Chapter Summaries

Zhang Zhiwei exposed Ibe Taro’s poison-gas plot, but Ibe launched a flare that summoned artillery to destroy the area and conceal Sakura Country’s operation. As shells approached, Hoshiryu stopped them in midair, leaving the gathered clans and sects stunned.

• Zhang Zhiwei revealed that he had seized Ibe Taro’s Poison Gas Bombs after Hoshiryu warned him of the ninja attack.
• Ibe Taro fired a signal flare before Zhang Jingqing and Zuo Ruotong could stop him, then revealed that it would trigger Sakura Country’s backup plan.
• Ibe Taro explained that Sakura Country planned to bombard the area and use his group’s deaths as a cover story.
• Artillery shells began raining toward the gathered crowd, and Zhang Jingqing urged everyone to find shelter.
• Hoshiryu rose into the air and halted the shells, leaving them floating silently before him.

Hoshiryu saved the Lu Family’s birthday banquet by turning the Sakura Country artillery bombardment back on its attackers, then destroyed the artillery position. Zuo Ruotong asked whether Reversal of Life in Three Stages could lead to ascension, and Hoshiryu warned that the technique’s shortcut could end in death.

• Hoshiryu sent the incoming shells back to the Sakura Country artillery position, where they killed and injured Meichuan Kuzi and his soldiers.
• Hoshiryu drew the surviving soldiers and nearby objects together and crushed them into a field of Ruins.
• Zhang Jingqing apologized to Hoshiryu for doubting him, and Hoshiryu accepted the apology.
• Zuo Ruotong asked Hoshiryu whether Reversal of Life in Three Stages could return a person to Primordial Qi and allow ascension.
• Hoshiryu explained that the technique could not make ascension easy and that returning to Primordial Qi meant death, while Zuo Ruotong remained unwilling to abandon his pursuit.

Hoshiryu asked Old Man Lu to hold a younger disciples' competition, intending to record Lu Jin's expected defeat by Zhang Zhiwei. The competition began, but Lu Jin's anticipated match with Zhang Zhiwei had not yet occurred.

• Hoshiryu accepted Old Man Lu's gratitude by asking him to hold the disciples' competition the next day.
• Old Man Lu agreed, and the Lu Family prepared arenas and welcomed practitioners hoping to see Hoshiryu.
• Hoshiryu sat above the training grounds with a Video Recorder, while Chika and Kaguya Otsutsuki laughed at his plans.
• Lu Jin defeated Liu Deshui after an intense match.
• Lu Ci prepared to challenge Lu Jin, but Lu Ren persuaded him to choose another arena instead.

Zhang Zhiwei effortlessly defeated Lu Jin in the arena, while Hoshiryu recorded the match and later took Chika and Kaguya on a honeymoon. When the World Gate’s cooldown neared its end, Hoshiryu brought Orochimaru and Tobirama into his Pocket Dimension and appeared in space, where his colossal Susanoo stunned everyone on Blue Star.

• Zhang Zhiwei defeated Lu Jin with a casual slap, breaking his Reversal of Life in Three Stages and forcing him to kneel.
• Zhang Jingqing rebuked Zhang Zhiwei, but Zuo Ruotong and Elder Lu calmed him down as Lu Jin recovered and tried to hide his tears.
• Hoshiryu put away his Video Recorder, planned to use the footage to obtain Lu Jin’s Tongtian Talisman, and vanished with Kaguya and Chika.
• After a peaceful stretch of days spent honeymooning with Chika and Kaguya, Hoshiryu prepared for the World Gate’s cooldown to end and brought Orochimaru and Tobirama into his Pocket Dimension.
• Hoshiryu appeared in outer space and expanded Susanoo until it was half a planet in size, leaving people across Blue Star staring in awe.

Hoshiryu erased Sakura Country with a single strike, then returned to the Naruto World unaware that powerful beings were watching him. One of them altered the Sacred Timeline of the One Man World, and the system warned Hoshiryu that his next mission had changed.

• Hoshiryu used Susanoo to destroy Sakura Country without affecting any other place, leaving nations around the world fearful of his power.
• Three powerful beings watched Hoshiryu, and the young man proposed taking him as a disciple while the others declined.
• The young man secretly altered the Sacred Timeline of the One Man World to give Hoshiryu a test.
• After Hoshiryu returned to the Naruto World, the system warned him of the altered timeline and offered him the mission to obtain the Eight Wonders for an AFK speed increase of 1000%.

Hoshiryu entered the unexpectedly advanced One Man World alone and discovered that cultivation and modern society had become intertwined. After evading a police officer who could find no identity records for him, he headed to All Heaven Group to seek Feng Zhenghao as an ally.

• Hoshiryu accepted the mission to enter One Man World despite the warning that its strongest individual was nearing the Heavenly Immortal realm, and he chose to go alone.
• Hoshiryu arrived in a modern world where people flew on swords and medicinal pills were advertised as health supplements.
• A police officer tried to take Hoshiryu in for registration, but his device found no identity information and Hoshiryu vanished before the officer could stop him.
• Hoshiryu reached the All Heaven Group skyscraper and decided to seek Feng Zhenghao as a reliable partner.

Hoshiryu met Feng Zhenghao to request legitimate identification and access to the family-inherited Spirit Binding Art, offering an enchanted manor model in exchange. Feng Zhenghao agreed to handle the identification but reserved judgment on the trade as the chapter ended.

• Hoshiryu appeared before Feng Zhenghao and asked for identification and a chance to study the Spirit Binding Art.
• Feng Zhenghao suspected Hoshiryu might be a foreign agent and prepared to act, but his instincts warned him against it.
• Hoshiryu offered a manor model that could strengthen ten spirits at a time, greatly tempting Feng Zhenghao.
• Feng Shayan entered without knocking, and Feng Zhenghao angrily sent her out to keep the meeting private.
• Feng Zhenghao agreed to begin arranging Hoshiryu's identification but said he needed time to consider exchanging the Spirit Binding Art.

Hoshiryu met Feng Zhenghao, accepted Feng Shayan’s offer to tour the Feng Family Group, and borrowed her phone to investigate the altered world. He learned that spiritual energy had revived during the last century’s chaos and that Sakura Country had been incorporated into Xia Country, but the 36 Bandits still appeared in the world’s history.

• Hoshiryu gave Feng Zhenghao a model residence and warned that accepting it would come with a price.
• Feng Zhenghao invited Hoshiryu to tour the Feng Family Group with his daughter, and Hoshiryu accepted.
• Feng Shayan showed Hoshiryu around the group, but he asked about the state of the world instead of its businesses.
• Hoshiryu borrowed Feng Shayan’s phone and read that spiritual energy had revived during the last century, empowering supernaturals and transforming cultivation techniques.
• Hoshiryu learned that Mount Longhu and Mount Wudang had helped restore order, Sakura Country had joined Xia Country, and the 36 Bandits had still existed.

Hoshiryu obtained the Spirit Binding Art from Feng Xingtong and learned of its expanded abilities in this altered world. Feng Baobao then burst into the reception room searching for Zhang Chulan, and Hoshiryu offered to take her to him.

• Feng Zhenghao told Feng Shayan to have Feng Xingtong receive Hoshiryu and give him the Spirit Binding Art.
• Feng Xingtong recited the Spirit Binding Art to Hoshiryu, who memorized it and received confirmation that he had obtained one of the Eight Wonders.
• Hoshiryu examined how the Spirit Binding Art could let its user experience controlled souls' lives and learn their skills.
• Hoshiryu pulled Feng Xingtong clear as Feng Baobao's force sent the reception room door crashing into the corridor wall.
• Feng Baobao said she was looking for Zhang Chulan, and Hoshiryu offered to take her upstairs to him.

Hoshiryu killed Jia Zhengyu after he attacked him, then revealed that he had brought Feng Baobao to find Zhang Chulan. The chapter ended with Zhang Chulan falling through the ceiling and coming face-to-face with Feng Baobao.

• Hoshiryu entered Feng Zhenghao's reception room with Feng Xingtong, Feng Baobao, and the others.
• Jia Zhengyu attacked Hoshiryu with a flying dagger, but Hoshiryu reflected it and immobilized Feng Zhenghao.
• Hoshiryu killed Jia Zhengyu with flames after warning him not to ambush him.
• Feng Baobao asked Feng Zhenghao where Zhang Chulan was so she could apologize to him.
• Hoshiryu stepped aside, and Zhang Chulan fell through the shattered ceiling and asked Feng Baobao why she was there.

Feng Baobao apologized to Zhang Chulan, then became determined to learn about her origins after Hoshiryu offered to reveal what he knew. Xu San and Xu Si took Hoshiryu and Feng Baobao away to talk, while Feng Zhenghao sent Feng Xingtong to report the encounter to Jia Family Village.

• Feng Baobao apologized to Zhang Chulan and agreed to listen to him, so she refused Hoshiryu's request to inspect the Old Farmer Skill.
• Hoshiryu asked Feng Baobao whether she wanted to know about her origins, and she urgently pressed him for answers.
• Xu Si and Xu San challenged Hoshiryu, who used gravity to knock them down before releasing them.
• Feng Baobao broke free of Xu San and Xu Si and hid behind Hoshiryu, insisting on learning the truth about her past.
• Xu Si invited Hoshiryu to talk at their place, and Xu San and Xu Si led him away with Feng Baobao following; Zhang Chulan left to catch up.
• Feng Zhenghao offered Zhang Chulan a place in the Heaven and Earth Society, then told Feng Xingtong to report the encounter exactly as it happened to Jia Family Village.

Hoshiryu obtained the Old Farmer Skill from Feng Baobao after revealing that Zhang Huaiyi had entrusted it to her and explaining the circumstances of his death. He then disclosed that Feng Baobao was an artificial creation of the Eight Wonders who could live forever, leaving Xu Xiang and the others stunned.

• Xu Si stopped Xu San from trying to take Hoshiryu to Natoutsuu, and the group brought Hoshiryu to Xu Xiang's hospital room.
• Hoshiryu said Feng Baobao had to give him something willingly, and revealed that Zhang Huaiyi had entrusted it to her before dying at her hands.
• Zhang Chulan restrained his anger, and Xu Xiang explained that Zhang Huaiyi had been mortally wounded by the Tang Clan before Feng Baobao killed him.
• Zhang Chulan agreed to Feng Baobao's decision, and she passed the Old Farmer Skill to Hoshiryu.
• After confirming he had obtained the Source of Qi, Hoshiryu revealed that Feng Baobao was an artificial creation of the Eight Wonders who could live forever.

Hoshiryu told Feng Baobao and the Xu family that she had been artificially created, likely by Wu Gengsheng, and silenced the Xu family when they tried to stop him. After giving Zhang Chulan the Old Farmer Skill, Hoshiryu entertained his questions, while Xu Xiang invited him to stay with them.

• Hoshiryu told Xu Xiang that Feng Baobao had been artificially created, and Xu Xiang collapsed in shock before demanding evidence.
• Hoshiryu suggested Wu Gengsheng had presided over the ritual and was likely Feng Baobao's family, making her happy and horrifying the Xu family.
• Xu San tried to stop Hoshiryu with Telekinesis, but Hoshiryu's killing aura forced the Xu family to back down.
• Hoshiryu passed the Old Farmer Skill to Zhang Chulan, then rejected his offers of the Golden Light Mantra and Thunder Technique in exchange for answers.
• Zhang Chulan rushed to kneel before Hoshiryu, but Hoshiryu had Feng Baobao cover his mouth before he could finish speaking.
• Xu Xiang decided to leave the matter alone and invited Hoshiryu to stay, suspecting he had only recently arrived.

Hoshiryu questioned Xu Xiang about cultivation, lifespan, and the 36 Bandits before agreeing to stay with Zhang Chulan and Feng Baobao until the Luotian Dajiao Tournament. After Hoshiryu left, Xu Xiang suffered a supernatural punishment and recovered his vitality, while Zhang Chulan tried to leave the house alone despite Feng Baobao's promise to protect him.

• Hoshiryu asked Xu Xiang why cultivation had not prevented his impending death, and Xu Xiang explained the limits of the four cultivation stages and his old injuries.
• Xu Xiang told Hoshiryu about the 36 Bandits and the Luotian Dajiao Tournament, then invited him to stay with Zhang Chulan and Feng Baobao until the tournament began.
• After Hoshiryu left, Xu Xiang endured intense agony and then discovered that his failing body had regained its youth and vitality.
• Xu Xiang realized Hoshiryu had punished him for scheming and rewarded him for answering, and he concluded that Hoshiryu's power surpassed the Old Celestial Master's.
• Xu Si drove Hoshiryu, Feng Baobao, and Zhang Chulan to a house, where Zhang Chulan claimed he needed to go out; Hoshiryu sensed someone waiting nearby and let him go, but Feng Baobao refused.

Zhang Chulan met Lu Liang to learn what he knew about his grandfather, but showed no interest in Lu Liang’s offered memory. Hoshiryu appeared, captured Lu Liang, and threw him at Zhang Chulan.

• Zhang Chulan tricked Feng Baobao into standing still while he went alone to meet Lu Liang.
• Lu Liang showed Zhang Chulan a glowing memory of what his grandfather had seen before dying, but Zhang Chulan said he already knew Feng Baobao was not the killer.
• Lu Liang tried to leave after his offer failed, but Hoshiryu appeared and immobilized him.
• Zhang Chulan tried to ingratiate himself with Hoshiryu, who said he had not come for him.
• Hoshiryu grabbed Lu Liang and hurled him at Zhang Chulan.

Hoshiryu tested Zhang Chulan by ordering him to turn Lu Liang into a human swine, then tore off Lu Liang’s limbs himself and revealed how Lu Liang could restore them. Lu Liang comprehended the Hands of Dual Perfection and regenerated his limbs, while Zhang Chulan saw Hoshiryu’s promise to share secrets about his grandfather remain unresolved.

• Hoshiryu offered to keep Zhang Chulan’s dealings with the Quanzhen Sect secret and share secrets about his grandfather if Zhang Chulan helped him turn Lu Liang into a human swine.
• Zhang Chulan struggled with the cruelty of the demand, then agreed to act after remembering his grandfather’s death and the grave’s desecration.
• Hoshiryu stopped Zhang Chulan from striking Lu Liang, praised his character, and tore off all four of Lu Liang’s limbs himself.
• Hoshiryu told Lu Liang that mastering the Hands of Dual Perfection would let him regenerate his limbs, and Lu Liang entered a state of enlightenment.
• Lu Liang comprehended the Hands of Dual Perfection and grew back all four limbs, though the regeneration depleted his qi.

Hoshiryu forced Lu Liang to reveal the Hands of Dual Perfection, then left Zhang Chulan without the promised information. Lu Liang returned to the Four Fiends with a warning about Hoshiryu’s strength, and they considered recruiting Ding Shima and gathering more cannon fodder before attacking Mount Longhu.

• Hoshiryu revealed that Lu Liang’s apparent injuries had been an illusion and made him explain the Hands of Dual Perfection.
• After Lu Liang fled, Hoshiryu told Zhang Chulan their previous deal was off and teleported away despite Zhang Chulan’s protests.
• Lu Liang returned to the Quanzhen Sect hideout and told Xia He, Dou Mei, Shen Chong, and Gao Ning about the mysterious expert, concealing the Hands of Dual Perfection.
• The Four Fiends discussed their plans to attack Mount Longhu and agreed that Shen Chong’s proposal to recruit Ding Shima was feasible.
• Lu Liang urged the Four Fiends to gather more cannon fodder because Hoshiryu and the rejuvenated Zhang Zhiwei made their operation especially dangerous.

The Four Fiends recruited Ding Shian by promising him a chance to fight the Old Celestial Master alone, while Lu Liang spread rumors about Hoshiryu and Zhang Chulan to test Hoshiryu’s background. After the rumors provoked attacks on Zhang Chulan and Hoshiryu, Hoshiryu confronted Lu Liang, who begged for his life.

• The Four Fiends agreed to prepare cannon fodder and lure Ding Shian into their plan, and Xia He persuaded him to attend the Luotian Dajiao Tournament by offering him a one-on-one fight with the Old Celestial Master.
• Lu Liang fabricated an online rumor that Hoshiryu had mastered the Source of Qi, drawing attention and hostile attention to Hoshiryu and Zhang Chulan.
• The Wang Family and the Lu Family planned to target Hoshiryu and bring Zhang Chulan back, but thunderstorms over their headquarters killed anyone who went outside until Lu Ci and Wang Ai called the Old Celestial Master.
• Lu Liang watched the consequences of his rumor but failed to uncover Hoshiryu’s background before the tournament began the next day.
• Hoshiryu appeared before Lu Liang, judged that Lu Liang had crossed his bottom line, and ignored Lu Liang’s plea for mercy.

Hoshiryu overcame Xia He's ability and took her to his Pocket Dimension, while Lu Liang was left weakened and terrified. Afterward, Hoshiryu claimed Xia He as his own, leaving her conflicted and intrigued.

• Lu Liang begged Hoshiryu for mercy and tore off one arm, but discovered he could not regenerate it.
• Xia He approached Hoshiryu and tried to use her ability on him, but it had no effect.
• Hoshiryu pulled Xia He close, and his Sharingan reflected her ability back onto her, overwhelming her with desire.
• Hoshiryu took Xia He to his Pocket Dimension and left Lu Liang behind.
• Afterward, Hoshiryu told Xia He that she belonged to him, and she asked what he meant.

Hoshiryu brought Xia He back to Zhang Chulan’s residence, and the group attended the Luotian Dajiao Tournament at Mount Longhu. There, Zhang Chulan met the Old Celestial Master Zhang Zhiwei, who recognized him as the grandson of Zhang Chulan’s grandfather.

• Hoshiryu declared Xia He his woman, and she reluctantly accepted his protection and authority.
• Hoshiryu returned to Zhang Chulan’s residence with Xia He; Zhang Chulan was astonished to see her by Hoshiryu’s side.
• The Quanzhen Sect learned their hideout had been raided, Lu Liang had lost an arm, and Xia He had been taken, but they focused on the approaching tournament.
• Hoshiryu, Xia He, Feng Baobao, and Zhang Chulan followed Xu San to the crowded Luotian Dajiao Tournament after passing Mount Longhu’s formation.
• Feng Baobao nearly bought a monk’s supposedly magical beads, but Zhang Zhiwei struck the monk with lightning and drove him away.
• Zhang Zhiwei recognized Zhang Chulan as the grandson of the big-eared thief, and Zhang Chulan realized he was the Old Celestial Master.