Chapter Summaries

Lin Zhen reached Zhaodong Tower while fleeing the warriors pursuing him, then fought off attackers in its narrow stairway. As he held two Intermediate War Generals at bay, other warriors began climbing the tower to attack him from above.

• Lin Zhen escaped his pursuers and used a Wolf Pack to hinder them before reaching Zhaodong Tower.
• Lin Zhen spotted Su Na's concealed Interview Vehicle, but ignored her invitation to hide inside and continued toward the tower.
• Three Beginner War Generals attacked Lin Zhen, and he defeated one before retreating to the tower's stairway entrance.
• Lin Zhen used the narrow stairs and the Black Dragon Spear to hold off two Intermediate War Generals at once.
• An Intermediate War General urged the others to climb the tower's pillars and attack Lin Zhen from above.

Lin Zhen held the stairway against a growing group of martial artists, using his spear to repel their attacks and turn a bullet back at an Intermediate War General. He destroyed the stairs to slow his pursuers, reached the freezing fourth floor, and saw Advanced War Generals arrive as the real test began.

• Lin Zhen blocked the martial artists from advancing, collapsed the stairs to the second floor, and killed a Beginner War General who tried to stop him.
• A Level Five War General attacked Lin Zhen while three gunners fired from behind, but Lin Zhen deflected a pistol bullet back into the swordsman and wounded him badly.
• The Intermediate War General's teammates killed the three gunners, while Lin Zhen's counterattack left the swordsman unable to fight.
• The remaining martial artists split up to attack Lin Zhen from the front and climb toward the third floor, but Lin Zhen destroyed the stairs and continued upward.
• Lin Zhen reached the freezing fourth floor and saw two Advanced War Generals rapidly approaching.

Su Na’s videos showed Lin Zhen fighting off a growing siege in Zhaodong Tower, while Dongfang Jun prepared to rescue him. Li Wanfeng, Zhao Siqing, Qin Yunfei, and Liu Shu blocked Dongfang Jun and presented a letter from Allen of the Great God Sect, leaving him facing pressure from the sect as well as the four War Gods.

• Su Na livestreamed footage of Lin Zhen holding off martial artists in Zhaodong Tower, and her plea for help drew public support.
• Dongfang Jun decided to fly to Zhaodong to save Lin Zhen, but Li Wanfeng and Zhao Siqing arrived to stop him.
• Qin Yunfei and Liu Shu joined Li Wanfeng and Zhao Siqing, citing Lin Zhen’s killings and injuries against their martial halls and demanding that Dongfang Jun stay out of the conflict.
• Dongfang Jun refused to back down, even as the four War Gods threatened to oppose him.
• Li Wanfeng showed Dongfang Jun a letter signed by Allen asking him not to interfere, and Dongfang Jun recognized the Great God Sect’s symbol.

Lin Zhen held off a growing group of Martial Artists as they pursued him up Zhaodong Tower, where the cold and altitude began forcing some to withdraw. He stood smiling at the stairway to the Eighth Layer, still facing Dong Xuefei, Jiao Zan, and the remaining pursuers.

• Lin Zhen killed two more Beginner War Generals when the panicked attackers charged him in disorder.
• Wolf Tianxiao and Yang Lie arrived with Dong Xuefei and Jiao Zan; Wolf persuaded the Level Seven War Generals to attack first while he and Yang Lie waited nearby.
• Lin Zhen collapsed the stairs to the Fourth Layer and drew Dong Xuefei and Jiao Zan after him, then retreated floor by floor as they pursued.
• Dong Xuefei and Jiao Zan overwhelmed Lin Zhen at the Fifth Floor stairway, forcing him to flee toward the sixth and seventh floors.
• A Beginner War General slipped on ice and fell to his death, while six or seven Martial Artists abandoned the pursuit because of the cold.
• Lin Zhen waited at the stairway to the Eighth Layer with frost-covered hair and eyebrows, smiling as the remaining pursuers approached.

Lin Zhen endured the blizzard at Zhaodong Tower while his pursuers retreated and gathered below to wait for him to die. Protected by his Mental Power Shield, he reached the top and began using a Dark Energy Stone to break through to War General.

• Lin Zhen climbed Zhaodong Tower as the cold forced the pursuing martial artists to withdraw floor by floor.
• Su Na and online viewers followed the struggle, while Wolf Tianxiao and Yang Lie later climbed to the Twenty-ninth and Twenty-seventh Layers before retreating.
• Wolf Tianxiao and the other martial artists agreed to surround the tower and search for Lin Zhen after the blizzard ended.
• Lin Zhen used his Mental Power Shield to withstand the cold and reached the Thirty-sixth Layer, where he found shelter beside a pillar.
• Lin Zhen took out a Dark Energy Stone and began drawing its power into his body to advance to War General.

Lin Zhen used a Dark Energy Stone to greatly increase his strength, then began advancing from Warrior Level to General Level with the help of a Qi Sense Assistance Potion. As his dantian continued absorbing Vital Essence, he brought out a lightning Star Core and prepared to risk using it to condense a Dark Star.

• Lin Zhen absorbed a Dark Energy Stone, nearly doubling his strength without yet advancing to War General.
• Lin Zhen swallowed a Qi Sense Assistance Potion and broke through the barrier between Warrior Level and General Level.
• Lin Zhen absorbed Vital Essence for more than an hour, surpassing the amount of Dantian Qi he had gathered in his previous life.
• Lin Zhen summoned a lightning Star Core and used his Lightning Ions to resonate with its power, attempting to condense a Dark Star.

Lin Zhen endured the Star Core’s energy and the deadly cold atop Zhaodong Tower while trying to break through to the Mental Power needed to absorb it. As people mourned him online the next morning, the martial artists in Zhaodong finally made a move, leaving Lin Zhen’s fate unresolved.

• Lin Zhen tried three times to guide the Star Core’s power into his dantian, then realized he needed stronger Mental Power to succeed.
• Lin Zhen removed his Mental Power barrier and exposed himself to the extreme cold in an effort to force a breakthrough.
• After nearly twenty hours, Su Na reported from Zhaodong Tower and mourned Lin Zhen, while people in the Base City assumed he had died.
• Netizens sent funeral wreaths through an online memorial for Lin Zhen, and An Ning warned the poster not to profit if Lin Zhen was still alive.
• The blizzard weakened the next morning, and Su Na reported that the martial artists in Zhaodong had finally made a move.

Li Tianhao and the Martial Artists climbed Zhaodong Tower to verify Lin Zhen’s death, while Su Na’s livestream followed their search. The chapter ended as Lin Zhen reappeared, riding a diving Mutated Jackdaw toward the stunned crowd.

• Li Tianhao arrived at Zhaodong Tower and agreed to climb up with the Advanced War Generals to find Lin Zhen’s body before paying the Martial Artists.
• Su Na reported that Li Tianhao’s group had gone upstairs, while viewers argued over whether Lin Zhen could still be alive.
• Li Tianhao’s group climbed toward the thirty-third floor as the wind eased and a huge Mutated Jackdaw flew toward the rooftop, pulled by an unseen force.
• The Jackdaw vanished over the rooftop, then dove back down as the Martial Artists prepared to fight it.
• Su Na, the Martial Artists, and online viewers spotted Lin Zhen riding on the Jackdaw’s back, gripping the Black Dragon Spear as he descended.

Lin Zhen endured the freezing night, advanced his Mental Power to the Mid-Stage Golden Realm, formed a Dark Star, and reached the peak of Level Three War General. He descended on the Martial Artists hunting him and shattered their front line with a single spear thrust.

• Lin Zhen used his Mental Power and Lightning Ions to survive the cold and raised his Mental Power to the Mid-Stage Golden Realm.
• Lin Zhen absorbed the Star Core's power, formed a Dark Star, and discovered he could wield its Gravity.
• Lin Zhen completed his breakthrough to the War General realm and reached the peak of Level Three War General after absorbing Dantian Qi.
• Lin Zhen used Gravity to pull a Jackdaw to the rooftop, rode it down toward the Martial Artists, and blinded them with golden Electric Light.
• Lin Zhen used Rotating Thrust to shatter a shield supported by three Beginner War Generals and skewered all three with his spear.

Lin Zhen descended from Zhaodong Tower and slaughtered the Martial Artists surrounding him, turning the battle in his favor. He killed Du Yanhu and Ouyang Yu, while Zhang Huai and the remaining survivors fled.

• Lin Zhen killed six Martial Artists in seconds after his spear was trapped in three bodies, then charged into the larger group surrounding him.
• Lin Zhen fought nearly twenty Martial Artists with his Black Dragon Spear, using spear techniques, lightning, and Liquid Metal to defeat them.
• Lin Zhen killed an Intermediate War General by using Liquid Metal to behead him, then used the fallen man's Bright Silver Spear to kill another attacker.
• Lin Zhen cleared most of the battlefield, leaving two Beginner War Generals and the Blood Hand Squad members Du Yanhu, Zhang Huai, and Ouyang Yu among the survivors.
• Lin Zhen hurled the Bright Silver Spear into Du Yanhu's back, then caught up to Ouyang Yu and killed him with a punch.

Lin Zhen killed Zhang Huai, ending his revenge against his former enemies in Ice City, then escaped the Martial Artists pursuing him. He doubled back toward Zhaodong Tower and prepared to attack Li Tianhao’s remaining guards.

• Lin Zhen killed Zhang Huai with the Bright Silver Spear and declared that his previous life was over.
• The Martial Artists who came down from Zhaodong Tower found the battlefield covered in corpses, and Lin Zhen escaped across the rooftops.
• Li Tianhao offered three billion for Lin Zhen’s death, and Wolf Tianxiao, Yang Lie, Dong Xuefei, Jiao Zan, and six Intermediate War Generals pursued him.
• Lou Qingfeng stopped Li Tianhao from joining the chase, while the pursuing groups split up and searched in different directions.
• Lin Zhen used his Mind Power to circle back unseen and returned toward Zhaodong Tower, where he planned to deal with the Xiao Family Brothers and Lou Qingfeng.

Lin Zhen ambushed and killed Xiao Tianyou and Xiao Tianzuo, then drew Lou Qingfeng into a fight. He used flight to bypass Lou Qingfeng and dive toward Li Tianhao, revealing that Li had been his real target.

• Lin Zhen burst from the snow and attacked Xiao Tianyou, combining a spear thrust with Flying Knives to weaken his defense.
• Lin Zhen pierced Xiao Tianyou through the heart, then used Gravity to pull Xiao Tianzuo onto his spear and kill him as well.
• Li Tianhao ordered Lou Qingfeng to attack Lin Zhen, and Lou Qingfeng approached with a sword drawn from his Round Plate.
• Lou Qingfeng unleashed Sword River, but Lin Zhen flew over him and dove toward Li Tianhao.

Lin Zhen killed Lao Hu and overpowered Li Tianhao, taking his Star Artifact Long Saber before holding him hostage. Despite Li Wanfeng and Zhao Siqing offering money and threats, Lin Zhen killed Li Tianhao after Dongfang Jun promised the Martial Hall would not interfere or allow anyone to pursue the matter afterward.

• Lin Zhen lured Lou Qingfeng away from Li Tianhao, killed Lao Hu in a single clash, and charged at Li Tianhao.
• Li Tianhao drew a Star Artifact Long Saber, but Lin Zhen used Mind Power to take it and subdued him with a spear at his throat.
• Lou Qingfeng and the returning Martial Artists gathered around as Li Tianhao begged for mercy and offered Lin Zhen money and other promises.
• Li Wanfeng and Zhao Siqing offered Lin Zhen up to fifty billion to release Li Tianhao, while Dongfang Jun promised the Martial Hall would not interfere or permit retaliation over the Zhaodong conflict.
• Lin Zhen rejected the offer, killed Li Tianhao, and smashed Lou Qingfeng's phone after Zhao Siqing fainted and Li Wanfeng threatened a reward for his death.

Lin Zhen escaped Zhaodong after killing Li Tianhao, then returned to the Base City and counted the enormous value of his spoils. Dongfang Jun defended Lin Zhen from Li Wanfeng and Zhao Siqing and prepared a valuable gift for him, while Lin Zhen headed to the Martial Hall that evening.

• Lin Zhen crushed Lou Qingfeng's phone, took Li Tianhao's Space Ring, and flew away as Lou Qingfeng pursued him with flying swords.
• Lin Zhen outpaced Lou Qingfeng, while the other ten War Generals returned to the Base City and Su Na and Gao Feng emerged from their snow-covered car after livestreaming the battle.
• Zhao Siqing demanded that Dongfang Jun hand over Lin Zhen, but Dongfang Jun threatened the couple, and Qin Yunfei and Liu Shu refused to help them pursue revenge.
• Dongfang Jun named Lin Zhen his designated successor and gave his secretary instructions to bring him Raging Wind's remaining eighteen kilograms of Liquid Metal.
• Lin Zhen returned to the Base City by the south gate, rested at a hotel, and valued his spoils at nearly ten billion, including Li Tianhao's Flame-powered Star Weapon Long Saber.
• Lin Zhen left for the Martial Hall that evening, expecting Dongfang Jun to speak with him.

Lin Zhen received Liquid Metal and more than nine billion in payment for selling his Star Artifact and other goods, then learned he had to leave for the God General Training Camp in three days. Before departing, he learned that Shen Tuohua and the powerful Mind Power Master Tang Yu would also attend, and recalled Tang Yu’s future discovery of Mind Power Teleportation.

• Lin Zhen visited Dongfang Jun, who rewarded him with nearly twenty kilograms of Liquid Metal for his performance in Zhaodong and killing Lao Hu.
• Lin Zhen sold Dongfang Jun his Star Weapon Long Saber for eight billion, along with his Space Ring and other items for another 1.5 billion.
• Dongfang Jun told Lin Zhen to travel to Capital City Base City in three days for the God General Training Camp, and Lin Zhen agreed.
• Dongfang Jun said Shen Tuohua, now a Level One War General, would join Lin Zhen and urged them to set aside their conflict and represent Ice City together.
• Dongfang Jun revealed that Tang Yu, Allen’s Level Six War General disciple, would attend and told Lin Zhen to gather at St. Sophia Cathedral.
• Lin Zhen recalled that Tang Yu would find a fruit from the Star Fruit Tree at the Training Camp and gain Mind Power Teleportation.

Lin Zhen received An Ning's Mental Power Impact Method as a gift before leaving for the God General Training Camp in Capital City Base City. At St. Sophia Cathedral, he encountered fellow trainees and Lou Qingfeng before the transport arrived.

• Lin Zhen signed an Authorization Letter for An Ning, then spent three days buying Dark Energy Stones and Liquid Metal, reducing his wealth to eight billion.
• An Ning gave Lin Zhen a Mental Power Impact Method chip, which she had bought with money recovered from funeral wreath donations made after someone falsely claimed Lin Zhen had died.
• Lin Zhen promised to cherish and protect An Ning, then resolved to visit her family after graduating from the God General Training Camp.
• Lin Zhen said farewell to his parents and arrived at St. Sophia Cathedral, where he met Zhang Yue and familiar Martial Artists waiting to travel to Capital City Base City.
• Lou Qingfeng threatened Lin Zhen, but Tang Yu intervened and made Lou Qingfeng back down.
• A flying saucer-shaped vehicle descended outside the cathedral to transport the Martial Artists to the God General Training Camp.

Lin Zhen and the other Ice City Martial Artists traveled by flying saucer toward the God General Training Camp, where Guan Shanyue warned them about its dangers and the rivalries among the six Base Cities. The saucer descended not at Capital City but at a vast mountain clearing dominated by a colossal tree.

• Guan Shanyue introduced himself as the students’ instructor, demanded strict obedience, and warned that few would graduate safely.
• The Martial Artists boarded the flying saucer and departed Ice City, while Guan Shanyue explained that they would fly above the Cloud Layer to avoid most Mutated Birds.
• The students discussed the six Base Cities’ rankings, and they learned that Ice City had placed last in recent sessions behind Northwest Base City.
• Tang Yu refused to help another Martial Artist, saying the Starry Sky True God watched him and he could not show favoritism.
• Guan Shanyue announced their arrival, and the students saw a huge clearing among mountains and a colossal tree rising into the clouds.

Lin Zhen and the other recruits arrived at the God General Training Camp, where they learned that the Star Fruit Tree produced Star Crystals that could help War Generals advance to War Gods. Head Instructor Guo Mo laid down the camp’s rules and announced that the recruits would begin climbing the Heavenly Ladder after three days of preparation.

• Guan Shanyue explained the Star Fruit Tree’s origins, its hidden Star Fruit, and the Heavenly Ladder as the recruits approached the camp.
• Lin Zhen and the Ice City recruits signed confidentiality agreements and disembarked at the camp, where teams from the other Base Cities arrived.
• Guan Shanyue introduced Head Instructor Guo Mo, who gathered all the recruits and warned them to focus on training and results or leave.
• Guo Mo revealed that the Star Fruit Tree condensed cosmic energy into Star Crystals, which could strengthen Dantian Qi and help Martial Artists advance.
• Guo Mo gave the recruits three days to learn survival skills before they began climbing the Heavenly Ladder, and the Instructors started assigning dormitory number plates.

Lin Zhen settled into his dorm at the God General Training Camp, where his roommates clashed before Zhang Yue brought in a guide to the camp’s prominent young Martial Artists. Reading it, Lin Zhen recognized several powerful figures from his past life and discovered that Tang Yu was being presented as Ice City’s leading genius.

• Lin Zhen met his roommates Ma Mingxing and Sun Tie, and Ma Mingxing forced Sun Tie to take an upper bunk.
• Zhang Yue arrived, argued with Ma Mingxing, and reconciled with him after Lin Zhen explained they were from the same Base City.
• Zhang Yue showed Lin Zhen a guide to the Training Camp’s popular figures, which he had bought for three hundred thousand.
• Lin Zhen read about Su Mingyue and recalled her future rebellion against God and death resisting an extraterrestrial invasion.
• Lin Zhen read about the powerful War Generals Jiang Huai, Li Changying, and Zhou Xiangbei, then found Tang Yu listed as Ice City’s Level Eight War General and Mind Power Master.

Lin Zhen studied the Star Fruit Tree’s crystals and dangers, then spent two days mastering the Mental Impact Method. At dawn, he joined the other martial artists heading to the Star Fruit Tree.

• Lin Zhen read the roster of prominent War Generals and learned that neither he nor Ma Mingxing had made the list.
• Ma Mingxing and Zhang Yue discussed the listed martial artists, including Su Mingyue, Jiang Huai, and Tang Yu.
• Lin Zhen studied the Survival Manual’s explanation of star crystals, the tree’s restrictions, and the giant mutated insects that threatened martial artists.
• Lin Zhen installed An Ning’s chip in his Virtual Helmet and began learning the Mental Impact Method.
• After two days of practice, Lin Zhen mastered the technique and assessed his Mental Power as Mid-Stage Golden Realm.
• At dawn, Lin Zhen and the other martial artists gathered after breakfast and headed for the Star Fruit Tree.