Chapter Summaries

Kong Qiusu confronted Feng Yan over his betrayal and struck him down, while Xie Feng and Ge Ya destroyed the Pillar of Creation that was sustaining him. Feng Yan fled as the Demon-Burying Clan and Divine Dragon Clan launched their long-awaited invasion of the Fifth Universe.

• Kong Qiusu told Feng Yan he had once trusted him enough to consider abdicating, then stabbed him with the Literary Crown Sword.
• Xie Feng ignited the fire seed beneath the Pillar of Creation, and Ge Ya emerged to split the pillar with a wooden sword, cutting off the energy flowing into Feng Yan.
• Feng Hao attacked Xie Feng and was killed, while Ancestor Wangshui, Ancestor Baofeng, and Ancestor Panshi moved to hold off Xie Feng and Kong Qiusu.
• Feng Yan opened a rift and escaped as Kong Qiusu fought the three ancestors; Xie Feng sent voice transmissions ordering the attack to begin.
• The Demon-Burying Clan's army entered the Fifth Universe, and the Divine Dragon Clan advanced from the Eagle Beak Nebula, announcing its return.

Xie Feng and his allies cornered Feng Yan beyond the Fifth Universe and killed him before he could self-destruct. With the Emperor Phoenix Clan defeated, the Divine Dragon Clan and Demon-Burying Clan began fighting over who would enter the Fifth Universe, leaving Xie Feng facing a new dispute.

• Kong Qiusu and Xie Feng pursued Feng Yan as he fled the Fifth Universe, where the Demon-Burying Clan and the Divine Dragon Clan blocked his escape.
• The North Dragon King revealed that the Divine Dragon Clan had returned to its homeland thanks to Xie Feng, and both armies closed in on Feng Yan.
• Xie Feng's group arrived, and Feng Yan blamed Kong Qiusu and Xie Feng for his downfall before charging at Xie Feng to self-destruct.
• Xie Feng used the Qilin King's Heaven-Obscuring Palm to destroy Feng Yan, and the assembled armies celebrated the Emperor Phoenix Clan's defeat.
• The Divine Dragon Clan and Demon-Burying Clan argued over who would enter the Fifth Universe, while Xie Feng lamented the new problem.

Xie Feng persuaded Zang Tian and Yao Zhi to delay invading the Fifth Universe by promising to lead them to the Sixth Universe, while the Divine Dragon Clan returned to settle at the Peak of Heaven. As Kong Qiusu walked alone at midnight, a mysterious Heavenly Emperor trapped him inside a domain.

• Xie Feng offered to take Zang Tian and Yao Zhi to the Sixth Universe, and they agreed to wait before deciding whether to invade the Fifth Universe.
• The Divine Dragon Clan returned to the Fifth Universe and settled at the former site of the Peak of Heaven to suppress the Emperor Phoenix Clan's departed souls.
• Xie Feng invited Jin Yue to travel to the Sixth Universe, but she chose to remain in the Fifth Universe with Xiangxiang.
• Kong Qiusu gave Jin Yue his Literary Crown Sword as a gift for Xiangxiang's future coming-of-age ceremony, then left with Xie Feng.
• A mysterious old man trapped Kong Qiusu in a powerful domain, and Kong Qiusu recognized him as a genuine Heavenly Emperor.

Kong Qiusu was captured by a Heavenly Emperor and ten half-step Heavenly Emperors, who demanded that Xie Feng come to the Tenth Universe. Xie Feng reached the gate to the Tenth Universe and attacked it, gaining cultivation from its counterattack but suffering severe injuries; Little Nine also failed to break through.

• An old man tried to lure Kong Qiusu to his territory, then surrounded and captured him with ten half-step Heavenly Emperors.
• The old man sent Xie Feng an image of Kong Qiusu's capture and demanded that he come to the Tenth Universe.
• Xie Feng rushed to the gate at the top of the Ninth Universe and struck it with his fist and Qilin King's Heaven-Obscuring Palm.
• The gate's defensive force struck Xie Feng, who absorbed it and advanced from peak Divine Saint to advanced God Emperor despite being badly injured.
• Little Nine attacked the gate, but the force rebounded and made him spit blood.

Xie Feng was lured toward the dangerous Gate of the Vast Expanse, where he met the woman in ink-black and collapsed from his wounds. She carried him back to the Jade Pivot Sect and began treating him, but her uncertain medical skills left his recovery in doubt.

• Little Nine suspected that Xie Feng's captured Senior Brother was being used to lure him into the Tenth Universe, where a larger conspiracy awaited.
• Xie Feng met the woman in ink-black near the Gate of the Vast Expanse, and Little Sword fawned over her Approaching Winter Sword.
• Xie Feng lost consciousness from blood loss, so the woman in ink-black carried him to the Jade Pivot Sect.
• The woman in ink-black treated Xie Feng with silver needles, avoiding acupuncture points she considered indecent.
• After Xie Feng stopped bleeding but remained in poor condition, the woman in ink-black forgot the next steps in her treatment and prepared a last resort.

A Ling revived Xie Feng after feeding him hundreds of pills and discovered that he possessed a Chaos Physique. Xie Feng and his companions set out for the Sixth Universe, but their starship caught fire in a storm and began to fall.

• A Ling poured hundreds of pills into Xie Feng, whose body began healing as she recognized his Chaos Physique.
• Xie Feng woke and thanked A Ling, learned she wanted to be called Sister Ling, and told her he was traveling to the Sixth Universe.
• Gu Yu reported that Second Martial Uncle had left a Starlight Ring for Xie Feng, and Yao Cang joined the group heading to the Sixth Universe.
• A Ling led Xie Feng, Gu Yu, Yao Cang, Little Sword, and Little Nine aboard a starship toward the Sixth Universe.
• A violent storm set the starship on fire, so A Ling and Xie Feng jumped out while Little Nine carried Gu Yu and Yao Cang to safety.

After crash-landing in the Sixth Universe, Xie Feng and his companions met Qi Zhen, a displaced lineage head traveling to Lingnan City for a land-granting Soul Battle. Xie Feng decided that winning land there could give his people a place to settle.

• Xie Feng and the others landed in a snowy mountain range after their starship was destroyed, and he discussed the Sixth Universe’s powerful but impurity-filled energy with A Ling.
• Gu Yu accidentally sat on Qi Zhen, who had been buried beneath the snow, and Qi Zhen ate their roasted rabbits after they pulled him from the fire.
• Qi Zhen introduced himself as head of the Qi Lineage and explained that the Lin and Ye Lineages had driven his people from their home, so he was traveling to Lingnan City to compete in its Soul Battle.
• Qi Zhen explained that the Northern Spirit Emperor governed the region and would grant land to the Soul Battle’s winner, while the other regions were governed by the Western Illusion Emperor, Eastern Star Emperor, and Southern Nether Emperor.
• Xie Feng and A Ling recognized that winning land in Lingnan City could provide a settlement for their people, and Xie Feng considered entering the competition.

Xie Feng and his companions followed Qi Zhen toward the Soul Battle, but found him dead after he was robbed by Sword Gate bandits. A Ling killed the bandits’ leader when he threatened her, and the remaining men were brought before Xie Feng.

• Xie Feng decided to follow Qi Zhen toward the Soul Battle, explaining that they would compete against one another once they arrived.
• Qi Zhen encountered Wu Tian and four Sword Gate underlings demanding a toll; after finding no money or valuables on him, Wu Tian killed him.
• The bandits spotted Xie Feng’s group approaching and demanded payment to let them pass.
• Gu Yu challenged the bandits, and their leader threatened A Ling before she beheaded him with a single strike.
• A Ling said the dead man was the 109,991st person to offend her, while Gu Yu, Yao Cang, and Little Nine nervously kept their distance.
• Gu Yu and Yao Cang placed the leader’s chair beneath Xie Feng and forced the four surviving underlings to kneel before him.

Xie Feng questioned a gang of impostors and learned that Lei Lian of the Thunder Sect would compete in Lingnan City’s Soul Battle. After sparing their young boss Xu Fei, Xie Feng’s group heard his offer to guide them to the city, though Yao Cang suspected his motives.

• Xie Feng discovered that the lackeys had falsely claimed to belong to the Sword Gate and learned about the three northern great sects.
• The lackeys revealed that Thunder Sect grand elder Lei Lian, a powerful lightning wielder, was a favorite in Lingnan City’s Soul Battle.
• A ragged youth named Xu Fei arrived to defend the lackeys, then explained that he had taken them in after growing up an orphan.
• Xie Feng learned that Xu Fei’s Number Two had killed Qi Zhen and let Xu Fei and the surviving lackeys go after accepting a bag of gold coins.
• Xu Fei offered to guide Xie Feng and his companions to Lingnan City, while Yao Cang questioned why he wanted to join them.

Xie Feng’s group accepted Xu Fei as a new companion and headed toward Lingnan City through the dangerous northern region. At Silver City’s gates, soldiers demanded an exorbitant toll, and Xie Feng provoked them into attacking.

• Xu Fei bowed to Xie Feng and joined the group after the others agreed to take him in.
• Xu Fei explained that northern soldiers commonly demanded protection money, but Xie Feng decided they would continue toward Lingnan City.
• Xu Fei led the group to Silver City, where the gate soldiers demanded ten taels of gold per person and five for Little Nine.
• Xie Feng showed the soldiers a bag of gold, then taunted them by asking whether they would live to take it.
• The six enraged soldiers drew their sabers and charged at Xie Feng.

Xie Feng and his companions killed Silver City’s guards after they demanded a toll, then faced the city lord, Leng Yu. Recognizing their strength, Leng Yu apologized, gave them gold and a protector’s token, and hinted that he knew their destination.

• Little Nine killed the six guards who had demanded a toll from Xie Feng’s group.
• Leng Yu arrived with two elders and confronted the group, but Xie Feng’s advanced God Emperor pressure made him realize he could not challenge them.
• Xie Feng explained that the guards had attacked them, and Leng Yu apologized after A Ling’s intimidating gaze revealed his awareness of his men’s behavior.
• Leng Yu gave the group a box containing a hundred gold bars as compensation, which Gu Yu accepted.
• Leng Yu gave Xie Feng a voice transmission talisman and a protector’s token bearing the name Leng Handao, his brother and a Northern Spirit Emperor protector.
• When Xie Feng said the group was leaving, Leng Yu claimed he knew where they were headed.

Xie Feng and his party reached Lingnan City to prepare for the Soul Battle and entered the crowded temporary city nearby. A Ling bought Xie Feng extra meat skewers, then rejected the others’ teasing by saying she saw him as a younger brother.

• Leng Yu correctly guessed that Xie Feng was traveling to Lingnan City for the Soul Battle and arranged a carriage for his party.
• Two days later, Xie Feng and his companions saw Lingnan City and its powerful awakened earth vein from the surrounding mountains.
• Xie Feng led the party into the temporary city after leaving their carriage behind because the streets were too crowded.
• Little Nine stopped at a grilled-skewer stall, and Xie Feng bought meat skewers for Little Nine, A Ling, Yao Cang, Gu Yu, and Xu Fei.
• A Ling bought extra skewers for Xie Feng and told him to eat, prompting Gu Yu and Yao Cang to tease them about their relationship.
• A Ling said she saw Xie Feng as a younger brother, and Gu Yu, Yao Cang, Little Nine, and Xu Fei refused to be her little brothers.

Xie Feng and his companions checked into the luxurious Carefree Inn, where its proprietress gave Xie Feng a discount. Xu Fei was shoved by a Thunder Sect member but concealed the incident as the sect's group entered the inn.

• Xu Fei pointed out a filthy thatched shelter as a cheap inn, but Little Nine led the group to the luxurious Carefree Inn.
• Xu Fei explained the inn's reputation and high prices, and Xie Feng chose second-floor rooms and paid for them.
• The woman in pink discounted Xie Feng's rooms because he was handsome and warned that her brother was watching A Ling.
• As the group entered, a bearded man shoved Xu Fei after he apologized for bumping into him.
• Yao Cang objected to the bearded man's treatment, but Xu Fei asked him not to tell Xie Feng and identified the group as members of the Thunder Sect.

After learning that Lei Xiang had bullied Xu Fei, Yao Cang and Little Nine beat him, forced him to write a letter of repentance, and took his valuables. Xu Fei worried about provoking the Thunder Sect, but Yao Cang declared that his own Jade Pivot Sect affiliation made him unafraid.

• Xie Feng told Little Nine not to kill the person who had bullied Xu Fei, and Little Nine recruited Yao Cang to help punish Lei Xiang.
• Little Nine and Yao Cang sneaked into Lei Xiang's room, subdued him, and beat him while Lei Xiang's lightning proved ineffective against Little Nine.
• Yao Cang made Lei Xiang write a bloodstained letter of repentance and surrender all his valuables before Little Nine knocked him unconscious.
• Xu Fei found Yao Cang and Little Nine as they left, learned they had beaten Lei Xiang, and received the letter of repentance.
• Xu Fei warned that Lei Xiang belonged to the powerful Thunder Sect, but Yao Cang said he was from the Jade Pivot Sect and did not care.

Xu Fei learned that Xie Feng was the teacher and sect master of the Jade Pivot Sect, while Xie Feng and A Ling discussed the Soul Battle over breakfast. Gu Yu’s attempt to flirt with a woman ended when she noticed Xie Feng and left Gu Yu for him, and the group later gathered to eat.

• Yao Cang told Xu Fei that the Jade Pivot Sect was the strongest sect and revealed that Xie Feng taught him the Sword Dao; Little Nine added that Xie Feng was the sect master.
• Over breakfast, A Ling explained that people could cultivate powerful souls through strong constitutions or specialized techniques, and she said she wanted to join the Soul Battle.
• Xie Feng and A Ling watched Gu Yu bring a woman from the Beautiful Spring Pavilion to the inn after flirting with her on the street.
• The woman abandoned Gu Yu after seeing Xie Feng, gave Xie Feng her handkerchief, and invited him to visit her at the Beautiful Spring Pavilion.
• Xie Feng told A Ling he was married, and A Ling asked to meet his wife someday.
• Xu Fei, Yao Cang, and Gu Yu joined Xie Feng and A Ling for breakfast, where Gu Yu admitted that he had been dumped.

Xie Feng's group faced Lei Ao and the Thunder Sect after they accused Yao Cang of injuring Lei Xiang. When Lei Xiang tried to strike Yao Cang, Xie Feng cut off Lei Xiang's hand with a chopstick, leaving the confrontation poised to escalate.

• A Ling told Xu Fei and Yao Cang about Gu Yu's awkward encounter with a woman, and Yao Cang bragged about Xie Feng's powerful senior brothers before Xie Feng stopped him from saying more.
• Lei Xiang spotted Yao Cang and identified him as the person who had beaten him, so Lei Ao led Thunder Sect members over to confront him.
• Xie Feng confirmed that his group had clashed with Lei Xiang the previous day, while Xu Fei insisted he had apologized and denied hurting Lei Xiang.
• Lei Ao demanded that Yao Cang let Lei Xiang strike him in return, and Xie Feng calmly told Yao Cang to comply.
• Lei Xiang swung at Yao Cang, but Xie Feng hurled a chopstick that severed Lei Xiang's hand and pinned it to the wall.

Xie Feng and his companions clashed with Lei Ao after Lei Xiang lost a hand, but Lei Lian intervened and negotiated a truce. As they left, A Ling collected compensation and revealed lightning power that stunned the Thunder Sect’s Grand Elder.

• Lei Ao attacked Xie Feng with his saber, but Little Nine crushed the blade in his teeth, and Lei Ao gathered lightning to continue the fight.
• Lei Lian arrived, dispersed Lei Ao’s lightning, and persuaded Xie Feng to let the incident go; Xie Feng gave Lei Lian a healing pill for Lei Xiang.
• A Ling demanded compensation from Lei Lian for five damaged rooms, and he paid her a hundred gold coins per room.
• A Ling secretly sent a powerful electrical current through Lei Lian, then declared that he had felt the true power of lightning before she left him shaken.

The Thunder Sect’s Grand Elder warned his disciples not to provoke Xie Feng’s group after A Ling revealed powerful lightning abilities. As Gu Yu gathered rumors about the Soul Battle, Hong Jian assassinated the Heaven-Subduing Pavilion’s deputy pavilion master to remove a threat to Sword Gate.

• Lei Lian recognized A Ling, Xie Feng, the strange child, and the nine-headed snake as dangerous, and ordered Lei Ao and the other disciples not to act rashly before the Soul Battle.
• A Ling gave Xie Feng a bag she had extorted from Lei Lian and moved the group to better rooms at the Carefree Inn.
• Xie Feng realized A Ling wielded lightning and wondered whether her mysterious origins were connected to his own.
• Gu Yu gathered rumors about the Soul Battle, including the participation of the Moon Sect’s Chu Yi, then headed back to the inn.
• Hong Jian shot and killed the Heaven-Subduing Pavilion’s deputy pavilion master with a poisoned bolt, declaring that the man would have become an obstacle to Sword Gate.

Xie Feng killed Hong Jian while rescuing Gu Yu, who had witnessed Hong Jian’s attack on the Heaven-Subduing Pavilion deputy pavilion master. After learning Xie Feng’s identity, Shi Jian vowed to seek justice for his fallen Sword Gate partner.

• Hong Jian spotted Gu Yu watching and attacked him, but Little Sword blocked Hong Jian’s strike before Xie Feng appeared and killed him.
• Xie Feng left with Gu Yu after declining the Heaven-Subduing Pavilion disciple’s thanks and request for his name.
• A junior sister recognized Xie Feng and Gu Yu from their clash with the Thunder Sect, and the pavilion master told his disciples to avoid provoking Xie Feng’s people during the Soul Battle.
• Onlookers identified the dead Hong Jian as one of the Sword Gate’s Twin Swords, and Shi Jian arrived and recognized that a Universe Level sword had killed him.
• A Wind and Snow Mountain disciple named Xie Feng as the killer, and Shi Jian vowed to seek justice for Hong Jian.

Xie Feng registered for the Soul Battle and arrived at the arena with his companions, where the Moon Sect elder warned him that the Thunder Sect and Sword Gate planned to target him. The Northern Spirit Emperor arrived and officially opened the competition.

• Xie Feng registered himself as the contestant and A Ling as the substitute for his sect.
• Xie Feng and his companions arrived at the arena, where Gu Yu and Yao Cang praised his strength.
• Chu Yi of the Moon Sect warned Xie Feng that the Thunder Sect and Sword Gate intended to join forces against him, but Xie Feng refused to withdraw.
• Shi Jian led the Sword Gate into the arena, and Lei Lian approached Xie Feng before retreating after their stare-down.
• The Northern Spirit Emperor arrived by carriage, took his seat above the arena, and gave the command that opened the Soul Battle.