Chapter Summaries

With the Golden Emperor Heavenly Flame gone, Dongfang Xun persuaded Xie Feng to lend a portion of his flame to receive the Emperor Rainbow. The Battle of the Four Emperors began the next morning, bringing Xie Feng face-to-face with the Western Nether Emperor, who recognized him as the one who had destroyed his flame.

• Dongfang Xun learned that the Golden Emperor Heavenly Flame had vanished and sought a replacement for receiving the Emperor Rainbow.
• The Western Nether Emperor told Dongfang Xun that Xie Feng had destroyed his flame, so she hurried to find Xie Feng instead.
• Xie Feng inspected the Heavenly Pillar, then placed a portion of his Northern Nether Heaven-Subduing Fire atop it after Dongfang Xun promised him a share of the Emperor Rainbow.
• The next morning, Xie Feng, the Western Nether Emperor, the Illusion Emperor, and the Eastern Star Emperor took their places at the Heavenly Battleground.
• The Western Nether Emperor recognized Xie Feng and realized why Dongfang Xun had rushed away after learning Xie Feng possessed a powerful flame.

Xie Feng faced the Western Nether Emperor in the Battle of the Four Emperors and defeated him with a single sword strike, revealing that he had reached Advanced Ancient God. After the Western Nether Emperor left the battleground, Xie Ling warned him to stop provoking Xie Feng or face her wrath.

• The Western Nether Emperor hoped to draw Xie Feng as his opponent, and the lots matched them against each other.
• The Western Nether Emperor attacked Xie Feng with the Heavenly Nether Halberd, while Xie Feng said one sword strike would be enough to defeat him.
• Xie Feng revealed his Advanced Ancient God strength and struck with Little Sword, worsening the Western Nether Emperor’s injuries and knocking him out of the battleground.
• The spectators celebrated Xie Feng’s victory, while the Western Nether Emperor left the field in resentment.
• Xie Ling warned the Western Nether Emperor to stop provoking Xie Feng and said he could take her words as a threat.

After defeating the Western Nether Emperor, Xie Feng fought the Southern Illusion Emperor, whose illusion arts trapped him in a vision of his future. He broke through the illusion and reached the Gate of the Vast Expanse, where he received a distress signal showing that his senior brother had been captured.

• The Western Nether Emperor left in a fury, while Xie Ling said he was afraid to return.
• The Southern Illusion Emperor defeated the Eastern Star Emperor on the Heavenly Battleground.
• Xie Feng fought the Southern Illusion Emperor, who used her ultimate move to place him inside an illusion realm she called his future.
• Xie Feng poured Chaos Power into Little Sword and slashed through the illusion realm, arriving at the Gate of the Vast Expanse.
• Xie Feng grabbed a wisp of white light and saw Kong Qiusu imprisoned in the Demon-Suppressing Tower, Xie Hun unconscious, and Xie Han's face.
• Xie Feng realized the Chaos Lineage had taken his senior brother and punched the Gate of the Vast Expanse in fury.

Xie Feng tried to break through the Gate of the Vast Expanse to rescue his captured senior brother, while Xie Ling attempted to stop him and summon Long Cangxue. Long Cangxue arrived just as Xie Ling was about to strike Xie Feng, declaring that the Chaos Lineage had ignored her warning.

• Xie Feng shattered the boundary of the Southern Illusion Emperor's realm, leaving her unable to control the battlefield illusion.
• Little Nine and Xie Ling rushed into the fog after Little Nine realized Xie Feng was heading for the Gate of the Vast Expanse.
• Xie Feng revealed his golden Chaos Inscription and charged toward the gate, determined to rescue his senior brother from the Chaos Lineage.
• Xie Ling tried to restrain Xie Feng, striking him repeatedly and blocking the gate with the Approaching Winter Sword, but he continued to push forward.
• Long Cangxue caught Xie Ling's wrist as she prepared to hit Xie Feng and warned that the Chaos Lineage had disregarded her words.

Long Cangxue and Mu Bingxing rescued Kong Qiusu and Xie Hun from the Demon-Suppressing Tower after Xie Feng revealed his eldest senior brother had been captured. After returning, Mu Bingxing pulled Xie Feng aside and rebuked him for coming to the Tenth Universe alone.

• Long Cangxue stopped Xie Ling from attacking Xie Feng, then learned that Kong Qiusu had been imprisoned by the Chaos Lineage.
• Mu Bingxing broke through the Gate of the Vast Expanse and charged into the Tenth Universe, while Long Cangxue warned Xie Feng not to follow unless he reached the Great Emperor realm.
• Long Cangxue gave Xie Feng a voice transmission talisman and entered the Tenth Universe with Mu Bingxing and the Immortal Emperor Dragon.
• Mu Bingxing and Long Cangxue returned with unconscious Kong Qiusu and Xie Hun after tearing down half of the Demon-Suppressing Tower.
• Mu Bingxing told Xie Feng that he should not have come to the Tenth Universe alone and began explaining that he would not have abandoned his disciple.

Xie Feng pressed Mu Bingxing for answers about his origins and learned more about Lady Cangxue and his parents. Mu Bingxing gave him his father’s Chaos Lineage identity token and, after reassuring him that his injuries had healed, warned him not to go anywhere until he reached the Great Emperor realm.

• Xie Feng told Mu Bingxing that he knew he was a young master of the Chaos Lineage and that his parents, Xie Xuanyuan and Mu Yueheng, had died in Eternal Night.
• Xie Feng challenged Mu Bingxing about investigating his parents’ deaths, then asked who the third remaining member of the Jade Pivot Lineage was.
• Mu Bingxing confirmed that Lady Cangxue was the third member and explained her origins as the daughter of Long Jun and Xuan Xian, born from their merged cosmic wills.
• Mu Bingxing gave Xie Feng Xie Xuanyuan’s identity token, and Xie Feng recognized that Xie Hun had previously given him an identical token because he knew Xie Feng’s identity.
• Xie Feng asked whether Mu Bingxing’s old injuries had healed, and Mu Bingxing said he had recovered before ordering Xie Feng to stay put until he reached the Great Emperor realm.

Xie Feng won the Battle of the Four Emperors and was granted access to the Emperor Rainbow. When he touched it, he was drawn into a mysterious space and met a figure who introduced themself as Hong Chen.

• Xie Feng returned to the Heavenly Battleground and defeated the Southern Illusion Emperor with a single sword strike, securing victory for the Northern Spirit Emperor.
• The Southern Illusion Emperor accepted her defeat, and Dongfang Xun announced that Xie Feng would receive the Emperor Rainbow and could bring his companions to its platform.
• Xie Feng and the others watched the Emperor Rainbow descend, releasing Qi mist that increased their lifespans by fifty years.
• Xie Feng flew to the top of the golden pillar and touched the Emperor Rainbow, which pulled him into its purple, cloud-filled space.
• A mysterious white-robed figure approached Xie Feng and introduced themself as Hong Chen.

Xie Feng met Hong Chen, whose fading will offered to fuse with the Emperor Rainbow and raise Xie Feng’s cultivation further. After the fusion stalled, Hong Chen revealed that he could not pass on until he had seen his wife’s grave, and Xie Feng agreed to find it.

• Hong Chen welcomed Xie Feng and offered to combine his final strand of will with the Emperor Rainbow, a process that could take up to two years.
• As Hong Chen began the fusion, Xie Feng stole the Northern Nether Heaven-Subduing Fire from the golden pillar despite Hong Chen’s protests.
• Hong Chen merged with the Emperor Rainbow and formed a purple stone, but his voice continued to speak from within it.
• Hong Chen explained that he could not complete the fusion because he still wished to see his wife’s grave on Pine Cloud Mountain.
• Xie Feng promised to help Hong Chen find the grave before leaving.

Xie Feng emerged from the fallen golden pillar with the Emperor Rainbow and Northern Nether Heaven-Subduing Fire, then left Heavenly World City with his companions. After reuniting with Gu Yu and Xu Fei, he asked them about Pine Cloud Mountain, but their proposed ways of finding it seemed unreliable.

• Hong Chen told Xie Feng that he was the first person to know Hong Chen existed, and Xie Feng prepared to leave.
• The Emperor Rainbow and Northern Nether Heaven-Subduing Fire vanished, and the golden pillar collapsed as Dongfang Xun worried about Xie Feng.
• Xie Feng emerged unharmed, told Dongfang Xun he had obtained the Emperor Rainbow and reclaimed the flames, and left Heavenly World City with Xie Ling, Yao Cang, and Little Nine.
• Gu Yu and Xu Fei met Xie Feng outside the city and explained they had come to pick him up; Gu Yu said Leng Handao had gone to find the starship.
• Xie Feng asked about Pine Cloud Mountain, but Xu Fei proposed gathering rumors through disguised underlings and Gu Yu proposed searching historical records, so Yao Cang suggested asking Mother and Uncle Zang Tian instead.

The Western Nether Emperor confronted Xie Feng with two Soul Generals from the Nether Soul Hall, but Xie Ling prepared to fight them. The Eastern Star Emperor then arrived demanding Emperor Rainbow, and Xie Feng’s remark prompted him to ask whether Xie Feng knew someone “artistic” too.

• The Western Nether Emperor blocked Xie Feng and his companions from leaving, saying someone had asked him to kill Xie Feng.
• The Western Nether Emperor summoned Soul Generals Feng Ao and Ba Yi, and Xu Fei explained that the Nether Soul Hall was one of the Sixth Universe’s Two Halls.
• Xie Ling drew the Approaching Winter Sword and unleashed freezing winds, while Feng Ao warned Ba Yi that she was no ordinary opponent.
• The Eastern Star Emperor arrived and told Xie Feng that he wanted Emperor Rainbow, but Xie Feng refused to hand it over without a fight.
• Xie Feng said the Eastern Star Emperor reminded him of someone he knew, and the emperor asked whether Xie Feng had someone “artistic” around him too.

The Eastern Star Emperor and Western Nether Emperor confronted Xie Feng’s group, each seeking Emperor Rainbow, while Xie Ling and Xie Feng fought back. As the battle continued, the Eastern Star Emperor defended his attempt to take Emperor Rainbow with a shameless argument he attributed to his grandmaster.

• Xu Fei rebuked the Eastern Star Emperor, emboldened by Xie Feng and Xie Ling’s support.
• The Western Nether Emperor proposed joining forces with the Eastern Star Emperor, but the Star Emperor refused to form an alliance.
• Xie Ling attacked the Western Nether Emperor and overwhelmed him, forcing two Nether Soul Hall members to rush to his aid.
• Gu Yu sent Little Nine to fight the Eastern Star Emperor while the emperor’s clone attacked Xie Feng.
• Xie Feng met the clone’s palm strike and withstood it, while the Eastern Star Emperor recoiled with a sore arm.
• The Eastern Star Emperor told Xie Feng that Emperor Rainbow was effectively ownerless and claimed the argument came from his grandmaster.

Xie Feng and his companions returned to Lingnan City after Xie Ling defeated and captured their enemies. There, Huan Yan'er revealed that the deceased Spirit Emperor had chosen Xie Feng as his successor, and Xiao Mo presented him with the imperial seal.

• The Eastern Star Emperor fled after admitting he lacked confidence in defeating Little Nine, while Xie Ling killed the Nether Emperor and Ba Yi and captured Feng Ao for Xie Feng.
• Xie Feng and his companions returned to Lingnan City, where Huan Yan'er greeted them and gave Yao Cang a first-meeting gift.
• Huan Yan'er told Xie Feng that the Spirit Emperor wanted to see him, and they discovered the palace in mourning because the emperor had died.
• Huan Yan'er revealed that the Spirit Emperor had named Xie Feng his successor, and Xiao Mo presented him with the imperial seal.

After becoming Northern Spirit Emperor, Xie Feng prepared for the arrival of powerful sects and warned his allies about enemies he had made. The Nether Soul Hall then refused to attend the mourning gathering, leaving the Sixth Universe watching to see how Xie Feng would respond.

• Xie Ling maintained order as representatives crowded the Spirit Emperor Palace to mourn the former emperor and congratulate Xie Feng.
• Xie Feng told his trusted allies that he had antagonized the two halls, three sects, and four emperors, and asked them to watch especially for the two halls and the Western Nether Emperor.
• Xie Feng visited the former Spirit Emperor's tomb, poured out wine, and buried the man's belongings nearby in case they could help someone in the future.
• Xie Feng sent Gu Yu and Xu Fei to find promising land for him to buy, insisting that quality mattered more than cost.
• Nearly all prominent sects arrived, but the Nether Soul Hall sent no one, drawing the Sixth Universe's attention to Xie Feng's likely response.

Xie Feng confronted Qi Ye, a Soul Marshal of the Nether Soul Hall, who demanded the bodies of the Western Nether Emperor, Feng Ao, and Ba Yi. The confrontation ended with Xie Feng punching Qi Ye away after he refused to hand over Feng Ao without a ransom.

• Xie Feng met a scarred stranger blocking his path through the bamboo forest and guessed that he came from the Nether Soul Hall.
• The stranger introduced himself as Qi Ye, a Soul Marshal, and demanded the bodies of the Western Nether Emperor, Feng Ao, and Ba Yi.
• Xie Feng said the Western Nether Emperor and Ba Yi had been reduced to ashes but offered to negotiate over Feng Ao.
• Qi Ye pressed his blade against Xie Feng's heart and threatened to slaughter everyone in the Spirit Emperor Palace if Feng Ao was harmed.
• Xie Feng refused to surrender Feng Ao without payment and warned Qi Ye that he would fight back.
• Xie Feng suddenly punched Qi Ye a hundred meters away, sending his blade clattering to the ground.

Xie Feng and Little Nine defeated Qi Ye and cornered the Eastern Star Emperor, but an unknown powerful man intervened before Xie Feng could kill him. The newcomer urged Xie Feng to show mercy.

• Xie Feng fought Qi Ye and wounded him with a punch, while the Eastern Star Emperor arrived and proposed that they attack Xie Feng together.
• Xie Feng summoned Little Nine, turning the fight into two against two, and Little Nine overwhelmed Qi Ye with fire, sound, and a sweep of his tail.
• Qi Ye fled, but Xie Feng sent Little Sword after him, and it pierced him and pinned him to the Spirit Emperor's gravestone.
• Little Sword and Xie Feng trapped the Eastern Star Emperor between sword and fan, and Xie Feng questioned him about his fixation on Emperor Rainbow before preparing to kill him.
• A cold light burst into a torrent of water that separated Xie Feng and the Eastern Star Emperor, and a starlit man appeared and asked Xie Feng to show mercy.

Xie Feng confronted Luo Feng and the Eastern Star Emperor over their attempt to take Emperor Rainbow, but Luo Feng recognized Xie Feng’s Starlight Ring as proof that Ge Ya was his senior brother. The family connection made the Eastern Star Emperor apologize and ended the conflict, with Emperor Rainbow remaining with Xie Feng.

• Luo Feng arrived and urged Xie Feng to spare the Eastern Star Emperor, while the Eastern Star Emperor openly suggested killing Xie Feng and taking Emperor Rainbow.
• Luo Feng admitted Emperor Rainbow belonged to Xie Feng but argued that it would become ownerless if Xie Feng died, and he demanded that Xie Feng hand it over.
• Luo Feng noticed Xie Feng’s Starlight Ring and revealed that only he, the Star Lord, and the grand elder possessed such rings in Star God Hall.
• Xie Feng said Ge Ya had given him the ring and explained that they belonged to the same sect and lineage.
• Luo Feng ordered the Eastern Star Emperor to apologize, naming Xie Feng his granduncle-master, and Xie Feng accepted the apology and dismissed their earlier offenses.

After learning that Luo Feng was Ge Ya’s disciple and that his old battle wound had driven the Eastern Star Emperor’s pursuit of Emperor Rainbow, Xie Feng offered to have his sister treat him. Luo Feng and the Eastern Star Emperor stayed at the Spirit Emperor Palace, and Luo Feng promised to give Xie Feng the Qingli Realm after the Star God Hall defeated the Blood Ape Sect; Xie Feng then asked Xie Ling to examine Luo Feng.

• At dawn, Xie Feng and Luo Feng ended their confrontation, and Luo Feng explained that Ge Ya had saved him fifty years earlier and later became his honorary Star Lord.
• The Eastern Star Emperor explained that he had pursued Emperor Rainbow because Luo Feng’s old battle wound might be treatable, and Xie Feng offered his physician sister’s help.
• Luo Feng assured Xie Feng that the Star God Hall would protect him from the Nether Soul Hall and offered him the Qingli Realm after the Star God Hall defeated the Blood Ape Sect.
• Luo Feng and the Eastern Star Emperor moved into guest rooms at the Spirit Emperor Palace while Luo Feng received care for his injury.
• Xie Feng asked Xie Ling to examine Luo Feng, and she eagerly prepared to treat him while Little Sword privately doubted her medical skills.

Xie Ling treated Luo Feng with a barrage of flying acupuncture needles until he admitted he was not sick and fled. The chapter then shifted to Nether Soul Hall, one of the Sixth Universe’s strongest forces.

• Xie Ling arrived with her medical kit to treat Luo Feng while Xie Feng and the others watched from the wall.
• Xie Ling dismissed Luo Feng’s complaints as traumatic stress, but agreed to examine him after he insisted.
• Xie Ling threw twenty silver needles at Luo Feng, leaving him terrified and covered in needles.
• Luo Feng admitted he was not sick, and Xie Ling released the needles and declared her treatment successful.
• Luo Feng and the Eastern Star Emperor hurried away, and the scene shifted to Nether Soul Hall in the southwestern Sixth Universe.

Hall Master Xuan Ya learned that Xie Feng had killed several of his allies and set out to confront him. In Lingnan City, Gu Yu and Xu Fei considered investigating the Qingli Realm, then Gu Yu denied knowing Xie Feng when Xuan Ya appeared and questioned him.

• Xuan Ya learned that Xie Feng had killed Qi Ye and other Nether Soul Hall allies, then decided to go after him himself.
• Gu Yu and Xu Fei returned toward Lingnan City after failing to find suitable land for Xie Feng.
• Xu Fei told Gu Yu about the Qingli Realm, and Gu Yu suggested they go look at it without entering.
• Xuan Ya appeared before Gu Yu and Xu Fei and asked whether Gu Yu was Xie Feng's disciple.
• Gu Yu denied knowing Xie Feng, and Xuan Ya walked past him before Xu Fei shouted a warning and pulled him.

Xie Feng rescued Gu Yu from Xuan Ya and confronted the Nether Soul Hall master, then used Feng Ao’s release and a lavish ransom offer to turn the neglected subordinate against his former boss. The chapter left Feng Ao wavering as Xie Feng urged him to join his side.

• Xuan Ya attacked Gu Yu, but Little Sword blocked the fatal strike before Xie Feng arrived with the Dark Ink Fan.
• Xie Feng and Xuan Ya exchanged taunts, and Xuan Ya demanded to know what had happened to his people.
• Xie Feng revealed Feng Ao was alive and demanded a hundred million gold coins for his release.
• Xuan Ya called Feng Ao a lackey and said he was worth only a million gold coins, prompting Xie Feng to release him.
• Xie Feng offered Feng Ao a hundred million gold coins and urged him to join his side, while Xuan Ya cursed at him for poaching his subordinate.