Chapter Summaries

The Celestial Peak Lord gave Han Xing the first volume of the Celestial Radiance Steps, hoping the movement technique would complement Han Xing’s powerful attacks ahead of the next challenge round. After the Lord and the others departed, a hostile girl arrived at Han Xing’s tower, where he blocked her from entering.

• The Celestial Peak Lord recounted his rise and offered to teach Han Xing the Celestial Radiance Steps as a gift.
• He gave Han Xing the first volume and advised him to practice before the fourth round of the competition.
• The Great Beast Lord and the others praised the gift, and Han Xing said it could help him reach the top ten thousand.
• The Great Beast Lord, Radiant Gleam Lord, and Long Yu left, while Han Xing settled down to inspect the booklet.
• A scarlet aura surrounded Han Xing’s tower, and a gothic girl called him “Killer Star” and demanded entry.
• Han Xing stopped the girl with an energy shield and ignored her threats.

Han Xing learned Celestial Radiance Steps and spent ten days enhancing and comprehending the movement skill. Its immense power became clear when a radiant aura erupted from his tower, leaving Celestial Peak Lord astonished at how quickly Han Xing had mastered it.

• Helena confronted Han Xing outside his energy shield, but his taunts failed to provoke an attack, and she left after warning him about the fourth round.
• Han Xing studied Celestial Radiance Steps, learned the skill, and tested it by crossing one or two light-years almost instantly.
• Han Xing spent 6.2 billion units of light-element Source Energy to upgrade Celestial Radiance Steps and entered a prolonged period of seclusion.
• While Han Xing cultivated, Radiant Gleam Lord, Long Yu, and Miao Qing continued betting on the competition, and Miao Qing increased her 500 million Origin Coins to 800 million.
• After ten days, Han Xing released a vast radiant aura that drew the attention of contestants and Divine Domain Lords.
• Celestial Peak Lord sensed the source fluctuation of his Celestial Radiance Steps and realized Han Xing had comprehended the skill far sooner than expected.

Han Xing mastered the High-Level Lord-grade Celestial Radiance Steps, tested its extraordinary speed, and assessed how it strengthened his chances in the competition. On the final day of the third-round matches, he watched as the crowd focused on Dragon King Bakkar and awaited Martial God Ji Yuntian.

• Han Xing used the Celestial Radiance Steps to carry the Radiant Gleam Lord, Long Yu, Miao Qing, and others across several light-years before returning to the tower.
• Han Xing inspected the skill's attributes, learned its Sky Light Shuttle could carry up to ten allies, and decided to conceal its advanced level unless desperate.
• Han Xing joined the others to watch the final day of the third-round matches and study the Platinum Champions competing in the tournament.
• Radiant Gleam and Long Yu told Han Xing that Ji Yuntian and Bakkar had each reportedly defeated a Divine Domain Lord while in their Burst States.
• The crowd found Bakkar's match against Chong Qian, cheered for Bakkar, and placed billions of Origin Coins on him as Han Xing and the others searched for Ji Yuntian's match.

Han Xing and his companions watched the arena matches, where Bakkar effortlessly defeated Chong Qian and Ji Yuntian won even faster. Seeing the gap between himself and the top prodigies, Han Xing resolved to aim for the top hundred and challenge them.

• Miao Qing declared that Han Xing could become famous throughout the Lord Continent, and Han Xing asked her to analyze the matches before they placed bets.
• Bakkar faced Chong Qian, who used extreme speed to build power for a devastating killing strike.
• Bakkar caught Chong Qian’s twin blades between two fingers, then defeated him with a wave of flame after Chong Qian conceded.
• Ji Yuntian’s opponent exploded almost as soon as their match began, ending the fight before spectators could see the battle.
• Han Xing judged that he would struggle to defeat either top prodigy and decided to try to reach the top hundred so he could face them.

After the third arena round, Han Xing collected his rewards, assessed his gains, and spent a month expanding his territory and army while preparing for the next competition. Helena then arrived at his tower and threatened to publicly accuse him of violating and abandoning her, leaving the surrounding territories listening as she began to speak.

• The system announced that 105,000 lords had advanced, and Han Xing and his companions counted their earnings from the competition.
• Han Xing received Eternal Soil, Source Energy, and Legendary Points for reaching the top one million, then discussed his growth plans and Eternal Soil shortage with Radiant Gleam and Long Yu.
• During the month before the fourth round, Han Xing trained and expanded his territory until his forces numbered around twenty million troops.
• Helena came to Han Xing's tower demanding an apology, and Han Xing refused to remove the Defensive Barrier.
• Helena threatened to accuse Han Xing of violating and abandoning her, then addressed everyone in the Radiant Gleam Territory and the Beastman Kingdom.

Han Xing drove Helena away after she tried to force him to apologize, then learned that the fourth round of the Southern Domain Prodigy Challenge would be a month-long Flag Capture Contest. As the lords prepared for the all-on-one-map battle, Han Xing saw a chance to team up with the Great Beast Lord, though Miao Qing warned that other contestants might form alliances too.

• Helena demanded that Han Xing apologize and call her Her Majesty the Queen, but he refused and mocked her age; when she threatened to spread a rumor about him, he intimidated her until she fled.
• The fourth-round rules announced that 105,000 lords would compete for 11,000 flags in a simulated arena with extreme gravity, ten revivals each, and thirty days to earn points; the top 11,000 would advance.
• Dragon King Bakkar welcomed the chance to face prodigies such as Ji Yuntian, Leng Dao, and Demon Lotus, while Demon Lotus looked forward to challenging a woman she had previously faced.
• Radiant Gleam, Long Yu, Miao Qing, Han Xing, and the Great Beast Lord discussed the upcoming contest, and Han Xing proposed cooperating with the Great Beast Lord on the shared map.
• Miao Qing noted that other prodigies or groups of lords might also form alliances.

Han Xing and the other lords entered the fourth-round flag-grabbing battle and learned its detailed rules, rankings, and rewards. The contest began with all 105,000 participants dropped into a battlefield under crushing million-fold gravity, where they struggled to stand.

• Han Xing and the Great Beast Lord agreed to establish themselves after teleportation, then try to rendezvous or fight separately if they could not meet.
• The organizers revealed that flags granted points while imposing penalties and exposing holders’ locations, and that each lord had ten revivals during the 30-day battle.
• The organizers announced separate Points and Kill rankings with valuable rewards, prompting Han Xing to resolve to fight for enough Eternal Soil to advance.
• The competition began, and Han Xing and the other lords were slammed down by million-fold gravity before gradually adapting and rising.

Han Xing and the other contestants began the Capture the Flag round under millionfold gravity, while spectators watched and placed bets on who would advance. As a heavily armored contestant reached a Silver Banner and sensed rivals approaching, he decided to risk its movement and attribute penalty to claim its greater points.

• Han Xing found that gravity reduced his detection range, checked the map, and headed toward the nearest flag using the Celestial Radiance Steps.
• The spectators saw the competition projection and began betting, with many wagering on top contestants and over one hundred billion Origin Coins placed on Han Xing.
• Radiant Gleam Lord bet 300 million Origin Coins on the Great Beast Lord, reasoning that Han Xing might find and join forces with him; Long Yu then bet 300 million on Han Xing.
• A heavily armored contestant reached a Silver Banner and sensed seven or eight powerful contestants approaching from different directions.
• The armored contestant decided to try to hold the Silver Banner for an hour despite the resulting reduction to his movement speed and All Attributes.

Piero faced a crowd of lords over his Silver Banner as flag battles erupted across the competition continent. Han Xing raced to a Bronze Banner, stole it from three fighting lords, and escaped with his speed, leaving him confident he could hold onto it.

• Piero grabbed a Silver Banner, suffered its weakening effects, and was surrounded by lords who hesitated to attack until they realized he could earn points by holding it for an hour.
• The lords attacked Piero, who summoned his Black Armor Guards and Black Armor Earthworms to fight back as battles for flags broke out across the continent.
• Han Xing reached a Bronze Banner while three lords fought over it and snatched it after one lord threw it into the air.
• Han Xing outran the three lords with the Celestial Radiance Steps and escaped with the Bronze Banner.
• Han Xing stopped on a mountain, inspected the banner's movement-speed penalty, and decided his speed would help him hold it.

Han Xing evaded a powerful assassin from the Nether Shadow Pavilion and killed him, earning his first Bronze Banner point and entering both rankings. He continued moving with the banner, wary of further attacks.

• Han Xing kept changing direction while waiting for his Bronze Banner to settle its first point and noticed Dark Eye leading the Slaughter Ranking.
• Han Xing spotted the Demon Emperor on the Slaughter Ranking and suspected he and Dark Eye belonged to the same organization as Dark Arm.
• A Nether Shadow Pavilion assassin ambushed Han Xing, declared he was avenging his master Nether Shadow, and threatened to eliminate all of Han Xing’s revivals.
• Han Xing evaded the assassin’s attacks, immobilized him with Enhanced Shattered Moon, and killed him with a volley of arrows.
• Han Xing earned 1 point for holding the Bronze Banner and 5 Slaughter Points, entering the Points Rankings at 954th and the Kill Rankings at 4062nd.

Han Xing fought through the competition while the Great Beast Lord stole a Silver Banner and tried to escape the pursuing lords. As Han Xing waited for his next points settlement, a lone figure with a Golden Banner stood amid a devastated, empty region.

• Han Xing killed an assassin who had underestimated his strength, and the assassin resolved to gather Desire Lord's subordinates to attack him together.
• The Great Beast Lord used a Phantom Light Butterfly to steal a Silver Banner during a battle among seven or eight lords, then fled as they pursued him.
• The Great Beast Lord decided to defend the Silver Banner and risk a resurrection to earn five points.
• Han Xing avoided or defeated nearby lords, gained 15 Slaughter Points, and saw that Dark Eye led the Slaughter Points ranking while still having no points.
• With one minute left before his next settlement, Han Xing assessed the flag rankings and doubted anyone could capture a Golden Banner that day.
• A blue-haired man carrying an ancient zither stood beside a Golden Banner in a region flattened by a fierce battle, with no lords nearby.

Han Xing held a Bronze Banner through the first day of the flag-seizing competition, while top prodigies fought over higher-value banners and the leaderboard. By day’s end, he remained unchallenged and wandered around hoping someone would attack him.

• Roland seized a Golden Banner and held first place until more than a dozen top prodigies united to kill him and take it.
• Han Xing saw that Great Beast had earned five points, then decided to seek a Silver Banner so he could improve his ranking.
• Great Beast explained that he had traded a life to defend a banner for an hour, then set out to look for another chance to score.
• Over twenty hours, Han Xing kept his Bronze Banner and reached 20 points, while Roland lost his Golden Banner and rose to first on the Slaughter Ranking by killing other lords.
• The first day ended with the competition continent in chaos, while Han Xing wandered around trying to lure opponents into challenging him; none took the bait.

Han Xing chose to intervene after seeing Caroline and her allies take Tu Gang’s Silver Banner, mutilate Tuya, and kill her despite Tu Gang surrendering. Recognized as Killing Star, he faced the group’s threats as Caroline demanded to know whether he would meddle in their affair.

• Han Xing decided to pursue a Silver Banner instead of safely holding onto his Bronze Banner and rushed toward the fighting.
• Tu Gang, a native reborn in a Lord’s body, fought to keep the Silver Banner and protect his tribe, but Caroline’s group captured Tuya to force him to surrender.
• Tu Gang handed over the banner, but Caroline’s group threw Tuya to him after she had been mutilated, and she exploded before he could catch her.
• Tu Gang attacked Caroline’s group in fury, but they wounded and restrained him before a member raised a blade to kill him.
• Han Xing deflected the killing blow and told the Lords to stop after Tu Gang had surrendered; they recognized him as Killing Star and challenged his intervention.

Han Xing used a three-origin fusion attack to kill the seven lords who had attacked him, then took their Silver Banner. He recruited the wounded Tu Gang as an ally, and the two left the area together.

• Han Xing struck the alien swordsman with a powerful arrow, then faced the combined attacks of seven lords.
• Han Xing fused the origins of space, tides, and darkness to evade the assault and kill all seven lords with a chain of arrows.
• A mysterious existence praised Han Xing's three-origin fusion as comparable to the talent of Ji Yuntian, drawing attention from lords across the competition.
• Han Xing collected the Silver Banner and learned its effect reduced his attributes and stamina.
• Han Xing accepted Tu Gang's offer to fight for him, gave him a Bronze Banner, and left with him.

Han Xing and Tu Gang were surrounded by twelve lords seeking their flags, but Tu Gang held them back while Han Xing’s arrows badly wounded them. The lords then summoned hundreds of billions of powerful troops, leaving Han Xing and Tu Gang facing an overwhelming army.

• Han Xing reassured Tu Gang as they traveled together carrying two flags, despite nearby lords closing in on them.
• A dozen lords surrounded Han Xing and Tu Gang and demanded their flags, but Tu Gang charged first and absorbed their attacks with his Darksteel Body, Source of Repercussion.
• Tu Gang transformed into a Metal Giant and restrained the lords while Han Xing fired Shadow Tide... Serial Execution Arrows, badly injuring all twelve.
• The lords regenerated their bodies, then summoned vast armies of powerful troops from across their territories.

Han Xing used Sky Light Shuttle to escape with Tu Gang as his Fiendish Flames arrow set off a chain reaction that nearly annihilated twelve top lords and their armies. After crossing a light-year and ending the burst, Han Xing warned Tu Gang to recover because another battle might come soon.

• The twelve top lords unleashed their enormous armies and ordered a coordinated attack on Han Xing and Tu Gang.
• Han Xing activated the Time Beast Physique, fired a Fiendish Flames arrow, then used Sky Light Shuttle to carry Tu Gang away at tremendous speed.
• Han Xing's arrow exploded and triggered escalating blasts that wiped out the twelve lords and most of their troops.
• The Celestial Peak Lord recognized that Han Xing had mastered Sky Light Shuttle in ten days and marveled at his talent.
• Han Xing ended Sky Light Shuttle after crossing a light-year, accepting the permanent loss of 18,000 Agility, and considered drawing skills to replace it.
• Tu Gang praised Han Xing's power, but Han Xing explained the arrow's strength depended on specific conditions and told Tu Gang to recover for a possible rematch.

Han Xing used a million Legendary Points to draw the golden Legendary skill Eternal Shadow, which permanently increased his Agility and projectile speed through precision kills and boosted long-range attack power. After summoning his heroes and troops to guard him, he began upgrading the skill to Mid-Level Lord Grade and entered another transformation.

• Han Xing gained points for holding the Silver Banner and used his remaining million Legendary Points to draw an Agility skill.
• Han Xing learned Eternal Shadow, and Tu Gang guarded him while he absorbed the skill’s memories.
• Han Xing discovered that Eternal Shadow could grant permanent Agility and projectile-speed increases and boost distant attacks by up to 500%.
• Han Xing summoned Meiqiu, Miao Qing, Ying Yue, Aiden, Snow Eagle, his other heroes, and over ten million troops to protect him and Tu Gang.
• Han Xing spent 3.4 billion source points to upgrade Eternal Shadow to Mid-Level Lord Grade and began absorbing its memories.

Han Xing woke after upgrading Eternal Shadow to Mid-Level Lord Grade and learned that its daily kills could permanently grant him up to 100,000 Agility. With no wild creatures in the competition arena, he tested the skill on Tu Gang’s territory beasts and prepared to kill 1,000 of them to farm attributes.

• While Han Xing remained dormant, nearby lords judged his forces too dangerous to attack and left, allowing his ranking and points to rise as the competition battles intensified.
• Han Xing woke, dismissed his troops back to his territory, and agreed to fight alongside his heroes as large alliances began forming nearby.
• Han Xing checked Eternal Shadow’s upgraded effects and realized he needed creatures to kill if he wanted to gain its daily Agility bonus.
• Han Xing asked Tu Gang for God King Grade beasts and confirmed Eternal Shadow activated when he killed a Spirit Fur Mad Dog.
• Tu Gang summoned hundreds of territory beasts, and Han Xing fired 999 arrows at them to farm the skill’s attributes.

Han Xing escaped a coordinated attack by dozens of lords and discovered that their ambush had failed. He left Tu Gang holding his Silver Banner and went to hunt down the attackers.

• Han Xing killed 999 God King-level beasts, gaining a massive increase in Agility.
• Han Xing used Time Stop to recognize a combined attack from dozens of hidden lords, then escaped the blast with Tu Gang using the Sky Light Shuttle.
• The attackers believed Han Xing was dead and discussed claiming his Silver Banner, but Han Xing retaliated from the shadows, killing five lords and sending the rest fleeing.
• After escaping the destruction zone, Han Xing handed his Silver Banner to Tu Gang and disappeared to kill the remaining attackers.

Han Xing used the Halleken Skin and his enhanced arrows to ambush and rout a team of lords, then continued traveling with Tu Gang as his growing reputation kept enemies at bay. By the end of the chapter, Han Xing had risen to 198th in the points rankings, while his opponents struggled to find a way to hit him.

• Han Xing used the Halleken Skin, Shadow of Termination, and Tidal Arrow Technique to kill lords from the void, then pursued the fleeing survivors at high speed.
• After killing nearly twenty lords, Han Xing returned to Tu Gang, took back the Silver Banner, and checked his ranking of 8759th with 315 Slaughter Points.
• The surviving lords, including Lord Hidden Abyss, recognized Han Xing as a threat and warned others not to provoke him.
• During a peaceful day, Tu Gang recovered and gained points while Han Xing reached 198th place with 165 points.
• Over the next several days, Han Xing repelled ambushes and killed most attackers, prompting other lords to conclude that his speed made him extremely difficult to hit.