Chapter Summaries

After Hun Tiandi followed Amon into the Great Thousand World, Xiao Yan confronted the Xiao Tribe’s dependence on Spirit Worms while grieving those he had lost. The chapter ended with Xiao Yan meeting his son Xiao Wuming, who resented his absent father and vowed to surpass him.

• Amon opened a gate to the Great Thousand World and Hun Tiandi followed him through it, while Xiao Yan sensed his teacher’s departure.
• The Xiao Tribe debated whether to ban Spirit Worms, and Xiao Yan compromised by letting current users choose while restricting their use by children until adulthood and favoring those who abstained.
• Months later, Xiao Wuming arrived at the Xiao Tribe and told Xiao Yan that he was his son, sent by Yun'er.
• Xiao Wuming accused Xiao Yan of abandoning him and his mother, then vowed to grow stronger and make Xiao Yan repay their grievances.

Mu Chen joined Mu Feng’s expedition to the Black Nether Abyss after a copper fragment revealed that a wounded Nine Nether Bird had become an egg there. Mu Territory’s fighters entered the dangerous forest to keep Liu Territory from claiming it, while Mu Chen sensed that something was watching them.

• Mu Chen reflected on his expulsion from the Spirit Road and resolved to reach Northern Heavens Soul Academy.
• Mu Feng told Mu Chen and the five city lords that Liu Territory had set out for the Black Nether Abyss, then used a copper fragment to reveal the wounded Nine Nether Bird.
• Mu Feng and Zhou Ye decided to lead an expedition to prevent Liu Territory from obtaining the Nine Nether Bird, and Mu Chen joined them.
• After traveling for three days, Mu Feng’s group reached the Black Nether Abyss, took Poison-Repelling Pills, and entered its miasma-filled forest.
• Mu Chen scanned the dim woods uneasily as the group sensed unseen gazes surrounding them.

Mu Chen and the Mu Territory group found the Nine Nether Bird’s egg in the Black Nether Abyss, where it awakened and began another evolution under a Thunder Tribulation. After the Nine Nether Bird’s final clash with the tribulation devastated the basin, a black flame struck Mu Chen and knocked him unconscious.

• Zhou Ye revealed his Mountain Rhinoceros essence as Mu Chen’s group traveled deeper into the Black Nether Abyss and encountered Liu Territory.
• Mu Chen and Mu Feng found the volcanic basin, where Liu Qingtian and his people arrived and fought the Mu Territory group.
• Mu Chen and Liu Mubai entered the volcano crater and discovered the Nine Nether Bird’s egg; Liu Mubai was blasted away when he tried to seize it.
• The egg awakened, absorbed spirit beasts, and transformed into the Nine Nether Bird, which flew into the Black God Thunder Cloud to attempt its evolution.
• A red-haired girl with a Monocle watched the tribulation and told Mu Chen she could offer him the Spirit Worm’s essence.
• The Nine Nether Bird’s failed evolution ended in a massive explosion, and a falling black flame struck Mu Chen, who lost consciousness after seeing a glimmer of starlight.

After waking in Mu Territory, Mu Chen discovered that the Mysterious Black Paper had sealed the Nine Nether Bird inside his sea of qi. A mysterious Spirit Worm escaped the flower prison, demanded spirit beast essences, and introduced herself as Di Er Meng, an agent of the Amon Family.

• Mu Chen woke after three days unconscious and learned that he had advanced to the Spirit Wheel Realm.
• Mu Chen found the Nine Nether Bird trapped inside the Mandala Flower on the Mysterious Black Paper.
• A twelve-segment Spirit Worm emerged, passed through the flower prison, and claimed to be the first-ranked divine beast on the Heavenly Ranking of Ten Thousand Beasts.
• The Spirit Worm demanded spirit beast essences, and Mu Chen fed her all of his low-grade and mid-grade essences to keep her from eating the Nine Nether Bird.
• The Spirit Worm transformed into a red-haired girl, introduced herself as Di Er Meng, and said she was the current agent of the Amon Family.

Mu Chen learned that Di Er Meng wanted to invest in his future in exchange for the Evil King True Eye, while she also offered to sell him the imprisoned Nine Nether Bird. After tentatively accepting her help, he prepared to use a Spirit Accumulation Pill to break through to the Spirit Wheel Realm.

• Di Er Meng claimed the Amon Family was the strongest family in the Great Thousand World and offered Mu Chen its help in exchange for the Evil King True Eye.
• Mu Chen questioned the terms of the deal and learned that answers about the Evil King True Eye would cost a portion of it.
• Di Er Meng said the Nine Nether Bird was her property and offered to trade her to Mu Chen, but he refused.
• Mu Chen decided to play along with Di Er Meng while remaining suspicious of her and asked whether she and the Nine Nether Bird could affect his breakthrough.
• Di Er Meng assured Mu Chen they would not interfere, and he put the Spirit Accumulation Pill in his mouth to begin his breakthrough.

Mu Chen prepared for Northern Spirit Academy’s quota competition and learned that the seed-level quota had been granted with him in mind. At the competition, Mr. Hun recruited Mu Chen to Northern Heavens Soul Academy and revealed that Luo Li was there, prompting Mu Chen to vow to win the quota.

• Mu Chen consolidated his cultivation, returned to Northern Spirit City, and trained in the Spirit Shadow Step and Spirit Emperor Finger with Teacher Mo.
• The quota competition began in Northern Spirit Plaza, where Mu Feng and Liu Qingtian exchanged threats as Mu Chen and Liu Mubai faced each other with hostility.
• Dean Xiao introduced Mr. Hun of Northern Heavens Soul Academy as the competition’s supervisor, and Mr. Hun communicated with Mu Chen through soul power.
• Mr. Hun told Mu Chen that Northern Heavens Soul Academy had opposed his expulsion from the Spirit Road and had arranged the seed quota for him.
• Mr. Hun warned Mu Chen against choosing Holy Spirit Academy, said Ji Xuan had joined it, and revealed that Luo Li was at Northern Heavens Soul Academy.
• Mu Chen vowed to win the seed quota and attend Northern Heavens Soul Academy.

Mu Chen defeated Liu Mubai in the seed-quota battle after revealing his spirit-array skills and awakening greater power from the Budu Pagoda. Mr. Hun stopped the adults from interfering, punished Liu Qingtian, and left Mu Chen impressed by the Northern Heavens Soul Academy’s faculty.

• Mu Chen and Liu Mubai exchanged attacks in the seed-quota battle, and Mu Chen secretly formed a spirit array while defending.
• Mu Chen unleashed the Tiger Flame Spirit Devouring Array, but Liu Mubai broke it and attacked with the Great Sun Sea-Burning Palm.
• Mu Chen’s Budu Pagoda withstood Liu Mubai’s assault, then expanded and struck him, allowing Mu Chen to knock Liu Mubai unconscious.
• Liu Qingtian intervened as Mu Chen moved to attack Liu Mubai, and Mu Feng met Liu Qingtian’s strike to protect his son.
• Mr. Hun pressured Mu Feng and Liu Qingtian, accepted Mu Chen’s explanation, and knocked Liu Qingtian unconscious with a glare.
• Mu Chen admired Mr. Hun’s strength and recognized how formidable the Northern Heavens Soul Academy’s faculty was.

After choosing Northern Heavens Soul Academy, Mu Chen continued studying spirit arrays until Liu Territory called the Nine Territories Assembly, stirring fears of a renewed conflict. As the assembly began, clues pointed to Liu Jingshan’s possible return, while Hun Zhang grew interested in Mu Chen’s mysterious background.

• Mr. Hun granted Hong Ling and Tang Qian'er an extra academy slot, and Mu Chen chose Northern Heavens Soul Academy while Liu Mubai chose Holy Spirit Academy.
• Mu Chen learned that the black paper was an Immortal Page containing the cultivation method for the Great Solar Undying Body, but he refused Di Er Meng’s offer to guide his spirit array studies in exchange for a deal.
• Liu Territory announced the Nine Territories Assembly, and Mu Feng decided Mu Territory would attend while preparing its forces for a possible war.
• At Northern Heavens Soul Academy, Mr. Hun told Hun Zhang about Mu Chen’s talent and the Budu Ancient Clan’s Budda Pagoda, prompting Hun Zhang to compare him to Xiao Yan and decide to meet him.
• At Nine Territories City, Tang Qian'er warned Mu Chen that Liu Jingshan might still be alive and behind Liu Territory’s sudden move, while Di Er Meng again offered a deal and Mu Chen refused.

Mu Chen made a deal with Di Er Meng to save his father, and Nine Nether lent him enough power to kill Liu Jingshan. Mu Chen survived but fell unconscious, while the Liu Territory lost most of its territory and the Mu Territory's rising influence alarmed the other Territory Lords.

• Liu Jingshan appeared at the assembly, struck down Lie Yan, and demanded that the factions join his Northern Spirit Alliance or become his enemies.
• Mu Feng, Tang Shan, Lie Yan, and two other Territory Lords rejected Liu Jingshan's demand and fought him, but they were soon outmatched.
• Mu Chen struck a deal with Di Er Meng, who transferred ownership of Nine Nether to him and arranged for her to lend him power.
• Mu Chen used Nine Nether's power to kill Liu Jingshan, then collapsed from the strain and was carried back to the Mu Territory by Mu Feng.
• The Liu Territory lost most of its territory, and the other Territory Lords watched the Mu Territory warily as Mu Chen remained unconscious for half a month before waking.

Mu Chen arrived in the Northern Heavens Realm for Northern Heavens Soul Academy’s trial and learned that candidates had to reach Northern Heavens Hall with at least a Level Four mark. Before setting out, he received the first two layers of Hun Tiandi’s Blood Emperor Body Tempering Art from Di Er Meng, then entered the forest to begin the trial.

• Mr. Hun explained that candidates had to travel through the dangerous Northern Heavens Realm to Northern Heavens Hall, raising their marks by collecting spirit beast essences or heavenly treasures.
• Mu Chen saw the black-haired girl receive a Level Five mark and recognized her as a core candidate who gave off a formidable aura.
• Nine Nether asked Mu Chen to collect spirit beast essences to help her recover, and Mu Chen negotiated with Di Er Meng for a suitable cultivation art.
• Di Er Meng gave Mu Chen the first two layers of the Blood Emperor Body Tempering Art, revealing that Hun Tiandi had created it and offering the complete version for five percent of the Evil King True Eye.
• Mu Chen declined Di Er Meng’s offer for the complete art and left the Reception Platform to head into the forest.

Mu Chen tested the Blood Emperor Body Tempering Art and met Hun Husheng, a Soul Clan girl who recognized the technique and offered to travel with him. He agreed to guide her to Northern Heavens Hall, learning of her ties to Northern Heavens Soul Academy as they camped together.

• Mu Chen killed a Shadow Leopard with a formation and Spirit Emperor Finger, then used its blood to test the Blood Emperor Body Tempering Art.
• Hun Husheng appeared and asked whether Mu Chen belonged to the Soul Clan or Soul Hall; she shared advice on cultivating the blood-based art.
• Hun Husheng revealed that her father was the vice dean of Northern Heavens Soul Academy and asked Mu Chen to guide her to Northern Heavens Hall because she had a poor sense of direction.
• Mu Chen agreed to travel with Hun Husheng, while Di Er Meng explained that Hun Tiandi had once led the Soul Clan before being expelled.
• Hun Husheng took a leg from the Shadow Leopard, and Mu Chen cooked it for them; she said she would introduce him to her former companions after they entered The Academy.

Mu Chen and Hun Husheng defeated a group of would-be robbers and learned where to find a Spirit Soul Yin-Yang Ganoderma. They reached the valley ahead of several rival groups, seized the treasure, and Hun Husheng pierced Zhou Li, Yang Gong, and Ge Hai with her chains when they attacked.

• Mu Chen killed a golden crocodile, then defeated two attackers while Hun Husheng pierced three others with her chains.
• The defeated group's leader recognized Mu Chen as the Blood Calamity and offered the location of a Spirit Soul Yin-Yang Ganoderma in exchange for keeping their spirit marks.
• Mu Chen agreed to Hun Husheng's offer to help seize the treasure in return for owing her a favor, and they hurried to the valley.
• Mu Chen and Hun Husheng entered the valley ahead of rival groups and quickly killed its three high-grade spirit beasts.
• Mu Chen dug up the Spirit Soul Yin-Yang Ganoderma, and Hun Husheng's chains pierced Zhou Li, Yang Gong, and Ge Hai when they attacked him.

Hun Husheng defeated Zhou Li, Yang Gong, and Ge Hai, while Mu Chen broke through to the Spirit Soul Realm. Di Er Meng offered to let Mu Chen refine her in exchange for a quarter of the Evil King True Eye, and Mu Chen began the process.

• Hun Husheng defeated Zhou Li, Yang Gong, and Ge Hai, took their marks, and threw them out of the valley.
• Mu Chen absorbed the Spirit Soul Yin-Yang Ganoderma’s spiritual energy and entered the Spirit Soul Realm.
• Mu Chen reassured Nine Nether that he would not refine her, then heard Di Er Meng propose that he refine her instead.
• Di Er Meng offered Mu Chen a chance to gain abilities comparable to the Thirty-Six Peerless Divine Abilities in exchange for one-quarter of the Evil King True Eye, and Mu Chen agreed.
• Mu Chen began refining Di Er Meng, who endured the pain as her body gradually turned illusory.

Mu Chen refined Di Er Meng and gained the Time Zero divine ability, then demonstrated its speed by defeating Chu Lin instantly. After refusing Chu Lin’s Level Seven Mark, Mu Chen learned that Chu Lin had information about a Heaven Tier Spirit Beast.

• Mu Chen learned that Time Zero accelerated his own flow of time, and Di Er Meng appeared as a hazy shadow on the Mandala Flower and assured him she would recover.
• Mu Chen and Hun Husheng reached a trading area, where Mu Chen exchanged a Golden Wheel Spirit-Splitting Array map and Level Five Mark energy for a second-grade array map.
• Chu Lin challenged Mu Chen and demanded that he stay away from Luo Li, but Mu Chen used Time Zero to seize Chu Lin from behind and win instantly.
• Chu Lin offered Mu Chen the spiritual energy of his Level Seven Mark, but Mu Chen sent it back and declined the reward.
• Chu Lin privately told Mu Chen that he had information about a Heaven Tier Spirit Beast.

Hun Husheng killed two powerful spirit beasts in Ice Valley and gave Mu Chen their vital blood and one spirit essence. Mu Chen raised his mark to level seven, then agreed to roast the beasts for her.

• Chu Lin and Fang Zhong told Mu Chen and Hun Husheng about the Ice Profound Spirit Flood Dragon in Ice Valley and offered them most of the valley’s herbs if they killed it.
• Hun Husheng charged into the valley and defeated the immature Ice Profound Spirit Flood Dragon with her physical strength, then gave its vital blood to Mu Chen.
• Hun Husheng killed the Earth Core Flame Dragon Lizard after it tried to steal the Ice Profound Spirit Flood Dragon’s corpse.
• Hun Husheng gave the Earth Core Flame Dragon Lizard’s spirit essence to Mu Chen, raising his mark to level seven.
• Hun Husheng told Mu Chen the beasts’ blood could help him perfect the first layer of the Blood Emperor Body Tempering Art, then asked him to roast the corpses.

Mu Chen reunited with Luo Li in the Northern Heavens Realm and learned that the Luo God Clan faced the threat of destruction as it declined. He promised to grow strong enough to help her, while Hun Zhang watched their reunion at the academy.

• Mu Chen embraced Luo Li when their teams met, while Chu Lin grew jealous and fled after Luo Li failed to recognize him.
• Luo Li questioned Mu Chen about Hun Husheng, then pinched him when Hun Husheng claimed they had spent every night together.
• At camp, Luo Li told Mu Chen that Wen Qingxuan had won the Spirit Crown while she focused on defeating Ji Xuan.
• Hun Husheng raised the Luo God Clan's troubles, and Di Er Meng explained that the declining clan risked being conquered and enslaved by rival clans.
• Mu Chen promised Luo Li that he would become powerful enough to protect her and the Luo God Clan.
• Hun Zhang watched images of Mu Chen and Luo Li in his office and noted that Mu Chen's circumstances resembled Xiao Yan's.

Mu Chen and Luo Li entered the Northern Heavens Soul Academy after passing the trial, where Hun Miesheng introduced the academy and its Spirit Value system. Hun Husheng guided them through the campus and explained its rankings and student societies, and they were about to meet her companions.

• Mu Chen and Luo Li reached the gathering point with their team, and Mu Chen's mark rose to Level Nine after absorbing other students' marks.
• Hun Miesheng opened the Northern Heavens Hall, welcomed the students, and explained that their marks had become Spirit Value Cards used as academy currency.
• Hun Husheng revealed that Hun Miesheng was her father, then led Mu Chen and Luo Li through a black-mist gate into the academy.
• Hun Husheng explained the Spirit Soul Ranking and Heaven Ranking and declined an offer to join the Ice Spirit Society on behalf of herself, while Mu Chen chose to learn about the academy first.
• Mu Chen saw Hun Yufeng and Hun Jin at the top of the Heaven Ranking, and Hun Husheng warned him to be careful about mentioning Hun Yufeng's name.
• A voice ahead greeted Hun Husheng and said that her companions had been waiting for her.

Mu Chen and Luo Li arrived at Northern Heavens Soul Academy and learned how to navigate its facilities, housing, and Spirit Value system. Mu Chen discovered the upcoming Freshman Tournament and a costly essence the Nine Nether Bird wanted, leaving him determined to try to obtain it despite having few Spirit Values.

• Hun Husheng introduced Mu Chen and Luo Li to Hun Yufeng and Hun Jin, who explained the academy’s teleportation gates, halls, residential districts, and Spirit Value Card.
• Mu Chen and Luo Li chose a Grade A residence, and Luo Li claimed the upper floor while Mu Chen studied his Spirit Value Card.
• Mu Chen read the announcement for the Freshman Tournament, which would take place in thirty days at Northern Spirit Mountain and offer large Spirit Value rewards and Spirit Arts.
• Mu Chen browsed the Spirit Value Hall and found Nine Nether Underworld Bird Essence Blood priced at ten million Spirit Values.
• The Nine Nether Bird begged Mu Chen to help her obtain the essence, and Mu Chen agreed to try while warning that he could not guarantee he would succeed.

Mu Chen and Luo Li headed to the Trial Tower to challenge the Spirit Soul Ranking and earn rewards for a Spirit Soul Pill. Along the way, they witnessed Hun Husheng defeat and rob two Demon Sect members, leaving the organization likely to retaliate as they continued toward the tower.

• Mu Chen and Luo Li decided to challenge the Spirit Soul Ranking to obtain rewards they could exchange for a Spirit Soul Pill.
• At the First Teleportation Hub, two older students tried to force Hun Husheng to lend them Spirit Value, and Xu Hui stepped in to defend her.
• Hun Husheng defeated the two older students, took their Spirit Value, and broke one man's arm despite his warning that they belonged to the Demon Sect.
• Xu Hui and the watching students feared the Demon Sect would retaliate, while Luo Li noted Hun Husheng's strength.
• Mu Chen offered Hun Husheng help, but she dismissed the incident, and he and Luo Li proceeded toward the Trial Tower.

Hun Zhang asked Hun Husheng to assess Mu Chen and decided he was worth cultivating, while Hun Husheng chose to handle her conflict with a Demon Sect disciple herself. Mu Chen entered the Trial Tower and cleared its first nine stages, ending as he prepared to continue.

• Hun Yufeng challenged Hun Zhang over the Soul Clan's declining influence, and Hun Zhang supported his resolve to restore the clan's reputation.
• Hun Husheng described Mu Chen's character, talent, and combat ability, leading Hun Zhang to say Mu Chen was worth cultivating.
• Hun Husheng learned that He Yao was in the middle Heavenly Transformation Realm and said she would deal with him herself and seek a Heaven Ranking spot.
• Mu Chen and Luo Li entered the Trial Tower, but its trial separated them and sent Mu Chen to face the first challenge alone.
• Mu Chen cleared the first eight stages, defeating increasingly strong puppets and using the Samsara Death Seal against a middle Spirit Soul Realm opponent.
• Mu Chen used his Dragon Elephant Array to defeat three coordinated late Spirit Soul Realm puppets in the ninth stage, then chose to continue.