Chapter Summaries

Wang Teng defeated Freita and dismissed the Saint Knights before turning on Elifas, who had ordered his capture. He brutally beat and tortured Elifas until the Temple sage begged him to stop.

• Wang Teng shattered Freita's strongest attack with one punch and sent him crashing into the ground.
• Wang Teng declared that the Saint Knights were nothing special, angering Ai Luodeni, Blofield, Fred, and the others.
• Wang Teng confronted Elifas, who threatened him with the Temple's authority, and began beating him with a golden brick.
• Wang Teng smashed Elifas repeatedly, broke both his arms, and kept him awake through the pain.
• Elifas finally begged Wang Teng to stop, overcome by fear and regret.

Wang Teng beat Elifas and the Saint Knights until Elifas called their clash a misunderstanding, but a white-haired Great Sage arrived and ordered Wang Teng captured. Wang Teng mocked the Great Sage and invoked the power of Xia Kingdom’s leaders as the Temple figures prepared to attack him.

• Wang Teng stopped beating Elifas after Elifas admitted that the clash had been a misunderstanding, then taunted him and the battered Saint Knights.
• Several Temple figures arrived from the mountaintop, surrounding a white-haired old man whom they addressed as the Great Sage.
• The Great Sage demanded that Elifas explain what had happened, but Elifas was too afraid of Wang Teng to speak freely.
• Wang Teng insulted the Great Sage and warned that Xia Kingdom’s Martial Arts Leader and Three Marshals would respond if an elder attacked a junior.
• The Great Sage claimed Wang Teng had killed Saint Knights and assaulted people on the Holy Mountain, then ordered his followers to take Wang Teng down.

The Holy Maiden Alais arrived with Great Sage Fara and stopped the confrontation between Wang Teng and Great Sage Kipling. She healed Ai Luodeni’s group and confirmed Wang Teng was her guest, while Kipling continued to accuse him of killing two Saint Knights and Fara demanded that Arudis be brought in to establish what happened.

• Great Sage Fara and the veiled Holy Maiden Alais arrived as Great Sage Kipling’s martial artists surrounded Wang Teng.
• Alais healed Ai Luodeni and the others with a shower of light, and Wang Teng collected Light Source Power from her Attribute Bubbles.
• Fara asked Kipling to pay his respects to Alais, and Kipling saluted her before accusing Wang Teng of killing Magus and Kao.
• Alais insisted that Wang Teng was her guest, while Fara argued that the Saint Knights had attacked him first.
• Kipling refused to back down, and Fara ordered Arudis brought over so they could determine who was responsible.

Great Sage Fara questioned Arudis, Wang Teng, and the Temple Sages about the deaths of Magus and Kao, while Great Sage Kipling tried to portray Wang Teng as the aggressor. Follos revealed how Magus’s Death Space was destroyed, and Wang Teng accused Elifas of abusing the Temple’s authority, leaving Elifas denying the charge.

• Great Sage Fara summoned Arudis and asked why he attacked Wang Teng, but Arudis denied that anyone had instructed him.
• Great Sage Fara asked Wang Teng why he killed Magus, and Wang Teng said Magus had tried to kill him.
• Wang Teng called on Follos to explain what happened, and Follos testified that Magus’s Death Space was destroyed before Wang Teng killed him.
• Wang Teng said he destroyed the Death Space because Magus trapped him inside it, and blamed Elifas for escalating the conflict that led to Kao’s death.
• Elifas denied Wang Teng’s accusation that he had tried to impose Holy Judgment without regard for right and wrong.

Great Sage Kipling tried to force Alais to punish Wang Teng for killing two Saint Knights, while Wang Teng and Fara challenged his account. Tantai Xuan and Ivan arrived to support Wang Teng, leaving Kipling trapped between his public accusations and the risk of provoking Xia Kingdom and Great Bear Country.

• Great Sage Kipling backed Elifas and pressured Alais to punish Wang Teng, claiming he would bear the consequences himself.
• Kipling ordered his people to seize Wang Teng, but Tantai Xuan, Zhu Yunshao, Mu Zhiguo, Ivan, and Valeria arrived and stood beside him.
• Wang Teng told Tantai Xuan through voice transmission that the Saint Knights had attacked him after inviting him to the mountain, and he had acted in self-defense.
• Tantai Xuan and Ivan challenged Kipling's accusations, saying the Holy Mountain had invited Wang Teng only to attack him.
• Kipling realized that escalating the dispute could draw in Xia Kingdom and Great Bear Country, but he could not easily retract his public stance.

Kipling revealed that he had accepted the corruption of darkness and condemned the Holy Maiden’s authority over the Temple. As his power surged, he transformed from an old man into a middle-aged man, leaving everyone stunned.

• Alais defended Wang Teng and said Kipling’s slain Saint Knights had brought their deaths upon themselves.
• Kipling revealed his dark, changed eyes, and Wang Teng warned Tantai Xuan, Ivan, and the others that something was wrong.
• Alais recognized that Kipling had accepted the corruption of darkness, and Kipling accused the Temple of denying him recognition and resented the Holy Maidens’ authority.
• Kipling dismissed Fara’s warning, declared that no one could change him, and unleashed a powerful aura.
• Kipling’s white hair turned black and his aged face became youthful, prompting someone to joke that he was planning to become a male prostitute.

Kipling openly rebelled against Alais and rallied the Temple members who supported him, surrounding the Holy Maiden and her allies. As the battle began, Alais drew on the Temple’s inheritance to face Kipling, while Wang Teng was targeted by the Saint Knights he had fought before.

• Wang Teng mocked Kipling, enraging him as Alais offered to imprison him rather than kill him.
• Kipling revealed his ambition to lead the Temple and called on his followers to capture Alais and kill the martial artists from Xia Kingdom and Great Bear Country.
• Darkness-corrupted Saint Knights and countless Temple members surrounded the Holy Maiden’s supporters and charged them.
• Alais refused to retreat and received power from the goddess statue, rising to the 13-Star High-level War General Level.
• Wang Teng, Tantai Xuan, and their allies fought the attackers as Ai Luodeni, Blofield, and other Saint Knights charged at Wang Teng.

Wang Teng faced the combined assault of six Saint Knights who had been empowered by Darkness Source Power. As their attacks closed in, he activated the Ancient God Body and began its transformation.

• Tantai Xuan, Ivan, and the others prepared to fight the Saint Knights, while Valeria asked Wang Teng to treat her to food afterward.
• Ai Luodeni, Yafilika, Blofield, Dimiya, Yaro, and Freita launched their strongest attacks at Wang Teng.
• Kip Lin predicted Wang Teng would die, while Alais insisted he would survive and criticized Kip Lin for leading the Saint Knights into darkness.
• Wang Teng calmly told the attackers he would grant their wish and kill them.
• Wang Teng poured Blank Attribute into the Ancient God Body, causing a golden rune to appear between his brows and begin forming a second stroke.

Wang Teng awakened the power of his Ancient God Body and defeated Ai Luodeni and the other five Saint Knights with a single punch. He then killed all six despite Kip Lin's protest and calmly defied him.

• Wang Teng's golden rune gained a second stroke, transforming his body and awakening the power of the Ancient God Body.
• Wang Teng destroyed the six Saint Knights' attacks with one punch and sent Ai Luodeni and the others crashing into the ground.
• Tantai Xuan and the others watched in shock, while Kip Lin reacted angrily to Wang Teng's unexpected strength.
• Wang Teng mocked the Saint Knights for relying on Darkness Power and announced that he would finish them.
• Wang Teng ignored Kip Lin's warning, killed all six Saint Knights with another punch, and told Kip Lin, “You see, I dare.”

Wang Teng shattered Great Sage Kipling’s confidence and stopped the rebels’ advance, while Kipling unleashed a Demon Weapon to fight Alais. The chapter ended with Alais countering him with the Goddess Scepter as Wang Teng and the others watched.

• Wang Teng’s attack left six Saint Knights defeated, making the rebels retreat and doubt their chances of victory.
• Kipling admitted he had underestimated Wang Teng, who provoked him further by pretending to be afraid and warning Alais about Kipling’s threat.
• Kipling released Darkness Source Power and drew the Demon Weapon he had taken from beneath the Holy Mountain.
• Alais summoned the Goddess Scepter and met Kipling’s Demon Weapon in a clash of golden light and black sword radiance.
• Tantai Xuan and Ivan remarked on the fighters’ strength, and Wang Teng noted that much of it did not truly belong to them.

Wang Teng collected the Attribute Bubbles from the battle, greatly increasing his Darkness, elemental, talent, and technique reserves. Meanwhile, Kip Lin defeated Alais, leaving the Holy Maiden weakened and the battle’s balance broken.

• Wang Teng gathered Light and Darkness Source Power from Kip Lin and Alais’s fight, raising his Darkness Source Power to the 11-Star Lower War General Level.
• Wang Teng absorbed the Saint Knights’ Attribute Bubbles, improving several elemental Source Powers, talents, and his Ice Dust Physique.
• Wang Teng gained numerous Heaven-rank cultivation methods and battle techniques from the fallen Saint Knights and Magus.
• Kip Lin and Alais separated after their clash, and Kip Lin declared that he had won.
• Wang Teng noticed that Alais looked weak and wondered whether she had reached the limit of her power.

Kip Lin defeated Alais and revealed that his Darkness Source Power had injured her, then turned to attack Wang Teng and the others. As Alais tried to shield Wang Teng and urged him to flee, Kip Lin struck at her with his Demon Weapon.

• Tantai Xuan urged the group to prepare to run, and the others considered whether Wang Teng could stand against Kip Lin.
• Alais warned that Kip Lin had cultivated Darkness Source Power deeply, but using Light Source Power to suppress it caused her to spit blood.
• Kip Lin walked toward Wang Teng and the others, declaring that he would kill the Xia Kingdom Heavenly Genius.
• Alais flew in front of Wang Teng and attacked Kip Lin, telling Wang Teng to leave.
• Kip Lin angrily slashed at Alais with his Demon Weapon, sending a black sword radiance through her light.

Wang Teng saved Alais from Kip Lin’s attack, then faced Kip Lin as the Holy Maiden’s protectors joined the battle. The four remaining Saint Knights unleashed their techniques against Kip Lin, with Shajia summoning his Palm Buddha Country.

• Kip Lin struck at Alais, but Wang Teng appeared and caught her, revealing she had survived.
• Great Sage Fara and the others rushed to Alais, while Wang Teng refused their help and warned them to stay out of the fight.
• Alais ordered the four remaining Saint Knights—Arudis, Suo Ang, Shajia, and Mu Long—to assist Wang Teng and capture or kill Kip Lin.
• Kip Lin charged the group, and the four Saint Knights fought him with their combined powers.
• Shajia summoned a vast buddha phantom and unleashed his ultimate skill, Palm Buddha Country.

Kip Lin shattered Shajia’s Palm Buddha Country and defeated the Saint Knights’ attacks, killing Arudis before turning on Wang Teng. Wang Teng broke Kip Lin’s sword strike and began exchanging blows with him.

• Kip Lin destroyed Shajia’s Palm Buddha Country with a sword strike, leaving Shajia badly injured.
• Mu Long, Suo Ang, and Arudis attacked Kip Lin, but he cut down Mu Long’s dragon form and shattered Arudis’s Wild Bull form, killing Arudis.
• Kip Lin attacked Wang Teng with a black sword light, but Wang Teng shattered it with a punch and rushed him.
• Wang Teng and Kip Lin exchanged a powerful punch and palm strike, then Wang Teng charged forward and unleashed a barrage of punches.

Wang Teng overwhelmed Kip Ling in their battle, forcing him to break the seal on the Demon Weapon and unleash its darkness power. Wang Teng countered Kip Ling’s strongest attack with a storm of saber and sword intent, and the resulting collision blasted Kip Ling away as the fight’s outcome remained unresolved.

• Wang Teng fought Kip Ling on equal terms, using his fists and then Demon Citadel to drive Kip Ling back while onlookers marveled at his strength.
• Wang Teng’s Azure Flame Saber strike clashed with Kip Ling’s black sword light, and Wang Teng continued attacking with alternating saber and sword intents.
• Kip Ling cut his palm and used his blood to break the Demon Weapon’s seal, drawing its darkness power into himself despite Alais warning Wang Teng to stop him.
• Kip Ling transformed under the weapon’s influence and unleashed a powerful darkness sword strike as Wang Teng gathered his saber and sword intents into a colossal storm.
• The Saber Sword Storm collided with Kip Ling’s black sword light, and the explosion blasted Kip Ling away while both attacks shattered.

Wang Teng defeated Great Sage Kipling, earning the Holy Maiden’s and the onlookers’ respect. Kip Lin then lost control to the dark giant beast, spread Darkness Source Power, and thanked Wang Teng, who demanded the Demon Weapon instead.

• Wang Teng defeated Great Sage Kipling, and Alais called him the one foretold by the Temple.
• Great Sage Fara, the Saint Knights, Zhu Yunshao, Ivan, and Tantai Xuan reacted to Wang Teng’s strength, while Ivan decided the Xia Kingdom should be an ally.
• Kip Lin rose from the ground, raged over his defeat, and called Wang Teng a little bastard.
• The dark giant beast entered Kip Lin, whose Darkness Source Power swept across the area and began mutating people caught in it.
• Darkness-corrupted Kip Lin thanked Wang Teng, who asked for the Demon Weapon and called him a hypocrite when he refused.

Corrupted Kipling transformed after releasing the Darkness Demon Soul sealed in his weapon, revealing himself as Demon Lord Chi Yan. Wang Teng and the others prepared to face Chi Yan, who declared that everyone present would die.

• Corrupted Kipling transformed and gained Darkness Fire, which Wang Teng collected as an attribute.
• Alais explained that a powerful High-level Darkness Breed, a Demon Lord, had been sealed inside the Demon Weapon and worn down by Light Source Power.
• The freed Demon Lord introduced himself as Chi Yan and threatened Wang Teng, who taunted him despite his fearsome aura.
• Chi Yan rose into the sky and announced that everyone present would die to celebrate his escape.
• Tantai Xuan, Ivan, and the others gathered beside Wang Teng and Alais, and Wang Teng urged them to fight Chi Yan.

As Demon Lord Chi Yan unleashed its Darkness Demon Flame, Alais sought to activate the Temple’s Holy Fire to stop it. She headed for the Temple with Wang Teng, whose array expertise might help her overcome its restrictions, while the defenders struggled to hold back the attack.

• Alais explained that the Temple’s Holy Fire could counter Demon Lord Chi Yan, but she lacked strength to activate the array after being contaminated by Darkness Source Power.
• Wang Teng offered to accompany Alais, and Tantai Xuan revealed that he was an Array Grandmaster, though Great Sage Fara warned that the array also required Light Source Power.
• Demon Lord Chi Yan completed its transformation and unleashed a vast rain of Darkness Demon Flame, burning some people to ash.
• Alais ordered Suo Ang, Shajia, and Mu Long to organize the Holy Mountain Martial Artists and defend against the flames with Primal Force.
• Alais rushed to the Temple to try activating the array, and Wang Teng followed her as Great Sage Fara worried over Holy Mountain’s fate.

Wang Teng and Alais escaped Demon Lord Chi Yan’s attack and entered the Temple to find its Sacred Flame. Wang Teng discovered a hall full of Light attributes and a Light Body constitution, while the battle against Chi Yan continued outside.

• Wang Teng collected the scattered attributes, including Darkness Fire, and learned that it was a Heavenly Creation Flame born in the Darkness World.
• Demon Lord Chi Yan sent two flaming pythons after Wang Teng and Alais, but Wang Teng cut them apart with the Azure Jade Glazed Flame.
• Wang Teng and Alais reached the Temple, while Tantai Xuan, Great Sage Fara, and the others held off Demon Lord Chi Yan.
• Alais led Wang Teng through the Temple to a grand hall containing a goddess statue and the white Sacred Flame, where he saw an illusory horned beast sleeping in the fire.
• Wang Teng collected the hall’s Attribute Bubbles and gained Light Source Power and Light Body attributes.

Wang Teng purged the Darkness Source Power from Alaís, allowing her to activate the Temple’s Rune Array. As the array rose over the Temple, Demon Lord Chi Yan continued slaughtering the defenders.

• Wang Teng discovered that the Temple had raised his Light Body to 1,320 points and his Light Source Power to the 7-Star War Soldier Level.
• Wang Teng drew the Darkness Source Power out of Alaís and burned it away, and Alaís apologized after realizing he had helped her.
• Alaís used her Light Source Power to activate the Rune Array, opening the hall’s dome and sending a pillar of light into the sky.
• Great Sage Fara urged the defenders to hold on as the Rune Array spread above the Temple, but Demon Lord Chi Yan attacked with waves of black flame.
• Demon Lord Chi Yan crushed a Temple martial artist’s blade attack, seized the man, and twisted his head aside.