Chapter Summaries

At the Nine Kings’ meeting, Mu Chen defended his right to fight for Nine Nether Palace despite his Soul Hall ties. Sleep Emperor settled the dispute by ending the conflict between Nine Nether King and Blood Eagle King and imposing a new restriction, before Mandala appeared as Territory Lord.

• The Nine Kings entered the hall and met Sky Vulture Emperor, Spirit Pupil Emperor, and Sleep Emperor, while Nine Nether King pulled Mu Chen free of Spirit Pupil Emperor’s hypnotic gaze.
• Spirit Pupil Emperor questioned whether Nine Nether King had colluded with the Soul Hall, and Mu Chen defended his loyalty to Nine Nether Palace and his role as its commander.
• Blood Eagle King challenged Mu Chen’s ties to the Soul Hall, while Mu Chen and the emperors debated whether the Great Luo Territory could accept Soul Hall personnel.
• Sleep Emperor said Mu Chen could recruit Soul Hall allies but would receive reduced rewards, then ended the dispute between Nine Nether King and Blood Eagle King and barred newcomers with ties to other factions from future internal conflicts for their first half-year.
• Mandala appeared on the throne, and the assembly stood to greet the Territory Lord.

Mandala gave Mu Chen a place in the Great Luo Golden Pool competition and ordered the Great Luo Territory’s leaders to stop their internal strife before the Great Hunting Battle. Later, she appeared under Mu Chen’s blanket to discuss something, leaving him confused about her closeness.

• Mandala awarded Mu Chen a spot in the Great Luo Golden Pool competition and told the Spirit Pupil Emperor to follow the Sleep Emperor’s recommendation.
• Mandala asked Mu Chen to return the souls he had taken; Mu Chen explained that Cao Feng’s soul had been used and released the surviving adjutant’s soul.
• Mandala warned the Three Emperors and Nine Kings to cooperate until the Great Hunting Battle ended, then left the hall.
• Mu Chen returned to Nine Nether Palace and waited for Mandala, but eventually went to sleep without seeing her.
• Mandala appeared beside Mu Chen under his blanket and said she had come to discuss something; Mu Chen protested that their position was strange.

Mu Chen learned that Mandala wanted the Immortal Blueprint page in his body to suppress her curse and offered the location of the second page in return. After Mandala revealed she was a Soul Hall Honored Elder, Mu Chen agreed to ask Grandmaster Hun Xuzi about refining a curse-removing pill for her.

• Mandala explained that the divine markings on Mu Chen's Immortal Blueprint page could suppress the curse in her body, and warned him that speaking the name of the being connected to Di Er Meng could attract his attention.
• Mu Chen learned that Garuda held another copy of the first page, while Mandala knew the location of the second page and offered that information in exchange for his help.
• Mandala asked Mu Chen to lend her the page's power and introduce her to someone who could ask Grandmaster Hun Xuzi to refine a pill.
• Mandala handed Mu Chen a Soul Hall Honored Elder Token, revealing that she held an honorary position in the Soul Hall.
• Mandala admitted she lacked both a curse-removing pill formula and medicinal ingredients, and Mu Chen agreed to ask around for her.

Mu Chen sought help from Hun Xuzi and Xiao Qing to lift Mandala’s curse. Xiao Qing agreed to help in exchange for Mu Chen raising three Spirit Worms to the Sovereign Realm, and a mysterious power delivered them.

• Mu Chen returned to Earth Soul City, learned Hun Yufeng and the others were away, and asked Hun Xuzi about a pill to break Mandala’s curse.
• Hun Xuzi explained that the pill formula would cost double the usual Contribution Points and suggested Mu Chen consult the Ninth Celestial Worthy instead.
• Mu Chen went to the Cold Pool, where he found Xiao Qing raising Spirit Worms and asked her to lift a curse.
• Xiao Qing offered to help if Mu Chen raised three Spirit Worms to the Sovereign Realm, and Di Er Meng assured him that he could do it.
• Xiao Qing prayed to a distant power, which sent three Spirit Worms through a gate; Mu Chen then heard their strange Whispers.

Mu Chen learned that Xiao Qing’s reckless way of feeding Spirit Worms had killed one and strengthened two, while deepening his resolve to protect Di Er Meng. At Nine Nether Palace, Xiao Qing received a message from Xiao Yan asking her to watch over Xiao Xiao, whose arrival on Tianluo Continent worried him.

• Di Er Meng explained that Xiao Qing had a notorious record of killing Spirit Worms through strange feeding methods.
• Xiao Qing fed three Sensing Realm Spirit Worms fire-attributed essence blood; one died, while the other two survived and advanced to the late Spirit Movement Realm.
• Xiao Qing gave the two injured Spirit Worms to Mu Chen, who promised Di Er Meng he would never let her become a sacrifice.
• Xiao Qing and Mu Chen traveled to Nine Nether Palace, where Xiao Qing waited for the Domain Lord.
• Xiao Yan contacted Xiao Qing through a Spirit Worm and asked her to keep an eye on Xiao Xiao, who had gone to Tianluo Continent.

Xiao Xiao crossed the Southern Region as a colossal Dragon Phoenix and reunited with Hun Yufeng, Hun Husheng, and Hun Jin before entering the Northern Region. At Nine Nether Palace, Xiao Qing examined Mandala’s curse and asked Mu Chen to stay in case they needed the Spirit Worm’s power.

• Xiao Xiao flew over Purple Swallow City, struck Venerable Purple Swallow aside when he blocked her, and continued on her way.
• Xiao Xiao met Hun Yufeng, Hun Husheng, and Hun Jin near the Northern Region, then transformed into a young girl and discussed their joining the Soul Hall.
• Hun Jin invited Xiao Xiao to return to the Soul Hall and offered to treat her to roast goose.
• At Nine Nether Palace, Mandala asked Xiao Qing to treat her curse and undressed for the examination.
• Amon told Xiao Qing that the Spirit Worm in Mu Chen’s body might help, so Xiao Qing asked Mu Chen to stay while she sealed the room with a spiritual-energy curtain.

Xiao Qing began removing Mandala’s curse in stages while Mu Chen guarded her and advanced his cultivation. As tensions rose across the Northern Realm, Xiao Qing and the Amon Avatar decided to return to the Soul Hall and keep watch on Xiao Xiao.

• Xiao Qing used her starry spiritual energy to pull part of the curse from Mandala and seal it in a transparent box, then scheduled another treatment for three days later.
• Mu Chen guarded Mandala, cultivated with the Supreme Spirit Liquid she supplied, and raised the two Spirit Worms Xiao Qing had left with him.
• Mu Chen entered the Great Luo Golden Pool and cultivated the Great Luo Golden Body, while the Nine Nether King and Blood Eagle King restrained their conflict ahead of the Great Hunting Battle.
• The Great Luo Territory clashed with the Hundred Battle Territory as the Profound Heaven Hall withdrew its forces amid rumors that its Hall Master was seeking a breakthrough.
• Xiao Qing and the Amon Avatar discussed the growing unrest and chose to return to the Soul Hall to watch Xiao Xiao.

Mu Chen prepared to enter Dragon Phoenix Heaven and used his Soul Hall Contribution Points to seek resources that would strengthen him. At Cold Pool, he accidentally saw Xiao Xiao bathing, and her lethal attack forced the Void Devouring Flame to intervene.

• Xiao Qing gave Nine Nether's blood essence to Mu Chen for Xiao Qing's unusual flame collection and reminded him to care for her Spirit Worms.
• Di Er Meng explained Dragon Phoenix Heaven and urged Mu Chen to ask Mandala for a place, which Mandala granted.
• Mu Chen reviewed the Dragon Phoenix Record, judged the leading geniuses to be powerful, and decided to spend Soul Hall Contribution Points to prepare for the tournament.
• Mu Chen arrived at Cold Pool to find the Ninth Celestial Worthy and exchange his points, but saw Xiao Xiao bathing instead.
• Xiao Xiao transformed into a colossal dragon and attacked Mu Chen with Dragon Breath, prompting the Void Devouring Flame to appear and counter with the Dissolving Soul Sword.

After Hun Xiao vanished, Mu Chen survived Xiao Xiao’s anger and used the Cold Pool to temper his Sovereign Celestial Body. He then reached Fifth Grade Sovereign and began refining True Dragon and True Phoenix essence blood in preparation for cultivating the Dragon Phoenix Body.

• Xiao Xiao learned that Mu Chen was Hun Xiao’s disciple, teased him for accidentally seeing her bathe, and kicked him into the Cold Pool.
• Mu Chen used the pool’s cold power to temper his Sovereign Celestial Body, forming silver patterns that merged with its golden Great Serpents.
• The Ninth Celestial Worthy Xiao Qing pulled Mu Chen from the pool, guessed why Xiao Xiao had attacked him, and warned him about her power.
• Mu Chen exchanged Contribution Points for cultivation resources, secluded himself in the Soul Hall, and broke through to Fifth Grade Sovereign.
• Mu Chen swallowed the True Dragon Essence Blood and True Phoenix Essence Blood together to prepare for cultivating the Dragon Phoenix Body.

Mu Chen arrived in Dragon Phoenix Ancient City and learned from Hong Yu about Dragon Phoenix Heaven and the Dragon Phoenix Pavilion. At the pavilion, he encountered Northern Realm geniuses and confronted the Nether Prince, leaving their hostility unresolved.

• Mu Chen met Hong Yu, who explained that Dragon Phoenix Heaven’s limited pools were reserved for the top powers and that deaths helped stabilize the realm.
• Hong Yu brought Mu Chen to the Dragon Phoenix Pavilion, where Mu Chen spotted Fang Yi of the God Pavilion.
• Liu Yan greeted Mu Chen cordially after learning he represented the Great Luo Territory as a Nine Nether Palace commander.
• The Nether Prince taunted Mu Chen over the Great Luo Territory’s previous losses, and Mu Chen extinguished his spiritual attack and provoked him in return.
• Mu Chen and the Nether Prince exchanged killing intent until an aged voice broke the tense silence.

Mu Chen entered Dragon Phoenix Heaven after learning that only five Dragon Phoenix Pools had been found. Drawn by the blood of a True Dragon and True Phoenix in his body, he crossed a dangerous prairie and reached a mountain made from a single enormous bone.

• Mu Qiu announced that Dragon Phoenix Heaven contained only five Dragon Phoenix Pools, and Liu Yan offered to team up with Mu Chen, who declined.
• Mu Chen entered Dragon Phoenix Heaven with the other competitors and arrived on a dark-red prairie crawling with insects that devoured spiritual energy.
• Mu Chen used the Soul Hall’s black mist to kill the insects attacking him, then sensed a distant call linked to the Dragon and phoenix blood he had refined.
• Mu Chen avoided groups of powerful beasts in a mountain forest and discovered that White Bone Peak was a single enormous bone.
• Di Er Meng explained that divine beasts could reach immense sizes, and Mu Chen headed toward the summit of White Bone Peak.

Qin Tian sought the Undying Lord’s help to contain a coming struggle over the Ancient Heavenly Palace’s One Qi Transforms into Three Pure Ones, which had drawn the Flame Emperor, the Martial Ancestor, and Amon. The Undying Lord agreed to send an avatar with him, while the Saint Heavenly Devil Emperor and Dark Heavenly Devil Emperor set out to recruit the Nine Heavens Corpse Devil Emperor and test the Great Thousand World’s strength.

• Qin Tian warned the Undying Lord that the Ancient Heavenly Palace was about to emerge and its inheritance could destabilize the Great Thousand World.
• Qin Tian explained that the Flame Emperor, the Martial Ancestor, and Amon were pursuing One Qi Transforms into Three Pure Ones, making the conflict difficult to mediate.
• The Undying Lord agreed to send a power avatar with Qin Tian while remaining to guard Northern Wilderness Hill.
• The Dark Heavenly Devil Emperor told the Saint Heavenly Devil Emperor that the Nine Heavens Corpse Devil Emperor was still alive and might help them deal with Amon.
• The Saint Heavenly Devil Emperor agreed to go retrieve the Nine Heavens Corpse Devil Emperor and use the opportunity to test the Great Thousand World’s experts.

Mu Chen absorbed Dragon Phoenix Essence Blood and used the Blood Emperor Body Tempering Art to cultivate a Pseudo-Dragon Phoenix Body. Guided by Di Er Meng, he found the remains of a true dragon and true phoenix, along with Dragon Phoenix Divine Fruits, but a golden figure suddenly emerged from the pool as he approached.

• Mu Chen finished absorbing the Dragon Phoenix Essence Blood and balanced its dragon and phoenix powers to cultivate a Pseudo-Dragon Phoenix Body.
• Di Er Meng directed Mu Chen toward a promising location after her scattered Amons searched Dragon Phoenix Heaven.
• Mu Chen concealed his aura with tiny Gates and traveled into the dangerous depths of Dragon Phoenix Heaven.
• Mu Chen discovered two intertwined skulls belonging to a true dragon and a true phoenix, and Di Er Meng explained their species fought without knowing why.
• Mu Chen spotted a golden sapling bearing three Dragon Phoenix Divine Fruits, two ripe and one unripe, and Di Er Meng urged him to eat them before undergoing the Dragon Phoenix Pool's cleansing.
• A golden figure shot out of the Dragon Phoenix Pool and streaked toward Mu Chen as he approached the fruits.

Mu Chen defeated the Golden Armor Guardian, claimed its armor and the Dragon Phoenix Divine Fruits, and began cultivating a genuine Dragon Phoenix Body. After Fang Yi escaped, he persuaded the Nether Prince to join him in targeting Mu Chen at the Dragon Phoenix Platform.

• Mu Chen used the Blood Emperor Body and Ghost Blood Blade of Emperor Slaying to kill the Golden Armor Guardian and take its Dragon Phoenix armor.
• Fang Yi tried to seize the Dragon Phoenix Divine Fruits, but Mu Chen wounded him and forced him to flee; Mu Chen chose to protect the fruits instead of pursuing him.
• Mu Chen refined the Dragon Phoenix Golden Armor and began cultivating with the three fruits and the Dragon Phoenix Pool to transform his Pseudo-Dragon Phoenix Body.
• Fang Yi met the Nether Prince and told him Mu Chen had wounded him and obtained the fruits.
• Fang Yi persuaded the Nether Prince to join forces against Mu Chen, and they agreed to attack him when the Dragon Phoenix Platform appeared.

Mu Chen reached the Dragon Phoenix Platform and revealed that he had refined more Dragon Phoenix Essence Blood than anyone else there. When Fang Yi and the Nether Prince attacked him together, Mu Chen killed Fang Yi and exposed his identity as a member of Soul Hall.

• Mu Chen realized that only those who had refined Dragon Phoenix Essence Blood could approach the Dragon Phoenix Platform, then flew onto it.
• The platform revealed Mu Chen’s overwhelming Dragon Phoenix Essence Blood, while the Nether Prince and Fang Yi recognized him as a threat.
• Fang Yi and the Nether Prince joined forces and attacked Mu Chen from opposite sides.
• Mu Chen caught Fang Yi’s palm, punched through his heart, and pulled Fang Yi’s soul from his body.
• Mu Chen put Fang Yi’s soul into his Soul Bag, and Su Biyue recognized the auras of Chi Xue, Ding Xuan, and the others inside.
• Mu Chen introduced himself as Soul Hall’s Mu Chen and called himself Protector Mu.

Mu Chen defeated the Nether Prince and climbed the Dragon Phoenix Platform’s staircase without feeling its pressure. Reaching the unprecedented tenth step, he began receiving the Dragon Phoenix Blood Bath while Liu Yan and the others watched in disbelief.

• The Nether Prince attacked Mu Chen with the Nether God World-Extinguishing Flame, but Mu Chen’s Phoenix Flame consumed it.
• The Nether Prince fled, but Mu Chen caught and killed him, then sealed his Divine Soul in the Soul Bag.
• Mu Chen ignored Liu Yan and Hong Yu and flew to the golden altar at the top of the Dragon Phoenix Platform.
• Liu Yan, Hong Yu, Su Biyue, and the others struggled to reach the sixth step, while Mu Chen climbed from the sixth step to the tenth with ease.
• True Dragon and True Phoenix phantoms appeared, and a pillar of light poured the Dragon Phoenix Blood Bath into Mu Chen.

Mu Chen chose a dark golden bone from the Dragon Phoenix inheritance and witnessed the legendary Dragon Phoenix in its information. After leaving Dragon Phoenix Heaven, he faced Ten Thousand Snake Poison Venerable and the Nether Palace Master, and the chapter ended as Ten Thousand Snake Poison Venerable attacked him.

• Mu Chen selected the dark golden bone that felt best suited to him, and its patterns sent inheritance information into his mind.
• Mu Chen saw a Dragon Phoenix in a vision and told Di Er Meng about it, but she stopped herself from revealing what she knew about the bloodline.
• Mu Chen and the other experts left Dragon Phoenix Heaven through a spatial vortex and emerged outside.
• Ten Thousand Snake Poison Venerable accused Mu Chen of killing Chi Xue, while the Nether Palace Master identified the Nether Prince’s death and recognized his own secret art’s aura on Mu Chen.
• The Nether Palace Master left Mu Chen to Ten Thousand Snake Poison Venerable, who demanded most of Mu Chen’s blood essence and attacked after Mu Chen called out to A Meng for help.

Xiao Xiao saved Mu Chen from the Nether Palace Master and Ten Thousand Snake Poison Venerable, revealing herself as a powerful Dragon Phoenix and killing the three Earthly Sovereign leaders who threatened him. She recognized Mu Chen as half her clansman and revealed that she had three biological younger sisters, making them quadruplets.

• Mu Chen failed to activate Time Zero and was about to be captured when Xiao Xiao appeared and destroyed the spiritual energy hand.
• Xiao Xiao confronted Ten Thousand Snake Poison Venerable and the Nether Palace Master, then transformed into her Dragon Phoenix Main Body and overwhelmed them.
• Xiao Xiao swallowed Ten Thousand Snake Poison Venerable and crushed the Nether Palace Master before turning her attention to the God Pavilion Master.
• Xiao Xiao rejected the God Pavilion Master's defense and killed him with her Dragon Breath, leaving the surviving geniuses stunned by the Northern Realm's coming upheaval.
• Xiao Xiao sensed a bloodline connection with Mu Chen, learned about his Dragon Phoenix inheritance, and accepted him as half her clansman.
• Xiao Xiao told Mu Chen that the Dragon Phoenix Clan had only four and a half members: herself, her three biological younger sisters, and Mu Chen.

After the deaths of three Earthly Sovereigns shook the Northern Region, Mandala ordered the Nine Kings to take their forces into the Fallen Battlefield. Mu Chen advanced to the Ninth Grade Sovereign realm and learned that Hun Yufeng, Hun Jin, and Hun Husheng had found the Flame Emperor’s ancestor, whose remains the Endless Fire Territory planned to retrieve.

• The Nine Kings debated whether to enter the Fallen Battlefield, and Nine Nether supported Blood Eagle King’s call to go.
• Mandala ordered all the Kings to gather their elite forces and follow her to the Fallen Battlefield in three days.
• Mu Chen left seclusion after advancing from the Sixth Grade to the Ninth Grade Sovereign realm and visited Hun Mei'er to learn about the Northern Realm.
• Hun Mei'er told Mu Chen that Hun Yufeng, Hun Jin, and Hun Husheng had taken Spirit God Liquid after presenting a corpse as Xiao Yan’s ancestor.
• Hun Mei'er explained that the corpse really belonged to the Flame Emperor’s ancestor, and the Endless Fire Territory would retrieve the remains and thank the three men.

Mu Chen met Yan Xiao, an envoy from Endless Fire Territory who knew his master Hun Xiao, and learned how the Xiao Tribe and Soul Clan used Spirit Worms. The discussion prompted Mu Chen to ask Di Er Meng why she had borrowed power from the Amon Clan Leader on Ruins Continent.

• Mu Chen found Hun Yufeng, Hun Jin, and Hun Husheng bruised after they lost a fight with an older fighter from Endless Fire Territory.
• Mu Chen noticed that Soul Hall had become unusually calm and encountered a black-clad young man sitting on Hun Tiandi's statue.
• The young man introduced himself as Yan Xiao, said he knew Hun Xiao, and asked Mu Chen about the Spirit Worm within him.
• Yan Xiao explained that the Xiao Tribe bonded with Spirit Worms while the Soul Clan used them to cultivate the Spirit Insect Dharma Body and borrow power from Amon.
• Mu Chen remembered Di Er Meng borrowing Amon's power on Ruins Continent and asked her why she had done so.