Chapter Summaries

Nalan Chaoge stunned the new students by sending Luo Bu flying with one kick, then met Instructor Ruolin and Yaoye at the academy. The chapter ended with Yaoye’s arrival and Nalan Chaoge staring at the women around him.

• Luo Bu mocked Nalan Chaoge and agreed to fight him, assuring him the instructors would not intervene as long as nobody died.
• Nalan Chaoge kicked Luo Bu more than ten meters, leaving him badly injured and unconscious.
• The new students and Xue Ni realized that Nalan Chaoge had defeated a senior with one blow.
• A woman praised Nalan Chaoge’s talent, and Instructor Ruolin arrived to ask his name.
• Yaoye arrived, identified Nalan Chaoge as her Imperial Family Recommendation, and caught him staring and drooling.

After Nalan Chaoge defeated Luo Bu, Instructor Ruolin healed him and began registering the new students by strength and potential. Yao Yue called Nalan Chaoge her brother-in-law, then he tried to bargain with her for something belonging to Yaoye, but she misunderstood what he wanted.

• Nalan Chaoge claimed he had only meant to kick Luo Bu once, and Instructor Ruolin treated Luo Bu's injuries with her water attribute Dou Qi.
• Luo Bu woke, thanked Instructor Ruolin, and shrank away from Nalan Chaoge.
• Yao Yue arrived, called Yaoye her sister, and then addressed Nalan Chaoge as her brother-in-law, stunning him and Yaoye.
• Instructor Ruolin explained Jia Nan Academy's potential tiers and began asking the new students to give their names, levels, and ages.
• Yao Yue asked Nalan Chaoge about his level, and he offered to tell her if she could get something from Yaoye; Yao Yue mistakenly suggested stealing Yaoye's underwear or socks.

Nalan Chaoge tried to hide his strength while the new students reported their cultivation ranks, as Yao Yue kept teasing him and revealing details. Yao Yue stunned the tent with her A Tier talent, then Yaoye revealed she was a six-star Dou Zhe at fifteen, leaving everyone speechless.

• Nalan Chaoge claimed he was only at the fifth stage of Dou Qi and denied kicking Luo Bu, while Luo Bu stayed silent and waited for others to challenge him.
• Yao Yue reported that she barely qualified for A Tier, shocking the students who had mocked her as a back-door admission.
• Ruo Lin praised Yao Yue as a young three-star Dou Zhe and recognized her talent as a valuable find.
• Yaoye reported that she was a six-star Dou Zhe at fifteen, stunning Ruo Lin and everyone in the tent.

Yaoye revealed Nalan Chaoge’s extraordinary achievements to the plaza, drawing attention to his rapid rise and leaving everyone desperate to know his current strength. Nalan Chaoge suspected Yaoye was using him in a scheme against Mu Zhan, then claimed he had reached seven-star Dou Zhe.

• Instructor Ruolin praised Yaoye as the most outstanding new student, but Yaoye said Nalan Chaoge surpassed her.
• Yaoye recounted Nalan Chaoge’s past accomplishments and emphasized that he had only cultivated for two months since awakening.
• The students and Instructor Ruolin were stunned by Nalan Chaoge’s talent, while he suspected Yaoye was manipulating him and Mu Zhan.
• When Instructor Ruolin asked Nalan Chaoge how strong he was, he raised seven fingers and announced that he was a seven-star Dou Zhe.

Nalan Chaoge was mistakenly registered as a fourteen-year-old Seven-Star Dou Zhe with Super S-Tier potential and drew attention from the other students. While waiting for Jia Nan Academy’s delayed convoy, he tricked Yao Yue into letting him steal one of her two Tier 4 Demonic Cores.

• Ruo Lin recorded Nalan Chaoge as a Seven-Star Dou Zhe with Super S-Tier potential after he revealed he was nearly fourteen.
• Ruo Lin ended registration and announced that the students would travel to Jia Nan Academy once its flying convoy arrived.
• The women crowded around Nalan Chaoge, while Mu Zhan privately vowed to make him suffer at the academy.
• After the convoy was delayed until morning, Yao Yue sneaked into Nalan Chaoge’s room and gave him Yaoye’s intimate clothing, thinking he had asked for it.
• Nalan Chaoge spotted Yao Yue’s two Tier 4 Demonic Cores and, after distracting her, stole one and hid it in his Na Ring.

Nalan Chaoge teased Yao Yue after keeping a Demonic Core, then joined Yaoye and the other Jia Ma Empire candidates as they prepared to travel to Jia Nan Academy. When the Griffins arrived, Nalan Chaoge demonstrated surprising control by landing steadily on one.

• Nalan Chaoge kept the Tier 4 Demonic Core and teased Yao Yue until she fled, then warned Yaoye not to provoke him again.
• Instructor Ruolin learned from Huo Gang that the Griffin Team had been ambushed, possibly by the Cloud Empire, and arranged to travel with the Jia Ma Empire candidates.
• Returning students made new students slip on the Griffins' feathers before showing them how to board.
• Yaoye hinted that she knew Nalan Chaoge had bullied Yao Yue, while Nalan Chaoge admitted that he had killed Mu Tong and patted her shoulder.
• Nalan Chaoge sprang onto a Griffin and landed without wavering, astonishing Mu Zhan and Yaoye.

Nalan Chaoge avoided Mu Zhan by switching Griffon Beasts and tricked him into boasting about an Earth-tier technique whose opening instruction was to castrate himself. The Griffon Beasts departed for Jia Nan Academy, with Nalan Chaoge still laughing and Yaoye irritated beside him.

• Xue Ni invited Nalan Chaoge to sit with her, while Yaoye and Yao Yue watched and Mu Zhan approached Yaoye.
• Yaoye rejected Mu Zhan's suggestion to discuss her talent and boarded a Griffon Beast with Yao Yue and Ruo Lin.
• Mu Zhan boarded Nalan Chaoge's Griffon Beast, but Nalan Chaoge asked him about the Earth-tier Dou Technique his family had received from Nalan Jie.
• Mu Zhan told the students that the technique's first line instructed its practitioner to castrate himself, and they misunderstood it as profound guidance.
• Nalan Chaoge switched Griffon Beasts, laughed at the technique's real purpose, and accidentally spat saliva onto Yaoye's face.
• Huo Gang ordered the Griffon Beasts to depart, and the ten beasts flew toward Jia Nan Academy.

Jia Nan Academy’s convoy reached the Black Domain Great Plains, the gateway to the Black-Corner Region, after a rapid seven-day flight. As they headed for Black Seal City, Nalan Chaoge noticed Yaoye’s growing discomfort and privately anticipated her predicament.

• Ruo Lin explained that the Black-Corner Region was dangerous and advised Nalan Chaoge to make others fear provoking him.
• Nalan Chaoge said he wanted to grow strong enough to protect those he cared about, not take on every cause.
• Ruo Lin told Yaoye that the convoy would reach Black Seal City in half a day, rest there, and then fly to Jia Nan Academy.
• Yaoye grew quiet and appeared uncomfortable, while Yao Yue asked whether she was in a hurry.
• Nalan Chaoge guessed that Yaoye needed to relieve herself and amused himself at the thought of her predicament.

During a Black Windstorm on the Black Domain Great Plains, Nalan Chaoge unlocked the Red Eye Kekkei Genkai to see through the darkness and planned to kill Mu Zhan. As he approached Mu Zhan, Nalan Chaoge sensed an extreme danger.

• Nalan Chaoge recycled two third-grade medicinal herbs and raised his system points to 2,000.
• Captain Huo Gang ordered the group to shelter as a Black Windstorm struck, and the Griffon Beasts formed a protective ring around the students.
• Nalan Chaoge discovered that Red Eye was available for 1,000 points, exchanged for it, and used it to see clearly through the storm.
• Nalan Chaoge spotted Mu Zhan sheltering alone behind a rock and began approaching him with the intention of killing him.
• Nalan Chaoge felt an extreme sense of danger just as he took a step toward Mu Zhan.

Nalan Chaoge used Red Eye to detect an ambush during the black windstorm, defeated one attacker, and followed the others carrying Yaoye and Yao Yue. When the storm passed, the students discovered all three were missing, while Mu Zhan secretly welcomed the chance to set the Jia Ma Imperial Family and Nalan Family against each other.

• Red Eye warned Nalan Chaoge of an ambush, and he hid while attackers abducted students in the storm.
• Nalan Chaoge used a shadow clone to trick an attacker, then killed him with a Rasengan and took his cloak.
• Nalan Chaoge followed the two remaining attackers and saw that they were carrying Yaoye and Yao Yue alive.
• The black windstorm passed, and the students realized Yaoye, Yao Yue, and Nalan Chaoge were missing.
• Mu Zhan privately rejoiced that their disappearance might ignite conflict between the Jia Ma Imperial Family and the Nalan Family.

Nalan Chaoge found Yaoye and Yao Yue captured by two cloaked men and infiltrated their camp by impersonating their missing Third Brother. He distracted the second brother and began an ambush, cutting Yaoye down and striking his enemy as the chapter ended.

• Ruo Lin and Mu Zhan discussed the students taken during the Black Windstorm while the remaining group prepared to report the attack to Jia Nan Academy.
• The two cloaked men bound Yaoye and Yao Yue and prepared to assault them, while the second brother waited for Third Brother to arrive with Nalan Chaoge.
• Nalan Chaoge arrived disguised as Third Brother and persuaded the second brother to leave Yaoye and approach his Shadow Clone.
• The second brother attacked the fleeing Shadow Clone with a pebble, and Nalan Chaoge severed Yaoye's rope and struck the second brother's head with the Fiery Poison Seal Whip.

Nalan Chaoge stopped Yaoye from rushing into danger, then agreed to help her rescue Yao Yue after she pleaded and promised not to oppose him. He planned to lure away the remaining Man in Black so Yaoye could escape with her sister.

• Nalan Chaoge knocked out the second brother with his whip and killed him with a Kunai.
• Nalan Chaoge tripped Yaoye and restrained her when she charged toward the leader to save Yao Yue.
• Yaoye begged Nalan Chaoge to help, and he agreed after demanding that she never scheme against him again.
• Nalan Chaoge questioned Yaoye about the Jia Ma Imperial Family's defensive Battle Skills and told her to take Yao Yue to the instructors while he drew the enemy away.
• Nalan Chaoge left to lure away the remaining Man in Black, while Yaoye watched him go.

Nalan Chaoge rescued Yao Yue from Tomiya by using a smoke bomb, his Red Eye illusions, and a bluff about an Earth-tier Dou Technique. After fleeing with Yaoye and Yao Yue, he recycled Yao Yue’s medicinal herbs for points, but Tomiya caught up and attacked as Nalan Chaoge turned to fight.

• Nalan Chaoge disguised himself as Third Brother, ambushed Tomiya, and tossed the bound Yao Yue out of danger before the smoke bomb spread.
• Nalan Chaoge used Red Eye illusions to surround Tomiya with false figures and conceal the escape.
• Yaoye carried the sleeping Yao Yue away with Nalan Chaoge, who took Yao Yue’s Na Ring and recycled her third-grade medicinal herbs for 3,200 points.
• Tomiya caught up with the group and attacked with Heavenly Mountain Hand, so Nalan Chaoge kicked Yaoye away and began forming hand seals for Fire Style: Great Fireball Technique.

Nalan Chaoge fought Tomiya to give Yaoye time to escape with Yao Yue and seek help from Jia Nan Academy. After his attacks cracked Tomiya’s Dou Qi Armor, Tomiya prepared to finish him, but Nalan Chaoge pointed out the spinning umbrella above him.

• Nalan Chaoge’s Great Fireball burned Tomiya, but Tomiya struck him and sent him crashing into a rock.
• Nalan Chaoge urged Yaoye to flee with Yao Yue and find Instructor Ruolin, and Yaoye ran off with her sister on her back.
• Nalan Chaoge used a clone, Shadow Dance Leaf, and Lotus Flower against Tomiya, then followed with fire techniques and an Ice Pillar to crack Tomiya’s Dou Qi Armor.
• Nalan Chaoge attacked with a Windmill Shuriken and Rain Shower Senbon, while Tomiya realized Nalan Chaoge had several elemental abilities.
• Tomiya knocked the Windmill Shuriken away and threatened to kill Nalan Chaoge, who silently pointed at a spinning umbrella above Tomiya.

Nalan Chaoge escaped Tomiya with illusions and caught up to Yaoye and Yao Yue, but Tomiya quickly closed in again. Nalan Chaoge lured Tomiya away with clones while Yaoye hid to relieve herself, leaving the group briefly safe behind a rock.

• Yaoye fled as Nalan Chaoge used the Fox Heart Technique to trap Tomiya in an illusion and escape.
• Nalan Chaoge ran for an hour without finding Jia Nan Academy's Griffin Flying Squad and caught up to Yaoye, who was carrying Yao Yue.
• Yaoye stopped to relieve herself, and Nalan Chaoge spotted Tomiya approaching them.
• Nalan Chaoge used clones to lure Tomiya past their hiding place while Yaoye finished and asked Nalan Chaoge to turn around.

Nalan Chaoge stopped fleeing and fought Tomiya to protect Yaoye, using a Shadow Clone and Rasengan to defeat the stronger Da Dou Shi. He left Tomiya’s fate unclear after the devastating attack landed.

• Instructor Ruolin insisted that Jia Nan Academy would not abandon its missing students and agreed to wait another hour before leaving.
• Nalan Chaoge realized he could not keep escaping Tomiya, activated Red Eye, and faced him with Yaoye nearby.
• Nalan Chaoge baited Tomiya with feints and used the Body Flicker Technique to maneuver behind him.
• Tomiya’s spinning kick struck Nalan Chaoge, who held him in place while a Shadow Clone descended with a Rasengan.
• The Rasengan exploded over Tomiya, leaving Yaoye stunned by Nalan Chaoge’s hidden abilities.

Nalan Chaoge defeated Tomiya with the Mind Body Switch Technique and collapsed from his injuries. He woke in Black Seal City to find Ruo Lin treating him and Yaoye arriving at his bedside.

• Nalan Chaoge struck Tomiya with a Rasengan, but both were badly injured and Tomiya survived.
• Tomiya lunged at Yaoye, and Nalan Chaoge used the Mind Body Switch Technique to help her dodge and cut Tomiya's throat.
• Nalan Chaoge passed out, and Yaoye confirmed he was alive before Captain Huo Gang arrived.
• Nalan Chaoge woke in Black Seal City while Ruo Lin treated him and explained that his injuries needed time to heal.
• Ruo Lin told Nalan Chaoge that Yaoye had removed his clothes to help treat his wounds, then called her into the room.

After recovering in Black Seal City, Nalan Chaoge learned that Yaoye wanted to follow him and admitted he had reached the Dou Master level. He seized the Na Ring of the Da Dou Shi he killed, found a trove of medicinal herbs, and planned to attend the city’s auction in search of a magic core.

• Yaoye thanked Nalan Chaoge, confessed she wanted to be his princess alone, and told him Instructor Huo Gang and Instructor Ruolin had kept his killing of the Da Dou Shi secret.
• Nalan Chaoge proposed claiming he and Yaoye had killed a One-star Dou Shi together, then revealed to her that he was a Dou Master.
• Yaoye gave Nalan Chaoge the Da Dou Shi’s Na Ring, and he broke its spiritual seal to find nearly a hundred medicinal herbs, including fifty third-rank herbs and three fourth-rank herbs.
• Yaoye left to prepare for the Black Seal City auction, inviting Nalan Chaoge to join the Jia Nan Academy students if he could get out of bed.
• Nalan Chaoge decided to attend the auction and prepare pills, hoping to find a second-rank magic core to raise his level.

Nalan Chaoge strengthened himself, crafted pills, and lied to Ruo Lin and Huo Gang about his fight and abilities. After they left, Huo Gang revealed that the enemy’s corpse showed evidence that Nalan Chaoge had used three Dou Qi attributes.

• Nalan Chaoge raised his cultivation to ten-star Dou Shi and exchanged points for an Explosive Tag, a Flashbang, and a Smoke Bomb.
• Nalan Chaoge refined five grade 3 pills, including two Two-Pattern Green Spirit Pills, then hid them when Ruo Lin and Huo Gang entered his room.
• Nalan Chaoge told Ruo Lin and Huo Gang a fabricated account of the fight and claimed he had sixth-stage Dou Qi and a fire attribute.
• After leaving Nalan Chaoge’s room, Huo Gang told Ruo Lin that the corpse bore scorch marks, frozen legs, and wind-attribute wounds, suggesting Nalan Chaoge had used three attributes.

Nalan Chaoge secretly visited the Black Seal Auction House to have five pills assessed for auction. The appraiser confirmed one was an exceptionally flawless Two-Pattern Green Spirit Pill and estimated it could sell for up to seven hundred thousand.

• Huo Gang told Ruo Lin that Nalan Chaoge had displayed fire and ice attributes and was stronger than he claimed, but he chose not to report the truth to the academy.
• Ruo Lin resolved to protect Nalan Chaoge and Yaoye, while Nalan Chaoge recovered and prepared to attend the auction.
• Nalan Chaoge entered the Black Seal Auction House in disguise and went to its Appraisal Room to offer a treasure for auction.
• Nalan Chaoge presented five jade bottles, and the appraiser identified one pill as a high-quality Two-Pattern Green Spirit Pill.
• The appraiser estimated the flawless pill could sell for five hundred thousand, or as much as seven hundred thousand to a wealthy buyer.