Chapter Summaries

Chen Yi trained Fire Dragon while developing abilities from his Spirit Body, and later received Nino Tudi’s completed Legendary weapon for Fire Dragon. The chapter left Fire Dragon with Blazing Noon reinforced to +13, while Chen Yi’s growth had slowed after he ran out of Copper Coins.

• Chen Yi reinforced Finale of Fire and the Mask of the God of Deception to +10, then stopped because further upgrades were too expensive.
• Chen Yi trained Fire Dragon in the Time and Space Hut and developed Body Tempering and Mind’s Eye from his Spirit Body.
• Chen Yi continued researching the Magic Eye and Flame Domain but made no breakthrough, and he could not reach Wang Zhanbo.
• Two months later, Nino Tudi finished forging Blazing Noon into a Legendary weapon, and Fire Dragon thanked him and Chen Yi.
• Fire Dragon spent his savings to have Chen Yi reinforce Blazing Noon to +13, leaving only a few Copper Coins in his nest.

Chen Yi advanced through Tier 5 Arena matches before facing Urki Eaton of the Shadow Clan, whose shadow-swapping abilities challenged Chen Yi and his companions. The fight turned when Chen Yi’s Silver Flame ignited Urki Eaton’s shadow energy.

• Chen Yi defeated his Arena opponent with Fire Dragon and Flame Domain, bringing his record to 241 wins and no losses.
• Chen Yi reached the top 3,000 and was matched against Urki Eaton of the Shadow Clan in a rainstorm.
• Urki Eaton used shadows to dodge Chen Yi’s Scorching Swords and Fire Dragon’s attacks, while Chuka’s support abilities boosted Fire Dragon.
• Urki Eaton surrounded himself with shadows and destroyed most of Chen Yi’s Flame Sparrows, but Silver Flame began burning the shadow energy.

Chen Yi defeated the Shadow race Assassin Urki Eaton in the arena by trapping him in his Flame Domain and outlasting his evasive attacks. After the fight, Chen Yi considered replacing or upgrading the Eternal Catalyst, recovered by crafting Lingering Embers, and started another match.

• Urki Eaton escaped Chen Yi's Flame Sparrow attack by sacrificing a shadow, then used his merged shadows to strike at Chen Yi from behind.
• Chen Yi summoned a Flame Demon Phantasm and expanded his Flame Domain, burning Urki Eaton while his attacks repeatedly hit shadows instead of the real target.
• Urki Eaton cut the Flame Demon Phantasm's shadow and dealt 77,841 damage, but the summon remained standing, so he gave up and called Chen Yi a pervert.
• Chen Yi won his 263rd arena match without a loss and reached rank 2889.
• Chen Yi assessed the weakening usefulness of the Eternal Catalyst and the benefits of Mind's Eye, then crafted Lingering Embers before starting another match.

Wang Zhanbo slaughtered his way through guild bases in the Real World, accepting the deaths that followed as he fled before a bombing campaign. Meanwhile, Chen Yi and Fire Dragon defeated the powerful telekinetic Hazimubieke in the Arena, raising Chen Yi's record to 274 wins and his rank to 1991.

• Wang Zhanbo killed the people at a Zhongzhou Guild base and continued his solo journey to another base, relying on his True Meaning of the Sword and the Flame Seal Sword.
• Wang Zhanbo left before the city was carpet-bombed and decided that others' judgments did not matter to him.
• Hazimubieke used telekinesis to redirect Chen Yi's flaming attacks and increase gravity, but Chen Yi and Fire Dragon trapped him between their attacks.
• Fire Dragon used the Flowing Light Bracelet's Shock effect and smashed Hazimubieke with a head-on punch, earning Chen Yi an Arena victory.
• Chen Yi returned to the Arena with 274 wins, 0 losses, and rank 1991, while Chuka noted how difficult the battle had been.

Chen Yi sold ten Primal Crystals to Mighty Iron Fist of the Iron Fist Guild and used the Copper Coins to advance his True Meaning of Fire. He reached level 48 before running out of Primal Crystals, leaving further advancement dependent on finding more.

• Chen Yi sold ten Primal Crystals to Mighty Iron Fist for 2.2 million Copper Coins each.
• Chen Yi used the Arena to raise his True Meaning of Fire from level 35 to level 40, gaining 20 Flame Will when it broke through level 40.
• Chen Yi continued advancing his True Meaning of Fire, paying increasingly steep costs in Primal Crystals and Copper Coins.
• Chen Yi reached level 48 but stopped because he had only 20 Primal Crystals left, while the next advancement required 45.

Chen Yi upgraded his Sealing True Meaning and entered a Tech Side competition where contestants had to survive until the semifinals. He arrived among thousands of prisoners and hostile contestants, including Chou Zhongsheng, while viewers paid for the chance to see him killed.

• Chen Yi raised his Sealing True Meaning to level 10, chose Gravity, and spent Copper Coins and Primal Crystals on his upgrades.
• Chen Yi entered Single Player mode and was sent to Technology Side World No. B2141 for a competition with a mission to survive until the semifinals.
• Chen Yi traveled through the void to the competition and reached a plaza filled with contestants and cameras.
• The commentator Aji introduced the program and its sponsors as viewers posted comments and bounties targeting contestants.
• Chen Yi recognized Chou Zhongsheng among the Reincarnators, while prisoners kept their distance from Chou Zhongsheng and some moved closer to Chen Yi.

Chen Yi watched Aji introduce the mentors and announce a dangerous competition designed to showcase the Tech Side’s strength. The mentors recognized the program was meant to stir up trouble as Aji began describing its harsh tests.

• Chen Yi refused Qiu Zhongsheng’s offer of help and hoped the audience would keep underestimating him.
• Aji introduced mentors Wilmore Pate, Otaku Girl Lord, and Thor, while the livestream audience mocked and flattered them.
• Aji demonstrated the Tech Side’s firepower by piercing a distant mountain range with a pistol and warned that fighting before the program began was forbidden.
• Aji declared that the Tech Side’s weapons and genetic enhancements surpassed the strength of cultivators, making the mentors suspect the program was meant to provoke conflict.
• Aji began outlining the first round’s harsh conditions, including extreme temperatures, hunger, and natural disasters.

Aji announced that the first round would take place in Ice Hell, where contestants had to survive for one month, and the organizers used technology and game restrictions to create a harsh frozen environment. As the Tech Side displayed its power, Wilmore Pate watched Chen Yi and considered inviting him to Scholar's House if he proved to be an outstanding mage.

• Aji announced Ice Hell as the first-round venue and set survival for one month as the advancement requirement, while Reincarnators and prisoners reacted in very different ways.
• Wilmore Pate stopped Aji from hinting at an unfair advantage for the prisoners, and Aji ordered the logistics team to prepare the venue.
• The organizers transformed the plaza into a freezing wilderness, released cold-adapted monsters, and imposed restrictions on space, time, supplies, gravity, and equipment.
• Chen Yi, Fire Dragon, and Chuka selected their weapons and other allowed equipment, while the prisoners received equipment and Tech Side contestants wore compact mecha suits.
• Chen Yi studied Elemental materialization while Chuka rested and Fire Dragon trained; Wilmore Pate watched Chen Yi and considered inviting him to Scholar's House.

Chen Yi unleashed a Flame Domain that devastated the prisoners, while Chuka and Fire Dragon evaded the surviving prisoners’ attacks. The prisoners deployed mech defenses as the sky suddenly brightened.

• As the survival challenge began, thousands of prisoners surrounded Chen Yi, mistaking his fire magic for a weakness in the cold.
• Chen Yi shattered two Legendary Quality Lingering Embers and engulfed a 1,700-meter area in a Flame Domain, spreading multiplied pain among the prisoners.
• Nong Si recognized the danger, while Chou Zhongsheng cut down prisoners inside the domain; the flames consumed them and ignited the surrounding snow and mud.
• The surviving prisoners fired lasers and bullets at Chen Yi, who dodged with Flash, while Chuka and Fire Dragon maneuvered through the high gravity.
• The prisoners’ mechs formed electric grids to trap Chen Yi, then activated plasma barriers and intelligent evasion as the sky suddenly grew brighter.

Chen Yi devastated the mecha contestants with The Left Hand of the Flame God, then sent his Flame Demon Phantasm and Fire Dragon into battle as his resources dwindled. Meanwhile, Nong Si incited 270 prisoners to rebel, and Chou Zhongsheng launched a deadly attack on the mecha forces.

• Wilmore Pate recognized that Chen Yi's The Left Hand of the Flame God was far more powerful than the measured energy fluctuations suggested, and the attack killed 7,544 contestants.
• Chen Yi told the Fire Dragon to handle the main attacks, restored some Mana at the cost of health and supplies, then summoned a Flame Demon Phantasm to charge into the crowd.
• Wilmore Pate explained the spell's complexity and immense Mana cost, while Otaku Girl and Thor praised Chen Yi's power.
• Nong Si incited 270 prisoners to resist, and they opened fire on contestants who had not joined them.
• Mi Ying was overwhelmed by prisoners, while Chou Zhongsheng used Three-Body Slash against the mecha fighters who had blocked his first attack.

Chen Yi and Chou Zhongsheng fought for two hours against the prisoners and Tech Side fighters before breaking away as their strength ran low. Chen Yi hid in a frozen mountain cave with Fire Dragon and Chuka to rest, while Fire Dragon stood watch.

• Chen Yi continued fighting with Fire Dragon and Chuka until the battle exhausted him and left only four Lingering Embers.
• Chen Yi recalled Fire Dragon and Chuka, then gathered Turbid Spirit Crystals and firearms as Chou Zhongsheng prepared to escape too.
• Chen Yi and Chou Zhongsheng broke out in separate directions while the prisoners turned their attacks on the mech fighters instead of pursuing them.
• Chen Yi used layered concealment spells to hide in a cave, gave Fire Dragon the Epic-quality Lingering Embers to keep warm, and set up a protective shield.
• Chen Yi gave Chuka three Turbid Spirit Crystals, then fell asleep while Fire Dragon kept watch.

Chen Yi woke, modified a stolen Tech Side firearm, and set out with Fire Dragon and Chuka to find food. They reached a mountain clearing where hundreds of snow wolves surrounded a Snow Monster, and Chen Yi noticed that the creatures seemed strangely unreal.

• Chen Yi woke in the cave, confirmed that no enemies had approached, and let Fire Dragon rest with him and Chuka.
• Nong Si sensed traces of Chen Yi's aura, avoided his direction, and led the prisoners toward creatures he claimed were oppressed.
• Fergus Gomez smelled a Dragon Race bloodline, suspected it belonged to Chen Yi, and flew away rather than confront him.
• Chen Yi dismantled and reassembled the firearm, removed its tracking function, and bypassed its authentication program.
• Chen Yi, Fire Dragon, and Chuka left the cave to search for food and followed Fire Dragon's instincts through the snowy wilderness.
• They found hundreds of snow wolves attacking a Snow Monster, and Chen Yi noticed the creatures seemed unreal despite the damage they caused.

Chen Yi discovered that the Snow Wolves were Tier 5 Digital Lifeforms with no weak points, while the Tech Side presented them as a breakthrough and defended their use on the survival show. As hundreds of wolves surrounded him, Chen Yi unleashed Chibaku Tensei.

• Chen Yi tested his lasers on Snow Wolves and found that they took identical damage across their bodies and had no weak points.
• Fire Dragon pinned a Snow Wolf down and killed it with a Battle Qi-enhanced punch, earning only 2,000 EXP as the body vanished into light.
• Aji and Pixel Dot explained that Tier 5 Digital Lifeforms were inexpensive, fearless soldiers, while Wilmore Pate warned that artificial intelligence could betray its creators.
• Otaku Girl praised the technology, and Aji revealed that points from killing beasts would become a valuable currency on the twentieth day.
• Chen Yi considered how Digital Life could affect the Material World and whether it had spirits as hundreds of Snow Wolves gathered around him.
• Chen Yi used Chibaku Tensei against the encircling pack.

Chen Yi used Chibaku Tensei to kill the snow wolves, then marked a Snow Monster and followed it as bait to lure prisoners into attacks. After two days of replenishing Lingering Embers from the prisoners he killed, hunger weakened Chen Yi and Fire Dragon, and Chen Yi decided he could not keep following the Snow Monster.

• Chen Yi gathered the snow wolves into a massive snowball with Chibaku Tensei, and the Malice Worm devoured their fading points of light.
• Chen Yi marked the Snow Monster and left with Fire Dragon and Chuka, then secretly followed it as it searched for food.
• The Snow Monster led Chen Yi to two prisoners, whom Chen Yi killed with Heart Fire and Flame Sparrows.
• Chen Yi used the prisoners' corpses to replenish his Lingering Embers while hunger weakened him and Fire Dragon.
• After following the Snow Monster for two days and killing more prisoners, Chen Yi decided to stop because his strength was declining and further delays were dangerous.

As the Ice Shards killed many contestants and made food scarce, Chen Yi and Fire Dragon survived by luring a giant python into their cave. After the storm ended, Nong Si approached Chen Yi with a proposal about dealing with the Tech Side, leaving Chen Yi wary of his real motives.

• Chen Yi used blood to lure a giant python into his cave, where he and Fire Dragon ate it.
• The Ice Shards continued for two days, killing many beasts while contestants across the region found ways to survive.
• Aji announced that 23,214 contestants remained, including 19,410 Tech Side prisoners and 1,050 official contestants.
• After the storm ended, Chen Yi and Fire Dragon awoke and noticed Nong Si approaching with a white flag.
• Nong Si warned Chen Yi that the Tech Side contestants could become a threat and suggested acting against them in ten days, while Chen Yi recognized his attempt to manipulate him.

Nong Si struck a deal with Chen Yi to lure more than ten thousand prisoners into a basin so Chen Yi could kill them, offering a map of surviving beasts as payment. Chen Yi set out to verify the map, while prisoners speculated about the forces behind the program.

• Nong Si told Chen Yi about a likely Tier 6 scorpion in a basin and proposed luring prisoners there with rumors of rewards for killing beasts.
• Nong Si gave Chen Yi a map of real-beast locations, and Chen Yi agreed to kill the prisoners if Nong Si gathered them in the basin.
• Nong Si explained that the prisoners had split into factions and asked Chen Yi to reduce the group of more than ten thousand prisoners to about a thousand, but Chen Yi claimed he could handle all of them.
• Chen Yi, Fire Dragon, and Chuka traveled to a marked location and found only rotting beast corpses, confirming that Nong Si's map was genuine.
• In a basement, prisoners discussed their crimes and speculated that powerful figures had brought outsiders into the program to serve as witnesses while Digital Lives acted as scapegoats.

Odo Nicholson learned that Chen Yi was hunting Digital Beasts for points and considered whether to confront him, while the production team secretly strengthened the Ice Crystal Emperor Scorpion to hinder Chen Yi. The Otaku Girl forced Aji to stop manipulating events, and the production team claimed the stronger scorpion was a fair adjustment to its rewards.

• Odo Nicholson heard that Chen Yi was killing Digital Beasts to earn points and decided to watch rather than risk a confrontation.
• Aji reported Chen Yi's growing points to the production team, which secretly increased the Ice Crystal Emperor Scorpion's data and strength.
• Thor did nothing to stop the production team's interference, while the Otaku Girl told Aji to follow the rules and caused his body to rapidly decay with time.
• Thor restored Aji by halting the time effect and argued that sufficient compensation could make the adjustment acceptable.
• Aji told the Otaku Girl that the scorpion's points had multiplied and that contestants would have to prove themselves to earn them.

Chen Yi, Nong Si, and Chou Zhongsheng began their plan to fight the unexpectedly powerful Ice Crystal Emperor Scorpion after Chen Yi received reassurance that it would not keep growing stronger. Chen Yi’s opening attack damaged and restrained the scorpion, but it counterattacked and sent Fire Dragon flying.

• Chen Yi and Nong Si discovered that the Ice Crystal Emperor Scorpion was far stronger than expected, and Nong Si said it had not been this powerful before.
• Chen Yi received a message from the Otaku Girl saying to follow the program’s rules and that the scorpion would not keep getting stronger, so he decided to continue the plan.
• Chen Yi sent Nong Si to recruit Chou Zhongsheng with a sealed letter, and Chou Zhongsheng agreed to fight the scorpion alongside him.
• Chen Yi struck the Ice Crystal Emperor Scorpion with the Left Hand of the Flame God, then used Fire Clones and Sealing Jutsu chains to restrain it.
• Fire Dragon punched the scorpion, but its rapid tail strikes and increased gravity caught him off guard and sent him flying.

Chen Yi sealed the Ice Crystal Emperor Scorpion and prepared to recover while Chou Zhongsheng fought it, but the scorpion’s combat experience improved as the battle continued. The logistics team revealed that the fight was designed to gather combat data and assess the major factions, so the program’s hidden objective had already been achieved.

• Chen Yi’s Sealing Jutsu weakened the Ice Crystal Emperor Scorpion, but the scorpion adapted and attacked him with ice abilities.
• Chen Yi withdrew, summoned the Fire Dragon for treatment, and created a Fire Clone while meditating to recover his Mana.
• Chou Zhongsheng fought the Ice Crystal Emperor Scorpion with help from the White Tiger and Green Snake, then severed three of its legs with Three-Body Slash.
• The Ice Crystal Emperor Scorpion’s combat experience improved, allowing its tail stinger to evade Green Snake and threaten Chou Zhongsheng.
• The logistics team explained that the program was gathering combat data from Tier 5 elites and testing the major factions, and that its hidden objectives were already fulfilled.

Qiu Zhongsheng kept the Ice Crystal Emperor Scorpion occupied while recovering from its venom and attacks. Chen Yi and Fire Dragon returned to the battlefield, and their combined assault finally let Blazing Swords pierce the scorpion’s body.

• The Ice Crystal Emperor Scorpion pierced Qiu Zhongsheng with its stinger, but the Green Snake struck it and sent them both flying.
• Qiu Zhongsheng used his blade, the Green Snake, and the White Tiger to evade and withstand the scorpion’s attacks while assessing its ice-needle technique.
• Qiu Zhongsheng dragged out the fight and disrupted the scorpion’s recovery until its venom was cleared and his health had recovered to around two-thirds.
• Chen Yi returned with Fire Dragon, raised the basin’s temperature, and attacked the scorpion with Blazing Swords, flame pillars, and earth walls.
• Fire Dragon collided with the scorpion, and Chen Yi’s explosive sword strikes spread flames across it and triggered Finale of Fire.
• Chen Yi fired another volley of Blazing Swords, which finally sank slightly into the Ice Crystal Emperor Scorpion’s body.