Chapter Summaries

Yue Hongyan examined Shen Qingxue and Lin Shen’s marriage bonds to see whether she could connect them. She found that Shen Qingxue had one pure red thread, while Lin Shen had no threads tied to his ankles and instead held a bundle of multicolored threads, including a blue one, leaving her horrified and unwilling to pair him with Shen Qingxue.

• Yue Hongyan used Shen Qingxue’s photograph to reveal her ghostlike image and found one pure red marriage thread around her ankle.
• Yue Hongyan examined Lin Shen’s image and found no marriage threads tied around either ankle.
• Yue Hongyan noticed a brilliant red thread in Lin Shen’s hand and discovered he was holding many other colored threads as well.
• Yue Hongyan spotted a blue thread, which she recognized as a bond between two men, and decided Lin Shen was unworthy of Shen Qingxue.

Yue Hongyan discovered that one of Lin Shen’s brilliant red lines was wrapped around her neck, like a dog leash, and failed to cut it even with her mastery of the Marriage Law. She resolved to meet Lin Shen and confront the source of the unbreakable bond, while Lei Shi tried to dissuade her from going during the marriage alliance.

• Yue Hongyan saw that Lin Shen held numerous unusually bright marriage lines, including a purple-red line that extended to her neck.
• Yue Hongyan tried to snip the line with the power of the Marriage Law, but it remained unbroken.
• Yue Hongyan unleashed her power in the Practice Room and collapsed after failing to sever the line.
• Yue Hongyan told Lei Shi that Lin Shen had many red lines and insisted the marriage-alliance problem required meeting him in person.
• Lei Shi warned Yue Hongyan that traveling to see Lin Shen could cause trouble for the marriage alliance, but Yue Hongyan maintained that it might not continue unless the problem was resolved.

Lin Shen killed the Wrathful Evil Goddess again and gained a third Immortal artifact, while his Peerless Divine Skill Introductory Chapter spread throughout the universe and proved highly effective for cultivators. The chapter left the skill’s growing influence and the Inheritance Fan’s rapidly increasing attributes in motion.

• Lin Shen used Super Gene Divine Archery and a sniper rifle to kill the Wrathful Evil Goddess, then recovered an Immortal Armor from her body.
• Lin Shen added the Immortal Armor to his Immortal Shield and Immortal Helmet, strengthening his Immortal Protection.
• Xiao Yu continued copying inheritance cultivation arts, while pirated copies of Lin Shen’s Peerless Divine Skill Introductory Chapter spread across the Ancient Realm Region.
• Major lineages tested the Introductory Chapter and found that it accelerated cultivation and could be practiced alongside other Evolution Techniques.
• Independent cultivators and major lineages across the universe began adopting the Introductory Chapter, while Di E Si and Christine wondered whether Lin Shen would release more.
• Lin Shen noticed that the Inheritance Fan’s additional attributes had surpassed five thousand points and continued rising faster.

Lin Shen completed the Immortal Set after obtaining its necklace, and the Great Void World island underwent a sudden transformation. He reached a populated coast and prepared to seek information from the divine humans.

• Lin Shen farmed the Wrathful Evil Goddess and collected several Immortal Set components while the Deng Family continued delaying its marriage alliance with the Shen Family.
• Lin Shen equipped the Immortal Necklace, causing the Immortal Set to glow black and crimson and making him suspect it had been assembled.
• A turbulent current of laws engulfed the island and trapped Lin Shen briefly, then ended without harming him.
• Lin Shen discovered fish, changed gravity, and new islands in the sea, then used his Fire Seed ability to spot distant land and buildings.
• Lin Shen ran across the sea for more than ten days and finally reached a white city, where he saw people on the beach.
• As Lin Shen considered how to approach the divine humans for information, space shattered and a flash of light appeared before him.

Lin Shen reached the shore of the Forbidden Martial Sea, where Qing Lunzi and Long Xiuzi mistook him for a Deformed Species and attacked before realizing he was a God-Human. When a Mutated Mystic Armor Turtle appeared, the two disciples of Ni Pan Old Ancestor fought it but failed to break through its Black Tortoise Light Shadow.

• Qing Lunzi and Long Xiuzi spotted Lin Shen walking across the sea and attacked him, believing he was an unknown Deformed Species.
• Lin Shen reached shore, identified himself as A Tian, and Qing Lunzi and Long Xiuzi apologized for mistaking him for a monster.
• A Mutated Mystic Armor Turtle emerged from the sea and attacked, so Lin Shen withdrew while Qing Lunzi and Long Xiuzi tried to kill it.
• Qing Lunzi and Long Xiuzi battered the turtle with divine artifacts, but its wounds healed quickly and their attacks barely harmed it.
• Qing Lunzi used a blue wheel to grind away the turtle's shell, but the turtle formed a Black Tortoise Light Shadow that rendered their attacks useless and began destroying their artifacts.

Lin Shen rescued Qing Lunzi and Long Xiuzi by shooting down the Black Armor Divine Turtle with his sniper rifle. After learning Qing Lunzi had previously sold the same Practice God's Sniper Rifle to him for ten dollars, Lin Shen accepted the turtle's spoils.

• The Black Armor Divine Turtle suppressed Qing Lunzi and Long Xiuzi with its Black Tortoise Light Shadow, leaving them unable to escape.
• Lin Shen shot the turtle in the head, ending its suppression and saving Qing Lunzi and Long Xiuzi.
• Qing Lunzi and Long Xiuzi thanked Lin Shen and praised the power of his sniper rifle.
• Lin Shen learned Qing Lunzi had sold a nearly identical Practice God's Sniper Rifle for ten dollars, and realized it was probably the rifle he owned.
• Long Xiuzi and Qing Lunzi offered Lin Shen the turtle's Deformed Liquid and other spoils, which Lin Shen accepted.

After killing the Qing Tian Turtle, Lin Shen obtained the Sky Piercing Armor, a rare Middle Divine Beast Artifact with no type or level restrictions. Qing Lunzi and Long Xiuzi warned him that its extraordinary versatility made it immensely valuable and that he should not reveal it carelessly.

• Lin Shen reflected that he needed to integrate into the Immortal Court to investigate what had happened to people who came from the Ancient Realm Region, including Emperor Tian Shu.
• Lin Shen searched the Qing Tian Turtle's corpse and collected its liquid and Mutation Source.
• The Mutation Source transformed into the Sky Piercing Armor, which had 40,000 Strength and Hardness, immunity to all traits, and no type or level requirement.
• Lin Shen showed the Sky Piercing Armor to Qing Lunzi, who was stunned by its attributes and passed it to Long Xiuzi.
• Long Xiuzi returned the armor and warned Lin Shen not to display it casually because its value could exceed that of an Upper Divine Artifact of similar quality.

Lin Shen learned that the Sky Piercing Armor was an unrestricted Divine Artifact and heard the history of the Heaven-Supporting Old Turtle, whose descendants may include the Qing Tian Turtle. Long Xiuzi proposed using the armor in Lower God-Human competitions to earn resources, and Lin Shen thought the plan was feasible.

• Long Xiuzi explained that the Sky Piercing Armor had no level requirement but demanded high Strength, while Lin Shen calculated that Dead Powder's growth might eventually let him activate it.
• Lin Shen decided he would prefer his Immortal Set and would consider selling the Sky Piercing Armor if the price was right.
• Long Xiuzi and Qing Lunzi identified the Qing Tian Turtle as likely descended from the Heaven-Supporting Old Turtle and described a legend in which Nüwa killed the turtle and used its body to restore the laws of heaven and earth.
• Long Xiuzi proposed that Lin Shen provide the Sky Piercing Armor while he and Qing Lunzi entered competitions with it, keeping the armor Lin Shen's or buying it outright.
• Lin Shen considered the partnership feasible because distinctive equipment could help win valuable resources in Celestial Court competitions.

Lin Shen agreed to cooperate with Long Xiuzi and Qing Lunzi to use Sky Piercing Armor in the Immortal Court’s combat rankings. They settled on approaching Yu Lizi as their prospective competitor and left the details of the partnership to be discussed with him.

• Long Xiuzi explained that they hoped to place highly in combat rankings for Lower God-Humans, especially the contest measuring toughness, by using Sky Piercing Armor.
• Lin Shen considered the Immortal Court’s competitions and the difficulty of reaching its upper ranks, then agreed to cooperate with Long Xiuzi and Qing Lunzi.
• The three discussed the need to find a strong, trustworthy Lower God-Human to wear Sky Piercing Armor and use strength-enhancing divine artifacts.
• Qing Lunzi proposed Yu Lizi, and Long Xiuzi agreed that the fellow disciple of Ni Pan Old Ancestor was a suitable candidate.
• Lin Shen, Long Xiuzi, and Qing Lunzi decided to approach Yu Lizi and ask whether he would join the venture for payment or as an investor.

Lin Shen and Long Xiuzi and Qing Lunzi recruited Yu Lizi to compete in the Universe's Toughest God-Human Competition using the Sky Piercing Armor, but Yu Lizi disappeared with the armor after secretly tampering with their agreement. Long Xiuzi and Qing Lunzi returned injured and offered Lin Shen compensation, while Long Xiuzi refused to explain the full story.

• Long Xiuzi and Qing Lunzi met Yu Lizi in White Stone City, and Lin Shen agreed to give Yu Lizi four shares before the others settled on a revised split.
• Lin Shen handed over the Sky Piercing Armor, and Yu Lizi tested it successfully and trained in it for several days before registering for competitions.
• On the day before the Universe's Toughest Competition, Yu Lizi failed to appear and blocked Long Xiuzi and Qing Lunzi, who left to confront him.
• Long Xiuzi and Qing Lunzi returned without the Sky Piercing Armor, and Long Xiuzi was seriously injured.
• Qing Lunzi explained that Yu Lizi had altered their contractual agreement and accused them of trying to steal the armor, leading the ancestor to punish Long Xiuzi.
• Long Xiuzi and Qing Lunzi offered Lin Shen their belongings as compensation, but Long Xiuzi asked him not to press for more details.

Lin Shen learned that the Nirvana Patriarch had sacrificed Long Xiuzi and Qing Lunzi’s interests to help Yu Lizi, who planned to use the Sky Piercing Armor in the Universe’s Toughest God-Human Competition. Lin Shen revealed he was not a Middle God-Human and could enter the lower division to confront Yu Lizi, while Long Xiuzi and Qing Lunzi agreed to seek compensation.

• Lin Shen pressed Long Xiuzi and Qing Lunzi to explain the contract, and Long Xiuzi revealed that the Patriarch had arranged for Yu Lizi to benefit at their expense.
• Long Xiuzi told Qing Lunzi that the Patriarch had justified the sacrifice as necessary for the Nirvana Lineage, leaving Qing Lunzi furious and helpless.
• Lin Shen learned Yu Lizi would enter the lower division of the Universe’s Toughest God-Human Competition with the Sky Piercing Armor.
• Lin Shen revealed he was not a Middle God-Human and could enter the lower division, giving him a chance to face Yu Lizi and break the armor.
• Lin Shen urged Long Xiuzi and Qing Lunzi to seek compensation from Yu Lizi, and Long Xiuzi agreed.

Yu Lizi claimed the Sky Piercing Armor as his own and used the support of Ni Pan Old Ancestor and their fellow disciples to discredit Qing Lunzi and Long Xiuzi. He challenged them to break the armor, leaving them furious and isolated as the dispute continued.

• Yu Lizi gloated over keeping the Sky Piercing Armor and imagined rising to the top of the competition and eventually ruling the universe.
• Qing Lunzi and Long Xiuzi demanded that Yu Lizi return the Sky Piercing Armor, but Yu Lizi and his fellow disciples accused them of greed and wrongdoing.
• Yu Lizi put on the Sky Piercing Armor and challenged Qing Lunzi and Long Xiuzi to break it, claiming he would hand it over if they succeeded.
• Qing Lunzi explained that someone else had killed the Qing Tian Turtle, but Yu Lizi's companions mocked their account and sided with him.
• Qing Lunzi and Long Xiuzi were left trembling with rage as the other disciples continued to support Yu Lizi.

Yu Lizi defended himself against Qing Lunzi and Long Xiuzi, demonstrating the power of his divine artifacts and strengthening suspicion that he had killed the Qing Tian Turtle. Qing Lunzi challenged him to wager their entire fortunes, then proposed a wager on whether Yu Lizi would pass the Universe's Toughest God-Human Competition's first Elimination Round, leaving Yu Lizi under pressure to accept.

• Qing Lunzi attacked Yu Lizi, but the Sky Piercing Armor repelled his blows and Yu Lizi's sword broke Qing Lunzi's Divine Artifact Sword.
• Yu Lizi warned Qing Lunzi and Long Xiuzi not to continue their scheme, while the onlookers concluded that his strength could explain the Qing Tian Turtle's death.
• Qing Lunzi demanded a wager of their entire fortunes, but Yu Lizi questioned whether Qing Lunzi had enough to stake against the Sky Piercing Armor.
• Qing Yangzi proposed betting that Yu Lizi would fail to pass the competition's first Elimination Round, a wager that seemed overwhelmingly likely to favor Yu Lizi.
• Qing Lunzi accused Yu Lizi of fearing Heaven's judgment and began to leave, prompting Yu Lizi to worry that refusing would make him appear guilty.

Lin Shen discovered that Yu Lizi had a glowing ring capable of cutting through powerful divine artifacts, but he remained confident he could defeat him. After learning that the registration terminal treated him as its master and let him choose his opponent, Lin Shen realized the Jade Emperor may have granted him access through his guardian Immortal Spirit.

• Long Xiuzi and Qing Lunzi showed Lin Shen their recording of Yu Lizi severing Qing Lunzi's Middle Divine Artifact sword with the Divine Shadow Sword.
• Qing Lunzi noticed a faint glow around Yu Lizi's middle finger, and Lin Shen and Long Xiuzi suspected a hidden ring was boosting his destructive power.
• Long Xiuzi and Qing Lunzi worried Yu Lizi might strike first, but Lin Shen said he was willing to proceed with the wager and believed he could withstand the attack.
• Lin Shen recalled that the registration terminal had called him master and allowed him to choose Yu Lizi as his first-round opponent.
• Lin Shen concluded that the terminal had mistaken him for the Jade Emperor because the Jade Emperor was his guardian Immortal Spirit.

The Most Hard God-Human Competition began as Yu Lizi, Qing Lunzi, and Long Xiuzi’s fortunes were locked in a wager. Yu Lizi drew A Tian as his first opponent, leaving Yu Lizi uneasy and Qing Lunzi and Long Xiuzi worried about the match.

• Yu Lizi had made the wager cover the three assigned planets and prohibited anyone from removing anything from them until it ended.
• Ni Pan Palace spectators gathered to watch Yu Lizi’s first-round match, while Ni Pan Old Ancestor blamed Qing Lunzi and Long Xiuzi for risking the palace’s resources and planned to punish them.
• Ni Pan Old Ancestor saw that Yu Lizi’s opponent was A Tian, an unknown name among Lower God-Humans, and assumed Yu Lizi would advance.
• Yu Lizi recognized A Tian as the name Qing Lunzi had used for Lin Shen and worried that his opponent might be the same person, though he could not withdraw without forfeiting.
• Qing Lunzi and Long Xiuzi feared the Great Void system might give Yu Lizi the first move and put Lin Shen in danger.
• Pan Xiaoning and Wen Bu Jun, past champions of the Lower God-Human division, also watched the match.

Pan Xiaoning and Wen Bu Jun watched Lin Shen and Yu Lizi’s match after betting on opposing contestants, and learned that the crowd was gathered over a wager about Yu Lizi’s chances. When both fighters entered the arena in armor, Pan Xiaoning trusted Yu Lizi’s defensive artifact, while Wen Bu Jun grew worried about Lin Shen’s shield.

• Pan Xiaoning and Wen Bu Jun agreed to bet on opposing contestants so the loser would forfeit when they eventually faced each other.
• The pair arrived in the stands and found hundreds of thousands of spectators watching Lin Shen and Yu Lizi’s match.
• Pan Xiaoning and Wen Bu Jun overheard that Qing Lunzi and Long Xiuzi had wagered Yu Lizi would fail to pass the first round.
• The contestants appeared fully armored, and Pan Xiaoning recognized Yu Lizi’s armor as the Sky Piercing Armor linked to the Heaven-Supporting Old Turtle bloodline.
• Wen Bu Jun saw the shield on Lin Shen’s back and feared that his chosen contestant was likely a weakling.

Yu Lizi prepared to face Lin Shen with his powerful Divine Artifact, Blessing of the Gods, while Lin Shen discovered that his authority over the competition rules let him choose to attack first. The wheel selected A Tian to make the opening move, and Yu Lizi braced himself as the countdown began.

• Yu Lizi recognized Lin Shen and wondered how he could have killed Qing Tian Turtle if he was only a Lower God-Human.
• Yu Lizi resolved to rely on Blessing of the Gods, a Divine Artifact whose Miracle Descent trait could enhance his offense or defense.
• Lin Shen learned from the intelligent brain that he could choose the first move or even control the competition's outcome, but decided to compete normally.
• Lin Shen chose to attack first, and the wheel landed on A Tian's name.
• Yu Lizi assumed a defensive stance and activated Miracle Descent as the ten-second countdown began.

Lin Shen faced Yu Lizi in the first round and revealed that his sniper rifle had killed Qing Tian Turtle. He shot Yu Lizi through the Sky Piercing Armor, leaving the spectators stunned as Yu Lizi’s head exploded.

• Yu Lizi gained confidence in his reinforced defense as the countdown ended and Lin Shen had ten seconds to attack.
• Lin Shen took out his sniper rifle and warned Yu Lizi that the gun had killed Qing Tian Turtle, whose Sky Piercing Armor Yu Lizi had taken.
• The spectators and Ni Pan Old Ancestor realized Lin Shen might be the one who had killed Qing Tian Turtle, while Pan Xiaoning and Wen Bu Jun watched with interest.
• Lin Shen fired an ordinary bullet, and Yu Lizi tried to catch it with his armored hand.
• The bullet pierced Yu Lizi’s palm and armor, then struck his head and killed him.

Lin Shen defeated Yu Lizi with a single shot, winning back the Sky Piercing Armor and securing Yu Lizi’s belongings and planet for Qing Lunzi. Qing Lunzi and Long Xiuzi then joined Lin Shen to divide the spoils, while Ni Pan Old Ancestor discovered they had cut off his access to their planet.

• Lin Shen’s shot killed Yu Lizi despite his Sky Piercing Armor and Blessing of the Gods, eliminating him from the competition.
• The wager awarded Yu Lizi’s possessions and planet to Qing Lunzi, and Ni Pan Old Ancestor lost permission to teleport to Qing Lunzi’s planet.
• Qing Lunzi and Long Xiuzi brought Lin Shen the Blessing of the Gods ring, the damaged Sky Piercing Armor, and the Divine Shadow Sword.
• Lin Shen proposed splitting the spoils three ways, but Long Xiuzi urged him to keep the Sky Piercing Armor and ring and suggested they divide the remaining belongings on Yu Lizi’s planet.

Lin Shen accepted the Blessing of the Gods while leaving most of the spoils to Qing Lunzi and Long Xiuzi. He learned that two Lower God-Human prodigies dominate the competition, making first place unlikely until they advance to the next rank.

• Lin Shen refused the Sky Piercing Armor and other artifacts, explaining that his own armor was stronger, and Qing Lunzi and Long Xiuzi accepted the items.
• Lin Shen asked whether he could win the championship, and Qing Lunzi advised that reaching the top ten would be achievable and highly rewarding.
• Long Xiuzi explained that Pan Xiaoning and Wen Bu Jun, known as the Peerless Duo, had dominated the Lower God-Human competitions for years.
• Long Xiuzi advised Lin Shen to wait a few more years, when Pan Xiaoning and Wen Bu Jun would advance to Middle God-Humans and his chances of winning would improve.