Chapter Summaries

Void Overlord attacked Azure Flame Profound Venerable to keep him from protecting Qin Hao during the final Time-Space Tribulation. After the two fought to a standstill, Void Overlord urged the other Sovereigns to attack Qin Hao while he kept Azure Flame Profound Venerable occupied.

• Void Overlord decided Qin Hao could not be allowed to survive the tribulation and struck first at Azure Flame Profound Venerable with the Divine Steel Warhammer.
• Azure Flame Profound Venerable revealed his formidable aura and met Void Overlord's blow with his palm, and the two retreated evenly after their clash.
• The onlookers realized the damaged Divine Steel Warhammer was a Peerless Treasure powerful enough to let Void Overlord match Azure Flame Profound Venerable.
• Qin Hao's True Self entered the Tribulation Cloud with the Lingxiao Divine Sword as his Six Doppelgangers neared their limit.
• Void Overlord called on the other Sovereigns to kill Qin Hao, and Venerable Xiu Ling, Nether Demon Venerable, Leader of the Mysterious Spirit Cult, and the others attacked him.
• Void Overlord charged Azure Flame Profound Venerable again to keep him occupied.

Qin Hao endured six bolts of the Time-Space Tribulation and advanced to a Seven-Tribulation Great Dao Dominator while the Void Overlord held off the Azure Flame Profound Venerable. As his Doppelgangers fell and only three tribulation bolts remained, Venerable Xiu Ling intensified the danger, and the Azure Flame Profound Venerable called in True Lord Tianyan and the Flamefire Realm Master.

• The Void Overlord used an incomplete Divine Artifact Warhammer to hold back the Azure Flame Profound Venerable as Qin Hao began his Time-Space Tribulation.
• The Great Dao Dominators’ attacks shattered Qin Hao’s Wood and Water Doppelgangers, leaving their Divine Souls behind and weakening the other four.
• Qin Hao destroyed six bolts of tribulation lightning with one Violet Sword Ray and advanced from a Six-Tribulation Sovereign to a Seven-Tribulation Sovereign.
• Venerable Xiu Ling attacked Qin Hao’s remaining Doppelgangers, shattering the Fire Doppelganger and sending part of his strike into the Tribulation Cloud, where the remaining lightning grew stronger.
• The Azure Flame Profound Venerable called on True Lord Tianyan, the Flamefire Realm Master, and several others to help protect Qin Hao’s effort to dissolve the Great Dao Miasma.

As Qin Hao endured the final stages of his tribulation, the Azure Flame Profound Venerable summoned True Lord Tianyan and four others to defend his Self-World from Venerable Xiu Ling’s forces. Qin Hao saw the defenders being overwhelmed and realized he had to bring them inside before they were killed.

• The Azure Flame Profound Venerable released True Lord Tianyan, the Flamefire Realm Master, Lord Minhai, the Storm Sovereign, and Illusion Master Lingyan from his Inner World and boosted their speed.
• True Lord Tianyan and the others rushed to the Self-World and attacked Venerable Xiu Ling’s host of Great Dao Dominators to protect Qin Hao’s tribulation.
• Venerable Xiu Ling and the other Sovereigns attacked the five defenders, determined to stop Qin Hao before he completed his final three Thunder Tribulations.
• Black-Clad Qin Hao saw his True Self endure three thunderbolts with a sword strike, but then watched Lord Minhai, the Storm Sovereign, and Illusion Master Lingyan suffer severe injuries.
• Qin Hao realized the defenders would soon die and decided he had to bring them into the Self-World.

Qin Hao completed his Time-Space Tribulation and became an Eight-Tribulation Sovereign after True Lord Tianyan and four others bought him time at great risk. Spirit Venerable Xiu Ling attacked the five as they were swept toward Qin Hao’s Self-World, while the Void Overlord considered his failed plans and the Azure Flame Profound Venerable anticipated Qin Hao’s rise.

• True Lord Tianyan and four others weakened the enemy’s attacks, and Qin Hao opened his Self-World to pull them inside as their Divine Bodies neared collapse.
• Qin Hao’s Sword Qi split the Tribulation Cloud, and the light revealed to the Sovereigns outside that he had passed the Time-Space Tribulation and become an Eight-Tribulation Sovereign.
• Spirit Venerable Xiu Ling seized the chance to attack True Lord Tianyan and the others, hoping to capture them after Qin Hao’s tribulation ended.
• The Void Overlord accepted that he could no longer seize the Primordial Feathered Wings or kill Qin Hao, and he resolved to wait for another opportunity.
• The Azure Flame Profound Venerable celebrated Qin Hao’s unprecedented advancement and predicted that he might soon become a Nine-Tribulations Sovereign or transcend.

Venerable Xiu Ling attacked Qin Hao’s allies as they tried to enter the Self-World, capturing Lord Minhai’s Divine Soul and reaching for Storm Sovereign and Illusion Master Lingyan. A sudden flash of sword light cut through his hand, interrupting him.

• Azure Flame Profound Venerable saw Venerable Xiu Ling attack True Lord Tianyan and the others, but was too far away to intervene.
• True Lord Tianyan struck Venerable Xiu Ling’s palm with his Flame Great Dao Origin Power, but was blasted into the Self-World, gravely injured.
• Flamefire Realm Master pushed Lord Minhai, Storm Sovereign, and Illusion Master Lingyan toward the Self-World, then had his Divine Body shattered and was captured by Venerable Xiu Ling.
• Venerable Xiu Ling’s aftershock shattered the Divine Bodies of Lord Minhai, Storm Sovereign, and Illusion Master Lingyan, though their Divine Souls reached the Self-World.
• Venerable Xiu Ling seized Lord Minhai’s Divine Soul and reached for Storm Sovereign and Illusion Master Lingyan, but a flash of sword light cleaved his hand in two.

After surviving the Time-Space Tribulation, Qin Hao reached Eight-Tribulation Sovereign and gained near-total control over his Self-World. When Venerable Xiu Ling tried to seize Qin Hao’s allies as hostages, Qin Hao stopped him and left him unable to escape with them.

• Qin Hao survived the combined final three bolts of the Time-Space Tribulation, completed his Heaven and Earth Ancient Way, and advanced to Eight-Tribulation Sovereign.
• Qin Hao sensed that the Outer Lands had become less stable and found his enemies’ Divine Souls badly injured inside his Self-World.
• Venerable Xiu Ling tried to seize the Divine Souls of the Storm Sovereign and Illusion Master Lingyan, but Qin Hao’s sword strike cut through his Xuanhuang Qi hand and Qin Hao protected the two souls.
• Venerable Xiu Ling retreated with Lord Minhai’s Divine Soul and tried to use the Flamefire Realm Master and the others as leverage against Qin Hao.
• Qin Hao’s countless sword flashes overwhelmed Venerable Xiu Ling’s palm of Power of the Great Dao Origin, forcing him to sever his connection and leaving him unable to take the Flamefire Realm Master and Lord Minhai out of the Self-World.

After completing his Heavenly Tribulation and advancing to Eight-Tribulation Sovereign, Qin Hao sheltered his injured allies in his Self-World and emerged to face the Great Dao Dominators outside. He received congratulations as the Sword Martial Sovereign, while the Golden Wu Immortal Venerable and other onlookers watched him warily.

• Qin Hao drew the Divine Souls of the Flamefire Realm Master, Lord Minhai, the Storm Sovereign, and Illusion Master Lingyan into his Self-World and sent them to recover with the World Spirit.
• Qin Hao used the World Spirit's power and Healing Pills to treat True Lord Tianyan, then left him to recover.
• Qin Hao emerged from his Self-World as an Eight-Tribulation Sovereign, startling the watching Heaven and Earth Sovereigns with his immense pressure.
• The Azure Flame Profound Venerable, Desolate God Hall Master, Spirit Domain Blade Venerable, and Venerable Luoji congratulated Qin Hao on becoming the Sword Martial Sovereign.
• The Golden Wu Immortal Venerable, Insect Race Matriarch, and Heavenly Demon Palace Master arrived and regarded Qin Hao warily.

Qin Hao thanked the four Venerables after advancing directly from Half-Step Sovereign to Eight-Tribulation Great Dao Sovereign, then confronted the Dominators who had tried to stop his tribulation. The gathered Sovereigns feared his new strength, and Ancestor Louguo shouted at him without making clear whether he would attack or flee.

• Qin Hao thanked Azure Flame Profound Venerable, the Desolate God Hall Master, the Spirit Domain Blade Venerable, and Venerable Luoji for helping him survive his tribulation.
• The Desolate God Hall Master, the Spirit Domain Blade Venerable, and Venerable Luoji praised Qin Hao for advancing straight to Eight-Tribulation Great Dao Sovereign.
• Spirit Venerable Xiu Ling, the Void Overlord, and other Dominators assessed Qin Hao’s new strength and worried about how powerful he might become.
• True Lord Guize panicked over Qin Hao’s advancement, while Lord Zhiyuan trusted that the Void Overlord would protect him and Ancestor Louguo prepared to adapt.
• Qin Hao challenged the assembled Sovereigns for trying to stop his tribulation and asked why they no longer dared attack him.
• Ancestor Louguo shouted at Qin Hao as the surrounding Sovereigns reacted with fear, but his intent to attack or flee remained unclear.

After completing his tribulation and advancing to Eight-Tribulation Sovereign, Qin Hao rejected the Sovereigns’ demand for the Primordial Feathered Wings. When Void Overlord threatened his friends and family, Qin Hao decided to settle the conflict and drew the Lingxiao Divine Sword.

• Ancestor Louguo and Spirit Venerable Xiu Ling challenged Qin Hao, while Nether Demon Venerable and Leader of the Mysterious Spirit Cult demanded he surrender the Primordial Feathered Wings.
• Qin Hao dismissed the assembled Sovereigns’ threats and turned his attention to Void Overlord, whom he blamed for repeatedly targeting him.
• Void Overlord threatened Qin Hao’s friends and family unless Qin Hao handed over the wings and took his own life.
• Azure Flame Profound Venerable and the others urged Qin Hao to wait and bring the dispute before Alliance Leader Ancestor Yanyu.
• Qin Hao refused to wait, declared he would deal with Void Overlord and the others, and drew the Lingxiao Divine Sword.

Qin Hao revealed strength comparable to a Nine-Tribulations Sovereign by killing Ancestor Louguo, Lord Zhiyuan, and True Lord Guize with three swift sword strikes. The assembled Sovereigns were left stunned by his power.

• Qin Hao released three streaks of Sword Radiance from his Self-World and struck three targets in the crowd.
• Ancestor Louguo raised a defensive barrier, but Qin Hao’s sword strike shattered it and destroyed his Divine Body and Divine Soul.
• Qin Hao’s other two strikes killed Lord Zhiyuan and True Lord Guize before either could react.
• Lord Zhiyuan died raging against Qin Hao and the Void Overlord, unaware that the Void Overlord had simply been too slow to intervene.
• The Azure Flame Profound Venerable, Desolate God Hall Master, Spirit Domain Blade Venerable, Golden Wu Immortal Venerable, Insect Race Matriarch, and Heavenly Demon Palace Master reacted with surprise to Qin Hao’s strength.

After Qin Hao killed three Sovereigns with one sword strike, the Void Sovereigns feared his strength, while several powerful enemies plotted against him. Lingxiaozi warned Qin Hao that Venerable Xiu Ling, the Nether Demon Venerable, and the Leader of the Mysterious Spirit Cult had killed the Time Sword Lord and might target his successor.

• The Sovereigns in the Void recoiled from Qin Hao after he killed Ancestor Louguo, Lord Zhiyuan, and True Lord Guize in a single strike.
• The Nether Demon Venerable, Venerable Xiu Ling, and the Leader of the Mysterious Spirit Cult agreed to kill Qin Hao and divide his treasures if they got the chance.
• The Void Overlord mourned Lord Zhiyuan and restrained himself from attacking Qin Hao, deciding he needed to prepare for the Primordial Feathered Wings.
• Qin Hao told Lingxiaozi that forming a Complete Great Dao had increased his Self-World's World Power at least a thousandfold, and that he had not used his full strength against the three Sovereigns.
• Lingxiaozi revealed that Venerable Xiu Ling, the Nether Demon Venerable, and the Leader of the Mysterious Spirit Cult had attacked and killed the Time Sword Lord after his tribulation.
• Qin Hao realized that Venerable Xiu Ling's continued attack on the Flamefire Realm Master and the others was connected to the threat against him.

Qin Hao publicly confronted the Void Overlord over his past attacks and prepared to fight him, despite Lingxiaozi warning him about the danger. The Void Overlord accepted the challenge and demanded that Qin Hao not use the Primordial Feathered Wings.

• Qin Hao concealed his killing intent toward Spirit Venerable Xiu Ling and listened as Lingxiaozi urged him not to fight her trio.
• Qin Hao decided to face the Void Overlord first and recounted how the Void Overlord had repeatedly targeted him and his wife.
• Sovereigns in the crowd reacted to Qin Hao's challenge, while Azure Flame Profound Venerable and two allies vowed to intervene if Qin Hao was in danger.
• The Void Overlord angrily challenged Qin Hao to fight without the Primordial Feathered Wings.
• Qin Hao raised the Lingxiao Divine Sword and declared that it was the Void Overlord's turn.

The Star Sea’s six supreme powerhouses watched Qin Hao’s tribulation and debated the dangers surrounding his rise and his Peerless Treasure, the Primordial Feathered Wings. As Qin Hao prepared to confront the Void Overlord, the Blood Demon Emperor secretly contacted Nether Demon Venerable and the Heavenly Demon Palace Master.

• The Eastern Emperor, Ancestor Yanyu, the Insect Race Ancestor, Nether-Shadow Soul Venerable, the Blood Demon Emperor, and the Eight Desolate Puppet Ancestor observed Qin Hao from a higher plane.
• Nether-Shadow Soul Venerable and the Blood Demon Emperor warned that Qin Hao’s fame and the dangers of the Star Sea could put him at risk, while Ancestor Yanyu defended him.
• The six supreme powerhouses revealed that they had gathered to contain the effects of Qin Hao’s tribulation and prevent a Fourth Battle of Star Sea Myriad Races.
• The Eastern Emperor noted that Qin Hao could face the Void Overlord without being harmed, while the others considered the value of the Primordial Feathered Wings.
• The Blood Demon Emperor secretly sent a message to Nether Demon Venerable and the Heavenly Demon Palace Master, hoping to obtain the treasure and reach Transcendence.

After surviving his tribulation and advancing to Eight-Tribulation Sovereign, Qin Hao confronted the Void Overlord, who attacked with the Incomplete Divine Artifact Divine Steel Warhammer. The watching Sovereigns doubted Qin Hao could withstand the blow, while several prepared to intervene.

• Qin Hao assessed that his Heaven and Earth Ancient Way, Great Dao Origins, and Attribute World Power gave him strength comparable to a Nine-Tribulation Sovereign, and he resolved to kill the Void Overlord.
• The Void Overlord decided Qin Hao’s attack gave him a chance to accomplish Qin Hao’s Slaying and claim the Primordial Feathered Wings.
• The Void Overlord channeled his Void Great Dao Origin through the Divine Steel Warhammer and brought a powerful hammer blow down toward Qin Hao, warping the surrounding space into a void-like domain.
• The watching Sovereigns recoiled from the attack, and many doubted Qin Hao could match the Void Overlord without using the Primordial Feathered Wings.
• Venerable Luoji warned Qin Hao, while the Azure Flame Profound Venerable and Golden Wu Immortal Venerable prepared to act; the Insect Race Matriarch and Heavenly Demon Palace Master focused on the warhammer’s power.

Qin Hao used the World Sword, drawing on the full power of his Self-World, to overpower Void Overlord in a single clash. The shocked onlookers recognized that Qin Hao could contend with the strongest Sovereigns, while Spirit Venerable Xiu Ling, Nether Demon Venerable, and Leader of the Mysterious Spirit Cult began considering killing him.

• Qin Hao unleashed the World Sword, combining his Self-World's Heaven and Earth World Power with the Heaven and Earth Ancient Way.
• Qin Hao's sword shattered the Void Space created by Void Overlord's Divine Steel Warhammer and forced Void Overlord back tens of thousands of miles.
• The Sovereigns watching realized Qin Hao had overpowered Void Overlord and was strong enough to threaten Nine-Tribulation Sovereigns.
• Spirit Venerable Xiu Ling, Nether Demon Venerable, and Leader of the Mysterious Spirit Cult exchanged glances and revealed their killing intent toward Qin Hao.
• Venerable Luoji praised Qin Hao, and Azure Flame Profound Venerable credited his strength to the Heaven and Earth Ancient Way.

After Qin Hao suppressed the Void Overlord, Ancestor Yanyu wagered with the Nether-Shadow Soul Venerable on whether Qin Hao would survive. The Nether-Shadow Soul Venerable secretly planned to have Venerable Xiu Ling join the fight, leaving Qin Hao in danger despite the wager.

• Golden Wu Immortal Venerable and several other powerful figures reacted with concern or displeasure after Qin Hao suppressed the Void Overlord.
• Ancestor Yanyu praised Qin Hao and challenged the Nether-Shadow Soul Venerable to a wager.
• The Nether-Shadow Soul Venerable offered a Half-Step Divine Artifact great saber, while Ancestor Yanyu staked an Origin World Starfall Stone.
• Ancestor Yanyu and the Nether-Shadow Soul Venerable swore by the Heavenly Dao that the Nether-Shadow Soul Venerable would lose if Qin Hao survived.
• The Nether-Shadow Soul Venerable secretly sent a thought to Venerable Xiu Ling, intending to bring another attacker into the fight.

Qin Hao fought the Void Overlord with his World Sword and steadily gained the upper hand, despite the Lingxiao Divine Sword's inability to fully channel his Heaven and Earth World Power. As the Void Overlord secretly received Venerable Xiu Ling's offer to help kill Qin Hao, Qin Hao prepared to use a stronger move to finish the battle.

• Qin Hao realized the Lingxiao Divine Sword did not suit his Heaven and Earth Ancient Way and considered forging a new Treasure Sword with a wisp of Sword Soul from the Supreme Sword Tower.
• The Void Overlord attacked Qin Hao with renewed fury, and the two exchanged hundreds of blows.
• Qin Hao's endless Heaven and Earth World Power outlasted the Void Overlord's waning Great Dao Origin Power, and Qin Hao suppressed him while reducing his Life Divine Power.
• The Void Overlord realized he could neither defeat Qin Hao nor flee from his speed, but continued fighting.
• Venerable Xiu Ling contacted the Void Overlord and told him to hold Qin Hao until they could join forces.
• Qin Hao decided to use another move to kill the Void Overlord.

Qin Hao contemplated the Sword Heart Realm while fighting the Void Overlord, seeking to unleash God-Subduing through the Eternal True God's Sword Dao Inheritance. As Qin Hao focused on his swordplay, three enemies launched a surprise attack, and Lingxiaozi warned him just before their strikes landed.

• Qin Hao reasoned that the Sword Heart depended on the soul, will, and Divine Soul, and resolved to combine his partial understanding of it with God-Subduing.
• Spirit Venerable Xiu Ling, the Nether Demon Venerable, and the Leader of the Mysterious Spirit Cult secretly positioned themselves to kill Qin Hao while he fought the Void Overlord.
• The Heavenly Demon Palace Master noticed their plan and prepared to hold back the Azure Flame Profound Venerable, the Desolate God Hall Master, the Spirit Domain Blade Venerable, and Venerable Luoji.
• Qin Hao fought the Void Overlord with his eyes half closed, concentrating on his swordplay as the Void Overlord pressed closer.
• Spirit Venerable Xiu Ling, the Nether Demon Venerable, and the Leader of the Mysterious Spirit Cult attacked Qin Hao from three directions, and Lingxiaozi warned him.

Qin Hao awakened to the Sword Heart and began unleashing his first Peerless Art, Dragon-Subduing, while the Void Overlord and three other Nine-Tribulation Sovereigns attacked him. The chapter left their attacks weakened by Qin Hao’s rising sword power as the watching experts realized his strike threatened them too.

• Qin Hao opened his eyes with a new understanding of the Sword Heart and vowed to kill Venerable Xiu Ling, the Nether Demon Venerable, and the Leader of the Mysterious Spirit Cult.
• The three Sovereigns launched a surprise attack on Qin Hao while he fought the Void Overlord, and the Heavenly Demon Palace Master and Golden Wu Immortal Venerable blocked the other Sovereigns from intervening.
• The Nether-Shadow Soul Venerable and Blood Demon Emperor delayed Ancestor Yanyu, but they halted when they sensed Qin Hao’s overwhelming power.
• Qin Hao named his first Peerless Art, God-Subduing—Dragon-Subduing, and slowly brought down the Lingxiao Divine Sword.
• Qin Hao’s sword power surged, twisting space and suppressing the three attackers’ Sovereign Secret Arts before their strikes reached him.

Qin Hao unleashed the Dragon-Subduing strike with the Lingxiao Divine Sword, overwhelming the Void Overlord and piercing his chest. The Void Overlord’s Life Divine Power and Life Aura began to plummet as the strike’s shockwaves wounded the other three sovereigns.

• The Void Overlord poured his Void Great Dao Origin Power into his Steel Warhammer and attacked Qin Hao.
• Qin Hao’s Dragon-Subduing sword strike overwhelmed the Void Overlord, knocked away his Steel Warhammer, and destroyed both his hands.
• The sword strike’s spatial shockwaves battered the attacks of Venerable Xiu Ling, the Nether Demon Venerable, and the Leader of the Mysterious Spirit Cult, leaving all three injured.
• Qin Hao’s Lingxiao Divine Sword pierced the Void Overlord’s chest, and the Void Overlord felt his Life Divine Power and Life Aura rapidly diminish.