Chapter Summaries

Zhou Feng endured Wang Jin’s battle-soul attacks and repeatedly recovered, then used his accumulating strength to strike Wang Jin with a devastating punch. The punch sent Wang Jin flying, though Zhou Feng’s own arm bent under the force.

• Zhou Feng summoned the Purple Jade Bell and resisted Wang Jin’s overwhelming palm, which drove him into the arena and twisted his body.
• Zhou Feng triggered Heart of Tenacity, healed rapidly, and stood back up as the onlookers marveled at his recovery.
• Wang Jin used Battle Soul Possession to armor himself and challenged Zhou Feng to keep getting back up.
• Zhou Feng burned his blood vitality and gathered strength through his passives before attacking Wang Jin with a punch.
• Wang Jin met Zhou Feng’s punch with his own, but the force bent Zhou Feng’s arm and sent Wang Jin flying.

Zhou Feng battled Wang Jin, who surrendered his body to the Wang Family ancestor’s War Soul, and endured a brutal fight while his Human Emperor Scripture aura began to form. Zhou Feng ultimately knocked Wang Jin’s head flying, leaving Wang Jin conscious but disoriented.

• Zhou Feng straightened his dislocated arm and quickly recovered with his Self-Healing Physique.
• Wang Jin activated Battle Soul Possession, letting the Wang Family ancestor control his body, and burned his bloodline to attack Zhou Feng.
• Zhou Feng used One-Handed Sky-Lifting to counter Wang Jin’s thrust, taking a wound to his shoulder while punching Wang Jin in the head.
• Zhou Feng and the possessed Wang Jin fought in silence as Zhou Feng suffered worsening injuries and concentrated his blood and qi into his fists.
• Zhou Feng’s Human Emperor Scripture aura began to form but stalled, and he struck Wang Jin’s head with a golden fist, knocking it flying.
• Wang Jin regained consciousness after his head landed and experienced a dizzying whirl of heaven and earth.

Zhou Feng killed Wang Jin in the Tianxing Gathering arena, then recovered completely under a beam of starlight. As the gathering ended, he planned to strengthen himself before entering the Tianxing Secret Realm and to deal with the danger Wang Jin’s death could bring to his people.

• Wang Jin died with unanswered questions after Zhou Feng killed him while he was possessed by his War Soul.
• The Tianxing starlight and Zhou Feng’s Heart of Tenacity restored him to peak condition, astonishing the gathering’s attendees.
• Zhou Feng wondered about the mysterious power awakened by the Human Emperor Scripture and noted that Soul Collection had strengthened his Soul Power.
• Zhou Feng questioned why Monk Ruosheng had targeted him, but Ruosheng soon departed and the discussion of the Dao ended without further hostility.
• Zhou Feng decided to prepare for the Tianxing Secret Realm and worried that the Wang Family might target Qian Shang and Qian Qianqian in retaliation.

Zhou Feng left the Tianxing Gathering carrying Wang Jin’s head and corpse, openly warning the Wang Family that he would come for them after reaching the Purple Mansion Realm. His display stunned the crowd, while Zhao Baihu decided to wait for Zhou Feng to reach that realm before challenging him over Li Rong'er.

• Zhou Feng took Wang Jin’s head and corpse from his Storage Ring and carried them out of the Heavenly Star Platform.
• Onlookers recognized Zhou Feng and learned that the head belonged to Wang Jin, a Purple Mansion Realm genius from the Wang Family.
• Zhou Feng said, “Wait until I break through to the Purple Mansion Realm!” then tossed Wang Jin’s head and corpse onto the ground and left.
• Zhao Baihu watched Zhou Feng depart and decided to wait until he reached the Purple Mansion Realm before making a move against him.
• The crowd examined Wang Jin’s wounds and interpreted Zhou Feng’s words as a promise to seek out the Wang Family after breaking through.

After killing Wang Jin, Zhou Feng prepared to strengthen himself and gather supplies before entering the Tianxing Secret Realm. He discovered that his Spirit Crystal Warm Jade could recharge by drawing in ambient spiritual energy and planned to obtain another Passive Skill before the secret realm opened.

• The Wang Family retrieved Wang Jin's corpse and fell silent, while Zhou Feng remained watched by bounty hunters and people seeking favor with the Li Family.
• Zhou Feng placed his Spirit Crystal Warm Jade among spirit stones and formed a simple Spirit Gathering Array that let the jade absorb free spiritual energy without draining the stones.
• Zhou Feng estimated that the jade would recharge in a few days and provide another Passive Skill before the Tianxing Secret Realm opened.
• Zhou Feng decided not to bring Big Yellow into the secret realm and began preparing pills, talismans, food, bait, clothes, and poisons for himself and Li Rong'er.
• Zhou Feng considered improving the aphrodisiac he had developed in the Three Gu Sect, since it might still be useful against powerful opponents.

Zhou Feng charged the Spirit Crystal Warm Jade and drew the defensive passive Adaptive Shell while preparing for the Tianxing Secret Realm. He and Li Rong'er entered the realm together, where Zhou Feng quickly adjusted to his surroundings.

• Zhou Feng used the charged Spirit Crystal Warm Jade to draw Adaptive Shell, which reduced damage from repeated attacks of the same type.
• Zhou Feng prepared for the secret realm with Carefree Powder No. 5 and other precautions.
• Li Rong'er resolved to resist her family's control and enter the Tianxing Secret Realm with Zhou Feng.
• Zhou Feng met Li Rong'er, noticed her changed appearance, and was transported with her into the Tianxing Secret Realm.
• Zhou Feng adapted almost immediately after arriving in the realm.

Zhou Feng entered the Tianxing Secret Realm with Li Rong'er and learned that he needed to find Earth Fiend Qi at the dangerous Sha Qi Well in the north. Meanwhile, the Ghost Fiend Brothers prepared to ambush him, unaware of how the Human Emperor Scripture might affect his fate.

• Zhou Feng sensed the secret realm’s dense spiritual energy and learned from Li Rong'er about its seven-day trial and the Heavenly Star.
• After Li Rong'er woke, she showed Zhou Feng a map marking the Sha Qi Well in the north, and they set out to find Earth Fiend Qi.
• Several pursuers entered the realm and planned to kill Zhou Feng while avoiding Li Rong'er because of her Divine Ability Realm restriction.
• The masked leader equipped the Ghost Fiend Brothers with Spirit Melting Liquid, a Five Senses Chaos Ball, and an Essence Breaking Needle to counter Zhou Feng’s abilities.
• The masked man mentioned a prophecy that a cultivator of the Human Emperor Scripture would revive the Human Emperor’s ancient glory, though past cultivators had failed to survive the Divine Ability Tribulation.

Zhou Feng and Li Rong'er reached the Sha Qi Well, where Zhou Feng battled its Sha Qi Beast while Li Rong'er supported him with the Spirit Purifying Technique. After the beast targeted her, Li Rong'er followed Zhou Feng's commands and endured the fight, allowing him to unleash greater strength.

• Zhou Feng led Li Rong'er through the dangerous jungle and reached the Sha Qi Well, where its violent sha qi stirred his Human Emperor Scripture.
• A Sha Qi Beast attacked Li Rong'er, but Zhou Feng intercepted it and fought it hand-to-hand, adapting to its repeated attacks.
• Li Rong'er used the Li Family's Spirit Purifying Technique to connect her spiritual energy to Zhou Feng and help him recover.
• The Sha Qi Beast turned on Li Rong'er and launched bone spikes at her, but Zhou Feng shielded her and was pierced.
• Zhou Feng ordered Li Rong'er to keep supporting him and follow his instructions, and she endured the danger while he fought with the Purple Jade Bell and burned his vital essence.
• With Li Rong'er's support, Zhou Feng's blood boiled and golden-yellow threads began to form within it.

Zhou Feng used the Sha Qi Beast’s pure Sha Qi to break through to the Purple Mansion Realm, reforging his body and consolidating his soul. After defeating the beast, he heard a mysterious voice before realizing he had emerged from the transformation naked in front of Li Rong'er.

• Zhou Feng absorbed the Sha Qi Beast’s pure Sha Qi and began a dangerous breakthrough, enduring severe injuries with help from his passives and Li Rong'er’s spiritual power.
• Zhou Feng’s body withered as the golden flames tempered his Soul Power and fused the chaotic power in his spiritual platform.
• When his vital essence ran low, Zhou Feng burned his pills and herbs to fuel the flames, then used the Purple Jade Bell to stop the fleeing Sha Qi Beast and tore a small stone from its chest.
• The Sha Qi Beast collapsed, and Zhou Feng absorbed its escaping Earth Fiend Qi as his body and soul transformed into the Purple Mansion Realm.
• Zhou Feng heard a crazed voice say, “You are not!” before his soul returned to his body; after completing his rebirth, he realized his clothes had burned away, and Li Rong'er screamed and covered her eyes.

After breaking through to the Purple Mansion Realm, Zhou Feng discovered that his Innate Divine Ability was Longevity, which doubled his lifespan with every breakthrough. He decided to conceal it from powerful cultivators who might try to capture him, then opened his Skill Panel and noticed it had changed.

• Zhou Feng and Li Rong'er rested in a nearby cave after he gave her healing pills and set up warning formations.
• Zhou Feng inspected his body and saw golden threads in his blood and a drop of Human Emperor's Blood at his heart.
• Zhou Feng discovered that his Innate Divine Ability, Longevity, doubled his lifespan with every breakthrough.
• Zhou Feng decided to hide his ability so that old monsters would not capture and refine him into a human pill.
• Zhou Feng realized his long lifespan could help him gain many Passive Skills and opened his Skill Panel, which now shimmered with flowing gold.

Zhou Feng drew the limitless Invincible Momentum passive after breaking through to the Purple Mansion Realm and planned to help Li Rong'er grow stronger. Meanwhile, the Ghost Fiend Brothers reached the Sha Qi Well and believed the aftermath of the battle gave them an opening to complete their mission.

• Zhou Feng drew Invincible Momentum, a passive that gained a layer each time he defeated an enemy, with no upper limit.
• Zhou Feng considered using the Sha Qi Core to continue cultivating and resolved to act as Li Rong'er's bodyguard before eventually returning to take revenge on the Three Gu Sect.
• Li Rong'er told Zhou Feng she wanted to become strong enough to control her own fate, and Zhou Feng agreed to train her.
• The Ghost Fiend Brothers arrived at the Sha Qi Well, saw signs of a recent battle, and decided Zhou Feng and Li Rong'er were vulnerable.

The Ghost Fiend Brothers ambushed Zhou Feng and Li Rong'er, expecting to kill a Spirit Platform Realm rogue cultivator, but discovered Zhou Feng had reached the Purple Mansion Realm. Zhou Feng shattered their defenses as the assassins prepared to fight back with the Spirit Melting Liquid.

• Zhou Feng planned to have Li Rong'er practice fighting demon beasts in a nearby forest while they gathered Spiritual Medicines.
• The Ghost Fiend Brothers used the Five Senses Chaos Ball to approach undetected and attacked Zhou Feng and Li Rong'er with the Spirit Breaking Divine Needle and Myriad Ghosts Devour Souls.
• Zhou Feng protected Li Rong'er, resisted both attacks, and pursued the Ghost Fiend Brothers after identifying their fused bodies and Purple Mansion Realm auras.
• The Ghost Fiend Brothers tried to retreat, but Zhou Feng smashed their shield made of severed hands and feet with one punch.
• The Ghost Fiend Brothers decided to fight and prepared to use Spirit Melting Liquid against Zhou Feng's tough body.

After advancing to the Purple Mansion Realm, Zhou Feng overwhelmed the Ghost Fiend Brothers, who used a self-destruction to cover their escape. He pursued the fleeing Ghost Fiend with Li Rong'er as the explosion drew the attention of others in the secret realm.

• The Ghost Fiend Brothers smeared Spirit Melting Liquid on their hands and fought Zhou Feng at close range, but his strength and Combat Instinct gave him the upper hand.
• Realizing they could not defeat Zhou Feng, the Ghost Fiend Brothers chose to flee, and the younger brother self-destructed to create an opening.
• Zhou Feng endured the blast with little injury, sensed that one aura had escaped, and told Li Rong'er to go after it with him.
• Zhou Feng carried Li Rong'er through the air in pursuit of Ghost Fiend, marveling at his new power after condensing his divine soul.
• The explosion alerted others in the secret realm, who recognized that it had come from the Sha Qi Well and wondered who was fighting there.

Ghost Fiend fled after his younger brother’s self-destruction, but Zhou Feng caught up and crippled him after burning Human Emperor Blood. Zhou Feng ordered Li Rong'er to finish Ghost Fiend, and she struck him with her jade hammer.

• Ghost Fiend lamented the losses from his younger brother’s self-destruction and prepared to revive him, despite the cost to their emotions and resources.
• Zhou Feng told Li Rong'er to kill Ghost Fiend and criticized her hesitation, then burned more than half of his accumulated Human Emperor Blood to test his strength.
• Zhou Feng’s aura drew attention across the secret realm, and he descended on Ghost Fiend, who realized he had been set up.
• Zhou Feng shattered Ghost Fiend’s bones with one palm strike, then stopped burning Human Emperor Blood and swallowed pills to recover.
• Zhou Feng ordered Li Rong'er to kill the helpless Ghost Fiend, and she struck his chest with her jade hammer, splashing blood onto herself.

Zhou Feng killed the Ghost Fiend Brothers and taught Li Rong'er his ruthless methods for fighting and surviving, gradually drawing her toward a more violent way of life. Meanwhile, Bai Wuyi and other Purple Mansion Realm cultivators searched for Heavenly Star, which Bai Wuyi needed to claim an important treasure in the City Lord's Mansion.

• Li Rong'er repeatedly struck Ghost Fiend with her Little Jade Hammer, but Zhou Feng finished him with a kick to the head.
• Zhou Feng crushed Ghost Fiend's corpse with the Purple Jade Bell, revealed and destroyed the Ghost Fiend Brothers' lingering soul, and taught Li Rong'er to thoroughly confirm kills and loot corpses.
• Zhou Feng left with Li Rong'er and searched for Spirit Platform Realm demonic beasts so she could practice killing them.
• Li Rong'er questioned Zhou Feng's advice to attack enemies without talking, but she felt increasingly drawn to his unusual way of thinking.
• Bai Wuyi and other Purple Mansion Realm cultivators headed toward the remaining locations where Heavenly Star might be, as Bai Wuyi sought it to secure a treasure that could help him reach the Divine Ability Realm.

Li Rong'er overcame her fear of fighting demon beasts and approached a breakthrough to the Purple Mansion Realm as Zhou Feng considered his next goals. When they spotted Heavenly Star guarded by Bai Wuyi and two other Purple Mansion Realm cultivators, Zhou Feng charged in to seize it.

• Li Rong'er adapted to hunting demon beasts, revealed her considerable strength, and told Zhou Feng she had reached a bottleneck.
• Zhou Feng considered seeking the next volume of the Human Emperor Scripture and learning more combat techniques, then learned the trial's winner could choose a treasure from the City Lord's Mansion treasury.
• Zhou Feng and Li Rong'er spotted Heavenly Star and decided to try to claim it despite sensing three Purple Mansion Realm cultivators and their spiritual beasts ahead.
• Bai Wuyi planned to hold Heavenly Star until the secret realm closed so he could win the trial and obtain the Human Emperor Ring.
• When Zhou Feng charged toward Heavenly Star, Bai Wuyi retrieved it and summoned the Giant Eagle Fights True Dragon phenomenon as his companions joined their auras with his.

Zhou Feng confronted Bai Wuyi, a Purple Mansion Realm cultivator whose phenomenon gave him overwhelming power, after Bai Wuyi dismissed him as an unworthy Rogue Cultivator. Zhou Feng blocked Bai Wuyi’s attack unharmed, and Bai Wuyi decided to let his falcon spirit beast fight him instead.

• Bai Wuyi revealed his Giant Eagle Fighting Dragon Diagram phenomenon as Zhou Feng prepared to challenge him.
• Li Rong'er caught up with Zhou Feng, and Bai Wuyi questioned her about bringing him into the secret realm.
• Zhou Feng charged at Bai Wuyi before Li Rong'er could answer, and Bai Wuyi struck him with a giant claw from his phenomenon.
• Zhou Feng blocked the attack without injury and wondered how cultivators obtained phenomena.
• Bai Wuyi's servants warned him about Zhou Feng's past victories, but Bai Wuyi chose to let his Little Eagle fight him.

Bai Wuyi sent his Jade Divine Eagle to attack Zhou Feng, but Zhou Feng used his perception and combat instincts to catch it and break its wing. After Bai Wuyi wounded him, Zhou Feng burned Human Emperor Blood to heal and killed the eagle, leaving Bai Wuyi enraged and ready to fight again.

• Bai Wuyi ordered the Jade Divine Eagle to attack Zhou Feng.
• Zhou Feng predicted the eagle’s dive, caught it, and snapped one of its wings.
• Bai Wuyi charged Zhou Feng and struck him with three slashes, sending him crashing into a small mountain.
• Zhou Feng burned Human Emperor Blood, healed his wounds, and snapped the Jade Divine Eagle’s neck.
• Bai Wuyi went into a frenzy, while Zhou Feng tossed aside the eagle’s body and called for another fight.

Zhou Feng fought Bai Wuyi to a stalemate until Bai Wuyi’s fading offense gave him an opening to strike through his armor with the Armor-Piercing Spear passive. Zhou Feng then relentlessly attacked Bai Wuyi, who tried to evade and keep him at a distance.

• Bai Wuyi attacked Zhou Feng in fury after losing the Jade Divine Eagle, while Zhou Feng endured the onslaught with his stacked passive skills.
• Bai Wuyi realized the prolonged fight threatened his ability to protect Heavenly Star and began to weaken his attacks, deciding he could deal with Zhou Feng later using the Bai Family’s influence.
• Zhou Feng noticed Bai Wuyi’s reduced offense and countered with a punch that tore through his phenomenon.
• The Armor-Piercing Spear passive bypassed Bai Wuyi’s treasured armor and struck his body, catching him off guard.
• Zhou Feng pressed his advantage with a barrage of punches as Bai Wuyi evaded and used his phenomenon to keep Zhou Feng away.

Zhou Feng turned the battle against Bai Wuyi around with his Armor-Piercing Spear and launched a life-risking punch when Bai Wuyi was distracted. His attack pierced the Divine Ability Realm protective talisman enough to badly injure Bai Wuyi, who was transported out of the Tianxing Secret Realm before Zhou Feng could kill him.

• Zhou Feng's Armor-Piercing Spear and defensive Passive Skills let him overwhelm Bai Wuyi after the Jade Divine Eagle had been killed.
• Two Bai Family Purple Mansion Realm cultivators arrived, distracting Bai Wuyi as he tried to warn them about Zhou Feng's attack.
• Zhou Feng burned his remaining Human Emperor Blood and condensed its vital essence into a powerful punch.
• Bai Wuyi used a protective talisman made by a Divine Ability Realm expert, but Zhou Feng's punch pierced through part of its shield and severely injured him.
• Bai Wuyi and the two Bai Family cultivators were transported out of the Tianxing Secret Realm, leaving Zhou Feng victorious but badly weakened.