly Tribulation. He considered advancing to Sovereign in the Star Realm, but Heavenly Venerable Star Extreme said it was impossible.

• Jiang Cheng invited Qin Hao to visit Dragonwind Valley and challenged him to see who would become an Eternal True God first.
• Qin Hao and the other inheritance recipients left the Divine Hall Space and appeared in the Star Realm, where Qin Hao found the Great Dao Miasma gone and his strength increased.
• Qin Hao realized he could sense the Heavenly Tribulation and Heavenly Dao Suppression, but neither had descended because he was in the Star Realm.
• Heavenly Venerable Star Extreme appeared, sensed Qin Hao's transformation, and learned that Qin Hao intended to undergo the Heavenly Tribulation in the Star Realm.
• Heavenly Venerable Star Extreme told Qin Hao that undergoing the Heavenly Tribulation in the Star Realm was impossible.

Qin Hao learned that the Star Realm could not host a Heavenly Tribulation, leaving him unable to advance to Sovereign without facing Heavenly Dao Suppression in the Star Sea. Heavenly Venerable Star Extreme took him to observe the Star Realm Spirit, where Qin Hao sensed the Divine Sense of a True God.

• Heavenly Venerable Star Extreme explained that no Heavenly Tribulation could descend in the Star Realm because it was a Land Forsaken by Heaven.
• Qin Hao despaired over being unable to advance, and his Malevolent Aura and Sword Intent surged as his Sword Heart changed.
• Celestial Venerable Star Extreme recognized Qin Hao's potential to become a True God and asked what troubled him.
• Qin Hao told Heavenly Venerable Star Extreme that the Great Dao Miasma had been dispelled, but Heavenly Dao Suppression threatened to strike if he returned to the Star Sea.
• Heavenly Venerable Star Extreme brought Qin Hao to the Star Realm Spirit, and Qin Hao sensed that its sphere of light contained a True God's Divine Sense.

Qin Hao studied the Star Realm Spirit and realized that the Nine True Gods had used their Divine Senses to replace the Heavenly Dao. He connected that insight to his Self-World and the Dao Governing Laws, concluding that he might create a world with himself as its Heavenly Dao.

• Celestial Heavenly Venerable Star Extreme explained that the Star Realm Spirit was formed from the Nine True Gods’ Divine Senses and replaced the Star Realm’s Heavenly Dao.
• Qin Hao considered why the Heavenly Dao suppressed the Heaven and Earth Ancient Way and wondered whether he could form a Heavenly Dao of his own.
• Qin Hao realized that the Star Realm Spirit’s creation offered a model for his Self-World and that his Self-World might be the reason the Heavenly Dao opposed him.
• Qin Hao recalled that the Dao Governing Laws had formed his nascent Self-World and concluded they could govern a true world with him as its Heavenly Dao.

Qin Hao began transforming his Self-World’s World Spirit into a Heavenly Dao by merging it with his sword Divine Soul and his Great Daos. As the Heaven and Earth Ancient Way became complete, the Star Realm Spirit recoiled, and Heavenly Venerable Star Extreme saw that Qin Hao had found a new path toward power.

• Qin Hao decided that becoming a Heavenly Dao himself was his only chance to become a Sovereign without being suppressed by the Star Sea Heavenly Dao.
• Qin Hao merged his sword Divine Soul with the World Spirit of his Self-World, then began merging the Heaven and Earth Ancient Way and his other Great Daos into it.
• Qin Hao’s Heaven and Earth Ancient Way became complete, and his Great Dao Power surged.
• The Star Realm Spirit shook with fear and wariness, alerting the Sovereigns and other experts throughout the Star Realm.
• Heavenly Venerable Star Extreme realized Qin Hao had discovered a new cultivation path and hoped he would one day help the Star Realm defy heaven.

Qin Hao forged a Heavenly Dao within his Self-World after observing the Star Realm Spirit, gaining new insight into his Sword Heart. He prepared to leave the Star Realm and summon his Heavenly Tribulation, while its Sovereigns hoped he would return as a True God.

• Qin Hao sensed that his Self-World had gained its own Heavenly Dao, though it remained weak compared with the Star Sea’s.
• Qin Hao realized a Tribulation Cloud was forming within his Self-World and concluded that he could summon his Heavenly Tribulation there.
• The Star Realm’s Sovereigns arrived and recognized Qin Hao as their hope of reaching the wider cultivation world.
• Qin Hao thanked Celestial Venerable Star Extreme and promised to fulfill his wish if he became a True God.
• Qin Hao activated the Guangyin Tiger Tally and stepped into a spatial vortex to leave for the Star Sea.

After the Void Space Tide subsided, Sovereigns gathered near the Star Realm Entrance and speculated that Qin Hao had caused it from inside the Star Realm, though the Void Overlord dismissed the theory. Venerable Xiu Ling confronted the Void Overlord and revealed that his Steel Warhammer was a Peerless Treasure, leaving the crowd coveting it as the two Nine-Tribulations Sovereigns faced off.

• The Void Space Tide subsided, and many Sovereigns remained in the Outer Lands, especially near the Star Realm Entrance, while rumors linked the waves to Qin Hao.
• The Void Overlord rejected the idea that Qin Hao had caused the Void Space Tide from inside the Star Realm.
• Venerable Xiu Ling appeared before the Void Overlord, and the two Nine-Tribulations Sovereigns clashed with their auras before agreeing to compete for the Primordial Feathered Wings.
• Venerable Xiu Ling revealed that the Void Overlord's damaged hammer had killed a Six-Tribulation Sovereign without Great Dao Power, prompting the crowd to recognize it as a Transcendent Supreme Treasure.
• The Void Overlord displayed the Steel Warhammer and warned Venerable Xiu Ling that he would kill anyone who tried to take it.

The Void Overlord revealed his Peerless Treasure, the Steel Warhammer, and faced Venerable Xiu Ling, Nether Demon Venerable, the Leader of the Mysterious Spirit Cult, and a growing crowd of Nine-Tribulations Sovereigns seeking to claim it. As the Void Overlord swung the hammer and prepared to flee, a Spatial Vortex opened before it, leaving everyone stunned.

• Venerable Xiu Ling recognized the Void Overlord's Steel Warhammer as a Peerless Treasure and threatened to take it.
• Nether Demon Venerable and the Leader of the Mysterious Spirit Cult arrived to join Venerable Xiu Ling against the Void Overlord.
• Lord Zhiyuan worried that his teacher, the Void Overlord, would be overwhelmed, while Ancestor Louguo retreated but stayed nearby.
• More than thirty Nine-Tribulations Sovereigns gathered and demanded the Void Overlord surrender the Steel Warhammer.
• The Void Overlord swung the Steel Warhammer and tried to escape, but a Spatial Vortex suddenly formed before it.

Qin Hao emerged from the Star Realm into the Outer Lands, where the gathered Sovereigns prepared to attack him and claim his Primordial Feathered Wings. He sensed the Star Sea Heavenly Dao's powerful suppression and escaped into his Self-World, discovering it could block the Heavenly Dao's pressure.

• Heavenly Venerable Star Extreme watched Qin Hao leave the Star Realm and hoped he would one day help its people escape their confinement.
• The Spatial Vortex opened in the Outer Lands, and the Sovereigns recognized Qin Hao as he emerged from it.
• The Void Overlord and the other Sovereigns prepared to kill Qin Hao and seize his Primordial Feathered Wings.
• Qin Hao sensed the intensifying Heavenly Dao Suppression and vanished into his Self-World to escape it.
• Qin Hao discovered that his Self-World could shut out the Star Sea Heavenly Dao's pressure as its Tribulation Cloud continued to grow.

Qin Hao entered his Self-World, where he could summon a Heavenly Tribulation beyond the Heavenly Dao’s reach. As the Heavenly Dao struck the Outer Lands and issued him a warning, the Void Overlord resolved to stop Qin Hao from ascending to Sovereign.

• Qin Hao entered his Self-World and summoned vast Tribulation Clouds in preparation for his Heavenly Tribulation.
• The Heavenly Dao’s pressure surrounded the Self-World, then a massive bolt of Heavenly Thunder killed several Heaven and Earth Sovereigns and Great Dao Dominators in the Outer Lands.
• Qin Hao sensed the Heavenly Dao’s fury and received a warning that pierced his mind.
• The Void Overlord and other powerful figures realized Qin Hao had dispelled the Great Dao Miasma and was preparing to undergo his tribulation.
• The Void Overlord decided he had to stop Qin Hao from ascending and obtain the Primordial Feathered Wings.

Qin Hao faced the Heavenly Dao’s warning and prepared to undergo a vast Heavenly Tribulation in his Self-World, while Lingxiaozi recognized the three Nine-Tribulations Sovereigns who had killed the Time Sword Lord. As the first bolt formed, the Nine-Tribulations Great Dao Dominators outside prepared to attack and prevent Qin Hao from becoming a Sovereign.

• The Heavenly Dao repeatedly warned Qin Hao not to become a Sovereign, but he refused to abandon his tribulation.
• Qin Hao drew the Lingxiao Divine Sword and sensed Lingxiaozi’s excitement, anger, and hatred.
• Lingxiaozi recognized Venerable Xiu Ling, Nether Demon Venerable, and the Leader of the Mysterious Spirit Cult as the three Nine-Tribulations Sovereigns who had killed the Time Sword Lord.
• Qin Hao concluded that becoming a Sovereign came before seeking vengeance and focused on the Heavenly Tribulation.
• A massive bolt of Heavenly Thunder Tribulation formed in Qin Hao’s Self-World as the Nine-Tribulations Great Dao Dominators outside prepared to attack him.

Qin Hao faced his Heavenly Tribulation as the Void Overlord, Venerable Xiu Ling, and other Sovereigns tried and failed to break through the Heavenly Dao’s protection. After Qin Hao split the first thunderbolt with the Lingxiao Divine Sword and became a One-Tribulation Sovereign, his enemies wondered how far he would ascend.

• The Void Overlord, Venerable Xiu Ling, and other Sovereigns attacked Qin Hao’s Self-World to stop his ascension, but the Heavenly Dao’s pressure repelled their attacks and injured them.
• Venerable Xiu Ling, the Nether Demon Venerable, and the Leader of the Mysterious Spirit Cult recognized Qin Hao’s Lingxiao Divine Sword as the Time Sword Lord’s weapon and resolved that Qin Hao must die.
• The first Heavenly Thunder Tribulation descended, and Qin Hao split the enormous bolt with a Violet Sword Ray from the Lingxiao Divine Sword.
• Qin Hao’s aura broke beyond the Creation Realm, and the onlookers realized he had become a One-Tribulation Sovereign after surviving only the first thunderbolt.

As Qin Hao advanced to Three-Tribulation Sovereign, the Sixth Floor Seal of the Supreme Sword Tower loosened, and he began facing the Inner Demon Tribulation. He overcame an illusion accusing him of betraying Gang Juezi, but another illusion appeared in Tianshui City.

• Qin Hao's advancement to Three-Tribulation Sovereign loosened the Sixth Floor Seal, releasing powerful killing intent and Demonic Qi.
• The Golden Radiance Lord and the Ancient God sensed the aura but focused on Qin Hao's advancement and their own hopes of escaping or claiming the tower.
• Qin Hao recognized that his Inner Demon Tribulation had begun and calmly accepted it, confident in his conscience and Divine Soul.
• The first illusion placed Qin Hao in the Skyward Gang Secret Realm, where Gang Juezi accused him of leaving their Cause and Effect unresolved.
• Qin Hao rejected Gang Juezi's accusation, explaining that he had tried to fulfill his promise, and shattered the illusion with the Lingxiao Divine Sword.
• A new illusion appeared in a Stone Pavilion outside Tianshui City, where a young woman clung to Qin Hao's arm and asked him to teach her swordplay.

Qin Hao entered the Inner Demon Tribulation while the Sovereigns waited outside, but the Heavenly Dao pressure suddenly withdrew and they attacked his Self-World. Inside the illusion, Mu Ziqing distracted Qin Hao as the assault wounded his Divine Soul and weakened his awareness.

• Qin Hao dismissed an illusion of Liu Ruoxue and found himself in the Myriad Phenomena Hall facing an illusory Mu Ziqing.
• The Heavenly Dao pressure around Qin Hao's Self-World weakened as he advanced into the Inner Demon Tribulation.
• The Heavenly Dao pressure withdrew, and the Sovereigns decided to attack Qin Hao while he was trapped in the tribulation.
• Venerable Xiu Ling, the Nether Demon Venerable, the Leader of the Mysterious Spirit Cult, and the other Sovereigns struck the Self-World, making Qin Hao spit blood.
• Illusory Mu Ziqing persuaded Qin Hao to stay at the Myriad Phenomena Hall, and he let her lead him toward the Back Mountain as his Divine Soul pain clouded his thoughts.

Qin Hao was trapped in an inner demon illusion while Sovereigns attacked his Self-World to stop his advance. He realized the Heavenly Dao had arranged the assault, entered the Self-World, and left his family to seek help from the Azure Flame Profound Venerable.

• Mu Ziqing urged Qin Hao to accept a life with her after Mu Changfeng warned that Qin Hao's damaged Dantian would prevent him from cultivating.
• Qin Hao experienced an illusion of marrying Mu Ziqing, raising Qin Jiang'er and Qin Ming, and growing old with them before the inner demon's pain shattered the vision.
• The Void Overlord, Venerable Xiu Ling, and other Sovereigns attacked Qin Hao's Self-World while the Heavenly Dao used them to hinder his tribulation.
• Qin Hao's True Self spat blood at Sword Martial Palace, and Mu Ziqing, Yun Chang, Qin Yue, and Qin Ming realized that something had happened to him.
• Qin Hao recognized the Heavenly Dao's scheme, told Mu Ziqing and Yun Chang to contact the Flamefire Realm Master and Azure Flame Profound Venerable, then entered the Self-World.
• Qin Ming warned Mu Ziqing that Great Dao Dominators in the Outer Lands would try to stop Qin Hao and that the Azure Flame Profound Venerable was their best hope.

Qin Hao’s Time Doppelganger entered the Self-World and merged with him, helping Qin Hao break free of the Inner Demon Tribulation and become a Four-Tribulation Sovereign. The Five-Element Tribulation began as the Heavenly Dao’s furious will surged toward his Self-World.

• The Void Overlord and other Great Dao Dominators attacked Qin Hao’s Self-World while the Inner Demon Tribulation’s black cloud descended toward him.
• Qin Hao’s Time Doppelganger appeared inside the Self-World and used the Time Dao and time World Power to shield it from further attacks.
• The Time Doppelganger merged with Qin Hao, who opened his eyes as the black Tribulation Cloud retreated and he advanced to Four-Tribulation Sovereign.
• Qin Hao recalled how the Heavenly Dao had nearly caused his death through the Inner Demon Tribulation and vowed to become a Sovereign despite its opposition.
• Qin Hao summoned his six Doppelgangers as the Five-Element Tribulation Clouds formed, while the Heavenly Dao’s pressure surged toward the Self-World.

Qin Hao faced the Five-Element Tribulation while his Six Doppelgangers defended his Self-World from a siege by more than a thousand Sovereigns. After surviving six of its nine Thunder Tribulations, he advanced to Five-Tribulation Sovereign as Venerable Xiu Ling urged the attackers to keep pressing.

• Qin Hao split apart the first Five-Element Thunder Tribulation with the Lingxiao Divine Sword and passed it with ease.
• The Void Overlord, Venerable Xiu Ling, and the other Sovereigns attacked Qin Hao’s Self-World to stop his tribulation.
• Qin Hao’s Six Doppelgangers used the Self-World’s power to block the Sovereigns’ attacks and shield his True Self.
• Venerable Xiu Ling recognized Qin Hao’s Time Doppelganger as proof that Qin Hao had obtained the Time Sword Lord Inheritance, then urged the Sovereigns to attack together.
• Qin Hao passed six Five-Element Thunder Tribulations and advanced from Four-Tribulation Sovereign to Five-Tribulation Sovereign.

Qin Hao survived the sixth bolt of the Five-Element Tribulation and rose to Five-Tribulation Sovereign, causing many Heaven and Earth Sovereigns to fear his potential and withdraw from the assault. His Devouring Doppelganger remained injured but defiant as the Nine-Tribulation Great Dao Dominators continued attacking the Self-World.

• Qin Hao’s advancement to Five-Tribulation Sovereign stunned the Sovereigns outside the Self-World, and some feared he would become a Great Dao Dominator if he survived the tribulation.
• Many Heaven and Earth Sovereigns began retreating, worried that Qin Hao would take revenge if he completed his tribulation.
• A one-armed Puppet Race Sovereign found his younger brother attacking the Self-World, warned him about Qin Hao’s strength, and dragged him away.
• The younger brother accepted that they should retreat, though he hoped they might still claim Qin Hao’s treasures if the tribulation failed.
• Qin Hao’s Devouring Doppelganger, bloodied and wavering, faced the continuing assault led by the Void Overlord and Venerable Xiu Ling.

Qin Hao survived the Ninth Five-Element Tribulation, became a Six-Tribulation Sovereign, and discovered that the seal on the Supreme Sword Tower’s Sixth Layer had broken open. With his Six Doppelgangers gravely wounded under siege, he charged toward the Tribulation Cloud to finish the remaining tribulations as quickly as possible.

• The Six Doppelgangers weakened as Great Dao Dominators tore through their defenses, while Qin Hao shattered the ninth Heavenly Tribulation with Lingxiao Divine Sword.
• Xuanhuang Qi poured into Qin Hao, raising him to a Six-Tribulation Sovereign after he survived the Ninth Five-Element Tribulation.
• Qin Hao sensed dense Demonic Qi from the Supreme Sword Tower’s Sixth Layer and realized its seal had completely undone.
• The Six Doppelgangers suffered more injuries as the Great Dao Dominators intensified their assault, and Qin Hao realized the Azure Flame Profound Venerable and the others had been delayed.
• Qin Hao sent Healing Pills to the Six Doppelgangers, gripped Lingxiao Divine Sword, and charged toward the Tribulation Cloud to hasten his tribulation.

As Qin Hao entered the Tribulation Cloud to face all nine Thunder Tribulations at once, Azure Flame Profound Venerable raced to help him while other powerful Sovereigns tried to stop him. Azure Flame reached Qin Hao’s Self-World as the attackers realized they might be unable to withstand him.

• Qin Hao charged into the Tribulation Cloud to complete the Time-Space Tribulation quickly, while his Six Doppelgangers struggled to hold off the Void Overlord and the others.
• Azure Flame Profound Venerable, the Desolate God Hall Master, the Spirit Domain Blade Venerable, and Venerable Luoji hurried to Qin Hao’s aid.
• Golden Wu Immortal Venerable, the Insect Race Matriarch, and the Heavenly Demon Palace Master intercepted the four Sovereigns, alarmed by Qin Hao’s rise to Six-Tribulation Sovereign.
• The Desolate God Hall Master, the Spirit Domain Blade Venerable, and Venerable Luoji stayed to fight the three pursuers, allowing Azure Flame Profound Venerable to continue alone.
• Azure Flame Profound Venerable arrived outside Qin Hao’s Self-World, startling Venerable Xiu Ling, Nether Demon Venerable, and the Void Overlord.