Chapter Summaries

Andrew cultivated in the Star Mist Sea’s lightning during a violent Fog Sea Riot, while the Emperor Wing Fiend protected his family from the storm. After a month of cultivation, Andrew returned with a breakthrough connecting the Water Element’s Profound Mystery of Roundness and lightning’s Shattering.

• The Emperor Wing Fiend held the Metallic Lifeform away from the lightning vortex as the Fog Sea Riot battered it, and he and the seven Six-Star Fiends protected the Lance Clan.
• Andrew entered the heart of the vortex, used his Lightning Divine Clone to withstand the storm, and flew to an altitude of a hundred thousand meters to cultivate.
• The Fog Sea Riot’s final wave struck, and the Emperor Wing Fiend moved the Metallic Lifeform farther from the storm before the lightning subsided.
• Andrew continued cultivating in the weakened lightning for a month, then returned to his family’s Metallic Lifeform.
• Andrew told the Emperor Wing Fiend his cultivation had been all right, then realized he had found a point of compatibility between the Water Element’s Profound Mystery of Roundness and lightning’s Shattering.

Andrew discovered a new point of convergence between his Water and Lightning mysteries and resumed secluded training before reaching the Blood Peak Continent. He redirected the party to Bloodflame City to challenge its prefect, confident he could soon end the Four Divine Beasts Clan’s war.

• Andrew began fusing the Water mystery Roundness with the Lightning mystery Shattering after the upheaval in the Star Mist Sea revealed their point of convergence, and his body grew stronger from lightning tempering.
• After decades crossing the Star Mist Sea, Andrew’s party reached the Blood Peak Continent, where Bernistan urged them to go to Indigo Prefecture immediately.
• Andrew told Bernistan that he would resolve the Four Divine Beasts Clan’s troubles after becoming stronger, then asked Stuart to take them to Bloodflame Prefecture for the planned prefect challenge.
• Andrew’s party arrived in Bloodflame Prefecture, and Andrew learned that he had to win one hundred consecutive Battle Arena matches before challenging the prefect.
• The Emperor Wing Fiend recounted how Beirut had killed the former Indigo Prefect, and Andrew set his sights on reaching comparable, Paragon-level strength within a thousand years.

Andrew arrived in Bloodflame City with his family and felt confident that his improved strength could challenge Mankosta, the prefect. At the city’s battle arena, he registered for ten consecutive fights while Herbert and Deenmike prepared to enter the Lowgod challenges.

• Andrew and his companions reached Bloodflame City after he made progress fusing the Mysteries, and he judged himself strong enough to challenge Mankosta.
• Andrew compared his strength with Leisjing and concluded that Leisjing still surpassed him, though Andrew believed he could survive or escape their fight.
• Andrew’s family feasted, and the Emperor Wing Fiend bought them a costly castle in the city.
• Andrew brought Herbert and Deenmike to the battle arena and encouraged them to take part in the Lowgod challenges.
• Andrew registered for ten consecutive Highgod fights, and Mendricks appeared after winning ten matches and mocked the arena’s other challengers.

Andrew warned Herbert against underestimating powerful opponents, then defeated Yumi effortlessly in the arena. He faced Steve next and recognized him as a special ice lifeform as Steve launched his attack.

• Andrew cautioned Herbert that talent did not make him strong enough to face a Six-Star Fiend, and Herbert chose to leave for the Lowgod challenge area with Deenmike and the Emperor Wing Fiend.
• Andrew entered the arena and faced Yumi, a four-armed opponent who threatened to tear him apart.
• Andrew let Yumi grab him, then killed him with a shake that hurled his body into the arena wall.
• Andrew demanded another match, and the referee announced Steve as his next opponent.
• Steve covered the platform in ice, and Andrew recognized him as a special lifeform born from an iceberg.
• Steve used a water-element movement technique to close in and thrust an ice sword toward Andrew’s heart.

Andrew won ten consecutive arena matches, then watched Deenmike battle Quasman in the Lowgod challenge area. When Quasman fired a powerful God-Slaying Arrow at Deenmike, Andrew appeared on the platform and blocked it with his body.

• Andrew caught Steve’s ice sword, shattered it, and spared him after defeating him in their battle.
• Andrew won ten consecutive matches and left the arena to join Bernistan for Deenmike’s fight.
• Deenmike and Quasman fought to exhaustion, but Quasman used Divine Essence Liquid and revealed a powerful Highgod Artifact shortbow with God-Slaying Arrows.
• Quasman aimed a God-Slaying Arrow at Deenmike after Deenmike refused to surrender, while the Emperor Wing Fiend considered intervening and Herbert stopped him.
• Andrew appeared in front of Deenmike and blocked Quasman’s arrow without being pierced.

Andrew rescued Deenmike from Quasman in the battle arena and left despite Quasman's threats to invoke the Sovereign's rules. Bloodflame Prefecture Lord Digelunsi judged Andrew too dangerous to confront immediately and planned to enlist Bloodridge Army commander Youyindier in six months.

• Andrew saved Deenmike from Quasman's arrow, rejected Quasman's claim that he had violated the Sovereign's rules, and left the arena with him.
• Quasman summoned elite prefecture soldiers and ordered Kutum to arrest Andrew and everyone connected to him.
• Andrew met the Emperor Wing Fiend, Herbert, and Bernistan, then sent the Emperor Wing Fiend back to the castle with Herbert and Bernistan while he continued with Deenmike.
• Kutum reported that the soldiers had searched Bloodflame City without finding Andrew, and Digelunsi said Andrew was a powerful Seven-Star Fiend with terrifying soul power.
• Digelunsi decided to wait for Youyindier to arrive in six months so they could uphold the Sovereign's rules together without risking retaliation from Andrew.

Andrew defeated a hundred consecutive opponents in Bloodflame City's battle arena to earn the right to challenge Digelunsi, the Prefecture Lord. He openly called Digelunsi out before the crowd, leaving the challenge unanswered.

• Andrew hid Deenmike in a courtyard and set up a magic formation while Deenmike entered secluded cultivation after gaining insight.
• Andrew returned to the battle arena, where Digelunsi watched as he defeated a Seven-Star Fiend and then nine more challengers with ease.
• Andrew left after twenty consecutive victories, and Digelunsi concluded that he possessed Asura-level strength.
• Over the following ten days, Andrew continued winning until he reached a hundred consecutive victories, including defeating the arena's previous hundred-win fighter.
• Andrew claimed his right to challenge the Prefecture Lord and publicly demanded that Digelunsi accept.

Andrew agreed to fight Digelunsi at Purple Baleful Mountain six months later, while remaining wary that the prefecture lord might threaten Han Yue and the others. As the duel approached, Deenmike advanced to Midgod, and crowds gathered outside Bloodflame City to witness the challenge.

• Digelunsi agreed to Andrew's challenge and set the duel for six months later at Purple Baleful Mountain south of Bloodflame City.
• Quasman urged Digelunsi to arrest Andrew, but Digelunsi said Andrew had Asura-level strength and hinted that he planned to face him alongside another Asura.
• Andrew watched over Bloodflame City to protect Han Yue and the others, while Deenmike's earth element divine clone broke through to Midgod.
• The six months passed without Digelunsi investigating Andrew's background or discovering his family and friends.
• Metallic Lifeforms arrived from all directions, bringing crowds who traveled south of Bloodflame City to see the duel.

Andrew arrived at Purple Baleful Mountain for his Asura challenge against Digelunsi and discovered that Youyindier, commander of the Blood Peak Legion, had come with him. The chapter left Andrew suspecting that Digelunsi had arranged for Youyindier to help kill him if he tried to escape, while Youyindier publicly promised not to interfere in the duel.

• Hundreds of millions of spectators gathered at Purple Baleful Mountain to watch Andrew's challenge against Digelunsi.
• Andrew arrived alone, having hidden Deenmike and left the Emperor Wing Fiend in Bloodflame City, then examined the mountain's soul-affecting purple baleful energy.
• Andrew sensed Digelunsi approaching with another Asura and recognized him as Youyindier, commander of the Blood Peak Legion.
• Andrew suggested that Digelunsi had delayed the duel to join forces with Youyindier, prompting an uproar among the spectators and an angry denial from Digelunsi.
• Youyindier said that no one would interfere in the challenge but warned Andrew about his past interference in a battle at the arena.
• Andrew inferred that Youyindier might help Digelunsi kill him if he fled, and wondered whether Youyindier would intervene if Andrew won.

Andrew fought Digelunsi for the position of Bloodflame Prefecture lord, hiding his Three-element Soul Mutation and Azure Dragon Bloodline while testing the Asura’s techniques. After evading Digelunsi’s attacks, Andrew unveiled a long-developed ultimate move and caught a powerful sword strike with both hands, losing all ten fingers.

• Digelunsi drew his blood-red sword and attacked Andrew with three streaks of sword energy, which Andrew blocked with his Fused Divine Power.
• Youyindier recognized Andrew as a Soul Mutation User and watched the battle, while Andrew resolved to keep his Azure Dragon Bloodline secret.
• Digelunsi attacked from two indistinguishable figures, but Andrew used his speed to evade the pincer assault for fifteen minutes.
• Andrew challenged Digelunsi to face his strength and rushed in as Digelunsi thrust his sword toward Andrew’s head.
• Andrew caught Digelunsi’s powerful sword strike with both hands, severing all ten of his fingers.

Andrew caught Digelunsi’s sword, struck him with a Soul Attack, and thought he had won, but Digelunsi faked his injury and counterattacked. Andrew entered Dragonform, overpowered Digelunsi, and threw him through several peaks of Purple Baleful Mountain, deciding the challenge.

• Andrew caught Digelunsi’s sword with his destroyed hands and used his Soul Attack to make Digelunsi appear defeated.
• Andrew released the sword, but Digelunsi recovered and revealed that he had feigned soul damage before attacking Andrew from both sides.
• Andrew entered Dragonform, stopped Digelunsi’s swords with his scales, and caught the sword behind him.
• Andrew broke the blood-red sword, severed the rear Digelunsi with his tail, and wrapped Digelunsi in his tail.
• Andrew flung Digelunsi through several peaks of Purple Baleful Mountain, deciding the challenge.

Andrew defeated Digelunsi and refused to let him leave, preparing to kill him despite Digelunsi's threat to fight back. As Digelunsi drew Purple Baleful Mountain's aura into himself and Youyindier edged closer, Andrew faced the coming battle with his Sovereign Artifact ready.

• Andrew defeated Digelunsi, who admitted his loss and said he would leave Bloodflame Prefecture.
• Andrew refused to spare Digelunsi, and both revealed drops of Sovereign power as Digelunsi prepared to resist.
• Andrew drew his Sovereign Artifact, the purple sword, making Digelunsi realize he had no hope of escape and Youyindier hesitate to intervene.
• Digelunsi transformed and absorbed Purple Baleful Mountain's baleful aura, while spectators condemned him for using the mountain's power during challenges.
• Youyindier moved closer to the battlefield as Digelunsi's transformation ended, and Andrew waited with his sword ready.

Andrew fought Digelunsi on Purple Baleful Mountain, testing his strength without Sovereign’s Might until he killed one of Digelunsi’s doubles. Youyindier intervened to save Digelunsi for a possible Sovereign’s reward, but Andrew used Sovereign’s Might to kill Digelunsi and then faced Youyindier’s attack.

• Digelunsi transformed and drew destruction sovereign power into his body, while Andrew chose to test himself without using Sovereign’s Might.
• Andrew and Digelunsi fought at high speed, and Digelunsi split into two shadows that overwhelmed Andrew with their attacks.
• Andrew fused Roundness and Explosion to slow one Digelunsi, then punched through his chest and destroyed him.
• Youyindier stopped Andrew from killing the remaining Digelunsi and revealed through Soul Transmission that he hoped to deliver Digelunsi to a powerful figure for rewards.
• Andrew pretended to consider the reward, then used Sovereign’s Might to kill Digelunsi and destroy his escaping clone.
• Youyindier attacked Andrew in fury, but Andrew endured his punches and moved behind him with remarkable speed.

Andrew’s fight with Youyindier led to a breakthrough in his Fire Element soul attack, but neither fighter could defeat the other after both used Sovereign’s Might. They ended the battle, and Andrew became the new Prefect of Bloodflame Prefecture, finally feeling he had a home.

• Andrew attacked Youyindier with sword energy, but Youyindier’s Material Defense Sovereign Artifact blocked it.
• Andrew discovered a fusion between the Fire Element’s Soul Attack and Explosion, greatly strengthening his soul attack.
• Andrew’s combined sword and soul strike threatened Youyindier, who used Sovereign’s Might to protect himself.
• Youyindier called for a halt, and he and Andrew agreed to end their inconclusive fight.
• Youyindier left Bloodflame City, and Andrew took control of Bloodflame Prefecture as its new Prefect.
• Emperor Wing Fiend left after Andrew’s challenge, and Andrew looked over Bloodflame City and felt at home.

After becoming Prefect of Bloodflame Prefecture, Andrew weighed whether and when to intervene in the war against the Four Divine Beasts Clan and focused on fusing his Mysteries. Meanwhile, Beirut considered experimenting again with the Four Divine Beasts Essence Blood, and Gaiseresen and the other patriarchs questioned whether Andrew belonged to their clan.

• Andrew took command of Bloodflame Prefecture's army, learned that the Four Divine Beasts Clan was losing a war of attrition, and decided to wait another hundred to two hundred years before intervening.
• Andrew entered secluded training after finding a point of convergence between the Water Profound Mystery of Roundness, the Fire Element's Explosion, and the Lightning Element's Shattering.
• Beirut learned of Andrew's victory, reflected on his success with Azure Dragon Essence Blood, and vanished to investigate whether the Four Divine Beasts Essence Blood could produce another exceptional human.
• Gaiseresen and the other Four Divine Beasts Clan patriarchs watched Andrew's Floating Shadow and wondered whether he was their descendant, but Gaiseresen remained uncertain.

The Four Divine Beasts Clan sent Blu and the White Tiger Clan patriarch toward Bloodflame Prefecture while the Eight Great Clans prepared to intercept them near the Skyrite Mountains. After two peaceful months in Bloodflame City, Andrew was delighted to hear that Pusluo had come to visit, and hurried to meet him.

• The Four Divine Beasts Clan decided that Blu and the White Tiger Clan patriarch would investigate Andrew, while the Eight Great Clans resolved to reinforce the western approaches to the Skyrite Mountains and watch for them.
• Andrew managed Bloodflame Prefecture, considered using its Inkstone revenues to protect his family, and looked forward to joining the Planar War after dealing with the Eight Great Clans.
• The Lance Clan settled into life in Bloodflame City as Howard and Janice refined Highgod Divine Sparks, Han Yue toured the city with the younger generation, and Herbert and Deenmike trained.
• Kang'en told Andrew that an expert named Pusluo had arrived with apparent ill intentions, and Andrew eagerly vanished to meet him.

Pusluo arrived early to serve Andrew for a hundred thousand years, and Andrew put him in charge of Bloodflame Prefecture's army. As Andrew pursued Inkstones to produce more Sovereign's Might, Elder Bru and the White Tiger patriarch arrived in Bloodflame City and found Bernistan, an Azure Dragon Clan member.

• Pusluo came to Bloodflame Prefecture decades before his deadline and reminded Andrew to honor their agreement, including the promised three drops of Sovereign's Might.
• Andrew appointed Pusluo supreme commander of the Prefecture Army, despite Kang'en's doubts and the likely opposition of Moli and the other commanders.
• Pusluo led prefecture soldiers in wiping out bandits and collecting their wealth, while Andrew considered auctioning Sovereign's Might to obtain more Inkstones.
• Elder Bru and the White Tiger patriarch arrived in Bloodflame City and sensed an Azure Dragon Clan presence near the Fiend Castle.
• Elder Bru and the White Tiger patriarch stopped Bernistan outside the Fiend Castle, and all three recognized one another through their clan bloodlines.

Bernistan introduced Elder Bru and White Tiger patriarch Nemo Leius to Andrew after revealing Andrew’s Azure Dragon Bloodline and his promise to return to the Four Divine Beasts Clan. Andrew acknowledged his ties and said he would eventually help, but he lacked the confidence to join the war against the Eight Great Clans yet, believing he could end it after a few hundred years.

• The White Tiger patriarch identified Bernistan as a Redding Clan guard and asked how he had come to Bloodflame Prefecture.
• Bernistan explained that Andrew possessed the Azure Dragon Bloodline and recounted how he had followed him, prompting Elder Bru and the White Tiger patriarch to consider Andrew a member of the Four Divine Beasts Clan.
• Bernistan told them that Andrew’s descendants also had strong Azure Dragon Bloodline and that Andrew planned to bring them back for their baptism.
• Bernistan brought Elder Bru and Nemo Leius to meet Andrew, who welcomed them and said he planned to return to the Four Divine Beasts Clan eventually.
• The White Tiger patriarch urged Andrew to join the fight against the Eight Great Clans, but Andrew said he was not yet confident and expected to be able to end the war after a few hundred years.

Andrew refused to send forces to help the Four Divine Beasts Clan end its war, insisting he needed time to grow strong enough to defeat the Eight Great Clans. After Bernistan left with Elder Bru and the White Tiger clan leader, Andrew decided to auction Sovereign's Might to fund his efforts to strengthen himself.

• Andrew told Elder Bru and the White Tiger clan leader that he would not join their war, though he expected to become powerful enough to deal with the Eight Great Clans within a few hundred years.
• Elder Bru ended the discussion and took Bernistan back to the Four Divine Beasts Clan; Bernistan reminded Andrew that he had promised to return, and Andrew vowed to repay the clan’s kindness.
• After the visitors left, Andrew resolved to settle his debt to the clan by advancing his strength as quickly as possible.
• Andrew considered using Sovereign's Might to strengthen his body and realized he could earn far more Inkstones by auctioning it than by relying on his usual income.
• Andrew decided to hold an auction and began considering how to spread word of the Sovereign's Might sale.

Andrew announced that Bloodflame City would auction Sovereign's Might in a hundred years, then entered seclusion. Meanwhile, the White Tiger patriarch and Blu escorted Bernistan toward the Skyrite Mountains, where six patriarchs of the Eight Great Clans arrived to attack them.

• Andrew ordered Huerte to spread news of the auction and invite others to offer treasures, then withdrew into seclusion.
• Elder Bru and the White Tiger patriarch took Bernistan east toward the Skyrite Mountains and prepared for the Eight Great Clans' pursuit.
• Eight Great Clans scouts watched the travelers as dozens of enemy Metallic Lifeforms approached with several clan patriarchs.
• Blu recognized Edric, Reynalds, Bolin, Deen, Barbary, and Wenner among the six patriarchs leading the force.
• Bolin challenged the White Tiger patriarch, Nadal, and attacked him with Fate Divine Power spears that also carried Soul Attacks.
• Nadal charged forward and destroyed Bolin's spears with several blows.