Chapter Summaries

Qin Hao killed the Void Overlord with a single sword strike, destroying his Divine Body and trapping his Divine Soul in the Self-World. As onlookers marveled at Qin Hao’s strength, he turned to face Spirit Venerable Xiu Ling and the other attackers.

• Qin Hao’s Dragon-Subduing strike shattered the Void Overlord’s Divine Body and left his Divine Soul barely alive.
• Qin Hao sent the Void Overlord’s Divine Soul into the Self-World, where World Power began eroding it while restoring the souls of the Flamefire Realm Master, Lord Minhai, and others.
• Qin Hao noticed that the half-broken Giant Hammer contained a wisp of True God Power and put it away for later study.
• Qin Hao turned toward Spirit Venerable Xiu Ling, the Nether Demon Venerable, and the Leader of the Mysterious Spirit Cult after their attacks had been repelled.
• The watching Sovereigns and Dominators realized Qin Hao had killed the Void Overlord without using the Primordial Feathered Wings.

Qin Hao killed the Void Overlord with a single sword strike, then turned on Venerable Xiu Ling, the Nether Demon Venerable, and the Leader of the Mysterious Spirit Cult for ambushing him. As Ancestor Yanyu and the Eastern Emperor blocked the Soul Race and Blood Demon Emperor, Qin Hao struck Venerable Xiu Ling down, leaving the other attackers’ fates unresolved.

• Qin Hao killed the Void Overlord with one sword strike, shocking the watching Sovereigns and injuring Venerable Xiu Ling, the Nether Demon Venerable, and the Leader of the Mysterious Spirit Cult with the backlash.
• Venerable Xiu Ling, the Nether Demon Venerable, and the Leader of the Mysterious Spirit Cult fled, but Qin Hao sent the Lingxiao Divine Sword and two World Swords after them.
• Venerable Xiu Ling invoked the Nether-Shadow Soul Venerable’s protection, but Qin Hao continued his attack, citing the three Sovereigns’ ambush.
• Ancestor Yanyu blocked the Nether-Shadow Soul Venerable and the Blood Demon Emperor from intervening, and the Eastern Emperor supported him.
• Qin Hao’s Purple Treasure Sword split Venerable Xiu Ling’s Divine Body in two.

Qin Hao destroyed Venerable Xiu Ling’s Divine Soul, then pursued the fleeing Nether Demon Venerable and the Leader of the Mysterious Spirit Cult with his World Sword. The Nether Demon Venerable escaped after using a Blood Drop to block the attack, while the Leader of the Mysterious Spirit Cult used a Doppelganger Secret Art to keep fleeing.

• Qin Hao cleaved Venerable Xiu Ling’s Divine Soul apart with the Lingxiao Divine Sword and obliterated it.
• The Nether Demon Venerable and the Leader of the Mysterious Spirit Cult fled in opposite directions after seeing Venerable Xiu Ling fall.
• The Nether Demon Venerable threw a Blood Drop refined by the Blood Demon Emperor at Qin Hao’s World Sword, stopping it but losing half his Life Divine Power.
• Qin Hao realized the wounded Nether Demon Venerable was too far away to pursue and regretted that the Lingxiao Divine Sword did not suit him.
• The Leader of the Mysterious Spirit Cult split into two with a Doppelganger Secret Art, leaving one copy to block the World Sword while the other continued fleeing.

Qin Hao survived the ambush, killed the Void Overlord and Spirit Venerable Xiu Ling, and drove the Nether Demon Venerable and the Leader of the Mysterious Spirit Cult to flee. Ancestor Yanyu collected his wager from the Nether-Shadow Soul Venerable while Qin Hao considered having a more suitable sword forged.

• Qin Hao explained that the Leader of the Mysterious Spirit Cult sacrificed a doppelganger to escape his World Sword, while the Nether Demon Venerable fled using a secret treasure.
• Lingxiaozi praised Qin Hao for killing the Void Overlord and Spirit Venerable Xiu Ling and forcing the other two attackers to retreat, and Qin Hao said the Lingxiao Divine Sword no longer suited him.
• The Sovereigns and Great Dao Dominators who had gathered to stop Qin Hao from passing his tribulation fled in fear of his retaliation.
• The Nether-Shadow Soul Venerable glared at Qin Hao for killing Spirit Venerable Xiu Ling, while Ancestor Yanyu reminded him that he had lost their wager.
• The Nether-Shadow Soul Venerable left without handing over the Half-Step Divine Artifact, and Ancestor Yanyu trusted their Heavenly Dao oath to enforce payment.
• The Blood Demon Emperor, Eastern Emperor, Insect Race Ancestor, and Eight Desolate Puppet Ancestor departed, leaving Ancestor Yanyu to praise Qin Hao's strength.

After Qin Hao survived his tribulation and reached the Star Sea’s highest tier, he faced threats and explanations from the other races. The chapter left him with his allies as Ancestor Yanyu appeared and praised him for a great favor.

• Golden Wu Immortal Venerable and the Heavenly Demon Palace Master threatened Qin Hao before leaving, while Qin Hao remained unafraid.
• The Insect Race Matriarch explained that her people had intervened to prevent another Battle of Myriad Races, not to oppose Qin Hao.
• The Insect Race Matriarch offered to join Qin Hao in exploring dangerous lands in pursuit of Transcendence, and Qin Hao said he had no other conflict with the Insect Race.
• Azure Flame Profound Venerable and the others learned that Qin Hao’s Lingxiao Divine Sword limited his strength, and they praised his unprecedented rise to the Star Sea’s highest tier.
• Ancestor Yanyu appeared and said Qin Hao had done him a tremendous favor.

Ancestor Yanyu met Qin Hao after his victory over the Void Overlord, praised his achievement, and brought him back to the Dao Alliance. There, Qin Hao encountered the Alliance’s gathered Deputy Alliance Leaders and began learning who they were.

• Ancestor Yanyu told Qin Hao that he had won a complete Low-Grade Divine Artifact from Nether-Shadow Soul Venerable in a wager over Qin Hao’s fight with the Void Overlord.
• Azure Flame Profound Venerable explained that Ancestor Yanyu was the strongest Human Race powerhouse of the current age and one of the Star Sea’s six supreme figures.
• Ancestor Yanyu offered to help Qin Hao find someone to forge a Treasure Sword suited to him, then transported Qin Hao and the others to the Dao Alliance.
• Qin Hao arrived in the Dao Hall and saw ten other Deputy Alliance Leaders gathered there.
• Azure Flame Profound Venerable identified several of the gathered leaders, including the Myriad Seas Palace Master and the Heavenly Dao Academy President, before beginning to describe three who were not Human.

Qin Hao learned about the deadly Savage Lands where Nine-Tribulation Sovereigns searched for treasures and the Path of Transcendence. He revealed that the realm beyond the Nine-Tribulation Sovereign stage was the True God Realm, leaving the Dao Hall’s powerful figures astonished.

• Azure Flame Profound Venerable introduced Ancestor Xu, Lady Flower Immortal, and Fairy Yuanmiao to Qin Hao and explained their standing.
• Azure Flame Profound Venerable told Qin Hao that unusual Savage Lands could kill Nine-Tribulation Sovereigns but held rare treasures, including the Mother-Child Crystal Ancestor Yanyu had found.
• Soaring Cloud Martial Venerable invited Qin Hao to join a future Savage Land expedition, and Qin Hao accepted.
• Qin Hao explained that the True God Realm lay beyond the seven realms and sixty-three levels and described its three ranks.
• Venerable Luoji urgently asked Qin Hao whether he was certain that the True God Realm existed beyond the Nine-Tribulation Sovereign stage.

Qin Hao explained that mastering Chaos Origin was the path to the True God Realm and showed the Dao Alliance leaders evidence in a Divine Artifact. He revealed what he knew about the Star Realm, leaving the leaders questioning why the Star Sea had never produced a True God.

• Qin Hao told the Dao Alliance leaders that Chaos Origin lay above the Great Dao Origin and that mastering it allowed someone to reach the True God Realm.
• Qin Hao displayed the damaged Steel Warhammer and used it to demonstrate True God Power, which Ancestor Yanyu recognized as transformed Chaos Origin.
• Qin Hao said that Ancestor Yanyu had absorbed some True God Power from the Mother-Child Crystal and could be called a Demigod.
• Qin Hao explained that the Star Realm had been created by the Nine True Gods and forsaken by the Heavenly Dao, preventing its inhabitants from leaving or reaching the True God Realm.
• Ancestor Xu questioned why no one in the Star Sea had become a True God, and Qin Hao suggested that the limits of each world’s size and resources might be the cause.

Qin Hao discussed the scarcity of paths to the True God Realm and declined invitations to explore Savage Lands until he forged a suitable Treasure Sword and consolidated his cultivation. Ancestor Xu examined the Primordial Feathered Wings and recognized them as an extraordinary Divine Artifact.

• Qin Hao explained that becoming a True God in the Star Sea was exceptionally difficult, but insisted cultivators had to forge their own paths.
• Yang Ancestor and Sage Ancestor invited Qin Hao to explore Savage Lands with them, but he declined because he planned to forge a Treasure Sword and consolidate his cultivation.
• Qin Hao asked Ancestor Xu to forge a Supreme Treasure Sword, and Ancestor Yanyu offered to have the Dao Alliance cover the cost.
• Ancestor Xu agreed to study the Primordial Feathered Wings in exchange for waiving his other fee, and Qin Hao brought them out for inspection.
• Ancestor Xu studied the wings for half an hour and concluded they were an extraordinary Divine Artifact that was difficult to activate.

Qin Hao became an Honorary Deputy Alliance Leader of the Dao Alliance and entered its treasury to gather materials for Ancestor Xu to forge a sword from the Steel Warhammer. There, he sensed and found another Bone Wing connected to the Primordial Feathered Wings.

• Ancestor Xu said the Primordial Feathered Wings had intricate patterns and that only Qin Hao's Heaven and Earth Ancient Way could unleash their full power.
• Qin Hao asked Ancestor Xu to refine the Steel Warhammer into a sword, and Ancestor Xu agreed to try using its core material.
• Ancestor Yanyu appointed Qin Hao an Honorary Deputy Alliance Leader and gave him a Token, treasury access, and one billion Contribution Points.
• Ancestor Xu gave Qin Hao a Jade Slip listing more than a thousand materials needed for the Treasure Sword.
• Qin Hao entered the Dao Alliance Treasury and sensed an aura matching the Bone Wing he had obtained from True Lord Guize.
• Qin Hao gathered more than three hundred materials and used three million Contribution Points to take another Bone Wing.

Qin Hao collected Bone Wings, Heavenly Spirit Race weapon fragments, and an Origin World Oddity, then became the Dao Alliance’s Fourteenth Deputy Alliance Leader. He headed to the Azure Flame Sect to rebuild his teacher’s and allies’ Physical Bodies, while the sect’s elders reacted to news of his appointment.

• Qin Hao returned from the treasury with more than eighteen hundred kinds of materials, three Bone Wings, Heavenly Spirit Race weapon fragments, and a damaged writing brush he recognized as an Origin World Oddity.
• Ancestor Xu accepted Qin Hao’s materials to attempt to forge a Half-Step Divine Artifact, and the Dao Alliance formally announced Qin Hao as its Fourteenth Deputy Alliance Leader.
• The Azure Flame Profound Venerable gave Qin Hao materials to rebuild True Lord Tianyan’s and the Flamefire Realm Master’s Physical Bodies, and Qin Hao agreed to call him elder brother.
• Qin Hao left for the Azure Flame Sect to rebuild his teacher’s and the others’ Physical Bodies before returning to the True Martial Continent to await Ancestor Xu’s forging.
• At Two Realms Peak, Lord Zhenyan and the assembled Azure Flame Sect elders read the news of Qin Hao’s appointment and marveled at his new position.

The Azure Flame Sect learned that Qin Hao had become an Eight-Tribulation Sovereign, killed two Nine-Tribulations Sovereigns, and been appointed the Dao Alliance’s Fourteenth Deputy Alliance Leader. Qin Hao returned to the Sect, where its elders and disciples gathered to welcome him as an equal to the Azure Flame Profound Venerable.

• Lord Zhenheng received word that Qin Hao had become an Eight-Tribulation Sovereign and killed the Void Overlord and Venerable Xiu Ling.
• Sovereign Huaqian confirmed the news and recalled that he had once opposed Qin Hao, while recognizing that Lord Guxuan’s grudge against him could now bring no reprisal.
• Sovereign Huaqian and the other Peak Masters led the Inner Gate Elders toward the Teleportation Array to welcome Qin Hao.
• Qi Long and Ji Ziqi, now Three-Tribulation Sovereigns and Dao companions, heard that Qin Hao was returning and went to see him.
• Qin Hao appeared at the Teleportation Array, where the Azure Flame Sect’s elders, experts, and disciples greeted him as Sword Martial Sovereign and Deputy Alliance Leader.

After returning to the Azure Flame Sect as an Eight-Tribulation Sovereign, Qin Hao reassured his old friends Qi Long and Ji Ziqi that his new status had not changed him. He gifted them the powerful Yin-Yang Swords to celebrate their marriage, and they hesitated to accept them because of their immense value.

• Sovereign Huaqian and the Azure Flame Sect disciples watched Qin Hao depart, and the disciples made him their cultivation role model.
• Sovereign Huaqian recalled that Lord Guxuan remained in the Abyssal Prison World, unable to let go of his grandson Yu Weibo’s death and unable to challenge Qin Hao.
• Qin Hao welcomed Qi Long and Ji Ziqi at Two Realms Peak and eased their discomfort about his elevated status.
• Qin Hao gave Qi Long and Ji Ziqi the Silver Feather Sword and the Azure Feather Sword, which together formed the top-tier Three-Star Supreme Treasure called the Yin-Yang Swords.
• Qi Long and Ji Ziqi tried to refuse the valuable swords, but Qin Hao urged them to accept the gift as friends.

After returning to the Azure Flame Sect, Qin Hao reunited with his friends and allies, then used his Self-World to restore those whose Divine Bodies had been shattered. True Lord Tianyan emerged fully healed and nearing the Nine-Tribulations Heavenly Tribulation, while Qin Hao prepared to rebuild the Divine Bodies of Flamefire Realm Master, Lord Minhai, Storm Sovereign, Illusion Master Lingyan, and his three doppelgangers.

• Qi Long and Ji Ziqi left Qin Hao’s courtyard with their Flowing Light Swords, moved by his generosity and determined to repay his kindness.
• Azure Li Lord, Lord Zhenheng, Lord Mingcang, Lord Fengyun, and Lord Kangyi visited Qin Hao and learned that he had slain Venerable Xiu Ling.
• The visitors learned Qin Hao had returned to rebuild the Divine Bodies of Flamefire Realm Master, Lord Minhai, Storm Sovereign, and Illusion Master Lingyan, then left him to work.
• Qin Hao opened a passage to his Self-World, and True Lord Tianyan emerged completely healed with signs that the Nine-Tribulations Heavenly Tribulation was approaching.
• True Lord Tianyan thanked Qin Hao for the World Power that had strengthened his Great Dao Origin, then returned to seclusion before his coming tribulation.
• Qin Hao brought out the recovered Divine Souls of Flamefire Realm Master, Lord Minhai, Storm Sovereign, Illusion Master Lingyan, and his Fire, Water, and Wood Doppelgangers to begin rebuilding their Divine Bodies.

Qin Hao planned to rebuild Flamefire Realm Master and the others' Divine Bodies at a higher level, then went to the Supreme Sword Tower to obtain more treasure from the Golden Radiance Lord. There, he discovered that the Sixth Floor's seal had opened and strange Demonic Qi was escaping, but he left its mystery unexplored as he extracted the Golden Radiance Lord's golden soul.

• Qin Hao realized he could use Heavenly Wonders and his Self-World to rebuild Flamefire Realm Master, Lord Minhai, Storm Sovereign, and Illusion Master Lingyan's Divine Bodies at a higher level without backlash.
• Qin Hao told the four to wait and went to the Supreme Sword Tower to collect the Golden Radiance Lord's golden soul for their reconstruction.
• Qin Hao sensed unfamiliar Demonic Qi leaking from the opened Sixth Floor and found that it grew denser near the entrance.
• The Golden Radiance Lord noticed Qin Hao and grew furious when Qin Hao ignored him and began extracting his golden soul.
• The Golden Radiance Lord struggled against his chains and threatened Qin Hao as Qin Hao continued extracting his golden soul.

Qin Hao used the Golden Soul fragments and other Heavenly Wonders to rebuild the Flamefire Realm Master's Divine Body, raising it to the peak of the Perfect Divine Body level. He then told his teacher to enter the new body so he could fuse it with his Divine Soul.

• Qin Hao left the Supreme Sword Tower after extracting Golden Soul fragments from the Golden Radiance Lord and decided to use them to rebuild his teacher's and others' Divine Bodies.
• Qin Hao told the Flamefire Realm Master, Lord Minhai, Storm Sovereign, and Illusion Master Lingyan that he could give them Perfect Divine Bodies.
• Qin Hao rebuilt the Flamefire Realm Master's Divine Body with Heavenly Wonders and nearly a hundred Golden Soul fragments.
• The Flamefire Realm Master's new Divine Body reached the peak of the Perfect Divine Body level, one step short of a Great Dao Divine Body.
• Qin Hao asked the Flamefire Realm Master to enter the new body so he could fuse the Divine Soul and Divine Body.

Qin Hao rebuilt Flamefire Realm Master, Lord Minhai, Storm Sovereign, and Illusion Master Lingyan’s Divine Bodies, greatly strengthening them and helping three sense their approaching Heavenly Tribulations. After discussing his plans to pursue the True God Realm, Qin Hao left for the True Martial Continent to reunite with Mu Ziqing, Yun Chang, and the others.

• Flamefire Realm Master awakened in a pinnacle Perfect Divine Body, sensed signs of his Seven-Tribulation Heavenly Tribulation, and prepared to enter seclusion.
• Qin Hao rebuilt Lord Minhai’s Divine Body, and she sensed the call of the Six-Tribulation Heavenly Tribulation.
• Qin Hao rebuilt Storm Sovereign and Illusion Master Lingyan’s Divine Bodies; Lingyan sensed her Six-Tribulation Heavenly Tribulation, while Storm Sovereign’s combat strength rose sharply.
• Qin Hao told Flamefire Realm Master that he planned to consolidate his cultivation and explore dangerous lands in search of a path to the True God Realm; Flamefire Realm Master warned him about Nether Demon Venerable and Leader of the Mysterious Spirit Cult.
• Qin Hao bowed farewell to Flamefire Realm Master, Lord Minhai, Storm Sovereign, and Illusion Master Lingyan, then flew toward the True Martial Continent to see Mu Ziqing, Yun Chang, and the others.

Sovereign Huaqian visited Lord Guxuan, the Azure Flame Sect Elder who guarded the Abyssal Prison World, and urged him to leave after his long service. Lord Guxuan stayed, consumed by his desire to avenge his grandson by killing Qin Hao, and entered the dungeon’s depths as powerful Demonic Beasts began to stir.

• Sovereign Huaqian entered the Abyssal Prison World and found Lord Guxuan guarding its passage.
• Sovereign Huaqian told Lord Guxuan that Qin Hao had left for the True Martial Continent and offered him pills, but Lord Guxuan refused to leave his post.
• A roar and a surge of Demonic Qi came from deep within the Abyssal Prison World, stirring Lord Guxuan’s excitement and madness.
• Lord Guxuan revealed that he intended to use the awakening Demonic Beasts to kill Qin Hao and avenge his grandson.
• Lord Guxuan entered the dark passage, promising his dead grandson Bo’er that he would soon join him.

Qin Hao returned to the True Martial Continent after more than forty Eras and saw how its prosperity and the Qin family had grown. He appeared in the Sword Martial Palace, where his family and the continent’s experts welcomed him as an Eight-Tribulation Sovereign.

• Qin Hao traveled through the bustling Starry Sky around the True Martial Continent and reflected on how his family had helped the homeland flourish.
• Qin Hao saw a Qin Interstellar Battleship but recognized none of its crew, while Attendant Liu Yun caught a glimpse of him and realized the Qin Family Ancestor had returned.
• Qin Hao appeared without warning in the Sword Martial Palace, where Mu Ziqing and Yun Chang recognized him first.
• Qin Ming, Qin Yue, Chiling Lord, Rock Mountain Sovereign, and the assembled experts greeted Qin Hao, while Qin family descendants knelt and bowed to him.

Qin Hao rewarded the True Martial Continent’s leaders and families with treasures after hearing how they had protected the continent during his absence. He told Mu Ziqing, Yun Chang, Qin Ming, and Qin Yue about the True God Realm and other worlds, then questioned Yun Chang about his slow cultivation progress.

• Qin Hao heard reports that the True Martial Continent had prospered, with thirteen Sovereigns, thousands of Creation experts, and a new guard army watching for threats.
• Qin Hao distributed Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures, weapons, and Heavenly Wonders, inviting Chiling Lord and Rock Mountain Sovereign to choose their shares and promising treasures to the other leaders.
• Qin Hao told the assembled leaders that the continent belonged to everyone, urged them to cultivate, and offered to answer their cultivation questions while he stayed in seclusion.
• Qin Ming praised Qin Hao for killing two Nine-Tribulation Great Dao Sovereigns, and Qin Hao explained that True Gods surpassed Sovereigns and could travel between worlds such as the Primordial Sea and Heavensea.
• Qin Hao asked Yun Chang why he had not sensed the Heavenly Tribulation for Seven Tribulations, and Yun Chang claimed he could not advance to Great Dao Dominator before Qin Hao.