Chapter Summaries

Qin Hao risked death to transform his brain and complete the first step of his breakthrough to Marquis-Rank Creation. As his Willpower Swordlet took solid form and released overwhelming Sword Qi, Cheng Feng was struck down outside the Dao-Grade Cultivation Chamber.

• Qin Hao exhausted the Divine Strength stored in his Self-World while transforming his skull, then continued despite the pain and his dwindling reserves.
• Qin Hao began transforming his brain and realized he would die if his Divine Strength ran out before he finished.
• Qin Hao activated the Great Dao Spirit-Seizing Art and forced Heaven and Earth Spiritual Energy and the Origin Laws to transform his entire brain at once.
• Qin Hao's Willpower Swordlet emerged in solid form as the chamber's Formations trembled and the surrounding space twisted.
• Cheng Feng was overwhelmed by Qin Hao's will-infused Sword Qi and began falling unconscious.

Qin Hao completed the transformation of his body and merged his Divine Soul throughout it, advancing to Marquis-Rank Creation. Outside the cultivation chamber, Cheng Feng fled from the terrifying vortex of Qin Hao’s will, while Qin Hao prepared to explore his new strength.

• Cheng Feng was nearly overwhelmed by the will vortex around Qin Hao’s cultivation chamber, then escaped several thousand meters away.
• Qin Hao endured agonizing pain and depleted almost all his Divine Strength while transforming his brain into part of his Divine Body.
• Qin Hao recovered his Divine Strength to roughly fifteen percent, then began merging his Divine Soul into his body.
• Qin Hao completed the Divine Soul merger throughout his body in half a day and advanced to Marquis-Rank Creation.

Qin Hao completed his breakthrough to Marquis-Rank Creation and discovered that his remodeled Divine Body gave him immense strength. He recovered from the breakthrough, then emerged in time for the Advanced Auction and rewarded Cheng Feng for reminding him about it.

• Qin Hao assessed his enlarged Divine Strength capacity and realized he might be able to face the Ten-Thousand Poisons King using his trump cards.
• Qin Hao sat down to recover his Divine Strength, which was only about fifteen percent replenished.
• Cheng Feng waited outside the Dao-Grade Cultivation Chamber, feared Qin Hao had died, and cautiously opened its Stone Gate.
• Qin Hao and his Guard emerged, and Cheng Feng congratulated Qin Hao on successfully advancing to Marquis-Rank Creation.
• Cheng Feng reminded Qin Hao that the Advanced Auction was about to begin, and Qin Hao gave him a hundred thousand Low-Grade Origin Crystal Stones as thanks.

After advancing to Marquis-Rank Creation, Qin Hao headed to East Sun City's Advanced Auction to restore his strength and seek treasures for his Doppelgangers. At the entrance, he recognized Ten-Thousand Poisons King and Demon Ancestor Yin, and resolved to kill Demon Ancestor Yin for the people he had slain.

• Cheng Feng watched Qin Hao leave and wondered at the danger of reaching Marquis-Rank Creation before going to check whether Barto remained in the Earth-Grade Cultivation Chamber.
• Qin Hao traveled to the Auction Venue at greatly increased speed while using the Great Dao Spirit-Seizing Art to restore his Divine Strength.
• Qin Hao planned to seek treasures that could replenish his Divine Strength and strengthen his Divine Soul, so his Devouring Doppelganger and Time Doppelganger could advance elsewhere.
• At the Auction entrance, Qin Hao recognized Ten-Thousand Poisons King and Demon Ancestor Yin and concealed his killing intent.
• Demon Ancestor Yin sensed a brief killing intent outside the venue, then entered with Ten-Thousand Poisons King and asked about a rumored High-Grade Spirit Treasure.

Demon Ancestor Yin attended East Sun City's Advanced Auction and questioned the Ten-Thousand Poisons King about the Human Race Creation named Qin Hao. They realized he might be the same Qin Hao from the True Martial Continent, but the Ten-Thousand Poisons King dismissed the possibility because he could not believe Qin Hao had advanced so quickly.

• Demon Ancestor Yin was sent to the Chaotic Star Sea to explore the Calamity Demon Land and attended an auction featuring a High-Grade Spirit Treasure.
• Demon Ancestor Yin asked the Ten-Thousand Poisons King about his failed attempts to hunt Qin Hao, and the Ten-Thousand Poisons King said Qin Hao had survived through luck.
• Demon Ancestor Yin asked what Qin Hao looked like and explained that he had once known a Human Race genius with the same name.
• The Ten-Thousand Poisons King recognized that Demon Ancestor Yin meant the Qin Hao who won the Azure Flame Grand Tournament on the True Martial Continent.
• Demon Ancestor Yin threatened to kill Qin Hao if they were the same person, but the Ten-Thousand Poisons King insisted they merely shared a name.

Demon Ancestor Yin and the Ten-Thousand Poisons King went to the auction while plotting over Qin Hao, unaware he was nearby. Qin Hao entered the auction with the Shadow Race kings’ help after revealing he had reached the Marquis-Rank Creation Realm, and he left instructions for Barto if he emerged from cultivation.

• Demon Ancestor Yin suspected the Ten-Thousand Poisons King was hiding a secret about Qin Hao and resolved to investigate him.
• A Shadow Race guard demanded Qin Hao’s invitation, but Thunderclap King, Radiance King, and Heavenly Wolf King arrived and welcomed him.
• Thunderclap King and the others were shocked to learn Qin Hao had reached the Marquis-Rank Creation Realm in only a few months.
• Thunderclap King explained that escalating conflicts had prompted the three kings to oversee the important auction.
• Qin Hao asked Thunderclap King to tell Barto to continue cultivating if he was still in seclusion, or travel to the True Martial Continent via the Divine Mechanism Tower if he had emerged.

Qin Hao attended the East Sun Auction after completing his mission to kill at least three Marquis-Rank Creation experts of the Alien Races, while a mysterious Blue-Robed Woman who knew of his achievements entered the venue. As Qin Hao waited for the auction and considered returning to the Azure Flame Sect, he caught a glimpse of her and wondered why she seemed familiar.

• Qin Hao entered a private box at the Auction Venue and recognized Demon Ancestor Yin and Ten-Thousand Poisons King in another box.
• The Blue-Robed Woman arrived with the Lord of East Sun's jade pendant, and Thunderclap King, Radiance King, and Heavenly Wolf King were shocked to see it.
• Qin Hao surveyed the many powerful experts at the auction and reflected that he had already completed his mission by killing more than ten Marquis-Rank Creation experts of the Alien Races.
• Qin Hao decided to wait for the opportunity Baldhead Ancient God had mentioned before returning to the Azure Flame Sect, then began cultivating in his box.
• The Blue-Robed Woman passed behind Qin Hao, who sensed her King-Sealing Creation aura and wondered where he had seen her before.

Qin Hao watched East Sun City's Advanced Auction begin with the Heavenly Thunder Spirit Armor, a Low-Grade Spirit Treasure that drew fierce bidding. As a Marquis-Rank expert won it for nearly twenty million Low-Grade Origin Crystal Stones, Qin Hao suspected the Ten-Thousand Poisons King was pursuing him for his treasures and resolved to find a chance to deal with him and Demon Ancestor Yin.

• Tianmo, a Marquis-Rank Shadow Race expert, opened East Sun City's Advanced Auction and announced that it featured 121 treasures.
• Tianmo presented the Heavenly Thunder Spirit Armor, a Low-Grade Spirit Treasure that could defend against physical attacks and attacks on the will and Divine Soul, with an opening bid of eight million Low-Grade Origin Crystal Stones.
• Marquis-Rank Creation experts competed for the armor while Qin Hao considered its high price and concluded his Purple Sun Shield could be worth tens of millions of Low-Grade Origin Crystal Stones.
• Qin Hao suspected that the Ten-Thousand Poisons King was hunting him for his treasures, including the Lingxiao Divine Sword, and resolved to find a chance to deal with the Ten-Thousand Poisons King and Demon Ancestor Yin.
• A Marquis-Rank Creation expert won the Heavenly Thunder Spirit Armor for nearly twenty million Low-Grade Origin Crystal Stones.

Qin Hao watched a wealthy Lineage win the Heavenly Thunder Spirit Armor while waiting for the auction items he wanted. Demon Ancestor Yin told Ten-Thousand Poisons King rumors of a Second-Level Space in the Calamity Demon Land, then both sensed Qin Hao at the auction, though Ten-Thousand Poisons King could not locate him.

• A Lineage-backed elder won the Heavenly Thunder Spirit Armor for twenty million Low-Grade Origin Crystal Stones, while Qin Hao declined to bid on the later Sixth Rank Movement Technique.
• Demon Ancestor Yin complained about the auction’s offerings and told Ten-Thousand Poisons King rumors of a Second-Level Space in the Calamity Demon Land.
• Ten-Thousand Poisons King recognized the rumored space as a potential Great World filled with opportunities for powerful cultivators.
• Demon Ancestor Yin and Ten-Thousand Poisons King sensed a powerful, familiar aura approaching and realized Qin Hao had emerged from seclusion to attend the auction.
• Ten-Thousand Poisons King searched the hall for Qin Hao but could not identify his location because the private boxes were protected by Formations.

Qin Hao recovered his Divine Strength in a private room while Demon Ancestor Yin and the Ten-Thousand Poisons King sensed his aura but failed to identify him. When the Soul-Stabilizing Divine Vine went up for auction, Qin Hao decided to bid on the twenty vines for his Devouring Doppelganger and Time Doppelganger.

• The Ten-Thousand Poisons King concealed his history with Qin Hao from Demon Ancestor Yin, who dismissed the aura he sensed as someone other than Qin Hao.
• Qin Hao secretly circulated the Great Dao Spirit-Seizing Art, recovered nearly forty percent of his Divine Strength, and quickly suppressed his leaking aura.
• Tianmo presented twenty Soul-Stabilizing Divine Vines, and the auction hall discussed their difficult refinement and danger to the Divine Soul.
• Qin Hao recognized that his Devouring Doppelganger and Time Doppelganger could refine the vines and might use them to strengthen their Divine Souls.
• Qin Hao signaled to the Devouring Doppelganger, who entered the bidding at two million Low-Grade Origin Crystal Stones.

Qin Hao and the Ten-Thousand Poisons King competed for twenty Soul-Stabilizing Divine Vines, which the Devouring Doppelganger needed to advance. After the Ten-Thousand Poisons King drove the price up to four million Low-Grade Origin Crystals, a familiar woman entered the bidding at five million.

• The Devouring Doppelganger bid two million three hundred thousand for the vines, but the Ten-Thousand Poisons King raised the price to two million five hundred thousand.
• The Ten-Thousand Poisons King recognized the Devouring Doppelganger and deliberately bid four million to prevent Qin Hao from acquiring the vines.
• Qin Hao stopped bidding, deciding to let the Ten-Thousand Poisons King keep the vines for now.
• An unfamiliar woman offered five million Low-Grade Origin Crystals, and Qin Hao felt that her voice was strangely familiar.

Qin Hao realized the bidder who had helped him was Venerable Hun Yan, now a powerful King-Sealing Creation with influence at the East Sun Auction House. He received the treasures he needed and resumed cultivating, while Venerable Hun Yan remained absent.

• A mysterious bidder raised the price of Qin Hao’s Soul-Stabilizing Divine Vines until the Ten-Thousand Poisons King gave up, and the auction sold them for five million Low-Grade Origin Crystals.
• After the vines arrived, Qin Hao recognized the bidder’s voice as Venerable Hun Yan’s and learned that Hun Yan had ordered the East Sun Auction House to supply him with treasures.
• Qin Hao requested Divine Soul-strengthening treasures, pills to restore Divine Strength, and the broken Heavenly Spirit Race Breastplate.
• The maid returned with two Divine Soul treasures and bottles of Low-Grade and Mid-Grade Spirit-God Pills, and Qin Hao resumed cultivating.

Qin Hao received treasures that could strengthen his Divine Soul and a damaged Heavenly Spirit Race Breastplate, which he joined to the Cloth Armor in the Supreme Sword Tower. As the Auction continued, he secretly cultivated while the Ten-Thousand Poisons King believed he had given up bidding, until Tianmo announced the Eight Directions Treasure Mirror as the grand finale.

• Qin Hao assessed the Blue Stone, another Soul Power treasure, and twenty Spirit God Pills, then recognized the damaged Breastplate as part of the Heavenly Spirit Race armor set.
• Red-Clad Qin Hao fitted the Breastplate into the Cloth Armor, causing it to release pressure and reach power comparable to a High-Grade Spirit Treasure.
• Qin Hao considered searching for the set’s remaining pieces and using the armor to strengthen his Devouring Doppelganger, while noting the mysterious Skeleton in the Supreme Sword Tower.
• Qin Hao concluded that the Ten-Thousand Poisons King was trying to prevent his Devouring Doppelganger from advancing, and resolved to kill him after secretly breaking through himself.
• Qin Hao swallowed a Spirit God Pill and cultivated as the Auction continued, while the Ten-Thousand Poisons King mistook his silence for giving up bidding.
• Tianmo announced the Eight Directions Treasure Mirror, a High-Grade Spirit Treasure, as the Auction’s final treasure.

The damaged High-Grade Spirit Treasure Eight Directions Treasure Mirror went up for auction, drawing intense interest for its ability to trap powerful opponents. The bidding climbed to fifty-five million Origin Crystal Stones as two King-Sealing Creations clashed over it.

• Tianmo presented the cracked Eight Directions Treasure Mirror and explained that it could bind a King-Sealing Creation for about ten breaths.
• Qin Hao watched without interest, while the Ten-Thousand Poisons King and Demon Ancestor Yin considered bidding for the mirror.
• Bidders drove the price from thirty million to forty million Low-Grade Origin Crystal Stones.
• A domineering King-Sealing Creation bid fifty million, silencing the hall, but King Youfeng countered with fifty-two million.
• The first King-Sealing Creation challenged King Youfeng, then raised his bid to fifty-five million.

The Ten-Thousand Poisons King bid aggressively for the incomplete Eight Directions Treasure Mirror so he could use it to trap Qin Hao, whom he had been ordered to kill. Demon Ancestor Yin agreed to stay out of the bidding in exchange for a favor, leaving the Ten-Thousand Poisons King confident he could win the treasure.

• King Youfeng and King Biaocheng joined the contest for the Eight Directions Treasure Mirror as its price climbed past sixty-five million Low-Grade Origin Crystal Stones.
• The Ten-Thousand Poisons King bid seventy million and then seventy-five million, driving the other bidders to silence.
• King Biaocheng complained that the Ten-Thousand Poisons King had powerful backing and should not be competing for an incomplete treasure.
• The Ten-Thousand Poisons King told Demon Ancestor Yin that the Karmic Stone had identified Qin Hao as the one responsible for Slaying the Three-Eyed Marquis.
• The Ten-Thousand Poisons King revealed that he wanted the mirror to trap Qin Hao, whose strength and recovery treasures made him difficult to kill quickly.
• Demon Ancestor Yin agreed not to interfere in the bidding, and the Ten-Thousand Poisons King thanked him.

The Ten-Thousand Poisons King won the damaged Eight Directions Treasure Mirror for eighty million Origin Crystals, angering King Biaocheng and drawing Qin Hao’s suspicion. As Qin Hao restored his Divine Strength and his Devouring Doppelganger refined the Soul-Stabilizing Divine Vine, a massive wave of spatial fluctuations swept across East Sun Star.

• The Ten-Thousand Poisons King outbid King Biaocheng at eighty million for the Eight Directions Treasure Mirror, leaving King Biaocheng furious and unable to continue bidding.
• Qin Hao suspected the Ten-Thousand Poisons King intended to use the mirror against him, but judged that his Lingxiao Divine Sword and Devouring Doppelganger could counter it.
• Tianmo ended the Advanced Auction and invited guests to stay for wine, spirit fruit, and private trades.
• Qin Hao stayed in his private box, restored his Divine Strength with Spirit God Pills, and had his Devouring Doppelganger refine the Soul-Stabilizing Divine Vine.
• The Ten-Thousand Poisons King and Demon Ancestor Yin stayed to study the mirror as a wave of spatial fluctuations swept across East Sun Star.

A tremendous shockwave from the Calamity Demon Land revealed that a Six-Tribulation Peak Heaven and Earth Sovereign’s treasure hoard had emerged. The Ancient God urged Qin Hao to hurry there, explaining that unstable space barred Sovereigns from entering and left the hoard open to Creation Realm experts below that level.

• A shockwave from the Calamity Demon Land swept through the Chaotic Star Sea, disabling vessels and drawing experts toward its source.
• Qin Hao recognized the shockwave’s origin while refining a Spirit God Pill at the East Sun Auction House.
• The Ancient God told Qin Hao that a great opportunity had appeared and urged him to go to the Calamity Demon Land.
• The Ancient God revealed that his Doppelganger was being hunted by the Four-Tribulation Devil Race Sovereign Heartless Demon Master near the treasure.
• The Ancient God explained that Sovereigns could not enter the unstable Second-Level Space, so Qin Hao realized he could compete for the hoard.

Qin Hao learned that a newly appearing Second-Level Space offered immense treasures and a chance to comprehend Origin Laws and pursue the Sovereign Realm, so he headed toward the Calamity Demon Land. There, the Ten-Thousand Poisons King recognized him and discovered that Qin Hao had advanced to Marquis Conferment Creation.

• The Ancient God told Qin Hao that the Second-Level Space resembled the spaces within the Heavenly Ruins and could help him advance to Sovereign, and urged him to reach the Calamity Demon Land without exposing the Supreme Sword Tower.
• Qin Hao left the auction venue with his Devouring Doppelganger, planning to use the Yin-Yang Cosmic Disk once he reached a stable location and to travel alongside Venerable Hun Yan.
• Creation Realm experts at the auction venue saw a huge point of light in the distance and rushed toward the Calamity Demon Land, while powerful factions sent orders directing their experts there.
• Demon Ancestor Yin and the Ten-Thousand Poisons King received orders from their teachers and discussed whether a Second-Level Space had appeared.
• The Ten-Thousand Poisons King spotted Qin Hao flying with Venerable Hun Yan and realized Qin Hao had advanced to Marquis Conferment Creation.

The Ten-Thousand Poisons King and Demon Ancestor Yin discovered that Qin Hao was the same man they both hated, and were stunned by his rapid rise to Marquis-Rank Creation. Demon Ancestor Yin attacked Qin Hao in front of the gathered experts, while the Ten-Thousand Poisons King realized Qin Hao had risen from the Venerable Martial Realm in less than ten years.

• The Ten-Thousand Poisons King spotted Qin Hao and reeled at his breakthrough to Marquis-Rank Creation in only three months.
• Demon Ancestor Yin sensed a familiar aura, recognized Qin Hao, and unleashed his killing intent after realizing they were the same person.
• Demon Ancestor Yin transformed into his Eight-Armed Demon God form and attacked Qin Hao with all eight arms.
• The Creation experts at the treasure ground turned to watch, recognizing Qin Hao and marveling at his advancement.
• The Ten-Thousand Poisons King recalled the events on the True Martial Continent and concluded that Qin Hao had risen from the Venerable Martial Realm in under ten years.

Ten-Thousand Poisons King and Demon Ancestor Yin attacked Qin Hao together, but Qin Hao broke the Eight Directions Treasure Mirror’s spatial seal and drew the Lingxiao Divine Sword. After their combined assault sent him flying across the planet and destroyed the Auction Venue, Qin Hao returned unharmed to face them.

• Ten-Thousand Poisons King used the Eight Directions Treasure Mirror to imprison Qin Hao while Demon Ancestor Yin attacked in his Eight-Armed Demon God form.
• Qin Hao drew on a Heaven and Earth Great Dao Resonance in his Self-World and broke free of the mirror’s spatial seal.
• Qin Hao summoned the Lingxiao Divine Sword, and Ten-Thousand Poisons King tried to seize it as Demon Ancestor Yin and Ten-Thousand Poisons King unleashed their attacks.
• The assault sent Qin Hao flying across the planet and reduced the Auction Venue to dust.
• Qin Hao returned to the skies above East Sun City without his aura weakening and faced Ten-Thousand Poisons King and Demon Ancestor Yin.