Chapter Summaries

Lu Changsheng killed Liu Yanbo and his allies, then upgraded the Golden Radiance Blade to an ultimate-grade Dao Weapon. He reached the battlefield just as Chen Wankai was about to kill Wang Yiqiu and Shan Zhenhai, leaving the confrontation unresolved.

• Lu Changsheng shattered Liu Yanbo's battle formation, killed Liu Yanbo and the surrounding Grandmasters, and gained a reputation as a first-tier expert.
• Wang Yiqiu and Shan Zhenhai learned of Lu Changsheng's victory and agreed to gather spiritual items before meeting him in the inner layer.
• Lu Changsheng absorbed his collected resources and spent 1.2 million Source Energy Points to upgrade the Golden Radiance Blade into an ultimate-grade Dao Weapon.
• Lu Changsheng traveled toward the Shadow Labyrinth while Holy Land forces intensified their attacks on court martial artists.
• Wang Yiqiu and Shan Zhenhai were surrounded by Holy Land martial artists, and Chen Wankai arrived and threatened to kill them.
• Lu Changsheng heard Wang Yiqiu's shout, rushed to their aid, and struck Chen Wankai's spear attack with a blade light.

Lu Changsheng blocked Chen Wankai’s full-strength attack, then fled with Wang Yiqiu and Shan Zhenhai when reinforcements arrived. After reaching the edge of the core region, he killed Kong Yunjie and Mu Huanting, while Wang Yiqiu resolved to trust him with her secret.

• Lu Changsheng defended Shan Zhenhai and Wang Yiqiu from Chen Wankai, blocking the spear strike with his mastery-level protective Gang Qi.
• When three more top Divine Sons joined the pursuit, Lu Changsheng escaped with Shan Zhenhai and Wang Yiqiu, but Shan Zhenhai broke away to draw the pursuers off.
• Chen Wankai and the other Divine Sons failed to catch Lu Changsheng and later offered a reward for his head as news of his escape spread.
• Lu Changsheng and Wang Yiqiu reached the edge of the core region, where Wang Yiqiu wrestled with whether to reveal her Phoenix Cry Divine Physique and its secret benefits.
• Kong Yunjie and Mu Huanting spotted Lu Changsheng and tried to flee, but he killed them both with one strike.
• Wang Yiqiu watched Lu Changsheng and decided to place her trust in him as she sought to grow stronger.

Lu Changsheng killed a dragon-blooded giant python in the cold pool and raised his Slaughter Divine Heart to four-tenths, reaching fifteen Dragon Power. He escaped the combined attack of Chen Wankai and three other top experts, who then organized a wider hunt and sought help from stronger fighters.

• Lu Changsheng and Wang Yiqiu reached the cold pool and agreed to part ways after crossing it.
• A giant python attacked them, and Lu Changsheng fought it underwater while Wang Yiqiu fled at his urging.
• Lu Changsheng beat the python to death, absorbed its corpse for Source Energy Points, and raised his Slaughter Divine Heart to four-tenths, reaching fifteen Dragon Power.
• Chen Wankai and other martial artists gathered at the pool and attacked when Lu Changsheng emerged, but he endured their combined strike and escaped.
• Chen Wankai, Wu Tianfeng, and the other leaders decided to pursue Lu Changsheng with more experts and notify powerful figures.

Lu Changsheng navigated the Shadow Labyrinth, harvested Source Energy Points by killing Corpse Demons, and learned that Chen Wankai’s group was hunting Wang Yiqiu. He reached her just in time to save her from a crowd of Grandmasters, while a hidden ritual beneath the labyrinth continued to revive a shriveled corpse.

• Lu Changsheng discovered that the Shadow Labyrinth distorted perception and looped its passages, then used Slaughter Marks to map a route through it.
• Lu Changsheng killed Corpse Demons and absorbed their remains for Source Energy Points as he advanced toward the labyrinth’s core.
• Six men in black sacrificed their blood in a hidden chamber, causing a shriveled figure beneath their array to show signs of life.
• Chen Wankai ordered the holy land martial artists to capture Wang Yiqiu and use her to lure Lu Changsheng into a trap.
• Lu Changsheng learned from a captured man that Wang Yiqiu had been injured and pursued by Chen Wankai’s forces, then killed the informant and rushed to find her.
• Lu Changsheng arrived as Wang Yiqiu was being pursued, killed more than a dozen Grandmasters with one slash, and saved her.

Lu Changsheng agreed to help Wang Yiqiu heal using the Luan-Phoenix Spirit Void Art, then fought off Chen Wankai, Wu Tianfeng, and their allies as they pursued the pair through the Shadow Labyrinth. After repeatedly restoring his injuries with Source Energy Points, he helped Wang Yiqiu activate a teleportation array, and they escaped.

• Wang Yiqiu gave Lu Changsheng the Luan-Phoenix Spirit Void Art and asked him to help her recover; he agreed to cultivate it with her after they left the maze.
• Lu Changsheng and Wang Yiqiu reached the Shadow Labyrinth's core, where Chen Wankai, Wu Tianfeng, and five other Divine Sons blocked their path.
• Lu Changsheng used his protective Gang Qi to withstand the seven Divine Sons' attack and charge through, but their pursuit soon broke his defense and injured him.
• Lu Changsheng spent 50,000 Source Energy Points to recover, then reached a great hall and ordered Wang Yiqiu to activate its teleportation array while he held off their pursuers.
• Chen Wankai, Wu Tianfeng, and dozens of Grandmasters attacked Lu Changsheng, who repeatedly endured their strikes and restored himself as Wang Yiqiu completed the array.
• Lu Changsheng flew into the activated teleportation array with Wang Yiqiu, and the pair vanished from the hall.

After teleporting into the Hunyuan Realm’s central region, Lu Changsheng and Wang Yiqiu recovered in a hidden cave through dual cultivation, and Lu Changsheng broke through to Grandmaster Completion. Wang Yiqiu left to hunt for food while Lu Changsheng spent his Source Energy Points to strengthen his divine abilities.

• Lu Changsheng carried the injured Wang Yiqiu to a concealed mountain cave, where they studied the Luan-Phoenix Spirit Void Art and began dual cultivation.
• The Phoenix Cry Origin Qi from Wang Yiqiu’s body strengthened Lu Changsheng, while he returned much of the energy to help heal her injuries.
• After a day of cultivation, Wang Yiqiu fully recovered and sent Lu Changsheng her remaining origin energy, helping him break through to Grandmaster Completion.
• Lu Changsheng tested his strength and reached Twenty-Three Dragon Strength, while Wang Yiqiu realized he had become a monstrous genius.
• Lu Changsheng decided to remain in seclusion for two more days to improve his divine abilities; after Wang Yiqiu left to hunt, he spent 4,800,000 Source Energy Points and began powering up.

Lu Changsheng and Wang Yiqiu lured Chen Wankai, Wu Tianfeng, and a large force of sacred land martial artists into an ambush in the northwestern region. Lu Changsheng revealed his vastly increased strength and trapped the attackers in his Slaughter Domain as they made a desperate attempt to fight back.

• Lu Changsheng decided to draw his enemies to him instead of hunting them down, and he traveled through the northwest with Wang Yiqiu as bait.
• News of Lu Changsheng's appearance spread, and Chen Wankai, Wu Tianfeng, sacred land experts, and other martial artists gathered to encircle him.
• Lu Changsheng waited with Wang Yiqiu until Chen Wankai and Wu Tianfeng arrived with more than twenty first-tier experts and hundreds of other fighters.
• Lu Changsheng struck with the Golden Radiance Blade, revealed the strength of twenty Ancient Flying Dragons, and shattered many of the attackers' Dao Weapons.
• As Chen Wankai, Wu Tianfeng, and the others tried to flee, Lu Changsheng activated his Slaughter Domain and trapped them in blood mist.
• Chen Wankai, Wu Tianfeng, and the other attackers burned their essence blood and attacked the domain, while Lu Changsheng remained confident they could not break it.

Lu Changsheng crushed Chen Wankai, Wu Tianfeng, and hundreds of other Grandmasters despite Fang Junchen’s arrival, then faced Fang Junchen in a deadly clash between their Divine Hearts. Lu Changsheng shattered Fang Junchen’s great sun and left him badly wounded, while the battle’s aftermath remained unresolved.

• Lu Changsheng killed Chen Wankai, Wu Tianfeng, and hundreds of Grandmasters with a giant hand, ignoring Fang Junchen’s demand to stop.
• Fang Junchen confronted Lu Changsheng, demanded that he kneel and surrender Wang Yiqiu, and attacked when Lu Changsheng refused.
• Lu Changsheng revealed twenty-five Dragon Strength and matched Fang Junchen’s twenty-six Dragon Strength in their first blade clash.
• Fang Junchen and Lu Changsheng unleashed their strongest Divine Heart attacks, transforming into a great sun and a blood moon.
• Lu Changsheng’s blood moon shattered Fang Junchen’s great sun, and Fang Junchen spat blood and was thrown backward, stunned by his defeat.

Lu Changsheng defeated and killed Fang Junchen after deceiving him into believing he was exhausted, then slaughtered the remaining Sacred Land martial artists. His Slaughter Divine Heart reached fifty percent, and he left the battlefield acclaimed by the imperial court martial artists.

• Lu Changsheng overwhelmed Fang Junchen in a clash of foundations, then attacked him as the Sacred Land Divine Son struggled to recover.
• Fang Junchen activated the Seven-Orifice Exquisite Treasure Pill and briefly held Lu Changsheng at bay, while Lu secretly restored his strength and pretended to weaken.
• After half an hour, Fang Junchen fled, but Lu Changsheng caught up using the Five Elements Escape Technique and killed him with two slashes.
• Lu Changsheng trapped the fleeing Sacred Land martial artists in his Slaughter Domain and slaughtered them, strengthening his Slaughter Divine Heart to fifty percent.
• Lu Changsheng gathered the Storage Rings and Fang Junchen's head, and the imperial court martial artists knelt to honor him while Wang Yiqiu congratulated him.

Lu Changsheng joined forces with Xiao Ruolin to pursue the Thousand-Year Vermillion Fruits, while the six remaining Divine Sons waited at Soul Severing Valley. When the fruits ripened, all ten flew from the tree, and the waiting warriors rushed after them.

• Lu Changsheng gave Wang Yiqiu a blood sword for protection, and she changed her appearance before leaving him.
• Xiao Ruolin met Lu Changsheng and proposed they cooperate to seize the Thousand-Year Vermillion Fruits, agreeing to divide the opponents between them.
• Lu Changsheng and Xiao Ruolin reached Soul Severing Valley, cut down the Grandmasters who tried to stop them, and faced the six Divine Sons guarding the fruit tree.
• Chao Tianhong and Wan Qishang threatened Xiao Ruolin and Lu Changsheng as the pair waited for the fruits to ripen.
• The ten Thousand-Year Vermillion Fruits ripened and shot in different directions, prompting Lu Changsheng, Xiao Ruolin, and the waiting warriors to give chase.

Lu Changsheng seized three Thousand-Year Vermillion Fruits, then was trapped with Xiao Ruolin inside Chao Tianhong’s formation and forced to fight six opponents. He consumed the fruits to raise his Slaughter Divine Heart to seventy percent, greatly increasing his strength as the battle continued.

• Lu Changsheng used his escape technique to collect two Thousand-Year Vermillion Fruits, then endured Wan Qishang’s full-strength strike and took a third.
• Chao Tianhong activated a formation around the valley, trapping Lu Changsheng and Xiao Ruolin with six hostile fighters.
• Lu Changsheng and Xiao Ruolin fought the six opponents and failed to break the formation’s Light Screen.
• As their strength waned, Lu Changsheng consumed all three fruits and spent their Source Energy Points improving his Slaughter Divine Heart.
• Lu Changsheng advanced his Slaughter Divine Heart to seventy percent, gained the strength of twenty-eight Ancient Flying Dragons, and startled Xiao Ruolin and their enemies.

Lu Changsheng killed Wan Qishang and two other divine sons, then grew stronger while collecting tolls at a Hunyuan Realm teleportation formation with Wang Yiqiu. After entering the core region, he headed toward the Void Heaven Hall as Wu Wudi awakened from a thousand-year slumber.

• Lu Changsheng overwhelmed Wan Qishang and two others, killed them, and drove Chao Tianhong and the remaining fighters to flee; Xiao Ruolin held off her opponents and later watched Lu Changsheng depart.
• News of Lu Changsheng's victory spread through the Hunyuan Realm, while he occupied a northwestern teleportation formation and spent five million Source Energy Points to raise his Slaughter Divine Heart to eighty percent and his strength to twenty-nine dragons.
• Wang Yiqiu found Lu Changsheng, helped him collect tolls from travelers, and joined him as the Black and White Twin Fiends gained a fearsome reputation.
• After nine days, Lu Changsheng and Wang Yiqiu parted ways; he teleported to the core region, absorbed his collected treasures, and set out toward the Void Heaven Hall.
• Wu Wudi emerged from a blood pool after awakening from a thousand-year slumber and flew toward the surface, intent on reclaiming power and pursuing the Martial Saint path.

Wu Wudi emerged from seclusion and learned that Lu Changsheng had killed Yaoguang Holy Land experts, then headed for Void Heaven Hall to restore his strength and challenge him. Lu Changsheng reached the hall, where the Path to Heaven opened, and raced ahead through its trials alongside the mysterious Wu Wudi.

• Wu Wudi emerged from his hidden chamber, learned about Great Zhou and Lu Changsheng from four Yaoguang Holy Land disciples, and decided to seek treasures at Void Heaven Hall before dealing with Lu Changsheng.
• Lu Changsheng arrived at Void Heaven Hall and noticed Wu Wudi among the gathered experts, while Xiao Ruolin explained the Path to Heaven trial to him.
• The Path to Heaven opened, and a Great Zhou Grandmaster was killed after flame creatures knocked him from the stairs.
• Lu Changsheng and Wu Wudi advanced past the first two waves of flame creatures, stunning the other challengers with their strength.
• The Yaoguang Holy Land disciples recognized Wu Wudi as their ancestor and believed he would easily defeat Lu Changsheng.

Lu Changsheng passed the first trial’s fire creatures, looted several Ancient Dragon Court palaces, and spent Source Energy Points to complete his Slaughter Divine Heart. After Wu Wudi ambushed him, Lu Changsheng revealed strength equal to thirty-two Ancient Flying Dragons, and the two faced off after their first exchange.

• Lu Changsheng killed six Grandmaster Completion flaming tigers with one slash and entered a palace, while Wu Wudi entered another.
• Lu Changsheng absorbed the treasures and pills from several palaces, raising his Source Energy Points to 18,520,000 before the palaces expelled everyone.
• Lu Changsheng spent seventeen million Source Energy Points to complete his Slaughter Divine Heart and sensed that he had nearly reached the Great Grandmaster realm.
• Wu Wudi attacked Lu Changsheng from behind with a punch carrying the strength of thirty-two Ancient Flying Dragons.
• Lu Changsheng met Wu Wudi's punch with a blade strike, revealing his own thirty-two-dragon strength and standing firm after the clash.

Lu Changsheng struggled to comprehend the Primal Spirit Soul Refinement divine ability, then mastered it with his panel just before the deadline and cleared the stage. He began breaking into the medicinal gardens and harvesting spirit herbs while the others remained behind.

• Lu Changsheng and Wu Wudi exchanged a probing strike, then stopped fighting when a stone stele and platforms appeared for the second-stage trial.
• Lu Changsheng discovered that he had ten days to reach the beginner level in Primal Spirit Soul Refinement, while Wu Wudi advanced after three days.
• Lu Changsheng used Pangolin's Soul Strike as a reference to speed up his comprehension, but reached only eight runes by the final day.
• Lu Changsheng formed the ninth rune at the last moment, recorded the divine ability, and used his panel to raise it to masterful perfection before clearing the stage.
• Lu Changsheng broke through a medicinal garden's formation, harvested all its spirit herbs, gained two million Source Energy Points, and headed for another garden.

Lu Changsheng and Wu Wudi competed to plunder the herb gardens before the gardens vanished and the Bodhi Ancient Tree appeared as the Hunyuan Realm’s final treasure. Lu Changsheng surged up the gravity staircase and reached the ninety-eighth step, but an invisible force blocked his way to the palace.

• Lu Changsheng plundered nine herb gardens before Wu Wudi passed the trial, and the two then raced to harvest more gardens as other martial artists joined them.
• The herb garden formations vanished, and Lu Changsheng found that his Source Energy Points had risen to 28,210,000.
• A palace containing the Bodhi Ancient Tree appeared, and the group began the final trial by climbing a gravity-laden staircase.
• Lu Changsheng and Wu Wudi raced ahead of the others, but Lu Changsheng climbed farther and reached the ninety-eighth step while Wu Wudi stopped at the ninety-fifth.
• Lu Changsheng restored his injured body with his panel but could not move onto the final step, leaving him unwilling to give up.

Lu Changsheng reached the summit of the Hunyuan Realm, seized its treasures and uprooted the Bodhi Ancient Tree, then increased his strength while investigating strange chains restricting his breakthrough. When Wang Chuxiong and several hundred Grandmaster Completion experts surrounded him with the Xingtian Battle Formation, they discovered that Lu Changsheng had surpassed them and reached Great Grandmaster-level power.

• Lu Changsheng perfected Star Body, discovered nine mysterious chains suppressing his body, and stepped onto the ninety-ninth stair after igniting his essence blood.
• Lu Changsheng collected the hall’s spiritual treasures, uprooted the Bodhi Ancient Tree, stored it in the Slaughter Domain, and escaped while Wu Wudi and the others watched.
• Wang Chuxiong’s group accused Lu Changsheng of slaughtering martial artists, though Lu Changsheng suspected Wu Wudi had framed him, and Lu Changsheng raised several divine abilities to miraculous mastery.
• Wu Wudi slaughtered martial artists to recover his strength, while Lu Changsheng’s power reached forty-five Dragon Strength but remained suppressed by the nine chains.
• Wang Chuxiong and several hundred Grandmaster Completion experts formed the Xingtian Battle Formation to ambush Lu Changsheng, but Lu Changsheng transformed into a Golden Armored Giant Spirit God, and the attackers panicked at his Great Grandmaster-level strength.

Lu Changsheng defeated the Nine Nations Alliance’s grandmasters, returned from the Hunyuan Realm, and was named Wuling King with command over Qingzhou. As he gathered resources to break through, Wu Wudi announced his return and vowed to challenge Lu Changsheng in one year.

• Lu Changsheng shattered the Xingtian Formation, killed Wang Chuxiong and the other attacking grandmasters, and left the Hunyuan Realm’s martial artists in awe.
• Wu Wudi secretly recovered his strength while Lu Changsheng searched for spiritual treasures and prepared to break through, as both anticipated a future clash.
• Lu Changsheng and Wang Yiqiu left the Hunyuan Realm and returned to Great Zhou, where news of his Great Grandmaster strength spread and drew challengers to Qingzhou.
• The Great Zhou court bestowed the title of Wuling King on Lu Changsheng and placed the Qingzhou Demon Suppression Department and Black Armored Army under his command.
• Lu Changsheng absorbed the spiritual items he had received and raised his Source Energy Points to 29,800,000, while the Star Body upgrade remained unavailable.
• Wu Wudi revealed himself as the Patriarch of Yaoguang Holy Land, ordered his followers to gather spiritual items, and declared that he would challenge Lu Changsheng in one year.

Lu Changsheng accepted Wu Wudi’s challenge to fight atop Mount Tianwang in one year, as the court and the sects gathered strength around the coming battle. At the imperial court, Qin Muyun granted Lu Changsheng access to the treasury, and Yin Haoran asked him to win so humanity could advance beyond reliance on Demonic Power.

• Yaoguang Holy Land’s leaders gathered spirit treasures for Wu Wudi and voiced confidence that he would defeat Lu Changsheng.
• Lu Changsheng accepted Wu Wudi’s challenge and returned a letter promising to meet him atop Mount Tianwang in one year.
• News of the accepted challenge spread across Great Zhou, and Emperor Qin Muyun summoned officials to a grand court assembly.
• At court, Qin Muyun asked Lu Changsheng about his chances, and Lu Changsheng requested more spirit treasures; Qin Muyun granted him a one-day treasury pass.
• After court, Yin Haoran urged Lu Changsheng to defeat Wu Wudi and carry the human martial path forward, and Lu Changsheng promised he would win.

Lu Changsheng emptied a royal treasury and used its spiritual treasures to break through to Great Grandmaster, transforming his techniques, domain, and divine abilities. After accepting congratulations and gifts, he received intelligence reports from Yin Haoran, Hall Master of the Demon Suppression Department.

• Lu Changsheng collected every spiritual object from a royal treasury, and Qin Muyun laughed at the report before ordering someone to bring the Little Princess.
• Lu Changsheng absorbed the treasures, advanced Star Body into Moonlight Body, and reached the Dao of All Things Realm as his Slaughter Domain expanded into a fifty-li space.
• Lu Changsheng spent more Source Energy Points to transform four divine abilities, reached ninety-five Dragon Strength, and gained confidence in the battle scheduled for a year later.
• The princes and princesses congratulated Lu Changsheng, while powerful figures and Qin Muyun sent him gifts that he accepted.
• Yin Haoran brought Lu Changsheng the intelligence reports he had requested, and Lu Changsheng began reading them.