Chapter Summaries

Ye Chen and Murong Qingcheng traveled to the Gemstone Islands and entered the Radiant Exchange in search of powerful treasures. After reaching its second floor, they found a selection of Half Supreme-Grade Treasures awaiting them.

• Ye Chen explained that his Heaven-grade Azure Lotus Swordplay had granted him a Sword Domain, then used eight hundred True Essence Crystals to raise his cultivation to its controllable limit.
• Ye Chen and Murong Qingcheng traveled for five days to the Gemstone Islands and hired Wang Lan to guide them to Deep Red Island.
• Wang Lan brought the pair to the Radiant Exchange, where the ground floor traded top-tier Superior-Grade Treasures and access to the second floor was restricted by cultivation.
• The guards let Ye Chen and Murong Qingcheng pass after recognizing that they were likely Half-Step Kings.
• Ye Chen and Murong Qingcheng found only a few hundred people on the spacious second floor, where stalls offered Half Supreme-Grade Treasures.

Murong Qingcheng and Ye Chen searched the trading venue for stronger equipment, and Murong bought a Pseudo-Supreme Shadow Armor whose Astral Force Field amplified her Darkness Force Field. As the old man sold her the armor, a gaunt, dark-skinned man rushed in to seize it, and Ye Chen blocked him.

• Murong Qingcheng tested the Bone-Eroding Evil Shadow Gloves but rejected them as too weak for her needs.
• Ye Chen and Murong Qingcheng entered the third floor and saw a powerful Half Supreme-Grade saber and a Pseudo-Supreme Shadow Armor for sale.
• The Shadow Armor’s owner explained that Heavenly Star Stone let it create an Astral Force Field, and Ye Chen suggested it would complement Murong Qingcheng’s Darkness Force Field.
• Murong Qingcheng tested the Shadow Armor, confirmed that its force field amplified hers, and agreed to buy it for thirty-three million High-Grade Spirit Stones.
• A gaunt, dark-skinned old man rushed in and reached for the armor, but Ye Chen stepped in front of Murong Qingcheng and knocked his hand aside.

Ye Chen and Murong Qingcheng clashed with the Obsidian King over the Shadow Armor at the Radiant Exchange, where Manager He favored the Obsidian King. They secured the armor by paying thirty-four million High-Grade Spirit Stones and left, expecting the Obsidian King to pursue them.

• Ye Chen confronted the Obsidian King when he tried to seize the Shadow Armor, and their clash of Momentum and will forced the Obsidian King to retreat half a step.
• The Obsidian King prepared to attack, but Manager He intervened and demanded that they stop fighting inside the Radiant Exchange.
• The Obsidian King claimed the Shadow Armor had not yet been sold, and Manager He allowed the old seller to sell it to him for an extra five hundred thousand High-Grade Spirit Stones.
• Murong Qingcheng paid the seller thirty-four million High-Grade Spirit Stones and took the Shadow Armor, while the seller privately apologized and offered to return an extra million.
• The Obsidian King threatened to take the armor later, and Ye Chen left with Murong Qingcheng, telling him they would be waiting.

Ye Chen and Murong Qingcheng settled on Deep Blue Isle after taking the Shadow Armor from the Obsidian King. Murong Qingcheng tested its Astral Force Field and discovered it could amplify her Darkness Force Field and boost her speed.

• The Obsidian King vowed to settle accounts with Ye Chen and Murong Qingcheng outside the Gemstone Islands, while bystanders warned that his Obsidian Palm Technique could overcome the Shadow Armor.
• Ye Chen and Murong Qingcheng hired Wang Lan to guide them to Deep Blue Isle, where they rented a garden estate and Murong Qingcheng began removing the Shadow Armor's soul imprint.
• Huang Mei visited Ye Chen, warned him about the Obsidian King's strength, and noticed Ye Chen had advanced to the Half-Step King realm.
• Murong Qingcheng erased the Shadow Armor's imprint and branded it with her own, adjusting the armor to fit her body.
• Murong Qingcheng tested the Astral Force Field, which repelled and attracted Ye Chen, then merged it with her Darkness Force Field and sent him flying until he countered with his Sword Domain.
• Murong Qingcheng demonstrated that the Shadow Armor also increased her speed, and Ye Chen realized she could become faster than the other Half-Step Kings.

Ye Chen and Murong Qingcheng prepared for the Golden Island Auction, where they encountered the Obsidian King and Yue Bingxin’s aunt, Yue Lingshuang. The auction began with fierce bidding over a Heart Protecting Flower that Ye Chen intended to buy for the Ye Family.

• Wang Lan told Ye Chen and Murong Qingcheng about the upcoming Golden Island Auction, and Ye Chen spent the following month improving his martial arts and Space Profundity Foundation.
• Wang Lan guided Ye Chen and Murong Qingcheng to Golden Island, where they took seats in the auction hall reserved for Half-Step Kings.
• Murong Qingcheng spotted the Obsidian King, whose undisguised killing intent toward Ye Chen and Murong Qingcheng made nearby attendees keep their distance.
• Yue Bingxin recognized Ye Chen and introduced him to her aunt, Yue Lingshuang, who offered to help protect him from the Obsidian King.
• The auction began, and after many treasures were sold, Ye Chen decided to bid on a Heart Protecting Flower for the Ye Family as several Half-Step Kings competed for it.

Ye Chen and Murong Qingcheng competed with Obsidian King and Crimson Flame King to buy the Purple Flame Demonlight Gauntlets, then Ye Chen removed their soul imprint so Murong Qingcheng could claim them. The auction introduced a Sword-Forging Art Jade Slip containing incomplete knowledge for forging Top-Grade Treasure Swords, and Ye Chen took a keen interest.

• Huang Mei won the Heart Protecting Flower auction with a bid of five million five hundred thousand High-Grade Spirit Stones.
• A Half-Step King bought a complete set of top-tier Superior-Grade Treasures for six million High-Grade Spirit Stones.
• Murong Qingcheng outbid Obsidian King and Crimson Flame King to purchase the Purple Flame Demonlight Gauntlets for twenty-one million High-Grade Spirit Stones.
• Ye Chen erased the gauntlets' soul imprint, and Murong Qingcheng began branding them with her own.
• The auctioneer presented a Sword-Forging Art Jade Slip with forging knowledge ranging from low-grade treasure swords to incomplete Top-Grade Treasure Sword techniques, drawing Ye Chen's attention.

Ye Chen won the Sword-Forging Art Jade Slip for seventy-five million High-Grade Spirit Stones, then studied it and bought vast quantities of forging materials across the yellow islands. He and Murong Qingcheng left the Gemstone Islands, while Obsidian King prepared to act after learning they had departed.

• Ye Chen outbid Manager He and a Half-Step Sword King from the Ten Thousand Swords Sect, winning the Sword-Forging Art Jade Slip after Huang Mei withdrew.
• Ye Chen examined the jade slip and confirmed it contained authentic forging knowledge, including a brief, incomplete section on Top-Grade Treasure Swords.
• Ye Chen, Murong Qingcheng, and Wang Lan visited Pale Yellow Island, Bright Yellow Island, and Orange Yellow Island, where Ye Chen bought thousands of portions of forging materials and three portions of top-grade materials.
• Ye Chen and Murong Qingcheng prepared to leave the Gemstone Islands, and someone reported their departure to Obsidian King.
• Obsidian King rose from his seat with killing intent after hearing the report.

Ye Chen and Murong Qingcheng faced Obsidian King in the southern deep sea, where Yue Lingshuang revealed that he had reached the second stage of the Life and Death Threshold. Murong fought him alone and used the Shadow Armor to repel his opening attack, surprising the watching martial artists.

• Murong Qingcheng branded the Purple Flame Demonlight Gauntlets with her soul imprint as she and Ye Chen traveled south, while Obsidian King pursued them.
• Ye Chen and Murong Qingcheng stopped to face Obsidian King, and Murong volunteered to test her armor and gauntlets against him.
• Huang Mei, Yue Lingshuang, Yue Bingxin, Chi Huo King, Manager He, and other experts arrived to watch the confrontation.
• Yue Lingshuang explained that the Life and Death Threshold had three stages and that Obsidian King had reached the second, while she was at the peak of the first.
• Murong Qingcheng stepped forward to fight Obsidian King alone, drawing doubt from the onlookers.
• Obsidian King charged, but Murong activated the Shadow Armor and her Darkness Force Field, sending him flying backward with its recoil.

Murong Qingcheng used the Shadow Armor’s force field and her own abilities to suppress Obsidian King, then revealed her Perfect Human-Demon Bloodline when Ye Chen urged her to use her speed. Obsidian King survived her attacks and raised his power to the second level of the Life and Death Threshold, leaving their battle unresolved.

• Murong Qingcheng’s force field repelled Obsidian King, and she attacked him with Dark Devour and Soaring Sky Assassin Slash.
• Murong Qingcheng and Obsidian King exchanged powerful strikes, but neither gained a decisive advantage.
• Ye Chen urged Murong Qingcheng to use her speed, and she revealed her Black Bat Wings and struck Obsidian King with Soul Extinction Wave.
• The crowd recognized Murong Qingcheng’s Perfect Human-Demon Bloodline, and Yue Lingshuang concluded that she came from a Human-Demon Clan beyond the Chaotic Demon Sea.
• Obsidian King revealed his true power and raised his strength to the second level of the Life and Death Threshold.

Murong Qingcheng wounded the Obsidian King with her Demonic Energy Fist but exhausted her demonic energy and withdrew. Ye Chen took over and sent the Obsidian King flying with a single sword strike, leaving the battle’s outcome unresolved.

• The Obsidian King raised his strength to the second layer of the Life and Death Threshold and attacked Murong Qingcheng with the Obsidian Palm Seal.
• Murong Qingcheng evaded his attacks, but the Obsidian King deflected her Sky Demon Finger and blocked her Soul Extinction Wave.
• Murong Qingcheng struck the Obsidian King with the Demonic Energy Fist, injuring him, but she also depleted her demonic energy and was hurt by his counterattack.
• Ye Chen stepped forward to fight the Obsidian King as the onlookers questioned his confidence.
• The Obsidian King charged Ye Chen with the Obsidian Palm Seal, but Ye Chen cut him with the Evil Cleaving Sword and sent him flying.

Ye Chen overwhelmed the Obsidian King with his swordsmanship and Sword Control Technique, despite the Obsidian King’s cultivation advantage and defensive secret technique. As the Obsidian King struggled under Ye Chen’s assault, Manager He urged him to reveal more of his power.

• Ye Chen sent the Obsidian King flying with a single sword strike, shocking the spectators and prompting Huang Mei to recognize his potential.
• The Obsidian King unleashed a powerful Obsidian Palm Seal, but Ye Chen’s seven sword qis shattered it and pierced his Protective True Essence.
• The Obsidian King used the Golden Cicada Escape Secret Technique to evade Ye Chen’s thrust, but Ye Chen still wounded his thigh.
• Ye Chen controlled the Thunder Calamity Sword from afar and split it into fifteen flying swords, forcing the Obsidian King onto the defensive.
• Manager He transmitted a message urging the Obsidian King to stop holding back and kill Ye Chen.

Ye Chen and Obsidian King traded powerful techniques, with Ye Chen breaking through Obsidian King's attacks and discovering a weakness in his evasive move. Obsidian King decided to unleash the third move of the Obsidian Palm Technique, leaving Ye Chen in mortal danger as Yue Lingshuang prepared to intervene.

• Obsidian King used Black Star Explosion to shatter Ye Chen's flying swords, then attacked him with Blazing Fire Earth.
• Ye Chen broke through the energy engulfing him and counterattacked with forty-nine swords, but Obsidian King evaded them with Golden Cicada Shedding Its Shell.
• Ye Chen used Sword Step to evade Obsidian King's palm prints and struck at him, while Obsidian King escaped with another afterimage.
• Ye Chen realized he had discovered the weakness in Obsidian King's Golden Cicada Shedding Its Shell.
• Obsidian King resolved to use the third move of the Obsidian Palm Technique, while Yue Lingshuang prepared to rescue Ye Chen and Huang Mei recognized the move as a new development.

Ye Chen defeated Obsidian King by breaking Heaven-Burning Annihilation and using a feint to pierce his throat before Cicada Shedding could save him. Obsidian King began a dual self-destruction at the brink of death, and Ye Chen unleashed silver radiance as the chapter ended.

• Obsidian King attacked Ye Chen with Heaven-Burning Annihilation, but Ye Chen escaped the fireballs and severed the fire dragon with the Evil Cleaving Sword.
• Ye Chen used Crescent Moon to destroy the fire dragon, and Obsidian King fled as his fighting spirit collapsed.
• Ye Chen sent the Tattered Blood Sword after Obsidian King, then pierced his throat with a second sword after feinting to counter Cicada Shedding.
• Obsidian King asked how Ye Chen had broken Cicada Shedding, and Ye Chen explained that his first sword was a feint and his second was the true killing move.
• Obsidian King began self-destructing his body and Soul Sea, prompting the onlookers to flee.
• Ye Chen faced Obsidian King's imminent self-destruction and released silver radiance from his brow.

Ye Chen stopped Obsidian King's double self-destruction with his Soul Eye and survived the blast, though using Soul Light depleted much of his Soul Force. After the others left, he declined Yue Bingxin's invitation to Moonlight Island, leaving a future visit uncertain.

• Ye Chen pierced Obsidian King's Soul Sea with Soul Light, destroying his remaining consciousness and preventing the full force of his self-destruction.
• Ye Chen survived the blast inside his Bronze Armor and explained that his Soul Force would need months to recover before he could use Soul Light again.
• Yue Lingshuang told Yue Bingxin that the Life and Death Realm Candidate List was extremely difficult to enter, despite Ye Chen's strength.
• Manager He and the other onlookers left after recognizing they could not defeat Ye Chen, leaving Huang Mei, Yue Lingshuang, and Yue Bingxin behind.
• Ye Chen apologized to Yue Bingxin and declined her invitation to visit Moonlight Island, saying they could discuss it another time.

Ye Chen and Murong Qingcheng settled on Volcano Island, where he studied sword forging while she cultivated Martial Arts. After forging 2,888 Low-Grade Treasure Swords and mastering exceptional-quality blades infused with Destruction or Undying Sword Energy, Ye Chen ran out of materials and resolved to perfect low-grade forging before moving on.

• Ye Chen and Murong Qingcheng landed on Volcano Island to cultivate, with Ye Chen beginning to learn sword forging.
• Ye Chen forged his first Low-Grade Treasure Sword, then rapidly produced more as he practiced with his stock of materials.
• Murong Qingcheng tested Ye Chen’s lightning-attributed sword and saw it unleash Destruction Sword Energy.
• Ye Chen decided to infuse his swords with both Destruction Sword Energy and Undying Sword Energy for the benefit of the Ye Family and the Flowing Cloud Sect.
• Over the following weeks, Ye Chen improved until he could forge exceptional-quality Low-Grade Treasure Swords, eventually using all his materials to make 2,888 swords.

Ye Chen advanced his sword-forging by creating several powerful superlative middle-grade treasured swords, including the Armybreaker Sword, while a black-clothed old man tracked him and Murong Qingcheng to Volcano Island. The old man trapped them beneath an energy barrier, and Ye Chen and Murong Qingcheng struggled to escape as he reinforced it.

• Ye Chen forged his first middle-grade treasured sword, and Murong Qingcheng told him she had completed Dark Devour and was practicing Demonic Energy Fist.
• The black-clothed old man recovered from his injuries and searched the Treasure Radiance Sea Region for Ye Chen and Murong Qingcheng.
• Ye Chen forged the superlative middle-grade Armybreaker Sword, then created two more superlative swords containing Destruction Sword Intent and Undying Sword Intent.
• The black-clothed old man sensed Ye Chen and Murong Qingcheng on Volcano Island and headed toward them through the void.
• Ye Chen warned Murong Qingcheng to run, but the old man sealed Volcano Island beneath an energy barrier.
• Murong Qingcheng struck the barrier, and Ye Chen used Mirror Flower Devastation to open a narrow gap before the old man repaired and reinforced it.

Ye Chen fought the black-robed elder, a Human-Demon King, and survived his devastating palm strike by relying on his defenses and Undying Body. With Murong Qingcheng trapped and unable to help, Ye Chen finally drew the Scorpio Sword, preparing to risk its enormous True Essence cost.

• Ye Chen refused to surrender, sent Murong Qingcheng away from the fight, and prepared to face the black-robed elder.
• The black-robed elder struck Ye Chen with a palm, but Ye Chen’s Sword Domain and Mirror Flower Devastation weakened the blow, and his armor and Undying Body kept him alive.
• Ye Chen swallowed pills and rapidly recovered, surprising the black-robed elder, who recognized that Ye Chen had cultivated the Undying Body.
• Murong Qingcheng attacked with Demonic Energy Fist, but the black-robed elder blocked her and sealed her inside a crystal array.
• Ye Chen realized he could not withstand another strike and drew the Scorpio Sword, causing his momentum to surge.

Ye Chen fought the black-clad elder, a Human-Demon King, with the Scorpio Sword and Soul Eye but could not overcome the gap in their strength. When the elder prepared to kill him, Ye Chen brought out the High Mountain Vista Painting, whose figure turned and fixed the elder with a powerful gaze.

• The black-clad elder recognized the Scorpio Sword as a Top-Grade Treasure Sword and attacked Ye Chen to seize it.
• Ye Chen used the Scorpio Sword and Soul Eye to counter the elder, wounding him with crystallizing power but suffering heavy pressure in return.
• Ye Chen unleashed Mirror Flower Devastation, but the elder escaped through the shattered void and reappeared unharmed.
• After restoring his True Essence, Ye Chen produced the High Mountain Vista Painting and poured his power into it.
• The figure in the painting turned toward the black-clad elder, whose heart lurched under its powerful gaze.

Ye Chen learned that the figure in the painting was the Primal Emperor, who fought the black-clad old man and nearly killed him with the Evil Cleaving Sword. The Human-Demon Emperor arrived and diverted the final sword strike, leaving Ye Chen facing a new threat.

• The Primal Emperor identified himself to Ye Chen and promised to address the crisis in the True Water Palace Ruins through him.
• The black-clad old man attacked the Primal Emperor, but the Primal Emperor easily broke his techniques and evaded his strikes.
• The Primal Emperor took Ye Chen’s Evil Cleaving Sword and severed the black-clad old man’s right arm with Ephemeral Severance.
• As the Primal Emperor pursued the fleeing black-clad old man with another sword strike, the Human-Demon Emperor appeared and redirected it.
• Ye Chen recognized the newcomer as the Human-Demon Emperor and realized she had come for Murong Qingcheng.

The black-robed Human-Demon Clan leader confronted Ye Chen and the Primal Emperor Image over Murong Qingcheng, but chose to offer her a chance to cultivate in the Chaotic Demon Sea rather than fight. Ye Chen agreed to let Murong Qingcheng go with her, and Murong Qingcheng accepted after he explained the choice.

• The black-robed woman recognized Murong Qingcheng's Perfect Human-Demon Bloodline and removed the Evil-Breaking Power from the black-clad elder.
• The black-robed woman admitted she wanted Murong Qingcheng to join the Human-Demon Clan, while the Primal Emperor Image warned her against killing Ye Chen.
• The black-robed woman explained that Murong Qingcheng would have a better chance of becoming a Human-Demon King in the Chaotic Demon Sea, and offered to make her a disciple.
• Ye Chen agreed to let Murong Qingcheng leave with the black-robed woman, warning that he would destroy the Human-Demon Clan if they harmed her.
• After half an hour of discussion with Ye Chen, Murong Qingcheng agreed to go with the black-robed woman.