Chapter Summaries

Su Yingbo and Yan Jinghong fought their way through the prison as Si Ming battled Qi Tailai. Si Ming unveiled his Nuclear Divine Fist and blasted Qi Tailai through several walls, leaving the fight’s outcome unclear.

• Su Yingbo dodged the Profound Armor warriors’ gunfire, but the commander’s electrically charged shields stopped his saber strike.
• Yan Jinghong used his self-created Hero Sword Technique to disarm the warriors, and Su Yingbo froze their commander with Demon Blade Ice Trace.
• Yan Jinghong and Su Yingbo continued through the prison without releasing the prisoners, then encountered Si Ming and Qi Tailai fighting fiercely.
• Si Ming shattered Qi Tailai’s stone pillar with Earth-Splitting Seal and wounded both his arms, while Qi Tailai prepared his ultimate move, Heaven’s Mandate Turns Against Thunder.
• Si Ming unleashed Nuclear Divine Fist, first move: Nuclear Light First Appears, disrupted Qi Tailai’s focus and True Qi, and punched him through three walls.

Si Ming stopped Qi Tailai with a new technique while Yan Jinghong, Su Yingbo, and Ling Huanxi rescued the old general against his wishes. After the old general woke and insisted he would return to prison, Si Ming showed him a protest accusing officials of framing and assassinating him, leaving the truth of the prison incident in dispute.

• Si Ming used Nuclear Light First Appears to interrupt Qi Tailai's ultimate move, and Qi Tailai escaped after being badly injured.
• Su Yingbo and Yan Jinghong found the old general, who refused to leave because he believed the law must be upheld.
• Ling Huanxi knocked the old general unconscious so the group could take him, while Yan Jinghong stayed behind to distract the authorities.
• Old General Wang woke up furious and threatened to return to prison, despite Su Yingbo and Yan Jinghong's attempts to calm him.
• Si Ming showed Old General Wang news footage of protesters claiming he had been framed and assassinated, and a protester accused the second prince of ordering the killing.

Si Ming explained how the Third Prince had faked General Wang’s death to turn the Second Prince’s accusation against him, and Wang agreed to remain officially dead while withdrawing from court. A dispute over public duty and private interests exposed Su Yingtao’s hatred of Yan Jinghong for killing Yinglan, and Si Ming began challenging his accusations.

• Si Ming told General Wang that the Third Prince had substituted a burned prisoner’s corpse for him, leaving the Second Prince unable to prove the prison break.
• General Wang accepted that he should remain officially dead and retire from court, while warning Su Yingbo not to neglect the nation or plunge it into chaos.
• Su Yingtao accused Yan Jinghong of killing Yinglan and condemned him for sacrificing loved ones in the name of righteousness.
• Yan Jinghong ordered Si Ming to let Su Yingtao go, but Si Ming instead argued that Yan Jinghong had never claimed to be a hero or concealed the truth.
• Su Yingtao insisted that Yan Jinghong’s willingness to sacrifice even his own family made him cold-hearted, and Si Ming replied that he misunderstood the conflict between public duty and private interests.

Si Ming defended Yan Jinghong from Su Yingtao’s accusations, but Su Yingtao later agreed to join a stranger seeking revenge on Yan Jinghong. Meanwhile, Han Kun discussed the political fallout of Qi Tailai’s death and Third Prince’s maneuvering with Yang Wentang.

• Si Ming argued that Su Yingtao condemned Yan Jinghong because he knew Yan Jinghong would endure the abuse, while he feared confronting truly vicious criminals.
• Yan Jinghong explained that Su Yingtao had been deeply affected by Yinglan’s death, and Si Ming warned that his indulgence could leave Su Yingtao unprepared for harsher consequences.
• A stranger who claimed Yan Jinghong had sacrificed his family invited Su Yingtao to join him in confronting Yan Jinghong, and Su Yingtao accepted.
• Yang Wentang apologized to Han Kun after their side was blamed for Qi Tailai’s death, and Han Kun ordered him to pressure the media outlets.
• Han Kun said Su Yingbo would remain neutral if commanded by the emperor, and Yang Wentang suggested Han Kun had knowingly allowed Third Prince to get what he wanted in their earlier debate.

Su Yingtao lured Yan Jinghong into a poisoned challenge, where the Vicious Q​​i Evil Spider attacked him instead of Xia Guanxue. Yan Jinghong fought while suppressing a poison that drained his True Qi, and the chapter ended with him holding off the Spider’s assault through a flawless defense.

• Su Yingtao recalled Xia Guanxue’s advice and met Yan Jinghong in a remote forest, then challenged him to swallow a poison pill and endure half an hour of attacks.
• Yan Jinghong accepted the challenge and swallowed the pill, which Su Yingtao believed would settle their grudge.
• The Vicious Q​​i Evil Spider, Tang Jing, burst from the forest and attacked Yan Jinghong, leaving Su Yingtao wondering where Xia Guanxue was.
• Yan Jinghong realized the poison was corroding his True Qi and committed himself to defense while the Spider pressed the attack.
• Yan Jinghong used a circular sword defense to withstand the Spider’s blows without yielding, as the Spider urged him to keep struggling.

Yan Jinghong escaped the Vicious Q​​i Evil Spider with Si Ming’s help, then continued through the forest while tending to his poison rather than risk leading enemies toward civilians. He was intercepted by Shentu Chuang, who challenged his ideals as they prepared to fight.

• The Vicious Q​​i Evil Spider injured Yan Jinghong, but Si Ming arrived and attacked the Spider, giving his master time to leave.
• Yan Jinghong chose to avoid the city and its civilians, slowly suppressing the poison as he moved through the forest.
• Shentu Chuang ambushed Yan Jinghong with his nine-ringed golden saber and introduced himself as the Heaven-Defying Society’s third seat, “Bold Evil.”
• Yan Jinghong and Shentu Chuang argued over rules, justice, and loyalty, with Shentu Chuang admitting he would betray a brother for enough profit.

Yan Jinghong escaped Shentu Chuang with Ling Huanxi’s help, then realized another killing array awaited him and hid in a cave to recover. Ling Huanxi remained trapped in a confrontation with Shentu Chuang above the frozen lake.

• Yan Jinghong used the lake and Ling Huanxi’s ambush to escape Shentu Chuang, while Ling Huanxi trapped Shentu Chuang in the Sixfold Flying Snow Formation.
• Ling Huanxi defended Yan Jinghong when Shentu Chuang praised and criticized his tactics, then prepared to fight him.
• Yan Jinghong concluded that a third killing array remained and stopped fleeing blindly.
• Yan Jinghong laid a false trail with bloodstains, doubled back west, and hid in a narrow cave to treat his injuries.

Yan Jinghong was trapped in a ghostly formation and attacked by Xia Guanxue, who sought revenge for the family Yan had sacrificed to stop a demon tide. Just as Xia was about to kill him, Su Yingtao intervened and confronted Xia over abandoning their agreed plan.

• After recovering enough to move, Yan Jinghong was transported by the Five Ghosts Transport Technique to a dark valley, where Xia Guanxue revealed that he blamed Yan for his family's deaths in Tange City.
• Xia Guanxue trapped Yan in the Hundred Ghosts Devour Immortals Formation and attacked him with the Ghostly Gloom Sword Art, gradually exhausting his strength.
• Xia explained that he had spent years studying Yan and deliberately used an attrition strategy, then taunted him as Yan's defenses began to fail.
• Xia unleashed Scarlet Ghost Howls amid Bamboo Groves, but Su Yingtao appeared and shattered the evil ghost's arm with Pointing Stance, Cloud Peak Falling Stone.
• Su Yingtao challenged Xia for changing their agreement to fight Yan openly, while Xia insisted that revenge mattered more than the process and that they could not defeat Yan in a fair fight.

Xia Guanxue tried to kill Yan Jinghong, but Yan resisted by recalling his promise to Su Yinglan, and Su Yingtao and Murong Qing intervened. Murong Qing broke the formation and fought Xia Guanxue, whose fleeting memories of their school days left him vulnerable to her sword.

• Xia Guanxue revealed that he had used Su Yingtao to draw out Yan Jinghong and wounded him, then attacked Yan Jinghong with the Ghostly Gloom Sword.
• Yan Jinghong stopped Xia Guanxue's sword and fought back, but Xia trapped him in the Hundred Ghosts Devour Immortals Formation and unleashed Mountain Ghost Cries in the Wind and Rain.
• Su Yingtao cut free of the ghostly hands and rescued Yan Jinghong from the incoming Sword Qi.
• An unnamed woman outside the formation used Nine Luminaries Sacred Radiance to destroy the formation, and Su Yingtao delayed Xia Guanxue from striking Yan Jinghong.
• Murong Qing arrived and intercepted Xia Guanxue, then fought him in a fierce sword duel.
• Xia Guanxue briefly remembered sparring with Murong Qing as a student, allowing her Sword Qi to graze his cheek before he returned to the fight.

Murong Qing defeated Xia Guanxue in their clash, sparing his life, but she was badly wounded by the Ghost Qi. Afterward, she and Su Yingtao left with Yan Jinghong, and Murong Qing explained that the second prince had warned them he was in danger.

• Xia Guanxue insisted on avenging his family, and Murong Qing said his revenge was understandable but that she owed Senior Yan a debt of gratitude.
• Xia Guanxue and Murong Qing unleashed their ultimate sword techniques, and the nether Qi strengthened his attack until it overwhelmed her moon wheel.
• Murong Qing's weapon broke Xia Guanxue's sword and wounded him, but she sealed the wound with ice and spared his life.
• Murong Qing struggled to suppress the Ghostly Gloom Sword Qi in her body, then told Su Yingtao to leave with Yan Jinghong before more enemies arrived.
• Su Yingtao asked how Murong Qing had found Yan Jinghong, and she explained that the second prince had sent a warning and that they had followed a sign Senior Yan left.

Si Ming relentlessly hunted the Vicious Qi Evil Spider, Tang Jing, and battered him with the Wrathful Vajra Dharma Form. Tang Jing attempted to escape using a decoy, but Si Ming tracked down his true body and seized him.

• Si Ming searched the devastated hills while Tang Jing hid beneath a moss-covered rock, badly injured and plotting an escape.
• Si Ming found Tang Jing and struck him with the Vajra Dharma Form, then chased him down and unleashed a barrage of punches.
• Tang Jing used Spider Fiend's Vicious Threads Swarm the Sky, but Si Ming shattered the attack and broke through his protective Qi barrier.
• Tang Jing sacrificed a body double made of spider silk and fled, while Si Ming tore free of the web too late to catch him.
• An unidentified figure intercepted Tang Jing and knocked him back, giving Si Ming time to close in again.
• Si Ming used the Heaven-Howling Art to track Tang Jing through his evasive phantoms, and the Vajra Dharma Form seized his true body.

Ling Huanxi broke the Sixfold Flying Snow Formation and badly wounded Shentu Chuang, but Wei Chunxi arrived and urged him to join forces against her. Shentu Chuang had yet to decide whether to abandon his principles and attack alongside Wei Chunxi.

• Ling Huanxi and Shentu Chuang clashed inside the Sixfold Flying Snow Formation, and their forces shattered its six ice towers.
• The released cold currents buried the surrounding forest in snow, and the injured Shentu Chuang escaped the formation.
• Ling Huanxi remained standing at its center, less injured than Shentu Chuang, who praised her skill and proposed ending their fight.
• Wei Chunxi appeared and urged Shentu Chuang to help kill Ling Huanxi as a way to strike at Yan Jinghong.
• Shentu Chuang objected that fighting a woman and ganging up on her would violate his principles, while Wei Chunxi summoned a cloud of insects.

Old General Wang Zhong helped Ling Huanxi drive off Shentu Chuang and Wei Chunxi, while Su Yingbo arrived at the valley and prevented Nether Master from taking Xia Guanxue. After debating the Heaven-Defying Society’s plan to destroy the Eternal Barrier and its view of strength, Su Yingbo refused to join, and Nether Master departed with a prediction that they would meet again soon.

• Old General Wang Zhong arrived beside Ling Huanxi and froze the swarm of insects, then traded barbs with Wei Chunxi and Shentu Chuang.
• Wei Chunxi and Shentu Chuang withdrew after Wei Chunxi challenged Yan Jinghong to fight them at his best next time.
• Nether Master tried to take Xia Guanxue, but Su Yingbo cut off the tendril and stood between them.
• Nether Master explained the Heaven-Defying Society’s ranks and invited Su Yingbo to join its effort to destroy the Eternal Barrier.
• Su Yingbo argued with Nether Master about strength, the weak, and Yan Jinghong, then rejected the invitation.
• Nether Master dissolved into starlight after telling Su Yingbo that they would meet again soon.

After surveying the devastation left by Si Ming and Tang Jing, Qin Wujun joined the Remote Heaven Society after deducing that its true target was the Nation of Valor. Si Ming and Cuan Er helped Yan Jinghong recover, and Yan thanked Su Yingbo, who settled their grudge and left; Murong Qing then questioned Si Ming about his delay.

• Qin Wujun examined the battlefield and realized that Si Ming's strength far exceeded his expectations.
• The Nether Master invited Qin Wujun to join the Remote Heaven Society, and Qin deduced that its true target was the Nation of Valor before accepting.
• Si Ming and Cuan Er treated Murong Qing and Yan Jinghong, and Yan recovered enough to move.
• Yan Jinghong thanked Su Yingbo for saving him, and Su Yingbo settled their dispute over Second Sister before leaving.
• Murong Qing asked Si Ming why he had taken so long to reach them.

Si Ming and Yan Jinghong’s allies accepted the Second Prince’s favor and withdrew from the struggle for France’s throne, while Han Kun prepared to exploit Yan Jinghong’s injury and isolation. The chapter ended with Si Ming’s radiation-exposed left arm crystallizing around the uranium fragment.

• Si Ming blamed Cuan Er for delaying Yan Jinghong’s rescue, and Cuan Er accepted responsibility.
• Yan Jinghong ordered his allies to stop meddling in the succession struggle after learning they owed the Second Prince a favor.
• Han Kun revealed that he had leaked information to sabotage the Heaven-Defying Society’s attack and cut off the Third Prince’s support.
• Han Kun launched the Dragon Transformation Plan and instructed Tian Yi to pass the Third Prince a carefully framed piece of information.
• Si Ming’s left arm glowed green as intense radiation from the uranium crystal remained trapped inside his crystallizing body.

After completing the Mercury Alloy Body, Si Ming heard Han Hao’s request to investigate whether the emperor was being controlled by the second prince. Han Hao explained why he needed to act quickly and asked Si Ming to help verify his suspicions inside the palace.

• Si Ming completed the Mercury Alloy Body and discovered that his flesh could liquefy to resist ordinary sharp weapons.
• Han Hao waited three hours for Si Ming, then asked him to investigate the emperor’s condition in the imperial palace.
• Si Ming warned Han Hao that he would not help target the second prince without evidence linking him to the trap against Si Ming’s master.
• Han Hao said he suspected the second prince was controlling the emperor, who had withdrawn from court after his illness worsened.
• Han Hao explained that France’s laws and procedures prevented the emperor from openly declaring a crown prince, and that he feared the second prince was about to move against him.
• Han Hao said Su Yingbo could not help because he had taken leave to care for his pregnant wife at her family home.

Si Ming agreed to help Han Hao investigate the emperor in exchange for a divine weapon, then accepted Murong Qing’s invitation to enter Codex University’s beauty contest on her behalf. The chapter left them preparing for the school anniversary, while Si Ming’s palace mission remained ahead.

• Han Hao asked Si Ming to confirm the emperor’s condition, and Si Ming agreed after securing a divine weapon as payment.
• Han Hao promised to provide a vicious blade or evil weapon for Si Ming’s palace mission.
• A student invited Murong Qing to enter Codex University’s beauty contest for its anniversary.
• Murong Qing declined because she disliked the contestants’ revealing outfits.
• Si Ming accepted the invitation for Murong Qing, leaving the student confused about who he was.

Si Ming persuaded Murong Qing to remain his fake girlfriend while he pursued his ambitions, and she set Spirit Transformation as the condition for a real relationship. He then met the helper Cuan Er had recruited: his old classmate He Qichang.

• A journalism club student recruited Murong Qing for the school beauty pageant, and Si Ming explained that her participation would help create an alibi for his palace investigation.
• Murong Qing challenged Si Ming about his motives, and he admitted he wanted a harem; she agreed to stay his fake girlfriend and said he could pursue a real relationship after reaching Spirit Transformation.
• Si Ming celebrated Murong Qing's response by absorbing solar power in the plaza, while Murong Qing watched him and considered asking her Master to set ground rules.
• Si Ming asked Cuan Er about finding a helper, and Cuan Er brought in He Qichang, Si Ming's old classmate and a Shadow Hero Guard member who knew Murong Qing as well.

Si Ming recruited He Qichang to support his planned investigation of the imperial palace and encouraged him to find a new purpose after his enemy’s death. At Codex University’s anniversary beauty contest, Murong Qing recognized a stand-in posing as Si Ming and silenced a nobleman who interrupted her thoughts.

• He Qichang thanked Si Ming for killing Tang Jing, the Vicious Q​​i Evil Spider, who had destroyed his family, and admitted he felt lost without his revenge goal.
• Si Ming asked He Qichang to provide backup outside the imperial palace and watch over his master, and urged him to relax and explore France.
• Two days later, Codex University held its anniversary celebration, where Murong Qing stood out among the beauty contest contestants in a swordswoman’s outfit.
• Murong Qing spotted the man posing as Si Ming and realized he was a fake because he lacked Si Ming’s distinctive individuality.
• Hu, son of the Marquis of Pingyang, approached Murong Qing with a rose, but she struck him with Vast Cold Sword Qi and left him unable to speak.

Si Ming infiltrated the imperial palace by hiding inside a pig and then used the Sound of Broken Harmony to pass unseen by the guards. He headed toward the Hall of Mental Cultivation, where His Majesty resided.

• Si Ming hid inside a pig delivered to the palace and waited for Eunuch Hai’s signal before emerging.
• Eunuch Hai gave Si Ming a map and offered to guide him, but Si Ming knocked him unconscious and concealed him.
• Si Ming used a map from the third prince to make his way openly toward the Hall of Mental Cultivation.
• When palace guards encountered him, Si Ming’s finger snaps briefly erased their awareness, allowing him to pass without being noticed.
• Si Ming continued through the palace, leaving its attendants unaware that he was there.