Chapter Summaries

Su Xiuyi watched as a curse killed two Heavenly Demon Sect elders who had entered the Myriad Text Academy, using their deaths to deter further intruders. After the Heaven Patrol Pavilion investigated the courtyard, its members and others abandoned plans to approach the academy.

• A black curse pattern spread from the bones of a dead man to the Heavenly Demon Sect's second elder after he tried to destroy it with yin lightning.
• The Heavenly Demon Sect's grand elder said the curse could kill even an Invincible, then killed the doomed second elder before escaping.
• Su Xiuyi watched from inside the Myriad Text Academy and said the deaths would make others fear entering or probing the grounds.
• Elder Zhou and Ji Zhan arrived with Heaven Patrol Pavilion members, identified the curse, and warned that Su Xiuyi's survival might have been leaked.
• After hearing what happened, people in the Heaven Patrol Pavilion gave up their plans to investigate the Myriad Text Academy and stayed away.

After the Great Zhou Emperor appointed young Wang Cheng to lead the Literary Court, Su Xiuyi questioned the emperor’s motives. Wang Cheng visited Su Xiuyi under close surveillance, and they began speaking through a window without meeting face-to-face.

• A month after two Heavenly Demon Sect experts died in the Myriad Text Academy, a two-winged fire lion arrived in Southern Heaven City carrying the Great Zhou Emperor’s decree.
• The decree appointed sixteen- or seventeen-year-old Wang Cheng to preside over the Literary Court, prompting Su Xiuyi to wonder what the emperor intended.
• Wang Cheng took charge of the deserted Literary Court and privately suspected that Su Xiuyi might be descended from a mysterious figure, while Ji Zhan and Old Zhou ordered him watched.
• Wang Cheng went to the Myriad Text Academy with food and wine, calling Su Xiuyi his uncle and explaining that his father’s given name was Po.
• Su Xiuyi brought the food through a small window and asked Wang Cheng who his father was; Wang Cheng answered that his name was Po.

Su Xiuyi learned from Wang Cheng that the world was in turmoil and realized the Great Zhou Emperor might use the Wang family's last heir to force him out of the Myriad Text Academy. He sent his corpse servant to investigate the emperor and resolved to protect Wang Cheng while cultivating in secret.

• Su Xiuyi apologized to Wang Cheng for the Wang family's hardships, and Wang Cheng reassured him that the family did not resent him.
• Wang Cheng told Su Xiuyi that the realms' power had descended, the Demon Race was advancing, and the Heavenly Demon Sect and other dark factions were active.
• Su Xiuyi suspected the Great Zhou Emperor planned to endanger Wang Cheng to draw him out, then ordered his corpse servant to investigate his origins and gather forces.
• Ji Zhan and Elder Zhou discussed the plan to use Wang Cheng against Su Xiuyi, and Elder Zhou revealed that Su Xiuyi had the imperial bloodline.

After spending a year cultivating, Su Xiuyi strengthened his body with Half-Step Invincible flood dragon essence blood and prepared to face the hidden forces threatening the academy. He sent Wang Cheng out with a protective jade pendant and confidently awaited the coming conflict.

• Ji Zhan learned that Su Xiuyi might descend from a rival imperial bloodline and decided to remain loyal to the current emperor.
• Su Xiuyi survived cultivating with Half-Step Invincible flood dragon essence blood, greatly strengthening his body.
• Wang Cheng visited Su Xiuyi before leaving to fight hidden forces and seek a breakthrough to Cloudbreach.
• Su Xiuyi gave Wang Cheng a jade pendant containing a formation that could save him and summon Su Xiuyi in a crisis.
• After Wang Cheng departed, Su Xiuyi declared that no one short of an Invincible could rival him, then lay down and absorbed fragments of laws and Will Characters in his sleep.

Wang Cheng led 300 elite disciples from Southern Heaven Academy against the Heavenly Demon Sect, unaware that the academy and sect were secretly maneuvering against each other. After the disciples suffered heavy losses, the Heavenly Demon Sect decided to slaughter the survivors and use the rescue as a chance to destroy the academy.

• Ji Zhan sent Wang Cheng and 300 elite disciples to fight the Heavenly Demon Sect and urged them to protect the people of Great Zhou.
• After the disciples departed, Ji Zhan met Elder Zhou and confirmed that the academy had arranged for the Heavenly Demon Sect to cooperate in killing Wang Cheng.
• Illusion Demon reported the plan to the Heavenly Demon Sect Master, who ordered his forces to kill the disciples first while keeping Wang Cheng alive to maintain the academy's cooperation.
• A week later, Ji Zhan refused to send help after learning that seventeen disciples had died, though he privately cursed the Heavenly Demon Sect.
• Half a month after the departure, roughly a hundred disciples remained, and the Heavenly Demon Sect Master ordered his forces to kill them all and exploit the academy's rescue attempt to attack Southern Heaven Academy.

The Heavenly Demon Sect targeted Wang Cheng for recruitment, while academy disciples suffered heavy losses and the academy’s leaders rushed to intervene. Su Xiuyi left a clone behind to save Wang Cheng, arriving as hidden experts waited to force him to reveal himself.

• The Heavenly Demon Sect’s leader ordered Wang Cheng to be offered Holy Race blood and recruited into the sect.
• A Life Hall elder reported that another seventeen soul lamps had gone out, bringing the day’s death toll among academy disciples to thirty-five.
• Ji Zhan led the academy’s senior figures out to confront the Heavenly Demon Sect and rescue the survivors.
• Su Xiuyi sent a water-bodied self through the stream to reach Wang Cheng while leaving a clone in the Myriad Text Academy.
• Wang Cheng ordered the wounded disciples to flee and fought the black-mist figure, who tried to force him to fuse with Holy Race blood.
• Su Xiuyi appeared in a golden mask and confronted the attackers, realizing that they had staged the assault to draw him out.

Su Xiuyi rescued Wang Cheng from the Heavenly Demon Sect elder and confronted the Heaven Patrol Pavilion assassins waiting for him. He shattered their Secret Invocation of the Six Jia formation with a saber strike, leaving the nine exposed.

• Su Xiuyi used the Will Character "Freeze" to dissolve the elder’s death palm, then killed the Heavenly Demon Sect elder with a single step.
• Wang Cheng begged Su Xiuyi to save the fleeing academy disciples, but Su Xiuyi called out the hidden attackers instead, and Wang Cheng passed out from the death Qi.
• A dagger-wielding assassin used the Will Characters "Instant" and "Shift" to appear behind Su Xiuyi, but Su Xiuyi slowed him and killed him with a saber stroke.
• The remaining nine Heaven Patrol Pavilion experts activated the Secret Invocation of the Six Jia and surrounded Su Xiuyi with a killing formation.
• Su Xiuyi unleashed the Avici Dao Saber Technique and several Will Characters, shattering the nine formation Will Characters and forcing the attackers into view.

Su Xiuyi overwhelmed the Heaven Patrol Pavilion’s nine experts, using Will Characters and his saber to kill two of them. The remaining fight continued in the darkness after one expert detonated a God-Destroying Pearl, with Su Xiuyi escaping the blast.

• The nine Heaven Patrol Pavilion experts charged Su Xiuyi again after burning their essence blood and willpower.
• Su Xiuyi used the Will Characters “Shadow” and “Divination” to hide himself, separate the nine, and trap them in darkness.
• Su Xiuyi killed one expert with a saber slash after using Will Characters to disrupt his attack and shatter his “Imprison” character.
• Su Xiuyi appeared behind another expert as the man tried to crush a God-Destroying Pearl.
• Su Xiuyi slowed the man with a Will Character and vanished before the pearl exploded, killing its holder.

Su Xiuyi fought the Heaven Patrol Pavilion’s survivors and questioned an old man about the Great Zhou Emperor’s treatment of the Heavenly Fox Clan. After killing the survivors, he confronted the hidden Pseudo-Invincible who had been waiting nearby.

• The Half-Step Invincible ordered Number Three and Number Seven to self-destruct, and their blasts damaged Su Xiuyi and the two surviving Heaven Patrol Pavilion members.
• The old man taunted Su Xiuyi and claimed the Great Zhou Emperor had reason to distrust the Heavenly Fox Clan, while Su Xiuyi asked why the Emperor had targeted the Heavenly Fox Saintess.
• Su Xiuyi killed the two remaining Heaven Patrol Pavilion members with a swift saber strike.
• Su Xiuyi spotted the concealed Pseudo-Invincible, who emerged from a disguise made with the Will Characters “Wood” and “Illusion.”
• The Pseudo-Invincible declared that Su Xiuyi had to die, and Su Xiuyi tore off his tattered upper clothes and advanced with his black saber.

Su Xiuyi fought the Heaven Patrol Pavilion’s Pseudo-Invincible and used his Curse Will Character to disrupt the old man’s power and escape technique. He severed the opponent’s arm, while the curse continued to erode him.

• The Heaven Patrol Pavilion’s Pseudo-Invincible attacked Su Xiuyi with the Golden Emperor Spear God Art and a barrage of illusory spear strikes.
• Su Xiuyi used Reverse, Slow, and the Pupil of Void Breaking to expose the old man’s true body and weaken his illusions.
• Su Xiuyi combined his Avici Dao saber strike with Stillness, Endure, and Curse, causing the old man’s Qi and blood to surge and forcing him to use his Escape Will Character.
• Su Xiuyi continued cursing the old man’s bloodline, spiritual power, and great Dao as their attacks clashed.
• The old man’s power faltered and his Escape Will Character activated too slowly, allowing Su Xiuyi to cut off one of his arms.
• Su Xiuyi was startled by the Curse Will Character’s effect and watched as it continued to erode his opponent.

Su Xiuyi fought the Heaven Patrol Pavilion's Pseudo-Invincible, who burned his essence blood and lifespan to approach Invincible strength. Su Xiuyi ended the battle by triggering his curse and beheading him, while still wondering who the mysterious “that person” was.

• The Pseudo-Invincible accused Su Xiuyi of being favored by the Heavenly Dao, and Su Xiuyi claimed he was the Son of Heaven.
• The Pseudo-Invincible burned his essence blood and lifespan, sending his strength close to the Invincible Realm.
• Su Xiuyi met his spear attacks head-on, repeatedly suffering injuries while the Undying Heavenly Scripture rapidly advanced.
• When Su Xiuyi saw people approaching, he unleashed the curse within his opponent, draining his spiritual power, Qi and blood, and willpower.
• Su Xiuyi beheaded the weakened Pseudo-Invincible and declared that he was the Son of Heaven.

Su Xiuyi rescued the Southern Heaven Academy disciples by destroying the Heavenly Demon Sect ambush with a single slash, then left Wang Cheng with them. The disciples began suspecting Ji Zhan had used them as bait, while Ji Zhan found that Su Xiuyi had erased the traces of his earlier fight.

• Su Xiuyi cleansed the death power from Wang Cheng and carried him away from the scene.
• The Heavenly Demon Sect trapped the Southern Heaven Academy disciples in a blood formation and attacked them with lethal force.
• Su Xiuyi arrived, froze the incoming Sword Qi, and killed every Heavenly Demon Sect member with one slash.
• Su Xiuyi returned Wang Cheng to the survivors and told them the ambush had been meant to draw him out.
• Ji Zhan arrived, escorted the disciples away, then searched the earlier battlefield and found that Su Xiuyi had erased all traces.

After rescuing the Southern Heaven Academy disciples, Su Xiuyi followed a black butterfly to the Heavenly Demon Sect and discovered its hidden cavern. He gained the Slaughter God Domain, killed the sect’s elders and master, and faced the blood-pool being who tried to save the master.

• Southern Heaven Academy elders returned with fewer than sixty surviving disciples and blamed Ji Zhan for refusing to send help.
• Su Xiuyi concealed himself, followed a black butterfly to the Heavenly Demon Sect, and used the Pupil of Void Breaking to enter its hidden cavern.
• Su Xiuyi signed in and gained control of the Slaughter God Domain.
• Su Xiuyi activated the domain and killed the Heavenly Demon Sect elders with a single saber slash.
• The Heavenly Demon Sect master mistook Su Xiuyi for an Invincible, but Su Xiuyi stomped him apart as the being in the blood pool reached out to rescue him.

Su Xiuyi killed Xue Yan, a Half-Step Invincible from the Blood Barbarian Demon Race, and stayed in the cavern to cultivate. At dawn, he signed in and obtained the Will Character combat technique Blood Dragon Needle.

• Xue Yan emerged from the blood pool and confronted Su Xiuyi over the death of his servant, the Heavenly Demon Sect's leader.
• Su Xiuyi used the Endure Will Character to slow Xue Yan and break apart his combined blood-colored Will Characters.
• Su Xiuyi crushed Xue Yan with a third step and used the Undying Heavenly Scripture to erase him completely.
• Su Xiuyi cultivated in the cavern until dawn, then signed in and received the Blood Dragon Needle combat technique.

Su Xiuyi obtained the Blood Dragon Needle, a powerful Will Character combat technique, while the death of Xue Yan stirred the Blood Barbarian Demon Soul and brought imperial forces to Southern Heaven City. After an old eunuch questioned Zhou Yunlong about Su Xiuyi and a new emperor star, Su Xiuyi disguised himself as an ailing man, but the eunuch sensed him and believed he was near death.

• Su Xiuyi discovered that the Blood Dragon Needle required 136 Will Characters and formed a weak, illusory version with the characters he possessed.
• A Blood Barbarian Demon Soul learned that Xue Yan had been killed and threatened its followers unless they found the culprit.
• Eunuch Mu arrived at Southern Heaven Academy and told Ji Zhan and Zhou Yunlong that many experts and a Blood Barbarian Demon Soul descendant had died.
• Eunuch Mu asked Zhou Yunlong whether Su Xiuyi had left the Myriad Text Academy and revealed that a new emperor star had appeared beside the Ziwei Emperor Star.
• Su Xiuyi sensed the old eunuch approaching, used his Curse Character to disguise himself as a disheveled, aging man, and was probed by the eunuch's willpower.

Su Xiuyi dispelled the academy’s curse power, checked in to obtain the Will Character “Death,” and cultivated for three months. After the Heavenly Demon Sect was wiped out and Southern Heaven Academy gained attention, the eighth prince Su Lingtian and the Invincible Realm Hundred Battles King arrived at the academy.

• Su Xiuyi noticed that an old eunuch had dispelled some curse power and grew suspicious of the Great Zhou Imperial Clan.
• Su Xiuyi checked in at the Myriad Text Academy’s study and obtained the Will Character “Death,” bringing him closer to mastering Blood Dragon Needle.
• Three months later, news spread that the Heavenly Demon Sect had been destroyed, bringing visitors and new applicants to Southern Heaven Academy.
• A disciple told Ji Zhan that Su Lingtian, the Zhou Emperor’s eighth son, had arrived and demanded a personal welcome.
• Ji Zhan and the academy elders welcomed Su Lingtian and the Hundred Battles King, who entered the academy as Su Lingtian remarked on its connection to Su Xiuyi and the mysterious fighter.

Su Lingtian and the Hundred Battles King came to Southern Heaven Academy to summon its mysterious disciple, while Su Xiuyi suspected their motives. Corpse warned Su Xiuyi that they might intend to kill him and revealed that Su Xiuyi could have imperial blood and had remained in his mother’s womb for three years.

• The Hundred Battles King pressured Ji Zhan to reveal the mysterious disciple’s identity, but Ji Zhan swore to the Heavenly Dao that he did not know it.
• Su Lingtian ordered Ji Zhan to announce that he admired the mysterious disciple and wanted him to appear, prompting the academy to spread the summons.
• Su Xiuyi watched the commotion and suspected that Su Lingtian had a hidden purpose for seeking him.
• Corpse told Su Xiuyi that Su Lingtian and the Hundred Battles King might have come to execute him and that his heritage could be exceedingly noble, perhaps imperial.
• Corpse revealed that Wang Lin had cultivated a forbidden art that could stop a person from growing even in the womb, and that Su Xiuyi’s mother had carried him for three years.

Su Xiuyi learned that his origins were tied to the Great Zhou Emperor’s efforts to kill him and decided to fake his death rather than leave the Myriad Text Academy. Meanwhile, Su Lingtian publicly branded the hidden mysterious disciple as Su Xiuyi’s accomplice and called for his execution.

• The corpse servant told Su Xiuyi that Wang Lin’s mistress had been pregnant for three years, that he had moved their remains before Ji Zhan could find them, and that Ji Zhan had inspected the grave.
• The corpse servant warned Su Xiuyi that Su Lingtian and the Hundred Battles King were searching for the mysterious disciple and might use him to frame Su Xiuyi.
• Su Xiuyi decided to fake his death, ordered the corpse servant to continue investigating, and learned he could find the servant through the Blood Slaughter Tower.
• Su Lingtian and the Hundred Battles King appeared at the Southern Heaven Academy, where Su Lingtian accused the mysterious disciple of aiding Su Xiuyi.
• Su Lingtian accused Su Xiuyi of colluding with the Heavenly Fox Clan and using the Heavenly Demon Sect to collect cultivators’ blood, then declared that he must be executed.

Su Lingtian accused Su Xiuyi of colluding with the Demon Race and arrived in Southern Heaven City with an imperial edict ordering his execution. When the edict was read and Su Xiuyi was revealed, Su Lingtian and the Hundred Battles King were shocked by his unchanged appearance.

• Wang Cheng, Tiezhu, and Tie Ling defended Su Xiuyi, but the Hundred Battles King ordered them seized and they were knocked unconscious.
• Su Lingtian announced that he had brought an imperial edict and led the crowd to the Myriad Text Academy.
• Su Lingtian presented the Great Zhou Emperor’s decree, which accused Su Xiuyi of freeing the Heavenly Fox Saintess and later conspiring with the Demon Race, and ordered his immediate execution.
• The Hundred Battles King smashed the academy gate with a True Qi palm, revealing Su Xiuyi to the crowd.
• Su Lingtian, shocked by Su Xiuyi’s unaged appearance, ordered Ji Zhan to execute him.

Su Chen, the Sword Emperor, arrived at the Myriad Text Academy and killed Ji Zhan before he could strike Su Xiuyi. He tried to test Su Xiuyi’s bloodline with the Bloodline Dragon Pillar, but the Hundred Battles King destroyed the blood drop, and Su Chen suddenly looked toward the sky.

• Ji Zhan entered the Myriad Text Academy and attacked Su Xiuyi, but an unknown sword intent shattered his saber strike.
• Su Chen sent a sword from the west that pierced Ji Zhan’s throat, then approached the academy.
• Su Chen introduced himself and asked Su Xiuyi for a drop of blood to test with the Bloodline Dragon Pillar.
• Su Xiuyi cut his finger and sent a drop of blood toward Su Chen, while Su Lingtian objected to the test.
• The Hundred Battles King attacked Su Chen and burned Su Xiuyi’s blood drop to nothing.
• Su Chen’s expression turned cold, and he stiffened as he looked up into the air.