Chapter Summaries

Lin Sheng assimilated the Star Pivot Spirit Radiance Dragon and discovered that its talents let him absorb stellar power to strengthen his defenses, potentially aiding his attempt to break through the world. At the Frozen Mystic Ice Mountains, he gave the dying Tang Chong the Dragon’s blood essence, and Tang Chong swallowed it as his skin turned scarlet.

• Lin Sheng assimilated the Star Pivot Spirit Radiance Dragon, then escaped the black mist pursuing him from the Yin Ghost Sect’s mountain gates.
• Lin Sheng tested the Dragon’s Star Spirit Body and learned it stored stellar power to block damage, while Star Realm Pull accelerated its absorption nearly twentyfold.
• Lin Sheng traveled to the Frozen Mystic Ice Mountains, where Tang Chong had prepared shelter and supplies and divined that the Black Disaster would not reach the mountains for fifty years.
• Tang Chong told Lin Sheng that he might have only a month to live and wished to see Lin Sheng break through the world, though Lin Sheng said he needed about two months to prepare.
• Lin Sheng gave Tang Chong the Star Pivot Spirit Radiance Dragon’s blood essence and warned him of its dangers; Tang Chong swallowed it, and his skin turned scarlet.

Lin Sheng left Tang Chong and his family prepared for his absence, then entered Black Desolation Mountain to challenge the passage leading toward a world-breaking breakthrough. After finding clues connected to Dark Star candidates and Yin Luo, he pressed onward until his star radiance ran out and his scales began to crack under the passage’s pressure.

• Tang Chong stabilized after refining the Star Pivot Spirit Radiance Dragon’s blood essence, gained a weak ability to absorb star radiance, and recovered enough to serve as Lin Sheng’s safeguard.
• Lin Sheng promised Ling Yu he would return, then arranged for her and the Southern Qi Imperial Family’s fighters to shelter beneath the Frozen Mystic Ice Mountains while Lin Hong, Xie Guilan, and the others stayed at the Northern Yan Imperial Court.
• Lin Sheng traveled to Black Desolation Mountain, escaped an enormous maw of black mist by diving into the central swamp, and found a Dark Star insignia token that might have belonged to Lin Miao or Ren Qionglou.
• Lin Sheng advanced through a corrosive, mucus-covered passage, using his enlarged body and stored star radiance to withstand its crushing force.
• Lin Sheng found a decayed skeleton and a flute marked with the character “Luo,” which led him to identify the remains as Yin Luo’s.
• Lin Sheng’s star radiance ran out as he continued deeper, and the passage’s pressure shattered the scales covering his body.

Lin Sheng broke through the world after his body was destroyed, emerging into the Universe as a drifting consciousness. He survived an encounter with a colossal Desolate Beast and began restoring his strength while the meteors carried him onward in search of a suitable planet.

• Lin Sheng pushed through the passage until his body disintegrated, then continued onward as a weakened ball of consciousness.
• Lin Sheng found Yin Luo's inscription and pressed forward until he emerged from the passage into the Universe.
• Lin Sheng saw the Tian Yuan Ghost Whale and a colossal seven-headed creature draining its essence, then hid as the creature departed.
• Lin Sheng realized he was being carried away by meteors and could not escape their force with his depleted spiritual energy.
• Lin Sheng began absorbing traces of energy to restore his consciousness while letting the meteors carry him onward.

Lin Sheng drifted through the void until he approached a planet, but a warship attacked an adult Void Insect nearby. As the ship collected the insect’s remains, Lin Sheng slipped aboard through a breach and began inspecting the vessel.

• Lin Sheng recovered his consciousness while drifting through the void and chose a nearby planet as his destination.
• A warship attacked an adult Void Insect with its cannons, and the creature’s dying counterattack damaged the ship.
• Anna ordered Andrew to collect the Void Insect’s remains so she could prove herself to her Lineage and Father.
• Lin Sheng left the meteor shower, entered the warship through a hull breach, and examined the cargo around him.

Lin Sheng hid aboard a damaged warship and learned from Anna and Gus that it was returning to Sunstar. After the ship arrived, he escaped through a weakened breach, while Captain Andrew investigated the damage he left behind.

• Lin Sheng hid in the storeroom as two robots repaired the warship's breaches, then waited there for months.
• Anna visited the storeroom to practice music, and Lin Sheng learned that she had secretly mobilized the warship to kill a Void Insect.
• Gus told Anna that the warship would return to Sunstar in three days, and Lin Sheng prepared to escape before it reached the company headquarters.
• Four hours after the warship stopped shaking, Lin Sheng broke through the thinned breach and escaped from the ship.
• Robots discovered the breach, and Captain Andrew rushed to investigate after learning the damaged radar system could not provide camera footage.

Lin Sheng escaped the warship, descended onto Sunstar, and used his Parasitism talent to take over the dying Li Wei’s body. After learning about his new surroundings from Li Wei’s memories, he returned to Greenwood City and reunited with Li Wei’s younger sister.

• Anna and Andrew inspected the hole in Warehouse Two, agreed to keep the unknown creature’s arrival secret, and prepared for their return home.
• Lin Sheng surveyed Sunstar from the clouds, landed in the Corrupted Blood Forest, and found a wounded youth being attacked by Black Panther.
• Lin Sheng drove Black Panther away with Fear Devour, entered the dead youth’s body using Parasitism, and learned that the youth was Li Wei.
• Lin Sheng returned to Greenwood City carrying Crimson Grass and entered Li Wei’s dilapidated home at 58 Stinking Water Street.
• Li Wei’s younger sister scolded him for entering the forest, and Lin Sheng interrupted her by showing her the Crimson Grass.

Lin Sheng studied Basic Coordinated Body Tempering, used Strange Beasts to strengthen Li Wei’s frail body, and rapidly advanced to rank-one Fighter. Li Suihan cared for him and left for martial-hall training, while Lin Sheng resolved to protect her and restore the Lionheart Lineage; he then drank an entire vial of Low-Tier Nutritional Potion.

• After Li Suihan recognized the Crimson Grass, she scolded Li Wei for entering the Rotting Forest and left in tears.
• Lin Sheng examined his system panel, found that only Soul Stabilization remained, and studied the Basic Coordinated Body Tempering manual.
• Lin Sheng incorporated one pseudo Spirit Beast and one Spirit Beast, continued training, and advanced to rank-one Fighter.
• Li Suihan brought Lin Sheng a Blood-Activating Potion, took the Crimson Grass, and told him she had passed the Swift Shadow Martial Hall assessment and would soon leave for three months of training.
• Li Suihan returned with a phone, daily necessities, and a Low-Tier Nutritional Potion, warning Lin Sheng to use it carefully and avoid his troublesome acquaintances.
• After sensing the potion’s potent energy, Lin Sheng drank the entire vial.

Lin Sheng reached the third stage of fighter and decided he needed money before joining a martial hall, so he planned to return to the Rotting Forest. Back at his lodgings, he found Chen Chong and Su Xue demanding the nutrient solution, and he brutally defeated them and their companions.

• Lin Sheng absorbed a vial of nutrient solution, advanced to the third-stage fighter, and considered how to earn money and find a martial hall.
• Li Suihan collected her wages and told Tang Xue'er she planned to focus on special training and place in the top three.
• Lin Sheng visited martial halls in the western district but could not afford their enrollment fees, so he decided to seek crimson grass in the Rotting Forest.
• Lin Sheng returned to find Chen Chong, Su Xue, and their clique inside his broken-into lodgings, demanding the nutrient solution his sister had obtained for the crimson grass.
• Lin Sheng crushed Chen Chong's hand, knocked him down, and swiftly defeated the other young men who attacked him.
• Su Xue tried to flatter Lin Sheng, but he slapped her and called her worthless.

After defeating Chen Chong, Su Xue, and their companions, Lin Sheng collected compensation and used a nutrient solution to cultivate, then considered joining a martial hall. He chose the Iron Bone Boxing Gym and arrived as its students practiced.

• Lin Sheng beat Su Xue and Chen Chong's group, demanded Star Coins, and forced Chen Chong to return with more money and a bottle of low-grade nutrient solution.
• Lin Sheng drank the nutrient solution and cultivated, but found that reaching fourth-stage fighter would still be difficult.
• Tang Xue'er delivered fifteen hundred Star Coins from Li Suihan and a booklet describing Greenwood City's martial halls, while warning Lin Sheng not to disrupt Li Suihan's assessment.
• Lin Sheng chose between Heavy Peak and Iron Bone, settled on Iron Bone, and visited the gym in Greenwood City's eastern district.
• A young man showed Lin Sheng the Iron Bone Boxing Gym, where a bald instructor directed students through their punching practice.

Lin Sheng joined the Iron Bone Boxing Gym’s selection process and rapidly advanced to fighter fourth stage after cultivating with a nutritional potion. He returned to prove his breakthrough to Meng Cheng, who tested him and confirmed it.

• Lin Sheng asked to become an official student at the Iron Bone Boxing Gym, and Meng Cheng set a three-month deadline for him to reach fighter fourth stage.
• Meng Cheng asked Ahu to investigate Lin Sheng’s background and check whether he had ties to Zhong Feng.
• Lin Sheng bought a low-tier nutritional potion, cultivated overnight, and broke through to fighter fourth stage.
• Lin Sheng returned to the boxing gym and told Meng Cheng he had advanced; Meng Cheng tested him with a punch and realized the breakthrough was real.

After proving he had become a Fourth Segment Fighter, Lin Sheng left Greenwood City for the Rotting Forest to find materials he could sell for Star Coins and investigate Eerie Beasts. He captured and killed a Black-Needle Blood Rabbit, learned its abilities through the system panel, and continued toward the Crimson Grass site.

• Meng Cheng tested Lin Sheng’s strength, accepted him as a full member of the Iron Bone Boxing Gym, and ordered Ahu to investigate Li Wei immediately.
• Lin Sheng headed out of Greenwood City because he needed money for cultivation and wanted to study Eerie Beasts.
• Lin Sheng followed Li Wei’s memories toward the Crimson Grass gathering place in the Rotting Forest.
• A Black-Needle Blood Rabbit sprang from the grass, but Lin Sheng caught it and resisted its needle-like fur.
• Lin Sheng checked the rabbit’s system information, then crushed it after discovering its unusual vitality and corrupting aura.

Lin Sheng hunted Eerie Beasts in the Rotting Forest, collected Crimson Grass, and narrowly missed absorbing an Eyeless Black Salamander that escaped underground. He returned to Greenwood City, where Li Suihan worried about his new martial hall and a city guard recognized him as he entered.

• Lin Sheng absorbed the Black-Needle Blood Rabbit and killed several weak Eerie Beasts while searching the Rotting Forest.
• Lin Sheng found and collected seven stalks of Crimson Grass, then fought an Eyeless Black Salamander that escaped underground after shedding its skin.
• Lin Sheng kept two black scales from the salamander and left the forest rather than risk encountering stronger Eerie Beasts.
• Li Suihan called Lin Sheng and learned that he had joined a martial hall, while Tang Xue'er reassured her and remarked that Lin Sheng seemed more composed.
• Lin Sheng returned to Greenwood City, where Asi recognized him and wondered whether the foul smell on him came from an Eerie Beast.

Lin Sheng sold crimson grass, discovered that cultivating the Supreme Heavenly Demon Scripture on Sunstar rapidly advanced his strength but exposed him to a terrifying hidden energy, and then joined the Iron Bone Boxing Gym as an official student. Meng Cheng introduced the gym’s Iron Body Skill and began teaching Lin Sheng and Bilu how to sense cosmic energy.

• Lin Sheng traded seven stalks of crimson grass for Star Coins and bought five vials of low-grade nutritional solution.
• Lin Sheng cultivated the Supreme Heavenly Demon Scripture, reached the Bone Tempering realm, and found that it drew Origin Energy directly on Sunstar without its former drawbacks.
• Lin Sheng advanced to the Blood Circulation realm, sensed dark tadpole-shaped energy, and barely severed his mind’s connection to a powerful will before it could overwhelm him.
• Lin Sheng decided to stop cultivating the Supreme Heavenly Demon Scripture and left home, where Captain Lu welcomed him back and offered help.
• Meng Cheng welcomed Lin Sheng and Bilu as official students of the Iron Bone Boxing Gym and introduced them to the other students.
• Meng Cheng explained the Iron Body Skill and started an instructional video to teach Lin Sheng and Bilu how to sense cosmic energy.

Nora investigated a disturbance in the divine aura while Lin Sheng learned Iron Body Skill and completed its initial stage in under an hour. Meng Cheng reported Lin Sheng’s exceptional progress to the Senior Disciple Sister, who was reviewing a photograph of an arrogant young man.

• Nora ordered her followers to investigate whether anyone had died after accidentally contacting the divine aura, then welcomed Captain Zhou Ze and deepened his infatuation with her.
• Lin Sheng followed an instructional video and sensed cosmic energy, while Meng Cheng watched him and Bilu practice.
• Meng Cheng realized Lin Sheng was completing Iron Body Skill’s initial stage and called the Senior Disciple Sister to report it.
• Lin Sheng absorbed the cosmic energy, completed the initial stage, and told Bilu how he had approached cultivation.
• Meng Cheng traveled to a hidden courtyard and met the Senior Disciple Sister, who asked him to explain what had happened.

Meng Cheng reported Lin Sheng’s rapid mastery of the Iron Body Skill, and Yue Hongya decided to keep him in the Iron Bone Martial Hall and consider accepting him as a disciple. After Yue Hongya saw Lin Sheng withstand a full bottle of Low-Tier Nutrient Solution, she suspected he possessed the founding master’s blood core talent.

• Meng Cheng told Yue Hongya that Lin Sheng had reached Fourth Segment Fighter and mastered the basics of the Iron Body Skill in under two hours, and she rejected the idea of expelling him.
• Yue Hongya decided to meet Lin Sheng and accept him as a disciple on the master’s behalf if he had no ties to the Heavy Peak Boxing Gym.
• Lin Sheng tested the energy coating his skin, then cultivated through the night and came close to entering the iron skin realm.
• Yue Hongya introduced herself to Lin Sheng at the gym, judged that he was near the iron skin bottleneck, and offered him Low-Tier Nutrient Solution.
• Lin Sheng drank a full bottle of the solution and began cultivating, while Yue Hongya realized he could withstand its corrosive force and suspected he had the founding master’s blood core talent.

Yue Hongya discovered that Li Wei lacked blood core talent but recognized his exceptional aptitude after he independently broke through to the Iron Skin Realm. Li Wei accepted her offer to become a core disciple of the Iron Bone Boxing Gym, and she prepared to take him onward.

• Yue Hongya tested Li Wei with the Red Crystal, learned he had no blood core talent, and decided to accept him as a core disciple on the master's behalf.
• Meng Cheng told Yue Hongya that the Heavy Peak Martial Hall had ambushed the gym's cargo for the third time, and she vowed to protect the Iron Bone legacy.
• Lin Sheng cultivated the Iron Body Skill, realized he needed to merge energy into his skin, and began breaking through to the Iron Skin Realm.
• Yue Hongya noticed Lin Sheng's breakthrough, rushed to prepare a medicinal bath, and helped stabilize his body as he absorbed it.
• Lin Sheng woke to find Yue Hongya watching him, thanked her for her help, and agreed to become a core disciple.
• Yue Hongya praised Lin Sheng's decisiveness and invited him to come with her.

Lin Sheng joined the Iron Bone Boxing Gym as a thirty-fifth-generation core disciple and learned about its resources and hierarchy. The chapter left him beginning his life at the main hall, curious about the higher corrosive martial realm and the fate of his gravely injured master.

• Yue Hongya brought Lin Sheng to the main hall and explained its history, including its roots in the Iron Fist Gate and its control of many factories.
• Yue Hongya introduced Lin Sheng to the wounded hall master, Yue Feng, and accepted him as a core disciple on her master's behalf.
• Lin Sheng bowed to Yue Feng, learned that he would be the martial hall's Fourth Senior Brother, and left with Ding Le to tour the main hall.
• Ding Le showed Lin Sheng the main hall's cultivation equipment and dispensary, where Lin Sheng received five Low-Tier Nutritional Potions and a Black Rust Potion.
• Ding Le explained how Lin Sheng could obtain more potions and contribution points, then showed him his private residence.
• Lin Sheng asked about the senior disciples' ranks, and Ding Le told him Yue Hongya had reached the corrosive martial realm through a higher form of energy.

After reaching the Iron Skin Realm, Lin Sheng cultivated rapidly but found that he was running short of Nutritional Potions. Yue Hongya gave him sixty vials, and he returned to his residence to continue cultivating.

• Lin Sheng tested his Iron Skin Realm cultivation by absorbing Origin Energy overnight, advancing to Bone Transformation Second Layer while using two Low-Tier Nutritional Potions.
• Lin Sheng went to the main gym, where Ding Le explained that Official Students could take missions and showed him the dining hall and Mission Hall.
• Lin Sheng considered taking a mission for resources, but Yue Hongya brought him to her study and learned he had used two potions in one night.
• Yue Hongya warned Lin Sheng about excessive potion use, then gave him an iron box containing sixty Low-Tier Nutritional Potions.
• Lin Sheng returned home, took two more potions, and resumed cultivating.

Lin Sheng broke through to Fighter rank five and was taught to conceal his cultivation as the Iron Bone Boxing Gym faced mounting pressure from the Heavy Peak Martial Hall. Li Suihan continued training for the upcoming competition, relieved when Li Wei replied, while Yue Hongya prepared to confront Wan Shan after Jelas reported an attack on the gym’s goods.

• After five days of secluded cultivation, Lin Sheng reached Fighter rank five, replied to Li Suihan’s messages, and went to see Yue Hongya.
• At the Swift Shadow Martial Hall, Li Suihan defeated Sun Kai, while Tang Xue'er argued with Qian Xinxin over Li Suihan’s chances in the competition.
• Li Suihan worried that Li Wei had not contacted her, then received his brief message and accepted a Recovery Potion from Tang Xue'er.
• Yue Hongya introduced Lin Sheng to Jelas, and Meng Cheng was surprised to learn that Lin Sheng had reached Fighter rank five; Yue Hongya told Meng Cheng to teach him the Rust Body Technique and advised Lin Sheng to hide his cultivation level.
• Jelas told Yue Hongya that two top-tier masters had attacked and that most of the goods were lost; Yue Hongya suspected Wan Shan and vowed to weaken him while handling the conflict herself.

Lin Sheng learned the Rust Body Technique and spent a month cultivating, reaching the Iron Body realm and the seventh segment of fighting. After using up his Nutritional Potions, he left seclusion to check on the Iron Bone Boxing Gym.

• Meng Cheng explained that the Heavy Peak Martial Hall rivaled the Iron Bone Boxing Gym and warned Lin Sheng to conceal his strength with the Rust Body Technique.
• Lin Sheng achieved minor mastery of the Rust Body Technique in three days, while Meng Cheng hinted that the martial hall was facing trouble.
• Xiao Ying told Lin Sheng that Official Students had been injured in a dispute with the Guard Army, which Yue Hongya had settled.
• Lin Sheng cultivated for a month, advancing his Iron Body Skill to the Iron Body realm and his fighting level to the seventh segment.
• Lin Sheng used up his Nutritional Potions, replied to Li Suihan's messages, and headed to the main hall to see how the martial hall was faring.