Recaps

Ning Chuan fought Guo Yunze and the Sea-Overturning Divine General as they tried to seize Guo Renyu before the bronze door opened. After the Sea-Overturning Divine General injured him, Ning Chuan welcomed the two-on-one fight and charged back into battle.

• Ning Chuan's Divine Weapons broke through Guo Yunze's Blazing Fire Divine Lotus, and the Sea-Overturning Divine General blocked the weapons with waterspouts.
• Guo Yunze and the Sea-Overturning Divine General agreed to attack Ning Chuan together and take Guo Renyu away quickly.
• Ning Chuan's attacks weakened Guo Yunze's flame lotus, but the Sea-Overturning Divine General struck him with Heaven-Suppressing Ocean and sent him flying.
• Guo Renyu offered to leave with the First Alliance, but Ning Chuan assured him the two opponents could not take him away.
• Ning Chuan recovered and charged at Guo Yunze and the Sea-Overturning Divine General, excited to face them both.

Ning Chuan fought Guo Yunze and the Sea-Overturning Divine General, holding his own against both and growing stronger as the battle continued. After he drove the Sea-Overturning Divine General into a crater, Guo Yunze broke free and sent the phoenix to intercept him.

• Guo Yunze attacked Ning Chuan with a phoenix made of fire, but Ning Chuan’s Slaughter the Mortal World spear technique and Divine Weapons broke through its flames.
• The Sea-Overturning Divine General struck at Ning Chuan with a sea-suppressing great seal, but their clash sent both fighters flying and revealed that Ning Chuan was stronger than Guo Yunze.
• Ning Chuan trapped Guo Yunze with the Seven Sword Forms of Interception and Slaughter, then turned on the Sea-Overturning Divine General and sent him flying with a sword strike.
• The Sea-Overturning Divine General realized Ning Chuan was growing stronger as he fought, but he regained confidence that he and Guo Yunze could eventually win together.
• Ning Chuan seized an opening and kicked the Sea-Overturning Divine General through his armor, sending him into a deep crater.
• Guo Yunze broke free of Ning Chuan’s sword technique and sent his flaming phoenix charging in to intercept him.

Ning Chuan destroyed Guo Yunze’s phoenix and fought both Divine Generals as his eighth Force Wheel formed. Its power surged, allowing him to annihilate the Sea-Overturning Divine General and prove he could stand among the Federation’s ten greatest Divine Generals.

• Ning Chuan used Flash Kill to split apart Guo Yunze’s phoenix, then wounded Guo Yunze with a saber strike.
• The Sea-Overturning Divine General struck Ning Chuan with his great seal, but Ning Chuan charged back into battle despite his bleeding hands.
• Ning Chuan fought both Divine Generals fiercely as his eighth Force Wheel grew solid and fully formed.
• Ning Chuan’s strengthened Divine Treasury of Ten Thousand Weapons overwhelmed Guo Yunze’s Death Heavenly Lotus, while his Blazing Heavenly Sun destroyed the Heaven-Suppressing Ocean.
• Ning Chuan’s golden lava incinerated the Sea-Overturning Divine General, leaving Guo Yunze horrified by his strength.

Ning Chuan killed the Sea-Overturning Divine General and defeated Guo Yunze while testing the power of his newly strengthened Force. At Guo Renyu’s request, he spared Guo Yunze, but Renyu stopped him from leaving so Ning Chuan could search his memories about the Ancient Dragon Elephant Scripture’s Martial Seal.

• Ning Chuan’s Nuclear Weapon Rebellion-Quelling Art reduced the Sea-Overturning Divine General to ashes, and Guo Yunze fled.
• Ning Chuan caught up with Guo Yunze, overwhelmed him with the Divine Treasury of Ten Thousand Weapons, and rejected his pleas for mercy while testing his Force.
• Ning Chuan used his Force martial arts to badly injure Guo Yunze, then brought the Divine Treasury of Ten Thousand Weapons back into the fight and knocked him into a crater.
• Guo Renyu asked Ning Chuan to spare Guo Yunze, and Ning Chuan agreed.
• Guo Yunze tried to leave the secret realm, but Guo Renyu stopped him and asked Ning Chuan to search his memories for information about the Ancient Dragon Elephant Scripture’s Martial Seal.

Ning Chuan confirmed that Guo Yunze sought the Ancient Dragon Elephant Scripture’s Original Martial Seal to explore the Divine Martial Stele, then encountered the mysterious Master Lou. The chapter left Ning Chuan questioning whether Master Lou was a human Heavenly King, a transformed King Realm ferocious beast, or an awakened Law Spirit.

• Guo Yunze revealed that the Original Martial Seal came from the Divine Martial Stele and served as a credential for entering parts of its secret realm, and Ning Chuan searched his soul to verify his account.
• Guo Renyu urged Ning Chuan to search Guo Yunze’s memories again for details about the bronze door, but Ning Chuan confirmed that Guo Yunze knew only that it might open soon.
• Master Lou appeared unexpectedly, knocked Guo Yunze down, and explained to Guo Renyu that rules constrained people according to their relative power.
• Ning Chuan dispersed the Divine Treasury of Ten Thousand Weapons and asked Master Lou what he really was.

Master Lou admitted that he was a Law Spirit, and he explained how he had deduced that Ning Chuan had met Ye Qingwu and learned the Nine-Wheel Method. After avoiding questions about his origins, Master Lou praised Ning Chuan’s strength, and Ning Chuan asked whether the Ultimate Weapon Art came from the secret realm.

• Guo Renyu revealed that Zhang San was one of Master Lou’s identities, and Master Lou angrily demanded to know why he had told Ning Chuan.
• Guo Yunze fled, and Master Lou told Ning Chuan that he was a Law Spirit unlike Ye Qingwu.
• Master Lou deduced that Ning Chuan had cultivated the Nine-Wheel Method and therefore had met Ye Qingwu, then joked that Ning Chuan was her type.
• Master Lou admitted he had visited Ye Qingwu’s palace to look for the Nine-Wheel Method, while Guo Renyu accused him of trying to steal it.
• Master Lou evaded questions about how far back his origins went, praised Ning Chuan’s strength, and heard Ning Chuan ask whether the Ultimate Weapon Art came from the secret realm.

Master Lou explained the universe-wide martial arts grades and the overwhelming power of Second-Grade Laws. Ning Chuan realized that a martial art containing a First-Grade Law could give his future Heart of Law extraordinary potential, and he eagerly anticipated meeting a genius with a Second-Grade Law.

• Master Lou told Ning Chuan that martial arts before a Heart of Law were Mortal Grade, with the strongest Ninth Tier arts drawing on Second-Grade Laws.
• Ning Chuan wondered whether a martial art containing a First-Grade Law could let his Fusion Mystic Truth evolve into a First-Grade Law.
• Master Lou explained that Second-Grade Laws were extraordinarily rare and powerful, while Guo Renyu argued that Ning Chuan could eventually surpass their practitioners.
• Master Lou warned Ning Chuan to flee if he encountered a Second-Grade Law genius among the Myriad Stars Divine Kingdom's arrivals.
• Ning Chuan said he hoped such a genius would come because he wanted a martial art containing a Second-Grade Law.

Master Lou explained the universe’s martial arts classifications to Ning Chuan, from Transcendent and General-Bestowing arts to King and Marquis arts and Divine Arts. The chapter ended with Master Lou describing the power of true gods and gazing at the crimson sky in melancholy.

• Master Lou warned Guo Renyu and Ning Chuan that comprehending Second-Grade Laws would be extremely difficult, even with Martial Star recovering.
• Ning Chuan asked Master Lou about martial arts classifications above Mortal Grade, and Master Lou described the Transcendent grade and its varied subdivisions.
• Master Lou explained that General-Bestowing martial arts could grant the title of general if cultivated to their limit, beyond the Perfect Realm.
• Guo Renyu laughed when Ning Chuan teased Master Lou about bottlenecks, and Master Lou changed the subject to King and Marquis martial arts.
• Master Lou revealed that arts beyond the Seeking Realm were called Divine Arts and described true gods’ command over Laws and the universe.

Ning Chuan asked Master Lou to explain the ranks of several martial arts and learned that his Ultimate Weapon Art was a diminished version of the Supreme Ultimate Weapon Art, the Supreme Divine Hall’s guardian martial art. The current art barely contained a Second-Grade Law, but Ning Chuan’s ten thousand Divine Weapons gave it Marquis-Bestowing power and the potential to reach King-Bestowing rank.

• Ning Chuan and Guo Renyu exposed that Master Lou had pretended to be a true god, and Master Lou admitted he had done it to bring glory to Martial Star.
• Master Lou ranked the Nuclear Weapon Rebellion-Quelling Art as Transcendent and Ye Qingwu’s Shadowless Instant Kill as barely General-Bestowing because it contained a Third-Grade Law.
• Master Lou explained that Ning Chuan’s Ultimate Weapon Art gained Marquis-Bestowing power from his ten thousand Divine Weapons and could reach King-Bestowing rank if built upon stronger martial arts and Laws.
• Ning Chuan guessed that the Ultimate Weapon Art contained a Law of command, and Master Lou confirmed his theory.
• Master Lou revealed that the Ultimate Weapon Art was a stripped-down version of the Supreme Ultimate Weapon Art, once the guardian martial art of the Supreme Divine Hall.
• Master Lou said the current Ultimate Weapon Art barely contained a Second-Grade Law, and Ning Chuan reacted with satisfaction.

Ning Chuan learned that the Ultimate Weapon Art contained a near-First-Grade Law and discussed Martial Star’s decline and the sealed bronze door with Master Lou. Master Lou revealed that the Ultimate Weapon Divine Tree could temper even Divine Weapons, leaving Ning Chuan eager to use it as Martial Star approached revival.

• Master Lou explained that the Ultimate Weapon Art contained the strongest Second-Grade Law, and Ning Chuan said he was confident he could comprehend it and wanted Martial Star to revive so he could strengthen it with other Laws.
• Ning Chuan asked whether the Supreme Ultimate Weapon Art was a divine art, prompting Master Lou to recall Martial Star’s lost glory and say its decline came from the risks and losses that accompanied opportunity.
• Master Lou opened a spatial rift and told Ning Chuan that the bronze door could only open when Martial Star revived, though it might conceal surviving Supreme Divine Hall collections.
• Master Lou revealed that the Ultimate Weapon Divine Tree would briefly activate with Martial Star’s revival and could temper weapons, including Divine Weapons.
• Master Lou described the vanished Weapon-Refining Sea, an ocean of Divine Metal Liquid, and explained that the divine sons and daughters used the Ultimate Weapon Divine Tree instead because they considered the liquid ineffective.

Ning Chuan reached the Ultimate Weapon Divine Tree and joined Lu Zhan near the trembling bronze door. The First Alliance’s leaders demanded that Ning Chuan and Lu Zhan wait at the back, and Lu Zhan rejected their scheme.

• Ning Chuan watched Master Lou and Guo Renyu leave through a spatial rift, then flew toward the Ultimate Weapon Divine Tree.
• Ning Chuan arrived at the tree, observed the bronze gourds and the trembling bronze door, and found the First Alliance gathered there.
• Ning Chuan greeted Lu Zhan, who urged him to approach the door before it opened.
• The First Alliance’s Blazing Universe Divine General, Severing Void Divine General, and Beacon Heaven Divine General told Ning Chuan and Lu Zhan to stand at the back, claiming the First Alliance deserved the front positions.
• Ning Chuan recognized that the First Alliance had falsely claimed credit for the door’s awakening, and Lu Zhan told them to stay out of it if they could not control the alliance.

Ning Chuan waited for the Ultimate Weapon Divine Tree to activate rather than fight the First Alliance over the bronze gate. When it did, he sent all ten thousand of his Divine Weapons into its bronze gourds for tempering, discovering that the tree worked far better than divine metal liquid.

• Lu Zhan challenged the First Alliance Divine Generals, but Ning Chuan told him to stand down while they waited for the Ultimate Weapon Divine Tree to activate.
• Beacon Heaven Divine General promised to discuss sharing the secret realm, while Ning Chuan secretly resolved to secure the Supreme Divine Hall's legacy for himself.
• The First Alliance Divine Generals mocked Ning Chuan for appearing to back down, unaware that he was waiting at the rear for the right moment.
• When the bronze gate fell still, the bronze gourds on the Ultimate Weapon Divine Tree opened and released their energy.
• Ning Chuan sent all ten thousand of his Divine Weapons into the gourds, where the tree began tempering them far more efficiently than divine metal liquid.

Ning Chuan used the Ultimate Weapon Divine Tree to greatly strengthen ten thousand Divine Weapons, then rejected the First Alliance’s demand for a larger share of the secret realm. He ended the negotiations by declaring that he would take the realm for the Supreme Hall.

• Ning Chuan recalled the refined Divine Weapons and found that even the weakest had reached Peak Knight strength while the strongest had reached the Divine General level.
• Severing Void Divine General struck the bronze door with his axe, but the door remained unharmed and the blow destroyed the First Alliance’s camp.
• Beacon Heaven Divine General asked Ning Chuan what the Ancient Bronze Tree had done, and Ning Chuan told him that it had refined weapons.
• Beacon Heaven Divine General demanded a greater share of the secret realm for the First Alliance, while Ning Chuan pointed out that the First Alliance would not have offered compensation if the bronze door had opened for them.
• Beacon Heaven Divine General proposed a twenty-eighty split, and Ning Chuan demanded another twenty percent for the Supreme Hall, provoking anger from the First Alliance’s Divine Generals.
• Ning Chuan refused to show further sincerity and declared that he was taking the secret realm.

Ning Chuan rejected the First Alliance’s offer and revealed that he had gravely wounded Guo Yunze and killed Sea-Overturning Divine General. As Lu Zhan overwhelmed Beacon Heaven Divine General, Ning Chuan challenged Severing Void Divine General and Blazing Cosmos to fight him together.

• Ning Chuan refused Beacon Heaven Divine General’s offer to share the secret realm and had Lu Zhan face him.
• Zhang He reported that Crimson Flame Divine General had returned gravely wounded and that the Guo Family was withdrawing from the First Alliance.
• Ning Chuan admitted responsibility for Guo Yunze’s injuries and said he had killed Sea-Overturning Divine General.
• Beacon Heaven Divine General reconsidered fighting the Supreme Hall and offered to share the secret realm equally, but Ning Chuan rejected the proposal.
• Lu Zhan shattered Beacon Heaven Divine General’s attack and sent him flying.
• Ning Chuan challenged Severing Void Divine General and Blazing Cosmos to face him together.

Ning Chuan challenged the Severing Void and Blazing Universe Divine Generals, then unleashed the Divine Treasury of Ten Thousand Weapons against the Severing Void Divine General. His attack overwhelmed the battlefield and swallowed the Severing Void Divine General in divine light, leaving his fate unclear.

• Ning Chuan publicly challenged the Severing Void and Blazing Universe Divine Generals to fight him together.
• The Severing Void Divine General chose to face Ning Chuan alone, and the Blazing Universe Divine General agreed.
• Ning Chuan unleashed the Divine Treasury of Ten Thousand Weapons, filling the sky with dazzling golden light and overwhelming pressure.
• The Severing Void Divine General used his space Law to strike at the incoming weapons, but his axes could deflect only a few.
• Ning Chuan's ten thousand Divine Weapons rained down and swallowed the Severing Void Divine General in divine light.

Ning Chuan’s Divine Treasury of Ten Thousand Weapons overwhelmed Severing Void Divine General, while Lu Zhan gained the advantage over Beacon Heaven Divine General. As the First Alliance’s fighters faced defeat, Blazing Universe Divine General joined the battle to protect Severing Void.

• Ning Chuan’s first volley of Divine Weapons badly injured Severing Void Divine General, revealing the gulf between their strength.
• Lu Zhan knocked Beacon Heaven Divine General into the desert with the Destruction Heavenly Art and pursued him.
• Ning Chuan anticipated Severing Void Divine General’s teleportation and trapped him in repeated volleys of Divine Weapons.
• Lu Zhan struck Beacon Heaven Divine General into the ground again as the First Alliance’s Divine Generals watched in shock.
• Blazing Universe Divine General rushed forward to intercept the Divine Weapons before Severing Void Divine General could be killed.

Ning Chuan fought the Severing Void Divine General and the Blazing Universe Divine General at once, gaining an advantage but failing to overwhelm them. As the battle continued alongside Lu Zhan’s fight with the Beacon Heaven Divine General, the First Alliance’s observers argued over their dwindling prospects and Yu Shefei’s role in their predicament.

• The Blazing Universe Divine General joined the Severing Void Divine General, and together they blocked Ning Chuan’s Divine Treasury of Ten Thousand Weapons.
• Ning Chuan charged into close combat, combining his Force martial arts with his Divine Weapons to wound both opponents and emerge unharmed.
• Ning Chuan judged that he had the upper hand but could not quickly defeat the two Divine Generals, then continued fighting as a vast sandstorm covered the battlefield.
• Lu Zhan and the Beacon Heaven Divine General fought fiercely, while the watching Divine Generals debated whether anyone could interfere.
• Yu Shefei said the First Alliance might not survive, and another Divine General blamed him for exaggerating his earlier account of Ning Chuan’s strength.

Ning Chuan and Lu Zhan defeated the First Alliance’s leading Divine Generals, forcing them to concede the secret realm. Ning Chuan rejected their claim to a share of it and demanded thirty percent of the First Alliance’s overall interests for the Supreme Hall.

• Yu Shefei defended his account of Ning Chuan’s strength and rebuked the Divine Generals who had tried to push the Supreme Hall out.
• Ning Chuan overpowered the Severing Void Divine General and the Blazing Universe Divine General as his injuries healed faster than theirs.
• Lu Zhan defeated the Beacon Heaven Divine General with the power of four Mystic Truths, and the three First Alliance leaders conceded.
• Ning Chuan dispersed his golden Stars without condensing a Force Wheel, then told the First Alliance that its agreement to surrender the secret realm was not enough.
• Ning Chuan demanded thirty percent of the First Alliance’s overall interests for the Supreme Hall.

Ning Chuan forced the First Alliance to surrender a large share of its interests and reflected on whether he would protect humanity when Martial Star revived. He resolved to grow stronger, then flew to test whether he could open the bronze door.

• Ning Chuan rejected the First Alliance's attempt to negotiate and demanded fifty percent of the three leaders' forces' interests and thirty percent from the other Divine Generals.
• The First Alliance's Divine Generals accepted the terms, and Ning Chuan ordered Chen Yu to oversee the transfer of their assets before Spring Festival.
• After the First Alliance members teleported away, Lu Zhan warned that many powers might abandon the Federation when Martial Star revived.
• Ning Chuan considered the lives of humanity and his friends, then resolved to do what he could and strengthen himself.
• Ning Chuan flew toward the bronze door to test whether his Perfect Realm Ultimate Weapon Art might let him open it.

Ning Chuan tried several ways to contact the Supreme Divine Hall’s legacy through its sealed bronze door, but nothing worked. Outside, the First Alliance’s retreat and compensation fueled speculation about Ning Chuan’s strength; after Ning Chuan and Lu Zhan left the secret realm, the Ultimate Weapon Divine Tree swayed on its own.

• Ning Chuan knocked on the bronze door, sent Force into it, and tried to convince a possible artifact spirit to let him into the legacy, but received no response.
• The First Alliance withdrew from Heavenly Cloud Mountain, and Chen Yu confirmed that the secret realm belonged to the Supreme Hall after its hall master took it back.
• News that the First Alliance transferred several major enterprises to the Round-Down Foundation sparked speculation that Ning Chuan could match a Heavenly King.
• Yu Shefei argued online that Ning Chuan still fell short of a Heavenly King, then refused to reveal what he knew about the battle with the three Divine Generals.
• Ning Chuan gave up trying to communicate with the sealed legacy and left the secret realm with Lu Zhan; afterward, the Ultimate Weapon Divine Tree swayed and its bronze gourds rang out.

Ning Chuan and Lu Zhan headed to the Wang Family so Lu Zhan could reunite with Wang Ya and Lu Mengyue for Spring Festival. Ning Chuan agreed to trade the Divine Wave Meditation Method for treasures, while Wang Kun secretly planned to become a Heavenly King once Martial Star revived.

• Ning Chuan ordered Divine Generals to guard the secret realm before taking Lu Zhan aboard the Heavenly River and deciding to visit the Wang Family.
• Ning Chuan told the Chosen Battle official that he hoped to challenge Wang Zheng after Spring Festival, and Lu Zhan admitted he was nervous about seeing his family again.
• Wang Kun called Ning Chuan and offered to free Wang Ya and Lu Mengyue after Spring Festival in exchange for an inheritance of the Divine Wave Meditation Method.
• Lu Zhan said he did not care about the method, but Ning Chuan agreed to trade it for treasures of equal value and ended the call.
• Wang Kun dropped his haggard act and vowed that Martial Star's revival would let him become a Heavenly King.

Wang Kun planned to flee the Wang Family with Wang Moshan and the Mechanical Ring Badge after stealing the Divine Wave Meditation Method, convinced Ning Chuan could not stop them in time. On the Heavenly River, Ning Chuan considered challenging a Heavenly King if he could not find Azure Ice Divine General, then answered Wang Ke’s call and saw a frightened young man instead.

• Wang Moshan worried that Lu Mengyue and Wang Ya would expose him and Wang Kun to Ning Chuan, but Wang Kun dismissed the danger and said Ning Chuan had not defeated the First Alliance alone.
• Wang Kun revealed that he intended to defect from the Wang Family with the Martial Seal and Mechanical Ring Badge once he had taken the Divine Wave Meditation Method.
• Ning Chuan told Lu Zhan that he might challenge Spring Realm Heavenly Kings if he could not contact Azure Ice Divine General after the Spring Festival.
• Ning Chuan answered a call from Wang Ke and saw a frightened young man instead of her in the projection.

After learning that Lu Mengyue had been injured and confined by the Wang Family, Ning Chuan and Lu Zhan rushed to the Wang Family estate aboard the Heavenly River. Ning Chuan destroyed the estate’s unmanned attack craft, making clear that he had come to take up arms against the Heavenly King family.

• Wang Longtao told Ning Chuan that Lu Mengyue had been injured and confined after Wang Moshan challenged her to a spar, while Wang Ke was also being held in confinement.
• Ning Chuan stopped Lu Zhan from leaving the Heavenly River and ordered the ship to fly at maximum speed to the Wang Family estate.
• Ning Chuan said he would deal with Wang Kun and Wang Moshan while Lu Zhan rescued Lu Mengyue and Aunt Wang.
• The Heavenly River arrived at the crowded Wang Family estate on January 31 and flew into its central area despite the estate’s warnings.
• The Heavenly River destroyed dozens of Spirit Bee unmanned attack craft that had surrounded it, shocking the visitors gathered at the estate.

Ning Chuan attacked the Wang Family manor to find Wang Kun and Wang Moshan, crushing Wang Shenghan with a single Realm-Sealing Hand and searching his soul. As Wang Moshan tried to hide among the guests, Ning Chuan asked him where his father was.

• Ning Chuan and Lu Zhan entered the Wang Family manor, and Lu Zhan went to rescue Lu Mengyue and Wang Ya.
• Ning Chuan demanded to know where Wang Kun and Wang Moshan were, then defeated Wang Shenghan with the Realm-Sealing Hand and bound him in golden Force.
• Ning Chuan used the Soul-Searching Art on Wang Shenghan while the Wang Family experts stood by without intervening.
• Wang Moshan tried to blend into the crowd, but Ning Chuan appeared beside him and asked where his father was.

Ning Chuan killed Wang Moshan and discovered through his soul that Wang Kun had directed the attacks and planned to defect from the Wang Family. Wang Kun arrived too late to save his son, and Ning Chuan attacked him, leaving him injured in a crater.

• Ning Chuan immobilized Wang Moshan with spatial pressure and killed him with countless spatial blades.
• Ning Chuan examined Wang Moshan's soul and learned that Wang Kun had ordered the attacks and planned to steal the Martial Seal before defecting from the Wang Family.
• Wang Kun arrived, threatened Ning Chuan, and tried to portray him as the aggressor.
• Ning Chuan crushed Wang Moshan's soul in front of Wang Kun and then struck Wang Kun with a barrage of kicks.
• Ning Chuan's final kick shattered Wang Kun's defensive Force and sent him crashing into a crater.