Chapter Summaries

Yang Shan defeated Wang Chen and provoked Feng Qing'er into vowing to prove herself against Yi Qingyang. Yi Qingyang revealed an upgraded sword-control technique in their quarterfinal match, leaving Feng Qing'er facing 128 flying swords.

• Yang Shan overwhelmed Wang Chen, prompting viewers to praise his strength and Yellow Spring Venerable to remain in his seat rather than leave in disgrace.
• Feng Qing'er told Yang Shan she could defeat Wang Chen just as easily, and Yang Shan challenged her to prove it in her match.
• Feng Qing'er refused Yang Shan's wager and entered the arena to face Yi Qingyang, whom she threatened to defeat quickly.
• Yi Qingyang privately discussed the match with Yang Shan, then began it by summoning sixteen flying swords condensed from Radiant Profound Gold.
• Feng Qing'er prepared to blast the swords apart, but Yi Qingyang's Sword Flow Tactic multiplied them into 128 blades.

Yi Qingyang pushed Feng Qing'er to use her strongest attack in their match, but lost after her Thunder Killing Finger shattered his Thousand Swords Manifest Dragon. Feng Qing'er then challenged Yang Shan, and the semifinal draw paired them against each other.

• Yi Qingyang used his Sword Shield Tactic to defend against Feng Qing'er's ribbon phoenix, then unleashed Thousand Swords Manifest Dragon with 1,024 flying swords.
• Feng Qing'er destroyed the sword dragon with Thunder Killing Finger and sent Yi Qingyang flying, while Tang Ying caught him before he hit the wall.
• Feng Qing'er sought Yang Shan's praise, but he called her performance average and pointed out her flaws.
• Feng Qing'er angrily vowed to prove Yang Shan wrong, and Fei Tian drew her against Yang Shan in the semifinals.

Yang Shan faced Feng Qing'er in the second semifinal after she recovered her Dou Qi while he deliberately took time to eat noodles. He opened their battle with a combination of sound and restraint that left Feng Qing'er pinned to the ground, and the fight remained unresolved.

• Tang Ying surrendered his semifinal match, allowing Mu Qingluan to advance without a fight.
• Yang Shan asked to eat noodles before his match, giving Feng Qing'er fifteen minutes to meditate and recover her Dou Qi.
• Feng Qing'er thanked Yang Shan for the favor and let him attack first when their match began.
• Yang Shan unleashed "Lingering Spirit Hundred Howls," and the Ancient Void Dragon phantom’s roar briefly overwhelmed Feng Qing'er.
• Yang Shan trapped Feng Qing'er with "Imprisoning Spirit True Skill" and slammed her into a crater, pinning her down by the throat.

Yang Shan broke Feng Qing'er’s defenses and offered her a chance to fight back without exposing her Heaven Demon Phoenix identity. The battle shifted to a wager over close combat, with Feng Qing'er offering to become his servant if she lost.

• Yang Shan pinned Feng Qing'er down and repeatedly struck her Protective Gang Qi while his lightning chains restrained her and suppressed her energy.
• Feng Qing'er fought back with her white lightning and Demon Phoenix Black Flame, but Yang Shan countered them with Extraterrestrial Ghoul Lightning and Sea Heart Flame.
• Yang Shan shattered Feng Qing'er's Protective Gang Qi, released her when the chains reached their limit, and offered her a fair chance to use her abilities.
• Feng Qing'er proposed a close-combat fight, and Yang Shan warned her that revealing her true form could bring severe consequences for the Wind and Thunder Pavilion.
• Feng Qing'er challenged Yang Shan to wager that he would leave the Wind and Thunder Pavilion for ten years if he lost, and secretly promised to become his servant if she lost.

Yang Shan and Feng Qing'er fought a close-quarters duel, each convinced the other would lose. When Feng Qing'er unleashed her strongest silk technique, Yang Shan drew a second Yan Luo blade and sharply increased his attack speed, leaving the outcome of the duel unresolved.

• Yang Shan and Feng Qing'er agreed to settle their dispute through close combat while the Players watched and argued over their relationship.
• Feng Qing'er attacked with her silk brocade, but Yang Shan's Yan Luo cut through it, revealing his weapon's extraordinary strength.
• Feng Qing'er used the Phoenix Silk Method and Demon Phoenix Black Flame, but Yang Shan countered with Tyrant Blade—Hundred Twists Chaos and chased her with Three Thousand Thunder Movement.
• Feng Qing'er spent her health to unleash Silk Flame Thousand Falls, sending more than three hundred burning strands at Yang Shan.
• Yang Shan drew a second Yan Luo blade, activating Double Ghosts Reaping Lives and increasing his attack frequency to three times its one-blade rate.

Yang Shan defeated Feng Qing'er after breaking her Demon Phoenix Bell with his Seven Slaughters technique, winning the second semifinal match. Feng Qing'er survived the fight, while the system reported that her hatred was gradually turning into awe.

• Yang Shan continued to overpower Feng Qing'er, who burned her source blood essence and used the Demon Phoenix Bell to protect herself and prepare a counterattack.
• Yang Shan unleashed Tyrant Blade - Seven Slaughters and shattered the Demon Phoenix Bell, leaving Feng Qing'er unable to continue fighting.
• Yang Shan stopped his blade before striking Feng Qing'er and asked Senior Fei Tian to confirm his victory.
• Fei Tian declared Yang Shan the winner of the second semifinal, and Yang Shan asked Feng Qing'er to help him stall while he recovered.
• The system announced that Feng Qing'er's hatred toward Yang Shan was gradually being replaced by awe, though her stubborn personality kept affection changes restricted.

Yang Shan defeated Feng Qing'er, accepted her offer to perform three tasks instead of becoming his servant, and won the Four Directions Pavilion Assembly after Mu Qingluan conceded. His victory unlocked the Prodigy Section and a future server update, and he decided to learn the Three Thousand Thunder Illusory Body before it began.

• Liu Ruyan offered a 100,000 RMB bounty for an explanation of how powerful Yang Shan's slash had been, while Thunder Lord resolved to build good relations with both Yang Shan and Feng Qing'er.
• Feng Qing'er tried to leave, collided with Yang Shan's Protective Gang Qi, and proposed performing three tasks for him instead of becoming his servant; Yang Shan accepted and she warned him about Mu Qingluan's speed.
• Yang Shan told Feng Qing'er to honor the three tasks, then faced Mu Qingluan, who conceded after confirming he could still use his strongest abilities.
• Yang Shan contacted Su Yitang and learned she had mentioned him to Mu Qingluan while building ties with the Heavenly Luan Clan and Sound Sect.
• Thunder Lord announced Yang Shan as champion, and a Global Announcement recognized him as a Central Plains Prodigy, awarded him Comprehension and Good Fortune, and announced a server update in ten in-game days.
• Yang Shan celebrated his victory and decided to learn the Three Thousand Thunder Illusory Body before the server update.

Yang Shan learned how the Central Plains’ factions guarded their powerful inheritances and considered how his connections could help him keep pace with other top players. At the Wind and Thunder Hall, the Ghoul Lord Token unexpectedly activated the inheritance stele and summoned the Mystic Wrath Thunder Saint, who reunited with Yang Shan and learned that his successor Cheng Lei had died after being wounded by Xiao Qianyang.

• Thunder Lord explained that the Wind and Thunder Pavilion’s inheritance stele offered three grades of the Three Thousand Thunder Illusory Body and that repeated access required great expense.
• Yang Shan concluded that Central Plains players would struggle to acquire and master high-level resources, and planned to rely on his connections while preparing to face stronger rivals.
• Thunder Lord began activating the inheritance stele, but Yang Shan’s Ghoul Lord Token flew from his Storage Ring and entered its slot.
• The Mystic Wrath Thunder Saint appeared, criticized the Pavilion’s decline, and asked Thunder Lord about Cheng Lei.
• Thunder Lord revealed that Xiao Qianyang had severely wounded Cheng Lei five hundred years earlier, and the Mystic Wrath Thunder Saint questioned the attacker’s Xiao surname before accepting Cheng Lei’s fate.
• The Mystic Wrath Thunder Saint recognized Yang Shan through the Ghoul Lord Token’s memories and teased him about destroying one of his remnant souls.

Yang Shan reunited with Mystic Wrath Thunder Saint, confirmed that the Saint’s true body had broken through to Dou Saint, and explained his ties to the Ancient Void Dragon Clan. He received the complete Three Thousand Thunder Illusory Body inheritance and left with it already at Major Success.

• Mystic Wrath Thunder Saint questioned Yang Shan about his true body’s breakthrough, and Yang Shan confirmed that it had reached Dou Saint.
• Mystic Wrath Thunder Saint sent Gong Xing outside and confronted Yang Shan about refining Ancient Dragon blood essence.
• Yang Shan told Mystic Wrath Thunder Saint that Zhu Li of Ancient Dragon Island had given him the blood essence and that he was close to Zi Yan, an Eighth Grade Bloodline prodigy.
• Mystic Wrath Thunder Saint passed Yang Shan the Three Thousand Thunder Illusory Body inheritance, which Yang Shan mastered to Major Success almost immediately.
• Yang Shan formed the rough outline of a clone, prompting Mystic Wrath Thunder Saint to summon Gong Xing after Yang Shan left the hall.

Yang Shan learned that Mystic Wrath Thunder Saint would back him in a contest with the Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan for control of Wind and Thunder Pavilion. The chapter ended with Yang Shan accepting an ultra-high-difficulty quest whose rewards could exceed the current version’s limits.

• Yang Shan examined the requirements and cultivation costs of Three Thousand Thunder Illusory Body, deciding to use Seventh Order Magic Cores to speed its refinement.
• Thunder Lord summoned Yang Shan back into Wind and Thunder Hall, where Mystic Wrath Thunder Saint discussed Gong Xing’s cooperation with the Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan and Wind and Thunder Pavilion’s decline.
• Mystic Wrath Thunder Saint asked Yang Shan to represent him in a contest against the Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan’s younger generation, promising protection and valuable rewards.
• Yang Shan accepted Mystic Wrath Thunder Saint’s backing and received the chain quest to take control of Wind and Thunder Pavilion, with rewards unrestricted by the current version.

After Battle Through the Heavens shut down for the Spring Festival, Yang Shan went home and let his mother arrange blind dates, only to discover that one match was his secretary, Su Yitang. He headed to meet her on the third day of the Lunar New Year, while Su Yitang disguised herself to scare off her date.

• Tian Yao Company extended the Battle Through the Heavens shutdown for fifteen days, and Players crowded customer service channels over the break.
• Yang Shan's parents discussed their adventures in the game and urged him to find a real-life partner.
• Mother Yang sent Yang Shan details for eight blind-date candidates, and Yang Shan recognized the fourth, Little Su, as Su Yitang.
• Yang Shan changed his personal WeChat profile, added Su Yitang, and agreed to meet her at Guanyin Bridge on the third day of the Lunar New Year.
• Yang Shan added the other seven candidates to keep up appearances, then dressed for his meeting with Su Yitang.
• Su Yitang arrived early at the restaurant and disguised herself with exaggerated makeup, a wig, and a padded jacket so her blind date would be put off.

Su Yitang’s blind date turned out to be Yang Shan, her boss, though she had disguised herself to scare off her match. After Su Yitang realized who he was, Yang Shan helped ease her embarrassment by putting on clown makeup and taking a photo with her, and the chapter ended with her hiding under the table while he handled a waiter.

• Su Yitang tried to scare away her blind date with an elaborate appearance and complained about Yang Shan’s in-game affection list while waiting.
• Yang Shan arrived, recognized Su Yitang, and pretended to meet her for the first time as she struggled not to reveal that she knew him.
• Su Yitang tried to drive Yang Shan away by demanding an expensive car and a city villa, but Yang Shan said he had both and accepted her gold-digger act.
• Su Yitang noticed Yang Shan’s V account and realized he was her boss, then cried over their absurd first real-life meeting.
• Yang Shan put on clown makeup, took a burst-mode photo with Su Yitang, and helped her relax.
• When a waiter knocked to offer a menu introduction, Su Yitang hid under the table and clung to Yang Shan’s leg while he went to answer.

Su Yitang told Yang Shan about her lifelong sugar intolerance, and the two grew more comfortable together as they talked and visited her stray animal shelter. Yang Shan introduced himself to Su Yitang’s mother as her blind date, leaving Su Yitang embarrassed and her mother intrigued.

• Su Yitang explained that a childhood illness meant she had to strictly limit sugar, and Yang Shan toasted Tian Yao Company with her.
• Yang Shan respected Su Yitang’s privacy and said he had been strung along twice and cheated on once before.
• Su Yitang teased Yang Shan by flirting with him, then celebrated when she saw that she had flustered him.
• Su Yitang invited Yang Shan to Yitang Stray Animal Shelter, where he met her mother and called himself Su Yitang’s blind date.
• Su Yitang’s mother welcomed Yang Shan inside and wondered how he had won her daughter over so quickly.

Yang Shan visited Su Yitang’s home for New Year’s, where Mother Su warmly welcomed him and privately urged her daughter to pursue him. Su Yitang began to realize she might like Yang Shan, and the chapter left her following him to feed the shelter animals while Mother Su worried about Yu Feifei as a rival.

• Mother Su enthusiastically welcomed Yang Shan after learning he was Su Yitang’s boss, trusting him because he had treated her daughter well for years.
• In the kitchen, Mother Su asked whether Su Yitang liked Yang Shan, then encouraged her to pursue him after hearing how comfortable they were together.
• Mother Su warned Su Yitang that Yu Feifei might pursue Yang Shan, and Su Yitang reacted jealously when she imagined them together.
• Su Yitang found Yang Shan winning over Hua Hua, the shy cat, and wondered whether the cat was showing her that she could win him over too.
• Yang Shan offered to help Su Yitang and Mother Su feed the shelter animals, and Mother Su watched them leave while worrying whether Su Yitang could compete with Yu Feifei.

At a New Year gathering, Su Yitang realized she was jealous of Yu Feifei’s closeness with Yang Shan and decided to make her feelings known. She performed a love song while looking directly at Yang Shan, leaving him rattled and Yu Feifei doubtful she could win his heart.

• Yang Shan learned that Su Yitang divided her income among the animal shelter, her parents, and herself before heading to the company gathering.
• The guests celebrated the New Year with games and retro karaoke performances, and Yu Feifei drew enthusiastic applause with her song.
• Yang Shan offered to sing a duet with Su Yitang, but she insisted on performing alone and went to change clothes.
• Su Yitang appeared dressed up and sang an unfamiliar love song without going off-key, repeatedly meeting Yang Shan’s gaze.
• Yang Shan grew flustered as Su Yitang sang lyrics about denying her feelings, while Yu Feifei watched their exchange and Mei Yangyang teased her about losing her chance.

After Su Yitang’s song left Yu Feifei convinced she could not compete for Yang Shan, Yang Shan privately asked Su Yitang to try a relationship with him, and she agreed to an adjustment period. Their conversation continued as Tian Yao Company began its New Year preview livestream, where players complained about the game’s fifteen-day shutdown.

• After Su Yitang finished singing, Yang Shan called off further performances and told everyone to order snacks and drinks before the preview began.
• Yu Feifei lamented that she could not compare with Su Yitang, while Huangfu Qiangwei and the others tried to console her.
• Yang Shan realized he had feelings for Su Yitang and quietly asked what they should do about their blind date; when he suggested they give a relationship a try, she agreed to an adjustment period.
• Yang Shan and Su Yitang exchanged teasing private messages, and she warned him not to pursue Yu Feifei or the other women he named.
• Tian Yao Company’s chief planner Xiao Yan and Secretary Lin opened the New Year preview livestream, while viewers flooded the comments demanding that the servers reopen.

Xiao Yan announced the 3.1 Version launch date and showed a preview featuring new characters, major battles, and several figures heading for the Central Plains. Yang Shan drew attention from the players, who first beat him up and then begged him for romance advice, before they reviewed the update’s new Prodigy Section, where Yang Shan was named an example of a Heaven’s Chosen.

• Xiao Yan announced that employees would return on the sixth day of the Lunar New Year and 3.1 Version would launch on the seventh, then presented preview footage featuring Yi Chen, Cao Ying, Shen Han, and Chen Xian.
• The preview showed Xiao Aotian, Yi Qingyang, Tang Ying, and Wang Chen fighting at the Four Directions Pavilion Assembly before Yang Shan’s character stopped the battle over the Champion Token.
• Venerable Yao spoke of a five-hundred-year cycle and the Central Plains, while Xiao Yi Xian, Medusa, and Yun Yun each declared plans to go there; Yun Yun said she intended to seek Yang Shan and grow strong enough to help him.
• The players jealously mobbed Yang Shan over Yun Yun, but he raised his Constitution data and knocked several of them away before they asked him for advice on courting women.
• Yang Shan opened the 3.1 Version update details with Su Yitang and the others, who learned that the new Prodigy Section ranked the new generation and granted attribute bonuses; the update listed Yang Shan as an example of a Heaven’s Chosen.

Yang Shan and Su Yitang enjoyed Tian Yao Company's virtual services during the server shutdown, then reunited in the game after it ended. At the Wind and Thunder Pavilion, Yang Shan read the Heaven's Chosen Record and realized its rankings hinted at a changing Central Plains and stronger players yet to emerge.

• Yang Shan and Su Yitang spent time together playing virtual activities, and Su Yitang sent him 520 yuan as proof of their relationship.
• Yang Shan entered the game at its 3.1 Version launch and went to the Thunder Essence Pagoda at Thunder Lord's invitation.
• Thunder Lord showed Yang Shan and Feng Qing'er an advance copy of Sky Profound Gate's Heaven's Chosen Record.
• Yang Shan saw that he ranked fifth on the Heaven's Pride List, while Feng Qing'er ranked seventh, and noted that only five people were named Heaven's Chosen.
• Yang Shan concluded that the list was incomplete and that the current rankings were an adaptation period before more powerful Heaven's Chosen appeared.

Yang Shan left the Wind and Thunder Pavilion to join Su Yitang at a Dou Zun ruin, where she faced competition from Xiao Qing and other Sound Valley disciples. He arrived and embraced Su Yitang in front of the group, ready to help with her plan to intimidate Xiao Qing.

• Yang Shan read the Heaven's Chosen Record, grew concerned that Tang Huo'er might have failed to fuse with the Nine Dragons Thunder Flame, and decided to visit Seven Star City when he could.
• Su Yitang invited Yang Shan to join her at a Dou Zun ruin, where Xiao Qing was pursuing her despite her telling him she already liked someone.
• Yang Shan departed the Wind and Thunder Pavilion after warning Feng Qing'er to address him properly and leaving her to handle its affairs.
• Su Yitang asked Yang Shan to show off their relationship to Xiao Qing and then beat him up, while warning that killing him could disrupt Sound Valley's situation.
• Yang Shan reached Sound Valley's group, drew Su Yitang into his arms, and announced that he had come to keep their date.

Yang Shan and Su Yitang encountered Xiao Qing and his Sound Valley companions on the way to the Dou Zun Remains, and Su Yitang helped provoke Xiao Qing into underestimating them. After leaving, they planned to use evidence of his attack against him and headed to investigate the ruins, where Yang Shan suspected stronger challengers might be waiting.

• Xiao Qing confronted Yang Shan after seeing him embrace Su Yitang, and Su Yitang declared Yang Shan was the man she loved.
• Yang Shan mocked Xiao Qing by calling him “miss,” while Su Yitang refused Xiao Qing’s invitation to travel together and left with Yang Shan.
• Xiao Qing overheard Su Yitang say they could not defeat him, then learned from Murong Yan that Yang Shan had once been Su Yitang’s boss and had saved her life.
• Su Yitang told Yang Shan about Xiao Qing’s likely plans and the competition for a Heavenly Sound Peak inheritance spot, and they decided to gather evidence against him if he attacked.
• Yang Shan and Su Yitang set out to investigate the Dou Zun Remains, where disciples from Sound Valley, Yellow Spring Pavilion, and Xuanming Sect were competing for opportunities.
• Yang Shan judged the ruins’ apparent difficulty to be low but warned Su Yitang that stronger experts could arrive if valuable rewards appeared.