Recaps

At Beihai No. 1 High School’s Martial Soul awakening ceremony, Xiao Han awaited his awakening after reaching the Ninth Level of the Martial Disciple Realm through his own efforts. Bai Xue'er awakened an S-rank Bewitching Spirit Fox, and Zhao Yu awakened an A-rank Emerald Spirit Snake before Xiao Han was called to the platform.

• The principal began the ceremony, explaining that Martial Soul awakenings could determine students’ futures and attract offers from the four great academies.
• Xiao Han stood with his girlfriend Bai Xue'er, while students speculated that his talent would earn him a high-ranked Martial Soul.
• Bai Xue'er awakened an S-rank Bewitching Spirit Fox, drawing praise from the students and the principal.
• Zhao Yu awakened an A-rank Emerald Spirit Snake, then grew resentful as students compared his talent with Xiao Han’s.
• The teacher called Xiao Han to awaken his Martial Soul.

Xiao Han awakened two F-rank martial souls and was mocked, but the God-Level Choice System appeared. After Bai Xue'er broke up with him, Su Linglong comforted him, and the system offered choices that could evolve both his martial souls to SSS-rank.

• Xiao Han awakened twin F-rank martial souls, a weed and a shadow, shocking the students and disappointing the academy representatives.
• Zhao Yu mocked Xiao Han and pursued Bai Xue'er, who rejected him and then broke up with Xiao Han over his weak martial souls.
• Xiao Han accepted the breakup calmly after the God-Level Choice System bound itself to him.
• Su Linglong awakened the SSS-rank Extreme Ice Phoenix and encouraged Xiao Han not to give up.
• The system offered Xiao Han a choice between giving up on himself or confessing to Su Linglong and forcing a kiss, with the second option promising to evolve both his martial souls to SSS-rank.

Xiao Han chose the system’s confession-and-kiss reward, then his F-grade martial souls evolved into the Chaos Green Lotus and Eternal Night Monarch. After the Awakening Crystal exploded during a retest, the teacher announced that Xiao Han had twin martial souls, both at least SSS-grade.

• Xiao Han confessed to Su Linglong and forcibly kissed her, but she reacted with shy surprise rather than anger.
• Su Linglong silenced Bai Xue'er and Zhao Yu when they insulted Xiao Han and questioned his confession.
• The system evolved Xiao Han’s Weed and Shadow martial souls into the SSS-grade Chaos Green Lotus and Eternal Night Monarch.
• The students and academy teachers reacted with shock as Xiao Han’s two evolved martial souls displayed overwhelming power.
• Bai Xue'er tried to reconcile with Xiao Han, but Su Linglong stopped her from approaching him.
• Xiao Han retested his martial souls, causing the Awakening Crystal to explode as the teacher announced both were at least SSS-grade.

After his two martial souls evolved into twin SSS-rank martial souls, Xiao Han chose Imperial Capital Academy and received the Creation-Heaven-Penetrating Art. Su Linglong revealed her affection for him, and the chapter ended with Bai Xue’er asking him to forgive her.

• The academy representatives rushed to recruit Xiao Han, and Lin Qingxia knocked three teachers aside before offering him a place at Imperial Capital Academy.
• Xiao Han accepted the offer, earning a ten-million scholarship and the Creation-Heaven-Penetrating Art from his system.
• Su Linglong confronted Xiao Han about their kiss, admitted she had secretly liked him, and exchanged QChat contacts with him.
• Xiao Han considered the powers of his Chaos Green Lotus and Eternal Night Monarch martial souls as he walked home.
• Bai Xue’er stopped Xiao Han and tearfully asked him to forgive her.

After rejecting Bai Xue'er, Xiao Han told his parents about his twin SSS-grade martial souls and used a System-Brand Qi-Blood Pill to reach the fourth level of the Warrior Realm. The next morning, he went to the Warrior Center to take the certification test, leaving the receptionist doubtful he could pass.

• Xiao Han rejected Bai Xue'er and left her in regret after she begged him to get back together.
• Xiao Han told his parents about his twin SSS-grade martial souls, his admission to Imperial Capital Academy, and his ten-million scholarship, then transferred them five million.
• Su Linglong messaged Xiao Han, but she became angry when he replied casually after their kiss earlier that day.
• Xiao Han swallowed the System-Brand Qi-Blood Pill and used the Creation-Heaven-Penetrating Art to break through to the fourth level of the Warrior Realm.
• Xiao Han went to the Warrior Center to buy martial manuals and apply for warrior certification, while the receptionist doubted he could pass the test.

Xiao Han took the martial artist certification assessment and impressed the observers with his calm dodge of an Iron-Armored Savage Bull’s charge. He then met its next attack with a powerful punch, though the outcome was not shown.

• Xiao Han entered the assessment venue and learned he had to defeat a First Level Iron-Armored Savage Bull within ten minutes.
• The examiner released the beast, and it charged at Xiao Han as onlookers doubted his ability.
• Xiao Han dodged the bull’s first charge with precise footwork, drawing the examiner’s attention to his strength and skill.
• Xiao Han decided to end the fight quickly and advanced toward the bull’s second charge without summoning a martial soul.
• Xiao Han poured his Martial Artist Realm Fourth Level blood-qi into his fist and struck at the charging bull’s head, producing an explosive crack.

Xiao Han killed a Martial Artist Realm First Level Iron-Armored Savage Bull with two barehanded punches and earned a perfect rating in his certification examination. The examiner and spectators were stunned, while the young lady who had doubted him regretted misjudging him as Xiao Han calmly prepared to return for his badge.

• Xiao Han struck the Iron-Armored Savage Bull twice with his bare fists, killing it in under ten seconds without summoning his Martial Soul.
• The examiner confirmed the bull was defeated and announced that Xiao Han had passed with a perfect rating.
• The spectators watched Xiao Han in shock after seeing him defeat the powerful beast so quickly.
• The young lady watched the fight on a monitor, recalled dismissing Xiao Han, and blushed with shock and regret.
• Xiao Han casually shook out his hand as the examination grounds remained awed by his victory.

Xiao Han received his martial artist badge and allowance after passing the certification, then encountered Zhao Yu outside the center. Zhao Yu accused him of cheating and angrily challenged him, while Xiao Han remained calm.

• Xiao Han collected his new martial artist badge, twenty thousand Federation credits, and a resource package from the service clerk.
• Xiao Han declined the clerk's request for his contact information and left to visit the Martial Skills Pavilion.
• Xiao Han ran into Zhao Yu and his lackeys outside the martial artist center, and they were shocked to see his badge.
• Zhao Yu accused Xiao Han of using a shady trick to pass certification, and Xiao Han told him to get out of the way.
• Zhao Yu erupted in anger, boasting about his A-rank martial soul and insisting he had already reached the Martial Artist Realm First Level.

Xiao Han effortlessly evaded Zhao Yu’s attacks, defeated his followers, and humiliated Zhao Yu before leaving him behind. He then entered the Warrior Center’s Martial Skills Pavilion to look through its martial arts.

• Zhao Yu attacked Xiao Han with his Emerald Spirit Snake martial soul, but Xiao Han dodged every blow without summoning his own martial souls.
• After Zhao Yu ordered his followers to attack, Xiao Han charged through them and knocked them all unconscious within moments.
• Zhao Yu tried to flee, but Xiao Han caught him, threw him down, and pinned his face to the ground while calling him trash.
• Xiao Han left Zhao Yu behind and headed deeper into the Warrior Center toward the Martial Skills Pavilion.
• Xiao Han entered the pavilion and saw rows of shelves filled with jade slips, beast-skin scrolls, and books.

Xiao Han searched the Martial Skills Pavilion for a movement technique and a direct offensive art, but the system offered him powerful unknown-grade techniques if he publicly worshiped a dusty book. He carried out the humiliating ritual before the baffled warriors, leaving the reward unclaimed in the chapter.

• Xiao Han decided he needed a conventional movement technique and a powerful direct attack to complement his existing abilities.
• He considered choosing Phantom Step and Stone-Splitting Fist, but the system offered A Step to the Ends of the Earth and a fragment of Annihilation Divine Fist if he bowed and kowtowed to a dusty Revised Basic Breathing Technique.
• Xiao Han weighed the valuable rewards against the public humiliation and chose the system's second option.
• Xiao Han knelt before the ancient book, performed three bows and nine kowtows, and shouted that he begged to learn its unrivaled divine art.
• The warriors in the Martial Skills Pavilion stared in shock as Xiao Han remained kneeling, wishing he could escape the embarrassment.

After the system rewarded Xiao Han for his choice with two powerful techniques, he concealed his embarrassment and left the Martial Skills Pavilion for wilderness area No. 1 to practice. His actions convinced the other warriors that the battered breathing manual held a hidden secret, and they rushed to investigate it.

• Xiao Han received A Step to the Ends of the Earth and the incomplete Annihilation Divine Fist from the system.
• He rose from his kowtow, acted as though nothing embarrassing had happened, and left the warriors wondering whether he had discovered a hidden cultivation technique.
• Xiao Han headed toward wilderness area No. 1 to practice his new skills away from the crowds.
• After Xiao Han left, warriors crowded around the Revised Basic Breathing Technique, searching for secrets and trying to imitate him.

Xiao Han practiced A Step to the Ends of the Earth in Wilderness Zone No. 1, then tested the incomplete Annihilation Divine Fist against a pack of Wind Wolves. After slaughtering them with help from the Eternal Night Monarch martial soul, he stood among dozens of corpses with his footwork steadily improving.

• Xiao Han left Beihai City and chose an open clearing in the low-risk Wilderness Zone No. 1 to practice his new footwork.
• Xiao Han struggled to coordinate his movements at first, but gradually increased his speed by at least thirty percent with A Step to the Ends of the Earth.
• Five or six Wind Wolves surrounded Xiao Han, and he used a trace of the Annihilation Divine Fist to annihilate half the lead wolf’s head with one punch.
• The Eternal Night Monarch martial soul sharpened Xiao Han’s senses and enhanced his movement, allowing him to evade an ambush and kill another Wind Wolf.
• Xiao Han’s footwork grew smoother as he slaughtered the pack, leaving dozens of Wind Wolf corpses in the clearing within half an hour.

Xiao Han collected mutated beast cores after defeating a pack of Wind Wolves and went deeper into the wilderness to test his techniques. He encountered a D-rank Tusked Boar, but three armed robbers ambushed him, and he vanished just as they attacked.

• Xiao Han recovered Wind Wolf cores and headed farther into the wilderness to seek a stronger opponent.
• Xiao Han spotted a D-rank Tusked Boar near the edge of Area 1 and decided it would be a good test for Annihilation Divine Fist.
• Scarface and his two companions surrounded Xiao Han and demanded his valuables.
• The tall robber and Scarface attacked Xiao Han while the stocky robber cut off his escape route.
• Xiao Han activated the Eternal Night King Martial Soul and vanished before the robbers' attacks landed.

Xiao Han used the shadows to kill two robbers in quick succession, then tested the Chaos Green Lotus to slay the last one as he fled. All three robbers died within a minute, leaving Xiao Han victorious in the forest.

• Scarface, the tall, thin man, and the stocky martial artist attacked Xiao Han but struck only his afterimage.
• Xiao Han emerged from the shadows behind the stocky martial artist and killed him with the Annihilation Divine Fist.
• The tall, thin man tried to flee, but Xiao Han blocked his escape and crushed his head with a fist.
• Scarface panicked and ran into the forest while Xiao Han summoned the Chaos Green Lotus.
• Xiao Han launched a lotus petal that pierced Scarface and pinned him dead to the ground.

After Xiao Han followed a mysterious pulse from the Eternal Night Monarch into a hidden valley, he discovered rare spiritual herbs and a strange black lotus. A powerful black giant ape then trapped him beneath its pressure, and the system triggered a God-Level Choice in his desperate predicament.

• Xiao Han searched the three bandits' corpses, found only a few crystal cores and a poor martial technique manual, then followed a pulse from the Eternal Night Monarch into the forest.
• Xiao Han crossed into a mist-shrouded valley where spiritual energy was unusually dense and rare herbs grew in abundance.
• Xiao Han found a mysterious black lotus with spatial fluctuations beside a broken stone stele and sensed that it resonated with his martial soul.
• A black giant ape at least in the middle stage of the Martial Master Realm roared from behind the lotus and pinned Xiao Han in place with its pressure.
• The system detected Xiao Han's desperate situation and triggered God-Level Choice.

Xiao Han chose to face the Black-Scaled Mad Ape rather than escape at the cost of his cultivation, hoping to gain control of the Mysterious Black Lotus and learn more of the Annihilation Divine Fist. He fought against the beast’s crushing pressure and manifested both his martial souls, briefly making it pause.

• The system offered Xiao Han a costly escape or a desperate fight against the Black-Scaled Mad Ape, with rewards tied to the fight.
• Xiao Han chose to fight, and the system promised to settle his reward according to his performance.
• His resolve briefly shook the beast’s oppressive momentum lock, allowing him to move and summon his spiritual power.
• The Black-Scaled Mad Ape roared in fury, intensified its pressure, and struck its chest as it prepared to attack.
• Xiao Han manifested the Chaos Green Lotus and Eternal Night Monarch martial souls, causing the Black-Scaled Mad Ape to pause.

Xiao Han narrowly evaded the Black-Scaled Mad Ape’s attacks and used his techniques to withstand its blows, but he could not penetrate its defenses. As the ape prepared a deadly energy sphere that locked onto him, Xiao Han noticed a strange flicker in its eyes and suspected its power was connected to the mysterious black lotus.

• Xiao Han used A Step to the Ends of the Earth and the Eternal Night Monarch’s shadow power to evade the mad ape’s crushing punch.
• Xiao Han struck the ape’s armored arm with Annihilation Fist Intent, but his attack barely marked its scales.
• Xiao Han raised the Chaos Green Lotus shield to block the ape’s claw; the impact injured him, but the lotus’s life force began repairing his body.
• The Black-Scaled Mad Ape gathered a massive, destructive black energy sphere in its mouth and locked onto Xiao Han’s aura.
• Xiao Han noticed a faint dimness in the ape’s eyes and suspected its power was connected to the mysterious black lotus at the bottom of the valley.

Xiao Han risked a close-range attack to defeat the Black-Scaled Mad Ape, leaving him gravely injured and exhausted beside its corpse. As his consciousness faded, the system finally delivered its notification.

• Xiao Han used A Step to the Ends of the Earth to rush beneath the Black-Scaled Mad Ape and struck its left eye with his annihilation fist intent.
• The wounded ape lost control of its energy sphere, which crashed into a mountain wall, then rampaged wildly as Xiao Han evaded its attacks.
• Xiao Han struck the ape's injured eye socket again, causing the beast to weaken and begin to collapse.
• Xiao Han combined the Chaos Green Lotus's cleansing power with his annihilation fist intent and killed the ape with a blow to its remaining eye.
• Xiao Han collapsed from his injuries and exhaustion after realizing he had defeated the Middle Stage Martial Master Realm beast, and the system's notification arrived as his consciousness blurred.

After killing the Black-Scaled Mad Ape, Xiao Han gained preliminary control over the Shadow Demon Lotus, unlocked Shadow Devour, and began recovering from his injuries. He planned to collect the spoils and choose the Eternal Night Monarch’s evolution path, but first focused on restoring his spiritual power.

• The system rewarded Xiao Han for killing the Black-Scaled Mad Ape and offered him a choice between the Shadow Dominator and Void Monarch evolution paths, which he postponed while weakened.
• Xiao Han sensed a connection to the Shadow Demon Lotus and drew its energy into himself and the Eternal Night Monarch, strengthening his shadow and space powers.
• Xiao Han learned that Shadow Devour could absorb negative, dark, and deathly energies to nourish his martial soul and restore his strength.
• Xiao Han used Shadow Devour on the Black-Scaled Mad Ape’s corpse, absorbing its remaining negative energy and sensing the Eternal Night Monarch grow stronger.
• Xiao Han decided to leave the area soon, collect the beast’s crystal core and the Shadow Demon Lotus, and recover by circulating the Creation-Heaven-Penetrating Art.

After recovering enough to move, Xiao Han devoured the Black-Scaled Mad Ape's shadow and salvaged its valuable materials. The system offered two evolution paths for his Eternal Night Monarch martial soul, and Xiao Han leaned toward Shadow Dominator.

• Xiao Han used the Chaos Green Lotus's energy to ease his injuries and walk to the Black-Scaled Mad Ape's corpse.
• Xiao Han activated Shadow Devour, absorbing the ape's shadow and gaining a small amount of energy.
• Xiao Han took the ape's crystal core, spatially infused scales, and fangs, storing them in his system space.
• The system presented Shadow Dominator and Void Monarch as evolution options for the Eternal Night Monarch martial soul.
• Xiao Han weighed both paths and settled his gaze on Shadow Dominator, favoring its synergy with Shadow Devour and his dark attribute.

Xiao Han chose the Shadow Dominator evolution path for his Eternal Night King Martial Soul and endured a painful transformation that strengthened his body, soul, and control over shadows. He emerged with his evolved Martial Soul, his cultivation stabilized at the peak of the Fourth Level, and a breakthrough to the Fifth Level within reach.

• Xiao Han chose Shadow Dominator, and the system began evolving his Eternal Night King Martial Soul.
• Xiao Han endured the evolution as shadow energy remade his meridians and bones, flooded his soul with knowledge, and greatly enhanced Shadow Devour.
• Xiao Han’s Chaos Green Lotus helped preserve his body while the Creation-Heaven-Penetrating Art drew in energy and pushed his cultivation toward the Fourth Level’s limit.
• The black cocoon shattered, and Xiao Han absorbed its shadow energy as his Eternal Night King Martial Soul emerged in a solid, majestic form.
• Xiao Han commanded nearby shadows into a sphere of dark energy and found his cultivation settled at the peak of the fourth level, with a breakthrough to the Fifth Level only a matter of time.

Xiao Han refined the Shadow Demon Lotus, strengthening his Shadow Dominator martial soul and advancing from the peak of the fourth level of the Martial Artist Realm to the sixth level of the Warrior Realm. He tested his improved abilities and left with a stronger foundation, an embryonic Eternal Night Domain, and enhanced movement techniques.

• Xiao Han approached the Shadow Demon Lotus and connected with it using spiritual power bearing the Eternal Night Monarch’s aura.
• The Shadow Demon Lotus poured its source energy into Xiao Han, strengthening the Shadow Dominator trait and replenishing his qi sea.
• The Creation-Heaven-Penetrating Art absorbed the lotus’s energy, breaking through Xiao Han’s barriers and raising him to the sixth level of the Warrior Realm.
• Xiao Han tested his embryonic Eternal Night Domain, which dimmed its surroundings, expanded his senses, and slightly interfered with nearby enemies.
• Xiao Han tested A Step to the Ends of the Earth and found it faster, more unpredictable, and capable of brief jumps through shadows.

Xiao Han left the valley with the Shadow Demon Lotus untouched, sold some of the Black-Scaled Mad Ape’s materials in Beihai City, and returned home. After giving his parents money and cultivation resources, he prepared to leave early for the Imperial Capital Academy.

• Xiao Han concealed his presence, disposed of the Black-Scaled Mad Ape’s corpse, and slipped away from the valley without touching the Shadow Demon Lotus.
• Xiao Han contacted Rat and sold the ape’s fangs and scales for eighty million Federation credits and cultivation resources.
• Xiao Han kept the Martial Master Realm Fourth Level crystal core and returned home to reassure Wang Xiulan and Xiao Jianguo.
• Xiao Han told his parents he would report early to the Imperial Capital Academy and gave them a bank card containing a hundred million Federation credits along with cultivation resources.
• Wang Xiulan and Xiao Jianguo accepted Xiao Han’s gifts and urged him to stay safe while away.

Xiao Han left Beihai City and traveled to the Imperial Capital, reflecting on his cultivation and the powerful rivals he might face there. He arrived at Imperial Capital Academy and began the new student registration process.

• Xiao Han reassured his parents before leaving for the Imperial Capital by maglev train.
• During the journey, Xiao Han cultivated his spiritual power and practiced controlling his Shadow Dominator Martial Soul.
• Xiao Han arrived at Imperial Capital Central Station and felt the overwhelming pressure and energy of the city.
• Xiao Han followed Lin Qingxia's directions to Imperial Capital Academy and took a hovercar there.
• A middle-aged teacher at the new student reception office asked Xiao Han to fill out a form and provide his identification, Martial Soul awakening proof, and Martial Artist certification badge.

Xiao Han enrolled at the Imperial Capital Academy and was assigned to the Martial Arts Institute’s first-year Class Seven despite possessing two SSS+ Martial Souls. After arriving in class, he met temporary homeroom teacher Zhou Kai, while Lei Ming mocked the class assessment and hinted at Xiao Han.

• A teacher reviewed Xiao Han’s documents, called his Sixth Level of the Warrior Realm cultivation a decent starting point, and sent him to register.
• Xiao Han overheard freshmen discuss powerful students and the academy’s SSS-rank elite circles, but he welcomed the greater competition.
• After reviewing Xiao Han’s awakening record, an enrollment teacher assigned him to Class Seven and gave him his student badge and dormitory key.
• Xiao Han took a shuttle across the academy to the freshmen dormitory area, then went to the plain Class Seven classroom and chose a seat by the window.
• Zhou Kai introduced himself as the class’s temporary homeroom teacher and announced a theory and practical assessment.
• Lei Ming, a Ninth Level of the Warrior Realm student, scoffed at the assessment and glanced toward Xiao Han while suggesting it would not change anyone’s placement.