Chapter Summaries

Zhu Ying learned that the Ming Kingdom’s emperor would resist and ordered an invasion, then faced the Sweeping Monk, who came to challenge him over Shaolin Temple. After Zhu Ying blocked the monk’s attack with Aura Qi, he counterattacked with the Six Vein Divine Sword.

• Guo Zhen reported that Zhu Wushi’s secret letter said the Ming emperor refused to submit, and Zhu Ying scheduled an invasion for ten days later.
• Zhu Ying ordered Lan Yu and the other generals to prepare for war and take the Ming capital within half a month.
• Liu Lei warned Zhu Ying that a powerful martial artist had arrived, and Zhu Ying went to the city wall while sending Liu Lei and Guo Zhen to protect Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Biao.
• Zhu Ying recognized the visitor as the Sweeping Monk, who confirmed his identity and said he had come to ask questions about Shaolin Temple.
• Zhu Ying demanded that the Sweeping Monk submit, but the monk attacked with the Great Strength Vajra Finger, which Zhu Ying blocked with an Aura Qi shield.
• Zhu Ying launched the Six Vein Divine Sword at the Sweeping Monk, who prepared to fight back with all his strength.

Zhu Ying overwhelmed the Sweeping Monk with his Aura Realm techniques, but Patriarch Bodhidharma intervened before he could deliver the killing blow. Bodhidharma revealed his presence after sensing Zhu Ying’s aura and intended to kill him and seize it for himself.

• Zhu Ying shattered the Sweeping Monk’s Three-Foot Qi Wall with the Six Vein Divine Sword and sent him crashing to the ground.
• Zhu Ying struck the Sweeping Monk with the Eighteen Dragon Subduing Palms, breaking his Indestructible Vajra Body and leaving him badly wounded.
• The Sweeping Monk used the Turtle Breath Zen Palm in a desperate attack, but Zhu Ying blocked it with a wall of aura.
• Zhu Ying spread his martial domain, collapsed the Sweeping Monk’s Zen domain with the Melancholic Soul-Devouring Palm, and prepared to kill him.
• Patriarch Bodhidharma appeared and blocked Zhu Ying’s attack, prompting Zhu Ying to challenge him and accuse him of seeking his aura.

Zhu Ying fought Patriarch Bodhidharma, who tried Shaolin techniques and his combined True Qi and aura but could not harm him. Zhu Ying killed the Sweeping Monk and drained Patriarch Bodhidharma’s life force, leaving him a skeleton.

• Zhu Ying faced Patriarch Bodhidharma in the sky as Zhu Yuanzhang, Zhu Biao, and the commoners watched anxiously.
• Patriarch Bodhidharma attacked with the Mighty Vajra Palm, but Zhu Ying emerged unharmed and dismissed his strength.
• Patriarch Bodhidharma unleashed the Bodhidharma Eighteen Fists, but Zhu Ying’s Indestructible Vajra Body blocked every blow.
• Zhu Ying prepared the Eighteen Dragon Subduing Palms, and the Sweeping Monk flew in to shield Patriarch Bodhidharma.
• Zhu Ying’s eighteen golden dragons reduced the Sweeping Monk to ashes and overwhelmed Patriarch Bodhidharma.
• Zhu Ying used the Star-Absorbing Technique to drain Patriarch Bodhidharma’s True Qi and aura until he became a withered skeleton.

After Zhu Ying killed Patriarch Bodhidharma and the Sweeping Monk, he took command of the campaign against the Ming Kingdom. As the Grand Ming Empire invaded, Zhu Houzhao refused to surrender and ordered Cao Zhengchun to kill officials seeking defection and Zhu Wushi, but Cao Zhengchun warned he was no match for the Divine Marquis.

• Zhu Ying returned to the city walls unharmed, and Zhu Yuanzhang placed him in charge of military affairs as he planned further conquests.
• The system rewarded Zhu Ying with 50 attribute points for killing Patriarch Bodhidharma and the Sweeping Monk, and seven days later his army invaded the Ming Kingdom along three routes.
• Zhu Houzhao’s court learned that the two Shaolin masters had been killed, but Zhu Houzhao rejected advice from Zhu Wushi and Cao Zhengchun to negotiate or surrender.
• After Zhu Houzhao ordered the Ministry of War to prepare a defense, Zhu Wushi urged Cao Zhengchun to persuade the emperor to submit, but Cao Zhengchun refused to support surrender.
• That night, Zhu Houzhao ordered Cao Zhengchun to kill officials who wanted to defect and Zhu Wushi, but Cao Zhengchun said he was no match for the Divine Marquis.

With the Grand Ming Empire invading, Zhu Houzhao accepted Cao Zhengchun’s plan to summon Ming Kingdom’s martial artists instead of sending him to assassinate Zhu Ying. As Cao Zhengchun rallied experts, Zhu Wushi refused to join the defense, while Duan Zhengchun and the Tibetan court moved toward an alliance with Ming Kingdom.

• Zhu Houzhao demanded that Cao Zhengchun assassinate Zhu Ying, but Cao proposed summoning Ming Kingdom’s martial artists to defend the capital, and Zhu Houzhao approved.
• Cao Zhengchun used the Eastern Depot to contact martial artists, and Duan Tianya reported the effort to Zhu Wushi.
• Zhu Wushi dismissed the gathered experts as no match for Zhu Ying and warned Duan Tianya not to fight the Grand Ming Empire.
• Duan Tianya secretly contacted Guihai Yidao and Shangguan Haitang, and they decided to join Cao Zhengchun’s resistance.
• Duan Zhengchun urged Duan Zhengming to ally Dali with Ming Kingdom, and Duan Zhengming sent him to negotiate.
• Golden Wheel Dharma King and Jiumozhi discussed Zhu Ying’s strength, then concluded that the Tibetan Kingdom should ally with Ming Kingdom.

As the Grand Ming Empire’s armies rapidly conquered the Ming Kingdom, Zhu Ying learned that its martial arts experts were gathering to resist and decided to confront them himself. Wudang and the Ming court’s fighters prepared for battle, while Zhu Wushi warned the Grand Ming Empire of the alliance.

• Jiumozhi and Golden Wheel Dharma King agreed that the Tibetan Kingdom needed an alliance with the Ming Kingdom, and Jiumozhi ordered Golden Wheel Dharma King to negotiate one.
• Liu Lei reported that Lan Yu, Guo Zhen, and Mu Ying had captured sixty cities and that Guo Zhen had crushed Wu Longhui’s three-hundred-thousand-man force.
• Zhu Ying learned that Cao Zhengchun was gathering martial arts experts and that Dali and the Tibetan Kingdom sought an alliance with the Ming Kingdom, then resolved to face the experts personally and ordered his generals to spare civilians and accept surrendering soldiers.
• Song Qingshu told Zhang Sanfeng that the Grand Ming Imperial Grandson had killed Patriarch Bodhidharma and the Sweeping Monk and destroyed Shaolin, so Zhang Sanfeng ordered Wudang disciples to aid the Ming Kingdom.
• Cao Zhengchun assembled Gu Santong, the creator of the Sunflower Manual, Ximen Chuixue, Ye Gucheng, Dongfang Bubai, Chu Liuxiang, Ren Woxing, Linghu Chong, and other experts before Zhu Houzhao, and Gu Santong demanded the chance to kill Zhu Ying.
• Zhu Wushi learned that Cao Zhengchun had joined forces with the martial arts experts and sent the intelligence to the Grand Ming Empire.

With the Grand Ming Empire’s army closing on the Ming capital, Zhu Houzhao refused to move the capital and ordered the court to defend it. The Dali Kingdom offered an alliance and troops, leaving the Ming Kingdom poised to resist the invasion.

• Duan Tianya, Guihai Yidao, and Shangguan Haitang joined Cao Zhengchun’s camp against Zhu Wushi.
• Lan Yu, Guo Zhen, and Mu Ying led the Grand Ming Empire to victory across the fronts, annihilating Wu Longhui’s 300,000 troops at Shanhaiguan Pass.
• Cao Zhengchun urged Zhu Houzhao to relocate the capital, but Zhu Houzhao refused and summoned the officials to plan the defense.
• Zhu Wushi urged surrender before agreeing to Zhu Houzhao’s order to send Dragon Guard Manor’s experts to defend the capital.
• Wu Longhui returned wounded, described the Grand Ming Empire’s firearms, cannons, and Dinosaur Legion, and received command of the capital’s 100,000 defenders.
• Duan Zhengchun offered a Dali Kingdom alliance and 100,000 troops, saying Dali would fight the Grand Ming Empire because it had destroyed the Jin and Song kingdoms and killed Shaolin masters.

The Golden Wheel Dharma King allied the Tibetan Kingdom with the Ming Kingdom and sent fifty thousand troops against the Grand Ming Empire, but its cannons, guns, and dinosaur legion routed them. As Grand Ming forces closed on the Ming capital, Zhu Houzhao sent Dragon Guard Manor disciples to resist, and they were all killed.

• The Golden Wheel Dharma King entered Fengtian Hall and proposed an alliance with Zhu Houzhao, offering fifty thousand Tibetan troops led by Jiumozhi.
• Zhu Ying learned of the Tibetan invasion, ordered Xu Huizu to intercept the army, and urged Grand Ming forces to reach the Ming capital by the next day.
• Zhu Yuanzhang ordered Xu Huizu to destroy the Tibetan army and launch an attack on the Tibetan Kingdom.
• Xu Huizu’s cannons, firearms, and dinosaur legion routed Jiumozhi’s forces, and Jiumozhi fled in panic.
• As Grand Ming armies approached the Ming capital, Zhu Houzhao sent Zhu Wushi’s Dragon Guard Manor disciples to hold them back, and the Grand Ming army killed them all.

The Grand Ming Empire’s armies reached the Ming Kingdom’s capital, where Wu Longhui’s forces failed to stop their advance. Zhang Sanfeng arrived to aid the Ming Kingdom, but the chapter ended as the capital’s walls fell and the Grand Ming armies stormed inside.

• Zhu Ying ordered the Grand Ming Empire’s three armies to breach the capital that day after Liu Lei reported their approach and the defeat of Dragon Guard Manor’s martial artists.
• Zhu Houzhao learned that the Golden Wheel Dharma King and Dali’s Prince of Zhennan had fled, then entrusted 150,000 troops to Wu Longhui to defend the capital.
• Zhang Sanfeng arrived and declared that he would help the Ming Kingdom and avenge Shaolin, revealing an aura that shocked Zhu Wushi.
• Wu Longhui led 50,000 cavalry out to attack, but Lan Yu’s 10,000 riders overwhelmed them and drove Wu Longhui back into the capital.
• Lan Yu, Mu Ying, and Guo Zhen’s artillery fired on the capital walls, which collapsed before the Grand Ming armies poured into the city.

As the Grand Ming Empire’s forces overwhelmed the Ming Kingdom’s capital, Zhu Wushi betrayed Zhu Houzhao and attacked Cao Zhengchun. The chapter ended with Zhu Wushi overpowering Cao Zhengchun with the Energy-Absorbing Technique as Duan Tianya, Guihai Yidao, and Shangguan Haitang rushed to help.

• Wu Longhui reported that the capital had fallen and urged Zhu Houzhao to relocate, but Zhu Houzhao ordered Cao Zhengchun and Zhu Wushi to lead the martial arts experts in a final defense.
• Guo Zhen’s soldiers and Red-Clad Cannons devastated the Ming Kingdom’s forces outside the palace, while Cao Zhengchun used Myriad Rivers Return to Sea to shield the palace walls.
• Zhu Wushi revealed his allegiance to the Grand Ming Empire and attacked Cao Zhengchun, demanding that he surrender.
• Duan Tianya, Guihai Yidao, and Shangguan Haitang rejected Zhu Wushi’s betrayal and stood with Cao Zhengchun.
• Cao Zhengchun fought Zhu Wushi with the Tiangang Child Skill, but Zhu Wushi countered with the Energy-Absorbing Technique and began draining his true qi.
• Duan Tianya, Guihai Yidao, and Shangguan Haitang charged at Zhu Wushi to rescue Cao Zhengchun.

Zhu Wushi overpowered Cao Zhengchun and his former disciples, prompting Zhu Houzhao to send Gu Santong to stop him. Gu Santong’s Indestructible Vajra Body countered Zhu Wushi’s Energy-Absorbing Technique, but just as Gu Santong’s attack was about to land, Zhu Ying intervened.

• Duan Tianya, Shangguan Haitang, and Guihai Yidao attacked Zhu Wushi together, but he blocked their techniques without injury.
• Cao Zhengchun used his life’s cultivation to unleash Tiangang Child Skill, but Zhu Wushi defended himself, absorbed Cao Zhengchun’s True Qi, and killed him.
• A eunuch reported Zhu Wushi’s betrayal to Zhu Houzhao, who asked Gu Santong to confront him; Gu Santong rushed to the battlefield.
• Zhu Wushi knocked down Duan Tianya, Shangguan Haitang, and Guihai Yidao and began absorbing their True Qi, but Gu Santong struck him with the Indestructible Vajra Body.
• Gu Santong’s Indestructible Vajra Body resisted Zhu Wushi’s Energy-Absorbing Technique, and Gu Santong attacked him again.
• Zhu Ying descended and raised a dense surge of astral qi before Zhu Wushi as Gu Santong’s fist was about to hit him.

Zhu Ying defeated Gu Santong and drained him, Duan Tianya, Guihai Yidao, and Shangguan Haitang of their True Qi before ordering Zhu Wushi to capture Zhu Houzhao. When Zhu Wushi entered the palace, Zhang Sanfeng intervened, and Zhu Ying stepped in to face him as Wudang joined the fight.

• Zhu Ying blocked Gu Santong's attack on Zhu Wushi, then defeated Gu Santong with the Eighteen Dragon Subduing Palms and absorbed the True Qi of him, Duan Tianya, Guihai Yidao, and Shangguan Haitang.
• Zhu Ying ordered Zhu Wushi to capture Zhu Houzhao, and Zhu Wushi defeated Wu Longhui and the Ming Kingdom's soldiers on his way into the imperial palace.
• Zhu Wushi confronted Zhu Houzhao in Fengtian Hall, but Zhang Sanfeng attacked him with Tai Chi Fist and revealed he had reached the half-step Aura Realm.
• Zhu Ying blocked Zhang Sanfeng's next attack with the Great Shift of Heaven and Earth, then challenged him with the Six Vein Divine Sword and the Eighteen Dragon Subduing Palms.
• Zhang Sanfeng defended himself from Zhu Ying's Six Vein Divine Sword, and Song Yuanqiao and Wudang's other six disciples charged into battle against Zhu Ying.

Zhu Ying defeated the Ming Dynasty’s martial arts experts after they refused to submit, killing Zhang Sanfeng, the Sunflower Eunuch, Ximen Chuixue, Ye Gucheng, Lu Xiaofeng, and Chu Liuxiang. Zhu Houzhao was left facing Zhu Ying alone, with the emperor’s fate unresolved.

• Zhu Ying’s Indestructible Vajra Body repelled the Wudang Sect’s attacks, and he confronted Zhu Houzhao, who refused his offer to surrender.
• Zhu Ying absorbed Zhang Sanfeng’s True Qi and killed the Wudang Seven, then shattered Zhang Sanfeng’s Wudang Domain and severely injured him.
• The Sunflower Eunuch, Ximen Chuixue, Ye Gucheng, and Lu Xiaofeng attacked Zhu Ying but were defeated and killed as he absorbed their True Qi.
• Zhang Sanfeng sacrificed his body to unleash his remaining aura force, but Zhu Ying killed him with three punches.
• The Sunflower Eunuch tried to strike back with the Imperial Sword Art, but Zhu Ying killed him with the Six Vein Divine Sword.
• At Zhu Houzhao’s urging, Chu Liuxiang tried to flee using the Moon-Stepping Fragrance Trail, but Zhu Ying’s aura force caught and killed him.

Zhu Ying defeated the remaining martial arts experts of the Ming Kingdom, captured Zhu Houzhao, and ordered the empire to occupy the rest of the country while sparing its people. Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Biao arrived in the Ming capital, where Zhu Ying reported that the conquest was nearly complete and urged them to finish securing the kingdom before planning further campaigns.

• Water Mother Yinji, Yagyu Tajima-no-kami, Yan Shisan, and Xie Xiaofeng attacked Zhu Ying, but he defeated them with his Aura-powered One Yang Finger.
• Zhu Houzhao knelt before Zhu Ying, who ordered Zhu Wushi to guard and imprison him without harming him.
• Zhu Ying ordered Lan Yu and Mu Ying to occupy the Ming Kingdom's remaining cities within half a month, forbade massacres, and told Guo Zhen to modernize the capital.
• Liu Lei reported the capital's fall and Zhu Houzhao's capture to Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Biao, who decided to relocate there.
• Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Biao arrived in the renovated Ming capital, and Zhu Ying told them the kingdom would soon be conquered while insisting they secure it before attacking other nations.

Zhu Ying spared Zhu Houzhao and appointed him to govern Song Prefecture, while the last kingdoms prepared for war or surrender as the Grand Ming Empire expanded. After the Ming Kingdom was fully occupied, Zhu Ying ordered campaigns against Mongol Yuan, Dali, and the Tibetan Kingdom, while railways spread across the empire.

• Zhu Yuanzhang met Zhu Houzhao, praised his resistance, and agreed to Zhu Ying's proposal to spare him and assign him Song Prefecture.
• Golden Wheel Dharma King told Jiumozhi that the Ming Kingdom had fallen and urged the Tibetan Kingdom to seek peace, but Jiumozhi refused and chose to hold out despite his depleted forces.
• Duan Zhengming agreed to fight the Grand Ming Empire after Duan Zhengchun invoked his son's death and took command of Dali's armies.
• Lan Yu, Mu Ying, and Guo Zhen reported that they had occupied the Ming Kingdom and destroyed its martial arts sects.
• Zhu Ying ordered Lan Yu to attack Mongol Yuan, Mu Ying to attack Dali, and Guo Zhen to attack the Tibetan Kingdom.
• The Grand Ming Empire accelerated modernization, building railways across every province within a month.

The Mongol Yuan Great Khan learned that the Grand Ming Empire had invaded and sent Prince of Ruyang to meet its army, where Zhang Wuji offered to join him in seeking revenge. At the Tibetan capital, Guo Zhen’s forces besieged the city, and Zhu Wushi joined the fight against Golden Wheel Dharma King as Jiumozhi prepared to act.

• The Mongol Yuan Great Khan learned that the Grand Ming Empire had conquered Ming Kingdom and entered the grasslands, then ordered Prince of Ruyang to lead three hundred thousand cavalry against it.
• Zhang Wuji intercepted Prince of Ruyang, offered to cooperate against the Grand Ming Empire, and vowed revenge for his father and grandmaster.
• Guo Zhen’s two hundred thousand Imperial Guards surrounded the Tibetan Kingdom’s capital, where Golden Wheel Dharma King and Jiumozhi prepared to defend the city.
• Golden Wheel Dharma King blocked the cannons and bullets with his Dragon Elephant Prajna Technique, then attacked the Imperial Guards with True Qi swords.
• Guo Zhen sent the Dinosaur Legion against Golden Wheel Dharma King, but their fight reached a stalemate until Zhu Wushi arrived and challenged him.
• Zhu Wushi and Golden Wheel Dharma King fought evenly above the capital, while Jiumozhi prepared to join the battle.

Zhu Ying arrived as Zhu Wushi was on the verge of defeat against Jiumozhi and the Golden Wheel Dharma King, then killed both Tibetan masters and led the Grand Ming Empire to conquer the Tibetan capital. Meanwhile, Mu Ying’s army entered Dali and routed Duan Zhengchun’s forces.

• Jiumozhi and the Golden Wheel Dharma King trapped and grievously wounded Zhu Wushi, with Jiumozhi using the Lesser Formless Technique to imitate his Energy-Absorbing Technique.
• Jiumozhi pierced Zhu Wushi with the Vajra Finger, but Zhu Ying appeared and protected him from the two masters’ follow-up attacks.
• Jiumozhi attacked Zhu Ying with the Lesser Formless Technique, but Zhu Ying killed him with the Eighteen Dragon Subduing Palms.
• Zhu Ying killed the Golden Wheel Dharma King, then ordered Guo Zhen and the Imperial Guards to storm and capture the Tibetan capital.
• Mu Ying led two hundred thousand Mountain Battalion troops into Dali, where they routed Duan Zhengchun’s one hundred and fifty thousand soldiers.

Zhu Ying arrived in the Tibetan capital, killed Jiumozhi and the Golden Wheel Dharma King, and led the Grand Ming Empire to conquer the city. Meanwhile, Mu Ying’s army entered Dali Kingdom and clashed with Duan Zhengchun’s forces, which quickly began to collapse.

• Jiumozhi and the Golden Wheel Dharma King joined forces against Zhu Wushi, trapping him in Jiumozhi’s martial domain and draining his True Qi.
• Jiumozhi copied Zhu Wushi’s Energy-Absorbing Technique and then pierced him with the Vajra Finger, leaving him gravely wounded.
• Zhu Ying appeared and killed Jiumozhi and the Golden Wheel Dharma King with the Eighteen Dragon Subduing Palms.
• Zhu Ying ordered the siege of the Tibetan capital, and Guo Zhen led the Imperial Guards to capture it and bring the Tibetan Kingdom under Grand Ming rule.
• Mu Ying led two hundred thousand Mountain Battalion troops into Dali Kingdom, where Duan Zhengchun’s army of one hundred and fifty thousand was swiftly overwhelmed.

Mu Ying’s army conquered the Dali Kingdom, where Zhu Ying killed Duan Zhengming and Duan Zhengchun, then ordered the territory rebuilt as Dali Prefecture. After the Grand Ming Empire unified the realm, its court planned further reconstruction and cultivation before returning to the main world, while Dugu Qiubai sensed Zhu Ying’s Aura and learned of the unification.

• Mu Ying led two hundred thousand troops to breach the Dali capital, and Duan Zhengming rejected Duan Zhengchun’s plea to surrender and went to fight Zhu Ying.
• Zhu Ying defeated and killed Duan Zhengming, then killed Duan Zhengchun when he charged to avenge his brother.
• Mu Ying reported that the Dali Kingdom had been eliminated, and Zhu Ying ordered its reconstruction and protection of its people.
• The Grand Ming Empire unified the realm and renamed the former Dali Kingdom Dali Prefecture; Zhu Yuanzhang, Zhu Biao, and Zhu Ying agreed to remain for reconstruction and cultivation before returning to the main world.
• Dugu Qiubai failed to break through to the Aura Realm, sensed Zhu Ying’s powerful Aura, and learned from common people that the realm had been unified.

Dugu Qiubai learned that Zhu Ying had unified the realm and reached the Aura Realm, then came to the Grand Ming capital intending to kill him and claim his aura. After Dugu Qiubai began destroying the city, Zhu Ying set out to confront him, and Dugu Qiubai sensed a powerful Aura Qi presence.

• Dugu Qiubai heard from commoners that Zhu Ying had defeated Patriarch Bodhidharma and was said to be in the Aura Realm, so he headed for the capital of Ming Prefecture.
• Zhu Ying learned that officials had concealed the people’s food shortages and ordered free grain, seeds, and fertilizer distributed, along with irrigation projects.
• Dugu Qiubai arrived in the capital, saw the aid being given to the people, but still resolved to kill Zhu Ying to reach the Aura Realm.
• Dugu Qiubai unleashed his True Qi and destroyed buildings across the capital, overwhelming the Imperial Guards.
• Liu Lei reported the destruction to Zhu Ying, who left the palace to confront Dugu Qiubai and summoned his Imperial Grandfather and Father to witness the battle.
• Dugu Qiubai prepared to storm the imperial palace, then stopped when he sensed an extremely dense presence of Aura Qi.