Chapter Summaries

Prince Kete secretly rallied the Royal Guards and planned to seek support from the Principality of Klan, but the Chancellor framed him as offering his sister to Shiheng. Shiheng, already in Kete Royal City, killed the Chancellor and his family, then left Prince Kete to settle the rest.

• Prince Kete met with Logan and five other Royal Guards, ordering them to protect the princess, gather intelligence, and discreetly contact Klan without making a marriage alliance.
• The Chancellor learned of the prince's plan and let Logan leave, intending to spread a rumor that Prince Kete had promised his sister to Shiheng as a concubine.
• Logan carried the prince's letter toward the Klin Duchy while the Chancellor's agents secretly tracked him and circulated the slanderous rumor across Kete.
• Princess Kete heard the rumor and broke down, while Prince Kete blamed the Chancellor for trying to ruin their reputation and isolate them from Klan.
• Shiheng destroyed the Chancellor's home, appeared before Prince Kete, revealed his identity, and said he had killed the Chancellor and his entire family.

After securing Prince Kete’s throne, Shiheng left the kingdom’s political struggles behind and took Kelin Xiaoman to enjoy an ordinary day in the royal capital. As they watched two children quickly settle a quarrel, Shiheng found himself soothed by the warmth of everyday life.

• Shiheng crushed the chancellor’s faction, gave Prince Kete a Radiant Church elder’s token and cultivation resources, and withdrew from the kingdom.
• Six months later, Prince Kete became an Eighth-level Warrior, consolidated his rule, and introduced policies to ease the people’s burdens.
• Shiheng and Kelin Xiaoman, dressed as ordinary travelers, strolled hand in hand through the capital’s lively streets.
• Kelin Xiaoman delighted in a stuffed lamb at a street stall, while Shiheng reflected on his past and felt his weariness ease.
• A-Da and A-Er stopped fighting over a wooden lion when their mother called them home, then made up and ran off together.

Shiheng and Kelin Xiaoman reflected on the peace and ordinary happiness they had found after years of conflict and striving for power. Shiheng hid his Saint aura, and they walked into the crowd together, ready to travel the world and live quietly as a couple.

• Shiheng listened to two mercenaries lament their hard lives and desire to become stronger, and he smiled at their everyday concerns.
• Kelin Xiaoman asked Shiheng what he was smiling about, and he explained that he had come to value peaceful ordinary life more than strength or status.
• Kelin Xiaoman suggested that they avoid cultivation, conflict, and schemes and simply enjoy traveling and daily life together.
• Shiheng agreed to explore the Yulan Continent with her and promised to seek romance rather than conflict.
• Shiheng withdrew his Saint aura, and he and Kelin Xiaoman walked into the crowd, leaving the Kete Kingdom behind as they headed toward the O'Brien Empire.

Shiheng and Kelin Xiaoman left the Kete Royal Capital and set out for the O'Brien Empire, where Shiheng intended to spar with the supreme Saint Fa Si. They traveled north together, with Kelin Xiaoman supporting his pursuit of the path to godhood.

• Shiheng told Kelin Xiaoman it was time to leave, and she agreed to follow him wherever he went.
• Shiheng and Kelin Xiaoman departed the Kete Royal Capital without attracting attention.
• Shiheng concealed their auras with Space Power and carried Kelin Xiaoman north at a leisurely pace through the countryside.
• Kelin Xiaoman asked about the O'Brien Empire, and Shiheng described its martial culture, Warrior Academy, War God, and powerful warriors.
• Shiheng sensed Fa Si's distant aura and continued toward the O'Brien Empire, hoping to exchange techniques and insights with him.

While traveling through the O'Brien Empire with Kelin Xiaoman, Shiheng met Fa Si, a Lightning Law expert at the peak of the Saint realm, and sparred with him while keeping his full power concealed. Fa Si acknowledged Shiheng’s slight advantage and invited him to the imperial capital, but Shiheng continued his journey with Kelin Xiaoman.

• Shiheng and Kelin Xiaoman entered the O'Brien Empire and encountered Fa Si in a secluded valley.
• Fa Si introduced himself and challenged Shiheng to a spar, and Shiheng agreed to fight at the same level.
• Fa Si and Shiheng exchanged powerful attacks while containing the damage within the valley and protecting Kelin Xiaoman.
• Fa Si conceded that Shiheng was slightly stronger, and they continued sparring before ending the bout with mutual respect.
• Fa Si invited Shiheng to the imperial capital, but Shiheng declined so he could keep traveling with Kelin Xiaoman.

Shiheng and Kelin Xiaoman traveled through the O'Brien Empire and reached Windthunder City, where they found the Blackwind Stronghold forcing captives into deadly fights. Shiheng killed the bandits and healed a wounded mercenary before leaving with Kelin Xiaoman.

• Shiheng and Kelin Xiaoman left the secluded valley after Shiheng finished sparring with Fa Si, and they traveled peacefully through the O'Brien Empire.
• Shiheng and Kelin Xiaoman entered Windthunder City and learned that the Blackwind Stronghold abducted people and forced them to fight for entertainment.
• Shiheng stopped the bandits as they dragged a terrified young mercenary toward the fighting platform.
• Shiheng used his Saint pressure to pin everyone in the square down, then erased the Blackwind Stronghold bandits with the power of the Edicts.
• Shiheng healed a dying mercenary with Life Law power and left the city with Kelin Xiaoman.

After a year of traveling across the O'Brien Empire, Shiheng and Kelin Xiaoman reached the Far East Prairie, where Shiheng encountered Tulilei, its Destruction Laws expert. The two pinnacle Saints recognized each other’s power, and a contest between them began to gather momentum.

• Shiheng and Kelin Xiaoman traveled across the O'Brien Empire for a year, deepening their understanding and cultivation.
• Shiheng and Kelin Xiaoman journeyed east to the Far East Prairie, where Kelin Xiaoman delighted in its vast, untamed landscape.
• Shiheng sensed the powerful Destruction Laws that marked the prairie as Tulilei's domain.
• Tulilei appeared before Shiheng and Kelin Xiaoman, recognized Shiheng as a pinnacle Saint, and remarked on his multiple great paths.
• Shiheng greeted Tulilei, and the two experts' Destruction Laws resonated as a contest between them began to take shape.

Shiheng fought Tulilei on the Far East Prairie using only destruction laws, and the duel broke through his long-standing limits. His destruction laws reached ninety-nine percent, leaving him one step from godhood as Kelin Xiaoman joined him.

• Tulilei challenged Shiheng to a destruction-laws duel, and Shiheng sealed his other laws before accepting.
• Shiheng defended against Tulilei's attacks while absorbing the essence of his destruction laws.
• Tulilei unleashed his ultimate strike, Destruction Return to the Void, and Shiheng met it with his own destruction torrent.
• The clash triggered Shiheng's breakthrough, raising his destruction laws from ninety percent to ninety-nine percent.
• Shiheng thanked Tulilei and told him that a fearless Dao heart was what he needed to reach godhood.
• Tulilei accepted his defeat, and Kelin Xiaoman came to Shiheng's side as he stood on the verge of the God Domain.

After defeating Tulilei, Shiheng shared insights into the Dao with him, helping clear the way toward a possible breakthrough to godhood. Shiheng and Kelin Xiaoman then set off for the Yulan Empire so he could improve his mastery of the life law and prepare to condense a divine spark.

• Tulilei thanked Shiheng for the battle, saying it had opened his eyes and loosened the shackles on his Dao heart.
• Shiheng and Tulilei exchanged their insights into the laws, and Shiheng discreetly used knowledge from a God-level cultivation manual to guide Tulilei.
• Shiheng and Kelin Xiaoman bid farewell to Tulilei, who vowed to meet them again in the divine realm.
• Kelin Xiaoman asked Shiheng where they would go next, and he chose the Yulan Empire to cultivate the life law and address weaknesses in his mastery of the laws.
• Kelin Xiaoman promised to stay by Shiheng's side, and the two flew toward the Yulan Empire.

Shiheng and Kelin Xiaoman traveled toward the Yulan Empire while he cultivated the Laws of Life and Death through the natural world. After his Life Law advanced, they arrived at the empire, where Shiheng planned to perfect both laws and strengthen his path to godhood.

• Shiheng and Kelin Xiaoman journeyed through spiritual landscapes, where he contemplated the Laws of Life and Death.
• In a primeval forest rich with vitality, Shiheng used the God-level cultivation method in the Purple Blood Ring to deepen his understanding of the Life Law and stabilize its mastery at seventy percent.
• Shiheng continued studying life and death along the way, using the natural cycle and mortal experiences to refine his understanding.
• After crossing the continent for more than a month, Shiheng and Kelin Xiaoman reached the Yulan Empire, ruled by a God's Domain expert of the Life Law.
• Shiheng concealed his extraordinary aura and entered the imperial capital with Kelin Xiaoman as an ordinary couple, intent on perfecting the Laws of Life and Death.

Shiheng and Kelin Xiaoman walked through the prosperous capital of the Yulan Empire, where Shiheng saw a poor boy being bullied by noble youths. He used his Half-Step Godhood Realm pressure to stop the nobles, leaving the boy inspired by the possibility of escaping his fate.

• Shiheng and Kelin Xiaoman strolled through the peaceful capital as Shiheng reflected on the suffering of people in war-torn lands.
• Shiheng saw the Lin Family's third young master and other scions surround and insult a poor boy who carried a rusty sword.
• Shiheng recognized the boy's helpless defiance and realized that class divisions still deprived commoners of dignity and a path to cultivation in the Yulan Empire.
• Shiheng released his Half-Step Godhood Realm pressure, freezing the scions in terror as he walked past with Kelin Xiaoman.
• The boy watched Shiheng and Kelin Xiaoman leave, and hope kindled in his eyes.

After Zhao Fan begged Shiheng for a chance to cultivate, Shiheng healed his meridians and gave him a basic Breathing Method, then left him to forge his own path. The Lin Family ancestor sensed Shiheng’s immense pressure and rushed toward the street, while Shiheng awaited him at an inn.

• Zhao Fan chased after Shiheng and pleaded for a chance to escape his life as a powerless commoner.
• Shiheng asked why Zhao Fan wanted strength, then cleared his meridians with the Laws of Life and taught him the purpose of an unyielding will.
• Shiheng gave Zhao Fan a basic Breathing Method and told him he would have to walk the cultivation path on his own.
• Shiheng departed with Kelin Xiaoman, and Zhao Fan bowed in gratitude and vowed to forge his own path to strength.
• The Lin Family ancestor sensed Shiheng’s pressure, judged it to be at least Half-Step to Godhood, and hurried toward the street.
• At an inn, Shiheng sensed the ancestor approaching and said the Saint Pinnacle expert had arrived at just the right time.

Zhao Fan began cultivating after Shiheng gave him a foundation and vowed to pursue the pinnacle of martial arts. As Shiheng and Kelin Xiaoman reflected on his own humble beginnings, trouble with the Lin Family and new upheaval across the Yulan Continent loomed.

• Zhao Fan absorbed the Life Laws, cleared his meridians, and established a foundation for cultivating.
• Zhao Fan kowtowed in gratitude to Shiheng and vowed to forge his Dao heart and never turn back before reaching the pinnacle of martial arts.
• Zhao Fan set off with his rust-covered short sword, while the narration revealed that he would become a famed Sword Saint a century later.
• At an inn, Kelin Xiaoman asked Shiheng whether he feared retaliation from the Lin Family, and Shiheng said he would deal with them if they caused trouble.
• Shiheng told Kelin Xiaoman that he had also risen from humble origins and that Zhao Fan would have to walk his own path.
• Night fell over the capital as Zhao Fan disappeared from view and the Lin Family crisis began to unfold.

Shiheng confronted Lin Cangxuan after the Lin Family patriarch demanded an apology, then revealed mastery of all four supreme laws and overwhelmed him. Kailin sensed the display and rushed toward the capital inn, leaving Shiheng’s challenge to face her unresolved.

• Lin Cangxuan arrived at the inn and ordered Shiheng to kowtow and apologize to the Lin Family’s younger members.
• Shiheng challenged Lin Cangxuan’s claim that the Yulan Empire’s rules allowed powerful families to bully commoners.
• Lin Cangxuan attacked Shiheng with a massive palm of spiritual energy, but Shiheng’s four supreme laws shattered it and immobilized him.
• Shiheng crippled one of Lin Cangxuan’s arms and spared his life while declaring that he wanted to test himself against a God-level powerhouse.
• Kailin sensed Shiheng’s four supreme laws, opened a void passage, and raced toward the inn.

Shiheng unleashed his Berserk State and the Four Extremes Laws against Kailin, breaking through her God Domain and forcing her into a fierce battle. Though he withstood several powerful exchanges, his strength ran out and he fell, defeated by Kailin’s God-level power.

• Kailin spread her God Domain around Shiheng to test his combat strength.
• Shiheng activated his Berserk State and fused the destruction, life, death, and fate laws into an attack that tore open Kailin’s God Domain.
• Shiheng charged Kailin and traded a series of attacks with her, using the four laws to strike, defend, and disrupt her blows.
• Kailin unleashed her full God-level power, and Shiheng endured her killing strike despite being badly injured.
• Shiheng’s power was exhausted, his Berserk State faded, and he fell from the sky, unable to defeat Kailin.

Shiheng lost his battle with Kailin but broke through her God Domain and endured nine attacks, astonishing the Yulan Continent. He returned to the inn’s square as news of his feat spread, leaving the continent’s factions to reckon with his rise as a potential fourth God-level expert.

• Kailin contained the battle’s destructive aftermath with a barrier, protecting the capital from harm.
• Shiheng descended into the inn’s square, exhausted and wounded but still standing after enduring nine of Kailin’s attacks.
• The Yulan Empire’s monarch and officials knelt in awe, while Lin Cangxuan felt fear and relief that Shiheng had spared the Lin Family.
• Kailin praised Shiheng for breaking through her God Domain and surviving her attacks, and Shiheng steadied himself after recognizing the gap between his strength and the God-level realm.
• News of Shiheng’s feat spread across the continent, and factions sent envoys to win his favor, form alliances, or establish friendly ties.

Shiheng spent ten years cultivating in Kailin's Palace of God, while he and Kailin exchanged insights that advanced both their understanding of the laws. When they emerged, Shiheng stood near God-level, Kelin Xiaoman neared the Saint realm, and Kailin's long-standing bottleneck had begun to loosen.

• Shiheng entrusted his worldly affairs to the emperor of the Yulan Empire and Grand Duke Kelin before withdrawing to cultivate in Kailin's palace.
• Kailin guided Shiheng's cultivation while secretly hoping he would eventually become strong enough to help explore the Necropolis of the Gods Secret Realm.
• Shiheng shared insights from his cultivation method with Kailin, helping loosen her ten-thousand-year bottleneck.
• Over ten years, Shiheng's life law reached ninety-nine percent completion and his death law reached eighty percent mastery.
• Kelin Xiaoman advanced to the realm of a ninth-rank Water Element mage under the guidance of the God-level mage in the palace.
• Shiheng, Kelin Xiaoman, and Kailin emerged from seclusion with their cultivation greatly advanced, as new upheavals began brewing across the Yulan Continent.

After ten years of cultivation in the Yulan Empire, Shiheng found his progress stalled and decided to return to the Principality of Klan with Kelin Xiaoman. They said farewell to Kailin and began their journey home, seeking new opportunities to advance their cultivation.

• Shiheng reached ninety-nine percent completion in his Life Law, Destruction Laws, and Fate Laws, while his Death Law remained stuck at eighty percent.
• Shiheng decided to leave the Yulan Empire for the Principality of Klan, where he hoped to advance his Death Law and await an opportunity to reach godhood.
• Kelin Xiaoman agreed to return with Shiheng, hoping to overcome her own bottleneck and reunite with her father, Grand Duke Kelin.
• Shiheng and Kelin Xiaoman packed their belongings and bid Kailin farewell; Kailin gave Shiheng the Divine Palace Token and advised him not to rush his cultivation.
• Shiheng and Kelin Xiaoman left the Palace of God and traveled home together, with Shiheng concealing his strength as they followed the road through the countryside.

Shiheng and Kelin Xiaoman spent six months traveling incognito through the eastern lands, setting aside cultivation to experience ordinary life. Their relaxed journey deepened their understanding of the Great Dao and strengthened their cultivation, leaving them poised for future breakthroughs.

• Shiheng and Kelin Xiaoman concealed their strength and wandered through the eastern lands, visiting cities, villages, coastal regions, and Gobi tribes.
• Kelin Xiaoman rediscovered her youthful vivacity as she enjoyed local foods, bustling streets, festivals, and markets, while Shiheng quietly accompanied her.
• Shiheng gained new insight into the Great Dao through ordinary life, and his Death Law made steady progress as he witnessed the cycles of life and change.
• Kelin Xiaoman's water-element spiritual energy grew smoother and her ninth-level peak bottleneck loosened, bringing her close to the Saint realm.
• Shiheng's Dao heart and Four Edicts foundations grew clearer and stronger, leaving him ready to break through when the right opportunity came.
• Shiheng and Kelin Xiaoman stood together atop a mountain at evening, looking out over the vast land in calm peace.

Shiheng trained Kelin Xiaoman in the Mountain Range of Magical Beasts as they crossed toward the Shadow Alliance, letting her fight powerful beasts while secretly protecting her. When a Saint Pinnacle Golden Horned Dragon threatened her, Shiheng erased it with the Destruction Laws, and they continued toward the Shadow Alliance.

• Shiheng suppressed his aura and let Kelin Xiaoman face the magical beasts they encountered as part of her combat training.
• Kelin Xiaoman defended herself against a peak Level Nine Shadow Winged Dragon until Shiheng's pressure frightened it into fleeing.
• Kelin Xiaoman grew more skilled through repeated battles, refining her magic and strengthening her cultivation.
• A Saint Pinnacle Golden Horned Dragon attacked Kelin Xiaoman, but Shiheng destroyed it instantly with the Destruction Laws.
• Shiheng told Kelin Xiaoman they would continue across the mountain range to reach the Shadow Alliance.