Chapter Summaries

Luo Ao killed the Level Nine Shadow Demon Panther that had slain Greet and took the dead warrior’s remains and belongings to return to his family. He reflected on the need to survive and revealed that he had transmigrated to the Boya Material Plane twenty years earlier.

• Luo Ao found the Shadow Demon Panther feeding on Greet’s remains in Firefly Forest and recognized it as a rare, dangerous Level Nine Magical Beast.
• The Shadow Demon Panther charged Luo Ao, mistaking him for a weak human, and he cut off its head with one sword strike.
• Luo Ao placed Greet’s remains and belongings, along with the Shadow Demon Panther’s corpse, into his Space Ring.
• Luo Ao remembered his father’s advice that a genius had to stay alive and considered why he had joined the Church of the Fire God.
• Luo Ao revealed that he was a transmigrator who had arrived in the Boya Material Plane twenty years earlier.

Luo Ao had grown into a twenty-year-old peak Saint-level expert, thanks in part to the Myriad Worlds Pearl's gradual improvement of his aptitude. He entered the Firefly Forest to subdue a Saint-level magical beast for his family, but learned that Greet had gone there to challenge the Shadow Demon Panther.

• Luo Ao assessed how dangerous the Coiling Dragon World was and resolved to reach the Saint level before the Myriad Worlds Pearl's cooldown left him vulnerable to old age.
• The Myriad Worlds Pearl improved Luo Ao's elemental and soul aptitude, helping him break through to the Saint level at twenty and comprehend the profound mysteries of the laws.
• Luo Ao learned from distraught adventurers that Greet had entered the Firefly Forest to challenge a mysterious magical beast called the Shadow Demon Panther.
• Luo Ao suspected that Greet had risked his life after being crushed in their duel three years earlier, and silently apologized for his part in it.
• Luo Ao prepared to face Saint-level magical beasts, relying on his new comprehension of the edicts of destruction and the Crimson Annihilation Divine Sword.

Luo Ao found the Saint-level Purple-Eyed Golden-Haired Ape Steven in the Firefly Forest and tried to recruit him as a guardian saint beast. After Steven attacked, Luo Ao defeated him with a sword technique powered by his comprehension of the laws, but Steven remained unwilling to submit.

• Luo Ao searched the Firefly Forest for a Saint-level magical beast and discovered Steven, a Purple-Eyed Golden-Haired Ape.
• Luo Ao asked Steven to come with him as a guardian saint beast, but Steven refused to become a human's servant and challenged him.
• Steven charged at Luo Ao with his Mountain-Leaning Strike, and Luo Ao countered with Thousand-Jun Descent using the Azure Nightmare Sword.
• Luo Ao's strike smashed Steven into trees and boulders and left him with a deep wound, revealing the gap between their strength.
• Steven realized Luo Ao had comprehended the laws, and Luo Ao urged him to submit, but Steven was still unwilling.

Luo Ao defeated Steven, a Purple-Eyed Golden-Haired Ape, and bound him with a Master-Servant Contract. While healing Steven, Luo Ao discovered that energy from the Myriad Worlds Pearl could pass through the contract into another soul, then set off with Steven to explore Boya World.

• Steven launched a faster attack with a focused sonic roar, but Luo Ao said the sound waves lacked the Wind Element's Profound Mysteries and countered with his sword.
• Luo Ao's full-force strike sent Steven through a row of trees and into a hill, and Steven agreed to submit rather than die.
• Luo Ao formed a Soul Contract Magic Array, and Steven signed the Master-Servant Contract and addressed him as Master.
• While healing Steven, Luo Ao discovered that energy from the Myriad Worlds Pearl could reach Steven's soul through their contract, and he considered how this might help his family.
• Luo Ao had Steven shrink to about two meters tall, then flew with him above the clouds and marveled at Boya World's vastness.

Luo Ao returned to Helen City with Steven and learned that the emperor and Darren Academy’s headmaster had invited him to advise the academy’s young talents. He accepted and arranged to visit in three days, while his mother hoped he might catch the attention of Second Princess Alexia.

• Luo Ao returned to his family estate with Steven, and the guards recognized Steven as a Purple-Eyed Golden-Haired Ape.
• Mansha welcomed Luo Ao and told him that an imperial family member had delivered an invitation from the emperor.
• Mansha explained that the emperor and Headmaster Kafuro wanted Luo Ao to guide the academy’s young talents, including Second Princess Alexia.
• Luo Ao agreed to give guidance at Darren Academy and scheduled his visit for three days later.

Luo Ao guided Steven in developing his strength and arrived at Darren Magic and Warrior Academy to instruct its elite students. After meeting the emperor and Headmaster Kaslo, he chose Lansi as his sparring partner and warned the students about the dangers of pursuing strength.

• Luo Ao advised Steven to wield a staff and taught him insights into the profound mystery of Strength.
• Three days later, Luo Ao reached Darren City, where Ladar escorted him to the academy and asked him to give special instruction to Lansi.
• Luo Ao arrived at Darren Magic and Warrior Academy and greeted the emperor, Headmaster Kaslo, and the assembled elite students.
• Luo Ao began his instruction, recognized Lansi, and appointed him as his sparring partner for practical combat training.
• Luo Ao warned the students that reaching the ninth level depended on staying alive and told them that his old friend Greet had been killed by a Shadow Demon Panther in Firefly Forest.

Luo Ao taught the elite students how warriors advanced from the ninth level to Saint level and beyond, demonstrating the force of heaven and earth before assessing their weapon skills. He left them contemplating the laws and the possibility of becoming gods.

• Luo Ao explained that breaking through to Saint level required refining battle-qi and comprehending the force of heaven and earth.
• Luo Ao demonstrated momentum by pressing a wide section of the training hall's ground into a deep depression, then described weapon mastery as a foundation for cultivating momentum.
• Luo Ao watched the students practice, praised Lansi's solid saber fundamentals, and learned that Princess Alexia had studied swordsmanship under Lady Shuleihe.
• Luo Ao gave several students personal corrections and answered their questions while the emperor and Headmaster Kaslo noticed his special guidance of Lansi.
• Lansi asked what lay beyond momentum, and Luo Ao explained that comprehending the laws could eventually make someone a god.

Gaspar returned to Darren City after training and challenged Luo Ao to a duel on the Azure River in three days, hoping to build his reputation. While staying at Darren Academy, Luo Ao considered how to improve his Thousand Jun technique and realized he could combine destructive strength with vibration.

• Gaspar returned to the academy and told Emperor Joyce and Kaslo that his teacher had allowed him to travel after he grasped the basics of the Wind-Slashing Sword Technique.
• Gaspar challenged Luo Ao, who accepted a duel on the Azure River outside Darren City in three days.
• Gaspar left, intending to use the match to reclaim his fame, while the students and instructors anticipated the duel.
• Luo Ao stayed at Darren Academy and continued cultivating in a private courtyard instead of returning to Helen City.
• Luo Ao realized he could strengthen Thousand Jun by combining the destructive power of strength with vibration, and resolved to develop the idea before the duel.

After three days of cultivation, Luo Ao developed a new sword technique that concentrated vibrating force and arrived at the Azure River to face Gaspar. The duel began before a vast crowd, and their first attacks were underway as the chapter ended.

• Luo Ao spent three days in the courtyard studying spatial vibrations and created a more concentrated sword attack.
• Ladar and Lansi reminded Luo Ao that the duel was scheduled for that day and accompanied him to the Azure River.
• Luo Ao arrived to find more than ten million spectators gathered along the river to watch the duel.
• Gaspar appeared and challenged Luo Ao, declaring that his Wind-Cleaving path never retreated, while Luo Ao answered that Gaspar could try to kill him.
• Gaspar launched an attack with his black longsword, and Luo Ao closed his eyes and struck with the Crimson Annihilation Divine Sword, alarming Gaspar with its destructive aura.

Luo Ao and Gaspar’s duel shifted from Luo Ao’s crushing opening blow to a tense standoff as Gaspar used his speed to keep out of reach. When Gaspar finally committed to a decisive attack, Luo Ao revealed that he had baited him and struck him down.

• Luo Ao’s World Destruction struck Gaspar with a vibrating force, making him cough blood and injuring his sword hand.
• Gaspar changed tactics, using his speed to evade Luo Ao’s attacks and force him onto the defensive.
• Luo Ao and Gaspar fought to a deadlock, as Gaspar hesitated to risk another direct clash while Luo Ao waited for an opening.
• Kaslo predicted that Gaspar’s pride would drive him to take a desperate risk, and Gaspar eventually launched his Space-Rending Slash.
• Luo Ao countered the attack with World Destruction, shattering Gaspar’s arm and sending him unconscious.

After a month of cultivation, Luo Ao left Helen City to travel across the Boya Continent and seek treasures for his family. On the road to the Fitelie Empire, he chased a Thunder-Winged White Tiger but failed to catch it and decided to visit the country instead.

• Luo Ao's cultivation of the Edicts of Destruction reached a bottleneck, and his father, Bourne, warned him not to underestimate powerful Saint-level experts before agreeing to his journey.
• Bourne shared Helen Wine with Luo Ao, who got drunk and dreamed of a beautiful young woman.
• Luo Ao set out across the Boya Continent the next morning, hoping to gain experience and find treasures that could help his family reach Saint-level.
• A caravan crossing the Gulun Mountain Range saw a Thunder-Winged White Tiger fleeing a human Saint-level expert.
• Luo Ao pursued the tiger but could not keep up with its speed, then chose to visit the nearby Fitelie Empire.

Luo Ao traveled to the Death Mountain Range to seek a reclusive practitioner of the Path of Destruction, but arrived at Black Dragon Gorge in the middle of a battle. He watched Gelike face three powerful experts and was astonished by Gelike’s sword move.

• Luo Ao asked Boji in Ledun City about the reclusive Saint-level expert, and Boji pointed him toward Black Dragon Gorge, where the expert’s Saint-level black dragon mount was rumored to live.
• Luo Ao found Black Dragon Gorge and saw Gelike standing atop a giant black dragon, confronting an old man in green robes, a tiger-headed man, and a woman in blue robes.
• The green-robed old man demanded that Gelike surrender an item, while the other two blocked his escape routes.
• The green-robed old man unleashed enormous life-law vines, and the tiger-headed man attacked Gelike with a brown greatsword.
• Gelike closed his eyes and swung his longsword, and Luo Ao recognized the move with astonishment.

Gelike defeated the green-robed old man and tiger-headed Sangzhuo with his mastery of the Path of Destruction, forcing their trio to retreat. After discovering Luo Ao had watched the battle, Gelike heard that he wanted to discuss the Path of Destruction and saw him draw the Crimson Annihilation Divine Sword.

• Gelike cut down the green-robed old man's vines and blocked Sangzhuo's heavy sword strike head-on.
• Gelike overwhelmed Sangzhuo with a storm of sword lights, injuring him and forcing him to defend with battle-aura armor.
• The green-robed old man unleashed Frenzied Dance of Life, but Gelike severed the giant vines before they could reach him.
• The blue-robed woman told her companions to retreat, and Gelike let the trio fly away.
• Gelike called out Luo Ao, who emerged from the woods and said he wanted to discuss the Path of Destruction.
• Luo Ao drew the Crimson Annihilation Divine Sword and asked Gelike to instruct him.

Luo Ao challenged Gelike and revealed a powerful new attack, impressing the Peak Saint-level swordsman. Gelike then told Luo Ao about the Tower of Black, leaving him suspicious of its seemingly generous offer of treasures.

• Luo Ao opened his duel with Gelike using World Destruction, but Gelike countered his vibrating force and wounded him with a sword strike.
• Gelike’s net of sword light broke through Luo Ao’s broad attack and tore apart his fire elemental armor, leaving Luo Ao injured.
• Luo Ao drew on the Myriad Worlds Pearl to strengthen World Destruction, and his attack clashed evenly with Gelike’s Great Destruction sword aura.
• Gelike praised Luo Ao’s power and invited him to his residence in Black Dragon Gorge, where he explained that the Tower of Black offered treasures to those who passed its trials.
• Luo Ao grew wary when Gelike said the Tower of Black demanded nothing in return for its treasures.

Luo Ao exchanged insights on the Edicts of Destruction with Gelike, then traveled to the Starflame Empire to seek a place to cultivate the Laws of Fire. He arrived in Lyle City during the Starflame Festival and began exploring its lively streets.

• Luo Ao accepted exotic plant seeds from Gelike and discussed their insights into the Edicts of Destruction.
• Gelike explained how a near miss from the forbidden spell Dimension Blade inspired his Annihilation Slash and advised Luo Ao to experience more slaughter to deepen his cultivation.
• Luo Ao left Gelike and crossed the Death Mountain Range into the Starflame Empire.
• Luo Ao entered Lyle City, learned about the Starflame Festival from a craftsman, and bought a starflame lantern.
• Luo Ao wandered through the festive streets as noble ladies noticed him, but he disappeared before they could approach.

Luo Ao traveled by tower ship along the Dream Star River toward Starflame Mountain and entered a profound meditation on the water’s flow. After remaining immersed in his insight for days, he crossed the threshold of the Water Element Profound Mystery.

• Luo Ao hired a tower ship to travel along the Dream Star River toward Starflame Mountain.
• Luo Ao meditated on the river for three days, sensing its currents and becoming one with nature.
• Luo Ao plunged into the river and stood on its surface as the tower ship continued toward its destination.
• Captain Riel, the sailors, the passengers, and Martin watched Luo Ao’s prolonged cultivation and speculated that he was a Saint-level expert.
• Water elemental aura and river currents gathered around Luo Ao, forming a transparent sphere, and he opened his eyes after crossing the threshold of the Water Element Profound Mystery.

Luo Ao exchanged insights on Water Element magic with Martin, deepening his understanding of its profound mystery. After arriving in Starflame City, he learned about the Divine Fire Trial at Starflame Mountain and asked a red-haired man to explain it.

• Luo Ao thanked Martin for protecting his sudden enlightenment and exchanged Water Element magic insights with him.
• Luo Ao demonstrated how a Waterball Spell could become a powerful Spiral of Water, impressing Martin with his understanding.
• Luo Ao's discussions with Martin further deepened his comprehension of the Water Element Profound Mystery.
• Two months later, Luo Ao arrived in Starflame City and went to the foot of Starflame Mountain.
• A red-maned man told Luo Ao that the Divine Fire Trial could earn a personal audience with the Goddess of Starflame and divine rewards, but no one had passed it in thirty thousand years.
• Luo Ao asked the red-maned man to tell him more about the trial.

Luo Ao entered the Divine Fire Trial at Starfire Gorge and used the orange flames to cultivate the Elemental Laws of Fire. After more than a month, he gained an initial grasp of the Fire Body Technique and fused it with the Fire Element profound mystery.

• Babus explained that the Divine Fire Trial offered a rare opportunity and that no one had passed it in thirty thousand years.
• Warner guided Luo Ao to Starfire Gorge and described the dangers of its red, orange, and yellow flame regions.
• Luo Ao entered the red-flame region, advanced into the orange flames, and began cultivating the Fire Element while enduring their assault on his soul.
• After more than a month of cultivation, Luo Ao formed a fire elemental giant and merged it with himself.
• Luo Ao gained an initial grasp of the Fire Body Technique, fused it with the Fire Element profound mystery, and found that the orange flames no longer pressured him as before.

Luo Ao advanced his fusion of the Fire Element and the Fire Body Technique in the Divine Fire Trial, developing new ways to fight before the flames vanished. After the trial, Lawson invited him to help compete for control of the Sacred Spring in the Tarde Empire.

• Luo Ao explored the outer edge of the third layer but failed to comprehend a soul-related fire mystery, so he settled near the boundary and continued fusing the Fire Element and the Fire Body Technique.
• Luo Ao transformed into a blazing lion and created the Starflame Fist as his fusion progressed.
• The Divine Fire Trial ended after three months, and Luo Ao left the vanished Flame World with the other Saint-level experts.
• Lawson introduced himself to Luo Ao and invited him to join a dangerous venture in the Tarde Empire.
• Lawson and his companion explained that the Thunder God and the Dragon God took turns controlling the Sacred Spring through contests involving their descendants, disciples, and invited outsiders like Luo Ao.

Luo Ao agreed to help Lawson's side in the contest for the Sacred Spring, then reached the valley and met the five Saint-level dragons chosen to fight. As the two sides faced off, an eerie woman's voice rang through the valley and distressed the Saint-level experts.

• Lawson explained the Sacred Spring contest and recruited Luo Ao to help the Thunder God's disciples defeat the dragons.
• Lawson told Luo Ao that a dragon genius had led the humans to lose several contests, though careful matchups could still give them a chance.
• After Luo Ao sparred with Lawson and earned the other disciples' respect, he traveled with Lawson and Weika to the contest site in the Tarde Empire.
• Luo Ao saw the Sacred Spring in the valley and watched Saint-level Golden Dragon Elton greet Lawson before the other dragons arrived.
• A beautiful aqua-blue dragon and three other Saint-level dragons appeared, completing the dragons' five fighters.
• An eerie woman's voice suddenly echoed through the valley, making the Saint-level experts uncomfortable and causing weaker dragons to roar in pain.