Chapter Summaries

Key plot points

• Fang Han learns from the Yellow Springs Demon Dragon that Ling Yun and five allies are all Saint Kings; their strongest has reached the sixth level. Rather than seek protection from his Grand Martial Ancestor, Fang Han resolves to defeat them himself, one at a time.
• The Demon Dragon has already marked the six with its aura and agrees to alert Fang Han when one is isolated. It also promises to help him escape if necessary. Fang Han even considers refining the Saint Kings to break through to their realm.
• In the Trial Grounds’ Advanced Area, Qin Wuyou discovers the Combat Power Stele, which rewards those who surpass its records.
• He sees Xiao Ming, a young Lower Realm cultivator already at the sixth level of the Great Saint realm. Xiao Ming fixates on Xiao Chen, ranked third on the stele, and vows to prove the Xiao Family wrong for casting him out.
• Xiao Ming manifests a tremendously powerful Primordial Spirit Aspect, grows to a hundred-zhang height, and unleashes his Earthly Baleful Fist at the stele. The chapter ends as the attack surges forward.

Character developments and interactions

• Fang Han shows ambition and self-reliance: he refuses to lean on Qin Wuyou’s overwhelming strength and instead plans a careful, step-by-step campaign. His alliance with the Yellow Springs Demon Dragon gives him both intelligence and a safety net.
• The Yellow Springs Demon Dragon supports Fang Han’s strategy, teasing him for his schemes while offering surveillance and emergency aid.
• Qin Wuyou is impressed by Xiao Ming’s rare talent and watches with curiosity to see whether he can make the ranking.
• Xiao Ming is driven by resentment and a need to vindicate himself. His anger at Xiao Chen and the Xiao Family fuels a dramatic display of power.

Significant themes

• Self-reliance and ambition: Fang Han insists that hardship is necessary if he is to become a Great Emperor.
• Strategy over brute force: Unable to face six Saint Kings together, he plans to isolate and defeat them individually.
• Recognition and revenge: Xiao Ming’s attempt to challenge the stele is tied to his desire to overturn the judgment that led to his expulsion.
• Talent across realms: Xiao Ming’s achievement highlights that extraordinary geniuses can emerge even from the Lower Realm.

Key plot points

• Xiao Ming unleashes the Earthly Baleful Fist, creating devastating magical force and black holes that could threaten even a Great Saint.
• The Combat Power Ranking records his strength as eighty quadrillion units of Heavenly Dragon Strength. Though only at the sixth level of the Great Saint Realm, he earns second place.
• Xiao Ming enters the ranking immediately, despite believing he could achieve a higher result if he waited until he was stronger.
• Qin Wuyou recognizes Xiao Ming as someone he once helped after Xiao Ming was expelled from the Primordial Divine Mountain. A scar on Xiao Ming’s neck confirms his identity.
• Xiao Ming spots Qin Wuyou, recognizes him as the Imperial Scion, and approaches him. When Qin acknowledges him, Xiao Ming drops to his knees.

Character developments

• Xiao Ming is revealed as an extraordinarily powerful young prodigy, driven by old hatred and determined not to forget the attack that left him scarred. His reaction to Qin shows lasting gratitude and emotional attachment.
• Qin Wuyou is humbled by Xiao Ming’s power and reflects on how he has changed. Now living for revenge himself, he understands Xiao Ming’s fixation more deeply. Though initially prepared to hide his identity, he chooses to acknowledge it.

Themes

• Prodigy and power: Xiao Ming’s achievement shows how rare, era-defining young Great Saints can be.
• Revenge and remembrance: Xiao Ming keeps his scar as a reminder of past violence, while Qin recognizes that he now shares a similar path.
• Kindness and loyalty: Qin’s past help, which he had nearly forgotten, remains deeply significant to Xiao Ming.
• Growth and humility: Both men have changed since their earlier encounter, and Qin no longer views the world with his former arrogance.

Character interactions

• Qin watches Xiao Ming’s display and realizes his extraordinary strength.
• Remembering that he once saved Xiao Ming, Qin understands the meaning behind the scar and Xiao Ming’s hatred.
• Xiao Ming recognizes Qin despite Qin’s attempt to remain inconspicuous. Qin confirms his identity by addressing him by name, and Xiao Ming responds by kneeling before him.

Key plot points and events

• Xiao Ming recognizes Qin Wuyou as the Imperial Scion and kneels to thank him for burying Xiao Ming’s murdered parents after Xiao Ming was cast out of his clan.
• Qin Wuyou reminds him that the deed was small to him, but acknowledges Xiao Ming’s suffering and welcomes him back to his feet.
• Xiao Ming asks why Qin Wuyou is among the Lower Realm participants. Qin Wuyou says he has made mistakes and recently changed, and asks Xiao Ming to keep his Imperial Scion identity secret.
• Xiao Ming swears a Heavenly Dao oath to serve Qin Wuyou for life. Qin Wuyou accepts him and promises to share responsibility for Xiao Ming’s revenge.
• The Heavenly Dao announces Xiao Ming’s astonishing result: second place on the Combat Power Ranking, with eighty quadrillion units of heavenly dragon strength. He receives the Godslayer Art.
• Participants across the Trial Grounds—and the Supremes and elders watching at Supreme Academy—are stunned by the ranking.

Character developments

• Xiao Ming is shown as deeply loyal and grateful, still driven by the loss of his parents and determined to avenge them. His oath makes that loyalty binding.
• Qin Wuyou responds with warmth and responsibility, turning an old act of kindness into a commitment to support Xiao Ming’s vengeance. He also reveals that he has recently changed after past mistakes.
• The chapter contrasts Xiao Ming’s gratitude with the ingratitude Qin associates with Lin Qingxue and her family.

Significant themes

• Gratitude and repayment: Xiao Ming regards Qin’s past kindness as life-changing and insists on repaying it.
• Bonds forged through suffering: Their shared hardships help create an immediate sense of kinship.
• Loyalty and obligation: Xiao Ming’s oath formalizes his devotion, while Qin accepts responsibility for his follower.
• Recognition of hidden talent: Xiao Ming’s ranking shocks others who had underestimated the strength of a Lower Realm cultivator.

Character interactions

• Xiao Ming repeatedly kneels and expresses his thanks; Qin Wuyou repeatedly pulls him up, urging him to treat them as allies rather than maintain formalities.
• Xiao Ming pledges himself to Qin, and Qin answers by pledging to help with his vengeance.
• Other participants and academy authorities react with disbelief and admiration to Xiao Ming’s ranking, while two of his fellow-world participants celebrate it as proof of his superiority.

Chapter Summary

• Xiao Ming takes second place: Xiao Ming’s display of eighty quadrillion units of heavenly dragon strength puts him second on the Combat Power Ranking, surpassing Xiao Chen’s previous record by ten quadrillion. Academy elders connect the two men’s extraordinary talent to the Xiao family of the Primordial Divine Mountain.
• Xiao Ming’s past is revealed: Vice Dean Xiao recognizes Xiao Ming as the survivor of a family the Primordial Divine Mountain had executed after choosing Xiao Chen’s branch in a succession struggle. Xiao Ming’s return—and his apparent superiority to Xiao Chen—embarrasses Vice Dean Xiao and prompts the elders to criticize the clan’s decision. The dean eventually silences the gossip by ordering the offenders to report for punishment.
• Qin Wuyou prepares to challenge the ranking: Back in the Trial Grounds, Qin Wuyou reunites with Xiao Ming and announces that he will challenge the Combat Power Ranking. He confidently predicts that Xiao Ming’s second-place position will soon drop, surprising Xiao Ming, who is at a higher level of the Great Saint Realm. Xiao Ming steps aside and watches over him as he prepares to strike.
• A new mystery at the top: Up close, Qin Wuyou can see the combat-power values listed beside the rankings. After noting Xiao Ming’s result, he looks to see who holds first place—and reacts with surprise. The chapter ends before the identity is revealed.

Character Developments and Interactions

Xiao Ming remains quiet and awkward in conversation, but his immense strength makes him impossible to ignore and exposes the Xiao family’s past injustice. Vice Dean Xiao is visibly angered yet cannot openly respond without drawing more attention to the scandal. Qin Wuyou’s confidence hints at power beyond what his cultivation level suggests, while Xiao Ming’s willingness to step back and guard him shows their renewed rapport.

Significant Themes

The chapter explores the consequences of family ambition and political favoritism, as the Primordial Divine Mountain’s decision to favor Xiao Chen’s branch now appears disastrously short-sighted. It also contrasts cultivation rank with actual strength and builds suspense around the identity of the ranking’s mysterious top combatant.

Key plot points and events

• Qin Wuyou discovers that his younger cousin, Qin Batian, holds first place on the Combat Power Ranking: at the Eighth Heaven of the Great Saint Realm, Qin Batian recorded ninety quadrillion units of heavenly dragon strength.
• Qin Wuyou reflects on his family’s past but admits he lacks enough information to know whether Qin Batian or his branch caused his parents’ disappearance or the main branch’s downfall. He feels neither hatred nor jealousy.
• Xiao Ming worries that seeing Qin Batian at the top might upset Qin Wuyou. Qin Wuyou reassures him and says he expects to surpass his cousin.
• To demonstrate his strength, Qin Wuyou casually sends Xiao Ming flying with a strike that exceeds Xiao Ming’s own power. Xiao Ming realizes Qin Wuyou’s strength is far beyond what his Third Heaven cultivation suggests.
• Qin Wuyou activates his ninth-level God and Devil Tyrant Body, transforming into a thousand-zhang giant. Xiao Ming is stunned: his own Emperor-Grade body art reaches only a hundred zhang.

Character developments and interactions

• Qin Wuyou remains composed about Qin Batian’s success. He is confident in his own abilities and shows warmth toward Xiao Ming, asking him to treat them as brothers rather than behave fearfully.
• Xiao Ming shifts from concern to awe and renewed confidence in Qin Wuyou. He admires his strength and looks forward to seeing whether he can claim the ranking’s top spot.
• Qin Batian, though absent, is established as an exceptional rival whose Cangtian Tyrant Body has made the Qin Family’s investment in him seem justified.

Significant themes

• Talent, power, and competition: The rankings measure extraordinary strength, while Qin Wuyou’s display hints that his actual potential may exceed what his cultivation level implies.
• Family rivalry and uncertainty: Qin Wuyou refuses to condemn Qin Batian without knowing the truth about their family’s history.
• Loyalty and mutual respect: Qin Wuyou treats Xiao Ming as a brother, and Xiao Ming’s admiration deepens into pride in following him.
• Ambition and legacy: Qin Wuyou may be able to take first place across all three academy rankings, a feat never achieved in the institution’s history.

Key plot points and events

• Qin Wuyou tests his strength on the Combat Power Ranking. His God and Devil Tyrant Body Art first produces 80 quadrillion units of heavenly dragon strength.
• To overtake the current record-holder, Qin Batian, he activates his Supreme Bone and its origin runes. His displayed combat power climbs to 150 quadrillion.
• Qin Wuyou stops there, deliberately keeping his strongest weapon, Annihilation Immortal Lightning, hidden.
• The Heavenly Dao confirms his achievement: at the third heaven of the Great Saint Realm, Qin Wuyou takes first place on the Combat Power Ranking and receives heavenly Dao power.
• Trial participants and the Supreme Academy’s leaders are stunned by the feat. The Transmission Elder orders Qin Batian brought in so he can witness losing his record.

Character developments and interactions

• Qin Wuyou demonstrates extraordinary power and strategic restraint: he wants to claim the record without revealing everything he can do. He is openly determined to surpass Qin Batian.
• Xiao Ming, who had recently achieved an impressive ranking himself, is overwhelmed by Qin Wuyou’s much greater combat power.
• The trial participants react with disbelief, speculating that Qin Wuyou must be an extraordinary or reincarnated figure, but accept the Heavenly Dao’s ranking as reliable.
• The Supreme Academy’s leadership, including its headmaster, is shocked; the Transmission Elder quickly turns that shock into delight and anticipates Qin Batian’s reaction.
• Qin Batian does not appear in the chapter, but his rivalry with Qin Wuyou drives the scene and sets up a confrontation over the lost first-place record.

Significant themes

• Power beyond apparent limits: Qin Wuyou’s cultivation rank seems incompatible with his Supreme-level combat power.
• Ambition and rivalry: His explicit goal is to take Qin Batian’s place at the top.
• Strategic concealment: Qin Wuyou reveals enough to dominate the ranking while keeping his greatest weapon secret.
• Public recognition: The Heavenly Dao’s proclamation turns his personal achievement into a spectacle witnessed across the Trial Grounds and Academy.

Plot points and events

• At the Supreme Academy, elders and the Six Great Supremes celebrate that Qin Batian’s Combat Power Ranking record has been broken. They hope the achievement will humble him and restore the standing of the ancient sects, whose rivalry with the Emperor Clans has long been fueled by Qin Batian’s past victories.
• In the Trial Grounds, Qin Wuyou receives a new strand of Heavenly Dao Power. His already-evolved Supreme Bone cannot absorb it, so he directs it into his undying sword bone instead.
• The sword bone evolves throughout his body, becoming an undying sword body: his bones and flesh now carry powerful sword intent.
• Qin Wuyou’s casual slash registers nine sextillion units of Heavenly Dragon Strength on the ranking. He expects to surpass Qin Batian’s record easily once he masters his new ability.
• Xiao Ming and the other trial participants are awed by Qin Wuyou’s strength and become convinced of his exceptional power.
• Qin Batian arrives at the Supreme Academy and witnesses the ranking result, stopping abruptly in shock.

Character developments and interactions

• Qin Wuyou adapts when his Supreme Bone cannot evolve further, turning to his sword talent and gaining a far more comprehensive power. The feat strengthens his confidence and his followers’ loyalty.
• Xiao Ming is deeply impressed and becomes more determined to follow Qin Wuyou.
• Qin Batian faces the first direct sign that his dominance may be challenged.
• The Academy elders and Supremes share their delight at Qin Batian’s setback, revealing that the contest is as much about institutional pride as individual achievement.

Significant themes

• Rivalry and reputation: Qin Wuyou’s rise threatens Qin Batian’s status and the balance between the Emperor Clans and ancient sects.
• Growth through adaptation: When one path to advancement is closed, Qin Wuyou finds another.
• Power and spectacle: His extraordinary display turns skepticism into admiration, while setting up a confrontation over who truly deserves the top rank.

Key plot points

• Qin Batian returns from three days studying the Heaven-Comprehending Stele and reports that he has understood ninety-eight Heavenly Dao divine abilities, stunning the elders and Supremes.
• The Headmaster asks whether Qin Batian also grasped the Great Heavenly Mandate Supernatural Ability, the source of the three thousand Heavenly Dao abilities. Qin admits he did not, disappointing those who hoped he might claim it—and relieving the academy and sects, who fear its power being monopolized.
• A Heavenly Dao announcement interrupts the discussion: in the Trial Grounds, Qin Wuyou breaks the combat-power record with one trillion and fifty million billion units of strength and receives the Primordial Golden Cauldron.
• Qin Wuyou hides the newly awarded Emperor-to-be Armament and displays a similar-looking Great Saint Divine Weapon instead, intending to mislead the other participants. They mistake the substitute for the real reward and mock its apparent weakness.

Character developments and interactions

• Qin Batian remains supremely confident, presenting his extraordinary achievement as modest, but his failure to comprehend the Great Heavenly Mandate reveals a limit—and a source of frustration.
• The elders and Supremes are astonished by his rapid progress. The Transmission Elder’s attempt to tease him backfires, while the Headmaster’s question reflects everyone’s hopes and fears about the Mandate ability.
• Qin Wuyou demonstrates both overwhelming strength and cunning, concealing his valuable reward to avoid attracting attention.
• The trial participants respond to Qin Wuyou’s apparent lesser prize with confusion and schadenfreude, unaware that he has tricked them.

Significant themes

• Talent and rivalry: Exceptional achievements provoke admiration, envy, and insecurity.
• Power as a political threat: The Great Heavenly Mandate is coveted because it underpins the academy’s and ancient sects’ influence.
• Deception and concealment: Qin Wuyou protects himself by letting others underestimate him.
• Appearances versus reality: The chapter’s central joke is that observers judge Qin Wuyou’s true reward by the inferior weapon he displays.

Key plot points and events

• Qin Wuyou tricks the other trial participants into thinking he has received only an ordinary Great Saint Divine Weapon, while privately celebrating his acquisition of the Emperor-to-be Primordial Golden Cauldron.
• He reflects on the many rewards he has gained at Supreme Academy: Heavenly Dao Power, strengthened bones, the Heavenly Dao Diagram, the Godslayer Spear, Saint Soul Pills, improved attributes, and thousands of divine ability seeds—including the Great Heavenly Mandate.
• Confident that his points already secure first place, Qin Wuyou tells Xiao Ming to pursue points independently, then leaves to seek more opportunities and rewards. Xiao Ming heads to the Advanced Area, and the other participants resume hunting beasts.
• Fang Han sees Qin Wuyou’s record-setting combat power and asks whether he might reach the same level. The Yellow Springs Demon Dragon says that is unrealistic, but assures him he has the potential to become a Great Emperor. Fang Han vows to prove his Dao.
• At Supreme Academy, the announcement that Qin Wuyou has reached one trillion and five quadrillion units of heavenly dragon strength stuns the audience. Qin Batian is especially shaken when he sees Qin Wuyou’s name at the top of the Combat Power Ranking, while the elders mock him.

Character developments and interactions

• Qin Wuyou is delighted by his rewards and grows more ambitious, intent on earning further Heavenly Dao rewards. He also encourages Xiao Ming to pursue his own ranking.
• Xiao Ming accepts the challenge of earning points without Qin Wuyou’s help.
• Fang Han turns envy of Qin Wuyou into motivation, declaring his ambition to become an emperor.
• The Yellow Springs Demon Dragon tempers Fang Han’s expectations with blunt honesty, then encourages him by emphasizing his future potential.
• Qin Batian appears unable to process Qin Wuyou’s record, staring in shock and disbelief as the elders taunt him.

Significant themes

• Ambition and progress: The trials reward effort, and characters seek to improve their power and standings.
• Humility and perspective: Fang Han learns that matching Qin Wuyou may be beyond reach, yet still finds a meaningful goal in becoming a Great Emperor.
• Power and reputation: Qin Wuyou’s record reshapes how others view him and humiliates Qin Batian.
• Fortune and opportunity: Supreme Academy’s trials provide extraordinary rewards to those who participate and seize their chances.

Key plot points and events

• Qin Batian sees the name Qin Wuyou atop the Combat Power Ranking and assumes the winner is his cousin, the Qin Family’s First Imperial Scion.
• Qin Batian fears that if Qin Wuyou returns and regains the family’s favor, his own status as Second Imperial Scion will be threatened. He leaves the Supreme Academy abruptly after submitting his Divine Ability Origin Diagrams.
• Academy elders interpret his departure as a humiliating retreat and celebrate, though Dean Fang reminds them that Qin Batian’s achievement—inscribing ninety-eight Heavenly Dao Divine Abilities in three days—is still extraordinary.
• In the trial grounds, the nearly finished trial forces surviving participants to converge on the sole Teleportation Gate, where competitors often ambush one another.
• Fang Han, despite being wounded by a golden arrow, remains focused on collecting valuable weapons. The Yellow Springs Demon Dragon scolds him and urges him to improve his strength instead.

Character developments

• Qin Batian reveals deep jealousy and insecurity rooted in years of being overshadowed by Qin Wuyou. His current prestige depends, in his mind, on his cousin remaining disgraced.
• Dean Fang shows measured judgment: he acknowledges Qin Batian’s loss but respects his talent and accomplishments.
• Fang Han appears resourceful, resilient, and comically acquisitive, treating a near-fatal attack as an opportunity to obtain valuable equipment.
• The Yellow Springs Demon Dragon acts as Fang Han’s exasperated mentor, pushing him toward cultivation and greater ambition.

Significant themes

• Rivalry and insecurity: Qin Batian’s success cannot erase the resentment and fear created by his cousin’s privileged position.
• Status and birth: Family lineage shapes who receives recognition and power, regardless of talent.
• Achievement versus reputation: Qin Batian’s ranking loss draws ridicule, but his abilities remain impressive.
• Practical greed versus long-term growth: Fang Han values immediate rewards, while his mentor urges him to pursue greater strength.

Character interactions

• Qin Batian’s reaction to Qin Wuyou’s name exposes how strongly his cousin still affects him, even in his absence.
• The academy elders mock Qin Batian, while Dean Fang reins them in and defends the significance of his accomplishments.
• The Yellow Springs Demon Dragon reprimands Fang Han for valuing the arrow that wounded him; Fang Han cheerfully argues that it is still useful treasure.

Key plot points and events

• The Yellow Springs Demon Dragon warns Fang Han that Ling Yun and two Saint King companions are waiting to ambush him. Fang Han first tries to avoid them, but learns they can track his movements.
• Unable to safely fight three Saint Kings at once—and with admission to the Supreme Academy already assured—Fang Han decides to lie low until the trial ends, when Ling Yun’s group will have to leave.
• While waiting, Fang Han refines the treasures taken from three Saint Kings he had already ambushed and killed, using their resources to strengthen himself.
• Qin Wuyou arrives and realizes that events have diverged from the future he previously foresaw: Fang Han has already killed three of the six attackers who were supposed to ambush him.
• To test whether he can personally alter Fang Han’s fate, Qin confronts Ling Yun and his two remaining companions. He kills one Saint King with a single sword strike.
• The surviving Saint King and Ling Yun immediately beg for mercy and try to blame one another for the planned attack.

Character developments

• Fang Han shows caution and patience, choosing to wait rather than risk an uneven battle. His earlier ambushes also demonstrate his skill and growing power despite being only at Saint Rank.
• Qin Wuyou confirms that the future can be changed through intervention. Impressed by Fang Han’s potential, he considers him a possible future ally.
• Ling Yun is exposed as the aggressor but loses his composure when faced with Qin Wuyou’s overwhelming strength.
• The surviving Saint King quickly abandons loyalty, confessing and shifting blame to save himself.

Significant themes

• Fate and free will: Fang Han’s actions and Qin Wuyou’s warning alter the future Qin had foreseen.
• Power and vulnerability: Fang Han is treated as an easy target compared with his powerful Grand Martial Ancestor, while Qin Wuyou’s reputation alone terrifies the other participants.
• Patience and strategy: Fang Han uses the trial’s rules to his advantage, while Qin deliberately tests the limits of his influence.
• Self-preservation and betrayal: Faced with death, Ling Yun and his companion deny responsibility and turn on each other.

Character interactions

• The Demon Dragon advises Fang Han and bluntly mocks his relative weakness.
• Fang Han responds to Ling Yun’s threat by avoiding a direct confrontation and waiting for the trial’s deadline to work in his favor.
• Qin Wuyou watches Fang Han’s past actions through his supernatural ability, then confronts Ling Yun’s group.
• After Qin kills one attacker, the two survivors plead with him and attempt to shift blame, revealing their fear and lack of solidarity.

Plot points and events

• Qin Wuyou confirms that changing Fang Han’s fate has not triggered Heavenly Dao Backlash. With the danger apparently cleared, he kills the two surviving Saint Kings—Ling Yun and his companion—for their wrongdoing.
• Fang Han recognizes Qin Wuyou and realizes he came to protect him. Qin orders him to leave the Trial Grounds first so he will not be implicated; after some hesitation, Fang Han obeys and takes the Teleportation Gate.
• Back aboard the Heaven and Earth Treasure Ship, Fang Han thanks Qin. Qin warns him to stay cautious at the Supreme Academy but not to bring shame on Xuantian Holy Land.
• Qin’s warning and the Yellow Springs Demon Dragon’s advice make Fang Han realize that hiding his abilities too long has weakened his Dao Heart. He vows to pursue an “invincible Dao,” and his resolve strengthens enough to unsettle his newly advanced cultivation realm.
• Only six participants survive the trial. Most have too few points to enter the Supreme Academy as formal students, but elder Li Qingyuan offers them the chance to stay as menial servants and possibly earn student status later. They eagerly accept.

Character developments

• Fang Han shifts from excessive caution toward a more balanced confidence, resolving not to let concealment erode his ambition or character.
• Qin Wuyou acts as Fang Han’s protector and mentor, taking responsibility for his safety while insisting that he uphold his sect’s reputation.
• The Yellow Springs Demon Dragon reinforces Fang Han’s growth by urging him to cultivate an invincible heart rather than live like a timid, hidden “ant.”
• Li Qingyuan offers the unsuccessful participants a practical second chance to remain at the academy.

Significant themes

• Ambition and self-belief: Fang Han must choose between hiding safely and striving openly toward greatness.
• Mentorship and responsibility: Qin protects Fang Han while guiding his choices, and the Demon Dragon helps him recognize the danger of excessive caution.
• Consequences and justice: Qin makes clear that wrongdoing carries a price, killing the two Saint Kings despite their pleas.
• Second chances: Even participants who fail to qualify may remain at the academy and work toward future advancement.

Character interactions

• Qin warns Fang Han away from danger, then later advises him about balancing caution with loyalty to his sect.
• Fang Han’s reluctance to abandon Qin shows his gratitude and willingness to share the risk, but he ultimately follows Qin’s instruction.
• The Demon Dragon supports Qin’s guidance with a broader lesson about cultivating an unyielding path.
• Li Qingyuan reassures the disappointed survivors by offering them a route to stay at the Supreme Academy.

Key plot points and events

• The other Lower Realm arrivals decide to stay at Supreme Academy, even if only as servants, since they may eventually become students and gain better cultivation opportunities.
• Hoping to secure powerful allies, they apologize to Qin Wuyou and offer him treasures. Qin sees through their motives and lets Fang Han handle them.
• Fang Han accepts their goodwill and promises they can seek his help. The newcomers pledge loyalty to him and Qin Wuyou, effectively seeking protection through Qin’s influence.
• The Heavenly Dao announces that Qin Wuyou has placed first on the Points Ranking, which includes participants from the Academy’s trials over the past million years. His points came largely from wiping out a beast tide and killing nearly a hundred thousand demonic beasts.
• Qin receives thirty thousand years of cultivation and a supreme cultivation art. He absorbs the cultivation immediately, advancing to the Great Saint Realm Seventh Heaven.
• Qin is now first on four major rankings: the Heaven-Climbing Ladder, Heaven-Comprehending Stele, Combat Power, and Points rankings. His achievements spark celebration among his companions and jealousy among other Elders.

Character developments and interactions

• Qin Wuyou remains focused on finding his parents, despite recognizing how much he has gained at Supreme Academy. He shows confidence in his strength and delegates the Lower Realm newcomers’ requests to Fang Han.
• Fang Han steps into a leadership role, accepting the newcomers’ support and becoming their practical point of contact at the Academy.
• The newcomers shift from skepticism and past offense to eager loyalty, hoping to benefit from Qin and Fang Han’s protection.
• Li Qingyuan is overjoyed by Qin’s unprecedented success, believing it will bring him rewards and a chance to approach the Supreme realm.
• Other Elders resent Li Qingyuan’s good fortune and envy his connection to Qin.

Significant themes

• Merit and recognition: Qin’s extraordinary deeds earn him a historic ranking and substantial rewards.
• Power and patronage: The newcomers seek security by aligning themselves with powerful figures, while Qin uses Fang Han to manage those ties.
• Ambition versus duty: Qin appreciates the Academy’s benefits but prioritizes finding his parents.
• Envy and status: Qin’s rise elevates Li Qingyuan while provoking resentment among rival Elders.

Plot points and events

• Qin Wuyou’s first-place finish in all four trial rankings amazes the Supreme Academy’s leaders. The Academy Headmaster and representatives of the Six Great Ancient Sects immediately begin thinking of ways to recruit him into their respective Upper Realm churches.
• Qin Wuyou is focused elsewhere: he wants to learn all three thousand Heavenly Dao divine abilities, then leave for the Upper Realm or the Ten Thousand Races Battlefield. His parents’ uncertain fate makes him eager not to waste time.
• After completing his Identity Token formalities, he heads straight to the Divine Ability Institute. The Academy’s leaders admire his diligence and arrange for the divine abilities Qin Batian comprehended to be added to the Divine Ability Hall’s collection.
• The leaders assume Qin Batian’s remarkable progress has displaced Qin Wuyou from first place on the Heaven-Comprehending Stele. They are stunned to discover that Qin Wuyou still ranks first, with Qin Batian second.
• Convinced Qin Wuyou surpasses Qin Batian in both comprehension and combat ability, the Six Great Supremes decide he may have the potential to become a Great Emperor. They urgently contact their churches to secure him.
• Unaware of the commotion, Qin Wuyou enters the Divine Ability Hall’s Inner Court to continue comprehending the Stele’s abilities. He also examines his trial rewards, including a vast supply of Saint Soul Pills and two Emperor-to-be Armaments.

Character developments

• Qin Wuyou remains single-minded and ambitious. Rather than enjoy his fame or entertain recruitment offers, he prioritizes cultivation and his search for his parents.
• The Six Great Supremes and Academy Headmaster shift from admiration to intense urgency: they now regard Qin Wuyou as a potential future Great Emperor and a prize worth securing at any cost.
• The two Vice Headmasters, previously prejudiced against Qin Wuyou, now consider recruiting him.

Significant themes

• Unprecedented talent and ambition: Qin Wuyou’s achievements exceed even the exceptional Qin Batian’s.
• Power, opportunity, and recruitment: The Upper Realm’s great churches compete to claim rare geniuses.
• Dedication over recognition: Qin Wuyou ignores praise and focuses on cultivation and his personal mission.
• Family as motivation: His parents’ uncertain situation drives his impatience to advance.

Character interactions

• The Academy leaders praise Qin Wuyou and privately strategize about recruiting him, while he remains unaware and intent on cultivation.
• The Transmission Elder and other leaders discuss Qin Batian’s achievements, then react with disbelief when they see Qin Wuyou still at the top of the Stele.
• The Six Great Supremes silently converge on the same goal: to alert their Upper Realm churches and claim Qin Wuyou before their rivals do.

Key plot points and events

• Qin Wuyou receives two Emperor-to-be Armaments: the Godslayer Spear, containing the Law of Slaughter, and the Primordial Golden Cauldron.
• He uses them to forge two of the Nine Heavens Supreme Treasures: the Heaven-Slaying Spear and the Heaven-Devouring Cauldron.
• While also forging the treasures, he comprehends every remaining Heavenly Dao divine ability on the Heaven-Comprehending Stele in less than half a day. Over the next three days, he turns the divine ability seeds within him into fully realized abilities and completes both treasures.
• With the Academy no longer offering him anything he needs, Qin Wuyou could leave for the Upper Realm, but he remains to continue cultivating.
• When he exits the Divine Ability Institute, the Academy’s three headmasters and three elders gather to meet him. The Headmaster asks how many abilities he comprehended.
• The Transmission Elder explains that students who comprehend abilities must leave their fundamental diagrams on the stele for others to study. Qin Wuyou objects privately, but, on hearing that he will be compensated, politely agrees to do so eventually.

Character developments

• Qin Wuyou grows more powerful and advances his long-term goal of forging the Nine Heavens Supreme Treasures. He remains pragmatic: he values the armaments for his own plans and has no interest in trading them for allies.
• He is wary of the Academy’s rules and unwilling to give away his hard-won knowledge without benefit, though he conceals his reluctance behind a courteous response.
• The Academy’s leaders recognize Qin Wuyou’s exceptional talent and are eager to recruit him.

Significant themes

• Knowledge as power and property: Qin Wuyou views the divine abilities he has mastered as hard-earned assets, while the Academy treats their documentation as a shared resource.
• Ambition and self-interest: His focus remains on personal cultivation and completing the Nine Heavens Supreme Treasures.
• Institutional rules versus individual choice: The Academy expects students to contribute their discoveries, but Qin Wuyou’s compliance depends on receiving fair compensation.

Character interactions

• The three headmasters and three elders approach Qin Wuyou with interest, but refrain from openly recruiting him because Academy custom reserves recruitment for private conversations.
• The Headmaster asks about Qin Wuyou’s comprehensions; the Transmission Elder clarifies the Academy’s rules and promises compensation.
• Qin Wuyou’s outwardly gracious reply masks his suspicion that the Academy is trying to obtain his abilities for free.

Plot points and events

• The Six Great Supremes ask Qin Wuyou how many Heavenly Dao divine abilities he has comprehended. He says “around two hundred,” concealing that he has mastered all Three Thousand.
• Astonished by his claim and his ranking above Qin Batian, the Supremes grow even more eager to recruit him. The Headmaster promises him further opportunities to study the Heaven-Comprehending Stele if he performs well.
• Students watching nearby recognize Qin Wuyou as the trial’s winner and the person who topped all four rankings. Some admire him, while others—having never seen his strength—accuse him of cheating and prepare to challenge him.
• Qin Wuyou sweeps the crowd with a glance that carries Supreme-level pressure. The would-be challengers are terrified and fall silent, impressing the Six Great Supremes. The Transmission Elder begins to recognize what Qin has displayed.

Character developments and interactions

• Qin Wuyou remains modest about his abilities but demonstrates intimidating power without needing to fight. His calm self-assurance contrasts with the students’ jealousy and disbelief.
• The Six Great Supremes shift from curiosity to intense interest in recruiting him. Even the deputy headmasters who had viewed him unfavorably are won over.
• The Headmaster openly tries to secure Qin Wuyou’s favor with praise and promises of access to the Stele.
• The students move from gossip and resentment to fear and respect after experiencing Qin’s pressure firsthand.

Significant themes

• Talent and recognition: Qin Wuyou’s achievements overturn expectations and attract powerful patrons.
• Appearance versus reality: His slight build leads some students to underestimate him, until his presence exposes their mistake.
• Jealousy and pride: The academy’s elite resent a newcomer whose accomplishments outshine theirs.
• Power without violence: A single display of pressure is enough to silence challengers and affirm Qin Wuyou’s strength.

Key plot points and events

• Qin Wuyou reveals a supreme aura, astonishing the Transmission Elder and the Six Great Supremes. They recognize it as evidence that Qin has already formed a foundation for reaching the Supreme Realm.
• The Six Great Supremes revise their view of Qin: no longer merely a talented student, he appears destined to become a Young Supreme. Each hopes to recruit him, and some resolve to alert their leaders or claim him for their faction.
• Qin is unmoved by their attention. Having acquired all the Three Thousand Heavenly Dao Divine Abilities, he sees little reason to stay at the Supreme Academy. His priority is reaching the Upper Realm to find his family and learn what has happened to the Qin Family.
• After the Six Great Supremes depart, the students who had intended to challenge Qin shrink away and clear a path for him. The unusual scene spreads through the academy, making him even more famous.
• The injured Little Demon King hears the news, spits blood, collapses, and cries out in frustration.

Character developments

• Qin Wuyou is revealed to possess extraordinary potential, but remains focused on his family and plans rather than status or recruitment.
• The Six Great Supremes shift from cautious interest to urgent determination to bring Qin into their factions, recognizing his likely future power.
• The students and elders respond to Qin with newfound awe and wariness.
• The Little Demon King is left enraged and humiliated by Qin’s growing reputation.

Significant themes

• Potential and destiny: Qin’s supreme aura suggests that an otherwise daunting breakthrough may be within his reach.
• Power reshapes respect: Those who once saw Qin as merely a promising junior now compete for his allegiance.
• Ambition versus personal purpose: The factions pursue Qin’s value, while he is driven by the need to find his family.
• Reputation and intimidation: Qin’s aura changes how students treat him, even without a fight.

Character interactions

• The Transmission Elder and the Six Great Supremes react with astonishment, praise Qin, and privately consider how to recruit him.
• Students who previously planned to challenge Qin now step aside as he approaches.
• The Little Demon King’s response to the news underscores his resentment of Qin’s rising prominence.

Key plot points

• Qin Wuyou discovers that an emperor-to-be barrier prevents students from leaving the Supreme Academy freely. Breaking through would alert the Six Great Supremes, so he abandons the idea.
• Xiao Ming, his oath-bound follower, arrives after waiting for him to finish his seclusion.
• Qin Wuyou teaches Xiao Ming the powerful Heaven-Defying Spirit-Seizing Art and the Great Cosmic Divine Ability. He warns Xiao Ming to keep the cultivation art secret, since its discovery could put his life in danger.
• Seeking a legitimate way out, Qin Wuyou asks Xiao Ming for advice. Xiao Ming explains that academy students can leave by accepting a mission and using its mission token.
• Qin Wuyou reveals that he wants to reach the Ten Thousand Races Battlefield. Xiao Ming says high-level academy missions go there directly by teleportation, and Qin Wuyou eagerly decides they should accept one.

Character developments and interactions

• Qin Wuyou shows both caution and generosity: he avoids openly challenging the academy’s barriers, while strengthening Xiao Ming by passing on extraordinary techniques. He also makes clear that his goal is the battlefield, not simply returning to his family.
• Xiao Ming demonstrates strategic judgment by warning Qin Wuyou against a forceful escape and proposing a safer route. His gratitude and willingness to follow Qin Wuyou are reinforced.
• Their relationship is that of master and sworn follower: Qin Wuyou uses his authority and knowledge to empower Xiao Ming, while Xiao Ming offers practical counsel and agrees to accompany him.

Significant themes

• Power and secrecy: Great abilities bring both advantage and danger, making discretion essential.
• Loyalty and obligation: Xiao Ming’s Heavenly Dao Oath binds him to Qin Wuyou, while his actions show loyalty beyond mere compulsion.
• Caution and strategy: Rather than risk a direct confrontation with the academy’s rulers, Qin Wuyou chooses to exploit the official mission system.
• Ambition and forward momentum: The chapter shifts Qin Wuyou’s focus toward the Ten Thousand Races Battlefield and sets up their next journey.

Key plot points and events

• Qin Wuyou and Xiao Ming enter the Mission Hall looking for a mission that will let them travel to the Ten Thousand Races Battlefield.
• Several Great Saint students try to recruit the unfamiliar newcomers for ordinary missions, offering everything from easy assignments to dangerous, high-reward expeditions.
• Qin Wuyou bluntly says they intend to go to the battlefield. The students warn that its missions are exceptionally dangerous, but Xiao Ming politely declines their offers and advice.
• Senior Sister Yuan, a poised woman in a purple dress, approaches and tells them to follow her. They learn that new students cannot accept battlefield missions without an experienced student leading them.
• Yuan takes them to meet her existing team: two women and a man, all Great Saints. The man questions whether Qin Wuyou and Xiao Ming are capable enough to join, dismissing them as weak-looking.

Character developments

• Qin Wuyou is direct and impatient with the crowd, but adapts when he learns the academy’s rule prevents him from pursuing his plan alone.
• Xiao Ming acts as the more diplomatic of the pair, easing awkwardness and turning down recruiters without provoking them.
• Senior Sister Yuan appears self-assured, cool, and authoritative; her team treats her as its leader.
• The male teammate is blunt and openly skeptical of the newcomers, setting up possible tension.

Significant themes

• Risk versus ambition: The battlefield promises danger, but Qin Wuyou and Xiao Ming remain committed to going.
• Experience and hierarchy: New students must rely on established members to access certain missions.
• First impressions and judgment: The team’s man judges the pair by appearance before learning what they can do.

Character interactions

• Recruiters compete to enlist Qin Wuyou and Xiao Ming, while the pair politely—or, in Qin Wuyou’s case, bluntly—reject them.
• Yuan takes charge of bringing them into her group after explaining the entry requirement.
• Her teammates inspect the newcomers, and the man challenges Yuan’s choice to bring them along.

Plot points

• A scarred, heavily built fighter—Senior Brother Fang—provokes Qin Wuyou and his companions.
• Xiao Ming responds with a powerful Sword Qi assault. Fang hardens his body with golden light and withstands it, producing a destructive blast.
• Senior Sister Yuan quickly moves her two junior sisters out of danger. She then notices that Qin Wuyou, standing near Xiao Ming, remains untouched as an unseen force neutralizes the blast.
• The junior sisters learn that Qin Wuyou and Xiao Ming are new recruits. They recognize Qin Wuyou as the prodigy who topped all four rankings and surpassed Qin Batian.
• Fang calls off the fight, saying the confined area makes it no fun, and declares that the newcomers have passed his test. Xiao Ming withdraws his Sword Qi and returns to an inconspicuous appearance.

Character developments and interactions

• Xiao Ming proves both his formidable swordsmanship and his ability to conceal his aura with exceptional skill. He attacks because Fang’s contemptuous provocation toward Qin Wuyou is more than he will tolerate.
• Qin Wuyou stays calm and does not retaliate directly, but his effortless protection from the blast reveals strength that may exceed both Xiao Ming’s and Fang’s.
• Senior Sister Yuan shifts from escorting the newcomers to reassessing them with growing respect, especially after seeing Qin Wuyou’s composure and Xiao Ming’s control.
• Senior Brother Fang moves from mockery to serious caution when faced with Xiao Ming’s strength, then ends the encounter and frames it as a test.
• The junior sisters go from alarm at the blast to astonishment at the newcomers’ abilities and Qin Wuyou’s identity.

Significant themes

• Power revealed under pressure: The clash exposes the newcomers’ abilities far more clearly than appearances or rank alone.
• Restraint and control: Qin Wuyou remains composed amid danger, while Xiao Ming can switch from overwhelming presence to near-total inconspicuousness.
• Recognition and reputation: Qin Wuyou’s record quickly explains why his strength is so remarkable, though his actual abilities still surprise those around him.