Chapter Summaries

Yun Che met Shu Miaoyin and Xia Yimian after their failed nightmare-level Divine Trial, then helped his companions prepare for more trials before the Void Post Station Ranking Tournament began. As the tournament opened, he spotted Zhu Qi and Qi Tianjun watching him from afar.

• Shu Miaoyin and Xia Yimian told Yun Che they had barely escaped an Abyssal Demon Beast during a nightmare-level Divine Trial.
• Ye Qingshuang revealed she had become a lower position god, silencing Xia Yimian, and Yun Che gave Shu Miaoyin two protective Special Treasures.
• Fu Qing confronted Yun Che for leaving without her, and he gave her Sacred Spring Divine Water as an apology.
• Yun Che offered his group a Mission Completion Card for hell-level Divine Trials, and they continued taking trials during the next half month.
• The Void Post Station Ranking Tournament began, and Yun Che saw Zhu Qi and Qi Tianjun watching him from a distant building.

Yun Che confronted Knight Commander Zhu Qi and Qi Tianjun, but Deng Xuhe intervened and warned him to leave the Void Post Station before the Ranking Tournament. After learning that the tournament overseer was Great Main God Xia Qin, Xia Yimian’s aunt, Yun Che took his group to register.

• Yun Che attacked Zhu Qi and Qi Tianjun, but Deng Xuhe appeared and stopped his Great Yin Nether Heaven-Rending Claw.
• Deng Xuhe warned Yun Che to leave the Void Post Station, then vanished with Zhu Qi and Qi Tianjun when Yun Che refused.
• Yun Che asked Xu Xian about the tournament overseer and learned that Xia Qin, Xia Yimian’s aunt, was a Great Main God who wielded the Law of Snow.
• Yun Che gathered his companions and went to the central square to register for the Ranking Tournament.
• At the registration queue, Qin Yelan spotted Li Xuanfeng and Li Muling, who greeted Yun Che’s group.

Yun Che and the other contestants gathered at the Void Post Station as Xia Qin explained the ranking tournament’s lethal rules and Xu Xian began the draw. The first match was revealed to be a ten-person battle royale.

• Xue Wushang of the Demon Hall threatened Yun Che and vowed to collect a blood debt during the ranking tournament.
• Top powers, including the Bright Holy Temple, the Barbarian Tribe, and the Shadow Pavilion, gathered at the Void Post Station.
• Xia Qin announced that contestants earned points by killing or defeating opponents, while survivors who lost could compete in a losers’ round.
• Xu Xian released the paper cranes, and Mu Feilin caught one before drawing a jade token; he and a burly contestant exchanged threats.
• The contestants took all the paper cranes, and Xu Xian called for those assigned number one, whose tokens revealed that ten people would fight in the first match.

Yun Che watched the ten-person melee and recognized Asa and Luo Ran among the contestants. After Luo Ran defeated Asa with a decisive shadow attack, Asa conceded and left the platform.

• Yun Che recognized Asa and the female Thief Luo Ran among the ten contestants entering the arena.
• Xu Xian started the match, and the contestants scattered to fight as Asa summoned her Firewing Ice Lion and Luo Ran hid in the shadows.
• Luo Ran and Asa each defeated an opponent, then became the two survivors of the melee.
• Luo Ran and Asa fought using their respective shadow and ice-and-fire powers, with Luo Ran eventually striking Asa from behind and wounding her badly.
• Luo Ran declared Asa defeated, and Asa crushed her teleportation Jade Talisman and left the platform.

Situ Xue entered the second arena match and overwhelmed all nine opponents with her invincible divine domain, defeating Hong Zimo with a devastating attack. Xu Xian declared that she had the potential to become a Main God.

• Situ Xue joined the contestants who drew number two, while Ye Feng warned her not to hurt anyone and Hong Zimo boasted that he could defeat even an Intermediate Position God.
• When Xu Xian started the match, Situ Xue released her dark green divine domain, which corroded the contestants’ divine souls and spread through the arena’s defensive formation.
• The other contestants collapsed or surrendered, leaving Hong Zimo as the only one still resisting.
• Situ Xue struck Hong Zimo with a powerful attack that shattered his golden shield and dissolved him into black smoke.
• Xu Xian reacted in shock to Situ Xue’s overwhelming divine domain and said she had the potential to become a Main God.

Situ Xue’s victory revealed her immense talent, and Yun Che’s companions advanced during the tournament’s first days. As the matches continued, Cao Taichun faced Joesena, whose powerful sacred-tome attack left their battle unresolved.

• Situ Xue defeated Hong Zimo with her Divine Domain, then returned to Ye Feng as the Bright Holy Temple’s representatives plotted against her and other factions considered recruiting her.
• Ye Feng, Ruan Caocao, Jiang Renhua, Ning Yi, and Situ Kong earned points and advanced, while Ye Feng used his newly elevated Divine Combat Technique.
• After three days without a major move from the Land of Shells or the Demon Hall, Yun Che warned his companions to stay cautious and suggested trouble might come during the final Ranking Tournament.
• Cao Taichun and Joesena entered the arena for match 345, and Joesena launched holy swords at him as the battle began.
• Joesena invoked the Book of Holiness to unleash a spinning wheel of light and golden rays, and Cao Taichun answered with No Sorrow, No Joy Sword, Enter the Mortal World.

Cao Taichun defeated Joesena in the Ranking Tournament and killed her despite the Bright Holy Temple’s attempt to concede, revealing that his god-level Sunflower Manual could destroy divine souls. Maideli vowed that the Bright Holy Temple would remember the blood debt, but Xu Xian continued the competition.

• Cao Taichun shattered Joesena’s light attack and wounded her with his sword intent.
• A gaunt contestant ambushed Cao Taichun, who crushed his vital parts, killed him, and earned a point.
• Joesena summoned a holy dragon, but Cao Taichun destroyed it with the No Sorrow, No Joy Sword.
• Cao Taichun pierced Joesena’s brow and tore apart her divine soul before she could concede.
• Maideli threatened Yun Che and the others, while rival factions mocked him and Xu Xian called the next contestant into the arena.

Yuezheng Xiangling and Ye Qingshuang earned perfect tournament scores, drawing attention to the group from the Divine Martial Lost Land. As Allen gained the upper hand against Qin Yelan, her unusual ice-attribute spirit plant pet blocked his killing strike, and he prepared to stop holding back.

• Yuezheng Xiangling overwhelmed her opponents with fused scarlet-gold and violet flames, while Ye Qingshuang swept through hers with powerful lightning techniques; both earned perfect scores of nine.
• Factions learned that Ye Qingshuang and her companions came from the impoverished Divine Martial Lost Land, and Xia Qin told Xia Yimian to learn from their fighting.
• Xia Yimian recalled being defeated and insulted by Lin Yunli, while Xia Qin promised to take her to the family's Divine Source Pool after the tournament.
• Allen pierced Qin Yelan's defenses during their duel, but her ice-colored spirit plant vines blocked his attack.
• Allen revealed he had used only thirty percent of his strength and announced he would no longer hold back, while Feng Chu admired Qin Yelan's unusual pet.

Qin Yelan used her Ice Crystal Spirit Plant to fight Allen despite their difference in cultivation, nearly defeating him before his barrier knocked her down. She activated the Secondary Loan Medal and received 10% of Yun Che’s attributes, blasting Allen away as the battle continued.

• Ye Qingshuang envied Qin Yelan’s new ice pet, while Yuezheng Xiangling suggested ending the match after Qin Yelan had earned four points.
• Qin Yelan strengthened her Ice Crystal Spirit Plant’s defenses, then used its underground vines to disrupt Allen and strike back with ice sword energy.
• Allen unleashed golden feathers, but Qin Yelan concealed herself in ice mist and appeared behind him with an ice sword.
• Allen’s sacred barrier repelled Qin Yelan’s attack, leaving her badly injured as he approached with killing intent.
• Qin Yelan activated the Secondary Loan Medal and manifested 10% of Yun Che’s attributes, blasting Allen away.

Qin Yelan awakened ultimate light divine power through the Loan Medal and defeated Allen, then killed him after his godhead shattered. Yun Che’s jade token lit up for the next match, along with Maideli’s and Xue Wushang’s.

• Qin Yelan’s powers of light and ice merged, manifesting the Divine Light Radiance Battle Skirt and a dual-attribute sword.
• Qin Yelan overwhelmed Allen with a sword strike that shattered his godhead, and Maideli refused to call for his surrender.
• Qin Yelan used Ten Rays of Dim Light, Divine Light Sky Flash to kill Allen, while the ice-crystal spirit plant comforted her afterward.
• Xu Xian called for contestant number 999, and Yun Che’s token lit up alongside Maideli’s and Xue Wushang’s.

Yun Che faced Xue Wushang and Maideli in the Arena and overwhelmed their opening attacks with his sword techniques. He left Xue Wushang with his Divine Blood power decaying under That One Sword: Twilight Years.

• Maideli challenged Yun Che, and Xue Wushang announced that he intended to take Yun Che's corpse back with him.
• Xue Wushang and Maideli released their peak Heavenly God Realm auras, knocking the other contestants out of the Arena while Yun Che remained unaffected.
• Xue Wushang and Maideli attacked Yun Che from opposite sides, but he deflected the spear and broke Maideli's God-Level Great Sword before kicking Maideli away.
• Yun Che used That One Sword: Autumn Sun to destroy Xue Wushang's Blood Beast phantom and wound his hand.
• Yun Che struck Xue Wushang with That One Sword: Twilight Years, crumbling his Rule Shield and causing his hair and skin to visibly age as his Divine Blood power withered.

Yun Che fought Xue Wushang inside his Blood Divine Domain while hiding the full extent of his power from Deng Xuhe. As Yun Che overpowered Maideli, Xue Wushang unleashed a controlled Main God Realm Demon, escalating the battle.

• Xue Wushang spread his Blood Divine Domain and tried to drain Yun Che’s vitality, but Yun Che resisted with a silver barrier and a fused golden and gray-white sword strike.
• Yun Che broke through Xue Wushang’s defenses and wounded him, while the domain healed Xue Wushang; Yun Che chose not to reveal his Undying Kingdom domain as Deng Xuhe watched.
• Deng Xuhe told Zhu Qi and Qi Tianjun to wait until the finals before launching the Extermination Plan, since he wanted another chance to recruit Yun Che.
• Maideli ambushed Yun Che from behind, but Yun Che shattered his greatsword and used Pioneer to kick him, breaking his divine bones and cracking his Godhead.
• Xue Wushang summoned a blood-colored beast Soul Guard and opened the black coffin behind him, releasing an Early-Stage Main God Realm Demon.

Yun Che revealed the second-stage form of his Soul Guard and killed Xue Wushang and a rampaging main god realm demon in the arena. His victory stunned the spectators and intensified Deng Xuhe's desire to fight him.

• Yun Che activated his second-stage Soul Guard form, surprising Xue Wushang, Deng Xuhe, and Xia Qin.
• Xue Wushang unleashed Blood Law, Bloodline Limit, while Yun Che kicked Maideli away and struck with That One Sword, Morning and Evening.
• Yun Che's sword cut Xue Wushang in two, killing him and advancing Yun Che to the late upper position god stage.
• Yun Che transformed his sword into an axe and beheaded the rampaging main god realm demon.
• Zhu Qi and Qi Tianjun grew pale as the arena reacted in shock, while Deng Xuhe smiled and welcomed the chance to fight Yun Che at full strength.

The second elimination round forced 3,514 cultivators to fight over 1,000 jade tokens, and Yun Che secured a gold token before the remaining places were claimed. The finals began with Xia Yimian facing Ye Feng after advancing through the losers' bracket.

• Xu Xian announced that only cultivators who obtained one of 1,000 jade tokens could advance, with different colors awarding different points.
• The cultivators battled for the tokens, and Yun Che used Time Prison to delay Deng Xuhe long enough to take a gold jade token and leave the platform.
• Deng Xuhe seized another gold token from a Heavenly God Realm expert, while the remaining tokens were claimed within five minutes.
• Xu Xian began the finals, where winners could take half the points in their opponents' tokens and losers could compete in a losers' bracket.
• Xia Yimian, who had advanced through the losers' bracket and obtained a black jade token, was matched against Ye Feng and stepped onto the platform.

Ye Feng defeated Xia Yimian in their arena match by overwhelming her snow divine domain with his chrysanthemum sword art. Xia Yimian’s confidence faltered afterward, but Xu Xian steadied her and urged her to keep cultivating.

• Ye Feng countered Xia Yimian’s sword techniques with his Chrysanthemum-Sky Sunset Sword Art and chrysanthemum rule.
• Ye Feng’s chrysanthemum divine domain clashed with Xia Yimian’s snow divine domain, cracking its defenses and forcing her to retreat.
• Ye Feng unleashed Heavenly Chrysanthemum Annihilation, dispelling Xia Yimian’s Soulguard Armament and knocking her out of the fight.
• Xu Xian declared Ye Feng the winner, awarding him half the points in Xia Yimian’s jade token.
• Xia Yimian questioned her cultivation and showed signs of a collapsing Dao heart, but Xu Xian comforted her and encouraged her to continue cultivating under the Snow God.

Yun Che was paired with Deng Xuhe in match 124, and they began a fierce battle that ended with both activating their Soulguard Armaments’ Second-Stage Forms. The chapter left Yun Che’s power surging as he prepared to face Deng Xuhe with both the Pioneer and Luo Xianing Soulguard Armaments.

• Yun Che and Deng Xuhe were paired for match 124, and Deng Xuhe declared that only one of them would leave the battle alive.
• Deng Xuhe attacked with a wind blade shaped by the Law of Sound, but Yun Che slowed it with Void God Skystep and countered with his Thunder Rule-enhanced Fist Dao.
• Deng Xuhe unleashed Wind Sweeps Away the Clouds, and Yun Che used the Time Prison and Thunder Emperor Sword to break through the wind blades and clash with the Wind Crane Phantom.
• Deng Xuhe activated his Second-Stage Soulguard Armament and Sound Divine Domain, Silent God Kingdom, then challenged Yun Che to reveal his own armament.
• Yun Che activated Bestow Dragon Qi, Divine Crown Dao Lotus, and the Second-Stage Forms of the Pioneer and Luo Xianing Soulguard Armaments.

Yun Che revealed two second-stage Soulguard Armaments and fought Deng Xuhe, overpowering him with a critical strike before Deng Xuhe unleashed a Great Dao Treasure. The treasure sealed everyone inside a dome that suppressed their Divine Power, leaving Yun Che to face an unknown confinement.

• Yun Che manifested the second-stage Pioneer and Luo Xianing Soulguard Armaments together, shocking Deng Xuhe, the other factions, and Great Main God Xia Qin.
• Yun Che and Deng Xuhe exchanged attacks, and their clash withstood the arena’s protective barrier while injuring both fighters.
• Yun Che triggered the Divine Crown Dao Lotus’s hundredfold critical strike and blew apart Deng Xuhe’s upper body, which then regenerated through his cultivation technique.
• Deng Xuhe left the platform and fired sword Qi into the void, activating a Great Dao Treasure that trapped everyone beneath a dome and suppressed their Divine Power.

Deng Xuhe, Zhu Qi, and Qi Tianjun trapped the arena’s cultivators in the God-Imprisoning Dome and attacked them to harvest their experience and vitality for their hidden lord. Yun Che summoned the Pangu Clone to break the dome, then used Divine Hand to obtain a God-Level Talent Advancement Scroll and upgrade Divine Hand to a God-Level Talent.

• Deng Xuhe revealed that the God-Imprisoning Dome sealed divine power, amplified attacks from outside, and absorbed the trapped cultivators’ souls and vitality for its owner.
• Deng Xuhe, Zhu Qi, and Qi Tianjun unleashed amplified attacks inside the dome, killing many cultivators as Xia Qin protected Xia Yimian and Yun Che defended Yuezheng Xiangling and the others.
• Yun Che used Pangu True Form to punch the dome, but it held, so he summoned the Pangu Clone, whose axe cracked the wall; Yun Che widened the crack and shattered the dome.
• Xia Qin attacked Deng Xuhe, Zhu Qi, and Qi Tianjun, but a black-robed middle-aged man appeared and blocked her strike.
• Yun Che used Divine Hand on the newcomer, snatched a God-Level Talent Advancement Scroll, and upgraded Divine Hand to a God-Level Talent.

Yun Che used Divine Hand’s new Despair Finger Flick to incapacitate Long Wentai, then robbed him of the damaged God-Imprisoning Dome and other items. He also stopped Zhu Qi and Qi Tianjun from fleeing, while Deng Xuhe escaped.

• Long Wentai broke Xia Qin’s Snow Divine Domain and attacked Yun Che, but Pangu’s clone blocked his first strike.
• Yun Che repeatedly used Despair Finger Flick on Long Wentai, then used the Evil Curse Hairpin to remove his hair.
• Yun Che used three selective grabs on Long Wentai and obtained the damaged God-Imprisoning Dome, a Thunder-Radium Heaven-Destroying Sword, and stamina.
• Zhu Qi and Qi Tianjun tried to flee, but Yun Che struck them with Despair Finger Flick and used the Evil Curse Hairpin on them.
• Deng Xuhe escaped, while Qi Tianjun pleaded that he and Yun Che were fellow countrymen from the same place.

Yun Che killed Zhu Qi and Qi Tianjun, triggering the Divine Martial System to mark him as a target while failing to reclaim his talent and experience card. As Long Wentai attacked him for the Ultimate Mission rewards, Xia Qin refused to join in, and Yun Che prepared to counter with his Pangu Clone and Divine Hand.

• Yun Che struck Zhu Qi and Qi Tianjun with two Thunder Emperor Swords, killing them and gaining experience points.
• The system failed to reclaim Yun Che’s Hundredfold Experience Card, then issued an Ultimate Mission to eliminate him and upgraded other players’ EXP Cards tenfold.
• Yun Che wondered who was protecting him and suspected the woman wearing a White Porcelain Mask.
• Long Wentai urged Xia Qin to team up against Yun Che, but Xia Qin refused and took Xia Yimian into the Void Tower.
• Long Wentai attacked Yun Che with a Thunder Dragon, while Yun Che summoned the Pangu Clone and prepared another Despair Finger Flick; Long Wentai had disabled his pain sensation.