Chapter Summaries

Ye Chen stayed behind to face Soul Fiend while Elder Shennong and Su Lingyin led the Yao Clan survivors to safety. He used the Nine Profound Golden Lightning to battle Soul Fiend, leaving the Soul Clan expert severely injured and vulnerable to a sudden attack from behind.

• Soul Fiend confronted Ye Chen and let Elder Shennong and Su Lingyin flee with the Yao Clan survivors.
• Ye Chen blocked Soul Fiend’s saber aura with his Purple-Gold Dragon Armor and revealed the Nine Profound Golden Lightning within his body.
• Ye Chen formed a Lightning Spear and clashed with Soul Fiend’s Blood Saber, devastating the surrounding mountain range.
• Soul Fiend used Blood God Sky Split, but Ye Chen’s counterattack sent him flying and made him spit blood.
• A purple-gold light emerged behind the weakened Soul Fiend and silently approached him.

Ye Chen killed Soul Fiend with Zi Yan’s help, then reunited with his allies and organized the clans and Central State forces against the Soul Clan. After meeting the newly awakened Xiao Yan, Ye Chen returned to Sacred Pill City and prepared to recover while teasing Xiao Yi Xian.

• Zi Yan and Old Black helped Ye Chen defeat Soul Fiend, and Old Black urged Ye Chen to marry Zi Yan because he believed the spiritual body in the Blood Cocoon was their child.
• Ye Chen and his companions escaped the Soul Clan’s ambush and reunited with Elder Shennong and Su Lingyin near the Pill Region.
• Back at the Pill Tower, Ye Chen arranged for Yao Tian and Yao Ling to inform the other ancient clans about the Yao Clan’s situation and directed Xuan Kongzi to rally Central State’s factions through the Pill Tower Alliance.
• Ye Chen met Xiao Yan in Sacred Pill City and discovered that Xiao Yan had awakened at the Dou Sheng level with a Heavenly Realm Initial Stage soul and a mysterious new feature.
• Ye Chen sent Xiao Yan and Yao Tian toward the Gu Clan with Old Black escorting them for part of the journey, then returned to his bamboo house and flirted with Xiao Yi Xian while she urged him to recover.

After healing from the Nine Profound Golden Lightning, Ye Chen absorbed a Ninth Grade Mysterious Pill and reached Peak Six-Star Dou Sheng. His Star Vein Diagram completed the Star Domain Space and revealed a nascent world beyond a silver gate, but when Ye Chen merged a mysterious gray thread into his soul, his soul exploded and he lost consciousness.

• Ye Chen healed his meridians, then swallowed the Ninth Grade Mysterious Pill and refined its energy inside the Star Chen Cauldron with Jing Lian's help.
• After ten days, Ye Chen emerged at Peak Six-Star Dou Sheng and sensed that absorbing more high-quality energy could soon let him reach Seven-Star Dou Sheng.
• The Star Vein Diagram revealed that the Star Domain Space was complete, with one hundred and eight stars linked to Ye Chen.
• A silver gate formed from the Primordial Star Stone opened, and Ye Chen entered the empty nascent space beyond it.
• Ye Chen sensed high-quality energy in the space and found a faint gray thread near its boundary.
• Ye Chen merged the gray thread into his soul, which immediately exploded and left him unconscious.

Ye Chen absorbed the Soul Sea’s power and rebuilt his soul into the Emperor Realm, gaining the ability to control space before leaving his New Space. Meanwhile, Gu Yuan gathered the ancient clans to form an alliance against the Soul Clan, but Hun Tiandi appeared in the Ancient World as they began discussing their plans.

• Ye Chen entered the Soul Sea, absorbed its vast Soul Power, and reconstructed his Soul Body as an Emperor Realm Soul.
• Ye Chen tested his new ability to control unfamiliar spaces and returned through the Star Gate to the Star Domain Space.
• Gu Yuan told Lei Ying, Yan Jin, Xiao Yan, Xiao Chen, and the others that the clans needed to ally against the Soul Clan and protect the remaining Tou She Ancient God Jades.
• Lei Ying, Yan Jin, and Gu Yuan agreed to oppose the Soul Clan, but Gu Yuan sensed Hun Tiandi and vanished to confront him.
• Gu Yuan challenged Hun Tiandi for sneaking into the Ancient World, while the Ancient Clan Three Immortals ordered the Gu Clan to prepare for battle.

After the Soul Clan stole the Ancient Jades from the Gu, Yan, and Lei Clans, Ye Chen agreed to lead the Pill Tower Alliance in a joint assault to recover them. He gathered his allies, learned that Su Lingyin had reached the Ninth-grade Bloodline level, and prepared for the campaign against the Soul Clan in a month.

• Xiao Yan told Ye Chen that the Soul Clan had stolen the three clans’ Ancient Jades, and explained that Gu Yang had been possessed by the Nihility Devouring Flame and used to steal the Gu Clan’s jade.
• Xiao Yan asked Ye Chen to join the Gu, Yan, and Lei Clans in attacking the Soul Clan, and Ye Chen agreed to lead the Pill Tower Alliance’s experts in a month.
• Ye Chen learned from Cao Ying that Dan Chen had left with her mother, then comforted Cao Ying after telling her he had reached the Seven-Star Dou Saint realm.
• Ye Chen met Dan Chen and Su Lingyin, learned that Dan Chen had awakened her bloodline and become a Dou Saint, and discovered that Su Lingyin had reached the Ninth-grade Bloodline level and the Seven-Star realm.
• Ye Chen told Su Lingyin to prepare for the coming assault, hoping the battle would give them another chance to improve through devouring.

Ye Chen led the Pill Tower Alliance and the Gu, Lei, and Yan clans into Dead Soul Ravine to attack the Soul Clan and seize its Ancient Jades. Gu Yuan entered the Soul Realm first and was trapped in the Death Realm formation, where he countered with the Ancient Emperor Mirror.

• Ye Chen gathered the allied forces at Dead Soul Ravine and ordered those below Half-Saint to remain behind as reinforcements.
• Gu Yuan, Lei Ying, Yan Jin, and Xiao Yan arrived with the Three Clan Allied Army, and the clan leaders met Ye Chen and Old Black.
• Gu Yuan said the alliance aimed to seize at least one of the Soul Clan's Eight Ancient Jades rather than destroy the clan outright.
• Ye Chen used his Emperor Realm Soul to break through Dead Soul Ravine's Icy Cold Power and open a path for the army.
• Gu Yuan entered the Soul Realm ahead of the others and found himself trapped by the Death Realm formation set by the Soul Clan Four Demon Saints.
• Gu Yuan challenged Hun Tiandi and activated the Ancient Emperor Mirror to break the formation.

The Four-Party Allied Army launched a major assault on the Soul Clan, while Ye Chen trapped the Nihility Devouring Flame in the Heaven Refining Ancient Array. As Gu Yuan confronted Hun Tiandi, the Soul Clan revealed four ominous black coffins, and the battle paused before the new threat.

• Lei Ying, Yan Jin, and the Gu Clan attacked the Soul Clan Army with their clan arrays, while Hun Tiandi blocked the allied leaders’ combined assault.
• The Nihility Devouring Flame enveloped the Yan Clan Array, but Ye Chen brought Su Lingyin to help and summoned the Heaven Refining Ancient Array around it.
• Gu Yuan broke free from the Death Realm and challenged Hun Tiandi, shifting the battlefield advantage toward the Four-Party Allied Army.
• Lei Ying and Yan Jin confronted Hun Miesheng and the other Soul Clan fighters, but Gu Yuan urgently warned them to retreat as a sinister aura spread across the sky.
• The Soul Clan’s dark cloud released four black coffins, leaving the allied army wary as the battle briefly halted.

The Soul Clan unleashed four ancient living corpses and their perfected Death Realm Great Array against the allied forces, while Ye Chen and his allies battled the Nihility Devouring Flame inside the Heaven Refining Ancient Array. Fire Spirit Fairy broke through the Black Flame to protect the Yan Clan, but the explosion left her fate unclear.

• Hun Yao, Hun Shengtian, Hun Yuantian, and their companion emerged from Black Coffins and formed the Death Realm Great Array, draining the allied forces’ vitality.
• Lei Ying, Yan Jin, Old Black, and Gu Lie attacked the array’s four directions to buy time for the others to retreat, while Lei Jitian and the Ancient Clan Three Immortals dispersed their formation.
• Ye Chen used his Nine-Patterned Thunder Body to attack the Nihility Devouring Flame as Su Lingyin devoured its power and the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame Spirit controlled the Heaven Refining Ancient Array.
• The Nihility Devouring Flame became a black flame storm, devoured Ye Chen’s Yellow Springs Palm, and then abruptly exploded, damaging the array.
• Fire Spirit Fairy ordered Huo Jin, Fire Mu, and Huo Tu to protect the Yan Clan members, then broke through the Black Flame to give them a chance to escape.
• A huge flame erupted around Fire Spirit Fairy and tore through the Black Flame, leaving the outcome of her charge uncertain.

Ye Chen used Yellow Springs Heavenly Wrath to disrupt Nihility Devouring Flame, then sealed its origin flame and suppressed the remaining black flames with the Heaven Refining Ancient Array. Outside, the Yan Clan joined the battle and turned the tide, while Zi Yan and Cai Die learned Ye Chen was still fighting inside.

• The Yan Clan revealed that Fire Spirit Fairy had self-detonated to break Nihility Devouring Flame's blockade, and Ye Chen sent the survivors through a Space Gate to aid the allied army.
• Ye Chen struck Nihility Devouring Flame with Yellow Springs Heavenly Wrath, exploiting its disrupted consciousness to suppress it with the Heaven Refining Ancient Array and seal its origin flame.
• The damaged array alarmed the battlefield, and Zi Yan and Cai Die fought through Soul Clan forces to reach it while Gu Dao and the other allied leaders held their opponents back.
• The Yan Clan emerged from the Space Gate instead of Nihility Devouring Flame and joined the allied army, giving it an overwhelming advantage over the Soul Clan.
• Huo Zhi told Zi Yan and Cai Die that Ye Chen was safe and suppressing Nihility Devouring Flame inside the array.

After the allied forces and Soul Clan suffered devastating losses, Hun Tiandi forced Gu Yuan and the other clan leaders to withdraw without gaining any Ancient Jade. Gu Yuan planned to watch the Soul Clan for signs of its search for Tou She Ancient God's Cave Mansion, while the three clans decided not to cooperate with Ye Chen's Pill Tower Alliance.

• Gu Yuan and Hun Tiandi surveyed the battlefield's heavy casualties, and Hun Tiandi declared that the allies still could not take the Ancient Jade from him.
• Hun Tiandi confronted Ye Chen over Nihility Devouring Flame, but Ye Chen neutralized his pressure and revealed the strength of his Emperor Realm Soul.
• Hun Tiandi challenged Gu Yuan, Lei Ying, and Yan Jin to risk their clans against the Soul Clan, and the leaders withdrew without seizing any Ancient Jade.
• Gu Yuan proposed personally monitoring the Soul Clan so the allies could follow its search for Tou She Ancient God's Cave Mansion.
• Yan Jin and Lei Ying opposed involving the Pill Tower Alliance, and Gu Yuan agreed to proceed without it.
• Xiao Yan worried that the three clans' split from the Pill Tower would weaken his place in the allied army, while Gu Xun'er mistook his concern for worry about Xiao Zhan.

Ye Chen entered Space No. 1 and used his control over the realm to subdue the Nihility Devouring Flame, then began building a continent from the Five Elements and Cosmic Origin. After nearly ten years of work, his body adapted to Spiritual Energy, but his Seven-Star Dou Saint cultivation disappeared.

• Ye Chen returned to Space No. 1, summoned the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame to release the Nihility Devouring Flame, and discovered the space had grown while its time flow had slowed.
• The Nihility Devouring Flame tried to attack Ye Chen, but Ye Chen controlled the space’s laws to suppress it and forcibly turned it into the world’s Fire Element.
• Ye Chen used Cosmic Origin to create Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, and Water Elements as the foundation of a continent.
• Ye Chen continued shaping the world for nearly ten years, replenishing his Soul Power and body with Origin Power as the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame watched.
• Ye Chen’s body broke apart under the Origin Power and reformed, adapting to Spiritual Energy, but his Seven-Star Dou Saint cultivation vanished.

Ye Chen abandoned his Dou Qi cultivation and used the Myriad Transformation Star Canon to advance through the Great Thousand World's spiritual cultivation realms, then completed the trials required to pursue the Supreme Realm. He began creating a Supreme Sea by overloading and shattering his sea of qi, and the chapter ended as the painful process began.

• Ye Chen cultivated the Myriad Transformation Star Canon, condensing a Spirit Power Light Wheel and Divine Soul.
• Ye Chen rapidly advanced through the Heaven Fusion Realm and Heaven Transformation Realm, then completed the Three Heavens Realm and the three Supreme Tribulations over a month.
• Ye Chen chose to pursue the Supreme Realm and prepared to shatter his sea of qi to create a Supreme Sea.
• Ye Chen absorbed Spiritual Energy for a day, overloaded his sea of qi, and caused it to explode, leaving him in intense pain.

Ye Chen perfected his Supreme Sea after more than twelve years of cultivation inside Space No. 1, then began condensing an Ancient Star Dharma Body with the Myriad Transformation Star Canon. The Dharma Body emerged as a thousand-zhang purple-black figure marked with stars, while Ye Chen remained in the sealed space with time to pursue his plans.

• Ye Chen destroyed his sea of qi and used his Supreme Sea to absorb his spiritual energy and draw in power from the surrounding space.
• Ye Chen summoned Star Power with the Myriad Transformation Star Canon and spent more than half a year filling his Supreme Sea until it was perfected.
• The Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame reported that twelve years and four months had passed inside Space No. 1, while less than three months had passed on the Dou Qi Continent.
• Ye Chen chose to cultivate the Ancient Star Dharma Body as a transitional step toward the Immortal Star God Body.
• Ye Chen used his Divine Soul, Three Thousand Starry Sky Flame, and Star Power to refine the Dharma Body until it became a thousand-zhang purple-black figure marked with one hundred and eight stars.

Ye Chen tested his Ancient Star Dharma Body and advanced to Seventh Grade Supreme while developing his Plane World into a growing continent with a sun, stars, and a fire-dominated region. He planned to nurture the Nihility Devouring Flame’s remaining spiritual potential into a Spirit of the Plane, as he prepared for the coming struggle over the Dou Di Cave Abode.

• Ye Chen summoned his Ancient Star Dharma Body, shattered the Nascent Space with its power, and then restrained it before the damage became worse.
• Over three years, Ye Chen advanced to Seventh Grade Supreme and expanded Space No. 1 to more than twice its former size.
• Ye Chen explored the twenty-thousand-li continent and discovered that its sun had formed from the Star Palace and retained the characteristics of the Three Thousand Starry Sky Flame.
• Ye Chen told Jing Lian that he hoped to build a Supreme Heavenly Palace and eventually leave the developing Plane World in Jing Lian’s care.
• Ye Chen explained that he intended to nurture the Nihility Devouring Flame’s remaining spiritual potential into a Spirit of the Plane.
• Ye Chen learned that Jing Lian had reached Eight-Star Dou Sheng, strengthening their side ahead of the struggle for the Dou Di Cave Abode.

Hun Tiandi assembled the eight Ancient Jades, endured the Tou She Ancient God's phantom, and discovered an image of the Ancient Emperor Cave Abode without learning its exact location. He and his black shadow began searching while Gu Yuan mobilized the three clans, and Ye Chen helped Su Lingyin break through to the Eight-Star Dou Saint realm.

• Hun Tiandi used the eight Ancient Jades to summon the Tou She Ancient God's phantom and was thrown back when he attacked it.
• Hun Tiandi forced his Soul Power into the phantom's eyes, saw the Ancient Emperor Cave Abode beneath a magma sea, and sent the image to his black shadow.
• Hun Tiandi and the black shadow entered Space Tunnels to search separately, while Gu Yuan detected their move and mobilized the three clans.
• Ye Chen placed a Phoenix Egg in the Myriad Fire Continent, then visited the Heaven Refining Ancient Array where Su Lingyin was absorbing Nihility Devouring Flame's Black Flame.
• Ye Chen accelerated the array to drive more Black Flame into Su Lingyin, helping her break through to the Eight-Star Dou Saint realm.

After reuniting with the women, Ye Chen learned that the Ye Family and Pill Tower Alliance had grown stronger while Central State recovered from war. Cao Ying reported that the Gu, Lei, and Yan Clans were searching for the Ancient Emperor Cave Abode, but no Soul Clan forces had been detected, leading Ye Chen to suspect Hun Tiandi was searching alone and to set out ahead of the others.

• Ye Chen discussed Central State's recovery and the Ye Family's growing influence with Cai Die, then said he might relocate the entire family after the Dou Di Cave Abode matter was settled.
• Ye Chen met Cao Ying and Dan Chen at the Pill Tower and heard that the Gu, Lei, and Yan Clans had begun moving in search of the Ancient Emperor Cave Abode.
• Cao Ying told Ye Chen that the Pill Tower Alliance had found no Soul Clan members in Central State, despite tracking the other clans' movements.
• Ye Chen concluded that Hun Tiandi was likely searching for the cave abode personally so he could reach it before Gu Yuan and the other clans.
• Ye Chen ordered all Saint-level experts under the Pill Tower Alliance to assemble and set out to wait at the Ancient Emperor Cave Abode's location.

Ye Chen reunited with Zi Yan and met their daughter Zi'er, whose body and soul came from their fused blood essence and the Nine Profound Golden Lightning. He transformed Zi'er’s Dou Qi into lightning-infused Spirit Power, then the story shifted to the Black-Corner Region, where his subordinates awaited his arrival.

• Ye Chen returned to the Ye Family residence and discovered that Cai Die, Zi Yan, and the others had prepared Zi'er, his young daughter, as a surprise.
• Ye Chen examined Zi'er's unusual constitution and proposed transforming her bloodline, but Song Chun'er objected until Zi'er volunteered and Zi Yan agreed.
• Ye Chen placed a drop of spiritual blood on Zi'er's forehead, and after a lightning-filled transformation, she emerged with Spirit Power instead of Dou Qi.
• Ye Chen explained that Zi'er's new power came from a higher cultivation system, and he told Xin Lan that her body would need a gentler transformation.
• In the Black-Corner Region, the Three Yao Brothers and the Black-White Twin Bears gathered at a Space Gate and knelt to greet Ye Chen as he arrived.

Ye Chen and his allies reached Jia Nan Academy after discovering that a Dou Di Cave Abode lay beneath its Magma World, and they evacuated the academy before Hun Tiandi arrived. Hun Tiandi began summoning the Ancient Emperor Cave Abode while an unknown attacker struck at Ye Chen’s group.

• Ye Chen rewarded the Black-White Twin Bears and the Three Yao Brothers, then led his Dou Saint allies toward Jia Nan Academy with Zi Yan.
• Zi Yan reunited with Su Qian, and Ye Chen warned the academy that the cave abode beneath the Magma World would attract Hun Tiandi and other powerful clans.
• Ye Chen ordered everyone to evacuate, and Old Black used a Space Tunnel to move Jia Nan Academy out of the Black-Corner Region.
• Hun Tiandi arrived, recognized Ye Chen and two Eight-Star Dou Saints, and summoned the phantom of Tou She Ancient God with the Ancient Emperor Jade.
• As Hun Tiandi began summoning the cave abode, another figure emerged from the black cloud and unleashed a gigantic palm attack on Ye Chen’s group.

Ye Chen revealed his Star Dharma Body and fought a Nine-Star Dou Saint, piercing the shadow with a spear whose spiritual power prevented its wound from healing. As Gu Yuan, Yan Jin, and Lei Ying arrived and demanded that Hun Tiandi stop summoning the Ancient Emperor Cave Abode, Hun Tiandi said they were too late, and a magma vortex began forming beneath Jia Nan Academy.

• Ye Chen’s Zhou Tian Star Chart blocked Hun Tiandi’s palm briefly before both attacks dissipated, and Ye Chen manifested his Star Dharma Body.
• Ye Chen formed the Star River Ancient God Spear, repelled the shadow’s Finger of Death, and struck it through the chest with a decisive attack.
• Gu Yuan, Yan Jin, and Lei Ying arrived and saw Ye Chen standing over the pierced Nine-Star Dou Saint shadow.
• The shadow failed to heal as Ye Chen’s strange energy eroded its wound, making Hun Tiandi wary of Ye Chen.
• Gu Yuan demanded that Hun Tiandi stop summoning the Ancient Emperor Cave Abode, but Hun Tiandi said it was too late as magma and a vortex appeared beneath Jia Nan Academy.

As the Ancient Emperor Cave Abode emerged, Hun Tiandi exposed Su Lingyin as a member of the supposedly extinct Tunling Clan, raising tensions between the Ancient Races and Ye Chen’s group. A powerful creature then rose from the Magma Sea and revealed himself as Zhu Kun, Zi Yan’s father, who learned that Ye Chen was his son-in-law and erupted in anger.

• Hun Tiandi identified Su Lingyin’s aura as belonging to the Tunling Clan, making Gu Yuan, Yan Jin, and Lei Ying hostile toward Ye Chen’s group.
• The Magma Sea erupted, and the Ancient Emperor Cave Abode’s stone gate rose from the magma as Hun Tiandi celebrated its appearance.
• Ye Chen ordered the Pill Tower group to retreat because he feared the disturbance would awaken a terrifying being beneath the Magma Sea.
• Zhu Kun emerged from the magma, and Hei Shi recognized him as the Dragon Emperor and told him that Zi Yan had reunified the Dragon Clan.
• Hei Shi revealed that Ye Chen was Zhu Kun’s son-in-law and that he had a granddaughter, prompting Zhu Kun to roar furiously and threaten to tear Ye Chen apart.