Chapter Summaries

Ye Chen effortlessly defeated God Emperor Qinghao, who sacrificed his lifebound weapon to escape. Ye Chen contained the weapon’s explosion and sent the condensed energy after Qinghao.

• God Emperor Qinghao exhausted himself attacking Ye Chen, but Ye Chen stopped every blow with one finger.
• Ye Chen flicked God Emperor Qinghao in the chest, sending him crashing to the ground and leaving him gravely weakened.
• God Emperor Qinghao realized he could not win and unleashed his Azure Nether Spear to cover his escape.
• The Azure Nether Spear exploded into a devastating storm of azure energy, but Ye Chen compressed the blast into a small ball.
• Ye Chen flicked the condensed energy toward the direction God Emperor Qinghao had fled.

God Emperor Qinghao fled toward the world barrier after Ye Chen overwhelmed him, but the energy from Qinghao’s detonated battle spear pursued and killed him beyond the world. The blast shook the world and tore open a vast void fissure, leaving the surviving God Emperors facing the threat of their world being pulled into it.

• God Emperor Qinghao escaped Ye Chen by detonating his battle spear and raced toward the world barrier, hoping to flee into the sea of stars.
• Qinghao crossed the barrier, but the azure sphere formed from his spear’s energy emerged from a void fissure and caught up with him.
• The sphere engulfed Qinghao and obliterated his armor, body, and soul before exploding beyond the world.
• The explosion bathed the sky in azure light, causing earthquakes, collapsing mountains, reversing rivers, and devastating coastal towns until the effects subsided an hour later.
• The surviving God Emperors gathered beyond the world and saw a fissure wider than the world, whose violent void power threatened to drag the world into it.

More than a dozen God Emperors struggled to contain a vast void rift that threatened to swallow half the world, but their efforts could only slow its expansion. An unseen, immensely powerful voice claimed responsibility and mended the rift in moments, leaving the God Emperors convinced they had witnessed a Hundun Saint Emperor.

• The gray-robed old man, the purple-robed expert, and the other God Emperors tried to suppress the expanding rift with their powers and artifacts.
• As their defenses weakened, an earthen-yellow-glowing God Emperor proposed moving the entire world, and the group considered activating their backup plan.
• An unseen young-sounding voice said it had caused the damage and would repair it, then the rift began rapidly healing.
• The rift vanished completely, and the God Emperors speculated that a Hundun Saint Emperor had intervened.
• The God Emperors searched the starry sky, hoping to glimpse the mysterious expert.

After failing to find the expert who had repaired the void rift, the God Emperor elders left as Ye Chen and his two disciples continued their travels into the Central Continent. They arrived at the renowned Cloud Crane Tower, where a peak God Lord attendant welcomed them and was struck by the beauty of Youruo and Xie Purou.

• The God Emperor elders gave up searching for the hidden expert and left to report what they had witnessed to their clans.
• Three months after the void rift crisis, Ye Chen entered the Central Continent with Youruo and Xie Purou.
• Ye Chen and his disciples reached the Cloud Crane Tower, a lavish restaurant famed for rare dishes including Thunder Prison Dragon liver and protected by deep foundations.
• A peak God Lord attendant greeted the trio at the entrance, briefly staring at Youruo and Xie Purou before composing himself and looking away.

Youruo booked Cloud Crane Mansion for Ye Chen at Cloud Crane Tower after proving they could afford its enormous price. Their arrival was interrupted by the drunken Young Master Situ, who assaulted Steward Wang and demanded that everyone treat him as the only honored guest.

• Youruo asked the servant for Cloud Crane Tower’s most expensive cave abode, and he summoned Steward Li to arrange their booking.
• Steward Li showed Ye Chen Cloud Crane Mansion, and Youruo handed over a gourd of treasures that covered the cost.
• Steward Li completed the formalities and gave Ye Chen the jade token for Cloud Crane Mansion.
• Young Master Situ burst into the front hall with his drunken entourage and shoved Steward Wang when he asked him to lower his voice.
• Young Master Situ seized Steward Wang by the collar, while his companions insulted the steward and threatened Cloud Crane Tower.

Young Master Situ tried to seize the Cloud Crane Mansion reservation and propositioned Youruo and Xie Purou, but Xie Purou struck him with red lightning after he threatened her. Young Master Situ fled to fetch reinforcements, leaving Cloud Crane Tower bracing for the Situ Household’s retaliation.

• Young Master Situ demanded Cloud Crane Mansion from Steward Wang, who refused because it was already reserved and defended Cloud Crane Tower’s credibility.
• Young Master Situ saw Youruo holding the mansion token and offered to pay for her and Xie Purou to stay with him, but both women rejected him.
• When Young Master Situ’s companions insulted Xie Purou, he slapped them, then threatened to rape Xie Purou after she rebuffed him again.
• Xie Purou revealed her middle stage God King cultivation and blasted Young Master Situ out of Cloud Crane Tower with red lightning.
• Young Master Situ struggled to his feet and left without a word to summon reinforcements, while frightened guests hurried away.

The Situ Household's threat failed to make Ye Chen, Youruo, and Xie Purou leave Cloud Crane Tower, and Xie Purou even said they would wipe out the household if necessary. The chapter ended as Young Master Situ arrived with the household's powerful leaders and the Heavenly Severance Army.

• The Cloud Crane Tower manager urgently refunded Ye Chen and the women and warned them that the Situ Household was coming.
• Ye Chen and Youruo refused to leave, while bystanders pleaded with them to avoid provoking the powerful household.
• Xie Purou declared that they would wipe out the Situ Household if it caused trouble, shocking the crowd.
• A huge force descended on Cloud Crane Tower, with Young Master Situ leading the household's officials and the Heavenly Severance Army.

Third Uncle ordered four Heavenly Severance Army captains to kill Ye Chen, Youruo, and Xie Purou after Young Master Situ accused them of humiliating him. Shopkeeper He tried to protect the trio without provoking the Situ Household, but the captains threatened Cloud Crane Tower if it continued sheltering them.

• Young Master Situ blamed Ye Chen, Youruo, and Xie Purou for attacking and humiliating him, and Third Uncle decided they had to die regardless of who was at fault.
• Third Uncle sent four Heavenly Severance Army captains down to Cloud Crane Tower to kill the trio.
• The captains landed outside the tower and demanded to know whether Cloud Crane Tower intended to shelter the three guests.
• Shopkeeper He appeared, acknowledged that the trio were Cloud Crane Tower's honored guests, and urged the captains to treat the incident as a misunderstanding.
• The captains hesitated when Shopkeeper He tried to defuse the dispute, but one warned that they would give Cloud Crane Tower no face if it insisted on protecting the trio.

Youruo and Ye Chen faced the Heavenly Severance Army captains, who suddenly collapsed and died before anyone could identify the attacker. Young Master Situ's Third Uncle confronted Ye Chen, but Youruo rejected his demand for Ye Chen's name.

• Youruo thanked Shopkeeper He for his help but said she and her companions would handle the Situ Household themselves.
• The four Heavenly Severance Army captains attacked Ye Chen and his companions with overwhelming pressure, then abruptly fell and spat blood.
• Shopkeeper He suspected Ye Chen or a hidden Dao protector had killed the captains, but could not sense who had acted.
• Young Master Situ's attendant confirmed that all four captains were dead, and Third Uncle accused Ye Chen of killing them.
• Youruo stepped between Ye Chen and Third Uncle and told him he was not qualified to know Ye Chen's name.

Ye Chen and his companions faced Third Uncle Situ and the Situ Household’s Heavenly Severance Army after Young Master Situ threatened Youruo. When the army attacked, Ye Chen calmly declared that anyone who attacked him would die, and his words killed the entire force.

• Youruo remained fearless before Third Uncle Situ, while Young Master Situ threatened to abduct and assault her.
• An unseen force destroyed Young Master Situ’s mouth, and the black power in his wound prevented it from healing.
• Youruo mocked Young Master Situ, and Third Uncle Situ ordered the Heavenly Severance Army to kill Ye Chen and his companions.
• More than a thousand Heavenly Severance Army soldiers formed a giant black character for “kill” and sent it toward Ye Chen and his companions.
• Ye Chen stepped forward and declared that anyone who attacked him would be killed without mercy.
• Ye Chen’s words shattered the black character and killed every Heavenly Severance Army soldier, leaving the crowd stunned.

Ye Chen killed Third Uncle Situ and faced the Situ Household’s reinforcements at Cloud Crane Tower. After Situ the Second arrived with another Heavenly Severance Army, Ye Chen destroyed him with a single snort, leaving the crowd stunned.

• Ye Chen killed the Heavenly Severance Army soldiers and then annihilated Third Uncle Situ with a white light.
• Young Master Situ panicked as the witnesses realized Ye Chen had killed a core member of the Situ Household, while Shopkeeper He prepared to close Cloud Crane Tower.
• Situ the Second arrived with the Heavenly Severance Army and demanded to know who had killed his brother.
• Ye Chen’s gaze froze Situ the Second and terrified the soldiers, causing them to drop their spears.
• Ye Chen released a soft snort that crushed Situ the Second beneath the power of rules and exploded him into blood mist.

Ye Chen killed Situ the Second and several thousand Heavenly Severance Army soldiers without lifting a hand, then sat outside Cloud Crane Tower to await the Situ Household. After news of the slaughter reached the household, its Lineage head led the elders to confront Ye Chen.

• Ye Chen killed Situ the Second with a cold snort, then crushed several thousand Heavenly Severance Army soldiers with an invisible pressure.
• Youruo mocked the dead soldiers, and Ye Chen ordered Shopkeeper He to serve food and wine while he waited for more of the Situ Household to arrive.
• Shopkeeper He set a jade table outside Cloud Crane Tower, where Ye Chen, Youruo, and Xie Purou ate as onlookers speculated about a fight with Ancestor Situ.
• The Situ Household learned that Situ the Second and his troops had been killed, leaving its council hall stunned and enraged.
• The Lineage head declared that he would confront Ye Chen and led the Situ Household to Cloud Crane Tower.

After learning that one man had killed Situ Xiong’s brothers and wiped out thousands of the Heavenly Severance Army, the Situ Household prepared a massive retaliation. Situ Xiong led ten thousand soldiers out to slay the enemy, while the household’s ancestor was also notified.

• Situ Household elders mourned the dead and realized their enemy’s strength was beyond what their forces could handle in a direct fight.
• A scout reported that only three people had attacked, and that only the man had fought, deepening the elders’ alarm.
• The elders agreed to deploy ten thousand soldiers with powerful crossbows and formation scrolls, while Situ Xiong ordered a message sent to the ancestor.
• Situ Xiong’s forces assembled in the lineage square, where household members voiced confidence that the army would defeat the enemy.
• Situ Xiong addressed the ten thousand soldiers, swore to avenge his kin, and led them out to slay the enemy.

Situ Xiong set out with ten thousand soldiers and invited guests to seek revenge on Ye Chen after Situ the Third and a thousand Heavenly Severance Army soldiers were killed. As the force marched, nearby sect leaders learned that Situ the Second and another two thousand soldiers had also been killed, and they were left stunned by the scale of the threat.

• Guests at the Situ Household's banquet offered to help Situ Xiong, though they secretly hoped to gain favors or profit from the conflict.
• Situ Xiong thanked the guests and led ten thousand soldiers out of the city toward Ye Chen, while the guests followed.
• The Situ Household's immense procession frightened passersby and nearby small-sect ancestors, who feared a war or an attack on their territories.
• A well-informed sect master told the others that the Situ Household was marching to kill one person after Young Master Situ's clash with Ye Chen.
• The sect master revealed that Situ the Third and a thousand Heavenly Severance Army soldiers had died, then added that Situ the Second and two thousand more soldiers had suffered the same fate.

As the Situ Household mobilized its forces, Ye Chen, Youruo, and Xie Purou calmly feasted outside Cloud Crane Tower. When the tower master warned them about the consequences of defying the Situ Household, Xie Purou declared that they would destroy it completely.

• Onlookers and scouts followed the Situ Household's advancing forces from a distance, gathering into a procession larger than the army itself.
• Ye Chen, Youruo, and Xie Purou ate Cloud Crane Tower's finest dishes while Shopkeeper He struggled to provide more wine.
• Cloud Crane Tower's master appeared and offered them wine, then warned Ye Chen that Ancestor Situ was too powerful for even him to defeat.
• Youruo said the Situ Household's people deserved to die because they had provoked and tried to kill them first.
• Xie Purou challenged the tower master's concern for the Situ Household's influence and declared that its consequence would be complete destruction.

The Situ Household attacked Ye Chen, Youruo, and Xie Purou with a massive force seeking revenge for its dead relatives. As three powerful formations closed around them, Youruo complained that the ghosts were too noisy, and Ye Chen agreed to quiet them.

• The Master of Cloud Crane Tower sensed the Situ Household approaching, warned Ye Chen and the two girls, and fled the restaurant.
• Situ Xiong arrived with a huge force, and Young Master Situ identified Ye Chen, Youruo, and Xie Purou as the people responsible for his injuries and his uncles' deaths.
• Ye Chen asked whether the Situ Household had brought everyone, provoking Situ Xiong and Young Master Situ to demand their deaths.
• The Situ Household deployed the Hundred Thousand Yin Slaughter Ghost Formation, the Dark Nether Soul-Devouring Formation, and the Heavenly Gang and Earthly Sha Formation in layers around the trio.
• Youruo complained that the formations' ghostly noises were too loud, and Ye Chen calmly agreed to make them quiet down.

Ye Chen destroyed the Situ Household’s killing formations and stopped its Immortal-Slaying Crossbow Bolts before they could strike the city’s innocents. He turned the suspended bolts toward the Situ Household, whose defenders raised three protective formations as the arrows began to fall.

• Ye Chen saw through and shattered the overlapping grand formations, killing the experts maintaining their cores through the backlash.
• Situ Xiong ordered the Situ Household to fire its Immortal-Slaying Crossbows, sending a vast rain of bolts over the city and threatening the people still trapped there.
• Ye Chen halted every bolt in midair with an invisible force, leaving the distant spectators and the Situ Household stunned.
• Situ Xiong and his clansmen raised talismans and three defensive formations as the suspended bolts turned to face them.
• Ye Chen released the bolts, sending them plunging toward the Situ Household’s defenses.

Ye Chen used the Situ Household’s Immortal-Slaying Crossbow Bolts against its ranks, destroying their three defensive formations and killing seventy percent of their people. As the city’s survivors celebrated and onlookers recognized the danger Ye Chen posed, Situ Xiong ordered the remaining Situ Household members to attack him together.

• The crossbow bolts shattered the Situ Household’s Water Ripple, Jade Void, and Golden Halberd Formations, then rained down on its ranks.
• The volley killed seventy percent of the Situ Household’s people, and Situ Xiong stood amid the devastation, furious and grieving.
• The guests considered retreating while the city’s residents celebrated their survival and vented their hatred of the Situ Household.
• Distant observers were shocked by Ye Chen’s strength and began to believe he could destroy the Situ Household.
• Situ Xiong ordered every remaining Situ Household member to attack Ye Chen together and hold nothing back.

Ye Chen faced the Situ Household and its allies as they launched a massive assault, then countered by turning half a cup of wine into a deadly rain of droplets. The droplets destroyed their defenses and melted their experts, leaving the Situ Household’s elders in panic and despair.

• Situ Xiong rallied the Situ Household and its guests, who drew their weapons and attacked Ye Chen together.
• Situ Xiong and the elders unleashed powerful techniques while the other experts added arrows, fireballs, Sword Qi, and Law Artifacts to the assault.
• Ye Chen calmly drank half his wine and flicked the rest into the air, transforming it into a torrent of deadly droplets.
• The droplets pierced a Middle God Emperor Stage expert and melted him into liquid before he could ask for mercy.
• The droplets destroyed the black umbrella, bronze pagoda, and treasure tree summoned by other defenders, melting their owners as well.
• The droplets continued killing the Situ Household’s experts, while its elders watched their defenses fail and grew panicked and despairing.

Ye Chen annihilated Situ Xiong, Young Master Situ, and the Situ Household’s assembled forces by scattering wine that turned into deadly droplets. The spectators celebrated the household’s destruction, then grew uneasy when Ancestor Situ failed to appear and began speculating about where he was.

• Ye Chen’s wine droplets pierced Situ Xiong’s defenses and melted his body, but Ancestor Situ never came to save him.
• Young Master Situ begged for his life and blamed his father, but the droplets killed him and the rest of the Situ Household’s forces.
• The guests who had fought alongside the Situ Household also died as the droplets melted their bodies.
• The Master of Cloud Crane Tower and other distant spectators realized Ye Chen had destroyed the Situ Household with scattered wine, while the crowd celebrated the fall of its power.
• Spectators noticed Ancestor Situ was missing and worried he might return for revenge, then reassured themselves that he would target Ye Chen first.
• The crowd speculated about Ancestor Situ’s whereabouts, including whether he had hidden because the enemy was too strong.