Chapter Summaries

Liu Yu sent his Guards to track Qin Hao and inform the Ten-Thousand Poisons King, who was already plotting to kill Qin Hao for his treasures. Qin Hao left his companions to cultivate, while Li Yuntong resolved to train harder, a decision that eventually made her the Li Family’s first King-Sealing Creation expert.

• Liu Yu ordered his Guards to watch Qin Hao and tell the Ten-Thousand Poisons King where to find him.
• The Ten-Thousand Poisons King recovered from his injuries and planned to kill Qin Hao and claim his treasures once he was sure the Baldhead Ancient God had left.
• A Shadow Race Creation expert told the Ten-Thousand Poisons King that Liu Yu would use the East Sun Residence’s connections to help kill Qin Hao.
• Qin Hao said farewell to Marquis Vastsea, Li Yuntong, and the others, then went to East Sun Peak to enter seclusion for Ascetic Cultivation.
• Li Yuntong reflected on the limits of wealth and resolved to cultivate harder, eventually becoming the Li Family’s first King-Sealing Creation expert, King Yuntong.

The Ten-Thousand Poisons King considered how to kill Qin Hao without drawing too much attention, while Liu Yu’s Guard offered to drive Qin Hao out of East Sun City. Qin Hao then discovered that every Cultivation Chamber was occupied and left East Sun Hall after its clerk dismissed him.

• Liu Yu’s Guard told the Ten-Thousand Poisons King that Liu Yu planned to pressure Qin Hao into leaving East Sun City so the Ten-Thousand Poisons King could attack him outside the city.
• The Ten-Thousand Poisons King decided to wait a few more days to make sure Baldhead Ancient God had left before striking at Qin Hao for revenge.
• Qin Hao, his Devouring Doppelganger, and Barto learned that all Dao-Grade, Heaven-Grade, and Earth-Grade Cultivation Chambers were rented out.
• The Shadow Race Creation in East Sun Hall ordered Qin Hao and his companions to leave and privately scorned Qin Hao for offending Liu Yu.

After Liu Yu blocked Qin Hao from renting a cultivation chamber on East Sun Peak, Qin Hao moved to the Youjian Inn in East City and began cultivating. The Ten-Thousand Poisons King learned where Qin Hao was and planned to wait three days before hunting him and taking his Half-Step Supreme Treasure.

• Qin Hao learned that Liu Yu had ordered the attendants to deny him a chamber on East Sun Peak, so he took Barto and his Devouring Doppelganger to East City.
• Qin Hao rented a Guest Room at the Youjian Inn and began cultivating with his Great Dao Pattern, allowing Barto to comprehend it as well.
• A Shadow Race man saw Qin Hao at the inn and reported his location to Liu Yu's circle.
• The Ten-Thousand Poisons King realized the Youjian Inn was backed by the Divine Mechanism Tower and hesitated to attack Qin Hao there.
• The Ten-Thousand Poisons King decided to wait three days for a Limit Creation expert, then hunt Qin Hao and seize his Half-Step Supreme Treasure, while preparing to mobilize the Poison Demon Race.

The Ten-Thousand Poisons King assembled Poison Demon Race Creation experts to attack Qin Hao, while Qin Hao and his Devouring Doppelganger cultivated at the Youjian Inn. Barto broke through to the Creation Realm and offered Qin Hao his Heart Soul, just as the attack was approaching East City.

• The Ten-Thousand Poisons King learned that the Divine Mechanism Tower's Sovereign had left East Sun Star and prepared to strike Qin Hao with Liu Yu's help.
• The Ten-Thousand Poisons King led more than thirty concealed Poison Demon Race Creation experts from the Myriad Devil Palace toward East City.
• At the Youjian Inn, Qin Hao and his Devouring Doppelganger continued mastering Ninth-Order Origin Laws.
• Qin Hao supplied Barto with two hundred thousand Low-Grade Origin Crystals as Barto began breaking through to the Creation Realm.
• Barto completed his breakthrough, knelt before Qin Hao, and offered him his Demon Race Heart Soul.

Bull-Headed Man Barto gave Qin Hao his heart soul, and Qin Hao accepted it before warning that enemies were approaching. The Ten-Thousand Poisons King and his Poison Demon Race allies attacked Qin Hao’s inn room while Blood Nether Marquis watched from hiding, leaving Qin Hao facing a sudden battle.

• Bull-Headed Man Barto offered Qin Hao his heart soul, and Qin Hao accepted it and encouraged him to pursue Marquis-Rank Creation.
• Qin Hao stopped Barto’s Cultivation and warned him to prepare for a fight, then detected the approaching Poison Demon Race and Blood Nether Marquis.
• The Ten-Thousand Poisons King and his forces reached Youjian Inn, shattered the Guest Room’s formation, and charged inside.
• Qin Hao challenged the Ten-Thousand Poisons King over attacking him in East Sun City, and the King launched a six-armed strike at him.

Blood Nether Marquis rushed to join the Ten-Thousand Poisons King's attack on Qin Hao, hoping to claim credit for killing him. Qin Hao fought back with the Lingxiao Divine Sword and Purple Sun Shield, but the Ten-Thousand Poisons King remained unable to overcome his rapid recovery as the battle continued above East Sun Star.

• Blood Nether Marquis decided to attack Qin Hao before the Ten-Thousand Poisons King could claim the kill and led Puppet Race experts toward the Youjian Inn.
• The Ten-Thousand Poisons King and his allies attacked Qin Hao and his Black-Robed Strongman, while Marquis Nightveil and Poison Demon Race experts focused on the Black-Robed Strongman.
• Qin Hao cut off two of the Ten-Thousand Poisons King's six palms with the Lingxiao Divine Sword, revealing its Half-Step Supreme Treasure power.
• The Ten-Thousand Poisons King struck Qin Hao's Purple Sun Shield with his remaining four palms and hurled Qin Hao into the air above the city.
• Qin Hao's Divine Strength rapidly recovered, frustrating the Ten-Thousand Poisons King and preventing him from seizing Qin Hao's treasures through Divine Soul power.

Qin Hao’s Devouring Doppelganger revealed overwhelming strength by killing two Marquis-Rank Creation experts with single punches and collecting their Origin Demon Crystals. The Ten-Thousand Poisons King noticed the display as he prepared to attack Qin Hao again.

• Barto watched Qin Hao block the Ten-Thousand Poisons King’s attack while struggling against three Poison Demon Race experts.
• The Devouring Doppelganger punched Marquis Nightveil, shattered his breastbone, drained his Divine Strength, and killed him in one blow.
• Qin Hao collected the Origin Demon Crystal from Marquis Nightveil’s remains and attacked another Marquis-Rank Creation expert.
• The Devouring Doppelganger killed the second expert with a single punch and took his Mid-Grade Origin Demon Crystal.
• The Ten-Thousand Poisons King noticed the Devouring Doppelganger’s two kills while preparing his next attack on Qin Hao.

Qin Hao used his Devouring Doppelganger to battle the Poison Demon Race while holding off the Ten-Thousand Poisons King. Blood Nether Marquis recognized the doppelganger and ordered the Puppet Race Creation experts to attack Qin Hao, but secretly prepared to escape if the fight went badly.

• The Ten-Thousand Poisons King attacked Qin Hao more fiercely after suspecting the Nirvana Sovereign might back him, while Qin Hao relied on his reserves and treasures to endure the assault.
• Qin Hao's Devouring Doppelganger killed a Marquis-Rank Creation expert with one punch, leaving the Puppet Race Creation experts afraid to approach.
• Blood Nether Marquis recognized the burly man as Qin Hao's Devouring Doppelganger and concluded Qin Hao had passed the Third Floor of the Myriad Worlds Mysterious Tower.
• Blood Nether Marquis ordered the Puppet Race Creation experts to surround and attack Qin Hao's True Self, but stayed back so he could escape and report Qin Hao's strength if the battle turned against them.

Liu Yu bribed East City's Four Golden-Armored Commanders to ignore his fight with Qin Hao, confident the Ten-Thousand Poisons King would capture him. Above East Sun Star, the Lord of East Sun welcomed two mysterious women whose connection to the Shadow Race reached back to before the Chaotic Star Sea existed.

• Liu Yu told Marquis Haohai that a Human Race Rogue Cultivator had opposed him and offered the four commanders a million Low-Grade Origin Crystals to look the other way.
• Marquis Haohai accepted Liu Yu's offer, and the commanders resumed their banquet while Liu Yu anticipated Qin Hao's capture.
• The Lord of East Sun waited in the starry sky as two women arrived, and he respectfully invited them to a banquet in East Sun City.
• The Blue-Robed Woman objected to being called a senior, while the White-Robed Woman said the Shadow Race had thoughtfully guarded the Chaotic Star Sea.
• The Lord of East Sun explained that the Shadow Race had lived near the Chaotic Star Sea before it formed and had migrated there afterward.

The Lord of East Sun realized the White-Robed Woman and Blue-Robed Woman were the figures the Shadow Race had been destined to protect, and discovered they knew the young Human Race Creation fighting in East City. He sent three King-Rank Creations to intervene and ordered them to compensate the young man, leaving the Shadow Race leaders stunned by his concern for him.

• The Lord of East Sun escorted the White-Robed Woman and Blue-Robed Woman toward East Sun City, where they heard a fierce battle raging in East City.
• The White-Robed Woman and Blue-Robed Woman recognized the young Human Race Creation under attack and said he could handle the fight himself.
• The Lord of East Sun realized the two women were close to the young man and grew alarmed that East Sun City's Armored Soldiers had failed to intervene.
• The Lord of East Sun summoned three King-Rank Creations and ordered them to investigate the battle and deal with the Devil Race attackers.
• The Lord of East Sun told the three commanders to compensate the young Human Race Creation and ensure he was satisfied, leaving them astonished.

The Ten-Thousand Poisons King tried to capture Qin Hao, but Qin Hao and his Black-Robed Strongman fought back against the Devil Race and Puppet Race forces. As the Shadow Race’s three King-Sealing Creation experts arrived, the Ten-Thousand Poisons King faced the risk of being trapped.

• The Lord of East Sun ordered the three Shadow Race King-Sealing Creation experts to rescue Qin Hao and make the attackers compensate for the damage.
• Radiance King, Thunderclap King, and Heavenly Wolf King saw Qin Hao wound the Ten-Thousand Poisons King with a Violet Sword Light and the Black-Robed Strongman kill Creation experts with single punches.
• Warriors watching the battle recognized Qin Hao as the Human Race expert pursued by the Ten-Thousand Poisons King and speculated that a Limit Creation expert had protected him.
• The Ten-Thousand Poisons King shifted from trying to kill Qin Hao to capturing him alive, while Puppet Race Creation experts joined the attack.
• The Ten-Thousand Poisons King realized Radiance King, Thunderclap King, and Heavenly Wolf King had arrived and feared they would cut off his escape.

Qin Hao and his Devouring Doppelganger turned the failed siege into a rout, forcing the Ten-Thousand Poisons King to flee while killing the attackers who remained. Qin Hao then pursued the Blood Nether Marquis, who warned him that the Puppet Race would take revenge as a sword strike closed in.

• The Devouring Doppelganger killed another Poison Demon Creation and joined Qin Hao as the Ten-Thousand Poisons King realized his assault had failed.
• The Ten-Thousand Poisons King ordered a retreat, and Qin Hao and the Devouring Doppelganger attacked the fleeing Poison Demon and Puppet Race experts.
• Qin Hao struck at the Ten-Thousand Poisons King with Heaven-Sealing Cloud-Flow, but the King-Sealing Creation escaped after their attacks clashed.
• Qin Hao spotted the Blood Nether Marquis hiding nearby and chased him with Cross Ten Thousand Miles.
• The Blood Nether Marquis fled from Qin Hao and warned that the Puppet Race would not forgive him if he was killed.

Qin Hao killed Blood Nether Marquis with one sword strike and helped wipe out the Poison Demon Race and Puppet Race attackers in East Sun City. Thunderclap King apologized to Qin Hao and ordered the arrest of the city commanders and Liu Yu after Qin Hao pointed to East Sun Residence.

• Blood Nether Marquis tried to expose why Qin Hao had come to the Chaotic Star Sea, but Qin Hao killed him before he could finish.
• Radiance King and Heavenly Wolf King pursued Ten-Thousand Poisons King while Thunderclap King killed a Puppet Race Creation expert.
• Qin Hao and his Devouring Doppelganger killed the remaining Poison Demon Race and Puppet Race Creation experts.
• Thunderclap King apologized to Qin Hao and ordered the four commanders of West City arrested or killed if they resisted.
• Qin Hao directed Thunderclap King to Liu Yu of East Sun Residence, and Thunderclap King ordered Liu Yu arrested or killed if he resisted.

Qin Hao accepted Thunderclap King’s protection as Radiance King and Heavenly Wolf King pursued Ten-Thousand Poisons King for trying to kill him. Ten-Thousand Poisons King escaped into the Myriad Devil Palace, leaving the Shadow Race kings to report to Lord of East Sun and swearing revenge on Qin Hao.

• Thunderclap King told Qin Hao that the Shadow Race would kill those who disobeyed, and Qin Hao accepted his help.
• Qin Hao began regulating his breathing, joined by Black-Clad Qin Hao and Barto, while distant fighting echoed across the city.
• Radiance King and Heavenly Wolf King relentlessly pursued Ten-Thousand Poisons King toward West City.
• Ten-Thousand Poisons King escaped into the Myriad Devil Palace and threatened Radiance King and Heavenly Wolf King from within.
• Radiance King and Heavenly Wolf King left to report the matter to Lord of East Sun, while Ten-Thousand Poisons King blamed Qin Hao for his losses and vowed revenge.

After learning Qin Hao survived the Ten-Thousand Poisons King and that Thunderclap King had ordered their arrest, Liu Yu and Marquis Haohai tried to find a way out. They were surrounded by armed Creations, and Marquis Haohai agreed to go before Thunderclap King without resisting.

• A Guard reported that the Guard in Black Robes had killed a Marquis-Rank Creation and slaughtered the Poison Demon Race Creations, while Radiance King and Heavenly Wolf King pursued the Ten-Thousand Poisons King.
• The Guard revealed that Thunderclap King had apologized to Qin Hao and ordered the arrest of Liu Yu, Marquis Haohai, and the other three Marquis-Rank Creations.
• Liu Yu panicked and proposed fleeing East Sun Star, but Marquis Haohai slapped him and another Marquis-Rank Creation kicked him.
• Marquis Haohai decided they should beg Thunderclap King for forgiveness, but a Silver-Armored Marquis-Rank Creation arrived with dozens of armed Creations to arrest them.
• Marquis Haohai said they were willing to see Thunderclap King and did not resist.

Qin Hao cultivated while Thunderclap King reconsidered how to handle Liu Yu and the other commanders, and he became increasingly convinced that Qin Hao belonged to the powerful Dao Alliance. Radiance King and Heavenly Wolf King arrived, apologized for the attack in East Sun City, and offered Qin Hao compensation after Ten-Thousand Poisons King escaped into the Myriad Devil Palace.

• Thunderclap King weighed whether to spare Liu Yu, Marquis Haohai, and the other commanders, but feared defying the Lord of East Sun's order not to offend Qin Hao.
• Thunderclap King observed Qin Hao rapidly gathering and refining the Origin Laws and concluded that his talent and cultivation made him a formidable future threat.
• Thunderclap King suspected that Qin Hao was a member of the Dao Alliance and abandoned his plan to plead for Liu Yu and the others.
• Radiance King and Heavenly Wolf King arrived and told Thunderclap King that Ten-Thousand Poisons King had escaped into the Myriad Devil Palace.
• Radiance King apologized to Qin Hao for the Shadow Race's failure to protect him and offered compensation.

Qin Hao rejected compensation after Ten-Thousand Poisons King escaped, and Thunderclap King, Radiance King, and Heavenly Wolf King punished the East City commanders for failing to protect him. Qin Hao spared the four wounded commanders but declared that Liu Yu would die, leaving Thunderclap King realizing he had overlooked Liu Yu’s fate.

• Qin Hao refused compensation from Radiance King after learning Ten-Thousand Poisons King had escaped.
• Thunderclap King severely wounded Marquis Haohai, while Heavenly Wolf King and Radiance King struck the other three East City commanders for dereliction of duty.
• Thunderclap King demanded that the four commanders accept their deaths, but they pleaded with Qin Hao for mercy and blamed Liu Yu.
• Qin Hao spared the four commanders from death but said Liu Yu’s life would end there.
• Thunderclap King realized that he had forgotten Liu Yu was a disciple of the East Sun Residence.

Qin Hao refused Thunderclap King’s compensation and left Liu Yu’s fate to the Shadow Race, while warning that Liu Yu must not leave East Sun Star. Thunderclap King killed Liu Yu and punished Marquis Haohai and the other three, leaving Qin Hao to wonder why the Shadow Race valued him so highly.

• Thunderclap King offered Qin Hao one million Mid-Grade Origin Crystal Stones and unlimited access to a Dao-Grade Cultivation Chamber in exchange for sparing Liu Yu.
• Qin Hao realized Liu Yu had used East Sun Residence authority to block his access to East Sun Peak’s Cultivation Chambers, and Thunderclap King angrily confronted Liu Yu.
• Qin Hao refused to settle the Shadow Race’s affairs himself, warned that Liu Yu must not leave East Sun Star, and flew toward East Sun Peak with his Devouring Doppelganger and Barto.
• Thunderclap King killed Liu Yu with a bolt of Thunderlight and demoted Marquis Haohai and the other three to Armored Soldiers at the city gate.
• While flying away, Qin Hao sensed Liu Yu’s death and wondered why Thunderclap King had gone so far to protect him.

Qin Hao returned to East Sun Peak to cultivate after the Shadow Race’s King-Sealing experts intervened on his behalf and destroyed the Ten-Thousand Poisons King’s ambush. He secured free access to a Dao-Grade Cultivation Chamber and arranged an Earth-Grade chamber for Barto before beginning his secluded cultivation.

• Qin Hao set aside his suspicions about the Shadow Race’s goodwill and headed to East Sun Peak, intent on growing strong enough to defeat the Ten-Thousand Poisons King.
• A subordinate told Liu Dong that Qin Hao’s Black Robes Guard had killed a Marquis-Rank Creation expert and that Thunderclap King, Radiance King, and Heavenly Wolf King had intervened; Thunderclap King executed Liu Yu and demoted East City’s four Commanders.
• Liu Dong concluded that Qin Hao had powerful ties to the Lord of East Sun, obtained the promised high-level Auction Invitation Letter, and hurried to deliver it to him.
• Qin Hao sensed Dao Resonance on East Sun Peak and asked the steward for a Dao-Grade Cultivation Chamber; the steward begged forgiveness and explained that Thunderclap King had authorized Qin Hao to cultivate anywhere on the peak for free.
• Qin Hao accepted the free access, thanked Thunderclap King, and asked the steward to prepare an Earth-Grade Cultivation Chamber for Barto.

Qin Hao arrived at East Sun Peak and learned about its famed East Sun Immortal Stairway, which tested climbers’ souls and Willpower. A mysterious call from the stairway stirred his mind and soul, leaving him wondering how far he would need to climb to discover its source.

• The steward led Qin Hao, his Devouring Doppelganger, and Barto into East Sun Peak, assigning Barto an Earth-Grade Cultivation Chamber and directing Qin Hao toward a Dao-Grade one.
• Qin Hao felt an unseen call stirring his mind and soul and traced it to a mist-shrouded stairway in the middle of a vast platform.
• The steward identified the structure as the East Sun Immortal Stairway, and Barto explained that it had 99,999 steps and tested climbers’ souls, Comprehension, and Willpower.
• The steward said generations of Shadow Race Sovereigns had empowered the stairway, and even the Lord of East Sun had stopped at the 90,018th step.
• Qin Hao became interested in climbing the stairway and wondered whether he would have to reach its summit to find the source of the call.