Arc 7Return to the Emperor Fall Realm

Li Xunyuan seized the keys to life and death, overcame Ren Guangyin, and survived the Nine Abysses’ attempt to kill him before cultivating in the Life and Death Realm. Presumed dead, he returned to the Emperor Fall Battle Realm, rescued Li Tianji, and the story left Li Zhixing fighting two challengers after killing Golden Crow Child.

  • Li Xunyuan claimed the Key of Life, killed Yan Wushuang and several other young Supremes, and refined the key into a Life Divine Ability.
  • Ren Guangyin challenged Li Xunyuan after transforming his Samsara Sacred Body, but Li Xunyuan defeated him and extinguished the Realm Incense he lit.
  • The Nine Abysses’ Supremes confronted Li Xunyuan, but the Yun Family Ancestor, Geng Metal Supreme, and Yun Yao intervened and killed several of them.
  • Li Xunyuan entered the Life and Death Realm to temper his body and soul, while the Nine Abysses’ rulers considered an expedition against the Li Lineage.
  • With Li Xunyuan presumed dead, sealed prodigies emerged and entered the Emperor Fall Battle Realm, where Tang Chen survived its killing arrays and obtained an Ancient Dao Comprehension Tea Tree sapling.
  • Li Xunyuan broke into the Return to the Ruins Realm, reached the Fifth Heaven, mastered the Yin-Yang Life and Death Fist, and entered the Emperor Fall Battle Realm.
  • Li Xunyuan rescued Li Tianji from Huikong’s followers and killed Huikong with one punch, then advanced to the sixth level of the Return to the Ruins Realm.
  • Li Zhixing killed Golden Crow Child and claimed the Dao Rhyme region, but You Feng and Gu Zhan joined forces against him and wounded him.
Chapters 151–175 Vol. 2 Read

Ch. 151Young Supremes Gather, the Key of Life, a Group Attack

Li Xunyuan found a clue to the Yin-Yang Key in the Life and Death Qi of the Ruins Realm’s armored obsessions, then reached the golden pagoda and took the Key of Life. Yan Wushuang and the other young Supremes attacked him to seize it, while Shui Youran held back and watched.

  • Li Xunyuan explored the Ruins Realm, defeated armored obsessions, and noticed their Life and Death Qi sinking into the ground.
  • Yan Wushuang and the other young Supremes followed the Qi to a palace complex, where they found the Key of Life atop a golden pagoda.
  • Li Xunyuan arrived on the Chaos Ancestral Dragon, took the Key of Life, and mocked Yan Wushuang’s demand that he hand it over.
  • Yan Wushuang and the Underworld God Son attacked Li Xunyuan, but the Chaos Ancestral Dragon and Origin Qilin shattered their strikes and smashed them into the earth.
  • The prodigies of the Earth Deity Abyss, Earth God Abyss, and Wood God Abyss joined the attack alongside Yan Wushuang and the Underworld God Son, while Shui Youran stayed back because she sensed mortal danger.

Ch. 152The Stubborn-Beak Divine Ability Unleashed Its Might: Challenging All the Young Supremes and Slaying Them Every One

Li Xunyuan used the Dead Duck's Beak Remains Stubborn divine ability to withstand the young Supremes' attacks and kill three of them. Yan Wushuang and Underworld God Son fled, detonating their weapons and divine manifestation to slow him down.

  • Li Xunyuan's attack erased the Earth Deity Abyss prodigy's Dharma Heaven and Earth strike, then pierced and killed him with the Three Forms of Immortal Severing.
  • Li Xunyuan killed the Wood God Abyss prodigy with Heavenly Origin One Sword, breaking the divine Dao killing formation.
  • Wutu's Heavenly Star Earth Explosion failed to stop Li Xunyuan, who emerged from the storm and killed him with Immortality Tribulation Light.
  • Yan Wushuang and Underworld God Son fled after realizing Li Xunyuan could kill them as well.
  • Underworld God Son detonated his black divine sword, and Yan Wushuang detonated his divine manifestation to hinder Li Xunyuan as they escaped.

Ch. 153The Nine Abysses' Elders' Fury, Creating the Life Divine Ability

Li Xunyuan killed Yan Wushuang and the Underworld God Son, subdued Shui Youran, and then secluded himself to refine the Key of Life. He created the Life Divine Ability and sensed the Key of Death calling him deeper into the Ruins Realm.

  • Li Xunyuan destroyed Yan Wushuang and the Underworld God Son with Immortality Ashes, and the Chaos Ancestral Dragon and Origin Qilin devoured their fleeing souls.
  • The soul lamps of five young Supremes went out, enraging the Nine Abysses' elders as Shui Youran's lamp flickered weakly.
  • Li Xunyuan choked Shui Youran unconscious, sealed her meridians, and sent her away before leaving to cultivate.
  • Li Xunyuan refined the Key of Life in seclusion and created the Life Divine Ability.
  • Li Xunyuan reached eight thousand laws and sensed that the Key of Death was drawing him deeper into the Ruins Realm.

Ch. 154The Key of Life and Death, Meeting Ren Guangyin, a Peak Showdown Looms

Li Xunyuan followed the Key of Life into the Ruins Realm’s ocean of laws, while Ren Guangyin transformed his Samsara Sacred Body with the Key of Death. They met at the convergence of all laws, each seeking the keys and the chance to enter the Life and Death Realm.

  • Ren Guangyin obtained the Key of Death and headed toward the Life and Death Realm to transform his Samsara Sacred Body.
  • Li Xunyuan mastered three divine abilities, then used the Ninth Ancestor’s protection to travel safely into the depths of the Ruins Realm.
  • Li Xunyuan followed the Key of Life to an ancient lake and crossed into an ocean of converging laws, where he sensed that someone was watching him.
  • A white-clad young woman at the depths of the Ruins Realm sensed Li Xunyuan’s arrival and watched him cross the ocean of laws.
  • Ren Guangyin completed his transformation, awakened the Lunhui Divine Ability, and planned to seize Li Xunyuan’s abilities and opportunities.
  • Li Xunyuan arrived before Ren Guangyin, who declared that only one of them could enter the Life and Death Realm and that their clash would decide who lived or died.

Ch. 155Starry Battle Armor, Lunhui Divine Light Against A Single Lotus in the Eternal Azure Heavens, Invincible in the World

Li Xunyuan and Ren Guangyin fought inside the Ruins Realm as the Emperor's Road approached. Li Xunyuan wounded Ren Guangyin despite his Samsara Sacred Body and Lunhui Disc, shocking the observers outside.

  • Ren Guangyin declared that he would begin his invincible path by defeating Li Xunyuan, and Li Xunyuan revealed his Chaos Eternal Immortal Body and other powerful traits.
  • Ren Guangyin attacked with Samsara Fist, but Li Xunyuan's Heavenly Origin Soul Sword struck his soul and forced him back.
  • The Heavenly God Abyss Master projected the battle for the gathered elders, who speculated about the young Supremes' disappearance and awaited the Life and Death Realm.
  • Ren Guangyin unleashed Lunhui Divine Light while Li Xunyuan countered with A Single Lotus in the Eternal Azure Heavens and the Chaos Green Lotus.
  • Li Xunyuan's attack injured Ren Guangyin and made him cough blood, leaving the Return to the Ruins observers stunned.

Ch. 156Immortal Ancient Art, Lunhui Heavenly God Seal, Years Sword Slays a Heaven's Chosen

Li Xunyuan battled Ren Guangyin in the ocean of laws, revealing his power over time and his Double Pupils while resisting Ren Guangyin’s reincarnation techniques. The fight ended with Ren Guangyin stunned that his divine abilities could not harm Li Xunyuan.

  • Ren Guangyin recognized that Li Xunyuan’s physique carried the aura of chaos, and Li Xunyuan corrected him without revealing his full abilities.
  • Ren Guangyin invoked the Immortal Ancient Art, Lunhui Heavenly God Seal, while Li Xunyuan countered with Life and Years and struck him with the Years Sword.
  • Ren Guangyin reversed the Years Sword’s effects with his immortal reincarnation flame and recovered from his rapidly aging body.
  • Li Xunyuan unleashed Eternal Immortal Light from his Double Pupils, shocking Ren Guangyin.
  • Ren Guangyin attacked with the Immortal Ancient Art, Spear of Lunhui, but his reincarnation power vanished against Li Xunyuan without causing harm.

Ch. 157The Five Emperors Art Suppresses All Creation, One Move Decides Victory

Li Xunyuan overwhelmed Ren Guangyin in their battle, but Ren Guangyin summoned his present-life self and unleashed his strongest reincarnation technique for one final clash. Li Xunyuan answered with the Five Emperors Art, and their attacks collided as everyone watched to see who would prevail.

  • Li Xunyuan shattered Ren Guangyin's Spear of Lunhui with Eternal Immortal Light, then struck him down again with a Samsara Fist despite Ren Guangyin's regeneration.
  • The Heavenly God Abyss observers were stunned by Li Xunyuan's dominance, while the other abyss elders suspected he had killed their successors and began to show killing intent.
  • Ren Guangyin summoned his present-life phantom with Lunhui True Self and fused three forbidden techniques into the Lunhui Immortal Seal.
  • Li Xunyuan formed a bow from his twelve Life Palaces and fired an arrow powered by five emperor-path immortal arts, calling it the Five Emperors Art.
  • The Lunhui Immortal Seal and Li Xunyuan's arrow collided in a tremendous eruption of laws as the onlookers awaited the result.

Ch. 158The Realm Incense Burns, Summoning Ancestral Spirits into the Return to the Ruins; the Samsara Sacred Body Turns to Light and Flies Away

Li Xunyuan defeated Ren Guangyin, who sacrificed himself to light the Realm Incense and summon ancient beings from the Return to the Ruins. Li Xunyuan unexpectedly extinguished the incense with Miraculous Healing Hands, leaving the awakening threat uncertain.

  • Li Xunyuan emerged unharmed after Ren Guangyin's attack, revealing that he had won their battle.
  • Ren Guangyin burned his reincarnation bloodline, bone, and laws to light the Realm Incense, then vanished in a rain of light.
  • The incense spread its fragrance through the Return to the Ruins Forbidden Land as its seal began to weaken and lost beings stirred.
  • Origin Qilin warned Li Xunyuan that the incense would awaken powerful beings lost in the Return to the Ruins.
  • Li Xunyuan used Miraculous Healing Hands to extinguish the Realm Incense and restore it to its unlit state.

Ch. 159The Supremes of the Nine Abysses Arrive, and the Geng Metal Supreme Goes Haywire

After the deaths of eight young Supremes, the Nine Abysses’ Supremes gathered to confront Li Xunyuan, who was preparing to enter the Life and Death Realm. The Geng Metal Supreme unexpectedly shielded Li Xunyuan from the Heavenly God Abyss Master, despite Li Xunyuan having killed the Golden God Abyss’s successor and a Great Saint.

  • The soul lamps revealed Li Xunyuan killing eight young Supremes, and the Heavenly God Abyss Master entered the Ruins Realm to retrieve his fallen disciple.
  • Supremes from the Fire God Abyss, Nether God Abyss, Earth God Abyss, and other immortal powers gathered at the Heavenly God Abyss to demand answers for their successors’ deaths.
  • Li Xunyuan fused the Key of Death and the Key of Life into a Yin-Yang Key and prepared to open the Life and Death Realm.
  • A divine finger attacked Li Xunyuan, but the Geng Metal Supreme’s golden palm intercepted it.
  • The Geng Metal Supreme declared that Li Xunyuan had an affinity with the Golden God Abyss and that anyone seeking to kill him would have to get past him first.

Ch. 160If We Cannot Kill Him in Ten Moves, We Will End Our Own Lives Here

Geng Metal Supreme sided with Li Xunyuan and offered to protect him, but five other Supremes joined forces against them. As Li Xunyuan called for his Dao protector, Li Xuanyou sensed something unusual about a girl who had severed her emotions and desires.

  • Geng Metal Supreme told Li Xunyuan that the Golden God Abyss would not blame him for Golden God Child’s death, and Li Xunyuan accepted his protection.
  • Divine Flame Supreme, Nether Supreme, Heavy Mountain Supreme, and the Supremes of the Earth Deity Abyss and Wood God Abyss confronted Geng Metal Supreme and declared him an enemy.
  • A figure from the Water God Abyss rescued the unconscious Shui Youran from the Ruins Realm and withdrew to the Heavenly God Abyss.
  • Nether Supreme warned Li Xunyuan that the united factions would not let the matter rest, while Li Xunyuan calmly summoned his Dao protector.
  • Divine Flame Supreme and the others challenged Li Xunyuan’s protector to kill him within ten moves or take their own lives.
  • Li Xuanyou looked into the depths of the Ruins Realm and wondered about a girl who had severed the seven emotions and extinguished the six desires.

Ch. 161The Yun Family Ancestor Arrives to Protect the Dao and Slays the Heavy Mountain Supreme

Li Xunyuan used the Primordial Dao Sword and a Supreme token to repel the Heavy Mountain Supreme, but the Yun Family Ancestor arrived and killed him. The Yun Family Ancestor and Geng Metal Supreme protected Li Xunyuan while the remaining Supremes were forced to kneel under a rule-bound suppression.

  • The Divine Flame Supreme and Nether Supreme attacked Geng Metal Supreme while the Heavenly God Abyss Master and the others prepared to confront Li Xunyuan’s Dao protector.
  • The Heavy Mountain Supreme attacked Li Xunyuan, who shattered his ancient cauldron, forced him to kneel with two sword strikes, and activated the Supreme token.
  • The Yun Family Ancestor arrived along a golden immortal path and attacked the Heavy Mountain Supreme with his heavenly saber.
  • The Yun Family Ancestor decapitated the Heavy Mountain Supreme, then shattered his head and divine soul, killing him.
  • The Yun Family Ancestor’s rules forced the Heavenly God Abyss Master and the other Supremes to kneel as Geng Metal Supreme joined him to protect Li Xunyuan.

Ch. 162Supreme Indifference, Unrivaled Grace, Alone Against Two Supremes

The Return to the Ruins Supremes mistook the force suppressing them for a Li Lineage Emperor array and launched a joint attack on Li Xunyuan and his allies. Yun Yao descended with overwhelming power, recognized Li Xunyuan but remained cold, and attacked the Supremes of the Wood God Abyss and Earth Deity Abyss.

  • The Heavenly God Abyss Master blamed a presumed Li Lineage killing array for suppressing the Supremes and called for them to kill Li Xunyuan.
  • Li Xuanyou realized the force did not come from a Li Lineage array and chose not to intervene.
  • The Heavenly God Abyss Master attacked Li Xunyuan, while the Yun Family's ancestor and the Geng Metal Supreme engaged other Supremes; the Supremes of the Wood God Abyss and Earth Deity Abyss attacked Li Xunyuan together.
  • Yun Yao descended from the depths of the Ruins Realm and effortlessly dispelled the two Supremes' attacks.
  • Li Xunyuan recognized Yun Yao, but she ignored his tentative call and launched a killing assault against the Supremes of the Wood God Abyss and Earth Deity Abyss.

Ch. 163The Flying Immortal Art Slays Two Supremes, the Six Desires Immortal Seal Turns the Tide

Yun Yao used the Flying Immortal Power to kill the Earth Deity Abyss Supreme and the Wood God Abyss Supreme, turning the battle in the Ruins Realm. The Heavenly God Abyss Master confronted her, but Yun Yao’s power continued to grow as she invoked the Six Desires Immortal Seal.

  • Yun Yao shattered the Earth Deity Abyss Supreme’s defenses, crushed his heart, and destroyed his fleeing divine soul with the Flying Immortal Power.
  • The Wood God Abyss Supreme fled, but Yun Yao hurled a Flying Immortal war spear after him and killed him.
  • The Heavenly God Abyss Master, Divine Flame Supreme, and Nether Supreme regrouped, while the Golden God Abyss Supreme and Yun Family patriarch faced the remaining enemies.
  • The Heavenly God Abyss Master judged that Yun Yao’s borrowed power would soon fade and moved to confront her.
  • Yun Yao summoned the Six Desires Immortal Seal, and her power kept increasing as her past and present lives grew accustomed to each other.

Ch. 164Heavenly Yang Supreme's Belated Arrival, the Battle in the Ruins Realm Ends

Yun Yao and the Yun Family patriarch defeated the Supremes who had trapped Li Xunyuan, while Heavenly Yang Supreme arrived after the battle was nearly over. Yun Yao left without answering Li Xunyuan, and Geng Metal Supreme and Heavenly Yang Supreme finished off the last surviving enemy.

  • The Heavenly God Abyss Master used his Heavenly God Art, but Yun Yao overwhelmed him with the Six Desires Immortal Seal and killed him with the Lunhui Flying Immortal Seal.
  • The Yun Family patriarch killed Divine Flame Supreme, while Heavy Mountain Supreme and the Supremes of the Earth Deity Abyss and the Wood God Abyss also fell.
  • Heavenly Yang Supreme arrived and explained that the Return to the Ruins had disrupted his search for the battlefield.
  • Yun Yao spared Nether Supreme, told Li Xunyuan that fate was beginning, and vanished into the Ruins Realm without answering him.
  • Geng Metal Supreme and Heavenly Yang Supreme joined forces to suppress Nether Supreme and destroy his Supreme divine soul.

Ch. 165Life and Death Realm, Ten Thousand Laws Gathered to Temper the Self

After Yun Yao killed the six Supremes, Li Xuanyou guarded Li Xunyuan as he entered the Life and Death Realm to cultivate a path using ten thousand laws. Meanwhile, the Return to the Ruins Forbidden Land stayed quiet, and the Golden God Abyss sought an alliance as the other abysses considered how to answer their defeat.

  • Yun Yao’s victory left the Ruins Realm stunned, while Li Xunyuan sensed hidden Supremes watching from the Nine Abysses.
  • Li Xuanyou appeared, warned the hidden Supremes not to emerge, and told Li Xunyuan to reach the Return to the Ruins Realm before the Emperor Fall Battle Realm opened.
  • Li Xunyuan entered the Life and Death Realm and began tempering his flesh with ten thousand laws and his soul with ten thousand Daos, enduring both fires as he pursued a new path.
  • The Supremes remained in hiding, while Geng Metal Supreme and Heavenly Yang Supreme returned to the Golden God Abyss and sought a meeting with the Water God Abyss.
  • News of Li Xunyuan’s defeat of the reincarnation heir and the deaths of six Supremes spread through the Nine Abysses, whose rulers considered an expedition against the Li Lineage once their lost forces returned.

Ch. 166The Golden Age: Prodigies Awaken from All Quarters, the Crown Prince of the Great Void Dragon Court Emerges

As the Emperor Fall Battle Realm approached, rumors spread that Li Xunyuan had died in the Return to the Ruins Forbidden Land, while prodigies across the Three Thousand Heaven Domains emerged from seclusion. The chapter ended with Ao Xuan, the crown prince of the Great Void Dragon Court, revealing his extraordinary power as the Li Lineage faced the apparent loss of its forbidden prodigy.

  • The Little God King's incarnation was slain by the divine son of the Li Lineage in the Return to the Ruins Forbidden Land, and the Little God King vowed to kill him in the Emperor Fall Battle Realm.
  • Word spread that Li Xunyuan had vanished in the forbidden land and was presumed dead, while the Yun Family and the Li Lineage remained silent and their prodigies prepared for the coming battle realm.
  • After a divination predicted the Emperor Fall Battle Realm would open within half a year, ancient holy sons, Thunder Sound Temple's holy son and holy maiden, the Undying Daoist, and other sealed prodigies emerged across the domains.
  • Prince Xuan Tian returned from life-or-death seclusion with every bone transformed into an imperial bone and a new path forged.
  • Heavenly signs heralded Ao Xuan's emergence from the Great Void Dragon Court, where his ancestral bloodline, Supreme Ancestral Dragon Physique, Ancestral Dragon Divine Ability, and twelve Life Palaces made him a peerless forbidden prodigy.
  • With Li Xunyuan presumed dead, people pitied the Li Lineage, whose younger generation was left with Li Xukong as its sole standard-bearer.

Ch. 167Huang Yaoyao of the Heavenly Demon Phoenix Dynasty and Huo Lin of the Qilin Imperial Dynasty Emerged from Seclusion One After Another

Ao Xuan emerged from seclusion in the Return to the Ruins Realm and vowed to confront Li Xunyuan for killing Ao Xing. As Huang Yaoyao and Huo Lin also emerged and news spread of the Tang Family Little God King's ancient sea immortal physique, the geniuses prepared for the coming Emperor Fall Battle Realm.

  • Ao Xuan received the princes and lords gathered at the Great Void Dragon Court and declared that he would advance to the Dao Integration Realm in the Emperor Fall Battle Realm.
  • The Great Void Dragon Court elders told Ao Xuan that Ao Xing had died and that Ao Qingying's life had been cut short.
  • Ao Xuan learned that Li Xunyuan had entered the Return to the Ruins Forbidden Land and vowed to confront him when the Emperor Fall Battle Realm opened.
  • Huang Yaoyao emerged from seclusion, and Huang Wu told her about Li Xunyuan's feats and the alliance between the Heavenly Demon Phoenix Dynasty and the Longevity Li Family.
  • Huo Lin emerged from seclusion at the Qilin Imperial Dynasty as auspicious phenomena filled the sky.
  • News spread that the Tang Family's Little God King had developed the ancient sea immortal physique and was preparing to emerge from seclusion.

Ch. 168The Emperor Fall Battle Realm Opens, Heroes and Prodigies Gather

After three months of preparation, the Emperor Fall Battle Realm opened across the Primordial Dao Domain, drawing prodigies from major lineages and dynasties into a contest for Emperor-related opportunities. Li Xunyuan remained missing, while his rivals entered the realm and looked ahead to confronting him.

  • Tang Chen emerged from seclusion with his Ancient Sea Immortal Physique, and Tang Family elders told him that Li Xunyuan was presumed dead.
  • Prince Xuan Tian, Ao Xuan, Tang Chen, and other prodigies entered the Emperor Fall Battle Realm through portals across the Heaven Domains.
  • Huo Ying'er and Huo Lin entered the realm together, while Huang Yaoyao and Huang Wu also set out from the Heavenly Demon Phoenix Dynasty.
  • The Phoenix Scion, members of the Immortal Yun Lineage, Li Junlin, Li Cangtian, Li Tianji, Bu Hongchen, and other faction prodigies entered the realm.
  • The Emperor Fall Battle Realm screened entrants by cultivation level and offered a chance to gain opportunities without Dao protectors or powerful backers.

Ch. 169Activating the Yin-Yang Life and Death Diagram, Obtaining an Inherited Divine Ability

While the Emperor Fall Battle Realm’s chosen searched for opportunities, Li Xunyuan emerged from the Return to the Ruins Forbidden Land at Return to the Ruins Fifth Heaven after breaking through and gaining the Yin-Yang Life and Death Fist. He entered the battle realm, while Li Xuanyou resolved to destroy the forbidden land once his affairs there were settled.

  • Tang Chen survived nine layers of killing arrays, obtained an Ancient Dao Comprehension Tea Tree sapling, and vowed revenge on the Li Lineage.
  • Chosen across the Emperor Fall Battle Realm pursued opportunities as many forces assumed Li Xunyuan had died in the Return to the Ruins Forbidden Land.
  • Li Xunyuan refined the ten thousand laws into his body, broke into the Return to the Ruins Realm, and reached the Fifth Heaven.
  • Li Xunyuan activated the Yin-Yang Life and Death Diagram and obtained the inherited divine ability Yin-Yang Life and Death Fist.
  • Li Xunyuan left the Life and Death Realm, met Li Xuanyou, and entered the Emperor Fall Battle Realm through a passage.
  • Li Xuanyou watched Li Xunyuan depart and declared that the Return to the Ruins Forbidden Land would no longer need to exist once his affairs were settled.

Ch. 170Entering the Emperor Fall Battle Realm, Strife Begins, Li Tianji's Peril

Li Xunyuan entered the sealed Emperor Fall Battle Realm and learned that the Li Lineage’s heirs had been attacked, so he set out to find Li Tianji. Meanwhile, Li Tianji fought Huikong’s followers after refusing to serve the Holy Son of Thunder Sound Temple.

  • Heavenly geniuses discussed the Li Lineage’s losses and Huikong’s attempt to recruit Li Tianji when a portal opened above the Emperor Fall Battle Realm.
  • Li Xunyuan entered the realm at the Return to the Ruins Realm and heard the gathered geniuses’ reports.
  • Li Xunyuan used his divine ability to locate Li Tianji, angered by the attacks on his lineage and follower.
  • Huikong ordered hundreds of converted heavenly geniuses to capture Li Tianji after Li Tianji rejected his demands.
  • Li Tianji fought his way out of the encirclement, killing dozens of Nirvana geniuses and a Half-Step Return to the Ruins expert.

Ch. 171A Single Thought Between Buddha and Demon, Fate and Karma, Living Beings as Chess Pieces

Li Tianji battled Huikong and his followers, using his karma and fate powers to trap and overwhelm them before Huikong broke free and turned the fight around. As Li Tianji prepared to sacrifice himself rather than accept a slave seal, someone familiar appeared in his arms and told him to stop risking his life.

  • Li Tianji fought his way through the heavenly geniuses surrounding him and refused Huikong's demand to become his servant.
  • Li Tianji used his Karma Bloodline to create the Living Beings Chessboard, neutralizing the attackers and suppressing more than half of them.
  • Huikong resisted Li Tianji's attack, then killed and absorbed the followers who had begged him for protection.
  • Huikong unleashed his Bloodbath of Mountains and Rivers, shattered the chessboard, and wounded the exhausted Li Tianji.
  • As Huikong prepared to plant a slave seal on him, Li Tianji began burning his lifespan to fight back, but someone familiar appeared in his arms and stopped him.

Ch. 172Yin-Yang Life and Death Fist: One Punch Blows Apart the Holy Son of Thunder Sound Temple

Li Xunyuan arrived in the Emperor Fall Battle Realm, healed Li Tianji, and killed Huikong with one punch. His appearance and the death of Thunder Sound Temple’s Holy Son left the battlefield poised for a wider conflict.

  • Li Xunyuan appeared before Li Tianji, stopped his sacrifice, and healed him back to peak condition.
  • Li Xunyuan confronted Huikong and declared that he would kill him.
  • Huikong summoned his eleven Life Palaces and attacked Li Xunyuan with a great divine ability.
  • Li Xunyuan used the Yin-Yang Life and Death Fist to destroy Huikong and his Buddha manifestations with one punch.
  • The gathered prodigies discussed Li Xunyuan’s return and the likely upheaval in the Emperor Fall Battle Realm.
  • In the Primordial Dao Domain, Thunder Sound Temple’s abbot shook with rage while Li Qianqiu and the Li Lineage elders stayed calm.

Ch. 173Dao Rhyme Ancient Land: Li Zhixing Battles Golden Crow Child, Heir of Golden Crow Ridge

Li Xunyuan advanced to the sixth level of the Return to the Ruins Realm, parted from Li Tianji, and headed toward the Dao Rhyme Ancient Land as he prepared to retaliate against Golden Crow Ridge. There, Li Zhixing confronted Golden Crow Child over the death of Li Tiangang and began a desperate attack as Golden Crow Child struck with Golden Crow True Fire.

  • Li Xunyuan refined treasures and broke through to the sixth level of the Return to the Ruins Realm, while Li Tianji also advanced to the Return to the Ruins Realm.
  • Li Tianji told Li Xunyuan about the approaching opening of the Dao Rhyme Ancient Land, then left to pursue an opportunity tied to his Fate and Karma Physique.
  • Li Xunyuan resolved to punish Golden Crow Ridge for killing a Li Lineage heir and hunting its disciples.
  • Li Zhixing waited in the Dao Rhyme Ancient Land’s central region for Golden Crow Child, then challenged him to avenge Li Tiangang.
  • Golden Crow Child attacked Li Zhixing with a vast sea of Golden Crow True Fire, and Li Zhixing plunged his saber into his own chest while laughing wildly.

Ch. 174Tonight, I Open Heaven's Gate and Send You Back to the Netherworld; Mingle with the Light and Dust and Depart with Me

Li Zhixing fought the Golden Crow Child in the Dao Rhyme Ancient Land and, after feigning a grievous wound, trapped his opponent and opened the Heaven's Gate of his Indestructible Dao Body. The chapter left their clash at its climax, with Li Zhixing staking his life to take the Golden Crow Child down with him.

  • Li Zhixing drew his saber and fought the Golden Crow Child while onlookers marveled at his strength and other hidden figures waited to profit from the battle.
  • Li Zhixing invoked the Mad Immortal Art, and the Golden Crow Child answered with the Ancient Emperor Art; their attacks collided and sent them reeling back.
  • Li Zhixing pretended to be gravely wounded, and the Golden Crow Child struck through his chest and pinned him amid a formation of blazing Golden Crow manifestations.
  • Li Zhixing used Dao arts to trap the Golden Crow Child's arm and announced that he would send him to the netherworld.
  • The Golden Crow Child unleashed the Fall of Ten Thousand Suns, but Li Zhixing drove a silver needle between his brows and opened the Heaven's Gate of his Indestructible Dao Body.

Ch. 175Overwhelmingly Slaying Golden Crow Child, Battling the Heavenly Kingdom's Monstrous Genius and the White Bone Holy Land's Prodigy

Li Zhixing killed Golden Crow Child, recovered through his Indestructible Dao Body, and claimed the Dao Rhyme region. You Feng and Gu Zhan then joined forces against him, leaving the battle ongoing as Li Zhixing demanded another attack.

  • Li Zhixing opened the Emperor Forbidden Domain and killed Golden Crow Child with an attack that also destroyed his own body.
  • Li Zhixing re-formed through his Indestructible Dao Body and claimed the Dao Rhyme region, silencing the watching prodigies.
  • You Feng attacked Li Zhixing from behind, but Li Zhixing saw through the strike and forced You Feng into a stalemate.
  • Gu Zhan attacked Li Zhixing, then proposed that he and You Feng join forces to reclaim the region.
  • You Feng and Gu Zhan attacked together, wounding Li Zhixing as he called for them to attack again.
Arc 7 of 10
Arc 7 of 10