Vol. 4The Heaven-Piercing Inheritance

Shen Ye survived the Nightmare World, won Penglai’s inheritance, and became a target in the Supreme Dao Palace’s hunt for the Heaven-Piercing Art. After escaping with Dantai Mingyue, he gained Myriad Gods’ support and exposed the officers who had captured her.

  • Shen Ye helped Xiatelai confront her memories and the Demon of Fear while Lanci rescued her family and the tested children.
  • He escaped the Nightmare World, developed a new Dharma Form, and traveled to Dusk Star as his Traits began returning to normal.
  • Shen Ye entered the Nightmare World with approved students, uncovered the Huntian Art plot, and earned recognition from the Immortal Kingdom.
  • He separated from Norton, Eudria, and Xiao Mengyu to evade assassins while they escaped by teleportation.
  • Shen Ye infiltrated the Supreme Dao Palace to rescue Yun Ni and uncover the truth about the Palace’s Heart Demons.
  • The Penglai Mountain Master named him Penglai’s true successor and left him a hidden Jade Slip.
  • Shen Ye uncovered Penglai’s inheritance, joined the Emperor Species collective consciousness, and became involved in the hunt for the Heaven-Piercing Art.
  • He escaped to the 170th Layer with Dantai Mingyue, gained Myriad Gods’ support against the Saint Venerable, and helped clear her of betraying him.
Chapters 302–401 Read from Ch. 302

Arc 13The Nightmare World and Beyond

Shen Ye helped Xiatelai confront Nine Forms’ memories and the Demon of Fear while Lanci rescued the children and her family. He developed a new Dharma Form, escaped the Nightmare World’s dangers, and ended the arc searching Dusk Star for treasure as his Traits began returning to normal.

  • Shen Ye escaped the destruction of Five Desires with Dilia, then bargained with the Emperor Species and used nuclear weapons to force peace with the World Graveyard.
  • Shen Ye became a Heavenly King-level Professional, while Xiatelai went to face the Black King and Nine Forms’ defeat led Shen Ye to uncover the truth about Dilia’s shackles and the Deathless Soul Lord class.
  • Shen Ye resurrected Xiatelai and entered her memories, helping her resist her hidden personalities and escape the Flying Fortress before confronting the Demon of Fear.
  • The Demon of Fear revealed that the real world and Nightmare World had merged into Nine Forms’ memory world, while Xiatelai gained the Sleeping Beauty Trait and Shen Ye received Despicable Substitute.
  • Shen Ye helped Lanci reunite with her parents and disrupt the Artificial Intelligence, as Xiatelai summoned countless Dharma Realm spirits and battled her negative personalities across parallel worlds.
  • Lanci and Shen Ye weakened the amusement-park Dharma Form, allowing Lanci to resurrect Sophie and the tested children, then they secured the Glazed Moon pendant and prepared Guanghan Palace’s Dharma Form.
  • Shen Ye created a germinal Dharma Form that trapped an attacker in a punishing journey, while Lanci used Lava Purgatory to destroy the invading army and its linked Dharma Form world.
  • Shen Ye built a Great Tomb Soldier Barracks, found an Immortal Puppet, escaped Nine Forms’ combined Dharma Form, and traveled to Dusk Star, where the War Profiteer Trait confirmed his Traits would return to normal.
Chapters 302–32625 summaries Read

Arc 14The Immortal Kingdom’s Trials

Shen Ye entered the Nightmare World, uncovered the Huntian Art plot, and gained the Immortal Kingdom’s recognition while fending off enemies from other universes. The arc ended with him separating from Norton, Eudria, and Xiao Mengyu to face assassins alone as they escaped by teleportation.

  • Shen Ye endured Lanci’s memories, helped Annie reach the Nightmare World, and fought through its trials before the Immortal Kingdom recognized him as a Selection Officer.
  • Shen Ye and Xiao Mengyu defeated the demon threatening the Magic Cottage, forged the Luoshen Sword, and discovered that the Insect Mother sought the Earth Golden Seal and Huntian Art.
  • Xiatelai defeated the Demon of Fear, confronted the Insect Mother, and told Shen Ye she would leave for a higher universe after establishing herself.
  • Shen Ye entered the Nightmare World with approved students, rejected dangerous outsiders, and fought Joseph, who had entered the Unfixed-Level Universe in pursuit of the Huntian Art.
  • Shen Ye exposed the World Destruction Experiencer Avatar, traveled through time to aid Micteticashiva, and escaped Viscount Weiss by reaching the Immortal Kingdom, where he merged with its damaged remains.
  • Song Yinchen defeated Xiao Mingming’s clones, while Xiao Mengyu received a sword lesson through a piece of white jade and Shen Ye advanced as the Nightmare World’s power surged.
  • Shen Ye and Xiao Mengyu fought the Ocean King, rescued Norton from the fallen Empire, and fled toward a royal escape site as Song Yinchen and Xu Xingke prepared to oppose the Glorious Empire.
  • Shen Ye, Eudria, Xiao Mengyu, and Norton escaped the New King’s assassins through the Immortal Kingdom, but Shen Ye stayed behind and fled the cellar alone.
Chapters 327–35125 summaries Read

Arc 15The Heart Demon Battle

Shen Ye infiltrated the Supreme Dao Palace to save Yun Ni and destroy its God Statue, while advancing his cultivation and uncovering the truth about the Palace’s heart demons. The Heart Demon Battle ended with the Penglai Mountain Master naming Shen Ye as Penglai’s true successor and leaving him a hidden Jade Slip.

  • Shen Ye used Seal Gate to rescue Yun Ni from the Supreme Dao Palace’s execution formation, sealed her away, and entered the Palace under the name Nangong Wantu.
  • Shen Ye joined the Mystic Gate, won Peipei as his attendant, and entered the Dao Palace’s trials while the sect’s leaders hid their plans to consume disciples.
  • Shen Ye advanced through the trials, discovered that Yun Ni’s Heart Demon was sealed in a black coffin, and learned that Yun Ni was hidden inside the God Statue while the Saint Venerable was also a Heart Demon.
  • Shen Ye lifted his Contract with Yun Ni’s Heart Demon and began a Heart Demon Battle against the Saint Venerable’s Heart Demon, using fate-setting to protect his own Heart Demon.
  • Shen Ye and the Mountain Master sealed themselves, his Heart Demon, and the Fuyun Mountain Elder inside an Alchemy Furnace, where Shen Ye stopped the Heart Demon from attacking the elder.
  • The elder taught Shen Ye about Myth-grade skills and Supreme professions, then left after the Mountain Master declared her love for him and he rejected her.
  • The Penglai Mountain Master revealed that the battle had hidden a message, named Shen Ye Penglai’s true successor, and concealed a Jade Slip in the furnace.
  • The Heart Demon Battle ended, and Shen Ye returned to Panlong Town while serving his Supreme Dao Palace patrol mission.
Chapters 352–37625 summaries Read

Arc 16The Heaven-Piercing Heir

Shen Ye uncovered Penglai’s inheritance, joined the Emperor Species collective consciousness, and became entangled in the Supreme Dao Palace’s hunt for the Heaven-Piercing Art. After escaping to the 170th Layer with Dantai Mingyue, he gained Myriad Gods’ support against the Saint Venerable and helped expose resistance officers who had captured her.

  • Shen Ye used Xiatelai’s sacrifice and the Law of Fate to turn Yun Ni’s Heart Demon duel against her, then traveled into the past and helped Xiatelai revive before awakening in the Supreme Dao Palace.
  • Shen Ye survived the Dao Palace’s upheaval, entered Penglai’s trials, and uncovered the Mountain Master’s legacy, including the Heaven-Piercing True Method and his status as Penglai Mountain’s successor.
  • Shen Ye purified his Emperor Species bloodline, joined the Heart of the Swarm, and gained Fate’s Thorn while concealing his identity from the Saint Venerable.
  • Shen Ye refined pills aboard the Flying Ship, discovered a hidden mechanism in the Jade Slip, and fought the Saint Venerable before Dantai Mingyue helped him flee.
  • Shen Ye and Dantai Mingyue reached the 170th Layer, where he survived the sealed lands and earned the title Hard to Kill.
  • Shen Ye left the Supreme Dao Palace, told Myriad Gods that he intended to kill the Saint Venerable, and received a promise of assistance.
  • When Dantai Mingyue was captured and pressured to name her informant, Shen Ye brought her and her captors into the Universe Council’s safe room.
  • Myriad Gods and the Three-Eyed Tentacle Monster examined the captives’ memories, confirmed Dantai Mingyue had not betrayed Shen Ye, and let him leave with her.
Chapters 377–40125 summaries Read
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