Chapter Summaries

Yun Chang discovered that Qin Hao had survived inside the Flame River and was enduring a powerful tempering process as he comprehended the Flame Chaos Origin. While guarding him, Yun Chang recovered from his injuries and began trying to comprehend the origin himself, combining it with his rule chaos origin to withstand the pressure.

• Yun Chang spotted Qin Hao sitting within the flames and learned that Qin Hao had protected them with his self-world.
• Qin Hao explained that Flame Power was pouring into his body and resumed Cultivation despite the excruciating pain.
• Yun Chang stood guard and vowed to make Yan Zijun and Duanmu Jie pay for trapping them in the Flame River.
• Yun Chang healed his injuries and then began comprehending the Flame Chaos Origin alongside his rule chaos origin.

Qin Hao endured the Flame River’s power as it strengthened his divine body, bringing him close to the Heaven and Earth True God level. When the Flame Power suddenly surged beyond what he could withstand, he received the first turn of the Nine-Turn Indestructible Body and began cultivating it to survive.

• Qin Hao endured the Flame Power’s agony and strengthened his Divine Body Power to the level of a Low-Grade Divine Artifact.
• Qin Hao continued tempering his body and comprehending the Flame Chaos Origin as he approached the Heaven and Earth True God level.
• The Flame River boiled, and a sudden surge of Flame Power threatened to burst Qin Hao’s body apart.
• Qin Hao received the Nine-Turn Indestructible Body technique through the Flame Power and began circulating its first-turn cultivation method.

The Flame River erupted, trapping its remaining challengers under crushing pressure as Yan Zijun and Luan Bing struggled to advance. The Amber Crystal Man discovered that Qin Hao and Yun Chang had survived, and realized Qin Hao was cultivating in the flames and had fulfilled Ancestral God Lingchang’s conditions for inheritance.

• The Flame River boiled and its pressure intensified, leaving the Half-Step True Gods unable to retreat safely.
• Yan Zijun, nearing Lingchang Palace, tried to push onward through the eruption while draining Duanmu Jie’s life force to endure the pressure.
• Luan Bing used her ice-and-snow aura to resist the flames and ran forward as the pressure threatened to kill them both.
• The Amber Crystal Man traced the eruption to Qin Hao, whom he found alive and absorbing Flame Power while Yun Chang guarded him.
• The Amber Crystal Man realized Qin Hao had fulfilled all three conditions for Ancestral God Lingchang’s inheritance, which lay within the Flame River rather than Lingchang Palace.

Qin Hao survived his plunge into the Flame River and used the Nine-Turn Indestructible Body to withstand its flames, rapidly strengthening his divine body. The Amber Crystal Man appeared and revealed that Qin Hao had found the inheritance Ancestral God Lingchang had hidden in the Flame River.

• Qin Hao circulated the first turn of the Nine-Turn Indestructible Body, turning the Flame River’s power from a threat into a force that tempered his divine body.
• Yun Chang stayed near Qin Hao and guarded him while he cultivated in the flames.
• As the flames subsided, the Amber Crystal Man arrived unseen by Yun Chang and approached Qin Hao.
• Qin Hao rose to greet the Amber Crystal Man and realized his divine body had grown powerful enough to approach the Eternal True God level.
• The Amber Crystal Man told Qin Hao that the Nine-Turn Indestructible Body was Master’s inheritance and that Qin Hao was the only one to enter the Flame River, endure its pressure, and comprehend the Flame Chaos Origin.

The Amber Crystal Man explained that Ancestral God Lingchang’s inheritance required Comprehension, Willpower, and Character, and revealed why earlier geniuses who mastered the Flame Chaos Origin had been rejected. He judged Qin Hao worthy because he had risked himself to save Yun Chang, leaving Qin Hao closer to receiving the legacy.

• The Amber Crystal Man explained that the Flame River tested Comprehension and Willpower through the Flame Chaos Origin, which grew stronger farther along the river.
• He told Qin Hao that many earlier geniuses had mastered the Flame Chaos Origin, some faster than Qin Hao, but none had received the Master's Legacy.
• The Amber Crystal Man revealed that one gifted genius had ambushed and killed his companion to obtain the inheritance.
• Qin Hao understood that Ancestral God Lingchang valued Character above Comprehension and Willpower because betrayal had led to his death.
• The Amber Crystal Man praised Qin Hao for leaping into the Flame River rather than abandoning Yun Chang, and said Yun Chang would otherwise have died.

Qin Hao learned from the Amber Crystal Man how the Nine-Turn Indestructible Body could grant power from the Eternity True God level up to that of a Divine Lord. The Amber Crystal Man told him to focus on mastering the body-refining technique, and denied him access to Ancestral God Lingchang’s other techniques and treasures.

• The Amber Crystal Man confirmed that Qin Hao had obtained the Nine-Turn Indestructible Body and explained that its first turn granted Eternity True God-level combat strength.
• The Amber Crystal Man described how each turn increased the technique’s power, with the ninth reaching the level of a Divine Lord who could easily defeat Ancestral Gods.
• Qin Hao considered the possibility of using the technique to gain Ancestral God-level strength and save Star Sea Heaven and Earth, but the Amber Crystal Man urged him to focus on the present.
• Qin Hao asked whether Ancestral God Lingchang’s inheritance included other techniques and treasures, and the Amber Crystal Man refused to give him anything beyond the Nine-Turn Indestructible Body.

Qin Hao obtained Ancestral God Lingchang's inheritance and was transported with Yun Chang to Lingchang Palace, keeping the Nine-Turn Indestructible Body secret. As the other Half-Step True Gods were brought to the exit, Yan Zijun finally reached the palace after enduring the Flame River.

• The Amber Crystal Man warned Qin Hao to cultivate the Nine-Turn Indestructible Body diligently and rely on his own strength, then sent Qin Hao and Yun Chang out of the Flame River.
• Qin Hao realized that obtaining the inheritance had allowed everyone in the Flame River to survive, and decided to hide the Nine-Turn Indestructible Body from everyone but Yun Chang.
• Qin Hao told Yun Chang that he had obtained Ancestral God Lingchang's Inheritance and explained that the Half-Step True Gods were being transported to Lingchang Palace.
• Half-Step True Gods were swept through the Flame River in separate fiery spaces toward Lingchang Palace.
• Yan Zijun crawled out of the Flame River and entered Lingchang Palace, relieved to have reached its end.

Yan Zijun reached Lingchang Palace expecting Ancestral God Lingchang's Inheritance, but found the palace empty and erupted in rage. Luan Bing joined him, then thousands of surviving Half-Step True God contestants were suddenly transported into the hall.

• Yan Zijun consumed more pills to recover and entered Lingchang Palace, convinced his costly journey would earn him the inheritance.
• Yan Zijun found the palace empty, searched its central hall and side halls, and raged that the inheritance was nowhere to be found.
• Luan Bing arrived and calmly concluded that the Ancestral God Inheritance was not in the palace.
• Spatial fluctuations transported several thousand surviving Half-Step True God contestants from the Flame River into the hall, where they found Yan Zijun and Luan Bing.

The Half-Step True Gods were transported to the Palace at the end of the Flame River, where Yan Zijun and Luan Bing realized neither had gained Ancestral God Lingchang’s inheritance. Yan Zijun suspected someone else had received it and prepared to kill everyone, until Qin Hao and Yun Chang arrived.

• The Half-Step True Gods found themselves in the Palace and saw that Yan Zijun and Luan Bing had not obtained Ancestral God Lingchang’s inheritance.
• Yan Zijun reasoned that someone among the newcomers must have inherited it and considered killing everyone to find the successor.
• Luan Bing also suspected someone present had obtained the inheritance and studied the crowd for clues.
• Gu Fengchen arrived, confused by the sudden gathering, and recognized Qin Hao and Yun Chang when they appeared.
• Gu Fengchen greeted Qin Hao and Yun Chang, drawing Yan Zijun’s and Luan Bing’s attention to them.

Qin Hao and Yun Chang returned from the Flame River, prompting Yan Zijun to suspect Qin Hao had obtained Ancestral God Lingchang’s inheritance. Qin Hao and Yun Chang confronted Yan Zijun over his earlier attack, and Yan Zijun brought out the Earth Baleful Pill as the fight began.

• Yan Zijun and Luan Bing saw Qin Hao and Yun Chang alive and suspected Qin Hao had gained Ancestral God Lingchang’s inheritance.
• Gu Fengchen told Qin Hao and Yun Chang that the Flame River’s upheaval had nearly killed him and speculated that someone had obtained the inheritance.
• Qin Hao and Yun Chang turned toward Yan Zijun to settle their feud, and Yan Zijun accused Qin Hao of stealing the inheritance from him.
• Qin Hao challenged Yan Zijun over causing him to fall into the Flame River, while Yan Zijun threatened to kill him and enslave his divine soul.
• Yun Chang joined Qin Hao in surrounding Yan Zijun and watched Luan Bing, while Yan Zijun summoned the Earth Baleful Pill.

Yan Zijun swallowed an Earth Baleful Pill to boost his strength and attacked Qin Hao with the Sun-Extinguishing Palm. Qin Hao met the blow with the Heavenly Abyss Sword and split Yan Zijun’s enormous palm in two, leaving the Palace stunned.

• Yan Zijun revealed an Earth Baleful Pill, whose killing intent frightened the people in the Palace.
• Yan Zijun swallowed the pill, greatly increasing his strength, and threatened to kill Qin Hao before its power damaged his divine soul.
• Qin Hao dismissed Yan Zijun’s threat, while Yun Chang and Gu Fengchen watched in alarm.
• Yan Zijun struck Qin Hao with the Sun-Extinguishing Palm, and Yun Chang and Gu Fengchen tried to intervene.
• Qin Hao channeled his Divine Body Power into the Heavenly Abyss Sword and split Yan Zijun’s palm strike in two, silencing the Palace.

Qin Hao split Yan Zijun’s palm strike, but Yan Zijun used the Earth Baleful Pill to unleash the Soul Devouring Seal against him. The soul-level attack bypassed Qin Hao’s sword, leaving his next move uncertain.

• Qin Hao cleaved Yan Zijun’s palm strike in two with the Heavenly Abyss Sword, astonishing everyone in the Palace.
• Yun Chang cheered Qin Hao while keeping watch on Luan Bing, and Luan Bing realized she could not match his slash.
• Yan Zijun became furious at Qin Hao’s taunts and launched the Soul Devouring Seal, sending black vapor spikes and palm strikes at him.
• The black vapor poisoned several Half-Step True Gods, forcing them to retreat as they feared for their souls.
• Qin Hao slashed at the two incoming spikes, but his physical attacks passed through them because the Soul Devouring Seal targeted the soul.

Yan Zijun struck Qin Hao with soul-poisoned spikes and followed up with palm attacks, but Qin Hao’s powerful divine body survived them. As the poison began to split Qin Hao’s divine soul and resisted both chaos origin and world power, Qin Hao decided to burn it away with flame chaos origin, even if the flames scorched his soul.

• Yan Zijun’s Soul Devouring Seal spikes pierced Qin Hao’s divine soul, but Qin Hao expelled and destroyed them with his soul power.
• Qin Hao’s vision blurred as he slashed through three of Yan Zijun’s giant palms, then took several more blows that sent him skimming across the ground.
• Yun Chang attacked Yan Zijun in anger, but Yan Zijun’s blood-red killing intent corroded Yun Chang’s claws and wounded him.
• Qin Hao realized the spikes had poisoned his divine soul and tried to purge the poison with chaos origin, then world power, but both became sluggish.
• Qin Hao decided to use flame chaos origin to burn away the soul poison, accepting that the flames might also scorch his divine soul.

Qin Hao used the flame Chaos Origin to burn away Yan Zijun’s soul poison while everyone watched, mistaking his pain for a final act of desperation. As the flames receded, Qin Hao launched a sudden sword strike at Yan Zijun, who realized the poison had been neutralized.

• Qin Hao engulfed himself in flames by activating the flame Chaos Origin, astonishing the onlookers and revealing that he had mastered it.
• Yan Zijun mocked Qin Hao, assuming the flames were a futile attempt to take his own life because the soul poison supposedly made suicide impossible.
• Luan Bing recognized the flame Chaos Origin and watched Qin Hao with new wariness as others speculated about how he had mastered it in the Flame River.
• Qin Hao discovered that the flames were burning away the soul poison, and his dizziness began to fade as the fire subsided.
• Qin Hao sent a sudden sword strike toward Yan Zijun, who realized Qin Hao had neutralized the poison.

Qin Hao recovered from Yan Zijun’s soul poison and badly wounded him, while Yun Chang intercepted Duanmu Jie. Yan Zijun begged Luan Bing for help, but she rejected his promise and called him a dead man.

• Qin Hao’s Heavenly Abyss Swords broke through Yan Zijun’s defenses and split open his left shoulder.
• Yan Zijun summoned Duanmu Jie, but Yun Chang blocked him and forced him into battle.
• Qin Hao attacked Yan Zijun again, rejecting his claim that their fight was a misunderstanding.
• Yan Zijun asked Luan Bing to help kill Qin Hao, but Luan Bing refused and called Yan Zijun a dead man.

Qin Hao killed Yan Zijun despite Luan Bing’s warning that the Yan Family would seek revenge, while Luan Bing escaped the Lingchang Cave Abode with a powerful talisman. After Yun Chang reported killing Duanmu Jie, a voice in Qin Hao’s mind praised him and revealed that everyone might otherwise have been trapped with its master.

• Qin Hao killed Yan Zijun with the Heavenly Abyss Sword, and the others watched in fear.
• Luan Bing warned Qin Hao to surrender Ancestral God Lingchang’s inheritance and offered to protect him, but Qin Hao rejected her threats.
• Luan Bing used an Octagonal Talisman to teleport out of the Lingchang Cave Abode, leaving Qin Hao to wonder about her background.
• Yun Chang told Qin Hao that he had killed Duanmu Jie and recovered his Rule-Type High-Grade Divine Artifact.
• Qin Hao collected Yan Zijun’s Storage Star Rings, and a voice in his mind praised him for defeating Yan Zijun.

Qin Hao received Ancestral God Lingchang’s inheritance, and the Amber Crystal Man sent him and the other half-step true gods out as the Lingchang Cave Abode and its inheritance vanished. Outside, the Formless Ancestor, Phantom Shadow True God, and Starfall Lord waited in vain and began questioning why Ancestral God Lie Kong had attacked the contestants.

• The Amber Crystal Man told Qin Hao that Ancestral God Lingchang’s cave abode would disappear now that it had found an inheritor, and warned that others would hunt him for the Nine-Turn Indestructible Body.
• The Amber Crystal Man transported Qin Hao and the other half-step true gods out, and the Lingchang Cave Abode was annihilated.
• Qin Hao resolved to reach the Ancestral God Realm to save Star Sea Heaven and Earth and considered joining the Qiankun Sect.
• The Starfall Lord, Phantom Shadow True God, and Formless Ancestor realized the cave abode had remained silent for months and feared the contestants had failed to obtain the inheritance.
• The Formless Ancestor asked what they had learned about Ancestral God Lie Kong’s attack, but the Starfall Lord and Phantom Shadow True God had found no answers.

After escaping the Lingchang Cave Abode, Qin Hao and fewer than three thousand survivors were transported to the Qiankun Sect’s elders. Formless Ancestor welcomed all of them into the sect, while Qin Hao suspected the elders knew someone had gained Ancestral God Lingchang’s inheritance but would not investigate.

• Ancestral God Lie Kong escaped Formless Ancestor, Phantom Shadow True God, and Starfall Lord through his mastery of space.
• Qin Hao and fewer than three thousand other half-step true gods emerged alive from the Lingchang Cave Abode, carrying the gains they had gathered there.
• Formless Ancestor, Phantom Shadow True God, and Starfall Lord transported the survivors to the Palace and realized that someone must have obtained Ancestral God Lingchang’s inheritance.
• Formless Ancestor invited every survivor to join the Qiankun Sect without checking their Points Tokens.
• Qin Hao suspected Formless Ancestor knew about the inheritance but had no intention of investigating who obtained it.

The Formless Ancestor offered the Lingchang Cave Abode survivors the chance to exchange their treasures for Chaos Spirit Crystals at the sect’s highest value, warning them of the dangers of keeping valuables they could not protect. Many accepted, and Yun Chang exchanged his treasures for a generous payment while Qin Hao chose to keep his own.

• The Formless Ancestor and Starfall Lord explained that exchanging treasures was voluntary, but warned the Half-Step True Gods about the risks of holding treasures beyond their strength to protect.
• A burly man exchanged his treasures for Chaos Spirit Crystals, and his delighted reaction prompted many others to follow.
• Qin Hao told Yun Chang to exchange what he did not need, while deciding to keep his own treasures.
• Yun Chang handed the Formless Ancestor three Storage Star Rings, which contained nine treasures each worth as much as a High-Grade Divine Artifact.
• The Formless Ancestor gave Yun Chang five Storage Star Rings of Chaos Spirit Crystals, and Yun Chang returned to Qin Hao excitedly asking him to guess how much he had received.

Yun Chang shared the riches he had gathered at the Flame River with Qin Hao, and the Qiankun Sect recruitment assembly concluded. The Formless Ancestor transported everyone to his inner world, where Qin Hao began studying its spatial dimensions and saw the assembly’s successful recruits.

• Yun Chang told Qin Hao he had exchanged his treasures for over eleven thousand bottles of Chaos Spirit Liquid and gave Qin Hao sixty million Chaos Spirit Crystals as his share.
• Qin Hao accepted the crystals because cultivating the Nine-Turn Indestructible Body required enormous resources, and he and Yun Chang reaffirmed their resolve to become Ancestral Gods and save Star Sea Heaven and Earth.
• The Formless Ancestor declared the Qiankun Sect Disciple Recruitment Assembly concluded and used his power to transport the gathered Half-Step True Gods.
• Qin Hao recognized that they were inside the Formless Ancestor’s inner world and began analyzing its stable, complex spatial dimensions.
• The Half-Step True Gods noticed tens of thousands of recruits who had qualified to join the Qiankun Sect standing among the distant mountains and rivers.