Chapter Summaries

Ren Jie and his friends arrived to stop Shang Rong’s Canal Transport Smuggling Suppression Squad from framing Ren Lao for smuggling Sea Emperor Golden Silkwood. Wei Liang attacked the squad, and the others openly joined the confrontation, leaving Shang Rong injured and his forces reeling.

• Ren Jie explained that he had delayed acting so Shang Rong’s side would grow arrogant and reveal useful details, then followed Wei Liang to the scene.
• Wei Liang charged through the Canal Transport Smuggling Suppression Squad, knocked aside the men restraining Ren Lao, and defeated a Divine Power Realm deputy commander and his subordinates.
• Shang Rong recognized Wei Liang and warned him to leave, but Wei Liang refused and declared that his father, Wei Shilong, would back him.
• Ren Jie, Wen Zihao, Hai Qingyun, and Li Tiancheng arrived and each challenged Shang Rong to report their involvement.
• Li Tiancheng unleashed Sky Piercing Roar, blasting Ba Lao into a building and injuring Shang Rong, who fell from the sky as his seabird’s head exploded.

Ren Jie and his companions intervened when Shang Rong’s men framed and attacked Ren Lao, and Li Tiancheng killed the Yin Yang Realm expert Ba Lao after Ba Lao threatened Prince Cheng’s family. Ren Jie revealed himself to Ren Lao and promised that no one could bully the Ren Family, while Shang Rong realized his bad luck had brought him face-to-face with the Ren Family Head and his powerful allies.

• Li Tiancheng’s Sky Piercing Roar injured Ba Lao and knocked Shang Rong from the air, shocking the gathered crowd as they recognized the young nobles accompanying Ren Jie.
• Ba Lao charged back in anger, but Li Tiancheng swiftly cut off his head and trapped his Yin Soul with the Soul Grasping Hand.
• Shang Rong recognized Prince Cheng and tried to claim the attack was a misunderstanding after Li Tiancheng confronted him over Ba Lao’s threat to wipe out his family.
• Ren Jie stopped Li Tiancheng from pursuing the matter further and destroyed Ba Lao’s trapped Yin Soul.
• Ren Lao recognized Ren Jie, and Ren Jie helped him up and declared that no one could bully the Ren Family.
• Shang Rong realized that Ren Jie, Prince Cheng, Wei Liang, Wen Zihao, and Hai Qingyun had all become involved in his attempt to suppress Ren Lao.

Ren Jie refused to let Shang Rong quietly drop the case against Ren Lao and insisted on taking the matter to the Canal Transport Office. The chapter ended with Ren Jie slapping Shang Rong and accusing him of abusing his authority and knowingly breaking the law.

• Ren Lao wept with relief when Ren Jie stood up for him, while Shang Rong tried to excuse his actions as official business.
• Li Tiancheng, Hai Qingyun, Wei Liang, and Wen Zihao pressured Shang Rong until he backed down and promised to investigate.
• Ren Jie told his allies to wait at the Drunken Dream Tower, then offered to accompany Ren Lao to the Canal Transport Office and Governor's Office.
• Shang Rong tried to end the matter with assurances, but Ren Jie insisted that they go to the Canal Transport Office and clarify the official documents and evidence.
• When Shang Rong declared that he would pursue the matter no further, Ren Jie grabbed him and repeatedly slapped him, accusing him of abusing the law enforcement authority.

Ren Jie beat Shang Rong and forced him to lead the way to the Grand Canal Governor's Office, turning the journey into a public spectacle. He intended to use the incident to warn Jade Capital City that anyone exploiting the Emperor's pressure on the Ren Family would pay a price.

• Ren Jie slapped Shang Rong repeatedly, then ordered him to lead them to the Grand Canal Governor's Office.
• Ren Jie made Shang Rong walk slowly through the streets while crowds gathered to watch and spread news of his beating.
• Hai Qingyun persuaded Li Tiancheng, Wei Liang, and Wen Zihao to return to the Drunken Dream Tower and wait rather than interfere with Ren Jie's plan.
• Shang Rong sent a subordinate to notify his father as the procession drew more spectators and he concealed his battered appearance.
• Ren Jie continued the public march, intending to deter those who were taking advantage of the Emperor's pressure on the Ren Family.

Ren Jie continued forcing Shang Rong toward the Canal Transport Office while the Emperor and Jade Capital’s powerful families watched his actions. As Ren Jie’s allies pledged their support, Elder Zhang approached, and Ren Jie prepared to demonstrate his strength.

• The Emperor heard a report about Ren Jie’s actions and returned his attention to the ministers.
• Shang Zhong ordered Elder Zhang to retrieve Shang Rong and confront Ren Jie at the Canal Transport Office.
• At Drunken Dream Tower, Wen Zihao, Wei Liang, Li Tiancheng, and Hai Qingyun each declared support for Ren Jie, with Hai Qingyun revealing that his family planned to cooperate with him.
• Li Tiancheng sensed Elder Zhang’s powerful approach and warned Ren Jie, who had already detected the Yin Yang Realm expert and continued walking with Shang Rong.

Ren Jie publicly killed Zhang Lao, a Yin Yang Realm Fifth Layer expert from the Canal Transport Office, with a single punch and forced Shang Rong to continue escorting the prisoners. He intended the display to rally the Ren Family’s affiliates while concealing the full extent of his strength, as the group proceeded to see how the Canal Transport Office would respond.

• Zhang Lao arrived under the Governor’s order and used yin wind to lift Shang Rong away, but Ren Jie intercepted him in midair.
• Ren Jie pierced Zhang Lao with a single armor-piercing punch, killing him and destroying his Yin Soul.
• Wen Zihao, Wei Liang, Li Tiancheng, Hai Qingyun, Shang Rong, Ren Lao, and the surrounding crowd reacted with shock at Ren Jie’s strength.
• Ren Jie ordered Shang Rong to personally escort the men back, then continued onward with him and Ren Lao.
• Ren Jie planned to use the incident to reassure the Ren Family’s affiliates and mislead his enemies about the limits of his power.

Ren Jie led Shang Rong to the Canal Transport Office after killing its Yin Yang Realm expert, while the emperor ordered Shang Zhong to resist him and promised support. Ren Jie entered the Governor’s Mansion with Shang Rong in his grasp, where Shang Zhong confronted him and threatened to detain him.

• The emperor learned of Ren Jie’s actions and told his agents to watch him, instructing Shang Zhong to resist if Ren Jie went too far.
• Crowds across Jade Capital City watched Ren Jie’s slow approach to the Canal Transport Office, while Shang Zhong prepared his forces and transferred some Shang Family descendants to safety.
• Gao Peng watched Ren Jie from a nearby restaurant, wondering whether Ren Jie had finally begun to reveal his strength.
• Ren Jie arrived at the Grand Canal Governor’s Mansion and stopped Shang Rong from entering ahead of him, then dragged him inside by the back of his head.
• Shang Zhong confronted Ren Jie in the main hall, accusing him of attacking the Canal Transport Office and threatening to keep him there.

Ren Jie searched Shang Rong’s soul and exposed Shang Zhong’s crimes while fighting off the Canal Transport Office’s forces. As the attack intensified, Li Tiancheng, Wei Liang, Wen Zihao, and Hai Qingyun arrived to support Ren Jie and help bring Shang Zhong to justice.

• Ren Jie used Soul Searching on Shang Rong, forcing him to endure unbearable pain as Ren Jie uncovered secrets about Shang Zhong’s crimes.
• Ren Jie taunted Shang Zhong and revealed that he had abused imperial consort candidates, withheld tribute, framed Ren Lao, and arranged shipwrecks that killed hundreds.
• Shang Zhong ordered his subordinates to kill Ren Jie, and the Canal Transport Office’s formations and military weapons surrounded and attacked him.
• Ren Jie dodged the attacks while holding Shang Rong and protecting Ren Lao, and he killed three charging Divine Power Realm cultivators with a single finger strike.
• Li Tiancheng, Wei Liang, Wen Zihao, and Hai Qingyun broke into the Canal Transport Office and joined Ren Jie, with Hai Qingyun publicly accusing Shang Zhong of colluding with pirates and demanding his surrender.

Ren Jie exposed the Shang Family’s crimes with Li Tiancheng and the others, but Sanbao Gonggong killed Shang Zhong and forced him to activate the family’s hidden power. Ren Jie escaped the forming water-sealed space with his allies, while the Canal Transport Office vanished beneath a vast lake and Ren Jie’s fate remained unknown.

• Li Tiancheng, Wei Liang, Hai Qingyun, and Wen Zihao joined Ren Jie and shattered the Canal Transport Office’s formation.
• Ren Jie Soul Searched Shang Rong and revealed the Shang Family’s crimes, turning the crowd against them.
• Gao Peng sent a secret order as Shang Zhong despaired and tried to flee.
• Sanbao Gonggong pierced Shang Zhong’s chest, crushed his heart, and ordered him to use the Shang Family’s hidden weapon.
• Shang Zhong triggered a blood rune, raising 108 water columns that formed a sealed space around the Canal Transport Office.
• Ren Jie threw Ren Lao, Li Tiancheng, Wei Liang, Hai Qingyun, and Wen Zihao beyond the forming barrier before the sealed space vanished, leaving a vast lake in its place.

Ren Jie was teleported into an underground water mansion after the Canal Transport Office sank, and Shang Rong’s inheritance rune revealed the Shang Family’s secret about the Water Toad Serpent Demon. Ren Jie drew the demon out and prepared to face its devastating attack.

• The Canal Transport Office sank beneath the water, and Li Tiancheng and Hai Qingyun dove down to investigate.
• Ren Jie was teleported hundreds of li underwater, where Shang Rong died after the others had been sent away.
• Shang Rong’s inheritance rune revealed that the Shang Family had secretly raised a demon born from two Heavenly Demon water beasts.
• Ren Jie probed the hidden Water Mansion, detected the Water Toad Serpent Demon, and expanded the Nine Nine Yin Yang Suppressing God Banner around them.
• The Water Toad Serpent Demon roared in fury and sent a powerful water pillar crashing toward Ren Jie.

Ren Jie battled the Water Toad Serpent Demon, whose power and spatial movement overwhelmed him and whose devouring attack swallowed him. Ren Jie escaped by using the Heaven Suppression Seal to pierce the demon’s head, then retreated beyond the formation in a badly injured, exhausted state.

• Ren Jie used the Nine Nine Yin Yang Suppressing God Banner to freeze the water, but the Water Toad Serpent Demon melted the ice and revealed its enormous form.
• The Water Toad Serpent Demon explained that the Shang Family had killed its parents and that it planned to devour them to break free of its Bloodline Oath.
• The demon attacked Ren Jie with a spatially swift tail strike and tried to swallow him, but Ren Jie sent sixteen smaller banners into its mouth and detonated Dragon Flame, injuring it.
• The Water Toad Serpent Demon swallowed Ren Jie, who formed a seventy-percent Heaven Suppression Seal with the help of Fire Dragon Flame and a Low Grade Life Extending Heaven Pill.
• Ren Jie blasted a hole through the demon’s head, escaped with the Main Banner, and hid beyond the great formation while recovering from severe injuries.

Ren Jie kept the Water Toad Serpent Demon enraged while recovering and preparing to break through, as Li Tiancheng and Hai Qingyun searched the underground waterways for him. Meanwhile, the Emperor responded to the Shang Family scandal with sweeping arrests and orders, then learned from Eunuch Sanbao that Ren Jie had been trapped with the demon.

• Ren Jie used the Nine Nine Yin Yang Suppressing God Banner and taunts to provoke the Water Toad Serpent Demon, worsening its injury while he recovered and prepared for a breakthrough.
• Li Tiancheng and Hai Qingyun entered the underground waterways and split up to search for Ren Jie, with Hai Qingyun narrowing down the likely location.
• The Imperial Guards cleared civilians from the flooded Canal Transport Office as rumors spread, while Ren Tianzong’s people arrived and the Emperor issued decrees to arrest officials and control canal personnel.
• Eunuch Sanbao told the Emperor that he had killed Shang Zhong and sent Ren Jie into the Water Toad Serpent Demon’s Cave Residence.
• The Emperor and Eunuch Sanbao discussed Ren Jie’s survival and judged that the demon would likely leave him badly injured.

Ren Jie broke through to the fourth level of the Yin Yang Realm Yin Soul and killed the Water Toad Serpent Demon by wearing it down with the Nine Nine Yin Yang Suppressing God Banner and the Silver Longbow. While collecting the demon’s remains, he discovered the true treasure hidden beside its demon core: a bead containing vast Water Power and complete spatial laws.

• Ren Jie catalyzed the remaining power of the Low Grade Life Extending Heaven Pill and broke through to the fourth level of the Yin Yang Realm Yin Soul.
• Ren Jie used the Silver Longbow to strike the Water Toad Serpent Demon while the Nine Nine Yin Yang Suppressing God Banner trapped and weakened it.
• Ren Jie fired repeated arrows and finished off the Water Toad Serpent Demon with a fatal strike from the banner.
• Ren Jie collected the demon’s blood, body parts, and intact demon core.
• Ren Jie removed a blue bead attached to the demon core and sensed its vast Water Power and complete spatial laws.
• Ren Jie realized that the bead, not the Water Toad Serpent Demon, was the treasure the two Heavenly Demon Beasts had fought over.

Ren Jie absorbed the bead’s Water Power to rapidly strengthen himself and transform the Nine Nine Yin Yang Suppressing God Banner. After the treasure advanced to a Middle Grade Transcendent Treasure and his own cultivation surged, he sensed Hai Qingyun and Li Tiancheng approaching.

• Ren Jie drew the bead’s overwhelming Water Power into his body and routed most of it into the Nine Nine Yin Yang Suppressing God Banner to keep himself from being destroyed.
• Ren Jie used the remaining Water Power with the Jade Emperor Art to raise his mana to the Yin Soul Ninth Layer peak, strengthen his body, and improve the banner with water and fire dragon veins.
• Ren Jie melted the Silver Longbow and other collected materials with Dragon Flame and merged them into the banner as it advanced to a Middle Grade Transcendent Treasure.
• Ren Jie sensed Hai Qingyun and Li Tiancheng approaching from dozens of li away.

Ren Jie explained how he killed the Shang Family’s imprisoned Water Toad Serpent Demon and showed Li Tiancheng and Hai Qingyun the intact demon core. Hai Qingyun identified Ren Jie’s pearl as a Sea God Pearl, a treasure containing immense power and a Law God’s understanding of laws.

• Li Tiancheng and Hai Qingyun found Ren Jie after sensing the Water Power and the traces of battle.
• Ren Jie told them he had killed the Water Toad Serpent Demon, then explained that he had shot it while it wasted its strength attacking the imprisoning formation.
• Ren Jie showed them the demon core and, after concealing his aura, brought out the pearl he had obtained.
• Hai Qingyun recognized the pearl as a Sea God Pearl and explained that it held enough power to aid Taiji Realm cultivation and contained a Law God’s comprehension of laws.

Ren Jie learned from Hai Qingyun that the Sea God Pearl belonged to the ancient Sea God Sect and held great importance to the sea’s factions, then planned how to explain their return to Jade Capital City. He deliberately triggered a terrifying injury to make himself appear near death, leaving Li Tiancheng catching him and Hai Qingyun stunned.

• Hai Qingyun explained that the Sea God Pearl came from the fallen Sea God Sect, whose remnants included the Sky Sea Sect, his mother's lineage, and seven powerful undersea branches.
• Hai Qingyun warned Ren Jie to keep the pearl secret because the sea’s factions treasured it and enough pearls could open ancient ruins.
• Hai Qingyun described his family's isolation and his father's frustrated efforts to reclaim the Skysea Empire, and Ren Jie promised to speak with him and help address the forbidden zones.
• Ren Jie asked Li Tiancheng to unleash the hidden aura within him so observers would believe he had killed the Water Toad Serpent Demon, and Li Tiancheng did so.
• Ren Jie formed the Yin Yang Realm Ninth Layer array to make himself look gravely wounded, but the crushing force cracked his bones and tore his muscles until he collapsed and spat blood.
• Li Tiancheng caught Ren Jie and reached for a medicine pill while Hai Qingyun watched in shock at the severity of his injuries.

Ren Jie, badly injured after advancing his cultivation, was carried by Li Tiancheng and then Ren Tianzong into the Imperial Palace. Ren Tianzong confronted the Emperor over the pressure placed on Ren Jie, threatened the imperial allies, and left without resolving the conflict.

• Ren Jie told Li Tiancheng and Hai Qingyun that he would survive, then asked Li Tiancheng to carry him out and follow his instructions.
• Li Tiancheng forced the Imperial Guards aside, but they blocked his way under the Emperor's orders.
• Ren Tianzong arrived, took Ren Jie from Li Tiancheng, and broke through the palace defenses into the Imperial Study.
• The Emperor and his allies accused Ren Jie of causing disorder and interfering with the Shang Family investigation.
• Ren Tianzong defended Ren Jie, warned the Emperor and the assembled families not to harm him, then blasted through the roof and departed.

The Emperor learned that Ren Jie was gravely injured and used the proposed creation of three new armies to pressure the Ren Family to replace him as Family Head. At Chang Le Casino, Chang Lao Si grew worried about Ren Jie and headed to Jade Capital City, leaving Feng Bugui in charge.

• The Great Imperial Guardian reported that Ren Jie was near death and would likely be crippled, while Ren Tianzong had grown strong enough to rank among King Tier figures.
• The Emperor dismissed calls to punish Ren Tianzong and announced plans for three new armies, saying a Ren Family army would require a different Family Head from Ren Jie.
• Gao Zhanyuan and Fang Tianen celebrated the prospect of conflict within the Ren Family as the Emperor summoned Ren Tianheng and Ren Tianqi back to the capital with their armies.
• At Chang Le Casino, Feng Bugui boasted about his rapid cultivation progress, but Chang Lao Si worried that Ren Jie was under pressure and had given them no orders.
• Chang Lao Si beat Feng Bugui for dismissing their forces and flew toward Jade Capital City, ordering Feng Bugui to guard the casino.

Ren Jie reassured Yun Feng'er and Ren Tianzong that his injuries from the Imperial Family’s scheme were part of a plan to buy time, then explained the risks and rules surrounding Taiji Realm experts. He promised to help his aunt and uncle prepare to break through, while the emperor’s words spread through Jade Capital City and the next crisis began to loom.

• Ren Jie calmed Yun Feng'er and explained that he had inflicted his own injuries to mislead the emperor and draw out threats within the Ren Family.
• Ren Jie explained that the Imperial Family was too powerful to confront directly and that Ren Tianzong’s visit had been meant to ease the emperor’s suspicions.
• Ren Tianzong described the rumored old eunuch who protected the Imperial Family and explained what Eldest Brother had told him about Taiji Realm experts.
• Yun Feng'er explained that Taiji Realm experts were restricted from mass slaughter but could still target individuals, and Ren Jie asked her and Ren Tianzong to prepare for breakthroughs.
• Ren Jie said he had adapted their cultivation techniques to help them control their unusual powers, then noted that the emperor would exploit the coming internal troubles.
• The emperor’s words were swiftly delivered and spread throughout Jade Capital City.

Ren XiongTu emerged from seclusion and promised Ren Hanlin, Ren Wenxu, and Ren Junyang that imperial troops and his support would help remove Ren Jie as Family Head. Meanwhile, Ren Jie continued recovering through painful Jade Emperor Art training and prepared to visit the New Chang Le Casino Headquarters.

• Ren XiongTu freed Ren Hanlin, Ren Wenxu, and Ren Junyang from their confinement and rebuked them for being captured.
• Ren XiongTu said he had not reached the Taiji Realm but claimed he could take the final step after settling the Ren Family's affairs.
• Ren XiongTu revealed that the Emperor had summoned Ren Tianheng and Ren Tianqi with one hundred thousand troops and promised the Ren Family authority over five hundred thousand more if Ren Jie lost his position.
• Ren Jie practiced the Jade Emperor Art and simple movements to stabilize his body while reflecting on the Emperor's interference and the Ren Family's internal conflict.
• Ren Jie learned that Chang Lao Si had arrived, ordered the Spirit Beast Carriage prepared, and set out to visit the New Chang Le Casino Headquarters.