Chapter Summaries

After half a month of secluded cultivation, Ye Chen learned that the Black Dragon Empire’s First Prince had recruited geniuses from the Hidden Dragon Rankings competition and was now seeking Ye Chen himself. Ye Chen refused the offer to become the First Prince’s personal guard, and Yan Beidao threatened him with his saber.

• Ye Chen advanced his cultivation during secluded training at the Nine Star White Jade Tower and reflected on the long path to the Spirit Sea Realm.
• Ye Chen heard that Zhang Haoran and other Flowing Cloud Sect disciples had performed well in the Hidden Dragon Rankings competition, and that the First Prince had recruited several top-ranked geniuses.
• The First Prince arrived at the Nine Star White Jade Tower with five elders, including Yan Beidao, and went to meet Ye Chen.
• The First Prince offered Ye Chen the captaincy of his personal guard and promised to settle Ye Chen’s enmity with Suspended Mountain.
• Ye Chen rejected the offer, and Yan Beidao angrily threatened to draw his saber.

Ye Chen effortlessly defeated Yan Beidao and accepted the First Prince’s challenge to exchange one move outside Heavenly Star City. The First Prince unleashed the Black Dragon Hegemon Fist, and Ye Chen countered with three sword strikes, leaving the outcome unresolved.

• Ye Chen sent Yan Beidao flying with a finger, then wounded him with a barrage of sword-infused True Essence attacks.
• The First Prince recognized Ye Chen’s strength and challenged him to trade one move outside the city.
• At Star Domain Lake, the First Prince attacked Ye Chen with the Black Dragon Hegemon Fist and its mental assault.
• Ye Chen cut through the mental assault and pierced the black dragon with three strikes of his Destruction Sword.

Ye Chen defeated the First Prince’s Black Dragon Hegemon Fist and withdrew to cultivate, resolving to master the ninth move of the Azure Lotus Sword Style. Meanwhile, Sikong Ba sent Shen Tu Jue to kill Ye Chen and supplied him and two elders with Superior-Grade Treasures for the mission.

• Ye Chen broke the First Prince’s Black Dragon Hegemon Fist with three sword strikes, and the two exchanged barbs before the First Prince departed with his companions.
• Spectators recognized Ye Chen as the leading genius of the Southern Zhuo Region but worried that he had made enemies of Suspended Mountain, the Nine Nether Sect’s remnants, and the Black Dragon Empire.
• Ye Chen entered seclusion, assessed the threat posed by Mystic Martial Arts, and chose to focus on the ninth move of the Azure Lotus Sword Style and the fourteenth level of the Azure Lotus Swordplay.
• Sikong Ba ordered Shen Tu Jue to kill Ye Chen and assigned Elder Li and Elder Fu to assist him if necessary.
• Sikong Ba gave Shen Tu Jue two Superior-Grade Treasures and gave one each to Elder Li and Elder Fu; Shen Tu Jue set out intending to face Ye Chen alone first.

Sikong Ba dispatched a Supreme Elder to ensure that Ye Chen could not be rescued while Shen Tu Jue, Elder Li, and Elder Fu hunted him across Star Domain Lake. After finding Ye Chen on an uninhabited island, the three confronted him, but his first sword strike sent Shen Tu Jue flying.

• Sikong Ba asked a gray-haired Supreme Elder to watch over Shen Tu Jue, Elder Li, and Elder Fu as they hunted Ye Chen.
• Long Biyun learned that Suspended Mountain had sent three experts after Ye Chen and set out to observe.
• Shen Tu Jue, Elder Li, and Elder Fu threatened the experts at Nine Star White Jade Tower and learned that Ye Chen was at Star Domain Lake.
• Elder Fu used his Heavenly Sight and Earthly Hearing Method to locate Ye Chen on an uninhabited island, while the Supreme Elder and Long Biyun followed from afar.
• Ye Chen practiced the ninth move of the Azure Lotus Sword Style and sensed Elder Fu's search before the three pursuers arrived.
• Ye Chen rejected the three men's demand to surrender and split Shen Tu Jue's attack with a sword strike that sent him flying.

Ye Chen defeated and killed Shen Tu Jue, Elder Li, and Elder Fu despite threats from Suspended Mountain, then faced a Spirit Sea Realm gray-haired elder who attacked him. A Heaven-Covering Hand suddenly appeared and destroyed the elder’s attack, leaving Ye Chen protected by an unknown ally.

• Ye Chen overwhelmed Shen Tu Jue, Elder Li, and Elder Fu with his sword, breaking their defenses and injuring them.
• Shen Tu Jue tried to retreat and threatened Ye Chen’s family and the Flowing Cloud Sect, but Ye Chen attacked and severed his arms.
• Ye Chen ignored the gray-haired elder’s warning and killed Shen Tu Jue, Elder Li, and Elder Fu with a torrent of Sword Qi.
• The gray-haired elder arrived above Uninhabited Island and launched a massive dark azure attack at Ye Chen.
• A Heaven-Covering Hand appeared, seized and shattered the gray-haired elder’s attack, and left him facing an unknown power.

Long Biyun appeared and fought the gray-haired Supreme Elder of Suspended Mountain after he tried to kill Ye Chen. She defeated him and drove him away, then told him she would visit Suspended Mountain and deliver a message to Sikong Ba.

• Long Biyun revealed herself, and Ye Chen recognized her as the concealed source of the Heaven-Covering Hand.
• The gray-haired old man refused Long Biyun's demand to leave and attacked Ye Chen, but she blocked the strike and moved Ye Chen out of danger.
• The gray-haired old man unleashed Wind Wave Blades, but Long Biyun defended against them with her Fivefold Water Prism and counterattacked with Soaring Cloud Dragon Hand.
• The gray-haired old man used Wave Split to break Long Biyun's Fivefold Water Prism, but her Countercurrent Slash split his attack and sent him flying.
• The wounded gray-haired old man fled and threatened to return, while Long Biyun told him she would visit Suspended Mountain and speak to Sikong Ba.

After Long Biyun saved Ye Chen, she revealed that the Dragon King wanted to take Xu Jing as his disciple and warned Ye Chen that he would have to protect himself beyond the Southern Zhuo Region. Ye Chen returned to the Flowing Cloud Sect, while Long Biyun went to settle matters with Suspended Mountain; the chapter ended with Ye Chen telling the sect elders that Xu Jing would have to decide whether to accept the Dragon King's offer.

• Long Biyun warned Ye Chen that she could protect him from Spirit Sea Realm masters only within the Southern Zhuo Region and said the Dragon King wanted Xu Jing as his disciple.
• The gray-haired old man returned to Suspended Mountain injured and reported Long Biyun's strength and her intention to visit; Sikong Ba recovered the four Superior-Grade Treasures and vowed to use the Jail King's favor against Ye Chen.
• Long Biyun brought Ye Chen back to the Heavenly Wind Kingdom in five days, then left to settle his conflict with Suspended Mountain.
• Ye Chen returned to the Flowing Cloud Sect and reassured Xian Yunzi and Thunderclap Hermit, who had feared he was lost in the Mist Forbidden Zone.
• Ye Chen told Xian Yunzi and Thunderclap Hermit that the Dragon King wished to take Xu Jing as his disciple, and they agreed that Xu Jing herself had to decide.

Xu Jing learned that the Dragon King might know the truth about her forgotten origins and left with his disciples for Dragon God Palace. Ye Chen prepared to leave the Southern Zhuo Region, while Suspended Mountain ended its conflict with him and his allies.

• Xu Jing told Ye Chen that her memories before age ten were blank and that she hoped the Dragon King could reveal her origins.
• Fang Hai, Li Ying, and Luo Jie arrived from Dragon God Palace, and Fang Hai encouraged Ye Chen to keep improving while explaining the wider world beyond the Southern Zhuo Region.
• Fang Hai took Xu Jing toward Dragon God Palace through a Teleportation Stone Gate, and Ye Chen learned that Long Biyun had gone to Suspended Mountain and was safe from a major confrontation.
• Ye Chen told Xian Yunzi and Thunderclap Hermit that he planned to visit home and then leave the Southern Zhuo Region, entrusting the Flowing Cloud Sect to them.
• After the Jail King's disciple warned Sikong Ba not to provoke the Dragon King's people, Sikong Ba ordered Suspended Mountain to end its grievances with Ye Chen, the Flowing Cloud Sect, the Ye Family, and the Southern Luo Sect.

After leaving Flowing Cloud Sect a fortune in Spirit Stones, Ye Chen returned to the Ye Family and explained to his parents why he intended to leave Southern Zhuo Region and pursue greater challenges. The Dragon King visited, gave Ye Chen a life-saving protective talisman, and departed while Ye Chen stayed with his younger siblings.

• Ye Chen gave Flowing Cloud Sect eight million Low-Grade Spirit Stones before returning to the Ye Family.
• Ye Chen practiced Thunder Beast Transformation by the lake and discussed his plans with Ye Tianhao and Shen Yuqing, explaining that he needed to leave Southern Zhuo Region to keep advancing.
• Ye Chen paused his cultivation to play with Ye Xuan and Ye Xiaoxiao and promised to let them fly.
• The Dragon King arrived through a rift in space, praised Ye Chen's influence on Southern Zhuo Region, and placed a strand of his will in Ye Chen's Soul Sea as a protective talisman.
• The Dragon King warned Ye Chen that the talisman would defend him only when he was near death, then left through another rift in space.

After leaving the Ye Family, Ye Chen traveled across Star Domain Lake to Blue Mountain Island, where he explored the antiques street in Bluebird City. He found a rare Puppet Chicken and tried to buy it, but a young woman interrupted him with a higher offer.

• Ye Chen left the Ye Family after giving them Spirit Stones and Martial Arts manuals, then spent a month crossing Star Domain Lake.
• Ye Chen arrived at Blue Mountain Island and learned that its arena tournament and nearby Ancient Ruins drew martial artists from several regions.
• Ye Chen visited Bluebird City's antiques street and noticed an Essence Light Orb, which other customers bid on.
• Ye Chen stopped at a stall and decided to buy a Puppet Chicken made by the long-vanished Puppet Sect.
• A young woman offered five thousand Low-Grade Spirit Stones for the Puppet Chicken, but Ye Chen ignored her and offered the stall owner twenty thousand.

Ye Chen tested the Puppet Chicken and reached Blue Water City, where he learned about Blue Mountain Island’s Star Extremity Realm Arena Tournament. After killing thirteen bandits with one sword, he entered the arena and watched a match as the announcer laid out the rewards for winning streaks.

• A young woman offered Ye Chen up to thirty thousand Mid-Grade Spirit Stones for the Puppet Chicken, but he refused to sell it.
• Ye Chen activated the Puppet Chicken with a Low-Grade Spirit Stone, then replaced it with a Mid-Grade Spirit Stone when it stopped moving.
• Thirteen Late Star Extremity Realm bandits ambushed Ye Chen on the road, and he killed them all with one sword strike.
• Travelers discussed the arena tournament’s challenges and mentioned Chu Zhongyue’s fifty-win streak and Feng Yanrou’s forty-win streak.
• Ye Chen arrived at Blue Water City, paid the arena’s entrance fee, and watched Liu Zhendong win a match.
• The arena announcer offered rewards and discount tokens for challengers who achieved consecutive wins.

Ye Chen entered the Blue Mountain Island arena and defeated Yan Hanlie and several challengers with his astonishing sword speed, advancing to nine consecutive victories. As he prepared for his tenth match, Qing Zhu left the VIP room to challenge him.

• Liu Zhendong defeated the burly middle-aged man, completing ten consecutive victories and ending his matches for the day.
• Ye Chen challenged Yan Hanlie and defeated him with a single swift sword strike.
• Ye Chen beat Gao Tianyu and continued defeating challengers until he had won nine matches in a row.
• Qing Zhu grew angry at Ye Chen's success and went to challenge him while Feng Yanrou watched.

Ye Chen defeated Qing Zhu by breaking her Ice-Snow Sword Domain and earned his tenth consecutive victory. He left the arena with a ten-win token and a fifty-thousand Mid-Grade Spirit Stone reward, while the Illusion Moon Young Master and his companion discussed challenging him if he kept winning.

• The Illusion Moon Young Master and a burly young man predicted Qing Zhu would end Ye Chen’s winning streak.
• Qing Zhu challenged Ye Chen for the Puppet Chicken, and they began a sword fight.
• Ye Chen deflected Qing Zhu’s attacks and cut several strands of her hair, but she refused to concede and invoked the Ice-Snow Sword Domain.
• Ye Chen studied the domain, then broke it by striking at its strongest fluctuation and disrupting its internal balance.
• The announcer declared Ye Chen’s tenth consecutive victory and awarded him a ten-win token and fifty thousand Mid-Grade Spirit Stones.
• The Illusion Moon Young Master dismissed Ye Chen’s strength, while the burly young man said he might challenge him after another day of victories.

Ye Chen met Feng Yanrou and learned of a submerged Puppet Sect ruin before watching her earn fifty consecutive arena victories. He returned to Blue Water City, where his swift sword defeated Liu Zhendong in three moves, while Illusion Moon Young Master and a tall young man discussed how to counter him.

• Feng Yanrou invited Ye Chen to tea, apologized for Qing Zhu, and told him about a hidden Puppet Sect Branch Hall Ruins beneath a lake near Blue Mountain Island.
• Ye Chen agreed to search for the ruins with Feng Yanrou when the time was right.
• Feng Yanrou defeated a formidable dual-element spear user and two ultimate Star Extremity Realm experts, earning fifty consecutive victories.
• Ye Chen left Blue Mountain City and returned to Blue Water City, where he had already won seventeen arena matches.
• Ye Chen defeated Liu Zhendong with three linked sword strikes, and Liu conceded that Ye Chen's sword was faster.
• Illusion Moon Young Master advised the tall young man to keep his distance from Ye Chen and use long-range attacks.

Ye Chen continued his winning streak in Blue Water City as the Blue Mountain Kingdom’s experts prepared to stop prominent streak holders with wheel battles. After reaching twenty-nine consecutive wins, Ye Chen faced Huang Kaishan, whose powerful punches pushed their match into a clash of sword and fist.

• Ye Chen collected fifty-seven thousand Mid-Grade Spirit Stones for his wins and was marked as a key observation target by six peak Star Extremity Realm experts, who planned to test him after forty consecutive wins.
• Illusion Moon Young Master won five grueling matches in Blue Mountain City, then forfeited his sixth and ended his streak at sixty-five wins.
• Feng Yanrou defeated her tenth opponent in Blue Ridge City and reached sixty consecutive wins after enduring a wheel battle.
• Ye Chen watched Feng Yanrou’s matches, then returned to Blue Water City and won nine more bouts, bringing his streak to twenty-nine.
• Huang Kaishan, Illusion Moon Young Master’s companion and a second disciple of the Crimson Water Sect, challenged Ye Chen and attacked with two powerful punches.
• Ye Chen split Huang Kaishan’s first punch with three sword slashes, then cut into the second punch and swept his sword through its Fist Force.

Ye Chen faced Huang Kaishan in his thirtieth match and broke the Crimson Water Sect disciple’s Water Beast Billowing Fist. Huang fled the arena to escape Ye Chen’s next strike, and Ye Chen’s sword cleaved the special-metal arena in two.

• Huang Kaishan attacked Ye Chen with Dark Beast's Roar, but Ye Chen’s Sword Qi shattered the True Essence beast head and numbed Huang’s arm.
• Huang Kaishan unleashed Water Beast Billowing Fist, sealing Ye Chen inside six powerful whirlpools as the crowd expected his winning streak to end.
• Ye Chen used Azure Lotus Reaches Sky to break the whirlpools and blast Huang Kaishan into the air.
• Huang Kaishan launched Water Beast Billowing Fist again, but Ye Chen’s sword lotuses overwhelmed his attack and drove him toward the ground.
• Ye Chen raised his sword for a vertical slash, and Huang Kaishan fled the arena in fear before it landed.
• Ye Chen’s sword strike split the arena in two, leaving the spectators and the black-clothed elder stunned.

Ye Chen continued his winning streak while Feng Yanrou beat the arena’s wheel battle and claimed the top ranking with sixty-six consecutive victories. Blue Mountain Kingdom’s officials planned a stronger wheel battle against Ye Chen, convinced they could stop him before he reached seventy wins.

• After Ye Chen defeated Huang Kaishan, Feng Yanrou recognized that Ye Chen had deliberately controlled his sword strike, while Ye Chen judged that he had used only thirty percent of his strength.
• Blue Mountain Kingdom’s peak Star Extremity Realm experts challenged Feng Yanrou in a wheel battle, and she won six matches before withdrawing at sixty-six consecutive victories.
• At the Blue Water City arena, Ye Chen raised his record from forty to fifty consecutive victories by easily defeating the kingdom’s challengers.
• Elder Wu proposed adding Illusion Moon Young Master, Feng Yanrou, and other experts to the wheel-battle lineup against Ye Chen, and the officials agreed that this would guarantee victory.

Ye Chen collected the rewards for his fifty-win streak and prepared to continue his run, unaware that Blue Mountain Kingdom experts had assembled a gauntlet to stop him. After reaching sixty consecutive wins, he faced Feng Yanrou as the first challenger, and their battle began.

• Ye Chen counted his Spirit Stone rewards and left the arena with his fifty-win token and winnings.
• Elder Wu recruited Illusion Moon Young Master for the gauntlet, while Feng Yanrou agreed to challenge Ye Chen openly without taking compensation.
• Feng Yanrou warned Ye Chen that she would challenge him first, and he said he would take the fight seriously.
• Ye Chen won the next day's matches to reach sixty consecutive wins, while Blue Mountain Kingdom's experts expected Feng Yanrou and Illusion Moon Young Master to end his streak.
• Feng Yanrou entered the arena as Ye Chen's first challenger and attacked with Flying Snow Across the Sky and Ice Blossoms Compete in Splendor.

Ye Chen defeated Feng Yanrou and three more peak Star Extremity Realm challengers in the gauntlet, revealing how his three Sword Daos made his combat technique overwhelming. The Illusion Moon Young Master then entered the arena to face him.

• Ye Chen shattered Feng Yanrou's Ice-Snow Sword Domain with a torrent of Azure Lotus Sword Qi, broke her sword, and won her concession.
• Elder Wu and the other experts debated how many challengers it would take to stop Ye Chen as Feng Yanrou left the arena.
• Ye Chen defeated the second and third challengers, then disarmed the fourth with a strike to the throat.
• Ye Chen reflected that his Immortal Sword Dao, Destruction Sword Dao, and Slaughter Sword Dao gave him exceptional combat technique.
• The Illusion Moon Young Master entered the arena and challenged Ye Chen, confident that his illusion-based techniques could defeat him.

Ye Chen defeated Illusion Moon Young Master by breaking through his Illusion Path with his Sword Dao, earning his second victory in pursuit of seventy consecutive wins. The spectators and Feng Yanrou recognized the era’s rising geniuses, while Qing Zhu was urged to prepare for the wider world beyond Blue Mountain Island.

• Illusion Moon Young Master attacked Ye Chen with Water Moon Palm and a concealed Devious Spike, but Ye Chen shattered the spike and seized the initiative.
• Ye Chen and Illusion Moon Young Master exchanged fierce attacks as the spectators discussed the emergence of geniuses across the True Spirit Continent.
• Ye Chen used Sword Step to break Illusion Moon Young Master’s force field, then countered Flowers in the Mirror, Moon in the Water with Azure Lotus Qi Transformation.
• Ye Chen struck through Illusion Moon Young Master’s strongest attack and left him wounded and kneeling, securing his second victory that day.
• Blue Mountain Kingdom’s experts questioned whether anyone could stop Ye Chen’s seventy-win streak, while Feng Yanrou told Qing Zhu that greater geniuses awaited beyond their region.