Chapter Summaries

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.

Huohe and Lindana welcomed their long-awaited son, Lin Feng Basik, and Shiheng healed Lindana after the birth. Naming the child sparked Shiheng’s sudden enlightenment in the Fate Laws, leaving him immersed in cultivation as the family quietly withdrew.

• The midwife announced that Lindana had safely given birth to a healthy son, and Huohe joyfully welcomed the child.
• Huohe thanked Lindana, and Shiheng secretly used the Life Law to heal her childbirth weakness and old injuries.
• Huohe named the newborn Lin Feng Basik, and Shiheng recognized him as a child whose fate defied its predetermined course.
• Shiheng entered sudden enlightenment in the Fate Laws, and Huohe moved Lindana and the others to a side room so they would not disturb him.

After thirty days of seclusion, Shiheng emerged with his Fate Laws comprehension at ninety-nine percent and gave Lin Feng an Emperor's Blood Jade at the boy's one-month celebration. After the banquet, Shiheng and Kelin Xiaoman left Wu Mountain Town to travel the Yulan Continent while awaiting his chance to attain godhood.

• Shiheng emerged from seclusion after thirty days, having advanced his Fate Laws comprehension to ninety-nine percent.
• Huohe celebrated Lin Feng's one-month birthday and announced three years of reduced or waived taxes for Wu Mountain Town's residents.
• Shiheng gave Lin Feng an Emperor's Blood Jade, and Huohe accepted it with gratitude.
• Shiheng and Kelin Xiaoman attended the celebration banquet together.
• After saying farewell to Huohe and his family, Shiheng and Kelin Xiaoman left Wu Mountain Town to travel the Yulan Continent.

Shiheng and Kelin Xiaoman joined Captain Chen’s mercenary company to travel with Prince Kete and the princess back to Kete Kingdom. As they settled into the company’s routine, a deadly crisis targeting the royal family began brewing unseen.

• Shiheng and Kelin Xiaoman spent seven days exploring Feng Lai City before choosing to travel with a mercenary company.
• Captain Chen accepted the pair after sensing Shiheng’s concealed strength, and they joined the escort for Prince Kete and the princess.
• Kelin Xiaoman befriended the mercenaries, while Shiheng quietly checked the surrounding wilderness and offered cultivation advice.
• Captain Chen prioritized the pair’s comfort after sensing Kelin Xiaoman’s Level Seven Mage mana.
• The company continued toward Kete Kingdom as a hidden threat to the royal family took shape.

The Kete prince and princess returned to the capital after their father’s death and faced the chancellor’s attempt to seize influence and force a political marriage. The prince refused to sacrifice his sister and vowed to protect the royal clan, leaving the court on the brink of confrontation.

• In the carriage, the Kete princess offered to marry into a powerful nation if it would preserve the royal clan, but the Kete prince promised to protect her.
• The siblings arrived at the palace and saw that the chancellor’s men had replaced many of the royal guards.
• The chancellor demanded that he help govern and that the princess marry into a powerful nation to secure Kete’s safety.
• The Kete prince rejected the chancellor’s demands and promised to become an eighth-level warrior within six months.
• The princess began to accept the marriage alliance, but the Kete prince stopped her and vowed that no one would marry her off while he lived.
• The chancellor prepared to press the conflict, and tensions in the great hall rose toward a confrontation.

Prince Kete resisted the Chancellor’s pressure and rejected using his sister in a marriage alliance, though the confrontation left him injured. After the Chancellor ordered his followers to isolate the siblings and discredit the prince, Prince Kete and the princess planned to seek help from the Principality of Klan and reconnect with their father’s hidden guards.

• The Chancellor pressured Prince Kete to accept a marriage alliance for the princess, but Prince Kete stood firm and refused to let her suffer an injustice.
• The Chancellor withdrew his pressure, warned Prince Kete that he would be blamed if Kete fell into danger, and left while continuing to consider the princess a useful pawn.
• After the Chancellor left, Prince Kete collapsed slightly from internal injuries and promised his sister that he would protect her and the royal family.
• Prince Kete proposed seeking support from the Principality of Klan through the Royal Family’s friendship with Lord Shiheng and Princess Xiaoman, and said he would contact their father’s hidden personal guards.
• The Chancellor ordered his subordinates to monitor the siblings, prevent them from contacting allies, and spread claims that the princess had to marry into Klan to save Kete.