Chapter Summaries

Liu Duanyuan and the others debated Lu Changzhi’s hidden potential and whether he could impress them on the Emperor Dao, while Liu Ruoyu feared his guess that Lu would perform stunningly might prove true. As Lu Changzhi set out for the Emperor Dao with Xiao Ming, a distant martial arts fanatic named Ji Jichang died after a figure touched his swollen abdomen.

• Liu Duanyuan’s companions doubted Lu Changzhi’s prospects, while Liu Ruoyu predicted he would make a stunning showing and hoped his guess was wrong.
• Lu Changzhi announced the Emperor Dao’s opening, and Xiao Ming persuaded him to bring him along.
• Xiao Ming offered to fly Mu Fan along the Emperor Dao, and Mu Fan angrily rebuked him.
• Cultivators gathered near the Emperor Dao and wondered why Ji Jichang had not returned, so one of them contacted him.
• Far away, an unidentified figure stroked Ji Jichang’s swollen abdomen, a muffled thump sounded, and Ji Jichang’s eyes rapidly lost their light.

The Liu Clan presented Lu Changzhi as its Aptitude of a Great Emperor, drawing scrutiny and speculation from the gathered clans. As the crowd discussed possible rivals and one onlooker eyed Lu Changzhi, Chen Mingxuan noticed Luo Zhen reacting strangely to him.

• The Yue Clan arrived in a grand building, and Yue Peng said the Liu Clan should not be underestimated.
• The Liu Clan arrived on a massive willow tree, and the crowd studied Lu Changzhi, finding him surprisingly approachable.
• Liu Xun declared Lu Changzhi the Liu Clan's Aptitude of a Great Emperor and offered a generous reward to anyone who proved superior to him.
• A person in the crowd eagerly considered going after Lu Changzhi but worried about the strong people around him.
• Chen Mingxuan told Luo Zhen that Lu Changzhi was his target, then stopped to question Luo Zhen's reaction.

Luo Zhen recognized Lu Changzhi as the Hidden Origin Peak master who had once invited him to join the Five Symbols Sect, and realized the sect had remained safe for years after he left. Chen Mingxuan concluded that Lu Changzhi was destined for greatness and urged Luo Zhen to seize another chance, while privately deciding to prepare additional ways to deal with him.

• Luo Zhen recognized Lu Changzhi and Gu Chen from memories of his time at the Five Symbols Sect.
• Luo Zhen told Chen Mingxuan that Lu Changzhi had once invited him to become his disciple and that Gu Chen had joined the sect as Lu Changzhi's disciple.
• Luo Zhen recalled that the Five Symbols Sect had remained fine for at least three years, while the Mystic One Sect later suffered a calamity.
• Chen Mingxuan accepted that Lu Changzhi was likely destined for greatness and urged Luo Zhen to seize the opportunity to act against him.
• Chen Mingxuan worried that Luo Zhen might fail to bring calamity upon Lu Changzhi and decided he needed other plans.

The Liu Clan began the Emperor Dao trial, while Wu Xiao brought Wu Fa to take part despite the Wu Clan’s unusual inability to use the path. Lu Changzhi examined Wu Fa’s strange talents and asked what he saw; the chapter ended as the Emperor Dao emerged from a rift in the void.

• Liu Xun began the gathering, and Liu Clan members took their positions on the Emperor Dao.
• Wu Xiao arrived with Wu Fa and announced that the Wu Clan junior would try the Emperor Dao, surprising the assembled factions.
• Mu Fan and Qin Li discussed Wu Fa, while Qin Li searched the crowd for someone.
• Lu Changzhi inspected Wu Fa’s three talents, including paired pupils that could glimpse the past and future, then sent him a voice transmission asking, “What did you see?”
• Wu Fa opened his eyes, met Lu Changzhi’s gaze, and then closed his eyes without answering clearly when others questioned him.
• A rift opened in the void, and resources extended it until an ancient Emperor Dao appeared.

Lu Changzhi entered the Emperor Dao with the Liu Clan’s juniors and tried to awaken the Emperor Artifact, but the system failed. As he settled back to watch his disciples, someone called out to him from within the Emperor Dao.

• Lu Changzhi learned that the Emperor Dao was an Emperor Artifact with an incomplete Artifact Spirit and decided he might be able to awaken and take it away.
• Liu Xun sent Lu Changzhi and the Hidden Origin Peak group into the Emperor Dao ahead of Liu Yi, prompting Yue Peng to wonder what the Liu Clan was hiding.
• Lu Changzhi entered the Emperor Dao, learned its rules for passing the gates, and attempted to awaken the artifact, but the system reported failure.
• Lu Changzhi sat down in a reclining chair while Mu Fan and the others prepared to proceed, drawing puzzled reactions from observers and displeasure from Liu Xun.
• An unidentified junior sent Lu Changzhi a voice transmission, saying they had struggled to find him.

Lu Changzhi rejected Luo Zhen’s request to follow him, while Liu Xun noticed Luo Zhen’s unusual prosperous karma and considered inviting him into the Liu Clan. Lu Changzhi gained a talent that transferred negative effects from his Liu Tianming disguise to Liu Tianming, then hid himself in the Emperor Dao.

• Luo Zhen approached Lu Changzhi, apologized for leaving him at the Five Symbols Sect, and begged for another chance to follow him.
• Lu Changzhi refused Luo Zhen and told him their fated connection had ended, but Luo Zhen resolved to prove himself.
• Liu Xun sensed Luo Zhen’s prosperous karmic connection to Lu Changzhi and instructed that Luo Zhen be watched as a possible Liu Clan recruit.
• Lu Changzhi received the [Stand-In Attack] talent, which transferred negative effects from his Liu Tianming disguise to Liu Tianming while keeping positive effects for himself.
• After Luo Zhen walked away, Lu Changzhi concealed himself with an illusion array and looked toward Gu Chen and the others.

Long Yang spotted Gu Chen, whom he suspected was a human-dragon hybrid, and approached him on the Emperor Dao. After a Yue Clan youth attacked Gu Chen, Long Yang knocked him back with one punch, while Qin Li recognized Long Yang as a lecherous dragon.

• Long Yang sensed Gu Chen and concluded that he might be a human-dragon hybrid, then rushed over to meet him.
• Qin Li asked Luo Ling'er, Xiao Ye, and Shen Wenxi about the pressure on the Emperor Dao, while she secretly realized she felt none and wondered why.
• Long Yang approached Gu Chen and asked if he was a body cultivator, then invited him to walk together.
• A Yue Clan youth struck at Gu Chen with a hammer, but Gu Chen caught the blow with his spear.
• Long Yang accused the Yue Clan youth of a sneak attack and punched him flying, breaking a piece off his hammer.
• Qin Li recognized Long Yang as a lecherous dragon, and Mu Fan wondered if he was a silver dragon connected to the void.

Gu Chen agreed to spar with Long Yang after finishing the Emperor Dao, while Lu Changzhi watched the prodigies battling between the gates. Wu Fa began fighting Yue Qing, whose sudden counterattack left Wu Fa facing a descending saber.

• Gu Chen praised Long Yang’s strength and agreed to exchange moves with him after completing the Emperor Dao.
• Lu Changzhi noticed Long Yang’s unusual talents and considered the adult dragon’s potential before turning his attention back to the arena.
• Wu Fa accepted Yue Qing’s challenge and covered his eyes with black cloth before casting a barrage of spells.
• Yue Qing defended against Wu Fa’s spells with his saber, then vanished and reappeared behind him with a powerful strike.
• Wu Fa turned and raised a deadwood-like staff to meet Yue Qing’s descending saber.

Wu Fa revealed the Wu Clan’s martial skills and defeated Liu Yi with a strange ability that reflected his self-inflicted wound onto his opponent. As Liu Yi recovered, someone seized the chance to demand his radiance, shocking the spectators and Lin Tianchen.

• Wu Fa intercepted Yue Qing’s attack with a martial skill, and Yue Qing acknowledged his strength before leaving the field.
• Liu Yi challenged Wu Fa, who removed his blindfold and stabbed himself in the chest with his staff.
• Liu Yi suddenly suffered a severe wound, and Wu Xiao assured the Liu Clan that Wu Fa had not dealt a fatal blow.
• Lu Changzhi recognized that Wu Fa’s talent transferred his injury to Liu Yi, and Wu Fa declared the fight over.
• A figure put a curved blade to Liu Yi’s neck and demanded his radiance, prompting Lin Tianchen to react in alarm.

Lin Xie defeated the injured Liu Yi with ease, took the light from his arm, and revealed that he had a formidable reincarnated body and cultivation. After drawing the crowd’s attention, he moved on to challenge Wu Fa.

• Liu Yi attacked Lin Xie with his sword, but Lin Xie caught the blade barehanded, seized Liu Yi by the throat, took his light, and threw him down.
• Lin Xie told Liu Yi, “The world does not yet know me, but it will,” then left the stunned crowd debating his identity and strength.
• The crowd questioned Lin Tianchen about Lin Xie, while Lin Tianchen remained shocked that his son had recovered and become so powerful without his knowledge.
• Lu Changzhi inspected Lin Xie’s panel and saw his Saint Venerable Realm Third Layer cultivation, Acquired Emperor Physique, and Spirit-Body Reincarnation talent.
• Mu Fan and Qin Li discussed Lin Xie’s strength as Lin Xie approached Wu Fa and asked whether he objected to Lin Xie taking his light.

Lin Xie defeated the Yue Clan’s prodigy after Wu Fa surrendered, while onlookers learned of Lin Xie’s unusual rise from the Lin Clan. After receiving word that the Liu Clan expected the Lin Clan to cooperate, Lin Xie decided to deal with the Liu Clan first.

• Lin Xie endured Wu Fa’s spells without flinching, and Wu Fa surrendered rather than use his final technique.
• Lin Xie charged Yue Buqun, while observers identified him as the Lin Clan’s eldest son and discussed his sudden cultivation breakthrough.
• Liu Xun asked for someone to negotiate with Lin Tianchen, offering to let Liu Yi’s case go if the Lin Clan agreed.
• Lin Tianchen sent a junior into the Emperor Dao with a jade pendant and a message for Lin Xie.
• Lin Xie overwhelmed Yue Buqun’s attacks, then learned the Liu Clan was pressuring the Lin Clan and said he would deal with the Liu Clan first.

Lin Xie overwhelmed the Liu Clan juniors after they joined forces against him, while Luo Zhen and Long Yang watched and considered approaching him. The chapter ended with Long Yang eager to test his methods on Lin Xie, whether Lin Xie cooperated or not.

• Lin Tianchen apologized to the Liu Clan and promised an explanation after Lin Xie came out of the Emperor Dao.
• The Liu Clan juniors joined forces and attacked Lin Xie, but his power shattered their attacks.
• Lin Xie split into three golden figures and swiftly sent the Liu Clan juniors flying.
• Yue Peng watched Lin Xie and worried that years of effort might benefit someone else if Lin Xie could not be stopped.
• Luo Zhen wondered how to approach Lin Xie, while Long Yang decided he wanted to try influencing him.

Lin Xie overwhelmed the Liu Clan’s fighters in the Emperor Dao and targeted Xiao Ming, the Four-Pupiled Bird accompanying Mu Fan’s group. As Lin Xie demanded that Xiao Ming’s soul contract be dissolved and the bird handed over, Xiao Ming answered with an insult, bringing the confrontation to a head.

• Outside the Emperor Dao, Liu Duanyuan and Liu Xun discussed Lin Xie’s strength and agreed the Liu Clan’s younger generation was unlikely to defeat him without a surprise.
• A Liu Clan youth, beaten with one punch, angrily called on Gu Chen’s group to fight Lin Xie and sent them beams of light.
• Lin Xie saw through most of Gu Chen’s group’s concealment, spotted Xiao Ming, and decided the Four-Pupiled Bird should become his mount.
• Lin Xie left the Shen Clan youth he had struck and confronted Mu Fan’s group, while Liu Duanyuan warned Liu Xun they might have to reveal their cards.
• Lin Xie demanded that Xiao Ming’s soul contract be dissolved and the bird handed over, but Xiao Ming refused and insulted him.

Lin Xie attacked Gu Chen and his companions, but Long Yang revealed his dragon form and struck back. Gu Chen transformed into an Azure Dragon as well, and Qin Li’s group prepared to catch Lin Xie off guard while Xiao Ming unveiled a colossal crimson bird form.

• Xiao Ming insulted Lin Xie, who announced he would add Long Yang as another mount.
• Long Yang transformed into a dragon and attacked Lin Xie, but Lin Xie punched his tail aside and broke one of his scales.
• Long Yang called for help, and Gu Chen transformed into an Azure Dragon beside him.
• Lin Xie welcomed the two dragons and demanded that Qin Li and the others reveal their true forms.
• Qin Li told Gu Chen, Xiao Ye, and the others to catch Lin Xie off guard, and Xiao Ming spread his enormous crimson wings.

Lin Xie fought off the Liu Clan’s Beast Race members with superior martial skill and emerged unharmed from Mu Fan’s explosive trap. Qin Li recognized signs that Lin Xie might have been reborn, then urged Mu Fan to use Ling'er’s cooking utensils to attack him.

• Lu Changzhi called the dragons and Xiao Ming only the tip of the Liu Clan’s strength, while Lin Xie handled their attacks with ease.
• Lu Changzhi told Ling'er, Fugui, and Wenxi to move away, and Gu Chen ended his Dragon Transformation Technique after Lin Xie struck him.
• Qin Li suspected that Lin Xie had been reborn because his control and martial attainments resembled her own after her rebirth.
• Mu Fan waited for Lin Xie to appear in the Mirror Realm, then detonated a pillar that blasted Xiao Ming out of the flames but left Lin Xie unharmed.
• Qin Li told Mu Fan that Lin Xie’s lecture offered a chance to strike and asked him to fetch Ling'er’s cooking utensils.

Mu Fan coordinated the group’s fight against Lin Xie, while Zhong Ming summoned more than a hundred powerful figures to support Xiao Ming. Lin Xie decided to seize the technique behind the figures and charged straight at Zhong Ming.

• Mu Fan moved to help Luo Ling’er, but Lin Xie sent an incarnation after her as Qin Li intercepted him and revealed a powerful Beast Race ally.
• Qin Li fought Lin Xie evenly, and Mu Fan gave her a storage ring containing a chopping board to help restrain him.
• Mu Fan gave Gu Chen a boning knife, and Gu Chen tested his large pot against Lin Xie’s punch, finding that the pot could withstand the blow.
• Xiao Ming called for backup, and Zhong Ming summoned more than a hundred powerful cloaked figures that drew Lin Xie’s attention.
• Lin Xie concluded the figures’ crafting method would be useful to him and charged through them toward Zhong Ming.

Xiao Ye and the others held Lin Xie back while his Emperor Body resisted their attacks, but Qin Li’s words about people living a second life shook him. Mu Fan’s attack created an opening, and Gu Chen wounded Lin Xie as Long Yang prepared to strike.

• Xiao Ming carried Zhong Ming away while Xiao Ye weakened Lin Xie and joined the Shen Clan ancestors in delaying him.
• Lu Changzhi observed the battles and judged that Xiao Ye’s simplification was beginning to suppress Lin Xie.
• Lin Xie sensed the suppression but decided to leave and claim the Emperor artifact before dealing with his opponents.
• Qin Li told Lin Xie they had killed many people like him, startling him before she brought down her chopping board.
• Mu Fan placed a mirror image inside Lin Xie and escaped before it exploded, leaving a cleaver lodged near his collarbone.
• Gu Chen slashed Lin Xie and drew blood, while Long Yang charged toward Gu Chen with a flaming cone-shaped object between his hind legs.

Qin Li and her allies attacked Lin Xie on the Emperor Dao, but he continued onward after they gravely injured one of his three equal bodies. Qin Li pursued him without slowing, while the others struggled against the path’s growing pressure.

• Long Yang attacked Lin Xie with a crimson whip-like appendage, but Lin Xie blocked it and struck back, damaging its tip before fleeing farther along the Emperor Dao.
• Qin Li cut Lin Xie's throat and disemboweled his body as he passed the second gate, while the other fighters broke away from their opponents.
• Lin Xie continued onward unharmed in appearance, and Qin Li told Mu Fan that his three bodies were equal and that he had suffered a tremendous loss.
• Qin Li said she wanted to ask Lin Xie about something and pursued him with Mu Fan; Gu Chen, Xiao Ming, Luo Ling'er, Jin Fugui, and Shen Wenxi followed.
• After passing the second gate, Gu Chen, Mu Fan, and Long Yang slowed under the Emperor Dao's pressure, while Qin Li continued at full speed.
• Long Yang's enormous body vanished as he entered the deeper stretch, leaving him stark naked before the onlookers.

Lin Xie advanced farther along the Emperor Dao than anyone in decades, leaving the crowd and the Liu Clan to reckon with his sudden rise. Inside the Emperor Dao, Luo Zhen approached Lin Xie’s fallen body and challenged those gathered around it.

• Spectators discussed Long Yang’s injuries and strange tactics before noticing Lin Xie near the end of the Emperor Dao.
• Lin Xie passed the previous record, then stopped short of the final steps as the crowd erupted in surprise.
• Yue Peng and other Yue Clan members remarked on Lin Xie’s secrets and watched to see how the Liu Clan would respond.
• Liu Xun advised that the Liu Clan’s Emperor’s Son should stay out of the contest, while Liu Duanyuan closed his eyes to consider their options.
• Liu Xun looked at Lin Xie with killing intent and resolved that any obstacle to the road of destiny would be removed.
• Luo Zhen approached Lin Xie’s body, which Qin Li had left after slitting its throat, and asked whether the onlookers wanted his senior sister’s spoils of war.

Luo Zhen secretly took Lin Xie's body while Lin Xie and Qin Li advanced toward the end of the Emperor Dao. Mu Fan tried using the Mirror Realm to reach the deepest stretch, nearly got trapped, and decided to proceed slowly instead.

• Luo Zhen collected Lin Xie's body while the crowd's attention shifted to Lin Xie's next step, then sprinted away.
• Qin Li reached the point where she had stopped in her previous life and pressed forward toward the injured Lin Xie.
• Lin Xie worried that Qin Li's rule-bearing implements could threaten him and focused on reaching the emperor artifact to recover his clone.
• Mu Fan used the Mirror Realm to reach the end of the Emperor Dao, nearly became trapped, and returned to Gu Chen in alarm.
• Mu Fan dismissed Gu Chen's questions, decided not to rush again, and trusted Qin Li and his master.