Recaps

Shiheng and Kelin Xiaoman arrived at Duke Kelin’s Residence, where Shiheng met her father and withstood the duke’s probing pressure. Duke Kelin recognized Shiheng’s extraordinary strength and began to regard him with approval.

• Shiheng and Kelin Xiaoman entered Klan City and drew attention as they walked together.
• Kelin Xiaoman brought Shiheng through Duke Kelin’s Residence toward her father’s study.
• Kelin Xiaoman introduced Shiheng to Duke Kelin, who tested him with the pressure of a ninth-rank peak warrior.
• Shiheng remained calm under the pressure and respectfully introduced himself, impressing Duke Kelin.

Shiheng returned to the Klin Duchy and explained to Grand Duke Kelin that he had rescued Kelin Xiaoman from a deadly ambush. He revealed that he was nineteen and had reached the peak of the eighth rank, leaving the grand duke astonished and eager to win him over.

• Grand Duke Kelin noticed Shiheng and Kelin Xiaoman's closeness and questioned why they had come together.
• Shiheng said his injuries had healed, described his training in the Feng Lai Kingdom, and claimed he had escorted Kelin Xiaoman home after meeting her on the road.
• Kelin Xiaoman told her father that Shiheng had killed a ninth-rank warrior and dozens of advanced seventh-level warriors to save her from an ambush.
• Grand Duke Kelin pressed Shiheng about his age and strength, and Shiheng said he was nineteen and a peak eighth-level warrior capable of defeating ninth-rank warriors.
• Grand Duke Kelin reconsidered Shiheng as a major talent for the duchy, while Kelin Xiaoman's trust and admiration in him deepened.

Grand Duke Kelin learned that Feng Lai would only aid the Principality of Klan if they agreed to a marriage alliance, while the Shadow Alliance’s attacks continued to threaten the duchy. Hoping Shiheng could help turn the tide, Kelin challenged him to a spar, and Shiheng said he would hold back, angering the grand duke.

• Kelin Xiaoman told Grand Duke Kelin that Feng Lai demanded a marriage alliance before sending troops against the Shadow Alliance.
• Grand Duke Kelin raged at Feng Lai’s condition and worried over the Shadow Alliance’s relentless assault on the Principality of Klan.
• Grand Duke Kelin considered Shiheng’s strength and offered to make him a Champion Marquis in command of an elite legion if he proved himself against a ninth-rank warrior.
• Grand Duke Kelin challenged Shiheng to spar, and Shiheng accepted while Kelin Xiaoman warned him to be careful.
• Shiheng told Grand Duke Kelin he would hold back, prompting the grand duke to secretly gather strength and resolve to teach him a lesson.

Shiheng fought Grand Duke Kelin in the ducal estate’s martial arena to prove his strength, matching the ninth-rank warrior through six hours of combat without using his trump cards. Grand Duke Kelin ended the duel, recognizing Shiheng’s extraordinary ability.

• Grand Duke Kelin led Shiheng to the estate’s martial arena and offered him the first attack.
• Shiheng struck with only his peak eighth-rank body and battle qi, and his opening blow forced Grand Duke Kelin back.
• Grand Duke Kelin unleashed his peak ninth-rank battle qi and attacked Shiheng in earnest.
• Shiheng met Grand Duke Kelin’s attacks evenly, using his powerful physique, precise counters, and steady battle qi.
• After six hours, Grand Duke Kelin tired while Shiheng remained composed and unhurt.
• Grand Duke Kelin stopped the duel and acknowledged Shiheng’s prodigious strength.

Shiheng won Grand Duke Kelin’s approval to marry Kelin Xiaoman if she wished and was appointed commander of the Magic Crystal Vein defensive line. He crushed a Shadow Alliance vanguard with one attack, restoring the defenders’ morale, while Kelin Xiaoman celebrated his victory from afar.

• Grand Duke Kelin offered Shiheng the title of Marquis Champion and command of the eight prefectures defending the Magic Crystal Vein, promising Kelin Xiaoman’s hand in marriage if Shiheng succeeded.
• Shiheng declared that he had no girlfriend, promised to protect the principality, and said Kelin Xiaoman’s wishes would come first; she was reassured by his words.
• After two days recovering at the ducal residence, Shiheng rode alone to the defensive line and took command despite the officers’ doubts.
• Shiheng silenced the commanders with his pressure and announced that disobedience would be punished, then went alone to confront the Shadow Alliance’s approaching vanguard.
• Shiheng killed two eighth-level Dark Warriors and devastated the three-thousand-strong vanguard with a single destruction-charged slash, sending the survivors fleeing.
• The defenders cheered and pledged their awe to Shiheng, while Kelin Xiaoman received news of his victory and felt proud and longing for him.

Theodora learned that Shiheng had defeated the Shadow Alliance’s vanguard and assembled a huge force to attack him, while the Shadow Church’s pope secretly ordered a Saint Warrior to protect Theodora and kill Shiheng. Shiheng remained unaware of the approaching danger and continued training at the Magic Crystal Vein’s defensive line.

• Theodora received news of Shiheng’s victory and, driven by years of hatred, gathered six peak ninth-rank warriors and a three-hundred-thousand-strong Shadow army to attack him.
• The Shadow Alliance’s pope reviewed Shiheng’s feats and judged him a dangerous threat to the alliance.
• The pope ordered a Saint Warrior to secretly protect Theodora and make sure Shiheng was killed.
• The Saint Warrior accepted the orders and disappeared into the darkness.
• Shiheng continued training in his tent, consolidating his peak eighth-rank strength as he prepared to break through to the ninth rank.

The Shadow Alliance brought 300,000 troops and six ninth-rank peak warriors to attack the Magic Crystal Vein Defense Line, with Theodora seeking revenge on Shiheng. Shiheng shielded the defenders from their overwhelming pressure and vowed the Principality of Klan would not lose the line.

• The Shadow Alliance army arrived at the defense line, frightening the soldiers of the Principality of Klan with its numbers and strength.
• Shiheng sensed the invading army and appeared atop the defensive wall.
• Theodora confronted Shiheng, announcing his revenge and declaring that the defense line and Principality of Klan would fall.
• The six ninth-rank peak warriors unleashed their auras, crushing the defenders and throwing the army into panic.
• Shiheng used his golden battle qi to protect the defenders and challenged Theodora's army to advance.

Shiheng fought six ninth-rank peak warriors using the Dark Battle Formation, which gave them power approaching the Saint level. He found and shattered the formation, then turned his attention to Theodora.

• Theodora ordered his six ninth-rank peak warriors to deploy the Dark Battle Formation and kill Shiheng.
• Shiheng met the formation’s attack with Destruction battle qi, but the six warriors’ coordinated assault gradually put him at a disadvantage.
• Theodora mocked Shiheng while a concealed Saint Warrior watched, ready to intervene.
• Shiheng spotted a flaw in the formation and struck it with Destruction Strike, breaking the formation and sending two warriors unconscious.
• The four remaining warriors recoiled in fear as Shiheng faced Theodora and declared that he was next.

Shiheng survived a Saint Warrior’s ambush by unleashing his Berserk State and fought back against the Saint, forcing him to take the battle seriously. The chapter ended with Shiheng trading a wound for a potentially deadly strike at the Saint Warrior’s heart.

• The Saint Warrior ambushed Shiheng from behind, severely wounding his left shoulder and disrupting his battle qi and Laws of Destruction.
• The Saint Warrior attacked the fallen Shiheng with a massive palm strike, while Theodora celebrated and Klan’s defenders feared Shiheng was doomed.
• Shiheng activated his Berserk State, healed enough to recover his strength, and broke through to a level near the threshold of Saint.
• Shiheng blocked the Saint Warrior’s palm with his Heaven-Burning Saint-Breaking Fist, then launched a barrage of destructive punches that made the Saint Warrior retreat and defend himself.
• The Saint Warrior drew a black saber and slashed at Shiheng’s neck, but Shiheng reached into the blade light while driving his other fist toward the Saint’s heart.

Shiheng forced the Shadow Alliance Saint to flee, killed Theodora, and slaughtered the invading army at the Magic Crystal Vein. Amid the aftermath, he gained an initial grasp of the Life Law and the Death Law.

• Shiheng fought the Shadow Alliance Saint until his ferocious assault drove the Saint to flee rather than risk dying in battle.
• Shiheng stopped pursuing the Saint and killed Theodora as he tried to escape.
• Shiheng slaughtered the Shadow Alliance troops, including their rank-nine generals, leaving no invaders alive except the fleeing Saint.
• After the battle, Shiheng reflected on the deaths, the survivors' joy, and new life emerging among the ruins.
• Shiheng gained an initial grasp of both the Life Law and the Death Law.

Shiheng fused and stabilized the laws of destruction, life, death, and fate, transforming his control over them and greatly increasing his combat strength. He left the battlefield confident that he could now defeat the Dark Alliance Saint without relying on Berserk.

• Shiheng meditated on the battlefield and found the four laws occupying separate regions within his soul sea.
• Shiheng used the awakened fate laws to harmonize destruction, life, and death, forming a stable, circulating cycle of the Four Edicts.
• The laws restored Shiheng's wounds and energy, strengthened his destruction and death powers, and sharpened his perception of fate.
• Shiheng tested the Four Edicts by splitting the ground, growing weeds, withering them, and gathering their ash with fate.
• Shiheng rose with the Four Edicts under his control and concluded that he could kill the Dark Alliance Saint without using Berserk.

After driving off a Saint of the Shadow Alliance, Shiheng healed his wounds with the Life Law and returned to the Principality of Klan’s camp, where the soldiers revered him. News of his feat spread across the Yulan Continent, leaving powers investigating him and experts recognizing his extraordinary grasp of the Four Edicts, though he still needed time and battle qi.

• Shiheng used the Life Law to heal his wounds and replenish his stamina after the battle.
• Shiheng walked into the Principality of Klan’s camp, where the surviving soldiers and officers bowed to him in awe.
• News that Shiheng had driven off a Saint of the Shadow Alliance spread from the Magic Crystal Vein throughout the Yulan Continent.
• Powers across the continent began paying attention to Shiheng and covertly investigating him.
• Experts recognized that Shiheng had comprehended all Four Edicts, while his remaining needs were time and battle qi.

After Shiheng killed the Shadow Church’s young lord and defeated a Dark Saint, the Shadow Church restrained itself while the Radiant Church elevated him to Lifetime Elder. News of his rise spread across the continent, prompting Grand Duke Kelin to name Kelin Xiaoman his heir and Shiheng’s friends in Wu Mountain Town to celebrate his achievements.

• The Shadow Church’s Pope learned that Shiheng wielded the Destruction Laws and had Radiant Church backing, so he ordered the Shadow Alliance to watch for Shiheng and attack him only if he left Radiant Church territory.
• The Radiant Church’s leaders appointed Shiheng Lifetime Elder, placing him below the Pope and granting him the Church’s resources and honors.
• Grand Duke Kelin named Kelin Xiaoman heir to the Principality of Klan and discussed defending the territory and recalling Shiheng to focus on cultivation.
• Kelin Xiaoman heard of Shiheng’s victory and felt proud and eager to see him.
• Huohe, Xifaman, Lindana, and her sister heard the news in Wu Mountain Town; Xifaman proudly claimed Shiheng as his brother, and the others rejoiced in his success.

After Shiheng became an elder of the Radiant Church, Grand Duke Kelin recalled him to the Principality of Klan so he could train in seclusion. Shiheng reunited with Kelin Xiaoman and began cultivating in the principality’s Seclusion Secret Realm.

• Grand Duke Kelin ordered Shiheng recalled from the front and prepared the principality’s best cultivation chamber and resources for him.
• Shiheng accepted the Radiant Church elder’s scepter, then received Grand Duke Kelin’s order to return to the Principality of Klan.
• Shiheng departed Holy Light Sacred Mountain with an escort of Holy Light Knights and traveled to the principality.
• Grand Duke Kelin and Kelin Xiaoman welcomed Shiheng at the capital, and Kelin Xiaoman greeted him with joy.
• Grand Duke Kelin brought Shiheng to the Seclusion Secret Realm, where Shiheng entered a chamber alone and began studying the Four Edicts and consolidating his strength.

After four years of cultivation, Shiheng reached the mid-stage of the ninth rank and gained formidable combat strength. He decided to become engaged to Kelin Xiaoman, and Grand Duke Kelin began preparations for a grand ceremony ten days later.

• Shiheng advanced his Death Law and Life Law comprehension to twenty percent and his Destruction Laws comprehension to seventy percent.
• Shiheng raised his warrior cultivation to the mid-stage of the ninth rank, giving him strength to contend with powerful Saint experts.
• Shiheng decided to get engaged to Kelin Xiaoman and told her in the courtyard.
• Grand Duke Kelin approved the engagement and ordered the Principality of Klan to prepare a grand ceremony for ten days later.

Shiheng’s engagement to Kelin Xiaoman drew powerful guests from across the Yulan Continent to the Principality of Klan, while the Shadow Church could only watch from afar. With his parents and old friends gathered around him, Shiheng remained calm and close to Kelin Xiaoman as the Engagement Ceremony approached.

• The Radiant Church sent a grand delegation led by a Saint Elder, bringing an Ancient Holy Light Sacred Artifact and other gifts to honor Shiheng.
• Huohe, Xifaman, Lindana, her sister, and Kelan Kai hurried to the Klan capital to attend Shiheng’s engagement celebration.
• Monarchs, faction leaders, secluded Saints, and Debangsen arrived in the capital to congratulate Shiheng and establish ties with him.
• Shiheng welcomed his parents from Hess City and settled them in the capital.
• The Shadow Pope suppressed his hatred of Shiheng, unwilling to act against him while he remained protected by the Radiant Church and the Principality of Klan.
• Shiheng spent time with his parents, guided Huohe and Xifaman in cultivation, and strolled with Kelin Xiaoman as the Engagement Ceremony drew near.

Shiheng and Kelin Xiaoman celebrated their engagement in a grand ceremony attended by the leaders and Saints of the Yulan Continent. Grand Duke Kelin announced that Kelin Xiaoman would inherit his title when they married, while Shiheng agreed to spar with Debangsen in three months and prepared to face the dangers ahead.

• Shiheng and Kelin Xiaoman exchanged engagement rings and vowed their devotion before the gathered guests.
• The Radiant Church, monarchs, and Saints congratulated the couple, and Debangsen challenged Shiheng to a friendly match in three months, which Shiheng accepted.
• Grand Duke Kelin announced that Kelin Xiaoman would inherit his title when she and Shiheng married and that they would govern the Principality of Klan together.
• The engagement celebrations continued into the night as Shiheng resolved to grow stronger and protect Kelin Xiaoman and the Principality of Klan from the threats ahead.

During three peaceful months in Klan's capital, Shiheng spent time with Kelin Xiaoman and reunited with old friends while preparing in his own way for the Saint-level sparring match. At dawn on the day before the match, Shiheng and the Earth Sword Saint, Debangsen, met atop a mountain, ready to face each other.

• Shiheng spent his days with Kelin Xiaoman, finding peace in their growing relationship instead of training obsessively for the match.
• Huohe and Xifaman visited Shiheng and improved their cultivation with his advice, while Lindana and her sister reunited with him safely in the capital.
• Huohe regretted that he and his wife had no children, while Hillman's children brought liveliness to the gatherings.
• Kelan Kai advanced to seventh-level warrior but declined a city lord appointment so he could stay with his family and support Shiheng.
• As the sparring match approached, Shiheng and Debangsen met on a mountain at dawn, both calm and eager to spar.

Shiheng fought the Earth Sword Saint Debangsen before a vast crowd and won after a hundred exchanges, earning the veteran’s wholehearted recognition. The duel established Shiheng among the strongest Saint experts on the Yulan Continent, though he knew he had concealed much of his power.

• Crowds gathered across the mountains to watch Shiheng duel the Earth Sword Saint Debangsen.
• Debangsen opened with a powerful Earth Law strike, but Shiheng stopped it with his physical strength and the Life Law.
• Shiheng unleashed the Destruction Laws and battled Debangsen’s formidable defenses for a hundred exchanges.
• Debangsen withdrew and conceded defeat, praising Shiheng’s strength and acknowledging that the duel had benefited him.
• The spectators erupted in cheers as Shiheng’s victory made him a leading figure among the Saint pinnacle.
• Shiheng reflected that he had used only part of his Destruction Laws and had not activated his Berserk Secret Art.

After defeating Debangsen, Shiheng became known as the Slaughter Heaven Saint, and the Principality of Klan rose to the continent’s greatest power. He resolved to reach god-level strength before future threats appeared and promised to marry Kelin Xiaoman after stabilizing his cultivation.

• Shiheng’s victory over Debangsen established him as a supreme powerhouse and earned him the title Slaughter Heaven Saint.
• The Radiant Church offered Shiheng greater honors and access to Fate Law texts, while the Shadow Church ordered its members never to provoke him again.
• The Principality of Klan celebrated its rise in power, and the king named Shiheng its Guardian Deity.
• Shiheng reflected that he needed to become a god before the protagonist and Emperor Star appeared in the years ahead.
• Kelin Xiaoman vowed to follow Shiheng, and he promised to marry her after stabilizing his cultivation and then travel across the Yulan Continent.

With the Yulan Continent subdued and the Principality of Klan at peace, Shiheng had the Radiant Church forge four weapons from rare ores from Hell to match his Four Edicts. He named them the Four Godslayer Blades and empowered them with Saint-level magical beast cores, leaving him stronger and closer to reaching God-level.

• After defeating Debangsen, Shiheng's reputation silenced hostile factions and secured peace for the Principality of Klan.
• Shiheng asked the Radiant Church to forge weapons capable of withstanding his Four Edicts, and the Pope assigned the Church's finest refiners to the task.
• Shiheng provided a mountain of rare ores from Hell, astonishing the Pope, who ordered everyone to keep the materials secret.
• After months of work, the weapon refiners forged four sabers attuned to destruction, life, death, and fate, and Shiheng named them the Four Godslayer Blades.
• Shiheng set a matching Saint-level magical beast core into each blade, merging their power with his Four Edicts and raising his combat strength.

After ten years of secluded cultivation, Shiheng transformed his battle qi and entered the Saint realm, finally correcting the flaw in his foundation. He emerged as a Saint Limit expert with ninety percent comprehension of the Destruction Laws and sixty percent mastery of the other three Edicts, still short of the God-level.

• Shiheng withdrew into a secluded realm he created beneath the royal palace of the Principality of Klan and cultivated for ten years.
• During his seclusion, the Principality of Klan prospered under his protection, the Radiant Church guarded his retreat, and the Shadow Church kept its forces withdrawn.
• Shiheng tempered and purified his battle qi with the aid of the Four Godslayer Blades, gradually fusing it with the Four Great Laws.
• At the end of the tenth year, Shiheng's battle qi broke through into the Saint realm, granting him eternal life and completing his foundation.
• Shiheng reached ninety percent comprehension of the Destruction Laws and sixty percent comprehension of the laws of life, death, and fate, then emerged from seclusion as a Saint Limit expert.

After emerging from ten years of secluded cultivation as the Yulan Continent’s foremost Saint, Shiheng reunited with Kelin Xiaoman and married her in a continent-wide celebration. He then began traveling the continent with her while continuing to pursue the God-level.

• Shiheng reached the pinnacle of the Saints, emerged from seclusion, and returned to the Principality of Klan as the continent’s factions sent gifts and renewed their reverence.
• Shiheng reunited with Kelin Xiaoman and announced that they would marry in three days, prompting factions across the continent to travel to the principality.
• Before the wedding, Shiheng reflected on his mastery of the Laws and his approaching opportunity to advance toward the God-level.
• Shiheng and Kelin Xiaoman held a grand wedding attended by the Pope of Light and countless Saints.
• After the ceremony, Shiheng traveled across the Yulan Continent with Kelin Xiaoman while continuing to comprehend the Laws and strengthen himself.

Shiheng took Kelin Xiaoman to the Mountain Range of Magical Beasts to find her a powerful Contracted Magical Beast that could protect and guide her toward the Saint realm. After forcing a Saint Pinnacle Frost Dragon to submit and promising it a Water Element Divine Spark, he helped it form an Equal Contract with Kelin Xiaoman and continued their journey with his fears eased.

• Shiheng brought Kelin Xiaoman to the Mountain Range of Magical Beasts and let her train against low-level magical beasts for three months.
• When Kelin Xiaoman made little progress, Shiheng took her into the mountains’ depths and confronted the Saint Pinnacle Frost Dragon.
• Shiheng overwhelmed the Frost Dragon with his Destruction Laws and demanded that it submit or die.
• Shiheng offered the Frost Dragon a Water Element Divine Spark if it formed an Equal Contract with Kelin Xiaoman and helped her reach the Saint realm.
• The Frost Dragon accepted, and Shiheng used his Laws to help it and Kelin Xiaoman form an Equal Contract.
• The contract strengthened Kelin Xiaoman’s water magic, and Shiheng continued the journey with her.

After Kelin Xiaoman formed an Equal Contract with the Saint Pinnacle frost dragon, Shiheng felt reassured about her future and returned with her to Wu Mountain Town. They learned that Lina was giving birth and Huohe was anxiously waiting outside the birthing room.

• Kelin Xiaoman and the frost dragon formed an Equal Contract that let their powers nourish each other.
• Shiheng understood the contract’s benefits and felt confident that Kelin Xiaoman would be safe and could advance her cultivation.
• Shiheng and Kelin Xiaoman rode the frost dragon back to Wu Mountain Town, where the dragon shrank into a silver belt around her waist.
• Shiheng and Kelin Xiaoman arrived at Huohe’s courtyard and were greeted by Xifaman.
• Xifaman told them that Lina was giving birth that day and Huohe was pacing anxiously outside the birthing room.