Recaps

Ye Chen stopped holding back and began killing the Beast God Hall’s Saint Emperors, destroying four of them in succession. The Beast God Hall Master urged the remaining fighters to join forces against him.

• Ye Chen punched the Azure Dragon Saint Emperor, destroying his body and preventing him from reviving.
• Ye Chen seized Beauty Snake with a giant hand of principles and crushed her into blood mist.
• Ye Chen struck Divine Crocodile with a Sword-Ray that destroyed his body and divine soul.
• Ye Chen killed a black venomous scorpion Saint Emperor with a single palm strike.
• The Beast God Hall Master shouted for the remaining Saint Emperors to join forces against Ye Chen.

The Beast God Hall Master unleashed his immortal palace and Saint Emperor armor to attack Ye Chen with his full strength. Ye Chen caught the palace with one hand and calmly blocked the Beast God Hall Master's punches, leaving the watching Saint Emperors stunned.

• The Beast God Hall Master summoned his immortal palace to suppress Ye Chen, then donned his dark gold Saint Emperor armor.
• The Beast God Hall Master charged Ye Chen and launched a powerful punch as the watching Saint Emperors feared for Ye Chen's safety.
• Ye Chen told the Beast God Hall Master to use his full strength and caught the descending immortal palace with his left hand.
• The Beast God Hall Master unleashed more than a thousand punches, and Ye Chen calmly deflected them with his right hand.
• The watching Saint Emperors were shocked by how effortlessly Ye Chen withstood the Beast God Hall Master's assault.

Ye Chen overwhelmed the Beast God Hall Master in their battle, while a wounded Beast God Hall member was accidentally crushed by the flying immortal palace. The Hall Master admitted his death was no injustice before he died, and the story left Ye Chen victorious.

• Spectators watched Ye Chen and the Beast God Hall Master clash, and some found their cultivation bottlenecks loosening.
• Ye Chen sent the immortal palace flying, and it crushed a wounded Beast God Hall member who failed to stop it with his secret technique.
• Ye Chen punched the Beast God Hall Master, shattering his arms and armor and badly injuring him.
• Ye Chen continued attacking until the Beast God Hall Master was mortally wounded and his Great Dao Principles began to dissipate.
• The Beast God Hall Master said he suffered no injustice dying at Ye Chen's hands, then died.

Ye Chen killed the Beast God Hall Master and annihilated the entire assassin organization, shocking the Saint Emperor experts who witnessed the battle. Shangguan Jing and Shangguan Yan arrived afterward and feared Ye Chen might be targeting the Shangguan Household for revenge.

• As he died, the Beast God Hall Master regretted accepting the Shangguan Household Clan's assignment, and his body disintegrated into energy.
• After their hall master's death, the remaining Beast God Hall members tried to flee, but Ye Chen killed them all and destroyed the organization.
• The watching Saint Emperor experts reacted with shock and recognized Ye Chen's strength as comparable to the Formless Saint Emperor's.
• Shangguan Jing and Shangguan Yan arrived after the battle and, seeing the Beast God Hall's destruction, worried that Ye Chen had come to take revenge on the Shangguan Household.

Ye Chen revealed himself as the powerhouse who had destroyed Beast God Hall, and the four Shangguan Household Clan Saint Emperors realized he was the man they had tried to have killed. As General Xiang feared being caught in their feud, Ye Chen addressed them and said they had saved him the trouble of seeking them out.

• Shangguan Yan and Shangguan Jing reached Shangguan Qing and Shangguan Lian, who explained that His Majesty had sent them to guard the frontier with General Xiang.
• As the battle ended and the Hundun Immortal Power dissipated, the onlookers saw that the mysterious powerhouse was Ye Chen.
• The four Shangguan Household Clan Saint Emperors recognized Ye Chen as the man they had tried to kill and froze in terror.
• General Xiang noticed their fear, suspected they had a grudge against Ye Chen, and worried that he would be implicated.
• Ye Chen looked at the four Shangguan members and said they had come to him before he had to seek them out.

Ye Chen confronted the Shangguan Household Clan and General Xiang after destroying the Beast God Hall, leaving them terrified and desperate for mercy. He refused their pleas and revealed that he had delayed acting only to give the Formless Saint Emperor some face.

• The Shangguan Household Clan and General Xiang froze in fear as Ye Chen's words made clear that they were in mortal danger.
• General Xiang blamed the Shangguan Household Clan for dragging him into the crisis and wondered why the Formless Saint Emperor had sent him there.
• Shangguan Yan, Shangguan Qing, and Shangguan Jing knelt and begged Ye Chen to spare them, offering half the clan's assets.
• Shangguan Lian tried to shift the blame onto the others and pleaded that she had been forced to come.
• Ye Chen said those who tried to kill him had to be prepared to die, then explained that he had spared them so far to give the Formless Saint Emperor some face.

Ye Chen revealed that he had ties to the Formless Saint Emperor, leaving General Xiang to realize he had been sent to deliver the Shangguan Household Clan to Ye Chen. The Shangguan ministers invoked the Divine Kingdom’s authority and pressed General Xiang to defend them, while he agonized over whether to act.

• Ye Chen told the onlookers to show the Formless Saint Emperor some respect, and General Xiang realized the Saint Emperor had sent him to bring the Shangguan Household Clan to Ye Chen for judgment.
• General Xiang quietly shifted away from the Shangguan Household Clan, making clear he would not stand up for them.
• Shangguan Qing and Shangguan Yan argued that killing Divine Kingdom ministers would challenge the Saint Emperor and amount to treason.
• The watching powerhouses debated whether Ye Chen would dare kill the ministers, and the Shangguan members took heart from their status.
• Shangguan Qing, Shangguan Yan, and Shangguan Lian urged General Xiang to capture Ye Chen, leaving him torn over whether to intervene.

General Xiang realized that the Saint Emperor had arranged for the Shangguan Household Clan to face Ye Chen, so he withdrew instead of protecting them. Ye Chen launched a golden strike at the four Shangguan ministers, whose defenses met it as the chapter ended.

• General Xiang recalled that His Majesty had ordered him to bring the ministers, not protect them, and concluded that intervening would defy the Saint Emperor’s will.
• After Shangguan Qing accused him of cowardice, General Xiang moved a hundred zhang away from the Shangguan Household Clan and refused to get involved.
• The watching experts reacted with shock as Ye Chen mocked the four ministers and prepared to attack Shangguan Qing.
• Ye Chen released a wisp of golden radiance toward the four Shangguan ministers, who raised their defenses to block it.
• The golden radiance gently touched the outermost shield without an explosion or clash.

Ye Chen discovered that Divine Kingdom Karmic Fortune automatically protected the four members of the Shangguan Household Clan, then unleashed overwhelming pressure against them. He began a seemingly ordinary palm strike toward the four, leaving the entire universe frozen in the moment.

• Divine Kingdom Karmic Fortune formed a golden barrier that stopped Ye Chen's probing strike and protected Shangguan Yan, Shangguan Jing, Shangguan Qing, and Shangguan Lian.
• Ye Chen explained that the karmic fortune fused the power of faith with the National Fortune Principle and activated to protect its recipients from mortal danger.
• Ye Chen said he had finished examining the protection, then unleashed a crushing pressure that wounded and immobilized the four Shangguan members.
• Shangguan Qing burned his Saint Emperor essence in a desperate attempt to escape, but Ye Chen raised his hand and struck toward the four.
• Ye Chen's seemingly ordinary palm strike halted everyone's thoughts as though the universe had been paused.

Ye Chen shattered the Divine Kingdom karmic fortune protecting the four members of the Shangguan Household Clan, revealing that their apparent stalemate had only delayed his attack. As the golden defense broke apart, officials throughout the Formless Divine Kingdom felt their hearts palpitate for no apparent reason.

• The Divine Kingdom karmic fortune formed a golden barrier that stopped Ye Chen's palm, and the Shangguan Household Clan members celebrated their protection.
• The hidden experts believed Ye Chen could not overcome the Divine Kingdom karmic fortune, while General Xiang watched Ye Chen's calm expression and suspected the stalemate was part of his plan.
• Ye Chen explained how the faith of billions supported the barrier, then curled his fingers and caused cracks to spread across it.
• The golden curtain shattered, terrifying the Shangguan Household Clan members and shocking the Saint Emperor experts watching from afar.
• As Ye Chen crushed the karmic fortune, every officially appointed official in the Formless Divine Kingdom felt their heart palpitate.

Ye Chen shattered the Formless Divine Kingdom’s karmic fortune canopy, severing the four Shangguan Household members from its protection. As they fled and appealed to the Formless Saint Emperor, he appeared before Ye Chen in the starry sky.

• The Divine Kingdom’s karmic fortune surged in fear as Ye Chen broke its golden canopy, and General Xiang realized Ye Chen was challenging its supremacy.
• The canopy shattered into golden motes, and Shangguan Qing, Shangguan Yan, Shangguan Jing, and Shangguan Lian were weakened and cut off from the Divine Kingdom’s karmic fortune.
• The four Shangguan members fled toward the divine capital while Ye Chen called out to the figure watching from the shadows.
• The Formless Saint Emperor appeared, and the four Shangguan members begged him to punish Ye Chen, believing their ruler would save them.

Ye Chen and the Formless Saint Emperor spoke like familiar peers after Ye Chen’s attack nearly destabilized the divine kingdom’s fortune, leaving the Shangguan Household Clan to realize the Emperor had not come to save them. Shangguan Qing begged the Emperor for mercy as the chapter ended.

• The Formless Saint Emperor told Ye Chen that stabilizing the divine kingdom’s fortune had cost him thirty percent of his origin essence.
• Ye Chen and the Formless Saint Emperor exchanged casual remarks, while the onlookers realized they were wary of each other and seemed familiar.
• General Xiang concluded that the Formless Saint Emperor had used him to bring the Shangguan Household Clan to Ye Chen, and felt relieved he had not intervened.
• Ye Chen recalled meeting the Formless Saint Emperor at Kunlun Holy Land in the Void Kun Realm, and the Emperor admitted he had watched Ye Chen before deciding how to approach him.
• Shangguan Qing raised his bloodied face and repeatedly kowtowed to the Formless Saint Emperor, pleading for mercy.

The Formless Saint Emperor admitted that he had brought the Shangguan Household’s four Saint Emperors to Ye Chen so Ye Chen could kill them and keep their conflict from implicating the Formless Divine Kingdom. Ye Chen executed all four with a glance, leaving the surrounding experts stunned by how effortlessly he had done it.

• The Shangguan Household’s four pleaded with the Formless Saint Emperor to save them, but he remained silent while Ye Chen watched.
• Ye Chen accused the Formless Saint Emperor of arranging for the Shangguan Household to be brought there as a way to have Ye Chen eliminate them.
• The Formless Saint Emperor admitted he knew the Shangguan Household had bribed the Beast God Hall to hunt Ye Chen and had sent them to their deaths to prevent further trouble for his kingdom.
• Ye Chen declared that anyone who offended him had to die, and the Formless Saint Emperor stepped aside.
• Ye Chen erased Shangguan Qing, Shangguan Yan, Shangguan Jing, and Shangguan Lian with a glance, leaving no trace of them.
• General Xiang, the hidden experts, and the surrounding Saint Emperor experts trembled in shock at how easily Ye Chen killed the four.

Ye Chen returned to the Divine Capital with the Formless Saint Emperor after killing the Beast God Hall’s remaining members and four members of the Shangguan Household Clan. At a feast in the imperial palace, he released his disciples Xie Purou and Youruo, who complained about being kept inside until Youruo became distracted by the food.

• Saint Emperor powerhouses discussed Ye Chen’s slaughter of fourteen foes and agreed the arrogant Shangguan Household Clan members had brought their deaths upon themselves.
• The powerhouses learned that Chi Jue, Kuang Xiao, the Poison Emperor, the Starry Firmament Sword Emperor, and the Heavenly Prison Devil Master had also been killed, leaving the Beast God Hall wiped out.
• Ye Chen accompanied the Formless Saint Emperor to the Divine Capital, a vast region made up of ninety-nine connected star domains, and entered the imperial palace.
• Ye Chen admired the palace’s luxury, while the Formless Saint Emperor praised the hidden mysteries of the Kunlun Holy Land.
• The Formless Saint Emperor arranged a feast, and Ye Chen released Xie Purou and Youruo; they complained about their long confinement until Youruo noticed the food and wine.
• Ye Chen warned his disciples that he could send them back to cultivate for a few years, leaving Youruo staring at the feast.

Ye Chen shared a meal with the Formless Saint Emperor while his disciples Xie Purou and Youruo enjoyed the feast. He revealed that he had encountered the ominous Power of Strangeness, leaving the Formless Saint Emperor visibly alarmed.

• Xie Purou and Youruo pleaded with Ye Chen to spare them from arduous cultivation, and he let them eat the feast.
• The Formless Saint Emperor praised the girls' innocence and recognized Xie Purou's Nine Tribulations Immortal Physique and Youruo's evolved mermaid bloodline.
• Ye Chen told the Formless Saint Emperor that cultivation meant following one's heart, prompting him to reflect on the freedom he had lost under the burdens of rule.
• Ye Chen manifested a trace of dark red Strange Power, frightening Xie Purou and Youruo and shocking the Formless Saint Emperor.
• Ye Chen confirmed that he had encountered the Power of Strangeness while traveling.

Ye Chen told the Formless Saint Emperor that he had eradicated Strange Power from a small world in the Formless Divine Kingdom, prompting the emperor to order a thorough search of his territory. As Xie Purou and Youruo showed off their growing powers, the Formless Saint Emperor mentioned the upcoming Grand Gathering of Eternal Heaven's Chosen, and Xie Purou eagerly asked whether it involved powerful fighters.

• The Formless Saint Emperor warned Ye Chen about the danger of carrying Strange Power and asked where he had found it and whether it had tainted anyone.
• Ye Chen described the contaminated living beings and spreading Strange Power in a small world, then said he had eliminated the threat.
• The Formless Saint Emperor ordered a meticulous investigation of every star domain and world in the Formless Divine Kingdom.
• Xie Purou showed off her improved lightning punishment while Youruo displayed the purer origin power of the Azure Qilin Divine Water.
• The Formless Saint Emperor brought up the Grand Gathering of Eternal Heaven's Chosen, and Xie Purou excitedly asked if powerful people would fight there.

Ye Chen negotiated for his disciples, Xie Purou and Youruo, to enter the Formless Divine Kingdom’s Grand Gathering of Eternal Heaven’s Chosen with enhanced rewards. After receiving their entry tokens and hearing that killing was allowed, the two disciples left the imperial palace with Ye Chen to explore the bustling divine capital as the gathering approached.

• Xie Purou and Youruo asked Ye Chen to let them attend the gathering, but he initially refused, saying they were outsiders.
• The Formless Saint Emperor offered the champion of each division time in the Myriad Dao Source Pool, and Ye Chen negotiated for the girls to cultivate there as long as they could endure and receive additional rewards.
• The Formless Saint Emperor gave Xie Purou and Youruo golden entry tokens and warned them that killing was permitted at the gathering.
• Xie Purou eagerly welcomed the danger, while Youruo remained unfazed, and Ye Chen showed no concern for either disciple.
• After the banquet, Ye Chen left the imperial palace with the girls, who admired the mounts and crowds filling the divine capital before the gathering began.

Ye Chen brought Xie Purou and Youruo into the Wind and Rain Pavilion, where they encountered cultivators from powerful clans and sects. Gu Sen of the White Bone Demon Sect threatened the two women, but they and Ye Chen ignored him, leaving Gu Sen angry at their disregard.

• Ye Chen led Xie Purou and Youruo into the crowded Wind and Rain Pavilion during the Grand Gathering of Eternal Heaven's Chosen.
• Xie Purou noticed a young man from the Mystic Crystal Clan, while Youruo admired a woman from the Azure Wood Holy Clan.
• Gu Sen of the White Bone Demon Sect threatened Xie Purou and Youruo, but his killing intent had no effect on them.
• Ye Chen continued drinking wine as onlookers whispered about Gu Sen's cruelty and the divine capital's ban on unauthorized killing.
• Gu Sen realized that Xie Purou and Youruo had completely ignored him and grew angry.

Xie Purou defeated Gu Sen with a single breath after he attacked her and Youruo in the Wind and Rain Pavilion. Gu Hanchuan apologized on Gu Sen’s behalf, then challenged the girls to face him at the Grand Gathering of Eternal Heaven’s Chosen; after he led his disciples upstairs, Gu Sen demanded to know why he had not crippled them.

• Gu Sen unleashed his Middle Stage God King pressure and sent a bone demon phantom toward Xie Purou and Youruo.
• Xie Purou blew away the phantom, injuring Gu Sen and hurling him into a table as the gathered cultivators watched in shock.
• Xie Purou resumed eating, while Youruo kept drinking tea and Ye Chen did not react.
• Gu Hanchuan arrived with White Bone Demon Sect disciples, apologized for Gu Sen’s conduct, and invited Xie Purou to meet him in the arena.
• After Gu Hanchuan led the disciples upstairs, Gu Sen angrily asked why he had not crippled the girls.

Gu Hanchuan condemned Gu Sen’s conduct and warned that Ye Chen was the most formidable figure among the newcomers. Shi Kai and Mu Wanling approached Ye Chen’s table to meet the women and warn them about Gu Hanchuan, but Xie Purou welcomed the prospect of fighting his White Bone Battle Puppets while Youruo remained confident.

• Gu Hanchuan rebuked Gu Sen for bringing shame to the White Bone Demon Sect and said Ye Chen’s unfathomable strength concerned him most.
• The crowd watched Ye Chen’s table with new respect after seeing Xie Purou and Youruo’s abilities.
• Shi Kai of the Mystic Crystal Clan and Mu Wanling of the Azure Wood Holy Clan approached the table to introduce themselves and warn the women about Gu Hanchuan.
• Mu Wanling explained that Gu Hanchuan could turn defeated opponents into White Bone Battle Puppets, whose souls were trapped and tormented.
• Xie Purou excitedly said the puppets would be useful for testing her methods, while Youruo thanked the pair and said it was too early to know who would become a puppet.
• Shi Kai and Mu Wanling realized that Ye Chen was the quiet center of the group, as the two women looked to him for his opinion.

At the Grand Gathering registration office, an official insults Xie Purou and Youruo for representing the Kunlun Holy Land. Xie Purou reveals the token bestowed by the Formless Saint Emperor, and its imperial might forces the entire Wind and Rain Pavilion to kneel.

• Ye Chen, Xie Purou, and Youruo follow Shi Kai and Mu Wanling through the Wind and Rain Pavilion to the registration office.
• A registration official warmly gives Shi Kai and Mu Wanling top-tier competition credentials, then scorns Xie Purou and Youruo and orders them to leave.
• Xie Purou angrily reveals the golden token bestowed by the Formless Saint Emperor and places it on the desk.
• The official recognizes the token as the Saint Emperor's Imperial Decree, falls to his knees, and begs the women to spare him.
• The token's imperial might sweeps across the plaza, forcing thousands of cultivators to kneel before spreading throughout the Wind and Rain Pavilion.

Xie Purou revealed the Saint Emperor's Imperial Decree, forcing the Wind and Rain Pavilion's cultivators to kneel and silencing those who had mocked her and Youruo. Feng Wanli arrived to honor Ye Chen and the two women, then dismissed the official who had insulted them.

• The Saint Emperor's pressure forced Shi Kai, Mu Wanling, Gu Hanchuan, and the cultivators throughout the Wind and Rain Pavilion to kneel, while Ye Chen, Xie Purou, and Youruo remained standing.
• Xie Purou displayed the Saint Emperor's Imperial Decree, and the registration official begged her for mercy as the crowd feared the consequences of offending the decree's holders.
• Feng Wanli and the Wind and Rain Pavilion's elders arrived, and Feng Wanli bowed to Ye Chen, Xie Purou, and Youruo.
• Xie Purou put away the token, ending the pressure, and Feng Wanli struck the official and ordered the guards to remove him.

After Feng Wanli punished Gu Hanchuan for offending Ye Chen and his companions, he personally escorted them to the Wind and Rain Pavilion’s forbidden Nine Heavens Immortal Hall. Ye Chen calmly asked for tea, and Feng Wanli began preparing his treasured Wind and Rain Immortal Tea with Yellow Springs Holy Water.

• Feng Wanli apologized to Ye Chen, gave him three Purple-Gold Heaven’s Chosen Tokens, and offered to cover the trio’s expenses in the Divine Capital.
• Gu Hanchuan watched from the second floor as Feng Wanli bowed to Ye Chen, while Shi Kai and Mu Wanling felt relieved they had treated the trio kindly.
• Feng Wanli led Ye Chen, Xie Purou, and Youruo through the pavilion’s restrictions to the Nine Heavens Immortal Hall, a place only the Saint Emperor had entered before.
• Xie Purou excitedly explored the hall, while Youruo sensed the power in its Spiritual Qi and Ye Chen sat down and asked Feng Wanli for tea.
• Feng Wanli opened a jade box containing his treasured Wind and Rain Immortal Tea and brought out Yellow Springs Holy Water to prepare it.

Ye Chen drank tea brewed by Feng Wanli with Yellow Springs Holy Water and praised it, easing Feng Wanli’s fear for the Wind and Rain Pavilion. Ye Chen’s gaze then unexpectedly opened Feng Wanli’s path beyond the third heaven of the Saint Emperor Realm, and Feng Wanli began a sudden enlightenment in the Nine Heavens Immortal Hall.

• Feng Wanli served Ye Chen tea brewed with holy water while anxiously awaiting his judgment.
• Ye Chen drank the tea, absorbed its Dao energy without a ripple, and said it was passable.
• Xie Purou drank her tea in one gulp and surged to the peak of the middle stage Hunyuan Divine King, while Youruo’s sacred bloodline awakened as she sipped hers.
• Ye Chen looked at Feng Wanli, and the gaze broke through the cultivation shackles that had troubled him for hundreds of thousands of years.
• Feng Wanli knelt to thank Ye Chen for helping him attain the Dao, then sat down to cultivate as his Saint Emperor presence shook the Nine Heavens Immortal Hall.

Feng Wanli broke through to the fourth heaven of the Saint Emperor Realm after Ye Chen’s glance and swore his allegiance to him. Ye Chen asked only for more tea, and Feng Wanli eagerly resumed serving him as the breakthrough’s disturbance drew the Divine Capital’s attention to the Wind and Rain Pavilion.

• Ye Chen’s glance sent Feng Wanli into a breakthrough, shocking Xie Purou and Youruo as auspicious signs spread over the Divine Capital.
• Feng Wanli broke through from the third to the fourth heaven of the Saint Emperor Realm.
• Feng Wanli knelt before Ye Chen, thanked him for his guidance, and swore a Heavenly Dao Oath of service.
• Ye Chen asked Feng Wanli to bring him another cup of tea, and Feng Wanli decided that the breakthrough had been granted simply because Ye Chen liked his tea.
• Feng Wanli prepared more tea while Saint Emperor powerhouses across the Divine Capital sensed his breakthrough at the Wind and Rain Pavilion.