Chapter Summaries

Lin Zhen and Su Mingyue left their refuge inside the Star Fruit Tree after discussing the damaged Star Gazing Mirror and promising to repair it. They returned to Tree Heart Lake, where Yue Zhenhua prepared to avenge Yue Feng.

• Lin Zhen and Su Mingyue spent the night together, and Lin Zhen asked about her Mental Power and told her about the battle in the Sky Dome.
• Su Mingyue worried that her Star Gazing Mirror was broken, and Lin Zhen promised to repair it despite the need for ten Top-Grade Star Artifacts.
• At dawn, Lin Zhen and Su Mingyue left their shelter and flew toward Tree Heart Lake, speaking about how they were family to each other.
• Lin Zhen and Su Mingyue reached the platform, where Yue Zhenhua was still waiting and vowed to avenge Yue Feng.

Lin Zhen faced Yue Zhenhua in a duel after Yue vowed to avenge his son, Yue Feng. Lin Zhen held his own against the Quasi-Star Realm expert as they fought their way down the Heavenly Ladder, while two Starry Sky God Sect observers watched from a fighter.

• Yue Zhenhua intercepted Lin Zhen and Su Mingyue, but Lin insisted on facing him alone, and Su Mingyue reluctantly went down to wait for him.
• Yue Zhenhua agreed to stop troubling Lin in public if Lin survived the fight and reached the ground, while Guo Mo promised not to interfere.
• Lin Zhen used Teleport to reach the Heavenly Ladder, where he blocked Yue Zhenhua's opening sword strike with his Long Spear.
• Lin Zhen and Yue Zhenhua exchanged attacks as they descended toward the Fourth Layer platform, with Yue unable to overwhelm Lin.
• Two people from the Starry Sky God Sect watched the battle from a saucer-shaped fighter in the clouds.

Gongsun Du and Allen suspected Lin Zhen of killing Tang Yu and agreed to hinder his relationship with Su Mingyue, while Lin Zhen fought to escape Yue Zhenhua. Just as Lin Zhen neared the ground and seemed close to safety, Yue Zhenhua trapped him in a hurricane and prepared to strike with Raging Wind Slash.

• Gongsun Du and Allen watched Lin Zhen battle Yue Zhenhua and discussed their suspicion that Lin Zhen had killed Tang Yu.
• Allen urged Gongsun Du to help prevent Lin Zhen from winning Su Mingyue, and Gongsun Du agreed after considering the consequences for his disciple.
• Lin Zhen evaded Yue Zhenhua's attacks as they descended beneath the Heavenly Ladder platforms, and Su Mingyue hoped he would escape.
• Yue Zhenhua revealed his Wind Element and trapped Lin Zhen in a hurricane just as Lin Zhen reached a point near the ground.
• Yue Zhenhua reversed the cyclone to pull Lin Zhen toward him and prepared to use Raging Wind Slash while the crowd watched helplessly.

Lin Zhen used the Gale against Yue Zhenhua, escaped his killing blow, and wounded him in a counterattack. After Yue Zhenhua tried to attack again, Gongsun Du intervened and ordered him to stop.

• Lin Zhen used Gravity against the Star Fruit Tree to interrupt Yue Zhenhua's timing, then used Liquid Metal to catch the Gale and accelerate toward him.
• Lin Zhen dodged Yue Zhenhua's Raging Wind Slash and struck him with his spear, driving him back across the Heavenly Ladder.
• Yue Zhenhua drew the hidden Zimu Sword and stabbed Lin Zhen from behind, but Lin Zhen's Liquid Metal blocked the fatal blow and his Energy Ball wounded Yue Zhenhua.
• Su Mingyue helped Lin Zhen after he landed, while Yue Zhenhua charged at him again despite their agreement.
• Su Mingyue and Guo Mo moved to protect Lin Zhen, and Gongsun Du blasted Yue Zhenhua away and ordered him to end the fight.

Lin Zhen and Su Mingyue graduated from the God General Training Camp and received Star Artifacts before flying with Gongsun Du toward Capital City Base City. On the way, they watched news of Cape Town Base City falling to Mutated Beasts, including an S-Class Mutated Lion.

• Yue Zhenhua left the God General Training Camp after Gongsun Du stopped him from attacking Lin Zhen.
• Guo Mo graduated Lin Zhen and Su Mingyue and awarded them Star Artifacts for being the best male and female students.
• Su Mingyue chose a Top-Grade Star Artifact and selected a rare Mid-Grade Cloud Step artifact for Lin Zhen.
• Lin Zhen and Su Mingyue boarded Gongsun Du's flying saucer bound for Capital City Base City while Gongsun Du silently disapproved of their closeness.
• The television reported that Mutated Beasts had breached Cape Town Base City, killed millions, and overwhelmed its defenders.
• Gongsun Du identified the three-headed Mutated Lion that killed several War Gods as an S-Class Mutated Beast.

Lin Zhen learned that Su Mingyue had broken the Star Gazing Mirror to save him, leaving her unable to pass on the Holy Maiden’s inheritance. Gongsun Du took Su Mingyue back to the Divine Cult, while Lin Zhen promised they would reunite and shared a final moment with her.

• Lin Zhen recalled that Ice City Base City would fall within a year and that its disaster had been worsened by its administrators.
• Gongsun Du learned that Su Mingyue had broken the Star Gazing Mirror, and Lin Zhen promised to repair it.
• Gongsun Du said Su Mingyue could marry Lin Zhen if he repaired the mirror, but forbade him from seeing her until then.
• Gongsun Du brought Su Mingyue to Capital City and gave Lin Zhen five minutes to speak with her alone.
• Lin Zhen comforted Su Mingyue, promised they would meet again, exchanged contact information with her, and took a picture together.

After recovering enough to travel, Lin Zhen learned that Yue Zhenhua had removed Dongfang Jun and was arranging for Raging Wind to expel him and block him from joining any other top Martial Hall in Ice City. Lin Zhen decided to return home the next day, while Yue Zhenhua’s public charity announcement gave Lin Zhen an idea for a gift.

• Lin Zhen counted his gains from the Star Fruit Tree, including more than 43 billion in his account and 110 billion in banknotes, and waited for his Vitality Potions before planning to return to Ice City.
• Zhao Liang told Lin Zhen that Yue Zhenhua had replaced Dongfang Jun with Tong Yuehu, and that Raging Wind intended to expel Lin Zhen while other top Martial Halls would refuse to accept him.
• Lin Zhen agreed to return to Ice City the next day, called his parents, and kept his unsettled relationship with Su Mingyue from them.
• Lin Zhen read Ice City forum posts attacking him and learned that Dongfang Jun had left Raging Wind, but he could not reach him by phone.
• Lin Zhen checked the Martial Hall rankings, saw that Azure Sky had fallen to tenth place, and found no clear alternative to Raging Wind.
• After receiving his Vitality Potions, Lin Zhen saw that Yue Zhenhua planned to donate ten billion to charity and decided to give him a gift.

Yue Zhenhua tried to restore Raging Wind Martial Hall’s reputation with a charity donation, but Lin Zhen collected 110 billion in Yue Feng’s IOUs and emptied the hall’s remaining funds. When Yue Zhenhua backed out of the donation, Lin Zhen pledged 30 billion of his own and declared that he was no longer a Raging Wind member.

• Yue Zhenhua confirmed that his son Yue Feng had died in the God General Training Camp and announced a ten-billion donation to families of deceased Martial Artists.
• Lin Zhen arrived with the Martial Artist Association and demanded payment on Yue Feng’s IOUs; Raging Wind transferred him 110 billion, exhausting its funds after borrowing 30 billion.
• With no money left, Yue Zhenhua canceled the promised donation and redirected it toward homeless people, angering the Martial Artists and reporters present.
• Lin Zhen pledged 30 billion to the families of deceased Martial Artists, and Yue Zhenhua claimed he was still a Raging Wind member.
• Lin Zhen said Tong Yuehu had expelled him from Raging Wind, declaring that his donation represented only himself.

Lin Zhen donated 30 Billion to the Martial Artist Charity Fund, bought a Black Phantom and Liquid Metal, and flew back to Ice City after publicly exposing Yue Zhenhua’s treatment of him. Yue Zhenhua received one last chance from Chen Fenglie to restore Raging Wind’s reputation at the coming God of War Arena, while Lin Zhen arrived home facing uncertainty about his next Martial Hall and his feelings for An Ning and Su Mingyue.

• Lin Zhen donated 30 Billion to the Martial Artist Charity Fund and told reporters that Raging Wind had driven him out, prompting the gathered Martial Artists and reporters to applaud him.
• Chen Fenglie reprimanded Yue Zhenhua, gave Raging Wind another 50 Billion, and ordered him to prepare for the God of War Arena.
• Lin Zhen bought a Black Phantom flying vehicle and fifteen kilograms of Liquid Metal at a trading house.
• Lin Zhen flew from Capital City toward Ice City and considered his feud with Yue Zhenhua, his search for a Martial Hall, and his feelings for An Ning and Su Mingyue.
• Lin Zhen arrived in Ice City after three years away.

Lin Zhen returned home after three years away and introduced his girlfriend, Su Mingyue, to his parents through a video call. After his parents secretly assessed her and approved, Lin Zhen saw that Zhao Liang, Gao Yan, and Shi Lei had come to the gate.

• Lin Zhen arrived at his villa in the Black Phantom and reunited with Li Qin and Lin Liye.
• Li Qin told Lin Zhen that Li Mengxi had visited often, and Lin Zhen said he already had a girlfriend.
• Lin Zhen showed his parents a photo of Su Mingyue and explained that she was the Divine Cult's Holy Maiden and a Martial Artist.
• Lin Zhen video-called Su Mingyue, who said she missed him and asked when he would repair the Star Gazing Mirror.
• Li Qin approved of Su Mingyue, and Lin Zhen saw Zhao Liang, Gao Yan, and Shi Lei waiting at the gate.

Lin Zhen learned that joining a Martial Hall was his only chance to enter the upcoming God General Arena, and agreed to join Azure Sky. He also used Vitality Potions to rejuvenate his parents, then learned Azure Sky’s head had agreed to recruit him and recommend him for the arena.

• Zhao Liang and Gao Yan told Lin Zhen that the God General Arena would use virtual battles and offer Star Artifact rewards, but registration required a Martial Hall recommendation within three days.
• Shi Lei suggested Azure Sky Martial Hall, and Lin Zhen agreed to join so he could compete in the arena.
• Lin Zhen gave Lin Liye and Li Qin Vitality Potions, and they drank them after deciding they wanted to stay young for their future daughter-in-law and grandchildren.
• Lin Zhen guided his parents through two days of painful recovery, after which they looked nearly twenty years younger and went out shopping together.
• Shi Lei called Lin Zhen and said Yang Jianying had agreed to let him join Azure Sky and recommend him for the God General Arena.

Lin Zhen joined Azure Sky Martial Hall and learned the rules for the upcoming God of War Arena, then prepared to strengthen himself and his family. After arranging his parents’ training and learning that An Ning was gone and Su Mingyue had begun special training, he set his sights on Wudalianchi.

• Lin Zhen signed up as Azure Sky’s sole registered War God, and Yang Jianying explained the Heavenly Garden tournament rules and rewards.
• Lin Zhen considered how to improve before the tournament and asked about exploring the Ancient God Ruins, especially Wudalianchi, despite Yang Jianying warning him of its dangers.
• Lin Zhen moved his parents into Azure Sky’s villa and arranged Warrior Level instructors, equipment, and cultivation herbs for them.
• Lin Zhen learned that An Ning had been sent away from Ice City two years earlier and that Gongsun Du was giving Su Mingyue secret special training.
• Lin Zhen decided to travel to Wudalianchi to improve his strength.

Lin Zhen entered Wudalianchi to collect resources that could help him advance as a God of War, despite the ruin’s deadly conditions and lack of Star Artifacts. After surviving the first stretch of its volcanic terrain, he fought an A-Rank centipede and left it badly wounded but still alive.

• Lin Zhen recalled that Wudalianchi’s poisonous-creature crystals could produce Dark Energy and that five meteorites lay beneath its volcanic lakes, then prepared reagents and set out.
• Lin Zhen reached Wudalianchi, paid the one-million entry fee, and entered through the tunnel beneath the first volcano.
• Lin Zhen crossed Dragon Gate Stone Fortress and stepped onto soft ground, where an A-Rank fiery-red centipede burst out and attacked him.
• Lin Zhen dodged the centipede’s strikes, pierced its unarmored underside, and used Teleportation and Gold Qi to wound it further.
• The centipede tried to burrow away, but Lin Zhen dragged the dying creature back out of the ground.

Lin Zhen hunted poison insects in Wudalianchi and used their crystals to advance to Level Four God of War. As he set out for Lotus Lake to seek a Mental Power Meteorite, Tong Yuehu arranged for a foreign bounty hunter to kill him, and a vehicle from the West arrived at Wudalianchi.

• Lin Zhen finished off the Mutated Centipede, collected its A-Rank crystal, and fought more poison insects for their crystals.
• Tong Yuehu learned Lin Zhen had joined Azure Sky and entered the God General Arena, then ordered Ma Yao and Wei Li to arrange his death through a foreign bounty hunter.
• Lin Zhen dissolved and absorbed three B-Class poison insect crystals, reaching the peak of Level Three God of War.
• Lin Zhen headed toward Lotus Lake to obtain its Mental Power Meteorite, battling poison insects as he advanced through Wudalianchi.
• After seven days, Lin Zhen broke through to Level Four God of War and decided to leave the outer region for Lotus Lake.
• One month after Lin Zhen entered Wudalianchi, a flying vehicle from the West landed at its entrance.

Hansen entered Wudalianchi on a secret three-billion mission while his companion Alice returned ahead of him. At Lotus Lake, Lin Zhen was attacked by hidden A-Rank Leeches and escaped to shore after using lightning and blades, but the poisonous creatures still blocked his path to the Mental Power Meteorite.

• Hansen showed his identification to the Wudalianchi guard, paid the entry fee, and entered the Ancient God Ruins while Alice left for the God of War Arena.
• Lin Zhen reached Lotus Lake, where he hoped to find the Mental Power Meteorite beneath the water.
• When Lin Zhen landed on a lotus leaf, hidden Leeches surged out and attacked him with suction and poisonous spikes.
• Lin Zhen cut through the Leeches’ suckers, used Lightning Photon to stun them, and escaped from the lake.
• Lin Zhen reached a concealed spot on shore, took an antidote, and resolved to deal with the Leeches before pursuing the Mental Power Meteorite.

After stabilizing his realm and reaching the middle stage of Level Four God of War, Lin Zhen was confronted by Hansen, a Level Seven God of War equipped with several Star Artifacts. Unable to overcome Hansen’s Mental Impact and defenses, Lin Zhen escaped into Lotus Lake, leaving Hansen at the shore.

• Lin Zhen spent weeks hunting A-Rank Mutated Poison Worms and absorbed their crystals until he reached the middle stage of Level Four God of War.
• Hansen arrived, identified Lin Zhen, and attacked him with Mental Impact and a western sword.
• Lin Zhen discovered Hansen’s Mental Defense Star Artifact, then used a flash of light and a barrage of spear strikes to wound him.
• Hansen’s Star Artifact Armor blocked Lin Zhen’s final strike, and he charged back with another Mental Impact.
• Lin Zhen fled toward Lotus Lake, where Leeches surrounded him, and wrapped himself in Liquid Metal to sink beneath the water.

Lin Zhen found the Meteorite beneath Lotus Lake and absorbed its Mental Power, advancing from Early Dark Gold to Dark Gold Late Stage. He emerged behind Hansen, took Hansen’s Star Artifact necklace, and unleashed Soul Lock on him.

• Lin Zhen used Liquid Metal to shield himself from the Leeches and searched the bottom of Lotus Lake while Hansen waited on shore.
• Lin Zhen found the golden-purple Meteorite and began absorbing the Mental Power within it.
• Lin Zhen advanced through Dark Gold Mid Stage and reached Dark Gold Late Stage after absorbing the Meteorite’s remaining power.
• Lin Zhen teleported out of the lake and surprised Hansen, whose Mental Impact could no longer overwhelm him.
• Lin Zhen took Hansen’s Mental Defense Type Star Artifact necklace and attacked him with Soul Lock.

Lin Zhen used Soul Lock to learn that Hansen was an assassin sent after him, then kept him as a helper while searching Yanshan Lake for its Eternal Crystal. With five days left before the God of War Arena, Lin Zhen found the crystal and fused it with his Liquid Metal, creating a powerful new weapon.

• Lin Zhen learned from Hansen that Wei Li of Raging Wind Martial Hall had hired Nightingale to kill or capture him, and he decided to keep Hansen under Soul Lock to collect crystals.
• Lin Zhen and Hansen repeatedly lured away and killed the Swimming Crabs at Yanshan Lake while Lin Zhen searched for the Eternal Crystal and advanced to Level Five War God.
• Lin Zhen refused to let Hansen leave when Alice was due to arrive, and Hansen eventually advanced to Level Eight God of War.
• With five days remaining before the God of War Arena, Lin Zhen found the Eternal Crystal near their campsite and demonstrated that it could scratch Hansen's Mid-Grade Star Artifact armor.
• Lin Zhen used Lightning Ions to soften the Eternal Crystal and fuse it with his Liquid Metal, forming a 150-kilogram weapon that he concealed beneath a beast-hide cover.

After leaving Wudalianchi, Lin Zhen returned to Ice City and saw a mysterious message on his God of War Arena poster saying someone would wait for him at Tianya. He learned that a very pretty woman had written it, but her identity remained unknown.

• Lin Zhen and Hansen left Wudalianchi after collecting Swimming Crabs, and Hansen warned Lin Zhen that Alice might target him.
• Hansen stayed behind to call Alice while Lin Zhen flew back to Ice City in the Black Phantom.
• Lin Zhen walked through Ice City's promotional displays and saw his own sparse Azure Sky poster among the contestants' posters.
• Lin Zhen found the handwritten message, “Perform well. I'll wait for you at Tianya,” on his poster.
• Weiwei told Lin Zhen that a very pretty woman had signed the poster and bought her book, leaving Lin Zhen wondering who she was.

Lin Zhen read a book introducing the God of War Arena contestants, recognized Su Mingyue and several famous fighters, and learned that Kholov and others blamed Huaxia for Ivan’s death. After seeing martial artists condemn him online for joining Azure Sky, Lin Zhen closed the forum and awaited the Preliminary Round.

• Lin Zhen returned home, saw that his parents had reached Level Three Warrior under their instructors, and read the contestant guide in his room.
• Lin Zhen studied profiles of contestants from Huaxia and around the world, including Su Mingyue, Doc, Al, and the Russian champion Kholov.
• Lin Zhen read Kholov’s threat against Huaxia’s martial artists and recognized that Kholov blamed them for his brother Ivan’s death.
• Shen Tuohua and other forum users accused Lin Zhen of bringing trouble to Huaxia by joining Azure Sky, while some commenters challenged their claims.
• Lin Zhen closed the forum rather than argue and waited as three days passed until the God of War Arena Preliminary Round began.