Chapter Summaries

Ning Chuan overwhelmed Wang Kun, first kicking him from the sky and then crushing his strongest attack with the Divine Treasury of Ten Thousand Weapons. Wang Kun recognized he was outmatched and considered fleeing, but Ning Chuan launched another volley at him.

• Ning Chuan kicked Wang Kun into the ground, shocking the guests and Divine Generals watching.
• Wang Kun unleashed his Deathly Silent Sand Sea, destroying buildings and trees across the estate as the guests fled.
• Ning Chuan summoned the Divine Treasury of Ten Thousand Weapons and sent ten thousand Divine Weapons into the sand sea.
• The attack devastated nearly half the Wang Family estate and left Wang Kun severely injured.
• Wang Kun decided he had to flee, but Ning Chuan began another volley of Divine Weapons against him.

Ning Chuan overwhelmed Wang Kun in a fierce battle, while the Wang Family tried to support its grand elder with drones and the Mechanical Ring Badge. As Wang Kun faced defeat, he unleashed a terrifying aura at the level of a Heavenly King.

• Ning Chuan’s Divine Weapons battered Wang Kun, while the Wang Family sent Spirit Bee and Heavenly Falcon drones to attack Ning Chuan.
• Ning Chuan destroyed the drones’ attacks and struck Wang Kun with a Blazing Heavenly Sun, leaving Wang Kun badly wounded and trapped again by the Divine Weapons.
• Ning Chuan pressed his attack, and Wang Shenghan ordered the elders to activate the Mechanical Ring Badge after learning all the drones had been deployed.
• Wang Shenghan and the elders discovered their controllers for the Mechanical Ring Badge did not respond.
• Wang Kun realized he could no longer conceal his theft of the badge and unleashed an aura that made the estate tremble with Heavenly King-level pressure.

Wang Kun revealed the Wang Family’s Mechanical Ring Badge and admitted that he had betrayed the family, then used its Heavenly King-level attacks to threaten Ning Chuan. Ning Chuan charged at him, declaring that Wang Kun would die, and Wang Kun sent five mechanical tentacles crashing down around him.

• Ning Chuan blocked a massive mechanical tentacle with the Heavenly Halberd and Divine Weapons, but the impact sent him flying and injured his hand.
• Ning Chuan recognized the Mechanical Ring Badge, and the guests confirmed that its attacks could reach the Heavenly King level.
• Wang Shenghan and the other Wang Family elders accused Wang Kun of stealing the badge and the patriarch’s inheritance, while Wang Kun blamed Ning Chuan for his betrayal.
• Wang Kun vowed to kill Ning Chuan and escape to rise in the coming era of revival.
• Ning Chuan charged at Wang Kun and declared that not even Wang Zheng could save him, as Wang Kun attacked with five mechanical tentacles.

Ning Chuan fought Wang Kun and his Mechanical Ring Badge, enduring heavy attacks while landing a slight wound and healing his own injuries. When Lu Zhan and his family emerged, Lu Zhan judged Ning Chuan to be in no immediate danger, and the battle remained fiercely contested.

• Ning Chuan broke through Wang Kun’s mechanical tentacles and struck with his heavenly halberd, but Wang Kun’s tentacle overpowered him and sent him flying.
• Ning Chuan used Shadowless Instant Kill to attack Wang Kun from behind, but a mechanical tentacle intercepted his transparent sword and knocked him away.
• Ning Chuan healed his injured hand with life energy and charged Wang Kun again, believing his active Force Aperture might soon take shape.
• Wang Kun unleashed all eight mechanical tentacles as Ning Chuan countered with the Divine Treasury of Ten Thousand Weapons, and the two fought in a violent, evenly matched clash.
• Lu Zhan and his family emerged from the building, and Lu Mengyue pleaded with her father to save Ning Chuan.
• Lu Zhan reassured Lu Mengyue that Ning Chuan was not in immediate danger, while the watching Divine Generals realized Wang Kun still could not defeat him.

Ning Chuan fought Wang Kun after Wang Kun activated the Mechanical Ring Badge, and the newly formed ninth Force Wheel improved Ning Chuan’s movement enough for him to injure Wang Kun and match him in combat. As Wang Kun committed four mechanical tentacles to close combat, Ning Chuan charged forward, and his ninth Force Wheel solidified, completing the Nine-Wheel Method.

• Galaxy University ordered the Chosen Battle crew to livestream Ning Chuan and Wang Kun’s fight so nearby experts could come to the rescue.
• Ning Chuan formed his ninth Force Wheel during a clash with Wang Kun’s mechanical tentacle, making his force flow more smoothly and his teleportation faster.
• Ning Chuan used his improved movement to wound Wang Kun’s neck, then continued fighting him until they stood on equal footing.
• Ning Chuan dodged Wang Kun’s attacks and pierced his shoulder with a blood-red war spear, while Wang Kun struggled to land further blows.
• Wang Kun devoted four mechanical tentacles to close combat and prepared to leave if Ning Chuan retreated, but Ning Chuan charged at him instead.
• Ning Chuan’s ninth Force Wheel became solid, completing the Nine-Wheel Method.

After completing all nine Force Wheels, Ning Chuan overwhelmed Wang Kun and the Mechanical Ring Badge in a series of clashes. The battle left Wang Kun and his weapon defeated, establishing that Ning Chuan’s combat power could stand against a Heavenly King.

• Ning Chuan completed all nine Force Wheels, greatly increasing his Force and empowering the Divine Treasury of Ten Thousand Weapons.
• Ning Chuan broke through Wang Kun’s defense and sent him flying after a head-on clash, prompting spectators to debate whether Ning Chuan had surpassed Heavenly King-level power.
• Ning Chuan pursued Wang Kun and attacked with a blazing sun and ten thousand Divine Weapons as Wang Kun unleashed all eight mechanical tentacles.
• Ning Chuan’s combined attack shattered the Mechanical Ring Badge’s assault and sent Wang Kun crashing into the city, where the empty streets prevented casualties.
• Ning Chuan concluded that completing the Nine-Wheel Method had raised his combat power to a level capable of standing against a Heavenly King.

Ning Chuan defeated and killed Wang Kun, then took the Mechanical Ring Badge and ended the Wang Family’s punishment of Lu Zhan’s family. He left for Qingshan City with Lu Mengyue and her parents as news spread that his strength rivaled a Heavenly King’s.

• Wang Kun begged Ning Chuan to spare him and offered his treasures, but Ning Chuan attacked and declared that he had to die.
• Wang Kun activated the Mechanical Ring Badge and fought back, but Ning Chuan destroyed one of its mechanical tentacles and overwhelmed him.
• Ning Chuan killed Wang Kun and claimed the damaged Mechanical Ring Badge, which he planned to use to strengthen the Supreme Hall.
• Wang Shenghan tried to reclaim the badge, but Ning Chuan told him Wang Zheng could come to ask for it himself.
• Lu Zhan, Lu Mengyue, and Wang Ya joined Ning Chuan, and the four flew away in the Heavenly River toward Qingshan City.
• The Wang Family elders let them leave, recognizing that Wang Kun’s death had ended the punishment and that Ning Chuan’s rise would shake Martial Star.

After killing Wang Kun, Ning Chuan was recognized as having combat power on par with some Spring Realm Heavenly Kings, though his speed still lagged behind. He explained that Domains made defeating a Heavenly King harder than matching one, while Lu Zhan predicted Ning Chuan would defeat a Heavenly King before reaching that rank.

• People across the Federation and among the alien races reacted with shock to Ning Chuan killing Wang Kun and reaching Heavenly King-level combat power at eighteen.
• A mathematics student admitted that his prediction of Ning Chuan's strength had underestimated him, and commenters noted Ning Chuan was still only a Knight.
• Ning Chuan told Lu Mengyue that his speed was his main weakness, and he planned to improve it by raising his movement arts' Mystic Truths or cultivating stronger movement martial arts.
• Ning Chuan explained that Martial Star's revival would bring powerful lineages and martial arts he could seize, reassuring Lu Mengyue that he could find ways to improve.
• Wang Ya explained that Heavenly Kings could use Domains, which made defeating them difficult even for powerful Divine Generals with greater offensive power.
• Lu Zhan predicted Ning Chuan would defeat a Heavenly King before becoming one, and Ning Chuan agreed.

Ning Chuan explained that his Mystic Truths still had room to grow and planned to strengthen them so he could dominate Martial Star as its revival approached. He took Lu Mengyue to the observation deck to heal her injuries and reassure her that he had already dealt with Wang Moshan.

• Ning Chuan told Wang Ya, Lu Mengyue, and Lu Zhan that his Mystic Truths were far from their limits, and he believed fully comprehending the Flash Kill Mystic Truth could let him defeat a Heavenly King.
• Ning Chuan considered ways to accelerate his Mystic Truth cultivation, including finding powerful experts whose Laws he could observe or buying rare cultivation aids.
• Lu Zhan asked Ning Chuan to take Lu Mengyue away while he discussed something important about Lin Fengyang with Wang Ya.
• Ning Chuan led Lu Mengyue to the observation deck and sent life energy into her body to treat her internal injuries.
• Ning Chuan praised Lu Mengyue's progress and told her not to worry about Wang Moshan because he had already avenged her.

Ning Chuan returned to Donglin for the Spring Festival and planned to visit the Divine Martial Stele in the North Sea Domain. Lu Zhan decided to challenge Lin Fengyang, and Ning Chuan agreed to accompany him; after arriving at the Lu Family residence, Ning Chuan spent time chatting with Lu Mengyue.

• Ning Chuan brought the Chosen Battle crew to Donglin's capital and told Lu Mengyue he planned to leave for the North Sea Domain after the Spring Festival to visit the Divine Martial Stele.
• Lu Zhan announced that he intended to challenge Lin Fengyang so Wang Ya and Lu Mengyue could live peacefully, and Ning Chuan agreed to go with him.
• The Heavenly River reached the Lu Family residence at sunrise, where the family held a welcoming ceremony for Lu Zhan and his family.
• Ning Chuan read the Combat Divine General's book about the Divine Martial Stele and replied to his congratulatory messages.
• Lu Mengyue joined Ning Chuan after the welcoming ceremony, and they decided to spend time chatting.

Ning Chuan and Lu Zhan traveled to the North Sea Domain, where Ning Chuan noticed a possible connection between its artificial sky and the sacred herb field at Ten Thousand Flowers Palace. After hearing that Elder Nie was badly injured and wanted treatment, Ning Chuan agreed to visit Heaven-Suppressing City No. 1.

• Ning Chuan and Lu Zhan left for the Land of Extreme Ice aboard the Heavenly River and bypassed the checkpoint on their way into the North Sea Domain.
• Ning Chuan marveled at the vast ocean and noticed that its glowing sky resembled the light film above Ten Thousand Flowers Palace's sacred herb field.
• Lu Zhan suggested the sacred herb field might be a spatial passage or a legacy from Martial Star's glorious era, but Ning Chuan said there was too little evidence.
• The Heavenly River's captain told Ning Chuan that Elder Nie was recuperating in Heaven-Suppressing City No. 1 and hoped Ning Chuan would treat his serious injuries.
• Lu Zhan said he was in no hurry, and Ning Chuan agreed to visit Heaven-Suppressing City No. 1.

Ning Chuan arrived at Heaven-Suppressing City No. 1 and healed Elder Nie, who told him that the battle between Martial Star and the Heavenly Martial Realm had paused after the Divine Martial Stele began producing strange phenomena and valuable treasures. Ning Chuan learned that the Chaotic Vine Heavenly King had obtained a Realm-Breaking Dao Fruit, leaving him eager to find out more.

• Ning Chuan arrived at Heaven-Suppressing City No. 1 aboard the Heavenly River, where Elder Nie was waiting despite severe injuries.
• The Heavenly River's captain told Elder Nie that Ning Chuan had become a Heavenly King by defeating Wang Kun, and Ning Chuan began healing Elder Nie.
• Elder Nie explained that Fan Yu, a Spring Realm Heavenly King, had outmatched him and Old Li, while a larger confrontation between the two realms had stalled.
• Elder Nie said the Divine Martial Stele had released an ancient, terrifying aura and begun shooting out martial arts, weapons, and holy medicines, possibly because of Martial Star's revival.
• Elder Nie told Ning Chuan that the Chaotic Vine Heavenly King had obtained a Realm-Breaking Dao Fruit, while Elder Nie had failed to seize it.

Elder Nie gave Ning Chuan the Martial Seal for Heaven Severing Slash, a powerful saber art containing the Space Cutting Law. Ning Chuan quickly advanced it to the second level and generated a matching Divine Weapon, Heaven Severing, which began absorbing golden mist.

• Elder Nie gave Ning Chuan the Heaven Severing Slash Martial Seal and explained that Ye Wuchen had won it while fighting Fan Yu.
• Elder Nie revealed that Heaven Severing Slash contained the powerful Space Cutting Law, and Ning Chuan pressed the Martial Seal to his forehead to inherit it.
• Ning Chuan absorbed insights from his other martial arts and advanced Heaven Severing Slash to the second level at 45% progress.
• Ning Chuan explained the universe's martial arts grades to Elder Nie and realized his comprehension was sufficient to generate a matching Divine Weapon.
• Ning Chuan generated the Divine Weapon Heaven Severing, which absorbed golden mist from a self-destructed Divine Weapon and rapidly grew stronger.

Ning Chuan tested the power of his new Divine Weapon Heaven Severing and demonstrated a slash that briefly tore open space. Elder Nie then told Ning Chuan and Lu Zhan to stay in Heaven Suppression City No. 9 for a meeting about dividing entry slots to the Divine Martial Stele’s special passage.

• Ning Chuan discovered that Heaven Severing had absorbed some of the power from a self-destructed Divine Weapon, though it could not absorb all of it.
• Ning Chuan tested Heaven Severing Slash, and his amplified attack briefly opened a spatial rift that Elder Nie identified as a Heavenly King-level feat.
• Lu Zhan estimated that Ning Chuan ranked in the upper-middle tier among Spring Realm Heavenly Kings, and Ning Chuan thanked Elder Nie for the weapon.
• Ning Chuan told Elder Nie that he planned to visit Heaven Suppression City No. 9 with Lu Zhan, who intended to challenge Lin Fengyang.
• Elder Nie urged Ning Chuan and Lu Zhan to stay for a meeting between Federation and alien-race Heavenly Kings about allocating slots in the Divine Martial Stele’s special passage.

Ning Chuan and Elder Nie arrived at Heaven Suppression City No. 9 to prepare for the Divine Martial Stele, where the Federation hoped to claim special passages. Lu Zhan challenged Lin Fengyang and revealed he had advanced to Divine General, while his Annihilation Law triggered a major breakthrough in Ning Chuan’s Destruction Heavenly Art.

• Elder Nie explained that the Heavenly Martial Realm and Martial Star had divided the Divine Martial Stele’s forty-nine special passages, with the Federation aiming to secure sixteen.
• The Heavenly River arrived at Heaven Suppression City No. 9, where Lu Zhan called out Lin Fengyang and challenged him to a fight.
• Lin Fengyang mocked Lu Zhan and restrained his black sun with a storm of ice crystals.
• Lu Zhan unleashed the Annihilation Law, revealing that he had advanced to Divine General and causing Heaven Suppression City No. 9’s defenses to activate.
• Ning Chuan’s Destruction Heavenly Art entered an epiphany after detecting Lu Zhan’s Annihilation Law, raising its progress to 70%.

Lu Zhan broke through three Divine General realms and battled Lin Fengyang, while Heavenly Kings gathered to witness his Third-Grade Annihilation Law. After discussing Ning Chuan’s strength, Ye Wuchen revealed that the search for a Myriad Stars Divine Kingdom spy might have missed any Heavenly King with two Hearts of Law.

• Lu Zhan shattered Lin Fengyang’s ice and advanced to the Third Heaven of Divine General, engulfing them both in a black sun.
• Ning Chuan and Elder Nie praised Lu Zhan’s deep foundation and Annihilation Law as Heavenly Kings arrived to observe the battle.
• Wei Chen told Bai Qi that Ning Chuan had defeated Wang Kun, and Bai Qi praised Ning Chuan.
• Ye Wuchen joined the gathering, and Wei Chen asked him about the investigation into the Heavenly King spy.
• Ye Wuchen said the investigation had found no likely suspect, but a spy with two Hearts of Law could still be hidden among nearly every Heavenly King.

Ning Chuan and the Heavenly Kings discussed how to find the undercover agent, then watched Lu Zhan battle Lin Fengyang. As Lin Fengyang’s Domain failed to overcome Lu Zhan’s powerful Law, Ning Chuan learned how Domains worked and reflected on his own promising future.

• Ning Chuan argued that the undercover agent might have two Hearts of Law, while Ye Wuchen said the Federation lacked enough clues to identify him.
• Bai Qi urged the group not to worry excessively about the agent, and they returned to watching Lu Zhan fight Lin Fengyang.
• Lin Fengyang unleashed his Mystic Ice Domain, and Ye Wuchen explained to Ning Chuan how Domains suppressed Laws and used Realm Force.
• Despite his Domain, Lin Fengyang remained at a disadvantage as Lu Zhan’s black sun swallowed both fighters again.
• Wei Chen and Bai Qi recognized that Lu Zhan’s Third-Grade Law was Strong Third Grade and greatly strengthened his Force, prompting Ning Chuan to consider his own potential.

Alien Heavenly Kings arrived as Lu Zhan and Lin Fengyang fought, and Ning Chuan learned the aliens held him responsible for killing their relatives and disciples. After half a day, Lu Zhan defeated Lin Fengyang and forced him to admit defeat, ending the punishments against Lu Zhan.

• More than ten alien Heavenly Kings arrived, including Li Huo and Luan Teng, and Ning Chuan recognized that Luan Teng possessed the Realm-Breaking Dao Fruit he wanted.
• Ye Wuchen told Ning Chuan that many aliens hated him because he had killed their descendants and disciples, and that Bai Qi had stopped them from entering the Moon God Ruins to kill him.
• Bai Qi told Ning Chuan that protecting him was his duty, while Ye Wuchen warned that the aliens might use his status as a Heavenly King to cause trouble.
• After half a day of fighting, Lu Zhan sent Lin Fengyang crashing into a beachside crater, then prepared to finish him with the black sun.
• A Great River Realm military Heavenly King intervened and offered to cancel the punishments imposed on Lu Zhan, but Lu Zhan insisted that Lin Fengyang admit defeat himself.
• Lin Fengyang admitted defeat and collapsed unconscious, ending his fight with Lu Zhan.

After Lu Zhan defeated Lin Fengyang, the Heavenly Kings gathered to discuss the Divine Martial Stele expedition, but Luan Teng challenged Ning Chuan’s right to attend and demanded a fight. The Strength Stele’s suppression triggered a sudden breakthrough in Ning Chuan’s Dragon-Slaying Killing Art, and he faced Luan Teng with new Mystic Truths.

• Lu Zhan’s victory over Lin Fengyang shocked the city, while onlookers compared his strength with Ning Chuan’s exploits.
• Wei Chen invited Ning Chuan and Lu Zhan to a meeting about cooperating against the Heavenly Martial Realm, but Li Huo questioned Ning Chuan’s qualifications to attend.
• Luan Teng challenged Ning Chuan to prove he was a match for a Heavenly King, and Wei Chen proposed they fight under the Strength Stele’s restrictions.
• As the Strength Stele suppressed Force and Laws, Ning Chuan’s Dragon-Slaying Killing Art advanced and comprehended four Mystic Truths.
• Luan Teng taunted Ning Chuan and offered him the first move, but Ning Chuan asked how Luan Teng wanted to die.

Ning Chuan used the Strength Stele’s environment and the Dragon-Slaying Killing Art to gain the upper hand against Luan Teng. After donning the Earth Flood Dragon Armor, he shattered Luan Teng’s spear-like vine and sent him flying.

• Ning Chuan fused the Dragon-Slaying Killing Art with the Nuclear Weapon Rebellion-Quelling Art and destroyed Luan Teng’s massive green vine with a blazing punch.
• Ning Chuan’s counterattack forced Luan Teng to dodge golden flames, leaving him disheveled and surprising the watching Heavenly Kings.
• Ning Chuan donned the Earth Flood Dragon Armor, increasing his strength as he prepared to defeat Luan Teng and claim his Realm-Breaking Dao Fruit.
• Luan Teng unleashed his Domain and charged Ning Chuan with a hardened green vine, but Ning Chuan shattered it with a sun-wreathed punch and hurled Luan Teng backward.