Chapter Summaries

Qi Ling began the fourth Dragon God Trial, which required him to listen to every living being on the Dragon God Continent and form images from their sounds. He successfully perceived a rhinoceros on his first attempt and continued practicing the new ability.

• Qi Ling returned to Dragon God Island alone, and Dragon Maiden told him that the sixth stage would grant him a ninth Soul Ring more important than a God Ring.
• Dragon Maiden reminded Qi Ling that he had designed the trials himself and led him to the fourth island in the sky.
• Dragon Maiden instructed Qi Ling to sit on a raised platform, close his eyes, and listen to the sounds of all living beings on the Dragon God Continent.
• Qi Ling focused on the sounds and gradually formed a vivid image of a rhinoceros running across a grassland.
• Dragon Maiden praised Qi Ling's first attempt and told him to keep practicing until he could perceive every detail of the creatures he heard.

Qi Ling mastered a perception ability that let him sense the Dragon God Continent in vivid detail, and the Dragon Maiden used it to arrange a provocative test involving Bo Saixi. Qi Ling objected to secretly watching her, but the Dragon Maiden claimed Bo Saixi had agreed, leaving him unsettled about what would happen next.

• Qi Ling trained his perception for a month until he could sense the Dragon God Continent in fine, three-dimensional detail.
• The Dragon Maiden lured Qi Ling into using his new ability to perceive her bathing with Bo Saixi.
• Qi Ling watched the two women tease each other, then objected that spying on Bo Saixi without her consent was immoral.
• The Dragon Maiden told Qi Ling that Bo Saixi had agreed to be part of his training, though Qi Ling doubted her explanation.

Qi Ling trained his perception to search the Dragon God Continent for a special cicada, the goal of the Fourth Trial. After months of exhausting daily searches, he located the cicada and passed the trial.

• Dragon Maiden told Qi Ling that he had to find a special cicada using sound and search the entire Dragon God Continent within a day.
• Qi Ling began the trial but could search only a quarter of the continent before exhausting his spiritual power.
• Qi Ling recovered through meditation and steadily improved, but weeks of searching revealed no cicada.
• Qi Ling trained for another month until he could search the entire continent in a day.
• After Qi Ling completed a full search, a golden point of light revealed the cicada, and he passed the trial.

Qi Ling passed the fourth and fifth Dragon God trials and learned that the sixth required him to obtain the Heaven's Mandate Dragon God Soul Ring. Meanwhile, Dragon Maiden told Bo Saixi that a ritual would begin after the fifth trial, and Bo Saixi accepted that she would go through with it.

• Dragon Maiden awarded Qi Ling three Soul Power Levels for passing the fourth trial, stored until he obtained his Ninth Soul Ring, and told him to wait before attempting the fifth.
• Bo Saixi recalled her tacitly accepted arrangement with Qi Ling and admitted to Dragon Maiden that she felt she had no way to back out.
• Dragon Maiden warned Bo Saixi that her choice would bind her entirely to the Dragon God, and said the ritual would begin after Qi Ling passed the fifth trial.
• Three days later, Qi Ling passed the fifth trial and received another three accumulated Soul Power Levels.
• Dragon Maiden explained that passing the sixth trial required Qi Ling to obtain his Ninth Soul Ring, the Heaven's Mandate Dragon God Soul Ring formed from the Dragon Clan's fortune.

Qi Ling learned that the Dragon Clan's fortune would be entrusted to him through a Soul Ring, but first he had to perform Bo Saixi's Dragon God Priest investiture ceremony. The ceremony began with Qi Ling using his blood to trace a formation across Bo Saixi's body, and he carefully started the task.

• Dragon Maiden told Qi Ling that the Dragon Clan's fortune would be represented by his Ninth Soul Ring and that obtaining it required a ceremony on the Dragon God Continent.
• Qi Ling and Dragon Maiden arrived at an altar, where they found Bo Saixi prepared to become the Dragon God Priest.
• Bo Saixi vowed loyalty to the Dragon God, removed her clothes, and lay at the center of the altar.
• Dragon Maiden explained that Qi Ling had to use his blood to draw a formation on Bo Saixi so she could receive the Dragon Clan's fortune and authority as priest.
• Qi Ling reassured the tense Bo Saixi, cut his finger, and began tracing the formation onto her body.

Qi Ling and Bo Saixi completed the first part of the Dragon God Altar ritual, giving Bo Saixi a controllable Divine Dragon tattoo and restoring her potential as a Dragon God Priest. The Dragon Maiden began the next stage to transfer the Dragon Clan’s vast fortune through Bo Saixi and into Qi Ling.

• Qi Ling used his blood to draw a Divine Dragon pattern across Bo Saixi’s body, making it a permanent but concealable tattoo.
• The Dragon Maiden taught Bo Saixi to control her emotions and make the tattoo disappear beneath her skin.
• The Dragon Maiden explained that Bo Saixi would bridge the Dragon Clan’s fortune into Qi Ling, while gaining the functions and power of a Dragon God Priest.
• Qi Ling and Bo Saixi sat unclothed opposite each other at the altar’s center as the Dragon Maiden activated the ritual.
• Golden light filled the altar, and dragon-shaped streams of air gathered from the fortune of Dragon Clans across many worlds.

Qi Ling absorbed the Dragon Clan’s providence and gained a unique ninth Soul Ring, while Bo Saixi became the new Dragon God Priest and reached the Middle God level. After receiving his accumulated trial rewards, Qi Ling reached level 99 and demonstrated an attack that began to collapse space.

• Dragon Clan providence flowed through Bo Saixi into Qi Ling for four hours, giving him a ninth Soul Ring shaped like a Divine Dragon and said to surpass a Ten Million Year Soul Ring.
• Dragon Maiden gave Bo Saixi the Dragon God Scepter and named her the new Dragon God Priest, raising her power to the Middle God level.
• Qi Ling’s accumulated trial rewards raised his Soul Power Level to 99, and his actual combat power reached the True God level.
• Qi Ling formed a new attack with the Demon God Halberd, and his slow strike opened a crack in space that began to widen into a collapse.

Qi Ling unleashed a devastating attack that Dragon Maiden named Star Shattering, but it drained all his power and forced him to recover on Dragon God Island. Dragon Maiden told him he could not continue the Dragon God Trials until he obtained the complete Demon God's Godhood, leaving Qi Ling furious at the apparent requirement.

• Qi Ling's attack injured Dragon Maiden, who dispersed its force and revealed that it could have destroyed the Dragon God Continent.
• Dragon Maiden identified the attack as Star Shattering, a technique once wielded by the Dragon God, and said the Dragon God's version would have been unstoppable.
• Qi Ling returned to Dragon God Island to recover, and Dragon Maiden barred him from beginning the Seventh Trial because his powers were imbalanced.
• Dragon Maiden explained that Qi Ling had to complete the Demon God Contention Battle and obtain the complete Demon God's Godhood before he could continue the Dragon God Trials.
• Qi Ling realized he could not obtain the Dragon God's Godhood without the Demon God's and angrily cursed the Dragon God.

Qi Ling persuaded Xiao Hei to become his mount and rode him into Dragon's Glory City, where Bai Ling'er jealously claimed she was the better mount. With Bei Na, Zhu Zhuqing, and Ning Rongrong still missing, Qi Ling felt unable to search other worlds without knowing where to go, until the Blood Devil offered to help.

• Qi Ling lured Xiao Hei into transforming into a large Black Jade Qilin by promising him delicious fish, then rode him toward Dragon's Glory City.
• Qi Ling flew into Dragon's Glory City on Xiao Hei, drawing envious attention as they returned to the city lord's residence.
• Yu Tianyi admired Xiao Hei, while Bai Ling'er transformed into her dragon form and insisted she was the better mount; Qi Ling promised to take her out often.
• Qi Ling worried that he could not find Bei Na, Zhu Zhuqing, and Ning Rongrong without knowing their whereabouts, despite his ability to travel between worlds.
• The Blood Devil spoke from within Qi Ling and offered to help him.

Blood Devil told Qi Ling that Zhu Zhuqing and Ning Rongrong were undergoing the opposing Goddess of Light and Goddess of Darkness trials in another world, where they had to save it without their original powers. He offered Qi Ling the world’s coordinates so he could join them, warning that his own powers would be suppressed while everyone else could still use theirs.

• Blood Devil praised Qi Ling for taking control of the world and explained that he knew where Zhu Zhuqing and Ning Rongrong were.
• Blood Devil revealed that the two women had been chosen by the Goddess of Light and the Goddess of Darkness, whose Godhood trials were exceptionally difficult.
• Blood Devil explained that Zhu Zhuqing and Ning Rongrong had to save an unfamiliar world without their original powers or outside help.
• Blood Devil warned Qi Ling that their failure would carry a heavy price and said he could join their trial to change the outcome.
• Qi Ling agreed to consider going, but Blood Devil warned that Qi Ling would lose his powers there while everyone else would retain theirs.

Qi Ling accepted Blood Devil’s offer to enter another world and rescue Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing, despite losing his abilities there. He arrived powerless, while two women who had overseen the world lost their connection to it, and the chapter ended as bandits demanded a toll from him.

• Qi Ling agreed to enter the unknown world to save Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing, and Blood Devil sent him there.
• A woman in white and her black-clad sister sensed an outside force interfere with the world and discovered they could no longer perceive it.
• The woman in white revealed that her divine sense was inside the world but beyond her control, leaving the sisters unable to end the trial or know what would happen.
• Qi Ling awoke in the new world and found he could use none of his Soul Power, skills, martial abilities, or divine artifacts.
• Qi Ling set out to learn about the world, but a one-eyed man and his bandits stopped him and demanded a toll.

Qi Ling was rescued from bandits by Yang Qianqiong, a new disciple of the Light Observation Hall, and learned that Ning Rongrong was the hall master. Yang Qianqiong agreed to help him meet Ning Rongrong, but after they both admitted they had no money for food, Qi Ling said he had a way to handle it.

• One-Eye ordered a bandit to attack Qi Ling, but Yang Qianqiong knocked the throwing knife aside with a pebble.
• Yang Qianqiong tried to land gracefully, fell, then introduced herself as a disciple of the Light Observation Hall.
• The bandits fled after hearing Yang Qianqiong's affiliation, and Qi Ling thanked her for saving him.
• Qi Ling asked about Ning Rongrong, and Yang Qianqiong revealed that Ning Rongrong was their hall master and offered to help him meet her.
• Yang Qianqiong admitted she was hungry and had no money, and Qi Ling said he had a way to get them food.

Qi Ling learned that Ning Rongrong was a hall master in the Light Observation Hall and suspected her mission involved overthrowing the imperial court. When assassins attacked him, their blade broke against his chest, leaving him to wonder whether his original physical constitution had survived in this world.

• Qi Ling learned from Yang Qianqiong that Ning Rongrong had recently become one of the Light Observation Hall's three hall masters.
• Yang Qianqiong loudly declared the sect's goal of overthrowing the imperial court, forcing them to leave the restaurant before government soldiers arrived.
• Qi Ling suspected that Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing's mission was to overthrow the imperial court and establish a new order.
• Qi Ling sensed an ambush, but several attackers sprang out and charged at him while Yang Qianqiong defended him.
• A concealed attacker struck Qi Ling in the chest, but the blade snapped without injuring him.
• Qi Ling wondered whether his original body, including its extraordinary toughness, had been preserved.

Qi Ling discovered that his body was invulnerable and that the locals treated him as a secret, high-ranking commander-in-chief, though he still did not know his true identity. After Yang Qianqiong visited and agreed to seek help from her Church of Light leader, an important visitor arrived at the government office and went straight to Qi Ling.

• Assassins attacked Qi Ling, but their blades could not harm him, and they fled when soldiers arrived.
• The constable captain addressed Qi Ling as his lord and claimed that only he in town knew Qi Ling's confidential identity.
• Qi Ling spent two days being pampered by the constables and refused the captain's offer to summon women for his company.
• Yang Qianqiong found Qi Ling and agreed to do her best to arrange a meeting with the Church of Light leader.
• A very important visitor arrived at the government office and went directly to Qi Ling.

Qi Ling learned that he was Azure Dragon, commander of the Brocade Guard, and that White Tiger was his colleague. After discovering he alone knew the identity of a mole in the Light Observation Hall, Qi Ling decided to head for Fuzhou to deal with the situation.

• White Tiger arrived and worried over Azure Dragon’s injuries, while Constable Qian explained that rebel army experts had attacked him.
• Qi Ling inferred that he was Azure Dragon and learned that White Tiger suspected Vermilion Bird might have revealed his movements, though he denied that she would betray him.
• White Tiger told Qi Ling that he was secretly meeting a mole planted in the Light Observation Hall on Noble Consort Su’s orders.
• Qi Ling learned that only he knew the mole’s identity and contact method, and decided to find and eliminate the mole before more trouble arose.
• Qi Ling said he would set out for Fuzhou and told White Tiger not to reveal that he had seen him.

Qi Ling traveled to Fuzhou to seek a meeting with the Light Observation Hall’s master and unexpectedly ran into Yang Qianqiong. She introduced him to her senior sister, Hua Wanzi, and the three left to discuss his request over a meal.

• Qi Ling set out for Fuzhou, where the Light Observation Hall had a presence despite secretly supporting the rebels.
• Qi Ling met Yang Qianqiong upon arriving in Fuzhou, and she offered to ask her senior sister to arrange a meeting with the hall master.
• Yang Qianqiong led Qi Ling to the Hall of Healing and chased away the young men gathered outside to admire her senior sister.
• Qi Ling met Hua Wanzi, who made Yang Qianqiong wait until she had finished treating patients before discussing his request.
• After her consultations, Hua Wanzi asked Qi Ling why he wanted to visit the hall master, and Qi Ling suggested they talk over a meal.

Qi Ling failed to persuade Hua Wanzi to let him meet the Light Observation Hall master, then sneaked into the Hall of Healing looking for an undercover agent. He discovered Hua Wanzi was the agent Azure Dragon had planted there, and she recognized him by his hidden tattoo.

• At a restaurant, Hua Wanzi refused to take Qi Ling to the hall master and questioned his ties to the imperial court, then left with Yang Qianqiong.
• Qi Ling decided to search the Hall of Healing for clues about his undercover agent and broke in after nightfall.
• Qi Ling searched the Hall of Healing but found no clues, and Hua Wanzi caught him with a sword at his neck.
• Hua Wanzi took Qi Ling to her room, revealed an azure dragon embroidered on her undergarment, and knelt to greet him as Lord Azure Dragon.
• Hua Wanzi explained that she recognized Qi Ling by the tattoo on his body.

Qi Ling received Hua Wanzi’s intelligence about the rebels and escaped her unexpected demand for a reward through a secret passage. At the Light Observation Hall, its disciples bound him as a suspicious intruder, but Ning Rongrong arrived before he could explain himself.

• Hua Wanzi told Qi Ling that the rebels had a hidden plan beyond their apparent division into five routes.
• Hua Wanzi tried to claim a reward from Qi Ling, but Yang Qianqiong interrupted, so Qi Ling left through a secret passage beneath Hua Wanzi’s bed.
• With Hua Wanzi’s recommendation, Qi Ling and Yang Qianqiong went to the Light Observation Hall to see Ning Rongrong.
• The eldest senior sister suspected Qi Ling had threatened Hua Wanzi, but Qi Ling let the disciples bind him so he could meet the Hall Master.
• Ning Rongrong appeared before the bound Qi Ling, displaying a newly mature and elegant bearing.

Qi Ling reunited with Ning Rongrong at the Light Observation Hall, where she greeted him with tears and excitement before taking him to her room. They shared an intimate reunion, and Qi Ling broke free of the ropes she had used to keep him from leaving as their encounter grew more passionate.

• The eldest senior sister reported that Qi Ling's recommendation letter from Hua Wanzi seemed suspicious, but Ning Rongrong recognized him and rushed into his arms.
• Ning Rongrong ignored the shocked disciples, took Qi Ling to her room, and told everyone not to approach while she interrogated him herself.
• Ning Rongrong complained that Qi Ling had been gone for so long and refused to untie him, insisting on holding him as punishment.
• Ning Rongrong kissed Qi Ling, and the two shared an affectionate reunion.
• Qi Ling snapped the ropes and embraced Ning Rongrong, while she protested that they were inside the Light Observation Hall and others might discover them.

Qi Ling reunited with Ning Rongrong and learned that Zhu Zhuqing was the Nether Queen, Blood Hall’s top assassin. Ning Rongrong took him to Blood Hall’s hidden headquarters in Fuzhou, where they were admitted to meet Zhu Zhuqing.

• Ning Rongrong introduced Qi Ling to the Light Observation Hall disciples as a trusted ally who had come to help them.
• Ning Rongrong explained that Zhu Zhuqing worked for Blood Hall and had become its most formidable assassin, known as the Nether Queen, while Ning Rongrong was called the Holy Queen.
• Ning Rongrong disguised herself and took Qi Ling to a ruined temple, where she used secret code phrases to obtain a redwood token granting access to Blood Hall.
• Ning Rongrong and Qi Ling entered a brothel in Fuzhou, presented the token, and were led through a hidden passage into a basement.
• Ning Rongrong gave Blood Hall’s attendants her jade pendant, and they admitted her and Qi Ling to the headquarters so they could meet Zhu Zhuqing.
• Qi Ling noticed that the headquarters’ ordinary-looking furnishings concealed numerous deadly traps.