Chapter Summaries

Xiao Gujue of the Hongmeng Immortal Dynasty entered the Heavenly Mandate Contest and challenged every prodigy in the arena to attack him together. After they unleashed their strongest attacks, he answered with a single finger strike, leaving the entire city frozen in shock.

• Lu Wentian and the other factions wondered why the Hongmeng Immortal Dynasty's prodigies had not entered the contest.
• Xiao Gujue appeared in the arena and declared the other prodigies too weak to interest him.
• Xiao Gujue challenged all the arena's prodigies to attack together, claiming those who survived his one move would be the victors.
• The furious prodigies accepted Xiao Gujue's challenge, and Lu Wentian announced that the contest would continue.
• The prodigies unleashed their strongest attacks, and Xiao Gujue raised a finger and declared them laughable before striking.

Xiao Gujue overwhelmed the monstrous geniuses who attacked him, killing one and leaving the others near death. When their faction leaders tried to concede for them, Lu Wentian ruled that only contestants could concede, and someone in the arena began to rise.

• The monstrous geniuses attacked Xiao Gujue with their full strength, but he dismissed them as too weak to challenge him.
• Xiao Gujue unleashed a golden finger attack that shattered the geniuses’ defenses and left them gravely injured.
• Xiao Gujue killed one wailing genius with a streak of golden light, and the faction leaders called for the injured contestants to concede.
• Lu Wentian said that only the contestants themselves could concede, leaving the faction leaders helpless as Xiao Gujue taunted the fallen fighters.
• The spectators noticed one person slowly getting up, and the sight shocked everyone in Heaven and Earth City.

Ye Qinghuang conceded to Xiao Gujue after their fight, but mocked his demand that she serve him, provoking his murderous fury. After the contest was stopped, she suddenly vomited black blood and collapsed under a terrifying poison, leaving the spectators to fear Xiao Gujue’s ruthless methods.

• The spectators recognized Ye Qinghuang as Azure Heaven Pavilion’s master after her mask broke, and she conceded to Lu Wentian rather than continue fighting Xiao Gujue.
• Xiao Gujue demanded that Ye Qinghuang serve him, promising to spare her life, and she answered by taunting him about wearing her Red Phoenix Immortal Dress.
• Xiao Gujue prepared to kill Ye Qinghuang, but Lu Wentian declared the contest over because she had conceded, forcing Xiao Gujue to stop his attack.
• As Ye Qinghuang turned to leave, she spat out black blood and black Qi appeared around her, revealing that she had been gravely poisoned.
• The spectators suspected Xiao Gujue had poisoned Ye Qinghuang during their exchange and looked on in dread as her condition worsened.

Xiao Gujue revealed that his Dao-Devouring Poison Physique had poisoned Ye Qinghuang and offered to cure her only if she submitted to him. The Azure Heaven Pavilion’s ancestors challenged him, and Xiao Gujue’s threat left all of Heaven and Earth City stunned as something alarming happened.

• Ye Qinghuang collapsed from the poison and swallowed an azure pill, but Xiao Gujue said it could not help her.
• Xiao Gujue revealed his Dao-Devouring Poison Physique and explained that he had poisoned everyone who fought him in the arena.
• The spectators discussed the poison’s deadly effects and wondered whether Ye Xingchen could cure Ye Qinghuang, while those nearby looked toward Xiao Jinyuan and Xue Xianfei.
• Xiao Gujue demanded that Ye Qinghuang kneel, beg him, and accept a Slave Seal in exchange for relief from the pain.
• Xue Xianfei showed killing intent, and the Azure Heaven Pavilion’s ancestors threatened Xiao Gujue; he retorted that their actions could cause Ye Qinghuang’s death, then all of Heaven and Earth City fell silent at what happened next.

Xiao Gujue broke through to the hongmeng realm during the arena confrontation, shocking the factions gathered in Heaven and Earth City. He demanded that Ye Qinghuang acknowledge him as her master, but she refused, and a gloomy voice interrupted before he could respond.

• Xiao Gujue mocked the Azure Heaven Pavilion's ancestors and unleashed a terrifying presence that brought forth the divine lightning of destruction.
• Xiao Gujue broke through to the hongmeng realm, and his gold-and-silver eyes released power that warped space and made weaker cultivators collapse.
• Xiao Gujue gloated over his new strength and ordered Ye Qinghuang to kneel, kowtow, and acknowledge him as her master.
• Ye Qinghuang refused Xiao Gujue's demand despite her pain, and an exceedingly gloomy voice rang out across Heaven and Earth City.

Xiao Jinyuan revealed that Ye Qinghuang possessed the Mystic Maiden Glazed Glass Physique and that Xue Xianfei was a woman of heavenly fortune compatible with his Great Dao. Xiao Gujue restrained Ye Qinghuang’s poison and demanded that Lu Wentian declare him the winner, but a sudden boom from the spectator stands interrupted him.

• Ye Qinghuang rejected Xiao Gujue, who grew furious until Xiao Jinyuan ordered him to keep her poison under control because of her rare physique.
• Xiao Jinyuan revealed that Ye Qinghuang’s physique could help Xiao Gujue reach the realm Above Hongmeng, and claimed he had found a woman compatible with his Great Dao.
• The Azure Heaven Pavilion’s unspeakable existence acknowledged that Ye Qinghuang’s physique had been exposed, and the spectators identified Xue Xianfei as the woman Xiao Jinyuan had noticed.
• Xiao Gujue sent a beam of dark divine light into Ye Qinghuang, stopping her body from cracking while leaving the poisonous mist around her.
• Xiao Gujue demanded that Lu Wentian announce his victory, but a tremendous boom from the spectator stands drew everyone’s attention.

Xiao Jinyuan tried to intimidate Murong Chonghai and Qin Yuhuang, then offered Xue Xianfei a share of the Human Emperor’s exalted position after she effortlessly countered his pressure. When he realized she had been looking past him toward the void, he tried to attack her, but sensed a terrifying presence and challenged it.

• Xiao Jinyuan tried to court Xue Xianfei, and Murong Chonghai and Qin Yuhuang angrily rebuked him for disrespecting their master's wife.
• Xiao Jinyuan unleashed his imperial divine might against Murong Chonghai and Qin Yuhuang, but Xue Xianfei dispelled it with her own power.
• Xiao Jinyuan praised Xue Xianfei and offered to share the Exalted Position of the Human Emperor with her.
• The surrounding powerhouses revealed that Xue Xianfei had been looking at the void behind Xiao Jinyuan, not at him, and Xiao Jinyuan realized he had mistaken her gaze for interest.
• Xiao Jinyuan prepared to strike Xue Xianfei, then sensed a terrifying presence above and demanded that it reveal itself.

Ye Xingchen arrived in Heaven and Earth City and effortlessly swallowed Xiao Jinyuan's attack, then stood before Xue Xianfei as Xiao Jinyuan challenged his origins and vowed to defeat him. The chapter ended as Ye Xingchen began to respond, leaving everyone stunned by his apparent confidence.

• Xiao Jinyuan's killing intent surged, and he attacked the white-robed figure arriving on a nine-colored rainbow bridge with a giant golden palm.
• The palm vanished before reaching the figure, leaving Xiao Jinyuan shocked and fearful.
• Ye Xingchen appeared before Xue Xianfei, and Murong Chonghai, Qin Yuhuang, and the assembled powerhouses greeted him with respect.
• Ye Xingchen gently addressed Xue Xianfei as his wife and said he would deal with Xiao Jinyuan.
• Xiao Jinyuan declared that Ye Xingchen could not have come from the Domain of the Gods and vowed to defeat him to advance his Human Emperor Great Dao.
• Ye Xingchen began to answer Xiao Jinyuan, and his words left everyone stunned.

Ye Xingchen effortlessly captured and killed Xiao Jinyuan, then silenced the Great Dao’s attempt to punish him. He turned toward the arena, where the Primordial Pill Ancestor’s divine might was about to be revealed.

• Ye Xingchen froze space and seized Xiao Jinyuan, leaving the Human Emperor unable to move.
• Ye Xingchen explained that Xiao Jinyuan’s Human Emperor Great Dao had left him bound to the primordial Great Dao, then crushed him and his divine soul to ashes.
• Destructive divine lightning gathered in the void, but Ye Xingchen ordered the Great Dao to retreat and threatened to create another heaven.
• The Great Dao’s divine might vanished, and Ye Xingchen turned toward the arena as the Primordial Pill Ancestor’s power was about to be witnessed.

Ye Xingchen entered the arena to save Ye Qinghuang, and Xiao Gujue revealed why he felt no grief over Xiao Jinyuan’s death. The chapter left Xiao Gujue boasting before Ye Xingchen, while the surrounding factions pitied his ignorance.

• The assembled factions noticed Xiao Gujue showed excitement rather than anger after Ye Xingchen killed Xiao Jinyuan, while the Hongmeng Immortal Dynasty’s people remained calm.
• Ye Xingchen sensed he would deeply regret not helping Ye Qinghuang, so he entered the arena despite its age-restricting formation.
• Xiao Gujue thanked Ye Xingchen for killing Xiao Jinyuan and said he would otherwise have had to kill the ancestor himself.
• Ye Xingchen asked why Xiao Gujue and the Hongmeng Immortal Dynasty showed no grief over Xiao Jinyuan’s death.
• Xiao Gujue revealed that Xiao Jinyuan drained the blood essence of dynasty disciples and had planned to exploit Xiao Gujue’s Dao-Devouring Poison Physique for its source power.

Xiao Gujue revealed that his Dao-Devouring Poison Physique could trap and control anyone nearby through Divine Weeping of the Dao, and claimed this gave him the power to kill Ye Xingchen. Ye Xingchen dismissed his boasts and seized him by the neck, leaving Xiao Gujue terrified that his ability had failed.

• Xiao Gujue told Ye Xingchen that he had deliberately stalled for time and explained the hidden power of Divine Weeping of the Dao.
• Xiao Gujue claimed that his invisible barrier made him invincible within its reach and that he would replace Xiao Jinyuan as the one to ascend to the Summit of Hongmeng.
• Powerhouses from hidden factions predicted that Xiao Gujue would defeat Ye Xingchen, while others mocked their confidence and defended Ye Xingchen.
• Ye Xingchen mocked Xiao Gujue and the Hongmeng Immortal Dynasty, then raised his hand and seized Xiao Gujue by the neck.
• Xiao Gujue struggled helplessly and cried out in terror, unable to understand how Ye Xingchen could move through Divine Weeping of the Dao.

Ye Xingchen killed Xiao Gujue before he could concede, then began treating the dying Ye Qinghuang. As he examined her poison-ravaged body, he produced a jade vial, and the onlookers reacted to what they saw as a miracle.

• Xiao Gujue begged Ye Xingchen for mercy and offered to explain how to save Ye Qinghuang, but Ye Xingchen killed him before he could finish conceding.
• With Xiao Gujue dead, the poison surged through Ye Qinghuang, whose body began cracking as she lost consciousness.
• The Azure Heaven Pavilion's ancestor swore the pavilion's allegiance to Ye Xingchen and pleaded with him to save Ye Qinghuang.
• Ye Xingchen examined Ye Qinghuang and found that deadly poison had infected nearly her entire body, while glazed divine light still protected her heart.
• Ye Xingchen took out a jade vial, prompting the surrounding powerhouses to exclaim that they had witnessed a miracle.

Ye Xingchen gave the unconscious Ye Qinghuang a drop of Heaven-Opening Divine Dew, curing her poison and restoring her shattered body. She broke through to the Hongmeng Realm but could not control her new power, so Ye Xingchen caught her as she fell.

• Ye Xingchen opened a jade bottle, releasing Heaven-Opening Divine Dew whose aura healed injuries and increased the lifespan of people throughout Heaven and Earth City.
• Ye Xingchen poured the divine dew into Ye Qinghuang's mouth, and golden light purged the poison and restored her body.
• Ye Qinghuang's cultivation surged as she broke through to the Hongmeng Realm, astonishing the watching factions.
• Ye Qinghuang woke, felt the unfamiliar power overwhelm her, and fell from the air.
• Ye Xingchen caught Ye Qinghuang in his arms, while Xue Xianfei watched and blushed.

Ye Xingchen saved Ye Qinghuang after her breakthrough, and her Ice Phoenix Ancient Jade merged into him after acknowledging him as its master. With no one daring to challenge him, Ye Xingchen won first place in the Heavenly Mandate Contest, then stunned Heaven and Earth City with his next words.

• Ye Xingchen caught Ye Qinghuang and helped her control the surging power from her breakthrough.
• Ye Qinghuang thanked Ye Xingchen and gave him her treasured Ice Phoenix Ancient Jade, which merged into his body and acknowledged him as its master.
• Ye Xingchen thought about visiting the lower realms and bringing Shan'er and the others to him after defeating Ultimate Evil.
• Ye Xingchen challenged anyone to enter the arena, but no one dared, so Lu Wentian declared him the contest's winner and awarded him the right to choose a world below.
• Ye Xingchen made a statement that left Heaven and Earth City stunned.

After winning the Heavenly Mandate Contest, Ye Xingchen declared that it would be abolished because the factions had corrupted it into a way to steal source power from the lower worlds. He silenced the factions with his might and began to borrow power from the Dao, shocking everyone in Heaven and Earth City.

• Ye Xingchen announced that he had entered the contest to save someone and forbade the Heavenly Mandate Contest from being held again.
• Ye Xingchen challenged anyone who objected to withstand one finger strike, then released his divine presence and forced the assembled powerhouses to their knees.
• Ye Xingchen condemned the factions for taking source power from the lower worlds and abandoning the contest’s original purpose.
• Powerhouses from the lower worlds bowed to Ye Xingchen and thanked him, while the top factions stayed silent and reconsidered how to obtain source power.
• Ye Xingchen decided to address the source-power problem directly, and the crowd reacted in shock when he borrowed power from the Dao.

Ye Xingchen demanded that the Great Dao send the Hongmeng Universe the dwindling power of origin, threatening to take it by force and replace the heavens if refused. When the Great Dao attacked him with blood-red chains of order, Ye Xingchen revealed the power of reincarnation and began to unleash his Reincarnation Sword Art, sixth form, Heaven and Earth Rebirth.

• Ye Xingchen concluded that the Hongmeng Universe's shortage of origin power was driving its people toward the lower realms.
• Ye Xingchen appeared in the void and demanded that the Great Dao lend him origin power, threatening to cross the ninth heaven and kill it if it refused.
• The Great Dao answered with blood-red thunderclouds and chains of order that flew toward Ye Xingchen as the experts in Heaven and Earth City were overwhelmed by the pressure.
• Ye Xingchen revealed the power of reincarnation, stepped on the Great Dao, and condensed ancient gray runes on his finger.
• Ye Xingchen invoked Reincarnation Sword Art, sixth form—Heaven and Earth Rebirth, as Heaven and Earth City fell into stunned silence.

Ye Xingchen accepted the Primordial Great Dao’s karma, and its origin power began flowing endlessly through the Hongmeng Universe, ushering in an eternal golden age. After warning the factions not to prey on the lower realms, he left Heaven and Earth City with Xue Xianfei, then sensed that he needed to return to the Land of Origin, where Ultimate Evil was close to breaking free.

• The Primordial Great Dao submitted to the presence of Ye Xingchen’s Reincarnation Sword Art, and Ye Xingchen agreed to accept its karma in exchange for its origin power.
• The Great Dao sent vast origin power throughout the Hongmeng Universe, making comprehension easier and ending the need for Heavenly Mandate Contests.
• Ye Xingchen warned the factions that anyone who entered the lower realms to seize origin power or oppress its inhabitants would bring punishment upon themselves and their faction or Lineage.
• The powerhouses thanked Ye Xingchen, who took Xue Xianfei’s hand and disappeared from Heaven and Earth City.
• In the Land of Origin, Ultimate Evil declared that the eternal golden age would help it break the Heaven-Reaching Divine Stele’s seal and vowed to slaughter Hongmeng’s Human Race.
• Ye Xingchen sensed the danger and said it was time to visit the Land of Origin again.

Ye Xingchen left to handle an urgent matter after reassuring Xue Xianfei, while powerful figures proposed honoring him with merit statues for ending the Heavenly Mandate Contest and bringing the Hongmeng Universe into a new age. Xue Xianfei returned to Penglai Immortal Island, where Liu Ruyan was shocked by her newfound cultivation and hurried away after realizing the contest had ended.

• Ye Xingchen told Xue Xianfei he had to leave, reassured her about his plans, and instructed Murong Chonghai and Qin Yuhuang to guide their disciples in the coming age.
• Ye Xingchen opened a golden spacetime passage and departed as powerful figures praised his deeds and agreed to erect merit statues in his honor.
• Xue Xianfei returned to Penglai Immortal Island and proudly told Liu Ruyan that her cultivation had surpassed her master's.
• Xue Xianfei recounted how Ye Xingchen had ended the Heavenly Mandate Contest and brought down the Heroic Soul Stele, prompting Liu Ruyan to react with joy and surprise.
• After Xue Xianfei confirmed that the contest had ended, Liu Ruyan abruptly left, and Xue Xianfei wondered whether she had gone to see her mysterious friend.

Ye Xingchen and Liu Ruyan reunited in Eternal City as the black mist over the Forgotten Ancient Forest grew ominous. Their meeting was interrupted when Ultimate Evil broke free of its seal and threatened the Hongmeng Universe.

• In Azure Heaven Pavilion, Ye Xingchen heard people praise his defeat of the Primordial Great Dao and discuss the thickening black mist in the Forgotten Ancient Forest.
• Ye Xingchen sensed Liu Ruyan had arrived in Eternal City and hurried to meet her.
• Liu Ruyan and Ye Xingchen reunited, exchanged a few shy words, and looked at each other with longing.
• A pillar of evil light erupted from the Forgotten Ancient Forest, and Ultimate Evil announced that it had broken free of its seal.
• Powerhouses across the Hongmeng Universe reacted in terror as they realized Ultimate Evil had escaped.

Ultimate Evil broke free of its seal, unleashing Grudge Demons and sending the Hongmeng Universe’s factions into action. As powerful figures mobilized to stop it, Ye Xingchen prepared to confront Ultimate Evil, and Liu Ruyan insisted on going with him.

• Ultimate Evil’s evil laughter shattered the minds of some young cultivators, while factions across the Hongmeng Universe rushed to gather and head for the outer region.
• The aged figure in Heavenly Mandate Xuanji Hall took up the Limitless Heavenly Mandate Mirror and entered the world to suppress Ultimate Evil.
• Human Butcher Lu Wentian recognized the Power of Limitlessness, and experts traveling toward Eternal City drew hope from the possibility that Ye Xingchen would also fight.
• Ye Xingchen saw the approaching mass of Grudge Demons and told Liu Ruyan to stay in Eternal City while he went to kill Ultimate Evil.
• Liu Ruyan insisted on accompanying Ye Xingchen, and his next words made her nod with determination and shyness.