Chapter Summaries

Xiao Tian Ce began his Heavenly Sovereign thunder tribulation and used it to cultivate the Heavenly Dao Myriad Tribulations Body, while observers across the Primordial Secret Realm reacted to his dangerous breakthrough. He plunged into the tribulation clouds to face the next strike as the Western Heaven War Hall's experts debated how to deal with him.

• Xiao Tian Ce filled his Sovereign Sea, endured the first heavenly thunder strike without injury, and felt the lightning temper his spiritual energy and widen his meridians.
• Fatty Baby warned that Xiao Tian Ce could die if he attempted the Heavenly Dao Myriad Tribulations Body with such a powerful tribulation, but Ling'er trusted him to succeed.
• Xiao Tian Ce charged into the tribulation clouds, provoking them to unleash the second thunder strike upon him.
• Ye Qingqing and Uncle Lin watched from outside Holy Spirit Peak and discussed Xiao Tian Ce's rapid breakthrough, the Western Heaven War Emperor, and the Great Thousand Palace's protection of Heavenly Sovereigns.
• Black Dragon accepted his defeat by Xiao Tian Ce, while Black Phoenix admitted he was struggling to accept their loss.
• Winter Elder, Ling Zhanzi, and Ling Jianzi worried about Xiao Tian Ce's growing power, but Winter Elder insisted that the Western Heaven War Emperor would defeat him.

Ling Zhanzi and Ling Jianzi persuaded the Winter Elder to avoid making Xiao Tian Ce an enemy and to return the captured puppet after leaving the secret realm. At Holy Spirit Peak, Xiao Tian Ce endured the ninth bolt of his Heavenly Sovereign tribulation, absorbed its power, and began to recover, leaving his survival—and advancement—within reach.

• Ling Zhanzi proposed that the Western Heaven War Hall reconcile with Xiao Tian Ce if he survived his tribulation, and Ling Jianzi backed him.
• The Winter Elder agreed not to involve the Western Heaven War Emperor for now and to return the captured puppet if Xiao Tian Ce returned Holy Son Ling Longzi.
• Xiao Tian Ce endured eight increasingly powerful tribulation bolts while tempering his body and strengthening his supreme dharma body.
• As the ninth bolt began destroying Xiao Tian Ce's body, Ling'er feared he had failed, while Fatty Baby regretted teaching him the heavenly dao myriad tribulations body.
• Xiao Tian Ce absorbed the ninth bolt's power, and his vanished body began to regenerate.

Xiao Tian Ce survived the Heavenly Sovereign Thunder Tribulation and emerged as a Heavenly Sovereign. After Fatty Baby gave him the Heavenly Dao Glazed Bottle and they left Holy Spirit Peak, Xiao Tian Ce prepared to rejoin Xiao Xuan and the others.

• Xiao Tian Ce recovered from the tribulation, realized the gulf between Heavenly Sovereigns and Earth Sovereigns, and reunited with Ling'er and Fatty Baby.
• Fatty Baby warned Xiao Tian Ce that cultivating the Heavenly Dao Myriad Tribulations Body carried grave risks, and Xiao Tian Ce promised to be more careful.
• Xiao Tian Ce had Ling'er free the Spirit Fish King from her Spiritual Array, and the fish returned to the Holy Spirit Pool.
• Xiao Tian Ce left Holy Spirit Peak with Ling'er and Fatty Baby, then learned from Jiu Yuan and Shi Hao that the area had been quiet while they guarded the entrance.
• Fatty Baby used the Heavenly Dao Glazed Bottle to shrink Holy Spirit Peak and store it, then gave the bottle to Xiao Tian Ce for safekeeping on behalf of the Heavenly Dao Sect.
• Xiao Tian Ce hung the bottle at his waist, gathered Ling'er and Fatty Baby, and set out to meet Xiao Xuan and the others.

Xiao Yan reunited with Gu Xun'er in the Primordial Secret Realm, then left to pursue his own path while she returned with Xiao Tian Ce's group. In Luoshui City, Xiao Tian Ce secured Heavenly Net's release, but the Western Heaven War Emperor arrived and challenged him to a fight.

• Xiao Yan told Gu Xun'er he had advanced to Lower Earthly Sovereign after finding a Heavenly Sovereign's remains, and reassured her that Gu Yuan and Zhu Kun were safe.
• Gu Xun'er gave Xiao Yan Spiritual Array Jade Pendants and let him leave, while Xiao Tian Ce and the others departed the collapsing secret realm with her.
• In Luoshui City, Ling Zhanzi and Ling Feizi agreed to return Heavenly Net after Xiao Tian Ce released the sealed Ling Longzi.
• Xiao Tian Ce welcomed Heavenly Net back and declared his grudge with the Western Heaven War Hall ended, but the Western Heaven War Emperor appeared before Ling Zhanzi could respond.
• The Western Heaven War Emperor mocked Xiao Tian Ce's strength and unleashed his aura, but Xiao Tian Ce remained unfazed and invited him to attack.

Xiao Tian Ce fought the Western Heaven War Emperor in the void after the Emperor came to avenge the Western Heaven War Hall’s humiliation and attempted to recruit him. Xiao Tian Ce trapped him in the Nine Dragons Ascension Array and, with Ling’er, prepared more arrays to test their strength, leaving the battle still underway.

• Xiao Tian Ce and the Western Heaven War Emperor agreed to fight in the void, while Ling Zhanzi confronted Winter Elder for bringing the Emperor despite their prior agreement.
• Xiao Xuan reassured Gu Xun’er that Xiao Tian Ce was confident, as the two Heavenly Sovereigns faced off in the void.
• The Western Heaven War Emperor offered Xiao Tian Ce a chance to submit, but Xiao Tian Ce refused and activated the Nine Dragons Ascension Array.
• The Western Heaven War Emperor dodged the golden dragons and broke one with a palm strike while continuing to urge Xiao Tian Ce to join the Western Heaven War Hall.
• Xiao Tian Ce told Ling’er to prepare more Grandmaster-level spiritual arrays, and he rejected the Emperor’s offer again as their fight continued.

Xiao Tian Ce tested the Western Heaven War Emperor with increasingly powerful Spiritual Arrays, using the Hundred Ghosts Night Parade to trap him in an illusion. The Western Heaven War Emperor eventually recognized the illusion and emerged furious at Xiao Tian Ce.

• The Western Heaven War Emperor shattered Ling'er's Nine Dragons Ascension Array and challenged Xiao Tian Ce to deploy stronger arrays.
• Xiao Tian Ce had Ling'er activate a more powerful Grandmaster-level Spiritual Array, then took control and summoned the Hundred Ghosts Night Parade.
• The array's ghostly creatures drained the Western Heaven War Emperor's spiritual energy and resisted his attacks, while Xiao Tian Ce and Ling'er watched from outside.
• The Western Heaven War Emperor realized the ghosts were an illusion after stabbing himself without feeling pain, then broke free of the array.
• The Western Heaven War Emperor confronted Xiao Tian Ce and declared that he had truly angered him.

Xiao Tian Ce fought the Western Heaven War Emperor and revealed the Spiritual Array Body-Tempering Technique, prompting the War Emperor to demand that he hand it over. The War Emperor unleashed his full elder war emperor dharma body, but Xiao Tian Ce refused to yield and prepared to face him.

• Xiao Tian Ce dismissed the spiritual array and exchanged powerful blows with the Western Heaven War Emperor, matching him in physical combat.
• Xiao Tian Ce’s Spiritual Array Body-Tempering Technique healed the damage to his body, and the Western Heaven War Emperor recognized the lost art.
• The Western Heaven War Emperor offered to conceal the technique’s existence in exchange for it, then threatened Xiao Tian Ce with powerful enemies when he refused.
• Xiao Tian Ce challenged the Western Heaven War Emperor to defeat him rather than use threats, and the War Emperor vowed to cripple him without killing him.
• The Western Heaven War Emperor summoned his full elder war emperor dharma body and demanded the technique once more, but Xiao Tian Ce refused to submit.

Xiao Tian Ce endured the Western Heaven War Emperor’s increasingly powerful attacks, surviving first with his defensive spiritual array and then with the Heavenly Dao Tower. Fatty Baby revealed the tower’s defensive power and confronted the War Emperor over violating the Great Thousand Palace’s prohibition.

• The Western Heaven War Emperor unleashed War Spear Spirit Rain, and Xiao Tian Ce used Emperor Flame: Golden Lotus to melt the spears before the lotus was shattered.
• The Western Heaven War Emperor attacked with War Emperor Glazed Heaven-Shattering Finger, while Ling’er’s combined Emperor Seal Art briefly blocked it before the seal broke.
• Xiao Tian Ce’s defensive spiritual array halted the finger, but the Western Heaven War Emperor strengthened his attack with Nine Heavens War God Seal and pierced the array, injuring Xiao Tian Ce.
• Fatty Baby summoned the Heavenly Dao Tower, which absorbed the finger’s attack without damage, and explained that it was unrivaled in defense.
• The Western Heaven War Emperor recognized the Heavenly Dao Tower, and Fatty Baby emerged holding it and asked whether the War Emperor meant to violate the Great Thousand Palace’s prohibition.

The Western Heaven War Emperor backed down after Fatty Baby warned him against attacking Xiao Tian Ce, then left as a powerful figure from the Great Thousand Palace approached. Wan Feng arrived to register Xiao Tian Ce as a newly advanced Heavenly Sovereign and asked whether he would fight the Extraterrestrial Demon Clan, sacrifice his life to resist them, and join the Great Thousand Palace as a guest elder.

• Fatty Baby confronted the Western Heaven War Emperor and protected Xiao Tian Ce, while the emperor weighed the risks of attacking them.
• The Western Heaven War Emperor let Xiao Tian Ce and Fatty Baby go, and Xiao Tian Ce returned to Luoshui City.
• Fatty Baby explained that the Great Thousand Palace had detected Xiao Tian Ce's advancement and would send someone to register him.
• Wan Feng arrived, identified himself as a Great Thousand Palace branch steward, and praised Xiao Tian Ce's potential.
• Wan Feng asked Xiao Tian Ce three questions about fighting the Extraterrestrial Demon Clan, giving his life to resist them, and joining the Great Thousand Palace as a guest elder.

Xiao Tian Ce joined the Great Thousand Palace as a guest elder after his Demon Slaying Token revealed strength comparable to an early-stage Immortal-Grade Heavenly Sovereign. Back in Luoshui City, he reviewed his gains and prepared for his companions to travel, then asked Wan Sui about his connection to the Heavenly Dao Sect.

• Wan Feng explained the Great Thousand Palace’s guest elder benefits and confirmed that it would not interfere in Xiao Tian Ce’s grudges, and Xiao Tian Ce accepted the invitation.
• Xiao Tian Ce activated his Demon Slaying Token, which showed that his physical strength could contend with an early-stage Immortal-Grade Heavenly Sovereign, and Wan Feng welcomed him into the Great Thousand Palace.
• Wan Feng left to return to his duties, and Xiao Tian Ce’s group rested in Luoshui City while Xiao Tian Ce reflected on his gains from the Primordial Secret Realm.
• Heavenly Net asked to travel the Great Thousand World, and Xiao Tian Ce gave him a modified Positioning Jade Pendant, puppet-upgrade materials, and advice to gather more materials and protect himself.
• Wan Sui came to offer the three favors he owed Xiao Tian Ce, who recalled that Wan Sui had said he was a disciple of the Heavenly Dao Sect.

Xiao Tian Ce advised Wan Sui to delay rebuilding the Heavenly Dao Sect until he could offer protection, while Fatty Baby agreed that Wan Sui was not yet strong enough to defend it. At a banquet the next day, Luo Tianshen revealed that the Blood God Clan had withdrawn and compensated the Luo God Clan, and Xiao Tian Ce urged him to keep the resources to prepare for future threats.

• Xiao Tian Ce asked Wan Sui about his plans, and Wan Sui explained that he hoped to revive the Heavenly Dao Sect on the Heavenly Azure Continent using Spirit Sword Mountain as its foundation.
• Xiao Tian Ce suggested that Wan Sui wait until Xiao Tian Ce had established his own faction before rebuilding the Heavenly Dao Sect, and Wan Sui left to consider the proposal.
• Xiao Tian Ce and Fatty Baby agreed to hold back the promised thirty percent of the Heavenly Dao Sect's resources because Wan Sui could not yet protect them, and Fatty Baby began calling Xiao Tian Ce Little Mister.
• Luo Tianshen and Luo Yang hosted a banquet for Xiao Tian Ce, where Luo Tianshen announced that the Blood God Clan had withdrawn its troops, returned occupied territory, and left compensation.
• Xiao Tian Ce refused Luo Tianshen's offer of the compensation, warning that the Blood God Clan might threaten the Luo God Clan again after he left the Western Heaven Continent.

Xiao Tian Ce refined Liu Ming’s corpse into a Heavenly Demon Puppet for Liu Changkong and uncovered the remnant soul Liu Ming had hidden inside it. Liu Changkong then reported finding Zi Yan, Tomb Spirit, two people within the True Phoenix Clan’s ancestral grounds, and a Ninth-Grade Sovereign whom Xiao Tian Ce believed was Huai En, leaving Xiao Tian Ce ready to bring them back.

• At the Luoshui City banquet, Xiao Xuan secured Luo Tianshen’s promise that the Luo God Clan would join Xiao Tian Ce’s future force, and the Sky Dome Academy President departed with his people.
• Liu Changkong asked to visit the Dead Soul Continent, and Xiao Tian Ce agreed to refine Liu Ming’s corpse into a Heavenly Demon Puppet for him.
• While refining the corpse, Xiao Tian Ce discovered and destroyed Liu Ming’s hidden remnant soul, then completed an Upper Rank Earth Sovereign puppet five days later.
• Liu Changkong reported that Zi Yan was with the Northern Nether Dragon Kun, Tomb Spirit was a guest elder of the Four Seas Commerce Association, two others were in the True Phoenix Clan’s ancestral grounds, and a Ninth-Grade Sovereign had appeared near the Commerce Continent.
• Xiao Tian Ce identified the unknown Ninth-Grade Sovereign as likely Huai En, ordered his people to keep watch, and cautioned Liu Changkong before he departed for the Dead Soul Continent.
• Xiao Tian Ce rejoined Xiao Xuan, Gu Xun'er, and Xiao Tian Ming, learned that nearby forces had sent gifts, and asked whether any contained Sovereign Spirit Liquid.

Xiao Tian Ce prepared to leave the Western Heaven Continent to search for his missing companions, while protecting the Luo God Clan and giving Heavenly Net Sovereign Spirit Liquid for his travels. At the chapter’s end, Tomb Spirit, now a guest elder of the Four Seas Commerce Association, asked its president whether he had found news of Xiao Tian Ce and the others.

• Xiao Xuan told Xiao Tian Ce that the Western Heaven Continent’s powers had given them nearly three hundred million drops of Sovereign Spirit Liquid, and Xiao Tian Ce set aside a hundred million for Heavenly Net.
• Xiao Tian Ce told Xiao Xuan, Xun'er, and Tian Ming to prepare to leave Luoshui City so they could search for their missing companions.
• Xiao Tian Ce promised Luo Tianshen that anyone who attacked the Luo God Clan would face his retaliation, and Luo Tianshen offered to join Xiao Tian Ce’s future power.
• After a farewell banquet, Xiao Tian Ce, Xiao Xuan, Xiao Tian Ming, and Gu Xun'er set out with Chen Yunqiao toward the Commerce Continent.
• Tomb Spirit recalled how he had been rescued, sold into slavery, and eventually become a guest elder of the Four Seas Commerce Association after recovering his cultivation.
• Tong Sihai summoned Tomb Spirit, who asked whether the president had found news of Xiao Tian Ce and the others.

Tomb Spirit refused Tong Sihai’s pressure to stay with the Four Seas Commerce Association, while Tong Sihai investigated possible companions and learned of a powerful newcomer. On a nearby island, Huai En recovered from his injuries and heard that the Island Master had returned.

• Tomb Spirit told Tong Sihai he still wanted to find his companions and could not remain with the Four Seas Commerce Association forever.
• Tong Sihai warned Tomb Spirit that the search had failed, then reconsidered when Tomb Spirit said he was not among the top three strongest in his group.
• Tong Sihai’s masked agents reported a formidable peak ninth-grade sovereign on the Commerce Continent, but the Positioning Jade Pendant had not reacted to him.
• An agent suggested Tomb Spirit’s companions might be participating in the Primordial Secret Realm trial on the Western Heaven Continent, and Tong Sihai ordered the agents to report when Jing Yan and the others returned.
• Huai En recovered on an island, lamented losing his Positioning Jade Pendant, and learned from a little girl that the Island Master and the others had returned from the Heavenly Net Continent.

Huai En reunited with Xiao Tian Ce and his companions after they tracked his Positioning Jade Pendant to the sea near White Night Island. Xiao Tian Ce learned how Huai En had driven off a Lower Earthly Sovereign and decided to stay with him until the attacker returned, while Xiao Xuan and Gu Xun'er continued to the Four Seas Commerce Association.

• The Island Lord told Huai En that Xiao Tian Ce had become a Heavenly Sovereign and was safe with Xiao Xuan and Gu Xun'er.
• Xiao Tian Ce retrieved Huai En's Positioning Jade Pendant from the sea, and Huai En soon appeared to reunite with his teacher and companions.
• Huai En explained that he had defended White Night Island from a commerce association and later drove off a Lower Earthly Sovereign using Xiao Tian Ce's Spiritual Array Jade Pendant and his Tunling Clan bloodline.
• Xiao Tian Ce decided to wait on White Night Island for the attacker, while Xiao Xuan and Gu Xun'er set off with Chen Yunqiao to retrieve Tomb Spirit from the Four Seas Commerce Association.
• Huai En led Xiao Tian Ce and Xiao Tian Ming to White Night Island, where an islander called out to the Island Lord that Huai En had returned.

Xiao Tian Ce celebrated Tomb Spirit’s return after Xiao Xuan and Gu Xun’er retrieved him from the Four Seas Commerce Association. Tong Sihai then met Lan Tian, who claimed he could help recover Tomb Spirit, and asked whether he had a way.

• Xiao Tian Ce shared a banquet with Bai Qi and Huai En on White Night Island, thanking Bai Qi for saving Huai En.
• Huai En told Xiao Tian Ce that Xiao Xuan and the others had returned, and Xiao Tian Ce welcomed Tomb Spirit back.
• Xiao Xuan and Gu Xun’er recounted how Tong Sihai gave up trying to keep Tomb Spirit after learning about Xiao Tian Ce.
• Xiao Tian Ce led everyone in a toast to celebrate Tomb Spirit’s return, while Tong Sihai vented his anger at the Four Seas Commerce Association’s headquarters.
• A Black-Clothed Man introduced Lan Tian, sect master of the Blood Puppet Gate, to Tong Sihai as someone who could help him reclaim Tomb Spirit.
• Tong Sihai asked Lan Tian whether he had a way to help him.

Lan Tian persuaded Tong Sihai to seek the Fire Spirit Clan’s help against Xiao Tian Ce by claiming Xiao possessed powerful flames that the clan would covet. Tong Sihai agreed to contact the clan, but warned Lan Tian he would hand him over to Xiao Tian Ce if they refused; afterward, Tong Sihai looked at a Fire-Character Scroll and wondered how Rou'er was.

• Lan Tian told Tong Sihai that Xiao Tian Ce had killed his only son, Lan Yu, and recounted how he had helped provoke the Western Heaven War Emperor into fighting Xiao Tian Ce.
• Tong Sihai rejected Lan Tian’s suggestion that he ask the Fire Spirit Clan to intervene and ordered the Black-Clothed Man to seize him.
• Lan Tian argued that Xiao Tian Ce’s golden flame and his companion’s stronger multicolored flame could tempt the Fire Spirit Clan and bring the Ice Spirit Clan into an alliance.
• Lan Tian explained that his altered body left him unable to have another child, and he was willing to risk his life to avenge Lan Yu.
• Tong Sihai agreed to contact an elder of the Fire Spirit Clan and told Lan Tian he would otherwise deliver him to Xiao Tian Ce.
• After the Black-Clothed Man escorted Lan Tian away, Tong Sihai took out a Fire-Character Scroll and quietly asked whether Rou'er was well.

Xiao Tian Ce left Huai En on White Night Island with a Heavenly Demon Puppet and continued toward the Northern Heavens Continent. At the Teleportation Array, he encountered two Heavenly Sovereigns from the Fire Spirit Clan, who coveted the flames within his group, and openly challenged them over the clan’s Reincarnation Heaven-Born Flame.

• Xiao Tian Ce gave Huai En a Heavenly Demon Puppet, instructed him to protect White Night Island, and promised to return for him in about a month.
• Xiao Tian Ce and his companions left White Night Island and reached the Teleportation Array on the Commerce Continent.
• Xiao Tian Ce spotted two Fire Spirit Clan Heavenly Sovereigns, who identified powerful flames within Xiao Tian Ce, Gu Xun'er, and others as targets for the clan.
• The Fire Spirit Ancestor claimed Tomb Spirit owed the Fire Spirit Clan a debt, while Xiao Tian Ce accused the clan of coveting their heavenly flames.
• Xiao Tian Ce declared his interest in the Fire Spirit Clan’s Reincarnation Heaven-Born Flame and provoked the two Heavenly Sovereigns into a confrontation.

Xiao Tian Ce and his companions confronted the Fire Spirit Clan's ancestor and chief, who coveted their Heavenly Flames and the method for refining Heavenly Demon Puppets. The fight began with Xiao Tian Ce blocking the chief's attack, while the other combatants prepared to face the ancestor.

• Xiao Tian Ce rejected the Fire Spirit Clan's demands and assigned Xiao Xuan, Gu Xun'er, Tomb Spirit, and Qing Hou to hold off the clan chief while he faced the ancestor.
• Xiao Tian Ce summoned Qing Hou and Number Two, and sent Xiao Tian Ming and Chen Yunqiao away from the battlefield for safety.
• The Fire Spirit Clan's ancestor and chief secretly decided to capture Xiao Tian Ce and his companions, hoping to claim their flames, learn the puppet-refining method, and recruit the talented fighters.
• Xiao Tian Ce's spiritual pressure clashed with the chief's, and he refused the chief's offer to submit to the Fire Spirit Clan.
• The chief attacked Xiao Tian Ce with a powerful punch, but Xiao Tian Ce blocked it with one hand and mocked the chief's strength.

Xiao Tian Ce and his allies fought the Fire Spirit Clan chief while Xiao Tian Ce faced the clan ancestor, revealing that his Golden Emperor Burning Heaven Flame could take the form of a Three-Legged Golden Crow. After trading blows, Xiao Tian Ce challenged the ancestor to a fight to the death against the Fire Spirit Clan.

• Xiao Tian Ce taunted the Fire Spirit Clan chief as Qing Hou, Xun'er, Tomb Spirit, and Xiao Xuan attacked him together, keeping him occupied without seriously injuring him.
• Xiao Tian Ce challenged the Fire Spirit Clan ancestor, who unleashed his early-stage Immortal-Grade Heavenly Sovereign power and attacked with a fire dragon.
• Xiao Tian Ce summoned the Golden Emperor Burning Heaven Flame as a Three-Legged Golden Crow, which devoured the ancestor's fire dragon and suppressed the flames around them.
• The Fire Spirit Clan ancestor attacked Xiao Tian Ce with a palm strike, but Xiao Tian Ce dodged and met his next assault with a fist, then steadied himself after being knocked back.
• Xiao Tian Ce rejected the ancestor's claim that he had opposed the Fire Spirit Clan and challenged the two elders to kill his group or face his fight against their clan until one side died.