Chapter Summaries

Ning Chuan manipulated the moving special passages to sow distrust among the Federation, Holy Heaven Alliance, and Alien Council while directing Federation Heavenly Kings to claim gateways. He also forced Blazing Flame Lion into a passage, leaving the factions in a chaotic battle around the Divine Martial Stele.

• Ning Chuan and Qin Lang accused Si Nanbo of steering the special passages toward the aliens, prompting the Holy Heaven Alliance's Heavenly Kings to doubt him.
• When more than a dozen passages moved toward the aliens, Xiao Chen and Liu Cangdong attacked Si Nanbo, and the three factions fell into a fierce melee.
• Ning Chuan escaped the fighting and directed Liu Wan to a passage that changed course toward her, allowing her to enter it first and raising her suspicions about his control.
• Ning Chuan guided Guan Shuofeng, Zhou Meng, Song Yu, and other Federation Heavenly Kings to passages, while occasionally diverting passages to the aliens or Holy Heaven Alliance to disguise his actions.
• Ning Chuan sent Blazing Flame Lion to a corner of the stele, where a passage appeared; Blazing Flame Lion reluctantly entered it despite not wanting to go inside.

Ning Chuan directed the Violent Earth Ape and Spirit Void Snake toward special passages, and the three beasts realized he had been arranging their capture. Federation Heavenly Kings also deduced that Ning Chuan controlled the passages, while an undercover Heavenly King exposed his role to the enemy leaders, leaving Ning Chuan to identify the likely informants.

• Ning Chuan sent the Violent Earth Ape toward the Divine Martial Stele, where a special passage appeared and forced him inside.
• The Violent Earth Ape met the Blazing Flame Lion and learned that Ning Chuan had used the same excuse to steer them into passages.
• The Blazing Flame Lion and Violent Earth Ape watched the Spirit Void Snake enter another passage and confirmed that Ning Chuan was controlling the passages.
• Federation Heavenly Kings secretly concluded that Ning Chuan had arranged for them to seize most of the special passages, while concealing their reactions from the enemy.
• Lin Fengyang deduced that Ning Chuan was probably controlling the passages and decided that killing him was enough.
• The enemy Great River Realm Heavenly Kings and Si Nanbo turned their attention to Ning Chuan after receiving an anonymous mental message, and Ning Chuan silently noted the Heavenly Kings he suspected of being the undercover informant.

Ning Chuan revealed that he could control the Divine Martial Stele’s special passages and secured 24 of them for the Federation. With the Federation’s advantage established, Si Nanbo demanded that half its Heavenly Kings withdraw or face a joint attack.

• Si Nanbo and Liu Cangdong recognized Ning Chuan and led the other Heavenly Kings to try to kill him, but Ning Chuan entered a special passage before they could surround him.
• Ning Chuan controlled the passages to guide Federation Heavenly Kings into them until they occupied 24; the three ferocious beasts brought their total to 27, while Lin Fengyang remained outside.
• Ye Wuchen and the Federation Heavenly Kings praised Ning Chuan, while Lu Zhan and Qin Lang challenged Xu Yuan over his earlier treatment of Ning Chuan.
• Liu Cangdong and Si Nanbo attacked Ning Chuan’s sealed passage without effect, and Si Nanbo demanded that half the Federation’s Heavenly Kings leave their passages or face an alliance with the Holy Heaven Alliance.

Ning Chuan used his control over the Divine Martial Stele’s special channels to pit the Alien Council against the Holy Heaven Alliance and bargain for an inheritance. The factions began fighting, and Xiao Chen offered him the Mountain and River Seal after Ning Chuan rejected their threats.

• Ning Chuan stayed behind as Ye Wuchen led the Federation’s Heavenly Kings and three vicious beasts into the Divine Martial Stele.
• Ning Chuan moved the vacant special channels, prompting Si Nanbo and Liu Cangdong to offer deals and argue over their factions’ shares.
• Ning Chuan demanded the Heaven-Overturning Seal from the Holy Heaven Alliance and offered to help the aliens kill Liu Cangdong; Si Nanbo accepted and attacked him.
• The Holy Heaven Alliance and Alien Council’s Heavenly Kings fought, while Ning Chuan redirected a special channel to a Federation Divine General.
• Xiao Chen offered Ning Chuan the Mountain and River Seal instead of the Heaven-Overturning Seal and explained that it came from the same inheritance.

Ning Chuan accepted the Mountain and River Seal inheritance, then broke his promise to the Holy Heaven Alliance by directing a special passage to an alien Heavenly King before entering the Divine Martial Stele. He arrived in the Giant Wood Forest, where trees towered as high as ten thousand meters.

• Ning Chuan agreed to help the Holy Heaven Alliance seize special passages in exchange for the Mountain and River Seal inheritance, and swore a Martial Dao Oath at Xiao Chen's demand.
• Liu Cangdong sent Ning Chuan the Mountain and River Seal's single-use Martial Seal, and Ning Chuan received its General-Bestowing martial art inheritance.
• Ning Chuan sent a special passage to an alien Heavenly King instead of helping the Holy Heaven Alliance, then offered Si Nanbo further help if the aliens killed Liu Cangdong.
• Ning Chuan entered the Divine Martial Stele, while the Holy Heaven Alliance and the Alien Council continued fighting over the remaining passages and discussed why he had entered.
• Ning Chuan appeared in the Divine Martial Stele's Giant Wood Forest and saw enormous trees stretching beyond sight.

Ning Chuan entered the Divine Martial Stele and traveled through the Giant Wood Forest toward the Storm Plain, clearing the effects of fate and testing his mastery of the Mountain and River Seal. He decided to search Origin Martial Mountain for martial arts and the Stele’s legacy, but a hidden Heavenly King approached his position.

• Ning Chuan arrived in the Giant Wood Forest, spread his Divine Sense, and used Stargazing Mystic Truth to clear away the effects of breaking his Martial Dao Oath.
• Ning Chuan formed the Mountain and River Seal, judged his mastery to be at Initiation, and speculated about its connection to the Heaven-Overturning Seal and Ultimate Weapon Art.
• Ning Chuan flew quietly through the forest toward the Storm Plain while searching for treasures and considering his goals in the secret realm.
• Ning Chuan decided to take responsibility for searching Origin Martial Mountain for martial arts and traces of the Divine Martial Stele’s legacy.
• Ning Chuan sensed an invisible, silent Heavenly King approaching directly toward him through the Giant Wood Forest.

Ning Chuan discovered that Zhang Yunwang had tracked him with a Key-Seeking Compass, then ambushed and overwhelmed him. Just as Ning Chuan moved to kill Zhang Yunwang, the Divine Martial Stele’s suppression suddenly vanished, leaving both Heavenly Kings stunned.

• Ning Chuan confirmed that Zhang Yunwang’s Key-Seeking Compass was tracking him and decided to confront him.
• Zhang Yunwang hid when the compass began spinning, but Ning Chuan found him and severed his right arm in a single slash.
• Ning Chuan seized the Key-Seeking Compass and pursued Zhang Yunwang, whose weakened speed left him unable to defend himself.
• Zhang Yunwang offered to reveal one of Liu Cangdong’s secrets, but Ning Chuan continued attacking, intending to obtain information from his memories.
• The Divine Martial Stele’s suppression abruptly disappeared, restoring Ning Chuan’s powers and leaving him and Zhang Yunwang astonished.

After killing Zhang Yunwang, Ning Chuan learned that the coveted Nine Steps to the Ends of the World was sealed at Origin Martial Mountain, where Liu Cangdong had already arrived. As Ning Chuan considered how to grow strong enough to claim it, Chen Zeyue tracked him down, prompting him to reconsider throwing away the Casket-Breaking Secret Key.

• When the Divine Martial Stele's suppression returned, Ning Chuan caught up to Zhang Yunwang, destroyed his avatar, killed his true body, and searched his soul.
• From Zhang Yunwang's memories, Ning Chuan learned that Nine Steps to the Ends of the World contained the second-grade Void Law and that Liu Cangdong had reached Origin Martial Mountain with two Casket-Breaking Secret Keys.
• Ning Chuan decided to build his strength inside the Divine Martial Stele and take the movement technique from Liu Cangdong later, rather than attempt to seize it immediately.
• Chen Zeyue followed his Key-Seeking Compass to Ning Chuan, who considered throwing the Casket-Breaking Secret Key into a void fissure before remembering that Chen Zeyue knew the Heaven-Overturning Seal.

Chen Zeyue found Ning Chuan beside Zhang Yunwang’s corpse and attacked him with the Heaven-Overturning Seal. Ning Chuan used the fight to rapidly improve his Mountain and River Seal, then brought out its Divine Weapon, which withstood Chen Zeyue’s attack with only superficial cracks.

• Chen Zeyue discovered Zhang Yunwang’s corpse and accused Ning Chuan of killing him, demanding the Martial Seal for the Divine Wave Meditation Method.
• Ning Chuan attacked Chen Zeyue with the Mountain and River Seal, but Chen Zeyue shattered it with the Heaven-Overturning Seal.
• The Mountain and River Seal entered an epiphany, and Ning Chuan’s repeated use of it rapidly advanced his mastery until complete mountain-and-river markings appeared.
• Chen Zeyue realized Ning Chuan had stayed to use his Heaven-Overturning Seal as a means to cultivate the Mountain and River Seal.
• Ning Chuan summoned the Mountain and River Divine Weapon and used it to execute the Mountain and River Seal, which withstood Chen Zeyue’s attack with only fine surface cracks.

Ning Chuan fought Chen Zeyue in the Giant Wood Forest, using his enhanced Mountain and River Seal and Divine Weapons before deciding he could not win. He retreated toward Weapon Forest Valley, hoping to use its dangers to escape Chen Zeyue and evade the Key-Seeking Compass.

• Chen Zeyue demanded to learn how Ning Chuan had strengthened the Mountain and River Seal, and Ning Chuan offered to explain if the Holy Heaven Alliance let him inherit the Heaven-Overturning Seal.
• Chen Zeyue attacked Ning Chuan with the Heaven-Overturning Seal, while Ning Chuan countered with ten thousand Divine Weapons and the Heaven Severing Divine Weapon.
• Chen Zeyue gained the upper hand in their fierce battle, but Ning Chuan's strength made capturing him difficult.
• Ning Chuan decided to retreat because he could not defeat Chen Zeyue, and Chen Zeyue pursued him through the Giant Wood Forest.
• Ning Chuan led Chen Zeyue toward Weapon Forest Valley, planning to use its danger to escape and then hide the Casket-Breaking Secret Key in a spatial rift.
• Ning Chuan reached Weapon Forest Valley with Chen Zeyue still in pursuit.

Ning Chuan and Chen Zeyue raced through Weapon Forest Valley toward a mysterious hall, where a sword strike drove Chen Zeyue back and helped Ning Chuan perfect the Flash Kill Mystic Truth. Ning Chuan entered the hall after learning it was a recruitment selection site for the Prison-Suppressing Manor.

• Ning Chuan and Chen Zeyue entered Weapon Forest Valley, but its metal trees did not attack them.
• Chen Zeyue sensed a mysterious hall and raced ahead, while Ning Chuan tried to slow him with the Divine Treasury of Ten Thousand Weapons.
• A sword beam shot from the hall and blasted Chen Zeyue away, while its Space Cutting Law helped Ning Chuan perfect the Flash Kill Mystic Truth and advance Heaven Severing Slash to the second level.
• A voice identified the hall as a recruitment selection site for the Prison-Suppressing Manor and warned that entry was permitted only through the main gate.
• Ning Chuan entered through the main gate as Chen Zeyue watched furiously from outside.

Ning Chuan entered the Prison-Suppressing Manor’s recruit assessment venue, where he met Momo and learned that the fallen manor offered recruits armor rather than its martial arts inheritance. The assessment remained ahead, but Ning Chuan discovered that the Sky Flood Dragon Armor could add six thousand tons of physical strength.

• Ning Chuan entered the assessment hall and found four colossal steles resembling enlarged Strength Steles.
• Momo appeared, introduced herself and her rag doll Xiao Yue, and explained that she oversaw the recruit assessment.
• Chen Zeyue entered and provoked Ning Chuan, but Momo warned them that fighting without permission would bring punishment, so they restrained themselves.
• Momo said that recruits who passed could join the Prison-Suppressing Manor’s army, but the manor had fallen and she could not recall where soldiers learned martial arts.
• Momo explained that recruits earned better armor for better assessment results, and Ning Chuan worked out that the Sky Flood Dragon Armor added six thousand tons of physical strength.

Ning Chuan and Chen Zeyue competed for the Prison Realm trial, but the Suppressing Platform weakened them and Ning Chuan quickly overwhelmed Chen Zeyue. Chen Zeyue surrendered before Ning Chuan’s finishing strike, and an unseen blade stopped Ning Chuan from killing him.

• Momo explained that the damaged Prison Realm had enough energy for only one person to take the trial, so Ning Chuan and Chen Zeyue had to compete on the Suppressing Platform.
• Momo warned them that the contest allowed any means and ended only when someone surrendered, lost consciousness, or died.
• The four steles suppressed both fighters’ strength, but Ning Chuan used his speed and attacks to shatter Chen Zeyue’s Heaven-Overturning Seal and badly injure him.
• Ning Chuan pursued Chen Zeyue with Heaven Severing, and Chen Zeyue shouted that he surrendered.
• An unseen blade deflected Ning Chuan’s strike, leaving him unharmed as he asked Chen Zeyue whether he had brought enough sacred healing medicine.

Ning Chuan defeated Chen Zeyue on the Suppressing Platform and learned about the Prison-Suppressing Manor’s recruit assessment and disciple ranks. He began the physical test by lifting its smallest metal branch, astonishing Momo when she recognized his Dragon Elephant Mystic Truth.

• Ning Chuan defeated Chen Zeyue, who healed his injuries and stayed to watch the assessment.
• Momo explained the recruit assessment, the Prison-Suppressing Army, and how recruits could become disciples, though the body-tempering art needed to begin disciple selection had been lost.
• Momo summoned metal branches for the assessment’s physical test, explaining that recruits could use only their own physical strength and that true disciples could lift the 160,000-ton trunk.
• Ning Chuan dismissed his armor and wings, then easily lifted the smallest branch using the Dragon Elephant Mystic Truth.
• Momo reacted in shock and asked Ning Chuan why he had mastered the Dragon Elephant Mystic Truth.

Ning Chuan learned that the Ancient Dragon Elephant Scripture belonged to the Prison-Suppressing Manor’s supreme inheritance and began its recruit assessment with Momo’s approval to use Force and Mystic Truth to boost his strength. He passed the first trial by lifting nine branches and faced a demanding soul-strength test.

• Momo revealed that the Ancient Dragon Elephant Scripture was a foundational section of the Prison-Suppressing Manor’s supreme inheritance and explained the requirements for becoming a disciple.
• Momo decided Ning Chuan could use Force and Mystic Truth to strengthen his body during the assessment, provided he did not use them directly on the branches.
• Ning Chuan used the Eight Heavenly Gates to lift eight branches, then failed to lift the tenth, which weighed seven thousand tons.
• Momo awarded Ning Chuan a result of nine branches in the first trial and explained that the second trial tested soul strength by requiring him to make a heavy divine-metal leaf fly faster than sound.

Ning Chuan completed the Prison-Suppressing Manor’s tests, earning an eight-star recruit rating and the Heaven and Earth Flood Dragon Armor. When Chen Zeyue threatened him, Ning Chuan asked Momo whether he could use the platform’s suppression to kill him.

• Momo explained that Ning Chuan needed to exceed twice the speed of sound to qualify as a five-star recruit, and Ning Chuan’s spiritual power sent the metal leaf flying at 3.11 times the speed of sound.
• Momo began the will test, and Ning Chuan endured escalating pain without giving up until the test ended.
• Momo revealed that Ning Chuan had perfectly passed the will test and earned an eight-star rating, then gave him the Heaven and Earth Flood Dragon Armor and an identity token.
• Chen Zeyue said the armor’s added strength would help him kill more of the Federation’s Heavenly Kings, and Ning Chuan asked Momo if he could kill Chen Zeyue for threatening an eight-star recruit.

Ning Chuan drove Chen Zeyue from the assessment hall but realized the Holy Heaven Alliance’s Heavenly Kings might come after him. He learned that passing the Prison-Suppressing Manor’s disciple assessment could earn him stronger armor, though Momo said his chance of becoming a true disciple was almost gone.

• Momo refused to let Ning Chuan use the Suppressing Platform against Chen Zeyue and ordered Chen Zeyue to leave the hall.
• Chen Zeyue warned Ning Chuan that the hall’s defenses would not keep the Holy Heaven Alliance’s Heavenly Kings away, then departed.
• Ning Chuan summoned the Heaven and Earth Flood Dragon Armor, but paused when Momo explained that formal disciples could receive Azure Heaven Thunder Dragon Armor.
• Ning Chuan asked to take the disciple assessment, and Momo explained that he could skip the Ancient Dragon Elephant Scripture test and proceed to Heaven-Chaos Force.
• Momo told Ning Chuan that his Dragon Elephant Mystic Truth counted as preliminary completion and that his Heaven-Chaos Force score would determine whether he could become a true disciple.

Ning Chuan inherited Heaven-Chaos Force and learned that he needed to reach its eighth level to become a true disciple. When he began studying the Martial Seal’s insights, the system rapidly advanced the art to level nine.

• Momo retrieved the Heaven-Chaos Force Martial Seal from the spatial space inside her rag doll and gave it to Ning Chuan.
• Ning Chuan inherited Heaven-Chaos Force and learned it was a body-cultivation combat art with no Mystic Truths or Laws.
• Momo explained that Ning Chuan needed to reach the eighth level within one period of comprehending the art to qualify as a true disciple.
• Ning Chuan sent his Divine Sense into the Martial Seal, triggering system notifications as Heaven-Chaos Force advanced through its levels.
• Ning Chuan returned the Martial Seal to Momo and checked the system panel, which showed Heaven-Chaos Force at level nine with 100% progress.

Ning Chuan perfected the first chapter of Heaven-Chaos Force and earned true disciple status in the ruined Prison-Suppressing Manor. After receiving powerful armor and a new identity token, he considered using his authority to pursue Nine Steps to the Ends of the World on Origin Martial Mountain.

• Ning Chuan revealed that he had cultivated the first chapter of Heaven-Chaos Force to perfection, astonishing Momo and qualifying as a true disciple.
• Momo gave Ning Chuan three sets of Azure Heaven Thunder Dragon Armor and a true disciple identity token.
• Ning Chuan activated the armor and discovered that it raised his physical strength to twenty thousand tons.
• Ning Chuan used his token to learn that he could control the recruit area and the Suppressing Platform.
• Momo explained that battles on Origin Martial Mountain might have few restrictions, and Ning Chuan considered returning there to pursue Nine Steps to the Ends of the World.

Ning Chuan left the hall to confront Chen Zeyue, who tried to lure him away and then block his return with the Heaven-Overturning Seal. Ning Chuan’s armor and martial arts overwhelmed Chen Zeyue, leaving him wounded as Ning Chuan charged with his saber.

• Chen Zeyue tried to tempt Ning Chuan out of the hall by claiming Liu Cangdong could not find Nine Steps to the Ends of the World soon.
• Ning Chuan revealed his Azure Heaven Thunder Dragon Wings and flew out of the hall after Momo warned him to retreat if needed.
• Chen Zeyue retreated to the edge of Weapon Forest Valley, then used the Heaven-Overturning Seal to block Ning Chuan’s route back to the hall.
• Ning Chuan ignored Chen Zeyue’s taunts and struck the Heaven-Overturning Seal with the Nuclear Weapon Rebellion-Quelling Art, nearly shattering it.
• The force of the clash injured Chen Zeyue, and Ning Chuan drew a battle saber and charged at him.