Chapter Summaries

Wei He met Empress Ling Chongyan, learned that she was stronger than Li Rong, and received a Cold Autumn Gathering Pill before Zhong Che confronted him. Wei He killed Zhong Che’s two protectors and ended the chapter looming over Zhong Che with the golden-haired man’s severed head on his head.

• Li Rong introduced Wei He to Empress Ling Chongyan, who tested his composure and gave him a Cold Autumn Gathering Pill.
• Wei He left the courtyard and encountered Zhong Che and his Bodhisattva Realm protector, Uncle Wang.
• Zhong Che admitted he wanted a True Blood treasure, and Wei He killed Uncle Wang after blocking his attack.
• A golden-haired man intervened and struck Wei He with dozens of blows, sending him crashing through a wall.
• Wei He killed the golden-haired man and placed his severed head on Zhong Che’s head while asking whether he felt life passing.

Wei He killed two Buddhist Sect agents who had provoked him, leaving Zhong Che terrified but unharmed, and Li Rong promised to handle the fallout. At Pulian Temple, Leien gave Mu Chengwei rare pills to prepare for the Martial Arts Tournament, while Mu Chengwei confidently planned to defeat Wang Xuan.

• Wei He killed the two men assigned to Zhong Che, frightened Zhong Che into collapse, and left without touching him.
• A Buddhist monk confronted Wei He but withdrew when others approached, and Li Rong told Wei He to stay in until the next day's assessment while she handled the aftermath.
• At Pulian Temple, Leien offered Mu Chengwei a Mingwang Pill and agreed to give him additional medicines, including a Golden Winged Peng King Pill.
• Leien told Mu Chengwei that Wang Xuan had killed a perfected Divine Strength Realm Buddhist expert, but Mu Chengwei remained confident he would defeat Wang Xuan in the Martial Arts Tournament.

Wei He began the Royal Capital’s six-trial assessment, where competitors had to travel alone to claim precious medicines while rival factions could obstruct them. At his first destination, three Buddhist monks confronted him, and he decided to reveal his True Blood cultivation to attract the royal authorities’ attention.

• Cao Yanxu announced that participants could choose among six trials for medicines held by six great aristocratic families, but they had to travel alone without help from their backers.
• When Cao Yanxu’s countdown ended, Wei He and Mu Chengwei leaped from Di He Building and raced toward different destinations, while the other participants followed later.
• After the participants departed, Li Rong reassured Shangguan Diyun that the military would remain united, while Raine silently chanted prayers.
• Wei He reached an alley on the way to his chosen trial and was surrounded by three monks, who offered to let him stay there until the assessment ended.
• Wei He removed his upper garments and advanced toward the monks, deciding to reveal his True Blood cultivation and make himself more important to royal authority.
• At Di He Building, Li Rong worried that Wei He might be trapped, and Cao Yanxu promised that the assessment would not allow deaths.

Princess Han Quan worried that Wang Xuan would be overwhelmed by opponents during the trial, while Princess Yao Zhu predicted both sides would initially avoid a decisive clash. Wang Xuan defeated Buddhist monks, claimed the first precious medicine, and headed for his next destination as Mu Chengwei stood amid the defeated military experts at another site.

• Princess Han Quan feared that the military would fail to stop every dangerous opponent, while Princess Yao Zhu expected the Buddhist Sect and its adversaries to hold back until both contestants had secured part of the exotic treasures.
• Wei He withstood a Golden Body monk's attacks, killed him with one punch, and broke and injured the two monks who attacked next.
• Han Shengxun gave Wei He the Dong Ning Dragon Saliva Incense, explaining that the earlier ambush had served as his trial.
• Wei He drank the medicine, learned that the military expected more enemy fighters to slip through, and set off toward Peacock Pavilion in White Mountain District.
• Mu Chengwei stood at Green Mountain Wan Si Building after defeating twelve Divine Strength military experts, leaving them unconscious and badly injured.

Wei He, fighting as Wang Xuan, defeated three Golden Body holy monks after revealing his Black Goat fur form, astonishing the tournament’s observers. Cao Yanxu ordered the palace informed, while Li Rong remained confident that Wang Xuan would never betray them.

• Mu Chengwei took the Yellow Martial Grass and prepared to face a brawny woman, confident after breaking through to True Blood.
• Cao Yanxu and Shangguan Diyun discussed the early True Blood breakthroughs, while Li Rong worried that Wang Xuan’s rushed advance might weaken his control.
• Wei He fought his way across the plaza toward the Peacock Pavilion, where he hoped to obtain the Hanxu Fruit.
• Jingsi, Jingchi, and Jingchen confronted Wei He, but he defeated all three Golden Body monks within ten breaths.
• The observers saw Wei He’s Black Goat fur form and reacted with shock at his strength as a True Blood fighter.
• Cao Yanxu ordered a report sent to the palace, and Li Rong declared that she trusted Wang Xuan not to betray them.

Wei He defeated the Buddhist faction’s ambushes at Peacock Pavilion, claimed the Hanxu Fruit, and advanced to Second True Blood Fixed Perception. He then headed for the Wei Family Gambling House to claim the Nine Spirit White Snake Fruit, where a crowd watched his approach across Buddha Wheel Bridge.

• Mu Chengwei confronted a black-armored warrior before Shuang Qing Tower and charged into battle.
• Wei He endured a poisoned sneak attack from a giant, then crippled the attacker with a single blow.
• At Peacock Pavilion, Wei He took the Hanxu Fruit and badly injured the bald man who taunted him.
• Wei He ate the Hanxu Fruit and advanced to Second True Blood Fixed Perception.
• Wei He hurried toward the Wei Family Gambling House, crossing Buddha Wheel Bridge as spectators gathered to watch.

Wei He fought five Thousand Locust Temple martial monks on Buddha Wheel Bridge and awakened his Limit Breaking Grade Black Goat bloodline when their formation nearly overwhelmed him. He killed their leader and continued toward the bridge with no obstacles remaining.

• Wei He faced a towering dark-skinned monk and four other martial monks, who surrounded him and formed the Thousand Locust Temple’s attack formation.
• The five monks used vibrating staff strikes to disrupt Wei He’s strength, then empowered their staffs with blood to batter him into the river.
• Wei He endured the assault inside a shell of black fur, then awakened his Black Goat bloodline and gained enough speed and strength to overwhelm the monks.
• Wei He killed two monks and sent the other two flying before breaking the dark monk’s spine with a blow from behind.
• Wei He revealed his Semi-Mutated form, with waist-length black hair, yellow eyes, and two goat horns, then walked toward Buddha Wheel Bridge.

Emperor Dingyuan, Empress Ling Chongyan, and Buddhist leaders reacted to Wang Xuan’s defeat of the Formless Demon Subduing Array and considered how to use his growing power in the struggle between the military and Buddhist Sect. Wang Xuan reached the Wei Family Gambling House in Qinghe District, where a mysterious middle-aged man approached him.

• Emperor Dingyuan learned that Wang Xuan had defeated the Formless Demon Subduing Array and ordered greater resources devoted to nurturing him after the expedition.
• Ling Chongyan heard that Wang Xuan’s combat strength might rival the Golden Body limit and discussed using him to challenge the Sand Gathering Plan or ignite conflict between the Buddhist Sect and the military.
• At Great Awakening Temple, Xisa and Modo discussed Wang Xuan’s growing importance, and Xisa decided to arrange for him to be crushed.
• Wei He crossed Buddha Wheel Bridge and hurried to the Wei Family Gambling House to collect medicine.
• A solemn, middle-aged man appeared beside Wei He and explained why the gambling house had been relocated to Qinghe District.

Wei He collected two precious medicines and reached the Jade Zither Pavilion, where Twin Buddha Lord Han Zong challenged him to a ten-breath fight. Meanwhile, Mu Chengwei awakened into a stronger state but was blocked on his way to the pavilion by the Black and White Flying Generals.

• A man from the army department faction warned Wei He that his strong performance had drawn attention, and Wei He ate the Nine Spirit White Snake Fruit.
• Wei He hurried to the Jade Zither Pavilion and obtained the Tiger Cold Branch without encountering resistance from the Buddhist sect.
• Li Rong learned that Buddhist monks had helped Mu Chengwei enter Semi-Mutated awakening, and that he was heading for the Zither Pavilion.
• Twin Buddha Lord Han Zong confronted Wei He and declared that he would defeat him in ten breaths.
• Mu Chengwei was stopped several streets from the pavilion by He Linzhao and He Linlong, the Black and White Flying Generals.

Wei He and Han Zong fought fiercely in the Royal Capital, with Han Zong overwhelming Wei He using his Brahma Star Array and Three-Headed Dragon Assault. Wei He survived the attack by transforming into a five-meter black monster, then shattered Han Zong’s blade and seized him, leaving Han Zong helpless in his grasp.

• Han Zong attacked Wei He with a pillar, twin blades, and his Brahma Star Array, forcing Wei He to meet his overwhelming strength head-on.
• Han Zong used his Three-Headed Dragon Assault to smash Wei He into the Heroic Spirit Monument, believing he had crippled him.
• Wei He emerged from the dust in a five-meter black monstrous form, and Han Zong’s blade shattered when he attacked.
• Wei He grabbed Han Zong by the head, slammed him into the street, and crushed his bones with another strike.
• Han Zong broke his kneecap trying to counterattack, but Wei He lifted him by the forehead and taunted him.

Wei He severely wounded Han Zong, prompting two Buddhist Grandmasters to confront Li Rong and threaten retaliation. Cao Yanxu intervened on the emperor’s authority and ended the standoff, while Wei He declared that he would fight Grandmaster Xinhai someday for threatening his master.

• Han Zong attacked Wei He with his bare hands, but Wei He crushed him between his palms and left him gravely injured.
• A large-eared monk rescued Han Zong and confronted Wei He, while Li Rong stepped between them and challenged the monk to fight.
• A second Buddhist Grandmaster joined the standoff, and Li Rong told Wei He to escape to a previously shown courtyard if fighting began.
• Cao Yanxu arrived and ruled that Han Zong had accepted the risk of injury by attacking Wei He, then persuaded the Buddhists to withdraw until the assessment ended.
• Wei He learned that the large-eared monk was Grandmaster Xinhai of Nine Lotus Temple and vowed to fight him someday for threatening Li Rong.

Mu Chengwei defeated the Black and White Flying Generals and resolved to cripple Wang Xuan at the Martial Arts Tournament, while Wei He collected the final precious medicine and finished the contest. Bai Shanxin announced that the Emperor would support Wang Xuan with top cultivation resources and a chance to choose an item from the royal secret treasury.

• Mu Chengwei awakened his Nine-Word Golden Elephant bloodline, defeated the Black and White Flying Generals, and dismissed Rain's warning about Wang Xuan.
• Mu Chengwei vowed to cripple Wang Xuan at the upcoming Martial Arts Tournament.
• Wei He collected the Moon Spirit Ganoderma at Shuang Qing Tower, completing the contest without further interference.
• Princess Han Quan and Li Rong welcomed Wei He, and Bai Shanxin recognized his potential and loyalty.
• Bai Shanxin promised that the Army Departments would support Wang Xuan and said the Emperor had granted him access to the royal secret treasury.

After winning the struggle for the precious medicine, Wei He settled into a lavish mansion and faced growing pressure from Great Moon to form attachments there. Princess Han Quan advised him to stop concealing his intentions, but when he tried to approach her, she panicked and fled; Empress Ling Chongyan then visited and gave him a mysterious sphere to use against the Buddhist Sect’s Mu Chengwei.

• Wei He reported his success to Li Rong, who told him to rest in the Royal Capital before the annual Martial Arts Tournament.
• Emperor Dingyuan gave Wei He Teng Prince's Mansion, maidservants, and lavish rewards, and Wei He and Princess Han Quan stayed there for three days.
• Wei He grew uncomfortable with the mansion’s seductive maidservants, and Princess Han Quan warned him that his restraint was making Great Moon suspicious.
• Wei He decided to become involved with Princess Han Quan, but she misunderstood his approach, panicked, and ran away.
• Empress Ling Chongyan visited Wei He, questioned his refusal to accept the maidservants, and gave him a black sphere to protect himself if Mu Chengwei’s strength suddenly increased.

Wei He consumed his precious medicines to force a breakthrough from True Blood into Divine Strength, but the Gravity God drew in dangerous particles from the True Realm and exposed him to the Entangling Wind. He left off fighting the invasion by unleashing Five Revolutions Dragon Breath to strengthen his qi, blood, and Primal Blood.

• Wei He ate the Thirteen True Blood Exotic Treasures, then added medicines from Li Rong and Empress Ling Chongyan when the breakthrough stalled.
• The medicines triggered Wei He's transformation, and his Black Goat and Mount Sumeru Whale King bloodlines awakened.
• The Returning True Force formed the Gravity God's phantom and pulled a flood of mysterious particles and fluorescent substances into Wei He's body.
• The influx of particles revealed the Entangling Wind, which began consuming Wei He's Primal Blood and stirring his desires.
• Wei He stopped the Gravity God's attraction, but the particles kept pouring in, so he activated Five Revolutions Dragon Breath and quadrupled his qi and blood.

Wei He disrupted the mysterious particles entering his body and discovered that reaching the Divine Strength Realm had also advanced his True Force, at the cost of some Primal Blood. As the Royal Capital’s grand examination began, he arrived at Rongxing Gate and prepared to face Mu Chengwei in the tournament for command of the Ju Sha Army.

• Wei He used Five Revolutions Dragon Breath to repel the mysterious particles, then realized his True Blood had reached the Divine Strength Realm and pushed his True Force forward while consuming Primal Blood.
• Wei He spent both Bloodline Enhancement opportunities on defense as he anticipated the Martial Arts Tournament before the palace.
• Emperor Dingyuan opened Great Yue’s annual grand examination with the Moon Drum as candidates and celebrants streamed into the Royal Capital.
• Wei He walked to Rongxing Gate, where Mu Chengwei taunted him and confidently anticipated defeating him in the tournament.
• Li Rong told Wei He that the tournament’s winner would command the Ju Sha Army’s formation, and Wei He resolved to kill Mu Chengwei in the match.

Wei He prepared for the palace examination while Li Rong warned him that the Buddhist Sect might use tricks and gave him a powerful medicine as a safeguard. At the Palace of Stored Fragrance, the ceremony set up a martial demonstration between the army departments and the Buddhist Sect, and Wei He stepped into the arena beneath a sea of watching eyes.

• Li Rong gave Wei He medicine that could boost his strength, speed, and explosive power by fifty percent for thirty breaths, and warned him to beware of Mu Chengwei and the Buddhist Sect.
• Wei He told Li Rong he had reached the middle stage of True Blood, then trained and waited for the palace guards' summons.
• Li Rong escorted Wei He to the Palace of Stored Fragrance and predicted that he would soon command the newly established Ju Sha Army if he won.
• Emperor Dingyuan and the Buddhist Sect's Xisa watched as officials introduced the palace examination as a martial demonstration between the two sides.
• Wei He rose from the Burning Heaven Army Department's camp and walked toward the arena as the audience fixed their attention on him.

Wei He faced Mu Chengwei in a match between the military and Buddhist factions and overwhelmed him despite Mu’s stored Grandmaster power. After the official declared Wei He the victor, Wei He continued attacking the defeated Mu Chengwei, and Ren rushed in to stop him.

• Emperor Dingyuan and the other spectators watched as Wei He and Mu Chengwei entered the arena to represent their factions.
• Wei He and Mu Chengwei awakened their dual bloodlines, and Mu revealed that his innate ability stored a Grandmaster’s full-force strike.
• Mu Chengwei unleashed his stored power and Secret Method, but Wei He endured the assault and defeated him with his own strength.
• The ceremonial official announced Wei He as the victor, but Wei He charged at the defenseless Mu Chengwei and struck his head.
• Ren broke through the star array and lunged at Wei He as Mu struggled to escape.

Wei He survived Mu Chengwei’s explosive attack and Raine’s ambush, then killed Raine in the arena. The crowd was left stunned as the Empress watched Wei He with new interest.

• Moon Veil surveillance personnel found traces of a powerful True Energy presence on a beach in Haizhou and reported it as a possible trap.
• Wei An worried that Wei He had been away for years, while Wan Qingqing reassured him that Wei He was abroad completing a sect mission.
• Raine attacked Wei He as Mu Chengwei detonated a black sphere, and the blast killed Mu Chengwei while injuring Wei He.
• Wei He pretended to collapse, then seized Raine from behind and tore out his heart, killing him.
• The arena fell silent, and Ling Chongyan watched Wei He with a contemplative expression.

After Wang Xuan killed Rhein in the arena, Emperor Dingyuan ordered him confined pending trial to keep the Buddhist faction from escalating the conflict. Li Rong helped him leave, then discovered that the Empress had given him the secret weapon that pierced Rhein’s defenses.

• Xisa demanded an explanation for Rhein’s death, while Li Rong argued that Rhein had broken the rules by attacking Wang Xuan on the stage.
• Emperor Dingyuan decreed that Wang Xuan would lose his post, have his marriage to Princess Han Quan suspended, and be confined in the forbidden chambers pending trial.
• Sima Chi warned Han Quan that the Buddhist faction would not accept such a light punishment, while Xisa held back from attacking and led his people away.
• Li Rong supported the injured Wang Xuan and warned him that the Hall of Buddhist Worship might seek revenge for Rhein’s death.
• On the carriage back to military headquarters, Li Rong asked about the explosion that had pierced Rhein’s defenses, and Wang Xuan said the Empress had given him the black sphere.

After the Buddhist Sect ambushed the royal convoy, its Grandmasters abducted Wei He while Li Rong and the other pursuers were held back. Wei He was carried to a pine forest outside the Royal Capital, where he remained restrained and began considering his options as Zen Master Wushi waited for his companions.

• Li Rong realized Ling Chongyan had given Wei He the Essence-Catalyst Breaker so he could kill Mu Chengwei, but Buddhist Sect Grandmasters attacked the carriage before she could say more.
• Four masked Buddhist Sect Grandmasters overwhelmed Li Rong, abducted Wei He, and escaped as Bai Shanxin ordered the military and Moon Veil experts to search the Royal Capital.
• Sima Chi explained the Grandmaster realms to Han Quan and the other princes and princesses, then Han Quan learned that Brother Xuan and his companions had been attacked.
• Zen Master Wushi carried the restrained Wei He to a pine forest outside the Royal Capital and waited for the three Grandmasters who had helped with the ambush.
• Wei He questioned Zen Master Wushi about his fate, then studied his surroundings and began considering how to escape.