Chapter Summaries

Yao Ling unleashed the Demon Origin Curse Body and battled Jia Lie Jun, who used the Spirit of the Archaic Beast and a blood sacrifice to overpower him. Their strongest attacks collided in a devastating energy storm, which Jia Lie Jun barely blocked with his Qing Lin Shield.

• Yao Ling transformed with the Demon Origin Curse Body and struck Jia Lie Jun, but their clash sent them both flying back.
• Yao Ling attacked with the Origin Curse Seal, and Jia Lie Jun summoned the Spirit of the Archaic Beast to meet it.
• Jia Lie Jun performed a blood sacrifice to empower the Archaic Beast, which shattered Yao Ling's blood-red fist seal and blasted him away.
• Jia Lie Jun opened the Archaic Beast's blood-netted eye and fired a beam that collided with Yao Ling's Origin King Fist, devastating the surrounding peaks.
• Jia Lie Jun raised a Qing Lin Shield to withstand the energy storm, though the impact numbed his hands and nearly tore the shield from his grasp.

Jia Lie Jun killed Yao Ling and the other Demon Seal Cult members, then recovered from his injuries and went to meet the Dao Sect’s Sect Master. On Dao Peak, he reunited with Ying Huanhuan and met her elder sister Ying Xiaoxiao.

• Jia Lie Jun defeated Yao Ling with the Azure Dragon Sky-Splitting Palm, killing him after surviving the battle despite the gap in their cultivation realms.
• Ying Huanhuan arrived with others, and Jia Lie Jun told them he had killed the entire Demon Seal Cult.
• Jia Lie Jun spent four hours recovering before Chen Zhen and Wu Dao praised his victory and escorted him to meet the Sect Master.
• Two Dao Sect elders recognized Jia Lie Jun’s achievement, then Wu Dao led him to the summit of Dao Peak.
• Jia Lie Jun reunited with Ying Huanhuan, who introduced him to her elder sister Ying Xiaoxiao.

Jia Lie Jun met Ying Xiaoxiao, Ying Huanhuan, and Qing Ye before being summoned to meet the Dao Sect headmaster, Ying Xuanzi. Ying Xuanzi thanked him for saving Huanhuan and revealed that he knew about Jia Lie Jun’s Devouring Ancestral Talisman, warning him to conceal its power until he was stronger.

• Jia Lie Jun greeted Ying Xiaoxiao, who assessed his strength and apologized for Ying Huanhuan’s teasing.
• Qing Ye introduced himself as Ying Huanhuan’s childhood sweetheart and questioned Jia Lie Jun about his confidence in comprehending the Great Desolation Scripture.
• Ying Xiaoxiao sent Jia Lie Jun to meet the headmaster, while she and Ying Huanhuan praised his defeat of the Demon Seal Cult.
• Jia Lie Jun followed a path to a lake and met Ying Xuanzi, who thanked him for helping the Dao Sect and saving Ying Huanhuan.
• Ying Xuanzi revealed that he knew Jia Lie Jun possessed the Devouring Ancestral Talisman and advised him to use it sparingly until he gained enough strength.

Ying Xuanzi let Jia Lie Jun cultivate in the Spirit-Locking Formation to repay him for bringing back the Immortal Origin Ancient Seed. After several dozen days, Jia Lie Jun survived both the Nirvana Tribulation and Wind and Thunder Tribulation, reaching the Seven Yuan Nirvana Realm and becoming a Four-Seal Rune Master just as the Great Desolation Tablet was about to open.

• Ying Xuanzi revealed the Immortal Origin Ancient Tree sapling and let Jia Lie Jun cultivate in the Spirit-Locking Formation before it was sealed.
• Jia Lie Jun absorbed the formation's vast Origin Energy while Ying Xuanzi and a blue-robed elder discussed his Devouring Ancestral Talisman and his prospects for comprehending the Great Desolation Scripture.
• After several dozen days of cultivation, Jia Lie Jun's Nirvana Tribulation began and a Wind and Thunder Tribulation gathered above the valley.
• Jia Lie Jun used black holes to swallow the lightning bolts and emerged at the Seven Yuan Nirvana Realm and Four-Seal Rune Master level.
• Ying Xuanzi told Jia Lie Jun to hurry because the Great Desolation Tablet was about to open.

The Dao Sect gathered at the Great Desolation Tablet to see whether Desolate Hall disciples could comprehend the Great Desolation Scripture. Jia Lie Jun arrived after reaching the Seven Yuan Nirvana Realm, sensed the Ancestral Stone reacting to the tablet, and took his place as the tablet’s trial began.

• Chen Zhen, Wu Dao, the other hall masters, and disciples from all four halls gathered as the Great Desolation Tablet emerged from the mountain.
• Ying Huanhuan waited for Jia Lie Jun, while Ying Xiaoxiao said he might have a chance to comprehend the scripture.
• Pang Tong and four other Desolate Hall disciples sat before the tablet to begin their attempt.
• Jia Lie Jun arrived, and Chen Zhen recognized that his strength had advanced to the Seven Yuan Nirvana Realm.
• Jia Lie Jun sensed the Ancestral Stone react to black spots on the tablet, then sat down as Chen Zhen activated the tablet and dark yellow light covered the five disciples.

Jia Lie Jun endured the Great Desolation Tablet’s barren trial as his Origin Energy drained away, while the other Desolate Hall disciples failed one by one. Though his pillar of light seemed close to fading, it remained intact for several days longer than anyone expected.

• Jia Lie Jun awakened in a lifeless wasteland and kept moving despite the land draining his Origin Energy.
• Jiang Hao collapsed in the trial, dissolved into points of light, and was rescued by Chen Zhen after his pillar of light shattered.
• Ying Xiaoxiao explained the trial to Ying Huanhuan, who insisted Jia Lie Jun would not be discouraged by failure.
• Fang Yun, Song Zhou, and Pang Tong failed one after another, leaving Jia Lie Jun as the only remaining participant.
• Jia Lie Jun’s pillar of light dimmed until it seemed ready to collapse, but it remained intact for several more days.

Jia Lie Jun survived the Great Desolation Tablet’s trial and received the Great Desolation Scripture. The Tablet Spirit tasked him with returning within three years with two Ancestral Talismans to destroy the thing sealed beneath the tablet.

• Jia Lie Jun used the Devouring Ancestral Talisman and his multicolored flames to survive the desolate space, restoring his strength as the world shattered.
• The Great Desolation Tablet enveloped Jia Lie Jun in golden light, revealing its Tablet Spirit and prompting Chen Zhen, Wu Dao, and Qi Lei to celebrate his success.
• Jia Lie Jun saw black patterns spreading across the ancient tablet and used his flames to hold back the black mist they released.
• The Tablet Spirit explained that two Ancestral Talismans were needed to destroy the creature it had suppressed and offered Jia Lie Jun the Great Desolation Scripture in exchange for his help within three years.
• Jia Lie Jun agreed to the deal, and the Tablet Spirit warned him to keep the matter secret before revealing the Great Desolation Scripture.

Jia Lie Jun successfully inherited the Great Desolation Scripture and received two Desolation Pearls from the Great Desolation Tablet. Five days later, Hongya Cave challenged Dao Sect while its strongest disciples were secluded, and Jia Lie Jun hurried to the front hall to face the threat.

• Jia Lie Jun absorbed the Great Desolation Scripture as crowds waited around the Great Desolation Tablet.
• Ying Huanhuan, Ying Xiaoxiao, Wu Dao, Chen Zhen, and Qi Lei witnessed Jia Lie Jun emerge successfully, his desolate aura withering the nearby earth and trees.
• The Great Desolation Tablet gave Jia Lie Jun two Desolation Pearls and asked him to bring back the Ancestral Talisman.
• Jia Lie Jun rejoined the Desolate Hall disciples, and Ying Huanhuan blushed as she recalled their wager.
• A Desolate Hall disciple told Jia Lie Jun that Hongya Cave had challenged Dao Sect and that the sect had lost two of its first three matches.
• Jia Lie Jun left the Martial Arts Hall to assist in the challenge while Ying Huanhuan fought the fourth match.

Jia Lie Jun arrived at Hongya Cave’s martial contest as Ying Huanhuan fought Song Yan, and he stepped in when Huo Zhen interrupted the duel. After Ying Huanhuan left the final match to him, Jia Lie Jun prepared to face Huo Zhen.

• Jia Lie Jun entered the hall, where Dao Sect disciples welcomed him after he had comprehended the Great Desolation Scripture.
• Ying Huanhuan battled Song Yan, a top Hongya Cave disciple, and gained the upper hand with her Formless Bodhi Sound.
• Huo Zhen intervened to shatter Ying Huanhuan’s attack, but Jia Lie Jun appeared and effortlessly destroyed Huo Zhen’s palm strike.
• Jia Lie Jun mocked Huo Zhen, while Ying Huanhuan assigned him the final match and warned him not to lose.
• Jia Lie Jun teased Ying Huanhuan about a promised condition, making her blush and call him a bastard before she went to the viewing platform.

Jia Lie Jun fought Huo Zhen in the fifth match and overwhelmed the Hongya Cave disciple with his Azure Dragon Arm and scale techniques. Huo Zhen’s Hongya Demonic Mountain Body and Nirvana Golden Body failed to protect him, and he ended the exchange badly wounded as the Dao Sect disciples cheered.

• Jia Lie Jun volunteered for the fifth match, and Huo Zhen was chosen to fight him.
• Huo Zhen opened with Cave Mountain Fist, but Jia Lie Jun stopped the blow and used his Azure Dragon Arm to slam Huo Zhen into the platform hundreds of times.
• Huo Zhen activated Hongya Demonic Mountain Body and attacked with a Hongya Demonic Spear, but Jia Lie Jun blocked it with an azure scale shield.
• Jia Lie Jun scattered the shield’s scales at Huo Zhen and used his lightning-fast movement to close in.
• Jia Lie Jun shattered Huo Zhen’s Nirvana Golden Body with an Azure Dragon Palm, sending him flying and leaving him cut and bleeding.
• The Dao Sect disciples cheered while the Hongya Cave disciples looked dejected.

Jia Lie Jun defeated Huo Zhen after breaking Hongya Cave’s Scripture technique with the Great Wasteland Prison Hand. Elder Zheng tried to intervene, but Chen Zhen protected Jia Lie Jun and drove Huo Zhen away.

• Huo Zhen unleashed Hongya Cave’s Scripture, summoning a massive mountain and formation to crush Jia Lie Jun.
• Jia Lie Jun summoned the Great Desolation King’s phantom and used the Great Wasteland Prison Hand to shatter the mountain.
• Huo Zhen was injured by the backlash, then Jia Lie Jun struck him with the Immortal Origin Ancient Tree and sent him crashing into a pit.
• Elder Zheng rushed in to attack Jia Lie Jun, but Chen Zhen blocked him and their clash sent Huo Zhen flying hundreds of meters.

Jia Lie Jun defeated Hongya Cave’s challenge and prepared for Dao Sect’s approaching hall trial. After Ying Huanhuan fulfilled her wager by playing the zither for him, he woke feeling unusually refreshed.

• Jia Lie Jun defeated Huo Zhen, and Chen Zhen rebuked Hongya Cave’s elder before the visitors admitted defeat and left.
• Chen Zhen asked Jia Lie Jun about his preparation for the hall trial, and Jia Lie Jun said he would do his best.
• News of Jia Lie Jun’s victory spread through Dao Sect, raising his standing among the disciples as he wondered about the Dou Qi Continent.
• Ying Huanhuan confronted Jia Lie Jun about their wager and warned him that her jade talisman could transmit what happened to her father.
• Ying Huanhuan played the emerald-green zither for Jia Lie Jun, who fell asleep and later woke feeling refreshed.

Jia Lie Jun comforted Ying Huanhuan after Wang Yan returned to the Dao Sect intent on taking revenge on the Yuan Sect, then attended the Hall Examination. The examination began with the Desolate Hall counting on Jia Lie Jun to help improve its standing.

• Wang Yan returned to the Dao Sect and told Ying Huanhuan he would not hold back against Ying Xiaoxiao during the Hall Examination.
• Jia Lie Jun reassured Ying Huanhuan and acknowledged Wang Yan’s resentment toward the Dao Sect, while Wang Yan challenged anyone who wanted to stop him to defeat him.
• Ying Huanhuan left to inform Ying Xiaoxiao, and time passed until the day of the Hall Examination.
• Jia Lie Jun arrived at the crowded examination grounds and joined the Desolate Hall disciples, who welcomed him and hoped he would help raise their hall’s rank.
• Jia Lie Jun saw Ying Huanhuan and Ying Xiaoxiao among the Heavenly Hall disciples, and Pang Tong and the others teased him about pursuing Ying Huanhuan before Qing Ye did.

The Dao Sect’s Hall Trials began, and Jia Lie Jun faced Ying Huanhuan in his first match. After Jia Lie Jun easily shattered her opening attack, Ying Huanhuan summoned the Formless Bodhi Sound and prepared a stronger assault.

• Ying Xuanzi ordered the Hall Trials to begin, and Qi Lei reminded the disciples that the matches were sparring, not fights to the death.
• Jia Lie Jun drew the A-5 match assignment and took his place on an arena, where Ying Huanhuan arrived as his opponent.
• Jia Lie Jun noticed Medusa watching from among the Desolate Hall disciples, and Ying Huanhuan grew irritated by their apparent closeness.
• Ying Huanhuan attacked with emerald sound waves, but Jia Lie Jun crushed them with his hand.
• Ying Huanhuan used the Formless Bodhi Sound, All Beings Aspect, causing an enormous bodhi tree to appear as zither music filled the mountain peak.

Jia Lie Jun defeated Ying Huanhuan in their match, disarming her and winning after she refused to concede. Their embarrassing encounter stirred reactions among both halls and left Qing Ye troubled by Ying Huanhuan's behavior toward Jia Lie Jun.

• Ying Huanhuan summoned a copy of Jia Lie Jun, but he destroyed it with an azure beam and disrupted her zither music.
• Jia Lie Jun burned away Ying Huanhuan's Bodhi leaves, pulled the zither from her hands, and declared that she had lost.
• When Ying Huanhuan tried to reclaim the zither, Jia Lie Jun struck her backside with it, and she left the platform in embarrassment and anger.
• A Dao Sect steward declared Jia Lie Jun the winner, and Desolate Hall disciples teased him about his treatment of Ying Huanhuan.
• Ying Xiaoxiao comforted her sister and considered teaching Jia Lie Jun a lesson, while Ying Xuanzi and Qi Lei reacted to the incident.
• Qing Ye watched Jia Lie Jun and Ying Huanhuan's exchange and grew uneasy about Ying Huanhuan's unusual behavior.

Jia Lie Jun faced Qing Ye in the hall trials’ climactic match, with the Desolate Hall hoping he would break its history of finishing last. The two began their confrontation, and Qing Ye’s hostility over Ying Huanhuan set the stage for their battle.

• Wang Yan defeated a Flood Hall disciple without fighting, and Jia Lie Jun won two more matches to advance to the finals.
• A deacon announced that Qing Ye of Earth Hall would face Jia Lie Jun of Desolate Hall, drawing an excited response from the crowd.
• Pang Tong warned Jia Lie Jun about Qing Ye’s strength and mastery of the Earth Emperor Scripture, while Desolate Hall disciples rallied behind Jia Lie Jun and the Great Desolation Scripture.
• Ying Xiaoxiao said the match was too close to call, and Ying Huanhuan admitted she did not know which fighter she wanted to win.
• Qing Ye demanded that Jia Lie Jun stay away from Ying Huanhuan if he lost, and Jia Lie Jun rejected his demand and criticized his conduct.
• The deacon announced the start of the match as Qing Ye’s Origin Energy surged across the platform.

Qing Ye and Jia Lie Jun exchanged powerful body-tempering attacks before Qing Ye used the Earth Core Heavenly Origin Hand. Jia Lie Jun summoned the Great Wasteland Prison Hand, leaving their next clash imminent.

• Qing Ye shattered Jia Lie Jun’s azure scale shield, but Jia Lie Jun formed Azure Dragon Arms and sent Qing Ye flying with a punch.
• Qing Ye activated the Earth Origin Profound Body and fought Jia Lie Jun in a fierce exchange that ended with Qing Ye crashing into a crater.
• Jia Lie Jun rained flaming arrows onto Qing Ye, who emerged injured and weakened.
• Qing Ye used the Earth Core Heavenly Origin Hand to create a giant hand that pursued Jia Lie Jun through the sky.
• Jia Lie Jun gathered Origin Energy, Spiritual Power, Devouring Power, and Desolate Strength, then summoned the Great Wasteland Prison Hand.

Jia Lie Jun fought Qing Ye’s Earth Emperor Scripture and was trapped inside the Earth Dragon God Sealing Seal, which suppressed his Origin Energy. He awakened the Heavenly Dragon Qi within him and began breaking the seal.

• Jia Lie Jun and Qing Ye’s palms collided, and their attacks unleashed a devastating energy storm.
• Qing Ye used the Earth Emperor Scripture’s Earth Emperor God Sealing Seal to trap Jia Lie Jun inside a dark-yellow sphere that drained his Origin Energy.
• Ying Xiaoxiao warned that the seal could leave Jia Lie Jun unable to escape, while Wu Dao and Chen Zhen remained confident in him.
• Jia Lie Jun drew on the Heavenly Dragon Qi in his dantian, causing the sphere to shake as he struck from within.
• Qing Ye tried to reinforce the seal, but the blood-red runes shattered and an azure beam pierced through the sphere.

Jia Lie Jun defeated Qing Ye after breaking free of the Earth Dragon God Sealing Seal and overwhelming him with his Azure Dragon transformation. After Desolate Hall celebrated its victory over Earth Hall, the competition continued until Ying Xiaoxiao was called to face Wang Yan.

• Jia Lie Jun transformed with azure scales and Dragon Wings, then battered Qing Ye despite Qing Ye activating a Heavenly Grade Spirit Treasure.
• Jia Lie Jun cracked Qing Ye's armor and knocked him unconscious, winning the match for Desolate Hall.
• Ying Xiaoxiao and Ying Huanhuan discussed Jia Lie Jun's strength, while Wang Yan sensed danger in him.
• The deacon announced Jia Lie Jun's victory, and Desolate Hall disciples congratulated him for ending their long run in fourth place.
• After more matches, the deacon called Ying Xiaoxiao and Wang Yan to compete, and both landed on the platform.

Ying Xiaoxiao fought Wang Yan to stop him from taking command of the Dao Sect disciples at the sect competition. After they clashed evenly, she unleashed the Heavenly Emperor Scripture, leaving the battle’s outcome unresolved as her colossal sword descended.

• Wang Yan and Ying Xiaoxiao agreed to settle their dispute in battle, while Ying Huanhuan and Ying Xuanzi watched with concern.
• Ying Xiaoxiao and Wang Yan exchanged sword techniques, and neither gained an advantage despite the destruction they caused to the arena.
• Ying Xiaoxiao resolved to stop Wang Yan from seizing command of the Dao Sect disciples, and Wang Yan warned her that the Yuan Sect would show no mercy at the sect competition.
• Ying Xiaoxiao invoked the Heavenly Emperor Scripture and sent the Great Heaven Cloud-Swallowing Sword crashing down toward Wang Yan, splitting the platform.