Chapter Summaries

Xiao Zhen clashed with Mo City alchemist Liu Zhuo and his disciple Wang Tao outside the Alchemist Guild after they leered at Die. Xiao Zhen defeated Wang Tao and entered the guild with Hai Bodong and Die, while Liu Zhuo plotted against them and Wang Tao died.

• Xiao Zhen rebuked Liu Zhuo and Wang Tao for disrespecting Die, then accepted Wang Tao's challenge to fight.
• Wang Tao launched a sneak attack with Mystic Fire Finger, but Xiao Zhen dodged and struck back with a lightning-powered kicking technique.
• Xiao Zhen beat Wang Tao nearly to death, and Liu Zhuo threatened him before the trio entered the Alchemist Guild.
• Liu Zhuo ordered his eldest disciple to watch the trio and dismissed Wang Tao as beyond saving.
• Wang Tao heard his eldest disciple mock him and died, while the disciple gloated over his rival's downfall.

After Xiao Zhen badly wounded Wang Tao, he accompanied Hai Bodong to the Alchemist Guild, where a system update gave him a timed quest to pass the Second-grade Alchemist examination. He persuaded Chairman Li Ming to arrange an immediate examination, which was set to take place in a nearby medicinal herb storage room.

• Xiao Zhen told Hai Bodong that Wang Tao might survive if he received a fourth- or fifth-grade Healing Pill, though Wang Tao's prospects looked grim.
• Hai Bodong introduced himself at the Alchemist Guild, and Chairman Li Ming hurried out to receive him.
• Xiao Zhen received a Temporary Quest to pass the Second-grade Alchemist examination within thirty minutes for 500 Points.
• Xiao Zhen interrupted Hai Bodong and Li Ming's conversation and asked to take the examination immediately.
• Li Ming agreed to hold the examination in a nearby medicinal herb storage room and said they still needed to summon judges.

Xiao Zhen passed the Second-grade Alchemist assessment by refining Qi-Boosting Powder and received his badge and certificate. After Hai Bodong left, Xiao Zhen agreed to take Die back to the imperial capital, though he planned to hide her from his parents.

• Xiao Zhen refined Qi-Boosting Powder under pressure from a system mission deadline and completed the mission with three minutes to spare.
• Li Ming and the other judges praised Xiao Zhen's pills, and Xiao Zhen told them he would turn fourteen soon.
• Xiao Zhen received his Second-grade Alchemist badge and certificate, while Hai Bodong asked Li Ming to prepare detoxification pills and treat his body.
• The next morning, Xiao Zhen learned Hai Bodong had left, and Li Ming promised to arrange protection for his journey back to the imperial capital.
• Die claimed she was Xiao Zhen's slave girl and clung to him, so Xiao Zhen decided to bring her along and kissed her on the cheek.

Xiao Zhen and Die were ambushed on the road from Mo City by Liu Zhuo and Lu Guang’s men, but Die refused to fight, so Xiao Zhen summoned Tyrannosaurus God. Tyrannosaurus God effortlessly incapacitated Lu Guang, leaving the rest of the ambush unresolved.

• Xiao Zhen and Die noticed hostile pursuers after leaving Mo City and continued until Liu Zhuo and Lu Guang surrounded them with more than twenty men.
• Liu Zhuo ordered Lu Guang to kill Xiao Zhen and capture Die alive, while Lu Guang admitted he had been promised ten Third-grade Medicinal Pills and a favor.
• Xiao Zhen tried to rely on Die, but she hid behind him and urged him to handle the attackers himself.
• Xiao Zhen summoned Tyrannosaurus God, who greeted him respectfully and was told to leave the attackers to Xiao Zhen.
• Lu Guang charged Tyrannosaurus God and was knocked away with his ribs broken, realizing he was hopelessly outmatched.

Xiao Zhen and Die were confronted by the Four Great Elders of the Snake-people Race, who had come to kill Die because she and Queen Medusa were twin heirs to a rule allowing only one queen. Tyrannosaurus God fought the elders, and they prepared a combined technique as the battle continued.

• Xiao Zhen ordered Tyrannosaurus God to kill the fleeing Liu Zhuo, then spared the badly injured Lu Guang at Die's request.
• The Four Great Elders appeared and threatened Xiao Zhen and Die, while Die urged Xiao Zhen to escape and Tyrannosaurus God stepped forward to fight them.
• Xiao Zhen scanned Tyrannosaurus God and learned his strength was roughly equivalent to a one-star to three-star Dou Zong.
• Tyrannosaurus God fought the four elders in the sky and blasted the First Elder down, while Die explained that she and Queen Medusa were identical twins and the Snake-people could have only one queen.
• The elders regrouped and began forming a combined fusion Dou Technique, gathering black Dou Qi into the shadow of a gigantic serpent.

Xiao Zhen and Die escaped the four Snake-people Elders after Tyrannosaurus God recovered with an Energy Amethyst. Xiao Zhen returned to the Imperial Capital alone, where his missing-person notice and its reward still awaited him.

• The four Snake-people Elders used their joint combat technique to batter Tyrannosaurus God and knock him into the desert.
• Tyrannosaurus God grabbed Xiao Zhen and Die and fled, then used an Energy Amethyst from Xiao Zhen to recover and outrun the pursuing Elders.
• The Snake-people First Elder stopped the chase and told the others to report Die as dead, hoping she would never return to the Snake-people Race.
• After landing in a forest, Xiao Zhen and Die teased and bickered before continuing their journey toward the Imperial Capital.
• Xiao Zhen reached the Imperial Capital within two days and sent Tyrannosaurus God and Die back to the Mecha Beast World.
• People at the city gate noticed Xiao Zhen beneath the missing-person notice offering a million gold coins for finding him.

After returning to the imperial capital, Xiao Zhen reunited with his family and revealed that he had become a Second-grade Alchemist. He avoided his father's threatened punishment and tried the System Lottery, but most of his prizes were useless.

• Xiao Zhen visited Fa Ma, showed him his Second-grade Alchemist badge, and received his teacher's praise.
• Xiao Zhen returned to the Xiao Clan, where Guan Xue welcomed him and Xiao Zhan introduced his newborn son, Xiao Ding.
• Xiao Zhen learned that Xiao Lin was angry about his unexplained trip and feared a beating, so he asked Guan Xue to say he was studying at the Alchemist Guild.
• Xiao Zhen opened the System Lottery and spent 10 Points on ten level 1 draws, receiving mostly worthless items.
• Xiao Zhen recycled the prizes except for the instant noodles and gained only 7 Points.

Xiao Zhen returned home and placated Xiao Lin with instant noodles while explaining his recent adventures. Xiao Lin accepted that Xiao Zhen had become a Second-grade Alchemist, then took him to hear the Xiao Clan’s history from Xiao Feng.

• Xiao Zhen prepared instant noodles as Xiao Lin returned home and demanded an explanation for his absence.
• Xiao Zhen gave Xiao Lin Old Pickled Cabbage Beef Noodles and recounted a partly fabricated account of his travels, including helping Ice Emperor Hai Bodong in the Tagore Desert.
• Xiao Lin spared Xiao Zhen a beating, asked whether he had become a Second-grade Alchemist, and inspected his badge and certificate.
• Xiao Lin brought Xiao Zhen to First Elder Xiao Feng and said it was time for him to learn about the clan’s past.
• Xiao Feng explained that the Xiao Clan had once been a powerful force in the Central Plains before moving to the Northwest Continent, where Dou Huang experts had helped it settle.

After learning more about the Xiao Clan's legacy, Xiao Zhen committed to cultivation and spent over two years becoming a nine-star Dou Master and Third-grade Alchemist. On his fifteenth birthday, Xiao Lin revealed that he had registered him for the upcoming Genius Martial Arts Tournament.

• Xiao Lin urged Xiao Zhen to take his clan's responsibilities seriously and arranged daily alchemy lessons and cultivation training for him.
• Over two years, Xiao Zhen trained at the Alchemist Guild each morning and cultivated each afternoon, reaching nine-star Dou Master and Third-grade Alchemist.
• On his fifteenth birthday, Xiao Zhen lost a sparring match against Xiao Lin, who had suppressed his cultivation to Xiao Zhen's level.
• Xiao Zhan arrived with his sons, and Xiao Lin welcomed his grandsons while worrying about Xiao Zhen's relationship with Die.
• At dinner, Xiao Lin suggested Xiao Zhen compete in the Genius Martial Arts Tournament, then admitted he had already registered him after drinking with Nalan Jie.

Xiao Zhen prepared for the Genius Martial Arts Tournament and used a Two-Pattern Azure Spirit Pill from Fa Ma to break through to Da Dou Shi. He continued absorbing the remaining medicinal power, while Die secretly watched from the roof.

• After Xiao Lin enrolled Xiao Zhen in the tournament, Guan Xue scolded him, but Xiao Zhen agreed to compete and promised to forfeit if he faced danger.
• Xiao Zhen told Fa Ma he would enter the tournament and asked for information on the other contestants.
• Fa Ma gave Xiao Zhen a Two-Pattern Azure Spirit Pill and said absorbing its power could help him break through to Da Dou Shi.
• Xiao Lin and several elders tried to guard Xiao Zhen while he cultivated, but Xiao Zhen detected them and sent them away.
• Xiao Zhen swallowed the pill, refined its energy with his Fierce Wolf True Flame, and advanced to Da Dou Shi.
• Die watched Xiao Zhen from the roof as he continued compressing the remaining medicinal power, while Xiao Lin celebrated from a nearby rooftop.

After breaking through to two-star Da Dou Shi, Xiao Zhen visited the Alchemist Guild and met Sect Master Yun and Yun Yun, distinguished guests of Fa Ma. Yun Shan recognized Xiao Zhen’s new cultivation, and the chapter left them beginning their introduction.

• Xiao Zhen emerged from seclusion as a two-star Da Dou Shi, and Die kissed his cheek before teasing him about noticing her.
• Xiao Zhen told Xiao Lin about his breakthrough, then went to the Alchemist Guild to inform Fa Ma while concealing his new strength from others.
• Xiao Zhen entered Fa Ma’s office and met Sect Master Yun and the young woman Yun Yun.
• Yun Shan noticed Xiao Zhen’s unstable aura and recognized that he had just reached Da Dou Shi.

Xiao Zhen visited Fa Ma, learned about the upcoming martial competition, and collected a list of powerful contestants and healing pills. On his way home to check a new quest, he nearly collided with Long Aotian, a transmigrator who believed himself to be the continent’s true protagonist.

• Fa Ma teased Xiao Zhen about Yun Yun and warned him that rumors about his relationship with Die were spreading.
• Fa Ma explained that Yun Shan had requested an Azure Spirit Pill for Yun Yun and that he planned to make pills for both sides.
• Xiao Zhen told Fa Ma about his breakthrough and received a list of registered contestants above seven-star Dou Master.
• Xiao Zhen accepted a temporary quest and collected several fifth-tier Healing Pills from Fa Ma before hurrying home.
• Xiao Zhen nearly struck Long Aotian with his mount, prompting Long Aotian to threaten him and reveal his confidence in his own destiny.

Xiao Zhen used his Points on lottery draws and received the Long Rainbow Sword, two sword arts, and a super-fast horse. As he prepared to cultivate before the tournament, registration officials closed the sign-up, provoking an angry contestant.

• Xiao Zhen activated the Genius Champion quest, then spent 230 Points on lottery draws that gave him a motorcycle, US dollars, a chainsaw, and a super-fast horse.
• Xiao Zhen opened the Long Rainbow Sword Successor Package and received the Long Rainbow Sword, Long Rainbow Sword Art, and Fire Dance Whirlwind Sword Art.
• Xiao Zhen tested the Long Rainbow Sword, learned it was a high-grade Magic Tool, and decided to cultivate Fire Dance Whirlwind Sword Art.
• Xiao Zhen inspected the super-fast horse, learned it could travel eight thousand li a day, and tied it beneath a tree in his courtyard.
• At the tournament registration site, Liu Yidao told Xiao Zhang to close registration at the appointed time, despite the waiting crowd.
• After Xiao Zhang announced registration was over, an angry pockmarked young man threatened him for refusing to register him, and Xiao Zhang looked to Liu Yidao for help.

The Genius Martial Arts Tournament began in the Jia Ma Empire, and Xiao Zhen entered the preliminary round with confidence. He faced a heavily armored bearded contestant while Long Aotian chose to challenge someone at another arena.

• Old Liu agreed to register the arrogant white-haired youth, who introduced himself as Long Aotian.
• Three days later, the tournament began in Imperial Plaza, where Nalan Jie announced the arena-based preliminary rules and scoring.
• Xiao Zhan worried that his second son might not reach the top ten, while Xiao Lin insisted he expected a top-three finish.
• Xiao Zhen leaped onto an arena and called for a Dou Master-level challenger, prompting Long Aotian to recognize him but head toward another arena.
• A bearded contestant challenged Xiao Zhen and claimed he was twenty-four; Xiao Zhen struck his Stone Armor with a lightning-quick kick, cracking it.

Xiao Zhen defeated the bearded man by using heat and water to crack his Stone Armor, while Long Aotian confronted Wang Bei over the massacre of his family. The chapter left Long Aotian and Wang Bei facing off in a deadly fight.

• The bearded man repaired his Stone Armor and taunted Xiao Zhen, while Xiao Zhen realized he could not break it with a direct attack.
• Long Aotian confronted Wang Bei on another arena and accused his father of killing Long Aotian’s father and destroying the Long Family.
• Wang Bei mocked Long Aotian and summoned his Dou Qi Gauze, but Long Aotian drew his broadsword and challenged him to repay the blood debt.
• Xiao Zhen repeatedly struck the bearded man’s Stone Armor with Blazing Fire Palm until it became red-hot, then poured water over it to damage the armor.
• Xiao Zhen attacked before the bearded man could repair the damaged armor, shattered it with Furious Thunder Consecutive Kicks, and knocked him off the arena.

Xiao Zhen survived the elimination round and was taken by Xiao Lin to the Heavenly Fragrance Pavilion for a bath before the celebration banquet. He resisted the manager’s offer of special services, unaware that Xiao Lin had arranged for women to be sent to his room, and heard a sweet voice as he rested in the bath.

• Xiao Zhen endured the arena challenges until Nalan Jie announced the elimination round had ended and that sixteen finalists would be named.
• Xiao Zhen joked with Xiao Lin about his old bandit story, then agreed to attend the celebration banquet after Xiao Lin threatened him.
• Xiao Lin arranged a room for Xiao Zhen at the Heavenly Fragrance Pavilion and secretly planned for women to be sent to him.
• A waiter insulted Xiao Zhen at the entrance, but the Pavilion’s manager kicked the man aside and escorted Xiao Zhen to a lavish room.
• Xiao Zhen refused the manager’s offer of special services and settled into the herbal bath, where he heard a sweet singing voice through the wall.

Xiao Zhen secretly peeped on Yun Yun while she bathed, then fled when she discovered him and chased him through the imperial capital. He stopped to fight her in the street, where their fierce battle drew a crowd.

• Xiao Zhen used his Soul Power to spy on the bathing woman next door, and Yun Yun noticed him and blasted a hole through the wall.
• Xiao Zhen fled the inn, and Yun Yun pursued him across the rooftops while the innkeeper feared the consequences of their clash.
• Xiao Zhen checked Yun Yun's information, decided he could fight her, and turned to face her with his Long Rainbow Sword.
• Xiao Zhen and Yun Yun fought with their swords in the street, and bystanders began discussing Xiao Zhen's identity.

Xiao Zhen provoked Yun Yun during their fight and fled to the venue, where Xiao Lin intervened before Yun Shan demanded that Xiao Zhen break his own arm. Fa Ma, Hai Bodong, and Jia Xingtian arrived just as Xiao Zhen prepared to defend himself.

• Xiao Zhen taunted Yun Yun about abandoning her and their supposed child, enraging her until she unleashed Wind Extremity: Falling Annihilation.
• A pink Dou Qi shield blocked Yun Yun’s attack, and Xiao Zhen ran toward the venue while Yun Yun pursued him.
• Xiao Zhen shouted for Xiao Lin to save him, and Xiao Lin leaped down to intercept Yun Yun’s attack and confront her.
• Yun Shan arrived and, after Yun Yun whispered what had happened, demanded that Xiao Zhen break one of his arms.
• Fa Ma, Hai Bodong, and Jia Xingtian appeared and challenged Yun Shan before Xiao Zhen could summon Tyrannosaurus God.

Yun Shan and Yun Yun left after the elders intervened to protect Xiao Zhen, who later learned that Hai Bodong had returned as a seven-star Dou Huang. Hai Bodong revealed that Han Feng had hired him to destroy the Heavenly Flame Sect, leaving Xiao Zhen wondering whether Yao Chen would soon appear.

• Yun Yun urged Yun Shan to leave, then threatened to cut off Xiao Zhen's third leg if they met in the finals.
• Xiao Zhen explained that he had accidentally seen Yun Yun bathing, and Xiao Lin scolded him before taking him to the platform.
• Hai Bodong told Xiao Zhen that a mission and an Imperial Extreme Pill had raised his cultivation to seven-star Dou Huang.
• Hai Bodong revealed that Han Feng, the Medicine Emperor, had hired him to help destroy the Heavenly Flame Sect and that its city had been renamed Maple City.
• Xiao Zhen wondered whether Han Feng's arrival meant Yao Chen would soon appear and decided to ask his sister-in-law about any rings she had found.

After Xiao Zhen placed fifth in the tournament rankings, he celebrated at a feast while Yun Yun watched him with murderous intent. Long Aotian offered to cripple Xiao Zhen in the finals in exchange for a meal with Yun Yun, and she accepted his wager.

• Nalan Jie announced the sixteen contestants advancing to the finals, with Jia Tiannan first, Yun Yun second, and Xiao Zhen fifth.
• Xiao Zhan told Xiao Zhen that his wife was likely pregnant again, startling Xiao Zhen during the feast.
• Xiao Lin boasted about Xiao Zhen's result while Nalan Jie called out his false disappointment.
• Yun Yun watched Xiao Zhen from across the feast, and Gu He approached her to ask why she was staring at him.
• Long Aotian interrupted Gu He, tried to touch Yun Yun, and then offered to cripple Xiao Zhen in exchange for a meal with her.
• Yun Yun agreed to Long Aotian's wager, while Gu He grew jealous and regretted not making a bet himself.