Chapter Summaries

The Divine Martial Saint Emperor struggled against the scrawny old man after the old man broke free, while Ye Chen watched from the altar. When the Divine Martial Saint Emperor tried to protect Ye Chen, Ye Chen stopped the old man’s attack and revealed power on the level of a Hundun Saint Emperor.

• The scrawny old man shattered the True Dragon skeleton and the other skeletons, then heavily damaged the Divine Martial Saint Emperor.
• The scrawny old man prepared to kill the Divine Martial Saint Emperor, who vowed to defend the Heavenly Divine Realm even at the cost of his life.
• Ye Chen revealed himself and told the Divine Martial Saint Emperor to leave the fight to him, but the Divine Martial Saint Emperor charged at the old man to protect him.
• The scrawny old man sent a divine talisman at the Divine Martial Saint Emperor, and Ye Chen blocked it with a giant hand of light and crushed it.
• The Divine Martial Saint Emperor realized Ye Chen had Hundun Saint Emperor-level power, and Ye Chen gave an ambiguous confirmation.

Ye Chen confronted the gaunt old man after the Divine Martial Saint Emperor stepped aside, and demonstrated overwhelming command of the Great Dao, yin-yang, and spacetime. The old man trapped Ye Chen in an uncanny-power otherworld and tried to recruit him, but Ye Chen refused and continued attacking.

• The Divine Martial Saint Emperor welcomed Ye Chen as a potential Hundun Saint Emperor, but Ye Chen told him to rest while he handled the gaunt old man alone.
• Ye Chen absorbed the old man's blood-red attack with a Great Dao pagoda and dissolved his uncanny-power beast manifestation with a taiji circle.
• Ye Chen deflected the old man's cane strike and evaded its follow-up by leaving the current spacetime.
• The gaunt old man trapped Ye Chen in an otherworld formed from uncanny power, where spacetime and the laws of the Great Dao became chaotic, then offered to join forces with him.
• Ye Chen rejected the offer and attacked the old man, now a gigantic ghost face, with countless immortal Sword-Rays and a radiant Law Seal, forcing it to roar in pain.

Ye Chen overpowered the gaunt old man, broke free of his eerie-power cage, and stopped his escape into the Heavenly Divine Realm. He then used the immortal bell to suppress the gaunt old man, while the Divine Martial Saint Emperor watched in shock.

• Ye Chen ignited the eerie power inside the gaunt old man's maw with chaos flame, badly injuring him.
• The gaunt old man enveloped Ye Chen in eerie power, but Ye Chen split the mass apart with a sword strike and emerged unharmed.
• The gaunt old man tried to flee through a rift to the Heavenly Divine Realm, using his walking stick's cage to restrain Ye Chen.
• Ye Chen cut through the eerie nets, split the walking-stick space, and blasted apart the rift before the gaunt old man could escape.
• Ye Chen summoned the immortal bell and suppressed the gaunt old man inside it, ending the battle as the Divine Martial Saint Emperor watched in astonishment.

After Ye Chen defeated the gaunt old man, the Divine Martial Saint Emperor questioned him about his origins and explained how the Foreign Domain’s strange power transformed Heavenly Divine Realm powerhouses. As the Saint Emperor faded, Ye Chen preserved his divine soul, while the great scorpion feared the catastrophe awaiting the realm.

• The Divine Martial Saint Emperor praised Ye Chen, then was stunned to learn Ye Chen had ascended from the Myriad Realms of the Heavens less than half a year earlier.
• The Divine Martial Saint Emperor explained that strange power from the Foreign Domain infected Heavenly Divine Realm powerhouses, replacing their allegiance and turning them into enemies.
• Ye Chen learned that the gaunt old man had once been a Heavenly Divine Realm being, and the Divine Martial Saint Emperor warned him not to enter the dangerous Foreign Domain.
• As the Divine Martial Saint Emperor's remains crumbled, Ye Chen drew out and preserved his fading wisp of divine soul.
• The great scorpion watched Ye Chen and feared that the future catastrophe would reach even the Mist Swamp.

Ye Chen resolved the contamination in the Mist Swamp, brought Zhilan out, and returned to Kunlun Holy Land to preserve the Divine Martial Saint Emperor’s remnant soul and question the gaunt old man. The prisoner revealed that strange beings called the Foreign Domain the Holy Realm and strange power holy power, while Ye Chen’s two trees bickered nearby.

• Ye Chen returned from the source of the Mist Swamp’s contamination with the giant scorpion and told the swamp creatures that the contamination was gone, though it was not the true source of the strangeness.
• Ye Chen took Zhilan out of the swamp and told her that her senior brothers had all died before leaving her behind.
• At Kunlun Holy Land, Ye Chen placed the Divine Martial Saint Emperor’s remnant soul in a box made from the Azure Nether Illusory Spirit Root to nourish it.
• Ye Chen released the gaunt old man from the immortal bell and asked about the source of strange power, its origin, and how to resist it.
• The gaunt old man insisted he was a being of the Holy Realm and called strange power holy power, while Ye Chen sealed his mouth after hearing his claims.
• The Dao Comprehension Tea Tree complained about the old man’s noise, and Jianmu teased him, starting an argument between the two trees.

Ye Chen questioned a gaunt old man about the Holy Realm and the Supreme Heavenly Emperor, but the man destroyed himself before revealing more. Meanwhile, the Genius Battle’s third round began, and Mu Yan drew Gu Xinghui as his opponent, remaining calm despite the crowd’s doubts.

• Ye Chen considered how eerie power changed its victims and questioned the gaunt old man about the Holy Realm and the Supreme Heavenly Emperor.
• The gaunt old man refused to reveal more and destroyed his body and soul with the eerie power.
• Ye Chen resolved to focus on growing stronger, then turned his attention to his disciples in the Genius Battle.
• The third round began, and Mu Yan received a token that matched him against Gu Xinghui, the Vast Sea Sect’s top genius.
• The crowd expected Gu Xinghui to win and mocked Mu Yan’s calm, while Gu Xinghui dismissed it as an act.

The third-round matchups paired all four top geniuses with Kunlun disciples, a deliberate test arranged by the Vast Sea Sect Master and other powerful figures. Xue Yuexin and Zixing began their closely watched arena battle, where Zixing shattered Xue Yuexin’s blood-red lotus with a casual strike.

• Gu Xinghui dismissed Mu Yan as an unworthy opponent, while Xue Yuexin drew Kunlun disciple Zixing and looked forward to testing her.
• Yu Yang was matched with Han Li and Wan Tianhua with Ziyue, prompting spectators to suspect the pairings had been deliberately arranged against the Kunlun disciples.
• The Vast Sea Sect Master admitted arranging the matchups to probe the Kunlun disciples’ abilities, and the powerful figures discussed the possibility that Kunlun had a mid Hunyuan Divine Emperor protecting it.
• Xue Yuexin and Zixing entered their arena as spectators gathered to watch the two beauties fight.
• Xue Yuexin sent a blood-colored lotus at Zixing, who destroyed it with a tiny flash of immortal light and surprised the crowd with her strength.

Zixing stunned the spectators by evading Xue Yuexin’s attacks with extraordinary speed and withstanding the Jade Sea Tide-Rising Song without apparent effort. Xue Yuexin’s strongest sonic assault continued to wash over Zixing, leaving the crowd wondering what was protecting her.

• Zixing dodged Xue Yuexin’s opening attacks so quickly that even the spectators could not see her movements.
• Xue Yuexin mistook Zixing’s reliance on speed for a weakness in direct combat and drew the flute Azure Firmament Severing Autumn.
• Xue Yuexin played the Jade Sea Tide-Rising Song, whose sound waves spread across the arena and made Zixing’s speed useless for escaping.
• Zixing neutralized the song’s first wave with faint immortal light and remained unharmed as Xue Yuexin’s repeated attacks continued.
• The spectators wondered whether Zixing was using a forbidden Extreme Dao Emperor Weapon to withstand the song.

Zixing continued to withstand Xue Yuexin’s attacks with effortless, Dao-infused defenses, while Xue Yuexin escalated her power by pushing the Lotus Birth Nine Revolutions Immortal Instruction to its ninth revolution. The chapter ended with Xue Yuexin unleashing her full strength and vowing to defeat Zixing, who still had not revealed her true power.

• Zixing calmly deflected Xue Yuexin’s increasingly fierce attacks while using only her left hand, impressing the spectators and the sect leaders watching above.
• Xue Yuexin manifested three blood-colored lotuses and drove the Lotus Birth Nine Revolutions Immortal Instruction to its ninth revolution, greatly increasing her strength.
• Xue Yuexin unleashed Blood Lotus Kill and Honglian Heart Burning, but Zixing broke apart or neutralized every attack.
• Xue Yuexin grew frustrated that she still could not harm Zixing and vowed to defeat her by breaking through all her methods.

Xue Yuexin used her mastery of formations to lay out three incomplete Immortal Emperor formations against Zixing, exhausting herself as she prepared to suppress and kill her opponent. The chapter ended with Xue Yuexin confident in her advantage while Zixing still had not acted.

• Xue Yuexin formed the Heavenly Net Immortal-Binding Formation, which suppressed movement and carried the pressure of an Immortal Emperor.
• Xue Yuexin continued laying out formations while Zixing watched without interrupting, and spectators assumed she had accepted defeat.
• Xue Yuexin activated the Six Directions Void-Transmutation Formation and the Blood Baleful Intent Purgatory Formation, creating three layered incomplete Immortal Emperor formations.
• Exhausted from activating the formations, Xue Yuexin told Zixing that losing to her would be an honor.
• The Vast Sea Sect Master praised Xue Yuexin's formation talent as the spectators feared the combined formations would defeat Zixing.

Zixing defeated Xue Yuexin after destroying her three incomplete Immortal Emperor formations with a single finger, stunning the spectators and establishing herself as a possible strongest genius in the Void Kun Realm. Xue Yuexin was rescued by the Master of the Blood Jade Palace, who stabilized her severe injuries.

• Xue Yuexin unleashed the Heavenly Net Immortal-Binding Formation, the Six Directions Void-Transmutation Formation, and the Blood Baleful Intent Purgatory Formation against Zixing.
• Zixing tapped the air with one finger, causing all three formations to collapse and their backlash to leave Xue Yuexin unconscious and gravely injured.
• The Master of the Blood Jade Palace rescued Xue Yuexin from the rampaging formation power and treated her injuries.
• The referee declared Zixing the winner, while spectators speculated that her true strength might rival an Immortal Emperor.
• The Master of the Blood Jade Palace stabilized Xue Yuexin and confirmed that she had survived without hidden injuries.

Zixing defeated Xue Yuexin and drew offers from the Void Kun Realm’s leading sects, but she rejected them all and chose to remain in Kunlun Holy Land. She left the other sect masters questioning her decision and insisting their forces were superior.

• Zixing defeated Xue Yuexin by breaking three remnant Immortal Emperor formations, while the sect masters suspected she had reached Alternative Dao Attainment or even the Immortal Emperor Realm.
• The Master of the Blood Jade Palace set aside her anger over Xue Yuexin’s defeat and said she also intended to recruit Zixing.
• The masters of several first-rate forces offered Zixing generous terms, and the four top forces also invited her to join them.
• Zixing thanked the sect masters but refused to leave Kunlun Holy Land, surprising the gathered crowd.
• When the Vast Sea Sect Master questioned whether Kunlun was superior to his sect, Zixing earnestly affirmed that it was.

Zixing refused the Vast Sea Sect Master's invitation and was protected by the Master of the Blood Jade Palace, while the other leaders offered her a chance to visit their sects. The chapter then followed Mu Yan's arena battle with Gu Xinghui, who escalated through powerful attacks and a curse, only for Mu Yan to remain unharmed and force the curse out.

• Zixing rejected the Vast Sea Sect Master's final offer, and he tried to kill her before the Master of the Blood Jade Palace intervened to protect her.
• The Masters of Refining God Manor and the Ten Thousand Heroes Sect invited Zixing to visit, and the Vast Sea Sect Master left without being able to harm her.
• Mu Yan faced Gu Xinghui in the arena, caught his punch, and evaded the attacks of his Great Expansion Spirit Transformation Hand.
• Gu Xinghui used the Taotie Essence-Devouring Instruction, but Mu Yan stood unaffected and sliced the Taotie phantom in half with a golden light.
• Gu Xinghui cursed Mu Yan with the Returning Light Immortal Incantation and attacked with his immortal sword, but Mu Yan forced the curse from his body and toyed with it on his fingertip.

Mu Yan withstood Gu Xinghui’s curse and sword techniques, forcing the renowned genius onto the defensive. Gu Xinghui revealed his Azure-Scaled Qiu Dragon Clan half-dragon form and attacked Mu Yan with his claws.

• Mu Yan crushed Gu Xinghui’s curse power and used a golden fire lotus to block Blood River Three Thousand Swords.
• Gu Xinghui gathered his Sword-Rays into Blood River Killing Sword, but Mu Yan’s golden flames held firm and the backlash drove Gu Xinghui back.
• Gu Xinghui declared he would use his full power as spectators discussed Mu Yan’s strength and Zixing’s victory over Xue Yuexin.
• Gu Xinghui transformed into his Azure-Scaled Qiu Dragon Clan half-dragon form, drawing alarm from the spectators.
• Mu Yan compared Gu Xinghui unfavorably to his junior brother Qin Haoran, and Gu Xinghui lunged at him with slashing dragon claws.

Mu Yan effortlessly countered Gu Xinghui’s powerful attacks, prompting Gu Xinghui to reveal his true dragon body and fight at full strength. Gu Xinghui launched a sudden azure beam, but Mu Yan split it with a tiny sword of golden flame and sent the sword toward him.

• Mu Yan calmly repelled Gu Xinghui’s rapid claw attacks and burned away his Heavenly Tribulation Star-Shattering Claw with a wisp of golden flame.
• Gu Xinghui transformed from his half-dragon form into the Azure-Scaled Qiu Dragon Clan’s enormous true body.
• The sect masters watched the battle and debated whether Gu Xinghui could overcome Mu Yan, with the Vast Sea Sect Master insisting Gu Xinghui would not lose.
• Gu Xinghui suddenly fired an azure beam at Mu Yan, who formed a small golden sword and split the beam in two.
• Mu Yan’s golden sword continued through the divided beam toward Gu Xinghui, threatening him.

Mu Yan’s small golden sword badly wounded Gu Xinghui and severed his tail, but Gu Xinghui restored it with the Azure Dragon Spirit Restoration Instruction and prepared to unleash the Nine Dragons Sea-Suppressing Instruction. The spectators questioned whether an Immortal King like Gu Xinghui could truly use a Hunyuan Divine Lord-level method formula.

• Mu Yan’s small golden sword carved a deep wound into Gu Xinghui, who retaliated with a powerful strike from his dragon tail.
• Mu Yan redirected the golden sword and severed Gu Xinghui’s tail, causing it to crash into the arena.
• Gu Xinghui used the Azure Dragon Spirit Restoration Instruction to heal his injuries and regrow his tail.
• Gu Xinghui unleashed the Nine Dragons Sea-Suppressing Instruction as spectators debated whether he could master a Hunyuan Divine Lord-level method formula.

Gu Xinghui unleashed the Nine Dragons Sea-Suppressing Instruction, but Mu Yan emerged from its devastating attack completely unharmed. After restoring his strength with pills, Gu Xinghui immediately launched another powerful technique, the Falling Star Azure Dragon Break.

• Gu Xinghui split into nine True Dragons and combined their attacks into an immense azure pillar that battered Mu Yan and nearly destroyed the arena.
• The arena's protective formation repaired the spreading cracks as Gu Xinghui exhausted his strength and the dragon phantoms vanished.
• Mu Yan emerged from the fading azure light without a scratch, shocking the spectators and leaving Gu Xinghui stunned.
• Gu Xinghui swallowed numerous pills to restore his depleted strength, then unleashed the Falling Star Azure Dragon Break.

Gu Xinghui unleashed Eternal Nirvana Palm with the help of Falling Star Azure Dragon Break, but Mu Yan emerged from the devastating attack completely unharmed. Gu Xinghui’s confidence collapsed as he asked whether Mu Yan was an Immortal Emperor, and Mu Yan left him guessing.

• Gu Xinghui used Falling Star Azure Dragon Break to raise his power to the ninth level of the Immortal King stage and unleashed Eternal Nirvana Palm.
• The crowd and the hidden sect leaders marveled at Gu Xinghui’s two Hunyuan Divine Lord-level Method Formulas, while the Master of the Ten Thousand Heroes Sect remained certain Mu Yan would win.
• Gu Xinghui poured his remaining medicinal power and Immortal Power into Eternal Nirvana Palm, devastating the arena before his strength ran out.
• Mu Yan walked out of the dust and smoke without a scratch, shocking the crowd and leaving Gu Xinghui despairing.
• Gu Xinghui asked why Mu Yan was so much stronger and whether he was an Immortal Emperor, and Mu Yan told him to guess.

Mu Yan defeated Gu Xinghui, stunning the crowd and cementing Kunlun Holy Land’s reputation as its disciples continued to win their matches. As sect leaders crowded the Kunlun rest area with recruitment offers, Mu Yan and his fellow disciples remained unmoved.

• Mu Yan’s attack overwhelmed Gu Xinghui, who vomited blood and collapsed unconscious; Mu Yan left the arena as the crowd erupted in celebration.
• Spectators predicted that Kunlun Holy Land’s disciples would reshape the Void Kun Realm’s power balance, while Mu Yan returned to his rest area and Zixing and Shi Hao teased him for taking so long.
• Mu Yan told Qin Haoran that the Azure-Scaled Qiu Dragon Clan’s bodies and souls were powerful but still inferior to Purple-Gold Divine Dragons at equal cultivation.
• Han Li and Ziyue returned together after easily winning their matches, and Deputy Sect Master Ling Kong celebrated Kunlun’s victories.
• Sect masters rushed to recruit Han Li, Mu Yan, and the other Kunlun disciples with extravagant promises, but the disciples remained calm and unimpressed.

Mu Yan and the other Kunlun disciples refused offers from powerful sects, declaring that Kunlun was their home. When the Vast Sea Sect Master tried to crush them with his power, their astonishing cultivation levels were revealed, and he decided to kill them after they rejected him.

• Mu Yan and the other Kunlun disciples refused to leave Kunlun Holy Land, saying they regarded it as family despite the Medicine God Valley Master's lavish offer.
• The Vast Sea Sect Master and three other experts arrived, and the Spirit Refining Mountain Manor Master, Blood Jade Palace Master, and Ten Thousand Heroes Sect Master praised the disciples and offered to help them.
• Mu Yan refused the Vast Sea Sect Master's invitation to visit the Vast Sea Sect for personal cultivation guidance, angering him.
• The Vast Sea Sect Master pressured the thirteen disciples, who revealed that all had reached at least peak Immortal Emperor, with some at Heavenly Emperor peak.
• The Vast Sea Sect Master decided the Kunlun disciples were a future threat and unleashed a stronger attack; Vice Sect Master Ling Kong tried to block it but was badly injured.
• Mu Yan, Su Jian, and Shi Hao cursed the Vast Sea Sect Master, who erupted in fury and prepared to kill them.