Chapter Summaries

Lin Shen and the others witnessed the Six Paths of Reincarnation Institute create a human, as Yan Li explained the institute’s origins and claimed the Yan Family had made it obey only them. The institute unexpectedly called Lin Shen “Master,” leaving Yan Li and her companion shocked and questioning his identity.

• A naked man emerged from a pulsing membrane, and streams of light entered his body until he gained a spark of life.
• Yan Li told Lin Shen that the Six Paths of Reincarnation Institute was an early Sea of Stars system and asked whether that made her the Star Mansion Pavilion master.
• Lin Shen questioned how the Yan Family had taken control of the system and asked whether his Star Mansion Token could activate it.
• Yan Li said the system had been modified to recognize only Yan Family members, and claimed even the Jade Emperor could not command it.
• Lin Shen praised the Six Paths of Reincarnation Institute, and the system answered him by calling him “Master.”
• Yan Li and the woman stared at Lin Shen in disbelief, and Yan Li asked who he really was.

Lin Shen awakened the Sea of Stars and learned that the Six Paths of Reincarnation Institute treated him as its master, alarming Yan Li. When Yan Li ordered Aunt Xia to kill him, Lin Shen broke free of her spell and struck first.

• Yan Li questioned the Six Paths of Reincarnation Institute and realized it addressed Lin Shen with greater deference than it showed her.
• Lin Shen asked Yan Li to honor her promise to let him and his companions leave, but she ordered them taken to Ghost Prison instead.
• Aunt Xia attacked Lin Shen, Di E Si, and Wei Wufu, then used her Meng Po divine soul to daze them and prepare Meng Po Soup.
• Yan Li ordered Aunt Xia to destroy Lin Shen's body and soul because she feared his authority over the Six Paths of Reincarnation Institute.
• Lin Shen dodged Aunt Xia's attack and used Fingertip Sand to shatter her Meng Po divine soul and kill her.
• Yan Li declared that Lin Shen's escape made it even more necessary to kill him.

Lin Shen, Di E Si, and Wei Wufu combined their powers to destroy Aunt Xia, but Yan Li easily overwhelmed them and prepared to kill Lin Shen. As her palm descended, Lin Shen invoked the Jade Emperor's true name.

• Aunt Xia revived and sent her female ghost divine soul to attack Lin Shen, while Di E Si and Wei Wufu joined him in battle.
• Lin Shen drew on Di E Si's and Wei Wufu's powers to transform Fingertip Sand into a blazing galactic torrent that destroyed Aunt Xia and her divine soul.
• The combined attack failed against Yan Li, whose divine soul redirected the Fingertip Sand into a six-colored vortex.
• Yan Li removed her bridal veil and pressed a heaven-covering palm toward Lin Shen, overpowering all three despite their renewed combined attack.
• Di E Si offered to remain in Gui Xian City to spare Lin Shen, but Yan Li refused and said no one could save him.
• As Yan Li's palm threatened to crush him, Lin Shen invoked the Jade Emperor's true name.

Yan Li shattered and sealed the space around Lin Shen, then trapped Wei Wufu and Di E Si in the Six Paths of Reincarnation. As she tried to send them into reincarnation, Lin Shen emerged from the shattered space glowing gold, and Yan Li opened the Animal Path to capture him.

• Yan Li struck Lin Shen and sealed the shattered space around him, leaving Wei Wufu and Di E Si convinced he could not survive.
• Wei Wufu lost control as the justice ghost god’s backlash consumed him, while Di E Si revealed a newly evolving Creator divine soul.
• Yan Li used the Six Paths of Reincarnation to trap Wei Wufu and Di E Si and opened the Human Path to draw them inside.
• Golden light spread through the shattered space, and Lin Shen emerged unharmed, radiating an overwhelming golden glow.
• Yan Li opened the Animal Path and tried to pull Lin Shen into it.

Yan Li used the Six Paths of Reincarnation and the Book of Life and Death against Lin Shen, but the word “Kneel” written on his palm by a mysterious finger shielded him from her power. The chapter ended with Yan Li marking Lin Shen’s false name, A Tian, for death.

• Yan Li opened the Animal Path, but it could not pull Lin Shen into reincarnation because the golden light from his palm protected him.
• Lin Shen demanded that Yan Li release Di E Si and Wei Wufu, while privately wondering whether the Jade Emperor’s single written word could save him.
• Yan Li opened the Six Paths of Reincarnation, but its growing force still could not penetrate the golden light around Lin Shen.
• Yan Li summoned a Book of Life and Death, called Lin Shen by his false name A Tian, and drew a cross over the name with a ghostly brush.

Lin Shen resisted Yan Li’s Book of Life and Death, then used the golden character in his palm to force her and her divine souls to kneel. Yan Li remained pinned before him, terrified and unable to move, while Di E Si and Wei Wufu were still in danger.

• Yan Li used the Book of Life and Death and the Judge's Pen to cross out Lin Shen’s name, but millions of years of her lifespan vanished without harming him.
• Yan Li stopped the Book of Life and Death and suffered backlash, while Lin Shen realized the golden character in his palm had protected him.
• Lin Shen demanded that Yan Li release Di E Si and Wei Wufu, but she prepared to attack him with her divine soul.
• Lin Shen spoke the word “Kneel,” and the golden character forced Yan Li, King Yama's Divine Soul, and her divine soul to kneel.
• Yan Li struggled in vain and realized for the first time that she feared Lin Shen.

Lin Shen used the Jade Emperor’s power to defeat Yan Li, who then surrendered and offered to serve him in exchange for her life. He accepted her submission and ordered her to stay by his side and help manage Yin Mountain Star.

• Lin Shen crushed Yan Li’s divine soul and shattered her Six Paths of Reincarnation, leaving her gravely injured and unable to fight.
• Yan Li knelt before Lin Shen, offered to become his slave and servant, and pledged Gui Xian City’s obedience in return for her life.
• Lin Shen asked whether Yan Li would surrender the Six Paths of Reincarnation Institute, and she agreed to give him everything in Gui Xian City.
• Lin Shen made Yan Li crawl closer while kneeling, and she suppressed her urge to attack him when he reached for her head.
• Lin Shen stroked Yan Li’s hair and told her to stay by his side and help manage Yin Mountain Star.

Lin Shen stayed in Gui Xian City to help Wei Wufu survive the evil power consuming him while considering how to make Yan Li and the city’s ghost people serve him. As Wei Wufu began trying to control the power, Lin Shen toured the city, and news came that Tian Xun was about to give birth on Giant Ring Star.

• Yan Li healed Di E Si and removed the Six Paths of Reincarnation’s influence from Di E Si and Wei Wufu, but Wei Wufu remained gravely ill from evil power produced by the Power of Justice’s backlash.
• Di E Si told Lin Shen that Wei Wufu would need to turn the evil power to his own use, and Wei Wufu began attempting to control it as Lin Shen and Di E Si advised him.
• Lin Shen left Wei Wufu in Di E Si’s care and asked Dies Fast and Dies Early to show him around Gui Xian City.
• Lin Shen saw that Gui Xian City held a vast force of Upper Rank ghost people and paper people, and he considered how to make Yan Li serve him.
• Tian Xun began going into labor on Giant Ring Star, despite hoping to wait for Lin Shen to return.

Tian Xun gave birth to a daughter who lacked the Celestial Race’s traits, but she cherished the child regardless. While Tian Xun slept, Yu Xuan Ji’s Life Base entered the room, fastened itself around the baby’s neck, and revealed Yu Xuan Ji’s ghostlike form.

• The Celestial Race midwife announced that Tian Xun had given birth to a girl, and Lin Miao carried the baby to meet her.
• Tian Xin noted the child’s weak physique, but Tian Xun said she treasured her daughter regardless of her innate level.
• The midwife sent everyone away so Tian Xun could rest, and Tian Xun soon fell asleep beside the baby.
• Yu Xuan Ji’s Life Base slipped past the guards and hovered over the baby, who tried to grab it.
• Yu Xuan Ji’s Life Base settled around the baby’s neck, and Yu Xuan Ji appeared as a ghostlike figure, vowing to use Lin Shen’s child to settle his debt.

Yu Xuan Ji tried to possess Lin Shen and Tian Xun’s newborn daughter, expecting her to be a suitable vessel. The baby seized his spirit body and tossed him around, leaving him to wonder if she was an Innate Immortal.

• Yu Xuan Ji planned to use Lin Shen and Tian Xun’s daughter for his rebirth, hoping to learn Lin Shen’s Evolution Technique and eventually reclaim the Jade Crown from Yan Ru Yu.
• Yu Xuan Ji slipped past the sleeping Tian Xun and approached the newborn, but the baby grabbed his spirit body by the neck.
• Yu Xuan Ji mistook the baby’s ability to touch him for a powerful Spirit Race talent and tried to escape without waking Tian Xun.
• Yu Xuan Ji could not break the baby’s grip even after raising his power to contend with ordinary Immortals.
• The amused baby let go with one hand and swung Yu Xuan Ji back and forth, leaving him stunned and wondering if she was an Innate Immortal.

Yu Xuan Ji tried to possess Lin Shen and Tian Xun’s newborn daughter, but her overwhelming spirit consciousness crushed him and absorbed his power and memories. While the family discussed a pet name for her, Tian Xun settled on Xiao Jiu.

• Yu Xuan Ji entered the baby’s sea of consciousness and discovered it was a vast universe.
• Yu Xuan Ji tried to devour the baby’s spirit consciousness, but she crushed him with an unconscious squeeze.
• Yu Xuan Ji’s shattered spirit consciousness became nourishment, and the baby watched his memories.
• The jade ring around the baby’s neck transformed into jade particles and entered her body.
• Lin Miao suggested Lai Fu as the baby’s pet name, but the family ignored her and continued discussing names.
• Tian Xun accepted Old Iron’s suggestion of Little Wine and named the baby Xiao Jiu.

After escaping Yin Mountain Star, Lin Shen discovered that he could still command the Sea of Stars but could not reactivate its locked cloning function. He then learned Jiang Xishan would arrive the next day, leaving Lin Shen to prepare for a difficult encounter.

• Lin Shen left Yin Mountain Star with Yan Li and Wei Wufu, while Di E Si offered to handle securing Gui Xian City’s resources.
• Lin Shen returned to Crystal Charm Star and failed to summon the Jade Emperor again, so he planned to seek guardian Immortal Spirit protection through the Immortal Court.
• Lin Shen found that the Sea of Stars still obeyed his commands, but its human cloning function could only be unlocked by all six Great Emperors under Convention Number Twenty-Three.
• Lin Shen considered taking the Six Paths of Reincarnation Institute from Gui Xian City, then met Shi Zhongqing, who warned that Jiang Xishan would arrive the next day.

Lin Shen received Jiang Xishan, who challenged him to demonstrate the art of taking a beating. After Lin Shen struck him, Jiang Xishan was sent flying and fled back through the Teleportation Station.

• Lin Shen decided he would admit defeat if Jiang Xishan tried to make trouble for him.
• Shi Zhongqing accompanied Lin Shen to the Teleportation Station to welcome Jiang Xishan.
• Jiang Xishan praised Lin Shen, then proposed demonstrating his expertise in taking beatings.
• Jiang Xishan planted himself in a horse stance and told Lin Shen to hit him with all his strength.
• Lin Shen struck Jiang Xishan with a Surging Wave Fist, sending him spinning through the air and crashing to the ground.
• Jiang Xishan spat blood, threatened Lin Shen, and ran back into the Teleportation Station.

Lin Shen prepared for the ceremony where the other Star Mansion Pavilion Masters would test him, while the Immortal Court reeled from Jiang Xishan’s defeat. Ji Shisan challenged Lin Shen to a contest of strength using the methods of the Hardest God-Human Competition, setting up a clash against his Nine-Five Supreme Body.

• News and video of Lin Shen beating Jiang Xishan until he vomited blood spread through the Immortal Court, making the other Star Mansion Pavilion Masters reconsider their plans to probe Lin Shen.
• Lin Shen asked Shi Zhongqing about Jiang Xishan’s strange actions, and Shi Zhongqing told him that he would eventually have to resolve matters himself.
• At Lin Shen’s ceremony, the visiting pavilion masters were polite, but Ji Shisan remained cold toward him.
• When the pavilion masters were expected to test Lin Shen, Ji Shisan stepped forward and challenged him to determine victory through the methods of the Hardest God-Human Competition.
• Pan Zhenqing, Dongfang Buliang, and Yao Ji discussed Ji Shisan’s Nine-Five Supreme Body and whether Lin Shen’s unusual attacks could overcome it.

Lin Shen tested Ji Shisan’s famed Nine-Five Body in a no-dodge contest at the Central Sky Star Region Star God Palace. Lin Shen’s sniper rifle pierced Ji Shisan’s arm and then his head, leaving the gathered Star God Officials stunned.

• Dongfang Buliang told Yao Ji and Pan Zhenqing that his divine artifacts had failed to break Ji Shisan’s Nine-Five Body, and he doubted A Tian could win.
• Ji Shisan let Lin Shen strike first in a contest where neither fighter could dodge.
• Lin Shen fired a regular bullet at Ji Shisan, piercing the Black Tortoise Spirit and wounding his palm and arm.
• Ji Shisan challenged Lin Shen to shoot him in the head, and Lin Shen immediately fired, piercing Ji Shisan’s head.

Lin Shen faced Ji Shisan after shooting him, but Ji Shisan healed through Daytime Star Manifestation and prepared a devastating attack. Lin Shen recognized the Dragon Breath behind Ji Shisan’s power and the Dragon Vein Fire Seed’s hunger for it, then raised the Immortal Shield as Ji Shisan struck.

• Lin Shen shot Ji Shisan, whose wound healed as golden light and stars filled the daytime sky.
• Ji Shisan challenged Lin Shen to continue, while Lin Shen saw a Star Dragon Chart channeling Dragon Breath into Ji Shisan through his Nine Dragons Spirit Mark.
• Lin Shen realized his Dragon Vein Fire Seed reacted to the Dragon Breath, but suppressed its impulse as Ji Shisan prepared to attack.
• Ji Shisan gathered starlight around his arm and transformed it into a Light Dragon that rushed toward Lin Shen.

Lin Shen absorbed Ji Shisan’s Light Dragon attack, then stole the starlight and Dragon Vein power that empowered him, turning the battle in his favor. Ji Shisan accepted Lin Shen’s challenge despite losing his blessing and revealed his Five Divine Souls.

• Ji Shisan’s Light Dragon struck Lin Shen’s shield, but the Dragon Vein Fire Seed absorbed its power and gained a luck point.
• Lin Shen proposed ending the fight, but Ji Shisan insisted they continue.
• Lin Shen approached Ji Shisan and drew the surrounding starlight away from him and onto himself.
• The Dragon Vein Fire Seed intercepted Ji Shisan’s Dragon Vein power and converted it into luck points, leaving Ji Shisan unable to draw on the blessing.
• Ji Shisan briefly hesitated before telling Lin Shen to attack, then summoned his Five Divine Souls.

Lin Shen defeated Ji Shisan with his divine artifacts and became the Star Mansion Pavilion Master, securing the chance to go to the God Conferring Platform. After the ceremony, Shi Zhongqing assured Jiang Xishan that Lin Shen would survive the trial.

• Lin Shen shattered Ji Shisan's Five Directional Gods' souls and blasted through his head with a shot from the sniper rifle.
• Ji Shisan admitted defeat and left for the South Region Star God Palace, while Lin Shen's ceremony proceeded and established him as Star Mansion Pavilion Master.
• Footage of the battle spread through the Immortal Court, where people debated whether Lin Shen or his divine artifacts were responsible for his strength.
• Long Xiuzi and Qing Lunzi discussed Lin Shen's rise and worried that their growing difference in status might make it harder to remain close.
• Shi Zhongqing accepted the God Conferring Platform opportunity for his family after Ji Shisan's defeat, while Fei Wuliang warned that Lin Shen might die there.
• After the other Great God Officials left, Jiang Xishan asked whether Lin Shen would return alive, and Shi Zhongqing said he would definitely survive.

Lin Shen and Xiao Yu planned to create a market for ritual robes so they could buy genuine ones, but Lin Shen could not remember their exact appearance. Fei Zai recreated the Purple Star Ritual Robe, allowing Xiao Yu to proceed with commissioning imitations, while Lin Shen received a message to report for work the next day.

• Xiao Yu proposed selling and buying imitation ritual robes to establish their market price, then using urgent purchase offers to acquire genuine robes.
• Lin Shen pointed out that he could not remember the robes well enough to make accurate imitations.
• Xiao Yu asked Fei Zai to draw the Purple Star Ritual Robe, and Fei Zai produced a detailed, lifelike image.
• Xiao Yu had Lin Shen take the drawing and measurements to commission several sets of imitation robes.
• Shi Zhongqing messaged Lin Shen and told him to report to work the next day for an assignment.

Lin Shen learned that the Star Mansion Pavilion’s rotating duty required him to patrol Ghost God Land, where ghost gods lived. After the Sea of Stars teleported him there, he recognized the planet as a Divine Temple Star and set out to find the God Conferring Platform.

• Shi Zhongqing told Lin Shen that every hundred years, a Star Mansion Pavilion Master had to enter Ghost God Land and check that its ghost gods stayed there.
• Shi Zhongqing gave Lin Shen a card that unlocked the Sea of Stars’ hidden permissions and said he had one year to complete the patrol.
• Lin Shen searched the Sea of Stars for information, suspected Ghost God Land might be the Immortal Courtyard he had visited before, and decided to go immediately.
• Lin Shen informed Wei Wufu and Di E Si of his destination, then used the Sea of Stars to travel to Ghost God Land.
• Lin Shen arrived on a planet he recognized as Divine Temple Star and flew off to search for the God Conferring Platform.